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Friday, February 2, 2018

Vol. 78, No. 5

THE GIFT OF LIFE

Left to right: Interpreter; Habebi Rusinovci, Ajam’s mother; Ajam Rusinovci; former Rotary District Governor Dr. Eileen Gentilcore; and Rotary President, Moira Patterson The Gift of Life Program, Inc., established in 1975, has provided heart surgery for children worldwide since 1975. This year, the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club, the Syosset-Woodberry Rotary Club, and the Gentilcore family are sponsoring a child in memory of the late Dr. James Gentilcore, former superintendent of schools in Central Islip. He and his wife, Dr. Eileen Gentilcore, have

gone on medical missions and sponsored children for more than 28 years. This year, the program is sponsoring a heart operation for Adam Rusinovci, a four and a half year old boy from Kosovo. The operation will take place at St. Francis Hospital in the beginning of February. Ajam will then recuperate at the Ronald Mac Donald House in New Hyde Park.

Syosset CSD facilities improvement vote On Tuesday, Feb. 13, Syosset CSD residents will have an opportunity to vote on two propositions to address the remaining concerns in the District’s Five-Year Buildings Condition Survey and make improvements to academics, athletics, air quality, safety, and energy efficiency. Each proposition requires a separate vote. Syosset’s schools were constructed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. While repairs are done regularly, many of the major systems are approaching 70 years of age. Both Proposition No. 1 and Proposition No. 2 are designed to work together to maximize efficiency and minimize the time needed to complete the work. By voting on both propositions in February, construction could begin as early as July 2019. Proposition No. 1: Facilities Improvement Plan would remedy remaining items identified in the District’s Five-Year Buildings Condition Survey; remodel Syosset High School science classrooms and research labs; renovate Syosset High School athletic field in its current location (replacing the natural field with an artificial turf field and a new eight-lane track); relocate the softball field, and add outdoor bathrooms and two additional tennis courts; improve traffic safety at Baylis, Berry Hill and Walt Whitman Elementary Schools and Syosset High School; enclose walkways at South Grove Annex and Syosset High School for enhanced security; install air conditioning in all classrooms and in the auditoriums at Harry B. Thompson and South

Woods Middle Schools and Syosset High School; and replace the Syosset High School weight room while adding additional bathrooms, locker rooms and a security corridor. Proposition No. 1 would authorize the district to use $11,464,500 in Capital Reserve Funds and borrow (through a bond) $34,345,500. The net change in the tax levy, after state reimbursement and retirement of old debt, would be an estimated $20.65/year for every $10,000 in annual school taxes paid by a homeowner. Proposition No. 2: Enhanced Safety and Energy Efficiency Plan would use an energy performance contract to replace furnaces at Baylis, South Grove, Village and Willits Elementary Schools; install solar panels on five schools for energy efficiency; install energy management systems in all schools; install a cogeneration unit to generate electricity and heat for heating and domestic hot water at Syosset High School; replace lighting fixtures with more efficient LED lighting; and install a cogeneration unit as an emergency backup generator at South Woods Middle School. Proposition No. 2 would have no impact on the tax levy. Voter approval would result in an additional $2.2 million in state aid reimbursement. The project would reduce annual energy consumption by $1.2 million. After installation costs and state aid, this would save the district $7.7 million over 18 years. For more information, including voting locations, please See page 4

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THE POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: Sometime between 6 p.m. on January 9 and 8 a.m. the next morning, a complainant reports that unknown subjects damaged a parking meter on Covert Avenue in Stewart Manor. n

Between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on January 11, unknown subjects keyed a victim’s vehicle while it was parked on Marcus Avenue in North New Hyde Park. n

A 34-year-old woman from Uniondale was arrested at 6:11 p.m. on January 11. She was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana on Grand Street in Westbury. n

On Shore Park Road in Great Neck, unknown subjects tried to pry open the truck of a parked vehicle between 4:30 p.m. on January 12 and 10 a.m. the next morning. n

On Marcellus Road in Mineola, a victim has reported that his vehicle was damaged sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on January 13. The car had been keyed. n

Sometime between 10 p.m. on January 13 and 3 a.m. the next morning, unknown subjects threw a rock into the grill of a victim’s vehicle, causing damage. The damage occurred on Alfred Road West in Merrick. n

On the Long Island Expressway at

Exit 39 in East Hills, a 26-year-old man from Jericho was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 3:10 a.m. on January 14. n

At 10:15 p.m. on January 14, a victim has reported that unknown subjects shattered the driver’s side front window of a vehicle that was parked on Lexington Avenue in Oyster Bay. n

On Glen Cove Road in Glen Head, a 21-year-old man from Glen Cove was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 1:30 a.m. on January 16. n

Driving While Intoxicated was the charge brought against a 26-year-old man from Roslyn Heights when he was arrested on Power House Road in Roslyn Heights at 2:10 a.m. on January 16. n

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In a rear parking lot of a location on Edwards Street in Roslyn, a victim reports that his vehicle was found to have had the passenger right front window smashed sometime between 7:30 p.m. on January 15 and 7 a.m. on

The winds have changed and Mary Poppins! is blowing into Friends Academy with its all-school musical production that opens on Thursday, Feb. 8th and runs through Saturday, Feb. 10th. Featuring over 120 students from third through twelfth grade (the school’s largest production to date), the show features all the music from the Broadway production, hundreds of original costumes, professional-style choreography and musical direction and high-flying effects. All performances (Thurs. Feb. 8 at 7:30 pm; Fri. Feb. 9 at 7:30 and Sat. Feb.

On January 16 at 10:30 p.m., a 30-year-old man from Uniondale was arrested on Church Street in Roslyn Heights. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. n

A 30-year-old woman from Bayshore was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at the Red Roof Inn on Dibblee Drive in Westbury on January 16. n

On Jericho Turnpike at Willis Avenue in Mineola, a 21-year-old man from Commack was arrested and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana on January 17 at 10:40 p.m. Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

10th at 2 p.m. and 7:30 pm) are open to the public; tickets are available at the Box Office before each performance and are $12/children and senior citizens and $15/adults. Friends Academy is now accepting applications for the 2018-19 school year. To tour the school, please consider stopping by one of our Walk-in Wednesdays – the first and last Wednesday of the month from 9 to 10 a.m. for PlayGroup through Grade 9. Please call the Admissions Office at 516-393-4244 to RSVP for any of our upcoming events or for more information.

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February 2

Jacqui Palatnik will guide a group in “Two Handed Mah Jongg” at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. Syosset Public Library presents the “Great American Songbook, Part 2” at 2 p.m.

February 3

A performance by John Ciotta, featuring songs from the great entertainers, Sinatra, Martin, Darin, and others will be held at the Syosset Public Library at 7:30 p.m.

February 5

At 12:30 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, Gladys Stewart will begin her series of classes on “Sumi-e Workshop”. The program will run through March 19. The Jericho Public Library presents Steven Dalton, Principal Law Clerk, on “A Look at Some High Profile Supreme Court Cases” at 2 p.m.

February 6

“In Search of Israeli Cuisine” is a documentary that will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library. Not rated, the film runs 96 minutes long. A Valentine’s Day craft will be held “For Tweens Only” at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. with The Little Art Studio to make a mosaic heart.

February 7

“Optical Illusions”, for grades 2 to 6, will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m.

February 8

At 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, an event with Professor James Coll will feature events discussions.

February 9

The Syosset Public Library will offer a “Gadgets Workshop: iPads and iPhones” for intermediate users from

February 15

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The film “Maudie” will be shown at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13, running 115 minutes. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is a film starring Frances McDormand and Wood Harrelson, showing at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, Teen Scene presents “Winter Cupcake Wars” to judge decorated cupcakes.

February 10

A session for students to take the “SAT or ACT Practice Exams” is offered by Chyten Test Prep from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Advanced registration is required.

February 11

A “Chinese New Year Celebration” will be held at 1 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, featuring the Chinese American Association of Syosset. “Celebrate the Year of the Dog”, a performance by the New York Chinese Cultural Center, for children with caregivers will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m.

February 12

At 10:30 a.m. at the Jericho Public Library, ages birth to 4 years old with a caregiver may join “Music Together”. An art lecture with Janet Parga is being held at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. with “The Art at Sagamore Hill”. The Board of Trustees for the Jericho Public Library will meet at the Library at 7:30 p.m. Public is invited.

February 13

“Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult will be the topic of discussions with Fran Cohen at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, the evening book discussion

“Battle of the Sexes”, starring Emma Stone, will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Rated R, the film runs 121 minutes. Professor James Kolb will lecture on the works of “Marvin Hamlisch and Stephen Schwartz’ at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. Children in grades 1 to 6 are invited to join “Rockets and Airplane Science” at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m.

February 16

The Syosset Public Library presents a health program, “When the Brain Becomes Ill” with Dr. Penny Stern at 11 a.m. “The Big Sick” will be shown at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated R, running 119 minutes long. The Great Performers series at the Jericho Public Library continues with Marc Courtade’s discussion of “Satchmo: Lois Armstrong” at 2 p.m.

