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The Town of Oyster Bay Town Council will hold two budget sessions on Tuesday, October 17 to review the proposed 2024 budget of $338,434,733, which was unanimously accepted at the board’s October 3rd meeting. The budget includes salary expenses totaling $100,225,285; employee benefits of $72,342,800; contracts of $77,287,119 and debt service of $88,157,029. Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino reflected on how far the Town has come in its financial status since he and other Town officials came onto the board in 2017. Saladino said the town has produced six

consecutive budget surpluses in the years of the current Town officials, and the Town has achieved its highest reserve funds ever totaling over $88 million. Supervisor Saladino reported that TOBAY has gone from a $44 million deficit at the time he and fellow officials took office six years ago to now achieving a budget surplus of over $88 million. One of Saladino and Town government’s goals has been set to take the TOBAY credit rating up to a coveted, “perfect” AAA status with a new rating by Moody’s Investor Services. Currently the Town is two levels below that threshold, and has risen from See page 10

Syosset HS named to AP School Honor Roll NCPD: Bank clerk sold check images

The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) has awarded over $20,000 in cash prizes to elementary,

Cricel A. Santamaria

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ning the $2,000 Outstanding Middle School Project was submitted by Jay Patel, an eighth grader at Jericho

Nassau County Police arrested a 24-year-old bank employee for allegedly selling images of checks online, leading to losses of $108,000. Police say Cricel A. Santamaria, while an employee of Webster Bank, located at 1 Jericho Plaza, Jericho, fraudulently accessed check

images without any legitimate business purpose. They say she subsequently posted the images for sale on the social media platform Telegram. Santamaria was charged with grand larceny.

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Syosset Central School District has announced that the College Board has recognized Syosset High School with a Gold distinction on the Advanced Placement Program Honor Roll. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools can earn this recognition annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for

students to earn college credit, and maximizing college readiness. Syosset High School offers 31 AP courses. Seventy-eight percent of seniors took at least one AP exam during high school, 70% scored a three or higher on at least one exam, and 70% took five or more exams. “We are so grateful for this honor — and that we are able to offer 31 Advanced Placement opportunities for our students to earn See page 10

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Shed-the-Meds event collects Friends of Syosset Library unwanted prescriptions plan book sale

Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D-Plainview) (second from left) with members of the Nassau County Police Department at the Shed the Meds event. Photo courtesy office of Legislator Drucker Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview) partnered with the Nassau County Police Department’s Second Precinct to host a successful “Shed-The-Meds” event at the Syosset Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Throughout the evening, residents filled multiple large bags with unwanted and expired prescription medication as they dropped medication off for proper disposal. “Shed the Meds events give our res-

idents an important and convenient opportunity to safely and securely dispose of their unwanted medication. This keeps pharmaceuticals out of our fragile aquatic ecosystems and prevents prescription drugs from falling into the wrong hands,” Legislator Drucker said. “It was a pleasure to once again work with the Syosset Library and the Second Precinct to make this important event a tremendous success for our community.”

Find books for children and teens on a multitude of subjects— fiction, non-fiction, art, cooking, crafts, and more—all at low cost at the Friends of the Syosset Public Library book sale. Sale dates are Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, October 15, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Donations of hard and soft cover books for children and teens are welcome and may be accepted for sale. Donation dates are Thursday, October 12, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, October 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donations may be dropped off at the front entrance of the library only on the donation dates and times noted. All items must be clean and in good condition. Books only—no CDS, DVDs,

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Town of Oyster Bay residents who are interested in enrolling their children in a pre-school program are invited to attend an open house at one of the Town’s two pre-schools, located in Syosset-Woodbury and Marjorie Post Parks. Town Councilwoman Laura Maier invites parents to the facilities to learn about the popular program available to three-and four-year-olds in the Town of Oyster Bay. “As a mother of young children, I know how important the early years of a child’s life can be in their development for the future,” Councilwoman Maier said. “The Town’s Pre-School Program offers a positive environment for each student to help and encourage their love of learning. Teachers focus on making learning and the social experience of the

Hicksville High School students recently circulated through the school’s gymnasium during an extracurricular Club Fair learning about the clubs and programs available to join. Students were happy to learn the school offers 42 clubs for student involvement including the Helping Hands Club, Mental Health Awareness Club, Robotics and Mock Trial Club to name a few. Photo courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools

Pre-School Program fun for all children in an effort to make the first years of their education all the more enjoyable.” Open houses at Town Pre-School facilities are scheduled as follows: • Marjorie Post Community Park: Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 451 Unqua Road, Massapequa • Syosset-Woodbury Community Park: Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 7800 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury For more information on the Town of Oyster Bay Pre-School Program, contact the Massapequa program at (516) 797-5386 or MassapequaPreK@oysterbay-ny.gov and the Syosset program at (516) 677-5992 or SyossetPreK@oysterbay-ny.gov.

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2:00 p.m.: VIRTUAL: Art Lecture - Manet & Degas with Professor Thomas Germano - Manet (1832-1883) and Degas (1834-1917) were friends, rivals, and, at times, antagonists who defined and influenced modern painting in France. Slightly older than the Impressionists, their art would lay the foundation for this movement. Both artists enjoyed a privileged upper middle class life free from financial restrictions and they were able to experiment and push boundaries free from relying on the Academy's approval. An exhibition will be shown in NYC, September 24, 2023 through January 7, 2024. Presenting the artists’ works side by side, the exhibition and this visual lecture will examine the parallels and divergences between Manet and Degas's art and life.

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4:00 p.m.: TEENS: Community Service Presentation: Shining Light on Dark Skies: A Journey into Light Pollution Awareness - Are you ready to delve into the captivating world of astronomy and discover the secrets of our night skies? In this presentation, a student-led youth astronomy organization will shed some light on the issue of light pollution and its profound impact on our environment. Explore how artificial light disrupts ecosystems and human health. Then take part in an exciting astronomy game. Prizes will be awarded to the winners! Earn 1 hour of community service credit for attending.

Monday, October 16

2:00 p.m.: VIRTUAL: Art Lecture - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with Mary Maguire - The creation of a most original lady, this museum was built in Boston in 1898 in the style of a 15th century Venetian palace. It is filled to the rafters with art of every description -- musical instruments, Roman sarcophagi, and Renaissance paintings by Titian, Bellini, Lippi, Fra Angelico, Raphael and Botticelli. Where else in the United States would John Singer

Sargent set up his studio as an artist in residence? And what about that most celebrated art theft in the entire world? We will see and discuss it all — even the art Mary was thrilled to discover in the ladies Powder Room. 7:00 p.m.: BOOK DISCUSSION: “Caps for Sale” by Esphyr Slobodkina (Grades 1–2) - Join us for this book discussion of “Caps for Sale” by Esphyr Slobodkina. We ask for you to pick up a copy of the book in the Children’s Room and have the book read prior to the program either by the child or a parent reading to the child. Bring a device to play Kahoot!

Tuesday, October 17

6:00 p.m.: TEENS: Creative Writing Workshop with Lygia Day Penaflor Get some great creative writing tips from local novelist Lygia Day Penaflor, author of teen bestsellers “Creep” and “All of This is True.” At the end of this workshop, we will hold a raffle for one of each of Ms. Penaflor’s books. 7:00 p.m.: BOOK DISCUSSION: “Stay Away from Simon!” by Carol Carrick (Grades 3-4) - Join us for this book discussion of “Stay Away from Simon!” by Carol Carrick. We ask for you to pick up a copy of the book in the Children’s Room and have the book read prior to the program either by the child or a parent reading to the child. Bring a device to play Kahoot!

