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Morley Park to get $3M from county Will introduce live entertainment area, restore concessions booth BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn will be getting a $3 million set of upgrades, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other oﬃcials announced at Wantagh Park Tuesday morning, as part of a larger $15 million park revitalization plan. Curran said the initiative, with items ranging from investments in better lighting and pickleball courts to refurbished playgrounds and buildings, is designed to increase recreational options, fix up community spaces and boost the appeal of Nassau County. “When we talk about improving parks in Nassau County, we’re really talking about improving the lives of our residents,” Curran said. “Park maintenance and enhancement is key to making Nassau County a better place to live, work and, most importantly, play.”

The plan also involves consolidating the Department of Public Work’s projects, oﬃcials said, rather than having them scattered throughout the county capital plan. “Now what we’re trying to do is identify comprehensive projects for a specific park rather than piecemeal individual capital projects,” said Brian Schneider, the deputy county executive for public works. “We’re trying to view it almost as a master plan for each park.” Schneider pointed out that funding for park projects can vary widely from year to year, so it’s diﬃcult to compare to past years, but said this marks a “significant insurgence of funding.” In the case of Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn, Curran highlighted plans to restore an old concession building by 2020 and create an entertainment area in another part of the park for concerts, movies, and Continued on Page 73

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A pianist plays on stage in My Father’s Place in The Roslyn Hotel during a networking event after last Thursday’s ribbon cutting.

Chamber celebrates Roslyn Hotel upgrades BY T E R I W EST “It seems like Roslyn is becoming the cool place,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran proclaimed at the newly renovated Roslyn Hotel last

week. With the addition of both a supper club and restaurant and now the finishing touches of a redone lobby and new front patio, The Roslyn Hotel has undergone major changes

in the last year. To top it all oﬀ, the Roslyn Chamber of Commerce held a customary ribbon cutting last Thursday evening, with a guest appearance from the Continued on Page 73

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From NYIT to top of Trump group Cohen names Calamari in testimony BY T E R I W EST

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East Hills candidates, from left, Bryan Meyers, Michael Koblenz, Stacey Siegel and Mitchell Studley.

Village officials seek re-election March 19 No new faces, all races uncontested in Roslyn area BY T E R I W EST Roslyn villages that are holding elections this month have ballots stacked entirely with familiar names and uncontested races. The Villages of East Hills, Flower Hill, Roslyn and Roslyn Estates all have oﬃcials up for re-election March 19. The three villages also had uncontested elections last year and experienced low voter turnout. Roslyn Estates only had four voters show up. Nevertheless, village oﬃcials are encouraging residents to head to the polls. “The more the merrier,” said East Hills Village attorney William Burton, who is also the chairman of the Unity Party that all East Hills candidates are running on. “We’re not expecting

any number like when there’s a competitive race, but we certainly welcome everybody to stop by and say thank you by voting.” Roslyn Harbor does not have a village election this year. Below are voting guides for each village.

justice court’s prosecutor from 2011 to 2014 and is a partner at Meyerson & Levine, LLP. He has lived in the village since 2003.

Stacey Siegel – trustee, four-year term Siegel has been a trustee since 2015. She is chairwoman of the village’s Kids in the Park Village of East Hills Committee and is the supervisory trustee for village events. Michael Koblenz – She has lived in the village since mayor, four-year term Koblenz has been mayor of 1999. East Hills for 25 years. He is a partner at Mound, Cotton, Wol- Mitchell Studley – land & Greengrass. He previ- village justice, four-year term Studley has been village ously served as a trustee for two years when he was also deputy justice since 2015. He was previously the acting village justice mayor and prior to that the village’s prosecutor. He is an attorney at Brian Meyerson – Tri-State Consumer Insurance trustee, four-year term Meyers has been a trustee Company and a judicial hearing since 2014. He was the village Continued on Page 64

In testimony to the House Oversight Committee last week, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, named an Old Westbury NYIT grad as someone who would have known that President Donald Trump inflated his assets before presenting them to insurers. Matthew Calamari, the chief operating oﬃcer of The Trump Organization, graduated from NYIT in 1979, according to the university. The mention of his name came during questioning from U.S. Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez (D-Queens), who asked Cohen whether Trump ever gave inflated assets to an insurance company. After Cohen responded that Trump had done so, OcasioCortez asked him to name other people who share that knowledge. All three individuals Cohen named are Trump Organization oﬃcials, the last of which was Calamari. Calamari has worked for Trump for more than 35 years,

according to BuzzFeed News, starting out as his personal bodyguard. Before that, however, Calamari was on NYIT’s football team, a university spokeswoman said. He donated at least $5,000 to the school during the 200809 academic year, earning him recognition as a leadership member of the “President’s Society” in the university’s President’s Report. He lives in Glen Head, according to digital publication Insider. Trump first hired Calamari after seeing him tackle hecklers while working as security at the 1981 US Open, according to a 2015 Bloomberg article on Trump’s empire. Bloomberg cited Calamari’s loyalty to Trump and eagerness to stick with the candidate on the campaign trail. “I just enjoy it,” Calamari said. “It’s not the money. I enjoy working for the man.” Calamari’s son, Matthew Calamari Jr., also works for The Trump Organization, where he started as a security oﬃcer Continued on Page 64

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E. Williston schools debut new budget $61 million budget would mean about $35k per student between the district’s three schools BY J E D HENDRIXSON The East Williston Board of Education has unveiled the district’s $61 million preliminary budget. At the first of five budget meetings last Wednesday night at the Wheatley School, the board reviewed administrative, capital and program components of the budget, which remained below the property tax levy cap despite a 2.89 percent increase from last year’s budget. The proposed budget — $61,744,103 — is a nearly $1.7 million increase from last year’s $60,007,038 adopted spending plan, and the district is projected to again spend close to 98 percent of the current budget, according to the board. The district reaches that 98 percent spending mark consisPHOTO BY JED HENDRIXSON tently, Board President Mark Kamberg said, and auditors often remark on the strength of the East Williston Superintendent Elaine Kanas, left, and board of education president Mark Kamberg at a previous meeting. district’s budget projections. Superintendent Elaine Kanas estimated the district would enroll 1,749 students in K-12 classes at all three schools, amount-

ing to around $35,300 per pupil in total district expenditures. More than half of the budget, 58.4 percent at nearly $36 million, is dedicated to salaries for district staﬀ, a 2 percent increase from last year’s accepted budget. The largest change between last year’s and this year’s proposal is textbook spending, up just over 11 percent across the district. That number continues to grow from year to year, Kamberg said, pointing out that there seems to be no consistent rate associated with the yearly increase. Licensing fees for textbooks, in hard copy and digital, have continued to increase, according to Assistant Superintendent for personnel Danielle Gately, and the district will replace worn-out or outdated textbooks as needed, Assistant Superintendent for Business Diane" Castonguay added. The board is also proposing the creation of a new capital reserve fund for future district improvement projects. The 2019 proposal would be paid oﬀ over

the course of seven years and be capped at $5.5 million, according to Kanas. The district is also planning to allocate funds from the three current capital reserves to make improvements to its three schools. At the North Side School, the district is currently in the early stages of deciding how and with what to replace the school’s slate roof, which often requires expensive maintenance, Castonguay said. Funding is also being allocated for security vestibule improvements and field renovations. The Willets Road and Wheatley schools will both receive"upgrades in the form of door replacements and air-conditioned window units, while Wheatley will have auditorium renovations. Wednesday’s budget meeting is the first of five presentations spanning the months of February and March. The fifth and final deliberation and adoption of the budget is scheduled for March 25 at 7:30 p.m.

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Town board OKs Northwell pavilion Northwell may now apply for permits despite ongoing Greentree Foundation lawsuit BY T E R I W EST

The Town of North Hempstead board unanimously approved Northwell Health’s proposed surgical pavilion for the North Shore University Hospital campus in Manhasset last Thursday, giving the health network the go-ahead to proceed to the Building Department to apply for permits. The decision comes in the midst of a lawsuit in which Greentree Foundation is suing the town and its Board of Zoning Appeals over the project. Northwell’s eight-floor pavilion would be visible from Greentree’s 409-acre property, originally owned by the Whitney family, that is next to the hospital campus. PHOTO BY TERI WEST The surgical pavilion would include intensive care units and operating rooms for procedures, Drs. Robert Waldbaum, left, and John Procaccino work at North Shore University Hospital such as bone marrow and liver and spoke at the town’s public hearing Thursday, urging the board to approve plans for a transplants. It would be accompa- new surgical pavilion for site plan review. nied by a parking facility. The lawsuit appeals the structure would not be a major the Thursday evening hearing, on the project’s architect explainthough lawyers for both parties ing the logistics of the new space Board of Zoning Appeals’ deci- detriment to the environment. The existence of the law- spoke to the board. and Northwell doctors urging the sions to approve variances for the Instead, the evening centered town board to approve the projpavilion and conclude that the suit, however, barely came up in

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Coghlan named Nassau IDA CEO New head of development specializes in business transformation, county exec touts BY J ES S I C A PA R K S

Harry Coghlan was selected to serve as the next chief executive oﬃcer for the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency last Thursday. The Merrick resident was chosen by the agency’s board and the appointment received praise from Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. Coghlan specializes in business transformation and has worked at companies such as Con Edison, Avon and Clear Channel Outdoor among others, the executive said. “I look forward to creating meaningful opportunities and incentives to draw companies to this county, attract new investments and ensure long-term benefits to our communities,” Coghlan said in a statement. “There is tremendous economic potential in Nassau County in

advocate, I am confident he will bring keen insight to the needs of companies already in Nassau, and those looking to relocate,” she said. Richard Kessel, the agency’s chairman, said in a press release that Coghlan brings extensive experience from the private sector. “We look forward to utilizing Harry’s expertise and guidance to continue to market our great county to corporations and ultimately bring jobs to Nassau,” he said. At the same meeting, members of the board appointed Danielle Oglesby, PHOTO COURTESY OF NASSAU COUNTY the deputy executive director of the agency, to fill the Harry Coghlan (left) has been named the next CEO of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. role of chief operations officer. She left her post as Coglan" accepted the ment that the time is right He succeeds Joseph industries as diverse as life sciences, film aerospace and J. Kearney who resigned position after having served for a fresh perspective from chief operations oﬃcer of on Jan. 3 to accept a posi- as the president and general the private sector to" serve the Global Institute at LIU the tech sector.” Post in Brookville to take He said it his goal to tion on the Nassau County manager of Clear Channel in the position. “With Harry’s eminent the position at the agency in break barriers for business- Board of Elections. Kearney Outdoor’s New York market experience as a business ex- November. es that will launch the local served in the position for since 2010. Curran said in a state- ecutive and as a community eight years. economy.

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NEFCU target of fraud ring: DA

Credit union said to be among five subject to scheme seeking to steal more than $1 million BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union was one of five credit unions targeted by a suspected loan fraud ring, which tried to steal more than $1 million by applying for loans using stolen identities, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas’ Oﬃce said. Other credit unions aﬀected were Pentagon Federal Credit Union, Digital Credit Union, Comtrust Federal Credit Union and Navy Federal Credit Union. Five individuals,#from Queens, Brooklyn and New Jersey, were arrested in February for their alleged roles in the credit fraud scheme, the DA said. The five face charges of grand larceny, identity theft and scheme to defraud, according to the criminal complaints filed by PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NASSAU the Nassau DA. One of the accused, who worked at a bank, is charged with falsifying COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE business records and unlawful possession of personal identification information. Dacson Sears, the purported leader The complaint said the defendants atof a loan fraud ring that targeted tempted to steal over $1 million, but only hundreds of individuals and Nassau managed to plunder $250,000. The Nassau Educators Federal Credit Educators Federal Credit Union, is Union, with branches across Long Island, accused of filing over 100 fraudulent initially catered to those in the education loan applications over the span of a field but has expanded to serve a diverse year. range of professions, from accountants to

hospital employees. Singas’ office said the amount of stolen funds the defendants are alleged to have obtained is expected to rise as the investigation continues, as well as the number of identified victims, which is currently about 500 people. The hundreds of targeted individuals were not just from New York, the office said. Some victims were from California, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois and Virginia, among other places. Upon their arrest, investigators confiscated hundreds of files containing victims’ personal and financial information, credit reports, fake identification cards, a cash counting machine, cash wrappers, computers, phones and cash, the district attorney said. Uncovered evidence has found that ring members created profiles where they compiled the affected individuals’ information, ran their credit reports and obtained further information on them from the Dark Web. The defendants allegedly selected their victims from information obtained from hospital and school websites, among other sources. According to Singas, Dacson#Sears of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, was found to have submitted more than 100 loan applications

at the affected credit unions using identities of account members with good credit. Sears, the purported ring leader, operates and owns Sears Credit Advisory Counseling LLC, which he runs from his Brooklyn apartment, the DA said. He applied for all of these loans within the span of a year. Fraudulent loans were taken out for amounts ranging from $7,500 to $35,000, according to the district attorney, and were applied for electronically using the names and Social Security numbers of the affected individuals. “The effects of this type of fraud are devastating for those who have to reclaim their identities and the banks that have to recoup financial losses,” Singas said in a statement. “This investigation, one of the largest identity theft cases we have ever investigated, highlights the importance of strong working relationships among all levels of law enforcement.” The U.S. Postal Inspection Service jointly investigated the case with the Nassau County District Attorney’s office. Summer Aboushady of Jackson Heights, Queens, worked as a banker at Capital One, where she is accused of stealing bank account information and selling it to ring members, according to court documents. Continued on Page 75

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Time to act on zoning approvals limited North Hempstead Town Council limits time property owners can move ahead with work BY T E R I W EST The Town of North Hempstead unanimously passed a law amending its zoning code last Thursday night, setting limits for how long parties can remain in certain stages of the zoning changes application process without taking further action. Applicants are now given three years to act on approved variances, special permits, site plan reviews and changes of zone. “The adoption of this local law will prevent property developers from receiving certain approvals such as a site plan approval and holding onto those approvals for a long period of time before actually developing the property,” said Chief Deputy Town Attorney Michael Kelly. “It will make sure that the process keeps moving.” The three-year time limit for each of the procedures is eligible! for extension. Variances and site plan reviews have the potential to extend!one year beyond the three-year limit as many as three times. Changes of zone can be extended for a maximum of one year and special permits can be extended by six months. Councilman Peter Zuckerman was the only town board member absent for the vote.

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In recent years, companies that wanted to put in 5G cell nodes – installations that provide wireless telecommunication service – have approached the town, she said. While federal law restricts the town from rejecting such technology, the town

wants to maintain as much authority as it can in this situation, Bosworth said. The current draft of the law requires companies to follow a specific procedure if they intend to install a cell node on town-owned property and to provide notice to owners of property within 200 feet of the planned location. It also outlines location, color and height requirements for the nodes and antennas. Several residents expressed concern to the town board about safety hazards of 5G technology. “Scientific data from 11 reputable studies shows an association between cell phone tower radiation and various cancers,” said Laura Weinberg, president of the Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition. “There is more than enough cancer instances in the Town of North Hempstead. Our surrounding cancer centers are bustling with people.” While the town does not have the authority to ban 5G cell nodes, Bosworth encouraged concerned citizens to communicate with politicians at the federal level. “What we can do is we can urge our federally elected oﬃcials to look at this carefully and to advocate for us, their residents,” Bosworth said. “I think it would be important for our residents to do the same.”

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Town appealing apprenticeship decision Judge rules that laws did not benefit public, but favored union over non-union contractors BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Town of North Hempstead is appealing a ruling by a Nassau County judge that struck down a set of town regulations requiring contractors doing large projects to be involved with apprenticeship programs, but it did not explain Monday what the town disputes. Robert Gramman of Gramman Plumbing & Heating, a Carle Placebased company, along with the Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors of Long Island, a trade organization, challenged a series of town mandates for contractors and subcontractors involving apprenticeship programs. More specifically, town laws required contractors engaged in projects with 100,000 square feet or more to be in appropriate apprenticeship agree-

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A Town of North Hempstead spokesperson said Monday the town was appealing the decision and could not comment further on pending litigation. !No explanation was given for the appeal.

“It is unclear how having an apprentice present ensures safer working conditions than having a master plumber,” McCormack wrote last year in the Aug. 7 ruling. “Perhaps most troubling, however, is that it appears that the only way for Gramman, or a similarly situated contractor to comply with the law, is to become unionized.” Don Conway, the president of Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors of Long Island, said the organization challenged the law to correct language that adversely aﬀected competition and its members’ ability to provide services. “This law placed undue restrictions on our members; however, with this ruling, the market is now open and this will benefit professionals, customers and the region economically,” Conway said.

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Senators question LIRR performance BY JA N E LL E C L AUS E N Long Island Rail Road oﬃcials said they were taking measures to improve the system’s capacity and flexibility at a hearing last Friday, where they faced questions from Long Island’s state senators over the agency’s performance and some criticism from union leaders. The hearing in Mineola was the first of a set of hearings planned by six Long Island state senators and the chairs of two state Senate committees, which want to get answers for what many see as the LIRR’s poor performance and come up with solutions. LIRR President Phillip Eng said that as ridership continues to grow, with just shy of 90 million people riding the LIRR last year, the nation’s largest commuter railroad must evolve to increase both its flexibility and capacity. “As Long Island continues to grow, so must our system,” Eng said. Eng said the LIRR has accelerated modernizing and upgrading the system while making “unprecedented” investments in the railroad, including the third track project that will add almost 10 more miles of track between Floral Park and Hicksville and eliminate seven grade crossings. He said the LIRR has made considerable progress in the LIRR Forward plan, which calls for installing new switches, clearing overgrown vegetation and other

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Officials, press and members of the public crowded a room in the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola for a State Senate hearing on the LIRR last Friday. improvements. Eng also cited the double track project in Suﬀolk County, which was completed 15 months ahead of schedule, improvements to Jamaica Station, and the long-delayed East Side Access project, which would enable the LIRR to deliver passengers from the main line to a new

station under Grand Central Terminal. “We have demonstrated that we can be good neighbors, get projects done on time and think outside of the box and support our customers,” Eng said. The East Side Access project was originally expected to cost $3.5 billion in the late 1990s, but its cost has steadily

risen to more than $11 billion while its opening date has continued to be pushed back. The current expected completion date is 2022. Asked about the East Side Access project, Janno Lieber, the chief development oﬃcer of the Metropolitan TransContinued on Page 84

Swastika in Shelter Men followed Americana Rock Jewish Center shoppers to rob them: cops BY J E D H E N D R I X S ON A swastika and anti-Semitic words written in black pen on a painting were found at the Shelter Rock Jewish Center in Searingtown Sunday morning, according to Nassau County police. Shelter Rock Jewish Center Director of Education Silvia Kogan noticed the

scrawling on the painting, located in a rarely used stairwell. The subject of the painting was not disclosed. Kogan declined to comment on the incident. Eﬀorts to reach Rabbi Martin Cohen were unavailing. The stairwell is not commonly used, according to police, and it was not known Continued on Page 63

BY J E D H E N D R I X S ON Two men from Queens have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries that involved stalking patrons visiting the Americana Manhasset shopping center to later rob them, according to Nassau County police. Jarry Gonzales-Ramos, 28, and Andres Quintero-Mendoza, 33, both of the same address in East Elmhurst, allegedly followed victims home from the Americana on at least four dates before causing hundreds of dollars in damage and stealing property, police said. Both men are charged with several counts, including burglary, grand larceny and criminal mischief. The two Continued on Page 73 PHOTOS COURTESY OF NASSAU COUNTY POLICE

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Felix Sater to testify before Congress Former Sands Point resident and Trump associate to discuss Moscow tower negotiations BY J E S S I C A PA R K S

Felix Sater, a recent Sands Point resident and! former business associate of President Donald Trump, is to testify before Congress March 14 about negotiations for a Trump Tower in Moscow. The announcement was made by U.S. Rep. Adam Schiﬀ (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, following testimony by Trump’s ex-personal attorney, Michael D. Cohen, at a congressional hearing last week. To lower the public’s expectations, Schiﬀ warned that not every hearing is going to be conducted in the open as Cohen’s was, but said committee members will try to do as much as possible in open session. The scheduling of Sater’s hearing follows Cohen’s testimony during last Wednesday’s hearing that he had!lied about when negotiations ended for a Trump Tower in Moscow. “I stated that we stopped negotiating in January 2016 — that was false,” Cohen said. “Our negotiations continued for months later during the campaign.”

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Former Sands Point resident, Felix Sater, is to testify in front of Congress on March 14. In emails!obtained by news outlets and later confirmed by Cohen, it was revealed that negotiations did not cease until June 2016 after Trump had been declared the Republican candidate for president. Sater has been identified by multiple news outlets as “Individual-2,” who is described as Cohen’s main contact in Russia during Trump Tower nego-

tiations in Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s court filing. At the age of 6, the RussianAmerican businessman fled to Israel from the Soviet Union, where he and his family faced persecution for their Jewish religion. After receiving refugee status, his family migrated to the United States, specifically Brighton Beach, when Sater was

8 years old. He attended Pace University until he dropped out at 18 and got a job on Wall Street. A bar fight, where he stabbed a man in the face with a broken margarita glass, landed him in jail and cost him his stockbroker’s license. After involvement in illegal Wall Street activities led to his pleading guilty to racketeering in 1998, Sater was enlisted as an FBI informant!and “provided crucial intelligence information and assistance to numerous U.S. national security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies,” he said in! a statement provided to the House Intelligence Committee!in December 2017. Sater joined Bayrock Group LLC, a luxury real estate firm that ran its oﬃces out of the 24th floor of Trump Tower, in 2003. He came to know his neighbor from two floors up,! at the time a New York City real estate mogul who now serves as president,!and began working on real estate negotiations for Trump, according to news reports. The New York Times reported that Sater made his first attempt at brokering a Trump Tower in

Moscow in 2005, having identified an old pencil factory on the Moscow River. That was followed by a sight-seeing trip a year later with Trump’s children, Ivanka and Don Jr. After the original negotiations tapered oﬀ, Sater reached out to the Trump Organization, namely Cohen, again in November 2015 about a second attempt to build Trump Tower Moscow.! He also pitched a potential opportunity for Russian President Vladimir Putin to say “great things” about the presidential candidate that might aid in getting him elected, according to reporting by The Washington Post. In an interview with Buzzfeed News, Sater said he did not have a role in alleged Russian meddling into the 2016 election. Sater moved from Port Washington to Los Angeles, bringing his Porsche along for the trip, in February 2018. He sold his home in Sands Point!last month for just over $2 million. He was a large contributor to the Chabad of Port Washington, where he served on the organization’s board of directors and was named Man of the Year in 2014.

