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North Shore University Hospital Nurses Among America’s Got Talent Contestants Northwell Health Nurse Choir wows judges and the nation

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ighteen nurses from the Northwell Health system have found themselves across the country on the “America’s Got Talent” stage, performing for millions of Americans and four judges as the Northwell Health Nurse Choir. Many described feeling chills down their back, or a tear down their cheek, as they watched the Northwell Health Nurse Choir perform “You Will Be Found” on Aug. 18. And three of those nurses are from Manhasset’s North Shore University Hospital; Janelle Garcia, a hematology-oncology nurse, Keshia Jaboin, an assistant nurse manager, and Christian Montanez, a float registered nurse. The singing nurses, according to the Northwell Health website, got their start as a choir in 2020 when they gathered virtually to support Nurse Heroes — a nonprofit that works to raise awareness about the nursing field and raise funds for scholarships for nursing students. The signing nurses did not know each other before joining their voices together to support Nurse Heroes, as they all worked at different hospitals throughout the Northwell Health system. But the power of music, as well as nurse solidarity, would help them form a special bond. In June, the Northwell Health Nurse Choir appeared in an audition on season 16 of “America’s Got Talent,” performing “Lean On Me.” “We need you, the world needs you,” “America’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell said. “It’s going to touch many people. People are going to remember this audition. I’m going to remember this audition.” The choir’s two performances landed them into the semi-finals. The Manhasset Press had the chance to speak with North Shore University Hospital nurses Garcia, Jaboin and Montanez about their journey thus far.

Janelle Garcia, a hematologyoncology nurse at North Shore University Hospital. Keshia Jaboin: I’m an assistant nurse manager at North Shore University Hospital and I work with the postpartum unit... I’ve been a nurse for about seven years now. It’s just been a wonderful and humbling and rewarding experience and I love it. I grew up singing in church my entire life... I’m happy I was able to do both, singing and my job as a nurse at the same time. It’s just been a wonderful experience so far and I’m just happy and humbled to be a part of it. I love to travel as well, so it’s just a wonderful ride. Traveling for the audition was my first time traveling since COVID. Christian Montanez: I’m trained in a few different specialties, so I can pretty much go wherever I’m needed. So as a float nurse, you kind of walk into work not knowing where you are going. Whereas nurses like Janelle and Keshia have a set floor or a unit or a specialty that they go to every day. I come from a family of nurses and one of my passions is music. I play guitar, I sing and I play at restaurants and bars and fortunately I was able to hop on this opportunity to be a part of the choir. Manhasset Press: How did this group help get you through the pandemic?

Manhasset Press: Please tell me about what you do at North Shore University Janelle Garcia: I got COVID around Hospital. March, so during that time I couldn’t Janelle Garcia: [My unit] deals really sing for a couple of months. with cancer patients, primarily blood The opportunity to sing with a group cancer like leukemia and lymphoma. of nurses who understood what I was I’m like the baby of the group. So when going through. It was really relieving I started, it was around January when and it was wonderful to know that I COVID was just starting. could still sing after everything we’ve

Keshia Jaboin, an assistant nurse manager at North Shore University Hospital.

Christian Montanez, a float registered nurse at North Shore University Hospital. Photos courtesy Northwell Health

been through. It was my light and my source of hope. I just hope that when people watch us they can also get a sense of calm and peace that I feel when I’m with them. Manhasset Press: What does practice look like during a pandemic? Christian Montanez: In the initial stages we were rehearsing over Zoom. When we got together it was a year after New York was the epicenter. So things were not as bad... At first we were meeting through Zoom and we were working on technique, talking about song choice and getting to know each other through Zoom. I felt like that was an important part because when you’re in a choir and you’re on stage, people can tell how you are feeling, how you are clicking with the person next to you... When we actually got together, it was actually hard because we had our PPE (personal protective equipment) on while we were singing. Manhasset Press: What was going through your mind during the audition for “America’s Got Talent?” Christian Montanez: All of us were so excited, some of us were nervous, but we understood what our message was. That was the most important thing. No matter how awesome of a choir we are, we know that we have a message... if you compare the first song and the song that we sang [on Tuesday], basically the overall message is even though nurses and health care workers and everybody around

the world were in such a dark place because of COVID and the pandemic, no matter what you always have to find the light and the hope in situations like this. Because what else can you do? You can’t sit around and mope and say ‘oh my gosh this is the worse time of my life.’ We still have to go and take care of our patients and wake up and do our jobs. We still have to try to spread some positivity and educate people to follow the science. Keshia Jaboin: In the time of COVID, underneath all that PPE, sometimes you just feel unseen, right? Like you’re by yourself. But, you’re not alone. We were all together. We were all brought into this choir together. The first [audition] was scary, it was surreal. But the best thing was I had 17 other nurses on that stage with me that knew exactly what we went through, together. Manhasset Press: What would you like to say to the North Shore University Hospital community? Christian Montanez: I want to thank everyone at North Shore University Hospital, especially the leadership and staff, for being supportive. Right after we performed we went on social media with dozens of messages from people telling us how amazing we are, that we made them cry and that they were going to vote for us.

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esidents of Manhasset and nearby communities may have noticed that EMTs and fire fighters with the Manhasset-Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department have been in attendance at community events like Manhasset Chamber of Commerce’s Al Frescos and the National Night Out at Whitney Pond Park earlier this month. The group of volunteers are currently looking to add more community members to their team in order to better respond to local emergencies. The department covers a large residential area, a large commercial area and portions of the Long Island Expressway and the Northern State Parkway, meaning that the type of calls that EMTs and firefighters respond to can vary. “We respond to many types of emergencies that you can think of: fire, rescue, car accidents, heart attacks, amputations,” Michael Rice, the chief of the department, said. “You call us, we are there.” The Manhasset-Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department is looking to recruit as many members as possible to serve with EMS or the five fire companies within the department. The department does offer a junior program for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 where they can receive training. Once they turn 17 they have the option of joining the EMS unit or one of the five fire companies. But people of all ages can join the department as long as they can pass a physical. In fact, the department is especially searching for members who have settled in the community and would be willing to serve for years to come. “I know traditionally

to being a part of the department, including a strong sense of community. “I’ve been in it for 34 years now and I have had some of the best times of my life, some of the best friends I’ve made in it and I think it’s a little different than anything else,” Greg Weisburd, the deputy chief of the department said. “At the end of the day, we are always a team. We’re training as a team, we eat as a team or a group, we have meetings as a group and when we go into something that’s possibly life threatening, I think it’s in the back of your mind always that someone’s going to help you if you need help. That’s where that really strong relationship goes.” And for the junior members of the Volunteers with the Manhasset-Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department attended the National Night Out event at Whitney Pond Park earlier this department, Weisburd said, often month. Photo by Jennifer Corr teenagers who do not get along or are in different groups within their middle people have looked the volunteer fire Genser, the ambulance unit captain or high schools become friends as they department as a younger person’s type said. “We’ll train you initially in house train. organization to grow in and develop and in CPR and using a defibrillator Another lesson people can learn by as you get older,” Joesph Antonelli, the and there are weekly trainings where joining the department, whether as deputy chief of the department, said. we will familiarize you with equipment an EMT or a firefighter, is staying “cool “But, we are very open to people of all on the ambulance and generally how to under pressure,” Antonelli said, as well ages. We recently had some people use it. Then you go to a New York State as problem solving. who are closer to middle age join and it EMT class which will give you your “At the end of the day we are being really worked out well.” certification. That class typically meets called because there’s a problem and Those interested in joining should two nights a week for three hours at a that problem needs to be neutralized call the department, or fill out a form time. It’s about eight months long.” and solved,” Antonelli said. “And in the on the department website. Once The EMT and fire fighting training case of firefighting it needs to be left contacted by a representative from the are both completely free, Genser safe for the people involved, and on EMS or one of the five fire companies, added. the EMS side it’s to stabilize them and recruits will fill out an application When asked if the process of joining bring them to the hospital to receive and, if accepted, go through frequent the department is a sizable committhe basic medical care.” trainings. They will go to fire school ment and undertaking, leaders within If interested in joining the Manhassetin Bethpage, a 13-week program on the department all agreed. There are Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department, fill Friday nights. After a year, the recruit a lot of hours that go into training and out the form on mlfd.com. can progress into what they want to do from there serving the community. for the department, whether it’s fire However, the commitment is worth it fighting or serving as an EMT. and often times recruits will immerse What did you think of this “For an EMT, the path is a little themselves in the process. story? Share it with me at different than the fire fighter’s,” Lee There are also many added benefits jcorr@antonmediagroup.com

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Couple Arrested For Leaving Child In Car While Shopping At Americana Manhasset A Flushing couple was arrested for reckless endangerment that occurred on Aug. 17 at 2:39 pm in Manhasset. According to Nassau County Police Department detectives, a man and woman parked their 2019 Mercedes Benz in a parking lot located at 2046 Northern Boulevard. The couple’s male child, 1, was sleeping in a rear child seat when the parents left him to enter a building in the vicinity of the

parking lot. A female witness noticed the infant was alone, crying and sweating. She was unable to open the door and notified police. A second male witness, 51, attempted to use a lock-out kit to gain entry but was unsuccessful. Responding officers located the vehicle which was not running and observed the child to be in distress. Officers broke a window and

removed the child from the vehicle. The infant was crying, red in color and was drenched in sweat. Officers removed him and entered a store to cool the child in air condition. The child was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and is expected to be released. After a thorough investigation it was determined the child was alone in the vehicle for approximately an hour.

Jingcai Zhou, 34, and Lu Lu, 28, were arrested without incident. Defendants Zhou and Lu are charged with reckless endangerment in the first degree and endangering the welfare of a child. They were arraigned on Aug. 18 at First District Court in Hempstead. —Submitted by the Nassau County Police Department

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 2

Live At Five Outdoor Concert Series: The Science Museum of Long Island, 1526 N. Plandome Rd. in Manhasset, is live at 5 p.m. with science activities and nature walks, live music from Ritmosis and other festivities that will wrap up at 9 p.m. Guests are invited to bring a blanket and chairs as they enjoy the festivities and music, as well as the plenty of food and drink trucks. Fees are $20 for non members and $10 for children and $5 for members. Children ages 2 and under are free. For more information, visit smli.org.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 7

Shofar In The Park: The Chabad of Manhasset invites the community to Shofar In The Park from 4 to 4:30 p.m. at Mary Jane Davies Park, where there will be a family Rosh Hashana Shofar Blowing and an inspiring program. Goody bags will be given to children that attend. For more information and to register, visit chabadmanhasset.com/newyear. Sunday, Sept. 12 Manhasset Al Fresco: This street fair has become a popular event, bringing outdoor dining, live music and much more to North Plandome Rd. Live performances will include a performance from the Beyond Control Band and Redshift. There will also be demonstrations from the Science Museum of Long Island, a 20 minute sweat session from AKT Manhasset and much more.

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Varsity Lacrosse Boys Recipients Of The USA Lacrosse All-Academic Award

he Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association (NCLCA) awarded nine Scholar Athlete Awards in conjunction with USA Lacrosse, which proudly sponsors this award intended to recognize excellence by high school players. Four of the scholar athletes and honorees of the USA Lacrosse All-Academic Awards were from Manhasset - Jordan Gangaram, Collin Kuester, Matthew Perfetto and Hunter Panzik. This award is given to a player who exhibits exemplary lacrosse skills, good sportsmanship on the field and represents high standards of academic achievement in the classroom. To be eligible for this award, the scholar-athlete must be either a junior or senior, must be All County and submit their official transcript and SAT or ACT scores. The rigor of their course schedule (AP scores) and any additional academic relative information are reviewed. The coaches then submit their scholar athlete recommendations to the directors of guidance for a final review of the honoree’s credentials. Congratulations to Jordan Gangaram, Collin Kuester, Matthew Perfetto and Hunter Panzik on this prestigious award. —Submitted by Joan Gangaram

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Manhasset Senior Wins Prestigious Lacrosse Award

anhasset High School senior Aidan Mulholland has been chosen as the winner of the second annual Tom Flatley Award by a committee of coaches from the Nassau County Football Coaches Association (NCFCA) and the Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association (NCLCA). The award is named after the late Tom Flatley, a Hall of Fame coach who spent his career winning championships and influencing the lives of countless student-athletes at both Sewanhaka and Garden City High Schools. The award was the brainchild of Greg Raschdorf, a Sewanhaka graduate who played both football and lacrosse for Flatley at the western Nassau sports powerhouse in the mid-1970’s. “I felt that it was appropriate to have an award with a lasting tribute to Tom Flatley for his contribution to both sports (football and lacrosse) at the high school level in Nassau County” Raschdorf said. “At Sewanhaka we had a similar award for an outstanding football and lacrosse player, the Billy Bocker Award. It just made sense to recreate

Manhasset High School senior Aidan Mulholland, center, has been chosen as the winner of the second annual Tom Flatley Award by a committee of coaches from the Nassau County Football Coaches Association (NCFCA) and the Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association (NCLCA). Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association

this award in coach’s memory at the Nassau County level. I am very proud of the coaches that put in the time to make this award possible.” The selection committee was led by Joe Baccarella, a 1981 Sewanhaka graduate who played for Coach Flatley and later served as an assistant coach for him at Garden City. Other

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Rogler, who also serves as the NCFCA president. The award ceremony recently took place at Sewanhaka, a school that Flatley coached both football and lacrosse for the first 20 years of his storied career. Several committee members spoke about Flatley, his career and his legacy before awarding the winner his plaque and scholarship in front of numerous family members, coaches and friends. Mulholland was chosen from a number of candidates that had been submitted by their coaches in late June. Criteria for the award stated: “The Tom Flatley Award will be given annually, beginning in 2020, to a Nassau County student-athlete that competed at a high level in the sports of football and lacrosse throughout their high school career. Other criteria that will be considered includes athletic and peer leadership, academic success, school and/or community service and additional extracurricular participation.” In football, Mulholland helped

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Schumer Reveals Record $106 Million For Long Island Sound

ederal funds U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer just included in a bipartisan infrastructure package will improve water quality by reducing nitrogen, restore and protect wildlife habitats, mitigate climate change impacts and help preserve recreation and fishing industries. The federal monies come at a time that nitrogen threatens to ruin Long Island Sound’s fish and aquatic life. More than 120 species and six states depend on the Long Island Sound for so many economic and environmental reasons. Standing with a wave of Long Island Sound supporters and local officials at the Port Washington Town Dock, Schumer revealed that $106 million dollars, specifically secured to protect, improve and preserve the Long Island Sound, was included in the bipartisan federal infrastructure bill he just led to passage. Schumer detailed the unprecedented amount of funds, explained why he pushed to include them and detailed what they will do for the EPA’s federal Long Island Sound program that provides Long Island and six other states with federal funds to protect this treasured watershed in a variety of environmental and economic ways. “Today, I am unveiling a “Surge to the Sound”—over $100 million dollars in funds we included in the bipartisan infrastructure package that will do a lot of good for America and New York, and some critical things to save one of Long Island’s crown jewels—the Sound,” Schumer said. “This $106 million guarantees funding for the next five years, while allowing us to continue to fight for more as part of regular appropriations – so this is really unprecedented support for one of Long Island’s most critical natural resources.” Schumer also detailed the latest economic impact of the Sounds, talked details about the funds and why climate change will require an even

greater focus on protecting the Sound as well as the aspects of Long Island life that depend upon its sustainment. Schumer was joined by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, Town of North Hempstead’s Wayne Wink, The Nature Conservancy, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Save The Sound and many others as he detailed the incoming Surge to the Sound funds. “The infrastructure plan championed by Majority Leader Schumer will help protect the Long Island Sound, which is one of the most productive ecosystems in America and a major economic engine for our region,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. “This funding will clean our waters, bring back abundant wildlife, boost our economy, and make our communities and shores more resilient to climate change.” Specifically, Schumer explained these surge funds will support the Environmental Protection Agency’s

Long Island Sound program, which according to the EPA, protects “one of the most densely populated areas of the United States, with nearly nine million people living in the watershed.” Schumer explained that these dollars will improve water quality by helping to reduce nitrogen, restore and protect wildlife habitats, mitigate climate change impacts and help preserve Long Island’s recreation and fishing industries. In total, the Long Island Sound watershed comprises more than 16,000 square miles, including New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. The EPA says millions flock yearly to the Long Island Sound for recreation, and the Long Island Sound provides a critical transportation corridor for goods and people. In addition, the Sound continues to provide feeding, breeding, nesting, and nursery areas for diverse animal

and plant life. The ability of the Long Island Sound to support these uses is dependent on the quality of its waters, habitats, and living resources. The Long Island Sound watershed’s natural capital provides between $17 and $37 billion in ecosystem goods and services every year. Improving water quality and reducing nitrogen pollution are priorities of the federal Long Island Sound Program. In total, the EPA program has invested more than $2.5 billion to improve wastewater treatment and the total nitrogen load to Long Island Sound. The nitrogen load in 2020 was 47 million pounds less than the 1990 annual baseline discharge, a 60 percent reduction. The program also is focused on habitat protection and restoration. The program restored 350 acres of coastal habitat between 2015 and 2019 and by the end of 2020 achieved 45.6 percent of the long term goal to restore one thousand acres of habitat by 2035, according to the EPA. “By helping to obtain this $106 million for Long Island Sound improvements, Senator Schumer again demonstrates his commitment to the preservation and conservation of North Hempstead’s local environment, especially our waterways,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “The Long Island Sound is the fundamental feature of the town’s maritime infrastructure. Manhasset Bay and Hempstead Harbor are vital resources for local flora and fauna, as well as local business, and it is imperative that they are preserved for many generations of future use. Through this funding, Senator Schumer is making it abundantly clear that our environmental and business priorities will not be ignored, and I am immensely proud to have such a progressive leader representing us in Washington.” —Submitted by the Office of U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer

2021. The last Manhasset player to be so highly decorated in football: Jim Brown, the NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown who graduated from Manhasset in 1952. He will attend the University of Michigan in a few weeks as one of the most highly recruited players in the Class of 2021. “It became obvious to the selection committee that Aidan Mulholland was exactly the type of student-athlete

we were looking for when the Flatley Award was created”, said Baccarella. “He combined athletic dominance in both sports as well as high academic achievement and a strong sense of loyalty to the Manhasset community.” Flatley, who passed away last year of complications from pancreatic cancer at age 80, spent the majority of his career at Garden City as the football coach in the fall and the junior varsity lacrosse coach in the spring.