Thursday, October 19

10:30 a.m.: Songs for Baby’s Day (Ages Birth to 30 Months) - Come and enjoy this literacy building, fun and educational musical storytime. 7:00 p.m.: TEENS: So You Want to go to an Ivy League College? Tips for Students Aiming for Admission to Any Highly Selective College - Dr. Dominique Padurano will discuss the key actions that elementary, middle, & high school students can take to make themselves competitive for admission to the most highly selective institutions. Recommended for all parents of schoolaged children (Grades K-12) and students between grades 6 and 12.

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Friday, October 13, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friends of the Library Children’s Book Donation Dropoff (IN-PERSON) Drop off hard or soft covered children’s, Young Adult (YA) and test prep review books at the front entrance at the times specified. No textbooks or magazines. All books must be clean and in good condition.

Friday, October 13, at 2:00 p.m.

Friday Movie at the Library (IN-PERSON) Join us for an afternoon movie at the library. Check our website for the movie that will be shown. Go to syossetlibrary. org.

Saturday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 15, from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Friends of the Library Children’s Book Sale (IN-PERSON) Choose from a wide selection of books at

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Monday, October 16, at 2:00 p.m.

High-Art Experiments in 1940s (VIRTUAL) Presenter: Professor Shannon McHugh, professor, University of Massachusetts, and former Disney tour guide October 16 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Walt Disney Company. In the wake of the early Mickey Mouse shorts and the first full-length animated feature, “Snow White” (1937), the studio entered a period of high-art experimentation, featuring partnerships with such cultural icons as Leopold Stokowski and Salvador Dali. Professor McHugh will discuss highlights of these 1940s productions including “Pinocchio” (1940), “Fantasia” (1940), “Bambi” (1942), and the short “Destino” (begun 1945). No registration needed. For Zoom link, go to syossetlibrary.org.

Thursday, October 19, at 12:00 p.m.

#AskALibrarian (ON X, formerly known as Twitter) Join librarians from Syosset Library and around the world on X (formerly

known as Twitter) for #AskALibrarian to receive reading suggestions based on your requests. Must have an X account to participate. Read a great book? Need a read-alike? Looking for your next book club choice? Use #AskALibrarian in your post.

Thursday, October 19, from 1:30 -3:30 p.m.

Seniors of Syosset Drop-In Session (IN-PERSON) Learn about social work support, community health nursing, and assistance with transportation to medical appointments and a shopping bus for grocery shopping, as well as other activities and services, offered to Syosset residents through the Naturally Occurring Retirement Community program funded by the NYS Office for the Aging. These services are only available to residents of Syosset proper, age 60 and over. For those living in the surrounding area, staff can provide referrals to other resources that may address your needs.

Thursday, October 19, at 12:00 p.m. The Billy Crystal Story

(IN-PERSON) Presenter: Sal St. George, entertainment historian Did you know legend Billie Holiday babysat for Billy? Did you know how Billy ended up on“ All in the Family” and cultivated a life-long friendship with Rob Reiner? Did you know how the infamous diner scene from“When Harry Met Sally” was developed? Did you know Billy was a Yankee for one day? You will learn all the answers and more in this fascinating and funny lecture. No registration needed.

Friday, October 20, at 2:00 p.m.

Book to Film Discussion (IN-PERSON) Stay after the movie to discuss the how the book “The Invisible Man” written by H.G. Wells and published in 1897, was adapted to film. No registration needed. The library is located at 225 South Oyster Bay Road. For more information please go to www.syossetlibrary. org or call 516-921-7161, or email afogel@syossetlibrary.org

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POB Middle School gives the gift of clean water Over the past seven years, the members of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School (POBMS) community have teamed up to provide the gift of clean drinking water to thousands of people in South Sudan. POBMS ELA teacher Misha Khan, in partnership with the nonprofit Water for South Sudan, has been spearheading this effort, which so far has raised more than $10,000 to drill wells in the African country. As of this August, the school has helped drill two wells, drastically shortening the distance village community members need to walk to obtain drinking water. Ms. Khan said her seventh and eighth grade ELA classes were inspired by the book “The Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park. The book chronicles the real-life struggle of a refugee in Sudan to find a reliable source of clean drinking water. In South Sudan, millions of women and children walk up to eight hours a day to collect water from hand-dug wells, which are often contaminated with sickness-causing parasites and bacteria. The schoolwide effort initially set out to raise $5,000 to drill one well, which was completed in June, 2020. Thanks to the tenacity and heart of the POBMS community, however, Ms. Khan has more than doubled the initial goal, allowing for the completion of a second well in the village of

This August, villagers in rural South Sudan celebrated the opening of a drinking water well made possible with funds raised by the Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School community. Wunchum in the Warrap State region of South Sudan. The wells were made possible through various fundraisers at POBMS, including a t-shirt design contest and, in particular, an annu-

The POBMS community has held various fundraisers to support well drilling projects in South Sudan, such as an annual walkathon, pictured, during which students and staff walk carrying a gallon of water to symbolize the daily ordeals South Sudanese go through to obtain drinking water.

al walkathon at the school. During the walkathon, teachers, staff and students walked around the school track carrying a gallon of water to honor the women and children who walk miles every day to obtain clean

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The well was drilled in partnership with the nonprofit Water for South Sudan.

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NASSAU COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Oyster Bay Zoning Board of Appeals TOWN HALL, AUDREY AVENUE, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK 11771-1592 - TELEPHONE: (516) 6246232 – FAX: (516) 624-6149 RITA BYRNE, Chairwoman – LOIS SCHMITT, Vice Chairwoman – LEWIS J. YEVOLI KATHLEEN MULLIGAN –REBECCA M. ALESIA –ANDREW MONTELEONE – LISA CICCOLELLA ********************************************************************************************** PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Section 246-12 of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on OCTOBER 19, 2023, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPEAL NO. 23-398 SYOSSET EVA & ANTHONY CAMPO: (A) Variance to allow existing pizza oven chimney exceeding maximum height than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Amend Specific Plan as presented for Appeal No. 21-240 and granted by Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated June 3, 2021. W/s/o Candy Ln., 90 ft. S/o Milton Ln., a/k/a 45 Candy Lane, Syosset, NY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------APPEAL NO. 23-476 SYOSSET PAUL YOUN: (A) Variance to allow existing rear dormer exceeding maximum gross floor area than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance to install egress window well having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. (C) Amend Specific Plan as presented for Appeal No. 12-353 and granted by Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated October 4, 2012. W/s/o Woodbury Way, 60 ft. N/o East St., a/k/a 29 Woodbury Way, Syosset, NY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------APPEAL NO. 23-518 SYOSSET ASHOK K. AGRAWAL: (A) Variance to allow existing one story addition for storage closet at rear exceeding maximum gross floor area than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Amend Specific Plan as presented for Appeal No. 22-223 and granted by Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated May 19, 2022. E/s/o Southwood Cir., 245 ft. S/o James St., a/k/a 183 Southwood Circle, Syosset, NY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OCTOBER 9, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK

Syosset High School. From page 1 college credit while still in high school,” said Giovanni Durante, Syosset High School principal. “AP represents an opportunity for students to stand out to colleges, earn college credit and placement, and poten-

Photo courtesy Syosset Central School District tially boost their grade point averages,” said Trevor Packer, head of the AP program. “The schools have shown that they can expand access to these college-level courses and still drive high performance – they represent the best of our AP program.”