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The perils of a town foreign policy

he Town of North Hempstead may!have a foreign policy problem. Same for Nassau County and the state of New York. How is that possible, you might ask? How could governments focused on local services become entangled in international issues? Let’s start with the immediate problem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to put together a coalition ahead of an upcoming election, recently struck an agreement with a racist anti-Arab party whose ideology was likened by one influential rabbi in Israel to Nazism. The leaders of the!party, Otzma Yehudit, or Jewish Power, have a long history of expressing support for violence against Palestinians, the expulsion of Arabs from Israel and the Occupied Territories and a ban on intermarriage or sex between Jews and Arabs, according to a New York Times report. The party’s leaders also call themselves disciples of Meir Kahane, the Brooklyn-born anti-Arab militant whose Kach party was outlawed in Israel and declared a terrorist group by the United States. Leaders of two of the largest American Jewish lobbying groups in late February said Otzma Yehudit could conceivably gain enough votes to enter the next Knesset and become part of the governing coalition. A few days later, Israel’s attorney general recommended that Netanyahu be indicted on charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust. But what does this have to do with the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County and the

state of New York? Well, two years ago, in April 2017, the Town of North Hempstead approved legislation that prohibited the town from contracting with companies that participate in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. A year earlier, the Nassau County Legislature approved a bill prohibiting companies from doing business with the county if they have boycotted or divested from Israeli businesses or supported sanctions against Israel. Around the same time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order with similar intent. The BDS movement is a global campaign promoting various forms of boycott against Israel until the country meets what the campaign describes as Israel’s “obligations under international law,” defined as withdrawal from the Occupied Territories, removal of the separation barrier in the West Bank, full equality for ArabPalestinian citizens of Israel, and “respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties.’ The town, county and governor agreed with opponents of the BDS movement in rejecting the charge that Israel was an apartheid state and in calling the BDS movement an anti-Semitic attack aimed at Israel’s existence. The New York Civil Liberties Union opposed the county and town legislation, saying it violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution because it targeted political speech. In the case of North Hempstead, others complained that the town council had no business sticking its nose into foreign rela-

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tions. We think they have a point. For starters, if local governments are going to get involved in making foreign policy, which issues and what countries are they going to target? Why Israel in this instance and not Saudi Arabia, which ordered the murder of a Washington Post columnist and treats its women as second-class citizens? Or China, which has sent 1 million Muslims to internment camps? Or Russia, which invaded Ukraine and attacked our election system? Or North Korea, where the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, has the worst human rights record in the world, including the beating and torture of an American college student that resulted in his death? We’d hate to think that our local oﬃcials were more interested in appealing to voters than addressing an international problem. Even if an argument can be made for a particular policy, what happens when, as they say, the facts on the ground change? In the case of Israel, what happens if the coalition that Netanyahu has put together wins a majority

in the Knesset? The New York Times editorial board!wrote that if a newly formed party incorporated Otzma Yehudi, “they would most likely be filled by co-founders of a group implicated in a 2014 arson attack on a school for Jewish and Arab children in Jerusalem. These legislators could be joined by an admirer of Baruch Goldstein, the Kahane follower who massacred 29 Palestinians in a mosque in Hebron in 1994, and an avowed homophobe who favors a shoot-to-kill approach to Palestinian stone-throwers.” North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth said during the heated debate two years ago that the legislation was directed against “organizations engaged in discriminatory behavior, whether towards Israel or any other country or organization.” Does this mean that the Town of North Hempstead will revisit the BDS legislation if the ultra-rightwing party that includes Otzma Yehudi wins enough votes to enter the next Knesset and becomes part of the governing coalition? If not, will the Town of North Hempstead council members find another way to express their op-

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position to the presence of Otzma Yehudit in the Israeli parliament – as have leaders of American Jewish groups across the political spectrum? It is true that even if Otzma Yehudi members became part of the governing coalition they would still remain a small minority of the electorate. But then again does anyone believe that every member of the BDS movement is anti-Semitic? These are the knotty problems that are normally handled at the national level. But the town and the county have now set a precedent in this case and others to add their opinions to international issues and, in this case, their legislation. And that brings responsibilities. It’s possible Netanyahu’s coalition will fail in the upcoming election. It is also possible that Otzma Yehudit will not gain a place in a governing coalition even if Netanyahu’s coalition prevails. Otherwise, we may get a chance to get a really good look at the diplomatic skills of town and county oﬃcials. As well as their sense of fairness.

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KREMER’S CORNER

Rising political stars can fade quickly

verybody loves shiny objects — flashy cars, luxury goods and new cellphones that do everything but cook dinner — are the things that make many Americans drool. In the early stages of the new House of Representatives session, the political media has found its own fascination. It’s freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, also known as “AOC,” whose every word is embraced by a group that is hungry for something different. Cortez made it to Washington by beating Joe Crowley, a popular and powerful incumbent who was in the line to become Speaker of the House. Having the distinction of being the youngest member ever elected to that 435-member body, AOC became an instant celebrity. Gifted with gab, the congresswoman has become one of the go-to members for reporters seeking a headline-grabbing retort. This new phenom from Queens has become a vocal part of a small group of newcomers who have a far-left agenda on things like healthcare, college

tuition and the environment. Her support of the Green New Deal has attracted the backing of all of the currently announced Democratic candidates for the White House. While she may be ahead of her time on some of her priorities, she has succeeded in stirring up much debate within the ranks of the Democratic party. Being the darling of the media has lots of pluses and minuses. There is no member in recent years who has attracted similar attention, but there are cases of newcomers who became media darlings and eventually flamed out. Dennis Kucinich attracted similar adoration when he was elected to Congress in 1997. Prior to his election, he was the youngest mayor in the history of Cleveland. He attracted a constant flow of interviews on his idealism and activism, and in both 2004 and 2008, he boldly ran for president. He introduced articles of impeachment for both President Bush and Vice President Cheney over the Iraq War. He eventually faded away. There are many pitfalls to

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being the darling of the Washington press corps. No one is an expert on everything and there is a tendency on the part of politicians, especially those with no experience, to oﬀer their opinions at the drop of a hat. Her comments on the departure of Amazon from New York are the most recent example. She smugly referred to the decision as a win for the “ordinary” people. Considering that 60 percent of the residents of Queens favored Amazon stay-

ing, remarks like that can backfire. The suggestion by some of her backers that primary contests be launched next year against a number of prominent Democratic members, is guaranteed to build up a quiet resentment that could wind up undermining her progressive agenda. AOC is part of a very liberal caucus, but they are not the most powerful voices in Congress. If you want to be a future leader of your party, it will take more than a book stuﬀed with press clippings. Some observers of the political scene have suggested that the Democratic Congress is drifting too far to the left. But if you are looking for a centrist member who reflects the formula that helped the party gain forty House seats in 2018, then take a look at Rebecca Michelle Sherrill, a newly elected member from New Jersey. Her story reflects what the vast majority of the swing voters embraced on Election Day. “Mikie,” as she is a 47-yearold Navy veteran and former prosecutor, is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate who attended the

London School of Economics and Georgetown Law School. She saw service as a helicopter pilot in the Middle East and attained the rank of lieutenant commander. She is the mother of four children. She won the seat that had been occupied by a 24-year veteran Republican in an aﬄuent district that leans conservative. She ran a centrist campaign that attracted a cross-section of voters. She did not vote for Nancy Pelosi for Speaker, but still won a coveted seat on the House Armed Services Committee and was named chair of the Subcommittee on Science, Space and Technology. In the end, only time will tell whose approach to eﬀective legislating will prevail. It’s a choice between a war veteran and former prosecutor with exceptional skills and an articulate populist who may be a temporary media darling. Candidates like Sherrill have the staying power to be the best alternative if the Democratic party is to keep control in 2020 and maintain support for a Democratic Congress.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Tracking facts on ground… and under it

r. and Mrs. Groundhog were having an argument, or as they preferred to call it, a

dispute. “You call this an early spring?” Mrs. Groundhog wanted to know. “Because I don’t! Snow every other day, and freezing nights in between… What good is it, having a herd of nosy strangers interrupting our sleep, if you can’t even get your prediction right?” “That’s not fair!” protested her husband. “They snatched me out of a dream, shook me up, then told the whole world what I had ‘predicted’ before I could even get my eyes open! If you think it’s so easy, maybe you should do it!” “No, thank you. Remember Staten Island Charlotte? Mayor de Blasio dropped her, one year, and before 6 weeks were out, she was dead! No, I’m happy to leave the forecasting to you. Just get it right!” “You mean, like your college boyfriend Punxsutawney Phil? He’s oh so famous — with a suc-

cess rate of a lousy 39 percent! He could do better if he flipped a coin!” “And what are your stats, Calvin?” “Mmmph.” “I can’t hear you, dear. What did you say?” “Forty five percent.” “That’s what I thought. Not exactly setting the world on fire.” “Of course not. That’s hard to do when it’s covered with snow.” “You know what I mean. If we have to suﬀer through this insane ritual every year, let’s at least be good at it. That’s why I’ve asked my cousin to come over and coach us.” “You mean Douglas Burroughs? Why, what’s his angle?” “He’s just returned from the North East Regional Conference, with all the latest ideas for performance improvement. It’s all very modern.” An overweight groundhog shuﬄed into the den and dropped an enormous notebook onto the burrow floor. “You’ve

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A Look on the Lighter Side heard of ISO 9000, I suppose?” “No,” said Calvin. “Why, it’s only the latest, greatest, up-to-datest way to improve the performance of anyone’s business,” said Douglas. “We’re not exactly a business, here…” “Do you have a notebook, Cal, or some software?” “Look around, Doug. We’re groundhogs! We have dirt, roots, and leaves!” “Well, you’ll need some way

to document your procedure, every year. Otherwise, how are you going to improve it?” “I was planning on going back to sleep…” “That’s so last month, Calvin! Now, shape up! We need someone to be the leader here, of our little group — that’s me — and somebody else to take notes. I guess that’s you, Hilda, your Calvin’s still looking a little dazed… You’ll need pen and paper.” Hilda gave her cousin a blank look. He snapped, “Oh, for heavens sake, take mine, I never go anywhere without them. Now, let’s call this meeting to order!” “A meeting?” said Calvin. “Is that really necessary?” “It’s the only way, my boy! How else are you going to record your ‘lessons learned,’ your ‘after-action report’?” “I generally just let Hilda tell me whatever I did wrong; it’s simpler.” Douglas was unimpressed. “Hilda, have you got the metrics for the last ten years?”

“Right here. We’re batting a solid 45 percent, which puts us better than Punxsutawney, but worse than Staten Island. Even without Charlotte they’ve managed to hit 82 percent!” “And what is your plan for improvement?” “I don’t have one. That’s why you’re here.” “I have an idea,” says Calvin. “You do?” His wife and her cousin both turn to him in surprise. “Yes, I do. I vote that, since he knows so much, we turn the job over to Douglas here. Then we can see how his ‘metrics’ turn out!” “Actually, that’s not a bad idea!” says Douglas, and he bustles oﬀ. Hilda turns to her husband with a frown: “That’s a rotten trick to play on anyone — especially a relative! Just because you want to be left alone…” But Calvin didn’t hear a word she said. He was already fast asleep.

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

Everyone pays a price for idling cars

t’s not uncommon for me to turn onto my street heading home from a walk and see a van, truck or car idling in front of my house. It is infuriating to see this. I know how harmful it is to human and environmental health for any motor vehicle to sit idling. Yet it is not uncommon to see idling vehicles in parking lots waiting to pick up children, outside people’s homes, or in busy shopping areas. In all these places, whether it is a steaming hot summer day or a brutally cold winter day, or anything in between, the exhaust from the idling vehicle pollutes our air and causes asthma, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and cancer. Idling vehicles also release one pound of carbon dioxide every 10 minutes contributing 130,000 tons of carbon dioxide to our atmosphere every year. Carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to climate change. If that’s not enough, an idling car

uses 1/5 to 7/10 of a gallon of fuel an hour while an idling diesel truck burns approximately one gallon of fuel an hour. That is burning money. We have taken steps to address this issue. According to the code of the village of Flower Hill, “Vehicles shall not be permitted to idle within the village in excess of two minutes.” Suﬀolk County prohibits idling for longer than five minutes when the temperature is above 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Anti-school bus idling laws are ubiquitous because people understand the dangers buses idling in school parking lots present to school children. It is a risk not outweighed by outside temperatures. So why is it then, do we sit at school drop-oﬀ or on the after-school activity pick up line with our cars idling? Why at the train station waiting to pick up a commuter do we leave our cars running?

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters We know how bad it is and yet we justify it because it is cold or hot out or sometimes for no apparent reason at all. Are we really willing to jeopardize our health, contribute to climate change and waste our money just to keep the heat or air conditioner running for a few minutes? Is your car going to cool oﬀ or become so unbearably hot in

the few minutes you are waiting to justify this risk? Better yet, why did we even drive when we were close enough to walk? Idling your car is one of many choices we can make with awareness of the damage our decision will cause and understanding of the example we will set for our children and neighbors by our chosen action. It is small steps that may cause some minimal discomfort like turning oﬀ your car or bringing your own cup to get your coffee that will help us hold global temperature increases as low as possible. There is no question we will see a rise in overall global temperatures and all the consequences of that (including sea level rise, more droughts, severe storms). We do still have some control over how many degrees the temperature will rise and the severity of the consequences. It is these relatively simple choices that will save lives. I want to print a small card

listing the dangers of idling vehicles to pass out to any car or truck I pass that is idling. It will state such facts as Americans spend $13 million every day on unnecessary idling and that breathing exhaust fumes can damage brain cells and lower IQs. Idling can damage engine components because fuel is not fully combusted so fuel residues build up. Of course, it will include how idling is linked to increases in asthma, allergies, heart and lung disease and cancer. Leaving your car running burns fuel unnecessarily and releases carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Don’t be surprised if I knock on your window and hand you one of my cards. I am on a mission to get people to stop idling. It is a relatively simple thing to stop and has widespread and significant results. I hope you’ll join me and set an example for everyone around you.

KIDS F IRST

The urgency of mental health care

lthough my daily routine does not include reading Australian news, a social media headline from the Jan. 26, Sidney Morning Herald caught my eye: “Kids are Dying: Calls for Headspace to Publish Waiting Lists.” Headspace is the name for 110 centers located across Australia that employ mental health and other health professionals to address the health and emotional well-being of young people from ages 12 to 25. Visits to Headspace, which is funded by the Australian government, are advertised as free of charge. When there is a crisis, they assess risk and formulate a plan in collaboration with the young!person seeking help. Sounds great! So, why the ominous headline?! Too many teens in crisis are on Headspace’s waiting lists, which run up to three months. Many have given up hope. Tragically, some are becoming statistics in Australia’s climbing suicide rate. “Every time a young person in crisis was turned away,” says Headspace Chief Executive! Jason Trethowan, it puts them

another step closer to “pushing them over the edge.” Jumping from Australia to the United Kingdom, on Oct. 8, 2018, The Guardian reported that the Royal College of Psychiatrists surveyed 500 diagnosed mental health patients and discovered that some had waited up to 13 years to get the care they needed. One 20-year-old woman with a history of childhood trauma responded to the survey by stating it took her eight years, until the age of 15, to get treatment. “I was suicidal, but no one would help me. I kept asking for help, and kept being pushed away. Either I wasn’t ill enough to meet the threshold for services, or the waiting list was simply too long,” she noted. In the U.S., it is too-often the same demoralizing story about disenfranchised youth on waiting lists who end up in hospital emergency rooms that lack adequate psychiatric personnel. For a child survivor of trauma, an illequipped ER waiting room often becomes a trigger as opposed to a respite.!! Increasingly, economic realities have pushed mental health

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clinics in the New York metropolitan area to fill the ranks of their staﬀ with fee-for-service workers who carry overflowing caseloads of Medicaid patients. Those patients are seen back to back at 30-minute intervals, factory-style. At North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, 20 percent of all admissions come to us as crisis situations, including kids who talk and act as if they don’t want to live. Or, they have endured such trauma in their short lives that they have ceased to function well at home and school. We guarantee to see such emergency cases within 24 to 48

hours — and we don’t kick them out the door after 30 minutes. Steps are taken to evaluate and reduce the level of risk right from the start to prevent traumatic ER trips. It takes a mission-driven, salaried workforce to get this done properly.! We are pleased that referral sources such as schools and pediatricians understand that we are readily available to all families regardless of income and that they will be evaluated and assigned care rapidly. This is no easy task — certainly not one that can happen in conveyorbelt-style every half hour on the half hour. Although time is of the essence in the case of an emergency, triage is a thoughtful process that cannot be rushed. Distinctions are made. For example, there is a diﬀerence between a high-level emergency involving a child with suicidal thoughts and few if any social supports; and an urgent situation with a child that is verbalizing suicidal feelings, but who is participating in activities, speaking with parents, attending school and clearly has no intent or plan to take his or her life.

In both situations, a careful assessment is needed to understand the level of risk in order to counsel the family accordingly. It is life-and-death work. There are no shortcuts. A dedicated team of salaried professional staﬀ is essential. Yet such places are in short supply. The Headspace headline — “Kids are Dying” — falls on deaf ears when it comes to mental health care. Someone advised me that if you want to shake things up, you need to examine why you are awake and how you just relate to those who are asleep. One mom carried the ashes of her deceased teenage son to a legislative hearing to awaken the slumbering legislators. It shouldn’t take ashes to ask for help. Andrew Malekoﬀ is the executive director of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, which provides comprehensive mental health services for children from birth through 24 and their families. To find out more, call 516-626-1971 or visit www.northshorechildguidance. org.

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Trump’s attacks show need for new ERA

ooray! It’s Women’s History Month! I know it because Trump issued a proclamation, saying in part, “The equal opportunity of women in every facet of daily life is an essential feature of a free and prosperous society.” To quote Trump in his insane speech to CPAC, “Bullshit.” Everything that Trump and his rightwing theocrat Republicans are doing is aimed at reducing women to chattel, to restore that idyllic time when “America Was Great” because men could wield levers of power over women and minorities. Ironically, if the ERA failed to win passage (by three states) in 1982 because of hysteria over abortion rights and gay rights, now, the ERA is more important than ever because of the government’s attack on women’s reproductive rights, essentially making women a slave of the state, undeserving or incapable of having the same right or ability of self-determination as a man. Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes said as much, referring to a pregnant woman as a “host body” rather than a sentient being. He wasn’t the first, just the most recent. And it is ironic considering this statement: “They want to replace individual rights with total government domination.” Sounds like what the theo-

crats want to do to women, but Trump was referring to “Democrat lawmakers are now embracing socialism.” (Universal health care! Green New Deal!) The clear and present danger to women is most implicitly expressed in the rise of personhood laws around the country, which essentially give a fetus more rights than the mother harboring it. The conceit of government presuming to make judgments for the unborn, over the woman’s judgment and her right to selfdetermination is an abomination. This from lawmakers who balk at the notion of universal health care because government should be limited and could care less about the child once it’s a living breathing person (personhood!), and for the so-called “pro-life” claque which refuses to constrain access to guns that kill 33,000 people a year and maim hundreds of thousands more, and the hyperreligious who turn a blind eye to the parents and children being incarcerated and cruelly tormented, at the southern border. “A society that embraces a legal concept of fetal personhood would necessarily compromise existing ideals of individual freedom,” the New York Times wrote in an extraordinary 7-part series. “If a fetus is granted equal rights, women who become pregnant may find their most personal decisions coming under state control. “Would a woman who

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chooses to smoke cigarettes or drink wine during pregnancy be charged with a crime? What if a judge rules or a police oﬃcer believes, she is risking the life of a fetus by, say, climbing a mountain, or riding a roller coaster, or undertaking a humanitarian mission in a war zone? Who will decide whether a pregnant woman diagnosed with cancer may undergo chemotherapy? “Every health decision facing a pregnant woman that might aﬀect the fetus would be up for scrutiny by prosecutors, the courts and expectant fathers. A pregnant woman would cease to exist as an autonomous person. Her womb would become a legal battleground.” And that is actually already happening, where women who miscarry are being prosecuted – at the same time they are shutting access to prenatal health care.

Now the Religious Right wants to pass laws that would incarcerate a doctor who performs an abortion and the woman who gets one and withhold contraception, essentially forcing women to become pregnant. Trump is moving to dismantle Obamacare and eliminate the protections that removed the expensive “precondition” of being a woman (that is, making gynecological services and obstetrics an add-on premium), boasting to CPAC, “We passed the largest package of tax cuts and reforms in American history. And we got rid of the individual mandate, which was a big deal. Which should lead to the ending of the disaster known as Obamacare.” Now he is pleased as punch to be signing an Executive Order that would bar organizations that provide abortion referrals or even information about abortion, from receiving federal family planning money under Title X. This goes so far beyond the Hyde Amendment, which already bars federal money from going to pay for abortions. Rather, this is aimed at shutting down Planned Parenthood, which often is the only health care provider for millions of Americans who are uninsured or under-insured – that means STD tests, birth control, cancer screenings. Some 4 million people including 1.6 million who access

care through Planned Parenthood, would have their care jeopardized. (21 states are filing suit against the abortion gag rule as an “extraordinary overreach” by the US Department of Health.) Meanwhile, during Trump’s government shutdown, the Violence Against Women Act lapsed. You don’t see them rushing to restore it. And Betsy Devos is dismantling protections against sexual assault on college campuses. There is a societal benefit of paid parental leave – to keep women’s intellect, experience and skill in the workplace, while allowing them time to bond with their baby, without robbing their savings or retirement, as every other industrialized nation has and a few states (thankfully New York is one). There is a societal benefit to aﬀordable, accessible child care so that parents can return to work, and their children are in a place that enhances social and intellectual development that doesn’t cost more than their own take-home salary or college tuition; every other industrialized nation has it, but not the US. All of this confirms: We need a new Equal Rights Amendment that asserts once and for all, so women are not vulnerable to the misogynistic machinations of Kavanaugh, Gorsuch,Thomas, Alito and Roberts who couldn’t argue that there are no legal protections of women’s equal rights in the Constitution.

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believe every veteran, regardless of where or for how long he or she has served our country, deserves every service we can possibly provide. To help ensure they are being optimally assisted at the county level, I proudly serve as ranking member of the Nassau County Legislature’s Veterans Services committee. Veterans Service members work to meet the needs of the more than 50,000 veterans that call Nassau County home. Aside from legislation, I help to enact into law, here are several services oﬀered to veterans in Nassau County: The VA Medical Center offers services in Nassau County through two mobile medical units and a clinic. The mobile units are located at Clinton G. Martin Park

in New Hyde Park and the Glen Cove VFW Post #347 at 15 Hill Street. The New Hyde Park van operates Monday (physical therapy), Wednesday (podiatry) and Thursday (primary care), and the Glen Cove one provides primary care and physical therapy on Tuesday. Call 631-261-4400, ext. 7978 to schedule an appointment. The VA also has a Nassau location at the East Meadow Clinic, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, Building Q. Call 631-754-7978 for an appointment. Rebuilding Together Long Island assists veterans struggling with limited incomes and/ or physical challenges who need home repairs and maintenance. Income-qualified veterans are never charged for these services.

