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Vol. 68, No. 48

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Modera Metro Mineola open for business Strauss touts revitalized downtown BY TOM M CC A RT HY

PHOTO COURTESY OF MILL CREEK RESIDENTIAL

Community leaders in Mineola and Nassau County celebrated the grand opening of Mill Creek Residential’s apartment complex Modera Metro Mineola at a ceremony last Thursday.

Community leaders in Mineola celebrated the grand opening of Mill Creek Residential’s apartment complex Modera Metro Mineola at a ceremony last Thursday. The Mineola Board of Trustees attended the ceremony along with Mill Creek oﬃcials and Long Island business leaders. The project, built on land purchased from Corpus Christi Church, was approved in 2016 as part of the village’s plan for revitalizing the downtown area. “Mineola launched a significant eﬀort to transform the village and its

downtown years ago, taking advantage of its substantial workforce and convenient transit to become a true live-work-play destination,” Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss said. Strauss commended Mill Creek, saying it had played an integral part in bringing new residents into the village at the apartment building on Searing Avenue. The building’s strength is its proximity to numerous oﬃces, government buildings, restaurants, shops and cultural oﬀerings, Strauss said. “With a shared vision on lifestyle and development, Mill Creek Continued on Page 50

North Shore Animal opens cat center BY R O S E W E L D ON Cats and kittens on the North Shore will have a new place to go with the opening of North Shore Animal League America’s Bianca’s

Furry Friends Feline Adoption Center. The latest major addition to the league’s headquarters in Port Washington, the center comprises a newly constructed second floor,

where over a dozen rooms allow rescued cats to wander in cage-less surroundings. Joanne Yohannan, senior vice president of operations for the league, said the addition is not meant to be evoke a “traditional” shelter. “This is more of a habitat for cats, so to be able to have the opportunity to provide a natural, stress-free environ-

ment for the cats is just great,” Yohannan said. The “Bianca” in Bianca’s Furry Friends is Bianca Stern, the late bulldog of Beth Ostrosky Stern and her husband, radio broadcaster Howard Stern. Upon the dog’s death in 2012, Beth Ostrosky Stern, a frequent foster parent and adopter of North Shore rescues, approached Yohannan with an idea.

“She said to me, ‘Joanne, I want to do something special for Bianca in her memory,'” Yohannan said. The same year, North Shore received hundreds of animals displaced by Hurricane Sandy and the cages in the cat rooms became full. Stern and Yohannan thought up a cage-less solution, one that would allow rescues to roam in Continued on Page 51

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O’Brien facing Flynn Islanders event sees for water, fire commish record attendees Cites contaminants, Brookfield as issues of election North Shore players at Jamboree BY R O S E W E L D ON Donald O’Brien, who is challenging incumbent Chairman Steven Flynn to serve as a commissioner of the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire Districts in the coming special district elections, says his past experience and knowledge make him a good fit for the job. The commission oversees both the fire and water districts, which cover the same geographic area, but the two are technically independent of each other. They serve approximately 45,000 people, who use 7.4 million gallons of water a day, according to the water district’s website. The commission ensures that residents receive clean, reliable water as well as prompt fire safety services. O’Brien, a Manhasset resident who is a two-term trustee on the board of the Manhasset Public Library, was elected to two terms on the districts’ Board of Commissioners in 2010 and 2013. He also described his thoughts on the proposed development by Brookfield at the Macy’s property in Manhasset. Concerning Flynn’s actions as chairman, O’Brien wrote in response to questions from Blank Slate Media that he thought Flynn did not take initiative at board meetings. “I have attended board meetings for both the Water and Fire Districts over the past three years,” O’Brien wrote. “Mr. Flynn did not articulate in any detail his position on management and operating issues eﬀecting the district at any meeting I attended. I never observed any new significant input or proposals regarding the challenges eﬀecting both districts.” O’Brien also found fault with Flynn’s budget presentation, which he says was composed of reading PowerPoint slides.

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Donald O’Brien is one of two candidates for board of the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire Districts. “[Flynn] did not provide any background information or details regarding the individual categories in the budget,” O’Brien wrote. “Following his reading, he asked if there were any questions or comments. During the question and comment session, he referred everything to another Board member without ever interjecting any of his own thoughts or comments. This is unusual since most presenters try to respond when asked questions.” Issues facing the district in the coming years, O’Brien wrote, include new water standards by the New York State Department of Health for certain contaminants, and costly new equipment for the district’s air strippers, which prevent certain contaminations. O’Brien plans to familiarize

himself with the contaminants and meet with the district’s engineer to price the new equipment, as well as meet with other water boards to discuss issues of the day. “It is vital to have Commissioners on the Board who have the education, background, business management experience and financial expertise to handle these complex problems and changing situations,” O’Brien wrote. “A certain level of knowledge and experience, and a commitment to learn and understand the details of the many topics discussed at board meetings, are essential if a commissioner is to make a positive contribution to the decision-making process of the entire board.” Continued on Page 50

The New York Islanders have gotten oﬀ to a hot start this season, already setting a franchise record for most consecutive games with a point. On Sunday, they opened their practice facility to over 350 youth hockey players who participated in the team’s 13th Islanders Jamboree. The event took place at the team’s Northwell Practice Facility at Eisenhower Park in Uniondale. Running from noon to 7 p.m., a total of 81 games between 32 mixed-gender teams were played across three practice rinks. “This event just shows how passionate the Islanders and Long Island communities are about this great sport,” Jocelyne Cummings, director of amateur hockey development, said. “We all want our sport to grow, but we all want to make sure it’s being taught properly and the kids are having fun.”

6U and 8U teams from Nassau, Suﬀolk, Queens, Westchester and New York City were represented at the facility. Local teams from Great Neck, East Meadow, New Hyde Park and Port Washington highlighted the Nassau teams present. Hundreds of parents and coaches cycled in and out of the facility throughout the day, grateful for the opportunity for their children to showcase their talents and make new friends. “I played hockey on the island for 12 years as a kid, and I wish I had a resource like this,” one Long Island parent said. “My son made two new friends here today and spent a weekend playing a sport we both love. It really doesn’t get much better than that.” The event hosted a record number of participants, almost doubling the number of teams from last year. According to Cummings, the goal of the event is to instill the best parts of the Continued on Page 50

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAY BEBERMAN

The Islanders Jamboree saw a record-breaking number of youth hockey teams from across Long Island and New York State.

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Making sports leagues affordable to all

W.P. resident Theodore Czubakowski creates organization to sponsor young athletes B Y R A V Y N M A L V I N O because he couldn’t pay. I told Parents are encouraged to keep their children active and allow them to participate in organized sports. But this task can become diﬃcult because of the costs. Enter 27-year-old Williston Park resident Theodore “Theo” Czubakowski. The self-proclaimed philanthropist is helping to make organized sports more accessible for all children through his nonprofit organization Hoopz Lyfe. Czubakowski got the idea for his organization while coaching for what he calls the “biggest basketball program in America” – the Long Island Lightning. While working at the Lightning organization, Czubakowski noticed families struggled to pay the fee of $1,000 per season. “When I was coaching for them, there was one boy who was really good,” said Czubakowski, who played basketball at Chaminade High School and worked as a personal trainer for eight years. “He could have definitely had a future in playing ball, but the organization wouldn’t let him play

them I would not get paid if the kid could play instead, but they told me no.” Frustrated by the response, Czubakowski decided to start his own organization, Hoopz Lyfe, in March 2018. It provides underprivileged youth from areas including Roslyn and East Hills the opportunity to engage in an organized basketball league. The motto of the organization is, “We strive to give kids at least an opportunity by making our program aﬀordable” with the goal of “hosting tournaments, exposure events and teams and creating a platform for players and parents to achieve their goals.” The assistant coach for the under-17 team and parent of a player, Alex Pinto, said he believes that Czubakowski is making great changes for the community. “Theo’s drive and dedication of making Hoopz Lyfe basketball a name in Nassau County is second to none,” Pinto said. “Theo has given some underprivileged kids a chance to play a sport that they love by sponsoring them.” Pinto added: “Theo as a coach

Theodore Czubakowski and director of Hoopz Lyfe will be a staple in Nassau County communities for a long time with his hard work and dedication.” Czubakowski acts as the general manager of each team. “I coach when I can make it but I have a coach to help me with each

kowski. “That lets the kids play in a bunch of tournaments and get coached to improve their skills.” Additionally, children from underprivileged neighborhoods who cannot aﬀord to pay are eligible for scholarships. Currently, eight players in the Hoopz Lyfe organization are sponsored by parents as well as Theo himself and pay nothing to play organized basketball. “My goal is to have 50 percent of the players be sponsored over the next year,” said Czubakowski. “Kids should get to play [basket] ball and their parents shouldn’t be burdened with paying for it.” Czubakowski takes a small salary from the money he makes but mostly reinvests what he makes in the players and the organizaPHOTO BY RAVYN MALVINO tion. “I quit my accounting job for this,” said Czubakowski, who has an accounting degree from Siena College and is working toward achieving his master’s degree and team,” he said. Czubakowski said, “Everyone becoming a CPA. He also works as charges an arm and a leg.” Hoopz a certified referee, which helps him Lyfe provides parents with a much financially. “I like helping people more aﬀordable way to let their so I choose to do it,” he said. “This is more important” than making children play organized sports. “We only charge $400 to join money. Continued on Page 50 the league,” explained Czuba-

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Strauss urges residents to shop local Celebrates ‘Tastes and Styles’ chamber event success, asks residents to buy gifts downtown BY TOM M CC A RT HY

days at a meeting last Wednesday. After the Mineola Chamber of ComMineola Mayor Scott Strauss urged merce’s “Taste and Styles of Mineola” residents to shop locally during the holi- night that hosted local restaurants and

businesses two weeks ago at Jericho Ter- called the night a success. race, Strauss urged residents to keep their “Folks, do what you can to shop locommunity alive by shopping locally. cally. Please support our businesses. Help Strauss and Deputy Mayor Paul Pereira them be successful. You can find almost everything you need right here in Mineola,” Strauss said. On upcoming snow, Strauss said that residents must move their cars if more than two inches of snow is forecast. “Snow season is here and with that comes the issue of snow emergency notifications and the cleaning of our roads,” Strauss said. “You need to move your cars oﬀ the streets until the roads are clear. This will help us in our snow removal operations. We’ll be out issuing summonses to those who don’t move their vehicles.” Strauss said that the summonses are not to raise revenue but to get the village’s roads clear. Strauss said the village’s plow crews have “raised the bar” for clearing the streets. “Other communities don’t do it as good as our guys do it, so please let them do their jobs,” Strauss said. The village’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Village Hall is Dec. 6 at 7 p.m., Strauss said. Pereira reminded resiPHOTO BY TOM MCCARTHY dents to “book early” for the village’s “Operation Santa” where the Mineola Fire Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss reminded residents to shop locally and keep cars off the streets for plows during the Department drives Santa Claus around to holiday season at a Board of Trustees meeting last Wednesday. visit children at their homes.

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Real estate magnate Rechler dies at 85 Association for Better L.I. founder honored for philanthropy, known as ‘driving force’ of org BY R O S E WELDON Donald Rechler, a prolific real estate developer and philanthropist who founded the Association for a Better Long Island, died last Thursday. He was 85. Rechler was the second generation in a family of real estate developers. His father, William, after being one of three inventors of aluminum furniture, built New York City’s first planned industrial park in 1950 and also created the Vanderbilt Industrial Park, now the Hauppauge Industrial Park. After running a retail store in the Americana in Manhasset, at his father’s urging Rechler co-founded Reckson Associates in 1968 with his brother Roger, and their first project was developing the area around MacArthur Airport in Bohemia.

Reckson Associates would be responsible for developing much of Long Island in the years to follow, including areas in Syosset, Hauppauge and the OMNI Building in Uniondale, and would later see growth in Stamford, Connecticut, and Westchester. Rechler’s sons Mitchell and Glenn joined the organization in the 1980s, and took the company public in 1995, naming Rechler as chairman. Rechler also founded the Association for a Better Long Island, a developers’ lobbying group that examines regional issues such as infrastructure, energy, responsible development, tax burdens and workforce conditions. Kyle Strober, executive director of the group, said that Rechler’s status as a “driving force” behind the organization was “no surprise.” “His vision and leader-

ship forever changed the Long Island landscape and will have a lasting impact for generations to come,” Strober said. “He was passionate about good architectural design, great art and his family. His legacy cannot be overstated and his passing leaves a void in Long Island’s ‘corner office.’” In addition to founding the association, Rechler served on the boards of the Long Island Philharmonic in Melville and the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville. He also co-founded the Schneider Children’s Hospital, now the Cohen Children’s Medical Center, at Northwell Health’s Zucker Hillside Hospital in Queens. A funeral was held Sunday at the Tilles Center. Rechler is survived by his wife of 62 years, Judy; three sons, Mitchell, Glenn and Mark; and seven grandchildren.

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Donald Rechler, right, pictured with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at an undated Association for a Better Long Island event, has died.

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Cuomo, Curran call for real estate probe Aimed at studying alleged discrimination in housing practices and potential reforms BY TOM MCCARTHY Gov. Andrew Cuomo and County Executive Laura Curran have joined other New York leaders’ calls for investigations and reforms to combat alleged discriminatory real estate practices highlighted in a threeyear Newsday investigation. Cuomo said last Thursday that he has directed the state’s Division of Human Rights, which enforces New York anti-discrimination laws, the Division of Homes and Community Renewal, which “builds, preserves and protects” aﬀordable housing, and the Department of State, which issues licenses to real estate professionals, to launch a joint investigation into reports of widespread discrimination among real estate agents on Long Island.