Flatley was so highly regarded in the sport of lacrosse that in 1982 he was named the coach of the United States National Team. The result? The squad won the World Championship later that year. As the junior varsity lacrosse coach at Garden City from 1988 to 2019, Flatley’s teams had an overall record of 357 wins, 31 losses and two ties, a winning percentage of 92. —Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association

The Manhasset Bay is part of the Long Island Sound watershed, which comprises of more than 16,000 square miles, including New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. Photo courtesy Fred Hsu via WIkimedia Commons

PRESTIGIOUS AWARD from page 8 transform the face of the Manhasset program during his four years on varsity. In his sophomore year, the Indians were the 14th-seeded squad. This past spring, he captained the team to an undefeated season and the Rutgers Cup. He earned All-County honors three times and was voted the Conference III Player of the Year this year. He was also a member of the Golden Eleven and earned Newsday Second Team All-Long Island in

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‘Jaw Dropping’ Rise In Shark Sightings

County introduces flagging system to warn swimmers BY FRANK RIZZO

once in a while. It’s their environment. It’s an ocean that’s full of life. And t must be shark week somewhere. anything is possible. What they’re The amount of shark sightings doing here today with the warning flag and numerous beach closings on system is fabulous. It’s great and safety Long Island’s seashores made the is always first.” news as the summer unfolded. Curran added that there have also The most buzz was created by a been more aggressive species that report of a lifeguard at Jones Beach have been identified, such as blacktip being bit by a shark on July 26. He sharks and tiger sharks. She reminded reported that he saw a fin and was left reporters that a bull shark, a very with an inch-long gash on his calf. aggressive species, was reeled in by a On Aug. 16, Nassau County fisherman last summer at Nickerson Executive Laura Curran held Beach. her second shark-themed press She was referring to TJ Minutillo of conference at Nickerson Beach. A Manhasset, who snagged an 8-foot press release in advance gave the specimen estimated to be between underlying cause: “According to 375 and 400 pounds. He released his National Geographic, the recovery catch after taking a few photos. He esof shark prey species is leading to timated that he has caught 300 sharks an increase in shark bites around since he began big-game fishing. the world, rising from 157 incidents “Most of the time they’re harmless,” between 1970 and 1979 to almost Minutillo said of the uptick in sharks Manhasset resident TJ Minutillo caught and released this very rare bull 800 between 2010 and 2019.” in the area. “But freak things happen shark while fishing from the shore of Nickerson Beach last summer. (Photo courtesy TJ Minutillo) Curran was joined by Tom sometimes.” Paladino, captain of the American Curran said that police Marine Princess sightseeing boat, based in Bureau and Aviation Bureau patrols any shiny objects or jewelry that Warning Flags Brooklyn. have been enhanced. could look like scales glinting in the At the press conference, Curran “Tom can personally attest to “It’s good news in a way,” she sunlight. And also avoid swimming introduced a shark warning system for at dawn and at dusk, which are prime affirmed. “Species are making a rethe increasing sightings, not just of various shark species, but all marine county-owned Nickerson Beach. surgence and we just want to remind feeding times for sharks.” “After a shark is spotted anywhere life around New York,” Curran said. everyone, when you go in the water, Paladino said he’s in the water along Nassau’s coast, a flag will be “There is some good news in this. you are entering their homes. So you 200, 250 days a year, and noted that hoisted and will remain for at least 24 Because the waters are cleaner, have to be respectful of them and be the waters off Long Island are prime hours in order to alert swimmers that we are seeing the resurgence of so cautious and as careful as possible.” whale watching areas. they should be extra vigilant,” Curran many species coming back. That’s She concluded, “Our goal, as always “We’ve definitely seen an increase the good news. However, there have said. “The flag will be posiin local government, is to keep our in sharks and the reason is tioned near the entrance been 26 confirmed shark sightings there is an increase in ev- residents safe.” of the beach, along with so far this year here in Nassau Jaws remains the foundational ficerything—more whales, any other pertinent County. That is six more than we tion of human encounters with sharks. more sharks, more Our goal is not to scare birds. The waters locations that our had for the entire summer last year. And great whites lie at the roots of our parks department people, but we do have are getting cleaner, And this summer obviously is not fears. And yet, there are relatively few deems necessary. over yet.” documented attacks by those apex an obligation to warn our they’re getting She added, “We just this morning We’re not the first to residents and our visitors warmer. And there’s predators against humans. do this. This system had two shark sightings in Jones Paladino has spent decades and an influx of bait for how to avoid danger. is [being used] in Beach. These have all been concountless hours on the waters, and he all these species to —County Executive Massachusetts and firmed sightings where sharks were follow,” he added. “The told Anton Media Group that he’s seen Laura Curran spotted close to swimmers or swim- Maine as well. Many sharks are on the increase only two great whites, about 30 to 40 beachgoers and lifeguards up ming areas while lifeguards have miles off shore. and it’s all because of that in Maine have been reporting upticks been on duty—and that’s during “People should be aware, but they ecosystem because the waters are in shark sightings, especially compared getting better.” the day. So while it’s true that shark should enjoy themselves,” Paladino attacks are still very rare, we cannot to a few years ago.” said of beachgoers, and with a nod Paladino noted that most of the ignore the fact that over the past two She added, “Our goal is not to scare sharks he’s seen in the last month are at the warning flag he added, “And years we’ve been seeing more sharks people, but we do have an obligation something like this is only a plus.” on the small side, 2- to 3-feet sharks. coming closer to shore.” to warn our residents and our visitors Curran mentioned sightings of sand Curran also mentioned the area’s how to avoid danger. So these include sharks or thresher sharks, which are To comment on this story, growing seal population, especially steps like staying close to the shore, not known to attack humans. email frizzo@antonmedia gray seals that are sharks’ natural prey. swimming in groups, removing Sharks, Paladino said, “do come in group.com

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Levittown Library’s Steward Of Knowledge BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

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merican essayist and former Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress Rita Dove once said, “The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.” It is a sentiment Trina Reed has taken to heart ever since she applied for a library card at the Philadelphia Free Library at the tender age of four once she learned how to sign her name. As someone who has tirelessly assisted and educated whatever communities she’s served, the current Levittown Public Library Director was recently recognized for her efforts by the Nassau County and Suffolk County Library Associations, which tapped Reed as the 2020 recipient of the LDA Award for Excellence in Library Achievement. This annual award is given in recognition of long lasting achievement in the library field, with an emphasis on leaders who inspire and implement forward-thinking, innovative advancements. Normally presented at the Long Island Library Conference as part of a large event featuring a guest speaker, the most recent ceremony was held over Zoom. It was nonetheless a very humbling experience for Reed. “I’m excited to have received the award,” she said. “There have been so many wonderful things the staff and I have been able to do together. I say it that way because no person can do this alone and I could not do this without their support.” Reed’s current career path began after spending time as a military brat living all over the United States before her family settled on Long Island. She got her first library-related job as a page at the Hempstead Public Library. Throughout high school, Reed’s interest in fashion led to her receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science in 1991, all while working a library side hustle. Eventually, the lure of being a steward of knowledge won out. “While I was in college, I did summer internships in the field and worked after class in various retail establishments,” she recalled. “But I continued working at the library the whole time. I went from being a page to a clerk and doing data entry as libraries were moving into the online phase. I realized that my heart was really with the library and I did not

Levittown Public Library Director Trina Reed (Photo courtesy of the Levittown Public Library)

enjoy working in the fashion world as the U.S. This experience was followed much as I thought I would. I decided by directorships in Rockville Centre’s to go for my MLS (Master of Library Lakeview Public Library, Elmont Science) and started the program in Memorial and Uniondale before 1991, eventually graduating landing in her current Levittown with my MLS from position in 2014. Just as she Queens College in was arriving in her new 1993. I knew when job, the library was I decided to beundergoing construcWe’re always staying come a librarian tion of its Innovation in the forefront of what that I wanted to Station, a become a library library service we can MakerSpace project director because which had already offer next and looking as a librarian, we been designed and at the needs of our get to help one planned. To date, community. person at a time it’s one of Reed’s —Levittown Public Library throughout the day. proudest accomplishDirector Trina Reed But as a director, I ments—one she fully felt I could have a bigger credits the skill of her staff for impact throughout the commuits successful launch in August 2014. nity by bringing in new programs and “That was very much a team services.” effort where we actually created an Reed began her career with three Innovation Station team, where every years living and working in Misawa, department could have a say in what technology went into the room, the Japan when her Air Force husband was stationed there upon her return to type of programs they would offer and

where everyone got a chance to learn the basics of how to use the different equipment,” she said. The Innovation Station’s broad functionality enables patrons to access new technology, including but not limited to computers, software, digital and electronic formats, media, 3D printers, cooking and sewing equipment that’s meant to appeal to a broad swath of users. Pre-pandemic, it was able to accommodate 25 users. With current COVID-19 restrictions, that number has been reduced to 10. It’s a resource whose versatility Reed is understandably proud of. “With the Innovation Station, we’ve done everything from holding field trips for our local elementary schools and having the special needs population come in and do crafts to having Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts use the kitchen part of the facility and learn kitchen safety,” she said. “It’s definitely a multi-purpose room where we get to do a lot.” Always striving to improve the experience users have at this crucial community space, Reed has also successfully undertaken numerous building improvements, including a quiet study, an eatery, window replacements, a redesign of the Children’s Room, bathroom remodeling for increased accessibility and the current interior/exterior construction project that is slated for a tentative grand opening in January 2022 depending on whatever pandemic restrictions might be in place at the time. Getting through the coronavirus has been and continues to be priority number one for Reed in her current position. “Going forward from here, we are focusing on navigating through this COVID-19 crisis by taking from the lessons that we learned,” she said. “For instance, how can we continue to properly serve the people that received digital cards that may not have ever stepped foot in the building? We’re always staying in the forefront of what library service we can offer next and looking at the needs of our community.” The Levittown Public Library is located at 1 Bluegrass Lane. Visit www.levittownpl.org to learn more about the library.

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Bringing People Together Through Film BY JOSEPH VERNICE

is not his wife, so he goes to all the other religions to ask for advice.” Beecher says udi Beecher is an award-winthat she usually “never sees a movie ning actress, singer-songwriter more than once” but she has seen Tango and filmmaker who grew up in Shalom fifteen times and that she never Great Neck. Beecher has always been gets tired of it. interested in performing; as a young girl Beecher, who was raised Reform she would put on plays for her whole Jewish says that one of her favorite parts family in which she would be the star. of filming Tango Shalom happened She studied business and international when she was preparing for her role as relations at Cornell, and participated Raquel, the Rabbi’s wife. She spent time in an internship in Paris, where she in Williamsburg and Crown Heights, became “completely obsessed” with Brooklyn talking with women about the city. their religious beliefs and traditions to Despite becoming successful in help her get into character. “It was so inthe worlds of fashion and singing, in teresting and fulfilling learning about the Europe, Beecher found herself being differences in traditions, customs and Judi Beecher with Stephen Mao and Barry Alexander Brown at Cannes (Contributed photo) pulled toward a career in acting. Now, beliefs and how beautiful the Hassidic/ she has almost forty acting credits to Orthodox religion really is.” her name. In addition to her acting mother, a refugee from Nazi Germany organizations around the world.” Beecher said, “Film is such a powerful credits, she also has also directed, who escaped across the French-Swiss Beecher acted in the film and was medium; it educates and makes people written and produced on several border alone at six-years old. the executive producer. According reflect on their choices as well as enterprojects. Beecher says she never Recently, Beecher worked on a to Beecher, the movie, in which she tains them.” She encourages everyone to considered filmmaking as a career film called Tango Shalom, which won plays the wife of an Orthodox Hassidic see the film in theaters. path, but says that it “came about out the Best World Peace & Tolerance Rabbi with a large family, is a heartThe film is coming to theaters in New of necessity.” When the director for a Award for a Narrative Feature Film warming family comedy. In the movie, York and Los Angeles on Labor Day short film she had been working on at at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. “God comes to him in a dream to tell weekend on a limited release. For more the time dropped out, she was forced Beecher explained that the award [Moshe Yehuda, the Rabbi] he has to information about which theaters it’ll be to direct it herself and ended up was so meaningful because “the film dance the Tango in a televised dance playing, visit www.tangoshalommovie. enjoying it. Currently, she is directing brings people and religions together. competition to resolve his financial com. a documentary called “Run Ronya: It has the endorsement of the Vatican, problems. The only problem is, in his —Joseph Vernice is a contributing The Kindness of Strangers” about her and many religious leaders and religion, he can’t touch a woman that writer for Anton Media Group

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Parents Debate Mask Policy Ahead Of Glen Cove School’s First Day BY JENNIFER CORR

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ith the first day of school for Glen Cove City School District students quickly approaching on Sept. 2, some parents are nervous about having their child wear a mask during class after doing so all of last school year. Superintendent Dr. Maria L. Rianna during the summer sent out a letter to the community stating that the district will follow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and will require all students and staff to wear their masks while indoors. The letter also stated that there will not be a remote option for students this year. “As the new governor takes over, we are expecting by way of conversations that she’s had already that she will provide guidance and/ or mandates in regards to school openings,” Rianna said during the Aug. 18 Board of Education meeting. “We await that information and will make adjustments as necessary.” But during the public discussion, just like during the discourse around students wearing masks all across Long Island, some parents expressed their disagreement with the mask wearing policy. Daniel Rios took to the

podium to reference articles he saw that challenged the effectiveness of masks. “Some of you do not see, even though your children may adapt well, the difficulty and the problems of wearing masks, especially for fifth grade and under,” Rios said. “That age is when they’re most affected. I do not think you’re doing your work honestly if you think masks work. I think it’s upsetting to me. I think it’s upsetting to a lot of the public that you do not see this.” Lauren Bannon of Glen Cove expressed discomfort of having her incoming kindergartner having to learn behind partitions around his desk while wearing a mask. “Our family has so much

anxiety and stress about him entering kindergarten, just for him entering kindergarten, and then everything coming with it,” Bannon said. “We are so concerned about his little body sitting at a desk with barricades and a mask and not gathering information... I can’t even drop my kid off into the school because of everything going on.” She then asked the Board of Education if they could leave the mask wearing up to the parents. “We consider the health and safety of all of our students and all of our staff,” Rianna said in response. “Bringing your child to kindergarten on a normal year is anxiety ridden for a lot of parents, but I do want to

All About Masks Face masks, combined with other preventative measures, such as getting vaccinated, frequent hand-washing and physical distancing, can help slow the spread of the virus. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends fabric masks for the general public. The CDC says that N95 masks should be reserved for health care providers.

How do different types of masks work? Medical masks: Also called surgical masks, these are loose fitting disposable masks. They’re meant to protect the wearer from contact with droplets and sprays that may contain germs. A medical mask also filters out large particles in the air when the wearer breathes in. To make a medical mask more form-fitting, knot the ear loops where they attach to the mask. Then fold and tuck the unneeded material under the edges.

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assure you that our staff, our principals welcomed children under COVID conditions in a very positive manner. We had mask breaks throughout the day. We have guaranteed that there are assistants in the class. We have planned as many outdoor instructional activities as possible. We’ll continue to consider all information before the start of school.” Trustee Angela Raimo added that she has a child that was in elementary school and one entering kindergarten as well, and that she was shocked last year at how easily the children adapted to the COVID-19 regulations. “I thought the masks and the barricades would be nerve wracking, but they did so well and they spent so much time outside,” Raimo said. “They loved it. They loved having lunch and snack outside and

experiencing the garden. They did a great job and I think the kids will do very well, just like they did last year.” Board president Lia Leone also assured Bannon that the faculty at Glen Cove’s elementary school are “fantastic.” “I’m telling you within a week you’ll find out that you have zero to worry about,” Leone said. “I’ve been a teacher myself for 23 years, so I’m living this as a parent, a teacher and as a board member and I get your frustrations. It’s so unfortunate that we have to be doing this, but I do think that the kids are really in good hands and are well taken care of.”

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Plainview Residents Hold Fundraiser For ALS

he Wurtzel family is inviting the community to join them in their walk to defeat ALS. The fundraiser and walk is in memory of Elan Wurtzel’s mother-inlaw and Gail Wurtzel’s loving mother Miriam Hanania. This year’s Walk event will be held on Sept. 25. Due to the pandemic, however, the Wurtzel team will be participating in the ALS Walk from Home--an online fundraising event. “I want to continue to honor

Miriam and help raise money to make a difference in the lives of those affected by ALS,” Wurtzel said. “Despite her difficult battle with three major cancers and then ALS, my wife’s heroic mother, Miriam, never stopped fighting to survive for her family, whom she loved so much. However, in May 2012, Miriam lost her battle with ALS, but not before leaving her family and friends with wonderful and touching moments and memories.”

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impacts physical function. Nerve cells break down, which reduces functionality in the muscles they supply. “I formed my team to honor my mother’s memory,” Gail Wurtzel said. “She was a beautiful woman and despite how ALS weakened her, her spirit and will to live remained strong to the end. Everywhere you turned during the walk, you saw, heard and

felt that same spirit in family members, supporters and sufferers of ALS. It was a very uplifting day” The Wurtzel family is hoping the community will support them through donations to the ALS Association as they march with team. Memories of Miriam, to battle ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease. To support the fundraiser, search online “The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter by Elan Wurtzel.” —Submitted by Elan Wurtzel

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The Story Of Swedetown

n Aug. 11 there was a dedication and reveal of another historical marker in Bethpage for Swedetown. This is a tribute to Central Park Historical Society’s Executive Board Member, Bob Albertson and the story of Swedetown. Albertson was proud of the town where he was born, grew up, and when he married this was where he wanted to settle and raise his family. He was born in Central Park, but by the end of his first year, 1936, the town had a name change. The people had been looking for a more suitable name for the hamlet, and it was now decided Bethpage, the original biblical name of the area and the newly named state park was a good fit. Albertson was full of pride when he acknowledged his grandparents - Robert and Alma (Salo) Knapp - as they purchased a home in Swedetown in 1915 as a summer home which later became their permanent residence. Here they raised their family Impi Ilma (Peggy), Annalisa (Betty), John and Helen and provided a home and loving family for Eino and William. Today, the fifth generation of the Knapp family still lives in Bethpage. Those who settled the area of north LAURA CURRAN LAURA CURRAN NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Pictured is the marker that was dedicated for Swedetown on the corner of Flamingo Lane and Caffrey Avenue.

