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Vol. 77, No. 41

DOGFEST WALK AND ROLL

Petition challenges possible change to Jericho school policy BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (fourth from right), Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson (third from left), Town Councilman Thomas P. Hand (second from left) and Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr. (left) recently joined with Emily Sciaretts (fourth from left), Northeast Regional Director of Canine Companions for Independence and Debra Dougherty (third from right) at the Canine Companions DogFest Walk ‘n Roll held at Marjorie R. Post Community Park. Also on hand was Nassau County Legislator James Kennedy (right) and Capital One National Business Banking Executive Peter Appello (second from right).

At its meeting scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday October 17 at the Jericho Middle School’s library, the board of education will evaluate and likely vote on a revision to existing district policy which prohibits exchange students from attending schools in Jericho. But a petition on Change.org opposing the potential for exchange students in the district has garnered over 1500 signatures less than a week before the meeting, and the school board will be faced with divided sentiments from residents for the second straight public meeting. The scrutinized decision ahead for Jericho Schools was picked up late in the 2016-2017 school year when Debra Waller and her family applied for the district to host an exchange student from Spain at Jericho High School this year, or for half of the year. The timing of the fall school board meetings and policy discussion, with a board vote planned for

next week, falls in line with a chance to accommodate Waller’s request for January 2018 until June. The school district’s attorney, Chris Powers, said to do so the board of education must approve a revision of Jericho Schools existing Policy 7132 barring foreign exchange students. The Petition titled “Stop Bringing in Foreign Non-resident student to Jericho School” was started after a discussion and notice of the policy amendment on September 28, Commenters and signees of the petition from Jericho as noted on the Change.org site, included Janet Adler, who wrote: “As a senior I continue to pay a large portion of my yearly taxes to support our schools. I do this happily with the knowledge that the high quality school ranking was a great resource for my own child for eight years of her education. It seems unfair to continue to pay high school taxes to allow non-residents who do not contribute to the tax base to use our From page 22

Oyster Bay Town Board debate highlights puzzle for challengers BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Nassau County hosted a numbers-crunching, policymaking and leadership forum on Tuesday night, October 3 at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library on Old Country Road. The seated multi-candidate debate brought this year’s candidates for the Oyster Bay Town Board in front of an auditorium, with over 60 attendees. However, as pointed out by a Democratic challenger last Tuesday night, none of the councilmembers in the current Town of Oyster Bay administration, including three

newcomers now weeks ahead of their first Town Board election, came and participated in the Nassau County League of Women Voters’ 2017 forum. Norma Schaefer, East Nassau representative from the League of Women Voters, announced just before the forum got underway that Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino “has not responded at all, despite numerous attempts by the League.” She said lifelong Plainview resident and current Oyster Bay Councilman Louis Imbroto had another event to attend but was trying to make it to the October 3 forum.

Meanwhile, as Schaefer and moderator Paula Blum announced that Councilwoman Michelle Johnson and Councilman Tom Hand would not be able to attend. Saladino, Imbroto and Hand are all new to the Oyster Bay Town Board as they were sworn into office in three separate ceremonies in 2017, in January, March and May. Imbroto replaced Councilman Joseph Pinto, who resigned in March to become the new TOBAY parks commissioner, as Supervisor Saladino commented at the time that he and his staff initiated the changeover in the

Parks Department. Councilman Hand replaced Councilman Chris J. Coschignano who resigned on May 23, after spending the last 16 years involved in public service. This year’s Democratic Party slate for Council include Dr. Marc Herman, Robert K. Freier, Eva M. Pearson and James W. Versocki. The candidates for TOBAY Supervisor at the October 3 LWV Forum included Dr. Herman, Jonathan Clarke, John Mangelli and Robert Ripp, an independent from Massapequa. Town Council candidates included Steven A. Abreu, See page 8

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email: Editor@GCNews.com

Martins’ assessment plan - no savings

To the Editor: Jack Martins has floated the idea of driving the tax assessments for Nassau County down to the town and village level. According to Mr. Martins this would save the County $80 million a year. And it could, but it would only drive the costs down to the town levels. So we would still be paying, just a different tax bill. I also know Suffolk County has a town tax system however, this system has been long established and do we actually know how well it works compared to Nassau? In addition, this would leave us with perhaps a county assessor with terminated employees - or would they still remain adding to the complexity and cost? Are we then supporting two levels

of assessment departments? I see Mr. Martins has not disclosed what will happen to that staff. Perhaps he has retraining in mind, and we will find the old assessment staff out grooming roadways at $75,000 per year. I am deeply concerned we will have increased costs, as well as the negative impact of a decentralized system. We may have an inconsistent and erratic experience for taxpayers across Nassau County. As taxes are levied on the assessed valuation of a property, those values are determined either by the governmental agency handling the task or the contractors. It is well known there have been issues with contractors and corruption. So, are we providing an opportunity for additional problems, but this time gambling with our house values and taxes? The towns would

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need to hire new staff which begs the question, will they be qualified or someone’s relatives? And what about our assessed valuations when we go to contest an unfair house evaluation? Will the favored get the reductions while the rest of us work endlessly to pay more than our fair share of taxes? The corruption on the Town of Oyster Bay level is well documented in pending court cases. Do we really want folks similar to Venditto and the associates he left behind deciding whose taxes will be lowered? Sounds like more of an opportunity for unfair tax levies, and the ones connected to get the breaks. As a real estate professional, I am concerned about the decentralization of a system that could impact title workers, appraisers and brokers. Will costs go up as they have to work in a decentralized system which may be awkward and time consuming? We have a system and it can work. It is currently broken but can be overhauled and fixed. We do not need to reinvent the wheel three times over. It would be cheaper and easier for the taxpayer to provide a unified and consistent experience for all. There is no reason to create duplication, more costs and yet another avenue for even more corruption and mismanagement. I find this option yet another way to add to already expensive town governments. Donna Kianka

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To Parents of Jericho Students: In an effort to clarify some misinformation circulating throughout the community, the Board of Education wants to re-state the facts surrounding the Policy involving Foreign Exchange Students. The Board currently has a policy that does not allow exchange students. Last Spring, a family asked us to re-consider that policy and adopt a new policy that would allow an exchange student to attend Jericho High School. This is only the second such request from a resident the Board has had in recent memory. As a result, we have been discussing the issue publicly for

parts of the past two years. After discussion, the Board asked the district’s counsel to draft a policy for the Board to review at its next meeting. The new policy would allow ONE (1) exchange student to attend Jericho High School in the spring semester of this year as a pilot program. The policy would have limitations and protections that would ensure that the exchange student would not affect a Jericho student’s ability to register for classes, participate in sports or any other school related activity. Further, the addition of this one student would not result in a cost to the district. If the policy is approved, one foreign exchange student hosted by a Jericho family through an approved application program would be allowed to attend Jericho High School for one semester. Please know that the district remains vigilant to ensure that all students attending our schools are legally allowed to be here. Also note that many other districts in our area have policies allowing exchange students. When a policy is presented to the board, there is a first reading at a Board meeting, with discussion among the board and then the opportunity for public discussion. The Board can then determine to vote against the policy, move to have the second reading at the next scheduled board meeting (which is what typically happens), or vote to skip the second reading and approve the policy. All of these actions require the vote of a majority of the five member board. Contrary to rumors and misstatements of the facts, no policy has been adopted and the Board has not made any decision on this issue. In fact, the Board has not yet seen a proposed policy. The Board welcomes comments and opinions from the community. We hope this clarifies some of your concerns. Please email the Board of Education at BOE@jerichoschools.org<BOE@ jerichoschools.org> with any questions or concerns you may still have. Bill Ferro, Board President, Jericho Board of Education

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Rotary hosts Syosset Superintendent

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Rotary Vice-President Bob Mittleman; Syosset School superintendent Dr. Thomas Rogers; Rotarian Dr. Robert Schultz; and past Rotary Governor Dr. Eileen Gentilcore.

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Dr. Thomas Rogers, superintendent of Syosset Schools, was the guest speaker at a recent Syosset-Woodbury Rotary meeting. He discussed the recent â&#x20AC;&#x153;happeningsâ&#x20AC;? in the school district. Dr. Rogers spoke about capital building projects, such as roof replacement, electrical work, vestibule construction for security, and fire alarm and boiler replacement. Improvements in the areas of technology and curriculum

were also outlined. Dr. Rogers also discussed possible future projects in the area of athletics, the employment of solar energy, and the reconfiguration of the high school entrance for school buses. The Rotary Club meets at the Lisbon Cafe, Jericho Turnpike, Jericho on Tuesday afternoons. For more information about the Syosset School District visit their website: syossetschools.org

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North Shore Synagogue greets the festive holiday of Sukkot Jaimee Shalhevet and Rabbi Rachel Maimin about two other symbols of the holiday: the lulav (a combination of a palm branch, a willow branch, and a myrtle branch) and the etrog (a special citrus fruit similar to a lemon). To cap the day, children had a chance construct mini-sukkahs. As their parents looked on – or helped - it was obvious that the children were enjoying themselves, and immensely proud of their creations. Their efforts were rewarded with a luncheon prepared by Brotherhood of hot dogs, hamburgers and beverages for the well over one hundred adults and children who participated in the day’s festivities. It was a beautiful day to build not only the sukkah but longer lasting relationships with congregants and the North Shore Synagogue community. For a list of upcoming other family fun events, please visit our website at northshoresynagogue.org to see our bulletin and calendar.

Religious School Family Day was a morning of games, crafts and learning and an opportunity to connect with other families!

It all started early on a Sunday morning with Brotherhood building the sukkah. For a time-lapse of the construction, check out facebook.com/northshoresynagogue.

After a morning of fun and learning, children and parents gather in the sukkah to sing songs and prayers and wave the lulav and etrog.

Inspirational services, thought-provoking sermons, and moving music during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur quickly gave way to the sounds of power drills and hammers as North Shore Synagogue’s Brotherhood gathered in the early morning chill on Sunday October 1 to construct a sukkah in preparation for the festival of Sukkot, a harvest festival. A sukkah, built in celebration of the Sukkot festival, is a temporary open-walled structure covered by plant materials representing the shelters used during harvest season. The sukkah was soon in use by the children and parents who had come together for a Religious School Family Day morning of learning about the holiday through fun games and activities, led by principal Jacquelynn Golub, teachers, and student helpers. Kids and parents sang along as Cantor Kyle Cotler rocked the sukkah, then got a chance to learn more from Rabbi

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Kindness Rocks for Seaman fourth graders

Fourth grade students place their kindness rocks in the front garden.

Showing off their rocks!

Seaman Principal Ivy Sherman admires the rocks.

