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Albertson, Mineola touted for housing Study finds village, hamlet among healthiest markets in New York

BY N O A H M A N S K A R Mineola and Albertson have two of the healthiest housing markets in New York, according to a recent study by SmartAsset, a ďŹ nancial technology company.

Mineola ranked second and Albertson sixth in the state on SmartAsset’s third annual Healthiest Housing Markets Study, which assesses markets based on aordability, stability, uidity and risk of loss.

Both communities outpaced the state average for how long residents stay in their homes — 18.5 years in Mineola and 22.5 years in Albertson — and the percentages of houses worth less than the value of current mortgages on them, just 3.5 percent in Mineola and 2.5 percent in Albertson.

Homeowners stay in their homes an average of 17.1 years statewide, and 13.4 percent of New York’s homes are worth less than the value of their mortgages,

according to SmartAsset.

Albertson and Mineola also had a low rate of homes decreasing in value — 9.7 percent and 4.9 percent respectively, compared to 28.4 percent statewide — and average amounts of time a for-sale house stays on the market, 84.7 days and 84.8 days respectively, compared with 100.8 days statewide.

But they fell behind the state in terms of aordability, which SmartAsset measured as the monthly cost of owning a home as a percentage of household income.

Mineola residents on average spent 23.4 percent of their income on their homes, compared to 26.3 percent in Albertson and 21.4 percent statewide.

Civic and business leaders in the communities said their smalltown feel and relatively low housing prices contribute to the health of their housing markets.

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Flying high with pride The 67th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Mineola drew hundreds of people who wanted to celebrate their Irish heritage on Sunday. See story on page 3.

Herricks soccer star ready to take on college stage now a senior at Herricks High School, picked up a racquet when she was younger, she Caitlin Cosme was sup- said.

Her parents, John Cosme posed to be a tennis player.

Her parents both played and Hemel Meghani Cosme, professionally, and Cosme, were disappointed when she

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fell in love with soccer at age 7, she said.

But they’ve come around now that she’s proven herself to be one of the best high school players.

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E.W. team leads pack Construction prep as youth underdogs begins in Mineola Wheatley Pink Panthers hold 15-2 record in league 2 apt. complexes moving forward

BY T E D R YA N A N D NOAH MANSKAR

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL MIZHIRITSKY

Coaches Michael Mizhiritsky (left) and Chuck Santarelli (right) pose with members of the Wheatley Pink Panthers basketball team.

B Y N O A H M A N S K A R come off the bench, every kid treats coaches who have no professional Michael Mizhiritsky and Chuck Santarelli started the Wheatley Pink Panthers basketball team to give a group of close friends a chance to share the court, they said.

But the team of 12 boys, now sixth-graders at the Willets Road School, have proven themselves against some of the toughest teams their age.

“Little did we realize that we had a lot of talent on our hands here,” said Mizhiritsky, a Roslyn Heights resident.

The team has garnered a 15-2 record in the Island Garden League, regularly beating travel teams with more resources, Mizhiritsky said.

That’s rare for a “town team” from an area as small as the East Williston school district, said Santarelli, an East Williston resident.

The players’ camaraderie and friendship have driven their success on the court in the two years since the team was founded, Santarelli said.

“They cheer each other on,” he said. “Whether you start or you

each other kid the same way.”

The Pink Panthers — a name the players chose themselves — held no tryouts or cuts when Mizhiritsky and Santarelli first fielded the team of fourth-graders, Mizhiritsky said.

Most of them have known each other since kindergarten and also play on other sports teams together, the coaches said.

“We struggled initially, but with a lot of practice these kids really understand what it’s like to play as teammates and friends,” said Mizhiritsky, a physician who practices in Manhattan.

The team practices two hours each week and plays about 60 games from September to June, Santarelli said.

Many have to balance their Pink Panthers schedule with other sports they play throughout the year, such as baseball and lacrosse, the coaches said.

While other competitive travel teams can pay professional coaches and trainers, the Pink Panthers have climbed to the top with two

experience.

Santarelli, the vice president of operations for Mersant International, a livestock and cargo shipping company, played basketball at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay and coached Catholic Youth Organization teams.

But Mizhiritsky’s experience just comes from “the love of the game,” he said.

The coaches push the kids and will be stern with them if necessary, but above all, they want to maintain the inclusive environment that’s led to the team’s success, Santarelli said.

“It takes five people to succeed on a basketball court,” he said.

“One or two kids isn’t going do it.”

No matter what the coaches do, it’s the players’ dedication to the game and to each other that helps them win, Santarelli said.

He and Mizhiritsky plan to keep coaching the Pink Panthers as they get older, Mizhiritsky said.

“They work really hard and I’ll never take that away from them, ever,” Santarelli said.

Developers are preparing to start construction on Mineola’s two most recently approved apartment complexes, a village official said Wednesday night.

The demolition for the Village Green at 199 Second St., is complete and the developer, Lalezarian Properties, is ready to start excavating the site where a Citibank branch once stood, Daniel Whalen, the village building superintendent, told the Village Board.

“We’ll have both of them up and running as soon as possible,” he said. “They have come full circle as far as reports, all commitments and now it’s just a matter of being able to coordinate everything into their permits and get them started.”

The project is an eightstory mixed-use building containing 266 apartments. It was approved by the Village Board with a 4-1 vote during a May 2015 meeting.

Whalen said some plans, contracts and insurances need to be approved before excavation can start.

Mill Creek Residential Trust, the Texas-based developer of an 192-unit development on Searing Avenue, has submitted all required applications to the building department, Whalen said.

Whalen said Mill Creek has split the $68 million project into two phases.

But a Mill Creek spokeswoman, Desiree Fagan, denied that, saying the buildings “will be constructed simultaneously once demolition of the existing structures has been completed.”

“The timing of construction activities will be provided at a later date,” Fagan wrote in an email.

The village has collected about $41,000 from residential, commercial, plumbing and electrical permits, title searches, issuing certificates of occupancy, licenses to do business and court dispositions, Whalen said.

The buildings, located near Mineola’s Long Island Rail Road station and marketed to affluent commuters, have been central to the village’s efforts to revitalize its downtown area.

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Daniel Whalen, the Village of Mineola building superintendent, speaks last Wednesday’s Village Board meeting.

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St. Patrick’s parade draws hundreds 67th annual event in Mineola celebrates Irish-American culture, heritage

BY J ES S I C A C H I N The Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens hosted a St. Patrick’s Day parade this Sunday in Mineola, drawing hundreds who wanted to celebrate their Irish heritage.

A pipe band, the society’s president, Betty McLoughlin, and past marshals led the 67th annual march, which celebrates Irish-American culture and diversity.

“The diversity of our nation is what makes us great and to preserve every group’s culture and custom is an essential part of the American experience,” Donal Mahoney, a member of the Society and a 1993 parade marshal, said. “So today we march as Irish-Americans, but the real emphasis is that we’re Americans who are all joined and united.”

Many performers participate every year, such as the Lynbrook Glor na nGael pipe band.

The 20-year old band has been marching in the parade since 2002 and showed up again this year despite the cold weather.

“A day like today, it was sort

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Yossi Oren (left) and Tom Loose were among the hundreds of people who attended the March 5 St. Patrick’s Day parade in Mineola. of like a badge of courage to show up today,” said Tom Piderit, the band’s president. “The best part is when people are watching and they sort of cheer you on, that sort of inspires you.

You’re playing to entertain them and when they respond that’s the best part.”

Spectators wearing green and shamrocks took photos and cheered the marchers on.

Yossi Oren, a resident of Hempstead, wore a big green hat, green sunglasses and shamrock necklaces.

“I do all the parades throughout the month of March,” Oren

said. “Because it’s fun, it’s solidarity, and very colorful, very festive, we’ve been here a couple of times already and it’s great!

Tom Loose, Oren’s friend, was dressed a near identical outfit other than a long orange-colored beard. Seeing the costumes is his favorite part of the annual

parade, he said.

“You don’t get a better parade than this,” Loose said.

Many spectators attended the parade primarily because of a connection to their Irish ancestry.

“It’s part of my heritage, my upbringing,” said Raymond Gallagher, a Floral Park resident who was born in Ireland. He came to the parade with his wife and children.

One mother came to watch her daughter play in her school’s marching band, but also because of her Irish roots.

“My mother is one-quarter Irish, I am one-eighth Irish and my daughter over there with the cymbals is one-sixteenth Irish, so I’m here,” said Eisha Hall of Valley Stream. “It’s a celebration of culture, beautiful culture that I’m a part of, and I’ll be here next year, every year I’m going to come.”

The Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens will also participate in the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17.

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Fire guts Mineola auto shop School budget stays within caps in E.W.

BY N O A H MANSKAR

Officials are investigating a fire that destroyed a Mineola auto shop Thursday night, Nassau County police said.

Six fire departments with more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze at K’s Auto Repair, located at 75 Willis Ave., after it was reported at 11:30 p.m., police said.

The unoccupied building was “fully engulfed” inflames when officers from the 3rd Police Precinct arrived, and eventually collapsed despite firefighters’ efforts, police said.

“It was a stubborn fire,” said Chief Richard Sais of the Williston Park Fire Department. “It took a long time to get under control.”

The Mineola, Garden City Park, New Hyde Park, East Williston and Stewart Manor fire departments also helped at

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More than 200 firefighters responded to the fire at 75 Willis Ave. the scene, Sais said.

Firefighters heard several pops from what could have been small explosions fueled by gasoline or other flammable materials, he said.

Members of four different departments worked to quell a small

fire that had spread into the Western Beef supermarket next door, saving the store from potential major damage, Sais said.

Williston Park firefighters were on the scene until around 5 a.m., Sais said.

The cause of the fire

is still under investigation, a police spokesman said. No injuries were reported.

“When you have a building that houses so many combustibles, anything could have set it off,” Sais said.

East Williston school district officials on Wednesday unveiled a $58,290,375 budget proposal for the 2017-18 school year that prioritizes maintaining and expanding academic programs while operating within the state cap on property tax increases.

The plan reflects an increase of 1.41 percent, or $811,680, over the current budget, and increase the tax levy by 0.98 percent.

The hikes are less than the district’s allowable increase of 1.87 percent for the overall budget and 1.48 percent for the tax levy.

The two largest spend-

ing increases were salary and salary-related taxes, which grew 2.67 percent, adding $896,105 to the budget; and health insurance, which grew 5.64 percent, adding $374,336 to the budget, said Jacquline Pirro, the assistant superintendent for business.

“We’re a people business,” Pirro said. “There’s a cost to that.”

The two biggest factors responsible for reductions in spending were the district’s contributions to the state’s pension system for teachers, which are projected to decrease by 14.79 percent, or $471,643; and repayment of a bond, which cut debt service payments by 17.09 percent, or $383,077.

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Maragos defends county’s finances ‘Not a single dollar’ lost in Mangano scandal, comptroller says at candidates forum

BY N O A H MANSKAR Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos on Thursday said the county’s most recent corruption scandal has not damaged its ďŹ nances, breaking with his opponents in a three-way primary for county executive.

Nassau is “in pretty good shapeâ€? ďŹ scally with annual surpluses and a large reserve, Maragos said, a claim county Legislator Laura Curran and state Assemblyman Charles Lavine questioned Thursday night at a candidates forum in Rockville Centre. “Not a single dollarâ€? of taxpayer money was lost in current Republican County Executive Edward Mangano’s alleged bribe and kickback scheme with an Oyster Bay restaurateur — for which he is under federal indictment — because Mangano received personal gifts, not Nassau cash, Maragos said. “Your tax money was well protected, and that talks to my 30 years of senior management experience that I brought to county government,â€? said Maragos, a former Republican who was elected twice alongside Mangano in 2009 and 2013.

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From left: Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and county Legislator Laura Curran at a Democratic county executive candidates forum in Rockville Centre last Thursday.

Nassau’s ďŹ nances have been under the control of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority since 2011, when its budget deďŹ cit based on generally accepted accounting principles grew larger than 1

percent of the total budget.

In July, Maragos reported that the county closed 2015 with a $28 million surplus, achieved through $141.3 million in borrowing for operating expenditures

— a practice NIFA has ordered Nassau to cease.

Curran, a Baldwin resident whom the Nassau County Democratic Committee has endorsed, and Lavine, an Albany veteran from Glen Cove, were incredulous, saying borrowed revenue should not count toward the surplus.

Curran was “stunned� to hear of a surplus, given that negotiations over the current budget ended with $21 million in cuts, which included subsidies for Nassau’s bus system, she said. “A surplus of what?� Curran said. “A surplus of investigation, of scandal, of indictments?�

The county’s opaque contract system is also subject to waste and abuse, which can hurt Nassau’s bond rating, Lavine said.

Contracts have been central to Nassau’s recent political scandals.

Federal prosecutors have accused Mangano of trading gifts and personal favors for county contracts with Harendra Singh, the restaurateur. Former state Sen. Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, were also convicted in 2015 on federal corruption charges related to a $12 million Nassau contract.

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Rice gets warm reception at town hall Hundreds of constituents ask congresswoman about Russia ties, changes to health care law

BY A L ES S I A GRUNBERGER Hundreds of Long Islanders voiced their concerns over policy shifts and asked questions about top national issues at a town hall meeting with Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) on Saturday.

Discussions at the Saturday morning forum ranged from immigration reform and alleged ties between Russia and President Donald Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration, to womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights and the fate of the AďŹ&#x20AC;ordable Care Act. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want your voice to be heard,â&#x20AC;? Rice told a crowd mostly ďŹ lled with supporters at Mineola Middle School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important right now. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always felt this. We have to speak truth to power. And that means people in my position as well as your position.â&#x20AC;?

Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting marked a departure from other town hall events hosted by lawmakers across the country.

Many of those forums â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially those held by Republi-

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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) addresses a crowd of hundreds during her town hall event in Mineola last Saturday. can lawmakers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have turned contentious, prompting some to opt for telephone town halls or abstain from holding meetings altogether.

Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and Peter King (R-Seaford) decided to host telephone town halls for their constituents.

King, who is holding one on Wednesday, said in an interview with CNN that he was not holding an in-person meeting because they â&#x20AC;&#x153;just turn into a screaming session.â&#x20AC;?

Some of Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responses drew boos and jeers, but mostly the Democrat was met with ap-

But Rice encouraged her and other constituents to be persistent in their eďŹ&#x20AC;orts to draw attention to issues they think are important. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you need to do is exactly what we are doing here,â&#x20AC;?

Rice said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Continue to organize, get people to run for oďŹ&#x192;ce. If I were to do a press conference, nobody would care what I have to say. If you guys mobilize, that changes what happens in Washington.â&#x20AC;?

Rice added that she has done and will do what she can to get bills passed in the House, despite being in the minority party. She also said she has made friends with Republicans so that she can â&#x20AC;&#x153;get some things done on the margin.â&#x20AC;?

Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s town hall lasted for about two hours and ended after 12 p.m.

In interviews, some constituents said they appreciated that Rice held a town hall meeting, but others had some reservations about her performance.

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Curran, Lavine roll Suozzi on academy’s oversight board out endorsements

BY N O A H M A N S K A R Two Democratic candidates for Nassau County executive unveiled endorsements from former congressmen and a labor group this week.

Laura Curran, a county legislator from Baldwin, won the backing of the Enterprise Association of Steamfitters Local 638, a union representing 1,400 workers and the first to endorse in the county executive race.

And state Assemblyman Charles Lavine of Glen Cove has the support of former Reps. Gary Ackerman and Steve Israel, who represented the North Shore in Congress.

Curran, Lavine and Nassau Comptroller George Maragos are in a three-way race for their party’s nomination to seek the county’s top elected office.

In endorsing Curran, Pat Dolan, president of Steamfitters Local 638, said she has been a “vocal advocate for organized labor” as a county legislator.

“Laura has stood with us whenever we needed her to and that’s why today, and throughout this campaign, we’re standing with her,” Dolan said in a statement.

Curran also has backing from the Nassau County Democratic Committee and state Sens. Todd Kaminsky and John Brooks.

Ackerman, who represented Queens in Congress from 1983 to 2013, and Israel, who represented Long Island’s 3rd Congressional District from 2000 until last year, touted Lavine’s commitment to progressive values in endorsing him.

“When we represented the same communities, I was truly impressed by his tireless efforts to support our veterans and the environment, to fight for a strong middle class, as well as equal pay for equal work and reproductive rights for women,” Israel said in a statement.

Lavine also has the backing of the Assembly’s top two Democrats, Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and Majority Leader Joseph Morelle (D-Utica).

Hank Sheinkopf, Maragos’ head political strategist, downplayed Curran’s and Lavine’s endorsements, noting that neither Ackerman nor Israel live in Nassau County.

“The problem is endorsements don’t vote, people do,” Sheinkopf said.

The Democratic primary winner will take on a to-be-named Republican candidate.

Current County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican who has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, has not said whether he will seek re-election.

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state of the academy and issuing recommendations to its leaders, but it has no House of Representatives Speaker authority to issue formal sanctions.

It is comprised of three U.S. senators, Paul Ryan appointed Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) to the U.S. Merchant Ma- five members of the House of Represenrine Academy Board of Visitors on Mon- tatives and five presidential appointees.

All members serve two-year terms. day.

U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) also Suozzi takes the seat of former Rep. Steve Israel, whom he replaced in Con- sits on the board and served as its most gress this year, on the congressional over- recent chairman.

The Marine sight board for the Academy came Kings Point-based under scrutiny academy. last year after revSuozzi’s apelations of alleged pointment comes sexual assault in as the school faces its Sea Year procontinued quesgram, in which tions about sexual students spend assault and haan academic year rassment among aboard a merits student body, chant marine veswhich has threatsel. ened its accreditaA Newsday tion status. report in JanuThe sexual ary found that the assault problem problem had per“must be adsisted for about a dressed immedidecade before it ately,” Suozzi said became public. in a statement. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) The academy “I will also work restored the Sea closely with other members of the Board to find ways to im- Year program on vessels for three comprove on the already sterling academic mercial companies last month after suspending it in June. reputation of the Academy.”

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BY J OE N I K I C

PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH

Arthur Seidman, a Northwell Health volunteer, celebrates his 100th birthday at a surprise party last week.

Arthur Seidman, a World War II veteran and Great Neck resident, began volunteering in North Shore University Hospital’s surgical waiting room in 1995 after a nearly 50year career as a salesman in New York City’s garment center.

Last Tuesday, Seidman celebrated his 100th birthday at the hospital with family, friends and hospital staff.

“I’ve lived a very eventful life.

I’ve always tried to be as good as I could be,” he said. “My father was my role model; I tried to behave as he did. So, for me, coming to the hospital and working with other people who are really in need is a reason for me to get up in the morning. This is a labor of love. I love being here.”

Seidman was born on Feb. 28, 1917 and grew up in Bensonhurst, his daughter, Jane Krakauer, said.

Krakauer said her father was drafted into the United States Army in 1941.

In 1942, she said, Seidman received his commission to serve as

an artillery forward observer in the Philippines.

Krakauer, a Russell Gardens trustee, said although her father wanted to serve, he was hesitant because his father was ill and wanted to take care of him. Seidman’s mother had died when he was two years old due to the flu epidemic.

Seidman’s father, Krakauer said, who was of European descent, was “so proud to be an American” and told his son to serve.

For his service during World War II, he was awarded both a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.

Seidman returned back home to his wife, Lillian, who he married in 1941, in 1945. The couple had two children, Krakauer and a son, Steven Seidman.

In 1946, Krakauer said, he began working as a salesman in the garment center, where he worked until retiring in 1995.

She said after he returned from war, Seidman did not speak about what took place and what he was involved in while serving.

“The interesting thing is we did not know what he did. He never spoke about it,” Krakauer said. “My mother, I am sure, had no idea what he did.”

She said she believes he wanted to move forward and “reinvent” his life.

“You’re starting your life,” Krakauer said. “You’re coming back to people who have no idea what happened and in a way, they really don’t want to know.”

Seidman and his wife moved to Great Neck about 65 years ago, she said.

Krakauer said in 1986, her mother died of breast cancer at 65 years old.

She said she was unsure of how Seidman would handle her death, as his wife was “the star,” given her outgoing personality and knack for connecting with other people.

“The irony is that my father is the star now,” Krakauer said.

“When she died, he became the star because he had to reinvent himself.”

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Toss guarantee, fix assessments

T

he easiest answer to a Nassau County assessment system that virtually everyone agrees is broken is to elect a county executive in the fall who is committed to fixing it.

From an operational standpoint, fixing the assessment system would not be difficult.

The county could simply commit to reassessing all property in Nassau County every three years as our columnist, Adam Haber, recently suggested.

From a political standpoint, it might not be so easy.

We would expect that any Democrat who receives the nomination to run in the fall would support a plan to regularly reassess all property.

But any Democrat elected county executive would need the approval of the county Legislature, which thanks to gerrymandering should remain in Republican hands short of an earthquake and a plague of locusts.

And the Republican-controlled county Legislature has done little to nothing to fix this mess so far.

They might go along with a Republican county executive who supported reform, but at the moment no Republican has stepped forward to run.

And current Republican county executive, Edward Mangano, has not ruled out a re-election bid — despite a dismal financial record and a federal indictment on political corruption charges.

Mangano has even pointed out that the trial for the federal corruption charges will not begin until 2018 — after the election will be held.

In the past, Mangano’s campaigns have received the strong

financial backing from one of the big winners of the county’s broken assessment system — law firms and other companies that challenge property tax assessments.

The law firms, which usually receive 40 to 60 percent of the money saved in winning assessment challenges, literally have millions of reasons to continue to support this system.

In fact, rather than announcing sweeping reforms of the failed system following a recent series by Newsday that detailed the assessment system’s dysfunction, the county announced in taxpayer-financed mailings that the deadline to challenge taxes had been extended to March 10, giving taxpayers more time to hire the law firms to challenge their property tax assessments.

Among Newsday’s findings is that most people who challenged their assessments, 75 percent, won, sharing their savings with the law firms.

Since the county spends the same amount of money no matter how many property owners wins tax challenges, those who don’t challenge their assessments or are unsuccessful in their challenges must pick up the difference.

The Newsday series also pointed out that owners of commercial property owners and more expensive residences challenged their assessments at a much higher percentage than owners of less expensive homes.

So once again the little guy gets the short end of the stick.

To be clear, reassessing properties every three years would not eliminate winners and losers.

At the end of the day, some property owners would pay less and

some would in fact pay more. It would just be a fairer system less susceptible to challenges — and large pay days for tax certiorari firms.

This adds another obstacle in the way of fixing the assessment system.

But we have a solution that would eliminate something that is actually both costly and unfair to Nassau County — the socalled “County Guaranty.”

Under a state law passed at the behest of local politicians in 1948, Nassau County must cover 100 percent of the tax refunds won in tax challenges even though it ultimately only receives 17 percent of the money. The rest of the money collected goes to school districts and other taxing bodies. Nassau is the only coun-

ty in the state, and perhaps the country, that has this burden.

County politicians, who have blamed the guarantee on the its ongoing financial problems, have sought state legislation to eliminate the county guarantee.

But they have been blocked by the school districts and other taxing bodies who would then be saddled by the refunds, which under the current system could be a considerable expense.

School districts alone account for 60 to 70 percent of the money collected by the county.

Given the poor job the county did in assessing homes, we don’t blame the school districts and others taxing bodies.

On the other hand, the school districts and other taxing bodies are, in effect, being subsi-

dized by the county in way that happens in no other county.

We are also confident that the county would not do such a poor job if the school districts and other taxing bodies would have to shoulder their share of the burden of tax challenges.

