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Parents, Students Celebrate 60th Annual Party JOSEPH SCOTCHIE

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f it’s June, then its graduation time at high schools all over Long Island and the United States. For Roslyn High School, that also means the annual Senior Party, a tradition dating back to 1960. One of the student leaders of this year’s event was Geri Valuari. “Each uniquely themed party chronicles the graduating classes’ journey through time from kindergarten to graduation, highlighting noteworthy school and cultural events that occurred during that time,” she told The Roslyn News. “This year’s theme, Route 22, was a road trip that took place on June 2 in the high school gym.” Work on the senior party is a labor of love by the parents of the graduating seniors. It takes place all throughout the final year as the students set to graduate. Parents work on different committees to conceive the theme, while constructing the pictorial sets for the seniors. It remains a top-secret operation. No one knows what the theme is or what the sets will look like until the actual event. Valuari said the Art Committee determined the concept in August and began the design phase in September with construction from that time up until the event. Other committees included the Invitation Committee, the Centerpiece Committee and Food Committee. “All of this could not have happened without the assistance and heavy lifting by the amazing members of the Roslyn School District’s Facilities Team, led by Mr. Thomas G. Szajkowski and their lead maintainer, Mr. Rocco Calo,” Valuari said. Among the parents and students involved were: Risa Kessler, Jessica Stam, Lauren Kahn, Lori Richter, Jodi Zacharias, Geri Valauri, Allyson Swidler and Stephanie Fein. Generous food donations were made by the variety of eateries in the Roslyn vicinity. “The seniors enjoyed reliving many of the memorable experiences–Getting into the RV at the Heights School to start the trip, stopping along at the 7 Eleven, Covid Motel and the diner,” the senior added. “There were photo ops with Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson, Donald Trump and Dr. Fauci, Bernie Sanders, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. This culminated in a recognition wall of all the colleges that the

Some of the colleges these enterprising graduates will attend.

Roslyn scenes seniors will be attending in the fall.” That list remains impressive. In the fall, students will be attending not just colleges in the New York City area, but Ohio State, the University of Southern California, the University of Florida, the University of Texas, Georgia Tech, the University of Illinois, William and Mary, and the University of Chicago. “This year’s party was a great success as an amazing time was enjoyed by everyoneit’s so wonderful that we were all able to celebrate in person,” Valuari added. And in a short few months’ time, parents for the graduating class of 2023 will start on their own project.

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Freshmen Sweep State Awards In Research Competition

oslyn High School freshman swept the New York State awards in the 20th Annual eCYBERMISSION competition sponsored by the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP). The eCYBERMISSION competition is open to students in grades six through nine, challenging participants to identify a problem in their community to explore using scientific practices, or to solve with engineering design. The highest-scoring team per grade level in each region will go on to compete as National Finalists at the National Judging & Educational Event, taking place June 27– July 1 in Washington, D.C. The winning teams and their projects are: First Place in NYS, Rebecca Fabricant, Ava Ramsey, and Sarah Zwerling for The Effect of Font on the Perception of a Charitable Appeal; Second Place in NYS: Esha Chandra, Danielle Chen, and Anika Tolat for How “Physical” is Physical Education? Honorable Mention in NYS: Ethan Berkowitz, Sophie Glass, and Justin Margulies for Unmasking Masks. “I’m so proud of our ninth graders,”

Back row, left to right: Ethan Berkowitz, Sophie Glass, Justin Margulies, Rebecca Fabricant, Ava Ramsey, Sarah Zwerling. Front Row, left to right: Esha Chandra, Danielle Chen, Anika Tolat. said Roslyn’s Coordinator of Secondary Research Dr. Allyson Weseley. “For most,

it’s the first empirical project they’ve ever done, and their performance is a testament

Students Place In Health And Science Competition Roslyn High School students excelled in the 2022 NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery Health Science Competition, held May 18. Participants were invited to experiment and test any innovation in health science. Roslyn junior Jessie Dong took 3rd Place in the Biochemistry/Biophysics category with her project entitled, “Natural is Not Neutral: Dangers of Natural Compounds Found in Supplements/Nutraceuticals and Therapeutic Mechanisms of Luteolin on Neuroblastoma and Lymphoma.” Roslyn sophomores Aasiya Zaidi and Hanah Youn took Fifth Place in the Medicine and Health Category with their project entitled, “Fight the Blue Light: The Effect of Dichroic Optical Filters on Blue Light Transmissions and Plant Photomorphogenesis.” The first round consisted of hundreds of students from across Long Island submitting digital presentations for review by judges. The top ten projects in each of the five categories made it to round two, where students were invited to present their experiments live at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning. “This competition was a wonderful experience for the students to present live and in-person to judges who are experts in their fields,” said Roslyn’s Coordinator of Secondary Research Dr. Allyson Weseley. —Submitted by the Roslyn School District

From left: Jessie Dong, Hanah Youn, and Aasiya Zaidi.

to their hard work and diligence all year.” —Submitted by the Roslyn School District

Tax Receiver Reminds Residents About Veterans Support Grant Program North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman is reminding residents about Nassau County’s Veterans Support Grant Program, a fiscal assistance program aimed at providing relief to veterans’ halls and facilities in Nassau County that sustained financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant program can provide a one-time payment of up to $10,000 to eligible 501(c)3 and 501(c)19 veterans’ posts or organizations that experienced economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria: • Be a 501(c)3 or 501(c)19 veterans’ post or organization located in Nassau County. • Be in operation at the time of application (businesses that have ceased operations due to the pandemic are ineligible). • Demonstrate financial insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples include: • Loss of Income • Increased Costs • Capacity to weather financial

hardship • Challenges covering operating expenses • Not be in default or arrears on past or current Federal or State financing or funding programs. • Not be in conflict of interest with Nassau County, the County Legislature, the local municipality, or the operating program agency. To find the application, applicants should visit https://www. nassaucountyny.gov/1945/VeteransService-Agency. Applicants needing assistance can leave a voicemail at 646-825-9617 or email ncveterans@ ndconline.org and someone will be in contact within 48 hours. —Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

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Gabriela Mistral: Roslyn’s Quiet Nobelist JOSEPH SCOTCHIE jscotchie@antonmediagroup.com

hen it comes to writers and Roslyn, you’ve read numerous articles on William Cullen Bryant, Christopher Morley, and Michael Crichton, among others. Few people know, however, that Roslyn, during the 1950s, was home to a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Gabriela Mistral, the Chilean-born poet, was awarded the prize in 1945. A decade later, this reclusive poet called Roslyn home, living in the village from 1953 until her death at age 68 in 1957. Mistral lived quietly at 15 Spruce St. In 2015, Julio Foil, then the Consul General of Chile in New York, organized an event to have a plaque of the poet placed in a garden area of the Roslyn Harbor residence. The event commemorated the 70th anniversary of Mistral winning the Nobel. As was once the case of certain creative artists, Mistral, in addition to writing poetry and penning opinion columns, worked in government. During her time in Roslyn, she served in the Chilean consul to the United States. The poet’s birth name was Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. As a young woman, Alcayaga admired the poetry of both Gabriele D’Annunzio and Frédéric Mistral. From those two, she created a pen name. And it was a prolific one. Mistral’s first major work was Desolación, published in 1922. In 1924 came Ternura (Tenderness), which contains lullabies and rhymes for children. In 1938, Tala (Felling) was published. The latter was notable for employing “unusual imagery and free verse.” In all, Mistral published 13 books of verse and up to 800 essays in magazines and newspapers. As with other writers of her generation, Mistral used radio broadcasts to read her own verse and to lecture on poetry. Mistral was South America’s first ever Nobel Laureate in Literature. The citation from the judges in Stockholm honored Mistral for “her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world.” The committee also cited Mistral’s poems for being “characterized by strong emotion and direct language. They are also influenced by the modernist movement. Their central themes are love, deceit, sorrow, nature, travel, and love for children.” Not just Spruce Street, but also the Bryant Library now features a plaque in Mistral’s honor. After the 2015 ceremony,

Unveiling the plaque.

The Gabriela Mistral plaque at the Spruce Street residence. several books were donated to the library on the poet’s behalf. That Mistral would live her final years on foreign soil was not unusual. Although beloved in Chile, Mistral spent most of her adult life living abroad. In 1922, she relocated to Mexico to work with that country’s minister of education. In 1926, she moved to France where she made a living in journalism,

Performing a traditional Chilean dance. (Photos from the Roslyn Landmark Society archives)

while lecturing in both North and South America, often representing Chile as a member of the Institute for Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations. Mistral also taught widely, holding posts in the United States at Barnard College, Middlebury College, and Vassar College and in the Caribbean, at the University of Puerto Rico. Although Roslyn was only one of the

many places Mistral lived in the last 30 years of her life, her native country also considered her as their unofficial poet laureate. Upon her death, Mistral’s remains were flown to Chile. There, the government declared three days of national mourning as hundreds of thousands of Chileans paid their respects. Even today, Mistral’s portrait appears on the 5,000 Chilean peso bank note.

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MORGAN FISCHER AS HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF LYNN K FISCHER A/K/A LYNN FISCHER; JARROD FISCHER AS HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF LYNN K FISCHER A/K/A LYNN FISCHER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF LYNN K FISCHER A/K/A LYNN FISCHER any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or speciﬁc lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all

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fendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $275,000.00 and interest, recorded on September 28, 2001, at Liber 21435 Page 778, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York, covering premises known as 76 MAIN ST ROSLYN, NY 11576. The relief sought in the within action is a ﬁnal judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of

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Republicans Rebuff Democrats’ Plan Dominant party had pushed bill to change election years

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n May 27, myriad local elected officials came together at a press conference to discuss proposed legislation that would move all village and town elections to even-numbered years in which there are major federal elections (congressional and/or presidential). The proposed bill was being pushed by Democrats and opposed by Republicans. All those who came together at the Town of Oyster Bay (TOBAY) Beach in Massapequa were fired up and ready to speak their mind about the effects of the implementation of this change. “It is illegal and we will do everything in our power as elected officials to make sure that local government is heard and that local government has their elections on odd years so we don’t get lost,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. The proposed change is controversial for a plethora of reasons. One of the main points of Republicans’ discontent is the fact that New York City was left out of this

Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (D–Manorhaven) was one of the sponsors of the bill that would have moved town and village elections to even-numbered years. (Office of Gina Sillitti)

change. To many Republicans, this change does not seem constitutional and then on top of that it comes across as suspicious to

leave out one of the leading voices of the state. “If it’s such good government, why did you exclude New York City? Why did you keep them out?” Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said. “We know why. Because New York State is run by New York City and New York City doesn’t particularly care for the suburbs and the quality of life.” In an interview with Anton Media Group, Jay Jacobs, chair of both the New York State and Nassau County Democratic committees, responded to the constitutionality and the exclusion of New York City in these proposed changes. “There is nothing in the Constitution,” he said. “This is set up by election law and can be changed by election law. But, the reason we didn’t include the cities is that they are covered under the Constitution. And so if we wanted to change the voting in the cities, they’re correct. We would need to have a constitutional amendment, but not as it relates to counting-in town offices.” Republicans continue to take issue with the fact that these elections would align with larger, federal elections. It is no secret that it takes a lot of time and money for local candidates to get their name out during

an election, and these difficulties increase during times of federal elections. “We would have to compete with presidential candidates and gubernatorial candidates to talk about local issues,” said Blakeman. “We know what they’re trying to do. They’re trying to obscure local government.” Their belief is that the voters will pay less attention to local elections, having them lose their importance, and it will cause the suburban voice to be drowned out. “This is literally stealing the voice of the suburbs. We can’t tolerate this,” Clavin said. Jacobs takes the opposite view. Many studies have proven that voter turnout increases during federal election years, he pointed out, meaning the voters within the suburbs would have an increased say in their government. “Turnout in odd-year elections is in the 25 to 30 percent range,” Jacobs said. “In even-year elections, depending upon whether it’s a gubernatorial or presidential, [turnout] is somewhere in the mid 40s to as high as near 70 percent. This is consistent throughout the state, so it just makes sense

