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Friday, May 19, 2017

Vol. 77, No. 20

Jericho adding Eid, Diwali holidays to school calendar

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and Susan Parker each have two more years left on their current terms (until 2019). Meanwhile Chris DeFillippo, Andrew Feldman and Joshua Lafazan each have a year remaining on their terms after being re-elected in 2015. They will be up for re-election next spring. On May 11, candidates engaged the community on two long-term topics: universal prekindergarten

A Jericho Board of Education work session held at 8:15 a.m. on Friday, May 12, helped determine future school calendars for the foreseeable future with a major development. Following the lead of many Long Island districts, Jericho is primed for the additions of the respective Muslim (Eid) and Hindu (Diwali) holidays to the school year. Eid consists of two separate dates with Eid al-Adha in and Eid Al-Fitr in June while Diwali is traditionally in late October or November each year. Entering the May 12 discussion, Superintendent of Schools Hank Grishman and his administrative staff had prepared handouts of Monday through Friday calendars beginning two full academic years from fall 2017 – looking at these three additions beginning in 2019-2020. “At the last meeting we asked the superintendent if we can look at 20292020 and calendars that have not been set yet moving forward and continue the discussion from there. It was brought to my attention that a lot of folks didn’t want to put this off any longer, and I respected that suggestion. Depending on how today’s discussion today we could potentially discuss it again or take action on something on May 18 at the board meeting,” Board President William Ferro said at the start of Friday’s session. That introduction was well received and positive comments were widespread. But ultimately the goals changed during the course of the Friday meeting to making the observations part of the 2018-2019 school year. Superintendent Grishman says although it’s difficult to make every date work within a 186-day school year calendar development (Mondays through Fridays). “We have looked at district calendars over the next five years, and in looking at the potential of adding Eid and Diwali days the impact is minimal in the majority of years – a total impact of two days in five years. In terms of running the 186-day school calendar with the additions of Eid and Diwali to school calendars, the answer to that question is yes. Our calendar would look much the same over the next five years with those additions as we looked out until 2022,” he explained. After the meeting Grishman had to continue homework. He’s set to propose such a calendar for Jericho at the board

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Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph S. Saladino (left), Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (right), and Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr. (third from left) congratulated two Town of Oyster Bay Constables Rob Walles (second from left) and Jim Altadonna III (second from right), and local Clammer Jeffrey Muglia of Amity Harbor at John J. Burns Town Park in Massapequa for their recent heroic efforts in rescuing two kayakers who capsized and fell into frigid waters off the Great South Bay. After their rescue both individuals were brought to dry land, where they were taken to the hospital by a waiting ambulance.

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Five days prior to Syosset school district’s 2017 election with three trustees’ seats at stake, the community heard from each of the six candidates on their views of critical issues facing the school system and initiatives that can help local families in the long run. The annul “Know Your Candidate” event at South Woods Middle School on Thursday, May 11, set up a frenzied last weekend

before the May 16 election. Several questions posed by the League of Women Voters during the evening led to the candidates’ primary reasons for seeking a seat on the nine-member board of education, with Board President Dr. Michael Cohen among them but up for re-election. The two other board seats to be decided in the election belong to Board Vice President April M. Neuendorf and Laura Schlesinger. Board members Rob Gershon, Tracy Frankel

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Residents invited to be featured on Town’s social media pages Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino invites residents to share their favorite photos as they ‘Play in Oyster Bay’ this spring and summer. “Our beautiful Town has so many photo opportunities, and I am asking our residents to submit their favorite shots to be featured on the Town’s Facebook pages, as well as in Town publications and facilities,” Supervisor Saladino said. “We open this opportunity to all Town residents, designed to capture recreation and leisure at the Town’s many parks and recreational facilities, or scenic beauty anywhere in the Town of Oyster Bay.” Supervisor Saladino noted that Town residents have a multitude of recreational facilities at their disposal,

including the best parks, world class beaches, a championship golf course, a state-of-the-art ice skating center, pools, marinas and community centers. In addition to being highlighted on our Town Facebook pages or other publications, submissions will be considered for display at Town facilities, including the Town’s Parks Department at Town Hall South in Massapequa. Residents may send their favorite photos to photos@oysterbay-ny.gov or visit the Town’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/OysterBayTown, to make a submission. There is no limit in how many photos can be submitted. For more information, visit the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown. com or contact (516) 624-6380.

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Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: n

On April 10, between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., a license plate was stolen from a vehicle on Ridge Drive in Westbury. n

An unattended handbag was stolen from the Holy Road Cemetery in Westbury at 12 p.m. on April 25. n

A 53-year-old man from Williston Park was arrested on Railroad Avenue at Main Street in Roslyn Heights on April 27 at 10:56 p.m. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. n

At 12:40 a.m. on April 28, a 50-yearold woman from Woodbury was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Main Street in Roslyn Heights. n

While driving on the Long Island Expressway between Exits 34 and 36 in North Hills, a 46-year-old man from Ozone Park was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. n

At North Shore University Hospital, located on Community Drive in Manhasset, a victim has reported that the rear window of his vehicle was

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damaged, causing it to shatter. The damage occurred between 6:45 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. on April 29. n

Between 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. on April 29, a victim has reported that unknown subjects keyed her vehicle as it was parked on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park. n

On Liberty Avenue in Mineola, a 29-year-old man from Garden City Park was arrested at 6:55 p.m. on April 27. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. n

At the Home Depot in Jericho, an unattended wallet was stolen from a counter at 7:40 a.m. on April 28. n

A 35-year-old man from Lake Bluff was arrested at 2 p.m. on April 28 and charged with Shoplifting from Century 21 in Westbury. n

At Abercrombie & Fitch in East Garden City, a 43-year-old man from Hempstead was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 6:46 p.m. on April 28. n

At 10:45 a.m. on April 29, a 41-yearold man from Lindenhurst was arrested for Shoplifting from Lowes

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Assorted personal property was stolen from a vehicle on Juneau Boulevard in Woodbury between 8 p.m. on April 29 and 7 a.m. the following day. n

At the intersection of the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway and Searingtown Road in North Hills, a 50-year-old woman from Old Westbury was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on April 30 at 12:04 a.m. n

At Century 21 in Westbury, a 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, both from Westbury, were arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 11:30 a.m. on April 30. n

A vehicle that was parked on Cambridge Avenue in Westbury was keyed sometime between 1 and 2:39 a.m. on May 1.

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A 42-year-old woman from Brooklyn was arrested at 3:45 p.m. on May 2 and charged with Shoplifting from Century 21 in Westbury. n

On May 2 at 5:24 p.m., a 28-year-old man from Roosevelt was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at the corner of Nassau Road and Northern Parkway. n

At Macy’s in East Garden City, a 38-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman, both from Hempstead, were arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 7:15 p.m. on May 2.

On the Long Island Expressway at Exit 39 in East Hills a 27-year-old man from Deer Park was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 5:52 a.m. on May 1.

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A 24-year-old woman from Sea Cliff was arrested at 5:10 p.m. on May 1 and charged with Shoplifting from Sephora in East Garden City. n

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arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on May 2 at 1:40 a.m.

At the Tappan Beach Park located on Prospect Avenue in Sea Cliff, a complainant reports that unknown subjects removed a plaque from a memorial bench located on the beach at 5:20 p.m. on May 1. n

The rear basement window of a residence located on Chestnut Street in West Hempstead was damaged sometime between 7:30 p.m. on May 1 and 5:40 p.m. the next afternoon. n

At the intersection of Glen Cove Road and the North Service Road of the Long Island Expressway in East Hills, a 27-year-old woman from Manassas was

On Walton Avenue in Uniondale, a victim has reported that the passenger side window of his parked car was damaged. The incident occurred between 10 p.m. on May 2 and 7:30 a.m. the next morning. n

At 1:10 a.m. on May 3, a 31-year-old man from Elmont was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Mineola Avenue in Roslyn Heights. n

At JC Penney in East Garden City, a 39-year-old man from Bayside was arrested at 2:30 p.m. on May 3 and charged with Shoplifting. n

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Jericho adding Eid, Diwali holidays to school calendar