This would, of course, require state legislators from Nassau County to show political courage in the face of strong opposition from the school districts and other taxing bodies.

But perhaps the state legislators could make fixing the county assessment part of the deal and even figure out a way to cushion the blow to the school districts.

The deal is there for the taking: eliminate the county guarantee and fix the county assessment system.

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OUT OF LEFT FIELD

Rating America’s best presidents

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major historian contends that the President voters elect is “the nation everyone gets, and, indeed, it is the world that everyone gets.”

While I was traveling abroad in 2008, I read a strong reinforcement of that view in the French paper, “Le Monde.”

The editor argued that everyone in the world should have a vote for the American President because the entire globe would be affected by that selection.

As I mentioned in my previous column, formal ratings of Presidents have been occurring since 1948.

In my earlier essay, I was only able to consider why half a dozen Presidents were considered the worst in our history.

Now, I turn here, primarily, to a consideration of the assessment process. [I will do another essay examining more extensively the factors that contribute to “greatness.”]

Past ratings have been criticized for having a northeastern, “liberal,” bias.

Because of that view, a book with the title “Rating the Presidents: A Ranking of U.S. Leaders, From The Great, And Honorable, To The Dishonest And Incompetent,” was published in 1997.

The authors, William Ridings

and Scott McIver, made a careful effort to represent historians and political scientists from every region of the nation by engaging 719 scholars, and by including women historians (notably absent from earlier ratings – and, indeed, from the profession).

I was privileged to be one of the scholars invited to participate in the 1997 project.

I still like best the ratings by our group among the later ones.

Like some of the other polls, we affirmed the “Rushmore Four” by placing TR in our top 5 (he had been lower in earlier ratings). And we added FDR; he was No. 2 on our list, ahead of Washington.

The most recent ratings update was done in conjunction with 2017 President’s Day. You can google that C-Span “Presidential Historians’ Survey, 2017” to see how the ratings have varied over three major assessments: 2000, 2009, to a few weeks ago.

Ninety-one impressive scholars participated in this C-Span endeavor; some were involved in all three of them.

A leader of the group is my former Hofstra colleague, Douglas Brinkley, presidential historian at Rice University.

When Doug is the featured

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field speaker at Great Neck’s Temple Emanuel (3 p.m., Sunday April 30), I intend to ask him about some of the differences of the ratings by his group from mine.

Both of our groups placed Lincoln first.

Indeed, he has been first in every poll I can recall (except where Washington was No. 1 for the conservative Rasmussen poll, one by law school professors, and, if my memory is correct, one by the Wall Street Journal,).

My group placed FDR second, as did Doug’s C-Span in 2000.

But in the subsequent 2009 and 2017, FDR was dropped to third and Washington lifted to second.

So far, quite a bit of consisten-

cy — a slight variation where my group had TR at 5th, and C-Span placed him 4th. Some other groups (Siena) have moved TR as high as 3rd.

Now, I can point to a major difference, as well as perspectives that have been added because we are two decades removed from 1997.

My group placed Jefferson 4th, but the C-Span group had him frozen at number 7 in all three of its polls.

Henry Steele Commager, the renowned Columbia professor for decades, would strongly disagree.

My dissent is not only because of the lowering of Jefferson, but also because of the Presidents that were placed ahead of him.

How do you feel about the 2017 C-Span judgment of placing Eisenhower 5th and Truman 6th?

And, what do you think about JFK in the 8th spot, only slightly behind Jefferson?

While C-Span has a bigger “points” gap to reach Reagan in 9th place, and Lyndon Johnson in 10th; do they deserve to be that high.

Since Barack Obama has concluded his eight year term, he was included in the 2017 ratings and reached the 12th slot, behind Wilson and ahead of Monroe.

C-Span used 10 categories for

ratings whereas my group used five.

We shared the following categories, with slightly different names (C-Span’s listed 2nd): “Political Skill” and “Public Persuasion” “Character/Integrity” and Moral Authority” “Accomplishments, Crisis Management” and “Crisis leadership” “Appointments” and “Administrative Skills” “Leadership Qualities” and two for C-span: “Relations with Congress” And “Vision/Setting An Agenda” C-Span also added four other significant ways to evaluate presidents: “International Relations” “Economic Management” “Performance Within the Context of the Times” “Pursued Equal Justice for All” You might consider forming your own “Café Society” to apply these and other gauges to your ratings of our Presidents.

Then you can join us at Temple Emanuel on April 30 to hear the views of Douglas Brinkley, one of our nation’s most acclaimed presidential historians and public scholars.

KREMER’S CORNER

Trump fooled many people, bigly

O

ne of the reasons that a substantial number of voters chose Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton was their belief that Trump was going to shake things up in Washington.

Outsiders such as me were of the opinion that his extensive television exposure, if elected, would enable him to easily convey his message and his priorities.

It looks like a lot of people were fooled, bigly.

The first 40 plus days of his administration have been an unmitigated disaster.

His early morning tweeting is an example of how politicians can shoot themselves in the foot.

Presidents are supposed to convey lofty messages to assure the country that all is well in the seat of power, but not this president.

He generates mixed messages every day of the week, almost all of which get in the way of his responsibility to govern.

Many of his defenders say he has made “rookie mistakes,” but in baseball if you are a rookie you get few chances before they ship you

back to the minor leagues.

In politics, there is no grace period for the supposed leader of the free world and Trump has yet to prove he deserves one.

There have been so many serious mistakes made that it is hard to prioritize which ones should be at the top of the list.

Let’s start with the people who are his voice to the public.

You can pick anyone from Kelly Ann Conway to Stephen Miller and all of his choices have been a disaster.

There is no one day where the messenger isn’t saying something that contradicts the President.

Conway’s defense of General Flynn was followed by his firing one day later.

Miller was drafted to go on all of the Sunday morning shows and he proceeded to tell America that the courts are wrong and the president is the last word on what is legal and what isn’t.

Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, seems to stub his toes every hour on the hour.

He declared that there is no reason for there to be an investiga-

JERRY KREMER Kremer’s Corner tion into Russia’s ties to the Trump campaign saying, “There is no there there.”

Twenty-four hours later, the spotlight is on Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Trump’s son-inlaw, both of whom have met with Russian officials.

The selection of a number of members of the President’s cabinet totally contradicts the President’s campaign pledge to “drain the swamp.”

His new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made a career suing the EPA, is opposed to any discussion about climate change, and as an Attorney General accepted large contributions from the fossil fuel industry.

Don’t be shocked over the next year when dozens of regulations are scuttled that relate to clean air and clean water.

The new Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price was engaged in many stock transactions involving industries that were under the jurisdiction of his House Committee.

His purchase of stocks that would benefit from committee actions was ignored by the senate in its rush to confirm him to the post.

The new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has received Russia’s highest honors for a non-citizen, but that issue was totally ignored by the Senate.

To cap off the whole mess, many of the candidates for the cabinet were rushed through without being fully investigated by the Office of Government Ethics.

Now that this White House

cabinet is now in place, the real question is whether they will be consulted at any time in the future?

Donald Trump is not a man who freely seeks advice on matters and is used to having his own way on everything.

It looks nice to have the barons of Wall Street as your advisors and a group of distinguished generals, but in the end will there be any real consultation in times of crises?

Steve Bannon, an ultra-conservative, who was not voted upon by the Senate, appears to have more to say than the entire cabinet.

All of us who have been in politics appreciate loyalty from our staff.

They were there when you needed them.

But, President Trump sticks up for his staff even when the whole world knows that they are on the way out the door or are in political hot water.

That’s not loyalty.

That’s pure blindness to the truth and obliviousness to the facts.

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A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

‘La La Land’ producer shows leadership

I

have tried to avoid commenting on the circus going on these days in Washington. I have really tried.

But the other night, it suddenly became impossible.

Who would believe it was the Oscars that would do me in?

Trying to write a humor column, free from President Trump’s influence, gets harder with every passing week.

Between the things he says and does, and what everyone else says and does about him, trying to ignore him is like sitting under the traffic light at the foot of the Willowdale bridge when the sun is blazing directly behind it.

It’s hard to block out that sun and still see anything useful.

So I turned to the Oscars, in all their bubble and froth, for a break from the news.

And what happens?

As the young people say, “It suddenly got real.”

Just at the very end, a giant screw-up happens live, on stage, and they give the Best Picture award to the wrong movie!

To be specific, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway give the

award to the wrong movie.

This has become my favorite moment of any awards show, ever, of all time — because it showed people being human, in the moment, trying to figure something out.

And one person rose above.

“La La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz took control of the rudderless ship, went to the microphone, and said, “You guys, I’m sorry, no. There’s a mistake….

This is not a joke. ‘Moonlight’ has won Best Picture.”

Then Horowitz took the slip of paper from the second, correct envelope — snatched it, really — and showed it to the camera.

It is a sad commentary on our day and age that that final step was necessary for us — both the people in the hall, and those of us outside — to completely believe him.

Things have been so weird, lately.

But it was necessary, and Horowitz knew it; and the producers and stars of “Moonlight” finally believed, and came on stage to collect their award.

By way of contrast, take a

JUDY EPSTEIN A Look on the Lighter Side recent press conference in Washington with President Trump.

In remarks lasting more than an hour, Trump included observations about the size of his Electoral College win.

“I guess it was the biggest Electoral College win since Ronald Reagan,” he said.

It’s bad enough that Mr. Trump still feels the need to discuss this, three months after the election and a month since his swearing-in.

But what bothers me more is the fact that, even as he said it, he

knew it wasn’t true.

I conclude this because, when reporter Peter Alexander of NBC challenged his version, with the actual, larger numbers from both of President Obama’s wins, Trump immediately shot back, “I’m talking about Republican.”

But that was still not correct, as Alexander again pointed out; Republican President George H.W. Bush’s electoral numbers were bigger, too.

At that point, the leader of the free world said, “Well, I was given that information. I don’t know…I was given that information. I’ve seen it around.”

That is the point at which the hair stood up on the back of my neck.

I don’t think it’s too much to expect the President of the United States to know what he is talking about — or at least to have the most corrected, up-to-date information that is humanly possible.

I’m sure there are hundreds of smart people willing to factcheck for him. Heck, I’d do it myself!

“I’ve seen it around”?

Suppose someone leaves out

a copy of the National Enquirer?

Will Trump start a war because “American mom gives birth to alien”? (An alien from outer space, of course.)

“I don’t know, I heard the word ‘alien,’ you know what that does to me!”

“I was given this” is simply not acceptable.

You know the only two people on the planet who have the right to that excuse?

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.

They actually were “just given that information.”

And yet, mere minutes later, the man who was mistakenly handed his industry’s highest honor stepped forward and corrected the error.

So. It turns out to be “La La Land” where a stand-up guy makes sure the record is corrected … and the White House where we get “That’s what I was given.”

That’s how much trouble we’re in.

And no close-up shot or second envelope is going to get us out of this one.

PULSE OF THE PENINSULA

GOP health plan: power to insurers During the Presidents Week recess, when Congressmembers are supposed to meet with constituents, I attended two jampacked rallies focused on saving Obamacare (this followed the rallies held coast-to-coast in the days before the inauguration).

In each of these, desperately anxious people (dismissed

by Republicans as “paid professional agitators”) stood up to preserve the Affordable Care Act. While not perfect (“Mend it, don’t end it,” Congressman Tom Suozzi said) — after all, it was designed to retain a for-profit health insurance paradigm, as devised by The Heritage Foundation, to pass muster with Republicans — it was working.

In the first place because if people can get diagnostic tests and catch illnesses earlier, they are less expensive to treat, let alone reduce the amount of suffering while increasing a person’s productivity during their prime years.

Obamacare has been a significant reason in the reduction of the budget deficit at the fed-

eral and state levels.

The secret sauce?

Mandating coverage or else pay a penalty, but if you didn’t earn enough to pay, you would be able to get subsidies from the government Why? Because the whole thing revolved around the idea that young and healthy people would pay into the system, bringing down the insurance premium for everyone.

And every policy would cover certain basics, like child birth and prostate cancer, mammogram and colonoscopy (and ending the higher premiums imposed for being a woman).

The key problems with Obamacare, people complained, are high deductibles (for the cheapest plans), that premiums rose significantly (after rising at the slowest rate of increase in 50 years and mainly because of the Republican sabotage that prevented the full implementation), and that doctors, and even insurers would change (which happened before, as well).

What Republicans are pro-

KAREN RUBIN Pulse of the Peninsula posing now, though, doesn’t “fix” any of these problems.

In essence, the Republican plan increases the cost for fewer benefits; favors the healthy and the wealthy, shifting the burden onto working people, lowincome people and the elderly, and are ramming it through without proper analysis on its impact on people, without scrutiny or debate, or even “scoring” by the Congressional Budget Office.

And here’s the added subterfuge: they are repealing

Obamacare elements in stages: by 2018 for the first parts (to minimize voter ire in the midterm elections) and by 2020 for the complete repeal (so not to impede Trump’s reelection).

The Republican plan begins with ending that “freedom killing” mandate, enforced with a modest tax penalty.

Instead of a mandate, the GOP plan provides for an “incentive” to retain coverage in the form of 30 percent “surcharge” if you have let insurance lapse.

So if you have lost your job, and therefore your health insurance, and can’t pay, you will only get further and further behind.

Republicans will claim that their plan will continue to cover pre-existing conditions.

But their idea is to stick people with pre-existing conditions into high-risk pools, which could put the cost out of reach, or in any case, does not limit companies’ ability to impose stunningly high premiums.

Instead of subsidies for people who don’t earn enough

to purchase health insurance, Republicans want tax credits, which only are beneficial if you earn enough to pay taxes.

What is more, they want tax credits to be based on age (reduced based on income), so a 60 year old would get $4,000 in tax credits while a 30-year old minimum-wage worker would get $2,000, up to $14,000 in credits for a family — still only a fraction of the cost of a minimally basic health plan, which could be $25,000.

The other big idea to “afford” health care is the Health Savings Account, which mainly benefits the wealthy.

The flaw is that you need to have enough money to stash away in HSA to begin with.

But suppose you get a cancer diagnosis or are hit by a car before you have accumulated sufficient funds?

Or you contract some illness that blows through your HSA? That’s “individual accountability” for you.

The GOP plan would end the Medicaid expansion — Continued on Page 58

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READERS WRITE

Seeking comment Fear Dodd-Frank changes on the waterfront T

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s chairman of the Manorhaven Waterfront Advisory Committee, I am pleased to invite Port Washington residents to attend our upcoming public comment meeting and share their vision for the future of our waterfront.

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. and will be held at Manorhaven Village Hall.

Members of the committee are most interested to learn what waterfront uses community members

would enjoy, any changes to the waterfront that community members would like made, and the best means by which these changes could be attained.

We request that speakers respect the time of others in attendance and limit the substance of their comments to matters that impact the Manorhaven waterfront.

Donald Badaczewski Chairman, Manorhaven Waterfront Advisory Committee Port Washington

G.N. threatened by demographics

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here has been a new trend in the demographics of Great Neck for about a decade.

The outstanding reputation of Great Neck Public Schools attracts large numbers of outsiders who move to Great Neck temporarily to take advantage of the school system.

After their children graduate, they are no longer willing to pay the exorbitant school taxes.

Many of these families move out of the area to other communities where taxes are significantly lower than in Great Neck.

These temporary dwellers are replaced with new temporary residents and the cycle continues.

Although it is unquestionably legal, this arrangement is unfair to the genuinely permanent residents of Great Neck, some of whom have

his is a letter back concerning Mr. Charles Samek letter to the editor about my article of Feb. 10, 2017.

I do appreciate constructive criticism and am always learning and improving my writing from comments made by my readers.

I read my article several times and I will agree that there was a bit of divergence into several topics in and around the point of making it too easy to attain a mortgage.

However, my point was that if Trump and his decision makers head in the direction of lessening or eliminating the current rules of the Dodd-Frank Law, could another potential bank failure occur?

I surely believe so, because no documentation loans, which were one of the main reasons of the almost cataclysmic bank failure in 2008.

Wall Street packaged a large amount of subprime loans, with the prime loans and sold them off in the stock market as collaterized debt obligations to other foreign banks Iceland was one of the pawns in our game of deception, that almost caused the country to go bankrupt.

Obviously, I have a lot to say

about many crucial and critical matters concerning real estate.

However, most of the information was about credit and its availability, which directly affected our real estate environment.

I have done some research and you can go to the following link to see how our financial markets were to blame for a lot more than just the U.S. systems great failure, but many other countries difficulties, especially Iceland.

As far as our infrastructure, I can appreciate that you were able to drive 7,000-plus miles through our interstates at 70 miles per hour and felt that our roads and bridges were fine.

But, you need to understand that is a small miniscule amount of area compared to the current and approximate (2016) 47,575 miles of interstate highways and 4.12 million miles of navigable roadways across our 50 states.

There is a lot more than meets the eye and your journey to ascertain and make a statement that our highway system is up to date and in fine condition, is not accurate!

There have been critical failures of bridges throughout the U.S.

been living in Great Neck for generations.

The long-term segment of the community are being burdened by the ever increasing school taxes.

According to a local realtor, the consequences of this trend have become apparent in the drop of house values in Kings Point, the area where the school taxes are the highest. he mayors of the Villages of Great Neck, More than ever before, the Saddle Rock and Kings Point are considerresidents of Kings Points now risk ing the termination of their contract with our declining property values in part locally-based Vigilant Fire Department for as a result of increasing tax rates.

However, the recent vote re- the provision of emergency ambulance services, in jecting the school bond referen- favor of a contract with the out-of-area Northwell dum brings some hope for holding Hospital Group.

Other villages are likely to follow. the line on taxes and maintaining The objective, I believe, is to shift the cost to property values in the area. health insurers (Medicare, etc.)

The switch would in my opinion cause a major Rhonda Jackson Great Neck degradation of our emergency ambulance services.

For many reasons, a break from Vigilant is a bad and even dangerous idea.

An Associated Press review of national bridge records found more than 800 bridges that are known as “structurally deficient” and “fracture critical” highway bridges.

A combination of red flags that experts say is particularly problematic.

I will be more careful going into the future to stay on point in my articles about real estate.

But, as you can see, I fact checked my information, that you can read for yourself.

Lastly, there was a $478 billion bill in March of 2016 that unfortunately was defeated by the Republicans, that would have began the rebuilding of our roads, bridges and tunnels that are continuing to crumble and in disrepair.

More important, this bill would have added millions of higher paying jobs to repair our infrastructure over the next four years.

These types of jobs would potentially allow many to purchase a home, condo, co-op or homeowner association.

Phil Racies Great Neck

Don’t replace Vigilant

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Residents who need immediate hospital care are likely to suffer. I have requested Mayor Bral of the Village of Great Neck to place this matter on the Agenda for the Village Board meeting next Tuesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Mayor Bral has agreed to hear the public comment section at the beginning, 7:30 p.m.

I urge residents to come to the meeting at 61 Baker Hill Road to express opposition to the proposed shift of emergency ambulance services from the Vigilants.

Leon Korobow Great Neck

Don’t treat kids Vigilant change senseless 16, 17 as adults T

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t was with great consternation that I read that New York State is one of only two states that incarcerates juveniles with adult criminals.

This issue is not political but a human one.

It may appear to be a costly measure because of the rehabilitative services which would be available in a facility supervised by Family Court.

When we think about the exposure these youngsters 16 and 17 years have to adult criminals and the negative behavior they learn

wo weeks ago, the mayor of the Village of Great Neck was quoted in your newspaper saying, “We have to we are not creating productive citilook at both the service and what zens.

In the long term we would be kind of people come to the scene, saving money and have a safer so- as well as the police that sometimes need to be taken away from ciety.

I strongly urge state Sen. patrol because they need to help Elaine Phillips to follow Gov. Cuo- with the transport of a patient. mo, state Senate Majority Leader We’re trying to create an environJohn Flanagan,and state Assembly ment that is going to keep the poSpeaker Carl Heastie’s lead in sup- lice where they’re supposed to be.”

As the chief of the Vigilant porting legislation to raise the age Fire Company, I feel it is my duty of incarceration to 18. to respond to this patently false Judith Ludwig Levine statement.

As far as I know, at no point Great Neck since I became chief in 2014 has

any Nassau County Police Officer ever driven a Vigilant Fire Company ambulance to a hospital.

The only time a member of the Nassau County Police Department rides a Vigilant ambulance is when the lives of our members are potentially in danger — and the police are in the back of the ambulance to ensure the safety of our dedicated volunteers.

If as the mayor stated, “the safety of the community is the most important thing,” then I urge him not to change to an EMS provider whose only backup would be a Nassau County Police ambulance.

The Vigilant Fire Company

would no longer be able to respond to calls in the Village of Great Neck. Not only will response times increase dramatically, putting residents’ well-being at risk, but two Nassau County Police Department cars will be removed from patrol to transport patients every time they respond.

If the mayor truly cares about the lives of his constituents and doesn’t want to remove police officers from patrol, then he has an easy decision: Continue the 80year relationship with the Vigilant Fire Company.

Joshua Forst Chief of Department – Vigilant Fire Company

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READERS WRITE

Private, public school comparison unfair

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eorge J. Marlin in his “On the Right” column (March 3, 2017) has done extensive research on comparing the financial expenses and student accomplishments in parochial versus public schools.

His conclusions are that the parochial schools do a better job at a significantly lower per pupil expenditure.

I applaud his scholarship, but would point out that he is not the first to make such claims.

He shares the fact that he attended a parochial high school, which today sends all its grads to college and, furthermore, that these students are prepared to do university-level work.

Unlike Mr. Marlin, I always attended public school and then taught for over four decades at Queens College, a public institution.

My problem with Marlin’s findings is that he has asked the wrong questions.

First, I would like to know what criteria are used by the parochial schools for acceptance.

If they reject students who are academically unqualified, then we are not on a level playing field.

Mr. Marlin provides a partial answer to this question when he states: “A majority of the 900+ students are minorities.”

That is a necessary but insufficient answer.

I want to know zip codes, annual salary of the parent, and any other pertinent economic data which might explain the success rate of these minority students.

My next question has to do with motivation.

Here Mr. Marlin provides a partial answer.

Referencing the 900-plus minority students he states: “The parents and their children believe that the sacrifice is worth it.”

This is a “throwaway line,” which undermines everything else Mr. Marlin is saying.

Isn’t is possible (maybe probable) that the mere fact of applying to a parochial (or charter) school is the determinative factor

in school success?

Are there not studies which prove that when parents are actively involved and when students do their homework and study for tests, that they succeed?

I would suggest that Mr. Marlin’s failure to consider these questions is not an oversight.

To answer them, would have jeopardized his entire thesis.

To be sure, Mr. Marlin can take comfort in the fact that Betsy DeVos, our new secretary of education, never attended public schools and has no love for them.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Israel has right to possess West Bank

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r. Sanford J. Kowan takes me to task (Feb. 17) for defending Israel’s right to build homes on Israeli land, homes which leftists like him snidely and erroneously continue to call “illegal settlements.”

In fact, it is land that Israel won in the 1967 Six-Day War against the ancient regimes of Egypt, Syria and Jordan, with the Arab states going down to thundering defeat to a state not yet 20 years old.

The history of Jewish sovereignty over Israeli land –– including Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank) –– is too lengthy for a letter to the editor, but suffice it to say it has been uninterrupted since before the Common

Era. It is useful to remember that when the Arabs controlled Judea and Samaria from 1948 to 1967, not one person on earth suggested that the land belonged to the people who arch-terrorist Yasir Arafat called Palestinians.