John Albertson, son of Bob Albertson, and Lenard Mulqueen, president of the Central Park Historical Society, surrounded by family, friends, historical members counting down the big reveal. (Photos courtesy Central Park Historical Society)

Central Park, in the early 1900’s, were mainly from the Scandinavian area of northern Europe. The people of the Nordic countries shared strong cultural and historical traits and they bonded. The area where the Scandinavians settled was now referred to as Swedetown. The area recognized today would be north of Cherry Avenue, east of Stewart Avenue, west of Plainview Road (and today the 135 Expressway) and south of Plainview. A Scandinavian-American Club of North Central Park was organized in 1919, as a social group, and it was

disbanded in November and reorganized as the Central Park North Civic Association. Here they celebrated with a Scandinavian-American Midsummer Dance. The celebration lasted for three days and people from neighboring towns joined in the festivities. The Midsummer Dance was an annual event. The Central Park North Civic Association was responsible for improved roads, street lighting, improved water service, postal delivery and establishing the Annual Children’s Christmas Party with the Scandinavian

Santa presenting each child with a gift. The Central Park North Civic Association minutes came to a standstill in 1959 and the clubhouse, located on Stewart Avenue, is now the sanctuary of Saint Isidoro’s Greek Orthodox Church. Over the years the area continues to flourish. No more open fields for children to play in, gather berries and wildflowers for the picking. Well planned homes have sprung up, parks for children to play in, neighborhood schools, and streets named for war heroes. —Submitted by The Central Park North Civic Association

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This impeccably updated traditional center-hall colonial situated on a tranquil full acre in the desirable Mill Neck Estates section of Oyster Bay sold for $1,550,000 on July 30. The home, located at 824 Hilltop Rd. features a master bedroom suite with a stunning double vanity bathroom and a spacious walk-in closet, with three additional bedrooms on the second level. The formal living room has a wood burning fireplace, and an office with two built-in desks. The huge family room has a vaulted ceiling and a gas burning fireplace. The custom kitchen has a breakfast nook and professional LaChanche stove. The mudroom has electric radiant floors and built-in storage for everything. The walk-out basement is legal, fully finished, and has radiant floors, a full bathroom, a built-in murphy bed and laundry room. The house is on a generator, has an in-ground salt water pool, hot tub and outdoor teak shower. Home owner association fees are $3,169 annually and include road maintenance, snow removal and beach maintenance. This perfectly situated sun-filled ranch at 770 Connecticut View Dr. in Mill Neck sold for $859,000 on June 1. It has breathtaking seasonal water views of the creek, the sound and amazing sunsets. This home has a true indoor-to-outdoor living concept with decks off the kitchen, which includes a double sink, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. The open living room plan has sliders to the deck and water views. The master bedroom has built-ins plus a spacious spa-like ensuite bathroom, also with spectacular views. The lower level offers a wonderful guest suite. The third bedroom has a fireplace and deck. The home also has a convenient home office. The low-maintenance yard offers ultimate privacy and lush landscaping. The home is within seconds of a private beach, accompanied by mooring rights, paddle boarding, kayaking and boating. Home owners association dues required.

With heavy rain and flash flood warnings a common occurrence over the past few weeks and the prospect of additional storms throughout hurricane season, Insurance.com explains how flood insurance works and advises on the importance of purchasing appropriate protection in advance of any flooding. “With flooding the most common natural disaster in the U.S., it is critically important that homeowners and renters understand how to buy flood insurance,” explained Les Masterson, managing editor for Insurance.com. “If you want flood protection, it’s essential to purchase a separate flood policy, since damage from rising water is excluded from standard home insurance coverage and those without flood protection risk being underinsured.”

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Hicksville Water District And Town Of Oyster Bay Reach Plant Sweeping Agreement

he Hicksville Water District (HWD) and the Town of Oyster Bay recently entered into an intermunicipal agreement for the town to provide two annual street sweeping services at each of the district’s water supply and treatment facilities. In exchange, the district will provide annual testing for 12 Town-owned backflow devices within the district’s service area. “The Hicksville Water District and the Town of Oyster Bay have an extensive history of working together for the betterment of our residents and this intermunicipal agreement is no different,” HWD Chairman Karl Schweitzer said. “From the perspective of the district,

Municipalities working together to keep Hicksville’s water infrastructure clean this is a smart, reciprocal agreement that will greatly improve our ability to better maintain the grounds of our water production and treatment facilities while also ensuring a dozen of the town’s backflow prevention devices are operating correctly for the continued health and safety of our residents.” Maintaining the cleanliness and appearance of the district’s facilities goes a long way in supporting their mission to provide residents with high-quality water service. Having the grounds around the facilities routinely cleaned ensures that they are not only more aesthetically

pleasing for the surrounding residents, but also that the removal of trash, plants and other potentially disruptive materials that make its way

onto these sites is removed. The backflow tests that the District will be providing in return plays a crucial role in protecting the community’s drinking water from potentially harmful substances like lawn fertilizers. “The Town of Oyster Bay is proud to partner with the Hicksville Water District on this shared services initiative that will increase overall efficiency, eliminate duplication, streamline operations and result in real cost savings for our residents,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “I am proud that the town will be partnering with the

Hicksville Water District under this intermunicipal agreement that will provide annual backflow testing of 12 Town-owned backflow devices within the District’s service area,” Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Tom Hand said. “Maintaining our backflow devices is hugely important as any potential problem could affect the cleanliness of our water, and negatively impact the overall health and safety of our community. My thanks again to our friends at the Hicksville Water District for partnering on this shared services initiative that will keep our community safe.” —Submitted by the Hicksville Water District

MS-13 Member Sentenced To 20 Years To Life In Prison For 2017 Murder

Antonio Cullal used machete to kill victim at Massapequa Park Preserve The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office recently announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for his role in the 2017 murder of Julio Cesar EspantzayGonzales in the Massapequa Park Preserve. Twenty-six-year-old Antonio Cullal, a.k.a Duke, pleaded guilty on June 15 before Judge Helene Gugerty to murder in the second degree (an A-I felony) and conspiracy in the second degree (a B felony). The defendant was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. “Antonio Cullal and other MS-13 gang members followed the orders they were given by the gang hierarchy and killed Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales simply because the gang believed he was their ‘enemy,’” Acting DA Joyce Smith said. “They

lured the unassuming 19-year old to the Massapequa Park Preserve, viciously hacked him to death with a machete, and abandoned his body in the brush. I thank our law enforcement partners for their assistance in the investigation and prosecution of yet another tragic and unconscionable gang murder.” According to the investigation, 19-year old EspantzayGonzales was reported missing on January 31, 2017. On March 23, 2017, his body was found by a dogwalker in the Massapequa Park Preserve. The victim was allegedly lured to the woods on January 28, 2017 by Kevin Granados-Coreas and others with promises of sex and marijuana. Once in the preserve, Cullal, Granados-Coreas a.k.a Lonely, Raul Ponce a.k.a Shadow and Gerson Stanley

Maryland on October 4, 2017 by members of the Nassau County Police Department and the U.S. Marshals. The cases against Portillo, Granados-Coreas, Ponce and Abrego-Reyes are pending. Homicide Bureau Chief Jared Rosenblatt, Deputy Chief Katie Zizza and Senior Assistant District Attorney Christopher Casa of the Jaurez a.k.a Angel Black, allegedly hacked EspantzayGonzales to death with machetes. They later disposed of the body under tree branches, leaves and other brush. According to the indictment, Carlos Portillo a.k.a. Pikachu and Roberto AbregoReyes, a.k.a Splinter, allegedly ordered the murder of Espantzay-Gonzales because he was perceived to be an enemy of the gang. Cullal was arrested in

Vehicular Crimes Bureau prosecuted the case. The defendant is represented by William Shanahan, Esq. The charges against the other defendants are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless found guilty. —Submitted by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office

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Pusateri Declares For North Hempstead Council

hristine Pusateri’s passion to run for the Town of North Hempstead Town Board Third District stems from her strong desire to support the individual needs of the community and her love of the town. Pusateri’s community involvement begins with the schools in North Hempstead. She has supported various school districts by being an active member of the Herricks, New Hyde Park and Garden City Park Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) and Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA). Additionally, she serves as a parent member to the Committee on Special Education where she advocates for the needs of each individual student and she also served as a member of the Parent Advisory Committee for the development of the Family Center for Autism in Garden City. If elected, Pusateri aims to continue the strong record of fiscal responsibility in the town by maintaining its AAA bond rating. She also looks forward to continuing to strengthen services provided by the town, such as its Project Independence program aimed at assisting seniors and expanding the work of Supervisor Judi Bosworth helping

• Maintain the town’s AAA Bond rating • Economic recovery from the COVID pandemic, ensuring our downtowns are revitalized • Support and build programs for people with disabilities within the town to enable greater independence and self-reliance • Build a strong foundation of environmental conservation so that North Hempstead is sustainable for future generation • Increase overall transparency and communication as well as dissemination of information from the town to the community Pusateri was originally born in the Christine Pusateri Bronx and later lived in Mineola, New (Contributed Photo) Hyde Park, Garden City Park and Williston Park, where she currently adults with disabilities stay in their for the residents of my district.” communities. Pusateri states, “The Town clerk and town supervisor can- resides. She has two children, Nicholas town has a strong fiscal foundation didate Wayne Wink stated, “Pusateri’s and Natalie, Nicholas is a person and it is important to keep our AAA record of advocacy and community bond rating. That fiscal responsibility involvement is what public service is all with Autism. Pusateri has been a has allowed the town to provide great about. There is no doubt that she cares speech pathologist for over 30 years, supporting the nuanced needs of her services such as Project Independence. for our community and its residents. community and school districts across It is time for a new perspective to Her advocacy will be a valuable Nassau County at all stages of their expand more services. I look forward addition to the town council.” development. to bringing my community experience Key Issues and initiatives that —Submitted by the campaign of and leadership to the town board, Pusateri hopes to accomplish if Christine Pusateri where I can continue to be an advocate elected are as follows:

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lderfields, also known as the HewlettMunson-Williams House, is one of the oldest homes on Cow Neck, (circa 1675) with one of the most interesting architectural histories.

In 1999 a group of local artists and those interested in the fine and decorative arts organized The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc. By 2007 The Art Guild (TAG) signed an agreement with Nassau County for use of the Hewlett-Munson-Williams House at Elderfields Historic Preserve located at 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset, which was bequeathed to the county to be used for the arts. “The Art Guild of Port Washington is a member-driven, nonprofit organization providing encouragement and education and a forum for the appreciation of the visual arts,” Sona Hyde, gallery manager of The Art Guild said. “We host 10 gallery shows per year, art classes for adults and children, as well as workshops and lectures by renowned visiting artists online and in-person throughout the year.” Its mission is to provide encour-

agement, education and a forum for the appreciation of the visual arts by offering residents from local and neighboring communities an avenue to broaden their creative pursuits. It is an organization, currently with over 300 members, open to all people with a common goal to advance the visual arts. It is unclear who built the oldest sections of Elderfields. Both date to the period of the first European owner of the property, George Hewlett (1634-1722). It is possible that Hewlett constructed one section of the house and the other was built elsewhere by Thornes. (The Thorne family was related to the Hewletts, but never owned the property.) The Thorne structure was moved to the site in the 18th century. The Elderfields farm, consisting of 190 acres, passed in 1722 from Hewlett to his son Lewis (1686-1763). It was most likely The Hewlett-Munson-Williams House

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ELDERFIELDS AT A GLANCE The barn is currently being restored.

ELDERFIELDS from page 3 Lewis who expanded the house to its Georgian floor plan. The house and farm remained in family hands for almost another 200 years. After Lewis’s death, Elderfields went to his son James (1717-1805) and James’ widow Jemima. Upon Jemima’s death in 1825 their nephew, Lewis S. Hewlett (1776-1846) purchased the property and left the estate to his son Samuel L. (1803-1868) upon his death in 1846. Samuel L. sold Elderfields to his uncle William H. Hewlett (1784-1866) four years later. When Elderfields was passed to William H. Hewlett in 1850, judging from census records, it’s believed he did not live there, but let his daughter Martha, son-in-law John S. Morrell and their children use the house. After Martha’s death in 1864, her father altered his will to leave the house to her daughters Matilda and Maria. Maria died young and Matilda eventually inherited the entire estate. She remained at Elderfields until 1904, when she sold the farm to Carlos W. Munson and his wife Mabel, ending 229 years of Hewlett family ownership. It was Munson, heir to the Munson shipping line fortune, who dubbed the Hewlett farm Elderfields. Munson was a major developer of the Flower Hill area; he laid out many of the roads and house lots, as well as donated 15 acres of his land south of Elderfields to the Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries in the 1920s to establish St. Francis Sanitarium, now St. Francis Hospital. In 1921, he had an additional house, which is currently a Nassau County apartment rental, moved onto

The Art Guild will host a juried exhibition called “Mood and Ambiance,” on view at the gallery from Sept. 2 through 25. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m.

the west side of Elderfields, giving the building its current appearance. The west side of the house dates to the mid-19th century and, according to local tradition, belonged to the Fagan family of Port Washington. Although not listed on the State or National Register of Historic Places, according to a 2004 Conditions Assessment prepared by Long Island Traditions, “The building...would most likely be eligible on the basis of its association with the earliest European settlement in the area as manifested in the east wing’s heavy timber Above; Kate Smith frame; which appears largely English Mist intact where visible in the 13 x 16.5 pastel cellar. The general survival of Left; Joan Stevens architectural features originating Lost In Thought with the house on the east wing’s 11 x 14 oil first floor and architectural integrity of the outbuildings, also contribute to the property’s significance.” In 2019 Nassau County provided a grant to TAG to begin the restoration created Visit www.theartguild.org of the barn, another historic building the Visto learn more. on the Elderfield’s cultural campus, iting Artists providing additional much needed Workshop series space. inviting world-class Recognizing that the visual arts are artists from around the country to an invaluable asset enriching the enteach at Elderfields. tire community, TAG provides scholVisit www.theartguild.org to learn more. arships as well as free community events such as Art in the Park during Portions of the history of Elderfields were HarborFest and CreARTive, offering obtained from Zachary Studenroth’s art activities for children. TAG also research paper, provided by TAG.

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Susanne Corbelletta is a New York native and classically trained artist. She attended The Stevenson Academy of Traditional Painting in Sea Cliff, founded by Harold Stevenson, protégé and friend of Norman Rockwell. Inspired by impressionism and classical realism, she paints seeking to capture mood and atmosphere using changes in light and broken color, hoping to invoke a sense of tranquility for the viewer. Corbelletta draws inspiration from, mainly, Long Island scenery and is always captivated when watching light cast shadows as it moves over a landscape and when seeing the reﬂected light bounce off its surroundings. She paints en plein air, whenever possible and then completes the canvas at her studio. Corbelletta also enjoys painting portraits, the ﬁgure and still life, where she can control the lighting and composition. Her award-winning paintings

are privately collected and widely exhibited. Her work has been shown at The National Gallery, the Salmagundi Art Club, Federal Hall National Museum in NYC and galleries and museums nationally. Corbelletta is most proud to be an artist for the United States Coast Guard, where she has joined the ranks of artists past, to assist in documenting the history of the Coast Guard through paintings. As a board member of The Art Guild, Corbelletta has been exposed to various artists, mediums and styles. It has given her a broader perspective of art in the community. Corbelletta is happy to be part of an organization that provides classes and workshops for adults and children, both for beginners and more advanced artists who want to broaden their skills. Visit www.corbelletta.com to see more of Corbelletta’s work.

Front Room Elderfields consists of three separate structures which, over the course of 300 years, have been joined together to form the current house. According to an architectural history prepared for the Williams family in 1984 by Zachary Studenroth, this room is the oldest portion of the building (the Art Guild’s office). An analysis of the wood beams in this room (and the beams in the basement) indicate that it was constructed as a one-room house around 1675, making it approximately the size and age of the original section of the Van Nostrand-Starkins House in Roslyn. Some of the original wide, poplar floorboards are about 18” wide. Main Hall The Center Hall was constructed to join an additional house to the original structure to the east. The wide oak floorboards date to ca. 1690. The front Dutch door is original and constructed with hand-forged iron fittings. The initial purpose of a Dutch door was to keep animals out and children in, while allowing light and air in at the open top. Main Gallery This room dates to circa 1690. Sometime in the mid-18th century, this entire side of the building was a separate house that was moved from Roslyn to its present location and joined to the original house by adding the center hallway, northwest room (The Art Guild’s library) and lean-to kitchen on the west side. At some point between 1846 and 1850, the main house was expanded to two and a half stories. Back Door There is a single remaining pane of crown glass in the rear hallway door (two were lost during a fire in 2011). There are also two panes in the front door and two in the “mudroom” door in the kitchen. Glassmakers in the early 1800s made crown glass by blowing a bubble of glass, then spinning it until it was flat. This process left a sheet of glass with a bump called a crown in the center. The lock, also original, opens with a large skeleton key hanging to the right of the door. Library The library, the large gallery at the front of the house and the center hallway joining the two oldest sections of the house were added in 1690. The fireplace was converted to burn coal, but is no longer working. Kitchen/Fireplace This kitchen (The Art Guild’s classroom) was added in approximately 1690. The large fireplace, where meals were cooked, is rumored to have hidden the family horse from the English during the revolution. It originally included a beehive oven.

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Original Dutch door with crown glass.

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Holding On To Summer Tips for bringing the indoors outside to extend the season

BY TANIA KAPOOR

With the month of August upon us, it seems like fall is just around the corner. We still have salt in our hair and can feel the ocean breeze on our faces, and we are not yet ready to welcome fall into our homes.

o how do we hold on to summer for just a little longer? Yes, there is the display with seashells and the nautical decorative cushions, but another way is to jump on the bandwagon of one of the biggest trends of 2021.

Blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors

This is not reserved only for the summer. We can continue blurring the lines as long as we are comfortable using our outdoor spaces and want to stay connected with nature.

Everything is larger

Large planters and flowerpots are a great addition to any front and backyard. They become part of the furnishings, adding visual interest, color, and fragrance. Place them next to the patio door so you can enjoy them not only when sitting outside but when you are inside and can gaze on the flowers through the glass doors. Planters and flowerpots are not only meant for summer flowers. Come September, plant Mums, Dusty Millers and Goldenrods and continue

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enjoying their bright colors for weeks. Use the planters and containers in the winter to plant and decorate a small pine tree, for a festive winter outdoors.

Bare those windows

Bare windows are the best way to allow natural light to enter your home. Reserve the use of your heavy, silk curtains

to cozy up a room in the winter and bring in more playful elements when the outside is grey and gloomy. The rest of the year, enjoy the natural light—it elevates the mood, and makes rooms and homes more welcoming and calming. There is something immensely calming in looking through the window when the tree branches are swaying in the wind. If you need to cover the windows, use sheers, or tension curtain rods which can be easily removed, so you can still see the outside and enjoy the outdoors whenever you want.

Carpets, firepits and blankets

Late summer and early fall are one of the best times to be outside, to open the doors and windows, to entertain or simply enjoy the sunset from your backyard. No heat, no bugs. Treat the outdoors like it is

another room in your home. Use comfortable furniture and define the different areas of the outdoors by placing outdoor runners and area rugs, and using planters and containers to bring in a focal point or

direct traffic. Create a gathering space around a table or a firepit. Or just use a blanket and have a backyard picnic. Tania Kapoor is a Manhassetbased interior designer and owner of Ogan Décor, LLC.

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Longing For Homogeneity New historical novel set on Fire Island BY CHRISTY HINKO

till need a beachy summer read? Don’t pass up a chance to check out Patricia Beard’s first piece of fiction, A Certain Summer, set in Wauregan, loosely based on Point O’ Woods, an existing private vacation retreat |hamlet on Fire Island. “When my children were small we went to Point O’Woods and it was very much the way it is in the book, the same place it was in 1948,” Beard said. “It just has not changed very much.” A Certain Summer explores the aftermath of World War II in a place where “nothing ever changes.” The principal character is Helen Wadsworth, the wife (or possibly widow) of a World War II wartime intelligence Ofﬁce of Strategic Services (OSS) operative, who has been reported missing-in-action. Other major characters are Helen’s husband’s OSS partner, who survived the mission; a former Marine and his war dog; and Helen’s teenage son. “When Helen says that it (Wauregan) was her safe place, part of the reason is because of its homogeneity and its simplicity and the fact that it’s different from places where there was a lot more hustle and bustle.” Helen’s character took form naturally. “Helen is the way I imagined I might have been myself at that time in those circumstances,” Beard said. “It was pretty easy to write Helen and it was even easier to write Peter because he was so attractive.” The setting evolved quite genu-

“I mentioned in the book that Helen sprinkled baby powder between the sheets because they were so damp at the seashore, but that’s what I did when my children were little, so the beds (and the children) always had a lovely scent of Johnson’s baby powder.” Beard recalled in one instance. “Unfortunately, the house that I inely for Beard also. describe in the book, “When I was at which is the house Town & Counthat we rented for try, they had many years, was archives going swept out to sea.” back a hunSummer places dred and some have always been years,” Beard an important said. “I had the part of Beard’s idea of writing life. She spent her a nonfiction book early years at a small about American lakeside compound in Patricia Beard summer communities.” Maine, started by a private Writers’ best writing governess and a wealthy Wall comes from writing what they know. Street businessman for the caretakBeard did just that. She returned to ers and their children. ideas and memories of the beach “When the fanciness of life and community that she remembered money seem to overtake the simwell. plicity of a summer where you don’t “I had been wanting to write a have a television in the house or novel because I have only been writother electronic devices, that is an ing nonfiction books,” Beard said. “I important undercurrent in A Certain love writing it.” Summer,” Beard said. “Obviously in Memories of those years inspired 1948 people didn’t have televisions, her to write A Certain Summer, but the undercurrent is a wistfulcelebrating places where members ness for the kind of summer where of the community treasure family children were free to find their own and friendship, despite inevitable things to do, build sand castles or currents of discord and intrigue, put together a little baseball group.” through tragedy and danger. Beard is the author of eleven There were many events and simnon-fiction books and one novel. ilarities which Beard drew from her Her subjects combine social hisown experiences as a mother and a tory—the portrait of eras from the frequent vacationer to Fire Island. Gilded Age to the present—with

dramatic stories of men and women who inﬂuenced or were inﬂuenced by their times. Beard, a former editor of Town & Country, Mirabella and ELLE, has interviewed A-list movie stars, exceptional individuals and politicians. She and her husband live on a former dairy farm in upstate New York with their two dogs. Born and raised in New York City, Beard graduated from Bryn Mawr College and brought up her children in the city. At 6 p.m. on Aug. 31, join celebrated author Adriana Trigiani on her Facebook Live (www.Facebook. com/adrianatrigiani) show, Adriana Ink, for a captivating interview planned with Beard. Visit www. patriciabeardbooks.com to learn more about Beard, her upcoming collaboration, Face the Music,

Letter from the Publisher Welcome to blvd.

s we continue to make our way out of this pandemic, I am proud to share another special issue of blvd. with you. This luxury publication features the best of style & fashion, design & decor, entertainment and so much more, all in one place. As we march on in our quest for normalcy, we look outwards to highlight destinations our readers might want to visit now that the world is starting to open up again. Home to the Hewlett-Munson-Williams House, a farmhouse built around 1675 as part of the historic Hewlett farm, the Elderfields Preserve is one of the oldest homes still standing in the area and on Long Island. It is maintained by The Art Guild, which cherishes its role as the custodian of this historic museum, farm and nature preserve. We also preview the upcoming Heritage Committee Summer Garden party hosted by the North Shore Land Alliance. Elsewhere, we cover how Merchant Marine Academy alums pay tribute to fallen midshipmen with spirit and we spotlight how Manhasset cemetery touts one of its permanent residents, Revolutionary War Army Surgeon Dr. James Cogswell. Our blvd. II lifestyles section also touches on interior designer Tania Kapoor’s tips for extending your summer by bringing the indoors outside. We also shine a spotlight on how Drew Barrymore’s décor and fashion brand expanded its line to eyewear, which is now available locally. Rachel Dobkin focuses on what to wear this fall and emerging fashion trends. And for those foodies, we’ve got a piece on Oniro Taverna in Woodbury, whose menu transports your taste buds to the Mediterranean. For car enthusiasts, we shine the spotlight on the redesigned Volvo XC90, which has remained a top seller for the brand for nearly two decades. On the entertainment side of the coin, Dave Gil de Rubio sits down with Robert Lamm, founding member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame outfit Chicago. And Christy Hinko enjoys a conversation with veteran magazine writer Patricia Beard, who penned her first novel, A Certain Summer, which is set on Fire Island. I hope you enjoy blvd. as much as we have enjoyed creating it.

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History Mystery: A REVOLUTIONARY SURGEON LIES HERE BY CHRISTY HINKO

The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker’s Hill, June 17, 1775 by John Trumbull (circa 18th century). Vintage etching circa 19th century.

Local gravesite marks the resting ground of true patriot

Pen and ink rendering of Christ Church as it looked in 1803.

hrist Church Manhasset is the final resting place of Dr. James Cogswell, a Revolutionary War patriot and surgeon who served on George Washington’s staff. At All Saints Cemetery in Kings Point (Great Neck) recently, geneologist Phyllis Sternemann was overheard telling an archivist who was also researching gravesites that one of the most interesting burials in Manhasset was a fascinating character from the Revolutionary War, but that it has been a labor of love trying to uncover new details of this man’s life.

Dr. James Cogswell’s headstone is located in Christ Church’s graveyard.

Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a bronze plaque to the surgeon in the 1940s.

Two years ago, Christ Church hosted a cemetery walk and was able to cobble together a few facts from the existing headstone and a bronze plaque which had been donated to the church in 1949 by the North Riding Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) organization. With dwindling membership of DAR and the disruption from the pandemic, research efforts had temporarily hit another road block. Grafted from the plaque, it is known that Cogswell was a philanthropist and was one of the originators of the New York Dispensary System of a Society for the Relief of Distressed Debtors. He was also one of the founders of the ﬁrst African school, which was established in New York City in 1787, as a one-room schoolhouse with 40 students. It was once located at 137 Mulberry St. but has since been razed for new development and apartment buildings. He was a devoted Christian. Sternemann shared some of her own research about Cogswell, revealing that he was a member of the Manumission Society, founded by John Jay to battle against slave trade and work toward emancipating slaves in New York. The organization was instrumental in passing a law in New York which prohibited the sale of slaves in 1785. Yale University’s library is a repository for the Cogswell family papers. Contained within the boxes are letters between Cogswell and his father according to the library’s ﬁnding aide. Efforts to obtain a new viewing appointment

Wife and husband re-enactors Rebekah Madebach and Clayton Tadler

at Yale, or at the very least to have one of the Yale archivists research the contents of the box to identify more clues about Cogswell, were canceled due to ongoing campus COVID restrictions. What was obtained several years ago from the Yale collection for the script of the 2019 cemetery walk and read by Clayton Tadler, acting as Cogswell, was a letter from the surgeon to his father, Rev. James Cogswell.

The first portion of one of the letters reads:

Camp at Roxbury, 7th June, 1775. Dear and Honored Sir, The bearer is just setting out, and I have but a few moments to employ in writing to you. We are all hurry and confusion here. We have been for several days expecting a visit from our neighbors and making preparations to give them a suitable reception. Last night 1,100 men began to break ground at Dorchester Hill, and have not been molested this morning. Col. Putnam began to intrench last night at Bonchee’s Hill, on Charleston side. They have fired a number of cannon upon him this morning, but the firing is now ceased. The troops are healthy, orderly, and in fine spirits, waiting with the utmost impatience to have the Regulars sally out. I live in a house with the worthy Gen. Spencer. He appears to me the most sagacious, active officer I have seen in the camp. The Generals in their colony (as it is now called) are worthy men, but they are not trained to make such quick dispatch of business as

military duty requires. I hope you will write to me frequently. Also obtained from the Yale papers is that Cogswell was born in Canterbury, CT, to James and Alice Fitch Cogswell on July 31, 1746. He studied medicine and began his practice in Preston, CT. He served as an army surgeon at Cambridge, MA, during the Battle of Bunker Hill. In August of 1776, he married Elizabeth Davenport and they settled in Stamford, CT, raising one child, Alice. His wife died in 1779. As the war progressed, Cogswell was called upon again to aid the patriot cause. He was assigned as regimental surgeon to General Gold Selleck Sillman, who was on duty at New York with the Connecticut militia. He took his younger brother, Mason on as his assistant. When the war ended, Cogswell returned home and remarried Abigail Lloyd four years later and had four children. They moved to New York where Cogswell continued his medical practice and maintained an apothecary business. Cogswell contracted yellow fever while attending to a sickened patient; he died on Nov. 22, 1792. Christ Church Manhasset Historic Cemetery Tour will be held this fall and re-enactors will portray other fascinating characters on Saturday, Oct. 2. This year’s tour will feature a World War I doughboy, an aristocrat, a grave digger, society lady, merchant, surveyor and ﬁre survivors, among several others. Manhasset’s history will come to life at the corner of Plandome Road and Northern Boulevard.

Clayton Tadler re-enacted James Cogswell in a past cemetery walk in Manhasset.

Heather Bennett and Donna CullinanGillis examine Cogswell’s headstone.

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HERITAGE COMMITTEE SUMMER GARDEN PARTY North Shore Land Alliance hosts its young members

The North Shore Land Alliance held the young member’s Heritage Committee Summer Garden party on Saturday, July 10, at their 28-acre Humes Preserve in Mill Neck. Guests enjoyed picture-perfect weather, live music and a variety of wines while looking out over the historic property’s beautiful meadow. The Pinons pizza company cooked a mix of their specialty pizzas on site.

he annual Heritage Committee event is geared towards the next generation of conservationists. This 18-to–35-year-old group comprises a wonderful cross section of people who grew up on the North Shore of Long Island and others who have chosen to make our community their home. They share a common bond of loving nature

and our community and know their action is critical to protecting it for future generations. Since its inception in 2003, the North Shore Land Alliance has preserved nearly 1,300 acres of open space. The nonprofit owns or helps maintain 12 preserves open to the public and holds conservation on easements more than 26 prop-

erties. Throughout the year the Land Alliance offers a variety of educational programs like the Walks in the Woods, Water Education Program and Young Explorers Group. Visit www.northshorelandalliance.org for more information about the North Shore Land Alliance. — North Shore Land Alliance

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Academy alums’ distilled tribute to WWII midshipmen BY CHRISTY HINKO

rue to the motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) service academy, Acta non Verba (meaning “deeds, not words”), two academy alums (1982) and lifelong friends Bill Karlson and John O’Mara are the “K” and the “O” in KO Distilling, making a special tribute spirit they’ve named Battle Standard 142 Gin, in honor of the academy’s fallen World War II midshipmen.

The distillers met as classmates and cadet/midshipmen at the USMMA in Kings Point many years ago and have been friends ever since. After graduation, Karlson and O’Mara went their separate ways but followed similar paths. Both initially sailed in the Merchant Marine and served in the United States Navy Reserve. Upon retiring early, the question became, “what next?” Neither one being satisﬁed with sitting idle, in 2013 Karlson and O’Mara set off to create craft spirits with local ingredients, high-quality production methods and a passion that they were excited to share with their local community. Since breaking ground in 2015, the duo has turned KO Distilling into a state-of-the-art production facility and local attraction in Manassas, VA. After their initial offering of unaged craft whiskey and gins in 2015, Karlson and O’Mara realized their goal of producing their ﬁrst aged spirit, Bare Knuckle American Wheat Whiskey, in November 2016.

We had a chance to speak with KO Distilling Co-founder and CEO Karlson. Here’s what he had to say. Q. How did you come up with the idea to create Battle Standard 142 Gin? A. A gin lover, John deserves the credit for coming up with the name Battle Standard 142 and for insisting on us starting out with both 90 proof and Navy Strength (114 Proof) expressions of the gins. Q. What’s the significance of the 142 midshipmen? How is this gin historically relevant? A. Battle Standard 142 Gins are named in honor of the 142 Cadet/Midshipmen from the USMMA who lost their lives serving their country in World War II. KO Distilling co-founders’ alma mater, the USMMA, is the only federal academy authorized to fly a Battle Standard in memory of those brave men who made the ultimate sacrifice. During WWII, the American Merchant Marines had more deaths per capita than any U.S. military service. Many of the mariners, including the 142, who made the ultimate sacrifice sailed on liberty ships. The Navy Strength bottle has an image of the SS John W. Brown, while the Standard Strength bottle has an image of the SS Jeremiah O’Brien. Of the 2,710 liberty ships constructed in American shipyards from 1941 to 1945, only these two liberty ships remain in active service. The Brown and O’Brien are docked in Baltimore and San Francisco, respectively. Q. Was Battle Standard your first product? A. Because KO Co-Founder John O’Mara was a gin enthusiast, we opted to produce our own take on American-style gins. Battle Standard 142 gins were born. KO starting producing Standard and Navy Strength expressions of Battle Standard 142 in 2015. We added the Barrel Finished expression in 2016. Q. Explain the difference between the recipes. A. Battle Standard 142 Gin Standard Strength is the 90 proof variation of the Battle Standard 142 Gin Navy Strength. While they are distilled in the same fashion, this spirit is uniquely different in that its proofing allows you to taste the more delicate botanicals involved. Battle Standard 142 Gin Standard Strength has a subtle array of flavors that include juniper, citrus, cinnamon, spice, earth and floral notes. Battle Standard 142 Gin Navy Strength derives its name, “Navy Strength,” from the British Navy’s practice of proofing gin rations to 114 proof. This was done so that if spilled on the ship’s gunpowder, the gunpowder could still be fired in battle. Don’t let its higher proof fool you, Battle Standard 142 Gin Navy Strength is surprisingly smooth with big, bold and vibrant notes of juniper, citrus and cinnamon. Battle Standard 142 Gin Barrel Finished has been “rested” or “finished” in used bourbon barrels. This extra step creates a beautiful golden hue and imparts sweetness from the bourbon barrel, along with a slight oakiness. Battle Standard 142 Gin Barrel Finished combines its subtle array of botanical notes with the sweetness of the bourbon barrel to produce a wonderful flavor reminiscent of honey or honeysuckle. Q. Any plans to expand the brand, to possibly bring it to Long Island? A. KO Distilling products are currently available in retail stores in Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland. The company is planning an expansion and because of the strong ties to USMMA, New York is on the top of our list; local distribution is in its planning phase. Battle Standard 142 is available online through Shared Pour (www.sharedpour.com).