One of the many inspirational messages. The fourth grade teachers at Seaman Elementary School in Jericho have been discussing kindness this school year and have joined the Kindness Rocks Project. The goal of the Kindness Rocks

Sharing inspirational messages with their friends. Project is to inspire others through randomly placed rocks that contain inspirational quotes and messages. The Seaman fourth graders painted rocks and wrote messages on them. They plan to place them throughout the

Seaman campus and started with the front garden that greets visitors when they enter. Students placed their rocks in the garden and hope the messages spread kindness. Fourth grade teachers Dawn Camilleri, Christina Garrison,

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SCHOOL AND CAMP DIRECTORY 2017 7 THE POLICE BLOTTER

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

A wallet was stolen from X Sport Fitness in East Garden City between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. on September 16. n

At Macy’s in East Garden City, a 35-year-old woman, a 57-year-old woman, and a 32-year-old woman, all from Flushing, were arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 12:50 p.m. on September 21. n

At the intersection of Roslyn Road and Parkside Drive in Roslyn Heights, a 28-year-old woman from Amityville was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 12:04 a.m. on September 22. n

At 9:30 p.m. on September 22, an iPhone was stolen from Walmart in Westbury. n

At 10:30 p.m. on September 22, a 59-year-old man from Albertson was arrested at the corner of Shelter Rock Road and Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. She was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. n

On Grant Avenue in East Meadow, a victim has reported that unknown subjects damaged her vehicle by smashing the rear window sometime between 11 p.m. on September 22 and 8:55 a.m. the next morning. n

At 4:04 a.m. on September 23, a 57-year-old man from Williston Park was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Mineola

Avenue in Roslyn Heights. n

At Macy’s on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset, a 58-year-old woman from Ridgewood was arrested at 4 p.m. on September 23. She was charged with Shoplifting. n

A wallet was stolen from a baby stroller at the Burlington Coat Factory in East Garden City between 7 and 8 p.m. on September 23. n

At the corner of Main Street and Papermill Drive in Roslyn, a 59-year-old woman from that town was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on September 24 at 9:39 p.m. n

At Macy’s in East Garden City, a 22-year-old woman from Brooklyn was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 3:50 p.m. on September 25. n

A 44-year-old woman from East Hills was arrested at 11:14 a.m. on September 26 on Old Country Road in Carle Place. She was charged with Shoplifting. n

At 11:30 a.m. on September 26, a 62-year-old woman from East Meadow was arrested and was charged with Shoplifting on Hempstead Turnpike in that town. n

A 57-year-old man from Albertson was arrested on September 26 at 11:30 p.m. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at the intersection of Roslyn Road and Powerhouse Road in Roslyn Heights. -Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

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The Coder School of Syosset opens October 14

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Through a new technology, afterschool and weekend enrichment ‘program’ for kids 6 through 18 years old, the Coder School at 45 Ira Road Syosset is bringing the downtown hub to the dawn of a new era on Long Island. The franchise was started in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, and there are 16 branches across the United States with new locations in Boston and Atlanta opened this year. Thanks to two local “mom-trepreneurs” Syosset now boasts the first location in the New York tristate. A grand opening event at the Coder School for families and community members is set for Saturday, October 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. That will be followed by a ribbon-cutting hosted by the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, October 17 at 5 p.m. at the new business. Nisha Bhalla heard about the Silicon Valley locations and their success from a connection through her Harvard Business School alumni network. Both she and her sister-in-law, Noreen Kazi, were looking for technology-based enrichment programs for their kids. The concept for their own families, for a business plan and an education-focused market to introduce The Coder School to, simply “clicked.” Their first consultation was with LISTnet – Long Island Software and Technology Network – which has a mission of promoting Long Island as a national center of excellence for software and technology and “connecting companies, educators and government, to form a strong technology ecosystem on Long Island.” The input they received led to the chance at being the bridge between many high-performing schools and districts and great technology firms located on the island.

Nisha Bhalla, left, and Noreen Kazi, right, at the Coder School on Ira Road in Syosset. “We were not really teaching it to kids. Being born and raised on Long Island education has always been very important. We thought of our area as the education hub and said ‘why don’t we have this opportunity?’ Noreen says. Originally she and her sister-in-law thought they might be alone in looking for ‘programming’ like this. On Long Island they found the opposite to be true. “Yesterday on a Plainview moms’ online forum there was a mom saying her child isn’t so into sports or dance and they are into technology, ‘what is out there and what can I do?” she said.

Noreen and Nisha find that children who are into sports, dance, or drama still gravitate towards coding because “it’s the cool new thing and kids want to learn it.” Parents and school administrators, they say, are starting to realize the important aspects being introduced. The Coder School is located in the Syosset Shopping Center adjacent to KidCraft, Kiddie Academy, anchor tenant New York Sports Club, and trackside to the LIRR Syosset station. The pair exhibited the Coder School at the first annual “Parents Day” event at LIU-Post held on Sunday, Septem-

ber 17. Nisha and Noreen say parents have been very responsive ahead of the grand opening this week, as they broke down the elements of the courses for parents. “They are really intrigued by our different programs for students,” Nisha said. On Facebook the Coder School advertised its grand opening, and over 100 people indicated they would attend. “Syosset we knew was the education hub of Long Island; growing up in this area I knew parents here are interested in education. This is a priority for Long See page 22

Oyster Bay Town Board debate highlights puzzle for challengers

From page 1 Dr. Michael Castellano, Freier, Pearson and Versocki. Candidates were asked how they view a recent controversy as Saladino was accused of orchestrating an effort to take down Democrats’ campaign signs on posted on utility poles (reported in Newsday October 3). The same day, Saladino said he was unaware of town employees removing political signs while working for the town. His challengers at the LWV forum in Plainview were asked their take in general on violations of ethics and Town of Oyster Bay laws, as ethics and honest, transparent government has been scrutinized here since Town Supervisor John Venditto and County Executive Ed Mangano were indicted on corruption charges last winter. Ripp, a retired NYPD officer and pledges ethics as his top priority. He

explained that the Town Code is clear; if a politician or anyone else violates laws established in the Town pertaining to removal of signs or any other items in the code, “then they have no ethics,” he said. Mangelli, an experienced debt consolidation attorney who ran for supervisor in 2015 and lost to John Venditto by 99 votes, says there’s nothing amusing about the signage controversy. He called Supervisor Saladino’s alleged actions incredulous. Dr. Herman told the audience that he holds a master’s degree in Ethics, and while that helped at times in the many years he was president of the Syosset Central Board of Education, he never imagined a need to stress such principles among candidates in local politics due to their campaign tactics. Those running for the Supervisor position were asked about the $900 million municipal debt in Oyster Bay. Clar-

kee said the total approaching $1 billion in debt is the gross domestic product (GDP) of a small nation. He says administrators and residents alike need to examine what TOBAY provides in terms of services, water, street infrastructure and parks. Clarkee views the budget, town payroll and campaign finance reform within Oyster Bay contributed to massive debt. He wants to propose a donation watch, “if you donate to candidates then you would not do business with town – it’s that simple.” “It is not a huge governmental function we are looking at today, where we should accrue such great debt. We need to start streamlining services and the town’s payroll, despite the fact that it keeps getting cut, continues to go up due to pensions and things we may not want to talk about so much as those are directly related to people’s jobs. Unfortunately we need to streamline as

when you run a business or run a town, your employees are what really drive a large portion of debt. That is housekeeping, but where we hemorrhage tons of money is in contract systems and pay-to-play corruption that goes on,” Clarkee said. Dr. Herman added a similar thought to Clarke’s, getting rid of “patronage jobs.” But as a long-term fix he suggested the Town as a municipality must focus on making its bond rating higher. He says the advisors from Moody’s Investor Services and Standard and Poor’s (S&P) can be shown that Oyster Bay is serious about raising its bond rating. The Town also has an SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) lawsuit to settle and other lawsuits, and Herman says his first order of business would be hiring a forensic auditor “to come in and tell us where that $900 milSee page 21

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Baylis students created posters of peace of International Peace Day. Baylis Elementary School in the Syosset Central School District celebrated International Day of Peace on Sept. 21, a day established by the United Nations to promote global unity in conjunction with the U.N. General Assembly. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peace Day theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Together for Peace: Respect, Safety, and Dignity for All.â&#x20AC;? In recognition of the day, Barbara Conoverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-graders at Baylis wrote poems to expressing their thoughts on peace and created posters to visually demonstrate what peace means to them. Through

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Berry Hill’s Back to the Hill Picnic

Berry Hill Elementary School’s PTA hosted their first event of the 20172018 school year, The Back to the Hill Picnic. Students had a blast playing inflatable carnival games, enjoying the school’s playground, and dancing to music. The photo booth was big hit with a custom Berry Hill backdrop and fun emoji props. Cotton candy, popcorn and ice cream sandwiches all made great snacks.

Students were asked to wear Syosset colors to show their school spirit. All students were given new Berry Hill PRIDE wristband bracelets as well as Berry Hill customized temporary tattoos. For the first year ever, the Executive Board of the PTA donated ten baskets filled with toys, books, crafts and gift cards to be raffled at the event. It was a great way to ring in the 2017-2018 school year!

PTA volunteers helped welcome the children to the Back to the Hill event.

Children were so excited to hear who won the ten raffle baskets.

Cotton candy, popcorn, and ice cream sandwiches were all a big hit.

All students were asked to dress in Syosset school colors to show their school spirit.

The photo booth with a custom Berry Hill backdrop was fun for everyone.

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Back to the Hill Co-Chairs Lara Sutton, Cara Bloch and Ashley Barkoff planned a successful event.

The DJ kept everyone moving. Carnival themed inflatable games were set up for the children to enjoy.

“Atrial fibrillation” topic of free lecture at Winthrop Hospital NYU Winthrop is offering a free seminar for the community, “Atrial Fibrillation: Innovative Advances in Treatment,” on Tuesday, October 24, at 7 PM. The program will be held in the NYU Winthrop Research & Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., at the corner of Second Street in Mineola in Room G018. Atrial fibrillation (A-fib or AF) is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase the risk of stroke, heart failure and other heart-related issues. Joseph Germano, DO, Director of the Atrial Fibrillation Center and Associate Director of Electrophysiology at NYU Winthrop, will provide the latest information about medications and state-of-the-art technologies that may

help reduce the risk of complications from A-fib. The program will include a question and answer period. Limited parking is available at the Research & Academic Center. Additional parking is available at the commuter lot on the corner of First St. and Third Ave., which is free after 6 PM. Parking is also available across the street from the Center in the garage behind the 120 Mineola Blvd. building, which is also free after 6 PM. Entrance to the garage is on First Avenue. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. To register, please call (516) 663-3916. For information on other free community education programs at the Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP.

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Lung CanCer awareness Day Did you know that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States? Yet, screening and new treatments can reduce mortality. Please join NYU Winthrop’s experts in the field of lung cancer to learn about screening, treatment, chemotherapy, non-invasive procedures, and mobilization of the body’s own immunologic defenses. Speakers include: Todd Carpenter, MD, Division of Radiation Oncology; Jeffrey Schneider, MD, Department of Hematology/Oncology; Peter Spiegler, MD, Department of Pulmonology and Laurence Spier, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery.

Saturday, November 4, 2017 9 AM to 12 PM - Program Useful literature and education materials will be provided. A light snack will be served.

NYU Winthrop Research & Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd. (Corner of Second Street in Mineola) Admission is free, but seating is limited For information and to RSVP, please call (516) 663-4637 Or email ggroser@nyuwinthrop.org

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What’s Happening in October October 13

The film Beatriz at Dinner will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. It is rated R and runs 82 minutes long. A “Book-to-Film” discussion will be held at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. with the showing of the PG-13 film The Zookeeper’s Wife, based on the book written by Diane Ackerman. Children 3 years old to grade 2 are invited to join the Craft Corner at the Jericho Public Library at 4:30 p.m.

October 14

From 12 noon to 5 p.m., the Jericho Public Library will hold a “Local History Open House”.

October 17

The film The Shack, rated PG-13, will be shown at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. and will run 132 minutes long. “News Currents” with Elinor Haber will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. “World Record Challenge”, for children in grades 4, 5 and 6, will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m.

October 18

At 2 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, the Gerwin Jewish Family of Services will present the session “Top Ten Thinks to Consider When Aging”.

The Young Adult Corner of the Jericho Public Library will offer a food preparation session to make mini pumpkin cinnamon sugar donuts from 5 to 6 p.m.

2 p.m. to perform.

