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Happy New Year Reflecting on the year’s top stories (See page 3)

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Looking Back On 2023: Manhasset’s Most Memorable Stories AMANDA OLSEN

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s we close out 2023, let’s take a look back at a selection of Manhasset’s most memorable stories. Please enjoy this year in review. Winning The World: Local Fencing Star Takes Gold LI Student Isabella Chin Becomes Fencing Junior World Cup Champion Isabella Chin knows a thing or two about discipline. The 17-year-old senior at Manhasset Secondary School has been fencing since she was in third grade. Her mom suggested fencing when the younger Chin had run through more standard sports like swimming and ice skating. For Chin, fencing clicked in a way she hadn’t experienced with her other activities. “I like many different components that go into fencing, like how strategy plays a big role. You have to be both mentally and physically in shape. And I also admire how you may be creative in your actions. I also feel like discipline is a big part of the sport and being confident. It teaches you that it’s important.” Chin said. Chin competed in the Junior World Cup, the ultimate competition for fencers under 20 years old, in Maalot, Israel, in January. Only the twelve best fencers in the country earn spots to represent Team USA at the prestigious competition. Chin represented Team USA proudly and proved that she was the strongest fencer of the day, winning the Gold Medal and becoming a World Cup Champion.

Isabella Chin competing in the 2022 Summer National Championship.

Blue and Silver Pinwheels were installed at Mary Jane Davies Green to raise child abuse awareness.

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Though Chin is no stranger to international competition, the World Cup still presented a unique challenge. “Every time I do (an international competition,) it always has a different feel to it compared to a domestic competition, because you’re fencing different competitors from different countries, and they all have different styles. When I went to Israel, it was tough. It was something I had to prepare myself for. But I thought it was a good experience, competing with people from different countries.” Beautiful In Blue: Parks Around North Hempstead Sport Pinwheels For Kyra’s Law The fight continues to reform custody laws in memory of murdered two-year-old On April 2, Jacqueline Franchetti and the

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student ambassadors of Kyra’s Champions placed 748 blue and silver pinwheels in three parks around the town of North Hempstead. The pinwheels represent 23 children murdered by their parent during a custody case in the last six years and 725 children who died over the last decade while CPS knew they were in danger. Kyra’s father was emotionally and verbally abusive to Franchetti during their relationship, and when she became pregnant, she left him. After Kyra was born, he reappeared, seeking custody. During the years of custody hearings, the court was repeatedly notified that Kyra’s father was dangerous, angry, and suicidal. During the years of court proceedings, he stalked, harassed and threatened Franchetti. Franchetti’s warnings and pleas for help

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fell on deaf ears. Despite these abusive and dangerous behaviors, the forensic evaluator recommended joint custody, and Kyra’s attorney refused to take actions that would have protected Kyra. In July 2016, Kyra was on a court-sanctioned visit with her father in Virginia when he shot Kyra to death while she slept. He then set his house on fire and killed himself. Franchetti has not just spent the time since Kyra’s murder mourning the loss of her daughter. She has taken her grief and used it as the impetus to demand change from Albany and beyond. “I’m very fortunate that we’ve been able to enact real change in her memory. Since we’ve started, we’ve

see MANHASSET’S YEAR IN REVIEW on page 4

As we celebrate this special time of year, I wish you a Happy Holiday Season, and a prosperous New Year 2024!

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passed bills in multiple states and a federal resolution. Just in December, one of our bills, a landmark bill, mandating training for child custody evaluators became law in New York State. We currently have a package of seven bills with more on the way because we’re drafting more to better protect children in custody cases.” Franchetti said of Kyra’s Champions current work. Bridging The Divide: Stories By Descendants Of Immigrants Manhasset professor writes, edits essay collection Award-winning educator and author Dr. Vicky Giouroukakis’ latest book release, Growing Up in an Immigrant Household and Community: Essays by Descendants of Immigrants, captures actual life experiences of those growing up in an immigrant household and community in the United States by the very individuals who, in many instances, straddled two worlds in finding their identity in America. A first-generation American of Greek immigrant parents, Vicky Giouroukakis teaches and writes with a commitment to and passion for diversity, cultural inclusion, and excellence in education. She is a university professor at Molloy University and School of Education and Human Services. She has been teaching for the past 25 years. After beginning her career as a New York City High School English teacher, she moved on to teach at Molloy and recently assumed a new position as director of graduate and postgraduate programs. “Growing up the daughter of immigrant parents is like straddling two worlds, the world of my parents and the world in which I was born,” Giouroukakis said. Her parents, both from different parts of Greece, came to the US in 1969 in search of a better life. Her mother, raised with two siblings by a single mom in occupied, postWWII Greece, arrived with no understanding of English. Her father went to work immediately at a pizzeria in Astoria. They moved back to Greece for a time, and then returned to the United States, where he opened his own business. This collection is something of a tribute to them. Manhasset Senior Creates Cookie Co-op Local girl hopes others will carry on distributing sweet treats Many kids spend their summers having fun or earning a little extra cash. Sophia Franchetti had other plans. The Girl Scout, who recently completed her Gold Star project on pollinators, spent the summer at the Shelter Rock Food Pantry. While she was there, she noticed that they didn’t have a lot of treats to distribute. This was the inspiration for the Cookie Co-op. Franchetti put her baking skills to work, and by the end of the summer she had baked over 1000 cookies. At first, she baked her own cookies at home, but soon she was getting help from family and friends. Next, kids from her school joined in, and it only expanded from

Giouroukakis as a child while living in Greece. (Photo by Vicky Giouroukakis)

Ward Wright in a previous Memorial Day parade. (Photo provided by the

Eagle Scout Matthew Milewski and his boxes. (Photo by the Milewski family)

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on the front lines, but instead supported the planes that were. After the war, Wright returned to Manhasset and began spending time in his father’s hardware store. During WWII, his father had hired women to wait on the customers because all of the men were fighting overseas. One of them, a woman named Doris, had a friend named Inez “Peggy” Smith visiting from her hometown in Georgia. Peggy had been enlisted herself, in the Navy as one of the WAVES, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. Peggy took an interest in Wright. Six months later they were married. Wright and Peggy first lived on Nassau Avenue then moved to Northwoods Road in Flower Hill, where they raised two boys Centenarian Shares His Wisdom and two girls. Wright worked alongside his Ward Wright looks back on his 100 years brothers at the hardware store, eventually In his almost 100 years on earth, Arthur “Ward” Wright has seen many things change. taking over the business. Wright continues to live by himself with A lifelong resident of the Manhasset area, he started out with his parents and brothers just a little assistance from his family. He walks several times every day around the on Hillcrest Avenue. His father owned Eagle Scout Helps Bats Out Wright Hardware on Plandome Road. Their neighborhood and tries to stay active the Matthew Milewski built bat houses for necessities like coal, ice, milk and eggs were best he can. Always handy, he often worked capstone project with wood and tools. He made improveall delivered to their home. There were no Bats may feature prominently in our supermarkets or department stores. He rode ments to his house, built tables, cabinets Halloween décor, but they are actually an essential part of the ecosystem. They are the in cars with rumble-seats and often took the and other smaller items. He started making figures and sculptures in his eighties. He LIRR to Great Neck to spend the day at the only mammals capable of true sustained movies. He even remembers the eastern part was always active in his church, Christ flight and consume more than 1000 insects of Manhasset being fields and woods. Those Church Manhasset, volunteering weekly in an hour. One Town of North Hempstead the parish office up until recently. He is a days were carefree and restless. resident, Matthew Milewski, recently built He was active in sports and music, playing member of American Legion Post 304. He over 30 bat boxes for various parks within the Town of North Hempstead as his Eagle Scout both football and lacrosse and participating has marched in every Memorial Day parade since 1945. He has five grandchildren and six in the high school band on the drums. In project for Plandome Troop 71. great grandchildren, with one more on the football, he played both running back and “I was looking for an Eagle Project that way. quarterback. Because he also wanted to was conservation-based and would have He maintains a good attitude and has an environmental impact, but also required play in the halftime show at the games, the football coach let him go a few minutes early a glass of red wine with every dinner. His building something. I reached out to a few advice for others is simple: “I would say, so he could run back to the locker room to different parks in Nassau County to get change into his band uniform. He’d drum in keep your options open. You might grow up different project ideas and I chose mine wanting to be a baseball player. As you grow the band performance then quickly change because it had a great conservation aspect older, you might say ‘that’s not for me, I want to it, It was very challenging, required a lot of back into his football uniform and get back to be a doctor.’ Just keep your options open to the game. hands-on building and also had an educaHe enlisted in the Army Air Force right out and work for whatever you have in mind at tional aspect to it,” said Milewski. The project was suggested by John Darcy, of high school as a PFC. He was promoted to the time. You graduate from high school, go Deputy Commissioner of Parks for the Town corporal and was a gun mechanic for fighters on to college, you learn an occupation, and enjoy life.” of North Hempstead. Installing bat boxes in and bombers, mostly in France. He was not there. “I originally just contacted immediate family, friends and neighbors. But so many people signed up. I eventually recruited kids from my school and even local businesses like Orwashers donated. I started pretty simple. I just told people, you know, hand-baked chocolate chip, sugar cookies or oatmeal cookies. I delivered the bags and the stickers to their houses and they dropped it off on a Monday. The pantry was open on Tuesdays, so I’d hand deliver all the cookies every Tuesday. Originally it was supposed to be a six-week thing over the summer, but because it was working out so well, I continued and it became eight weeks,” said Franchetti. Now that she is starting her senior year and looking more to the future, Franchetti would like to find a group of like-minded peers that she can bring up to speed on the co-op’s operations and then pass on the torch. She is looking for a few kids who have the same passion for service and connection.

local town parks offers a number of benefits. These well-designed shelters provide vital roosting sites for bats, which in turn, act as natural pest control agents, helping to reduce the population of disease-carrying insects such as mosquitoes. This reduces the need for chemical pesticides, promoting a healthier environment. While Milewski is interested in conservation, he did not have a particular interest in bats before beginning the project. However, with help from Darcy and biologist and Ranger Eric Powers, Milewski designed and constructed 32 boxes to be hung and distributed throughout the Town of North Hempstead.

