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BHA: Yes, There Was a High Hill Beach

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oshua Soren, a renowned local historian who was a founding member of the Levittown Historical Society, was a past president of the Wantagh Preservation Society and was also past president of the Seaford Historical Society, spoke last month at the quarterly meeting of the Bellmore Historical Association at the Bellmore Memorial Library about the well-known beach resort community of High Hill Beach, which flourished as a playground for the well-to-do of both Long Island and New York City on the once-eastern flank of what is now Zach’s Bay. Committing to extensive research decades ago at the community’s former physical location, coming upon old foundations and contracting an illness from ticks in the process, Soren used a deft display of old photographs that had been turned into souvenir postcards, to shape the story of weekends full of swimming, indulging and imbibing.

High Hill began as a community in roughly the 1890s – and continued until 1940 - as people found an affinity for the location and began to build houses there to retreat to during the summer months. The Jackson family of Wantagh was one such family.

The community was on the original tract of

land called Jones Beach, when there was no Zach’s Bay. Instead, there was a Zach’s Inlet known to be located in Seaford during that time - that separated Jones Beach from a barrier island beach called Short Beach. Short Beach today is the West End of Jones Beach.

Soren told the more-than-20 in attendance that some 40 million cubic feet of sand was used to shore up the northern flank of Jones Beach to ensure a robust harbor for docking at High Hill Beach.

WILMARTH’S HOTEL Entrepreneur R.T. Wilmarth came to build a 40-room hotel near the ferry landing and dock of High Hill Beach and called it Wilmarth’s Hotel and Pavilion – though it was also known as the Sportsman Hotel. It would stand as a center of activity and gathering for the residential community for decades. It would later be sold and become the Savages Hotel.

Meanwhile, ferrying residents and others who would travel from New York City to revel in the weekend community quickly became a full-time job for Moses Hunt, who first began a ferry service from the Bellmore docks in south Bellmore.

Charles Stevens would eventually take over the ferry service from Hunt, said Soren.

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Roy Weinman told Your NewsMag in an earlier interview that he went to High Hill Beach with his mother and siblings, where they did not get back to the dock in time for the last ferry of the day to Bellmore. “The ferrymen learned they had forgot us, and had to come back and get us,” Weinman remembered of that childhood memory.

FRISCH’S HOUSES Evelyn Frisch, a great great granddaughter of Bellmore entrepreneur Charles Frisch who attends the quarterly BHA meetings, told Your NewsMag it was her great great grandfather who built many of the houses on the casino land owned by R.T. Wilmarth. Charles Frisch, whose house on Martin Avenue was landmarked recently by the Town of Hempstead, also built the Clarkson Hotel in Bellmore, where Vamp’s Restaurant is located, by the Smithville South Hook and Ladder Company of the North Bellmore Fire Department.

The Clarkson Hotel is where many High Hill Beach revelers would spend the night after arriving from New York City on their way to the beach community for the weekend. Many who came out to the beach community would rent “cottages” – as Frisch said the houses were

called – and some actually bought them. A postcard photograph of the McCabe House shows oriental-styled upturned eves, while another postcard photograph has an arrow drawn on it pointing to a house with the name Evelyn written in – for the Evelyn house. The Jackson family’s house was named “Snookums.”

Several of the postcard photographs of High Hill Beach, its houses and surroundings, were sold by the Smith Brothers of Bellmore.

The beach community sprawled from the bayside down to the beach, one main thoroughfare being Stevens Walk. Postcards depict both men and women frolicking in the ocean fully dressed in their clothing, and there were postcards of lifeguards saving shipwrecks. Two recorded were the SS Rhoda and the Rickmers. Soren said the Rhoda’s hull can still be seen at low tides – in some instances.

But the encroachment of Robert Moses’ work to proclaim the area as a state park was a dire consequence leading to the abandonment of High Hill Beach by 1940. Zach’s Inlet was filled in to link Jones Beach with Short Beach Island and the parkway intruded. Some 90 houses were said to be moved to West Gilgo Beach, a few of which can still be seen today, just off the road.

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County to Train on McDonough Returns to “Baxter’s Pet Pantry” Pet Food Drive Deadly Drug Treatment N A

deadly drug alert has been issued to warn the public of a new and potentially deadly narcotic known as carfentanil - a synthetic opioid which has reportedly been causing increased fatal overdoses in the Midwest and may be making its way to New York. First responders and citizens trained to administer the lifesaving opioid reversal drug naloxone should take extra precaution.

Nassau County will hold a free training and information session on April 13, from 7-9 p.m. where firefighters, EMTs and ambulance

Corps members, as well as those whose loved ones suffer with substance abuse disorder, will learn how to safely treat people under the influence of carfentanil.

County toxicologist Joseph Avella will conduct the training session, along with Keith Scott from PSCH (formerly Pederson-Krag). Reports indicate first responders have exhibited signs of distress after providing first aid to carfentanil overdose victims. Reservations are required and space is limited. To reserve a spot, contact Eden Laikin at elaikin@nassaucountyny.gov or 571-6105.

ew York State Assemblyman Dave McDonough (R,C,I-Merrick) will participate in the Sixth Annual Legislative Pet Food Drive Challenge to be held through April 18. McDonough said he will host this event once again because animals bring a lot of joy and companionship to people’s lives.

“I have enjoyed hosting this event in collaboration with Long Island Cares and Baxter’s Pet Pantry in the past, and now I look forward to our efforts this year,” McDonough said. “Pets bring a tremendous amount of companionship and comfort to those living alone and the elderly and can also serve as friends for young children. I encourage members of the community to stop by and make a donation this winter.

Even a small donation can mean the difference between a pet going hungry or possibly going to a shelter.”

The best sizes of pet food to donate are five or ten-pound bags of dog or cat food.

Canned food, kitty litter and new pet toys are also in demand. Donations will be accepted at McDonough’s district office at 404 Bedford Avenue in Bellmore from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More information can be found at www.LongIslandCares.org or by emailing fooddrive@licares.org. Regrettably, SNAP funding does not include the purchase of pet food, which makes it one of the greatest demands at local food pantries.

For information, contact the assemblyman’s office at 409-2070.

