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Manhasset Board of Education Moves Capital Projects Bond to Public Vote

Tours, community forums available ahead of the voting on Dec. 8

AMANDA OLSEN

On October 6, after reviewing the longterm facilities planning committee’s scope of work update, the Manhasset School District Board of Education resolved to hold a public vote on the bond proposition on December 8. With two structures, the Secondary School and Munsey Park, over 80 years old, and Shelter Rock at 54 years old, many rooms and facilities are in need of repair.

Additional projects were proposed to repurpose and modernize some spaces that are not being used to their full potential.

“We’ve reached the time where the scale of the work needed to maintain and further modernize our buildings requires the issuance of new bonds”, Said Dr Gaurav Passi, Superintendent of Schools, in his opening remarks.

The scope of work presentation covered the proposed projects for all three schools, broken down into categories of safety and security, infrastructure, and academic and co-curricular. Some of the safety concerns include aging doors and windows that need to be updated to better protect students. Other areas of safety include asbestos abatement and parking lot and roadway im provements. Infrastructure projects include electrical changes, heating and cooling, and remodeling bathrooms. There are a number

of academic and co-curricular projects, such as remodeling auditoriums, the library, life skills and other spaces to make them more functional.

According to Dr. Joseph Dragone, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations, homeowners will be able to calculate the impact to their tax bill through a tool on the school website. There will also be a tutorial posted to help homeowners navigate the tool. The tool is currently in development

and should be made available to the public after October 13.

When asked about how much work would be done during the academic year, Dr. Passi restated that most of the work would be completed during the summer, but that certain projects would require a full year, so the space would be unavailable for that time. “Large scale projects, for example, this auditorium (at Shelter Rock), the auditorium at the Secondary School, that will have to

be done during the school year and during the summer. So, what that means is that the auditorium will be offline.” However, there is a contingency plan in place. “Fortunately, we have a beautiful auditorium in Munsey Park. That would be the contingency plan.”

Patricia Aitken, president of the school board, emphasized that the timeline of three to four years to completion is not set

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Tennis courts at the Secondary School are being replaced.

The stage at the Secondary School is slated for repair.

The current Social Studies office space at the Secondary School.

One of the bathrooms being updated in the Secondary School.

An outdated boiler scheduled for replacement at Munsey Park.

Seats in the Shelter Rock auditorium are to be replaced.

(Manhasset Public Schools)

This is a wonderful opportunity to bring folks together...In service of school improvement.

—Superintendent Passi

Nicholas Colombos

Angela Dooley

Former Administrative Law Judge Forges New Path As Children’s Book Author

Manhasset Resident Publishes, Receives Honors

AMANDA OLSEN

You never know where life will take you. Manhasset author Elena Schietinger understands this wisdom well. From an early career in journalism in the 1980s, to a 25-year stint as a New York State Administrative Law Judge, to her current position as the founder of a mediation and arbitration firm, all while caring for her family, Schietinger has had a wealth of life experience.

“I always told my kids, you will travel the paths that you’re supposed to travel, and sometimes they come up unexpectedly.” Schietinger said.

Now she has come full circle back to writing. Even her path there has been unconventional; her children’s books were written when her children were attending Shelter Rock Elementary School in the ‘90s. Her boys and their classmates were often her test audience. Once her children outgrew the books, she stowed them away. “They sat in a box in a closet. my husband found them when the boys were away at school and encouraged me to offer them to a wider audience.”

It was never her ambition to be a published author. Her life was very full, and there was no room for a writing career early on. “Maybe if I didn’t have a full-time job and a very different career, I would have said, ‘Oh, well, maybe I can do something with this.’ But, you know, I just, it was never my intent to publish children’s books, it was my intent to write because I loved it and to entertain the kids.” Instead, these stories were meant to show her children her love and help them work through their struggles. There’s A Spider In My Closet teaches children to manage fear by confronting it. I Know You Can Do It, You Know You Can, Too! encourages readers of all ages to believe in themselves. How The

Goldfish Got Its Name is a fable about kindness, humility, friendship and cooperation. While she did have some interest from traditional publishing, Schietinger ultimately decided to go with self-publishing. “I decided to self-publish because you really keep ownership of everything. You decide how you want it to look, you decide who you want your illustrator to be, you decide how you want to price it, and you own it forever. You just have so much more freedom. So I decided to self-publish. It gave me even more control of what the product was going to look like.”

Published by Archway, a division of Simon and Schuster, the books feature various illustrators. Initially they were sold online, but they have since been picked up by Target, Walmart, and numerous independent bookstores throughout the US. They have also been translated and are sold worldwide.

There’s A Spider In My Closet is being made into a children’s production by a Long Island theater company.

Recently, the author was awarded Certificates of Excellence in Children’s Literature for all three of her children’s books in the 2022 Purple Dragonfly Book Competition. There’s A Spider In My Closet, How the Goldfish Got Its Name, and I Know You Can Do It, You Know You Can, Too! were recognized in the category of “Picture Books, Age 6 and Older.” How the Goldfish Got Its Name also received Honorable Mention in the general Category of 2022 Children’s Literature and There’s a Spider In My Closet was recognized in New Author of Fiction. The worldwide competition began in 2009 with a goal of celebrating the best in children’s books across 57 categories.

Schietinger was thrilled to be honored. “It’s very gratifying. And it’s just an amazing gift. Because it’s not at all something that I set out to do. it’s a path that I never expect to take.”

Her advice for aspiring children’s book authors is simple: “I would say to anybody who writes, just go for it. You know, believe in yourself. That’s what the second book I Know You Can Do It, You Know You Can, Too! is all about, believing that anything you really

dream of accomplishing, you can accomplish. So go for it. you’ve really got nothing to lose.”

Two new books are expected from Schietinger in 2022. The No Snow North Pole is currently in production and I Can’t Catch That Fish! He’s My Friend, Don’t You See? Should be released by year’s end. She is also writing two novels. She has resided in Manhasset with her family for more than 20 years.

My name is Amanda Olsen and I’m the new editor for the Manhasset Press. I took over from Frank Rizzo, who recently went down to part-time after 6 years at the helm. I have lived on Long Island for the past 20 years, but I grew up in rural Maine. I was fortunate to have a local paper growing up. The Houlton Pioneer Times ran stories about people I knew and the issues that were important to them. My uncle wrote

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for the Aroostook Republican, another local paper. They’re both still there, reporting on elections, notable residents and school sports.

Local journalism is an integral part of being connected with your community. We can’t take it for granted that we can pick up a paper and read about the issues affecting us where we live, where our kids go to school, where we eat and play and

gather. Many parts of our country are now “journalism deserts” with no local news coverage.

It was quite a shock when I first moved, but I’ve grown to love our natural environment, our culture and our diversity. Our island is an incredible collective of different experiences and perspectives. One thing I’ve noticed about people here, they are fiercely proud of where they live and the

towns I cover are no exception.

There is so much history and innovation here in our corner of the world. There are also some great stories about people keeping the world working, taking care of each other and changing the future. I’m excited to share those stories.

So please reach out to me at (516)403-5163 or aolsen@antonnews.com.

— Amanda Olsen

Elena Schietinger (submitted by Mrs. Schietinger)

in stone. “The thing we can’t predict is the time… we are hopeful that it can be done in three to four years, but it could be four to five years.”

Passi was also guardedly optimistic about the current timeline. “We’re hopeful to be able to complete some of the projects in the summer of 2023, but because of (the lengthy approval process) it is likely that the bulk of the projects will be completed in the summer of 2024.”

There was also concern about financing the work considering the current economic climate. Passi pointed out that the district has debt that is rolling off. “So the impact to the taxpayer will be somewhat mitigated.”

Dragone provided further insight into how the district plans to navigate potential interest rate hikes. “We’ve been working with our financial advisor, Capital Markets, to get a handle as best we can on what rates will be when we actually issue these bonds. They certainly won’t be issued before the 23-24 school year…what our advisor did is (give) us an estimated debt service schedule using the current market conditions plus one percent.”

The total recommended scope of work comes to $ 43,996,484, with $10,364,310 for safety and security, $11,960,750 on infra structure and $ 21,671,424 for academic and co-curricular projects. The average taxable assessed value of a home in Manhasset is approximately $1,400. The impact of this proposed scope of work on the school tax bill for this home would be less than $350 annually.

PROPOSED PROJECTS AT A GLANCE

Secondary School

Safety and Security:

Vinyl floor replacement

Fire alarm update

Add security booth

Replace interior doors and hardware Widen access road

Infrastructure:

Reconstruction of masonry and waterproofing

Bathroom reconstruction

Electrical subpanels

Replacement of UVs

New AC window units

Academic and Co-Curricular:

Extensive renovation of Blackbox theater and adjoining space, auditorium, Life Skills classroom, Family and Consumer Sciences, Social Studies lab and offices

Replace tennis courts

Rebuild stadium field and track

Replace visitor bleachers

Install multipurpose field

Now that the decision has been made to put the bond to a vote, the next step will be for the public to join the discussion. Multiple avenues will be available for members of the community to be involved in the decision-making process. There will be community forums, shared decision teams

Shelter Rock

Safety and Security:

Repave parking lot and address sinkholes

Sidewalk replacement

Replace outdated and hazardous flooring

Fire alarms update

Replace hazardous ceiling materials

Replace interior doors and hardware

Infrastructure:

Removal of fuel oil

Bathroom reconstruction

New subpanels

Replace HVAC units for two rooms

Replace AC units

Academic and Co-curricular:

New speech services suite

Remodel rooms 9,10,11

Update library

Remodel Auditorium

and community tours to show the areas of concern in each building.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to bring folks together from all constituency groups that make up our school community in service of school improvement.” Passi said.

Munsey Park

Safety and Security:

Repave and repair Hunt Lane lots

Fire alarm update

Replace interior doors and hardware

Infrastructure: Removal of fuel oil

Boiler replacement

Repair and waterproof exterior walls

Bathroom reconstruction

New electrical service and subpanels

UV replacement

New AC window units

Academic and Co-curricular: Repurpose locker rooms

Remodel library

Add storage to music corridor

UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST

November 8- Community tours

4 pm- Shelter Rock

5:30 pm- Munsey Park

7 pm- Secondary School

November 29- Community tours

4 pm- Secondary School

5:30 pm- Shelter Rock

7 pm – Munsey Park

December 8- Vote on bond referendum

7 am to 9 pm @ the Secondary School

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“Run for Julie” Fundraiser in Munsey Park a Success

“Run for Julie,” a run/walk fundraiser organized by the family of Julie Ann Viola, raised just under $6,500 dollars for Munsey Park elementary school. Donations were not used to cover any expenses for administration of the event - the cost to execute the 5K was absorbed by the Viola family.

The funds were presented to Chad Altman, principal on September 23, 2022. The gift will allow the school to create an “imagination playground” - a playground equipment system with large blue blocks and shapes that encourage learning, social development, physical activity and funall of which were important to Julie, who was an elementary school teacher herself.

140 runners and walkers (159 attendees total) participated in the “Run for Julie”

event at Munsey Park elementary school to honor the memory of Julie Ann Viola. Keith Masso (20:25:11) of Glen Cove and Karen Melara (20:47:59) from Port Washington were the top male and female finishers.

The Viola family has lived in Munsey Park for almost 50 years and all three children attended the elementary school as well as Manhasset high school. The youngest of the three, Julie was an elementary school teacher for 20 years, as well as an avid runner who participated in many 5K, 10K and half marathon events around the country. Julie battled a rare salivary gland cancer and passed away in November 2016 at the age of 44.

—submitted by Laura Towney, race organizer

North Hempstead To Host Popular “Spooky Walk”

“Spooky Walk” on Oct. 21 & 22 and “Not-So-Spooky Walk” on Oct. 23

North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board are proud to announce the return of the annual Spooky Walk event. Join your friends and neighbors for some frightening nights and one of North Hempstead’s most popular events of the year! The event will be held at Clark Botanic Garden at 193 I.U. Willets Road in Albertson.

Zombies, vampires, ghouls, and many of their gruesome friends will inhabit Clark Botanic Garden on Friday, October 21, and Saturday, Oct. 22, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is expected to draw hundreds of visitors who will experience a spine-tingling walk through the realm of fear and fright. The cost of admission is $5 per person. There will also be music and

food for sale at the event. Spooky Walk may not be suitable for young children, and minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Younger children can enjoy the Not-So-Spooky Walk on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Not-SoSpooky Walk will also include a pumpkin patch, face painting, a magic show, arts & crafts, and more.

Not-So-Spooky Walk’s price of admission is $5 per person. Only cash will be accepted for admittance to both Spooky Walk and Not-So-Spooky Walk.

For more information on this event, please call 311.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

Nazi Art Bill Signed Into Law In New York State

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed the Nazi Art Bill into law at a special ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. The bill, S.117A, by NYS Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) and Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine (D-Glen Cove), requires museums to post a notice or placard alongside the display of any art stolen during the Nazi era in Europe acknowledging the piece’s history and provenance. The new law is a groundbreaking step in Kaplan and Lavine’s ongoing effort to keep the history of the Holocaust alive and ensure that “never again” truly means never again. The bill was signed by Governor Hochul along with the Holocaust Education Law also sponsored by Senator Kaplan.

Senator Anna M. Kaplan said, “During the Holocaust, some 600,000 paintings were stolen from Jewish people not only for their value, but to wipe our culture and identity off the face of the Earth. Today, artwork previously stolen by the Nazis can be found hanging in museums around New York with no recognition of the dark paths they traveled there. With the history of the Holocaust being so

important to pass on to the next generation, it’s vital that we be transparent and ensure that anyone viewing artwork stolen by the Nazis understand where it came from and its role in history.”

Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine said, “80 years later we are still forced to confront the horrors of the Holocaust. Too many people remain ignorant of the indiscriminate wholesale murder of more

than six million Jews by the Nazis during World War II, plus the countless examples of humiliation and, in cases such as this, blatant profiteering. This law is indicative of how we must continue to fight hate through education.”

The bill, S.117A/A.3719, requires museums to acknowledge the origins of art pieces that were stolen from Europeans during the Nazi era, primarily from Jewish families. During World War II, the Nazis looted some 600,000 paintings from Jews, enriching the Third Reich and eliminating all vestiges of Jewish identity and culture. Museums across New York display this stolen art with no recognition of or transparency around their origins, and this legislation will require museums to disclose information on the history of these stolen art pieces.

The bill takes effect immediately, and some New York museums, like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, have already begun work to comply with the new law by cataloging art within their collection that may be impacted and investigating their provenance.

—Submitted by the Office of Senator Kaplan

“Run for Julie” participants. The fundraiser brought in almost $6500. (Submitted by Laura Towey)

Senator Anna M. Kaplan and Assemblymember Charles Lavine join Governor Kathy Hochul as she signs the Nazi Art Bill at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC (the office of Senator Kaplan)

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19

Book Discussion

The Diamond Eye, by Kate Quinn, will be discussed by the Book Ends Book Club from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the lower level Community Room at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Ave., Manhasset. Discussion led by Cheryl Kallberg. New York Times bestselling author returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes a deadly female sniper. Visit www.manhassetlibrary.org and click on the “Events” tab for the registration link.

Memoirs Writing Group

From 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the second floor Conference Room. Contact Connie Knies at 516-365-9029 or cdknies@optonline.net.

THURSDAY, OCT. 20

Bilingual Panda Storytime

For children ages 2-4 (with a caregiver) from 10 to 10:30 a.m. in the third floor Children’s Multi-Use Space at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Ave., Manhasset. Join Ms. Wang and her friend Panda Yuan Yuan for a bilingual storytime where children

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will learn about Chinese culture and the language of Mandarin through rhymes, songs and stories. No Mandarin background is required. Visit www.manhassetlibrary.org and click on the “Events” tab for the registration link.

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

Family Haunted Cake Decorating

Join Ms Julie from Chefs of D’Future, and have some family fun decorating a cake for Halloween. One adult and up to three children per family. Must be in Grades 1 & up to participate.

Contact the Children’s Room of the Manhasset Library at (516)627-2300 X301 or mplkids@manhassetlibrary.org

Wine Tasting Event

Last Hope Animal Rescue will host their annual wine tasting event Friday, October 21 from 6:30 until 10 pm at The Museum of American Armor, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage. The evening will include a Live Auction, Dozens of Raffle Baskets, 50/50 Raffle. Admission is $65 pp in advance, $70 at the door- includes wine and dinner. 100% of the proceeds from this event go to rescuing and providing care for homeless dogs and cats. For advance tickets use the Pay pal link on lasthopeanimalrescue.org. For more information call: Terri - 631-332-6606 or Letty - 631-946-9528.

THURSDAY OCT 27

Art Club

Join the Art Club from 4:30 to 5:30 pm to create a fun Halloween themed piece. All materials will be supplied and no experience necessary. For students in grades 4 -7. This program is in person. Mask wearing is optional but encouraged. Contact the Manasset Library Children’s Room at (516) 627 2300 X 301 or mplkids@manhassetlibrary.org.