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NEIGHBORS IN THE NEWS Celebration At The Manhasset Chanukah Festival

Warm Wishes and Gratitude for a Wonderful Year!

he Town of North Hempstead and Chabad of Manhasset hosted the festivities at the Manhasset Chanukah Festival on Sunday, December 10th. The event was moved from the picturesque Mary Jane Davies Green to Town Hall due to weather. This joyous celebration included a captivating live musical performance by the talented Manhasset High School Band. The festival also featured the traditional Menorah Lighting, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness, as well as a scrumptious selection of

delicious latkes and donuts for everyone to enjoy. Adding a modern and energetic touch to the celebration, attendees also enjoyed a breakdance performance. The Town also held its Winter Holidays Celebration at the “Yes We Can” Community Center in Westbury on December 15. This year’s event included a party with light refreshments, music, dancing, performances by the “Yes We Can” Band, carolers, and an appearance by Santa along with a tree lighting and Kwanzaa celebration. —Compiled by Amanda Olsen

Supervisor Jen DeSena and Councilmembers Dalimonte and Walsh at the Hanukkah Festival.

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May this holiday season bring you joy, warmth, and peace.

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nton Media Group has a robust internship program offering experience in all aspects of journalism. This hybrid internship is ideal for students pursuing a career in writing and journalism. This year’s summer intern at the Manhasset Press was Olivia Rainson of Manhasset. Rainson is a junior English major and creative writing minor at St. John’s University. She is currently serving as the social media manager and assistant features editor at The Torch, the University’s newspaper. She also works at the University Writing Center and is on the editorial board of the Intersections Literary Magazine. Olivia Rainson Reached during finals week, Rainson took (Photo by Anton Media Group) the time to describe her time as Manhasset’s intern. This interview has been edited for was definitely a big thing for me. And it had length and clarity. a flexible schedule so I could have another job. But mostly, it was because I wanted to Why did you choose Anton for your get experience with a legitimate newspaper.” internship? “I chose Anton because I get the Manhasset Press (at home) and I thought it would be something impactful for me to work on my hometown paper, a Long Island paper, that my family and friends receive. The fact that it was a newspaper that would be sent right to my house was really appealing to me. Obviously, it was convenient for me to be able to come into the office. I also liked that it wasn’t fully remote. I declined offers that were fully remote because I wanted to be able to come in and build relationships with people. That

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LOOKING BACK WITH PRIDE, LOOKING AHEAD WITH PASSION. This holiday season I wish to express my gratitude to all of those who have continued to support me, allowing me to keep doing what I love. I take great pleasure from introducing new families to our beautiful town of Manhasset. There is truly nothing like the feeling of helping my clients through the process of buying or selling a home. Wishing You

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Winter Solstice Service A winter Solstice service will take place Dec. 21 at 6:30 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, at 48 Shelter Rock Rd in Manhasset. Rev. David Carl Olson and Rev. Israel Buffardi with Student Minister Dana N. Moore will officiate. On the longest night of the year, they will form a circle by the light of a fire to consider ancient wisdom. They will hold the darkness and speak of the return of the light. With seasonal poetry, a story for the whole family, and the gift of song, they welcome the sun’s return. The will also consider opportunities to leave the past behind and step into a future of relationships, generosity, and joy. For more information, call (516)472-2980 or visit www.uucsr.org

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY Jesus at the Children and Youth Christmas Eve Pageant. The children’s choir will be led by Mrs. Christy Weppler and children of all ages are welcome to participate. 8pm Candlelight Service - Christmas anthems and solos presented by the Chancel Choir, a Christmas Eve message and Christmas carols.

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Letter’s Long Distance Travels John Thomson III was on a trip with friends in Abaco, Bahamas when he decided to throw a message in a bottle into the ocean, a tradition from when he was a kid on his parents’ boat. What he was not expecting was for someone to find it. Twice. “In March, I was on a charter with friends in the Bahamas. We sailed South in the ocean and the idea popped into my head to launch a message in a bottle,” said Thomson. He made up a note, had the crew sign it, and put it in a bottle along with his business card. He had done this numerous times as a kid and never had one returned. On June 20, Patrick Callan came into Thomson’s store saying that his daughter, Melissa C. Donaldson, found the message in a bottle walking on the beach near her home in Jupiter, FL. She recognized Thomson’s name because her father knows Thomson’s family from Manhasset. “The odds of someone finding my bottle and then the odds of being from the same home town and actually knowing each other is astounding,” said Thomson. “Someone else found the bottle walking on the beach in the Bahamas. On March 30, Elizabeth Handwerker was picking up debris on the beach when she came across my bottle. She added her own note and then she and her husband dropped it off their boat off on the coast of Florida. The odds of a message in a bottle being found twice is astonishing.”

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Access To Grand Central Madison And The LIRR This year marked the opening of The East Side Access Project, in which Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) riders gained access to Grand Central Madison. The East Side Access was a $12 billion project, which marked the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years. Riders on the LIRR gained direct access to the east side of Manhattan, easing overcrowding in and around Penn Station. On Monday, Feb. 27, a milestone event made Long Island history as the 5:08 a.m. train from Port Washington rolled out of the station as the first train to take commuters to the new Grand Central Madison terminal of the LIRR. History buffs and members of the Cow Neck Historical Peninsula Society (CNHPS) joined residents on the inaugural train run at 5:08 a.m. While history was made, all commuters had to adjust their schedules for their morning and evening commutes. In July, the LIRR announced plans to eliminate express trains from the Port Washington Line, affecting commuters in Manhasset, Great Neck, Plandome and Port Washington. Local officials and the LIRR heard the concerns from the community and in September the LIRR abandoned the plans to eliminate the express trains. There continues to be complaints from the community regarding the constant schedule changes. The LIRR is still working to try to get the train schedules up to par with the communities’ requests.

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Attorney General Letitia James Visits Great Neck On Friday, Jan. 13, Temple Beth-El of Great Neck hosted its annual Shabbat Service honoring the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Each year on the Friday of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Temple Beth-El hosts a special Shabbat Service with a keynote speaker to honor MLK Jr. for his involvement in the civil rights moment and commemorate his visit to the Temple in 1967. This year’s keynote speaker was New York State’s Attorney General, Letitia James. With public expressions of racism, antisemitism, and anti-Asian bias increasing across America, the special service gathering was held not only to honor MLK and his work but inspired hope, strength, community and respect among everyone in attendance. Attorney General James delivered a powerful and eloquent speech that energized the crowd. James listed examples of progress throughout our nation in the forms of government action and leadership that have broken social norms and made America a more inclusive and welcoming place for all. “I’m hopeful that love, acceptance and inclusion will always push out hate and darkness,” said James. “I’m hopeful because of people like all of you. I am seeing that spark that ignites the fires of change that have always simmered but have never fully flamed throughout our nation’s history. We have individuals to empower, communities to strengthen children, to educate the ceilings, to crack, all a tall task. It all can be accomplished when we work together and invest in each other.”

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Woodbury Nursing Home Faces Lawsuit, Benefit Cuts Over the year, Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, located in Woodbury, has come under scrutiny. In December, 2022, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the nursing home for fraud and mismanagement that led to under-staffing, which ultimately resulted in neglect and harm. The lawsuit alleges that the nursing home owners diverted $22.6 million in Medicaid and Medicare funds from resident care through a fraudulent network of companies used to conceal profit-taking. From Aug. 4 to 14, Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation picketed outside the nursing home in response to the potential loss of their benefits after management failed to pay into the workers’ health benefits fund. The date employees risked losing their benefits was postponed as management made partial payments into the funds. The petition, by New York Commissioner of Health James V. McDonald and James, alleged that after the proceeding against the nursing home began, the respondent stopped paying the National Benefit Fund of union 1199SEIU, which provides specific medical, dental, disability and other related benefits. The petition also stated that as of Sept. 8, the facility owes more than $5 million to the fund and must make monthly payments ranging between $920,000 and $1.1 million.

