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Study suggests ending free 10-minute ticket option to increase revenue BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The Village of Roslyn Board of Trustees will discuss the future of the downtown parking meters as well as a report studying the meters over two years. At the May 15 meeting, trustees will consider a report by traﬃc engineer Gerald Giosa of Level G Associates. According to village Clerk Anita Frangella, Giosa will oﬀer several strategies to improve the parking meter system. The study is available at Village Hall. in the report dated April 4, Giosa said he has studied the meters since 2016 and has seen parking meter revenues decline significantly in 2017 compared with 2016, dropping about 44 percent, or $93,500. In 2016, $212,469 was collected from cash and credit card

payments, while only $118,973 was collected in 2017. Revenues declined in#both the cash and credit card payments, and Giosa said the similar decline for both payment methods suggests cash leakage is not a cause of the revenue decline. This year, however, revenue is improving. Revenue for the first quarter this year was $41,762 compared with $31,359 last year, an increase of about 33 percent. During the first quarter of 2016, $54,543 was collected. Though the meters are currently in eﬀect seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Giosa said Friday and Saturday are the highest days for parking meter revenue with approximately 18.7 percent of all revenue collected on Fridays and 26.5 percent on Saturdays. During the rest of the week, Thursdays showed the highest revContinued on Page 68

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Martha Regelmann, right, performed her final concert as organist and choir director for Trinity Episcopal Church of Roslyn before retiring this June and was given flowers by the Rev. Margaret Clark, left.

Roslyn schools among top in costs per student BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN

coming school year, amounting to about $29,493 per pupil – with some districts spending Nine North Shore school nearly 50 percent more per studistricts with a combined pop- dent than others. While the districts are only ulation of 37,384 students plan to spend $1.1 billion in the a few miles apart, disparities

nearing $12,000 per student exist. Three districts – East Williston, Great Neck and Roslyn – each spend more than $34,000 per student, while the New Hyde Park-Garden Continued on Page 58

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New leaders at the Amsterdam Navarre, Tartaglia named to admin team BY LU K E TORRANCE

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Temple Sinai Past President Steven Goodman, Executive Director Alison Stamm, Michal Kress and Assistant Rabbi Alex Kress celebrated at the gala and auction on April 28.

Temple Sinai toasts 70th with gala, auction Fundraiser supports Hand in Hand teen program BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Temple Sinai members spent Saturday evening celebrating the 70th anniversary of both Israel and their congregation. The Roslyn Heights temple was founded in 1947 and oﬃcially adopted the name Temple Sinai in June 1950. Executive Director Alison Stamm said 320 members attended the gala at the temple, ranging from new parents to founding members. Stamm said during the cocktail hour, dinner and auction, the temple was presented with 10 proclamations from elected oﬃcials including local, county, state and national level honors. “It was a wonderful celebration of our 70 years and all of the service work we do for the larger community, not just Temple Sinai, but the whole Roslyn community,” Stamm said. The gala served both as a celebration and a fundraiser, Stamm, focusing on the temple

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as a whole as well as its teen program Hand in Hand, which connects Temple Sinai teenagers with children in New York City’s homeless shelters. Stamm said the children are bused from the city to Roslyn Heights on Sundays, and the teens spend time mentoring and playing with the children. “The neatest part about that

program is we oﬀer these children the opportunity to do charity work themselves,” Stamm said. “When they’re here with us, they feel empowered and they’re able to help other communities in need such as kids receiving chemotherapy treatments, veterans, local fire departments and more. They do projects to benefit other people, and it’s a very empowering experience for these kids who, for the most part, are the recipients of charity, but this gives them the chance to help others.” Stamm said the program has approximately 30 participants, but 140 teenagers participate in the temple’s nine teen programs, making it the largest congregational teen program in the greater New York City area. “We’ve seen incredible success with our teen programs, and part of this gala is celebrating that and ensuring the continuity of it and that we’re able to fund it going forward,” Stamm said. Stamm said the temple and Continued on Page 20

The Amsterdam at Harborside, a retirement community in Port Washington, announced last week the" appointment of two new leaders. Brooke"Navarre will serve as executive director, and" Michael Tartaglia will serve as the Tuttle Center administrator. Navarre has worked for the Amsterdam since 2015, when she joined as the assistant executive director. Before coming to Port Washington, she managed luxury high-rise" cooperatives" on Central Park West and handled the daily operations of a"2,900-unit"cooperative corporation in Queens. “It’s rewarding to work hard at something so worthwhile,” Navarre said in a statement. “The Amsterdam residents and employees are my family.” Tartaglia has over 35 years of experience working as a health care" administrator in New York and Connecticut.

“The Amsterdam at Harborside oﬀers an important service in"Nassau County,” he said in a statement. “I’m honored to join an organization with such" a strong reputation for providing quality care, certainty and peace of mind"to"seniors.” Tartaglia will oversee the"Tuttle Center, which provides on-site care to"residents from assisted living to skilled" nursing and rehabilitative services. “Both Brooke and Michael are experienced leaders and team"builders,” said Amsterdam Continuing Care Health System President and CEO James"Davis. “Over the past two years, Brooke has proven her ability to" work with both"our staﬀ and residents to build an even stronger sense of community here. Michael"has demonstrated an exceptional ability to implement new approaches to improve" both clinical and financial" outcomes in the organizations in which he has"worked. We are fortunate to have them as part of our team.”

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Brooke Navarre, left, will serve as the Amsterdam at Harborside’s executive director, and Michael Tartaglia, right, will serve as Tuttle Center administrator.

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A push to ban water-soluble fertilizer Port Washington resident Doug Wood wants law to restrict sale of high-nitrogen options BY LU K E TORRANCE Doug Wood said he wants to make it clear that he is not against fertilizers. He understands, he said, that Port Washington residents want to have nice lawns. But Wood said he also wants to have clean drinking water. “A lot of people want to see that instant result with their lawns, but they’re going to have to be patient,” Wood said. “We need clean water.” Wood, associate director of Port Washington-based Grassroots Environmental Education, has pushed for legislation to restrict the sale and use of highnitrogen, water-soluble fertilizer. Identical bills were introduced!in the state Assembly and state Senate.! The bill in the Assembly passed last Tuesday, but the one in the Senate has stalled. “It is imperative we take actions to mitigate the level of nitrogen in and around Long Island,” said state Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau), who introduced

Eﬀorts to reach state Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill) were unavailing. Wood said that the watersoluble fertilizer is a problem because it seeps into the groundwater and then down into the local aquifers, which is the source of Long Island’s drinking water. “We live on top of our drinking water,” he said. “The water takes whatever we put into the ground with it, and it costs a lot to filter it out.” On top of that, fertilizer also contributes to several ecological problems in local bodies of water. The nitrogen leads to algae blooms, which in turn deplete oxygen in the water and kill wildlife like fish. “We like to say water is our economy on Long Island — so goes the water, so goes the island,” he said. “We have lots PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE BORGHARDT of businesses along the coastline, and when we get big algae blooms that’s a real problem. Algae, fed by nitrogen in the water that comes from fertilizer, washes up on the beach at It!hurts tourism and real estate.” Blue Point, N.Y. Wood said that septic waste the legislation in the Senate. ed a new state rebate program will reduce Long Island nitrogen was the number one cause of inContinued on Page 68 “Last year we created and fund- to replace septic systems which levels and keep our water clean.”

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Jaynie Rudick, a Great Neck resident, tests one of the new machines in Reddy-Care’s recently opened suite. Alex Gomez, the CEO of Reddy-Care, said the facility plans to continue to bring in equipment like the Solo Step and the Ultra G anti-gravity treadmill, which will be “very important.” But there will also be more home visits that could be particularly helpful to seniors because they would be doing therapy in an environment they’re “most functional in,” Gomez said. “I think that the two combined, what it’s really providing to seniors is freedom to maintain their independence as long as possible, and that’s a common trend among seniors: that they want to stay home,” Gomez said. “They don’t want to go to an assisted living facility or a nursing home or a hospital.” “We definitely are very passionate about seniors,” Gomez added, “but we’re always going to be generalists. We’re not the type of practice that caters to any one particular population.” Clinical director Stephanie Idjadi, a physical therapist and herself a Great Neck resident, said that Reddy-Care foContinued on Page 48

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Cuomo touts Kaplan at campaign rally Gov calls Iran-born town councilwoman’s bid for state Senate an American dream BY R E B ECC A KLAR

Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan said her vision and guiding force if elected to the New York state Senate is simple: everyone counts. Despite hate and prejudice across the country, Kaplan, a Democrat, said at her campaign kick-oﬀ rally on Friday, the diverse communities in New York’s 7th District should come together because “everyone should be treated with respect, and everyone should have a voice.” Kaplan’s run for the seat held by state Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill) may also be the deciding force behind the Democrats winning back a majority in the state Senate, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “She represents the values that really speak to Nassau and New York State and what this country is all about,” Cuomo told the crowd at the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury. “She is a progressive in

the truest sense of the word, and her very story is the the New York story, it is the American story.” Cuomo touted Kaplan’s success story as an Iranian refugee. He said Kaplan will wave a banner to Albany stating, “I’m an immigrant and I’m damn proud of it.” But before Kaplan can take on Albany, or Phillips, she’ll have to defeat" Brad Schwartz, a Port Washington resident also running in the Sept. 13 primary. In a statement, Schwartz, who currently has $115,171 raised, said he looks forward to addressing issues aﬀecting the community in the primary race against Kaplan. “For the last seven months of my campaign, I have heard the frustration of voters at the dysfunction in Albany; they are looking for someone who can be their voice and stand up to corruption,” Schwartz said. “I believe a new generation of leadership can bring real change for Nassau.”

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North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan In addition to Cuomo, the two-term councilwoman on Friday was joined by Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Chairman Michael Gianaris, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Jacobs and other local elected oﬃcials, gaining the party support she lacked during her 2016 primary race for Congress. Kaplan finished fourth out of five Democrats for a

spot ultimately won by Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove). Currently Democrats in the state Senate have the 32-31 majority after two recent special election wins by Shelly Mayer, in Westchester County, and Luis Sepulveda, in New York City. However, state Sen. Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat, said he would continue to caucus with the Republicans, leaving the GOP with a one-vote majority. A Democratic win in

District 7 could help take back the majority, allowing the party to pass bills such as the Child Victims Act and gun control safety measures, Cuomo said. Since taking control of the state Senate in 2011, the Republicans have done one thing – stymie change and block reform, Kaplan said. “If you’re an oil company, a big bank, an insurance company or a gun manufacturer you like things the way they are,” Kaplan said. “But if you’re a hardworking family from Long Island, you need change and that change needs to be in Albany.” Kaplan said bills such as the Child Victims Act, which would extend the statute of limitations for victims, and gun safety measures, which she said are broadly supported in the district, are frustratingly blocked from ever reaching the Senate floor. In recent months, Phillips has faced criticism from advocacy groups on an array of issues including the Child Victims Act, gun safety legislation and closing the carried

interest tax loophole. Schwartz has come out in support of the Child Victims Act and was endorsed by the Fighting for our Children PAC, an organization aimed at passing the measure. Schwartz also signed the No NRA Money Pledge. Assemblyman Chuck Lavine (D-Glen Cove) has endorsed Schwartz. In District 7 Democrats make up about 40 percent and Republicans 29 percent of the" 231,317 registered voters, according state records. Another quarter of registered voters do not have a party aﬃliation. Despite the Democratic plurality, Phillips won a close race in 2016 against Democrat Adam Haber, who had run before and lost against Jack Martins, by a 51 percent to 49 percent margin. In a statement, Phillips’ campaign said the senator has “achieved extraordinary accomplishments in her first term,” and “will be re-elected easily.”

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Hannah Kroner dance team wins big BY R E B ECC A K L A R Carol Riley said she didn’t think she had what it took to succeed in dance when she started out in the competition world as a child. With the motivation and skills she received from the Hannah Kroner School of Dance, then based in Flushing, Queens, Riley went on to be a Radio City Rockette for seven years. Riley is the director of the school she trained in, now based in Albertson, inspiring a new generation of competition dancers. “A few of the girls didn’t really have the confidence within themselves. They thought they couldn’t do it,” Riley, director of the school for 35 years, said of her award-winning team’s members. “They joined the team because a teacher encouraged them, [telling them] ‘You’re not just here because we feel sorry for you, you’re here because you deserve to be here and know you are good and can become better.'” The school’s 27-member competition team received the Association of Dance Competitions and Conventions Studio of Excellence award. The award is given to only one studio in the 2018 competition

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Rafael Hung, 42, of Queens, was charged with third-degree grand larceny for allegedly stealing approximately $34,000 worth of medical devices from the Northwell Health Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Manhasset and selling the devices online. found the devices had been stolen from the health system, Singas said, and between Aug. 8, 2016, and Feb. 16, 2017, Hung allegedly stole the devices from the Surgical Intensive Care Unit in his backpack. Senior Assistant District Attorney Heidi Bausk of the county’s Financial Crimes Bureau is prosecuting the case. Attempts to reach Hung’s attorney, Rex Whitehorn, were unavailing.

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Fixing Nassau’s tax problem

ere’s what we know about property taxes, according to a recently released study by the Long Island Regional Planning Council: They are a “significant impediment to the economic well-being of Long Island.” Many families – particularly retirees on a fixed income – cannot aﬀord them. They are a “barrier” for young families or single-earner households who can aﬀord the monthly mortgage payments but not the tax bill. They are unfair to minority neighborhoods which have “borne a disproportionate share of the burden.” The report, which was conducted by the Public Financial Group and the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, also notes that Long Island’s property taxes are high compared with local governments both nationally and in the metropolitan area. So no, you were not imagining that taxes in Nassau County are high. Unsaid in the report is the impact of local school districts. Nearly two-thirds of property taxes go to school districts and the districts’ reliance on property taxes has resulted" in a wide disparity between per-pupil spending between districts. This disparity consists of – surprise, surprise – wealthy districts spending well more than less wealthy districts. The report does note that the state’s tax cap has slowed the growth in property taxes, but questions how long this will be

sustainable, particularly after the recently imposed federal cap on the deduction for state and local taxes. The report does not mention the barrier the tax cap places on less wealthy school districts trying to narrow the gap between them and wealthier school districts by requiring 60 percent of the vote to exceed the tax cap. Imagine Andrew Cuomo’s reaction if the same 60 percent requirement were imposed on electing the state’s government. The Long Island planning council report oﬀered several alternatives, both big and small, that could significantly reduce Long Island’s reliance on property taxes. One imaginative idea offers"targeted relief in the form of a circuit-breaker, which would limit the percentage a person pays in property taxes based on income. This addresses the fundamental flaw in property taxes: they do not take into account a person’s ability to pay. A second idea is proposed" legislation known as the Internet Fairness Conformity Act to extend sales tax collections on online sales. This bill is a no-brainer. Online stores located outside New York currently are not required to collect sales taxes when selling to New Yorkers and can, therefore, charge less than brick-and-mortar stores. It also costs Nassau County an estimated $50 million to $100 million a year in lost revenue. The legislation has the support of Cuomo, the state Assembly, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Suﬀolk County Ex-

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ecutive Steve Bellone and retailers statewide. But the legislation has been blocked by Republicans in the state Senate. Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Northport) says he opposes the bill because it raises taxes. If so, he should level the playing field by helping cut local sales taxes, and coming up with a plan to replace the lost taxes. A more likely scenario is for Senate Republicans to lose their one-vote advantage in the fall. In the meantime, local businesses should press all candidates for state Senate on where they stand on the legislation.

Any candidate who says he or she supports local businesses and business districts but does not support this legislation is not telling the truth. The fairest and easiest way to replace property taxes is a local income tax. The regional planning council said a local income tax rate of 1 percent of gross earnings would generate $1.4 billion. This is what is used by the City of Yonkers. We prefer the approach taken by New York City – a surcharge on what taxpayers would owe the state in personal income taxes. As the study points out, because the state personal income tax is pro-

gressive, the surcharge would be as well. The study oﬀers several other proposals. Some such as excise taxes on e-cigarettes, plastic grocery bags and sugary drinks as well as a local sales tax on motor fuel are worth debating. Other such as legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana should have been passed long ago. In either case, leaders in Nassau and Suﬀolk counties need to begin a serious discussion on these proposals. But keep in mind, the status quo is no longer sustainable.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Donald Trump: Lesser of two evils?

have a friend named Michael. We agree on almost everything. We both like the Yankees. We like the same foods. We are both losing some of our hearing, but this is a little worse. We have charming spouses. But we parted ways during the last election when he voted for Donald Trump and I supported Hillary Clinton. During all those months prior to Election Day we disagreed graciously about the merits of the two candidates. Michael’s rationale for voting for Trump was “I don’t like Hillary.” My reasoning was that I knew the real Trump and couldn’t support him if he was the last person on the planet. So, we agreed to disagree. These days our election talk is about all the events of the campaign and where the country is today under Donald Trump. There is no doubt that Hillary ran a traditional Democratic

type campaign playing to the inner cities and ignoring the bluecollar states that traditionally support the Democrats. Trump ran the non-traditional campaign with lots of airport rallies and whether he knew it or not lots of help from Vladimir Putin. Hillary Clinton spent most of the campaign defending herself over hacked e-mails and failed to connect with the average voter. Her campaign represented the first chance for a woman to break the so-called glass ceiling but there is no doubt that there were many male and female voters who didn’t care about making political history. Trump appealed to the forgotten men and women who feel that government has ignored them. His message resonated, and her message fell flat. Now almost a year and a half since President Trump took the oath of oﬃce, Michael is still adamant that he didn’t like Hillary Clinton but somehow his aﬀection for the President has almost

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disappeared. He mentions the tax cuts and then there is no gas left in his political tank. At this point, I remind him about what we face now from an unprepared leader surrounded by a diminishing number of sycophants. Hillary was pummeled with stolen emails. Trump treats us to a daily diet of tweets and ugly attacks

on anyone who doesn’t worship him or is grateful for his leadership. There is no doubt that Hillary Clinton would have surrounded herself with a high-quality cabinet. Trump is now relying on a group of unqualified zealots like Betsy De Vos, Ryan Zinke, Ben Carson and John Bolton. Five of his nominees for the Cabinet have been forced to step down. Throughout the campaign, Mr. Trump energized his audiences with cries of “lock her up.” Fast forward and you have presidential allies like Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn and a handful of others facing jail terms. To date over 40 people have left the Trump administration for a whole variety of reasons, none of them good. The daily turmoil emanating from the White House is distracting and annoying. Even the president’s strongest supporters express their unhappiness about his lack of presidential bearing

and wish he would just take care of business. It was a known fact that Hillary Clinton had traveled the world and was known and respected by the world’s leaders. To date, President Trump has insulted countless leaders and has embraced despots in the Philippines, Russia and many other countries. Travel abroad as an American tourist and you will learn firsthand about how little respect the outside world has for Mr. Trump. No one knows what kind of president Hillary Clinton would have been. But there are a growing number of people who were supporters of President Trump who are slowly recanting their choice. Looking back at the results to date it is becoming clear who the lesser of two evils really was and she isn’t the president. The 2020 election is not that far away. That’s when I expect Michael to throw in the towel.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

