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Jericho Cider Mill And Blue Point Partner Up

The result: Apple Crumb Pie Sour

JENNIFER

Often apples come to mind when it comes to an autumn snack.

And where is a local place to find an autumn snack? The Jericho Cider Mill, which serves apple products like their famous apple cider, which has no preservatives, all year long.

“We’ve been around for 202 years,” Jericho Cider Mill owner Kerry Ketsoglou said. “Like every year is when everybody comes out to get apple cider. Apple cider doughnuts is one of our big items. We specialize in apple pie and apple crumb pie. We do sell our cider not only on Long Island, but into the city, multiple different supermarkets and gourmet supermarkets as well. Our pies and our doughnuts can also be found in different locations throughout the island and the city.”

Now, not only can one score an apple crumb pie from the cider mill, they can grab Apple Crumb Pie Sour Ale, which has eight percent alcohol by volume content, courtesy of a partnership between Blue Point Brewery, based in Patchogue, and the Jericho Cider Mill.

Brewery Experience Manager Shelby Poole called this new product from Blue Point an “exciting one.”

“Blue Point Brewery reached out to us back in December of last year,” Ketsoglou said. “They were looking into exploring this type of territory.”

Poole said the collaboration was special because the co-founder of Blue Point’s wife, Alycia Burford, grew up near the cider mill, and the idea came from Blue Point Innovation Manager Adrian Hot, who had tried various fruited sours before.

“Pastry beers are a thing,” Poole said. “So it just kind of became a connection... We tried a couple things. We tried a berry cob bler. That was one of the tests. But once we started working with the Jericho Cider Mill, we knew we wanted to use their signature product.”

Blue Point Brewery has been ventur ing into seasonal collaborations with other companies in the area such as The Doughnut Project, a famous West Village doughnut shop; Wölffer Estate Vine yard in Sagaponack in Eastern Suffolk; and The Subtle Tea Company based in

Ronkonkoma.

The Apple Crumb Pie Sour Ale is made with the Jericho Cider Mill’s apple cider.

“All the apple flavor comes entirely from Jericho Cider Mill’s cider,” Poole said. “There was no additional flavoring as far as the apples go.”

The test run ultimately went incredibly, Ketsoglou said. And the final results is what tasted just like an apple crumb pie.

“About two months ago, we squeezed the cider for them,” Ketsoglou said. “We shipped it over in totes to their facility in Patchogue, where they made the Apple Crumb Pie Sour. They canned it and did the co-branding on the can itself. And it’s been selling out of stores ever since.”

At both Jericho Cider Mill and Blue Point Brewery, the

Apple Crumb Pie Sour has been flying off the shelves.

“They come in a fourpack,” Ketsoglou said. “Peo ple can’t keep it on the shelf... I never thought that it was going to blow up as much as it did, but it’s definitely one of the more popular drinks, I think.”

Poole agreed that the beer is “flying,” so much so that Blue Point Brewery will be making another surprise batch because of the popular demand.

“People are saying that it’s their favorite beer we’ve ever made,” Poole said. “The Jericho Cider Mill has been amazing to work with. Something we try to do is make sure our collaborations are truly collaborative. They’ve made it so easy to

make it happen. They’ve been wonderful.”

About the Jericho Cider Mill

This fall, the Jericho Cider Mill will have new apples to browse.

“We only use New York State apples,” Ketsoglou said. “Which sets up apart. Right now we have 12 different types of apples. And in two weeks we’re probably going to go up to 24.”

As previously reported by the Syosset Jericho Tribune:

The original Jericho Cider Mill was located on Route 106 about half a mile north of Jericho Turnpike. George Doughty, was a Florida contractor whose grandfather and father owned the mill.

At the turn of the century, it was bought by George Doughty’s grandson, Benjamin Doughty. The mill’s big moneymaker for many decades was an alcoholic product called champagne cider. Unfortunately, the coming of prohibition in 1919 closed down the old cider mill. After the closing of the mill, another Jericho farmer, John Hicks, opened the cider mill about 1,000 feet far ther south along Route 106.

The cider mill gets its apples from the Hudson Valley, one of the major apple producing areas in the country. The apples that are pressed for cider are washed and loaded into the Willmes press. They are grounded and pressed, and the cider is then pumped into tanks. After settling and chilling, the cider is filled into jugs, which are refrigerated until sold.

The Jericho Cider Mill, 202-years-old, is located on Jericho Oyster Bay Road in Muttontown. (Syosset Jericho Tribune file photo)

The Apple Crumb Pie Sour is a collaboration between the Jericho Cider Mill and Blue Point Brewery.

courtesy Blue Point Brewery)

Jericho School Board Discusses Policy Around Graduation Requirements

During the Jericho Union Free School District Board of Education meeting on Sept. 22, the first reading of a policy on diploma and credential options for students with disabilities was discussed. At the center of that conversation was the Board of Education’s involvement with a waive of certain requirements for some students to participate in graduation activities Students with learning disabilities who do not receive a diploma, and who often stay in high school until they’re 21, with the superin tendent’s and Board of Education’s approval, can walk in graduation with their cohort. They are not recognized as a graduate in the graduation program booklet or local papers, but the district has often allowed the student to walk at their request. But what came under debate at the Sept. 22 meeting was the Board of Education’s involvement with that decision, and whether or not non-graduates could walk. Superintendent Hank Grishman explained that historically whether or not a student could participate in graduation

activities had been a decision of the Board of Education.

“The board has spent a lot of time reviewing and updating policies in the last 12 months since [Vice President of the Board of Education Jennifer Vartanov] and I have joined the board,” said board trustee Samuel Perlman. “And I expect that to continue this year. I think one theme has been in

many policies just a lack of clarity whether intentional or unintentional.”

Perlman wafted back on if he had an opinion on whether or not non-graduating students with disabilities should be allowed to participate in graduation activities. But, he made it clear that he believes that an exception that allows a student to obtain a degree and the resulting participation

of graduation activities, should be at the board of education’s discretion, not just the superintendent even though Grishman made it clear that the board is involved. The policy does currently read that it’s just the superintendent’s decision, however.

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The Jericho Board of Education met on Sept. 22. (Screenshot)

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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 Sept. 13 at the 3rd Annual Re membrance Awards Dinner held by Voices for Truth and Human ity at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.

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 more than 200 in attendance. Those included New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, New York State Assem blyman Steve Stern, New York State Regent Roger Tilles, New York Board of Rabbis Executive Vice President Rabbi Joe Potas nik, Founder & CEO of the Jewish Broadcasting Service Rabbi Mark S. Golub, Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Govern

ment-in-Exile Salih Hudayar, and member of the Bielski Partisans and Holocaust survivor Martin Bloch.

Public Service Awards were pre sented 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 acknowledged the organization’s vital work, and sounded a common theme that the rising atmosphere of hate, intolerance and antisem-

itism is a warning to not allow today’s children to become the next generation of victims and bystanders due to their ignorance of history.

Visit www.V4TH.org to volunteer, support or learn more about Voices for Truth and Humanity.

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Town Board Recognizes Syosset Doctor, President-Elect Of The Medical Society of New York State

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Jo seph Saladino and his colleagues on the town board recently recognized Dr. Paul Pipia, of Syosset, for recently being elected President-Elect of the Medical

Society of the State of New Yorkthe State’s primary professional organization for physicians.

“Dr. Pipia has continually gone above and beyond the call of duty throughout his career to advo

cate on the behalf of patients and physicians alike,” Saladino said.

“Congratulations and best wishes in your future tenure as President of the Medical Society.”

Pipia is a board-certified

physician and is Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as the Interim Chair of the Depart ment of Neurology of the Nassau University Medical Center and

Deputy Medical Director of the Nassau County Medical Center.

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Free Musical Performances Return to Local Libraries

This October For First Time Since Pandemic

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Thomas Hand announced that the Distinguished Artists Concert Series will make its triumphant return for the first time since the pandemic with performances from October to May at local libraries throughout the Town.

“The Distinguished Artists Concert Series provides free musical and dance programs for the enjoyment of our residents,” Hand said. “I encourage residents to take advantage of these wonderful performances offered by the Town for free at local libraries.”

