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Vol. 77, No. 14

Public meeting in Bethpage focuses on containing plume

TOBAY POLAR PLUNGE

BY GARY SIMEONE

On Saturday, March 18th, Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker attended the TOBAY Beach Polar Plunge. Money raised by participants and from sponsors like Legislator Walker will benefit the Special Olympics. Pictured (L to R): Chick-Fil-A Mascot, Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker, Jack Elko, Emma Elko, Erin Elko - Owner, Chick-Fil-A, Hicksville, Sean Elko - Owner, Chick-Fil-A, Hicksville

“Shark Tank” success story in Bethpage Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that Vengo, a “Shark Tank” success story, has found a home in Bethpage with the help of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Vengo is a software and media company that uses its proprietary high-tech vending machines to market physical products. The company had been operating in Queens, and has now relocated its headquarters to the Bethpage Business Park. “I’m excited that Vengo has decided to locate in our county and is already growing

rapidly,” said County Executive Mangano. “Businesses such as Vengo are important to our economy and Vengo’s move is an example of the success that my economic development team has had in attracting new employers and thousands of new jobs to Nassau County.” Vengo was created in 2012 out of a garage in Bethpage, where co-founder and chief designer Steven Bofill grew up. Bofill’s partners are Co-Founder and CEO Brian Shimmerlik and chief engineer Brian Bofill, Steven’s father and a former Northrop

Grumman systems engineer who actually worked on the same grounds in a past role as an aerospace engineer. The company moved from Queens into the 4,000-squarefoot space in Bethpage late December and is already is expanding into an additional 2,000 square feet of adjacent space. “It is amazing to come back home with a growing company and set up our headquarters around the corner from where we got started,” said Steven Bofill. See page 10

Another in a series of public meetings regarding the Grumman/ Navy toxic underground plume was held at Bethpage Middle School last Thursday night. Over 100 concerned residents showed up to voice their concerns about the threat of the plume stemming from the Northrop Grumman site in Bethpage. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor, Joseph Saladino spoke at the meeting as well as County Legislator’s Rose Walker and Laura Schaefer. Town Supervisor, Saladino said that the Grumman/Navy underground plume is one of the largest plumes of its kind but that the good news is that it is deep below the earth and not at the surface. “There is obviously a lot of fear and concern from people bout this and that is why it’s so important to hold these type of symposiums and outreach programs,” said Saladino. He said that in fourteen years being part of the New York State See page 10

Hicksville organization in need of new home The Dogability Center provides a vital service to many members of the community who are dealing with special needs care. The canines who are at the Center are friends to thousands of people and now the organization must move to a new location after being outbid by another tenant. “We are frantically looking around Long Island and other places to move,” said Vicki Rogers, Program Director at the Dogability Center. She said that on Thursday, April 13th, the Center will be ceasing all of its programs at the location after another tenant came forward offering more rent money for the space. “We’ve been here for three years and four months and we loved the fact that Hicksville is centrally located making it easy for people at other agencies and with special needs to get here,” said Rogers. “We are looking for another centrally located area.” She said that what makes the Dogability Center unique is that it helps people with special needs work on their motor skills and coordination. “Many of the people who come here share a special bond with these dogs and the animals in kind help them with their fine motor skills and coordination. They help them mentally, physically and emotionally.” The therapy dogs which visit the Center an hour at a time are trained See page 10

Salk Middle School hosts Pi Celebration PAGE 22 Taking the challenge at Division Ave. HS PAGE 20

Friday, April 7, 2017

Irish History Forum meeting

On Saturday, April 15, at 10 a.m. the Irish Family History Forum will present: “The Irish Catskills: Dancing at the Crossroads” This film tells the story of the Irish Catskills, a New York vacation spot that has been visited by Irish and Irish Americans for over 100 years. There will be a refreshment break. At 11:45 AM there will be an “Ask the Experts” featuring Don Eckerle who will speak on “Searching the GGG Indexes”. For more than a decade, volunteers have helped digitize indexes to databases for millions of New York City and Long Island records, including births, deaths, marriages, and naturalizations. These indexes are available for free on the websites of the German Genealogy Group and the Italian Genealogical