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The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding, by Ryan Walters JOSEPH SCOTCHIE jscotchie@antonmediagroup.com

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ister, we could use a man like Her-bert Hoo-ver agaiiiin.” So sang Archie and Edith Bunker at the beginning of All In The Family, the highly popular sitcom that captivated Americans throughout the 1970s. Let’s substitute “Warren Harding” for “Herbert Hoover.” That’s the conclusion any reader will reach once finishing Ryan S. Walters’ The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding, a brisk biography of a popular president who met an untimely death three years into his presidency. The twentieth century can be divided

into three eras: The conservatism of the 1920s, the liberalism of the 1930s and ‘40s and finally, the triumphant liberalism of 1965 onward. That’s one conservative era and two liberal ones. The latter won out. Calvin Coolidge, Harding’s popular successor, has been the subject of recent sympathetic biographies. Now, its Harding’s turn. Walters’ volume focuses on the Harding presidency. There is little on his upbringing, how a small-town Ohio lad became a newspaper publisher, using that as a springboard for a political career that landed Harding in the White House in 1920. Walters presents a portrait of a man who inherited a nation in turmoil and promptly set it on a right path. In 1919, Americans were jubilant that the Great War was over. Reality soon set in. Due to over-lending practices, inflation ran rampant. Unemployment shot up. A restless army of young men were returning

home. In 1917, Bolsheviks took power in Russia. By 1919, they were on the march, especially in America, which had extremely lenient immigration laws. Labor strikes, race riots and terrorist bombings dominated the news. Politicians were targeted. A bomb at a J.P. Morgan bank on Wall Street killed 30 people. Lynch mobs roamed the countryside in both the North and South. The sitting president, Woodrow Wilson, was now an invalid. The man remained obsessed with having League of Nations membership approved by a reluctant U.S. Senate. That membership, many feared, would obliterate American sovereignty. If say, the British Empire was in a jam in a far-off Asian or African land, American troops would have to fight for the Brits even without congressional approval. Enter Warren Harding. Elected as a senator from Ohio in 1910, Harding first made his mark by giving the keynote address at the 1916 GOP convention. In his

day, presidents from Ohio predominated. That alone made Harding a favorite for the 1920 nomination. More important was his message. Where did “America First” come from? It was the man’s slogan. And he knew how to articulate it: “I think it’s [America First] an inspiration to patriotic devotion to safeguard America first, to stabilize America first, to prosper America first, to think of America first, to exalt America first, to live for and revere America first.”

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he weather was spectacular for The Maurer Foundation’s 8th Annual Motorcycle Ride on June 5 when almost 200 participants took to the road for their largest ride to date, raising more than $15,000 in support of breast health education. BMB Solutions and Event Sponsor CEO Brian Busto stated, “The ride was a huge success. Helping to support The Maurer Foundation’s goals is very important to me and my firm, as we have all encountered a family member or a friend diagnosed with breast cancer. The Maurer Foundation is always trying to make a difference by raising funds and awareness through events like the Motorcycle Ride.” Many new faces joined this year’s event, including founder, Dr. Virginia Maurer, who enthusiastically crossed off a bucket list item by joining as a passenger on a bike. Escorted by the Suffolk County PD Highway Patrol and led by the Chosen Souls Motorcycle Club, bikers and their passengers set off for the 50-mile run from Overlook Beach in Oak Beach to the Riverhead Ciderhouse in Calverton, where participants enjoyed lunch, raffles and camaraderie in a beautiful indoor/ outdoor setting.

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HARDING from page 4B Harding had allies. An America First GOP caucus had huge majorities in Congress. Harding was able to both reduce spending and cut taxes. The budget deficit shrank; the economy boomed. How easy he had it! There were no entitlement programs on the books and the U.S. military had no global obligations. Let the Brits run the planet. Harding was able to produce the first arms reductions treaty in history, itself a forerunner to the U.S.-U.S.S.R. treaties that dominated the Cold War era. He appointed four conservatives justices to the Supreme Court. Unemployment fell from 12 percent to 3 percent. The United States held 42 percent of the world’s Gross National Product, now leaving Great Britain in the dust as the world’s top economy. Most impressive was the rise in wages. For the past 50 years, wages in America had failed to keep up with inflation. Half a century! The Harding boom set the pace for the next five decades. America dominated. More important, its young people were able to marry, buy real estate and start a family. By the time the average couple reached 30, there were already two or three—or more— children tugging on their mother’s apron. The streets were safe. So, too, were public schools, now the finest in the world. How did it happen? There were tax and spending cuts, but also trade protection and immigration reductions. The GOP of Harding’s day was protectionist. No wonder

Opening Day 1922. Babe Ruth welcomes Warren Harding to Yankee Stadium. they dominated the White House. With industries and products protected by stiff tariffs, both the city and the countryside boomed. After decades of debate, the 1920s saw deep cuts in legal immigration. In 1920, more than 800,000 mostly European immigrants came to America. In Harding’s first year, Congress slashed that number to 350,000. In 1924, when Coolidge ran for election

following Harding’s death, the numbers were cut down to 100,000. Even during the Depression 1930s and barbaric 1960s, wages for American workers increased on a steady basis. With the 1965 immigration bill and the free trade consensus of the postwar era, they have plummeted. Industries gone overseas, jobs at home going to immigrants. Fertility rates in America have dropped in half. Who

From left: Foundation supporter Jodee Sarisky; Don Gelestino, Champion Elevator Corporation President/CEO Don Gelestino; Dr. Virginia Maurer About the Maurer Foundation The Maurer Foundation established in 1995, is a non-profit based in Melville. The Foundation’s mission is to save lives through breast health education that focuses on breast cancer prevention, early detection, risk reduction and healthy lifestyle choices. —Submitted by the Maurer Foundation can afford to have more than one or two children? Walters celebrates Harding as a decent, tolerant man. Anti-lynching legislation failed. By the early 1920s, however, that grisly practice was on the decline. Harding supported a Jewish state in the Middle East. He appointed Rabbi Joseph S. Kornfeld as the first Jewish minister to a foreign country, in this case, then-Persia. Harding’s achievements speak for themselves: 888 days of peace, prosperity, and a bid for justice. He also championed “Americanism,” echoing Theodore Roosevelt’s opposition to “hyphenated-Americans,” while also criticizing efforts to create voting blocs among certain ethnic groups. Here, Harding was well-meaning, but terribly naïve. The Jazz Age President is a solid read. Since World War II, the world of Harding and Coolidge has been rejected by both parties. The GOP that was once protectionist, isolationist and restrictionist has been, since the 1950s, free trade, open to mass immigration and eager to fight wars for democracy. So, too, are the Democrats, who indeed created that world during the administration of Harry Truman. There’s a better way. The America of Warren Harding represents the way home. Peace and prosperity. Yearly raises. Christmas bonuses. Couples with two or three children. What’s wrong with that? Call it America’s Lost Eden.

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Sports Can Save The Conversation What do you do when those phenomenal discussions with friends and family suddenly turn on a dime into confrontational conversations? Well, someone needs to twist around that conversation for the sake of sanity. When I need a break from listening to everyone argue over who knows less about politics, I try to throw out some jokes. When they go over as well as burnt meatloaf, I’ll turn the conversation to sports. Why sports? Unless you bring up funding sports stadiums with taxpayer money or talk hockey with a Ranger and an Islander fan in the room, most people can relate to sports on some level while remaining calm. The key point is the discussion doesn’t need to dig deep into statistics or even the strategy of the game. For example, a few weeks ago, I was with a group of friends and neighbors at a backyard barbecue. Then it happened. The enjoyable conversations somehow turned into argumentative discussions. I refused to let the tone of the BBQ change from burgers, oysters and enjoyment. So I rudely, but with a respectful tone, interrupted the person who continued to ramble on about the same point. “… Hey, I was on the Cross Island the other day and passed by UBS Arena. Haven’t been inside yet, but it looks great with that brick front, and right next to Belmont Racetrack…” Joey, a guy I know from the neighborhood, jumped in. “The place is beautiful. I know they have other events, but I read that it’s one of the first hockey-specific arena designs in the NHL. Also has a better feel than the Nassau Coliseum.” Another guy, Matt, who is a construction engineer, entered the fray. “Hey, what about Citifield? I got to see the plans before it got built. Extremely cool idea and they nailed the design of Ebbets Field with the arched exterior and the canopied entrance. I heard they wanted the centerfield flagpole, but Barclays Center got it.” Another voice spoke up. Steve introduced himself as a financial consultant. “I know they raised the money with New York City municipal bonds, but Citigroup pays $20 million a year for the naming rights. And like any other MLB team, they got an amazing cash revenue stream from merchandise and broadcasting rights. The Mets are only behind the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, and

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Giants in net worth at $2.6 billion.” My attempt to get back into the conversation got pushed aside by some girl drinking a Bloody Mary. “I go to a culinary school upstate and went to Yankee Stadium last week and watched the game from the monitors in The Jim Beam room. Then I sampled the Hawaiian food place and the vegetarian food around the stadium. Great food in the Bronx.” Jodi should check out Archer Avenue for Italian food. My point is that anyone can jump into a

sports conversation by relating their occupations to the same positions that exist with any sports franchise. Here’s another great example of me turning to sports in an attempt to squash an ugly conversation. Once again, the setting is a barbecue with Joe Reilly starting to get a little too loud. “I’m sick of replacing shocks every six months. With the money in this country the roads should be paved in gold, not potholes. Damn our politicians…” I stepped in with the first thing that came to mind. “Hey, how about those beautiful new fields next to Weldon E. Howitt in Farmingdale? Man, football and baseball field gems. You’d think they were moving the Mets and Yankees to Long Island.” Evan, an optometrist somewhere in Nassau County, put down his beer and spoke up. “Yeah, real nice. Tax dollars going for elite items not needed. Are these kids already playing professional sports in high school?” Then a voice came from another

guy who walks over and stands next to me. “That’s probably the kind of crap that gets voted into the budget that not enough people have the guts to vote the damn thing down.” That was my cue to get up and approach my buddy at the grill. “Hey Frank, how are those ribs coming?” Alright, that attempt may have blown up in my face, but with the right discretion, the turnaround to a sports discussion works. One last point. Don’t be deterred from turning around an argumentative conversation because you fear resistance from people who insist they don’t care about sports. Ironically, those are the same people that will go to their cousin or nephew’s game and find themselves yelling at the top of their lungs. What did you think of this story? Email tfiction@hotmail.com to share it with Tom Kuntzmann. He is an outdoorsman with main interests in hiking and golf. His column focuses on local outdoor events and suburban stories.