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Visit rebuildingtogetherli.org or call 631-777-7894. The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence Transportation Program oﬀers veterans who are residents of

North Hempstead free transportation for food shopping twice a week and other options, as well as discounted taxi rides for medical appointments and other needs. Call 311 or 516-869-6311 for details or to schedule a pickup. City of Glen Cove Veterans Aﬀairs Director Tony Jimenez works to ensure the city’s veterans receive the benefits they have earned through their service. He assists with a variety of needs, including housing and transportation for medical appointments. Contact Jimenez at Glen Cove City Hall at 516-759-6798. The Nassau County Police Department helps keep veterans safer and connected to appropriate care by checking a box in their reports identifying veterans. This was enacted due to the fact that

nearly 50 percent of veterans who require mental health services never seek treatment. United Veterans Beacon House helps veterans find housing, jobs and meet other needs. Visit uvbh.com or 631-665-1571 for details. A caseworker with the Town of North Hempstead specializes in the needs of veterans and helps them access benefits, services and DD214/Separation Documents. Call 311 to schedule an appointment. To learn about more veteran services visit nassaucountyny. gov/1945/Veterans-ServiceAgency or call 516-572-6560. Feel free to also contact my oﬃce with any questions at 516-571-6211 or dderiggiwhitton@nassaucountyny.gov.

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Side with community VGN trustees

hy didn’t I think of this before? Village of Great Neck Trustee Ann Mendelson’s husband writes letters to the Great Neck News disparaging the decision made on part of Great Neck Public Schools to pave a new parking lot near their home that will ultimately destroy their home’s view and potentially property

value. " Mendelson writes about the unfair lack of due process by the Board of Education in deciding to build a student parking lot, paving over what is now grass." He’s griped about this unfair situation in several letters to editor published in the Great Neck News. " So what does wife and Village of Great Neck trustee, Ann,

do for revenge? She quietly sides with Mayor Bral in a bold move she knows and her husband knows will harm the public school system and the entire community." Is everything that’s gone wrong in this village and the questionable decision making in this village based on an enormous vendetta and an inappropriate sense of entitlement?

And what of the remaining board members?" The ones who fail to speak up, fail to question and sit there session after session in stony silence?" Norman Namdar, Stephen Hope and Bart Sobel." Have they forgotten they were elected by the people for the people?" In other words, they are supposed to serve us." Not Mayor Bral. Will the real adults please

step up?" Someone with maturity and a sense of decency must stop these individuals before they destroy the greater community, taking down innocent, tax-paying, hard-working families that moved here for the high-ranking public school system. "" Judy Rosenthal Great Neck

Keep ‘socialism’ out of health care debate

mericans are increasingly rating health care as the top concern in the 2020 elections, write Kevin Berninger and Kevin Williams in politics for CNBC, while having a more general discussion on expanding Medicare. Not all the proposals of the candidates are alike. Bernie Sanders advocates a version of Medicare that applies to all, and an estimated cost of $32 trillion in government spending over 10 years. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Kamala Harris, Julian Castro, and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard have all come out in favor Medicare for All. Other candidates say the realities of politics and government spending require a less extreme approach to increasing healthcare areas. Cory Booker signed on to the Sanders’ idea but does acknowledge that his main concern for access for everybody is paramount, but is willing to consider extending Medicare down to age 55. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar would prefer to lower the age to 50, but just want something that will work now, allowing Americans to voluntarily buy into this program, hoping to have a positive eﬀect on the whole system with that addition. To add to the noise, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash) has unfurled an expansive new Medicare for All bill. The only problem, the plan does not have a cost estimate, nor does it indicate how the overhaul

would be paid for. I know. More taxes. Star Parker, a columnist and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, writing for Urban Cure, says that President Trump was principled and politically astute to address, in his State of the Union, the horrors taking place now in Venezuela, and then to declare: “Tonight we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.” America’s relationship to socialism has changed and Americans today are more likely to identify socialism with “equality” than with government ownership or control. In any discussion of Medicare and Medicare For All, the word socialism appears. Merriam Webster defines socialism “as a system, in which private property and the distribution of income are subject to social control,” but the conception of that control has varied, from statist to libertarian, from Marxist to liberal. In the modern era, pure socialism has been seen only rarely and usually briefly in a few communist regimes. Far more common are systems of social democracy, now often referred to as democratic socialism, in which extensive state regulation, with limited state ownership, has been employed by democratically elected governments, such as Sweden and Denmark, in the belief that it produces a fair distribution of income without impairing economic growth. I am seriously trying to not be an advocate for either politi-

cal party as I write about health and pharmacy, but sometimes they seem to be intertwined. This is evident from the headlines of articles on the subjects I write about. Examples are: “Stop calling universal healthcare socialized medicine.” An example of socialized medicine is the care delivered through the Department of Veterans Aﬀairs, where medical professionals are government employees and the facilities are paid for by we the people. In contrast, single payer and Medicare for All are universal health insurance, not socialism. Robert Pear, writing in the New York Times on Feb. 23, under a headline of “Healthcare and Insurance Industries Mobilize to Kill ‘Medicare for All,'” notes how even before the Democrats have finished drafting bills to create a single-payer health-care system, the healthcare and insurance industries have assembled a small army of lobbyists to kill the Medicare for All idea. More than 155 million Americans have employersponsored health coverage. They like it, by and large, and should be allowed to keep it. The message of the lobbyists is “the Aﬀordable Care Act is working reasonably well and should be improved, not repealed by Republicans or replaced by Democrats with a big new public program.” Most physicians whom I have asked about this subject seem to agree that every American should be covered under a health-care program, but not

one that takes away from what is already offered but does improve and expand coverage. Single-payer national health insurance, also known as Medicare for All is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes healthcare financing, but the delivery of health care remains largely in private hands. A single-payer health system establishes one health risk pool consisting of the entire population of a geographic of political region. It also establishes one set of rules for services offered, reimbursement rates, dug prices and minimum standards for required services. Wikipedia notes that “the standard usage of the term, single-payer healthcare, refers to health insurance, as opposed to healthcare delivery.” To date, there are no less than 32 countries with some form of universal health coverage, the first of which was Norway in 1912. According to Very Well Health, the U.S. Census Bureau shows 28.1 million Americans without health insurance in 2016, a sharp decline from the 45.6 million who had been uninsured prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. In contrast, there are no uninsured Canadian citizens; their government-run system provides universal coverage. Thus, Canada has universal health coverage, while the United States does not. In most cases, universal coverage and a single-payer system go hand-in-hand

because a country’s federal government is the most likely candidate to administer and pay for a healthcare system covering millions of people, but it is possible to have universal coverage without having a single-payer system and numerous countries around the world have done so. This is called a two-tier system with the government providing basic health care and secondary coverage available for those who can aﬀord a higher standard of care. Denmark, Israel and France have such a system. Medicare operates similarly in the U.S. The supplement Medigap coverage provides that coverage and is managed by a private health insurer rather than the government. Experts have suggested that the United States should incrementally reform its current health-care system to provide a government-funded safety net for the sick and the poor, an expanded version of the Aﬀordable Care Act Medicaid expansion while requiring those who are more healthy and financially able to purchase their own policies. In the political climate of today, can you really imagine any proposal gaining enough traction to pass any bill that would construct a system providing universal coverage and having multiple payers? Bertram Drachtman Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 67

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Plunge raises funds for Special Olympics BY J E S S I C A PA R K S When waking up on a snowy Saturday morning, not many would consider it a beach day but that didn’t stop hundreds from plunging into the Long Island Sound to support Special Olympics New York. More than 200 plungers raised $50,000 for the Special Olympics athletes for the 15th Annual Town of North Hempstead Polar Plunge at Port Washington’s North Hempstead Beach Park last weekend. The funds raised will support about 125 athletes in their training and competitions throughout the sports season, according to Rebecca Strickland, Special Olympics New York’s associate director of development. The organization has over! 67,000 athletes who train for and compete in 22 Olympic-like events throughout the year. Strickland said there are around 7,400 Special Olympics athletes on Long Island. Some of the largest contributors!were the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce team, who raised almost $11,000 for the event, and Great Neck’s Erin Lipinsky, who was the largest individual fund-raiser. He raised almost $12,000. Lipinsky plunged for his fifth year in a row. Last year when a nor’easter canceled North Hempstead’s polar plunge,

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Some 272 people took the plunge to raise money for Special Olympics New York on Saturday at the 15th Annual Town of North Hempstead Polar Plunge. See more photos on page 26. he said he instead plunged at Tobay Beach in Oyster Bay to keep his promise. He said he got involved because he wanted to do his part to keep the Special Olympics program running. He previously played on the organization’s basketball team. Strickland said that once Lipinsky got involved, “he just took oﬀ with it and wanted to be No. 1.”

Lipinsky said that Alert and Vigilant Fire Companies, both out of Great Neck, have been a major support for him while fund-raising. Mike Green, chairman of the Alert Fire Company, said Lipinsky! puts in a good two months’ worth of eﬀort into his fund-raising. He said Lipinsky visits stores on all the commercial streets in Manhasset,

Port Washington and Great Neck to hand out fliers for the event and ask for donations. Lipinsky also had businesses donate food that he sold to help boost donations. Green said Vigilant! Fire Company hosts a car wash in July or August each year and sends the proceeds to Lipinsky’s fund-raising eﬀorts. Continued on Page 74

Recent LIRR incidents Mineola business giving renew safety talks kids new lease on life BY J E D HENDRIXSON Two weeks ago, an SUV was crushed by two oncoming Long Island Rail Road trains as it swerved around lowered crossbars at a grade-crossing in Westbury, killing three people. Since then talks of safety concerns at

grade crossings, the LIRR’s third track expansion project and tragedies of transit past have been revived. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference in Garden City Monday where he called for more safety improvements at LIRR crossings. In an incident at the New Hyde Park Continued on Page 74

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Three people were killed in a fatal crash before this LIRR train derailed and collided with the Westbury train station platform two weeks ago.

BY J E D HENDRIXSON When he was a child, Anthony Cappa was in and out of doctors’ oﬃces for treatment of a tumor on his shoulder. Following numerous surgeries and the use of corrective body braces, Cappa’s interest in the anatomy and engineering involved in orthotics was ignited. Now, decades later, he is dedicated to bringing the same help he received to those in need of it. Cappa is currently working at his own company,!Carbon Based, in Mineola, which provides orthotic braces to infants and adolescents with physical deformities. An orthosis is an externally applied device used to modify the body. Since graduating from New York University’s now-defunct prosthetics and orthotics program in 1984, Cappa has worked in a variety of settings, including a five-year stint as assistant director of prosthetics and orthotics at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. Today Cappa spends his time developing orthotics for infants and adoles-

cents. His Mineola oﬃce is unconventional, a workshop space and wall lined with tools for his hands-on work, as well as laser and high-tech equipment for 3D renderings and measurements. Pigeon breast is a deformity in which the sternum protrudes from the chest cavity. It occurs randomly, its causes!still unknown, and it can take years to show. The protrusion is four times more likely to occur in boys than girls and signs sometimes do not appear until puberty, according to Cappa. In 2016 Cappa patented a design for a brace that essentially presses the protrusion back into the body over time. “It basically squeezes them,” Cappa said. Compared to brace designs of the past for pigeon breast treatment, which acted more like a tourniquet according to Cappa, his patent only compresses the breastplate back into place rather than unnecessarily squeezing the ribs and possible damaging internal organs. Patients, many children and some as old as their late teens, wear the brace for Continued on Page 74

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Hal Sobel, frequent contributor, publishes political musings BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Over the last five years, Great Neck resident Hal Sobel has frequently submitted letters to the editor of the Blank Slate Media newspapers. He wrote enough to publish a collection of his thoughts back in 2016 in “The Dream Shall Never Die: Essays on the Political Landscape.” And now he has done it again with the publication of “A More Perfect Union: Essays for Our Time,” a collection of political musings taking aim at topics ranging from the sanity of President Donald Trump to guns and “everything else,” with the help of Scott Krause of Mountain Air Books. “The book was kind of written for me because all I had to do was compile all the letters that I had previously written,” Sobel said in an interview Monday. Sobel, who taught for nine years at PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID SOBEL New Lincoln, a private progressive school in Manhattan, and education for 46 years at Queens College, begins the book citing Great Neck resident Hal Sobel has the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, published a book. which was created “to form a more perimperfection of the preceding Articles of fect union.” He then writes that he chose it as Confederation, as well as the “possibility the book’s title because it alludes to the of alteration and change.”

“The Constitution countenanced slavery, denied women their rights and failed to provide for the direct election of senators. But it provided a remedy – the amendment process,” Sobel wrote. “Contrary to what conservatives believe, the Constitution is ‘a living document.’ It is full of promise for a better tomorrow.” Sobel said the essays make cases for a variety of stances such as being against the National Rifle Association, or NRA, and being pro-woman. These essays are also often based around numbers, he said. “Very often it’s a set of statistics, which I really wanted to share with whoever reads the letters to the editor,” Sobel said. Asked if there was a certain audience he intended to reach with his book, Sobel said he was not motivated by trying to make someone feel comfortable. “It’s certainly not designed to confirm what they feel unless they’re on my side,” Sobel said. “I’m trying to prove something.” Anyone interested in obtaining a copy of the book should email Sobel at! halsws4@aol.com.

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Town appoints highway superintendent Richard Baker to fill position vacant since 2016 overseeing North Hempstead roads BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The Town of North Hempstead appointed Richard Baker as the new highway superintendent at a board meeting Feb. 28, filling a role that has been vacated since late 2016. Baker has 30 years of experience in public works, according to the town, having worked as a special projects supervisor with Suffolk County, a fleet consolidation administrator with the New York City Department of Sanitation and public works commissioner for the Town of Islip. “I look forward to working with the supervisor, town board members and the dedicated employees of the town’s

highway department,” Baker said. Thomas Tiernan, the town’s former highway superintendent, had resigned in 2016 following reports in Newsday that he had amassed more than $130,000 in overtime between 2011 and 2016 and an internal investigation of the highway department by the town. The position is no longer eligible for overtime pay. Joe Geraci, the deputy commissioner of public works, served as the town’s acting highway superintendent from 2016 to September 2018, when the town officially began its search for a full-time superintendent. Kevin Cronin has since been the acting commis-

sioner. “After a very thorough search for a qualified candidate, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Baker, who possesses the experience, professionalism and leadership skills necessary to oversee our highway department,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “I know that he understands serving our residents and keeping our roads safe are among our top priorities.” The superintendent oversees the highway department, which! is responsible for the maintenance and repair of 300 miles worth of town roadways, street sweeping, sign instance, snow removal and flood control, according to the town’s website.

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Richard Baker is the town’s new highway superintendent.

Manganos’ jury deliberations begin Former county executive Edward and wife Linda face 12 total charges in retrial BY J E D HENDRIXSON Deliberations in the corruption retrial of former County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife Linda moved into the fifth day Wednesday. Prosecutors contended over the course of the six week! retrial that Mangano accepted bribes from! restaurateur-turned-governmentwitness Harendra Singh! in exchange for his support of Oyster Bay town-backed loans for the mogul in 2010. Mangano is charged with seven counts, including bribery, conspiracy and extortion. Mangano served as Nassau County executive from 2010 to 2017. The FBI has charged that Linda Mangano lied in statements to the agency prior to the first trial, which ended in a mistrial in May for the couple and the acquittal of former

PHOTO BY JOE NIKIC

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, as seen leaving the federal courthouse in Central Islip last year. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.!She is charged with five counts, including ly-

ing to the FBI and obstruction of justice about a “no-show job” with Singh.

The corruption case went to the jury last Thursday in U.S. District Court in Central Islip.

Jurors have made requests for four diﬀerent testimonies in two notes to the judge, according to Newsday. Jurors first asked for the testimony of FBI Special Agent Laura Spence about whether or not Linda Mangano lied to the FBI on several occasions. U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack, after both the prosecution and defense haggled over what was relevant, sent in the testimony to the jurors, the newspaper reported. In a second note late Tuesday afternoon, the jurors asked Azrack for testimony from three prosecution witnesses involving Ed Mangano’s alleged backing of Oyster Bay town loans for Singh. The requested testimonies were from town counsel Jonathan Sinnreich, Rivkin Radler attorney William Savino and former Oyster Bay deputy supervisor and town attorney Leonard Genova.

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OUR TOWN

Circling the world to cover sports Jeff Williams has been a lead editor and sports writer for Newsday since April 17, 1973. He also happens to be my friend so what better way to continue my series on writers than to interview the globetrotting journalist. Jeff has interviewed every major sports star of the last 40 years and all I needed to do was to turn on the tape recorder and ask him to begin. I met him at the Golden Coach Diner in Huntington on Sunday where we had a leisurely breakfast of eggs and bacon and talked sports writing. Jeff was born and raised in Groton, N.Y., and attended the University of Missouri, which has what most consider to be the nation’s best journalism school. He said that during his last two years as an undergraduate, he worked on The Missourian newspaper as part of his education and it is where he learned the value of good reporting. He told me, “Everything you do as a writer whether you’re a journalist or a novelist, is based upon reporting. You must first gather facts and opinions and with that the story unfolds. Tom Wolfe is one of our finest writers and that’s mostly because he was such a good reporter and observer of people.” When I asked him, “How much time does it take you to write a story,” he said, “I’m a deadline journalist. I watch the game, get some interviews and if I do my reporting job well the story writes itself. I usually have no more than 40 minutes to complete it”. When it comes to feature articles or celebrity interviews he said, “I first identify the story

and figure out how to approach the person. I get my questions in order, do my research and when I ask questions I listen to the answers so that I can go deeper. However, I write about sports so I try my best to keep things light”. He told me about his interview with Roger Clemens as an example. Clemens was pitching for the Boston Red Sox at the time and was at the height of his career. Newsday gave Jeﬀ the assignment to go to Boston and get an in-depth interview with him. Clemens was known to be notoriously resistant to talk to journalists. The Boston Red Sox PR department was not helpful and Jeﬀ decided to go up the day before and take his chances. He told me, “I knew I could get interviews with his catcher and manager, but face time with Roger was going to be a prob-

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town

lem. As luck would have it, I was waiting around the side door outside the clubhouse the day before and ran into a fellow sportswriter Dick Schaap. At that moment, Roger Clemens appears and Schaap introduces me. I right away ask for an interview and Roger says meet me at 3:30 in the locker room in two days and you will get your interview. So I do just that and when

I arrive I see that Roger is a golf nut, we strike up a conversation about golf and then I get my interview, an uninterrupted hour with Roger Clemens.” So I could see that sports writing is about perseverance, boldness, planning, friendship and even a little luck. I wanted to ask Jeﬀ about the ongoing attack on the Fourth Estate in our day and he said, “It is very ironic that our president was elected based upon having garnered more free publicity from the media than any other president in history. In a sense, the media got him elected, but now he says journalism is fake news and fraudulent. Television has always sought out these flamboyant and fiery things. I watched a CNN report the other day about a big building fire in Texas. That is what you might call fake news. It makes for good viewing

but was utterly meaningless in content.” As for the stars, he has spent time with Mohammed Ali, who he said was “very sharp and very funny,” Roger Federer was “extremely gracious, he ought to run for president,” Jack Nicklaus was “smart and always looking for the next big project” and Tiger Woods “tended to be scripted, kind of like talking to Teflon.” I asked him to sum up his impressions of the superstars of today. He said, “They are all basically generous and it has been very positive to be with them but I realize that they all had to learn to say no and to be brief or else they would soon be exhausted. By far the most interesting athletes are the tennis players. All the European players speak at least three languages and their press interviews tend to be open and enlightening.” He remarked that one of the most fascinating athletes he has ever met was Wayne Gretsky who once told him, “My greatest talent is my ability to slow down things as I play hockey so that I am able to predict what is about to happen next. It is a knack I seem to have naturally.” And when I asked Jeﬀ to summarize his writing career for me, he quickly said, “It has been a blast reporting on these big events, meeting these superstars and seeing special places. For sure I have been blessed.” So there you have it, the life of a famous sports writer who has traveled the world, seen all of its beauty and grandeur and comes home to tell us all about what he saw. And he does all that with as little as 1,000 words. Not bad.

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

The Roslyn Times, Friday, March 8, 2019

Garvies Point ceremony salutes local biz The $1 billion renaissance of the 56-acre Glen Cove waterfront marked a new milestone last week with the topping-out of The Beacon at Garvies Point, a 167-unit, LEED-certified condo complex. The Beacon at Garvies Point – as well as the overall Garvies Point site – is being developed by RXR Realty in cooperation with the City of Glen Cove. City oﬃcials, RXR executives and representatives from Hunter Roberts, the construction company completing Phase 1 of the project, joined members of the entire construction crew, the sales and marketing team and administrative support staﬀ for a morning celebration that saluted the entire workforce, as well as the topping-out. “While we’ll soon be celebrating the transformation of the Glen Cove waterfront into a vibrant, active mixed-use community, today we’re celebrating the hard work and commitment of our construction workers and expressing our appreciation of the local businesses that support this landmark project,” said Joe Graziose, executive vice president of residential development and construction at RXR Realty. The development team for the project is committed to using a strong complement of local talent and services over the course of the project. Ninety percent of the workforce is from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Close to 40 percent

PHOTO COURTESY OF RXR REALTY

Several hundred construction workers salute the American flag at the topping-out ceremony commemorating the completion of Phase 1 of The Beacon at Garvies Point, a 167-unit, LEED-certified waterfront condo complex being developed by RXR Realty in cooperation with the City of Glen Cove. of the overall workers are local to Long Island, whether as members of the construction crew, project administrators, sales and marketing team, and, as in the case of the topping out luncheon, local Glen Cove merchants. Dishing out lunch after the topping-out was a food court of local favorites including American Café, Amalfi of Glen Cove, Angela’s Bakery, Sid’s, Leo’s Deli, Heritage Bakery, and Sun Rise Chinese Food. Scheduled to open by the end of this year, The Beacon at Garvies Point features one-,

two-, and three-bedroom residences ranging from 900 to 2,850 square feet in size. The development oﬀers a variety of outdoor spaces, including rooftop terraces at the penthouse level, courtyard terraces, and balconies on nearly every home. Additional amenities include a fitness center and yoga studio, a club lounge, a game room, a party room, a movie theater and an outdoor pool. The condo buyer’s market has responded enthusiastically to the complex, where sales have now exceeded 45 per-

cent. The developer has raised prices five times in response to demand, with 65 units in contract and more than $72 million in sales. The cost of a condo at The Beacon – which originally started at $575,000 – now starts at $700,000 and goes up to $3,000,000. Deirdre O’Connell, CEO of Long Island based Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, the exclusive sales and marketing team for the project, said, “The early and ongoing success of The Beacon at Garvies Point has demonstrated beyond a doubt the demand for a low maintenance, community lifestyle on Long Island. We are proud to partner with the RXR team for this extraordinary concept in suburban living.” Garvies Point provides residents with 28 acres of public amenity space, including a onemile waterfront esplanade with outdoor seating, miles of trails and bike paths, playgrounds, kayak and boat launches, a dog park, a beach and an amphitheater. The unique venue also includes an educational ecology pier and restored wetlands. Residents will have access to a new, high-speed ferry with direct service to Manhattan, as well as a variety of restaurants, shops and services that will comprise more than 75,000 square feet of retail space at the site. In addition to The Beacon, Garvies Point also oﬀers Har-

bor Landing, a 385-unit, twobuilding rental complex oﬀering a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom residences ranging from 500 to 1,300 square feet in size. Amenities include an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a club room, a private dining room, a lobby and on-site parking. Harbor Landing is also targeted to open later this year. As development has progressed on the overall site, Garvies Point has remained on track to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity, including total gross revenues in excess of $635 million; an annual economic benefit of $50 million to the City; $24 million annually in local spending by new residents; and the creation of more than 460 direct and indirect construction jobs per year during the construction period, as well as more than 540 permanent jobs. In addition to Garvies Point, RXR Realty is extensively redeveloping the Village Square portion of downtown Glen Cove. The revitalized Village Square will deliver new, walkable retail options and housing opportunities for area residents. For more information on the property, please visit www. garviespoint.com.