From page1 of education’s meeting on Thursday night, May 18, and the school board has the chance to approve the updated calendar then. (May 18 was after the newspaper’s weekly deadline.) Prior to May 12, the subject came up for lengthy discussions at a spring PTA meeting and the board of education’s March meeting, with initial comments at the February board meeting. The coming year in September is not adjustable for observing the holidays because Jericho Schools’ calendar for 2017-2018 was developed and approved by the board of education early in the winter. The sole calendar date in question became Eid-al-Fitr on Friday, June 15, 2018, not recognized as a holiday. Superintendent Grishman was sensitive of a few parents’ comments but he said “I would be reticent to recommend to the board the changes for June 2018 based on the district’s planning for Regents’ exams review and Regents grading in place.” The school year starting in September 2018 (technically on July 1, 2018) would be a first opportunity for the new holidays on the schools’ calendar. Friday’s work session quickly became a working matter, as talks shifted with participation from one dozen parents seated in a square-shaped table arrangement with the school board inside the faculty cafeteria. A few moms pulled out their smartphones and shared the 2018 holiday dates with school board trustees and one another. Jericho administration had created a draft calendar for 2018-2019 but as of May the board of education had not voted to make that official. Superintendent Grishman said there was not any reason if the board desired the Eid and Diwali holidays to become effective July 1, 2018 (for the 2018-2019 school year) that it could not work, but one additional day for the first Eid (Eid al-Adha) would be needed. At a previous board meeting, draft 2018-2019 calendar handouts indicated that students would start on August 27, a week prior to Labor Day. Superintendent’s Conference Day

was noted for August 24, 2018. Apparently that changed. “Kids do not come back until Tuesday September 4, 2018 so we would not be cutting August short. The calendar is such that Labor Day falls early and there’s coincidence between Easter and Passover so that calendar would work without any adjustment. The first day for teachers would be the last weekday of August 2018 and kids’ first day is the Tuesday after Labor Day,” Superintendent Grishman said. Grishman was prepared with each date, and noting several of the Eid and/ or Diwali days falling on weekends (aside from adding any school district days off) he announced them for the school board. He says the administration would be ready to present full details a 2018-2019 draft calendar at the board meeting on May 18 recognizing one day for Diwali and one day for Eid, although historically the district sent its calendar formulation out for review. Two school calendar days would be observed in 2018-2019 if that year is approved as the start. In 2018, Diwali would be on November 7, 2018. The first Eid (al-Fitr) is Wednesday June 5, 2019 and the second Eid (as-Adha) is during summer break on August 12, 2019. “We could be prepared to adopt the 2018-2019 calendar as soon as next Thursday night (May 18) if you’d like,” Grishman told the school board. Ferro took a quick poll of parents at the May 12 work session, saying he sees a lot of smiles, and they concurred that starting with calendar year 2018-2019 would be a great move. Grishman said in 2019-2020 there would be zero additional school days off in the calendar because Eid al-Fitr, Eid-al-Adha and Diwali all fall on weekend dates. In 2019 Diwali is on a Sunday, October 27. For 2019-2020 students would report on September 3, Jewish holidays commence September 30, and school would end on June 26, 2020. In 2020, Eid-al-Fitr is Sunday, May 24 and Eid-al-Adha is July 31. Grishman said in the academic year 20202021 there is also minimal impact on

the schools’ calendar. Out of the entire realm of possibility, only May 13, 2021 would be a school day (closed) for observance for Eid-al-Fitr in Jericho. “In effect, our calendar works with the maximum two days off in the next five school years (from 2018-2019) without making additional changes or adjusting our spring (Easter and Passover) religious observances,” he said. Some parents wondered if the look three years down the road was best because some of their high school children would graduate from Jericho High School before those school years arrive. They commented that Jericho was a little slow to adopt the holidays anyway after Syosset, Mineola, Dix Hills and East Williston – including a few districts that don’t have as many Muslim or Hindu families as Jericho – had taken the steps before now. Board President Ferro asked the superintendent about the potential for snow makeup days to be added with the new holidays in the mix. Grishman said that too was not a problem in a 186-day school year. He told the board in the worst of winters Jericho has not had problems with makeup days. Upstate districts experiencing much larger winter snowstorms in their communities has created an opportunity for the New York State Department of Education to seriously consider late August starts for schools, but in Jericho Grishman said he has “no concerns over our calendars working over the next five years.” Ferro also said the work session’s purpose was not rehashing some emotions and points of view expressed at prior meetings “from both the student community, parent community, and folks in general.” He says a surprise came at the last meeting during the same discussions, as people expressed a desire for Jericho to add more school days to the yearly calendar instead of more holidays as days off. “It led to a very interesting discussion and it showed the diversity we have in our community. Ultimately the respect that we do have for one another, although people disagreed, the way

that meeting was conducted and how communication came out was actually productive. It opened my eyes to what folks sitting here today (proponents for Eid and Diwali observances) are suggesting to us and why it is important to them for us to look at these holidays, or why students should not feel singled out because you did not get to celebrate your holiday and have to explain to classmates why you didn’t go to school,” Ferro said. Board Trustee Barbara Krieger told the administration, her fellow board members and parents in attendance that she was all for adding the Eid and Diwali holidays. Krieger said if needed the district could take a couple days back from the students’ other vacation dates, but Superintendent Grishman immediately informed her “there is no need to.” She said that’s all the more reason to approve Eid and Diwali holidays as soon as possible. Her fellow board trustee Jill Citron added that she too was happy to see there would not be any conflict for Jericho to add Eid and Diwali on the school calendars. Citron said “after hearing all the discussions, it was clear this was something that needed to be done, with balancing the high performance of Jericho Schools and not giving up too many school days.” Krieger says she was really impressed by the public comments she’s heard on the holidays this spring. She told the parents at the May 12 work session they already educated the school board and the conversations had been illuminating in the early months of 2017. But Krieger was aware of a potential social concern for Jericho to manage. “I was thinking of what would happen if I moved into a district with my children, and if my religious holidays were not already on the schools calendar and how difficult that would be to stand up in front of everybody. My holidays are on the calendar so your holidays should be on the calendar, I really don’t see any difference. The only question for the people here, only because of the views expressed at a See page 12

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What’s Happening May 19

At 10:30 a.m. at the Jericho Public Library, “Stay & Play” will be offered for children ages birth to preschool, with their caregivers. The Syosset Public Library’s health reference program will continue this month with Dr. Lauren Kronowitz discussing “Spinal Hygiene” at 11 a.m. Nassau County Clerk’s mobile office, sponsored by Maureen O’Connell, County Clerk, will be at the Jericho Public Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide assistance to patrons. Ann-Margaret Carrozza returns to the Syosset Public Library to give an “Elder Law and Estate Planning Update” at 2 p.m. The “Great Performers” series continues at the Jericho Public Library with “The Gamine - Audrey Hepburn” at 2 p.m., led by Marc Courtade. The Young Adult Corner of the Jericho Public Library will hold a “Fudge Workshop”, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Advanced registration is required.

May 20

The Syosset Public Library will hold a “PreK Saturday” event with story time activities from 10 to 10:30 a.m. A “Meet the Artist” reception will be held at the Jericho Public Library, from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m., featuring Sally Feng & Friends. The public is invited to attend.

May 21

“Musical Sunday At the Library with Deja Two”, featuring Joey D. and Amy J., will be performed at the Syosset Public Library at 1 p.m. Paper shredding will be offered at the Jericho Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. for Jericho Library cardholders.

May 22

At 1 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, a “Family Game Day” will be held. Naomi Zeitlin will present “Rodgers,

Hart & Hammerstein in Lecture and Song” at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m.

May 23

An “Afternoon Book Discussion” will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library. The book The Pearl That Broke Its Shell” by Nadia Hashimi is the topic. From 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, the Young Adult Corner of the Library will host a session on creating “mini Zen Terrariums”. Robert De Niro stars in the film “The Comedian”, showing at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. Rated R, it is 94 minutes long.

May 24

Ron Goldberg will help participants in “Understanding The Stock Market”, held at 7 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library.

May 25

Stan Newman, a crossword puzzle editor for Newsday for almost 30 years, will be at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. to present “Brain Training For Everyone”. “A Time to Dance” is a one-woman show with Libby Skala that will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m.

May 26

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The film “Queen of Katwe” will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library.

May 27

“Full STEAM Ahead”, for grades Kindergarten through 2nd, will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 11 a.m.

May 30

From 7 to 9 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, Legislator Arnold Drucker will be available to meet and discuss topics of interest to the members of District 16.