Scheduled performances for October and November include:

•Gathering Time on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library – Performing “Tribute to the Artists of Woodstock”.

•The Golden Chords on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library – Performing “A Half Century of Bob Dylan Songs”. All welcome/free tickets required. For more information call Jericho Public Library 516935-6790

• The Evolution of Salsa on Sunday, Oct. 16 , at 2 p.m. at the Locust Valley Public Library – Salsa interspersed with music and ending with a

dance lesson.

•The Paul Effman Band on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library –Performing “From Gershwin to The Beatles”.

•Lee Glantz on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library – Performing the music of Billy Joel. Registration is free and required, visit: www. syosset.librarycalendar.com/ events/month select the date of the concert and register. Registration starts Oct. 7.

•Guthrie Brothers on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library – Perform-

ing “Scarborough Fair: The music of Simon & Garfunkel”.

• Sasha Papernik & Our Band on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library

– Beautiful harmonies and soulful takes on everything from rustic folk to American songbook, retro pop, and clas sical. All welcome/free tickets required, tickets available at library on Oct. 31. For more information call Jericho Public Library 516-935-6790.

•Nina Et Cetera on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Locust Valley Public Library – Performing

“Hotter Than A Pepper Sprout:

America’s Music”.

•Gemini Journey on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Locust Valley Public Library – Performing “Shall We Dance? The Art of the Dance Form in Music”.

The Distinguished Artists Concert Series is sponsored by the Cultural and Performing Arts (CAPA) Division of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community & Youth Services.

For the full concert schedule and further information, visit www. oysterbaytown.com or call 516797-7925.

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Angel Cepeda, Assemblyman Steve Stern, Public Service Award Honorees State Senator Anna Kaplan and Assembly Member Nily Rozic with Glen Landow. Photo: Alex M. Wolff of HeadShotRescue. (Photos courtesy Alex M. Wolff of HeadShotRescue)

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

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Italian Americans In New York Politics, Part A

JOSEPH

Last spring, Anton Media Group published an article on Irish-American politicians in 20th-century New York. With Columbus Day around the corner, let’s do the same with Italian Americans.

This ethnic group holds a unique place in New York politics. Since the 1930s, New York has been the center of progressive culture and politics in America. Of the metropolitan area’s myriad ethnic, racial and religious groups, only Italian-Americans display strong conservative leanings. As such, New York has seen Italian-American pols as spokesmen for both sides of the ideological spectrum.

As with Irish Americans, Italians have produced many a colorful and entertaining figure on the New York stage. As with Daniel Patrick Moynihan, their numbers have also seen such penetrating observers of the American scene as Antonin Scalia and Mario Cuomo.

Irish politics hit the ground with Jimmy Walker, mayor of New York City during the Roaring Twenties. A successor was the equally charismatic Fiorello LaGuardia.

“The Little Flower” was the product of an Italian-Jewish union. A native of Greenwich Village, La Guardia was first a New York City alderman then a congressman for the East Harlem congressional district.

In Congress, LaGuardia built a record as a progressive, opposing, for instance, the 1924 Immigration bill, which turned off the spigot to European immigration, while supporting federal anti-lynching legislation.

LaGuardia was elected mayor in 1933. He served for 12 years, dying in office in 1945.

The man remained a reformer. He booted such gangsters as Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky out of New York, only to see them find a home in Huey Long’s Louisiana.

During a newspaper strike, he kept New Yorkers entertained by reading the Sunday comics over the radio. New Yorkers loved LaGuardia. In his day, the radio stations would sign off by hailing a city of “seven million people living in a peaceful democracy.” The Little Flower was the man who made it happen.

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Nailed it. The cast and crew at Babylon’s Argyle Theatre has set the bar high with its stellar season closer, An American in Paris, running through Oct. 23. Every detail is as perfect as it gets, barely a fault with this team’s delivery of the Academy Award-winning 1951 film. The new stage musical features a score by the greats, George and Ira Gershwin and written in a fresh way by Tony-nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist Craig Lucas.

Set in the French capital in the wake of World War II, An American in Paris tells the romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl and an in domitable European city—each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of international conflict.

“After the dynamic success of Footloose at The Argyle, An American in Paris is the perfect way to continue that dynamic to end our current season,” Argyle Theatre’s Artistic Director Evan Pappas said. “We have, yet again, assembled a first-rate

team of actors, singers and dancers that will truly entertain audiences.”

There must be a better way to describe the energy of this production. The team is truly top-notch, delivering a flawless retelling. The set, the script, the on-stage chemistry, are all in alignment for this production.

The cast includes Brandon Haagenson (Off-Broadway: Afterglow. National Tour: Beauty and the Beast), Helen Krushinski (Regional: Joseph...; Oklahoma!), Jacob Ben-Shmuel (Regional: Godspell), Max Kuenzer (Argyle’s Footloose. Regional: The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Elizabeth Brady (National Tour: R & H Cinderella), Erika Amato (National Tour: Flashdance—The Musical), David Scott Curtis (National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof), Olivia Gjurich (National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof), Courtney Echols (International Tour: An American in Paris), Gigi Hausman (Regional: Gypsy), Aiden Pressel (National Tour: CATS), Cameron Hah (NYC: The True and Unquestionable Account of Dr. Joseph Snodgrass), Drew Reese (Argyle’s Footloose. Regional: The Bodyguard, The Musical), Rashawn Sangster (Regional: Kiss Me Kate), Spencer Dean (TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Lucas Ryan (Regional: Cabaret), Taylor Kurtz, Maci

American

Arms (BROADWAY BARES XXX), Steven Gagliano (Regional: Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia), and Grace Lemieux.

The creative team includes set design by Anthony Freitas, lighting design by David Shocket, costume design by Peter Fogel, sound design by Sarah Goodman, and Prop Master Emily Todt. Production stage manager is Kellian Frank with Assistant Stage Manager Christina M. Woolard, COVID safety manager is Perseis J. Grant, production manager/ technical director is Michael Kauffman, production coordinator is Alison Savino, and the casting director is Michael Cassara, CSA. Presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

The Argyle Theatre is located at 34 W. Main St. in Babylon. An American in Paris began performances on Sept. 15, ahead of its opening night on Sept. 17 and will run through Oct. 23. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. with one added performance on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.

Visit www.argyletheatre.com for tickets (ranging from $45 to $79) and more information. Group rate and school trips are available.

Helen Krushinski and Brandon Haagenson Photo by Richard Termine

In Paris”

An Interview With The Lead

We recently had a chance before the show opened to chat with Brandon Haagenson, who plays the show’s lead actor Jerry Mulligan.

QTell us something that would be helpful to know before coming in to see this show.

AAn American in Paris is comprised of Gershwin songs, so be ready for an incredible cast and an awesomely talented orchestra to play some of the best music ever written. Even if you think you don’t know Gershwin, every other song you’ll go, “Oh, I know this one!”

Q

What is the best thing about this show?

AEvan Pappas and Shannon Lewis have done a stunning job of staging this story. It unfolds like a movie, with a gorgeous set and lighting that truly feels like Paris. The only downside of being in this show is not being able to sit in the audience and watch it!

Q

How do you prepare yourself for such an iconic role?

AI honestly take a lot of inspiration from the original 1951 film. There’s some thing easy about the way that Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron move with each other, and it was fun to find that with Helen Krashinski as we built Lise and Jerry. Our love story is told a lot through dance, so to find these moments where we move through space

together was integral to what we do on stage.

Q

Did this role teach you something new?

AThis show is very demanding physically and emotionally, so to always be finding the simplest and smoothest way to embody Jerry and tell the story is probably the greatest challenge. It’s easy to bounce off the walls when you’re singing and dancing to this mu sic, so the goal is to relax and click into what my castmates are giving me. It’s fun to try and find that and make it new every night.

Q

What’s the best thing about this cast/crew?

And here in New York, I fell in love with the craft of acting, so I went to graduate school for Shakespeare in Washington, DC. My love for performing has taken me a lot of places, and that’s possibly the most rewarding thing, is to follow your instincts and see so much of the world, all while doing what you love.

Q

Why do you act/perform?