FRIDAY OCT 28

Craft Corner

over your bed at the Manhasset Library from 4:15 to 5 pm in the Children’s room. This program is for grades 1 through 5. Contact the Children’s Room at 516-627-2300 xt.301 or mplkids@ manhassetlibrary.org to register.

ONGOING Calligraphy

Every Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the lower level Meeting Room at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Ave., Manhasset. Contact Ting Wong at 516-708-1287 or email tingdaiwong@ gmail.com.

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The Right’s Revenge: A Populist Revolt

Review of: Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics In The 1990s, by Nicole Hemmer

JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

Are conservatives, who labor in liberal Western society, destined to lose? Did the populist uprisings of the 1990s lay the groundwork for Donald Trump’s victory in 2016? Does America First have a future in a post-Trump Republican Party? Nicole Hemmer’s history is another warning to liberals: Don’t count out the populist right.

The 1990s-style populism was a reaction to the failed presidency of George H.W. Bush. It was also a reaction to the frustrations of Ronald Reagan’s two terms. Reagan was plenty popular, but the former New Dealer was no populist, supporting free trade, mass immigration and democracy promotion around the world. Added to that was real discontent brewing in the heartland: Decades of stagnant wages, wars without victory, (or end), the crime wave, the attack on traditional values and American history, a lost border and with it, maybe a lost nation. Hemmer quotes Pat Buchanan’s 1992 presidential announcement speech, including lines that get to the heart of the matter.

We Republicans can no longer say it is all the liberals’ fault. It was not some liberal Democrat who declared, “Read my lips! No new taxes!,” then broke his word… It was not Edward Kennedy who railed against a quota bill, then embraced its twin. It was not Congress alone who set off on the greatest social spending spree in 60 years…No, that was done by men in whom we placed…our trust, and who then turned their backs, and walked away from us.

The book focuses on three key figures who fueled the populist drive: Buchanan, Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich. There are other subjects, namely Helen Chenoweth, a far-right congresswoman from Idaho whose uncompromising style set the stage for such firebrands as Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R—GA) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R—CO).

Hemmer focuses mostly on populism as an electronic media phenomenon. One chapter discusses three non-fiction books

that made a splash: Charles Murray’s The Bell Curve , Dinesh D’Souza’s The End of Racism and Peter Brimelow’s Alien Nation

The author cannot be objective. None were sensationalist. The Bell Curve , other than a controversial chapter on black and Hispanic I.Q. scores is conventional. Murray’s greatest fear is that college-educated whites might join the working-class whites in a pitchfork rebellion against liberalism. D’Souza’s tome criticized alleged racism both from the left and the right. Brimelow’s polemic made the moral case against mass immigration. When the 1965 immigration bill was enacted, Americans were told by lawmakers that no changes to the nation’s population makeup was forthcoming. They lied—and got away with it.

The populist revolt was much more than a talk show rebellion. It had deep intellectual roots, namely the achievement of such libertarians as Murray Rothbard, traditionalists M.E. Bradford and Russell Kirk, the America First opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s war plans and the popular presidencies of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

It also had its genesis in small-circulation journals of opinion, including the October 1989 number of Chronicles calling for restrictions on legal immigration and the December 1991 number of that same publication resurrecting the original proponents of America First.

Limbaugh was influenced by Buchanan, but much more so by William F. Buckley, Jr.’s National Review . In 1992, the latter publication took its own anti-immigration position only to tone it down later in the decade.

Hemmer focuses on the unserious aspects of the movement: FOX News (Tucker Carlson being an exception), talk radio and conspiracy theorists. Fred Barnes was correct in maintaining that the media stars knew little about the literature of the postwar conservative movement. This book follows suit: There

is also no mention of such antiwar stalwarts as Joseph Sobran, Thomas Fleming, Lew Rockwell and Bill Kauffman. There is but one reference to Ron Paul and only three to Samuel T. Francis, a figure as important as Buchanan. The world of Limbaugh and his imitators was loud, but not always articulate.

Partisans is similar to Matthew Continetti’s recent history, The Right . Continetti’s effort is much more scholarly. He shares Hemmer’s distaste for modern-day populism. Continetti is, however, familiar with its intellectual antecedents. Unlike Hemmer, Continetti acknowledges that Trump Country has legitimate concerns.

The 1990s were a time of inward reflection. The Cold War was over, the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack unimaginable. During that decade, a similar rightwing populism took root in Europe. The key difference is that the working-class now had political parties that they could rally around: The National Front in France, The Northern League in Italy, the Swiss People’s Party, Norway’s Progress Party, Finland’s True Finns, Sweden’s Sweden Democrats, Austria’s Freedom Party, all the way to Hungary’s Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party.

There are no such parties in the United States (or Great Britain, Canada and Germany). Populists there are savaged into extinction in the liberal-conservative media.

They’ve also made their mistakes. The year 1992 was decisive. The populist decade began on Dec. 15, 1991, when Buchanan announced his challenge to George H.W. Bush. Buchanan’s strong showing in the New Hampshire primary inspired H. Ross Perot to mount his third-party bid. Buchanan, soon out of the race, had nice things to say about Perot’s meteoric rise. Limbaugh also praised the man. The Bush people got wind of this and invited Limbaugh to the White House for a night in the Lincoln bedroom. President Bush even

carried the man’s bags. (Did Rush give the president a tip?) Limbaugh was star struck. He called his parents in Missouri to tell them the news. He also, from that moment on, became a loyal Republican, even though late in his career, Limbaugh broke with conservatives in supporting Donald Trump.

As did Buchanan. After the 1992 election, several of Buchanan’s allies, including Francis, Fleming and Bradford urged him to give up on the GOP and to announce a third party run for 1996, heading Perot off at the pass. Buchanan declined. For 1996, he had the support of Nackey Loeb and her powerful Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader . Buchanan did win the 1996 New Hampshire primary. His campaign, however, wasn’t strong enough to go the distance.

Was a third party ever possible? It would take billions of dollars and thousands of articulate candidates running on all levels. And so, a dead end.

The populist rebellion had much to say about America’s economic and cultural decline. They just didn’t have a political party to take their case to the voters.

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Benefit For Children’s Center At Family Court

Family court hearings are often contentious and they are certainly no place for young ears. Luckily, with the Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court, parents and guardians have a safe place to bring children from infants to 12-year-olds while they are conducting court business.

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, which runs this important program, is holding a fundraiser to support the Children’s Center at Nassau County Court on Thursday, Oct. 27. The event will be held at Tesoro’s Ristorante, 967 Old Country Rd., Westbury, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and will feature cocktails, music and a buffet dinner.

“The Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court provides a valuable service because it allows children to be insulated from the stress involved in the horror of family court litigation,” fundraiser co-chair John M. Zenir. Esq said. “Just imagine a six-year-old sitting in a public waiting room outside of a courtroom not knowing what is happening. What fear and dread that child must feel. Instead, he or she can go to the Children’s Center and play with toys, read a book and have a snack while being attended to by qualified professionals.”

According to co-chair Allison Cacace, children can be traumatized if they hear their loved ones arguing in court. “The Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court provides a safe, nurturing environ ment for children while their parents or

other caretakers sort out their legal affairs,” Tobay Day School Director/Casino One Limousines owner Cacace said. “It is ex tremely important that we raise awareness and funds for this invaluable service that makes a positive impact on children and is also greatly beneficial to those who can’t afford to pay for childcare during court sessions.”

“The mission of the Women’s Bar includes promoting the fair and equal administration of justice,” said Cherice P. Vanderhall Wilson, President of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association, which is co-hosting the benefit. “The Children’s Center eliminates childcare as a barrier to justice and provides a resource for those who need it while they seek assistance from one the county’s most important courts.”

Dr. Nellie Taylor-Walthrust, Director of the Guidance Center’s Leeds Place, said, “The Children’s Center not only provides childcare, but it’s also an early learning environment, and each child leaves with a book to take home. We are so grateful to John, Allison and the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association for their dedication and support. We hope that all who care about children will join us on Oct. 27.”

To purchase tickets or sponsorships, email mespichan@northshorechildguidance.org, visit www.northshorechildguidance.org or call 516-626-1971, ext. 309.

—Submitted by the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center

The Children’s Center provides a safe, nurturing environment for children while their parents are in court. (Photo courtesy of the North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center)

IS IT THE WRONG MESSAGE?

Before accepting one man’s view of what they perceived to be as a “police power flag” flying from the rear of a fire truck, let’s look into the author and review what triggers this individual’s political and personal biases into action and letter writing.

First, the actual flag is accu rately called the thin blue line, yet retired teacher Frisch prefers to refer to it as “the police power flag.” Why would anyone claim that an innocuous flag like that actually be an intolerant reaction to “Black Lives Matter?” Of course the learned open-minded retired educator has concluded that “most people would agree” with his point of view. I totally disagree. He also feels that the police don’t need a special flag and that the thin blue line flag indicates that the police, (although it was flying off the rear of a fire truck), by flying this flag, indicates that the American flag isn’t good enough for them.

Clearly the “learned” retired educator has issues with alternative views and truths to his own biases and animosities towards the police by pontificating about

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no one being above the law and that such symbols or flags like the thin blue line should not be shown on police cars, fire trucks or public buildings. What if that same flag had a red line across it supporting fire fighters instead of blue? Would that also be a counter BLM symbol to Frisch?

Clearly retired teacher Frisch has issues set off by symbols he person ally perceived as un-American. The original flag that set Frisch off was on a fire truck in apparent support for the police. People, all people, have a right to express their views, and one man’s distorted vision of an American flag with a blue line across it as being a divisive message is very telling. How one equates the thin blue line flag to the BLM movement is a giant leap of one man’s political tilt against freedom of expression and the police. I for one will not be told what to believe and what to support by the likes of Frisch and his distorted biased views.

Consider the writer’s perspec tive on views like this flag that upsets him so much to protest in writing. This very same author

was compelled to inform Delta Airlines, headquartered in Atlanta, that he will no longer fly Delta due to his negative opinion of Georgia’s voting laws. Yeah, that should bring Delta to its knees Frisch.

I’m positive Delta had absolutely nothing to do with its State’s election laws. Yet this “educated” man, who doesn’t live in Georgia, nor qualified to legally vote there, believes his views are sacrosanct and the righteous ones above anyone else’s.

So retired educator Frisch, if flags offend you don’t fly them or look at them. Do gay pride

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flags offend you? They fly in the halls of Congress in DC. Any feelings about those un-American symbolic flags? Should they be removed too?

It’s a flag. Nothing more, unless you clearly have issues that have ab solutely nothing to do with the flag. I think your views and opinions are pretty clear and you don’t speak for the majority you claim are behind you. For the record. I’ve never ever heard the thin blue line flag referred to as a “police power flag” until you imagined it to be such a thing. Which it clearly is NOT.

—Kevin D. Hassett

Is The MTA Serious About Funding LIRR Port Jefferson Branch Electrification?

The MTA announced that the next 20-Year Capital Needs Plan Assessment (2025-44) will be com pleted by October 1, 2023. They said “Engaging with the public and understanding the needs of our riders is critical to plan for the future of the transit system.” What ever happened to the MTA 2020-40 20-Year Capital Needs Plan? The New York State Legislature in 2019 directed the MTA to release this document prior to adoption of the $51 billion 2020-24 Five-Year Capital Plan.

They are reviewing more than 20 system expansion and enhance ment projects including the $3.8 billion LIRR Port Jefferson branch that the MTA is considering to include in the next 20-Year Plan. They have not been selected or funded but will be comparatively evaluated for consideration on a level-playing field for future FiveYear Capital Programs.

Too many of the competing projects also cost billions. They include (1) New York City Transit Manhattan Hells Kitchen 10th Avenue station on the #7 Flushing Line—$1 billion; (2)

Extension of the Brooklyn New Lots Ave #3 line—billions; (3) Brooklyn/Queens Interborough Express—MTA Chairman Janno Lieber promised it would come in under $10 billion; (4) Reactivation of the LIRR Queens Lower Montauk Branch—$2.1 billion; (5) Reactivation of the LIRR Queens Rockaway Beach Branch —$8 billion; (6) Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 to 125th Street—$6.9 billion; (7) Staten Island West Shore BRT—$1.5 billion; (8) Brooklyn Utica Avenue transit improvements—$5 to $10

billion depending upon length of the subway extension and number of stations and (9) Brooklyn W sub way line Red Hook extension—$2.9 billion; and (10) Metro North Stewart Airport Access—billions.

The current growing inflation, potential recession, ongoing supply chain issues, increasing fuel prices, rising material costs and labor shortages will only result in cost estimates going up over coming years, prior to award of any construction contracts for these potential projects

Electrification of the Port Jefferson branch has been advocat ed since the 1960’s by generations of elected officials with no success. In 1970, electrification was extend ed from Mineola to Huntington. In the 1980’s, discussions took place between the MTA, LIRR, Suffolk County and many elected officials over which branch should be electrified first. The Ronkonkoma branch was selected over the Port Jefferson branch.

Without electrification east of Huntington, Port Jefferson branch riders will not have a one-seat ride to Grand Central Madison

via the $11.2 billion East Side Access project. There is insufficient height clearance to accommodate duel mode locomotives in the 63rd Street tunnel needed for access to Grand Central Madison. Thousands of daily LIRR riders from diesel territory will still have to change at Jamaica for travel to Grand Central Madison or Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn.

Future opportunity for funding to progress this project beyond a planning study could come under upcoming MTA Five Year Capital Programs. Governor Kathy Hochul did not include this project in her January State of the State Speech or April $220 billion budget. One source of funding could be the Federal Transit Administration under the national competitive discretionary Capital Investments Grant program. A Full Funding Grant Agreement from FTA would have to be matched by a similar amount of local sources. This program funded MTA’s $11.2 billion LIRR East Side Access and New York City Transit $4.5 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2.

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New York Finally Has Something To Cheer About

BY JERRY KREMER

There are many cities around the country that have sports teams, but there is no area in the nation with as many teams as New York City. We have baseball, basketball, hockey, football, lacrosse and soccer. All of them have their fans who are emotionally attached to them and can be fanatic at times. Luckily for us team worshipers, the year 2022, has brought us the riches of having two baseball teams that are national contenders.

Even though they have suffered some recent setbacks, the New York Mets are finally a playoff team. After years of struggle, the Mets were fortunate to get a new owner who has poured millions of dollars into the hiring of first-rate players. Regrettably, the previous owners, saddled with money losses due to the Madoff scandal, couldn’t afford to make the team competitive and they finally cashed in by selling the team to Wall Street billionaire Steve Cohen.

Across the bridge in the Bronx, the New York Yankees have enjoyed a strong season with the addition of a number of star

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players who have helped the team win its first division title in over five years. The key to the Yankee’s success has been the brilliant performance by outfielder Aaron Judge. There is no team in Major League Baseball that can boast of having a player who hit a record breaking 62 homeruns and competed for other titles as well.

The emergence of the Mets and the Yankees comes at a time when New York City is grappling with numerous problems from crime to the overflow of

immigrants, courtesy of Texas Governor Abbott. Having two teams competing in the baseball playoffs has injected an air of excitement that New York has not felt in years. Every local fan likes to dream about a “subway series” and hopefully the two teams will eventually get to that point.

The Giants and Jets have followed their usual course of playing. While the Giants have started their season with a few wins, over the years they have fallen apart by mid-season. There is a glimmer of hope that they will keep winning and at least make the playoffs, which will make their fans delirious. The Jets just might be turning the corner with a couple of improbable come-from-behind wins. Their dedicated fans contin ue to be hopeful, so hopefully they won’t be having to go down that “Same Old Jets’ Path. If that comes to be the case, then some of the executives should be fired because you can’t fire a team.

But for now, we owe a large “thank you” to the owners of both the Mets and the Yankees. New Yorkers needed a shot of excitement and the two teams have

given us the October surprise that we have been hoping for. What will happen in the weeks ahead is out of our hands, but our friends and neighbors have a pleasant distraction from the burdens of dealing with the stresses of city and suburban living.

PENNER from page 6A

Port Jefferson electrification was not included within President Biden’s FY23 budget requests $21.1 billion for transit and $17.9 billion for rail. It is not included in the FTA FY 2023 Capital Investment Grants New Starts or Core Capacity Program Funding Recommendations.

The estimated cost today is $3.6 billion and will increase over time. This is necessary to pay for planning, design and engineering, environmental review, land acqui sition for construction of power sub stations, expansion of com muter parking, potential relocation and/or consolidation of existing stations, new stations and plat forms, new electric Multiple Unit car storage yard, new track, third rail and signals. From start to finish

Former State Assemblyman Jerry Kremer is a columnist for Anton Media Group and partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in Uniondale. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher or Anton Media Group.

could require a decade or more. Based upon my past experiences on other FTA MTA LIRR projects, electrification of the Port Jefferson branch may not happen until 2040.

Failure to include Port Jefferson branch electrification in the upcoming MTA 20-Year Capital Needs Plan means end of the line for this project for decades more to come.

Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer, who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office. This included the development, review, approval and oversight for billions in capital projects and programs for the MTA, NYC Transit, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, MTA Bus along with 30 other transit agencies in NY & NJ.

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The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Dazzles At Old Bethpage Village

Master carver shares inspiration and secrets

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Asmall team of local artists, led by Creative Director Michael Natiello, have hand-carved more than 7,000 jack o’lanterns for this year’s Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, creating elaborate pumpkin sculptures for the returning walk-through experience on the grounds of the 19th-century village.

We recently had a chance to speak with Carol Hough, one of the local carvers from Massapequa, who shared some cool ideas and insights to this year’s event.

QWhy do you carve pumpkins?

A I grew up in a home where not only did we do a lot of arts and crafts, but Halloween was a big holiday—big decorations, homemade costumes, lots of home baked goodies and of course carving pumpkins. When I was approached about carving pumpkins as a paid job, I jumped at the chance. I get to be creative and have fun while working outdoors with an amazing group of talented people. What could be better than that?

QIs your skill limited to pumpkins or so you carve other materials?

A I have carved wood, as well as sculpted clay and even marble. And in summertime the occasional watermelon works as well as a pumpkin.

QWhat’s your favorite carving at this year’s exhibit?

A I love carving the prize winners, the big 100-plus pound pumpkins. This year we have two next to the Emoji panel display, and the kids really think they are funny. And although I did not create them, I love the sea creature section. It is just stunning.

QHow do you get your inspiration?

AThe children that come to the show are a huge inspiration. I like to watch their reactions, and then add more of what they enjoy.

QHow did you learn the techniques needed to achieve incredible finished result?

AA lot of what I learned while sculpting clay or carving wood can be applied to the pumpkins. It took a while to learn how to create 3D effects using light. The fully cut areas will be pure light, the etched kind of areas will change in tone depending on how deep you go. And you learn to improvise and not worry about being perfect.

Ticket and date information

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze has limited capacity and all admissions are by advance purchase timed ticket or FLEX anytime ticket. No tickets are sold on site.

Remaining Long Island dates are Oct. 19 through 23; 26 through 31 and Nov. 4 through 6

Online tickets start at $32 for adults and $24 for children 3-17 and are free for children 2 and under.

All tickets must be purchased online. The event is held rain or shine. Proceeds support Historic Hudson Valley, the Tarrytown-based private, nonprofit educational organization, and Nassau County’s Old Bethpage Village Restoration.

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Shop offers a selection Blaze-specific merchandise including T-shirts and hats.

Old Bethpage Village Restoration is located at 1303 Round Swamp Rd. in Old Bethage.

Visit www.pumpkinblaze.org for more information.

QHow do you work around a carving error?

AThat happens a lot, and you just have to add or subtract from your design to fit it in somehow. And usually, even though I know where the error is, the person looking at it won’t be able to see it.

QWhat tools do you use to create?

AThe two main tools for live pumpkins are sheetrock knives for carving and ice cream scoops for cleaning/scraping out the seeds and pumpkin guts. For more detailed live pumpkins, as well as the pumpkins we use for large displays, we use a lot of different sized carving knives like you would find in the carving kits at the store as well as sculpting tools, like loop and ribbon tools, Exacto knives and a Dremel.

Hough has been the production coordinator and lead carver since 2020. She is an artist who focuses on painting, photography and sculpting. Hough is also a dedicated volunteer for Splashes of Hope, a nonprofit organization of mural artists dedicated to transforming healthcare environments. Through Splashes for Hope, Hough has worked on multiple projects including ceiling tiles for local hospitals that were used in children’s and maternity departments under the project name “From Clinical to Colorful.”

Carol Hough

The skeleton walk

The scarecrows delight. Photos by Christy Hinko

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Steve Garvey On CBD, Sports, And That New York Energy

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In the years since baseball icon Steve Garvey was named National League MVP back in 1974, there have been many changes in Major League Baseball, including adjustments to league positions on marijuana, a.k.a. cannabis. Specifically, MLB has removed cannabis from the league’s list of banned substances, and most recently, allows teams to accept cannabidiol (CBD) sponsorships.

During his MLB career, Garvey set a National League record by playing in 1207 consecutive games, and became a 10-time All-Star and World Series Champion in 1981. Years later, after having a shoulder injury, he helped formulate LEVEL SELECT CBD, and found that using CBD was the only way to get restful sleep.

As co-founder of Kadenwood, a vertically integrated firm handling hemp-derived CBD products, Garvey is part of a growing number of retired athletes at the forefront of the movement for and a strong advocate for CBD’s benefits to athletes.

Garvey checked in with Anton Media Group this fall about the work he’s been doing lately, as well as the experiences that led him to step up to the plate for CBD.

ANTON MEDIA GROUP: What are some of the biggest wellness or health challenges that you see in MLB, or major-league sports generally, at this time?

STEVE GARVEY: Athletes are always concerned with body pain from overuse and pushing their limits, in addition to mental health. The great thing is, CBD has the ability to address both those issues from the core and even prevent them all together. CBD is still being studied from a medical perspective, but has shown promise and potential to provide physical and mental health benefits and help regulate the endocannabinoid system, to allow for optimal performance.

AMG: What are some of the biggest challenges, and biggest strengths, that you see in the field of cannabinoid medicine at this time? Biggest strengths?

SG: The biggest strengths definitely stem from the potential benefits it has in treating

vast amounts of ailments. The biggest challenges are in the regulation we face in developing, manufacturing, cultivating, and testing cannabis in order to bring these possible treatments to the public.

AMG: Can you share a memory of a time, during your playing career or otherwise, when you wish you’d had access to CBD?

SG: Baseball is a grueling sport, especially on the joints. It’s also one of the longest running sports seasons, with more than 100 games and nine months of play action, including preseason. CBD was completely prohibited and options were not available during my entire career playing the game. I wish I had access to it every game I played. It would have been much more healthy and less harmful for my body than the pain relieving methods we accessed at that time. For example, imagine having to constantly throw a ball at very high speeds over and over again. The overuse of the elbow joint can lead to major [issues] and relief was always needed even during games.

AMG: What do you want people who are not familiar with cannabinoids, or with CBD’s increasing allowance and role in pro sports, to know about cannabinoid medicine?

SG: That it is not what they likely assume it is. No one is abusing substances or doing anything illegal or damaging to their bodies in ways illicit drugs do. CBD is not intoxicating and has tremendous potential for widespread use in mainstream medicine. We just need to spread awareness around its safety and efficacy.

AMG: Any shout-outs for our region, from your memories of playing here?

SG: The fans. I always loved playing in New York and couldn’t wait for those games. The crowds who attend are unlike any other in the country. There’s just an electricity in the air that you can’t deny and it fueled my performance. I don’t have to tell you that New York brings the energy, you know that, but... they really do.

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CBD is not intoxicating and has tremendous potential for widespread use in mainstream medicine. We just need to spread awareness around its safety and efficacy.

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Greetings From The Once And Future Nirvana (Great Neck, New York)

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The following was penned by the author shortly after moving to Great Neck, during the honeymoon period when its fascinating history first captured his heart. We share it in hopes that more people will become aware of the area’s glamorous past.

Great Neck is the name of both a geographic region (a peninsula in the town of North Hempstead) and a village in that region. Its history is very much tied up with the New York City borough of Queens, which is right next door. Prior to the incorporation of New York City in 1898, the three towns that make up what is now Nassau County (Hempstead, North Hempstead, Oyster Bay) were also part of Queens County. These three outlying towns opted not to become part of the city, so they seceded from the county and formed the new one, Nassau (named, like the one in the Bahamas, after a Dutch aristocrat, as this territory was part of

New Netherland before it became New York). The towns are full of villages and hamlets that people identify with much more closely than the overall towns. By the way, Brooklyn and Queens were both originally constituted of the same kind of villages and hamlets; they simply grew and became urbanized so that now the former villages and hamlets are thought of as neighborhoods within the borough. Places like Flatbush and Greenpoint and Jamaica etc. were all originally villages; they just got swallowed up by New York City.

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during the Revolutionary War. North Hempstead was full of Patriots sympa thetic to the Revolution; Hempstead was full of Loyalists sympathetic to the British.

In the 19th century, the region, which was all mostly farmland, became more accessible via railway, steamboats, and better roads. In the Gilded Age, the super-wealthy began to build seaside mansions in what became known as the “Gold Coast”, which embraced Great Neck and towns farther east. Tycoons like Walter Chrysler and William Kissam Vanderbilt II built estates here.

By the 1920s there were scores of mansions in Great Neck. F. Scott Fitzgerald immortalized it as “West Egg” in his 1925 novel The Great Gatbsy. By the Jazz Age, the region had become fashionable with celebrities as well. It is an interesting period—it’s when many of these people were big Broadway stars, but just before they moved to Hollywood to become movie stars. This little show biz enclave included the Marx Bros (in separate houses), Ed Wynn, Fanny Brice, W.C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Raymond Hitchcock, Marilyn Miller, Olive Thomas, Lillian Russell, Olga Petrova, Lew Fields, Paul and Grace Hartman, George M. Cohan, as well as his business partner Sam Harris (separate houses), Gene Buck, Oscar Hammerstein II, Eugene O’Neill, Ring Lardner, Herbert Bayard Swope, P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Leslie Howard, Basil Rathbone, Maurice Chevalier, Paulette Goddard, Fredric March, Charles King, Richard Barthelmess, Norma Talmadge and Joe Schenck, Chic Young (he created the comic strip Blondie here in 1930), Sid Caesar, Alan King, Max Weber, Will Durant, Morton Gould, Herman Wouk, and many others.

The Depression ended the building of super-mansions, and the theatre crowd moved out to Hollywood with the advent of talkies. Great Neck became more suburban. Many of the big estates were taken down and carved up into smaller parcels for middle class homes. (As an example, my wife and I live in her fami ly’s house, a Mock Tudor home that was built in the 1920s in a development that went up on the former estate of million aire William Gould Brokaw called—wait for it—“Nirvana”.)

The postwar period saw a population boom as tons of people from the city, many of them the children and grand children of Jewish immigrants (and other immigrant groups) who’d prospered and moved to the suburbs. This gives the town an extremely unique feel, a lot like a small town, but one that is culturally connected to New York City, right next door. Famous people who grew up here in later years include Francis Ford Coppola and his sister Talia Shire, George Segal, Andy Kaufman, illustrator

Drew Friedman, Broadway producer Stewart Lane, and, on the more notorious side, the family depicted in the 2003 documentary Capturing the Friedmans Also, Gwyneth Paltrow’s father and Lena Dunham’s mother! Bruno, the psychotic from Strangers on a Train is from Great Neck!

You see why I’m inspired then! The surroundings and history reverberate with vibrations that are apt to keep me on my game. In our modest way, we’ll be looking to uphold the tradition. After all, this is the former Nirvana. And, God Willing, it will be the future one as well!

Trav S.D. is the author of No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous. Visit travsd.wordpress.com to read about most of the folks mentioned in this post and myriad other famous celebrities and historical topics.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Chic Young’s comic strip Blondie

Talia Shire

George Segal

W.C. Fields Ring Lardner

Andy Kaufman

Herman Wouk

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Dear Neighbor,

Welcome to our latest edition of Gold Coast Living. As the publisher of 8 weekly newspapers—The Nassau Illustrated News, Glen Cove-Oyster Bay Record Pilot, Great Neck Record, Manhasset Press,Port Washington News, The Roslyn News, Syosset-Jericho Tribune and Nassau Observer, we know the territory—and what makes the Gold Coast so special.

Author and entertainer Trav S.D. offers his expert historical snapshot of the Great Neck peninsula, a fascinating read of who’s who in the history of Great Neck, the Hollywood of the late 1800s and well into the following century. We also have a recap of the North Shore Land Alliance’s Oct. 1 Wine Auction charity event

Gin lovers will delight at the recently launched dry gin brand, Himbrimi, a unique Icelandic handcrafted spirit, unlike anything you have ever tasted before.

Looking for new ways to refresh your home interior for the season? Kristina Kodi of Safavieh Home Furnishings shares her design tips for what’s hot this fall.

Think less about decorating your home for comfort and more about decorating it for selling? Compass realtor Traci Conway Clinton shares her best advice for staging your home to sell. Influencer Daena Borrowman has been keeping up with the buzz for us following Fashion Week and shares her picks for upcoming trends in the industry that we are likely to see in the coming months. Dave Gil de Rubio sits down for an exclusive interview with Grammy Award-winning international artist Michael Bublé. Then take a tour of UBS Arena and check out the fall food preview in honor of the New York Islanders’ 50th Anniversary, with corporate partnerships with dozens of local restauranteurs and businesses.

I hope you enjoy this fall issue of Gold Coast Living as much as we enjoyed creating it for you.

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Susanne Corbelletta is a New York native and classically trained artist. She attended The Stevenson Academy of Traditional Painting in Sea Cliff, founded by Harold Stevenson, protégé and friend of Norman Rockwell. Inspired by impressionism and classical realism, she paints seeking to capture mood and atmosphere using changes in light and broken color, hoping to invoke a sense of tranquility for the viewer. Corbelletta draws inspiration from, mainly, Long Island scenery and is always captivated when watching light cast shadows as it moves over a landscape and when seeing the reflected light bounce off its surroundings. She paints en plein air, whenever possible and then completes the canvas at her studio. Corbelletta also enjoys painting portraits, the figure and still life, where she can control the lighting and composition.

Her award-winning paintings are privately collected and widely exhibited. Her work has been shown at The National Gallery, the Salmagundi Art Club, Federal Hall National Museum in NYC and galleries and museums nationally. Corbelletta is most proud to be an artist for the United States Coast Guard, where she has joined the ranks of artists past, to assist in documenting the history of the Coast Guard through paintings.

As a board member of The Art Guild, Corbelletta has been exposed to various artists, mediums and styles. It has given her a broader perspective of art in the community. Corbelletta is happy to be part of an organization that provides classes and workshops for adults and children, both for beginners and more advanced artists who want to broaden their skills.

Corbelletta recently completed a solo exhibit on display at Sea Cliff Village Library through the end of June this past summer. This exhibition included 15 of her paintings.

Visit www.corbelletta.com to see more of Corbelletta’s work.

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“Beyond Gatsby” Wine Auction And Dinner

The North Shore Land Alliance held its 19th annual Wine Auction and Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the beautiful Rynwood Estate in Old Brookville.

More than 400 guests were in attendance, many of whom dressed as “Gatsby” and “Daisy” to celebrate the Land Alliance’s “Nod to the Past that Framed Our Landscapes of Today.”

Guests entered the party through the main gates of Rynwood and were immediately greeted by the warmth and beauty of the estate.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres were served throughout the house, and guests were invited to explore the main floor of the 60-room Elizabethan manor. Its vaulted ceilings, English oak paneling, long corridors, stained glass medallions, tiled fireplaces and tapestries recall an opulent age of Long Island’s Gold Coast. They then headed out to the beautiful tent to enjoy a delicious dinner catered by Sterling Affair and peruse the silent auction offerings.

Perfectly in-season dahlias, large peacock feathers, twinkling lights, and the incredible period fashions our guests wore brought the evening theme to life. Live and silent auction items included a trip to Greece and Turkey, fine wines and a private sailboat tour of “East and West Egg.” The party continued into the late evening, thanks to fun hits played by the DJ.

This year’s event was chaired by Allison Aston, Kate Doerge, Jenna Bush Hager, Kelly Kasouf, Amory McAndrew and Claudia Overstrom. The auction was expertly curated by Chairs Kelly Gaudreau, Jennifer Grgas, Paul J. Mateyunas and Amy Pollaci.

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Kelly Kasouf and Kate Doerge (Photos by Betsy Gahagan)

Sealy and Mark Hopkinson

Paul Annunziato, Heather Annunziato, Brendan Daley and Jeannie Daley

Gunnar and Claudia Overstrom

Naomi Black and John Bralower

Lisa Ott, president & CEO, and Liz Swenson, special events director

Marshall May and auction guests

Teddy Lynn, Patrick Bowe, Christine Bowe, Jenni Lynn, Kelly Kasouf

Kelly Gaudreau, Jennifer Grgas and Liz Swenson

Patsy and Mark Mayer

Christine Sobel (right) with an auction guest.

Introducing: Himbrimi Gin

Handpicked Icelandic wildflowers, geothermal water, and the riverbanks of the Westfjords are just three of the unique elements that go into the creation of Himbrimi Old Tom Gin and Winterbird London Dry Gin (40 percent ABV; 700ml; $39.99 SRP), which today make their U.S. debut. Originally handmade in small batches by Icelandic artist and entrepreneur Óskar Ericsson as a sipping companion for his flyfishing trips along the eastern coastline of the Westfjords, a region known as Standir, Himbrimi has since achieved the World Gin Award, amongst other acclaim, and inspired bartenders to create Icelandic versions of classic gin cocktails.

“Himbrimi Old Tom Gin is an intentionally unusual gin made in the style of the classic Old Tom gin that was first produced in the pre-Prohibition era,” says Ericsson. “Himbrimi Gin is floral yet earthy, sweet but complex, and is truly an Old World-style gin—almost a hybrid between a gin and a whisky, with a resemblance to the old Dutch Korenwyn-jenever.”