Upcoming at Bryant Library School transport Americana: Songs for Tenor & Soprano sponsored by LICA Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. The annual# Long Island Composers Alliance concert is a song recital celebrating the American experience, songs that explore the diversity of American life, past and present. Come hear 11 LICA composers’ music. Among them:#“Sarah do not Mourn Me,” a# song set to the words of a poignant letter written to the wife of a Civil War soldier, by Marga Richter;#Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” set to music by Murray Cohen; and two songs set to the

Langston Hughes’ poem, “Harlem Series,” by Sonny Knable After the concert, meet the performers and composers. Concert directors Cohen and Herbert Deutsch have been the organizers and directors of#this annual LICA#concert#for all 19 years of this series. For additional information, visit www.licamusic.org. The Bryant Library Scribes:!Workshop Led by Roseanne Frank Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Join the Scribes and bring your ideas, rough drafts, and polished revisions to this writ-

er’s workshop. Picture book manuscripts, short stories, memoirs, novelsin-progress are all welcome. Bring five copies no longer than 1,500 words (1 ½ spaced) to workshop together and take your writing to the next level. Discussion leader Roseanne Frank has published articles and numerous contest winning short stories online, in literary magazines and anthologies. Her book, “Bite Size Reads,” is available at the library. Frank is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and currently works at crafting picture books.

requests due April

In accordance with New York State Education Law and Board of Education policy, all requests for transportation of children in the Roslyn School District to private and parochial schools, as well as before and/or after school child care locations for the 2019-2020 school year must be submitted in writing by a parent, guardian or authorized representative no later than April 1. Parents whose children currently receive transportation to private and parochial schools

must submit a new request each year along with proof of residency. Failure to meet the April 1 deadline may result in the loss of transportation services. If you haven’t received a transportation request form, the forms can be obtained from the Transportation Oﬃce by calling 801-5190 on weekdays. Forms can also be downloaded from the district’s website at www.roslynschools.org/transportation.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

North Hempsteadâ€™s 15th Polar Plunge

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD

Some 272 people took the plunge to raise money for Special Olympics New York on Saturday at the 15th Annual Town of North Hempstead Polar Plunge.

BLANK SLATE MEDIA March 8, 2019

Everlast (a.k.a., Whitey Ford) in concert

ou can call him Everlast, Whitey Ford or even Erik Francis Schrody, but by any name, this singer-songwriter-rap legend’s remarkable music career has seen him reinvent himself several times over.! From his first solo album, Forever Everlasting, when he was barely out of his teens, to the “Jump Around” success with House of Pain, the multi-platinum Whitey Ford Sings the Blues and its genre-bending hit single, “What It’s Like,” and his Grammy-winning contribution to Carlos Santana’s Supernatural album (“Put Your Lights On”), Everlast has defied the naysayers.! Along the way, he has forged a groundbreaking merger of hip-hop, rock, folk, funk and R&B, influencing everyone from Kid Rock and Colt Ford to acolytes like Yelawolf, JellyRoll and Lil Wyte. Everlast’s newest album, Whitey Ford’s House of Pain, is his first since 2011’s Songs of the Ungrateful Living.! The 12-track release offers an eclectic stylistic sampling from throughout Everlast’s nearly threedecades-long career. The doomy, apocalyptic rap of the first single, “The Culling,” which Everlast describes as one of his “chainof-thought songs like ‘Black Jesus’,” offers a chilling dystopian vision that blasts “lying politicians,” while warning about threats to our freedom. There’s the self-analytical “The Climb,” a song which, in part, references his own defenses as well as his 8-year-old’s ongoing battle with cystic fibrosis, one of the chief reasons behind the long gap between records. Watching her suffer fuels his anger and challenging of God’s existence in “One of Us,” while the dirty delta blues of “Show Your Roll” suggests a dark glimpse of a world with the chilling Boyz N’ The Hood refrain, “You wanna see a dead body?” and a growling vocal hook provided by Aloe Blacc, taking us back to his underground hip-hop roots. The album’s centerpiece, “Summer Rain,” is a sprawling, cinematic, Beatles-meets-Tom Waits-meetsNeil Young glimpse into the horrors of drug addiction, with “Dream State,” featuring Alchemist, a sly stab at the back-stabbing treachery and Faustian pacts of the music business.! There’s even a pair of tributes to the late Tom Petty. In “It Ain’t Easy,” Everlast sings, “Sometimes waiting is the hardest part,” and in the familiar bridge in “Break It Down,” as well as a “Jump Around”-style party song in the rousing “Smokin’ & Drinkin.” “I just used everything in the tool box,” Everlast says about Whitey Ford’s House of Pain, adding that his family’s ordeal managing his daughter’s illness has given him “a whole different license to learn how to live.” Born on Long Island, Everlast moved to Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley when he was still just a baby. His early listening included heavy metal groups like Led Zeppelin and KISS before he discovered rap-rock fusion in Run-DMC’s “Rock Box.” Divine Styler, a member of Ice-T’s original Rhyme Syndicate, who works with Everlast to this day, encouraged him to cut a rap demo, which resulted in his debut album, Forever Everlasting (1998). “I never expected to make another album,” admits Everlast, and it wouldn’t be the first time he’d voice that doubt. Two years later, he joined with high school classmates, DJ Lethal and Danny Boy, to front House of Pain,

a rowdy, rap-rock hybrid that produced one of the alltime, hip-hop classics in “Jump Around,” which received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. House of Pain soon splintered after just two more albums, leaving Everlast disillusioned with life in the fast lane and wondering — again — if he’d ever record another album.!“I didn’t see a future in it,” he says of the band. “I was personally very unhappy.! And the others were struggling with their own problems, both personal and chemical.” With his New York producer friend Dante Ross, Everlast began work on what was to become Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, a solo album that started as a rap record, but quickly mutated when he picked up his acoustic guitar and played the opening chords to the song “What It’s Like.” The Top 40 smash was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Performance. “The record label kept telling me it wasn’t going to work,” says Everlast of the direction that turned out to be a game-changer. “That was just one of those happy accidents that happen… It opened up a whole new world of songwriting for me.” A song he wrote, “Put Your Lights On,” landed with Carlos Santana, who cornered Everlast when he was on “Saturday Night Live,” practically begging to let him do the song. In his liner notes for Supernatural, Santana praised the song as the centerpiece of the album, which ended up winning eight Grammy awards.!

Throughout his career, Everlast has defied labels and musical categories, and continues to do so on Whitey Ford’s House of Pain. “I’ve been fighting radio over fitting into a genre forever, but it seems like the market’s catching up.! Look at someone like Drake, who combines singing and rapping. Things are changing,” he says. On the new album, the song “HeartBeat” begins and ends with the sound of Everlast’s own pumping heart, and that’s what makes his music so personal… what draws you inexorably in. “I’m happy right now,” he insists about his own level of fame, relaxing in his home Woodland Hills studio, not far from where he grew up, surrounded by artifacts and a collection of graﬃti artists and street writers for whom he serves as patron. Everlast’s next goal is taking things on the road, with a performance scheduled at The Paramount on Thursday, March 14 at 8 p.m. “I!make records, I tour them and I take care of my family,” he states. “I don’t need mansions or private jets. My lifestyle is sustainable. I live within my means. That’s how I can take eight years to make a record.! I have an extreme attraction to both hard work and hardship. I find them both beautiful.” For tickets to the show, go to www.paramountny. com. The Paramount is at 370 New York Ave. in Huntington.

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The top seven events

Mozart’s Don Giovanni Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m.

This opera in two acts, which blends comedy, melodrama and supernatural elements, is based on the legends of Don Juan, a fictional libertine and seducer, with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave., Garden City Info & Tickets: 516-877-4000 • pac.adelphi.edu

The Temptations and the Four Tops

Saturday, March 16 at 8 p.m. These two group legends of Motown will share the stage and perform their many hits — from the Temptations’ “Just My Imagination” to the Four Tops’ “I Can’t Help Myself.” Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: 516-247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

Dublin City Ramblers Saturday, March 16 at 8 p.m.

One of Ireland’s top groups, the Dublin City Ramblers have thrilled audiences worldwide with their unique mix of ballads, folk, humor and foot-tapping music. Where: My Father’s Place at the Roslyn Hotel 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn Info & Tickets: 516-413-3535 • myfathersplace.com

The Rat Pack of Opera: From Venice to Vegas

Sunday, March 17 at 3 p.m. The No. 1 selling UK trio, Tenors Unlimited, returns to the US with their show From Venice to Vegas, a musical journey that combines classical and popular music. Where: Queensborough Performing Arts Center, OLBS Theater 34-45 202nd St., Bayside Info & Tickets: 718-631-6311 • qcc.cuny.edu

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The Jim Breuer Residency: Comedy, Stories & More — St. Patty’s Edition Sunday, March 17 at 7 p.m. Having set the record for the most sold-out shows of any performer in the Paramount’s seven-year history, comedian Jim Breuer returns with an all new show on St. Patty’s Day. “I can’t wait to perform on St. Patrick’s Day,” Breuer said. “Life doesn’t get much better than that!” Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info & Tickets: 631-673-7300 paramountny.com

Foreigner: The Hits On Tour Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m.

With 10 multi-platinum albums, Foreigner is hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world, responsible for some of rock and roll’s most enduring anthems including “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Double Vision” and “I Want to Know What Love Is.”

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Eddie Money with special guest John Waite

Thursday, March 21 at 8 p.m.

Rock legend Eddie Money will play all of his greatest hits, from “Baby Hold On” and “Two Tickets to Paradise,” to “Take Me Home Tonight” and “Think I’m in Love.” He will be joined by British musician John Waite, who was the lead vocalist for Bad English. Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info & Tickets: 516-247-5211 • thetheatreatwestbury.com

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ROSLYN VILLAGE GALLERY PRESENTS

Emergence In Watercolor

THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK ussian National Ballet Theatre: ‘Sleeping Beauty’

Friday, March 15, 8 p.m.

The whole family will enjoy this fairy tale classic with a king and queen, good and evil fairies, a prince and princess, and colorful sets and costumes, performed in the grand national tradition of Russian ballet. Where: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, 720 Northern Blvd., Brookville Info & Tickets: 516-299-3100 or tillescenter.org

Roslyn Village Gallery features Emerging Artists March 16th until March 30th Join us for a Reception with refreshments and music. March 16th, 2-5pm at the gallery. Marc Josloff and his uber talented students working in the difficult medium of watercolor showing off their works at Roslyn Village Gallery. Work will be for sale at very affordable pricing. A great opportunity for you to acquire artwork for your home or arrange for a commission. Gallery proprietor, Marsha Tarlow has witnessed the creative process bring work to the magical point where they all crystallize. Artists to be represented: Linda DeRosa, Linda Gleit, Anny Lamsifer, Diane Luger, Betty Mahon, Suzanne McVetty, Janine Melillo, Michelle Shain, and instructor Marc Josloff. Marc was highlighted in 2004 as one of the top 11 emerging artists in the international art magazine “Watercolor Magic” and recently featured in “Splash 19: Best in Watercolor.”

ROSLYN•VILLAGE GALLERY 1370 Old Northern Blvd. Roslyn, NY 11576 516.621.0050 / 516.758.0020 Gallery Hours: Wed.-Sat. 11-6

Irish Pirates!

Saturday, March 16, 12 to 1 p.m.

tory Time: ‘How to Catch a Leprechaun’

You may have heard about Blackbeard, but did you know women were pirates too? Children of all ages will learn how Grace O’Malley rose to the top of the male dominated world Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. of piracy and make a Jolly Roger pirate hat and eye patch. Come dressed in your favorite You’ve been planning night and day, and finally pirate outfit. $12 children; $6 adult. you’ve created the perfect trap, but leprechauns Where: The Whaling Museum are quicker and sneakier than you may think. & Education Center, Will you ever catch one? Children can join this story time and get a coupon from the Café for a 279 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor grilled cheese sandwich with milk or juice for $4. Info: 631-367-3418 or cshwhalingmuseum.org Where: Barnes & Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, and 91 Old Country Road, Carle Place Info: 516-365-6723 (Manhasset), 516-741-9850 (Carle Place) or barnesandnoble.com

AKEBreak Pinch of Luck Slime

Saturday, March 16, 1 to 3 p.m.

This slime shimmers like a pot of gold! Kids are sure to have lots of fun creating art with super-glittery, St. Patrick’s Day slime. Where: Michaels, Manhasset Center, 1350 Northern Blvd., Manhasset, and Roosevelt Raceway Center, 1280 Corporate Drive, Westbury Info: 516-627-2875 (Manhasset), 516-693-0420 (Westbury) or classes. michaels.com

erformance: ‘The Three Little Kittens’ Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m., and Sunday, March 17, 3 p.m.

“The Three Little Kittens” may have lost their mittens, but what they really want is to be a singing trio. Teaming up with a show business hound, they embark on an adventure with a well-meaning penguin to thwart a rascally rabbit while learning important lessons about friendship. Where: Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson Info & Tickets: 631-928-9100 or theatrethree.com

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UNFORGETTABLE CULTURAL EXPERIENCES ALL YEAR LONG

GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 MIDDLE NECK ROAD, GREAT NECK, NY 11021

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH | 7:30pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH | 10:00am

THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT YOUTH FILM DAY ‘19 In dogged rebellion of the corporate world and in hopes of striking it rich, two cousins set out to scheme the New York Stock Exchange. The Hummingbird Project is a tragicomedy about financial hustlers by Academy Award–nominated director Kim Nguyen. A thrilling contemporary portrait of a David vs. Goliath mission. Starring: Salma Hayek, Jesse Eisenberg, and Alexander Skarsgård.

Youth Film Day is a free program designed for emerging filmmakers in grades 7-12. Produced by Hofstra University and GCIFF, student filmmakers are invited to participate in a day full of film activities, panels, workshops, and special giveaways. Participants will have the opportunity to submit their own short films for awards and feedback.

SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH | 1:00pm

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD | 5:00pm

ART INSPIRING ACTION: FILM 2018-2019 STUDENT ART SCREENING, PANEL & ART EXHIBITION OPENING The Gold Coat Arts Center Gallery will showcase WORKSHOP

the work of art students from the School For The Join us for a FREE screening of the Academy Arts in the 2018-2019 year. Come marvel at the Award winning short film INOCENTE, an intensely student’s work and acknowledge all the time and personal and vibrant coming of age documentary effort they put into their creations. about a young artist, the transformative power of art and the new face of homelessness in America: Children.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD | 8:00pm

YOUR BIG BREAK: KNOCKOUT ROUND 2 Finalists chosen from over 1,000 submissions take the stage in the second round of competition! Help us find Long Island’s next big act and enjoy an evening of the best new local talent! Performances are at the Gold Coast Arts Center theater.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD | 7:30pm

WILD PRAIRIE ROSE (REELABAILITIES) In 1952, Rose Miller returns to her rural hometown to care for her ailing mother. When Rose decides to embark on a filmmaking project in her local community, she is enchanted by a local man who is deaf, and must decide if she has the courage to follow her heart.

APRIL VACATION ARTS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! - APRIL 22-26, 2019 - REGISTER NOW!

WHEN SHCOOL IS CLOSED - THE ARTS CENTER IS OPEN!

Choose your own dates and schedule your Pre-K through 8th grade children for a fun, exciting and active day while school is closed! Experience sessions in Art, Music, Chess, and Acting, taught by experienced teachers.

GOLDCOASTARTS.ORG | 516-829-2570 | VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES & EVENTS!

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Guest Speaker: FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ Author or coauthor of nineteen books, including Diet for a Small Planet, with over 3 million copies sold.

Hope is Power Her latest work is Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want, coauthored with Adam Eichen.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019 7:30 PM • All Are Welcome $5 Suggested Donation | Worship Room | RSVP: uucsr.org/lappe

The recipient of 18 honorary degrees, Frances received the 1987 Right Livelihood Award, often called the “Alternative Nobel.”

Bluegrass legends to perform in Port Acclaimed bluegrass musician Del McCoury! met! mandolinist! David Grisman at the first show McCoury! ever played on banjo with one of the pioneers in bluegrass, Bill Monroe, in the spring of 1963 at New York University in Greenwich Village. Grisman’s music combines bluegrass, folk and jazz in a genre he calls “Dawg” music. Three years later, Del & Dawg played their first gig together in Troy, NY at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. They both celebrated the arrival of first-born sons, Monroe Grisman and Ronnie McCoury, within a month. Through the years they have shared the stage at venues and festivals across

the country, and in 2012 released Hardcore Bluegrass, a unique collection of bluegrass classics made at two Dawg studio jam sessions in the 1990s. Del & Dawg are currently celebrating their nearly 50-year bluegrass friendship with a performance at Landmark on Main Street on Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are: Premium: $88; $83 Friends; Select: $78; $73 Friends; and Standard: $68 Premium and $63 Friends. To purchase tickets, call! 516-7676444 or got to landmarkonmainstreet. org.! Landmark on Main Street is located at!232 Main St. in Port Washington.

Refreshments and book signing following Q&A. For info, call 516.472.2960 or sesposito@uucsr.org

Unitarian Universalist 48 Shelter Rock Rd Congregation at Shelter Rock

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Manhasset, NY 11030 uucsr.org | 516.627.6560

St. Patrick’s Day Party at OTP! Live Music by Billy & Jacinta March 16th, 5-9pm Enjoy A ll Y our F avorites…

Corned Beef & Cabbage • Bangers & Mash Shepherd’s Pie • Drink Specials & More! • Join us for Lunch or Dinner! • We Cater for Any Occasion or Special Event!!!

SERVING BRUNCH! (Sundays 11am-3pm) Kids Menu Available

HAPPY HOUR

Mon.-Fri., 12-7pm

$2.00 Off

All Drinks!

1/2 Price Selected Apps (At the bar only)

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Documentary tackles issue of sex trafficking On Monday, March 11 at 6 p.m., the Cinema Arts Centre will partner with Sociologists for Women in Society for a special screening of “Red Light Green Light” (USA; 2013; 77 min.; NR; Dir. Michelle and Jared Brock),! a film that exam-

ines the issues surrounding sex traﬃcking.! Following the film there will be a discussion with panelists including:! Jennifer Hernandez, Empowerment Collective of Long Island; Prof. Heather Parrott, LIU Post; Prof. Margaret

Abraham, Hofstra University;!Prof. Jennifer RogersBrown, LIU Post; and!Prof. Diana Papademas, SUNY/ Old Westbury. As nations around the globe attempt to fight sex traﬃcking, many consider legalizing prostitution. Two filmmakers travel across 10 countries to explore the issue, attempting to answer the question: “How can we prevent sexual exploitation before it happens in the first place?” Though governments are getting better at prosecuting traﬃckers and providing aftercare to victims, it is time we begin to ask the question of what lies at the root. Tickets to the screening and panel reception are $11 for Cinema Arts Centre members and $16 for the general public. The Cinema Arts Centre is located at! 423 Park Ave. in Huntington.

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Watergate veteran, “Shakin’ the Blues Away” Nicholas King analyst at Emanuel BRUNCH BUFFET & SHOW Friday, March 29, 2019, 11am TICKETS: $51

Queensborough Per forming Arts Center

Jill Wine-Banks ability to break down stories with wit and candor. He is the author the book “Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell,” a tenured professor in the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University in Baltimore and politics editor at TheRoot.com. Johnson has an extensive public speaking and media background ranging from pop culture to politics. He is also a contributor at MSNBC, and has appeared as a commentator locally, nationally and internationally. Following the dialogue, there will be an audience Q&A and refreshments. Tickets are $20 or two for $35. For further information about subscription discounts and to purchase tickets, call 516-482-5701. Temple Emanuel is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

An afternoon with Symphonic Pops of L.I. The Symphonic Pops Orchestra of Long Island, an intergenerational orchestra of approximately 60 musicians, will present a concert on Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m. at Huntington High School, 188 Oakwood Road in Huntington. The program, led by music director and conductor Stephen Michael Smith, will feature highlights from “Wicked,” “High School Musical,” “Chicago Medley,” “Mars from the Planets” and many

other favorites.! The orchestra will be joined by the Huntington High School Orchestra on some of these selections.!! The concert is open to the public; a suggested donation of $10 will be requested at the door ($5 from seniors, children are free). The facility is handicapped accessible, and there is adequate free parking.! For information, call 516-414-1831 or visit symphonicpopsli.org.

Location: Towers on the Green (at North Shore Towers) 272-48 Grand Central Parkway, Floral Park, NY 11005 Valet parking available. Included in Price: Brunch Buffet Menu

Photo: Kevin Alvey

The seventh season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel continues on Sunday, March 17 at 3 p.m., with a conversation between Jill Wine-Banks and Jason Johnson moderated by NY1 anchor Errol Louis. Wine-Banks combines experience as a senior corporate executive and nonprofit CEO and COO with a successful legal career in government and private practice and service on corporate and civic boards. She was one of the three assistant special prosecutors in the Watergate obstruction of justice trial against President Nixon’s top aides in which the President was named an unindicted co-conspirator. At the conclusion of the Watergate case, Wine-Banks entered private practice before being named general counsel of the U.S. Army by President Carter. In the Pentagon, she supervised the world’s largest law firm, was a member of the Army Policy and Procurement Council and GC of the Panama Canal Corporation. Wine-Banks has served as solicitor general and then deputy attorney general of Illinois. She was later appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association, the largest professional association in America. She continues to hold major corporate and government posts and engage in numerous civic and charitable activities. She is currently an MSNBC contributor and legal analyst. Johnson is a professor, political analyst and public speaker. Fresh, unflappable and objective, he is known for his

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In dogged rebellion of the corporate world and in hopes of striking it rich, two scheming cousins Vincent and Anton Zalesky (Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård) set out to build a thousand-mile-long, four-inch-wide tunnel that will give them a one-millisecond edge on transactions at the New York Stock Exchange. The cousins are an odd couple united by their desire to forge their own path in life, with Vincent a frantic dreamer and schemer and Anton a socially awkward data genius conjuring the magic seconds edge they need in their plan. While operating as rogues their plan attracts the attention of their ruthless former employer Eva Torres (Salma Hayek), a Wall Street lion willing to devour anyone unlucky enough to get in her way. As time runs out, their plan and its promises grow wilder as the stakes climb higher. A tragicomedy about financial hustlers by Academy Award–nominated director Kim Nguyen, The Hummingbird Project is a thrilling contemporary portrait of a David vs. Goliath mission.