To pick or not pick, that is the question

et’s talk about nit-picking. Last week, the world was treated to a very special example of nit-picking by our president. It happened in a joint press conference in the Oval Office with the visiting President of France, Emmanuel Macron. Our president said, of Macron, “We do have a very special relationship. In fact, I’ll get that little piece of dandruff off – we have to make him perfect. He is perfect.” The Commander in Chief then proceeded, in front of the cameras of all the world, to brush an invisible piece of lint off the president of France’s shoulder. “Stop right there, Judy. You say ‘lint,’ but Trump called it ‘dandruff.’ ” “Yes. So?” “So, which was it?” “I have a feeling it was neither one. But why nit-pick?” “Oh, this isn’t nitpicking,” said my husband. “If it were, that would imply that the President of France had head-lice, since a ‘nit’ is, literally, the egg of a

louse.” “So I’ll say you’re making a lousy point! My point is that — in a non-literal way — you are always nit-picking me, and I wish you’d stop.” “Like when, Judy?” “Like last night, on the phone with our son, when you kept interrupting and nit-picking me till I wanted to scream!” “You mean, in the conversation about how he might have to renew his driver’s license without coming home?” “Yes, that one. I was saying how all he needs to do is get a vision test with an eye doctor, and have them send their results to the DMV —” “But you were completely ignoring whether it should be an optometrist or an ophthalmologist who does the test! An ophthalmologist is the one who —” “I know all that! I’m the one who’s worn glasses since the age of 9, for heaven’s sake!” “But he doesn’t know that!” “My point is, none of that matters! Don’t you remember, when our oldest had the same problem? All that mattered, in

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A Look on the Lighter Side the end, was whether the oﬃce he went to could send the results to the DMV!” “Yes, I suppose you’re right,” said my husband. “So then why correct me — and right in front of our son?” “We weren’t actually in front of him, you know, we were on the phone—” “There, you just did it again!” “Did what?” “You nit-picked me!” “I didn’t nit-pick; I was correcting you.” “Now you’ve just nit-picked

me on the word ‘nit-pick!’ ” “Well, somebody had to,” said my life’s partner. But he must have seen my face, and gotten my message. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I’ll try not to nit-pick so much. Especially around the kids.” “Even if I say ‘I’m nauseous’ when it should be ‘nauseated’?” “You would never do that.” “Or if I talked about ‘voltage’ when it should be ‘current’?” “You don’t know the diﬀerence,” he said, a bit smugly. “Or ‘flammable’ instead of ‘inflammable’?” “Trick question, they both mean the same.” For some reason, this reminds me of one of my favorite TV ads, where one man says to another, “It’s about time they gave Left Twix and Right Twix their own packs; they’ve got about as much in common as you a mortician and me an undertaker.” A third man says to a fourth, “Or you a janitor and me a custodian!” Then one translucent woman to another, “Or you a ghost

and me a spirit!” And all six laugh uproariously. “You know,” said my husband, “you could learn a lot from Macron. Look how well he took it— it didn’t bother him at all.” “Well, of course, it didn’t. He knows it was nothing. We all do. No French man would ever go near the President of the United States with dandruff on his jacket! And even if he tried, no French wife would let him!” “So,” I continued, “we can safely assume there was no dandruff. Or lint. Or louse-egg. But did Macron nit-pick the President of the United States, and tell him so? No! He knows better than to do that. Which is one more reason why he is perfect!” “So I guess you’d say I’m not perfect?” “I might say that. If I were the nit-picking type. Lucky for you, I’m not.” And my husband opened his mouth to refute me before he realized what I was up to — and said nothing. “A close call!” I told him. And smiled, as I brushed invisible nits off his shoulder.

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Growing older and doing still better

ay is “Older Americans’ Month.” Folks objected when it was called “Senior Citizens’ Month.” They objected more strenuously when they were referred to as the “elderly.” Preference is strong for the anthropological aﬃrmation of “Elders.” Indeed, Theodore Roszak celebrated older Americans in his book “America The Wise.” He argued that as Americans got older they, their nation, and the world, would be better. What does it mean to be older in 2018? Recently, I had a chat with Natalie from Great Neck who said to me: “Age is just a number, and mine is unlisted.” I’ve known Natalie since she was my Hofstra student in the early 1970s. She was among the large group of women who returned to college after childbearing and child-rearing (sometimes being at the college at the same time, occasionally even in the same courses, as teenage daughters). The diﬀerence was that these adult women were our best students as was demonstrated in publications by the late Hyman Lichtenstein (of Roslyn) and psychologist, J.R, Block.

Most of these women, like Natalie, were then in their 30s and 40s. That’s no age at all; but because they came to college in relative maturity, they were highly motivated and disciplined. They were super achievers at the time, and their positive qualities continued to propel them to active and fulfilling lives. In Natalie’s case (whatever her unlisted number is), she has been an innovative cultural planner and leader on Long Island. She continues to spearhead programs and remains a highly attentive citizen. although she no longer draws an executive’s salary. Theodore Roszak would be proud of her. As with many of the so-called “Gray Tsunami” (folks turning 65 at the rate of 10,000 a day) journeys of discovery and activism can become enriched as one gets older. For a few years, I carried around an essay that proclaimed: “Eighty is the new 50.” But after I turned 80 I warned younger folks that “80 might only be the new 79.” As someone has said – it could have been that great elder Benjamin Franklin – “It’s not the number of years in your life, it’s the life in your years.” Never in human history have people lived so long or so well.

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field In the late 20th century, people over 85 were referred to as “the oldest old.” Now, in 2018, they are merely the “old old” because they have been replaced by folks over age 100 (America’s fastest growing demographic is the newly designated “oldest old.”) Fortunately for our society, Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, lived until she was 90. When she was forced to retire at age 65 in 1970, she used 25 years of life as one of the world’s foremost advocates for elder activism and power. She had earlier participated in President Kennedy’s 1961 White House Conference on Aging. Ms. Kuhn was on the arc of history as a peace advocate, warning against nuclear weap-

ons, opposing the Vietnam War, calling for racial reckoning, and to “reverse the cultural tendency to treat old people like children.” She also inspired “Raging Grannies.” I especially liked Kuhn’s Gray Panther motto of “Age and Youth in Action.” She called for active engagement across the age spectrum, with many intergenerational connections. These themes from decades ago were reinforced for me on last week’s trip to Northern California. I read columnist Nick Hoppe essay in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Find a friend who’s older than you.” He wrote about the reciprocity of nurturing friendships with folks in their 80s and 90s, and how his visits to nursing homes were mutually elevating times. While I was away, the “Wall Street Journal” in its 4/23 special “Encore” section highlighted “Intergenerational Living, Lifelong Learning for Today’s Retirees.” The article spoke specifically of ways to link “Students and Seniors.” Purdue University professor, Sumedha Gupta, in a study of 64,000 people over age 60, found that volunteering and social interactions have significant eﬀects on “slowing cognitive decline of

aging,” and contribute to “wellbeing,” and to a “warm glow.” I noted that “Chronicle Chats” was sponsoring a special forum for May 9 in San Francisco on “Should We Live Forever?” The ad said that this will be “A compelling discussion centered around the medical potential and ethical implications of living forever.” Our dramatic medical advances during the past halfcentury, including several Long Island hospitals now doing heart transplants, may make such topics relevant. My preference would be to use 100-year old “Grandma” Edith Kaulbach as my model. She was featured last week on Page 1 of “Williston Times” reading to school children to celebrate her centennial. However, as I strive in that direction, I am learning more about cardiac health than I would wish. But I have discovered a signal benefit for elders: airlines are most accommodating in providing wheelchairs to transport us from terminal entrances to plane gates, both for departures and arrivals. You just need to make a request in advance. [Attentive support from Jet Blue made the recent trip for this elder as pleasant as it could be].

VIEW POINT

Fortune has nothing to do with good schools “We are fortunate to have such good schools,” remarked Don Ashenase, the long-time serving Great Neck School Board trustee who volunteers his brilliance as a chief financial oﬃcer of major hospital institutions, and who has just been appointed to head the troubled Nassau County Hospital, in his typically self-eﬀacing way. He made the remark when I chanced upon him as he was walking in the neighborhood. It’s not luck or good genes or some imaginary border that keeps out underachieving or per performing students so that our public schools regularly being among the highest rated in the nation. In point of fact, we have the same proportion of children requiring special services as every other community. Good fortune has nothing to do with it. It is the school board

members who set policies, set the budget and make the spending decisions and, yes, who determine the school taxes we pay. “We are fortunate” to have the quality of school board members we do to take on these extraordinarily complex and time-consuming positions without any compensation whatsoever – the equivalent of managing a $228 million enterprise with thousands of employees, dozens of structures, acres of grounds, navigating the complexities of myriad government regulations and mandates and competing constituencies – and especially, Barbara Berkowitz who has served as president since 2006 (and served on the board since 1992). And these are things that cannot be taken for granted precisely because of our success and because too often when individuals do such a great job, they make it seem easy.

KAREN RUBIN View Point

We are exceptionally fortunate that both Barbara Berkowitz and Don Ashkenase, who has served on the board since 1982 and has proved ingenious in finding ways to continue to fund our schools to the level of excellence without piercing the tax cap, are

seeking to continue on the School Board, and are running unopposed for reelection. Way too few of us attend school board meetings, even the ones which are dedicated to setting out and determining the budget with incredible transparency and opportunities for public engagement, and so cannot really appreciate the skill and dedication the members bring to this task. I venture that more complain without having the fundamental information about policies, programs, and the time, eﬀort and thoughtful consideration that goes into making these decisions that impact the broadest range of often-competing constituencies that make up the “school district” – students, parents, teachers, administrators, support staﬀ to be sure, but also the wider community – homeowners who do

not have children in the schools, empty-nesters who no longer have children in the schools. It’s so easy to look at a number and moan that whatever it is, it is too much. It is too easy to complain that the district should have spent money on this or that or spent too much money on this or that. At recent meetings, parents demanded that the school board spend any amount, literally any amount, to ensure their children will never have to experience what the Parkland high school students experienced. Another parent said in one breath that the budget was too high, and in the next that the school district should pay for his child’s baseball uniform (considering how other districts have had to eliminate everything but mandated Continued on Page 55

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MTA subway renovation falls short

he Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently announced that the New York City Transit $936 million for the subway station renovation program will be reduced.! Turns out, due to unforeseen site conditions, there is only suﬃcient funding to complete work at 19 of 32 stations originally scheduled for work under the MTA $32 billion 2015-2019 Five Year Capital Plan.! ! According to a previous 2016 NYC Citizens Budget Commission report, it would have taken 51! years or until 2067 for all 471 NYC Transit Subway Stations to reach a state of good repair.! Work on the 13 stations previously scheduled will have to be postponed until the next MTA 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Plan.

This increases the backlog of badly needed subway station rehabilitation. The result could be that even the 2067 forecasted date for bringing all 471 subway stations up to a good state of repair may not be met.! It was very disappointing the MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said that “he was aware of the increased costs last year, which resulted in the reduction for the number of stations to be repaired, but he chose not to mention this until a few weeks ago.”! (Source: Wall Street Journal! “MTA Comes Up Short on Subway Repairs” by Paul Berger — April 4). ! Lhota went on to say “I just didn’t think it was relevant to the debate between MTA and Mayor Bill de Blasio in how these $936 million should be spent” for almost one year.

So much for open honest transparency in management of the MTA’s $32 billion 2014-2019 Five Year Capital Plan. This damages the MTA’s credibility with transit riders, taxpayers, transit advocacy groups, MTA board members and elected oﬃcials.! It also doesn’t help make the case for more financial assistance from City Hall, Albany and Washington.! How detailed, accurate and up to date is the information provided to City Hall, Albany and the Federal Transit Administration for ongoing capital projects and programs?! The MTA has to submit quarterly financial and milestone progress reports for projects and programs funded under $12 billion worth of active Federal Transit Administration grants.! Everyone will now have to ask MTA lead-

ership additional questions on a more frequent basis.! Are there other MTA capital projects and programs which are also suﬀering budget increases or cost overruns which have resulted in a reduction from the original promised scope of work? What is the status for change orders to existing projects whose work is already under way? Have they been reviewed and approved as fair, reasonable and justified? Are there existing contingency funding within the project budget to cover these costs? Is work on projects being performed by in-house staﬀ (known as force account) proceeding on time and within budget for the full planned scope of work?! Has any employee overtime been required?! If so, are there existing contingency funding within the project budget to

cover these costs?! Has all of this information been made public on a timely basis and shared with all interested parties?! It is one of the oldest tricks in the book for MTA project managers to keep within the assigned project budget by reducing the scope of work.! No one within the MTA likes to ask for more money to support completion of any project they are assigned to manage.! It is easier to complete a project within budget by just reducing the scope of work which was originally promised.! ! Larry Penner (Larry Penner!is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for!the U.S. Department!of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Oﬃce.)

Seeking plaques, not landmarking

n email distributed recently by Manorhaven Action Committee referencing a meeting the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society had last month with a representative of the Village of Manorhaven and members of the Manorhaven Action Committee was misleading. The email may have given the impression that the Historical So-

ciety was in favor of landmarking the Thypin property on Manhasset Isle, which has never been our position.! However, we are in the process of launching a program to oﬀer historic distinction plaques to houses, buildings, and areas that have had tremendous historic importance during the growth of the Port Washington peninsula. This newly launched initiative

hopes to post attractive signage on or near such properties, with the full cooperation of the owners and/or local government entities and will carry no legal restrictions whatsoever. In the 1920s, the Thypin property was site of the American Aeronautical factory, then Pan Am hangars in 1930. During World War II, plane

Save lives by giving blood

would like to impress upon the masses the importance of donating blood. As Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Brooklyn and Queens Diocese! said at an awards ceremony at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, where many were being honored for running blood drives!in 2016, “the donation of blood is a sign of social-consciousness because unless people are willing to donate blood, the health of our!communities will not do very well.” I’m grand knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus council #5911. As chairman of our annual blood drive along with my cochairman Giuseppe Petruso and with Boy Scout troop #153 we run two blood drives a year at St. Anastasia Parish in Douglaston with permission from!Msgr.!Sherman. Now my question is: would you like to save three lives? Giving one pint of blood does just that. Also those who donate blood help many people. From organ transplants

to heart surgeries. Today’s advanced care relies on blood!transfusions. When one person donates a unit of blood it can be separated into individual components to save multiple lives. Blood donors help meet daily transfusion needs of cancer and surgery patients, accident and burn victims, newborns !and mothers delivering babies, AIDS and sickle cell anemia patients and many more.!! Our next blood drive is on Sunday, June 3. It begins at 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 !p.m. at St. Anastasia parish located! in Father Smith Hall at 245-14 245th St. in Douglaston.! The need for blood is constant. Did you know that our local hospitals need 2,000 pints a day? You never know when someone you know needs blood, or even yourself. So if you can, please give the gift of life. You will be glad that!you did. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola, N.Y.

parts were manufactured there. Certainly, that important part of Port Washington’s extensive history warrants a historical marker, as do many buildings on Lower Main Street, the LIRR station, and a great many other localities. The rich local history of Port Washington includes aviation, sand mining, boat building, shellfishing, and much, much more, as

well as a great many colorful characters. History is all around us! More information on this new historic distinction program will be distributed in the coming months via email, newspaper articles and our website: www.cowneck.org. Chris Bain President, Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society

Vote ‘yes’ for budget

e are writing to urge you to Vote “Yes” on Tuesday, May 15!to support the proposed budget for the Port Washington School District. This is a budget that truly addresses the needs of a growing enrollment within the tax cap. Our family moved to Port Washington a few years ago. We couldn’t be happier watching our two boys grow up and experience their childhood as part of a great community. A lot of their success has to be attributed to the Port Washington schools, where they spend most of their time during the year. Over the past two-plus years, my wife has been involved as a parent volunteer at Manorhaven Elementary School. In her role, she witnesses first-hand the tireless eﬀorts of the administration and faculty to ensure that our schools’ curriculum is outstanding. For me, I see the results of these efforts in our children’s respective continued growth. Still, we know that the only way for our

schools to succeed is to have access to proper funding. The proposed budget will allow the schools to add the much-needed staﬀ, while staying within the tax levy limit. If the proposed budget passes, the addition of both teachers and administrators will only make our schools that much better and set our children up for success. We will gain a 6th grade!teacher at Weber, an elementary special education teacher, an associate administrator of literacy for grades 3-5, a high school teacher (math), and a bilingual kindergarten teacher (if needed). We should expect and want greatness from our teachers and students. So please vote yes on May 15!to continue to provide our children with the necessary skills and tools to exceed our expectations. In contrast, if the budget fails, our district will be faced with more than $4 million in cuts. This would be devastating to our children’s education. Howard and Sara Raber Port Washington