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eco-friendly practices into their cultures but also prepares them for operations, and environmental a globalized workforce. education is becoming a core comPersonalized Learning ponent of the curriculum. Students Pathways and flexible learning models, and are actively engaged in projects and Acknowledging that every they continue to be prominent in initiatives that promote sustainabilstudent learns differently, there is 2023. Blending traditional in-person ity and ecological responsibility. a growing focus on personalized instruction with online learning Data-Driven Decision learning pathways. Adaptive offers flexibility and accommodates learning technologies, differentiatMaking diverse learning styles. Institutions ed instruction, and student choice Data analytics and educaare investing in robust Learning empower learners to engage with tional data mining are playing a Management Systems (LMS) and content in ways that suit their crucial role in shaping educationSocial and Emotional collaborative tools to facilitate seamal strategies. Institutions are using preferences and pace. Learning (SEL) less transitions between in-person data to assess student perforAcknowledging the imporand virtual learning environments. Educator Professional mance, identify learning gaps, tance of holistic development, Development and enhance teaching methodCompetency-Based Education educators are increasingly incorRecognizing the imporologies. Predictive analytics help Competency-based education porating Social and Emotional tance of well-equipped educators, Learning (SEL) into their curricula. in early intervention strategies, is gaining traction as an there is an increased emphasis SEL focuses on nurturing students’ ensuring that students receive the alternative to traditional grading on professional development. emotional intelligence, interperson- support to succeed. systems. This approach focuses on Institutions are investing in al skills, and resilience. Schools are mastering specific skills and knowlGlobal Collaborative Learning programs that support teachers edge, allowing students to progress recognizing the role of SEL in creatThe interconnectedness of in adopting new technologies, ing a positive learning environment at their own pace. It promotes a the world is fostering global implementing innovative teaching and preparing students for personal deeper understanding of subjects collaborative learning initiatives. methods, and staying abreast of the and provides learners with the flexi- and professional success. Virtual exchanges, international latest educational research. bility to move on to advanced topics projects, and cross-cultural colSustainable Education The trends in education reflect once they demonstrate proficiency. laborations are providing students a dynamic and evolving landPractices Lifelong Learning and with the opportunity to connect scape. Technology, flexibility, Environmental awareness is Microcredentials personalized learning, and a influencing education trends, with with peers from diverse backThe concept of lifelong learn- a growing emphasis on sustainabil- grounds. This not only enhances holistic approach to education are ing is becoming more ingrained their understanding of different reshaping how we think. ity. Institutions are incorporating

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Water Quality Report Card For Manhasset Bay Tucked between two peninsulas, Manhasset Bay is a beautiful body of water. However, all is not well in Manhasset Bay. As with much of Long Island, the health of this picturesque waterbody is under threat. Save the Sound, an organization that monitors the quality of water in Long Island Sound and its watersheds, gave the Bay an average grade of C for 2023. Close to shore, the water is subject to human pollutants like nitrogen and stormwater discharge. Nitrogen is an important element of the chemical balance in healthy waterbodies. When the nitrogen levels exceed that normal balance, it throws off all of the other elements, including dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll, leading to a potentially toxic situation. Chlorophyll is related to phytoplankton, which is small algae that float in the water. These phytoplankton are critical for a healthy ecosystem. However, excess chlorophyll, which indicates large blooms of algae in the water, is closely linked to the presence of nitrogen. Excess nitrogen can lead to algal blooms, which are harmful to wildlife and people, and these algae blooms are related to a lower dissolved oxygen level. Changing how we manage waste water, using an organic fertilizer less frequently, if at all, and slowing and reducing stormwater runoff are all accessible, easy ways to impact water quality in the bay for the better.

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Smoke Impacts From June 6 to 9, large swaths of the U.S. East Coast were blanketed in wildfire smoke originating in Eastern Canada, where climate change and related environmental factors (e.g. longer summers, shorter winters, less rain, and invasive bark-boring beetles, to name a few) have led to wildfires of increasing intensity and scope in recent years. Seeing a red sun blotted out in a sky full of woodsmoke is not an uncommon occurrence on the West Coast of North America, where worsening wildfires have ravaged large parts of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia in the past decade. Here on the East Coast, however, the sight was shocking to many, as was the pervasive smell of woodsmoke and the irritation of particulate matter in our regional air. As a result, perhaps, reactions to the conditions were mixed and somewhat staggered among state and municipal authorities. School districts and municipalities in lower New York State were mostly left to make their own decisions about the smoke, which is generally a difficult condition to predict, and moved into our area quickly on June 6 after weeks of ongoing fires in Canada.

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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Published on May 2, 2023 | Fantasy, Romance, Action This novel follows Violet Sorrengail as she enters the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders. Violet was originally meant to live a quiet life among books and history, but the commanding general, her mother, orders her to join the Riders Quadrant with hundreds of other cutthroat cadets. Violet makes a few friends and even more enemies, like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless in the Riders Quadrant. As she learns to navigate her new life, Violet begins to suspect the leadership is hiding a terrible secret. The book takes readers on a fantastical journey through a magical world with romance and action. This is Rebecca Yarros’ first fantasy novel for her highly anticipated The Empyrean series. The second book of the series, Iron Flame, was released on Nov. 7, 2023.

Best Page Turners Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Published on May, 25, 2023 | Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller Athena Liu is a literary star and June Hayward is a literary nobody. When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals one of her unpublished works and publishes it as her own. Evidence begins to threaten June’s success and she discovers how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. This novel tackles diversity, racism and cultural appropriation with a timely story filled with lies, dark humor and deadly consequences. ....................

Spare by Prince Harry (J.R. Moehringer, ghostwriter)

Published on Jan. 10, 2023 | Non-fiction, Memoir, Autobiography Prince Harry’s long-awaited biography tells the prince’s story of his life after his mother, Princess Diana, passed away. Before Princess Diana’s passing, Harry was seen as the carefree and happy Spare to the more serious Heir.

After grief changed his life, Harry struggled with anger, sadness and loneliness. The book follows his life through his time in the British Army, meeting his wife Meghan and their life behind the scenes that led them to flee the country and leave the Royal Family. This story gives readers a raw, honest inside scoop of Harry’s experiences with the Royals. ....................

Holly by Stephen King

Published on Sept. 5, 2023 | Horror, Fiction, Mystery In Stephen King’s latest novel, one of his most compelling and resourceful characters, Holly Gibney, returns to solve the truth behind multiple disappearances in a mid-western town. When Penny Dahl calls the detective agency to help locate her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case as her partner is sick and her mother recently passed away. But something in Penny’s voice draws Holly in. Blocks from where the girl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. Holly learns they are harboring an unholy secret that could be related to the girl’s

disappearance. Now Holly must use all of her talents to outthink and outmaneuver the professors. ....................

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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

Published on April 18, 2023 | Nonfiction, History, Adventure In 1742, a patched-together vessel washed up on the coast of Brazil with 30 emaciated men. The men claimed they were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship, the Wager, a ship that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission. The shipwreck landed the men on a desolate island, where they were stranded for months before building the vessel to get home. Six months later, another vessel landed on the coast of Chile, containing three men who told a different story from the shipwreck. They said the sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes; they were mutineers. The page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery culminates in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.

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Oppenheimer

R | Biography, Drama, History | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon | Box Office Gross Worldwide (according to IMDB): $950,686,460 Oppenheimer followed the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. In the film, we see his life from his time in university all the way to post-WWII, where his fame saw him entangled in political schemes. This highly anticipated film, directed by Christopher Nolan, was a powerful biopic that examined Oppenheimer’s brilliance, accomplishments and flaws. The movie quickly gained pop-culture fame due to its release on the same day as the Barbie movie. Fans of both films and films in general dubbed the day as Barbenheimer and movie lovers flocked the theaters to see the double feature. ....................

Barbie

PG-13 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa

2023 Blockbusters Rae | Box Office Gross Worldwide (according to IMDB): $1,441,801,376 At first glance, this movie may seem like a film for kids about the legendary Barbie toy. But director Greta Gerwig created a film where Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and existence. While the movie is colorful and funny, it also explores femininity and existentialism as Barbie leaves her world and enters the real world. With bright pink posters and glittering commercials, the Barbie movie seemed like the film for girls and women who want to be reminded of the joy that is the Barbie doll. However, the Barbenheimer double feature allowed the film to gain immense popularity among all film enthusiasts, drawing crowds of men of all ages to see what the hype was about. ....................

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama | Stars: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis | Box Office Gross Worldwide (according to IMDB): $244,813,968 The long-awaited prequel to The Hunger Games series was released in November of this year. The film follows a young President Snow, Coriolanus Snow, as he mentors and

develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games. The Hunger Games trilogy was published in 2008-2010 and was an immediate hit for young readers. The movie series, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, produced four movies from 2012 to 2015. When The Hunger Games author released the prequel to the series in 2020, fans were quickly thrilled about the anticipation of another film. ....................

Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse

PG | Action Animation | Adventure| Stars: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac | Box Office Gross Worldwide (according to IMDB): $690,516,673 In the second installation of Miles Morales’ journey as Spiderman, Miles catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero. While animated films are often seen as children’s movies, this film quickly became popular with Marvel fans of all ages. The film’s quick wit, incredible graphics, intricate storyline and plot twists all added up to create a cult favorite.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe WallerBridge, Antonio Banderas | Box Office Gross Worldwide (according to IMDB): $383,936,057 In the latest installment of Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford reprised his role as Archaeologist Indiana Jones. Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. This is the fifth Indiana Jones movie. The first movie, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in 1981. Fans of the action series were thrilled to see Jones on a new adventure as he wrestles to fit in a world that seems to have outgrown him and picks up his whip to once again save a powerful artifact.

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Succession (HBO | Comedy, Drama)

Stars: Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. The family’s world changes when their father steps down from the company. They begin to fight for control which exposes the family’s lack of morals and redeeming values. The first season of Succession premiered in 2018, and this year the fourth and final season aired. As the betrayal and tensions grew, fans were eager to see the conclusion to the Roy family drama. All four seasons are now available to stream on MAX. ....................