HIMBRIMI OLD TOM GIN

40% ABV; 700ml; $69.99 SRP

Ingredients:

• Pure mineral-free Icelandic spring water, with an unusual high PH

• Organic juniper berries, crushed to release oils and aroma

• Wild Angelica flowers, handpicked along the banks of lakes and rivers

• Wild Arctic thyme—the signature flavor of Himbrimi Gin and one of Iceland’s favorite herbs known for its lavender-like, floral character

• Organic honey to provide sweetness

Production:

• Based on early 18th century gin recipes, Himbrimi Old Tom Gin is infused, filtered, sweetened, and left in its raw state, instead of being re-distilled, which isn’t necessary thanks to the premium quality of fresh Icelandic spring water.

• The process starts with grain spirit that is infused with natural handpicked botanicals for 14 days, after which it is filtered multiple times, resulting in a rustic and complex gin with a red amber color and a smooth, long finish.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Honey, lavender, and earthy, like the Icelandic highlands after a spell of rain

• Palate: Juniper to the fore, followed by very bright floral notes. Lavender-like arctic thyme offers a dominant flavor that is complemented by the sweet honey and pungent angelica flowers resulting in a smooth, bittersweet, soothing result

• Finish: Extremely long, smooth aftertaste with floral notes that linger on the tongue

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Fall Furniture Trends

BY KRISTINA CODI specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Chilly weather is upon us, but here are a few tips to spice up your space during the fall season. This week, I wanted to share the top fall trends as we enter autumn.

WARM EARTHY TONES

Warm layering shades of brown are back. Design your space with warm, earthy tones like mushroom, sand, muted greens, and similar neutrals. You can bring in these warm tones with new throw pillows, accessories, and ottomans.

NATURAL ELEMENTS

Natural elements like travertine, ter racotta, and porous stone are trending for the fall season. A beautiful mix of natural and sustainable materials can not only create a calming environment but add visual interest. One way to warm up your kitchen with natural

elements is to introduce wood shelving and/ or butcher block counters.

STATEMENT FLORALS

Replacing your summer greenery with statement florals like pampas, grass and dried florals can really transform a room to cozy and inviting. Fall flowers are known for their shades of reds and purples that pop nicely against earthy tones.

TEXTURES

Mixing different materials and finishes create textures. Textures are a great way to warm up a room through fiber area rugs, woven baskets, and rattan furniture.

Kristina Codi is an interior designer for Safavieh Home Furnishing’s Manhasset store. Visit www.safaviehhome.com to learn more.

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Staged For Success

BY TRACI CONWAY CLINTON specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

Here is a simple guide to help you through the process of staging and preparing your home to come to market with the goal of highlighting your home’s strengths, downplay its weaknesses, and appeal to the largest pool of prospective buyers. You have enjoyed your home over the years and are getting ready to prepare to list it. So let’s talk about some critical things to remember when getting your house in tip top shape before the property comes to market. A few simple and relatively inexpensive ideas is all it takes to have your home looking its best and attractive to buyers. You may even have some fun doing it.

1. THE FIRST IMPRESSION IS EVERYTHING

It’s so important to keep the outside of your home as inviting as the inside. Many buyers drive by the house for sale before they make an appointment to preview, so working on your home’s curbside appeal is a must. Make sure the front door gets a fresh coat of paint. If your house is a neutral hue, use the front door to add a pop of color and, if your house is not neutral, paint the door a complementary color. According to Zillow, the top three front door colors to potentially enhance the value of your home are black, slate

blue and olive green.

Ensure you have proper lighting outside and that all fixtures and bulbs are fully operational. Power wash any walkways or patios to give it a clean look. Keep the landscaping trimmed and neat.

Add a pair of urns or large planters by your front door. Even in the fall, a mix of mums, kale or cabbage, with some ornamental peppers which come in red, orange and yellow, creates a warm, fall hue. A fresh new doormat is a welcoming touch.

2. YOUR KITCHEN IS THE HEART OF YOUR HOME

Instead of going for a full-on remodel, consider what small changes you can make to update your kitchen. Painting cabinets a classic white, rather than replacing cabinets and swapping out hardware, can make a big difference. Clear the counters. A toaster and coffee maker are just about the only things to consider leaving out on the counters. Put everything else out of sight.

Organize inside the cabinets.

Potential buyers will look inside and if your kitchen cabinets are overstuffed, it gives the impression that there isn’t enough storage space. Organize a pantry, if you have one. The backsplash doesn’t have to be expensive and can bring a whole new updated look.

A bowl of green apples or lemons, fresh cut flowers, branches, or potted herbs will bring life and cheer to your kitchen.

3. DECLUTTER AND DEPERSONALIZE

It is absolutely essential to declutter your home when selling. Buyers need to feel the home is spacious, clean and clutter-free. Eyes tend to fixate on cluttered rooms such as garages, attics or basements, detracting from the potential the actual spaces offer. Buyers want to be able to picture themselves in your home, which is more difficult

to do if all they see are your personal items. Remove family photos, the children’s artwork, and any other personal items throughout. Organize all the closets neatly; disheveled, overflowing closets leave an impression of inadequate storage space. It simply feels better when touring a home that is clutter-free.

4. TRANQUIL BATHROOMS AND BEDROOMS

A spa like look in a bath is greatly desired in today’s home market and much easier to create then you think. It’s all about light, color, texture, and the right accessories. Perhaps you need to repaint the walls in a pale neutral color.

Decorate the bathroom with crisp white towels versus colored towels. Add a few simple accessories like a basket or tray with sea sponges, pretty soaps or sea salts, set by the bathtub or corner of the vanity. Hang a simple piece of art above the toilet or towel bar. Place a candle or diffuser on the counter.

The primary bedroom is the most

important bedroom for many buyers so try to create a feeling of openness, light, and calm. Cool blues, grays, and varying shades of white will work well for wall colors. Dress the bed in crisp white sheets and white duvet. Then add some layers of pillows, starting with European squares and some additional pillows. Add a throw to the bed to add color.

Most buyers want to see a bedroom as a peaceful retreat, so use simple matching nightstands with a lamp, a book and a candle. An area rug will add color, warmth, and style to your bedroom decor.

5. THE LIVING ROOM IS FOR LIVING

They are meant for entertaining, conversation and gathering. Edit the room to remove any heavy pieces of furniture which can make a room look small and cramped. Arrange seating around a highlighted focal point such as a fireplace or a great set of windows. Traffic flow is important in order to walk through with ease. Have proper lighting. Any built-in features like shelves and bookcases should be staged placing small groups of items on the shelves. Artwork is a good way to fill the space where family photos once were.

Remove any dated curtains or window treatments and you will be surprised by the amount of natural light coming in. A fresh coat of a neutral paint color can brighten up any room. Bring in some fresh greenery like a floor plant tucked in the corner. New throw pillows can give any couch an instant facelift.

How are your floors looking? Some simple maintenance on hardwood floors or refinishing can add a great deal of drama and appeal.

Remember, home staging is a marketing strategy, with a dash of psychology. It’s doing whatever is necessary to dress up your home so it sells quickly at the highest possible price.

Visualization is a key concept in home staging; if buyers can see themselves living there, they will develop a personal connection to the home and will feel good about investing in it.

Traci Conway Clinton is a real estate broker and a founding agent of Compass Manhasset. She is a council member of the luxury division at Compass and prior to her career in real estate, she owned her own interior design firm.

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STREET STYLE

Athletic luxury is here and it’s at its pinnacle of evolution. Fashionsportswear hybrids will be everywhere this year (and probably next) as we flaunt our skorts, pleats and D-motion pumps. Anyone for a game of tennis?

Fashion Trends Follow Fashion Week

Eight style trends we will see this year

BY DAENA BORROWMAN specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

This year will be a huge statement year for jewelry. I think we will see the boldest jewelry trends we have seen on the catwalk in years. It’s going to be either super minimal or all out. Big chains and gold statements, oversized rings and pendants; you will see the pieces from the street away. Remember those necklaces you wore as a teenager with rope-like cord and a huge heart or flowers at the end? Inspired by our recent love for the ’90s and early 2000s, these chunky accessories will be everywhere this year.

Another huge trend we will see this year is the continuation of pearls. From over-the-top necklaces to simple earrings, I really think pearls are having their biggest resurgence yet. Pearlcore is the biggest jewelry trend of 2022. From taking a peek at some of the street photos from fashion month so far, we can see that

has never been truer.

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NEO-BOHO

Think fringe, patchwork, and crochet—but with a twist. With an emphasis on glamour yet still pulling through elements of the classic craft core, this year will bring a renaissance in the form of neo-boho. Cowboy boots and diamonds at the ready.

BYGONE CHIC

Give me nostalgia and flair; we don’t care about the era, as long as it’s bygone chic. This year we have seen 1950s glam including headscarves and polka dots make their way back, as well as ’60s minis and ’70s pussy bows. Whatever the era, we are here for it.

SEE-THROUGH

Flesh-flashing is in its prime. From see-through camis to sheer slips, the more playful, the better. We can expect to see the runway full of daring statements, with the likes of open weave knits leaving little to the imagination.

fashion month include a focus on costume jewelry. Sticking with the theme of more is less and bigger is better, we will see funkier designs, colors and styles, matching the current fashion garments on the runways.

I also feel we will see a style tribute to the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The pieces could see a more regal theme, with pearls being one aspect. Tiaras, crowns, and accessories such as brooches could make an understated approach as a sign of respect.

PINK, PINK, PINK

From Elle Woods to Barbie, the inspo for pink has been unavoidable this year. Not one for the neutral look? This is your year. From pastel pink to neon, it is taking over our wardrobes (and catwalks), and, while a more daring option, it was made for 2022.

COLOR BURST

Think Crayola meets glam; the runways of fashion month will be brighter than you’ve ever witnessed. Color blocking, clashing and mixed mediums will be leaving us stunned. With more saturation than before, get your sunglasses at the ready for a rainbow of style.

SLIP ERA

50 SHADES OF WHITE

Keeping a blank slate for 2023, we are seeing white rip through the trends this year. From mini dresses to white tights and one-shoulder statements, the runway will be serving up bridal inspiration in every form.

The ’90s trend is bringing back the slip, and it’s slipping onto the runways, in many forms. Think high-glam with silks and spaghetti straps galore. Keeping the ’90s vibe alive, we will be adding some ’22 flare with the likes of sequin embellishment and pairing with oversized accessories.

—Daena Borrowman writes for jewellerybox.

Personal Service Remains Key To Success

BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com

Helms Brothers, established in 1934, originally began with Studebaker and Packard brands. In 1957, Studebaker was given distribution rights to Mercedes-Benz, one of the first on Long Island. Helms Brothers now has three dealership franchises, which include Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Volkswagen.

Bayside Volkswagen is an award-winning dealership that was started in 1994 and is a split-facility with its service center in Great Neck.

The company’s newer addition, Volvo Cars of Queens, began in 2016. This past spring, Volvo moved to a newly constructed showroom, just steps away from Helms Brothers’ flagship location. A new service center is also opening in the near future.

The business continues its tradition of being family-owned, originally by the brothers, Charlie and Frank. In 1977, Doug Callahan and his father purchased the dealership, now

operating it along with his children, Kirstin and Sean. They have just celebrat ed 45 years in April.

“I grew up in the business,” Kirstin says. “I was always working there over the summer and I did the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) for successorship program.”

She took an extended maternity leave to raise her children into their college years.

“My dad has done an amazing job with this business,” she says. “We are so proud of him, and we have amazing employ ees, part of the Helms Brothers family, like Suzanne Cochran, the dealership’s Mercedes-Benz general manager, who has been with us for more than 40 years as

well as other managers who have been there 20 and 30 years.”

Not only the long-time, loyal employ ees, but many of their own sons, daugh ters, and nieces also work for Helms Brothers now.

“It is an amazing thing to see,” Kirstin said. “It is a true family business; it is what I love about it, like another home.”

Not only the staffing dynamics and chemistry, but the industry’s new features and products make working in

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the business worthwhile.

“With all of the new electric vehicles coming out and all of the new technol ogies it is all so exciting,” Kirstin says. “All of our facilities have been upgraded to accommodate electric chargers as we continue to invest in new technology and training to ultimately ensure a smooth transition to an electric future.”

She admits that in the beginning not many people understood that the indus try would have to shift its sales mindset when electric cars came along.

“People would question, ‘they are just electric cars; why do we have to change the way we sell cars,” she says. “People want them; people want convenience and to use less gas.”

Trends and technology have changed the way nearly all businesses operate. Their ability to adapt and operate

seamlessly are some of the keys to their modern success. Conversely, with the constant change in the industry due to modern convenience, it is personal and familiar service that attracts new buyers and keeps long-time customers returning.

“People also want that family feel; it is important to our customers,” Kirstin says. “Try to get Amazon or any large corporation on the phone and get any thing done if you have a problem with a purchase.”

Customers still highly value conve nience, especially New Yorkers. “It still all comes down to the people part of service,” she says. “We care; we are an advocate for our clients.”

She said with all of the new innovation, that requires them to constantly be prepared for the unknowns and all of the

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changes with new and unfamiliar things. “We make sure our technicians are all up to speed with the technology,” Kirstin says.

Helms Brothers employs approximately 250 local residents, and the business takes pride in giving back to the com munity through drives and donation collections. They most recently donated more than 400 backpacks to the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens, and are ramping up their annual breast cancer awareness walk participation. Last year for Operation Warm, Helms Brothers donated more than 800 coats to local children.

“It is important for my dad to know that our efforts are going to someone local and not just writing a check,” she says. “We are here; we are the people on the corner, in the community and our doors

are always open.”

Helms Brothers’ reputation far exceeds the boundaries of Long Island.

“Many of our customers are now down in Florida and we are regularly arranging reputable transport for their new pur chases,” Kirstin says.

She recalls that there have been cir cumstances when the manager will swap cars with a customer so that the vehicle service is able to be expedited.

“This is the type of relationship that we have with our customers.” she says.

She adds that the company is commit ted to convenience and personalizing their clients’ experiences.

Helms Bros. Mercedes is located at 208-24 Northern Blvd. in Bayside. Visit www.helmsbros.com or call 718-6318181 for sales, service assistance and to schedule a test drive.

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UBS Arena Introduces New Culinary Offerings To Celebrate Isles’ 50 Years

BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

UBS Arena, the state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue that’s home to the New York Islanders Hockey Club, and exclusive hospitality partner Delaware North, announced a variety of enhancements to the culinary program ahead of the 2022-23 NHL season.

“The expansion of our menu overall, from new takes on fan favorites to special, limited edition items celebrating the Islanders 50th anniversary, reiterates our commitment to having the best fan experience for our guests every visit they make to the venue,” said Kim Stone, president of UBS Arena.

“Our culinary team, led by Executive Chef Ted Donnelly, continued to innovate this off season to build on an incred ible first year at UBS Arena,”

Paul Potter, general manager for Delaware North at UBS Arena, said. “From bolstering the selection of locally inspired fare to adding family-friendly options—we’re proud to play a role in ensuring the UBS Arena experience remains world-class.”

New food and beverage offerings include:

• Northwell Health Healthy Choice Salads: Chicken Waldorf; Beet, Goat Cheese & Citrus; and Roasted Squash, Kale & Quinoa.

• Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak: Chopped chicken tossed in Buffalo sauce, served on a seeded roll, topped with white cheddar sauce, blue cheese crumbles and green onions.

• Chicken Cutlet Sandwich: Long Island-sized chicken cutlet topped with fresh mozzarella, baby arugula, pickled red onion, beefsteak tomatoes and balsamic glaze. Served on crusty, rustic Italian bastone.

• Reuben: Pastrami, Swiss cheese, thousand island dressing and sauerkraut on marble rye. Served with a crisp pickle spear.

• Family-Sized Nacho Platter: Giant and shareable. A bed of warm tortilla chips loaded with cheese sauce, salsa verde, sour cream, pico de gallo, fresh sliced jalapenos and choice of chicken tinga or spicy chorizo. Served in a pizza box.

• Chicken and Waffles: Hand breaded chicken tenders and Belgian Liege waffles served with spicy maple syrup and pickled cherry peppers and a dusting of powdered sugar.

• Footlong Hot Dog (Mighty Quinn): All beef hot dog topped with pulled pork or mac and cheese.

Souvenir and limited-edition items:

• Souvenir Ice Cream Helmet: Islanders blue and orange swirled vanilla ice cream, topped with whipped cream and blue and or ange sprinkles. Served in a souvenir New York Islanders goalie helmet.

• Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Souvenir Soda Cup: Available at Belmont Burger, Big Chicken, Mógu, and the Market.

• Mason Jar Cocktails and Limited Edition

50th Anniversary Shaker: A rotation of signature cocktails served in a souvenir Mason Jar or limited edition 50th Anniversary Shaker.

SWEET TREATS:

• Blue & Orange Soft Serve: available in the Market and Belmont Burger.

• Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich: House baked choco late chip cookies, stuffed with hand dipped vanilla ice cream and rolled in blue and orange sprinkles.

• Milkshakes: Made to order chocolate or vanilla milkshakes with choice of toppings, including cookie tuile, cherry, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Specially priced 16 oz. Amstel Light or Heineken for $9.99 and 20 oz. water for $5.99 will be available at specific locations throughout the venue.

Taking Creative Left Turns With Michael Bublé

BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO dgilderubio@antonmediagroup.com

Chance taking isn’t exactly something you’d come to expect from an artist like Michael Bublé. As someone who has sold upwards of 75 million records globally and won a quartet of Grammys ever since self-releasing his debut BaBalu back in 2001, why would he do anything but stick with the status quo? (In fairness, he did open that set of songs up with a the “Spiderman Theme,” an odd choice given that the rest of the tracks included readings of standards ranging from “What a Wonderful World” and “Lazy River” to “Mack the Knife” and “La Vie en Rose”). But rather than do that, the 46-year-old British Columbia native instead took some chances on Higher, his eleventh studio album.

The avuncular Canadian pushed himself in a way that found him going into the studio and working with a new batch of creative partners that ran the gamut from known names like Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson and Ryan Tedder to up-and-coming talents like singer-songwriter Michael Pollack. It’s an experience he unpacks with a mix of deep understanding and goofball bravado.

“There were so many times in my career where maybe I didn’t do the scary thing,” Bublé admitted. “I sort of wanted to make sure I stayed true to the audience and I didn’t move too much. I was proud that I took this step. It was funny but I said to my manager, ‘Bruce, I really want to branch out. I want a Renaissance in my style. I don’t want it to change. I just want it to get better.’ It was interesting because he said, ‘Listen kid, the big deal isn’t having the balls to do that. It’s having the balls to realize or accept what happens if it doesn’t work.’ For me, that was the step. When I finished, I was really emotional. It was a big kind of move for me and when I heard the final product, I knew I was a genius.”

And while the choice of material proved to be a bit of a risk, the experience was exacerbated by having to work in the middle of a pandemic, something Bublé readily acknowledges.

“It was a hugely ambitious project,” he said. “I think even because of COVID-19 protocols, some of the things I did were virtually impossible and I don’t even know how we did it. One of the songs I started out with was ‘Smile’ and we had 120 pieces. We had to find a room to accommodate that many people through COVID-19 in a movie studio—it wasn’t even a music studio. So there were all these sort of things and people around

me that really had to step up and find a way. Of course, writing songs over Zoom—going back and forth. What I dug about that process is that I had to let go. I couldn’t micromanage the way that I usually do and hold everything close to my chest.”

Getting out of that creative comfort zone wound up being an unexpected blessing for Bublé.

“It was like I would start working on a song and send it to Greg Wells, who is a producer, and then he would ask me to give him a couple of days to show me how he might hear that,” he explained. “And then it would come back to me and I thought, ‘If I was in the room with you, I might not have liked it.’ Instead, I was far more open to the process of sharing in that way and building an assembly line with all these people who were so brilliant. And it allowed their brilliance to shine through. I really was surrounded by great people.”

But rather than hunker down and stay in the studio as COVID-19 protocols were causing tours to be canceled and rescheduled on a regular basis, Bublé instead chose to hit the road for a quick 32-date 2021 fall tour just as COVID-19 numbers were spiking. He looked at it as a way of acknowledging how fortunate he and his family were to be cushioned from

the pandemic, while still appreciating that not everyone was in his shoes, particularly members of his band and crew who were unable to pay bills. Precautions were taken in the form of requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test 48 hours prior to the show, something he admitted in prior interviews a number of fans “weren’t very happy” about. But for Bublé, it was an important example to set for his children (wife Luisiana Lopilato recently gave birth to Cielo Yoli Rose, the couple’s fourth child).

“Because of all those beautiful human beings that have supported my family for so long, I didn’t have the same worries a lot of people had,” Bublé said. “I came from a very privileged place where I didn’t have to worry about paying my rent, how to get food or stuff like that. I really wanted to make sure my actions showed my family that when you come from that kind of privilege, you have a responsibility to lead by example with humility and empathy. It was definitely scary and if you’re an artist and say you weren’t scared, then you’re lying.”

Can fans still expect those big brassy horn charts and Bublé channeling his inner Frank Sinatra? No doubt, as evidenced by the inclusion of a swinging “Don’t Get

Around Much Anymore” and a stringsoaked reading of Mildred Bailey’s “Don’t Take Your Love From Me” that demands a belt of Scotch in a darkened corner of a saloon. But then there’s a walk-through of Sam Cooke’s seminal “Bring It On Home to Me” that benefits from a slow build-up gilded by a full-blown gospel accompaniment. About the only other major surprises on this outing are a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” from Zim’s critically acclaimed 1997 album Time Out of Mind that sounds as if Gamble and Huff were given a crack at crafting the string arrangements for this cut. Elsewhere, McCartney personally dusted off and produced “My Valentine” off his 2012 album Kisses On the Bottom playing Nelson Riddle to Bublé’s Chairman of the Board while Nelson and his musical host put a distinctive personal spin on the former’s classic “Crazy.” And that doesn’t even take into account a massive left-hand turn via a faithful cover of Barry White’s “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything.” Making this experience all the more rewarding for Bublé was the degree of gratitude he got to experience once the album wrapped.

“I feel like the world has just changed so much,” he said. “How we used to base our success musically has changed so much. I think when we look back at this record, we’ll look at it as being the most successful record of my life and I don’t mean commercially. I mean in every way.”

Michael Bublé

(Photo by Norman Jean Roy)

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Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino joined with Town Clerk Rich LaMarca, Receiver Jeff Pravato and the Town’s Highway and Planning & Development crew to commence the demolition of an abandoned, long-dilapidated zombie home on West Cherry Street in Hicksville. This longtime eyesore was recently court-granted for demolition following multiple complaints from neighbors and the home being deemed in a state of disrepair and unfit for human occupancy.

“When our code enforcement bureau first started inspecting this property, there were multiple living areas set up, presumably for illegal tenancy. These dangerous conditions were found throughout the home, including in the attic,” said Saladino. “Over the years, this property was found to have multiple violations of town code and the property owner was given many opportunities to bring the house to code, most of which were ignored. Once our administration stepped in and changed the process, we made it possible to rid neighborhoods of eyesores such as this one with the creation of our quality of life taskforce.”

Saladino explained that the house was eventually abandoned, and the town continued inspections and took legal action while ensuring the safety of the local community. All property cleanups and any other work performed at this location by Town personnel were charged back to the property owner, not town taxpayers.

“Stronger laws on the books not only help rid these eyesores from our community, they have also increased the town’s ability to seek restitution from property owners and lending institutions in violation of town code,” said Pravato.

“This is exactly what we’re all about—working together with our residents to protect our communities and our residents’ quality of life,” added LaMarca. “Together, we will continue addressing concerns which negatively impact our neighborhoods.”

The town code enforcement bureau of the department of planning and development is charged with the enforcement of all codes, rules and regulations pertaining to zoning, housing and public safety. It is expressly designed to handle requests of citizens regarding possible violations.

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Upstanders For Holocaust Education

An evening which included music, singing and a host of awards was creatively set within a framework defined by the immortal words, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The phrase was repeated often on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the 3rd Annual Remembrance Awards Dinner held by Voices for Truth and Humanity at the Crest Hollow Country Club.

The organization, whose mission is to fight hate and intolerance by promoting a curriculum on the Holocaust and all genocides in public schools, hosted numerous dignitaries, elected officials, and prominent guests among the over 200 in attendance. Those included New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, New York State Assemblyman Steve Stern, New York State Regent Roger Tilles, New York Board of Rabbis Executive Vice President Rabbi Joe Potasnik, founder and CEO of the Jewish Broadcasting Service Rabbi Mark S. Golub, Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile Salih Hudayar and member of the Bielski Partisans and Holocaust survivor Martin Bloch.

Public Service Awards were

presented to New York State Senator Anna Kaplan and New York State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic for their relentless work in authoring legislation to strengthen Holocaust Education in New York State public schools, which was recently signed by Governor Hochul. An award was also presented to City National Bank as the event’s corporate honoree for their tremendous support, while the Jewish Broadcasting Service deservedly received this year’s Media Award. Gurwin Healthcare System President and CEO Stuart Almer showed a very moving video of several Holocaust survivors who are being cared for in Gurwin’s

Fay J. Lindner Residences, some of whom were also in attendance and received an ovation from the audience.

The evening’s speakers acknowl edged the organization’s vital work and sounded a common theme that the rising atmosphere of hate, intolerance and antisemitism is a warning to not allow today’s chil dren to become the next generation of victims and bystanders due to their ignorance of history.

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Martin Bloch, member of the Bielski Partisans, Jake Blumenkrantz, Salih Hudayar, Prime Minister of East Turkistan Government-in-Exile, Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum, President, North American Board of Rabbis, Dr. Asaf Jan, Secretary, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement. (Photos by Alex M. Wolff of HeadShotRescue)

From left: Jack Britvan, Angel Cepeda, Rabbi Joe Potasnik congratulating Rabbi Mark Golub, founding president, JBS TV and recipient of the Media Award.

From left: Angel Cepeda, Assemblyman Steve Stern, Public Service Award Honorees State Senator Anna Kaplan and Assembly Member Nily Rozic with Glen Landow.

The Safe Center Hosts ‘One Too Many’ Event Newbold Family raises more than $1,000 to support child abuse victims

More than 30 members of Long Island’s Newbold family, led by Aileen Newbold, detective with the Nassau Police Department Special Victims Squad, plus friends from the 4th Precinct of the Nassau Police Department, recently gathered in Eisenhower Park to raise money in the “One Too Many” 5K, a virtual event that Newbold and her family decided to make into an in-person one.

Altogether, the family raised $1,000 to benefit The Safe Center, a nonprofit, the leading victim service organization in Nassau County. The entire virtual event raised more than $6,000.

“We always do these walks as a family, we do the Avon breast cancer walk every October and the Arthritis Foundation walk every December to honor family members” Newbold said. “So when the opportunity came about to help The Safe Center and the work they do with victims of child abuse and domestic violence, it’s a win for us all.”

The entire family wore blue, the

color ribbon which symbolizes sol idarity with victims of child abuse and decorated their outfits with emblems from the Nassau Police Department, New York City Fire Department (Newbold’s husband is with the FDNY) and walked the route they plotted themselves around Field 4.

“This is an important cause for me because it’s what I do,” Newbold said. “We’re helping people by raising money which is used to support these families in times of crisis, and then I get to go back to work and continue to

assist them by providing closure and justice by locking up the bad guys. Helping families is what we do at SVS.”

In the past year, The Safe Center has responded to 6,195 hotline calls and assisted 3,819 survivors im pacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and child sexual and severe physical

abuse. More than 27,000 people attended educational trainings rais ing awareness on how to recognize, responded to and prevented future incidents of abuse.

“We greatly appreciate the dedication of Detective Newbold, her family, and everyone who participated in the walk,” Safe Center Executive Director Cindy

Scott said. “Our partnership with the Nassau County Police Department is an invaluable tool in assisting victims of domestic violence, child abuse and many other forms of violence find the support and resources they need to escape their tormentors and start new lives.”

—Submitted by The Safe Center

From left: Detective Aileen Newbold (center, seated with kids) and her family in Eisenhower Park just after their walk. (Photos courtesy of The Safe Center)

Detective Aileen Newbold with family members just before the walk.

How Blackmore’s Night Found Solace With Nature’s Light

DAVE GIL de RUBIO

itchie Blackmore’s version of the Great Resignation came about 25 years ago when he decided to hang up his rock and roll shoes and chose to pursue his passion for Renaissance music with spouse Candice Night in Blackmore’s Night. Gone were the Stratocasters and Marshall amplifiers and in were centuries-old instruments like nyckleharpes and hurdy gurdys along with a deep dive into music of the 15th and 16th centuries. With the duo of Blackmore and Night serving as the constant in Blackmore’s Night and its revolving line-up of musicians, the journey began with the 1997 debut Shadow of the Moon which included compositions by Renaissance era composers like Pierre Attaingnant and Tielman Susato along with a number of originals and a cover of contemporary Swedish outfit Rednex and their 1995 ballad “Wish You Were Here.” A quarter of a century later, the Mount Sinai-based couple are dusting off Nature’s Light, the band’s eleventh studio album. Eight Blackmore/Night compositions make up the record’s 10 cuts along with a reworking of the aforementioned Rednex song and a cover of Sarah Brightman’s “Second Element.” And while it would be natural to assume this was a pandemic record, Nature’s Light was actually recorded right before the pandemic hit at a time

when the duo was going through a lot of pain and loss. Night’s 80-yearold father was diagnosed with cancer back in 2018 and passed within a year, while Blackmore’s brother succumbed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the same time. Going into a project like this was understandably a difficult endeavor for both artists.

“In the year 2018 when we went into the studio and had our producer come out from Los Angeles to record all of these songs, it was a very dark and difficult year for us,” Night shared. “The closest people to our hearts left and there were these big dark holes in our souls. Before we went into record, I know I was at the point where I didn’t feel like singing. I felt like a ghost of myself. I decided at that point that maybe the best way to get over my deep sadness was turning it into something I could write about. It was very cathartic going through all these emotions. Meanwhile, at the end of it, the pandemic hit.”

Blackmore agreed that focusing on the creative process helped him navigate the pain he was experiencing at the time.

“I really believe that when one is suffering from grief, you should get really involved in your work so you can try and forget what’s going on,” he said.

The mood throughout the album is one of lightness and brings to mind tankards of ale being tossed back, peasant blouses, madrigals and the kind of fanfare you might hear in the court of a Medieval king. With the

current range of fantasy-flavored series like House of the Dragon and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power being all the rage, do the duo ever think their material might be a good fit?

“It is interesting because there are so many period pieces, whether it’s on television or films that come out and do so well,” Night said. “The irony is that the only time one of our songs was used was in a Jim Carrey movie called Yes Man and they used ‘Old Mill Inn’ at a party he was at.”

Blackmore added, “It’s funny, because I don’t follow that kind of thing. I’m more of a purist and want to be in the wood myself hearing a piece of music written in the 1500’s or 1600’s. There’s only one film we saw—Elizabeth, where they actually played three real Renaissance songs played in the correct manner with the correct instruments. I was thrilled by the fact that they’d taken the chance to play it as it was supposed to be played. But it’s very seldom that you’ll hear these songs or melodies played in the correct manner.”

Blackmore’s Night will be playing on October 30 at Sony Hall, 235 W. 46th St., NYC. Visit www.sonyhall.com or call 212-997-5123 for more information. The band will also be playing on Nov. 18 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 E. Main St., Patchogue. More information can be found at www.patchoguetheatre.com or by calling 631-207-1313. Visit www.longislandweekly.com to read a longer version of this story.