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Curran announced a “sweeping plan” to combat housing discrimination last Friday. “New York State does not tolerate discrimination of any kind, especially when it comes to an individual’s right to

safe, aﬀordable housing,” Cuomo said. “While we have already made significant strides, new reports about alleged

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discrimination through increased enforcement, education, and community engagement. We will seize this opportunity to work together for lasting change,” Curran said. As part of the “action plan” to take on discriminatory real estate practices Curran said she has hired Deputy County Attorney Errol E. Williams as special housing counsel to coordinate the plan. Williams most recently played a lead role in the county’s housing settlement reached in March, Curran’s office said. The county agreed to pay more than $5.4 million to a nonprofit group to develop affordable housing to settle a lawsuit alleging that it had discriminated against minorities by failing to provide affordable housing. Curran’s office said

she and the Legislature have agreed to increase staffing at the county Human Rights Commission, including the addition of an investigator and an administrative law judge to assist with the resolution of fair housing complaints. Curran also established the Nassau County Fair Housing Advisory Board. Curran’s office said the board will serve as a permanent entity composed of community stakeholders and advocates who will make recommendations on the promotion of fair and equal housing policies. The Legislature will recommend participants, Curran’s office said. Curran said she has directed her administration to initiate a robust educational campaign, including workshops and forums designed to inform residents about housing rights and resources available to them. On top of that, she is announcing a new multimedia and multilingual public awareness campaign aimed at increasing awareness about the county’s commitment to and enforcement of fair housing laws. Curran’s office said the county will proactively cooperate with federal and state authorities in any ongoing or future efforts to hold real estate brokers, property management firms and lenders accountable for compliance with open and fair housing laws. Curran said she has directed county agencies to engage Nassau County Fair Housing Committee Consortium members, comprising towns and villages, to promote fair

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which would take 12 months to build, irresponsible. The project would provide addiNational Grid said Monday that it has agreed to lift a moratorium on tional capacity to customers in Brooknew natural gas service in Long Island, lyn, Queens and Long Island. It inQueens and Brooklyn and to begin find- volves a pipeline proposed by Transco ing short-term supplies that can meet that would deliver natural gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey, then demand for approximately two years. Since May, National Grid has not underwater through Raritan Bay and been issuing gas permits, citing the Lower New York Harbor to about three miles off the Rockaway Peninsula in need for a delayed pipeline project. National Grid will also pay a $36 Queens, where it would connect with million penalty to compensate custom- existing infrastructure. It was denied by the state Departers affected by the permit halt, Gov. Anment of Environmental Conservation drew Cuomo’s office said. Additionally, National Grid said in a on May 15 because of Transco’s “inabilnews release that it will offer $7 million ity to demonstrate the project’s compliin customer assistance to address hard- ance with all applicable water quality standards.” ships as a result of Transco subthe moratorium. mitted a new wa“This agreeter quality applicament is a victory “National Grid will tion on May 17. for customers,” pay a significant DEC spokesCuomo said. “Nawoman Erica Ringtional Grid will pay penalty for its failure wald said that the a significant penalto address the supply department will ty for its failure to make its determiaddress the supply issue, its abuse of its nation on the new issue, its abuse of customers, and the application on or its customers, and before next May the adverse ecoadverse economic 17. nomic impact they impact they have “We have have caused.” worked hard to Cuomo’s office caused.” identify an innosaid that National series of alGrid will have to — Andrew Cuomo vative ternatives to meet present a longNEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR growing demand. term options analWith this agreeysis within three ment, we will presmonths to combat a natural gas shortage, which will be ent options for long-term supply solusubject to a public review process. The tions that ensure our customers have long-term options will be in place and the service they require and desire,” functioning in fall 2021, Cuomo’s office National Grid President John Bruckner said in a statement. said. “With the resumption of service, The penalty will support new energy conservation measures and clean providing support for those affected energy projects as directed by the di- by the moratorium and further investrector of the New York State Division ments in New York’s long-term clean of the Budget in consultation with the energy future, we are demonstrating Public Service Commission, Cuomo’s our unwavering commitment to delivering on our top priority of providing office said. An independent monitor will be ap- safe and reliable service,” he continpointed by the Department of Public ued. Nassau County Executive Laura Service to oversee National Grid’s comCurran celebrated the lifting of the pliance with the agreement. The announcement came 13 days moratorium in a statement and said the after Cuomo wrote a letter threaten- move is a chance for a more environing to pull National Grid’s public utility mentally friendly Long Island. “Governor Cuomo has been a fierce license because he said the utility had not found ways to combat gas short- advocate for Long Island, and today age issues brought on by the delay of a his leadership has delivered another important victory for our homeowners coastal pipeline project. “The Public Service Law provides and businesses. No one should have to that a utility is granted a certificate of worry about keeping the heat on durpublic convenience and necessity if the ing the holidays and winter months,” corporation can provide ‘adequate and Curran said. “I look forward to working reliable service’ and the utility’s opera- with the State and all stakeholders to tion is ‘in the public interest,’” Cuomo reach a long term solution that will provide safe, reliable service to consumers said in the letter. Cuomo called the company’s reli- while safeguarding Long Island’s clean ance on the pipeline project for gas, energy future.”

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A scavenger hunt, push to ‘shop local’ Curran, IDA join with chambers to make case for shopping in downtown biz districts BY TOM M CC A RT HY County Executive Laura Curran announced Monday that this year the county will have its first “Shop Small Scavenger Hunt,” urging Long Islanders to “shop local” on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The hunt coincides with the Nov. 30 holiday “Small Business Saturday,” started by American Express in 2010, to promote local shopping in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Curran made the announcement at a news conference at Trainland in Lynbrook along with the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce and the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, which are helping promote and run the scavenger hunt with the county. Curran used Trainland, famously featured in the sixth season of “The Sopranos,” to highlight its achievements as a local business and congratulate the store for joining the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce. “Ninety percent of all Long

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From left, IDA Chairman Richie Kessel, County Executive Laura Curran, Trainland Owner Ken Bianco and IDA CEO Harry Coghlan. Island companies are small businesses so shopping small makes a big impact. For every dollar spent at a small business, approximately 67 cents stays in that local

community,” Curran said. Small businesses employ our neighbors, family and friends more than corporate stores and chain stores, and choosing to buy

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local helps keep communities vibrant and strong, Curran said. “That is why we’re introducing the Shop Small Scavenger Hunt, encouraging residents to

have some fun while supporting and exploring the mom and pop shops in their communities,” Curran said. Curran said this is how the scavenger hunt works: A participant must print the “Shop Small Scavenger Hunt” sheet available on the websites nassaucountyny. gov/shopsmall, nassauida.org/ shopsmall, and ncchambers.org/ events, Curran said. Participants must complete at least four of eight tasks outlined on the Scavenger Hunt sheet. Some of the tasks require purchasing a beverage or snack from a local coﬀee/bagel shop or deli and taking a selfie with it, taking a selfie while getting a haircut at a local barbershop or while getting your nails done at a local salon, making a purchase at a clothing boutique or gift shop and taking a photo with it in front of the store, or making a purchase at a local hardware store or variety store and taking a photo with your purchase in front of the store, Curran said. Continued on Page 56

Every day we make lots of choices and decisions that can impact our health. Some decisions involve what we eat, where we eat, what we drink, how we get to school or work and how we spend our free time. With overweight and obesity aﬀecting so many of our youth today, parents and caregivers need tools to help establish good habits that can have a lasting impact on their family’s health.

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Parker Jewish educates on health risks, signs

Supervisor Judi Bosworth and council member Dina De Giorgio honor Peter and Jeri DeJana Foundation at Shelter Rock for their commitment to Landmark on Main Street.

Town honored at gala North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth recently attended Landmark on Main Street’s 2019 Gala on Saturday, Nov. 2, during which the Town of North Hempstead was honored and celebrated as a partner in the performing arts. North Hempstead has supported Landmark on Main Street in its renovation plans for the Jeanne Rimsky. Others honored that evening as partners in the performing arts were the Peter and Jeri DeJana Foundation, the Peter

and Dorette Foreman Foundation, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., Harding Real Estate, NYU/Winthrop Hospital, and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock. Landmark on Main Street is a notfor-profit community center located at 232 Main Street in Port Washington that works to engage local residents by involving them in the arts. For more information about Landmark on Main Street, call 516-767-1384.

The informational table at Parker Jewish Institute provided resources to the community; dietitians were on hand to answer questions. In its continued mission to support older adults and their families in the community, Parker Jewish Institute educated the community about the escalating health risks posed by diabetes on Nov. 14, World Diabetes Day. Inside Parker’s lobby, experts were on hand to answer questions and share information about diabetes prevention, care management and education. Visitors, residents and staﬀ stopped by an information booth where they could ask questions and find resources to manage risks, understand warning signs and support a healthy lifestyle. Held each year on Nov. 14, World Diabetes Day is organized by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization. The campaign aims to raise awareness about this chronic disease. With diabetes, the pancreas can either no longer make insulin, or the body can no longer eﬀectively use the

insulin it does produce. This leads to raised glucose levels in the blood, which over the long term are associated with “damage to the body and failure of various organs and tissues,” according to the International Diabetes Federation. “Diabetes is a very real health threat, and many people who have it right now are walking around undiagnosed, so it’s important to get educated, and if necessary, take action,” said Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker’s president and CEO. “Helping people to understand the risks of diabetes and encouraging them to adopt a healthy lifestyle can prevent lifethreatening complications in the future.” “It is imperative that we raise awareness about diabetes, its symptoms and the complications caused by the disease,” said Dr. Igor Israel, Parker’s chief medical oﬃcer and Vice President of Medicine. “We urge everyone to get screened for diabetes, and if necessary, learn how to manage the disease.”

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Town, Nets partnership Police commish forum in Port

From left Town Clerk Wayne Wink; Alton Byrd, public relations vice president for the team; Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth; Town council member Viviana Russell; Town council member Peter Zuckerman; and Matt Riccardi, general manager of the L.I. Nets, check out the team’s trophy from last season. Town of North Hempstead officials met last week with Long Island Nets G-League officials Alton Byrd, vice president of public relations and General Manager Matt Riccardi. The L.I. Nets utilize the Town’s “Yes We Can” Community Center’s (YWC) NBA-sized basketball court as its practice facility. The team recently purchased a new scoreboard for the YWC basketball court, a shot-clock and also gifted a team jersey to the Town for display. The team has been generous throughout the year by providing giveaways at Town events, and also provided a permanent live Christmas tree outside the YWC for holiday celebrations. In September, the team’s back-to-school “StuffA-Bus” campaign in partnership with the Town and the United Way of Long Island, collected back to school supplies for low-income families throughout Nassau County. Stuff-A-Bus gathers thousands of supplies in order to help students excel in the 2019/2020 school year. The Town of North Hempstead distributed supplies to the students and staff at the Park Avenue School in Westbury. “The Nets have demonstrated a commitment

to the residents of North Hempstead and beyond in a variety of ways and we are proud to have them call our “Yes We Can” Community Center home,” said Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “The new scoreboard and shot clock are greatly appreciated by all the youth in our basketball and after school programs.” “Their regular presence at YWC has been noticed for more than just basketball,” Council Member Russell. “Both the youth and adults alike throughout the Town of North Hempstead have benefited greatly from the relationship we have built with Alton Byrd and the L.I. Nets brand of programs working with our local school districts, veterans, businesses and other community stakeholders. I am enthusiastically looking forward to seeing where the growth of our partnership will take us.” The L.I. Nets completed a very successful 20182019 season this summer when the team earned the Championship of the Eastern Conference. The Town Board recently approved an agreement with the L.I. Nets for the continued use of the YWC facility as its practice location for the next year.

Seniors’ Diwali celebration Town of North Hempstead oﬃcials recently attended the Milan Seniors’ Annual Diwali Celebration on at the Nanking Restaurant in New Hyde Park. The town oﬃcials presented the Milan Seniors with a Proclamation of Recognition in honor of their Diwali celebration. Diwali, an annual five day celebration, is the Hindu festival of lights cel-

ebrated all over the world. The Milan Senior Program was created in 2009 for seniors of South Asian descent. The program is held on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park, except the third Friday of every month which is held at Michael J. Tully Park. For more information please call 516-869-6311.

Supervisor Bosworth and members of the Town Board present Milan Seniors’ President Dr. Rajesh Patel with a Proclamation of Recognition in honor of 2019 Diwali Celebration.

The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset is holding a Candidates’ Forum on Tuesday, Dec. 3 for the two men vying for the one open Port Washington Police Commissioner seat. It will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. in the Port Washington library. Port residents are urged to attend to meet the candidates, hear and compare their reasons for wanting the job and to ask questions. The contenders are incumbent Dave Franklin, who has been a commissioner since 2010 and would like to retain his seat; and Frank Scobbo, a former Port Washington police oﬃcer and sergeant, who would like to replace him. Franklin moved to Port in the 1980s and worked for HBO for 33 years; Scobbo is a lifelong resident who has been working in his family’s construction company most of his adult life and is now an owner and CFO. Both men are college graduates and have been

serving the community in numerous and varied ways for years. The election will take place a week later on Tuesday, Dec.10, from 12:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Polish American Hall, located at 5 Pulaski Place. To vote in this election, a person must be registered to vote in the general election and be a resident of Port Washington. To find out if you are registered, go to the League of Women Voters’ VOTE411.org website. For more information about the forum, e-mail judyhp@gmail. com or call 516-627-0831. The League of Women Voters is a non-profit, non-partisan organization open to both men and women and is dedicated to promoting political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. Submitted by theLeague of Women Votersof Port WashingtonManhasset

Town, Chabad Menorah Lighting Join the Town of North Hempstead and the Chabad of Manhasset for this year’s Menorah Lighting and Hanukkah Celebration on Monday, Dec. 23 starting at 4 p.m. Hanukkah, which runs from Dec. 22 until sunset December 30 and celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, when it is said that one day’s

worth of sacred oil lasted for eight days. Latkes and other treats will be served and there will be live music and a very special performance by Emphasis Entertainment Street Dance Troupe. The celebration will be held on the front lawn of Town Hall at 220 Plandome Road in Manhasset.

Town tree lighting at Yes We Can The Town of North Hempstead will be holding its fifth Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the “Yes We Can Community Center” in Westbury on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. The tree, a newly-planted 14 foot Norway Spruce, was donated by the Long Island Nets to the New Cassel Community and the Yes We Can Community Center as its oﬃcial practice location. The celebration will also include performances by the “Yes

We Can” Community Band and “Yes We Can” Kids, as well as a visit from Santa and friends, courtesy of the Westbury Fire Department and free hot chocolate provided by the Salvation Army. The event is free of charge. The community center is located at 141 Garden St., Westbury, NY 11590. Those interested in learning more can call 311 or visit www.northhempsteadny.gov. Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead.

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Happenings at Albertson Civic tree lighting the W.P. Library From the Director:

Holiday Hours: Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Christmas Day & New Year’s Day: Closed

New Titles Added:

When Life Gives You Pears— Jeannie Gaﬃgan Water Dancer— Ta-Nehisi Coates Dutch House—Ann Patchett Lost in the Spanish Quarter— Heddi Goodrich Pretty Guilty Women— Gina Lamanna Face It—Debbie Harry Widow of Pale Harbor— Hester Fox Imaginary Friend— Stephen Chbosky Girl Named Anna— Lizzy Barber

Adult Programs

Head to Toe Healing —Tuesday—Dec. 3—7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Join Christa Agosta, RN as she discusses the health benefits of celery juice. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Book Discussion—Wednesday— Dec. 4—7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Copies of Before We Were Yours are available at the Circulation Desk. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Santa Hat Craft—Thursday— Dec. 5—6:30 p.m. in the Library. Please bring scissors, glue gun and wire cutters. There is an $18 material fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Author Visit—Mark Torres— Tuesday—Dec. 10—7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Mark will discuss his new book Adeline. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Reiki—Thursdays—Dec. 12 & 16—6 p.m. in the Library. $10 p/person, p/session. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Positive Discipline Workshop— Tuesday—Jan. 14—6:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Join parenting coach Caryn Azemoun as she helps parents navigate various aspects of children’s lives. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Children’s Programs:

Story Time for Tots—Thursdays—Dec. 5, 12—10:30 a.m. in the Library for children 1-4 yrs old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Tiny Tykes—Wednesdays— Dec.4, 11, 18; Jan. 8, 15— 10:30 a.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children 1 ½-5 years old. There is a $45 registration fee. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Ceramic Snowball Craft—Saturday—Dec. 7—1 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children grades K+. There is a $5 material fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Board Game Day—Thursday— Dec. 26—11 a.m. in the Library for ages 3+. Have fun with a day of games including Sorry, Scattergories, Scrabble and more. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

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The Albertson Square Civic Association will hold its annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. at The Albertson Memorial Park, corner of I.U. Willets Road and Willis

Avenue. Music will be provided by Zdenko Beg of Physical Therapy Services in Albertson and caroling by the Williston Park, Albertson, Roslyn and Mineola Association of Girl Scouts.