Mardsen, Alan Barinholtz Jury Duty follows the workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of Ronald Gladden, a juror who is unaware the entire case is fake. Everyone involved in the trial is an actor except for him and everything happening around him has been carefully planned. Throughout the eight episodes of this standalone series, viewers watched Ronald’s reactions to the oddball characters that say and do outlandish things throughout the trial. The show can be streamed on Freevee. ....................

Jury Duty (Amazon’s Freevee | Comedy, Mockumentary )

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I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix | Cringe Comedy, Sketch Comedy)

Stars: Tim Robinson, Sam Richardson, Patti Harrison In this series, Tim Robinson and his guests put on cringe, surreal comedy sketches that drive

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he rises to the challenge, people to the point of desperately wanting to despite the forces within leave their presence. The the club that don’t want quirky characters put him to succeed. themselves into awkward This hilarious and and ridiculous situations heartening series began in where everyone around 2020 and released its third them gets violently and final season this year. uncomfortable, including Ted Lasso had fans across the viewers. the U.S. and U.K. hooked While some viewers into the sports comedy, might not like the drama series. The series can uncomfortable laughter be streamed on Apple TV. this show elicits, it’s com.................... parable to a train wreck The Last of Us that you can’t look away (HBO | Adventure, from. The first season (TV posters Drama) premiered in 2019 and from IMDB | imdb.com) Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, the second in 2021. This Anna Torv year, Robinson and his team released the After a global pandemic destroys civilithird season which got people hooked again. zation, Joel, a hardened survivor is hired The show can be streamed on Netflix. .................... to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old, out of a quarantine zone. The task starts as a small Ted Lasso (Apple TV | job, but quickly turns into a brutal journey Comedy, Drama) as they travel across the U.S. and depend on Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah each other for survival. Waddingham, Jeremy Swift The Last of Us series is based off a popular American football coach Ted Lasso heads video game that came out in 2013. The show to London to manage AFC Richmond, a was a quick hit with video game enthusiasts struggling English Premier League soccer and action fans across the globe. The first team. Lasso knows nothing about soccer/ season can be streamed on MAX. football, but with enthusiasm and positivity

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Gone But Not Forgotten

n solemn remembrance, we honor the lives of those who departed this year, reflecting on the tapestry of moments they wove into our collective existence. Each soul, a unique melody in life’s symphony, has left an indelible mark on the hearts they touched. In their absence, we find strength in memories and the enduring impact of their presence. May their legacies shine as guiding stars, inspiring us to cherish our fleeting time and embrace the profound connections that define our shared human experience. In the tapestry of life, their threads remain, weaving a timeless narrative of love, resilience, and remembrance.

JUNE

• Astrud Gilberto, samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter (March 29, 1940-June 5, 2023) • The Iron Sheik, wrestler and actor (March 15, 1942-June 7, 2023) • Treat Williams, actor (Dec. 1, 1951-June 12, 2023) • Cormac McCarthy, author (July 20, 1933-June 13, 2023) Henry Kissinger Dianne Feinstein

JANUARY

• Jeff Beck, guitarist (June 24, 1944-Jan. 10, 2023) • Lisa Marie Presley, singer and songwriter (Feb. 1, 1968-Jan. 12, 2023) • David Crosby, singer, songwriter, and guitarist (Aug. 14, 1941-Jan. 18, 2023) • Cindy Williams, actress and producer (Aug. 22, 1947-Jan. 25, 2023) • Bobby Hull, ice hockey player (Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 30, 2023)

competition adjudicator (April 25, 1944-April 22, 2023) • Harry Belafonte, singer, actor, and civil rights activist (March 1, 1927-April 25, 2023) • Jerry Springer, broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, lawyer, and politician (Feb. 13, 1944-April 27, 2023)

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investor, and philanthropist (Jan. 1, 1924-Nov. 28, 2023) • Henry Kissinger, diplomat, political scientist, geopolitical consultant, and politician (May 27, 1923-Nov. 29, 2023)

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• Burt Bacharach, composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist (May 12, 1928-Feb. 8, 2023) • Raquel Welch, actress and model (Sept. 5, 1940-Feb. 15, 2023) • Richard Belzer, actor, comedian and author (Aug. 4, 1944-Feb. 19, 2023)

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• Jane Birkin, actress and singer (Dec. 14, 1946-July 16, 2023) • Tony Bennett, jazz and traditional pop singer (Aug. 3, 1926-July 21, 2023) • Sinéad O’Connor, singer, songwriter, and activist (Dec. 8, 1966-July 26, 2023) • Alan Arkin, actor and filmmaker (March 26, 1934-June 29, 2023) • Paul Reubens, actor and comedian (Aug. 27, 1952-July 30, 2023)

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• Chaim Topol, actor, singer, and illustrator (Sept. 9, 1935-March 8, 2023) • Lance Reddick, actor and musician (June 7, 1962-March 17, 2023)

• David McCallum, actor and musician (Sept. 19, 1933-Sept. 25, 2023) • Brooks Robinson, American baseball player (May 18, 1937Sept. 26, 2023) • Sir Michael Gambon, actor (Oct. 19, 1940-Sept. 27, 2023) • Dianne Feinstein, politician (June 22, 1933-Sept. 28, 2023)

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• Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nov. 17, 1938-May 1, 2023) • Vida Blue, baseball player (July 28, 1949-May 6, 2023) • Jim Brown, football fullback, civil rights activist, and actor (Feb. 17, 1936-May 18, 2023) • Tina Turner, singer, songwriter and actress (Nov. 26, 1939-May 24, 2023)

• Robbie Robertson, musician (July 5, 1943-Aug. 9, 2023) • Bob Barker, media personality and animal rights advocate (Dec. 12, 1923-Aug. 26, 2023)

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• Burt Young, actor, author, and painter (April 30, 1940-Oct. 8, 2023) • Rudolph Isley, singer-songwriter (April 1, 1939-Oct. 11, 2023) • Piper Laurie, actress (Jan. 22, 1932-Oct. 14, 2023) • Suzanne Somers, actress, author, and businesswoman (Oct. 16, 1946-Oct. 15, 2023) • Richard Roundtree, actor and model (July 9, 1942-Oct. 24, 2023)

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• Sandra Day O’Connor, attorney, politician, and jurist (March 26, 1930-Dec. 1, 2023) • Norman Lear, screenwriter and producer (July 27, 1922-Dec. 5, 2023) —Compiled by Christy Hinko

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• Jimmy Buffett, musician and singer-songwriter (Dec. 25, 1946Sept. 1, 2023)

• Bobby Knight, basketball coach (Oct. 25, 1940-Nov. 1, 2023) • Rosalynn Carter, writer, activist, humanitarian and first lady of the United States (Aug. 18, 1927-Nov. 19, 2023) • Mary Cleave, engineer and NASA astronaut from Great Neck (Feb. 5, 1947-Nov. 27, 2023) • Charlie Munger, businessman,

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2023: Remembering The Departed

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People are sure living longer. The year 2023, as with all others, saw the passing of American notables. Many of those that did perish lived longer than anyone could have imagined in, say, 1923. Jim Brown, the legendary football star, who died in May, was a Manhasset native. A foursport star at Manhasset High School, Brown was an All-American at Syracuse University before beginning a Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns. He was a three-time MVP for Cleveland, while leading them to an NFL championship in 1964. A New Yorker who impacted the world scene was Henry Kissinger. One of the world’s most recognizable men, Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State in the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Détente with the Soviet Union, the opening to Mainland China, laying the groundwork for the Panama Canal Treaty and the Camp David Accords were hallmarks of Kissinger’s tireless diplomacy. Queens County was the setting for the most popular television program of the 1970s. Norman Lear, who died in December, was the creator of All In The Family and its lovable

protagonist, Archie Bunker. Lear’s other credits include Maude, Sanford and Son, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, O’Connor, to liberals, became a pleasant surprise, providing a liberal swing vote on decisions regarding abortion, affirmative action, and gay rights. Also close to home, we said goodbye—and thanks—to Tony Bennett, an Astoria native and a singer beloved by four generations of Americans; Burt Young, a Port Washington resident and the irresistible “Paulie” of the Rocky franchise; and Burt Bacharach, prolific songwriter and Forest Hills native. On the literary front, Long Island native Louise Gluck, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature, passed away in April. By winning the Nobel, Gluck joined such luminaries as Sinclair Lewis, Eugene O’Neil, Pearl Buck, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Toni Morrison, and Bob Dylan. The prolific novelist Cormac McCarthy, author of numerous novels, including The Road, which, word-forword, might be the most intense fiction in American fiction, died in June. From the world of entertainment, passings included Friends star Matthew Perry, who met an untimely death at 54; Harry Belafonte,

Rosalynn Carter on Metroliner train, October 1977 Photo source Wikimedia who died at age 96; plus Raquel Welch, movie actress and the brunette answer to Marilyn Monroe; and Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of The King. New York sports fans lost many longtime favorites. Joe Christopher was a member of the 1962 Mets, baseball’s most lovable also-rans. Willis Reed was team captain of the 1969 and 1973 World Champion New York Knickerbockers; Johnny Green also starred. On the diamond, Joe Pepitone, Brooklyn native and first baseman for the championship Yankees teams of the early 1960s,

passed away as did Ron Hodges, longtime backstop for the Mets. Other deaths included Frank Howard, the mighty slugger for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators who also briefly managed the Mets, and Tim McCarver, former catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, known for years as a voice of the Mets. The year ended with the passing of Rosalynn Carter, the “First Lady from Plains.” Ms. Carter’s husband of 77 years, former President Jimmy Carter, was released from hospice care to attend his wife’s funeral.