Blackmore’s Night founding members Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore (Photo by Michael Keel)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). e truly mighty don’t have to go out of their way to draw attention to their power. ey are too busy using it! Neither should the wise draw attention to their own wisdom. It takes a secure person to be humble. Trust the one who makes modest claims and overdelivers on them. Lucky color: white. Lucky item: dice. Lucky day: ursday. Lucky number: 14

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s a ne week to take risks without too much worry as to what others think. is is your experience. Since so much of it is dictated by rules beyond your control, it’s important to seize the reigns on whatever part is yours to choose, and steer the energy toward your desires, preferences and curiosities. Lucky color: blue. Lucky item: a picture. Lucky day: Monday. Lucky number: 38

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you’re intrigued by a subject, there’s a reason. You may nd yourself more drawn to human-interest stories and lifestyle features than you are to weightier issues. It’s better to go deep into what you enjoy than to spread your attention thin over many things you don’t care very much about. Lucky color: green. Lucky item: a glass. Lucky day: Friday. Lucky number: 19

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You cannot control the wildness of human nature in any person, including yourself. But since you’re incredibly e ective, you’ll work with natural inclinations and leverage them to the best possible advantage. You’ve a deft way of maneuvering that will create bene t to a great number of people. Lucky color: red. Lucky item: a pen. Lucky day: Saturday. Lucky number: 14

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Instead of looking out for the feel-good story, seek the truth. e truth is actionable in a way that blind optimism isn’t. Pay attention to the context of the entire situation. e pluses won’t help you get an accurate gauge of things unless you know how many minuses there are. Weigh the pros against the cons. Lucky color: pink. Lucky item: a stone. Lucky day: Tuesday Lucky number: 10

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). e gift of disorder is that it calls you to create new and better systems. Start by narrowing your focus. While you need a wide array of re sources, you don’t need every single option to be open to you. Once you know what qualities you’re looking for, things get easy. e sorting process will actually delight you. Lucky color: peach. Lucky item: a bone. Lucky day: ursday. Lucky number: 37

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Increased awareness is your gift. Your strong talent for emotional detection lets you know how others are feeling, though it also gives you an acute and often uncomfortable connection to your own currents. You’ll gladly accept this side effect accompanying the power that comes from multi faceted understanding. Lucky color: yellow. Lucky item: a window. Lucky day: Sunday. Lucky number: 35

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Many around you are not exactly content with how things are, and yet they are resigned to the status quo because they haven’t been able to see it any other way. You’ll envision a di erent kind of future for a relationship or an organization. Your creativity will be the start of change. Share it. Lucky color: rose. Lucky item: a card. Lucky day: Friday. Lucky number: 13

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Sometimes it feels like no one is understanding your position, but this only makes it sweeter when you do meet people who can connect on deeper and more complex levels. You’ve made e orts to learn the inner world of others. is week such e orts will be extended to you. ey will soon know you better. Lucky color: blue. Lucky item: a candle. Lucky day: Monday. Lucky number: 9

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Some are so preoccupied by what people might do for them, they can’t interact genuinely. Not you. You’re sincerely curious about the lives of others and they feel it. e late week will close the curtain on a particular dramatic theme. Everyone can stop walking on eggshells and go back to life as usual. Lucky color: silver. Lucky item: a feather. Lucky day: Saturday. Lucky number: 12

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You know what you wish to do. What you don’t know yet is what there is to do and what is possible for you. Some of what you want will never happen, but it’s important to develop your ideas anyway, especially through writing, discussion and experimentation. is is how you reach the fullest iteration of yourself. Lucky color: purple. Lucky item: a chain. Lucky day: Wednesday. Lucky number: 11

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To play the game well, you must rst recognize it as a game. An accurate assessment of your options and their correlating risk is key. Make your moves in such a way that the others barely notice. Make it easy for others to support you. Make them want to do so. You are a skilled and powerful player. Lucky color: copper. Lucky item: shoes. Lucky day: Tuesday. Lucky number: 2

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You’ll be celebrated for diplomatic achievement, though they may o cially call it something else. You bene t all as you reconcile trouble, solve problems and negotiate until the con ict is no more. However, your best times this year will not involve the use of these talents or any other except your ability to relax and enjoy the outstanding loveliness of an environment. Love itself is your North Star. Whatever form it takes, whether friendly, philanthropic or romantic, you’ll continue moving toward it.

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Country towns

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Country towns

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Moree Mt Isa Newell Nyngan Orange Peel Pests Plan Rain Rice Ross Saddle

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Opening lead — king of diamonds.

Anyone could make four hearts on this deal if he knew which oppo nent had the jack of clubs. As the cards lie, all South has to do is to lead a club toward his hand at some stage and play the nine after East follows low.

But this approach would fail if West had the jack of clubs. In that case, declarer would succeed by leading a club from his hand and finessing the ten.

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chance is to find the opposing spades divided 3-3, in which case dummy’s fourth spade can be estab lished by conceding two spade tricks early in the play.

This thought is certainly a step in the right direction, but it doesn’t go quite far enough. The reason is that declarer can also make his contract in many cases where the spades break 4-2, provided the proper advance preparations are made.

South should therefore shape his play to cater to both the 3-3 and 4-2 possibilities. After ruffing the open ing diamond lead, he plays a heart to the ace, ruffs a diamond high, leads a heart to the nine and ruffs dummy’s last diamond high.

The ace and another spade are now played. West wins the second spade with the queen (East cannot profitably afford to overtake) and finds himself endplayed. If he returns a club, the guess for the jack is eliminated, while if he leads a diamond instead, declarer ruffs in one hand and discards a club from the other.

West’s actual spade holding is only one of many doubleton com binations either defender could hold that would allow South to fulfill the contract. The K-x, Q-x, J-x or K-Q, K-J, Q-J in either opponent’s hand would all prove fatal for the defense. All declarer has to do is to eliminate dummy’s diamonds before tackling the spades.

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Equal Housing Opportunity

Federal, New York State and local laws prohibit discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, dis ability, familial status, age, marital status, sexu al orientation or disability in connection with the rental, sale or financing of real estate. Nassau also prohibits source of income discrimination.

Anton Community News papers does not know ingly accept advertising in violation of these laws. When you suspect hous ing discrimination, call Long Island Housing Services’ Discrimination Complaint Line at 800660-6920. (Long Island Housing Services is the Fair Housing Agency of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.)

Robbers Strike Manhasset Store

The Nassau County Police Department Sixth Squad reports the details of a robbery that occurred at 4:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, in Manhasset.

According to detectives, three suspects entered the Fendi store located at 2110 Northern Blvd. and began to place merchan dise into a bag. The store manager witnessed the suspects as they passed all points of

purchase without paying for the items. When the manager/victim, 48, approached the suspects they pushed and shoved her multiple times before exiting the store with the merchandise. The suspects were witnessed entering a white-colored Nissan and fleeing in an unknown direction. Proceeds were valued at approximately $3,200 US currency.

Suspect one is described as a male black

Queens Man Sentenced for Part in Burglary Ring

Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Queens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a pattern burglary ring that targeted homes in gated communities on the North Shore of Nassau County.

Andres Zapata, 24, was convicted in a jury trial in April 2022 before Judge Helene Gugerty, of seven counts of Burglary in the Second Degree (a C felony); Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree (a D felony); and Possession of Burglar Tools (an A misdemeanor).

Zapata was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

“Andres Zapata and his co-defendants brazenly burglarized homes on the North

Shore, smashing rear windows and doors to gain access and making off with cash, jewelry, and other luxury items,” said DA Donnelly. “This sophisticated burglary operation was ended when Nassau County Police Department officers caught these individuals in the act and arrested them. Today’s sentence holds Zapata ac countable for his unsettling crime spree.”

DA Donnelly said that, according to the charges, between May 2018 and September 2018, Zapata and his co-de fendants burglarized or attempted to bur glarize eight houses in gated communities on the North Shore of Nassau County, stealing more than $1 million in people’s property, including U.S. currency, foreign

approximately 25-29 years old, 6’2”, 190 lbs., wearing a gray-colored long sleeve shirt, gray pants and black sneakers.

Suspect two is described as a female black, approximately 25-29 years old, 5’9”, 180 lbs., long black hair, wearing a gray colored shirt with red sleeves, white shorts, red sneakers, sunglasses and a blue facial mask.

Suspect three is described as a female black,

currency, jewelry, and designer handbags. The burglary ring specifically chose gat ed communities. A lookout was stationed at the gate to alert accomplices that police were nearby. The crimes occurred on Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights, and the defendants entered homes through breaking rear windows or doors.

approximately 25-29 years old, 5’7”, 140 lbs., long black hair, wearing a light pink-colored sweatsuit.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding the above listed crime to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

—Submitted by the Nassau County Police Department

Zapata and his co-defendants burglar ized homes in Old Westbury, Manhasset, Jericho and Woodbury.

The defendant was arrested on September 21, 2018, by members of the Nassau County Police Department.

—Submitted by the office of the Nassau County District Attorney

Town of North Hempstead Schedules Hearings for 2023 Budget

North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board announced today that the hearing dates for the proposed 2023 budget have been set.

• October 20 at 7 p.m.: The Town Board will hold a public hearing on the tentative budget and there will be an opportunity for public comment.

• October 25 at 6 p.m.: There will be a preliminary budget work session during this time.

• November 3 at 7 p.m.: Hearing on the preliminary budget and there will be an opportunity for public comment. A vote

on the budget is also scheduled for this meeting.

The meetings will be broadcast live on the Town’s website at their listed times.

Residents who are interested in viewing the meetings can visit: northhempsteadny. gov/townboardlive.

If a resident has a comment on the budget, they can email: comments@ northhempsteadny.gov

For more information, please call 311 or visit: www.northhempsteadny.gov.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

Douglas Finlay “Tony” Bachem

Douglas Finlay “Tony” Bachem, 93, passed away on October 7, 2022 at the Maplewood at Danbury. He spent most of his adult life living in Manhasset, Long Island.

Born in Manhattan on March 3, 1929, Tony was the son of the late John and Louise (Hastings) Bachem. He proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He owned and operated The Travel Center of Manhasset for over 50 years. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Manhasset.

In December of 1952, Tony married Virginia (Sturcken) Bachem who predeceased him in 2008 after 55 years of marriage. He is survived by his daughter, Terry Connors and her husband Jimmy of Poughquag; his grandchildren, Caitlin Connors and her ancé Peter DeLuca; Shannon Knox and her husband Avery, and Ryan Connors; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and parents, Tony was also predeceased by his son, Jonathan Bachem; and his brother, Donald Bachem.

Calling hours were held on Friday, October 14, 2022 from 5 – 7 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial was o ered on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 10 am at St. Kateri Church, 1725 Route 82, LaGrangeville followed by burial at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn with military honors. Please visit Tony’s Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com

This Is A Team With High Aspirations

FRANK RIZZO

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The Manhasset field hockey program broke a nine-year championship drought by winning both the county and Long Island Class B titles in 2020. The fall 2020 season athletic season, thanks to the pandemic, was played in the spring 2021 and the state playoffs were canceled, depriving the Indians of a chance for greater brass.

Traditional rival Garden City gained enough enrollment to be moved up to the Class A ranks that year, thus removing the perennial obstacle to championship glory for Manhasset. When both teams previously competed in Class B, the Trojans edged the Indians 1-0 in the 2019 county title game.

In the fall of 2021, Manhasset lost three one-goal games to the Trojans (now again back to Class B), including an overtime defeat in the Class B championship game. Garden City dropped the state final, depriving the school of a ninth state trophy.

Manhasset snapped a long streak of losses to its rival on Sept. 14 at Garden City, with Dominique Randall converting a pass from Lily Klimuszko with 6:36 left in the Conference I game for the lone tally.

“Defensively, we stopped Garden City on all their attempts, and then, when we had the opportunity, we scored,” coach Steve Sproul said. “That’s how you beat a team like that—you just have to use the opportunity when it comes.”

He added, “We did have more opportunities than they did. Their goalie had more saves than ours and we played a solid game that day.”

With a 5-0 win over visiting Baldwin on Oct. 6, the Indians improved to 8-0 in

Conference 1 and 9-0 overall. The nonleague win came over defending Suffolk Class B champ Harborfields, 5-3.

“They were a good test early in the season and we rose to the occasion,” Sproul observed.

Manhasset has beaten every team in the conference twice and will host Garden City for a return engagement on Oct. 19.

“Hopefully, we’ll also be facing them in the playoffs. It’s always a possibility,” Sproul said.

“If you get past Garden City, is this a team

that could win the state championship?” he was asked.

“There’s a strong possibility,” he replied. “We’re currently ranked 7th in the Northeast and that’s New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The only teams in New York that rank above us are all A [schools].”

For his top players, Sproul named senior forward Klimuszko, a returning all-state player, senior defender Kelly Mack, a returning all-county selection, and senior forward-midfielder Shea Panzik, also selected for the all-county team.

The coach also mentioned junior forward-midfielder Grace Camera, who returned after a year spent at a private school, calling her “a solid player,” as well as Randall, a returning senior midfielder.

Senior goalie Christine Theofilatos, according to Sproul, has not allowed a goal in league play this season.

This is an Indian squad that can add more trophies to the case, but as always, the way to the state tournament goes through Garden City; it has won nine straight county titles and 15 in the last 16 years.

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This sequence shows Manhasset’s Fay Donahue, at far right, gain control of the ball and fling it into the net in the second half of the 5-0 win over visiting Baldwin on Oct. 6. (Photos by Frank Rizzo)

Lily Klimuszko splits a pair of Baldwin defenders.

Shea Panzik, who scored twice, moves upfield as Sofia Scalzo (19) watches.

Savana Connolly (20) is in a good position to beat Baldwin goalie Angela Feeney for another Manhasset score.

Senior midfielder Dominique Randall moves past a Baldwin defender.

A ST. MARY’S ‘CORNERSTONE’ PASSES

St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset announced the passing of Brother Kenneth Roberts, 89, whom it called “the cornerstone of the storied athletic program, serving as a coach, mentor, and athletic director since joining the staff in 1958. His tenure spanned 60 years at St. Mary’s.”

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2012, a scholarship was created in his honor, and the gymnasium in Marist Hall proudly bears his name. He had recently celebrated his 72nd year as a Marist Brother.

A private Mass of Christian Burial took place in the chapel at Mt. St. Michael Academy in the Bronx on Monday, Sept. 19. We appreciate the

outpouring of support and prayers as we mourn the loss of St. Mary’s legend, Brother Kenneth. A Memorial Mass at the Church of Saint Mary will be announced in the future.

—Submitted by St. Mary’s

FORMER PLANDOME HEIGHTS MAYOR KEITZ PASSES AWAY

John Francis Keitz of Plandome Heights passed away at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset on Sept. 16, 2022. Predeceased by his wife Catherine and his brother, Rev. Bernard L. Keitz, OP. Survived by his brother and sister-in-law Edwin and Jean Keitz of Annandale, VA, son and daughter-in-law, John and Kathleen, and their sons, Fearghus and Conor, of Fallon, NV, and son Matthew of Danbury, CT.

After a stint in the Air Force, he came to Manhasset to work for R. Dixon Speas Associates, an aviation consulting firm, where he worked on a novel computer flight planning service to optimize route planning and fuel use for airlines. In 1983, John and partner William Bath founded BK Associates, Inc. in Manhasset, working in commercial aircraft appraisal.

John spent 27 years in the St. Mary’s Choir, and participated in the choir’s 1988

concert tour of Italy, which included a session with St. John Paul II. John was also a member of Manhasset Post 304 of the American Legion, where he served two terms as vice commander and one as commander.

John spent 12 years on the Board of Trustees of the Village of Plandome Heights, and was mayor of Plandome Heights for 10 years.

His funeral Mass was held at St. Mary’s Church in Manhasset and the wake was at Fairchild Sons in Manhasset. Read a full obit at www.manhasset press.com.

—Submitted by Fairchild Sons

Small Brown Birds: a Study in Sparrows

The next meeting of the North Shore Audubon Society will feature a presenta tion by Professor Shai Mitra on “Finding, identifying, and appreciating Sparrows: Field marks and more”

October 25 at 7 pm at the Manhasset library. Free admission. This meeting is a hybrid live/Zoom presentation. All are encouraged to attend in person (mask required). You may also register and view the meeting via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3ytdlIc

Much like shorebirds and gulls, sparrows are a challenge. Many species are similar and difficult to observe, so an over-reliance on traditional plumage-pattern field marks often leads to frustration. New York is an excellent place to study these small, subtly marked birds because it hosts a wide variety of breeding species and has a coastline that concentrates migrants and vagrants. This talk will focus on understanding sparrows in terms of their biology and behavior, recog nizing groups of species and age groups that behave in different ways, and applying the most useful identification tools.

Shai Mitra has studied birds in the northeastern United States and around the world for more than 40 years. He received a BA in Biology from Cornell University in 1989 and a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Chicago in 1996. He is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the College of Staten Island, with research interests in

(Photo by Jennifer Wilson-Pines)

the areas of avian ecology, evolution, and conservation. Shai is Editor of The Kingbird, the quarterly publication of the New York State Ornithological Association; co-compiler of bird records for the New York City and Long Island region; Chair of the Rhode Island Avian Records Committee; and co-compiler of the Southern Nassau County and Napatree, Rhode Island, Christmas Bird Counts.

—submitted by North Shore Audubon Society

Governor Hochul Announces $10M To Feinstein Institutes

Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the $350 million Long Island Investment Fund awarded its first grant to the The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to construct 40,000 square feet of new state-of-the-art labs to support medical and infectious disease research. The $10 million Long Island Investment Fund grant complements an additional $30 million in State support previously awarded to the Feinstein Institutes to modernize 20,000 square feet of its Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine, which Governor Hochul has just opened. New York State’s assistance is part of an $85 million modernization effort at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in Manhasset, Nassau County, and a broader initiative to highlight the growing life science industry on Long Island. The Feinstein Institutes is the research arm of Northwell Health and is one of the leading laboratory and research centers in the country, con ducting cutting-edge studies that seek to cure diseases.

“New York is leading the way in medical innovation, and the Long Island Investment Fund will support life-saving research on the cutting edge of the life sciences industry,”

reaffirms our commitment to remaining a national leader in the health and medical research fields. I am proud to support the Feinstein Institutes and their research, which will lead to life-changing medicine and treatments that will improve the lives of New Yorkers on Long Island and across the State.”

Included as part of Governor Hochul’s FY 2023 Enacted Budget, the Long Island Investment Fund focuses on projects that will support and grow the regional economy, enhance communities, and have lasting economic impacts across Long Island. The Fund’s $10 million award to the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research will support the renovation and construction of 26 new state-of-the-art research labs on two floors as well as the hiring of 10 new principal investigators and 60 research employees. These modernized labs will advance research efforts to develop novel therapies for cancer, diabetes, obesity, lupus, and other conditions.

Northwell Health’s President and CEO, Michael Dowling said, “This new facility and its resources, made possible by Governor Hochul and the Empire State Development, will allow our researchers at The Feinstein

Institutes - Northwell’s home of research and the global scientific home of bioelec tronic medicine - to pursue their mission of discovering new treatments to cure disease and improve the health of the communities we serve.”

