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Martins’ bid for delay shakes up House race

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Senator’s foes slam request for Dec. 6 vote, multiple petition challenges BY N O A H M A N S K A R Republican Jack Martins’ request last week to push back the 3rd Congressional District election threw another twist into an already closely watched, highprofile race. The Old Westbury state senator asked a federal judge Aug. 19 to push the general election to Dec. 6 from Nov. 8, arguing that having only a month after the court-ordered Oct. 6 primary would give Democrat Tom Suozzi an unfair advantage and violate a federal law aimed at protecting overseas military voters. Lawyers for Martins and Philip Pidot, his primary opponent, will argue the issue in Albany on Aug. 30. But Pidot, Suozzi and Michael McDermott, the Libertarian candidate to replace Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), united on Sunday to slam Martins’ request, casting it as his latest effort to win elections

in court rather than at the polls. They also called it an attempt by Martins to insulate himself from any harm the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, might cause his campaign at the top of the Nov. 8 ticket. “It’s time for Jack Martins to put on his big boy pants,” Suozzi said at the Greenvale Townhouse Diner. “This is an election about important issues, and it’s time to talk about the issues and actually have a debate and let the people decide who they think the best candidate is, instead of playing these weaselly maneuvers that he’s been using over and over again.” Pidot won the right to compete in a Republican primary in a court battle after the state Board of Elections ruled in May that he lacked the 1,250 signatures required for the June 28 GOP primary in the district stretching from northeast Queens to northwest Suffolk County. Continued on Page 68

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The Town of North Hempstead will host its second annual Doggie Pool Party at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park on Sept. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. The event lets local dogs take a dip in the pool before it’s drained at the end of the summer season. See story on page 23.

Cuomo pushes 3rd track as piece of larger initiative BY N O A H MANSKAR

Rail Road’s third track project is a necessary part of a “seamless transportation system” the New While its detractors call it an York City region desperately unjustified infringement on their needs. Together with a second track lives, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the Long Island on the Ronkonkoma branch —

scheduled to be completed in 2018 — the project is part of a multibillion-dollar plan that will better connect the LIRR to modernized transit centers and infrastructure the state needs Continued on Page 70

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Classes to shrink in Searingtown Herricks parents laud added sections BY N O A H M A N S K A R

The site of a proposed Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership at 1324 Jericho Turnpike.

Harley-Davidson reignites bid in NHP Dealer submits study of controversial Jericho store B Y N O A H M A N S K A R Montreuil said. A Great Neck motorcycle merchant has revved up his bid for a New Hyde Park dealership again this month, 10 months after it caused an uproar among neighbors. The Harley-Davidson dealership and service center Amir Jarrah proposed for 1324 Jericho Turnpike would not harm the surrounding area, according to a study of traffic, noise and other issues neighbors and village officials raised at a public hearing in October. Jarrah submitted the study by VHB Engineering of Hauppauge about three weeks ago. He sent a $10,000 deposit to the village, which will use the money to hire its own experts to review the study, village Deputy Mayor Lawrence Montreuil said. It is the first forward motion on the 16,000-square-foot plan since it caused an outcry at a public hearing in October 2015. “It’s progress, and we hadn’t heard from them from a long time, so now that we have we can resume the process,”

Jarrah deferred questions to the experts who conducted the study. Architect John Notaro declined to comment. Jarrah’s attorney and engineer did not return phone calls seeking comment. Jarrah wants to move his current Miracle Mile HarleyDavidson dealership at 1215 Northern Blvd. in Great Neck to a brand-new 8,000-squarefoot motorcycle showroom and 6,200-square-foot basement repair shop at the current site of Miller Brothers Plumbing & Heating. Construction would take about a year. About 65 residents at the hearing last year were concerned about motorcycles making an area already inundated with noise from trains, helicopters and airplanes even louder. Some also said HarleyDavidson’s clientele and events such as a “bikini bike wash” would damage the village’s character, noting the dealership would be across the street from a church and less than a quarter

mile from a school. But the study by VHB Engineering says that’s not the case. Any increase in noise would be “imperceptible,” it says, and a real estate study showed the dealership “would not adversely impact property values, or the character of the community.” A model of noise levels based on studies of the New Hyde Park site and the Great Neck dealership shows the area’s average ambient noise would be less than one decibel louder, an increase most people can’t detect, the study says. Jericho Turnpike’s ambient noise level is more than 70 decibels, it says. Idling and moving motorcycles generate at least 79 decibels of noise, the study says, louder than the 65 decibels New Hyde Park’s village code allows businesses to generate during the day. But the study argues that ordinance shouldn’t apply because it is stricter than federal and state regulations, and because the dealership can’t control motorcycles running on public Continued on Page 22

Kindergarten and thirdgrade classes at the Searingtown School will get smaller this year, much to some parents’ relief. The Herricks School District will add a teacher in each grade to assuage slight crowding in some classes, district Superintendent Fino Celano said Thursday. “The classes just get bigger and bigger and bigger, so thank you for adding that section,” said Genara DiGirolomo, president of the Searingtown School PTA, at Thursday’s school board meeting. Each grade’s classes held up to 25 students when they should have had 24 at most in third grade and 22 at most in kindergarten under the district’s class size guidelines, DiGirolomo said. The district started keeping to the guidelines again last year after abandoning them due to budget pressures in 2011, a move that caused parent protests. The coming year’s class sizes in other grades at Searingtown and at the district’s two other elementary schools didn’t raise concerns, Celano said. Most new families move into

the district over the summer, Celano said, so the district watches enrollment closely to keep class sizes where they should be. Teachers can’t give students as much individual attention when classes get too big, DiGirolomo said. “Opening up a new section is great because now you’ve got smaller [numbers of] kids in the classroom, you’ve got more attention to them, and the help of an aide is also crucial to these kids,” she said. In June, the district laid off 10 teacher aides who gave individual help to special education students because fewer of those students will need aides this year, Celano said. While aides do help in some ways, administrators are “not really convinced” they have a big impact on instruction in large classes, Celano said. “That’s the reason why rather than do that we’re trying to look at adhering to class size guidelines,” he said. But parents said they think having an extra pair of hands can help teachers stay in control and keep students focused. Continued on Page 22

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Barnes & Noble’s future uncertain Town OKs plan for medical office, but company officials say store will stick around BY C H R I S A DA M S

Plans to redevelop the Barnes & Noble on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset were approved by North Hempstead’s zoning board on Aug. 17, but a company executive said the developer won’t be going forward with the project. In April, developers began seeking approval from the town and Nassau County planning boards to convert the space into medical offices, and the project was approved as long as the site plan meets two conditions, including the need for a valet service as a parking solution, and an approval on designs from North Hills officials since the property overlaps the village, a town spokewoman said. But in a statement on Tuesday, Barnes & Noble’s vice president of development, David Deason, said those plans were abandoned. “The property owner was previously in discussions to redevelop the property, but they have told us that those plans are no longer being pursued,” Deason said. “We have a lease through 2017 and will work to extend as

The Manhasset location of Barnes & Noble is currently open at 1542 Northern Blvd. that time approaches.” The property owner, C&B Realty LLC, proposed demolishing the building at 1542 Northern Blvd. to construct a medical office complex in its place, but the plans were slowed due to the need for parking variances. The owner proposed 89 parking spaces in the new design, but town code requires 165 spaces for use as a medical facility.

When the project reached the county level for approval, it was denied permits while information was gathered on how the parking variances would affect traffic on Northern Boulevard. A North Hempstead spokeswoman said there has been no indication that redevelopment plans have stopped. Attempts to reach representatives from C&B Realty were

unavailing. If the Barnes & Noble stays open, it will remain one of the few general bookstores left on the North Shore. North Hempstead has only three stores for general readers including the Manhasset location, the Dolphin in Port Washington, and a Barnes & Noble in North New Hyde Park. When the redevelopment

proposal was presented to the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, some members opposed the plan. The group’s secretary, Susan Auriemma, said the required amount of parking spaces for the proposed use far exceeds what the site can hold. She also said that exiting left out of the lot is already difficult, and an expanded parking plan would only worsen the problem. The council president, Richard Bentley, said in June that the project would have a difficult time being approved due to the parking variances. “It’s an entire lot that doesn’t work from one end all the way up to the other,” he said. While those behind redevelopment plans for the property have anticipated Barnes & Noble not renewing its lease next year, officials for the bookstore have remained confident that the store will stay. The Barnes & Noble CEO, Ron Boire, said on Twitter in April that the store was not leaving town, and the company was working to stay beyond 2017.

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Floral Park board paves way for second house on lot Residents voice concerns about village becoming too dense, like Queens BY N O A H M A N S K A R

A Floral Park house will soon have a next-door neighbor in its side yard. The village Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved Novis Realty’s plan to divide the lot at 39 Larch Ave. into two, so a second house can be built. It’s a “low-impact” project in the village’s “premier” West End section that will fit the character of the area, said Marc Mullen, general counsel for Novis Realty. But some residents said they are concerned another house will continue a pattern of denser development in Floral Park that makes it feel more like Queens than the suburbs. “I think we need to start considering — open spots like that, we don’t necessarily have to slap down a house,” said Ken Schlecter of Larch Avenue. The subdivision plan will put the new house and the existing house at 39 Larch Ave. on separate 50-foot-by-100-foot lots that meet the village’s setback requirements, said Frank Ferrantello, the land surveyor on the project. Lifelong Floral Park residents Matt

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While Ferrantello said the subdivision plan did not require any exceptions to zoning rules, Cathy Hoye of Larch Avenue told trustees she wanted “assurances” that plans for the actual new house Continued on Page 68

A fire scorched four large trucks at a New Hyde Park contractor’s storage facility early Monday morning, Nassau County police said. The Nassau County fire marshal and the police department’s arson and bomb squad are investigating the cause of the fire at Persichelli Contracting’s facility at 436 S. Denton Ave. A 911 call reported the blaze at 4:36 a.m., police said. A Garden City Park Fire Department firefighter suffered a broken ankle at the scene and was taken to Winthrop-University Hospital, police said. But Garden City Park Fire Chief Robert Mirabile said it was a member of the Garden City Fire Department who was hurt, as his department only had emergency medics on the scene. The Garden City Fire Department did not respond to a request for comment.

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North Hills OKs Roslyn fire contract BY C H R I S A DA M S North Hills trustees approved an agreement with two Roslyn fire companies last Wednesday to extend fire protection and ambulance services to The Mews development. The neighborhood of 22 homes was formerly covered by the Albertson Fire Company, but after a disagreement over payment, the company declined to renew its contract with the village. A short-term $2,338 contract with Roslyn Hook & Ladder and Roslyn Highlands Fire Department will begin on Sept. 1 and run through the end of the year for the portion of the village they don’t already cover. At the start of 2017, the new coverage area will be written into the regular $53,000 fire contract the two Roslyn companies have with the village since they already service a large portion of North Hills, Mayor Marvin Natiss said. The village has redistricted its services from other fire companies in the past. Years ago, there was a house fire in the community of High-

North Hills village hall point, and the nearby Roslyn Highland department couldn’t respond because the village had a contract with the ManhassetLakeville Fire District, Natiss said. The response time was longer than Roslyn’s would have been, so it prompted a change by

the board, he said. “Instead of one or two houses, we had five that burned,” Natiss said. “So we said, let’s carve out some of our communities.” Through a change in fire contracts, Highpoint was covered by Roslyn Highlands, and The Mews received coverage

from the Albertson Fire Company, which is located closer than Roslyn Highlands. The relationship with the Albertson Fire Company changed last year when the company increased its service fee, stating that the company had been undercharging the village based on assessed home values, according to the company chairman, Richard Ockovic. The fire company’s attorney and the village attorney, A. Thomas Levin, negotiated a smaller increase to the $6,300 contract, but talks stopped there, Natiss said. “They did resolve it, they modified the increase, we paid them, and the next thing we had was a letter saying they were no longer interested,” he said. “My position was, ‘Don’t you care about the safety of the residents?’ We’re both interested in the same thing here.” The February letter from the Albertson Fire Company said it would not renew the contract for the year starting in June, and the village should seek another department to cover The Mews. But the company agreed to serve the community on a

prorated basis until the village found a replacement. The new agreement with the Roslyn departments will not result in a fee increase for the village, Natiss said. Also during the meeting, trustees discussed the delayed response from the county for a traffic impact study on New Hyde Park Road as two major projects continue along the roadway. A software company, Dealertrack, is constructing an office on the road near the intersection with Service Road, and the adjacent Ritz-Carlton Residences community has started phase 2 of its development. Residents of the nearby North Hills communities The Gates and The Chatham expressed concern about the potential increase in traffic resulting from the new properties, Natiss said. Village officials requested an updated traffic study on July 13, since the last report was done for an office building at the location 20 years ago, Natiss said. Officials have not yet received a response from the Continued on Page 22

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Dem poll puts Suozzi up by 16% Shows former county exec with 52-36 advantage over state Sen. Jack Martins BY N O A H M A N S K A R Republican Jack Martins has some ground to make up if his party is to capture 3rd Congressional District, according to a Democratic poll released Thursday. Democrat Tom Suozzi leads Martins, an Old Westbury state senator, 52 percent to 36 percent in a survey of 401 likely voters in the Democratic-learning North Shore district. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee commissioned the poll from Global Strategy Group, a prominent Democratic polling and political strategy firm. The poll, the first published so far in the 3rd District, indicates Martins “faces a difficult uphill climb this November” to take the seat out of Democratic hands, said Bryan Lesswing, a DCCC spokesman. It also shows the presidential race casting a shadow over the district. Democrat Hillary Clinton

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in 2013, than Martins, who is serving his third term in the state Senate. Martins and Suozzi are set to face off in the Nov. 8 general election, but Martins will first face Philip Pidot in a court-ordered GOP primary on Oct. 6. Suozzi beat four other Democrats in a June 28 primary. The poll comes well before the start in late September of $1.1 million worth of TV ads the National Republican Congressional Committee has booked on Martins’ behalf. The buy could help Martins increase his name recognition in the North Shore district stretching from northeast Queens to northwest Suffolk County. The GOP has also enlisted House Speaker Paul Ryan (RWisconsin) to stump for Martins later this month. NRCC spokesman Chris Pack and Martins strategist E. O’Brien Murray did not return calls or emails seeking comment on the poll.

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County Dems seek role in contracts BY J OE N I K I C Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) filed a bill Tuesday with the county clerk’s office that would require all 19 county legislators to vote on contracts exceeding $3 million. Currently, the Legislature’s seven-member Rules Committee is the only panel required to vote on any contracts submitted to the county. “This will give every legislator an opportunity to vet these same contracts, ask tough questions and vote,” Curran said. “And it will allow each legislator’s constituents more opportunity to hold them accountable and that will only make our government more transparent and more worthy of trust.” Speaking in front of the Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, she said a $12 million county contract with Arizona-based AbTech Industries, which led to the conviction of former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, on federal corruption charges, was one of the key moments that led

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From left: Democratic Nassau County Legislators Ellen Birnbaum, Laura Curran and Carrie Solages at a press conference in front of the Nassau County Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Tuesday. to her filing this bill. Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Valley Stream), who is a member of the Rules Committee and attended the press conference, said he was not given the “proper tools” to analyze the AbTech contract. Solages also said that because the Rules Committee has

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Man drove drunk with kid in L. Success: cops BY J OE N I K I C A Bethpage man was arrested in Lake Success early Monday morning for allegedly driving drunk with a 10-year-old girl in his car. Nassau County police said Walter Rissmeyer, 41, was driving his 2007 Chrysler SUV southbound on Lakeville Road while he was intoxicated. Rissmeyer’s 10-year-old daughter, police said, was in the rear passenger seat

of the car. He was arraigned Monday on charges including aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law, which makes drunken driving a felony on the first offense when a child age 15 or younger is in the car. Rissmeyer is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, driving while intoxicated and two additional traffic violations, police said.

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Northwell stroke unit gets upgrade BY C H R I S A DA M S

North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset announced last Friday that it had finished upgrades to the stroke unit after receiving a donation from a former patient and his family. The center, newly named the Manuel H. and Claire Barron Stroke Unit for its benefactors, was able to expand its rooms to treat more patients and install a video monitoring system so neurologists can remotely check on patients around the clock, according to Northwell Health. The Barrons asked that the amount of the donation remain undisclosed. A release from the healthcare network said Manuel Barron wanted to give back to the hospital after he himself received treatment there for a stroke. The Barrons, of Muttontown, were present at the hospital for a recent ribbon-cutting at the newly enhanced stroke center. “Due to my wife’s quick action in recognizing the warning signs, she rushed me to the hospital where a dedicated team took fast action to deal with my stroke,” he said. “I am a survivor with no aftereffects. We

tients and improved care by the medical team, the release said. “We are always looking to further enhance stroke care for our patients and the Barrons’ generous donation allows us to do that,” the hospital’s chair of neurology, Dr. Paul Wright, said. “North Shore University Hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke Center has distinguished itself from other hospitals in the region by developing a new patient ‘pathway’ which combines the latest diagnostic techniques with stateof-the-art clinical advances from a variety of disciplines.” Wright said the new technology will expose patients to stateof-the-art care and reduce the time spent in the hospital. The Manuel H. and Claire Barron Stroke Unit is the first at a hospital in Long Island and one of four in the state to receive advanced certification for its area of care, the release said. Last year, the stroke unit At a recent ribbon-cutting in North Shore University Hospital’s upgraded stroke unit: (from treated 837 patients showing left) Dr. Adam Auerbach, Dr. Paul Wright, Manuel H. Barron, Claire Barron, Dr. Alessandro symptoms of cerebrovascular atBellucci, Tara Laumenede and Ken McMillan. tacks, the release said. are thankful for the care that I The 2,200-square-foot hos- ing them larger and increasing For more information about received, and wish to give back pital unit was redesigned during the amount of beds from six to the Manuel H. and Claire Barto the hospital so that they may the renovations, enhancing the eight. The new design will allow ron Stroke Unit, call (516) 562continue to help others in need.” look of patient rooms while mak- closer contact with the stroke pa- 3069.

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Don’t reward Martins’ tactics If chutzpah and hypocrisy were an Olympic event, Jack Martins’ request to delay the general election for the 3rd Congressional District until Dec. 6 would be a safe bet to win gold. Martins asked a federal court judge for the delay last week after another federal judge ruled that Martins had to face Glen Cove Republican Philip Pidot in a Republican primary to be held on Oct. 6. The Old Westbury state senator is arguing that holding the general election on Nov. 8 would give military personnel serving overseas only 32 days to cast their absentee ballots rather than the 45 required under federal law. This concern for counting every vote is commendable. But coming from Martins, it is kind of like the man who kills his parents and asks the court for mercy because he is an orphan. Martins, with the energetic backing of the Nassau County Republican Party, has for the last three months waged a relentless battle in state and federal court to keep Pidot from opposing him in a primary, an effort that would have disenfranchised thousands of registered Republicans who sought an alternative to the party-backed candidate. This effort was led by John Ciampoli, an election lawyer who was named county attorney in 2009 to gerrymander the district maps of the Nassau County Legislature. Ciampoli was so successful in his effort that Republicans are virtually assured a majority in the Legislature until 2022 — despite Democrats’ lead in the county in registered voters. And Martins’ effort to keep opponents off the ballot has not been

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limited to Pidot. He has also challenged the petitions of Tom Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive who won a five-way Democratic primary and then filed petitions to also run on a Fix Washington line, and LIberterian nominee Michael McDermott. The state Board of Elections ruled last week that Suozzi had enough signatures to be on the Fix Washington line during the general election. A court earlier ruled on McDermott’s behalf. Accommodating Martins’ newfound concern for counting every vote would mean the opening of polling stations a second time in two months, costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Two years ago, 1,012 people — about 0.2 percent of the district’s 485,000 active registered voters — cast ballots overseas. It is unknown how many of the 1,012 people needed more than the 32 days now available to cast their votes. Apparently, Martins’ oft-expressed call for eliminating government waste does not extend to elections in which he is a candidate. Moving the election to December would also mean asking election-fatigued voters to return to the polling booths in the middle of the holiday season, a month after a general election headlined by Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. During the last presidential election year in 2012, more than 270,000 people cast their votes in the 3rd Congressional District. Given the emotion generated by the Trump and Clinton campaigns the turnout could be even more. Martins’ legal machinations would be asking everyone who

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votes in November to return to the polls in December. Or perhaps not. In 2014, during a nonpresidential election season but with other races on the ballot, only 164,000 people voted in the 3rd Congressional District. There is no way to predict how many people would actually vote on Dec. 6. But short of a deadlock in the House after the November election, we can safely assume turnout will be far lower than if the election is held on Nov. 8. Perhaps this is what Martins is hoping for. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the official

campaign arm of Democrats in the House, released a poll last week showing that Suozzi led Martins by 16 percentage points. Nearly 4 in 10 voters in the poll also said that Martins’ continued support of Trump makes them less likely to vote for Martins. Martins has been carefully calibrating his support for Trump for months, presumably out of concern for his own election prospects. He said in May — before the Republican nomination was decided — he would support whoever was the Republican nominee, including Trump. In August, he said he would vote for Trump, but not endorse him, whatever that means.

