Three Long Island Visual Arts Non-Profits Come Together To Host Mental Health Awareness Events

The Art League of Long Island is excited to participate in “Art Soothes the Mindful Soul” and announces a free event during Mental Health Awareness Month. This art and meditation event will be held on May 25, from 6pm to 7:30 pm in our Jeanne Tengelsen Gallery. The event is open to all members of the community and no prior experience is necessary. It is an opportunity for individuals to come together and learn about the importance of mental health and the benefits of meditation and art therapy. We hope to offer a unique experience that will be both educational and therapeutic for all participants.

Elizabeth Castelli, a meditation instructor and life coach, will lead the group through a guided meditation session that will begin with a relaxation/body scan. She will help participants tap into their Inner Heart Wisdom, the place of Creative Power, and imagine what they are being called to create. Posing inquiry to our heart center to envision what is lying latent within.

Rachel Woelfel, a Masters candidate in Art Therapy at Pratt Institute, will then lead the participants in expressing their emotions through color and mixed media art materials. This workshop is in the spirit of the Art League’s motto, “Be the Artist You Want to Be.”

Elizabeth Castelli is a ACC (ICF), Certified Professional Coach (CPC) and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) through the Institute for Professional Excellence in

Coaching (iPEC), an ICF (International Coaching Federation) accredited program. She upholds the ICF professional and ethical standards of practice in her coaching. Elizabeth is also a Registered Nurse and traditional Reiki Master.

Rachel Woelfel is a Graduate Student at Pratt Institute’s Art Therapy and Creativity Development program. Born in Huntington, New York, Rachel received her Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Art History from Stony Brook University, with minor studies in Media Arts and Gender Studies.

The event will be held in the Art League of Long Island’s Jeanne Tengelsen Gallery, located at 107 East Deer Park Road, in Dix Hills, NY.

Established in 1955, the Art League is a not-for-profit visual arts center whose mission is to provide a forum and showcase for artists of all ages and ability levels, whether through art education in the studios or exhibition opportunities in the gallery and art fairs. Artwork on display in the gallery may be available for purchase.

The Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery is open free of charge. For more information visit www.artleagueli.org or call (631) 462-5400. Pre-registration is required due to limited space, and interested participants can register online at the Art League’s website: www. artleagueli.org. Contact the Art League of Long Island’s Marketing Coordinator, Amy Tischler, at atischler@artleagueli. org or (631)462-5400 x22.

—Submitted by the Art League of Long Island

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HOROSCOPES By Holiday Mathis

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You know what you intend to do, but you’re better o writing it in a diary than telling people now. ere are people who will take your ideas and run with them, or worse, try to in uence your pure vision. Flesh things out on your own for a while.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). To imagine the bliss inside a wonderful relationship between you and the object of your a ection brings on a dopamine high -- an altered reality lled with hope and possibility. ere is nothing inherently wrong with this if you can accept it for the entertainment value of what it is instead of mistaking it for anything to do with the realities of human connection.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). None are winners or losers because of the number of mistakes they make. Everyone makes mistakes. It’s the reaction to mistakes that de nes people. is week presents situations that give you a chance to shine. A solid core of character and a spiritual grace will extend to your community.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What you come up with on your own will be your favorite idea, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best idea on the table. Compromise is the friend of business and the enemy of art. When you’re working on something creative, make it all about you and ful lling your vision. For anything else, pay close attention to the needs and wants of others.

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Your role will bring you honor. You’re the neutral person who helps a group get along, but you’re also the problem-solver and motivator who helps everyone function at a high level. e main events of next season will have you feeling younger and lighter. You’ll bond anew with family. You’ll be paid for work you enjoy.

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spade, South cashed the A-K of trump, hoping the missing clubs were divided 2-2.

When East showed out on the second trump, declarer tried the K-Q-A of hearts in hopes that the opposing hearts were divided 3-3, or that West, who had the third club, had the heart length. Unfortunately, West ruffed the third heart for down one.

Solution:

Opening lead — two of spades.