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Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto invites residents who are looking to cool off as the weather gets warmer to come down to the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center. “Anyone looking for a fun activity this spring can come down to the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, located at Bethpage Community Park,” Councilman Imbroto said. “The spring schedule, which runs through June 25, provides for time to enjoy a public session, various hockey

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clinic opportunities, as well as figure skating lessons.” Councilman Imbroto noted that times for all sessions, as well as clinic and lesson opportunities, are listed on the Town’s website, www.oysterbaytown.com. The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating center will be closed on Monday, May 29th, for Memorial Day. Please be aware that the schedule is subject to change. Visit www.oysterbaytown.com for more information.

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Girl Scouts dance and donate

Promenade, Do Si Do and Reel were some of the new vocabulary words Girl Scouts learned at the Swing Your Partner event on Friday, March 31, 2017. Girls and their partners gathered to dance to traditional country music and learned that many of the steps can be done to modern music! When they

needed a break from dancing, the girls decorated cards for soldiers. The girls and their families also supported the Town of Oyster Bay’s Soldier Drive by donating five large bags of supplies to the soldiers, including socks, mints, toiletries and snacks.

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Jericho adding Eid, Diwali holidays to school calendar

From page 6 previous meeting and I talked to people in Syosset about this – do you have any concerns about backlash against your communities if the holidays are added to the calendar? I don’t want to sit here and think about negative impacts of what we are trying to add to the calendar, but is anyone concerned about a backlash?” she asked parents at the work session. Ferro added that people had approached him on the subject too, saying they were in favor of adding Eid and Diwali but not if it were going to pit factions of the Jericho community against each other. “People said they did not want others to look at their kids at school and say you’ve done this, you’ve done that.” Grishman said that two residents told him they have continued to advocate for the Eid holidays but they carried concerns over “the impact on some parts of our community.” “If we move forward positively I think we need to be well-aware of the potential for negative impacts. The school district needs to be aware of

that and be vigilant. The school district needs to be aware so that we can work proactively as much as possible,” Superintendent Grishman said. Immediately one mother said that the group of advocates would not have come forward if they were afraid. They told Jericho administration and fellow parents “we just have to be prepared for it.” But former board member and 22-year resident Ira Checkla, who listened to the entire debate this spring at meetings, made sure the administration remains on-guard. “Coming from someone who has lived here for 22 years, listening in the audience as a Jewish-American and hearing sides of issues that have not been raised here before -- I do think having listened, what went on at the last board meeting was a bit misconstrued. If there is any religious pushback here that has got to be a zero-tolerance thing. It is just unacceptable. But I really do not believe it was religious intolerance. I think perhaps some speakers who came up were not intending to get up and they were not as prepared. I think it was the

notion of people wanting more school days – if we went around the table here, I think we’d all agree that more school is better than less school. To the extent that was misperceived that can be an easy cleanup for the community and all of us. If there is religious intolerance then that is not going to be acceptable in any shape or form,” Checkla said at the May 12 work session. Board Trustee Gina Levy says as a district Jericho has worked on diversity in several capacities. She in fact met her fellow current board member Daborah Lee at Seaman Elementary when they both served on an inaugural multicultural committee. “I really don’t think there should be backlash, but in looking at school year test dates my only concern is that some things may have to be tweaked. It’s easier with days off for elementary schools but as your children reach high school, for me, not just with these holidays but with any holidays, I want to make sure our students and their teachers have the right appropriate days to be educated for example if children are taking AP

courses. We just have to make sure that for the quality of education you came to Jericho for as well as many families that everybody gets looked at. Part of a backlash may be from a viewpoint of ‘now all of a sudden we do not have as many days to be prepared for AP exams at the high school level.’ Everything must be looked at from the big picture. But I have been assured by the administration that this will be completely looked at so our teachers can be prepared, and that will help reduce some anxiety also because the Eid holidays do float around June,” Levy explained. She added that AP exams are scheduled nationally while New York State Regents exams can be controlled. Parent Zaina Sayegh Safa, a Muslim-American, understood Levy’s point. Her own daughter is taking AP European History and she explained how the late spring brought intense studies, with two more chapters to go from May until June. Safa explained her research into the proposed holiday additions related to the school calendar. “The original plan I submitted Mr. See page 20

Syosset Know Your Candidate Night highlights key community issues From page 1 in Syosset schools and the district as a destination for students who come from outside its boundaries but earn their diplomas here. The latter became a spirited talk on legal implications and society beyond Long Island, mixing in complicated aspects of “protecting home turf.” Candidate Anna Levitan mentioned an internal district /board review of facts and statistics related to student enrollments and other caveats involved. “There are incidents where Syosset and Woodbury residents are approached with money in exchange for their address’ eligibility. If that is the case it has to be pursued and investigated in order to make sure that our district taxpayers are not paying to educate children from other districts,” Levitan said. Melissa Breitstein of Woodbury, an attorney, was among candidates who tackled the issue of students who do not actually reside in Syosset but attend the district’s public schools, possibly because their parents or guardians may be keeping a rental or another situation that could arise. “I certainly would be committed to enforcing residency requirements. I would ensure that our district policies and procedures are being enforced. This is an important factor and we want to make sure everybody is complying with residential requirements to attend our school district. However I think the board’s focus should be the education of Syosset’s actual children and student population and the ways we can

improve that,” Breitstein said. Other candidates, including Dr. Uzma Syed, also spoke about the need to review any available statistics and data and the legal procedures involved. Candidate Carol Cheng said parents should be fully informed and aware of the district’s procedures, as well as what can be enforced when a child is not living in the Syosset district with their parents/ legal guardian. “I think it is important to get that message out to the parents and the community,” Cheng said. In a final push before Tuesday’s election drama, school board hopefuls made sure to look at their campaigns and the many friends and acquaintances they have talked to in and around Syosset/ Woodbury. Dr. Mark Fierstein said it appalls him to think that all the Syosset residents – including the audience at the May 11 event – are paying taxes now that go towards “educating students who don’t live here.” But he says with the legal process involved in investigating and possibly prosecuting offenders appears very complicated, and he decided to defer to Board President Dr. Cohen. In turn Cohen was very serious about protecting the innocence of residents and not creating any situations that could resemble a witch hunt or racial profiling, singling out certain ethnic groups as questionable concerning their status as residents. His remarks were an eerie reminder of the turbulence in some communities due to national dialogues and actions on immigration reform. The school board focuses on Syosset, and Dr. Cohen said his mission as a

school board trustee and one in a leadership position for many years now is to embrace the diverse Syosset community, embracing their compliments as well as criticism. “We need to have the community really, really know that you (board members) are listening to them and that you are taking what they are saying very seriously,” he said. When the League of Women Voters presented a question about Universal Pre-K (UPK) coming to Syosset, Dr. Syed was most prepared for the chance to highlight one of her key campaign missions. She is passionate about Syosset securing state funding for pre-K. “UPK was introduced in 1988 and in 2007-2008 it was available to all districts in New York State –all districts were eligible but not all districts applied. Several Long Island districts have UPK, Great Neck being one of them. Because we did not apply for funds at the time the funds now are frozen. We do not have access right now but it is a state-funded program. That will require having somebody passionate and dedicated to starting a local movement for this program to impact our youngest learners,” she said on May 11. Despite that notion Dr. Cohen says UPK would be wonderful for Syosset to have but from his view it’s most probably “impossible” since the cost would be prohibitive, even for two hours a day of programs. “You would at least need to add a teacher or assistant per class. Thankfully we live in a community that does not rely on it, but there are those who do. We have some programs that many take advantage of – for pre-K it

has come up for discussion but it is not on the school board’s radar. I don’t think it is anything we really plan on revisiting,” he said. The New York City Public Schools’ system has free UPK for 2.5 hours a day, subject to enrollment space. Anna Levitan said the Syosset district does not quality for universal pre-K because of state funding limits. “If we find a way to fund that ourselves then sure it is a wonderful idea. However we have to stay realistic,” she said. For Dr. Fierstein universal pre-K is not a strategic part of his board campaign. “I think it’s likely to be a very costly item. Everybody here is talking about responsible spending. To add an expense like that when there are so many options in the community, I guess it can be looked at but I am not really in favor of it,” Fierstein said. Breitstein says she remembers the date she wrote her last (prekindergarten) check to the Woodbury Jewish Center, and in those years she would have greatly appreciated saving money. “Unfortunately if we do not have funding I think it is too cumbersome a cost to ask the community to incur – especially when we are trying to find ways to save money,” Breitstein said last Thursday night. Carol Cheng says it would be a helpful, great idea in Syosset and although parents may not be willing to pay a fee of $100 per month, per child to the district for UPK. “If we are able to get state funding for this program I think it will benefit the community. But we would See page 20