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Moving the election to December would allow Martins to distance himself further from Trump if Trump loses in the general election — and perhaps closer if he wins. And if off-year election results — which usually favor Republicans — are a guide, the lower turnout would also favor Martins. All of which would reward Martins for his months of partybacked obstruction and penalize 3rd District voters. We hope the court has the sense to see through this, grants a waiver on the overseas ballot law and keeps the election on Election Day.

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PROFESSOR’S PERSPECTIVE

Handling of Lochte should worry you

f you threw a party and a drunk guest broke a glass and urinated in the bushes, would you pull out a gun and demand money? If this miscreant then claimed he was robbed, would you take his friends hostage until they called him a liar and paid a hefty ransom? Of course, no reasonable person would detain people at gunpoint for a petty misdemeanor, then demand “restitution” under circumstances that would amount to extortion in any First World country. But this is what Brazil basically did during the Olympics to American swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates, after a brouhaha at a Rio de Janeiro gas station. Lochte was unfairly railroaded by Brazilian authorities and made to look like a Brian Williams-level fabricator by the U.S. media, when the reality is he made a stupid mistake and told an exaggerated story. A similar situation could happen to anyone. Lochte’s woes began after a night of partying, when he and teammates stopped at a gas station. Apparently unable to find a bathroom, the swimmers relieved themselves on the building’s side. Lochte also slightly damaged a small advertisement probably given free to the station.

There’s no dispute Lochte created a mess — literally and figuratively. The 32-year-old, three-time Olympian should have known better. But his crime was “truly minor,” according to Benjamin Moore, a New York City-based criminal defense attorney and adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School. “Based on my analysis of the Brazilian law, the biggest offense Lochte could have committed was vandalism.” Given that, what happened next seems heavy-handed. Security guards brandished guns video footage and witnesses confirm this. The guards demanded money and the swimmers forked over $50. That sounds a lot like a robbery. Lochte did himself no favors when he publicized the altercation and initially tried to sanitize the story by omitting his own bad behavior. But, Brazil authorities looked equally silly for doggedly investigating it, even though the gas station owner declined pressing charges. Apparently, protecting Rio’s already bad reputation takes priority over solving murders. Unable to interrogate Lochte, who quickly skirted out of Brazil, police grabbed his teammates.

MARK GRABOWSKI

Professor’s Perspective Only after the swimmers allegedly confessed that Lochte lied and one paid an $11,000 fine, they were allowed to go. Doesn’t that sound like a shakedown? “Pulling those kids off the plane and threatening them with prosecution was poor form on the part of the Brazilians and smacked of the sort of Banana Republic-ism Brazil should avoid,” Moore said. “The image was worsened when [a swimmer] basically paid a ransom to be released.” It’s understandable if this is all news to readers. That’s because, even before all the details were known, the media had already convicted Lochte.

Many of the same journalists who invariably are skeptical of American police claims whenever a criminal dies just accepted the notoriously corrupt Rio police’s version of events without hesitation. Jezebel, a popular blog that crusades against victim-blaming, labeled Lochte an “international supervillian.” A Washington Post columnist who still vehemently defends disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong wondered, “Is there anything worse, in any country, than a bunch of entitled young drunks who break the furniture and pee on a wall?” Social media piled on the media’s counter factual narrative. Why the double standard? Because we like to see celebrities fail. “Having handled high-profile cases, I’ve learned that there is often a great deal of schadenfreude when celebrities are involved, especially on social media but also in the legal system,” Moore said. “In spite of — rather because of — their notoriety, famous people do not get the benefit of the doubt. Hence, an issue that is truly minor ... was amplified because of who these guys are.” While we may never enjoy Lochte’s fame — or infamy — we could find ourselves in his shoes. That’s why what happened is so

concerning. In contrast to our media’s overblown response, the government’s was underwhelming. U.S. officials seemingly raised no objections while another government detained, harassed and ultimately extorted Olympic heroes who hadn’t even been charged with a crime. In fact, the U.S. Olympic Committee apologized to Brazil. If a dispute arises while traveling abroad, what help can ordinary citizens expect from their government? America’s inaction speaks louder than words: Don’t count on Uncle Sam to bail you out. Instead, count your Benjamin Franklins. As the USA Today observed last year in a story on police’s custom of extorting Americans abroad, “The cliche of the corrupt foreign cop spotting an American driving in a rental car, and shaking the tourist down for a bribe, endures.” Now that the world knows the U.S. government is complicit in this, its citizens are more likely to be targeted. Consequently, American tourists might be wise to keep Carnival off their itinerary. Mark Grabowski is a lawyer and professor at Adelphi University in New York who regularly writes on current events.

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

A national cure for Trump ‘Trauma’

as there ever been an American election when so many major party leaders disavow their own Presidential candidate? Democrats have been able to save money and time because so many leading Republicans and Conservatives have already made powerful opposition arguments against their party’s nominee. Still, Trump “Trauma” represents a serious threat to the health of our nation and the world. We have been experiencing the equivalent of a Trump “stroke” that places all of us in a “near-death” crisis situation. Like any serious personal health crisis, our “body politic” is at risk because we must deal with the most ill-informed, unqualified, irresponsible candidate ever of a major party (Republicans and Conservatives are saying that, in unprecedented numbers). Even worse than the Trump “stroke,” he represents a contagion that could cause a human epidemic

that subverts democracy everywhere. The disease, “contagion,” metaphor should alarm all of us because it will need ongoing attention even after the Trump stroke gets the equivalent of hospital “trauma” care. We can end first-stage, Trump “trauma” on Nov. 8, but there will still be much to do to restore our nation and others to health. I do not rule out that Trump, himself, even at age 70, can move to a better situation (perhaps benefitting from therapy). However, because of Trump’s horrors already — of language, views, and lies, we will continue to need to deal with the harm “his cesspool of aggression” has been doing even to his supporters. Trump’s irresponsible grandiosity and dangerous views are so off the scale of American Presidential politics that we have all been stained and diminished by him. For how long? We owe it to his supporters,

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field during the rest of the campaign, and after Nov. 8, to reach out to them and help them return to our celebrated civil society. Many Americans, as Bernie Sanders also showed (in far more constructive ways), are frustrated and have grievances. Among Trump’s failures has been his magnifying of citizens’ deep emotional concerns without providing realistic proposals. He continues to inflame irratio-

nal behavior by playing the “catastrophic fear” card. Because of Trump’s extremism and distortions, many of his supporters are reflecting disconnections with reality, as described by Thomas Frank in “What’s The Matter with Kansas?” And, so, it will be incumbent on President Hillary Clinton (working with Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Republicans) to restore civil discourse and to address concerns of the 90 percent who have been losing ground the past few decades (during administrations of both Parties). We face serious problems and we need an American President who is a serious leader. In future columns, I will try to address ways to deal with many of our challenges. America is already great in many respects, but our nation relishes reform, change and progress. Permit me to return to dealing with how to cure the Trump “Trauma.” We have a good model in

how Long Island’s superb hospitals deal with stroke patients in their “Trauma Centers” (beyond, even, regular Emergency Rooms). For near-death emergencies, like a stroke or the Trump campaign, rapid, skilled, knowledgeable response is needed. That’s why patients are rushed to hospital Trauma Centers, where they get prompt attention and evaluation from skilled neurologists, cardiologists, MRI radiologists (among others) swift attention is imperative to save lives and restore health. Failure was rampant throughout our society in not dealing with the Trump “Stroke” soon enough. Consequently, the health of our body politic has been severely endangered. Although Trump regularly disdains experts (people who base views and actions on reliable data), the cure of his excesses, although belated, is well underway. Never before have so many leadContinued on Page 1

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A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Beware: This car is alarmed, dangerous

o we really need car alarms? I had to have one because the dealer insisted, as a term of my lease but right from the get-go, it was nothing but trouble. Even before I could get it off the lot, it went berserk, honking and flashing and wailing away, bringing everyone in the dealership at a dead run. “What’s the problem?” growled my salesman, fingers in his ears to stop the noise. “Where’s the thief?” panted the service manager, brandishing a tire iron. There, at the center of the commotion, was... me, standing in front of my own new car, futilely waving my remote alarm key, pushing every button with no success. “Hi, everybody,” I said sheepishly. “Just trying to get into my new car.” “Here, give me that,” said my salesman, taking the keys. He pushed one button. The car instantly silenced itself and unlocked. “Good luck ” everyone yelled,

as I finally drove off. That alarm never behaved. Sometimes it barked and clicked but refused to open. Other times it would click and bark, but nothing was locked. Either way, more often than not, it regarded my own key in the ignition as a violation, and set itself off. It got so my toddler would see me reach for the alarm key and mutter his own little “dammit.” I brought that car back to the dealer time and again. “The alarm must be broken,” I’d tell the technicians. Every time, they would disagree. “It’s working perfectly,” they assured me. “But perhaps you could spend a little more time with the instruction book?” Good idea. That book is more than 100 pages long, filled with sentences like “For optimal use of automatic timing device, activate subsequence A ” I’d have better luck looking up a few car thieves, and asking them for help. I wonder, for instance, how a thief would handle the timer. My alarm gave me exactly 30 seconds, after getting out and

JUDY EPSTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side closing my door, to race around the car, open, and close anyone else’s — or it would take matters into its own hands, and set itself off. My problem was, — the whole reason I needed the car — I had two small children that I drove around with, every day. And there is nothing you can do with a small child in 30 seconds, let alone getting him into or out of a car. “Come on, sweetie, quit fooling around with the seat belt right this second and get out of the car Why? Because if you don’t let

Mommy shut the door, we’re going to hear— ” “WhooooooOOOOOOOOP H O N K WhooooooooOOOOOOOOP HONK ” “Dammit ” Any attempt to hustle them only insures that whatever you had hoped to accomplish in 30 seconds will now take ten minutes and 30 seconds, to allow for the screaming tantrum first. Oh, well. At least it will drown out the alarm. Even when I was alone with the thing, it’s a menace. I’m sitting in my car, trying to start it with the ignition key — I must be a burglar It went into a full Code Four, and trapped me inside. Ignition locked out doors locked no way to start the car to either turn off the alarm or re-set it power windows all the way up I couldn’t even yell out for help. Thank goodness for my cell phone. I used it to call my husband: “I need your help..” “Judy What’s wrong?” “I’m trapped...”

“Where are you? Honey, I can’t hear you, someone’s car alarm is going off ” “It’s me, with the car alarm ” “Just tell me where you are, and I’ll come get you.” “I’m inside the car, in the driveway Stick your head out the front door and you’ll see ” I can’t imagine what purpose this feature serves. Frankly, if someone tries to steal my car in the middle of the night, and does not succeed, I want him to get away. The last thing I need is to come downstairs in the morning and find some criminal, trapped in my car for eight hours, desperate to escape. And if the point of a car alarm is to draw attention to somebody stealing it, I can tell you, no one turns a hair. So is there really any need for it to go on and on? As far as I’m concerned, if the alarm is still going after five minutes, you can have the car. The whole neighborhood will thank you. Just do me one little favor would you let me out, first?

KREMER’S CORNER

A never-ending presidential race “Are we there yet?” Anyone who ever ridden in an automobile with a child, has heard that question repeatedly. Somehow, after following this year’s presidential election on a daily basis, I keep wanting to ask “Is it over yet? Regardless of whom you support, this has been one tough election for the voters. Keep in mind that the race to the White House has been in the news for almost 18 months. We have been bombarded with cable news shows that feature every major and minor detail of the campaign. I am so tired of hearing “Breaking News” repeated 24 hours a day, especially when most of the news isn’t important and often is just plain silly. And those talking heads Every channel assembles a panel of so-called experts who are there to support their candidate, along with one or two people who actually know what

they are talking about. Some of the surrogates for the candidates must have been hired off the street, because they know nothing about politics, and have been given talking points. Some of the better-known advocates open their mouths and spew crazy theories about either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. One of the latest is former Mayor Rudy Guliani who insisted that candidate Clinton is suffering from some ailment and “you can look it up on Google.” So, I went to Google and found ten items contradicting everything Guliani said. On the flip side of the coin, columnist after columnist has offered a theory that candidate Trump has some form of emotional condition that disqualifies him as a candidate. None of these columnists has any type of degree that makes them an expert. I have my own thoughts

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner

about this election, having won 13 contests of my own, to keep my seat in the state Assembly. Donald Trump may be the first major outsider to seek the White House in over 75 years, but he is also the worst candidate I have experienced in my long years of exposure to politics. Every day that Hillary Clin-

ton makes a mistake, Donald Trump somehow finds a way to get into trouble and he becomes the headline. I have a hard time watching Trump speak to an all-white audience and make an appeal for the black or Hispanic vote. During the Republican debates, he managed to insult the Romney people (Mormons), the Bush people (old establishment Republicans) and Ted Cruz who had over 500 delegates pledged to him. Trump doesn’t seem to realize that once you insult every group or person on the planet, you can’t walk back your comments. I have heard every excuse for why Trump keeps changing his campaign team. His backers say it is because there is a new team for each stage of the election. No candidate for the White House has ever had a revolving team, with one group leaving and another

group coming in. The answer is simple. No one can work for Donald Trump because he doesn’t listen and thinks he is the last word on everything, such as “I know more about ISIS than the generals.” While I am a supporter of Hillary Clinton, she makes me cringe on a daily basis on the email issue and the many ways she handles it. She never seems to have a consistent story about the emails and then wonders why some voters don’t trust her. She is, on her own, one of the more qualified people to ever run for the job, but she gets a big “F” for her failure to put controversial issues behind her. I have not been to my doctor in a while but I guess there is no cure for election fatigue. There may be 80 or so days left until Election Day, but I keep asking myself “is it over yet?”

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READERS WRITE

3rd track questions still unanswered

hy? And How? Two very simple questions the answers to which should precede any major undertaking. This is especially true when the proposed undertaking is a mega-project that will cost billions and disrupt the lives of several communities for years to come. However, since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Long Island Rail Road’s surprise announcement of their plans to resurrect the third track project this past January, they have been unable to answer these two very simple questions. With respect to the why, in a letter dated February 3, 2016, the mayors of the Main Line Villages asked why was this project necessary in light of LIRR President Nowakowski’s already announced seven-point proposal to improve operational efficiencies along the Mainline including grade crossing eliminations In the six months that have followed, despite repeated requests, the MTA/LIRR has been unable to answer this question, If the MTA/LIRR cannot explain why they need to undertake this project, then they should not ask the residents along the Mainline to accept the inevitable disruption to their lives that this project will entail. With respect to how, we have been asking the MTA/LIRR for months for basic details about this project.

Despite numerous meetings, the MTA/ LIRR has not been able to provide us with any detailed plans concerning the project. Nonetheless, despite the lack of a detailed plan, the MTA/LIRR is proceeding at an alarming speed with the environmental review process. Beveridge & Diamond, the attorneys hired by Floral Park and Garden City, have pointed out that the MTA/LIRR‘s failure to define the project is denying the impacted communities the ability to meaningfully participate in the environmental review process. Under New York’s State Environmental Quality Review Act, it is our right, as an affected community, to participate in the environmental review process. The hastily prepared scoping document lacked essential and fundamental information from which a meaningful review could be conducted by the public, as required by SEQRA. In the absence of a detailed plan, the SEQRA process is premature and the MTA should develop their plan first and then restart the SEQRA Process. The second part of the how question is: How is this mega project going to be funded? In my most recent prior Mayor’s Message I pointed out that “In the absence of knowing anything about a funding source, the project, thus far, has been allowed to proceed under New York State’s SEQRA process.

Conveniently, and very likely not coincidently, this has allowed MTA-LIRR to select itself as the SEQRA lead agency overseeing the review of its own project. However, if this project is receiving Federal Funding, the review would need to proceed under the Federal National Environmental Policy Act, with a federal body acting as the lead agency, ensuring a neutral, objective review.” Well, the MTA/LIRR recently answered the funding question and, amazingly, stated that they are going to forego federal funding of this project. While that decision conveniently allows the MTA/LIRR to maintain exclusive control over the environmental review process under SEQRA, it has incredibly significant implications. As a result of the MTA/LIRR’s decision to forego federal funding, will Long Island commuters face substantial fare increases to fund this project? How can the MTA/LIRR ask commuters to endure significant fare increases when the MTA/LIRR cannot even articulate a justifiable reason for this project? Or perhaps more importantly, if the MTA/LIRR begins this project without a dedicated funding source, will there be available funds to complete construction? If this project is begun and then the MTA/LIRR has to suspend work while it seeks funds to complete the project, the im-

pact will be devastating. Unfortunately, the MTA/LIRR is getting a free pass from the media on Long Island. In fact, if local leaders are brave enough to raise questions they are attacked. In a recent editorial, Newsday accused Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino of practicing a “particularly cynical brand of politics” when he raised questions about the impacts that the third track project will have on Floral Park. Newsday must have a very odd definition of “cynical.” By raising these very legitimate questions, Supervisor Santino was certainly not being cynical. Rather, he was effectively representing Floral Park and other communities and rightfully demanding answers before the MTA/LIRR spends billions of dollars on a mega-project that will disrupt the lives of his constituents - all for a project the MTA/ LIRR cannot even explain why they need to undertake. By any reasonable definition, asking hard questions and demanding answers before billions of dollars are spent and communities are jeopardized by the actions of a bloated and inefficient bureaucracy, is not cynical — it is the way local government is supposed to work. Mayor Tom Tweedy i age of ora Par

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Time for a change in Plaza leadership

s a long-time resident of Great Neck Plaza, I am dismayed by the incompetence shown by the mayor of the Plaza. Each election year she remains unopposed. Is this because she has created a “cushy” job for herself? She gets a full-time salary, with perks to her husband’s firm, free dining in the plaza, etc. Does she ever pay for goods and services in town? Occasionally, Mayor Jean establishes committees. I volunteered to be on one that was to make the Plaza better for the aging popula-

tion in Great Neck. I learned after the first meeting, if you questioned the mayor about her “projects,” it was an exercise in futility. When asked about the traffic circle on Barstow Road, she immediately curtailed any conversation. Is this traffic circle not a living memorial to the mayor? Yet the traffic and visibility, or lack of is not monitored For years the parking conditions and traffic on Welwyn Road has been horrendous. Despite multiple requests, letters to the editor, complaints about the conditions by Shop Delight, Mayor Jean refuses to have law enforcement personnel monitor this

area. Instead, she doubles the cost of meter fees and assigns traffic enforcement officers to ticket cars. Would it not be proactive to be an advocate for safety on Welwyn Road? The Plaza has so many empty stores, terrible traffic conditions and inadequate parking. Rather than curtailing traffic on Welwyn Road, the mayor is creating a park adjacent to the Post Office. How lovely it will be watching cars double and triple park, view the busses that are unable to make the turns, and ingest the fumes coming from the vehicles. These are some of the virtues of Mayor

Jean’s reign. Mayor Jean dances at concerts in the park, promotes Thursday night dining in the Plaza as there are invariably multiple photo opportunities and free dinners for the mayor and her guests. Is there not someone in this community who has the dedication, time, and desire to restore the great to Great Neck? Clearly, with Mayor Jean, the town is running itself. What is the cost of her salary and all the perks she receives to the residents of Great Neck Plaza? Marilyn Hoffman reat e

Desperate Trump’s makeover Time to put an

esperate Donald is now in the third iteration of his campaign. A year’s fumbling has not brought evidence that he is any more prepared or suited to lead our country than the day he announced. Among his new staff is an ultra right exponent of the vilest innuendoes of conservative practitioners. After a year of listening only to his own voice, so convinced that he can improve every problem with such an evident lack of the detailed knowledge that becoming the leader of the most powerful country in the world must confront, his early enthusiastic followers have discovered his weaknesses. His constant trial and error approach, and his promises, un-

supported by real plans and policies, have aroused strong doubt and disbelief. The arrogance in declaring that his instincts are superior to those of highly credentialed experts are ludicrous. They have increasingly come to cast doubt on his competence, and have pronounced that his knowledge is totally deficient. His campaign staff has been proven to be meager and disorganized. They have constantly had to make embarrassing excuses for some of his most outrageous statements. Of late, his regrets are unconvincing and insincere. He regrets that he is losing adherents, not that he is apologizing for disgraceful insults heaped upon his opponents and every sector of our population.