October 23

October 19

The Syosset Public Library will hold a “20 & 30s-Something 80’s Trivia Night” at 7:30 p.m. “An Afternoon at the Barnes Museum” with Louise Cella Caruso is an art lecture presented at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m.

October 20

At 1:30 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, the Afternoon Book Discussion group will meet to share comments on Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. “Medicare Made Easy” with Marie Cantone will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 3 p.m. “Halloween Cupcakes”, a food preparation class for children in grades 4, 5 and 6, will be held at 7 p.m. Ron Goldberg will be at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. to speak on “Understanding the Stock Market”

From 8:45 a.m. to 12 noon, the Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker will sponsor “Breast Cancer Screenings” at the Jericho Public Library. Appointments are required. Please call 516-571-6216. “The Big Sick” will be shown at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library. Rated R and running 120 minutes long. “Great Performers” series continues at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. with Marc Courtade presenting “America’s Funny Man, Dick Van Dyke”. “Personalized Bookmarks for a Cause” for teens will be held at the Jericho Public Library from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

October 22

The Cross Island Chamber Ensemble, featuring cellist Suzanne Mueller and pianist Elinor Abrams Zayas and a new collaborator, Beryl Diamond Chacon, will be at the Jericho Public Library at

October 24

October 25

At 7 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, the film “Frantz” will be shown. Rated PG-13 and running 113 minutes. A pumpkin decorating class will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. for children in grades 4, 5 and 6.

October 26

“Boris & Bela: The Kings of the B’s” will be held at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. Keith Crocker will explore the films of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.

October 27

The Jericho Public Library Book Sale begins today and runs through Sunday, October 29. “Behind the Camera: The Art of Great Film Directing” will explore the film experience through the work of directors with Richard Knox at 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library.

October 28

The Elite String Ensemble will perform at the Syosset Public Library at 7:30 p.m. Contact the Library to obtain tickets in advance.

October 30

Maudie, a film starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13, this movie is 115 minutes long.

October 31

At 2 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, Professor Thomas Germano will discuss “Casanova and the Seduction of Europe”. Compiled by Meg Meyer

This Week at the Jericho Public Library Friday, October 13th at 2:00 PM

Movie: Please check our newsletter for title at www.jericholibrary.org (Comedy/Drama) - A holistic medicine practitioner attends a wealthy client’s dinner party after her car breaks down. Starring Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, and Connie Britton. Rated R. 1 hour, 22 minutes.

Sat., October 14th from 12 - 5 PM

A Local History Open House We’re Opening the Door to Our Past! ¬ Come to the Local History Room on the 2nd floor when Betsey Murphy, Local History Librarian, puts out the welcome mat. There are lots of pictures, artifacts and information in our archives. Play Stump the Librarian for a chance to win a prize! Bring your questions, share your family history, or just come and visit. Betsey is the author of Jericho: the History of a Long Island Hamlet.

Sun., October 15th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM

Practice SAT/ACT - Teens can choose which practice exam they would like to sign up for – SAT or ACT. Exams will be graded and handed out on Thursday, October 19th. Please bring #2 pencils, scientific calculator, and a snack. There will be separate sign ups, one each for SAT or ACT. Please register for only ONE!

Tuesday, October 17th at 2:00 PM

News Currents with Elinor Haber This is an opportunity to participate in an informal exchange about topics of the day — the international, national, and local scene. We’ll focus on trends that affect us now and in the future.

Wednesday, October 18th at 2:00 PM

Top 10 Things to Consider When Aging with the Gurwin Jewish Family of Services - This program reviews the many challenges and changes we face as we age and offers suggestions on guidance and navigation for yourself or a loved one. Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

Thursday, October 19th from 8:45 AM to 12:00 PM

Breast Cancer Screenings Sponsored by Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker. Screenings by NUMC mammography van for women 40 and over who have not had a mammogram in over a year. If you have health insurance, a co-pay is required. You may qualify through a grant if you have no insurance. Appointments required. Call 516-571-6216

Thurs., October 19th from 7 - 8 PM

SAT/ACT Results (for teens who took the practice SAT or ACT on Sunday, October 15th) Curvebreakers will score your test and distribute your results at this session. Any questions you may have will be answered! You must attend this session to receive results. Parents/Guardians welcome to attend.

Thursday, October 19th at 2 & 7 PM

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Friday, October 20th at 2:00 PM

Dick Van Dyke - America’s Funny Man with Marc Courtade - Dick Van Dyke has been one of America’s favorite performers for almost 60 years. He rose to fame on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie, then starred in The Dick Van Dyke Show for five seasons. He made many popular films including Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. In spite of several attempts at retirement, he has worked on stage, screen and television ever since. This talk will highlight the talents of this much loved performer.

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October 13, 2017

Fall Getaway in the Catskills: Thomas Cole National Historic Site is Site #1 on the Hudson River School Art Trail BY KAREN RUBIN

The first thing you notice about the Thomas Cole House, “Where American Art Was Born,” is the view from his porch – out to the ridges of the Catskills Mountains, the Hudson River curving around a bend. It is not hard to imagine that in Cole’s day, there would have been fields between his house and the river. But it is the same scene immortalized in paintings renowned as the “first American art movement.” Thomas Cole’s Cedar Grove, now the Thomas Cole Historic Site and Site #1 on the Hudson River School Art Trail, has been redone since I last visited – more of the house restored to the way it was when Cole, at 35 years old, married 24-year old Maria Bartow, the niece of the man who owned the house and farm where Cole was renting studio space for 10 years. The guided tour has also been revamped with new innovative, multi-media features as well as personal effects – I love seeing Cole’s top hat, his musical instruments which he played and posed, his paint box, his traveling trunk with his signature and date, 1829 and original paintings, and most especially his studio with his easel and paints and a room devoted to his creative process. The presentation really personalizes the man, brings him into your presence. You start the guided tour in the parlor that Thompson, who really encouraged Cole, turned into a sales office for the artist. What appears to be Cole’s portrait – a video projection – becomes a slide show of his art as a voice narrates from Cole’s own journal and writings. Around the room are projections or digital reproductions of Cole’s paintings (some of Cole’s original paintings are in upstairs rooms we visit). He describes the inspiration and rejuvenation he feels from this wilderness, how he is “deliriously happy” at having his family, and his outrage over the “ravages of the axe” of progress. See page D2

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Continued from page D1 These themes come together in his work: while primarily a painter of landscapes, he expressed his philosophical opinions in allegorical works, the most famous of which are the five-part series, The Course of Empire, which depict the same landscape over generations—from a near state of nature (depicting American Indians) to consummation of empire (Rome), and then decline and desolation, which is now in the collection of the New York Historical Society (and will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in

2018); and four-part The Voyage of Life, which are reproduced in his studio. (“Thomas Cole’s Journey: Atlantic Crossings” will be on view at the Met, January 30-May 13, 2018, and feature some of his most iconic works, including The Oxbow (1836) and his five-part series The Course of Empire (1834–36, www.metmuseum. org/exhibitions/listings/2018/thomas-cole,). I appreciate Cole as very possibly America’s first environmentalist, the first to appreciate conservation and raise the alarm over the march of progress at a time when the Industrial Revolution was taking hold and technological progress was worshipped along with capitalism,

as he railed against the “copper-hearted barbarians” and “dollar-godded utilitarians.” “We are still in Eden; the wall that shuts us out of the garden is our own ignorance and folly,” he says, as a projection of his painting, “Expulsion from the Garden of Eden” (1828) appears. Cole worried that America’s rapid expansion and industrial development would destroy the glorious landscape - in 1836, he could see the railroad being built through the valley and he bemoaned the loss of forest along Catskill Creek, “the beauty of environment shorn away.” Cole recognized America as a land in transition – the settled and domesticated juxtaposed with the wild and undomesticated… He witnessed the changes taking place around him.. And in the early 1800s, America was still in process of creating own culture, distinct from the European settlers. Thomas Cole was born in Lancashire, England, in 1801 and emigrated to the United States with his parents and sister (his father was in textiles) in 1818, settling first in Philadelphia, then Steubenville Ohio, then New York City. He had little formal art training; he picked up the basics from a wandering portrait painter. Cole soon focused on landscape and ultimately, Cole transformed the way America thought about nature and the way nature was portrayed on canvas. As an immigrant, Cole was dazzled by America’s vast stretch of untamed wilderness, unlike anything that existed in Europe. At this point in time, though, most Americans did not appreciate the wilderness - they thought of it as something to be feared or exploited. Instead, America was enthralled with industrialization, technology and progress. Cole was 24 years old when he took one of the new steamships up the Hudson River (it was “the thing to do” at the time). He made a painting which sold immediately, came again to make

another painting and that sold immediately, as well. He came so often he looked around for a studio in the village of Catskill. He came to Cedar Grove, John Alexander Thompson’s 110acre farm with an orchard and a hilltop view out to the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains – the same view we see today - and for the next 10 years, rented a studio in a structure next door to Thompson’s house (where Temple Israel now stands). Cole fell in love with Maria Bartow, Thompson’s niece 11 years younger than Cole, then 35 years old, and moved into Cedar Grove permanently, all living together in the modest house which Thompson had built in 1815. Thompson provided Cole with the two parlors on the main floor to use as “sales rooms” for his painting, and built a studio for Cole, cutting out a window so he would have northern light. Thompson also built a studio for him with a high window to bring in northern light, and we see his paints and easel as if he had just left the room for a moment. Cole’s studio, which Mary’s uncle made for him, installing a high window to bring in northern light, has been restored. It is where he painted one of his most famous series, the four “Voyage of Life” paintings (he painted eight sets of four; one of the sets is in the NewYork Historical Society and will be on display January 2018 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art). We see his paints and easel as if he had just left the room for a moment. Alas, the studio probably contributed to his early death, at the age of 47, when his wife was pregnant with their fifth child – the studio in winter had little ventilation and he was working with turpentine and paints and had a respiratory illness. He died of pleurisy. Mary named their son Thomas Cole, Jr. Frederick Edwin Church, recognized as a prodigy, was 18 years old when Cole, then 43,

took him on as an art student. Cole would take his six-year old son Theodore out with them painting. Paintings by Church that have a small boy are likely Cole’s son. After Cole died, in 1848, Church, who built his Olana on a hilltop on the opposite shore of the Hudson, helped the family, even hiring Cole’s son Theodore as his farm manager. Touring the house is remarkable because it contains many of Cole’s personal effects including several of his paintings, like “Prometheus,” and his special items like musical instruments that he played and used as props for his paintings. All of this is fairly miraculous because the house was sold in the 1960s and the contents auctioned off - the paintings, the furnishings. Over the years, many of the sold items have since come back, like “Uncle Sandy’s” chair, which we see today, which was purchased by a local postman who donated it back to Cedar Grove. In a living room on the second floor, Cole’s letters “appear” on his actual writing desk (triggered by a motion detector); some of the paintings that decorate the room where they would have been are reproductions (the originals held in museums), but some are originals. There are black-and-white photos of his daughter in her later years, sitting in that very room. I am fascinated to see his “magic lantern” (an early slide projector with handpainted glass slides) that drew its light from a candle inside. We appreciate Cole as a man of enormous talents –a poet, essayist and musician in addition to an artist and we see some of his

instruments. We visit his bedroom and see his traveling trunk which he had made on Pearl Street, with his signature and date. We learn that he was close friends with the novelist James Fenimore Cooper and provided illustrations for his work, including “The Last of the Mohicans” (1827) and “The Pioneers.” My favorite room is his “Process Room” where we see his actual sketches, his paint box which he decorated with a beautiful painting and papers and his famous color wheel. On my hikes, I wondered how Cole would have captured the scenes - the sheer logistics of getting to these remote places that take us 20 minutes to reach by car along paved roads. Cole painted at a time before photography was a handy tool, before capped paint tubes made painting “en plein air” as feasible as it was for the Impressionists decades later. I learn that Cole hiked with a pocket easel and pencil. He would get to a place like Sunset Rock by dark (a trail which I hike), camp and stay there a few days. He made copious notes of the smallest details - the light, color (he created a color-wheel for himself which we see), the atmosphere, the vegetation and natural forms. But then he would wait before he painted the scene, for time to pass “to put a veil over inessential detail to turn it into beautiful and sublime...He had a vision of nature as an expression of the divine.” It is important to realize that at the time, a painting afforded the only way for people to see places without actually visiting for themselves. He began to turn his landscapes into allegorical exposition. Over a three-year period,

