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1 incumbent and 4 new vying to be Port Washington Library trustees we’ve made, working closely with the Library administration to improve learning spaces for our paResidents on April 12 will vote trons. I’ve been active in the planfor two of the five candidates running and marketing for the new ning to serve as trustee on the Port Children’s Library. Our Books for Washington Library Board for the Dessert Program won a national ASCLA Award for service to linext five years. The Trustee election and bud- brary users with disabilities, and get vote will be on Tuesday, April I’ve helped write grant proposals for the program, 12 from 7 a.m. to 9 bringing in over p.m. in the lobby of See related $20,000.” the Port WashingComer said ton Public Library. coverage her longtime inAll positions are unPAGE 4 volvement with the paid, according to PWPL, service on library officials. Current board trustee Nancy the Health Advisory Council, and Comer is running for a second- founder of the unique “Books for term and said she plans on helping Dessert,” a book club for people the library maintain itself as one of with developmental and intellecthe community’s most valuable re- tual disabilities program, and her sources, as well as aid its ongoing experience as an innovator on nottransformation to meet the chal- for-profit boards and years serving on Library committees have given lenges of the digital age. “I’m dedicated, innovative her the skills and commitment to and creative,” Comer said. “Dur- make a meaningful contribution to ing my tenure as Trustee, I’ve been the library. Continued on Page 59 instrumental in the facilities leaps

By S a r a h Minkewicz

Guggenheim Elementary School students counted to 100 while exercising on the 100th day of school. See story on Page 22.

Landmark’s Mogul to make appearance on ‘Jeopardy!’ By S a r a h Minkewicz A familiar face in Port Washington will be on television next week as a contestant on “Jeopardy!” “Nothing ventured noth-

ing gained,” Landmark of Main Street Executive Director Laura Mogul said. “It was a little bit intimidating and nervous and exciting,” she said of his appearance in February. Mogul said she grew up

watching “Jeopardy!” and had always remembered random facts, which she feels helped her on the show. “Information has just always stuck in my brain,” Mogul said. “Somehow I’m able to reContinued on Page 59

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Port women named in Town honor roll Residents Karen Sloan and Annette Oestriech honored for service to the community By S a r a h M i n k e w i c z

Annette Oestriech inducted into May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor.

Both Karen Sloan and Annette Oestriech have served Port Washington for many years in a wide range of activities. Last Wednesday, the two women were recognized for their work when they were among 13 Town of North Hempstead women inducted into the May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links . “It is humbling to be recognized by the town you live in and a great honor to be associated with May Newburger, a champion for women’s causes, the environment and education, which are things that are all close to my heart,” Sloan said of the former Town of North Hempstead supervisor. “I felt honored to be chosen. I was born here and I’ve been very lucky to have grown up in this town, my business is here, and I went to school here,” Oestriech added. “I’m very happy to have the means and time to volunteer.” As president of the Port Washington Board of Education, Sloan said, she dedicates her time to maintaining quality academic and co-curricular programs that result in high achievement and meaningful opportunities for children, both in the classroom and in the greater community as an extension of their education. “One of my biggest accomplishments is being able to help facilitate on the Continued on Page 58

Port coach inducted into N.Y. Hall of Fame By S a r a h Minkewicz Port Washington School District athletic director Stephanie Joannon was inducted into New York State Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame this past weekend. The ceremony was held at the historic Glens Fall Civic Center and Joannon was one of 12 inductees in the Class of 2016. “Being inducted into the Hall of Fame for doing something that I love is a great honor,” Joannon said. “I am so grateful and humbled to be among so many great coaches in the

New York State Basketball Hall of Fame. I’m also thankful for the opportunity the Port Washington Schools gave me as their varsity coach and to the amazing players who have played on the courts of Schreiber [High School].” Joannon coached the girls varsity basketball team at Schreiber for 25 years amassing 326 wins. She was the first and only female in Nassau County to reach the 300-win milestone. Joannon also coached the scholastic and open divisions of the Empire State Games,

winning medals in each, and coached in the inaugural Newsday Classic at the Nassau Coliseum. She was named Nassau Coach of the Year four times. She said her role as director of athletics for the Port schools took her away from the coaching sidelines, but that she still remains active in Nassau County and New York State basketball as the Section VIII coordinator. School officials said they would like to congratulate Joannon for her induction into the New York State Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.

Stephanie Joannon’s induction into the NYS Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. (Stephanie appears in the top row.)

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Autistic son inspires healthy products Port couple, both doctors work with chemists to develop comsumer product alternatives By S a r a h Minkewicz When their son, Michael, was diagnosed with autism, Lisa Liberatore and Dimitri Kessaris said, they were already aware of the effects the environment and everyday products could have on people’s health. But the Port Washington couple, both doctors, had never experienced what they saw as its effects firsthand. “The concern was most sunscreens contain avobenzone oxybenzone,” Liberatore said. “Both of those ingredients act like estrogen in the body and you don’t want a young man to be exposed to that, and we have two boys and we didn’t want them exposed to that.” The couple said their son’s diagnosis inspired them to create Smart Stuff, a line of products that doesn’t include the harmful ingredients that are frequently found on the shelves in consumer products. The couple said they spent five years working with several chemists to help develop safe and effective products.

Doctors Lisa A. Liberatore, and Dimitri N. Kessaris, have created Smart Stuff, a line of products that provide safe and effective protection against the environment. “We’re not chemists so we don’t know how to make the products, we just know what we want and don’t want in it,” Liberatore said. Over the past two years the couple has been working with Stephen Gould Corporation, a company based in New York City to further develop the for-

mulas. All Smart Stuff products are made in the U.S. “Smart is not using products with bad chemicals,” Liberatore said. “Smart is not using harmful stuff.” Smart Stuff products includes a natural insect repellent, that helps to repel mosquitoes, which Liberatore said is becom-

ing more relevant, given the recent rise in Zika virus infections, and natural mineral based broad spectrum sunscreen that contains only a natural sun filter, zinc oxide. Liberatore said both products are gluten-free and contain no synthetic chemicals, such as PABA, petroleum, phthalates or

parabens. The insect repellent uses natural botanical essential oils and extracts to help repel mosquitoes and deer ticks effectively with no artificial colors or fragrances. Additionally, they offer a towel made from high-performance microfiber that cools and protects from heat, a stainless steel drink bottle that safely keep liquids at optimal temperatures, and protective clothing made from lightweight and breathable fabrics for comfort and performance. “We’re excited to offer these products to the public and have also provided informative links on our website about how insect repellents and sunscreens work, and what ingredients to avoid when shopping,” Liberatore said. The doctors plan on expanding their products to include skin care in the spring of 2016. They will be launching their products at a tabling booth during the 5th Annual Row for Autism taking place at Hempstead Beach Park on April 16. Liberatore said after Michael Continued on Page 59

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Library to upgrade Children’s Room By S a r a h Minkewicz

The Port Washington Library Board of Trustees on Wednesday presented a proposed $7.34 million budget for 2016-17 that calls for a 1.35 percent increase in spending of $100,000. The proposed budget calls for an 1.39 percent tax levy increase, which library officials said is within the state-mandated tax cap. “We have carefully reviewed each item in order to find savings where possible, without reducing the services that our community expects and deserves,” Board President Robert Aitken said at a meeting held at the Port Washington Public Library. Officials said the increase in expenses in the budget include $50,00 for salaries and $15,000 for security. Curtin said the increases in salaries are required under the library workers’

Proposed plans from The Port Washington Public Library to turn the Children’s Room into the Jackie and Harold Spielman Children’s Library. contract with the library. The increase in security, she said, is to meet state security requirements. Other expenses include library materials and operations, building operations, repairs, equipment and debt service, she said. “We try our best to be as accurate in our budget planning as possible,” Curtin said. “But it is a plan and things change

throughout the year.” The proposed budget also includes new software purchases, including eBooks. “As we know the way people read, the way people research is changing,” Curtin said. Most of the revenue in the budget is from property taxes, making up more than $7.1 million of the proposed budget.

Other sources are from payments in lieu of taxes, interest, local sources of revenue such as fines and fees, and state sources such as grants, officials said. The library also intends to turn the Children’s Room into the Jackie and Harold Spielman Children’s Library. Curtin said the space is going to be completely renovated with a new de-

sign to include updated technology, as well as expanded workshop and reading space. The project’s cost is estimated at $1.5 million and will be funded by private donations, grants and capital reserves, with no additional burden placed on the taxpayer, Curtin said. “We transform our building to meet the

needs of a community that starves for public space, where everyone is welcome, no one is judged, and each member of the community is free to work, learn, gather interact, be informed, be entertained, or simply relax,” Aitken said. Residents can attend an information session on March 30 to learn more about the budget and to meet the candidates running for two open trustee seats. Candidates running include, library Trustee Nancy Comer; William Keller, the vice president of the finance and administration department at Queens College; Jeff Siegel, a web developer and programmer; Ronit Daniel, director of sales operations at ORICS Industries Inc.; and Port Washington resident Eric Kruger. The library board will hold trustee elections at the same time as the budget is voted on — April 12 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Sands Point updates building permit laws By S a r a h M i n k e w i c z The Village of Sands Point approved a law Tuesday to extend the time covered by building permits from nine months to a year. Village Trustee Lynn Najman said the reason for the change was to bring the village up to date. “What this one does is it basically aligns Sands Point with most of the neighborhoods, most of the areas around here,” Najman said at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting. “We have found that most projects in the village, which are not just generators or small things like, are taking a year.” The village board approved a law to increase the fee structure for building permits. “Once again what we’re trying to do here is align the village of Sands Point’s fees, building fees more closely with our neighboring villages,” Najman said. “Basically we have not increased the dollar

amount for about 20 years and this brings us up into the 21st century.” The new law calls for a building permit fee of $100 for the first $1,000 of the estimated cost of construction and $15 for each additional $1,000 — an increase of $5. The law also reduced the time covered for the first extension of a building permit from six months to three months. The cost of the first extension remains at $250, but a second extension was increased to $500 and a third extension to $850 — increases of $250 for both. The village will hold a public hearing at the next board of trustee meeting on April 21 at 8 p.m. on a proposal to require construction fencing around a construction site. Officials said the reason for this requirement is to keep people and children from entering a construction site. “This is just a safety measure,” Najman said. Sands Point Village Mayor Edward Continued on Page 58

Flower Hill budget to reduce village tax rate By S a r a h M i n k e w i c z Village of Flower Hill board of trustees on Monday presented a tentative $3.6 million budget for 2016 -2017 that would increase spending over the current year by 1.08 budget increase but see a decrease in the village tax rate. “The budget is basically flat from last year,” Village of Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips said. The tentative budget calls for $3,566,00 in spending and a reduction in the tax rate by 1.05 percent. The budget includes $547,429 for fire safety services, which is up 6 percent from the previous year. “We take out fire expenses because we pass through the Port Washington and Roslyn fire department expense,” Phillips said. At a previous meeting, Phillips said the village was able to increase spending while reducing the tax rate as a result of an increase in revenue from village fees. Non-building permits brought an additional $38,502, up 2.43 percent from last year. Non-building permits include fencing, public toilets, trees, and dumpsters. Phillips said the budget is similar to this year’s with the exception of road work. She said the board decided not to do a road project for the year and to save that money for next year. “Every year we’ve always allocated $300,000 versus other villages who don’t do road projects on an annualized basis and then they have to go to bond because they needed $2 million dollars to do a

road project,” Phillips said. “This village has been very careful and diligent about putting a certain amount of money every year aside. We are still putting $50,000 into the road expense line because you always have pot holes or something comes up.” Phillips also discussed the village property rolls, which decreased by $108,696 or 1.98 percent. This was a result of residents successfully challenging their taxes. “Grievances if you ask me are backwards looking,” Phillips said. “So by 2018 I believe Nassau County is going to reassess the whole thing. I think we’ll see assess values go up just from how the real estate market is.” The budget calls for spending for sanitation to increase by $108,6400, up 17.15 percent, which Phillips said is due to the terms of a three-year contract. Philips said village trustees will review the budget in more detail at the next Board of Trustees meeting at 7:30 p.m. on April 4 at Village Hall. “We invite the community, or anyone who’s interested, to once again call the village office and speak to Kathy Wade or myself to discuss the budget,” Phillips said. Also at the meeting, the trustees discussed bids for a website developer to design a new website for the village. Board officials said they a choosing to go with Logic Web Media, a Long Island Web Design company specializing in custom web design, SEO, and e-Commerce. The total for the bid is $9,000, which Phillips said is within the budget.

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Town widens pool for disclosures Town contractors, family members to make annual financial filings after Terry flap By J oe N i k i c

North Hempstead officials voted Tuesday to amend the townâ€™s financial disclosure policy after the town discovered it failed to collect financial disclosure statements from the townâ€™s former Democratic Party leader Gerard Terry. Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said at Tuesdayâ€™s board meeting the amended law is â€œmore comprehensiveâ€? by requiring family members of employees who work at the town, who also work at the town, to file financial disclosure reports. â€œEverything that weâ€™re requiring the person who is filling out the disclosure for themselves, they also now have to include all of those members of their spouseâ€™s family as well,â€? Bosworth said. Pursuant to state law, North Hempstead adopted a code of ethics in December 1990, the online version of the town code says. Section 16A-7 outlines who is required to submit the townâ€™s financial disclosure statement each year, including elected officials, candidates for town office, purchasing and contract officers, department heads and their deputies, in addition to party leaders. The form requires filing officials to

who until recently was the attorney for the townâ€™s Board of Zoning Appeals and special counsel for the town attorney, owes more than $1.4 million in federal and state back taxes, has been party to five lawsuits and let his attorney registration lapse for three years. The town never collected financial disclosure statements from Terry, the head of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee from 2007 until he resigned Feb. 1, except for a brief period, or any other party leader, town attorney Elizabeth Botwin said. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has said she is investigating Terryâ€™s tax issues and public jobs. The North Hempstead ethics board is investigating Concetta Terry, Gerard Terryâ€™s wife and a deputy town clerk, for allegedly omitting her husbandâ€™s tax debts from her financial disclosure records. Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth None of her disclosure reports from the 2006 calendar year list Gerard Terreport financial interests, outside em- ryâ€™s tax warrants or liens, though she did ployment, debts, investments and other report her and her husbandâ€™s outstandinformation for themselves and their ing auto loans. Bosworth said the town attorneyâ€™s spouse and children. Bosworth ordered a review of town office reviewed the financial disclosure policies and procedures after a Newsday policy and received recommendations report revealed last month that Terry, from the townâ€™s ethics board about who

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should be required to file disclosure forms. Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin said the townâ€™s Board of Ethics receives every financial disclosure report in May and reviews each of them individually. â€œThere is a process in our ethics code for the board to ask questions about any concerns or what seem to be discrepancies,â€? Botwin said. Bosworth said the amended law also requires outside contractors who â€œdirectly advise boardsâ€? to file financial disclosure reports. The town code calls for a civil penalty of up to $10,000 if a filer â€œknowingly and willfully with intent to deceive makes a false statement or gives information which such individual knows to be falseâ€? on a disclosure statement. Also at the board meeting, the board passed a resolution updating the list of employees of the town who hold â€œpolicymaking positionsâ€? to file financial disclosure reports. Reach reporter Joe Nikic by e-mail at jnikic@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x203. Also follow us on Twitter @joenikic and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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For James D’Olimpio, stage fright is the only thing that could keep him from following his passion. “I had played at the Manhasset Public Library, a Northwell talent show and a couple of other shows and it didn’t go too well,” D’Olimpio said. But next month, D’Olimpio will step onto the stage at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre in Port Washington to perform his first ever solo performance. “I’ve always loved to play the piano but my life situation just didn’t allow me to practice or play like I would like to,” D’Olimpio said. D’Olimpio, 65, of Manhasset, is the director of Cancer Pain and Symptom Control Service at North Shore University Hospital. He also serves as the director of Supportive Palliative Oncology at the hospital. What his patients and colleagues may not know about D’Olimpio is that he is deeply passionate about music. D’Olimpio said he took his first piano lesson when he was six years old. Between the ages of 9 and 19, D’Olimpio said he would take numerous piano and accordion lessons. But when he enrolled at Boston University and medical school, he said he didn’t have the time to practice like he would like. “You really don’t have the time to accommodate these things when you’re in your 30s,” D’Olimpio said. “I was still trying to establish my career but I had the advocation in me.” He said he didn’t start taking the innate passion and talent seriously until 2005. Today, D’Olimpio has an established a medical career spanning over 38 years and have worked at Northwell for over 20 years. “Now I have more time to practice and do some of the other things I want to do,” he said.

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D’Olimpio said he now wakes up at 5 a.m. every morning to practice for two to three hours on his piano before heading out to work. In 2013, he enrolled at the Bottazzi International Musical Society and School of Music. There, he met Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi, a world-famous pianist, who D’Olimpio said is teaching him not just to be a better pianist but how to practice better. “It’s not about how long you play,” D’Olimpio said Bottazzi would tell him. “It’s about how you practice.” He said he took lessons at the school for two years with Bottazzi before she offered him an opportunity to play a recital at Carnegie Hall. Bottazzi, had played Carnegie Hall 17 times over her career. “She gives us the opportunity to play those kinds of events and not any student can do it,” D’Olimpio said. “To have her sit there and teach me is a real honor.” After his performance at Carnegie Hall, which he said received a standing ovation from the audience, Bottazzi suggested he play a solo show. D’Olimpio said he was a little apprehensive partly because of stage fright and partly because his previous solos hadn’t gone too well. But he said he agreed. D’Olimpio said he will be playing some jazz music, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck and what he calls the “American Songbook.” He said he will also be performing some new age George Winston music. The free concert was organized by the Bottazzi Music Society in conjunction with Northwell Health. The free concert will hold on Saturday March 26, at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre Landmark from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds will be donated to Northwell Cancer Institute.

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By N o a h M a n skar The Nassau County Police Department’s creation of a task force to investigate a sharp rise in the number of burglaries on the North Shore is a positive step, village officials and a civic leader said. Along with the return of the popular problemoriented police officers, it’s a welcome change to tackle a problem that has worried residents in recent months, four leaders said. “Anything that the police are able to do to help make our communities more safe and help our residents feel more safe is a plus,” Village of East Williston Mayor David Tanner said. But some officials say more could be done to provide effective policing in an area as large as the North Shore’s Third Precinct, which stretches from Manorhaven to East Meadow. Some communities are making their own efforts bolster security and prevent crime, such as private patrols and Neighborhood Watch programs, while continuing to work with

the police. “We’re trying to come up with these programs that complement the police coverage that we get and work with the police to make this the safest community on Long Island,” said Village of East Hills Deputy Mayor Manny Zuckerman, who advises the village’s recently reactivated Security Commission. The Nassau County Police Department formed a Burglary Pattern Team of four detectives and a detective sergeant in midJanuary to investigate organized burglary rings, said Det. Lt. Richard LeBrun, commanding officer of the Public Information Office. The move came in response to a 28-percent increase in residential burglaries in the first two months of this year over the same period in 2015. As of March 9, Nassau County saw 172 reported residential burglaries, compared to 134 last year, LeBrun said. The Burglary Pattern Team has reduced the increase from 28 to 23 percent as of March 21, he said: “We’re already making progress.”