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Insider’s guide to ‘bullying’ in VGN

ct 1, Scene 1: “Camera moves into Close-up of mayor rolling his eyes, in a sign of disrespect as a female resident, facing mayor, reads aloud at Board of Trustees meeting.” “Camera slowly pans expressionless faces of four trustees, seated with mayor, on a dais.” Announcer: “Listen up, you actors playing the part of trustees. You are not allowed to speak. I repeat, you are not allowed to open your mouths.” The End Where is it written that newly elected trustees abide by a mandatory code of silence? In typical “See no evil, hear no evil” posturing, four elected trustees seated high upon the dais, rarely if ever open their mouths to speak. Silence may be golden in some places, but public Board of Trustees meetings should not be one of them. This business of silence is only more disturbing in the presence of a mayor who is widely known as being openly hostile, openly aggressive and bullying towards female residents and female expert guests, alike, who do not agree with him and would dare to question him. As you dear readers have learned elsewhere, silent bystanders further embolden a bully. Why then does this predominately male board consistently ex-

hibit silent behavior? After two years of attendance at these insuﬀerable meetings, the answer revealed itself. Some of the trustees privately acknowledged that they are advised not to speak at Board Trustee meetings. Question 1: "If the mayor exercises authoritarian control of his trustees in public, does he also suppress their point of view in private? Especially those views that contradict his own beliefs? Question 2: " Does the mayor bully the elected trustees? If so, are they merely window dressing in his administration? Can it get any worse? See for yourself. Through-out 2017, two female residents posted scientific articles, exposing the dangers of LEDs, on Facebook. Soon afterward, orders were presumably issued to certain male residents, known to the women as being part of the mayor’s inner circle. The male residents were presumably told to bully the female residents online. These exchanges, on social media, were known to get downright ugly. The women involved, not at all naïve, recognized the source of the hateful dialogue. So, the same mayor who speaks of grandiose plans to revitalize Middle Neck Road, while simultaneously wiping out years of finely tuned zoning laws, is a

presumed supporter of social media bullying. Question 3: " Is it ever permissible for female residents to be bullied when they present or post peer-reviewed articles that contradict the mayor’s personal agenda? Question 4: "Does anyone truly believe this administration has the interest of the community and its citizens at heart, with a subsequent project that entails multimillion-dollar contracts (on Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road) spanning several years? A serious injustice has already been perpetrated by VGN government against its citizens. It’s been a well-kept secret. Between 2016-2017, village government pulled the wool over its citizens’ eyes so many times – even those few dedicated residents, who pride themselves on regular attendance at village board meetings were shaking their heads in disbelief. Why was the Smart City wireless pilot program (contract signed in December, 2016) not revealed to residents until July, 2017? Even then, few residents were in attendance because there were no Public Hearings in all of 2017. Today, in 2018, most residents continue to have zero awareness of what’s been authorized and installed on their

residential streets. In front of single-family homes and bedroom windows, unsafe selections and controversial products have been installed. "Who says so? The American Medical Association and multiple peer-reviewed studies. The lighting products and wireless technology already installed on VGN street poles present a double threat. *The Mayor’s selection of lighting (bare bulbs) is worse than that of the other Great Neck villages who have converted to LEDs. "Worse than most other residential communities on the North Shore. Question 5:" Isn’t it interesting that the Mayor, who authorized the unprotected lighting products, the fixtures and the wireless technology, resides without a street pole near his family’s home? It feels like VGN residents have been hoodwinked and deceived. But only an informed resident would recognize the deception. Can village citizens aﬀord to “make like an ostrich” – content in the belief that fair government practices are taking place at the unassuming location they call Village Hall? Final Question: " What will you do about it? Judy Shore Rosenthal Great Neck

Is Plaza parking deal a tease? Justice

n response to Janelle Clausen’s article in the April 27th Great Neck News— entitled “Parking spot delivery possible for G.N. Plaza”—I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. For more than two years, I have been hearing that the village has been working on a deal to lease the lower level of the post oﬃce’s garage for the purpose of providing desperately needed parking for VGNP residents, particularly those in the Welwyn/Shoreward area. " I realize that there is a lot of red tape in dealing with the federal government, so progress is often slow; however, the project, with Ted Rosen as its point person, has not been at the forefront of village concern, with consistent responses by Rosen to residents of “I can’t talk about it.” After multitudes of conversations and written communications about the dire parking situation for residents of the Welwyn/Shoreward area — along with clearly documented bypassing by code enforcement of the daily dozens of illegally parked Shop Delight employees in violation of their conditional use permit — village oﬃcials have continued to ignore the parking problem by doing nothing about it. "When Ted Rosen was running for re-

election this year, he stated the following in his March 2"interview that appeared in this paper: “I think there’s at times a perception that parking is a challenge, but I think in reality there is parking and I think that’s something over the years we’ve tried to address.” " However, in the most recent April 27"issue of this paper, when asked about providing sorely needed parking for residents, Rosen responded that Welwyn/ Shoreward is an “area of the village that desperately, desperately requires additional parking.” (Notice the urgency of the word “desperately” used twice!) "And suddenly, after more than two years, an article—including the coveted photo op of the mayor — appeared in this paper, titillating residents about possible parking in the lower level of the post oﬃce’s garage; “possible” is the operative word here. " Is this “announcement” a coincidence? Or does Jean Celender" suddenly" need to show how much she now cares for the quality of life concerns in the village? " I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that County Executive Laura Curran appointed Celender to serve on the Commissioner’s Community Council

as well as to serve as district 10’s subdivision chair. According to the article in the paper, Celender even “plans to dedicate time at the May 16 board meeting to hear public safety and quality of life concerns so they can be fielded to the Commissioner’s Community Council.” " Experience shows us how well Celender listens to her constituents’ concerns. I can’t help but think back to 2011 when my husband served on the village Pedestrian Safety Committee, which tried to deal with the large number of pedestrians being hit and killed by aggressive drivers in Great Neck. Members of the committee took the mayor on a walking tour of the village, identifying the most dangerous street crossings to her. When the committee asked Celender what she was going to do about it, suddenly the committee meetings stopped! " Do you think the oﬃcials of the Plaza will finally serve the needs of their constituents? If you think so, there is also a nice bridge over the East River looking for a buyer! !Muriel Pfeifer Village of Neck Plaza (We want our “Great” back!)

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ill Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault and this was a sad day for a man label as,” America’s Dad.” But this was great day for his victim, Andrea Constand, and the rest of the women who accused him as well. The day has finally arrived where women can say.” Justice has finally arrived.” Women deserved to be respected and cherished and to feel safe around men. A new day has come where no matter how powerful, how rich or how well known if you assault a woman you will pay the price. True justice for women has finally arrived. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola Letters Continued on Page 59

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Silver retrial on corruption charges BY LU K E TOR R A N C E Two years after he was convicted of corruption — a conviction that was overturned last year — former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver returned to court this week for his retrial. In 2015, a jury convicted Silver, a Democrat from Manhattan, of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering for receiving money in exchange for oﬃcial actions benefiting a New Hyde Park-based real estate firm, Glenwood Management, and a Manhattan physician, Dr. Robert Taub. But his conviction was overturned last summer when a panel of three judges determined that Sheldon’s conviction was invalid under a 2016 Supreme Court decision. “We are grateful the court saw it our way and reversed the conviction on all counts,”" Steven Molo and Joel Cohen, Silver’s Manhattan lawyers, said in a joint statement at the time. A few weeks later, the conviction of former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam was likewise overturned. The Skeloses, both from Rockville Centre, were convicted in December 2015 of

bribery, extortion and conspiracy. Skelos was found to have used his power in Albany to secure payments from Glenwood Management, Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers in Roslyn and Arizona-based environmental technology firm AbTech Industries. Skelos’ retrial is set to begin in June. Silver and Skelos can thank the Supreme Court’s ruling in McDonnell v. United States for their second chance. In that"case, involving former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, the court" narrowed the definition of what constitutes corruption for a public oﬃcial. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that acts such as receiving money to arrange a meeting or to tell an underling to consider a matter did not count as corruption. But Roberts also wrote that public oﬃcials could still be prosecuted for “concrete” actions, such as filing a lawsuit or awarding a contract. Although prosecutors were disappointed by the decisions to overturn the convictions, they said the evidence was still strong enough to obtain a conviction in the retrial. “Although it will be delayed, we do not expect justice to be denied,” said Joon H. Kim, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when the convictions were overturned.

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es Smart Asset listed. Other criteria Smart Asset considered were number of doctors’ offices, recreation centers and retirement centers, each per 1,000 residents in the area. Great Neck has the most in all three areas, with 28.4 doctors’ offices, 3.8 recreation centers and 0.2 retirement centers, according to Smart Asset. New Hyde Park has 23 doctors’ offices, 2.9 recreation centers and 0.1 retirement centers, according to Smart Asset. Manhasset has 13.5 doctors’ offices, 2.5 recreation centers and zero retirement centers, according to Smart Asset. Smart Asset also considered the percentage of seniors in the total population in each area. In Great Neck, 18 percent of residents are seniors. In Manhasset, 18.5 percent of residents are seniors, and in New Hyde Park 14.4 percent of residents are seniors.

Temple Sinai toasts 70th with gala, auction Continued from Page 2 its members throughout its history have prided themselves on being pioneers in the community, and the group oﬃcially established itself as a Reform Judaism temple in 1951. Throughout the years, temples and other religious organizations have seen a drop in membership, but Stamm said Temple Sinai is still a thriving community of young members new to the community with children in the temple’s religious school, which serves approximately 350 kindergarteners through seventh-graders, and old members who

have worshiped with the congregation for decades. Stamm said while the temple often hosts religious events, she believes the cultural programming at Temple Sinai benefits not only members but the entire North Shore. “Over the course of 70 years, it’s been a history of strength, and we have seen Temple Sinai grow with the times and be responsive to the community,” Stamm said. “Our finger is always on the pulse of what’s happening in society, so we adapt to change along with society.”

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Regional planning council calls tax structure a drag on L.I., offers other revenue sources BY LU K E TORRANCE In December, the federal government passed a new tax law that limited deductions on state taxes and local property taxes. The move spurred a rush of residents trying to pre-pay their taxes and an examination of the state’s high property taxes. The Long Island Regional Planning Council, however, had already been studying property taxes for almost a year. “We started back in February 2017, as a follow-up to a study we had done in 2010,” said! Richard Guardino, the executive director of the council. “We were originally going to release our study in December, but we wanted to see what the state’s reaction to the tax bill would be.” Last month, the LIRPC released the results of its study, which suggested some alternate revenue streams for the state government, listing everything from increased income taxes to legalizing (and then taxing)

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including rugelaches from a Brooklyn bakery that originated in Jerusalem. For more information, visit sjjcc.org/ israelfest. On Thursday, May 10, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak will speak at the Rubenstein Theater in the community center. Magal said while the event is nearly sold out, some tickets" remain. General admission is $35, preferred seating is $50 and a VIP meet and greet with Barak is available for $500, which includes preferred seating for two, a dessert reception and a signed copy of Barak’s book," “My Country, My Life: Fighting for Israel, Searching for Peace.” The program begins at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7:45 p.m. and the VIP reception before the event at 7:30 p.m. Barak served as Israel’s 10th prime minister from 1999 to 2001 and was the leader of the Labor Party until January of 2011. He has also previously held the posts of minister of defense and deputy prime minister under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s second government from 2009 to 2013. Barak, who retired from politics in 2013, is also the most highly decorated soldier in Israel’s history. Barak also spoke at Temple Emanuel in Great Neck last year. “It’s a chance to listen to one of the most important speakers in the history of Israel,” Magal said. “It’s an opportunity to really get a guided tour of Israel’s reality and recent history from one of the people who was at every major intersection. He was in the room when almost every major decision was made. It’s a chance to walk through history.”

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Saturday, May 5, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the Run for the Roses at Pratt’s at The Mansion, where there will by Mansion Mint Juleps, special Derby sandwiches, and live bluegrass music to get you into the Derby spirit. Dress in your best Derby outfit and fanciest hat and enter the Best Dressed contest. The party is free, but exclusive Paddock Access is $35 and includes special lounge seating, an all-you-can-eat buﬀet, commemorative Julep Cups provided by sponsor Woodford Reserve, and a private bar with specialty cocktails and draft beers for purchase. Where: Pratt’s at The Mansion, 200 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove Info: (516) 674-2909 • glencovemansion.com

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Sunday, May 6, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Nordstrom at Roosevelt Field will be hosting a morning of fitness with Lose N Tone Fitness’ own Davon Livingston, where there will be a live DJ on site spinning the latest tunes, fresh fruit and infused water, and an opportunity to earn Triple Points if you’re a Nordstrom cardholder or member for all your spring shopping. You can also enter a raﬄe if you purchase any Women’s or Men’s Active Shoes and Active Wear that morning and get fitness advice from Livingston after the class. Where: Nordstrom at Roosevelt Field Mall 630 Old Country Road, Garden City Info: (516) 746-0011 x1300 to register • shopnordstrom.com

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Sunday, May 6 at 3 p.m. Named after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s debut 1920 novel, this wild musical telling of the relationship between Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, written and performed by Angela Sclafani, is part concert, part theater, and part 1920s’ underground apartment party. The night spans 40 years of history in one blazing and highly original set. $30 members; $40 non-members. Where: Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor Info & Tickets: (516) 484-9337 nassaumuseum.org

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Children ages 3 to 5 will listen to classic and modern tales as they stroll the gardens and later create a unique takehome craft. The event is free with admission.

Where: Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury Info: 516-333-0048 or oldwestburygardens.org

rd Annual Clark Botanic Garden 3 Spring Festival Saturday, May 5, 12 to 5 p.m.

Bring the whole family to this yearly event that features many wonders for children including fairies on stilts, a craft tent, a reptile show, a live performance by Tiger Folk Music, and activities with Mad Science, as well as something people of all ages can enjoy — the budding flowers blooming in the gardens.

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Eglevsky Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ at Tilles Center The Eglevsky Ballet will present the world premiere of Executive Artistic Director Maurice Brandon Curry’s production of the Sergei Prokofiev ballet “Cinderella.” This beloved ballet based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault will be brought to life at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, May 12 at 1 and 6 p.m. Establishing a period for this timeless tale was extremely important to Curry. !“I have never been a fan of the ‘white wig and crinoline stories’ which make up so many of the fairy tales in the ballet canon,” he says. “I always feel as if it has been done better by some of the best so why try and recreate it? Additionally, I think our audiences, both youth and adult, deserve a fresh take on an old story.” With that being said, Curry has set his production of “Cinderella” in the 1950s. “The beautiful score, the story, and the theme of hope are the same,” Curry says. “But the aesthetic look will be very diﬀerent and quite magical.” Assisting with the task of creating magic on the stage, Curry has assembled an exceptional team comprised of some of the finest artists working in theater, television, and film. Paul Miller, Broadway lighting designer (“Legally Blonde,” “Amazing Grace,”“MacBeth,” “Hairspray!”) will lend his talents to this new adaptation of the classic ballet. Karen Perry, award-winning television and film costume designer, will be responsible for the styling of the vintage costumes. Chris Takashima of Much Ado Tu-

tus and Debra Bradley have created all the fantasy costumes for the Fairy Godmother and the Season Fairies. Animation design is by Shane Rutkowski, and props and set pieces are by Dan Mato and Ralph DeLuca of M.A.D. Props. Eglevsky Ballet member Ali Paige Block will portray the title character. Block is a professional ballet and contemporary dancer based in New York City. She danced with Texas Ballet Theater and Eugene Ballet Company before moving to New York City in 2014. In New York, Block has danced with Claudia Schreier, Eglevsky Ballet, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Edward Morgan Ballet, Exit12 Dance, and Brookoﬀ Dance Repertory Company. With the Columbia Ballet Collaborative, she has worked with choreographers Emory LeCrone, Claudia Schreier, and Barry Kerollis. She has also danced with Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, Sarasota Ballet, and as a guest artist with Verb Ballets. Additionally, she studies psychology at Columbia University.

Daniel Mantei will dance the role of Prince Nicolas. Mantei joined American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in 2002 and American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet in 2003. His roles with ABT included a dancing gentleman in Manon, Paris in “Romeo and Juliet,” the Russian Dance in “The Nutcracker,” leading male roles in “Continuo” and “Amazed in Burning Dreams,” and roles in “Black Tuesday,” “Duets,” “Jardin aux Lilas” and “Thirteen Diversions.” While at ABT, Mantei’s dance aesthetic became influenced by his mentor Maggie Black. As a choreographer, Mantei has created “Armaments,” “Tolling Bells,” and “Stare Decisis” for American Ballet Theatre. He has also created works for Columbia Ballet Collaborative, New York Theatre Ballet and The Seattle Symphony. Throughout the history of the ballet “Cinderella,” the step-sisters are often portrayed!en travesti (by a performer of the opposite sex). Continuing this tradition, Curry has developed it even further. Two guest dancers from the world-renowned troupe, Les Ballets Trockaderos, Alberto Pretto and Kevin Garcia, will appear as the step-sisters. Les Ballets Trockaderos (or “The Trocks” as they are aﬀectionately known) are an American all-male ballet corps which parodies the conventions and clichés of romantic and classical ballet. The dancers perform as both men and women and dancing en pointe. Curry said, “It has been so much fun choreographing for these dancers! In most productions of ‘Cinderella,’ the laughs come from silly bits of movement — quirky little

steps. Because of the high skill level of these dancers, I have been able to fuel their acting with more comic moments and yet have more bravura moments in their dancing.” The Fairy Godmother will be danced by Brittany Larrimer, who performed with Texas Ballet Theatre before relocating to New York City to train on full scholarship at the Joﬀrey Ballet School; later joining the Joffrey Ensemble. Larrimer joined Ajkun Ballet Theatre in New York City and performed an extensive range of classical and contemporary repertory as a principal dancer across the U.S., Europe and Australia. Brittany’s guest performances include Cyprus DanceAssociation, Dancers Responding to Aids, Dance Chicago and Universita di Danza e Teatro. This is her first season with Eglevsky Ballet. This year marks the 100th birth of the founder of Eglevsky Ballet, André Eglevsky. It also marks the first time in over two decades the Eglevsky Ballet has presented a spring season. Curry says, “To celebrate this centennial birth of Mr. Eglevsky with a new production seemed appropriate. His vision was to bring the best of ballet and dance arts to Long Island. It is my hope this production will contribute to the organization’s mission and inspire and entertain our audiences.” The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts is located at 720 Northern Blvd. in Brookville. For tickets, go to www.tillescenter.org or call the Tilles Center box oﬃce at 516-299-3100,! Monday through Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m.

