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E.W. justice only contested race in area Races in Mineola, Williston Park feature strictly incumbent candidates BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z The election races for the villages of East Williston, Williston Park and Mineola in March are mostly uncontested. Two trustee spots and a village justice position are up for election in the Village of East Williston. Trustee James Lark is running unopposed after he took the spot left vacant by longtime Trustee and former Mayor Anthony Cassella in October. Mayor Bonnie Parente has said that Lark is an “active voice” in the community and that while they do have disagreements she felt he was a person she could respectfully disagree with. Deputy Mayor Christopher A. Siciliano informed the village he will not seek re-election this year. The village said that East Williston resident Anthony Gallo was the only person to file a petition and will be running unopposed

on the Community Party line. Village Justice Joseph Sperber also informed the village that he will not seek re-election this year. The two candidates for the post are Emil Samuels, who is running on the Community Part Line, and Mitchell Flachner, who is running on the Integrity Party Line. Williston Park Trustees William Carr and Mike Uttaro will run unopposed for re-election. Both candidates first ran in the 2012 election, in which Uttaro ran with Diane Thorp on the Representative Party line for two seats former Trustees William Damstadt and Barbara Alagna vacated. Carr ran on the Integrity Party line, backed by Mayor Paul Ehrbar and former Mayor Doreen Ehrbar. In Mineola, incumbents Paul Periera and Paul Cusato are running unopposed for village trustee. Continued on Page 51

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210 Old Country Road in Mineola is now home to the state’s first field office for the presidential campaign of Mike Bloomberg outside of New York City.

Bloomberg office opening in Mineola draws crowd BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

the newest field office for the presidential campaign of Michael Bloomberg on Saturday. The office, the first one Hundreds of local and state officials, community activists to open in the state outside and Long Island residents at- of New York City, is located tended the grand opening of adjacent to the Mineola LIRR

station and the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building. According to campaign representatives, the office will host canvassing and phone banking events, voter Continued on Page 51

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Community service Madoff seeks early recognized by trustees release from prison Mineola board praises firefighters, Girl Scouts Asks compassion for terminal illness BY R O S E W E L D ON Bernard Madoff, a former Roslyn resident who has spent the last 11 years serving a 150-year prison sentence, is asking a judge to release him due to terminal illness. Madoff, 81, who organized the largest Ponzi scheme in American financial history and lost $18 billion for investors in his company Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, is requesting a “compassionate release” in order to die at home, citing kidney failure, a need for round-the-clock help and a life expectancy of less than two years. The Washington Post reported that Madoff had applied for such a release through the First Step Act, passed in 2018, which expanded compassionate release PHOTO BY TOM MCCARTHY for terminally ill prisoners over the age of 65.

The Mineola Board of Trustees touted the community service of local firefighters and Girl Scouts at last Wednesday’s public meeting. B Y R A V Y N M A L V I N O you’re even the slightest bit curi- tended the annual Kiwanis The Village of Mineola Board of Trustees recognized individuals helping the community last Wednesday during a meeting. Mayor Scott P. Strauss opened the meeting by congratulating two volunteer firefighters for being elected as “firefighters of the year” by their companies: Mark Swinson from Company 2 and ex-Capt. Sandy Sonera from Company 3. “They are both hardworking and dedicated firefighters,” Strauss said. “These honors are well earned.” “Our first responders here in Mineola are volunteers,” he said. “Our Fire Department, our ambulance corps and our auxiliary police are all volunteers. If

ous about joining any of them, please reach out to either me personally or the particular organization directly.” Strauss added, “I encourage everyone to become involved in our community on some level and becoming one of our first responders ranks among one of the most rewarding.” Strauss also congratulated the Girl Scouts from Mineola, Williston Park, Albertson and Roslyn who hosted an annual awards ceremony last month. “I congratulate all of the recipients for a job well done,” he said. “The troop leaders, the families of the girls and the Girl Scouts themselves continue to keep this program running and successful.” Trustee Paul A. Pereira at-

Super Bowl Sunday pancake breakfast at the cafeteria at Mineola High School. “It was great the Mineola school district was able to accommodate them and it was a nice morning before the Super Bowl,” he said. Pereira said he is looking forward to Mineola’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 1. “I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Mineola Hurricanes 10U baseball team for becoming the champs of the 2019 fall baseball program,” said Trustee Paul S. Cusato. “In fact, they were the undefeated champions. The coaches of the team all played Little League baseball when they were kids and it’s great to see them giving back to our program.” Continued on Page 51

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Bernard Madoff, a former Roslyn resident who has spent the last 11 years serving a 150-year prison sentence, is asking a judge to release him due to terminal illnesses.

Madoff has been held in a federal prison in Butler, North Carolina, since he pleaded guilty to 11 counts of financial crimes in 2009, among them fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft. The Post said he has been moved to palliative care within the facility. In interviews withTthe Post, Madoff expressed remorse for his actions and said his dying wish is to salvage relationships with his grandchildren. “I’m terminally ill,” Madoff told The Post. “There’s no cure for my type of disease. So, you know, I’ve served. I’ve served 11 years already, and, quite frankly, I’ve suffered through it.” The Bureau of Prisons confirmed to The Post that Madoff has about 18 months to live and that he had been diagnosed with “end-stage renal disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and hyperparathyroidism, among other ailments.” Last year the former financier applied for commutation of his sentence and clemency from the U.S. government. No response has been issued. Madoff ’s sons Andrew and Mark, who grew up in Roslyn and told the authorities about their father’s crimes in 2008, have both since died; Andrew in 2014 due to mantle cell lymphoma and Mark in 2010 through suicide. Their mother, Ruth, has mostly stayed out of the public eye since her husband’s sentence began. “You know, I took a [plea]. I didn’t go to trial because I felt that I was, I was really the guilty one,” Madoff told The Post. “My family had nothing to do with it. And, you know, quite frankly, I deserve to be punished. It wasn’t something I should find some sort of excuse for. I didn’t. I didn’t. I had no idea that it would evolve the way it did. And I just couldn’t help it.”

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Mother of slain teacher, a Roslyn native, accompanies Suozzi at Trump’s address BY R O S E W E L D ON About two years after her son was killed in a mass shooting, Roslyn area-raised Linda Beigel Schulman accompanied U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) to the State of the Union address in Washington. Beigel Schulman’s son, Scott J. Beigel, taught geography and coached the cross country team at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and was among the 17 people killed when a gunman equipped with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle entered the school on Feb. 14, 2018. Since Scott’s death, Beigel Schulman, who lives in Dix Hills but grew up in the Roslyn area, has worked as an advocate for gun safety and assisted in the passage of the Red Flag law, which prevents individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing any kind of firearm in New York state. Following an appearance with Suozzi at Temple Beth Sholom in East Hills, Beigel Schulman

Suozzi said. “The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan background check bill almost one year ago, but [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell has refused to put it up for a vote. Hearing Linda speak about these issues continues to inspire me to fight each and every day for gun violence prevention legislation. Lives depend on it.” “I was shocked that the President said nothing about gun violence prevention at the State of the Union and instead doubled down on the Second Amendment, which has nothing to do with gun safety,” Beigel Schulman said. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF TOM SUOZZI “Our movement does not seek to infringe upon anyone’s rights, but we do want to make our comU.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) speaks at a press event with Linda Beigel Schulman, munities safer and ensure that no whose son was slain in the 2018 Parkland shooting. one has to endure losing a loved to gun violence as I did.” vention. appeared as the congressman’s country.” Beigel Schulman thanked “More than 100,000 people in “So long as I am president, I guest at the address, held in the will always protect your Second America have been killed by gun Suozzi for inviting her to the Capitol last Tuesday. In the speech, President Don- Amendment right to keep and violence since President Trump Capitol. “Tom totally gets that this is ald Trump mentioned anything bear arms,” Trump said, eliciting took oﬃce. Yet the president mennot a partisan issue, but an issue tioned nothing about addressing related to guns only once, refer- applause. Suozzi and Beigel Schulman the gun violence health epidemic where we need to find common ring to the Second Amendment as “another constitutional right both decried the address’ lack of that is plaguing our country in ground,” Beigel Schulman said. that is under siege all across our any mention of gun violence pre- his State of the Union address,” “We all have the right to be safe.”

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Bill to account for criminal justice reforms New legislation drafted by Nassau GOP would require police to submit quarterly reports BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A bill that would require the Nassau County Police Department to submit quarterly reports on the effects of criminal justice reforms was unanimously approved on Tuesday by the County Legislature’s bipartisan Rules and Public Safety committees. The bill was drafted by the Republican majority in response to statewide bail and criminal justice reforms that took effect on Jan. 1. Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said Monday that the new laws have impeded county law enforcement, and an uptick in major crime has been the result. “With daily news stories of crimes being committed by those released under this ‘reform,’ it is important for Legislators to learn more about the effects of the so-called reforms in Nassau and for the public to have an opportunity to be heard,” he said in a news release. “Our proposed law will provide lawmakers and residents with quantifiable data regarding those released in Nassau. We can then use this information to make decisions that will help keep our community safe and show state lawmakers exactly how our residents have been affected.” The proposed quarterly review would include the number of defendants

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Nassau County Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) spoke on the need for changes in criminal justice and bail reform in the county. released on cashless bail in the county and a brief overview of the crimes they allegedly committed, the total number of bench warrants issued for a defendant’s failure to attend a proceeding, and the number of crimes and charges against defendants since they had been released without bail, according to the news release.

Nicolello said he has heard some “extremely disturbing” stories in the past month that played a large part in the creation of this bill. “There are plenty of things I have heard that have been extremely disturbing,” Nicolello said Monday. “There was a story in West Hempstead about bank robberies and people going back to rob

more and even drug dealers with massive amounts of fentanyl on them. It’s disturbing, to say the least.” According to county police detectives, a male suspect identified as Romell Nellis entered the Roslyn Savings Bank at 50 Hempstead Turnpike on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and allegedly passed a note to the teller informing him Nellis had a gun and demanded money. Officials said the teller complied and Nellis fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The Robbery Squad announced the arrest of Nellis on Wednesday afternoon. Officials said he was charged with two counts of robbery in the third degree, and will be arraigned at the First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Nicolello also discussed the benefits of certain modifications to the criminal justice system and spoke about what he believed the reforms sought to accomplish. “Well, I think [it was addressed to aid] low-level offenders who don’t have the money for bail,” he said. “They shouldn’t have to sit in jail while their charges are pending. It’s gone way beyond that, and they went way too far.” According to Nassau County PoContinued on Page 10

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NIFA takes over hospital’s finances Board unanimously backs measure to oversee Nassau University Medical Center BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) has taken control over the finances of a public benefit corporation that runs the Nassau University Medical Center. A resolution to take control was approved on Feb. 4 by the NIFA Board of Directors with a 6-0 vote. According to the resolution, the medical center’s public benefit corporation, NuHealth, lost $193.9 million from 2015 to 2018 and has seen job turnover from the chairman and CEO of the medical center since Oct. 15. According to Newsday, the county currently backs $188 million of the medical center’s debt. NIFA has controlled the county’s finances since 2011 and had previously exempted NuHealth from “strict controls” that were previously implemented, based on the fact that NIFA did not believe

the organization “posed a material risk to the overall financial condition of the county,” according to the resolution. “The challenges facing the hospital are tremendous, and I think it’s definitely within our responsibility,” NIFA Chairman Adam Barsky said at the meeting, according to Newsday. “It’s our obligation to provide as much oversight.” “It’s not just the losses, the financial losses that the hospital has experienced,” NIFA Director Chris Wright said, according to Newsday. “But either of equal or greater gravity is the rather erratic governance process that we’ve seen played out. We need to put spending and borrowing under some oversight on our part in order to keep that under control.” The resolution gives Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and NuHealth’s president 30 days to present NIFA with proposed guidelines for contracts NUMC should sub-

mit for approval. Until then, NIFA is required to approve all personal service contracts with law firms, consultants and others exceeding $50,000, all employee agreements, and all revenue contracts including billing and collection, according to the resolution. Additionally, NuHealth CFO John P. Maher is required to provide “accurate and timely reporting” on the center’s payroll, billings activity, grant-dependable programs, annual budgets, multiyear plans, monthly financial statements, interagency activity, monthly cash analysis, board meeting agendas and minutes, and applications for all borrowing requests, according to the resolution. “By reviewing NUMC’s procurements and contracts, NIFA will get a clearer picture of the hospital’s finances,” Curran spokeswoman Christine Geed said, according to Newsday, “We want to see the hospital stabilized.”

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Mets sale talks with G.N. native end Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen unable to complete deal with Sterling Partners BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

Despite New York Mets fans thinking Christmas came early when reports emerged in December of hedge fund manager Steve Cohen potentially acquiring a majority stake in the team, Cohen announced last week that he has backed out of discussions. “I’m very disappointed we couldn’t work out a deal, but as an 8 percent holder, I’m looking forward to a higher bid for the team,” according to a statement Cohen sent to The New York Times last Thursday. Cohen, a Great Neck native, is the CEO of Point72 Asset Management and has an estimated net worth of $9.2 billion. In 2012, Cohen bought an 8 percent partnership stake in the team for $40 million. The Mets released a statement confirming the end of any potential sale between Cohen and Sterling Partners, the company that runs the franchise. “The transaction between Sterling and Steve Cohen was a highly complicated one,” the

dent Saul Katz, who is Wilpon’s brother-in-law. The company is a diversified, family-run group of companies, whose portfolio consists of entities in real estate, sports and media in the greater New York area. Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred commented on the situation before any official statements from Cohen or the Mets were made. “My belief is there’s not going to be a transaction,” Manfred said on Thursday at the league’s annual owners meeting in Orlando, Florida. The team also announced that Sterling Partners intends to pursue a new transaction. The Mets along with Sterling Partners and Cohen Private Ventures confirmed in a statement PHOTO FROM THE ISLAND NOW ARCHIVES made on Dec. 4 that talks for Cohen to “increase his investment” Great Neck native and hedge fund manager Steve Cohen in the team were ongoing. Under an initial tentative has backed out of negotiations to purchase a majority ownagreement, Fred Wilpon would ership stake in the New York Mets. have retained his position as CEO team said in a statement. “Despite contemplated would have been for five years and Jeff Wilpon would remain chief operating the efforts of the parties over the too difficult to execute.” past several months, it became Sterling is headed by team officer for five years as well, acapparent that the transaction as CEO Fred Wilpon and Mets’ Presi- cording to Ken Rosenthal of The

Athletic. Cohen would have acquired an 80 percent controlling share in a tentative transaction that would increase the team’s value to $2.6 billion. The deal would have made Cohen one of the richest majority owners in league history. In 2013, Cohen’s hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors pleaded guilty to insider trading charges after being investigated by the Securities Exchange Commission, eventually coming to terms on a $600 million settlement. A Vanity Fair article in June 2013 portrayed U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as the Ahab to Cohen’s Moby Dick and described Cohen as the central figure of seven years of investigations that led to convictions or confessions from 71 people. After he confirmed the end of a potential negotiation, Cohen wrote: “I want to thank the fans for their support and the respect they showed me and I want to thank Commissioner Manfred and MLB for their support through the process. I gave it my best shot.”