Nassau County Police Department’s 3rd Precinct The force has so far solved four of this year’s burglary patterns consisting of five to nine burglaries each, LeBrun said. The team’s work led to the arrest this week of two Bronx men who robbed four cell phone stores in Hicksville and Seaford last year, and a South Farmingdale man’s arrest last week for four burglaries of nail salons there dating back to September 2015.

Cullen Moran, 17, Manhasset; Ghaliya Ibrahim, 17, Flower Hill and Tatiana S. Griffin, 16, Roslyn Heights were arraigned on 1st and 2nd degree robbery charges at the First District Court in Hempstead on last Thursday.

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Nassau County Police have arrested three teenagers for allegedly robbing a 16-year-old boy with a BB gun on March 16 in Flower Hill at 8 p.m. The victim was ap-

proached by the three teenagers on Ridge Drive West, who brandished what appeared to be a gun and robbed him of an unknown amount of cash, police said. The three suspects fled on foot and were later found by police after midnight at 3 Ridge Drive

West. Ghaliya Ibrahim, 17, of Flower Hills; Tatiana Griffin, 16, Roslyn Heights and Cullen Moran, 17 of Manhasset were arraigned on 1st and 2nd degree robbery charges at the First District Court in Hempstead on March 17.

Last month police arrested Mamuka Bokuchava, a 31-year-old Brooklyn man allegedly connected to 17 burglaries in Nassau County, including eight in Port Washington, two each in East Williston and Williston Park and one each in

Mineola, New Hyde Park and Manhasset. Village of Williston Park Mayor Paul Ehrbar called the task force “a step in the right direction.” He and other local leaders said any additional police effort to tackle crime

is welcome, especially after the strings of burglaries in the area concerned residents. “I guess they’ve had enough time to observe that it’s systematic, that the problem is systematic, which is why Nassau County P.D. has escalated it,” Tanner said. Richard Bentley, president of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, said the dedicated force is “long overdue” and will likely better communication between police and communities the crimes have affected. Residents have previously gone months without learning whether a nearby burglary has been solved, he said, and the burglary team could help clarify such questions. “(T)he creation of a task force for this specific purpose will now give us specific individuals that we’ll be able to (follow up) with,” Bentley said. Some communities are keeping up local efforts to Continued on Page 58

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he re-election of trustees Paul Pereira and Paul Cusato in the Village of Mineola was more than voters’ endorsement of four residential projects that the Village Board has approved since 2008. It was also an endorsement of an approach to development that began more than a decade ago when the Village Board reached out to the community and began a planning process that resulted in a Master Plan to redevelop Mineola’s downtown business district — an approach that other villages and the Town of North Hempstead would be wise to follow. The two challengers to Pereira and Cusato — ironically both former mayors who played important roles in the development of the Master Plan — engaged in a substantive debate about the size of four projects projected to produce 1,075 apartments, and their impact on traffic, parking and water sewer services. Both Larry Werther and John Colbert also raised legitimate questions about tax breaks given to developers by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

We share their concerns about IDAs giving tax breaks for projects that don’t produce the jobs called for in state IDA legislation and a flaw in the IDA legislation that prevents school districts from counting the developments that receive the tax breaks in property assessments even after the tax breaks have ended. But those are issues for the state and county to address, or as their habit, not. The village trustees had to deal with the law as it is and we believe they responded wisely, negotiating millions of dollars in contributions from developers that allowed the village to fund needed capital improvements at no cost to taxpayers. The village trustees also addressed concerns about traffic and parking during a number of public hearings on the projects that brought out large crowds on both sides of the issue. The board listened to the concerns of residents, but backed by various studies on the projects were able to make a strong case for approving the four projects — two on Old Country Road on the south side of the LIRR rail

road tracks that divide downtown Mineola and two north of the railroad tracks. These developments offer a good test for the urban-transit model of residential development touted as a means of attracting young professionals to Long Island. With one downtown apartment complex open and another nearing completion, the results thus far have been good. The one building that has opened — the 275-unit Modera at 140 Old Country Road — has reported strong demand and a spate of businesses have opened or filed for permits to open on Mineola Boulevard in the heart of the downtown business district. In almost each instance, the business owners have cited the opening of the Modera and the other projects in the works for choosing to locate in Mineola. Mayor Scott Strauss said the Village Board would take a “little breather” after approving Mineola’s fourth commuter apartment complex to further assess the impact on developments that were many years in the making, but have seemed to come together all at once.

But the Village Board has not curtailed its efforts to help improve business in the downtown district, approving a parking study of the downtown business district and unveiling an innovative program to help local businesses upgrade their storefronts through a grant obtained by the village. The program, which has been strongly supported by the Mineola Chamber of Commerce, will help local businesses address an area where national chain stores have often had a strong advantage over local retailers — curb appeal. These initiatives reflect a commitment on the part of Mineola’s village trustees to work with local businesses and those seeking to open local businesses to find solutions that balance the needs of the businesses with those of residents. Even though circumstances differ from community to community, the Village of Mineola’s initiatives are another example that the other villages on the North Shore as well as the Town of North Hempstead would do well to follow.

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am happy that the two Mineola trustees will remain in office. The published picture with the very tall buildings looked ridiculous and have nothing to do with what is happening. The way it stands today, the Hudson House is not imposing. All I suggest is that the lights on the lower edge of the building be shaded somewhat as they are glaring to the distant observer. The Mineola Modera has a classy ‘Fifth Avenue’ look. 250 Old Country Road is simpler yet good.

I believe that what is referred to as The Village Green should by all means have the go-ahead and make the most of it. In the long run Fox and the other stores on Main Street will benefit. The present building though in good condition is from another era. I don’t know its history but there is something dark and spooky about it. I sense it clearly but I don’t know what it means. The proposed building with what might be like a courtyard in the center would do wonders for that area.

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I went over to Searing Avenue and looked at the two spaces which were church property. Due to the surrounding buildings, no frame single family houses are visible. Like the nine others off of Willis Avenue, they will go unnoticed. After these are completed, a breather would be in order to see how it works out. As for the concerns of ‘Suburban Mineola’, it would be as if they all don’t exist. There is room for at least three more apartment houses

south of the tracks and west of Roslyn Road for future consideration. Mineola downtown should make the most of what is done. Once those spaces are used, that will be the end of it. As far as traffic is concerned, the six buildings in Birchwood Court add up to more than twice as much as the Modera and 250 Old Country Road combined. Two or three years ago on a nice warm weekday morning I watched the entrance to Birchwood Court during rush hour. The number of vehicles en-

tering and leaving were so few as to have no effect on traffic. All I did was observe. None of this ‘do a study thing’ using up money for nothing. So trite like “curb cut.” Some kind of quip? I also notice that being a ‘politico’ for a length of time develops a blindness for the ability of being ‘honest able’.’ As for the other more than 20 older apartment houses in Mineola, traffic entering and leaving is not as much as noticeable. Charles Samek Mineola

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What we say to teens, and what they hear

ne of my favorite Gary Larson cartoons is titled “What we say to dogs.” It shows a man scolding his pet: “Okay, Ginger! I’ve had it! You stay out of the garbage! Understand, Ginger?” The second half of the same cartoon is titled “What they hear”: “Blah blah GINGER blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah GINGER.” Along the same lines, I have often wondered if something similar goes on in the heads of our teenagers, when we try to help them, enlighten them, or — at our most daring moments — give them advice. For example: You find your teenager slumped at their desk, fast asleep over an assignment they told you was due the next day. You shake them and say, “Sweetheart, you’re obviously exhausted. Why not put on pajamas, get into bed, and tackle this again in the morning?”

“But mom!” they wail. “I’ve just finished reading the material. I’d only have to read it all over again, in the morning. I can’t waste that kind of time!” “But you’ll be so much more blah blah blah if you’ve had enough blah.” Whereupon you close the door and tiptoe away. Another time, mom almost breaks her toe on her child’s backpack. “This thing is so heavy! Why must you take so many books back and forth? I bet if I put a thread across each one, we’d find you never even opened them.” “Mom, you’re so weird! I need them all, okay? What’s it to you, anyway?” “I’m just blah blah blah about your back! I’m afraid you’ll blah blah blah, with so much blah.” Nothing gets taken out of the backpack. Teenagers often leave their belongings strewn all around the bedroom — no, all over the

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A Look on the Lighter Side house. Dad has a suggestion: “Don’t you think it would be easier to find your things if you kept them all in one place? Or at least in the same place, one day to the next?” “I’m fine like this.” “But then you wouldn’t have to panic, looking for blah, blah, or blah-blah-blah, every time you go out.” Deaf ears.

There are times when your teen will start moaning about their to-do list: “Mom, I’ve got so much homework, I don’t know where to begin!” It is tempting to make a suggestion: “Why don’t you start with the hardest thing on your list?” But don’t bother. Their answer is ready: “That’s just crazy! Why would I settle for getting one thing done, when in the same amount of time I could finish everything else on the list?” “Well, sweetheart, a lot of experts say blah blah blah more energy, but blah blah blah blah blah.” Hours later, they’re still fussing over that to-do list, without having gotten any farther. At least you’ve said your piece. Sometimes teens are upset by what their friends say or do. But it’s useless to advise them. “Yes, it’s upsetting when people don’t understand you.

But if you try not to blah blah so seriously, then blah blah blah so unhappy.” Even shoe shopping can become an exercise in non-communication: “If the shoes don’t fit you in the store, honey, don’t buy them, because they’ll never feel any better.” “That’s just not true, mom. The salesman said if I don’t like the fit, I can bring them back and he can stretch them.” “Yes, they say that, but trust me, blah blah blah never works, and then you won’t be able to blah blah blah for any credit.” Yes, when contemplating giving advice to teens, you should probably just save your breath. They will not hear you — at least, not until they have teens of their own. I should know; I was the teen in every one of those scenarios. It’s a good thing my parents didn’t strangle me — so I can now pass along all their good advice to my kids.

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A man who helped lead ‘A Citizens Century’

y dear friend, Harold Saunders, died this month. Hal’s obituary in The New York Times (March 9) demonstrates why he was respected and admired by so many. Working with Hal for more than two decades, I was able to learn first-hand the depth of his influence on people of all ages. In my previous column, I shared concerns that the American Enlightenment was in jeopardy. Hal will be deeply missed because his life epitomized sustained quests for rational discourse, and for encouraging empathetic relationships. Hal has been properly celebrated for his key role as Assistant Secretary of State for President Carter in developing the Camp David accords in 1977. He served on the National Security Council for Presidents of both parties, and he was a member of the International Negotiation Network at the Carter Presidential Center. My direct ties with Hal came through the Kettering Foundation where he served as director of International Affairs. Saunders and Kettering were perfectly matched for each other. This marvelous Foundation, headed by David Mathews (who

served as Secretary of Health Education and Welfare for President Ford), undertakes wide-ranging research that seeks understanding of “what it takes to make democracy work as it should.” During my decades of participating in dozens of “Research Exchanges” at the Foundation in Dayton, Ohio and in Washington, Hal’s international leadership has been increasingly evident. Representatives from more than 30 nations participate in some of our sessions. Kettering and Hal represent the polar opposite from angry partisans who often rush to rigid judgments. Saunders and the Foundation emphasize rational, deliberative, civil discourse as a pathway for citizens to seek reliable knowledge as a basis for making informed public judgments. The approaches by Saunders and the National Issues Forums (affiliated with Kettering) do indeed take account of “values,” but they emphasize the importance of careful listening to others for understanding and to seek “common ground.” I always liked Hal’s emphasis on one of the phrases used by Kettering: “A Different Kind of Talk, Another Way to Act.” At Hofstra University and

Michael D’Innocenzo Out of Left Field Long Island libraries, we were privileged, on several occasions, to learn directly from Hal Saunders how our political process and our democracy could be strengthened. With many students and Nassau adults, I shared an appreciation of Hal’s book: “A Public Peace Process: Sustained Dialogue to Transform Racial and Ethnic Conflicts.” Hal Saunders believed that our era could become “The Citizens’ Century.” The Times concluded its obituary appreciation noting his view that governments were faced with more problems than they can address. Hal Saunders said: “Citizens outside of government increas-

ingly have an opportunity to fill that void.” Kettering Foundation President David Mathews observed: “We will remember his interest in young people. He reached out to college students and built a network devoted to sustained dialogue, one of the primary themes of his work in recent years.” “He tackled some of the greatest challenges of our times — protracted conflict, destructive relationships, weak governance, dysfunctional democracy and the need for a new world view,” Dr. Mathews continued. Living as an “idealist without illusions” is a noble aspiration, as John F. Kennedy averred. Hal Saunders understood that common ground, respect, and empathy were not easy to achieve. How, then, can “A Public Peace Process” develop when people come from varying religions, races, ethnicities, and genders? Relationship building for people in deep human conflict “involves putting the past into a manageable perspective so that it no longer blocks development of a fully cooperative and peaceful relationship.” Saunders states that this “ultimate transformation” involves acknowledgement, contrition, forgiveness and reconciliation.

In his book and through the Sustained Dialogue Network (which he founded), Saunders outlines 5 significant steps for a public peace process to work. The first step is assembling people who are willing to talk and listen deeply about a problem that affects them seriously. This reminds me of Montesquieu’s “le vertu,” the willed initiative. Like other scholars, Saunders cites Tocqueville’s theme in “Democracy in America” of citizens’ capacity for associational activity. Gary Wills goes even a step beyond when he writes about the radicalism of Thomas Jefferson and his belief in “benevolence” — that most people are characterized by wanting to do good, and are eager to be respected for social caring. How many people are enough to start and sustain an effective public peace process? I will consider those queries in my next column. In the meantime, I am sure you will find keen interest in three of Hal Saunders’ associations — and you can join the discourse for “The Citizens’ Century” www.kettering.org www.nifi.org www.sustaineddialogue.org D’Innocenzo’s website is: michaeldinnocenzo.com

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Cuomo, MTA unrealistic on 3rd track

ov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest announcements that no homes will be taken and seven grade crossings will be eliminated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track project was lacking specific details. The same is true for MTA’s claim that by using the same contractor for both design and construction, it will save both time and money, resulting in only a five year construction duration. This may be unrealistic. Both Gov. Cuomo and the MTA/LIRR claiming that they can fast track this project for $1.5 billion is wishful thinking. The current cost estimate is based upon previous outdated planning feasibility studies from over ten years ago. There is little environmental and no preliminary or final design and engineering efforts necessary to validate any actual construction costs. They will need to be refined as the project progresses beyond the planning and environmental phases into real and final design efforts. Value engineering, which is a process used to reduce costs, will be needed during the final design phase. Unfortunately, history has shown that estimated costs for construction usually trend upwards as projects mature toward 100 percent final design. Progression of final design refines the

detailed scope of work necessary to support construction. The anticipated final potential cost will never be known until completion. Costs will be further refined by award of construction contracts followed by any unforeseen site conditions and change orders to the base contracts during the course of construction. It could easily cost $700 million to a $1 billion more than the $1.5 billion to cover costs of either elevating or sinking roadways at 7 crossings (three in New Hyde Park, two in Mineola and two in Westbury) within the existing right of way. Cuomo is only advocating providing seed money of $7 million to support planning, preliminary design and engineering along with environmental work within the proposed 2015- 2019 MTA Five Year Capital Program. This still needs approval by Albany Capital Program Review Board. Don’t be surprised if the balance of $1.5 billion is higher to support property acquisition of up to 30 businesses, final design and engineering, third party construction and construction management oversight. There is also the need for contingency funding (usually from 5 percent to 10 percent of the overall total project cost to deal with bids that come in above the engineers estimates, along with change orders to construction, construction management and

other contracts). Add another $700 million to a $1 billion for elimination of seven grade crossings. You are now looking at a potential project cost between $2.2 to $2.5 billion! These costs may have to be spread out between the 2020-2024 and 20252029 future Five Year Capital Programs. (Remember that LIRR Eastside Access started at $3.5 billion in 1999 and has grown to $10.8 billion today and how much more tomorrow. Funding to date has been spread out over three Five Year Capital Programs and will end up being programmed over five Five Year Capital Programs upon completion in 2023 or later. MTA LIRR plans to use “design build” as a means to both save money and complete construction within five years. This has pros and cons. Tradition has most projects reach 100 percent final design reviewed and approved by both user groups (various LIRR departments including communications, maintenance, power, track and signal) and all permitting agencies. Design Build brings the project up to 30 percent final design before being bid. The winning contractor advances the project up to 100 percent design in parallel with construction.

There are potential problems with fast tracking projects with the design/ build process. Consider the clear conflict of interest when the same firm performs both final design and construction. When change orders occur as a result of design error, omission or unforeseen site conditions, will the company voluntarily report and pay for their own mistakes? It is the equivalent of the fox watching the hen house. The LIRR will have to hire engineering construction management oversight firms, along with additional in-house engineers and procurement specialists to protect their interests. They monitor quality assurance and quality control to insure that the contractor adheres to the original design specifications. These resources are also needed for review and approval of change orders to insure that they are both fair and reasonable. Change orders can result in significantly higher project costs above the winning design and construction firms base bid. If this design/build process has been so successful, you have to ask why the MTA and LIRR did not commit more projects to this method under previous Five Year Capital Plans. Continued on Page 16

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Perception and Reality of NYS Senate Republicans – or GOP My fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Kolk, told us time and again, “People usually believe what they are told.” She also told us, “If you repeat the same lie over and over again you may even believe it yourself.” I bring this up because I keep hearing the NYS Senate Republican Conference repeat over and over how good they are for Long Island. Nothing could be further from the truth. Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and Newsday recently put out eye opening reports highlighting how Long Island gets minimal funding for Universal Pre-K. Maragos’ report found that districts in Nassau County are shortchanged $77 million in state money for pre-kinder-

garten for 4-year-olds while NYC’s program is fully funded. According to Newsday, this school year “there were 68,500 students enrolled… across the five boroughs… essentially guaranteeing a spot for every 4-year-old that applied.” With less than a third of Long Island’s eligible students enrolled in Universal Pre-K, Long Islanders are literally paying for NYC’s Universal Pre-K. Aren’t our children just as important, and deserving of the same opportunities? The glaring difference in how much Long Island gets shortchanged is highlighted in a February 3, 2015 article by Newsday writer James T. Madore about a Long Island Association study. Madore states,

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All Things Political “In NYS, the Island sent $15 billion to Albany and received only $10.4 billion in return in 2013, producing a deficit of $4.7 billion. In 2003 the deficit was $2.9 billion.” This clearly illustrates the growing disparity between what Long Islanders pay in taxes and what they

receive from Albany in services. Long Island’s nine NYS Senators (all of which are Republican) are doing nothing to arrest this trend. Yet these nine keep repeating how a Democratic State Senator would be bad for Long Island. Numbers don’t lie. Long Islanders are not being well represented in the NYS Senate. Long Island recently received $550 million in the 2015 NYS budget for economic development projects. Former NYS Senate Leader Dean Skelos was quoted as saying, “The budget was regionally balanced and we’ve been able to secure critical funding for Long Island,” thus creating the perception of a big win for our region. The reality is Long Island business

officials were pushing for $1 billion, to get the same funding that Buffalo previously received. Infrastructure here is crumbling and much more than $550 million was needed. Again, Long Island pays proportionately more than any other region, yet continues to receive smaller and smaller pieces of the pie. Though Long Island is a diverse region with great disparity in wealth, when adjusted for regional cost factors, it isn’t much better off than other parts of the state. There will always be a statewide imbalance. The problem is the imbalance keeps growing and the perception that our NYS Senate elected officials are meeting our needs on Long Island isn’t the reality.