February 17

Lucy Van Horn will be at the Jericho Public Library at 11:30 a.m. for a cooking demonstration “Table Top Adventures… Easy to Make Dinner for Company”. The Jericho Public Library’s Teen Scene presents A “Babysitting Workshop” from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

February 19

The film “Despicable Me 3” will be shown at the Syosset Public Library at 2:30 p.m. Rated PG and runs 90 minutes long.

February 20

Plaza theatrical Productions presents “Pinocchio” for grades kindergarten and up at the Jericho Public Library at 11 a.m. “WarCross” by Marie Lu, will be the topic of discussion at the Teen Scene book chat at the Jericho Public Library at 3 p.m.

February 21

At 2 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, Professor Thomas Germano will be presenting “Power & Grace: Rubens, Van Dyck and Jordaens” as part of the art lecture series.

February 23

The Syosset Public Library will offer a “Gadgets Workshop: iPads and iPhones” for advanced users from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The movie “Everybody Loves Somebody” will be shown at 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library. Rated PG-13 and 102 minutes long.

February 25

At 2 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, Vincent and Emily Ricciardi will perform “That’s Amore!”

February 26

“The Florida Project”, starring Willem DaFoe, will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated R, the film runs 111 minutes. At 7 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, the “Books Sandwiched In for Grades 1 & 2” will meet to discuss The Great White Man-Easting Shark by Margaret Mahy. “Sy-Con Presents: 20 & 30-Something Retro Gaming Night” at 7:30 p.m.

February 27

“The Women in the Castle” by Jessica Shattuck will be discussed at the Syosset Public Library at 1:30 p.m. with Lisa Jones. “News Currents” with Elinor Haber will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. to discuss current events. “Understanding the Stock Market” with Ron Goldberg is offered at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m.

February 28

“Donuts & Discussion for 3rd and 4th Graders” will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. to discuss On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer. Compiled by Meg Meyer

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Town Councilwoman addresses regional issues in program BY GARY SIMEONE

Oyster Bay Town councilwoman Rebecca Alesia was recently selected as a member of the Energeia Partnership, which is a leadership academy at Molloy College in Rockville Centre. Also known as the Academy for Regional Stewardship, the think tank style program, is focused on improving the quality of life for all of Long Island’s residents. “This is the first time I’ve participated in a program like this and I’m thrilled and honored to have been included,” said councilwoman Alesia. “I consider the Energeia Partnership a catalyst for positive change and look forward to joining with my colleagues in developing solutions to some of the most serious multidimensional challenges facing Long Island.” She said that the goals of the program, which take place in full day classes every other month, are searching for ways to create an innovative economy, developing sustainable solutions to environmental issues and to foster

social justice within the Long Island community. “The curriculum will focus on a variety of topics, including energy and sustainability, governance and taxation, land use, poverty and health care issues, and the topics of racism, transportation, and social and justice issues,” said Alesia. She said that she was nominated to take part in the Energeia Partnership by her fellow Town councilman Anthony Macagnone, who is an alumnus of the program. Each year the program puts together a class of no more than fifty people, who have proven to be ethical leaders in their individual positions. People are invited from Long Island’s public, private, and non-profit sectors to help address the region’s most complex issues. Every other month, the one full day program focuses on a particular issue and local leaders look for solutions to the problem. The Energeia Partnership takes place over a span if two years.

Syosset CSD facilities improvement vote

From page 1 visit the district’s website at www. syossetschools.org, our District Facebook page, or the District Twitter account, @SyoPhase2Vote. All residents are invited to attend the last in a series of community information meetings, which will take place on Wednesday,

Feb. 7 starting at 7:30 p.m. at South Woods Middle School. In addition, a public tour of project locations at Syosset High School will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Please plan to vote on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 6 a.m.–9 p.m.

Jericho School District Spring Adult ESL classes Adult ESL classes will resume this spring for parents of Jericho students. Federal funding offsets all costs for this program. The goal of this program is to improve communication between school and home. This is one of many steps that the district hopes will make all members of the community feel welcome in our schools. There are 2 day sessions planned – Level I from 9 :00 AM – 10:30 AM and Level II from 10:30 AM – Noon. The classes, which are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, begin February 27

in the Middle School Conference Room B, and will run until April 17. (There will be no classes on March 29, April 3, and April 5.) To register, please e-mail caragoncillo@jerichoschools.org or call (516) 2033600 ext. 3410 and indicate which class you are interested in attending and your child’s name. Please also include your name, email address and phone number in the email. Space is limited so enrollment is on a first come, first served basis. Unfortunately, child-care services are not available.

“Love is in the Air” event to benefit NYU Winthrop With the season of love fast approaching, NYU Winthrop Hospital invites community members to celebrate by giving their love and support to a worthy cause at “Love is in the Air,” benefitting the Hospital’s Center for Cancer Care. The event, which raises vital funds for patient care and programs, state-of-the science technology and equipment, and cutting-edge cancer research at NYU Winthrop, will take place on Thursday, February 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. “Love is in the Air is a celebration of life and love,” said Eva Chalas, MD, physician director of NYU Winthrop’s Cancer Center and vice-chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. “We are celebrating the resilience of our patients, dedication of our physi-

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cians, and commitment of our leaders to foster excellence in cancer care within our community.” With the universal concepts of love and enjoying life serving as the foundation for the event, the evening will offer cocktail dining in a lounge atmosphere. A cabaret show, as well as gallery access and amusements, DJ and dancing are among the entertainment highlights of the evening. A full range of sponsorship opportunities as well as individual tickets are still available for “Love is in the Air.” The event is open to all members of the public, regardless of treatment history. To make your reservation or for more information, visit www. nyuwinthrop.org/events or call (516) 663-8275.

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Reflections on a Super Bowl party BY BOB MORGAN, JR. This Sunday, I will be hosting my seventeenth annual Super Bowl party. I’m obviously biased, but I think the party has been quite successful, and that it has proven to be a way to keep in touch with numerous friends and business associates. Of course, while the party is intended to be an evening of informal fun, it does provide some interesting insights about people as well as inevitably intersecting with social and political trends. One lesson I’ve learned is the tendency of people to sort themselves into groups. Our party guests are basically divided into three segments — those very much interested in the Super Bowl, those who are there to socialize while keeping an eye on the game, and a final group with little or no knowledge of, or interest in, football, basically attending for the party festivities, or maybe to watch the commercials. I have five televisions and a number of rooms to watch the game. Somewhat amazingly, by the second quarter each year, the three segments occupy the same spot in my place with no prompting whatever. The folks not interested in the game cluster around the bar and food serving area (we serve food and drink throughout the game, with a big halftime buffet), the serious fans huddle around the television in the lounge and keep the volume high. The third casual interest group socialize around our projection television in the living room. One source of interest to many of our guests are their “squares” in the numerous office and other pools, whereby cash prizes are awarded on the basis of the last digit of the score of the two teams, with the biggest prize based on the final score. Obviously, no skill whatever is needed to win this bet. If, as many people believe, the current federal ban on most sports betting outside of Nevada will be overturned by the Supreme Court, it will be interest-

ing to see if more of our guests at future parties have legal wagers on the game and if these wagers, which arguably require some skill in making picks, will have an impact on the level of intensity of watching the game at the party. If legalization extends to in-game bets made on computers and mobile devices on the continuing play, I can imagine that a small segment of our guests will be heavily engaged indeed. As for the game itself, my personal belief, which I think is shared by many fans, is that NFL games are the best spectator sport. At its best, pro football is something akin to a chess match played by large and highly skilled athletes. I do worry, however, that the pace of the game is slowed by an excessive number of penalty calls and by too many call replays that analyze minute distinctions in super slow motion. I would very much prefer that replay be limited to its original purpose of overturning clear mistakes by officials. We will see whether the league will be able to address this pacing issue. Inevitably, one politically tinged issue has crept in this year. I have few rules at the party, but one request I have made for a number of years is that guests stand at attention for the national anthem. I just think that standing while the anthem is sung is a sign of respect for our nation, our flag and the men and women who defend our freedom. My request has never been intended as political and precedes by many years the current kneeling protests by NFL players and President Trump’s critical tweets about these protests. It is a sign of our polarized times that I felt I had to do a Facebook post on this issue to explain my thoughts on the anthem. In any event, the Eagles-Patriots game should be a good match and I always enjoy celebrating with my friends Super Sunday, very much an unofficial national holiday.

This Week at the Jericho Public Library Thursday, February 1st at 1:30 PM

Law Clerk. This talk will give an overview of the high profile cases that “SCOTUS” has decided to hear and rule on in 2018.

Thursday, February 1st at 7:00 PM

Movie: In Search of Israeli Cuisine (Documentary) - It may be surprising to learn that a major culinary revolution is taking place in Israel – a country so frequently associated with political drama. In just thirty years, Israel has gone from having no fine food to call its own to a cuisine that is world-renowned. Not Rated. 1 hour, 36 minutes.

The Passionate Reader: An Afternoon Book Group with Mary Hirdt – Join us for a discussion of Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Movie: Stronger (Biography/Drama) - This film tells the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson. Rated R. 1 hour, 59 minutes.

Sunday, February 4th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM

Meet the Artist Reception - Mixed Media by Rishika Nahata. The public is invited to attend.

