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Diwali Mela celebrated
TOB budget hearings set for October 13th BY RIKKI MASSAND
Senator Rhoads & Supervisor DeSena were honored to help light the lamp at the Diwali Mela Festival which symbolizes the inner light that helps dispel darkness, ignorance, and evil. On Sunday, September 17, Senator Steve Rhoads joined Hicksville’s AsaMai Hindu Temple to celebrate the festival of Diwali Mela. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali is a celebration of the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. During Sunday’s festival, Diwali lights were illuminated, in accordance with the tradition of brightly lit temples, homes,
shops, and office buildings during the observance. It was a joyous occasion filled with vibrant colors, cultural performances, and delicious food. Senator Rhoads was proud to be a part of such a beautiful celebration that brings our community together. Senator Rhoads said, “It was an honor to attend such a joyful and important event for our Long Island community. The 19th Annual Diwali
Mela celebrating the Hindu festival of lights is a wonderful opportunity to experience the beauty of India’s culture, history, and rich traditions. Special thank you to the p resident of the Afghan Hindu Association, Sunder Luthra, and two of their past presidents, Sena Lund and Gobind Bathija, and Nanda Sundri, Secretary of the Afghan Hindu Association, for organizing this event."
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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 sur-
plus 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 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 increasing 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 See page 9
Driver hits front of 7-11 An 86-year-old driver accidentally collided with the front of the 7-11 store located at 2901 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, on Wednesday, October 4, at 12:30 p.m. According to Nassau County Police, the driver was attempting to park when she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, caus-
ing the vehicle to collide with the building, and causing the building's front window to break. One person sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The operator of the vehicle reported no injuries and remained at scene. No criminality is suspected at this time.
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Learn about the Irish Brigade, which fought in the American Civil War. The Irish Family History Forum (www.ifhf.org) will be holding a special presentation about the role of the Irish Brigade in the American Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. On Saturday, October 28, presenter Michael Fitzpatrick, president of the Irish Cultural Society of Garden City, president of the Nassau County Civil War Roundtable, and IFHF member will explore the exploits of the Union army’s legendary Irish Brigade during the climactic battle of the American Civil War. The event will take place at the
Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage. It is free and open to the public. 10 a.m.: Meet and Greet (light refreshments) 10:15 a.m.: Ask the Experts (oneon-one) 10:45 a.m.: Introduction and Presentation (Zoom Access for Members) Check IFHF website for updates & directions to Bethpage Public Library: www.ifhf.org
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 Donald Patane of CFS Main Street Financial Group in Levittown on September 14, 2023 at Hempstead Town Hall.
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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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Bethpage High School Commended Students Parisa Pitiranggon, Ellie Park, Zoe Chinda, Matthew Burgin, Mashhood Shah, and Miraj Shah with bethpage High School Principal Nicholas Jantz. Six seniors from Bethpage High School were recently named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Matthew Burgin, Zoe Chinda, Ellie Park, Parisa Pitiranggon, Mashhood Shah and Miraj Shah are among about 34,000 students nationwide who were recognized for their exceptional aca-
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Town offers One-Stop Passport Weekend To help residents looking to obtain new passports, Oyster Bay Town Clerk Richard LaMarca announced that his office will offer a special onestop Passport Weekend on Saturday, October 21, and Sunday, October 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at both Town Hall North in Oyster Bay and Town Hall South in Massapequa. “Residents looking to apply for a new passport are invited to visit Town Hall during Passport Weekend to receive assistance,” said Town Clerk LaMarca. “We can help you with organizing your documents, obtaining a photo and submitting the documents for approval.” Requirements for applying for a passport include: • One 2x2 color photograph with a clear view of the applicant’s face against a plain white or light colored background. Photos will also be available for $10 at both Town Halls North and South during Passport Weekend. • Proof of U.S. Citizenship – Previously issued undamaged U.S. passport, certified birth certificate,
consular report of birth abroad or certification of birth, naturalization certificate, or certificate of citizenship. • Proof of Identity – Naturalization Certificate, valid driver’s license (cannot have been issued or renewed in the last six months), current government ID (city, state or federal), current military ID (military and dependents). • This service does NOT apply to Adult Renewals unless your passport is expired for 5+ years. Town Clerk LaMarca has offices located at Town Hall North, 54 Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay and Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Road in Massapequa. Passport appointments are available Monday through Friday, from 9:30am to 3:30pm, and during this special Passport Weekend. For appointments in Oyster Bay, please call (516) 624-6324. For appointments in Massapequa, please call (516) 7977962. For information on passport requirements and processing times, as well as instructions for passport renewals, visit www.travel.state.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
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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
drinking water in South Sudan. Students asked their loved ones to sponsor their walk to help raise funds for the wells.