A

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We laugh constantly. There are so many fun personalities in this company, and some hijinks not fit for print. I think you’ll feel that when you watch the show.

There’s a feeling when you’re performing in a show like this that’s very hard to describe. Especially in this role, when the story clicks and everyone is dancing and singing and living their best life, it feels like flying. The electricity on stage is so alive, but also so focused and dropped in. Being a part of that energy is a gift, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.

Q

How did you get involved in acting initially? Talk about the path that led you here.

QWhat advice do you have for aspiring actors?

A

My first acting experience was in junior high. I played a psychiatrist who turns into a werewolf when his patient bites him. Very deep stuff. But after making all my classmates laugh, I thought, “Huh, that felt pretty great.” And as I continued to sing and perform, I realized that was where my community and my chosen family was, in the theater. I went to college for musical theater, which led to moving to New York.

A

No actor can do what they do alone, so my advice is to support other artists. When you’re acting in a show or a film, there are so many other people alongside you: other performers, designers, crew mem bers, choreographers, directors. And it’s so important to be in tune with those people and remember you’re all building the same thing and working toward a common goal. So, while you’re starting out, go support them. See shows, take classes, cheer your colleagues on, and go be part of that community.

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Brandon Haagenson

Elizabeth Brady and Brandon Haagenson Photo by Richard Termine

THE WRONG MESSAGE

Last week, I saw a hook and ladder making a right from Oyster Bay Road on to Northern Blvd with a police power flag flying from its back corner. Presumably, the American flag flew from the other corner but I couldn’t see it from my perspective. What I call the ‘police power’ flag is also known as the ‘thin blue line’ flag. It is the altered American flag with black stars and stripes and a royal blue stripe through

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the middle. This symbol may have begun as a sign of general support for the police but it has come to represent an intolerant reaction to the ‘black lives matter’ movement. I think most people would agree that the latter significance of the symbol predominates today. For me, this symbol sends a divisive message and it does not belong on the back of a fire engine and given equal prominence with our nation’s flag. I resent the

notion that the police feel they need their own emblem, as though our American flag isn’t good enough for them. In our society, police are for the most part honored and respected. But as for any profession, when a member of the force violates professional or legal standards, she/he must be held account able. We are all governed by the same laws. No one is above the law and certainly not police who are entrusted with the

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right to use lethal force when necessary. If a member of the force or anyone else wants to display this symbol on their own property, that’s their right as Americans. But it does not belong on police cars, public buildings or fire engines, spreading the divisive message that representatives of these public institutions are dissatis fied with Old Glory.

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With family court matters such as divorce proceedings and custody cases often very contentious, youngsters can be traumatized if they are in the courtroom. But many parents and guardians don’t have the luxury of leaving their children home.

That’s what makes the Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court, a program of North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, so important.

At the Children’s Center, kids from 6 weeks to 12 years old are provided with free care in a nurturing and safe environ ment while adults are busy in court.

The Children’s Center, located at 1200 Old Country Rd., Suite #2, Westbury on the first floor of the Family Court building, is not a babysitting service but rather an early learning center. Every aspect of the Children’s Center promotes learning by which the children can explore new things in a safe, structured and professionally supervised setting.

The Children’s Center

provides kids with a safe haven that gives them the opportunity to develop early learning skills through age-ap propriate play and activities that are fun and exciting for toddlers and children up to age 12.

Earlier this summer, we were excited to announce that the Children’s Center at Nassau County Family Court had reopened after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. During that time, almost all

court business was conducted virtually, but with more and more children and families returning to in-person court visits, our Children’s Center is a much-needed community resource.

How can you help? We are seeking volunteers at the Children’s Center. To volunteer, we request that you are:

• 16 years of age or older

• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19

• Able to work a minimum of four hours per week

• Comfortable wearing a mask

• Willing to complete a New York State background check, including fingerprinting

• Able to lift children when nec essary and have good mobility

• Friendly and nurturing

Volunteering at the Children’s Center is a great way for high schoolers (16 and up) or college students who have an interest in children and education to gain experience. And it’s also a wonderful opportunity for

anyone who loves kids to give back and make a difference for the youngsters and families in our community.

Another way to help support the Children’s Center is to attend the fundraiser we are having on Oct. 27 at Tesoro’s Ristorante in Westbury. For ticket information, call 516-6261971, ext. 309.

To learn more about volunteering at the Children’s Center, contact Dr. Nellie TaylorWalthrust, Director at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center’s Leeds Place and head of the Children’s Center, at ntaylorwalthrust@northshorechildguidance.org or call 516-997-2926, ext. 229.

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Got A Quarter Of The Vote? Congrats, You’re A Congressman! COLUMNS

On Aug. 23, Democrats and Republicans voted for their preferred Congressional candidate on Primary Day. For the majority of Nassau County, that meant voting in New York’s 3rd Congressional District.

The fact that those not registered with the right party—including those not registered with any party—couldn’t vote in these elections is a topic worthy of another article. The fact that an appallingly low 12 percent of eligible Democrats (the Republican ran unopposed) actually voted in the 3rd District is worthy of a second. The fact that this is all happening in the greatest democracy on Earth perhaps deserves a third.

But there was something else that irked me about New York’s 3rd District Primary. Candidate Robert Zimmerman won the Democratic nomination, receiving just 35.8 percent out of all votes cast, which means most voting Democrats did not want Zimmerman to be their nominee.

He may have gotten the most votes, but not a majority of votes. 64 percent of those who voted did not vote for Zimmerman; and yet, he is now the Democratic

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torchbearer for this district.

Let me be clear, I’ve got nothing against Zimmerman. After all, this election wasn’t even the worst example: in New York City, the Democratic nominee received less than 26 percent of the vote. Threefourths of voting Democrats in this district did not want this Democrat.

And all of this, again, in the greatest democracy on Earth.

Jokes aside, our current voting system, which hands victory to the person with the most votes, is routinely sending politicians into office without majority support. Our system kills the growth of third

parties and leads to election-day anxiety about the nefarious “spoiler”: candidates who don’t win but take enough of the vote to let an ideologically similar candidate lose.

Luckily, there is a solution: ranked-choice voting. It’s a voting system already in place in 18 states, including Utah and our very own Empire State, where it is used in New York City.

Rather than voting for a candidate, you rank candidates by your preferred choice. For example, you want to vote for candidate X, but candidate Y is also appealing, and after that candidate Z is okay as well. So, you’d rank candidates on election day like so: ELECTION BALLOT

Mark Preference HERE: Candidate X 1 Candidate Y 2 Candidate Z 3 Ballots are tabulated by hand and machine. If a candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, they win. But if, like our local election, no one receives a majority, the magic begins.

The candidate who received the least amount of votes is crossed from the list and their votes are redistributed to other candidates

based on their second preference.

If no candidate receives a majority, the process repeats: the person with the least votes is crossed from the list, and votes redistributed based on preference. The process is repeated until a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote.

No longer will candidates be sent to office without a majority mandate. You can vote for who you truly want, rather than “strategically” voting for the candidate you think will win. Spoilers are no longer a concern. Candidates are discouraged from campaigning negatively, as they will need to appeal outside of their base to pick up votes from eliminated candidates. Not to mention, this could be a real bipartisan issue.

After all, Republican gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin only got 44 percent of the vote.

We may even be able to get rid of primary and general elections altogether. If all candidates, regardless of party, ran in one election with ranked-choice voting, we could eliminate an entire extra election, saving us all time, money, energy and paperwork. An increase in voter turnout will follow.

If you want to see ranked-choice

voting enacted like I do, you can find the contact number of your State Assemblyman at nyassembly. gov/mem/search/ and State Senator at www.nysenate.gov/ find-my-senator. Call your Nassau County Presiding Officer, Richard J. Nicolello, at 516-571-6209 and Minority Caucus Leader, Kevan Abrahams, at 516-571-6201. Tell them you want ranked-choice voting, which is more democratic, saves money, and will eliminate the need for an entire election. You can join a ranked-choice voting advocacy group like FairVote, at https://www.fairvote.org/. Even something as simple as talking to your friends and neighbors about ranked-choice voting will help drive momentum for this issue.

As a county, let’s be innovators and take charge of an issue that the rest of the country can emulate. Support democracy and support common sense; support rankedchoice voting.

