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Town Of North Hempstead: Dope? Nope BY FRANK RIZZO

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he Town of North Hempstead on Dec. 16 joined a lengthy list of municipalities voting to opt out of allowing adult use marijuana dispensaries and on-site consumption establishments. It also banned marijuana use on town properties. Grouping its proposed local laws under five resolutions, town board members voted 6-0 via Zoom on each one to amend chapters 39, 57 and 70 of the town code. Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte could not take part in the voting because she was ill with COVID-19. In April, then-Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York State Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) as New York became the 18th state to legalize recreational use for ages 21 and up. It had allowed medical marijuana dispensaries and prescriptions since 2015. The governor’s office estimated tax revenues of $300 million and a workforce of 60-70,00 from a developed cannabis industry. However, under Article 4 of the act, municipalities had until Dec. 31 to pass a local law opting out of legalization under Municipal Home Rule Law. Opting out allowed the municipality to opt in at a later date, but opting-in before Dec. 31 foreclosed the possibility of opting out. North Hempstead created a Cannabis Task Force to study the issue. After three public hearings at which it heard from experts and residents, it produced a 418-page report on Dec. 10 detailing the pros and cons of various combinations or dispensaries and on-site consumption establishments. The members of the task force did not come to a consensus, the report noted. In addition to studying the report, councilmembers on Dec. 16 heard from more than a dozen speakers arguing for their respective views before they voted on the five resolutions. Resolution No. 5 read as follows: “The proposed local law would prohibit smoking or vaping of tobacco and cannabis on town property, including town dock, town beaches and parks, Department of Public Works facilities and Town Hall buildings, together with all of the driveways, parking areas and grounds surrounding the same.” Connie Bruno, project director at Manhasset Coalition Against Substance Abuse (CASA), called herself “a mother and advocate for the

safety and well-being of our youth.” She urged the board to opt out, noting that substance abuse increased under marijuana legalization. She cited statistics from Colorado—where cannabis sales have been legal since 2012—indicating that youth marijuana use is 85 percent higher than the national average. Age is critical, she continued, because “children who smoke marijuana under the age of 14 are five times more likely to abuse drugs as adults.” Bruno also noted that students’ academic performance slipped when they became users and motor vehicle accidents rose after legalization. “This is an addiction-for-profit industry,” Bruno charged. “Let’s not sell our kids’ future for the potential cannabis tax revenue.” Imran Ansari, the political director for the Long Island Federation of Labor, made the economic argument for opting in. “The decision to opt out will [deprive] the community of new jobs, new revenues and economic opportunities,” he asserted, noting that the medical marijuana industry is unionized and the benefits of unionization will also be enjoyed by recreational marijuana workers. They would get well-compensated, secure jobs with benefits that could support families. Ansari cited a real estate study correlating higher home values with legalization. He pushed back against the narrative that states that legalized

had seen an increase in crime and a decrease in property values. Long Island Federation of Labor President John R. Durso added his voice to the economic benefits that would come with opting in. He also pointed out that dispensary workers are subject to rigorous standards and protocols. “The only thing you’re doing is opting out of the income and jeopardizing good jobs in your community,” he concluded. Tom McDonough brought up the resolutions dealing with smoking on town properties. He related that he asked people how it would be enforced and the reply had been “the police.” “So we’re going to call the police to write a ticket for someone smoking in the park. That’s ridiculous,” he pointed out. “We have town security personnel. Maybe we should train and allow them to write tickets for people smoking in the parks.” McDonough noted the numerous complaints about smoking, both cigarettes and marijuana, at town parks. He felt that deploying the security forces there would be a deterrent. Adrian Adams, state director for Minorities for Medical Marijuana, declared that the issue of marijuana as a gateway drug was not real, and argued that alcohol is the first “high” for the vast majority of people. Cannabis was the perfect drug to deal with the opioid crisis.

Adams also claimed that opting out would result in a vacuum that would be filled by the criminal element. Further, “regulated cannabis is better than ‘street’ cannabis and cannabis companies are amenable to dispensing community benefits.” David Sattiger took the view that legalization was the proper course. “I think it’s time for us to finally admit that the War on Drugs has been an unmitigated failure,” he observed. “The [opting out] is a continuation of the failed policies that cost lives and tax dollars.” He suggested that the board trust people to be responsible citizens and stop the fear mongering. Alcohol, he asserted, was a much more dangerous drug “and we’re not going to ban liquor stores.” Jim McHugh of New Hyde Park, a pharmacist working at a Queens hospital, pointed out that revenues in Colorado and California have not matched expectation, and argued that the high taxes on the products led people to turn to the black market. Illegal sales, he claimed, had actually increased in those states. The states that have legalized recreational use are in conflict with federal law, which trumps state law. It has not been tested in the courts yet, but McHugh assumed it would be and the states would lose. The town has jurisdiction over the unincorporated areas. Many of its 31 villages had already opted out. McHugh said that if it opted in, the unincorporated areas would be saturated with dispensaries. Nina Gordon said that medical cannabis helped her deal with opioid addiction. “It’s shameful to hear some of the ‘Reefer Madness’ kind of fear mongering that’s going on here. And I hope you’ll make an educated decision,” she said, referring to a notorious anti-marijuana movie from the 1930s. Though they voted in favor of opting out, both councilmembers Veronica Lurvey and Viviana Russell hoped that the town board might revisit the issue again at a later date, after the state releases its regulations.

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FALL SPORTS ROUNDUP:

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Back to Back Nassau County Titles

ast season (spring ’21), the Manhasset girls swimming and diving team ended Garden City’s 21-year streak of consecutive Nassau County Championships by winning the program’s first ever overall Nassau County title. If the girls were going to repeat in the fall it would require their absolute best and at the right time. Also, on the line again was a chance to compete at the New York State Championships, which were canceled last season. The dual meet season was an overall success for the ladies as they finished 7-1. For the second straight season, Manhasset was able to beat Garden City, a program first. The only loss came to undefeated Syosset. The girls finished the dual meet season by defeating rival Bellmore Merrick in a very close meet. In the opening round of the post-season, Manhasset won their fifth consecutive Division Championship. After the divisional round it was clear that it would be a three-team battle (Syosset, Bellmore Merrick, Manhasset) for the top spot. At the opening night of counties, Manhasset’s eighth-grade diver, Victoria Wang, won the overall county diving championship. Her score of 562.55 was a new Nassau County record, breaking the previous mark held by Victoria Zozzaro of Wantagh (2014). The Manhasset county swimmers used the momentum from diving to have very strong county preliminaries. After preliminaries, Manhasset trailed Bellmore by about 20 points and had a 40-plus-point edge over Syosset. At Saturday’s finals, 10 Manhasset swimmers—Emma Anderson, Catherine Broderick, Hannah Chang, Samantha Dring, Sofia Giordano, Megan Koek, Kasey Mulholland, Briana Racanello, Shannon Reddington and Melissa Scala—competed with one common goal, find a way to repeat as county champions. In the opening event, the 200 yard (all distances in yards) medley relay team of Melissa Scala, Shannon Reddington, Samantha Dring and Emma Anderson set the tone for the day, by moving up from fourth to second place and finishing ahead of the higher-seeded Bellmore. In the second event, Manhasset would cut the lead down even more as Megan Koek, Catherine Broderick, and Sofia Giordano all improved their time or place and moved ahead of Bellmore swimmers. After Briana Racanello

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TDuring the warmer months, the girls swim team enjoyed the pool at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. (Contributed photo)

moved up to second in the individual medley by beating Bellmore’s top swimmer, it was clear the Manhasset team was on their way to a historic day. In the middle events, Manhasset sprinter Kasey Mulholland finished fourth in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 yard freestyle. Briana Racanello finished third in the 100 butterfly. It was in the eighth event, the 500 freestyle, when Manhasset made its big move. Manhasset placed four swimmers—Megan Koek (12th), Melissa Scala (seventh), Emma Anderson (fifth) and county champion Sofia Giordano to cut Bellmore’s lead to two points. The 200 freestyle relay team of Kasey Mulholland, Catherine Broderick, Sofia Giordano and Briana Racanello took first place to put Manhasset ahead. Bellmore’s highest scoring event was next, the 100 backstroke. Manhasset’s backstrokers, Samantha Dring, Melissa Scala and Hannah Chang, finished eighth, ninth and 15th to keep Manhasset on pace for the victory. In the last individual event, the 100 breaststroke, Emma Anderson finished third and Shannon Reddington eighth to put the team ahead for good. In the final event, the 400 freestyle relay team consisting of Briana Racanello, Emma Anderson, Kasey Mulholland and Sofia Giordano took first place to put an exclamation point on the Championship. Congratulations to the ladies, the 2021 spring and fall Nassau County champions! Earning All-County honors

The girls swim team members celebrate the county championship. Front row, from the left: Sofia Giordano, Victoria Wang, Emma Anderson and Briana Racanello. Back row, from the left: Melissa Scala, Catherine Broderick, Samantha Dring, Kasey Mulholland, Tia Garvey, Megan Koek, Shannon Reddington and Hannah Chang. (Contributed photo)

were Emma Anderson, Catherine Broderick, Samantha Dring, Sofia Giordano, Kasey Mulholland, Briana Racanello, Shannon Reddington, Melissa Scala and Victoria Wang.

At States…

The state championships were held at Ithaca College on Nov. 19-20. For the first time in program history, all six of Manhasset’s qualifiers (Emma Anderson, Catherine Broderick, Sofia Giordano, Kasey Mulholland, Briana Racanello and Victoria Wang) earned a spot at state finals.

In diving, Victoria Wang finished second in the state, earning the runner up award. In swimming, the 200 freestyle relay finished in ninth place and 400 freestyle relay finished in 14th place. In individual events Briana Racanello was ninth in the 200 individual medley, Sofia Giordano ninth in the 500 freestyle and Kasey Mulholland 18th in the 50 freestyle. Earning All-State honors were Catherine Broderick, Sofia Giordano, Kasey Mulholland, Briana Racanello and Victoria Wang —Submitted by coach Matthew McGrane

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ith the graduation of 29 seniors from last season’s undefeated county championship team, this year’s team was mostly a young and inexperienced group. Despite often starting five sophomores and a freshman, this year’s team worked extremely hard and guided by the few seniors continued to improve throughout the season. We had several wins and each game was competitive. Junior QB Matt Cargiulo was named All-County. He rushed for 636 yards and passed for 405 yards. Matt had 84 tackles as a linebacker and will be considered one of the best players in Nassau County next season. Sophomore linebacker Jack Mulholland was our leading tackler and named All-Conference. With a large number of returning starters and a nucleus of outstanding jayvee players, next season’s team should return to championship form. Our off-season strength and conditioning program conducted in our weight room is well attended and should prepare us for next season. —Submitted by head coach Jay Iaquinta

Sophomore linebacker Jack Mulholland (55) was Manhasset’s leading tackler and named to the All-Conference team. Here, he teams with James Brady (23) to bring down Bethpage’s Anthony Cucurullo in the season opener. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

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Quarterback Matt Cargiulo was a two-way standout and his play earned him a spot on the All-County football team. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

Manhasset sophomore Toby Leng was one of 91 teens who participated in the Recycling Challenge. (Photo courtesy of Manhasset Public Schools)

Students Participate In Recycling Challenge Students from Manhasset Secondary School partnered up with the Manhasset Public Library to participate in the Recycling Challenge. More than 90 teens participated, collecting a total of 28,363 containers. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Manhasset Public Library was not able to hold in-person programming for high school students to gain community service hours. As a result, the Recycling Challenge was created. Students were tasked with collecting bottles or cans and then had to take photos with their bottle return receipts. The program ran from May 14 to Dec. 4 and a total of 1,362 community service hours were logged. —Submitted by Manhasset Public Schools

Culture Trivia Contest Winner Manhasset students recently participated in the American Association of Teachers of French National Francophone Culture Trivia Contest. The competition is a trivia contest that covers all cultural aspects of the French-speaking world. Congratulations to Alexander Demetriades who received the best score at Manhasset Secondary School for Level B. This year, the contest’s turnout was an all-time record for number of plays and players. Level B, which is the intermediate/advanced contest, was played more than 1,500 times across the United States by 19,300 players. (Photo courtesy of Manhasset Public Schools)

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grateful. 2021 was a whirlwind of a year! Despite the challenges and frustrations of the ongoing pandemic, Manhasset remains resilient. While we may have altered the way we conduct business and gather, the spirit and strength of our community continues to shine through.