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This year was yet another wake-up call to just how serious driving while intoxicated or under the influence could be. On May 3, Amandeep Singh allegedly drove a 2021 Dodge Ram TRX south at high speed in the northbound lanes on North Broadway in Jericho. The defendant then reportedly crashed his vehicle into an oncoming Alfa Romeo that contained four teenage passengers. Due to the force of the impact, 14-year-olds Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz, who were seated on the right side of the Alfa Romeo, were killed instantly. Singh allegedly fled the crash scene and was apprehended nearby by members of the Nassau County Police Department. He is facing charges including driving while ability impaired by a combined influence of alcohol and a drug and two counts of driving while intoxicated. On Aug. 6, Michael Deangelo, 32, of Lindenhurst, was allegedly driving westbound at a high rate of speed on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa when he collided with three additional vehicles. Patrice Huntley, 60, of Flushing, and his children Jeremiah, 10, and Hannah Huntley, 13, both of Uniondale, were pronounced dead at the scene. Chantel Solomon, 6, of Uniondale. later succumbed to her injuries. Deangelo was charged with driving while ability impaired. On Aug. 12, Sotirios Spanos, 32, of Syosset, was traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard in the vicinity of Moores Hill Road in Laurel Hollow when he crossed over the yellow divider and collided with a Ferrari Convertible traveling westbound, killing Ismenia and Odalis Urena, both 37, of Syosset. Spanos was charged with driving while intoxicated. The Urenas are survived by two young children.

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Local and state officials respond to war in Middle East

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n 2023, Nassau County residents observed political controversy among local and national leaders. It was a year defined by upheaval in Congress and spats between local politicians. Here are Anton Media Group’s picks for 2023’s political highlights: Ex-Congressman George Santos Now-former NY-03 Congressman George Santos was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 1, less than a year into his two-year term, with a vote of 311 in favor and 114 against. He was one of only a handful in history to do so. He faced the expulsion vote just a few weeks after the House Ethics Committee released a mostly negative 56-page report on his actions during and after the 2022 campaign. New York Governor Kathy Hochul formally announced on Dec. 5 that a special election would be held on February 13, 2024, to fill the seat vacated by Santos, that date being within 70 to 80 days of his departure, as per U.S. law.

Critics say that signage at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre makes Bruce Blakeman the lead singer, so to speak. (Photo by James Rooney) Las Vegas Sands On May 22, the Nassau County Legislature voted to approve a lease contract between Las Vegas Sands and Nassau County for Sands’ use of lands surrounding the Nassau Hub for a casino and entertainment complex, pending Sands’ receipt of a casino license from the New York State Gaming Commission. The vote, which was 17-1 in favor of approval, followed months of public campaigning for and against the new casino.

Harry Chapin Concert In August, news broke that the annual Harry Chapin tribute concert at Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, postponed from July 16 due to rain, had been canceled due to conflicts between organizers, performers, and county leadership. Before the re-scheduled concert, longtime show organizer and musician Stuart Markus and various musicians noticed that new signage in the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre seemed to make Bruce Blakeman’s name

more the focus than Harry Chapin’s. In a letter, Blakeman accused Markus of taking issue with his political identification rather than the signs. Legislator Arnold Drucker has also taken issue with how Blakeman has associated himself with the concert series and Legislator Joshua Lafazan chimed in, proposing a bill removing local officials’ names from unrelated public signage. Response to the Israel-Hamas war Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was the lead speaker at rallies showing support for Israel after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. Blakeman assured county residents that all necessary precautions had been carried out, adding that all special units have been activated, including mounted police, the canine unit, aviation and emergency services, and the Bureau of Special Operations. Since the attacks, pro-Israel and Palestine rallies have been seen across Long Island and New York City. State and local politicians, including New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Charles Schumer, quickly and forcefully denounced the attack. Politicians have also been speaking out against about a rise of antisemitism on college campuses.

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‘90s Resurgence

The trends of the ‘90s made a raging comeback this year. Younger generations are drawing inspiration from “the decades”—mainly in their clothing. Even celebrities are joining in on the resurgence, which only influences the trends more. Designer fashion brands, from Coach to Dior, are displaying these trends in their collections and fashion shows. Social media also influenced the return of the ‘90s in the younger generation, with Gen Z all over TikTok sharing their outfits, hairstyles and makeup that resembles the older decade. Slicked back hair, eclectic eyeshadow and mesh tops are only a few returning trends that are sweeping the generation.

Low-Rise Pants From denim to cargo, low-rise pants have become exceedingly popular. Many of the low-rise cuts are featured on baggy jeans, with the trend of “mom jeans” coming back in style as well. Low-rise jeans can be styled with tanks and corsets for a variety of occasions. Corset Tops From full length pieces to cropped bralettes, corsets have become increasingly prominent in the wardrobe of the younger generations. Lacy, strapless and satin are common designs for these tops— which are often paired with other ‘90s styles such as low-rise jeans and maxi skirts. Platform Shoes Classic ‘90s brands such as Converse, Steve Madden and Doc Martens have new styles featuring a

Let’s Get Cozy

Fall fashion trends embraced cozy and chic styles. Oversized sweaters, earthy tones, and chunky boots defined the season’s aesthetic, while leather pieces and knitwear added an edge of sophistication. Accessories like scarves and hats completed the look, blending warmth and elegance for a perfect autumn wardrobe. Faux Fur Faux fur has surged as a sustainable and stylish trend, offering the luxurious look and feel of real fur without harm to animals. In response to ethical and environmental

concerns, fashion enthusiasts increasingly opt for faux fur, fostering a compassionate and chic approach to staying warm and fashionable. Puffer Jackets Puffer jackets have become a ubiquitous fashion trend, celebrated for their unbeatable warmth and urban appeal. With their quilted design and insulating materials, these cozy, yet trendy, garments have transcended outdoor utility to become a statement piece, reflecting a fusion of practicality and style in contemporary fashion. Chunky Boots Chunky boots were a winter musthave, offering a perfect blend of style and practicality. Their robust soles and heavy construction provide warmth, traction, and protection from the elements. These boots exude an edgy, urban aesthetic that pairs effortlessly with winter outfits, adding a bold statement to cold-weather fashion.

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t was an amazing year for Paul Dulanto of Massapequa High School. The senior has committed to play baseball with Stony Brook University. Dulanto started playing baseball seemingly from infancy. “I’ve been playing baseball my whole life, ever since I was a kid. I knew that was going to be... if I was going to play a

college sport, that (baseball) would be it... Baseball was just the sport I knew I wanted to go to the next level with.” What made Dulanto fall in love with baseball? According to the senior, “The excitement, the thrill of succeeding. And even when you fail, being able to come back from those failures and succeed next time. Also, the bonds I’ve created throughout all my traveling. I met so many people I would never have been able to meet without it, and they’re bonds that I’ll keep for a lifetime.” Dulanto has also spent the last three years playing for Massapequa High’s football team, as their quarterback. While baseball was Dulanto’s first love, his ability to play football was never guaranteed. “I’ve always wanted to play, but when I was born I had heart surgery, so in the early years of my life, it was recommended I not play. But my father actually played for Massapequa football, so I’d aways ask to play. And then we spoke to the doctor and they finally cleared me for it.”

Dulanto was on both teams when they won their respective Long Island Championships. He fondly recalls the football before-game meetups to prepare and get excited, and the after-game tailgates to celebrate their victories. “You play a long game, you’re shot, you’re tired, you’re hungry, and [the parents] have everything waiting for you. It was the best.” For baseball, Dulanto would talk through strategies with his pitcher and mentally lock himself in for the game. While he has loved his time with the football team, Dulanto is excited for this next chapter

with Stony Brook baseball, especially being able to challenge himself on a whole new level. “The competition is getting even better. Everyone is good at that level, being Division-1, so you’re going to get everyone’s best,” he explained. “You’re not really going to get any off-days, every day is going to be a challenge. But that only makes you better. The senior has learned countless lessons from his lifelong commitment to sports. “The main one for me is how to work hard and overcome adversity,” he said. “The dreams and goals you have within your sport aren’t going to happen overnight. You have to work hard for them. And you can’t just work hard for one day, you have to work hard over a long period of time.” Congratulations to Paul, and good luck! Dulanto also enjoyed his time playing on the football team.

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impact real estate. If there have been notable improvements or changes in Long Island’s infrastructure, such as transportation or amenities, it could influence property values and desirability. The state of real estate on Long Island in New York is likely influenced by a combination of factors, including the aftermath of the pandemic, housing preferences, economic conditions, and local developments. For the most accurate and recent information, consider reaching out to local real estate experts who can offer insights tailored to the current market dynamics.

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eal estate markets are influenced by economic conditions, including interest rates and employment. Housing supply and demand, government policies, and market sentiment play vital roles. Demographic trends, local economic factors, and global events impact property values. Technological advancements, sustainability, credit availability, and health crises further shape the ever-changing real estate landscape. Here are some of the issues that have been noted across Long Island this year.