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Muir Woods is San Francisco’s Cathedral to Mother Nature BY KAREN RUBIN

It is quite amazing to me that just 35 minutes drive from downtown San Francisco, the fabulous urbanized city with some of the tallest structures man has devised, are the Muir Woods, with some of the tallest and most ancient trees Mother Nature has produced. The peace, the serenity, the sheer awe and majesty envelopes you from the first steps into the national forest. There are many tour companies that make it easy for tourists to visit, as well as various means to get you there on your own (but if you use Uber, you have to be aware that there is no cell service there). I took Extranomical Tours’s Muir Woods Expedition which offers an excellent program, well organized, and that gives you some extra added treats: a stop in scenic Sausalito and another stop for a “unique” view of the Golden Gate Bridge (in fact, an unusual vantage point that most tourists would never have), as well as an animated, well informed guide (Jake on the tour I took), who points out the sights, relates San Francisco’s history and gives good historical and

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naturalist background to prime you for your visit to Muir Woods National Monument. The Extranomical tour to Muir Woods begins with a pickup at convenient locations – I was picked up at the Hyatt Regency Embacadero, in a smart van (flooding has wiped out part of Highway 1, so you have to take a small, winding road up to the entrance which the big buses they normally use can’t take). Jake, a filmmaker originally, is our guide and gives pleasant commentary on the drive that orients us well when we arrive. Muir Woods is a national monument, established on January 9, 1908 by President Roosevelt using his powers under the Antiquities Act, to protect an old-growth coast redwood forest from destruction. Jake explains us how these woods were saved from lumbering and development by William Kent and his family. Redwood Creek contained one of the Bay Area’s last uncut stands of old-growth redwood, Congressman William Kent and his wife, Elizabeth Thacher See page D2

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Kent, bought 611 acres for $45,000 in 1905. To protect the redwoods the Kents donated 295 of the land to the Federal Government and, in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt declared it a national monument. Roosevelt suggested naming the area after Kent, but Kent wanted it named for the pioneering conservationist John Muir responsible for saving Yosemite as America’s first national park. Since Muir Woods is a national monument, Jake can’t guide us through and we pay our $10 fee to enter. But he has oriented us well and has advised us the best way to explore in the two hours we have here. Two hours proves sufficient to get the highlights of Muir Woods and hike the most popular trails (there are numerous hiking trails, some of which hadn’t opened yet for the season). The main trail is paved, flat, and can accommodate wheelchairs. This trail puts you at the base of these mammoth trees so you can the full appreciation of just how massive they are (and how small you are). You find yourself constantly craning your neck to see to the top. And when you walk in, you do feel

like you are entering a cathedral – that craning of the neck to see the treetops making an arch over the narrow path, as if looking up at the high arching roof of a Gothic cathedral like Notre Dame. Indeed, perhaps because it is so close to San Francisco and offers such a contrast to a congested urban area, Muir Woods is very much a “cathedral” – there is even a Cathedral Grove, with a sign that says “Shhh... Quiet Refuge.” You hear birds, the gurgling of the Redwoods Creek that flows through. You feel small, a speck in time and space. You feel grateful to man who saved these woods. You are overwhelmed by the sense of awe and majesty, from your first steps through the wooden threshold. The trees, as if elders, range in age from 400 to 800 years – that means they were already well on in years when Columbus first discovered the New World - their height up to 250 feet. These aren’t as thick as the famous Giant Sequoias which are further inland; but these coastal redwoods are the tallest trees in the world. Even more remarkable because they grow from a tiny seed that bursts from a small pine cone that is heated by fire. In the light gaps beneath the redwood trees are red alders, California big

leaf maples, tanoaks, and Douglas fir. The forest floor is covered in redwood sorrel, ferns, fungi, duff, and debris. Wildlife includes the endangered coho salmon fingerlings that live in the lovely creek that flows through, Pacific wren, woodpeckers, owls, deer, chipmunks, skunks, river otters, and squirrels. You walk among old growth coast redwoods, nurtured in the fresh water of Redwood Creek and by the fog. I cross the fourth bridge over the Redwood Creek and take the Hill Top trail back -a narrow dirt path at a higher elevation – which gives a different perspective. The Visitor Center at the Muir Woods entrance has exhibits and a vast selection of literature and information on Muir Woods. A cafe and gift shop is also located near the park entrance. There are other ways to get to the Muir Woods on your own such as using a bus service (though it is temporarily out while they repair Highway 1; and if you use Uber or ride-share, you need to pre-arrange a pick-up because there is no cell service). Coming on your own, you can organize your visit to miss the busiest crowds during midday (best to arrive before 9 am or after 4 pm). The park opens every day at 8 am and closes at 8 pm (after March 18). Muir Woods is open 365 days of

the year, though hours vary with the season. Muir Woods National Monument,1 Muir Woods Rd. Mill Valley, CA 94941, 415-388-2595. The advantage of the Extranomical Tour is certainly the convenience of the pick up, plus the enhanced experience of a brief stop at Sausalito and (on our trip) the Presidio for Jake’s “unique” view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Jake gives us a narration about the history of San Francisco and points out attractions on our way (like the tunnel, recently renamed for comedian Robin Williams, which is painted with a rainbow). Extranomical Tours also includes a visit to Muir Woods National Monument in other tour offerings, such as one and two-day trips to Wine Country; and a trip that combines Muir Woods with Sausalito and Alcatraz. Extranomical Tours, 866-231-3752, 415-357-0700, www.extranomical.com, contact@extranomical.com. Facebook (www.facebook.com/extranomical), Twitter (www.twitter.com/extranomical) For more help planning a visit to San Francisco, contact San Francisco Travel. 415-391‑2000, www.sftravel.com.

Walking through Muir Woods, you find yourself constantly craning your neck Muir Woods National Monument offers a serene retreat so close to San Francisco © upwards, just as if entering a cathedral © 2017 Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear. 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com com

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Beware the car lease Growing up, I always liked Chevrolets. Now a father of three drivers all living at home, there are three Chevys in my driveway. I might have had a fourth Chevy had it not been for unscrupulous dealerships. My trusting relationship with the dealer’s manager lowered my guard upon negotiating our third Chevy, and I paid the price. I should have known better, for I caught an error in the lease paperwork on our second Chevy before we left the dealership. At the time, they said it was a “mistake.” I didn’t remember this mistake when we went in for our third Chevy, and this time they got me. We had agreed on “invoice price” as a starting point for the lease calculation. When the paperwork was drawn up, the price was changed to $700 above invoice price, and I didn’t notice at the time because I trusted them. When I discovered the discrepancy a few weeks later, it was too late. I had signed on the dotted line and the manager refused to speak with me. I was subsequently lied to and basically ignored for months. Before visiting a dealership, check their ratings online. You probably do this before dropping $100 at a restaurant you haven’t yet visited. Do the same before spending thousands on a car. Read the reviews, both good and bad. Check the Better Business Bureau. Do your homework before stepping foot in a dealership. My daughter and I went to a different Chevrolet dealership in search of our fourth Chevy, and we arrived with their newspaper ad in hand. We walked out around an hour later after receiving three different lease quotes

for more expensive cars. Despite our asking over and over again, we simply couldn’t lease the car in the ad. This is called a “bait-and-switch.” Bait-andswitch is just one of the many tactics dealers use to take money from you. After the bait-and-switch episode, my daughter and I shopped around at countless dealerships looking for a car that was not a Chevrolet. This is when we discovered even more tricks dealers use to take your money. Some of the tricks are indeed brilliant, and we had fun seeing variations of the schemes. Buying a car outright is straightforward; you negotiate a price, then pay cash or finance it. Leasing a car simply means you pay for the portion of the car you will use over the term of the lease. While this is very straightforward in theory, it is made to be exceedingly complex by the dealerships. The complexity makes it easy for them to make money. And it’s YOUR money. There are a few industry terms you should know before leasing a car. The first is the capitalized cost. This is equivalent to the selling price, and you want this to be as low as possible. The residual value is the estimated worth of the car at the end of the lease, and this is generally not negotiable. Your monthly lease payment is determined by the difference between these two numbers, plus an interest charge that is referred to as the money factor. Each of the dealers were super-aggressive with us, asking, “How much do you want to spend per month on this car?” “What’s your number?” Most salespeople didn’t know how to