Group. Don Eckerle, who has been one of the movers and shakers guiding this project, will describe many of these databases and give hints on searching them successfully. The Irish Family History Forum (IFHF) is a genealogical organization with approximately four hundred members who share an interest in researching their Irish roots. New members are always welcome. Whether you are just getting started with your family research or are a seasoned pro, this is for you. Meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments are served. They are held at Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage. Information: contact Mary Ann: Email: press@ifhf.org Phone: (631) 335-2462

PersPectives in HealtH A Free Community eduCAtion SeminAr

WHy can’t i Get a Good niGHt’s sleeP? an overvieW of common sleeP disorders Having difficulty sleeping? Learn what you need to know about sleep. Michael Weinstein, MD, Director, Winthrop Sleep Disorders Center, will focus on common sleep disorders, including the diagnostic process and treatment options. General tips for a good night’s rest will also be discussed. A question and answer period will follow. Thursday, April 27, 2017 7:00 pm Winthrop Research & Academic Center Treiber Family Conference Center 101 Mineola Blvd.Mineola (at the corner of Second Street) Admission is free, but seating is limited. Please call (516) 663-3916 for reservations.

THE POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: At the Hofstra University parking lot on Colonial Square West in Uniondale, a victim has reported that the rear passenger-side door and driver-side rear view mirror was damaged sometime between 8 p.m. on March 13 and 6:30 p.m. the next evening.

ed and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow. n

On Catherine Street in New Cassel, a victim has reported that unknown subjects damaged his vehicle between 7 p.m. and midnight on March 21.

At the ACLD Building, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown, a reporting person states that unknown subjects damaged three vehicles between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 noon on March 17.

At TGI Friday’s parking lot on Merrick Avenue in Westbury, a 26-yearold woman from East Meadow was arrested at 10:30 p.m. on March 21. She was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

While driving on Prospect Ave. at New York Avenue in New Cassel, a 37-year-old man from New Cassel was arrested and was charged w/ Driving While Intoxicated at 12:50 a.m. on March 18. n

A 22-year-old man from Hempstead was arrested at 12:59 a.m. on March 18 on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. n

At 1:15 a.m. on March 18, a 32-yearold man from Searingtown was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on West Jericho Turnpike in Mineola. n

At the intersection of Hempstead Turnpike and Front Street in East Meadow, a 25-year-old man from Baldwin was arrested at 1:15 a.m. on March 19 and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. n

On March 19 at 10:15 p.m., a 24-yearold man from Hempstead was arrest-

Two men, one a 24-year-old from Livermore and the other, a 30-year-old from Auburn, were arrested at the Red Roof Inn located on Dibblee Drive in Westbury at 8:40 p.m. on March 22. Both were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. n

At 10:45 p.m. on March 22, a 23-yearold man from Westbury and a 20-yearold woman from the same town were arrested and were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana on Old Country Road in Westbury. n

On Merchants Concourse in Westbury, a 38-year-old man from Hempstead was arrested and was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana at 1 a.m on March 23. n

At the corner of Broadway and Monitor Street in New Cassel, a 19-yearold man from Westbury was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. The arrest occurred on March 23. Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

Divine Mercy Sunday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Queen of Angels, will be hosting a prayer service at St. Ignatius Parish, Hicksville, on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23.

The service will feature Bishop Andrzej. The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday. Watch for details.