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Pre-pandemic Trends

Before the pandemic, Long Island had experienced a stable and competitive real estate market. The region is known for its diverse housing options, from suburban neighborhoods to coastal communities, catering to a range of preferences.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced real estate trends globally, and Long Island is no exception. The shift towards remote work has altered housing priorities, with many individuals seeking more spacious homes, home offices, and properties with outdoor amenities.

Remote Work and Housing Preferences

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to increased demand for homes that accommodate a flexible lifestyle. Long Island, with its proximity to New York City and relatively more suburban setting, has become an attractive option for those looking to escape the urban environment while still having access to the city.

Interest Rates

Inventory and Prices

Government Policies and Economic Factors

One key factor influencing the real estate market is housing inventory. A limited supply of homes, coupled with high demand, can lead to increased property prices. This scenario has been observed in various parts of the country, including suburban areas.

Mortgage interest rates play a significant role in the real estate market. Lower interest rates can encourage homebuying and potentially drive demand. Conversely, rising interest rates may impact affordability and slow down the market.

Government policies and economic conditions can also shape the real estate landscape. Stimulus packages, unemployment rates, and broader economic stability can influence individuals’ confidence in making

significant financial decisions, such as buying or selling a home.

Trends in Property Types

The types of properties in demand can shift based on market conditions. For example, during the pandemic, there has been a noticeable interest in suburban and rural properties compared to urban apartments. Long Island’s mix of suburban and coastal properties may have seen varying trends in different areas.

Local Developments and Infrastructure

Investments in local infrastructure and developments can

Nassau County reported a residential closed median sale price of $735,000 in September 2023, an increase of 5.20 percent from $699,000, reported in September 2022. There were 912 closed residential sales transactions and 848 pending transactions reported in September 2023, following 1,208 closed and 1,020 pending transactions reported the month prior. The OneKey MLS Regional Area reported a closed median sale price of $630,000 in September 2023, representing an increase of five percent as compared to the reported $600,000 in September 2022. Across the regional coverage area, there were 4,245 closed residential transactions and 4,240 pending transactions, following the 5,344 closed and 4,775 pending transactions reported the month prior.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). We live with imperfect things more happily when they are about the same amount of imperfection as the neighbor seems to be dealing with. Perhaps you’d be better off without the emotional rigamarole that comes with sizing up the competition, but this week, it would be silly to fight the urge. Everyone compares. Just try not to spend much time on it.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Welcome diverse opinions, approaches and styles. People are not going to do things the way you expect or prefer this week, and that’s the beauty of it. The healing of society hinges on people who can listen to one another without the intent to persuade or emerge as victors. CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s no way to simulate a social life. No theoretical knowledge could ever duplicate its unpredictable course. The education you get from talking to people and getting to know them through real-time social interactions will be an invaluable key to your thriving, so say “yes” to the invites.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The plans don’t matter as much as feeling good about them. Your well-being will be enhanced by a relaxed approach. Keep reminding yourself that not all progress comes from work. A magical unfolding will be a hands-off, natural progression moved along by hundreds of tiny decisions and outcomes of your day-to-day life of best intentions. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Compliments pepper your week, but these bright reminders of your wonderful qualities will only power you to the extent you believe them. That caveat is what makes complimenting you so tricky. Only those who tend to specifics will get it right. You’ll also love the challenge of giving others accolades that land. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). This week encourages you to develop strategies to help you manage and work through emotions effectively. You don’t expect the world to be forthcoming with trigger warnings. Instead, you’ll spend as much time in safe spaces as possible; you’ll navigate toward the light, and you’ll create boundaries to protect your feelings. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Know where you’re going logistically, strategically, physically, but don’t plot your point spiritually. What you seek is not a place, nor is it a feeling or even a state of being. It’s acceptance. What you seek is to lose your need of seeking. You’ll be visited by an expansive peace this week. Let it in. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The pretty picture of nostalgia is inaccurate, clinging to only the good parts of the past. Future fantasies are equally unhelpful because the ideal scenario for that time is impossible to know in this one. Dig your heels into reality. Delight happens when you commit deeply to loving, tolerating or working with all that is. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Don’t try to do too many new things at a time. Choose one small improvement to work on. It is through a small but daily practice that you’ll be able to give your future self a gift -- something you’ve always wanted. You’ll create a habit that gives you energy because you don’t have to use your precious and limited daily reserves of willpower on it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Among the blessings of the week is the affirming feeling of being around someone who totally gets you. This person could possibly be a stranger. Sometimes, those who have the least information can be the most open to the immediate experience of each other, what we’re feeling and what we need.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Though brevity is the soul of wit, it can also be the cause of misunderstanding. This week, it’s more important to be thorough than witty. Be a generous and abundant communicator. Double back to check if what you’ve said has been understood. Don’t be afraid to reiterate. Excellent communication will win you hearts, minds and money.

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The art of slam bidding North dealer. Both sides vulnerable. NORTH ♠83 ♥K Q J 9 6 ♦J83 ♣K 9 8 WEST EAST ♠ 10 9 7 2 ♠654 ♥7 4 ♥5 3 2 ♦ 10 7 4 ♦K65 ♣ Q 10 6 5 ♣J 7 4 3 SOUTH ♠AKQJ ♥ A 10 8 ♦AQ92 ♣A 2 The bidding: North East South West Pass Pass 2♣ Pass 2♦ Pass 2 NT Pass 4 NT Pass 5♦ Pass 5♥ Pass 5♠ Pass 5 NT Pass 6 NT Opening lead — ten of spades. Accurate slam bidding is one of the most reliable ways of evaluating the skill of a partnership. Consider this deal from a regional team event some years ago. At the first table, the bidding went as shown. South’s two-club opening was artificial and indicated either a gamegoing hand in a suit or a balanced hand with 22 to 24 high-card points.

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his year’s Special Olympics New York Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, Feb. 3 at North Hempstead Bar Beach. Each year, the Town of North Hempstead and Special Olympics New York hosts a Polar Plunge to show support for the Special Olympics and raise funds for local athletes. Each polar plunge for the Special Olympics raises lots of money. Either as a

team or individually, plungers and supporters donate to the Special Olympics to help fund local athletes. “The money goes directly to our local athletes,” said Rebecca Hoffman, Director of Development for Special Olympics New York. “We provide 22 Olympic-style sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. We give them the opportunity to train and compete, and we never charge them a dollar for anything. We provide opportunities that they’re not given in their school district or on the community soccer teams.” Great Neck resident Erin Lipinsky fund-raises each year for the Polar Plunge.

This year marks his tenth year participating in the “Freezin’ for a Reason” Polar Plunge. Lipinsky has consistently been the top fundraiser in New York. In March of 2022, Lipinsky raised $23,290 for Special Olympics New York at the Polar Plunge. At the 2023 Polar Plunge in late March, Lipinsky raised more than he expected and beat his previous record by raising $28,000 for Special Olympics New York. For the 2024 Polar Plunge, Lipinsky has raised $17,489 so far. To help him reach his goal, visit specialolympics-ny. org or http://events.nyso.org/site/ TR?fr_id=2920&pg=entry

Erin Lipinsky at the 2023 Polar Plunge (Photo by Joe Oginski)

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Lego Club Inspires Manhasset Students To Think Outside The Box

Manhasset students in Munsey Park Elementary School’s Extended Extras Lego Club are having fun putting their creative minds to work. The club, which is sponsored by the Munsey Park SCA, allows students to build, create and make friends. Students transform into architects, engineers and designers as they blend their curiosity to create new builds. During the last few weeks, club members worked on

MANHASSET LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of LE TE RNA V AC ANZ A LLC . Arts of Org ﬁled with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/04/23. Ofﬁce location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LC to: 65 Netherwood Drive Albertson NY 11507. Purpose: any lawful act. 1-24-17-10-3-24; 12-27-2023 6T# 244006 MAN LEGAL NOTICE NOTI C E OF P U BLI C H E ARI NG Town of North Hempstead - Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals. The following cases will be

making cars to test for distance and compete in a crash test. Volunteers Brady Yuttal and Audrey Zhou gave the students some parameters and rallied the group during the testing phase. In addition, students earned awards for their designs. Throughout these hands-on activities, imagination and creativity are boundless. Students build and rebuild, sharing tips in a collaborative environment that enhances

called at said public hearing starting at 10:00am. APPEAL #21496 - Starry Stone, LLC; 66 Bayview Avenue, Manhasset; Section 3, Block 43, Lot 11; Zoned Business-B/Residence-C Conditional use 70-126.H for an expansion of parking into a Residence-C District, requiring a modiﬁcation to an existing conditional use. Plans are available for public viewing at https://northhempsteadny.gov/bza. Persons interested in viewing the full ﬁle may do so by any time before the scheduled hearing by contacting the BZA department via e-mail at BZAdept@northhempsteadny.gov. Additionally, the public may view the live stream of this meeting at https:// northhempsteadny.gov/ townboardlive. Any member of the public is able to attend and participate in a BZA hearing by appearing on the scheduled date and time. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Written comments are accepted by email up to 60 minutes prior to the hearing. Timely comment submissions will be made part of the record. DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals

Members of Munsey Park’s Extended Extras Lego Club with their completed cars. (Photo by Manhasset Public Schools)

