Glen Cove-Oyster Bay Record Pilot 11/23/22 edition is published weekly by Anton Media Group.

Glen Cove News: Veterans Day Ceremony held at Doughboy Monument (See page 4)

Town of Oyster Bay News: Town to host Drive-In Holiday Experience (See page 6)

North Shore News: North Shore Land Alliance advocates for bees (See page 9)

Price Increases Affect Customers, Businesses This Thanksgiving Season

JENNIFER CORR

It is turkey turmoil this Thanksgiving season.

With inflation and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) detection of avian flu virus, customers will be paying a bit more for their turkeys and side dishes this season.

“The United States has the strongest avian influenza surveillance program in the world,” read a Nov. 2 press release from the USDA. “Through our ongoing wild bird surveillance program, [Animal and Plant Health Inspec tion Service (APHIS)] collects and tests large numbers of samples from wild birds in the North American flyways. It is not uncommon to detect avian influenza in wild birds, as avi an influenza viruses circulate freely in those populations without the birds appearing sick. In addition to monitoring for avian influenza in wild bird populations, APHIS monitors for the virus in commercial and backyard birds. With the recent detections of the Eurasian H5 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds and domestic poultry in the United States, bird owners should review their biosecurity practices and stay vigilant to protect poultry and pet birds from this disease. APHIS is working closely with State partners on surveillance, reporting, and control efforts.”

The result is a price increase of turkeys. The New York Farm Bureau sent out volunteer shoppers to see how prices have changed over the year for popular Thanksgiving items.

“Our volunteer shoppers found turkey prices to be about $1.89 per pound in New

York State, which is 43 cents per pound over last year’s average price in this informal survey,” a press release from the New York Farm Bureau read. “This price is slightly above the national average of $1.81/lb. As we move closer to Thanksgiving, turkey prices may drop in the stores, reflecting sales in the final days before the holiday.”

Even Miloski’s Poultry Farm out in Calverton had to increase their price for birds because of the avian flu.

But it’s not just turkeys that are causing consumers to pay extra this season.

“New York Farm Bureau’s 2022 Market Basket Survey shows the price of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner saw a double-digit price jump from last year’s meal,” the press release from the New York Farm Bureau read. “The average total price, which includes a 16-pound turkey and other common items found on a holiday dinner table, is $66.39, about a 26 percent increase over last year’s price of $52.59.”

The New York Farm Bureau found price increases over last year in nearly every category of Thanksgiving fixings, except for fresh cranberries which saw a 30-cent decrease. “The most notable increases were

Why the sudden price increase in food?

“The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in September,” the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Nov. 10. “Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 7.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.”

The food at home index rose 12.4 percent over the last 12 months, with the index rising 0.4 percent over the past month.

Nassau Kosher Meats & Kitchen in East Meadow is among the stores being impacted by these increasing prices. Almost everything is seeing a price increase, a representative from the store said.

What’s causing it?

There are a few reasons. Forbes reported in September that pandemic-related disrup tions, the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are just a few reasons that consumers are seeing prices go up on their groceries.

“We are seeing [price increases] across the board from the meat department, our produce items and our grocery items,” said Adrianna Schutz, an owner of Gemelli Market North in Glen Head. “It affects us a lot because we are a small mom and pop store. We don’t have the buying power like these bigger supermarkets, but we try to pride ourselves on our customer service.”

One issue that is directly impacting the produce section is the drought in California.

“We’re finding that a lot of romaine lettuce and iceberg lettuce are triple the price,” Schutz said. “Right now they’re red-coded because it’s just insane how much the prices have increased.”

Salinas Valley, known as the “salad bowl of the world” because it produces 70 percent of the lettuce, is among the regions that have just been issued an excessive heat warning by Monterey County Office of Emergency Services.

“At the retail level, three-packs of romaine lettuce, which were $5 a year ago, are fetching up to double that,” the Toronto Star reported. “At the wholesale level, prices have more than tripled over the past few months. The culprit, say experts, is a hotter than normal growing season in California, which reduced crop yields and made it harder for lettuce plants to fight off pests and viruses. And it’s something that could happen again because of climate change.”

Will the prices go down?

Morgan Stanley Research believes that food prices, up 65 percent globally in the last two years, will peak this year and will begin to drop in 2023.

“While we recognize investor concerns that food prices may escalate further, we believe the market is underappreciating the factors that will cause future food price increases to moderate,” says Morgan Stanley Equity Analyst Roberto Browne.

Among those factors, the article read, are an expected increased output by farmers and weather normalization.

for stuffing mix, brown-and-serve rolls, and frozen pie crusts,” the press release added.

Customers can expect to spend more on their Thanksgiving spread. (Getty Images)

Local Artist Jerelyn Hanrahan Opens Exhibit At Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library

JENNIFER CORR

jcorr@antonmediagroup.com

Jerelyn Hanrahan has lived quite an exciting life, but Oyster Bay has always called her back home.

“I grew up here and I kind of left with two feet on the gas at 17,” Hanrahan said on a rainy day in front of the closed Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, where she was showing her latest exhibit “Paintings of Oyster Bay.” “I kept going to Europe. I didn’t quite know what I wanted to do. I was a dance major. I was on the basketball team. Then I went to Europe again... and I said I’m going to be an artist.”

And art has surely treated Hanrahan well. Her career began with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland. After graduation, she moved back to Europe, living in Zurich, Switzerland, Rome and in Germany for nine years.

“And then we decided to come back,” Han rahan said, adding that she and her husband had initially moved to the Lower East Side until they made a decision to move back to Oyster Bay to raise their daughter.

“I loved growing up in Oyster Bay,” Hanrahan said. “So we came back out here. And I’ve been here for 20 years. But still active, and it’s a great position because you’re 40 minutes from New York and you’re about

[an hour] from the Hamptons.”

She’s traveled extensively throughout India, Asia, Korea, Europe, Cuba and the United States. In 2012 she installed “Graduated Pearls,” a 50-foot public art work exhibited at the Jim Kempner Fine Arts Gallery in Chelsea; In 2011 a 50-foot interactive public sculpture that functioned as a bench made its way to Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park as part of the New York Foundation for the Arts Fiscal Sponsorship Program; her drawings have been exhibited in the Aargau Kunsthaus in Switzerland, the Venice Pavillion in Venice and Beijing, the Galerie Rohmer Apotheke in Zurich, Switzerland and she also held a solo exhibition

at Art Magazine, Rolf Muller in Zurich, to name a few accomplishments.

In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, she opened the exhibit Atelier On Spring Gallery.

“It was totally nuts,” Hanrahan said of her gallery. “I saw this plumbing store that was empty, so I opened it in March 2020, the height of COVID-19. I did it because I felt like the world needed to keep the light on. I did 12 shows in a year, mostly New York artists and my work. It did really well. It paid for itself. It was kind of a miracle.”

The New York artists who came out for the gallery openings, Hanrahan added, were totally impressed by Oyster Bay because they had never been there before.

Lately, Hanrahan’s work can be found at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, featuring Oyster Bay landmarks such as the train station, Raynham Hall, St. Dominic Catholic Church and Oyster Bay High School.

“This show, the reason why I did it was be cause when I went to college, my mom was kind of bored so she got a job [at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library,]” Hanrah an said, referencing her mother Gloria’s love of books. “She went for a surgery and didn’t make it through the surgery. The day before she died, she said do paintings of Oyster Bay. When COVID-19 hit, I thought to myself, I’m going to do this now.”

During that time, Hanrahan said she would go out multiple times a week to do paintings around Oyster Bay.

“I said, let me do a little tribute to her at the library because she worked here,” Hanrahan said.

The paintings, and prints and note cards of the paintings, are for sale. A percentage of the sales will fund the purchase of books for school children. “My cousin has a daughter who teaches fourth grade and she asked me for some support,” Hanrahan said. “I decided that’s where this money will go.”

This show completes a circle, as Hanrahan, who had worked as a page in high school, had her first art show here in 1983, which her mother arranged.

Visit jerelynhanrahan.com to learn more about Hanrahan and her work.

Glen Cove Honors Veterans

GLEN COVE/ OYSTER BAY RECORD PILOT STAFF editors@antonmediagroup.com

It was a rainy Veteran’s Day in front of the Doughboy Monument at the Glen Cove Library, but the spirits were high.

Glen Cove officials, including Mayor Pam Panzenbeck, gathered with veteran groups, such as the James Donahue VFW Post 347, the American Legion represent ing Glen Head and Locust Valley, and com munity members to observe Veteran’s Day, a time to appreciate the sacrifices made by those who choose to join the U.S. Military.

“On Memorial Day we honor the men and women who have went to fight the country’s battles and did not return,” Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 347 Commander Henryk Nowicki said. “On Veteran’s Day, we honor the veterans, men and women who fought... and were ready to lay down their lives for their country.”

This year, as part of the annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony, the honoree was Glenwood Landing’s Luke Whitting, who was born in Oct. 1995 to David and Janine Whitting in Okinawa, Japan while his father was

stationed there with the army. He grew up in Glen Head.

After enlisting in the army on his 18th birthday and training as an Infantryman, Whitting was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 2014. He was a member of the 2/501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division where he served for the next five years. He later served in Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and provided base defense which allowed Special Forces to conduct combat operations against ISIS-K.