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The Town of Oyster Bay will be holding its Blood Drive on Thursday, April 13 to help hospitals meet the ongoing need for blood donations. “Long Island Blood Services cannot meet its vital, life-saving mission without the efforts of the Town’s Blood Drive and its volunteers,” said Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson. “We strongly encourage all those eligible to participate. If you have family members or friends who are willing to donate, please ask them to also support our effort.” “Blood banks need to be prepared 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “This constant state of urgency is why people should always donate whenever they can. Donating is not only quick and easy but it is an entirely safe process. All materials used during the process are sterile, disposable and used only once…by you. There is no danger of contracting any disease, including AIDS. The pint of blood you donate will never be missed by your body, which manufactures an equivalent amount in 24 hours. When broken down into component parts, one single pint of blood can be used to heal and help the bodies of three different people.” Locations for the blood drives are: Town Hall South Conference Room, 977 Hicksville Road, Massapequa (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) and Town Hall North, 54 Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.). Councilwoman Johnson added that in order to qualify as a blood donor, a person must between the

ages of 17 and 75 years old…16 with parental permission and 76 or older with a doctor’s note…weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated blood within the last 56 days. Anyone who has received a tattoo within the past twelve months is ineligible to apply. It is recommended that volunteers eat well (low fat) and drink fluids in the days before the Blood Drive. The Councilwoman noted that all blood types are needed, especially O positive and O negative. Refreshments will be provided for all who donate. In addition, each time someone makes a donation, they earn advantage points redeemable for a wide variety of gifts, gift cards, or other merchandise. Also, McDonalds will be offering a coupon to all donor registrants offering a free large sandwich or salad when you make any type of purchase at McDonalds. For questions concerning medical eligibility call 1-800—688-0900 or visit www.nybc.org. Those wishing to sign up to donate, or in need of additional information, can call Councilwoman Johnson’s office at 1-516-624-6301 or visit the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com. “A pint of blood may be one of the most important gifts you can give to someone,” Councilwoman Johnson stated. “One pint of blood could be the difference between life and death for one or more recipients. Please help us make this blood drive a huge success. Always keep in mind that we may someday be the ones in need.”

Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson (left) and Oyster Bay Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (right) met with Sharon Sliva of the Long Island Blood Services to discuss logistics and outreach for the upcoming blood drive to be held at Town facilities on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Councilwoman Johnson and Councilman Imbroto commended Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, as well as the Town’s Blood Drive Captains and Chairpersons, for their valuable assistance organizing the blood drive, giving back to the community and saving lives.

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Honoring elementary excellence in Hicksville Public Schools

The Hicksville Public School District Board of Education honored exceptional members of its seven elementary schools’ communities in a special Primary Student and Staff Recognition Ceremony held at Hicksville High School. The program began with a musical performance by the Hicksville High School Clarinet Choir, who performed inspiring renditions of “Symphony #94 – The Sunrise Symphony” and “Muppet Show Theme” under the direction of

Jonathan Shmuel. Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Rosemarie Coletti then presented certificates to staff members for five, 10, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of distinguished service to the district. The staff recognition was followed by a certificate presentation to students by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso, alternating members of the board of education, building principals, teachers and department supervisors.

Students from seven elementary schools were honored.

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Hicksville Public School District Board of Education hosted a Primary Student and Staff Recognition Ceremony.

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Abbey Cernese, a Lee Road School kindergarten student, read her favorite Dr. Seuss book with grandmother Peggy McNamee during a breakfast to celebrate the author’s birthday. Wearing the iconic red and white striped top hats, kindergarten students at Lee Road School in Levittown celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday by eating green eggs and ham during a breakfast with family and faculty. For the past month, the students have completed an author study on Dr. Seuss, which included the reading of many of his books, completing rhyming activities and learning site words from the literature. In art classes, the students created truffula trees, trees described in Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax,” which also transitioned the students to a unit on ecology. At the breakfast, the kindergarten teachers took turns reading the book to participants with assistance from a white board. Each student also read his or her favorite Dr. Suess book with a parent or grandparent. Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District.