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Two Trees For Copley Pond Park The Village of Munsey Park announced that due to the generosity of Jimmy Schimmenti, owner of The Grounds Guys landscaping company, the village accepted and planted two Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica purpurea) trees in Copley Pond Park on Dec. 14. Our own Ted Boutzalis gratefully accepted the trees on behalf of the village. Copper Beech trees are large, deciduous shade trees that are known for their beautiful burgundy foliage that turns a lovely shade of copper in fall. This planting continues the efforts of the Board of Trustees to restore the tree canopy in the village with a diversity of specimen trees. When in Copley Pond Park, stop to admire these trees, festooned with holiday ribbons. —Submitted by the Village of Munsey Park

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Jimmy Schimmenti, left, and Ted Boutzalis with newly-planted tree in Copley Pond Park. (Contributed photo)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR GAMBLING: IT’S EVERYWHERE AND CHANGING RAPIDLY Editor’s note: The following letter was transmitted to the community by Manhasset’s Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse (CASA) organization and makes note of Manhasset students admitting to having gambled in the past year. Gambling is simply defined as risking something of value on a game of chance in the hopes of a desired outcome that is uncertain. With the ever-increasing access to gambling platforms, and the impending launch of mobile sports gambling in New York State, gambling is everywhere; sports betting, fantasy sports, card games, horse racing, virtual sports, table games, lottery tickets, bingo, and the list goes on. Problem gambling is often referred to as the “hidden addiction”, what starts as a few lotto tickets or bets on a sports game, can quickly develop into a problem that causes harm to finances, relationships, and mental health. Problem gambling can affect anyone,

at any point in their lives. Particularly vulnerable populations of note are youth, college students and seniors. One in five adults have gambled on 11 or more activities in the past year. Almost 40 percent of New York State youth ages 12-17 have gambled once in the past year, according to the state Office of Addiction Services and Supports. Manhasset students in grades 8, 10 and 12 report gambling in the past year for money on dice, video poker, sports, horse racing and bingo using cash, PayPal, Apple Pay and Venmo for payment. Many people who gamble do not have a problem. However, youth gambling can potentially pave the way to problem gambling in the future. Youth are at a higher risk of becoming addicted to gambling the younger they start. Among adults who develop problems with gambling, 1 in 5 attempt or complete suicide (Moghaddam et. al. 2015). The World Health Organization has classified gambling as a substance

Trash Cans: Please remember to cover your garbage cans securely, especially those with food. When it gets windy you don’t want a “buffet” made available to the furry visitors. Coyote Sightings: We have been advised of coyote sightings in the village. It is suggested that you take extra caution to ensure your little pets are not left unattended in your yards, especially at night. For more information visit www.urbancoyoteresearch.com. Overnight Parking: A reminder that overnight parking is prohibited in the

on the street overnight temporarily. be sure to contact the village office for a parking waiver to ensure you do not get ticketed. Street Lights: If you notice a street light out please let the village office know at 516-627-3701 so the bulb can be replaced quickly. Village Tree Maintenance: The village arborist has completed his evaluation of village trees. The bid for village tree maintenance will be issued shortly and work will commence as soon as feasible, weatherBpermitting.

use disorder. The big deal with gambling is that it can turn into a gambling problem, which brings with it damaged relationships, trouble at work and school, and possibly addiction. Gambling is also tied to higher rates of alcohol and drug use. As advertising for mobile gambling becomes more prevalent , the perception of harm decreases and the acceptance of gambling increases. The industry has glamorized sports betting by using athletes, many of whom our Though youth are banned from children admire. The psychologically of casinos, they can develop a habit that cashless transactions vs. physical cash will lead to destructive behaviors. increases gambling. (Greg Montani | Pixabay) How can parents help? To learn more or connect • Discuss the risk associated with with care for problem gamgambling. bling, by calling 516-226-8342 • Talk about the advertisements (media or emailing LongIslandPGRC@ literacy), what are they trying to tell NYProblemGambling.org. All calls are you? confidential. They’re here to help. Anton will not thing be publishing an edition • Explain that there is no such as —Pamela Brenner-Davis, team risk free gambling. Gambling is not leader,inLong Island Problem on December 29, but will return based on skill, winning is random. Gambling Resource Center

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the new year with our 2022 edition on January 5. VILLAGE OF PLANDOME REACHES OUT TO RESIDENTS We wish all of you a very happy, Village Hall: Closed Thursday, Dec.holiday I hope you are enjoying many festive Dear residents, village. In the event you are having healthy & safe season! 23 at 1 p.m. and all day Friday, Dec. days. A few general reminders: driveway work done and need to park A

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Manhasset’s Year In Review

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Being that the community newspaper best reflects what’s going on in the community, we have scoured the 50 issues of the Manhasset Press to bring this subjective list of 2021’s top stories.

Superintendent Goes on Leave: The Manhasset Press was the first to report on May 5 that an independent counsel concluded that Manhasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Vincent had violated the district’s sexual harassment policy. A teacher at Shelter Rock Elementary School (who had left the district) had accused Butera of multiple instances of harassment. The board of education hired an outside firm on Sept. 23, 2020 to investigate and two months later it released its conclusion. On May 6, students walked out of

Students walked out of class to demand that Superintendent Butera resign. (Photo by Marco Schaden)

class to protest the board’s lack of action and demanded that Butera be fired. Teachers dressed in black in solidarity. During a board of education meeting held Superintendent May 6 over Zoom, Vincent Butera. Butera addressed (Conttributed photo) the allegations. Public speakers called on the board— which stood by Butera—to act to fire the superintendent. An online petition calling for his termination generated more than 800 signatures. Butera went on leave on May 13, and since has continued to draw a salary, which was raised to $286,844 for the 2021-22 school year. He is still listed on the district’s website as superintendent. In June, the board chose Dr. Gaurav Passi as acting superintendent. People continue to speak about Butera during public comment at board meetings, though those defending Butera seem to have outnumbered his critics. What both have demanded of the board is that it takes action, but President Pat Aitken has deflected questions by bringing up confidentiality and privacy requirements.

Election: In a surprise, Jennifer DeSena of Manhasset defeated longtime Town of North Hempstead Clerk Wayne Wink, a Democrat, in an election to replace retiring Supervisor Judi Bosworth. In another upset in the Democratic-leaning town, Ragini Srivastava beat out Democratic Councilwoman Viviana Russell to succeed Wink as clerk. Russell’s old Council 1 seat was regained by Democrat Robert Troiano, who held it before Russell succeeded him. Republicans picked up two more seats on the council, with David Adhami defeating Peter Fishkind to replace the retiring Democrat Lee Republican Ragini SrivasSeeman in Council 5 while Dennis J. Walsh beat tava was elected Town of Christine Pusateri to capture fellow Republican North Hempstead clerk. Angelo Ferrara’s Council 3 seat (Contributed photo)

Sewering Manhasset: After being stalled by the pandemic, discussion of the issue of putting sewers in Manhasset came to the fore again when the Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting in January. The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, in a 2020 feasibility, estimated the cost of putting sewers in the Plandome Road business district, as well as a secondary residential area, at more than $40 million. Much of Manhasset uses cesspools, and business owners have complained of the costs to have them cleaned.

COVID Outbreak: The Manhasset Secondary School went to remote learning in February after dozens of students tested positive for COVID-19. The school had also switched to remote learning in January. Through the end of February, at least 145 students and 42 teachers/staff tested positive for the virus.

Board of Education Election: Four candidates vied for two positions on the Manhasset School District Board of Education. Jill Pullano and Erin Joyce won the open seats, beating out candidate Frank Bua and incumbent Carlo Prinzo.

Manhasset Al Fresco: The Manhasset Chamber of Commerce hosted “Manhasset Al Fresco,” a series of evenings out on the town for outdoor dining, shopping and live entertainment on closed-off portions of Plandome Road.

The victims of the July 24 accident were remembered at the Jimmy’s Gold Star Memorial Run in Manhasset in September. It was run in honor of U.S. Army Ranger James J. Regan of Manhasset, killed in Iraq in 2007. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

Tragedy: Three alumni of Manhasset High School died on July 24 in Quogue when the Uber car they were passengers in was struck head on by a speeding driver who had reportedly veered onto the incoming lane. The community mourned brothers Michael Farrell, 20 and James Farrell, 25, and their friend Ryan Kiess, 25.

Al Fresco was a big success this summer and fall in Manhasset. (Contributed photo)

Stores Closing: Two longtime fixtures on Manhasset’s Northern Boulevard shopping district, Lord & Taylor’s and Bed, Bath & Beyond were the victims of bankruptcy and downsizing respectively.

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As 2021 comes to a close, I think it’s safe to say that it’s been far more challenging than the year that came before it. Make no mistake—2020 was a horror show where terms like COVID-19, the coronavirus, social distancing and viral loads became everyday vocabulary as this pandemic swept through the world. Deaths mounted, while confusion and despair collectively swirled around us as front-line workers did God’s work while scientists raced to come up with a medical answer to this insidious virus. And while I saw 2020 as a year of reflection and resilience, where people found a way to keep standing and staying strong, 2021 proved to be quite as challenging on so many levels, despite the fact that this year gave the masses relief in the form of the Johnson and Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. Last year, I rhetorically asked the question—do you believe in science? Apparently, there is still debate as to whether or not it is to be trusted in trying to find our way out of this existential nightmare. To be sure, a good chunk of the population rolled up their sleeves and got the jab, but a very vocal minority has decided to politicize what is essentially a major public health concern. I continue to be alarmed at the number of people who have been ignoring common sense public health measures and spent the summer going to parties, ignoring social distancing and other guidelines. Thankfully, the number of vaccinated people has continued to significantly increase, even as the latest viral twist—the Omicron variant—has shown up and decided to join the party. I’m certainly grateful to a number of organizations that helped local communities navigate through all these troubling and uncertain times. The North Shore Guidance and Family Center hasn’t missed a beat in continuing to help people get through the psychological trials and tribulations they were enduring under the weight of this pandemic and all the uncertainty surrounding it. The Safe Center was equally crucial in providing a lifeline to domestic abuse victims at a time when they were living under even more vulnerable circumstances given shelter at home policies. Likewise, The INN and a number of other organizations rallied to address food insecurity concerns, particularly important given the amount of first-time applicants looking for this kind of assistance. In terms of business, I’m immensely proud of how the team at Anton managed to look at the whole business and decide where we’re headed in 2022. We spent the last year keeping the community informed by continuing to provide pandemic updates, kept up with our advertisers and gotten the paper out every week. It’s been quite the challenge, given the fact that the ground has been metaphorically shifting underneath us to the point where every time we think we’ve got the situation under control, another variant pops up and it becomes like a game of Viral Whack-A-Mole. That said, we’ve worked hard on improving our web presence, we still go to Zoom meetings and nothing has basically changed in terms of reporting the news. We’ve stayed true to our mission to deliver local news and get stories out to the communities we serve. We’re doing our job and getting better at it. My hopes and dreams for the year center on us finally getting this disease finally under control with science so we’ll be able to live again. As we look ahead to 2022, I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season and the happiest and healthiest new year. My hope is that the best is yet to come, even as we pause to remember and honor people we’ve lost, all while carrying them forward in our hearts. Angela Susan Anton Publisher

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Plague Year 2: The Sequel

BY FRANK RIZZO

A Statistical Snapshot Positivity Rate Deaths

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previously obscure name for a Greek letter is gaining wide renown, and not the good kind. Experts believe the omicron variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19, will eventually surpass the delta variant as the main cause of illnesses and death. It was first reported last month in Botswana and South Africa and has since spread across the globe. As of Dec. 15, the new variant had been reported in 36 states, and cases have been identified in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. There is still a lot to be learned about omicron, such as how much more contagious than delta it is, if it results in more severe illnesses and higher death rates and how it responds to treatments and vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “expects that anyone with omicron infection can spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or don’t have symptoms.” The United States last week achieved a grim milestone, with deaths from COVID-19 passing the 800,000 mark. Worldwide, the disease has killed more than 5.3 million. It has entered the history books as one of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history. We are in the midst of yet another surge, with infection positivity rates rising in many states to levels not seen since last winter. This was not the ending envisioned by public health care experts and politicians at the beginning of the year, when the first of three vaccines had become available and promised impressive protection. As eligibility standards opened up, people desperately sought to gain appointments, with the supply unable to meet the demand in the early months. The percentage of the total eligible vaccinated population climbed in the spring and summer, and there was optimism that the pandemic’s back could be broken, with a “return to normalcy” before the end of the year. However, the percentage of the fully vaccinated eligible population nationwide stalled at about 60 percent, and as the fall deepened, a new surge of the delta variant broke out in many states, and now the omicron looms. Despite numerous breakthrough cases that infect those who’ve received a full dose of vaccines plus the booster, health experts are still confident that vaccinations protect against the delta variant. According to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, unvaccinated people are about six times more likely to test positive than vaccinated people, nine times more likely to be hospitalized, and 14 times more likely to die from COVIDrelated complications. Controversy also continues to surround government-mandated lockdowns and mask mandates. Governor Kathy Hochul has received

President Joe Biden receives a COVID-19 booster shot on Sept. 27 at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, delivers remarks at a coronavirus (COVID-19) update briefing in 2020. Fauci has drawn both praise and criticism during the pandemic. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)

Date State LI Nassau State 1-2 7.78 9.11 11 138 1-15 6.54 8.06 11 157 1-29 5.27 6.41 10 140 2-15 3.71 4.58 6 107 2-28 3.08 3.98 4 80 3-15 3.24 4.53 5 57 3-30 3.58 4.39 4 56 4-15 3.04 3.46 5 43 4-30 1.89 1.97 0 25 5-15 1.13 0.99 1 33 5-30 0.65 0.63 0 8 6-15 0.40 0.43 0 9 6-30 0.44 0.38 0 2 7-15 1.09 1.28 0 2 7-30 2.68 2.86 1 9 8-15 3.09 3.84 1 11 8-30 3.31 4.44 3 33 9-15 3.16 4.06 1 34 9-29 2.58 3.18 2 38 10-16 2.45 2.69 1 36 10-30 2.18 2.13 1 33 11-15 3.40 3.48 2 30 11-30 4.37 5.17 3 45 12-14 4.83 7.12 3 71 Source: Office of the Governor. The positive rate is the 7-day average at the end of the reporting period. much pushback for her recent executive order, taking effect Dec. 13, requiring masks to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. According to a press release, “The new business and venue requirements extend to both patrons and staff. This measure is effective until Jan. 15, 2022, after which the state will re-evaluate based on current conditions. Since Thanksgiving, the statewide seven-day average case rate has increased by 43 percent and hospitalizations have increased by 29 percent. While the percentage of New Yorkers fully vaccinated continues to increase—gaining 2 percent from Thanksgiving weekend to now—the uptick is not fast enough to completely curb the spread of the virus, particularly among communities with low vaccination coverage.” In a statement, the governor said, “As we continue to combat the winter surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, it is more important than ever to make vaccines, testing and boosters widely available across the state in order to keep ourselves and each other from getting seriously ill due to COVID-19. There is no time like the present to get your vaccine if you haven’t yet and your booster if you have. Mask up, wash your hands, and let’s enjoy a COVID-free holiday season with our loved ones.” To comment on this story, email frizzo@antonmediagroup.com

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hilips International recently announced that Regions Bank and FlexTrade have signed lease renewals at The Towers at 111 Great Neck Rd. in Great Neck. The Towers is one of the most prestigious office buildings in Great Neck. “We have continued to see strong demand for our Long Island suburban office properties, including larger office lease renewals from companies like FlexTrade and Regions Bank that need high end office space that is centrally located with convenient and quick access to transportation to Manhattan,” Philip Pilevsky, Chairman and CEO of Philips International, said. Regions Bank signed a lease renewal for 11,000-square-feet of office space on the fifth floor at the property. Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, the Fortune 500 company was founded in 1971 and operates 1,952 ATMs and 1,454 banking offices

The Towers at 111 Great Neck Rd. in Great Neck. (Contributed photo) nationwide. Daniel Brandel and Robert Seidenberg of CBRE represented the tenant in the transaction; Michael Robbins of Philips International represented the landlord, Philips International.