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Republican obstruction gave us Trump

ith the election of Barack maceutical interests. Republicans failed to Obama to the presidency, I had remedy the growth of economic inequalso much hope that our country ity. There is a sad irony in the anger and would become much more prodisappointment engendered by the Regressive. He was met with so many challenges publican disinterest in education and inafter the presidency of George Bush. We frastructure. Job development programs had endured wars ostensibly motivated to languished, but somehow the economy affect regime change but actually to pro- recovered while the suffering middle class saw little improvement in sources of bettect oil interests. There was little regard for the young ter paid jobs, unemployment among colmen, many driven to enter the military be- lege graduates, huge tuition debt, and cause of few prospects in civilian life, and delays in admitting that climate change inadequate attention to them when they demanded a larger commitment to the use of renewable sources of energy. returned after hellish experiences. So many citizens are fearful about the These wars were not paid for. At the same time corrupt economic ventures, future for themselves and their children, resulting in astronomical job losses, con- and are justifiably angry. But we cannot anticipate faster imfronted him. The Republican party, immediately provement if Republicans regain power, upon his inauguration, plotted to refuse to and voters have been irrationally led into cooperate with Obama, and succeeded in spurious claims that America can be great obstructing the passage of many construc- again if Trump is elected president. His campaign has been marked by tive measures. In the case of health-care reform, the appeals to the basest instincts. He has President’s signature plan was weakened neither the temperament, character or by heavily lobbied health-care and phar- knowledge to lead this country and face

the complexities of dealing with the rest of the world. In my opinion he is a vulgarian, a pathological liar and narcissist. He derides his opponents in the coarsest language. He spouts misogyny, racism, physical damage to any protestors, hatred, sexism, insults, xenophobia. When asked whom he plans to consult for advice and information, he has announced that the first person he consults is himself. He repeats himself with generalities without any sign of plans he will implement. When asked when he will present his financial information, he lies when he says he cannot until audits are completed. No rule regarding this excuse exists. Obviously that information would reveal the extent of his claims. Evidence of his business failures is available on the internet. He has not built anything in several years because he cannot borrow money. Many of his ventures have been driven into the ground, pocketing millions while investors lost millions. His income now is

from “The Celebrity Apprentice” and by licensing his name. He continually vilifies the press. Actually, the press deserves some disdain and they have not lived up to their responsibility to inform fairly. They have been very slow to act as investigators; they have given him undeserved attention because of higher ratings and more ad money. I need not dwell on the abysmal exhibition of a motley crew of Republican aspirants whose platforms offered very little. Unfortunately, strong opposition has been late. Indeed they failed to respond quickly; inane and toothless. It is very sad that his supporters have failed to see through him and his shenanigans. The real conservatives have not risen to the challenge to offer real conservative thought. I do not agree with what conservatives have wrought for many years, but there is room for intelligent discussion by the opposition. Esther Confino New Hyde Park

Action needed to aid ospreys on North Shore

n the little bay between Plandome and Port Washington, an Osprey nesting platform stood for many years. Ospreys, the beautiful fishing eagles whose population returned following the prohibition of DDT, nested on the platform for many years. When a storm or old age destroyed their nesting platform, the Ospreys relocated to a roadside electric pole near their original platform. Following this, someone thoughtfully

constructed a new nesting platform in the original spot. Unfortunately, the platform was much lower than the original platform and far lower than an electric pole. The Ospreys have continued to use the electric pole for their nest, as recently as last spring. After the Ospreys migrated in the fall, PSEG-LI affixed three cones atop the electric pole to prevent another nest, which is in their interest as well as the birds’ interest.

When I drove past the pole yesterday, the female Osprey was standing, bewildered, between the cones atop the pole. I think it is likely that the Ospreys will relocate to another electric pole since the new nesting platform is low enough for easy access by ground predators, including humans, and will therefore not be viable as a nest site. When this situation occurred on Cross Bay Boulevard at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Don Riepe, a specialist in

this area, constructed an Osprey nesting platform of equivalent height alongside the electric pole on which the Ospreys were nesting. The Ospreys relocated to the platform and all was well. Could we not do the same here? It’s probably too late for this year but it would be a shame to lose the nesting Ospreys after so many years. Melanie Miller Great Neck

Keller right choice Pope Francis right on Mother Teresa for Port library P

s retiring trustee of the Port Washington Public Library, I endorse Bill Keller in the trustee election on April 12. Bill will serve our library and community with great distinction and integrity. He is conscientious, fiscally responsible and sensitive to the needs and concerns of our community. Bill is vice president for finance and administration of Queens College. His professional experience includes responsibility for facilities management, human resources and technology. Bill has the distinction of having grown up in Port Wash-

Mother Teresa had truly exemplify what a perope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of son should do for others. Kolkata a saint at the Vatican on Sept. 4. Now that in my opinion is a example for all As a Catholic and as Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus council of us to engage in works of mercy and kindness ington. He is a Schreiber High #5911 in Douglaston, I would like to applaud Pope in our own communities and elsewhere where the needs exist. School graduate, a lifelong li- Francis for the canonization of Mother Teresa. As it says in Matthew chap.25 vs. 40,” And the She was born to a Albanian family in Skopje brary user, an active school district parent and devoted father, which is now part of Macedonia, she later went to king will say to them in reply, “Amen, I say to you and member and supporter of India in 1929 as a Sister of Loreto and became a whatever you did for the least of my brothers of mine you did for me.” many community organizations. Indian citizen in 1947. Mother Teresa truly had done that and than She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Bill Keller will bring new some. strength and vision to our li- 1950. Mother Teresa gave her long life in helping the brary. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Please join me in voting for destitute, poor, sick and those with no hope in their Glen Oaks Village Bill on April 12 and for voting lives. “yes”for the library budget. I also highly recommend a vote letters polic y for Nancy Comer, a current trustee running for re-election. Letters should be typed or neatly handwritten, and those longer than 300 words may be edited for brevity and clarity. All letters must include the writer’s name and phone number for verification. AnonyMyron Blumenfeld mously sent letters will not be printed. Letters must be received by Monday noon to appear in the next Trustee week’s paper. All letters become the property of Blank Slate Media LLC and may be republished in Port Washington Public any format. Letters can be e-mailed to news@theislandnow.com or mailed to Blank Slate Media, Library 105 Hillside Ave., Williston Park, NY 11596.

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Letter-writer better at It’s been an honor to history than Spanish serve East Williston Kudos to Dr. Hal Sobel for reminding your readers that there really was a Spanish Civil War which preceded WW II by only three years and in which Americans (and many other anti-fascists world-wide) gave their lives in defense of nascent Spanish Democracy. The writer’s Spanish, however, is not so good as his history. He wrote, “Los fascistas no pasarOn.” As written, it means, “The fascists did not pass.” Unfortunately for Spain, they did and

remained in power (with strong American support from the early ‘50s on) for 37 years (1938-1975). I believe Dr. Sobel meant to quote “La Pasionaria’s” great cry for the Republic’s defense of Madrid against the coming fascist attack, “¡ No pasarÁn !,” “They shall not pass!” Dr. Gerald Scharfman New Hyde Park Adjunct Professor of Spanish & Portuguese, Nassau Community College.

Letter-writer went too easy on communists Hal Sobel’s long article of praise for the communists who fought the fascists in the Spanish civil war was disgusting. The communists were as bad as the fascists. Sobel should have focused his attention on America’s fascist candidate for the White House. Donald Trump follows the ideas of Benito Mus-

solini. I can just picture the brownshirts marching down Middle Neck Road singing the fascist hymn La Giovanezza in honor of Comrade Trump. Any American who votes for Trump is mentally sick and should be committed. Al Fried Great Neck

arting thoughts from Trustee Robert Vella It has been an honor to serve our community as a Trustee during the past four years and I would like to thank you for your confidence and support during my tenure. When I was elected four years ago, the most glaring issue facing our village was a longstanding dispute with Williston Park regarding the supply and cost of water. The issue was highly contentious and caused real divisions between our two communities. My hope was to assist in bridging the gap and bringing about a reasonable solution. Through the hard work and dedication of our mayor and my fellow trustees, I believe we have reached a point where our village has two clear and reasonable options that will provide a solution for the next 25 years and beyond. While we all may not agree on which solution is best, we can all agree that a solution that provides certainty for the next quarter century is a vast improvement over the conditions that have prevailed for the last decade. Our two villages have finalized an agreement in principal that sets forth the terms of water distribution and costs for the next 25 years.

As many of you are aware, our board has also pursued a parallel path of building our own, independent water supply system. This choice is one of the most important and permanent issues that our village has ever faced. It is a choice that may never present itself again. Because of the far reaching implications of this decision, I feel that it is crucially important that all of our residents have as much input as possible into which course of action we should take. We are not permitted to hold a referendum on the direct question of whether or not to build a well. However, we are permitted to hold a referendum on whether or not to approve financing for such a project. In doing so, our residents will have the opportunity to be heard on the issue. Residents would have the ability to vote to approve the financing for the construction of the well or to strike down the financing, which would, I believe, provide the basis to finalize the agreement with Williston Park for the supply of water. With warm regards, I thank you all for the opportunity to have served as trustee of this wonderful village. Rob Vella East Williston

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History of the Guggenheim Estate in Port Growing up in Port Washington in the 60’s and 70’s, we had all heard of the famed “Guggenheim Estate” on Middle Neck Road in Sands Point. Originally the land had been sculpted and the buildings constructed for Howard Gould, who reportedly modeled them after the castles of Kilkenny, Ireland which had been visited on his honeymoon. Gould’s family initial, the ornate letter G, which was emblazoned on everything from the front gate to the china and silverware, all remained when the property was sold to Daniel Guggenheim in 1917. Daniel christened the 228-foot wide castle overlooking Long Island Sound, Hempstead House. From the Sands Point Preserve’s website, we learn: “In its heyday in the 1920s, Hempstead House revealed a taste for extravagance. In the Entry Foyer was an organ made of oak. Medieval tapestries once hung on the walls, and oriental carpets covered the floor. The sunken Palm Court once contained 150 species of rare orchids and other plants. An aviary housed exotic birds in ornate cages among the flowers. The walnut-paneled Library was copied from the palace of King James I; The Billiard Room featured a gold leaf ceiling, hand-tooled leather wall coverings, and carved oak woodwork from a 17th century Spanish palace.” Daniel’s son Harry was given 90 acres on the 220+ acre estate on which he built his own home Falaise in 1923. Harry had recently befriended aviator Charles Lindbergh, whose 1927 trans-Atlantic flight ocean flight made him the biggest celebrity in the world. Wanting a quiet retreat from the mass of public adulation, Lindbergh accepted Harry’s invitation to stay on the estate where he could start writing his autobiography. Harry Guggenheim also backed his third wife’s ambitions to start a newspaper, and together he and Alicia Patterson founded Newsday.

Hempstead House, Castle Gould and the rest of the property, passed to the Navy department early in WWII, becoming the Navy Special Devices Center for several decades before moving to Florida in 1967. Disrepair set in, until the property was taken over by Nassau County, New York’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums. In 2003, much of its care was taken over by the

Friends of Sands Point Preserve who have brought the property back to life. For complete information about visiting the estate and about their extensive series of programs, visit www.thesandspointpreserve.com. [Copyright the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society; www.cowneck.org]

Dolphin Book Club to Mahasset Men’s Club discuss ‘H is for Hawk’ hosts nutrition lecture The Dolphin Book Club will discuss the book H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald on April 20 at 7 p.m. at the Dolphin Bookshop Cafe, in Port Washington. When Helen Macdonald’s father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer, Helen had never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators, the goshawk, but in her grief, she saw that the goshawk’s fierce and feral temperament mirrored her own. Resolving to purchase and raise the deadly creature as a means to cope with her loss, she adopted Mabel, and turned to the guidance of The Once and Future King author T.H. White’s chronicle The Goshawk to begin her challenging endeavor. Projecting herself “in the hawk’s wild mind to tame her” tested the limits of Macdonald’s humanity and changed her life. “Helen Macdonald’s beautiful and nearly feral book, H Is for Hawk, reminds us that excellent nature writing can lay bare some of the intimacies of the wild world as well. Her book is so good that, at times, it hurt me to read it. It draws blood, in ways that seem curative....[An] instant classic.” - Dwight Garner, New York Times.

No registration necessary, however we ask that you purchase the Book Club book from The Dolphin, (receive a 10% discount) or one at a similar price. Questions? Please ask our staff when you next visit or call Robin at 516-7672650.

The Manhasset Men’s Club again hosted the owner of Dellonutritionals, Maria Dello at its annual lecture. Dello, a certified nutritionist, discussed what the latest news on the epidemic of diabetes and heart disease, preserving longevity and risk factors. She touched on being active and stressed the importance of healthy eating, the obesity epidemic and how fast food chains have altered people’s relationship with food. “We need to make America healthy again. Our only amour of protection is prevention,” Dello said. The Men’s Club president, Frank Dotzler, who was in attendance said the presentation was very informative. Dello, who specializes in weight loss, diabetes and family nutrition said she is dedicated to teaching, guiding, and educating every individual about the benefits of a salubrious lifestyle and diet. For more information visit www.Dellonutritionals.com or call Maria Dello 516 365-1222

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Casino foes to rally again at Belmont By N o a h Manskar

Opponents of a video casino proposed for Belmont Park will rally at the Elmont racetrack Saturday in an effort to gather support for a state law prohibiting such casinos on Long Island. In addition to growing public support, the group of opponents in Floral Park, Elmont, Franklin Square and other communities bordering Belmont Park hope to get Long Island state senators to support a measure repealing state authorization for video lottery terminal, or VLT, facilities in Nassau and Suffolk counties. “It’s not a partisan issue. It’s just a quality-of-life issue,” said Tammie Williams, an Elmont-based community organizer who is helping organize the rally. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Queens) introduced a bill parallel to the measure three Democratic Assembly members have sponsored in that house, a significant step in the fight against the video casino that residents have waged since Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. announced its plans in December. The rally aims to push the eight sitting Long Island state senators to support Avella’s bill, Williams said. It’s part of what Floral Park civic activist Nadia Holubnyczyj-Ortiz called a “twopronged approach” opponents are taking to kill the Belmont Park plans locally and prevent a casino from opening anywhere on Long Island on the state level. “If they move on, where else are they going to go?” she said. “We need to remove that threat altogether.” The bills are currently in committees in both houses, according to the state Legislature’s records. Efforts to reach a Nassau OTB spokesman for comment were unavailing. Holubnyczyj-Ortiz and her husband, Marco Ortiz, went to Albany last month to lobby five state lawmakers to support the fight against the casino.

Avella was one of the three senators they spoke with directly, and HolubnyczyjOrtiz said she thinks their conversation influenced his decision to sponsor the bill to repeal Long Island’s VLT authorization. “He definitely heard us, and we truly appreciated it,” she said. “It only takes one to get it started.” State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D-Elmont) consponsored the Assembly bill with assemblymen Gary Pretlow of Mount Vernon and Michael Fitzpatrick of St. James. She will appear at the rally along with her brother, Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages (D-Elmont) and Village of Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy. State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) will also attend, Williams said. Kaminsky is running against Republican Christopher McGrath for the Senate seat Dean Skelos vacated following his November conviction on federal corruption charges. The open district includes part of the Belmont Park property. Patrick Nicolosi, president of Elmont’s East End Civic Association and an ardent casino supporter, said some Floral Park residents told him they were upset the rally was being used as a “campaign tool” for Kaminsky, and that it was being held on the Saturday before Easter, the “World Series” of the Christian religion. “It’s ridiculous that they would even hold a rally on such a day, and it’s not a life or death situation,” Nicolosi said. “It’s about gambling.” Holubnyczyj-Ortiz said she has heard “nothing of the sort” from anyone in Floral Park. Nicolosi is “always looking to stir up controversy,” she said. Nicolosi said he and the president of Local 707, the union to which Nassau OTB employees belong, were planning a rally for sometime after the Easter holiday. Supporters and opponents held opposing rallies at Belmont Park in January.

A rally will be held Saturday here at Belmont Park A previous event drew more than 2,000 opponents to Floral Park Memorial High School. Several local officials in recent weeks have joined the opposition to Nassau OTB’s plan to build a 100,000-square-foot VLT parlor on an eight-acre lot north of Hempstead Turnpike. The Village of New Hyde Park, the Elmont Library Board of Trustees and North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth have formally opposed it, and an attorney for the Village of Floral Park outlined possible legal hurdles for the project in a letter to the state Franchise Oversight Board. They and other opponents say the casino would increase crime and traffic, decrease property values and otherwise detract from quality of life in the surrounding area.

Nicolosi, OTB and other supporters argue the casino would bring Nassau County millions of dollars in much-needed revenue, support local business communities and create quality jobs. Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has included $15 million in casino revenue in his 2016 budget, and OTB is working to formulate a revenue-sharing agreement with surrounding communities. OTB requires state legislative approval for the permanent facility. Meanwhile, it plans to build a temporary parlor with 1,000 VLTs, which needs approval from the state Office of General Services and the New York Racing Authority. The Village of Floral Park plans to file a lawsuit as soon as OTB makes a formal application to the Franchise Oversight Board, which it reportedly has yet to do.

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one of 5 safest cities By S a r a h M i n k e w i c z

Port Washington was named one of the top five safest cities in New York State by BackgroundChecks.org

A new study by BackgroundChecks. org announced Port Washington as one of the top five safest cities in New York State. BackgroundChecks.org released its annual “Safest Cities in New York” report for 2016 this week. To compile the report, BackgroundChecks.org combined data from recent FBI Crime Reports, natural language analysis, social media sentiment analysis and their own research to create a ranking of the 50 Safest Cities in New York. According to BackgroundChecks.org, Port Washington is a safe place to call home, with a violent crime rate of just 10.5 and a .06 percent chance of being

involved in a property crime here. “It’s a true testament to great policing, strong leadership, and community involvement”, BackgroundChecks.org public safety analyst Jessica Pierce said. “In a world full of bad news, it’s great to have something positive for residents, and it’s something to be proud of.” The other four cities on the list are Kent, Scarsdale, East Aurora, and Tarrytown. BackgroundChecks.org is a public safety focused organization committed to increasing public safety, community involvement, transparent government, and education. For useful information for New York residents, you can check out their New York Public Records page.

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school news

Port schools celebrate 100th day Kindergarten students at Guggenheim and Daly elementary schools in Port Washington celebrated the 100th day of school in creative fashion. Guggenheim teacher Barbara Dermody’s students constructed a 100-piece puzzle and created self-portraits depicting themselves at 100 years old as part of their celebration. Next door, in Guggenheim teacher

Deena Williams’ class, students counted to 100 while exercising. Daly Elementary School, down the road from Guggenheim, students took things a step further by dressing up to look 100 years old. No matter what the project, students enjoyed a variety of hands-on, fun activities while developing critical math skills, school officials said.