In March 2018, Whitting was re-deployed to Fort Bragg and in January 2020 he was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant. His awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge, Army Commendation Medal with C device and Afghanistan Campaign Medal.

Whitting now resides with his fiancé in Glenwood Landing.

He was presented with citations from the City of Glen Cove and Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton.

“Luke, when I hear the year you were

born, it just reminds me of how young so many of our veterans were when they went to defend our country,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “It’s not only amazing to be able to handle the incredible challenge, but to be so young when you haven’t really experienced life and life lessons yet. It’s incredible that everyone has done that here. We can’t thank you enough and here in Glen Cove, we really love you.”

Mayor Panzenbeck thanked Whitting’s parents for raising him to be a patriot.

“Even though today is the official day to honor and show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, we should honor and serve our veterans every day” Panzenbeck said. “On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the fighting of World War One ended. Due to the conclusion of the war to end all wars, Nov. 11 became universally recognized day of celebration, day of commemoration, day of remembrance. It is a day that we gather to honor the greatest of our citizens.”

—Additional information provided by the City of Glen Cove

City of Glen Cove Mayor Pam Panzen beck presents Luke Whitting with a citation at the Veteran’s Day ceremony. (Photo by Jennifer Corr)

Jerelyn Hanrahan in front of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, where she is showing some of her latest, Oyster Bay-inspired work.

(Photo by Jennifer Corr)

A painting of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Oyster Bay by Jerelyn Hanrahan.

(Photo courtesy Jerelyn Hanrahan)

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MTA Alerts Customers To Holiday Season’s Upcoming Gridlock Alert Days

Customers encouraged to take advantage of fare discounts

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is reminding customers that public transit the best way to travel during the upcoming holiday season – especially on the upcoming Gridlock Alert days. As more and more riders return to the transit system, the MTA is ready to take customers to the region’s diverse array of events including the Grand Central Holiday Fair and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The New York City Department of Trans portation (NYCDOT) designates the days expected to experience the heaviest volume of traffic as Gridlock Alert days. On those days, drivers are strongly advised to use al ternative modes of transportation including subways, commuter railroads and buses. The first Gridlock Alert day of the holiday season was Wednesday, Nov. 16, which will be followed by 13 more days through the end of 2022.

“The MTA provides the most economical and convenient means of traveling through out the year, especially during the holiday season when traffic increases and people are out and about,” said New York City Transit President Richard Davey. “And with more trips comes more opportunities for riders to tap their way to free rides with OMNY’s ‘Lucky 13’. There’s no easier way to get around the city and region than on public transit.”

“Riders across the metropolitan area should enjoy everything the city and region have to offer during the holiday season – not sit in endless traffic,” said Metro-North Railroad President and Long Island Rail Road Interim President Cather ine Rinaldi. “The MTA will get you to your destination safely and smoothly, and with the coming holiday attractions, commuter rail riders can plan their trips and pur chase their tickets all in one place with the

MTA TrainTime app.”

Gridlock Alert days are:

• Wednesday, Nov. 23

• Wednesday, Nov. 30

• Thursday, Dec. 1

• Friday, Dec. 2

• Tuesday, Dec. 6

• Wednesday, Dec. 7

• Thursday, Dec. 8

• Friday, Dec. 9

• Tuesday, Dec. 13

• Wednesday, Dec. 14

• Thursday, Dec. 15

Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) riders can plan their trips with the MTA TrainTime app. TrainTime provides a one-stop app to find train schedules, purchase tickets, view seat availability,

track trains in real time, and more. TrainTime offers everything needed for a smooth ride, all at riders’ fingertips.

Riders are reminded to take advantage of numerous fare deals the MTA is offering. Those traveling via the LIRR and Metro-North within New York City during off peak hours can purchase a CityTicket at a discounted rate. Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road riders can also purchase a 20-trip ticket which offers a 20% discount off comparable 20 peak one-way fares. These tickets are valid for 60 days.

Those traveling via subway and buses can utilize the “Lucky 13” fare capping fea ture when tapping with OMNY more than 12 times in a seven-day period, Monday through Sunday. OMNY has also expanded

to Reduced-Fare customers, allowing for even more customers to join the “Lucky 13” program.

For real-time service updates and information, customers can use the following options:

MYmta app – Customers who use the comprehensive MYmta smartphone app will see real-time travel information for all MTA services all in one place.

TrainTime app - The MTA launched a totally revamped TrainTime app as the new one-stop app for commuter rail customers in the region on both Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, showing all train schedules for 30 days in the future.

new.mta.info – The “Service Status” box at new.mta.info is always the definitive source for the latest status for each line.

Live Subway Map – The Live Subway Map shows the real-time position of trains, planned service changes at any given time, highlights accessible stations, and much more.

MTA Weekender – Customers can sign up for the “MTA Weekender,” a weekly digest of major weekend service changes throughout the transit system.

Twitter – Twitter users can follow @MTA, @NYCTSubway, @NYCTBus for service updates and customer service support.

0000020– Customers can chat with NYC Transit via WhatsApp. Riders can receive customer service support in their native lan guage through the help of Google Translate.

For those who prefer to contact the MTA by telephone, information is available by dialing 511. Connecticut customers should call 877690-5114. Those who are deaf or hard of hear ing can use their preferred service provider for the free 711 relay to reach the MTA at 511.

—Submitted by the Metropolitan Transit Authority

Free Drive-In Holiday Experience Coming To Town This December

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Vicki Walsh announce that the town will once again bring back the Drive-in Holiday Experience, featuring free family entertainment for Town residents. The event will be offered Dec. 9, 10, 11 and 12 at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa. Registration opened online Nov. 14 at 10 a.m.

“The town’s free Drive-in Holiday Experience will feature festive lighting displays, a walk-thru holiday village featuring the Massapequa Chiefettes, special appearances by friends from Arendelle and the North Pole, and will feature many chil-

dren’s favorite snowman in Olaf’s Frozen Adventure,” said Supervisor Saladino. “This event is open to town residents only, with registration beginning online at www. oysterbaytown.com/holiday, at 10 a.m. on Nov. 14.”

Residents must create an account on the town’s portal to register. The portal will open at 10 a.m. on Nov. 14, at which time residents can set up an account and select a time slot to reserve on either Dec. 9, 10, 11th or 12th. Time slots will be available late afternoons and evenings on each day. Only one time slot reservation per family is permitted.

“Youngsters interested in getting their letters to Santa can bring them to our Holiday Experience as well,” said Councilwoman Walsh. “We will have a mailbox set up, and the town will forward letters to Santa at the North Pole. Letters that include the child’s name and return address will receive an answer from Santa.”

For more information on this year’s Drive-in Holiday Experience, visit www. oysterbaytown.com/holiday. Registration for the event will remain open until all time slots are filled. Residents can contact 516797-7925 for more details.

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

Skip the traffic and take the Long Island Rail Road. (Photo courtesy BlastOButter42 via Wikimedia Commons)

Get in the Christmas spirit with the Town of Oyster Bay.

(Photo courtesy Tim Mossholder via Wiki media Commons)

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony and the blessing of the East Norwich creche. The ceremony and blessing will take place on Sunday at 6 p.m. at the northeast corner ofRte. 106 and Rte. 25A. There will be music and caroling. All are invited to attend”.

Distinguished Artists: Gemini Journey

FRIDAY, DEC. 2

Teen Game Club

THURSDAY, NOV. 24

Happy Thanksgiving !

SATURDAY, NOV. 26

A Date with a Dragon

At the Glen Cove Public Library’s Children’s Room, 4 Glen Cove Ave., families will enjoy learning about Ozzie, a bearded dragon. This program is limited to Glen Cove Public Library cardholders. Visit www.glencovelibrary.org to register.

SUNDAY, NOV. 27

Christmas Tree Lighting

The Committee for the Beautification of East Norwich will again host the annual

As part of Town of Oyster Bay Distin guished Artists Library Concert Series, Gemini Journey will be performing at the Locust Valley Library, 170 Buckram Rd., at 2 p.m. Come journey with Gemini Journey as they perform a colorful set that includes tango, flamenco, mambo and ragtime from Broadway and film idioms, including West Side Story. For more information, visit www.oysterbaytown.com or call 516 797-7900.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30

Ladies Night: Sip, Shop And Paper

Ornament Making

Ladies, join Restoration Oak, 227 Glen Cove Ave., for a fun girl’s night starting at 6 p.m. that includes wine, cheese, shopping and resident artisan Lorraine will teach a crash course on how to make gorgeous paper ornaments. Forty dollars per person includes the class, supplies, wine and cheese and a fun gift too. Visit www.restorationoak.com for tickets.

The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Teens Game Club is held the first Friday of every month from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Enjoy playing games like UNO, Monopoly, Cards Against Humanity (Family Edition) and Exploding Kittens. Snacks are provided. Visit ww.oysterbaylibrary.org for more information.

SATURDAY, DEC. 3

Whiskers in Wonderland

The Patricia H. Ladew Foundation, which helps house, sterilize and medically treat cats, is hosting a winter cat adoption and open house at their sanctuary at 34 Hamilton Ave. in Oyster Bay. The event will be held from 12 to 5 p.m. There will be cats of all sizes, shapes and colors available for adoption. And if you aren’t looking to adopt, you could sponsor a cat and receive a personalized ornament with your sponsee’s name (or your own cat’s name) on it. This is great for gifts too. Tours of the shelter will also be given to anyone looking to see the facility. Cider and cookies will be on hand. Visit www.theladewcatsanctuary. org for more information.