FlexTrade signed a lease renewal for 20,000-square-feet on the third floor. FlexTrade Systems is a global leader in high performance multi-asset execution management and order management systems for equities, fixed income, foreign exchange,

futures and options. FlexTrade was represented by Harlan Hollander of Savills; Michael Robbins of Philips International represented the landlord, Philips International. Built in 1980 and renovated in 2004, The Towers at 111 Great Neck Rd. is a six-story, 200,000-square-foot, Class A+ office property in Great Neck. Other notable tenants include Metropolitan Commercial Bank and Citibank. Close to shopping and restaurants, the prime office location is situated just blocks away from the Great Neck LIRR Station, offering a quick 25-minute train ride to Manhattan. The building also features 545 parking spaces across three levels; an on-site, full-service restaurant; 24/7 secure building access; on-site management; and ultrafast internet connections provided by Verizon FIOS and Optimum. —Submitted by Philips International

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Bringing Pan Am’s Aviation History To Life BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

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hen Pan Am was dissolved on December 4, 1991, it left behind a legacy as the largest international air carrier and was the unofficial flag carrier of the United States for a good chunk of the 20th Century. Thirty years after it closed its doors, the pioneering airline’s legacy lives on in the shape of Garden City’s Pan Am Museum and the Pan Am Podcast that’s been downloaded more than 12,500 times in upwards of 84 countries since it debuted in late August 2021. Launched in 2016 by a group of former employees as a nonprofit on the 25th anniversary of the company shutting its door, the museum’s year-round exhibits can be fittingly found inside the historic Cradle of Aviation Museum. The latest addition to the museum is an impressive time-line that reflects the over-sized impact Pan Am had on the world. With 2021 marking 30 years since the defunct airliner was grounded, former Pan Am flight attendant and current Pan Am Museum Foundation Chair Linda Freire has an understandable zeal in terms of Pan Am’s importance throughout the course of its 64-year existence. “The history of Pan Am is not just about an airline or the evolution of the international air travel from the United States,” Freire explained. “I always say Pan Am is indelibly interwoven into the history of the United States from the last century. There is an exhibit called Clippers Go To War and many people do not know that Pan Am was instrumental in World War II, providing aircraft, personnel and aircraft personnel, to fly the Pacific. It was really the addition of Pan Am air power, in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, the tide of the war was able to turn. Pan Am had the only aircraft that was technologically able to cross such vast distances of ocean.” Founded in October 19, 1927 by commercial aviation pioneer and entrepreneur Juan Trippe, Pan Am enjoyed a sixdecade-plus history rich in a

John T. McCoy Painting of 1939 Dixie Clipper. This flight had left from Port Washington the day before, captained by Robert Oliver Daniel “Rod” Sullivan, with 22 passengers on board. Photo courtesy of Port Washington Public Library

The Pan Am Museum is located on the grounds of Garden City’s Cradle of Aviation (Photos courtesy of the Pan Am Museum Foundation)

Ten Pan Am Milestones 1927: First American airline to: operate a permanent international air service, operate land planes over water on regularly scheduled flights and to operate multi-engine aircraft permanently in scheduled transportation. 1928: First American airline to use radio communications, carry emergency lifesaving equipment, to use multiple flight crews, to develop an airport and airways traffic control system, and to purchase aircraft built to its own specification, the Sikorsky S-38. 1929: First American airline to employ cabin attendants and serve meals aloft, to develop and use instrument-flying techniques and to develop a complete aviation weather service. 1930: First American airline to offer international air express service.

1931: First American airline to develop and operate four-engine flying boats. 1932: First airline to sell all-expense international air tours. 1935: First airline to develop and use long-range weather forecasting, to install facilities for heating food aboard an aircraft, to operate scheduled transpacific service. 1939: First airline to provide transatlantic passenger and mail service. 1947: First airline to operate a scheduled commercial round-the-world service. 1967: First airline to make fully automatic approach and landing in scheduled service. 1978: First airline to introduce a round-the-world excursion fare of $999, and to introduce a new class of service for business travelers and fullfare economy passengers— Clipper Class.

number of firsts. Trippe’s quest to make air travel affordable for the every day traveler on a global basis led to a number of technological advancements (the creation of the Boeing 747, the development of air traffic control systems and international route systems still being used by commercial aviation today) and an elite standard of service that defined the Pan Am brand. It’s a big part of what Freire feels made her former employer so special. “Trippe always hired people that exuded a sense of professionalism patterned after the Navy, right down to the uniforms,” she said. “Pan Am pilots had white caps. They were considered masters and not just pilots. This is part of it, everyone had to be the best in the industry. It was always about professional appearance and decorum. The branding and brand marketing of Pan Am was so well done from a very early time that it became synonymous with luxury and international travel. I think it had to do with that sense of military-type precision and professionalism that set a standard that was always way above anybody else in the industry. If you wanted the best, you knew to go to Pan Am.” Freire’s history with the airline started when she was hired in 1979 with her training beginning the following year. By the mid-80s, Freire switched from being a flight attendant to working in an

office position taking over Pan Am’s North Atlantic operation. While Pan Am spent that decade restructuring its fleet and navigating a number of financial and operational setbacks, the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 above Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988 that resulted in 270 fatalities proved to be a fatal blow to the esteemed carrier. Like other Pan Am devotees, Freire self-admittedly “bleeds blue” and is unwavering in her admiration for Pan Am and Trippe. “One of the authors of a book on Pan Am is a man named Robert Daly who said in an interview he thought Juan Trippe was a more important figure in the last century than anyone else,” Freire said. “The person interviewing Daly asked if he really believed that and the author said he did because he thought while other people aspired to reach the top of a mountain, Trippe built a road up there.” The Pan Am Museum is located at Charles Lindbergh Boulevard at the Cradle of Aviation, in Garden City. Visit the www.thepanammuseum. org or call 888-826-5678 for more information. Visit www. longislandweekly.com for a longer version of this story. To comment on this story, email dgilde rubio@antonnews.com

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2021: The Year The Red Wave Crashed Over The Local Political Landscape

BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

n what could be a precursor to the 2022 midterm elections, local 2021 elections saw Republicans sweeping through Long Island legislatures in Nassau and Suffolk. Among the major upsets, incumbent Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was denied a second term after being unseated by former Nassau County Legislature Majority Leader Bruce Blakeman by a count of 50.35 percent to 49.59 percent. On the county level, the GOP also swept the positions of county comptroller (Elaine Phillips), county clerk (Maureen O’Connell) and district attorney (Anne Donnelly). And while Democratic voters outnumber Republicans across the county, the former stayed home as the GOP got the votes out. Donnelly, a veteran county prosecutor who worked in the Nassau County District Attorney’s office for 32 years, became the first Republican to hold the seat since Dennis Dillon left the office 16 years ago. Donnelly handily defeated

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Todd Kaminksy, a former federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York, 58.32 to 41.64. For many voters, crime and public safety were on the ballot and driving the Election Day narrative with the successful trope of Democrats being soft on crime being wielded in the wake of Defund the Police and bail reform that had been enacted on the state level. It’s a tactic New York State Democratic Committee Chair Jay Jacobs pointed out the GOP used in its messaging during an interview he did with WCBS. “Their strategy is either to make the voters angry or scare them, and with bail reform, they did both, and they used a lot of misinformation,” Jacobs said. “Not only about bail reform itself and what it is and what the consequences of it were, but also by blaming Todd Kaminsky (for writing a bill he didn’t write.” It’s a narrative furthered by Donnelly, who gave a nod to supporters during her Election Night victory speech when she said, “Thanks for backing the candidate

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who backs the blue.” Other upsets included first-time candidate Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip unseating four-term Democratic Nassau Legislator Ellen Birnbaum and Democrat Jennifer S. DeSena running on the Republican line for the Town of North Hempstead supervisor, giving the GOP its first win in three decades for that town’s apex seat, vacated by incumbent Democrat Judi Bosworth, who declined running again. Elections matter and with this Republican sweep, the GOP’s legislative majority rose to 12-7, one seat shy of a supermajority. Other outcomes were less surprising as both the Town of Hempstead and Town of Oyster Bay continued to be GOP strongholds. In the former municipality, familiar Republican names retained control of the supervisor (Donald Clavin) and clerk seats (Kate Murray) while further east, incumbents Joseph Saladino (supervisor) and Richard LaMarca (clerk) cruised to victory in doubling the votes respective challengers Amanda Field and Carla Hoene garnered at the polls. Two seats Republicans failed to capture were in the 16th and 18th Legislative districts. Assemblyman Josh Lafazan (who recently announced he was running for Tom Suozzi’s Congressional seat), squeaked by Republican challenger Paolo Pironi by 221 votes after absentee ballots were tallied in the 18th District race. Likewise, mail-in votes allowed Arnold Drucker of the 16th District to bounce back from the losing side of the ledger with a 405 vote margin of victory over GOP challenger Daniel Alter. But unlike what the temperature is like on the national level, local races have engendered a sense of bipartisanship according to victors like Blakeman, who brought this up when he met the media shortly after the election results were ratified and he was asked about his hiring practices. “I do not expect that it will be one-party staffing. I believe my transition team will have a significant number of Democrats and I’ve already spoken to some Democrats who’ve expressed an interest in serving,” he said. “Anybody who comes to work for my administration has to be on the same page with my agenda. But I expect that we will have Democrats in my administration and on the transition team. It will be bipartisan.” In keeping with that spirit, the County Executive-elect announced the launching of the website www.servenassau. com. —Additional reporting by Frank Rizzo

2021 Election Results Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) - 50.35 Laura Curran (D) - 49.59 Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly (R) - 58.32 Todd Kaminsky (D) - 41.64 Comptroller Elaine Phillips (R) - 58.78 Ryan Cronin (D) - 41.20 County Clerk Maureen O’Connell (R) - 61.48 Justin Brown (D) - 38.5 Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin (R) - 64.10 Jason Abelove (D) - 35.87 Town of Hempstead Clerk Kate Murray (R) - 62.07 Olena Nicks (D) - 37.87 Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena (R) - 50.87 Wayne Wink (D) - 49.10 Town of North Hempstead Clerk Ragini Srivastava (R) - 52.03 Viviana Russell (D) - 47.94 Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino (R) - 69.83 Amanda Field (D) - 30 Town of Oyster Bay Clerk Richard LaMarca (R) - 66.77 Carla Hoene (D) - 33.21 —Results courtesy of Nassau County Board of Elections

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ssemblymember Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) is recognizing the Bryant Library in Roslyn for its decision to eliminate late fees. Two years ago, the library became the first in Nassau County to go fine-free as a way to encourage patronage. Now it’s becoming a trend, as many other institutions have adopted the strategy to provide an incentive during a time of economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lavine stopped by the library recently to meet with staff, and present citations to Victor Caputo, Director of the Bryant Library and

Assistant Director Deepa Chandra. “This library is one of the hearts of this community. I am so proud of the library for its forward-thinking in instituting this policy and all the wonderful work that is done here,” Lavine said. Lavine collected dozens of gifts donated for his ongoing toy drive for which the library is a drop-off location. The drive benefits Glen Cove Day Care Center which was damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. —Submitted by the office of Assemblymember Charles Lavine

From left: Melissa Rubin, Bryant Library Director of Public Relations & Programming, Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove), Victor Caputo, Bryant Library Director, Deepa Chandra, Bryant Library Assistant Director (Contributed photo)

SJJCC’s Chanukah Gathering Lights Up The Night On Dec. 5, Sid Jacobson JCC partnered with Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation, Schecter School of Long Island, Shelter Rock Jewish Center, Shevet Gefen Israeli Scouts, Temple Beth Israel, Temple

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family activities, and Chanukah treats including latkes, jelly donuts, hot cocoa, and gelt. More than 400 attendees came out to celebrate to help add light to the world. —Submitted by Sid Jacobson JCC

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This lovely 3.22 acre lot with a tennis court and a cottage on the property at 155 Cove Neck Rd. in the Cove Neck section of Oyster Bay sold on Dec. 9 for $875,000. The property has amazing water views all year long and has grassy, cleared land, as well as wooded areas, all totally private. The cottage on the property has a certificate of occupancy, dated 1959 and is an accessory structure on the property, legal where it presently stands. This property offers a wonderful opportunity to build a new residence, in addition to refurbishing the cottage. Zoning laws for this property allow for one horse.