In a new book,(August 23, 2016),”Trump Revealed,” by Kranish and Fisher, based on Washington Post authoritative reporting, there is ample evidence that he has spent his life dissembling, defrauding, and leaving a trail of failed ventures that harmed thousands. He has over the years changed his voting registration, indicating either that he has changed his basic principles or because it suited his desire to gain undue influence on officials. Ironically, after all these years of self-aggrandizement, he seems unable to name any actual friends, relying mostly on his immediate family for support and advice. Esther Confino e de Par

Ignoring G.N.’s heritage

oes everyone realize that the Town of North Hempstead only stipulates, for construction of a garage, a three-foot setback from the property line? I learned this when I found that the owners of the property behind me, on which the house and garden have been eliminated in pursuit of a larger house, had excavated to within 12 inches of my property line and had consequently shredded tree roots.

It’s clear that Great Neck has limited regard for its architectural heritage but I cannot believe that the community supports the wholesale desecration of neighborhood ecosystems. I grew up in Great Neck and we used to care about the environment. Great Neck? Great Wasteland. Melanie Miller reat e

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end to bullying

nother case of bullying has happened again and this time with a young seventh grader named Daniel Fitzpatrick, who attended Holy Cross Catholic Academy in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He took his life at his Staten Island home on Thursday Aug. 11. This 13 year old had so much to live for and yet the bullying took its toll. I truly grieve with his family and offer my heartfelt prayers. I myself can relate to this child because as a young child in the ‘50s and early ‘60s I was a victim of bullying and other children making fun of me because of my severe stuttering problem. Even when I would walk down the street of my neighborhood, kids would imitate my speech impediment and some would even call me stupid. If this happen today with the social media outlets like face book

and the internet, I think that might be too much for me to handle. I have been employed as shipping manager for 36 years at Northeast Plumbing in Mineola and serve as a lector at St. Anastasia’s Church in Douglaston, and I am Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus council 5911. I survived because I had people who cared about me but there are many that have not survived because a lot of people have not made the effort to help. In my opinion more needs to be done for those children who are victims of bullying and teachers and parents must be more involved or more children might take their lives. And to the parents of Daniel may our Lord help you in this most painful time. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. ineo a

G.N. pedestrians in need of lessons

fter navigating my car on Middle Neck Road this summer, I firmly believe pedestrians are in need of a “Defensive Crossing the Street” course. Whatever happened to cross at the green and not in between, especially not diagonally. Crossing pedestrians, iPhones

glued to their ears, are totally oblivious to cars that could easily cause great bodily harm. In the event that a concerned driver honks lightly they are totally outraged at having their conversations interrupted So Sorry Judith Zivotsky reat e

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Why so many in GOP oppose Trump?

n response to my letter, Dr. Wayne Roth, again, makes several points which I challenge. I stand by my charge that Trump’s knowledge of this country’s history and Constitution is quite limited. I concede that most Americans were not aware that using the phrase “America First” was unwise since the “America First Committee” was a pro German group formed prior to World War II. If we give Trump a pass on this, where were his advisors? Obviously not doing their job. Further proof of Trump’s limited knowledge was revealed when he met with Republican House members and expressed admiration for Article 12 of the Constitution. Sorry, Mr. Trump. Our Constitution has only seven Articles. One of his defenders was quick to point out that Trump was confusing Articles with amendments. One may think of this as trivial, but what about Trump’s pronouncements on freedom of speech and Muslim exclusion? These clearly violate the 1st and 14th amendments. But Mr. Trump has been a businessman all his life — not a lawyer or politician. Therein lies the problem. It’s not because of love for attorneys that most presidents and Congresspersons have been lawyers, but because the work they do entails a knowledge of the law. To quickly answer a few of Dr. Roth’s other questions, I do admire George Soros and I am not a proponent of Sharia law. As to which is worse...Sharia Law or

Jim Crow, I find them both reprehensible. Dr. Roth then offers a gratuitous lesson on Aristotle and ad hominem arguments. Let me inform him that as a college professor for 45 years, I know about both. This critique had to do with my questioning of Ann Coulter as a reputable source. Other than members of her immediate family and Dr. Roth, I can’t imagine anyone taking her seriously. She has several best-sellers to her credit and she appears regularly on TV talk shows, but it is the outrageous nature of her remarks which keep her in demand. Many of Dr. Roth’s questions on foreign policy are commendable and indicate that he has done his homework. When we get to his attacks on Hillary Clinton, not so much. He complains about the fact that Hillary hasn’t held a news conference in over 250 days so let me suggest the following. Hillary should promise to meet with the press on the same day that Trump releases his tax returns. Liberal commentators are sure that they contain combustible information. Why else is he hiding behind a fabricated tax audit excuse? Dr. Roth also asks why Clinton hasn’t appeared on Sean Hannity’s FOX news network show? The answer is simple. It’s because he is a bully who isn’t on the air to enlighten, but to present his own very partisan opinions. I listen to Hannity both on radio and TV and would advise Hillary not to appear with him. Next, Dr. Roth mentions that Hillary

has “neurological problems, and “episodes of delirium and confusion.” At first, I attributed these allegations to the “vast right wing conspiracy,” which, yes, does exist and has been out to get Hillary for decades. But then I googled Hillary’s medical records as well as Trump’s. What I learned was that there are charges of “fraud” and “leaks” regarding Hillary. Dr. Lisa Bardack states that Hillary is “in excellent health” She continues: “I have recently been made aware of allegedly ‘leaked’ medical documents ...with my name on them. These documents are false, were not written by me, and are not based on any medical facts.” Trump’s letter from his long-time physician looks like something Trump himself wrote. This is a topic requiring additional research which can be debated over the next few months. I now come to the critical question for Dr. Roth. What do all of the following have in common? Senators: Susan Clark of Maine, Mark Kirk of Illinois, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Ted Cruz of Texas, Jeff Flake of Arizona, Dean Heller of Nevada. Governors: John Kasich of Ohio, Larry Hogan of Maryland, Charlie Baker of Massachusetts Party Elders: Jeb Bush, former Florida governor, Mitt Romney 2012 Republican nominee for president, George H.W. Bush former president of the U.S., Larry Pressler three-term governor of South Dakota, Vin Weber six-term Congressman from Minnesota, Gordon Humphrey for-

mer senator from New Hampshire, Chris Shays former Congressman from Connecticut Party Insiders: Meg Whitman CEO of Hewlett Packard, Hank Paulson former Secretary of the Treasury, Marx Racinot former Chaiman of the Republican National Committee, Christine Todd Whitman former governor of New Jersey, George Will conservative commentator, Charles and David Koch Republican donors, Charles Krauthammer conservative broadcaster, Brent Scocroft, national security advisor to Presidents Bush and Ford Security Experts: Michael Chertoff Director of Homeland Security under George W. Bush. Guessing that they’re all Republicans gets you no points. Guessing that these are folks who won’t endorse Donald Trump is the correct answer. Now a follow-up. When was the last time so many party luminaries could not bring themselves to pull down the lever next to the candidate’s name? And why are these malcontents abandoning the choice of their party? Gordon Humphrey stated: ”Trump is a sociopath who has no “feelings of guilt, shame or remorse.” And Sally Bradshaw, a Jeb Bush advisor pointed out that her party had nominated “a total narcissist, a misogynist —a bigot.” Are all of these Republican Party leaders traitors to the cause, or is there something so dangerous and reprehensible about Donald Trump as to make him persona non grata among the party faithful? Dr. Hal Sobel reat e

Martins, Schimel seize National cure needed a piece of pristine forest for Trump trauma

here was a recent article about dredging a river of silt which most likely came from agriculture areas and is being dumped, to the displeasure of many, on the shore of the Long Island Sound. It seems that it instead should be taken back and be spread on the fields from which it came to replenish them. That would partly reduce the need for more fertilizer creating a bigger mess. Another situation is the run-off from agriculture areas flowing into one of the great lakes causing large algae blooms. There are thousands of different ecosystems on the surface of the Earth and deep in the oceans. Many of them are being destroyed by human activity. I awoke this Monday morning down deep in the dark gloom of part of what is happening politically in Nassau County. Part of which is the situation of state Sen. Jack

Martins’ and state Assemblywoman Schimel’s role in seizing a piece of pristine forest. Court decisions have been handed down to prevent it from happening. The last I heard is that Gov. Cuomo signed an executive order overriding the courts decisions. It is such a discredit to him but that is his style. In other words, they are going to cut down those trees by hook or by crook. In my mind, Sen. Martins is tipping the scale more and more against himself. Greed seems to be his main driving force. He is doing everything he can not to have any opposition in his latest political goal: to disqualify both Philip Pidot and Tom Suozzi. In other words, muscle them out. Is he not man enough to honestly and honorably compete in a proper manner? I have noticed how he does things for quite some time. Charles Samek ineo a

Continued from Page 15 ers of a candidate’s party denounced and renounced him. This is the equivalent of the medical experts making a diagnosis in the Trauma Room. It would take several books to detail the testimony against Trump’s many abuses. Here is one major diagnosis: “50 Prominent Republicans Call Trump a National Security Risk” (page 1, New York Times, 8/9/16). Extensive efforts by the political equivalent of medical experts will be enough to cure the immediate “Trump Trauma” on November 8. As with any stroke trauma, continuing monitoring, altered life choices, and lots of support from friends and family are essential to go forward in good health. Kudos for many citizen writers to Blank Slate newspapers they have gone public to testify against the

Trump contagion. Please join me in celebrating North Shore concerned citizens (among others): Esther Confino, Diana Poulos-Lutz, Hal Sobel, Herbert N. Steinberg. You all deserve a place on the honor role of service to democracy. Those attentive, informed citizens are our equivalent of the great 19th century civil rights leader, Theodore Dwight Weld’s “American Slavery: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses.” As in a court of law, we in a democracy live with the confidence that evidence matters, that when so many responsible people bear witness, there will be a tipping point to justice. Trump “Trauma” will begin to fade Nov. 8, but we need to start preparing now for extended reversal of the terrible contagion that he initiated.

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Another MTA project without funding

he recent appointment of former U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John D. Porcari as interim director of the Gateway Development Corporation without billions in accompanying significant financial resources is little more than a press release. Previously in his career, Pocari served as Chairman of the Moynihan Station Development Corporation. Since the 1990s, there has been little real physical progress in construction of the promised new NYC Amtrak Station located in old 33rd Street 8th Avenue Farley Building Post Office. Why should anyone not believe that the Gateway Tunnel will suffer the same fate? The proposed $24 billion Gateway Tunnel project may end up dead just like its predecessor — New Jersey Transit’s Access to the Regions Core. The recent announcement by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary James Fox that up to $4 billion in Federal Transit Administration New Starts funding might become available to help fund the proposed $24 billion Gateway Tunnel project still leaves a

shortfall of $8 billion in federal and $20 billion in total project costs. There is no guarantee that these funds will actually be authorized and appropriated by future sessions of Congress and signed into law by future Presidents. The project would have to complete a competitive U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration New Starts process, which takes several years before being approved under a Full Funding Grant Agreement. One year after the Gateway Tunnel project was first announced, there are still unresolved issues. All of the parties involved including U.S. DOT, Amtrak, Federal Rail Road Administration, New Jersey and New York have yet to finalize ongoing discussions to support the actual legal creation of the Gateway Development Corporation. This body would actually manage funding from various sources along with construction. U.S. DOT Secretary of Transportation Fox, Senators Booker and Schumer still need to actually deliver $4 billion in FTA New Starts Funding over the coming years and

somehow find another $8 billion to fully fund the $12 billion federal share. Governors Cuomo and Christie still have failed to identify and secure the specific source for the irrespective $6 billion financial contributions to the project. There are no significant dollars programmed in the new Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act for Gateway. It is wishful thinking that the US DOT FTA New Starts program and Amtrak can come up with $12 billion for Washington’s share of this project. This legislation now affords rail and mass transit eligibility for FTA New Starts funding. The largest FTA New Starts Full Funding Grant Agreement was $2.6 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Long Island Rail Road east side access to Grand Central Terminal. Federal Railroad Administration Financing Loans generally never exceed $1 billion. There are dozens of other potential U.S. DOT FTA New Starts projects being championed by many of the other 98 Senators and 435 Congress members. The requests far exceed any available

current or future New Starts funding. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Jersey Transit, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York City Department of Transportation and others from the Metropolitan New York Region all have their own respective projects competing against each other and the Gateway Tunnel for billions in New Starts funding over coming years. Amtrak still needs billions to fully implement real high speed rail on the northeast corridor between Washington, New York City and Boston. This doesn’t include routine State of Good Repair, Safety, fleet equipment replacement and upgrades to the East River Tunnels. The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is still insolvent. Moody’s Investor Services previously questioned the ability of New Jersey to come up with its $6 billion share of the project cost. Others question how New York can find $6 billion for its share as well. Larry Penner reat e

Port parents must protect kids from toxic poles

s the school year approaches, parents of students who walk to school along Port Washington Boulevard south of Campus Drive should be aware of the highly toxic chemical leaching from the new utility poles that have been installed on the sidewalks. The chemical leaching from the poles, pentachlorophenol (known as “penta”), has been banned in 26 countries because of its acute toxicity. Workers handling the poles are provid-

ed with special gloves to prevent any possible contact with the chemical. However, there is nothing to protect kids who may inadvertently touch or brush against the poles as they walk to and from school. Splinters from the poles can introduce the chemical directly into the bloodstream. Penta’s breakdown products and contaminants are ranked among the most potent cancer agents. An EPA draft review of penta found

“extraordinary risks associated with typical exposure that a child might experience in communities across the United States that are dotted with pentachlorophenol-treated utility poles.” And last October, the National Toxicology Program of the National Institutes of Health released its new report on carcinogens and described penta as a chemical that increases risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in studies in humans and causes tumors in the liver and other organs in laboratory mice.

So far, the utility company has declined requests to place warning signs on the poles, or to wrap them to prevent accidental exposure to pedestrians. Therefore, parents must make certain their children understand the dangers of the chemical, and try to change their child’s route to and from school to avoid the toxic poles if at all possible. Doug Wood Port a ington

Haber real deal, right Buying stocks for long choice for state Senate term a wise move

’ve lived in Manhasset Hills for over 40 years. Raised my kids here, taught here, and always loved this area. I’m a widow and would love to be able to stay here. I’ve seen politicians come and go — and can see who doesn’t really care-but talks the talk. Adam Haber is the real deal.

Why did Trump avoid draft? In the Great Neck News, August 12, Michael D’Innocenzo criticizes Trump as arrogant and stupid. Among the charges he makes against Trump he writes that Trump got five deferments to avoid serving in Vietnam.

ver the years i have often heard that I’ve walked with him and saw how he on the average the stock market really listens and cares. He’s in this for the rises about 10 percent per year. right reasons. The implication is that were you We should appreciate him because we need him Please vote for Adam Haber for to “buy and hold” Dow Jones Industrial-type stocks over a long period of time that you the New York State Senate. Thank you. could pretty much count on your portfolio Maxine Moss rising, on average, 10 percent per year. Does past history bear this out? an a et i Curiosity finally got the best of me so i recorded the year end closing DJIA for the past 30 years to study this. From 1986 to 2007 the 21 years ending just before the serious recession of 2008 the DJIA did indeed rise at the rate of just a hair My question: is that charge of avoid- under 10 percent per year. ing Vietnam service true and if it was what But what would have happened to your reasons did Trump give? portfolio had you not cashed in 2007 but held on until 2015. Kenneth Stier, Jr. Then the annual Dow Jones increase for reat e the entire 29- year period would have been

a bit under 8 percent. Still not bad, especially having weathered the worst recession since the stock market crash of 1929. Suppose you had invested $10,000 30 years ago. It would have been worth $74,000 by 2007, just before the recession. On the other hand had you held on through the recession until 2015 your portfolio would have been worth $92,000. It is interesting how little this severe recession would have affected your long-term investment. Of course inflation reduces the actual purchase power of the results but on the other hand you would also have received considerable dividends during this period. Theodore Theodorsen an a et etter Continued on Page 7

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Run across L.I. to help Port charity 90-mile trek for Alzheimer’s aid BY ST E P H E N ROMANO

Bookstore thriving in sea of big-box sellers Dolphin Bookshop celebrates 70th anniversary BY ST E P H E N ROMANO In a time when independent bookstores are scarce, the Dolphin Bookshop & Café has remained a staple in Port Washington, supplementing its book sales with a diverse range of products. “We’re not just a bookstore,” said Robyn Carthagine, an employee since 2014. “We’re a community store that specializes in a wide range of products, including books, toys, presents, cards and more. It’s our wide-range selection that’s appealing.” In September, the Dolphin — which opened in 1946 — will celebrate its 70th anniversary, and the owner, Judith Mitzner,

said that the store has always focused on the people of Port Washington. “It’s really for the Port residents,” Mitzner said. “They like having an independent bookstore in their community, and they really count on us for a lot of different things.” The Dolphin opened in 1946, and in 2013 Mitzner purchased the store from Pattie Vunk, who had inherited it from her mother, Dorothy. Mitzner worked at the Dolphin for three years and, after leaving for health reasons and returning, she said she was given the opportunity to purchase the store. The Dolphin, which is located at 299 Main St., doesn’t just

sell to the community, but interacts with the community, too, Carthagine said. The Dolphin hosts events for local authors to come in and promote their books. In the cafe area, the Dolphin hosts an art gallery, lining the walls with artists’ paintings, which people can view and buy. It’s part of the store’s monthly artist exhibition, Carthagine said. “It’s really a great opportunity for local artists to promote their work,” she said. “People will come in and see a painting they like and buy it for themselves.” Mitzner said that although the Dolphin is an independent bookstore, it doesn’t directly compete with Amazon and Barnes & Continued on Page 70

Two days after Jay Asparro finished the 2015 New York City marathon, he said, he woke up and ran six miles, and felt completely fine. Shortly after, he said, he realized that he could use running as a way to honor his grandmother, Ann Asparro, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and others with the illness and their caregivers. “I wanted to raise awareness for the disease,” Asparro said. “My grandmother has been living with Alzheimer’s for three years now and either my parents or aunt and uncle are with her at all times of the day. They’re caregivers. So many families are struggling and I want to help them.’’ After watching ultra-marathon documentaries, Asparro, 37, said that he wanted to run 90 miles in three days and that it should be from Montauk, a place where he and his family would visit when he was younger, to St. Pius X, his church in his hometown, Plainview. Hoping to keep with his faith, one of the most important parts of his life, Asparro said, he decided to run from St. Therese of Lisieux in Montauk, a church he attended while vacationing there. “After I decided the length of the run and the beginning and end points, I mapped it out and it came out to 89.7 miles,” Asparro said. “That was a sign. And that’s when I knew that I had to do it.” All of the money raised

from the run will be donated to the Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation, based in Port Washington. On Nov. 4, he’ll run 29.4 miles from St. Therese church along the southern fork of Long Island to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. On the second day, he’ll run the longest leg of the run, 31.2 miles from Hampton Bays to Our Lady of the Snow in Blue Point. Finally, Asparro will finish with a 29.4 mile run from Blue Point to St. Pius X. “I don’t know why I chose 90 miles,” he said. “I just felt like I could do it. I felt like it would be a really good run for me.” Asparro hired a running coach, he said, but the mental aspect of the run will also be difficult. “It’ll be hard and I’ll be pushing through it the entire time,” he said. “Every time I want to quit, I’ll think of my family and the other families that are going through difficult times. That’s what I do now: When I wake up and don’t want to go for a run, I just remember all of the people going through difficult times.” On Oct. 1, Asparro and members of the community and his parish will run a 5K race together. “I planned the 5K so the community can feel like they’re a part of what I’m doing,” he said. The Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation, which was founded in 1988, is a nonprofit that offers activities for Continued on Page 70

O.W. drunken driver convicted BY C H R I S A DA M S An Old Westbury woman was convicted of driving while intoxicated and causing a car crash with a three-year-old child in the backseat, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced Thursday. On Wednesday, a jury found 37-year-old Ariadne Tannous guilty of two felony charges, including a violation of Leandra’s Law, which is aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child in

During the time of the incident, Tannous had a suspended driver’s license, according to the DA’s office. She was also convicted of two misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated. “This defendant endangered the life of her young child and every driver and pedestrian when she drove drunk on Nassau’s busy roads,” Singas said. Ariadne Tannous “Leandra’s Law was enacted the vehicle, and aggravated un- because of the horrific traglicensed operation of a vehicle. Continued on Page 70

Ann Asparro, Jay Asparro and Jay’s daughter, Olivia.