There will be a special appearance from Santa Claus as well as hot chocolate and munchkins. Submitted by The Albertson Square Civic Association

Environmental scientist Williston Park’s Kim Rondinella has been hired as an environmental scientist with D&B Engineers and Architects, P.C. Prior to joining D&B, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. D&B Engineers and Architects, P.C., a leading engineering and consulting organization in environmental engineering, science, and architecture headquartered in Woodbury, NY founded in 1965, has increased its em-

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ployee roster by hiring 12 new employees who come from across Long Island and upstate New York. “D&B is continually looking for the best and the brightest of talents. Our new employees bring their expertise and experience in the public and private sectors to D&B’s clientele where they can help expedite projects of all sizes – both on budget and on time,” D&B President Steven A. Fangmann said. Submitted by D&B Engineers and Architects, P.C.

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Opinion

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Slouching toward justice in N.Y.

n Jan. 1, landmark criminal justice reforms went into eﬀect in New York intended to continue a movement against mass incarceration. Under one reform, people charged with misdemeanors and nonviolent violent felonies are being released without cash bail, pending trials. Another reform requires prosecutors to disclose the evidence to the defense within 15 days of an indictment instead of shortly before trial. As a New York Times editorial noted, “Similar reforms in New Jersey and elsewhere have reduced jail populations without endangering public safety.” But prosecutors and police unions across the state have issued ominous warnings and more. In July, Jed Painter, a Nassau County assistant district attorney, gave a 90-minute presentation that provided prosecutors tips on various ways to work with the police to subvert the spirit of the new law to hold more defendants on bail and to delay trials. The concerns expressed by members of law enforcement are not completely unwarranted. The changes in the new law do require safeguards to ensure defendants show up to court and don’t use the earlier notice of evidence to intimidate witnesses. But local governments are capable of making those necessary changes and, if history

is any guide, the concerns are overblown. Just take a look at New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy under which police stopped pedestrians, an overwhelmingly large percentage of which were minority members. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly used to regularly issue dire warnings that its elimination would lead to an increase in crime. Those predictions turned out to be totally without merit. Stops have plummeted after a court found them unconstitutional and a new mayor took oﬃce. And crime remains at record lows. Bloomberg recently acknowledged this fact – on the eve of his bid for the Democratic nomination for president. Pretrial detention is unfair, punishing poor people – often people of color – not because they are charged with committing a crime but because they were charged with committing a crime and don’t have the money for bail. It is harmful. Studies show that those held before trial – often for weeks and months – are likelier to lose their jobs, their homes and custody of their children, according to The New York Times. And pretrial detention is expensive. Pretrial detention costs the United States anestimated $14 billioneach year, according to the Vera Institute of Justice. Also unfair was allowing prosecutors to wait until the

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fice and 30 new jobs for the Probation Department to support the management of the new responsibilities and procedures resulting from the reforms. Curran also let stand a proposal by county Republicans to create an Oﬃce of Crime Victims Advocate, with $890,000 in legal services and assistance to crime victims and witnesses. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislaturefailed to include fundingto help enact the reforms. So the burden falls on local government. If the right changes are made, we will all benefit.

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This seems like the sensible and fair way forward. DA oﬃcials, Singas said, have met with all town and village police departments in Nassau County and are working to update computer systems to prepare for the changes. Not without the usual drama, County Executive Laura Curran and the Nassau Legislature have managed to come up with a budget for 2020 that addresses the changes required by the new law. The budget includes $2.795 million to add 20 positions to the county district attorney’s of-

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KREMER’S CORNER

This isn’t the time for Dems to panic

ear Democrats, please stop worrying about the 2020 election. It’s November and there is a long way to go until the big primary contests are decided. There is no sure winner at this point and keep in mind Congressman Richard Gephardt was the 2004 Iowa primary winner and you know how far he went after that. Many of my friends who just want to get rid of President Trump are moaning and groaning about the apparent shift of the party to the far left. I have urged them to stay calm and wait until the spring when the crystal ball will become clearer. It is still very cloudy. For a while it looked like the progressive wing of the party had taken control of the party but things are changing. I like a fair fight and thankfully, a pair of moderate Democrats have entered the field, which will help keep it from tipping

too far left. I do not know whether former Mayor Michael Bloomberg has any real traction but he has pledged to spend $100 million to beat Donald Trump, and even if he is not a winner, fresh money to fight the Trump camp is most welcome. To start his efforts he has pledged up to $20 Million to enroll new voters. Deval Patrick is an intelligent and capable person, but I doubt he will eclipse Corey Booker or Kamala Harris, who have been in the race from the beginning. Mayor Pete Buttigieg is on the rise in Iowa and stopped the Elizabeth Warren boomlet. His candidacy sends a message that the party has not lost its mind and is willing to consider another moderate. Even though he lacks extensive experience, Mayor Pete has raised enormous amounts of money – and has placed a big bet on Iowa. He could even win

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in New Hampshire but then he may hit a wall. I have nothing against progressives but I feel that America is not ready for a new revolution as we are going through the Trump era right now, which is just like a revolution. If you are a Joe Biden fan, don’t count him out even with

little cash and the age issue. The former Vice President’s resilience has surprised many people. He may make a few verbal slips from time-to-time but he is still the front-runner. The contests in numerous mid-western states favor a moderate, and Biden could win many of those primaries. His base in those states are much stronger than Mayor Pete. The only disappointment up to now is the failure of another female candidate, in addition to Elizabeth Warren to emerge, who can win the nomination outright. Senators Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar are articulate and extremely capable but they have not risen to the top of the field. While there is plenty of time to emerge for the top spot, neither are on an upward rise. Both have raised a fair amount of money but there seems to be some ingredient missing that has kept them in the second tier.

At one point in time, I looked forward to the televised presidential debates but they are too crowded and there is very little time for an in-depth discussion of the most important issues. Two-minute sound bites just do not provide any political wisdom. It’s time for the party to cut the group down to a manageable size to make it interesting. So for now, rest easy fellow Democrats. The battle is still in its early stage and so much could happen between now and the final primaries. Don’t believe the political pundits who are writing anyone oﬀ. Who knows? Maybe President Trump will resign before there is a final impeachment vote just as President Nixon did, which will make the contest even more interesting. In any event, do not get too serious about the battle until May or June when the picture will be much clearer.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

When it rains, it pours and then what?

knew it was raining, this morning before I opened my eyes. Even without hearing the raindrops hitting the bedroom window, I could tell from the stiﬀness of my newlyobstreperous knee. But I had to get dressed and get downstairs in time for a friend to come over. She wanted to “help” me declutter my hall closet. Note to the wise: it is seldom truly helpful! Because the people who oﬀer to “help” usually mean “Let me haul all that crap to the curb for you, it’s clearly worthless,” and if you really felt that way, you’d have already tossed it all, so let’s just skip that discussion and remain friends instead! But she is a very good friend, whom I haven’t seen in 6 months, so I let her in. She got right to work, pulling one thing after another out of the closet. “What does anyone need five raincoats for, anyway?” she asked me. It’s six, really, but I let that go. “I hate rain,” is all I said.

“For example, why this one?” “Ah. I bought that for my first job interview after college, when I needed to wear a suit, but it rains all the time in Manhattan — have you noticed? It was my first oﬃcial trenchcoat, like correspondents wore, with all the loops and buttons — it made me feel so grownup!” “Then why this identical one, but in black?” “Well, after a few years of riding the subways, and carrying newspapers, the beige one got irretrievably dingy. Besides, everyone in New York City wears black — it’s supposed to be slimming, and even if it isn’t, it means you’re serious.” “And what’s the story with this, um, atrocity?” She was holding up a hanger with a completely plastic maroon-colored hooded raincoat with snaps down the front instead of buttons, and a tear on the side that had been repaired with gaﬀer tape. “Ah! The truly waterproof one, you mean? Yes, well,

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A Look on the Lighter Side that’s from the day I was assigned to the cameraman doing a photoshoot of the windows at Barney’s. It was absolutely pouring, and I got soaked right through my trenchcoat — they’re only water-resistant you know— while holding an umbrella over the camera. So we took a quick break and I ran inside the store and bought the first truly waterproof thing I saw.” “Did they reimburse you?” “What, for a raincoat from Barneys? What do you think?”

“I thought not. It’s just as well you left show business! But now that you’ve told me the story, can you at least let this one go?” “Heck no! It’s the one I still use, to this day, to duck out in rainstorms and make sure that my gutters are working. I feel so safe from everything when I’m wearing it.” My friend and I eyed the stack of raingear, piled up on a living room chair. “It’s quite a collection,” she said. “Let’s take a break.” She makes excellent tea, so we sat and sipped quietly until I felt able to talk. “The collection actually began during my freshman year at college,” I confessed. “You see, I loved being at Yale, but I hated rain, and it seemed to rain in New Haven just about every day. How was I going to reconcile both of those things?” “How did you?” “I decided I would just have to find things to like about rain — such as how it washes pollen and dust right out of the air.”

“There’s also the smell of freshly rained-on earth, in spring.” “I do like that. Plus I finally figured out that it wasn’t rain I hated, so much as feeling cold and wet. So I bought every raincoat and a pair of boots I came across.” “Retail therapy!” said my friend, as we clinked teacups. “And I concentrated on other things,” I continued, “like how nice and cozy it feels, on a rainy day, to be safe and dry.” “Making soup,” said my friend. “Or tea!” I smiled at her. We both got up. All that talk about feeling warm and dry reminded me that not everyone has that luxury, on rainy days. I saved one trenchcoat, in case I ever have another job interview, and the maroon “atrocity,” and we bundled up the rest for charity. “You see? We really did manage to declutter — at least somewhat,” said my friend. All it took was her being an amazing listener. And pouring a great cup of tea.

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

Climate protection act, air quality

n July 18, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act into law. The act, which was in part inspired by the federal Green New Deal, establishes aggressive legally binding targets to move New York’s economy oﬀ fossil fuels by increasing the use of renewable energy thereby significantly reducing pollution that harms our health, environment, and economy. As Assemblymember Steve Englebright notes, “People across the state, from Buﬀalo to Long Island, have urged New York to act on climate change. … This act sets New York on a course for a sustainable future by transitioning our state to clean renewable energy, unleashing the genius of American industry, and ensuring good-paying jobs that work for all New Yorkers.” The act commits New York to source 70% of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030, 100% by 2040, and calls for a net emission-free state economy by 2050. It also includes new air

quality monitoring requirements as it recognizes the positive impact of renewable energy sources on our air quality. Leading the charge in implementing the CLCPA is the New York State Climate Action Council, a 22-member body created to develop a scoping plan and suite of policy and program recommendations to reach the targets set out in the legislation. The Council is led by the DEC and NYSERDA. Swedish central bank economist Conny Olovsson used an economic model to show that losses to economic growth from imposing a carbon tax would be dwarfed by the economic losses projected if carbon dioxide remains largely untaxed and global warming continues unchecked. Our state understands the need to utilize all the instruments to reach the set goals and is currently working on getting the cost of carbon into the wholesale prices of fuels. This means that the price for gas will most likely go up significantly which in turn will create a competitive disadvantage for those businesses that keep relying on carbon-intensive

JULIANE SAARY-LITTMAN Earth Matters fuels like natural gas (yes, natural gas is also a carbon-intensive fossil fuel) to run their businesses. So why are some of our elected oﬃcials still considering to support the (re)proposed and already twice rejected Williams fracked gas pipeline? A project that would run 23 miles across the New York harbor and most likely wouldn’t be operational before 2023 while it’s construction will cause considerable damage to the already fragile ecosystem of the harbor only to proliferate the extraction, and us-

age of dirty fossil fuel? Another example for actions that don’t fit into the CLCPA framework is the hesitation of our local elected oﬃcials to restrict the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, even so cleaner alternatives are available. If you are in the suburbs and reading this during the day, chances are very high that you’re hearing them somewhere close by. And when I hear the blowers I often wish for a bit of ignorance. Then I wouldn’t know that operating a gas-powered leaf blower for only one hour puts out more emissions than an average car traveling 4,000 miles. And especially during the fall gas-powered leaf blowers are used for many hours six days a week in our neighborhoods, it sometimes feels as if we were all living right next to a major highway with all the negative health implications on our hearts, lungs, and nervous systems and the ever-increasing cancer and asthma rates. According to the National Weather Service, poor air quality is responsible for an estimated 60,000 premature deaths in the

United States each year. Costs from air pollution-related illness are estimated at $150 billion per year. The goal of the U.S. air quality program is to provide ozone, particulate matter and other pollutant forecasts to the public so we can use this information to limit the harmful health eﬀects of poor air quality and ultimately save and improve lives by reducing the number of air quality-related asthma attacks, eye, nose, and throat irritations, heart attacks and other respiratory and cardiovascular problems. Better than having access to this information is not having to worry about it. So although I am impatient about progress, I am still very excited about the passing of the CLCPA and the expected benefits it will have on all of us. Let me close for today with a quote from San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly: “Climate change is an issue we can’t aﬀord to ignore. This is not a hypothetical risk of the future…the risks are here, we have to deal with them.”