A Middle Road To Gun Reform The past month has been a sad one in light of the massacre of innocent people in both Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, TX. These two events have heightened the talk about reform of the nation’s gun laws. While there are multiple opinions, pro and con, on any solution to gun violence, if our members of Congress would follow the public opinion polls they would be able to muster the courage to do the right thing. Every time there is a gun-related tragedy, the news is dominated by the two loudest groups and no attention is paid to what the majority of Americans want. The opinion polls reveal that 10 percent of Americans want no changes to gun laws and the other 10 percent, want a ban on all gun sales. What the members of Congress ignore is that anywhere from 60 to 80 per cent of the public want meaningful changes in the law and that group includes gun owners. Since 1994, Congress has been unable to find a consensus on any revisions to the gun laws. The previous ban on the possession of assault weapons was allowed to expire, thanks to a flood of campaign contributions from the NRA. I have always viewed people like Senator

purchaser has a criminal record involving the use of a gun. Nor is it a violation of anyone’s rights to prevent people with mental issues from acquiring a gun. A number of these issues are covered by so-called red flag laws, which have been adopted in 21 states. Those laws permit police or family members to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves. INSIDE POLITICS New York State has a red flag law, Jerry Kremer but law enforcement officials have not always been diligent to Mitt Romney (R-UT), as a middle- use them, as was the case of the of-the road politician who might Buffalo shooter. have been president, with a better New York State is in the midst campaign. Regrettably, Romney of passing a law that will prevent has received more than $13 million sales of assault type weapons to in NRA contributions, which makes anyone under the age of 21. Is him an unlikely proponent of any there a chance for meaningful gun reforms. national gun reform this year? All If Congress would shut out the the politicians have to do is listen to 20 percent of noisemakers and the majority of Americans, many of listen to the majority, they could whom vote. find easy changes to the gun laws. Former State Assemblyman There is overwhelming support for Jerry Kremer is a columnist for background checks for anyone pur- Anton Media Group and partner chasing a gun. The polls show that at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek in 68 per cent of gun owners support Uniondale. The views expressed such a change. It isn’t unreasonable are not necessarily those of the to find out if a prospective firearm publisher or Anton Media Group.

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eeing Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple may have cast the die for 14-year-old Phil Collen in terms of getting sucked into the world of playing music professionally, but it was glam rock that sucked in the future Def Leppard guitarist and the rest of his bandmates. “From ’71 to ’74 was [a music era] that kept popping up [throughout our band’s history],” Collen explained, “You start with the New York Dolls—I love Johnny Thunders’ guitar. And Steve Jones was the next generation of that. I

love Johnny Thunders and Steve Jones as much as I love Michael Schenker and Ritchie Blackmore, which I add all of that to my thing and I think you can have both. We absolutely did that. And Mick Ronson—a huge, huge influence all the way through.” That glam rock impact continues to this day right up through the recently released Diamond Star Halos, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers’ 12th studio album whose title is a lyric from the T. Rex 1971 hit “Bang a Gong (Get It On).” Recorded during most of 2020 into 2021, the 15 songs on this outing were fueled by the pandemic-forced isolation that allowed Collen and vocalist/writing partner Joe Elliott the freedom to indulge in what the former called “... the most creative period artistically that we’ve ever had.” With the Leps in-between labels at the time, the

UK quintet was able to stretch out and take changes ranging from bass player Rick Savage spending 12 hours recording a 12-string guitar part on the Collen gem “This Guitar” or getting bluegrass royalty Alison Krauss to duet with Elliott on this song along with the equally buoyant “Lifeless.” As a band notorious for taking years to pull albums together (Def Leppard’s prior album was a 2015 self-titled effort), the speed with which this outing was pulled together was both surprising and rewarding for Collen. “The creativity was unbounded,” he recalled. “When you go into a studio and are playing, people are waiting for you and vice versa. When we do the writing, we get to do it on our own time in our own little universe. I think if we had been in a regular recording studio, none of that would have happened. I can’t wait to do it again. I think we’re going to do it again next time

David Bowie circa 1974

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“I saw Bowie doing ‘Starman’ on TV when I was 14. I was already into guitar playing since I’d seen Deep Purple so I was already smitten. Then my world went from black and white to color just that quick.”

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“It was the same kind of thing [as David Bowie]. Cool. Infectious. At the time being in England it was right there.”

Mott the Hoople (1969 to 1980; 2020 to the present)

“I was at one of the classic concerts. I saw Mott at Hammersmith Odeon and the support band was Queen. That was brilliant.”

because it’s so much easier.” In the meantime, the Leps are heading out on the road for a twice-canceled stadium tour with some old friends—Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett. It’s a string of dates the 64-year-old guitarist is very much looking forward to. “It’s just going to be a blast and so much fun,” Collen said. “The bands are all radically different from each other. I’m really excited about the

response to this and what we’re going to get out of it as a show. And also, what it represents. We all come from the same background. Everyone loved all those [glam] bands as well, so it’s a little celebration of that.” To that end, Collen shared with Long Island Weekly his favorite artists from that era of glitter. Def Leppard will be appearing on June 24 with Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett at Citi Field. Visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000 for more information. Visit www.longislandweekly. com to read a longer feature on Def Leppard.

Queen

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“What I’d been waiting to hear was hybrid between pop and rock. It was The Beatles meets Led Zeppelin. We’ve actually modeled ourselves on Queenmeets-AC/DC. So you have the power. And also, the backing vocals. When I sing, I kind of shout. It’s Sex Pistols. It’s Slade. I’ve always done that and I always felt there was an energy. AC/DC didn’t really have great backing vocals. They did when Mutt Lange sang them on the records. We actually have this energy—it’s not just guys singing harmony. It’s this power. Queen was that thing. Brian is unbelievable with what he did. He’s so underrated.”

The Sweet

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“I love The Sweet. They started out as a pop band and all their early hits were written and recorded for them. They were this bad-ass band. Their drummer, Mick Tucker, could have been in Deep Purple if he wanted. He was just amazing. The whole band was a pop version of Uriah Heep. They had these vocals and great catchy songs.”

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NYU School Of Medicine’s Inaugural Graduation

New class of 2022 doctors will help alleviate primary care physician shortage

YU Long Island School of Medicine celebrated its first graduating class of physicians this week, marking three years since the new medical school opened its doors, launching the nation’s first accelerated program devoted exclusively to training primary care physicians. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the US is expected to be short of primary care physicians by upwards of 21,000 within a decade, and the school’s graduating students will contribute to alleviating that deficit. More than half of the physician graduates will remain in the greater New York and Long Island regions. NYU Long Island School is one of the first medical schools in the nation to be tuition-free—and the first on Long Island—following the tuition-free model of NYU Grossman School of Medicine in Manhattan, both under the auspices of NYU Langone Health. “NYU Long Island School of Medicine’s inaugural Class of 2022 is the realization of a bold vision to make medical school financially attainable and attract exceptional students into the field of primary care,” said Robert I. Grossman, MD, Dean and CEO of NYU Langone Health. “We hope that many of the graduating physicians will choose to practice on Long Island, keeping our communities healthy and helping NYU Langone Health expand upon our network of quality physicians across Long Island.” The physician graduates, totaling 20 in the Class of 2022, will practice in four primary care areas: family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and OB/ GYN, along with general surgery. They will first fulfill their medical residencies, including those attending NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, Johns Hopkins, Mass General, and other prestigious institutions to which they were accepted. By graduating from an accelerated three-year program, they begin these residencies a year earlier than those who graduated from a traditional fouryear medical school where students typically focus their final year on other specialties. Founding Dean Steven Shelov, MD, MS, gave the keynote at the ceremonies, commending the graduates: “All of you are empathic, patient, powerful listeners,

NYU Long Island School of Medicine Class of 2022 celebrates with Founding Dean Steven Shelov, MD and caring, kind, and humble, eager to bring out the best in yourselves. We in the leadership of NYU Long Island School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health are committed to you, our charter class, as you become exemplary physicians.” Also addressing the graduates at this year’s inaugural commencement were Gladys Ayala, MD, vice dean of NYU Long Island School of Medicine; Steven Carsons, MD, senior associate dean of Research at NYU Long Island School of Medicine; and Joseph Greco, MD, senior vice president and chief of Hospital Operations at NYU Langone Hospital— Long Island. NYU Long Island School of Medicine, which is located in Mineola on the campus of NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, celebrated its Class of 2022 graduation at nearby Molloy College in Rockville Center. The graduates continued from there to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, to join a collective graduation ceremony honoring all NYU 2022 graduates. To sustain its full-tuition scholarship initiative, NYU Long Island School of Medicine is supported by philanthropy as well as receiving support from NYU Langone Health. —NYU Long Island School of Medicine

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Twin Sisters Named Valedictorian, Salutatorian

ethpage High School seniors and twin sisters Suchitha Channapatna and Ruchitha Channapatna were named as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the Class of 2022. Suchitha finished with a grade point average of 110.9, while Ruchitha earned a grade point average of 110.5. “I feel very grateful and very lucky, because I know our grade is very intelligent and talented in their own ways,” Suchitha said. “It was a pleasant surprise and I’m grateful to be a part of this district and for all of the opportunities that they provide for us.” Growing up together, the Channapatnas have been best friends to each other and pushed themselves to excel in everything. Both agreed that their personalities are different, which complements each other. “It was nice for us to have this honor together and it was really nice for us to see all of the hard work we put in starting to pay off,” Ruchitha said. Both scholars take part in many of the same clubs and organizations that includes the high school’s Regal Eagles Robotics team, science research and

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Nassau County Holds Police Graduation Ceremony

ocal officals, friends, families and county agencies gathered recently at Nassau County’s David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Uniondale to celebrate the graduation of 158 new Nassau County Police Department officers and three Nassau County Police Medics. Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton joined her colleagues in government to honor graduates from her district. Among those hailing from the 11th Legislative District are: Andrew F. Brendel, Stephanie Ferrante, Mike Mandarino and Kevin Martinez. “This was an especially emotional ceremony because I have known some of the graduates since they were children and grown close to their families over the years,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “We are all so proud of your commitment to public service and what you have accomplished, and I will be praying for the success and safety of each of these young officers as they embark upon this new chapter in their lives.” —Nassau County Legislative offices

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Congratulates the Class of 2022 We are very proud to announce that our 8th grade students have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in academic awards and have been accepted to the following Catholic High Schools: Archbishop Molloy Chaminade High School* Dominican Academy Holy Trinity Diocesan High School* Kellenberg Memorial High School*

The Mary Louis Academy* Our Lady of Mercy Academy* Regis High School* Sacred Heart Academy* Xavier High School

Saint Anthony’s High School Saint Dominic High School* Saint Francis Prep High School* Saint Mary’s High School*

*Denotes full and/or partial scholarships awarded by these schools to some of our students.

Would You Like to Join the Saint Anne’s Family? Visit us at stannesgcschool.org or Call Us at 516-352-1205

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The Saint Anne’s Parish Family wishes the Graduating Class of 2022 all the best as they begin their high school education! ~ God Bless and God Speed

Congratulations Class o/2022!

The Saint Dominic Community is proud of the accomplishments of the Class of 2022 in Academics, Arts, Athletics and Community Service. The class received over $18 million dollars in scholarships!