TUESDAY, DEC. 6

Latin Night At La Bussola Enjoy a three-course dinner and a live

show from La Sanora 495 for $69, plus tax and gratuity, at La Bussola, 40 School St. in Glen Cove. The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the show 7 p.m. Seating is limited. Call for a reservation at 516-6712100.

Virtual Program: Opportunities and Challenges of African American Genealogy

In the 400-year history of African Americans in North America, a unique lived experience has unfolded. As a result, the search for African American ancestries is shaped by an atypical and complex past. The presentation will explore the uncommon challenges that beset African American genealogical research, as well as point to opportunities for optimal research success. This program is held by the Genealogy Collective and is sponsored by the Glen Cove Public Library. It will be held virtually from 7 to 9 p.m. Visit www.glencovelibrary. org to sign up.

ONGOING

Breakfast/Brunch With Santa Enjoy a breakfast or brunch with Santa Claus himself at the Mansion at Glen Cove, 200 Dosoris Ln., Glen Cove. The dates are on Dec. 4,10,11,17,18 and 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit www.themansionatglencove. com to get tickets.

Fall can be a very exciting time, with the season changing, the weather cooling and the holidays looming ahead. It is also the perfect time to think about how you can finally deliver on your commitment to doing something for yourself. Back to the gym, back to the diet, the new season brings with it the impetus to look better and feel better.

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It is often a combination of services that produces the best result, many times including breast augmentation, breast lift or breast reduction, with the appropriate procedure determined by each individual’s body. Several packages are designed to address your specific needs. Ultimate Breasts includes breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction – separately or in combination--

for the most beautiful, natural looking results.

If childbirth has made some changes to your body that you would like to correct, the Mommy Makeover package provides the right combination of tummy tuck, liposuction, breast lift or implants as well as cellulite treatments to transform the body back to its youthful aesthetic. About Face turns back the hands of time with the appropriate combination of facelift, eyelid lift, rhinoplasty, chin reshaping and more. If this isn’t the time for a surgical procedure, a Liquid Facelift requires just 20 minutes to restore and contour the cheeks, eyes, jawline and lips to refresh and rejuvenate the face. My cutting-edge device Morpheus8 remodels collagen on the face and body to eliminate fine lines and wrinkles while improving skin tone, texture and laxity for a more youthful appearance. CoolPeel is the coolest new way to rejuvenate crepey skin on the face and neck achieving the benefits of CO2 without the extensive downtime.

Now that the kids are getting back to school, this is the perfect time to have the cosmetic procedure or treatment that you’ve always wanted and start on the path to a younger looking you! Schedule your complimentary consultation today, call 516-364-4200 or visitwww.GreenbergCosmeticSurgery.com.

(Photo courtesy James from Boulder, USA via Wikimedia Commons)

Faster, Easier Method Of

Turkey This Season

LAUREN FELDMAN

The holidays are fast approaching and for many of us, preparations have already begun. Often central to the proceedings is the question of food; is it time to send a pre-order slip to a local restaurant? Or will the meal be prepared at home this year? For those in the latter category, the holiday season pres ents an annual challenge of time management, as dish after dish is produced under a tight schedule. The result is a wonderful dinner for guests and family to enjoy, but a hard day—or days—of work leading up to it.

Since the turn of the 19th century, turkey has been a staple of the holiday meal. Many of us go the traditional route, a slow-and-steady oven roast. For a smaller bird, this might be a

two- or three-hour process. For a larger-sized turkey, a full roast can take up to four or five hours.

To compensate, home cooks wake at dawn to put the turkey in the oven—or even prepare the

night before—to ensure the star of the meal will be ready in time. This is well and good for those who truly enjoy the process, but for those of us who just wish we could speed things up, there is

another cooking method worthy of consideration: spatchcocking.

Spatchcocking is a preparation style which has gained household popularity in recent years. It stems from the “butterfly” meth od, which involves preparing poultry by slicing it nearly in two but leaving the parts connected. The basics of spatchcocking are as follows: Turn your turkey breast-side down on a cutting board. With kitchen shears, cut first along one side of the backbone, then along the other. Remove the backbone and open the bird like an upside-down book, with the cut end face-down and the skin face-up. Flatten your bird, then season as desired and it is now ready to cook. What are the benefits of the spatchcock method? Perhaps most important is the time factor. By more than doubling its surface area, spatchcocking a turkey cuts the average cooking time by up to 75 percent. This means less time hovering in the kitchen and more

time with family and friends (or some extra sleep that morning).

Spatchcocking also achieves a more even cook because the meat is flatter in the oven, unlike a traditional roast which requires readjustment of the bird and oven temperature. And unlike the more delicate butterfly method, spatchcocking was designed for those with ordinary supplies and skills. It is an easier, more feasible method for the typical home cook who does not have high-end supplies.

The method does come with a notable shortfall. Spatchcocking produces a slightly drier dark meat than a traditional tur key, as this is the meat which traditionally rests in the juices at the end of the roast. So, if you have a preference for extra juicy dark meat, this is likely not the method for you. However, if given a chance, the spatchcock method might just prove to be both a time and energy saver this holiday season.

Night On The Town Tasting Event Benefits Michael Magro Foundation

The Michael Magro Foundation was delighted to be the beneficiary of “A Night on the Town,” a tasting event hosted by Warriors for a Cause on Oct. 24. More than 350 attendees turned out to network, enjoy tasty offerings displayed by nearly 30 local restaurants, vineyards and bakeries to honor Paul, Terrie and Marc Magro, the forces behind the Michael Magro Foundation.

A Night on the Town, which was held at Mineola’s Jericho Terrace, featured music, raffles, auction items, and of course, an abundance of generously donated foods. Laughter and conversation filled the venue’s rooms as attendees reveled in the ability to gather in person and enjoy the many tasty food and drink offered. The highlight of the evening was the honoring of the Magro family for their work with the foundation, all done in the name of Michael, their son/ brother who lost his battle to cancer at age 13. Warrior for a Cause presented the Magros with a check for $71,000, proceeds from the evening and reflective of the event’s success.

The foundation, which held its own remarkably successful tasting event, an Evening of Tasting & Giving, until the start

of the pandemic, is grateful to have been approached by Warriors for a Cause, a 501c3 volunteer run organization that raises money for several local not-for-profits, charities and foundations. Founded in 2013, this charitable group of like-minded men and women came together to form an ever-broadening social circle that helps support causes close to their hearts.

Michael Magro Foundation Vice President/Co-Founder Terrie Magro, expressed her appreciation to all those who supported the outing. “What a remarkable

evening, filled with new friends and old friends alike. Paul, Marc and I are just so pleased and grateful to everyone involved with Warriors for a Cause, as well as our supporters who came out for this event. All of you made this evening possible and ensured the foundation’s ability to continue helping families with a child battling cancer as they try to navigate this chaotic time. We are so grateful to have all of the Warriors for a Cause become part of the Michael Magro Foundation family.”

Sponsors for the 2022 outing include Gold Sponsor for the Night on the Town is Americana Manhasset. Silver Sponsors for the event are East End Group and Lalezarian Properties. Bronze Sponsors include Black Dahlia Floral & Event Design, Bulovas Restorations and the Edward Smith Mineola Lions Club.

The Michael Magro Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Paul and Terrie Magro to honor the life of their son Michael, who passed away from leukemia at age 13. The foundation works with the Cancer Center for Kids at NYU Langone Long Island Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Cancer Division, and others— NYU, Cohen’s and Stony Brook—pediatric

specialties where treatment of chronic diseases is ongoing, as well as with children’s hospitals throughout Florida, Texas, Oregon and California. New hospitals in states throughout the nation are partnering with the foundation to provide services to their youngest patients. Core programs offered are Life Essentials [helping families struggling financially during their child’s treatment with non-medical expenses]; Project SOAR [providing support for childhood cancer patients, families, students and teachers when the child returns to school following a long illness]; and Bonding With Baby [helping siblings of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) communicate and bond]. In partnership with The Spencer Foundation, the Michael Magro Foundation offers Operation Playcation, an initiative providing inpatient pediatric hospital patients with new PlayStation units and games.

Visit www.michaelmagrofoundation.com or email info@michaelmagrofoundation. com for more information on the Michael Magro Foundation or to support the foundation with a tax-deductible contribution.

—Submitted by the Michael Magro Foundation

From left: Paul Magro, Patricia Palmeri, Marc Magro, Terrie Magro and Roy DeMarco (Photo courtesy of the Michael Magro Foundation)

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Tom Hand recently announced that the town’s massive ‘Cruise-Thru’ Toys for Tots Collection Drive will take place at John Burns Park in Massapequa on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain date is Sunday, Dec. 4). In partnership with the United States Marine Corps and Optimum, the Town is collecting toys to help families and those less fortunate throughout the community during the upcoming holiday season. In addition to the ‘Cruise-Thru’, collection boxes are located at town facilities through Dec. 14.

Saladino said, “The Toys for Tots Drive has long been a huge success under the leadership of the U.S. Marine Corps, especially here in the Town of Oyster Bay, as just last year we collected over 20,000 toys for Long Island children. I encourage all of our residents who are able to donate to this amazing cause, as the Toys for Tots Drive helps ensure that disadvantaged children within our community do not have to go the holiday season without something to bring them happiness.”