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Thomas Cole’s studio at Cedar Grove, a National Historic Site “Where American Art Was Born.” © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com he painted “The Course of Empire” a series depicting the same landscape over centuries and generations as civilization rises and falls, from savage to civilized, from glory to fall and extinction. He intended the series as a warning against American unbridled expansion and materialism. It took him three years to do and earned him a veritable fortune in commission and fame. Cole also became progressively more

spiritual - coinciding with a rise in spiritualism in America. - and used his landscape painting as religious allegory. This is manifest in Cole’s “Voyage of Life,” a series of four paintings that show a pilgrim from infancy to old age, led by a guardian angel, which became Cole’s most popular work. Each year, there are always special exhibits See page D5

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To err is human... but let’s correct it BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE American writer, Terry Goodkind (“Confession”) wrote, “I’m afraid that we all make mistakes. One of the things that defines our character is how we handle mistakes. If we lie about having made a mistake, then it can’t be corrected and it festers. On the other hand, if we give up because we made a mistake, even a big mistake, none of us would get far in life.” Shown below are some of the most interesting—and humorous—corrections made in newspapers and magazines:

From the Boston Globe

Because of a reporting error, Dr. Arleigh Dygert Richardson III, former teacher at Lawrence Academy in Groton, was described in his obituary yesterday as favoring tacky pants with tweed jackets and Oxford shirts. Dr. Richardson favored khaki pants.

From The Ottawa Citizen and Southam News

The Ottawa Citizen and Southam News wish to apologize for our apology to Mark Steyn. In correcting the incorrect statements about Mr. Steyn, published Oct. 15, we incorrectly published

the incorrect correction. We accept and regret that our original regrets were unacceptable, and we apologize to Mr. Steyn for any distress caused by our previous apology.

From The New York Times

An article last Sunday about older alumni who have been helped by university career counselors referred imprecisely to David Munson, a 1990 graduate of Lehigh University. Mr. Munson, who lost a job in February when his company was downsized, was speaking generally—not about himself specifically — when he said that newly unemployed people sometimes mope around the house in sweatpants.

From The Forward

In the May 8 article “HomeLands: ‘A Shtetl in Manhattan,’” Letty Cottin Pogrebin’s upcoming novel is identified incorrectly. It is “Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate,” not “Single White Male Seeking Soul Mate.”

From The New York Times

A brief report in the Business People column last Sunday about the new marketing of Barbie dolls, misstated the sex of an executive at Mattel, the dolls’ manufacturer. Russell Arons, vice president for marketing, is a woman…

From The Wall Street Journal

The name of dining chain Shake Shack was incorrectly given as Shake Shake in one reference in a Markets article Monday about a new private-equity fund launched by Union Square Hospitality Group.

From New York Magazine

CORRECTION: An article on April 5 about Capers Funnye, a rabbi who is a cousin of Michelle Obama’s, misstated the name of an organization to which he considered applying for membership. It was the Union for Reform Judaism, not the Union of Reform Jews.

From The New York Times Weddings/Celebrations

A report on Feb. 15 about the wedding of Riva Golan Ritvo and Alan Bruce Slifka, included an erroneous account of the bride’s education, which she supplied. Mr. Ritvo, a child therapist, did not graduate from the University of Pennsylvania or receive a master’s degree in occupational therapy or a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Southern California. Though she attended Penn for a time, her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy, is from U.S.C. The Times should have corroborated

the credentials before publishing the report.

From The New York Times

An article last Sunday about Barbra Streisand’s musings on her life and career as she prepared to release her new album, “Partners,” referred incorrectly to the origins of her hit song “People.” It was written for the 1964 Broadway musical “Funny Girl,” not for the 1968 film version.

From The New York Times

An article on Tuesday about New York’s Groundhog Day ceremony—at which Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was bitten by Staten Island Chuck as he tried to coax the groundhog out of his shelter—erroneously included a dignitary among those who attended. Senator Charles E. Schumer was not there.

From Time Out New York

In the Eat Out section of Tony 549, the Passover meal served at restaurant Zoe was listed as Kosher, when it is in fact Kosher-Style. We regret the error.

From The New York Times

An article about the growing number of Orthodox Jewish couples movSee page D6

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High School Kids and Social Security BY TOM MARGENAU

I spent part of my 32-year career with the Social Security Administration as a public affairs specialist in San Diego. A big aspect of that job was running around town giving speeches to various groups and organizations. As you might guess, that involved a lot of trips to senior centers and other places where older folks might hang out. It also meant talks to civic groups like Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. And believe it or not, it occasionally involved lectures to high school students. You might think the last thing a high school kid would be interested in, or want to learn about, would be Social Security. And you’d be right. But I thought it was a good idea to get teenagers to think about the subject -- from both a historical and economic viewpoint, and from the perspective of their own budding relationship with the program. Today, I will share with you some of the things I told these kids. The first thing I did was play a word association game. I asked them this question: “What do you think of when I say the words ‘Social Security’?” Inevitably, their responses would be along the lines of “old people” or “my grandparents.” But then I would surprise them by telling them that when I was in high school, I was getting a monthly check from Social Security. I asked them why that was. They usually had surprised and querulous looks on their faces. But inevitably, one of the kids would say, “Maybe one of your parents died, and you are getting a check on his or her Social Security record.” That was the right answer. (My dad died when I was young.) And a little further discussion would unveil the fact that there were a couple kids in each classroom in similar circumstances. Benefits to the children of deceased workers is a big part of Social Security that many people -- high schoolers and their parents and grandparents -- forget about. After my introductory word association game, I would then describe the history of Social Security. And I realized quickly that talking to them about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal programs was kind of like talking to them about dinosaurs. It was all ancient history to a teenager. But I did ask them what they thought happened to old people before Social Security came along. How did they get along financially? Where did they live? They were surprised to learn that many older folks moved in with their grown children after they retired. A couple smart-alecky kids would usually say something like, “I sure wouldn’t want my grandma living with me!” I told them that before Social Security, well over half of all senior citizens in this country lived below the poverty level. That number is less than 10 per-

cent today. Following this discussion, it was not uncommon for some of the students to point out that they thought their grandparents were rich because they spent a lot of time traveling to Europe and other places. I suggested to them that Social Security was more than a little bit responsible for their well-being. I also liked to talk to the kids about Social Security and economics -- especially how Social Security fits into the overall federal budget. I’d ask them this question: What do you think the federal government spends most of its money on? I would always get back a whole variety of answers, probably reflecting their parents’ own preconceived notions about government spending. Here are some of the most common answers I’d get: “welfare”... “bombs”...”foreign aid”...”food stamps”...”drug enforcement.” I would then draw a big circle on a blackboard and tell them to think of that circle as the federal government’s spending pie. I would divide that pie into four sections. I’d then label the first piece of the pie “Defense and Homeland Security” because it makes about a fourth of all federal spending. Then I would label the second big piece of the pie “Health Care” -- primarily the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Next, I would ask what the third big piece of the federal spending pie might be. Even though a few would shout out things like food stamps or foreign aid, by now most of the class understood where I was going with this. And they correctly said Social Security. Actually, Social Security is the biggest piece of the pie, making up about 28 percent of all federal expenditures. And that means everything else the federal government does comes out of that last piece of pie -- the remaining one-fourth of federal spending. That’s pretty amazing when you think about it. The government spends money on thousands of programs and projects -NASA, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Park system, the Forest Service, maintaining foreign embassies and consulates, drug enforcement, food stamps, school lunch programs, transportation projects, and on and on. Again, hundreds and hundreds of all these different programs each get a tiny fraction of that quarter piece of pie that’s left after we pay for Social Security, health care and defense. That’s why any talk of reducing government spending without putting those big three on the chopping block is just a lot of hot air. Finally, I would talk to the kids about their own relationship with Social Security. And when you are in high school, it’s a budding romance. (OK, I agree, that’s the wrong term). Most of them were just getting their first jobs at McDonald’s or the local grocery store or wherever. And I would tell them to make sure their employer had their Social Security number correctly recorded so

that they would get proper credit for whatever taxes they were paying. Today, when I think back to those earlier times teaching high school kids about Social Security, I realize that most of them are now pushing 40, probably have families of their own, and have

been working for many years now. I wonder if they remember anything I told them. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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Fall Getaway in the Catskills: Thomas Cole National Historic Site C ontinued from page D3 as well – in the Cole house, oddly juxtaposed with Cole’s 18th century works (we even see the wall trim that he painted himself) is a contemporary artist, Kiki Smith. In the New Studio, a separate building, this season is “Sanford R. Gifford in the Catskills.” Most days when you visit the Cole house, you take a guided tour, but on Saturday and Sundays, 2-5, you can tour the house on your own. The house usually closes at the end of October but this year, it is open for three weekends in November. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414, 518-9437465, www.thomasscole.org (Normally open

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ing back to the Lower East Side of Manhattan misstated the circumstances that allowed one couple to take over his grandfather’s apartment on Grand Street He moved out; he did not die.

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A report drew an incorrect conclusion about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s new hairstyle. Although she visited the Waldorf-Astoria last weekend, her hair was cut by Frederik Fekkai, whose salon is at Bergdorf Goodman, not Kenneth Battelle at the Waldorf.

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Because of a transcription error, a dispatch from Tel Aviv on negotiations for a new Israeli government referred incorrectly to Yosef Burg, leader of the National Religious Party. It should have described him as a veteran (not Bedouin) in Israeli politics.

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The Check In column on July 20, about Motel One Edinburgh-Royal in

Edinburgh, misstated part of the name of a park that the hotel overlooks. It is Princes Street Gardens, not Princess. The column also referred incorrectly to the climate control in the rooms. There is no air-conditioning at the hotel, so it could not have “worked well.”

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Quotation of the Day, drawn from an article in Science Times about the proliferation of mountain lions, referred incorrectly in some copies to the outcome of a man’s struggle to rescue his daughter’s cat from a cougar. As the article reported, the cougar ate the cat.

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The Night Out column last Sunday, about the actor Michael Cera, misstated a plot element in “This Is Our Youth,” the Broadway play in which he is a co-star. His character seduces the character played by Tavi Gevinson; his character does not lose his virginity in the encounter.

A “Living In” article last Sunday, about Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, misidentified the ethnic group most closely identified with the neighborhood. It is Jewish, not Italian. In addition, a picture caption misstated the name of the street shown. It is Ocean Avenue, not Boulevard….

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An article about Cardinal John O’Connor’s homily at midnight Mass on Christmas misstated the composition of the ceremonial doors at St. Patrick’s Cathedral that were opened to herald the start of the jubilee year decreed by the pope. They are bronze, not brass.