This home in a private, peaceful location on 3.34 acres at 16 Tennis Court Rd. in the Cove Neck section of Oyster Bay sold on Oct. 21 for $1,600,000. The home’s design is city-chic inspired and has a focus on comfort, livability and high-end construction and finishes. The home has private beach/mooring rights. It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Highlights include soaring ceilings on the main and upper levels, a true open floor plan on the main level featuring a fabulous kitchen with huge island, oversized fireplace, walls of windows and sliding doors lead to the totally private oversized deck and capture views of the natural setting bringing the outside in. There are three bedrooms and two baths on the upper level including a truly exquisite primary bedroom with a pair of sliding barn doors leading to the luxurious spa bath and walk-in custom closet and a separate door to the deck. The lower level has the fourth bedroom/office, new bath and direct access to a two-car garage. Swan Cove Association fees are required.

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hether you’re looking for residential land on which to build your dream home or in which to invest, you might need to stretch your budget, depending on where you plan to buy. The average price of residential land grew by 6.8 percent in 2020, faster than other types of land, and is expected to maintain that growth in 2021. Lawn Love’s ranking of 2022’s Most Expensive Counties to Buy Residential Land compares the average price and estimated property tax on an acre of a single-family parcel in 300 of the biggest U.S. counties. Check out the 10 most expensive counties for residential land below, followed by surprising findings from our report. Most Expensive 1. San Francisco County, CA 2. Kings County, NY 3. Hudson County, NJ 4. Santa Clara County, CA 5. San Mateo County, CA 6. Queens County, NY 7. Washington County, DC 8. Bronx County, NY 9. Nassau County, NY 10. Arlington County, VA Kings and Queens of New York You’ll need a king-sized wallet if you want to buy

residential land in Kings County, (Brooklyn). In Kings County (No. 2), an acre will set you back an average of just under $13 million. With such exorbitant prices, it’s no wonder the county’s overall score is more than 20 points higher than the next most expensive county. Take the subway up to Queens County (No. 6) and you’ll find similarly towering prices, slightly lower taxes and even more rules to follow. Southern Savings If you’re really hoping to settle down without breaking the bank, set your sights on the South. Montgomery County, Alabama, boasts the least expensive residential land, and you’ll find similar savings in other Alabama counties, as well as in South Carolina, Louisiana and Tennessee. What makes this region so affordable? These counties have lower land prices, lower taxes, less demand, and more available lots than other metros. You’ll also get more bang for your buck in these areas, where average yard sizes are significantly bigger than in pricier counties. The full ranking and analysis can be found here: www. lawnlove.com/blog/countieswith-most-expensive-land —Lawn Love

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Food Insecurities On The Island

BY CHRISTY HINKO

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Feed My Sheep Food Pantry 211 Jericho Tpke. Old Westbury 910-431-3005 First Sun. and third Thurs. (call for hours) St. Brigid’s 75 Post Ave. Westbury 516-334-0021 x.327 Week days (call for hours)

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hile many might think that food insecurity is not a reality on Long Island, newer and established organizations continue to answer the calls for an alarming need in Nassau County. For those who remain laid off from their jobs due to the ebb and flow of the pandemic or are simply struggling to provide meals for their children and families, food pantries on Long Island are looking to help people combat food insecurity, especially during the winter months. Island Harvest, a food bank whose mission is to end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island, has been working tirelessly amid this pandemic to ensure that people don’t go hungry. Island Harvest predicts that the demand for supplemental food support in Nassau and Suffolk counties will continue for at least the next two years as the region’s economy continues to struggle to recover due to the pandemic. “Long Island families continue to struggle from the economic effects of COVID. Coupled with the increased rate of inflation and the region’s high cost of living, many people are living a paycheck away from financial disaster,” said Randi Shubin Dresner, president and CEO of Island Harvest Food Bank, one of the leading Long Island hunger-relief organizations. In its fiscal year, which ended on June 30, 2021, Island Harvest Food Bank delivered a record 18,385,364 pounds of food to approximately 600,000 Long Island families negatively impacted by sudden job losses and other factors and sought emergency food relief. By contrast, the food bank distributed 13,247,637 pounds in the fiscal year of 2019-20 and 9,838,840 in the fiscal year of 2018-19. Before the pandemic, Island Harvest assisted approximately 300,000 individuals on Long Island annually. “Although the USDA recently reported overall food insecurity went down, mainly because of the work of the food banks during the pandemic nationally, it doesn’t mean that hunger is going away,” cautioned Shubin Dresner. She noted that even as things began to return to “normal,” many of our neighbors continue to struggle financially from the ongoing pandemic. According to Shubin Dresner, the recent spike in COVID cases indicates ongoing reliance on local food banks to provide food for people in need. Feeding America, the nations’ leading hunger-relief organization, believes the massive public and private response, provided mainly by its network of foodbanks, played a significant role in keeping food insecurity from rising higher in 2020. “Food shouldn’t be an impossible choice,” stated Shubin Dresner. “For countless Long Islanders facing food insecurity, their next meal isn’t just what to eat for dinner, but rather making the tough choice between buying food and paying for other expenses, like utilities, rent or healthcare.”

Nassau County Food Pantries:

Lutheran Social Service of New York 311 Uniondale Ave., Uniondale 516-483-3240 Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 a.m. to noon.

Long Island Cares is one of almost 200 food banks across America that provides food to people impacted by hunger and food insecurity. When founded, Long Island Cares served a mere handful of agencies in Nassau and Suffolk counties, but today, it distributes more than 10 million pounds of food and supplies annually to nearly 400 member agencies throughout the Island and operates five satellite offices, plus its main office and warehouse in Hauppauge. Visit www.licares.org/ find-food to find a nearby pantry.

E Joy Community Resource Center, Inc. 56 Orchard St., Roslyn Heights 516-484-0049 Tues. through Thurs. (call for hours) Shelter Rock Church Food Pantry 65 High St., Manhasset 516-627-2270 Tues. 5 to 6:30 p.m. St. Peter Of Alcantara Parish 1327 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington 516-883-0365 Mon. through Thurs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. Aloysius Church 592 Middle Neck Rd., Great Neck 516-829-8343 Every other Sat. 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. St. Patrick’s Outreach 235 Glen St. Glen Cove 516-676-5586 Tues and Thurs. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Islamic Center of Long Island (ICLI) Community Food Pantry opened its doors last October. The community pantry is located at 835 Brush Hollow Rd. and is open for all on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit www.icliny.org to learn more.

Glen Cove After 3 Pantry 70 Forest Ave. Glen Cove, 516-671-4600 Mon. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Boniface 145 Glen Ave., Sea Cliff 516-676-0676 Wed. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Our Lady Of Mercy 500 South Oyster Bay Rd., Hicksville 516-931-1306 Tues. though Fri. (call for hours)

The Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen at 100 Madison Ave. in Hempstead is the largest soup kitchen on Long Island, serving 300-400 guests five days a week, most days of the year. Much of the food is donated by individuals, schools, religious and community groups and businesses. Dozens of volunteers work every day to help keep the kitchen and pantry in order. Volunteers assist with sorting and organizing food, sorting and organizing toiletries and personal care items, clothing and more; assembling lunch bags, kitchen functions, assembling pantry and toiletry bags and the everyone favorite—clean up. Visit www.the-inn.org to learn more.

St. Martin Of Tours/St. Vincent De Paul 208 Broadway, Bethpage 516-931-7332 Mon. and Thurs. (call for hours) St. Kilian Outreach 140 Elisabeth St. Farmingdale, 516-756-9656 Tues. and Fri. 9 a.m. to noon. St. Bernard’s Parish Social Ministry 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown 516-731-6074 Mon. through Sat. (call for hours)

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Suozzi Announces Millions In Federal Grants To Protect The Long Island Sound BY NATALIA VENTURA

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ajor projects that will conserve the Long Island Sound are in motion, due to grant funding recently given by the federal government. Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) announced in a virtual press conference that New York’s Third Congressional District will gain nearly $3 million in federal grants to protect the Long Island Sound. The federal funding for the Long Island Sound was hardly $4 million when Suozzi joined Congress in 2017. Ever since, Suozzi has raised federal funding to $30.4 million, a growth of 900 percent. The Long Island Sound is a profitable environmental treasure that has produced $1 billion to the regional economy. “The Long Island Sound is our ‘National Park,’ and we have to treat it that way,” stated Suozzi. “For 27 years, since entering public service, first as Mayor of Glen Cove in 1994 and then as Nassau County Executive in 2002, I have worked on restoring shellfishing beds and reseeding our harbors, cutting nitrogen from sewage treatment plants and stormwater runoff, and cleaning up pollution. As a Member of Congress, in the role of Co-chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus, I helped to increase federal funding to protect the Sound by nearly 900 percent.” Long Island Sound and environmental advocacy groups joined Suozzi in the press conference, which includes: Curt Johnson, President, Save the Sound; Cecilia VenostaWiygul, Udalls Cove Preservation Committee and Board Member, Douglaston Civic Association; Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment; Vanessa Pino Lockel, Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk; Eric Swenson, Executive Director, Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee; Carol DiPaolo, Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor; and Heather Johnson, Executive Director, Friends of the Bay. “Over the last ten years, we have made significant progress to increase funding for the preservation and protection of the Long Island Sound, restoration of habitats, monitoring of water quality, and education of the public” said Suozzi. “We need to

Congressman Tom Suozzi announced new federal funding to help preserve the Long Island Sound and Hempstead Harbor. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Congressman Tom Suozzi) maintain and increase this momentum so that generations of New Yorkers can all benefit from our most precious natural resource.” “We are thrilled to be able to expand the Long Island Sound High School Summit. Last year we had four schools engaged and this year we have eight. This is the first program on Long Island that specifically engages high school students in protecting and restoring the Long Island Sound through hands on research in various topics including micro plastics, water quality, marine debris, social marketing, and much more. Students become more connected to protection of the natural world when they understand the value it brings to their community and obtain resources and knowledge in how to protect it,” said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “We are extremely thankful to Congressman Suozzi for his leadership in securing this federal funding which makes this whole program possible.” “Long Island Sound is the heart of our region—ecologically, economically, and culturally,” said

Curt Johnson, President of Save the a total conservation impact of $10.2 Sound. “Thanks to Congressman million. Of that amount, New York’s Suozzi and our other New York and Third Congressional District will Connecticut congressional chamreceive $1,540,437 in matching funds, pions, the projects made possible bringing a total to $2,944,218 for by Long Island Sound Futures Fund Long Island Sound projects across act as a deep breath that enlivens the district. Areas of the district that our urban sea with vibrant habitats, will receive funding include Udalls cleaner water, and good jobs. It truly Cove and Little Neck Bay in Queens, funds Long Island Sound’s future.” Roslyn, Hempstead Harbor, Oyster “We are grateful for receiving the Bay, and Centerport and Northport Long Island Sound Study Futures Harbors. Fund grant and to Congressman According to Suozzi, the work Suozzi and our elected officials, who completed up to now by these organihave vigorously advocated for this zations has made a positive effect. “If funding. The grant can play a pivotal you look at the water, it’s clearer than role in helping to turn around the it used to be,” he said. “If you look at decline in the shellfish population in the wildlife, you see more osprey and Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor. red-tailed hawks, more bunker in the Shellfish sanctuaries are the key to a water. This effort, by a lot of people healthy bay system. Along with our over a 30-year period, is working. partners, we are hopeful that these The Long Island Sound is becoming projects will have a big impact on better and more abundant—but it is the health of our waterways,” said not at all done. It’s a constant effort.” Heather Johnson, Executive Director, Friends of the Bay. The National Fish and Wildlife Federation announced that the Long What did you think of this story? Island Sound in both Connecticut Share it with me at nventura@ and New York, will receive $4.8 antonmediagroup.com million in matching funds, providing

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Hess Trucks Park At Locust Valley Library BY DAGMAR FORS KARPPI editorial@antonmediagroup.com

hen you hear the jingle, “The Hess truck is back and it’s better than ever,” you know the holidays are here. You can see a collection of the trucks from over the years at the Locust Valley Library, now through February. As a service project for Locust Valley Garden Club, member Kassie Miller Roth filled the display case outside the community room that features her husband Kenny’s 35-year collection of the toy trucks. Recently, Kenny gave away 20 of them to Kassie’s nephew Anesh Sieurag. He graduated from Durham College in Ontario, Canada, at 21, with a degree in computer technology. He followed his parents to Florida to start his career, but instead discovered he had brain cancer. “He couldn’t go down on the floor,” said his mom, so they put the trucks on the table and he listened to the

for Hess Oil Company. “My brother got a Hess Toy Truck every Christmas. He loved his trucks.” Librarian Paula Diaz said she was so happy to see the trucks and how beautifully they are arranged. “Lots of people are saying they love the Hess Trucks. The exhibit is getting a good response.” Children’s Librarian Leslie Armstrong said a young boy came to the library with his babysitter. He went home and told his mother he wanted to go back and see the planes. When she visited the library, she found he meant the Hess Truck display. There are three helicopters in the showcase. A close up view of the Hess Toy trucks. The display contains a (Contributed photo) commemorative glass for the sounds and watched the The Hess Toy Trucks have a at the time.” first Hess Toy Truck that came lights. He showed them on lot of stories to share. Another Locust Valley actor, and out in 1964. It shows the truck Facebook, Twitter, and talked LVGC member, Sallie McNeill singer Michael Harrington’s with a green body, yellow about the Hess trucks with all Rynd, donated a truck to the story behind the two trucks he fenders and running board, his friends. Anesh said to his exhibit. “The truck is actually provided is: “My Aunt Rosie red bumper, red hubcaps, that mom, “I am a kid again”. He my daughter Amanda’s. We started giving me the trucks hauls a green tanker behind. died at 23, and according to had a beloved babysitter who in 1985, when there was still a For information about joining Hindu tradition, as his mortal gave the trucks usually to our Hess Station in Oyster Bay.” the LVGC contact President life ended, his spiritual life son but in 1995 she gave that Member Judy McQuiston’s Dean Yoder at dyinteriors@ began. one to Amanda who was five father worked as a salesman yahoo.com.