Matthew Adarichev is a public policy major at Hofstra University, a political activist and an aspiring journalist whose work has appeared in the Hofstra Chronicle and The Long Island Herald.

HOMES

Recently Sold

This beautiful split-style home at 82 Pell Terrace in Garden City has been completely renovated throughout and boasts an open floor plan layout with a renovated kitchen with beautiful cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and an island that is completely open to the dining area and the living room with a gas burning fireplace. The second floor features a primary bedroom suite and two additional nicely sized bedrooms that are serviced by a full hall bathroom. The lower level has another bedroom or family room with a powder room and the basement offers a recreation area and an abundant amount of storage space. The home’s updates include the roof, siding, windows, kitchen, bathrooms, boiler, and central air conditioning. The house is proximate to the park, school, shopping, and the railroad station. It sold on Sept. 9 for $960,000.

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This home situated in the tree-lined and desired neighborhood of Garden City East just north of the Mott section at 15 East Drive sold on Sept. 9 for $878,000. Kids can run freely with ample space both inside and out. It has great living and entertainment space, easily able to fit a piano, if desired. The property features a large lot, separate side entrance with additional room for privacy. This home has central air conditioning and hardwood floors throughout. The siding, roofing and double-pane windows have all been replaced. The home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The master bedroom has its own bathroom and walk-in closet. The basement is finished for entertaining. The large property is fenced in and has in-ground sprinklers. This home is within the Garden City school district and is conveniently located near the park, schools, railroad, shopping and expressway.

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eptember is National Preparedness Month and PSEG Long Island wants to remind its customers of the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies. Emergencies can happen at any time and preparing ahead of time helps keep everyone safe.

“We want our customers to think about this year’s National Preparedness Month theme, ‘A Lasting Legacy,’ because the life you’ve built is worth protecting,” said David Lyons, interim president and COO of PSEG Long Island. “The safety of our employees, our customers and our contractors has always been PSEG Long Island’s top priority, and we partner with groups like the United Way to help spread the word. Taking the time to prepare and having a plan limits the negative impact of an emergency.”

Here’s how customers can prepare for a severe storm and other emergencies:

1. Ensure you have a battery-powered radio and fresh batteries.

2. Check your supply of flashlights, blankets, nonperishable food and bottled water.

3. Create an emergency communications plan.

4. Develop an evacuation plan.

5. Charge your cell phones, tablets and other mobile devices.

6. Make sure to have cash available. Banks may be closed or inaccessible after a storm.

7. Fill up your vehicle’s fuel tank.

8. Bring in unsecured objects and furniture from patios and balconies.

9. Compile a list of emergency phone numbers, including PSEG’s 24-hour service number: 800-490-0075.

10. Discuss storm and lightning safety with your family. Visit www. psegliny.com/safetyandreliability/stormsafety for safety tips, YouTube safety videos and more.

11. Be aware that downed wires should always be considered “live.” Do not approach or drive over a downed line, and do not touch anything it might be in contact with. If a wire falls on or near your car, stay inside the car, call 911 and do not get out until PSEG de-energizes the line. If you must exit the vehicle because it is on fire, jump as far as possible away from the vehicle, with both feet landing on the ground at the same time, and hop or shuffle away.

Stay connected:

1. Download the PSEG Long Island mobile app to report outages and receive information on restoration times, crew locations and more.

2. To report an outage and receive status updates via text, text OUT to PSEGLI (773454) or visit www.psegliny.com/outages.

Homes shown here represent closed sales, sold by a variety of agencies and are selected for their interest to readers by the Anton Media Group editor. Except where noted, data and photos are provided courtesy of Multiple Listing Service of Long Island, Inc. and Zillow.

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Monsters, Madmen And Mysterious Creatures

BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com

Is this a scene from a horror movie in my nightmares because this is exactly how you get killed in the movies...traveling through some abandoned, dimly lit warehouse row, trying to find the street number for a business meeting at twilight. You have arrived. Monster Gallery, Long Island’s first immersive art showcase dedicated to horror and Halloween movies, has returned for its second year of monster fanaticism to a suitable location in one of Mineola’s industrial neighborhoods.

Long Island Monster Gallery consists of a two-floor display of more than 35 life-sized monsters accompanied by a corresponding theatrical set, lighting, music and other 4D-experience details, which nearly bring these ghouls to life.

Monster fanatic and gallery owner Jason Kloos is the mastermind behind the showcase.

“It is designed to be almost like you are walking through a wax museum,” Kloos said.

Kloos and his family manage the lighting and effects of the gallery.

Each of the monsters are handcrafted by special effects artists from around the world.

“The most popular monster last year was the Wicked Witch of the West; she’s upstairs again this year,” Kloos said. “The scariest for most people this year will be the clown room.”

If you have coulrophobia it might be best to skip this circus-themed room in the gallery. It is filled with the things that surely nightmares are made from.

It is important to know that Long Island Monster Gallery is not a haunted house and there are no live actors inside.

While the immersive elements may be considered “spooky” and some of the monsters may conjur flashbacks of nightmares from your childhood when it wasn’t safe to descend into an unlit basement after watching a marathon series from behind a throw pillow of Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th with all of your cousins at grandma’s house, there is no intentional scare factor associated with the gallery. The gallery is suitable for all monster fans, of all ages.

“Parents know their kids; if they love horror and Halloween, then they are going to love this,” Kloos said. Children under 12 years old must always remain with an adult.

To ensure all monster fans have plenty of time to appreciate each display, reservations are limited to one hour of gallery access and guest admission is limited.

“We never exceed 50 people in there because we just want everyone to have room to move around,” Kloos said. “Every single display has a plaque with the history with the movie, so spend the full hour reading and taking photos.”

The gallery will close temporarily for display and show upgrades in November. Kloos plans to host another limited-run show in December, featuring holiday villains and winter-themed monsters.

“I started collecting life-sized figures one day; one led to two, led to three and four and eventually I ran out of room in the garage,” Kloos said. “It was then finally time to find a location.”

Long Island Monster Gallery was born.

“I am just a lifelong fan of horror,” Kloos said. “I grew up watching a lot of horror movies and my collecting just started a little at a time.”

Kloos used to run local haunted houses, which then morphed into his collection.

“It was then that I started going for accuracy,” Kloos said. “This is made by horror fans, for horror fans.”

Not affiliated, but other regional monster galleries include Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery in Salem, MA and Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum in Plainville, CT.

Long Island Monster Gallery is located at 47A Roselle St. in Mineola. Free parking is plentiful on-street. Do not park in adjacent private business lots. Admission is $28 for adults (ages 12 and up) and $20 for children (ages 5 to 11), plus fees and must be purchased and reserved on-line for a timed entrance. The gallery opens on Saturday, Oct. 1 and runs Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and on Halloween through Nov. 5.

Long Island Monster Gallery is not ADA compliant. According to the gallery’s website, “Due to the old construction of the building and stairs, the use of a wheelchair is not always possible.” Kloos said accommodations can be made with prior arrangements.

Visit www.longislandmonstergallery.com for reservations and more information.

Freddy Krueger Photos by Christy Hinko

Art the Clown

Pinhead the Hell Priest

Crypt Keeper

Pumpkinhead

Frankenstein

DEC To Host Annual Fall Family Fishing Festival

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) I FISH NY Program and Freshwater Fisheries Unit and the State O ce of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) recently announced the annual Fall Family Fishing and Children’s Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Festival activities include fishing with free loaner rods and bait, fishing instruction, casting instruction and fish-cleaning services. In addition to fishing opportunities, there will be a children’s casting for pumpkins contest and pumpkin decorating, in addition to DEC and State Parks displays.

The event also includes fly fishing instruction, demonstrations and outdoor exhibits

sponsored by the DEC and local fishing clubs. There will be food vendors and other children’s activities available. There will be an up-close experience of a variety of birds of prey with the Raptor Project.

The fishing license requirement for all anglers over the age of 16 is suspended for

this festival, and admission and parking are free.

The children’s casting for pumpkins contest will be held for as long as pumpkins last, during which kids can “catch” a pumpkin and “hook” a prize. Casting contest prizes are provided by I FISH NY

and State Parks.