The ‘Cruise Thru Holiday Toy Drive’ will provide residents an excellent way to con tribute directly to the cause and help bring

a smile to a child’s face this holiday season. Additionally, the event will feature an appearance by Santa Claus, and a drop box where kids can drop their letters to Santa off at. Letters dropped off with a legible name and return address will be answered by Santa before the holiday.

“Toys for Tots sends a message of hope to less fortunate children who otherwise wouldn’t be receiving presents this holiday season,” Hand said. “I urge residents, who can, to donate new unwrapped toys to any of our drop-off locations. By making a donation, you can help ease the financial burden of families hardest hit by the effects of the coronavirus this holiday season.”

Toys for Tots Collection Boxes are located at the following locations:

Oyster Bay Town Hall North, 54 Audrey Ave., Oyster Bay; Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Rd., Massapequa;

Ice Skating Center at Bethpage Community Park, 1001 Stewart Ave., Bethpage.

For more information, visit www.oyster baytown.com or contact Councilman Tom Hand’s office at 516-624-6309.

—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay

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Thanksgiving Greeting

John Adams, second President of the United States, sent a mov ing letter to Francois A. Van der Kemp, who was one of the Dutch radical leaders of the Patriot Party. Van de Kemp was also a minister and publicist who gave the Patriot movement a Christian tint in his blazing speeches. I quote the following from Adams’ letter to Van der Kemp:

“I will insistthe Hebrews have [contributed] more to civilize men than any other nation. If I was an atheist and believed in blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations … They are the most glorious nation that ever inhabit ed this Earth.

The Romans and their empire were but a bubble in com parison to the Jews.They have

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return for the mystery by which we live. Who is worthy to be present at the constant unfolding of time? Amidst the meditation of mountains, the humility of flowers—wiser than all alpha bets—clouds that die constantly for the sake of God’s glory, we

are hating, hunting, hurting. Suddenly we feel ashamed of our clashes and complaints in the face of the tacit glory in nature. It is so embarrassing to live! How strange we are in the world, and how presumptuous our doings! Only one response can maintain us: gratefulness for witnessing the wonder, for the gift of our

unearned right to serve, to adore and to fulfill. It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.”

It would have been so easy for the pilgrims of 1621 to focus on what they didn’t have. Yet, their story reminds us that any moment is one to focus on what we have been given and to say thank you for it. Each day in this week of Thanksgiving and beyond—we say the words of the Psalmist Hodu—Give thanks to our Creator for it is good.

As we sit to eat our turkey (which in modern Hebrew is the same word—hodu), may we know just how good is our bounty and how great is our blessing. We should celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving EVERY DAY and through our behavior, we will show our unlimited appreciation to the true Source of all our blessings.

Seven Tips For Choosing Your Health Benefits For 2023

BY PHILLIP FRANZ

Amid higher inflation, you may be looking at ways to adjust your lifestyle and spending habits. But when it comes to health care, it’s important to keep your well-being and budget in mind.

Annual or open enrollment season is here—a time when more than 19 million people in New York state and millions of Americans across the country will have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plan for the coming year.

Open enrollment is a good chance to review how often you’re using health services and decide whether you’ll stick with the plan you’ve got or switch to another being offered. It’s also an opportunity to assess your overall care costs to ensure you’re choosing a plan that will work best for next year’s budget.

Enrollment timing: For people with coverage from their employer, open enrollment typically happens for two weeks sometime between September and December. Medicare members can enroll or make changes to coverage from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. Most selections made will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

Here are seven tips to help in choosing a health plan through work, the Exchange Marketplace or Medicare:

1Consider all your options. Take time to understand and compare the benefits, services and costs of each plan, so you can figure out which will work best for you. A good first step may be to watch a quick refresher video on health insurance lingo, including premiums, deductibles, copays, coinsurance and out-ofpocket maximums.

Medicare members: As you weigh your options, ensure you’re familiar with the difference between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. If you need a review, visit www. MedicareEducation.com—an online resource with answers to

questions about eligibility, plan choices, cost basics, prescription coverage and more.

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Check your prescription benefits. Knowing how to get the most out of your prescription benefits may help you manage costs. For example, check into discounts and lower-cost alternatives, including generics, which may be available. You may also be able to fill your prescriptions at a participating network pharmacy or with home delivery by mail—two more money-saving options.

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Medicare members: Some plans offer virtual mental health care with a $0 copay, including UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage.

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Look into wellness programs. Many health plans offer incentives that reward you for taking healthier actions, such as completing a health survey, exercising or avoiding nicotine.

Medicare members: Many Medicare Advantage plans also offer gym memberships and wellness programs for members at no additional cost.

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Anticipate next year’s health expenses. If you’re expecting a significant health event in the next year, such as surgery or the birth of a child, compare the differences in plan designs for that specific situation, including any out-of-pocket costs.

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Consider a plan with virtual care services. If you’re busy or just prefer connecting with a doctor from the convenience of your home,

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Talking About Weight With Your Kids

The holidays are here and it’s not un common for people of all ages, including children, to pack on extra pounds. The sugary treats and heavy meals are abundant and many kids tend to be less active during the colder weather.

Regardless of the season, it’s always a good time to talk to your kids about healthy eating—especially with many adults and children alike having put on weight from stress eating and pandemic inactivity.

Sadly, being significantly overweight is common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the per centage of children and adolescents affected by obesity has more than tripled since the 1970s. Today, nearly 1 in 5 school age U.S. children and young people (6 to 19 years) is considered obese. When you factor in those who are considered overweight but not yet obese, the figure rises to 31 percent.

Why the dramatic increase? Behavior and habits are the most likely factors, with tech nology playing a big role. Many families have become sedentary, with TV, computers and videogames as the culprits. Both kids and parents are often modeling these behaviors.

Of course, shaming a child for being over weight is never appropriate. Approach the issue as a family topic rather than focusing on an individual child. The message should be that we all need to eat more healthy foods like fruit, vegetables and lean proteins and less fatty, fried or sugary foods so we feel better and have more energy.

Here are some guidelines when broaching the subject of weight with your children, as per recommendations from The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Foster open dialogue. Encourage your kids to share their thoughts and feelings about body image. When children discuss feelings about weight, be sure to listen and acknowledge that the feelings are real. Explain that people come in all different shapes and sizes, and you love your child no matter what.

Don’t make negative comments. Judging your own body or your child’s can result in lasting detrimental effects to your child’s body image and relationship with food. Set a good example for children in the way you talk about your own body as well as others.

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Medicare members: Most Medicare Advantage plans provide access to virtual care, which can be an easier, more affordable way to talk with doctors about common health issues on a smartphone, tablet or computer.

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Take action. Children learn fast and they learn best by example. Teach children habits that will help keep them healthy for life. Look for ways to spend fun, active time together.

Avoid the blame game. Never yell, scream, bribe, threaten or punish children about weight, food or physical activity. If you turn these issues into parent-child battle grounds, the results can be harmful. Shame, blame and anger are setups for failure.

Talk with your healthcare provider. If a health professional mentions a concern about your child’s weight, speak with the professional privately. Discuss specific concerns and ask for suggestions on making positive changes in your family’s eating habits and activity levels.

Seek advice. Look for a registered dietitian with a specialty in pediatric weight management. Many hospitals and clinics have comprehensive programs with edu cation and activities for both kids and adult family members that may be covered by your health insurance plan.

An important final note: If you are among the Long Islanders whose financial issues make it difficult to access healthy, fresh foods, don’t despair. Community Solidarity shares nutritious food to those in need, with 50 per cent of that being fresh produce. Visit www. communitysolidarity.org to find out more.

Dr. Sue Cohen is the director of Clinical Services at Right from the Start at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the leading children’s mental health agency on Long Island. Visit www.northshorechildguidance.org to learn more.

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PARENTING PLUS

BY JANET BURNS

The Garden City Trojans field hockey team has a history of success, and this year’s team has kept their record of success intact.

In the 2022 fall season, goalie Mackenzie Wehrum, our November Athlete of the Month at Anton Media Group, contributed a lot toward making that happen, according to her coaches and teammates.

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Athlete Of The Month: Mackenzie Wehrum, Field Hockey

After a strong season in goal with a .91 save percentage, Wehrum had three shutouts in the post season and allowed only two goals, guiding her team to the New York State Finals. Her outstanding play earned her all-tournament honors.

On Thursday, November 3, Wehrum’s shutout helped her team to claim the Long Island Championship this season, a title which the Trojans have held for the past seven out of eight years (with 2020’s Covid-impacted season being the exception.)

During this year’s playoffs, Wehrum only allowed two goals, and clocked over 40 saves, as well as a 0.15 GAA.

“Since I stepped on the field my freshman year of high school I have only fallen in love with the sport more

as the years have gone by. I have done whatever I could through the years to play as much as I can and I have done just that. I am determined to make myself a better player not just for myself but for the teams that I am on. I am determined that when I do eventually get to play field hockey in college to work hard to better myself for my future team and coaches,” Wehrum said in her NCSA college recruiting profile personal statement.

Scheduled to graduate this spring, Wehrum won’t have too long to wait before her college playing career begins. She has already committed to playing for Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, where she’ll enroll as a freshman for the 20232025 school year.