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Floral Park man’s killers sentenced Death of Joe Mariani in 2015 traced to gang members, younger brother says BY E T H A N M A R S H A LL On Sept. 25, 2015, Floral Park resident John Mariani was shot and killed during a botched robbery while on vacation in Medellin, Colombia. After nearly three and a half years, the gunman and getaway driver were identified, apprehended and sentenced, thanks in large part to the eﬀorts of the FBI and Medellin authorities. John’s younger brother, Joe Mariani, who had been acting as the liaison between the family and FBI, said he was happy to see justice served for his brother. “Law enforcement came through and gave us closure,” Joe said. He said the perpetrators of the crime were gang members in their late teens at the time of the shooting. They were charged with this crime while serving time in prison for another crime, for which they were arrested following a shootout with authorities. After reaching plea deals, both men were sentenced in January 2019 to 16 years in prison for armed robbery, plus another 16 years for the killing, Joe Mariani said. According to Joe Mariani, the FBI

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suspects’ families, learning that one of them owned a motorcycle before selling it. The FBI was eventually able to track down the motorcycle and confirmed it as the same one seen in the security footage of the crime. According to Joe, “John knew if he worked hard he could be successful.” After leaving school at the age of 13, John quickly became very skilled at automotive repair. “He could fix anything he wanted to at the age of 13,” Joe said. Eventually, John transitioned from working on cars to constructing homes. “He loved to make people laugh and to laugh himself,” Joe said. “John had a heart.” He had been married for about seven years to a woman he had been friends with for approximately 20 years. He was 65 years old at the time of his death. According to Joe, John had been visiting his wife’s family in Colombia around the time of his death. While Joe is still sad about his brother’s death, he said he’s very thankful for the hard work by the FBI and Medellin police in solving this crime. “I have more love and recognition for law enforcement today than my whole life,” Joe said.

Criminal justice bill presented to legislators Continued from Page 6 lice Commissioner Patrick Ryder, there has been a 5 percent increase in major crimes since cashless bail reform laws took eﬀect. Ryder has recently been one of the more vocal county oﬃcials on the subject and cited the arrests of three Chileans who allegedly burglarized homes in areas such as Great Neck, Saddle Rock and Hewlett. Ryder said that the new bail reform laws allowed two members of the alleged Chilean crew to flee the country and not appear for prosecution. “Those two individuals were supposed to report to [get] their ankle bracelets; they did not,” Ryder said. “They were supposed to show up in court a week lat-

er; they did not show. Those two individuals as we said before are probably back on a beach in Chile right now, watching this and having a good laugh.” The new laws, passed in April, eliminated pretrial detention and optional cash bail in an estimated 90 percent of cases. According to county officials, more than 175 people accused of misdemeanors and “nonviolent felonies” were initially released without bail as they await trial. Legislators and county officials were to hold a public hearing to address the cost, effects on public safety and overall impact of the recent reforms on Thursday. “I look forward to hearing from residents and other stakeholders ... to further determine the impact these ‘reforms’ are having on our county,” Nicolello said.

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Parker Jewish begins new therapy modality Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation is introducing Jintronix, a next-generation physical therapy modality for long-term and sub-acute patients. Through interactive therapeutic games, the engaging platform challenges rehab patients to expand their range of motion and improve their balance and mobility and other functional reactions. Delivered on a TV monitor, these virtual activities and beneficial exercises are also entertaining, prompting patients to play football, ski, ride motorcycles and more. Therapists can customize activities to the patients’ cognitive and physical capabilities. And through real-time data collection, therapists can measure clinical outcomes and track and report patient progress. “The modality makes physical therapy a lot more fun,” said Brian Sidiski, regional director of rehabilitation for

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and defense. Youth instructional volleyball is designed to oﬀer basic volleyball skills which include the fundamentals of the serve, passing, spiking, and blocking. Rules and court strategy will also be part of the course as well as scientific foundations of healthy living and play. Instructional basketball for ages 6-7, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Instructional soccer for ages 6-7, Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Instructional basketball for ages 8-10, Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Instructional soccer for ages 8-10, Saturdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. Instructional basketball for ages 11-12, Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Instructional soccer for ages 11-12, Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Instructional Volleyball for ages 11-12, Fridays from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information please call 311 or 516-869-6311. Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

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Cell nodes: A rock and a hard place

he Town of North Hempstead recently joined three local villages in being sued by ExteNet Systems, a wireless infrastructure provider that has been contracted by Verizon Wireless to build cell nodes across the North Shore. North Hempstead earned the honor for essentially the same reason as the villages of Lake Success, Flower Hill and Plandome – it failed to respond in a timely fashion to applications for cell nodes needed for a 5G network. In this case, 16 cell nodes in unincorporated areas of Port Washington. ExteNet has a point. The town, like the villages, has been delaying approval for cell nodes for months, if not years, depending on when you consider the start date. But these delays do not appear to be based on some newfound desire to waste taxpayers’ money on unnecessary lawsuits. Rather they are a result of a dilemma that has placed municipalities across the country between a rock and a hard place. The rock: residents increasingly concerned with possible serious health problems associated with exposure to radiofrequency microwave radiation. These health concerns are compounded by financial concerns – that proximity to cell nodes will impact the value of their homes. Which are, of course, based on health concerns. The hard place: FCC regulations that give local governments input on the aesthetics and placement of cell nodes but bar them from rejecting the location of cell nodes based on health concerns. There is a logic to this. It is hard to build a national network if local governments can stand in

the way. So local oﬃcials have used the one tool left at their disposal – delay. Is this, and the lawsuits that follow, a good use of taxpayer money? Well, maybe. The giant wireless companies and many others say the new 5G technology will provide the speed and immediacy needed to drive innovation that will improve the lives of people across the country and bring economic growth. Even spur another industrial revolution. This, the companies add, will keep the United States competitive in the world economy. And make at least some people lots and lots of money. So the benefits are large. What about the risks? The FCC says the federal government has for years set guidelines regulating the level of exposure to radiofrequency microwave radiation produced by cell nodes, radio stations and a wide variety of other devices including cell phones that protects the public. But there are some caveats in their assurances. The first is that scientists acknowledge that “very high levels” of radiofrequency radiation can be harmful to people. So like X-rays and the rays of the sun, radiofrequency radiation can be dangerous to people at a certain level. The question is at what level. The government says the radiofrequency radiation from cell nodes falls well within what is considered safe. But the history of tobacco, asbestos and now 1,4-dioxane tells us that the science can sometimes be very wrong. The FCC also acknowledges that there are questions about lower levels of radiofrequency energy.

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“A number of reports have appeared in the scientific literature describing the observation of a range of biological effects resulting from exposure to low levels of RF energy,” the FCC acknowledges on its website. Of particular concern are the effects on pregnant women and small children. The FCC goes on to say that there has been “no determination that such effects constitute a human health hazard. It is generally agreed that further research is needed to determine the generality of such effects and their possible relevance.” In other words, we don’t think so but we’re not completely sure. These are the caveats that manufacturers of devices that use radiofrequency radiation frequently use. Just check your iPhone. Buried deep in your settings is a disclaimer that the “iPhone has been tested and meets applicable limits for radio frequency (RF) exposure.” Emphasis on the applicable limits. Assuming that they ultimately come to an agreement with ExteNet, the town and local villages should insist on a system to monitor that the cell nodes are complyREPORTERS Rose Weldon, Robert Pelaez

their exposure to radiofrequency energy starting with schools that hardwire devices rather than rely on Wi-Fi. Technicians stand behind walls when taking X-rays. And we now minimize our exposure to the sun with hats and suntan lotion. Then we need to weigh the risks of 5G and radiofrequency energy against the benefits. We accept the loss of tens of thousands of lives doing things like driving automobiles and drinking alcohol because of the benefits and enjoyment it brings. So there are no easy answers. North Hempstead, Lake Success, Flower Hill and Plandome may simply decide to fight the telecom giants in court and hope that they can increase the cost of installing cell nodes so high they can discourage their installation. They can also seek to join other municipalities across the country in this fight. Public pressure may prevent them from doing otherwise. But the odds are against them. In the end, we think municipalities and residents need to look for ways to minimize the exposure we now all face from cell nodes and all the other devices around us.

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ing with their legal limits. The iPhone’s disclaimer then goes on to say that to reduce exposure to RF energy, “use a hands-free option, such as the built-in speakerphone, the supplied headphones, or similar accessories.” This raises a much larger question. Radiofrequency radiation is already all around us – in our cell phones, tablets, cordless home phones, baby monitors and in all those smart-home devices. What is the cumulative eﬀect of all these devices on us? North Shore residents’ concerns are currently focused on one of the issues created by 5G – the need for more cell nodes than its predecessors. The increased speed of 5G is the result of it operating at a higher frequency. Which travels shorter distances. Which means more cell nodes. And in the end, 5G will also drive more devices, including things like driverless cars. So we may want to ask what’s the impact of all the devices in our homes, at our oﬃces and in our cars right now? And in the future? As we have said before, there are many ways for people to reduce

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

America’s most dysfunctional town Part V of VI

ore 1970s Flashbacks All this being said, the largest waste of taxpayer money comes from the way the Town of Hempstead has handled workman’s compensation for over 45 years. At a board meeting on Jan. 4, 1972, Nicholas DeSibio was appointed to handle the processing of claims under the town’s selfinsured Workers Compensation program. In 1982, Claims Service Bureau was chosen to be the town’s third-party administrator. When Laura Gillen took office, her staff was shocked to learn Mr. DeSibio and Claims Service Bureau were still processing and administering claims using paper files — they never created a computer database. Immediately, several of Supervisor Gillen’s staff looked to bring Workers Compensation claims processing to present-day standards by bringing in new firms. Sadly, just like other initiatives to make improvements, this proposal was also rebuffed for

months. Similarly, the town’s systems for electronic medical billing, claims processing and risk management were woefully outdated. To address this, a bipartisan review committee was established to go over proposals that would update the town’s systems. The systems were so outdated, the firms who pitched us believed the town could save over $4 million annually. However, after lengthy delays by the town attorney’s office, only half the proposal was initiated. While approximately $2 million will be saved annually going forward, it could have been $4 million. One of the vendors that won the bid, Brady Risk Management, was never approved because the town attorney’s oﬃce couldn’t come to terms on the price of Brady’s proposal. As of now, the risk management piece of the town’s Workers Compensation is still being done using disco-era processes, at an additional cost of around $2 million per year to the taxpayers.

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All Things Political You’re Not in Good Hands with the Town of Hempstead On the topic of insurance, the Town hadn’t had its property coverages reviewed in at least 10 years (nobody really knows how long for sure). Marsh, a nationally known insurance broker working on behalf of the town, regularly received only one bid at the annual renewal, at a commission rate almost twice the industry standard. As it turns out, Marsh was only able to procure one bid,

because the town hadn’t had its property values appraised in years, and few insurance companies wanted to bid without knowing specific property values. I initiated a request for proposal to see if we could get a lower commission charge on all the town’s insurance coverages. However, the review committee, stocked with a majority of Republicans to sway any vote, chose the most expensive respondent, who just happened to be Marsh again. Marsh offered to do the same work at roughly a $50,000 drop in commission. I worked with Marsh to try and seek more competitive bidding for town policies, and, truth be told, they were a pleasure to work with, responding quickly to any questions they received. This was a rarity during my tenure at the Town. July 1, 2019 was the day of the annual renewal of the town’s insurance coverage. Marsh was unable to procure additional quotes because the town attorney’s office hadn’t signed off on Marsh’s new contract—which included getting appraisals of the

ten largest Town properties. Five months later: Marsh still hadn’t been paid their fee; they still didn’t have a contract, and they still couldn’t procure more than one quote. I have called, emailed and visited the town attorney’s oﬃce a dozen times over these five months, and there has never seemed to be any sense of urgency to move forward on Marsh’s contract, even though they had already done work in good faith. Grave Malfeasance The Town of Hempstead is almost unique in New York State in that it owns and operates a cemetery, the 158-acre Greenfield Cemetery, in Uniondale. In November 2009, Newsday reported a mom discovered her son was buried in the wrong grave. To prevent this from ever happening again, the town vowed to stop using paper records, and to hire cemetery consultants, David Jacobson and Arthur S. Friedman, who operated under an LLC called “Greenfield Cemetery Consultants.” Continued on Page 59

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Sometimes less might be better

was waiting for my friend Mary to come over for Girls’ Night Out. “Where have you been?” I asked her when she finally arrived, so late that I was actually ready. “Laundry,” she snapped. “Don’t ask.” Of course, I asked. “What’s wrong? Is your washing machine broken?” “No, worse. Far worse. We have a brand new one.” “And that’s bad… why?” “Because I have no idea how it works! My old one was perfect — until it died. If I wanted to run it, it ran. If I wanted to let things soak for an hour, they would soak. If I wanted it to get halfway through a cycle then sit overnight, and finish in the morning, that’s what it did. But now I have this new machine, and it has so many buttons and dials, it may as well have none, for all the good they do me.” “Hmm. Sounds diﬃcult.” “It’s hopeless! It needs to know what kind of fabric every-

thing is, cotton or silk or polyester, and what percentage, and do I want the delicate or the time-release or some other kind of cycle — it’s making my head spin when the only thing spinning should be the laundry! Tell me, how does anybody deal with all those buttons?” “I don’t think anybody does,” I told her. “So why do they put them all there?” “I bet they’re just for the salesmen to impress each other, in the appliance stores.” “Then maybe I’ll bring the salesmen my next load of laundry!” “You need to relax,” I told her, “and join the group. Here, have a smoothie.” She took a long sip before she spoke again. “Um, Judy, I hate to complain but this isn’t very smooth.” “Oops! Sorry about that. I guess I haven’t quite finished reading the blender’s instruction manual.” Luckily, our friend Chris came

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A Look on the Lighter Side through the kitchen just then and finished blending Mary’s drink. “Tell us the truth, Judy,” Chris asked. “Did you ever even start reading the instructions?” “What’s the point? They lost me at ‘find the control panel, as depicted in figure one point seven.’” I’ve had calculus homework that was easier to make sense of!” Just then, the kitchen phone rang. “Oh, don’t answer that,” I warned everybody. “Let it go to

voicemail.” “Do you ever answer those?” asked Mary. “Of course I do, eventually. Why?” “Because I called you a few months ago and left you a message, and I never heard back.” “Let’s pretend it erased itself in a power failure — what did you call about?” “I was just calling to oﬀer you one of the free tickets I won to see ‘Hamilton.’ I figured you must have been out of town, or sick, or you would have called me back.” Yikes! The truth is, I haven’t listened to any of those messages for years. It started out with my being unsure which number buttons to push, for fear of erasing something by mistake. Then I didn’t have time to listen to it all. Now I’m just afraid of what I’ll find out if I do. Who knows? There might be another ticket-goer begging, or perhaps a job oﬀer. Heck, maybe I’ve missed out on receiving a Nobel prize!

Just then, music started from somewhere. We all jumped. “What is that?” Mary wanted to know. “Is it a poltergeist? Is your kitchen haunted?” By the time she finished asking I had remembered. “It’s just my clock radio, starting itself up whenever it wants to. This happens every day — at least, when I’m home.” I leaned over and started randomly pushing buttons on the front of the clock. Eventually, the music stopped. “Why does it do that? “I have no idea. I suppose that once upon a time, somebody thought an alarm at 7 p.m. was a good idea,” I answered. Chris pushed a diﬀerent button, and a little hatch in the side of the radio opened. “Well would ya look at that,” she said. “Somebody left a CD in here!” “I guess that explains the music,” I said. “But I don’t know how I’ll ever turn it entirely oﬀ. I guess I’ll just have to live with it.” And so it goes — another day, in a world with too many buttons.