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Cabaret theatre at Adelphi University To close out the Adelphi Performing Arts Center’s celebratory 10th anniversary season, the students of the Department of Theatre bring you a rare cabaret production written by Jonathan Larson ’81, creator of the Tony Awardwinning musical RENT, and Nicholas Petron, chair of the Department of Theatre, in which Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles meet in 1940s Chicago to solve a murder. Performances will take place from May 3-6 in the Black Box Theatre in the Adelphi PAC, 1 South Ave. in Garden City. As a student at Adelphi, Larson had the idea to create a cabaret-style show with a single plot line running through it – though most cabarets feature a selection of unrelated songs and sketches. Nick Petron agreed to the idea, and inspired by the 1940s film noir style, the two created a whodunnit cabaret show in just nine days, with Larson composing music and Petron writing book and lyrics. The show took shape through rehearsals with the cast, and at a time they were uncertain that they had a

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Tips for dining out on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and this special holiday serves to honor all those women who devote so much time and eﬀort to their families. While gifts and other trinkets are certainly part of the celebration, a vast majority of children opt to treat Mom to a night out on the town come Mother’s Day. Not only does this give mom a night oﬀ from cooking, but also it presents an opportunity to get dressed up and spend time together as a family. A vast number of families travel to their favorite restaurants for Mother’s Day meals. Mother’s Day is one of the busiest holidays of the year for restaurants. The National Retail Federation says 54.8 percent of Americans treat their mothers to a special meal out on Mother’s Day. Billions of dollars are generated by people eating out with their mothers. With large crowds to be expected, diners can follow a few tips when treating Mom to a meal. * Book early ... very early. To guarantee a reservation at any restaurant, namely your favorite restaurant, you will need to make

a reservation well in advance of Mother’s Day. It’s never too early to put your name on the reservation list. Don’t forget Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14, 2017. * Expect to wait. Even with a reservation, you’re bound to spend some time waiting at the restaurant. Other families may be lingering at their tables, as no one wants to rush Mom out of the door. Plan accordingly for

a potentially long wait time. This means having a snack before you leave. Don’t arrive famished, as no one wants the dining party to be hungry and cranky, which is not a good way to celebrate Mom. Have plenty of snacks and drinks on hand for young children, as well as activities to keep them entertained. * Consider dining out a day before or after. Restaurants are

generally packed on Mother’s Day, and as a result kitchen and wait staﬀs might be overtaxed. What’s more, diners might be relegated to a special or abbreviated menu. If you want a more relaxed setting and the ability to order whatever you desire, it may be a better idea to celebrate Mother’s Day in advance. Then have Mom enjoy a relaxing day at home on her special day.

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Unique Mother's Day gift ideas Mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, and many more remarkable women often work tirelessly and without fanfare to provide for their families. Even though they may deserve to be recognized throughout the year, moms enjoy a special day nestled within the month of May when children, spouses and others celebrate Mother's Day. Many people give heartfelt gifts on Mother's Day to express their love for the mothers in their lives. The perfect gift may focus on Mom's interests and the things that make her truly happy. With that in mind, the following shopping tips can help anyone find the perfect Mother's Day gift. · Explore spa packages. What mother won't benefit from some rest and relaxation with a little pampering thrown in? Salons and massage therapists typically put together Mother's Day packages that cater to mothers. Packages may include massages, facials, hair treatments, manicures, and pedicures. Gift-givers can customize the services depending on their budgets. · Dining out can be a treat. A meal at a favorite restaurant can be a welcome change from kitchen duty. Mother's Day is a busy day for restaurants, many of which have limited menus to better handle the crowds. As a result, if dining out on Mother's Day, Mom may not get the full menu she desires. To ensure mothers have full menus at their disposal, gift giv-

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The 411 on Mother’s Day flowers While Mother’s Day traditions have changed since Jarvis first proposed the holiday, many people feel it’s customary to give mothers gifts on Mother’s Day, when moms take the day oﬀ from chores and relax with their families. Flowers make for popular Mother’s Day gifts, and well-wishers who want to give the special women in their lives flowers this year can consider a host of varieties.

Mother’s Day is an annual holiday that honors motherhood and provides an opportunity for men, women and children to show their mothers how much they appreciate them. The tradition of Mother’s Day in the United States dates back more than a century to 1908,

when West Virginia native Anna Jarvis held a memorial service to honor her mother, who had passed away three years earlier, and all mothers in Grafton, West Virginia. Mother’s Day would ultimately become a national holiday in the United States in 1914, thanks in large part to Jarvis’ campaigning.

As Jarvis, who never married and never had children of her own, grew old, she criticized Mother’s Day as overly commercial, even trying to have it removed from the calendar. Those eﬀorts failed, and Mother’s Day remains popular now, more than 100 years after the idea for it was conceived.

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Carnations Carnations are popular Mother’s Day flowers, perhaps because they are available in a number of colors. That means it’s highly likely sons, daughters, husbands and others gifting moms this Mother’s Day can find some carnations in Mom’s favorite color. Ask your florist about what each carnation color symbolizes, as each has its own unique meaning. Pink carnations, for example, are believed to symbolize a mother’s love. Roses Few mothers can resist roses, making them one of the more popular flowers come Mother’s

Day. Roses are symbolic of love and make the perfect floral gift for mothers who like traditional flowers. If you want to spice things up, order a bouquet made up of roses of various colors. Daffodils Yellow is synonymous with spring, and daffodils can highlight the season in which Mother’s Day takes place while also providing a cheerful look that’s perfect for Mother’s Day floral bouquets. Daffodils can be given on their own or added to mixed bouquets. Daffodils also last quite a while when cared for correctly, giving moms more than just a few days to enjoy their bouquets. Freesia Like daffodils, freesia are long-lasting, meaning mothers will still be enjoying them long after Mother’s Day has come and gone. The inviting fragrance of freesia makes bouquets of these flowers popular choices for Mother’s Day gifts. Freesia also come in many colors, proving Mother’s Day gift givers a greater chance of finding flowers their mothers will love.

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Celebrating more than moms on Mother’s Day Every spring individuals celebrate their mothers on Mother’s Day. It has evolved from a day to honor mothers to one that recognizes all special women. Therefore, if there is a woman in one’s life who isn’t a biological mother -- but special nonetheless -- Mother’s Day can be a time to tell her how much she is appreciated. There are many reasons a person may want to honor a woman that is not his or her mother. Perhaps the person’s own mother has passed away or is not prominent in this individual’s life. Maybe there is a grandmother or aunt with whom one is especially close. There may be a teacher or mentor that has touched the life of a person in a special way. Although Mother’s Day is built around giving thanks to Mom, it’s certainly acceptable to thank women in addition to dear old Mom. Furthermore, one needn’t wait until a specific day in May to honor a notable woman. This can be done all year long with certain gestures and sentiments. For those who are celebrating all women on Mother’s Day, here are some ways to set the day apart. • Create a handmade card with personalized sentiments that reflect the unique relationship with this special

woman. This can mean more than a prepurchased card that may not oﬀer the right words. • Find out her interests and spend a day doing entirely what she wants to do. It doesn’t necessarily have to take place on Mother’s Day. A trip to a museum or a day at the park -- whatever it may be -- can be a nice outing. • Treat her to a special dinner. Ask about favorite foods and create a meal at home. If dining out is a must, choose a day other than Mother’s Day to avoid the crowds and have intimate moments with just the two of you, especially if you are also honoring your own mother on Mother’s Day. • Find something you both enjoy and then go and do that. Maybe you met up due to a hobby or interest. Remember the first day you met and reminisce by heading to that place for a celebration. • Have an extended family fiesta. Host a Mother’s Day party at home and single out all the special women in attendance. Serve cocktails and enjoy the time spent together. Mother’s Day is a special time of the year to honor not only a person’s mom but also any other notable woman in his or her life. The holiday can be customized any way a person sees fit.

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A ‘Drag’ cabaret fundraiser in Babylon May is truly a drag for the Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus, but in the best possible way. Hair, heels, attitude and song will fill the Babylon American Legion on Saturday, May 12 when chorus members — some performing in their most inspired fancy dress — will take the stage for the “May’s a Drag” cabaret. In addition to LIGMC members, the bill includes guest performers from Long Island and New York City’s galaxy of drag stars. “Our annual drag cabaret is one of our most exciting fundraising events,” said Tony Mazza, an LIGMC board member. “Every year, we team up with a talented cast of local drag queens to put on an amazing show that includes traditional drag queen lip-syncing as well as live vocal performances.”

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Annie Manildoo — one of several Long Island queens set to perform — is the event’s hostess, and she’s ready for action “Annie time, Annie place, Annie way you want her!” “Being that I often sing live, I appreciate what the Gay Men’s Chorus does immensely and am more than happy to support them in any way possible,” Manildoo said. “This is a show you won’t want to miss!” Scheduled featured drag performers include Ivy Stalls, who has vowed to shower the festivities with “peace, love and rainbows,” and Bella Noche, New York City’s renowned Mermaid Queen. Drag trailblazer and La Cage alumna Alexis Flame is a special featured performer. Guest stars include “motherdaughter” tandem Anita Moorehead and Toni Homeperm, as well as Pride Entertainment & Events founder Olivia London. Showtime at the American Legion, located at 22 Grove Place in Babylon, is 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 and available at the door and online at ligmc.org. Now in its 10th anniversary season, the Long Island Gay Men’s Chorus is a voluntary, not-for-profit, communitybased organization that provides diverse audiences with high-quality choral performances and musical experiences. LIGMC uses music to unite the LGBT community, fight prejudice and discrimination, and aﬃrm the contributions of the LGBT community to the region’s cultural life.

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Photo exhibit opens Egyptian scholar to at the Art League speak at Emanuel The Art League of Long Island will host “60 Inches” Long Island Center of Photography’s Members Exhibition in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery on Saturday, May 5 through Sunday, May 20.! The reception, taking place on May 20 from 1 to 3 p.m., is open to the artists, their guests, and the general public.! Artists were asked what they would exhibit if given 60 inches of wall space in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery.! Twenty-three members responded with their highly creative skills and put together a photographic exhibit that will inspire and provoke thought in all patrons that view their work. These photographers include Jan Altes, Karen Brocke, Tom D’Emic, Pat Dillon, Fran Feiner, Judith Feinman, Lin Fisher, Phyllis Goodfriend, Harris Grossman, Daniel Heller, Dan Hittleman, Randy Ilowite, Marc Josloff, Seymour Levy, Dianee Luger, William MacMillan, John Michaels, Joseph

Neumayer, Ann Parry, Alan Richards, Susan Silkowitz, Susan Tiffen, and Michael Tucciarone. The Long Island Center of Photography, founded in 1996, enjoys a reputation as a singular! photographic organization dedicated to fine art image-making. Its mission is “to educate, advocate and connect via the art of photography” through monthly discussions, group critiques,! educational programs and gallery showcase events.! For more information about the center, visit www. licenterofphotography. com. The Art League of Long Island’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills, is open free of charge Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m, Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more about the Art League, go to www.artleagueli.org or call 631-462-5400.

Yassin El-Ayouty will be the guest in the pulpit at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m., oﬀering the talk, “Using the Oneness of All Faiths as an Anti-Jihadi Weapon.” El-Ayouty has a Ph.D. from New York University in international law and international organization (1966), and a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law (1994). A U.S. Fulbright Scholar (1952-1954), he is a recipient of the N.Y.U. Founders Day Award in addition to winning the Cardozo Faculty Award for Best Legal Writing. A university professor since 1966, he was Distinguished Visiting Professor at Nova Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a member of American Bars and Federation of Arab Bars, practicing litigation in America and abroad. He served the United Nations for 32 years, retiring as a political director. He co-founded UNITAR, and drafted its Statute for UN General Assembly (1965). Dr. El-Ayouty established SUNSGLOW-Global Training in the Rule of Law in 1998, now a not-for-profit. Presently, he is professor at Fordham University School of Law, teaching “Islamic Law and Global Security,” in addition to teaching at St. Francis College (New York City), Cairo University Law, and Focal Point

in North America for Al-Azhar University (Cairo). He is a Fellow at Fordham’s Stein Center For Law and Ethics and Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University, New York. His present focus is Islamic Law; the New Egypt; and U.S./Arab strategic relations. Dr. El-Ayouty’s talk will be preceded by a brief service. All members of the community are invited to attend. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck, NY 11024. For further information, please call 516.482.5701.

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THE SPACE AT WESTBURY 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283-5566 • www.thespaceatwestbury. com Thursday, May 05, 8:00 p.m. Live After Death: Ozzmosis & Exciter TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville (516) 299-3100 • www.tillescenter.org Sunday, May 06, 4:00 p.m. Emerson String Quartet NYCB LIVE, HOME OF NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • www.nycblive.com Thursday, May 05, 11:00 a.m. Cars at the Coliseum Thursday, May 10, 9:00 a.m. Long Island Business Expo & Conference LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-1384 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.com Saturday, May 12, 8:00 p.m. Oleta Adams GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • www.goldcoastarts.org Wednesday, May 09, 7:30 p.m. Film Screening: “Hitler vs. Picasso and the Others” At Bow Tie Squire Cinema, 115 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Through Friday, May 11 Festival of the Arts Student Art Show NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART 1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor (516) 484-9338 • www.nassaumuseum.org Wednesday, May 04, 9:30 a.m. Fri-Yay Art Days! at The Manes Center Thursday, May 05, 11:00 a.m. Studio Saturdays at The Manes Center Sunday, May 06, 1:00 p.m. Family Sundays at the Museum SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY Hempstead House, 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point (516) 571-7901 • www.sandspointpreserve. org Sunday, May 06, 1:00 p.m. Spring Celebration

LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Ave., Garden City (516) 224-5800 • www.licm.org Thursday, May 05, 1:00 p.m. Green Teens: Out of This World!: Children ages 3 and up can take a trip out of this world as the Green Teens explore space and the galaxy. Free with museum admission. Sunday, May 06, 2:00 p.m. Dinomite Eggs: Children of all ages will learn how dinosaurs are opivarous, their connection to birds, and create their own dino egg craft. Free with museum admission. Saturday, May 12, 5:30 p.m. Champkids Art Contest: Champkids allows children and teens to develop their inner champion through coloring and drawing competitions. The competition categories include Grades K-2 (Coloring Contest), Grades 3-5 (Coloring Contest), Grades 6-8 (Drawing Contest) and Grades 9-12 (Drawing Contest). There will be prizes and trophies for the top three winners in each category on the same day. Participation certificates for all. Children should bring their own crayons, color pencils, and paint materials. Coloring and drawing paper will be provided. A drawing topic will be given on the spot. Pre-registration online is required. Go to www.champkids.com to register. $25 registration fee. BARNES AND NOBLE 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset and 91 Old Country Road in Carle Place (516) 365-6723 (Manhasset) (516) 741-9850 (Carle Place) • www.barnesandnoble.com Thursday, May 05, 11:00 a.m. “Llama Llama Love to Read” Story Time BOOK REVUE 313 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 271-1442 • www.bookrevue.com Tuesday, May 08, 7:00 p.m. Author Jordan Gross, “Get Comfy: Your Morning Guide to Daily Happiness” CINEMA ARTS CENTRE 423 Park Ave., Huntington (631) 423-7611 • www.cinemaartscentre.org Monday, May 07, 8:00 p.m. Movie Trivia Night MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 323-4444 • www.madisontheatreny. com Saturday, May 12, 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 13 at 3:00 p.m. Musical Production: “On the Town” ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1 South Ave., Garden City (516) 877-4000 • www.aupac.adelphi.edu Thursday, May 05, 2:00 p.m. Spring Dance Showcase THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop. com Sunday, May 06, 11:30 a.m. Kids’ Storytime & Craft Thursday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. Book Discussion & Signing: “Synagogues of Long Island”

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A&E Calendar cont’d THE ART GUILD 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset (516) 304-5797 • www.theartguild.org Thursday, May 10, 6:30 p.m. Sip & Sketch HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL & TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 • www.hmtcli.org Sunday, May 06, 12:30 p.m. Holocaust Museum Screening: “The Visitor” ($10 suggested donation) Monday, May 07, 6:00 p.m. Annual Tolerance Benefit: Taste of Long Island and Silent Auction At Westbury Manor, 1100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury

$130 per person; $1,250 per 10-pack of tickets. PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-8678 • www.plantingfields.org Sunday, May 06, 1:00 p.m. May Music at Coe Hall: Alan & Hugo TURN OF THE CORKSCREW BOOKS AND WINE 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre (516) 764-6000 • www.turnofthecorkscrew. com Wednesday, May 04, 7:00 p.m. Girls Night Out with Authors Jane Green and Brenda Janowitz

COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM 1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 • www.cshfishhatchery. org Sunday, May 13, 10:00 a.m. Happy Mother’s Day!: Free admission for moms when accompanied by their children. THE WHALING MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Thursday, May 05, 1:00 p.m. Viking Invasion!: Children of all ages can

celebrate National Viking Day and create an array of Viking gear such as a helmet, beard and a Viking brooch. $12 for children; $5 for accompanying adults; members half-price. LONG ISLAND GAY MEN’S CHORUS PRESENTS “MAY’S A DRAG” Saturday, May 12, 8:00 p.m. At the Babylon American Legion, 22 Grove Place, Babylon The cabaret includes performances by LIGMC members and top talent from the burgeoning Long Island and New York City drag scene. $30 ticket includes refreshments. Go to www.ligmc.org for tickets.

Community Calendar I LOVE MY PARK DAY 2018 SPONSORED BY PARKS & TRAILS NEW YORK Saturday, May 05, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Held the first Saturday in May, I Love My Park Day attracts thousands of volunteers from across the state to participate in improvement and beautification events at New York State parks and historic sites by cleaning up park lands and beaches, planting trees and gardens, restoring trail and wildlife habitat, removing invasive species, and working on various site improvement projects. The Long Island parks and preserves participating include: Heckscher State Park, Hempstead Lake State Park, Jones Beach, Planting Fields Arboretum, Robert Moses State Park and Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site, among others. To sign up and for more information, go to www.ptny.org/events/i-love-my-park-day/ find-event SID JACOBSON JCC 300 Forest Drive, Greenvale (516) 484-1545 • www.sjjcc.org Sunday, May 06, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Israelfest at North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 W. Shore Road, Port Washington Live music, food, dancing and family activities. Free admission and parking. Tuesday, May 08, 10:30 a.m.