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Opera company to perform in NHP To launch its 2019 production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Gondoliers,” the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island will host a one-night-only musical celebration of La Bella Italia, entitled “Going, Going, Gondoliers,” to be presented at Westy Self Storage in New Hyde Park on Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m. “Every Gilbert & Sullivan opera is diﬀerent,” longtime company member Terry Hochler said. “’The Gondoliers’ is distinctive for the ravishingly beautiful music with which Arthur Sullivan, who was part Italian, depicts Venice and its gondoliers and contadine. Gilbert actually wrote one of the opera’s songs in Italian, which is unique in the entire Gilbert & Sullivan canon, so you can’t really do ‘The Gondoliers’ without getting into the spirit of Italy.” “This concert is partly to help our audience get into the mood for ‘The Gondoliers,’ but it’s also to help us get in the mood,” Hochler added. “There’s something about Italy — the flowing language, the tradition of music, opera, painting, sculpture — that’s unlike anywhere else in the world. To us ‘The Gondoliers’ is like a chance to vacation in Italy for a couple of hours, and we want ‘Going, Going Gondoliers’ to help our audience share that experience.” The concert will feature some highlights from “The Gondoliers,” but it’s not a Gilbert & Sullivan show. Artists from the company will perform songs from Italy or inspired by Italian cul-

ture. Everything from opera to Broadway, from folk songs to pop, will be represented. “Our membership is wildly talented,” Hochler said. “We all love Gilbert & Sullivan, but we love a lot of other things, too. This is a chance for our singers to show their stuﬀ — opera, Neapolitan songs, classic ItalianAmerican songs, Broadway show tunes — Italy is all over our culture, and it’s great to have a chance to explore it musically. This show is going to be full of surprises, and I’m sure everyone will have a great time, whether on stage or in the audience.” All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island and its production of “The Gondoliers.” Founded in 1954, the company is one of the nation’s oldest organizations devoted exclusively to the promotion and performance of the works of Gilbert & Sullivan. Its performers are all volunteers and come from every walk of life. While very diﬀerent in many ways, they all have one thing in common: a passion to preserve and present these classic comic operas that have enriched and entertained generations of Long Island audiences. Westy Self Storage is located at 2400 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park. Admission is $15, which includes complimentary refreshments. For further information, visit www.gilbertandsullivanli.com.

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Dame Hellen Mirren,! an actress of extraordinary range and intelligence, was once told by a fortune teller that she would achieve her greatest success after the age of 40. Beginning her career in the Royal Shakespeare Company at 18, she would go on to make more than 125 appearances in movies and television. One of 15 actresses to have won the “triple crown of acting” (Oscar, Emmy and Tony), Mirren has played a queen six times in her career. According to Prince William, her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II is “so convincing I should probably call her Granny.” Mirren will be the subject of an upcoming program and video presentation, Helen Mirren: A Queen In Her Own Right, given by lecturer! Marilyn Carminio at Landmark on Main Street on Wednesday, March 13 at 2 p.m., as part of their free Afternoon T.E.A. series. Carminio will highlight Mirren’s career and her candid personal revelations about coming of age in the turbulent 1960’s, living in the limelight, her sensual screen persona, love, men, marriage, children and navigating life’s journey.

Warm, witty, smart and stylish, Mirren remains a symbol of aging gracefully and a force of nature. Carminio has worked for many years at an international law firm where she developed and presented client service training programs. She began her career as a New York City schoolteacher and went on to hold various positions at women’s magazines, including Cosmopolitan, where she worked for Helen Gurley Brown,! Elle and New Woman.!She has lectured at venues such as The Hutton House Lecture Series at C.W. Post, libraries throughout Long Island, the Roslyn Historical Society, Meadowbrook Pointe in Westbury, the Meadowbrook Women’s Initiative, Hadassah groups and women’s clubs. Carminio puts her heart and soul into preparing her multimedia presentations and selects subjects for which she has a passion, which is richly conveyed through to the audience. Refreshments, provided by SerendipiTEA, will be served. Landmark on Main Street is at 232 Main St. in Port Washington.

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Ellen!Friedman, author of “The!Seven, A Family Holocaust Story,”! will be the guest speaker at Temple Judea on April 4 at 7 p.m. This event is sponsored by WRJ Sisterhood of Temple Judea in partnership with the Sid Jacobson JCC and the Jewish Book Council and is open to the community. The! Seven was a name given to a set of Polish Jews from Warsaw, most of them related, by their fellow refugees in the Gulags of the USSR. This story provides a glimpse into the repercussions of the Holocaust for one extended family who survived. Based! on primary interviews and

told in the blending of past and present experiences, Friedman gives a new voice to Holocaust memory, one that is sure to resonate with today’s exiles and refugees. Friedman will take questions and sign her book following her presentation. Admission! is $10 per person and books are available to purchase for $26 at the temple oﬃce. Please make checks payable to!WRJ Sisterhood and mail to Temple Judea at 333!Searingtown Road, Manhasset, NY 11030. RSVP!to Temple Judea at 516-6218049 or email templeoﬃce@templejudea.com.

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How technology can reinforce lessons

Technology in and out of the classroom can be a polarizing subject. Proponents of tech in schools contend that students must be skilled in the ways of the world, which is increasingly being governed by technology. Detractors to tablets and smartbooks in the classroom may say it contributes to excessive time in front of a screen and can prove distracting over other means of learning. It is hard to deny the ways that

technology has helped shape and improve education. Students who may not excel with the traditional tools of learning might benefit from applications geared toward oﬀering assistance for their particular needs. Furthermore, technology, through its globalization, can put educators and students in touch with a wealth of resources - all at their fingertips. The following are the myriad ways that technology can enhance lessons in the classroom.

Inexpensive resources Technology can provide various online resources that go beyond the study guides and other materials oﬀered by textbooks. These resources can be very lowcost or even free, helping educators save money. For parents who need to reinforce lessons at home, the internet can help them collaborate with other parents and teachers and find fun ways to help their children learn.

Quantifiable results Technology can process data more quickly and eﬃciently than humans. Algorithms can be developed to help students learn faster. Tech can be customized in unique ways to help students learn. Not every student learns the same way. Technology provides for a multimedia approach that can combine visual and auditory tools to better teach students. Connect more Teachers can embrace technology, such as YouTube-powered guides to show students how to complete assignments or to go over information in the classroom. Students who missed class or need a little reinforcement can benefit from a second look at lessons in online videos available at all times on the internet. Some teachers employ QR codes on assignments that students (and parents) can scan to access further information or support materials. This can help kids further explore topics after school hours. Transcend location Technology can connect people by voice, text or video, which

means that learning is not limited to geographic location. Notes and materials can be shared with teachers or study groups through digital connections around the world in real time. Get feedback Students can go beyond their school districts or communities to discover how others learn. High school or college students can rely on internet communities to provide a second set of eyes on papers to proofread for grammar or spelling mistakes or even to assist in brainstorming sessions. Reinforce STEM Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says employment in occupations related to STEM - science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - is projected to grow to more than nine million by 2022. Technology plays a strong role in STEM careers. Honing these skills in the classroom can prepare students for professional arenas in which technology figures to play a sizable role. Technology has changed the education landscape in many beneficial ways.

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Be aware of all of the costs for college

College is often met with excitement and interest by students pursuing their passions and what they hope will be fulfilling, lucrative careers. And the rising costs of college, coupled with the growing number of students taking on substantial debt to finance their educations, make it necessary that prospective students consider their earning potential when deciding on a major.

According to the College Board, the average cost of college tuition and fees for the 20172018 school year was $34,740 at private colleges, $9,970 for state residents at public colleges, and $25,620 for out-of-state residents attending public universities. Canadian citizens studying in Canada can expect to pay $6,571 per year, according to Statistics Canada.

The cost of tuition and room and board may catch parents’ eyes, but there are some lesser known expenses associated with college that can make attending school even more expensive. According to Cappex.com, a website oﬀering ideas on how to pay for college, the extra costs of college can cost between $250 and $500 per month. The following are some lesser

known expenses that college students and their families may need to budget for this school year. · Transportation: Commuter students will need to drive to and from campus, which involves budgeting for gas, repairs and auto insurance. Students who live on campus may be subjected to a high fee for a resident student parking pass. Colleges in the United States earn an average of $4 million to $5 million in parking revenues each year, according to the most recent rate study from the National Parking Association. A typical four-year college or university in the United States charges about $635 per space for the school year. Other students use public transportation or ridesharing services to get around. Those fees can quickly add up, too. Students attending school far away from home also need to budget for plane tickets home during the holidays and other breaks. · Fraternities and sororities: Many students join Greek organizations to fully immerse themselves in the college experience and make new friends. Many of these groups charge fees to prospective pledges and then semester dues once students are accept-

ed. Parties, trips, living expenses, and other expenses may come up as well. · Added fees: Many colleges and universities charge technology fees, sports center fees and activity fees. Exploring these fees in advance of the school year can help families create accurate budgets. · Dining out: Families spend hundreds of dollars on campus meal plans per semester, but students also like to visit local eateries during the school year. Snacks, lunches and dinners purchased from such establishments can cost hundreds of dollars per year. Farmer’s Financial Solutions, a division of Farmer’s Insurance, says oﬀ-campus dining expenses cost an average of $770 a year. · School supplies: A new laptop or tablet, textbooks and other supplies a professor requires can cost thousands of dollars. The College Board estimates students spend $1,300 on books and supplies in a typical school year. The cost to attend college extends beyond tuition and room and board. Many additional expenses can stretch families’ budgets.

The Great Neck Public Schools Community Education Spring/Summer Catalog is here! Great Neck Community Education provides high-quality, fun, educational opportunities for adults. We offer classes in the areas of:

Creative Arts and Crafts Enrichment and Learning Arts and Entertainment Fitness and Movement Trips and Special Events Pursue your passions and interests in a welcoming community. Whether you come for intellectual engagement or social connection, or both, you’ll become part of our growing family of lifelong learners! Call today to register! (516) 441-4949, or visit us online at www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/ce for a complete listing of courses. Classes held at 30 Cumberland Avenue, Great Neck, NY

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Michelle and Jerome Vivona - Owners and Artistic Directors of the American Theater Dance Workshop in Mineola, in its 36th year!

Michelle and Jerome became the Artistic Directors of the American Theater Dance Workshop four years ago this August. Prior to that, they spent their careers working in Ballet Companies, on Broadway, TV and Film and Michelle spent 6 seasons as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Our goal was to bring our unique understanding of what it takes to become successful in the business and the arts to Long Island. We met in Paris doing West Side Story and fell in love – we were engaged almost immediately and spent the next two and a half years working together, on tour and on Broadway. 25 years later – we still share a dynamic work ethic and passion for the arts. Michelle and Jerome were very fortunate to learn from, work with, and share the stage with some of the greatest names in the history of Broadway: Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Gwen Verdon, Hal Prince, Bebe Neuwirth, Debbie Allen, Patti LuPone,

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Welcome to Notre Dame School Welcome to Notre Dame School! I have had the pleasure of being the principal of Notre Dame School since 2010. I am happy to say that I have been in Catholic education for more than 40 years—there is no other way I would rather have spent my life! I believe strongly in the mission of Catholic education—to provide a faith-based environment in which all students are valued and respected. Our students are ready to become responsible, faith-filled members of society who will lend a hand to others and will be the leaders of tomorrow. My experience here is driven on faith—my own faith in our God, my faith in our teachers and my faith in our students. Together we create a warm, nurturing learning environment in which all students are able to thrive. Notre Dame School begins with Nursery students and we enroll students through eighth grade. Some students attend Notre Dame for eleven years, while others join us later in their educational journey. Our student body is a diverse range of cultures, beliefs and abilities. All students are a vital part of our school family Here are some things we would like you to know… We pray together each morning as a school community and attend Mass on the First Friday of each month. We celebrate liturgical seasons in a variety of ways. During the seasons of Advent and Lent, we begin our week with a special prayer service. Our students in

grades 3 through 8 enjoy the use of one-to-one devices. Students in grade3 use iPads, while students in grades 4 through 8 use Chrome Books. Teachers and students in those grades make use of Google Classroom. This enables teachers to post resources and assignments for their students. Students in grades Kindergarten through Grade Five participate in the Christmas and Spring Show. Students in PK- Grade 2 participate in a winter concert. Students in grades Three through Eight may enjoy music lessons and Honor Band through Paul Effman. In music class, students learn to play the recorder and xylophone, and sing at School Masses. We also have a school choir that sings at prayer services and school masses. Our students navigate Google Chrome with ease and use a variety of presentation tools including PowerPoint and Prezi, along with Movie Maker. They build boats, hot air balloons and robotic arms and work with the Cad Pro program to design a better school environment. Our

Technology Lab is stocked with all of the items needed to explore, create and build. Our Art teacher integrates different artists, cultures and literature into her classes. Our Physical Education teacher plays games, teaches important skills, teaches Health to grades Five through Eight and stresses good sportsmanship. Our students enjoy a lunch program that features both hot and cold items, along with snacks and drinks. All students from Kindergarten through Grade 8 work on tablets and SmartBoards, enjoy the annual Notre Dame Picnic, compete at Blue and White events, participate in Liturgies all through the year as Leaders of Song, readers, and altar servers, go on curriculum –related field trips, shop at the Christmas and Spring Boutique and love dress-down days! All students from Nursery through Grade 8 enjoy the benefits of video-conferencing with zoos, science museums and sites all over the United States. We have a full time Art teacher, as well as a full time

Technology teacher, Physical Education teacher, Language teacher and librarian. Our Music teacher is part-time. Grades K and 1 have Italian classes during the school day and students in grades two through eight have their choice of four languages— French, Italian, Spanish and Latin. Our academic programs are rigorous and our most of our students meet or exceed the state standards. We test ELA and Math in Grades 4 and 6; Science in Grades 4 and 8. We broadcast our announcements via closed circuit television on NDTV, our student- run television system. Each week a different homeroom class is showcased. We also have a Drama Club for Grades 4-8 that produces an annual theatrical performance. Our students published a school newspaper during the fall. Proceeds from the sale of those newspapers this year were donated to a charity of their choice. We offer a Chess Club, First Lego League and a STEM Club. Each fall and spring students are able to choose from a variety of afterschool clubs. We have swimming, volleyball and basketball teams. We offer both Morning care and After care We have many wonderful events and programs which we would like to share with you. Come and visit us—see our students and teachers in action. Come and make our home, your home. Take a tour with one of our students and feel the difference!

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Serving The Community For Over 73 Years!!

Eileen and Ronnie, the owners of Bobb Howard’s General Store and Auto Repair Shop, are a couple of baby boomers who grew up on Long Island playing hopscotch and hide-andseek, stick- ball and stoop ball, flipping baseball cards and jacks, and playing hit the penny and spin the bottle...This family-owned and operated auto repair business was opened 73 years ago on Columbus Day, 1946, by Eileen’s parents. Today, as in 1946, oldtime values continue to be followed… They opened the General Store about 27 years ago, when Eileen, noticing the frenetic pace of today’s computerized world, decided it was time to go back to a simpler time, to have people remember what it felt like to be a “kid in a candy store” again, and go back to a time when games didn’t require batteries - a place where kids of all ages could come and browse and giggle with nostalgic memories. The store now has over 1300 retro candies and toys and ships “packages of memories” all over the world... People often comment on the combination of the two businesses, but for Eileen and Ronnie it is a natural extension of the things they love. Cleanliness, honesty and integrity are of utmost importance to them, traits that were passed down to them by Eileen’s parents. There is also an awards program set up each year at the New Hyde Park High School in Eileen’s parents‘ memory, not for the smartest kids in the class, but for the kids that “try the hardest” - that’s all her parents ever asked of her.... Both the General Store and the Auto Repair Shop have won numerous awards, including Best Candy Store, Best Collectible Store, Best Toy Store, Best Auto Repair Shop, Best Muffler Shop, Best of Long Island, Best of the North Shore, Best of Queens, “One of the 101 Places to Take Your Family”, and “Family Friendly Favorite”, but the one they are the most proud of is the award they won for BEST MOM and POP BUSINESS on LONG ISLAND!!! Eileen and Ronnie feel very blessed and incredibly lucky: they love what they do, they love coming to work every day, and they love working with “kids” and “kids at heart” in both the General Store and the Auto Repair Shop - it must be a “generational thing”.... Go visit their place and take a stroll down memory lane. You will smile, and they will send you home with a free bag of popcorn from their 1947 popcorn machine!

Today, as in 1946, those old-time values continue…They’ve watched other repair shops go in and out of business or “change hands”, but they’re still there on the corner of Bryant and Lakeville, striving to give their customers an “honest count” and treat them as family. They’re servicing 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th generations of family’s automobiles!!! They must be doing something right after 73 years!!!

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Dr. Wilbert B. Maniego, specializing in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics has been providing medical and healthcare services to the community and the surrounding neighborhoods since 2002. He is currently affiliated with Northwell Health - Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore University Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Center Walk-ins are always welcome. Comprehensive Annual and School Physicals, Immunizations, and Blood Tests provided. Most insurances are accepted. We are located at 915 Hillside Ave., New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (near the corner of Lakeville Road). Office hours are: Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Tuesday - 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm and Saturday - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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The Hannah Kroner school offers a unique educational opportunity to dancers and non dancers alike. Dance makes us aware of ourselves, helps us develop a sense of security, and the desire to achieve. It can be better than other educational means because it combines both the physical and the mental. The goal can be performing, it can be teaching, or functioning in any profession. Dance offers students an opportunity to develop a sense of accomplishment in a joyful environment. The Hannah Kroner School of Dance was established in 1947. The school’s philosophy, then and now, is to educate students in all dance forms, to prepare them to be successful in the varied experiences they will face and demands they will encounter in their lives. Many students find fulfillment in non- performing as well as performing careers because of the extensive dance training they have received through the school. This training has also enabled many graduate students to pass auditions for High School of Performing Arts, summer stock, Broadway shows, television, ballet companies such as Alvin Ailey, San Francisco, Joffrey, and others. The current owner/director of the school, Carol Kaufman-Riley, was a former professional dancer, lifetime member of Dance Educators of America, member AGVA and was a Rockette. Over the past 40 plus years, Ms. Riley and the staff have continued to be innovators of programs unique to dance education on Long Island. Some of these include “Dance and Exercise for Children and Adults with Special Needs,” a recipient of several communityservice awards, the “Toddler/Mom,” “Tots Two,” dance birthday parties, modern, musical

theater, contemporary, lyrical and the ballroom classes for kids. Much of the current staff has been with the school throughout the years on Long Island. Through its distinctive dance teacher-training program, the school has produced many graduates who have become teachers in the studio and fine educators throughout the country. Most schools focus mainly on the end of the year recital. Since its inception, the Hannah Kroner School has offered an open house right in the studio twice a year so parents can observe their child’s progress in a relaxed atmosphere. This year younger students will be given the opportunity to perform on stage. The school is proud of their community events, street fairs, and performed at the Williston Park Street fair in September. This past February Hannah Kroner School of Dance was proud to host a dance marathon with a $2,167 donation raised for childhood cancer research. Throughout the years, advanced students have consistently won awards at regional and national competitions on Long Island. Most recently the school has added a competition team comprised of students ages 8-10 (the Mini’s), 11- 13 (the Juniors), and 13+( the seniors). Students interested must pass an audition in order to be on the team. At the Hannah Kroner School the emphasis is on the enjoyment of dance, learning good technique, knowing dance vocabulary and achieving all around fitness. With every age group taking a part, beginning at toddlers-walking to seniors at the young age of 90, the goals have remained consistent. If you can walk, you can dance, and with over 70 years of positive affirmation, the School continues to flourish

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How to advocate for children at school

Schools are an important cornerstone of children’s development, both academically and socially. And whether students are part of the general education curriculum or requires accommodations for physical or developmental challenges, their parents are their staunchest advocates for their success in the classroom. Parents can represent their children in the educational climate more effectively if they understand how schools operate. As with any official government or municipal organization, there are policies and regulations in place. Parents who can navigate effectively will have the greater chance of having their voices heard. · Develop a positive image in the school. Parents can ingratiate themselves to school personnel in various ways. This includes participation in parent-teacher organizations, volunteering for school-led activities and taking time to get to know all staff, including office secretaries, paraprofessionals and student teachers. Consider chairing an activity, like Box Tops for education collection or a scouting troop. Being a positive presence on campus will set the tone for how others view you. · Educate yourself on policies. Read up on the issues you support. If your child has a particular learning disability, research it and the tools that have helped other students in similar situa-

tions achieve success. Attend workshops and investigate what your school district oﬀers by way of individualized education modifications so you can present a well-researched argument. In addition, if necessary, learn about children’s rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). · Stay organized. Keep a folder of test scores, homework assignments, report cards, and other pertinent documents in one place so you can document and track your child’s progress and performance. · Be positive, calm and firm. The advocacy organization Understood says parents can learn strategies and phrases to redirect conversations and defuse tense situations. Parents are an equal member of the education team. Be receptive to staﬀ ideas, but don’t feel pressured to agree with them all. · Communicate regularly. The notion that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” is largely true. Speak with teachers, therapists and the principal as necessary to ensure that lines of communication are kept open at all times. Continue to do so with tact and decorum. Remember to follow hierarchy protocol, first speaking with a teacher directly instead of going straight to an administrator. Parents are their children’s first and most avid advocates. They can help ensure students get the education they deserve

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Fill snow days with activities and fun A blizzard of white flakes has been falling through the night, and the school phone chain has begun. As expected, children will have a day off from school, leaving parents scrambling for ways to keep children occupied and supervised. Snow days may be coveted by kids (and teachers), but they may not be as beloved by parents who are unaccustomed to having kids home during the week. Working parents whose businesses are open do not have the same luxury as their children to roll over in bed and avoid trekking through the white stuff. But just because snow days are unexpected, that does not mean parents can’t plan for them. · Establish a snow day plan. Parents who cannot take days off from work will need a contingency plan for snow days. Organize a snow day club, wherein school parents rotate taking children for the day. Working parents can reciprocate by taking the school kids on a weekend and letting the other parents have a “date night.” · Create a snow day entertainment bin. Rather than having kids spend the day watching television or playing on their tablets, parents can establish a snow day entertainment bin to encourage their kids to make the most of the day off. The bin can include board games, books, building block sets, paints, and other crafts. · Plan for an indoor picnic. Kids will probably want to spend a portion of the day playing out in the snow. After all of that physical activity, they’re bound to be

famished. Spread a blanket out on the living room floor and enjoy a picnic of sandwiches, snacks and hot chocolate. Kids will enjoy the novelty of eating this way. · Get cooking. Another way to fill the day is to have children participate in making meals. A snowy day is a great time to prepare meals for the rest of the week, as well as tinker with hearty, belly-filling recipes. Older children can help with cutting vegetables and meats, while younger kids can add seasonings to pots and mix ingredients. Involve the kids in choosing which meals to cook. Baking bread is another fun activity and enables kids to sculpt dough and then eat the fruits of their labors. · Go the movies. If roads are passable, consider a trip to the movie theater, where you can enjoy a matinee. Bring a few friends along and make it a fun-filled outing. · Create snow art. Fill squeeze or squirt bottles with some water and food coloring. Allow kids to go out in the yard and create some pictures with the snow as their canvas. · Catch up on cleaning. Cleaning may not be the most exciting snow day activity, but it might be the most productive. Children can spend time sorting through toys and belongings in their rooms. · Take a nature walk. Grab those boots and insulated pants and head outdoors. A walk in the brisk, cold air can boost spirits and introduce kids to the beauty of winter landscapes. Take the camera along and encourage kids to snap pictures of their favorite vistas.