Monday, February 5th at 2:00 PM

Overview of the Constitution: A Look at Some High Profile Supreme Court Cases - with Steven Dalton, Principal

Tuesday, February 6th at 2:00 PM

Friday, February 9th at 2:00 PM

Movie: Gifted (Drama) - Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother. Starring Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan. Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 41 minutes. * Please note: The originally scheduled movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has had a delayed release date and we are unable to show it at this time.

Registration dates for upcoming Pilates class Residents looking for a fun activity to keep themselves fit and active during the colder months are invited to register for the Town of Oyster Bay’s Pilates class, a 10-week program beginning on Saturday March 3rd. The weekly sessions will be held Saturdays thereafter from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., according to Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson. The Town’s Pilates program is for individuals 18 years of age or older and will be held at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center Community Room located at Bethpage Community Park. “Pilates is a mind-body intervention that focuses on strength, core stability, flexibility, muscle control, posture and breathing,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “It is also a low impact workout that is easy on your joints. If you haven’t tried this unique form of exercise, this Town program may just be the perfect opportunity to experience its many benefits.” Registration for the Pilates class will take place at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center (1001 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage) on Saturday, February 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Monday, February 5

from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, February 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The fee for the program is $60 for residents and $70 for non-residents. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Town of Oyster Bay. Proof of residency is required and availability is limited. Town residents will be given first preference. If a session is cancelled due to inclement weather, make up days will be attempted. “Healthy fitness programs like Pilates are very popular among residents because it gives them an outlet to enjoy exercising and staying in shape, all while meeting new people,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “It is always recommended that participants check with a physician before participating in any physical fitness program.” The class is designed for beginners and intermediates. Participants are asked to bring their own ½ inch to 1 inch thick mats, as Pilates equipment will not be provided. For more information about Pilates or other Town fitness programs, residents are invited to call the Town’s Department of Parks at 516-733-8418.

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Matthew R. Watling of Syosset, a sophomore majoring in broadcasting and mass communication, has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2017 semester at SUNY Oswego. Watling was among Oswego students who achieved a grade point average of 3.80 and above on the 4.00 scale. Those achieving a GPA of 3.30 to 3.79 earned Deans’ List recognition. n

Kristen McKenna of Syosset, is one of 32 SUNY Oneonta students studying abroad this semester. McKenna, a senior majoring in Communications, is studying at the University of South Australia in Australia. n

Rachel Friedman of Syosset, and a group of SUNY Oneonta students helped educate an entire elementary school of children this semester on the basics of environmental sustainability and stewardship. n

Kiera Scognamiglio of East Norwich, qualified for the Fall 2017 Dean's List at Belmont University. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. n

Kimberly Presuto, an Ithaca College athletic training student from Woodbury, was awarded the Paul DeMartinis Memorial Scholarship by the New York State Athletic Trainer's Association. The scholarship, which recognizes Presuto's outstanding academic, professional and clinical accomplishments, comes with a plaque and $1,500. n

Brandon Schlossberg of Woodbury, has been named to the Champlain College Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester. Students on the Dean's List

have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Schlossberg is majoring in Game Production Management. n

Bucknell University has released the dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2017-18 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition. Among those honored were: Alison Croasdale, Class of 2018 from Syosset Allegra Gold, Class of 2019 from Syosset Scott Gulbransen, Class of 2019 from Syosset Jess Hom, Class of 2021 from Syosset Ryan Ott, Class of 2019 from Woodbury Ilysa Salit, Class of 2019 from Woodbury Alli Waldman, Class of 2020 from Syosset n

Students at Lehigh University attained Dean's List in Fall 2017. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses. The following local students earned Dean's List status for the Fall 2017 semester: Marisa Ben-Yishay of Woodbury Stacy Denbaum of Syosset Matthew Levin of Laurel Hollow n

Curry College is proud to announce that John Kim of Syosset, has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2017 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.30 GPA, have no incompletes, and have no grade lower than a "C" for the semester.

Alexander Szawiel and 15 other students at SUNY Oneonta explored canyons and hot springs and camped under the stars during winter break as part of their Field Geology of Plate Boundaries course, led by Les Hasbargen, geology professor in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences. This course partially satisfies a capstone requirement for Geology majors and allows them to utilize everything they have learned in geoscience in an applied field setting, identifying rocks, fossils, faults, geomorphic features, folds and sedimentary structures in their natural settings. Szawiel, of Syosset, is studying geology at SUNY Oneonta. n

Sean Francis Valent of Syosset graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science. Valent was among more than 1,400 students who received degrees at winter graduation ceremonies at Littlejohn Coliseum. n

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that 5,500 undergraduates have qualified for the fall 2017 Dean's List. The students represent nearly all of Rhode Island's cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and nations. To be included on the Dean's List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 credits with a 3.30 quality point average. The list includes students who have not yet declared their majors as well as those from all of the University's undergraduate academic colleges.

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The following students from the local area have been named to URI's fall 2017 Dean's List: Alissa Como of Syosset Danielle Schimel of Syosset Ali Jaffer of Woodbury n

Ryan Berlin of Syosset is a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men's track & field team and has helped the Engineers through the first three meets of the season. n

Local residents were among more than 1,600 students named to The University of Scranton's Dean's List for the 2017 fall semester. The Dean's List recognizes students for academic excellence. A student must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better with a minimum number of credit hours during the semester to make the Dean's List. The students are: Emily Calderone of Syosset, a senior nursing major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies Caroline Checca of Syosset, a senior human resources studies major in the University's Panuska College of Professional Studies n

The University of Hartford is pleased to announce Lee Scimeca of Syosset has been named to its Dean's List for Fall 2017. n

Springfield College has named Douglas Enga of Syosset, to the dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2017 term. Enga is studying Sport Management. Criteria for selection to the dean's list requires that the student must have a minimum semester grade point average of 3.500 for the semester.

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Local runners invited to 15K run

Runners and walkers of all ages and levels of ability from Syosset, Woodbury, Jericho and all over Long Island and beyond are invited to test their training and endurance levels by being a part of the 21st annual Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid Kings Park 15 Kilometer Run. The Run will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2018 starting at 9:00 AM at New Beginnings of Kings Park at 180 Lawrence Road in Kings Park. (Additional parking is available 3/8 mile away at Kings Park High School). Local runners have always played a major role in the Kings Park Run. In the 2017 edition of the Run, top local finishers included Kengo Katayama of Syosset, who was the third place finisher in the 15-19 age group, Amanda Wolfer of Woodbury, who took home the 2nd place award in the women’s 20-24 age group, and Tim Healy of Syosst, who scored with first place honors in the 60-64 age group. The Kings Park 15 K Run is a perfect tough training run for those who are setting their sights on a Spring Marathon or Half Marathon. It features 9.3 miles of some of the most beautiful vistas – and most challenging hills – on Long Island’s North Shore. Kings Park is very much not your usual fast, flat course – but for those who want to test themselves, the place to do it is Kings Park on Saturday, March 10th. Race management is in the capable hands of the Greater Long Island Running Club, with GLIRC’s Steven Toto serving as the Race Director once again. A portion of the proceeds of the Run will be made to WHIP Pediatric Cancer and its efforts to find a cure for pediat-

ric cancers, with an additional stipend reserved for Kings Park High School scholarship programs. The Run will once again serve as the 15 Kilometer Championship event for the Long Island Association of USA Track & Field. Every entrant in the 15K Run will receive one of the distinctive high quality hooded sweatshirts specially designed for the Kings Park Run. There will be $250 cash prizes for the first place Male and Female runners, $100 for the first place Male and Female Masters runners, $50 for the first Male and Female Senior Masters (age 50 plus), and $100 for the first place Male and Female Wheelchair finishers. A cash bonus of $250 will be paid if the race winner breaks Nick Filippazzo’s course record of 47:15, or if the women’s winner breaks Jodie Robertson’s women’s course record of 53:25. Special plaques will be presented to the top three male and female finishers in each of 14 five year age groups, up through age 80 and older, and the top three male and female finishers in each of two “Clydesdale” weight divisions, and the top three male and female wheelchair racers. The entry fee for the 2018 15K Run has been set at $30 ($25 for members of the Greater Long Island Running Club) if you sign up in advance, and $35 for those who wait until the day of the Run to register. (50% discount to all runners age 16 and under who pre-register). You can register online at www. glirc.org. For hard copy entry forms or more information, call the Greater Long Island Running Club office at (516) 349-7646.

The view from the start of the 2017 edition of the Run

Race Director Steven J. Toto (seated, right) joins with Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid P.C. partners (standing, left to right) Alex Gayer, James Devine, William Gartland, Jennifer Silvestro, Robin Abramowitz and Jennifer Silvestro, Giuseppe Franzella, Sam Yedid, Russell Parker, (seated, left to right) Matthew Lamstein and Ralph Rosella to announce plans for the 2018 edition of the Run

Nick Filippazzo wins the 2017 edition of the Run, setting a new course record in the process.