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An article in some editions last Sunday about bars where dogs are still welcome inside in violation of New York City’s health code misidentified the breed of a dog visiting a bar in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He is a yellow Labrador, not a Golden Retriever. The article also omitted part of the dog’s

name. He is Captain William Trigger of Ludlow, not Captain Trigger of Ludlow.

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A review of a biography of the former Editor of “The Observer” [David Astor] contained a number of errors. In the article we suggested the William Waldorf Astor was named after a hotel, when in fact his name referred to the family’s native Rhineland village. He didn’t build Cliveden [the family stately home] as we suggested, but bought it… During the War, David Astor didn’t merely suffer ‘a mild attack of dysentery,’ as suggested in the review. In fact, he was wounded in action during a German ambush in the Ardennes… SOURCES: “Kill Duck Before Serving - Red Faces at The New York Times” by Linda Amster and Dylan Loeb McClain The Wall Street Journal, Time Out New York,New York Magazine, The Forward, The Boston Globe, The Ottawa Citizen and Southam News, and Britain’s The Guardian.

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Norwegian Cruise Line’s Breakaway, docked in Bermuda © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com online content and expert advice from travel agents, travelers can learn more about cruise destinations around the world. Whether travelers are looking for tours of historic castles or lounging on the best powder sand beaches, a cruise can take vacation seekers to some of the most visited sights as well

as those off the beaten path. Cruise Deals and Promotions: During Plan a Cruise Month, cruise lines are offering exclusive deals and promotions. To take advantage of the Plan a Cruise Monthexclusive offers as well as the expertise from travel agents, travel

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Across America, home builders are adopting new approaches to construction to create greener homes with better resale value. One major change that’s tackling energy consumption and rising fuel costs is the use of an airtight, solid concrete system to replace inefficient wood framing. Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) erect a building with an interlocking system, similar to Lego. “It’s a switch for builders, but those who have switched over tell us it’s quite easy to build with ICFs,” says Natalie Rodgers of Nudura, a leading name in the field. “Customer demand has driven this change and builders are now seeing how green construction options can have a positive impact on their business.” The ICF system is now the number one choice of wall-building methods for “net-zero” construction in the country. The term net-zero applies to buildings that are energy efficient and don’t tap into any public utility fuel supplies. The goal is for as many homes, schools and public buildings as possible to be designed to be net-zero. Here are some advantages of net-zero construction using ICF. Building guide. Underscoring these proactive measures, the nonprofit organization LEED also reminds us that constructing a green home leaves a much smaller carbon footprint due to less de-

mand on natural resources. Such homes will create less waste and be healthier and more comfortable for the occupants. Fuel savings. Walls built with ICFs are proven to reduce energy bills up to 60 percent, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce or eliminate exposure to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins. The net cost over time is comparable to owning a conventional home and the resale return is generally assured. Durability. Concrete is strong. Due to high-impact resistance, these concrete walls assure maximum safety in high wind areas. Fire resistance is also reported to be maximized at four hours. Comfort. Unlike in conventional wooded frames, air gaps are eliminated in ICF, minimizing the potential for mold growth and draft. The end result is an airtight structure that enables the mechanical systems to heat, cool and ventilate the structure more efficiently, creating a healthier living and working environment. Responsibility. The materials are recyclable and the system is designed to create less landfill waste during the construction process. Combined with other eco-construction methods, this concrete system will significantly reduce carbon emissions by lowering the amount of fossil fuels needed for heating and cooling.

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tainers and coat hooks at a child-friendly height. • Look for high-traffic rugs. Rugs designed for high-traffic areas will be more forgiving when children march across them several times per day. There are no rules that say you can’t bring an outdoor rug inside, and these rugs tend to be easier to clean. • Ensure there is plenty of seating. Sectionals give children ample room to spread out. And ample seating ensures there is enough room for kids to invite their friends over to hang out. • Think outside pink and blue. For children’s rooms, make sure they’re colorful, but consider other hues to give the rooms some personality. Focus on a hobby or activity and borrow the color scheme from the accessories used for decorating. • Hang whimsical artwork. Employ framing and lighting to make kids’ artwork look like professional pieces. Routinely change the pictures when a new look is desired. • Designate a place for play. Devote an entire room or a nook in a house for

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Bold colors add vitality to homes other. Green paired with pink (a lighter shade of green’s opposite, red) calls to mind the great outdoors. These hues can add a touch of floral spring sunshine even when that season has long since passed. Opt for a deep green and a carnation pink for maximum impact. And don’t forget a vase full of fresh blooms as the finishing factor.

Lavender and deep blue Analogous colors are three colors that sit side-by-side on the color wheel and share a common denominator in terms of shade. Lavender, blue and an orchid pink are examples of such hues. This cool, regal combination can add femininity to a bedroom or even drama to another space in the house. If painting the walls dark blue or lavender seems scary, opt for a neutral shade on walls and then dress up the space with inky and violet accents. Whether it’s Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day or the holiday season, the bold hues that are synonymous with these events add a splash of color to rooms that can use a little design lift. While some colors may be synonymous with certain times of year, homeowners can employ bold colors in their homes all year long. By embracing bold painting and decorating styles, homeowners can use fresh color palettes to make rooms more inviting and colorful. These popular color combinations can provide inspiration. Green and pink Colors on opposite ends of the color wheel will always complement each

Turquoise and brick red Enhance the “wow” factor with these bold colors. Although they are striking, when they work together, they also can impart a soothing feel, particularly since they are often inspired by Asian influences. Feature a light turquoise sofa with red throw pillows. Or dress up meals with a red tablecloth on the dining table and turquoise, white and red, patterned place mats. Gray and yellow Yellow is a pick-me-up color any time of the year, but, when combined with a gray, it’s toned down to be soothing instead of startling. This color combination is popular in kitchens, nurseries and entryways. Have fun in the kitchen with mottled gray stone countertops,

pale yellow walls and canary café curtains. Color can affect mood and transform spaces with just a small investment of

time and money. Homeowners can experiment with color palettes so rooms remain vibrant all year long.

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How to find the right replacement windows cost-effective to replace very old and/ or inefficient windows to improve their energy efficiency. Such an upgrade can save homeowners substantial amounts of money on heating and cooling costs. Window replacement projects can be costly, so it pays to get the job right the first time. Before beginning a window replacement project, homeowners should research which windows will meet their specific needs, learning the subtleties between finishes and features, as well as comparing prices for the windows and installation. Choose the right time of year The best time of year to plan window replacement is when the weather will be warm, ideally in the spring or early summer. However, homeowners do not want conditions to be too warm, as each room where new windows will be installed will temporarily be exposed to the elements. Furthermore, caulk adheres better in warmer weather and will dispense easily.

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Consider available features When replacing windows, homeowners may want to install the same style windows they currently have. But the problems that led to the need to replace windows may still exist even when new windows are installed. When replacing windows, consider energy performance ratings based on the locations of the windows in the house. To make sure they make the most educated decision, homeowners can investigate the solar heat gain coefficient, U-factor, visible

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Homeowners looking to renovate often see room for improvement in their kitchens and bathrooms. The National Association of Home Builder’s Remodeling Market Index Survey, which measures conditions in the remodeling market, indicates that, in 2015, the two most common remodeling jobs were bathroom remodels (81 percent) and kitchen remodels (79 percent). According to HGTV and Statistics Brain, a new kitchen remodel for a kitchen measuring 12 by 12 feet may cost homeowners anywhere from $17,000 to $37,000. Before investing so much into their remodeling projects, homeowners should think carefully about the features that will improve their time spent at home. When planning a kitchen renovation, homeowners may want to consider the following upgrades to make the room more enjoyable while improving its functionality. Oversized sink Although high-efficiency dishwashers are popular, deep sinks to soak soup pots or woks are still useful. Deep sinks may be preferable to double sinks, especially for homeowners who use lots of kitchen tools when preparing meals. Soft-closing hinges When replacing cabinets (or just the hardware), consider installing soft-closing hinges and slides on doors and drawers. These devices eliminate slamming and caught fingers, reducing noise and injuries in the kitchen. Foot-pedal water operation When outfitting a sink, think about foot con-

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Lessons From a 2-Year-Old BY MARY HUNT I gave my son and daughter-in-law lots of gifts when their son, Elijah, was born. But none has come back to bless me more than the gift of Friday. Since he was 6 weeks old, I’ve closed the door to work on Fridays to care for and learn from my grandson, Eli. In these two years, Eli and I have explored our neighborhood looking for cats, dogs, bugs and birds. We have met neighbors we didn’t know and found the skunk we knew existed but had never seen. We’ve played at the park, counted planes and listened for fire engines. Last week, we took a walk to the 99 Cents Only store to see whether we could find anything from the movie “Toy Story.” I was fully prepared to shell out a buck or two if indeed we could find anything. I figured it was doubtful, given the kind of store it is. But the most amazing thing happened. Before we could even get through the door, Eli locked eyeballs with Buzz and Woody on a gift bag. I was surprised and reacted with great drama, which made him laugh hysterically. As we walked up and down the aisles, Eli made one “Toy Story” discovery after another.

I would have never noticed the things he found -- photo albums, stickers, books, pencils, cups, plates, cards, keychains and other “Toy Story”-branded trinkets. The more things he found the more I reacted, which only spurred him on. Here is where Eli and I are not at all the same: He didn’t want any of these things. He just loved finding them. The fun of discovery became its own reward. I, on the other hand, have some kind of automatic response mechanism that insists that if I love it, I must then buy it. I learned a couple of important lessons from Eli that Friday. First, I don’t have to own things to enjoy them. Isn’t that an amazing thought? Just because I don’t own it doesn’t mean I cannot enjoy it from afar. Second, often there’s greater value in doing things together than in owning things. Creating this little game and then beating me at it over and over provided Eli with so much fun and enjoyment that the thought of actually buying all that stuff didn’t seem to cross his mind. He loved doing more than getting. After a half-hour of treasure hunting, Eli took a ride on the 50-cent me-

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chanical horse, and then we walked home. On the way, between taking in the wonders of bugs on the sidewalk and trying to decide whether it was going to rain, he said, “Ahma, that was a fun store. Go again next week?” You bet we will, Eli. And next week, we’ll look for cars, trucks and anything green. And we’ll count the cracks in the sidewalk and look for caterpillars. We’ll laugh and run and count to 20. We’ll enjoy every minute and make memories for a lifetime without having to buy a thing. Update: I wrote the foregoing in my journal more than six years ago. In what seems like the blink of an eye, Eli is now 8. Since then, little brother Sam has joined our fun Friday adventures. Though it has little resemblance to the 99 Cents Only store, Costco is the place Sam, age 2, and I look for hidden trea-

sure. He prefers Mickey Mouse to “Toy Story,” and sure enough, without fail, he discovers that mouse over and over again on merchandise, posters and displays that I would never notice in a million years! Mary invites questions, comments and tips at mary@everydaycheapskate. com, or c/o Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Suite B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of www. DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website and the author of “DebtProof Living,” released in 2014. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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PART TIME FRONT DESK Chiropractic office, Manhasset. Basic computer skills. 516-3656505

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PART TIME MEDICAL TECHNICIAN needed for a local Ophthalmology office. Fast paced medical practice. On the job training provided. Experience with Word & Excel would be helpful. Please email your resume and cover letter to: IT_ mgr@drjindra.com

CERTIFIED HHA, PCA seeks weekday position Monday through Friday, live in or live out. 17 years experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, dementia, cancer patients. References available upon request. Call Doreen 516-302-7564

SUPERMARKET: Now hiring all positions. Please call 347-7288888 or stop in at 52 Jericho Turnpike, Mineola NY 11501