My Spectrum School recognizes student My Spectrum School in Port Washington welcomes parents and their children, ages 2–10, to discover innovative learning experiences within a safe interactive environment. Their programs are designed to ignite the imagination, inspire self-confidence, and instill a lifelong love of learning in all children. “We understand that each child is different, characterized by his/her unique set of abilities and interests,” school officials said. “These qualities are then utilized to personalize curriculum and instruction so learning becomes engaging, enjoyable, and rewarding. Our teachers focus on children’s gifts and apply fun hands-on projects to maximize their fullest potential.” My Spectrum School is proud to acknowledge Justin K. for all his hard work and academic achievement at our school. “He has grown into a vivacious intellectual, and continues to surpass developmental milestones in mathematics, language arts, and engineering,” school

officials said. “Like many of our students, Justin’s persistence, curiosity, perseverance, and creativity make My Spectrum School an amazing community to be a part of. His accomplishments radiate with confident smiles that warm our hearts, and ensure that we have successfully cultivated a passion for learning. We thank Mr. & Mrs. K. for their support and trust in My Spectrum School. They have given us the privilege and pleasure of teaching their child to love learning the Spectrum way. We welcome all children to experience My Spectrum School first hand to fulfill their potential and become lifelong learners.” My Spectrum School is registered by the New York State Department of Education and licensed by the Office of Children and Family Services, and currently accepting applications for summer camp, after-school programs, holiday workshops, and academic year programs. Visit myspectrumschool.com or call 516-883-8035 for additional information.

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County Dems, GOP clash over contracts By N o a h M a n s k a r The Nassau County Legislature on Monday unanimously mandated legislative approval for all personal service contracts worth $1,000 or more. The vote officially lowered the threshold for approval by the Legislature’s Rules Committee from $25,000. Hundreds of Nassau contracts were found last year to have fallen just below that line, barely skirting legislative scrutiny. Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves introduced the measure earlier this

month, touting it as another step the county has taken toward greater transparency. “These are all going to be coming to us,” Gonsalves said. “They’re coming to us, they did not come to us before.” The Democratic minority and Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas said the lower threshold does not go far enough, calling again Monday for an independent inspector general to review all contracts. Debate over the threshold turned into debate over the merits of the new office, with County Attorney Carnell Foskey again receiving questions from Democrats about his dual roles as county attorney and Com-

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The two parties held dueling press conferences Monday, with Republicans charging Democrats that blocking the capital borrowing endangers public safety, and Democrats saying Republicans aren’t doing enough to protect taxpayer funds from misuse. Gonsalves and other Republicans dismissed the move as a “political stunt,” saying Nassau’s contract process is already “the most transparent in the state” and noting every contract requires 10 separate approvals, including three passes through the county attorney’s office. “This isn’t about the contracting process,” Gonsalves said at the Republican press conference Monday afternoon, flanked by labor union leaders and members. “It’s about the Democrats trying to bring the county to a grinding halt.” Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (DHempstead) disputed that, saying the fact that 90 percent of the county’s contracts are for capital projects inextricably ties the two together. The Democratic caucus won’t abandon its position, he said. “We have history on our side that has proven time and time again that the Republicans in this Legislature and the Republican county executive cannot police themselves,” Abrahams said. “So we need an independent inspector general.” In recent months the county has created a lobbying registry and required vendors to disclose political contributions. With the separation of the commissioner of investigations’ and county attorney’s duties, Nevin said, the county will have implemented all the reforms the independent panel recommended. Singas said she commended such “progress” toward contract reform, but maintained her calls for an inspector general, which she has made since Skelos and his son, Adam, were indicted last year on federal corruption charges involving a $12 million Nassau contract for Arizona-based AbTech Industries. “If such a case were insufficient to commit this body to reform, then it is clear to me that this is a problem that indeed will never be solved only with arrests and prosecutions and we need comprehensive, best-practice solutions,” Singas said. Both Skeloses were convicted in November and are appealing.

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By K a r e n Ru b i n In what has become legend, Kenny Scharf, the self-proclaimed “Pop Surrealist,” was a few days away from moving out of his living and work space in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that he called his Cosmic Cavern, and decided to throw the last in a series of parties he had been throwing for years, known as Cosmic Cavern A-Go-Go. On that particular evening, Glori Cohen, an art advisor and collector, happened to be in attendance and told him, “You can’t take this down. This has to be a museum.” And so the artist called the movers and told them he wasn’t going anywhere. The Cosmic Cavern Museum was born. At the opening reception of the exhibit “Kenny Scharf” now on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art through July 10, several of Scharf’s friends were on hand and recalled their experience attending those Bushwick parties in Scharf’s psychedelic basement cavern, where you were barred from entering unless you were also painted in day-glo. Scharf has installed his Day-Glo environments at the 1985 Whitney Biennial, MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, and the Portland Art Museum, Portland Ore., (2015), and will be at MoMA next year. Here at NCMA, the Cosmic Cavern, Closet #29, provides a psychedelic escape. You enter the room-sized installation through black velvet curtains and are transported into a multimedia day-glo, black-light, neon fantastical world of painted and repurposed recycling (some would say garbage) — that brought a sense of delight to everyone who crossed the threshold.

Among the visitors were three young girls walls— but for its surrealist imagery. (Not from Roslyn, Hayden Levy, Izzy Levine, Cam- surprisingly, he had an exhibit, Kenny Scharf; eron Levy, who themselves create abstract art, Pop — Surrealist, in 1997 at the Salvador and pronounced it “awesome” and “favorite- Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla., among his many gallery and museum exhibitions.) ness.” In 2001, Scharf says, he was invited along Indeed, the visitors become part of the art, especially Scharf’s friend and fellow art- with other, predominantly New York artists, ist from Bushwick, Allison Goldenstein, wear- to showcase contemporary art in historical ing a hand-painted dress that seemed to meld spaces Pordenone, Italy, a town named for the Italian mannerist painter, Giovanni da Pordeinto the pop art background. According to Art News, “Cosmic Cav- none (1484-1539). Scharf covered the ern A-Go-Go began at the ceiling with four 33-feet height of the 2008 receslong canvases, which sion, when the artist decidhung there for two years. ed to turn his flood-prone basement into one of the t’s not nostalgic – I When it was time to take works down, much glow-in-the-dark environdid it last week. It’s the had been ruined by piments that have been his geon droppings, so Scharf trademark since the 1980s. what I do. cut the damaged parts Scharf’s Cosmic Cavaway, restretched into new erns had unexceptional Kenny Scharf frames and added layers of beginnings — at the time silkscreen. they were, as he says, “In adding to the actumere ‘Cosmic Closets’— in a room of the apartment near Times Square al physical layer to the painting, this element where he was living with his friend, the late references an increasingly image laden, conartist Keith Haring. “I just started putting gar- fusing world and the effect of a consumer sobage in there and painting it fluorescent, hap- ciety on the environment, another of Scharf’s pened upon a black light, and it just kind of preoccupations,” according to the notes provided for the exhibit, which was curated by started,” says Scharf. Scharf feigns insult when I ask if it is in- Nassau County Museum of Art Director Karl tended as nostalgia. “It’s not nostalgic — I did E. Willers. “While reworking the painting in Los Angeles, Scharf was surrounded by neighit last week. It’s what I do.” Exceedingly approachable and hospitable borhood signs in Arabic and Korean, adding to the waves of fans and friends who came another layer of visual imagery as well as a to the opening Friday, March 18, he spoke at political, pro-diversity message to the work.” Scharf is fond of picking up trash and relength about his own monumental work, “Pop Renaissance” which calls to mind Dali not just cycling ‘found objects’ in his paintings: a gesso for its monumental size — covering all four puddle is poured, objects added, and then

painted. Emerging with the New York City graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s, Kenny Scharf (b. 1958) is known for his vibrantly colorful large-scale paintings and exuberantly playful installations. His imagery draws upon pop icons, media advertising and consumer culture of the 1960s, including TV cartoon characters such as the Flintstones and the Jetsons. Kenny Scharf showcases major paintings and sculptures from throughout the artist’s career. Highlights of this exhibition are the expansive mural Pop Renaissance that surrounds the viewer, a version of the artist’s Cosmic Cavern club-like environment, as well as a re-creation of the artist’s former Brooklyn studio complete with spattered walls, painted furniture and other workspace ephemera. Speaking of his art, Kenny Scharf commented, “I believe the artist has a social responsibility to engage others in a thought process that ultimately brings the creative process into everyday life thereby enhancing the quality of our experience.” Works by Scharf are in the collections of such major New York institutions as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Jewish Museum. Internationally, works by Scharf have been collected by Mexico’s Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey; the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany; and the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A companion exhibition, Glamorous Graffiti, looks at the work of Kenny Scharf’s contemporaries in the exciting New York graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s. In Continued on Page 25

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The top seven events

Film Screening: Louder than Bombs

Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. Directed by Joachim Trier, “Louder Than Bombs” tells the tale of an aging schoolteacher (Gabriel Byrne) grappling with the recent death of his photojournalist wife (Isabelle Huppert) and his attempts to reconcile with his two very different sons: a shy, reclusive high-schooler (Devin Druid) and his academic older son (Jesse Eisenberg). Trier delivers an intelligent, emotional and original tale about the disruption that hides behinds an idyllic suburban landscape. Where: Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Info: (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org

Gilbert Gottfried Saturday, March 19, 7:30 & 10 p.m.

Gilbert Gottfried is one of the most sought-after comedians, and regularly performs live to sold-out audiences across North America. His first-ever book, “Rubber Balls and Liquor,” was recently released, as was “Gilbert Gottfried Dirty Jokes” featuring 50 non-stop minutes of Gottfried telling some of his funniest and filthiest jokes. Where: Brokerage Comedy Club, 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore Info: (516) 785-8655 • http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com

Teatro Regio Di Parma’s I Due Foscari

Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m. I due Foscari was Verdi’s sixth opera and is based on Lord Byron’s play “The Two Foscari.” Rich in intrigue, the plot tells of the final days of the famous Venetian doge, Francesco Foscari, and his illegal overthrow in 1457. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Argentina in Rome in November 1844. Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center 1 South Avenue, Garden City Info: (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/

Carly Rae Jepsen Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m.

Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum-selling artist Carly Rae Jepsen burst onto the world stage from her home in Canada’s British Columbia with her 2012 breakout hit “Call Me Maybe,” she returned last year with her latest release “E·MO·TION,” featuring the Billboard Top 40 hit single “I Really Like You.” Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com

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As part of Molloy’s 60th anniversary celebration The Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery at Molloy College presents an exhibition on the work of Mary Ann Petry, former art faculty chairperson. Petry was a member of the Molloy Art faculty from 1962 – 1973, and an Amityville Dominican from 1942-1974. She was a mentor to many students at Molloy – organizing art exhibits and encouraging students to enter art related professions. Where: The Kaiser Art Gallery at Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre Info: (516) 323-4444 • http://www.molloy.edu

The Offshore Regulars Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m.

Formed by four high school friends, The Offshore Regulars are a Long Island-based reggae-rock-funk band with a love for the beach and partying. They have been fortunate enough to play alongside national touring acts such as Badfish, the Supervillains, Ballyhoo!, Collie Buddz, and The Pietasters. They released a full-length album, “The New Guy” in 2013, and followed that up with an EP, “Fueled Up” in 2014. They released their latest EP, “Heathens” in June of 2015. Where: The Space at Westbury, 250 Post Ave., Westbury Info: (516) 283.5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury.com

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pring Egg Hunt Saturday, March 26, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Bring your Easter basket to collect eggs all over the hatchery! It’s always great fun! $6 adults/$4 children and senior citizens. No extra fee for the Egg Hunt. Where: Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor Info: (516) 692-6768 • cshfishhatchery.org

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esop’s Fables” by Mike Kenny

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Aesop’s well-known and beloved fables come to life on the LICM stage to motivate and challenge children and adults alike! Fables presented include such classics as the “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “The Lion and the Mouse,” and more. Wolfie, Syd, Barry and Harriet follow in the tradition of comedy teams like the Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello; using witty banter, slapstick comedy and musical sing alongs to share these special stories. Meet the cast as they entertain you and bring these tales and many more to life. Age: 3 and up. Fee: $9 per seat with museum admission ($7 per seat for LICM members), $12 theater only. Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave, Garden City Info: (516) 224-5800 • http://www.licm.org/

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he Magic & Comedy of Jim McClenahan Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27, 11:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m. 2:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. This show will induce giggles from children and adults alike with a unique magical twist that’s fun and exciting. Jim will bring his signature routines, original storylines, and wacky antics to White Post Farms. He is sure to delight and dazzle any audience! While you are at the farm, you can also take a picture with the Easter Bunny as well as hunt for Easter eggs and find the big prize! The comedy show and egg hunt are included with your paid admission to the Animal Farm. Cost: $17 children/adults. Where: White Post Farms 250 Old Country Road, Melville Info: 631-351-9373 • www.whitepostfarms.com

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Thursday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Hear from the King of Arcades himself, Richie Knucklez, who will give a talk from 7:00-8:00 p.m., and then enjoy two hours of free play in our arcade exhibit from 8-10 pm featuring over 50 classic games. The Richie Knucklez Arcade in NJ, one of the biggest arcade phenomenons in the world, is now the focus of the highly anticipated documentary The King of Arcades. Only $10 per person, $8 for members and students with ID. Reservations are required, please call 516-572-4066 or register on-line. (Membership cards and Student IDs must be presented upon arrival) Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Garden City Info: 516-572-4111 • www.cradleofaviation.org

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Get your game on! 60 minutes of video game play for only $10. Offered every Monday-Friday from 4:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Where: Dave & Busters, 1504 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY Info: (516) 542-8501 • www.daveandbusters.com

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Spend time at the rink with your friends and family! There are many sessions offered that can work with your schedule any time of the day! Check website for pricing and information. Where: United Skates of America, 1276 Hicksville Road, Seaford Info: 516-795-5474 • www.unitedskates.com/seaford

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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.

include: -- the ABLE Act, federal and state legislation that eases financial strains faced by individuals with disabilities by making tax-free savings accounts available to cover qualified expenses such as education, housing, and transportation. -- Supplemental Needs Trusts, trusts Long Island Temple Choir Festival that are created for persons with disabiliOn April 3, at 2 p.m., six Long Island Temple ties which can supplement government choirs will gather at Temple Avodah in benefits, such as Medicaid and SSI, without Oceanside for the Long Island Temple Choir disqualifying the individual from receiving Festival. The Festival, held throughout the such benefits. 1990’s brought the best of Temple music -- Options to help plan for future care of to Long Island as choirs and Cantors sang disabled adults and “soon to be” adults. their best numbers, charming both the Attorneys leading the discussion will be audience and the choirs themselves. This Saundra Gumerove of Saundra M. Gumeryear’s festival will bring together choirs ove & Associates, Jericho, and Maureen from Lynbrook, New Hyde Park, Roslyn Rothschild DiTata, Berwitz & DiTata LLP, Heights, Wantagh, Glen Cove and OceansGarden City. ide. Admission is free but seating is limited. The program is chaired by Moriah Adamo, Additional information can be obtained from Abrams & Fensterman, Lake Success and the Temple Avodah Web Site www.avodah. Terry Scheiner, Port Washington. org. Address is 3050 Oceanside Road, Reservations are requested for this free Oceanside. program. To register, call the Nassau County Bar Association at 516-747-4070 or How To Legally Protect Assets For The email ckatz@nassaubar.org. Disabled Leading attorneys will present a multiTrivia Challenge disciplined discussion of federal and state Come see how much you know. Match wits programs and services for protecting the with other great mind. You may win a prize. assets of disabled persons at a free public Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Havana educational seminar on “Legally Protecting Central Restaurant, Roosevelt Field, Garden Assets for People with Disabilities,” April City. For more information, call (516) 6767, 6:30 p.m., at the Nassau County Bar As1976. sociation, 15th Street on the corner of West Street, Mineola. Topics to be discussed Blankets of Love

Tuesday, March 29. The group provides an opportunity for seniors in the community to come together and work in a collaborative manner on a meaningful and rewarding project. All members of the group are registered as volunteers with JASA. Each blanket is donated to a worthy cause. The blankets have been given to various human service programs in Nassau County and New York City. The group meets Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park, 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information. Project Independence Social Discussion Group Thursday, March 31. Come meet new friends! Enjoy talking with others and meeting your neighbors. The group meets at the Parkville Branch of Great Neck Library, 10 Campbell St., New Hyde Park on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

a.m. to 11:30 a.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all male Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 8696311 to register or for more information. Improve Your Balance, Strength and Flexibility Tai Chi Monday, March 28. Presented by Winthrop University Hospital. Join this eight week program and learn how to improve your balance and strength, and flexibility through Tai Chi. The course is held twice a week at the North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden Street, Westbury on Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and on Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants must wear comfortable clothing, secure footwear and bring a bottle of water. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

All the World’s A Stage Friday, March 25. Back by Popular Demand! Join in for a casual presentation and chat about the stages of our lives, the changes we face and the best ways to live to our fullest! Please join us at Port What Matters to You Men’s Community Washington Senior Center, 80 Manorhaven Group Boulevard, Port Washington on Friday, Friday, March 25. Come and discuss topics March 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. North that are of mutual interest to men living Hempstead Project Independence invites in the community. The group meets at the all Town residents 60 and over. Please Parkville Branch of Great Neck Library, 10 call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more Campbell St., New Hyde Park from 10:30 information.

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Mysterious leap from the mind to body Dr. Hui is a graduate from China’s by D r . Tom F e r r a r o , number one medical school Peking Union Sport Psychologist A casual walk down the main street of any town on Long Island will confirm that drug stores, actually really big drug stores are a thriving business. You will see a CVS, a Walgreens and a Rite Aid within less than half a mile of each other. The reason for this is that our nation is undergoing an epidemic of psychosomatic illnesses. Medical researcher Paul Shorter from York University found that there are widespread increases in bronchial asthma, hypertension, migraines, ulcerative colitis, chronic fatigue syndrome and allergies. Work by Robert Putnam of Harvard (Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community) James Kunstler’s “The Geography of Nowhere” and Wolf and Bruhn’s “The Power of Clan” all put forth the idea of a connection between the American culture and physical illness. They all suggest that a combination of overwork and social isolation combine to produce increases in many forms of disease including heart disease and increased susceptibility to infection. What in the world is going on here? Well to find out more about this mysterious connection leap from the mind to the body I tracked down one of the nation’s leading experts. Meet Dr. Yiqun Hui.

Medial College and then went on the get her PhD from University of Pennsylvania where she researched asthma mediators and discovered the leukotriene receptor. She is an instructor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has a private practice in Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology in Bayside. I sat down with her last week in Great Neck where she lives and our conversation ranged over a wide number of topics including the doctor/patient relationship, the value of reassurance and the need to understand the connection between emotions and disease. She is obviously a kind, pleasant and extremely bright doctor and when I asked her why she entered medicine she told me that her older brother was hospitalized many times with asthma as a child and this experience impelled her to medical research to find a cure for this disease. Now that’s what I call a good younger sister. She emphasized that there is a connection between hives and emotions with some patients breaking out when under great stress. She said “It’s crucial that you take time to sit with the patient and get to know them and their life circumstances. When they see that you care and understand them, I am able to provide not only the right diag-

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We talked about the placebo effect in medicine and how the doctor’s reassurance in fact has a strong health giving impact. I would agree with this. Many a time I enter the doctor’s office with both pain and anxiety and after some reassurance I leave with no anxiety and no pain at all. This is the power and value of a good caring physician. If you’re lucky enough to have a good doc bring them a gift on your next visit. Dr. Hui also talked about the amazing connection between depression and being prone to infections of all kinds. I have seen this many times with my own psychotherapy patients. They may come in with a cold or cough that is beginning and by exploring a recent acute depressive episode the cough and sore throat often and quite mysteriously disappears. We are lucky to have this level of physician right here on Long Island. If you are an allergy suffer, have bronchial asthma or tend to be infection prone the good Dr. Hui can be reached through her website drhuiallergist.com and by calling (718) 889-1062. Her office is located in Bayside and she in bilingual in Chinese and English. Dr. Hui is one of those rare doctors that will actually spend time with you, is highly credentialed and has one of the most valuable skills a physician can have, a good bedside manner and a kind heart.