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Local runners score in SRC 10 mile run

The view from the start Congratulations to Syosset runners Bradley Quinn and Min Tian, who were the first male and female runners from Syosset to cross the finish line in a field of 1231 finishers in the Sayville Running Company 10 Mile Run to the Blue Point Brewery on January 13th. 22 year old Bradley Quinn scored in 1 hour, 14 minutes, 18 seconds, a pace of 7:26 minutes per mile. He was the fifth finisher in the Men’s 20-24 age group. 38 year old Min Tian finished the course in 1 hour, 15 minutes, 59 seconds, a of pace 7:32 minutes per mile, and she was the 7th place finisher in the Women’s 35-39 Age Group. The race was managed by the Greater Long Island Running Club, with the Club’s Race Director Ric DiVeglio and his team for a job well done. The Blue Point Brewery was essential to the success of the event, and special kudos go to Blue Point President Jenna Lally, and to Scott Pflug, Jack Slattery and Chris Diorio of her staff for their active and invaluable support. Thanks go to the other businesses whose support was essential to the success of the event: the Sayville Running Company, Joseph Folks Insurance Group, True Sport Care &All Round Foods. Race organizers were happy that they will once again be able to turn over a significant sum of money from the race proceeds to Better Understanding of Life in Africa (BULA), as BULA’s Melissa and Tom Fricke once again went far beyond what a race beneficiary normally does, including providing some great hot food to go with the beer, heroes, pastries provided by All Round Foods, and other refreshments. A major cash donation will also be made to the Patchogue - Medford Youth and Community Services to support their mission “to provide support, strength and opportunity for positive growth to youth, their families and the community through education, recreation, intervention and outreach.” New this year - a donation will also be made to the Seatuck Environmental Association and the great work it is doing to promote the conservation of Long Island's wildlife and environment. This once a year day for the Long Island running community at the Blue Point Brewery was once again something really special. The rain had stopped by the time the race started, and the temperature drop pretty much held off for the next two hours. The course was flat and fast, and the Club managed to adjust in advance to avoid the flooding at one intersection.

Bradley Quinn of Syosset at the 6.8 mile mark of the Brewery Run

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Sparky the Dragon visits Berry Hill School BY GINA JAMES The students of Berry Hill had a visit from Sparky the Dragon, the mascot for the New York Islanders. The purpose of this in school assembly was to teach the students the importance of teamwork. Sparky and a representative from the Islanders played a video where players on the team defined what teamwork meant to them. After the video, Sparky choose three lucky students from the audience as

well as one teacher to help him on stage. Sparky set up a challenge for the students and Mr. Segal. The students were one team and Mr. Segal was another team. The challenge was to see which team would be able to dress one member in hockey goalie equipment the fastest. The students were victorious and the audience cheered! This illustrated how working together can lead to a successful outcome. Continued on page 21

The student body was extremely excited to see Sparky!

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Students in Ms. Halleran’s 1st grade class made signs to hold up and cheer.

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February 2, 2018

Athens With a Native: Volunteer Guide Program Gives Insider’s Insight into Ancient City’s Present Day BY KAREN RUBIN

Athens ‘weird’: Pittaki Street, where lights have been strung as art. © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

It’s quite by accident that during my stay in Athens, I hear of a free program through the city’s tourism bureau, “Athens with a Native,” to introduce visitors to a local volunteer who takes you around for a couple of hours to show you their own city. In the few days I’ve been in Athens, I’ve covered the city’s monumental highlights and was most interested to have someone show me modern Athens that locals experience but few visitors get to see. I am introduced via email to Constantine E. Cavoulacos, and we exchange emails to coordinate our meeting. I tell Constantine (Costis), “fyi, have also toured the Acropolis, Roman Agora, Hadrian Library, Jewish Museum - am hoping to see some places that are not ‘top of mind’ for visitors.” We agree to meet by the owl statue at the Acropolis Museum. As I sit beside the owl statue – the wise, prophetic owl became the sacred bird of the city’s namesake, the Goddess Athena and therefore a symbol of Athens – I think about how North America was in the Stone Age when Greek civilization was flourishing here, giving birth to Western democracy. Yesterday I had visited those monuments and even those structures of the long-ago “everyday” Athens. Today, I have asked Constantine to show me “modern” everyday Athens, particularly as it has been affected by the national economic crisis. I keep watching the steps – about a football field away – to see who my guide might be. I am expecting a college kid in jeans. Instead, the fellow who comes toward me looks like a businessman, and has a suit jacket slung over his shoulder in the heat of the day. Constantine E. Cavoulacos is an architect in his family’s firm, which turns out to have designed hundreds of projects throughout the city - many of the prominent office buildings, hospitals, train stations as well as two of the Olympic facilities (including the residence for journalists). I am thrilled because so much of what we appreciate most about Athens are its constructions, and how these fit into the political, social, economic order. Think of what produced the minds who first created those columns, the society See page D2

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Athens With a Native: Volunteer Guide Program Gives Insider’s Insight into Ancient City’s Present Day

Continued from page D1 that built such monumental structures as the Parthenon. Athens, like all ancient communities, is a story of repurposing, as one social group replaces another over time. This is particularly true in Athens, as I discover during the course of my visit with an Athens native. But my visit comes during Greece’s financial crisis, and Constantine is able to show me how the city has been impacted. At this point in time – before a new wave of forced austerity by the European Union in exchange for new loans to get the country over a credit hump – Greece had actually turned a corner, and was making great progress. What I see is a revitalization, repurposing and reuse of buildings that had housed generations-old shops that had been shuttered converted into hip wine bars or cafes, a chic townhouse turned into a business incubator. I also see a renewed spirit of the people, as exemplified by my guide, Constantine. He tells me he enrolled as a volunteer for the “Athens with a Native” program three years before because 1) work slowed down with the economic crisis and the aftermath of the build-up for the Olympics and 2) as his desire to counter

the negative impression of his beloved city because of media coverage of protests, tear gas, “hooligans” burning things, in response to the economic crisis. He wanted to show international visitors the city he knew and loved and had such great pride in. “Things are better now,” he tells me, notably resisting any hyperbole. I am excited to be able to speak with an expert to get better insight into such things as how the city is integrating sustainability into its projects, for example, through the countryside on my travels – by 4x4 jeep into the mountains and on a bicycle across the islands - I have been impressed by solar panels and wind farms. He tells me that 20% of Greece’s energy needs now come from solar; 10% from wind; another 12% from hydroelectric dams (which are controversial); and geothermal. But how impressed am I when he shows me how the modern Athens still passionately preserves the past: he shows me where a modern office building has a glass floor built over ancient ruins. (The owner of the building is required to conserve antiquity and restore it.) He points out the magnificent

architecture – a marble building restored by the Onassis Foundation; a memorial which has the oldest Corinthian column; a 10th century church (when they did the work, they found a temple on the same location; they probably used part of the building materials). How did the early Athenians afford such structures? The Athenians were rich in the 11th century, he tells me. In the 19th century, buildings were covered with marble slabs; after that, they used reinforced concrete. Most fantastic of all, Constantine, who went to graduate school at MIT, takes me into the Architects’ Club (not open to the public) to show me the back wall which contains fortifications dating back to Pericles. They know that because of the enormous size of the stones. A corollary of how the fortifications were built: “Half the population of Athens at the time were slaves, taken from other places.” Buildings used to be constructed with courtyards, which is why they didn’t build public parks (an argument that was used in Great Neck, Long Island, an early suburb, against purchasing land for a public park because private homes

One of the chic cafes that has sprung up in former fabric shops © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

had their own backyards). Now he takes me into the Merlina Mercuri Foundation Exhibition & Cultural Space. The famous movie actress led the cause to force the British Museum to return the marble statues, attributed to the sculptor and architect Phidias, that Lord Elgin plundered from the Acropolis and carried away to Britain, literally ripping them down from the frieze 200 years ago. Mercuri started the campaign to construct the New Archaeological Museum to prove they could properly and securely display the statues. We come to a street which has become a “museum of vernacular art”. He takes me where fabric stores (like New York City’s Garment District) have been converted into quaint cafes and wine bars over the last five years. He takes me to a business district with tall office buildings, and in a small alley, there is a kind of popup restaurant, Panagiotis, providing outdoor seating. The young owner/ chef, Constantine tells me, lost his job with a big restaurant, one of many that shuttered because of the economic crisis. So he opened his own restaurant that is only open for lunch and is his own boss. The eaterie is literally in the shadow of an office building Constantine’s father built, one of some 950 projects his father’s firm had done. Constantine shows me things I never would have been able to see, or would not have had the awareness to focus on. And the opportunity to chat about what we see as we walk, and get his perspective, is thrilling. “I became a volunteer 3 years ago,” he tells me as we eat lunch. The city was coming down – protests, tear gas. It was important to show the brave people who visit us that the city has a lot to offer. I had little work and was in sorrow over the city. I wanted to show visitors around and the experience the city as I do.” He is quite literally a good will ambassador. Our walking tour is supposed to only last a couple of hours, but Constantine has more he wants to show me. He takes me down into the Korai Street metro station to show me the exhibits of excavations there (many of the metro stations have amazing exhibits.) He points out the Army Building (now Attica, the most popular department store in Athens), which is owned by a fund that gives money to army vets. The building used house offices. This has become quite a fashionable district. Constantine’s firm also did the engineering for a theater that has taken

over another group of old buildings. He shows me a modern office building, where the architect, Mario Butto, in the process of building it, uncovered antiquities. He realized that this was originally an ancient road that went to the village of Harness (now a suburb of Athens). He excavated the original gate to Athens, and then, when he excavated to make the parking garage, found the road. “We realized that the modern road follows the same road – a modern interpretation of the past. The Road to Harness. We knew there was a road to Harness in ancient times, but it was only revealed 20 years ago.” The discovery of the road literally connected one age to another. “Every era has its genius technique,” he tells me, with a kind of reverence. I would have put it differently: every age has its genius. He takes me to Sente Irene (St. Irene Square) – the plaza, he tells me, would have been completely empty three years ago, now is vibrant and bustling. Constantine takes me for coffee at TailorMade, a micro Roastery and Cocktail Bar, that has taken over one of these former fabric stores (they use the “patterns” as wall decorations), where Brazilian music plays and the aroma of coffee is intoxicating. (Interestingly, he tells me that Starbucks is not doing well in Athens.)