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+ engineers within ten (10) days (Weekends & Holidays excepted) following the bid date. No deposit will be refunded after ten (10) days following the bid opening. Please note REVplans and h2mplanroom.com are the designated locations and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. All bidders are urged to register to ensure receipt of all necessary information, including bid addenda. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at h2mplanroom.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with REVplans for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certiﬁed check or bid bond, made payable to the Manhasset-Lakeville Water District , in an amount not less than ﬁve percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will en-

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eeds Pond, a 22-acre fresh body of water in Plandome Manor, is the main collection for more than 2000 acres of watershed, and it outflows into Manhasset Bay. More than 150 species of birds have been documented at the pond. It is adjacent to the Leeds Pond Preserve, which is the home of the Science Museum of Long Island. The edge of this pond is already mostly developed, with homes extending nearly all the way around the approximately 4500 feet of shoreline. Further development around the pond, and unchecked development in general, is of great concern. Soil contains both nitrogen and phosphorus which are naturally occurring. Additionally, runoff from lawns and other landscaped features like golf courses eventually ends up in water bodies and feeds the algae. T he Village of Plandome Manor has become the most recent local battleground in the fight between development and

Runoff from the new development goes directly into the pond. environmental protection at the pond. A Board of Zoning appeals meeting over the summer granted a request from 1362 Plandome Road LLC, which is directly on Leeds Pond, for the placement of fill which exceeds the maximum allowable amount of 50 cubic yards as set forth in Village Code. The organization Save Leeds Pond has been documenting the effect of construction at 1362 Plandome Road on the pond and its ecosystem. The group alleged that the efforts to remediate runoff and other damage have

failed. They stated that the dry wells were installed below the water table, rendering them prone to flooding and therefore useless, and that the landscaping is not in keeping with DEC requirements. The owner of the property, NY Islanders center Bo Horvat, is being sued in Nassau County Supreme Court over the property and the zoning board’s decision to allow the added fill. A path forward for Leeds Pond, and freshwater bodies in Nassau County in general,

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takes into consideration the overall future of natural spaces, and how restoration and preservation benefit the community as a whole. Scientists have worked closely with the DEC to develop a coastal management plan for Nassau called the Nine Element Plan. This plan called for a nitrogen reduction of 40 percent for Manhasset Bay, which is the outflow for Leeds Pond. To view the nine point plan for Nassau County’s water bodies, visit https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/5373/Nassau-County-9E-Plan.

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he Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department is one of the largest in Nassau County and plans to build a two-story, 5,168-square-foot building with four bays. The new building would become the home of the three ambulances, one first responder vehicle and all related equipment, as well as serve as a base for the 40 current members. It will contain sleeping quarters, restrooms, showers and equipment storage, as well as serve as a space for membership recruitment, retention services and training activities. Company #3 of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department is located on Prospect Street in Great Neck. This firehouse currently houses the Manhasset-Lakeville Ambulance Unit and all of its apparatus. One of the things that makes this site appealing is that it is already owned by the Water District, meaning that the Fire Department would not have to purchase the land. With a price tag of almost $12 million, eliminating the need to buy property is a significant savings. According to their website, The

A rendering of the building, as viewed from Cumberland Avenue. (Graphic from the Manhasset Lakeville Water District)

Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department covers ten square miles. Within the district there are two major hospitals, an industrial park, three high schools, seven middle and elementary schools, numerous shopping centers, houses of worship, office buildings and stores, major access highways and the Town Hall. The district also covers over

two miles of shoreline. The ambulance unit responds to all working fire and rescue incidents and 911 emergency calls. They also provide coverage during many of the community’s special events. The unit responded to 1,230 calls in 2022. Residents around the proposed site expressed their concern at placing the

station in their neighborhood, citing the narrow streets and sharp turns. A traffic study commissioned by the department to address these issues found no significant impact to the surrounding neighborhood. The ambulance building will have its own parking lot and will not add vehicles to street parking. Accident data from the Lake Success Police Department and Nassau County Police Department doesn’t indicate concerns or high accident locations on Cumberland Avenue. The traffic study assures that the proposed ambulance unit will have a sidewalk along the front to accommodate local pedestrians. There is some concern that enrollment is down, making this facility unnecessary. It is true that overall, many EMS and Fire departments are having recruitment difficulties. Many firehouses do not have big enough crews staffed by people who reside in their service areas to deal with large fires and other emergencies. Volunteers are coming from farther away, increasing response times. To combat this, the Town of North Hempstead has reduced the residency requirement for property tax breaks for first responders from five to two years, and also recently voted to extend those tax breaks to un-remarried surviving spouses.

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Medical Wrap-Up pass and it got caught, and he scored a touchdown.” Becker said. One factor that contributes to good outcomes is when the emergency happens in a place where medical staff and equipaolsen@antonmediagroup.com ment are on site. “When people have a cardiac arrest in a place that’s prepared, his past year was one of insights and their chances of survival can be very good. innovations. Our area is host to a We know that two things done quickly are number of medical experts who lent very lifesaving, immediate CPR and getting their expertise to enlighten our readers. Here are some of the best medical stories we a shock box placed on the heart. That is very, very lifesaving stuff. And we could have a featured in 2023. lot more Damar Hamlins if that happened more frequently to people.” Kickstart My Heart:

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Physician and resuscitation expert weighs in on Damar Hamlin During the NFL game on January 2 between Buffalo and Cincinnati, Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after tackling Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins. He remained motionless while medical staff rushed to assist, performing CPR compressions and ultimately using an AED to restart the rhythm of his heart. He was then rushed to University of Cincinnati Medical Center by ambulance. Subsequent reports revealed he had suffered cardiac arrest and was in critical condition. He has since recovered and been released from the hospital. Dr. Lance Becker, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, was watching the game when all of this transpired. Dr. Becker is a national and international leader in academic emergency medicine, critical care and resuscitation science. He has been a leader in the field of resuscitation for more than 25 years, pioneering advances in improving the quality of CPR and AED use. His expertise gave him a unique perspective as this event unfolded. “The national survival rate for somebody who has a cardiac arrest, where their heart stops beating, their survival rate would be, optimistically, between maybe five and 10 percent. ... And so if there’s sort of a football analogy to it, it’s kind of like he did a double reverse football play and then a Hail Mary

An AED machine being demonstrated on a CPR dummy. (Photo by Northwell Health)

Yehuda Haber (left) one of the trial participants, and Dr. Michael Schulder. (Photo by the Feinstein Institutes)

A New Direction: Healing Hard To Treat Tumors From The Outside

Northwell Health and Feinstein Institute participate in focused ultrasound trial They are quite possibly the three most terrifying words you can hear from your doctor: “You have cancer.” Under that cancer umbrella, a brain tumor is one of the most daunting diagnoses. With the brain being the control center for everything, early detection and effective treatment are key for the best possible outcomes. There is hope, however. Healthcare is making gains against these diseases with novel new approaches such as the focused ultrasound trial taking place at North Shore University Hospital, led by Dr. Michael Schulder, the vice chairman and residency program director in the Department of Neurosurgery at Hofstra/ Northwell and director of the Brain Tumor Center at Northwell Health. Most people are familiar with the type of ultrasound used for imaging, such as for internal medicine or pregnancy. Sound waves are transmitted from the instrument into the body. Those waves then bounce off internal structures back to the machine, which produces the images. It works in a similar way to echolocation in animals. The ultrasound used in the trial is a more focused delivery of energy into the body. There are currently treatments using focused ultrasound in the brain to treat issues like tremors, but this trial is the first to

explore using it more broadly. “This is a different…technology that allows it to be used pretty much in the whole head. Focused ultrasound applies ultrasound energy to the tumor that’s visible on the MRI, and also to a large area around it because we know that there are tumor cells that you can’t see on the MRI.” Dr. Schulder said. In addition to the focused ultrasound treatments, patients are receiving a medication called five amino levulinic acid, abbreviated five-ALA. This medication is metabolized differently in tumor cells, allowing those cells to show up more clearly and, in turn, be targeted more easily. This non-invasive approach targets brain tumors and is for people who have already been through treatment and have seen their tumors return. The treatment is currently in phase one, where safety and efficacy are evaluated. The doctors are paying close attention to side effects at this stage, but also monitoring how the tumors are responding.