Acta Non Verba: Deeds Not Words

The 142 memorial plaque at Delano Hall, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Merchant Marine midshipmen line up outside the mess hall prior to lunch. Photo by Alex Nuñez

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The following is an excerpt from Braving the Wartime Seas by author and academy alum (1957) George Ryan: The Battle Standard

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy is privileged among the nation’s five federal academies to be the only institution authorized to carry a battle standard as part of its color guard. The proud and colorful battle standard perpetuates the memory of the 142 Academy Cadet-Midshipmen who died during World War II. The 142

The number “142” is enshrined at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Every plebe learns within days of reporting to Kings Point that 142 Cadet-Midshipmen died during World War II. Their names along with the names of graduates who died are cast in bronze on the Memorial facing Long Island Sound. Yet a review of the following pages will find that the hallowed number is hard to pin down regarding the circumstances of their death. Several of the “142” died while in training by accident or illness in the United States, far from the enemy’s torpedoes or bombs. Others, even while overseas in combat areas, died of disease, shipboard accidents or one in a traffic accident while ashore seeing the sights of exotic foreign lands. The same is also true for the Academy’s alumni who died during the war. There is some confusion about how the number 142 came about. A New York Times article on March 16, 1946 mentions “. . . war memorial services for the 132 cadet-midshipmen who lost their lives in training at sea with the Cadet Corps.” Other accounts indicate that Gordon McClintock, the Academy’s longest serving Superintendent, simply decreed that 142 was the number and ordered his staff to make the number work. Research into the Academy’s historical documents both at the Academy and in the National Archives shows that the end of World War II was a chaotic period in many ways. One of the methods of determining which of the thousands of war time U.S. Maritime Commission Cadets, Cadet Officers, Cadet-Midshipmen and Academy’s graduates had died was by sending letters to their last known address on the assumption that the Post Office would forward the letters and the recipient would respond. This method worked very well, but not perfectly. Thus, the name of one alumnus who did not actually die until the 1990s is on the War Memorial; the names of one Cadet-Midshipman a company cadet and a graduate are missing and Cadet Andrew Hoggatt who died in 1940 probably should not be there. Nothing is perfect, especially when dealing with human beings during wartime. However, the importance of “142” to Kings Point and Kings Pointers is not whether the number is factually correct. The actual number is irrelevant; 142 is the symbol that defines Kings Point as a unique institution, the only Federal Academy that routinely sends its students into combat. Only Kings Point has the honor of having a Regimental Battle Standard. Yet, the Academy would still have its Regimental Battle Standard if only 14 Cadet-Midshipmen had died in World War II combat. Should the War Memorial be “corrected” or “142” changed? No. The name of the one Kings Pointer on the memorial who didn’t die in World War II represents all of the thousands of Kings Pointers who volunteered to go into combat, came back, graduated and moved on with their lives. The names on the War Memorial include the “142”, Maritime Commission Cadet Officers and Kings Point graduates; every one of them, whoever they might be, represent the ultimate expression of the Academy’s motto “Acta non Verba – Deeds not Words”. Every Kings Pointer is a volunteer, just like the “142”. No one can force a person to go to Kings Point, let alone graduate; just like no one could force the “142” to go where they would ultimately die. This is the real message of the “142” to the generations of Kings Pointers who made the Academy what it is today and for those that will shape its future.

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VOLVO: YOU SHOULD BE IN ONE The XC90 banks its reputation on two decades of automotive expertise

BY CHRISTY HINKO

among other details. “The XC model has been around for about 20 years,” Yankov said. “It’s safe, well-built and they last forever, with an 25-year lifespan.” In the cabin, the XC90 provides a calm and balanced environment with a blend of high-end materials such as wood, crystal and metal in a sophisticated Scandinavian design. The XC90 can be ordered with a range of different seating conﬁgurations, from the seven-seat family SUV to a brand new six-seat conﬁguration. New interior materials including a wool blend offer further options for personalization.

ollege professors have known something that, for more than 20 years, the rest of us did not realize. Not only is the Volvo brand classically stylish, it is amazingly safe to boot. We had a chance to speak with Helms Brothers Volvo Sales Manager Daniel Yankov about this exciting time for the brand, specifically the current success of its XC90 SUV model.

“Volvo has evolved a lot; it’s not just college professionals anymore, we are getting a lot of new customers, a great mix of everyone from all demographics, especially young families who want to put their families in something safe, that also looks very nice,” Yankov said. “Historically, higher-learning professionals, college professors and well-educated people have been the most notable customers of Volvo and Saab.” Yankov has been with Helms Brothers in Bayside for more than 20 years and with its Volvo brand for nearly four years now. He said the brand has been surprised with the way the pandemic has shaped their business. “With COVID, we have sold and leased a lot of cars, especially to first-time car buyers,” Yankov said. “People did not want to be on the train or on public transportation during that time.” A majority of the car transactions, in many of the vehicle brands, as well as Volvo, are leases, as opposed to outright sales. “More than 80 percent of our clients are leasing,” Yankov confirmed. This year’s popular Volvo model is the XC90, a large, seven-seat SUV and the company’s flagship. It was the first car to be launched on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), Volvo’s advanced modular product platform that underpins all Volvo cars in the 90 and 60 series. “People who necessarily don’t want to be flashy and show that they are successful, buy the car because it’s understated, but extremely safe,” Yankov said. “It’s a seven-passenger vehicle, so there’s plenty of room for the kids.” Like its siblings S90 and V90, the XC90 carries the proud and confident face of Volvo’s design language, along with classic Volvo styling cues. Key features include the iconic “Thor’s Hammer” LED headlight design and the Volvo word mark on the rear. The car’s exterior design was upgraded for the 2020 model year with new wheels, exterior colors and a modern new grill,

Connectivity and infotainment All new Volvos are now connected, thanks to Volvo’s connectivity and infotainment system. It delivers an intuitive touch screen interface that combines car functions, navigation, connected services and in-car entertainment applications such as Spotify, Pandora, Baidu or TuneIn. The portrait-oriented touch screen enables easy and fast access to a host of functions and features. Smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is also available.

Powertrain technology The XC90 is powered by Volvo’s Drive-E powertrains, including petrol and diesel variants as well as a T8 Twin Engine AWD petrol plug-in hybrid that delivers as much as 407hp. It is also available with a range of 48 volt mild hybrid variants on both petrol and diesel powertrains. “With everything shifting to electric, Volvo’s goal is for every model to be electric, or at least a hybrid, by 2025,” Yankov said. “They are a very progressive company.”

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The XC90’s comfortable seating options for up to seven occupants are designed for journeys best shared.

Volvo’s leadership in the field of automotive safety is confirmed in the XC90. The SPA platform has resulted in the strongest Volvo cars to date because of extensive use of boron steel, as well as numerous safety systems designed to protect people inside and outside the car. “God forbid, if you are in an accident, you should be in a Volvo. The XC-90, in more than 20 years that it has been on the road, has not had a single fatality as a result of a car accident,” Yankov said. “Not that there have not been accidents, but not many brands, if any, can say that.” Helms Brothers, established in 1934, has three dealership franchises, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Volvo. The business continues its tradition of being family-owned, originally by the brothers, Charlie and Frank. And now by Doug Callahan. Helms Brothers’ Volvo Cars of Queens is located at 207-22 Northern Blvd. in Bayside. Visit www. volvocarsofqueens.com or call 833-240-0072 for sales, service assistance and to test drive the 2021 XC90 SUV. Visit www.volvocars.com to learn more about the brand and specific models.

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TAKE ME BACK TO CHICAGO

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers return to the road and plan 2022 album BY DAVE GIL DE RUBIO

When the great COVID-19 lockdown slammed the brakes on the entire live music industry, like every other touring act, Chicago and its members were forced to head back to their individual homes and wait out the pandemic storm.

or founding member Robert Lamm, this meant beelining to Southern California with Joy Kopko, his wife of 30 years, where the couple sequestered for months. It was both a shock to the system and a welcome respite for Lamm, who has been recording and touring with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group ever since he launched it back in 1967 along with Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow, Walter Parazaider and Danny Seraphine. For the self-described loner, this metaphysical pause button allowed him to delve deeper into his creative side. “For me, I knew it was going to be a long time—I just didn’t know how long,” Lamm recalled. “Lately in my life, I haven’t really had time to plan anything, so I just sat down in my little studio at the piano and started playing. I started pulling out ideas

that I had stockpiled over the years and exploring that music. I began thinking about how I always wanted to write with this guy or that guy. I just started calling old friends and, in some cases, new friends. I began collaborating using file sharing. That kind of really became my everyday thing. It was so much fun and such an old process of sitting down and finding out what is there—what is it that I have to say? Lyrically, especially, I found out I was getting deeper and deeper in terms of things I wanted to say and do, things I wanted to express, but I just hadn’t had time to explore that before. It was really a wonderful thing for me.” One of the collaborations Lamm struck was with Jim Peterik, a founding member of fellow horn-driven band The Ides of March and later of Survivor. Despite only having met Peterik at a show a couple of years ago, Lamm quickly bonded with

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his new writing partner. (“His work method and my work method really blended together.”) Before long, the Lamm/Peterik partnership caught the ear of BMG producer Joe Thomas (Brian Wilson/ Dave Matthews Band), who insisted Lamm’s news songs could be the basis for a new label deal for the band, a notion that surprised the septuagenerian musician. “[Joe] asked me if I thought Chicago might want to record some of these songs and I said I could only ask as it wasn’t really my plan,” Lamm said. “It turned out to be the plan. We’re about halfway through a really interesting album with Joe Thomas as producer and BMG as our releasing label. I guess it’ll drop right after the first of the year. We thought we were done and that there wasn’t any record company interested in late-career Chicago. But they were very interested after they heard the songs.” As an act known for its relentless road schedule, not having missed one year of touring since the beginning, Lamm admits there’ll be the need for him and his bandmates to get together to knock off the rust, starting with a quick 11-show stint of gigs before taking a quick break and then tackling 80 more dates through the end of 2021. It becomes even more challenging when trying to incorporate newer material in with Chicago classics. “We just kind of talked briefly and we’re going to start with where we left off,” Lamm said. “There are probably a few little adjustments we intended to make anyway in terms of the song lineup, who sings what and where they’re going to stand when they sing it. [Playing new songs] is always a tricky thing. We’re a legacy band, so we have to really take care of our fans when we do this. I know when I go to a show, I want to hear the songs that I’m familiar with of the artist whose concert I’m attending. I don’t particularly want to hear a lot of stuff I’m not familiar with.”

Back To The Beginning There are many sides to a band like Chicago—a self-described “rock and roll band with horns,” a steady presence on MTV during the early to mid-1980s and an outfit capable of churning out ballads that often find their way into wedding vows and prom themes (I have personally experienced the latter). And while the identity of this group can be debated, the one indisputable fact is that this outfit has enjoyed an unbroken string of longevity that not only dates to its 1967 founding, but the release of its 1969 debut Chicago Transit Authority. Over the course of the band’s career, Chicago had amassed an impressive canon over their five-plus decades of playing together; in addition to carving out a respected live show that’s developed out of a combination of an unparalleled work ethic and relentless time on the road. Chicago has sold more than 100 million records worldwide while amassing 47 gold and platinum records, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago’s along with 70 charting songs. self-titled 1969 debut album, yielded Driven by the four founding two Top 10 hits, “Does Anybody members—Robert Lamm Really Know What Time It Is?” and (keyboards, vocals), Lee “Beginnings.” Loughnane (trumpet, vocals), James Pankow (trombone) and Walt Parazaider (woodwinds)—the band has toured and not missed a year of playing live since the beginning. Parazaider’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis back in April of this year led to his coming off the road and having his role filled by saxophonist Ray Hermann. Lamm found out shortly after it was announced. “Walt’s wife texted us and I had an exchange with him,” Lamm said. “It was not too long after it was discovered and he was already under treatment and therapy. We’re hoping for the best. We’re sort of at the age when we’re really noticing that certain people are not around anymore. It’s the passage of time and life.” Pre-pandemic, the band’s last tour focused on recreating The band’s 1970 sophomore bow Chi1970’s critically and commercago II, was the group’s breakthrough cially successful sophomore effort and features a trio of Top 10 bow Chicago II, a case of givhits–”Make Me Smile,” “Colour My ing the people what they want. World” and “25 or 6 to 4.” “We were out performing with a 10-man line-up and calling the tour, ‘Chicago and Their Hits,’ which is a bit of a misnomer because we were not just doing hits. We were doing songs that we wanted to do,” Lamm said. “There’s very little in the Chicago repertoire that’s performable on a nightto-night basis that most people are not familiar with. Even if you’re not a fan, you could hardly avoid Chicago’s stuff on the radio for at least four decades. Even now, certain aspects of the repertoire—the music is played somewhere in the world constantly. We’re very lucky.” For those looking for a more in-depth examination of the band’s long and illustrious history, Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago is a solid jumping-off point. The award-winning documentary, Now More Than Ever: The History released around the time the of Chicago is a 2016 documentary band was receiving its 2016 that originally aired on CNN induction into the Rock & Roll of Fame, perfectly chronicled the ups and downs of this wildly successful group. For Lamm, the organic way it came about was what helped define the end result. “The director/cameraman was Peter Pardini, a then-recent graduate of the UCLA Film School at the time. He happens to be the

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nephew of Lou Pardini, our other keyboardist and vocalist. Peter traveled with us quite a bit,” Lamm explained. “For a band this late in their career, we were still doing very interesting projects and returning to Europe after being away for 25 years, along with touring through Asia, and a number of other things. Peter was always around with a camera. Because he was sort of family, we were very comfortable with him being around. Every once in awhile, he’d ask to interview us in a way where he’d be off camera. That was a very comfortable situation and after a short while, we became much less self-aware and were very relaxed. As a result, after all these hours and a couple of years, he got us to talk about things we generally weren’t asked about and didn’t particularly talk about. For me, a lot of it is talking about the past, which is not something I particularly think about. I’m usually thinking about now and tomorrow.” Chock full of vintage footage balanced by more contemporary interview segments, Now More Than Ever not only captures the band’s commercial triumphs, but shone a light on the brilliance of late guitarist/founding member Terry Kath. It also addressed the fissures in the band in the post-Kath era that included a number of personnel changes, most notably that of vocalist/bassist Peter Cetera, who declined to be interviewed for the film. And while the three years before Cetera’s departure coincided with Chicago getting dropped by CBS, getting picked up by Warner Brothers subsidiary Full Moon Records and scoring a string of David Foster-produced Top 20 hits, less emphasis was placed on the band’s horn-driven sound and the group wound up becoming known for its power ballads. The friction that came out of this kind of success is something Lamm has a considerably different perspective about decades later. “Hindsight is a great view, because somehow we lived through that. But, I also have come to learn from that experience. I really feel that David did what he was hired to do, which was almost impossible because he was taking a band that had been very successful—internationally. But we were down for the count, as far as our career was concerned, for a number of reasons,” the Brooklyn native said. “But, he did what he had to do and he did it the way a good producer does it. He makes the decisions. He gets the music written and produced. He gets the music performed and if he has to bring in a session player, he does that because time is of the essence. And time was of the essence. I think everything he did, he did right. Personality-wise has nothing to do with it, because it was really about getting the music done and getting it done to sound as great as he could get it. He did what he was supposed to do. I was really troubled going through it. But now I look at it and think that it didn’t kill me and it all worked out okay. I have nothing but respect for David.”

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Recognition While Lamm’s view of Chicago’s 2016 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame provided quite a bit of self satisfaction (“I felt vindicated for the band. I was very happy for the band. But none of that compared to how much fun it was to actually be in Brooklyn rehearsing and meeting some of the other inductees,”) Cetera’s decision to not show up alongside the band was a bit puzzling to Lamm. “I’ve talked to Peter off and on and met with him over the years.

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I didn’t realize how intensely he felt that he could never, for any reason, stand or play with the band again—except on his terms,” Lamm said. “I just didn’t understand that. I don’t dislike the guy or anything like that. I think he’s a good and nice man. He’s a great bass player and no one can argue with the beauty of his voice and singing. But I didn’t understand and don’t understand the intensity of his feelings. But I’m not at liberty to say what he told me.”

Looking Forward The latest juncture in Lamm’s career found him hitting the reset button on his creative pursuits. During his pandemic-fueled downtime, the Brooklyn native did songwriting woodshopping by doing deep dives into composers ranging from Neil Young and Burt Bacharach to exploring myriad soundtracks from Hollywood’s Golden Age. These efforts have yielded fruit in the shape of a potential solo effort on BMG that may get released next year. “As I was inundating Joe Thomas with these songs, he said after this album comes out he’d produce my solo album for BMG,” Lamm said. “I asked him if he was sure that BMG would want it and he said, ‘Believe me, they’re going to want it.’” As for Chicago’s longevity. Lamm’s feeling is that it comes down to the basics. “I credit the songs and the music. Obviously, the sound of the band is appealing to a lot of people. The way the horns are used is very different than what other bands do. The idiosyncrasies of the way [they sound]—and believe me, I really had a chance to consider that when we did Chicago II. Those aren’t even songs— those are compositions,” he said. “Who knows why ‘Saturday in the Park’ is so popular? I think that when I was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I was of course asked to do something from Chicago, which I did. I think I performed ‘Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?’ and I rehearsed with a New York session band, which was the back-up group. Even those guys said, ‘It’s a great song man.’”

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Dreaming Of Seaside Grecian Cuisine Oniro Taverna offers casual, rustic dining BY CHRISTY HINKO

If you are looking for authentic Greek cuisine with freshly imported ingredients, you must try Oniro Taverna, a beautiful favorite, co-owned by the Spyropoulos family (co-owners of Limani on Long Island and Manhattan), in Woodbury since May 2018.

niro—meaning dream—channels the aesthetic of a Greek tavern; it is rustic and casual, yet refined and modern. Oniro offers a space big enough for private events, but intimate enough to host a romantic date for two. The menu at Oniro Taverna, with Greek staples reimagined by Executive Chef Peter Spyropoulos (previously of Bouley and Le Cirque), offers a great selection of exceedingly delicious flavors, from both land and sea, as well as plenty of vegetarian and gluten-free options. I chose an appetizer assortment for my first visit to Oniro Taverna so that I could get the best sampling of all of the Mediterranean flavors

being offered. Here are some of my suggestions: Ananas: Pineapple-infused cocktail on the rocks is a refreshing start to a hearty meal. The vodka is not too astringent and pairs well with the freshly infused pineapple. The fruit is really up front on this beverage. All of the wait staff have been trained to mix and prepare cocktails. Agiorgitiko: The Greek Wine Cellars (GWC) 2017 red wine from Santorini is full-bodied, grapey and also a great choice to kick off the meal. Oniro has an extensive selection of Greek wines featuring a medley of white, red, and rosé. Meze: the appetizers range in price from $12 to $21. Complementary hum-

mus with bread is a solid start to the meal, but don’t fill up on it. You’ll need room for all of the goodness being prepared for your table while you wait. Keftedakia (meatballs): Sautéed lamb and beef Greek meatballs with parsley, dill and mint are drizzled with olive oil. These small-sized meatballs are the perfect blend of lamb and beef, but the lamb does not steal the show in the mixture. Spanikopita (spinach pie): two full, enough for 3-4 people, crispy, yet thin phyllo dough cradles of spinach, leek and feta. Because it is a classic, it is critical for it to be this good. Garides Loukoumades (shrimp tempura): Another generous-portion appetizer is the bite-sized shrimp tempura. Eating it by itself is good, but pairing it with the

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accompanying mildly spicy aioli, even better. Elliniki (Greek salad): The ultra-fresh vegetables look like they were just picked from someone’s garden before the chef put it together. It is not a lettuce-based salad. It has sliced white onion, Kalamata olives (imported), cucumber, and a ton of vine-ripened tomato, topped with imported barrel-aged feta and sprouts. Saganaki: These pillows of lightly fried imported Kefalograviera cheese are topped with leeks, olive oil and oregano, simple yet perfect accents to many of Oniro Taverna’s dishes. If you are a cheese lover, especially if you have never had saganaki, it is a must for your cheese bucket list. The Kefalograviera has a distinct flavor.