SITUATION WANTED AIDE / C OMPANION FOR THE ELDERLY: Mature Irish woman seeking part time position as an aide/ companion to the elderly. Flexible part time hours available. Reference upon request. Please call 516-248-0105 (Please leave message) AIDE/COMPANION With a sunny personality seeking position to care for the elderly. Experience with dementia, alzheimers, recovering stroke patients and sundown syndrome. Excellent references available upon request. Call Marcia 347-551-1720

CERTIFIED NURSES AIDE Experienced 20 years. Honest and reliable seeking home care position. Available Full Time, Part Time Weekends And Overnight. Licensed driver w/car. Please contact Barbara 516-2622491

CHILDCARE/ELDER CARE / HOUSEKEEPING Available 5-6 days a week, live in. Experienced in Childcare & Elder Care. Light cleaning, cooking, laundry. References available. 30 yrs experience. Please call Phyllis 917-412-3418 ELDER CARE/CARE FOR THE SICK; honest, dependable, hard working and patient. Excellent references. Serious persons please call Miss Eugene at 917-658-6095

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SITUATION WANTED EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER seeking full time position. 10 yr experience. Excellent references. Please call Elaine 347-476-3306 HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE any day, flexible times. Good references. 25 years experience. 516-770-5776 or 516-286-5148 MATURE CARING WOMAN seeks position in child care, elder care, housekeeping. Available full time, part time, live in, live out. Excellent references. Please call 516-565-4802

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LOST & FOUND LOST CHARM BRACELET: Gold and silver, in Lord and Taylor, Manhasset on October 4th around 12-1. Reward. Please call 516-639-0609

MARKETPLACE GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Saturday, October 14 9am to 4pm 34 Tremont St. Household items. Twin bed frames. Queen size box spring. Fabrics. Coffee table. Lamps. C ome see the many treasures that can by yours!

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FALL FAIR Sunday, October 15 12:00pm—5:00pm Sponsored by The Garden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City, NY 11530 (on the grounds of the Museum) Featuring: Philip Weiss, appraiser $10 item — Max 3 items (no jewelry or furniture) Select vendors — Shop for sales at A.T. Stewart Exchange Consignment Shop. Info call 516-7468900

A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-971-3242

INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Wednesday, October 18 10:00 a.m. 38 DeMott Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Beautiful furnishings, sporting equipment, housewares, household, rugs, collectibles, CDs, DVDs, alot of beautiful holiday decorations, alot of blue and white decorative and collectible, crystal and artwork. Gorham, Waterford, flatware, prints, fine porcelain, refrigerator, lighting, vinyl records.... Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details ! INVITED ESTATE SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Friday, October 20 9:30 a.m. 1786 Evergreen Ave East Meadow, NY 11554 Packed house filled with furniture from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, vintage records, books, basement, den, housewares, decorative, clothing, office supplies, crafts.... Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

YARD SALE MINEOLA: Saturday October 14th. Rain date Saturday October 21st from 9am-4pm. 508 Foch Blvd. Furiture and more!

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DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 MYA’S K9 CAMP Full Service Pet Care Professional Dog Grooming Training Boarding Walking EFT Pet Therapy Therapeutic Healing GC Resident 516-382-5553

AUTOMOTIVE AUTO FOR SALE TOYOTA TACOMA: 2001 EXT pick up truck. 6 cylinder, automatic. Excellent cab. 4WD. New tires. 151k miles. $2,100. Call 315681-5997

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ROOM FOR RENT MINEOLA: Large furnished room, private entrance, share bath, own TV, microwave and fridge, A/C. No pets/smoking. $735 month all utilities included plus 1 month security. References required. 516-747-5799

OFFICE SPACE GARDEN CITY 1565 FRANKLIN AVE Large Windowed Offices in newly built professional suite. Conference room, reception, copier, pantry included. Ample parking available. Call 516-248-3048 NEW HYDE PARK: 6 Tuxedo Ave., first floor, 1500 sqft, private entrance. Please call for details. Owner 516-650-4880 or 516-456-1599

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

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POCONO WATERFRONT 1300 sf of Original Cabin Like feeling overlooking Motorized Lake Harmony. Bring all your boats & toys. Great investment for 3 families that love to enjoy the mountains, motor boating, fishing, skiing, hiking & much more. Best spot on the lake for fishing. Comes w/3 Docks, 1 House & 4 Lots. 198 S. Lake Drive Lake Harmony, PA 18624

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LOTS FOR SALE WESTERN NASSAU COUNTY Beautiful ground floor, one bedroom apartment available. Private entrance, full kitchen, full bath, central air, private parking, very close to LIRR. $1,500 includes all. Non-smokers, no pets. Background checks required. Available immediately. NO BROKERS. Email: DREAMTONITE@aol.com

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BAITING HOLLOW Sunday 10/15 1:00pm-3:00pm 701 Bluffs Drive Soundfront Condo w/ panoramic views. Amazing sunsets. Fully furnished. 2016 total renovation heat, new windows, granite kitchen, insulation, CAC, Baths & hardwood floors. 2 BRs, 2 Baths. Amenities Pool, Tennis & Beach. Reduced! $539,900 MLS#2956222 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 MATTITUCK Saturday 10/14 1:00-3:00pm 2130 Theresa Dr Ranch on beautifully landscaped lot. Large open living space. 3 BRs, 2.5 Baths, LR / stone fireplace, custom granite kitchen with large center island, family room, basement & 2 car garage. 1400 sq ft patio. A must see! Just listed! $699,000. MLS#2963194 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516658-2623

OUT OF TOWN REAL ESTATE 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 MLS #2939085 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516658-2623

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LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628 MASONRY All types of stonework Pavers, Retaining Walls, Belgium Block Patios, Foundations, Seal coating, Concrete and Asphalt driveways, Sidewalks, Steps. Free Estimates Fully Licensed & Insured #H2219010000 Boceski Masonry Louie 516-850-4886 ROOF LEAKS REPAIRED Slate Roof Specialist. Copper Flashings. Snow Guards. Aluminum Trim & Siding. No Sub-Contractors. Nassau Lic# H1859520000. B.C. Roofing 631-496-9711. Text or call owner direct: 516-983-0860 SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain / rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com

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PAINTING & PAPERHANGING JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

PARTY HELP LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

TUTORING AP BIOLOGY TUTOR using the Campbell or Sadava books. I use the test banks to show you what you are weak in and will review each topic and chapter with you. This is a pathway to a 5! Ephraim Himelstein. 516384-9865. ephraimhimelstein@ gmail.com

MATH TUTOR Middle School Math Teacher at a local district available to tutor your child at reasonable rates in all Math through Algebra CC. A Garden City resident who has enjoyed working with children for many years. Flexible scheduling and location. Please call 516-395-5280 MATH TUTOR: TEACHING CONTENT, CONCEPTS & UNDERSTANDING Experienced tutor available for SAT (I and II), Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, PreCalc, AP Calc and Statistics. Call Richard (MS,MBA) 516-567-1512 or email: rschiller@molloy.edu

MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 SPANISH TUTOR: CERTIFIED and currently employed High School Spanish Teacher. Experienced in all levels of Spanish including: Middle School, High School Spanish Levels 1-5, AP Spanish & College Level Spanish. Experienced with tutoring Chaminade students and most school Districts. Will provide references from other parents. Excellent results. Please phone 516-655-8194 or email: mmiller@emufsd.us SPANISH TUTOR: There is a difference. Over 30 years of teaching and tutoring all levels, flexible scheduling, periodic contact with child’s teacher if required. Experienced, dedicated, flexible, collaborative, William Cullen, M.A. Spanish. Call /text 516-509-8174 wdctutor@aol. com

CLEANING HOUSE CLEANER: Excellent service with great references, own transportation. Please call Mirian at 516-642-6624

SPARKLING CLEANING SERVICES Offices * Homes * Apartments Own Transportation Free Estimates Experienced with excellent references from many satisfied customers! Call or Text: 516-669-2909 SPRING INTO ACTION LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS GARDEN CITY WINDOW CLEANING Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates Inside & Out Fully Insured 25 Years Experience 631-220-1851 516-764-5686

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STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

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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DEFEND YOURSELF! Tactics for self defense: In home, empowerment, flexible hours, any age or gender, discourage bullies. Free consultation. Please call 631-707-0029 GENERATORS Sales and service. Maintenance contracts. Generac, Kohler. Mohrmann Electric Co., Inc. 516-826-3311 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

SCIENCE/HUMANITIES TUTOR: Robert Pena, M.Eng. Ivy educated biomedical engineer and medical student. Tutoring in science, math, humanities and writing for high school and college. Rate: $40 /hr. Contact: rcp73@cornell.edu or 516-282-4912

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The 5th grade class at EWS joined their fellow Upper School students at Camp Quinipet. The East Woods Upper School returned from another fantastic twonight trip to Quinipet on September 13th. After loading buses (and a ferry), they journeyed east to Shelter Island for three days and two nights at Camp Quinipet. This annual trip serves the dual purpose of bonding our Upper School students together, and of providing them with hands-on, engaging, and interactive lessons they simply could not experience anywhere else. Having our students participate in this field trip during the first full week of the academic year sets the tone for a collaborative student and faculty community. At the core of this trip, as always, was the message of building self-discovery and self-confidence through team-building exercises. The students participated in a variety of outdoor activities, ranging from kayaking and marine archaeology to adventure challenges and building an underwater ROV. With an eye towards giving students across all grades an opportunity to get to know one another, the students were split into groups where all grades were represented. As a result, many

new friendships were created. The students were chaperoned by our dedicated Upper School teachers, and this helped to solidify the already strong bonds between the students and teachers at East Woods. With evenings spent making s’mores and singing songs by the warm light of the campfire, and days filled with hands-on activities and learning, the trip to Camp Quinipet will not soon be forgotten by the students and faculty of East Woods. Returning to school exhausted but exhilarated, with bright smiles and dirty clothes, students and teachers alike were eager to share all they had learned and experienced. East Woods School is an independent, co-educational Pre-Nursery through 8th Grade school. East Woods believes your child’s potential is only the beginning, and teaches students to be scholars, artists, athletes, innovators, leaders and humanitarians. The school is located on 46-acres in Oyster Bay, NY. For additional information, please contact Melissa Cedrone at 516.922.4400, or visit www.eastwoods.org.