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Scharf, street art take over county museum Continued from Page 43 cluding a 1988 portfolio of five silk-screened prints by Keith Haring, a range of graffiti styles are explored through the work of the artists Jean Michel Basquiat, Lee Quiñones, Crash, Futura 2000, Toxic and many others. Films documenting early 1980s graffiti and urban culture are included in the exhibition. The artists A-One, Daze, Dondi, Koor, Lady Pink, Noc, Richard Hambleton and Rammellzee appear in the films Downtown 81 by Edo Bertoglio, Wild Style by Charlie Ahearn and Style Wars by Henry Chalfant and Tony Silver. “Scharf wasn’t as much of a street artist but was of their generation and the cultural phenomenon of graffiti,” Willers says, acknowledging an ascendency of appreciation of graffiti artists of that generation – “pioneers who inspired artists all over the world. “It brings back the concept of public art, but so much public art is commissioned by a government. Graffiti manifests a freedom of expression — a “people’s art” that is not just “public art” (read “institutional” or “establishment”), Graffiti is “an invigorated art — out there in the streets, a generation of artists. Graffiti is the visual equivalent of hip hop, rap music, break dancing, a uniquely American art form, like Jazz, a uniquely American endeavor.” In conjunction with the exhibition of Kenny Scharf, which is sponsored by TAHARI Arthur S. Levine, the Museum is offering related public programming for adults and family groups. Museum docent Riva Ettus presents lunchtime talks on Kenny Scharf and his career on April 14, May 12 and June 9. A new program, “Sketching in the Galleries,” will be offered Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m., April 5, May 3, June 7. Visitors are invited on June 19, 12-4 p.m., to watch Kenny Scharf paint a new outdoor mural for the future Manes Family Art & Education Center on the Museum’s grounds. While the Kenny Scharf exhibition is on view, the artist’s vibrant and imaginative works serve as inspiration for other family and children’s programs, including weekly Neiman Marcus Family Sundays at the Museum, as well as Nature + Kids = Art on April 17, Spring Break for Art on April 26-28, and Summer Picnic Party on June 26. Scharf will also be on hand for the museum’s Ball, Saturday, June 11, “An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti,” which this year for the first time, will feature a Cosmic after party for the “junior” members (20 and 30-somethings) in the Cosmic Cavern with Scharf (ticket info at 516-484-9338, developmentoffice@nassaumuseum. org). An extra added treat is seeing one of the gallery rooms with newly exposed original wood paneling and picture windows. Indeed, the experience of seeing art in such close proximity in the mansion that was home to Childs and Frances Frick, son of industrialist and art collector Henry Frick, is always special. Most of the 145 acres that are now the Nassau County Museum of Art originally belonged to poet, lawyer, conservationist, political activist, patron of the arts and preservationist William Cullen Bryant, who settled in Roslyn in 1843. The long-time editor of the New York Post built his home, Cedarmore, and founded Roslyn’s public library. In 1862, he built a cottage for his friend and fellow poet, Miss Jerusha Dewey (you can see the cottage when you explore the hiking trails). In 1900, Lloyd Stephens Bryce purchased Bryant’s ‘Upland Farm’ and commissioned architect Ogden Codman, Jr. to design Bryce House, the present mansion. Henry Clay Frick, co-founder of U.S. Steel Corporation purchased Bryce House in 1919 as a gift for his son, Childs Frick, a Princeton graduate who became a vertebrate paleontologist and naturalist.

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Talk on what your genes mean to you Dr. Ronald Crystal will present a lecture “The Human Genome: What Your Genes Tell About You, Your Family, Your Past & Your Future” at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Thurs., April 7 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the fourth season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts Crystal is professor and chairman of the Department of Genetic Medicine of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, where he is also the Bruce Webster Professor of Internal Medicine, director of the Belfer Gene Therapy Core Facility and Attending Physician at the Weill Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital. After earning a B.A. degree in physics from Tufts University, an M.A. degree in physics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Crystal completed his medical post-graduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Internal medicine and in pulmonary medi-

cine at the University of California, San Francisco. In 1970, Crystal joined the National Institutes of Health, where he served as chief of the pulmonary branch of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute until moving to Weill-Cornell in 1993. During the 1970s and ‘80s, Dr. Crystal focused much of his research on the pathogenesis and therapy of inflammatory diseases of the lung. The work of his laboratory formed the basis of the current understanding of the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis and the hereditary form of emphysema associated with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, a disease for which he developed the FDA-approved therapy now used to treat thousands of patients worldwide. In the late 1980s, Crystal shifted his focus to gene therapy, a field in which he is a pioneer. He was the first to use a recombinant virus as a vehicle for in vivo gene therapy,

and has carried out human trials of gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, cardiac ischemia, cancer and central nervous system disorders. His current research interests are deciphering how human genetic variation modulates gene expression in the context of environmental exposure and exploiting these relationships to re-categorize human disease at the biologic level and identify who is at risk for disease. Admission is free; donations are welcome. Call 516.482.5701 for further information and to learn about discounts for the SCW Sunday subscription series. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

Dr. Ronald Crystal will be guest speaker at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Call (516) 482-5701 for information.

Submissions sought for ‘Motion in Art’ The Art League of Long Island’s juried exhibition “Motion in Art and Art in Motion” challenged artists to submit their artistic interpretations of motion in 2-D or 3-D mediums. Exhibition juror Marina Press selected 60 works out of 400 submissions from artists residing in Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn, and Queens who responded to the challenge.

The exhibit will be on view in the Art League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery March 28 through April 24. The artists’ reception takes place Sunday, April 3 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Marina Press is associate director of the Bernarducci Meisel Gallery in New York City. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Press received her B.A. in art history from Pace University and is currently an M.A. Candidate in Art History and Museum Studies at CUNY. cently she curated a critically acclaimed exhibition at the Brooklyn Arts Council Gallery entitled “3 Points Define a Surface.” The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. The gallery is open to the public, free of charge, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and on weekends 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information about the Art League visit www.artleagueli.org or call (631) 462-5400.

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (retired) will appear on the pulpit at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck on Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. to offer a talk, “America’s Role in a Changing World.” Lawrence Wilkerson is visiting professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va..

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His last positions in government were as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff (2002-05), and associate director of the State Department’s Policy Planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard N. Haass. Before serving at the State Department, Wilkerson served 31 years in the U.S. Army, including as deputy executive officer to then-General Colin Powell when he commanded the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989), special assistant to General Powell when he was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93), and as director and deputy director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Va. (1993-97). Since leaving the State Department, Wilkerson speaks to groups all over America, publishes articles in newspapers and magazines across the country, and regularly offers commentary on television. Wilkerson’s talk is preceded by a brief service. Following his talk, there will be a Q & A, and, in conclusion, refreshments will be served. All members of the community are invited to attend. Admission is free. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck. For further information, please call 516.482.5701.

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Port Washington Public Library Friday, March 25 12:15 - 2 p.m. - SANDWICHED IN A Walk in the Woods (2015-104 min.). Travel writer Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) decides to hike the Appalachian Trail. His wife (Emma Thompson) insists that he bring a companion, so Bryson enlists his long-lost friend Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte) to accompany him. 2 - 5 p.m. - Scrabble SCRABBLE. Join us for a game! Fridays from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Local History Center. 7:30 - 9 p.m. - SOUNDSWAP The French Cookin’ Blues Band plays a wide variety of styles, all firmly rooted in classic blues. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Monday, March 28 7:30 - 9 p.m. - FILM & DISCUSSION ITALIAN FILM with Professor Val Franco. The Referee (L’Arbitro) (2013-96 min.). Paolo Zucca’s dark sports comedy follows the

rise and fall of an ambitious soccer referee (Stefano Accorsi) as he decides just how far he is willing to go have at shot at refereeing at the World Cup. In Italian with English subtitles. Tuesday, March 29 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Chess Join us for a game on Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. 7 - 8:30 p.m. - Adult Coloring The adult coloring craze is now in Port! It’s just like coloring for kids, but more complex—it’s definitely harder to stay in the lines. Meetups will be relaxed and informal; they’re great for stress relief and getting to know your neighbors. Wednesday, March 30 2 - 4 p.m. - TechDesk Each Wednesday, stop by the Reference Desk for help with your devices. 2 to 4 p.m. 7:30 - 9 p.m. - Budget Hearing and Meet the Candidates Night The public is invited at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 31 7:30 - 9 p.m. - Recreation On Long Island Sound Members of Port Rowing will present an introduction to their not-for-profit organization and its programs for middle school, high school students and adults, including rowers with special needs. Learn about how they operate from their base on Hempstead Harbor, and hear exciting stories, including a recent humpback whale sighting! Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Nautical Advisory Council. Friday, April 1 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. - Sandwiched In Meet Patrick Di Justo. Author of This Is What You Just Put in Your Mouth? From Eggnog to Beef Jerky, the Surprising Secrets... Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 2 - 5 p.m. - Scrabble Join us for a game! Fridays from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Local History Center.

Manhasset-Port Washington Community Calendar PROJECT INDEPENDENCE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Are you grieving the loss of a spouse? Are you feeling overwhelmed with sadness and not knowing how to cope with your feelings? Learn more about the grief process and coping skills with other supportive people who are sharing the same experience. Meetings take place the first and third Friday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Located at 80 Manorhaven Blvd. Port Washington. (For those 60 and over). Registration required. Please call 311 or 516-869-6311 to register or for more information. PORT WASHINGTON & MANHASSET TOASTMASTERS Learn public speaking!

A Toastmasters group makes learning to speak in public a fun and empowering experience. From beginners to professional public speakers, the supportive learn-bydoing format encourages all participants to take their communication and listening skills to the next level. Ongoing. Meets fir and third Mondays of every month, 7:30 p.m. sharp until 9 p.m.. Next four meetings: April 4, April 18, May 2 and May 16 at Shelter Rock Church, 626 Plandome Rd, Manhasset. Call 516-474–1402 for more info. Toastmasters is a nonprofit organization. SPRING FAIR On Saturday, April 9 at 9 a.m. Lutheran Church of Our Savior will host its Spring Fair at 12 Franklin Ave., Port Washington

featuring crafts, attict treasures plus new and gently used clothing. Free Admission. For additional information call 516-7670603. EARLY SPRING ROMANCE AND ‘GET AWAY’ EVENT Temple Judea Singles are planning a new singles event for Tuesday evening, April 5 at 7 p.m. at Temple Judea, 333 Searingtown Road, Manhasset. The donation is $10. The evening will include plenty of time for eating, to meet terrific, interesting new and familiar friends as well as a Talk - Q&A with local travel experts. Learn about current safe destinations, ideas for romance travel, adventure travel, a cruise, that once in a lifetime trip or just a nice weekend away, and lots of available special

deals. Trips you can go on next week or over the summer, including local North Fork, Hamptons, national and international destinations. Free handouts and beautiful travel brochures for all. Enjoy crudités, wine, sodas, coffee, cakes and cookies, as well as time before and after the program to socialize and make new friends. The 30-minute program begins at 7:45 p.m.. Following the program is plenty of time to stay for more social mixing with background music for all. Events have had more than 110 singles. Please reserve by calling the temple office 516-6218049 or e-mail templeoffice@temple-judea.com BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR The Herricks Community Fund is hosting a book

fair on Sunday April 17, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.at Barnes & Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset. Come support the Herricks community. Additional event details to follow MUSIC & MORE The Dolphin Bookshop & Cafe 299 Main St., Port Washington, hosts Storytime, every Friday at 11 a.m. for children ages 2 to 4. Advanced registration is required. $10 per child. 516-767-2650. ORDINARY PEOPLE, EXTRAORDINARY DEEDS Gloria Glantz, award winning Holocaust educator and hidden child survivor, highlights the one nontragic, gratifying outcome of the Holocaust -— there were people who rescued and helped even when

their own lives were in danger for doing so, at The Community Synagogue of Port Washington, 160 Middle Neck Road, Port Washington on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m.. Call 516883-3144 or visit www. commsyn.org for more information. STORY-TIME The Dolphin Bookshop & Cafe 299 Main St., Port Washington, hosts Story-time, every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. for children ages 3 and up. No registration is required. CHAIR YOGA Every Friday. Eight classes for $99, 10 - 10:50 a.m.. Rolling admission. Advanced registration and payment required. Call New Dimensions Physical Therapy, Manhasset, 516304-5373.

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Manhasset Library Saturday, March 26 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. - ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S GROUP Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room 12 - 5 p.m. - ARCHIVIST Location: Archivist Office 12 3 p.m. and Conference Room 3 - 5 p.m. Sunday, March 27 LIBRARY CLOSED HAPPY EASTER Monday March 28 9 a.m. - YOGA* Registration began February 24. 14 one-hour classes at $35. Inquire at the Front Desk, 627-2300, Ext. 101, for space availability. Location: Community Room 10 - 11 a.m. - Toytime Contact: Children’s Room. Monday, March 28, April 4, April 11, and April 18. Ages 6 months - 2 years [24 months] (with caregiver). Enjoy playtime, songs, and stories! Children must have turned 6-months-old by March 28. In order to accommodate as many children as possible, please choose one storytime (Toytime OR Storytime for Tots) if your child is between 24 and 25 months old. Thank you! Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room. REGISTRATION CLOSED. (WAITING LIST FULL) 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. NEEDLE ARTS QUILTING CIRCLE Contact: Helen Beall at (516) 365-9257 or htbeall@gmail. com. KNITTING, CROCHETING, EMBROIDERING, TOO! Enjoy this friendly, sharing and socializing community circle of people who enjoy Needle Arts. Bring along a current project, ideas for a group project, and share your skills with others. This informal group will meet bi-monthly. All levels of skill are welcome, but formal lessons are not included. Sign up today by email so we know how many cups of tea and coffee to brew. Drop in for as long as you have time. Bring your lunch, if you wish. Circle Leader: Helen Beall www.htbeall@gmail.com. Location: Community Room 1 - 3 p.m. - MANHASSET ART ASSN. BOARD MEETING Contact: Barbara Silbert. Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room 4 - 4:45 p.m. - Tween Zumba

to avoid communication breakdowns and become better listeners. Location: Community Room 1 - 4 p.m. - CHESS FOR ADULTS* Contact: Roman Jaworsky at RJaworsky@verizon.net. This is a three-hour chess group. Location: SECRET GARDEN 3RD FLOOR 7 - 9 p.m. - CASA presents WINNING WAYS TO TALK WITH KIDS Contact: Cathy Samuels. Featuring Dinah Torres-Castro, Bilingual Family Well-being Educator at the Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Family Health and Wellness Program. This workshop is designed to help parents and caregivers communicate effectively with children at every stage of their development as well as learn how to avoid communication breakdowns and become better listeners. Location: Community Room

Contact: Children’s Room. Grades 4-8. Mondays, March 28. Licensed Zumba instructor Andrea Wool will coach our Tweens through 4 sessions of custom-designed programs that blends dance-fitness routines with fun games and high-energy music. Location: Community Room 6 p.m. - Manhasset/GN Camera Club Program Open to All No fee. Membership is not a requirement. You are welcome to enjoy the program. Refreshments will be served. Location: Community Room Tuesday, March 29 11 a.m. - EXERCISE* Registration began February 24. 14 one-hour classes at $35. Inquire at the Front Desk, 627-2300, Ext. 101, for space availability. Location: Community Room 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. - Storytime for Tots Contact: Children’s Room. Tuesday, March 29, April 12, April 19, and April 26 (Please note that there will not be a class on April 5). Ages 25 months-3.5 years [42 months] (with caregiver). Youngsters will enjoy stories, movement, and simple crafts! Children must have turned 25 months old by March 29. In order to accommodate as many children as possible, please choose one storytime (Toytime OR Storytime for Tots) if your child is between 24 and 25 months old. The same is true for Storytime for Tots OR PreSchool storytime if your child is exactly 3 1/2 years of age (42 months). Thank you! Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room. There are two spaces available. 5:30 - 9 p.m. - ARCHIVIST Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room Wednesday, March 30 9 a.m. - ZUMBA* Registration began February 25. 14 one-hour classes at $35. Inquire at the Front Desk, 627-2300, Ext. 101, for space availability. Location: Community Room 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. - PreSchool Storytime Contact: Children’s Room. Wednesday, March 23, 30, April 13, and April 20. (Please note we will not be meeting on April 6) Ages 3½-5 years who have not yet started kindergarten (with a caregiver). Preschoolers will enjoy a storytime just

Leda and the Swan by Leonardo Da Vinci for them! Children must have turned 3½ by March 23. In order to accommodate as many children as possible, please choose one storytime (PreSchool Storytime OR Storytime for Tots) if your child is exactly 3 ½ years old (42 months). Thank you! Location: SECRET GARDEN 3RD FLOOR. There are two spaces available. 2 p.m. - ART LECTURE with Thomas Germano: LOST LEONARDO’S A number of “lost works” by Leonardo are topics of search and research. Known to us through the many drawings Leonardo did in preparation for these now lost works, the mystery and intrigue to reconstruct works by the master has been an ongoing pursuit for scientists and scholars alike. Lost paintings like the Battle of Anghiari left incomplete then covered years after Leonardo’s death by frescoes, Leda and The Swan believed to have been lost in a fire, The Sforza Horse lost to French archers

during the invasion of Milan, The lost flying machines and the lost Princess, The Lost Salvator Mundi and other works that may be at large including a wooden shield with the face of Medusa painted on it, mentioned in 16th century art historian and biographer, Giorgio Vasari and clay molds of a statue of a horse Leonardo was working on when he was living in Milan. This visual lecture highlights new attributions and analyzes a number of claims related to the rare work of Leonardo da Vinci. Location: Community Room 4 - 4:45 p.m. - Afterschool Storytime Contact: Children’s Room. Wednesday, March 30, April 6, 13, and 20. Grades K-2. Longer stories and crazy crafts are all part of the fun. This is a drop-off class for children who are in Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade. Please note the change in time from Thursdays to Wednesdays. Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room. There

are nine spaces available. 7:30 p.m. - LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AND ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING Contact: Maggie Gough, director (516) 627-2300, ext. 348. Location: Community Room Thursday, March 31 9 a.m. - YOGALATES* Registration began February 25. 14 one-hour classes at $35. Inquire at the Front Desk, (516) 627-2300, ext. 101, for space availability. Location: Community Room 1 - 3 p.m. - CASA presents WINNING WAYS TO TALK WITH KIDS Contact: Cathy Samuels. Featuring Dinah Torres-Castro, Bilingual Family Well-being Educator at the Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Family Health and Wellness Program. This workshop is designed to help parents and caregivers communicate effectively with children at every stage of their development as well as learn how

Friday, April 1 EXERCISE* Registration began February 26. 14 one-hour classes at $35. Inquire at the Front Desk, 627-2300, Ext. 101, for space availability. Location: Community Room 10:15 - 11 a.m. - Jammin’ Jitterbugs (Session I) Contact: Children’s Room. Friday, April 1 (Please note there will be no class on March 25). Ages 16 months-5 years (with caregiver). Miss Holli and Mr. Tommy lead little ones as they shake, rattle, and roll in a weekly music class! Younger siblings are welcome. Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room 11:15 a.m. - 12 pm. - Jammin’ Jitterbugs (Session II) Friday, March 4, 11, 18, April 1 (Please note there will be no class on March 25). Ages 16 months-5 years (with caregiver). Miss Holli and Mr. Tommy lead little ones as they shake, rattle, and roll in a weekly music class! Younger siblings are welcome Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room 1 - 3 p.m. - BRIDGE* Instructor: Sue Weiss. Location: Community Room 7 p.m. - CHILL OUT YOGA* Registration began February 26. 14 one-hour classes at $35. Inquire at the Front Desk, (516) 627-2300, ext. 101, for space availability. Location: Community Room

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Schimel delivers valentines to veterans If it is Valentine’s Day, state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) is on the road delivering handmade Valentines and assorted toiletries to veterans at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook and the Northport V.A. Medical Center. The district-wide effort, headed by Schimel, enlisted public and parochial schools, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, as well as businesses and private citizens, to create homemade

valentines and contribute needed items such as personal care products, outerwear, electronics and gift cards to residents at both facilities. One gift card was given to a veteran who was scheduled to undergo a several-month-long treatment program and wanted to get a gift for his newborn son. “For the past nine years, residents in our community have shown their appreciation for the sacrifices that our veterans

have made for us by sending valentines and donating items,” said Schimel, a member of the Assembly’s Veterans Affairs Committee. “I thank the community for generously opening their hearts and showing our veterans that they have not been forgotten.” Helen Donenfeld’s knitting group at the Great Neck Social Center and The Padre Pio knitting group from St. Brigid Church also contributed and sent handmade items including lap blankets, hats and scarves.