“The cafes are mostly new. Young people who lost their job took over the closed down shops. In July 2011, everything was abandoned. There were protests, tear gas. The young people said, ‘Enough’.” The young people of Athens are highly educated, and to emphasize this point, he takes me into the Social Impact Hub – a building turned into a business incubator – which is part of a ImpactHub (ImpactHub.net) global community (in New York, there is one at 394 Broadway). (SocialImpactAward.gr). It makes me wonder why international businesses – tech companies, particularly – have not come here in force. With the economic crisis, real estate is cheap; the educated workforce is cheap; and Athens (and Greece) is simply a magnificent place to be. He picks up on my enthusiasm for the unexpected and unusual and takes me to a district so he could show me “weird”. We go to Pittaki Street, where all the shops have closed down. Instead, locals strung lights (lamps and such) across the street, making it decorative – literally replacing darkness and despair with light and energy that has brought renewed vitality to neighborhoods that were in decline (it reminded me of Austin, Texas, where slogan, said with pride is is “Keep it Weird.”

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Athens with a Native guide Constantine E. Cavoulacos, an architect, takes me into the Architects Club to see a stone wall that dates to Pericles. © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com Around the corner, I see where a hostel, AthenStyle Beds, Suite & Bar, has opened – it is bustling with activity (private room for any age, 45E, double 60E, studio 80E, w private bathroom. AthenStyle, Agias Theklas 10, 10554 Monastiraki, www.AthenStyle. com, info@athenstyle.com, Reception +30 210 322 5010, Skype: AthenStyle). What I saw in Athens was a

revitalization, a spirit, a place renewed investment. Greeks are genius at improvisation. Constantine takes me into a tiny church, which dates from 1065 to show me a painting by El Greco who spent a few years in Athens. The church is well below street level, showing where the street was then. A city constantly See page D5

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Enjoying my leisure time on these retirement days BY CLAIRE LYNCH As I write this, I have been retired for a month. I don’t think that “being retired” has fully hit me or else I would be sleeping later, lolling around and acting like a lady of leisure. The truth us that I find myself in similar routines - I wake at 6 a.m., and a few minutes later I begin to hear the familiar rumbling and grumbling of my stomach telling me that it’s hungry ... so ... I’d better take action. I am ready to have breakfast and a cup of my morning coffee at 6:10 a.m. Pulling back the curtains, I quickly glance at the sunrise and can’t help but admire the beauty of it. As I hear my coffee brewing, I flip on my computer, log in, and check my email, social media and whatever other web sites I’m interested in. Knowing that I have more time to enjoy my breakfast, I linger over my plate of blueberry pancakes and my mug of coffee. Having the chance to savor my coffee is one of the delights of being retired. I also know that when I awaken to bad weather days - to mornings when the temperature is 32 degrees or below, to mornings when it is pouring rain and I don’t want to go out in it, I realize that

I don’t have to. I can wait out the bad weather wait for things to improve, for the temperature to rise on Long Island or the heavy rain to stop - then I can do my food shopping and other errands. I’m pleased with the new flexibility of my schedule. It wasn’t always this way - many times I commuted to Manhattan on the L.I.R.R. as a “Dashing Danielle” when the weather was bad, when blizzards or hurricanes were about to hit Long Island - when I dressed from head to toe in waterproof clothes or whatever was required on a given day. Before blizzards hit I would make plans to stay with relatives in Manhattan and hunker down along with other New Yorkers. We would take our time cooking a nice hot dinner of chicken and dumplings along with a side of green vegetables and some applesauce and share it together, comparing notes about our day then adding that we were glad to be in a warm apartment where my siblings and I chatted, sharing the highlights of our days. The next day, after the weather had improved, my relatives and I would emerge and return to our regular routines going back to work and doing what we did every day.

Now I have the luxury of meeting former co-workers and friends for lunch. I can get to the restaurant early and stay late because I no longer have time restrictions. I can come and go as I please. I like being my own boss and steering my own ship. I like commanding it and knowing that my fate is in my own hands. There are errands that must get done each day, bills to pay and other very important things to do, and, in my own time, I check each thing off my “to-do list.” One big perk of retirement is being able to relax by the fire in the old brick fireplace on a cold day when the snow is swirling around (and accumulating), put my feet up and reread some classic books that I read 40 years ago but haven’t had the chance to read again until now. Relishing the fact that I have plenty of time, I savor every page of the books. Curious about the word “retirement,” I looked it up and discovered that it is actually from the French meaning to “draw back.” Historical notes say that around 1640, it was first used and meant the “withdrawal from occupation or business.” In 1881 Otto von Bismarck, the conservative minister president of

Prussia, presented a radical idea to the Reichstag: government-run financial support for older members of society. In other words, retirement. The idea was radical because back then, people simply did not retire. If you were alive, you worked, probably on a farm or, if you were wealthier, you managed a farm or larger estate. (theatlantic.com 10/24/14) But von Bismarck was under pressure to do better by the people in his country so he argued to the Reichstag that “those who are disabled from work by age and invalidity have a well-grounded claim to care from the state.” The German government created a retirement system that provided for citizens over the age of 70. It took eight years to create, but it came into being and it worked. Even with retirement, most people still worked for the rest of their lives. There were exceptions - military pensions had long been given to soldiers who had risked their lives. In the U.S., starting in the mid-1800s, certain municipal employees such as firefighters, police officers and teachers who primarily lived in big cities started receiving public pensions, too. In 1875, the American Express Company started offering private See page D6

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Shutdown Silliness BY TOM MARGENAU

As I am writing this, the government is in the middle of another of its silly shutdown soap operas. But my hunch is that by the time you read this, the shutdown will be over. The news seems to indicate that Congress will pass a temporary funding measure that will last until about Feb. 8, when we may very well go through this all over again. I’m not even going to begin to comment on the politics of this shutdown mess. I’ll let the pundits and bloggers handle that. I’m also not going to write too much about what most seniors are interested in during these shutdowns -- the issuance of Social Security checks. I’m sure everyone has heard that the payment of Social Security (and Medicare) benefits are mandatory government services paid for through trust funds that are NOT part of the discretionary budget process affected by these shenanigans. But I am going to share some of my own personal experiences with past government shutdowns and discuss the administrative nightmares and concurrent costly bureaucratic maneuvering involved in shutting down a federal government agency. But first, let me point out what Social Security services might be affected when the government is in shutdown mode. The following information comes from the Social Security Administration website: Due to the Federal Government Shutdown, Social Security field offices are open with limited services. Hearings offices remain open to conduct hearings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Social Security card centers are closed. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments to beneficiaries will continue with no change in payment dates. Due to a lapse in funding, we will only provide the following services at local Social Security field offices: 1. Help you apply for benefits 2. Assist you in requesting an appeal 3. Change your address or direct deposit information 4. Accept reports of death 5. Verify or change your citizenship status 6. Replace a lost or missing Social Security payment 7. Issue a critical payment 8. Change a representative payee 9. Process a change in your living arrangement or income (SSI recipients only) We cannot provide the following services: 1. Issue new or replacement Social Security cards 2. Replace your Medicare card 3. Issue a proof of income letter 4. Update or correct earnings record

Frankly, I’m a little puzzled why “verify or change your citizenship status” is considered an essential service while “issue new or replacement Social Security cards” is not. Oh, well, I’m sure there is a method to the madness! I also read on SSA’s website that about 52,000 out of approximately 62,000 employees are deemed “essential” and were not furloughed. I think most of the 52,000 essential employees work in one of the agency’s 1,300 field offices around the country. In other words, most of the 10,000 nonessential employees work at SSA’s headquarters or in other administrative offices. And that leads me to share some of my own experiences with past shutdowns. I went through two of them while working for the Social Security Administration. During one of the shutdowns, I was working in a local Social Security office and thus was deemed “essential” and was kept on during the funding crisis. During the other shutdown, I was in a rather high-level administrative position, and thus was furloughed during the shutdown. But here is a part of the shutdown madness that most people probably are not aware of. When I was laid off as a “nonessential” employee, I (and all other furloughed feds) ended up getting paid anyway. Following these shutdown episodes, Congress always quietly passes legislation authorizing continued salary payments to furloughed government employees. On the one hand, you could make the case that government employees shouldn’t suffer because of the political posturing of Congress. On the other hand, I essentially got a taxpayer-funded one-week free vacation during the time I was furloughed. Thank you! And let me make one more point regarding this shutdown craziness. If you go to SSA’s website, you can find a copy of their “Shutdown Contingency Plan.” It is contained in a letter from the head the agency’s budget office to the director of the government’s Office of Management and Budget. Here is an excerpt: “During a lapse in appropriations, we must cease all activities for which our annual funding has expired, unless an exception to the Antideficiency Act applies. See 1980 and 1981 Opinions from Attorney General Civiletti (1980 and 1981 Opinions). Three exceptions apply to our work: the wind-down activities exception, the protection of life and property exception, and the Necessary Implication exception. See id. With respect to the wind-down exception, Attorney General Civiletti explained that, “(F)ederal officers (may) incur those minimal obligations (during a lapse in appropriations) necessary to closing their agencies.” 1980 Opinion. In 1981, Attorney General Civiletti advised that Federal agencies may obligate

funds during a lapse under the protection of life and property exception by showing a ‘reasonable necessity’ of the funded activity to ensure the safety of human life or protection of property. 1981 Opinion. Attorney General Civiletti also opined that the Necessary Implication exception allows a limited number of Government functions funded through annual appropriations to continue despite a lapse in their appropriations because the lawful continuation of other activities Page 2