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Mackenzie Wehrum, a field hockey goalie for the Garden City Trojans, is our Athlete of the Month for November.

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The Islanders are a storied franchise thanks to many legendary players. For the 50th Anniversary season, celebrate the eight alumni whose numbers hang in the rafters. The first 10,000 fans at each of the eight Legends Nights will take home a commemorative bobblehead.

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‘Tis The Season For Cooking

Nothing brings people together quite like food, especially home cooking. Here are some of the newest and bestselling cookbooks on the market, just in time for the holiday season.

1. Go-To Dinners by Ina Garten

Even Ina Garten, America’s most-trusted and beloved home cook, sometimes finds cooking stressful. To make life easy she relies on a repertoire of recipes that she knows will turn out perfectly every time. Cooking night after night during the pandemic inspired her to rethink the way she approached dinner, and the result is this collection of comforting and delicious recipes that you’ll love preparing and serving. You’ll find lots of freeze-ahead, make-ahead, prep-ahead, and simply assembled recipes so you, too, can make dinner a breeze.

In the first-ever cookbook from TikTok star and social media sensation Nadia Caterina Munno—a.k.a. The Pasta Queen— is opening the recipe box from her online trattoria to share the dishes that have made her pasta royalty. In this delectable antipasto platter of over 100 recipes, cooking techniques, and the tales behind Italy’s most famous dishes (some true, some not-so-true), Nadia guides

you through the process of creating the perfect pasta, from a bowl of naked noodles to a dish large and complex enough to draw tears from the gods. Whether it’s her viral Pasta Al Limone, a classic Carbonara, or a dish that’s entirely Nadia’s— like her famous Assassin’s Spaghetti—The Pasta Queen’s recipes will enchant even the newest of pasta chefs.

4. Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelman

5. Somebody Feed Phil The Book by Phil Rosenthal and Jenn Garbee

Phil Rosenthal, host of the beloved Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil, really loves food and learning about global cultures, and he makes sure to bring that passion to every episode of the show. Whether he’s traveling stateside to foodie-favorite cities such as San Francisco or New Orleans or around the world to locations like Saigon, Tel Aviv, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, or Marrakesh, Rosenthal includes a healthy dose of humor to every episode—and now to this book.

Deb Perelman is the author of two best-selling cookbooks; one of the internet’s most successful food bloggers; the creator of a homegrown brand with more than a million Instagram followers; and the self-taught cook with the tiny kitchen who obsessively tests her recipes to make sure that no bowls are wasted and that the results are always worth the effort.

6. Better Homes and Gardens 100th Anniversary New Cook Book

Better Homes & Gardens celebrates its 100th anniversary with this expanded edition of the “red plaid” cookbook, a trusted staple in kitchens across America since 1930.

All-new chapters look back at the history of Better Homes & Gardens, including a “Behind the Kitchen Door” feature about America’s first test kitchen, and a “Then & Now” section comparing

3. The Woks of Life by Bill, Kaitlin, Judy and Sarah Leung

This is the story of a family as told through food. Judy, the mom, speaks to traditional Chinese dishes and cultural backstory. Bill, the dad, worked in his family’s Chinese restaurants and will walk you through how to make a glorious Cantonese Roast Duck. Daughters Sarah and Kaitlin have your vegetable-forward and one-dish recipes covered—put them all together and you have the first cookbook from the funny and poignant family behind the popular blog The Woks of Life.

original classics to updated recipes influenced by flavor and current food trends. With more than 1,000 recipes and a photo for each one, the book covers traditional dishes such as brownies and new fa vorites like cold brew coffee.

—Compiled by Christy Hinko

2. The Pasta Queen by Nadia Caterina Munno

Tilles Center

Eglevsky Ballet, Long Island’s premier ballet company and academy, presents its annual production of the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker” starring New York City Ballet soloist Miriam Miller as the “Sugar Plum Fairy” and New York City Ballet principal Tyler Angle as the “Cavalier”.

The production also stars Fox Weather meteorologist (and Instagram and TikTok sensation) Nick Kosir as “Dr. Stahlbaum”, the father of “Clara,” the ballet’s protagonist. Eglevsky Ballet brings the beloved story to the Tilles Center stage with Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, stunning costumes, thrilling choreography and a cast comprised of more than 60 students and the company’s professional dancers. Eglevsky Ballet’s production is the longest, continuously running production on Long Island. Directed and choreographed by Executive Artistic Director Maurice Brandon Curry, Eglevsky Ballet’s produc tion tells the story of a young girl named “Clara” and how a mysterious gift from her godfather, “Herr Drosselmeyer” brings about an enchanted, fantastical dream. The Eglevsky Ballet has presented The Nutcracker as a holiday gift for children of all ages since 1961. This exciting pro duction is a vibrant representation of the trajectory in which Mr. Curry is leading the organization.

This year, the role of “Clara” will be danced by professional company member, Briana Laman. The “Nutcracker Prince” will be portrayed by professional company member, Ryan Cavaline. The central first act pas de deux in the prelude to “Waltz of the Snowlflakes” is usually danced by a “Snow Queen” and a “Snow King”. Mr. Curry has the music (his personal favorite in the ballet) performed by the characters “Clara” and “The Nutcracker Prince”. “Having this pas de deux danced by these two characters,” Curry says, “intensifies the connection between the two characters. We see the arc of their relationship and gives the opportunity for Clara’s dream to have a more poignant and personal effect on our audiences.”

This year, Eglevsky Ballet is partnering

with Birthday Wishes of Long Island to offer support assistance in their mission. Birthday Wishes provides a birthday gift and a “Birthday-in-a-Box” for children experiencing homelessness.

Jamie Rapfogel, the Director of the Long Island Branch states, “We are thrilled to partner with the Eglevsky Ballet and their holiday performance of The Nutcracker this December at the Tilles Center!

What a special way to allow the families we serve to experience the magic and delight that this event allows. Just like our mission, of Eglevsky Ballet providing birthday parties to children experiencing homelessness brings feelings of normalcy and joy so does the honor of watching the Eglevsky Ballet’s holiday extravaganza!”

Eglevsky Ballet is asking all who attend the performances to bring an unwrapped toy for boys and girls ages 1-17 to donate to Birthday Wishes.

Do not miss these performances of The Nutcracker with Long Island’s own Eglevsky Ballet at the Tilles Center on Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. and on Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. Featuring live music provided by the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and guest stars from New York City Ballet and television, it is a produc tion not to be missed.

Tickets may be purchased at the Tilles Center box office or through Ticketmaster.

Cheese Ball Dip

BY CHRISTY HINKO chinko@antonmediagroup.com

Hands down, dips and spreads make the all-time favorites list when it comes to appetizers, but as equally yummy as the finger food appetizer counterparts like deviled eggs, chicken wings, nachos and quesadillas. That said, dips and spreads are in a class of their own.

The list of possible ingredients is endless, although many have a standard base ingredient, a cream cheese or a sour cream. e added ingredients are wide-ranging too: anything from some of the more savory things like artichokes, avocados, bacon, mushrooms, olives,

yogurts and fruity mangoes and apples.

ey are so versatile and come in so many variations and easily complement any holiday, event or occasion. And when you are planning a party, your appetizer menu is one of the rst things you might consider, including some of the more

important to consider how easily the dip or spread transfers. Is it scoopable? Is it spreadable? Do you need a sturdy cracker or chip to pair with it? Which utensils are best-suited for the job? Is it served in a bowl or on a plate? Is it served warm or chilled?

Dips and spreads are always a crowd-pleaser. Here is one of my personal family recipes.

Cheese Ball

8 oz. cream cheese, softened ¼ c. chopped walnuts (or almonds or pecans) 1 Tbsp cooking sherry ¼ c. walnuts, toasted and chopped

In medium bowl, combine rst three ingredients. Shape into a ball and chill, covered for at least three hours. Roll in toasted walnuts to coat. Serve with crackers; Triscuit or any

Thoughtful Ways To Give Thanks

For many Americans, the holiday season is a time for joy, gratitude and spending quality time with loved ones. However, with inflation at 8.2 percent, more than half (54 percent) of consumers plan to spend less on holiday gifts this year. With this in mind, here is a list of three ways to show your loved ones how much you ap preciate them this holiday season—with out breaking the bank.

1. The average person spends five hours a week cleaning. Taking the initiative to clean up the dirtiest areas of your home will allow you and your loved ones to spend more time to

gift of peace of mind.

2. When we hear about selfcare, we often think of bubble baths and scented candles. However, 54 percent of people strongly agree that having a completely clean home is one of the most calming feelings. Surprising your loved ones with a clean home will help them relax without the bow.

3. Give the chef in your life a well-de served break by cooking and cleaning up afterwards. Not only will your loved ones enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal, but they will also be thrilled by the sparkling clean kitchen.

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Hit The Off Switch Bone Appétit!

Hit movie Home Alone

made waves about hapless holiday makers leaving their child behind. But in the real world, what gadgets are most likely to have been left on in the home when people head abroad?

The holiday car rental experts at StressFreeCarRental. com have researched online for the most likely items in the home to be left on and come up with a checklist of things that need to be turned off before leaving the house.

As well as saving vital energy and reducing the risk of acci dents in your absence, these top tips will also help people save money during the current cost of living crisis.