In fact, Arab pogroms and the wanton slaughter of Jews in Judea and Samaria were routine.

I’m sure Mr. Kowan knows of, but chooses to ignore, the 89-page Levy Report of 2012, authored by a three-member committee headed by former Israeli Supreme Court justice Edmund Levy, on the legal status of building in Judea and Samaria, which con-

cluded that the Israeli settlements are legal under international law.

Mr. Kowan then recites the tired talking points and buzzwords that animate leftist circles: Israeli “religious extremists,” “hardright Prime Minister,” the specter of Israeli “apartheid,” and what I hope is the dead-inthe-water fantasy of a “two-state solution,” and of course a de rigueur screed against President Trump.

Not one single Israeli nor one single room in one single apartment in Judea and Samaria account for the failure of peace initiatives since 1948.

That failure belongs both to cowardly, kick-the-can-down-the-road American and Is-

raeli politicians who have consistently failed to identify the most glaring obstacle to peace, and the obstacle itself.

That obstacle is the Arabs who to this day refuse to remove the “mission statements” from their charters that vow to remove (i.e., kill) all Jews from the entire Middle East, who state almost daily that they will never accept a Jewish state in their midst, who reward suicide bombers with streets named after them and generous stipends for their families, and who depend on apologists like Mr. Kowan to plead their case and defend the indefensible.

Pathetic.

Joan Swirsky Great Neck

G.N. leaders: don’t switch ambulance service

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aving extensively covered the ongoing Vigilant ambulance controversy with some of the villages that has been simmering since 2011 while working for the other community newspaper, I would like to spell out why I think it is so important to continue to support this invaluable and dedicated mode of ambulance service.

It is important to know that the level of training, professionalism and certification level of the combination of paid and volunteer para-medics who comprise the Vigilant team equals anything that would be offered by the Northwell system.

However, the Vigilant service is, in my opinion, superior to anything Northwell could offer.

The Vigilants are skilled people who live here and know this town inside-out.

They know the short-cuts, the one-way streets, the dead-end streets and a whole network of folks who keep this town running — from the cops to the public works and public utility employees.

This knowledge, this network matters in emergencies.

In addition, because the EMTs are linked to the fire departments, both the Vigilant and the Alerts who service people north

of the LIRR, they have resources that Northwell does not have.

I would like to remind residents that in December 2010, a blizzard hit the New York Metro area that took everyone by surprise for its intensity.

Ambulances in New York City were unable to reach people who needed emergency care due to snow clogged streets.

That didn’t happen in Great Neck.

When the Vigilant ambulance is called out in such conditions, they are accompanied by a Vigilant truck equipped with a plow so that if you have not had the time or help to clear your driveway or if your street has not been plowed, they can still reach you.

The fire company has also attracted volunteers who reflect the various cultures of the community.

Will Northwell have people onboard an ambulance who can either speak Farsi, Chinese or Spanish or easily access someone who can?

When the fire company gets a fire call, the ambulance is basically on standby and if there is a real fire in progress, the ambulance automatically rushes to the scene to supply aid, not only to residents, but also to the fire fighters.

Is Northwell going to do that?

There is a strange, but true phenomenon.

Emergency calls come in clusters for unrelated incidents. What will happen for the Northwell ambulance when that occurs?

The mutual aid that is in place now among all the emergency services will no longer be in place.

There will be some potential gaps in service that could be life-threatening.

Then there is the money issue.

Have you checked your insurance company lately to find out how much coverage you get for an ambulance ride?

And what constitutes an emergency according to your policy? Better read the fine print.

For a home appraised between $900,000 to $1,000,000, you pay in taxes about $100 a year for free and unlimited emergency ambulance calls.

I think that’s a pretty good deal.

Back in the 1930s, some forward-thinking residents of Great Neck got together and agreed that they were not getting the best ambulance service from Mineola.

They wanted to have ambulances at the ready, right here, staffed with trained people and that is why today the Vigilants have a

two ambulances ready to go on Cuttermill Road and another one on Steamboat Road to get to us quickly. There are three main arteries coming into the peninsula and we all know how much worse the traffic has gotten since the ‘30s.

For all these years, we, as taxpayers, have invested in this service, purchasing equipment, supplies and training for staff.

And now that investment would just dissolve?

I believe that we unravel the fabric of this community at our peril.

I think this situation clearly exemplifies a move toward a penny-wise and pound foolish mentality, and also tarnishes the reputation of a town always renowned for placing a high value on the quality of life — for all of us.

What I most love about local government is that when we, as residents, ask questions and speak up about critical, major decisions, our leaders have nowhere to hide.

Thanks to still having a democratic system of government, they have to listen.

Time to speak up!

Carol Frank Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 58

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Letters to paper make for Sobel’s 1st book

BY J OE N I K I C Great Neck resident Hal Sobel said he has submitted letters to the editor to Blank Slate Media since 2014.

Many of the letters published in the company’s six weekly newspapers, Sobel said, make up a large portion of his latest book, “The Dream Shall Never Die: Essays on the Political Landscape.”

He said he began submitting to Blank Slate Media’s “Reader’s Write” section in 2014 to respond to another letter-writer with whom he had a “running feud” because of their differing political opinions.

“I took him on over a period of weeks, if not months, so that was one incentive,” Sobel said. “Also, I guess I really thought I had something to say of importance.”

Sobel, who was born in Brooklyn in 1933, said he went on to graduate from the University of Rochester with a degree in political science in 1954.

In 1959, Sobel said, he received his masters degree from City College of New York, and later in 1972 received his doctorate from Teachers College at Columbia University.

Hal Sobel He said he taught for nine years at the New Lincoln School, a private school in New York City, before moving on teach at Queens College for 46 years.

Sobel, a Great Neck resident for the

past 15 years, said politics has been a “lifelong interest” of his and described himself as a “political junkie.”

After retiring from teaching at Queens College, he said he found himself with a lot of time to focus on writing “these lengthy letters to the editor.”

Sobel said it was “very important” that Blank Slate Media publisher Steven Blank gives readers of his publications a platform to express their opinions.

“Steven is very good with publishing letters,” he said. “If you write a letter it’s going to make an appearance in the column.”

“It’s great that everybody has an opportunity to express themselves through his six newspapers,” Sobel added.

He said about 50 letters to the editor that he has submitted to Blank Slate Media were published in “The Dream Shall Never Die.” Some of the letters had to be revised to reflect events that occurred after they were published, such as the election of Donald Trump as United States President.

Rather than write the whole book from scratch, Sobel said, he realized he had

“tremendous research” he compiled while writing his letters and thought to use those.

“I had this tremendous backlog going back to 2014 of letters to the editor that I could draw upon,” he said. “It wasn’t like I sat down and said ‘I’m going to write this 150-page book.’ Fortunately, I had this stuff which made it easier.”

Aside from putting all of his political writings into one place, Sobel said another reason he wanted to publish his book was to “leave a legacy” for his grandchildren.

He said it took between three and four months to get “The Dream Shall Never Die” published.

Sobel commended Scott Krause, publisher at Mountain Air Books, which published his book, for his efforts in putting the book together and allowing him to have a creative say in how it would look.

“I’m something of a control freak so I wanted to have input into the cover, the pictures, the font size and all of that stuff,” he said. “He was very cooperative.”

Sobel said if anyone was interested in receiving a copy of “The Dream Shall Never Die,” they can contact him by email at halsws4@aol.com.

Support rallies around JCC after bomb threat

BY M A X Z A H N Community solidarity, a return to normalcy and further investigation have come in the aftermath of a bomb threat called into the Mid-Island Y JCC in Plainview last Monday.

“We’re very proud that the Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center is operating as normal,” Mid-Island Y JCC Executive Director Rick Lewis said.

The threat was one of over one hundred made at Jewish Community Centers across the United States in recent months, and was the second such threat leveled at a JCC in Nassau this year.

Almost 400 people attended a vigil at the community center in Plainview last Thursday night, Lewis said.

“We’re all from the same community and we’re upset with what’s happening,” Lewis said. “We all need to come together and combat it.”

Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker, a member of the Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center, said it was “gratifying to see the turnout” at the vigil, which “transcended not only Jews but people of all faiths, races and religious orientations.”

Among those in attendance was Habeeb Ahmed, president-elect of the Islamic Center of Long Island, as well

Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker speaks at a vigil at the Mid-Island Y JCC last Thursday. as state Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages.

“It was a shame that it takes horrible, despicable acts to prompt this type of turnout but I’m so gratified we were able to come together to show unity and support to fight that disgusting behavior,” Drucker said.

“My message to my com-

munity is keep being the way you are,” said Drucker, whose district includes parts of Roslyn. “Keep being inclusive, tolerant, receptive and caring about each other and our fellow residents because we are all one people and we will overcome these unfortunate but isolated acts of ignorance.”

Drucker commended the Nassau County Police for its

response to the bomb threat.

He said police are doing whatever they can “to be vigilant and ensure that anyone who is attempting to do these type of acts is caught right away,” Drucker said.

Lewis said patrols at the Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center have been “far more frequent” than he has “ever seen before.”

Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas visited the community center, Lewis said.

“I think she came to get a firsthand view of exactly what happened and to see if there’s anything she can do to be supportive,” he added.

In response to a request from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer last week, the Federal Communications Commission granted a temporary waiver to Jewish community centers across the country to allow the centers and law enforcement to access the caller ID information of anonymous threatening and harassing callers, Newsday reported.

“We are grateful to Chuck Schumer’s office for initiating this fantastic idea,” Lewis said.

On Friday, the FBI arrested a St. Louis man who allegedly made at least eight bomb threats against Jewish community centers across the United States and one against the New York headquarters of the Anti-Defamation League, according to a federal complaint filed by the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan.

The man, Juan Thompson, made some of the threats in the name of a former girlfriend to harass and intimidate her, the complaint said.

The complaint does not link Thompson to the threat called into the Mid-Island Y JCC.

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3 more Ben’s Deli workers quit after firings

BY M A X Z A H N Five employees at Ben’s Kosher Deli in Greenvale, who had participated in the Feb. 16 nationwide Day Without Immigrants protest, declined an offer last Wednesday to return to their jobs.

“I’m surprised that those five workers didn’t come back,” said Ronnie Dragoon, the owner of the restaurant chain. “They sacrificed a lot.”

The workers’ decision follows the termination of three employees at the Greenvale store days after the three participated in the protest.

The company has said the firings were not a direct result of the political action taken by its workers, but statements from the workers and Dragoon have called the assertion into question.

Dragoon said he terminated one of the employees for physically threatening coworkers unwilling to participate in the protest, which the terminated employee has denied.

The other two employees were fired because their seasonal tenure with the company was nearing its end, Dragoon said.

He later suggested the two seasonal workers may not have been let go at that time had they not participated in the protest.

Blank Slate Media has chosen to withhold the names of the three terminated employees due to their immigration status.

On Feb. 24, Dragoon said he was willing to invite back the terminated employees but in a subsequent interview on March 2 he said he would not permit them to return.

Dragoon said one of the five employees who declined the offer to return was “short term,” while the other four were “long term.”

Ben’s Kosher Deli provides its employees with a benefits package that includes two to four weeks of vacation per year, eight holidays, sick days and bereavement pay, among other benefits, Dragoon said.

“Maybe they think, because they work for me so many years,

every corner deli has this kind of benefit programs,” he said. “But I guess they’ll find out.”

In all, 21 of the 43 employees at the Greenvale restaurant and deli chose not to work on account of the Feb. 16 protest, said Vanessa Bishop, an account executive with the firm Public Relations and Marketing Group that represents Ben’s Kosher Deli.

Dragoon said 12 of the employees who protested have since returned to their jobs at the restaurant.

In late February, the deli sent a letter to all outstanding employees saying they could resume their jobs without penalty. They were given the opportunity to respond as late as March 1.

Ben’s has additional delis in Carle Place, Woodbury and Bayside as well as Boca Raton, Fla. Reach reporter Max Zahn by e-mail at mzahn@theislandnow. com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215. Also follow us on Twitter @ MaxZahn_ and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

Ronnie Dragoon, the owner of Ben’s Kosher Deli.

300 take plunge, Untold story of man raise $51K for charity who saved the world

BY ST E P H E N R OM A N O Long Islanders plunged, jumped and plopped into the freezing Hempstead Harbor on Sunday for the Town of North Hempstead’s 13th annual Polar Plunge.

More than 300 people came out to North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington, turning into polar bears for a day to help raise more than $51,000 for the Special Olympics of New York.

“It’s an amazing event for a good cause and I love how many people have embraced it,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “With hundreds of people participating this year and over $51,000 raised in support of Special Olympics New York, North Hempstead’s Polar Plunge was

once again a major success.”

Erin Lipinsky raised the most money for the event as an individual plunger, bringing in more than $11,000, followed

by Mitch Schwartz, who raised $3,535; Rachel Lefkof and Greyson Wolff, who raised $1,878; Sabrina Samet Namigohar, who raised $1,846; and James Lopilato, who raised $1,135.

The Port Washington Chamber of Commerce led team donors with $5,103, followed by the United Mavericks team, who raised $3,488; the H2M Ice Cubes team, who raised $2,819; the Nassau County Police Department BSO team, who raised $2,455; and the Brentwood Plungers, who team raised $2,361.

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BY ST E P H E N R OM A N O

The story of Stanislav Petrov, the man who prevented a nuclear holocaust during the Cold War, has finally been told now thanks in part to two Great Neck natives teamed up with producers and a director to tell the story of the man who saved humanity.

The film, “The Man Who Saved the World,” was screened in Port Washington on Tuesday as part of the Elliman Film Series presented by the Gold Coast International Film Festival, and was followed by a question-and-answer session with the film’s producers, Raphael Avigdor and Mark Romeo, two Great Neck natives, and Christian D. Bruun.

During the question-and-answer session, the film’s producers not only fielded questions from the audience, but spoke about screening the film on Long Island.

“I’m looking around and I see people I go back with 30 years,” Avigdor said.

Avigdor and Romeo, both graduates of Great Neck North High School, and Bruun, said they were made aware of the story when the film’s director, Peter Anthony, saw a 60-second clip of it on television.

“This story deserved more than 60 seconds on TV,” said Romeo, who is a PHOTO COURTESY OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF NEW YORK marketing and media executive with a special focus on film.

The film, which mixes scenes with Residents plunge into Hempstead Harbor for annual Polar Plunge.

Petrov retelling his story in the present day intercut with re-enacted footage of his time in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, shows how Petrov prevented a nuclear war by not giving the orders to retaliate when a computer glitch led high-ranking Soviet officers to believe the United States had launched five nuclear bombs. Petrov did not believe the computer reports of an American launch were true.

Petrov, pressed for time with five nuclear warheads heading toward the Soviet Union, stayed calm despite the reoccurring sound of warning sirens blaring, officers scrambling to come up with a plan and colleagues pressuring him to launch missiles at the United States.

Petrov’s story went untold for so long at least in part because the KGB classified the event for 25 years, sometimes sending agents to test Petrov to see if he’d disclose information about it, said Avigdor, who worked in real estate, listing and selling homes on the East End of Long Island.

Petrov said Russian analysts predicted that, after the first bombs were launched, 250 million people would have died, then another 250 million on the retaliation strike, and then the third strike would have killed off everyone else in the world.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Residents make plea Phillips addresses to save historic house

Albertson Square

State Senator Elaine Phillips (RManhasset) attended a recent meeting of the Albertson Square Civic Association to talk about the issues with local residents.

Phillips and the members discussed the state budget, the need for continued fiscal discipline at the state level and the restoration of Nassau County¹s Senior

Citizen Property Tax Abatement program, which helped eligible senior citizens save money on their property taxes.

Phillips sponsored legislation, which the state Senate passed, that would give Nassau County the authority it needs to restore the program, which expired at the end of last year.

Junior firefighters to host pasta dinner On Sunday, March 12, the Mineola Junior Fire Department will be hosting their 21st Annual Pasta Dinner, which will be held from noon until 5 p.m. at the Mineola Community Center on Washington Avenue between Willis Avenue and Mineola Boulevard.

Each year the dinner attracts over 800 people from the tri state area, and as

far east as Orient Point Long Island.

Come down and enjoy an afternoon of pasta, meatballs, salads, soft drinks, desserts, ice cream sundaes and more.

The donation is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children under 12.

Kids under 5 years old are free.

If you have any questions, call Gary Mazur at 516-747-5810.

Coreys Crystal Works

BY ST E P H E N R OM A N O More than 250 people gathered at the Port Washington Public Library on Wednesday in support of the historic Baxter House, offering suggestions for the future, expressing their fondness for the home and sharing memories.

“History will judge all of us on the actions or inactions we take today,” said Michael Scotto, a resident who has been outspoken about the preservation of the home.

“The residents of the Village of Baxter Estates will fell the effect of a decision to demolish for many years to come.”

Residents of Baxter Estates and Port Washington, speaking in front of the village’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, condemned the home’s owner, Sabrina Wu, for not preserving the house before a fire significantly damaged the structure on Feb. 5.

The commission was originally scheduled to review Wu’s application to demolish and rebuild the home, but after the fire village officials said Wu withdrew it.

A. Thomas Levin, Wu’s lawyer, said at the meeting that the application wasn’t entirely withdrawn.

“It’s not exactly withdrawn, but we’re also not at this time proceeding with it,” Levin said.

Levin said Wu will probably submit an application in the next several days.

Levin, who spoke for 35 minutes, said Wu told the village she would revisit the idea of renovating the house before the fire — an idea she dismissed in the past due to excessive costs.

During the Revolutionary War, Israel Baxter, who fought against the British, lived in the home.

Colleen O’ Neil, a descendent of Israel Baxter, urged the commission to preserve the house and detailed her family’s history with it.

“The Baxter Homestead is our town’s shared history,” she said. “It is part of the Port Washington landscape and preserves the stories that give us place. The previous owners knew that and became stewards of the property and they knew they were part

of a bigger story.”

Residents, one by one, asked the commission to preserve the home, some coming from out of town to support it.

“I would like to implore that we all stand Baxter strong,” Stephanie Hall, a resident, said.

Peter Salins, chairman of the commission said, “we all have an interest in saving the house.”

“We all love the Baxter House and I am heartened by the community coming together to save the Baxter House,” Salins said.

Wu allowed village trustees, the village building inspector and an independent engineer hired by the village to inspect the home last Wednesday, along with her architect.

The reports concluded that the house is structurally unsound and should be demolished.

Levin said Wu was concerned about people going onto the property after reading on social media that people have gotten near the home to take pictures.

“Nobody has a right to enter the property without the consent of the owner,” Levin said. “To protect her property and protect the people that go on it, Ms. Wu intends to enforce her rights and take whatever action she can to prosecute or prevent anyone from trespassing on the property.”

The home, at 15 Shore Road, was built in the 1700s and once stood on the Baxter Homestead, which dates back to 1673. Wu purchased the house in 2003 for $990,000.

The first resident to talk was Violet DiResta, a 5-year-old who presented the commission with a picture she drew of the home, which said “do not thinking about knocking down that house.”

Because the house was unoccupied, Levin said, the insurance on the home was cancelled, resulting in a financial loss for Wu. The village sent a survey to residents on Monday, asking if they would support the village purchasing the Baxter House with a five-year bond if residents’ taxes included an additional total of $6,270 spread over five years, and then $740 per year for fixing and maintaining the home.

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More than 250 people flocked to the Port Washington Public Library to support the Baxter House last Wednesday for the Baxter Estates’ Landmarks Preservation Commission meeting.

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For information or to register: (516) 626-1971 ext. 309 or visit: www.northshorechildguidance.org/events

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Powell touts American resilience Ex secretary of state speaks at launch event for LIU Post’s Global Institute

BY A L E C M AT U S Z A K General Collin Powell, a retired fourstar general, former national security advisor to President Ronald Reagan, secretary of state under President George W. Bush, and a New York native, spoke to a crowded audience at the Tilles Center Thursday evening, March 2.

Powell started by expressing how lucky he was to be in a position to be able to speak to today’s youth, and that things can change very quickly.

“Just imagine that you are the number one diplomat in the world, the secretary of state of the United States of America; and the next day, you ain’t,” Powell said.

Powell admitted that once he was no longer secretary of state, he was a bit depressed and needed to fill a void in his life.

His advice for older men and women who are going through a depressive period in life? “Buy a Corvette,” he joked.

Even though Powell is no longer secretary of state, or national security advisor to the president, he still maintains a deep interest in world politics.

Most of all, however, he focuses on his passion for inspiring and teaching younger people, he said.

The Harlem native spoke about

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his difficulties in getting into a military school because of the color of his skin. He told the crowd of a few hundred people about how important immigrants are to the success of America.

Powell had two immigrant parents who were poor but, despite their economic troubles, made the best of their life in America, he said.

Powell understands the concerns of today’s teenagers, worries about the economic and political climate that they live in.

Powell’s response to these concerns brought the crowd to cheers and applause: “Don’t ever underestimate America. We have resiliency in our DNA,” he said. Powell did not hold any punches

when it came to criticizing the current members of Congress. “Congress can’t do what the Founding Fathers did in less than three months,” Powell said.

LIU Post student Abi Sawyer, a senior psychology major, was impressed by the former general.

“I was honestly unsure of what to expect,” she said. “He is a very relatable and knowledgeable man, managing to recount his successes and failures in a humble and humorous fashion,” Sawyer said. Sawyer, an international student from England, said that she has similar views as Powell. “He shows passion and optimism for the future, which is encouraging for people,” Sawyer said.

In addition to his career in politics, the retired general enjoys his free time at home with his wife and is interested in businesses located in Silicon Valley.

This lecture was the launch event for the LIU Global Institute, which was created when former Congressman Steven Israel joined the university earlier this year.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, LIU Post’s award-winning student newspaper, www.liupostpioneer.com.

The article is republished by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Broadway hits come to Main Street

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lice Ripley, Best Actress Tony Award-winner for “Next to Normal,” is joining the cast of Broadway on Main Street, which will take place on Friday, March 10 at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street.

Also a Tony and Drama Desk nominee for “Side Show,” Ripley created original Broadway roles in “The Rocky Horror Show,” James Joyce’s “The Dead,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “The Who’s Tommy,” and “American Psycho.”

Broadway on Main Street is an all-new event created exclusively for Landmark.

Producer Stephen DeAngelis brings five of Broadway’s finest vocalists to recreate their signature musical moments from their long-running roles in the Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals you know and love.

Taking advantage of the intimate setting of the 425seat theater, the stars will also share backstage stories and take questions from the audience.

Where else can you find a cast with a veritable ency-

clopedia of credits that include Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional and London productions, including: * Jeanna De Waal: “Kinky Boots,” “American Idiot,” “Finding Neverland,” “Waitress,” “Wicked,” “Carrie,” and “Orwell In America” * Gavin Lee: “Les Miserables,” “Holiday Inn,” “Top Hat,” “Mary Poppins” (Olivier and Tony Award nominations; Drama Desk and Theatre World award wins), “Showboat,” “Crazy For You,” “Peggy Sue Got Married,” “Me and My Girl,” “Oklahoma!,” “Contact,” and “The SpongeBob Musical” * Alysha Umphress: “On the Town,” “Broadway: American Idiot” (OBC), “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” “Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” and “Bring It On” * Alton Fitzgerald White: “The Lion King” (a recordsetting 4,308 performances as King Mufasa), “The Color Purple,” “Ragtime,” “Smokey Joe’s Cafe,” “Miss Saigon,” “The Who’s Tommy,” and “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” Tickets for Broadway on Main Street are on sale

through Landmark’s Box Office, 516-767-6444 and online at www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.