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Thanksgiving is time to act for immigrants

hanksgiving is steeped in nostalgia. The origins go back to traditions of giving prayerful thanks for the harvest and for simply surviving – something common across ethnic and religious traditions. As a national holiday, the origins go back to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. We look to Thanksgiving as an expression of the best of who we are – charitable, loving, kind, compassionate, how ecumenical we are! But most of all, how living in our system, a nexus of Christianity and capitalism, religion and commerce, produces such bounty and prosperity. Thanksgiving is the symbol of American Exceptionalism. But it is a contrived symbol, built on deliberately fabricated myth. After waves of European immigrants descended upon America in search of their American Dream, recruited by industrialists desperate for laborers to build, mine and manufacture, Thanksgiving was used as a

model for welcoming the “other” and as a kind of model of citizenship and a loyalty oath to the adopted country (think Norman Rockwell’s painting, “Freedom from Want”). But hostility to immigrants grew until exploding in the 1920s with the Palmer Raids and quotas and has resurfaced despite relative economic prosperity as a political weapon. The United States has more immigrants than any other country in the world, according to Pew Research (pewresearch. org). The U.S. foreign-born population reached a record 44.4 million in 2017, accounting for 13.6 percent of the U.S. population, triple the share (4.7 percent) in 1970. Still, today’s immigrant share remains below the record 14.8 percent in 1890, when 9.2 million immigrants lived in the US. A bigger reason for the change in reception? Only 13 percent of immigrants living in the U.S. today have come from

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Europe or Canada (that is, white, Christian places). More than 1 million immigrants arrive each year, coming in the greatest numbers from India, Mexico, China and Cuba. In 2018, 800,000 immigrants applied for naturalization. Immigrants and their U.S.born children now number 89.4 million people – 28 percent of the population, according to the 2018 Current Population Survey. Pew Research Center projects

that the immigrant-origin share will rise to about 36 percent by 2065. That of course, is Trump, the white nationalists and the Republicans’ greatest nightmare and why Trump put Stephen Miller in charge of the anti-immigration crusade. Trump’s policies – many of which have been found to be unlawful if not unconstitutional for their cruelty and violations of human and civil rights – resulted in more than 70,000 children forcibly taken from their families; unending incarceration in for-profit prisons for people trying to make a claim for asylum (Trump boasts this is “an end to catch-and-release”); the perennial anxiety of 700,000 DACA recipients not knowing when the Trump administration will deport them to countries where they have no connection, based on the information they had to provide the government (that’s called entrapment) or snatch their parents away. Trump hasn’t just launched a war against the estimated 11

million undocumented immigrants, he has moved to all but shut down legal immigration. Trump has reduced the number of refugees who will be accepted to a historic low of 18,000 – down from 110,000 under Obama – with specific quotas based on geography and category. A new round of proposed regulations from the administration would make it impossible for most asylum seekers to be permitted to work while their cases are pending. The innumerable weapons that Trump has hurled against immigration are listed by the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker social justice organization (a group banned by the Puritan theocracy): slowing lawful immigration processes; pushing more people into deportation proceedings; punishing immigrants with legal status and their families; undermining and sabotaging asylum; banning people from Muslim countries; using the immigration courts to Continued on Page 60

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OUR TOWN

Make America sane again, please

mericans are overworked, over spent and exhausted and when a nation is under chronic stress the citizens eventually undergo a psychological regression whereby they tend to sink to earlier and more primitive forms of thinking, feeling and behavior. As I listened to the impeachment hearings it occurred to me that America is slowly regressing toward a schizophrenic position. Schizophrenia is a mental condition where the patient has decreased ability to understand reality, uses denial of reality as a defense and shows an inability to communicate with others. It has been said that since the 1970s America has regressed toward a narcissism. A ‘perfect’ example of this is the guy who is now sitting in the oval oﬃce. Narcissism has become more commonplace but I now see evidence of the American personality falling toward a more primitive mental state as evidenced during our presidential impeachment hearings. In a schizophrenic breakdown real facts become comingled with paranoid fantasies which produce an inability to communicate. The failure to achieve any meaningful communication is now standard in American political life with democrats and republicans no longer able to have any productive dialogue. If you watched even five minutes of the impeachment hearings you witnessed Democrats and Republicans holding views

of reality that seriously clashed and where facts, truths and logic were dismissed offhandedly. Dr. Fiona Hill described two parallel realities being played out by American ambassadors and state department officials in Ukraine. She told the committee that the official national security foreign policy is designed to support democracy in Ukraine, reinforce the rule of law and advance justice there. Then she remarked that another process unfolded which was to advance a domestic political errand on behalf of President Trump in order to benefit him personally and politically. This reality split in our approach to Ukraine matches our approach to each other. The Democrats, led by Chairman Adam Schiff and Daniel Goldman as chief counsel, displayed righteous indignation, moral outrage and an effort to spell out the facts about Donald Trump’s intentions. Their arguments were supported by a documented history of questionable behaviors by the president which has already landed many of his chief advisors in jail. The Republicans, led by Congressman Devin Nunes and Stephen Castor as counsel, argued that the hearings were a circus and that this circus was not only based upon no facts but was supported by a dishonest left-wing media that promoted fake news. One of Devin Nunes’ closing remarks was “I have bad news for you Mr. Schiff, the TV ratings are down!” That remark struck

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me as so clownish and oﬀ-topic that it bordered on the bizarre. This sense of bewilderment, confusion and nausea not dissimilar to what one feels when treating a schizophrenic or a paranoid personality. There is no convincing a schizophrenic of reality. They have a particular view of the facts and have arguments to support their belief. As an example, if I am talk-

ing to a paranoid schizophrenic in my oﬃce and they believe they are being followed by someone I might ask them to point the suspect out. They will go to my window and point to a car in the parking lot with a driver in it and say “See….there he is over there!” George Orwell referred to doublespeak in his classic “1984” where the government would say peace when it meant war. Doublespeak is unfolding now in America. We are witnessing a regression to a schizophrenic state of aﬀairs in the realm of politics and in the psyche of every American as well. The nation as a whole is slowly moving toward a regressed highly defensive state where each group is no longer able to hear the logic of the other. Proof that the schizophrenic mindset is in ascendance can be demonstrated by the rash of mass shootings that now take place

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A grim Chairman and a cheerful Ambassador; what’s wrong with this picture?

on a weekly basis. These are the loners who are not in touch with reality, have no friends, family or neighbors. The failure to connect to reality or community pushes some into a psychotic regression. Albert Camus’ “The Stranger” and Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Nausea” were both existential classics that described this sense of isolation, loss of reality and despair. How strange it is to see this schizophrenic like state unfold before our very eyes during these impeachment hearings. Long gone are the days where we had to worry about the rise of narcissism. We are now faced with something more primitive and more dangerous which is the loss of reality. Back in the 1970s, President Carter consulted Christopher Lasch, the expert on narcissism when Carter was concerned about the malaise in America. Well, we’ve come a long way baby and it appears that our president now needs to find an expert on the schizophrenic mind to help resolve our nation’s split apart mind. Something tells me that just building a wall to keep people out will not be the answer. It appears to me that our biggest problem is occurring inside our own nation and the level of denial, divisive, hatred and inability to share a single honest view of reality is the norm. And until that occurs I think we need to get used to vulgar, immoral, bizarre and bewildering dialogue in Washington that has produces not much more than stagnation and hatred.

Katz right fit for G.N. control district

y friend and colleague Patty Katz is running for re-election as Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Commissioner. As she has proven during her first term and before, if ever there was a job and a candidate so perfectly matched, I have not heard of her. Patty is a lifelong Great Neck resident and through word and deed has shown a selfless and fired up commitment to her community. She was a member of the Town of North Hempstead Environment Legacy Fund for Land Preservation and the town’s Ecological Commission. She was outreach coordinator for Guilt-

Free Green, an educational program helmed by state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel. She raised money for a mission to Africa that brought potable water to villages in Kenya. And she was the worthy recipient of the May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor. But my connection to Patty is personal; we met around the time we joined Reach Out America, a local 15-year-old grassroots progressive organization that is dedicated to meaningful, doable, measurable change through the actions of five committees. My issue was and is the first amendment and so I joined the Separation of Church and State Committee, which I ulti-

mately helmed. Patty too had her passion, which always was the environment. She created the ROA’s Green Committee and chaired it for over 9 years. We at ROA are dedicated to working for a better America however some of our committees see more success than others; our agenda issues have enjoyed some progress but mostly our goals are works in progress. But Patty’s committee, due in very large part to her energy, enthusiasm and dedication, has actually been part of some groundbreaking change. She helped anti-fracking legislation to be enacted, agitated successfully to promote wind farms, and testified and

protested to stop the proposal to develop the Port Ambrose LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) facility oﬀ the shore of Long Beach. For the past three years she has spearheaded the local “Shed the Meds” event, a wildly successful daylong action that gives residents the opportunity to get rid of their unused medicines safely. And she has just begun presenting petitions with nearly a thousand signatures to local elected oﬃcials as part of a campaign to push for green initiatives on the town, county, and state level. Now Patty heads Reach Out America with me. I am president and she is vice president

and working closely with her I have not only come to see for myself how ethical and hardworking she is, but I have also learned what a generous colleague and friend she can be. She is a self-starting organizer and tireless once she begins a project which she always sees to a conclusion. Her contribution as Vice President has, despite the very short time she has held oﬃce, reaped measurable progress. That cannot help but be true when as she continues as Commissioner. Rita Hall President, Reach Out America Great Neck

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READERS WRITE

Overlooked candidate – Marianne Williamson

t’s clear that our country is need of deep moral repair on many levels. School shootings, pollution of our planet, hungry children, corporate gains valued over human welfare,etc. We need a leader who will be the moral

authority to help this country and its people to heal. “The Presidency is not merely an administrative oﬃce. That’s the least of it. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.” Franklin D.Roosevelt 1932 When Marianne Williamson

speaks, her words resonate with hope unlike no other. She comes from a place of love on how to address all issues and you can’t help but feel a shift in perspective in how we actually can heal this country and planet. If we continue to elect candi-

dates that lead from a place of fear, we can be sure that things will only get worse. Take some time to watch her speak on any of her YouTube videos, or read her books “A Politics of Love” or “A Return to Love.” Her vision gives imme-

diate hope and peace in my heart – and I’m sure it will do the same to anyone else who will give her the chance. Marci Quinn Manhasset

Make the holidays brighter for veterans

or several years the American Legion Auxiliary has reached out to you for help in spreading holiday cheer to our veterans residing at the Northport VA Medical Center. Your response has consistently overwhelmed us and last year we prepared and delivered over 200 holiday gift bags for our veterans. The gifts brought tears to the eyes of staﬀ members and smiles to the faces of

our veterans. We are again asking for your help to do something similar. A “Wish List” of items that would be helpful to our veterans may be found on our website, manhassetala.org, in the “Events” section. It includes specific toiletries for men and women, various clothing items including sweatpants, pajamas and shirts, military baseball caps, soothing CDs, family-oriented movies and Broadway musicals.

There is also a need for six robotic dogs and cats used specifically for dementia patients and for 35 rechargeable men’s shavers. For the sake of consistency, we are “wishing” that earmarked monetary donations would be made to allow us to purchase these items. Manhasset American Legion Post 304, 27 Bayview Avenue, will be open on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., to accept donations for this worthy

cause. The Scouts and our Junior Auxiliary members will be in back of Raindew, accepting both monetary donations and purchased items. We are very grateful to Raindew for their continued support of our veterans and the American Legion Auxiliary’s ongoing programs. Please join us in spreading cheer to those who have sacrificed so much in the service of our great nation and in the

preservation of our freedoms. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for our veterans. May you each be blessed in abundance at this beautiful holiday season. For additional information, please feel free to contact Pat O’Brien at 516-850-5702 or patobrien17@msn.com. Patricia O’Brien President, American Legion Auxiliary Manhasset Unit 304

Re-elect Flynn M-L water/fire commish

o the residents of the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire District: My name is Steven Flynn, and I, my wife and two children are lifetime residents of Manhasset. I am writing to inform you that on Tuesday, Dec. 10 I will once again be running for the position of Manhasset-Lakeville Water/Fire Commissioner. My last 21 years of working

with a water distribution system has given me extensive knowledge on the everyday operations of how water systems operate. Additionally, I am a New York State certified water operator for the past 19 years. I have proudly served my community for 30 years as a volunteer firefighter, and I understand what is needed to provide the best fire/EMS service to the

district. In my years of service as a volunteer firefighter, I have held the position of 2nd lieutenant, 1st lieutenant, and captain from 2000-2006. I hope that the qualifications I have mentioned above, and my performance the last three years serving as your Water/Fire Commissioner, solidifies that I am the right person for this position. My extensive water and fire experi-

ence, coupled with my leadership positions, gives me the experience and insight into what our district needs. Please vote on Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 12:00 to 9:00 p.m. at firehouses # 1, 3, 4, and 5. I appreciate your support, and I’d like to wish you and your family a very happy, healthy and safe holiday season. Remember, your vote counts!

Firehouse #1: 35 Bayview Avenue, Manhasset Firehouse #3: 25 Prospect Street, Great Neck Firehouse #4: 97 Jayson Avenue, Great Neck Firehouse #5: 21 78th Avenue, New Hyde Park Steven Flynn Manhasset

Vote for O’Brien for M-L water, fire commish

e have a contested election for the ManhassetLakeville Water/Fire Districts on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Donald O’Brien served two terms as Commissioner from 2011 through 2016. He ran originally based on the importance of a board member having a private-sector career in financial management. Mr. O’Brien received an MBA in Finance from the NYU Stern School of Business. In addition to his financial background, he has experience in business management, negotiating contracts, and working with lawyers, accountants, and other professionals. He applied all his knowledge and experience to the business of the Manhasset-Lakeville Water Dis-

trict and the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire District as a commissioner on its boards. He was instrumental in restructuring the budgets and reducing costs so that the savings could be applied to the capital budgets of both districts. During his tenure, the outstanding bond debt of the Fire District was paid oﬀ and the Water District bond debt was paid down by over 50 percent. There has been no new financing in either district since then. In 2016 he ran for re-election for a third term and lost a close election because many of his supporters assumed he would win again without their votes. His opponent has again refused to accept an invitation to debate from the League of Women Voters.

Therefore, residents of the district are unable to perform a side-by-side evaluation of the two candidates’ backgrounds, experiences, accomplishments, positions, or abilities to face the public on important issues. During his time as commissioner, Mr. O’Brien regularly met with residents and Village and Town oﬃcials on issues regarding the Water District. A debate oﬀers residents the opportunity to ask the candidates questions and make an informed decision based upon their ability to communicate with those they serve. The debate would be recorded by Public Access TV and shown numerous times to the electorate, prior to Dec. 10, so those unable to attend could still gain important knowledge of the candidates.

I urge residents to show their support and vote for Donald O’Brien on Dec. 10 because of his experience and positive performance as a commissioner. There are many important issues facing water districts on Long Island, as reported by Newsday. Mr. O’Brien has the experience and decision-making ability to take actions necessary to keep the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District a leading District in delivering water that meets or exceeds all local, state and federal standards. The fire district is the business manager for the ManhassetLakeville Fire Department and Ambulance Unit. Mr. O’Brien has demonstrated his ability to work closely with the Supervisor of the Fire Department in making certain

that the all-volunteer Fire Department has the equipment and training necessary to serve the community eﬀectively. Please join me in voting on Dec. 10, between noon and 9 p.m., at your local firehouse for Donald O’Brien as commissioner of the Manhasset-Lakeville Water and Fire Districts. His past successful job performance in both the public and private sectors clearly demonstrates that his background in finance and management has been a real asset to the position of commissioner and the taxpayers of the community. Oleg Rybalko Manhasset Letters Continued on Page 46

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SCHOOL NEWS

Practicing diplomacy at Brown forum More than 40 students from the Herricks Model United Nations team attended the Brown University UN Conference during the weekend of Nov. 8. Over the course of two days, they endured intense debate and practiced professional diplomacy. Brown oﬀered all types of committees from all across history, from the Gilded Age in 1892 to the United Nations Oﬃce on Drugs and Crimes in 2019. Topics ranged from government corruption in early capitalist America, the French Revolution in 1789, and even the massive drug trade in the Middle East. Students interacted and debated with other high school students from all over the country. Later in the year, these same students will go on to debate at Boston University in late March 2020. While all delegates performed extremely well, a few delegates were acknowledged for their achievements in debate.