-- Mr. Mick Mulvaney necessarily implies that these functions continue as well.” I have read that several times and I have absolutely no idea what it is saying. And I’m sure you don’t either. But I include it here to help illustrate the wasteful bureaucratic silliness that is involved in shutting down a federal government agency. This was one small part of a six-page letter full of more gobbledygook. And think about it. There are hundreds of federal government agen-

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cies. All of them were required to create a “shutdown contingency plan” similar to SSA’s plan. And all of them were required to go through the hassles of laying off thousands of employees and shutting down hundreds of offices. Just imagine all the time, effort and wasteful spending that goes into this silly process.

And, of course, it is time and money that could have been saved if Congress had just done its job in the first place. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

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C ontinued from page D3 reinventing itself, repurposing itself. Constantine has really spent a lot more time with me than normal (the visit is supposed to be two hours, but he’s been with me for more than four at this point). But he isn’t finished. Sensing my interest, Constantine, who

Station (nearest synagogue and Holocaust Memorial), which in 1896 was turned into a metro for the first Olympics, which he will take to go back to his home. It’s now 6 pm when Constantine leaves me. I realize that the tour was supposed to last 2 hours but we have been together for more than six.

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Enjoying my leisure time on these retirement days C ontinued from page D3

pensions. By the 1920s, a variety of American industries, from railroads to oil to banking, were promising their workers some sort of support for their golden years. Most of these pension programs set the retirement age at 65. When the federal government started creating what would become social security, some of the ideas proposed would have had workers off the clock at 60 or even earlier. That idea didn’t work so when the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, the official retirement age was 65. At the time, the life expectancy for American men was about 58. Almost immediately after that, though, that balance changed. The Depression ended, and wealth and better medicine meant that in the post-war boom, Americans started to live longer. By 1960, life expectancy in America was almost 70 years. All of a sudden more people were living past the age where they had permission to stop working and the money to do it. Finally, they began to retire in

large numbers. They could stop working and enjoy their leisure time, to golf, to fish, to travel, to learn new things, to volunteer, etc. All I know is retirement for me means no more job interviews or job entrance tests that involve multiple choice questions and essays. After almost 41 years of working fulltime after graduating from college, I look back and mentally add up the number of various entrance tests I’ve taken and thought of the many job interviews I’ve gone on. I guess my answers were right because I usually got the job. I don’t have to apply anymore unless of course I decide to work parttime near my home to stay busy and mentally alert. There are new opportunities and lots of possibilities out there in this great, big world of ours. While I was tossing these various ideas around in my head I decided to take a break and I went out to meet some former co-workers for lunch recently in Nassau County. We had the chance to relax and chat for an hour. They asked about my plans for the future and I said that I am still debating a few different things.

Some of them talked about retiring in the next two to four years and they talked about what they wanted to do. Babysitting for grandchildren was big on their lists. So was buying or renting an RV and driving to various places in the U.S. that they have never seen. Highlights include seeing the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Mount Rushmore, the Pacific Ocean and the Big Sur, seeing the missions of San Juan Capistrano in California, and going to a rodeo near San Antonio, Texas. So is flying to Paris and Brussels, to Dublin and Vienna. They said that taking a cruise down the Rhine River and getting a sailor’s view of the Swiss Alps is appealing. They have read about these places but never seen them, never experienced the local food, scenery, culture, etc. My friend, Louie, said that he and his wife are interested in moving to Murrells Inlet, S.C. They have some relatives there and they have visited several times and like its small-town feel. They like watching the fishing boats coming and going every day and being able to take a boating excursion to see the wildlife whenever they want. They like the Murrells Inlet area so that’s their goal. I said that I’ve been to Myrtle Beach many times to visit some relatives who live north of the city and we could meet in Myrtle Beach some time when I’m visiting. Louie and I both said simultaneously, “Sounds like a plan!” My friend, Diane, said that she and her husband have been captivated by the beauty of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado every time they have vacationed there. When they retire, they want to move there, go hiking and explore the red rocks whenever they want. Other former co-workers have 20 years to go before retiring and they are so immersed in their jobs - and they enjoy what they do each day - that they don’t even think about retiring. I am happy that they like their jobs so much. I personally find it reassuring that they can “be here now,” enjoy their work and not constantly be thinking about 20 years into the future. I was the last of our party of 10 to leave the restaurant that day and as I

put my coat on and headed to the door I heard and saw four women playing cards - poker to be exact - probably after they had eaten their lunch and while they still had time left before they had to return to work. I thought, “What a clever idea! That looks like so much fun!” As envious as I was, I realized that I would never spend a typical day of my retirement eating out at a restaurant and playing cards at noontime. It’s just not my thing. What I do like is my flexible schedule, the ability to do what I want when I want to do it. These days in retirement I can make some sun tea and watch it brew. I can do some early-morning stretching and exercising and not have to watch the clock. When it begins to snow outside, I can try to count each snowflake as it falls. I’ve got plenty of time - and that’s a great thing. Still, I know that too much time on my hands can be a bad thing. I have yet to find my groove but I know that eventually I will. For now, I am relishing all of this free time. In fact, with all of the free time that I have as a newly retired person I find myself wanting to spend my days hanging around donut shops, specialty coffee shops, public libraries, gaming stores and shopping malls. It’s so tempting. Only two of those five things are really constructive for me - visiting public libraries and taking the time to read some books or do a little research as well as meeting a friend at a local shopping mall to do some power walking - so I think I’ll skip the donuts, the espresso, the gaming competitions and the shopping for things I really don’t need. But some exercise might be in order and so are some out of town visits to those 17 nieces and nephews of mine. I’ve seen several pictures of my youngest nephew who is just five months old and he is a real sweet pea. I went to his baptism a few months ago but haven’t seen him since. I’m anxious to see him, naturally, and the rest of his family so I’m ready for a road trip! Watch out, I-95, I’m heading south. It’s time to go!

Athens With a Native: Volunteer Guide Program Gives Insider’s Insight into Ancient City’s Present Day C ontinued from page D5

As I walk up (and around) to get to my hotel, I see foundations of what would have been neighborhoods in ancient times. And I literally come full circle. This has been an incredible experience – Constantine has shown me Athens in a way I never would have experienced in just the few days I have here, and because of his expertise as an architect, really made the connection between ancient and contemporary that I was so hoping to have – he took

me into buildings to see how ancient structures were repurposed and I especially loved seeing how buildings are being repurposed with new cafes, restaurants and even the Social Impact Hub (business incubator), where I got to see young entrepreneurs. It was especially kind to show me the synagogues and Holocaust Memorial. This was truly a memorable experience in a most memorable city. He has taken me to places wouldn’t have known existed or thought about, or could have visited on own – like

Constantine E. Cavoulacos and the owner/chef of Panagiotis. © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com

Athens Holocaust Memorial © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

the Architects Club, built incorporating ruins of Pericles-era wall – frescos. He has turned my eye to places I even passed without noticing, just a couple of blocks beyond the busy Monasteraki square. This is truly a memorable and meaningful experience in a most memorable city, and one that I will treasure. I would add that this program is very different (and doesn’t replace) the guided walking tours – even the ones that are as intimate as Context Travel (800-691-6036, www.contexttravel.com) offers – because it is so personal and so “in the now” as opposed to transporting you to ancient times. In the end, seeing today’s Athenians coping with current affairs, enables me to actually visualize better the life and times of ancient Athenians in these very same spaces. “It is an initiative that we especially love, mainly because it is based on Athenians’ pure enthusiasm for their city and we know that Constantine is one of our most passionate Athens locals!,” says Maria Papadopoulou, with the Athens Development & Destination Management Agency of the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau. You can find out more “This is My Athens” program through the official city of Athens visitors’ website, www. thisisathens.org, and can be matched with our Athens Locals by filling out a form. More travel planning help from the Greek National Tourist Office, www. visitgreece.gr Free tours led by locals. Athens is