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LEGALâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, M&T BANK, Plaintiff, vs. KYONG SEO A/K/A KYONG SOOK SEO A/K/A KYONGSOOK SEO, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on August 14, 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 October 24, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 40 Maple Run Drive, Unit 40 a/k/a 40 Maple Run Court, Unit 40, Jericho, NY 11753. 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 17, Block 015, Lot 15U, Condo: CA0075 Unit: 40 together with an undivided 1.552 percent interest in the Common Elements. Approximate amount of judgment is $636,886.89 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 13-009858. Ethan D. Irwin, Esq., Referee Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel, LLP, 1412 Sweet Home Road, Suite 12, Amherst, New York 14228, Attorneys for Plaintiff SYO 4085 4X 09/22,29,10/06,13 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU LNV CORPORATION, Plaintiff AGAINST ALLISON ALBERT, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 03, 2016 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 October 31, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 106 IRA ROAD, SYOSSET, NY 11791. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 15, BLOCK 105, LOT 0008. Approximate amount of

judgment $523,429.26 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 851/2012. Francis X. Mcquade Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 SYO 4091 4X 09/29,10/6,13,20 PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on OCTOBER 19, 2017, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPEAL NO. 01-363AMENDMENT SYOSSET JOANNA MURPHY: (A) Amend Decision of Zoning Board of Appeals, dated July 19, 2001 in order to Amend the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to indicate a change in occupancy while still maintaining a Parent/Child relationship. (B) Extend the Special Use Permit to maintain an existing second kitchen in a one-family dwelling for use as a Parent/Child residence. W/s/o Whitman Ave., 170 ft. S/o Jarvis Ave., a/k/a 2 Whitman Avenue, Syosset, NY APPEAL NO. 17-449 SYOSSET STEVEN FREEDMAN: Variance to construct rear raised wood deck having less side yard setback and exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance. S/s/o Birchwood Park Dr., 87 ft. W/o S. Oyster Bay Rd., a/k/a 109 Birchwood Park Dr., Syosset, NY APPEAL NO. 17-450 SYOSSET WILLETS S. MEYER, TRUSTEE: Variance to construct new dwelling on existing vacant lot having less width of lot than permitted by Ordinance. E/s/o Cory Ct., 285.27 ft. N/o Bellvedere Dr., a/k/a Cory Court, Syosset, NY

OCTOBER 9, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK SYO 4093 4X 10/13,20,27,11/03 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK, N.A. AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2012 SC2 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff AGAINST DONNA NEGRI ADMINISTRATRIX AND HEIR OF THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE TULIMIERO WHO WAS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DOMINICK TULMIERO AND, LUANNE ROZRAN AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE TULMIERO WHO WAS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DOMINICK TULMIERO, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 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 November 14, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 6 MARSAK LANE, SYOSSET, NY 11791. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being near Syosset, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 15, BLOCK 151, LOT 5. Approximate amount of judgment $891,030.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index #14-009859. Dominic A Villoni, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 SYO 4094 4X 10/13,20,27,11/03 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU EMIGRANT BANK (FORMERLY KNOWN AS EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK AND NEW YORK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST), Plaintiff -against- CAROLINE ARONSON, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein on April 12, 2017, I, the undersigned Referee will

sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on November 14, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Section 25 Block 54 and Lot 16 Said premises known as 52 STRATFORD PLACE, SYOSSET, NY Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Index Number 13660/2012. JAMES PANOS, ESQ., Referee STAGG, TERENZI, CONFUSIONE & WABNIK, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530 SYO 4095 4X 10/13, 20, 27; 11/3 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK-LONG ISLAND Plaintiff -against- ADELAIDE DEWHURST RICKERT a/k/a ADELAIDE RICKERT and MARIANNE MANSOOR,, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated January 8, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on November 14, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Oyster Bay Cove, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York; known and designated as Section: 27 Block: D Lots: 30 & 31. Said premises known as 30 COVE WOODS ROAD, OYSTER BAY, NY Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Index Number 22826/2010. RALPH MADALENA, ESQ.,

Referee STAGG, TERENZI, CONFUSIONE & WABNIK, LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530 {* SYOSSET AD*} SYO 4096 4X 10/13,20,27,11/03 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff AGAINST James Wang a/k/a James Y.A. Wang; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 7, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on November 14, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 37 Carriage House Drive Unit 37, Jericho, NY 11753. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 17. Block 015 Lot 29 Unit #37 a/k/a Section 17 Block 015 Lot 29U CA 0061-37. Approximate amount of judgment $483,805.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 15-003401. Alison Varley, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: September 13, 2017 SYO 4097 4X 10/13,20,27,11/03 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2004-AC4 ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-AC4, Plaintiff AGAINST MARY FRANZINI, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 28, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar

19 Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on November 14, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 10 RICHARD 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 147, LOT 27. Approximate amount of judgment $694,180.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 14-000115. Ralph John Madalena, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 SYO 4098 4X 10/13,20,27,11/03 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE P A S S - T H R O U G H CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20052, Plaintiff, AGAINST VALMIRO L. DONADO, HAYDEL DEBERLE DONADO, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered April 22, 2016 I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 14, 2017 at 11:30 AM premises known as 73 CONVENT ROAD, SYOSSET, NY 11791 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 15, Block 75 and Lot 40 Approximate amount of judgment $850,736.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #12603/08 HARRY GEORGE, ESQ. , Referee,

Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff – 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 SYO 4099 4X 10/13,20,27,11/03 PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on OCTOBER 19, 2017, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPEAL NO. 17-448 JERICHO JINDI ZENG: Variance to construct two story addition and deck exceeding maximum building coverage and gross floor area than permitted by Ordinance. N/s/o Saratoga Dr., 110 ft. W/o Onondaga Pl., a/k/a 34 Saratoga Drive, Jericho, NY APPEAL NO. 17-383 JERICHO MITCHELL WATT: (A) Variance to construct addition having less rear yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eave and gutter. (B) Variance to construct addition and portico exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance. W/s/o Putnam Ave., 359.90 ft. N/o Orange Dr., a/k/a 9 Putnam Avenue, Jericho, NY OCTOBER 9, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK JNJ 7857 4X 10/13,20,27,11/03 STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION Title of Publication: Syosset Advance Publication Number: 531500 Filing Date: 10/01/17 Frequency of issue: Weekly Number of issues published annually: 52 Annual subscription price $20 Known office of publication: 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Contact person: Meg Norris Tel. number: 931-0012

Complete mailing address of headquarters of publisher: 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Publisher: Margaret M. Norris, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Editor: Same as above Managing Editor: Same as above Owner: Litmor Publications, Inc., 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Margaret Norris, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Known bondholders: none. Tax status: the purpose, function and non-profit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes has not changed during the preceding 12 months. Extent and nature of circulation: Average number of circulation: Average number of copies each issue during the preceding 12 months: Total number of copies: 3600 Paid or requested circulation: 1. Paid/Requested Outside County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: 27 2. Paid In-County Subscriptions: 616 3. Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales and other non USPS Paid Distribution: 2910 4. Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: 0 Total paid and/or requested circulation: 3553 Free distribution by mail: 1. Outside County as Stated on Form 3541: 1 2. In County as Stated on Form 3541: 5 3. Other Classes Mailed Through USPS: 0 Free distribution outside the mail: 0 Total free distributions: 6 Total distributions: 3559 Copies not distributed: 41 Total:3600 Percent paid and/or requested circulation: 98% 16 Electronic Copy Circulation a. Paid Electronic copies 0 b. Total paid print copies + paid electronic copies 3553 c. Total print distribution + paid electronic copies 3559 d. Percent paid (both print and electronic copies) 99% Extent and nature of circulation: Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to actual filing date: Total number of copies: 3600 Paid or requested circulation: 1. Paid/Requested Outside County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: 27 2. Paid In-County Subscriptions: 612 3. Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors,

Counter Sales and other non USPS Paid Distribution: 2883 4. Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: 0 Total paid and/or requested circulation: 3522 Free distribution by mail: 1. Outside County as Stated on Form 3541: 1 2. In County as Stated on Form 3541: 5 3. Other Classes Mailed Through USPS: 0 Free distribution outside the mail: 0 Total free distributions: 6 Total distributions: 3528 Copies not distributed: 72 Total: 3600 Percent paid and/or requested circulation: 97% 16 Electronic Copy Circulation a. Paid Electronic copies 0 b. Total paid print copies + paid electronic copies 3522 c. Total print distribution + paid electronic copies 3528 d. Percent paid (both print and electronic copies) 99% STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION Title of Publication: Jericho / Syosset News Journal Publication Number: 0274340 Filing Date: 10/01/17 Frequency of issue: Weekly Number of issues published annually: 52 Annual subscription price $20 Known office of publication: 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Contact person: Meg Norris Tel. number: 931-0012 Complete mailing address of headquarters of publisher:821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Publisher: Margaret M. Norris, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Editor: Margaret M. Norris, Same as above Managing Editor: Same as above Owner: Litmor Publications, Inc., 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Margaret Norris, 821 Franklin Ave., Ste 208, Garden City NY 11530 Known bondholders: none Tax status: the purpose, function and non-profit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes has not changed during the preceding 12 months. Extent and nature of circulation: Average number of circulation: Average number of copies each issue during the preceding 12 months: Total number of copies: 2100 Paid or requested circulation: 1. Paid/Requested Outside County Mail Subscriptions

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From page 8 lion went, because we can’t figure out where it went.” “Once we raise the bond rating, when we go to borrow money, it is much easier. I am not going to lie to you, it’s not an easy fix and it is going to take years. Our budget is $300 million but the debt is $900 million. If we did nothing else, provided no services and paid for no jobs, etc., then it still would take three years to get rid of the debt,” he said. Mangelli says from his professional debt litigation experience the only option for the Town of Oyster Bay is to work on increasing income and decreasing spending. “We can renegotiate most of the debt, which is what I would do either renegotiate or not pay it -- $100 million a year comes from town salaries. Those need to be cut and we need to streamline our process,” he said. Another idea Mangelli pushes for is contract work from New York State as Governor Cuomo promised and budgeted for $3 million in economic environmental repair funding to clean up water off the eastern shore of Long Island. “What I would do is I would take Oyster Bay’s staff, the salaried personnel adding up to $100 million, and I would have the town bid for that project and take $1 billion of it to pay off the debt; another $1 billion to allocate to TOBAY residents’ property taxes and the other $1 billion to put into the town’s pocket. That is the best way to do it,” he said. Ripp says he and his wife have six children and they operate their household on one credit card. “You simply cannot spend more than you take in. I believe (with his comments at Town Board meetings and online) I have already uncovered numerous incidents of redundant, wasteful spending and contracts. Recently the town approved $500,000 contract to resurface tennis courts. We do not need to reduce the Town work staff as we need our services – if we eliminate our patronage and the redundant wasteful contracts we can control our debt,” Ripp said.

How to Fix Town Roads?

Blum turned to a question on TOBAY debt impacting the road repair and improvement programs throughout. Candidate Clarke mentioned the Syosset roads as in particular disrepair, including areas near schools, shopping plazas and the LIRR station. “We know over there how poor the roads are and it seems to be an enormous problem considering the almost $1 billion in debt. We are really going to need to triage what we can and can’t spend Town money on. Every supervisor candidate knows our bond rating is terrible, so if we borrow money now to get our infrastructure up to par we are going to have to pay that back at an enormous percentage,” he explained. Clarke says there needs to be transparency in government spending and town departmental stability, which Moody’s

and other bond ratings agencies will review. Mangelli says in the 2015 election, he learned of corruption involving contractors involved with the Town of Oyster Bay. “We’re paying them millions of dollars per mile and all the road contracts are crooked. The reason why our roads are not fixed is because we are paying ten times the amount of money we should have been. We should get rid of those contracts and have town employees work for us, they should make money for the Town of Oyster Bay and earn their money and pensions. They should take care of the roads and everything else they could be doing instead of lunch breaks and party politics and everything else going on. Roads will get fixed, salaries will go down,” Mangelli said. Ripp said there was no way for the Town of Oyster Bay to borrow funds and make its payroll. He suggests making cuts like programming of holiday choruses, saying high school music programs could have an opportunity. He says the road repairs are imperative and like Mangelli suggests, town employees can perform this, but there first needs to be cuts in wasteful spending. “If you look at our debt and see who receives handfuls of money it is the same contractors with our redundant spending. If we eliminate that and eliminate borrowing we can get on the right track,” Ripp said. Dr. Herman contends that the Town taxes are too high and residents do not get the services they are paying for, such as improved roads. “We truly believe we can lower taxes, and once we do that we (the Democratic slate) believes there will be enough money left to repair the roads. This can’t be done in one year. But we have a proposal where residents can go online, look at road status and when they were last repaired, and you will see future schedules,” he said at the candidates’ forum October 3. He mentioned the use of a database management system for municipal departments, TownStat, and residents’ comments on potholes or other street and neighborhood issues would be logged as well as the gamut of employee tasks and issues throughout Town operations. Bob Freier said every one of the residents he has met during the campaign, roads are a top priority to address. “Aside from our roads it’s our taxes and the corruption. Many roads in the Town have not been paved in over 40 years. If you search for any municipality in New York you can type in the street and see when the road was last paved and when it is scheduled to be paved. We will keep data on everything and we (Democrats) will make it publicly available. Shortly after we get in office you will know when the roads are paved,” Freier explained. His fellow Democrat Pearson said in June the party released a comprehensive platform to reduce