Premium $50 (Friends $45), Select $45 (Friends $40), Standard $40 (Friends $35).

All ticket prices include a $2 facilities fee for capital improvements.

There will be a bonus VIP post-show cast party for an additional $50 where you can mingle and take selfies with the cast.

The VIP post-show party is limited to 30 people.

Landmark’s Dim the Lights series is sponsored by Jane and Martin Schwartz, Judy and Morton Sloan, Susan Isaacs and Elkan Abramowitz and Capell, Barnett, Matalon & Schoenfeld.

The 2016-17 season is made possible thanks to Landmark’s Partners in Performing Arts: Harding Real Estate, Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation, Peter A. Forman Charitable Foundation, Town of North Hempstead and Winthrop University Hospital.

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California Dreamin’ with Penelope Bagieu

Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m.

Come and hear author Penelope Bagieu discuss her graphic novel, California Dreamin’: Cass Elliot Before the Mamas and the Papas. Before she became the legendary Mama Cass, one quarter of the mega-huge folk group The Mamas and the Papas, Elliot was a girl from Baltimore trying to make it in the big city. After losing parts to stars like Barbra Streisand on the Broadway circuit, Elliot found her place in the music world with an unlikely group of cohorts. The Mamas and the Papas went on to release five studio albums in their three years of existence, making them one of the most productive and profitable three years any band has ever had. Bagieu will share this incredible journey and her book’s illustrations at this special event.

Where: Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine 110 N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre Info: (516)764-6000 • turnofthecorkscrew.com

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March Flowers

Thursday is Mexican Night at Leo’s

Saturday, March 11, 8-10p.m.

Join Paint the Town Studio, Huntington’s newest venue where art meets entertainment, for a simple, step-by-step painting class, some of your favorite music, and a fun environment. Uncork, unwind and create a masterpiece! No experience necessary. This night’s theme is flowers to herald the forthcoming start of spring. Tickets: $40.

Where: Paint the Town Studio 17 Green Street, Huntington Info: (631)683-5788 • paintthetownstudio.com

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19th Annual Irish Festival Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Let Ye All Be Irish Today!” The Irish festival will continue to celebrate the Irish gifts of music, food and culture to America. There will be a number of music and dance performances throughout the day, as well as a variety of vendors and food. All net proceeds benefit the Hofstra University Scholarship Fund. Adults: $6, Seniors: $5, Children under 12: free.

Where: Hofstra University Mack Physical Education Center, 900 Fulton Ave., Hempstead Info: (516)463-6582 • hofstra.edu

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Film Screening — No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank’s Story

Sunday, March 12 at 12:30 p.m.

Presented by the HMTC’s Reel Upstanders, this documentary film is based on recently discovered letters written by Anne Frank’s father, Otto, and features Anne’s only surviving family members, Buddy Elias and Eva Geiringer-Schloss, discussing the Frank family’s last efforts to seek refuge in America before going into hiding in 1942. There is a suggested donation of $10 to attend.

Where: The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove Info/Tickets: (516)571-8040 or dlom@hmtcli.org • hmtcli.org

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4th Annual Long Island Food & Film Feast

Sunday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Slow Food North Shore and the Cinema Arts Centre come together with the 4th Annual Long Island Food & Film Feast, an enchanted evening highlighting local food, the people who produce it, and the difference it can make. Each film will be paired with the featured food from the film, prepared by iEat Green and Slow Food North Shore, along with a guest speaker, to provide a glorious, seasonal, and informative feast. Tickets $60 Members; $70 General Public.

Where: Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington Info: (631)423-7611 • cinemaartscentre.org

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The Five Irish Tenors

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Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.

The Five Irish Tenors fuses Irish wit and boisterous charm with lyricism, dramatic flair and operatic style to bring you a unique Irish tenor concert experience. Featuring both famously beloved Irish song and opera arias in combinations of tenor solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets and tutti, this distinctive program includes, among others, W.B Yeats’s “Down by the Sally Gardens,” Verdi’s “O Mio Rimorso” from La Traviata, Cherubini Bixio’s “Mamma, The Rose of Tralee,” Cesar Frank’s “Paris Angelicus,” Mozart’s “Il Mio Tesoro,” “She Moves Through the Fair,” “Will You Go Lassie Go,” and the glorious “Danny Boy,” performed by Ireland’s most legendary tenors.

Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre Info: (516)323-4444 • madisontheatreny.org

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Respect: A Musical Journey of Women

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Thursday, March 16 at 8 p.m. with ongoing performances through Saturday, March 25 The international hit, Respect: A Musical Journey of Women, makes its Long Island debut, featuring such immortal tunes as “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” “These Boots Were Made for Walking,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “I Will Survive,” and “I Am Woman,” among many others. From housewife to rebel, and from cynic to Wonder Woman, Respect chronicles extraordinary women, celebrating the music that has defined feelings, ideas and promise.

Where: Theatre Three, 412 Main Street, Port Jefferson Info: (631)928-9100 • theatrethree.com

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THE TOP EVENTS FOR KIDS FOR THE COMING WEEK

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ainbow Wind Socks Friday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m.

Breeze on by the inner lobby and welcome the colors of spring all month long as you create a rainbow wind sock with fun streamers to hang at home! This is a free drop-in program. Stop by anytime between 2:30 and 4:00 p.m. This craft takes approximately ten minutes to complete and it’s yours to keep. Ages 3 and up.

Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave., Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 or licm.org

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ete the Cat Story Time Saturday, March 11 at 12 p.m.

He’s cool and groovy and coming to Manhasset! Come and meet Pete the Cat at this special story time. The group will read favorite Pete the Cat stories, including I Love My White Shoes, and each child can take their picture with Pete so don’t forget to bring a camera.

Where: Barnes and Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset Info: 516-365-6723 or barnesandnoble.com

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Saturday, March 11, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Young mateys ages 6-12 are invited to join in and learn about Irish pirates from the past who ruled the seas. Kids can design their own Jolly Roger to hang at home. The event is open to all ages, but space is limited to 30 children. Regular Admission + $5 craft fee. Members $5 per craft (no admission).

Where: The Whaling Museum, 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor Info: 631-367-3418 or cshwhalingmuseum.org

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urim in Hogwarts: The Chai Center Harry Potter Purim Party

Sunday, March 12, 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Join The Chai Center to celebrate this joyful holiday that will have a Harry Potter theme – costumes encouraged! There will be live entertainment from the award-winning illusionist and America’s Got Talent star Eric Wilzig, who combines an explosive mix of the most unconventional cutting-edge illusions and jaw dropping deception. An open bar and buffet dinner will follow a 4:30 p.m. Megilah reading. Family and children of all ages welcome. $15/child $20/adult (additional $5 per person after March 8).

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Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15, 4-5 p.m.

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Create a cozy home for your feathered friends by painting a bird house at Long Island’s favorite garden center. Space is limited so be sure to call to schedule your reservation. Cost: $10.00 +tax per child.

Where: Hicks Nurseries, 100 Jericho Turnpike, Westbury Call: 516-272-4532 to register or go to hicksnurseries.com for more info.

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THE CULINARY ARCHITECT

Slow cooker corned beef, for any occasion My family loves corned beef and cabbage.

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ALEXANDRA TROY The Culinary Architect sliced thickly on the diagonal 4-6 peeled shallots, cut in half 1 small head green cabbage (1 1/4 pounds) Approximately 4 cups water 4 tblsp. unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces * To make this recipe, I used â&#x20AC;&#x153;steamablesâ&#x20AC;? medley potatoes and removed the blue potatoes.

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Cut cabbage into 8 1 1/2-inch wedges through core, leaving core intact so wedges stay together while cooking.

Arrange cabbage on top of beef.

Add water to cover beef.

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Violinist, pianist to join Round 2 in ‘Your Big symphony in concert Break’ on March 11 Acclaimed violist Matthew Cohen and gifted young pianist Elena Gribelyuk will present their artistry with North Shore Symphony Orchestra in the second concert of its 56th season at JFK High School in Plainview on Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m.

Maestro Vlad Vizireanu will open the concert with Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte and then Gribelyuk will perform Rachmaninoff ’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43.

Finally, the orchestra will present Berlioz’s Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), H.68, Op.16, featuring the artistry of Cohen.

Gribelyuk, a junior at King School in Connecticut, has received top honors at numerous concerto competitions throughout her young career.

Among her most recent wins are first prize in both the Schubert Club Bach awards and the Schubert Club Chopin awards, as well as first prize at the Connecticut State Music Teachers Association competition, all in 2014.

As the grand prize winner of the Concert Festival International Competition, Gribelyuk performed at Carnegie Hall in 2014.

This is her second appearance with the North Shore Symphony Orchestra; she performed Mozart’s Concerto No. 17 in 2011.

Violist Cohen, has distinguished himself in numerous national and international competitions.

Most recently, he received the top prize awarded at the Cita di Cremona International Viola Competition in Cremona, Italy, and first prize at both the 2016 Juilliard Concerto Competition and the 2015 Vivo International Music Competition.

Additionally, he received the “Best Performance of Commissioned Work” prize at the 2014 Primrose International Viola Competition.

Vizireanu returns to the podium after being selected as a finalist in the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition where he led the London Symphony.

He was awarded second prize in the 11th International Cadaqués Conduct-

ing Competition where he conducted the Cadaqués Symphony in an internationally televised concert in L’Auditori Hall, Barcelona.

Tickets are General Admission: $15 and Senior/Student $12 and may be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to the concert.

The 2016-17 season will also include performances on May 6 and June 3, when the orchestra will feature the winner of the NSSO Young Artist Award Competition and will perform the work of the winner of the inaugural New Horizons Composer Competition.

The New Horizons Composer Competition has been established to recognize rising metropolitan New York area composers between the ages of 18 and 30.

The Young Artists Award Competition is open to Nassau and Suffolk High School students in grades 9-12.

To qualify for the NSSO competition, students must play an orchestral instrument and enter with a movement from a standard concerto.

Contestants must audition with the entire movement, and an accompanist must be furnished by the student.

The winner will receive a cash prize, as well as the opportunity to perform as soloist with the North Shore Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, June 3.

Applications are due March 15 and auditions take place on the afternoon of Sunday, April 23 at Plainview-Old-Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School.

Applications and further information about the NSSO Young Artist Award Competition or the North Shore Symphony Orchestra can be found at www.northshoresymphonyorch.org, by calling 631827-5401, or contacting Leslie Strait at lastrait@verizon.net.

NSSO concerts are made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature and administered by the Huntington Arts Council, Inc.

On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Gold Coast Arts Center and Love Revolution Org kicked off the first round of the 5th Annual “Your Big Break” competition to a sold-out house of enthusiastic attendees, cheering their favorites on.

Singer-songwriters Julia Lambert, Jaclyn Manfredi, and Sydney Perruzza were winners of the knockout round, along with a headlining performance by Lennon & Katie.

The next round will take place on Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m. at 113 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck, with a headline performance by last year’s winner, Matt Grabowski.

Judges for this year’s competition include ReverbNation.com’s Lou Plaia, All Music Inc.’s Guy Brogna, songwriter Tara Eberle Druin, and label executives Stephen Marcuccio, Jerry Lembo, Linda Ingrisano, and Mark Ambrosino.

Performers will be up for prizes, including the chance to open for national acts at major venues like The Paramount, recording time at DCITY Studios and online TV streaming opportunities, a feature on Reverbnation.com, musical equipment from All Music Inc. and ZOOM North America, and a PR and social media campaign, including management, booking and label services consultation with the Rick Eberle Agency.

The lineup for knockout round 2 includes: * 8-8:10 p.m.: Alex Norwood * 8:20-8:30 p.m.: Julia Hayden * 8:40-8:50 p.m.: City Alley * 9-9:10 p.m.: Tessa Field * 9:10-9:20 p.m.: Intermission * 9:20-9:30 p.m.: Paris Ray * 9:40-9:50 p.m.: Taylor Hogan * 10:00-10:10 p.m.: Lydia Von Hof * 10:20-10:30 p.m.: Times Like These

* 10:30-10:45 p.m.: Headliner Matt Grabowski Mentors assigned to the finalists also work to help them hone their craft before performing at the finals on April 1.

2017’s mentors include American Idol’s Robbie Rosen, with more still to be determined — while last year’s were singer/songwriter Ryan Star, John Hampson of Nine Days, and songwriter/producer Ido Zmishlany.

During very special occasions, the Arts Center is transformed into the Gold Coast Acoustic Cafe, a music venue that showcases local up-and-coming talent, as well as established music acts.

With its black box theater performance space and a lounge in the art gallery, the cafe is one of the few small music venues around which makes for a special and intimate atmosphere for artists and audiences alike, especially during “Your Bid Break.”

Other past artists who have performed in the headline slots have included: Gnarly Karma, Annika, Iridesense, John Hampson of Nine Days, The Brady Brothers, and Sir Cadian Rhythm — all of whom are local musicians who’ve had major success in the industry, with hopes to further inspire the next generation of New York stars presented each year.

So join the Gold Coast Arts Center and Love Revolution Org as they present round two of the competition this weekend.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts 8 p.m.

TICKETS: $10 students/$15 adults.

Refreshments will be available for purchase as well.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://goldcoastarts. org/your-big-break-knockout-round-2/.

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STEM taking schools by storm A

n increased focus on STEM education is one of the most inďŹ&#x201A;uential initiatives to reach schools in recent years. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The world has become increasingly complex and competitive, and todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to evaluate ideas and turn them into productive applications.

These are two of the key hallmarks of STEM. According to the National Science Foundation, STEM subjects include chemistry, computer and information technology science, engineering, geosciences, life sciences, mathematical sciences, physics and astronomy, social sciences (anthropology, economics, psychology and sociology), and STEM education and learning research.

Recognizing that more and more students are gravitating toward STEM-focused ďŹ elds and that projected STEM job rates are rising steadily, schools have begun to beef up their offerings with regard to STEM subjects. Jobs in mathematics, computer system analysis, systems software, and biomedical engineering are just some of the careers in which anywhere from a 15 to 62 percent increase between 2010 and 2020 is predicted, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Individuals may believe that STEM study begins in high school, but the success of older students in STEM subjects is often shaped much earlier on.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why parents and educators can do much to

cultivate an interest in natural and social sciences as well as in math as early as possible. Here are a few ideas to do just that. â&#x20AC;˘ Encourage participation in the community. Various national clubs and science-based organizations have begun to pay more attention to STEM and offer activities that foster a greater love of science, engineering and math. By joining such clubs and organizations, students can learn more about these subjects and reinforce their enjoyment. â&#x20AC;˘ Set up an internship or meet-and-greet. Take students to STEM-centered places of employment so they can get a ďŹ rsthand experience from within the STEM trenches. Provide opportunities for students to chat with people in the ďŹ eld and ask questions about the type of schooling necessary to pursue a particular degree, and if any hobbies and other activities promote STEM learning. â&#x20AC;˘ Investigate school-based opportunities. Schools are broadening course offerings and also establishing STEM-based clubs. Students have the opportunity to get involved with other like-minded classmates. If a club isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already available, a teacher or a parent can consider volunteering to serve as the head of the club.

STEM is a hot topic of discussion in the world of education. Students can expect to get plenty of exposure to science- and math-related topics both inside and out of the classroom.

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Prospective students from across Long Island are welcome to tour the campus, meet with expert staff, and experience classes focused on each area of the visual and performing arts. Attendees will also learn about LIHSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summer Arts Academy, which is for students entering grades 6-12.

Attendees can join a theater improvisation skit, sketch in an art class, take a dance class, listen to a jazz performance and participate in much more to get better acquainted with LIHSA. During the Open House, parents of prospective students also will have the opportunity to tour the facility and speak with faculty and guidance staff.

Established in 1973, LIHSA is part of the public education system and is paid for by local school districts. It offers specialized training and instruction to students interested in pursuing careers in dance, drama, filmmaking, instrumental and vocal music, theatre technology, musical theatre and the visual arts. The half-day program enables students to complete their core academic classes in their home high school and receive two and a half hours of intensive training in their field of study. As part of their professional-level training, students regularly receive one-on-one access to experienced professionals working in their chosen fields. Students have recently benefitted from Master Classes

and Workshops lead by pop-rock icon Billy Joel, actor and director Ralph Macchio and principal Paul Taylor Dance Company dancer Michael Trusnovec, who is a LIHSA graduate, among others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are incredibly proud of the instruction and experiences offered at the Long Island High School for the Arts,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Robert Dillon, District Superintendent of Nassau BOCES. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year, we look forward to our annual Open House to showcase the programs and talent our students possess. We encourage all students interested in pursuing the arts to come down and take advantage of this opportunity to learn how LIHSA can

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Congregational Nursery School Celebrates 59 Years Operating as a Community Preschool.

Congregational Nursery School located at 1845 Northern Blvd. in Manhasset (right across from the Apple Store) has a few more openings for September 2017 in our 2's separation classes, Pre-K classes and early 5's class.

Our Pre-K and early 5's classes include yoga and Fun Day Monday!

Afternoon enrichment classes available as well!

Congregational Nursery school is celebrating their 59th year operating as a community preschool.

If you ask one of our graduates about their preschool experience they will tell you that they “played a lot” and missed their playtime when they went off to kindergarten. Our philosophy is “learning through play,” which has withstood the test of time. This natural approach to learning through play is the cornerstone of Congregational Nursery School. Our program is designed to guide the developing child toward the important concepts of sharing, respect and recognition of each other’s feel-

ings while participating in a group environment. Our activities promote creative thinking, self-respect, responsibility and good citizenship.

(Domain 1) is “engaging students in play as a means of exploration and learning.” So the “new standard” is what we have been doing for over 50 years!

While we embrace the new technology that has made our lives so much easier, we feel our students need to be immersed in socialization skills, not their iPads. We are focused on pre-reading, pre-writing and language activities that all lead to kindergarten-readiness.

Our program times are as follows:

• The 2’s separation program is Tues/Thurs or Wed/Fri from 9 to 11 adding Monday as an optional morning.

• The 3’s program is four days per week (Tuesday through Friday) from 9:00-12:00.

• The 4’s and early 5’s program are five days per week (Monday through Friday) from 9am-12pm.

• Our enrichment program for all Pre-K students is 1pm to 3pm.

Children need time to laugh, explore, experiment and create as they begin their educational journey.

We would love to be part of that journey!

We have seen learning theories come and go with the most recent “new” standard being the Pre-K Common Core Standard.

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Congregational Day Nursery School Summer Camp Registration Camp registration is open for children entering a 3’s or 4’s program in September 2017.

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Practical test-taking tips for students A

ccording to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, test anxiety is a form of performance anxiety that can affect even the most prepared students. The ADAA notes that several factors, including fear of failure and a poor test history, can contribute to test anxiety, the presence of which can make it difficult for students to concentrate and may even cause physical symptoms like headache and nausea. Parents of students who are anxious about upcoming tests can share the following test-taking tips with their children, courtesy of the ADAA. Prioritize preparation. Test preparation should begin well in advance of the test, as cramming the night before may make students feel unprepared and less confident in their knowledge of the material. In addition, studying at least a week or two in advance of the test date affords students the opportunity to take practice tests in conditions similar to those in real testing situations.

That familiarity can calm any nerves they may typically experience when taking exams.

Develop an effective test-taking strategy. The ADAA recommends students answer the questions they know first before returning to more difficult questions. Doing so may contribute to students’ confidence and calm their nerves as they approach the

rest of the test. When tests include essay portions, students can outline their essays before they begin to write so they have a clearer idea of what they want to say and how they want to say it.

Employ relaxation techniques. Deep, slow breaths and systematic relaxation of muscles can energize students’ bodies and make it easier for them to focus. Students can apply such techniques before exams to curb any pre-test jitters they might have and, if necessary, revisit these relaxation exercises during the test if feelings of nervousness return.

Get enough sleep and eat healthy before the exam. Stress and anxiety are more difficult to cope with when the body is tired, so parents should encourage their children to get adequate sleep the night before an exam. In addition, provide healthy foods for kids to eat prior to the exam so they are not lethargic or hungry once the test begins.

Don’t be afraid to seek help. Plenty of students experience test anxiety, and many schools offer programs designed to help students overcome their test-taking fears. Making use of these programs is a great way for kids to improve their testing performance.

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Janine ensures that every patient is treated as a whole, knowing that not every child is the same. The therapists use a wide variety of techniques to correct the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disorder. Janine works at all seven locations on different days of the week. She also reads every evaluation that comes into the offices and writes every progress report. Janine is very involved in her practice and will continue to reach out to the community.

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We offer outpatient Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Aquatic Rehabilitation, Spine Therapy, Balance & Vestibular Therapy and a Wellness & Fitness Program.

We have been exclusively in the Physical Therapy business.

Several of our staff come from varied backgrounds in hospital (acute care), orthopedic and sports rehabilitation.

Our staff is friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. We have Physical Therapists with advanced certifications and subspecialties, including McKenzie Certified staff for spine therapy.

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Focal Point Optical is a family-owned, full service eye care practice. Licensed Opticians Fred Rapps, and Walter Nacinovich have been working in the optical field since their teens. Both started as “repair and shop boys” for optometrists in Jackson Heights and Sunnyside Queens. It was the 1960’s and they both were still in high school.

Both Fred and Walter decided to pursue opticianry as their chosen professions. They both became New York State licensed opticians in the early 1970’s - initially running a small optical shop from Walter’s basement. As their loyal clientele grew, they decided to open up their first office in Bayside, Queens in 1982. They always take pride in offering the highest quality workmanship and optical goods at fair prices. Each pair of glasses is crafted meticulously and will not be dispensed to patients unless it passes their rigorous inspection.

Walter, Dr. Mann, Fred, Karen and Wanda

Focal Point’s Garden City Park location was opened in March of 1988. Since its inception, Dr. Alice Mann has been the optometrist there. She came to Focal Point in Garden City Park right out of SUNY College of Optometry. She graduated first in her class, and received several clinical awards at graduation. She has developed warm relationships with the patients of Focal Point over the years, and treats each one as if they were a family member. Dr Mann routinely updates her knowledge on the latest technologies and modalities in contact lenses, as well as general optometry. She is licensed to diagnose and treat ocular pathology as well. Her comprehensive examinations include a thorough refraction, binocular vision testing, eye health evaluation and glaucoma screening. Contact lenses are fit with the latest in materials and designs.

At Focal Point we strive to provide our patients with the latest innovations and technologies available. The entire staff attends continuing education classes in order to keep abreast of the latest products and materials available. All spectacle eyewear is hand finished and assembled in our on-premises laboratory by our skilled licensed opticians. We take pride in our workmanship and vast experience in the optical field.

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The new Hibachi Sushi Ya is the leading Japanese fusion eatery, with consistent and delectable dishes, very big-hearted portions, smooth service and affordable dazzling private parties with seating available for over 150.

The hibachi dining room is quite popular and the catering staff superb.

Considering the consistently perfect preparations and super raw materials, the easy prices on all services offered, are a gift.

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Eileen and Ronnie, the owners of Bobb Howard’s Auto Repair Shop and General Store, are a couple of baby boomers who grew up on Long Island playing hopscotch and hide-andseek, stickball and stoopball, flipping baseball cards and jacks, and playing hit the penny and spin the bottle...

This family owned and operated auto repair business was opened 71 years ago on Columbus Day, 1946, by Eileen’s parents. Today, as in 1946, old-time values continue to be followed they perform oil changes to motor changes, and everything in-between, and each automobile gets vacuumed, has its windows washed, and you get a “sweet treat” from their General Store too!