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3 techniques to help kids concentrate

Classrooms are now vastly diﬀerent from the ones today’s parents were accustomed to when they were children. Technology has changed the face of classrooms, and while digital classrooms have revolutionized the ways kids learn, they also can make it more diﬃcult for students to concentrate. Computers, tablets and smartphones can be invaluable resources for teachers and students. But when such devices compromise student’s ability to concentrate, parents may need to embrace various techniques aimed at improving kids’ ability to concentrate.

tible to interference from irrelevant environmental stimuli and from irrelevant representations in memory than light media multitaskers. Students who try to do too much at once may think they’re getting a lot done, but dividing their attention among several subjects may make it harder for them to fully understand or learn their class lessons. When studying, students who concentrate on one subject or task may understand materials more fluently than those who divide their attention among subjects or those who focus on studying while also performing other tasks.

1. Discourage personal devices in the classroom. Computers and tablets can expand learning opportunities in the classroom, but parents who want their kids to focus on lessons can discourage the use of personal devices, such as smartphones or personal tablets, in the classroom. As noted by the Child Mind® Institute, apps and web content are designed to be user-friendly and addictive. In addition, modern youngsters socialize through their smartphones. Alerts or messages from social media apps or friends can distract kids from their lessons, which may adversely aﬀect their academic performance. Unless teachers ask students to bring their personal devices to class, parents can discourage, if not restrict, their children to bring their smartphones or tablets with them to class.

3. Encourage strategic breaks. The Academic Success Center at Oregon State University notes that taking breaks can improve concentration and make studying more eﬃcient and eﬀective. When taking study breaks, students should set time limits on their breaks and change their scenery. Walking away from a book, device or computer screen for 10 minutes can help students avoid fatigue that can develop when they study for too long without a break. That fatigue can affect students’ ability to absorb the lessons they’re trying to learn, so parents can encourage students to take strategic breaks. Once per hour might be enough, but some students may benefit from more frequent breaks.

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The competition for kids attention in the classroom is greater than ever before. As a result, parents may need to encourage their children to embrace various strategies that can improve their concentration.

Schools are often at the heart of a community. Schools are centralized places where people gather and friendships are formed. Creating an environment where school spirit is strong can be crucial to building a thriving community. School spirit can make people smile and bring them together for a common goal. Creating a balanced environment in schools also can help students feel more comfortable and happier about attending class each day. The National Federation of State High School Associations reports that, along with showing support for their school, high school students with school spirit perform better academically, are more engaged in social and civic matters and are generally happier than other peers. Those findings were part of a survey conducted by Harris Poll and involved 1,500 students who were asked about key factors like pride, academics and self-esteem at school. Activities for building spirit can range from simple things like wearing silly hats or rooting on the sports team to more complex activities, such as community service projects. The following are some ways students and educators can foster stronger school spirit by encouraging communities to get involved. · Invite guest speakers. Invite local community members to discuss their experiences or alumni share their memories of attending the school. Having students learn from these people can provide incentive for them to do well in school.

· Celebrate diversity. Various months or weeks of the year are dedicated to celebrating particular ethnic, cultural or special groups. Tie school spirit occasions into these events to commemorate the unique diversity at your school. · Host “School Spirit Fridays.” An easy way to inspire school spirit is to ask faculty and students to wear school colors or attire featuring the school mascot each Friday. A short Friday pep rally also can excite the student body. · Raise money for charity. Penny Wars are a great way to raise funds for special interest projects and charities. Homerooms collect as many pennies as they can for a week. Rival classes “sabotage” by throwing nickels, dimes and quarters into the buckets. The pennies are tallied, and the other currency is subtracted from the total. The class with the most money wins a pizza party, and the funds raised are then donated. · Choose a new mascot. Ask students to vote for a new school mascot. While they are exploring the possibilities, kids can learn about unique or endangered animals in the process. · Hold door-decorating contests. Students can decorate their classroom doors to coordinate with holidays or special themes. The winner receives a prize, such as more recess time or nohomework passes. These are just a few ways to boost school spirit. Schools can find more ideas to inspire school spirt by creating committees to connect with students and members of their communities.

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8 things to consider when choosing a high school Planning ahead for the future often involves having a strong educational foundation upon which a secure and financially rewarding career can be built. While many students and families give ample thought to where they will attend college, taking such an approach to high school can be beneficial as well. High school is a critical time in a child’s life. Many students simply attend their local public high schools, even if that school may not be the best fit for the student. It behooves families to investigate other possibilities they have to ensure teenagers end up in the right academic environment during high school. Public schools, private/religious institutions and specialty and vocational schools may have diﬀerent assets that set them apart. Therefore, students and their parents can look at various factors to determine which school will present them with the right environment and tools for

success. 1. Identify needs and wants. Have a frank discussion as a family regarding what the student is looking to get out of the high school experience, as well as which settings help him or her learn the best. 2. Look at programs offered. Schools vary in their offerings. Comprehensive high schools offer a smorgasbord of courses to appeal to as many students as possible. Magnet or specialty schools may have specialized focuses, such as STEM, communications, business, or art. 3. How much college prep is desired? While most schools offer advanced placement courses that can translate into college credit, some offer specialty tracks that enable high school students to earn a high school diploma and associates degree concurrently. 4. Check out campus size. The number of students on campus and teacher-to-student ratio can affect how some students learn. Social ADVERTORIAL

kids may like big schools, while an intimate setting may bring others out of their shells. 5. Consider religious aﬃliations. Many families like a faithbased program, and religious schools often blend faith into their curriculum. 6. Pay attention to finances. Tuition costs can impact which school a student attends. 7. Map the school location. Decisions also can be based on how close a school may be. Long commutes can eat into extracurricular activities or family time. 8. What clubs and activities are oﬀered? School decisions also can be based on the activities that help develop well-rounded students. Athletes may seek schools with strong sports programs, for example. Students can explore all possibilities in their local areas and beyond when determining where to attend high school.

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Music education boosts more than test scores

Finding balance with extracurricular activities

Many high schools, colleges and universities emphasize their goals of producing well-rounded students. Extracurricular activities teach students important life lessons, provide them opportunities to socialize and often stimulate their minds and bodies in ways that diﬀer from the stimulation provided in the classroom. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau states that 57 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 17 participate in at least one after-school extracurricular activity. Children are more likely to participate in sports than clubs or lessons, such as music, dance and language, but each of these activities can be beneficial to students’ development. Students who participate in extracurricular activities may want to limit their participation to 20 hours per week. This is according to a group of professors from Stanford University and Villanova University who have been collecting data on the issue since 2007. In their report “Extracurricular Activity in High-Performing School Contexts: Stress Buster, Booster or Buﬀer?”, Jerusha Conner and Sarah Miles found that 87 percent of kids who would be considered to have packed schedules were perfectly happy unless they were doing more than four hours a day. The “over-scheduling hypothesis” may be overhyped. This is the concern that too much organized activity participation leads to poor developmental

outcomes. This hypothesis also suggests that hectic schedules also undermine family functioning, detract from schoolwork and possibly increase the risk of copycat behaviors and excessive competitiveness. However, in the study “The Over-Scheduling Hypothesis Revisited: Intensity of Organized Activity Participation During Adolescence and Young Adult Outcomes,” researchers J.L. Mahoney and Andrea Vest determined that, controlling for demographic factors and baseline adjustment, extracurricular intensity was a significant predictor of positive outcomes and unrelated to indicators of problematic adjustment (e.g., psychological distress, substance use, antisocial behavior) at young adulthood. Even though extracurricular activities are largely positive - even when schedules are packed - parents need to be aware of the diminishing returns of too many activities. This is something called the “threshold eﬀect.” Benefits from extracurriculars can level oﬀ when too many activities are being juggled. If a child is experiencing anxiety, sleeplessness or depression, or seems overly stressed, it could be time to reduce students’ time spent doing structured activities. It’s essential that families use the cues given by kids to assess what students can handle. And children should be encouraged to be honest with their parents about their extracurricular activities as well.

School is much more than a place where students gather to learn. For children, school is their first opportunity for social development and introduction to people outside of their family unit. Lessons learned in school go beyond mathematics and language arts. Students learn to cultivate individual interests and find other people who share their interests. Music is one of the ways likeminded children come together. When many people talk about the benefits of music education, they’re quick to point out all of the quantitative and measurable results of that music education. For instance, numerous studies have shown the positive impact music programs can have on children in other areas of study. Dr. Laurel Trainor, a professor of psychology, neuroscience and behavior at McMaster University, has said that young children who take music lessons show diﬀerent brain development and improved memory compared to children who do not receive musical training. Stanford University researchers have found that musical training improves how the brain processes the spoken word, a finding that researchers say could lead to improving the reading ability of children who have dyslexia and other reading problems. Furthermore, in an analysis of data on more than 25,000 secondary school students, researchers at the United States Department of Education found that students who report consistent involvement in instrumental music during middle school

and high school perform significantly better in mathematics by grade 12 than those who do not participate in music programs. There are many reasons why music education can help to make a child a better student, but there also are other benefits that go beyond the classroom environment. Being involved in music also is a social endeavor, and music education can set the course for lifelong friends and help create social groups that last through school and beyond. Music education breeds familiarity during a school career, when going from class to class or from school to school every year can be nervewracking and unfamiliar. Walking inside of a band room, whether in elementary school or high school, can create a sense of belonging. It is also a place where students not involved in sports or other activities can gather. Children who move a lot due to a parent’s work may find that joining the marching band or participation in the choir is the one portion of school that is familiar no matter where they attend school. While neighborhoods may change and teachers diﬀer from school to school, music can be a reliable constant. While not every child will go on to be the next, great musical sensation, thanks to music education at school, he or she will have learned lessons in working as a team and other social benefits that will help in all areas of life.

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Herricks raises $11K at read-a-thon

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With the generosity of families and friends who sponsored students for reading to help support the Ronald McDonald House, the Herricks Middle School sixth grade raised more than $11,000 this past month. The Ronald McDonald House is a non-profit organization that relies on the generosity of others to provide a home

away from home for families with children who need medical attention from Cohen Children’s Medical Center. In appreciation of their support, the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island has given the middle school another beautiful plaque in honor of" the sixth-grade.

Kindergarten registration open Students entering kindergarten in the Roslyn Schools for the 2019-2020 school year will need to register. All children entering kindergarten must be a Roslyn resident and must be 5 years old by Dec. 1,

2019. If your child does not attend a local nursery school, please call the Heights School oﬃce at (516) 801-5500 for information regarding registration procedures.

Town, Roslyn Landmark Society unveil marker Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Veronica Lurvey and Town Clerk Wayne Wink along with the Roslyn Landmark Society unveiled a new historical marker for the Roslyn Grist Mill on Wednesday, Feb. 13. “The Roslyn Grist Mill is such an important part of the rich history that belongs to the Town of North Hempstead and to the Village of Roslyn. The unveiling of this new historical maker will help future generations learn about the significant role the Roslyn Grist Mill played in the development of our local community,” said Bosworth. Built between 1715 and 1741, the building operated for over 150 years as a grist mill and is one of the last surviving examples of Dutch timber-frame construction in the country.

From 1920 to 1974, the building served as a tea house attracting tourists to the village. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Howard Kroplick, Town Historian and President of the Roslyn Landmark Society, said, “The installation of the historical marker highlights the long-awaited restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill. It was exciting to see town residents and oﬃcials from New York State, Nassau County, the Town of North Hempstead, the Village of Roslyn, Nassau County and New York State, celebrate one of Long Island’s historic treasures.” The marker was funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, following a grant application by Town Historian Howard Kroplick last year.

The restoration project is currently in its initial phase which includes safely staging the work site, stabilizing the structure, raising the building to street level and placing it on a new foundation. Once restored, the building will provide historic and educational opportunities for the public. A total of $1.95 million for the restoration has been raised by the Roslyn Landmark Society from trusts, foundations, government grant and individual contributions. Also in attendance were: Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello and Roslyn Mayor John Durkin.

Swastika, slurs found in Shelter Rock Jewish Center

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Continued from Page 12 at this point when the image and words defaced the painting. Police are investigating the writings as a bias incident. In a statement, County Executive Laura Curran decried the act and said that there is no place for hatred anywhere in the county. “In Nassau, an attack on one people is an attack on all people. And an attack on one faith is an attack on all faiths. America was built on the ideal that people of diﬀerent back-

grounds can live and thrive together,” Curran said." “We will not look away when we are confronted with bigotry in our backyard. The act of hatred on display at the Shelter Rock Jewish Center must be condemned loudly.” Anti-Jewish incidents nationally"spiked by more than a third in 2017 from 2016 to drive up hate crimes 17.2 percent overall, FBI data released in 2018 shows. The release of data came about two weeks after the Oct.

27 mass shooting in the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 people were killed and six others wounded in the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in American history, unnerved many on the North Shore. In August 2017, county detectives said a school security oﬃcer patrolling Syosset High School found antiSemitic writings, including swastikas, along walls, doors and windows in the rear of the school.

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Roslyn village officials seek re-election Continued from Page 2 officer for the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency. Both Koblenz and Meyerson listed maintaining rather than raising taxes as a top priority as village officials. “We need creativity, grants and innovative ideas for revenue,” Koblenz said. “At the same time, we need to contain costs. Yet, we have been successful to date since we have not raised taxes in East Hills for the past eight years.” The village’s park is a highlight for the community and must be continuously maintained, Siegel said. She and Meyerson said appreciation from village" residents for the board’s work is one of the most satisfying parts of being a trustee. “Unlike a county, state or" federal politician who impact"their constituents in a more general, macro level," my actions as a local politician can directly and immediately positively impact residents on" day-to-day" issues that affect their lives, such as" sanitation" pick-up, issues"between"neighbors or even simple things like getting a Ping-Pong table at the pool,” Meyerson said."“The smile or thank you that I get from a resident after helping them makes me proud to do what I do.” Studley said he hopes to find more organizations that will partner with the village for its program that allows motorists to perform community service as an alternative sentence. He is proud that has been able to increase the village court’s efficiency, he said. “We are now processing summons more quickly then ever before and resolving them in much greater numbers,” Studley said. “I am proud that I was able

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to keep up with the times, and implement change.”

Village of Flower Hill Jay Beber – trustee, two-year term Beber became a trustee in 2014 and is running for his second full term. Frank Genese – trustee, two-year term Genese is running for his second term. He is an architect and has lived in the village for 17 years. Brian Herrington – trustee and deputy mayor, two-year term After serving as trustee for more than two years, Herrington was appointed as deputy mayor by Mayor Bob McNamara in January 2017. He is seeking election for his third full term. Genese said the board of trustees’ most significant recent accomplishments have involved public safety and village beautification. The board has added equipment to its park, placed more stop signs in the village and beautified village triangles and entrances, he said. “I think we’re looking forward to continuing to be very much a residentfriendly village where the residents really are No. 1, and we try to do everything we can to provide the best service for them,” he said. Village staﬀ try to develop personal relationships with residents, which is important in developing that trust, Genese said. With the help of his experience in graphic design, Beber has spearheaded the redesign of the village website with

the goal of making village information as easily accessible as possible. He has a mission to keep residents informed while saving money doing so. “My background gave the village access to great services and great pricing and my availability as a retiree lets me design and produce the communication pieces we need to keep residents informed,” Beber said. Six months ago, Beber said he helped create a visual database that documented all of the construction that was currently occurring or had been completed in Flower Hill over the past year. In his next term, he looks forward to tackling the challenges and opportunities that the incoming 5G network introduces. The 5G network is expected to have higher speeds and be more cost-eﬀective than its predecessor, 4G. Eﬀorts to reach Herrington were unavailing.

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The Roslyn Estates Board of Trustees focuses on maintaining the beauty of the village while also being progressive with addressing issues as they come up, Polatov said. The trustees work together for the benefit fo the village, she said. “The residents are able to attend the monthly trustee meeting with any concerns or questions that they may have about a specific issue, so I think that’s a very good thing that it’s an open door,” Polatov said. Eﬀorts to reach Auerbach and Peters were unavailing.

John Durkin – mayor, two-year term Durkin is the current mayor seeking re-election. Marta Genovese – trustee, two-year term Genovese is a current trustee seeking re-election. Sarah Oral – trustee, two-year term Oral is a current trustee seeking reelection. Eﬀorts to reach the candidates were unavailing.

Paul Leone Peters – mayor, two-year term Peters has been mayor since 2017. He was previously a trustee. He has lived in the village since 2013. Brett Auerbach – trustee, two-year term Auerbach has been a trustee since 2017. Georgeann Polatov – trustee, two-year term Polatov joined the board in January, filling a seat first vacated in July when trustee Allan Mendels stepped down due to a move. Polatov and her husband have a glass, mirror and custom shower door business, but she said she is semi-retired. She has lived in the village for four and a half years.

Calamari attended NYIT Continued from Page 64 and is now the company’s corporate director of security, according to his LinkedIn profile. He attended Chaminade High School in Mineola from 2007 to 2011, according to the school. Many following Cohen’s congressional testimony took to Twitter after he named Calamari, often amused by his last name. Calamari is the Italian name for squid. “Matthew Calamari sounds like the child CEO of Olive Garden,” tweeted television writer Vanessa Ramos. “Don’t mind me, I’ll just be exclaiming ‘Matthew Calamari’ randomly in my head on loop for the next week,” MSNBC host Chris Hayes tweeted.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

NYU Winthrop’s ‘A Cause to Celebrate’ The Children’s Medical Center at NYU Winthrop Hospital will host the 22nd annual “A Cause to Celebrate” fundraiser benefitting the Child Life Program. Honoring Glen Head residents Sam and Vera Jain, the event will take place on Thursday, March 21 at The Garden City Hotel. The Child Life Program at NYU Winthrop Hospital taps the expertise of certified Child Life specialists who use play and education to improve the understanding among pediatric patients of medical procedures. Specialists also teach relaxation techniques to help young patients cope with illness or surgery as well as provide emotional support for a patient’s entire family. For the Jain family, being a part of an event that raises essential funds for the Child Life program at NYU Winthrop Hospital is of utmost importance. “As a parent, I understand how the complexities of a hospital stay can cause confusion for the whole family,” said Vera Jain. “Child Life Specialists are incredibly helpful, stepping in to assist during stressful times when there’s an inability to think straight.” Both of the Jains immigrated to the United States and are advocates for quality medical programs for all

patient populations. In addition to supporting the presence of a Child Life specialist at NYU Winthrop’s Hempstead Pediatric Clinic, the family has made contributions

to the emergency medicine program, as well as in support of the hospital’s renowned cardiology program. They share their philanthropy mindset with their three children. What’s more, Sam Jain, the founder and CEO of Fareportal, a travel technology company, spearheaded a coat drive collection among his staﬀ for the benefit of the Hempstead Pediatric Clinic. “We wanted to be involved with the community — and NYU Winthrop’s Hempstead Pediatric Clinic is an excellent venue through which we can contribute,” said Sam Jain. “As a family of immigrants, the clinic is close to our hearts since it provides care to many underserved immigrant populations.” NYU Winthrop’s 22nd annual “A Cause to Celebrate” will feature Dueling Pianos — an energetic piano “battle” between two internationally accomplished pianists. The guest audience will serve as the third member of the show, voting for the winner of the musical battle. Individual tickets, journal pages, and sponsorship packages are available. For more information or to make a reservation, call NYU Winthrop’s Oﬃce of Development at 516-663–8275. To make reservations online, visit www.nyuwinthrop.org/events.

Gold Coast Arts Center to hold summer camp Town TV gets Emmy nomination The Town of North Hempstead’s NHTV has been nominated for a New York Emmy Award for its environmental feature about the Department of Environmental Conservation’s research on the fish in Manhasset Bay, Little Neck Bay and Manhasset Harbor. The feature was directed by TV studio director Alan Ginsberg. The nominations for the 62nd Annual New York Emmy Awards were announced on Feb. 20. “It’s certainly a thrill for the Town to be nominated for an Emmy Award,” said Supervisor Bosworth. “The Town is fortunate to have the DEC keeping a close watch on the fish population of Manhasset Bay. Their research is critical to helping the Town monitor the quality of our waterways and our marine life. The ride along with the DEC gives viewers a real bird’s eye view of how the DEC does their work.”

North Hempstead TV is the Town’s award-winning government access television station, which features new and fresh content weekly and dozens of entertaining shows and public service announcements each year. NHTV’s mission is to inform the public about all the Town has to oﬀer and to provide this information in exciting and informative ways. NHTV programming is available by tuning in to Channel 18 or 63 on Cablevision and Channel 46 on Verizon FIOS or by logging on to www.mynhtv.com. The NHTV studio is located at the “Yes We Can” Community Center. The New York Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY NATAS) conducts activities that cultivate, promote and encourage understanding of, appreciation for, and public interest in the arts, crafts and sciences of television.

Before you know it, summer will be here, and now is the time for savvy parents to enroll their children in the Gold Coast Arts Center’s highly popular summer programs: The SummerArts Camp and the Half-Day Junior Camp. As a special oﬀer, parents who sign up their kids by March 12 can save $25 per week. The SummerArts Camp, which begins on July 1 and goes through Aug. 23 is geared toward children ages 6 to 14, runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and includes lunch and a snack. The Half-Day Junior Camp is for kids pre-K to age 6, operates from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and includes a nut-free morning snack. Knowing that youngsters have a wide range of creative interests, the Gold Coast Arts

Center has organized weekly sessions that oﬀer something for everyone, including cartooning, crafts, drawing and painting, musical theater, 3D art, dance, chess, acting, wood workshop and more. New for the summer of 2019 is Rock On, which provides kids the chance to become a rock star by singing and playing an instrument. Most of the weekly sessions end with either a performance or display, showcasing what the children have learned throughout their art camp experience. The range of options allows for flexible scheduling where children can attend sessions from as little as one week to all eight weeks. “Children who have attended previous summer arts camps here look forward to

enrolling again for a chance to explore and fulfill their creative sides while having great fun, too,” says Ellen Schiﬀ, school director at the Gold Coast Arts Center. Schiﬀ wishes to remind parents that the programs fill up quickly so she encourages parents to register soon, especially before March 12 to take advantage of the early-bird discount. All camps take place at the Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. Tuition depends on the duration of attendance, and reduced rates are available for members of the center. More information on the Summer Arts Camp is available at www.goldcoastarts.org. To register for the programs, call 516-829-2570.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Northwell award for ethics

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH

Arthur Seidman (seated center) is flanked by his daughter, Jane (right) and (from left to right, top row) Lisa Breiman, director of volunteer services at North Shore University Hospital; Alice Weiss, of Great Neck; his granddaughter, Kim Krakauer, and Brian Bergdoll, aka “Frank Sinatra.”