debt and fix the town roads, and details are online at OysterBaDems.org. “We need to reform the way contracts are awarded. These should be public and RFP’s (requests for proposals) should be online so that the public has a right to see every bid that comes in. One other thing we suggested in June was hiring an inspector general, and just weeks ago the Republican ticket decided hiring an inspector general is a really good idea,” she said. Abreu says resetting contracts is need to get rid of people “that have been sucking up our debt.” But he questioned the way roads throughout the Town are repaired, leading to frequent cracking and potholes over winter. He called for more preventative maintenance and better planning as he said his father, a local electrician who works in New York City, tells him the road projects take too long of a timeframe to complete here. “We are using filler for these roads that is not meant to withstand extreme temperatures between summer and winter. Down south they use completely different concrete and mixtures and that actually holds and withstands extreme weather, which is getting worse and worse with climate change,” he said. Dr. Castellano, who’s served as Oyster Bay-East Norwich school trustee, spoke about his eight years of municipality experience showing new ways of working within a hard 2% tax cap, keeping and adding district programs and salary raises without raising taxes. “You need to find out where our money flow is going if it clearly has not gone towards roads. Why with $900 million debt, none of that is toward the roads. If you reassess where the money goes and spent it properly, direct it towards the people, then we can get the roads fixed,” Castellano said. Climate Change in an Unsteady Oyster Bay Political Climate Candidates for council were asked if they would want the United States to adopt the protocols from the Paris Climate Accord. Abreu, who grew up in both Hicksville and Plainview, said he is for the Paris Accord regulations being brought to Oyster Bay because he is pro-environment and on Long Island, it is a particular concern. He says geography of being in between the Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. “I am against conflicts of interest with investors that do not have a care in the world for us, as that often can deteriorate the environment at the expense of the help of our neighbors,” he said. Dr. Castellano says he would not ‘blindly accept’ the Paris Accord without looking at all of its stipulations. “Our environment is extremely important to us as we live on the water, but we need to only pick any sort of program that would help us directly. To just automatically raise everyone’s taxes to cover some blind agreement

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Oyster Bay Town Board debate highlights puzzle for challengers

that doesn’t have anything to do with the Town specifically does not make any sense to me. The way to do it is look at everything we do wrong for the environment and fix it. Our water is going to be a big problem so we need to pursue what will directly affect us,” he said. Council candidate Versocki says there must be a practical approach to the environment. “The town is in severe financial crisis and we must look into what we can do for our residents. As much as possible we should adopt those environmental issues that can really impact our homeowners and reduce their costs. We have to partner not only with the state, where Governor Cuomo dedicated that New York must meet the Paris Climate Accord standards, we must work with the state to get financing to do that. One of the ways is partnering with the state through NYSERDA – New York Energy Research Development Agency. We would seek to incentivize homeowners to be able to do geothermal and solar energy at their home which would really reduce their costs,” he said. Freier noted that the United States is now the only nation in the world that has not adopted the Paris Climate Accord. “If our Democratic slate is elected the Town of Oyster Bay will have our own Town Climate Accord for all practical purposes. Most importantly there is the major problem of the plume in Bethpage with the water and it is working its way south. The water is toxic, we need to protect our drinking water and protect the bay and the ocean. The Town of Oyster Bay can also become more environmentally and economically efficient through the use of electric vehicles,” Freier said. The Sierra Club has endorsed candidate Eva Pearson. She has done some volunteer grant writing with “An Origin Bay Project” which has helped putting oysters into the water as a natural filtration system, similar to what New York City has focused on for Jamaica Bay rehabilitation. She says Long Island has unique challenges including the impacts on North Oyster Bay’s baymen in the North Shore and the impacts of tropical storms and hurricanes on the South Shore. For the Paris Climate Accord regulations, she believes it is important for TOBAY officials to work with all levels of government. “The Town cannot do that alone and anything we’d need to implement we can do that with the Nassau County, New York State and federally. It is important to elect candidates who consider the environment important and believe in climate change,” Pearson said.

Friday, October 13, 2017

Petition challenges possible change to Jericho school policy

From page 1 resources. We pride ourselves in paying for and maintaining our educational system of excellence. Why the need for the ‘free ride’ for non-residents?” “Jericho school district residents don’t need nor want any foreign students into the district. The student body is already very diversified. The so-called exchange will be a one-way street, not two ways like the name implies. This won’t be fair to the residents who are paying a huge school property tax to be in the district because these foreign students will be taking away resources from tax payers,” wrote Han Li Gao of Woodbury. Brian Collins signed and wrote: “Our school taxes are too high as it is. There is already a big problem of non-residents attending our Jericho school district without contributing their fair share of taxes. How is that allowed to happen? This will only accelerate that problem.” Signee Yan Kruger called for the 1,500 petition supporters to email the board of education ahead of their meeting next week. On October 10, Phyllis Simon signed and wrote: “People buy an expensive home to attend Jericho High School. It is unfair for non-residents to petition for their children to attend this prestigious school. I am a graduate of JHS and benefitted from small classes and a wealth of resources that my parents happily paid for with their taxes. UNFAIR!” On October 5, local real estate agent Louise Shunk (or someone else using her name) signed and commented: “Our property value is strong, because people are paying good for our 60-year old homes. Thanks to Jericho School District! If we give away the school in this pilot program, there is

no need to buy your homes. Your home values will go down! Although it is possible your taxes will go UP due to the added costs on the school district! Low home values & high taxes will hurt the Jericho we know!” On October 10, Debra Waller suggested the community consider how taxes and property value would be impacted by the one student from Spain attending for half this school year. She says a representative from the agency she is touch with, the U.S. State Department-approved Student Exchange Program Sponsor called “Youth for Understanding” plans to attend the next Jericho Board of Education meeting October 17. She said the people she contacted with Youth for Understanding will provide an explanation that there will not be any added costs to the community (taxpayer base). The Board of Education’s letter to residents on the issue sent October 5 indicated the lack of an expense related to hosting a student for the second semester this year. The Board’s letter states “the policy would have limitations and protections that would ensure that the exchange student would not affect a Jericho student’s ability to register for classes, participate in sports or any other school related activity. Further, the addition of this one student would not result in a cost to the district. If the policy is approved, one foreign exchange student hosted by a Jericho family through an approved application program would be allowed to attend Jericho High School for one semester.” Waller contacted the Jericho-Syosset News Journal and Syosset Advance this week and expressed confidence that the school board will look at all tangible impacts of the decision, considering

the specific statement by School Board President William Ferro on September 28 meeting, asking his colleagues what if any would be a drawback or downside to creating a pilot program for Jericho High School to permit one to three foreign exchange students in a school year, “under the provision or process we set up.” Waller spread a letter online through the JerichoMoms online group to clarify what she saw as misinformation contained with the petition on Change. org. She wondered why there was no petition spread before the board’s September 28 meeting as her request first came to the board in April, and another family in the summer of 2015 had a controversial request to host a foreign exchange student which was denied by policy. When she was asked about the 1500 signatures, Waller said more people could sign if they are only reacting to a flash message on their cell phones without reading the full Board of Education policy information. She has copied Syosset Central district’s foreign exchange student policy for the Jericho board to consider as well, but members of the community should have the correct information ahead of the board’s October 17 meeting and before rash reactions come up, Waller said. “It’s crazy so many people from other towns and out of the area signed the petition not fully understanding it, then regretting that they signed once they realized it is just a traditional exchange program,” said Waller. One signee last weekend quoted her husband’s Letter to the Editor which appeared in the newspapers on October 6, and offered a point-counterpoint to his disappointment in the online reactions, referring

to Waller as “the writer.” Ira Checkla, former Jericho Board of Education member and frequent participant at the monthly meetings, expressed a concern that three of the five members of the board of education might be swayed to vote the policy down, due to fear of losing some of the local base and eventually their school board seats. He emailed the following comments to the newspaper on Tuesday, October 10: “Having sat on the school board for two terms and having regularly attended school board meetings for 20 years now, it was frightening to me at how much fear permeated the audience participants. If the Jericho school boards of the past had been overly influenced by unfounded fear like that being spread by this petition, Jericho would not have many of its advanced academic and individually student-focused programs and policies. Can you imagine that the possibility of one foreign exchange student could cause this tumult?” Checkla is in agreement with Waller’s perspective on the petition, its origin, and the reason so many have signed. “The petition being circulated is filled with fake news. Its contents are so far from the truth it is difficult to contemplate who originated it. I have contacted many of my friends and acquaintances who I see have been fooled to believe the inaccuracies of the petition. Most are horrified that they were duped on the subject. I have now received about emails and telephone calls from people I know asking how they can remove their names from this petition,” he said.

The Coder School of Syosset opens October 14

From page 8 Island and parents value educational resources and programs. When we saw the space here we really fell in love with it as it is something new and open we can create,” the duo explains. “Being that we’re the first on Long Island we are getting a lot of requests from parents that live further from Syosset, from Roslyn, Valley Stream, and Dix Hills, further into Suffolk County too. We are in local libraries and doing programs with them, people in school districts know of us and we are reaching out to the local superintendents of schools. Also we reached out to Girls, Inc. and other not-for-profits to schedule programs we can do for them. This is something for all of us and giving back to the community, it is something we want to do always,” Noreen said. She and Nisha demolished the old interior outfitting for the location, designing adequate space to hold classes for different age groups in different sec-

tions; lecture and audience seating, and individual work stations. Students at the Coder School will be using Chromebooks at desks, just as most schools are ramping up 1:1 Chromebook initiatives for students. Nisha has envisioned the Coder School crossing boundaries in between computer education, technology, individual tutoring and academic enrichment. They explain the space as an integrative environment, allowing for a couple minutes of a break from the screens and social interactions. “To be able to go to the whiteboard and explain to kids what terms like ‘periphery’ mean, and have them learn and ask questions, was a critical element.” The Coder School provides an individualized curriculum per student, as teachers/coaches will usually work with two students at a time. Noreen explained that the two kids will work on separate projects and lessons and

the two-per-coach ratio does help with keeping a social aspect. “A lot of kids that are into coding and computer games are not necessarily social. We want to create that social aspect and sharing what they are working on, at times working together. Twoon-one works for that, although with younger kids having a group of eight to ten kids can help as they bounce ideas off one another and interact at the beginner level. Once you are past beginner level you want something customized to you,” she said. Programs offered come in three tiers: the first is the introductory course, Code Plus, with basic code languages including Scratch and visual languages. The second level and majority of the Coder School program is in Code Coaching, a two-to-one ratio with individualized instructions. The third level is Code Coaching Plus, which Nisha describes as an opportunity to create a product (code program) through the

Code Coaching and adding an ongoing presentation aspect. “Kids start to develop presentation skills in front of peers or a small group, and it’s being offered at younger ages than high school or college – they learn how to position their statements and engage an audience,” she said. Nisha also commented that more and more MBA programs are instituting requirements for coding coursework, and the series is aligned well to compliment evolving academic stages.

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