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They opened the General Store about 23 years ago, when Eileen, noticing the frenetic pace of today’s computerized world, decided it was time to go back to a simpler time, to have people remember what it felt like to be a “kid in a candy store” again, and go back to a time when games didn’t require batteries - a place where kids of all ages could come and browse and giggle with nostalgic memories. The store now has over 1000 retro candies and toys and ships

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Port native to give Puddle of Mudd at ‘concert for justice’ Emporium March 17 Port Washington native Solomon Hoffman and his ensemble, The Songwriter’s Orchestra, will present Chain’s Don’t Rattle Themselves: A Concert for Youth Justice at Landmark on Main Street on Sunday, March 12th at 4 p.m.

The concert is presented in collaboration with Herstory Writers Workshop, a Long Island-based organization that helps incarcerated people write down their stories.

New York is one of only two states in the country that prosecutes 16- and 17-year-olds as adults.

The Raise the Age campaign, begun in 2012, has been advocating for an end to this procedure and a new law that would provide teenagers with rehabilitative alternatives to adult prisons, reducing their likelihood of facing abuse and returning to prison later in life.

With strong momentum around the cause and support from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state assembly, 2017 may be a tipping point for this vital criminal justice reform campaign.

The concert will feature raw autobiographical stories shared by writers whose lives have been directly affected by this issue, as well as original songs adapted from their stories.

A poignant, but empowering event, Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves seeks to break through barriers of judgement and mobilize audiences to take direct action supporting the Raise the Age campaign for youth criminal justice reform in New York State.

Songwriters and performers participating include rapper Latasha Alcindor (a.k.a, L.A)., Brinae Ali (“Shuffle Along”), Olivia Harris, Zhailon Levingston (i LLA), John-Michael Lyles (Barrow Street’s “Sweeney Todd”), Taylor Simone (“Jazze Belle”), Britton Smith (“Shuffle Along”), and Allison Strong (“Mamma Mia”).

The title of the album is derived from Dathonie Pinto’s forthcoming book, Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves.

The event will feature stories developed by Herstory Writers Workshop, read by Pinto, Anjelique Wadlington, and more.

The project was conceived by Alex Hare and Hoffman, with direction by Hare, arrangements by Hoffman and co-produced by Harris.

Hoffman graduated from Schreiber High School in 2010 and went on to

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He has remained active in the Port Washington community by serving as conductor of the Port Summer Show from 2007-2015, founding and curating the Café Music series at Dolphin Bookshop, which will celebrate it’s fifth anniversary in June, as well as presenting concerts at Sands Point Preserve.

He currently works as an educator and musical director at the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore and freelances as an orchestrator and composer in New York City.

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Its members have trained at top music schools, including the Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, and the Eastman School of Music.

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On Friday, March 17, platinumselling rock band Puddle of Mudd will appear at The Emporium in Patchogue to kick off their St. Patrick’s Day celebration presented by Loaded Concerts.

After five albums, sold-out crowds, and more than a dozen radio hits, the band will be joined by The Masked Lovers-O El Amor, along with Saving Abel, Tantric, and Year of the Locust for a rocking show that will include a complimentary corned beef and cabbage dinner, plus plenty of Irish spirits.

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August 2001 saw the release of their major label debut, “Come Clean,” which was preceded by the independent release “Abrasive,” as they embarked on a European tour with Godsmack a month later before touring the U.S. as part of the Family Values 2001 tour alongside Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, and Staind.

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Your Big Break Knockout Round 2 Through March 12 Lost & Found: The Art of Assemblage LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Friday, March 10 at 8 p.m.

Broadway on main Street: Alice Ripley Sunday, March 11 at 4 p.m.

Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Spectrum of Hope Friday, March 17 at 8 p.m.

Sarah Jarosz Performs Saturday, March 18 at 8 p.m.

Alan Doyle & the Beautiful Gypsies Wednesday, March 22 at 2 p.m.

Art Presentation: The Renaissance Evolution Saturday, March 25 at 8 p.m.

Vinicius Cantuaria canta Antonio Carlos Jobim Saturday, April 8 at 8 p.m.

TV Medium Kim Russo PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM Coe Hall Historic House Museum 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-9200 • http://www.plantingfields. org Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m.

Music at the Mansion: Hot Club of Flatbush THE PARAMOUNT 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Saturday, March 11 at 8 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Rob Schneider Sunday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Dropkick Murphys with Special Guests-Blood or Whiskey & The Interupters Thursday, March 16 at 8 p.m.

Against Me! with Special Guests Mobina Galore & Typesetter Saturday, March 18 at 8 p.m.

House of Pain--25 Years of Jump Around Sunday, March 19 at 8 p.m.

The Paramount Tribute Series Presents: Led Zeppelin 2 — The Live Experience Thursday, March 23 at 8 p.m.

The Paramount Tribute Series Presents: Grateful Overkill — A Tribute to the Grateful Dead Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Joe DeGuardia’s STAR Boxing Presents “Rockin’ Fights 26” Saturday, March 25 at 8 p.m.

Trace Adkins Friday, March 31 at 8 p.m.

Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot — Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel Saturday, April 1 at 8 p.m. moe.Spring 2017 Tour LONG ISLAND CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City

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What Makes You Radiant? Come and join Javaka Steptoe, 2017 Caldecott Medal winning author and illustrator of Radiant Child, the story of young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Tim Kubart: Grammy Award-wunner Tim Kubart brings his Kids and Family Show to his native Long Island.

Ages 3 and up. Fee: $9 with museum admission ($7 LICM members) Saturday, March 18, 2-4 p.m.

Incredible Kid Day: This special holiday was created just for kids like you and is celebrated on the third Thursday in March.

Ages 3 and up. Free with museum admission Sunday, March 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Film Canister Rockets: Explore the reaction between two household kitchen ingredients in this explosive production of gas!

All ages. Free with museum admission MADISON THEATRE AT MOLLOY COLLEGE 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday, 12- 8 p.m. through April 12 The Frank & Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery at Malloy Presents... World War I: Image, Money and Propaganda—The Central Powers Tuesday, March 14, 6:30-9 p.m.

Building Your Future in STEM: From High School to College to Career Info: Division of Continuing Education, 516232-3550 or conted@molloy.edu Wednesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.

The Five Irish Tenors Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m.

Dancing Dream: A Tribute to ABBA Sunday, March 26, 1-6 p.m.

Word Up Long Island Lit Fest Saturday, April 8, 12-2 p.m.

Office of Student Affairs at Molloy College Presents... Easter Eggstravaganzia: Celebrate spring, take pictures with the Easter bunny and join arts, crafts, games and an Easter egg hunt.

At Public Square, Molloy College Adults free, $5 per child HUNTINGTON ARTS COUNCIL 213 Main Street, Huntington Thursday, March 16, 7-9 p.m.

Great Grants: Patrice Frank, Philanthropic Advisor and Development Professional for more than 30 years, will share skills needed for writing (and getting) that badly needed grant for your great project or performance.

Registration: $10 members and DEC grant applicants/$15 non-members, $20 at the door Thursday, March 30, 7-9 p.m.

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Ongoing Sculpture Park Walking Trails Gardens Events FILM Saturday, March 25-Sunday, July 9 Halston on Film: The exhibition Halston Style includes films and videos related to Halstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contributions to the world of fashion; films are screened at various times.

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Family Sundays at the Museum Sunday, April 23 Super Family Sunday Earth Day event THE DOLPHIN BOOK SHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 â&#x20AC;˘ www.thedolphinbookshop. com Fridays at 11 a.m.

Music & More: Marilyn & her guitar For children ages 2-4 Fridays, 7-9 p.m.

Cafe Music at The Dolphin Free admission Ongoing March 1-31 Happy Montessori Student Art Exhibit Saturday, March 11, 4-5:30 p.m.

Join local author Beth Ain for the launch of her book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Izzy Kline Has Butterflies,â&#x20AC;? a middle grade novel in verse so the event is perfect for the 3rd-5th grader in your life.

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Boys, Dogs & Chaos: Essays by Stephanie Kepke Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m.

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Art Explorations (ages 5-7), 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Sundays until March 26 Works on Paper Exhibit

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 â&#x20AC;˘ http://www.hmtcli.org Sunday, March 12, 12:30 p.m.

Film: No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Story Sunday, March 26, 2 p.m.

Performance: The Pirates of Penzance in Yiddish There is a suggested donation of $10 for each event.

COLD SPRING HARBOR FISH HATCHERY & AQUARIUM

1660 Rte. 25A, Cold Spring Harbor (516) 692-6768 â&#x20AC;˘ http://www.cshfishhatchery.org Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10-11 a.m.

Pollywog Adventures for Pre-Schoolers: Kids of all ages learn about the natural world.

Sunday, March 12 at 2 p.m.

Girl Scout Day: Girl Scouts wearing scouting uniforms receive a free one-hour tour Saturday, April 15, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Spring Egg Hunt: Tot garden, up to 2 years of age; General hunting grounds 3-8 years of age. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget your basket. No registration required.

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TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 â&#x20AC;˘ http://tillescenter.org Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m.

The Nassau Pops, under the direction of Maestro Louis Panacciulli, presents an upcoming performance for the benefit Cerebral Palsy of Nassau. The concert features Linda Eder, who has appeared as Lucy in the Broadway musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jekyll & Hydeâ&#x20AC;? and for sold-out crowds across the country and Europe.

Reserved seating: call Tilles Center Box Office, 516-299-3100 SANDS POINT PRESERVE CONSERVANCY 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point info@sandspointpreserve.org â&#x20AC;˘ 516.571.7901 Sunday, March 19, 10-10:45 a.m.

Spring Family Yoga Saturday, April 1, 8 p.m.

Lark Quartet Saturday, April 8, 10-11 a.m.

Spring Back!

CLARK BOTANIC GARDEN 193 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson (516) 484-2208 â&#x20AC;˘ http://clarkbotanic.org/ Sunday, March 19, 1 p.m.

Art: The Woman and the Garden Fireside Chat with Louise Cella Caruso $10 members; $12 non-members Sunday, March 26, 1 p.m.

Pruning Basics: Fireside Chat with Richard Weir III $10 members; $12 non-members

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Joan Osborne to play Landmark June 23 Landmark on Main Street will present Joan Osborne in concert at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater on Friday, June 23.

This is a return appearance by Osborne, whose previous shows at Landmark sold out.

This time she’s touring her new release, “Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan.”

Osborne has rightfully earned a reputation as one of the great voices of her generation — both as a commanding, passionate performer and a frank, emotionally evocative songwriter.

A multi-platinum selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy nominee, the soulful vocalist is a highly sought-after collaborator and guest performer who has performed alongside many notable artists, including Bob Dylan, Luciano Pavarotti, Stevie Wonder, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, and Mavis Staples, to name a few.

Osborne is widely known for her performance in the Grammy Award-winning documentary “Standing in the Shadows of Motown,” which received rave reviews from fans and critics alike.

Her album, “Bring It On Home,” reminded the singer of what music is all about.

“There’s a texture and richness to these songs that singers don’t have right away, that I didn’t have when I started out,” Osborne says. “But the more I’ve done this, the more tone and depth I’ve developed. This was the time. These songs, they’re a remedy—they get me out of my head. These songs put the music back in my heart and my soul.”

Osborne’s solo recording, “Love and Hate,” is one of the most personallycharged, creatively ambitious efforts of her two-decades-plus recording career.

“I feel like each song on this album talks about a different aspect of love,” she says. “Love isn’t just one thing; it encompasses faith, passion, power struggles, humor, anguish, spirituality, lust, anger, everything on that spectrum… so I tried to come up with songs that were about different aspects of this continuum. This record is like the novel that sat in the author’s drawer for 50 years… more than any record I’ve ever done, it felt like it needed the time to change and evolve and become what it was supposed to be.”

Tickets are on sale now to Friends of Landmark and to the general public through Landmark’s box office, 516-7676444, and online at www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.

Premium $50 (Friends $45), Select $45 (Friends $40), Standard $40 (Friends $35).

All ticket prices include a $2 facilities fee for capital improvements.

This concert is sponsored by The Inn at Great Neck.

Landmark on Main Street is grateful for the support of their Roots Rock series sponsors, Hicks Nurseries and WFUV Public Radio.

Their 2016-17 season is made possible thanks to their Partners in Performing Arts: Harding Real Estate, Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation, Peter A. Forman Charitable Foundation, Town of North Hempstead and Winthrop University Hospital.

A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 51 Adults: $6; Kids, ages 3-12: $4; Seniors 65 and up and children under 3: Free NYCB THEATRE AT WESTBURY: THE NORTHWELL HEALTH CONCERT SERIES 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5205 • http://www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, March 17, 8 p.m.

Johnny Rivers & The Lovin’ Spoonful Saturday, March 18, 8 p.m.

Jay Leno Friday, March 24, 8 p.m.

Sirius XM Presents: Bob Saget Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m.

The Temptations & The Four Tops Sunday, March 26, 8 p.m.

Larry the Cable Guy THE WHALING MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor (631) 367-3418 • http://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org Children’s Events: Saturday, March 11, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Irish Pirates: Learn about pirates from the past who ruled the seas.

For mateys ages 6-12. Regular admission + $5 craft fee Sunday, March 12,11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Girls Scouts Day: Half-off admission for girl scouts in uniform that day.

Adult Events: Monday, March 13, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Making Memories By the Sea: Craft-based program for visitors living with dementia and their care partners. $10 (partners free). Members $5. Registration required.

ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516)877-4000 • www.aupac.adelphi.edu Sunday, March 12 at 3 p.m.

The Habana Boys Friday, March 24 at 8 p.m.

The Hillbenders: The Who’s Tommy, A Bluegrass Opry Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m.

Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly Tuesday, March 28-Friday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 1 at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 2 at 2 p.m.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Community Calendar HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH 500 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park Saturday, March 11, 6-11 p.m.

7th Annual “Oldies Concert” featuring “The Acchords” & “Stardust” Air personality “Don K. Reed” to MC the show Dinner, dancing and concert $35/ticket-$40 at the door Contact: Dolores Santangelo for tickets, 516-903-6630 NEW HYDE PARK ELK’S LODGE 901 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park Tuesday, March 21 at 7 p.m.

New Hyde Park Does’ Presents Bingo Supermarket $8 admission. Includes 1 regular & special bingo card. Coffee and cake will be served.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL 186 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola Saturday, May 6 from 4 to 8 p.m. $ 15 per person includes hot and cold buffet, cookies and coffee. Cash bar racing games 50/50 raffle. Downstairs in Members Lounge.

Contact: Tom Kelly, 516-414-2229 or tomkelly11501@gmail.com CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 300 Hillside Drive South, New Hyde Park Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Flea market and craft fair held every second Saturday of the month from March through November.

For more information and to participate as a vendor, call 516-446-0570 or email: clcnhpoutreach@gmail.com HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY’S 19TH ANNUAL

IRISH FESTIVAL At the Mack Physical Education Center, located on the University’s North Campus Sunday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Irish Festival celebrates the Irish gifts of music, food and culture to America.

There will be a number of music and dance performances throughout the day, as well as activities for children, craft vendors and authentic Irish food. Returning entertainment includes Guest Master of Ceremonies Tony Jackson (WRHU, 88.7FM, Hofstra University), the McLean Avenue Band, the Black Velvet Band, and the Hirten Irish Dancers. Admission: $6 for adults; $5 for senior citizens 65 and older; Free for children under 12; free for members of the Hofstra community upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.

For more information, call 516-463-6582 or visit hofstra.edu/festivals AMERICAN LEGION HALL 730 Willis Ave., Williston Park Sunday, March 12 from 3 to 7 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance. The event will feature a traditional corned beef dinner, an open bar, music and dacning. $40 per person donation.

Contact: Ellen Randle, 516-270-3876 or Christine Horvath, 516-248-4103 THE VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m.

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Winter Social At the American Legion Hall 730 Willis Ave., Williston Park WALT WHITMAN BIRTHPLACE HISTORIC SITE

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Community Calendar cont’d 246 Old Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station Thursday, March 30 (all day) 31st Annual Student Poetry Contest. Theme: dreams. Write a poem using Walt Whitman’s theme, “I dream’d in a dream.” Entries must be postmarked by Friday, March 17. Awards will be distributed on Sunday, June 4, 12-2 p.m.

For more info., go to www.waltwhitman.org Friday, April 7 at 6 p.m.

Walking with Whitman: Patricia Sears Jones THE CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR 1901 Northern Blvd., Manhasset Monday, March 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

“An Understanding of Jesus in His Jewish Context” Scholar and author Amy-Jill Levine, Ph.D., will lead the workshop.

REACH OUT AMERICA PRESENTS Thursday, April 6 at 6:45 p.m.

Film Documentary: “The Waiting Room”: An American hospital’s struggle to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.

At the Main Branch of the Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue.

HARBOR CHILD CARE PRESENTS CASINO NIGHT At VFW Hall, 155 Searingtown Road, Albertson Friday, March 10, 7-11 p.m.

This is the 2017 spring fundraiser. $95 per person. Includes open bar, hors d’oeuvres, buffet & $500 in gaming chips.

Register online at www.harborchildcare.org/ events or call 516-248-9855 ETHICAL HUMANIST SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND 38 Old Country Road, Garden City Wednesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Free College Planning & Admissions Workshop Open to students and parents alike, this forum will explore topics, such as choosing a college that’s the “best” fit for you, the intricacies and nuances of the college application and admissions process, creating a compelling college essay, and paying for that college degree.

Register at www.tfaforms.com/319156 or www.collegeconnect.info Sunday, March 26 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Protecting Vulnerable Communities: Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas will speak on the topic, “A Modern Approach to Doing Justice” The talk is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 516-741-7304 or go to ehs.org PROJECT INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP TRIVIA CHALLENGE Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

Last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

Havana Central Restaurant Roosevelt Field, Garden City.

For more info, call (516) 676- 1976.

SID JACOBSON JCC 300 Forest Drive East Hills, 11548 www.sjjcc.org/jll.

Fridays Shababa Fridays, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

General Exercise Group for All cancer Survivors, 12:30-1:15 p.m.

Discussion Group for All Cancer Survivors, 1:15-2 p.m.

Sundays Gentle Yoga for All Cancer Survivors, 9:3010:30 a.m.

Mondays News Behind the News, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Eat, Chat, Move!, 12:15-1:45 p.m.

Tuesdays Mah Jongg Clinic, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Tuesday Lectures, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Swim Program for Strength & Wellness, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 7-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays Knitzvah: Knitting for a Cause, 12-2 p.m.

Taste of Torah, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Thursdays Games Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Meditation, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

THE ADELPHI NY STATEWIDE BREAST CANCER HOTLINE & SUPPORT PROGRAM At the Adelphi School of Social Work 1 South Ave., Garden City Mondays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Support for Caregivers of People with Breast Cancer Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

Young Women’s Support Group, Under 40 All groups are facilitated by a social worker.

Info.: 516-877-4314 or the Breast Cancer Hotline, 800-877-8077 PORT WASHINGTON SENIOR CENTER 80 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington The first and third Tuesday of every month from 2-3 p.m.

Caregiver Support Group Info.: 311 or 516-869-6311 WINTHROP-UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 200 Old Country Road, Suite 250 Mineola, NY 11501 Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Urology Free Support Group Meetings will be held quarterly, beginning Wednesday, March 8 At the Winthrop Wellness Pavillion 1300 Franklin Avenue, Garden City Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Neuroscience Free Support Group Huntington’s Disease – 2nd Monday of the month Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Room G-013 Winthrop-University Hospital’s Center for Cancer Care Head and Neck Cancer Patient Support Group 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML5 Garden City Third Monday of the month, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

WINTHROP’S RESEARCH & ACADEMIC CENTER 101 Mineola Boulevard At the corner of Second Street in Mineola Thursday, March 16 at 7 p.m.

From Frazzled to Fabulous: A Stress & Relaxation Workshop for Women Admission is free. To register, call 516-663-

8300 or email inspiringwomen@winthrop. org Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m.

Getting Your Daughters Ready for College Event is $25 per person and includes light buffet. Seating is limited and registration is required by calling 516-663-2609.

Wednesday, March 29 at 7 p.m.

Parkinson’s Disease: An Update with Nora Chan, MD ST. ALOYSIUS SOCIABLES OF GREAT NECK Wednesday, March 22 at 1 p.m.

At the Jolly Fisherman restaurant 25 Main St., Roslyn Lunch and socializing. Cost: Price of meal Call John Hyland, 516-482-3795, for reservations.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN/ LAKEVILLE SECTION Monday, March 27 at 12 p.m.

At Clinton G. Martin Park 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park Meeting and talk with speaker Herb Norman, who will discuss old-time radio shows Call 718-343-6222 for more information.

TEMPLE JUDEA OF MANHASSET 333 Searingtown Rd. Manhasset (516) 6218049 temple-judea.com Mondays and Tuesdays at 12 p.m. and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Three Days of Duplicate Bridge

Microsoft Word Intermediate Class Tuesday, March 14 Women’s Support Group Wednesday, March 15 at 6 p.m.

Microsoft PowerPoint Class Wednesday, March 15 at 7 p.m.

Microsoft Excel Class Thursday, March 16 at 2 p.m.

Job Club Monday, March 20 at 6 p.m.

Microsoft Word Basic Class Monday, March 20 at 7 p.m.

Microsoft Word Intermediate Class Tuesday, March 21 at 6 p.m.

Free Legal Clinic Wednesday, March 22 at 6 p.m.

Microsoft PowerPoint Class Wednesday, March 22 at 7 p.m.

Microsoft Excel Class Thursday, March 23 at 2 p.m.

Job Club Tuesday, March 28 Women’s Support Group Thursday, March 30 at 2 p.m.

Job Club Saturday, April 29 at 12 p.m.

30th Year Anniversary Celebration Luncheon At Douglaston Manor, 63-20 Commonwealth Blvd., Douglaston TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM 401 Roslyn Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-621-2288 Saturday, March 11 and 25 at 10:45 a.m.

Mini Minyan: stories, songs, dance, snacks

REAP (Retired, Energetic and Active People) The Adult Education Center of Great Neck 20 Cumberland Road, Great Neck Tuesday, March 21 at 9 a.m.

Discussion: “The Healthiest Village in Africa” presented by Libby Lashansky Tuesday, March 21 at 10 a.m.

General meeting: Rudy Kahn will present “My Opinion” followed by Carlos Rivera, wh will discuss “The Crime Situation in Great Neck” Tuesday, March 21 at 11:30 a.m.

Lunch followed by a 12:30 current events roundtable led by Les Penner Tuesday, March 21 at 1 p.m.

Short Story Club Tuesday, March 28 at 1 p.m.

Book and Fitness Club

ST. FRANCES PREP’S MUSIC DEPARTMENT 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd., Fresh Meadows Friday, March 31 at 7:45 p.m.

Annual Jazz and Pop Concert, featuring its four top-tier ensembles: the jazz band, the honors percussion ensemble, the chamber choir and the chamber orchestra. $5 tickets sold at the door.

CENTER FOR THE WOMEN OF NEW YORK Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens Class cost: $10 donation per class Monday, March 13 at 6 p.m.

Microsoft Word Basic Class Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

USMMA MEMORIAL CHAPEL 300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m.

The Great Neck Choral Society presents one of Beethoven’s only two masses, his glorious Mass in C, as well as his Hallelujah from Mount of Olives and Brahms’ Schicksalslied

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR 12 Franklin Ave., Port Washington Saturday, April 1, 6-10 p.m.

Pasta dinner and silent auction night.

Tickets are $25/adult and $15/child under 12 and may be purchased at the door or by contacting the church office, 516-767-0603 or lcosoffice@optimum.net.