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-Stella Chu (11), Best Delegate – China Daily 2, Press Corps (2019) -Stephanie Chan (10), Best Delegate – Portugal, United Nations Economic and Social Council -Carrie Hsu (12) , Outstanding Delegate – Patrick Leahy – Vermont, Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women -Riya Mohan (10), Outstanding Delegate – Sweden, UN Women -Andrew Liu (12), Honorable Delegate – Nigeria, Accelerando 2030 Senior Swara Patel was recognized individually for her extensive work on menstrual equity in India as well as her commitment to Model UN by the BUSUN secretariat when they gave her the Erin Phelan award. The award recognizes the delegate at BUSUN (the Brown University Simulation of the UN) who best demonstrates their devotion to the empowerment of women. She possesses extraordinary leadership skills,

dedication, and commitment to service. Swara will receive $500 to be donated to an NGO of her choice. She is considering the Apne Aap Women’s Collective which works to rescue, support, and rehabilitate women who have been traﬃcked to Kamathipura, one of the largest red-light districts in India as well as Cents of Relief, a 501(c) (3) which works with women in red-light districts in India especially in HIV/AIDS prevention, and the Period Movement, a non-profit based in the United States that seeks to achieve menstrual equity and improve accessibility to menstrual hygiene products. Swara runs her own non-profit that seeks to provide eco-friendly reusable menstrual hygiene products to women in low-income communities in India and holds menstrual hygiene education sessions. Submitted by Herricks Public Schools

4th-graders play PEAK fest Kramer picked as

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Connor Worms, Alejandro Santana, teacher Kyle Banks, Eva Taveras and Olive Mischner.

Four music students from the Herricks Public Schools’ Searingtown School participated in the 17th annual PEAK Festival Nov. 16. As PEAK stands for parents, educators, and kids, the young musicians and their parents were joined by teachers. This music festival prepares fourth-grade musicians for future All-County participation through a variety of workshops oﬀered throughout the day.The last hour of each year’s event features a concert that showcases the diﬀerent sessions and experiences. The Herricks students were among more than 300 Nassau County fourth-graders who participated in this opportunity, which was held at Freeport High School and is run by the Nassau Music Educators Association All-County Classroom Music Division. Submitted by Herricks Public Schools

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‘Gold Star’ teacher

Herricks High School social studies teacher Doug Kramer has been awarded the 2018-19 W!SE Gold Star Teacher Award.To be eligible for this honor, teachers had classes achieve a 93 percent pass rate on either the Fall 2018 or Spring 2019 W!SE Financial Literacy Certification Test. Students enrolled in Economics at Herricks High School take the W!SE test at the end of their semester. The course is an overview of central macro and micro topics with an emphasis on personal finance. The national W!SE test is designed to assess the financial literacy of high school students. “The importance of students having a basic knowledge of how the economy works and their role in it cannot be understated,” Mr. Kramer said. “Most importantly, they learn how to manage the key financial aspects of their future.” He shared that, for example, Economics students learn

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the importance of developing a sound financial plan of savings, investment, managing debt prudently and insurance. Mr. Kramer is in his 19th year as a Herricks faculty member. He also teaches AP Economics, Government and World History. Gold Star Teachers were honored at the annual MoneyPOWER Institute in New York City on Nov. 5. Submitted by Herricks Public Schools

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SCHOOL NEWS

Ng returns from national ensemble Herricks High School senior Karina Ng returned from an eye-opening experience at the All-National Honor Ensembles celebration in Orlando, Florida. From Nov. 4-7, she joined talented musicians from throughout the country for rehearsals, workshops and a culminating concert. The National Association for Music Education established its All-National Honor Ensembles as the ultimate recognition of student musical performance. Karina, a violist, participated in the All-National Symphony Orchestra. Under the direction

Wheatley sisters on a roll

of Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music’s Director of Orchestral Activities Soo Han, the ensemble played Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and a Korean folk song titled, “Arirang.” “It was a really cool experience that wasn’t just about one type of music – it included a guitar ensemble and the traditional ensembles,” Karina said. “It was nice meeting people from places I’d never expect. Music brings us all together; it’s a calming topic to talk about.” Submitted by Herricks Public Schools

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Karina Ng at the All-National celebration in Orlando.

Annual Christmas tree lighting in W.P. Mayor Paul Ehrbar and the board of trustees, along with their families, invite all residents to the annual Village Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. It will take place at 6:30 p.m. in front of the village hall on Sunday, Dec. 8 with Santa arriving driven in our Williston Park fire trucks accompanied by our many village resident volunteer firefighters.

Join us in Christmas songs, accompanied by local children’s groups, although all are invited to sing along. Following the tree lighting, Santa will arrive and then visit the village streets on the fire truck. There will be hot chocolate and cookies when Santa arrives too! Submitted by the Village of Williston Park

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Wheatley seniors, sisters and tennis doubles partners, Kaya and Kavina Amin, are unstoppable. In the past month, they have won several prestigious competitions and awards. It began with them winning 2nd Place at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Girls Tennis Tournament in Latham, New York earlier this month. They then both received AllCounty and All-State recognition as well as being named the second-best doubles team in New York State. With this feat,

Kaya and Kavina both made Wheatley’s history by becoming the first doubles team to compete in the NYS Doubles Championship match. Next, the Amin sisters continued their successful journey by winning the NYS Federation Girls Tennis Championship on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Sportime Randall’s Island. Once again, this dynamic duo made Wheatley history as the first doubles team to win the NYS Federation Championship by defeating Sacred Heart, the Catholic High School Athletic Association

(CHSAA) team, in the Semifinals 6-2, 6-1 and Hackley, the Asia International Schools Athletics Association (AISAA) team, in the Finals 7-5, 6-2. The story does not end there as both sisters also received the News 12 ScholarAthletes Award sponsored by the Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Congratulations girls on a fantastic tennis career at The Wheatley School. Submitted by the East Williston School District

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ichael Pessah had a surreal experience this past week. Coming back to Great Neck, his hometown, he sat in the same theater where he had seen so many iconic movies, now watching “Scandalous,” a documentary he helped create. “Being in that same atmosphere that I had known so well, but now seeing a movie that I had filmed, while surrounded by my father and his friends, that was so special to experience,” he said. Pessah is an award-winning cinematographer, coming a long way from searching through microfilm of reviews of cinema classics in the basement of the Great Neck Library on Bayview Avenue. “I still have some of the printouts from those microfilm machines,” he said. “I discovered Coppola, Kurosawa, Bergman, Bunuel, Fellini and many other greats in that basement.” After graduating from Great Neck North High School, Pessah attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he studied humanities. Not knowing what a career path in the film industry would lead to, Pessah focused on reading and watching as many interesting things as possible. “On a summer break, a cousin of mine connected me with a job as a production assistant on a commercial in New York,” he explained. “There I saw the job of ‘cinematographer’ in action for the first time, and knew that this was exactly what I wanted to do with my life.” That ‘aha’ moment for Pessah led to internships, which led to a job at Nickelodeon, then led into building his frame of work prior to studying cinematography at the American Film Institute. There, he had a chance to meet Mark Landsman, the director of his Gold Coast Film Festival documentary, “Scandalous.” “After studying at the AFI, I had the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects,” Pessah said. “From an Oscar shortlisted documentary to the TV show ‘Insecure’ to a music video for the No. 1 recording artist Halsey.” Pessah has also worked with the likes of Jesse Eisenberg, George Clooney, Tiﬀany Haddish, Peter Boyle, Danny Trejo, David Arquette and Rhea Perlman, to name a few. Despite the star-studded list of colleagues he’s worked with, Pessah remains grateful to work with

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Cinematographer Michael Marius Pessah returned to Great Neck in early November to view his most recent documentary’s appearance at the Gold Coast International Film Festival those who allow him to be himself. “I’ve been fortunate that I’ve been sought after by directors who have been looking for a collaborator that is always seeking inventive or ‘out of the box’ ways to tell stories,” he explained. “As the saying goes, ‘if you like what you do, you never work a day in your life.’” Though many people would jump at the chance to work with George Clooney for even a day, Pessah said that there is a process that leads to achieving those as-

pirations. He also provided advice to those wishing to follow in his footsteps. “Cinematography is where art meets science meets organizational skills. And you have to excel in all three,” Pessah said. “If you do, then go to the museum and see interesting films at places like the Gold Coast Arts Center. Practice taking still photos with a fixed lens camera, not just your telephone. Work on thoughtful compositions, and create your own images mindfully.”

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Dickens Festival Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. Port Jeﬀerson’s 24th annual Dickens Festival begins next Saturday. The streets of the village will be filled with popular characters from the works of celebrated writer Charles Dickens. Characters people may run into include Father Christmas, Dickens Mayor, Scrooge, the Town Crier and chimney sweeps. Where: 118 W. Broadway Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Info: 631-473-4724 or portjeff.com

A Holiday Evening with Loss4Words and Friends Saturday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Loss4Words Productions will be holding its fourth annual benefit concert for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Long Island. Several talented musicians from the tri-state area will be performing for this cause. Admission to the event is free with the donation of an unwrapped toy. Where: G’s, 157 Hempstead Ave., West Hempstead, NY 11552 Info: 516-414-8210 or eventbrite.com

Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m. Back by popular demand, “The End of America” will be performing at the Long Island Museum. The group’s musical stylings is a blend of three-part harmony, rock and Americana. The band was voted “Most Wanted” artist during the 2017 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Advanced tickets are on sale for $20 until Dec. 6. After that, tickets can be purchased prior to the show for $25. Where: Long Island Museum 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook, NY 11790 Info: 631-751-0066 or sundaystreet.org

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THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK Brookhaven Town Holiday Spectacular

Friday, Dec. 6, 5 p.m. brookhavenny.gov. Brookhaven’s annual holiday spectacular returns to the Holtsville Ecology Site, where there will be an indoor walkthrough holiday light show. After walking through the bright winter wonderland, kids will have the opportunity to get their picture taken with Santa Claus. Tickets for the event are $6 per person, but children three years of age or younger get in for free. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at a lower price. There are additional fees for the children getting their picture taken with Santa. All proceeds will go towards benefitting the Holtsville Ecology Site. Where: Holtsville Ecology Site, 249 Buckley Rd., Holtsville, NY11742 Info: 631-758-9664 or brookhavenny.gov

Breakfast With Santa

Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. glencovemansion.com. Santa Claus will be on hand at the Glen Cove Mansion every weekend morning until Christmas to have breakfast with any boys or girls who join him. Every child that joins Santa for breakfast will receive a present from him. Admission to the event is $40 for adults and $25 for kids. Where: Glen Cove Mansion, 200 Dosoris Ln., Glen Cove, NY 11542 Info: 516-671-6400 or glencovemansion.com

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Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m. paramountny.com. Singer, songwriter, lyricist, author and founder of Two Tomatoes Records, LLC, Laurie Berkner will be performing at the Paramount. Referred to by “People Magazine” as the “Queen of kids music,” Berkner has released 12 bestselling award-winning albums. She was the first recording artist to appear in music videos on Nick Jr. Additionally, she helped develop the animated musical series “Sing it , Laurie!” on Sprout TV. Tickets for the event vary in price from $19 to $38. Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington, NY 11743 Info: 631-673-7300 or paramountny.com

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Monday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. facebook.com/onceuponatreetopplainview. Once Upon a Treetop in Plainview will be hosting a special reading of the classic Christmas-themed story, “The Gingerbread Man.” Following the story, kids will get to craft their own personalized gingerbread man and decorate their own gingerbread cookies. Admission to the event is $25 per child. Where: Once Upon a Treetop,151 Dupont St., Plainview, NY 11803 Info: 516-349-1140 or onceuponatreetop.com

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The hidden benefits of water D

ehydration is a dangerous condition that can cause a host of complications and even prove fatal in severe cases. But as dangerous as dehydration can be, many cases are entirely preventable. The best way to prevent dehydration is to drink enough water. When the body does not take in as much water as it puts out, it can become dehydrated. People who live in warm climates or in elevated altitudes may lose more water than those who do not. In addition, water loss is accelerated during strenuous exercise, highlighting the emphasis men and women must place on drinking enough water during their workouts. But water does more for the body than prevent dehydration. The following are a handful of lesser known ways that water benefits the body. Water can help people maintain healthy weights. Dieting fads come and go, but water is a mainstay for people who want to control their caloric intake in an effort to maintain healthy weights. Water has zero calories, so reaching for a bottle or glass of water instead of a soda, lemonade or another caloric

beverage can help people keep the pounds off. A study from researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center found that even diet soda enhances weight gain by as much as 41 percent. In addition, soda has been linked to conditions such as obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. No such association exists with water.

skin can be tricky, as the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of

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the skin. But the school recommends applying a hydrating moisturizer

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Water helps to fight fatigue. The fatigue-fighting properties of water are another of its lesser known benefits. When the body is not adequately hydrated, it can experience muscle soreness. And fitness enthusiasts who do not drink enough water may notice their bodies require extensive recovery time after working out. Each of those consequences can be prevented by drinking enough water, and doing so can even improve performance, as studies have shown that just a 3 percent loss of body weight due to dehydration can cause as much as a 10 percent drop in performance level.

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Water can improve the appearance of the skin. Skin that does not get enough water can turn dry and flaky and feel tight. In addition, dry skin is more likely to wrinkle than adequately hydrated skin. Getting water to the

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The differences between hot and cold therapies

nflammation can affect anyone, and those who have battled it likely have nothing positive to say. But while few people may associate inflammation with something good, inflammation is actually a process by which the body’s white blood cells and the substances those cells produce protect the body from infection at the hands of bacteria, viruses and other foreign organisms. While inflammation is protective by nature, sometimes an inflammatory response is triggered by mistake. When that happens, the body’s immune system, which is designed to protect the body, begins to damage its own tissues. The resulting symptoms of this faulty immune system response may include joint pain, joint stiffness, loss of function in the joints, and swelling of the joints. None of those symptoms are comfortable, and people suffering from them may be on the lookout for ways to alleviate their pain and suffering. While anyone battling persistent inflammation should speak with their physicians to explore their treatment options, a preliminary search of how to best treat inflammation will no doubt turn up information about heat therapy and cold therapy. The following breakdown should not replace a physician’s advice, but it can help patients battling inflammation better understand both treatment options.