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It was a dream come true for a group of special needs singers on Monday as the singing troupe was the first to perform at the newly renovated Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Free Players Ensemble from the Family Residences and Essential Enterprises Inc. (FREE) in Old Bethpage, sang before Nassau County Executive, Ed Mangano ahead of his State of the County address. “They will be the first special needs band and the first band to be performing at the new Coliseum which is a great thing,” said Public Relations Director at FREE, Patrice Radowitz. “These singers have been performing for years in the FREE theater day program and at other events all around Long Island.” Peter Rotella, a member of the Free Players Ensemble, said his group has been practicing hard in preparation for the big event. “We have been singing at least two times a week, at a little over an hour each time for the past few months,” said Rotella. “We are ready to rock the house.” The group sang some classic tunes including ‘Purple Rain’ from Prince and ‘History Has Its Eyes On You’ from

Hamilton: An American Musical. They also sang fairly recent ballads, including ‘The Greatest’ from Sia and ‘Can’t Stop This Feeling’ from Justin Timberlake. The group said that Mangano had seen one of their performances at an event and was so impressed with them that he invited them to take the stage at the opening reception of the Coliseum. In a statement, Mangano said “The talented members of the F.R.E.E. Players continue to break barriers and strive for greatness. “They are an inspiration to us not just here in Nassau County but nationally. I commend the F.R.E.E. family for helping so many wonderful individuals realize their true potential through the many services and programs they provide.” Christine Scarpinato, a member of the Free Players Ensemble, said the group is used to being on the big stage having performed at other legislative events, for local agencies, nursing homes and local High Schools. Asked if she was nervous about singing at the new coliseum, Scarpinato said “performance and rehearsing wise we are very confident.” Up next for the group will be a performance at the Special Olympics NY Summer Games in June.

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Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony J. Santino (2nd right) along with Councilman Gary Hudes (2nd left) presents official Town of Hempstead Citations to honorees during the Levittown Fire Department 67th Annual Installation Dinner held at the Marriott located in Uniondale. Pictured (L-R) are Levittown Fire Department Commissioner Joe Bentivegna, Councilman Hudes, Ex Chief Thomas Brennan, Chief Thomas Steinwall, Supervisor Santino and Legislator Dennis Dunne, Sr.

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Public meeting focuses plume From page 1 Assembly in Albany, he has been one of the loudest voices calling for containment and remediation of the plume. “After years of working to get New York State and our Governors on board with cleaning up the contamination in our ground water, we are finally getting closer to making this a reality.” He said that a law he wrote and had passed in 2014, helped push the State DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) to create an in-depth report which proves the process of hydraulic containment and lays out the design on how to accomplish it. Towards the end of the meeting, the public was allowed to ask questions regarding the cleaning up of the plume and if they should be concerned for their safety and well being.

One of the questions asked was what kind of treatment Grumman is using to help cleanup the plume. Michael Boufis, Superintendent at Bethpage Water District, said that Grumman is building another basin along Arthur Avenue near the Long Island Expressway. “They are adding another building that will help in the air-stripping process of the contaminated water and use granular activated and vapor phase carbon systems to clean up contaminants” said Boufis. A woman at the meeting who said she was a Bethpage resident living near the plume, said she wants to see more people involved in the clean up effort. “I’ve been going to meeting after meeting for years on this and I don’t see much being done,” said the woman.

Hicksville organization From page 1 to do all sorts of tricks, games and jumps and act as a buddy to people with special needs. Rogers said that the Center will have to refund deposits to people who had sessions planned in April and possibly refund deposits to people who were coming in in May and June. She said that the staff at the Center has been actively looking for a new location with their lease deadline agreement fast approaching. “It’s been tough because a lot of landlords don’t want dogs even though the dogs only come to visit for a short stay. We need something that is centrally located and handicap accessible for peo-

ple who come from all over Long Island, Queens and even New Jersey.” The organization has been looking at locations in Hicksville, Plainview and Woodbury and even is considering moving to Farmingdale or areas in western Suffolk County. “We are just looking for another kind heart who understands what we do to take us in,” said Rogers. The Center is currently in need of funds to assist in the move and also requires several month’s rent up front in addition to moving/storage fees. They have set up a gofundme page for people to donate too called www.gofundme. com/moving-and-shaking.