Bellmore-Merrick NICE Bus Routes to Be Eliminated

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he pleas of Ted Pruett, a Merrick resident who was one of roughly 40 at an afternoon session of a committee hearing to cut several NICE bus routes, apparently went unheeded as the Nassau County Bus Transit Committee voted after a second session in the evening to cut the bus routes when NICE’s President and CEO Michael Setzer painted a dire outlook of the bus company’s financial outlook for 2017, which includes eliminating four bus routes that serve the Bellmores and the Merricks.

“I’m a disabled veteran who rides the N19 to Freeport each weekday to catch a second bus, the N35, to Roosevelt Field to get to a job near there,” Pruett, a south Merokian, told the committee. He says it’s one of the few jobs available to him as a disabled vet. With no car, and with elimination of the N19 “I might have to walk several miles to the Merrick train station, or the Freeport train station” to catch the bus.

Some days, he told the committee, it’s even hard for him to walk.

He told Your NewsMag later it is difficult to get medical transportation through the Veterans Administration, and would take a long time to apply and be accepted. “I’m very worried about these bus cuts,” he said.

NICE CEO Michael Setzer talks budget

The Nassau County Bus Transit Committee

Others filed up to the podium one by one to express concerns at not being able to get to their jobs, to school, to shopping outlets, to doctor’s appointments or to get to rail road stations if the cuts are made.

THE ROUTES Now on the chopping block to be eliminated after April 9 are the N45 route, which originates in Bellmore to serve residents wishing to travel as far as Roosevelt Field, and the N47, which originates in Hempstead to serve Bellmore residents wishing to travel to Hempstead, and all points in between. The N51 provides service to Merrick residents as far as Roosevelt Field, with all stops in between.

The N19 service between Freeport and

Sunrise Mall serves residents in both Bellmore and Merrick along Merrick Road.

Figures provided by NICE show the ridership for each of the routes, and subsidies NICE provides beyond the cost of the fare for those rides. The data is not reflected in “passenger” terms, a spokesperson for NICE told Your NewsMag, because “there is no way to know how many passengers are going one-way, taking a round-trip, or more than that on a given day.”

For example, the N51 provides 50 rides per day, with a subsidy of $12.20 per ride in addition to the $2.75 bus fare. The N45 provides 345 rides per day, with a subsidy of $3.95 per ride in addition to the $2.75 bus fare. The N47 provides 515 rides per day, using a subsidy of $2.67 per ride over

the bus fare. And the N19 provides 650 rides per day, with a subsidy of $3.30 per ride over the fare.

Setzer, in his presentation, described a system that has fallen into tumult in providing services to county residents because it gets very little sustaining outside revenue it can depend on. He cited last year’s rejection by the county Legislature to approve of some reductions as exacerbating the issue.

But the county’s withdrawal of $6.8 million in subsidy funds toward NICE’s 2017 budget finally tipped the scale toward the deeper cuts, Setzer said. He noted that revenue from state transit operating assistance would remain flat again this year, that new collective bargaining contracts had to be negotiated this year and that the potential for new revenue to flow in was unlikely. He did add there was a sliver of overall optimism because of an $800 thousand increase in revenue from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 2017.

When asked by Sheldon Shrenkel, chairman of the NICE Bus Transit Committee, of a worst-case scenario if the committee didn’t approve of the cuts, Setzer said the NICE service might have to shutter its doors by the end of the year.

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Exploring New Destinations

☞ TABLE OF CONTENTS NEWS: PAGES 2-7 BHA: Yes, there was a High Hill Beach; County to train on deadly drug treatment; Bellmore and Merrick NICE bus routes to be eliminated; St. Baldrick’s fundraisers coming; local supply company welcomes new contractors, while Bellmore designer plans for upgrades

COVER STORY: PAGE 8 Library Museum Passes Rock!

There are tens of passes available to library patrons to top-shelf museums in the county and metropolitan area – and all are FREE!

STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PAGE 12 See the students having an impact this month in their respective schools

TOURING: PAGE 20 Finding Cool Destinations in Group Travel From singles and individuals to families and groups, everyone can find exciting places to travel to when using tour operators PLUS: Be on the alert for increased phone scams, car thefts; Tina Dupuis is honored at Guardian Brain Foundation fundraiser; Grand Avenue’s SADD Club promotes good citizenship; Purim celebrations near; St. Patrick’s Day is March 17; Bellmore PTA inducts life members; Robert Walters and Jeannette Christie of Merrick, and Eric Glen Broderson and Gina Andrea Calle Salinas of North Merrick got married on Valentine’s Day; New York State Assemblyman Dave McDonough returns to Baxter’s Pet Pantry

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t is often said that people who grow up in Bellmore and Merrick never leave. Perhaps one of the reasons they never leave is because of the plentiful cultural, entertainment and educational venues at our disposal. The public libraries play a significant role in presenting opportunities for discovery and exploration beyond their walls. If you are looking for a fun day with the family, a date idea, something to do with out-of-town guests or want to treat your grandchildren for a day to remember, start with the library. They have free museum passes that rock!

If you are interested in history, aviation, science, or educational discovery then there is sure to be something for you. Check out the list of passes in this issue and find out which are available at your library.

Reserve them in advance or take a surprise adventure based on passes available that day.

Looking to take a day trip or get away for a few days but don’t want to do all the driving? Is the idea of traveling alone stopping you from enjoying new adventures? Do you have a large family or group that would like to travel together? Consider joining or creating your own group excursion and get ready to explore new adventures!

If you enjoy history and remember Bellmore “back in the day,” the rich history of Bellmore’s connection to High Hill Beach was the topic of discussion at the recent Bellmore Historical Association meeting. Local historian Joshua Soren led a lively discussion and displayed souvenir postcards that were

actual photos of people enjoying the summers at High Hill Beach.

Another reason why people never want to leave the community is the wonderful school programs with opportunities that encourage students to participate in fundraisers, cultural exchange and compete nationally.

There is much going on “In and Around” town, plus even more “Out and About” the neighborhood that is sure to strike your interest.

Congratulations to Merrick residents Robert Walters and Jeannette Christie, and Eric Glen Broderson and Gina Andrea Calle Salinas who were married on Valentine’s Day by Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad.

Celebrations of Purim and St. Patrick’s Day are just around the corner as well.

Enjoy the food and fun celebrations surrounding these holidays!

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SUPPORT The afternoon hearing included an appearance by Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran of the First Legislative District in Baldwin, who spoke to the committee about a $10.7 million surplus in real dollars in the county’s budget from 2016, of which a portion could be used. She also spoke of a possibility of committing a portion of the proceeds from a new public safety fee toward the NICE deficit.