Heat therapy

According to the Merck Manual, a reference book for physicians and patients alike, heat works against inflammation by increasing blood flow and making connective tissues more flexible. Heat also can be used to combat edema, a condition characterized by an excess of fluid in the tissues of the body. Upon application, heat can temporarily reduce pain and alleviate stiffness in the joints. Heat also may temporarily relieve

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Cold therapy

Cold therapy, sometimes referred to as “cryotherapy,” can relieve pain associated with inflammation that has developed recently. Cold can help numb tissues and relieve muscle spasms and can also be used to alleviate pain associated with injuries. The Merck Manual notes that ice bags or cold packs can be used to apply cold. In addition, fluids that cool by evaporation, including ethyl chloride, may be applied topically. Some medicines may interact with ethyl chloride spray, so inflammation sufferers should consult their physicians before applying such sprays. According to the Cleveland Clinic, ice can be used to calm flare-ups and numb pain associated with chronic, inflammatory arthritis. Ice also can ease inflammation and numb pain linked to pulled muscles or injured tendons. Pain and inflammation resulting from the stretching or tearing of ligaments in the joints may also be eased by applying ice to the affected area. Heat and cold therapies can effectively combat symptoms associated with inflammation, but such treatments should always be discussed with a physician before being instituted.

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he holiday season is synonymous with many things, including exchanging gifts with friends and loved ones. Each year, certain items prove more trendy than others. Get the scoop on the gear and gadgets that are bound to be on the top of wish lists this year.

Amazon Echo Show 5 This is the latest incarnation of the Echo Show at a more affordable price point than past incarnations. The screen is a smart display and enables users to make video calls, play games, watch videos, check the weather, and control smart home devices. A new privacy feature allows users to turn off the camera and microphone when the device isn’t in use.

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There’s no need to waste time sitting by the phone charger waiting for popular iPhones to revive their batteries with a battery pack case. A charging case provides extra talk time or video streaming and fits comfortably on various models.

A Fitbit product is certain to be a winner for fitness enthusiasts. The Fitbit Charge HR Wireless Activity Wristband is an affordable option capable of tracking workouts. It also can sync with a phone and is waterresistant.

Handy Tile gadgets connect to keys, bags and other belongings that frequently go missing. Simply connect to the app and the device will ring, identifying the location. The upgraded version covers 200 feet and has a louder volume.

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Whether a friend or loved one is practicing for a night out at karaoke or enjoys getting pumped up in the morning with upbeat tunes, a waterproof shower speaker is a hot gift. It can stream music or bluetooth over calls from a phone.

People with security on their minds, including those who want to keep tabs on their homes while they’re at work or on vacation, may cherish this security camera. The newest version is weatherproof and has cloud storage. Motion detection will set off an alert on a person’s phone or tablet in real time.

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he saying “the more the merrier” certainly applies during the holiday season. But during a season of big gifts, extra food and travel, “more” can exact a heavy toll on the environment.

According to Stanford University, Americans generate 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve than during the rest of the year. While no one wants to take anything away from the spirit of holiday season, everyone can take steps to make the holidays more ecofriendly. In fact, there are various eco-friendly gifts that can make great presents and benefit the environment at the same time.

Purchase experiential gifts

When making holiday shopping lists, think of gifts that offer experiences rather than material goods. Gifts that involve experiences, such as going to a sporting event or attending a play or musical, decrease reliance on wrapping paper. Such gifts also reduce clutter in the recipient’s house and conserve the resources otherwise used to manufacture alternative items that would have been purchased. Experiential gifts that also tap into environmental pursuits, such as touring with an animal rescue group, or accommodations at a carbon-neutral hotel can be an added bonus.

Opt for locally made gifts

Select gifts made by local artisans or companies that operate domestically. This cuts down on the carbon emissions from having to ship products from long distances or even overseas.

Give climate-friendly stocking stuffers

Companies like Cool Effect offer gifts for those looking to offset carbon emissions through clever funding. People can buy and offer gifts that correlate to packages like Costa Rican

wind power or the “poo package,” which funds biogas digesters for family farms in India that capture methane emissions from cattle dung.

Get crafty

Gifts from the kitchen or ones made by the giver can be crafted from sustainable materials. They also show how you care by taking the time to customize a gift for the recipient.

Avoid gag or useless gifts

Select gifts only with utility in mind. Skip purchases that are made only to beef-up the look of presents under the tree or to make it appear that gifting was more generous. Items that a person cannot or will not use will ultimately be relegated to the trash, which is wasteful.

Wrap in reusable materials

Fancy wrapping paper certainly looks nice, but choose other materials that can be reused. Look for decorative tins, boxes, fancy gift bags, and other items that can be reused for years to come.

Sustainability is possible during a season of excess when gift givers shop and wrap gifts with the environment in mind.

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Gino’s Pizzeria: a W.P. tradition Restaurant owner Frank Speciale still working in kitchen after 40 years in business BY TOM M CC A RT HY Williston Park’s Gino’s Pizza owner Frank Speciale has been serving pizza to the community since April 1979 and is still in the back cooking every day, his son Giovanni said. While there are other pizza places called “Gino’s,” the pizzeria and ristorante on Willis Avenue is not a franchise and the store is his father’s only pizzeria, Speciale said. He said that the name came from another pizzeria his father worked at before buying the pizzeria in Williston Park. His father moved into the neighborhood in 1980 where Speciale said he grew up. “They’re single individual brick and mortars,” Speciale said of other pizzerias using the “Gino’s” name. “There might be a few other ones, but it’s just a name.”

PROFILES ON ‘MAIN STREET’ Speciale commended Williston Park as a great community and said that the store will often see the same customers, many of whom knew his father growing up. “It’s just like everyone knows each other. It’s a small community where you know everybody by their first name,” Speciale said. “So, you grew up together and everybody helps each other … It’s a very, very friendly community where everyone feels like your family.” What started out as a small pizzeria eventually expanded into a ristorante with a dining area. Showing

customers respect and giving back to the community has helped keep Gino’s strong for four decades, Speciale said. The pizzeria is always trying to help local schools, sports teams and community events like Williston Day. “We definitely help out a majority of the schools in the area here including Mineola, Herricks and we help out Saint Aidan’s a lot,” Speciale said. “We definitely help out the kids.” Speciale said he is not sure if he will take his father’s place as owner in the future. Frank is still working in the back every day, Speciale said. “Frank is still here every day. Frank is still making his pizza,” Speciale said. “That’s a big pair of shoes to fill.” Speciale said that people in the community and even people visiting the village for the holiday will check up on Frank and see if he’s still at the

pizzeria. “They come in going, ‘Frank, you’re still here’ and ‘I remember being this tall and not being able to see over the counter and you yelling at me, and you’re still here,” Speciale said. Speciale estimated that his father has made “a little over a million” pizzas in his lifetime. What has kept people coming back to Gino’s is his father’s dedication to the craft. “He cares about quality. He wants what he believes is good and so he honestly makes it from his heart,” Speciale said. Even for the staﬀ, he spends time making sure his workers get quality pizza, Speciale said. He starts cooking lunch at 10 a.m. and they aren’t eating until 2 p.m., Speciale said. “It’s more than sauce, cheese and dough,” Speciale said.

PHOTO BY TOM MCCARTHY

Frank Speciale, pictured holding Gino’s’ signature Sicilian pizza pie, has owned Gino’s Pizzeria in Williston Park since 1979.

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Hosts can still send invitations the old-fashioned way, but they also can now use preexisting templates to design holiday invitations in minutes and send them out to all of their guests.

While the way invitations are sent has changed immensely, the information to include on the invites has stayed the same. If it’s been awhile since you sent a holiday invitation, this refresher course on what to include on your invites can ensure guests know all they need to know about your holiday party.

Date and time: The date and time of the party should be clearly stated on the invitation. The holiday season is one of the busiest social seasons of the year, with family gatherings and office parties dotting December schedules. Leave nothing to the imagination on your invitation and clearly indicate the day of your party and what time it begins.

Location: It might seem like a nobrainer, but don’t forget to include the location of the party on your invitation. Even if you annually host a holiday party at home, include your full address so guests, especially new invitees, have something to enter into their vehicle GPS systems.

Degree of formality: Guests will want to know if the party is formal or casual, so let them know via the invitation. If no dress code information is included, guests will likely assume the affair is casual. Menu: If you plan to serve a meal, include information about the menu on the invitation and request that guests with specific food allergies inform you or bring their own food to the party. Theme: Holiday parties sometimes have themes. So if you want everyone to dress up as a favorite holiday movie character or if you want to throw a Santa-themed soiree, make sure to include such information on the invitation. Accommodations: The U.S. Department of Transportation notes that, each year, hundreds of people die in drunk driving crashes during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. If you plan to serve alcohol, let guests know on the invitation and let them know you will arrange for safe transportation home, if necessary. Ridesharing apps have made it easier than ever to get home safely, but hosts should still keep the phone numbers of local taxi companies on hand and make sure guests rooms are ready to accommodate guests who get a little too festive. Party invitations have changed dramatically over the last couple of decades. But they still serve as a guests’ primary source of party information.

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4 foods that can boost energy levels

1. Cashews: Cashews, which are high in magnesium, help to convert sugar into energy. Magnesium deficiency can lead to low energy levels, so nuts that are high in magnesium, including cashews, can provide that mid-afternoon jolt that some people are seeking. Cashews are high in calories, so it’s best for those looking to lose weight or maintain healthy weights to adhere to serving suggestion guidelines.

2. Skinless chicken: A study from researcher Judith Wurtman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clinical Research Center found that alertness tends to increase when the brain produces the neurotransmitter dopamine and the hormone norepinephrine. Skinless chicken contains an amino acid known as tyrosine that helps in the production of both dopamine and norepinephrine. If skinless chicken is not available, other foods that may provide this same effect include fish, lean beef and eggs. In addition, lean meats like skinless chicken contain enough vitamin B to help ease insomnia.

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3. Salmon:

Omega-3 fatty acids can help the body fight inflammation, which has been linked to a host of ailments, including chronic fatigue. Salmon is also high in protein, which can eliminate the mid- to late-afternoon hunger pangs that can derail healthy diets and contribute to weight gain.

4. Beans:

Beans are loaded with fiber, and that’s a good thing for energy levels. Like magnesium, which can also be found in beans, fiber takes awhile to digest, extending the energy-boosting properties of foods loaded with fiber. In spite of the growing movement to eat and live healthier, many adults still do not include enough fiber in their diets. Men and women can consult with their physicians to determine how to make that happen, but eating more beans is a good start.

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any people periodically have bad days when they just seem to be in a bad mood. When a bad mood isn’t short-lived, this might be a potential indicator of depression. Depression is a common mental disorder that, according to the World Health Organization, affects more than 300 million people across the globe. The WHO notes that despite the fact that there are known and highly effective treatments for depression, fewer than half of those suffering from depression receive such treatments. Furthermore, in many countries, fewer than 10 percent of people with depression receive treatment. Learning about depression and how to recognize its symptoms may compel people battling it to seek treatment for this very common and treatable disorder.

Why do I have depression? Everyone has a bad day here or there, but people with depression may wonder why theirs are more than just a bad day. The WHO notes that depression is a byproduct of a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. Exposure to adverse life events, such as unemployment, the death of a loved one or psychological trauma, can increase peoples’ risk of developing depression. Depression also may be caused by physical conditions. The WHO says cardiovascular disease can lead to depression.

What are the symptoms of depression? The Mayo Clinic notes that one in 10 people whose depression goes untreated commit suicide. That only highlights the importance of recognizing the symptoms of depression and acting once any have been identified or suspected. Symptoms can include: • Difficulty concentrating, remembering details and making decisions • Fatigue • Feelings of guilt, worthlessness and helplessness • Pessimism and hopelessness • Insomnia, early-morning wakefulness or sleeping too much • Irritability • Restlessness • Loss of interest in things once deemed pleasurable, including sex • Overeating or appetite loss • Aches, pains, headaches, or cramps that won't go away • Digestive problems that don’t get better, even with treatment • Persistent sad, anxious or “empty” feelings • Suicidal thoughts or attempts Anyone who has exhibited any of the aforementioned symptoms or even those who haven’t but suspect they might be suffering from depression should visit a physician immediately. The WHO notes there are a variety of treatments available to people who have been diagnosed with depression, and doctors will determine which might be the best for each patient. To make that determination, doctors may inquire about the duration and severity of symptoms as well as family history and whether or not the patient has a history of drug or alcohol abuse. Depression is a common mental disorder that too often goes undiagnosed. Seeking help the moment symptoms are detected or suspected can help people overcome the disorder.

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Dress appropriately. The gear outdoor exercise enthusiasts wear can go a long way toward making cold weather workouts more enjoyable and safe. Layering clothing during cold weather workouts allows people to maintain steady body temperatures throughout a workout by removing layers as they heat up if they need to. Even though it’s cold, your body will still sweat, so look for a wicking material that draws moisture away from your body. This is especially important for your core, as the outdoor recreation retailer The North Face® notes that blood pulls toward the chest and abdominal area, making this the warmest part of your body. Focus on keeping the extremities, including fingers, toes and nose, warm with materials like gloves and tall socks. Face masks can be helpful to cover the nose and neck, but make sure they’re made from breathable materials that won’t hold moisture.

Reconsider your footwear and other support to improve balance. Frozen ground is not as easy to traverse as unfrozen ground, so look for footwear that provides added traction. Winter running shoes that come with studded soles might be necessary. Trekking poles also can help hikers gain traction on frozen or snow-covered trails. Outdoor workouts don’t have to end when the weather gets cold. A few simple tricks can help people exercise outdoors throughout the year.

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ichael D’Antonio will oﬀer a talk at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The title of the talk is: “The Man Who Is Shaking Up The GOP.” A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of books, articles, and original stories for film, Michael D’Antonio has published more than a dozen books. He is co-author of the new biography The Shadow President: Ne Truth About Mike Pence, which reveals the story of the most powerful Christian Right politician in U.S. history. His previous book was The Truth About Trump, which The New York Times called an “evenhanded but nonetheless damning” biography of America’s 45th presi-

Michael D’Antonio will be guest speaker at Emanuel. dent. D’Antonio is a CNN political contributor and widely-quoted expert on the Trump phenomenon. Author of more than a dozen books, including the history of the Catholic sex abuse crisis Mortal Sins and The State Boys Rebellion, D’Antonio has written for Politico, The Daily Beast, Salon, The New York Times Maga-

zine, Esquire and many other publications. He was Washington correspondent for the Portland Press Herald and a feature writer for Newsday, where he shared in the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. D’Antonio has been the recipient of the Alicia Patterson Fellowship, the First Amendment Award, and the Humanitas Award for his Showtime film, Crown Heights. D’Antonio’s talk is preceded by a brief service. A Q&A, book signing and refreshments will follow the talk. All members of the community are invited to attend. Temple Emanuel’s SCW Friday Night Speaker program is funded in part by Elaine & George Malin. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane. For further information, please call 516.482.5701.