Thomas James Waller Valedictorian Dalyn James Annunziata Jaden Carl Baldwin Jessica Anne Salvante Barayuga William Rocco Barrese Connor Berlinghoff John Connor Blyman Ryan Walter Bowden Jonathan Vincent Buffa Emma Burke Jackson Scott Burkhardt John Joseph Byrne Jr. James Franklyn Camacho Quinn Louis Campbell Enzo James Carpentiere Carmine Anthony Caruso Christopher Andrew Chelius Jeffrey Evan Cordero Danielle Frankey Correia Patrick Flynn Crawley Angelina D’Agostino Katrina Rose Diano Madison Sophia Donnelly

Kenneth Justin Dow Matthew K. Driscoll John Brennan Eberle Katelyn Rose Entenmann Jessica Marie Ferraro Alexandra Figliuzzi Christian J. Finnegan Gabrielle Paige Flanagan Thomas Joseph Flanagan Corina Maria Flores Kallie Lena Friedrich Julie Dorothy Gallo Andrew James Geissler Luca Jaden Lopetrone Goldflam Benjamin Higgins Casey David James Johnson James Nicholas Kamerer Ava Lynn Kelly Lauren Elizabeth Krupa Francene Gabrielle Linton Sandhya Scarlet LoGalbo Elena Victoria Loughlin

Jessica Anne Salvante Barayuga

Salutatorian Annabel Grace Maher Aldo Joseph Mancini Kyle Shawn Marshall Matthew James McGovem Patrick James McGovem Liam Joseph McGroarty Sean Reilly McGroarty William Michael Morales Mary Grace Napolitano Timothy Michael Nigro Christopher Gerard O’Brien Michael Callen O’Sullivan Sean Anthony Peavy Katelyn Janine Pecoraro Sophia Marie Peduto Michael Louis Petrucelly Ryan Cornelius Petrucelly Jamie Marie Pierce Albert T. Ramos Daytona Anne Ranieri Gianna Nicole Repole Ciaran Burke Reynolds

Christian William Ripp Anthony Romance Megan Bridget Ruff Harkirat Sahansra Christopher Andrew Sars Emma Jane Santivasci Taryn Rae Schroeder Marissa M. Seneci Jashandeep Singh Michael Skoros-Espinal Alexandros Spanos Thomas John Spillane Delia Katherine Tarasco Holly Toomey Derek Andrew Torres Thomas James Waller Grace Ann Webb William George White Arianna Mae Whitton

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Commencement Speech Highlights 2022 Following two years of cancellations and virtual ceremonies, traditional commencements have returned to college campuses nationwide. As always, this year’s roster of speakers includes entertainers, politicians, athletes, CEOs, entrepreneurs, writers and other notable A-listers.

Here’s a sampling of famous speakers and their words of wisdom for the class of 2022

Kamala Harris, Tennessee State University

The vice president challenged fellow HBCU graduates to discover solutions for an “unsettled” world. Favorite Quote: “Here in the United States, we are once again forced to defend fundamental principles that we hoped were long settled—principles like the freedom to vote, the rights of women to make decisions about their own body, even what constitutes the truth.”

Billie Jean King, Springfield College

A tennis legend and pioneering champion for social change, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ rights, King spoke about the significance of 50 years of Title IX and encouraged graduates to be a “problem-solver and an innovator.” Favorite Quote: “As a gay woman, I was not comfortable in my own skin until I was 51 years old. You never really understand inclusion until you’ve been excluded. So don’t let others define you. You define yourself in your life.”

Taylor Swift, New York University

self-sabotage, create a reality where only your experience exists, The internet blew up when NYU ruin perfectly good moments for yourself and others, deny any announced Swift would be this wrongdoing, not take the steps year’s commencement speaker to make it right, feel very guilty, and receive an honorary degree. Telling stories about her triumphs let the guilt eat at you, hit rock bottom, finally address the pain and travails, Swift told graduates you caused, try to do better next to learn from mistakes and stay time, rinse, repeat.” resilient because “life can be .................... heavy, especially if you try to carry Tim Cook, it all at once.” Favorite Quote: “In your life, Gallaudet University you will inevitably misspeak, trust A leading institution for the deaf the wrong and signing person, community, underreact, Gallaudet overreact, has a longhurt the standing people relationship who didn’t with Apple, deserve it, whose prodoverthink, ucts have not think signature at all, benefits

Congratulations to the 2022 Class of Gold Award Girl Scouts Girl Scouts are making meaningful, sustainable changes in their communities and around the world through the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn. These 53 young women are courageous leaders and visionary changemakers. They are our future, and it looks bright! Baldwin Daniella McCoy Sterling Young-Wells Bay Kate Blundin Joan Olivero Bellmore Brigid Lamaze Morgan Schaefer Central Park Giuliana Feijoo

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The Plains Priya Dubey Rhythm Osan WARM Sarah Faley Alexandra Mora Meghan O’Sullivan Deanna Polosino

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June 15 – 21, 2022

DESIGN & DÉCOR

PATIOS WITH PURPOSE INSIDE Gender neutral décor Your summer garden (Cover image courtesy of Safavieh)

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Is Your Backyard Summer Ready? Cast stone fountain

Outdoor landscape design Photo courtesy of Hicks Landscapes

BY KAREN MUSGRAVE

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In the warm months of summer, backyards become our outdoor living rooms. We hang out on the patio, barbeque, and enjoy time with friends and family. Although outdoor décor is often thought of as a table and chairs and maybe a lounge chair or two, there are tons of stylish elements you can add to create a spectacular space where you can relax, entertain, and enjoy a meal. Take your backyard from boring to beautiful with these décor ideas.

Add Sound

Create a quiet place where you can enjoy the sounds of nature instead of your neighbors and passing cars. The calming sound of water from a fountain or the musical sounds from windchimes instantly brings a Zen feeling into your outdoor space. If you are fond of birds, consider adding a bird feeder or birdbath so you can enjoy the sight and sounds of local songbirds as well.

Lighten Up

Enjoy your outdoor space deep into the night by adding lighting throughout your backyard. Solar lights are readily available and are a quick, no-hassle way to bring light to areas where you may not have access to electricity. Light sets can be strung through pergolas, along a fence or in the trees to create a sparkling backdrop. Well placed lanterns and candles near your pool, seating area, patio or dining table create a warm ambiance and make your garden feel like an extension of your house at night.

Outdoor lighting

Create Comfort

Think about how you will use the space and make it comfy! For dining areas choose comfortable chairs where you can enjoy long dinners with family and friends. Cushioned seating and lounge sets provide additional comfort for a relaxing afternoon by the pool. Tame the hot summer sun with large umbrellas and add an outdoor-friendly rug to create a more luxurious appearance. A fire pit will keep the party going into the cooler months of fall and spring. Sit back and enjoy the warmth of the fire in comfortable Adirondack chairs. Finish off

The New Hope Seating set at Hicks Nurseries your design with decorative pillows and wall decor in outdoor-friendly materials to warm up the space.

Plant Your Favorites

Choose stylish pottery in colors that match your décor and fill them with vibrant plants. For example, a palm plant and purple petunias create a tropical feel, while boxwood and red geraniums create a more classic look. The color combinations you choose should reflect your home and personal style. Make sure your outdoor planters have drainage holes and

choose plants that best fit your sunlight conditions. As summer gets underway, now is the time to create a backyard space that complements how you live and entertain. Bring the party outdoors with enjoyable sounds, proper lighting, creature comforts and colorful plants to make you feel like you’re on vacation in your own backyard. — Karen Musgrave is the marketing and e-commerce associate at Hicks Nurseries (100 Jericho Tpke., Westbury). Visit www. hicksnurseries.com for more information. JUNE 15 - 21, 2022 • DESIGN & DÉCOR | 3A

Top Seven Remodeling Don’ts Homeowners devote their spending to home remodeling projects BY TRESTON DUNN

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Home renovations have skyrocketed over the past year, but some projects are more worthwhile than others. Local homeowners are wasting money on the wrong projects that won’t pay off in the end.

“H

omeowners are redirecting their spending habits to make major changes to their homes, as opposed to spending money on their daily commute or on a family vacation,” said Window World Chairman and CEO Tammy Whitworth. “However, just because a project makes sense now doesn’t mean it will pay off down the road.”

Top Seven Remodeling Don’ts

Setting an unrealistic budget It pays to set aside extra money for your remodeling projects. Surprises pop up, and you don’t want to revisit projects later because of sub-par work now. Plan on spending an extra 15 to 20 percent of the total project cost—just in case.

Set a realistic budget

Being too trendy You may want what’s “new and now” in your home but think about resale value. What’s trendy today won’t necessarily be in style five years down the road. Consider classic designs and styles and get advice from a designer.

Don’t forget the garage

Only focusing on the inside Don’t forget about curb appeal. The outside of your home is the first thing buyers will notice. Spruce up your yard, power wash your house and replace your siding to boost your home’s curb appeal and resale value. Consider installing vinyl

siding, which is energy efficient, deters termites and resists cracking and surface scratches.

Forgetting about the garage According to Remodeling’s Cost vs. Value report, replacing your garage

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REMODELING from page 4A

Don’t skimp on problems you can’t see door is one of the best home repair projects when it comes to resale value, with an average of 95 percent of the cost recouped. When it comes to color, white is the most popular and will offer the best resale.

your wallet and low energy bills are also attractive to homebuyers.

Waiving Skimping on problems window you can’t see quality Now is the time to fix air leaks, Energy-efficient update insulation and check structural windows regulate the issues. According to Energy Star, sealing air temperature inside your leaks and adding insulation can provide home all year long, lowering up to a 10 percent savings on your energy utility bills. Install new replacebills. Projects that cut energy costs help ment windows to increase your

Some remodeling projects should be left to the professionals

Don’t forfeit window quality home’s resale value. A local home repair expert can come to your home for a free assessment to help determine the best options.

DIY all the time While you may want to tackle a DIY project, many remodeling projects should be left to the professionals. Safety and structural issues often come up when homeowners try to tackle in-depth projects themselves. Interview several contractors, reach out to their former clients and get advice from friends. Never settle on a contractor based solely on cost; get a feel for their work. Treston Dunn writes for Window World.

A Refreshing Take On Real Estate

Don’t just put your home on the market, give it the attention it deserves.

Beth Catrone

Associate Real Estate Broker Gold Circle of Excellence 516.883.2900 c.516.647.1729 bethcatrone@danielgale.com

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Let’s Call A Design Truce... Gender Neutral Design BY GREG LANZA

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One loves their favorite floral bedding, the other can’t let go of their black leather sofa. Creating spaces for a couple to embrace can be quite frustrating when both are passionate about their own specific style. There’s a level of conflict but with a little letting go, there’s always a solution. Better to compromise than to cause design conflict.

and a way to contrast with the item they sit on. Photography and drawings especially hung in random gallery style are welcomed by everyone and become a conversation wall.