Prior to the festival, State Parks will stock South and McDonald ponds in Hempstead Lake State Park with brook and rainbow trout. DEC also stocks brown trout in several other waterbodies in Nassau and Suffolk counties, including Upper Twin Pond, Oyster Bay Mill Pond, Massapequa Reservoir, and 12 additional Suffolk County lakes. These stockings will occur later in October, and provide excellent prospects for fall fishing. A second DEC stocking will occur in early November.

For more information about the festival, call DEC’s I FISH NY Program at 631444-0283 or Hempstead Lake State Park 516-766-1029 for event status. There is no rain date for this event.

For more information about the fall trout stocking program in Nassau and Suffolk counties, call the DEC Bureau of Fisheries at 631-444-0280. General information on freshwater fishing on Long Island can be found at DEC’s Long Island/NYC Fishing webpage and more info at DEC’s Fishing webpage.

Jessica, Gianna and Miyah learned to fish at Hempstead Lake.

SPEND OCTOBER AT THE SANDS POINT PRESERVE!

FOUR SEASONS IN MUSIC

“BELLSOF AUTUMN”

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 4 pm Chamber Music in Your Own Backyard!

Featuring the Preserve’s Artists in Residence, duoJalal, and guest musicians. Coffee and tea served at 3:30 pm. Wine reception to follow performance. $50

CHATTERTON CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

An immersive theater experience Select dates, October 14 – 31, 2 performances per night. What secrets reside within the walls of Chatterton Manor, family seat of a mysterious dynasty? Will the tragic death of a beloved heir unite them, or drive them further apart? We invite you to enter the Chatterton Cabinet of Curiosities, a realm of the sacred and the profane. Discover the secrets that lie within, and become part of their story. 21+ age limit strictly enforced. $125

HALLOWEEN BALL

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 8-11 pm

Our signature fundraiser is back and more “curious” than ever! Join us in Hempstead House for an evening of small bites, cocktails, dessert and dancing.

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

Get ready to make some magic in Nassau County this Halloween season, Old Bethpage Village Restoration (OBVR) will host the iconic Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze for a third year. Blaze: Long Island will run for 28 selected nights through

Nov. 6.

Ticket and date information

Halloween experience. We have an exciting season planned with more displays than ever and brand-new special effects on the pumpkin trail—we can’t wait for visitors to join us starting this September.”

Blaze: Long Island has limited capacity and all admissions are by advance purchase timed ticket or FLEX anytime ticket. No tickets are sold on site.

“We are thrilled to once again partner with Nassau County to bring The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze back to Old Bethpage Village Restoration and to celebrate the season at this cherished historic site,” said Rob Schweitzer, Historic Hudson Valley vice president. “Featuring the work of artists and volunteers from the surrounding community, this event helps support the local economy and offers tens of thousands of visitors a fun, family friendly

Blaze: Long Island dates are September 9/30-10/2, 10/5-10/10, 10/12-10/16, 10/19-10/23, 10/2610/31, 11/4-11/6. Online tickets start at $32 for adults and $24 for children 3-17 and are free for children 2 and under.

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. Old Bethpage Village Restoration is at 1303 Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage. More information is available at pumpkinblaze.org.

A small team of local artists handcarves more than 7,000 jack o’lan terns and creates elaborate pumpkin sculptures for this walk-through experience on the grounds of the 19th-century village. Volunteers from the commu nity will help light the candles in the jack o’lanterns every evening during the event. New displays this year include the Long Island Hall of Fame, featuring pumpkin portraits of local icons, a galloping Headless Horseman, and creatures from the deep sea.

—Submitted by Blaze: Long Island

See more than 7,000 pumpkins.

There are new displays at Blaze: Long Island this year.

Go Here. See That. Do This.

Fall is a great time on the Island. ere is a full list of things to do, places to go and things to see. Here are some of our favorites.

Adelphi Performing Arts Center

Evelyn and Ben Wilson

Selections from the Adelphi University Art Collection featuring work by Evelyn and Ben Wilson through Nov. 5. 1 South Ave., Garden City Visit www.aupac.adelphi.edu or call 516-877-4000.

American Airpower Museum

C-47B D-Day Living History Flights

Marking its 78th anniversary, American Airpower Museum’s Douglas C-47B “Skytrain” will perform Living History Flight Experiences on Saturday, Oct. 8. Four flights are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dozens of Long Islanders will get a rare chance to fly in AAM’s historic WWII C-47B, one of the few still in original military condition.

230 New Highway, Farmingdale Visit www.americanairpowermuseum. com or call 631-293-6398.

Broadway Mall

Free Yoga

Join for a free yoga class in the mall’s center court Tuesdays through Thursdays and Saturdays at noon, Sundays at 12:30 p.m. (no yoga on Mondays and Fridays). All levels welcome.

358 Broadway Mall, Hicksville Visit www.atbroadwaycommons.com or call 516-939-0679.

Plaza Theatrical at Elmont Grumpy Old Men

Based on the 1993 film, which starred Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and AnnMargret, this stage adaptation captures the lovably crotchety characters through twinkling humor, great songs, and the affectionate depiction of a small town that feels like home to everyone. Shows available Nov. 19 through Dec. 4 at Elmont Memorial Library Theatre.

700 Hempstead Tpke., Elmont Visit www.plazatheatrical.com or call 516-775-4420.

The Center for Science Teaching & Learning Dinosaurs: The Exhibit

See robotic and skeletal life size dinosaurs

and live animals such as snakes, emus, turtles and lots more in natural settings.

Appropriate for all ages. Learn about animal and dinosaur adaptations, what’s so special about each dinosaur or animal that helped

it survive? Hands on activities and a dino dig too. The exhibit is ongoing, daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $15.

1450 Tanglewood Rd., Rockville Centre Visit www.cstl.org or call 516-764-0045.

AAM WWII C-47B Skytrain at American Airpower Museum

C OLUMBIA U NIVERSITY T EACHERS C OLLEGE A FFILIATE S CHOOL

The Cradle of Aviation Museum

Spooky Science Night

A fan favorite, Spooky Science Night returns on Friday, Oct. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. with stimulating STEM activities and a whole lot of Halloween fun to entertain the entire family. All activities are included with admission.

Ideal for children ages 5-12. Tickets are $15 per person; $10 for museum members, and children under 2 are free.

Museum Row, Charles Lindbergh Blvd. in Garden City

Visit www.cradleofaviation.org or call 516-572-4111.

While you are there, check out the Long Island Children’s Museum (11 Davis Ave., just steps away on Museum Row. Visit www.licm.org or call 516-224-5800).

Hofstra University South Campus

New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection

The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. Gotham. The Naked City...Iconic names to describe an iconic metropolis, a city of myth and legend, where dreams rise as high as skyscrapers and can fall just as far. Yet beyond the silhouetted skyline is a place where New Yorkers actually live, work, love, struggle, and survive. These photographs from the Hofstra University Museum of Art collection capture New York City in its

infinite complexity and variety, not only celebrating the city’s iconic architecture, but reveling in its everyday streets and signage, authentic faces, and dynamic street scenes. The black-and-white images were made over a span of 75 years, from 1932 to 2008, yet are unified through the use of monochrome, creating connections between disparate decades. The exhibition runs through Dec. 9 in Emily Lowe Gallery on the south campus, Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Hempstead Tpke., Hempstead Visit events.hofstra.edu or call 516-463-6818.

Nassau County Museum of Art Other Worlds Than This Art has access to worlds beyond the one we know. The supernatural has captivated artists from ancient spiritual myths and rites to the most popular fantasies of today. This exhibition summons a celestial realm of demons, ghosts and extra-sensory phenomena as conjured by such Surrealists as Dalí), photographers who specialize in the occult, Old Masters including Goya, Contemporary talents including Betye Saar, Luc Tuymans,

Michaël Borremans and many others. On view through Nov. 6. 1 Museum Dr. in Roslyn Harbor Visit www.nassaumuseum.org or call 516609-9696.