respond when I told them I wanted to start with the selling price of the car instead. This is where the frustration begins. The salespeople have no authority to negotiate. It’s their job to make you love the car. All the negotiation takes place with “the man behind the curtain.” In many cases you can’t meet the man behind the curtain; the salesperson ends up making multiple trips back and forth in an exceedingly frustrating, time-wasting fashion. At the first Hyundai dealership we visited, the man behind the curtain actually met us. He blatantly tried to deceive us about rebates and the selling price of the car, and began fast-talking about the terms of the lease, including admitting to us that he could make money by raising the money factor in the monthly payments. We walked out. The money factor is actually quite simple. It’s the interest rate. But it, too, is made to be inexplicably complex. A money factor looks like this: 0.00167. The interest rate you pay is this number multiplied by 2,400. In this example, it’s 4%. Beware the dealer who tells you a money factor of 0.00167 is 1.67%. Your credit score can impact the money factor. In the end, you want the money factor to be as low as possible. Also, dealers can easily lower your monthly lease payment by creating or increasing a down payment. Don’t do this. Putting money down on a leased vehicle is simply not a good idea. We were at our wits end when we visited our final Hyundai dealer. We had done our homework and tried to make it easy, telling the salesperson exactly what we wanted to pay for the

car (capitalized cost and monthly lease payment), and that we would lease it on the spot. After a lengthy visit to the man behind the curtain, they offered us a monthly price that was 50% higher than what we asked for! After two hours and three trips behind the curtain, we laughed with the salesman that we still didn’t know what the capitalized cost of the car was. We then asked for a breakdown of the lease costs, as it would look on the lease contract we would sign. After yet another lengthy trip behind the curtain, we were flummoxed to see a very professional-looking, fake lease order document, with all the relevant numbers EXCEPT the capitalized cost of the car! It was fascinating to see how motivated they were to keep this number away from us. Always start by negotiating the capitalized cost of the car. When you buy a car and finance it, they don’t ask you what you want to pay per month on the loan. You agree on a selling price and they tell you the monthly payment. Why should leasing a car be any different? If you allow them to start the discussion with the monthly payment amount, you run the risk of paying hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars more over the term of the lease. Get the capitalized cost as low as you can. After three hours, we ended up with the deal we wanted on the Hyundai. And we never got to meet that man behind the curtain. NOTE: The writer of this article wishes to remain anonymous)

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No Bonus for Vets

BY TOM MARGENAU

I’m guessing there’s something floating around on the internet giving veterans false hope that they are due some kind of extra Social Security benefits for serving in the military. Vets around the country are marching into their local Social Security office with their DD-214 (military discharge papers) demanding that this hyped up bonus be added to their Social Security checks. Or they are sending me emails asking me to help them get the extra money. As is so often the case with these online rumors, there is a tiny kernel of truth to the story. But then exaggerated claims and false information take over and things get blown way out of proportion. Here are the facts in a nutshell: If you were in the military anytime up until 2001, the government may add a small amount of additional earnings to your Social Security record. And here is the good news: Those earnings are added automatically. There is nothing you need to do to get the extra credits. But here is the bad news: The extra credits are relatively minimal and usually will have little or no impact on the eventual amount of your Social Security check. Now here are the details. If you served on active duty or active duty training in the military service any time after 1956, you paid Social Security taxes on your earnings just like anyone else working at a job covered by Social Security. And since 1988, inactive duty in the armed forces reserves, such as weekend drills, has also been covered by Social Security. That’s the simple part. What leads to all the confusion is that Congress decided to add extra earnings credits to the Social Security records of military personnel. And the amount of those credits varies depending on the time served. If you were in the military between 1957 and 1977, the government adds $300 to your Social Security records for each calendar quarter in which you received active duty basic pay. From 1978 through 2001, the government adds an extra $100 to your Social Security account for each $300 you earned in basic pay, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year. There are times when these extra credits aren’t granted. For example, if you enlisted after Sept. 7, 1980 and didn’t complete your full tour of duty, you won’t get the extra credits. Check with the Social Security Administration for more exceptions. Beginning in 2002, the government stopped adding extra credits to Social Security records for military service. As I said above, if you are due extra credits, you usually don’t need to do anything to get them added to your record. If you served from 1968 through 2001, those credits are automatically added to your Social Security account.

If you served from 1957 through 1967, the credits will be added at the time you file for benefits. In some cases, you may be asked to provide your DD-214 (discharge papers) to verify your military service. The story is a little different for older vets. If you served in the armed forces between 1940 and 1956, Social Security taxes were not deducted from your military paychecks. But in most cases, the government did add $160 per month in earnings to your Social Security account for the time you served. These credits were automatically added at the time you applied for Social Security benefits. So that’s the story. There are no big Social Security bonuses for vets. You don’t need to go to your Social Security office waving your DD-214 and expect to get a big pile of cash. (Although, as I pointed out above, folks who served between 1957 and 1967 may need to show their discharge papers at the time they file for benefits to get those extra earnings added to their Social Security account.) And finally, it’s important that I repeat this message: Those extra earnings you get for your military service aren’t going to make you rich. Because Social Security retirement benefits are figured using a 35-year base of earnings, a few hundred dollars sprinkled here and there into your Social Security account will have little if any impact on your eventual Social Security benefit. Q: I was a housewife most of my life. I am now 61 years old. My husband is only 55. I know I will get Social Security and Medicare on his record someday. (He plans to work until he is 70.) But that is a long way off. So I hope to get Social Security and Medicare on my own account. The problem is that I only worked a few years before I got married. My Social Security records show I have 36 credits. What do I need to do to get my own Social Security? A: You need to find a job! You don’t need much of a job. And you don’t need to work for too long a period of time if you simply want to cross over the minimum threshold you need to qualify for retirement benefits. That threshold is 40 credits. So you are just four credits shy of that mark. Social Security credits used to be assigned on a calendar quarter basis -- one credit for each calendar quarter worked. That’s why many people still call them “quarters of coverage.” And that meant you would had to have worked an entire year (four calendar quarters) to get the extra credits you need. But now, the rules are different. Once you make $5,200 any time during a year, you get the maximum four credits that can be assigned for that year. The law actually says you get one credit for each

$1,300 you earn. But no one can earn more than four credits each year. Depending on the kind of job you get, you could earn the four credits you need quickly or slowly. For example, if you find work as a greeter at Wal-Mart, it could take you a while. But if you can get Bill Gates to hire you as his highest paid executive assistant, you might get those four credits in less than a week! By the way, if you end up with just

40 work credits, you will get a very small monthly Social Security check. My hunch is about $100 or so. But, a hundred bucks is better than nothing! More importantly, you’ll get Medicare coverage at age 65. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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G O I N G P L A C E S N E A R & F A R

Friday, May 19, 2017

G O I N G P L A C E S, N E A R & F A R ....

Backroads Unveils Robust Program to Most Popular Family Travel Summer Destinations C ontinued from page D3 toward multigenerational travelers and for families of mixed ages, interests, and abilities. The company emphasizes fun, dynamic and safety-focused travel

crafted to immerse guests in a place and culture with authentic interactions and highly skilled leaders Backroads offers some 450 family and family breakaway (designed for families with older teens and 20-something aged

kids) departures available this summer, including options for private trips. Trip Consultants help match families with kids of similar ages and provide details on activity age restrictions and recommendations.

For more information on Backroads Family and Family Breakaway Trips, visit www.backroads.com or call 800462-2848 daily, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Pacific time.