The following steps can identify fire risks, other potential hazards and energy draining sources. But they point out not everything can be turned off, cit ing burglar and intruder alarms

which must be checked to see they are in good working order. Switch these things off before heading off on your travels:

Chargers

Unplugging chargers is a good tactic as they draw power into their power supplies constantly, so you can make an energy and cost saving.

Lights

You need to consider turning lights off, although weighing up if you will have a timer switch to factor in. Sometimes there are lights in the attic, garage or basement which are forgotten about and need to be turned off.

Modems and routers

By turning these off you can also prevent hackers from getting into your wifi as well as saving on power.

Heating

It’s a waste of money and energy to heat the house when you are away in the summer. Consider keeping the heating on very low if on holiday in the winter.

Kitchen appliances

Some of these are worth unplugging to save electricity and reduce the fire risk to your home. But not all—it would be unwise to turn off the fridge and freezer leaving you in a real mess on your return. Weigh up which appliances can safely be turned off.

Water

Locate the stopcock and turn off the water before leaving home on your holidays. It’s important as it will help prevent water leaks that can result in expensive floods and damage.

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The holiday season is the most wonderful time to celebrate with your friends and family, but also with your pets. A recent survey by the leading sustainable and biotech-driven pet food company, Wild Earth, shows that pet parents love including their furry friends on special occasions.

Do something special

Only 6.5 percent of pet owners don’t do anything special with their pets— which means a whopping 93.5 percent of you do.

Pets are truly part of our families, so it makes sense that they are involved in our celebrations.

Play dress-up

This year, grab a few sizes of your favorite holiday outfit. People everywhere are dressing their pooches up in their favorite acces sories and costumes. A little bow or Santa hat is the perfect addition to any pet’s wardrobe.

Photo shoot

Gathering the whole family for a photo takes divine intervention, but your pet is always ready to get their cute picture taken. A pet photoshoot is sure to make your pup the star of the holiday card.

Special meal

Bone appétit! The holidays are the time to try out new recipes and cook your family’s traditional favorites. You can whip up a special dish for your pet using clean, high-pro tein ingredients such as spinach, sweet potatoes, carrots and even cranberry sauce.

Buy a gift

Unwrapping presents isn’t just for our human family. Pets are part of your family too, so treat them to a special and healthy gift you know they will just love.

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Jimmy Smits’ Fave Acting Influences

BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO dgilderubio@antonmediagroup.com

With a storied line of crime procedurals under his belt ranging from a guest shot on Miami Vice and a major role on L.A. Law to starring in NYPD Blue and the late lamented Bluff City Law, Jimmy Smits wasn’t looking to go back down that path. That is, until Emmy Award-winning producer and director William Finkelstein, who knew Smits from back in the L.A. Law/NYPD Blue days, hipped the native New Yorker to the project the former was working on for CBS. All it took was mentioning the neighborhood the show was going to be based in to catch Smits’ attention.

“William Finklestein and I were having conversations, because we keep in touch,” Smits shared. “He was getting ready to do a cop show and it kind of came on my radar specifically because of all the stuff that transpired during COVID-19 with regards to this kind of spotlight on law enforcement transgressions and all of that. I told him good luck with that and it was beautiful to have this woman’s voice as the driving force behind this particular precinct and the whole thing about community policing. Then he said it was set in

a section of New York called East New York that not too many people know about. I told him to stop right there because that was my Wonder Years place. When I came back from living a couple of years in Puerto Rico, I was going to school [in East New York]. Pretty much my junior high school, high school and first years of college were all in that neighborhood. That’s where my first child was born, when I started going to college and making the choice to become an actor. All of those things happened in East New York, so I have an affinity for it.”

Smits plays veteran two-star Chief John Suarez, who serves as a mentor to Amanda Warren’s Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood, whose character was recently promoted to head up East New York’s 74th Precinct. Rounding out the cast are a number of familiar faces (Rubin Santiago-Hudson’s officer Marvin Sandeford and Richard Kind’s Captain Stan Yenko) and new talent (Elizabeth Rodriguez’s Detective Crystal Morales and Olivia Luccardi’s officer Brandy Quinn). The driving narratives for East New York revolve around the complex relationship between

law enforcement and local citizens in a lower income community of color. The combination of a talented cast and character-driven storylines were irresistible to Smits with the title locale being the deciding factor.

“For me, if you don’t have the character element in [a project] then I don’t want to see it,” Smits explained. “The stars felt like they aligned in regards to what’s happening with law enforcement and what’s been happening in New York along with women empowerment and having a character who is really a strong voice. We’ve come up with this ensemble of actors that is really tight and wonderful, but the characters are really compelling, unique and they each have their own spin on [the storylines]. It felt like something I really wanted to be a part of. And also for my old neighborhood—to kind of give props to it and give back in a way. That’s why I’m on this show.”

Having fallen in love with the art of acting, Smits was more than happy to share those talents that helped shape his career trajectory.

Raúl Juliá (March 9, 1940 to October 24, 1994)

“He was a brilliant, sanguine force of nature in terms of his acting ability. But the fact that he came from the place that my moms came from and his first language was Spanish. And he loved the classics. All of those things influenced me in terms of making a choice and me being able to see him out there working like that. It influenced me with regards to becoming an actor myself. He’s tops on the list.”

James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 to present)

“He is somebody that has broken barriers and has an immense love for the theater. I admire the work he’s done on film and through the years, he’s had a sustaining career.”

Katherine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 to June 29, 2003)

Rita Moreno (December 11, 2011 to present)

“Both of them in terms of powerful women who have come

from minority/disadvantaged communities. Because of their ethnicity and gender, they’ve had to work twice as hard [to succeed]. That energy is fascinating to me.”

Peter Brook (March 21, 1925 to July 3, 2022)

“One day a director— who is very famous in the theater world named Peter Brook, came to this community group I was involved with as a kid. He had this international group of actors from Africa, a Nordic-looking woman, a Japanese kabuki actor and kind of created an international language of theater. [Ed. Note: International Centre for Theatre Research]. It fascinated me that theater has such power and it fermented for this teenager at the time—to see if I could really do this as a profession. A light went on in terms of the power of physicality, space and telling stories. That moment really influenced me. It’s like a marker for me.”

Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 to June 12, 2003)

“I did this film called Old Gringo and it was another kind of marker for me. Greg became a mentor and a friend. He was someone whose activism, along with Jane Fonda’s, was something I looked at. Along with the way he carried his life and approached his feelings about the artist’s ability to enlighten while doing his work at the same time. It touched me in so many different ways.”

East New York airs on CBS on Sunday nights. Check local listings for times. Visit www. longislandweekly.com to read a longer version of this story.

From left: Darien Sills-Evans (Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe), Jimmy Smits (Assistant Chief John Suarez) and Amanda Warren (Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood) (Photo credit: CBS 2022)

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). e week goes well if you don’t get too wrapped up in winning. at would make your game tight and vulnerable to mistakes of tension. Back o and consider two ways to relax into your play. Pretend like you have so much advantage you’ll never run out, or imagine instead that you have no advantage and therefore nothing to lose.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). Financial demands seem a ordable when someone else is paying. Chores and maintenance go faster when done by others. As true as this may be, you still prefer to take care of things on your own. Your reward for this is that you become incredibly capable, con dent, vital, attractive, forward-thinking and unstoppable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll speak words of kindness if they come to you, but you don’t have to. e way you hold yourself open to the world, the nice things you think to yourself about the strangers passing by and the friendliness of your smile contribute more than you know to the spirit of gentleness that would ideally prevail in a better world.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). e act of creating a fantasy is like giving yourself a gift. e right fantasy can do more than entertain you. It can give you the clues about the life you might create for yourself. It can be the vision that shows you where you could go and pulls you into a future that would delight you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). is week’s to-do list contains items that are less than fascinating, but give them more attention than you think they deserve. ey have potential to advance you, perhaps delightfully so. It is the details -- the glorious, captivating details -- that will provide the magic of the week.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As much as you’d like others to focus on the same things that matter to you, it won’t happen often this week. ere are bene ts to the diverse energies, though. You’ll get more versions of the story, and multiple viewpoints will be interesting, broadening the scope of your project and causing you to learn more, and quickly.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In the animal kingdom, there are not enemies, just creatures competing for resources. Humans tend to see the competition as sinister, and yet the same principle applies. Take moral bias out of the equation and you will see people in terms of what they need or want, not in subjective terms of good and evil.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You are good at many things and great at something that is rare. Too much time has passed since you gave much-deserved attention to your talent. Use your exceptional gift this week, or at the very least, plan to use it soon, building the schedule, training or environment to make this possible.

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North’s seven-club bid is certainly questionable. He could have passed and left the decision to South, who was probably in a better position to

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West led a heart, and South pro ceeded to make the grand slam despite his apparently certain spade loser. He ruffed the heart in dummy, drew two rounds of trump and then cashed five diamond tricks, discarding a spade from his hand. Two more rounds of trump, ending in dummy, brought about this posi tion: North

The lead of the ten of clubs from dummy left East with no recourse. If he discarded a spade, South would discard a heart; if he dis carded a heart, South would dis card a spade. Either way, South would win the last three tricks.

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Did you know there are more than 20,000 bee species in the world? Of those bees, 450 are native to New York State, and they come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.