TOB budget hearings set for October 13th From page 1 an A+ to AA- as of 2023. “We have reduced the Town’s total capital debt by a net of $187 million while getting one-third of the roads paved in the third largest township in America; resurfacing our fields and protecting our facilities and assets. This will allow Wall Street to review our finances and say we’re doing a great job and they will keep increas-

ing our credit rating. As the Town’s credit rating escalates it reduces the cost of borrowing money for the many projects we have going on and to come. We were at A+ and now we’re on track working towards the AAA bond rating – and we are continuing on the path while cutting taxes,” Saladino said October 3rd. The Town Supervisor offered his

JMS student honored From page 1 Middle School. His documentary recognizes Pearl Kendrick, who developed the first effective pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine in the 1930s. Kendrick’s groundbreaking work has saved countless lives and has become a model for

vaccine development. The annual international competition inspires students to develop primary and secondary research projects which share the stories of Unsung Heroes from history whose accomplishments remain largely unknown to the public.

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6 Stuart Drive, Syosset

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19 Williams Ave, Syosset

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths Sold on 10/6/2023 Sold price: $825,000

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214 Halsey Ave., Jericho

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths Sold on: 9/29/2023 Sold price: $1,130,000

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49 E View Court Unit 0, Jericho

3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath Sold on 10/6/2023 Sold price: $860,000

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Annual benefit supports Boys and Girls Club The Boys and Girls Club of Oyster Bay — East Norwich will be holding its annual reception following a successful return to in-person celebration in 2022. Michèle Bahnik Mercier, committee chair, along with her dedicated committee, are thrilled to be bringing the community together on Wednesday, October 18, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., for the Annual Benefit and Cocktail Party. This event will be a celebration of generosity of spirit that underlies the entire community, bringing loyal supporters, parents, alumni, friends, and staff together to appreciate each other and to support the vital work of the Club. With the continued success of the virtual auction the last three years, the Club will be holding the tradition and conduct the online auction starting Monday, October 16, and ending Sunday, October 22, 2022. The online auction will continue past the in-person Cocktail Party held at the Boys & Girls Clubhouse, on Wednesday, October 18. “The Club is focused on helping children and teens realize their full potential by providing safe, stable environments, and positive, enriching physical, social, and emotional experiences,” said the Club’s executive director, Jean Marie Weiner. This fundraiser provides the much-needed funds for the continuation, enhancement and growth of the Club’s programs and services. “We are looking forward to a wonderful cocktail party with all of our friends and supporters after such a successful return to in person celebration last year. The Boys & Girls Club is incredibly grateful for the commitments made and honored by many of their long-

time sponsors of this event, and we hope this year’s online auction will be equally or more successful than past years’,” said Michèle Bahnik Mercier, committee chair. You may participate in this event from anywhere in the world, on any device! There is an amazing lineup of dazzling and fun items. Thanks to generous and loyal donors, there’s something for everyone at the auction: scores of gift certificates, weekend getaways, sports activities, a wide variety of merchandise, etc. There is no charge to bid online, but registration is required to place bids, or to support the Club. Bidding starts at 9 a.m. (EST) on Monday, October 16, and ends at 9 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, October 22. Participants may view the gifts at their leisure, place their bids, and check back and bid as often as they wish throughout the week. The Club is hopeful the 2023 Celebration of Children event will raise the critical funds necessary to fuel the Club’s mission of. Each of these events is vital to making the Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich’s life-enhancing programs available to all youth. For more information or questions regarding tickets, sponsorship opportunities or auction donations, please contact: Becca Guskin, fundraising@bgcoben.com, or 516-9229285, ext. 14. The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax deductible, as allowed by the law. Federal ID #11-2136505. Follow us on Facebook or at www.bgcoben.com.

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New Brunswick Roadtrip: Exploring French Acadia’s Culture, Heritage by Bike! BY KAREN RUBIN WITH DAVE E. LEIBERMAN & LAINI MIRANDA TRAVEL FEATURES SYNDICATE GOINGPLACESFARANDNEAR.COM Our New Brunswick roadtrip that has so enthralled us with the natural wonders of the Bay of Fundy, now takes us to the Acadian Peninsula, where the French heritage is most pronounced and you really feel being in another country. We are also excited because of a marvelous new cycling trail, the Veloroute Peninsule Acadeienne, which opened in 2019, consisting of 14 cycling circuits, totaling 379 miles, that go through 14 coastal French fishing villages and communities. Because the Veloroute is so new, it seems, it is not well set up for a supported, self-guided multi-day trip, so we stitch together our own, with the help of Neil Hodge at New Brunswick Tourism. Neil arranges a multi-day bike rental for us from the Villegiature Deux Rivieres Resort (more geared for day rental), and an itinerary that follows the C15 circuit. Fortunately, Laini prefers to spend the day painting, so volunteers to drive the car to the next stop and then take my bike for a shorter ride with Dave at the end of the day. And we have to ferry the bike back to the rental shop (not really difficult, it is less than one hour’s drive back to Tracadie, and we’ve prepared by taking our bike rack). It is exciting to feel like we are pioneering a new biking destination. This first day, we bike on the trail 22 miles from Tracadie, at one end of the C15 circuit, to Shippagan, riding mainly through woods and then

Historic Acadian Village in Bertrand, New Brunswick, is an open air living history museum with costumed interpreters who take you on a 200-year journey © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com along marshes, arriving at Shippagan at about 2:30. We have a delightful late-lunch in a Mediterranean-style restaurant, Chez Aicha (197 Bd J. D. Gauthier, +1 506-336-8989) then Dave and I continue exploring Shippagan, picturesquely set between SaintSimon Bay and the Chaleur Bay inlet that goes into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, stopping at its most popular beach, Le Goulet. We discover the boardwalk along the water, and that we can bike all the way to Point Brule, the road that leads us to the cottage Laini has booked for two nights on Airbnb. We calculate we cycled 40 miles for the day. Dave and I are giddy with delight when we see the sweet, cozy aquamarine-colored cottage that Laini booked for two nights on AirbnB and how it is poised on the tip of Point

Brule, perched on a ridge with our own ladder to the beach into the bay. Who can resist? We quickly change and play in the water (surprisingly not too cold), then set out to watch the sunset on Miscou Island, which sits between the Bay of Chaleur and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and its magnificent historic Miscou Island Lighthouse, on the northeastern tip of the island. The lighthouse was built in 1856 and designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974. Our plan is to have dinner at Terasse à Steve a fun, rustic place so beautifully set overlooking the Miscou wharf that is legendary in the community, but when we pull up, we discover Steve has closed early (for mosquitoes!). That means we have to race back to Shippagan before the restaurants