L.I. Inventor and Entrepreneur Joy Mangano on her book, “Inventing Joy” Thursday, May 10, 8:00 p.m. A Conversation with Former Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak STEPHEN C. WIDOM CULTURAL ARTS At Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts.org Sunday, May 06, 3:00 p.m. The Mineola Choral Society: A Centenary Celebration of the Music of Leonard Bernstein Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. Topic: Using the Oneness of All Faiths as an Anti-Jihad Weapon with Dr. Yassin El-Ayouty UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset (516) 627-6560 • www.uucsr.org Wednesday, May 09, 7:30 p.m. Inisfada Zen Meditation Friday, May 11, 10:15 a.m. Tai Chi and Qi Gong Friday, May 11, 7:00 p.m. Soulful Small Group Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m. Women’s Group Book Series: “The Woman in the Photo” by Mary Hogan Continued on Page 46

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FLORAL PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 124 Stewart St., Floral Park 516-775-6849 • www.floralparkhistorical.org Sunday, May 06, 2:00 p.m. Floral Park Historical Society Presents: Stories from Ellis Island

NORTHWELL HEALTH COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CLASSES (516) 881-7000 • www.northwell.edu Sunday, May 06, 9:00 a.m. Preparation for Childbirth Class at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 270-05 76th Ave., New Hyde Park This class should be completed 3-4 weeks prior to your estimated delivery date. Bring a snack and beverage. To sign up or for more information, call 718470-5134 or go to northwellhealth.com. Thursday, May 05, 9:00 a.m. Preparation for Childbirth Class at North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset To sign up or for more information, call 516881-7000 or go to northwellhealth.com. GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH 600 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park 631-275-7999 • www.breastcancercomfort. org Thursday, May 05, 2:00 p.m. Mother Daughter Tea Party: Bring your mother, grandmother, daughter, niece, aunt or any other special lady for this afternoon tea. $25 includes tea and light bites. 100 percent of the proceeds will be used to create and distribute comfort bags and chemo baskets for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Seats are limited. Call 631-275-7999

AARP LONG ISLAND Thursday, May 05, 10:00 a.m. AARP Long Island Free Shedding Event At Clinton G. Martin Park, New Hyde Park Road & Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park As part of the AARP Fraud Watch Network, bring any unneeded and confidential documents and they will be shredded for free. There is a limit of three bags of documents per person. For more information, call 866227-7442. OLDE TRADING POST 1218 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 492-3195 • www.oldetradingpost.com Tuesday, May 08, 7:30 p.m. Game on Trivia: Every Tuesday night. SPIRITUALITY FOR SINGLES 516-561-6994 • www.spiritualityforsingles. com Thursday, May 05, 8:30 p.m. Spirituality for Singles Mixer and Event At St. Aidan’s Parish School, 510 Willis Ave., Williston Park NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 15th and West Sts., Mineola (516) 747-4079 • www.nassaubar.org Monday, May 07, 3:00 p.m. Free Mortgage Foreclosure Clinic: “Laws that Protect You and Your Pets” This is a free public seminar.

Charlotte’s Web at Adelphi on May 12 Wilbur is a terrific pig – and his spider friend Charlotte is going to use her spinning talent to tell the world and help Wilbur avoid becoming pork chops! Theatreworks USA presents the timeless story of friendship in this production at 2:00 p.m. on May 12 on the Westermann Stage, Concert Hall in the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave in Garden City. This production is recommended for children in grades K-5 and their families. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid

winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman — she will create a “miracle.” Spinning the words “Some Pig” in her web, Charlotte weaves a solution which not only makes Wilbur a prize pig, but also ensures his place on the farm forever. This treasured tale, featuring mad-cap and endearing farm animals, explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship. The Adelphi PAC is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. Tickets are currently on sale for $20 with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni. Information is available online at pac.adelphi.edu or at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516.877.4000 or boxoffice@adelphi. edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1:00-6:00 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.

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Bryant Library Bryant Park Library is located at 2 Paper Mill Road in Roslyn. For more information about these and other events, go to www.bryantlibrary.org. THE DREAM OF THE PROPHET: A PLAY BY BARRY EDELSON, PERFORMED BY BARRY H. KAPLAN Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. “The Dream of the Prophet” is a fully realized, autobiographical drama in the tradition of other one-person plays about literary and historical figures and derives mostly from the poet’s own words. Barry H. Kaplan plays Walt Whitman, revealing his extraordinary life, from his origins on Long Island through his lifelong struggle for artistic rogation and his vivid and moving accounts of the Civil War. The author is Barry Edleson, the Roslyn Public School’s community relations director, who has written several plays and has had one performed in New York City. FOR CHILDREN: GIGGLES & WIGGLES Tuesday, May 8 at 9:45 a.m. Music, finger plays, toys and simple stories for little

ones with a parent or caregiver. Children must be 12 months by May 1. LITTLE SPROUTS Tuesday, May 8 at 11 to 11:30 a.m. Toys, books and fun await little ones with parent or caregiver. Child must be 18 months by May 1. TINY TOTS Thursday, May 10, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 1 to 2 p.m. For children 18 months to 5 years. A special four-part discovery program with parent or caregiver. Join each week in the Meeting Room for fun activities, music and songs, and crafts. Emphasis is given to early literacy, socialization, and learning skills in this unique, fun, and educationally appropriate program. SACK FULL OF SURPRISES Friday, May 11 and 23, 4 to 5 p.m. For children in grades 1 to 3. Did you know that May is Eat Dessert First Month and National Bike Month? We will share stories about yummy treats and outdoor fun.

Roslyn 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. at the Port Washington Senior Center located at 80 Manorhaven Blvd. in Port Washington. (For those 60 and over). Registration required. Please call 311 or 516-869-6311 to register or for more information. ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP WITH OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH St. Peter of Alcantara (516-883-4817 or 516-883-2607), located at 1321 Port Washington Blvd. in Port Washington, also hosts a Bereavement Support Group on Friday evenings at 8 p.m. that are open to the general public. For more information, contact Yvonne at 516-8834817 or Rose at 516-883-2607. THE DOLPHIN BOOKSHOP & CAFE The Dolphin Bookshop & Cafe, located at 299 Main St. in Port Washington, hosts a Music & More Story Time every Friday at 11 a.m. for children ages 2 to 4. Advanced registration is required.

$10 per child. 516-767-2650, as well as Cafe Music at the Dolphin, a free, weekly music series every Friday night from 7 to 9 p.m. 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-by-doing format encourages all participants to take their communication and listening skills to the next level. Ongoing. Meets first and third Mondays of every month, 7:30 p.m. sharp until 9 p.m. Call 516-474–1402 for more info. Toastmasters is a nonprofit organization. PORT WASHINGTON PAL Port Washington PAL turns 70 in 2018 and they are celebrating by offering an all-inclusive $49 softball program for 6U, 8U and 10U players. They have an outstanding program to share with the community. They are also offering professionally run programs in T-ball, soccer, tennis, Monday nigh flag football, basketball skills clinics and 12 U and 14U softball. Registration is now open, space is limited in all teams so register early. Call 516965-9883, email pwpalinfo@gmail. com or go to www.pwpal.org.

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Jaynie Rudick and Vinod Somareddy discuss the facility a few minutes before a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Reddy-Care in G.N. expands to 2nd suite Continued from Page 4 cuses on “one on one manual therapy,” where physical therapists can pinpoint issues, work personally with patients, and actually see their progress over time. This makes it particularly unusual, she said – as well as particularly rewarding. “It’s why I came into this field. It’s the best part of my job,” Idjadi, who started at Reddy-Care in 2009 on the marketing side, said. “I don’t think I would be doing this unless you see the reward of your patients doing better. It’s the best feeling in the world.” “And having a patient walk out of here

when they came here two months ago and couldn’t do anything,” Idjadi added, “it’s super emotional.” As for Rudick, who happens to see Idjadi in her visits to the pool at the Parkwood Sports Complex, she said she’s glad that Ruddy-Care has the new suite since it could sometimes get a little crowded in the other suite. “It’s nice that they’re making things bigger and getting more space,” Rudick said. Somareddy said he hopes to expand Reddy-Care Physical Therapy, which also has a smaller Farmingdale oﬃce, to cover more of Nassau County and Queens.

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The children in Kimberlie Diesing’s kindergarten class at Heights School recycled materials to create musical instruments in celebration of Earth Day, and then paraded through the halls of the Heights school as they played in their own marching band.

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Gold Coast center gets $17K for outreach BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N The Gold Coast Arts Center received a $17,500 grant for its Arts-in-Education outreach programs and a number of scholarships from the TD Charitable Foundation, arts center representatives said on Friday. Regina Gil, the founder and executive director of the arts center, said the money will help the nonprofit continue to have teachers take the arts to children who otherwise might not get to experience them in budget-crunched school districts. “The Gold Coast Arts Center school for the arts is a multilayered entity,” Gil said. “It’s the reason I founded the arts center and for me, it’s a baby and labor of love, because for me it is about bringing arts education into the life of every child.” Among the programming have been after-school classes, artist residencies and assembly programs like “Movement through Math,” “Digital Arts, and Activism,” “History through Hip Hop” and “Financial Literacy with Film/Music.” “Arts outreach is a very dry description of what is a mission of complete love and caring that happens with arts teachers,” Gil said. Gil said the money will also help sup-

port scholarships, which help children take classes at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck. ! Scholarship funds in 2017 allowed 22 students from Queens, Great Neck and Albertson to take classes in areas like 3D art, chess, robotics, ceramics, music, ballet, drawing and theater. One story that stood out to her was of an artistically talented young boy whose mother was a housekeeper and father bagged groceries. With the help of scholarships, he took classes with the center for 10 years before getting his graduate degree and teaching children in the Bronx, Gil said. “People don’t realize how important this could be in the life of a child,” Gil said. Ultimately, Gil said, she is grateful to TD Bank and its board of philanthropy for its support. “TD is honored to support an organization that offers young people a chance to experience different art forms and develop creative thought that will stay with them for the rest of their lives,” said Anthony Esernio, a market president for TD Bank. “Gold Coast is enabling students to learn fun and invaluable skills and we’re happy to play a small part in this effort.”

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go down for a week and come back with very little impact, you haven’t helped the problems there.” Coppa said during the 10day trip, the group performed surgeries on 46 patients, 20 children and 26 adults through the Northwell Surgical Service Line Global Health Initiative, which sends teams regularly to diﬀerent countries to teach and help. “What we consider a pretty simple operation for them is truly a life-changing thing,” Coppa said. Coppa was joined by Dr. Rafael Barrera, Dr. Charles Choy, Dr. Victor Moon, Dr. David Hoﬀman, Christopher Johnson, Jen Yang, Julissa Ramos, Nicole Afonso, Binna P. Bae, Dr. Khang Nguyen, Nicole Passione, Irisi Papapavllo, Dr. Heather McMullen and Dr. Paul Grube. Coppa said the hospital lacked or had a limited number of some supplies, so volunteers had to improvise to provide the same patient

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Presenting Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms”, Gounod’s “Messe Solennelle” (St. Cecilia Mass) and “Hallelujaw: by Louis Lewandowski as well as an original composition by former Conductor Virginia Davidson, “Come Lord” and an arrangement of “Amazing Grace” by Dr. Davidson, who is coming up from her current residence in Florida to conduct these two pieces. Where: The USMMA, Kings Point, NY When: Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 4 PM Tickets: Available at door. General admission - $25; Students and Senior Citizens- $20; Great Neck Students - Free Admission

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Phillips-sponsored gun control bill signed BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation mandating the removal of firearms from convicted domestic abusers on Tuesday. The bill was sponsored by state Sen. Elaine Phillips after she had once voted against gun control measures. Previously, state law had prohibited only individuals with serious oﬀenses and felonies from owning certain firearms. Domestic violence-related misdemeanor oﬀenses like strangulation, assault and battery did not qualify. It had also not mandated the removal of rifles and shotguns in order-of-protection cases, firearm license suspensions or men-

tal health disqualifications. Phillips, who said she was unable to attend the ceremony due to the “legislative session in Albany,” expressed confidence in the measure’s ability to “protect women, men and children from their abusers and prevent further tragedies.” “Domestic violence victims are five times more likely to be killed when their abuser owns a firearm,” Phillips said in a statement. “By keeping firearms out of the hands of those who are convicted of domestic violence, we are protecting victims who are known to be at risk and will undoubtedly save numerous lives.” The legislation passed 85-32 in the Assembly and 41-19 in the Senate.

Firearms were used in 25 domestic homicides in New York in 2016, with almost a quarter of all victims in state homicides having some sort of domestic relationship with the perpetrator, according to the state Oﬃce for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. FBI and state crime data also suggests that one woman in the U.S. is fatally shot by a current or former partner every 16 hours. The legislation was one of many gun control measures Phillips suggested in early March, like stronger background checks, a bump stock and military-style assault weapon ban, classifying mass shootings as domestic terrorism and creating a “real and workable mechanism” to prevent certain people from getting fire-

arms. Phillips’ five steps are similar to the gun control proposals she chose not to initially support when, according to The New York Times, Democrats tried and failed to force the Republican majority to vote on gun control measures with a hostile amendment – attaching the proposals to an existing bill. The measures called for longer background checks, the formation of an institution to study gun violence, giving courts the ability to prevent potentially violent people from buying guns and a ban on possession of bump stocks, according to The Times. Cuomo backed the bill to remove firearms from convicted domestic abusers as part of his 2018 Women’s Agenda.

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State Sen. Elaine Phillips said in a statement she supports similar gun control measures to ones she once voted against.

COMMUNITY NEWS

College news of N. Shore students Wheaton College student Daniella Cheng of Garden City Park performed in the spring 2018 Symphonic Band concert. Cheng played flute. The Wheaton College Symphonic Band performs traditional and contemporary wind band music. The Symphonic Band includes both music majors and liberal arts majors who enjoy a close community and sharing their musical gifts. 18 SUNY Oneonta students took part in the ninth annual undergraduate New Critics Literature Conference on Saturday, April 14. Students presented their scholarly work on literature, and the event culminated in a keynote address by one of the nation’s preeminent scholars of African American literary history, Prof. Lawrence Jackson, Distinguished Professor of English and History at Johns Hopkins University. The following area students presented at the conference: Andrea Grebinger of Williston Park Olivia Boniello of Williston Park Esther Kim of Port Washington was

recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Kim was initiated at Florida International University. Kim is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staﬀ and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.# SUNY New Paltz student Rebecca Bastos of Mineola is a member of the cast and crew for the SUNY New Paltz production of “Avenue Q.” Bhakti Patel of Albertson was one of eight Hofstra University students honored this winter with Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards, sponsored by the Provost’s oﬃce and the Hofstra University Bookstore. Hofstra’s Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, one of only 283 in the nation, honors a small number of promising sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have attained a 4.0 GPA while taking a broad and rigorous coursework in the liberal arts and sciences. Bhakti, a member of Hofstra’s class of 2020, is majoring in Pre-Health.

Justin Cenname of Port Washington, New York, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Cenname is pursuing a degree in political#science at The University of Alabama. Cenname is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staﬀ and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. The following Muhlenberg College are recognized for studying abroad in Fall 2017: Christine Cimpian, a psychology major from Great Neck Daniel Doreste, a Finance major from Great Neck. Morrisville State College recently announced that Joseph Pagan of New Hyde Park was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2017 semester. Joseph is a major in the Criminal Justice – BTech program. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must achieve an average of 3.0 to 3.99 for the semester and complete 12 credit hours.

Samuel Sundick of Great Neck has received the SUNY Oneonta 2017-2018 Susan Sutton Smith Award for academic excellence. To be eligible for the award, a student must be a freshman, sophomore or junior with a grade-point average of 3.9 or higher. Sundick, whose major is Communication Studies, received a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception. Michael Cozzi of Manhasset, a student at McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., participated in the National Model United Nations 2018 conference in New York City, March 18-22. McDaniel’s delegation of 16 students represented Nepal and the team received an honorable mention delegation award. James Madison University announced that# Andrea Marie Ruggiero of Mineola graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology from James Madison University during commencement exercises Dec. 16.

Adelphi biz school earns reaccreditation The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has reaccredited the Adelphi University’s Robert B. Willumstad School of Business. Less than 5 percent of business programs around the world are AACSB accredited, a designation which indicated the highest standards in business education and leadership. Adelphi has had the accreditation status since 2007. The organization re-

views and decides on reaccreditation every five years. “The reaﬃrmation of our accreditation recognizes the high standards that define our curriculum, our co-curricular programs and student support services, and the qualifications of our studentcentered faculty,” said Rajib Sanyal, dean of Adelphi’s business school. “I thank our many stakeholders, external and internal, for their continued sup-

port and commitment to the Willumstad School, which enables us to oﬀer a first-rate business education to our students.” The peer review team from AACSBInternational singled out the school’s formal student internship program where students are assigned mentors as a unique feature. It also noted that the school’s lecture series – The Practitioner’s Perspec-

tive, centered around the themes of ethics, sustainability, and innovation – was a good way to connect with the business community, enabling students and faculty to stay abreast of current industry practices. The team was also impressed by the high levels of scholarly work produced by the faculty and that the faculty included many wellqualified practitioners.

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OUR TOWN

8 books to read before you die The adult mind, perhaps more than the young mind, is in need of wisdom, guidance, meaning and solace. As adults, we all face the dreaded mid-life crisis which is the slow and steady realization that one’s energy and health are waning. In addition, we must deal with a steady array of psychological insults, a variety of temptations and media seductions all of which result in confusion and bewilderment. We all pulled in a thousand directions every day. So exactly how does one find some real answers to all these crucial questions? Some turn to drugs or food, others turn to religion, many love TV and others seek nirvana through meditation. Goodness, gracious! What to do? If you’re looking for real answers why not read the classics of literature. For more than two thousand years our greatest minds have been grappling with

the basic question of life’s meaning, how to deal with aging and how to live a good life. Reading the masterpieces is like having a private audience with the world’s most gifted people. So if you’re looking for life’s meaning, if you want to find the pathway to happiness here is my short list of the essential readings. There are many more I could recommend but this will do for now: The two best plays: “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder, 1938: In this Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wilder managed to make ultimate statements about daily life, marriage and death in three acts. It was to become the most cherished of all American plays, is still performed regularly throughout the world. If you read nothing else in your life you should read Our Town to learn about how precious life is and how to appreciate each day.