Legislator Steve Rhoads (19th LD) told Your NewsMag afterward the Legislature would indeed try to identify new sources of revenue in the budget, but also added it is incumbent upon Democrats at the state level to pressure the Governor to "stop shortchanging NICE bus" and to provide more transportation revenue in the new budget.

Aaron Watkins-Lopez, a member of the committee who voted against the

bus route cuts because he rides one of the buses slated for elimination, implored those in attendance to reach out to County Executive Ed Mangano, state senators who had representatives at the hearing and to state Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in an effort to win broader support at the county and state levels to restore the $6.8 million gap.

A representative for state Senator John Brooks, a Democrat, told the committee that the senator was opposed to the cuts, and would work toward a solution at the state level.

State Assemblyman Dave McDonough, ranking Republican member of the state’s Transportation Committee, emailed his support for more state funding for NICE buses from the state, saying at a committee hearing that cuts‌ would be “absolutely devastating for our most needy riders who rely on a wide array of bus routes to travel to and from work and around the community. Bus routes would undoubtedly be cut if funding remained flat, and I will fight to make sure that doesn’t happen this year.â€?

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ST.BALDRICK’S FUNDRAISERS COMING

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epham High School has set Wednesday, March 15, for its annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser to raise funds for children with cancer.

Called Chop Your Lock's for Charity, the event will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. in the south gym. “Participants can register to shave their heads in order to show solidarity for children who have lost their hair as a result of their battle with cancer or they may donate eight or more inches of their hair for Pantene's Beautiful Length's Campaign,� said Kerry Dennis, who is one of the teacher organizers. Since 2008, Mepham has raised more than $200,000 for the Foundation, and raised nearly $50,000 in 2016 alone. For information or to register, visit the event page at www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/868/2017/ teams#content or contact teachers-organizers

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Chris Patten or Kerry Dennis at the high school via email at cpatten@bellmore-merrick. k12.ny.us or kdennis@bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us.

Meanwhile, Calhoun High School will also host its annual Chop Your Lock's for Charity event to benefit the St. Baldrick's Foundation on March 21, from 6-8 p.m. in the gym. “Over the past 10 years, the Calhoun High School community has been an incredible supporter of this wonderful event,� said teacher and event co-organizer Melissa Rohr. “School community members can get involved by shaving their heads, cutting their locks or donating to the cause. “In addition, Calhoun faculty and staff have been tremendous in garnering support for the event by promoting it among their students, teams and clubs, as well as coming out the night of the event in full support,� said teacher and co-organizer Joseph Bianca.

Calhoun’s 2016 event raised nearly $35,000.

For information or to register for the event, visit the event page at www.stbaldricks.org/ events/mypage/786/2017.

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New Supply Location in Merrick Welcomes Local Contractors Meanwhile, veteran design group readies to upgrade facility

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urges in growth have led the North East Windows and Quality Fence Company of Kees Place in Merrick, behind the Merrick rail road station, to open a second facility at 1565 Merrick Road to store product and display new window and PVC fence product to local contractors.

Formerly the location of the Dakota Design Center that was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy, Steven Kaiserman, vice-president of North East Windows and Quality Fence, told Your NewsMag that the new location provides visibility for contractors when traveling to Home Depot or when turning to dispose of materials at the Town of Hempstead refuse center on Merrick Road – to see displays of vinyl windows and fences – and pique interest.

Approximately one-third of the original design building still stands, while a spacious new yard has opened up with the removal of the

rest of the building. Windows and fences are stored at the new yard, for later distribution to the facility on Kees Place. Products are also manufactured at a facility in Freeport.

The window and fence manufacturer employs 120 local employees at both its manufacturing facility at Kees Place, and at a vinyl extruding plant in Freeport. The Merrick facility has a storied history, having been a onetime facility for building pipe organs during Merrick’s early years.

III VIEW DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO RENOVATE Meanwhile, since the nearly 10,000 square feet Dakota Design Center was forced to permanently close its doors because of Superstorm Sandy, the design group that operated within the center has firmly reestablished itself in Bellmore.

Now calling itself III View Design and Construction Inc., lead design-

er Patricia Salcedo finds the angst and chaos that gripped the design group - during the days, weeks and months after the near-total destruction of the design center - has long subsided.

Immediately following the tumultuous days and near-complete wipeout of her design studio, Salcedo explained she instead quickly turned to someone she thought could help. “I remember calling Rich, owner of Republic Lighting, and saying, ‘Help, I need a space.”

“We had so many new and old clients that truly needed our assistance from the same flood waters and I wasn’t about to disappoint any of them,” Salcedo remembered. She explained that, although Republic Lighting, 2355 Merrick Road in Bellmore, experienced minor flooding from the October 2012 storm, it was able to house Salcedo and her design group, and the very limited resources

that remained from Superstorm Sandy’s wrath.

Long-time loyal suppliers responded immediately to Salcedo’s call for resources, and she began to fill the lighting space provided to her with everything from flooring and carpets to furnishings and accessories.

Much has happened since “Sandy” displaced the old design group. Salcedo, who always believed that the building and design group - each with different names - confused people, opted in 2014 to join forces with III View Design and Construction Inc. The broad license allows III View Design and Construction Inc. to work on both construction and interior design projects of all sizes.

Although Salcedo had contemplated moving to alternative locations, she ultimately chose to remain within the Republic Lighting showroom. Salcedo finds the relationship with Republic Lighting to be a symbiotic pair-

New second home of North East Windows and Quality Fence, formerly Dakota Design Center. ing. “I always wanted a one-stop shop for the home,” Salcedo added, “and having a design group and lighting showroom under one roof works out well for all, especially the customers!”

However, other than a coat of paint, the Republic showroom hasn’t seen a renovation in a very long time. Salcedo plans to put her stamp and designer’s touch on the aging space with a much-needed face lift in the very near future.

“It’s a grand space,” Salcedo concluded, “and it has the potential to be a highlight on Merrick Road!”

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Library Museum Passes Rock!

Find a wealth of cultural and educational destinations to discover DOUGLAS FINLAY

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ne of the more popular and continually growing programs at local libraries in recent years is the addition of museum passes that enable families of up to six to enjoy a full day’s outing at a local children’s museum, a city museum or even a cultural landmark – all for free!