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From page 1 “At Vengo, I’m having fun every day building a complex technology platform from scratch!” added Brian Bofill. The company earned the 2nd largest deal in the history of the ABC-TV’s “Shark Tank,” which aired in March. Steven Bofill turned to the IDA last year for help in finding space. “Vengo is expanding quickly to keep up with demand from the market. We will double our workforce to 30 people by yearend,” Brian Shimmerlik said. In September, Vengo showcased its machine at a meeting of the IDA-sponsored Long Island Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club showcase. The IDA found Vengo space at the Steel Equities site, a 1.2 million-square-foot former U.S. Navy facility that Steel Equities purchased from Nassau County with IDA assistance in 2011. “The IDA was enormously helpful” said Steven Bofill. Vengo is known for their slim “vending machines that utilize cloud-con-

trolled software to engage consumers with great digital content and dispense new products for people to try. Vengo partners with the traditional vending industry, enabling them with a new offering to customers and turn-key, efficient operations. An operator can track sales and inventory levels remotely from his phone. Vengo drives 4x higher sales per square foot and is restocked in 1/10th of the time compared to a traditional vending machine. Vengo then works with the brands that manufacture consumer packaged goods and helps them engage consumers and drive trial of their product. All told, Vengo has placed about 400 machines in the field, mostly at colleges, gyms and hotels, including New York University and the Hudson Hotel. By April, the Vengo network will drive 17mm impressions per month. And, according to Brian Shimmerlik, “We’re just getting started.”

The Levittown School District is proud to announce that Wisdom Lane Middle School has been named one of the top 100 middle schools in New York State. Niche.com ranked the school as 69th in the state as part of its 2017 best schools review. The district was also ranked as one of the state’s top 100 school districts earlier this year. Niche.com was founded in 2002 by Carnegie Mellon University students and provides educational reviews and insights based on data produced by the

U.S. Department of Education. It rates schools on academic and student life data from the DOE along with millions of reviews from students and parents. Principal John Avena said that the ranking supports Wisdom Lane Middle School’s goal of creating a learning environment that meets the social, emotional and academic needs of each of its 734 students. “The fact that part of the rankings are based on millions of reviews from students and parents makes it even more rewarding,” he noted.

Hicksville Hall of Fame Deadline is May 15 The Hicksville Public School District is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Hicksville High School Hall of Fame. All nominations must be received at the Office of Community Services, Hicksville Public Schools, 200 Division Ave., Hicksville, NY, 11801-4800 no later than May 15, 2017. The district is seeking individuals who have achieved not only professional success, but have made meaningful contributions to their community as a whole. Individuals who wish to nominate a candidate should provide the can-

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Levittown students explore the nation’s wonders

Twenty-one Division Avenue and MacArthur high school students recently accompanied Director of Social Studies and World Languages Steve Costello on a trip to the Grand Canyon and San Francisco. The goal of the program was to offer students the opportunity to explore the wonders the United States has to offer. Costello explained, “In this case, we loved the idea of combining one of the great natural wonders of the world with one of America’s most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities.” Students traveled to Arizona’s Red Rock State Park and the Grand Canyon, as well as the Cameron Trading Post on the Navajo Nation reservation. They then departed Arizona to California, where they visited San Francisco’s Union Square, Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito, Exploratorium, Boudin Sourdough Company, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Japanese Tea Gardens, fabled cable cars, Chinatown and the iconic seals at Pier 39. “The students had a wonderful time, and I believe it will be a trip they will always remember,” Costello added.

Celebrating the number 100

Kindergarten students at Northside School in the Levittown School District are now smarter for having attended the first 100 days of the school year. Dressed as 100-year-old people, they participated in classroom activities designed to reinforce their skills to count to 100. In addition, the students completed assignments in which they decorated poster boards with 100 of their favorite items. In the afternoon, the entire class marched through the hallways to model their attire and to celebrate this momentous milestone.

Northside School teachers and kindergarten students dressed as 100-year-olds in celebration of the first 100 days of school in the Levittown School District. Photo courtesy of the Levittown School District

Division Avenue and MacArthur high school students explored the nation’s wonders during a trip to the Grand Canyon and San Francisco with Levittown Director of Social Studies and World Languages Steve Costello.