Long Island is at the forefront of the life sciences industry as new research and discoveries in bioelectronic medicine - a new scientific field born and bred on Long Island - will attract the best and brightest researchers and world-leading strategic part ners to create the cures that can transform lives. The life sciences industry has become a powerful engine of economic growth and innovation for New York, turning key regions of the State into dynamic life science hubs. Investing in life sciences is crucial to identify the next scientific or medical breakthrough that will develop new life-saving technologies. Through its support of the Feinstein Institutes’ growth, New York is expanding its ability to commercialize research and spur the growth of a world-class life science industry on Long Island and across the State.

—Submitted by the office of Governor Hochul

Governor Hochul said. “Our investment in the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine is already improving the lives of everyday New Yorkers, and the additional Long Island Investment Fund award announced today

The state will invest $10M in The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research (Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

MANHASSET

LEGAL NOTICE

Incorporated Village of Plandome Heights

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Plandome Heights at a regular meeting of the Board held on October 3 2022, duly adopted a resolution appropriating the sum not to exceed $60,000, from the Village’s Capital Reserve Fund, to be applied to a project encompassing the digitizing of village records including related matters of software, equipment, layout and other related items, which resolution is subject to permissive referendum pursuant to the provisions of the General Municipal Law.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Arlene Drucker Village Clerk-Treasurer October 3, 2022 10-19-2022-1T-#235372MAN

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE MANHASSET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Education of the Manhasset Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted on October 6, 2022, a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of said School District will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) at: SECONDARY SCHOOL 200 MEMORIAL PLACE MANHASSET, NEW YORK for the purpose of voting upon the following Bond Proposition:

BOND PROPOSITION RESOLVED:

(a) That the Board of Education of the Manhasset Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York, (the “District”), is hereby authorized to construct improvements and alterations to all District school buildings and the sites thereof (the “Project”), substantially as described in a plan prepared for the District by John A. Grillo Architect, P.C., Port Jefferson, New York, which plan is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the District Clerk, including (as and where necessary): reconstruction and reconfiguration of interior space to provide for auditorium, theater, instructional, social studies, library, lavatory and other space; improvements to heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire alarm, electrical, plumbing, and security systems; roof

reconstruction and/or replacement; door, ceiling and floor replacement; exterior masonry improvements; roadway, parking lot, sidewalk and pavement improvements; and athletic and recreation improvements, including installation and/or replacement of turf fields, reconstruction of the baseball field, bleacher upgrades, tennis court reconstruction, and other athletic facilities enhancements; all of the foregoing to include the original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, demolition and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $43,996,484; provided that the estimated costs of the components of the Project as set forth in the plan may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interest of the District; (b) that donated funds in the amount of $70,000 expected to be received by the District are hereby authorized to be expended to pay a part of the cost of the Munsey Park pavement project; (c) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $43,926,484 to finance the balance of the cost of the Project, such tax to be levied by and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by said Board of Education; and (d) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $43,926,484 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.

Such Bond Proposition shall appear on the ballot used for voting at said Special District Meeting in substantially the following form:

BOND PROPOSITION YES NO RESOLVED:

(a) That the Board of Education of the Manhasset Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York, is hereby authorized to construct improvements and alterations to all District school buildings and the sites thereof (the “Project”), all in accordance with a plan prepared for the District by John A. Grillo Architect, P.C., Port Jefferson, New York, and to expend not to exceed $43,996,484; (b) that donated funds in the amount of $70,000 expected to be received by the District are hereby authorized to be expended to pay a part of the cost of the Munsey Park pavement project; (c) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $43,926,484 to finance the balance of the

LEGAL NOTICES

cost of the Project, such tax to be levied by and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by said Board of Education; and (d) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $43,926,484 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.

The voting will be conducted by ballot o.n voting machines or paper ballot as provided in the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law 2014, personal registration of voters is required for the Special District Meeting, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the Special District Meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the District. The names of those persons who have: (a) registered to vote with the County Board of Elections and voted at least once in any local, state or national election within the last four calendar years, or (b) registered to vote with the District’s Board of Registration, or (c) voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections are contained on the District’s register. Registration will be conducted from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on days when school is in session in the District Clerk’s office up to and including December 3, 2022, by appointment only due to the District’s visitor’s policy by contacting the District Clerk by telephone: 516-267-7724 facsimile: 516-627-1618 email: districtclerk@manhassetschools.org. The register will be filed in the District Clerk’s office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the Special District Meeting from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time), except Sundays, and by appointment on the Saturday before the Special District Meeting.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots for the Special District Meeting are to be completed on a form prescribed by the State Board of Elections and may be obtained by visiting the New York State Education Department’s Website: English: http://www.coun sel.nysed.gov/common/ counsel/files/absenteeballot-applicationand-instructions-english.pdf Spanish: http:// www.counsel.nysed. gov/common/counsel/files/absentee-ballot-application-and-in-

structions-spanish.pdf or by contacting the District Clerk by email districtclerk@manhassetschools. org or phone 516-267-7724. Completed applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed to the applicant, or the day before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the applicant or to his or her designated agent. Absentee ballot applications will not be accepted by the District Clerk before November 8, 2022. Further, no absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it has been received at the District Clerk’s office by 5:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on the date of the Special District Meeting. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available during regular office hours in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the Special District Meeting, except Sunday, and Saturday by appointment only. Any qualified voter may upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge, prior to such ballots being canvassed.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law §2018-d, any person serving in the military, including spouses and dependents, may register to vote in the Special District Meeting. A military voter who is a qualified voter of the school district may obtain a registration form by contacting the District Clerk by telephone: 516-267-7724 facsimile: 516-627-1618 email: districtclerk@manhassetschools.org or mail: District Clerk, Manhasset Union Free School District, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York 11030, or in person by appointment only due to the District’s visitor policy (during regular office hours of 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time)). A military voter who is duly registered may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application form from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be personally delivered or mailed to the District Clerk and received no later than 5:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on November 14, 2022. Military ballots must be received by 5:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on December 8, 2022 if signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto with a date which is not later than the day before the Special District Meeting, or not later than the close of the polls on December 8, 2022 if showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service or showing a dated en-

dorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration form, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail in the request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law §2019-a(2)(b) at said special meeting of the Board.

Only qualified voters who are registered to vote will be permitted to vote. BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Dated: October 6, 2022 Christine N. Michelen, District Clerk 11-30-16-2; 10-19-2022-4T#235391-MAN

LEGAL NOTICE NOTIFICACIÓN SOBRE LA REUNIÓN EXTRAORDINARIA DE DISTRITO DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR MANHASSET UNION FREE EN EL CONDADO DE NASSAU, NUEVA YORK POR LA PRESENTE, SE NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con una resolución de la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free, en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York, adoptada el 6 de octubre de 2022, se celebrará una reunión extraordinaria de distrito de los votantes calificados de dicho Distrito Escolar el Jueves, 8 de diciembre de 2022 desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 9:00 p. m. (hora vigente) en:

SECONDARY SCHOOL 200 MEMORIAL PLACE

MANHASSET, NEW YORK con el propósito de votar sobre la siguiente propuesta de bono:

PROPUESTA DE BONO SE RESUELVE: (a) Que, por la presente, se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free, en el condado de Nassau, Nueva York, (el “Distrito”), a realizar mejoras y modificaciones a todos los edificios escolares del Distrito y sus espacios (el “Proyecto”), sustancialmente como se describe en un plan preparado para el Distrito por el arquitecto John A. Grillo, P.C., Port Jefferson, Nueva York, cuyo plan está archivado y disponible para su inspección pública en la oficina de la Secretaria del Distrito, incluida (como y donde sea

necesario) la reconstrucción y reconfiguración del espacio interior para proporcionar un auditorio, teatro, sala de instrucción, sala de estudios sociales, biblioteca, baños y otros espacios; mejoras en los sistemas de calefacción, ventilación, aire acondicionado, alarma contra incendios, electricidad, plomería y seguridad; reconstrucción y/o reemplazo del techo; reemplazo de puertas, techos y pisos; mejoras en la mampostería exteriores; mejoras en la calzada, el estacionamiento, la acera y el pavimento; y mejoras en las áreas de atletismo y recreativas, incluida la instalación y/o el reemplazo de los campos de césped, la reconstrucción del campo de béisbol, mejoras en las gradas, la reconstrucción de las canchas de tenis y otras mejoras en las instalaciones de atletismo; todo lo anterior para incluir el mobiliario original, el equipo, la maquinaria, los aparatos y el espacio auxiliar o relacionado, la demolición u otro trabajo requerido en conexión con ellos; y para ese propósito se invertirá, incluidos los costos preliminares y adicionales a ello y para su financiación, un monto que no exceda el costo total estimado de $43,996,484; siempre y cuando los costos estimados de los componentes del Proyecto establecidos en la presente y enumerados en el Plan puedan reasignarse entre dichos componentes si la Junta de Educación determina que tal reasignación obrará en favor de los intereses del distrito; (b) que, mediante este acto, se autorice el gasto de los fondos donados por un valor de $70,000 previstos para el Distrito con el fin de abonar una parte del costo del proyecto de pavimentación del Parque Munsey; (c) que, por la presente, se vota un gravamen por un monto que no excederá los $43,926,484 para financiar el saldo de ese costo del Proyecto, y ese gravamen se exigirá y cobrará en cuotas en la cantidad de años y en las sumas que determine dicha Junta de Educación, y (d) que, en previsión de dicho gravamen, por la presente se autoriza la emisión de bonos del Distrito por un monto total de capital que no debe exceder los $43,926,484, y por la presente se vota un gravamen para pagar el interés sobre dichos bonos en el momento de su vencimiento y exigibilidad.

Dicha propuesta de bono aparecerá en la boleta electoral usada para votar en la Reunión extraordinaria de distrito antes mencionada sustancialmente de la siguiente forma:

PROPUESTA DE BONO SÍ NO SE RESUELVE: (a) Que, por la presente, se autoriza a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Manhasset Union Free, en el condado de Nassau, Nue-

va York, a realizar mejoras y modificaciones a todos los edificios escolares del Distrito y sus espacios (el “Proyecto”), todo de acuerdo con un plan preparado para el Distrito por el arquitecto John A. Grillo, P.C., Port Jefferson, Nueva York, y a gastar una cantidad que no exceda los $43,996,484; (b) que los fondos donados por la cantidad de $70,000 que se espera que reciba el Distrito son por la presente autorizados a ser gastados para pagar una parte del costo del proyecto de pavimentación del Parque Munsey; (c) que, por la presente, se vota un gravamen por un monto total que no exceda los $43,926,484 para financiar el saldo del costo del Proyecto, dicho gravamen será recaudado en cuotas en los años y montos que determine dicha Junta de Educación; y (d) que, en previsión de dicho gravamen, se autoriza por la presente la emisión de bonos del Distrito por un importe principal total que no supere los $43,926,484, y por la presente, se vota un gravamen para pagar el interés sobre dichos bonos en el momento de su vencimiento y exigibilidad.

La votación se realizará mediante boleta electoral en máquinas de votación o boletas físicas, según lo estipulado en la Ley de Educación, y se podrá votar de 7:00 a. m. a 9:00 p. m. (hora vigente) durante el tiempo que sea necesario para que los votantes presentes puedan emitir sus votos.

ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA QUE, conforme a la Ley de Educación 2014, se exige que los votantes se inscriban de forma personal para la Reunión extraordinaria de distrito, y ninguna persona cuyo nombre no figure en los registros del Distrito tendrá derecho a votar en la Reunión extraordinaria de distrito.

Los nombres de las personas que (a) se hayan inscrito para votar ante la Junta de Elecciones del condado y hayan votado al menos una vez en cualquier elección local, estatal o nacional en el período de los últimos cuatro años calendario, (b) se hayan inscrito para votar ante la Junta de Inscripciones del Distrito, o bien (c) sean votantes inscritos de forma permanente ante la Junta del Elecciones del condado de Nassau figuran en los registros del Distrito. La inscripción se realizará desde las 8:00 a. m. hasta las 4:00 p. m. (hora vigente), en los días en que la escuela esté en sesión en la Secretaría del Distrito hasta el 3 de diciembre de 2022 inclusive, solamente con cita previa debido a la política de visitantes del Distrito, mediante comunicación telefónica con la Secretaria del Distrito al: 516-267-7724, por fax al 516627-1618, correo electrónico: districtclerk@manhassetschools.org. El registro se

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archivará en la Secretaría del Distrito y permanecerán abi erto para inspección de cual quier votante calificado del Distrito en cada uno de los cinco (5) días previos al día establecido para la reunión extraordinaria de distrito, de 9:00a.m.a3:00p. m. (hora vigente), excepto los do mingos, y con cita previa el sábado anterior a la Reunión Especial del Distrito.

POR MEDIO DEL PRE SENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NO TIFICA que las solicitudes de boleta electoral por ausencia para la reunión extraordinaria de distrito se deben completar en un formulario elaborado por la Junta de Elecciones del estado, el cual puede ob tenerse en el sitio web del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York: Inglés: http://www.counsel. nysed.gov/common/counsel/ files absentee-ballot-applica tion-and-instructions-english. pdf Español: http://www. counsel.nysed.gov/common/ counsel/files/absentee-bal lot-application-and-instruc tions-spanish.pdf o ponién dose en contacto con la Secretaria del distrito medi ante el correo electrónico districtclerk@manhassetschools. org o por teléfono al 516267-7724. Las solicitudes completas deben recibirse al menos siete (7) días antes de la Reunión extraordinaria de distrito si la boleta electoral se enviará por correo al solic itante o hasta el día anterior a la Reunión extraordinaria de distrito si la boleta electoral se entregará personalmente al solicitante o a la persona que designe. La Secretaría del Distrito no aceptará so licitudes de voto por ausen cia antes del 8 denoviembre de 2022. Además, las boletas electorales por ausencia no serán escrutadas, a menos que se hayan recibido en la Secre taría del Distrito antes de las 5:00p. m. (hora vigente) en la fecha de la reunión extraordi naria de distrito. En la Secre taría del Distrito, se pondrá a disposición una lista de todas las personas para las que se hayan emitido boletas elec torales por ausencia durante cada uno de los (5) cinco días previos al día de la Reunión Especial del distrito, excep to los domingos, y el sábado solamente con cita. Todo votante calificado podr , tras haber examinado la lista, pre sentar una impugnación por escrito de las calificaciones como votante de cualquier persona cuyo nombre figure en la lista, para lo cual deberá indicar los motivos para tal impugnación, antes de que se haga el escrutinio de dichos votos.

POR MEDIO DEL PRE SENTE SE NOTIFICA que, conforme al artículo 2018-d de la Ley de Educación, toda persona que esté cumpliendo el servicio militar, incluidos los cónyuges y dependientes, pueden inscribirse para votar en la Reunión extraordinaria de distrito. Los votantes mil itares que sean votantes cali ficados del Distrito scolar

pueden obtener un formulario de inscripción comunicán dose con la Secretaría del Distrito por teléfono al 516267-7724, por fax al 516-6271618, por correo electrónico a districtclerk@manhassetschools.org o por correo post al a la siguiente dirección: Secretaría del Distrito, Distri to Escolar Manhasset Union Free, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York 11030, o en persona solamente con cita previa debido a la política de visitas del Distrito (durante el horario de atención habitu al de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p.m. (hora vigente)). Los votantes militares que estén debida mente registrados pueden so licitar la boleta electoral mil itar mediante un formulario de solicitud proporcionado por la Secretaria del distrito.

Las solicitudes completadas se deben entregar en perso na o por correo postal en la Secretaría del Distrito, y se deben recibir antes de las 5:00p. m. (hora vigente), el 14 de noviembre de 2022.

Las boletas electorales mil itares se recibirán antes de las 5:00 p. m. (hora vigente), el 8de diciembre de 2022 si est n firmadas y fechadas por el votante militar y un testigo con una fecha que no sea pos terior al día anterior a la Re unión extraordinaria de dis trito o no más tarde del cierre de las urnas el 8de diciembre de 2022 si muestran una mar ca de cancelación del servicio postal de los Estados Unidos o del servicio postal de un país extranjero o muestran un endoso fechado de recepción por otra agencia del gobierno de los EstadosUnidos. Los votantes militares pueden decidir si prefieren recibir un formulario de registro para votantes militares, una solic itud de boleta electoral militar o una boleta electoral militar por correo, fax o correo elec trónico en su solicitud para dicho registro, solicitud de boleta electoral o boleta elec toral.

POR EL PRESENTE, TAMBIÉN SE NOTIFICA que esta Junta organizará una reunión extraordinaria en un plazo de 24horas con poste rioridad a la presentación ante la Secretaría del distrito de un informe por escrito con los resultados de la votación con el objeto de evaluar y tabular dichos informes del resulta do de la votación y declarar su resultados; que la Junta, por el presente, se designa a sí misma como un grupo de presidentes de mesa para emitir y escrutar los votos en virtud del artículo 2019-a(2) (b) de la Ley de Educación en la reunión extraordinaria de la Junta.