Octapodi: the perfectly grilled sashimi-quality octopus with red onion, capers and bell pepper is drizzled with freshly imported olive oil. Entrees: Pasta dishes ($34). Whole fish are set at market price and are typically imported from the Mediterranean Sea. Seafood dishes ($26-33). Meat entrees (beef, chicken, lamb) range in price from $26 to $45. Desserts: When you taste Oniro’s Greek yogurt, you will understand why it’s imported. It is not like anything you have ever tasted before. The honey and sour cherry preserves are also imported. The classic walnut cake and rice pudding are familiar versions of traditional family recipes. Oniro Taverna has plenty of parking and tons of indoor and outdoor seating. There

Greek yogurt is heavenly. are off-the-menu options for kids, including chicken fingers and pasta. Online ordering, curbside pickup and delivery (via GrubHub and Doordash) are also available. Oniro Taverna, located at 8289 Jericho Tpke. in Woodbury, is open weekdays from noon to 9 p.m. and on weekends from 3 to 9 p.m. with last seating at 8:30 p.m. There are pre-fixe menus. Lunch menu ($25) is served on weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. Dinner pre-fixe is served daily from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and extended throughout the evenings on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays ($34). Reservations are required for Friday through Sunday. Visit onirotaverna. com to check out the menu or call 516-367-8250 to make a reservation.

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BY RACHEL DOBKIN

After a summer of light colors and flowery aesthetics, we are kicking off the fall with some sharp, bold looks. From pops of red to tailored high fashion, you are bound to find the perfect outfit to fall in love with this autumn.

Ophidia Mini Bag Part of the Ophidia collection, this mini Gucci bag is the perfect accessory this fall. The classic green and red web stripe from the 1950s will upscale any fall outfit. This product contains leather made through an alternative chrome free tanning process. This reduces the environmental footprint compared to traditional methods. $790, www.gucci.com

Beatnik Sandals If you are looking for a more casual look, try these Reebok Beatnik Sandals. With deep ridges in the outsole that add traction, this is the perfect shoe for an outdoor escape. They are also stylish with an array of neutral, earthy colors. $120, www.reebok.com

Medallion Print Polo This medallion print polo is perfect for a causal night out. You can bring out the bold geometric patterns of the season, while still keeping it soft with its neutral colors. This shirt can be paired with a number of bottoms that are already in your closet. $50, www.express.com

Versace Satin Platform Pumps Everyone is going bold this fall, and these chunky block stacked platform heels from Versace will do the trick. These pink satin shoes are perfect to match with the black sequin dress for a pop of color. Detailed with crystal embellishments and a Medusa charm at the ankle strap, these shoes are perfect for a night out. $1,295, www.saksﬁfthavenue.com

Geometric Jacquard Sweater This crew neck sweater is woven from a blend of Super Geelong wool and silk. It’s a perfect edition to your fall closet with its geometric pattern and pop of red. Made in Italy by Salvatore Ferragamo, this sweater is a great statement piece paired with neutral pants. $1,150, www.ferragamo.com L’agence Ribbed Wide-Leg Pants These tailored wide-leg pants from L’agence must be in your wardrobe this fall. The soft, comfortable material of these pants is perfect to either lounge or causally run errands in. With widelegged looks popping up everywhere, you are sure to be a part of this fall fashion trend. $136, www.saksﬁfthavenue.com Versace La Greca Silk Jacquard Vest Sweater vests are a staple in your fall closet this year. In an array of colors and patterns from neutral to bold, this is a piece you won’t want to miss out on. This sweater vest from Versace is crafted from silk jacquard and displays the new La Greca pattern. You can pair this vest over a silk shirt for a more sophisticated look, or keep it simple and wear it over a turtleneck, a staple which is also very popular this season. $895, www.versace.com Sequin Long-Sleeve Shift Dress This sequin dress from Express is perfect for your next cocktail party. With the low price of $89.99, this piece is perfect to add to your “little black dress” collection this fall. Sequins are going to be the showstopper of the season and this elegant cut is perfect to add to a mature wardrobe. $85, www.express.com

Saint Laurent Double-Breasted Midi Coat If you are looking for a new coat this fall, look no further than this cashmere-wool blend coat from Saint Laurent. Red is one of the signature colors this fall, and this coat is the perfect way to express your bold self. If red is not your color, try another tailored coat because they are hot this season. $5,490, www.farfetch.com

Asos Design Heavyweight Trench Coat Men’s leather coats are back this fall. This dramatic faux leather coat from Asos is perfect to match with a plethora of clothes in your wardrobe. This is a must-have staple that contrasts the bold colors of the fall nicely. $107, www.asos.com

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Museum To Hold Star-Studded Benefit Art Auction

ore than 100 important works of art will be on the auction block Sept. 1-17 including a rare Salvador Dali portfolio as well as pieces by Sam Francis, Hunt Slonem, Takashi Murakami, Christo, Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Yoshitomo Nara, Doug Argue, Ben Schonzeit, Barbara Ernst Prey, Susan Cushing, Helen Frankenthaler and many others. The art, which goes on view online Sept. 1 and can be viewed live starting Sept. 7 at the Museum’s Manes Center, is drawn from the Museum’s own collection as well as donations from some of the internationally renowned contemporary artists who have shown at the Museum during its 30-year history. Buyers can register online beginning Sept. 1 at ncma.betterworld.org/auctions/ nassau-county-museum-art-benefit. The bidding will close at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17. Two factors make this a special event. It will directly benefit the ambitious plans of the Museum to continue mounting major shows on the level of the current blockbuster, Andy Warhol: A Life in Pop. The other attraction is authenticity. Collectors at all levels, including newcomers to the art market, will benefit from the assurance that the works they are acquiring have the most secure provenance possible. The art market today is red hot, but many fakes and scams abound especially online. By offering works from its own distinguished collection, as well as those donated fresh from the studios of important artists (many of whom are local), the Museum removes many of the risks of buying art. With prices for fine art rising so fast, great values on art works

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Jeff Koons, Balloon Dog (Blue), 2002 with impeccable provenance are almost impossible to find. The Museum is taking advantage of the upsurge in the market as well as new rules governing the deaccessioning of works of art from the permanent collection which were instituted during the pandemic in order to help cover losses, such as customary revenues from events such as galas. While the property remained open for the public seeking outdoor recreation and refreshment, and the Museum reopened in July, it has been difficult to raise funds from donations in the usual way. With the generous support of many local artists, whose contributions to the auction are 100 percent intended to benefit the Museum, the sale will be the Museum’s major fundraising event of the year. Bidding opens September 1. Viewing of the works at the Manes Center of the Museum begins Tuesday, Sept. 7 and continues daily from 1 to 4 p.m. (or private viewing by appointment). Museum experts will

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be on hand to discuss the works and offer tips to collectors on how to bid in an auction. Artists: Irving Amen, Miya Ando, Doug Argue, Seong Auh, Shain Bard, Robert Beauchamp, Barbara Bilotta, Ethel H. Blum, Joan Branca, André Auguste Charigny, Jules Chéret, Marvin Cherney, Nicolai Cikovsky, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Peter Clive, Charles Clough, Endi Collado, Joe Constantino, Raul Conti, Corning Museum of Glass, Susan Cushing, Salvador Dali, Anahi DeCanio, Adolf Dehn, Sir Jacob Epstein, Alex Ferrone, Meryl Feuer, Joe Fig, Tully Filmus, P. Fogg, Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, Johnny Friedlaender, Ulrich Gambke, Paul Georges, Cody Giardina, Angel Grandaty, Emilio Grau Sala, Emilio Greco, Erica Groshen, Jessica Tan Gudnason, Lena Gurr, Glen Hansen, Richard Heinrich, Joseph Hirsch, Barbara Hyman, Jean Jansem, Cao Jun, Jeff Koons, Benjamin Kopman, Rachelle Krieger, Geoffrey Kuzara, Samuel David Lev-Landau,

Jean Liberte, Roy Lichtenstein, Marc Maet, Christine Matthai, Lynn McCarty, Allan McCollum, Riko Emerich Mikeska, Puneeta Mittal, Robert Morris, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara, Frank Olt, David Peikon, Phetus - Victor Niosi, Barbara Ernst Prey, George Thompson Pritchard, Donald Roy Purdy, Larry Rivers, Julie Robinson, Emanuel Glicen Romano, Salvatore Romano, Jay Rosenblum, Cornelis Ruhtenberg, Jim Sabiston, Ben Schonzeit, Richard Serra, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Hunt Slonem, Moses Soyer, Raphael Soyer, Maurice Sterne, Carol Summers, Anthony (Tony) Turano, Marilyn Turtz, Georges Vasseur, Susan Vecsey, Abby Youngs Weir, Michael Wright, Andrew Wyeth and Valerie Zeman. To enjoy a full catalogue of the works available including information on the artists, and to learn more about how to get into the art market with full confidence, visit nassaumuseum.org. —Submitted by the Nassau Museum of Art

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Temple Beth El Invites Community To High Holy Day Services Temple Beth-El is welcoming you. Shalom! More accurately, they welcome you back. After a long year which saw the 2020 holidays with in person worshiping restricted, Temple Beth-El will be worshiping in-person for this year’s High Holy Days. Another casualty of 2020’s quarantine was that Temple Beth El’s 50th anniversary of their main sanctuary, built in 1970 under President Gilbert Tilles was never celebrated. The temple, founded in

1928, is Great Neck’s first synagogue. It has been an impressive institution in the area since that time and takes pride in its connection to and involvement with the community. With the holidays almost here, Temple Beth-El invites the community to share in many High Holy Days services and activities that are open to all. All attendees are required to wear a mask. Some indoor services require proof of vaccination to attend.

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Saturday, Aug. 28 8 p.m. S’lichot Service

Thursday, Sept. 16 • 10 a.m. Yom Kippur Outdoor Tot Service (ages 2-6 with an adult) • 3 p.m. Yizkor Service (proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for admittance)

Tuesday, Sept. 7 • 10 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Outdoor Tot Service (ages 2-6 with an adult) Monday, Sept. 20 • 2 p.m. Family High Holy Day Social at Steppingstone • 7 p.m. Erev Sukkot Service, followed by dessert Park • 3 p.m. Tashlich at Tuesday, Sept. 28 Steppingstone Park • 10 a.m. Simchat Torah Service with Yizkor Wednesday, Sept. 8 Temple Beth-El is located • 10 a.m. Rosh Hashanah at 5 Old Mill Rd. in Great Second Day Service

Neck. Those who are interested in becoming a member and connecting or reconnecting with the Jewish community may contact Jaqui Wadsworth, Director of Congregational Engagement at 516-487-0900, ext. 108 or email her at jwadsworth@ tbegreatneck.org. For more information about all High Holy Days services and schedules, visit tbegreatneck. org. Wishing you a healthy, sweet new year. Shana Tova! —Submitted by Temple Beth-El

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Tennis Star Gives Back To The Community BY RACHEL DOBKIN

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esha Kaushik is not only winning championships on the Syosset High School Varsity Tennis team, but also building up a community of underprivileged child tennis players. Tennis Empower Camp, created by Kaushik, is a camp meant to “serve children of our community who may not have the opportunity or the means to pursue tennis,” Kaushik went on, “By providing children this opportunity they are likely to feel more connected to the community, have higher self-esteem, and become healthier and happier.” Kaushik started playing tennis at the age of four and has dreams of pursuing it in college. “I have been playing on my high school’s varsity team for the past two years and truly enjoy the kinship and camaraderie of playing in a team environment and would love to do the same in college,” said Kaushik. She plays first singles on the SHS Varsity team and this year helped the team win the Nassau County Championship where Kaushik earned All County Honors.

Kaushik felt so grateful to have the opportunity to improve her tennis skills with the support of her coaches. She noticed that many kids aren’t as fortunate as her and she wanted to change that. She said, “I felt that one way I can make a difference was to pay it forward and use my talents and channel my efforts to empower underprivileged children through tennis.” Using the digital age to her advantage, Kaushik created a website and social media account to help market her newly developed camp. She then contacted family friends, coaches and tennis shops for support. This then led to donations in the form of money, used racquets and

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to recruit more campers and coaches as time goes on. I would also love to continue the camp throughout the school year.” This is difficult though, because they would need someone to kindly donate the use of indoor courts and indoor court time. other tennis equipment. This camp doesn’t just give back to Kaushik also recruited one of the children but to the community as a her high school teammates, Zia whole. “Many of my peers and their parMukherjee, to become a coach and ents have reached out to me and have they were soon in business with many shared the impact Tennis Empower parents reaching out to fill the camp Camp has had on their thinking. Many with kids. of my friends have started thinking The camp gained some publicity and about different ways they can give back was recognized by the USTA Eastern to the community. A small step can Long Island region. They donated leave a big footprint!” said Kaushik. cases of tennis balls, tennis sling bags, The positive feedback from the water bottles, bracelets and towels for campers and their parents has been the campers. Kushik wanted to thank overwhelming. her longtime friend, mentor, and PTR Kaushik concluded, “Parents tell certified tennis coach, Steve Haar who me their kids cannot wait for the next donated several tennis rackets. lesson and the kids are so in love with The camp currently has 10 chilthe game that some sleep with their dren enrolled this summer from all rackets.” over Long Island including Syosset. —Rachel Dobkin is a contributing Kaushik says, “Our future plans are writer for Anton Media Group

North Hempstead Announces Donation Drive For Haiti Earthquake Victims North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Viviana Russell and the town board, in partnership with Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, have announced a donation drive for the victims of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti. Only the requested donations will be accepted. Accepted items include water containers, OTC drugs, casting, bandages, wound care kits, first aid kits, baby supplies, medical supplies, personal hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, and rehabilitation equipment (e.g., crutches). Donations can be dropped off at the following locations: • North Hempstead Town Hall, located at 220 Plandome Rd. in Manhasset (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

• North Hempstead Town Clerk’s Office, location at 200 Plandome Rd. in Manhasset (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) • Michael J. Tully Park, at 1801 Evergreen Ave. in New Hyde Park (Seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.) • “Yes We Can” Community Center, at 141 Garden St., Westbury (Seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.) Monetary donations will be accepted via the Haitian American Nurses Association of Greater NY: www. hanainc.org The Town will be accepting donations through August 27 before providing all contributions to the victims in Haiti. For more information, call Solages’ office at 516-599-2972. —Submitted by Town of North Hempstead

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Town Scores Second Upgrade In One Week From Wall Street

ontinuing its ongoing success in improving Town of Oyster Bay’s finances, Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the town board announce that yet another Wall Street agency has upgraded the town’s bond rating. Moody’s Investors Service assigned the Town an ‘A3’ rating, reflecting continued improvements to the town’s financial position. This marks the sixth credit rating upgrade since Saladino took office just four years ago, and even more impressively, the fourth during the COVID pandemic. This great news assists the town and its residents tremendously, as the town will now pay significantly less money in interest expense when bonding for the costs associated with road repaving and other critical infrastructure improvements. “For the second time in just one week, Wall Street has recognized the town’s continuing commitment and success in repairing the town’s finances,” Saladino said. “We are so proud that all of the hard work to restore our financial integrity has been successfully recognized. All of our efforts to restrict spending, significantly pay down debt while maintaining a tax cut have demonstrated that we keep our promises to protect taxpayers while delivering all the important services

they deserve.” Acknowledging the town’s ‘modest debt’ and rapid reparation of its finances, Moody’s praised the town’s combination of sensible budgetary actions, recent cost cutting and current policies and practices. They specifically recognized ‘strong measures taken by management to reverse the past history of poor budgeting and structural imbalance,’ and acknowledged ‘dramatic improvement.’ Additionally, the report noted that the town’s ‘2020 surplus is more impressive even than it appears at first blush.’ The report credited the town for budget trimming

even at the height of the pandemic, though Oyster Bay did not receive any CARES Act money. Since taking office in 2017, Saladino and the town board have cut property taxes while reducing debt and the operational budget deficit. In fact, the 2019, 2020 and 2021 town budgets sustained the $1.3 million property tax cut approved by the town board for 2018 by implementing a plan that froze taxes. As a result, $5.2 million is in the pockets of taxpayers rather than the coffers of government. Total town debt has also declined by a historic $165 million. In addition,

Saladino and the town board successfully eliminated a multi-year operational deficit which hit a high of $44 million under the prior administration, turning it into a $47.6 million surplus as of Dec. 31, 2020. This was the fourth straight surplus achieved by the Saladino administration. As a result of this combined success, the New York State Comptroller’s Office removed the Town of Oyster Bay from its fiscal stress-monitoring list for the first time since the program’s inception in 2013. —Submitted by Town of Oyster Bay

Glen Cove Valor 11U Wins Hot Stove Long Island Baseball National Championship The 11U team had a great season, winning the Hot Stove LI Baseball National Championship last week. In order to get to play in the championship, they had to beat the #1 and #2 teams in the playoffs. After winning the championship and advancing to Champion League Play,

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Farmingdale Greendogs 9u And 10u 2021 Summer League Champions

he Farmingdale Greendogs 9u and 10u teams set on a course all year to win their respective summer league seasons. Over the summer both teams showcased hard work, dedication, resiliency and in the end it

paid off. These teams developed a bond and supported each other throughout the season. From traveling to Rehoboth, DE, together to attending each other’s games, they showcased significant team spirit. Congratulations to all

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Lafazan Celebrates ‘National Night Out’ At Hicksville’s Broadway Commons Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan (Woodbury) proudly joined the community in celebrating the recent return of National Night Out to Hicksville’s Broadway Commons. Presented in partnership with the Nassau County Police Department, Lafazan’s colleagues in local government, the Hicksville Fire Department and local community partners in business, education and healthcare, this year’s National Night Out event featured a variety of family-friendly activities, live music by Beach Boys tribute band Endless Summer, giveaways from local businesses, free refreshments and more. At Lafazan’s booth, Home Depot Syosset donated hundreds of build-it-yourself toy sailboats to give out to children and a raffle prize of a commercial tool set, valued at $400. Held in thousands of communities each year on the first Tuesday in August, National Night Out is an initiative that seeks to promote “police-community

Legislator Lafazan (far left) with raffle winners of the Home Depot Syosset commercial tool set raffle. (Photos courtesy of the Office of Legislator Joshua Lafazan)

partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to Through events like these we all work together in make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places creating a safer environment for all to live in.” to live.” In addition to the more traditional National —Submitted by the Office of Night Out offerings, Heart & Health Medical Group Legislator Joshua Lafazan administered Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to eligible attendees who rolled up their sleeves. “National Night Out brought communities across Nassau County together to celebrate the outstanding law enforcement professionals who have done so much to make ours the safest County in America,” Lafazan said. “I was delighted to join this celebration at the Broadway Commons and support a wonderful event that fosters stronger relationships between the police and the communities they are entrusted with serving.” “We were happy to partner with Josh Lafazan’s office to participate in National Night Out 2021,” Home Depot Syosset community liaison Mike Gallo said. “It was an honor to help foster stronger relationships between the community, our neighbors and law enforcement.