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Democratic County Legislator Josh Lafazan Announces Run For Congress

Fresh off a re-election win in a Trump district, Lafazan will run on his ability to keep NY-03 in Democratic hands

n a launch video entitled “Seat,” County Legislator Josh Lafazan announced his campaign for Congress in NY-03. Since becoming the youngest elected official in New York State when he won a seat on the Syosset School Board at age 18, Lafazan has been elected County Legislator three times in a district won by Donald Trump and passed more bills than any Nassau County Legislator in history. Now, he is running for Congress to represent parts of Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens. In his launch video, Lafazan makes the case that in a tough year, keeping NY-03 in Democratic hands will be a challenge given the changing electorate on Long Island and the national political climate. Josh’s candidacy as a

Democrat who has a proven record of winning across party lines will offer Democrats their best chance at holding this seat and thus delivering on the issues that matter most to them. Lafazan points to his commitment to lowering taxes, making healthcare more affordable, ending the gun violence and opioid epidemics, advocating for our veterans, and fighting COVID responsibly by listening to the science. If elected, Lafazan would be the youngest member of Congress in the Democratic Caucus in Washington. “I was born and raised in this district. I graduated from our public schools, and have served my community as a volunteer, an advocate, a school board member, and a county

legislator. Now I’m running for Congress because in these unprecedented times we need leaders in Washington that are battle-tested and ready to sit down and get to work to solve our toughest challenges,” said Lafazan. “My top priorities are clear: getting property taxes under control, making healthcare more affordable, fixing our crumbling infrastructure, ending the gun violence and opioid epidemics, protecting our environment, and finally ending the global pandemic. These are not poll-tested platitudes but priorities that come from the thousands of conversations I’ve had with residents across this district over the past decade. But none of them can be reality if we don’t keep this seat in

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Memorial Tournament. They will compete in a very tough Conference A-III, acArthur basketball coach which includes South Side, Roosevelt Brian Maini has a unique and Bellmore JFK. perspective on the local high “I would consider all of the teams we school basketball scene. He played and play as top competition,” Dasch said. coached for Division and is now in his “We also have some tough non-consecond season as the head coach of the ference games as well. We are a young, MacArthur team. hardworking team that is looking to “I will always cherish my time build a solid foundation.” coaching at Division and the relationCoach Michael Wimmer leads ships I built there,” Maini said. “So far, the Island Trees Bulldogs in Nassau MacArthur has been a great experience Conference A-V. While Island Trees for me. The kids are great, the faculty was 3-5 last year and graduated a pair and staff are great and I’m looking of strong seniors, the Bulldogs will put forward to the opportunity to not only a hard-working unit out on the court. coach here, but be a full-time Health Seniors Christopher Antonelli and teacher as well.” Antonio Matthew, juniors Joseph The Generals were 4-4 in last year’s Meyer and Nicholas Saragossi and COVID-19-shortened season. Maini sophomore Kian McCoy round out the MacArthur and Division tip off in early-season action. returns with a senior-laden squad attack for Island Trees. (Photo courtesy of Levittown School District) and is aiming to be a contender in —James Rowan is a Levittown resident Conference A-1. John Rebaudo, Chris Gryl, Sebastian Loor, Matt Cassidy and T.J. Trapani return to the varsity for MacArthur. They are joined by seniors Matt Sarni, Phil Trafficanda, Jackson Insalaco, Joe Iannuzzi, Christian Lyons and juniors Sonny D’Errico, Devon Hepworth, Brandon Barco and Patrick Cheswick. After a year off, Sarni is expected to be a major contributor. “Matt Sarni did not play last year as a junior,” Maini said. “He is a three-sport The Hicksville Water District (HWD) recently athlete and one of our team captains. received an award from the American Council of We are hoping he leads the way for us.” Engineering Companies (ACEC) for its rapid deployThe Generals’ overall experience on ment of Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) treatment the court could be what makes them a systems to fight the presence of 1,4-dioxane in some team to watch come playoff time. of the District’s wells, which started in the summer of “The league is wide open,” Maini 2020. H2M architects + engineers nominated the district explained. “Every game is going to be a for this annual award, recognizing the district for the battle. We are hoping to compete every exceptional job it did in rolling out this vital water night out on the court and compete treatment technology. for a playoff spot. We know it won’t be “Providing our residents with the cleanest water availeasy and that each game is going to be able is our chief priority at the Hicksville Water District,” a battle—but we will be prepared and HWD Chairman Karl Schweitzer said. “Our ability to ready to go.” successfully roll out our AOP treatment systems quickly Over at Division, coach Jordan and efficiently is a tribute to the dedication of our board Dasch has a young squad that is of commissioners, superintendent and the rest of our Hicksville Water District Chairman Karl Schweitzer already showing promise. The Dragons incredible staff. It is an honor to receive this award from (center) and fellow Commissioners William Schuckhave only two seniors, Brandon mann (left) and Nicholas Brigandi led the district as the ACEC and to be recognized for the hard work we Guarino and Matthew Tesi, but a it went through its award-winning rapid deployment have all put in over the last two years to keep our most plethora of young talent. of AOP treatment systems to fight the presence of precious resource safe.” The team will rely on juniors 1,4-dioxane in some of the district’s wells. The HWD initially began piloting the AOP process Alessandro Giacomarra, Peter Kiphart, (Photo courtesy of the Hicksville Water District) in 2018 after receiving a grant from New York State as a Ryan Ben-Jacob, Ryan Downing, part of its Water Infrastructure Improvement Act. The George Demian, Dylan Torres, Faid district was exceptionally aggressive in its actions to near the State’s maximum contaminant levels (MCLs). Faisal and Steven Arianas. Sophomores complete the piloting process, enabling them to rapidly AOP treatment works by mixing an oxidant, in this case Cody Brush and Tyler Diez are also install the new treatment systems. hydrogen peroxide, with water and running it through expected to make huge contributions. AOP treatment, when coupled with granular ultraviolet light. This makes a chemical reaction that de“We have two exciting sophomores activated carbon (GAC), is the only proven method stroys the 1,4-dioxane molecules. The water then runs up in Brush and Diez that I expect to to rid the water supply of 1,4-dioxane. This treatment through the GAC filters which removes any remaining be huge parts of our team for the next combination is also capable of removing perfluoroochydrogen peroxide and impurities prior to entering the three years,” Dasch said. tanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid public distribution system. 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ike a giant jukebox, the ever-entertaining Nassau Museum is playing your song in a thrilling new show that runs until next March. If you are into rock, you will see the Les Paul guitar played by Keith Richards on The Ed Sullivan Show and the famous Gibson “Flying V” guitar favored by Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young. You may be mesmerized by a video portrait of Lady Gaga (did she just blink?) as well as art made by Joni Mitchell as she was working on her greatest album, Blue. There is a view of the Golden Gate Bridge by Tony Bennett, a towering painting by Miles Davis, which is 10 feet tall, and a painting that Frank Zappa made when he was only 20-years-old. Vintage photos of Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix and many others are reminders of the Golden Age in recorded music. But nothing you have ever experienced has prepared you for entering the Gamelatron. In the sunlit former dining room of the mansion, you will see and hear a walk-in kinetic sculpture built for this show that brings together music, art and technology in one astonishingly original installation. It is a sanctuary and a room-size instrument. As you listen to the gentle music for gongs and bells made of hammered bronze and gold, the gap between the rationality of design and the spiritual experience of the sublime is bridged. Visitors, including the legendary

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composer Jimmy Webb and his wife Laura Savini, darling of the Long Island airwaves, have been enchanted by this brainchild of Aaron Taylor Kuffner, a remarkable artist whose five-year experience with gamelan players and metalworkers in Indonesia, along with his expertise in the engineering behind acoustics and automation, place him in a league of his own. Webb loaned one of his Grammy awards and a revealing self-portrait. He spent nearly an hour listening intently to the unworldly music of the gamelan. “This is the most beautiful space on Long Island now,” rhapsodizes Alaleh

The Gibson Flying V Ostad, a local artist and museum member. If history is more your speed, then the show includes a manuscript by Paganini and masterworks of art by Edgar Degas, Juan Gris, Edouard Vuillard, Lyonel Feininger, Henri Matisse, David Hockney, Romare Bearden and Jasper Johns. Like music itself, the exhibition is global, bringing together not only the greatest of Western classical music, including paintings and sculpture created to the soundtrack of Bach and Beethoven, but the instruments and art of cultures from Africa and Australia to

Asia and South America, including an important selection of Japanese woodblock prints alongside the instruments depicted as well as the talking drums of Africa, a Middle Eastern oud, and harps, flutes and string instruments from all along the Silk Road, many of which will be played during the many concerts and lectures programmed during the run of the show. Many of the most exciting Contemporary artists whose work is inspired by music are included in this ground-breaking exhibition, including Idris Khan, John Cage, Tim Rollins and KOS, Dorothy Dehner, Joan Snyder and Robert Wilson, whose video portrait of Lady Gaga as well as a prized selection of drawings from his stage work Deafman Glance will be on view. The giant, walk-in painting by Ben Schonzeit that wowed Soho in the Seventies when it won critical acclaim, The Music Room, will be on view for the first time in decades. Programming for the show includes concerts, artist talks in the galleries, lectures and a director’s seminar series held in his private office. A fully illustrated catalogue with essays by the curators and a musical score composed on commission is available. The catalogue was made possible with an anonymous donation, and the exhibition is supported by a grant from the Claire Friedlander Family Foundation. —Charles A. Riley is the museum director at the Nassau County Museum of Art

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With the world trying to emerge from the pandemic as yet another COVID-19 variant descend on us, entertainers are struggling to get back to some semblance of a new normal. To that end, Long Island Weekly—Anton Media Group’s arts and entertainment publication—spent 2021 chatting with a wide swath of actors and musicians returning to practicing their craft while emerging from a yearand-a-half lockdown. Returning to being able to do what they love has given these artists a new appreciation of their current station.

or Puerto Rican playwright Paola Lázaro, who plays Juanita “Princess” Sanchez on the final season of The Walking Dead, her current opportunity has proven to be priceless. “It’s been wonderful to be able to connect with fans and people who really love this show and being able to meet them,” she said. “It’s been especially meaningful during this hard time when we felt so lonely because of the pandemic. Being able to connect with them through social media has been an absolute gift for me.” The pandemic also made the cast of Grey’s Anatomy all the more determined to honor the front-line workers who have navigated COVID-19

according to Chandra Wilson, who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey on the show. “One of our goals that we realized early on into the season when we started shooting the first episode was that it really was our responsibility to put the stories of our front line workers and our medical professionals in particular out there and out front,” Wilson said. Musicians who went from being on the road playing live music to having to cool their heels at home were particularly itching to get back to it. Such was the case with ukulele savant Jake Shimabukuro out promoting his duets album Jake & Friends and raring to do what he loves most—playing live. “The reason I love performing so

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much is because when I’m on stage, I know for those two hours, I can be so present in the moment with no distractions,” he said. “After every show, I’m beaming. It’s like a surfer when you catch the perfect wave. I’m just so grateful to be back performing in front of a live audience.” Steve Earle, the relentlessly creative singer-songwriter who has been making hay in live theater in recent years is riding

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When The Governor Speaks First I want to say that this is meant to be a Christmas column, not a political commentary. But it does involve the governor. And of course I’m referring to Quirinius who was governor in the days when Joseph and Mary were about to have their child, Jesus. He and all the other officials were beholden to Rome and when Rome required all residents to return to their hometown to be counted in a census, it probably did not go well. After all the real purpose of the census was to tax the population to support the occupying army, and of course the emperor and his court. While I suspect there was a good deal of resistance to this, Joseph and Mary complied by heading for Bethlehem even though Mary was toward the last days of her pregnancy. Can you imagine traveling any distance by foot (or donkey) so close to giving birth? If I was in that situation I’d be