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Reading the great works is one of the smartest things you can do for yourself

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town

“Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, 1949: Widely considered to be the most important play of the 20th century, “Waiting for Godot” is an existential masterpiece, elegantly written, absurd in nature and spare. It’s a play about Vladimir and Estragon, two friends who spend their time arguing and suﬀering in a barren field under a dead tree. Throughout the play, they await the arrival of Godot to save the day who always promises to show up tomorrow. The two best poems: “The Second Coming” by W.B. Yeats, 1919: In this 22 line poem Yeats foretold what was about to happen to mankind over the next 100 years. Many of the phrases in the poem have become catchphrases in our culture. When you hear the phrase “And what rough beast it’s hour comes round at last” you know it came from this poem. Since it was written in 1919 this poem inspired many other writers including Joan Didion who wrote “Slouching toward Bethlehem” as an homage. “Perceval, The Story of the Holy Grail by Chretien de Troyes,” 1185: This epic masterpiece

is the story of a young boy who becomes a knight and spends his life in search of the mystical chalice which has the power to heal. This poem had a profound eﬀect on medieval literature and 800 years later it still inspires others. This poem was the primary model for the Steven Spielberg trilogy Raiders of the Lost Arc, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The two best essays: “The Lantern-Bearers” by Robert Lewis Stevenson, 1888: The essay by the Scottish author of Treasure Island is a sweet reminiscence of his childhood days spent in a fishing village in Scotland. What makes it so stunning is how he uses the image of bullseye lanterns to convince the reader that there is magic in our inner world and that our destiny is to find it. “The Ring of Time” by E.B. White , 1956: The famed New Yorker writer E.B. White is on a winter sojourn in Sarasota, Fla., and happens upon Ringling Bros. circus rehearsing before their road trip. White describes the dull practice routine of a teenage female circus rider practicing her craft by casually standing upon her horse as it makes its way around the ring. White somehow manages to instill the feeling of magnificence and the beauty of an artist practicing her craft and simultaneously invokes the tragedy of the aging process as time passes along. The two best novels: “Remembrance of things

past” by Marcel Proust, 1913: Thisseven-volumee masterpiece is considered the most respected novel of the 20th century and took over thirteen years to complete. The story begins with the main character as an adult trying to recall what the smell of his cup of tea reminds him of. This leads into a stunning seventy page passage of his memory of sharing petite madeleine cookies with his aunt and of taking long walks along Meseglise and Guermantes Way in the south of France with his family. One of the many lasting impacts of this novel was that it prompted the creation of an entirely new field of study in psychology called ‘involuntary memory.’ “Don Quixote by Cervantes,” 1605: This founding work of modern Western literature is the tale of an old man who loves to read stories about knights and decides to become one himself and is a true tale of madness, of hope and of holding fast to your dream. Every masterpiece is about a journey. Don Quixote, “Huckleberry Finn,” “Robinson Crusoe” and “Moby Dick” describe outward journeys. “Remembrance of Things Past” or “The Divine Comedy”"take you on an inner journey. What I know is that now is the time to shut oﬀ the TV, heat some tea, turn on your reading lamp and enjoy a journey with some of the great thinkers of the past. They have plenty of answers to most of our questions. (And thank you Tracy for asking for a reading list.)

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Business&RealEstate

How are boomerang buyers doing? What is a boomerang buyer, you ask? It is one that had a bankruptcy, foreclosure or short sale on their home, homeowner association, condo or co-op and who are coming back into the market to purchase another home, homeowner association, condo, or co-op. According to lendingtree.com, many people who have filed for bankruptcy, have been able to reestablish their credit after two to three years and have successfully been able to apply for a mortgage and receive a written commitment. Many think or believe that one would have to wait seven to 10 years to be able to re-apply for a mortgage, personal or auto loan. That is not necessarily the case today. Being able to rid some of the derogatory marks on one’s credit report can be accomplished, but it does take a little bit of time, say, 2-6 months or more; it’s all dependent upon what is on your credit report. Some judgments or liens (any type of tax liens) could stay on for a longer period; but there are many variables that will contribute to the length of time, eg. How long it might take for you to pay oﬀ debts to the I.R.S. and the S.A.T. (satisfaction of lien), would not be taken oﬀ until all payments have be successfully completed. Lending Tree did a study with over 1 million loan applications

for mortgages, personal and auto loans and compared borrowers who had gone through a bankruptcy that was on their credit report vs. those who did not, to find out the “Cost of Bankruptcy.” The study found that 43.2 percent of Americans who filed for bankruptcy were able to restore their credit back to a 640 F.I.C.O. (Fair Isaac Corporation) (850 is perfect vs. 450, is the worst!) in as little as one year. The percentage of those who were able to increase their credit score to 640, increased to 75 percent, after five years! More important, was that Americans who were able to raise their credit scores to a range of 720-739 within three years of filing were able to obtain the same financing options as those who had never filed for bankruptcy! The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, imposes a threeyear wait to obtain a new FHA loan, and most lenders follow that guideline, says Bert Carpenter, a loan oﬃcer at Nova Home Loans in Chandler, Ariz. Waiting periods can be shorter for portfolio loans that lenders keep on their own books or longer for so-called conforming or conventional loans that lenders sell to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-controlled secondary mortgage market entities, Carpenter adds.

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Those buy-now loans typically involve what Carpenter calls “ugly” financing terms. The interest rate will be higher than market rates and might be adjustable or fixed only for an initial term of three, five or seven years. Waiting periods don’t start until the foreclosure is completed, according to Jim Sahnger, a mortgage originator at FBC Mortgage in Jupiter, Fla. Moving out of the house or mailing the keys to the lender doesn’t start the clock. Some rebound buyers’ only credit impairment was their foreclosure. These buyers can repair their credit faster than would-be buyers whose credit history contains other issues, Carpenter explains. Either way, buyers must “get their credit house in order,” pay-

ing oﬀ or settling old accounts and bank judgments, he says. “Your first objective is that since you’re going to have to wait, make sure the rest of your credit is clean. That way, when you move into the phase when you’re almost out of your penalty period, you’ll know it’s just a matter of waiting,” he says. A foreclosure remains on a credit report for seven years, though the negative impact will fade as time passes, according to myFICO.com, a website operated by the FICO credit-scoring company. An established history of paying other bills on time can help. The website explains that a foreclosure is “a single negative item,” which does less damage in isolation than in conjunction with other late or missed payments. High current debt relative to income also can be a problem because lenders won’t approve a loan if the borrower’s debt-to-income ratio exceeds their guidelines. Rebound buyers whose foreclosed loans were backed by the FHA or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should be aware of CAIVRS (Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System), a government-run database of government-guaranteed loan delinquencies. Borrowers whose unpaid government-insured debts are tracked in CAIVRS typically can’t obtain

new government-backed debt. “If a claim has been paid by the federal government on a previous mortgage, you’re ineligible until you repay the government the claim amount that was paid,” Carpenter explains. CAIVRS isn’t publicly accessible, so borrowers must consult an authorized lender to find out whether their foreclosed loan is listed. The bottom line is that all is not lost when you declare bankruptcy or go into a foreclosure or a short sale situation; since life and credit scores can and will be re-established in a reasonable time frame if you work at it or hire a credit repair company. We think we have one of the best ones around and if you need assistance or help with any of your credit issues and you want to reestablish your credit in the future with the hope of buying a home, don’t hesitate to call me to see how we can help you further your goal. Phil Raices is the owner/broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 7 Bond St. in Great Neck. He has earned the designations as a graduate of the Realtor Institute and is a certified international property specialist. He can be reached by email:Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com or by cell (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions or article suggestions or provide you a free comparative market analysis on your property.

Good fortune nothing to do with good schools Continued from Page 16 subjects, it is remarkable we have the extra-curricular and intramurals that we have). But what he was failing to see and most people don’t realize is that the total budget amount – $228,302,713, is not just for the 6,534 K-12 students enrolled in our public schools (a number that has been growing annually since the 1980s), when just about every other school district is shrinking). It also includes more than $5 million in spending for transportation, textbooks, health services for 1,800 students who attend parochial and private schools; it includes universal pre-K (free); adult education (which earns fees and grants); other programs that are fee-based such as summer camp and summer enrichment. It also doesn’t take into account the district earns some $3 million in tuition from out-ofdistrict students enrolled in our

heralded special education programs. So while if you just divide the total budget by the number of enrolled public school students, you might come up with a per-student spending amount of $36,000, the actual per-student spending is $16,000 per elementary student, $23-24,000 for a secondary student, and $70-80,000 for special education students – well within norms. Why is the budget increasing? Well, unlike most Long Island school districts, Great Neck has been seeing steady increases in enrollment going back decades – a fact that surprises even government oﬃcials who should know better. And this has everything to do with the quality of our schools in attracting new families. For comparison, enrollment in 1988-89 was 5,373 but is 6,534 this year and projected to grow to 6,595 next year – and since all

those additional students don’t all fall neatly into two or three classrooms, it may require extra sections of classes. Here’s another comparison: in that 1988-89 school year, state aid accounted for 10.48 percent of the school budget; this year, state aid covers 4.21 percent. This preserves the Great Neck tradition, Superintendent Prendergast said, “of high achievement, academic excellence, excellent return on investment; history of sound fiscal management; commitment to continuous improvement, key element in making Great Neck a destination location, a major component of local economy, a place where many [former] students come back to live.” I suppose, to pick up on Don Ashkenase’s phrase, “We are fortunate” in the way our community has for 200 years recognized the value of education. It probably has something to do with the

fact our community has hosted waves of immigrants who bring a particular appreciation of education as the ticket to success in the larger society. The community should once again stand strong and not take what we have for granted. Because “luck” has nothing to do with it. And we are fortunate in having the quality of people who have dedicated themselves to this mission: that each child, regardless of ability, has the opportunity, the tools and the resources to discover and fulfill his full potential. Look around at what is happening in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, Kansas and Colorado to get a glimpse of what the alternative could be. The school and library budgets are the only ones that we get to vote on directly, and therefore, become the object for general anti-tax ire. Funny thing, though, is that

no matter what state the economy is -0 when it is plummeting into recession, or as now, on a historic growth trajectory, people still complain. But our school board trustees have done exactly what was asked of them, to come up with proper spending to provide our community with the services we demand and we expect. The budget vote takes place May 15, 7 am to 10 pm, and two additional voting sites have been added: in addition to Baker School and South High School, the new polling places are at Saddle Rock School and Lakeville School (those voters who are in a new polling place are receiving notification, but you can also go on line to determine where to vote, at https://nb.findmypollplace.com/ greatneckufsd/) For more information about the budget visit www.greatneck. k12.ny.us.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Roslyn Roslyn Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $820,000 Demographics near Roslyn, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 2,795 4,331 43.7 2.2 87,961 66,626

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

71 Planting Fields Road, East Hills Sold Price: $1,900,000 Date: 02/21/2018 5 beds, 6 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 124x100 Schools: Roslyn MLS# 2962432

62 Hummingbird Drive, East Hills Sold Price: $1,185,000 Date: 10/13/2017 6 beds, 3 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 134 X 113 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $28,685 MLS# 2944109

2 Spring Hollow, Roslyn 159 Westwood Circle, East Hills Sold Price: $1,150,000 Date: 11/30/2017 4 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Exp Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 100x102 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $24,038 MLS# 2955297

Sold Price: $700,000 Date: 03/06/2018 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Condo Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $14,119 MLS# 2990066

Editorâ€™s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Roslyn, Roslyn Heights and Old Westbury by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in Roslyn, Roslyn Heights and Old Westbury and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Northwell acquires former Astoria HQ BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Northwell Health has completed its acquisition of a former Astoria Bank headquarters in Lake Success, Sterling Bancorp and Northwell announced in a joint statement on Monday, in a move that further expands the health care group’s footprint on the North Shore. While it is unclear at this time what purpose the building will serve, it joins a host of other Northwell properties on or surrounding Marcus Avenue like the company’s corporate headquarters, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Northwell Health has 23 hospitals, 650 outpatient facilities, 66,000 employees and treats over 2 million patients annually. “The property has been of great interest to us because of its proximity to Long Island Jewish Medical Center and other nearby Northwell facilities,” Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling said. “This acquisition enables

us to further expand our footprint and enhances our ability to meet the health and wellness needs of residents in both Nassau County and Queens.” Brian Lee of Newmark Knight Frank, who represented Sterling in the sale, previously said that there was “a lot of interest in the property” because it features 20 acres of land near New York City, is along a highway, and has a large threestory building with room for development. “It’s probably the last not fully developed property in Lake Success on a large parcel,” Lee previously said. Long Island Business News, citing “industry sources,” reported the sale price as around $36 million. Representatives from Sterling Bancorp, which acquired Astoria Bank last year as part of a $2.2 billion merger, said their decision to sell the property stemmed from wanting to bring its more than 500 staﬀ workers on Long Island into its regional campus in Jericho. “This transaction is aligned with

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Northwell Health has officially acquired the former Lake Success headquarters of Astoria Bank. Sterling’s strategy to consolidate locations and reduce our real estate footprint in order to drive increased eﬃciencies,” Sterling President and CEO Jack Kopnisky said. “Sterling looks forward to bringing our colleagues on Long Island closer together at a single location and wishes Northwell Health all the best in its new facility.”

Hannah Kroner dance team wins

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The Hannah Kroner School of Dance 27-member team won numerous awards throughout the 2018 season. Continued from Page 10 In September, the competition members start learning routines for the season, which starts around March. In addition to practicing routines, the students come in for classes in diﬀerent dance styles to hone their skills, Riley said. “It does take a lot. You’re talking about young people who have a lot in their lives and social lives … and they really have to work around being focused,” Riley said. “This is what we help them to achieve, is learning to focus, learning to have a desire for something and going for it. You don’t

have to be the best dancer. You just have to have that desire.” Samantha Pugliese, a 17-year-old member of the senior team, said she enjoys the hard work that goes into competing. Pugliese, who said she has been with the school for five years, is competing in a solo this year. This is Pugliese’s last season before graduating from the dance school. “I’m very sad because I love my studio and love to dance, but I’m also very excited to go to college,” said Pugliese, who will be going to the University of Richmond. “I’m excited to see what [Richmond] has to of-

fer and what I can bring from my studio.” Continuing a dance education or career is not uncommon for Riley’s dancers, the director said. Many Hannah Kroner graduates go on to study and teach dance, Riley said. Shannon McGuinness and Olivia Scott, two teachers who serve as team directors and choreographers for the mini and junior competition teams, are both former students of the school. McGuinness said it’s great to extend the competition opportunity to younger girls, because growing up she didn’t have the chance to be a part of the competition

The combined company now uses the Sterling Bancorp name, with its subsidiaries operating as Sterling National Bank. Blue Sky Real Estate Services, a real estate company founded by former Northwell chief physical assets oﬃcer Philip Silverman in 2017, represented Northwell Health in the purchase.

world until further in her education. The competition is part of the allure for some of the young dancers, like 11-year-old Sophia Song, a member of the mini team. “It feels good because you know that you worked hard enough to win,” she said. Nike Oshodi, a 13-year-old on the junior team, said competing is a lot of pressure, but when she’s done “it’s the best feeling ever.” “It’s really stress relieving after putting in all these hard months,” she said. The lessons students learn on the competition team will help them beyond the stage – helping them mature not only in dance, but in themselves and in life, Scott said. “They’re getting confidence and getting teamwork and learning not to do everything just to win, but doing things to make ourselves feel better,” Scott said. “It’s a boost of confidence obviously when you win or get a high score, but it’s all about working the highest point and doing the best that you can.” The team’s current members are Rebecca Arbitman, Onjinae Fann-Thomas, Eden Harel, Bridget Healey, Brooke Hoﬀman, Korina Hung, Marcella Joaquin, Kendall Krasinski, Carly Law, Emily Marotta, Emma Martins, Christina Massetti, Lauren O’Hara, Jessica O’Leary, Oshodi, Alexis Panebianco, Pugliese, Alyssandra Santos, Dylan Shapiro, Hailey Shapiro, Michaela Shuster, Amy Smith, Song, Grace Taylor, Ava Woo, Ella Zhong and Brenda Zhong. Members of the public are invited to purchase tickets and watch the girls perform at the school’s end-of-the-year performance, “The Wonder of Magic,” on June 3 at 2 p.m. at Mineola High School.

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Roslyn schools among top costs per student Continued from Page 1 City Park and Sewanhaka school districts spend $22,951 and $23,631 per student respectively. These numbers were calculated by dividing the total budget by the number of students. According to the state Department of Education, the average cost per pupil in New York for the 2016-17 school year was $23,361, which is based on dividing total expenditures by the number of students. “Total expenditures include district expenditures for classroom instruction, as well as expenditures for transportation, debt service, community service and district-wide administration that are not included in the Instructional Expenditure values for General Education and Special Education,” according to the department’s website. Oﬃcials at the Great Neck Public Schools previously debated the value of analyzing the budget by dividing expenditures by the number of pupils, saying it is an “inaccurate figure” due to a number of other figures in the budget having “nothing to do with our K-12 program” like adult education programs, pre-kindergarten, maintaining buildings and providing money to private schools. “You can’t just take the budget and divide it by the enrollment because you have to take out operational revenues that come in that reduce the expenditures [for students],” John Powell, the assistant superintendent for business, said in a previous interview. Instead, Powell said the schools spend $16,512 per regular elementary school student and $24,386 per secondary student. For special education students, those numbers are $79,384 and $87,258. If calculated using the simpler method, the Great Neck Public Schools – with a projected student population of 6,637 across 10 schools – plan to spend $34,631 per student through the $229.84 million proposed budget. According to this method of calculation, the Roslyn schools plan to spend $34,644 per student – more than any other district. The"proposed budget is $109.9 million and the district has 3,174 students. East Williston, under its proposed $60 million spending plan, would see a cost per pupil of $34,526. The district has 1,738 students. Mineola’s school district, with a student population of 2,900 and planned budget of $98.19 million, would have a cost per pupil of $33,860. Manhasset school district’s calculated cost per pupil of $29,589 is roughly at the average among North Shore schools. The schools, with a population of 3,257 students, plan to spend $96.36 million. The Herricks school district, with a student population of 4,008 and a proposed $114.39 million spending plan, would have a cost per pupil of $28,541 – slightly below the North Shore average. A few hundred dollars below that is the Port Washington school district, which would have a cost per pupil of $28,072 under its $155.94 million spending plan. The district has 5,555 students.

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Roslyn school district plans to spend approximately $34,644 per student — the highest of the North Shore — with its proposed $109.9 million budget. The Sewanhaka and New Hyde ParkGarden City Park districts, with a combined population of 10,115 students as of last year, spend the least per pupil and more than $10,000 less per pupil than Roslyn, Great Neck, East Williston and Mineola – the four districts calculated to spend the most per pupil. New Hyde Park-Garden City Park is one of five elementary districts that feed into the Sewanhaka high schools. The New Hyde Park-Garden City Park schools, with a $39.2 million proposed budget and 1,710 students, spend $22,951 per pupil. The Sewanhaka school district, meanwhile, has a $198.62 million proposed budget, 8,405 students and a cost per pupil of $23,631. The school districts also appear to vary widely in other areas: special education costs, costs incurred from assisting private schools under state law, and how many students are aﬀected by this. According to the tentative budget, the special education budget for Great Neck surpassed all other districts with $31.14 million in spending. An exact number of students and a confirmation of the costs were not provided to Blank Slate Media, but the budget suggests there are at least 1,122 students benefiting from special education. Port Washington spends the second most on special education for its 838 qualifying students, with a $19.7 million budget for students with disabilities.