The North Shore Land Alliance recently hosted a lecture with bee-expert Dr. Kate Lecroy of Cornell University. Attendees had the opportunity to learn about the amazing world of native bees and what Long Islanders can do to help protect them.

There is still so much that we don’t know about bees. Many are smaller than a grain of rice and almost 10 percent of bees in America are yet to be described. Native bees play a huge role in our ecosystem, pollinating almost 80 percent of flowering plants around the world and many important, high-value crops in New York are dependent on bees.

Unfortunately, many of our native bees are in decline. More than 50 percent of North American native bee species are in decline and nearly 1 in 4 are at increasing risk of extinction. According to Dr. Lecroy, most bees are threatened by habitat destruction, overuse of pesticides, climate change, and predation by non-native bees. Dr. Lecroy also found that non-native bees outcompeted native bees in developed areas, while native bees thrived in unfractured, open spaces.

There are many things that we can do to

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3. Mow your yard less and cut at the tallest setting. Let flowering grasses bloom longer and preserve bee habitat.

4. Minimize outdoor lighting as it can disrupt foraging behaviors of bees.

5. Leave coarse woody materials on your property for nesting habitat.

Native bees are indispensable to the health of the natural world and are perilously under protected. Let’s start helping bees by making small changes in our yard because without these tiny, tireless creatures our world would be a less colorful and interesting place.

Visit www.northshorelandalliance.org to learn more about how you can save the bees.

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help native bee thrive in our own backyard. Some of the best practices suggested by the Empire State Native Pollinator Survey include:

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Coyote Spotted in Manhasset: New Wild Canids

A recent sighting of a male coyote in a Manhasset yard

get into that at low tide and try to swim it. Now the current is rather strong, but they’re survivors, they could certainly get ashore at some point and make their way onto the train tracks and work their way out (east). We don’t really know for sure how they get over here, but once they figure it out they’re scent marking.” Other coyotes would then follow these scent trails further out onto Long Island.

group. Other coyotes have been spotted in Searingtown, Great Neck, Oyster Bay, Roslyn and Port Washington. Some of these animals are transitive, where they spend a little time in an area before moving on. In general, though, coyotes are social animals that live in both family bands and looser groups of unrelated individuals in a particular territory.

For many people, coyotes go along with windswept desert bluffs, cacti and sagebrush, or cartoon anvils and crafty roadrunners. Picturing them running along the tracks of the LIRR or picking garbage out of a dumpster is unfamiliar at best. But these opportunistic animals, though still rare, have been established on Long Island for at least the last seven years.

The prevailing theory is that these coyotes have split off from a source population in the Bronx, where they have been thriving for more than 30 years. From there, they are either swimming a narrow but swift portion of the East River or following green corridors and bridges. Frank Vicenti, from the Wild Dog Foundation in Mineola, describes some of the potential crossing points. “There is a narrow part of the East River in Northern Queens, that, you know, is a stone’s throw from the Bronx. Animals could certainly

In terms of population, western Nassau County has approximately 13 individuals, with three to four in the Manhasset group. The male who was sighted recently is most likely the male from the breeding pair of that

Even with these sightings, Vicenti said he does not expect a coyote boom on Long Island. “I don’t think we’re ever going to have a lot of coyotes because even the ones that we have here, the growth has been slow as far as breeding goes. We had no pups this

year. When the amount of food is limited they just forego breeding. Sometimes dis temper wipes out the litters.”

The US government actually funded a campaign to eradicate large canids starting in 1906, mostly due to pressure from the livestock industry. Wolves were depicted to the public as huge, terrifying cow-killers. By the 1920s, the wolf had been extirpated from most of the United States, and the govern

A coyote on the roadside in California (Photo by Ben Mater on Unsplash)

A coyote spotted in Searingtown (photo submitted by The Wild Dog Foundation)

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Have Made Long Island Their Home

raises questions about these large, secretive predators.

ment then turned their attention to the coyote. Between 1947 and 1956, approximately 6.5 million coyotes were killed across the American west, mostly with poison. In the 1970s, wildlife management expanded into a new method: aerial gunning, or shooting animals from low flying aircraft. This method of population control is still in use today.

But coyotes adapted, moving into suburban and urban areas where food sources were abundant and they weren’t being shot, and since the larger apex predators had been removed, they were able to spread

throughout the United States. This means that they are not invasive; they are simply filling a niche and expanding their range naturally.

Vicenti sees this as “…something that should be celebrated, in the sense that, Long Island isn’t such an artificial environment. The eagles are coming back, and we have turkey vultures, woodchuck populations are doing good and we might have skunks on the island as well. There are sharks off the coast and whales. You have to conserve that as well. But you don’t have to look 4000

miles away on another continent to see the wild, we have it here.”

His advice for learning to live with these new neighbors is simple. “You’re going to have to adjust somewhat, use common sense. You know, don’t feed anything and keep tabs on pets.”

Studies show that coyotes are more likely to subsist in local parks, cemeteries and golf courses. At night, they are known to hunt the city streets for rodents. If you do see a coyote, the best thing is to be loud and frighten them away. Coyotes that lose their fear of people are a danger to themselves. “yell at them, stomp your foot at them, maybe even throw an object towards them. Don’t hit them, but certainly throw something towards them. Showing dominance and non-lethal aggres-

sion through loud noises and running at them will instill fear in the coyote and teach it to stay away.”

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for the holders of the Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-2, Plaintiff AGAINST James P. Checca, Christine Checca, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered April 3, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on December 12, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 26 Glen Cove Drive, Glen Head, NY 11545. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Glen Head, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION: 21, BLOCK: Q, LOT: 14. Approximate amount of judgment $443,241.05 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #010316/2014. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts. gov/Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. For sale information, please contact XOME at www.Xome.com or call (844) 400-9633 Joy Bunch, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-062751F00 73642 11-30-23-16-9-2022-4T#235697-GCOB/RP

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THE REGISTERS FOR THE SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 6, 2022, IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF GLEN COVE, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Registers prepared as provided in Section 2606 of the Education Law will be completed on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 and thereafter filed in the Office of the District Clerk and notice is hereby given that said Registers will continue to be on file at the Office of the District Clerk, Administration Building, 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen

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AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District. Military voters who are qualified voters of the District may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on November 21, 2022. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on day of the Special District Meeting and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on day of the Special District Meeting and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be no later than the day before the day of the Special District Meeting.

Information regarding the election districts are set forth on the District’s website - www.glencoveschools.org.

A person shall be entitled to vote at said Special District Meeting only if such person is a qualified voter.

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Dated: October 12, 2022

NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF GLEN COVE, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Glen Cove, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted on October 12, 2022, a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of said District will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 6:00 o’clock A.M. to 9:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) at the following places: School Election Districts Location of Polling Place A, B, C High School, Dosoris Lane - Back Gym (door #13) D Connolly School, Ridge Drive Back Gym, for the purpose of voting upon the following Bond Proposition:

BOND PROPOSITION

SHALL THE BOND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF GLEN COVE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON OCTOBER 12, 2022, ENTITLED: “BOND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF GLEN COVE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED OCTOBER 12, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO DISTRICT BUILDINGS AND SITES AT THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF NOT TO EXCEED $30,552,621; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $30,552,621 SERIAL BONDS OF THE DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION,” BE APPROVED?

Such Bond Proposition shall appear on the ballots to be used for voting at said Special District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 in substantially the foregoing form.

The voting at said Special District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 will be conducted by ballot as provided in the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 6:00 o’clock A.M. to 9:00 o’clock 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 the qualified voters of the District may register for the Special District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 on any school day between the hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 2:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) in the main office of each of the school buildings of the District and in the office of the District Clerk in the Administration Building during the school year. The final date to register for the Special District Meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 is Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 7:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) (personal registration day). If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Education, and has voted at any Annual School District Election and Budget Vote or special district meetings within the last four (4) years or if he or she is eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this Special District Meeting. All other persons who wish to vote must register. Any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk, and the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Special Distract Meeting for which the register is prepared and that the register is prepared pursuant to Education Law and the registration list prepared by the Board of Elections of Nassau County will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk of the Glen Cove School District, in the District’s Administration Building Office, 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time), on and after Tuesday, November 22, 2022, and each of the days prior to the date set for the Special District Meeting, except Saturday and Sunday, including the day set for the Special District Meeting. Any person otherwise qualified to vote who is not currently registered under permanent personal registration in the District by the last date found on the original or duplicate registers, or records, or list furnished by the Nassau County Boards of Elections, and has not voted at an intervening election, must, in order to be entitled to vote, present himself or herself personally for registration or otherwise register with the Nassau County Board of Elections.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the Special District Meeting may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk at the Administration Building, 154 Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, New York, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 4:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on any school day. Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. However, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it is received in the office of the District Clerk of the

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Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter , Section of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on DECEMBER at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BYORDER OFTHE ZONINGBOARDOF APPEALS

APPEAL NO. 22-497

LOCUST VALLEY MARGARET WHITTING: Variance to construct dormer and allow existing sunroom having less average front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. NW/ cor. of Baldwin Ave. Lindbergh St., a/k/a 133 Baldwin Avenue, Locust Valley, NY

APPEAL NO. 22-498

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MICHAEL LORUSSO: Variance to allow existing garage having less rear yard setback and side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. S/s/o Pine Hollow Rd., 200 ft. E/o Pine Dr., a/k/a 117 Pine Hollow Road, Oyster Bay, NY

APPEAL NO. 22-480

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LIESELOTTE KEELING: (A) Variance to allow three (3) existing rooftop mechanical units having less setback to roof’s edge than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance for the reduction of off-street parking spaces. Reduction of spaces to 0 when 20 parking spaces are required. SE/ cor. of W. Main St.