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A Study On Gratitude As We Enter The Holiday Season As the snow flurries begin their autumnal dance through the air, our thoughts turn towards Hanukkah, Christmas and all the festivities that we have already celebrated or are yet to arrive. Though Thanksgiving has come and gone, I have always kept gratitude at the forefront of my mind. As it has been said on memes and in quotes by every famous person to walk the Earth, there is always, ALWAYS something for which to be grateful. While I realize this column may seem a little behind the times, please allow me the opportunity to explain why I feel grateful for so many things. Throughout my life, I have found that when I am thankful for that which I already have, I am not searching for things to “get.” People matter, not things. As we live this on the daily, we realize that health is wealth, people are better than “things” and gratitude is the only way to truly appreciate life and all its blessings. This Thanksgiving, we celebrated a very quiet dinner at home. My daughter and her boyfriend stopped by for some turkey and vegan “chick’n” with all the fixings, a peaceful neighborhood walk afterwards and some lively conversation over dessert. Preparing for the day, I began to

continue to write, to battle the writer’s slumps and to give you the very best of myself. Finally, I am grateful for the upcoming season, with the beautiful Christmas lights and lit menorahs that I see throughout our Hicksville neighborhoods. I’m grateful for the firefighters who canvassed the neighborhood on Sunday to get a popcorn bag to every resident on Popcorn Ball Sunday, a yearly tradition for more than 50 Patty Servidio years. I’m grateful to watch the snow flurries as they think about the rest of our kiss my nose and leave family and how Hubby and I their imprint upon my always hosted Thanksgiving. deck because they are a It was tough not to see the beautiful way that nature rest of the fam around the waters the earth. I try to dining room table, but we and enjoy the peacefulness family members and stay present to enjoy everydecided to have a Zoom call of nature and the joy of friends. I have a lot of things thing, because I don’t want instead, which made being finding new things along the for which to be grateful, to miss a thing. apart a little more palatable. way. I look at my dog, who including a roof over my I hope you all enjoyed Because of my immune suffered from pancreatitis head and warm water with your Thanksgiving and I compromised status, I felt a few years ago and I am which to bathe. If you have wish you all a beautiful uncomfortable with having grateful that she remains never been without water, holiday season, however folks over, especially those healthy. I’m grateful that I you will appreciate it that you celebrate. May you find not immunized. We did was able to see my daughter much more if it is ever taken one good thing for which what we had to do and I am this Thanksgiving, that we away from you. to be grateful, may you grateful that technology got to enjoy a family walk in I am grateful for the appreciate all that you have has advanced far enough the neighborhood, which is publication that publishes been given and may you that we are able to see each something we haven’t done my work weekly, whether find one beautiful miracle other via the Internet, while for quite some time. I’m online or in hard copy. a day that brings you your remaining distanced and grateful that my mom and And I am grateful for an greatest joy. Happy Holiday trying to keep each other sister are still in the world, appreciative editor, who is Season, everyone. Seize the safe. that my aunt was able to en- a master writer himself and day and make it as fabulous There is so much for joy one more Thanksgiving makes me smile with every as you are. which to be grateful. Every with her family even though single email that he sends. day that my husband and it has been a difficult road I’m grateful for every one Patty Servidio is an I hike, I am grateful that I for her and I’m grateful for of you, because you have Anton Media Group can walk through the woods the rest of our combined given me the inspiration to columnist.

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE disagree with. feelings of anger and regret “perfect” because we care • Love one another. Err on at the needless loss of their more about our own agenda the side of safety. Since loved one’s life. rather than the good of all, vaccines and masks are • Love one another. Reach out then fear will have its way what we have available to us to exhausted medical staff with us. to keep us safe, until somewho are still on the front • Love one another. Love thing else better comes lines and who are attemptmeans seeking out and along, sacrifice our own ing to save lives. Offer them believing in the truth. Saint freedoms to keep things as encouragement and any Paul reminds us, “Love safe as we are able. little help we can provide to rejoices with the truth.” (1 • Love one another. When take care of things in their Corinthians 13:6) There is yet another unvaccinated daily lives. so much falsehood being person dies of COVID-19 • Love one another. Don’t published that we can be or is hospitalized, resist give in to fear. It says in the corrupted in our thinking the temptation to make Christian scriptures: “There and then inactive in our disparaging remarks about is no fear in love, but perfect loving. Be sure to talk with them. Instead pray for their love casts out fear.” (1John the knowledgeable people family who may be suffering 4:18) If our love is less than you trust to tell you the

truth, not those who copy and paste the latest diatribe against the government. That’s why God gives us wise and caring people to turn to. So what’s “Christmassy” about all this? Jesus was born in a less than perfect situation—in an animal stable (where I suspect masks would have been welcomed because of the “earthy” aroma). And he is born new in each one of as we find ourselves in our own less than perfect situations. Ours is not

a god who sits off in some distant heaven threatening judgment and punishment. Rather Christmas reminds us that our God walks with us, lives with us, sacrifices in us so that healing of our bodies, minds and souls can happen again and again. So I wish all not only a blessed Christmas, but a healthy and peaceful year ahead. —Father Ralph Sommer is the pastor of St. Bernard’s Church in Levittown and is an Anton Media Group columnist

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Build a Boat Workshop At the Whaling Museum, 301 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor. Also on Dec. 30. Imagine, design and create unique wooden vessel models out of a variety of materials. Visit www.cshwhalingmuseum.org for more info.

......... Wednesday, Dec. 29 Dark Star At the Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington, at 8 p.m. Also on Dec. 30. Recreates the Grateful Dead live concert experience. Visit www.paramountny.com or call 631-673-7300.

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New Year’s Benefit Fundraiser for CancerCare at the Irish American Society, 297 Willis Ave, Mineola from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dancing, light fare, and a champagne toast at midnight. Visit www. cancercarepw.org for details. Jesse’s Girl A New Year’s Bash with the

1980s cover band, starting at 9 p.m. at the Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. Visit www.paramountny.com or call 631-673-7300.

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Through Jan. 2, 2022 at Jones Beach State Park. A dazzling, drivethrough holiday lights experience. Visit www.magicoflights. com for tickets and info.

Christmas House Long Island Daily through Jan. 4, 2022 at Experience the Samanea Mall, wonders of the Christmas House 1500 Old Country Long Island at the Rd., Westbury. Samanea Mall in Described as Westbury. “A wondrous Hubble Comes (Contributed photo) 45-plus minute Down To Earth walk-through of all things At the Cradle of Aviation ......... Christmas.” Visit www. Museum, Charles Lindbergh christmashouselongisland. Blvd., Garden City. Traveling Thursday, Jan. 6 com for info. exhibit immerses visitors in The Gilmour Project At 8 p.m. at the NYCB Theater the magnificence and mystery The Beautiful and Damned at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow of the Hubble mission and Presented by the Landmark introduces the James Webb Rd., Westbury. Description: on Main, 232 Main St., Port Space Telescope. Visit www. “An All-Star Band explores Washington. Staging of F. Scott the music of David Gilmour’s cradleofaviation.org for Fitzgerald’s 1922 novel with tickets and info. Pink Floyd.” Visit www. never-before-seen music and thetheatreatwestbury.com or choreography. Dec. 29 through Craft & Gift Show call 516-247-5200. Jan. 2. Visit www.thebeautifuDaily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. ......... landdamned.show for info. through Sunday, Dec. 26 Ongoing at Broadway Commons Family Activities Magic of Lights 2021 Mall, 358 North Broadway, The Cradle of Aviation Flag of Liberation The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center presents a virtual program from 11 a.m. to noon. Discussion of a Nazi flag that was pulled down by American troops, who then covered it with their signatures, transforming it from a flag of hate to a flag of liberation. Visit www.hmtcli.org for link.

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Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker honors newest Eagle Scouts with Nassau County Citations. (Contributed photo by Office of Legislator Arnold W. Drucker)

The Davis family runs the Massapequa-based Scrap-It!, an eco-friendly waste removal company husband and wife Orville and Cynthia started in the past two years. Pictured from left is the Davis family: Kingston, Orville and Cynthia (Photo courtesy of Scrap-It!)

Mitchell Schwartz was recently appointed as a trustee for the Roslyn Landmark Society. (Contributed photo)

Glen Cove’s Poet Laureate Victoria Crosby received a citation at the Glen Cove City Council Meeting this past summer. (Photo courtesy Victoria Crosby)

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The National Wrestling Hall of Fame honored Farmingdale High School social studies teacher Jim Hughes with its annual Medal of Courage, which is awarded to wrestlers who have overcome insurmountable challenges.

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Mayor of Mineola and ex-chief of the Mineola Fire Department Scott Strauss was named Firefighter Of The Year. (Contributed photo)

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SCHOOL NEWS STEM WEEK MADE POSSIBLE WITH STUDENT VOLUNTEERS STEM Week in the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District kicked off on Dec. 1, and was made possible with help from the members of the Science National Honor Society. Prior to the week’s events and activities, high school students in the SNHS put together activity kits for younger students in the district to celebrate STEM Week. Members volunteered their time to pack 800 STEM kits for elementary students. For example, they put together kits filled with materials to make popsicle stick catapults for Vernon students and materials to make at-home hovercrafts for Roosevelt students. Throughout the course of STEM week, students who complete challenges have the opportunity to be

entered into raffles and win a variety of prizes. The STEM Week activities are meant to get students excited about science and related subjects. —Submitted by Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District The march concluded at Finley Middle School where participants took a group photo. (Contributed by Glen Cove City School District)

GLEN COVE SCHOOLS CELEBRATE MLK IN 38TH ANNUAL MARCH Students who are part of the Science National Honor Society at Oyster Bay High School packed activity kits for elementary students to take home to celebrate STEM week. (Photo courtesy of Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Schools)

REMEMBERING MS. SIPER The Jericho community was saddened to hear the news of the sudden passing of Cantiague Elementary School teacher Ms. Rande Siper on Oct 5. During her career in the Jericho School District, Ms. Siper taught first and fifth grades. First-grade teacher at Cantiague and long time friend of Ms. Siper, Ms. Rubinberg, described her as being dedicated and energetic. “She always found the good in each student,” she said. The two friends shared a favorite quote of “Stay in your lane.” They would say this to each other as a way of reminding each to follow her own path and work hard not only in their career but also in their personal lives as mothers. Jericho Superintendent Mr. Grishman always appreciated Ms. Siper’s positive attitude. He said, “You saw that she loved being a teacher by her face. You would walk into her classroom and her face was always bright and lit up.” Cantiague principal Dr. Sapienza met Ms. Siper when he was a teacher at Cantiague. They recently reconnected when he came back to Cantiague to be principal this year. He said, “She made the building a place where you wanted to be. She had an infectious smile and a wonderful personality and was opening and welcoming to students and staff.” The impact that Ms. Siper left on her students was significant and lasting. Jericho High School sophomore Madison L. had Ms. Siper in fifth grade. She said, “She enjoyed

her class and always made sure that each of her students had fun. It was very evident that she enjoyed her job, so she influenced me to follow a career (Photo courtesy path I would be of the Jericho happy in.” School District) Jericho senior Pranav N. who also had Ms. Siper in fifth grade said, “She was charismatic, loving and caring. She really cared about where all of us ended up and how we felt.” Superintendent Grishman explained that when Ms. Siper tragically passed, the school had to step in and provide staff and students with support in their grieving process. “It was an event that shook her students, colleagues, friends and family,” he said. He added, “ They had five psychologists from other buildings in the building to talk to kids and support kids and to support the staff, and we kept that going for several days.” Ms. Siper was someone who spread positivity to everyone around her. She was indeed a “bright light” in many people’s lives and she will be missed dearly by everyone who she touched. We thank her not only for the education she provided to Jericho students, but for the life lessons she taught them along the way. Her smile will last forever. -Submitted by JerEcho—Jericho high school’s student newspaper

Students, teachers, and parents thanked by Dr. King’s daughter for continuing to spread her father’s message Glen Cove students, residents, and family members came together to march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. in partnership with The Glen Cove Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. The march, held ahead of time to be videotaped for viewing during the virtual City of Glen Cove Annual Dr. King Program, began at First Baptist Church and concluded at Finley Middle School. The event, organized by Sheryl Goodine, former Glen Cove High School assistant principal, serves as an opportunity to show students the importance of remembering history and uniting together as we continue to make progress towards Dr. King’s dream of racial equality. Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. King, acknowledged and thanked the students, parents and teachers of the Glen Cove City School District for continuing to spread Dr. King’s message via a tweet in response to a post made by Dr. Sheena Jacob, the District’s coordinator for social studies K-12.