Town seminar to explore buying, selling a home The Town of North Hempstead will host “What to Know Before Buying or Selling A Home,” an educational series hosted by the Town’s Building Department. There are currently five scheduled seminars that will be hosted throughout the town. The presentation will teach attend-

ees how to understand which permits and certificates they will need in order to close the sale of their home. All seminars will begin at 7 p.m. Residents who have questions or want more information can call 311 or (516) 869-6311, or visit the Building Department’s website at www.northhempsteadny.gov.

The “What to Know Before Buying or Selling A Home” seminar will be held on: Wednesday, April 6 – Shelter Rock Public Library,165 Searingtown Road in Albertson Monday, April 11 – Port Washington Public Library, 1 Library Drive in Port Washington

Tuesday, April 12 – Hillside Public Library, 155 Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park Monday, April 18 – Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue in Manhasset Tuesday, April 26 – Westbury Memorial Public Library, 445 Jefferson St. in Westbury

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Town officials attend senior spring dance Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board hosted the Town’s Annual Senior Spring Dance at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park on March 7. The event’s theme was “Spring Fling,” and Bosworth and other elected officials welcomed more than 100 senior citizens for an afternoon of dancing, pizza and games. Also in attendance were council members Peter Zuckerman, Anna Kaplan and Lee Seeman, as well as Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman and Town Clerk Wayne Wink.

Seated, from left: Members of the Mineola Golden Age Club, Mike and Nora Coniglio, Kathy Morello, Mary Guarino, and Fe Gerardi; Standing, from left, Berman, Seeman, and Zuckerman.

From left, front: Mary O’Neill, Tom and Marge Zarella, Herbert Aldrich. Back: Nancy Siefert, Bosworth, and George Siefert at the Spring Fling Senior Dance at Clinton G. Martin Park.

Schimel sponsoring 16th pet food drive State Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel is sponsoring the fifth annual Legislative Pet Food Drive in the 16th Assembly district in partnership with Long Island Cares. The drive, which will run during the month of April, will help local soup kitchens and food pantries meet the needs of struggling families with pets. “It is heartbreaking to know of beloved pets that are placed into shelters simply because their families can no longer afford to feed them,” Schimel said. “These decisions are made by struggling families who have to choose between heating their homes, buying medications, putting food on their ta-

bles and feeding family pets.” Pet supplies, toys, food and treats for dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, reptiles and ferrets will be collected at Schimel’s district office at 45 North Station Plaza, Suite 203 in Great Neck. Collection boxes are also available at the following locations: Great Neck Social Center at 80 Grace Ave., the Herricks Community Center at 999 Herricks Road and the Port Washington Community Chest located at 382 Main St. Last year residents donated 277 pounds of items including bags of dog and cat food, canned food, treats, cat State Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) and Kulsoom Rasheed from Great Neck South High School collect supplies for last year’s annual Legislative Pet Food Drive. litter and new pet toys.

Irish-Americans in Government celebrate holiday The Irish Americans In Government of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens recently celebrated their 21st annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon at Carlton on the Park in Eisenhower Park. At this year’s celebration, Nassau County Clerk Maureen O’Connell joined other area officials and community members in honoring the Feis committee of the Nassau County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The A.O.H. Feis and Irish Festival provide a forum for the celebration of Irish culture, music and custom. The annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon raises funds that are distributed to local organizations including the Nassau County New York Ancient Order of Hibernians, Catholic Charities, Project Children, Special Olympics and The Food and Nutrition program.

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Mangano, JCRC host Israel’s Sagie

Pictured from left: Arthur Katz, senior ambassador of the JCRC; Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum; County Comptroller George Maragos; County Legislator Judy Jacobs; County Legislator Vincent Muscarella; County Executive Edward P. Mangano; Israeli Deputy Consul General Amir Sagie; Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves; Mindy Perlmutter, JCRC-LI Executive Director; Andrew H. Gross, director of political affairs for the Consulate General of Israel; County Legislator Steven Rhodes; and County Legislator William Gaylor.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island hosted Israeli Deputy Consul General Amir Sagie on March 16 in the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building. “I was pleased to join my fellow colleagues in government to host Israeli Deputy Consul General Amir Sagie here in Nassau County,” Mangano said. “I thank the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island and the Consulate General of Israel in New York, for organizing such an informative presentation concerning Israel.” “On behalf of the Nassau Legislature and the Jewish residents of our county, I am grateful to host Deputy Consul General to Israel Amir Sagie as he discusses international security, which is a topic of great concern for all of our residents,”

said Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R-East Meadow). Amir Sagie is the Deputy Consul General of Israel in New York. As deputy consul general in New York, Israel’s largest mission in the world, he coordinates the political work of the consulate in the tristate area, developing relations with national, state and local officials. He maintains regular contact with experts involved in major foreign policy and strategic issues at think tanks and universities across the region. He also acts as the liaison for the Foreign Ministry with the national and local leadership of the Jewish community based in New York. In addition, he coordinates interfaith dialogue and outreach nationally for the Foreign Ministry and its missions in the United States.

4H junior gardener program at Clark Botanic

Town of North Hempstead, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, will offer a 4H Junior Master Gardener Program at Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson this spring and summer. The JMG program is open to children grades 3 to 5 and is broken up into two courses — “The Wildlife Gardener” and “Health & Nutrition from the Vegetable Garden.” The Wildlife Gardener” course is a combined resource of the National Wildlife Federation and the JMG Program. In this course, children will gain a greater understanding and strengthen appreciation for the wildlife that is part of their local community, and enjoy hands-on, project-based learning as they have fun gardening for wildlife, building components of a wildlife gardening habitat and learning about leadership, team building and the importance of community service.

The last two sessions will include a visit from a Forest Ranger and a community service project. “The Wildlife Gardener” JMG course will take place on May 7, 14 and 21, and June 4, 11 and 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The cost for the course is $125 per child. In the “Health & Nutrition from the Vegetable Garden” JMG course, children will learn how to grow and eat nutritious foods. Course participants will learn skills such as basic gardening, growing techniques, and harvesting, as well as recipes, healthful snacks, and how to create a farm stand. The last two sessions will include life skills and career exploration, with a visit from a nutritionist and a community service project. The “Health & Nutrition from the Vegetable Garden” JMG course will take place on June 30, July 7, 14, 21 and 28, and Aug. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to

11:30 a.m. The cost for the course is $125 per child. “I am delighted that our very own Clark Botanic Garden will be offering this valuable program to our Town’s elementary school-aged children,” Town Supervisor Bosworth said. “It is so important that they are able to learn about gardening, Each class is limited to 18 participants. To register or for more information, call 311 or Flowers at Clark Botanic Garden in Albertson. (516) 869-6311.

Town shelter offering free pet microchips Hofstra to host senior pageant on April 3rd

The 2016 Ms. New York Senior America Pageant will take place on Sunday, April 3 at Hofstra University. The pageant returns to Nassau County for a third year in a row after having been held in Suffolk County for many years. The New York Senior America Organization features 15 women contestants aged 60 years or older, who best exemplify the qualities of the modern dynamic senior. The winning 2016 Queen will receive a $1,000 cash prize. An array of talent will be on display, including singers, dancers, and musicians. The pageant consists of four cat-

egories: a personal interview; a recitation of their philosophy of life; an evening gown presentation; and a talent performance. The judges will select the “Queen and her Court” and the winner will go on to Atlantic City in October to compete with queens from other states for the coveted National Crown and title of Ms. Senior America. Reserved seating for the 2016 Ms. New York Senior America Pageant is available for $25 per person. Group rates are available. To purchase tickets, please call Dolores Meglio at (631) 249-0258. For more information please visit the website www.newyorksenioramerica.org.

The Town of North Hempstead has announce that the Town’s Animal Shelter will be offering free microchips to dogs and cats of town residents through the first ever “Pet Microchip Clinic.” The event will be held on Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the town’s Animal Shelter, and will be cosponsored by the Animal Shelter’s not-forprofit partner The Shelter Connection. Microchipping allows dogs and cats to be electronically identified through a unique, permanent, tamper-proof identification number, increasing the odds of reuniting them with their owners if they are ever lost or stolen. A chip is as small as a grain of rice and is easily implanted under the skin of the pet. This is a service performed for all dogs that are adopted from the Town’s Animal Shelter. “Having dogs and cats microchipped is a great benefit for pet owners,” Town

Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “This free service will give them the peace of mind that if their pet is ever lost, they will still be able to identify them.” All participants of the clinic will leave with information from PetLink, a tag, and microchip identification card with the chip number. In order to be microchipped, all dog owners are required to have a valid license at time of registration and cat owners must show proof of current rabies vaccination certificate (tags alone will not be accepted as proof). All microchips will be administered by a licensed veterinarian and/or licensed veterinary technician. The North Hempstead Animal Shelter is located at 75 Marino Ave. in Port Washington. Microchips are limited so pre-registration is required. Please call 311 or 516869-6311 to reserve your spot.

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Cuomo, MTA unrealistic on 3rd track Continued from Page 53 Various LIRR departments including communications, power, track and signal will have to insure that any design by the contractor is compatible with existing equipment and systems already in place. Remember that each LIRR department will have to use and maintain what the contractor delivers, builds and installs. The MTA and LIRR will most likely use a combination of local and federal dollars to come up with $2.2 to $2.5 billion. Each year, the MTA receives over $1 billion in formula funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. These funds account for 35 percent of the MTA’s Capital Program. In addition, over the past ten years they received several billion in DOT FTA New Starts funding for both East Side Access and Second Avenue Subway. It does not include several billion in DOT FTA Sandy relief and recovery funding. The MTA allocates 15 percent or $150 million of over $1 billion in annual formula transit funding from U.S.DOT FTA for the LIRR capital program. These dollars are usually used for routine state of good repair and safety projects. Reprogramming a significant portion of these dollars to support Main Line Third Track would impact the FTA funded LIRR state of good repair and safety capital projects program. Perhaps the MTA may try to qualify LIRR’s Main Line Third Track Project into DOT’s FTA New Starts program. Regardless of the funding source, LIRR Main Line Third Track will end up competing against many other worthy projects for funding out of the next MTA Five Year 2020 - 2024 Capital Plan This could include, but not limited to the 2nd Avenue Subway Phase 2 ($5.5 to $6 billion), Metro North West Bronx Penn Station Access ($200 million), Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit ($600 million), Queens Woodhaven Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit ($400 million), Rockland-Westchester Tappan Zee Bridge Bus Rapid Transit, which would feed into the Metro North Hudson Line Tarrytown Station ($200 million) and Western Queens Montauk Branch Light Rail ($100 million) just to name a few. Don’t forget future electrification of LIRR service on the

Port Jefferson branch from Huntington to Port Jefferson ($360 million), on the Montauk line from Babylon to Speonk ($360 million), on the Ronkonkoma line from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank ($120 million) and Oyster Bay to Mineola ($120 million) is needed. All four combined could easily cost almost $1 billion. This does not include several hundred million for a new storage yard on the Port Jefferson Yard to support electric multiple unit MU cars. All would provide a one-seat ride for service to Grand Central Terminal making the LIRR more attractive to current and future new riders. The original proposed previous 2010-2014 MTA $29 billion Five Year Capital Plan was cut to $24.2 billion before being approved. The original proposed 20152019 MTA $32 billion Five Year Capital Plan in September 2014 was rejected by the New York State MTA Capital Program Review Board. In October 2015, a revised $28 billion 2015-2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan was approved by the MTA Board. It still needs approval by the state MTA CPRB. A majority of the $9 billion in deferred capital improvements cut from these two plans will be still be looking for funding. Don’t forget billions needed for routine state of good repair projects and programs for each operating agency. Assuming the MTA LIRR elect to pursue federal funding, they will have to comply with the National Environmental Protect Act. Depending upon whether FTA determines that Main Line Third Track requires either an Environmental Assessment or more likely a full blown Environmental Impact Statement, completion of this process can easily take one to two years. Remember that there is significant local community opposition whose concerns will have to be addressed during the environmental review process. What remedial actions will the MTA/LIRR provide to address this issue? Once FTA issues an environmental finding, the project usually proceeds from 30 percent to 100 percent final design and engineering. Final design and engineering could easily take two years. Add another year for the procurement process to be completed from development of bid specifications, contract advertise-

ment and award. The MTA/LIRR would not initiate the procurement process until funding is actually approved as part of the next the MTA 2020 - 2024 Five Year Plan. Based upon past history in delays for approval of previous Five Year Capital Plans, this might not happen until 2021. As a result, it is possible for the procurement process not to be completed until 2022. Let us assume the MTA/LIRR awards a contract and issues a notice to proceed in 2022. The winning “design/build” construction contractor would begin mobilization of forces and starts work in 2022. Even in the best case scenario put forward by MTA/LIRR, work would not be completed until five years later in 2027. It is far more realistic based upon such a complex project that work may not be finished until 2028 or 2029. Over the past 30 years, estimates for construction of Main Line Third Track have grown from $600 million to $1.5 billion today. Gov. Cuomo admitted that by reducing the amount of private property acquisition, virtually all construction will take place along the existing right-of-way. He went on to say that this will result in increasing construction costs. Now Gov. Cuomo has committed that 100 percent of work would be performed on the existing right-of-way. When you combine this with elimination of seven grade crossing, clearly overall project costs are only going to grow even more. This is an incredibly complex project to perform 100 percent of the work within two active tracks. There are 194 weekday and

152 weekend trains serving riders on the Huntington/Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma and Babylon to Speonk branches. This does not include additional freight trains and movements of passenger trains not in service. Completion of double tracking on the Ronkokoma line with introduction of 30 minute off peak service by 2018 will add two dozen or more trains each day operating on the Main Line. Construction has to proceed in parallel with the MTA/LIRR having to maintain existing passenger and freight service. It is the equivalent of performing heart surgery while the patient is running a 26-mile marathon! No one knows really knows today what the final project cost will be to cover costs of construction or the time needed to complete all work within the existing right of way. Besides relocating two existing tracks on portions of the Main Line to make room for construction a new third track, you have to deal with noise abatement and sound barriers along with additional safety improvements at grade crossings including elevating or sinking tracks at seven grade crossings. Don’t forget LIRR force account support to provide flagging protection. This is necessary to afford third party contractors safe access who perform construction within an active right of way corridor. Imagine how many times per hour they will have to stop work when a train passes by? A significant portion of construction work may have to take place evenings, overnight and on weekends when there is less activity on the Main Line.

Each grade crossing elimination may require several full blown weekend track outages resulting in full suspension of service on the Main Line. There will be a need for 24/7 shuttle bus service between Jamaica and Mineola or Hicksville. Costs for substitute bus service could easily run into the millions over the five or more year project construction duration. The current proposal announced by both Gov. Cuomo, the MTA & LIRR this past January is still just conceptual. They have yet to initiate a basic planning study or environmental work. This is still dependent on approval by CPRB of the initial $7 million in seed money. That is why the MTA or LIRR have no detailed project budget to share with anyone other than some news releases. A real project budget would include the estimated costs for each project component. This information is needed if the MTA/LIRR wish to build credability with commuters, residents, taxpayers, transit advocates, elected officials and the media. Ditto for any project implementation schedule from start to finish. The current proposed project budget is nothing more than a number written on the back of an envelope. Progression for development of Main Line Third Track is like reading a novel. We are still on the first page of the first chapter with many more chapters to go until reaching the end of our story concerning Main Line Third Track. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate

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Gurfein opts for run for Rice’s seat Manhasset resident withdraws from bid against Martins in primary for seat in Congress By N o a h M a n s k a r Retired U.S. Marine and Manhasset native David “Bull” Gurfein of Manhasset has shifted his campaign for Congress to challenge Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) in New York’s Fourth District. Gurfein amended his Federal Election Commission filings March 14 to run in the southwestern Nassau County district and announced his decision on Facebook on March 19. “We intend to run in the Fourth and we intend to win,” Gurfein said. Leaders in the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties are backing his run and are expected to give formal endorsements within the next week, Gurfein said. The move comes about two weeks after Republicans and Conservatives endorsed state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury) in the race to replace Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) in the Third District on the North Shore, where Gurfein lives and originally planned to run. Running in the Fourth District will allow Gurfein to avoid a primary and gives Republicans a chance to capture two Dem-

Republican David Gurfein of Manhasset (left) will run against incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice of Garden City (right). ocratic districts, he said in his Facebook announcement. In a statement Monday, Rice campaign spokesman Coleman Lamb said the former Nassau County district attorney has proven “such an effective, independent advocate for our district” that her only challenger is coming from outside its boundaries.

“We won’t take anything for granted and Kathleen will campaign hard so that she can keep fighting for our community and Long Island in Congress,” Lamb said. Gurfein said he is considering moving from Manhasset into the Fourth District, which includes Floral Park, Mineola and New Hyde Park.