Cradle of Aviation Musuem Are you a cultural wanderer, curious about our rich history? Perhaps you can visit Walt Whitman’s Birthplace, the Old Bethpage Restoration Village, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center or the New York Historical Society.

For kids there is the Long Island Children’s Museum and the Children’s Museum of New York City. Or, for art enthusiasts there are trips to the Nassau County Museum of Art, or the Museum of Modern Art in New

York City, as well as the Guggenheim and the Museum of the Moving Image.

Or, do you or your children prefer aviation? Try the Cradle of Aviation Museum, the American Airspace Museum or the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum, for starters. Interested in gazing toward the heavens? Then there’s the Vanderbilt Planetarium.

How about the history of firefighting?

Try the Nassau County Firefighters Museum. And just how were those subway lines of New York City built?

There’s the New York Transit Museum to explain it.

For library patrons wishing simply to surround themselves with the fervent beauty of nature, there are the Old Westbury Gardens and the New York Botanical Garden.

These are but a handful of the types of museum passes that local libraries now make available to their patrons to explore the worlds around them.

“It’s a wonderful program,” remarked Toni Cabat, a North Bellmore resident and patron of the North Bellmore Public Library who uses the passes on a regular basis. When she first began using them several years ago she had her pick of practically any

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ere is a listing of current museum passes available for free to patrons of the four local libraries in the Bellmores and the Merricks. Patrons have to reside within the community, and cannot go to another local library to obtain a museum pass. Call or visit the library to see if it has more than one pass available to offer at a time. Museum passes can be reserved at the library reference desk, or online by visiting the library’s website:

BELLMORE MEMORIAL MUSEUM PASSES: (www. bellmorelibrary.org) Cradle of Aviation Frick Collection, New York City Guggenheim Museum Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Long Island Children’s Museum Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Museum of the Moving Image Nassau County Museum of Art New-York Historical Society *new pass* New York Transit Museum *new pass*

one she wanted, she said. “It was one of the library’s best-kept secrets.”

Not so today, as there can be waiting lists to get any one of several popular passes the local libraries now possess (see below). In fact, local libraries such as the Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore and North Merrick libraries may carry more than one pass to a par-

Long Island Children's Museum ticularly popular museum, to enable more than one family of patrons to attend at one time.

For example, each of the passes could be substantial enough to permit two adults and four children to attend a museum, and do so for free. Grandparents or parents could take their grandchildren or children to a museum for a full day’s outing, and enjoy discounts in parking, at the gift shop or at the cafeteria while at the museum, as well. Patrons should ask at the li-

brary reference desk when picking up a pass what discounts and options may be available with it - because each membership is different - and what restrictions apply.

“We had friends from out of town come to visit us for several days,” Cabat recently told Your NewsMag. To make sure there was plenty for her friends to see and do, Cabat took out several museum passes - one pass, one day at a time - that ensured parties of four-tosix could enter, and which also became part of a well-orchestrated plan to help her serve as a consummate host while those friends were in town.

What are among Cabat’s favorites?

They remain The Old Westbury Gardens and the New York Botanical Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA), the Old Bethpage Restoration Village and the New York Historical Society.

MOST POPULAR PASSES The most popular library museum pass to obtain at present - especially during regular school and summer recesses - is to the Long Island Children’s Museum, with a strong second being the Cradle of Aviation, both on Nassau County’s Museum Row.

The Museum Pass Lists Old Bethpage Village Restoration Old Westbury Gardens Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion & Planetarium

MERRICK MUSEUM PASSES: (www.merricklibrary.org) Children’s Museum of Manhattan Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Cradle of Aviation Museum Guggenheim Museum Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Long Island Children’s Museum Museum of Modern Art Nassau County Firefighter Museum Nassau County Museum of Art New York Transit Museum Old Bethpage Village Restoration Old Westbury Gardens

The Heckscher Museum of Art The New York Botanical Garden Vanderbuilt Museum Walt Whitman Birthplace Association

NORTH BELLMORE PUBLIC MUSEUM PASSES (www.northbellmorelibrary.org) American Airpower Museum Children’s Museum of Manhattan Cradle of Aviation Museum Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum Long Island Children’s Museum Museum of Modern Art Museum of the City of New York New York Historical Society New York Transit Museum Old Bethpage Restoration Village Old Westbury Gardens

The new Nassau County Firefighters Museum Angela Capone, in charge of programming at the Merrick Library, said a museum pass to the Long Island Children’s Museum can help parents provide a safe, productive and fun place for their children who are off from school during winter and summer recesses, and during holidays. “It can keep the kids busy” with interactive events to become involved with, she said.

North Merrick Public Library Director Tom Witt counts the LI Children’s Museum and the Cradle of Aviation as among his top passes “going out the door,” as does Elaine Cummins-Young, director of the Bellmore Memorial Library. “The Long Island Children’s Museum not only appeals to families to go out together and get involved in a fun, educational and interactive activity, but it is also very cost-effective “ for those following a budget, she said.

Janis Schoen, an early promoter of museum passes as a member of the Nassau County Librarians Association – and director of the Massapequa Public Library, [CONT. ON PAGE 11]

The Heckscher Museum of Art The New York Botanical Garden Vanderbilt Museum

NORTH MERRICK PUBLIC MUSEUM PASSES: (www.northmerricklibrary.org) American Airpower Museum Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Cradle of Aviation Museum Firefighters Museum and Education Center Garvies Point Museum and Preserve Guggenheim Museum Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Long Island Children’s Museum Nassau Museum of Art New York Transit Museum Old Bethpage Village Restoration Old Westbury Gardens The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages The New York Botanical Garden Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum

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said that across the spectrum of libraries in the county, the Long Island Children’s Museum is by far the most popular pass. She added it is why most libraries will obtain at least two passes to it, so that more than one family at a time can attend.

After the children’s museum in popularity, Schoen cites the Cradle of Aviation, MOMA, the Nassau County Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum as others.

Offering a variation on what is the “most popular” pass at present, Rosemary DeFrancisci, media librarian at the North Bellmore Public Library, said that quite often the most popular museum pass is the one a patron can pick up at a moment’s notice while at the desk inquiring. “Patrons will come into the library and, on a whim, ask what museum passes are available at that precise moment to take out,” she said. Whatever pass is available at that moment becomes the

most popular pass of the day, she added.