The well was drilled in partnership with the nonprofit Water for South Sudan.
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of the current Board members we’ve achieved multiple successes including reducing the Town’s net debt by $187 million while eliminating the $44 million multi-year deficit which existed on the Operating Budget side,” he explained. The Supervisor then shared the news that New York State’s auditors have examined TOBAY finances and confirmed details presented by an independent audit of the Town’s fiscal abilities. He noted that the Town of Oyster Bay has scored well on the “Fiscal Stress” rating from the Office of New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. This year, the Town of Oyster Bay has been rated a zero to indicate zero financial stress, on a scale of zero to 100 with 100 being the worst position. “We are very, very proud of the budget and finances. The State has reported we are at zero stress at all, and to go from where we were to where the Town is today, I can’t thank enough all of you who worked so hard on this to protect the Town and its finances….We are proud to continue to improve services while cutting our taxes and Town debt significantly. We are eager to present the budget to our public and set the budget hearing date (October 17),” Saladino said.
appreciation for colleagues on the Town Board. Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Angelo A. Delligatti, who was formerly the TOBAY Supervisor, was seated in the audience for the October 3 Town Board meeting. Supervisor Saladino commented, “when I see former Town Supervisor Delligatti with the ear-to-ear grin on his face as I speak about the budget and finances, we know we are doing a great job.” In the discussion on correcting many of the Town’s prior financial issues and positioning with credit ratings, Receiver of Taxes Jeff Pravato explained that the Town has taken advantage of lower interest rates in its payment program for capital investments and improvements. Town Supervisor Saladino commented that before the current inflation and interest rate spikes, the Town of Oyster Bay was committed to reissuing its debt at the much lower and favorable interest rates. “We planned for the savings of tens of millions of dollars that then repeated that savings year after year. This proposed FY 2024 budget will continue to pay down the Town’s debt while enhancing the delivery of quality Town services. Since my beginning serving as Town Supervisor in 2017 with some
He is enthused by TOBAY having “taken a huge swing in achieving the present financial strength.” Saladino continued, “it’s important to point out, the Town was in pretty tough shape not long ago. At that time the New York State Comptroller’s Office put the Town of Oyster Bay on the Fiscal Stress list. That list has three layers of stress, and the Town was on the worst level – at one point reaching 91 out of 100.” Saladino shared, “We had to gradually work on rising up from each level, and finally the NYS Comptroller and audit teams have taken us off the Fiscal Stress list altogether.” The Board believes the numbers in the proposed 2024 budget and consistent plans for financial stability are adding up to positive news for the Town’s base. Supervisor Saladino noted, “Despite the nation experiencing such economic devastation and the highest inflation rate in decades, here in the Town of
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Oyster Bay this will be the sixth consecutive budget with a tax rate freeze proposed by our administration. The budget continues to sustain the $1.3 million property tax cut approved by the Town Board back in 2018.” “When you take each year of savings and total them, it means that $9.3 million is back into the pockets of our taxpayers rather than being fed into the coffers of the government. It is $9.3 million less collected from taxpayers due to the first tax cut, then freezing the tax rate and achieving an $88 million surplus while reducing the tax burden. We are entirely against the need to raise taxes,” Saladino said. Hearings on the budget will take place at Town Hall, 54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay on Tuesday, October 17th. The morning meeting will begin at 10 a.m. followed by an evening meeting at 7:30 pm. The public will be able to participate in both meetings.