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not the only place where you can link up with a native who wants to share his city: Greeter Tours are free tours run by local who love showing their home town to people from around the world (GlobalGreeetersNetwork.info). Also check the city’s tourism bureau to see if they can connect you, just as Athens does. Tours By Locals. While my visit to Athens with a Native is a volunteer program, travelers’ interest in authentic, immersive cultural experiences has resulted in new local guide programs. At the recent New York Times Travel Show, I was introduced to Tours by Locals, a collective that puts you in touch with local guides on a one-toone basis. It’s a little like Uber – you can choose a tour theme, or pick a guide with a particular expertise, or request a topic; they can be walking tours or use transportation. The British Columbia, Canada-based company has guides in 1200 cities and 157 countries (ToursByLocals.com, 866-844-6783). _______________________ © 2018 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com,www.huffingtonpost.com/ author/karen-rubin , and travelwriters magazine.comTravelFeatures Syndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnear a n d f a r . w o r d p r e s s c o m and moralcompasstravel.info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@ aol.com. Tweet @TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook.com/NewsPhotoFeatures

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BIG DOGS, SMALL DOGS, YOUNG DOGS, OLD DOGS, I walk them all! No pack-walks here, your dog will get the benefit of one-on-one attention. I specialize in high-energy dogs and guarantee to bring you back a tired dog! Please visit: www.walksforlife.com OR contact Eddie, a Garden City resident at 347-248-1445. Walks For Life Pet Services, LLC. 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

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BAITING HOLLOW Saturday 2/3 12:00pm to 2:00pm 54 Baiting Drive Sophisticated & Modern! Elegantly Appointed Contemporary Home on Acre+ Park Like Property. 4 BRs, 3 Baths. Indulge in the Luxury & Privately set In Ground Swimming Pool. Formal LR/f ireplace, FDR, New Gourmet EIK& Family Room. Master Suite/Balcony. Circular Drive, Garage, Full Basement. This one has it all. $699,000 Colony Realty, 631-722-5800 JAMESPORT 2/3 1:00pm to 3:00pm 703 Herricks Lane Stunning 3500sf Victorian. Private landscaped setting on 1 acre. 4 BRs & 3.5 Baths. 2 Master Bedroom Suites. Large EIK, Formal LR, Formal DR, Family Room/fireplace. Geothermal Heat, Central Air and Solar panels. Finished Basement. 3 Car Garage. Must See! Just Listed! $949,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516658-2623

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE LAUREL 2 STORY W/ BAY VIEWS 200’ to Deeded Sandy Bay Beach. 4 BRs, 3.5 Baths. LR/Fireplace, Family Room/Fireplace, FDR & Kitchen. Full Basement, 2 Car Garage, HW Floors & CAC. New Roof, Heat, Hot Water Heater & Newly Painted Exterior. $910,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

LAUREL Custom 3000 sf Brick Ranch with Deeded Beach Rights! This home features LR, FDR, Family Room, EIK, MBR w/ Bath and additional 3 BRs and Bath. Large Laundry Room. Walk up Attic. $799,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

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OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed/insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220

APPLIANCE REPAIR Insinkerator Garbage Disposals, Instant Hot Water Dispensers & Filtration Systems only. Marty’s Appliance Repair Call 516-532-0385 COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com

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International Night at Berry Hill BY GINA JAMES

On January 17th, Berry Hill’s PTA hosted its annual International Night. A total of twelve countries were represented which included Austria, China, Colombia, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Spain and the United States. Parent volunteers brought food that was native to their country for everyone to taste and decorated

their designated areas to display their culture. Some countries had activities such as origami making and a lantern craft. Other countries had backdrops set up to take photos with different props. India had two drum players come to perform traditional Indian music. China and Greece both performed a traditional dance for everyone to see. Korea had select students show everyone their Tae Kwon Do skills.

Greece was well represented by Theo Tsiakos, Mia Efthimiadis, Sophia Krimitsos, Fran Petti, and Chrissie Rafael.

China had vibrant decorations

A USA photo booth was set up with photo props.

This year’s International Night Committee Co Chairs, Melissa Casabianca, Melissa Cuoco, Kate Lucano and Fernanda Vudrag planned an outstanding event with a carnival theme. The DJ played songs to represent all 12 countries while a stilt walker walked around juggling. Carnival games were set up for the children to play under two large tents. As a special treat, all students were given a gold fish as a prize at the end of the event.

France was represented by fifth-grade students Sofia Cuoco, Ava Casabianca, and Ella Lucano.

Fernanda Vudrag and her daughter Cristina were proud to represent Colombia along with Kathy Acosta, Liliana Grivas, and Paula Maddux.

India brought drum players to perform for the crowd.

This was Ireland’s first year at International Night thanks to Edel McIntyre.

The DiStefano family represented Italy and served homemade rice balls.

International Night Committee co-chairs Melissa Casabianca, Melissa Cuoco, Kate Lucano, and Fernanda Vudrag planned an outstanding event.

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One parent dressed as a panda, an animal native to China

A stilt walker was juggling around the event.

Carnival games were set up under two large tents

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff -againstKimberly Ott a/k/a Kimberly A. Ott, Seth Ott a/k/a Seth L. Ott, People of the State of New York, Citibank, N.A., Kleet Lumber Co. Inc. Jordan Ott Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered on November 14, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at IN THE CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501 on February 6, 2018 at 11:30 AM premises known as 39 Joyce Lane, Woodbury, NY 11797-2124. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodbury, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of NASSAU and State of New York. Section: 15 Block: 175 Lot: 30 & 106 Approximate amount of lien $ 509,151.32 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 008310/2013 Luigi De Vito, Esq., REFEREE STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514 DATED: December 29, 2017 FILE #: WELLS 69944 SYO 4125 4X 01/05,12,19,26 LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff – against – SUNITA JIT A/K/A SUNITA BAGGA, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 14, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on the 13th Day of February, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. All that certain plot, piece or

parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 92 Muttontown Rd AKA 92 Muttontown Eastwoods Rd, Syosset, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11791. (Section: 25, Block: 59 F/K/A Part of Block: A, Lot: 81 F/K/A 25-59 (F/K/A Part of Block A) Part of Lot 37) Approximate amount of lien $761,571.35 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 14-003091. Lynn Botwinik Almeleh, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218 Dated: November 15, 2017 SYO 4126 01/12,19,26,02/02 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2014-12TT, Plaintiff, vs. PAUL DONNELLY, Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on November 30, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on February 13, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 43 Clifford Place, East Norwich, NY. 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 27, Block 8 and Lot 5. Approximate amount of judgment is $606,926.10 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 011055/2015. No Cash will be Accepted. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff SYO 4127

01/12,19,26,02/02 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2006-18, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200618, Plaintiff AGAINST Sun Kyung Lim and Seok Ki Min, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 15, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on February 13, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 49 COLONY 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 New York, SECTION 15., BLOCK 134, LOT 48. Approximate amount of judgment $766,778.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-001657. Wayne Henry Wink Jr., Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 SYO 4129 01/12,19,26,02/02 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff against Chris D. Matchton, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered November 30, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on February 13, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 54 Meadowood Drive Unit 54, Jericho, NY 11753. Sec 17 Block 15 Lot 29. All that certain plot or parcel of Real Property situate, and being a part of a condomini-

um in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $721,264.55 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 010928/2010. Henry Wysocki, Esq., Referee RSHN503 SYO 4130 01/12,19,26,02/02 SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff against JACKIE SUH A/K/A JACKIE H. SUH; HYO SUH A/K/A HYO SUK SUH A/K/A HYO S. SUH; ERIC SUH, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 16, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 20th day of February, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Wantagh, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 4 Birchwood Park Drive, Syosset, N.Y. 11791. (Section: 12, Block: 417, Lot: 3). Approximate amount of lien $ 534,849.89 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 006714-13. Shannon McKinley, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 SYO 4132 4X 01/19,26,02/02,09 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT, NASSAU COUNTY, WB KIRBY HILL LLC, Plaintiff v. ERIC KUVYKINand SVETLANA SHNEYDERSHTEYNKUVYKIN, et al, Defendants. Index No. 14-4475. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated September 8, 2017 and duly entered herein on September 25, 2017 (the “Judgment”), I, the undersigned Referee in said Judgment will sell at public auction to the highest bidder

at the Calendar Control Part Courtroom of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 11:30 A.M., the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold. The premises therein described are situated in the Village of Muttontown, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau, State of New York, known as and by the street number 11 Mansion Hill Drive, Syosset, New York, designated as Section 15, Block 206, Lot 80 and more fully described in the Judgment. Premises will be sold subject to the provisions of the Judgment, Index No. 14-4775 and the Terms of Sale, all of which are available from plaintiff’s counsel upon request. The approximate amount of Judgment is $3,432,193.32 plus interest and costs as provided in the Judgment. The successful bidder will be required to deposit 10% of the bid by certified or official bank check, unendorsed, made payable to the Referee. Jane Shrenkel, Esq., Referee (516) 825-2472. Rosenberg Fortuna & Laitman, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 666 Old Country Road, Suite 810, Garden City, New York 11530 (516) 228-6666, Attention: Anthony R. Filosa, Esq. SYO 4133 5X 01/19,26,02/02,09,16 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS, INC. CHL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH TRUST 2004-19 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 200419, Plaintiff AGAINST KYUNG-AH KIM A/K/A KYUNG A KIM, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 05, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on March 06, 2018 at 11:30AM, premises known as 30 SCHORARIE COURT, JERICHO, NY 11753. All that