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TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK 11-23-2022-1T-#235829GCOB/OB

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU, EMIGRANT BANK (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK AND NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST), Plaintiff, vs. ANDREW G. KENNEDY, LINDA D. KENNEDY, et. al. Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed and recorded on April 10, 2019, 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, NY 11501 on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 28 Wayaawi Avenue, Bayville, NY 11709.

All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New York, Block 7 and Lots 27, 28, 52. Approximate amount of judgment is $338,610.09 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #0000713/2014.

Irene F. Parrino, Referee Hertz, Cherson Rosenthal, P.C., 118-35 Queens Boulevard, 9th Floor, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Attorneys for Plaintiff. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with Nassau County Covid-19 protocols located on the Office of Court Administration

(OCA) website (https://ww2. nycourts.gov/Admin/oca. shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks, and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Foreclosure Auctions will be held Rain or Shine.

SCHEDULE A DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Bayville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known as and by the Lot Numbers 27, 28 and 52 as shown and designated on a certain map entitled, “Map of Nunnakoma Park, situated at Bayville, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, owned and developed by the Bayville-Oyster Bay Realty Corporation, February, 1924, S.B. Bowne, Engineer, Mineola, New York,” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on June 10, 1924 under the File Number 545, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the southwesterly side of Wunaquit Drive and the westerly side of Wayaawi Avenue;

RUNNING THENCE South 04 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West along the westerly side of Wayaawi Avenue, 133.0 feet to the nonherly line of Lot 51 as shown on aforesaid map;

THENCE North 85 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds West along the northerly side of Lot 51 on aforesaid map, 107.50 feet to the easterly line of Lot 30 as shown on aforesaid map;

THENCE along the easterly line of Lots 30, 29 and 26 as shown on the aforesaid map, North 04 degrees 15 minutes

November Networking Luncheon At Laura’s BBQ

Join the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce Networking Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 12:30 p.m. at Laura’s BBQ Waterfront Smokehouse.

Owners Laura and Lloyd Adams will be serving guests an assortment of buffet style BBQ favorites including beef brisket, pulled pork, baby back ribs and boneless chicken

thighs. Side dishes and soft drinks included, cash bar.

Cost per chamber member is $30 per person, tax & tip included.

Laura’s BBQ is a family owned and operated restaurant. If you have not yet visited their establishment, this is the perfect opportunity to enjoy their deli cious BBQ while networking with other business owners and professionals within our chamber.

Please Note: Laura’s BBQ is currently taking holiday turkey and catering orders for Thanksgiving. Contact Lloyd Adams for menu options and pricing at 516-270-7806

•When: Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 12:30 p.m.

•Where: Laura’s BBQ • 76 Shore Rd., Glen Cove NY

Visit www.glencovechamber.org/ event-5039916 to RSVP online.

—Submitted by the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce

Four Locust Valley Falcons Make College Commitments

Four distinguished Locust Valley High School athletes announced their commitments to college on Nov. 10. Seniors Payton Tini, Olivia Del Tatto, Christian Corey and Charles Dickman will continue their student-athlete journeys at Rutgers University, Vassar College, St. Peter’s University and Rome City, respectively. Tini, Del Tatto and Dickman will play lacrosse and Corey will play baseball.

—Submitted

00 seconds East, 218.0 feet to the southwesterly side of Wunaquit Drive; THENCE southeasterly along the southwesterly side of Wunaquit Drive, 137.00 feet, more or less, to the corner aforesaid the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises also nown as 28 Wayaawi Avenue, Bayville, NY 11709 12-14-7; 11-30-23-2022-4T#235831-GCOB/OB

LEGAL NOTICE

VILLAGE OF LATTINGTOWN BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

PUBLIC NOTICE

A public hearing and meet ing will be held before and by the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Lattingtown, Nassau County, New York, at the Village Hall, 299 Lattingtown Road in said Village, on December 6, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.

The hearing will be on the application of Jamie and Robert Halbreiner, owners of a parcel of land located at 11 Wood Lane in the Village, and designated as Section 30, Block 66, Lot 129 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map and located in the Village’s R-15 (15,000 s.f.) zoning district. The Appellants seek a variance

to permit the construction of a covered porch addition, one story and second-floor addi tion to the existing dwelling, which would increase the gross floor area of the dwell ing to 3,330 square feet rather than the maximum permitted 3,166 square feet. The above application is on

file at Humes Wagner, LLP, Attorneys for the Village, 147 Forest Avenue Locust Valley, New York 11560, where it may be seen by appointment only, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday until the time of the hearing.

If any individual requires

special assistance to attend, please notify the Village Clerk at least 48 hours in ad vance of the hearing.

Paul L. Bentel, Ph.D. Chairman November 23, 2022 Z-535 11-23-2022-1T-#235989GCOB/OB

Left to right, Charles Dickman, Christian Corey, Payton Tini and Olivia Del Tatto. (Photo courtesy of the Locust Valley Central School District)

by the Locust Valley Central School District

Laura’s BBQ is a family owned and operated restaurant. (Photo courtesy the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce)

Glen Cove Artists Shine At Art Guild Exhibition

One student takes home honorable mention and three others are featured in county-wide art competition

Four Glen Cove High School art students were featured in the 2022 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit and Competition and will have their artwork on display through Nov. 26 at The Art Guild’s gallery in Port Washington.

Phoebe Pinder took home an honorable mention for her piece Opacare, Lilia Landaverde was featured for her piece Eat Me, Natalia Monsale was featured for her piece Blossoms of Gardenia and William Santamaria was featured for his piece WSA.

“We are so proud of these students, who poured their talent and dedication into such remarkable and profound artwork,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Maria Rianna. “Congrats to Phoebe, Lilia, Natalia and William for earning such an esteemed honor and congrats to their teachers Leeann Palazzo and Stephen Lombardo who always encourage their creativity and enthusiasm.”

The exhibit launched with a reception

on Nov. 6, where awards were presented to artists earning first, second and third place and two honorable mentions. Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte also presented winners with a certificate from the Town of North Hempstead.

The Art Guild is a nonprofit organization that provides encouragement, education and a forum for the appreciation of the visual arts. It offers artists a space to interact and collaborate through educational opportunities, workshops, lectures, discussions and exhibits.

Visit www.glencoveschools.org for more information about the Glen Cove City School District. Happenings in the district can also be followed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/glencovecityschools.

—Submitted by the Glen Cove City School District

Glen Cove Clinches Nassau County Soccer Championship

Knights edge out Garden City for Class A title

The Glen Cove Knights took home the Nassau County Class A Boys Soccer championship in a tense match against the Garden City Trojans at the Mitchel Athletic Complex on Nov. 2. The Knights, led by Head Coach Brian Smith and Assistant Coach Erick Pajuelo, jumped from being the Number 11 seeded team when they bested the MacArthur Generals, to the Number 2 seeded team, during overtime in the semifinals.

The Knights came out strong against Garden City with a final score of 2-0 as goals from Sophomore Enry Hernandez and Senior Londell Wheeler led the team to its first county win since 2016.

“Congrats to our boys soccer team on their hard-fought win and all of their success this season,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Maria Rianna. “This is a tremendous achievement for Glen Cove and is a testament to the commitment and dedica tion of the team, Coach Smith and Assistant Coach Pajuelo,”

The match against the Trojans was also a chance at redemption from last year’s cham pionship, in which Garden City clinched the title against Glen Cove by one goal.

The team advanced to the Long Island Championship on November 6, facing off against Amityville. Though they put up a tough fight for the title, the Knights lost against the Amityville Warriors by a final score of 3-2.

The team’s roster includes Mitchell Muzante, Bryan Hernandez, Edin Alvarado, Evan Rodriguez, Nick Ladearious, Jordan Flores, Vincent Morotta, Ethan Graziosi, Mi chael Gonzalez, Jose Rumipamba, Joshua Singh, Nicolas Parodis, Jabier Escobar, Davy Giron, Erasmo Mendez, Luis Rivas, Enry Hernandez, Kevin Martinez, Xavier Lizarraga, Adrian Olivera, Londell Wheeler, Daniel Hernandez, Frank Andrade, Cristian Yanes, Gabriel Alvarado, Hector Flores, Christopher Hernandez, Jose Santiago Moradel, Dylan Alvarado and Kyle Calderon.

—Submitted by the City of Glen Cove

The achievement marked Glen Cove’s first Nassau County championship win since 2016.

Glen Cove High School art students Phoebe Pinder, left, William Santamaria, Natalia Monsale and Lilia Landaverde (not pictured) were featured in The Art Guild’s annual exhibit and competition. (Photo courtesy Glen Cove City School District)

Teammates celebrated the win at the Mitchel Athletic Complex on Nov. 2. (Photos courtesy Glen Cove City School District)

Standout player Londell Wheeler beamed as he showed the championship plaque to his team.

Teammates celebrated the win with Head Coach Brian Smith.

Enry Hernandez scored one of the goals that led the team to victory.