Shape

Mid-century modern furniture promised a futuristic lifestyle that men react olor, shape and pattern pretty Muted florals in sienna or gray tones are well to. Their curvy silhouettes work with much dictate what’s masculine or also a great compromise. traditional and modernist architecture. feminine in design. Neutralizing Blue and the deepest navy work, Mixing soft and hard edge shapes allows a space and still make it exciting for both always. Cut it with plenty of white trim, both sexes to express their taste. Details sexes can pose a challenge. If you have highlight with fresh flowers and orchids like a ruffle on a muted gray, tan or brown an interior designer, fantastic. If not, with in white or even fuchsia or chartreuse. A throw or cushions can soften a gentlea curated look book, dream board and a few floral pillows and a crystal chandelier manly palette. Shape and texture work plan, design bliss can be achieved—just won’t upset. hand in hand, so this is the perfect place don’t bring home any surprises! Here are to get adventurous. Art and Accessories several ways to achieve gender neutral Large tropical foliage adds neutral A dramatic dark wall can camouflage design success. drama without being overly feminine and an imposing dark sofa if painted the same fussy. Flower arrangements should be Color and Pattern color. It can be made softer with framed kept in tight shape formation rather than Green has always been the go-to for art with extra-wide, white mat borders wispy and wild. avoiding gender stereotype. From olive and frames hanging above. A collection and hunter to lime and grass, green is ac- of curvy white or cream pottery can add a Theme cepted universally. Its position in nature feminine touch to shelves or tables. There’s also quirky, eclectic design that makes everything peaceful, inspiring and Landscapes and modern art appeal to take a higher level of skill to obtain the totally on-trend. Bring the outdoors in both sexes as does geometric, abstract right intention. Think Glam/Farmhouse with a bold green sofa balanced overhead patterns, and animal prints. Faux fur - mixing a blingy light fixture over a rustic with a series of flirty botanicals. Orange adds luxury and softness while making a farm table or Mission/Victorian—straight and rust, colors also found in nature, textured statement. Sisal, seagrass, jute line craftsman wood furniture with swirlwork well with the male-female mix. and Moroccan rugs make a workable ing florals and lush velvets. As trends and Bright floral patterns by Josef Frank lean foundation to build on. Throws and cultures blend more design fusions exist. towards whimsey rather than feminine. accent pillows are easy seasonal swaps There’s a lot of mixing to discover.

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Mix soft and hard edge shapes. On a past project, I had to blend her Tuscan dream with his passion for everything southwest. Because it was a townhouse, it was easier than having a home’s distinctive exterior style and interior architecture dictate the direction. Today rules of authentic design can be bent. Currently I am working in a classic American farmhouse with colorful art from important Puerto Rican and Cuban artists. Greg Lanza is the owner of Greg Lanza Design / Birch Hill Design (New York and Florida). Visit www.greglanzadesign.com for more information and inspiration.

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Backyarding Has A Purpose

Identify your backyard’s purpose, then build the yard of your dreams Backyarding—the trend to use the backyard for everything from tele-working and working out to relaxing and recreating—has a different purpose for each of us. Identifying your backyard’s role in your family’s health and happiness is the key to cultivating a purposeful outdoor space that is customized to your needs. “How do you a create a more purposeful outdoor space? First, you need to identify what type of ‘backyarder’ you are,” explained Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute and the TurfMutt Foundation. “Then, you can get to work in your yard with that idea in mind.” Here are just a few of the backyarding personality types. Which one are you?

Landscaper

Your yard makes neighbors green with envy. You know how to maintain a healthy living landscape all year long, and you have the latest outdoor power equipment to make even big jobs easier. You put the right plant in the right place, so your green space is always thriving.

Outdoor athlete

Forget basement workouts—you have an outdoor gym and exercise space that makes the neighborhood running club want to pit stop at your house. Your yard is the ideal place to stay active and inspire others to work out, too.

Work From Home Pro

Your work from home means nature is your background, and there’s no lag on the living landscape. The birds, squirrels and, yes, the dog your co-workers see on conference calls are all real. All you need is strong wi-fi, your nicest sweatpants, and a jacket for chilly morning meetings, and you’re ready for work.

Nature Lover

You know that nature starts at your own back door, and understand pollinator support and plant choice. You prefer to spend your free time in the urban habitat of your living landscape, watching the birds, bats, butterflies and other wildlife that count on your yard for food and shelter.

Kid Zone Creator

You know the safest place for young kids is in your own backyard, and you work hard to create an outdoor fun zone they will never want to leave. A flat area of sturdy turfgrass to play sports and pitch a tent? Check. Treehouse? Check. Zipline 10A | DESIGN & DÉCOR • JUNE 15 - 21, 2022

strung safely between backyard trees? Check. An elevated garden where they can help grow family meals? Check. Natural playscapes, like a patch of sand bordered by rocks and log stump seating? Check. “Fun” is your middle name, and you are winning at this game.

Pet Pamperer

Your focus is on Fido – no one knows your yard better – and you take cues from your four-legged friends about how to purpose your backyard. You’ve planted appropriate turfgrass that can stand up to pet play, and you’ve used soft foliage to create a natural barricade between “off limits” areas and the rest of the lawn. Trees

and shrubs are strategically planted for shade, and you’ve even set up a shallow water feature to help your pup cool off on hot days. Planting with purpose for you means keeping toxic plants out of the picture. (For a complete list, visit ASPCA’s list of non-toxic and toxic plants.

Entertainer Extraordinaire

Your backyard was the neighbourhood hot spot long before the pandemic made that trend posh. Family milestones, birthdays, graduations, reunions, socially distanced BBQs – your yard is *the* place to gather. Your yard is set up for success with patio furniture, fire pit, yard games,

plenty of outdoor seating, string lights, and maybe even an outdoor kitchen.

Zen Master

Your yard provides you and your family a place to be still and de-stress. Whether it’s coffee in the morning or yoga in the afternoon, you know that spending time outside is good for your health and well-being, and thanks to your yard these benefits are only steps away. Sign up for Mutt Mail, a monthly e-newsletter with backyarding tips and all the news from the TurfMutt Foundation. To learn more about creating the yard of your dreams, visit TurfMutt.com —TurfMutt Foundation

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New Books In Design And Décor For some fresh concepts and inspiring project ideas, check out some of these new books on the shelves for home design, style and decor.

The New Design Rules

Whether you’re embarking on a weekend refresh or complete renovation, interior designer Emily Henderson wants you to take risks with your home design without experiencing regret. In this visually driven decorating bible punctuated with photographs from real homes and colorful illustrations, she takes you through her entire process, including every single decision she makes when it comes to picking paint, arranging furniture, hanging window treatments, and deciding on lighting fixtures. You’ll also learn when to hire a contractor versus an architect versus a handyperson, all the materials to consider (and why you might want to skip those marble countertops), proper measurements of the elements in each room, and so much more. By the end of the book, you’ll feel more confident when it comes to visualizing the home of your dreams, and you’ll finally know how to make it happen.

A Lovely Life

You might think that you need to make big changes to create a better life but it’s often the small, intentional, everyday decisions that shape our environment over time and bring sustained contentment and well-being. Savor the process. Melissa Michaels shows you how to cultivate a lovely life in each season: Spring—experience —experience renewal as you clean up and reimagine your spaces and learn to enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer. Summer—enjoy refreshment with a summer staycation, self-care nourishments and the delight of simple pleasures. Autumn—make room for reconnection when you decorate to reflect your family, style, and story; embrace gratitude; and adopt seasonal rhythms for body, mind and soul.

Home with Rue

No matter your location, your style, or your budget, beautiful design should be available to all. As a pioneer in the digital magazine industry, Rue has inspired thousands since establishing their business in 2010. Now Rue’s editorial director, Kelli Lamb, has created this incredible collection to carry their style and advice into book form. Home with Rue is a compendium of inspirational and accessible ideas to help anyone imagine, plan and create their ultimate living space. Written in the signature Rue voice and full of beautiful images of real homes lived in by real people, it features thoughtfully curated advice, how-to information, and resources. Each chapter focuses on a different space and explores a variety of complementary aesthetics. Woven throughout are expert insights, concise tips and tricks sharing why certain decorating methods work, and quotes from top designers on their creative processes and favorite details or memories of a space. 12A | DESIGN & DÉCOR • JUNE 15 - 21, 2022

The Life Eclectic

Featuring homes of the world’s most well-respected creatives, including Studio MacLean, Manfredi della Gherardesca and Martin Brudnizki, The Life Eclectic is a celebration of individuality, and embracing the joy that fluidity in taste can bring. How often have you leafed through an interiors book and wondered how you might be able to recreate the eclectic, joyful and chic style of famed designers, when your mis-match belongings seem to juxtapose in all the wrong ways? The Life Eclectic is an interiors book that through carefully selected case studies of homes from the U.S, Britain, Australia, France and Denmark, shows how highly regarded designers, artists, gallerists and writers curate their treasured (and varied) possessions to glorious effect.

Welcome to the Jungle

If you’re bored with the same old entry-level houseplants and long for something new, up your game with Enid Offolter. Called “the Houseplant Queen” by The New York Times, Offolter and her company, NSE Tropicals, are celebrities within the rare plant community, with legions of obsessed Instagram followers and plants that sell in heated auctions for thousands of dollars. In Welcome to the Jungle, Offolter shows you how to grow and propagate some of these exceptional botanicals on your own. From the king anthurium with its deeply pleated leaves to velvety Colombian beauties known to make collectors drop to their knees, to plants with hot-pink leaves, bizarre corkscrew-shaped flower spikes, lacy fenestration, and dramatic variegation, these amazing aroids (a family of plants known for its extravagant foliage) bring a lush, tropical aesthetic to your home that will make you the envy of all your plant-loving friends. If you’re ready to rise up to the next level, Welcome to the Jungle is full of tips, professional advice, behind-the-scenes stories from fellow plant collectors, and the inspiration you need to grow plants that make a statement.

At Home on the Water

The idea of a retreat—a place removed from one’s daily stressors, a secluded haven to be enjoyed by family—is more appealing than it has been in decades. But second homes are far from a novel concept. Families have built retreats since the late 1800s, when the well-to-do began to construct reprieves in coastal areas to escape the combustive atmosphere of city life. Homes on the water have been coveted and cherished for their particular restorative qualities. In an oceanside house, one can’t help but pause to contemplate the view. At Home on the Water by Jaci Conry offers a history of coastal living and features 12 homes on the water on both coasts and the gulf. This stunning title focuses on both the design of the homes and the way the homeowners live in them, embellished by interviews with homeowners, designers and architects. —Book descriptions courtesy of the respective publishers and Amazon. Compiled by Christy Hinko.

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Tudor Excellence BY CHRISTY HINKO

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Nestled in the brush on the shoreline of Lloyd Harbor stands Panfield, the magnificent estate of Bernadette Castro, heir to Castro Convertibles, as in modern-day furniture pioneers of the pull-out sofa. The company is still in existence today, with their relaunched product line of pull-out ottomans, sold online and through the Home Shopping Network (HSN). Castro became a sensation at the age of four as the company’s spokesmodel for demonstrating how easy the Castro Convertible sofa was to use.

astro, who served as commissioner of the New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation from 1995 to 2006, has since redirected her successful talents of stewardship back to her Panfield estate. The Tudor revival/Jacobean designed estate totaled 299 acres when it was originally built for Albert Goodsell and Margery Robbins Milbank in 1915 by John

Mead Howells. Milbank was an attorney, a founder of the present-day Manhattan firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, with notable clients such as the Rockefeller family and the Chase Manhattan Bank. His wife was an artist, originally from Pennsylvania. In 1957, Salvatore Giordano, Sr., former CEO and executive chairman of Fedders Corporation, the home air conditioning pioneers, took ownership of the estate and

Photos clockwise: Panfield estate; The Blue Room; the library Photos courtesy of B. Castro

subdivided most of the property. In the late 1960s, Bernard Castro went house hunting with his daughter, her husband and their nine-month-old baby “in the country”. Castro said, “We could not afford a mortgage, and knew we wanted to get my parents involved in the purchase of a family home.” She remembers being in the real estate office and seeing her father’s interest pique when he spotted a photo of Panfield in the broker’s file drawer. “He asked, ‘What’s that?’ and I remember looking at my mother and thinking, ‘Uh-oh!’,” said Castro. My father never even went upstairs to see the rest of the house before making the offer to buy the estate,” said Castro. “We walked in

the front door of Panfield and he [Bernard] was in love; it reminded him of everything grand in Europe.” She does not recall ever seeing any other homes in the process of their house hunting. “Panfield might have been the first and only home we saw,” said Castro. The home was nearly empty except for a few pieces of furniture, left over from the Milbank and Giordano families. Bernard insisted that the sale of the house include all that remained inside the home and the remaining two acres of property. The Castros recovered some of acreage, which now totals more than five. “Milbank was an active Protestant,” said Castro. “Panfield reflects some of those characteristics.”