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ON THE RIGHT

Why people are leaving N.Y. in droves

overnor Andrew Cuomo in his January “State of the State” address reminded listeners that the Empire State’s motto “excelsior” means “ever upwards.” However, the motto for many struggling citizens is “ever outward.” In other words, they are going out or away from New York. In late December, the Federal government released population growth and migration data that revealed New York in 2018, continued its population losing streak. Over 180,000 people left for greener economic pastures. “Over the last decade,” The Wall Street Journal reported, “New York has lost more of its population to other states (7.2 percent) than any other save Alaska (8 percent) followed by Illinois (6.8 percent), Connecticut (5.6 percent) and New Jersey (5.5 percent).” And for every person who leaves, there is a net outflow of gross income. In 2018, for in-

stance, the net outflow of New York’s adjusted gross income was a staggering $9.8 billion. One year earlier, lost income totaled $8.2 billion. Why are people and businesses fleeing the Empire State? First and foremost, taxes. The combined state and local taxes are the highest in the nation. Only California tops New York’s maximum marginal income tax rate of 12.7 percent. Even many of the city’s wealthiest, who pay close to half of the total income tax revenues that flow into state and city coﬀers, have had it. One woman told The New York Times, “My husband and I have been in New York City for more than 20 years, but we aren’t tied to an oﬃce anymore and our kids are older. Between state and city taxes, plus about $50,000 in property taxes, it is a lot of money going out the door. Why do it?” Then there is the high cost of living. A hundred dollars spent in

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right New York will buy one only $86.43 of goods while in Texas it will buy more than $100 of goods. Rent for a one-bedroom apartment in New York City averages $2,600— in Houston or Dallas, it’s around $800. Others are fleeing due to rising crime, declining government services, awful public schools, the ever-growing homeless problem,

the decline in quality of life issues, burdensome government regulations, and fewer and fewer job opportunities for working-class folks, particularly in upstate New York. E.J. McMahon, the research director at the Empire Center for Public Policy, has pointed out that “since the recession ended, upstate has gained private economy jobs at a third the national rate and less than a quarter of the downstate rate.” The 50 counties north of Orange and Dutchess Counties, with a population of over 6 million, has, according to McMahon’s finding, “trailed far behind most of the country. In fact, much of upstate has yet to recover from the downturn.” This pathetic economic performance helps explain why business at U-Haul rental franchises is booming. As for employers, they are leaving in droves because they are tired of dealing with high

taxes and fees, the $15 an hour minimum wage, expensive workmen’s comp insurance rates, onerous building and environmental regulations, the ban on fracking, and the newly-enacted farm-labor rights and unionization bill. Where have New Yorkers been going? To the fastest growing states in the nation that have low taxes, aﬀordable real estate, and plenty of available working-class jobs—Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada. For example, New York has been one of the top states losing population to Texas. Between 2011 and 2016, the average number of New Yorkers that have made their home in tax- and job-friendly Texas has been 20,000, annually. Don’t expect this trend to end anytime soon. As the radical leftists controlling Albany and New York City expand their ideologically-driven tax and spend policies expect even more frustrated people to flee.

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N.Y.’s long march to voting rights

ew York’s early voting advances In 1787, the U.S. Constitution explicitly stipulated in Article I, Section 2, that for the House of Representatives, “the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.” Because British colonialism was the mother of American federalism, states emerged from the Revolution and the U.S. Constitution with their own approaches to voting and many other aspects of government and politics. In regard to voting, Tom Paine and others were early advocates that citizenship for those over the age of 21, should be suﬃcient, and that property ownership was not necessary to ensure that a person would have a commitment to the government and society. However, most states proceeded slowly, first expanding “the stake in society” commitment, by counting other kinds of property, not only land ownership. New York, rising from seventh in population among the 13 states in 1776, to first by 1820, provides a striking illustration of the fight to vote in the early decades of the 19th century. The argument used in later years was applied: “If they are good enough to fight as sol-

diers, they should be good enough to vote” which was a key factor in the 26th Amendment, responding to the Vietnam War, which granted the vote to age 18 citizens in all states. Georgia recognized military service in WWII when it became the first state to grant the vote to people ages 18 and over in 1943. Less known than this advancement was recognition of “Negroes,” first as part of the Revolution “contagion of liberty” and also noting that people of color had served in the military including 5,000 during the Revolution and more during the War of 1812. At the first New York Constitutional Convention in 1777, the remarkable John Jay, our first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court asserted: “It is impious for us to pray to heaven for liberty while we are denying it to others.” His fellow New Yorkers were not willing to endorse Jay’s proposal to abolish slavery, but people of color in New York and elsewhere reminded whites of their noble principles of liberty and republican government. It is no accident that New York adopted a gradual abolition of slavery when John Jay served as governor from 1795 to 1801 (too complex a story to be detailed here). However, following the war of 1812 people of color were in-

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field cluded in new considerations of expanding the vote, with acknowledgments that blacks and whites without land had made patriotic contributions as soldiers during that war, which lasted until 1815. The boost for expanding the vote came from the war governor, a man of modest background, “Ploughboy” Daniel Tompkins. Still, for “Negroes” and for whites how far to go with suﬀrage inclusion was bitterly debated at the New York Constitutional Convention of 1821. Jeﬀerson had argued that “the earth belongs to the living, not the dead,” and that constitutions should be reconsidered every generation. No temporary majority should have an artificial eternity in the structure of government and

politics. New York was among the states, and still is, that offers citizens a chance to hold a constitutional convention at regular intervals. The 1821 Convention produced many democratizing changes, as well as a major racist decision. My focus here is only on the debate to expand voting. The last of the Federalist leaders, James Kent, made the argument against male citizen suffrage. In an emotional speech, Kent asserted: “By the report before us we propose to annihilate, at one stroke, all property distinctions and to bow before the idol of universal suffrage.” Kent warned, ”that extreme democratic principle has been regarded with terror by the wise men of every age.” Everywhere it has been tried, he asserted, “It has terminated disastrously, and been productive of corruption, injustice, violence, and tyranny.” “And dare we flatter ourselves,” Kent continued, “that we are a peculiar people who can run the course of history exempted from the passions which have disturbed and corrupted the rest of mankind? If we are like other races of men, with similar follies and vices, then I greatly fear that our posterity will have reason to deplore in sackcloth and ashes the

delusion of the day.” Led by Martin Van Buren and Tompkins, the New York delegates rejected this last gasp of deferential politics for the “privilege” to vote. Still, they could not build a majority for manhood suﬀrage. Instead, the new Constitution mandated “civic virtues” that could earn the vote. These included adult males who paid taxes, served in the militia, or gave volunteer time working on public roads. In 1826, New York amended its Constitution so that universal white manhood suﬀrage was approved. However, the racist legacy of the 1821 Convention lingered. The proposal to give equal enfranchisement to African-Americans, led by John Jay’s son, Peter, was defeated. People of color in 1821 were granted the vote but they had to meet land ownership requirements that were prohibitive. Jay and others lamented that posterity would regard New York’s racist actions as analogous to the Salem Witch trials. As late as its Constitutional Convention of 1867, New York continued to reject equal voting for men of color. Along the way, Stanton, Anthony and Frederick Douglass were striving to remind fellow New Yorkers of their 1776 principles of liberty and equality.

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VIEW POINT

Trump’s best week, Dems’ worst?

est week for Trump, worst week for Democrats? You compare a week with the damning summations of criminal conduct against the sitting president for extorting a foreign government to interfere with the 2020 election, his unhinged, unholy attacks and promise to take revenge on his enemies, and a budget proposal which steals one trillion dollars from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and the environment, with an app snafu at the Iowa Caucus (helped by Trumper sabotage) which ultimately will have zero impact on free and fair elections. This is evidence of a resurgent Trump and a collapsing Democratic Party? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had warned that impeachment would rally Trumpers because an acquittal, requiring 67 votes in the Senate, was inevitable. But the Democrats had no choice but to impeach (“He impeached himself,” she had declared) because not to act would

have similarly unleashed an emboldened Trump to continue to break laws – emoluments, campaign finance, elections, obstruction of justice, obstruction of Congress – just as his “acquittal” has. One can trace an arc from that first House victory repealing Obamacare when he declared with amazement, “I’m president. Can you believe it?” to gradually realizing the power of the presidency and exceeding it, flexing muscles, throwing out guardrails, and like an infant who has grown from the terrible two’s too terrifying teens, now declares, “I can do anything I want. I’m president.” But people see who Trump is and recognize what a threat he is to the Republic – maybe not the 33 percent who love him for his cruelty, but the rest. Trump has already demonstrated his willingness to tamper with the election – having his Justice Department become a political operation, inviting Rudy Giuliani to dig up dirt in Ukraine on the Bidens contradicting his new

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policy not to investigate a 2020 candidate, creating an enemies list of others who will be probed and prosecuted, and inviting foreign interference using foreign aid and trade deals as leverage. He is also actively interfering with the Democratic primary. Trumpers flooded the Iowa Caucus telephone banks, delaying reporting results when the app failed, bolstering Bernie Sanders,

or more precisely, the rage among Bernie bros, just as he did with Russia’s social media bots help in the 2016 election. Trump wants most to run against Bernie Sanders because he believes Sanders is the easiest candidate to destroy in a general election, equating him to socialists like Venezuela President Maduro. “Socialism destroys nations,” Trump said in his State of the Union address. “But always remember: Freedom unifies the soul… I want you to know, we will never let socialism destroy American healthcare.” “Moscow” Mitch McConnell and the Republicans think they have pulled a fast one. Indeed, Trump’s “approval” rating went to a new high, 44 percent on average (one outlier had him at 49 percent) – still not a majority. And if impeachment was supposed to fire up the Trumpers, Trump’s unhinged, venal, corrupt behavior, out there with such glaring clarity rather than massaged and secreted, has fired up the anti-

Trumpers. Americans can now see how Trump abuses his power. He turned the State of the Union address at the capitol building into a crass political rally (violating Hatch Act, surely), took revenge on New York State with his political revocation of the Trusted Traveler Program for New Yorkers, on top of the SALT tax increase, pulling infrastructure funding from the Gateway Tunnel, LaGuardia, and Second Ave Subway, showing how he uses infrastructure spending as a political slush fund to reward supporters and punish opponents. “His legacy will be that no President has ever told New York to ‘drop dead’ more times than Trump,” Gov. Cuomo said in a tweet in response to a Trump attack. Trump doesn’t care because New York doesn’t factor in his Electoral College win. Nor does Puerto Rico, or California, which he similarly abuses his power to Continued on Page 53

E A R T H M AT T E R S

5G and energy consumption in U.S.

he big wireless companies are breathlessly promoting their new 5G technology which, they claim, will make our lives better in almost every way. It’s all about speed and latency (delay) – and if you believe the hype, they say it will be 100 times faster. Our cars will drive themselves, our doctors will perform surgery from a location thousands of miles away, and we will be able to endlessly entertain ourselves with wireless virtual reality headsets. But wait, that’s not all. Promoters of 5G are claiming it will even address climate change by saving energy. According to the wireless industry, 5G technology will help reduce peak load on the grid, help engineers design new energy-saving technologies and help consumers implement energy-saving programs to reduce consumption or shift load to oﬀ-peak times. I’m skeptical. Public support for the massive deployment of 5G has been waning. Homeowners don’t want 5G “small cell” antennas installed near their homes for fear of losing property value. Families with small children are opposing these antennas based

on the large and growing body of peer-reviewed science linking long-term exposure to radio frequency microwave radiation with an increased incidence of cancer and DNA breaks, among other serious health impacts. It also turns out that there are real problems with the technology itself. The new higher frequencies and shorter millimeter and sub-millimeter waves don’t travel very far and are easily interrupted by trees, rain, walls, and windows. And while increasing the power can increase functionality, it can also significantly increase the dangers associated with exposure. So it’s not surprising that purveyors of the technology are doing everything they can to put lipstick on the 5G pig. There is broad public support for addressing climate change, and if 5G can be part of our energy and climate change solution, great. The problem is, there is accumulating data that shows this not to be the case. First, let’s look at the real reason behind the rush to 5G. It’s not for first responders. It’s not for better cell phone reception. It’s not for national security. The rush to 5G is about stream-

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ing video. The wireless companies are hoping you’ll cut your fiber-optic cable (which, by the way, is always going to be faster, safer and more secure than any 5G connection) and buy your monthly video subscription from them instead! Industry analysts predict that in just a few years, up to 90 percent of web traﬃc will be for video, including high definition and even 3-D. High definition video requires an amazing amount of data to work. Every frame of video has millions of bits of information, and it takes a fast connection to provide all that data to your device so you can watch video.

It also requires a massive amount of storage space somewhere on the planet to house all of that data, ready to stream to consumers on demand. To meet this rapidly growing demand, data centers are proliferating across the globe, burning prolific amounts of energy to keep systems running. There are over 500,000 data centers worldwide, 390 of which are considered hyper-scale. The largest in the world is located in China and operated by Range International Information Group. The center occupies 6.3 million sq. ft. of space, which makes it about the same size as the Pentagon in Washington D.C. According to the U. S. Department of Energy, data centers are some of the biggest energy hogs on earth, consuming 10 to 50 times the energy of a typical commercial oﬃce building. Data centers require lots of electricity to power their servers, storage equipment, backups, and power cooling infrastructure. Servers need to be kept cool to operate eﬃciently, and cooling alone can comprise up to 40 percent of electricity usage in a modern data center. A recent article in Forbes

Magazine reported that in 2016, data centers used more than 90 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, requiring roughly 34 giant, 500-megawatt coal-powered plants. Across the globe, data centers used roughly 416 terawatts, nearly 40 percent more than the entire United Kingdom. And, according to the article’s author, Naveen Joshi, this consumption will double every four years. So given that the deployment of 5G will dramatically increase the amount of data required to provide every consumer each of his or her devices with the music, photos, documents, movies, audiobooks, podcasts and whatever comes next, how can it possibly be that the next generation of wireless known as 5G will reduce, rather than increase, our power needs? The obvious answer, of course, is that it can’t and won’t. We have a climate crisis and an energy crisis. We need stronger leaders who are willing to take the issue on. We need manufacturers and engineers to make better, more eﬃcient products. And we all need to learn to live in a way that harmonizes with our current world in crisis.