Northwell Health has been chosen by"Ethisphere Institute as one of the world’s most ethical companies in 2019 for the fifth consecutive year. Northwell Health is among 128 companies recognized in the 2019 rankings including one of six nonprofit health care providers. Honorees span 21 countries and 50 industries. Companies honored are recognized as a driving force for improving their communities, building capable and empowered workforces, and foster-

ing corporate cultures focused on ethics and a strong sense of purpose. “We are proud to be counted among The World’s Most Ethical Companies once again,” said Greg Ra-

dinsky, senior vice president and chief corporate compliance oﬃcer of Northwell, “This award recognizes Northwell’s core values of integrity and excellence as we strive to deliver compassionate

treatment and care to all of our patients and redefine what it means to work in health care.” Companies were scored in five categories: ethics and compliance program, corporate citizenship and responsibility, culture of ethics, governance and leadership, innovation and reputation. All companies that participate in the assessment process receive their scores, which provides them with valuable insights into how the measure up against leading organizations.

Still volunteering at N. Shore at 102 Lado honored by EPIC L.I.

Amidst a bevy of hospital staff, family, friends and reporters eagerly awaiting his arrival, North Shore University Hospital volunteer Arthur Seidman entered the room like a conquering hero." The special occasion, more than a century in the making, was the celebration of Seidman’s 102nd birthday. A Northwell Health volunteer since 1995, Mr.Seidman spends at least six hours a week assisting patients and their families in the surgical waiting room at North Shore University Hospital. He also provides comforts to patients at Northwell’s Monter Cancer Center and serves on North Shore’s auxiliary board (as chairman for the Tribute Fund and the Car Raffle). Special invited guests were his daughter, Jane Krakauer, and granddaughter, Kim. Kicking off the festivities was Lisa Breiman, director of volunteer services at North Shore, who presented the guest of honor with an oversized birthday card, balloons, and a cake to be enjoyed by Seidman’s many friends in attendance. “I’m pleased to announce that Arthur holds the record for time served as a volunteer,” said Breiman. “After 23 years with us, Arthur has logged in over 15,500 hours of service. He is the epitome of what a volunteer should be.” The highlight of the event was the surprise appearance of entertainer Brian Bergdoll, of Broadway Singing Telegrams, who – dressed in a tuxedo and

jaunty hat – performed a medley of hits in character as Seidman’s idol, Frank Sinatra. After applauding vigorously to “Sinatra’s” performance of “My Way,” and “Young at Heart,” Seidman smiled at the much younger entertainer and said, “You know, you’re pretty good.”" Seidman is a World War II veteran who was awarded both the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for distinguished service in the Philippines under General McArthur. His commitment to the health system is legendary; recently, during a diﬃcult snowstorm, when en route to the hospital from his home in Great Neck, Seidman oﬀered a ride to a volunteer who required assistance to get to his volunteer post." “I’ve lived a very eventful life,” Seidman said, “and I’ve always tried to be as good as I could be. For me, coming to the hospital and working with other people who are really in need is a reason for me to get up in the morning. This is a labor of love…I love being here. I hope they’ll let me come back for as long as I can.”" Not one to rest on his laurels, Seidman said goodbye to his daughter Jane and her family, and his loving companion, Alice. It was time to leave…he had to get back to his work on the floor." To learn more about volunteering at North Shore University Hospital, please call the Volunteer Department at 516562-4947.

Dr. Fred Lado, regional director of epilepsy for Northwell Health’s Eastern and Central Regions, was honored as a recipient of the Professional Achievement Award at EPIC Long Island’s Gala. The event took place Feb. 15 at the Garden City Hotel. “I recall reading something that could have been written about Dr. Lado,” said Thomas M. Hopkins, EPIC Long Island’s president and chief executive oﬃcer. “The good physician treats the disease. The great physician treats the patient who has the disease. Patients, peers, and staﬀ all agree – Dr. Lado is a great physician.” Lado’s clinical expertise focuses on treating patients who have not responded well to medication. His research focuses on advanced neuroimaging and electroencephalography (EEG) analysis to better understand brain function and the changes that occur in the brain due to epileptic seizures. He is a member of the American Epilepsy Society, the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. He also serves on the board of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers, and as vice-chair of the physician advisory board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan New York. The author or co-author of numerous papers and book chapters,

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From left, Thomas M. Hopkins, president and CEO of EPIC Long Island and Northwell’s Dr. Fred Lado. Lado has presented at many professional meetings. “I am very honored to have received this award from EPIC Long Island with whom Northwell Health has built a strong partnership,” said Lado. “I look forward to furthering our collaboration as we share the same commitment in improving the quality of life for patients in our community living with epilepsy.”

The world at Lady of Grace It was a very special and unique day on Friday, Feb. 1 when the parents of Our Lady of Grace students presented many countries from the continents of Africa and Europe. The children were treated to countries such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, and Portugal. The parents captivated the children’s attention by teaching simple phrases, local favorite cuisines, famous people and landmarks. When asked what his favorite and most memorable moment of the day was, one student said “having all the parents there and how super cool that the sphinx has the

head of a man and body of a lion.” For more information about Our Lady of Grace Montessori School, contact Sister Kelly Quinn at 516-365-9832.

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When camera was off at VGN hearing

he hearing on Feb. 19 at the Village of Great Neck on the mayor’s proposed zoning changes for Middle Neck Road and East Shore Road was simultaneously videocast by streaming, but there was no video of the final half hour.! Starting at 7:30 p.m., the meeting went on late into the night as residents one after the other spoke their concerns into the hearing record. The trustees then adjourned to an executive session for “advice of counsel.” At this point, the young man running the camera for the live streaming went home, as did almost all the residents. I stayed. When the trustees came out of executive session, the village clerk spent some time trying to resume the video. He was unsuccessful. Below is a description of what transpired after they were back in their seats (the mayor and three trustees, two attorneys, the head of the Building Department, the former head of the Building Department who is the mayor’s consultant, the village clerk, the assistant village clerk, and the head of the Department of Public Works). Peter Bee, the village attorney, spoke first. He addressed the board and gave a short review of the agreement they had reached behind closed doors. They were in accord that

their corridor plan presented by the consulting firm VHB should be set aside in favor of a revised plan. Bee gave a few examples of the topics that had moved the board to this decision: five-story buildings, traﬃc, the two roadways in one plan. The mayor thought they could end the public hearing then and there, revise the plan, and start a hearing on the revised plan immediately. The board discussed whether to end the hearing at the beginning of the meeting on March 5 so they could open a new hearing on the revised plan on the same night.! I was included in the discussion, so I pointed out that rushing from one hearing to the other hearing without a breath between would once again shut out the residents.! Bee provided a valuable wrinkle. The law requires 10 days advance notice to the public for a hearing. Since the mayor wants Bee to do the revision of the plan, and with the meeting date (March 5) only two weeks away, he would have only four days to accomplish the overhaul of the plan. In addition, they would then have to submit!pro-forma paperwork to the Nassau County Planning Commission. The mayor said (he thought) people had spent the evening complaining without oﬀering

ideas. My response was to say that he had handed the community a!fait accompli, and he had thereby put us all in the position of trying to make him see the folly in the design of his corridor plan. He had scheduled just one night for the hearing, and this confirmed the impression he was not seeking ideas. Earlier in the evening during the hearing, I spoke first, and then last. Both times at the microphone I weighed in on the subject of “process” (so essential, so lacking in glamour). I said we were making a legal record, that a hearing is diﬀerent from a regular meeting, and I gave the example that a meeting has open time when the imposition of a three-minute limitation is acceptable whereas in a hearing it is not. I also brought up the matter that the so-named Citizens Advisory Committee had functioned in violation of the open meetings law of New York state. It met privately, and the mayor barred residents from sitting in and hearing the committee’s deliberations.! The first time I spoke the mayor savaged me a bit, but the second time my words were unmolested, and here, later, in the remnant of the public hearing well after midnight, the topic of discussion was most definitely

process.! As for the mayor’s 11thhour change of mind, one reason might be the mayors of two neighboring villages, Kensington and Thomaston. On behalf of their respective boards, they expressed their non-support for the East Shore Road portion of the mayor’s plan. Their displeasure, oﬀered as it was by one of them in public, underscored what residents were saying by the hundreds.! With the East Shore Road segment presumably gone, any changes to the Middle Neck Road corridor plan would be due to the outpouring of sentiment at the microphone, delivered as some truly eloquent and sentient statements by the residents.! It is yet to be seen if alterations to the Middle Neck Road Corridor plan will be merely cosmetic — “a bone to a dog,” as one resident put it later.! At the hearing, I distributed two handouts, 125 copies of each. I didn’t have enough.! At the VHB presentation two weeks earlier on Feb. 5, the impetus for the plan, according to the mayor, was the need for lots of new apartments, to answer to what turned out to be a nonexistent “housing crisis.” By the Feb. 19 hearing, the mayor had a new impetus for his Middle Neck Road corridor plan:

It is a financial necessity for the village, the mayor said: Without it they will have to raise taxes. Village residents are doing an in-depth examination of the mayor’s plan, and it is neither our housing nor our taxes that drives this plan. There is an underlying attempt, written into the changes to the village zoning code, to give the board of trustees freedom to approve anything they want to approve. Protest all they might that they will safeguard our suburb and our homes, they want a zoning code that give them unprecedented power and holds them to scout’s honor, cross my heart and hope to die, which is certainly not a suitable standard for elected officials. In this revision of the zoning code on behalf of interested parties, the legislative body (the board of trustees) is giving the executive body (the board of trustees) unimagined power. Among those powers is the ability to sell off, and trade off, village property to developers. Here lies one hidden cost of the mayor’s plan and the changes to the zoning code. The schools and the parks will not be the only casualties. We went home close to 1:30 a.m. Rebecca Rosenblatt Gilliar Great Neck

First Amendment: bedrock of democracy

he First Amendment to the Constitution prevents Congress from making any law which would abridge freedom of speech. As Thomas Jeﬀerson wrote: “When left to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate for a moment to prefer the latter.”

Throughout history, free speech and a free press have been associated with democracies. Yet we now have a president who calls the press the “enemy of the people,” and constantly talks about “fake news.” At some of his rallies, he has literally pointed at the press and made belligerent remarks. Only one other president was as antithetical to a free press. That

would be Richard Nixon who pressured the Internal Revenue Service to audit the tax returns of journalists on his “enemies list.” Trump has tried to use regulatory power to retaliate against the press, suspended a CNN reporter’s press pass, and tried to revoke TV stations’ licenses. What “the Donald” doesn’t understand is that the relationship between the press and elected of-

ficials is always adversarial. And when the man in the White House is so thin-skinned that he must be surrounded by sycophants, we are well on our way to totalitarianism. In 1971, the Supreme Court heard the case of the New York Times Company v. United States. It involved a newspaper publishing the Pentagon Papers. In a six to three decision, the court held that “the press is to serve the governed,

not the governors.” Pay attention, Donald. Justice Hugo Black, writing for the majority went on: “A free media functions as a watchdog that can investigate and report on government wrongdoing.” Clearly, this is a lesson lost on our 45th president. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Dems appointed Omar New laws a good thing

ave we all read freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s (Muslim Democrat from Minnesota) hate for Trump and

Jews? Hated them so much she was willing to fall on the sword. The Dems have appointed her to the House For-

eign Affairs Committee. Hello. A big “sorry” will not pass muster in this case. Muslims are taught at a young age to hate Jews. Clara Rucker Floral Park

would at this time like to commend state Assemblyman Edward Braunstein for introducing legislation which he has done five times before against revenge porn. Now maybe the sixth time will be a charm. In my opinion, no woman deserves to be victimized by an ex-partner and have

nonconsensual photos sent out to the media through Google, FaceBook and Twitter. Braunstein, I pray that you succeed this time. And if you do succeed, let me say, “Kudos,” for a job well done for all the woman that have been victimized. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

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Importance of news about state gov

he recent retirement of long time New York Daily News Albany reporter Kenneth Lovett is a major

loss." While a majority of citizens continue to be apathetic, there are still many of us who really care about the actions and activities of both our elected oﬃcials and state government agencies. Their budgetary, legislative and regulatory actions directly impact both our individual civil and economic liberties. There is a great burden on those few brave remaining independent players including “New York Now” on PBS, the Albany Times-Union, The Legislative Gazette and City and State, along with a handful of daily newspapers, including the New York Times, Newsday, New York Daily News and New York Post, who can aﬀord to maintain a presence in Albany to hold the governor, state comptroller, attorney general and members of the Legislature along with various state agencies accountable."

News releases and newsletters from members of the state Senate and Assembly are written, prepared, printed and mailed by staﬀers at taxpayers’ expense. Frequently, they serve as propaganda vehicles to announce pork barrel member item projects or selective votes on issues. These “so-called” constituent newsletters are really just campaign literature used as a tool to raise the name identification of incumbent public oﬃcials and help grease the wheels for the next election. There is no real information provided as to actual votes on all bills, how many hours worked, listing of campaign contributions from various “pay-for-play” special interest groups, disclosure of financial reimbursements for daily meals or travel from home to Albany and back along with the hours and amount of compensation for those holding down second jobs. Too many downstate members of the Legislature enjoy keeping what goes on in Albany

a secret from both constituents and family. The same is true for many upstate members as well. How many scandals have there been over the years involving members of the Legislature with a child out-of-wedlock or an Albany “girlfriend” on the side? No members of the Legislature like to openly talk about the Albany evening cocktail party circuit sponsored by the army of lobbyists and pay-for-play crowd, while the Legislature is in session. Like the commercial for Las Vegas, “what happens in Albany, stays here,” and will not be passed on to the outside world. With the decline of readership and advertising revenues, newspaper content continues to shrink. This puts even more pressure on the remaining reporters assigned to Albany to fight for every column inch in their respective newspapers. There is intense competition between international, state, county, city, local, business, sports, entertainment and other sections of every daily newspaper.

With the increasing costs of newsprint, plus competition from local nightly news broadcasts and the internet, itcontinuess to become more diﬃcult for newspapers outside of Albany to provide real detailed coverage of state government on a daily basis. News about votes on key legislation, members earmarking their own pork barrel projects, Legislature committee hearings, including testimony by fellow members and representatives from various special interest groups along with fundraising events hosted by the Albany “pay-for-play” lobbyists is diﬃcult to come by. There are more registered lobbyists on Albany’s State Street than anywhere in the nation. Only the famous Washington, D.C. K Street Congressional lobbyists are more abundant in numbers and dollars. I’d like to be a fly on the wall when Gov. Andrew Cuomo, democratic state Senate leader Andrea Steward Cousins and demo-

cratic state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie get together behind closed doors to cut all the backroom deals that the faithful members of the Legislature usually follow in lockstep. Who wouldn’t also want to listen in when Cousins or Heastie convene a meeting with members of their respective flocks to inform them how they should consider voting on future legislation? Usually, with only one staﬀ person assigned by those major daily newspapers that can afford a full-time employee — this handful of brave reporters are vastly outnumbered by all the press spokespersons for elected oﬃcials, government and quasigovernment state agencies, along with hundreds of lobbyists from various special interest groups. There are still many taxpayer citizen civic activists like me who have a continued thirst for news from our state capital. Larry Penner Great Neck

Rebranding doesn’t change Marxism

would like to respond to Dr. Hal Sobel’s letter (March 1, “A better life for all by any name”). I quote Vladimir Lenin, “The goal of socialism is communism.” Since there are no Scandinavian countries that nationalize their means of production, it is incorrect to refer to Scandinavian countries as “socialist.” On the other hand, what is being proposed by the likes of Bernie Sanders and his fellow Democratic socialists is identical to South American “socialism.”

As currently in Venezuela, the results of a totalitarian system that attempts to correct economic inequalities by redistribution or other kinds of direct state intervention are economic ruin and dire consequences for the people. A reading of the following articles oﬀer a diﬀerent view of European socialism: Forbes: “European Socialism: Why America Doesn’t Want It,” by Lars Christensen, October 25, 2012 and The Federalist: “Scandinavia Isn’t A Socialist Paradise,” by Kelly McDonald, Aug. 11, 2015.

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Like most Americans, I prefer being allied with the liberty, freedom and values that our American patriots and soldiers fought and died for than siding with the demagogues who will lead us to a 1984 Marxist style totalitarianism. In conclusion, I quote Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s warnings to the naive youth of America of the horrible realities of socialism, stated in Washington, DC on June 30, 1975: “In pre-revolutionary Russia… there were attempts on the tsar’s life… During these years, about 17 persons a year

were executed… The Cheka (Lenin’s communist secret police)… in 1918 and 1919… executed, without trial, more than a thousand persons a month. At the height of Stalin’s terror in 1937-38… more than 40,000 persons were shot per month. Here are the figures: 17 a year… 1,000 a month, more than 40,000 a month.” Solzhenitsyn explained how government-run healthcare, (i.e. single payer healthcare) provided a cover for Stalin’s political opponents to be “diagnosed” with psychiatric problems and given compul-

sory “treatment”: “It is not detente (a lessening of tension) if we here… can spend our time agreeably while over there people are groaning and dying and in psychiatric hospitals. Doctors are making their evening rounds… injecting people with drugs which destroy their brain… There are tens of thousands of political prisoners in our country… under compulsory psychiatric treatment.” Walter Jaworski New Hyde Park

Minority rules in Port decision

e are all part of a democracy, rule by all and for all, except, it seems, for one small half mile called Manorhaven. A village that on Feb. 19 for it’s residents did the unthinkable where three, just three people, Patrick Gibson, Joe Zimbardi and John Volpe, chosen by just one person, Mayor Avena,

ruled against the majority of citizens’ expressed wishes to not change the character and vision of their unique village and seaside community." Instead, just one person, the multi-millionaire businessman and developer, Peter Dejana, won over all those thousands of citizens who fought against this happening and who hoped,

in the end, Democracy would matter." These changes may be the beginning of what may prove to be a very sad ending for all of Port." Lucretia Steele Former deputy mayor of the Village of Manorhaven

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Jerry Kremer’s in the wrong corner “America is a one party state. But with typical extravagance, they have two of them.” – J.K. Nyerere Jerry Kremer’s column (Rising political stars can fade away quickly) points out the growing schism in the Democratic party. Unfortunately, he’s on the wrong side of history, and he writes of “Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, whose every word is embraced by a group that is hungry for something diﬀerent. “ “Something diﬀerent” is not the reason for her attraction, and for someone who has been in the political sphere for as long as Mr. Kremer has, this is incredibly insular and dismissive. Whether it has been her incisive questioning on House committees, or her dealing with right-wing trolls on social media, Ms. Ocasio Cortez demonstrates a firm grasp of policy, shows up prepared, and is equipped to deal with the realities of modern, hair-trigger media. People respect those at-

tributes. She’s sharp-witted and has obvious political gifts. The attraction which Mr. Kremer misses is simply that corporatist Democrats, as represented by the Clinton wing, have failed the natural allies of the party, and the base now demands real live Democrats. And that disturbs him. It poses a problem particularly for Long Island Democrats who simply wear the party label but do little on actual policy. Some even call themselves “progressives” which is about as honest as labeling pork rinds kosher. Mr. Kremer is almost gleeful in anticipating Ms. Ocasio Cortez’ downfall. And why not? The current state of aﬀairs certainly has been good to him and other Long Island Democrats. Because it requires no sacrifice or courage. When Tom Suozzi ran for re-election to the House, his slogan was “A Democrat who gets it.” The implication, of course, is that he’s not one of “those”

Democrats who will actually change the course of the economy and the laws to suit the needs of working people who have been ravaged since the Great Recession began. So he made common cause with an organization called “No Labels” which is a conservative front group backed by hedge fund money, among other sources. No, he’ll simply ignore people like that woman from Port Washington who is reduced to starting a $150,000 “Go Fund Me” to cover her bills to treat her breast cancer and her son’s spinal disease, while the one percent lavish millions on palaces of medical care few can afford and then write it oﬀ their taxes. This isn’t the country the base wants. And it shouldn’t be the country any Democrat wants. Mr. Kremer suggests we turn our support to centrist candidates. What Mr. Kremer doesn’t grasp is that centrism is

not the absence of ideology. It is merely another ideology. He writes “This new phenom from Queens has become a vocal part of a small group of newcomers who have a far-left agenda on things like healthcare, college tuition and the environment."“ Those aren’t parts of a “far left agenda.” They’re genuine policy solutions to problems real voters face. Mr. Kremer acts as if they don’t exist. And that’s the problem. He’s content. The base isn’t. As Adam Serwer of the Atlantic wrote, “Clintonism’s doctrine of granting major policy concessions that cause substantial human suﬀering in exchange for political victories hasn’t changed much since the 1990s, but I don’t think it’s where the Democratic Party base is now.” And he’s right. Characterizing Rep. Ocasio Cortez as “far left” only speaks to the fossilization of the party. Those who know their his-

tory realize she is following in the footsteps of FDR, Frances Perkins, Harry Truman, Robert F. Kennedy, Hubert Humphrey and others. “Action, and action now” bellowed FDR in his inaugural speech. No more half measures. The old guard on Long Island has gotten fat and comfortable just giving a tip of the hat to pro-choice issues, a few environmental matters and then calling “mission accomplished.” They’ve been perfectly fine with the most regressive property tax system in the nation that assures them that everyone knows their place, and their world won’t be disturbed. They’ve paid lip service to the widest earnings gap of the Post War era, decades-long wage stagnation, and a trebling of health care costs. In other words, they’re not Democrats. And it’s high time we elected a few. Donald Davret Roslyn

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Business&RealEstate

How will you be financing your purchase? I have received a number of calls over the last month from my subscribers about the process of financing the purchase of their home, homeowner association condo or a co-op, leading to a successful and happy ending. Financing a home is a fairly cut and dry process. Your lender is going to request certain documents to be able to approve your mortgage. You will also have to contemplate what type of mortgage that you want, an A.R.M. (adjustable rate mortgage or variation of, or a fixed rate. This will totally depend on your specific situation, finances and most importantly, how long you will be residing in your home, homeowner association, condo or co-op. This is something you should talk to your mortgage person, as well as your C.P.A. and/or your C.F.P. (certified financial planner. The following are those items that they will require if you are a W-2 wage or salary earner: 1. Your most recent tax returns 2. Any assets, coins, stamps or any valuable assets, stocks, bonds, etc. 3. 2-4 of your most recent pay stubs 4. A list of all your debts, eg. a. Other mortgages and/or lines of credit b. Credit card debts c. Any type of installment loans d. Car or equipment Lease obligations e. Personal loans f. Any other documents that the lender may request If you are a 1099, self-em-

ployed, you will have to provide the following documents: 1. Two years of your personal and company tax returns (also generally must have been self-employed for at least two years to be eligible to be approved for a mortgage, with a few exceptions). 2. All of the above that a W-2 has to provide 3. All receivables (services rendered and monies owed from those services) 4.) Payables for all purchases short and long term 5. Any other documents that the lender may request The lender will, right up and through the closing, verify that you are still employed at your particular job or business, as well as possibly check other information and primary sources, relating to your mortgage approval. They also may ask and require that you pay down some or all of the credit cards, or other types of installment loans, in order to lower your debt/ income ratio and come in line with those regulatory guidelines, for them to commit to your mortgage. You will also have to decide on the type and length of your mortgage, how much you are borrowing and how much of a down payment (called out of pocket) you can realistically and comfortably aﬀord and any additional amount to be brought to your closing, as well as anticipating your total closing costs. Many put down as little as 3 percent, but in our surrounding towns, 20 percent total out of pocket and a first purchase

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

money mortgage of 80 percent is usually standard for a home purchase; similar with a homeowner association and condo purchase. However, with a co-op purchase it is usually standard to put down a total minimum of 10 percent out of pocket (with very strong financials and also the co-op board might scrutinize your financials with a “fine tooth comb” because you don’t have enough, as they call “skin in the game” and want to be certain that your financial position is very strong and stable. If they feel and have concerns about your financial strength as a buyer and have any doubts of your capability in paying, not only your mortgage obligation but your monthly maintenance charges, they have the right to turn down your board application, without telling you why, especially in Nassau County (but the majority of the time, it’s about financials). However, in Suﬀolk County, if turned down, the law states that they have 45 days to pro-

vide the buyer, the specific reasons why. I believe there are more people passing the boards review today, than before the law was passed, possibly due to less discrimination that might have been occurring in the past. However, since there is generally no board approval on an homeowner association and condo, the process is much more streamline and simplified. However, if for some reason they block your sale on an homeowner association or condo, they may be obligated to purchase that specific unit (your attorney must check the oﬀering plan). You also have the right to hire a house inspector in all three types of purchases, especially a home, since you are totally responsible for the entire property; whereby in a co-op purchase, you as the unit owner is responsible for everything inside your unit and the co-op corporation is responsible for everything inside the wall out to the exterior of the building; thereby your liability is much less, than a residential property. Sometimes an inspection is ordered for a co-op, to double check that certain mechanicals, heating, plumbing and electrical are in excellent working order, resulting in much less of a chance of an assessment or increase in monthly maintenance charges. However, as a purchaser, your attorney or CPA is obligated with your request, to go over the oﬀering plan, all amendments and 2 years financials, to see the financial stability of the cooperative and to see if there are any capital (permanent)

improvements to be ordered, thereby the potential of an assessment or possible increase in monthly maintenance fees and for how long? The next step is the buyer signs first and brings with them a standard (no need to certify) check for their initial down payment and then the contract is sent back to the seller’s lawyer and then the seller comes in and signs with the down payment placed in the seller’s escrow account. Then the mortgage appraisal is done, board approval, then the final walk thru and the closing is set up. Hopefully, all will go well, but one must consider and interview and hire a competent real estate broker, mortgage person and attorney as well as an inspector, as needed. We all want to finalize our purchase with the least amount of stress and hassles and by hiring the right people, this will materialize, so everyone will be happy and satisfied at your closing. Philip A. Raices is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate in Great Neck. He is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S.) He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com or by Cell, (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions. To search for property, see what your home is worth or homes that have sold in your area, go to: WWW.Li-RealEstate.Com or we can provide you a free CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) absolutely “free” without obligation and no strings attached!