Tip Off At Brady Park

Members of the Hicksville Fire Department at the Home Depot Syosset booth during National Night Out.

Village of Massapequa Park Mayor Daniel Pearl, Deputy Mayor Tina Schiaffino, trustee Dana Durso and trustee Christine Wiss joined with Nassau County Legislator James Kennedy for the ceremonial ribbon cutting to officially reopen the Basketball Courts at Brady Park. The village was able to make the improvements to the courts in part thanks to a Nassau County Community Revitalization Program (CRP) Grant of $117,800 from Kennedy. (Photo by Ed Cox)

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Marching Band Captures Disney Magic “O ld-School Disney” is the theme for Massapequa High School’s marching band show for the 2021 season. More than 60 students spent three days rehearsing the music and their moves during the summer marching band camp from Aug. 10 to 12. Band director Eva Arnold said that they chose a Disney theme because Massapequa High School music and art students will be taking a trip to Disney World in February. The marching band’s set will include older songs

like the “Mickey Mouse March” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” They will perform their show at least five times this season including at the Newsday Marching Band Festival in October at Mitchel Field and during halftime for the four home varsity football games, plus potential playoff games. On the football field, band members worked on basic marching technique as well as their choreography, before retreating to the comfort of the air conditioning in the band

Members of the percussion section rehearsed for the 2021 marching band show.

Students are excited to perform the music in this year’s “Old-School Disney” show.

room to practice the music. The color guard also worked on their accompanying flag spinning routine, which adds a strong visual element to the show. Working with the musicians this year were Arnold and fellow high school band director Andrew Dwork, middle school band teacher Robert Giannotti and elementary band teacher Jessica Wyman. Andrea Gropf led the color guard. —Submitted by the Massapequa School District

Marching band musicians learned this year’s Disney songs.

Massapequa High School band co-director Andrew Dwork kept the beat as students worked on marching and choreography during a three-day camp from Aug. 10 to 12. (Photos courtesy of the Massapequa School District)

Seaford Marching Band Is Ready To Rock

Patrick Kiernan (left) and Ryan Reeves are part of the pit band which is replacing a drum line for the rock-themed show.

The color guard adds a vibrant visual element to the show.

Seaford High School’s marching band camp helped musicians prepare for this year’s show, “Seaford High School of Rock of Ages” featuring 1980s rock music. (Photos courtesy of the Seaford School District)

Seaford High School musicians will take a step back in time, about two decades before they were born, for this year’s marching band show. The theme is “Seaford High School of Rock of Ages” and the show will feature numerous rock songs from the 1980s. Band directors Christopher Coniglio and Anthony Romeo said some of this year’s selections will include “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi, “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne and “Jump” by Van Halen. Students rehearsed the music and practiced the choreography during marching band camp from Aug. 9 to 13. In addition to Coniglio and Romeo,

Students in the percussion section practice in the band room.

band teachers Nicholas Coacci, Daniel Krueger and Barbara Sherwin worked with the musicians during the five-day camp. While the marching band and color guard members spent part of the morning out on the football field, members of the pit band were in the band room with music teacher Frank Battista. This year’s show features a stationary pit band with a guitar, keyboard, drum set and auxiliary percussion instruments, as opposed to the drum line, for the rock music show. This year’s show will be performed at the Newsday Marching Band Festival in October at Mitchel Field and during the halftime ceremony of the four home varsity football games, plus potential playoff games. The band’s drum majors are senior Aurora Fitzgerald and junior Kerry Wise. There were other elements to the band camp including the Romiglio Olympics (named for Romeo and Coniglio), with students split into teams based on their instrument sections. They competed in various events like a field goal-kicking contest, charades relay races and a lip sync battle. The camp concluded with a Friday evening performance on the football field for family members. —Submitted by the Seaford School District

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Curran Commits More Money For Museums Cradle of Aviation & Armor Museum unveil renderings of future property enhancements

s part of her efforts to ensure Nassau’s museums and cultural institutions rebound and thrive following the devastating impact of the pandemic, County Executive Laura Curran was joined by representatives from the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Armor Museum and NC Firefighters Museum to announce a new funding commitment from the county. Nassau County is committing to matching funds raised by their 14 museum partners—dollar for dollar—to undertake capital improvements, many of which have been delayed due to the pandemic. This program will encourage each To ensure Nassau’s museums and cultural institutions rebound and property to pursue physical enhancethrive, Curran was joined by representatives from the Cradle of Aviation ments creating jobs in the process. Museum, Armor Museum and NC Firefighters Museum to announce a new This funding opportunity is in addition funding commitment. (Contributed photo) to the county’s ongoing, contractual financial support of these institutions. support the County is offering to the visitors to all of Museum Row,” “Our museums are invaluable asCradle. We hope our new projects will added Andrew Parton, President of sets, serving as incredible educational add some excitement and encourage the Cradle of Aviation Museum and resources while attracting visitors from across the region, stimulating our local economy,” Curran said. “With this commitment, we hope to fast-track shovel ready projects—generating jobs while preserving the institutions that pay tribute to first responders, our military and showcase Long Island’s history.” Armor Museum Senior Trustee Michael Sapraicone added, “We Nassau County Executive Laura thousands of eligible students through are deeply appreciative of County Curran announced that 85 percent various pop-up events. The county Executive Curran recognizing the of adult residents (18+) in Nassau drew national attention with the role that all museums play in adding have received at least one COVID-19 program and has been contacted by considerable strength to the economy vaccine dose, the highest adult other health departments seeking as well as our shared educational and vaccination rate of all 62 counties in guidance and detail on the county’s cultural experiences. With some of New York according to the New York approach. our armor vehicles 75 years old, this State Department of Health. Nassau has become a national matching grant could not have arrived Nassau has the third highest adult model for vaccination, early on at a more opportune time. With signifvaccination rate in the U.S. among kicking off the “We Can Do It, Nassau” icant financial pledges already in place counties with a population greater campaign to build public confidence we have the means to break ground by than 1 million behind only King in COVID-19 vaccines. The county the end of the year and move quickly County, WA and Alameda County, has worked to efficiently distribute on needed maintenance of armor that CA. Nassau continues to over-perform vaccines to hospitals and community represent courage, valor, and sacrifice state and national vaccination rates providers, partnering with Northwell on behalf of our freedoms.” across all demographic groups. Health and other medical providers Armor Museum founder and “Nassau County has led the way in to hold pop-up distribution events president, Lawrence Kadish, stated, vaccinations since day one, and we’re targeting hard to reach populations. “There are some 50 armor vehicles committed to protecting our progress Nassau also has collaborated with in the museum’s collection and each and building on it. The vaccine is various community organizations like one of them requires varying amounts saving lives every day. If you haven’t churches and synagogues for pop-up of maintenance and repair at any rolled up your sleeve yet, now is the sites to get vaccines to residents in given time. The ability to build a time,” Curran said. every community. free-standing structure that will allow The county has also focused on “Nassau’s success has truly been a us to perform that work is essential to vaccinating eligible youth ahead of team effort, and we owe a huge debt our long-term commitment to operate the school year. Nassau pioneered a of gratitude to our county’s medical these historic vehicles for today’s first-of-its-kind Student Vaccination professionals, frontline workers, visitors and tomorrow’s generation.” Initiative, which has vaccinated Health Commissioner Eisenstein and “We’re very excited about the

Education Center. In many situations, the county’s nonprofit museum partners raise funds or receive grants for infrastructure improvements or to expand exhibits and the overall experience. This program will encourage each property to advance existing projects or pursue new ones. Eligible museum properties include: Bailey Arboretum; The Friends of Cedarmere; Elderfields Preserve; Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center/Walwyn Preserve; Long Island Children’s Museum; NC Firefighters Museum; Sands Point Preserve; Science Museum of LI; The Center for Science Teaching and Learning; The Wantagh Museum; Old Bethpage Village Restoration; Armor Museum; Cradle of Aviation; and NC Museum of Art/William Cullen Bryant Preserve. —Submitted by the office of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran

Curran Announces 85 Percent Of Adults In Nassau Have Received At Least One Vaccine Dose Nassau’s DOH staff, and the many community members who’ve worked tirelessly to save lives,” Curran added. Health equity has been a cornerstone of Nassau’s vaccine campaign, and the county has utilized multimedia, multilingual communication to promote public confidence in the vaccine by emphasizing its importance for returning to normal. The county has reached thousands of residents through texting, which provides information about vaccination appointment availabilities in six languages. The Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity has held webinars with the county’s minority outreach agencies to provide information about the vaccine, including in Spanish, Haitian Creole, and other languages. Curran formed the Nassau County Healthcare Equity Group to combat hesitancy of the vaccine and increase vaccine access for communities of color. —Submitted by the office of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran

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WE LOVE OUR PETS

Keeping Your Pets Safe During A Disaster BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF specialsections@antonmediagroup.com

he best way to protect your family from the effects of a disaster is to have a disaster plan. If you are a pet owner, that plan must include your pets. Being prepared can save their lives. Different disasters require different responses. But whether the disaster is a hurricane or a hazardous spill, you may have to evacuate your home. In the event of a disaster, if you must evacuate, the most important thing you can do to protect your pets is to evacuate them. Leaving pets behind, even if you try to create a safe place for them, is likely to result in their being injured, lost or worse. So prepare now for the day when you and your pets may have to leave your home.

A Safe Place

Nassau County has implemented a co-sheltering program, which allows residents and their pets to be housed in the same facility with the County Animal Response Team (CART). Under the co-sheltering program, owners will be housed in a separate portion of the building at Nassau Community College, but provided easy access to their pets. Owners will be issued identification bracelets linking them to their pets. Volunteers will operate the

shelter, but less oversight will be necessary since owners are allowed to feed, exercise and interact with pets. Most other disaster shelters cannot accept pets because of state health and safety regulations and other considerations. Service Animals who assist people with disabilities are generally the only animals allowed in those disaster shelters. Town shelters and other animal shelters will generally have limited to no available room for owned animals during an emergency and should not be counted on to take your

Be Sure To Comfort Your Pet During A Disaster

They are frightened too, and having you near to give them a hug will help. If your pet is not ready to be comforted though, do not force it. Let them come to you when they are ready.

animal. It may be difficult, if not impossible, to find shelter for your animals in the midst of a disaster, so plan ahead.

Shelters: Last Resort

Contact hotels and motels outside your immediate area to check policies on accepting pets and restrictions on number, size, and species. Ask if “no pet” policies could be waived in an emergency. Keep a list of “pet friendly” places, including phone numbers, with other disaster information and supplies. If you have advance notice, call for reservations.

Ask friends, relatives or others outside your immediate area whether they could shelter your animals in an emergency. Prepare a list of boarding facilities and veterinarians outside the affected area who could shelter animals in an emergency; include 24-hour phone numbers.

Identification

Keep a collar and I.D. tag on your pets at all times (this includes cats that never go outdoors). During a disaster, a pet can escape. A collar and tag can increase your

Assemble A Portable Pet Disaster Supplies Kit Whether you are away from home for a day or a week, you’ll need essential supplies. Keep items in an accessible place and store them in sturdy containers that can be easily carried (e.g. duffel bags, covered trash containers, etc.).

Food, Water Bowls, Cat Litter/Pan And Can Opener Have at least a week’s supply of pet food and water on hand at all times for your pets. Store the dry food in airtight waterproof containers. If you use canned food, buy the flip top cans or have a can opener in your airtight disaster supply container. Keep

some of your pet’s favorite treats on hand. Pets become stressed during a disaster too, and a treat provides them some comfort. Also keep a supply of cat litter for the cats in your household and keep a clean litter scoop in your disaster kit.

chance of getting the animal back. On the tag, include your phone number and address. Remember the phones may not be working, so in order to reunite you with your pet, an address is necessary.

As Disaster Nears

Sometimes warnings are issued hours, even days, in advance. At the first hint of disaster, act to protect your pet. Call ahead to confirm emergency shelter arrangements for you and your pets. Check that your pet disaster supplies are ready to take at a moment’s notice. Bring all pets into the house so that you won’t have to search for them if you have to leave in a hurry. Close as many doors as possible to limit search areas. Make sure all dogs and cats are wearing collars. Planning and preparation will enable you to evacuate with your pets quickly and safely. But bear in mind that animals react differently under stress. Outside your home and in the car, keep dogs securely leashed. Transport cats, rabbits in carriers, birds and other small animals in cages. Visit www.longislandweekly.com/hurricane-prepare-pets for the full version on this advisory. Visit www. nassaucountyspca.org for more tips and information.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SUPPORTING BEN & JERRY’S BOYCOTT I’m not a big fan of boycotts in general—I’m 75 percent Irish (Dad was off the boat) and tried to give up tea in protest to the brutal treatment of the Irish by the British (basically Margaret Thatcher.) It didn’t do any good. A real change never happened until she left office. By that time, of course, I had gone back to drinking good English tea. But, I don’t think the Jewish people have a cause here. I pay a lot of attention (being 25 percent Lebanese—the Catholic kind like Danny Thomas), so I’m not directly involved with the people you want to deprive of ice cream. They are the victims of the Jews and there’s a very long

history of it. When there’s a right wing government all hell breaks loose, with the Arabs being the primary victims. But when there’s a left wing government in Israel things go smoothly. This is all documented in history; you should check it out. The Arabs helped us win WWI and in return, they were given the land now in dispute. Unfortunately, after they were given the land, Lord Balfour—whoever he is—in The Balfour Declaration, gave it again, but he gave it to the Jewish people. God knows after what they went through, they needed a country. But it didn’t need to be someone else’s country. They flooded

into the disputed territory, as terrorists. The peace-loving Arabs were put out of their homes and off the property they were farming since the end of the last war. They were put out of the gardens that they were working successfully for a living. Since then, they have been basically corralled. Israel bombards them with rockets on a regular basis— when, like now there’s a right wing regime in power. During times the left is in power there is no fighting regime. Recap: The Arabs are the victims and the Jews the aggressors during periods when the right wing is in charge. In other years, there’s no real problem. There may be an

increase in the problem in the future due to just how bad the Arabs are being treated. I still can’t believe that you don’t want them to have ice cream. I think that if you can’t figure out what is really going on, you should mind your own business. This is all documented information - you can verify everything I am saying. And why wouldn’t you give credit to anything the Jewish founders of Ben and Jerry’s say? Do you think that they don’t know what they are doing? Do you think that they don’t know what is going on there? They are Jewish, and thankfully liberal instead of hard*** right wing Jews. —Penny Quinn

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The Battle Of Long Island The battle was ferocious, the largest fought during The Revolutionary War recording the highest casualties of the war. Brilliant and botched military tactics molded the battle. The real story is about the Continental Army. Untrained regiments, including colonial militiamen, volunteer troops loyal to individual states, farmers and adventure seekers battling the powerful British Army and Navy. On August 27, 1776, The Battle of Long Island, also known as The Battle of Brooklyn, took place. The first engagement of the war started with the “shot heard around the world” sounding in April 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord. A year later, March 1776, the Continental Army and New England militia forced the British from Boston. General George Washington, guessing the British would attempt an assault on New York City to gain control of the Hudson River, moved the army to Manhattan. The British fleet arrived in late June 1776. By the middle of August, 22,000 British troops were stationed on Staten Island with 10,000 sent to land on the shores of Gravesend Bay. The next day, 5,000 Hessian mercenaries rowed across the East River into Flatbush. Washington made a tactical error, assuming British troops amassed on Long Island were a diversion to the actual capture of Manhattan. Washington did not recombine his forces to meet the threat. Instead, he lined New York’s harbor with various levels of entrenchment. The small contingency of troops, led by Israel Putnam on Long Island, were spread across the central hills of Brooklyn where the Battle of Brooklyn would take place. The Heights of Guan was a series of hills extending from Flatbush heading north to Brooklyn Heights. They varied in height from 100 to 150 feet. The canopy of deep forest below offered cover against British troops movements up the passes leading to the top of the ridge. These included the Gowanus Battle and Jamaica Passes. The battle would begin with 20,000 British troops aligned near Gowanus Bay pitted

The Delaware Regiment in the Domenick D’Andrea painting “The Battle of Long Island, 1776” (Public domain) racking up their highest casualties to the British as they attempted to conquer Battle Hill. It was a shortlived victory, because the Americans mistakenly thought there were only two passes leading to the top of the ridge. During the late-night hours, British troops moved up the unguarded Jamaica Pass. This is where the battle came to a decisive end. Thomas Kuntzmann Information regarding the unguarded road had been communicated to against 10,000 American troops. British General William Howe by the With the British troops collected in Loyalist population in Queens. In stark Flatbush, General John Sullivan ascontrast, Washington lacked a reliable sumed they would attack by approach- intelligence network. A few years too ing through the Battle Pass. Led by late, in 1778, Washington gained his James Grant, British troops advanced network called The Culper Spy Ring. through the Greenwood Cemetery A young cavalry officer, Benjamin Hills as American sharpshooters fired Tallmadge, recruited a small group of rounds of grape shot (different size cali- trustworthy men and women from his ber in a canvas bag shot from cannons) hometown of Setauket, Long Island. from their positions in Greenwood The mystery of the Culper Spy Ring was Heights. Upon hearing the news of not discovered until the 1930s. the British advance, Sullivan moved Once up the Jamaica Pass, British troops to support General Alexander troops went around and behind the Lord Stirling in protecting the left flank. Americans, outflanking them and takSullivan’s troops protected the right. ing control of the ridge. Suddenly, with The Americans held the British firm, enemy troops controlling both flanks,

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trapped by the East River at their back, they were joined by the 1st Maryland Regiment, known as the Maryland 400. The actual number of this well- trained regiment was 256. They held off the British long enough for some troops to retreat to Brooklyn Heights. Many soldiers, including Lord Stirling and John Sullivan were captured. Now, General Howe was about to make his tactical error. Howe didn’t follow advice of his subordinates to attack Washington’s troops in Brooklyn Heights. Instead, he positioned his troops for an attack the next morning. During that night, Washington moved troops across the East River to the shores of Manhattan, saving thousands of lives. What overshadows his brilliant maneuver is the final brutal tally as Americans suffered 1,000 casualties and 1,000 captured, while the British only lost 400 men. Tom is a published fiction and non-fiction writer, born and raised on Long Island and is an outdoorsman with main interests in hiking, biking, and golf. His column focuses on local outdoor events and suburban stories.