Manhasset spends $13.04 million for the 500 students in its special education program, Herricks spends $11.87 million for the 504 students in its special education program, Mineola spends $11 million for 490 children, East Williston spends $7.85 million for 182 students, and Roslyn spends $10.49 million for its 297 special education students. The New Hyde Park-Garden City and Sewanhaka school districts did not provide an exact special education budget, but had 189 and 1,008 students in special education, respectively, as of last year, according to the state Department of Education. The Sewanhaka schools eclipsed all other districts in terms of state aid, being set to receive $35.28 million for the $198.61 million budget. The second largest recipient of state aid is Herricks, which is slated to get about $12 million. Great Neck will get $9.6 million in state aid for its $229.84 million budget, Mineola is set to get $7.65 million for its $98.19 million budget, East Williston will receive $3.89 million for its $60 million budget, Manhasset will get $4.58 million for its $96.36 million budget, and Roslyn will get $5.43 million for its $109.95 million budget — the smallest increase Roslyn has seen in five years. Great Neck spends more than $5.16 million for students attending school outside the district, according to Powell, the assistant superintendent, between transportation costs, health services, supplies

and textbooks. The bulk of that – $4.74 million – goes toward transporting 1,827 students to 71 private and parochial schools, according to the budget, which can be up to 15 miles away from a student’s residence. The costs and number of students appear far above what other districts oﬀer. Roslyn has 191 students in the district who attend private or parochial schools, and the district spends approximately $300,000 for those students — $40,000 for textbooks as well as $259,682 for transportation. East Williston said there are 154 students outside of the district, costing the district $674,959. Mineola schools have a $520,660 expense to provide for 500 students attending school outside the district. Manhasset has 254 students attending schools outside the district, costing $358,621. Port Washington has 533 students attending schools outside the district. They are provided transportation, textbooks and computer software, which cost the district about $426,000. None of the other districts said how much they spend on students attending outside the district. Voters will decide on the proposed budgets on May 15. Reporting was contributed by Amelia Camurati, Rebecca Klar and Luke Torrance.

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Vote yes for Port Washington school budget

strongly encourage all Port Washington residents to support the school budget by taking the important step of voting yes on May 15. We are blessed to live in a town that people want to raise their families in and that has an excellent school system. Our school-age population continues to grow more rapidly than that of surrounding districts, and as a result, our schools need more teachers. Providing a challenging and enriching education for our kids is something this community has always valued, and that requires responsible investments like the ones proposed in this budget.

Educating our children is the right thing to do as parents, as residents of our wonderful town and as citizens of the world. It is also the prudent thing to do as homeowners here, as our school district is one of Port’s primary attractions. I grew up in Port Washington and went to Main Street School (now Landmark), Sousa, Weber and Schreiber. I was lucky to have creative and passionate teachers throughout my 13 years, and was exposed to a variety of enrichment opportunities – PEP, Honors and AP classes, the Science Research Program at Schreiber. I attended an Ivy League college, and

when I got there I felt fully prepared by my experience in the Port Schools. I moved back to Port five years ago, predominantly because I wanted to raise my children here. Amongst the many things about Port I’m thrilled to be sharing with my wife and kids, our schools remain at the top of the list. Our school district is an asset that we need to continually invest in. This is a thoughtful and responsible budget. A team from our community worked successfully to secure more state aid for our school district this year. As a result of that and good planning, the proposed increase is below the

tax levy cap. The additional expenses are targeted and necessary – adding valuable teachers at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Education is the key to setting the children of our community on the paths to successful and satisfying lives. We all want to live in a town that believes in and supports our schools.! ! Make your opinion count by voting YES to our school budget on May 15th. Thank you in advance, Mike Sobel Port Washington

Celebrate Earth, nix North parking plan

he Earth Day/Earth Week annual observance was last week.! It is a cogent reminder of what we as citizens need to do to safeguard the world we live in from our own predations.! Curious to see how our schools embrace this learning experience of civic responsibility for the environment since my own now grown children were in attendance here, I called to find out what programs were planned for the observance.! I was told that outside of a possible assembly, no special projects, displays, essay writing, tree plantings, etc. were on the agenda. I certainly expected that the guidance from the Great Neck Public Schools would have called for a significant commemoration of the date in keeping with the progressive social consciousness of the Great Neck community.! We do look to our educators to recognize concerns about the health of the natural world in the hometown, the country and the world at large and to motivate our students to address such issues. It seems we are falling short in encouraging enlightened citizenship in support of the environment in our schools when we downplay the need to be vigilant about the

welfare of our surroundings with thoughtful Earth Day/Week programming.! As that happens it is not a surprising consequence that we also begin to make questionable choices for our peninsula’s ecological well-being. Surely one of those questionable choices is the misguided decision of the BOE to pave over the precious green space of a playing field for an additional student parking lot when unlimited parking at Parkwood is but a few more minutes walk away.! It is a repudiation of the teachings of Earth Day/Week and a capitulation to the indulgent want of a minority of decision makers for a small group of senior student drivers. Moreover, It is a serious disservice to the neighbors of the planned lot.! They were never asked how they felt about having a parking lot dropped in their midst in place of trees and grass.! Questions of adequate drainage after construction! remain. Nor has a traﬃc study been conducted which will assure the safety of students walking to school when 122 new student drivers converge into an already hopelessly clogged roadway at the start and end of the school day. ! The Great Neck Board of Education’s initiative for Earth Day/Week should be

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to: one, reclaim the playing field for continued use by diverting the drainage!pipe from the upper parking lot to eliminate runoﬀ into that field and, two, to reallocate the over $653,000 in the bond issue for destroying this green space to other critical educational and security priorities. Given the will and sincere creative planning, the Board of Education and the

Great Neck North High School parent committees could solve the parking problems posed by an open campus just as easily at Parkwood as at Field! 2 with no damage to the health and safety of the environment and at a fraction of the cost. Barbara Shaw Great Neck

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PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (L.S.)

HOMECARE ATTENDANT European lady, Garden City resident, experienced, looking for part time job. 4-5 hours /day (morning) or full time live in. Excellent references. Own transportation. Call Jeanette (516)741-6347 or 516-510-7271 NANNY AVAILABLE My reliable, kind, trustworthy Nanny who cared for my little ones like family is looking for a loving family to work with. She’s available to start as soon as possible. Please call: Natasha 347-957-7584 NY State licensed nurses aide seeks full time position. Broad experience caring for elderly or ill. Gentle, honest, loving. Good cook. Wonderful references. Please call Grace 917-499-9520

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MARKETPLACE ANTIQUE LOVERS TAKE NOTE: BRIMFIELD’S Famous Outdoor Antiques/Collectibles Show 4,000 Dealers starts Tuesday May 8th. Info on 20 individual show openings. www.brimfield.com May 8-13th 2018. INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Estate & Tag Sales Online & Live Auctions Cleanout & Moving Services Home Staging Services Appraisals 5 1 6 - 2 7 9 - 6 3 7 8 www.invitedsales.com Email: tracyjordan@invitedsales.com PRIVACY HEDGES SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $179 NOW $75. Beautiful, nursery grown. FREE installation/ FREE delivery. Limited supply! ORDER NOW! 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttreefarm.com

WANTED TO BUY LOOKING TO BUY! 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 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Saturday May 5th 9am to 4pm 134 Roosevelt Street Lots of goodies! Something for everyone!

*BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles TuesFri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 5 1 6 - 7 4 6 - 8 9 0 0 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org MALVERNE Saturday & Sunday May 5th & May 6th 10am4pm 120 Park Blvd (Off Ocean Ave) Contents of old home. Antique, unique furniture, chandeliers, household, bronze items, costume jewelry, good clothing, bric a brac, Christmas items, outdoor furniture, children’s antique iron bed. Something for Everyone!!

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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 516-971-3242 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. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 K9 Monk, LLC Located in Garden City, NY, K9 Monk, LLC is a full service pet care company who is committed to providing the very best care to your dog’s well-being by using cutting edge professional dog grooming, day care, overnight boarding, private training and energy healing techniques. 516382-5553 thek9monk@gmail.com www.facebook.com / k9monk www.k9monk.com

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTO FOR SALE CLASSIC CAR! 1983 Datsun 280ZX, 57,000 miles, 6 cylinder, 2.8 liter, automatic, audible warning system, T-Tops, silver with grey velour bucket seats, meticulously maintained, many extras. Asking $15,500. 516-532-7227

AUTO SERVICES CAR DETAILING done at your home, includes cleaning of interior, vacuuming. Very reasonable. Please call 516-373-5928

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GARDEN CITY BORDER APARTMENT: Spacious, bright 2 bedroom with dining area, gated parking, laundry, A/C, dishwasher, hardwood floors. NO BROKER FEE, near LIRR, $1,725 + electric. Available May 1 www.gcbapts.com or 516-742-1101 RENTALS Three Rooms. 1 Bed. EIK. Wood Floors, Parking. May 1, $2,300 Large Five Rooms. 2 Bed, FDR, EIK, 5 Closets, Wood Floors, Immediate $2,750 Garden City Properties (516)746-1563 / (516)313-8504

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE SEASONAL RENTAL STUART, FLORIDA VISTA DEL LAGO Building 25 Unit 10 1 Bedroom, 1.5 Baths Fully furnished 3 month minimum at $1300/month 4 months or more $1200/month Call 516-746-1858 SHINNECOCK HILLS: Tranquil & Calming. 2/3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath Home on Shinnecock Bay. Season $28,000. Monthly available.

PORT WASHINGTON: For sale or rent. 1500 sf office space with full basement. Currently a dental office. Office includes large reception area, 7 partitioned rooms, parking for 8 cars adjacent to PW train station. second floor 400 sf tenant occupied office. First floor ideal for attorney, account, medical, dental. 516-426-6425

CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE GARDEN CITY Large One Bedroom Condo in the heart of downtown Garden City. This 800 sq ft Condo boasts newly finished Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, brand new Bathroom & Kitchen with d/w. Low maintenance & taxes. By ownerno broker. $569,000 Call: 646-499-1684

LOTS FOR SALE CATSKILLS LANE LIQUIDATION! 6 acres $59,900. 90 mins NYC! Woods, stonewalls, quiet country setting! Approved for bldg! Terms avail. 888-905-8847 newyorklandandlakes.com

OPEN HOUSE BAITING HOLLOW Sunday 5/6 1:00pm to 3:00pm 36 Beach Way Soundfront! Escape to this Dreamy Beachfront Cottage, Beautiful Sandy Beach! Extraordinary Sunsets & Sunrises. Unpretentious & Casual. Paddle Boarding, Kayaking, Wine Country, Close to Tanger Mall & Restaurants. Your Simple Summer Lifestyle Begins Here. You won’t want to leave! $699,000 Reduced! MLS#2966305 Colony Realty, 631722-5800

OPEN HOUSE BAITING HOLLOW Sunday 5/6 11:00am1:00pm 701 Bluffs Drive Soundfront Condo With Panoramic Views. Amazing Sunsets. 2016 Total Renovation Heat, New Windows, Granite Kitchen, Insulation, CAC, Baths & Hardwood Floors. 2 BRs, 2 Baths. Amenities Pool, Tennis & Beach.$539,900 M L S # 2 9 9 8 7 8 3 Colony Realty 631-722-5800 JAMESPORT Saturday 5/5 12:00pm3:00pm 874 Peconic Bay Blvd New Construction! Modern Contemporary. 3000+ sf Private 2.49 Acres Country Wooded Setting. Nature Lovers Setting. Step Away from the Whirlwind & Rewind in Your Modern Retreat. Large Master Br/2 Spacious Walk in Closets. Close to Beaches, Gold, Wineries, Vineyards, Boating & Fabulous North Fork Restaurants. $799,000 MLS 3022237 Colony Realty 631-722-5800 JAMESPORT Saturday 5/5 1:00pm to 3:00pm 703 Herricks Lane Stunning 3500sf Victorian. Private landscaped setting on 1 acre. 4 BRs & 3.5 Baths. 2 Master Bedroom Suites. Large EIK, Formal LR, Formal DR, Family Room/fireplace. Geothermal Heat, Central Air and Solar panels. Finished Basement. 3 Car Garage. Must See! $949,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 LAUREL Sunday 5/6 1:00pm to 3:00pm 2780 Peconic Bay Blvd 2 STORY W/ BAY VIEWS 200’ to Deeded Sandy Bay Beach. 4 BRs, 3.5 Baths. LR/Fireplace, Family Room/Fireplace, FDR & Kitchen. Full Basement, 2 Car Garage, HW Floors & CAC. New Roof, Heat, Hot Water Heater & Newly Painted Exterior. $910,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard. 646-9967628 ROOF LEAKS REPAIRED All types Roofing & flashing repairs, aluminum trim work and Gutter Clean Outs. Nassau Lic# H1859520000. B.C. Roofing & Siding, Inc. Text or call: 516-983-0860 SKY CLEAR WINDOW 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, 45 years experience. 631-3857975 www.skyclearwindow.com rob@skyclearwindow.com

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▼SERVICES, TUTORS PAINTING & PAPERHANGING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish, Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal, Power Washing, Wood Replacement JOHN MIGLIACCIO Licensed & Insured #80422100000 Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office)

PARTY HELP 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

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TUTORING PRIVATE TUTORING FOR GRADES K-6 Give your child a helping hand! Licensed NYC/ NYS Dept of Education teacher available to tutor students grades K-6. Contact Audrey Sullivan, M.S.Ed 347-628-8872 (voice/text) seguenow@aol.com

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

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Feinstein researcher honored Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor Dr. John M. Kane!has been inducted into the prestigious Association of American Physicians. Association of American Physicians’s members are competitively selected and are among the leading senior physician scientists from the United States, Canada and other countries. Kane, recognized at a ceremony in Chicago during the organization’s annual meeting on April 21, was tabbed for his significant research contributions to the treatment of schizophrenia during his more than 30-year tenure with Northwell’s Zucker Hillside Hospital. Kane’s initial research explored the eﬀects of medication to treat schizophrenia and was integral to the research that led to the first Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

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His current work focuses on early intervention programs for patients with mental illness to help improve their outcomes and the severity of their condition. Kane and his team developed and implemented the Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode Early Treatment Program (RAISE-ETP) – a specialty health care model to improve the trajectory of early-phase schizophrenia. Clinicians using the RAISE program found that those patients who received coordinated specialty care, to optimize medication management and provide individual as well as family therapy and psychoeducation along with supported employment or education, made greater strides in improvement in quality of life and return to work or school over the first two years of treatment than patients who received usual care. Due to the impact of his research and the im-

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Dr. John M. Kane portance of RAISE, Kane is a public advocate for early intervention programs and has spoken before members of congress about their benefits. His research no doubt influenced the 21st Century Cures Act, a 2016 law which includes a provision requiring states to use at least 10 percent of their mental health block grants on early intervention for psychosis. “Ever since my first encounter with a schizophre-

nia patient during medical school I have wanted to better understand this condition and help patients maintain a normal course of life,” said Kane. “It is an honor to be recognized for my work and to join other leading researchers in AAP. I look forward to working toward the AAP mission of sharing ideas that advance our knowledge and contribute to the development of new and better treatments for medical conditions.” The! Association of American Physicians is a nonprofit, professional organization that was founded in 1885 to advance scientific and practical medicine. The membership is very selective – the organization has 1,700 active members and approximately 600 emeritus and honorary members. Each year nominees to the AAP have the opportunity to share their scientific discoveries and contributions with their colleagues at the AAP’s annual meeting each year in Chicago.