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Habana Boys bring Ex U.N. ambassador Cuban sound to Adelphi to speak at Emanuel Direct from Havana on their North American debut tour, the Habana Boys deliver an afternoon of high-energy international music on Sunday, March 12 at 3:00 p.m. on the Westermann Stage, Concert Hall, Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave. in Garden City, New York.

The Habana Boys is a group of four classically-trained singers and their band who are best described as a mix of “Jersey Boys meets Il Divo…with Cuban seasoning.”

Their program will feature music from opera to Broadway (including West Side

Story and Guys & Dolls), Motown and pop hits (including hits from The Temptations, Ben E. King, Jackie Wilson, Gloria Estefan and Buena Vista Social Club) — and of course, Latin hits from their home in Cuba.

This exciting afternoon of music is not to be missed.

The public is also invited to a free reception on March 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., following the concert at AUPAC featuring an exhibition by Adelphi student Daniel McElroy highlighting what Cuban life is like through art titled Centros Comunitarios Cubanos, Cuban Community Centers.

The fifth season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel continues on Sunday, March 19 at 3 p.m. with a talk by former Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering entitled “The World Today: Challenges and Opportunities.”

Pickering is Vice Chairman of Hills & Company.

He served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1997-2000) and as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, and Jordan.

He also was the U.S. Ambassador and Rep-

resentative to the United Nations in New York, where he led the U.S. effort to build a coalition in the UN Security Council during and after the first Gulf War. Pickering has held additional positions in Tanzania, Geneva, and Washington, including as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans, Environmental and Scientific Affairs and as Special Assistant to Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry A. Kissinger.

After retiring from the State Department in 2000, Pickering joined The Boeing Company as Senior Vice President, International Relations and member of the Executive Council.

He serves on a number of not-for-profit boards.

Pickering holds degrees from Bowdoin College, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the University of Melbourne and speaks French, Spanish, and Swahili fluently and also Arabic, Hebrew and Russian.

Following his remarks, there will be a Q&A and refreshments.

Tickets are $20 or 2 for $35. For further information about subscription discounts and to purchase tickets, call 516-482-5701.

Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

Bossa nova icon to play at Landmark Brazilian singer, guitarist, composer, drummer, and percussionist, Vinicius Cantuaria is an internationally-known musician in the worlds of bossa nova and jazz.

Born in Manaus, Amazonas, he grew up in Rio de Janeiro, where he was a pioneer of neo-Brazilian music.

After six successful records, including 1996’s powerful “Sol na Cara,” Cantuaria moved to New York in the mid-’90s.

He then became one of the most important downtown New York figures, blending the rich history of Brazilian music with jazz, avant-garde and pop.

Although he is active in the New York City jazz scene, Cantuaria will be making his first appearance on Long Island at Landmark on Main on Saturday, March 25 at 8 p.m., where he will be performing the music of legendary Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos.

His current concert program is drawn from his recent recording, Vinicius Canta Antonio Carlos Jobim (Sunnyside, 2015).

The music of Brazil has left a treasure trove of unparalleled compositional gems, none as beloved as the catalog of Jobim.”

A genius in utilizing the cool of jazz, the seductiveness of Brazil and the words of a poet, Jobim has left a wake that has rocked the musical world with the spawning of the bossa nova movement.

All contemporary Brazilian musicians are indebted to Jobim so it is only natural

that one of the most important Brazilian voices of the past two decades perform a tribute.

On Vinicius Canta Antonio Carlos Jobim, Cantuaria performs the work of Tom Jobim solo and with the help of some truly amazing co-conspirators, including guitarist Bill Frisell and pianist and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

His compositions “Lua e Estrela” and “So Voce” are MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) classics that sold over 3 million copies each in the 1980s and 90s.

Despite this success, Cantuaria left the Brazilian pop scene in 1994 and moved to Brooklyn in an effort to redefine the art form of bossa nova, which he so desperately loves.

The results are a captivating nova

bossa nova, which is deeply influenced by his music heroes, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Bill Evans and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

In New York, he became a sought-after percussionist, guitarist, singer and muse by bold-faced names from jazz and the avantgarde to pop.

Many of them — from David Byrne to Jesse Harris, Melody Gardot to Norah Jones, and Caetano Veloso to Arto Lindsay — have, in turn, been eager to guest-star on Cantuaria’s own releases.

Best known among his extra-curricular efforts are his collaborations with Frisell in a duo and concert program that resulted in the recording, Lagrimas Mexicanas (Naïve, 2011), and as a member of the Grammynominated jazz-meets-world music quartet “The Intercontinentals”.

Cantuaria’s almost instantaneous cult star status in New York City was no mere lucky break.

He arrived with just the right resume at a time when the sounds of Brazil past and present were increasingly attracting curious musicians and audiences.

In New York, he released nine internationally acclaimed studio albums, including “Sol Na Cara: (Gramavision, 1996), “Tucuma” (Verve, 1999), “Vinicius” (Sony, 2002), “Horse & Fish” (Rykodisc, 2004), “Silva: (Rykodisc, 2005), “Cymbals” (Naïve, 2007), “Samba Carioca” (Naïve, 2010), “Lagrimas Mexicanas” (Naïve, 2011), and “Indio De Apartamento” (Naïve, 2013).

In 2014, he returned to live in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, where he recorded Vinicius Canta Antonio Carlos Jobim.

In 2017, Cantuaria will release a project dedicated to the rivers of the Amazon, entitled “Sounds of the Rivers”.

With critically acclaimed concert performances at some of the most prestigious festivals and concert halls including the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland, Jazz A Vienne in France, the Blue Note in Tokyo, the Vancouver Jazz Festival in Canada, the Blue Note in New York, the SF Jazz Center in San Francisco, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and the Barbican and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Cantuaria continues to wow audiences throughout the world.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Press Club hosts community journalism talk The Press Club of Long Island announced last week that it will host a panel discussion, “Why a Community Newspaper Is a Great Place to Start — and Make — a Career in Journalism,” on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m.

The discussion will take place at Herald Community Newspapers’ offices located at 2 Endo Blvd. in Garden City.

The Press Club will provide pizza before the talk.

The event will be particularly helpful for student journalists and young reporters at the start of the careers who want to better understand newspapering, as well as make industry connections.

Among the speakers will be: Moderator: Bill Bleyer, a PCLI Hall of Famer and a former president of the group, who is currently its treasurer.

Bleyer began his more than three-decade career as an editor of a community newspaper — the historic Oyster Bay Guardian — before becoming one of Newsday’s most respected writers.

In his retirement, Bleyer has published a number of books on the people and places of Long Island through The History Press, and he is an adjunct journalism and economics professor at Hofstra University, his alma mater.

• Steven Blank, a past president and current board member of the New York Press Associa-

tion, and editor and publisher of Blank Slate Media, which produces six award-winning weekly newspapers on Nassau County’s North Shore.

Previously, he was a daily newspaper editor and reporter for the Daily Record of Morristown, N.J., the Post-Standard in Syracuse and the Kansas City Star.

He purchased two newspapers — the Bayside Times and Little Neck Ledger — in 1989 and grew the group to 16 papers.

He sold it to News Corporation in 2006.

• Scott Brinton, a PCLI Hall of Famer and board member, and executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers, which pub-

lishes 18 award-winning weekly papers in Nassau County.

He is also an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University and formerly a freelance feature writer for Newsday and photographer for The New York Times.

• Carolyn James, a PCLI Hall of Famer and past president of the organization, and editor and publisher of three awardwinning weekly newspapers in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

She is also an adjunct journalism instructor at Hofstra University and Freedom Information chairwoman for the Society of Professional Journalists.

And she is a former regional director for the Society of Pro-

fessional Journalists and a former freelance writer for The New York Times.

• Stephany Reyes, editor of the East Meadow Herald, and formerly a reporter for the Merrick Herald.

At Herald Community Newspapers, she makes ample use of her Spanish language skills.

She is formerly the copy editor and a contributing writer for The Oswegonian, the student newspaper of SUNY Oswego, and an intern and contributing writer for I Heart Corp.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism, creative writing and English from SUNY Oswego.

Bill Bleyer

Steve Blank

Scott Brinton

Carolyn James

Stephany Reyes

Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island Announces New Practice in Hewlett, NY Respected ophthalmologist Martin Weinhoff MD joins OCLI at the new location Westbury, NY (March 1, 2017) – Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (OCLI) is excited to announce they have purchased a new location to better serve the Nassau County community. As of March 1, 2017, OCLI will have a practice in Hewlett. The practice is located at 1705 Broadway. As part of this expansion, OCLI is also excited to announce that wellrespected ophthalmologist Martin Weinhoff, MD, is joining the highly trained ophthalmologists and optometrists at OCLI. He will be practicing out of the Hewlett location.

Dr. Weinhoff is a boardcertified ophthalmologist who has been practicing for over 40 years. He earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois, College of Medicine

and went on to complete an internship at Montefiore Medical Center. He completed his residency in ophthalmology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Weinhoff served in the U.S. Public Health Service.

Dr. Weinhoff is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

He has active hospital affiliations at Franklin General, Montefiore Hospital Center, and St. Johns Episcopal Hospital.

“I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining Long Island’s preeminent ophthalmology practice, Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island. Our shared vision is to provide exceptional individualized care to each

patient in an environment that is caring, respectful and comfortable. I am looking forward to the future with OCLI,” Weinhoff stated.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Weinhoff, or any of the board-certified ophthalmologists at OCLI, please visit OCLI.net or call 1.866.SEE.OCLI (1.866.733.6254).

About Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (OCLI) is a renowned, multi-specialty eye care group that offers a wide range of eye care services. OCLI strives to have each patient treated by one of the nation’s most highly skilled and qualified specialists. Each physician at OCLI is boardcertified with extensive

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Williston Park Library The library is not accepting donations until further notice. Do not put them in the return bins outside the library. If you have books to donate, please contact The Book Fairies, a wonderful non-profit in Freeport: www. thebookfairies.org.

Here are some new arrivals to the library:

Duplicity by Ingrid Thoft Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin Drowning Tides

by Karen Harper Louise’s Lies by Sarah Shaber I Liked My Wife by Abby Fabiaschi

Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins Unbanking of America by Lisa Servon

ADULT PROGRAMS: Zumba, Saturdays, March 11 & 18, 9 a.m. in the library. $5 per class.

Circulation Desk.

Book Discussion: Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Copies of the book are available at the

AARP Safe Driving Course Wednesday, March 22, 8 a.m.2:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. $20 for AARP members; $25 for nonmembers. please make your check payable to AARP. Sign

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up at the circulation desk.

Tiny Tykes Wednesdays, March 1-April 5 at 10:15-11:30 a.m. or 11:30-12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall.

Children ages 1 1/2-5 years are welcome. $45 fee due atvregistration.

East Williston Library EVENING BOOK CLUB: “Runner” by Patrick Lee. The group will meet on Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m.

and NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The passes are available to East Williston Library cardholders. Each family pass (2 adults and children under 18 years old) may be borrowed for a 3 day period. Passes may be reserved in advance.

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS

LEARNING EXPRESS

DAYTIME BOOK CLUB: “Our Souls at Night” by Kent Haruf .The group will meet on Tuesday, March 14 at 1:30 p.m.

LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you succeed. The various “Learning Centers” offer the information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated

to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday & Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Photo identification required. Documents to be notarized must be signed at

time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed. Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.

COLLECTION ON DISPLAY: The East Williston Library Friends invite you to view an exhibit of antique film cameras and darkroom items,

now on display in the Village Hall. Concurrently, in the library display table, there is information about digital cameras, memory card usage and a video link to aid users of iPhone cameras. Thanks to Margaret Casella, Anne Messina and Carla Strauss. View these displays until the end of February.

Mineola Public Library AARP FREE TAX HELP Wednesdays through April 12 at 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For middle and low income taxpayers--special attention to taxpayers age 60 and older. Registration at the Reference Desk or by calling 516-746-8488 x2.

Please note walk-ins will not be admitted.

JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

March 11: Online Job Search & Resume Writing March 18: Create, Format & Email Your Resume March 25: Job Search & Interviewing Techniques.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Baker Towers by Jennifer Haigh YOGA CLASSES Mondays, March 13, 27 and April 3, 10, 7-8:15 p.m.

CHI KUNG (QIGONG)

MEDITATION CLASSES Tuesdays, March 14, 21 and 28, April 4, 11, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

HEARTFULNESS MEDITATION WORKSHOPS Wednesdays, March 15, 22 and 29, 7-8:15 p.m.

In a few minutes, you will learn how to relax and feel

the lightness and joy of your true nature. Location: Community Room ADULT ZUMBA Saturdays, April 1, 8, 22 and 29, 10:15-11 a.m.

CONCERT: THE FLYING IVORIES Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m..

Dueling pianos are bringing

the party to the library.

DANCE INDIA WITH THE AJNA DANCE COMPANY Saturday, April 8 at 2 p.m.

Traditional Indian dancers will present various styles of dance and have you up on your feet to learn the basics.

Shelter Rock Library Chess Program Teens will assist children, who already know how to play chess, in playing a game.

This is a chance to improve your chess game and unerstand the importance of each piece. You will earn community credit.

For viewing hours and directions, please contact The Shelter Rock Public Library at 516-2487363.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Herricks excels Read-a-thon aids charity at music fest A total of 33 Herricks High School students attended the Berklee Jazz Festival, where they achieved excellent results for their performances under the direction of teachers Geoff Taylor and James Ludwig.

Senior Adam Cordero was named Superior Overall Musician, and the Jazz Combo, Jazz Choir and Jazz Ensemble groups all placed within the top ten in their classes.

Cordero was selected for the Superior Overall Musician title from among more than 300 outstanding jazz musicians from the entire east coast.

Cordero plays the plays the clarinet, bassoon and the saxophone and has earned numerous awards and distinctions.

Earlier this school year, he was selected to the National Association for Music Education’s Eastern Division Honors Festival, Music for All National Festival’s Honor Orchestra of America and the New York State School Music Association’s AllState Festival.

He was also recognized as a scholar artist by the Long Island Arts Alliance for music.

The Jazz Combo students placed fourth for their performances of Hank Mobley’s “Git Go Blues,” Joe Henderson’s “Recorda Me” and “Hourglass,” a

Herricks Middle School sixth-graders read more than 500,000 pages for their annual Community Service ReadA-Thon Project, which raised funds for the Ronald McDonald House in New Hyde Park.

The facility is a non-profit organization that relies on the generosity of others to provide a home away from home for families with children who need medical attention from Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

This year, the students raised close to $12,000 with the generosity of families and friends who sponsored them.

In appreciation of its support, the school was provided with a plaque from the Ronald McDonald House in honor of the

piece written by Cordero.

Jazz Choir earned ninthplace for their presentation of Johnny Mercer’s and Hoagy Carmichael’s “Skylark,” Clifford Brown’s “Sandu” and “Mean to Me,” transcribed from a Billie Holiday recording.

The Herricks Jazz Ensemble achieved 10th place for their deliveries of Hank Mobley’s “High and Flighty,” Pat Metheny’s “Something to Remind You” and Yma Sumac’s “Goomba Boomba.”

Additionally, Cordero, James Chun, Julia Everitt, Julia Feldman, Michael Paciullo, Sean Park, Jon Sanelli, Kyla Surajbaliylor and Luna Tomaszewski performed solos.

Mineola High library wins $8K

sixth grade.

“We are grateful for this recognition and hope to strengthen the meaning behind ‘community service’ with our students,” Herricks Middle School Chairperson

of Guidance Gina Horton said.

“Thanks to all the families, students and staff who have continually supported our Ronald McDonald mission!”

Author visits Searingtown Searingtown Elementary School in the Herricks school district hosted an author visit with one of the students’ favorite children’s writers, Dan Gutman.

Gutman has written 130 books encompassing a variety of children relatable stories including the series “My Weird School,” “Baseball Card Adventures,” “The Genius Files,” “Flashback Four” and the picture book series “Rappy the Raptor.”

On Feb. 17, Mr. Gutman read grade levelappropriate books to Searingtown students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Concluding each read aloud, he held a Q&A session, during which students asked questions about becoming an author and the writing, creativity and thinking processes it takes to create a book.

Additionally, Gutman had lunch with 10 students in the library who won the “Dine with Dan” essay contest.

Contest winners were selected for exceptionally explaining why they should be invited to lunch with Gutman.

During lunch, Gutman engaged students in conversations about future story ideas.

Raising money by jumping Mineola High School’s library media specialist Jeffrey Applebaum won the library an $8,000 prize by winning the popular vote in the Follett Challenge.

Over the past few months, he has transformed the library into a place of learning, discovery and exploration.

To showcase this transformation, he entered the library in the Follett Challenge, which is a national contest that allows school libraries to highlight their uniqueness. To apply, Appelbaum had to submit a comprehensive video highlighting the innovations, as well as an extensive write-up.

On Feb. 8, students at Searingtown School jumped rope for a good cause by participating in Jump Rope for Heart.

The students raised more than $12,500 for the American Heart Association, which funds research, programs and education to fight heart disease and stroke, the nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers.

“I’m so pleased with the success of this year’s event,” said Diane Pasatieri, the school’s Jump Rope for Heart coordinator.

“We had a lot of fun, and the kids enjoyed learning about the importance of physical activity and how they can play a role in saving lives.”

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Vigilant, Alert offer best ambulance service

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hat ever happened to “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”?

Notwithstanding that old fashioned but still reliable advice, some of our peninsula’s village mayors (representing Great Neck, Saddle Rock and Kings Point) are desperately trying to take away from their residents one of the few peninsula services that everyone knows they can rely on: the Alert and Vigilant ambulance and EMS services.

Our volunteer (repeat that to yourself, volunteer, ambulance responders have for decades provided all of us with what is arguably the best ambulance service on Long Island.

There may be some, during high emergency situations, who thought the service could have been faster, but then think about the prospect of sharing that high emergency situation with the much bigger area that Northwell would need to serve.

Think busy signal — which no one has ever gotten from the Alerts or the Vigilants.

To take away such an excellent service — free to residents — repeat: free to

residents — in order to give it to Northwell (of all megamedical creations) — makes no community-minded sense whatsoever.

Northwell is the new medical conglomerate, sucking up doctors, labs, therapists, computerized records, you name it, that used to be North Shore Hospital.

If you had not been there recently, let me remind you: North Shore Hospital is the infamously unclean facility that could not even keep patient bathrooms clean. (Just ask me: I know.)

I suppose the complaints mounted up so high over the years that there was no way to dig themselves out from their own disregard that there was no way out except to…change the name! Just sweep all those bad habits under the old rug and put down a new covering right over the old, lumpy mess.

And Presto: Northwell was born, clean and new.

Except the same bad habits that existed before the name change are now just orphan complaints for which no one is responsible.

Setting aside the individual doctors, have you ever tried

to get an answer from someone in Northwell’s administration?

If you have, then you know the predictable barriers that are thrown in your way: endless voice mail, confusing prompts, disappearing customer service reps who are there one day but not the next, and so forth.

Now, take out your individual crystal ball and see what happens to your ambulance request if Northwell is put in charge.

The same medical monolith you can’t penetrate now says it can provide a level of emergency ambulance service comparable to what you’d expect from your next door neighbors in the Alerts and Vigilants.

But if this idea is so transparently preposterous, why are three of our villages following the demands of their individual mayors rather than their residents?

Of course the mayors all say: blah, blah, blah to save on taxes — but somehow those claims are never followed by an actual lowering of taxes.

To lower taxes did the village of Kings Point ever con-

sider accepting the decision of the courts to stop grabbing acres of Kings Point Park?

No: hundreds of thousands of dollars went into that hole, never to be seen again.

But the same mayor thinks to save tax dollars by pushing the costs of your ambulance service onto your insurance policy.

The mayor of Great Neck likewise is dreaming of a glorious new Village Hall, completely unwanted by village residents, while he tries to pinch a few of your pennies by shifting the cost of ambulance service onto your insurance policies. And to all of these mayors I say: What happens to us if our insurance companies say they won’t cover all or part of the ambulance charges?

You know that answer: We will be billed directly for that cost.

Judging by the rates being charged by Northwell for the use of various equipment, tests, personnel (non-doctor), etc., I think we can all foresee that insurance companies will resist paying Northwell’s top dollar charges for ambulance equipment and personnel.

And you and I will be stuck

paying the overages, that is if we are lucky enough to have insurance in the first place.

We are so fortunate to have the Alerts and Vigilants in our community.

Whether through their fire fighting efforts, EMS training or ambulance services, these volunteers have always stood by their neighbors.

For some of our mayors to even consider denying us this life-saving benefit is simply unconscionable.

Our residents’ lives depend on the immediate availability of these services.

We can’t wait while Northwell’s larger geographic responsibilities put other communities ahead of our emergency calls.

If you live in Great Neck, Saddle Rock or Kings Point, please take the advice in Judy and Joseph Rosenthal’s excellent letter of March 3rd: Email Mayor Bral at: PBral@village of greatneck.org Email Mayor Levy at: info@saddlerockny.gov Email Mayor Kalnick at: info@villageofkingspoint.,org Elizabeth Allen Great Neck

Tax relief talks must involve school districts

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dam Haber’s “All Things Political” column of March 3, makes several suggestions as to how New York State and local governments can save money for the overburdened taxpayers.

I would submit the following; without addressing the major tax we face that being local school district taxes which account for 65 percent

of our total property tax obligation we are never going to accomplish any significant tax relief.

Mr. Haber who I respect highly, talks about saving $100,000 on busing which represents less than 1 percent of the Roslyn budget.

He is not in favor of combining districts not mentioning that Long Island has 124 school districts all with highly

paid superintendents, staff etc.

He does not mention the unsustainable pension obligations with the average New York State teacher. Long Island teachers pension are at or near $90,000.

He does not mention that the New York State School Boards Association has advocated for many years now the reform of the Triborough Amendment.

They state “Reform the Triborough Amendment to eliminate automatic step increase and lane increases for school employees during expired contractual periods.

This will support school district efforts to obtain savings and greater instructional effectiveness during the collective bargaining process.”

Mr. Haber does not address classroom innovation includ-

ing online education which would require unconventional ideas, foresight, thoughtfulness, and dedication to student learning.

Long term, this innovation can greatly expand student achievement and at the same time create impressive cost savings.

Hank Ratner Port Washington

GOP health care plan gives power to insurers Continued from Page 16 which will result in 10 million people in 31 states losing health insurance.

The Republicans want to end the 90 percent reimbursement to states and go back to 50 percent.

An added zinger, just for good measure, is that the plan ends federal funding for

Planned Parenthood. Gotcha!

Trump proposes to cure the cost problem making it possible to buy insurance across state lines, without saying how that would actually reduce the cost of the premium, under the pretext that “competition” will lower the cost.

Republicans are shoving

this through with the fiction that Obamacare is failing and unsustainable, without actual evidence or taking into account how Republicans have sabotaged the implementation, and without any analysis whatsoever of the impacts on the public — the costs, how many millions would lose insurance or be underinsured

(which is the biggest problem now) of their plan.

Obamacare is not socialized medicine but the epic failure of the Republican plan, which more than restores ultimate control over people’s lives and quality of life to forprofit companies, employers and abusive spouses, will ultimately result in a true univer-

sal, Medicare-for-all, singlepayer system.

Trouble is, that won’t happen for decades more, and not until after hundreds of thousands of people have died needlessly, prematurely after suffering miserably, for lack of access to timely, affordable, quality health care.

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Agency fights hurt LaGuardia project

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ov. Cuomo continues to be overly optimistic concerning building a train to the plane for LaGuardia Airport.

Success for this project is dependent upon the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MTA working well together.