Better yet, patrons who know about what passes are available at what times can simply stop in to see about obtaining one, and then be on their way with it, said Bellmore’s Cummins-Young.

Cabat noted that when she has had doctor's appointments in the city, she will visit the library to see what passes might fit into her schedule while in the city.

CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL MISSIONS Providing museum passes for free to library patrons started many years ago when museums began contacting libraries to offer memberships to the libraries to join their museums, sometimes at discounts.

North Bellmore’s DeFrancisci told Your NewsMag that the “mission of museums and of libraries is not that

far apart: to be both educational and cultural.” With similar missions, museums will reach out to libraries to get their patrons into the space - and in the process drive new revenues to the museums with increased sales at the gift shops and cafeterias, even with discounts applied.

Schoen, as an early advocate, quickly picked up the mantle to contact museums around the region to see if they, too, would consider providing memberships. “I became a one-woman crew” in contacting museums, she said. “I called to see if perhaps I could get better prices for all association libraries.”

She’s been at it since. “The newest one for libraries is the New York Transit Museum,” she said.

A difficult library membership to obtain for passes at present is the new Whitney Museum in New York, at the end of the new Highline Park in New York City, because it has just opened.

As a line item of programming within library budgets - meaning museum memberships and passes are paid for with taxpayer dollars - Merrick’s Capone has been able to take the “bundling” concept of both library and mu-

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seum having a similar mission to another height.

She said the library has been successful in promoting the uses of local museum passes when they are linked to similar-themed programs the library presents throughout the year.

“If we have an art lecture at the library by a museum docent,” she explained, the library can, by logical extension, promote a pass to MOMA or the Nassau County Museum of Art to take in an art exhibit, such as the present exhibit of American iconic photographer Ansel Adams.

“Or,” she continued, if the library features a writing workshop –as the Bellmore library offers once a month by the Long Island Writers Guild – “then we can suggest a pass to the Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum” to further their curiosity by experiencing the history of America’s greatest poet, and learn how he developed his craft.

Each of the passes offers something for nearly every age group and special interest. While children and their families will enjoy outings to the children’s museums, adults can find a variety passes to quench their zest to see or learn something new.

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Cabat explained she will pick up Old Westbury Garden passes especially when she knows there will be a special event at there, such as a show on roses or orchids, for example. She also recommends the train show at the New York Botanical Garden starting in November and carrying through the entire holiday season. “But you have to book well in advance for that pass,” she cautioned.

North Merrick’s Witt said his library offers a pass to the Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages - the only local library at present that does - because “That museum has an incredible collection of early European carriages that clearly rivals any collection assembled in Europe or anywhere.”

While mostly for early European history buffs, patrons can approach their local library to inquire if such a pass could become available to them.

Concluded North Bellmore’s DeFrancisci, “The idea of any library is to attempt to cover the widest possible range of residents it can, and to provide and cultivate a collection of museum passes that will appeal to all” of their cultural and educational interests.

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Calhoun leadership class heads south for cultural exchange Eleven students have been chosen by their peers to represent Calhoun High School in the first leg of a cultural exchange trip to Pascagoula, Mississippi. This is the first time any school in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District has participated in

such a program. In April, their Pascagoula counterparts will visit Merrick, spending a day at Calhoun High School as well. The trip was partially funded by students’ fundraising but the remainder is being financed individually.

Students in the Leadership Class discussed their upcoming trip to Mississippi with teacher Brian Joyce and Assistant Principal Ken Zisel.

KENNEDY JV CHEER SQUAD GOES NATIONAL: For the first time in the school’s history, the junior varsity cheerleading team at Kennedy High School recently competed in the National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida. “Since December we have been practicing up to five days per week to prepare,” said coach Linda Leonardo. “We had less than two months to fundraise for the entire trip and would not have made it there without the help of our parents and sponsors.” The team finished in 12th place.

MEPHAM KICKLINE GRAND CHAMPS: Mepham High School varsity Kickline team kicked their way to the top at the NDA Regional Dance Competition held recently. The team earned third-place honors in Small Varsity Jazz, second place in Large Varsity Team Performance and first place in Large Varsity Pom, explained coach Kerry Dennis. In addition, the team was named Grand Champions of the competition because their pom score was the highest score out of any category and division of the competition. The squad will travel to Orlando, Florida, for the NDA National Dance Competition on March 1.

CALHOUN SENIOR HELPS OTHERS THROUGH HEALTH: A trip at 10 years old to a remote Tanzanian village where his parents grew up propelled Calhoun senior Hadi Aziz into becoming a social activist. He approached the school’s senior experience Fashion Show board last year with his proposed organization, Safe Motherhood Project, which aims to improve maternal health status.

It was selected and received $10,000 that was raised from the Fashion Show.

Earlier this year, Hadi visited Kibaha, Tanzania, where he saw first-hand how the funds were used — a newly created consultation room and pre/post-natal care clinic at Medewell Health Center.

The clinic now offers prenatal and postnatal care to this impoverished part of the country.

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Congratulations to Mike Valentino who was crowned Mr. Mepham 2017 and thanks to the following students who did an outstanding job: Gavin Dass, Jason Jackrel, Kevin Krauss, Mike McCarthy, Connor Molloy, Anthony Paolino, Mike Scalisi, Hashir Siddiqui, and Uzair Siddiqui.

“Mr. Mepham” competition was one of the best performances to date. From the spirit and energy of the capacity crowd to the incredible talent, spirit wear, formal wear and Q & A, which highlighted the evening. Thank you to judges Dr. Carne, Ms. Netto, Mr. Cracco, and special student judge Madison Uzwy. Also thank Jeremy Lissade and Mr. Augugliaro who were fantastic hosts that kept the crowd laughing all night.

Mary Pallotta, president of the Guardian Brain Foundation, along with North Bellmore comedian/MC Joey Kola, raised funds in honor of Tina Dupius, owner of Salon T who died late last year, and to announce the first annual Leadership Award to be presented to someone who exemplifies the volunteer spirit Tina embodied.

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ITALIAN NIGHT: A Night of Italian Cuisine will be held at the Grace Lutheran Church, 1294 Bellmore Avenue, North Bellmore, on Saturday, March 11, at 6 p.m. A Children's Talent Show will be presented and a raffle will be featured. A fun night of good food and fellowship is expected.