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L E G A L NASSAU COUNTY NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, Plaintiff -against- YONG S. LEE, YOUNG JA KWAK, MOON CHAN KWAK, EDWARD W. WALSH, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated November 12, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 14, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Stanley Street, distant 431.85 feet southerly and easterly as measured along the westerly side of Stanley Street West and the Southerly side of Stanley Street South from the extreme southerly end of the curve connecting the westerly side of Stanley Street West with the Southerly side of 10th Street; being a plot 70.00 feet by 100.00 feet by 70.00 feet by 100.00 feet. Section: 46 Block: 334 Lot: 20 All bidders must wear a face mask/shield at all times and social distancing must be observed by all bidders at all times. Bidders who do not comply with the face mask and/or the social distancing mandate will be removed from the auction. Said premises known as 22 BROOKS STREET AKA 22 BROOKS STREET SOUTH, HICKSVILLE, NY Approximate amount of lien $543,131.03 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Index Number 002575/2016. ANTHONY J. RATTOBALLI, ESQ., Referee David A. Gallo & Associates LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 47 Hillside Avenue, 2nd Floor, Manhasset, NY 11030 File# 8325.26 {* Mid Island Times*}
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NASSAU COUNTY NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-S7, Plaintiff, AGAINST NAZANINA FARHADI, KHAN FARHADI A/K/A KHAN M. FARHADI, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on May 8, 2019. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 187 North Herman Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Central Park (Bethpage) not an Incorporated Village, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 49, Block 117 and Lot 445, 447, 449. Approximate amount of judgment $1,089,185.98 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #002530/2016. Karen C. Grant, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747
NASSAU COUNTY NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AQ2, Plaintiff AGAINST ROXANA VILLANUEVA, ET AL., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered May 2, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 25, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 7 MORRIS ROAD, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in Plainedge, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 49, Block 244, Lot 19. Approximate amount of judgment $530,334.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #001466/2017. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held "Rain or Shine". Brian J. Davis, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC 1775 Wehrle Drive Williamsville, NY 14221 16003434 77693
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Classes were excited to mark dot day with Mrs. Arndt. Dots covered art boards, projects, shirts and the hallways of Gardiners Avenue Elementary School in the Levittown Public School District as students and staff marked Dot Day on Sept. 15. Dot Day, inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ children’s book “The Dot,”
is celebrated internationally each year and inspires students to make their mark and see where it takes them. The story follows Vashti, who found the confidence and courage to always make the first step after her art teacher framed her first drawing, a simple dot. At Gardiners Avenue, art teacher Mrs.
Everyone got a turn to add their own dot to the board.
Administrators and students alike decorated the art board in Mrs. Arndt’s art room with dots on Sept. 15. Arndt invited students to partake in several activities focused on expressing themselves, such as decorating their own dot, writing a postcard and adding dots to the art board. Students also
dressed in dots varying in color and patterns. Photos courtesy of Levittown Public Schools
Colored and patterned dots decorated the shirts of students on Dot Day.
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Woodland School installs playground Communication Board BY GARY SIMEONE A group of students at the Woodland Elementary School in Hicksville, will be able to communicate better with their teachers and fellow students, after a new board was installed in the playground area last week. The Communication Board was installed to help nonverbal students engage with their teachers and fellow students. Renee Rust, a special education teacher at Woodland School, said that the staff is excited about the new Communication Board. “The new Board will help students in our 6:1:2 program, who are nonverbal or limited verbally better communicate their needs and feelings while they’re in the playground area,” said Rust. “Each word is associated with a symbol on the board, so students can walk over and point to what they are trying to express.” The elementary school is the only school in Hicksville with the 6:1:2 (6 students, 1 teacher, 2 teaching assistants) program, which helps kids who have cognitive difficulties as well as behavio There are three 6:1:2 classes located at the school with a total of eighteen students in the program. Rust said that the students helped to pay for the new board, by starting a breakfast cart in the school last year. “They raised over three hundred dollars, which was the cost of the board, by running out the breakfast cart each morning to our teachers and teacher assistants in staff. They sold things like bagels, muffins, donuts and even coffee to help them raise the money. Monitoring the breakfast cart also helped many of the students with their prevocational skills.” Rust added that the majority of students are on the autistic spectrum. “The majority of students in the 6:1:2 program are on the spectrum with their main deficiency being unable to communicate verbally,” said Rust. Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools
Members of Woodland Elementary School in Hicksville surround the newly installed Communication Board (left to right) special education teachers Maria Talavera and Jill Richroath, student Ajooni Josan, speech-language pathologists Kayla Ortiz and Stacey Brites, student Fernando Diaz-Chicas, special education teacher Renee Rust and Woodland Principal Beth Swanson.
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A Woodland Elementary student using the communication tool to express himself to special education teacher Renee Rust while at recess.
The funds raised to purchase the Woodland Communication Board were from sales of The Wake-Up Woodland Breakfast Cart run by students on Fridays during the 2022–2023 school year.
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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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BY CHARLYN FARGO
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.