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close (at 8:30 pm). We’ve called ahead to Pinokkio’s who tell us to just get there by 9 pm. We race back, arriving at 9 pm on the dot, and sure enough, they seat us. The wood-fired pizzas (fungi pizza, margarita), with the freshest, most flavorful ingredients, are fantastic.(Pinokkio Pizzeria Resto-Bar, 121 16e rue, Shippagan, 506-336-0051, www.pinokkio.ca). The next day, instead of biking back to Miscou Island as the itinerary suggests (Veloroute map shows the Miscou route as 41 km just on the island), Dave and I decide to explore Lameque. We set out again from the cottage on the road that leads to the entrance to the beautiful wooden boardwalk and connects to our biking routes, winding passed the colorful marina, then over the bridge to Lameque. We first find a lovely bike trail in the woods that parallels the busy Route 113, cross another small bridge, and then find a beautiful, if short, trail along the water. When that ends, we ride on the shoulder of Route 113, which serves as a bike path. We come upon an eco-park and stop to hike. We are determined to dine at Steve’s Terrasse on Miscou, just over the (high) bridge from Lameque. Laini pulls away from her painting and meets us there for a late lunch – a sensational meal of lobster with spaghetti, pesto and parmesan; steamed clams; and a whole lobster (9650 route 113, Miscou, +1 506-344-7000) Biking back to Lameque (again, over the steep bridge!), we follow a route that takes us along the eastern side of the island along the road (with Continued on next page

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New Brunswick Roadtrip: Exploring French Acadia’s Culture, Heritage by Bike! Continued from previous page ups and downs, unlike the bikeway) that gives us some lovely views of the water as we ride through neighborhoods. Each day, our ride begins and ends on the Shippagan boardwalk, which is absolutely my favorite part of the ride. By the time Dave and I get back to our cottage in Shippagan, we calculate we’ve biked 45 miles. But now we have to race back into town to find a restaurant. The recommended places we call are all booked solid (it’s graduation day), so we (happily) call again to Pinokkio, and sure enough, they are booked too, but make room for us. The mushroom risotto is sensational. (Pinokkio Pizzeria Resto-Bar, 121 16e rue, Shippagan, 506336-0051, www.pinokkio.ca). We really have to pull ourselves away from Shippagan (regrettably we don’t have time to visit the Aquarium which we keep passing on the boardwalk, 100 Aquarium St., Shippagan, 506336-3013, info@aquariumnb.ca, aquariumnb.ca). (Shippagan, https://tourismepeninsuleacadienne.ca/en/region-shippagan/, 506.336.3900).

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Today’s ride takes us back onto the delightful Veloroute to Caraquet, 20 miles on the trail. Basically we back track from Shippagan 10 miles to a fork in the trail and then back up 10 miles to Caraquet, most of it in the trees (so refreshing). We find our way to a charming waterfront village of cute shops, a small artist’s collective, eateries and a picturesque wharf and marina, where we have lunch. We spend the afternoon exploring the rest of the trail, 7 miles along Caraquet Bay to where it ends at Bertrand, which offers some of the nicest views on the

trail (adding 14 miles to our day’s total). We then drive the bikes back Tracadie, racing to get to the rental shop by closing time. (Veloroute de la Peninsule acadienne, 506-336-4116, info@veloroutepa.ca, www. veloroutepa.ca) Caraquet is an extremely nice place to live, and clearly, very popular for tourists, judging by the string of hotels along the main street. My hotel is the Super 8 By Wyndham (9 Avenue du Carrefour, 506-727-0888), is ideally located right in the waterfront village, alongside the coastal trail.

“Leave 21st Century behind at Historic Acadian Village”

Historic Acadian Village is an open air living history museum with costumed (fully bilingual) interpreters who recreate the roles of real people. What makes this place so extraordinary, though, is that you walk a 2.2 km circuit through 200 years of history – the 40 buildings represent a different time, the oldest from 1773 up to 1895, then, you walk through a covered bridge from 1900 into the 20th century village where the buildings date from 1905 to 1949. As you walk about, you literally feel yourself stepping across the threshold back in time. Walking through this idyllic village, looking at the goats, the sheep, the cows which supply the milk, meat, fiber for clothes, the fields and streams for fish, you would imagine they had everything they needed, that life was tranquil, sustainable. But I soon learn from my conversation with the interpreter in the 1852 Cyr house that it was a daily struggle for survival. This arises when I watch her cooking and she says she baked 25 loaves yesterday, enough that would have lasted

her family of 8, including grandparent and a farmhand, a week (but actually supplies the village restaurants which serve menus appropriate to the time). I suggest that must be a lot of work. She tells me that her children help. Don’t they go to school? “The children don’t go to school, they are needed at home. It’s a question of surviving. We would have been too isolated to go to school in winter, and they are needed in summer.” Homeschool? “We cannot read; we depend on the priest to read any letter that might come.” What she tells me next seems to explain why the French Acadians are so fiercely French (and why, as we travel, we see many flags of French Acadia but few of New Brunswick or Canada): It was during the French and Indian War, when Britain battled France for control of the New World colonies. “In 1755, the British took the French men in one boat and women and children in another – they didn’t want families together. They felt there were too many Acadians in same place and would be able to fight British. They made the Acadians sign a contract to be British, not French, and those who refused were sent away. The boat took them far away – they didn’t know where they were going- some were sent to Charleston, South Carolina, to Louisiana.” I continue my walk through these fascinating homesteads. You also get to visit the chapel (1831), post office, general store (1889), tavern (1880), blacksmith’s shop and forge (1874), the 1895 grist mill, all with interpreters demonstrating their crafts. My personal favorite: the newspaper/printing office (1867), which had been owned by Israel Londry who had five employees putting out 2000 copies

of a four-page weekly paper (delivered to the post office), that would cost $1 for a six-month subscription. There are copies you can read. There is also a one-room schoolhouse (1869), where the teacher tells me that on any day, she might have 20 students or 2, depending upon whether they were needed at home. “Before 1941, there were no mandates to attend school – children stayed home as free labor. It was a matter of survival.” Then you walk across the covered bridge (1900), called “the kissing bridge,” and you are in a 20th century town. There is an Irving Gas Station with antique cars; a saw mill (1949), general store (1924), tinsmith’s shop (1905) where you can buy a stove, cobbler’s shop (1945), a railroad station (1930). The Thomas Cooperage that dated from 1937. You not only visit but can actually book a room to stay at the Hotel Chateau Albert (1910). (hotelchateaualbert.com, 506-726-2600). There is a really nice café in the (modern) visitor center before you go back in time, plus a restaurant in the historic village serving a menu appropriate to the period. Plan on staying at least three hours. Open June to mid-September. Historique Acadien Village, 5 rue du Pont, Bertrand, NB, 1-0877-721-2200, vha@gnb.ca, villagehistoriqueacadien. com Travel planning assistance from Tourism New Brunswick, 800-5610123, www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca. ____________________________ © 2023 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com.

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I’ve been around long enough to remember when vegetarian diets were all the rage. Now we call them plant-based. No matter what you call them, these diets replace meats with plants for protein. There are many studies that back up the health benefits of plant-based eating. But a word of caution from an observational study was published in the BMJ in 2020. The study found that a healthy plantbased diet was associated with lower blood pressure, but an unhealthy plantbased diet was not. The bottom line? The plants you choose -- and how they are prepared -make all the difference. The study compared dietary recall and blood pressure data from over

4,600 men and women ages 40-59 living in the U.S., Japan, China and the United Kingdom. So, what’s “healthy” plant-based food? Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, vegetable oils, tea and coffee. Less healthy plant-based foods in the study included fruit juices, sugar-sweetened beverages, refined grains, potatoes, sweets and desserts. Those foods were associated with negative health effects. Another study looked at plant-based burgers and found many were less healthy than actual meat due to added ingredients that increased sodium and fat. Like anything else, it comes down to reading labels and making good choices. If you want to add more fruits, vegetables and whole grains to your diet, choose

whole foods. Simple is better. Adding cream or cheese to a vegetable might make it taste better, but it adds to the saturated fat as well. It’s no different than choosing a salad but loading it with dressing; you’d be better off having the burger you really wanted in the first place. It’s true that minimizing processed meats, such as bacon, sausage and deli meats, is a healthy choice. But before you jump “whole hog” into a plant-based diet, make sure you’re choosing high-quality plant foods to get the healthy results. Avoiding animal products doesn’t always result in a healthy plant-based diet.