For tickets contact the church at 7855029 … NOTICE TO PARENTS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS: Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District parents are reminded that New York State Law annually requires a written transportation request by April 1 from parents or guardians of students (Grades 7-12) who plan to attend private or parochial schools. Requests must be submitted prior to April 1 for the school year beginning September. Transportation application forms for the 2017-2018 school year are available at the Bellmore-Merrick CHSD, Business Office, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York 11566 or on the district website at www.bellmore-merrick.

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k12.ny.us. All students requesting nonpublic school transportation who did not previously attend one of the component elementary districts: Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore or North Merrick school districts or one of the Bellmore Merrick Central High School District’s schools, must register with the BMCHSD. Call 992-1003 to schedule an appointment with the central registrar, at the Brookside School, 1260 Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick, New York. Registration is by appointment only … FAT BOY COMING: Your NewsMag has learned that the former building that housed Lil Left Coast’s afternoon-early evening take out kitchen at 2496 Merrick Road in Bellmore is being revamped to become Fat Boy’s Burrito Bar. There is no word yet on when it will open … WATER CONTAMINANTS: Merrick-based Long Island Clean Air Water and Soil Ltd. is calling on the federal Department of Environmental Conservation to begin cleanup of the underground water contaminant 1, 4 dioxane, which has been found in Long Island drinking water throughout the county, including the Bellmores and the Merricks.

The firm says 1, 4 dioxane is produced from defense contractors and similar industries that could and should have been contained and remediated several decades ago, and is a contaminant similar to the Bethpage plume contaminants. Currently, several state senators are proposing legislation to regulate 1, 4 dioxane, with state Senator John Brooks (8th SD) a leading proponent … PRE-KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION: The Bellmore School District is enrolling students who will be four years old by December 1 and eligible to attend kindergarten in September 2018 to attend its Rising Star Pre-Kindergarten Program. The half-day program will have two session options: morning or afternoon. The Rising Stars program will be held at the Charles A. Reinhardt Early Childhood Center at South St. Marks Avenue. Applications and registration forms are available online at www.bellmoreschools.org, or by calling the district’s office of instructional services at 679-2914, Or, you can pick up an application and registration form by visiting the office at 580 Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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NICKERSON BEACH: For Bellmore and Merrick residents, registration for the 2017 Nickerson Beach Park Cabana Lottery Registration has begun and will run through Monday, April 24, with the lottery drawing taking place at Nickerson Beach on Tuesday, April 25, at 10 a.m. The cabana fee for the 2017 summer season is $3950. To register, applicants must apply in person at the Nickerson Beach administration building daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., pay a non-refundable $30 lottery fee and provide a valid driver’s license, an electric bill or current tax bill as additional proof of residency, and a Nassau County Leisure Pass, which can be purchased at the park for $30. 120 new cabanas were added last year for a total of 740 cabanas. Cabinettes and locker fees, not subject to lottery, are $895. For information call 5717700 or visit the website at www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks ... AMAZINGLY IMMATURE: The Long Island Children’s Museum will host an Embrace Your Inner Zany exhibit through May 7, which exhorts visitors to embrace their inner zany genius while exploring what these behaviors can teach about science, engineering, math and literacy. The exhibit encourages communication and learning through laughter, play, comedy and memories of different genera- [CONT. ON PAGE 16]

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tions’ childhood hijinks. You can create funny photo illusions by manipulating perspectives, turn spoons into catapults or make them do somersaults, mash up their own inventions, transform money into wearable bling, and engineer paper airplanes to fly the immature skies.

Visit www.licm.org … SUMMER TEEN PROGRAM: The Guggenheim Museum is looking for energetic, outgoing, and articulate high school students to volunteer on weekends. Teen volunteers assist adult staff and volunteers by acting as liaisons for families in the lobby at a Family Programs Kiosk and facilitating gallery activities in the Just Drop In! programs. Being a Teen Volunteer is great for fulfilling community service requirements. Send a resume and statement of interest to teenprograms@guggenheim.org. Write

“Teen Volunteer” in the subject line. Deadlines for applying include: Summer Corps (June, July, and August commitment): April 24; Academic Year (September through May commitment): July 24 … GARVIES POINT MUSEUM: The Bellmore-based The Children’s Sangha will sponsor a trip to Garvies Point Museum. Interested teens will participate in a Native American Tools and Artifact Program. This hands-on lecture/ demonstration shows how Native Americans made and used tools, such as stone-working and woodworking tools, as a means of adapting their environment to their needs. Participants will be able to handle authentic tools and other artifacts.

In addition, they will have an opportunity to use replicated tools such as mortars and pestles to grind corn, fire drills for making fire, and pump drills for drilling holes in stone. For complete information you can visit http://thechildrenssangha.com …

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad conducts Valentine's Day weddings in Chapel at Town Hall Hempstead with, on the left, Robert Walters and Jeannette Christie of Merrick and, on the right, Eric Glen Broderson and Gina Andrea Calle Salinas of North Merrick. Because the chapel was decorated with a festive arch and other Valentine’s Day décor, couples will remember this day as a truly wonderful experience for the rest of their lives, said Clerk Ahmad of the ceremonies.

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SHOWING RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS As Bellmore students pass through Winthrop Avenue’s main hall way, they are encouraged to take the time to read one of the many hearts that hang from the school’s Random Acts of Kindness Tree. “The tree is a reminder to all of our students of the importance of showing kindness to others,” said Principal Sally Curto.

CAMP AVENUE COUNCIL MEETS WITH SUPERINTENDENT: Superintendent of North Merrick Schools Dr. Seniuk met with the Camp Avenue Student Council to discuss the similarities between school district and student council governance, while also discussing student-initiated Camp Avenue events.

The children spoke about creative and innovative activities.

MAKING A BEE LINE FOR SPELLING: Merrick Avenue Middle School students recently competed in the 2017 Hofstra Long Island Regional Scripps Spelling Bee, along with students from Grand Avenue Middle School.

Keith Zazzi of MAMS and Breana Raehse of GAMS both made it to higher spelling rounds. The students first competed in their individual classroom spelling bees hosted by their teachers, and were then offered a spot to compete in their schoolwide spelling bee.

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FOR READING OUT LOUD! The Merrick School District held its Community Read Aloud celebration at Birch School, the capstone of the school’s two-week Pick a Reading Partner program.