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LEGAL NOTICES certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Jericho, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 11, Block 378, Lot 41. Approximate amount of judgment $579,845.04 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index #146487. Peter Bee, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 SYO 4140 02/02,09,16,23 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTY Bayview Loan Servicing, Plaintiff against Allison Siegel, as Executor of the Estate of Harold Siegel, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein Such & Crane, LLP 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, NY 11590 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered November 3, 2017 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on March 6, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 12 Otsego Place, Jericho, NY 11753. Sec 11 Block 469 Lot 14. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Jericho in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $389,788.64 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 9833/2014. Nicholas Ferrar, Esq., Referee QIBJN022 SYO 4141 02/02,09,16,23

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2017 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $125.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 20th day of February 2018 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny. gov/DocumentCenter/View/17674 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 15,2018. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: January 23, 2018 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have there-

on and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts depos-

ited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. 4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: January 23, 2018 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York SYO 4142 1X 02/02/2018

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VELOCIN, LLC. Arts of Org filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 12/11/17. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is designated for service of process and shall mail to: 28 Macarthur Avenue Plainview NY 11803 Purpose: any lawful purpose. JNJ 7862 6X 01/19,26,02/02,09,16,23

PUBLIC NOTICE OF NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that commencing on February 20th, 2018, will sell at public on-line auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 15th, 2018 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six-month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Effective with the February 2017 lien sale Ordinance No. 175-2015 requires a $125.00 per day registration fee for each person who intends to bid at the tax lien sale. Ordinance No. 175-2015 also requires that upon the issuance of the Lien Certificate there is due from the lien buyer a Tax Certificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per lien purchased. Pursuant to the provisions of the Nassau County Administrative Code at the discretion of the Nassau County Treasurer the auction will be conducted online. Further information concerning the procedures for the auction is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: https://www.nassaucountyny. gov/526/County-Treasurer Should the Treasurer determine that an in-person auction shall be held, same will commence on the 20th day of February 2018 at the Office of The County Treasurer 1 West Street, Mineola or at some other location to be determined by the Treasurer. A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at: http://www.nassaucountyny. gov/DocumentCenter/View/17674 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will

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LEGAL NOTICES From page 19 be advertised in this publication on or before February 15,2018. Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office. Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 ext. 1-3715. Dated: January 23, 2018 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, NewYork TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts. However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased. The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same. Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and/or the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery

and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership. The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed. The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case/litigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien. The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk. The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect. Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights

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of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale. Furthermore, as to the bidding, 1. The bidder(s) agree that they will not work with any other bidder(s) to increase, maintain or stabilize interest rates or collaborate with any other bidder(s) to gain an unfair competitive advantage in the random number generator in the event of a tie bid(s) on a tax certificate. Bidder(s) further agree not to employ any bidding strategy designed to create an unfair competitive advantage in the tiebreaking process in the upcoming tax sale nor work with any other bidder(s) to engage in any bidding strategy that will result in a rotational award of tax certificates. 2. The tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) bid, will be arrived at independently and without direct or indirect consultation, communication or agreement with any other bidder and that the tax certificate(s) the Bidder will bid upon, and the interest rate(s) to be bid, have not been disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder, and will not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other bidder prior to the close of bidding. No attempt has been made or will be made to, directly or indirectly, induce any other bidder to refrain from bidding on any tax certificate, to submit complementary bids, or to submit bids at specific interest rates. 3. The bids to be placed by the Bidder will be made in good faith and not pursuant to any direct or indirect, agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other bidder to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive bid. 4. If it is determined that the bidder(s) have violated any of these bid requirements then their bid shall be voided and if they were the successful bidder the lien and any deposits made in connection with said bid shall be forfeited. Dated: January 23, 2018 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York JNJ 7864 1X 02/02/2018

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Town of Oyster Bay Girls Softball Team Tournament Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced today that the Town of Oyster Bay will host a Girls Softball Team Tournament for players ages 10 to 12 on Saturday, April 7th and Sunday, April 8th at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay. “The tournament is a great pre-season warmup for the girls and an excellent way to help them prepare for a competitive spring season,” Supervisor Saladino said. “Many quality teams are expected to participate, so the games are sure to be exciting and competitive.” Spots in the tournament are limited, so team coaches and managers are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. “Fields in the Town of Oyster Bay are among the finest in the nation, so each team

will truly appreciate the professional atmosphere and high caliber of play,” Supervisor Saladino said. “It will be an outstanding experience for coaches and players alike.” The tournament will be run by the Town’s Parks Department, Recreation Division. To register, each team must submit a registration form including the team roster, check or money order made out to the Town of Oyster Bay, and an insurance certificate listing the Town of Oyster Bay as additional insured. The cost is $625 per team. For further information and to register, please contact Jackie Devlin in the Parks Department’s Recreation Office at (516) 797-4125, and select prompt ‘4’.

Syosset teens named students of the quarter Two students from the Syosset CSD were named Students of the Quarter at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech career and technical education high school. Katherine Raneri and Edina Saljanin were honored for their grades,

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Sparky the Dragon visits Berry Hill School and earning good grades. Students can apply to the program by submitting a test they received an “A” on and in return they earn two free tickets to an Islanders game. Looks like there will be a lot of Berry Hill students cheering on the Islanders this season!

These boys came dressed in Islanders gear to show their support for their favorite team!

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Science on Schedule at the LI Children’s Museum

Young scientists can explore paleontology, biology, meteorology and chemistry at Long Island Children’s Museum this week. Make a Lunar New Year dragon puppet or Valentine’s crown or sweet treat in Kids in the Kitchen.

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Love Rules! Crowns Tuesday, February 13 through Friday, February 16 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Love is ruling the inner lobby all month long! Create a shining crown to wear as the King or Queen of Hearts in your kingdom! All ages. Free with museum admission. stART (Story + Art) Tuesday, February 13 and Thursday, February 15 from 11:30 a.m. - noon. Join us each week as we read childhood classics and introduce new favorites; followed by a take-home, book-inspired craft. This week we’re reading “My First Chinese New Year” by Karen Katz. After the story decorate your own dancing dragon stick puppet! Ages: 3 to 5. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3LICM members). Music and Movement Wednesday, February 14 from 11:30 a.m. – noon Enjoy creative movement exercises and interactive sing-alongs that get little bodies moving to the rhythm. Ages: 5 and under. Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members). Kids in the Kitchen Friday, February 16 from 11:30 a.m. – noon Little chefs use real cooking tools (with some help from adults) as we make easy, yummy, kid-friendly snacks from start to finish. As they make their treat, kids gain experience measuring ingredients, following directions and building their vocabulary. This week we’re making Strawberry Chocolate Valentine Delight. Ages: 3-5. Fee: $5 with museum admission ($4 LICM members). Green Teens: Science of Snowflakes Saturday, February 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. Join the Green Teens in exploring how snowflakes form and learn about Wilson Bentley, the scientist who first photographed their intricate, unique shapes. This program is made possible with the support of National Grid. Ages: 3 and up. Free with museum admission. Calling Young Scientists: Eye Spy Saturday, February 17 from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Did you know that different parts

Junior paleontologists get a chance to jump into The Big Dig and search for dinosaur fossils in LICM’s newest exhibit, Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice. of our eyes serve different functions like focusing light or determining color? Learn what a blind spot is and how certain animals can see in the dark as you dissect a cow eye and make interesting discoveries! Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $4 with museum admission($3 LICM members). Messy Afternoon Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18 from 3:30-5 p.m. We’ll be up to our elbows in oobleck, clean mud and slime … and we hope you’ll join us for the type of artistic activities that everyone loves, but not one likes to clean-up after. Except us! Ages: 18 months – 4 years. Free with museum admission. Traveling Exhibit - Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice™ Through Sunday, May 13 Travel back to the Cretaceous Period and come face to face with dinosaurs

of all sizes in their prehistoric environments. The immersive exhibit takes you to two dinosaur habitats (warm and cold environments), as well as a Field Research Station (complete with a Big Dig component), where junior paleontologists will experiment with materials and tools. What you’ll do: • Examine a touchable T-Rex and Triceratops and make observations and comparisons, important steps in scientific thinking • Climb into a Troodon’s nest and play with dinosaur eggs • Uncover dinosaur bones and examine fossils in a dig station • Cooperate and collaborate as you help complete an over-sized puzzle • Put on insect costumes and buzz around a swampy bog Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice™ was created by Minnesota Children’s

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Sold Price: $2,060,000 Date: 10/26/2017 3 beds, 4 Full/1 Half baths Style: Condo

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Syosset | 9 Chelsea Drive | $1,249,000 4-BR, 3.5-BA | Web# 2997107

Jericho | 51 Manors Drive | $549,000 3-BR, 2.5-BA | Web# 2999681

Jericho | 298 Birchwood Park Drive | $750,000 4-BR, 2-BA | Web# 2973747

Jericho | 64 Manors Drive | $549,000 3-BR, 2.5-BA | Web# 2995861

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