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F R O M T H E D E S K O F W AY N E W I N K

Many licenses issued by town clerk

id you know that the Clerk’s office issues many types of business licenses for the Town of North Hempstead? From grabbing a bite to eat to hiring a landscaper, my office carefully reviews a variety of license applications for the health and safety of our town residents. Taxi Drivers – Each time a friend or family member gets into the back of a taxi, I want to be assured that they are going to be safe. In my office, we not only review existing taxi companies annually, but we investigate each individual driver and every new applicant in immense detail. Accompanied with each application, applicants must submit a DMV driver’s record as well as be fingerprint background checked and drug tested by 3rd party companies. This gives me the confidence to know whether or not someone should be operating in the Town of North Hempstead. Towing Companies – With roughly 230,000 residents living in the Town of North Hempstead, the number of licensed motorists continues to rise. When a motor vehicle accident occurs, the last

thing that should be on your mind is the towing bill you are presented. All tow companies that operate in the town are required to apply annually for our tow rotation list. After applying, my oﬃce will send a licensed inspector to the company to confirm they have the necessary equipment, tools, and signage. Once approved by our inspector, the tow company is added to our rotation list. All companies licensed with my office are held to a strict fee schedule and are properly insured, assuring peace of mind for our residents. Peddler – Whether it’s at our annual BeachFeast celebration or walking through the neighborhood with my family, I enjoy stopping at any ice cream truck I can find. Besides my favorite chocolate ice cream, I always make sure to check for a Town of North Hempstead peddler medallion. The hexagon-shaped medallion is issued by my oﬃce annually to any food truck or ice cream truck wishing to conduct business in the Town of North Hempstead. In order to receive the medallion, applicants must present the necessary documentation, such

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North Hempstead Town Clerk as a Nassau County Department of Health license and submit to a background check. This way, the only issue you have to worry about is finishing your ice cream before it melts or your food before someone asks for a bite. Door-to-Door Solicitation – Also falling under the “peddler license” category, I take great responsibility in who is knocking on residents’ doors throughout the Town. Those wishing to go door to door are required to apply in my oﬃce. The application for solicitors requires an immediate background check and agreement on the town’s restrictions and pol-

icies. All licensed solicitors are issued a photo identification badge from my office which must be visible on their body at all times. A list of all currently approved solicitors is kept in my office. Solid Waste Management Authority – With 156 licensed businesses and 600 licensed vehicles, Solid Waste Management Authority permits are one of the largest responsibilities in my office. Solid Waste Management Authority permits help the town properly and efficiently remove waste from the Town. Solid Waste Management Authority permits are broken down into several distinct categories. For example, type one permits are called “Carters.” These permits allow for residential and commercial garbage to be picked up and disposed of at our Solid Waste Management Authority yard. Type two permits are for all landscapers and contractors operating in the Town. This ensures all businesses are properly insured, legally licensed, and properly disposing of waste and debris. Landscaping – New to the Town of North Hempstead, all landscaping companies are re-

quired to apply for a three-year business license starting in 2020. While the aforementioned Solid Waste Management Authority permits make sure landscapers are licensed to dispose of waste legally, these new permits confirm that they are licensed to actually operate in the town. With the application, landscaping companies must also submit their Nassau County business license, proof of insurance, and a list of vehicles. This will help prevent illegal, unlicensed businesses from operating in the town. The Town of North Hempstead is a beautiful place to live and I take the utmost pride in doing my part to make it as safe and consumer-friendly as possible. Whether it’s catching a ride in a taxi or getting ice cream with your family and everything in between, my oﬃce takes every step to ensure you can enjoy all the town has to oﬀer and do it safely. For expanded information on business licenses or any requirement questions, please feel free to call us at 311 or visit our website: https://northhempsteadny.gov/ content/16253/16898/16901/ default.aspx

READERS WRITE

Glad impeachment hearings are over

emember the 1960’s cartoon, “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends.” Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Dictator Fearless Leader were spotted in Iowa. It must have been

there meddling in the Iowa Democratic Party’s primary caucus that caused all the chaos and confusion. Someone should have hired a moose and flying squirrel for ballot security, and Mister Peabody to count

the ballots. If these clowns can’t manage a simple election, how can we trust them to run Washington? The impeachment hearings also reminded me of the 1960s science fiction television show, “The Outer Limits.”

Both of them end the same. “As we now return control of your television set to you.” Thank goodness! Larry Penner Great Neck

Village of Roslyn’s parking problems

am a long time resident of Roslyn and often shop, dine and go to the movies in town. My sister is a small shop owner in another town, so I am very aware of how important it is for a community to keep the local business thriving. I also enjoy shopping from store owners who too choose to live in Roslyn and are my neighbors. I needed to buy a gift this week and headed straight to town as I often do. Upon returning to my car, I was shocked and angry to see a ticket on my car for parking outside the lines. After getting a ticket for this ridiculous and insignificant “oﬀense,” I question if it is worth doing anything in town anymore. Several of my friends have had similar experiences and many spend much

less time in town than they used to – all because parking has become such an annoyance. There are many other choices to shop and dine, all without parking expenses, tickets and hassles. An article titled “Village of Roslyn Merchants Say Parking Policy Hurts Business” appeared last summer in print and online. Here are some quotes from that article that oﬀer the storeowners’ perspective: “I would say our sales are down 10 percent year over year and most of it’s pretty much because of parking,” said one business owner, who like many requested anonymity.” “Municipalities need to be extra consumer-friendly, another said.”

Internet shopping has also taken away so much business, so making it difficult to park makes it worse. I am also in an orthopedic large heavy boot, but because I pride myself on being a law-abiding community member, rather than disobey parking regulations, I limped to the meter and back to my car. It was difficult and painful which compounded my dismay by the ticket, for what seems like a most minor infraction – I was barely outside the line. I was in the store for a very short time and do think the parking officer was still in the area. Perhaps he could have written a warning, or if he had seen me, could have asked me to move slightly closer to the sidewalk.

I have noticed that most SUVs do extend slightly beyond the parking lines on the street. With many families now driving an SUV, maybe an accommodation can be made. Most of us want to continue spending time in our town, but we are being pushed out. We would welcome and appreciate the village acknowledging and acting to improve this situation. I – and I think many local residents and business-owners share my opinion – feel that it is time to put parking violations into perspective and to act before Roslyn village businesses lose more than they already have. Jill Barry Roslyn Heights Letters Continued on Page 46

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

Eagle Scouts in Sea Cliff Carey 7th-graders spread kindness On Jan. 24, seventh graders at H. Frank Carey High School celebrated National Compliment Day. The students were given three compliment cards to hand out to other students in grades eight through 12, as well as adults other than their own teachers, throughout the day. As the seventh graders found kind words to say or distributed hand-written letters of kindness, they also handed out their compliment cards.

The Orange and Black Team cards were brought to the Main Oﬃce by the end of the day, where the team with the most cards contributed would be deemed the winner. The Orange Team was deemed the winner. This special event acted as the springboard, as Carey gets ready to celebrate its second annual P.S. I Love You Day on Feb. 14. Submitted by Syntax and the Sewanhaka Central High School District

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Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) recently celebrated the accomplishments of three area scouts during the Sea Cliﬀ Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony. They each were designated as Eagle Scouts, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America.

“This is an impressive accomplishment. When you meet young people who are this focused, this civic-minded and this dedicated, you can’t help but be optimistic about the future of our community,” Ra said. Submitted by the oﬃce of Assemblyman Ed Ra

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SCHOOL NEWS

Addressing climate issues

James Duﬀ was named to the dean’s list at the University of Miami in Ohio for the 2019 fall semester. Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within their division for the first semester 2019-2020 have been named to the dean’s list recognizing academic performance. Duﬀ, from Albertson, is majoring in Finance. Submitted by Miami University

SUNY New Paltz Dean’s List SUNY New Paltz announces its Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester, a recognition for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade-point average in a semester with a full-time course load. The following New Paltz students made the Dean’s List in fall 2019: Nadia Boniello of Willis-

ton Park Theresa Metzler of Mineola Arianna Osieczkowski of Albertson Fatemeh Shohadaee of Williston Park Carrie Smithing of Williston Park Annie Sung of Mineola Submitted by SUNY New Paltz

Makes Dean’s List at Tufts William McCreery was named to the dean’s list at Tufts University for the fall 2019 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University re-

They further noted that in addition to helping the environment, low carbon diets have positive health benefits. Birnbaum congratulated the students and presented them with certificates of acknowledgment. “What you’re doing is really important, because you’re coming up with a way to help our communities and society by creating a low-carbon footprint,” Birnbaum said. The team will now move on to the final round. According to Scholastic, which presents the Lexus Eco Challenge, the annual program invites students in grades six through 12 to tackle environmental issues in their communities, create and submit their action plans and results, and compete nationally for grants and scholarships. In support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda, the contest gets students involved in project-based learning, teamwork, and skill-building. Submitted by Syntax and Herricks Public Schools

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quire a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Submitted by Tufts University

Herricks hosts Conn. musicians On Jan. 31, the Herricks High School chamber orchestra hosted, I Giovani Solisti, an ensemble comprised of the top string students from Conard High School and Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn. Both ensembles have been working on movements of Tchaikovsky’s masterwork, “Souvenir de Florence,” and all the students combined into one large string ensemble for a side-by-side performance. Herricks High School band director Scott Stickley served

A group of Herricks High School sophomores recently won the Lexus Eco Challenge’s Air and Climate Challenge, which the students entered through their involvement in Science Research, under the direction of teacher Renée Barcia. Barcia was joined by Superintendent Fino Celano, principal Joan Keegan, science department chairperson Karen Hughes, and Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, who was visiting the school on Jan. 31, to commend the students. Prableen Kaur, Alyssa Lam, Mina Li, Sarah Ninan, and Roshni Patel comprised a team, called “The Cli-Mates,” which developed a low carbon dieting plan to help reduce the number of greenhouse emissions. Through research, they discovered that 20 percent of Americans produce over 50 percent of total greenhouse emissions from food products alone. They set out to find solutions, which include using carbon-free foods and recipes, shopping at local markets, and being aware of consumption and waste.

as the guest conductor for the event and quickly brought the students to new musical heights. Both Herricks High School orchestra director Catherine Fish and I Giovani Solisti director Emmett Drake were thrilled with the way their students rose to the occasion. Everyone played better because they were playing with each other. Submitted by Syntax and the Herricks Public Schools

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From left: Board of Education Vice President Henry Zanetti, Herricks High School Principal Joan Keegan, Bhav Patel, Board of Education President Juleigh Chin, Science Research teacher Renee Barcia and Superintendent Fino Celano. Members of the Herricks Public Schools Board of Education recognized Regeneron science talent search semi-finalists Carrie Hsu and Bhav Patel, two high school seniors who were among the top 300 scholars selected for this prestigious math and science competition. Each student was awarded $2,000 each. At the Board of Education

meeting on Jan. 30, Bhav presented his project, “Changes in neural connectivity underlying attention abilities before and after antipsychotic treatment in first-episode psychosis patients.” He and his mentor decided to use MRI scans to find specific connectivity points of the brain to analyze attention abilities before and after treatment. Board members also rec-

ognized Hsu for her project, entitled “Development of a frustrated total internal reflection biosensing system for noninvasive terahertz imaging and detecting cell growth.” The board and administration congratulated these students on their extraordinary work and findings. Submitted by Syntax and the Herricks Public Schools

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mong other things in an eventful life, Micky Dolenz has been a child television star, a producer, a director, a songwriter, a stage actor, a morning radio DJ and a fund-raiser. But when he comes to My Father’s Place in Roslyn on Feb. 23, he’ll just basically be a Monkee. “I’ve always thought you should give the people what they want,” says Dolenz, who locked in his primary identity more than half a century ago when he, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork became the Monkees. They had a hit TV show for two seasons, and even more memorably they blanketed pop radio with the likes of “Last Train To Clarksville,” “Daydream Believer,” “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday” and “I’m A Believer.” Hey, hey, they were the Monkees, and if their legacy is deceptively complicated, Dolenz says their continuing appeal is no mystery. “We had great songs,” he says. “They’re still great songs. Look who wrote them: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, Gerry Goﬃn and Carole King, Neil Diamond, Jeﬀ Barry. And they had great production. “People still want to hear them today. So I sing them as close as possible to the way the

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Micky Dolenz records sounded.” Dolenz sang lead on most of the hits, starting with “Last Train to Clarksville,” but that’s just one reason he likes faithful replications. “I’m a huge music fan, too,”

he says, “and as a fan, that’s what I’d want. “Growing up, I was a huge Everly Brothers fan. They were like my Beatles. I was in London in 1983 when they got back together and were doing their first

reunion show at Royal Albert Hall. As my wife and I were filing in, I was saying to myself, oh please, I hope they do ‘Wake Up Little Susie’ and ‘Bye Bye Love’ and all the songs I loved. “They did. And I said to myself that if I were ever in that position – this is before the Monkees resurgence of 1986 – I would do that, too.” Since ’86, he’s done it with his own show and with everchanging mix-and-match combinations of Monkees. Jones died in 2012 and Tork last year, but starting in April, Dolenz and Nesmith will be doing another Monkees tour out West. “It’s been good to me,” says Dolenz about the Monkee biz. If Dolenz and the Monkees always exuded innocent fun on camera, they’ve had their share of well-publicized diﬀerences oﬀ the stage. They have also woven one of the most complicated legacies in rock ‘n’ roll. They had a hit TV show and millions of fans. They also had skeptics who said that because they formed at a TV show audition, they were a manufactured band. Because they didn’t play instruments on some of their early recordings, they were not authentic rock ‘n’ rollers. Rock critics have tended to dismiss their music as catchy, but featherweight. Despite selling 80 or a hundred million albums, they have never received serious consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dolenz says he had a simple response when he heard those dismissals back in the day. “I told them I didn’t give a s—,” he says. “We were too busy being successful.” These days, he’s diplomatic. “I respect the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” he says. “Their foundation does great work. I’ve worked with them to raise money. But they’re a private club. They can invite who they want.” The real problem, he suggests, is that 53-plus years later,

“A lot of people still don’t get the Monkees. “No one had done a TV show like this before. The year I auditioned for the Monkees, there were at least four ideas out there for TV series about music. The other three felt like they were created by guys in suits saying, ‘Let’s make a show for the kids.’ The Monkees got it. It was like the Marx Brothers. It was a confluence of rock ‘n’ roll, TV, radio stations. It was a new paradigm.

“ ’ve always thought you should give the people what they want,”

Micky Dolenz “The characters we played weren’t successful musicians. That’s what they wanted to become. This wasn’t ‘Help’ or ‘A Hard Day’s Night.’ On the show we never made it – and that’s one of the main things that endeared us to the audience. All those thousands of kids playing guitars in their garages, we were just like them. “Look at all the shows that came after us. To me, the closest one was Glee, and by then people got it. No one watched Glee and said, ‘That’s a fake glee club.’ ” Whatever the nuances, Dolenz does not sound unhappy. Monkee life had many upsides, such as hanging out with folks like the Beatles. “After a while you felt like a peer with a lot of the musicians,” Dolenz says. “But with the Beatles, I always felt like a fan. Heck, I ran into Paul a couple of years ago and I realized, heck, I’m still a fan.” Like the folks who will see him in Roslyn. (Micky Dolenz at My Father’s Place, 1221 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn, Feb. 23 at 3 and 7 p.m. 516-413-3535, www.myfathersplace.com. Tix $75.)