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The MOMs Program helps Black women achieve better maternal outcomes. (Photo by Northwell Health)

Improving Maternal Outcomes

Feinstein gets grant to study interventions It may seem straightforward, even mundane: pregnancy leads to labor, with the outcome of a healthy baby and mother Groundbreaking Endometriosis as a foregone conclusion. But for many Study Enters Phase 2 groups of people, this isn’t the case. For Study seeks healthy women to contribute some minorities and economic demoto understanding of uterine health graphics, birthing is a dangerous propoMarch is Endometriosis Awareness sition. Black women in the United States Month, a condition that affects 1 in 10 are twice as likely as white women to women. Many suffer in silence for an experience a serious problem in labor or average of 8 years to get diagnosed. If their delivery, and three to four times as likely endometriosis is more mild, these women to die from pregnancy-related causes. can go decades without proper care, which “When we’re talking about maternal can have long-term effects on their health, health inequities, Black birthing people including infertility. experience maternal mortality and For more than 6 years, researchers at the morbidity at a greater rate than white Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research birthing people, and really any other have been studying the use of menstrual racial or ethnic group. So certainly there’s blood to aid in diagnosis. More than 2,400 racial and ethnic disparities. There’s also women nationwide have contributed their socioeconomic disparities in terms of samples to the Researcher OutSmarts people who are low income also tend to Endometriosis (ROSE) clinical study which experience more health inequities,” said has resulted in a series of research papers. Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, PhD, co-principal One of the participating doctors is Dr. investigator on the study, associate proChristine Metz, Professor in the Feinstein fessor at the Feinstein Institutes’ Institute Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell of Health System Science and Department Health, and professor in OB GYN in of Medicine in the Zucker School of Department of OB GYN at the Donald Medicine. and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Certain conditions are more prevalent Hofstra Northwell. She made the comamong Black people that put them at parison between the current diagnostic greater risk. The main issue is pre-ecmodel and investigating a fire. “It’s kind of lampsia, a blood pressure issue that can frustrating because what you learn about be fatal if not treated early. Pre-eclampsia the lesions, it’s like going to a house after it’s can often be managed with oral or IV burned down and try to figure out who the medications until the baby is sufficiently arsonist was.” mature to be delivered. This often requires While there have been a limited number weighing the risks of early delivery versus of studies that have used endometrial the risks of continued pre-eclampsia tissue, this is the first of its kind to use symptoms. “That is one of the leading menstrual blood to learn more about the causes of severe maternal morbidity, and health of the uterus. “No one had ever used this certainly disproportionately affects menstrual blood as a biological specimen Black birthing people. However, we do to learn about uterine health... we believe know that when pre-eclampsia is identimenstrual blood will tell us a lot about fied early during pregnancy and treated, uterine health, infertility, fibrosis, abnormal that certainly improves birthing outcomes, bleeding, all sorts of interesting things that maternal health outcomes and as child we would like to know about our health.” outcomes as well,“ Fitzpatrick said.

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Secret Soldier Santa A Success

n November, Manhasset American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Unit 304 asked for assistance in making the holidays brighter for our Vveterans and their families through the Secret Soldier Santa program. This program, managed by the Social Services Department of the Northport VA Medical Center (NVAMC), uses donated gift cards to empower veterans to purchase gifts for their children during the holiday season. This year we added to its goal by also supplying clothing and blankets to many residents at the NVAMC as a partial return to a program discontinued during the pandemic. Manhasset Raindew generously offered a fundraising area for November 18th. Senior and Junior members of the ALA, the American Legion, and the Boy Scouts explained the program to Raindew patrons and those shopping throughout town. The Manhasset community, friends, and other ALA Units throughout Nassau County, made donations for gift cards, clothing, and blankets. Many Secret Soldier Santas emerged that day and the days following. Now more than 75 children and 160 veterans will smile brighter when they receive the gifts, blankets, and clothing that were on their list for Santa. We may never see the smile on their faces, but each Secret Soldier Santa can carry a smile in their heart knowing they lovingly served those willing to give all for the freedoms of our beautiful nation. May you each be blessed in abundance now and throughout 2024. To learn more about this program or to become a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, please contact Pat O’Brien at patobrien17@msn.com or 516-850-5702. —Submitted by American Legion Auxiliary

Legion members put together packages of gift cards and necessities to ship to veterans and their families. (Photos by the American Legion Auxiliary)

Left- Member of Unit 304 Andrea Napolitano-Caputi; Right-Pat O’Brien, President

Left to Right- Junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 304-Lily Acerra, Tess Harvey and Allie Acerra; Member of the ALA Unit 304 Sandy Acerra

Foreground - Left is Eileen Stacy; Right is Linda Clarke. Background - Left is Diane Klein, Treasurer; Right is Pat O’Brien, President

Left to Right: Members of Unit 304 Martha Brincat and Eileen Stacy

Linda Clarke, Chairperson of the Junior members of Unit 304

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Donald O’Brien, Adjutant American Legion Post 304, and Pat O’Brien, President Unit 304 unloading car after a shopping trip.

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he Town of North Hempstead made progress on important projects and faced some difficult situations this year. Below are some major stories our papers covered.

Town Unveils New Harbor Patrol Boat

Second Season Of Oyster Reintroduction This summer, new spat-on-shell baby oysters were introduced to Manhasset Bay and Hempstead Harbor. Town of North Hempstead Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte has advocated for oyster reintroduction since 2020 when she started exploring the idea of reintroducing oysters into Manhasset Bay as a means of helping the environment. Oysters feed by pumping water through their bodies, filtering phytoplankton, bac-

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they sought to undermine the budgetary authority granted to my office by state law, or to continue to do her job as Town Code dictates and report to the Supervisor.” This was the second resignation in August of a major department head in the town. Moira La Barbera, the director of purchasing, also resigned recently. Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte expressed dismay and consternation at these resignations. “I’m deeply disappointed and concerned about the recent departures of two valued department heads,” she shared in an email. Not only is the comptroller position open once again, but the two deputy comptrollers are also unfilled. The comptroller position is appointed for the term of the supervisor at the end of this year.

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In early June, the Town of North Hempstead unveiled its newest harbor patrol boat. North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena and Councilmembers Peter Zuckerman, Veronica Lurvey, and Mariann Dalimonte joined together with the Town’s Department of Public Safety to present the new boat. The new boat is 29 feet long with stateof-the-art GPS, mapping capabilities and thermal imaging. The boat will be used to patrol and protect Manhasset Bay, Hempstead Harbor, Little Neck Bay and parts of the Long Island Sound. The harbor patrol boat patrols the waters to enforce navigation laws, promote boater safety and respond to issues such as drowning, upside down boats and drinking and driving. The harbor patrol is available 24/7 to patrol and respond to emergency calls. At least two trained and certified bay constables are on the harbor patrol boat. “These are all seasoned law enforcement officials who have experience with detaining and enforcing all kinds of laws, not just waterfront laws, but laws that apply in the land as well,” said Shawn Brown, Commissioner of the town’s Department of Public Safety. “The boats become weapons when you can’t control the vessel. So it’s for the health and safety of the public that the DUI rules are reinforced on the waterfront.” Other laws and rules enforced by the harbor patrol include no jet skis to be used at night for the operator’s safety and that the boat has the proper amount of life jackets on board for the allowed amount of people. Each boat manufacturer has a limit as to how many people are permitted on the boat at a time based on the size of the boat and the weight of occupants.

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Town Election Results Town officials are joined by the United States Coast Guard and Nassau County Police Department, as the Town unveils the new harbor patrol boat. (Photo from the Town of North Hempstead)

teria, and other small particles, improving the surrounding water quality. Oysters also grow in clusters to form reefs, which provide habitat and protection for many other species, helping to support marine biodiversity. Councilmember Dalimonte has been working with officials from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Bay Constable Mal Nathan and his team to welcome spat-on-shell oysters to Manhasset Bay while also working with the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor to expand oyster gardening to North Hempstead Beach Park. According to the Town of North Hempstead, project members noted that the oysters were alive and had grown since they were planted in the summer of 2022. The status report allowed the town to decide to move forward with reintroducing an additional one million oysters. “We’re expanding this program to re-establish an invaluable ecological resource in Hempstead Harbor, and community members continue to step up to be directly involved in this work,” said project manager Martha Braun.

unaware of the change until she contacted the comptroller’s office to conduct town business. Supervisor Jennifer DeSena had the following to say as part of her statement about the resignation: “Kristen’s resignation is certainly a disappointing turn of events, as she was proving herself to be an excellent comptroller and I was looking forward to crafting next year’s budget with her on my team.” DeSena also speculated on the reason for Schwaner’s departure in an email. “Unfortunately, I believe she became fed up at constantly being put in the position by the Town Board to either report to them as

On Election Day, the Town of North Hempstead had five races this year for Town Supervisor, Receiver of Taxes and Councilmember for Districts Two, Four and Six. Town of North Hempstead Results (results from the Nassau County Board of Elections): Town Supervisor: • Jennifer DeSena (REP, CON) 26,405 • Jon Kaiman (DEM) 21, 575 Receiver of Taxes: • Mary Jo Collins (REP, CON) 25, 719 • Veronica Lurvey (DEM) 21,641 Councilmember District Two: • Edward Scott (REP, CON) 3,749 • Peter J. Zuckerman (DEM) 3,621 Councilmember District Four: • Christine Liu (DEM) 4,793 • James W. Gounaris (REP, CON) 3,455 Councilmember District Six: • Mariann Dalimonte (DEM) 6,034 • David C. Franklin (REP, CON) 2,854

Comptroller Resigns Just Ahead Of Budget Beginning The Town of North Hempstead’s comptroller, Kristen Schwaner, resigned August 18 from the position after only four months on the job. The Town unanimously voted to appoint Schwaner as the Town’s new comptroller on April 25. The comptroller is responsible for the overall financial management of the Town and its Town Operated Districts. The resignation came as a surprise to members of the Town board. Councilmember Veronica Lurvey stated that she was

Spat-on-shell oysters to be put into Manhasset Bay. (Photo from the Town of North Hempstead)

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Unlock The Door to a New Chapter In Thank you to my Manhasset community for another successful year in real estate. As we bid farewell to the old and embrace the new, we extend our warmest wishes to each and every one of you for a joyous and prosperous New Year. May the coming year be filled with moments of happiness, good health, and shared successes. The King Team is eager to continue serving the wonderful Manhasset community. Our commitment to excellence remains steadfast, and we look forward to assisting you with all your buying and selling needs throughout the upcoming year. Cheers to a happy and healthy New Year.

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