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Recent Real Estate Sales in Roslyn Roslyn Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $999,000 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

717 Motts Cove Road N, Roslyn Harbor Sold Price: $2,600,000 Date: 10/12/2018 5 beds, 5 Full/2 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 1.2 acres Schools: North Shore MLS# 3026665

42 Pinetree Lane, Roslyn Heights Sold Price: $675,000 Date: 12/04/2018 3 beds, 1 Full/5 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 65x120 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $12,392 MLS# 3065677

3 The Pines, Roslyn Estates Sold Price: $1,200,000 Date: 01/16/2019 5 beds, 4 Full baths Style: Split # of Families: 1 Lot Size: .33 acre Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $28,444 MLS# 3072708

16 Wellington Road, Greenvale Sold Price: $560,000 Date: 11/28/2018 3 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Ranch # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 100x67 Schools: Roslyn Total Taxes: $11,493 MLS# 3061937

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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The Roslyn Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting at The Roslyn Hotel last Thursday to celebrate its completed renovations.

Roslyn Hotel upgrades complete Continued from Page 1 county executive. “It gives a sense of finality for the renovation and the vision we had about a year ago,” co-owner Sudhir Kakar said. “It’s finally done, open to the public, and we’re happy with how it turned out.” My Father’s Place, a popular club from the 1970s that hosted acts including Madonna and Bo Diddley, reopened in the hotel last summer with a more upscale, relaxed feel. Restaurant 1221 at MFP neighbors the venue, serving modern American cuisine. Now with a spacious patio, the hotel

will oﬀer drinks and food outdoors starting this summer, said co-owner Liz Kakar. It also has DJ nights in the restaurant on Saturdays, she said. The Kakars purchased the hotel almost two years ago for more than $14 million. “We really had this idea for something more than just a place to stay,” Liz Kakar said. The space feels historic, she said, and has sweeping views of Roslyn Harbor. With its new entertainment oﬀerings, it is more than ever a part of the community, Liz Kakar said.

And both Sudhir Kakar and Roslyn Chamber of Commerce Vice President Lou Federico agreed with Curran: Roslyn is hip. “I feel like it’s the hippest place in Nassau County,” Sudhir Kakar said.“The restaurants, the scene, the places to go out, the music venue that’s here now.” Federico grew up in the area and when he went to Adelphi University, Roslyn was a cool place to hang out. “I think it’s getting its cool back,” he said. The Roslyn Hotel is located at 1221 Old Northern Blvd.

Continued from Page 1 possibly even Tai Chi classes. “This is a concession amenity building that has been out of service for about 10 years. It’s just wasted space right now,” Curran said. “We’re going to be transforming the old pond site, also at Christopher Morley, to become a community entertainment space,” she said. Schneider and Curran said these two larger projects will likely be finished in 2020, whereas safety improvements and resurfacing should be done by summer. The two other parks central to the plan include Centennial Park in Roosevelt, which will receive $3 million in new investment, and Wantagh Park in Wantagh, the subject of $1.5 million worth of projects. Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Inwood Park in Inwood, Cedar Creek Park in Wantagh, Bay Park in East Rockaway, Cantiague Park in Hicksville, Cow Meadow Park in Freeport, and Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach will also see various improvements from the plan. “With concerts, summer camps, sports leagues, premier golf courses, marathons and more, Nassau County’s parks see over a million visitors annually,” Curran said. “By continuing to modernize our parks, we create viable destinations for entertainment and community, increasing tourism and spurring economic activity.”

Americana shoppers robbed: cops Continued from Page 12 were arraigned in Nassau County Court in Hempstead last Thursday. No attorney information was available for either defendant. Americana representatives were unavailable for comment at the time of publication. On Oct. 5, 2018, the two men entered a Glen Head resident’s garage and stole two Louis Vuitton handbags, worth approximately $3,690, from a vehicle, police said.

On Nov. 13, 2018, the pair followed a 2017 Chrysler to a Mineola parking lot before breaking one window, causing $400 in damage to the car, and stealing a MacBook Air valued at $1,700, according to police. On Dec. 2, 2018, the men broke the window of a 2018 Tesla parked in a Manhasset resident’s driveway and removed another MacBook Air worth $867, according to police. On Jan. 31, the duo broke the window of a 2017 Acura in a Garden City

Park parking lot and removed another Louis Vuitton handbag from the vehicle, worth!$2,600, police said. The two men were arrested by detectives in Queens last Wednesday evening. The Nassau County burglary pattern squad worked in conjunction with several other squads in investigating the burglaries, including the NYPD Queens grand larceny task force, Suffolk County police and multiple New Jersey police departments.

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced details of the county’s park revitalization plan on Tuesday, including $3 million worth of updates for Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn.

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Train incidents renew safety talks Continued from Page 20 Road grade-crossing last Thursday afternoon, a box truck crashed through a downed gate, according to MTA oﬃcials. ABC7 reported that the truck was stopped in the crossing when the gates began to come down, signaling an oncoming train and that the box truck sped and crashed through the gate. No injuries were reported, according to the MTA. The LIRR put a slow-speed order in place at the crossing following the reports of the broken gate and the restriction was lifted an hour and a half later. The New Hyde Park Road crossing is"one of busiest of all 296 crossings in the LIRR system in terms of total vehicles and trains that pass through it, MTA spokesman"Aaron Donovan said." The MTA police recently increased its presence at the crossing, Donovan said. The crossing is nearly identical to the one at School Street in Westbury, where three men in an SUV that swerved around a lowered gate were"killed Feb. 26, struck

by two oncoming LIRR trains from opposite directions. Authorities revealed the identities of two of the three men last Thursday."Miguel Angel Jimenez Luna, 36, and Saul Martinez Caravantes, 28, were both Westbury residents and all three were employees of a local supermarket. The identity of the third man has not yet been disclosed, pending DNA confirmation, according to police. They said the three men were involved in a minor car accident the evening of the crash and fled the scene, traveling south on School Street before swerving around the gate and being hit by a slow-moving eastbound train, followed by a westbound train traveling at full speed. The car was sandwiched between the two trains and caught fire, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. As part of the MTA and LIRR third track expansion project, seven grade crossings, including those at New Hyde Park Road and School Street, will be eliminated along 9.8 miles of track and replaced with underpasses. The project’s

website cites"safety risks posed to pedestrians, drivers and train riders as part of the reason for the work. The crash has rekindled the memory of another LIRR crash at a grade crossing, which led to the construction of a similar underpass decades earlier. On March 14, 1982, 10 people piled into a van after a party and were driving south on Herricks Road in Mineola. The driver drove around a down gate at the then Herricks Road grade crossing and was struck by an eastbound train. Only one person survived, Kathleen Caemmerer of Williston Park, daughter of former Republican state Sen. John Caemmerer. After the crash and the significant loss of life, that grade crossing was replaced with a four-lane-wide underpass road. At a news conference Monday next to a grade crossing in Garden City, Schumer announced he plans to revive a federal railroad safety act that could allocate funding for track safety improvements to the LIRR. The Highway-Rail Grade Crossing

Giving kids a new lease on life Continued from Page 20 15 to 20 hours a day for a few months and the protrusion is gone, Cappa said. Jim Murphy, of Wantagh, said that when his son Kevin was 13," signs of pigeon breast became evident and the family worked with Cappa to correct it. Though the first brace fit, it was an older model, prominent and hard to ignore, Jim said. It was noticeable even under a shirt, making an already diﬃcult situation worse by harming Kevin’s selfesteem. With the brace and the protrusion, “it looks like Iron Man,” Cappa said, adding that teenage years are hard for adolescents with deformities, and he works closely with parents to destigmatize the braces and keep things positive. “That teenage age is brutal, so everything you can do to make that kid look normal is what you want to do,” Cappa said."“Most kids just wanna get along, they don’t want to be the big,

unique thing.” Kevin did not wear the first brace much, according to his father, and his condition remained the same. After a few years, the Murphys decided to revisit Cappa once more, who had since patented his new, less obtrusive brace. It made all the diﬀerence, according to Jim. “It changed his life,” Jim said. “It gave him the freedom to do what he liked and completely restored his selfimage.” “Its a tough thing to wear at a tough age, so we try a lot of diﬀerent ways to keep it positive and make it work,” Cappa said. He is now trying to develop a shirt to better conceal the brace. Cappa also works with patients far younger, helping to shape their lives with his work from infancy. In 1996, Cappa founded the NiC BAND Cranial Orthosis program, which treats deformational plagiocephaly in infants with a special

helmet. When newborns are first introduced to sleeping outside of a mother’s womb, the skull is soft and easily impressionable, leading to deformities while sleeping on a hard mattress, Cappa said. Parents or physicians notice that a baby’s head is becoming misshapen after the infant spends some time in the crib, which can lead to problems with brain development and other complications later in life, according to Cappa. That is where the NiC BAND program comes in. The helmet, a hard plastic exterior with foam padding interior, reshapes an infant’s head over the course of several months to correct the deformity, Cappa said. The process is painless, he added, and soon the child’s head is symmetrical and beginning to harden. Parents, always grateful for his help, will sometimes reintroduce children to Cappa years later, a meeting he said he always enjoys.

Plungers support Special Olympics Continued from Page 20 “We are very proud of Erin, he has really gone the extra mile,” Green said. Mitch Schwartz, co-president of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, raised close to $4,500 individually, putting him as the second top contributor. He has been plunging for nine years and said this year’s icy dip was not nearly as cold as other years. He said in his

first year it was only about 6 degrees. Last year when the event was canceled, he did the plunge the next weekend while he was on vacation in Florida. “People weren’t as excited about that,” he said. Stella Spanakos, co-founder of the Nicholas Center and the Spectrum Designs Foundation, also plunged with Port’s Chamber of Commerce team. She said Spectrum Designs manu-

factures the clothing for all the polar plunges. This year they made the red sweatshirts that many attendees could be seen wearing to warm up after their plunge. Strickland said she is always impressed by how the community of North Hempstead gets together for this event, from the fire departments to the police and the community as a whole.

Safety Act, which Schumer originally cosponsored in February 2015, could pass with relative"ease in the Democratic majority House of Representatives later this year as part of a larger federal transportation bill, he said. “When it comes to risky rail crossings, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” Schumer said. “What I mean specifically is that if the federal government were to take their list of dangerous crossings and help create a process that can fund some much-needed improvements, we’d all be a lot safer.” The list Schumer referred to comes from the Federal Railroad Administration’s Web Accident Prediction System, which ranks all of the LIRR’s grade-crossings from most to least likely to experience an incident based on historical data. The Covert Avenue crossing in New Hyde Park, slated to be eliminated over the course of six months starting in April, places seventh on that list. The Willis Avenue crossing in Mineola comes in at 12th and the New Hyde Park Road crossing at 35th. There are currently 296 grade crossings active in the LIRR system, according to Donovan. Speakers at Schumer’s news conference said that although it may not be economically feasible to eliminate every grade crossing, improvements can still be made. “It is important to appreciate that the LIRR Expansion program will not eliminate all LIRR grade crossings, which means the senator’s call for increased funding for these crossings that address critical safety issues, as well as reliability and eﬃciency, could very well save Long Island lives,” said Kyle Strober, executive director of the Association for a Better Long Island. The LIRR has already begun safety procedures at grade-crossings, according to Donovan, and there are measurable"results. Improvements implemented include flexible delineators, or thin orange conelike structures, as well as reflective pavement markings and" white side striping, which have helped to improve safety at the crossings, Donovan said. In 2018, seven incidents of pedestrians or drivers coming into contact with LIRR trains were reported, according to Donovan, down from 17 in 2017. The MTA also issued 1,200 summonses for grade-crossing related infractions in 2018, Donovan added. Though the safety aspect of eliminating grade crossings along the main line is definitely a plus, transportation historian Larry Penner thinks more could be done to improve crossing safety. The current gates are too flimsy, according to Penner, and there is a clear need for more warnings like road rumble strips for slowing down approaching vehicles, as well as additional signage and lighting. “I have to believe that the technology is there,” Penner said. But, Penner added, entering a grade crossing despite down gates and flashing lights is still a matter of human nature. “There is still only so much you can do,” Penner said.

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NEFCU targeted in fraud scheme: DA Continued from Page 8 She also opened fraudulent bank accounts with the stolen identities in order for Sears to deposit the funds he received from the loans, prosecutors said. The district attorney’s oﬃce said employees of the targeted credit unions began to suspect fraudulent activity when they noticed that certain loans had outstanding payments. After further investigation, they discovered that the borrowers of these loans were victims of identity theft. Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union reported its discovery to the offices of the Nassau DA " and the Postal Inspection Service. Other accused members of the fraud ring include Nyantaki Boateng of Perth

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Amboy, N.J., Konstantinos Toikas"of Fort Hamilton and Amber Mantock of Astoria, Queens, the DA’s oﬃce said. They, along with Sears, allegedly withdrew the loan money from ATMs and then used the funds for personal expenses, according to the charges. Postal Service Inspector in Charge Philip R. Bartlett said in a statement: “This ‘gang ‘of thieves conspired to steal financial DNA of their unknowing victims and manipulate financial institution’s lending practices to greedily pad their pockets.” Sears, Aboushady and Boateng are to appear at the Nassau First District Court on March 29." Mantock is to appear again April 2 and Toikas" is due back April 5.

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with foliage between the Northwell and Greentree properties also expanded from 5 feet to between 14 and 16 feet, Pecora said. Greentree’s lawyer, Jeﬀrey Forchelli, spoke during the town hearing and said Greentree did not have an issue with Northwell pursuing its mission to serve the community but is opposed to this particular building. He said the zoning board approved a 259,000-square-foot building, which does not include the parking garage and that Northwell should either reduce the size of the pavilion or relocate the parking. The parking garage was always considered a separate entity and was accounted for in Northwell’s document submissions, which is why it is not part of the building’s square footage, said architect Andrew Pecora after the meeting. “Technically it’s exterior space and it’s going to be naturally ventilated, so it’s not interior building,” he said.

“Even though we put an aesthetic screen around the outside of it, the aesthetic screen is really to hide it from the neighbors and hide it from the public, but at the end of the day it’s still open air and isn’t in that square footage because of that.” Greentree was never aware of the size of the garage – 31,000 square feet – until it was published in the notice about last Thursday’s hearing, Forchelli said in an interview. “We were opposed to the height, the whole size of the building, and they were telling us it was 266,000 square feet and they reduced it to 259,000, but when we really researched it after they came out with the notice…we realized it is even bigger,” he said. “Maybe a 259,000-square-foot building would be OK, but we don’t really know because the building they have is much bigger than that.” With the town board’s approval for site plan review of the facility, Northwell

Senators question LIRR officials Continued from Page 12 portation Authority, which oversees the LIRR, said several ongoing contracts and changes convoluted and delayed the project. “East Side Access was changes, changes, changes. We’re done with that,” Lieber said. “We are getting ready to open an eight-track railroad terminal that’s going to benefit Long Islanders in the center of the most job-intensive part of the

United States of America.” Lieber also said, however, that between the third track project and East Side Access, the MTA needs about $1.5 billion more altogether to finish the projects. Anthony Simon, the leader of the SMART Union that includes sheet metal, air, rail and transportation workers, said management mistakes have gone without consequence.

He also said there has been a lack of communication with labor unions and that the LIRR should not rely on outside contractors. “Communication is broken down with the most experienced people in the industry, and that is the labor leaders who have the hundreds of years of experience,” Simon said. LIRR oﬃcials also asked about safety, especially in wake of three people being

may now approach the town’s building department for permits. It does not need to return to the town board for approval of permits it obtains. The Building Department originally declined to approve the project in July 2017, requiring Northwell to take the plans to the five-member Board of Zoning Appeals to receive variances. It again disapproved the project in June 2018. Northwell then reduced the height of the project slightly. On Dec. 28, the Board of Zoning Appeals approved the project variances, which allow for the pavilion to be closer to Community Drive and Northwell’s property line than town zoning law would typically permit, non-employee parking spaces to be slightly smaller than standard, the parking area to have an additional level without surrounding landscaping because it would be connected to another building, and overall 673 fewer parking spaces than required. In its Dec. 28 decision, the board also concluded that the structure “will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts” based on an assessment conducted by an outside party in 2017. killed after driving around lowered gates and being hit by two trains, as well as improved disability access. Eng said the LIRR has installed reflective delineators as well as road striping on streets and has scheduled seven grade crossings for removal. One of them is the School Street crossing, the site of the accident. Turning to disability access, Eng said LIRRCare, which helps customers with limited mobility, has assisted 1,100 people so far. More than 100 stations are also now ADA- accessible, with ones like Wantagh, Flushing and Floral Park to be upgraded soon as well.

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Herricks wrestling closes out season Team finishes 30th out of 42, looks forward to next season with more experience The Herricks Highlanders competed in its county qualifier at Mineola High School on Feb. 1 and 2. It was a very challenging qualifier which included Massapequa (state dual meet champion), North Shore, Freeport, Port Washington, Glen Cove, Valley Stream Central and Mineola. After the first day of competition, Herricks advanced six wrestlers to the semi-finals: 99: Joseph Manfredi (7th grade) 106: Kumel Arif (10th grade) 113: Joseph Mattei (8th grade) 126: Sal Puliafico (11th grade) and Quinn Gilhooly (11th grade) 170: Daniel Mattei (11th grade) Other grapplers still alive through wrestle-backs included: 106: Daniel Fetahi (9th grade) 113: Danny Dunn (10th grade) 120: Aaron Cho (9th grade) and John Pappas (11th grade) 126: Kailen McCauley (9th grade) 132: Marcus Osieczkowski (10th grade) 152: Cole LaRock (11th grade) 160: Ali Shahid (10th grade) and Georgous Tsoumpariotis (9th grade) 182: Kelsey Alvarado (10th grade) and Krish Patel (10th grade) 195: Matt Polo (11th grade) 220: Nate Dowd (11th grade) 285: Ash Multani (11th grade) At the completion of the tournament, Herricks had the following eight all-conference wrestlers, with top five place-winners advancing to the county championship the next week: 99 (2nd): Joseph Manfredi 106 (4th): Kumel Arif

All-Conference Wrestlers: Quinn Gilhooly, Daniel Mattei, Sal Puliafico, Ali Shahid, Marcus Osieczkowski, Joseph Mattei, Kumel Arif, Joseph Manfredi 113 (2nd): Joseph Mattei 126 (3rd): Sal Puliafico 126 (6th): Quinn Gilhooly 132 (6th): Marcus Osieczkowski 160 (6th): Ali Shahid 170 (4th): Daniel Mattei On Feb. 9 and 10, Herricks entered the Nassau County Wrestling Tourna-

ment Championship at the Pratt Center – LIU Post. The top five Highlander placewinners from the previous week’s qualifier at Mineola competed in the event. Each of the fifteen weight-classes had approximately 26 wrestlers seeded according to this season’s performance. After the first day of very competitive

wrestling, the following were the results: Joseph Manfredi (99lbs) – was 3-1 on the day and the only Herricks wrestler to advance to the next day. His loss was to another 7th grader from Wantagh, who ended up in 5th place. Kumel Arif (106 lbs) – had two tough losses to the eventual 4rd and 5th place finishers. Joseph Mattei (113 lbs) – was 2-2 on the day with a bye in the first round. His losses were against the eventual 3rd and 6th place finishers and was a top twelve finisher in the county. Sal Puliafico (126 lbs) – was 3-2 on the day. He won his first round match and two wrestle-backs, with losses coming from the eventual 4rd and 5th place finishers. Sal was a top twelve finisher in the county. Daniel Mattei (170 lbs) – was 3-2 on the day. He lost his first round match to the eventual 5th place finisher. He had three pins in the wrestle-backs but lost his final match of the day. He was also a top twelve finisher in the county. On Sunday February 10, Joseph Manfredi (99 lbs) went 2-1 and placed fourth in his bracket becoming an allcounty wrestler as a seventh grader, which is a great accomplishment! The Herricks Highlanders ended up with 39 team points in the counties, placing 30th out of 42 teams. Joe Manfredi earned 20 points, Co-Captain Daniel Mattei 9 pts, Sal Puliafico 6 pts and Joseph Mattei 4 pts. The young Highlanders, which had no seniors on its roster, had continued improvement each week of the season and will be well-positioned for next year.

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