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North Hills administrator gets finance credential Marianne Lobocarro recognized by statewide officers’ society BY C H R I S A DA M S North Hills’ village administrator, Marianne Lobaccaro, was recently recognized as a Credentialed Municipal Finance Officer for her experience in government service. Lobaccaro was given the title by the New York State Society of Municipal Finance Officers after three years as administrator and clerk-treasurer for the village, and a combined six years in local government. To receive the credential, she had to meet requirements in continuing education regarding financial responsibilities and municipal law and then be reviewed by a committee, according to a news release from the organization. She will be formally presented with a plaque and pin to recognize the credential at the New York State Conference of Mayors Annual Fall Training School on Sept. 13 in Saratoga. She said the association helps in her role with North Hills because she can stay up to date on ever-changing state mandates and changes in law. “I think continued education is very important in order to perform the job to my greatest ability,” she said. “[That] aspect is critical in your success in working for a village.” Lobaccaro has been involved with the organization for seven years and is one of over 400 members throughout the state, the release said. The organization was formed in 1956 to serve as a forum for town officers to meet and help improve their performance

Village Administrator Marianne Loboccaro in government and recognize them for professionalism in their positions, the release said. “We get together and we share our experiences to help perform our job and improve on our abilities,” Lobaccaro said. “It’s

just to help serve the communities better.” Lobaccaro also serves as second vice president of the Long Island Village Clerk and Treasurers Association, and will soon be moving into the first vice president position, she said.

Harley-Davidson reignites NHP bid Continued from Page 2 streets. The dealership will also have signs asking bikers to ride quietly and avoid idling, and a sign directing motorcycle traffic away from the adjacent Herkomer Street, the study says. The dealership will also run test rides only on Jericho Turnpike to avoid disturbing neighbors, the study says. Herkomer residents in October said they were concerned about bikes speeding loudly through the residential area and endangering children. Plans also include a sound barrier along the ramp leading to the underground service center, which residents

asked about last year. Noting that nine other auto repair shops or dealerships are within about half a mile of the proposed site, the study concluded the dealership would be consistent with Jericho Turnpike’s commercial development. Studies of two other Harley-Davidson dealerships near residential neighborhoods showed they “had no adverse impacts on the communities,” the study says. Jarrah said in October that his Great Neck dealership has operated near a residential neighborhood for 10 years with few issues. While he has not examined the study in detail, Montreuil said he is “not sur-

prised” its findings favored the proposed dealership. “That’s what I would’ve expected to see, but I’d be interested to get into the detail and fully understand it,” he said last week. The village will set another public hearing on the dealership after its experts review Jarrah’s study and possibly do their own research, Montreuil said, a process that could take months. The proposal would go before the village Board of Zoning Appeals if the Board of Trustees approves it, Montreuil said. It needs a total of nine approvals from the village, county, state and Water Authority of Western Nassau County, the study says.

North Hills OKs Roslyn contract Continued from Page 5 county. “Apparently there is a delay,” he said. “The county is a little bit backed up.” The developers of the Dealertrack property already had a stoplight installed at the entrance to handle the flow of traffic, and Natiss said he’s not sure that a study will anticipate a change in traffic patterns. “My feeling is probably you really won’t know what the impact is until you see what traffic is generated, if any,” he said. “The original traffic study indicated it wasn’t really a problem,” Natiss said. “But you never know what happened over the years.” Trustee Phyllis Lentini, who lives near the two developments, agreed to follow up on the traffic study.

Classes to shrink in Searingtown Continued from Page 2 “It helps to have an extra body in the room to walk up and down the aisles and say, ‘Hey, you know what, here, let’s stay on task,” DiGirolomo said. Also on Thursday, the Herricks school board voted to add about $1.7 million to its capital reserve fund. The fund, approved by voters to hold up to $5 million, will likely be used to fund part of a $25 million package of building projects if voters approve the work in a December referendum.

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New greens for town mini golf course BY J OE N I K I C The Harbor Links miniature golf course in Port Washington will be getting a makeover to replace its old surface. The North Hempstead Town Board unanimously voted at Tuesday’s board meeting to approve a contract with Garden City-based Parsons Commercial LLC to install a new carpet on the 18-hole course. A board resolution states that Parsons Commercial was chosen because it is “party to a contract with Nassau County for the type of services needed by the town.” The work at the miniature golf course is not to exceed $32,237.11, officials said. Also at the meeting, the board voted to place alternate side parking restric-

tions on Jefferson Street in Port Washington after residents complained of too many commuters parking on their street and taking spots away from residents. Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio said the town has been looking to fix the issue for over a year and met with residents from Jefferson Street in November 2015 to discuss what should be done. “Some of the residents that are here tonight reached out to me via email and said that the parking on their street had a lot of commuters parking there and there really wasn’t any place for residents to park, they were blocking driveways and just creating a safety hazard,” De Giorgio said. The approved ordinance establishes alternate side of the street parking from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the east side of Jefferson

Street and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday on the west side of the street. The parking restrictions are not enforced on holidays or weekends. De Giorgio said the town sent a traffic engineer to study parking on the street and the engineer found that there were a high number of commuter cars. She also said prior to Tuesday’s vote that she would make a recommendation to the board based on what the majority of residents on the street preferred. Some Jefferson Street residents appeared at the meeting stating that they supported the proposal. Other residents from the street, who said they did not have driveways or parking garages, said the restriction would make it more difficult for them to park. After hearing public comment, De

Giorgio said that 10 residents had voiced support for the proposal in total, and seven residents opposed it. She also said that if the board sees that the restriction is not working, then it will make amendments. “We try to come up with something that makes sense,” De Giorgio said. “If we implement the restriction and we see in six months that the restriction is not working or it’s making the situation worse, we will rescind it and we will try again.” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said that it sounded as if the issue has plagued the street for decades and the board needed to try and find a solution. “I think this is a good faith effort to give this a try,” Bosworth said. “In the meantime, I think it’s better to try something and to go forward with it.”

County home-sale prices rose 5.5 percent BY ST E P H E N ROMANO

The median value for all property types sold jumped from $450,000 to $480,000 in the past year, and has increased 8.5 percent Residential properties in Nassau Coun- since the start of the year. This past month, single and multity sold for 5.5 percent more in July than they did in July 2015, according to the family homes sold for a median price of monthly Real Estate Market Report pub- $492,500, up from $470,000 last year. But the median selling price for conlished by the Multiple Listing Service.

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nie B. and friends deliver the definitive word on surviving and thriving in style. Other family-friendly events include Grammy Award-winners The Okee Dokee Brothers, Nov. 5, Twinkle Tames A Dragon, The Musical, Feb. 4, 2017, and The Lightning Thief, April 2, 2017. On Nov. 18, many will instantly enjoy Jarrod Spector & Kelli Barrett — This is Dedicated: Music’s Greatest Marriages. Recently-married Broadway veterans Jarrod Spector (“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Jersey Boys”) and Kelli Barrett (“Doctor Zhivago,” “Wicked”) are often asked “what’s it like to be married to a fellow artist?” Bringing to life the greatest songs birthed from the greatest marriages, the two attempt to answer the question. From Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and Alan and Marilyn Bergman to Sonny and Cher to Beyonce and Jay-Z, the themes of love, heartbreak, triumph, and despair infuse not only these incredible songs but also the storied partnerships themselves. Classical music audiences will appreciate the acclaimed chamber music ensemble Trio Solisti, Nov. 19 and Feb. 17, 2017, for its 12th year as ensemble-in-residence. The ensemble has forged its reputation as “the most exciting piano trio in America,” according to The New Yorker. Other classical ensembles this season include American Brass Quintet, Oct. 8, and Chiara String Quartet, Oct. 28. On Dec. 16, spend an evening at the Celtic Tenors Christmas concert. With an international reputation and just over a million album sales under their belts, The Celtic Tenors offer something truly unique — the skill, range and ability of world-class tenors combined with the personality and fun of genuine artists. Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson are comfortable in all genres from classical and folk to Irish and pop, bringing you on a far-ranging musical voyage with their renditions of Irish folk classics and favorite Christmas tunes. Audiences learn about the rich culture of The Habana Boys as they conclude their North American debut tour on March 12, 2017.

Direct from Cuba, the high energy group of four classically-trained tenors and their band will feature music from Opera to Broadway, Motown and Pop hits — and Latin hits from their home in Cuba. For April 7, 2017, the world-renowned Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company will present a mesmerizing performance. The program will include several Paul Taylor works. The Taylor/Adelphi history spans six decades, with Paul Taylor teaching at Adelphi in the early ’60s. Tony Award-winning entertainer Billy Porter will bring his latest show to the Westermann Stage at AUPAC on April 21, 2017. Porter was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed Shu e Along on Broadway, and is best known for his Tony and Drama Desk Award winning performance in Kinky Boots. During this show, the versatile and altogether irresistible Kinky Boots star appears where his talents shine brightest—center stage, performing a heartfelt selection of songs, including his own, drawing on a wide spectrum of styles and emotions. Among other shows that will be undoubtedly popular is our ongoing series of Opera and Ballet screenings with some of the biggest stars of the opera world in performances from the world’s top opera houses and festivals: Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, September 11, Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, September 24, Serge Diaghilev’s Les Ballets Russes, October 9, Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, October 22, Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore, October 30, and Ambroise Thomas’ Hamlet, November 12. AUPAC is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Visit aupac.adelphi.edu for details on these events and numerous others coming to the venue. Information and tickets are available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at (516) 877-4000 or boxoffice adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.

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Hirschstein, Shelley Holtzman, David Jaycox Jr, Alison Lovett, Linda Magliato, E. Craig Marcin, Jeanette Martone, Terence McManus, John Moore, Michelle Palatnik, William Pardue, Joan Rockwell, Barbara Silbert, Herbert Slapo, Angela Stratton, Lewis Testa, Kathleen Ullman, Allison Wieland, Troy Wilkerson and M. Ellen Winter “A mastery of craftsmanship and poetic statement is found in the portrait works of the exhibiting artists in the Beyond the Veil exhibition at the Huntington Arts Council,” McEvoy said. “As a portrait artist, it was my honor to jury the entrants to this show, and a joy to witness that Long Island artists are standing on the shoulders of the artistic giants who came before them.” The opening reception will have opportunity to congratulate the artists and meet Kevin. The gallery will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 and be closed Saturday, Sept. 3 through Monday, Sept. 5 in celebration of Labor Day. For more information on the Main Street Gallery and the Huntington Arts Council, visit huntingtonarts.org or call 631-271-8423.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT Mark Kamberg

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The Wheatley School Principal Dr. Sean Feeney

ptos WHEATLEY PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD wheatleypto@gmail.com Co-President: Diane Cumming 739-3260 cummingclan@optonline.net Co-President: Gabrielle Karikas 743-2000 gdkarikas@gmail.com Vice President: Debbie Soleimani 909-1400 Secretary: Denise Deodato 690-3453 Treasurer: Dana Katz 241-2324 Member-at-Large: Jasmine O’Connell, 383-7707

110 East Williston Avenue East Williston, NY 11596 Phone: (516) 333-6860 Principal: James Bloomgarden bloomgardenj@ewsdonline. org

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NORTH SIDE SCHOOL

11 Bacon Road Old Westbury, NY 11568 Phone: (516) 333-7804 Principal: Dr. Sean Feeney feeneys@ewsdonline.org

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BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE Leonard Hirsch

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WILLETS ROAD SCHOOL

North Side School Principal James Bloomgarden

455 I.U. Willets Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Phone: (516) 333-8797 Principal: Stephen Kimmel kimmels@ewsdonline.org

Willets Road School Principal Stephen Kimmel

PTO COORDINATING COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD:

Treasurer: Diane Cumming, 547-0855

Co President: Lori Asaro, 426-9351, lja515@gmaill.com

Secretary: Mary Kasparian, 850-6897

Co-President: Gabrielle Kankas, 743-2000, gdkankas@gmail.com

Past President: Lori Asaro, 426-9351

NORTH SIDE PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD

WILLETS ROAD PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT COUNCIL ewsepc@gmail.com

Co-President: Allyson Moyal 718-759-7237 allydoug1021@yahoo.com

Co: President: Stephanie Keys 385-4126 stephiekeys@yahoo.com

Co-President: Michelle Janicek 718-219-1501 babydoll6698@yahoo.com

Co-President: Lauren Shannon 503-3031, laurenshannon@optonline.net

Vice President: Alexandra Meirowitz 877-5959

Vice President: Marion Lindenhauer 742-9882

Secretary: Lisa Rockfeld, 782-4306

Treasurer: Tara McCleary, 917-796-9265

Past Chair: Christine Conte, 902-4225

Treasurer: Gloria Huang, 917-226-6122

Secretary: Denise Deodato, 690-3453

North Side PTO Liaison: Rochelle Siskind, 917-566-3200

Member-at-Large: Lisa Sklow, 662-9829

Member-at-Large: Denise Tercynski, 457-6241

Willets Road PTO Liaison: Michelle Klee, 220-6091

Past President: Mary Kasparian, 850-6897

Past President: Dina Thaler, 917-293-2389

Wheatley PTO Liaison: Christine Conte, 902-4225

Chairperson: Margarita Daskalakis 746-0686 Chairperson: Sarah Mizrahi 741-8670 Secretary: Denise Deodato, 690-3453 BOE Observer: Barbara Creamer, 521-4326

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North Shore Early Childhood Center’s Grand Opening Tuesday, September 6, 2016 North Shore Early Childhood Center Please call for an appointment to come tour our new facility, ask questions and find out more about our exciting programs, 516-365-7944. Our Center provides child care for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. At NSECC our mission is to provide a loving, safe, nurturing and educational program for children and their families. Our focus is on providing a stimulating early care experience which promotes each child’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. We will assist with building the foundation for your child’s joy of learning and exploration.

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growth are a priority. Our teachers and staff are the heart of our early childhood program. We develop professional and trusting relationships with our families that last a lifetime. Your children

will play, learn and grow as they explore our curriculum. At NSECC the children participate in a variety of specialty programs: Math, Science, Literacy, Spanish,

Mandarin, Art, Zumba, and Music and Movement. You will quickly learn that at NSECC your family will find a home away from home.

North Shore Early Childhood Center, Inc. 440 Round Hill Road, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-365-7944 (P) 516-365-0597 (F) northshorechild.org

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Dr. Teresa Prendergast 516-441-4001 tprendergast@greatneck.k12.ny.us

PRESIDENT Barbara Berkowitz

bberkowitz@greatneck.k12.ny.us

JOHN L. MILLER GREAT NECK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

VICE PRESIDENT Lawrence R. Gross

lgross@greatneck.k12.ny.us

WILLIAM A. SHINE GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

TRUSTEE Donald L. Ashkenase

dashkenase@greatneck.k12.ny.us

VILLAGE SCHOOL 614 Middle Neck Road Great Neck, NY 11023 Phone: (516) 441-4900

35 Polo Road Great Neck, NY 11023 Phone: (516) 441-4700

341 Lakeville Road Great Neck, NY 11020 Phone: (516) 441-4800

Bernard Kaplan

Susan Elliott

ELIZABETH MELLICK BAKER SCHOOL

JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL

LAKEVILLE SCHOOL

69 Baker Hill Road Great Neck, NY 11023 Phone: (516) 441-4100

1A Grassfield Road Great Neck, NY 11024 Phone: (516) 441-4200

47-27 Jayson Avenue Great Neck, NY 11020 Phone: (516) 441-4300

Sharon Fougner

Ronald Gimondo

bkaplan@greatneck.k12.ny.us

sfougner@greatneck.k12.ny.us

selliott@greatneck.k12.ny.us

rgimondo@greatneck.k12.ny.us

Stephen Goldberg

sgoldberg@greatneck.k12.ny.us

Phyllis Feldman

pfeldman@greatneck.k12.ny.us

TRUSTEE Monique Bloom

mbloom@greatneck.k12.ny.us

RICHARD S. SHERMAN GREAT NECK NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL 77 Polo Road Great Neck, NY 11023 Phone: (516) 441-4500

TRUSTEE Susan Healy

shealy@greatneck.k12.ny.us

GREAT NECK SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL 349 Lakeville Road Great Neck, NY 11020 Phone: (516) 441-4600

Gerald C. Cozine

Dr. James Welsch

SADDLE ROCK SCHOOL 10 Hawthorne Lane Great Neck, NY 11023 Phone: (516) 441-4400

PARKVILLE SCHOOL 10 Campbell St. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 441-4350

Eric Nezowitz

Debra Shalom

gcozine@greatneck.k12.ny.us

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COMMUNITY EDUCATION 30 Cumberland Ave., Great Neck, NY Phone: 516-441-4949

Vice President: Robin Fleishman, 466-6133 Communications: Meewon Choung, 829-4688 Hyun Soo Na, 499-4476 Treasurer: Kevin Sun, 808-295-9536 Recording Secretaries: Rebecca Sassouni, 423-2599 Grant Toch, 917-721-5150 Corresponding Secretary: Hui Liu, 917-912-8208 JOHN L. MILLER NORTH HIGH SCHOOL PTO pto.northhigh@ greatneck.k12.ny.us

Samantha Tarantola Director of Community Education

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UNITED PARENT-TEACHER COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD Presidents: Joanne Chan, 238-6855 Sarah Moss, 660-1206

Erinn Hatwood Director of Adult Basic Education

Co-President: Joyce Cheung, 917-887-4850

Co-President: Moji Pourmoradi, 319-6199

Co-President: Carol Valic, 354-1914

WILLIAM A. SHINE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL PTSA info@gnshs-ptsa.org

Co-President: Louisa Zeppieri, 361-3860

President: Miriam Kobliner, 829-3444 VILLAGE SCHOOL PTSA cgordon@greatneck.k12.ny.us President: Christine Gordon, 225-3533 RICHARD S. SHERMAN NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL PTSA nmsptapay@gmail.com Co-President: Linda Cheung, 917-566-7612 Co-President: Pargol Khadavi, 532-0945 Co-President: Lori Beth Schwartz, 917-596-3702 SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA ptasouthmiddle@gmail.com Co-President: Lisa Carbone, 829-8606

ELIZABETH MELLICK BAKER SCHOOL PTO pta.emb@greatneck.k12.ny.us Co-President: Margo Berkowitz, 917-650-4614 Co-President: Debbie Doustan, 482-1286 JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY SCHOOL PTO jfkpta@gmail.com Co-President: Co-President: Bita Hendizadeh, 445-5493 Co-President: Debbie Nassimi, 319-2766 LAKEVILLE SCHOOL PTA pta.lakeville@greatneck.k12.ny.us

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Co-President: Hallie Mohel-Cardinale, 220-8958 Co-President: Dora Wu, 917-353-0840 SADDLE ROCK SCHOOL PTA pta.saddlerock@ gmail.com Co-President: Debbie Kerendian, 728-2020 Co-President: Melissa Zargari, 850-2555 SEPTA C.H.I.L.D septa@greatneck.k12.ny.us Co-President: Ron Kosinski, 857-2041 Co-President: Helene Trontz, 917-848-0453 PARKVILLE SCHOOL PTO parkvillepto@gmail.com Co-President: Rhina Baires, 840-1951 Co-President: Maria Condello, 698-6564

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Dr. Fino Celano (516) 333-3758 fcelano@herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT Nancy Feinstein nfeinstein@herricks.org

CENTER STREET SCHOOL 240 Center Street Williston Park, NY 11596 Phone: (516)305-8300 Principal: Brennen Bierwiler bbierwiler@herricks.org

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DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL 1050 Denton Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 305-8400 Principal: Mary Louise Haley mhaley@herricks.org

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SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL 106 Beverly Drive Albertson, NY 11507 Phone: (516) 305-8500 Principal: Elizabeth Guercin eguercin@herricks.org

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HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 Hilldale Drive Albertson, NY 11507 Phone: (516) 305-8600 Principal: Joan Keegan jkeegan@herricks.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE Juleigh Chin jchin@herricks.org

HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL 100 Shelter Rock Road New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 305-8700 Interim Principal: Dr. James A. Ruck jruck@herricks.org

Parent Teacher Association Officers DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PTAs Co-Presidents: Laura Andreacchi, Debbie Tan

CENTER STREET SCHOOL PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD

Vice-President, Programming: Gina McLaughlin

Vice-President, Special Events: Norka Grisel Fuertes

Recording Secretary: Matilda Polanski

Vice-President Fundraising: Stephanie Visconti

Corresponding Secretary: Silvana Dunphy

Vice-President Special Events: Christine Liu

Honorary Vice-Presidents: Elizabeth Guercin, Linda McElroy

Council Delegates: Georgia Gounaris, Kerry Ko, Roni Lagamjis, Cathy LaRock, Kathy O’Donnell and Patti Jahelka

Honorary Vice-President: Mary Louise Haley

Immediate Past President: Genara DiGirolomo, Kelly Woods Recording Secretary: Nicole Barba

VP Special Events: Megan Maggio

Recording Secretary: Shaheda Quraishi

VP Ways and Means: Mayumi Takatani and Jean Kruger

Corresponding Secretary: Christine Lee

Treasurer: Stacy Lambros

Treasurer: Amaris Dedona

Recording Secretary: Madeline Svitak

Council Delegates: Glenna Rubin, Yang Lieu, Deborah Carreca, Donna Profetta, Kaitlin Lee, Josephine Cimino