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THE TOP SEVEN EVENTS Long Island Boat Show Friday, Feb. 21, 12 p.m. One of the largest boat shows on Long Island will be taking place at Nassau Coliseum. There will be several boats, both new and used, for sale at the event. Additionally, there will be retailers on hand selling boat supplies. Standard tickets are $11.70 each, while senior tickets for those 65 or older are $8.70. Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Tpke., Uniondale, New York 11553 Info: 516-231-4848 or nycblive.com

Artie Lange Saturday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. Comedian Artie Lange will be performing at the Space at Westbury. Lange was a cast member on Mad TV from 1995 to 1997 and was on the third mic for The Howard Stern Show from 2001 to 2009. Additionally, he had a recurring role on the HBO series Crashing. His 2008 book, Too Fat to Fish, entered the New York Times Best Seller list at the number one spot. Tickets to the event are $29 for loge and balcony seats and $39 to $49 for reserved orchestra seats. Tickets purchased on the day of the event will cost an extra $5. Where: The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury, NY 11590 Info: 516-283-5566 or thespaceatwestbury.com

Seinfeld Trivia Night Sunday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. Test your knowledge on the show about nothing in this trivia contest. The first 15 people to register for the event can do so for free. Participants will be paired up into teams of no more than four. In order to participate in the event, attendees must purchase at least two total foods or drinks. Where: The Vine Wine Bar 2259 Merrick Rd., Merrick, NY 11566 Info: 516-812-7883 or socialevents123.com

Making Memories With Musicâ€“ The LI Banjo Society Monday, Feb. 24, 11 a.m. Making Memories With Music will give participants the opportunity to sing, clap and laugh along with the trained musicians on hand. The Long Island Banjo Society was created in 1963 as a means to preserve the instrument and entertaining those listening. Tickets are $5 per person. Where: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington NY 11743 Info: 631-423-7610 or prod3.agileticketing.net

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Tuesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m. The North Shore Audobon Society will be meeting and have a presentation by wildlife biologist Amanda Pachomski regarding beach-nesting birds of Long Island. The unique biology and behaviors of these birds will be explored. Pachomski will also provide an overview of the research and conservation work conducted by Audobon New York exploring coastal stewardship, productivity monitoring, migratory shorebird surveys and human disturbance mitigation. Admission to the event is free. Where: Manhasset Public Library 30 Onderdonk Ave., Manhasset, NY 11030 • Info: 516-883-2130 nsaudubonsociety@gmail.com or northshoreaudobon.org

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The Science Museum of Long Island will be kicking oﬀ the maple sugaring season with this workshop. Kids will learn how sap is collected from a tree and how farmers turn that into maple syrup. It’s recommended that parents or guardians drop oﬀ their kids with a packed lunch and have them dressed for the outdoor weather. The event is $75 per child for the public or $65 for museum members. Where: Science Museum of Long Island, 1526 North Plandome Rd., Manhasset, NY 11030 | Info: 516-627-9400 or smli.memberzone.com

Family Sleep Over – Penguins and Pajamas Friday, Feb. 21, 6 p.m.

Kids will be able to participate in several penguin-themed activities throughout the night. There will be a penguin presentation and several arts and crafts activities. Dinner and a continental breakfast will be served as part of the event. As the kids prepare to go to sleep, they can set up their sleeping bags next to exhibits like the 120,000-gallon shark tank, the colorful Best Buddies tank or under the watchful eye of the giant Pacific octopus. This overnight experience is $64.95 for the public or $58.45 for aquarium members. Where: Long Island Aquarium, 431 East Main St.,Riverhead, NY 11901 Info:631-208-9200 ext. 426 or longislandaquarium.com

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The Sunshine Music Duo will have an interactive performance for preschool and elementary school children. Comprised of Diane Menzel and Helen Kotzky, the duo will be performing songs by artists like Raﬃ, Fred Penner and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others. Additionally, songs from popular Disney movies will be played too. Children will also be encouraged to participate in the music by trying to play the musical instruments and props on hand. Light refreshments will be on hand following the conclusion of the concert. Admission is free, though there is an optional $10 donation available at the door. Where: Glenwood Life Center,71 Grove St.,Glenwood Landing, NY 11547 Info: info@sunshinemusicduo.com or sunshinemusicduo.com

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Healthy eating options for seniors

“L

et food be thy medicine” is a quote attributed to Hippocrates, the ancient scholar considered to be the father of modern medicine. The saying relates to the notion that what people put in their bodies can heal and/or prevent certain conditions. For seniors with medicine cabinets full of overthe-counter and prescription medications, the idea of relying predominantly on food to promote optimal health may be tempting, and various foods can be particularly useful to the 50-and-over demographic.

According to the World Health Organization, poor diet is a major contributor to many of the diseases that affect older people. Poor diet has been connected to the development of diabetes, and degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis also may be linked to the foods ones eat. The National Council for Aging Care says micronutrient deficiency is often a problem among the aging due to factors like lack of variety in diet and reduced food intake. Eating a variety of foods can provide all of the nutrients people need to stay healthy as they get older. Certain foods may be particularly helpful. Brain-friendly foods: Foods such as avocado, leafy vegetables, sunflower seeds, blueberries, and salmon are good sources of vitamin E, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, and other nutrients that may help ward off dementias like Alzheimer’s disease, advises Sonas Home Health Care. Anti-inflammatory foods: Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent inflammation that can cause cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. Aging.com says foods that are high in omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon, should be consumed at least twice per week. Fruits and vegetables: Fresh, canned or frozen produce tend to be high in micronutrients, including a variety of

important vitamins that are essential for all components of health. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics advises eating dark green vegetables, such as leafy greens or broccoli, and orange vegetables, such as carrots and sweet potatoes. Energy-boosters: Choose whole grains that can provide sustained energy by way of healthy carbohydrates over processed grains. Bone-friendly foods: Calcium-rich foods, such as milk, yogurt and cheese, can prevent calcium from being leached from the bones, which contributes to conditions like osteoporosis. Digestive system-friendly foods: The digestive system slows down as the body ages, as the walls of the gastrointestinal tract thicken and digestive contractions that push waste along may slow down and become fewer. Foods rich in fiber can promote proper digestion by moving food through the digestive tract mor easily. High-fiber foods also may help naturally reduce blood cholesterol levels. High-iron foods: Without enough iron in the body, a person may feel tired and lethargic from a reduced production of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the rest of the body. A lack of oxygen in body tissues from anemia can be serious, says the National Council for Aging Care. Tofu, spinach, lentils, pumpkin seeds, and fortified breads and cereals are high in iron. Smart food choices can help seniors live long andhealthy lives.

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How to help loved ones handle sundowning

diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can catch families off guard. When such a diagnosis is made, patients and their families typically have a host of questions, including how far the disease has progressed and what to expect as it advances. One potential side effect of Alzheimer’s disease that can catch families off guard is sundowning. The National Institute on Aging notes that sundowning refers to the restlessness, agitation, irritability, or confusion that can begin or worsen as daylight begins to fade. Sundowning is difficult for Alzheimer’s sufferers, but also can be especially hard on their caregivers. As day turns to night, people serving as caregivers to Alzheimer’s patients tend to wear down, only to suddenly realize that the people they’re caring for are becoming increasingly difficult to handle. The NIA notes that sundowning can continue well into the night, compromising patients’ ability to fall asleep and stay in bed. Sundowning will not affect every Alzheimer’s patient, but caregivers should prepare themselves to handle such a situation should it arise. Learning more about sundowning can be part of that preparation.

Why does sundowning occur?

The exact cause of sundowning, which is sometimes referred to as “late-day confusion,” is unknown. However, the Mayo Clinic notes that certain factors may aggravate the feelings of confusion felt by Alzheimer’s patients who experience sundowning. Those factors include: • fatigue • low lighting • increased shadows • disruption of the body’s internal clock • the presence of an infection, such as a urinary tract infection The NIA notes that one theory suggests Alzheimer’s-related changes in the brain can disrupt a person’s internal clock, confusing their sleep-wake cycles as a result. That can confuse Alzheimer’s patients and contribute to the feelings of agitation and irritability that are common among people who experience sundowning.

What can be done to combat sundowning?

The NIA recommends looking for signs of sundowning in late afternoon and early evening and trying to determine what might be causing these behaviors. Try

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to avoid anything that appears to trigger these behaviors, if possible. Reducing noise, clutter or the number of people in the room when sundowning symptoms typically appear may help reduce the confusion Alzheimer’s patients feel during this time of the day. In addition, scheduling a favorite activity or providing a favorite snack at this time of day can give Alzheimer’s patients something to focus on, potentially cutting off the confusion before it surfaces. The NIA also recommends making early evening a quiet time of day reserved for playing soothing music, reading or

going for a walk. Caregivers who also have children to look after can explain the importance of this quiet time to youngsters and ask for their cooperation. Closing curtains or blinds and turning on the lights at dusk can minimize shadows in the house, potentially making this time of day less confusing for Alzheimer’s sufferers. Sundowning is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease that can be difficult for caregivers to manage. More information about sundowning is available at www.nia.nih. gov.

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Senior perks and discounts

rowing older may come with some added laugh lines or a few extra aches and pains, but many will attest to the benefits and wisdom earned from a life welllived. And if that’s not enough, the discounts and other perks afforded seniors can make reaching one’s golden years a bit easier to embrace. Every day the list of companies offering special deals for people of a certain age continues to grow. Individuals willing to do the research or simply ask retailers and other businesses about their senior discount policies can be well on their way to saving serious money.

Keep in mind that the starting points for age-based discounts vary, with some offering deals to those age 50 and up, and others kicking in at 55 or 60-plus.

The following is a list of some of the discounts that may be available. Confirm eligibility as companies change their policies from time to time. Also, the editors of Consumer World say that the senior discount might not always be the lowest price, so comparison shopping is a must to find out which discount or coupon is the best deal. Amtrak: Travelers age 65 and older can enjoy a 10 percent discount on rail fares on most Amtrak trains. For those who prefer ground travel but want to leave the car at home, this can be a great way to get around. Fast-food/sit-down restaurants: Establishments like Wendy’s, Arby’s, Burker King, Denny’s, Applebees, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, and Friendly’s offer various senior discounts. Most are 10 to 15 percent off the meal. Others offer free beverages or an extra perk with purchase. Kohl’s: This popular department store provides a 15 percent discount

every Wednesday to shoppers ages 60-plus. Other stores like Modell’s, Belk, Bon-Ton, and SteinMart offer similar discounts. Marriott: Travelers age 62 and older are privy to a 15-percent discount on room rates at Marriott brand hotels, subject to availability. Roto-Rooter: Plumbing problems can get expensive, but online sources cite a 10 to 15 percent discount depending on location for this drain cleaning service provider in North America. National Parks: The U.S. National Parks Service offers steep discounts on the annual pass, which provides entry to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Grocery store: Food shopping gets a little easier with discounts at Bi-Lo, Fred Meyer, Gristedes, Harris Teeter, Piggly-Wiggly, and Publix. Be sure to check with local supermarkets about senior discounts, as they vary, particularly as to what day of the week and for what age they kick in. AARP membership: It is important to note that many companies require enrollment in AARP for people to get senior discounts. AARP also has its own AARP Prescription Discount Card so that members and families can save around 61 percent on FDAapproved drugs that prescription insurance or Medicare Part D plans fail to cover. T-Mobile: This carrier offers two lines with unlimited talk, text and LTE data for $35 with AutoPay for seniors age 55-plus. Only the primary account holder has to be 55. With a little digging, seniors can find scores of discounts to help them save money while enjoying their golden years.

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Innovative fitness programs for seniors

t is important to stay active and eat healthy foods in an effort to promote fitness and well-being. This is especially true for seniors, many of whom lead increasingly sedentary lifestyles as they age. The American Heart Association says adults should get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity, and a Harvard University study says that exercise can be an insurance policy for heart health. Today’s seniors have more fitness options at their disposal than ever before. SilverSneakers® is the leading community fitness program for older adults in the United States. SilverSneakers® members can participate in specially curated programs at participating gyms and community centers across the nation. According to the organization, there are more participating fitness locations available than there are Starbucks® coffee establishments. Classes are fit for everyone, no matter their experience level. Those concerned about gym costs may find that SilverSneakers® already is included in their Medicare Advantage plan for no additional cost. Plus, there is access to healthy living discounts from participating businesses. Canada has begun to develop its own senior-centric fitness programs. The Healthy, Safe and Strong group exercise program is an introduction to safe exercises available for adults age 60 and older in the province of Ontario. The program can help develop better stamina, maintain or improve balance and increase strength and endurance. StrongerU Senior Fitness is a relatively new program of pre-choreographed group fitness offering instruction in four program types: cardio, strength training, stretching, and circuit training. The program addresses a need in Canada for quality and consistent senior fitness programing. As studies show that engaging in physical activity is the most effective way for aging men and women to stay healthy, more adults may be compelled to join fitness groups that cater to the 50-and-over market.

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What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve is damaged, causing permanent vision loss. Most commonly, the damage occurs when your eyeâ€™s internal fluid pressure rises too high. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the U.S. What causes glaucoma? The exact cause of glaucoma is not known. For some reason, the passages that normally allow fluid within your eye become clogged or blocked. Fluid within your eye builds up and increases pressure on the optic nerve. The nerve fibers and blood vessels in the optic nerve are easily damaged by this pressure, resulting in vision loss. An injury, infection or tumor in or around the eye can also cause the pressure to rise. People who have glaucoma with normal eye pressure likely have poor blood flow to the optic nerve. Who gets glaucoma? Glaucoma most frequently occurs in individuals over the age of 40. In some families, the disease is hereditary. It is estimated that over 2 million Americans have glaucoma, and this number is expected to rise as the U.S. population ages.

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changes, diet, exercise, medications, devices and surgical procedures. It is important to set goals to manage your health and involve key people in your care, such as loved ones, doctors, specialists and your health plan. Some recommended lifestyle habits include; • Keep your blood pressure and cholesterol stable- avoid high sodium foods. • Exercise daily and stay active. Incorporate low impact exercises such as walking, swimming, ta-chi, cycling, gardening or yoga. The American Heart Association notes that regular exercise leads to hearthealthy habits and can prevent conditions like obesity,

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NHP goes ‘Riding with the Outlaws’ As the 1970s dawned, the corridors of power in Nashville were shaken by a new kind of music called “outlaw country,” and a new kind of singer who sang it. Names like Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson roared to the tops of the charts with a back-to-basics country than shunned the “countrypolitan” style known as the Nashville Sound in favor of a return to the country of Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Acuff, and Hank Williams. Now Tennessee Walt is offering Tennessee Walt’s “Riding with the Outlaws,” an all-new show that looks at the outlaw country movement with a fresh eye, appearing at the Hillside Public Library in New Hyde Park on Sunday, March 15, at 1 p.m. Tennessee Walt’s “Riding with the Outlaws” is a one-man concert featuring plenty of songs by Jennings, Kristofferson, and Nelson, of course, but it also includes classics and underappreciated rarities from lesserknown outlaws such as David Allan Coe, Tompall Glaser, and Billy Joe Shaver, plus borderline-outlaw greats like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard, all arranged by Tennessee Walt for voice and piano. It comes with plenty of fascinating information about the outlaws, their songs and their world, along with still-familiar classics such as “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Me and Bobbie McGee,” and “On the Road Again.” “People think of the outlaw movement as country’s version of the counterculture, and I get that,”

Country singer Tennessee Walt will be presenting a concert of Outlaw Country songs on March 15 at the Hillside Public Library in New Hyde Park. said Gayden Wren, the musical-theater veteran who performs as Tennessee Walt. “They dressed like rock stars, sometimes, and they messed around with drugs. If you really look at the music, though, the outlaw movement was more of a conservative backlash against the Nashville Sound, a slick, pop-oriented style that wasn’t very country at all. The outlaws wanted to get back to the heart of classic country—singers, songs, and stories about country life played on country instruments—and that’s what they did. “People who come to hear ‘Riding with the Outlaws’ will learn some things they weren’t expecting to learn,” Wren said. “These were guys from the ‘30s who had grown up with Rodgers and Acuﬀ and Williams, and their heyday in the 1970s is in some respects the last hurrah for the country music they’d heard and loved growing up. When the outlaw movement ran out of steam, in a certain sense real country ran down with it.” “If people enjoy hearing the show as much as I enjoy

playing it, we’ll all go home happy,” Wren added. As for his own performance, Wren noted that this isn’t necessarily what people think of when they hear the words “country music.” “It’s voice and piano, not fiddles and steel guitars, and I won’t be yodeling,” he said. “And this isn’t the country of Garth Brooks or Shania Twain—it’s the older, purer country music that inspired those people and everybody from Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley to Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr. This show is about the roots of 20th-century American music, not to mention about hearing some of the most brilliant, funny, moving and musically powerful songs ever written.” Tennessee Walt’s “Riding with the Outlaws” will be presented on Sunday, March 15, at 1 p.m. at the Hillside Public Library, 155 Lakeville Road in New Hyde Park. Admission is free. For further information, call (516) 355-7850 or visit www.hillsidelibrary.info. Submitted by Hillside Public Library

‘Snow White’ at the Bellmore Movies This fast-paced musical retells the timeless classic, set during the California Gold Rush. In true fairytale fashion, it all ends well thanks to the handsome Prince and the seven dwarfs. Don’t miss this exciting family musical starring Snow White at the Showplace at the Bellmore Movies. Performances will begin on Saturday,

Feb. 29 at 11 a.m. with performances to follow on Sunday, March 1 at noon, Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m., Sunday, March 8 at noon, Saturday, March 14 at 11 a.m., and Sunday, March 15 at noon. Reserved seating tickets are available for $12 and can be purchased at the box oﬃce (516) 599-6870 or online at www. plazatheatrical.com.