Dr. Jacob continues to work collaboratively with Ms. Goodine to ensure her family’s inspiring story is shared with Glen Cove students for years to come. Goodine, who grew up in Glen Cove, attended the South School, which at that time was nearly exclusively made up of black children. Jimmy Davis, her father, thought that segregated schools had no place in Glen Cove and sued the school system and was successful. The Glen Cove City School District continues to support Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message that emphasizes the importance of caring about others and treating everyone equally. For more information about the Glen Cove City School District, please visit the District’s website at www. glencoveschools.org. Happenings in the District can also be followed on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ glencovecityschooldistrict. —Submitted by Glen Cove City School District

LEARNING GETS ELECTRIC FOR LEE ROAD FOURTH GRADERS Students in Kristine Boyd’s fourth grade class at Lee Road Elementary School in the Levittown Public School District recently learned how electricity flows through a circuit. Pupils were given a bulb, wire, a battery and a battery holder to construct their own simple circuits, which would light up their bulbs. “They did an amazing job and had a great time planning out Lee Road fourth-graders Heather and then constructing their own Vahlsing and Scarlett Thompson simple circuits,” Boyd said. recently learned about electricity by completing their own circuit. —Submitted by the Levittown (Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Public Schools Schools)

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Dancing is Mendola’s other something you can learn from to passion. make yourself a better athlete, “I have been dancing since the student and person.” age of four, and have been inter—James Rowan is a ested in my high school’s kickline Levittown resident ever since I was younger,” she said. “When it got to the summer after eighth grade, I was more than ecstatic to try out for the Island Trees Varsity kickline.” Mendola also gives back to the Island Trees community by tutoring younger students. She volunteers for various clubs, such as the Key Club and Athletes Helping Athletes. Isabella also mentors future Bulldogs by helping with the middle school spirit team. She is certainly a role model to those younger students. When asked about her own role models, Mendola was philosophical in her answer. Kickline is an extension of “Placing specific role models Isabella Mendola’s passion for in my life is a difficult question,” dance, which started when she she said. “I believe every individwas four. ual you come in contact with has

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POLICE REPORT Adelphi Student Arrested For Filming Another Student In Bathroom

The Garden City Police Department reports the arrest of an Adelphi student for an incident that occurred on Dec. 5 at 3:20 p.m. in Garden City. According to detectives, a female student entered the bathroom inside Earle Hall at Adelphi University. After entering the bathroom, she observed an unknown male enter the bathroom. The subject exited and fled in an unknown direction. An investigation was conducted and it was determined the subject recorded the victim. Twenty-year-old Fahad Khan was arrested for the incident. Khan is charged with second-degree unlawful surveillance and fourth-degree stalking. He was arraigned on Dec. 11 in Hempstead. Anyone who feels they may have been a victim of a similar incident can contact Garden City Detectives at 516-4654150. All callers will remain anonymous.

According to the indictment, from 2015-19, Porras was employed as an office manager for RXUSA, a pharmaceutical company in Port Washington. As part of her duties, Porras had access to the RXUSA’s bookkeeping system, which enabled her Massapequa Park to generate checks written from Woman Indicted For Allegedly Embezzling RXUSA’s account and from the More Than $1.38 Million accounts of two other affiliated Acting Nassau County companies, Eveready Wholesale District Attorney Joyce A. Smith Drugs, Inc., and PBM America announced that a Massapequa Inc. The owner of the compaPark woman who worked as an nies, Robert Drucker, died in office manager for a pharmaMarch 2017 and the companies ceutical company was indicted closed in December 2019. for allegedly stealing more On Nov. 11, 2020, Porras was than $1.38 million from three arrested by the Port Washington affiliated businesses. Police Department after it was Thirty-two-year-old Maria discovered that she allegedly Porras of Massapequa Park was deposited checks from RXUSA arraigned on Dec. 6 on three written out to the company’s counts of grand larceny in the vendors and diverted incoming second degree, four counts of checks into her personal criminal tax fraud in the third account. Upon further invesdegree and four counts of offer- tigation, it was revealed that ing a false instrument for filing. Porras had allegedly embezzled Porras was released on her own $1,384,487.71 from the three recognizance and is due back in companies between 2015-20. court Jan. 13, 2022. If convicted The state’s Department of of the top charge, Porras faces a Taxation and Finance also potential maximum of five to 15 initiated an investigation, which years in prison. revealed that the defendant the storm basin. Police located a 73-year-old male who was submerged in the storm basin. The male was pronounced at the scene by a county medic. This investigation is ongoing. .................

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Police Investigate Old Westbury Homicide

The Homicide Squad is investigating a homicide that occurred on Dec. 7 at 9 a.m. in Old Westbury. According to detectives, Old Westbury Police Department located an unoccupied vehicle parked eastbound on the south service road of the LIE, west of exit 39 near a storm basin. Old Westbury Police Department requested assistance from the Nassau County Police Department’s Emergency Services Unit and Marine Bureau. Marine Bureau performed a diver search of

failed to report the income Porras had allegedly stolen on her personal tax returns and failed to pay the full taxes she owed from 2016-19. .................

Farmingdale Man Arrested For Assault In Massapequa

The Seventh Squad reports the arrest of a Farmingdale man that occurred Dec. 11 at 2:06 a.m. in Massapequa. According to detectives, officers responded to 7-11, located at 5570 Merrick Rd. for a disturbance. Upon arrival, the officers were confronted by a combative male that was involved in an argument with a store employee. As the officers attempted to place the subject in custody he became physically combative and resisted arrest. After a brief struggle, 31-year-old Damiyr Abdullah Simpson, was taken into custody. As a result of the struggle an officer sustained an injury to his knee. The officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Simpson has been charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal trespass.

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WE LOVE OUR PETS New York Ends Dog Breed Discrimination By Insurance Companies BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF

refuse to issue or renew or to increase premiums for households in which a he ASPCA (The American resident dog of any breed has a history Society for the Prevention of of aggression. Cruelty to Animals) recently “Dogs of all breeds are cherished commended New York State lawmakmembers of our families, yet on the ers and Governor Kathy Hochul for basis of debunked claims and sensaenacting critical legislation to prohibit tional media coverage, the insurance insurance companies from utilizing industry has been discriminating the breed of a dog in determining against dog owners based solely upon homeowner insurance coverage. With the breed of their companion,” this new law, which goes into effect 90 said Assemblymember days after enactment, New York joins Deborah Glick. “In her later Nevada as the only two states that have years, my mother had a enacted laws to prohibit this discrimiGerman Shepherd as her natory practice. companion—my sisters “During a time of unprecedented and I called her Ginger— housing challenges for New Yorkers, and she was the sweetest, the cost and availability of insurance most gentle dog. Under this has become an even more onerous new law, no New Yorker will barrier to homeownership for families be required by their insurance with pets,” said Bill Ketzer, senior company to choose between a Doberman Pinscher director of state legislation for the dog like Ginger and their home.” ASPCA, Eastern Division. “This new In addition to enacting this new and homeowners insurance. This is broad consensus that breed restriclaw will prevent insurance companies an unfair situation that has now been tions are an ineffective and inaccurate law, state lawmakers acted on several from overcharging or denying families remedied by Governor Hochul using other measures to better protect tool in preventing dog-related risks coverage simply because they own animals in 2021, including: the power of the pen,” said Libby Post, and instead rely on objective facts in a specific breed of dog, removing • Renewed the $5 million NYS executive director of the NYS Animal determining if individual dogs pose housing barriers for thousands of Companion Animal Capital Fund as Protection Federation. “The unfair public risks. responsible New York dog owners.” part of the 2022 state budget. practice of insurance companies “These new laws ensure our animals The vast majority of property • Prevented burdensome new discriminating against homeowners are treated with the dignity they insurance providers currently deny requirements for veterinarians that based on their breed of dog has been deserve. Our four-legged friends are or significantly increase homeowner would have diminished access to stopped for good in New York State. It valued companions who are parts coverage and renewals for households is a major step forward—homeowners of our families and deserve to be care. with certain breeds of dogs in their and their dogs will now be treated respected,” said Senate Deputy Leader • Passed legislation prohibiting homes, yet there is no evidence to the slaughter of racehorses while fairly.” Michael Gianaris. “We have more work support this policy as insurance claim providing funding for aftercare In recent years, a growing number to do but these are important steps data does not validate the idea that of retired horses and requiring of state and local governments have forward in the cause of animal rights.” certain breeds of dogs are a bigger risk taken action to prohibit regulation of racehorses to be microchipped. Past behavior is a much a stronger as compared to non-restricted breeds. dog ownership based on the breed—or indicator of current behavior than Visit www.aspca.org to learn more “Too often, people have had to make appearance of breed—of the dog. genetics, so this legislation specifically about the ASPCA or to join the ASPCA a choice between their beloved pets Advocacy Brigade. These jurisdictions acknowledge the reserves insurers’ latitude to cancel,

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Adele Constance Fullam, 92, died peacefully on November 30 and in her last days was surrounded by loving family members. Adele was born and raised in Flushing, Queens. She was the oldest of two, the other being her younger brother Joseph Mikalauskas. Adele attended St. Luke’s Grammar School, then Mary Louise Academy, ultimately graduating from St. Joseph’s College. While Adele knew her husband, Gene, in grammar school, it wasn’t until college that Adele was allowed to date Gene. Not until he returned from service in WWII, as a US Marine, First Marine Division, did the love affair really begin to blossom. Married 11/22/1951, this love affair lasted beyond his death (9/9/1997) till her last breath. Adele was a devoted mother and grandmother. Her grandchildren were the apple of her eye. And, as grandparents often do, Adele spoiled her grandchildren. But, she also taught all the importance of family, perseverance, forgiveness, and kindness. She rejoiced in her children’s accomplishments and in their families. Adele enjoyed a full life and engaged in several beloved activities including spending time with her Pearsall Ave Bridge Club members, the Glen Cove Women’s Club (formerly St. Patrick’s), the Glen Cove Senior Center, and was a long-time member of Nassau Country Club. Adele was a devoted alumna of the Mary Louis Academy “MLA” and St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn). Beloved wife of the late Eugene Fullam and daughter Anne Fullam Goeke, Adele is survived by her four children and spouses, Gene (Susan) Fullam, Peter Fullam, Kristin Fullam, and Karen (Brennan) as well as by her six grandchildren who were her greatest treasures: Patrick, Ryan, Mathew, Carly, Sean, and Amy. She is predeceased in death by her brother, Joseph Mikalauskas. Adele will be missed by her nieces, nephews and close friends. The funeral service will be held at St. Patrick’s RC Church, Glen Cove, on Tuesday, December 14, 11a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/ 228703 S

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ing will be held by videoconference. For more information on how this meeting will be held and how to participate in LEGAL NOTICE a teleconference and/ or videoNOTICE OF PUBLIC conference please contact the HEARING Village Clerk or check the VilTown of North Hempstead - lage’s website at www.planBoard of Zoning Appeals domemanor.com. Pursuant to the provisions BY ORDER OF THE of the Code of the Town of BOARD OF TRUSTEES North Hempstead, NOTICE RANDI I. MALMAN IS HEREBY GIVEN that VILLAGE CLERK the Board of Zoning Ap- Dated: December 15, 2021 peals of said Town will meet 12-22-2021-1T-#228814at Town Hall, 220 Plandome MAN Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, JanuLEGAL NOTICE ary 5, 2022 to consider any NOTICE OF DESIGN matters that may properly REVIEW BOARD be heard by said Board, and MEETING will hold a public hearing on INCORPORATED said date to consider appliVILLAGE OF cations and appeals. PLANDOME MANOR The following cases will be PLEASE TAKE NOTICE called at said public hearing that the Design Review Board starting at 10:00am. of the Incorporated Village APPEAL #21160 – Ra- of Plandome Manor will hold hul Mathew; 18 South Dr., a public meeting on TuesManhasset, Section 3, Block day, December 28, 2021, at 90, Lot 112; Zoned Resi- 7:00PM. Pursuant to Chap. dence-B 417 of the Laws of 2021, this Variance from § 70-40.A to meeting will be held by teleconstruct additions to a home conference and/or videocontoo close to the street. ference. For more informaCOVID-19 protocols will be tion on how this meeting will strictly enforced while in- be held and how to particiside Town Hall. pate in a teleconference and/ Persons interested in view- or videoconference please ing the file for this appeal contact the Village Clerk or may request to do so any check the Village’s website time before the scheduled at www.plandomemanor.com. hearing by contacting the The following applications BZA department via e-mail will be reviewed at the meetat BZAdept@northhemp- ing: steadny.gov. Application No. DRB2021-16 Additionally, the public may of David Simon seeking apview the live stream of this proval to enclose existing side meeting at https://north- porch and construct a new h e m p s t e a d n y . g o v / t o w n - second-story addition. Properboardlive. ty located at 184 Circle Drive, Should you wish to partici- Plandome Manor, NY 11030. pate in an appeal hearing, we Section 5, Block 125, Lots 7, encourage you register in ad- 11, and 15. vance by email to bzadept@ BY ORDER OF THE northhempsteadny.gov by DESIGN REVIEW BOARD Friday, December 31, 2021. Isabel DeSousa, Chairman Please include your full name, Randi I. Malman, address, email address, and Village Clerk appeal number you wish to be December 15, 2021 heard on. Comments are lim12-22-2021-1T-#228815ited to 3 minutes per speaker. MAN Written comments are accepted by email up to 60 minutes PORT prior to the hearing. Timely comment submissions will be WASHINGTON made part of the record. DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., LEGAL NOTICE Chairman; Board of Notice of formation of SIMZoning Appeals 12-22-2021-1T-#228765- PLY WRITING WELL LLC MAN Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2021. LEGAL NOTICE Office Location: Nassau NOTICE OF PUBLIC County. SSNY has been desMEETING ignated as agent of the LLC OF THE BOARD OF upon whom process against it TRUSTEES may be served. SSNY shall INCORPORATED mail process to the LLC, 31A VILLAGE OF Corchaug Ave, Port WashingPLANDOME MANOR PLEASE TAKE NOTICE ton, NY 11050. Purpose. Any that the Board of Trustees of lawful activity. the Inc. Village of Plandome 12-22-15-8-1; 11-24-17-20216T-#227948-PORT Manor will hold a special public meeting on Tuesday, LEGAL NOTICE January 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. CCD & P Cabbage Comto vote on a settlement agreement with Extenet Systems, pany, LLC, Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Inc. Pursuant to Chap. 417 of Company (LLC). Articles of the Laws of 2021, this meet- Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of Twins Power Washing LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of the State (SSNY) on 9/15/2021. Office location: Nassau County. United States Corporation Agents, INC. designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 7014 13th Ave., Suit 202., Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful act. 1-19-12-5; 12-29-22-152021-6T-#228550-PORT LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals. The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00am. APPEAL #21133 – Ronald Zdrojeski; 10 Hill Crest Rd., Port Washington, Section 5, Block 15, Lot 9; Zoned Residence-A Variances from §§ 70-31.B and 70-100.2.A to legalize a deck and planters too close to a side property line, and construct a fence that is too tall. Synopsis: The Board of Zoning Appeals previously granted the applicant’s appeal for a variance from §7031.B and denied the applicant’s appeal for a variance from §70100.2.A. Upon a motion and order of the Board of Zoning Appeals this matter is being restored to the Board of Zoning Appeals’ decision calendar for the purpose of rehearing the applicant’s appeal for a variance from §70-100.2.A APPEAL #21161 – Ronald Rochester; 21 Marino Ave., Port Washington, Section 5, Block J, Lot 14; Zoned Residence-C Variance from §§ 70-100.1(B) & 70-208(F) to construct a rooftop deck on a non-conforming detached garage that is too close to the side and rear property lines. APPEAL #21162 – Michael