Co-Presidents: Teresa Santosus and Kathleen Napolitano Vice Presidents: Kam Johal, Gina McLaughlin, Dorothy Gootman Past President: Ilene Haase Treasurer: Michelle Haller VP Committee Chair Liaison: Recording Secretary: Brenda Tannenbaum Corresponding Secretary: Nanette Marchelos Past Co-President: Jodi Nagle SPECIAL EDUCATION PTA Co-Presidents: Tammy Smiley and Judy Olson Vice-President: Stanly A. Mathew and Jenny Yang Honorary Vice-Presidents: Roberta Hopkins, Susan Saban, Stephanie Knowles, Jed Herman

Jodi Dodge VP Membership: Stephanie Helgeson

Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Baur-Rizzo Council Delegates: Melissa Thorp, Stephanie Maiman, Jenny Haddock, Jenny Rolston, Eva Eng

SEARINGTOWN SCHOOL PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD Co-Presidents: Genara DiGirolomo and Kelly Woods

DENTON AVENUE SCHOOL PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD

Vice-President, Fundraising: Jessica Tam

Treasurer: Stefania Grillo

Co-Presidents: Maria Bono and Deana Nissen

Vice-President, Membership: Grace Yen

Council Delegates: Susan Boduch, Joyce Stoner Braun, Lauren Jones

Vice-President, Membership: Anila Khan

Vice-President, Programming: Miriam Altman

Past Presidents: Rosemarie Brautigam, Patricia Troiano Secretary/Legislative Liaison: Rajul Gajaria

Treasurer: Maryann Cardone Council Delegates: Annette Yorke, Dawn Talassazan, Nimisha Makwana and Alexis Kliafas

HERRICKS HIGH SCHOOL PTSA EXECUTIVE BOARD Co-Presidents: Debbie Imperatore, Rosemarie Polo Vice President Ways and Means: TBD Vice President Membership: Georgia Gounaris

HERRICKS MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD

Vice President Programming: Vera Lopez

Co-Presidents: Francesca Hughes and Madeline Svitak

Honorary Vice Presidents: Andrew Frisone, Bryan Hodge

VP Fundraising: Patty Tsahas

Past Presidents: Brenda Tannenbaum, Nanette Marchelos

VP Programming: Etoile Zisselman VP Membership: Kristine Puvogel Honorary VP: Joan Keegan and Tom Aird Treasurer: Beatriz Rapa Corresponding Secretary: Megan Maggio

Treasurer: Henry Zanetti Recording Secretary: Kam Johal Corresponding Secretary: Kathy O’Donnell Council Delegates: Patty Tsahas, Betty Nichols, Nikki Lolis, Jill Wagner, Maria Bono

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516-476-3339 www.classicalschoolofballetli.com carolyn@classicalschoolofballetli.com

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS CHARLES CARDILLO (516) 267-7700

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BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT REGINA RULE

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SHELTER ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MUNSEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL

27A Shelter Rock Road Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: 516-267-7455

One Hunt Lane Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: 516-267-7405

200 Memorial Place Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: 516-267-7600

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carlomanhasset@gmail.com manhasset1@optonline.net

Executive President: Lisa Grygiel, lisagrygiel@manhassetsca.org, 570-0448

Executive Secretary: Katie Lane klane210@gmail.com, 869-3316

Shelter Rock Elementary Munsey Park Elementary Manhasset Secondary Principal Principal Principal ROBERT J. GECZIK JEAN KENDALL DR. DEAN SCHLANGER jkendall@ manhassetschools.org

dschlanger@ manhassetschools.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION BOARD MEMBER CHRISTINE MONTEROSSO csamanhasset@aol.com

Manhasset School Community Association, Inc. Executive Treasurer: Kathleen Broderick, executivetreasurer@manhassetcsa.org, 627-7129

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Liaisons to the SCA Board of Education: Pat Aiken, manhasset1@optonline.net, 225-7752 Board of Education: Regina Rule, regina761@optonline.net, 627-0672

School Presidents:

CASA: Arda Haratunian, saharatun@aol.com, 627-0235

High School President: Jeanette Reilly, bjbc40@aol.com, 869-5711

PASE: Bianca DeGaudenzi, bdega@optonline.net, 379-5902

Middle School President: Whitney Godfrey, godwhit@aol.com, 627-1232

SEPTA: Blanca McKenna, blancamckenna@gmail.com, 917-749-5102

Munsey Park President: Noreen LaBenne, noreenlabenne@mac.com, 627-3185 Shelter Rock President: Leslie Fleck, leslieannfleck@gmail.com, 570-6980

SEPTA: Joanne Thalheimer, rjjb@verizon.net, 627-6761

College Arts Admissions

College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts Dance • Musical Theatre & Drama • Film • Instrumental & Vocal Music • Audio Recording & Production • Theatre Technology & Production • Visual & Graphic Arts RESUME • ESSAYS • REPERTOIRE LISTS

Michele Zimmerman 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions.com

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HOME GROWN IN THE HOME POOL At Long Island Aquatic Club, we believe every child on Long Island could be a scholarship winner, an Olympian or a lifelong swimmer if they get the right start. Dave and Ginny have earned their stripes as two of the top coaches in the U.S.A. by making sure kids are taught from the beginning the right way to swim.

Bilingual German After School Program New York State Accredited Program Low Tuition Minimum Age: 4 Years No Previous German Necessary Classes Meet Once a Week Playgroup Age 4-5 From 4:30-6:15 Kindergarten Age 5-6 Other Classes Ages 7-15

THE GREAT 8 IN SYOSSET AND GARDEN CITY What happens in just eight classes? Magic. What does magic look like? • • • • •

Kids get excited and have fun They WANT to go swimming and learn Your child learns from 2 to 4 different strokes Your child feels confident and proud Your child makes swim friends who they love to race and learn with • One great summer leads to a lifetime of swimming

Four convenient locations in the Greater New York area: Ridgewood, Queens; Manhatten, NYC; Franklin Square, Garden City For registration information go to:

German-American-School.org Teaching German Since 1897

THE GREAT 8 IN SUMMER 2016 EIGHT LESSONS FOR $184 Sign up for the Great 8 in Syosset or Garden City today. This is the Home Pool. We grow swimmers in Long Island and we take care of our kids. Visit longislandswimschool.com or call 516-378-8467. Long Island Swim Club has programs for children ages 1-18 at all levels of swim skills.

Or call:

212-787-7543 WELCOME TO THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR Leading Young Men into Manhood – Now and Always

For over 60 years, Club and Women’s Guild, which facilitate Holy Cross High School parental involvement, school donations, has been committed to and an array of popular school and educating the hearts and community events throughout the minds of young men. It school year. has been quite the Holy Cross is home of student journey for us to grow champion, Nicholas Simone ’16 who and learn with our won this year’s Chemical Education students and we are Committee’s 21st Annual Research proud to continue Poster Session Award for New moving forward in a fun, York. We are also home to a great engaging, and positive direction. Our size and deal of college and professional athletes, such as Dean dedicated faculty and staff help young men Marlowe ’10, #29 of the Carolina Panthers and Devon reach their potential through a value-based Cajuste ’11, #86 of the San Francisco 49ers, as well as education, discipline, and solid instruction in a top business executives and researchers. secure, safe environment. During this Year of Mercy, we continue to plan to Holy Cross High School do more than ever for our community and hope you has enhanced core teaching and your family will join our winning team! and learning programs, To have your son become a Knight for a Holy Cross – technology, and added even Day visit our website, choose the Admissions tab, and We’re all boys, click the left-sided option entitled Tours, Visits, and more extracurricular clubs mission-driven, and organizations to our Knight for a Day. at all times! already robust activity list. To view all of the wonderful Holy Cross happenings, Additionally, we boast our visit us on the web at holycrosshs.org or on Facebook at two successful parent groups, the Fathers’ Holy Cross High School, Flushing Queens.

26-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11358 718-886-7250 ext: 558 • www.holycrosshs.org

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BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT Christine Napolitano cnapolitano@mineola.k12.ny.us

BOARD OF EDUCATION VICE PRESIDENT Margaret Ballatyne Mannion, Ph.D.

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE Nicole Matzer nmatzer@mineola.k12.ny.us

mballatyne@mineola.k12.ny.us

HAMPTON STREET SCHOOL 10 Hampton Road Mineola, NY 11501 (516) 237-2200 Principal: Margarita Maravel Grades Pre K-2 E-Mail: mmaravel@mineola.k12.ny.us

MEADOW DRIVE SCHOOL 25 Meadow Drive Albertson, NY 11507 (516) 237-2400 Principal: Dr. SueCaryl Fleischmann Grades: Pre-K - 2 E-Mail: sfleischmann@mineola.k12.ny.us

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JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL 300 Jackson Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 (516) 237-2300 Principal: Janet Gonzalez Grades: 3-4 Email: janetgonzalez@mineola.k12.ny.us

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE Cheryl Lampasona

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE Brian Widman

clampasona@mineola.k12.ny.us

bwidman@mineola.k12.ny.us

MINEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL 200 Emory Road Mineola, NY 11501 (516)237-2500 Principal: Andrew Casale Grades: 5-7 E-Mail: acasale@mineola.k12.ny.us

MINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL 10 Armstrong Road Garden City Park, NY 11040 (516) 237-2600 Principal: Dr. Whittney Smith Grades: 8-12 E-Mail: wsmith@mineola.k12.ny.us

Parent Teacher Associations

Hampton Street Co-President: Daniela Sleeper, 236-4249

Meadow Drive Co-President: Kim Troche, 448-8746

SEPTA Co-President: Colleen Torres, 917-453-1464

Hampton Street Co-President: Joanna Sousa, 567-6120

Middle School Co-President: Michelle Martin, 917-921-0708

SEPTA Co-President: Angela Wasserman, 833-7755

Jackson Avenue President: Georgette Strobel, 917-846-4041

Middle School Co-President: Lisa Morrison, 316-7141

District Council PTA Co-President: Tara Bridges, 647-4199

Meadow Drive Co-President: Amy Levine, 741-2404

High School President: Patricia Schneider, 739-5153

District Council PTA Co-President: Cina Palumbo, 790-7068

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Lessons learned from Rio Olympics BY D R . TOM F E R R A R O Sport Psychologist The Rio Olympics have come and gone but the afterglow remains. The world was witness to more than 10,000 of the most beautiful and fittest athletes on earth. We got to see the beauty of Chinese Wu Minxia in synchronized diving, Michael Phelps and his six-pack abs and the smile of Jamaican Usain Bolt. These athletes all have luminescent skin, pearly white teeth and a glow of joy about them. Despite years of grueling workouts they all seemed so healthy. Perhaps there is something to be learned as we think about all those Olympians who tried to going ‘faster, higher, stronger.” The reward for all their effort transcends money, fame and gold medals. The real reward is seen in how they all look and how they feel. And the word that comes to mind is happiness. Baron Pierre de Coubertin gave rebirth to the modern Olympics in 1894 by emphasizing that these Olympians were not mandated to win but rather to fight hard, not to conquer but to engage in the struggle. It doesn’t take a genius to see that the benefits of all those hours of training is in becoming more fit, more healthy and more attractive.

ming or long distance running. The benefits are immediately apparent to everyone. You will look better, be healthier, will need less medicine and will be far less depressed. Life inevitably can be filled with disappointment and with setbacks of all kinds. But the answer to these losses and this stress will not be found at your local CVS. Gains to health or happiness cannot be purchased with money and they are not found in the drug store. They must be earned in the gym and on the track and on the court. I am constantly amazed how my sore throat or cold symptoms will literally disappear the moment I step onto the first tee and I will have no symptoms for the entire four hours I am playing golf. It may Olympic athletes become beautiful and be because of the fresh air, the sun, the healthy and have that special glow. friendships or the exercise itself but I can Here is an ex volley ball player from tell you that it works every time. Italy with the familiar athletic radiance I am actually surprised that more docabout her. tors don’t prescribe sport as a necessary Every athlete we saw had that unmis- treatment for most illnesses. Fresh air has long been prescribed for takable glow of good health. These benefits explain why parents TB sufferers but fresh air and exercise has willingly invest many thousands of dol- got to be one of the best things for almost lars per year to support their child’s sports any illness I can think of. The best two weeks of the year are involvement. It also explains why many adults in- the two weeks of the Olympic Games. The world watches in awe at all that vest large amounts of time, money and energy into their own sport whether that grace and beauty and will power. What these Olympic athletes teach us is golf, tennis, swimming, biking, swim-

is that amateur sport may be the most important human activity that has ever been invented. Sports are the key to happiness because they make you feel better, sleep better and look better. You may not wind up with the six pack of Michael Phelps or the incredible looks and body of Wu Minxia but that is of no importance. As Baron de Coubertin said amateur sports are not about conquest or victory or winning. What they are really about is improving you state of being, state of health and your state of mind. The Olympics reminds me of Herman Hesse’s final novel, “The Glass Bead Game,” for which he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. “The Glass Bead Game” is about an elite group who spend their entire cloistered life learning how to master the Glass Bead Game. In the novel the game itself is never really described but it’s a game that synthesizes the field of mathematics, music, art and the social sciences. The game itself is meaningless yet serves a valuable function for the culture. I think the Olympics is exactly the same. In the grand scheme of things these sports like diving, rowing, shot put or the uneven parallel bars are irrelevant to real life yet more than 3 billion viewers watch the Olympics. Continued on Page 46

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Over the past 10 years, an influx of new groups has brought greater ethnic diversity to North Shore schools, and administrators are working to foster a climate of acceptance and tolerance. The Great Neck, Manhasset, Roslyn, Port Washington, Herricks, Mineola, Sewanhaka, East Williston and New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school districts have all seen populations of minority students increase from the 2005-06 school year to the 2014-15 school year, according to state education department data. A sharp increase in enrollment by Asian students has been seen in several districts. The Herricks School District has seen the biggest change in student demographics, with the Asian population now totaling more than half of the student body. In 2005-06, the white population made up about 50 percent of the student body, but that number

has since decreased to 35 percent. The Asian student population, which accounted for 45 percent of the student body in 2005-06, now accounts for about 57 percent. The Hispanic/Latino student population has increased from 4 to 6 percent, while the African-American population has remained the same at 1 percent. Herricks Superintendent Fino Celano said that students have a lot of “empathy and respect” for each other because of the district’s diversity. “I think that’s a byproduct of the fact that we have a wonderfully diverse community,” Celano said. Kids are going through the experience of having classmates of different ethnicities and different religious beliefs and it really fosters a spirit of acceptance and tolerance and respect, which is a wonderful thing.” He said that the district devotes “a lot of time and energy” to Continued on Page 54

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GLEN HEAD SCHOOL 7 School Street Glen Head, NY 11545 Phone: 516-277-7700

GLENWOOD LANDING SCHOOL 60 Cody Ave Glenwood Landing, NY 11545 Phone: 516-277-7600

SEA CLIFF SCHOOL 280 Carpenter Ave Sea Cliff, NY 11579 Phone: 516-277-7500

Principal: Albert Cousins cousinsa@northshoreschools.org

Principal: Dr. Marc Ferris ferrism@northshoreschools.org

Principal: Lori Nimmo nimmol@northshoreschools.org

Principal: Bridget Finder finderb@northshoreschools.org

Principal: Christopher Zublionis zublionisc@northshoreschools.org

Parent Teacher Association Officers NSHS PARENT-TEACHER ORGANIZATION

NSMS PARENT-TEACHER STUDENT ORGANIZATION

www.nshspto.org

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Co-Presidents: Mandee Zapken, Beata Kosc

Co-Presidents: Letizia Barbetta, Suzie Cullen

Vice President Communications: Lisa Vizza Vice President Membership: Lisa Albanese

Treasurer: Kathleen Reynolds Recording Secretary: Elena Nikolaeva

Co-Vice Presidents Special Events: Eighth Grade Representatives: Denise Rieger, Cindy Neugebauer Jodi Cirella, Valerie Lynn Vice President Fundraising: Ann Marie Leone

Seventh Grade Representative: Suzanne Pisczatowski

Treasurer: Lisa Ledden

Sixth Grade Representative: Lisa Coppola

Co-Recording Secretaries: Lorena Ramnarine, Janet Ganeo

COORDINATING COUNCIL

Corresponding Secretary: Kim Veiga

Co-Presidents: Denise Reiner, Lisa Vizza, and Treasurer/Secretary, Liz Wezwick

GLEN HEAD ORGANIZATION OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS www.Glenheadpto.Org Co-Presidents: Cindy Ayres, Jane Launer Co-Vice Presidents: Liz Yiachos, Meghan Shedlick Recording Secretary: Lisa Colletti Corresponding Secretary: Claudine Gallo Treasurer: Sofia Zachariadis GLENWOOD LANDING SCHOOLCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION www.glenwoodlandingsca.org Co-Presidents: Marianne Galowski and Rachael Goldenberg

Treasurer: Claudette Corn

Public Relations: Claudia Ames

Vice President Events & Programs: Gina Panzarino

Recording Secretary: Sarah Regan

Vice President Fundraising: Lauren Archer Vice President Of Communications: Amanda Moynihan Volunteer Coordinator: Renee Monte SEA CLIFF PARENTCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION www.seacliffpca.net

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTTEACHER ASSOCIATION Co-Presidents: Deirdre Cerrito, Jeanine Feuerborn Vice President of Outreach and Advocacy: Gayle D’Aversa Co-Vice President Events and Fundraising: Carolyn Peterson Co-Vice President – Membership: Eileen Murphy

Co-Presidents: Danielle Brady, Natasha Gordon

Recording Secretary: Deborah Ilberg

Co-Vice Presidents Events: Natasha Difeo Aand Lori Kilada

Recording Secretary: Angela Barba

Corresponding Secretary: Michael Schmitt

Co-Treasurers: Anne Marie Macrigiane, Peggy Friedman

Treasurer: Anthony Stiffler

Corresponding Secretary: Jenn Haussel

Merchandise: Cara Duffy and Heather Cullen

Buildings Representative: Effy Jable

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KATHLEEN MOONEY kmooney@portnet.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT KAREN SLOAN

BOARD OF EDUCATION VICE PRESIDENT NORA JOHNSHON

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE ALAN BAER

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BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE LARRY GREENSTEIN

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE ELIZABETH WEISBURD

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BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE CHRISTINE NADOLNE

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE EMILY BEYS

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JOHN J. DALY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GUGGENHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MANORHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOUTH SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

36 Rockwood Avenue Port Washington , NY 11050 (516) 767-4900 Principal Sherri L. Suzzan ssuzzan@portnet.org

38 Poplar Place Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 767-5250 Principal Barbara Giebel bgiebel@portnet.org

Morewood Oaks Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 767-5300 Principal Bonni Cohen bcohen@portnet.org

101 Sands Point Road Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 767-5350 Principal Dr. David Meoli dmeoli@portnet.org

10 Newbury Road Port Washington , NY 11050 (516) 767-5400 Principal Pia Sanchez-Ferrante psanchez-ferrante@portnet.org

Parent Organizations Parent Organization Presidents Parents’ Council: Jennifer Mannion, jmitchmann@gmail.com Michelle Duran, michelleduran@verizon.net Schreiber HSA Meredith Steigman, meredith72@me.com Alexis Siegel, alexissiegel@optonline.net WEBER MIDDLE SCHOOL 52 Campus Drive Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 767-5500 Principal Christopher Shields cshields@portnet.org

Weber HSA Julie Schissel, jules 11575@aol.com Mathieu Lanfant, lanfant@msn.com

Manorhaven PTA Erica Tropp, ericatropp@gmail.com Ilana Engel, kubes66@aol.com Sousa HSA Ba-Nhi Sinclair, banhib@gmail.com Mara Sarchese, mara_sarchese@yahoo.com South Salem HSA Cathy Galanis, cgalanis@ymail.com Julie Epstein, julieepstein@me.com

Daly HSA Deb Danow, debro14@hotmail.com Sheryl Spring, sheryl@springroc.com

AGATE Sheila Hay, sheilahay@gmail.com Dina Maiella-Marro, dinamaiella@gmail.com

Guggenheim HSA Cindy Moroney, cinjan@gmail.com Annie Thornton, anniet22@aol.com

SEPTA Cara Hristoforatos, cmhistro@gmail.com Danielle Tane, dfour_blom@yahoo.com

SCHREIBER HIGH SCHOOL 101 Campus Drive Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 767-5800 Principal Ira Pernick ipernick@portnet.org

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BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT MERYL WAXMAN BEN-LEVY mwaxman@ roslynschools.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION VICE PRESIDENT CLIFFORD SAFFRON csaffron@ roslynschools.org

BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE DAVID DUBNER

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BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE ADAM HABER

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BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE STEVEN LITVACK

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BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE DAVID SEINFELD

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BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE BRUCE G. VALAURI

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ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOL

ROSLYN MIDDLE SCHOOL

EAST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

475 Round Hill Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Phone: 516-801-5100 Fax: 516-801-5108

375 Locust Lane Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Phone: 516-801-5200 Fax: 516-801-5208

400 Round Hill Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Phone: 516-801-5300 Fax: 516-801-5308

3 Glen Cove Road Greenvale, NY 11548 Phone: 516-801-5400 Fax: 516-801-5408

240 Willow Street Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Phone: 516-801-5500 Fax: 516-801-5508

East Hills Elementary Principal MELISSA KRIEGER

Harbor Hill Elementary Principal JESSICA KEMLER

Roslyn High School Principal DR. SCOTT ANDREWS

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Roslyn Middle School Principal CRAIG JOHANSON

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mkrieger@roslynschools.org

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Heights Elementary Principal REGINA COLARDI

rcolardi@roslynschools.org

Parent Organizations Coordinating Council Of Parent Associations roslynccpa@gmail.com Co-President: Jackie Golub, jackiegolub@gmail.com Co-President: Amy Greenberg, amycoldstone@yahoo.com Heights Parent Faculty Association heightspfa@gmail.com Co-President: Tania Beck, tanialbeck@gmail.com Co-President: Jenna Freed, jennafreed@gmail.com East Hills Parent Faculty Association easthillspfa@gmail.com

Co-President: Judy Camassar, trcamassar@aol.com Co-President: Sam Sohmer, samsohmer@yahoo.com Harbor Hill Parent Faculty Association harborhillpfa@gmail.com Co-President: Lynsey Birnbaum, lynseyfriedman@hotmail.com Co-President: Ricki Penn, rickipenn@gmail.com Middle School Parent Faculty Association rmspfa@gmail.com Co-President: Eva Bykov, ewbykov@gmail.com Co-President: Carin Silverman, carin_silverman@yahoo.com

High School Parent Faculty Association rhspfa@gmail.com Co-President: Jenn Disanti, jjdisanti@yahoo.com Co-President: Bessie Drenis, bdrenis@aol.com Special Education Parent Teacher Association roslynsepta@gmail.com President: Deborah Adler, debadler@yahoo.com Jocelyn Wasserman, jocelynwasserman@gmail.com

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Board of Education Superintendent Dr. Ralph Ferrie rferrie@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Trustee Louis Curcio Franklin Square

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Board of Education President David T. Fowler Floral Park/Bellerose dfowler@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Trustee Laura Ferone Floral Park/ Bellerose lferone@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

Vice President David Del Santo New Hyde Park/ Garden City Park ddelsanto@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

FLORAL PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Principal: Kathleen Sottile ksottile@sewanaka.k12.ny.us 210 Locust St. Floral Park, NY 11001-3399 516.488.9300

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Trustee Jean Fichtl Franklin Square

Trustee Michael A. Jaime Elmont mjaime@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us

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NEW HYDE PARK MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Principal: Richard P. Faccio rfaccio@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us 500 Leonard Blvd. New Hyde Park, NY 11040-3999 516.488.9500

Trustee Tameka Battle New Hyde Park/ Garden City Park

SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL Principal: Dr. Christopher Salinas csalinas@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us 500 Tulip Ave. Floral Park, NY 11001-3254 516.488.9600

ELMONT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL Principal: Kevin Dougherty kdougherty@ sewanaka.k12.ny.us 555 Ridge Road Elmont, NY 11003 516.488.9200

JOHN LEWIS CHILDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Susan Cvitkovich-Fazio, Interim Principal 10 Elizabeth Street Floral Park, NY 11001 516.434.2780

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Parent Teacher Associations SEWANHAKA CENTRAL COUNCIL OF PTAs COUNCIL OFFICERS President: Veronica Goldberg, 516-384-8568 First Vice-President: Marie St. Vil, 646-251-7753 Second Vice-President: Jane Chan, 516-313-8523 Third Vice President: Theodora Ridley, 516-352-5722 Honorary 4th Vice President: Dr. Ralph Ferrie, 516-488-9800 Corresponding Secretary: Astride Chery, 516-458-3906 Recording Secretary: Sharon Woitko, 516-595-5993 Treasurer: Tiffany Capers, 516-220-7330 Past President: Pam Naso, 516-353-8579 Elmont Memorial High School PTSA Slate Of Officers Cherry Redhead: President Gwendolyn Palmer: 1st Vice President Tiffany Capers: 2nd Vice President Barbara Mason-Simpson: 3rd Honorary Vice President Kevin Dougherty: 4th Honorary Vice President Claudia Watkins: Treasurer Tiria Onwuchekwa: Recording Secretary Annette Clarke: Corresponding Secretary Marie Saint Vil: Central Council Delegate Elizabeth Jones: Central Council Delegate Yasmine Beausejour: Central Council Delegate

Floral Park Memorial High School PTSA Officers President: Lorraine Lubicich, 631-355-9952 1st Vice President: Kate Dorry, 384-3714 2nd Vice President: Paige DeArmas, 327-9720 Recording Secretary: Tracy Schmid, 448-5736 Corresponding Secretary: Terry Maloney, 356-3288 Treasurer: Lisa Lawrence, 302-8111 Principal: Kathleen Sottile, 488-9300 H. Frank Carey High School PTSA Officers Co-President: Rosel Campos, 488-5540 Co-President: Joann Ringston, 775-8623 1st Vice-President: Jane Chan, 313-9523 2nd Vice-President/Membership: Catherine Ferrara, 414-1417 3rd Vice-President: Catherine Wright, 328-0170 4th Vice-President/Careywear: Kristy Bourne-Jaime, 924-3010 Honorary Vice-President: Christopher Fiore, 539-9400 Treasurer: Denise Marchese, 488-2371 Corresponding Secretary: Denise Morfesi, 483-5316 Recording Secretary: Susanne Roselli, 538-5846 Historian: Valerie Metzger, 316-7693 Teacher Representative: Kim Hoffman, 539-9423 Student Representatives: Ryan Estes and Antonia Marchese Delegate to Central Council: Ronni Marchetti, 775-0433 Delegate to Central Council: Joann Schwartz, 505-0455 Delegate to Central Council: Darlene Graham, 354-7150

Parlimentarian: Cheryl Scarry, 486-5938 Past President: Vicki Gioia, 488-8385 Past President: Jessica Piork, 616-1719 New Hyde Park Memorial High School PTA Officers President: Lisa Friel, 455-6113 1st Vice President: James Reddan, 238-8164 2nd Vice President: Kathy Rodgers, 804-928-1150 Hon. 3rd Vice President: Richard Faccio, 488-9500 Hon. 4th Vice President: Gerri Cookler, 488-9552 Corresponding Sec.: Annette Reo, 742-4651 Recording Sec.: Susan DiGregorio, 741-4676 Treasurer: Andrea Giattini, 652-0026 Sewanhawka High School PTSA Officers President: Ann Burger 1st Vice-President: Michele Zunno 2nd Vice-President: Yolanda Chodkowski Hon. Vice-President: Dr. Christopher Salinas (Principal) Hon. Vice-President: Daisy Amaris (Director of Student Activities) Honorary Vice-President: Stephanie Karczewski (Student Council President) Treasurer: Pam Milinic Secretary: Lauren Giuffre Central Council Delegates: Therese Morrissey, Tara Vandezande, Michelle Sims

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A vegetarian feast for everyone At Culinary Architect CaterBaked Veggie Burgers ing we are often asked to cater ou i e ur ri ed at o to many dietary needs — vegmeat t e e urger ta te e etarian, vegan, diabetic, paleo, mu room add unami a or gluten-free, nute free — to name 2 16 oz. cans Black Beans, just a few. drained Recently we catered a gradu1 16 oz. package of fresh ation party for a vegetarian. mushrooms, cleaned The following menu is what 1 onion, peeled and cut into quarters we served and it was very well 3 cloves garlic, peeled received. 16 oz. soft tofu, drained For the non-vegetarians, we 1 cup Panko offered grilled steak, making meat Salt and pepper, to taste eaters and vegetarians ecstatic. Spray olive oil The following menu may be incorporated into a carnivore’s 1 n a food ro e or feast as well. Whether you decided to dine tted it a tee ade add completely or partly vegetarian, ean mu room onion gar i and tofu Pu e to om ine a te dd you are in for a delicious feast. a t and e er if ne e ar 2 P a e a i at on a a ing Menu eet P a e Pan o on a a er ate Serves 12 o in Pan o t en a e urger on i at ined a ing eet a e Baked Veggie Burgers 12 attie Multi-Colored Bean efrigerate for 1 24 our Pinwheel 4 o oo re eat o en to 75 Farm Salad with Vinaigrette degree ig t ra urger Dressing it ra o i e oi a e for 15 Peach Crumble minute i and a e 10 to 15 minute more e i e ot i en

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Friday night’s Desert Highway — Eagles Tribute Band — at Harry Chapin Theater.

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Del Satins featured at Oldies Night Aug. 26 Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano recently announced Oldies Night, featuring the Del Satins, will take place on Friday, Aug. 26 at Eisenhower Park’s Lakeside Theatre. The show will begin at 8 p.m., and admission is free. Formed in 1958 in the Yorkville section of Manhattan, the quintet consisted of Stan Zizka (lead), Les Cauchi (first tenor), Keith Koestner (second tenor), Fred Ferrara (baritone) and his brother Tom Ferrara (bass) and were influenced by R&B groups like The Heartbeats, The Dubs and The Flamingos. Today, The Del-Satins continue with original vocalists Stan Zizka, Les Cauchi and Tommy Ferrara joined by long-time members Charlie Aiello and Edie Van Buren. The group has released two CDs recently, “Still Wanderin’” in 2011 and “Voices of Velvet & Steel” in 2015. The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre is

an outdoor theatre located near parking fields 6 and 6A in Eisenhower Park. Special accommodations are available for disabled patrons, including reserved parking, easily accessible rest rooms, and a convenient reserved location on the hill. Assistive hearing devices are available for the hearing impaired. There is no formal seating at Lakeside Theatre, so concert-goers are urged to bring folding chairs. If weather conditions are doubtful, call (516) 572-0355 after 6 p.m. for updated performance information. Eisenhower Park is centrally located in East Meadow, with entrances on Hempstead Turnpike at East Meadow Avenue and at the intersection of Stewart and Merrick Avenues. For further information, please call the Nassau County Parks Public Information Office at: (516) 572-0200 or visit the Nassau County Parks, Recreation and Museum website at: nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

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medical evaluations, and assist veterans in applying for a VA medical card. This FunDay Monday is sponsored by Northwell Health, Parker Jewish, and AgeWell New York, and hosted by the Town’s Department of Community Services. FunDay Monday offers hundreds of seniors from across the Town an opportunity to gather for games, music, dancing, entertainment, and exercise. In addition to enjoying the celebrations, seniors can participate in a variety of activities, such as Line Dancing (10 a.m.), Zumba (10 a.m.), Fitness (11a.m.), Mahjong (11 a.m.), and Tai Chi (12:30 p.m.). To reserve a time slot with the mobile unit, call (631) 261-4400, ext. 7084. Free transportation is available from various points throughout the town. For further information, or for a pickup location near you, please call 311 or call (516) 869-6311.

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THROW YOUR CHILD AN ‘ARTSY BIRTHDAY PARTY’ We offer a large variety of ‘arty party’ themes including dance, art, acting & ceramics for children of all ages! Exciting activities are led by a dynamic party leader and supported by experienced GCAC staff. Food, drinks and paper goods are all included in the packages. Go to our website at www.goldcoastarts.org or call at 516- 829-2570 to schedule your child’s dream party

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • goldcoastarts.org Wednesday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. “Summer Shorts” at Furman Film Series Saturday, September 17 at 8:30 p.m. The 50+ Comedy Tour Tuesday, September 27 at 8 p.m. The Front Page on Broadway Wednesday, October 26 at 8 p.m. Natasha, Pieree & the Great Comet of 1812 on Broadway Thursday, November 10 during evening Gold Coast International Film Festival Opening Night Gala LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Wednesdays through Sundays until September 4 My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy! Wednesday, August 31 at 2 p.m. Film: To Catch a Thief Saturday, September 10 at 8 p.m. Donovan - The Sunshine Superman Fiftieth Anniversary North American Tour Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m. Betty Buckley, The“Voice of Broadway” LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City 516-224-5800 • www.licm.org Children must be accompanied by an adult. Museum Hours: Open Daily (until September 4) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum admission: $13 for adults and children over one-year-old, $12 seniors, free to museum members and children under one-year-old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact 516-224-5800. Monday, August 29 through Friday, September 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nature Maker Space Come be led by our Green Teens, as you explore Our Backyard, LICM’s outdoor environment and interact with a variety of fun materials. Get inspired and learn about the environment. Engage in gardening, nature fort building, art projects and observation stations; make mud pies and reconnect with the natural world. This series is made possible with the support of National Grid. Ages: 3 and up. Free with museum admission. Tuesday, August 30 and Thursday, September 1 from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. stART (Story + Art) Join us each week as we read childhood classics and introduce new favorites; followed by literature-inspired activities and crafts.

Ages 3 to 5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members). Wednesday, August 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Friday, September 2 from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Music and Movement Join us for a musical morning that gets little bodies moving; pick up a musical instrument and add your voice to our sing along songs session. Ages: 5 and under. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members). Friday, September 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids in the Kitchen (Family Series) Calling all junior chefs! Have fun creating nutritious, simple dishes that will inspire kids and adults to get cooking together. Create tasty treats, take home recipes and enjoy your yummy creations at the end of each class. Ages: 3-8. Material fee: $5 ($4 LICM members). Friday, September 2 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Pirate School with Captain Billy Bones Billy Bones is generally a Good Pirate! Youngsters of all ages have a little bit of pirate in them. Like pirates, kids naturally yearn for adventure, independence and self-actualization. They love discovery, carousing and challenging authority. These traits captivate children’s imaginations and, when presented in a nurturing, non-violent environment; it’s embraced by parents. This production was created by David Engel, a veteran family entertainer based in New York who has toured throughout the U.S, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. Ages: 3 and up. Fee: $9 with museum admission ($7 LICM members), $12 theater only. Through Sunday, September 4 Traveling Exhibit - The Art of Andy Warhol Combining history, creativity and the visual arts into one exhibit, visitors will explore the silkscreen process from beginning to end and learn about a leading figure of the “pop-art” movement, which began in the 1950s. Step into a working silkscreen studio, similar to Warhol’s “Factory”; create an original piece of art; dress up like the characters seen in Warhol paintings and play with toys like those collected by the artist. Original artwork featured in the exhibit is from Warhol’s Myth Series; including characters familiar to children such as Mickey Mouse, Santa Claus, the Wicked Witch of the West and Uncle Sam. Week-long artist-in-residence programs will supplement the exhibit experience. Sandra Carrion and Keith Gamache will lead hands-on public workshops and take part in a joint art exhibition at the Museum. All ages. Free with museum admission.

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Community Calendar Project Independence Support & Social Group The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence is reminding residents that they offer free support and social groups. Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information. Parents of Millennials Group Join us as we explore ways to help our 18-30 year olds move on to independence and pursue the life they want. For more information please visit: www.meetup.com/Parents-of-Millennials-Meetup-Group Trivia Challenge Come see how much you know. Match wits with other great minds. You may win a prize! Last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. Havana Central Restaurant Roosevelt Field, Garden City. For more info, call (516) 676- 1976.

stop) We start and finish at the same location. Routes and speeds vary depending on the group. Ride is canceled if the roads are wet or temperature is below 40 degrees. Free parking in the lot till 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Helmets and road bikes mandatory. Beginners welcome. Ride at your own risk. April to November. Come & meet others who are interested in your sport, you may even pick up a pointer or two from one of the veteran cyclists. Contact David (Speedy) Emanuel at speedyemanuel@optonline.net or 516-8409370 or 516-487-8065 before 9:45 p.m. for schedule and to confirm your participation.

Cleanup Saturday, September 24th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. In conjunction with the American Littoral Society Join thousands of volunteers just like you from Argentina to Vietnam who will be picking up trash from miles of beaches all over the world during the Cleanup. Then we all send data about the trash we collect to scientists at the Ocean Conservancy to determine what is polluting our water so that

2016 Annual Native American Fest Saturday & Sunday, November 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. When the autumn leaves start to turn, and the crisp fall air is here, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it’s time for Garvies Point Museum’s NATIVE AMERICAN FEAST. This celebration of northeastern Native American culture has been held the weekend before Thanksgiving for more than 25 years.

36th Annual R. Brinkley Smithers Golf Invitational Piping Rock and The Creek Locust Valley Monday, September 19 Named for LICADD Founder, R. Singles Association Of L.I. Brinkley Smithers, the tournament’s For information on events, please call proceeds ensure that the services (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or LICADD provides - from screening, e-mail singlesassociationofli@yahoo. intervention and referral services, to com. recovery support, an Employee Assistance Program and mentoring- all Your Widowed Social Group remain accessible to the individuals The group meets on the third Wednes- and families who are most affected day of the each month (except July by drug and alcohol abuse on Long and August) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Island. St. Joseph’s R.C. Church on Franklin Power hitting outfielder Darryl StrawAve. and Fifth Street, Garden City. berry, will Keynote this event with There is a $5 fee for members and a his personal story of success and re$8 fee for non-members. For addemption. “Your life can change. It is ditional information, please call (516) important to know that no matter what 481-9280. you go through, we are not a mistake we make mistakes.” Says Keynote Area Cyclists Unite speaker Darryl Strawberry. There are several area cyclists & cyFoursomes and individual tickets are cling groups that ride before or after already on sale and expected to sell work on Weekdays. A bigger group is out before the event. For more informore fun and a better work out. You mation, or to reserve your spot today, are invited to join the areas longest please contact Cynthia Doerler at running Weekday cycling group. 516.747.2606 ext. 103 or visit LICADD. When: Weekdays before work or after ORG. work Where: Parking lot across from Great GARVIES POINT MUSEUM Neck Diner - Corner of Bond Street 50 Barry Dr. in Glen Cove and Grace Avenue. (516) 571-8010/11 • www.garvieDescription of ride : About 15 miles spointmuseum.com in about one hour, 20 minutes (Non 31st Annual International Coastal

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Gospel meets jazz at Harry Chapin

Gospel Meets Jazz at Harry Chapin Theatre on Saturday, starring Mistress of Ceremonies Kim Thompson and Everton Bailey & ISOP/the Instrumental Sounds of Praise.

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

In 1921, one of the biggest movie stars in the world was accused of killing a woman. What followed was an unprecedented avalanche of press coverage, the original “trial of the century,” and a wave of censorship that altered the course of Hollywood filmmaking.

Movie: Precious Cargo R, 1 hr., 30 min.; Action, Crime, Drama Friday, August 26 at 1:30 p.m. Starring Bruce Willis, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Claire Forlani A crime boss tries to make off with loot that belongs to another thief.

Cards, Coloring, Games & Coffee Monday, August 29 at 2:30 p.m. Join us for a social afteenoon of cards (bring your friends if you need four players), perhaps a stimulating game of chess (we have the chess sets, you bring a partner) or a favorite board game (again, please try to bring a game-playing partner). Perhaps you want to relax and de-stress by joining the latest craze – coloring books for adults!

Movie: A Beautiful Mind PG-13, 2 hr., 15 min.; Bio, Drama Friday, August 26 at 6:15 p.m. Starring Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly. After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.

Career Connections Reboot Camp Tuesday, August 30 and Thursday, September 1. Appointment times are: 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 1:15 p.m., 2 p.m. Email to schedule an appointment. This free service is open to all, but is directed to those actively engaged in a job search. Bring current resume(s) to appointment.

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Armchair Historian Book Discussion Saturday, August 27 at 10:30 a.m. The book being discussed is: Room 1219: The Life of Fatty Arbuckle, the Mysterious Death of Virginia Rappe, and the Scandal That Changed Hollywood by Greg Merrit.

CHILDREN The library was jam packed with programs over the summer….reading programs, craft, animal shows etc. and these pictures are an indication of the fun experienced by all.

New Hyde Park Community Calendar LIKE TO SING? The New Hyde Park Senior Chorus welcomes new members. The chorus meets Mondays 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at The Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. To join us, call 516-775-8118.

Adult beginner ballet classes on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Adult Ballet classes Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. are at the American Theater Dance Workshop, 999 Herricks Road, NHP. 516-2486420.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION We are currently looking for community volunteers/retirees for one or two hours a week in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District. You will be assisting students under the supervision of a classroom teacher. There is no prior experience necessary to participate in the program. Volunteers do a variety of activities with children such as reading to students or helping with classroom projects. If you would like more information on this program, please call Eileen Bileski at 516434-2306. EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050. AARP Floral Park Chapter 5224

SENIOR CHORUS New Hyde Park: Entertainers Senior Chorus welcomes new members. The group meets 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays at Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. Contact 516-775-8118 for more information.