Crossing district lines is “not some radical move,” Gurfein said, adding that he spent summers at Jones Beach and was based in Garden City for his first Marine Corps assignment. “If I was going into Mississippi, that would be something different,” he said. “This is Nassau County, where I was born and raised.” Gurfein will now run against an incumbent in the Fourth District rather than seek an open seat in the Third. That doesn’t deter him, he said, because he was planning to challenge Israel as an incumbent when he first formed his campaign in the fall. “People are excited to have a vet who understands service-oriented leadership and we’re sensing tremendous backing wherever we go,” Gurfein said. The National Republican Congressional Committee is behind Gurfein’s move, he said, and has maintained his status as a promising “Young Gun” candidate. Gurfein said he is attracting more attention from larger donors now that he will not have to run a primary. His campaign has close to $300,000 in its war chest so far, he said.

Moody’s give town high bond rating North Hempstead earns Aa1 for fifth time in last three years based on fiscal health By J oe N i k i c

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth

The bond rating agency Moody’s Investors Service Inc. reaffirmed Wednesday the Town of North Hempstead’s Aa1 bond rating for the fifth time in the last three years, the highest in the town’s history. The Moody’s report also said the town’s financial outlook was upgraded from “stable” to “positive.” “The positive outlook reflects our expectation that the town will increase reserve levels modestly in fiscal 2015 and maintain balanced operations going forward,” the report said. “The outlook also reflects the town’s conservative fiscal management practices, which will support healthy operating performance and maintenance of a strong financial position, as well as full payment of pensions beginning in fiscal 2017.” The Moody’s assessment highlights the town’s positive financial outlook and covers its $13.86 million in bonds. “The upgrade in our outlook by Moody’s reflects the hard work by this administration to budget conservatively and to keep the town on a solid financial footing, while maintaining the services that our town residents

expect and deserve,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a statement. According to the report, the town’s Aa1 rating, which is second-highest to a AAA rating, was given due to a multitude of factors including budgeting and financial planning efforts. “The rating reflects expected maintenance of a solid financial position given management’s conservative budgeting practices,” the report said. “The rating also factors the town’s enhanced long-term financial planning and internal controls, a large and affluent tax base and a declining debt burden.” Bosworth said the town’s financial management practices has reduced debt by $30 million over the last two years. Town Deputy Supervisor Aline Khatchadourian told Newsday the town has been borrowing less money than it is paying off and its five-year capital plan reflects debt reduction strategies. Reach reporter Joe Nikic by e-mail at jnikic@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x203. Also follow us on Twitter @joenikic and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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Community Meetings Village of East Williston Board of Trustees Agenda Meeting Monday, March 28 @ 7:30 p.m Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston (516) 746-0782 East Williston School District Board of Education Final Budget Deliberations Wednesday, March 30 @ 7:30 p.m. Wheatley School 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury (516) 333-7804

Great Neck School District Board of Education Meeting Tuesday, March 29 @ 7:30 p.m. Phipps Administration Building 345 Lakeville Road Great Neck (516) 441-4000

Village of Flower Hill Architectural Review Board Meeting Monday, March 28 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Bonnie Heights Road, Manhasset (516) 627-5000

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting Thursday, March 31 @ 8:30 a.m. District Office 236 E Shore Rd Great Neck (516) 482-0238

Village of Great Neck Estates Architectural Review Board Meeting Monday, March 28 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall Atwater Plaza 4 Gateway Drive Great Neck (516) 482-8283

Port Washington Library Budget Information Session and Meet The Candidates Meeting Wednesday, March 30 @ 7:30 p.m. One Library Drive Port Washington (516) 883-4400

Port Washington School District Board of Education Meeting Tuesday, March 29 @ 8:00 p.m. Schreiber High School 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington (516) 767-5805

Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted.

Roslyn School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, March 31 @ 8:00 p.m. Roslyn High School 475 Round Hill Road, Roslyn Heights (516) 801-5100

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Recent RE Sales in Port Washington

The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold.

Port Washington Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $769,000 Demographics near Port Washington, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 15,916 3,803 41.4 2.8 121,397 59,616

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

19 Lewis Lane, Port Washington Sold Price: $668,000 Date: 12/02/2015 4 Beds, 1 Full/1 Half baths Style: Split

Type: Single Family Lot Size: 60x110 Schools: Port Washington Total Taxes: $13,465

53 Dunwood Road, Port Washington Sold Price: $645,000 Date: 10/07/2015 2 Beds 1 Full baths Style: Ranch Type: Single Family Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: Great Neck Total Taxes: $10,020

9 Maple Drive, Port Washington Sold Price: $1,470,000 Date: 08/27/2015 4 Beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial

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Type: Single Family Lot Size: .29 Schools: Port Washington Total Taxes: $16,049

Dorothy found us the home of our dreams! As first-time home buyers, her expertise and benevolence were instrumental in guiding the sale, finding us a home within our budget and keeping us at ease throughout the entire process. We knew we were in good hands from the start and we could not be happier with our purchase. Dorothy is a true professional that helped make our dream of buying a home a reality! – Simonelli Family

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To update or not before selling? I have had a number of calls from sellers asking me if I would recommend that they update their homes or apartments before selling or just leave them as is. It’s an excellent question to ask. But one has to keep in mind the reasons for renovating or not. Are you going to do this because you think you will recoup your investment upon selling, or that it will sell faster, which is a likely possibility or maybe you just want to enjoy the newness of the renovation for a while before considering selling. Lastly, maybe retrofitting for an older parent who might be moving in with you or for yourself to make it easier to function so you can stay in place. All four reasons have their merit, but you have to choose which one makes the most logical sense for you in your specific situation and timeline. If you are going to renovated and update, have you thought of a budgeted amount that you want to position yourself within and not go over. I have seen couples and families pick a budget and then they get into the renovation and sometimes go way past the origi-

nal amount, because they get into the job so much, that they keep adding more and more amenities or extras that they never thought of; but now want them and lose sight of the original amount that they earmarked for the job. The more you spend, the longer you may have to wait for the market to increase to get back your investment. There are exceptions if you have been in your home for 1550 years and have a lot of equity and the location has enabled above average appreciation. Many purchasers do not have the time and are afraid to go in that direction to renovate, since they are very busy and both husband and wife also may not have the basic skills or necessary knowledge or connections or comfort zone to go through the renovation process. So that part of the market may only want a renovated home and will consider paying more, so they will not have to deal with it themselves. In those situations, the seller might get back his investment, but it really depends on the timing of when you will be selling. The longer you can wait in a sellers market the better you can potentially do when putting

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your home up for sale and gaining back the renovation costs. However, if you are looking to try to sell faster, updating will obviously work, but be careful with the amount you allot. Look at your home like a buyer and see which items you would want to do before moving in. Do the kitchen or bathrooms, Interior or exterior paint job, sanding the hardwood floors and polyurethane them, landscaping. More important, how old is your roof, boiler, hot water heater, electric panel. The cost of replacing those necessary things might save you money, compared with the potential adjust-

ment in price that buyers might consider. If you have a home older than 30 years, you might want to hire a certified home inspector/ engineer to let you know in advance all those deficiencies that you may have, so then you can decide what are the real crucial things to be done prior to selling. So you are not selling right now for the foreseeable future. The kids may or may not still be living with you, but you would thoroughly enjoy renovating your living space is another answer why some will want to add that fresh look to their domicile. Is it possible you may have a parent coming in to live with you? Or maybe you just want to stay in place, and not going to a Senior residence and want to set your home up properly to make it much easier to deal with the everyday functions of getting around in your home. The following are links to provide you a gargantuan amount of information for renovations and their costs as well as pros and cons to doing them: h t t p : / / w w w. h g t v. c o m / design/decorating/clean-andorganize/which-home-improvements-pay-off http://www.thisoldhouse.

com/toh/article/0,,408045,00. html http://www.houselogic. com/home-advice/home-improvement/home-remodelingprojects-with-long-term-ROI/ http://www.styleathome. com/homes/renovating/returnon-renovation-costs-how-muchwill-you-get-back/a/882 h t t p : / / w w w. f o r b e s . com/2011/02/11/home-improvements-personal-financebest-payback.html http://www.seniorpedia. org/housing-financial-options/ retrofitting-your-house/ h t t p : / / w w w. i n v e s t o p e dia.com/articles/personalfinance/092515/10-costs-retrofitting-your-house-senior.asp Remember only you can make the final decision as to your budget in relation to what you want done; but also, what are your real reasons for doing the fixing and updating? Philip A. Raices is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate in Great Neck. He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate. Com or by Cell, (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions. To search for property, see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to: www.Li-RealEstate. com

Tweeting isn’t just for the birds By D i a n e Brangman Social Security District Manager in Mineola Ten years ago, on March 21, 2006, the CEO of Twitter sent out his first tweet. It’s appropriate, with spring coming, that the famous CEO was chirping in a format that the world now embraces as a vital form of interactive communication. Similarly, Social Security is no

stranger to social media. Updated regularly, Social Security Matters is our blog. It’s our hub for Social Security news, like new features to my Social Security, changes in policy, retirement planning, and benefit information. The blog allows us to address issues in a longer format than a tweet or typical social media post. Check out Social Security Matters at blog. socialsecurity.gov and select “Get blog updates” if you want to stay

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say when it comes to retirement benefits and Medicare or disability, Social Security is great at condensing messages down to 140 characters. Our Twitter account is a valuable resource for news and updates. You can follow what we’re up to and even engage us at twitter. com/socialsecurity. Is all this on-screen reading making your eyes tired? Well, you can visit our YouTube page for fun and informative videos. In the past,

we’ve had celebrities appear in our public service announcements. And you can see a few feline stars in some of our most popular videos. Visit www.youtube.com/socialsecurityonline to start watching. Remember, you can always share our social media pages with friends and family. They will be grateful to know about the many online services we provide. Feel free to send us a tweet and connect with Social Security!

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Leaders welcome burglary task force Continued from Page 13 increase security and prevent crime. A private security officer has patrolled East Williston since a spate of burglaries there in the fall, Tanner said. It gives residents an extra level of comfort and “visibility,” he said: “Every little bit helps.” Led by former Mayor Doreen Ehrbar, Paul Ehrbar’s wife, Williston Park’s Neighborhood Watch is trying to recruit more block captains to monitor neighborhoods. Manhasset residents have an informal Neighborhood Watch, Bentley said. They share information about crimes or suspicious activity on Facebook. “The greatest asset is that individual being able to be a good witness and provide us accurate details of any type of crimes or suspicious persons,” LeBrun said. “That often comes from Neighborhood Watch or people being able to be very astute to their surroundings.”

While burglaries fell by more than three-quarters in East Hills last year, Zuckerman said, the Security Commission it resurrected following two violent robberies is evaluating more extensive measures. The village already has private security patrols, he said, and the committee is proposing to install surveillance cameras and additional lighting on dark streets. Other possibilities include safety kits and village decals for residents’ cars. East Hills aims to work in concert with police to protect residents’ safety and welfare, Zuckerman said. For example, surveillance footage would not be actively monitored, he said, but would be given to police to help an investigation. “We want to come as close to zero (crime) as possible,” Zuckerman said. “It’s important that we do things, but that we do not conflict with the police.” Tanner and Ehrbar said they think the return of four problem-oriented police, or

POP, officers will provide another layer of protection in the Third Precinct. The police department reinstated the popular program last year after budgetary constraints suspended it in 2014. Along with the Burglary Pattern Team, the POP cops play an on-the-ground role in investigating and suppressing burglaries, LeBrun said. “(T)hey’ll be detailed to specific areas to get an understanding of what’s going on here and provide more eyes and ears and information going both ways,” Ehrbar said. The Third Precinct’s North and South Subdivisions each have two POP officers, police have said. While Bentley praised the POP officers’ return, he said it will prove difficult for two officers to cover the whole North Subdivision, the former Sixth Precinct that merged with the Third in 2012 as a cost-saving move.

Beyond the task force, opening the precinct would provide better overall police coverage for the North Subdivision, Bentley and Zuckerman said. “Two officers just don’t cut it,” Bentley said. “As good as those two officers are and as dedicated as they are, it’s physically impossible. But it’s a start.” LeBrun said reopening the precinct would not create any resources to stop burglaries beyond what already exists. There would still be 177 daily patrols county-wide, he said, a number that has not changed since before the merger. “We have the same number of police officers out there every day no matter if you have five police precincts or eight,” he said. LeBrun also said major crimes have decreased overall since the merger and crime has dropped 25 percent countywide since 2009.

Sands Point updates building permit law Continued from Page 5 Adler said the building commissioner expressed concern about the lack of fencing on construction sites and they expect to have more information available at the next meeting. Also at the meeting, trustees approved an agreement with Verizon to allow the company to collect soil samples on South Road near the village’s water tank. Trustee Peter Forman said he has con-

cerns about Verizon’s service and dropped calls. “I have seen a drastic deterioration of Verizon services at the north end of the village,” Forman said. “When you go past Sands Point Road going north approaching Vanderbilt, every single call gets dropped and if you make a right on Vanderbilt, which I have the most experience with, you don’t resume signal until you probably pick up Connecticut again

when you’re coming down and that is a dramatic change from what it once was.” Adler said this is something they will look into to try and get resolved. “We just need to keep pushing it,” Adler said. “If it’s as bad as it is they are potentially losing customers.” Adler also noted that Village Justice Alyson Adler’s position will be up for election on June 21. Adler said Alyson, who is his sister,

was appointed to fill Justice Jerome Bosos’ term after his death. He said that even though she had not served a full, fouryear term. “So even though she hasn’t been justice for four years the way the state law operates she must now run for her first full term of her own,” he said. Seats open for election on June 21 include the village justice and two trustees running for two-year terms.

Port residents named in Women’s Roll of Honor Continued from Page 2 board and continue improving the school district,” she said. Sloan has served on the Board of Education for nine years, including seven as president. She has also served as president of the district’s Parents’ Council as well as the Guggenheim Elementary School PTA and has held numerous volunteer positions both during and after her children’s years attending Port Washington schools. She has also served on the board of the Sandsport/Shoshana Chapter of Hadassah, devoting herself to fundraising for cancer research, according to a biography submitted to the town. Sloan said she has also worked to promote the safety of children with the Safety and Substance Abuse Task Force, which she has co-chaired for the past five years. “This would not be possible without the support of so many wonderful parents, students, teachers and staff, whose collective efforts make Port Washington such a wonderful place for children to learn, grow and become successful,” Sloan said. Oestriech operates Precision Work, a power equipment business located in

Port Washington. She said she and her first husband started the power-equipment business and after his death Oestriech has continued to develop the business with her second husband, Robert Oestriech. Precision Work, which now employs 18 people, distributes power equipment in nine Northeast states, from Pennsylvania to Maine and is currently the largest distributor of Walker mowers worldwide. Oestriech is an active member of the board of directors of the Property Owners Association of Harbor Acres and has served as its treasurer for more than 25 years. She has also served on the Residents Club Commission of the Village Club of Sands Point and was a founding member of the Astor Lane Residents Association. She is also a member of local organizations including the Sons of Italy, the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, and Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington. “I think we make a difference. This is an area that has a lot of volunteer committees and all these committees contribute. Every one accomplishes what they set out to do,” Oestriech said.

Port Washington BOE President Karen Sloan (left) is congratulated by Port Washington Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kathleen Mooney for her induction into the May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor.

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Landmark’s Mogul to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ Continued from Page 1 trieve it. Which is part of the challenge when you’re on the spot and have to come up with the information.” Every year more than 100,000 people take an online test to qualify for the show. Mogul said she’s taken the test three times and was always among the 25,000 people who made it to the second round. “If you meet their standards they call you,” Mogul said. This year, she finally got to the third round of the process and was one of 250 people chosen to be on the show over an 18-month period. She said she flew to Los Angeles to film the show in February. The show will be broadcast on March 31 at 7 p.m. on channel 7. To help her prepare for the show, Mogul said, her husband would quiz her with popular facts. But, she said, that doesn’t prepare someone for the real deal. “You can’t really study for this,” she said. “I think what it comes down to is you just know what you know.” This was Mogul’s second time on “Jeopardy!” She previously appeared on the show when she was 18 years-old. “Now that I’ve been on twice, my career on jeopardy is probably going to be over,” Mogul said. “I’m going to continue working at Landmark and hope my trivia comes in handy.” Laura Mogul with “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek

Five running for two library trustee seats Continued from Page 1 “I’ve served on, chaired and worked for the boards of a number of not-forprofits, including national breast cancer organizations, an agency providing services to people with developmental disabilities, and a national task force on eating disorders, as well as co-founded our local Baxter’s Pond Foundation, which plants and maintains the area surrounding Baxter’s Pond,” Comer said. “I have strong professional experience as a writer and editor for national newspapers and women’s magazines, along with running a

publishing consulting business specializing in content, marketing, design for print and electronic media.” Vice President of Finance and Administration at Queens College William Keller is also running for library trustee and said his experience in higher education, management consulting, investment banking, healthcare, and secondary school teaching business and government will help the library maintain and expand programs despite budget constraints. “All public institutions have to manage a budget,” Keller said.

Autistic son inspires healthy products Continued from Page 3 was diagnosed she, her husband and two sons would attend conferences to learn more about the causes of autism. Although there’s not an exact cause, she said, the conferences said to stay away from harmful preservatives found in every day products. “Most times, the consumer is not even aware that they are using something on their bodies that is harmful, and even cancer-causing or toxic to them,” Liberatore said. “Our mission was to create a line of products that would provide excellent choices for protecting against the environment while still maintaining a healthy lifestyle.” She said the ingredients in most sunscreens and insect repellents were among the products that caught their eye. “We looked at what was in them,” Liberatore said. “They contain unnatural products. The sunscreens were very thick

and heavy. Even our older son didn’t want to use it.” As physicians, the couple said, they understood a product’s effects on a molecular level and said they became increasingly frustrated with misleading ingredient labels and dangerous chemicals found in their homes. “In the vast marketplace of confusing consumer goods, it is difficult at best for the average consumer to decipher what products are actually doing more harm than good,” Liberatore said. She said she and her husband are proud of what was developed and are excited for people to give their products a try. “If you’re teenage boys are okay with putting it on then you know you’ve hit a home run, because they hate putting sunscreen on,” she said. To learn more about the physiciancreated line of Smart Stuff products, visit smartstuff.com.

“My professional background in budgeting and facilities management will bring added expertise and strength to the library, especially important now as the library undergoes a major renovation,” Keller said referring to the library’s plan to update a new children’s center. Keller serves on the Ed. Foundation advisory board and governmental and legislative affairs committee in the Port Washington School District. He also is a parent of three with one who’s a current ninth grade Schreiber student, and uses the library regularly. “Our library is our community’s priceless cultural and educational resource and has always been an important part of my life and my family’s life.” Port Resident Jeffrey Siegal is running for the five-year trustee term as well. Siegal, an Internet and phone application developer, writer, and blogger said his extensive experience in the field of technology will be invaluable to the board as it plans for the future of the Port Washington Library. “I’m bringing a different perspective,” Siegal said. “There are some nuts and bolt issues that have not been addressed.” Siegal said he believes a major issue is that there’s a neglect on infrastructure in the library building, which he said is vital needs to be updated. Including furniture and electrical outlets. “A lot of basic things need to be taken care of,” Siegal said adding that the library was last reconstructed 20 years ago. Also running is Director of Sales Operations at ORICS Industries, Inc. Ronit Daniel. Daniel has experience in Marketing Management and Customer relationship management and said that as an immigrant, the Port Washington Public Library helped him engage more with the community and become a proud American.