Among those who read to the students in grades K-6 were Assemblyman David McDonough, Legislator Steven Rhoads, Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, members of the Hofstra men’s basketball team, and James O’Beirne (left), director of facilities for the Merrick School District, who read Mo Williams’ “Watch Me Throw the Ball” to students.

100 DAYS: Kindergartners in Mary Yager’s class at Newbridge Road Elementary School in the North Bellmore School District celebrated the 100th Day of School on February 15 by wearing fun hats and putting 100 items into water bottles.

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Be On Alert for the Latest County Scams, Thefts

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esidents are being urged to be vigilant when receiving telephone solicitations requesting payment via Green Dot cards or Western Union.

According to the Nassau County Police Department, residents are receiving calls from persons claiming that they owe money for unpaid taxes or utility bills. In these cases, persons are contacted by scammers claiming that they are federal or utility company employees and that the individual called owes money.

These victims are told they can avoid arrest, foreclosure or suspension/termination of services if they make payment to the caller using Green Dot cards or Western Union.

In another scam a caller states that an individual has missed jury duty, or a family member has been kidnapped, held hostage, or involved in an auto accident. The caller may claim to be a law enforcement officer. The victim is told to send money either through Western Union or via a Green Dot card to keep from being arrested or to help the family member.

In addition to these scams, other scams advise individuals that they have won large sums of money, are approved for a loan or grant, or winners of a sweepstakes lottery through

phone calls or notifications, by mail or online.

Some residents have even received a partial bank check of the winnings that appears to be legitimate, but up-front payment for processing fees are requested before funds can be claimed.

These scams are costing residents thousands of unrecoverable dollars.

If you believe you may have been a victim of any of these scams, please call 911 immediately.

Anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the individual(s) responsible are asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppush at 1-800-244-TIPS (8477). All calls remain anonymous.

STOLEN CARS There has also been an increase in stolen autos in the county, in which autos are being stolen both during the day in addition to night.

According to Nassau County police, residents appear to be leaving cars unlocked and the key FOB left in the vehicle equipped with a puhs-button start.

The following are police recommendations to help safeguard your vehicle: • Always lock your vehicle, even when it's parked in your driveway or garage

• Always take your keys or fob with you • Never leave or hide a smart key, valet key, or spare key anywhere in or on your vehicle, no matter where you park it • Never leave your car running, while unattended or unlocked • If possible park your vehicle in a locked garage • Park in well-lit areas • Keep the exterior of homes and driveways well illuminated • Close all your vehicle windows completely when parked • Consider installing a GPS system, a visible anti-theft device or an audible alarm • Never leave valuable personal property in your vehicle • Also, secure your garage door opener to prevent access to your home.

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Micropulse laser can be used to treat retinal diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema (DME) , retinal vein occlusions , central serous retinopathy, and age related macular degeneration, and glaucoma , and can be repeated as needed without harm to vision.

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amilies and groups of friends that enjoy traveling together to see popular cultural sites or entertainment locations can do so more easily with “pre-formed” tours to destinations that enable persons in the groups to split the expenses to keep costs down.

Church groups, library groups and other social groups can also derive benefit from group travel to destinations or events, and they can go almost anywhere in the U.S. as well.

Not only does it provide for families and groups, but specializes in individual travel in which a single person can join within a "preformed" group to enjoy group travel with like-minded destination buffs.

These tours provide amenities such as pre-arranged lunch and dinner locations, seats to concerts and theaters, stipends for slot machines, hotels to stay in overnight during twoand-more-day trips and a host of other items that keep the trip interesting and civil.

Started in 2004 in Merrick, Rendezvous Travel now calls Bellmore home, and offers “preformed” tours for groups of families, friends and others. President Anthony Rende says the tour operator can provide transportation for the smallest of “pre-formed” groups to larger groups

interested in taking vacation destination sightseeing tours across the region or the country.

“We work with group leaders of organizations to work out special trips to come up with a payment plan that can fit everyone’s budget, said Rende.

Rae Guzman, along with Ann Thompson, co-ordinates group tour and travel plans regularly for members of the Bellmore Senior Center. “We have gone to the New York Community Bank Theater (formerly known as Old Westbury Music Fair) to see a tribute to singers of the American songbook,” remarked Guzman.

“We have also gone to the Swann Club for lunch,” she added. Everything on the trip is very well organized, she continued, because all requests for items are fulfilled.

She is already excited about a May trip, for which she has gathered a group of close to 40.

“We are going to Fleet Week, and we will be able to lunch on a ship, and take a cruise around Manhattan to see all the ships that are docked,” she told Your NewsMag. She says it’s important there be one person specified to be the group leader, and who can work out the “logistics” of the trip, such as payment collection and communication with a

travel operator, in order to eliminate miscommunication or confusion for such a large event.

Mary DeSantis is president of the Over-50 Club that meets at Sacred Heart School in North Merrick. She says she averages 40-to-50 people on destination tour trips that she organizes for the membership. “We have gone on casino trips, two-day trips, luncheons and a host of other destinations” over the years, she said.

She says her tour operator has done a masterful job of providing assistance for disabled seniors to help them enjoy their trips without worrying. “The buses all have ‘kneeling capabilities’ that bring the steps close to the ground for easy access,” and walkers are provided – if necessary.

She says her travel operator will make up flyers for the group to promote an activity, and can provide all the forms necessary to fill out to expedited and ensure the trip.

INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL The tour operator takes special interest in the individual traveler that wants to join with a group and travel within it to keep within a budget while socializing to meet new friends and learning something exciting.

There are travel exclusives it books to several theater shows not only on Broadway, but in Atlantic City, and locally around the Island. Go to see a Sculpture Garden just an hour from New York City, or go on a Food Lover’s tour. There is afternoon tea and a tour of the shops in upstate New York, or a visit to the New York Botanical Garden.

There are boat rides along the Connecticut River or around New York City, a River Lady Riverboat tour at Toms River, New Jersey or New York City luncheon cruises.

For lovers of opera, there are trips to see “Aida” at The Met at Lincoln Center, or “Hello Dolly” with Bette Midler on Broadway.

Two-day trips are available to Washington, D.C., the “Wonders of Holland” flower show in Philadelphia in March, Two Treens in at the Foxwoods Casino and the Goodspeed Theater in East Haddam, Connecticut.