Italian Festival Michael J. Tully Park Denton/Evergreen, New Hyde Park - 516-747-1680 Wednesday, August 24 through Sunday, August 28th Sponsored by Cellini Lodge #2206 - New Hyde Park New thrilling rides, international food court, vendors, Las Vegas game of chance, and Community Appreciation Day is Sunday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Free admission and half-off price pasta. Fireworks on Saturday, August 27 with raindate of Sunday, August 28 Music schedule is Wednesday Tempo, Thursday - Rewind, Friday - Risky Business, Saturday - Don Felice, Sunday - Bel Airs, Saturday Afternoon - Castelli Nation, Sunday Afternoon - DJ Chris

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will host bingo on Tuesday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. The top prize is $1,500 with additional cash prizes totaling $1,700. Admission is $4 at the post, which is located at 155 Searingtown Road in Albertson.

Adult beginner ballet classes “SATURDAYS with Sabaa”: Breast cancer and lymphedema education and tips from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. Physical therapist Sabaa Mundia, a blogger for the Facebook site of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is offering useful tips on the site every Saturday. To access the information, visit #saturdayswithsabaa and https://www.facebook.com/ adelphibreastcancerhotline. To reach the hotline call 800-877-8077.

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Sweet Passion Desserts opens in NHP

On Saturday, August 13, 2016 the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly reopened bakery, Sweet Passion Desserts, located at 1200 Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park. Pictured from left are chamber Vice President Jeanette Frisina, past President Ralph Ventura, North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Lee Seeman (D-Great Neck), town Councilman Angelo Ferrara, past chamber President Rich DeMartino, Village of New Hyde Park Mayor Robert Lofaro, owners Kimberly and Gianpiero Ciminna, chamber President Jerry Baldassaro, state Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and past chamber President Mark Laytin. Seeman, Ferrara, the Ciminnas, Ra and Lofaro presented proclamations.

Floral Park to hold Sept. 11 memorial The Village of Floral Park will be remembering the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001 by observing that tragic day on Sunday, September 11th at The 9/11 Relic Memorial in front of Village Hall at 8:30 a.m. All are invited to attend.

Winthrop nurse wins contest New Hyde Park resident and Winthrop University-Hospital nurse Claire Scherder is the first winner of the “Are You Ready, Feet?” online physical activity portal. The Long Island Health Collaborative staff presented Scherder, the randomly selected prize winner, with a Fitbit Flex and donated gifts from Collaborative members. “Are You Ready, Feet?” is an interactive online portal, which can be used by people of all ages to track physical activity as they take a virtual journey across Long Island via their minutes moved,

miles traveled or steps walked. The Long Island Health Collaborative is a partnership of Long Island’s hospitals, county health departments, physicians, health providers, community-based social associations, human service organizations, academic institutions, health plans, local government and the business sector, all engaged in improving the health of Long Islanders. Pictured from left are Scherder and Sarah Ravenhall, program manager of the Long Island Population Health Improvement Program for the Long Island Health Collaborative.

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Martins’ bid for delay shakes up House race Continued from Page 1 That ruling settled a legal challenge by Pidot that spanned nearly two months and involved three separate cases filed in federal and state courts. Pidot and Martins blamed each other for dragging out the court proceedings. Suozzi, Pidot and McDermott said they don’t buy Martins’ claim that having the primary and general elections a month apart would disenfranchise overseas voters and violate a federal law, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, that sets deadlines for the mailing of their ballots. Judge Frederick J. Scullin ordered the state and local election boards to seek a “hardship exemption” to that law. It affects 1,012 people, about 0.2 percent of the district’s 485,000 active registered voters, according to state Board of Elections numbers. A later general election

would depress turnout by forcing voters to the polls a second time, giving Martins a way around Trump at the top of the GOP ticket, Suozzi said. A Democratic poll released last week showed about 40 percent of voters would be less likely to support Martins because he is voting for Trump. “This is a completely disingenuous attempt [by Martins] to abuse the court process and bend the electoral calendar to his whims,” said Pidot, a Glen Cove fraud investigator. Martins has also challenged McDermott’s petition to run as the Libertarian candidate and Suozzi’s petition for a “Fix Washington” ballot line. Supporters of Martins allege in Nassau County Supreme Court that Suozzi’s petition is riddled with fraudulent signatures, including three from dead voters. They charge at least four Suozzi canvassers forged signatures — including one, Haig

“ HIS IS A COMPLETELY DISINGENUOUS ATTEMPT [BY MARTINS] TO ABUSE THE COURT PROCESS AND BEND THE ELECTORAL CALENDAR TO HIS WHIMS.” — PHILIP PIDOT

Minassian, who used the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying in court on Tuesday. Suozzi’s campaign says it fired Minassian as soon as it found out what he did, and has said the few other bad signatures should be thrown out. The state Board of Elections found the “Fix Washington” petition has enough signatures but is waiting to make a decision on its validity until the fraud case is resolved, said a Suozzi spokesman, John Conklin. In a statement Sunday, Martins and his campaign maintained that the October primary

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would violate the military voting law and a Dec. 6 date would afford the time necessary to get military personnel their ballots because they “are serving our country in every corner of the globe,” his campaign said. Any effect of Trump’s candidacy on Martins’ chances to win in November is “irrelevant,” said E. O’Brien Murray, Martins’ campaign strategist, in an interview. “Anything else but our military service members is nothing but a smokescreen and an excuse for two people who have lost their elections and been rejected by voters to not step forward and fight for our military service members,” said Murray, referring to Suozzi and Pidot. Pidot, a one-time Glen Cove City Council candidate, is a major underdog in the primary. Martins was named the Republican nominee for the North Shore congressional district in March and has already attracted

more than $1 million in support from the National Republican Congressional Committee for the general election. The only other time a federal court set a new general election date was in a 1982 case involving two congressional races in Georgia, according to a legal memo filed by Paul DerOhannesian II, Martins’ attorney. Holding a single congressional election a month after every other federal race is decided would be “very unusual in American politics,” and would likely lower turnout to the level of a midterm election rather than a presidential election, said Meena Bose, a Hofstra University political science professor specializing in presidential politics. “This would be a significant shift,” Bose said. Since “there are enough unexpecteds already,” she said, “I think there will be a strong push to keep the known as known.”

Floral Park board OKs subdivision plan Continued from Page 4 would also require none. “I’ve seen some of the eysores in town where, for some reason or another, these houses were built that don’t fit the flavor of Floral Park,” said Cathy Hoye of Larch Avenue. The board only approved the subdivision on Tuesday, and plans for the structure will be subject to examination by the village Architectural Review Board, Trustee Lynn Pombonyo said. Two other higher-density developments are in progress in Floral Park. A nine-home subdivision on Cisney Avenue is under construction, and a plan for 36 apartments at the former site of Koenig’s Restaurant on South Tyson Avenue is set to go before the Architectural Review Board this week. The Connollys have been in the process of buying the house since March. They and Mullen were supposed to film an appearance on

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HGTV’s “House Hunters” this week, but they had to wait for final approval from the village, they said. While he thinks much of Floral Park is already as dense as neighboring Queens, Matt Connolly said he understands residents’ desire to preserve the village’s remaining large lots. “They’re few and far between, so I think that’s what kind of endears people to it, and they don’t want to see it disappear,” he said. “Me, personally, I would have loved to have that property myself. It just wasn’t in the cards.”

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3rd track pushed as part of larger plan Continued from Page 1 to remain economically competitive, Cuomo and Tom Prendergast, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, told state and local lawmakers in Hauppauge. “These are two tracks on the Long Island Rail Road, part of a much larger system, bringing you to the east side of Manhattan, bringing you to LaGuardia, bringing you to a Penn Farley, which is a much better new modernized train station,” Cuomo said. “So it’s all in that context. It’s not about just one piece of the puzzle. It’s the entire system we’re putting in place.” The LIRR has finished laying track between Central Islip and Ronkonkoma, the first phase of the $387 million, 18-mile second track that will extend from Ronkonkoma to Farmingdale, Cuomo and Prendergast announced Monday. That project and the third track, planned to run 9.8 miles on the LIRR’s Main Line between Floral Park and Hicksville, both aim to give trains a path around break-

downs and other problems that rankle commuters throughout the railroad system. The second Ronkonkoma track will double the branch’s offpeak service, and, as Cuomo and the MTA have said since January, the third track will create the capacity for more eastbound trains during rush hours. A third track becomes even more crucial with that “reverse commute” in place, Prendergast said, as the corridor becomes a bottleneck for the four LIRR branches that run on it. “We’re really constrained. If one of the tracks is out, you’re absolutely crippled, so it’s even more so with those other projects in place,” Prendergast said. “So it’s critically important to Long Island Rail Road, especially going forward into the 21st century if Long Island wants to remain the economic engine that it is.” The LIRR is using a new machine to lay the second Ronkonkoma track that places railroad ties 10 times faster than workers can, keeping the project on schedule

and saving the MTA $2.4 million. Critics of the third track say they are skeptical the project would get done in the estimated three years and stick to the estimated $1.5 billion cost. But Cuomo touted the machine and his “design-build” scheme, in which private contractors handle the design and construction of large projects, as evidence that his ambitious building initiatives will get done on time and on budget. “We’re going to do it faster than ever before, and better than ever before, because people are being inconvenienced every day that we don’t do it,” Cuomo said. “That has to be the attitude, and that is the new attitude, and you see it being evidenced all across the system.” The projects also play into Cuomo’s $100 billion infrastructure plan he announced this year that extends throughout the downstate region, he said. The Ronkonkoma project includes a revamped station at Republic Airport in Farmingdale.

Cuomo’s $4 billion renovation plan for LaGuardia Airport includes an AirTrain from the LIRR’s Willets Point station — a proposal some transit advocates say will not make getting to the airport any faster. Commuters from Long Island to New York City will eventually arrive at Grand Central Terminal and a renovated Penn Station, expected to cost $3 billion. Outside the rail system, Cuomo said he plans to revamp the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and the Triborough Bridge. Specifics for those proposals have yet to be released. An environmental study for the third track is underway. A final “scope,” an outline of the study that incorporates and responds to public comments, is due out this week, the MTA says. Third track critics say Cuomo and the MTA have failed to show a need for a project that will gravely disrupt their everyday lives with loud construction and lasting impacts on traffic and property values. Local officials have also

decried what they call a lack of transparency and specifics in the project’s early stages. Mayor Thomas Tweedy of the Village of Floral Park said he shares Cuomo’s goal of modernizing the LIRR, but he thinks the railroad must make incremental changes to its existing infrastructure before taking up a “megaproject.” While it’s good that the railroad is doing some projects such as the second Ronkonkoma track and a train yard in Huntington, Tweedy said, there are still other smaller pieces the LIRR should prioritize. “New work is not investment in infrastructure,” he said. “New work can augment what you have, but infrastructure are the signals are the rails are the equipment. That’s what needs to be upgraded first.” Cuomo on Monday said the state has “lost literally decades” to opposition to projects such as these. Property values and economic development could suffer if they don’t go through, he said. “You will suffocate Long Island if you don’t do this,” Cuomo said.

Bookstore thriving in Man’s 90-mile trek to sea of big-box sellers aid Alzheimer’s group Continued from Page 21 Noble. Instead, she said, it focuses on selling its products and being a community center for people in Port Washington. With books still being about half of the Dolphin’s business, Carthagine said, people come in regularly seeking book recommendations. Employees get on a first-name basis with many customers looking for book recommendations, she added. “All the time we see customers — and a lot of the time repeat customers — come in and ask us what we’re reading and what we suggest to them,” Carthagine said. “They trust our opinion and we take pride in our suggestions.” “Let’s be honest, everyone shops on Amazon,” Mitzner said. “There’s great stuff there, but we do things that Amazon doesn’t have the ability to do. There’s no button on Amazon that lets a person suggest books to you. You can’t go to Amazon last minute and say ‘I need something for a birthday party.’ That’s where we come in.” Aside from books, the Dolphin’s widerange product inventory draws customers into the store, Mitzner said. In the past week, Carthagine said, the

store put together five baskets for birthday parties and other events people needed gifts for. “We do gift baskets and other personalized gifts from scratch,” Carthagine said. “We’ll put whatever someone wants in them, make it look really nice and wrap it up for them.” Mitzner said that the cafe is just as important to the community as the store. On Friday nights, the cafe hosts musicians who perform for community members. It also hosts a writing program for authors who have book ideas and want to get started on them, she said. “Writers come in and get guidance and get to work on their books,” Mitzner said. “It’s a good experience for them, and it’s fun.” Mitzner, who travels often, fills the store with products she brings back from other countries. Recently, Mitzner visited Vietnam and brought back hand-painted scarves, Carthagine said. “It’s the little things we have here in the store that make it so great,” Carthagine said. “I love working here. I really do wish I started working here earlier. It’s such a lovely place.”

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Continued from Page 21 Alzheimer’s patients that are in all stages. “Its about keeping the patients engaged,” said Christine Rice, the community outreach and events coordinator at the foundation. “We have music, dancing and trivia for people with all stages of Alzheimer’s. We think what Jay is doing is amazing and we’re 100 percent behind him.” Asparro said he decided to donate the proceeds to the Long Island Al-

zheimer’s Foundation to raise awareness for the programs that they offer so more people can understand the impact Alzheimer’s has on people who are diagnosed and their families. “At first, I thought I should run a half marathon or a marathon, but then I realized that it wouldn’t be enough. I wanted and needed to do more to raise awareness. I didn’t think that was the right platform. So this 90mile run is what I’ll be doing to raise awareness.”

Drunken driver convicted Continued from Page 21 edies that can occur when people drive drunk with kids in the car. It’s a miracle nobody was injured or killed by this defendant’s incredible indifference to the lives of her own child and the public.” Singas said Tannous was driving on Glen Cove Road in Carle Place in the late afternoon of April 4, 2014 when she struck a car in front of her. No one was injured, but when police arrived to investigate, Tannous was reported to be glassy-eyed with

the odor of alcohol on her breath, she said. Tannous’ blood-alcohol level was found to be at least 0.20 percent at the time, more than twice the legal limit, according to the DA’s office. At the trial, the DA’s office said, Tannous said the crash occurred because she was distracted by her child in the backseat. She faces a maximum of 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison for the charges, and a sentencing date has been set for Oct. 28.

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Residents urged to clean out garages The Town of North Hempstead is urging residents to clean out their garages, basements, attics and medicine chests, and take advantage of the enhanced S.T.O.P (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) program scheduled to take place on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Michael J. Tully Park, in New Hyde Park Residents can dispose of items such as aerosols, household chemicals, pesticides, disinfectants, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, bulbs, thermostats, rechargeable and lithium batteries, TV’s and computers. Please bring oil-based paints only. Latex and water-based paints will not be accepted at the S.T.O.P. collection site. Once dried out (usually 24-36 hours after the lid is removed), those paints can be placed in a trash bag and thrown out with your regular household garbage. Oil-based paints, on the other hand, are considered hazardous, and will be accepted at any S.T.O.P. Collection Day program. The Town of North Hempstead is the first town in Nassau County to offer pharmaceutical collections, and residents have the opportunity to dispose of their unwanted or unused pharmaceuticals at each S.T.O.P. event. In addition to protecting our environment by diverting unwanted drugs from landfills and our drinking water, the program prevents dangerous pharmaceuticals from getting into the wrong hands. By bringing this service to each community, North Hempstead aims to keep its children and environment

Bosworth (right) with chief sustainability officer Erin Reilley safe. During the S.T.O.P. event, North Hempstead residents can also safely shred and dispose of personal documents, thereby minimizing the opportunity for identity theft, while at the same time making an invaluable contribution to the protection of the envi-

ronment. Residents are invited to shred any personal paper documents and credit cards free of charge. Any commercial business documents including home offices will not be accepted. Please note that there is a limit of six “Bankers Box” sized boxes or bags of paper per car, per event. Once the documents are shredded, they will be placed into containers and sent directly to pulping mills. Every 2,000 pounds of paper the town recycles equates to seventeen trees saved. The Town is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters to have a truck at the September 17 S.T.O.P. event. Big Brothers Big Sisters will be accepting gently used and working clothes, stuffed animals, electronics, toys, sporting equipment, shoes, books, small area rugs, bikes, scooters, luggage, picture frames, table lamps, bolts of fabric, silverware, glassware, dishes, and cosmetics. Residents will receive a receipt for their donation for income tax purposes. In addition to the Sept. 17 event, the final S.T.O.P. event of 2016 will be held at North Hempstead Beach Park on Oct. 30. All collection events begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. For more information on the S.T.O.P. program, please call 311 or (516) 869-6311.

Maragos selects interns

Pictured along with Mangano are honorees from the Indian Independence Day Celebration, including Dr. Vijay Shah, Penny Yogiraj Sandhu, Dr. Manjul Bhargava, Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, Vimal Goyal, Dr. Dipali Pandya and Bina Sabapathy.

Indian Independence Day celebrated Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, the Indian American Forum, India Day Parade USA and India Association of Long Island last Monday hosted a ceremony and flag hoisting in celebration of the 69th Anniversary of Indian Independence Day at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola. “I am pleased to join everyone in celebration of the 69th Anniversary of Indian Independence Day,” Mangano said. “I would

like to congratulate all of today’s honorees, who have contributed so much to their communities and who continue to serve as role models to their friends and neighbors.” The honorees from the Indian American community were: Dr. Vijay Shah Penny Yogiraj Sandhu Dr. Manjul Bhargava Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori Vimal Goyal Dr. Dipali Pandya and Bina Sabapathy.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos (left) and Matt Kim of Manhasset, who will be returning to Cornell University. Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos recently selected students with exceptional talents in math, accounting, or economics from across Nassau County for internships at the comptroller’s office. The internship provides an opportunity for students to get real-world experience in both finance and government.

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Performing ‘Seussical’ at Cohen’s Patients at Cohen Children’s Medical Center and their families experienced the wonders of the stage thanks to the John W. Engeman Theater of Northport, which put on a fill-blown production of “Seussical” in the hospital’s lobby. The hospital’s lobby was transformed into an intimate theatre setting, complete with a troupe of actors in full Seuss regalia,working stage and theatrical lighting. “We couldn’t be more delighted to bring “Seussical” to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, said the theater’s managing director and owner, Kevin O’Neill, while the cast was taking its bows. “Since our earliest history, theater has been the basic form of communication — uniting its audience and providing people with the ability to share their most basic emotions. “All of us at the John W. Engeman Theater understand how difficult it must be for children and their families who are unable to experience the wonder of theater while they’re confined in hospital. That’s why we felt it was so important to bring the theater to them. It’s our hope that this is just the first of many

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wonderful shows for the young patients here to enjoy.” Following the one-hour production, sponsored jointly by Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the medical center, cast members signed colorful playbills designed especially for children. And, for those patients unable to leave their rooms, the entire performance was telecast live throughout the hospital. “We are so grateful to the John W. Engeman Theatre and our good friends at Bethpage Federal Credit Union for bringing this wonderful show to our hospital,” said Amanda Filippazzo, special events coordinator at Cohen... “All you have to do is look at the faces of these children to understand how much this means to them. We look forward to a close association on many more wonderful productions.” Many of the youngsters in the audience had never seen live theater before. When asked for her thoughts, one young lady (who sat open-mouthed through the entire production) gave the following rave review: “I really like all the actors. When are they coming back?”

County to hold blood drive on Sept. 13

Town building dept. offering mobile hours The Town of North Hempstead Building Department will be hosting a set of evening community-based office hours as well as the popular educational series, “What to Know Before Buying or Selling A Home” this fall. The mobile hours will give residents the opportunity to meet with the Town’s Applicant Advocate and the Mobile Building Department Unit, and have their questions or concerns regarding specific Building Department applications answered. Residents are asked to bring any relevant information or documentation relating to their Building Department application. Upcoming Mobile Office Hours: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Hillside Public Library, 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onder-

donk Avenue, Manhasset The “What to Know Before Buying or Selling A Home,” presentation will teach attendees how to understand which permits and certificates they will need in order to close the sale of their home. Upcoming “What to Know Before Buying or Selling A Home” Seminars: Thursday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m., Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset Tuesday, Oct. 4, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Hillside Public Library, 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park If you have any questions, or would like more information on mobile office hours and “What to Know Before Buying or Selling A Home” seminars, please visit www.northhempsteadny. gov/applicantadvocate or call 311 or (516) 869-6311.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and the Long Island Blood Center invite residents to support a blood drive and save a life on Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 240 Old Country Road in Mineola. “A single blood donation may help save the lives of three people, and I encourage all who are in good health to consid- Edward Mangano er giving back this fall,” approximately one hour. Mangano said. Donors must be in Donating blood takes

good health, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be 16 years of age or older, with parental permission. Donors age 76 and older may donate blood if they meet all donor criteria and present a physician’s letter allowing them to donate. No appointment necessary. For additional information, contact the Long Island Blood Service at 1-800-933-BLOOD or visit nybloodcenter.org.