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Panfield boasts 25 rooms and more than 13 bathrooms. Every room has a stone or marble fireplace. The floors are glorious maple and many of the walls are oak-lined. “The foyer of Panfield is the wow factor of this home,” said Castro. And it is. Its symmetric, oak-lined walls stretch more than 30 feet and are adorned with hand-painted portraits of the Castro family and some of its descendants, all meticulously captured by Dutch painter Kenneth Van Rensselaer. She confesses she loves all of the rooms in the home, each has its own appeal and brings joy for different reasons. “The living room is most special because it’s where all of the grandkids hang out when they visit,” said Castro, mother of four and grandmother to eight. “Panfield is a grand ol’ girl with lots of good karma,” she said, adding “One of the best memories of the house has to be when my parents and my husband were alive and we’d have the big family Christmases.” And with such a generous size family, it’s easy to have no less than 24 people at the table without even trying. “Another of my favorite memories in this home is when Panfield played host to my daughter Terri’s wedding; it was beautiful,” gushes Castro. “And my everyday favorite thoughts of Panfield are as simple as the time I spend sitting in the library doing my morning prayers.” Since returning back from her 12-year assignment in state office, Castro has returned her focus to the preservation

and restoration of Panfield. “Panfield was patiently waiting for me to come home,” she said. “And I love historic preservation and architecture.” Despite its elegance, Castro confides that Panfield has been a regular home to her family, noting that many paper airplanes have been launched toward the chandeliers. “To me, Panfield is a family legacy,” said Castro. “I don’t know if any of my children would want to take over Panfield; they have different lives and love to travel. Young people today want to button things up and move on.” Panfield is her project of love right now, and especially noting the living room ceiling. “It reminds me of an Italian villa, aged and unperfect,” she said. “It speaks to me; I intentionally do not want to restore it.” Castro said her father was also a architectural purist and preservationist. Bernard built an indoor pool house onto one of the wings of the home. He left the exterior of the house intact. “If a purist comes along to buy this house one day and decides to restore it to its original elements, the home’s stucco exterior and windows are all still in place.” Castro said for now, she is content at Panfield and will continue with her preservation of the home and community. “I look at Panfield as doing my part” said Castro. “I have served the state through stewardship and now I am the steward of Panfield.”

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Congratulations To This Year’s Valedictorians And Salutatorians MEET THE VALS AND SALS OF THE CLASS OF 2022 Bethpage High School Valedictorian: Suchitha Channapatna Salutatorian: Ruchitha Channapatna

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Carle Place High School Valedictorian: Katerina Barilla Salutatorian: Harleigh Buck

Great Neck South High Valedictorian: Jansen Wong Salutatorian: Ross Williams

Chaminade High School Valedictorian: Charles Ambach Salutatorian: Nicholas Bifone

H. Frank Carey High School Valedictorian: Devin Casano Salutatorian: Emily Lavin

Division Avenue High School Valedictorian: Simar Parmar Salutatorian: Grace Lim

Henry Viscardi School Valedictorian: Nicole Carbone Salutatorian: Hunter Tobias

Elmont Memorial High School Valedictorian: Vivian Zhu Salutatorian: Malik Hyman

Herricks High School Valedictorian: Keneil Soni Salutatorian: Chloe Chang

Farmingdale High School Valedictorian: Kevin Piraino Salutatorian: Amanda Treulich

Hicksville High School Valedictorian: Sam Zhen Salutatorian: Sean Zhen

Floral Park Memorial High School Valedictorian: Gagandeep Kaur Salutatorian: Meaghan Kilcarr

Holy Trinity High School Valedictorian: not received Salutatorian: not received

Friends Academy Headmaster’s Commendation Award winners: Lucy Schoeffel and David Cooper-Boyce

Island Trees High School Valedictorian: Enayah Khan Salutatorian: Dylann Ries

Garden City High School Valedictorian: Emma Nagler Salutatorian: Aidan Wu

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General Douglas MacArthur High School Valedictorian: Summer Looney Salutatorian: Anna Conway Glen Cove High School Valedictorian: Teresa Melfi Salutatorian: Doris Serrano Great Neck North High Valedictorian: Sahar Tartak Salutatorians: Kevin Khadavi

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Valedictorians: Rebecca Cho, Pranav Dendukuri, Matthew Ingber, Calire Ma, Janice Rateshwar, Mackenzie Setton,

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VAL/SAL from page 10C Jericho High School Cont’d Ethan Zhang , Evelyn Zhu Kellenberg High School Valedictorian: Megan Monaghan and Ryan Gerhart

New Hyde Park Memorial High School Valedictorian: Laurence Lai Salutatorian: Emma Ouyang North Shore Hebrew Academy High School Valedictorians: Ella Shusterman and Rachel Hanan Speaker: Jasmine Edalati

Locust Valley High School Valedictorian: Elizabeth Gresalfi Salutatorian: Nicole Berritto

North Shore High School Valedictorian: Kate Gilliam Salutatorian: Emma Nelson

Long Island Lutheran High School Valedictorian: not received Salutatorian: not received

Our Lady of Mercy Academy Valedictorian: Joelle de Poto Salutatorian: Molly Fitzgerald

Manhasset Senior High School Valedictorian: Dylan Wu Salutatorian: Evan Ginsburg

Oyster Bay High School Valedictorian: Kevin Biggiani Salutatorian: Bridget Zahradnik

Massapequa High School Valedictorian: Matt McAuley Salutatorian: Erin Goldrick

Paul D. Schreiber High School Valedictorian: Hannah Brooks Salutatorian: Brooke Garmisa and Kevin Taylor

Mineola High School Valedictorian: Alvin Tsai Salutatorian: Katherine Ahn

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Valedictorians And Salutatorians Plainview-Old Bethpage High School Valedictorian: Olivia Schmidt Salutatorian: Justine Choi

Syosset High School Valedictorian: Sabrina Chen Salutatorian: David Wang

Roslyn High School Valedictorian: Daniel Liu Salutatorian: Lindsay Fabricant

Waldorf School of Garden City Valedictorian: Yiren Zhang Salutatorian: Colin Li

Sacred Heart Academy Valedictorian: Angela Dattoma Salutatorian: Olivia Christel

Wantagh High School Valedictorian: Julianna Rose Salutatorian: Skyla Marchesi

Seaford High School Valedictorian: Jack Pidherney Salutatorian: Rayann Ramoutar

Westbury High School Valedictorian: Laiba Shahid Salutatorian: Debora Sorto

Sewanhaka High School Valedictorian: Farhaan Khan Salutatorian: Kira Sethi

Wheatley School Honor students: Winston Lee and Emme Resnick

St. Dominic High School Valedictorian: Thomas Waller Salutatorian: Jessica Anne Salvante Barayuga

W.T. Clarke Senior High School Valedictorian: Nicholas Espinosa Salutatorian: Katherene Qi

St. Mary’s High School Valedictorian: Alessandra Barlas Salutatorian: Matthew Warner

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Founding Dean Receives Honorary Degree

he Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell celebrated its eighth commencement ceremony on May 9. The event took place at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University. Taking the next giant step in realizing their dreams, 98 graduates from the Class of 2022 became the nation’s newest doctors and scientists to join the field of medicine; however, they were not the only ones with degrees in hand. To his surprise and delight, founding dean Lawrence G. Smith, MD, MACP, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the institution he helped establish. The distinct honor was presented by Hofstra University Board of Trustees Chair Donald M. Schaeffer and conferred by Hofstra University President Susan Poser. “Dr. Smith has brought creativity, insight and humanity to the practice of medicine and to medical education,” said Poser. “He has always believed medicine must be practiced with a deep understanding of the patients and community being served. These values define the Zucker School and its ground-breaking curriculum.” Launched in 2008 through a unique partnership between Hofstra University and Northwell Health (then known as North Shore-LIJ Health System), the Zucker School of Medicine was the first new allopathic medical school in New York in more than 35 years. “When we were asked to build a new medical school, we said it would not be like the older medical schools; it will be all about learning, not teaching,” recalled Smith, noting the school’s unique learning environment and patient-centered approach to medical education. “We integrated physiology, anatomy, basic science, and clinical medicine. Our students see real patients and have gained their confidence because you can’t be a doctor if patients don’t trust you.” In addition to his role as dean, Smith served as Northwell Health’s chief medical officer from 2006 to 2011 before assuming the role of physician-in-chief until December 2021. During his tenure, the founding dean led the institution through significant milestones and achievements, including full accreditation from the Liaison Commission on Medical Education (LCME) in 2015. Under Smith’s leadership, the Zucker School also focused on diversity and community service. A student-run clinic in Queens provides quality healthcare in one of the most

Ashley Barlev, MD, PhD, from New Hyde Park is conferred.

diverse urban areas in the nation, and the school’s Medical Scholars Pipeline Program provides an educational pathway for students from underrepresented groups to pursue health care careers. Smith will become dean emeritus upon his retirement at the end of this year. He will be succeeded by Dr. David Battinelli, MD, who is vice dean of the Zucker School of Medicine. The commencement ceremony was presided by Poser, Smith and Michael Dowling, president and CEO of Northwell Health. With newly conferred degrees in hand, the emboldened graduates from the Class of 2022 are up to fulfilling the school’s mission to lead and transform medicine for the betterment of humanity.