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his is in response to the letter from Leon Korobow in the 11/22 edition, endorsing Frank Cilluﬀo for Park Commissioner. Mr. Korobow states that “it is important to elect commissioners who have the interest, experience and talent to protect and serve the best interests of our community.” He then goes on to attack the opposing candidate because her husband is a parks department employee, which Mr. Korobow fears will “shift the balance on the present three-member park board toward an undue concentration of interests that may not always independently focus on the overall welfare of the park district and the Great Neck community as a whole.” I wonder if Mr. Korobow feels it benefits the ‘overall welfare of the park district and the Great Neck community’ for Commissioner Ciﬀullo to hire “Kindred Souls” to perform a highly paid concert at Steppingstone Park, when he is a member of that band. Is it in the interest of the Great Neck community for our tax dollars to line the

commissioner’s pockets?. We are preparing to impeach a United States president who has used his political position for personal gain. Should we allow this kind of behavior to go on unchecked at a local level? In the same issue, you profile Erica Beggs, who is running in opposition to Commissioner Ciﬀullo. Ms. Beggs has some innovative ideas about programming and making our parks “greener” in terms of recycling, and she pledges more transparency about where the money goes in the parks budget. She has valuable experience as a past director of the Parkwood Skating School, and a truly intimate knowledge of the department, being married to a longtime employee who is in a supervisory position. She is a breath of fresh air that is sorely needed at this time. It’s time to “drain the swamp” and bring some new energy into the Parks Department – vote for Erica Beggs! Nina K. Gordon Great Neck

Facts lacking in call for new classrooms At the Board of Education meeting last night, I raised certain questions about the Capital Proposition to be voted on Dec. 3, which as usual were not answered. The data offered in support of the proposal is inadequate for voters to make an informed decision. Coincidentally, and for a different purpose, the Board offered the population statistics at the schools other than Lakeville and Baker Elementary. The question not answered was whether the other schools could absorb students from Baker and Lakeville, eliminating the need for additional classrooms. This could be accomplished by adjusting the school zones, redistributing students along the fringes of these zones. Additionally, the costs offered by the school district are only capital costs. However, the capital costs are not delineated; just totals are provided. Based on the provided data the public will be paying in excess of $ 1 million per classroom – this seems excessive. Then, once these classrooms are put into operation they will incur ongoing costs, those of staffing with teachers/professional staff and custodial staff as well as heating and other utilities. How much will this add to the school budget and increase taxes on an annual basis? Curiously, there has been no discussion of this, just that the capital costs will be addressed without raising taxes. Is it so the voting public believes there is no tax impact? Plus, no one has addressed what will happen if the funds from which the capital

costs are paid need to be replenished in the future – this may also necessitate tax increases. Tax increases may just be delayed to keep the voters happy. Publishing this data will allow voters to know the population changes and their eﬀects within the entire school district and whether all possibilities to mitigate these effects have been considered. Is the proposal to be voted on the most cost eﬀective? The data presented thus far is really biased towards approval of the proposition and not allowing thorough analysis by the voting public. The other question is why does this proposal require a special vote? The demographic changes are not sudden. This could have been addressed as an additional question during the usual spring budget and board election process without incurring additional costs. It is curious that a special election, which has not really been well-publicized, especially in comparison to previous bond proposals, is being called. This almost guarantees a poor voter turnout. Is that the purpose of such a special election? Does low voter turnout promote passage of the proposal? A full airing of the proposal and all data, with proper public debate, should be allowed to occur for the taxpaying public to be fully involved and vote in an informed manner. Robert Mendelson Great Neck

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READERS WRITE

Park district under Cilluffo a model government

say you gotta give it to Frank. I truly believe the Great Necks Park District is, along with our (voted best in the state!) school district, a jewel in our peninsula’s crown. And I think that jewel got a lot shinier when Frank Cilluﬀo joined the team. First of all, I wish the Village of Great Neck’s government was as concerned with finding out what the community wants and then acting on it! When the parks department

Churchill words live on in 2019

he words of Winston S. Churchill then and, if alive, now On Aug. 20, 1940, during the early dark days of World World II, when Britain stood alone against the Nazis, Winston Churchill proclaimed in a tribute to the Royal Air Force: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” I believe what he would proclaim now about the Republican Party is the following: “Never in the field of American politics has one man intimidated so many with the threat of a single tweet.” Dr. Alan Wecksell Great Neck For the latest news, visit us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.theislandnow.com

wanted public input for their master plan, they advertised the meeting, and held it in the auditorium at North High School! Plenty of room for all interested, with the parks commissioners finding out what people want and don’t want their tax money spent on over the next decade or so. Frank & Co. are stepping into the void in planning that is all too apparent around these parts, such as tackling the overcrowded commuter problem, by

working with Transdev, to get the G.N. buzz up and running; doing their best to create the kind of community we all want. They understand the value of the Village Green as a central destination in the village. I love the holiday lights at The Village Green; they really brighten up what can be a cold, gray time of year. Likewise, the skating rink to be set up on the Green? I love it! Talk about destinations! This is the kind of destination

that folks from near- and far, will come to- this is the way to build a cool, happening village. Now if there was just a small food court across from the Village Green, with three or four food kiosks…. (any developers listening out there?) The parks department will bring in a farmer’s market, they’re open to oﬀering space and assistance in setting up a community-sponsored agriculture program – they are doing all they can to create a destina-

tion, a village, a community– uniting, rather than dividing us. I believe Frank Cilluﬀo has been the main driving force behind these moves, and I applaud him, I applaud the way the parks district is showing the way for village government to follow, and I heartily endorse him for another term as parks commissioner. Sam Yellis Great Neck

Cuomo another money-waster “Cuomo’s billion-dollar investment debacle” (On The Right by George Marlin — November 22) has been going on for decades, on a bipartisan basis by previous governors. It has grown significantly worse under Cuomo, wasting billions during his time in office. Albany, New York City, Nassau County and many other cities and towns prospered and successfully grew prior to the explosive growth in the numbers of various city, county and state development corporations over past decades. In many instances, projects supported by these government corporations have been heavily subsidized by taxpayers, commonly known as corporate welfare. Between direct government funding, low-interest below-market-rate loans, and long-term tax exemptions – the bill to taxpayers, in the end, is greater than the so-called public benefits. There is also a relationship between Pay for Play campaign contributions from developers to elected officials looking for favorable legislation, private property condemnation under eminent domain, building permits along with direct and hidden subsidies. In some cases, town, county and state development corporations actually compete against each other attempting to outbid each other in offering potential investors the best deal. This translates to the highest subsidies at taxpayers’ expense. Don’t forget the conflict of interest for senior staff from city, county or state regulatory and permitting agencies. Too many staffers leave in the twilight of any mayoral, county executive or governor’s administration to become employees or consultants to the same developers they previously oversaw. Some developers try to purchase the support of local community groups by making

so-called voluntary donations. They also make promises for capital improvements, which after the major project is completed don’t always appear. Other commitments for creation of permanent new high-paying jobs and tax revenues frequently do not meet expectations. If these projects are worthwhile, why can’t major developers use their ownfunds or obtain loans from banks, like medium and small businesses? Real business people who believe in capitalism build their companies on their own. How sad that some don’t want to do it the old fashion way by sweat and hard work. They are looking for shortcuts in the form of huge subsidies at taxpayers’ expense and favors from elected oﬃcials. Who pays for the cost of improved sewer, water, electrical, road, traﬃc signal and other infrastructure improvements? There is also increased fire, police and sanitation services. How much will taxpayers be on the hook to pick up the tab? Cuomo could create more jobs and economic growth by taking other actions. Why not consider repeal of theWicks law? The Wicks law requires separate contractors for general construction, electrical, plumbing and heating. Coordination of work by these four prime contractors in many cases requires hiring a fifth Construction Management firm to ensure they all work together. Each of the four players can impact the others if they don’t meet critical interim milestones in any project. This is determined in a project’s construction critical path schedule. The fifth independent Management firm has to ensure that all four other companies work closely together in a positive rather than adversarial way. All of the above frequently can add to any

overall project cost.Construction contracts funded by Albany, Nassau County or the Town of North Hempstead along with other major cities, towns and counties frequently average from several million to several hundred million dollars and sometimes a billion or more. Give former New York City Mayor Bloomberg credit as one of the few elected oﬃcials of his generation brave enough to call for the total repeal of the Wicks law. Unions have consistently used their powerful political influence to kill oﬀ any real modifications or outright repeal. Abolishing the Wicks law could save taxpayers and government at all levels significant amounts of increasingly scarce funds which could be better spent elsewhere. Cuomo attempts to portray himself as the second coming of the late President Franklin Roosevelt and Master Builder Robert Moses. He is not an engineer, business person, transportation expert or daily commuter. He has never built a business from scratch or created a significant number of new good-paying jobs on his own. Cuomo does excel at photo ops holding a shovel at ground-breaking ceremonies. He does the same when walking along MTA subway or commuter train tracks without wearing either a safety vest or hardhat as required by Federal Rail Road Administration. I doubt he has is ever taken and passed the standard FRA safety training course like MTA employees or has used a Metro Card like commuters. Larry Penner Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 52

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Business&RealEstate

Discrimination: Don’t we all bleed red? I commend the Long Island Board of Realtors, District Attorney Madeline Singas, HUD, the DOS and Gov. Cuomo for launching an investigation into Newsday’s three-year undercover investigation on discrimination through the process of steering (In real estate, steering is the practice of guiding prospective residents to certain neighborhoods or away from other neighborhoods or areas based on their identity as part of a protected class such as age, sex, race, color, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, religious creed, or national origin and even if someone had been incarcerated in prison. In the United States, the practice of steering in real estate has been prohibited by the Fair Housing Act following through and recently enacting an audit of those accused of the fair housing viola-

tions! However, people must be assumed innocent until proven guilty. Everyone else should be extremely careful when taking out clients and how they convey information when conversing with them. Be safe and learn the words to use and the words to lose: Under Article 10 of the NAR Code of Ethics, which expands upon federal fair housing policy, realtors pledge that they “shall not deny equal professional services to any person for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It’s an amazing thing today that our human race is still involved in treating people unfairly and discriminating and I don’t understand why? We all bleed “red” right? But some of us still feel that

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

we are still superior to another race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. But thinking that way makes one inferior to everyone else when you can’t understand what the word discrimination means! The fact that our country is so divisive and broken as well as the rest of the world when we are killing one another due to religious beliefs and opinions and the forcing of one ideology on one another. If so, what one may believe or doesn’t like, or may not like what they see or hear, may be another’s belief. However, one must try to hang out and see if there is any possibility that what you see and

hear might grow on you, if you give it a chance or if not, then just switch channels. So it’s the same when you hear, see or experience someone’s else’s opinion to try to listen, absorb and engage in a calm and intelligent dialogue, by staying, standing and listening and trying to understanding their side and appreciate their opinion, be open-minded and determine if there is any validity or possibility of remotely relating to what they are saying; or just walk away, without any confrontation, fighting or arguing! For you will live much, much longer and reduce and relieve yourself of stress that no one needs now or ever! To me, it’s all about listening, since we are all born with two ears and one mouth. However, many of us have “5 mouths” and we can’t locate but maybe have half an ear for the most important concept, “listening.” That is what is truly missing and lacking in the world today, the fact we just don’t listen enough and many times are busy talking and expounding our thoughts and virtues to another person(s) or group. If we just could for once focus as much on listening as we do on talking then the conversation just might change and change drastically in a very short period of

time. When we deal with our clients, we should always be cognizant of what we say, how we act and how we treat our most crucial, critical and valuable and treasured commodity our clients. For without them we have nothing and are nothing, but simpletons without a purpose or goal to support another important commodity, our families in the best possible way we can. So before saying, acting or performing in an inappropriate way, think first, as Rotary’s 4-Way Test has taught me: 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Our industry will benefit and be that much more professional and in-demand if these simple but important sayings were followed! Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute and also as a Certified International Property Specialist. He can be reached by cell: (516) 647-4289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate. Com to answer any of your questions or concerns.

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Recent Real Estate

Sales in the Williston Area Williston Park Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $625,000 Demographics near Williston Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 10,647 7,995 44.6 2.8 96,336 50,814

County 1,352,825 4,752 42.5 2.9 85,195 45,421

361 Foch Blvd, Mineola Sold Price: $639,800 Date: 04/01/2019 4 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $9,255 MLS# 3093416

248 Collins Avenue, Williston Park Sold Price: $630,000 Date: 08/16/2019 4 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $11,444 MLS# 3119989

350 White Road, Mineola

241 Park Avenue, Williston Park

Sold Price: $659,000 Date: 08/14/2019 5 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $10,847 MLS# 3148920

Sold Price: $645,000 Date: 07/03/2019 4 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $11,734 MLS# 3101703

Editorâ€™s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas 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 the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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Modera Metro Mineola open for business Continued from Page 1

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Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss said Mill Creek Residential has played an “integral part” in bringing new residents to Mineola.

has proven to be a great partner in continuing to shape the future of the Village of Mineola,” Strauss said. Russell Tepper, the senior managing director of Mill Creek’s Northeast division, said the apartment complex provides residents with the ease of commuting to New York City due to its proximity to the Mineola train station. “Mill Creek identified a need to provide wellappointed housing to serve Nassau County’s robust workforce, who are looking for a unique living experience in a diverse, walkable destination,” Tepper said. The residences at Modera Metro Mineola will include a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments, with rents starting at $2,295 for studios and ranging up to $3,875 for the largest two-bedroom homes, Mill Creek spokesman Eric Johnson said.

Flynn taking on O’Brien for water, fire commish Continued from Page 2 One of the greatest issues being discussed concerns the Brookfield Properties development at the Macy’s site. The Water District would have to permit the proposed mixed-use development project, which would see a hotel and several apartment buildings constructed alongside stores. O’Brien attended the initial presentation to the Council of Greater Manhasset

Civic Associations by Brookfield Properties and a Macy’s real estate representative, and takes issue with the project as a whole. “There are many issues that have been raised by a vast majority of civic leaders, residents, and the agencies that would have to provide services for the proposed development,” O’Brien wrote. “There is the issue of water availability from the Water District and the impact on the Manhas-

set School District that would require construction of new classrooms through the issuance of bonds to finance the construction. The Fire Department and Ambulance Unit would see a significant increase in fire and ambulance calls to such a large scale development, and there would be a major increase in traﬃc on Northern Boulevard, Community Drive and East Shore Road, an area that is already unable to move traﬃc during peak hours.”

For those reasons, O’Brien says, he “[does] not believe it is in the best interest of the Manhasset or Great Neck residents to proceed with the proposed development.” A former specialist in real estate finance, O’Brien ran against Flynn, at the time a highway and water department foreman in Plandome, for a position on the board in 2016. Flynn was unavailable for comment.