Austin Adventures Facilitates Vacations in America’s Over-Popular National Parks Last year, a record setting 331 million people visited a national park in the U.S. 2015 had earlier set the record at 307 million visitors. Over the last two years there has been a 13 percent visitor increase overall. This is a trend that experts say is here to stay. The good news is that more and more people are enjoying America’s “best idea.” The downside is that roads, pull-overs and entrance stations are more crowded than ever, parking is hard to find, campgrounds are booked full by noon, restaurant reservations are difficult to secure and for those waiting too long to book lodging, there’s no room left at the inn. Because vacation time is too precious for such factors as frustration and anxiety, advance vacation planning that includes putting a professional tour operator in charge of the logistics can help buy peace of mind and a better overall experience. “When a national park is in the equation, a good tour company can give you the kind of quality park vacation that just might not be possible on your own,” said Dan Austin, President of Austin Adventures, a leader in familyfocused, multisport vacations here and abroad. Austin’s company offers a good reason of why one should consider a tour operator for a national park vacation. “We have stayed ahead of the growth curve by adding capacity and trip departures. We also work hard to block the best rooms inside a park, a year or more in advance.” This is an investment (and risk) to the tour operator, having to secure everything so far into the future. But in Austin Adventures’ case, it has been a winning strategy. Where an individual or family may find frustration going it on their own, booking through an operator can make the process pain-free. A tour operator has the rooms, the restaurant reservations and sightseeing logistics all worked out. They alleviate parking woes by dropping guests off at a trailhead and picking them up at a different spot later. They can also

avoid the masses because they know where the crowds aren’t as well as the best times to be there (on Austin’s Yellowstone Park trips they often avoid the crowds at Old Faithful by visiting at sunrise – a short walk from their lodge). “Guests benefit from our expertise, ‘insider’s knowledge and long-standing park connections,” Austin said. Tour operators know the area, inside and outside the park, as well as the best places to stay, eat, view wildlife, etc. They have highly trained guides who are focused on customer service, safety and security, as well as having fun, said Rick Hoeninghausen, Director of Sales & Marketing for Yellowstone National Park Lodges. Quality tour operators often build in special touches that enhance the experience for their guests. For example, Austin Adventures will surprise their guests with fresh made ice cream and fruit parfaits served along the hiking trail. Some of Austin Adventures’ most popular National Park family itineraries include Yellowstone Family

Adventure, Yosemite National Park Multisport, Grand Canyon Family Vacation & Tour, and the Bryce and Zion National Park Tour in Utah. For information on all of the company’s National Park adventures, see: http:// www.austinadventures.com/nationalpark-vacations/ Based in Billings, MT, Austin Adventures has spent more than 40 years building an international reputation as a top provider of luxury, pre-set and custom-designed small group tours for adults and families to the world’s most captivating destinations. In 2013, Austin Adventures joined the Xanterra Parks & Resorts® portfolio of experiential leisure offerings that includes operations in Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Zion, Crater Lake, Glacier, Rocky Mountain and Petrified Forest National Parks; Mount Rushmore National Memorial; Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley National Park; and five Ohio State Park Lodges as well as the Geneva Marina at Ohio’s Geneva State Park.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts also owns and operates Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va., the Grand Canyon Railway and Hotel in Williams, Ariz., the Grand Hotel in Tusayan, Ariz., Windstar Cruises, VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations, Country Walkers and Austin Adventures. For information on Austin Adventures, www.austinadventures. com, call 800-575-1540 or email info@austinadventures.com.

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Hiking up the Mist Trail alongside Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park. National parks are ideal for summer family vacations, so much so, they are overrun. Tour operator like Austin Adventures not only has hotel space, but can facilitate the visit to minimize crowds © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

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E V E R Y D A Y C H E A P S K A T E

Stop Throwing the Citrus Away BY MARY HUNT I have a confession. For years, I’ve been tossing beautiful bright flavor into the garbage. This sad situation is the result of cutting a lemon in half, quickly juicing it for some immediate need and then tossing what’s left. Or, when facing a need for lemon zest, grating that thing till it’s bald, and then giving it a toss. Ouch! There is a way to use up a lemon (or some other citrus fruit) in its entirety and preserve what I don’t need now for when I do need it later. ZEST IT My new routine is to always zest a lemon first, even if all I need at the time is juice. The easiest way is to place the lemon over a piece of parchment paper and then run all over it with a fine zester, which scrapes off the yellow part of the peel but not the white pith beneath. The paper -- better than a plate or bowl -- catches all the fine grates and loose strands and essential oils. Once done, I scoop all of it into an airtight container or bag using a bench scraper to make sure I get every precious flavorful bit. I keep it in the freezer. The pieces are so fine that defrosting for use is never necessary. I just reach into my container of lemon zest and take what I need. It’s amazing and just as fresh as if I’d started with a new lemon. Add a pinch of lemon zest to just about anything to brighten it up -- salad dressing, cookie dough, meringue ice cream, butter, meat marinade and even pancake batter! PEEL IT There are times when you need a larger piece of citrus peel and zest won’t do, like for a garnish or to infuse in marinades, syrups or cocktails. Once your supply has reached a respectable level, you’ll have enough to make jam

and marmalade. Simply wash the lemon (or orange) well and peel it before squeezing the juice. Store the peels -- with all of the pulp removed -- in a plastic bag in the freezer. Now it’s easy to reach in to take what you need. You won’t believe how fresh and bright the flavors will have been preserved. DRY IT Strips of citrus peel can be dried out in a low oven (200 degrees F or so) and then ground to create citrus powder, the perfect addition to any spice rub. CANDY IT Homemade candied lemon peel is a treat, one that is so decadent and classy it makes for lovely gift not only at Christmas but any time of year. You can sprinkle candied peels on top of baked goods or even dip the delicate strips in chocolate. Without a doubt the easiest and most efficient way to make candied citrus peels is in a pressure cooker -specifically, your Instant Pot. You can find the complete recipe with photos and detailed instructions on the Hip Pressure Cooking website. You can use these methods with any citrus: lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, Meyer lemons and even smaller citrus like key limes and kumquat. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at mary@everydaycheapskate. com, or c/o Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website and the author of “Debt-Proof Living,” released in 2014. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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SUMMER HELP WANTED: Garden City family with 2 daughters, ages 9 and 11, looking for summer help Monday thru Friday from 8am to 2pm for child care and driving to local activities. Will provide car. Call Louisa 516-241-5368

SITUATION WANTED AIDE/CARE GIVER: CARING, EFFICIENT, RELIABLE Available Mon-Fri live in to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Cooking, light housework, personal grooming, administer medications . 14 years experience. Just ended 7 years with previous patient. References available. Please Call 516-4480502 CARE GIVER: NEED A COMPANION or nursing assistant for your loved ones at home or in a health care facility? Call 516-410-9943 for a NY State certified nursing assistant with excellent references ! CERTIFIED HHA, PCA seeks weekend position, live in or live out. 17 years experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, dementia, cancer patients. References available upon request. Call Doreen 516-302-7564

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WILLISTON PARK: Saturday, May 20th from 10am-5pm. Raindate Sunday, May 21st. 103 Collins Avenue. Estate items, costume jewelry, furniture, books, kitchen wares and much more.

AVITAL GALLERY: Paintings, Royal Copenhagen, Rosenthal and more. Hours Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 12-5 or by appointment. 770 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11024. 516-528-9765 Free parking in back. EAST WILLISTON VILLAGE WIDE TAG SALE: Saturday, May 20th from 9-2p.m., drizzle or shine. If it pours, rain date Sunday, May 21st. go to www.eastwilliston. org to double check. Over 70 homes participating. Something for everyone! Map available day of sale from 9am sharp at 460 Sagamore Ave. zip code 11596 GARDEN CITY Saturday, May 20, 9am-3pm 6 Cedar Place Items priced to sell. Something for everyone !! NEW HYDE PARK: Saturday, May 20th, rain date Sunday, May 21st from 8:30-4. 125 Wilton Street. Vacuum, bedding, clothing, Mother of Bride dresses, audio CDs, books, jewelry and much more. WILLISTON PARK: “Bargains and Blessings” Thrift Shop at RESURRECTION CHURCH, 147 Campbell Avenue @Center Street. OPEN Thursdays 9:30am1pm and Saturdays 10am-2pm. 516-746-2257. EASTER ITEMS, jewelry, clothing, household items, etc. DONATIONS accepted Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm.

PETS PET SERVICES A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 MYA’S K9 CAMP Full Service Pet Care Professional Dog Training Grooming Boarding Walking GC Resident 516-382-5553

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AUTO SERVICES DETTAGLIO DETAILING: Anthony Masia, Owner/Operator. Dependable, professional detailer, SUVs, vans, pick-ups also detailed at a higher price. We specialize in imports / Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar & Maserati. $10 off complete detail. Spring Wash & Wax Special $95/cars only. Coupons not to be combined. 631-612-7152. Check us out on Facebook.