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Legal Notice PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 1428 of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, I the undersigned Village Clerk-Treasurer and Collector of Taxes of the Village of Roslyn Estates, New York, have received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the current year for the collection of taxes levied therein, and I will receive taxes at the Village Office, 25 the Tulips, Roslyn Estates, from June 1, 2018 to and including July 1, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and for that said period of time, taxes assessed upon such roll may be paid to me without additional charge. With respect to all such taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2018, five (5%) percent will be added for the first month or fraction thereof, plus $2.00 Unpaid Notice Fee, and additional interest, as provided for pursuant to Section 1432 of the Real Property Tax Law, shall be added for each additional month or fraction thereof, thereafter, until paid. Michael P. Tomicich Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: April 24, 2018 RT #148254 1x 05/04/2018 #148254 RC Cornerstone, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the NY Sect. of State on 3/19/18. Office: Nassau County. Richard Cutler designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NY Sect. of State shall mail copy of process to Richard Cutler at 235 Roslyn Rd. Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. RT #148121 6x 04/06, 04/13, 04/20, 04/27, 05/04, 05/11/2018 #148121 PUBLIC HEARING LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Roslyn Estates on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 25 The Tulips, Roslyn Estates, New York 11576, to hear: Case #601, the Application of Michal Hertz Shargel, as owner and with regard to the premises at 60 The Hemlocks, Roslyn Estates, NY 11576, also known as Section 7, Block 188, Lots 5, 39, on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map, in an R-12 Residential District of the Village, for variances from Sections 200-22.I.(1) (a)[2], 200-32.D., 200-22.J., and 200-27.B. of the Village Code, to permit expansion of an existing single family home that is proposed to have: (i) sky exposure plane height/setback ratio of 1.875 (height) to 1 (length) in the easterly side yard, which exceeds the maximum permitted ratio of 1 to 1; (ii) total floor area of 4,199 square feet, where the maximum permitted floor area is 3,958.76 square feet; (iii) 457 square feet of roof area with a minimum slope of less than 20 degrees (flat roof”) where the maximum permitted area of flat roof is 350 square feet; (iv) total flat roof area of 20% of the building area, where the maximum total flat roof area shall not exceed 15% of the building area; and (v) a 14.7’ easterly side yard setback, which is the existing setback, where the minimum required side yard is 15’ (as the project would add a 2nd story over the existing encroaching 1st story). At time and place of public hearing, all persons will be given opportunity to be heard. Individuals wishing to review file may do so during Village business hours. Those persons planning to attend meeting and who require special accommodations because of disability are requested to notify Village Clerk no less than 48 hours prior to meeting. BY ORDER OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS STEVEN H. HALPER, CHAIRMAN

April 25, 2018 RT #1482281 1x 05/04/2018 #148281 PUBLIC HEARING LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Flower Hill will be held on the 9th day of May, 2018 at 7:00 P. M. at the Village Hall, One Bonnie Heights Road, for the purpose of considering the following: Application of Johnny Batelic, 74 Crabapple Road, Manhasset, NY 11030 also known as Section 3, Block 196, Lot 10 on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map for variances of §119-1(A), 240-8(I) and 240-8(J) of the Code of the Village of Flower Hill. The applicant proposes to construct a swimming pool, patio and fence on a corner property where the fence, pool and patio are located in a front yard, which is not permitted. Application of Mr. & Mrs. George Brewster, 62 Northwoods Road, Manhasset, NY 11030 also known as Section 3, Block 140, Lot 46 on the Nassau County Land & Tax Map for variance of §240-11(I) of the Code of the Village of Flower Hill. The applicant proposes to install a generator in a side yard where the minimum required setback is 10’ and 6’ is proposed. Persons who may suffer from a disability which would prevent them from participating in said hearing should notify Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village Clerk, at (516) 627-5000 in sufficient time to permit such arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing. By Order of the Zoning Board of Appeals Michael Sahn, Chairperson Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village Administrator Flower Hill, New York Dated: May 4, 2018 RT #148313 1x 05/04/18 #148313 PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF FLOWER HILL – BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 7, 2018 at One Bonnie Heights Road, Manhasset, New York at the Village Hall at 7:30 pm to consider the following proposed local laws: 1.Continued hearing LL D – 2018 “Utility set-back” 2.LL E – 2018 “Regulation of Lighting” 3.Local Law F – 2017 “Amend Exhibitions Law” 4.Local Law G – 2018 Amend “Building Construction” to allow Superintendent’s discretion in permit extension This meeting is open to the public. Persons who may suffer from a disability which would prevent them from participating in said hearing should notify Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village Clerk, at (516) 627-5000 in sufficient time to permit such arrangements to be made to enable such persons to participate in said hearing. By Order of the Board of Trustees Ronnie Shatzkamer, Village Administrator Flower Hill, New York Dated: May 4, 2018 RT #148316 1x 05/04/18 #148316 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village of East Hills Board of Trustees meeting dates for 2018/19 are as follows: May 24, 2018, June 20, 2018, July 17, 2018, August 21, 2018, September 12, 2018, October 17, 2018, November 14, 2018, December 19, 2018, January 16, 2019, February 20, 2019 and March 20, 2019. April 8, 2019 is the Annual Organizational Meeting. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES INC. VILLAGE OF EAST HILLS Donna Gooch, Village Clerk/ Treasurer RT #148322 1x 05/04/2018 #148322

A push to ban water-soluble fertilizer Continued from Page 3 creased nitrogen in bays, channels and the ocean, but that fertilizer was second. He said he was not opposed to people fertilizing their lawns. In fact, using non-soluble fertilizer would prevent nitrogen from reaching the water. This fertilizer is not only better for the environment, it lasts longer, too. Wood said that non-soluble fertilizer would only need to be put down a couple times each summer, while water-soluble fertilizer! must be put down every two to three weeks. Water-soluble fertilizer, though, has faster results, which is why, Wood said, it was popular.

“A lot of people want to see that instant result, but we’re going to need to be patient and let nature do its thing,” he said. “That seems a small price to pay to prevent pollution of water.” Although he was pleased with the bill’s quick progress in the Assembly, Wood acknowledged that the Senate would be an uphill battle. He suspects that lobbyists from lawn chemical companies like Scott’s may be the reason. “This industry has more money than God and likes to throw their weight around,” he said. Wood said he wasn’t trying to put these companies out of business. He said they can adapt to the change, as they have in other states,

and he said the companies would warm to the idea when they saw what good it did to the community. “These guys don’t want to have their company’s name associated with every fish kill,” he said. Grassroots Environmental Education has advocated for other local environmental issues, such as prohibiting artificial turf fields with rubber and the use of fracking waste to melt snow on roads. Patti Wood, the organization’s executive director, recently received a 2018 Trailblazer Award from Nassau Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) in recognition of her work.

Sater allegedly received $21M Continued from Page 22 to Trump’s lawyer in November 2015 in which he!bragged about his connections to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. “Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it,” Mr. Sater wrote in one email to Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to the Times report. “I will get all of Putin’s team to buy in on this.”

The emails caught the eye of Justice Department oﬃcials investigating possible connections between Russia and the Trump campaign, The Times reported. Sater was interviewed last month by the! Senate Intelligence Committee during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, according to ABC News. Sater has had run-ins with the law before.

In 1991, Sater was sentenced to 15 months in a correctional facility after smashing a margarita glass across the face of a man with whom he was arguing. And in 1998, he was convicted of fraud in a penny stock pump-and-dump scheme orchestrated by the Russian Mafia. Sater avoided jail time by becoming an informant for the FBI.

Roslyn to talk meter woes Continued from Page 1 enue with 13.6 percent, or $16,180, during October 2017. In the study, Giosa said the 10-minute grace period ticket, which is free, could be the primary cause of revenue decline. When he compared collections from a Wednesday in March 2016 when no grace period was offered to a similar Wednesday in March 2018 since the implementation of the free 10-minute ticket, a 40 percent reduction in revenue was seen despite a similar number of tickets being issued. In 2016, a 15-minute ticket was an option for 25 cents. In the 2016 data, 642 tickets were given and $681.20 was collected; in 2018, 652 tickets were given and $410.75 was collected. Of the tickets issued, 308 were for the free 10-minute option. “In addition, the fact

to 352 in 2018 for the 10-minute tickets. “If the village were to consider eliminating the 10 minute grace period but allowing free parking on Sundays, the net effect would probably be a parking revenue increase of about $80,000 per year,” Giosa said. Beyond eliminating the 10-minute grace period, Giosa suggested adding a few free parking spaces throughout the village that are only usable for quick trips, changing the machines to a pay-byplate system where the PHOTO COURTESY OF BARBARA KAPLAN same driver can’t get multiple free tickets or change While many parking spots require payment in the hours of metered parkdowntown Roslyn, parking meters are often out ing to 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. or 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. of service and unable to provide tickets. “This strategy allows that 308 of the 652 trans- ‘free’ tickets to avoid pay- free parking for morning actions on March 4, 2018, ing a parking fee,” Giosa errands such as stopping were of the 10 minute said in the study. at the post office, pickThe total of tickets for ing up a prescription or ‘free’ variety suggests that the grace period policy is a brief period of time in- grabbing a cup of coffee,” being abused by parkers creased from 157 in 2016 Giosa said. who are pulling multiple for the 15-minute tickets

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

Roslyn students shine bright

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Roslyn High School students won accolades recently at the WAC Lighting Foundation Invitational Science Research Fair. A stunning 35 Roslyn High School students walked away with awards from the WAC Lighting Foundation Invitational Science Research Fair held at Manhasset High School on April 15. The fair, held annually, is run by the Research Association which is a consortium of teachers from 12 areas schools:

Commack High School, Great Neck North High School, Great Neck South High School, Herricks High School, Jericho High School, Locust Valley High School, Manhasset High School, Roslyn High School, Schrieber High School, Southside High School, Syosset High School and the Wheatley School. While approximately 50

percent of the projects entered in this fair win awards, nearly 65 percent of the Roslyn projects did. Additionally, Roslyn students won top honors in 5 of the 16 categories represented at the fair. “We’re extremely proud of all our students’ work,” said Allyson Weseley, Roslyn’s representative on the Research Association Board. “We are fortunate to have the support of a terrific team of research teachers, Mr. Joe Dispigno, Mr. Vincent Kreyling, Ms. Alison Morin, Ms. Andrea Pearlman, and Dr. Todd Postol.” This year’s student winners were Joshua Flashner and Andrew Goldberg, First! Place – Computer Science; Johanna Kann, First! Place Behavioral Science – Senior Division; Feyi Rufai and Olivia Viruet Quintero, Asher Bykov, First! Place Behavioral Science – Junior Division; Makenzie Komack and Nicole Blattman, First! Place – Earth and Environmental Science; and Jeﬀrey Yu, First!Place – Prototype Engineering.

Singers perform at Carnegie The Roslyn High School Chamber Singers had the privilege to perform at Carnegie Hall on April 9. The singers from Roslyn had the opportunity to perform 20 minutes of music under the direction of their teacher Ryan Occeña on the Ronald O. Perelman Stage in the Isaac Stern Auditorium, the main concert stage of Carnegie Hall. They were accompanied for PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT some songs by Kenneth Richardson on piano and Ginevra PeRoslyn High School Chamber Singers rehearsing before trucci on flute. One of their pertheir performance at Carnegie Hall. formance pieces was the world premiere of an arrangement by Roslyn student and composer Joshua Gregg Fried. Additionally, students sang alongside three other choirs from across the nation under renowned conductors Jeﬀrey Cobb and Dr. Heather Buchanan. Prior to performing, students had the opportunity to rehearse with Cobb and Buchanan, and some students participated in one-on-one vocal coaching with a professional singer. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT Of those students, Roslyn singer Lindsey Russ was selected Roslyn High School Chamber Singers performed at Carnto perform a solo song onstage egie Hall on April 9. during the Carnegie Hall concert.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Pictured, from left, are Rotary Co-President, Cathy Mealing, father Eytan Behiri, Grandma Behiri who flew in from Israel, Roslyn High School French teacher Cecily Lawrence, April Rotary student Lia Behiri, May Rotary student Maya Behiri, mother Inbar Behiri, Rotary Co-President Deborah Zenir, and Roslyn High School Music Teacher Michael Coffey.

Rotary honors Roslyn twins The Roslyn Rotary Club honored Roslyn High School senior Maya Behiri as the March Student of the Month and her twin sister Lia Behiri as the April Student of the Month at their luncheon on April 19. Both Maya’s and Lia’s community service has included volunteering at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in the Israeli Scouts program a scouting program that emphasizes social responsibility, life skills, scouting and Jewish/Israeli life and culture.

Roslyn teachers head west to Texas

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KerriAnn Jannotte-Hinkley, lead teacher at Roslyn Hilltop Academy, and John Paul Leonardi, school psychologist, were presenters at the National Alternative Education Association’s national conference on March 5 in Dallas, Texas. Their presentation was entitled “Breathe and Reboot: Keeping Alternative Schools Relative and Real.”

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Sports

LIU Post men’s lax celebrates Senior Day BY JA DA B U T L E R , N I C K M AT T I N A AND GRIFFIN WA R D It was Senior Day for the LIU Post men’s lacrosse team on Saturday, April 28. The team celebrated with an 11-5 victory against East Coast Conference rival Mercy College at Bethpage Credit Union Stadium on the LIU Post campus in Brookville. The first quarter was a dynamic back and forth between the two teams, with neither scoring until 3:58 left, Mercy’s junior midfielder, Erik Badger, pegged the first goal onto the scoreboard and was shortly answered by Post’s sophomore attacker, Nick Grassa, to even the score.

The first quarter ended in a 2-2 tie. Post dominated the second quarter, with William Snelders, freshman attacker, Ryan Blume, freshman defender, and Dylan Harned, senior midfielder, scor-

ing two, one and one respectively. Post led Mercy by three points to end the first half at 6-3. Mercy was unable to get a single shot in throughout the third quarter, with Post taking

possession for a majority of the quarter. Post racked in the points, ending the third at 10-3. Mercy was able to score twice in the fourth quarter, but Post kept a six point lead to the end, winning the game at 11-5. This win places Post at 9-4 for the regular season and 5-1 for the ECC. Mercy is now 10-4 for the season and 4-2 for the ECC. Next week, the Post men’s lacrosse team will be heading into playoﬀs. “We’ll do the same thing we always do, trying to improve, trying to be better,” LIU Post men’s lacrosse head coach, Eric Wolf, said. Wolf is coming to the end of his first season as the head coach of the men’s lacrosse team. Wolf is excited to head to

the playoﬀs with his team. “Bottom line, it will be a little bit more crazy; it is the playoﬀs, you just [have to] be able to execute,” Wolf said. Tom Liantonio, junior attacker for Post, agreed with Wolf. “It’s just lacrosse; you’ve been playing all your life, just [have to] keep going, fit the game plan, and execute as much as possible.” The team will host the ECC semifinals on Wednesday, May 2 at home. ECC finals will be on Saturday, May 5 at NYIT’s President’s Stadium in Old Westbury. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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TRIBUTES AND MEMORIES CYNTHIA KAREN KEATS 07/04/1963— 04/24/2018 The vastly loved Cynthia Karen Keats of Woodbury NY passed away gracefully on 04/24/2018. Cyndi was born in Kew Gardens NY on the 4th of July, 1963. She is married to Ron Keats for 31 years and has 2 children, Justin and Courtney. Cyndi grew up in Port Washington and Sands Point, lived in Jericho and the past 20 years in Woodbury. Cyndi met her husband Ron in Bayside NY in the summer of 1980. Ron was smitten he admits from their first meeting. She must have developed a liking for Ron too because once school started she began visiting his oﬃce with increasing frequency. Ron got a hint of their mutual attraction as she would leave him with a flower from that class with each visit. This was September, so it didn’t take long for the relationship to ‘blossom’ as they started dating in late October of that year. And that was it. They married on August 9, 1986 in Cresskill NJ. They never looked back as they grew together and their relationship developed into one that would be one beautiful love story. Cyndi loved sharing her life with Ron. He and their children, Justin and Courtney were her passion. Together they had a most wonderful life filled with love. On top of the list of priorities in Cyndi’s life is the care and nurturing of the kids. She wasn’t just involved in their lives, she was immersed in each part. From ‘Mommy and me’, through karate, school, art, camp, football, softball, baseball, cheerleading, scholastics, college planning, college life, job hunting, career success and so on. She dug into each and every facet of their lives and may have worked harder at each than they did. She loved and continued to guide the kids up through to her learning of her illness, when she was both-

ered to inconvenience them and all she knew with that illness. She was remarkable. Her favorite activity was to travel and together they traveled the world. Cyndi enjoyed photography very much and had a wonderful and talented artistic side. Cyndi was a giver, as nothing in her life was about her, it was always about making those around her happy. One good example is how she loved to help the children of friends prepare for college, write their essays, advise on volunteer eﬀorts, find the right fit and apply. She also gave much of her time supporting the business she and Ron built together. Without her it would not be the successful and well respected place it is. Over the years along with Ron, Justin and Courtney, Cyndi would help or volunteer for one cause or another. Some included local food banks, Scleroderma Foundation, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and of course the Lustgarten Foundation. Cyndi never stopped, and loved always being in motion. Cyndi is a very private person, quiet, reserved and conservative, but had a huge fun side. She loved to laugh. There were many people in her life who made that happen including brother in law John, friend Bobby, and especially her husband. She deeply loved the other ‘daughter’ in her life Carly, with whom she shared a very special relationship. Cyndi treasured her close girlfriends, their talks, their canasta and their lunches. She loved her Friday night cocktails, Saturday nights out as well as her quiet Sundays. That cooled down over the past 5 years as she and Ron looked for more alone time and much of that was spent on their patio overlooking their yard, or in kayaks out in bay, or comfortably relaxing by their pool. She loved her gardens, her knitting, and her quiet time. She said over and again that her favorite time of day was when she and Ron settled down after dinner to watch tv, talk and just relax together, mindlessly knitting or do-

ing a crossword or sudoku. That was pure happiness for Cyndi. Cyndi has a warm and loving heart. If she let you in, you were all the way in with Cyndi. She was a no nonsense, no bs type who never wanted anything to do with gossip and speaking poorly of others. Cyndi cared to please and to give happiness to others and she did that every day of her life. When you think of goodness and love, Cyndi’s beautiful face is the one you should see. In addition to Ron, Justin and Courtney, Cyndi is survived by her very much loved mom Carolyn, step brother David and step sister Carina. She was laid to rest on Friday April 27th at Pinelawn Memorial Park in of all places, Inspiration Court. In lieu of flowers, any one of the above mentioned charities would be welcome. — Thank you Ron Keats

ANITA L. HALPERN 1/19/1922 – 4/12/2018 Anita L. Halpern, a Great Neck resident for over fifty years, passed away at her home on April 12, 2018. She was 96 years old, and is survived by her children Judy Coniglio of Mt. Juliet, TN, David Halpern of Vestavia Hills, AL, and Nina Gordon of Great Neck; 6 grandchildren, and 3 greatgrandchildren. An avid swimmer, Anita lived on Arleigh Road in Kensington from 1961-2014, and was a familiar fixture at the Kensington pool, swimming laps until she was in her 80s. She was also an accomplished artist, whose work was awarded prizes at juried exhibitions throughout Long Island, including the Great Neck Artists Network and the Queens County Fair.

Anita began painting in oil and acrylic in the 1960s, studying at the Art Students League in Manhattan, and later expanded to watercolor, stone sculpture and jewelry making in the 1980s and 1990s, taking classes at the Great Neck Adult Center on Cumberland Avenue. One of the earliest members of Womanspace, Anita joined a memoir group and began writing after the death of her husband Sid in 1982, and eventually published her memoir, “Swimming to Yaphank and Back,” in 2009. The book can be found in the Great Neck Library. Politically active since her teens, Anita was an early member of Women Strike for Peace, SANE and other progressive groups. She traveled the world with her husband while he was alive, and continued to travel with friends throughout North & South America, Europe and Asia for many years following his passing. She lived independently well into her eighties, when her grandson Schuyler Gordon moved in with her to lend a hand. At the age of 92, she sold the family home in Kensington and moved into a coop apartment in Great Neck with her daughter Nina. Although faced with numerous physical challenges as she aged, Anita’s mind remained sharp until the very end, and she enjoyed listening to “Live from the Metropolitan Opera” every Saturday on WQXR and watching “Jeopardy!” every night on TV. When her vision deteriorated due to macular degeneration and she could no longer read, she adapted and listened to books recorded on flash drive. While her formal education stopped at high school, her curiosity and hunger for learning had no limits. Funeral services were held on April 15 at Sinai Chapels in Fresh Meadows, followed by interment at Beth Moses Cemetery in West Babylon, LI. Donations in her memory may be made to Jewish Currents Magazine (www.jewishcurrents.org) or The Rosenberg Fund for Children (www.rfc.org).

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