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The communications of baby boomers & Gen Xers BY CLAIRE LYNCH I’ve come to the conclusion that whenever I hear instances of the generation gap, it seems to be when I’m driving the car or at family get-togethers. Those are two different places of course but that’s when I say something and a Gen Xer doesn’t understand what I’m saying. I get a quizzical look or more than one quizzical look and have to explain myself. Example: I was driving along one fall day when I asked my nephew, Patrick, to roll up his window because it was starting to spritz outside. “I don’t want to get my nice upholstery wet,” I told him, smiling. But Patrick was looking at me and saying. “Roll up what?” That’s right, I forgot. In my day we had to crank the car windows up or down but now almost everything is electric. With the simple push of a button the window goes up and the window goes down. Presto. Another time I was riding with my niece, Deirdre, and I said it used to be that you could get some decent ventilation in the car on a mild day by opening the elephant ears near the two front windows. Take a look on Google at a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle and you will see the elephant ears. They are small and distinctive. Deirdre started laughing long and hard about the elephant ears while I tried to figure out what the joke was. Then it dawned on me. She had never seen an elephant ear. Her car has regular windows and so do mine. But back when I was a kid everyone in my circle of friends and relatives knew what an elephant ear was. With the quick flick of a hand you opened the little window and the air circulated pretty well. I told Deirdre that many plants have elephant ears. Case in point: elephant ear plants are quite common in nurseries but I know that Deirdre doesn’t

spend much time walking through nurseries. Alocasias and colocasias are two examples of popular elephant ear plants - they have huge velvety-green leaves that reach up toward the sunlight. They do well in most types of sunlight and should not be overwatered. But that’s just an example. My friend, Jack, was riding with me one day and remembering 8-track cassette players in cars, I figured I’d ask if he knew what they were. At 20, Jack is into electronics and computers so my guess was he’d know. No, he had never heard of 8-tracks. We call them cumbersome when you think of today’s radio and DVD systems in our cars but when 8-track cassettes came out in 1964 they seemed revolutionary. Everyone I knew wanted to get one. I call it an “old car memory” because decades have passed and Jack wasn’t even born when 8-tracks came out. Now we call them dinosaurs but technology in cars had to start somewhere. Before that we had to listen to a local AM radio station in the family car - we didn’t have a lot of choices. A friend of mine remembers that when it was cold outside, the music played slowly on the 8-track tape until the interior of the car and the tape warmed up. Ah, the old days! This summer my family had a barbecue with three generations present. We had a fun time seeing each other again and caught up with each other’s news. I told them that I’d seen my friend, Brian, recently and he had some interesting news. Brian had a big birthday last spring and his daughter, Anne, and son-inlaw, Raymond, gave him a unique gift. A puppy. Brian was so surprised and delighted with his gift that he took plenty of photos on his smart phone. He shows him off wherever he goes. Brian named the puppy Bengo. He’s half Siberian husky and half English pointer which means Bengo likes to

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keep busy. It’s in his genes. This is no lap dog. Brian knows Bengo’s birthday, March 27, because Anne got him from a breeder friend of hers. She lined it up and all three went to see Bengo a few times before they took him home. He had to be vet checked and a certain age before being released. Brian turned 62 last spring and while he still works every day at this point Bengo is fully house trained. He’s smart and he learned several commands - sit, stay, heel, come and roll over - very quickly. Bengo is happy to have a family and Brian and his wife are happy to have him. Bengo likes going on long walks and occasionally Brian takes Bengo out on his motorboat - wearing a life vest of course. I mention this happy story about Brian and Bengo because not all interactions between Gen Xers and baby boomers are miscues. Sometimes we actually get it right and they get it right and in the end, there are no misunder-

standings. That’s a good thing. There is a lot of talk about Generation Z or “Gen Z.” It’s a new group of people, those born between 1997 and 2012, and they have a whole new outlook on life. Their knowledge of history is debatable so if I start talking about President John F. Kennedy or Elvis Presley I know right off the bat that some blank stares await me. It’s inevitable. It’s going to happen but if I want to prompt a lively discussion, I know what topics to bring up. Gen Zers know iPhones and all about “being connected” which is great but I say there’s more to life than the accessibility of technology. It’s all about being social and knowledgeable and talented. It means reaching out to others and not just through texting. This younger generation has its talents but they also have their opinions. So when I’m at the dining room table during the upcoming holidays I will watch what subjects I bring up. Or maybe I won’t!

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Don’t Know Much About Medicare BY TOM MARGENAU I just got my annual Medicare guidebook called “Medicare and You 2024” in the mail. I’m assuming this booklet is mailed to everyone in the country who is on Medicare. So, if you are on Medicare, I’m sure you got one too. Regular readers of this column know that I’ve pointed out a thousand times that I am a Social Security expert but that I know very little about Medicare. Still, I get questions from readers all the time asking me about Medicare. My reply is almost always the same. I refer them to a Medicare expert. And that would be someone called a “SHIP” counselor. That stands for State Health Insurance Program counselor. To find the SHIP nearest you, go to www.shiphelp. org. But I am going to spend the rest of this column relaying some interesting tidbits about Medicare. It won’t be anything even close to a “guide” to Medicare. If you’re looking for that, read the 2024 edition of “Medicare and You” I mentioned at the beginning of this column. So here are my Medicare tidbits. They are just some interesting pieces of information about the Medicare program I’ve learned over the years. The first tidbit is this: why don’t I know anything about Medicare? Many of you probably think I should because I worked for the Social Security Administration for 32 years, and in most people’s minds, Social Security and Medicare are inextricably linked. Part of the reason for that is because the Social Security payroll tax (6.2%) and the Medicare payroll tax (1.45%) used to be lumped together as a 7.65% FICA tax deduction. (FICA stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act.) But FICA, which used to be shown on everyone’s pay stub, is kind of a dying term. For many years now, pay stubs have listed the Social Security tax and the Medicare tax separately. Still, people link the taxes and thus link the programs. Another reason people lump Social Security and Medicare together is because you usually have to deal with the Social Security Administration to get enrolled in Medicare. Why is that? It makes for an interesting story. When Medicare was first passed in the 1960s, Congress didn’t know what to do with the program from an administrative standpoint. So, they essentially dumped it on the SSA and said, “You guys figure out how to run Medicare.” The SSA created a whole separate division to do that, called the “Bureau of Health Insurance.” It was always kind of a stepchild within the agency because, after all, our primary job was to maintain earnings records for all working Americans, take claims for Social Security benefits and pay monthly benefits that would be based on those earn-