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GARDEN CITY BORDER APARTMENT: Spacious, bright 2 bedroom with dining area, gated parking, laundry, A/C, hardwood floors. NO BROKER FEE, near LIRR. $1,685 + electric. ALSO 1 bedroom with balcony $1,535.00 + electric. Both available approximately June 1. www.gcbapts.com or 516-742-1101 GARDEN CITY May special—3 rooms, 1 BR, EIK, parking, elevator. $1975 Beautiful view—new kit. One BR updated tile bath, wood floors. $2300 Enormous four rooms, 2 BR, new kit., walk in shower, elevator, doorman. $3500 Garden City Properties (516)746-1563 / (516)313-8504

CONDO/CO-OP FOR RENT GARDEN CITY WYNDHAM WEST Luxury Condo. 24hr concierge/valet; health club, exercise classes (included), heated pool, entertainment room, 1 BR, 1 1/2 Baths, CAC, Spacious LR, Eff Kitchen, Patio. $3,600/month C Quill, Broker 516-732-6049

OFFICE SPACE WILLISTON PARK 1300sf. office space avail on Hillside Ave. Prof building, parking lot, close to RR & parkways. Full commission paid. Call Tony 516248-4080.

VACATION RENTAL HAMPTON BAYS SUMMER RENTAL 1 block from Meschutt Beach. Close to all. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath. Immaculate. June $6,000. July $8,500. References/Security required. Call/Text 516-724-5034 WOODLOCH LAKEHOUSE Sleeps 10. 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Full Kitchen, Washer, Dryer, Lake, Pool, Boats, Use of Resort Facilities. Available week of 6/25-7/2 Asking $5,500 Call 516-483-0061

GARDEN CITY DOUBLEDAY CONDO FSBO 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 2,200 sf. 2015 new luxury construction. Open floorplan. 2 deeded garage, 24/7 concierge-security, gym, pool, lounge. Zillow listing: https://goo.gl/ybe836 Email: doubledaycondo@ gmail.com

HOMES FOR SALE GARDEN CITY FOR SALE BY OWNER: Mott Colonial. 4 Bedrooms, including 2 possible Master Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Eat In Kitchen, Dining Room, 18x20 Family Room, 60x125 property. Principals Only. Call 631-427-3031

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE MOUNTAIN CREEK: Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Mountain Creek resort. A 4 season destination resort just 50 miles form NYC. Ski, bike, golf, hike, waterpark, pool, hot tub, spa and lake. $215,000 fully furnished. Contact me at 5red@ optonline.net

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All proceeds benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation programs. Prizes will include a variety of supermarket gift cards including BJs, Costco, Stew Leonard and more. Admission includes one Bingo card (set of 4 games), dessert and coffee/tea at intermission. There will be Chinese Auctions and 50/50 raffles. Additional cards, daubers, snacks and hot dogs can be purchased separately at the event. Admission is $15 with advance purchase only. Limited seating – no walk-ins please. To register, visit our website http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/supermarket-bingo-saturday-june-20th/ .You can pay by PayPal or download a registration to mail in. All registrations MUST be received by June 6th. For more information call Linda DiPaola – 516-455-5370

Low-cost vaccination clinic A low-cost Vaccination and Health Care Clinic will be held on Saturday, May 20th from 10AM – 3PM at our Wantagh Adoption Center, 3300 Beltagh Ave, in Wantagh. Animals must be at least 2 months of age with dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. A link to the downloadable flyer can be found on our website: http:// lasthopeanimalrescue.org 1 Year Rabies – $10; 3 Year Rabies – $15; Canine or Feline Distemper – $12; Bordatella – $15; Heartworm & FELV/FIV Testing – $25 Flea/Tick and Heartworm medications will available for purchase at reduced costs. For more information contact Joanne at jvsabu@aol.com or 631-671-2588.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR2, Plaintiff AGAINST Rosario Sciove; Jennifer Sciove; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated July 5, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501. on June 6, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 15 Patricia Lane, Syosset, NY 11791. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 15 Block 128 Lot 29. Approximate amount of judgment $700,966.89 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 15-006799. Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: April 25, 2017 SYO 4047 4X 05/05,12,19,26 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WFASC 2005-2, Plaintiff, AGAINST VALMIRO L. DONADO, HAYDEL DEBERLE DONADO, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered April 22, 2016 I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 06, 2017 at 11:30 AM premises known as 73 CONVENT ROAD, SYOSSET, NY 11791 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and

State of New York. Section 15, Block 75 and Lot 40 Approximate amount of judgment $850,736.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #12603/08 HARRY GEORGE, ESQ. , Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 SYO 4048 4X 05/05,12,19,26 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK, Pltf. vs. HELDER S. MOLINA, et al, Defts. Index #001613/13. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Dec. 18, 2015, I will sell at public auction on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY, prem. k/a 34 Rosanne Dr., Woodbury, NY a/k/a Section 15, Block 175, Lot 86 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Pine Hollow at Woodbury, situated at Woodbury, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY, owned by Pine Hollow Building Corp., 136 Woodbury Road, Woodbury, NY, surveyed Teas, Barrett, Lanzisera & Frink, Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors, dated April 17, 1980”, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on August 8, 1980 as Case No. 8846. Approx. amt. of judgment is $890,554.10 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JANE SHRENKEL, Referee. COHN & ROTH, Attys. for Pltf., 100 East Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY. #91644 SYO 4049 4X 05/12,19,26,06/02 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTIAL ROOFING, FLOORING AND MASONRY REPLACEMENT AT BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SED: 28-05-02-06-0-005-018 CONTRACT G – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION will be received until 2:00 PM on June 5, 2017 at the District Offices of the Syosset Central School District, located at 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, NY 11791.

Hard copies and electronic bid documents will be available beginning on May 19, 2017. Complete sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained from Rev, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 Tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of One Hundred Dollars and 00 cents ($100.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Instructions to Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained online as a download for Forty Nine Dollars and 00 cents ($49.00) at the following website: www.usinglesspaper.com under ‘public projects’. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered bidders via email and will be available at www.usinglesspaper. com. Bidders 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 the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered bidders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. Bids must be made on the standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and as required by the specifications that must be enclosed in sealed opaque envelopes bearing the name of the job and name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: “PURCHASING AGENT, SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT”, clearly marked on the outside: Bid For: “PARTIAL ROOFING, FLOORING AND MASONRY REPLACEMENT AT BERRY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SED NO. 28-05-02-060-005-018”. The School District is not responsible for bids opened prior to the bid opening if bid number and opening date do not appear on the envelope. Bids opened prior to date and time indicated are invalid. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail, or in the handling of the mail by employees

of the Syosset Central School District, as well as of improper hand delivery. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the “SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT”, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Certification of bonding company is required for this bid, see Instructions for Bidders. Each bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty-five (45) days after the formal bid opening. A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for 4:15 PM on May 24, 2017 at the project site. Potential bidders are asked to gather at the main entrance to the building. Although the pre-bid meeting and walk-thru are not mandatory, it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend. It is the Board’s intention to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder in compliance with the specifications providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District. By Order of the Board of Education Syosset Central School District 99 Pell Lane Syosset, NY 11791 SYO 4052 1X 05/19 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that SEALED PROPOSALS for: SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTIAL ROOFING, FLOORING AND MASONRY REPLACEMENT AT J. IRVING BAYLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SED: 28-05-02-06-0-012-021 CONTRACT G – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION will be received until 2:00 PM on June 5, 2017 at the District Offices of the Syosset Central School District, located at 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, NY 11791. Hard copies and electronic bid

documents will be available beginning on May 19, 2017. Complete sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained from Rev, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, New York 10924 Tel: 1-877-272-0216, upon depositing the sum of One Hundred Dollars and 00 cents ($100.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Plan deposit is refundable in accordance with the terms in the Instructions to Bidders to all submitting bids. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications, may be obtained online as a download for Forty Nine Dollars and 00 cents ($49.00) at the following website: www.usinglesspaper.com under ‘public projects’. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered bidders via email and will be available at www.usinglesspaper. com. Bidders 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 the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered bidders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. Bids must be made on the standard proposal form in the manner designated therein and as required by the specifications that must be enclosed in sealed opaque envelopes bearing the name of the job and name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to: “PURCHASING AGENT, SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT”, clearly marked on the outside: Bid For: “PARTIAL ROOFING, FLOORING AND MASONRY REPLACEMENT AT J. IRVING BAYLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SED NO. 28-05-02-06-0-012-021”. The School District is not responsible for bids opened prior to the bid opening if bid number and opening date do not appear on the envelope. Bids opened prior to date and time indicated are invalid. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail, or in the handling of the mail by employees of the Syosset Central School