Sixteen years after 9/11, the Cortland Street World Trade Center No.1 IRT subway station is still several years away from being back in service.

If there are no new delays, perhaps the station will reopen by December 2018.

The Port Authority and MTA fought for years over budget, funding sources, scope and schedule.

Construction for the MTA portion of the project just started in 2015.

Everyone has long forgotten that the successful Port Authority Air Train, which currently runs between the LIRR Jamaica Station and Kennedy Airport, was supposed to continue proceeding north along the Van Wyck Expressway and connect with LaGuardia Airport.

The Port Authority did not have sufficient funding to complete the original full scope of the project.

This original extension to LaGuardia Airport could also have connected with the LIRR and No. 7 subway line at the Mets-Willets Point Station.

Construction primarily within existing highway right of way would have eased any local community opposition from those who owned homes and or businesses adjacent to the route.

Too bad the Port Authority choose instead to spend billions in non-transportation investments during this same time period instead of completing the Air Train to LaGuardia Airport.

The estimated cost of $450 million for construction of LaGuardia Air Train is just a concept based upon a planning feasibility study.

Over two years have passed since Cuomo announced this project with little progress to date.

There are no environmental documents or any preliminary design and engineering efforts necessary to validate any actual

construction costs.

The Port Authority just released a Request for Proposals in February from consulting firms to perform environmental, design and engineering work.

Value engineering, which is a process used to reduce costs will be used during the final design phase.

Unfortunately, history has shown that estimated costs for construction usually trend upwards as projects mature toward 100 percent final design.

Progression of final design refines the detailed scope of work necessary to support construction.

The anticipated final potential cost for LaGuardia Airtrain could end up several hundred million dollars above Cuomo’s estimated figure of $450 million.

Costs will be further refined by award of construction contracts followed by any unforeseen site conditions and change orders to the base contracts during the course of construction.

There will be significant conflicts when the LaGuardia Airtrain is built and open for service with connections to both the Mets-

Willets Point subway and LIRR stations.

Why would any LaGuardia Airport bound travelers with luggage attempt to squeeze in on already packed a.m. and p.m. rush hour subway and LIRR trains?

Cuomo apparently never considered how this issue will be resolved when contemplating this project.

In 2014, he promised that the LaGuardia Airtrain would be up and running within five years by 2019.

Now he has said this will occur by 2021.

Most Nassau and Suffolk County residents will never take the LIRR to LaGuardia Airport.

First, you would have to either drive, have someone else drop you off or leave your car at a LIRR station for several days or take a taxi.

Most LIRR station commuter parking lots are designed for same day usage and not overnight multiple day storage.

Who would want to leave your car in a unattended lot overnight over several days with no security?

Next, for those traveling from diesel territory branches (including those commuting from stations east of Huntington to Port Jefferson, east of Mineola to Oyster Bay, east of Babylon to Speonk or Montauk and east of Ronkonkoma to Greenport), you would probably have to first change at either Huntington, Babylon, Mineola or Ronkokoma.

Many will have to change at Jamaica for a train that would stop at Woodside.

Now, you have to wait at Woodside for a Port Washington bound train that will stop at MetsWillets Point.

(Note that service is once every 30 minutes off peak.)

Many trains from Penn Station travel express bypassing Mets-Willets Point with the first stop at either Bayside or Great Neck.

Finally, you have to transfer at Mets-Willets Point for the LaGuardia Airtrain.

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Trump continues salvo against press

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can’t be accused of beating a dead horse when the horse won’t die.

White House attacks on the press continued unabated during the past week.

Donald Trump doubled down on his “enemy of the American people” accusation and compounded the attack with a complaint about the use by the press of unnamed sources.

That’s like the pot calling the kettle black, since Mr. Trump is notorious for relying on unverified reports for so many of his outlandish claims.

A little more than a week ago, he relied on a television

report about an alleged Swedish government cover up of a claimed crisis of violence in Sweden due to a wave of Muslim migration.

That’s all Donald Trump needed to claim that a terrorist attack had occurred in Sweden the previous night, although no such attack happened.

When the Swedish government pushed back on the Trump claims, Fox News attempted to bail him out.

One Nils Bildt, who falsely claimed to be a Swedish defense and national security adviser, appeared on the O’Reilly Factor to defend Mr. Trump.

Turns out, Mr. Bildt is really Nils Tolling, has no ties to the Sweden’s security establishment and is not related to Carl Bildt, a former Swedish Prime Minister.

Just like the thousands of people Mr. Trump claimed to see on television cheering the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, it never happened.

Donald Trump likes to use the phrase “many people are saying,” to spread conspiracy theories and outright lies.

So we must rely on the press to expose the lies and disinformation emanating from the White House.

And that may become a

problem if the Trump administration persists in choosing which media representatives have access to news briefings as happened last Friday, when The New York Times, CNN and others were excluded from an informal White House briefing.

And, yes, the Obama White House was harshly criticized after it tried to exclude Fox News from interviews with administration officials in 2010.

Two wrongs don’t make it right.

Although it may be too soon to form a definitive judgment, a published report indicates that some constitutional law authori-

ties are warning that excluding reporters from briefings that they otherwise have a right to attend because the White House doesn’t like their reporting may amount to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment.

The press must have access and must be free to correct the record of an administration that seems bent on creating a fictional narrative.

Transparency is essential to a functioning democracy.

Jay Feldman Port Washington

Trump does right by soldier Time for single

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would like to praise President Donald Trump’s speech to congress.

He spoke on many important projects the administration is proposing.

Like rebuilding America, immigration reform, health care, ways to address crime, hate, jobs, tax cuts and a increase in military spending.

But what got to me most and almost brought a tear to my eye was the mentioning of the death of a Navy Seal in the line of duty.

He said, “We are blessed to be joined tonight

by Caryn Owens, the widow of a U.S. Navy Special Operator, Senior Chief William Ryan Owens.

Ryan died as he lived, a warrior and a hero —

battling against terrorism and securing our nation,” Trump said.

This was received with almost a two-minute applause and brought his widow almost to tears.

This was a great tribute by President Trump, which in my opinion honored a Navy Seal who gave his all to America.

As a former U.S. Sailor in the U.S. Navy, I salute Senior Chief Owens.

I would also like to offer my heartfelt prayers to his wife, Caryn, who has lost so much as well as all of America.

Frederick Bedell, Jr. Mineola

Vote Bridges for Port library

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y name is Patricia Bridges and I am running for re-election to the Port Washington Public Library Board of Trustees in the April 4 election.

I am a two-term Port Washington Public Library Board of Trustee member.

I love the library and I suspect you do too. In my years of service on the board, the Port Washington Public Library has held the annual tax levy under 2 percent, embarked on an amazing renovation of the children’s library, and expanded services and programs.

Our five-star library is a glowing example of superior management, excellent staff and wellthought-out strategy and board guidance.

I am dedicated to the library and am committed to making it

an even better place for the community.

My background has proven to be helpful to the board. I have over 15 years professional experience in marketing and technology in the corporate sector.

The community needs a library board with a diverse set of skills. Close to 50 percent of our present board comes from the field of law, so my marketing, creative and technology expertise is a perfect complement.

Much of the work of the library in the coming years hinges on adapting to fast paced technology changes and more out of the box thinking to solve problems.

Today, out of the corporate work place, my husband and I are raising our family, and our children go to school in Port Washington.

I own a small, local business — Bridges Pottery, where I spend time making and marketing my work.

I take my public service responsibilities seriously. I promise to continue to be as conscientious and hard working for the community for the next term if elected.

With your help I can be reelected to the Port Washington Public Library Board of Trustees.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter about my candidacy.

If you want to know more you can visit www.bridgesfortrustee. com. Please support the library and vote for me on Election Day Tuesday, April 4.

LETTERS POLICY

Patricia Bridges Port Washington

payer in N.Y.

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n Feb. 25, hundreds of Long Island residents came together in support of repairing, not replacing, the ACA [Affordable Care Act] and to discuss the option of a single-payer system for New York State.

There was consensus among those gathered that health care is a human right and not something that can be rationed or looked upon as a commodity.

Privatizing education, the criminal justice system, and health care have been shown to not work in the best interests of those served.

It might be surprising to know that our state Assembly has passed the New York Health Act which would provide every New York State resident with the same access to health care.

Employers would not have to administer health benefits, doctors would not have to deal with myriad health insurers and patients would not have to worry about access to providers and ser-

vices.

Eliminating the profit margins and all the middlemen would reduce costs and complexity.

Payment for the program would be linked to one’s income and ability to pay and doctors would provide services and be paid by the program.

As a health care provider it is disconcerting how much time I spend discussing insurance related issues with patients and how many times they choose to forego further testing due to cost and coverage.

Not having access to vision care can result in delayed diagnoses and vision loss.

A healthier population is good for everyone and saves us all money in the long run.

I support the New York Health Act and hope our state senators will take a serious look what it can potentially mean to the health and well being of their constituents.

Julia Appel, O.D. Port Washington

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Agency fights hurt plan for LaGuardia Continued from Page 59 tiently tolerate three to four transfers taking between 90 minutes to two hours before arrival via LIRR to LaGuardia Airport?

Most business, middle class or anyone with heavy luggage is either going to continue driving to the airport, have someone else drive you to the airport, take a taxi or car service.

You will never see them on traveling via the LIRR to LaGuardia Airport.

It is wishful thinking by Cuomo at best.

There is no room to run additional trains in or out of Penn Station during either a.m. or p.m. rush hours via the East River tunnels with connections via the Port Washington LIRR branch to any LaGuardia Air Train.

Three of four tunnels running inbound during a.m. and outbound p.m. rush hours have very tight spacing between trains.

One tunnel is shared by the LIRR, New Jersey Transit and Amtrak for reverse train movements with equally tight spacing during rush hours.

There is no platform capacity at Penn Station to accommodate any additional trains during rush hour.

Penn Station is currently operating at 100 percent capacity during both a.m. and p.m. rush hours.

If one of the four tunnels is temporarily out of service, the result is numerous delays and cancellation of trains.

With three tracks merging into two

tracks between the 33rd Street and Queensboro Plaza stations, there is no space to run any additional #7 subway rush hour trains to serve the LaGuardia Air Train.

It could easily cost $5 to 10 billion to construct a third track plus a new East River tunnel west of Queensboro Plaza.

This is necessary to extend express service into Manhattan.

The concept is clearly not feasible either technically or financially.

The existing Corona subway yard is already operating at capacity.

This facility is adjacent to wetlands and has little opportunity for expansion.

Additional trains to provide service for the new Hudson Yards Station have to be stored on lay up tracks south of the station.

Completion of Communication Based Train Control followed by implementation may only result in increasing the number of trains per hour from 30 to 32 in each direction during rush hour.

After that,the MTA NYCT no longer has any other opportunity for increasing rush hour capacity.

A true one seat ride could be accomplished by simply extending the N and W subway lines from their current terminus at Astoria/Ditmars Blvd to LaGuardia Airport.

This previously died due to local community opposition.

Construction of other options via the Sunnyside Storage Yards to LaGuardia Air-

port could easily cost a $1 billion or more.

You would have to coordinate with the LIRR East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal project.

In addition, the yard is used for mid day storage by other transit operators.

Previous pilot ferry connections from the LaGuardia Airport to various Manhattan locations failed.

This was due to the costs which could not attract sufficient ridership to support the service.

Another option is to construct the AirTrain along the Grand Central from Jackson Heights.

This would connect with the 74th Street Roosevelt Avenue subway station served by the E/F/M/R and 7 subway lines.

It would be only two stops on the #7 subway from the Woodside LIRR station.

Those in the know already have a transit connection to LaGuardia Airport.

Some ride the Port Washington LIRR branch to Woodside and transfer to the NYC Transit Q70 bus.

Others use the #7 subway to Woodside and make the same transfer.

Why not patronize both the LIRR and Q70 Limited (which is equipped wit luggage racks) from Jackson Heights, which provides limited-stop bus service between Woodside, Jackson Heights and LaGuardia Airport (Terminals B, C and D).

Service operates non-stop between

Jackson Heights and LaGuardia Airport.

Connections can be made with the E,F,M,R and 7 trains at Jackson HeightsRoosevelt Avenue/74 St-Broadway and with the LIRR and 7 train at Woodside-61 St. Travel time between Woodside and LaGuardia Airport is approximately 10-15 minutes and between Jackson Heights and LaGuardia Airport is approximately 8-10 minutes.

Free transfers between any bus or subway are available if you pay your fare with MetroCard.

To build a train to the plane from MetsWillets #7 subway and LIRR station to LaGuardia Airport within five years for $450 million as promised by Cuomo is a planners dream.

In reality it will be a nightmare for both taxpayers and riders.

You can count on cost overruns in the hundreds of millions and multiyear delays in construction before reaching beneficial use.

Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration NY Region 2 Office).

Haagenson deserves another term as mayor

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axter Estates Mayor Nora Haagenson deserves re-election.

The mayor has integrity, is accessible to her residents, and has a long-standing dedication to her community.

I met Nora Haagenson during my tenure as state Assemblywoman.

Her kind and forthright demeanor was coupled with a deep desire to serve her Village of Baxter Estates, first as village trustee and now as mayor.

Once elected as mayor she immediately set out to bring tangible results to her Village, most notably in budget and fiscal restraint.

In a very competitive climate, Mayor Haagenson lobbied and secured thousands of dollars in funding grants to offset the costs of capital improvements for Baxter Es-

tates Village Hall and road repairs.

This helped the Village spend 14 percent below its 2015-16 budget appropriation.

In this year’s budget the village is targeted to stay within the property tax cap.

Efficiencies in government have been achieved by the consolidation of the Office of Village Clerk and Treasurer, thereby reducing administrative costs.

The village has undertaken digitizing records for easier access, and has created a Comprehensive Capital Plan for road improvements.

Mayor Haagenson and village trustees have sought additional auditing oversight to review franchise agreements insuring timely and correct payments due the village are made.

Importantly, the mayor has stepped up Village efforts to further engage residents through timely newsletters and social media alerts to include upcoming meetings, street sweeping schedules, and other vital village services.

Mayor Haagenson’s efforts have not gone unnoticed.

She was appointed to the executive board of the Nassau County Village Officials Association.

Subsequently, she spearheaded a coalition with other Port Washington village mayors to share data about the peninsula and have more unified, stronger voice in the NCVOA. The unfortunate tragedy of the Baxter House has heightened her resolve to seek resolution for her residents and the com-

Back trustees in election

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s a previous mayor of the Village of Baxter Estates, I believe I know whereof I speak when it comes to the competence, commitment and success of the current mayor, Nora Haagenson and Trustees Charles Comer and Chris Ficalora.

Their Administration has accomplished wonders in the past two years, improving services and operational efficiency while hold-

ing taxes in check.

They have even solicited and won approval of grants totaling nearly one-quarter million dollars that will be used to further improve village services without adding to the tax burden.

Don’t take a chance on a write-in “candidate” with no municipal governance experience who is somehow going to “save the Baxter House” — with your

tax dollars.

I urge you to vote for the Oak Leaf Party team — Haagenson/ Comer/Ficalora.

In a small village, each vote really counts so please remember to vote on March 21 at the Village Hall located at 315 Main St. in Baxter Estates.

Les Read Baxter Estates

munity.

The Village Board is working closely with their legal counsel to this end by ensuring open dialogue and following open meetings laws for discourse on this subject.

Serving as mayor, servicing as village trustee, in support of residents is a challenging, and often unsung job.

It requires continuous study, discernment, and positive energy.

Nora Haagenson hits the high points on requirements for mayor.

She deserves re-election, along with village trustees Charles Comer, and Chris Ficolora. Together, they make a good team.

Michelle Schimel (Former state Assembly member) Port Washington

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Business&RealEstate Much to learn from Feng Shui methods For many years a segment of the real estate purchasing population around Long Island and throughout the U.S. have used the 5,000-plua year old Asian custom called Feng Shui.

The word Feng (wind) and Shui (water) are two important facets of human survival and most real estate brokers, agents and homeowners do not understand or know the custom in preparing their homes for sale for that specific audience. But it is a serious and well adapted custom that many buyers or financially supporting relatives use when searching, examining and inspecting a home or even commercial property for sale.

This article will not delve into every aspect, because many books have been written about it and there would not be enough space in this column to explain it all.

That being said, I will go into some of the basics, since I am a Certified International Property Specialist and have studied and learned much of what is crucial for those who practice Feng Shui as well as a multitude of other international customs.

By the end of 2015, the Chinese were the largest segment (16 percent) of the international buyers of residential real estate in the U.S., surpassing Canadians.

International home buying activity compiled by the National Association of Realtors, 1.2 million strong, saw the Chinese bought 28.6 billion of residential properties.

Obviously one must be very

well versed and adapt at knowing the practice of Feng Shui.

Having this information makes a direct and monumental and impactful connection to the Asian audience.

They are still purchasing with a voracious appetite for primary residences as well as commercial properties in Long Island as well as in Queens, the five boroughs, New York City and many other areas around the U.S. To tap into the audience one should be aware that the Asian Real Estate Association of America, did a study and concluded that Feng Shui is the second most important consideration, only behind schools and neighborhood safety for their community.

Eighty-six percent stated that the crucial practice would play a critical role in home purchasing decisions and 79 percent would be willing to invest in a home that incorporated Feng Shui principles.

Moreover, respondents were willing to pay 16 percent more for a home that complied with the philosophy and 90 percent of these Chinese buyers feel the resale value would be increased by implementing these practices.

According to N.A.R., 36 percent of Chinese purchasers would not work with brokers or agents who were not knowledgeable in Feng Shui.

I enrolled in a course that spanned over five days; and for me it was the most enlightening course I had ever taken in the 35 years of being involved in real

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch estate, as well as having the best mentor to teach it.

My instructor, David Lauster, is the top banana in our U. S. State Department who is in charge of all the purchases, leases, sales and construction of all the United States embassy’s throughout the globe.

Our U.S. government currently owns 18,000-plus properties throughout the world, which he is responsible for managing with his staff at the State Department.

I made a video of a segment of one of our classes, (approximately seven minutes) of his first encounter with a very serious Chinese couple in 2005 in Orlando, Fla., who were looking to purchase a home.

It is an extremely profound and funny video due to its content and his lack of knowledge of Feng Shui, at that time.

This was right before he was selling his office to work for the

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If you are interested in receiving this video, email me and I would be very happy to send it to you, for educational purposes and a good laugh too!

The following are some of the important facets of Feng Shui that you should be cognizant of, when contemplating placing your home on the market or considering purchasing; and that good Feng Shui in a property provides positive energy, wealth and great luck to the inhabitants: Some negative aspects to consider: 1. A home on a dead end street will not allow air to flow freely, thus accumulating stagnant dead air 2. Any road or river bending away from the home is like a bow or reaping hook, which hints of fortune loss, disharmony in the family and abandonment; while bending around the home is a hint of being protected and embraced.

3. A sloped rear yard represents a risky house, while homes on a flat ground are more stable.

4. If the home’s front and back doors are aligned with one another then the energy or “Chi” escapes, indicating losing fortune, health, theft and disharmony in the family 5. If the home’s back stairs face directly to the front door Chinese philosophy says all luck would flow out the front door.

6. If a mirror faces the main door, then it pushes away all the good Feng Shui energy that is about to enter the home 7. If the home’s front door faces a large tree, then it can block the inflow of positive energy 8. If any bedrooms have slanted ceilings, then this will be hurtful and will create downward pressure, affecting sleep patterns and health issues as well as constriction causing headaches, emotional instability and general low energy for its occupants.

9. At the end of a street or “T” Junction is not desirable, due to the Universal energy, “Chi” rushing too strongly from the road towards the house affecting the energy of the home.

10. The Chinese do not like to have a house or a car with the number 4 or a combination like 14 “must die,” 24 “easily dying,” 44 “dying and dead” and 74 “surely dead.”

A few positive Feng Shui situations are as follows: 1. If a home is backed by a mountain or round hill without sharp corners, the owner has backing and it will be easier to have good fortune.

2. Running water or water fountain to the right of the front door as you walk in, signifies wealth and enhances money luck 3. Pair of Fu Do (dogs or lions) in front of the home guards against bad energy into your home 4. Three Gods (Fuk, Luk and Sau) in your living room brings good luck and harmony, wealth and health.

5. The number 8 is very highly regarded as a particularly lucky number, especially since we are currently also living through the Flying Star Period of 8.

This is one of the three white numbers that bring prosperity and abundance. The number 8 also belongs to the element of earth, so it brings excellent good feng shui foundation.

While the number 8 is the hot favorite, the number 9 is also mega lucky, and for those familiar with the more advanced nuances of numerology, the number 9 is considered even luckier than 8.

The previous negative and positive examples of Feng Shui is a very small sampling of how Feng Shui can affect your home, whether selling or purchasing.

There are many books and online information delving into the intricacies of this centuries old practice.

Having this important knowledge will help to set your home up to attract those purchasers as well as to educate buyers who would like to buy a property with more positive Feng Shui.

To receive “Our Seller’s Guide for “Things to Consider When Selling Your Home” just email me with your name, email and cell number.

Phil Raices is the owner/ broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 7 Bond St. in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate Realtor Institute and Certified International Property Specialist.

He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnkeyRealEstate.Com or by cell (516) 647-4289 to answer any of your questions or article suggestions.

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Recent Real Estate

351 Saville Road, Mineola

Sales in the Williston Area

Sold Price: $430,000 Date: 01/04/2017 4 beds, 1 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $8,400 MLS# 2891085

Williston Park Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $520,050 Demographics near Williston Park, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 7,331 11,692 42.7 2.8 101,921 42,231

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

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60 Mayflower Avenue, Williston Park Sold Price: $609,000 Date: 01/30/2017 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 60x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $11,696 MLS# 2880399

191 Raff Avenue, Mineola Sold Price: $435,000 Date: 01/17/2017 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 45x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $9,496 MLS# 2891173

115 Coventry, Albertson Sold Price: $785,000 Date: 01/30/2017 3 beds, 2 Full/2 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: Mineola Total Taxes: $8,850 MLS# 2887465

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Herricks soccer star ready for college stage Continued from Page 1 “Tennis is such a difficult sport, especially because it’s all you, and I think that that kind of freaked me out for a while,” said Cosme, a New Hyde Park resident. “And I think that when you’re around people who are great and can motivate you … I think that really helped me out, too.”

After she graduates in June, Cosme will head to Duke University to play college soccer.

Her commitment to Duke followed a season in which she made the Gatorade All-American team and became the first defender to be named Most Valuable Player at the All-American game.

She’s known on the field as a leader who motivates every player around her to be better, a quality that’s hard to find in players her age, said Jessica Henry, the Herricks High School varsity girls soccer coach.

“Everybody began to lift up their game when she lifted her game,” Henry said. “She raised the bar for everyone around her.”

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Caitlin Cosme led the Herricks High School girls soccer team to the state playoffs as a junior and senior.

While Cosme has always felt like a natural leader, soccer did not come naturally — she had to work hard to develop the skills that have led her to the top, she said.

Cosme usually spends six days a week training, practicing or playing games with the Herricks squad or the Albertson Fury, one of the top club teams on Long Island, she said.

Since her freshman year,

Cosme has come into her own not just as a player, but as an athletic leader, Henry said.

She led the Herricks team to the quarterfinals in the state playoffs in her junior and senior years, and has consistently led the team in goals and assists, Henry said.

Even toward the end of her sophomore year, Cosme was able to motivate her fellow players without drawing attention

to herself, something rare in a player that young, Henry said.