Assume you’re declarer at five clubs. West leads a spade, and you ruff the spade continuation. How would you play the hand?

Aside from the ace of diamonds, the only other potential loser is your fourth heart. But if West has the diamond ace, a parking place for the heart can be developed by leading twice toward dummy’s diamond honors.

The actual declarer therefore led a diamond to the king at trick three, but when East produced the ace and returned a spade, another plan was needed. So after ruffing the

Tomorrow:

Though declarer gave himself several chances to get home safely, he overlooked an approach that didn’t require a favorable break in either hearts or the trump suit. After the diamond ace proves to be offside and declarer trumps the spade return, he should cash the A-K of trump, lead a diamond to the queen and ruff a diamond. A heart to the queen is followed by another diamond ruff.

At this point, declarer has the A-8-6 of hearts while dummy has the jack of clubs and K-4 of hearts. A low heart is led to dummy, and the jack of clubs is played, extracting West’s last trump as South discards his heart loser. Declarer then takes the last trick with the ace of hearts.

In this way, declarer nullifies the location of the diamond ace and the uneven divisions in clubs and hearts. In all, he scores three club tricks, four ruffs in his hand, three hearts and a diamond for a total of 11 tricks.

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During the recent reorganizational meeting of the Hicksville Water District, the HWD Board of Commissioners unanimously elected Commissioner William Schuckmann to serve as District Chairman. Commissioner Schuckmann is currently in his third term on the Board and will serve as Chairman throughout 2023, a role he had previously held in 2017 and 2020.

“It is an honor to have been chosen by Commissioners Schweitzer and Brigandi to act as District Chairman this year,” said Chairman Schuckmann. “Being able to serve my neighbors on the Hicksville Water District Board is a true privilege. I am greatly look- ing forward to leading our District throughout 2023 and continue our mission of providing excellent service to our community.”

Chairman Schuckmann has been a part of the Hicksville Water District since the 1970s and has worked his way up the ladder from the very first rung. He started as a laborer, then foreman and eventually superintendent of the Hicksville Water District. As superintendent, he was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations providing the community with more than 2 billion gallons of clean, portable water. He finally joined the HWD Board of Commissioners in 2014, providing crucial oversight as the District worked diligently to rapidly install state-of-the-art treatment systems in order to address the threat of emerging contaminants in the District’s water. Through Chairman Schuckmann’s combined leadership with his fellow commissioners and HWD Superintendent Paul Granger, the HWD’s efforts have been successful, as it currently has eight wells providing clean drinking water to its nearly 50,000 residents.

Chairman Schuckmann is exceptionally active in the community outside of the HWD as well. A member of the Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department for over 50 years, he has served as Company Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief and Chief. He was elected to serve three five-year terms as Fire Commissioner following his tenure as Chief. He also has been fundamental in fundraising for the Hicksville community, assisting in local charity golf outings and raising funds for various community nonprofit organizations and local families in need through the Hicksville Boys and Girls Club. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce and is also on the Board of Directors of the Hicksville Rotary Club, for which he previously served as president in 2001 and 2006.

—Submitted by the Hicksville Water District

Hicksville Water District Commissioner William Schuckmann was elected by fellow Board Commissioners to serve as District Chairman throughout 2023.

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Durso Joins Correction Officers To Call For Repeal Of HALT Act

Assemblyman Michael Durso (Massapequa Park) joined lawmakers from the Assembly, correction officers, Correction Officers Benevolent Association President Benny Boscio and Legislative Chairman Herman Jiminian for a press conference at Rikers Island Correctional Facility.

The group called on New York City leaders and Mayor Eric Adams to address the dangerous staffing shortage, attacks on correction officers and a repeal of the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act, which limits the use of segregated confinement for prison inmates to 15 days and leaves the prison population and correction officers vulnerable to attacks.