ings. This Medicare stuff was as foreign to most SSA employees as it was to most Americans. Top government administrators finally figured this out and decided that Medicare, with all its complexities, needed a dedicated agency to run it. So, in 1977, the Health Care Financing Administration was created. (In 2001, it changed its name to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.) But still, a connection between Social Security and Medicare continues. Because HCFA, and then CMMS, don’t have field offices around the country, they farmed out the Medicare enrollment process to the SSA. So that’s why still today, you will usually work with the SSA to sign up for Medicare. Also, the Medicare Part B premium comes out of your Social Security check. (More about that in a minute.) But other than that, the SSA has nothing to do with the Medicare program. Let me share an interesting personal tidbit about Medicare and my early days with the SSA. I was hired by the SSA in 1973 and my first job was one that helped Social Security beneficiaries with any issues they had after they went on the program, like changes of address or maybe some kind of problem with their Social Security checks. But it also included Medicare post-entitlement issues. And here is what that meant in real life. Nice little old ladies would show up at my desk with a shoebox full of medical bills and say, “Would you turn these in to Medicare for me?” Gosh, those were the old (and not necessarily good) days! There is one more piece to this story. I was hired in March 1973 to work in the Litchfield, Illinois Social Security office. But the office was a few weeks away from opening and I was waiting in the nearby Springfield, Illinois office to be sent to a training class. While I was waiting, Litchfield had a little “grand opening” celebration, and I was invited. I don’t know why, but the Litchfield office manager introduced me by saying, “Tom will be our Medicare expert.” OMG! After the ceremony, I think every old person in Litchfield came up to me with Medicare questions. I can’t remember now how I ducked those questions. And here I am today, 50 years later, still ducking questions about Medicare. But I hope, dear readers, at least you now understand why I don’t know much about the program. And here are a couple more little Medicare tidbits I do know that I hope you find interesting. For example, did you know that the Medicare payroll tax, currently 1.45%, only pays for the hospital insurance part of the program, more commonly known as Part A? The other main part of the program, “doctor’s insurance,” or Part B, is paid for by a monthly premium usually deducted from someone’s Social Security

check. And even though people always complain about the amount of that premium, currently $164.90, it actually only pays for 25% of the cost of running the program. The taxpayers pick up the

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2023 is 3/4 over: How are we doing? BY PHILIP A. RAICES Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Israeli people in this most challenging and difficult time facing the deliberate and planned attack by Hamas on their country. Need I say more as to how our market has progressed 9 months into 2023? Unless your head is buried in the sand, don’t read a paper or listen to the news, then you just might not care or just be oblivious to the dramatic changes that have occurred. Mortgage rates have increased 11 times since early 2022 and we could possibly see 1 more increase by the end of the year. Employment numbers were up a staggering 336,000 in September when most economists and the Fed were predicting less than 200,000 jobs would be created. Unemployment was steady at 3.8%. Our economy is a lot stronger and more resilient than most would have thought. However, the leisure and hospitality industry added the largest increase with 96,000 jobs. But based on average salaries and wages, most still cannot afford to purchase and would be stuck in a rental situation for a longer period of time. Wage growth has been slowing for new hires, mainly due to lower-paying industries. I’ve been researching all the various numbers and stats about the economy and am not always convinced that they are accurate. I believe if we were provided a more accurate picture, we just might stop spending, which is 70% of our economy. Our economy is a very complicated and immense entity with so many variables. Explanations about how it functions and the way it is, I say, figures don’t lie, but liars figure. So the numbers have to be skewed, so we will feel better about how things are and keep shelling out our dollars to keep our markets going. If you look at our inflation in September it was 6.3% on an annualized basis. However, the government doesn’t add food and energy due to their volatility; so if you were to add them to that number it would be considerably higher. How we feel will

affect our spending habits. The more doom and gloom that is out there, the less we might consider buying. Although you would never know it by how things currently appear. In 2022, housing required the greatest outlay of consumer expenditure across all races, with the Asian population spending the most in the U.S. as well as on insurance, pensions, and education compared to any other race as per Statista. com. As many keep spending using their credit cards, debt is piling up at an alarming rate, and being able to pay it back has and will become more challenging every month. Being gainfully employed is part of the challenge and solution. But if you are purchasing more and more and not saving, this becomes detrimental to building your future wealth and you are becoming a slave to the credit card institutions. Moreover, for those who have to begin paying their student loans this month (1.7 trillion dollars owed), this has and will become a burden for so many and it just might take them a lifetime to repay. Sadly for those, this will surely eliminate the opportunity to be in a position to own a home. Currently in Nassau County when comparing the sales of single-family homes year over year, September-Oct 1, the median (1/2 sold for more and ½ sold for less) sold price was $700,000. September/October 2022 saw the median sale price of $692,000. So the increase was 1.2% which was the smallest over the last few years. Going back to October 2022, the Median sale price vacillated from$699,000 to $700,000. The higher interest rates over that time period most likely attributed to the much smaller appreciation. However, when compared to the median sale price of $649,995 going back to Oct 2021 through September 2023, the increase has been

over 7%. But comparing the average sale price of $880,346 in September 2023 to the prior year of $858,898, the increase was 2.5%. However, when you go back to Sept 2021 and compare the average sale price of $794,615 and the $880,346 in September 2023, this provided an increase of 10.8%. This has been an excellent appreciation for those who purchased over the last few years. However, appreciation has slowed and the number of sales has decreased, again, due to the higher interest rates, keeping many out of the market. Median Sale prices for Condos in September 2023 were $670,000 compared to $650,000 year over year; an increase of 3.1%. However, comparing it to Sept 2021 the median sale price was $621,000 which over the last 2 years provided an appreciation of 7.3%. Comparing the average price of $820,601 to the prior year of $802,321 showed an increase of 2.3%. However, going back to 2021 when the average sale price was $730,271 compared to the $820,601, the increase was 12.4%. The median sale price for coops in Sept 2023 was $300,000 compared to a $289,000 sale price year over year which equated to an increase of 3.8%. However, again going back to Sept 2021 when the average sale price was $279,000 and comparing it to the $289,000 price the increase was 7.5%. These statistics are derived directly from the reports generated by our local Multiple Listing service. It is obvious that with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, people began leaving the cities for more safety and to work at home; and interest rates were at their lowest point, making homes affordable to purchase. The demand went wild with sales, bidding wars ensued and prices took off like a rocket, as inventory stayed at historic lows. As interest

rates and prices increased, sales have markedly decreased 28+% compared to 2022, due to those who could no longer afford to purchase. However, the greatest demand was in those towns that had the lowest asking prices enabling those prices to continue to increase. We are at a crossroads at this point in time as demand continues to cool. The majority of homeowners aren’t giving up their very low rates to move. Currently, there are scant choices in inventory. Inflation is still with us and whether or not the Fed will increase rates one more time or leave them the same is the $64,000 question. I believe those who can still afford to purchase are being much more diligent in their decision-making. As I said last week, we are in a checkmate situation. Philip A. Raices is the owner/Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 40 years experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S.) and in 2022 has earned his National Association of Realtors “Green Industry designation for eco-friendly construction. He will provide you with “free” regular updates of sold and new homes in your town via the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island (MLSLI) or go to https://WWW. Li-RealEstate.Com and you can “do it yourself (DYI) and search on your own. For a “FREE” `15 minute consultation, as well as well as a “FREE printout or digital value analysis of what your home might sell for in today’s market without any obligation or “strings” attached. He can also provide a copy of “Unlocking the Secrets of Real Estate’s New Market Reality, and our Seller’s and Buyer’s Guides for “Things to Consider when Selling, investing or Purchasing your Home.