There are also motorcoach tours that go to Virginia Beach – and beyond, to Nashville and Memphis. Or, head up to the Canadian Rockies or Lourdes, in France, or see Iceland’s Northern Lights.

To learn more visit a tour operator or visit Rendezvous Travel at www.rendezvous.travel/.

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In it for Life: Bellmore PTA Inducts Life Members

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he Bellmore Elementary PTA presented 15 individuals with New York State PTA Life Membership awards during the annual Founders Day Celebration held in early February at the Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center. Honorary NYS State Memberships are the highest honor the PTA can bestow on an individual and is given to those who have made a significant contribution to the welfare of children.

The Bellmore Elementary PTA congratulates the following life membership recipients: Phinola Baeza (Shore Road sixth-grade teacher), Mary Beth Cammarata (Winthrop Avenue fourth-grade teacher), Leslie Ceverizzo (PTA member), Marisa Demarzo (Reinhard second-grade teacher), Chantal Dembo (PTA member), Brian Desmond (Board of Education Vice President), Nina Giannaris (PTA member), Barbara Lagalia (PTA member), Patrice Matthews (Shore Road Principal), Katy O’Bier (Reinhard special education teacher), Roni Ramkumar (PTA member), Natalie Sicoli (Reinhard special education teacher), Nancy Sosnowski (Shore Road secretary), Theresa Wallace (Winthrop Avenue fourth-grade teacher) and Christine Wuchte (Reinhard kindergarten teacher).

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Shore Road Principal Patrice Matthews is pictured with her family after being inducted as a New York State PTA Life Member.

Board of Education Vice President and New York State PTA Life Member Brian Desmond is pictured with his family.

he Students Against Destructive Decisions Club at Grand Avenue Middle School has been focused on making positive impacts and contributions to their community. “We look at positive ways to promote citizenship and be positive student leaders who do not have to rely on drugs and alcohol to feel good or to be accepted,� said teacher and club adviser Pia Santadonato.

During their Mugs of Love project, the club collected more than 200 gently used mugs to donate to the Interfaith Nutrition Network's Freeport site in mid-February. They packaged up the mugs with various pantry food items.

The INN feeds approximately 100 people each day and is completely run by volunteers.

With their Wrapped in Love project, students delivered nearly 40 handmade baby blankets to the neonatal unit at Winthrop-University Hospital. “These blankets will be used to keep the babies warm and the babies will be able to

take the blanket home with them when they are released from the hospital,� Santadonato explained.

Their recent Candy Gram project, spearheaded by eighth-grader Jordyn Krinsky, will benefit the Free to Breathe group to raise money for lung cancer research. “My grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and I wanted to fundraise for research,� she said. “The organization is working to double the current survivor rate.�

With these projects and others, Santadonato said she hopes the students enjoy the feeling that comes along with doing something positive in the world.

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he VITA Program helps senior citizens prepare their federal and state income tax returns and secure every penny of the refunds to which they are entitled for free, thanks to Hempstead Town’s Department of Senior Enrichment's volunteer tax assistants.

Residents with annual incomes of $60,000 or less who wish to participate in the program must bring last year's tax return (2016), all wage, Social Security and earnings statements (W-2 and 1099, and 1095, if applicable), all interest, dividend, capital gains, IRAs, annuities and pension statements, 2016 property tax receipts, STAR exemption records, social secu-

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he jolly festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar (late winter/early spring). It commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day,” as recorded in the Megillah (book of Esther).

THE STORY The Persian Empire of the 4th century BCE extended over 127 lands, and all the Jews were its subjects. When King Ahasuerus had his wife, Queen Vashti, executed for failing to follow his orders, he arranged a beauty pageant to find a new queen. A Jewish girl, Esther, found favor in his eyes and became the new queen, though she refused to divulge her nationality.

Meanwhile, the Jew-hating Haman was appointed prime minister of the empire. Mordechai, the

leader of the Jews (and Esther’s cousin), defied the king’s orders and refused to bow to Haman. Haman was incensed, and he convinced the king to issue a decree ordering the extermination of all the Jews on the 13th of Adar, a date chosen by a lottery Haman made.

Mordechai galvanized all the Jews, convincing them to repent, fast and pray to G d. Meanwhile, Esther asked the king and Haman to join her for a feast. At a subsequent feast, Esther revealed to the king her Jewish identity. Haman was hanged, Mordechai was appointed prime minister in his stead, and a new decree was issued, granting the Jews the right to defend themselves against their enemies.

On the 13th of Adar, the Jews mobilized and killed many of their enemies. On the 14th of Adar, they rested and celebrated. In the capital city of Shushan, they took one more day to finish the job.

WHY CALL IT PURIM?

Purim means “lots” in ancient Persian. The holiday was thus named since Haman had thrown lots to determine when he would carry out his diabolical scheme.

You can pronounce this name many ways. In Eastern tradition, it is called poo-REEM. Among Westerners, it is often called PUH-rim.

Some Central-European communities even call it PEE-rim.

PURIM OBSERVANCES • Reading of the Megillah (book of Esther), which recounts the story of the Purim miracle.

This is done once on the eve of Purim and then again on the following day • Donating to charity • Sending gifts of two kinds of food to at least one person • A festive Purim feast and festival - Excerpted from the Chabad Center for Jewish Life

t. Patrick, or the “Apostle of Ireland,” actually started out in the pagan religion. While not much is known about his early life, as many of his life’s details were lost to folklore, letters from St. Patrick reveal that he was captured in Wales, Scotland, or another close area outside of Ireland and taken to Ireland as a slave.

Years later, he escaped and returned to his family, who were Romans living in Britain, going back to Ireland for mission work after finding a place as a cleric and then bishop within the Christian faith. He was born around 460, and by the 600s, he was already known as the Patron Saint of Ireland.

There are many legends associated with St. Patrick. The symbol of the shamrock used for St. Patrick’s Day comes from the story of St. Patrick using the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity. The threeleafed plant coincided with the Pagan religion’s sanctity of the number three and is the root of the green color theme.

Another popular belief is that St. Patrick banished the snakes from Ireland.

The story says that while St. Patrick was

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In New York, the first celebration took place as a small gathering at the home of an Irish protestant. St. Patrick’s Day parades started in New York in 1762 by a group of Irish soldiers in the British military who marched down Broadway. This began the tradition of a military theme in the parade, as they often feature marching military units.

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