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Bisberg; 37 Second Ave., Port Washington, Section 5, Block 44, Lot 32; Zoned Residence-C Variances from §§ 70-52 & 70-208(F) to build an addition too close to the rear property line and increasing the non-conformity of the home. APPEAL #21106- William Monaghan and Courtney Sempliner; 33 Longview Road, Port Washington; Section 5, Block 134, Lot 18; Zoned: Residential-A Variance from §70-100.2(K) to relocate an existing generator to a location in the rear yard that is too far from the dwelling. APPEAL #21092 - 679 Port Washington Blvd., LLC (Alma Bank); 679 Port Washington Boulevard, Port Washington; Section 6, Block 2, Lots 115 & 277; Zoned: Business-A & Residence-C Variances §§ 70-203(T)(2)(j), 70-203(T)(2)(b), & 70-203(G) to construct a new bank with a drive-through bypass lane that interferes with internal circulation of the site, and a smaller landscaped buffer than required between a business district and residence district, and a smaller landscaped buffer than required between a property with a drive-thru facility and a residence district. APPEAL #20694.A – Geismar, LLC; 7 Harbor Park Dr., Port Washington, Section 6, Block 86, Lots 2a, 2b, 3; Zoned Planned Industrial District Variances from §§ 70-103(A), 70-159, 70-160.A & 70-160.C to construct additions to a building too close to a rear property line and front property line, with not enough parking and covering too much of the lot. COVID-19 protocols will be strictly enforced while inside Town Hall. Persons interested in viewing the file for this appeal may request to do so any time before the scheduled hearing by contacting the BZA department via e-mail at BZAdept@northhempsteadny.gov. Additionally, the public may view the live stream of this meeting at https://northhempsteadny.gov/townboardlive. Should you wish to participate in an appeal hearing, we encourage you register in advance by email to bzadept@ northhempsteadny.gov by Friday, December 31, 2021. Please include your full name, address, email address, and appeal number you wish to be heard on. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Written comments are accepted by email up to 60 minutes prior to the hearing. Timely comment submissions will be made part of the record. DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals 12-22-2021-1T-#228764PORT

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, after a public hearing duly held by the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead, the following ordinance was ordered adopted: ORDINANCE NO. T.O. 39 - 2021 PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK Section l. All motor or other vehicles of any kind shall comply with the following regulations: PROPOSAL ADOPT: 1. FIFTH AVENUE – CARLTON AVENUE – FULL STOP All Traffic eastbound on Fifth Avenue shall come to a Full Stop at its intersection with Carlton Avenue. Section 2. All ordinances or regulations heretofore adopted in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. PENALTIES: “A violation of this ordinance shall be punishable by a fine, or when applicable, by imprisonment, not in the excess of the amount set forth in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, or by both such fine and imprisonment, plus any surcharge payable to other governmental entities, and late payment, if applicable. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten days from the date of its publication and posting pursuant to Section 133 of the Town Law of the State of New York. Section 5. This ordinance shall be incorporated in the Uniform Traffic Code of the Town of North Hempstead. Dated: December 16, 2021 Manhasset, New York BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD WAYNE H. WINK, JR. TOWN CLERK 12-22-2021-1T-#228799PORT

LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 16, 2021, the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Town of North Hempstead, New York, adopted December 16, 2021, authorizing pool improvements at Manorhaven Beach Park, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $2,255,000, appropriating $800,000 in addition to the $1,455,000 heretofore appropriated for such purpose; and authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $800,000, in addition to the $1,455,000 bonds hereto-

fore authorized for such purpose, to finance said additional appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING pool improvements at Manorhaven Beach Park; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $2,255,000; APPROPRIATING $800,000 for such purpose, in addition to the $1,455,000 heretofore appropriated for such purpose pursuant to Resolution Nos. 650-2018 and 607-2019, respectively, duly adopted by the Town Board on December 18, 2018 and December 17, 2019 (collectively, the “Prior Bond Resolutions”); STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of the $800,000 bonds to finance said additional appropriation, in addition to the $1,455,000 bonds heretofore authorized pursuant to the Prior Bond Resolutions, and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon; SECOND: AUTHORIZING, in addition to the $1,455,000 bonds of the Town authorized pursuant to the Prior Bond Resolutions, the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $800,000, pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”), to finance said additional appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said $800,000 bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Town; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Town; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Supervisor the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals thereof, and other related powers; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

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LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 16, 2021, the Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Town of North Hempstead, New York, adopted December 16, 2021, authorizing the construction of improvements to Harbor Links Golf Course, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $300,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose and authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $300,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING the construction of improvements to Harbor Links Golf Course; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is

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$300,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of $300,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property within the Town to pay the principal of said bonds and interest thereon; STATING any funds received from the State of New York or from other sources may be used to pay a part of the cost of the project and any such funds are hereby authorized to be applied toward the cost of said project or redemption of the Town’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $300,000, pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”), to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Town for

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titled: “Bond Resolution of the Town of North Hempstead, New York, adopted December 16, 2021, authorizing the construction of building improvements at the Town Dock, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $285,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose and authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $285,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING the construction of building improvements at the Town Dock; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $285,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of $285,000 to finance said appropriation, and the levy of a tax upon all the taxable real property LEGAL NOTICE within the Town to pay the TOWN OF principal of said bonds and inNORTH HEMPSTEAD, terest thereon; STATING any NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE funds received from the State that on December 16, 2021, of New York or from other the Town Board of the Town sources may be used to pay a of North Hempstead, in the part of the cost of the project County of Nassau, New York, and any such funds are hereadopted a bond resolution en- by authorized to be applied expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said $300,000 bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Town; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Town; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Supervisor the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals thereof, and other related powers; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: December 16, 2021 Wayne H. Wink, Jr. Town Clerk 12-22-2021-1T-#228797PORT

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toward the cost of said project or redemption of the Town’s bonds or notes issued therefor, or to be budgeted as an offset to the taxes to be collected for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds or notes; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of bonds of the Town in the principal amount of not to exceed $285,000, pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”), to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which $285,000 of said bonds are authorized to be issued is ten (10) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Town for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for

which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said $285,000 bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Town; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Town; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Supervisor the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals thereof, and other related powers; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: December 16, 2021 Wayne H. Wink, Jr. Town Clerk 12-22-2021-1T-#228800PORT

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This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any dire always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you h pleted the puzzle, there will be 19 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You genuinely want to help others. If you could, you’d say yes to everyone. Alas, you can only be one place at a time. Your brilliance emerges in the way you decline invitations. You’re somehow able to compliment people and make them feel good about the relationship in whatever form it is taking.

Solution: 19 Letters

WORD FIND This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 19 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Ship shape Solution: 19 Letters

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Getting perspective will be the success key to this week’s endeavors. One viewpoint will not be enough. Go up; go down; ask remote people and insiders. You’ve a multitude of optical options, none better than another. It’s when you put it all together that you’re brilliant. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You can’t very well obey your heart if you can’t hear it through the noise of your mind. A superstition will help you calm the chatter. You don’t even have to really believe it to have your thoughts settle and organize themselves around the ritual.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ve thought a lot about a problem and worked it out theoretically, but the only way to tell if an idea is actually a solution is to apply it in real life. There’s something scary about this, but don’t let it stop you from drumming up your courage and executing the plan. You’ll love where you wind up. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your approach to relationships is rather inspired and comes with an impeccable sense of rhythm. Every relationship needs closeness and space. You’ve a knack for reading subtle cues about what your partner needs and wants and sensing the amount of distance that best serves the relationship. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In the past, you took what came along, but now you’re ready for something a little more specific to your preferences and vision. It requires courage to be selective. You trust there is something better for you and you’re willing to ask for it, search for it or create it as need be. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). As you witness the world, you make it, too. Choosing what to focus on brings your picture together. What you don’t focus on may as well be absent entirely. To make sure your world includes and indeed features your beloved people, things and ideas, you will flow your attention where they are. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). While many spend what they don’t have to buy what they can’t afford to impress who they don’t know, your realistic and modest approach makes you rich in the ways that matter, and financially, too. Affirm your purpose and remain guided by your principles. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Human signals can be subtle: a flicker of facial tension, a flushed face, a change in the voice... Stress and attraction are two triggers of especially noticeable signals, at least to you. You’re observant. Your attention to the subtleties will tip you as to what is going on with those around you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll set yourself up for success and improvement by appreciating what you see around you. Even if there’s a drop of jealousy in the mix, it will be lucky for you. Because you’re naturally competitive, you are bound to occasional envy; use it well! Let your attractions inform you as to what to go for in life.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You start out with a certain amount of energy to expend on each day, then positive emotions give you even more to work with, or negative emotions drain the wells. Each morning, remind yourself of your top three priorities. Tend to those, and anything more that gets accomplished will be icing on the cake.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can’t always choose your company but when the choice is yours to make, there are certain names at the top of your list. It will be wonderful to see some of those people this week. Also, you’ll be receiving requests, most likely indirect, so tune in to the prompt of subtle suggestion.

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Actor Colin Bates takes center stage in Bob Dylan-inspired Broadway musical BY ANTHONY MURRAY

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Starting out as a dancer at the young age of seven, actor Colin Bates knew that the stage is exactly where he wanted to be in life.

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started as a dancer and I was living in California,” Bates recalled. “I was friends with this girl who told me to come to dance class with her. So I went to dance class and I guess I liked performing. I think I liked the attention and the community and all that. It was dance that got me into acting and then it was musical theater, then straight on to acting and now I’m back doing musical theater many years later.” Now you can see Bates on the Great White Way in the musical Girl From The North Country in which celebrated playwright Conor McPherson boldly reimagines the legendary songs of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Bates plays Gene, who like everyone else in the musical, is struggling to get by in life. “The musical takes place in Duluth, MN, and it’s just a bunch of these bizarre characters that are in and out of the house,” Bates said. “It takes place during the Great Depression in the 1930s, so everyone is having a bit of a crisis in their life somewhere or another. Gene is the son of the main family who owns the Laine Boarding House. My father is my father, my

Colin Bates as Gene from Girl From The North Country

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mother is losing her mind a bit and my sister is African-American who was adopted off the streets. So we have Dylan’s music to kind of set the mood and it’s more of a dramatic play, but it’s a very interesting show. I’m the young, lost, alcoholic artist in the 1930s who dreams of making a living off his art and it’s hard to do. It’s still hard to do for so many people.” Now that Broadway is finally back in business after almost a year and a half shutdown due to COVID-19, Bates said it’s great to finally be back on stage. “It is so amazing to be back,” he said. “The energy we’re getting from the audience is better than ever. People were yearning for theater I guess and we’re getting big crowds. People are pumped about it and they’re very vocal. The energy is very strong, so it’s a special time to be there.” Throughout his career, Bates has been featured in many television shows such as American Rust, FBI: Most Wanted, Mayans M.C. and films. So does he have a preference on which one he likes better? “I like them both for different

Colin Bates (Photo courtesy of Rubenstein PR)

reasons,” he laughed. “The best part about theater is the community and it’s just a family that we create. I love the collaboration of television and creating it. It’s like instant collaboration and it feels more like playing honestly. I think independent film is my favorite medium just because you get to take your time and work with the director.” Girl From The North Country is currently playing at the Belasco Theatre located at 111 W. 44th Street in New York City. For more information, visit www.northcountryonbroadway.com.

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Colin Bates’ Favorite Bob Dylan Songs

Ever since Colin Bates was a kid, Bob Dylan has always been on his radar. “I was actually listening to Dylan with my father in the car the other day and he was telling me all the times he listened to him when he was young,” Bates said. “My dad played Dylan’s music when I was growing up. Then of course when I became a young teen, I got into Dylan as well. The musical is very interesting with the arrangements [of the songs].” Bates added that when he first got the job years ago to be a part of Girl From The North Country in London’s West End, he and his girlfriend took a road trip across the country for six weeks and went up to Duluth, MN. “We tried to listen to Dylan’s music the entire time and it was pretty amazing,” he said.

Bates’ top three favorite Bob Dylan songs are: 1. “Alberta #1” from the 1970 album Self Portrait. 2. “Something There Is About You” from the 1974 album Planet Waves. 3. “I Want You” from the 1966 album Blonde on Blonde. —Anthony Murray

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