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Planting Fields touts Camellia Festival Planting Fields Foundation and the New York State Oﬃce of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are pleased to announce the upcoming Camellia Festival taking place at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, in Oyster Bay on Sunday, March 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Activities will take place in the Camellia House and Coe Hall. Built in 1917 by architects Guy Lowell and Andrew Sargent and expanded in 1922 by the Olmsted Brothers, the Camellia House contains the largest collections of camellias under a single roof in the northeast, with a peak blooming season

from late January to early March. The Festival is a collaborative eﬀort between the Planting Fields Foundation and the state Parks Department. The Quatrain Barbershop Quartet will perform live in the Camellia House throughout the day as visitors stroll through the stunning collection of over 200 camellia shrubs and trees. Guided tours will be oﬀered at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Entrance to the Park, Camellia House, Main Greenhouse, and Hay Barn is free. Admission to Coe Hall is $10 and free to members and kids under 12. Visitors are invited to join a Tea, Talk, and Tasting at

noon, hosted by Ron and Pam Phipps. The talk will begin with a short introduction to the most famous member of the Camellia genus, Camellia sinensis, and continue with an overview of the botanical history of tea, its diversity and charm, its role in the world and American history, and its ecological significance and health benefits. Kids can enjoy crafts in Coe Hall and a magic show with Robert Austin at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Seating for each show is first come, first serve. Submitted by the Planting Fields Foundation

Adelphi to host free breast cancer forum Sleep disturbance is common in patients diagnosed with breast cancer and can persist throughout treatment. On Tuesday, March 17, at 6 p.m. at Adelphi University in Garden City, Dr. Douglas K. Marks will discuss our current understanding of breast cancer-related sleep disturbance as well as oﬀer strategies for patients to manage their insomnia and other sleep problems. Dr. Marks is attending physician with the Division of Hematology & Oncology and the director of NYU Winthrop Cancer Clinical Trials Oﬃce at Perlmutter Cancer Center. In addition to caring for patients with breast cancer, Marks is currently involved in several research endeavors focused on better understanding the interaction between an individual patient’s immune system and breast cancer. This free forum is presented by the Adelphi NY statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program and sponsored by the Junior Coalition of Manhasset’s Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer and Sientra Full Circle. The meeting will be held at Adelphi University’s Angelo Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Ave. in Garden City. All forums are free and open to the public but registration is required.

To RSVP, call 516-877-4325 or email breastcancerhotline@adelphi.edu. The forum will also be live-streamed on the Adelphi NY statewide Breast Cancer Program’s Facebook page and will be on their YouTube channel the following day (AUBreastCancer). Submitted by Adelphi NY statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program

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Titans of tennis return to L.I. The New York Open of Tennis has returned once again to the Nassau Coliseum and with it comes the stars. Under the stewardship of tournament director Peter Lebedevs, this annual pro tournament has now become a must-see event for tennis fans on Long Island and is like being witness to the arrival of the Greek gods from Mount Olympus. I have become a part of this event thanks to my participation as a panelist at the New York Tennis Expo which kicks off the week of tennis at the Coliseum. When you learn about a professional sport from the inside you inevitably come away with a deeper respect for those in the “research and development” game. As a golf writer, I have sat in on many a seminar put on by golf companies and have always been amazed at how much effort is put into equipment advancement. As a sport psychologist, I have always thought that if my field put as much effort into solving the riddles of the mind that Ping puts into solving the riddles of the golf club that we all would be well on our way to finding the true keys to winning. Technology advancement in ten-

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Move forward after Trump’s acquittal

resident Trump has been acquitted on both impeachment articles. Now it is time to move forward with the aﬀairs of government for the good of the people who voted for them to do the work of the people. In my view, this trial was a waste of time and kept our government

from doing what is important for the American people, like Social Security, Medicare, homelessness, education, Veteran services and much more. Under President Donald Trump, we have a decrease in unemployment, an economic boom, he has gone after terrorists and is a supporter of our military and has helped

to make America great again. In addition to that, he has believed that all life is sacred and that is from conception to the end of life. President Trump at his State of the Union message he said, “Our agenda is relentlessly proworker, pro-family, pro-growth, and most of all pro-American.” Now for all that Speaker of the

House Nancy Pelosi at the end of his address to Congress tore up his speech in front of the nation to watch. She does not like the president but should respect the oﬃce that he holds. You see he is our president and the president of all of America. As a member of the Queens Village Republican Club, the oldest in the na-

tion, I found her actions very disrespectful. What happens now only time will tell. All I can say is God bless America and God help President Trump to do right for America and to make America great as he has. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Mineola

Columnist’s complaints about taxes tired

read Mr. George Marlin’s comments on taxation. It’s the usual litany of tired complaints. Look: Let’s get something straight from the beginning… no well-oﬀ area of the planet is inexpensive to live in. Tokyo, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco or any major business or job-creating hub can ever be cheap. So, let’s factor this in if we want to have a realistic discussion. Instead, let’s look to the specific reasons for Nassau’s and New York State’s situation, and stop with the “tax and spend” clichés. Factor One: Nassau (as does the state) doesn’t get competitive until it changes the way it remunerates its civil service. Nassau could have had that chance. Instead, we got NIFA fobbed on us, of which Mr. Marlin was a long-standing member. So, while NIFA busied itself poring over savings from the

elimination of the mounted police ($585,000) that isn’t going to move the needle in a multibillion dollar budget. In fact, NIFA was always a grand farce. It gave the illusion of oversight while doing nothing to end the county’s “structured to fail” path. What the county should have done was file for a Chapter 9 bankruptcy, and thus legally allow shredding every union contract, and starting all over with a plausible set of salary and benefits that reflect our actual capacity to pay it. Mr. Marlin’s piece oddly missed the issue of school taxes. Some people on Long Island pay more to their school district than they pay to the federal government or the state, and not one district has so much as one aircraft carrier. Of course, if Mr. Marlin would like to advocate that the teachers and superintendents pay the costs of their own

health insurance and pensions, we would be far more competitive overnight. With just that one change. Anybody? Factor Two: On the state level, there’s a quick and dirty method to save billions at a stroke. Simply move to a unicameral legislature and ditch the massive headcount and duplication the current system allows. Of course, given the way Albany actually works, we could abolish both the Senate and the Assembly, since they never deliberate on legislation, they rubber-stamp it. The new Senate session is already well on its way to 95 percent of its “legislation” being unanimously carried, just as it was last year. Does this stuﬀ really require elected representatives? Passed 58-0: Relates to allowing restaurant-brewers to sell limited quantities of their product without the use of a

wholesaler. Passed 45-16: Relates to providing language translation services to accommodate census self-reporting Passed 42-19: Relates to allowing all state, higher learning, Indian and public institution libraries to be open to the public for providing census-related services. Adopted J.2689, mourning the tragic death of basketball icon, five-time NBA Champion, 18-time NBA All-Star, and twotime Olympic gold medalist Kobe Bryant. As far as the decline of the rural areas of New York, this is a national trend and one that probably helped get Trump elected. In America, cities generate close to 75 percent of our GDP, and the layers of opportunity that once existed in these areas are gone forever. It is no way specific to New York and Mr. McMahon’s men-

tion of it is partisan hackery. No rural area has truly recovered from the crisis, and I presume he’s well informed enough to know that because even I’ve seen the data. Lastly, Mr. Marlin can look to his own party for stabbing his state in the back by the curtailment of the salt deduction, a change brought about solely by the infantile vindictiveness of his party’s leader. For this year, at least, this was a bigger factor than the Archie Bunker tropes about “crime” at multi-decade lows, “regulation,” and “awful public schools” (Really? Not what I was told!). If anyone is truly serious about getting our costs in line, they can look at the solutions I mentioned. Anything else is just whining. Donald Davret Roslyn

Village of NHP ran stop-sign process

ne of the reactions to the traffic issues presented in relation to the LIRR Expansion Project in the Village of New Hyde Park was and is the installation of stop signs at several intersections. New stop signs have gone up on Covert Avenue at Sixth Avenue, on Second Avenue at South Fifth Street, on Fifth Avenue at South Ninth Street, on First Avenue at South 11th Street, on South 12th Street at Fourth Avenue, and on South 12th Street at Fifth Avenue. Many residents were surprised at the intersection changes. It seems minimal mass notification was to blame. Under Article 9 of the

state Constitution, the provisions of Municipal Home Rule, and the Village of New Hyde Park Chapter 19, Article I, Section 19-1, a public hearing duly and widely noticed, is preferred and needed to consider the enactment of local law to install stop signs. The village holds public hearings on a whole host of code changes. A local law hearing will take place on April 18th at 7:30 p.m. on “Parking of commercial vehicles to further clarify Commercial Vehicle Parking.” Many are held throughout the year. Notifications are made in the local newspapers and posted on the electronic billboard in front of the village

hall. I don’t recall duly and widely noticed public hearings for these stop signs. By the way, the Covert Avenue Tunnel has already been defiled by graffiti losers. The vast majority of towns and villages conduct public hearings for “Arterial Stop” code changes. The stop signs on Nassau Boulevard at Atlan-

tic Avenue just north of the new LIRR Nassau Blvd. Bridge in Garden City – Garden City Park was installed and removed with notice. The removal of the stop signs was important since Nassau Blvd. has been touted as a detour for the New Hyde Park Road closure and traffic was backing up for blocks on end. Proper public notice

and in-person observations of the ramifications of an “arterial stop’ code change are constantly needed so a cogent revaluation can be made leading to an affirmation of the change or to reverse course as real-world events require. Edward W. Powers New Hyde Park

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My lifelong love affair with words

ll of my life I’ve had a love aﬀair with words. When I was young, my father would recite Kipling’s Gunga Din to me and I loved it so much that I committed it to memory – all 80 plus lines. I have a suggestion for all teachers of history: The standard textbooks rarely include poetry, song lyrics, and great speeches. There is a way to stimulate interest in and bring the story of America to life. By combining disciplines, for example, English and Social Studies, one will find that students are more inclined to show an interest in history. Toynbee once described history as “just one damned thing after another.” But it is far more than that. Gunga Din is the story of an Indian youth working with the British troops stationed in India. The poem deals with courage, prejudice, and imperialism. It ends with the famous words: “You’re a better man than I am Gunga Din.” Of course, there are many other examples of poignant words. What follows are some of my

favorites. Thomas Paine was pamphleteer during the American Revolution. He penned these immortal words: “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. His inspirational words were instrumental in the victory over the English. One need not be a great orator to inspire. Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians was ordered by federal troops to leave his land and settle on a reservation in Idaho. The odds were stacked against him. The Native Americans had 300 warriors and 500 women and children against 1,300 army forces. They were forced to surrender just 40 miles shy of the Canadian border and freedom. Here are the words of Chief Joseph: “It is cold and we have no blankets. The children are freezing to death. And hear me my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the

sun now stands I will fight no more, forever.” In a film which, presents a fictionalized version of the life of Winston Churchill, the English prime minister gives an address to the British people who were on the verge of losing World War II to the Nazis. “We shall go on to the end… We shall fight on the seas and oceans…we shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender…” A character in the movie asks “What just happened? and someone answers: “He just weaponized the English language and sent it oﬀ to war.” So, language can be used to stir men to acts of bravery. Churchill delivered many such orations including his famous “Blood, Sweat and Tears speech. Not all words inspire men to kill. In “Universal Soldier” folk singer Buﬀy Sainte Marie raises the question of who is responsible for death and destruction. What would happen if they “made a war and nobody came?” Here are her lyrics: “He’s a

Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist a Jain. A Buddhist a Baptist and a Jew. And he knows he shouldn’t kill and he knows he always will. Kill you for me, my friend, and me for you and he’s fighting for Canada, he’s fighting for France. He’s fighting for the U.S.A. And he’s fighting for the Russian’s and he’s fighting for Japan. And he thinks he’ll put an end to war this way. But without him how would Hitler have condemned them at Dachau. Without him, Caesar would have stood alone. He’s the one who gives his body as the weapon of the war. And without him, all this killing can’t go on. He’s the universal soldier and he really is to blame. But his orders come from far away no more. They come from him and you and me. And brothers can’t you see. This is not the way to put end to war.” The “Universal Soldier” raises the question about “conscientious objection” and “just wars.” It is in conflict with the spirit of the theme song from “Les Miserables.” “Do you hear the people sing, singing a song of angry

men. It is the music of a people, who will not be slaves again. Will you join in our Crusade, who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight that will give you the right to be free!” Turning to John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath,” set in the depression years when America was looking for answers, Steinbeck’s protagonist, Tom Joad, oﬀers the following: “I’ll be everywhere—wherever you look. Wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever there’s a cop beaten’ up a guy… I’ll be there in the way guys yell when they’re mad an’ I’ll be in the way kids laugh and they know supper’s ready. And when our folks eat thestuﬀ they raise and live in the houses they build why, I’ll be there.” What Steinbeck has tapped into is the ubiquitous nature of the “common man.” He will always be there fighting the good fight. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Senate GOP did right thing on Trump

s expected, the opinions expressed in “Our Views” mirrored, quite accurately, the commentary promulgated by most of the news media we hear or see on a daily basis. Unfortunately, it places blame where none exists and gives credence to the improper. How so? Allow me to oﬀer my views, as I know you will, even though our views are generally diametrically opposed. The main theme of your column is that the Senate abrogated its responsibility and refused to honor the Articles of Impeachment presented by the House by refusing to allow witnesses, and by acquitting President Trump forthwith. From my perspective, based on living three-quarters of a century in our wonderful democratic republic (don’t confuse that with Democrat!), it is my considered opinion that the Senate did exactly what was required under

the law. To quote a line from another famous trial, “If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit!” Let’s use a hypothetical situation to explain this. You are driving on the highway and another vehicle, driven by “A” hits you from the rear. When the police arrive, a report is taken that clearly shows that you were not at fault. After two-plus years, you find you have been charged with reckless driving and causing the accident, and “A” is suing for damages and to have your driving privileges revoked. You find out that somewhere there are some “witnesses” who claim to have knowledge that you cut in front of “A” and jammed on the brakes, thereby causing the accident. Who are these “witnesses” and what do they know? Witness one says, “My neighbor told me that his friend heard from his cousin that the accused cut oﬀ “A” and there was no way he could stop.” Witness two shows up and

testifies that he overheard a conversation by witness one when driver “A” called his attorney, and he assumed that you had caused the accident. Can you see this progression? You finally have your day in court, and the prosecution presents the “evidence” to the court. The judge listens intently, as do the jurors. All are sworn to uphold the law and render an impartial verdict. Now it’s your lawyer’s turn to oﬀer “evidence” to prove your innocence of the charges. Finally, the judge instructs the jury of what is required of them under the law, and they retire to consider what they have seen and heard. When they return, they vote in your favor saying that the witnesses had no credibility and that the charges are all false and have been fraudulently brought. End of story – or not. The diﬀerence here is that the jury is the entire U.S. Senate,

which is almost equally divided between two groups – Republicans and Democrats. Unfortunately, the Democrats who control the House have prepared Articles of Impeachment using “witnesses” who have offered their opinions and conjecture, behind closed doors, and manufactured their own version of a transcript of a telephone call – Adam Schiff was the prime author. They offered Lt. Col. Vindman who “overheard” parts of a phone call, and “presumed” that there was a quid-pro-quo when none existed, per the testimony presented by the President’s legal team. In fact, there was no credible testimony based on fact, only hearsay and conjecture. I’m also quite pleased that Donald Trump wanted to know how our millions in tax dollars were being used. He had every right to ask the questions and demand answers. That’s why we elected him, and this was another

foray into “the swamp” to try to drain it. If Biden was involved, so be it, and let the chips fall where they may! After all was said and done, when the jury considered the evidence, the glove did not fit, hence the vote to acquit. Perhaps some of our House ‘lawyers’ might be advised to know proper jurisprudence before putting the cart before the horse. The acquittal was the correct verdict. It’s high time that they looked in the mirror and decided to work for the country and the people, and end this Quixotic witch hunt designed to unseat our duly-elected President while depriving their own constituents of the benefits that should have been derived from their own elected positions. We the people have had enough! Eric Spinner New Hyde Park Letters Continued on Page 60

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Business&RealEstate

How global economics impacts our markets If you had read my Part 1, from last week’s column great! If not go back and read part 1 first! The U.S. is oﬃcially in its longest expansion, breaking the record of 120 months of economic growth from March 1991 to March 2001, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. This is the longest expansion of our economy since 1854, now some 127 months as of this month and it shows no signs of stopping. Unemployment is the lowest since 1969, although our economy has been expanding at a slower pace, it’s still chugging along (but unfortunately not for everyone). As per an article by Yun Li for CNBC back in July 2019 and CNBC’s John Schoen contributing reporter, the cumulative total of quarterly GDP growth figures equals 25 percent, far lower than previous booms. While the unemployment rate has dropped from a peak of 10 percent in October 2009 to 3.6 percent in May 2019, the lowest since 1969, job growth has been relatively slower than during other postwar recoveries. However, our housing supply (currently at 5.3 months, normal is 6-7 months) is the lowest since

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the 1980s since the National Association of Realtors started to track housing inventory as per Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of Realtors. I am quite positive things could improve for many, especially those who want to purchase their own home one day with more creative rules-based policies to assist those that are renting who have adequate income, debt/ income ratios, and credit. Although some civilizations (I don’t call them empires because of the true long term civilizations, although few, that have lasted thousands of years, and are very diﬀerent) I believe had a more progressive way of looking at life and their people and you can see why they succeeded so successfully? Was it total scheming by dictators by controlling the masses like China and Russia or past “empires” have done or did some really have concern and care for their citizens in a diﬀerent more beneficial and positive fashion for the betterment of their society? Here is another link to check out and it will provide a greater understanding as to how we can succeed in the future by caring

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

and changing our attitudes and our policies through some trial and error! https://www.khanacade m y. o r g / h u m a n i t i e s / world-history/world-historybeginnings/birth-agriculture-neolithic-revolution/a/introductionwhat-is-civilization Here is another link from Forbes magazine from Feb. 14, 2017, that will provide additional insight into how we can fix what is wrong with our country and probably be the true leaders of the “free world” that we have always been (but without our conquering attitudes and actions) and at the same moment in time also realize how so, so young our empire truly is:

h t t p s : / / w w w. f o r b e s . c o m / sites/quora/2017/02/14/ why-havent-we-found-civilizations-older-than-7000-8000years/#3d73a9984170 Since approximately 35 percent of our population is either in a rental situation, living at home with mom and/or dad or with a relative or unfortunately and sadly homeless, what would happen if we could figure out how to increase our supply of housing at a much quicker pass? How much more would this increase and elevate the U.S. economy in creating and contributing to an even more spectacular solid, history breaking Dow 50,000 and S & P 10,000 while reducing our National Debt? What additional and creative state and federal government partnerships, private equity, hedge funds, etc. could be formulated, with more lotteries, (and sweat equity by the prospective winners of homes to assist in building their places, as “Habitat for Humanity” requires). I have seen and experienced this as a member and participant of “Habitat for Humanity” helping to build and rebuild homes for several years in New Orleans and other states, through the National Association of Realtors

“Build Day” during our yearly conventions. One hundred fifty of us volunteers (out of 18,000+ convention-goers) have gone out with the purchaser to do the job of enabling another family to own a home. Builders need to step up their game and produce much faster and new techniques need to be figured out and applied, thereby trying to satisfy demand, which will be increasing as the additional Generation X, Y, and other new “labeled” groups launch and pour into our housing market. We have no time to lollygag and play around, we need action now. Come back to read Part 3 in my next’s week’s column! 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 (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist. Just email or snail mail (regular mail) he with your ideas on future columns with your name, email and cell number and he will call or email you back. For a consultation, 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 $702,100 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

61 Crosby Avenue, Albertson Sold Price: $670,000 Date: 12/12/2019 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Exp Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 50x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $ 12,188 MLS# 3157247

40 Coventry Avenue, Albertson Sold Price: $550,000 Date: 09/25/2019 4 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $8,884 MLS# 3133966

800 Willis Avenue, Albertson Sold Price: $370,000 Date: 12/03/2019 1 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Condo Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $5,836 MLS# 3173567

131 Broad Street, Williston Park Sold Price: $585,000 Date: 08/20/2019 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $11,776 MLS# 3140258

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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Hundreds attend opening of field office Continued from Page 1 outreach and other community engagement activities ahead of the state’s Democratic primary on April 28. “We are fortunate to have someone like Mike Bloomberg running for president right now,” state campaign director John Calvelli said to the crowd. “What’s most important to me is the people that have come and shown their support for Mike.” Calvelli said that one of the first people who reached out to him in support of Bloomberg was state Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach). Kaminsky recalled that he was in law school at New York University when the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks occurred. He touted Bloomberg’s leadership in the aftermath of the attacks. “I learned a great lesson about Mike Bloomberg in those years where I got to be in his city,” Kaminsky said. “I saw the way he was able to have New York rise from the ashes [and] come together as one unified group determined to succeed.” Suﬀolk County Executive Steve Bellone also attended and expressed his confidence in Bloomberg becoming the country’s next president, praising his ability in starting his own company and governing experience. “This is the most consequential election of our lifetime,” Bellone said. “Quite frankly my friends, our nation needs to get back into the business of solving problems. This is the right moment for [Bloomberg]

to come forward and lead our country.” Bellone said he will do “whatever is necessary” to help Bloomberg capture the presidency in November. Kaminsky and Bellone are among 12 elected officials throughout New York that have endorsed Bloomberg’s presidential candidacy. Others include U.S. Rep. Max Rose, state Sen. Diane Savino, state Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, Assemblywoman Taylor Darling, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy, New York City Councilman Paul Vallone, Buffalo Councilman Joel Feroleto and Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa. Bloomberg’s Nassau regional office director, Skye Ostreicher, said she is proud to lead the campaign and be a part of the Mineola office. Ostreicher previously worked on the administration team for current U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) when he was Nassau County executive from 2002 to 2009. “We basically work 24/7,” Ostreicher said. “This office will be here for you to come and meet the team. Like everyone has said, the most important thing is that everyone shows up and votes on April 28.” Bloomberg, mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013, launched his bid for the 2020 presidential race on Nov. 24. The 77-year-old from Brighton, Massachusetts, spent more than $188 million on the campaign through Dec. 31, according to campaign finance filings.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE BLOOMBERG’S OFFICE

210 Old Country Road in Mineola is now home to the state’s first field office for the presidential campaign of Mike Bloomberg outside of New York City.

Trustees recognize E.W. village justice position community service only contested election race Continued from Page 2 “On Thursday, Feb. 13, Mineola High School has Mineola Macaroni Night,” Trustee Dennis J. Walsh announced. “The proceeds will go to the Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN). They feed 500 people a day and on the weekends they have a food pantry in the Mary Brennan Inn.” Walsh added, “Not only do they provide money for the inn, but students also make hundreds of cheese sandwiches, wrap them up and the inn distributes them.” Walsh explained the great service done by INN for home-

less people and struggling families. “We always all attend and try to get them as much money as we can,” he said. “It’s a terrific thing.” Strauss said some holidays are approaching like Lincoln’s birthday and Presidents Day when the village will be closed. “Please pay attention to any schedule changes from our Sanitation Department,” he said. Additionally, Strauss said whenever two or more inches of snow are forecast, cars should be moved oﬀ the streets until the roads are cleared to promote quicker cleanup.

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Continued from Page 1 Pereira was first elected to the board in 2008, while Cusato has been a trustee since 2004.

Both candidates are graduates of Mineola High School and have lived in the village for more than a combined 100 years.

The elections in all villages will be held on Wednesday, March 18.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON

The East Williston Board of Trustees will look slightly different with new faces set to join in March.

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America’s most dysfunctional town Continued from Page 15 I am not sure what Greenfield Cemetery did for their $104,000 a year fee, because when I reached out to the town’s cemetery oﬃce there were no records of their work. In fact, Arthur S. Friedman was banned from working in the cemetery business for life in New York State a few years after Friedman’s Greenfield Cemetery Consultants started working for the town. He and his wife were convicted of theft from the United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island and forced repay over $1.1 million. There is an overlapping of time when Mr. Friedman was banned for life from the cemetery business and when Greenfield Cemetery Consultants received their fees as oncall consultants. It’s not clear if Mr. Friedman received payment from the Town

through his LLC after he was banned by New York State. With Supervisor Gillen’s blessing, I put the Cemetery Consultant RFP out to bid and the review committee led by a Republican Town Board staff team chose a submission from Mr. Jacobson, a Republican donor and former partner of Mr. Friedman. When I brought Friedman’s association to Mr. Jacobson (they are related) to the review committee, the town stopped the review process and never let the contract come up for a vote. To date, the cemetery hasn’t procured a new consultant to upgrade the inefficient operations of its outdated facility. Adam Haber is the former deputy chief of staff of economic development and government efficiency, Town of Hempstead

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15 reasons to be grateful for Trump

his is my sixth letter expressing my gratitude for having Donald Trump as my President. I could not be prouder. I previously listed 106 reasons for my gratitude. Here are 15 more. Simply put, Trump is a real tough guy. He faces down the Chinese, the Russians, the Iranians, the North Koreans, the Mexicans, the fake news media, etc. He often uses outright threats against them. They take him seriously because they know the threats are not empty bluster but might actually result in real consequences. In a recent, scathing letter, I echoed Gordon Chang’s remark that China is the 21st century equivalent of the Third Reich. Interestingly enough, the usual moralistic prigs that write to or for this newspaper decided to overlook it. I wonder why. Here are more thoughts on China. Trump signed the pro-democracy Hong Kong bill. At last, someone stands up for what is right. All the self-aggrandized, virtuesignaling progressives, who consider themselves morally superior, did nothing and said nothing for decades while human rights were trashed. I would have preferred no trade with China at all. I want a boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement. Not towards Israel, but towards China. At least Trump is taking things in the right direction.

Trump signed a trade deal with China despite the Trump-haters predicting that we would lose the trade war. The Chinese agreed in earlier meetings to abide by certain rules. Then, in later documents, they reneged on them. It seemed like a deliberate provocation. Several previous presidents buckled and shipped American factories and jobs over to China while tolerating the importation of opioids. But Trump held firm. He put on tariffs and waited. The Chinese caved. As Steve Bannon gloriously put it, “We broke the back of the Chinese Communist Party. The U.S. decades-long policy of managed decline is over.” The Trump administration is issuing a new set of rules that would limit exports of advanced technology to China and Russia. Products covered are quantum computers and 3-D printing technologies. A policy to ban Huawei 5G networks in the U.S. has begun. Trump has blocked the appointment of two judges to the World Trade Organization Appeals Court. In effect, this left the court with only one judge, so it cannot issue a binding ruling. This is a knife to the heart of the globalists. The WTO has glaring weaknesses. The worst being no recognition of state-owned enterprises (China) delivering illegal trade advantages. Two Chinese Embassy officials

were expelled from the country after a September incident in which they were caught entering a sensitive US military facility in Virginia. One was a diplomat. This is the first time Chinese diplomats were expelled from the U.S. since 1987. Do you want to be outraged? The DOJ has charged the Chairman of Harvard University’s Biology Department, along with two Chinese nationals, with aiding China. The charges relate to the fact that the perpetrators were secretly being paid by China. Dr. Charles Lieber was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. He was obligated to work for Wuhan University and trained Chinese microbiologists. He lied about his aﬃliation. Don’t be surprised if this bastard was part of a team that “weaponized” the coronavirus. On to non-China issues. Don’t be misled by fake media lies. While stories of farmer suicides and bankruptcies are always in the headlines, US farmer’s net income is the best since 2013 according to Commodore Research and Consulting. Small business optimism recently surged according to the Optimism index of the National Federation of Independent Business. They understand what a supportive tax and regulatory environment can do for their companies. Gallup’s American “Mood of the Nation” survey said Americans’

views on their personal financial situation are now at record highs. In 2019, U.S. productivity rose the most in a decade. If you are not an economic illiterate, then you understand the importance of raising productivity. Real wages jumped the most since 2015. This is a blue-collar boom. Don’t believe the lies that this economy is only geared towards the rich. I will discuss the future tax cut designed exclusively for the middle class when it is released. Trump signed an executive order to challenge anti-Semitic defamation and harassment on college campuses. The federal government will withhold funds from any campus deemed biased against Jews. Trump won his “emoluments” case. This was such a sham. The fact is that Trump has lost hundreds of millions of dollars since he became President. The backlash against him has caused the cancellation of many events at his Washington, D.C. hotel and at Mar-A-Lago. Even people not hostile to Trump canceled events because they feared retribution. Yet the lie persists, that he is making money oﬀ the presidency. Trump has ordered the Bureau of Land Management employees to leave their cushy confines in Washington, D.C. and move to Grand Junction, Colo. That way they could be closer to the lands they administer. They

might even get a little more understanding of the needs of the farmers and ranchers they threaten and bully. Anyone who refuses will be deemed insubordinate and will have their employment terminated. For all you folks who like to harp on the fact that the U.S. had slavery 150 years ago, it is Trump who signed the anti-traﬃcking executive order to prosecute modern-day slavery. He has appointed special prosecutors to focus on this problem and increased the budget for enhanced prosecution. Finally, we have started to deal with voter fraud. The Public Interest Legal Foundation audits voter registration lists. As a result, a lawsuit against the City of Detroit found voter fraud infractions and inaccurate voter registrations. There were 3,500 deceased people on the voter rolls. Some of these expired people had voted Republican their whole life but now are listed as registered Democrats. There were 5,000 voters whose names and addresses appeared multiple times. There are over 511,000 voters registered in Detroit. That is a problem because there are only 480,000 eligible voters. That is more than enough to swing the state to the Democratic column in a close election. Much more to come. Dr. Wayne Roth Roslyn Heights

LED street lights in Village of Great Neck

ver the last few weeks, the local papers have been publishing letters to the editor and reporters’ articles regarding the Youngblood residence at 48 Colgate Road. Ms. Youngblood is represented by Tamara Harris who specializes in matrimonial law. There was also a recent letter published sent in by an individual who belongs to a very small group of laypeople who write the same or similar letters to the local papers of small cities or towns making the same complaints to each of the tows relating to LED street lighting. It should be noted that LEDs, fluorescent and incandescent bulbs can interrupt normal sleeping patterns. The body’s biology works in

rhythms that are set by the amount of light and dark the body is exposed to. This is called a circadian rhythm. Windowless or individuals who keep their shades drawn have lower test scores on sleep quality. That also is important with reference to others who have also complained such as the resident at 67 Radner Road. Both residences keep all their shades drawn. Both 48 Colgate and 67 Radner have the same complaint. They state that the LED light in front or across the street from their residence has affected their sleep. The front page of a local paper had the cover page showing this light as it appears just before midnight. The same photographer then wrote an article on the alleged litigation.