Solo podrán votar los votantes calificados que est n registrados para votar.

POR ORDEN DE LA JUNTA DE EDUCACIÓN Fecha: 6 de octubre de 2022 Christine N. Michelen, Secretaria del distrito 11-30-16-2; 10-19-20224T-#235392-MAN

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VILLAGE OF PLANDOME ZONING BOARD OF

APPEALS PUBLIC NOTICE

A public hearing and meet ing on the following appli cations will be held by and before the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Plandome, Nassau County, New York, at the Vil lage Hall, 65 South Drive, in the Village on Thursday, No vember 3, 2022 at 7:30 P.M.:

1. The hearing will be on the application of John Giogrande, owner of a parcel of land located at 62 South Drive in the Village, desig nated as Section 3, Block 19, Lot 111 on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County and located within the Village’s Residence A zoning district.

The Appellant seeks a variance to permit the con struction of an approximate 15’x30’ in ground pool with a 16’ setback in the rear yard, in violation of Section 17527D(2) of the Village Code, which requires at least a 20’ setback from the rear or side lot lines.

2. The hearing will be on the application of Mark Whitney Godfrey, owner of a parcel of land located at 55 Valley Road in the Vil lage, designated as Section 3, Block 23, Lot 353 on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County and located within the Village’s Residence C zoning district.

The Appellant seeks a vari ance to permit the construc tion of a west side portico, second story addition, new front porch and a freestanding garage which will require the following variances:

- A variance for a proposed west side-yard setback of 17 feet, 4 inches, rather than the required 20 feet, in ac cordance with Section §17515(A), Table I;

- A variance for a proposed east side-yard setback of 18 feet, 4.5 inches, rather than the required 20 feet, in ac cordance with Section §17515(A), Table I;

- A variance for a to in crease the existing 3,595 S.F to 4,165 S.F, in violation of Article V, Section 175-15 (Table II), which allows a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of .33, which converts to 4,092 S.F.

- A variance for proposed non-vegetative coverage of 1,090 S.F., in violation of Ar ticle V, Section 175-15 (Table III), which allows the total non-vegetative surface area coverage in a front yard be not more than 25% or a maxi mum of 1,038 S.F.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

Andrew Bartels, Chairman Barbara Peebles, Clerk/Treasurer Incorporated Village of Plandome

10-19-2022-1T-#235403MAN

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Title of Publication: Manhasset Press Publication No: 327-760

FISHING REPORT

Blackfish season opened Tuesday 10/11. Small blackfish have been caught in the Bay by accident in crab and minnow traps. Blackfish regulations are: minimum size: 16” with a bag limit of 3 fish.

Striped bass season is open until 12/15. Regulations are 1 fish may be kept between 28”-35”. All fish 36” and over need to be released. The striped bass bite on swimming plugs and popper continues to be good, with smaller fish in the Bay and larger fish being caught in the Sound near pods of bunker and schools of bluefish. Some larger fish should start moving into the Bay in the next week or so.

Bluefish season is still open. Small

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Frequency of Issue: Weekly

Known office of Publication: 132 East 2nd Street, Mineo la, New York 11501 Nassau.

Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters: 132 East 2nd Street, Mineola, New York 11501 Nassau.

Publisher: Long Island Com munity Newspapers, Inc. 132 East 2nd Street, Mineola, New York 11501

Editor: Frank Rizzo, 132 East 2nd Street, Mineola, New York 11501.

Managing Editor: Frank Vir ga, 132 East 2nd Street, Min eola, New York 11501.

Owner: Long Island Com munity Newspapers Inc., 132 East 2nd Street, Mineola, New York 11501.

Angela Susan Anton, Share holder, 132 East 2nd Street, Mineola, New York 11501.

Extent and Nature of Circu lation

Average No. Copies Each Is sue During the Preceding 12 Months:

A. Total No. Copies.......2363 (Net Press Run)

B. Paid Circulation

Outside County............60

(2) In-County.................1567

Sales through Dealers..22

Other Classes...............15

Total Paid Circulation

Free Distribution by Mail

County..............0

Classes.................0

the Mail...........34

“cocktail” blues are being caught around schools of peanut bunker in the Bay. Larger blues are mid-Sound, East of Execution Rocks. Spoons, diamond jigs, and poppers are working well. Snappers are also still around. They have gotten to a good size and are chasing kastmasters and other spoon lures. You can keep bluefish any size, up to 10 fish.

Porgy fishing has slowed down. A few are being caught along with blackfish but they have moved into the Sound; there are no reports of porgies being caught inside the Bay.

—Submitted by John Tompson at Atlantic Outfitters

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RESCIND:

1. T.O. #11-2008 Adopted May 06, 2008

of Single Issue Publication Nearest to Filing

Total No. Copies.......2468

Press Run)

Paid Circulation

Outside County............57

In-County.................1557

Sales through Dealers..20

Classes...............21

Total Paid Circulation

Free Distribution by Mail

County..............0

Classes.................0

the Mail............0

HIGH STREET SOUTH SIDE NO PARKING 12:00 MIDNIGHT TO 7:00 A.M.

From a point 442 feet west of the west curb line of Community Drive, West, for a distance of 134 feet.

2. T.O. #11-2008

Adopted May 06, 2008

HIGH STREET SOUTH SIDE NO STOPPING ANY TIME

From the west curb line of Community Drive, west, for a distance of 100 feet.

3. T.O. #11-2008

Adopted May 06, 2008

HIGH STREET SOUTH SIDE NO PARKING ANY TIME

From a point 322 feet west of the west curb line of Community Drive, west, for a distance of 120 feet.

ADOPT:

1. HIGH STREET SOUTH SIDE NO STOP PING ANY TIME

a distance of 55 feet.

Section 2. All ordinances or regulations heretofore adopted in conflict with this ordinance are hereby re pealed.

Section 3. PENALTIES: “A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine, or when applicable, by imprisonment, not in the ex cess of the amount set forth in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, or by both such fine and imprisonment, plus any surcharge payable to other governmental entities, and late payment, if applicable.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten days from the date of its publi cation and posting pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law of the State of New York.

Section 5. This ordinance shall be incorporated in the Uniform Traffic Code of the Town of North Hempstead.

Dated: October 13, 2022 Manhasset, New York

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GI-

that, after a public hearing duly held by the

Board of the Town

North Hempstead, the

or

All motor or oth

vehicles of any kind shall

with the following

PROPOSAL:

From the west curb line of Community Drive, west, for a distance of 62 feet.

2. HIGH STREET SOUTH SIDE NO STOP PING ANY TIME

From a point 62 feet from the west curb line of Com munity Drive, West, for a distance of feet.

3. HIGH STREET SOUTH SIDE NO PARK ING ANY TIME

From a point 322 feet west of the west curb line of Community Drive, west, for

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD RAGINI SRIVASTAVA TOWN CLERK 10-19-2022-1T-#235450MAN

John Tompson III (right) and Patrick Miller of Manhasset, fly fishing upstate over the holiday weekend. (Submitted by John Tompson III)

Against The Wind: One Man’s Fight

Resident urges North Hempstead to enforce gas-powered blower law

FRANK RIZZO frizzo@antonmediagroup.com

Al Franklin wondered if he is the proverbial lone voice in the wilderness. Earlier this summer, he stepped out of his New Hyde Park residence to record a violation of the Town of North Hempstead ordinance governing leaf blowers. A landscaping firm on his block was using gas-powered blowers, flouting the town code banning such from June 15 to Sept. 15.

Following the town’s recommendations, he made note of the license plate and the business name/phone number, he related at an August Town of North Hempstead Town Board meeting. He claimed that while photographing a worker operating a backpack blower, he was deliberately sprayed with the debris generated by the powerful blasts of air.

Franklin called the police, who showed up and informed him that this was a town code enforcement problem and no charges would be filed, even though he felt that he had experienced a kind of physical assault. He has appeared numerous times before the town board since at least 2018 to complain about violations of the town’s restrictions.

In an interview, he asked a reporter if he knew others who had come forward with similar experiences. It seems no one has been as vocal as Franklin, but according to Supervisor Jen DeSena’s office, complaints about that noisy essential equipment for landscapers are common. The town’s 311 system was set up for residents to contact the town to request services and note code violations. The system keeps detailed track of the nature of the calls.

In an email, DeSena spokesman Brian Devine wrote, “As per 311, there have been 193 calls so far this year regarding gas powered leaf blowers, and leaf blowers being used outside of allowed hours. This is typically in line with the amount we saw the previous year (275 calls in 2021), and since there is still time left in 2022, I imagine we will match that number.”

The law governing leaf blowers was first discussed at a public hearing attended by dozens of stakeholders in September 2017 under then-Supervisor Judi Bosworth. Consequently, she set up an advisory committee which included landscapers to help shape the legislation and advise the town on landscaping matters. The ban took effect in June 2019 and mandated that electric and/ or battery-powered blowers be used during that three-month stretch.

According to Franklin, the law has not had the desired effect—at least in his neighborhood.

In an exchange with his representative, Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Franklin argued that the ban period should be lengthened, and “we need to be more creative in how we ban gas leaf blowers during the summer.”

Next to comment was Aldo Calabrese of Port Washington, a member of the North Hempstead Business Association and the Nassau-Suffolk Landscaping Grounds Association. He had argued against the ban when it was first proposed, but claimed, “We the professionals in the industry are abiding by these rules.

It’s been brought to my attention that Mr. Franklin seems to come to all these meetings and keeps harping on the same things. He will not stop. He was part of the solution with the [advisory] committee he was on. He’s no longer part of the solution. He is part of the problem.”

Calabrese suggested that the board reach out to him and he would be happy to speak with Franklin.

However, Franklin claimed the advisory committee has not met in a long time and therefore was not a vehicle for any possible solutions. Asked, in early September, if he had seen improvements, Franklin replied, “Slightly. They don’t run [the blowers] at the full RPM and of course, that reduces the noise.”

He believes the landscapers working on either side of his house are aware of him and have modified their operations accordingly by eschewing gas blowers.

Franklin said he has called 311 and received a service number and a promise of a callback, but was never contacted.

“I just get up there as a concerned resident,” Franklin said of his public comments. “If you don’t say anything, they’re not going to do anything. I don’t know how serious they are on enforcing [the ban]. Maybe they are short staffed. It’s an uphill battle. And I’m not going make an assumption, but I have a feeling that the landscapers know it.”

He was also critical of homeowners who did not force their landscapers to follow the law.

At the April 28 meeting Franklin detailed the known health dangers and adverse environmental impacts of gas blowers and stated, “I worked damn hard to get where I am with my house and I can’t even go out when the landscapers come to my neighborhood. I have to ask, what are you doing? What’s going to be done?”

DeSena answered, “I think it’s a valid question. It’s something that we can’t really resolve with our three minutes, but I do appreciate you sending me the information.”

Both Franklin and DeSena made note of bills that passed in the state legislature that would establish the electronic landscaping equipment rebate program to encourage the move away from gas-powered equipment.

The supervisor, according to her spokesperson, “recognizes our residents’ frustrations with the situation, and is currently reviewing how best to move forward to address the problem.”

At a meeting earlier this year, Al Franklin of New Hyde Park stated that, according to manufacturers, an air purifying mask is needed to safely operate gas leaf blowers, and decried their adverse envi ronmental impacts. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

“It’s not working well, [the blowers are] out there screaming every day,” Franklin told Anton Media Group. “I’m being abused by landscapers.”

It’s not working well, [the blowers are] out there screaming every day. I’m being abused by landscapers.

—Al Franklin of New Hyde Park

The time period for banning gas blowers was chosen because it coincides with when leaves are at a minimum, and battery-powered equipment can handle clean-up requirements. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

A familiar sight in suburbia, powerful gas-powered leaf blowers used by commercial landscapers. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

Manhasset School Honors AP Students

The Manhasset Public Schools Board of Education held a meeting on Sept. 20 where several students were recognized.

Dr. Rebecca Chowske, director of English language arts and reading, K-12, along with advanced placement teachers Jeremy Berman and Elliott Wong, announced the Manhasset students from the Class of 2022 and 2023 who received their AP Capstone Diploma or their AP Seminar and Research Certificate. Before presenting the students, Dr. Chowske, Mr. Berman and Mr. Wong gave an overview of the College Board’s AP Capstone program which consists of two parts: AP Seminar and AP Research. Students start with AP Seminar, instructed by Mr. Berman and then move up to AP Research, led by Mr. Wong. Students involved in the program write high-level research papers on topics of interest and conduct presentations. Through the two-year program, students develop their collaboration, critical thinking, presentation, research and time management skills needed for college-level work.

The board congratulated 14 AP Capstone diploma recipients. This included seniors

Kyra Balacek, Maxwell Jervis, Sofia Lago, Nicolette Polena, Joana Rontiris and Tiffany Shu. Class of 2022 recipients included Scott Bayardalle, Chloe Chan, Connor Chun, Emily Fleck, Landon Kissell, Michael Ma, Stylianos Papadonikolakis and Charlie Sacha.

In addition, 14 Manhasset students earned the AP Seminar and AP Research Certificate. The board of education celebrated the following seniors – Marissa Cerrone, Caroline Kelly, Mirei Kuzukyan, Joella Linder, Emilie Mannino, Andrew Mei, Sophia Motroni, Christian Rontiris, Eileen Shum, Anna Stougiannou, Victoria Suh and Veronica Tsalikis. Class of 2022 graduates who received the certificate were Silvana Davi and Emma Sim.

“The level of independent work that is required to earn the AP Capstone Diploma or the certificate in AP Seminar and Research is really admirable,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gaurav Passi. “It reflects a willingness to commit to studying something that you’re interested in and not just studying it, but studying it at a very high level, so we are very proud of you.”

—Submitted by Manhasset Schools

Manhasset Student-Musicians Earn All-State Recognition

Six talented student-musicians from Manhasset Secondary School were recently recognized by the New York State School Music Association. Juniors Austyn Park and Zachary Rho were selected to attend the highly competitive NYSSMA All-State Conference for mixed chorus and symphonic band, respectively. This year’s conference will be held from Dec. 1-4 at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester.

In addition to the two All-State participants, four Manhasset juniors were selected as alternates for the conference. This includes Ian Huang, Christian Kim, Neola Low and Spencer Wong. All four students earned the alternate status for orchestra and could still be accepted prior to the event.

To earn a spot in an All-State ensemble, students must be recommended by their teacher. They also had to prepare a NYSSMA level VI solo last spring which was evaluated by a NYSSMA Certified All-State adjudicator.

The Manhasset Public Schools congratulates Austyn, Zachary, Ian, Christian, Neola and Spencer on this outstanding musical achievement.

—Submitted by Manhasset Public Schools

Six Manhasset Secondary School juniors were honored by the New York State School Music Association and two will attend the NYSSMA All-State Conference this December. First row from left, Neola Low, Ian Huang, Zachary Rho. Middle row from left, Spencer Wong, Austyn Park, Chris tian Kim. Back row from left, orchestra teacher Caroline Shyr, Director of Fine and Performing Arts Dr. Joseph Owens, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gaurav Passi, Manhasset Secondary School Principal Dr. Dean Schlanger and choir teacher Jared Berry. (Manhasset Public Schools)

Manhasset Senior Earns Spot in All-National Ensemble For Second Year

Senior Connor Gibbons from Manhasset Secondary School was recently recognized for the second consecutive year by the National Association for Music Education as an All-National singer. He is among the top student-musicians from throughout the country who will perform in the NAfME’s All-National Mixed Chorus at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland at the beginning of November.

Student-musicians who are accepted into the NAfME’s All-National Honor Ensembles will meet with top conductors in the field of music education. Over the course of a few days, these students will participate in rehearsals and events leading up to a concert.

—Submittd by Manhasset Public Schools

Manhasset Secondary School students who earned the AP Seminar and AP Research Certificate were recognized during Manhasset’s Sept. 20 Board meeting. Pictured with AP Seminar teacher Jeremy Berman (left), AP Research teacher Elliott Wong (right), Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gaurav Passi (second from left) and the Board of Educa tion. (Manhasset Public Schools)

Students who earned the AP Capstone Diploma were honored during Manhasset’s Board of Education meeting. Pictured are two diploma recipients, Maxwell Jervis and Sofia Lago, with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gaurav Passi (left), AP Seminar teacher Jeremy Berman (middle left), AP Research teacher Elliott Wong (right) and members of the Board. (Manhasset Public Schools)

Adam Kuranishi (middle right) was appointed as Manhasset Secondary School’s new assistant principal. Pictured with Manhasset Secondary School principal Dr. Dean Schlanger (middle left), Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gaurav Passi (left) and Board members. (Manhasset Public Schools)

Manhasset senior Connor Gibbons earned a spot in the NAfME’s All-National Mixed Chorus for the second consecutive year (Manhasset Public Schools)

The Manhasset Public Schools congratu lates Connor on this tremendous achievement and wishes him the best of luck.