SCHAEFER from previous page www.app.nassaucountyny.gov/ce/ boost-nonprofit/ There are also other small business programs and additional types of assistance that can be found through the Boost Nassau Resource Center by visiting: www.nassaucountyny.gov/ boostnassau Throughout the pandemic, the Nassau Legislature and my office have

worked to provide guidance and aid for our residents and small businesses. As we move forward in the recovery process, I will continue to ensure that any federal relief monies available are used to further advance that effort. Continue to stay safe and healthy. —Schaefer (R–Westbury) represents the 14th Legislative District in the Nassau County Legislature.

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NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Five Levittown UFSD students, all of whom are also attending Nassau BOCES GC Tech, earned top honors at the New York State SkillsUSA Conference this year. The competition is part of a series of events that SkillsUSA sponsors as part of its mission to provide the country with a competitive, skilled workforce. Three Division Avenue High School students took second place in the Health Knowledge Bowl; Amanda Melendez, Dillon Weinman and Bridget White, all of whom are studying Medical Assisting at GC Tech. Two MacArthur High School students also earned second place status: Medical Assisting student Michael Sing took second in the Health Knowledge Bowl; while Jennifer Theim, who is studying to become an Emergency Medical Technician, earned second in First Aid-CPR. The five students participated virtually in a series of timed events related to their courses of study at GC Tech, as well as in competitions in leadership and professional development. Students who are successful at the state level of competition advance to the National Leadership and Skills Conference,

which was held virtually all during the month of June. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry leaders working together to prepare high school and college students to become leaders in the business world. The program helps establish industry standards for job-skill training and instills a respect for community service in its participants. The U.S. Department of Labor recognizes SkillsUSA as a “successful model of an employer-driven youth development program.”

Jennifer Theim (left), Levittown UFSD, who is attending Nassau BOCES GC Tech, earned second place at the New York State SkillsUSA Conference this year. She is shown here practicing her training as an Emergency Medical Technician.

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Mineola’s Corpus Christi Religious Education Registration for First Graders and Families New to the Parish. Monday, Aug. 30 from 12 to 6 p.m. at the Religious Education Center located at 120 Searing Ave., 2nd floor. Park behind the school building and wear your mask. Original birth and baptismal certificates are needed. Religious Education Fee is $140 per child. For more information, email cccreligioused@verizon.net.

D&B Engineers and Architects, the venerable engineering organization founded in 1965 and headquartered in Woodbury, NY, has changed its corporate structure and also announced the appointment of six new shareholders as part of its new “Vision for the Future.” One of the new shareholders of D&B Engineers and Architects, D.P.C representing the firm’s new “Vision for the Future” is Bethpage resident and Vice President, Water Supply Philip R. Sachs, P.E. D&B Engineers and Architects President Steven A. Fangmann, speaking on behalf of the D&B Board of Directors, stated “We elected to change the firm’s corporate structure from a P.C. (Professional Corporation) to a D.P.C. (Design Professional Corporation) in response to our continuing strong growth and business evolution. The change represents a new vision of the future, creating both a direction and a pathway to achieve this vision. While there is a commonality of sustainable engineering and environmental solutions in all

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The Third Squad reports the arrest of a New Cassel woman on Aug. 13 at 10:52 p.m. in Westbury. According to detectives, at approximately 10:10 p.m. 24-year-old defendant Luvleek Alexandre of Newark, NJ, pushed her way passed the 77-year-old male witness into an apartment on Union Avenue and began striking the 20-year-old female victim about the head, arms and body with a closed fist. The witness repeatedly told the defendant to leave as he pulled the defendant away from the victim. At that time, the defendant grabbed the victim’s cell phone, threw it and broke it; then grabbed a kitchen steak knife and verbally threatened the victim. The victim was able to call police with a second phone, causing the defendant to flee the scene in her Honda with New Jersey registration plates. Officers canvassed the area, located the defendant driving her vehicle and attempted to conduct a Vehicle

and Traffic Law stop. As officers approached the vehicle, the defendant fled the scene and continued to attempt to evade officers by driving through the streets. The defendant drove on Brush Hollow Road, made a left turn onto Talbot Drive and encountered two police cars. The defendant at that time did intentionally strike the driver door of a radio motor patrol vehicle, placed the car into reverse and then intentionally struck the front end of another radio motor patrol vehicle in an attempt to flee. The vehicle came to a stop and the defendant refused officers’ verbal commands to exit the vehicle. Officers were able to get the car door unlocked, remove the defendant, placed her into custody and transported her to Nassau University Medical Center for evaluation. The victim refused medical treatment at the scene. Officers were not injured. Alexandre is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal mischief, third-degree assault,

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The Nassau County Police Department Sixth Squad reports the arrest of a man at 2:40 a.m. on Aug. 14 in East Hills. According to police, at approximately 1:52 a.m., officers on patrol observed a 2015 black colored Nissan Altima with dark tinted windows traveling southbound on Glen Cove Road at the intersection of Harbor Hill Road. Officers conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law stop and interviewed the operator of the vehicle, observing that the driver appeared confused and nervous as a strong odor of marijuana emanated from the vehicle. Subsequent to the investigation and a consent search of the vehicle, the driver,

The Marine Bureau reports the details of a jet ski explo(Photo courtesy of NCPD) sion that occurred on Aug. 15 at 5:10 p.m. in Oyster Bay. Nassau County Marine 11 31-year-old Marcos J. Bravo was taken into custody without was on patrol in the water when the crew heard an incident. Inside the vehicle explosion, then saw smoke. on the floorboard and rear driver and passenger side seats, Marine 11 navigated toward the smoke and upon arrival, officers recovered substances at Oyster Bay Marine Center-5 believed to be concentrated Bay avenue, they discovered cannabis, brown-colored mushrooms believed to be psi- a jet ski engulfed in flames locybin, a green leafy substance and sinking. The driver made it on land with only minor believed to be marijuana and lacerations to his face. The a white-brownish substance driver of the jet ski was taken believed to be crack cocaine; to a local hospital. The jet ski all of which were individually was removed by the Town of packaged for distribution. Oyster Bay, Bay Constables. Bravo is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal An investigation is currently ongoing, but there is no suspipossession of a controlled cious activity at this time. substance, two counts of

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Invasive Plant ID Hosted by the Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, 50 Barry Dr., Glen Cove. From 11 a.m. to noon and 2 to 3 p.m. Learn how to identify some non-native invasive plants, why they are detrimental to the ecosystem and how you can effectively remove them. For ages 8-plus. Included with museum admission, $5 adults, $3 children, free for members. Group size is limited. Call 516-571-8010 or visit www. garviespointmuseum. com.

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at North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 West Shore Rd., Movie Night The Town of North Hempstead Port Washington. Cars will be admitted beginning an hour will screen Up at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 28 Welwyn Preserve Walk The Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference hosts this 3-mile varied and easy walk at 9 a.m. This is a Nassau County park on a former estate located at 100 Crescent Beach Rd., Glen Cove. For information call Chuck at 516-9062733 the day of the hike after 6:30 a.m. Bring water; rain cancels.

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John Joseph Hopkins Jr. and his wife Janice SARATOGA SPRINGS PORT WASHINGTON Kristal Hopkins will be given a double burial - Leonora “Nora” Colby Nicholas Bernard Capozzi, the former trustee, service on Friday, Aug. 27, at 2 p.m. at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, NC. mayor of the Village of Manorhaven (1997-2008) Salaway passed away and President of Nassau County Village Officials John died on July 7, 2020. Janice died on July 30, after a long illness, 2020.In lieu of flowers donations, may be mailed to Association passed away on Aug. 6. Born April 4, 1948 in the Bronx, Nick was a “hands-on” public Saving Graces 4 Felines, P.O. Box 4307, Greenville, peacefully surrounded by servant with a vision and revitalized the Village of NC 27836 or The White Oak River Chapter of family on the morning of Manorhaven. He’ll always be remembered as a fun, the Izaak Walton League of America, by going loving person and a great mayor with an operatic to www.whiteoakriveriwla.org. John and Janice August 7, 2021. She was voice and a big heart. cared very much about these two organizations. 80 years old. Arrangements are being handled by Jones Funeral Nora was born in Ved S. Kawatra, PhD, died peacefully at home Home in Swansboro. on Thursday, July 29. She was 82. Ved was born Manhattan, the daughter in Nurpur, India, in the present-day Himachal GLEN COVE of the late Glen and Pradesh. In 1962, she married Mahendra Kawatra, Antonio Longobucco, of Glen Cove, died on Aug. 13. Beloved husband of Elena (nee Aureliano). a physicist who shared her dream of moving to Alice (Cooper) Colby America. She arrived in the U.S. in 1963. In 1971, Devoted father of Francesco (Megan), Giovanni and grew up in Great the Drs. Kawatra moved to Port Washington, which (Adreana) and Lisa (Stuart) Levine. Loving remained their home for decades. Ved raised her grandfather of Jack, Gianna, Natalie, Isabella, Sara, Neck, NY. She looked family on Long Island and built a tremendous Antonio and Samantha. Funeral mass was held at forward to spending time circle of friends. Most of all, Ved loved being with the Church of St. Rocco. Interment Locust Valley her family. She is survived by her sister, her three Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be with her grandmother daughters, her three sons-in-law and her seven made to St. Rocco’s Church. Lee Lee in Woods Hole, grandchildren. James P. Mammone, of Glen Cove, died on Massachusetts and Robert “Bob” Vincent Hallock died in Aug. 13. James was a loving husband, father, son, Grandmother Dell in Arlington, VA on July 23. Bob was born Feb. 10, brother, uncle and friend. James is survived by his wife of 28 years, Christine, and his children, Michael 1926 in Rockford, Illinois. During World War II, Bedford Village. She attended Abbott Prep School (now aged 13 and Sophia aged 11, his mother Rose, sister Bob served in the Navy. After the war, he earned Andover) in Massachusetts. After graduating in 1958, a master’s in history and taught social studies in Lisa Rossi, husband, Michael and their children Great Neck for many years. Bob married Eleanor Jennifer and John, his sister Carol DeSimone she attended Parsons School of Design until she met her McNeil Hallock in 1961. The couple moved to Port husband Edward children James and Marisa, husband, Robert L. Salaway. They raised three children in Washington where they raised their family and mother-in-law Carol Castagna, father-in-law Sal Brooklyn Heights and Port Washington, NY. She enjoyed were parishioners at Our Lady of Fatima Church. Castagna, Christine’s sister, Susie Castagna and nephew Steven Lepore. In lieu of flowers, donations She preceded him in death. He is survived by his sailing with her family on Bluefin, a 42 ft. sloop, sailing son, Robert Hallock of Seattle and his daughter, in his name may be made to the American Cancer across Long Island Sound, Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard, Hope Hallock, of Arlington, VA. Society. Funeral mass was held at the Church of St. and Nantucket. She also loved driving in her light blue 1966 Austin Healey. She was a full-time homemaker. Nora was a compassionate and caring person that adored putting smiles on people’s faces. She loved all animals, especially golden retrievers. Her favorite color was pink. TraditionofofCaring CaringSince Since1923 1923 AATradition Nora loved flowers and wearing hats. She was an excellent cook and baker. 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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The ticket for entry into the future will be bought with what you’re willing to give up about the past. This can be accomplished in a loving manner. Moving on is a fact of life, and there doesn’t have to be a compelling reason to roll forward. The old season is not particularly wrong or bad; it’s just over. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Daily interactions count profoundly. Even the most mundane activity has rich potential for expressing your soul’s purpose. You’re the sort of deep person who doesn’t need extra stimulus to feel the magic of existence. You’ll radiate this vibe and lift the atmosphere around you simply by showing up. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The cosmic gifts of the week are a greater awareness of your feelings and a sensitivity to the subtle pressures and -- even more understated -- pleasures of circumstance. The one who can provide you with stress relief will win your attention. You’ll go out of your way to flow greater ease and peace through your world. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When it comes to knowing your limits, you are the expert. Listen to what your physical sensations, feelings and inklings tell you. And if you still think your worth is tied to how productive or useful you are to others, look at who is contributing to this erroneous line of thought -- someone with a selfish agenda. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Joy is as good a purpose as any. People will bond over good, clean fun. Happy vibes lift and illuminate all who get swept into the swirl. Still, it takes effort to get a party started. Go about it like it’s your job. People will feel the driving force of your intention and respond in kind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The terms of most arrangements are spelled out in subtle social contracts, gestures, veiled promises, hopes and insecurities. You will leverage the intangible and act on the implied. Whether a close friend or casual acquaintance, those lucky enough to be in a relationship with you will enjoy the elegance of this. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People in the same vicinity are much more likely to strike up friendships and become emotionally invested in one another. You may currently be an outsider to a scene that intrigues you, but this will all change if you’re bold enough to close the geographic gap. How can you give yourself the locational advantage?

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Massapequa Coast Little League Players Honored As New York State Champions 10-Year-Old and Juniors Williamsport Tournament teams awarded

yster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilman Lou Imbroto and Councilman Tom Hand, along with Assemblyman John Mikulin, recently honored Massapequa Coast Little League’s 10-year-old Williamsport Tournament Team and Juniors Williamsport Tournament Team for being named 2021 New York State Champions. The officials recognized all players, Massapequa Coast Little League President Craig Garland, team managers and assistant coaches, including:

10-year-old Williamsport Tournament Team Team Manager: Jon Henchy Assistant Coaches: Ryan Kemper, Adam Weiss Players: Jonathan Acquaviva Jackson Henchy Brady Hunt Chase Kaplan Carter Kemper Ryan Land Matteo Pipia Harrison Smith James Steck Thomas Tabone Gavin Weiss

Juniors Williamsport Tournament Team Team Manager Joe Diesso Assistant Coaches Bob Engelhardt, Joe Della, Porta Ken Gein Players: Timothy Battaglia Vincenzo Della Porta Joey Diesso Bobby Engelhardt Michael Fosorile Kenny Gein III Vincent Genovese Hunter Gillis Thomas Harding Gianni Pipia Frankie Romano Jackson Tucholski Tyler Villalta

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10-year-old Williamsport Tournament Team (Photos courtesy of the Town of Oyster Bay)

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More than $28,000 raised for nonprofit children’s cancer organization Mastermind Unit (MMU) presented its annual Soccer for a Cause benefiting the Michael Magro Foundation (MMF) after a year off due to COVID-19. The tournament was held on Saturday Aug. 7, at Cpl. Kevin T. Kolm Memorial Park in Hicksville. The sun was shining as all the event’s dedicated volunteers started to arrive to check in the teams. Excitement was high and the squads this year were very enthusiastic and happy to be back playing in this annual tournament. This year, the tournament featured eight teams and significant donations from far and wide. MMU has partnered with MMF for the past 10 years in helping raise awareness and funds to help support families of children diagnosed with cancer. Brian Horvath a MMF board member, is also a founding member of MMU along with Michael Stamatinos, Dave Musinki, Andrew Visconti and Bryan Alcantara. MMF also gives a special shout out to Platinum Sponsor A Vournournou Construction Management Group. A big thank you to Sysco Long Island, Geoff Cohen for DJ entertainment, photographer Ed Shin for capturing so many active shots, Hicksville Fire Department for always having an EMT on site and the referees who join in the tournament each year.

2021 Soccer for a Cause champions New Paltz This year’s championship team was New Paltz and the second place team was Mouna. Thank you to all the participating teams. Their efforts and the work of all involved raised more than $28,000 for the Michael Magro Foundation.

Michael Magro Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Paul and Terrie Magro to honor the life of their son Michael, who passed away from leukemia at the age of 13. The foundation works with the Cancer Center for Kids at NYU Langone Health Long Island, Stony Brook Children’s Cancer Division, Cohen Children’s Hospital and other pediatric specialties where treatment of chronic diseases is ongoing, as well as with the Golisano Children’s Hospital in Southwest Florida. Visit www.michaelmagrofoundation.com for more information. Follow the MMF on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. —Submitted by Terrie Magro

From left: Andrew Visconte, Nicole Almeida, Melanie Bucholtz, Barbara Shields, Artie Papatrefon, Brian Horvath, Terrie Magro, Michael Stamatinos and Bryan Alcantara (Photos courtesy of Terrie Magro)

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