Town BeachFeast event set for Sept. 17 The Town of North Hempstead announced the return of BeachFeast, a food and spirits festival that will be held at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. BeachFeast will feature food trucks, wine and beer, a classic car show and live music along the boardwalk at North Hempstead Beach Park. “BeachFeast is a great opportunity to enjoy one last day on the beach this summer season,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “I am looking forward to joining our residents and sampling

selections from delicious food vendors and enjoying music from this year’s incredible performers.” This year’s BeachFeast will feature live music by three bands. Jessie’s Girl, an ‘80s cover band, Kamellot, a classic rock band, and Tiger Rose, a Jerry Garcia Tribute band. Residents will be able to purchase an eclectic mix of culinary delights as well as spirits from vendors. There will also be a classic car show along the boardwalk and the GameTruck will provide video games for children and will be broadcasting college football games.

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A Republican voting for Hillary

t has long been recognized that trust is the glue of a democratic society. Unfortunately, in this Presidential election, distrust is the main ingredient. Hillary and Bill Clinton’s long-standing propensity to walk the legal tightrope is a persistent albatross around their necks. Her problems concerning her emails, the dubious connections between her State Department and the Clinton Foundation, and both of their speaking fees raise numerous justifiable questions about their honesty and trustworthiness. As a moderate Republican since 1972, I would have relished her defeat in this year’s election. Regrettably, a catastrophic force burst onto the scene last year. Donald Trump’s audacious comments about Mexicans, Muslims, self-respecting women, and trade stole the attention of the media and then the public. Because it would take a book to discuss and adequately dissect Trump’s numerous

preposterous pronouncements, I want to concentrate only on his position concerning Iraq. He proclaims Hillary demonstrated bad judgment when she supported George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq. Trump claims that near its start he was against the war. Did he know that Sadam Hussain was bluffing about having weapons of mass destruction? Did he disregard the fact that Sadam previously used them to kill thousands of Iraqi Kurds? Was he not suspicious about the numerous times Sadam found ways to prevent UN inspectors from doing their jobs? Should his beliefs have superseded the intelligence gathered by our CIA and many other foreign intelligence services? If there were WMD found, what would be the position of the great sage of infallible intuition? A demagogue’s “brilliance” can always

be demonstrated with 20/20 hindsight. Trump’s statements about taking Iraq’s oil as either a payment for our services and/or a means to combat ISIS defies comprehension. Iraq has billions of barrels of oil in the ground. Refineries are located in the northern, central, and southern regions of the country. The oil is transported by pipelines and tanker trucks. To protect it, thousands of troops would have to be placed in numerous scattered and vulnerable defensive positions. Apparently, a “militaristic” Trump, who idolizes famous and flamboyant generals like MacArthur and Patton, cannot comprehend that those troops could be better used to directly attack Mosul and Raqua. If, by some quirk of circumstance, our military was able to seize Iraq’s oil, would not the other nations of the world see this action as a reincarnation of imperialism? Dangerous Donald’s blinker-like con-

cepts of America First and “to the victor go the spoils” would render the USA as an outcast nation. Justifiably, sanctions could be placed on us. Trump would then have to change his motto from America First to America Only. This November the American people must choose between a woman whose legalistic luck has saved her from criminal prosecution and a bombastic self-promoting salesman with a superficial understanding of government, national security, and foreign affairs. Advisors basically make suggestions. A President must have the background, demeanor, and curiosity to make vital wellthought out national and international decisions. Hillary’s governmental experience and detailed knowledge of multiple issues trumps Trump. Dr. Alan Wecksell reat e

Anti-Trump GOPers Remember Al, a 9/11 victim against outsiders?

everal noteworthy Republicans have expressed their opposition to Donald Trump as the G.O.P. candidate. The reasons they give vary from their conscience concerns to fear that his temperament will be detrimental to the country.

his past year I went to the funeral of my friend Al. He pasted away from Multiple Myeloma due to 9/11. Isn’t it just possible that they He worked at the World Trade Center. don’t want an outsider to be PresiYou will never hear his name mentioned on dent of the U.S.A.? It would violate “the good old 9/11 or listed at the memorial. In order for Al to be listed at the 9/11 Memoboys (and girls)” rule that governrial, at the time of his death the coroner’s office ment is for the politicians only. must list on the death certificate that the Multiple Morton Perlman Myeloma was due to 9/11. It is not enough that the World Trade Center reat e Health Fund or The World Trade Center Victim’s Fund already certified Al. I hope a politician is reading this and will correct how a person is recognized for the 9/11 Memorial. Al was one of 10,000 people who are currently living with Cancer and numerous diseases due to 9/11. The World Trade Center Health Fund supports victims and first responders of 9/11 who have life or would prefer to take a loss year ending and continuous health problems due to 9/11. after year. If you have worked or lived in the area of the I am tired of looking at these abandoned stores filled with debris and trash. Perhaps the town should offer some incentive to rent out these empty stores. When the 7/Eleven took over the gas station that had been empty for years it made a huge difference in appearance of that corner. These empty stores year after year make this neighborhood look transient and abandoned. What is the point of owning property to rent if you never rent?

Empty storefronts hurt area in NHP I moved into the section of New Hyde Park known as the Oaks in 1994. A well maintained area that is attractive to new buyers. The store front area on the south side of Hillside Ave, east of New Hyde Park road, up to the Manor Oaks school has had vacant stores for over 15 years. This is a real eye sore on the neighborhood. When I first moved in there was a Bagel store, Pizza, Carvel and a card store. At one point there was talk of a restaurant going in. The stores that are there seem to be doing well. I do not understand how this landlord can either be so selective in who he rents to

World Trade Center on 9/11, you may be eligible for services under the World Trade Center Health Fund. The effects of 9/11 did not end on that day. Sadly, the 10,000 figure of Victims and First Responders are increasing daily. 9/11 has become a once a year remembrance day. For those of us who are living with cancer and other diseases due to 9/11, 9/11 is an every day event. We do not forget. Too many Americans and our politicians remember 9/11 only when there is a terrorist attack or politically beneficial. Even then, I think 9/11 is becoming an event tucked away in our history books. This year on 9/11, remember those beautiful souls that perished at The World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. Also remember, there are 10,000 of us who are living with life-ending sicknesses due to 9/11. You will not know our names. So remember Al. Scott Matty Port a ington

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Pearl Recent Real Estate 33 Street, New Sales in New Hyde Park Hyde Park New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $579,000 Demographics near New Hyde Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

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

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

Sold Price: $522,000 Date: 08/03/2016 4 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 45x100 Schools: New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Total Taxes: $11,100 MLS# 2854238

20 Irwin Street, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $985,000 Date: 08/05/2016 5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: Herricks MLS# 2829495

2 Dunhill Road, Manhasset Hills Sold Price: $880,000 Date: 07/26/2016 5 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Hi Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 104x118 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $17,884 MLS# 2808326

120 Lawrence Street, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $815,000 Date: 07/22/2016 4 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: New Hyde ParkGarden City Park Total Taxes: $11,649 MLS# 2854263

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To move or not, to renovate or not So you are deciding to either move or renovate your domicile but you have contemplated and mulled over everything, but are still unsure of the size of the expenditures or budget you should begin with and how to proceed. The first item on your agenda, should be a budget with a little bit of cushion, say 5-10 or more, built in to it. One must first compare the additional cost of an upgraded home with the cost of spending the necessary dollars to do a complete renovation on ones kitchen, bathrooms, windows, maybe the roof, electrical, plumbing, etc. Are you going to expand and increase the interior square footage? What will the impact be on your real estate taxes with all the planned improvements that you have in mind as apposed to just going out and finding another home with those upgrades already built in? Starting with a budget begins with figuring out and deciding first, what exactly you are going to do to make your home more livable, improved and larger. Then you must search out at least 2-3 (preferably 3) licensed, bonded & insured contractors to provide you with estimates on those planned improvements. Make sure the Insurance coverage that the company that you might use, is sufficient enough to cover unexpected tragedies that might occur and also you should ask for a certificate of insurance with your name or corporation name, if your property (residential or commercial) is owned by one, as an additional insured, so you and your home, Condo or Coop or commercial property will be covered in case of a claim and not have to worry that you now have to use your insurance to cover any damages that potentially could happen) I have seen homeowners and commercial property owners, hire or use individuals with insufficient or no coverage to perform work, to try to save money and cut costs, “Penny Wise and Pound Foolish.” The next question, one should ask is, “Show me photos and/or videos of your work that you have done previously, 3-5 maybe even 10 years ago (assuming the contractor has been in business that

long) as well as the names and phone numbers, so you can call the customers and see if they were satisfied and are still, to this day happy with the work that was completed. That being said, prices will surely vary up and down and so will the workmanship, so don’t pick the cheapest home improvement contractor to try to save a buck Will you be using an Architect to redesign any rooms? Don’t forget, as I mentioned in last weeks article, either you or your contractor needs to file for the necessary permits and make sure you have copies as well as all the necessary and final Certificate of Completion and Occupancy or C.O.s It is a wise decision, for the work, materials and start and completion dates, to be in your contract If not then what you might find is that what you signed up for could become very detrimental to the completion of the project. Have a conversation with your contractor to come up with the needed start date as well as a deadline for completion even so much as to possibly pay him a bonus if done within the

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specifications of your contract (your paying rent, so the sooner you are back inside your home, the sooner you will stop paying rent), but possibly, penalize him, if not completed on time based on your contractual agreement. Will you be staying in the home or moving out to a temporary rental? What will that cost be? ?? What moving company will I hire and what will that cost be? Will you even find a place soon enough to begin your renovation? Some will find this task beyond what their nerves and mindset can handle and others will have less issues, because

they have planned it all out to the “T”. Keep the following in mind when deciding when to do your renovation: 1. Consider doing your air conditioning in the colder months, when you will potentially get a lower price, because the busiest time is int he spring and summer months 2. Consider doing your new heating system in the summer, when prices should be lower too and less competition 3. Price your Outside painting during the fall and not the spring, when everyone is so busy that your price could and many times will be higher. 4. Price your interior painting during the Spring and winter and compare 5. Try to buy your appliances wholesale, since if it is a bulk purchase, everyone will want to make a deal with you. 6. Renovating in the winter can in many instances, save a lot of money, depending on the location, because spring tends to be the busiest time of the year for contractors. Now you have done your homework, so what’s it going

to be, to stay and renovate or begin searching out a new home. Whatever your decision, again from last weeks article, “Proper planning, prevents, piss, poor performance. Bonus Information for our Readers: If you would like to receive a digital copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality, or “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home” just email me with your name, email and cell number. Phil Racies is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate 7 Bond St in Great Neck. He can be reached by email: Phil TurnkeyRealEstate.Com or by cell (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions. To search for any type of properties or to see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com or if you desire a free, no strings attached customized Comparative Market Analysis to see today’s market value, just call me for an appointment.

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National research grants for Feinstein National Institutes of Health give $5 million for 5-year studies of bioelectronic medicine, sepsis

proteins, and mapping the neural circuits that control their activity, Northwell officials said.

“ HE FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE HAS BEEN A MAJOR ADVOCATE OF SEPSIS STUDY AND AWARENESS, AND WITH THIS NEW GRANT, WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE NEW AVENUES OF TREATMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONDITION.” — DR. PING WANG

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Dr. Kevin J. Tracey, the Feinstein Institute president and CEO, will be continuing his research in bioelectronic medicine thanks to a MIRA grant from the NIH. BY J OE N I K I C Two scientists at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research were awarded five-year grants from the National Institutes of Health to continue their research in bioelectronic medicine and sepsis, the healthcare company announced Thursday. Dr. Kevin Tracey, Feinstein Institute’s CEO and president, received a $3 million

grant, while Dr. Ping Wang, Feinstein Institute’s chief scientific officer, received a $2 million grant from the NIH. The grants are part of the NIH’s Maximizing Investigators’ Research Awards, or MIRA. “These NIH awards to the Feinstein Institute reflect the outstanding research environment, and the shared commitment to creating knowledge to cure disease,” Tracey said in a statement. “We

look forward to seeing the outcomes of this basic research move into clinical benefit for future patients.” His research, which is titled “Molecular Basis of Bioelectronic Medicine,” seeks to answer questions on the ability of molecular mechanisms to control inflammation. Tracey’s past research has discovered that inflammation can be controlled by targeting cytokines, or types of small

Officials said the new study would attempt to understand the neural circuits’ identity and how they control immune responses. The study, officials said, will also attemp to understand cytokine mediators of inflammation and how they are necessary for disease progression. Wang’s study, which is titled “Novel Approaches to Maintaining Organ Function in Sepsis,” seeks to explain the mechanisms responsible for the regulation of white blood cell trafficking and vascular endothelial cell activation, which are two factors in inflammation during sepsis, or a life-threatening complication of an infection. “It is an honor to be identified as one of the select investigators to be a recipient of a MIRA award,” Wang said in a statement. “The Feinstein Institute has been a major advocate of sepsis study and awareness, and with this new grant, we will be able to continue to explore new avenues of treatment and understanding of the condition.” Officials said excessive white blood cell infiltration is a major cause of organ injury in sepsis. Wang is researching the efficacy and toxicity of two peptides used for treating sepsis, officials said, with the goal of the study being to design and develop new methods for treating sepsis.

$12.5M FEMA grant will help fix dock BY STEPHEN ROMANO The Town of North Hempstead will receive $12.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to replace the North Hempstead Town Dock in Port Washington, which was damaged during Superstorm Sandy, Supervisor Judi Bosworth announced on Monday. The project was originally approved in April 2015 and was set to provide funding for an engineering company to assess the dock’s damage, the release said. But after the town reviewed a 500page report from Rising Tide Engineering, the company working on the assess-

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HEMPSTEAD WILL RECEIVE $12.5 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO REPLACE THE NORTH HEMPSTEAD TOWN DOCK IN PORT WASHINGTON. ment of the dock, it discovered that the overlay parking lot, concrete catch basins and other key areas were damaged, too, a news release said. “Superstorm Sandy took quite a toll

on many of our parks and facilities in North Hempstead, including our beloved town dock,” Bosworth said. “I thank FEMA for providing us with this funding allowing us to continue to make our town dock safe for residents to use and help to make it resilient in the case of future natural disasters.” The new dock, the release said, “will be equipped with more resilient features in order to help prepare for and withstand future storms.” The rebuilding of the dock will feature work from local artists, according to the release, “aided by a $75,000 grant announced last July from the National

Endowment for the Arts.” The town’s plan, the release said, is to turn the dock into an interactive park with “green infrastructure, natural and built art elements and spaces for community gatherings and art programming that connects to the area’s maritime heritage.” In April 2014, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer called upon the federal government for funding, including the town dock, Bosworth said. The dock, which looks out toward Manhasset Bay, is equipped with a pumpout station for boats, a tie-up station and a place to moor boats.

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FEMA awards $12.5M to repair Town Dock BY ST E P H E N ROMANO The Town of North Hempstead will receive $12.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to replace the North Hempstead Town Dock in Port Washington, which was damaged during Superstorm Sandy, Supervisor Judi Bosworth announced on Monday. The project was originally approved in April 2015 and was

set to provide funding for an engineering company to assess the dock’s damage, the release said. But after the town reviewed a 500-page report from Rising Tide Engineering, the company working on the assessment of the dock, it discovered that the overlay parking lot, concrete catch basins and other key areas were damaged, too, a news release said. “Superstorm Sandy took quite a toll on many of our parks and facilities in North Hemp-

stead, including our beloved town dock,” Bosworth said. “I thank FEMA for providing us with this funding allowing us to continue to make our town dock safe for residents to use and help to make it resilient in the case of future natural disasters.” The new dock, the release said, “will be equipped with more resilient features in order to help prepare for and withstand future storms.” The rebuilding of the dock will feature work from local art-

ists, according to the release, “aided by a $75,000 grant announced last July from the National Endowment for the Arts.” The town’s plan, the release said, is to turn the dock into an interactive park with “green infrastructure, natural and built art elements and spaces for community gatherings and art programming that connects to the area’s maritime heritage.” In April 2014, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer called upon the federal government for fund-

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Gerard Terry hit with 8 more tax charges BY N O A H M A N S K A R Gerard Terry, the once-powerful head of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee, was arrested again Wednesday and charged with eight new tax crimes. Terry, a Roslyn Heights resident, was arraigned in Nassau County Court Wednesday morning on two felony counts of third-degree criminal tax fraud for allegedly failing to file state income tax returns for 2010 and 2015 “with the intent to evade any tax due,” according to an Aug. 18 grand jury indictment. Terry was also charged Wednesday

with three more counts of tax fraud for allegedly omitting income from his 2013, 2014 and 2015 state tax returns, as well as three counts of offering a false instrument for filing, according to a felony complaint filed by county investigator Jason Jerome. The indictment and complaint indicate Terry, 62, did not file a 2015 tax return by at least April 19 of this year, eight days after his first arrest on a separate tax fraud charge and more than two months after a Newsday report revealed he had accumulated a $1.4 million state and federal tax debt since 2000 while holding six

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government jobs. Terry’s passport remains with county authorities as a condition of his release without bail in April, said Brendan Brosh, a spokesman for the Nassau County district attorney’s office. Nassau County Court Judge David P. Sullivan said in court that he would leave Terry’s bail arrangement in place. County prosecutors alluded to the possibility of additional charges against Terry at his first arraignment in April, which stemmed from his failure in 2011 to file a state income tax return and pay $13,000 in taxes he owed for the 2010 year. “This defendant has made hundreds of thousands of dollars from taxpayerfunded government contracts, yet despite his very public commitment to file and pay required taxes, he has allegedly continued to shirk his state tax obligations,” Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas said in a statement. Terry’s six contracts with five government agencies — including his posts as the Town of North Hempstead’s Board of Zoning Appeals attorney and special counsel to the town attorney’s office — paid him more than $217,000 in 2015, Newsday reported in January. Terry was also a Democratic operative who heavily

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BY J OE N I K I C The stars were expected to make their way through the Village of Saddle Rock this week. A feature film starring Scarlett Johannson, Kate McKinnon of “Saturday Night Live’’ and Ilana Glazer of “Broad City” were scheduled to film scenes for “Rock That Body” at 160 Grist Mill Lane. Mayor Dan Levy said the village has an appealing look that attracts movie producers to film in the area. “We do everything we can to make it look beautiful and that’s why people come here,” Levy said. “My objective when I became mayor was to make this a more sought after village on the Great Neck peninsula, and I think we’re getting there.” The film was expected to film on Wednesday and Thursday. Levy said the film crew would use some of the neighboring streets and the village’s parking lot during the two-day period. He said that Johannson, McKinnon and Glazer were all expected to be on set during the film period. The film, which is expected to be released in June 2017, is about a male stripper who “ends up dead at a Miami beach house during a bachelorette party weekend,” according to an IMDb summary. Levy said a crew had been setting up at the home on Grist Mill Lane and turning it into a Florida home with palm trees and various tropical plants for several days before filming began. He also said that he could not disclose the fee received for allowing filming to take place in the village.

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Film shoots in Saddle Rock

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Above: Kate McKinnon Right: Scarlett Johannson The film also stars Jillian Bell, from the Comedy Central show “Workaholics,” and Zoë Kravitz, the daughter of the musician Lenny Kravitz.

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Lake Success-based organic and natural product supplier Hain Celestial is facing potential legal and financial troubles after announcing late Monday that it would delay releasing its fourth quarter and 2016 fiscal year finances due to a review of its accounting. Following the announcement, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announced Tuesday that it filed a class-action complaint against the company on behalf of those who purchased shares of the company between Nov. 5, 2015, and Aug. 16, 2016. According to a news release, the complaint alleges that during the time period, Hain Celestial “failed to disclose material adverse facts regarding the company’s business and prospects, which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded

by them.” Hain Celestial said in a news release that the Board of Directors’ audit committee was conducting an independent review of its financial reporting. “During the fourth quarter, the company identified concessions that were granted to certain distributors in the United States,” the release said. “The company is currently evaluating whether the revenue associated with those concessions was accounted for in the correct period and is also currently evaluating its internal control over financial reporting.” The company said it previously reported revenue when it shipped products to distributors rather than reporting it when the products were sold. After Monday’s announcement, Hain Celestial’s stock dropped nearly 27 percent on the market to $39.35

per share. Both Manhattan-based Harwood Feffer LLP, a law firm that represents individual and institutional investors, and Manhattan-based Tripp Levy PLLC, a firm that represents individual and institutional shareholders, announced Tuesday they were investigating the situation. Hain Celestial officials said the company could not release its financial results until its independent review was completed. Officials also said the company does not expect to reach its expected revenue for the year, which it previously announced as between $2.946 billion and $2.966 billion. Efforts to reach a Hain Celestial official for comment were unavailing. Headquartered at 1111 Marcus Ave., Hain Celestial has popular brands such as Almond Dream, Terra and Celestial Seasonings.

The Herald Courier, Friday, August 26, 2016

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