“I grew up surrounded by books. Every room in my parents’ house accommodated a library,” Daniel said. “These were preGoogle era, the days where one seeks for knowledge in books. Libraries represent for me a sanctuary. The Port Washington Public Library has been to me more than just a retreat.” Chief Financial Officer Eric Kruger is the fifth candidate running the library trustee. Kruger has more than 20 years of executive level financial management experience, is an active Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York, and a former member of the Port Washington Fire Department. He is also a member of an Executive Committee for a New York City financial company and said he believes his background in budgeting will be useful. “I am very proud of the Port Washington Public Library and believe that my extensive budgeting experience, risk management, employee benefits management and negotiation skills will add value to the community,” Kruger said. Current trustee Myron Blumenfeld whose seat is up for election is not re-running. Library Administrator Lynn Moessner said he’s not running for re-election due to old age. Residents can learn more about the candidates by attending a forum hosted by The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset on March 30. It will be held in the library’s Lapham Meeting Room, starting at 7:45 p.m. In order to vote at the April 12 election, one must be a resident of the Port Washington School District and registered to vote beforehand. The library will be offering in-person registration on April 5, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Those who can’t vote in person can obtain an absentee ballot at the library or download a ballot from the library website, www.pwpl.org.

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Receptionist (Part Time) Biener Audi seeks evening receptionist to receive calls, greet customers and perform various other light clerical functions. Professional appearance, pleasant phone voice a must, with some computer skills helpful. Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:00pm-8:00pm with occasional weekend hours to start. Competitive salary & clean friendly, energetic work atmosphere. For immediate consideration email resume in confidence to:

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MARKETPLACE ▼ Help Wanted

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HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL boy wanted to play ball with sports crazy 3rd grader once or twice a week for a few hours after school. We live close to the HS. Contact gsr124124@yahoo.com

NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION PART TIME: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for a person experienced in Adobe In-Design to lay out classified and legal pages on Tuesday evening. Office conveniently located in Williston Park. To apply please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank 516307-1045 x201

HOME CARE SERVICES Caring and compassionate people needed to enhance the lives of the elderly. We are a caring and compassionate company to work for providing home care services for the elderly. Please call 516-710-7995 or email resume to: info@gardencityhomecare.com MEDICAL OFFICE SECRETARY/ RECEPTIONIST Part Time in Garden City. Duties include front desk reception, patient intake, patient data entry, collection of fees and posting insurance information, filing. Telephone skills required. Attention to detail is important. Office is well well-organized with a patientoriented focus for service and care. Basic computer skills are needed. Days include alternate Saturdays 8:30am-2:30pm, every Monday and Tuesday 9:00am-4:00pm. Workweek flexibility is important. Salary is competitive based on experience. Medical employment references are required.Call 516-294-0253 NANNY GARDEN CITY FULL TIME SUMMERTIME Seeking full time Nanny for summertime for 3 school age boys in Garden City. Need to be a licensed driver with a car and good references. Salary negotiable. Call Jeanne 631-848-9671

OFFICE CLERK ENTRY LEVEL: Must be reliable, willing to learn & be a team player. Position requires strong computer, organizational & phone skills. We will train. Lake Success office. Please send resume to: newmilabs2000@gmail. com OR fax: 516-280-5221 OFFICE WORK TOWN INSURANCE AGENCY in Garden City is hiring for office help including computer work, Full or Part Time. Starting at $15/ hr. Call Robert Sommer 516-294-1000 VOLUNTEERS WANTED: G.C. BIRD SANCTUARY located on Tanners Pond Road in Garden City is seeking volunteers (age 18+) to greet GCBS visitors on Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 4pm beginning April 16. Retirees welcome! Interested? Please email: gcbirdsanctuary@gmail.com

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CARE GIVER/ ELDER CARE: Seeking live in or live out position. Full or Part Time. Housekeeping as well. Flexible hours. Excellent references. 10 yrs experience. Call Colleen 516-732-2189

ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Live in or out. Over 20 years experience. References furnished upon request. Call Florence 718-288-6123

CAREGIVER AVAILABLE 24/7 Experienced caregiver available. Will also help with errands, bringing to doctor appts, housekeeping, light meals. Excellent references, licensed driver with own car. Call 631-838-9875 CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available. Call May 516-292-2662 CERTIFIED NURSES AIDE/ HHA: Seeking position weekdays live in or live out. Experienced, references. Call 347-257-4367 OR email Irie.rbeckford@gmail.com CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT: 17 years experience, caregiver/companion for patients with Alzheimers, Dementia and Hospice. Very professional with excellent references. Available nights and weekends. Gladyl 516-521-9391 CLEANING AVAILABLE Houses and Apartments. Flexible days and hours. Experienced, reasonable prices. Very good references. Own transportation. Please call 516272-5154 or 516-385-5547 COMPANION/ HOME HEALTH AIDE: Are you looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of their own home? I am a home health aide and companion with years of experience and very reliable. Please call 917-889-1606 COMPANION/HHA seeks live in or live out position caring for sick or elderly. Loving, caring and dedicated person with excellent references. Please call Maria 718-541-9273

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ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Available to live in or out and nights. Over 20 years experience. Very professional. References furnished upon request. Call Lorraine 347-255-8603 EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER Good references. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation. English speaking. Flexible days/ hours. I will do a good job. Please call 516-589-5640 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR available to do any odd jobs around your homeyard work, cleaning out & organizing garages and basements, pet sitting, party help, etc. Call Drew 516-712-5361 or 516-741-9669 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE MondaySaturday 8am2pm. Experienced with excellent references. Licensed driver w/ own transportation. Please call 516-325-5153 HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced cleaning service available. Pleasant, responsible. Provides own quality clean products. Own transportation. Local references. Spanish/English speaking. Free estimates. Approximate cost: Small home $79, Mid size $99, Large $118. Please call Diana 516-859-7084 I CLEAN HOUSES, apartments, offices, etc. I have 12 years experience, good references and am responsible. Own transportation and available 6 days. Free estimate! Please call Viviana 516-728-4893 or 516-939-5778 NURSING ASSISTANT I’m a certified nursing assistant seeking private home care position. Over 15 years experience. Licensed driver. Available Monday to Friday daytime hours and some weekends. Contact Cynthia 917-805-7782 NURSING ASSISTANT: 17+ years experience seeks to care for the elderly. Live in or out. Great references. Driver’s license. Immediate. 917-470-8976

announcements HOME SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER being organized for children 4 and up. Limited to 1012 students. Meet several times /week. Do not have to be home schooling to enroll. 516-621-2195

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marketplace

for sale DINING ROOM TABLE & CHAIRS: Gorgeous, Georgian style dining room table, 2 upholstered arm chairs and 6 upholstered side chairs for sale. Mahogany finished beech wood with brass claw foot details. Heirloom quality, beautiful condition. From Safavieh collection. Offered at $3500. Located in Garden City. email debinc@mac. com OR call 414-379-0000 FURNITURE FOR SALE WEST HEMPSTEAD Thomasville Dining Room Set Oak Secretary Round Side Table w/ Inlaid Leather Top Small Sideboard Regency Antique Sette Text: 516-606-0287 PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $59. Beautiful, nursery grown. FREE installation/ FREE delivery. Limited supply! ORDER NOW! 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttrees.com

LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@ atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN 839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales.com Open 7 Days! Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 10-6 Thurs 10-4 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5 Consignments by Appointment Estate Sale and Tag Sale services available to liquidate the contents of your home. Call 516-279-6378 for a consultation. LIVE AUCTIONS are held monthly. You can place items on auction by scheduling an appointment to bring your items in to the shoppe for consideration. Email pictures to be considered for consignment or auction to info@ invitedsales.com Invited Sales also offers TRUCK SERVICES to move your items to or from your home or office to the consignment shoppe to sell on your behalf, and help clean out your home, attic or garage! Check out our website at: www.invitedsales.com for special sales and shopping events, tag sales, auctions and more!! YOU’RE INVITED! Thursday, March 31 9:30 am 44 First St Garden City, NY 11530 American Girl and toys for girls, furniture, Dining Room set, chairs, stereo equipment, decorative and household items, Waterford, Baker armoire and sideboard, lamps, bedding, baby furniture, changing tables, basement and garage items....Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

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pets

Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available.

automotive

Auto For Sale 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR: Beige, 51K miles, 1 owner, loaded, well maintained, excellent condition. Car has 1 computer glitch ($1,200 to repair) that can be ignored depending on driver’s needs. $6,800. 516-457-3545

real estate for rent

Apartment For Rent GARDEN CITY Art Deco 1 BR with EIK, Living room, 5 huge closets! Top floor between Franklin and Hilton Avenues. Walking distance to LIRR, parks and town center. Pet friendly. Large rooms with southern exposure! SAVE MONEY! ASSUME OUR LEASE THROUGH 11/2016 Available immediately! Live here while you remodel your home! $2,100 Call 516-262-2788

Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

GARDEN CITY PARK: 1st floor, private bedroom and bath, full use of basement with separate washer/dryer, share kitchen, $1,100 utilities included. Move right in! Jill 516-354-4340

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING

Office Space

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GARDEN CITY SOUTH Ideal location, mint, large office space, 1st floor. Must see to appreciate. Near LIRR, stores. Available now. $1,475/mth. Call Owner 516-5387474 or 538-7476

Office Space WILLISTON PARK Office Space: 2000 sf. available on Hillside Ave. Professional Building. Parking Lot, near LIRR & parkways. Full commission paid. Tony 516-248-4080

Vacation Rental OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full /partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

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Condo/Co-Op For Sale

Cleaning

AMITYVILLE: Beautiful 3 bedroom condo, just built in 2008! Border East Massapequa, get the benefits of Nassau County living while paying Suffolk County taxes! Gated community, 2 terraces, 2 full baths, clubhouse, gym, pool, maintenance only $388, low taxes, too many more features to mention! Must see! NY Superior Realty 718-205-7770

STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com SUPER CLEAN: Hourly rates, residential, grout cleaning, move ins and outs. Adam 516-943-683

Lots for Sale

Computers

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service directory

Cleaning CLEANING HOMEOFFICE: Weekly, monthly since 1979. Insured / bonded. Trusted/ reliable. Call Olympia Cleaning 516-883-0359

COMPUTER REPAIR AND INSTRUCTION Technical College Graduate Eliminate viruses, malware, bloatware, adware, spyware Computer Instruction Home & Business Networking Reasonable Rates Call Phil at Aspect Networking 516-830-3366 OR email: support@aspectnetworking.com

Home Improvements AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Repairs & Maintenance *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 23year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154 GRACE ROOFING: Est. 1977. slate, tile flat roofs, asphalt and wood shingle roofs, gutters and leaders cleaned and replaced, professional new roof installation. Free estimates, expert leak repairs. lic/ins, local references, residential/commerical 516-753-0268 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628

Home Improvements DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979. We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-3656685. Insured License H18C730000 ONE STOP FOR ALL YOUR HOME improvement needs! Basement, bathroom & kitchen remodeling, carpentry, crown molding, closets, doors, sheetrock, painting, dry wall, repairs, spackling & wall paper removal and installation, decks power washed, stained and built. Gem Basement Doctor 516-623-9822. www.gem-home.com SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com

Health & Fitness IF YOU USED THE BLOOD THINNER XARELTO and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking XARELTO between 2011 And the present, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727

Painting & Paperhanging JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

Advertising Sales Executive Blank Slate Media Blank Slate Media, a fast-growing chain of 6 award-winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service-oriented professional with good communications skills to sell display, web and email advertising. Earn up to $60,000 in the first-year representing the 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well the 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate’s sales partner, Litmor Publications. We are looking for an enthusiastic and service-oriented sales professional with good communication skills. Requirements: Minimum of 2 years outside sales experience. Newspaper sales experience a plus. Must have your own car. • Exclusive, protected territory • Opportunity to sell both print and online programs • A collegial, supportive sales team • Award-winning editorial coverage. • A separate newspaper for each community allowing advertisers to target their markets. And you to provide the most cost-effective way to advertise. • Represent media that produce superior response for clients. Compensation • Salary plus commission • Health insurance • Paid holidays • Sick days & holidays

To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve at 516.307-1045 x201 for more information.

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LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

Tutoring BAR/ BAT MITZVAH LESSONS Take the struggle and hassle out of Hebrew and Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons. Michael Marcus Bar and Bat Mitzvah Tutoring and Services. Call 516-524-0191 email michael@ barbatmitzvahlessons.com ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL TUTOR: Reading, Writing and Math. 20+ years general and special education. Trained in Wilson Reading, Fundations, Project Read, Go Math, Big Ideas Math. Email: kerrisapuppo@gmail.com ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT/A CT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading comprehension and writing proficiency. 917-5998007 or email: dianegot@gmail. com LongIslandEnglishTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student. MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, PreCalc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 MATHEMATICS TUTOR: NYS certified math teacher. Experienced and patient. All elementary and middle school grades. HS Algebra, Geometry and SAT prep. Text or call Ken 516-526-8315 or email: kmctutor79@gmail.com SPANISH TUTOR: High School /Middle School, College. Spanish Grammar-Literature, SAT II, AP Exam. William Cullen, M.A., M.B.A., S.D.A. Chaminade, Fairfield Alumnus. 516-509-8174 wdctutor06@aol.com STOCK MARKET TUTOR: Retired banker and experienced stock market trader available for tutoring high school students on the stock market. Should have some knowledge of the market. Adults welcome. Text/c all Ron Goldberg 516-567-8434

Instruction PIANO LESSONS By Ira Baslow. Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www. iwantmypianolessons.com

Services CHILD CARE ELDER CARE HOME HEALTH AIDES AND MORE! We offer the following services: Companions, Home Health Aides/Elder Care Child Care and Housekeeping Laborers Days / Nights Live In or Live Out NO FEE TO EMPLOYERS ** EVON’S SERVICES ** Call: 516-505-5510

Lawn Sprinklers

• Spring Turn-Ons • Backflow Device Tests • Free Estimates • Installation • Service/Repairs

Joe Barbato (516) 775-1199 A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www.ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405 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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COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

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OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated sine 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed/insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220 TAX PREPARATION by Maria Passariello. Registered IRS & NYS Tax Preparer. We make house calls! New client discount 10%. 25 years experience. Available all ye ar, appointments 7 days. 516-9843328 or mptax1040@gmail.com WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO manage your own money? Would you like to avoid large brokerage houses with their high fees? Learn how to set up and manage your portfolio. Learn the reasons for asset allocation and diversification. Learn how to apply it to your specific situation. Protect yourself in case of a financial crisis. I have no incentive and no control over your money. I strictly give advice; I do not sell any financial products. 917-453-0703. Email helpwithwealthnow.com

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Sports

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LIU Pioneers improve to .500 By M i c h a e l Ot e r o The LIU Post baseball team has improved its record for the season to .500, at 8-8 this past week. Pitching was dominant for the team on Thursday, March 17, with seven strong innings from junior Dan Jagiello. In addition to the length Jagiello provided, he also allowed just one run on five hits and punched out nine members of Bloomfield College. The offense took care of business as well, pushing across six runs en route to a 6-1 victory. The scoring began for the Pioneers in the first inning, when senior first baseman David Groeneveld drove in a run via a sacrifice fly. After another Pioneer run, sophomore outfielder Rob Andreoli drove in a pair on a base knock, which gave the Pioneers a 4-0 lead. After a Bloomfield run trimmed the lead to 4-1, the Pio-

neers responded with two more runs to put the game out of reach. Sophomore shortstop Joe Spitaleri and sophomore designated hitter James Cohan both had threehit performances. The Pioneers returned to the diamond on Friday, March 18, when they faced off against the University of New Haven in a non-conference game in Conn. After surrendering a five run lead and giving up seven unanswered runs, the Pioneers rallied for three runs in the ninth and 10th innings to win 8-7 in thrilling fashion. The Pioneers got out of the gate strong and delivered the first punch; scoring three runs in the first inning. Junior catcher Thomas Asbaty and Groeneveld each had run scoring singles and in the third inning, Groeneveld hit his second home run of the young season, making it a 4-0 Pioneer lead. New Haven finally broke into the run column in the sixth inning

and pushed two runs across. Their bats stayed hot in the seventh inning too, adding four more runs and subsequently giving New Haven a 6-5 lead. New Haven added another run in the eighth inning, giving them a 7-5 advantage. In the top half of the ninth inning, the Pioneers were staring at a two run hole. After a one out base hit by Spitaleri, Asbaty kept the pressure on with a double, putting the tying run in scoring position. Following a fly out, head coach Mike Gaffney looked to his bench in the most crucial spot in the game. Pinch-hitter Cohan, fresh off the bench, came through in the biggest way; belting a ball to deep center and tying the game with a two-out two-run triple. In extra innings, the Pioneers won the game with some fundamental baseball. Freshman third baseman Jimmy Mendyk reached on a two-out hit and stole second base a few pitches later. Then, with

two strikes on him, Andreoli plated Mendyk with the game winning single. Freshman reliever James Varela, who earned his second win of the season, went 3.1 innings and struck out four. Due to inclement weather and poor playing conditions, the Pioneersâ€™ Sunday, March 20, doubleheader against Le Moyne College was cancelled and has not yet been re-scheduled. The LIU Post baseball team is back in action on Thursday, March 24, when they host Molloy College in the first of a four game set over a five day span. First pitch from the LIU Post baseball field is set for 3:30 p.m. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the awardwinning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Cinderella season ends with a loss The Floral Park Memorial High School girls basketball team recently traveled to Troy, New York, to compete against in the New York State Class A semifinals. The Lady Knights defeated the Garnets, 61-55, to reach the state finals for the first time in school history. Floral Park is the first team in Nassau County’s Class A Division to reach the finals since 2000. Floral Park ultimately lost in the finals to Jamesville-Dewitt High School. Faith Balletta, Aideen Gill, Marykate Guerriero, Natalie Hickman and Kaela Hilaire delivered strong upstate performances. In addition, Balletta and Hilaire won the All-Tournament Team Award and Guerriero was honored with the Sportsmanship Award. The team and coaching staff would like to thank everyone for their tremendous support and hope they made the Floral Park community proud. Floral Park’s Lady Knights defeated High School Rye School in the New York State Class A Semifinals.

St. Aidan hoop team finishes season 9-2 From left: Abby, Kaelan, Emily, Gia, Colleen, Brianna (team captain), Gabby, Jillian, Natalie and Casey.

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Their dedication earned them a playThe St. Aidan Middle School girls’ basketball team capped off a regular sea- off spot where they lost in the semifinals to St. Agnes Cathedral, the eventual son with a record of 9-2. The girls honed their skills and devel- champion. The team’s success is notable since oped team chemistry by practicing four days a week from November through Feb- the roster consists12:04 of nine CHERRY - 1-8 Page GENERAL 08-28-15_Layout 1 8/25/15 PMseventh-graders Page 1 ruary. and only one eighth-grader.

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A 4.71 Acre Signature Property with Barn for 2 Horses. Solidly Built Brick Center Hall Colonial, Magnificent and Gated Picturesque Home with 5 Brs, 6.5 Baths, Gold Coast Elegance with Sandy Half Moon Beach. Offered at $6,490,000 EDITH E. KATZ

CBR, SRES, CLHMS Lic. Assoc. RE Broker

516-639-1172 ekatz@laffey.com ® ®

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