Eight additional students from the Class of 2022 were conferred with dual degrees. Six graduates received their MD/ PhD, including New Hyde Park resident Ashley Barlev, MD, PhD. Barlev, who will begin her residency in pathology and laboratory medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania this summer, is proudly following in her family’s footsteps. “My father and sister are physicians. They were part of my inspiration for pursuing medicine.” An ambitious and diverse group, the Class of 2022 consists of 46 women, 52 men, 10 first-generation individuals and 19 students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM). —Hofstra University

Plaza College School Of Nursing Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Plaza College introduced its School of Nursing to the Queens community with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on May 6, a day also nationally celebrated as “Nurses Day”. Elected leaders and school officials gathered with the college’s first cohort of students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program for tours of the Center for Healthcare Simulation and presentations by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Helen Arteaga Landaverde, CEO of NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst. “It is not every day that we cut the ribbon on a new initiative, one as significant as this, and it began in 1916 with our founders with a vision for bringing career preparation to communities, particularly to women, during the onset of American involvement in World War I and 106 years later, we have become quite a bit more complicated and sophisticated,” Plaza College Provost Charles Callahan IV said. “I think our founders would agree that we’re on the right track.” Nursing is Plaza’s fourth baccalaureate degree program. The 16-month program is designed as an upper-division program whereby students will apply 60 previously earned credits to 60 core nursing credits to complete the degree. It’s the first nursing program of its kind to be introduced in Queens in decades. “It’s great that students in Queens no

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Plaza Nursing longer have to travel to other boroughs for a program like this. It is now in our backyard. This is more than just about simply a ribbon-cutting; it’s about upward mobility, you know, the jobs of the future, giving our communities, communities of color and an opportunity a pathway into the middle class,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. “And that’s what you’re preparing. That’s what Plaza College is doing today.” Richards also touted the diversity of the cohort of students as a true representation of the borough, which is the most diverse county in the world. As the students complete their studies and prepare to enter the workforce, this is especially significant for the local

healthcare organizations with which Plaza partners for clinical rotations and future workforce placement for graduates. Those partners include a number of specialized children’s and psychiatric hospitals, long term care and nursing organizations and major medical centers, including Elmhurst Hospital. “These individuals sitting right next to me, they decided to be courageous and give their time and passion and tears and sweat because those nursing books are hard and they decided I’m going to be courageous and I’m going to give back and have an impact,” Helen Arteaga Landaverde, MPH, CEO of NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst said. —Plaza College

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This waterfront property, halfway to the Hamptons at 14 The Boulevard in Sea Cliff, sold on May 18 for $2,775,000. This exceptional beach house offers light and airy living space featuring an impressive open layout with soaring ceilings and tall glass doors leading to an expansive deck, sparkling pool and private sandy beach. The primary suite features a luxury stone bath with steam shower and soaking tub, walk-in closets and private balcony overlooking Hempstead Harbor. There are three additional bedrooms and three bathrooms. The basement is recently finished. The one-car garage is attached. Sunsets, sailing, paddle-boarding and kayaking are yours to enjoy steps away from your back door. Experience the magic of the quaint Village of Sea Cliff with its restaurants, shops and museum. Just 25 miles to Manhattan, this home is part of award-winning North Shore School District and comes with mooring rights. This updated and lovingly maintained spacious and sprawling three bedroom ranch located at 386A Glen Cove Ave., in Sea Cliff, in a cloistered location on the Gold Coast of Long Island sold on May 28 for $785,000. This beautiful home features the convenience of single floor living, natural sunlight and spacious rooms throughout. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Located within the North Shore school district and minutes away from transportation, shopping and the tranquil Tappan Beach. Gas is available on street.

Leapin’ Lizards

urking in my chopped wood pile, on my cool concrete landing and in the ivy canopy of my backyard in New Hyde Park are dozens of little lizards, Italian wall lizards to be exact. The experience catches me off guard each spring when they emerge. Here’s a little backstory about these miniature Meditteranean monsters from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Also known as the ruin lizard, the Italian wall lizard is not native to New York. Originally from the Mediterranean area, it was introduced around 1967 in the Town of Hempstead, most likely the result of an accidental escape from a captive population believed to be from Rome, Italy. It adapted well to urban and suburban settings, and is now permanently established on western Long Island and in isolated pockets in New York City as far north as the Bronx. Italian wall lizards are active in New York from April to October. Their diet consists primarily of insects. During the winter months they become inactive and have little freeze tolerance. As such, they are not likely to spread much further north. Breeding takes place during the spring and summer. House cats and some species of birds are believed to be their main predators. While adult Italian wall lizards are highly variable in color and pattern, they are generally tan with green on the head, neck, and most of the upper body. Younger lizards are duller with no green and have distinct dorsal stripes. In addition, their underside is white and they may have various dark markings on the body. Males are larger than females.

Escape Artists

Lizards have a unique way of escaping capture—their tails break off when grasped by potential predators such as snakes, birds, mammals and even other lizards. Muscles within an unattached tail then cause it to twitch for several minutes, hopefully distracting a predator’s attention long enough to allow the lizard to escape. The tail will regenerate, but it will not obtain the length or color of the original tail. Although natural range expansion associated with an invasive species undoubtedly helped the dispersal of the Italian wall lizard, deliberate relocation of individuals from the core population is likely responsible for their rapid spread in the last 10 years. Release of these lizards, or any wildlife, is illegal without a permit. While often well-intentioned, such releases can introduce diseases to native wildlife populations and upset natural predator-prey relationships that have evolved over millennia. —Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Christy Hinko

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“So I don’t want to do it in a way that people feel that it was inappropriate or that it’s not fair,” Jacobs said. “I want it to be fair, but it is the right thing to do,” he explained, still supporting this election move. “If you believe in democracy, which means you want more people to vote, rather than less people to vote, it’s as simple as that.” Though Jacobs had pushed for the passage of the bill, it failed to come out of the Senate and Assembly’s Elections Committees for a floor vote in the final rush to complete the legislative session. The issue is tense on both sides of the aisle, with both parties believing that they are right in this manner. In the Senate, Kevin Thomas of Levittown was a co-sponsor. The primary sponsor was James Skoufis of the Mid-Hudson region. Main Assembly sponsors included Judy Griffin (D–Rockville Centre) and Gina Sillitti (D–Manorhaven).

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Because you’re well-aware that knowledge is not wisdom, people sounding certain in their recitation of dogma will have no influence on your decision making this week. You will, however, make very wise choices based on your many experiences in a particular arena.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). Traditional thinking suggests, before anyone can show the way, one must know where they’d like to go. However, an excellent guide can provide both the route and the destination. You’ll meet such a person this week. Trust is key in this relationship. It will be wise to put your guide to the test before you embark.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People tell you who they are in dozens of ways at once, which might be confusing or overwhelming for someone less experienced, but not for you. You’re excellent at reading people, a skill that will continue to serve you well this week. You’ll enjoy meeting new people while navigating to a viable new situation. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Those claiming to have a “great opportunity for you” maybe see you as a great opportunity for them. The best opportunities are open to only those who recognize them. You’re such a person, looking out for qualities and conditions not obvious to all. You’ll see them coming together like gathering clouds, and then act. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your beliefs, which are based on the best information you have in a given moment, will inevitably change as the world does. There’s no shame in this. Values, on the other hand, withstand the tests of time. Love, tenderness, beauty, harmony and teamwork are values represented in your week. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Sometimes you seek spoilers because the tension of not knowing is too much. An experience can still be surprising even when you have a rough idea where it’s going. So do what you must to make yourself comfortable. Attaining the right amount of knowledge going into a situation can be a form of self-care. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you’re looking for a way to prove your brightness to yourself, try this one: Find something in the boring minutiae to be curious about. Anyone can be interested in the obvious amusements and headlines, but it takes an especially bright mind to be interested in what seems to most to be inherently dull. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll pitch your ideas. Some get it. Others are puzzled or amused. Don’t worry too much. All ideas start as inconceivable. Most good ones are considered in their infancy to be laughable and ridiculous. Surround yourself with minds you admire. If you can’t find them in person, then you can in books. Keep going.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You might be surprised at how incurious the world can be and how often interesting people go ignored. It will be a theme of the week. It will take some daring but go ahead and ask the question on your mind. You will be well-received. When all is said and done, people long to be recognized.

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continue bidding over two notrump, so the safest thing to do is pass. It could be that a partscore in clubs is a safer contract, but partner can’t pass if you bid three clubs, leaving two notrump as the only realistic alternative. 3. Three clubs. Slam is certainly a possibility, but the best slam is apt to lie in a suit rather than in notrump. Three clubs allows for partner to show three-card spade support, if he has it, or to raise clubs if he has four cards in that suit. If he does support one of your suits, you can try for slam by bidding four notrump (Blackwood) next. If partner bids three notrump over three clubs, indicating lack of interest in either of your suits, you should pass. 4. Three hearts. Here, too, there is a strong possibility of slam, but first you should find out if partner can freely support either of your suits. If he does by now bidding three spades or four hearts, you should check for aces via Blackwood next. If partner retreats to three notrump over three hearts, you can try for slam by leaping to five hearts (invitational to six) at your next turn. Partner should pass five hearts with something like ♠ Jx ♥ Kxx ♦ AKQx ♣ KQxx, but should carry on to six with ♠ J10 ♥ Kxx ♦AKxx ♣AKxx.

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irst it seemed like a done deal. The North Hempstead Democratic majority had the votes to hire former Highway Superintendent Thomas Tiernan as the permanent head of the department, replacing Acting Superintendent Harry Weed. Tiernan’s choice was resisted by Supervisor Jen DeSena and her two Republican colleagues, with the supervisor having held a press conference to decry the last minute resolution introduced by Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey for the May 19 meeting. The former division chief, she charged, had been forced to resign under a cloud in 2016 and had accrued excessive overtime. Further, her proposal to make Weed permanent head had been tabled in January, another in the long list of initiatives stymied by the majority. Then, after more than an hour of public comment at the meeting favorable to Tiernan, Lurvey surprisingly tabled her own resolution. There was some confusion over how to deal with Tiernan’s item in the comprehensive personnel resolution, the board went into a brief executive session. When members reconvened, there was a surprise: by a 4-3 party-line vote, the ruling council had decided to fire Weed and post the job. Resolution 32 to hire Tiernan elicited much comment. The first speaker was Robert Hamilton, vice president of Trius, a company in Bohemia. Tiernan was reportedly unhappy with the delays in the company’s modifications of two dump truck bodies the town had purchased for the department. Press accounts reported that Tiernan was accused of bullying vendors, and Hamilton was on the receiving end of such behavior. Hamilton admitted that the two had exchanged words and “Tom and I had a very tough conversation. He’s a passionate individual and cares a lot about what he was doing at the time. We patched that up many years ago. But I just want to make sure it has no bearing on the decisions made in regards to his pending employment.” He added that Tiernan “was held in high regard and ran that department with great efficiency. I hope that puts any of the controversy that surrounds any conversations I’ve had with him to rest (applause).”

The highway superintendent oversees more than 100 employees at five locations, including the DPW headquarters, pictured on Denton Avenue in New Hyde Park. (NYS Interactive Mapping Gateway)

Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey introduced the resolution to hire former Highway Superintendent Thomas Tiernan, but later tabled it. (Photo by Frank Rizzo) Tom McDonough, representing the North Hempstead civil service employees as head of the Local 7555, acknowledged that there was a lot of controversy and a lot of problems around the superintendent. He claimed that the highway department’s leadership had been dysfunctional since Tiernam left, and further, the accusations against Tiernan were never proven. “The roller coaster ride that the highway department is on needs to stop,” McDonough said. “You need someone to straighten out the department.”