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Don’t Know Much About Medicare Continued from previous page share of the Part B costs. That’s why in the early 2000s, Congress decided that wealthy Americans should pay more. And they do. Trouble is, sometimes people are temporarily “wealthy” because they sell some property or cash in some investments. So, for a couple years, they pay the wealthy person’s premium before going back to the regu-

lar premium. And this leads to all kinds of problems and questions. If you have such questions, contact the SHIP I mentioned earlier. One last little tidbit. I’ve been talking about the Part B premium, which comes out of your Social Security check. You probably know that those checks are paid one month behind. So, the Social Security check you get in

October is your September Social Security payment. But did you know that the Medicare premium that comes out of that check you get in October is for the month of October? In other words, the check is for the prior month, but the Medicare deduction is for the current month. Weird, huh? If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has two books

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A Stunning Pre-Dawn Show BY DENNIS MAMMANA Week of Oct.15-21, 2023 Before dawn this morning, I stepped outside to check out the sky, and wow! What a sight! I know you may be surprised by this reaction. Many folks think we astronomers are always out until dawn. A few are, but I assure you I am not. Unless I’m working on a project that cannot be automated, I try to keep my circadian rhythms in check by sleeping when it’s dark. My next time spending all night under the stars will be two weeks in late winter when I’m in Fairbanks, Alaska, photographing the northern lights. Until then, I want my sleep! So this morning, I was surprised at how beautiful the sky was. Anyone venturing out in the pre-dawn hours will find the heavens appear much brighter than they might expect because if you’ve been asleep all night, your night vision has already set in. In other words, you won’t need to wait 20-30 minutes to become dark-adapted. The sky will hit you squarely in the face with its brilliance. What greeted me this morning is something you’ll want to check out for yourself this week: seven or eight of the brightest stars in all the heavens, flanked by the two most brilliant planets. Like I said earlier: Wow! Midway up in the eastern sky, you can’t miss dazzling Venus, and in the west, you’ll notice radiant Jupiter. Seeing just those two is worth getting up early, but between the two lie the brightest stars in all the heavens. At center stage lies Orion, the hunter, a star grouping that can most easily be imagined in the shape of an hourglass, with three equally bright stars forming a nearly straight line across its middle. Within Orion, you’ll see reddish-orange Betelgeuse and the bluish-white Rigel. On one side, you’ll find Aldebaran, which is the brightest star in Taurus, the bull. On the opposite side, you’ll find Castor and Pollux in Gemini; Procyon in Canis Minor; and the brightest of all stars, Sirius, which marks

Since your eyes are already adapted to the dark, the pre-dawn sky can be extra stunning. the collar of the big dog, Canis Major. If you live in more southerly latitudes, you may even spot Canopus just peeking over the southern horizon. From where I live in the Southern California deserts, this star rises only 4 degrees or so above the landscape, so most folks in the continental U.S. are unable to see it. Once you see this scene, you may want to take a photo. It’s a very wide scene, so you’ll need a super-wide-angle or fisheye lens, and you still may not be able to capture it all. You’ll also need a tripod for your camera or smartphone. Depending on how much light there is around you,

you can start out setting your camera to its widest aperture (e.g., f/2.8) and the ISO fairly high (e.g., 1600) and take shots of 15 seconds or so. Always experiment to get the best shot. You can even take such starry night photos with your smartphone’s native camera app or an app such as NightCap or StarryCameraPro. There will be a learning curve to make it work for you, but it’ll be well worth your effort! Visit Dennis Mammana at dennismammana.com. COPYRIGHT 2023 CREATORS.COM

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How Dryer I Am BY TRACY BECKERMAN

I am well known in these parts for my unresolved appliance aggressions. I have killed one microwave, three toaster ovens, one coffee maker and a garage refrigerator. Well, actually, my car killed the garage refrigerator. But I guess I am complicit because I was driving the car. In my defense of these crimes, in most cases, the appliances were near the end of their life spans and were just looking for an excuse to die... three days after the warranties expired. Anyway, when we moved into our new home, I was excited because the landlord told us all the appliances were new and should work perfectly. Unfortunately, no one told that to the dryer. Two days after we moved in, I went to do my first load of laundry. The washing machine performed its duties

in a very professional way. Then I threw the small load into the dryer and set the timer for 50 minutes. But when the timer went off and the green light changed to red and the window said “complete,” I went to pull out the clothes -- and they were still wet. Not damp. Not wettish. Wet. I shook my head and reset the timer. Two minutes into the cycle, the dryer timer went off again. And of course, the clothes were still wet. “The dryer is messing with me,” I said to my husband. “The sensor is telling the me the clothes are dry, but they’re not. The dryer is a liar!” My husband gave me the look he always gives me when I’m on some kind of household rant that he does not, under any circumstances, plan to get involved in but knows he will get dragged into anyway. “Just run it again,” he said.

“I did. But it stopped after two minutes because it thought it was done. Or maybe... it just wants me to think that it thinks that it’s done.” He shook his head. “Try a different setting.” I nodded and turned the dryer to “Cotton Dry” instead of “Timed Variable,” which had a set 40-minute time it would dry for. But two minutes into the cycle, it stopped and said “complete.” “Argh!” I roared. “This dryer stinks. It will not dry these clothes!” “Maybe it’s broken.” “No, I’m pretty sure it’s just laughing at me.” While I ranted some more, my husband got up off the couch with a sigh. “Here, let me try.” I stood back while he examined the vent and the hose and the different settings.

“It looks fine,” he finally declared. He set the timer and went back to the couch to sit down. Forty minutes later I checked on the clothes and they were completely dry. I glared at him. “What did you do differently than me?” “Nothing. Maybe it just likes me better.” I nodded. “OK. So, you know what that means?” “I’m more charming than you,” he said. “No. It means you get to do the laundry every week.” Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble,” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www. tracybeckerman.com. COPYRIGHT 2023 CREATORS

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Student artist Isabella Phass also had her work on display. The exhibit was held at the Long Island Children’s Museum this year.

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Art students from the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District had their works on display at the Long Island Children’s Museum this summer. The display was part of the New York State Art Teachers Association’s (NYSATA) 13th annual “Art in HeART” exhibit, which featured student artwork from across Nassau County. The exhibit ran

Alex Antonucci, Isabella Bonaguro, Chrysoula Mariolis, Sydney Jasser and Camryn Kirschner. The students submitted their works under art teachers, Nirel Weinstein, Kelly Verdi, Jennifer Beinlich, Nadia Giovagnoni, Jenna Silverstein, James Avila, Lynne Holland, Linda Curran, Rosemarie Elder. “We are always proud to have our

from August 19 through September 2. Participating students were Alison Tran, Jennifer Zhang, Isabella Phass, Alexa Katz, Lea Mecheril, Nikhita Kapoor, Erin Donovan, Ines Cardoso, Tyler Sperry, Johanna Kim, Erin Donovan, Mara Goldfarb, Sylvia Zhou, Hannah Rice, Alexa Kevelos, Katelyn Ahn, RuJun Li, Derek Herzon,

creative student artwork featured in this long-running exhibition,” said Dr. Ben Wiley, director of art and digital instruction for the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. “Congratulations to all of our students who helped make ‘Art in HeART’ successful.”