The article was written without knowing anything about the function of LED streetlights that are now the major source of street lighting throughout the United States. All other types of lighting for streets are outmoded. When the reporter took the photograph he never looked or took a photograph of the residence across the street about 150feet away. The issue is: Do any of the people complaining about the LED street lighting suggest technically correct suggestions or are they just against the LED lighting and making frivolous and fraudulent allegations and claims? On Feb. 4, a PowerPoint presentation was made at the Great Neck Village meeting on the study made on the

two residences stated above and many other areas in the village. Every one of the photographs taken at night of the subject residences and many others documented the fact that all the LED streetlights focused only on the street as they do throughout the United States. Not one of the subject lights shed any light on the front of the subject residences. The only light that did shed light on the bedroom at 67 Radner was the pole light in the front of their residence containing an incandescent shining light directly on their bedroom and the left side of the front of their residence. The right side had no evidence of light from the LED street lighting. Conclusions? A plaintiff’s

lawyer who did not verify the complaint by the Youngbloods. Their lawyer should have hired an expert to verify the claim before starting a frivolous lawsuit. The reporter who took the photograph allegedly in front of the 48 Radner residence made a false claim inferring that Youngblood’s bedroom and residence were exposed to the LED streetlight as shown on the front page of the local paper. Consequences? Rumors were spread by the false reporting and the frivolous lawsuit against the village is wasting a lot of time and expense in having the Village attorney reply to a frivolous suit. Dr. C. J. Abraham Great Neck

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Legal Notice Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1325266 for beer, wine, & cider has been applied for by TLAC Corporation DBA Fresco Creperie & Cafe Williston Park to sell beer, wine, & cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 72 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, New York 11596 for on premises consumption. TLAC Corporation DBA Fresco Creperie & Cafe Williston Park. WT #152605 2x 2/7, 2/14/ 2020 #152605

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC AUCTION Supreme Court of New York, NASSAU County. WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY ASTRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2015-1, Plaintiff, -against- JAMES LAPPIN A/K/A JAMES M. LAPPIN; LISA LAPPIN; DISCOVER BANK C/O DFS SERVICES LLC; EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL LLC; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK O/B/O THE VILLAGE OF MINEOLA; JANE DOE (REFUSED NAME), Index No. 609686/2017. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated, July 22, 2019 and entered with the Nassau County Clerk on August 1, 2019, John G Marks, Esq., the Appointed Referee, will sell the premises known as 144 Saville Road, Mineola, New York 11501 at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501, on March 17, 2020 at 11:30 A.M. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York known as Section: 09; Block: 389; Lot: 0018.0 will be sold subject to the provisions of filed Judgment, Index No. 609686/2017. The approximate amount of judgment is $618,620.28 plus interest and costs. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. WT #152558 4x 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6/2020 #152558

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-RFC1, ASSET-BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff against STEVE LEWIS, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered August 30, 2010, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom), in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on March 17, 2020 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 417 Burkhard Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501. Sec 9 Block 310 Lot 1295. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Village of Mineola, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $575,270.53 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 12186/08. Mark A Cuthbertson, Esq., Referee CARN064 WT #152642 4x 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6/2 020 #152642

Personal request for Transportation for the Mineola School District must be made by parents of students attending a private school, for the school year 2020-2021. The deadline is April 1, 2020 for filing this application. For further information contact your private school, or Mineola Transportation Department at 237-2080. WT #152469 4x 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28/ 2020 #152469

SUPREME COURT—COUNTY OF NASSAU FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISITING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff -against- MOHAMMAD T. SAMII, SHOKAT MOTAMEDI-PIROUZ, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated December 8, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on February 25, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. premises situate, lying and being at Searingtown, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Searingtown Road, distant 2185.95 feet northerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of Searingtown Road with the northerly side of I.U. Willets Road; being a plot 125 feet by 100 feet by 125 feet by 100 feet. Said premises known as 87 SEARINGTOWN ROAD, SEARINGTOWN, NY Approximate amount of lien $393,234.31 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgag-

or, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 26142/2009. MICHAEL WOLKOW, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 File# 7254.974 WT #152495 4X 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14/ 2020 #152495

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK— COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, V. BENJAMIN PANAS; ET. AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated April 18, 2018, and entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is the Plaintiff and BENJAMIN PANAS; ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on February 25, 2020 at 11:30 am, premises known as 14 LINDBERG PLACE, WILLISTON PARK, NY 11596: Section 9, Block 171, Lot 18 & 19: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK, TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 5697/2015. Daniel J. Baker, Esq.—Referee. RAS Boriskin, LLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. WT #152424 4x 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14/ 2020 #152424

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Herricks wrestling advances Baldwin: The Herricks Highlanders (overall 5-1, conf 3-1) hosted the Baldwin Bruin’s on Highlander senior night, Jan. 15, 2020. As always, coaches Goldberg, LaMaida and Bianco had the team ready for the challenge and Herrick’s grapplers were victorious 43-24. Seniors honored included John Pappas, captain Sal Puliafico, captain Cole Larock, Ruiz Kamaruszaman, captain Daniel Mattei, captain Matthew Polo, Nate Dowd, Franco Dimilta, Quinn Gilhooly, and Ash Multani. Herricks had three pairs of brothers winning critical matches, the Manfredi’s – Joseph 99 lbs. and Michael 106 lbs.; the Mattei’s – Joseph 132 lbs. and captain Daniel 182 lbs.; and the Larock’s – captain Cole 152 lbs. and Cooper 195 lbs. Capt. Sal Puliafico had a major decision at 126 lbs., Kailen McCauley winning an exciting overtime battle at 138 lbs., captain Matthew Polo with a come from behind victory at 220 lbs. and Nate Dowd with a critical pin at 285 lbs. Kumel Arif, 113 lbs., Aaron Cho, 120 lbs., Marcus Osieczkowski, 138 lbs., Ruiz Kamaruszaman 160 lbs., and Zach Montalbano 160 lbs. all wrestled formidable opponents and lost. In second man matches, Danny Fetahi, Emeril Peralta, and Nigel Oomen were victorious, while Jerry Wu, Orlando Salinas, Alex Espinosa, Kevin Chan, Avinash Chopra, Prithvi Verma, and Franco Dimilta wrestled well, but lost.

25th Annual Highlander’s Tournament: On Saturday, Jan. 18, Herricks hosted its 25th Annual Highlander’s Tournament at the Herricks Community Center. Teams that entered the tournament included Edgemont and Pelham from Westchester County, Massapequa, Lawrence, Hempstead, Jericho and Valley Stream North from Nassau, and Longwood from Suﬀolk County. The entire Herricks team was present and ready to work. The team crowned four champions at the varsity level, Joe Manfredi, 99 lbs., Michael Manfredi, 106 lbs., Aaron Cho, 120 lbs., and Joseph Mattei, 132 lbs. and two champions at the JV level, Alex Espinosa, 132 lbs. and Georgious Tsoumpariotis, 152lbs. All the Highlander place winners were as follows: Varsity Results: 99 lbs. First: Joe Manfredi 106 lbs. First: Michael Manfredi 106 lbs. Second: Kumel Arif 106 lbs. Fifth: Danny Dunn 120 lbs. First: Aaron Cho 120 lbs. Second: John Pappas 126 lbs. Second: Sal Puliafico 132 lbs. First: Joe Mattei 132 lbs. Second: Kailen McCauley 152 lbs. Fourth: Cole LaRock 160 lbs. Second: Ruiz Kamaruszaman 182 lbs. Third: Daniel Mattei 182 lbs. Sixth: Cooper LaRock 220 lbs. Third: Matt Polo 220 lbs. Fifth: Nate Dowd

285 lbs. Fourth: Amr Ibrahim Highlander JV results: 126 lbs. Third: Danny Fetahi 132 lbs. First: Alex Espinosa 138 lbs. Fourth: Rayan Abdolahzadi 152 lbs. First: Georgious Tsoumpariotis 152 lbs. Second: Justin Chin 160 lbs. Second: Zach Montalbano Playoﬀs – Plainedge and Massapequa: On Jan. 23, the Herricks Highlanders traveled to Mepham High School to meet Plainedge in the first round of the Nassau County Dual Meet playoﬀs. Plainedge placed first in its conference and was the sixth seed while Herricks placed second in its conference and was unseeded. The contest was expected to be close and it didn’t disappoint, with the Highlanders coming away with a close win 36-32. The wrestling started at 170 lbs. where Ali Shahid lost a close bout 3-0 followed by another loss by Cooper Larock at 182 lbs. The Highlanders won their first match with a pin by capt. Daniel Mattei at 195 lbs. and took the lead with a forfeit win at 220 lbs. by captain Matthew Polo. Nate Dowd dropped another close match 5-0 at 285 lbs. then Herricks proceeded to win the next four matches. Joe Manfredi, 99 lbs., Michael Manfredi, 106 lbs., and Kumel Arif, 120 lbs., all won by pin while Aaron Cho won by decision at 120 lbs. The Highlanders then dropped the next three matches. Captain Sal Puliafico lost 11-2 at 126 lbs., Kailen McCauley lost by

pin at 132 lbs. and Joseph Mattei lost 8-5 at 138 lbs. Marcus Osieczkowski at 145 lbs. clinched the win for Herricks by prevailing with a 7-6 victory. He was followed by Cole LaRock at 152 lbs. who lost a close match and Georgios Tsoumpariotis who finished the evening at 160 lbs., losing by pin. With this win, the team advanced to the quarterfinal round on Jan. 25 at Clarke High School. Herrick’s next opponent was the defending New York State Dual Meet Champion, Massapequa Chiefs. Unfortunately, the defending champs had too much firepower for the Highlanders, and the team lost 53-21. The day started oﬀ with a win by a decision by captain Daniel Mattei at 182 lbs. Herricks lost the next three matches between Cooper LaRock – 195 lbs., captain Matthew Polo – 220 lbs., Nate Dowd – 195 lbs., and won the following two between Joseph Manfredi – 99 lbs. and Kumel Arif – 106 lbs. The Chiefs then won the next seven of nine matches. The two Herricks winners were Marcus Osieczkowski at 145 lbs. and captain Cole LaRock at 152 lbs. Wrestling well but losing included Danny Dunn, 113 lbs., Aaron Cho, 120 lbs., captain Sal Puliafico 132 lbs., Kailen McCauley 138 lbs., Justin Chin 160 lbs., and Ali Shahid 170 lbs. Submitted by Susan Mattei

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Happening at Williston Park Library WILLISTON PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS Carl DelVecchio Memorial Library Please do not put donations or items from a previous book sale in the return bins. We appreciate your cooperation. New Titles Added: Treason—Stuart Woods Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury—Lee Hollis Moral Compass—Danielle Steel Wives—Tarryn Fisher Lady Clementine— Marie Benedict Lost—James Patterson Hunter Killer—Brad Taylor

Adult Programs: Knitting Circle: Thursdays—Feb. 20; March 5 & 19; April 2 & 16; May 7 & 21; June 4 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Book Discussion: Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Copies of Educated will be available at the Circulation Desk. Empire Safety Defensive Driving Course: Tuesday, March 3 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the

Assembly Room of Village Hall for drivers of any age. $28 p/ person, payable to Empire Safety Council. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. AARP Smart Driver Tech: Thursday, March 12 from 2:003:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Get smart about new vehicle technology. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Adult Ceramic Pickup Truck: Tuesday, March 24 at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. $20 material fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Children’s Programs: Tiny Tykes: Wednesdays Feb. 12, 26 at 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. Story Time for Tots: Thursdays, Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m. in the Library for children ages 1-4 years old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Winter Reading Club 2020: All February long, for children three and up. Be a Superhero Reader. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Ceramic Penguin: Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children K and up. There is a $5 material fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Nick the Balloonatic: Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children of all ages. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Reason 2 Smile Bracelet Craft: Thursday, Feb. 20 at 1 p.m. in the Library for children ages 5 and up. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Mineola earns Guest at Searingtown School diversity award Mineola High School has earned the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles. More than 200,000 institutions oﬀer AP courses across the globe and Mineola is one of only three in New York State and one of 36 in the world who earned this dual award. To earn this designation, schools had to achieve 50 percent or higher female representation in either or both of the AP computer

science courses, or have the percentage of female computer science examinees meet or exceed that of the school’s female population. AP Computer Science Principles launched in 2016 had nearly 100,000 students take the exam in 2019. Mineola School District has been committed to providing female students with access to computer science courses and opportunities, at all grade levels. Submitted by Syntax and the Mineola Union Free School District

Nassau County Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum (D – Great Neck) visited the Herricks School District’s Searingtown Elementary School in Albertson on Tuesday, Feb. 5, where she was welcomed as a guest reader on National Read Aloud Day. After reading “Pink is for Boys” by Robb Pearlman to Mrs.

Chiarulli’s Kindergarten class, Legislator Birnbaum discussed the book’s message that colors are for everyone, regardless of gender, and spoke to students about government and public safety. “In celebrating gender equality, it is important to encourage young people to pursue

their dreams,” Birnbaum said. “I was honored to have been invited to share the inclusive message of “Pink is for Boys” with these students and hope its lessons resonate throughout their school years.” Submitted by the Nassau County Legislature

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