“The fact is that our brave correction officers are faced with dangerous, and sometimes deadly situations each day they step inside a correctional facility or prison. The last thing we should be doing is reducing staff or making it more difficult for them to protect themselves,” Durso said. “Some of our state and city leaders want to close more jails and prisons. Where do they think these deadly inmates are going to go? It’s just placing more stress on COs and putting them in harm’s way.”

In the past three years, the correction officer headcount has dropped 30%, as over 4,000 officers have resigned or retired since 2019. This is in large part due to the fact that officers are forced to work over 16-hour days and some even work 24-hour shifts without meals or rest. In addition to these departures, sexual assaults on female officers continue to rise. Approximately 40 female officers at Rikers have been sexually assaulted by inmates and their assailants can only face misdemeanors, not felonies.

“The first step is repealing the HALT Act, second is fully fund and increase our prison staff and third is make it a felony to sexually assault a correction officer – we can do all this immediately and all are absolutely necessary,” Durso finished.

—Submitted by the Office of Assemblyman Michael Durso

New Nassau County Legislator Michael Giangregorio Sworn In

Recently, the new Nassau County Legislator for the 19th Legislative District, Michael J. Giangregorio, was sworn in by County Executive Bruce Blakeman. He took the oath of office in the Peter J. Schmitt Legislative Chamber, standing next to his wife Alison.

Legislator Giangregorio was the winner of a recent special election to finish the term of former-legislator Steve Rhoads, who left his position after being elected to the State Senate.

Legislator Giangregorio will finish out Legislator Rhoad's term. The 19th Legislative District includes Wantagh, Seaford, Bellmore, Merrick and parts of Freeport and North Wantagh.

“It is truly my honor to serve the people in the 19th legislative district,” Legislator Giangregorio said. “I look forward to working with the legislators and the county executive to hold the line on taxes, benefitting those on the autism spectrum and retaining the quality of life in the district.”

Legislator Giangregorio is a Vice President of JP Morgan in its Corporate and Investment Bank segment with over 30 years of experience in the finance industry. He has been a fierce advocate in increasing awareness and supporting efforts to benefit children as well as their families affected by autism. His lobbying efforts in both Washington and Albany have helped lead to increased funding for research, family services and autism insurance reform, including passage of the ABLE Act in New York State.

—Submitted by Nassau County Legislative Majority

Multilingual Massapequa Students To Earn Seal Of Biliteracy

After six years of studying world languages, 46 Massapequa High School seniors will earn the Seal of Biliteracy when they graduate in June. This is the fourth year that the school has offered the prestigious designation for students who have demonstrated a strong knowledge of at least two languages.

William Anderson, curriculum associate for world languages and ENL, explained that the Seal of Biliteracy shows mastery of English and at least one other language. Massapequa offers American Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, but students could also pursue it in another language they’ve learned independently.

“I enjoy exploring foreign cultures, especially ones that are much further away from the United States,” said Cristian Rivera, who is earning the Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish.

“I’m always up for a challenge,” added senior Juliana Koubek, who also has taken Spanish as her world language since seventh grade.

Students have to complete a research project and make a presentation, in their respective world language, to a panel of educators. Cristian studied the history and impact of architecture in the United States and Spain, analyzing three buildings from each country. He looked at the Empire State Building, a castle in Arizona with a gothic Spanish revival inspiration and Union Station in California. From Spain, he studied La Sagrada Familia, the University of Salamanca and Plaza de España.

Juliana used a trip to the Galápagos Islands as inspiration for her project. Her environmental-themed project focused on the effects of climate change on endangered species in the Galápagos Islands and on Long Island.

Cristian and Juliana said that having the Seal of Biliteracy will benefit them throughout their lives as they meet and interact with people from many different backgrounds. For Cristian, he said that earning the distinction shows the strength of the connections he made to Spanish language and culture over the past six years. In college, he is considering learning a third language.

Juliana said that Spanish class has always been a highlight of her school day and she hopes to minor in the language in college.

“I would recommend pursuing the Seal of Biliteracy,” she said. “It was meaningful and informative, and it’s definitely going to help me moving forward.”

—Submitted by the Massapequa School District