Town to hold Free Mega Job Fair The Town of Oyster Bay and The Workforce Partnership will be holding a Mega Job Fair on Thursday, October 26, at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at 1001 Stewart Avenue in Bethpage. There is no charge for admission and parking is free. Veterans’ admission begins at 10 a.m., while doors for General Admission open at 10:30 a.m. The event runs until 2:00 p.m. Employers from across Long Island will be seeking candidates for positions including entry and middle management level, licensed professional, hospitality and food service industries, banking, staffing and individuals with

technical and IT experience. “We’re proud to have helped thousands of residents find meaningful employment through our career center and private sector jobs fair,” said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “The Workforce Partnership and Town of Oyster Bay are committed to helping residents find meaningful employment opportunities as well as assisting local businesses in recruiting qualified employees. This Mega Job Fair will connect private and public sector employers with job seekers.” The Town of Oyster Bay serves as administrator of The Workforce Partnership, a consortium of local

governments funded by the Federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that provides free valuable resources to both employers and job seekers at Career Centers in Hicksville and Massapequa. These centers help train employees to meet the needs of the private sector, connecting qualified job seekers with employers, and by assisting applicants in accessing job opportunities. The Centers offer Resource Rooms, which are equipped with stateof-the-art computer workstations, complete with Microsoft software and internet access. Additionally, these Centers offer residents access to job listings, resource materials, photocopiers, fax

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Advance Auto Parts celebrated its store opening with a ribbon cutting on August 24. David Hoskins is the general manager. Advance Auto Parts has over 4,000 stores in the Unites States and in Canada, specializing in automotive parts & accessories for retailers and do it yourself customers. Advanced Auto is located at 3371 Hempstead Tpke, in the Walmart Shopping Center in Levittown. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin (second left), Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr. (second right), Town Clerk Kate Murray (left) and Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll (right) presented the Town of Hempstead Small Business Award to Jennifer Levine of 5678 Dance in Levittown on September 14, at Hempstead Town Hall.

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RockBox Fitness celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting on August 26. RockBox is a new state-of-the-art group fitness studio designed to challenge you personally. RockBox has over 40 locations across the United States with the latest opening in Levittown. RockBox is located at 3361 Hempstead Tpke, in the Walmart Shopping Center in Levittown.

The Town of Oyster Bay partnered with the New York Blood Center to collect 47 pints of blood at a recent Collection Drive at the Town’s Hicksville Athletic Center. “Blood donations are critical in helping to secure necessary blood transfusions for patients in hospitals. As blood supplies remain extremely low and the New York Blood Center recently announced an Emergency Blood Shortage, it is so important to help those

in need and host these Blood Drives as often as we can,” said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. Supervisor Saladino added, “Just one pint of blood can save up to three lives. We thank everyone who donated the gift of life at our recent blood drive.” To donate blood today, visit https:// donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/zip for more information and to make an appointment.

Jericho High School students Sean Chae, Edward Chen, Ethan Chen, Kaitlyn Choi, Anahita Chowdhary, Dylan Fei, Keira He, Stephanie Hsu, Arush Khisti, Vivek Kirpalani, Weijie Li, Kevin Paik, Ranya Parekh, Jordan Perlman, Brendan Shek, Evan Sun, Alison Tae, Victoria Tan, Junwei Tang, Joshua Tchou, Jocelyn Wang, Junxi Wang, Matthew Wang, and Parik Yan were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Vikram Bajaj, Arjun Bindra, Alex Boyarski, Ethan Brown, Olivia Cai, Lucas Chacko, Jonathan Chen, Malvina Chen, Jonathan Cheng, Matthew Cohen, Shivesh Goyal, Sia Han, Jiayi Huang, Sophia Jin, Neha Kamath, Anisha Kandula, Maansi Kandula, Emily Kawakami, Brandon Klein, Natasha Kulviwat, Angelina Kwong, Vivian Lee, Catherine Li, Alvina Lin, Eric Liu, Hanyuan Liu, Sophia Liu, Seth Margolin, Noha Myreen, Junkyoung Park, Khushi Patel, Tiffany Qiu, Veera Ravichandran, Sophia Saed, Sahaj Sharma, Arush Vermaaz, Aslan Wang, Audrey Yang, and Haocheng Zhang were named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

The Jericho School District is pleased to announce that 24 Jericho High School students were recently named semifinalists and 39 students were named Commended Students in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Jericho High School students Sean Chae, Edward Chen, Ethan Chen, Kaitlyn Choi, Anahita Chowdhary, Dylan Fei, Keira He, Stephanie Hsu, Arush Khisti, Vivek Kirpalani, Weijie

Thirty-nine Jericho High School students were named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. They are: Vikram Bajaj, Arjun Bindra, Alex Boyarski, Ethan Brown, Olivia Cai, Lucas Chacko, Jonathan Chen, Malvina Chen, Jonathan Cheng, Matthew Cohen, Shivesh Goyal, Sia Han, Jiayi Huang, Sophia Jin, Neha Kamath, Anisha Kandula, Maansi Kandula, Emily Kawakami, Brandon Klein,

Li, Kevin Paik, Ranya Parekh, Jordan Perlman, Brendan Shek, Evan Sun, Alison Tae, Victoria Tan, Junwei Tang, Joshua Tchou, Jocelyn Wang, Junxi Wang, Matthew Wang, and Parik Yan were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. These scholastically talented students now have the opportunity to compete for many scholarships that will be offered next spring.

Natasha Kulviwat, Angelina Kwong, Vivian Lee, Catherine Li, Alvina Lin, Eric Liu, Hanyuan Liu, Sophia Liu, Seth Margolin, Noha Myreen, Junkyoung Park, Khushi Patel, Tiffany Qiu, Veera Ravichandran, Sophia Saed, Sahaj Sharma, Arush Vermaaz, Aslan Wang, Audrey Yang, and Haocheng Zhang. Photos by Denise Nash

“Fall” in love with watercolor at annual exhibit The Watercolor Artists of Oyster Bay invite you to join them on Saturday, October 14, for the grand opening of their 9th Annual Exhibit of Original Watercolor Paintings. The event will be hosted at The Haybarn, located within the scenic Planting Fields Arboretum at 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. The opening Reception and Award Celebration will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Running from October 14 through November 15, the exhibit welcomes vis-

itors daily, free of charge. Renowned artist and instructor Roberta Erlagen is the curator of this year’s exhibit and expresses her pride in the artists’ diverse exploration of the watercolor medium, stating, “I am so very proud of the artists who continue to grow and explore the medium of watercolor in a wide variety of styles.” This year’s judging panel features Antonio Masi, a distinguished artist, author, and teacher, who serves as the president of the American Watercolor

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Society in New York City. Masi’s involvement with the exhibit includes previous workshops and sharing his expertise in composition, technique, and color with the group. His national recognition and respected expertise add to the event’s prestige. The reception will include the presentation of awards, light refreshments catered by Sexy Salad Cafe, wine, and a musical performance by the “Elemental Quartet.” Original artwork, Giclee prints, and cards will be available for

purchase during the opening, as well as during the “Last Chance Sale” on November 4 and 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to make a day of it by enjoying a leisurely stroll through the lush Planting Fields Arboretum grounds and Greenhouses in addition to the exhibit at The Haybarn. Parking fees will be waived for those with an invitation, and attendance at the exhibit and reception is free of charge.

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