“That’s not something you can teach,” she said. “That’s something inside an individual who loves the game, who understands every aspect of the game, who understands the ability of the individuals around her.”

Robbie Church, the head coach of Duke’s women’s soccer team, recognized that quality, calling Cosme “one of the best leaders that we’ve ever seen as a youth player.”

“Overall, she has a great skill set,” Church said in a statement announcing Cosme’s commitment to the school. “We look forward to her battling and really pushing our players to be able to see minutes. I think Caitlin can have a major impact on our program.”

Cosme attributes her drive to her parents and her older sister, Taylor, who plays tennis at Brown University.

Her sister consistently works hard toward her goals, and her parents have always pushed her toward success without putting too much pressure on her, she

said.

“My dad’s thing is, you always want to try to be the best you can be, because you don’t want to go through life regretting not trying your hardest,” Cosme said.

Cosme fell in love with Duke when she first visited as a high school freshman, and its outstanding academic and athletic programs caused it to come out on top in her college search, she said.

Cosme isn’t certain what she will study at Duke, but she wants to be surgeon and the school has a top pre-medical program for female athletes, she said.

She knows playing soccer at an elite athletic college won’t be easy, but she’s both nervous and excited to start a “new chapter,” she said.

“I think that I’m definitely going to have to work hard and, again, I’m going to have to work my way up,” Cosme said. “But I think I’m kind of ready for it, and I’m ready for the challenge that’s ahead.”

Mineola complexes prep for construction Continued from Page 2 Residents have moved into two others: Mill Creek’s Modera Mineola at 140 Old Country Road opened in 2015,

Lalezarian’s One Third Ave. at 250 Old Country Road opened last year.

All four have received tax breaks from the Nassau County

Industrial Development Agency, which the developers say are necessary to make them financially feasible.

The village is also set to re-

ceive several million dollars in payments from the developers in to its development incentive bonus fund, a condition that village trustees say has allowed

them to keep residents’ property taxes down.

Lalezarian Properties did not return a request for comment.

E.W. school budget stays within state caps Continued from Page 2 “The good news, the pension system … went down this year,” Pirro said. “That, for East Williston, is almost a $500,000 savings. Huge. That is a big, big deal. Very helpful for us to be able to present the 1.41 budget that we have.”

The proposed budget would maintain present class sizes; continue to implement the four-year curriculum sequence for science, technology, engineering and math; add new student programs and interdisciplinary opportunities; maintain facilities; support continued security upgrades and initiatives; and cover the cost of other new and existing curriculum, programs and resources, district

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The East Williston school board is seen at its meeting on Wednesday, March 1.

Superintendent Elaine Kanas said.

Wednesday’s meeting was the first of four budget workshops.

Administrators will hold the remaining budget presentations on March 8, 15 and 22 before the school board votes on the finalized spending

plan on March 29.

The approved budget will then be presented to district voters. Last year, 81.4 percent of district residents voted to

approve the 2016-17 budget.

Residents will also decide this year whether to spend $1 million from a capital reserve fund established last year.

Capital reserves allow the district to set aside money that will then be used to fund future building projects.

The $1 million would pay for security vestibule improvements, landscaping, eco-friendly parking pavers along some of Downing Road and field reconstruction and drainage of North Side School’s baseball fields and basketball courts, Pirro said.

District voters will vote on both propositions on May 16 in the Wheatley School gymnasium.

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Mineola, Albertson top housing markets list Continued from Page 1 “The houses are not like Roslyn, where you go in there and they’re $1.2 million, so your average middle-class worker can afford to come in and buy a house, and stay,” said Ed Scott, president of the Albertson Square Civic Association.

Mineola has benefitted from what Tony Lubrano, president of the Mineola Chamber of Commerce, called the “Goldilocks effect” — a perfect combination of amenities and cheaper property.

That makes the village attractive to home buyers who can’t afford more expensive areas on the North Shore, but

who don’t want to compromise when it comes to local services, Lubrano said.

“We kind of hit that sweet spot here where it’s a great place to raise a family and still an affordable place to raise a family,” he said.

Mineola’s downtown revitalization efforts, including the construction of new apartment complexes near its Long Island Rail Road station, have also supported its housing market by bringing “new money” into the village, Lubrano said.

Scott said he thinks Albertson’s lack of such urbanization has maintained the small town atmosphere that has made the

community successful.

The hamlet also has a strong business district and a civic association that has worked to make it more attractive, Scott said.

“It’s growing, but it’s not growing at such a fast pace where all of a sudden we’re going to be Queens east,” he said.

Mineola and Albertson were among six Nassau County housing markets that SmartAsset ranked in its top 10 healthiest.

East Meadow ranked fourth, Wantagh was seventh, Hicksville was eighth and Salisbury was ninth.

Modera Mineola is seen on Old Country Road.

Volunteering keeps G.N. man strong at 100 Continued from Page 1 After retiring in 1995, Seidman’s son suggested he begin volunteering at a hospital since he had time to spend.

Krakauer said her father began volunteering at North Shore University Hospital shortly after, where he currently still volunteers for 15 hours each week.

He spends one day volunteering in the surgical waiting room at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and one day at the Monter Cancer Center in New Hyde Park.

“Some people want to talk, and some people don’t. If they want to talk, he talks to them,” she said. “My mother died of breast cancer so he knows what it’s all about, he’s been through it.”

“If they don’t want to talk, he doesn’t bother them. But some people come back and they look for him,” Krakauer added. “He says that he gets more out of it then he gives.”

She said Seidman also heads the hospital’s car raffle, which has seen him bring in around $500,000 for the hospital.

Krakauer said her father played a huge role in both her and her brother’s lives, as he “brought music into the house,” instilled values of respect and integrity and expressed the importance of getting an education.

She said Seidman has lived a long life, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to slow him down.

Krakauer said he remains sharp because of a combination of good genetics, he had aunts who lived to be 100, active reading and stubbornness.

“Every characteristic you have is a

double-edged sword,” she said. “He’s stubborn with me, but it also makes you persistent. He keeps going.”

Krakauer also said Seidman keeps a high spirit all the time and loves to joke with friends and family.

On a CBS news segment about him for his 100th birthday, Seidman responded to a reporter’s question about the secret to living 100 years with, “fast women and hard liquor.”

“That’s not my father at all, but it’s a funny line so he said it,” Krakauer said. “Everybody went crazy with it.”

Untold story of man who saved the world Continued from Page 1 political environment, was pulled out of the Moscow Film Festival for political reasons, Avigdor said, but Russian President Vladimir Putin saw the film and “liked it.”

The producers said Pope Francis has a copy of the film, too, and they hope he will watch it in the upcoming weeks.

Romeo said the producers hope someone from the White House will see the film, too.

Romeo said once the film is screened by the White House and Francis, he hopes they will join with Putin in honoring Petrov’s life and story.

No one currently knows his story in Russia, he said.

In the current-day parts of the movie, the filmmakers show Petrov grappling with his relationship with his mother and traveling

to the United States, meeting Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, and Kevin Costner, who had heard of Petrov’s story before.

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The Elliman Film Series continues with “Little Boxes” on April 4 at the Soundview Cinemas in Port Washington.

The Gold Coast Arts Center’s spring series continues with “Carte Blanche,” “Frantz” and “Citizen Jane: Battle For the City.”

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Maragos defends county finances at exec forum Continued from Page 6 “Every dollar lost to corruption is a dollar you and I make up for,” Lavine said.

Corruption and its impact on Nassau’s finances will likely be the dominant issue in this year’s county executive race as Democrats will try to wrest control of the government from Republicans, who have seen some of their most powerful elected officials arrested in recent years.

Thursdays forum indicates it will also be central to the Democratic primary, as Maragos, seeks to defend his record as comptroller while making an outsider’s bid for his new party’s nomination.

Maragos pledged to support the eventual winner of the threeway primary.

But he and Curran traded

several barbs, with him casting her as the party’s hand-picked puppet and her casting him as a secret conservative who is to close to the current GOP administration.

Amid Curran’s criticisms of the county’s fiscal practices, Maragos said she never raised serious objections during the Legislature’s budget talks last fall.

The three did agree on several issues.

They want to fix the structurally flawed property tax assessment system, but offered few specifics on how to do so.

They said they support increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 countywide.

And they think the county Police Department should not work with federal immigration authorities to

deport Nassau residents.

Mangano has pleaded not guilty to the federal corruption charges against him. His wife, Linda, and then-Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto were indicted alongside him in October.

Venditto, also a Republican, has since resigned.

Republicans have not yet endorsed a county executive candidate, and Mangano has not said whether he plans to run for a third four-year term.

Possible GOP candidates reportedly include former state Sen. Jack Martins; county Clerk Maureen O’Connell; Hempstead Town Council members Bruce Blakeman and Erin King Sweeney; Donald Clavin, the town’s receiver of taxes; and county Legislator Laura Schaefer (R-Westbury).

Rice gets warm reception at town hall in Mineola Continued from Page 8 “She said several times that she was a moderate Democrat.

And she also said several times that she’s progressive, “ said Joan Smith, a Democrat from Mineola. “It’s hard to be both of those things at the same time.”

Hala Ubaid from Westbury said she was “a little bit disap-

pointed” that Rice didn’t take a more aggressive stance against Trump and his policy proposals.

“She’s talking about working with them and compromise,” Ubaid said. “But, at this point, the way this administration is, we don’t have room for compromise right now.”

Others commended Rice for

answering residents’ questions honestly.

“I thought the town hall meeting was excellent,” said JoAnn Smith, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Nassau County. “And that Kathleen was very open and honest and forthright in all of her answers.”

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Legal Notice INC. VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK NOTICE VILLAGE ELECTION The following is a true and correct list of nominations of Candidates for offices to be filled at the Village Election to be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 12 Noon to 9:00 P.M. at the following polling place.

ALL VOTING Village Hall 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park Name of Candidate William B. Carr Office to be filled Trustee Term of Office 3 Year Place of Residence 26 Temple Street, WP Independent Body Integrity Emblem “I”

By Order of the Board of Trustees Julie Kain, Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: March 6, 2017 Williston Park, NY WT #145365 1x 03/10 /2017 #145365

INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK NOTICE OF TAX SALE OF REAL ESTATE UNPAID VILLAGE TAXES 2016-2017 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that pursuant to Section 1452 of the Real Property Tax Law and a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Williston Park on February 21, 2017, that the Treasurer of said Village of Williston Park will sell at public auction in the manner provided by law on the 16th day of March 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY, the following parcels of real estate upon which Village taxes remain unpaid for the year 2016-2017 as will be sufficient to discharge the taxes, as set forth below, together with interest and charges which may be due thereon at the time of such sale: 9-130-112 Gloria D’Amico $2003.7 Total Due $2003.97 9-164-134 Kevin Mach $1814.30 plus water $63.61 Total Due $1894.11 9-166-150

615 Willis Ave LLC $1060.74 Total Due $1060.74 9-184-16 John C rook $1803.16 plus water $242.85 plus misc. tax assessment 214.96 Total Due $2260.97 9-201-307 Andrew Derose $1726.25 plus water $941.24 Total Due $2667.49 9-202-329 Jimmy Chen $1936.36 Total Due $1936.36 9-209-151 Haghighi Realty Group $3257.27 Total Due $3257.27 9-280-277 John McGlynn $2068.07 Total Due $2068.07 9-310-1295 Patricia Hogan $1751.87 plus water $1241.23 Total Due $2993.10 9-313-110 S.P. Aggelatos $2499.63 Total Due $2499.63 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that at the time of the sale the buyer shall pay the sum of 10% of the amount of the unpaid taxes.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the above mentioned properties have not been researched to determine what the public records reflect regarding these properties.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that any and all tax lien purchasers should, before bidding investigate what the public records disclose about the property in question.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that payment of the amount of any bid is due and payable by certified check to the Village Treasurer within ten (l0) days after the sale. In the event that the balance is not timely paid then in such event the bidder shall forfeit the ten percent paid at the time of the sale. Where no bid is made and the bidder does not timely pay the balance of the bid, it shall be deemed that the tax lien for that premises has been purchased by and sold to the Village of Williston Park.

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LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that a public hearing is scheduled for March 20, 2017 at the Williston Park Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596 at 8:00pm to review past performances by the Village during prior program years and discuss requests for Community Development projects for the 43rd Program Year.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Julie Kain-Village Clerk Treasurer Inc. Village of Williston Park Dated : March 07, 2017 WT #145409 1x 03/10 /2017 #145409

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300 take plunge, raise $51K for charity Continued from Page 21 “It’s all about community awareness,” said Rebecca Strickland, associate director of development for the Special Olympics of New York’s Long Island region. “To have the community come out and support the cause is a great thing, and even some of the Special Olympic athletes come out and jump in.”

People who raised money but did not plunge watched from the “chicken coop,” wearing “Too chicken to plunge” shirts, which they purchased for $20.

The “chickens” who showed support for

the “Freezin’ for a Reason” event still raised money by donating for one of many prizes, including $150 for a sweatshirt; $250 for a water bottle; $500 for a beach towel; $1,000 for a cooler; and $2,500 for a backpack.

The funds help provide year-round sports training and competitions for more than 65,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities to participate in over 22 Olympic-style sports.

It costs $400 to support training and competition for one athlete for one sports season, a news release said.

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Westbury Friends Meeting House Clearly we live in an age of ethical compromise.

Each day we can watch news shows or read in print that present to us various moral questions.

Should our Attorney General recuse himself, should General Flynn resign?

What is the definition of perjury?

Make no mistake about it; these are all questions that ask what is good versus what is bad.

Morality is inescapable and questions of ethics are what all great literature wrestles with as well.

Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables,” Cervante’s “Don Quixote,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Great Gatsby,” and Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” were all efforts to deal with moral questions of right and wrong.

However Hugo, Cervantes, Fitzgerald and Shelley are long gone.

So I thought I would turn directly to God to get some guidance instead.

Why not go right to the source? During my psychoanalytic education my training analyst was Dr. George Nicklin and he was a Quaker.

He told me he would always attend the Westbury Friends

Meeting House each Sunday.

This to me seemed like a good idea. Surely I would be able to contact God there and get some answers.

Quakerism is a highly ethical Christion sect known for pacifism, political activism and forgiveness. I recall when I was in training at Nassau County Medical Center under Dr. Nicklin we developed a proposal to aid the prison population.

Quakers founded Haverford College in Pennsylvania and this institution is considered to be one of the finest colleges in America.

In other words Quakers are smart folks. Ethical and smart.

When Quakers worship they gather in a meeting place and sit in silence for an hour. I liked that concept since it reminded me of my experience with floatation therapy.

This is very strenuous meditation especially if you have hyperactivity like me and Donald Trump.

If you doubt this think about sitting upright for one hour, with eyes closed and with nothing to do but remain in the company of your own thoughts.

It’s not easy.

So off I went last Sunday at 11 a.m. to commune with God

DR. TOM FERRARO Our Town at the Westbury Friends Meeting House on Post Avenue.

I was the first to arrive and when I entered the meeting room I was stunned by its simplicity and beauty.

Just a large rectangular room about 40 by 60 feet with wood floors, wooden benches, rust colored cushions, white walls and eight large windows.

Each window had 24 panes of wavy glass and provided views of the most glorious trees imaginable.

And the smell of the room reminded me of my grandfather’s home in Maine, so fresh and so clean.

Soon enough the group of parishioners arrived and simply sat on the benches closed their eyes and remained silent. So I

The stunning other worldly simplicity of the Westbury Friends Meeting House.

did the same.

Given my overactive and vivid imagination I soon find myself floating above the room and taking off into the blue sky above.

This was not unlike my experience in floatation therapy where one undergoes sensory deprivation for an hour and you begin to feel like astronaut David Bowman in a “Space Odyssey: 2001” stuck outside of the mother ship with nothing to do but listen to your own breathing.

But in this case I landed poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel, having apple pie and ice cream and some tea and being so happy to be there.

Soon I was floated out of Beverly Hills and thought about the time my wife and I had early morning coffee on the porch at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite.

We were looking up and El Capitan and listening to the sound of Bridalveil Waterfall.

I wasn’t sure these were the proper things to be thinking about in church so I opened my eyes and gazed out the big multi paned window across from me.

I looked at this amazing tree with red berries on it and had the strongest feeling that I

was always going to remember this moment. So simple, peaceful and so beautiful. It must have had something to do with the way the window served as a frame for the outside. I’m not sure.

During the meeting people would stand and speak and before you know it the hour was up.

I was surprised to see how fast the hour went. My original intent was to find some moral guidance to help me navigate these troubled political times but alas I received no such guidance.

All I did see was this perfect room with eight perfect windows with 24 panes in each and that perfect tree outside with those red berries.

That may be what they call a mystical experience. I am not sure.

This much I am sure of. If the President ever comes back to Long Island I would recommend he visit the Westbury Friend’s Meeting House at 11 a.m. on any Sunday, sit with his eyes closed for an hour and find out what peace and calm feels like.

I am sure it would help him in many unpredictable and even moral ways.

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Sports Flyers take down Titans for 9th title

BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The second-seeded Chaminade Flyers defeated the top seeded Holy Trinity Titans 8565 in the N.S.C.H.S.A.A championship game Tuesday evening at Hofstra University, led

by Bobby Connors’ 20 points.

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Brendan McGuire and Michael O’Connell recorded 18 and 17 points respectively as Chaminade captured their ninth NSCHSAA title and third championship in five seasons.

Chaminade head coach Bob Paul said ball handling and maintaining possession was the difference in winning the championship game.

“In the past couple of games, we had some bad turnovers,” Paul said. “In this game, I didn’t think we had many. I think taking care of the ball and possessing it was the key.”

Chaminade jumped out to a commanding start to the game, in which they outscored Holy Trinity 25-13.

Connors led Chaminade’s attack with six points and went 2-2 from the outside.

Chaminade freshman guard Michael O’Connell (no. 5) Chaminade had gone 5-8 from three point range in the opening quarter.

Cam Wynter led Holy Trinity with six points. He recorded four points from the inside and went 2-2 on the line.

Holy Trinity outscored Chaminade 19-16 in the second quarter but Chaminade held a nine point lead heading into halftime.

Thornton Scott led Holy Trinity with 14 points in the second quarter and recorded a team leading 17 points in the first half.

McGuire and Kyle Murphy led Chaminade with four points each.

Murphy and Connors led Chaminade with eight points apiece in the first half while

McGuire and O’Connell each posted seven.

Each side scored 19 points in the third quarter but Chaminade led 60-51 heading into the final quarter.

McGuire led Chaminade with eight points in the third quarter, in which he knocked down four shots from inside.

He finished the second half with 11 points and totaled 18 in the game.

McGuire said a big factor in his game was being able to connect on open shots.

“The team just moves the ball around and we shoot open shots,” McGuire said. “Anyone can score those points on our team. In this game, it just happened to be me.”

Wynter led Holy Trin-

ity with six points in the third quarter, in which he sank three baskets.

In the fourth quarter, Chaminade dominated Holy Trinity 25-14 and went on to win 85-65, clinching their ninth NSCHSAA title.

O’Connell and Connors paced Chaminade’s offense with seven and six points respectively in the final quarter.

Connors recorded 12 points in the second half and compiled 20 points overall.

O’Connell posted 10 points in the second half and completed the game with 17.

Tyler Small led Holy Trinity with 10 points in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with 14 points, all coming in the second half.

McGuire, who earned MVP honors, said heading into this game, they needed to step up on defense and improve on rebounding in order to win.

“In the regular season, those were our two biggest weaknesses,” McGuire said.

“We really worked on that in this game. We rebounded the ball really well and played very good defense.”

Paul said he is proud of the boys’ hard work this season and they executed their game plan to perfection, earning them a championship.

“It’s really all about the boys,” Paul said. “They worked so hard and to see them get to enjoy this is why I’m so happy for them.”

Chaminade senior forward Kyle Murphy (no. 12)

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Pioneers wrangle Lions in lacrosse LIU Post’s young offense beats Molloy 11-4 in team’s first conference matchup

BY S H E L BY TOWNSEND The 19th ranked LIU Post men’s lacrosse team defeated 20th ranked Molloy College 11-4 during its first conference match-up of the season on March 4 at the LIU Post campus in Brookville.

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A young Pioneer offense started to click during Saturday’s frigid game. The team outscored the Molloy Lions in three of the four quarters, with five of their 11 points scored in the final quarter of the game. Sophomore attackman/midfielder continued to score for the Pioneers, tallying three goals and one assist to bring his season point total to 17 points. Junior attackman Chris Trasacco recorded a game-high five points, with two goals and three assists.

Junior midfielder Dylan Harned contributed two goals with one assist to bring his season point total to 18. Sophomore midfielder Steven Frank made both of his shots, adding two points for the home team.

The veteran Pioneer defense held strong against a quick Molloy offense. Senior defenseman

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Junior midfielder Dylan Harned Ryan Stern led the Pioneers, picking up four ground balls and causing three turnovers.

Junior midfielder Kris Alvarado collected two groundballs while senior goalie Matthew Lianto-

nio recorded a game high 11 saves for the Pioneers. Sophomore midfielder Connor Farrell collected five ground balls and won 11 of 17 face-offs.

The Pioneers now hold an

overall record of 3-3 this season and are 1-0 in the East Coast Conference. They will return to action March 11, when they host Chestnut College at 11 a.m.

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Manhasset crew ready for title run

BY G R E G ORY GIACONELLI The Manhasset Crew team is set to build off a strong fall season as they look to ride the momentum into the spring.

Head Coach Steve Panzik said for team members to achieve their expectations, it will take pride and commitment from everyone to make their aspirations a reality.

“All the pieces are there to have a record setting spring,” Panzik said. “We need the seniors to step up and cement their legacies and the younger athletes to mature quickly and realize our time is now.

If they believe in their boats, and trust the process, they will stand on top of the rowing world this spring.”

Panzik, who coached the team since 2002, said he returned to the director role this past winter and worked with the team to keep the winning pedigree going into the spring.

“This is a program that has won 10 national championships and over 25 state championships in the last 16 years,” Panzik said.

“Our program is deep in tradition and we hope to honor those that came before us with a champion-

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Juniors Rose Corcoran and Victoria Papadakos ship season this spring. We have the athletes to be one of the fastest in the country and will work to return Manhasset to the national championship level.”

The team put together a solid fall campaign by racing in the prestigious Head of the Charles and Schuylkill Regattas in Boston and Philadelphia, according to Panzik.

He said these strong showings had solidified their return for next

year.

Panzik said their fall season concluded with a very impressive performance in New Jersey at the Braxton Regatta, setting up the spring season. He added that the varsity boats finished with medal winning performances in their respective races and the novice continue to build on their young careers.

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Panzik added that the novice were placed as top finishers on both the men’s and women’s

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sides in every competition. Also, the open weight varsity men’s and women’s were top medal winners, led by senior Doug Dreyer.

Dreyer, along with juniors Mahmoud Khalifa, Rose Corcoran, Grace Dreyer and Emily Dreyer were standout athletes who each played a vital role in the team’s success, according to Panzik.

Panzik said Dreyer shined in the local circuit and placed seventh in the world at the World Championships in Boston.

Khalifa anchored a strong lightweight men’s squad while Corcoran place twelfth at the World Championships and the Dreyer’s each had outstanding winters heading into the spring, according to Panzik.

Panzik said the team will refocus on what got them to the next level and challenge themselves to not only reach but surpass their goals.

“Manhasset has established itself as an elite program on Long Island and the country,” Panzik said. “The last couple seasons we have fallen short of expectations for a team this talented. This year’s seniors will reset the standard for future generations of Manhasset crew.”

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