Queens County Farm

Pumpkin Patch

October is pumpkin month at Queens Farm. Enjoy the crisp fall air as you wander through the patch to scoop up the perfect pumpkin. Walk the farm grounds and soak in some New York history – Queens Farm is one of the longest continually farmed sites in New York State, dating back to 1697. Pumpkins priced by size. Free admission, daily through 4:30 p.m. through Oct. 29. No reservations required. Bring your own bag. 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. in Floral Park Visit www.queensfarm.org or call 718-347-3276.

Rock Hall Museum

36th Annual Rock Hall Country Fair Rock Hall welcomes you to the Country Fair on Oct. 22 and 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join for a weekend of music, entertainment, shows and Fall fun! Visit with colonial historians. Harvest market, craft vendors and

antique cars. Farm animals and pony rides. Children’s craft area, pumpkin patch, hayrides and Make Your Own Scarecrow. Featured entertainment: Bob Stump Band Americana & Bluegrass / National Circus Project This is an outdoor event. Free admission and parking.

199 Broadway in Lawrence

Visit www.friendsofrockhall.org or call 516-239-1157

The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site and Interpretive Center

African American Voices for Democracy series

The lecture series runs through Nov. 12. Visit the center’s website for dates, times and topics.

246 Old Walt Whitman Rd., Huntington Station

Visit www.waltwhitman.org or call 631-427-5240.

The Whaling Museum & Education Center

Fall Crafternoons

Enjoy seasonal, self-serve crafts in the center’s workshop from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Oct. 23. Free with admission ($6 Adults, $5 Kids/Seniors). Members free.

301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor

Visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org or call 631-367-3418.

Bundled Up Cocktails

Summer is barely a memory yet and fall is already here with the cooler temperatures and falling leaves. Most of us are looking forward to the change of pace. Here’s a list of easy-to-make whiskey, rum, tequila, and vodka cocktail recipes that incorporate warm, spicy fall flavors and ingredients perfect for the crisp evenings ahead.

Hot Tully Cider

2 Parts Tullamore DEW

Original 6 Parts Hot Apple Cider

½ Part honey Cinnamon stick Star Anise

Preheat a toddy glass with very hot water.

Heat apple cider in a kettle or in the microwave. Empty glass and add Tullamore DEW Original. Add honey and top with hot apple cider. Stir well. To garnish, add a cinnamon stick and star anise.

Milagro Spiced “Hot “ Chocolate

1 ½ parts Milagro Añejo Tequila

3 parts Taza Guajillo Chili Chocolate

Heavy Cream

1 Pinch Chili Powder

Chocolate shavings

Pour all ingredients into a mug and stir. Top with whipped cream and chili chocolate shavings.

candy

Spiced Hot Cider

1 part Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum

4 parts Apple Cider

½ part Lemon Juice

2 tablespoons of Mulling

Spices

Heat all ingredients except Sailor Jerry on the stove until warm and fragrant. Pour into mugs, top with Sailor Jerry, lemon and apple slices.

Pumpkin Spice

Lebowski

2 parts Reyka Vodka

1 part Coffee Liqueur

1 part Heavy Cream

1/2 tsp. of Pumpkin Pie Spice

Combine heavy cream and pumpkin pie spice into a cocktail shaker and shake. Add Reyka Vodka and Coffee Liqueur and shake with ice. Serve on the rocks and garnish with cocoa puffs.

Fistful OF PSL

1 part of Fistful of Bourbon

2 cups of milk

2 tablespoons of pumpkin puree

1/2 tablespoon of pumpkin spice

1/2 cup of coffee

Add all ingredients except for the bourbon in a warming vessel - this could be a pot on the stove for a few minutes or in a bowl, covered with Saran Wrap, cut 3 slits and microwave for 1 minute. Once warm, pour in Fistful of Bourbon and transfer into your favorite mug. Top with whipped cream and dust with pumpkin spice. Makes two drinks.

Harvest Honey

2 parts The Balvenie Sweet Toast

of American Oak 12 Year Old

½ part Pineau des Charentes

Dessert Wine

1 teaspoon Spiced Honey

3 dashes Molasses Bitters

Add all ingredients to a mixing glass, add ice, and stir briefly.

Strain into a coupe glass.

Created by The Balvenie Brand Ambassador Naomi Leslie

Spooky Penicillin

1 ½ parts Glenfiddich 14

½ part Glenfiddich Fire & Cane

¾ parts lemon juice

¾ parts ginger apple cider syrup

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In East Harlem, La Guardia was suc ceeded by Vito Marcantonio. A heavy-set man who eventually perished via a heart attack, Marcantonio continued La Guardia’s progressive legacy. The former took great joy in representing a multi-ethnic district that included large numbers of Italian Americans, Puerto Ricans and blacks. He was a staunch supporter of both anti-lynch ing and civil rights legislation. Marcantonio was also anti-war, opposing America’s entry into both World War II and the Korean War. His opposition to the latter played a signifi cant role in his re-election defeat in 1950.

That same year, the height of the postwar boom, Vincent Impellitteri, a native of Ansonia, CT and a Fordham Law School graduate, became mayor.

A low-keyed pol, Impelletteri was a product of the Tammany Hall machine. President of the City Council, he came into power when President Harry Truman named then-Mayor William O’Dwyer as ambassador to Mexico. (O’Dwyer was under heat from both federal and state investigators.)

Impellitteri was considered a political lightweight and an interim mayor. Running on an “unbought and unbossed” slogan, the man won a surprise victory in the 1950 race, only to lose to Robert Wagner, Jr. in the 1953 campaign. During his brief reign, Impellitteri raised bus and subway fares and introduced parking meters to raise revenue. He also allied his administration to Robert Moses, the city’s Commissioner of Parks and Recreation, who was now busy recon figurating the metropolitan with highways, bridges, and parks. Impellitteri, however, ran into problems with the Democratic Party establishment. The all-powerful Tammany Hall grew to dislike him and the mayor went into the 1953 race with little support from New York’s dominant party.

In 1960, New York was prosperous. By 1970, the triumph of barbarism was in full swing. Italian-American pols were at the center of this red-hot vacuum.

In 1965, John V. Lindsay, a liberal Republican, was elected mayor. He looked to be the right man at the right time. The year before, Barry Goldwater had suffered a 44-state landslide loss to Lyndon Johnson. Lindsay, a telegenic liberal Republican from Manhattan, could be the party’s future. However, New York’s decline proceeded at a frighting pace. Industries left, the white flight accelerated, crime was on the rise, busing orders obliterated a public school system that once produced Nobel Prize winners.

In 1969, Lindsay was handily defeated in the GOP primary by John Marchi, a conservative, if not colorless, state senator from Staten Island. The Democratic Party primary was a free-for-all that included former mayor Robert Wagner, Bronx

Borough President Herman Badillo, Rep. James Scheuer, the novelist Norman Mailer, and Mario Procaccino, the city comptroller, also of The Bronx. The latter stole the show, castigating “limousine liberals” and stressing law and order. Procaccino edged out Wagner for the nomination by a slim 29-28 percent margin. Had their been a runoff system, Wagner certainly would have prevailed. As it was, New York now had two conservative Italian Americans running for mayor of the progressive capital. It was scandalous.

Deliverance was on the way. Lindsay procured the nomination of the Liberal Party. Democratic leaders rushed to his side and the registered Republican, improbably, hung on for another term.

The man’s second term proved as disastrous as the first one. The crime wave could not be reversed. Lindsay faced another crisis over plans to construct low-income housing in Forest Hills, a pleasant middle-class residential area. The mayor appointed Mario Cuomo, a little-known attorney from Queens, to mediate the explosive situation. That Cuomo did. The projects were built but on a much-smaller scale. A new star had entered the state’s political constellation.