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Park City Mountain, Utah: Biggest Ski Area in US is One of Easiest to Reach BY KAREN RUBIN, ERIC LEIBERMAN & SARAH FALTER I set out for Park City Mountain in Utah to see if it could really be true: you could leave your house on Long Island in the morning and be skiing the Rockies, or more precisely, the Wasatch Range, by noon. The combination of great nonstop airline service into Salt Lake City and the remarkably close proximity of the international airport to Park City- just 35 minutes drive, literally as far from the airport as my house to JFK, the “suburbs” of the city – makes this all possible. Not to mention the choice of condo-style lodgings right at the Canyons base, the efficient ski rental process. Sure enough, I was greeted at the airport and whisked away by Park C i t y

Transportation car service, checked into the Hyatt Centric Park City Hotel at Park City Mountain’s Canyons village base, picked up my pre-ordered skis through RentSkis.com (the fellow assisting me took the extra time to wax the skis to give me a better experience on the spring slush at the lower sections), used my Epic Pass, Vail Resort’s seasonal pass, which speeds you through the lift access with a point of a laser gun, and hopped the Red Pine Gondola to mid-mountain. There I warmed up and got comfortable in my equipment on the couple of green runs, then found a gentle blue trail, Snow Dancer, off the Saddleback Express lift, to warm up my legs as I regaled in the view, and was happy as a clam. (There is a caveat, though: by skiing immediately and not taking time to acclimate, you can avoid altitude sickness by drinking lots of water beginning the day before and throughout the day, and avoiding alcohol the first day. If you do feel the effects of altitude sickness, take Tylenol and drink water and if necessary, come down to lower altitude.) We Northeastern skiers will revel in actual snow, Park City’s legendary powder – even in spring conditions. You don’t just ski Park City - which with Vail’s acquisition and unification with The Canyons is now the largest ski resort in the US - you explore it. It is so vast, it becomes a game for the first-time visitor to get from Canyons – where the trails tend to be tougher (only a couple of greens), but less crowded, more sun, and more snow – to Park City. See page D2

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I only ski a couple of times a season so I am still tentative though I can handle just about any blue (intermediate) trail provided there is snow and not sheer ice (as we New England skiers are more familiar with). But I lack confidence. Joined by Eric and Sarah who arrive late Thursday from San Francisco, Sarah and I spend our first morning together taking a half-day private lesson with Alex Fleet, one of the top instructors at Park City with nearly two decades of experience who is originally from Great Britain (you pay one price for up to 6 people). Lessons are not just for beginners and certainly not just for kids. Skiing is a skill that you acquire in layers (and with practice). A lesson helps you acquire the proper form and technique so you can handle any terrain. But the most important ingredient is feeling relaxed and confident so you get a better flow and can use your proper technique. Our goal is to feel comfortable when challenged, and for me, not to be so skittish at taking on new trails, but to have the confidence that I could do it. Secondly, I want to see how to get over from Canyons to Park City (there are no green trails to get you there – it is a series of blues or blacks to a half-dozen lifts). I had been told the “trip” could take as much as two hours from Canyons to Park City (about 45 minutes to get back). So Alex, starting us on the green trail (stopping to take in the incredible view) to check us out, progresses swiftly to Snow Dancer (a stunning blue), and then moves us over, peak by peak, to Park City. The lifts themselves – especially the specially constructed 8 passenger Quicksilver Gondola that connected Park City and Canyons when Vail merged the two in 2015 – are like themepark rides - exciting trips that give you sensational views of spectacular scenery as you travel up and over the canyons that separate the peaks. Alex gets us over to the Park City area (about one-third the size of the Canyons) in much less time than the two hours, where we find a blue heaven, and where there is vastly more green terrain (the longest is 3.5 miles), not to mention the blacks and the glades (we can look forward to that another time). He takes us around a few of the peaks on blue trails before starting back to the Canyons, enough to get a feel for Park City. Throughout, Alex is refining our technique – weighting skis, turning, edging – and building confidence for the climatic challenge: Sidewinder. He takes us back to the Canyons side,