He suggested posting the job and interviewing individuals. Without referring to Weed by name, the union rep called the acting superintendent “anti-union and retaliatory,” and further, he was a “double dipper,” getting a state pension and earning $150,000 a year from the town. Weed could not be reached for comment. State records show that he received $77,922 in pension benefits in 2021. He had retired as head of the Rockville Centre DPW in October 2015, and was hired by the

town in April 2021, with his term to end in December. He was then asked to stay on as acting superintendent. He replaced Richard Baker, who had resigned in 2019 after four months on the job. Lurvey said, “Before I put this [resolution] on the agenda, I spoke to many people who think [Tiernan] did a phenomenal job.” One area she had focused on was the town’s trees, and the councilwoman said the number of trees planted on Weed’s watch compared unfavorably to Tiernan’s tenure. Troiano took up this comparison, stating, “We have metrics and data that we track.” In 2016, the last year under Tiernan, 1,450 trees were trimmed or removed. In 2021, under Weed, that number dropped to 860. And this year was on track for under 800. Going further, Councilman Robert Troiano said that in the last year of Tiernan’s term 942 potholes were filled. Last year, that number went down to 445 and in 2022 it was also going to come in under Tiernan’s numbers. “We have a problem in the highway department that can’t wait to be addressed,” Troiano asserted. “The residents of this town deserve better and we have somebody on the docket who can deliver better.” Resolution 32 would have had the board hire Tiernan for a term lasting from May 19, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2023. Kate Hirsch of Manhasset was disturbed that the position was not posted and no interviews were conducted and only one person was being considered. She noted the majority’s tabling of Weed’s nomination, and further accused Troiano of trying to undermine Weed. Hirsch concluded that the problems in the department went back decades, not five or six years as others had claimed. She quoted the Town Code regarding nepotism, having read press reports of several close relatives of Tiernan’s on the town payroll. If Tiernan did not fill out the required nepotism form, she warned, she would file a complaint. Troiano pushed back, stating that Tiernan had filled out a nepotism form and asserted, “He’s not the only person who has family working in the town. There’s nothing wrong with that. Why should a member of this community be stopped from getting a job in the town just because there is another family member that also works in the town? We may be depriving ourselves of an opportunity to hire some very fine people.” He waved a list of 15 families with multiple members working for the town. He said that since he’s been back on the board

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SUPERINTENDENT from page 10 in January, trustees have approved hires with relations in the workforce many times, so he wondered why Tiernan was getting singled out. DeSena responded, “It matters if you’re supervising your family member. We don’t automatically approve every member. We have to consider whether there’s a supervisory responsibility.” At her press conference on May 9, the supervisor had noted that at one point Tiernan had direct supervision over his wife, son and brother, “all earning outrageous overtime amounts,” she charged. Troiano said that Tiernan did file a nepotism form and further, “if he came back he will not be supervising someone in his family.” Hank Ratner of Port Washington asked why Tiernam had resigned. DeSena replied that “it was part of a separation agreement to avoid some disciplinary proceedings.” When Ratner asked for more details, the supervisor said it was over excessive overtime and abuse and bullying of vendors. The town attorney and an external attorney did an investigation and produced a report recommending disciplinary action. She asked if anyone on the board had read the report, which she claimed “refuted the pretty picture Mr. Troiano had painted of Tiernan.” Troiano objected, claiming the report concluded that there was no credible evidence of wrongdoing. “That’s incorrect, the report speaks for itself,” DeSena said, noting that it described behavior that should not be accepted in a highway superintendent. Ratner said he would make an FOIA request and asked what role if any did Tiernan have in the hiring of his relatives. He went on to repeat some of what he had read in news accounts, apologizing for bringing up names and alleged misdeeds. When he asked again about hiring practices and nepotism Troiano told him, “No single employee can hire any other employee, family member or not. Every single employee is hired by the town board.”

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At her May 9 press conference, DeSena said she felt blindsided by the resolution to hire Tiernan, with no one on the majority having spoken of a desire to hire a permanent superintendent and her own choice, Weed, had been left in limbo. Troiano pushed back against the suggestion that the majority was guilty of some ethical lapse because they did not consult with the supervisor and claimed that DeSena put forth Weed’s name for a permanent hire without consulting with the majority. DeSena pointed out that Weed was hired by the board last year, “So I did not hire him without consulting anyone.” But Troiano retorted that she had not consulted trustees before suggesting Weed for the permanent post. The District 1 councilman, in his second go-round on the board, said he had asked

Civil service union rep Tom McDonough called outright for the firing of Acting Superintendent Harry Weed and supported the hiring of Tom Tiernan. (Photo by Frank Rizzo)

DeSena and her two Republican colleagues to meet with Tiernan and ask him all the questions they wanted, but they had declined. DeSena and Councilman Dennis Walsh both pointed out that the offer to talk with Tiernan came after he had been proposed by the resolution. Lurvey said resolutions are presented 14 days ahead of the meeting to give councilmembers an opportunity to ask questions. Agenda items can be removed based on internal discussions and changing circumstances, Lurvey revealed. Troiano said that since Tiernan left there’s been several searches undertaken but they failed to find an adequate replacement. “Many of the residents here know Mr. Tiernan’s work. There really is no need to conduct a search,” Troiano said. Michael Barry of Manhasset asked if there was not someone in senior management in the highway department who could ascend to the top job. “It seems like you’re limiting the talent pool to retirees,” he told the board. Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte responded that it’s a non-union position, so it was risky for a union worker to take the step up. According to state records, Tiernan took his retirement from the town on April 23, 2017 and last year received $108,047 in benefits. “This job has not been advertised since 2018,” DeSena stated. “There were not very good efforts to find someone. It seems there was only one person who was considered for this position.” Lurvey asked for a recess and when the board reassembled she thanked everyone for their comments. “We’re going to take them into consideration as we move forward,” she said. “Tom Tiernan is an excellent candidate, as you all know. He worked for the town 36 years under seven different supervisors, both Democrat and Republican. [That he was] 17 years in a management position says a lot about the job he did.” Then seemingly switching gears, she asked her colleagues “to participate in a search so we work together to best serve the

needs of our residents. And I hope that Tom Tiernan will be given every consideration as part of the search.” Lurvey surprised everyone by motioning to table the item. The Republicans were opposed, and even Troiano said he “voted to table it with great regret.” But with his yes vote, the measure was tabled, which disturbed DeSena, who said, “I wish that they withdraw the resolution so that there be a fair search without a clear preference for one candidate.” Lurvey suggested that if they took a vote, it would influence the search as well, “and I believe Tom Tiernan deserves to be evaluated on the merits without having a vote by this board as part of that evaluation.” The supervisor then drew Troiano’s ire when, mentioning questions from previous speakers about what was in the report that led the Tiernan’s resignation, she began reading from the report. Troiano stood up and declared that what she was doing was “unbecoming of a legally trained person.” DeSena responded, “Councilman, I gave you time to speak and now I ask for the same courtesy as chair of the board.” Troiano left the meeting room temporarily, and there was a back-and-forth over proper board protocol and procedure. Troiano, citing Robert’s Rules of Order and the town board rules, said that once a motion was decided on, there could be no further discussion. DeSena reminded everyone that her predecessor, Judi Bosworth, had started the “Not In Our Town” campaign against bullying, abuse and hateful language. “I would like to remind everybody of how important it was for Supervisor Bosworth to put the people’s interest first and not be political,” DeSena said. “I would like to thank Supervisor Bosworth for all she did to make this town work better for the residents. That included a very difficult investigation on the former Highway Superintendent Tom Tiernan. I’m glad that we’ll have the chance now to review some of the findings from our own former town attorney, allegations of abuse and bullying by Mr Tiernan...” Troiano interrupted, complaining about what he called ad hominem attacks and again he wanted the town board to follow the rules of order. Following more discussion, DeSena finally moved on to the next item, but not before Walsh stated, “I also feel that Harry Weed was beat up quite a bit today. Here’s a man who has an extensive background. His resume is long and terrific and he took a beating in here. That wasn’t right either. How to deal with the status of Tiernan in the personnel resolution caused some confusion. And so, the board went into executive session. Before the vote, McDonough spoke for the second time, stating, “There were a lot of things said on item 32. There are a lot of people here that work for the town. The problem I have with this employment resolution [is] if you keep that individual (Weed) here he’s going to

retaliate against (the workers in the room), because they’re all here supporting the other person (Tiernan).” DeSena told him, “I’m not sure if this is appropriate for the board meeting,” but the union rep was undeterred, saying he would “fight like hell” to get rid of Weed. He claimed that Weed lied to the supervisor and board members, “and that’s unacceptable. And that’s when the person needs to go.” Before her vote, Dalimonte called McDonough to the stand. “If we terminate the acting superintendent of highways right now what happens? Is the town left with no superintendent?” she asked. McDonough replied that two highway maintenance supervisors—one who is currently acting as the deputy—will run the department. He recommended the town call on two veteran retired public works commissioners whose names he supplied. They should do the interviews with applicants, he suggested, “because they’ve got no skin in the game, and they’ll hire the best person for this township.” Troiano asked if the two supervisors could run the department in the absence of a superintendent. “Absolutely,” McDonough replied. “They’ve done it before. They’re doing a lot of the meetings . They’re meeting with the supervisor, with civic leaders. They’ve been here long enough. They’re professional and they know their job.” In the end, the board voted 4-3 to terminate Weed.

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“I’m glad that the majority councilmembers have finally come to their senses and decided to listen to not just me, but our residents and the press as well, who have joined in calling for the stop to Mr. Tiernan’s handpicked appointment due to the lack of a competitive and transparent hiring process. “However, I am disappointed that rather than withdrawing the resolution entirely, Councilwoman Lurvey chose to table it, which is a sneaky tactic that ensures Mr. Tiernan’s appointment will be on the town board meeting agenda going forward, able to be voted on at a moment’s notice. I am even more disappointed that majority councilmembers decided to recklessly terminate our current acting superintendent without a replacement in place, leaving the department without a superintendent. “Our residents deserve better than this. As I’ve been saying for weeks, the highway superintendent position must be publicly posted in order to find the most qualified candidate. It shouldn’t just be handed to the most politically connected one. “Now that my colleagues have finally committed to an open and transparent process, I will ensure that the town publicly post this position and aggressively search for someone who’s not only experienced and qualified, but someone who shows the necessary integrity to be a trustworthy highway superintendent.”

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ANTON MEDIA GROUP • JUNE 15 - 21, 2022

Locust

28Avenue P O R T WA S H I N G T O N

Imagine Calling This Home 28 Locust Avenue masterfully achieves the right balance of luxury and practicality. The ceilings are high, the room sizes are generous, and the floor plan is open and intuitive. Common spaces flow easily from one to another and the private quarters include 4 large bedrooms plus a spacious primary suite with room-sized walk-in closet, spa bath, fireplace and balcony overlooking the back property. Offered at $1,995,000. Web# 3406142 | elliman.com

Maggie Keats Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker

O 516.944.2879 | M 516.449.7598 mkeats@elliman.com maggiekeats.com

110 WALT WHITMAN ROAD, HUNTINGTON STATION, NY 11746. 631.549.7401. © 2022 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE. ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED HEREIN IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WHILE, THIS INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT, IT IS REPRESENTED SUBJECT TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, CHANGES OR WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL PROPERTY INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SQUARE FOOTAGE, ROOM COUNT, NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PROPERTY LISTINGS SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY YOUR OWN ATTORNEY, ARCHITECT OR ZONING EXPERT. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY.

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MAY 18 - 24, 2022 • ANTON MEDIA GROUP

145 Bacon Road, Old Westbury 6B

4.5 BA 6,4 1 F

,688,000

E perience the quiet elegance of this stately brick colonial, set on a picturesque, two acre parcel, with a charming courtyard in the East illiston chool istrict. rand two story entry with custom architectural details throughout. wo primary suites, featuring one on the main level. French doors open to a large brick patio. our own natural sanctuary in convenient Old estbury.

Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker M: 516.384.6648 O: 516.517.4751 michelle.cohen@compass.com compass.com agents michelle.cohen Michelle . Cohen is a Licensed Real Estate Broker affiliated with Compass, a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. In formation is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is sub ect to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. hotos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not re ect actual property conditions.

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