(Next week: The left-right struggle continues: Cuomo, Alfonse D’Amato, and the Nassau County fiscal crisis)

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Seeking Redemption In To Leslie

Tale of alcoholic lottery winner going bust drives this indie film

DAVE GIL de RUBIO

If the idea that money and success only amplify who you already are, then the profligate and addictive main character who wins a $190,000 lottery prize in the new film To Leslie is destined to hit rock bottom rather quickly. Based on a true story drawn from screenwriter Ryan Binaco’s own life, this drama stars Andrea Riseborough (Black Mirror/Stalin Must Die) as the film’s namesake—a working class single mom from Texas with a 14-year-old son who wins this monetary bounty, only to burn through it six years later. A raging alcoholic, she is

estranged from her family, has wound up homeless after getting bounced from the run-down motel she was staying in and istrying to desperately reconcile with her now 20-year-old son, James. Riseborough’s stark and raw performance as someone who can’t get out of her own way is buttressed by a number of other notable cast members’ solid turns including Allison Janney (Mom, Bad Education) and Stephen Root (Barry, News Radio) as biker couple Nancy and Dutch, who take in James and Lesley at different times. Comedian Marc Maron, who plays Sweeney, also shines as the main character’s future employer and love interest. In a world of working class bikers, construction workers and cowboys deep in the heart of the Lone Star State, Riseborough’s reckless barfly has torched numerous personal bridges and

made her a hometown laughingstock, still trying to right her personal ship despite putting on an air of false bravado and indifference. It anchors the filmmaking debut of director Michael Morris, who previously helmed episodes of Billions and Better Call Saul and drives this script that roped Root and Maron into becoming involved.

“What always draws me to a project is the script and this one is great, not good,” Root said. “Secondarily, the people you get to work with. I always wanted to work with Allison Janney since we walked by

each other in West Wing. [Director] Michael [Morris] is someone I knew socially with his wife Mary [McCormack], I was happy that he was able to see through the nerd comic book boy [that I am] into me being a biker because it was really fun to play.”

Maron took a little bit more convincing between his own self-doubt as an actor and the lingering pandemic hangover that found him asking out loud if anyone was going to even care about this domestic drama.

“Michael really was persistent and I really was resistant,” the Jersey City native

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From left: Allison Janney (Nancy) and Stephen Root (Dutch) reunite for the first time since working together in The West Wing (Images courtesy of Monument Pictures)

Marc Maron’s Sweeney is the employer/ love interest of Andrea Riseborough’s Leslie

admitted. “Then I read the script and it definitely was a guy and it wasn’t me. Then I was like, ‘Why does he want me? There are a million guys who can do this.’ Then he actually enlisted Chelsea Handler, who he knows somehow, to pester me. She’s a lot to be reckoned with. You can’t really say no to Chelsea Handler. Michael convinced me that he appreciated certain qualities I could bring to this [role] from watching my show Maron. Also, I knew if I wanted to do acting and not get typecast, I’d have to take chances. I then said, ‘Okay man. I believe

that you believe, so I’ll go along with it.’ It worked out. It was a great experience.”

The 19 days it took to film didn’t give either Root or Maron much time to prepare to play their respective characters. For the former, it was more about cultivating Dutch’s appearance.

“I had a very specific look for this character—something I don’t usually do,” he said. “It was kind of nice to be able to come from the outside and feel the guy out with the clothes, hair, beard and the whole nine yards. Given the length of the shoot, I

didn’t have a whole hell of a lot of time to overthink it, which I think is a good thing. If you’re very happy with who you’ve chosen to work with, be it the director or actor, and all of these actors are fantastic, then you can relax and do the job quickly. And that’s what we did, even during COVID-19.”

Maron went a little deeper, going so far as to really work on his character’s accent despite the fact that Morris was more than happy with what the 59-year-old comedian was bringing to the project.

“With this guy, I did really have to make adjustments around not being me and I did have to go deeper into a vulnerability that I haven’t really experimented with that much as an actor,” he explained. “I met with a dialect coach and she said that we were going to do a Lubbock accent. I said, ‘I don’t even know what you’re saying.’ I grew up in New Mexico, right next door to Texas, and a lot of people in Texas don’t feel like they have accents and that might be true. Lubbock is very specific. The funny thing about it was that she said she was going to send me some videos to kind of get a sense of what Lubbock sounds like and it was all videos of Mac Davis doing interviews. I like Mac Davis alright, but that was the example she had. Then she had these phonetic pronunciations written down. That was a

big part of the prep—how to get into that and not worry about the accent. I also had to be available for what Andrea was putting out as Leslie and to honor the emotions of that relationship. It was the most challenging thing I’ve done as an actor.”

While both Root and Maron were extremely pleased with the various aspects of To Leslie, from their fellow cast members and Morris’ directing to the script and pacing, Riseborough’s portrayal is what had them both raving.

“Andrea Riseborough is a force of nature,” Root said. “She’s so whole and present at all times and it was just a joy to work with her. I had no idea how astonishing she was as an actor. Everybody is great in this film but she was exemplary and it was really an honor to be on screen with her.”

As a recovering alcoholic, Maron was quick to point out how authentic Riseborough’s Leslie is.

“One of the problems people have with empathizing with drug addicts or alcoholics is they’ll say, ‘Why don’t you just stop. Where is your will power?’,” he said. “That’s really unsympathetic to the disease’s nature and the psychological compulsion of the problem. I think Andrea handled that really well—that she was definitely losing to the disease.”

To Leslie is in theaters Oct. 7.

Andrea Riseborough plays the namesake of the 2022 film To Leslie

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e beauty of the year is its sense of mystery and the way it dares you to adventure. Usually, it takes courage to try something new, but this year presents possibility in a heightened way so that all it takes is curiosity. You’re in a hall of endless doors. You can’t know what’s behind any until you turn the knob. Money will be made in an atmosphere of entrepreneurship and problem-solving. While developing ideas, you make connections on every level -- heart, mind, body and soul.

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Of course, one hand doesn’t prove a theory, and a two-club bid might or might not be right in the long run — I personally favor two clubs, despite the risk — but there is no doubt that Kay hit the target this time.

The difference in philosophies was clearly demonstrated when the bidding at the second table, with Canada now North-South, went: West North East South Pass Pass 1 ♦ Pass 1 ♥ Pass 2 ♦ All Pass

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ing yourself a graduate of Jericho,” Perlman said.

Board President Jill Citron disputed

Perlman’s claim of what Jericho’s brand is. “A big part of our brand, which we talked about a lot today, is doing what’s best for each student and what they need for success and their mental health,” Citron said, referencing a presentation on student mental health given earlier in the meeting. “I don’t want our district to be limited if this is what a student needs for their mental health... We’re not diminishing the brand.”

Jericho Union Free School District Attorney Christopher Powers said he could add language to the policy that in these particular cases, there can be a recommendation from the superintendent of schools and then the decision of the Board of Education.

The board of education ultimately decided to table the first reading of the policy around diplomas for students with learning disabilities to next month’s meeting.

About the policy on students with learning disabilities receiving a diploma:

Under a current policy, the district will provide student with disabilities appropriate opportunities to earn a diploma or other exiting commencement credential in accordance with the New York State Department of Education Commissioner.

Under the district’s current policy is an

effort to collaborate with guidance personnel or Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to make sure students meet credit requirements and are considered for vocational opportunities; a review of special educational instructional programs to make sure it’s equivalent with the same courses taught in general education programs and providing diploma options for students with an Independent Educational Program (IEP).

Students with an IEP, under the policy, may receive what’s known as a local diploma under a low-pass safety net option if they achieve a score of 55 or higher on five required Regents exams. They may also receive a diploma if they score a 52 to 54 on two Regents exams and successfully appeal those scores, while meeting other applicable conditions. There is also a Compensatory Safety Net Option for Regent exams excepts for scores on English Language Art and math exams. Students can use one Regents exam score of 65 or above to compensate for a Regents score of 45 to 54. Students must score at least a 55, or successfully appeal a score of 52 to 54, on both the ELA and math exam.

Some students can also receive a Career Development and Occupational Studies commencement credential or a Skills and Achievement commencement credential if they attend school for at least 12 years and if they have attained entry-level employment readiness and other skills, strengths and levels of independence needed for post-secondary life.

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During the board of education meeting, Alan Yu, a Certified Public Accountant and partner of Cullen & Danowski, LLP presented the results from an external audit report.

“I’m happy to report to you that we will be issuing what’s known as an unmodified opinion about your districts financial statements,” Yu said. “An unmodified opinion is the highest level of insurance that we as auditors can give to entities’ financial statements, which means that the financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting guidelines and principals and that they are free of material misstatements. We also follow the government auditing standards and tested and reviewed your district’s internal controls of the finan-

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This year, Yu said there is only one recommendation from Cullen & Danowski, LLP when it comes to capital asset policy, which was to implement an additional threshold for financial reporting purposes.