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LEGAL NOTICES District, as well as of improper hand delivery. Each proposal submitted must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, made payable to the “SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT”, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, as a commitment by the bidder that, if its bid is accepted, it will enter into a contract to perform the work and will execute such further security as may be required for the faithful performance of the contract. Certification of bonding company is required for this bid, see Instructions for Bidders. Each bidder shall agree to hold his/her bid price for forty-five (45) days after the formal bid opening. A pre-bid meeting and walk thru is scheduled for 3:30 PM on May 24, 2017 at the project site. Potential bidders are asked to gather at the main entrance to the building. Although the pre-bid meeting and walk-thru are not mandatory, it is highly recommended that all potential bidders attend. It is the Board’s intention to award the contract to the lowest qualified bidder in compliance with the specifications providing the required security who can meet the experience, technical and budget requirements. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informality and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board, is in the best interests of the School District. By Order of the Board of Education Syosset Central School District 99 Pell Lane Syosset, NY 11791 SYO 4053 1X 05/19

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Syosset Central School District, Syosset, New York, will receive bids as follows: CATEGORY BID OPENING DATE & TIME #19-17.18(R) Refuse and Recycling (Rebid) June 2, 2017 10:30 am at the District Business Office, South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York at which time and place such bids will be publicly opened and read. Bids delivered by the United States Postal Service should be addressed to Syosset Central School District, Business Office, P.O. Box 9029, Syosset, NY 11791-9029. Bids delivered in person or by courier service should be addressed to Syosset Central School District, Business Office, South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, NY 11791. Specifications and Bid Forms may be obtained by emailing the District at Bids@ Syossetschools.org or by calling the Purchasing Office at (516) 837-8954 during normal business hours. In the event school is closed on June 2, 2017, bids will be opened on June 5, 2017 at the original time. The Board of Education reserves the right in its discretion to reject all or any part of any bid and to readvertise for new bids in accordance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law. Gail Knoph Purchasing Agent SYO 4054 1X 05/19 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE

FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200710, Plaintiff, AGAINST DARYL DWORKIN, JACQUELINE DWORKIN, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered January 9, 2017 I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on June 20, 2017 at 11:30 AM premises known as 494 BERRY HILL ROAD, OYSTER BAY COVE, NY 11791 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Oyster Bay Cove, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 25, Block C-1 and Lot 1040 Approximate amount of judgment $1,657,435.62 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #5753/11 Brian Davis, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 SYO 4055 4X 05/19,26,06/02,09 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Kessman LLC Purpose of LLC is Real Estate Investments. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on August 25th, 2014. County location is Nassau County. Secretary of State of New York is designated for service of process. Secretary of

State of New York shall mail copy of any process served against KESSMAN LLC to Steven Kessler, 11 Hedgerow Lane, Jericho, NY 11753. KESSMAN LLC designates Steven Kessler, 11 Hedgerow Lane, Jericho, NY 11753, as its registered agent upon process against it may be served within the State of New York. The existence of KESSMAN LLC begins upon filing of these Articles of Organization with the Department of State. KESSMAN LLC shall have a perpetual existence. JNJ 7846 6X 04/14,21,28,05/5,12,19 LEGAL NOTICE “Articles of Organization of Bina Properties LLC filed with Secy. of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/27/2012. Office location: 118 Orleans Lane Jericho, NY 11753 in Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Bina Properties LLC at 118 Orleans Lane Jericho, NY 11753 Purpose: Any lawful activities.” JNJ 7848 6X 05/12,19,26,06/02,09,16 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to law, that a public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, in the Hearing Room, Town Hall, East Building, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, for the purpose of considering an application from TACO BELL OF AMERICA, LLC, lessee, and 426 JERICHO TURNPIKE ASSOCIATES, LLC, fee owner, for a Special Use Permit and

Site Plan Approval to construct and operate a restaurant, consisting of (a) the demolition of the existing approximately 7,425 square foot building; (b) the construction of a new approximately 2,126 squarefoot building to be utilized for a new Taco Bell restaurant; (c) a drive-through service window with accompanying drive aisle; (d) twenty-two parking spaces; (e) signage; and (f) all other appurtenances and structures, located in a Neighborhood Business (NB) Zone, on premises located at 424 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York and described as Section 15, Block 64, Lot 108 on the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County. The abovementioned Petition and maps which accompany it are on file and may be viewed daily (except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., prevailing time, at the Office of the Town Clerk at Oyster Bay and Massapequa. Any person interested in the subject matter of said hearing will be given an opportunity to be heard with reference thereto, at the time and place above designated. TOWN BOARD OF TOWN OF OYSTER BAY. JOSEPH S. SALADINO, Supervisor. JAMES ALTADONNA, JR.,Town Clerk. Dated: April 25, 2017, Oyster Bay, New York. JNJ 7849 1X 05/19

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Syosset Know Your Candidate Night highlights key community issues

From page 12 need to make sure of how long the funding can last,” Cheng said on May 11. Anna Levitan took to Facebook on Election Day, Tuesday May 16, to thank her supporters: “Just wanted to shout out a big thank you to all my amazing friends, neighbors, and supporters who pitched in helping me every step of the way! Whatever the outcome is today, please remember I appreciate every one of you!” she wrote. Dr. Syed said the most important goal for a board member is to be a visionary and have the ability to work well with the rest of the group – fellow board members, administrative staff, parents and others. She stressed the need to be fully committed to the board goals and seek input from the residents, reaching out in the community and securing widespread involvement. Breitstein says the most important part of serving on the school board will be serving as a team player. “We need to be able to work together to accomplish the goals of the district and the board. It is extremely important to be open-minded to the opinion of all members and open-minded to be a team player with the community – to listen, work with community members and the leader-

ship of the district.” Dr. Fierstein also referred all residents in attendance to view his and Melissa Breitstein’s campaign Facebook page “for a more comprehensive look at our platform” before providing a few highlights. “In the area of spending we need to maximize our savings by examining every contract as it comes up. We need to initiate energy-efficient measures that are cost effective and socially responsible, and we need to look for new sources of revenue and I do not believe we need to cut programs to do this. In the area of education we need to utilize technology to the fullest, making it possible for students at all levels of education to have an optimal educational experience. In addition to utilizing technology we need to teach technology and this means adding courses in robotics, coding and other emerging fields. We also need to guarantee that when our students graduate high school they will be fluent in at least one foreign language, and we should have course offerings that give our students a degree of financial literacy as they move into college and beyond – if we aren’t moving forward then we will certainly be sliding backwards,” Dr. Fierstein said.

Jericho adding Eid, Diwali holidays to school calendar

From page 12 Grishman was until 2045 – that was presented to and adopted by the New York City Public Schools. In many years the Eid and Diwali holidays either fall on weekends or they coincide with other official holidays. For the next six years Eid al-Adha falls in the summer (late August) and that will not impact us. There will always be people who ask the district ‘do we really want another day off or two days off?’ But I have spoken with teachers and I have been approached by teachers, and the scheduling was discussed,” she told the board. Grishman added that the New York State Regents exams’ calendar will be adjusted because New York City schools already adopted the Eid and Diwali holidays. Levy says the bottom line is for ensuring that with all national and religious or traditional holidays “old and new” built-in, Jericho children should continue to get the top-quality district education and teachers here should not feel pushed. Board President Ferro, noting that none of the district’s teacher or teachers’ union members were in the room for the May 12 work session, asked Superintendent Grishman if there was anything brought up by staff. Grishman told him it’s nothing short of a collabo-

rative and positive partnership to recognize Jericho’s diversity. “To no surprise our district’s staff is extremely sensitive and supportive of us moving forward with the Eid and Diwali holidays added,” Grishman announced. Ferro says this community discussion has been ‘extremely productive.’ He noted that Jericho’s monthly board of education meetings draw out just the same handful of residents each time, but the public’s participation was a key factor despite the routine successes and functionality of Jericho Schools. “The more people that come and are engaged, are educated and know what is going on in our district, the better for the district as more voices can be heard. When somebody says we don’t think people are listening and aware of our needs, the only way we can really know is if people like you folks step forward and say ‘there is something we want to talk about.’ That is what the board of education is for, it is here to listen to the community – not just about classrooms and studying, we are here to represent the entire community. It’s beneficial for the teachers, the administration, the board and the PTA’s to hear from different members of Jericho’s community,” Ferro said.

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