Charlyn Fargo is a registered dietitian with SIU School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois, and the current president of the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. COPYRIGHT 2023 CREATORS.COM
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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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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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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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machines and telephones. The Centers provide employability and computer workshops, as well as career counselors who will guide residents through their job search. Computer workshops are taught on-site in modern computer labs. Residents can increase their marketability by updating or acquiring new computer skills at the Centers. For more information about this program and the many other great services that the Town’s Workforce Partnership program offers, contact (516) 797-4560 or email business@oysterbay-ny.gov.
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Town honors small business owner
Grand opening
BY TARA CASSANO
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.
Chamber welcomes new fitness studio
Town collects 47 pints at blood drive
The Town of Oyster Bay collected 47 pints of blood during its recent collection drive.
BY TARA CASSANO
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.
Students sit at the library’s new tables and chairs which are on wheels for easy mobility to fit specific lessons and activities. Bethpage students from Central Boulevard Elementary School returned to a newly renovated library for the 2023-2024 school year. The renovation took place during the summer months as part of the Bethpage Union Free School District’s bond projects which passed in 2021. Central Boulevard’s library is a warm and inviting space, featuring fresh paint on the walls and new carpet and furniture. Upon entering the renovated library, one will see a new mobile circulation desk and tables and chairs with wheels to encourage collaboration.
Flexible seating is a common theme within the library as students have the option to utilize comfortable floor cushions, benches and floor rocking chairs as they read. To maximize book space, all the library bookcases received an upgrade. Aside from two large moveable cubeshaped bookcases, some of the library’s new bookcases contain end caps for students to easily see specific book selections. According to Ashley Scotto, Central Boulevard’s library media specialist, these end caps will feature different books each month based on the cur-
Central Boulevard students and library media specialist Ashley Scotto (back right) tested out the library’s new seating options. riculum and special events or holidays. One of the most noticeable differences is the size of the library which was expanded due to the removal of a wall. The library now features a MakerSpace which can be used for small group instruction and which houses different technology-based learning tools (coding, robotics, etc.). The library also includes a new Zen Den, featuring a sensory bin and a Chrome Zone, for Chromebooks.
“The new library at Central Boulevard reflects our school’s goal to nurture students’ into being responsible and caring global and digital citizens,” said Ms. Scotto. “With new dynamic spaces such as a Chrome Zone and Zen Den, students and staff needs are addressed. Our library is now a learning hub that celebrates reading and Central Boulevard’s diverse audiences.” Photos courtesy of the Bethpage Union Free School District
School tax bills in the mail Oyster Bay Town Receiver of Taxes Jeffrey Pravato reminds residents that the First Half of the 2023–2024 School Tax Levy is due on October 1st, but can be paid without penalty through November 13. The Town of Oyster Bay is closed on November 10 in observance of Veteran’s Day. “New York State Law allows my office to provide taxpayers with a 40-day penalty free period from the date the tax is due during which payment may be made without penalty,” Receiver Pravato explained. “After the 40 days, State Law requires a one percent penalty is added for each month the tax remains unpaid, retroactive to October 1st. Don’t delay, make your payment before November 13th and ensure you
aren’t paying more out of pocket than you need to.” The Tax Office is open in both Town Hall North, 74 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, and Town Hall South, 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa, daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. to assist residents and accept payments with a check, cash or credit card (for a fee). Outdoor walkup windows are also available. On November 9 and 13, both offices will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. When paying in person, residents are reminded to bring the entire tax bill. Residents who prefer to mail in their payments should send them to the Office of the Receiver of Taxes, 74 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, N.Y. 11771-1539.
Please be certain to sign your check, and make it payable to Jeffrey P. Pravato, Receiver of Taxes. Indicate your property’s school district code, section, block, lot and phone number on the check. All mailed payments must have a United States Postal Service postmark dated on or before November 13. Taxpayers also have access to the 2023–2024 School Tax information on our online system via a link on the Town website, www.oysterbaytown. com. Residents may view current tax bills, print out a hard copy, or pay taxes with an ACH check payment for a service fee of $1.75, or by credit card for a much higher fee charged by the credit card companies. The Town of Oyster Bay receives no portion of this fee.
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Receiver Pravato reminds residents that school budgets are set by their local school districts, and the Town of Oyster Bay is not involved in that process. Any questions related to School Tax rates and amounts should be addressed to the resident’s school district. The telephone number for each school district is printed on the front of the School Tax bill. When calling the Tax Office at (516) 624-6400, or sending an email to receiveroftaxes@oysterbay-ny.gov, residents are requested to have the school district code, section, block and lot numbers of the property in question available. This information is listed on the tax bill and on the property deed.
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