“Financially the district ended the fiscal year with a positive fund balance, a total fund balance of about $55 million,” Yu said. “Your district is in excellent financial health... Your district was able to apply almost $6.4 million in fund balance to help keep your 2022-23 fiscal year property taxes at the same total tax levy at the same level of the previous year.”

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THURSDAY, OCT. 6

Seniors of Syosset Drop-In Session

In the Main Lobby of the Syosset Public Li brary, 225 S Oyster Bay Rd., from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m., local seniors will have the chance to connect and have their needs met. Funded through New York State Office for the Aging, Seniors of Syosset is a Neighborhood Nat urally Occurring Retirement Community Program. The program will offer social work support, community health nursing, volun teer-based transportation to local medical appointments and shopping and other activities and services, including at the library. Whether a senior in need of support, or someone who wants to volunteer helping the community, or even just someone who wants to learn more, all are invited to drop by and get involved. This program is only for local seniors above the age of 60.

In-Person Art Workshop

On Oct. 6 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, 1 Merry Ln., get ready for the scary Halloween season through an art workshop in the Meeting Room. Come have fun learning how to draw an old spooky mansion. No art experience is required. This program is for children in first through sixth grade.

SATURDAY, OCT. 8

Movies By Moonlight: The Nightmare Before Christmas

As part of a series of Halloween-themed movie nights hosted by the Town of Oyster Bay, The Nightmare Before Christmas will be shown at Syosset-Woodbury Park, 7900 Jericho Tpke. in Woodbury. Both events will feature special guest appearances courtesy of Royal Events Princess Parties. Movies begin at dusk with pre-movie activities at 4:30 p.m. Movies are subject to change and will be held movie weather permitting. Visit facebook.com/townofoysterbay for more information.

MONDAY, OCT. 10

NSASA’s Annual Bounce for Autism

The Nassau/Suffolk Autism Society of America’s Annual Bounce for Autism fundraiser at Bounce Family Entertainment Center, 300 Michael Dr., Unit 30 in Syosset, is back. From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., enjoy a fun day filled with activities while helping to raise money to support NSASA’s programs for individuals with autism. Email vgarcia@ nsasa.org for more information or to sign up.

TUESDAY, OCT. 11

Spooky Candle Holder Craft Time for Teens

Teens are invited to the Jericho Public Library to create their own Halloween themed spooky silhouette candle holder in a glass jar from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12

Halloween Sculpture

Art Workshop

Children in grades three through sixth are invited to the Jericho Public Library from 7 to 8 p.m. to sculpt and paint haunted houses, ghosts, pumpkins, tomb stones and more in this spooky, fun-filled workshop.

THURSDAY, OCT. 13

The Wonderful World of Woodpeckers

In an online event hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited of Syosset, Stella Miller, a Commu nication, Education and Outreach Manager at Wild Birds Unlimited of Syosset and the former president of Huntington-Oyster Bay Audu bon, will educate attendees about the various species of woodpeckers that call Long Island home. She will also answer the age-old ques tion, “why don’t woodpeckers get headaches?”

The event is an hour long, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Visit www.syosset.wbu.com to learn more.

FRIDAY, OCT. 14

Local Author Showcase

Meet Syosset and Woodbury authors at the Syosset Public Library, 225 S. Oyster Bay Rd., as they share their books with attendees at 7 p.m.. Enjoy a presentation by each author, followed by a meet and greet. Books will be available for sale and signing, courtesy of the Friends of Syosset Library. Registration is for authors only. For more information, contact Evelyn Hershkowitz, Readers’ Services Librar ian at 516-921-7161, ext. 255.

ONGOING EVENTS:

Kinky Boots At Cultural Arts Playhouse

Watch Kinky Boots on stage at the Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset, 170 Michael Dr., until Oct. 9. Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein. Based on the 2005 Brit ish film Kinky Boots, written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and mostly inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price. Having inherited a shoe factory from his father, Charlie forms an unlikely part nership with cabaret performer and drag queen Lola to produce a line of high-heeled boots and save the business. In the process, Charlie and Lola discover that they are not so different after all. Visit culturalplayhouse. com for tickets and showtimes.

Burglary In Jericho

The Second Squad of the Nassau County Police Department reports the details of a burglary that occurred on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 5:50 a.m. in Jericho.

According to detectives, a male subject entered an unlocked vehicle in a driveway of a residential home on Forest Drive. He removed a garage door key fob valued at $200.00 US currency and miscellaneous documents. A second male subject used the key fob to enter the garage and inside the home. The alarm was activated and both subjects fled westbound on Forest

Drive towards Fox Lane in a newer model black BMW 5 series with an unknown plate number.

Both subjects are described as males, wearing dark clothing, masks and gloves.

Detectives request anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800244-TIPS or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.

—Submitted by the Nassau County Police Department

Miss a Single

SYOSSET

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of ALEXA MILLER CHOREOGRAPHY, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/24/22. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against LLC to: 20 Christopher Court, Woodbury, NY 11797. Purpose: any lawful act. 10-12-5; 9-28-21-14-7-20226T-#234744-SYO/JER

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of QRABBIT, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/29/2022. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 200 Split Rock Rd, Syosset, NY 11791. Purpose: Any lawful act.

10-19-12-5; 9-28-21-142022-6T-#234814-SYO/JER

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST Plaintiff, Against FRANK V BELMONTE; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/02/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 11/3/2022 at 2:00pm, premises known as 23 Gary Road, Syosset, NY 11791, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being At Syosset, Town Of Oyster Bay, County Of Nassau And State Of New York. Section 12 Block 399 Lot 18.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $622,313.11 plus interest and costs. The Premises will

be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 005019/13. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction Geoffrey Prime, Esq., Referee.

SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES, Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Dated: 9-20-2022 File Number: 28062 PCO 10-26-19-12-5-2022-4T#235132-SYO/JER

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Wells Fargo Asset SecuritiesCorporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-15, Plaintiff AGAINST Sharyn-Jae Sachs; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered September 18, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nas-

sau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 9, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 120 Foxwood Drive, Jericho, NY 11753-1116. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate,

lying and being at Jericho, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 17 Block 17 Lot 4. Approximate amount of judgment $1,077,691.01 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index#

005009/2016. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee

Jericho Students Practice Interviewing Skills

Students in Michelle Gargiulo and Melissa Vasko’s English as a New Language class have been enjoying a

writing workshop this school year and it will culminate in a publishing party next month.

The ENL students attended their first

session recently, which consisted of a panel of Jericho High School staff members and recent graduates that discussed their own

experiences moving to America.

—Submitted by the Jericho Union Free School District

Jericho’s Fall Sports Teams Shine At Pep Rally

Jericho’s District-Wide Welcome Night Was A Success

The Jericho School District held a Welcome Night for families that have recently moved to Jericho. The night included a fair that featured local organizations, including the Girl Scouts, Jericho Cares, PTAs, Jericho

Athletic Association, Chinese Association of Jericho, Jericho Public Library and Northwell Health. Families had the opportunity to learn more about these community groups.

Then, families met Superintendent of Schools Hank Grishman who introduced Jericho’s administrators who spoke about transportation, school lunch, technology, and special education. Principals and PTA

presidents then met with families to speak about school specific topics. It was a great night for Jericho’s newest residents!

—Submitted by Jericho Union Free School District

The students, the panelist, and the teachers enjoyed the activity. (Photos courtesy Jericho Union Free School District)

The panel, both in person and remote.

The Jayettes kick off the pep rally! (Photos courtesy the Jericho Union Free School District)

Here comes the football team! The swimmers make an entrance!

Jericho PTA Presidents sign up new members.

(Photos courtesy Jericho Union Free School District)

The Chinese Association of Jericho helped with translations for families that needed it and also welcomed new residents with cookies.

The Girl Scouts table was a hit with the Spin to Win.

Jericho teams were celebrated through a Pep Rally! Here are some photos from the celebration. —Submitted by the Jericho Union Free School District

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