Islanders event sees record-breaking attendees Continued from Page 2 game, so the youths will stay with the game as they get older. “It’s supposed to be enjoyable,” Cummings said. “They are just learning, so we

want them to love our game as much as we do. And we want them to be able to have some fun while they’re playing.” As parents and guardians cheered from the bleachers, the players provided

them with an afternoon filled with fast break goals, team celebrations and the occasional face plant. “It’s just one of those events where you have kids running around in every

direction. They’re all laughing and highfiving each other,” Cummings said. “The sportsmanship aspect was really shown today, which is exactly what we want to show and support.”

Making sports leagues affordable to all Continued from Page 3 Czubakowski said he thinks Hoopz Lyfe has been a success so far and is continuing to grow. “Two years ago, I had one team,” he said. “Last year, I had two teams. This year I have 10 teams and we are only expanding more.” Hoopz Lyfe has signed up over 75 players since its start between the ages of 8 and 17. All teams are travel teams and high school teams travel from state to state year-round with most practices being held at Island Garden in West Hempstead. Hoopz Lyfe has even attracted attention from other states. “We have a player from Connecticut,” said Czubakowski. “He can’t get the opportunity like this one to play where he’s from so they’re willing to drive two hours to Long Island to play

in games.” Next summer, Czubakowski has plans to start a varsity team that can travel to diﬀerent states to play and gain greater experience. “I’m planning to bring a team to Europe to play in an international competition in summer 2020,” said Czubakowski. “The more experience you get, the better you’ll be.” Czubakowski’s goal is to have many of his players accepted to college to play basketball. Last year, two players were awarded basketball scholarships. “The most rewarding part is getting that phone call that a kid got into college and can go because they got money to play,” said Czubakowski. But Czubakowski adds that developing players’ basketball skills is not his main priority. “It’s not about basketball, it’s about

keeping these kids out of trouble,” he said. Czubakowski told the story of his past basketball coach who had been arrested five times in three years. “He was a good guy who made some bad choices and got himself in some pretty bad trouble,” said Czubakowski, who aspires to act as a role model to the players he coaches. “I drive to pick them up when they call me and need a ride,” he said. “I’ll drop anything to make sure they don’t make life-changing mistakes. I want them to look up to me and not hesitate to call.” To help keep players on the right track, Czubakowski often imparts life advice with basketball lessons. He tells them to be selfless and not have an ego: “Bring your game, not your

name.” He spreads a message of positivity to his players, emphasizing the fact that their pasts do not define them. He says, “Let go of who you were, realize who you are and look forward to who you will become.” Dave Lindsay, the father of Czubakowski’s first-ever student, has witnessed first hand the positive influence he’s had on players. “Theo is a real authentic person,” said Lindsay. “He has really been more than a coach to my son. He’s someone my wife and I can really trust completely. He’s like our family.” Lindsay added: “He’s been a positive resource to my son since he was 5 years old when he introduced him to the game. Now my son plays on a DoubleA travel team and is only getting better and better.”

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North Shore Animal opens cat center Continued from Page 1 rooms equipped with beds, litter boxes, scratching poles and structures to climb. “Beth and I wanted big windows, natural sunlight, we wanted an airy, bright feeling with high ceilings, we wanted it to be peaceful,” Yohannan said. “Cats always get overlooked, and oftentimes in animal shelters, they’re the first to die, and we wanted to change how they lived.” Stern then spearheaded a capital campaign for North Shore that raised over $12 million. It took six years to raise funds, acquire permits and construct the addition. The resulting structure, built by Clearwater, Florida-based Bacon Group Inc., is a 14,000-square-foot, 12-room floor that houses over 100 cats and kittens. Donors included Northwell Health lifetime Trustee Sandra Atlas Bass of Great Neck, as well as other prominent names. Singer-songwriter Billy Joel donated the proceeds from his 65th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden, according to Yohannan. His donation saw the addition of two themed rooms, with one including a functioning piano and another themed to New York City. Celebrity chef Rachael Ray, a longtime supporter of animal rescue organizations, was surprised last month on her daily TV show with her own room in the facility, which has a wooden tree with climbing-friendly limbs stretching

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Gabe Gill of Queens pets one of the new tenants in Bianca’s Furry Friends Center at North Shore Animal League. across the walls. “It’s not easy to raise the money, and I don’t think it could have happened if the Sterns hadn’t spearheaded the capital campaign,” Yohannan said. “They opened many doors to many of their friends, and that’s really what catapulted us to making this dream a reality.”

The Hallmark Channel, which borrows cats from North Shore for its annual Kitten Bowl, also sponsored a cat habitat room, which Yohannan said will host viewing parties for the event, which airs a few hours before the Super Bowl each year. Other rooms are dedicated to Julia Belle Mason, a Make-A-Wish child

whose wish for a kitten was granted by the league, and the Alex and Elisabeth Lewyt Charitable Trust, which provided funds for a feline nursery. The addition also provided positives for the non-felines at North Shore, Yohannan said, with the dogs continuing to be housed on the first floor. “It not only benefited cats and kittens, but also dogs and puppies because now we’ve opened up more space to rescue more animals,” Yohannan said. She added that the center’s improvements may set a standard for fellow shelters. “This could be a model for other organizations, so that if they’re doing expansions or want to have a capital campaign, it’s a nice model to follow to have habitats instead of cages,” Yohannan said. Next for the league will be the seventh annual Kitten Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2, on the Hallmark Channel, and in May the Global Adopt-A-Thon, which will see the center unite with 2,000 shelters across the world to stay open for over 36 hours and oﬀer 700 animals for adoptions. Those in the Port area who enjoy animals but can’t adopt are also welcome, Yohannan said. “Come for a visit, even if you don’t want to adopt,” she said. “Even if you just want to see what’s going on and socialize with the cats and dogs. The more interaction they get, the better a chance for adoption they have.”

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Women in science conference Throughout the last few decades, the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields have been some of the most competitive and yet they still lack adequate female representation. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Adelphi University will host its first Women in Science and Computing Conference to encourage young girls to seek successful careers in the STEM fields, therefore motivating others and sparking

change. The conference is geared towards Adelphi female students studying in the STEM fields as well as area high school juniors and seniors. Students interested in attending are encouraged to register for one of the following tracks: Conference Track (featuring presentations and panel discussions) or Hackathon Track (teams work together in friendly competition). Registration is free of

Adelphi University will host it’s first Women in Science and Computing Conference on campus on Tuesday, December 10.

charge. The idea to organize the inaugural conference came from Adelphi’s newly formed, Association for Computing Machinery’s Council on Women Student Chapter who seeks to support, celebrate and advocate internationally for the full engagement of women in all aspects of the computing field. “We hope that this conference proves to young ambitious girls that although the odds might not be in their favor, they can do whatever they set their minds to,” the Adelphi ACM-W Student Chapter shared in a statement. “For our own students, we hope that this encourages them to continue their studies and to change the statistics by encouraging more women to pursue STEM fields.” A career panel featuring notable female STEM professionals and scholars will be moderated by Carol Ann Boyle, chief information oﬃcer at Adelphi. Panelists will include: Rachel Wilson, CEO and president of Rachel Wilson Cybersecurity LLC and managing director and head of cybersecurity of Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley. Justyna Widera-Kalinowska, associate professor, chemistry department, Adelphi University and councilor and chair, American Chemical Society, New York Section Lena Loewenstine, computer science engineer, US Federal Government Shushanna Cherian-Brutus, senior program manager and staﬀ manager, GE Aviation Learn more about the conference and register at wsc. adelphi.edu

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three families and concurrent registrations of nine children from the same address at GNPS. Prendergast denied the duly responsibility of GNPS to its taxpayers.She stated that GNPS had no obligation for cross-checking the registration of multiple families using the same address.Obviously, Prendergast’s response is an unacceptable excuse showing negligent conduct on behalf of the school district. The permanent residents of Great Neck pay a substantial portion of the cost for the education of the temporary residents.According to some estimates, an average student in the Great Neck public schools costs about $30,000 per year whereas an average residence in Great Neck brings only about $10,000 of school tax revenue. As recently reported by the local newspapers based on a school projection there is a plan to add eight classrooms at Baker and Lakeville Schools at a cost of $9.7 million. Oddly, according to Mr. John Powell, assistant superintendent for Business at the Great Neck Public Schools, implementation the $9.7 million construction cost would not have any tax impacts on the taxpayers as the plan is that the funds for the new construction are going to come from teachers’ retirement and worker compensation reserves. Are teachers’ future retirement benefits being compromised as a result of the new construction at Baker school?Doesn’t sound persuasive. In any event, the funds for teachers’ future benefits initially came from taxes and if there is a surplus due to excessive tax collection the surplus corresponds to a lower future collection of taxes from the taxpayers. The school district has previously announced that their cost of construction is 35 percent higher due to its obligation of paying prevailing wages, nonetheless, it is unclear how a cost of $9.7 for eight classrooms can be justified.The cost of construction for a 4,000 square foot house (similar square footage for eight classrooms) in Great Neck is only $700,000. When there is a substantial number of houses are being foreclosed (see any recent issue of Great Neck Record for lists numerous foreclosures of the houses in Great Neck) the school oﬃcials certainly could act more responsibly by reducing the operating costs and expansion based on unsubstantiated projections. They also can stop the abuse of the system by cross-checking the addresses of students in GNPS’s database to make sure the presence of single-family residents in single family units. If the GNPS oﬃcials do their due diligence, the need for more classrooms would no longer be a prevalent issue and the taxpayers would get some relief from living in the number 1-2 highest tax county in the nation. Eli Hematian Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 62

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Curran, IDA in the hunt for shopping local Continued from Page 10 “It’s important that we continue to support our small businesses who are the backbone of this county and nation,” IDA Chairman Richie Kessel said. Kessel said the Nassau County IDA has made it a priority to work closely with the state’s Economic Development Council to review state statutes and determine how IDAs can better assist downtowns, transit-oriented development and economic development to keep the county vibrant. Kessel said events like these help keep downtowns alive. “We encourage all Nassau residents to shop locally and in their downtowns throughout this holiday season,” Kessel said. Purchases must be made on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30, by 10 p.m. All purchases must be made at shops located within a person’s town and not at national franchises, Curran said. Entries can be submitted on Facebook by tagging: @NCExecutive, @ NassauCouncilofChambersofCommerce, @NassauCountyIDA, and #ShopSmallNassau. Submissions must include all tags. Participants who don’t

have social media can send their cards via email to info@ncchambers.org with their name and #ShopSmallNassau in the subject line, Curran said. Nassau chamber president Dennis Grossman said that it is also imperative for the stores to create a memorable experience during the hunt. “’Shop local’ is a great quote but merchants must provide an enjoyable experience and personalized service. Stores must modernize and grow through mixed-use and full wellplanned downtown revitalization. Those areas doing this are successful,” Grossman said. Curran said that the first four correctly completed entries will receive prizes. The first person to submit a correctly completed scavenger hunt sheet will receive gift cards totaling $300 from the Nassau chamber for businesses within the area where they shopped. The second and third people to submit completed entries will receive gift cards totaling $200 to businesses within the area where they shopped. The fourth completed entry will receive gift cards worth $100, Curran said.

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Parker Jewish Institute hosted a Diwali celebration for residents and their families Nov. 12. Diwali is the festival of lights and is said to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil and the blessings of victory, freedom, and enlightenment. Tuesday’s celebration began with a prayer, followed by live music that featured Ghanshyam Joshi, a classical singer, and dance performances by Siddhi Vaishnav and Zaman Ali. Tasty treats included a crispy

and savory sev, thin, long fried noodles made with chickpea flour, and halva, a popular sweet made of cream of wheat porridge. “We are pleased to celebrate traditional Indian culture so that the entire community can take part and enjoy,” said Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker’s President and CEO. On display was an intricately hand-carved wooden screen from Drs. Saroj and Indravadan Shah, who are instrumental to the development and planning of Parker’s Indian Cultural Unit.

Sujata Seth, Parker’s Marketing Associate for the Indian Cultural Unit, brought the “diyas” or small lamps for Diwali, which served as table decorations, and there were raﬄe giveaways. Kathleen Keegan, Parker’s Director of Recreation Therapy, arranged for lanterns and lotus flowers for the tables. Parker’s specialized Indian Cultural Unit is the first of its kind serving East and West Indian older adults who reside in Nassau and Queens Counties. It is staﬀed by Indian physicians and nurs-

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Mercury moves out of the cold night and passes by way of the sun as it always does, as though I am the same person who raises his head each day, to see what’s beyond his orbit, behind the earth’s aura, and the boy who lowered it for sleep, as the sun you see passes out there in the darkness as if it were the same, holds the time I am unable to keep. Night falls as the sun retreats, this, of course, has happened before. Clouds advance just as there were clouds above my head before. Rain falls softly at first, then steadily, as if it falls everywhere. Stephen Cipot Garden City Park

n Nov. 12, the Southern Poverty Law Center announced that it had analyzed a cache of over 900 e-mails sent by Stephen Miller, currently a senior policy advisor to Donald Trump. The e-mails, which had been leaked by a former editor at far-right propaganda outlet Breitbart, were sent in 2015 and 2016 and contained explicit white nationalist and white supremacist content. In response to this, over 100 House Democrats sent a letter to Trump on Nov. 21, demanding Miller’s immediate termination. Rep. Kathleen Rice wasn’t one of the letter’s signatories, but she did tweet on Nov. 12, “A white nationalist promoting white nationalism. This should surprise absolutely no one.” I share the outrage of the letter’s signatories. I also share Rep. Rice’s sentiment that Miller’s racist and xenophobic be-

liefs were not closely guarded secrets. One supposed leader who has been silent on this issue, however, is Rep. Tom Suozzi. Suozzi did not sign onto the letter and did not publicly comment on Miller’s e-mails, either by social media or oﬃcial press release. Not only is remaining silent on this issue a dereliction of duty on Suozzi’s part, but he also failed to apologize for comments he made in regard to Miller this past spring. On April 8, Rep. Ilhan Omar called Stephen Miller a “white nationalist” on Twitter and decried his influence on White House policy and political appointments. The following day, Suozzi appeared on CNN, engaging in his usual game of false equivalence. While Suozzi acknowledged Miller’s “anti-immigrant rhetoric,” he refused to label him as a white nationalist and

claimed that Omar’s accusation made it equally diﬃcult to reach a compromise on immigration policy. Suozzi even echoed Trump’s infamous “both sides” Charlottesville comment, stating, “Either side using harsh rhetoric and not talking about solutions and common ground is hurtful to the country.” Basically, Suozzi was claiming on national television that calling a white nationalist a white nationalist was just as bad as a white nationalist peddling hate and that finding common ground with white nationalists was not only possible, but also something to strive for. Giving any ground to hate is morally inexcusable. Refusing to label hate as hate is morally inexcusable. If Suozzi won’t acknowledge this, he is absolutely unfit for oﬃce. Matthew Zeidman New Hyde Park

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