Skiing down Snow Dancer © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear. com finishing our lesson off the Tombstone lift on Sidewinder (Alex says the popular name is “Slidewinder”), a doubleblue square trail, where I take note of an actual sign that warns off all but advanced skiers. Alex says he knows we can do it, “Just follow me!” (and don’t look down because it basically goes straight down without flattening out.) He has made sure to take us here at the best possible condition of the day not icy or fast in the morning, nor too slushy in the afternoon’s spring heat (the temperature has gone as high as 60 degrees during our stay). Conditions are just right as the noon hour approaches. It is the confidence builder we have asked Alex for at the start (Sarah had

said she wanted to feel challenged), because if you can do the toughest blue on the mountain, you feel you can do anything (assuming the conditions are decent). While we are at our lesson, Eric, who is an advanced snowboarder, has been tearing up the slopes. Eric takes the Ninety Nine 90 chairlift, hiking 10 minutes to an “outof-bounds” bowl, “where there were endless spots to drop in from to have your own fresh lines; then you go from the steep fresh powder bowl to glades and moguls; a beautiful 10-minute trail, even for the speediest of skiers, made the 10-minute hike at the top of the lift well worth it.” (By midday when we

meet up at the bottom of the Tombstone lift, his Epic Pass, the seasonal pass to Vail Resorts which is also plugged into tracking where you’ve been and your accumulated altitude, showed he had already done 17,000 ft of elevation.) Armed with my confidence, on my last full day at Park City, I set out to get from Canyons to Park City on my own, which necessitates handling new trails each time. I start out at Guest Services and ask the kindly attendant to recommend an itinerary, so I don’t have to think about which blues to take. Based on the map of what has been groomed, she uses a yellow marker to map my day. And what a day! Indeed, when Vail Resorts acquired Park City Mountain Resort and then Canyons Resort, combining them in the summer of 2015, it created the largest single ski and snowboard resort in the United States. Vail immediately invested $50 million, building the spectacular new 8 passenger Quicksilver Gondola to connect the two areas (breathtaking ride!), along with the new King Con Express six-pack and Motherlode Express Quad among the improvements. The combined One Park City offers more than 7,300 acres of skiable terrain, more than 300 trails (and they don’t count tiny spurs as named trails like they do in New England), 41 lifts, 8 terrain parks, one super pipe and one mini pipe. We’re talking 17 mountain peaks! 14 bowls! A vertical of 3200 feet from the base at 6,800 feet to the summit at 10,000 feet! And even though it is just two weeks before the mid-April close of the season, and the springtime temperatures have soared, Park City averages 370 inches of snow a year, so still has an amazing base of actual snow to ski on. (This makes for a wonderful incentive for people to come out for the these last days of the season, to apply the day’s lift ticket to the cost of a discounted Epic Pass for next season that much more valuable; indeed, a woman from St. Louis said she bought next year’s Epic Local Pass, which is expected to also include Stowe Mountain Vermont, for just over $500.) It’s a “blue-bird” day – when the sun is brilliant and the sky the deep blue color of a blue bird’s belly. It is just perfection. I take my time, and have a thrilling experience really exploring and discovering the mountain, enjoying my skiing and literally accumulating the mileage which is the only way to really bump up your skills. Skiing with confidence is key because when you are tense, your muscles tense, you don’t get that nice flow and balance and you use more energy than necessary.

The scenery is intoxicating – not just the sparkling pure air and the altitude that gets your heart racing, but the stunning glades of Aspen trees, pine trees sprinkled in, the peaks and canyons, and the perspective, as well as the ride the chairlifts give you. It takes me 2 hours (savoring the stunning scenery, stopping for photos, checking the map and enjoying making turns) and I get to the Park City side. I take the SilverLode Express to the top, do Parley’s Park trail, and after a chat on the lift with a Park City regular, go back up for a run on Assessment before starting back to the Canyons. Everyone we meet – and during the course of the day, I meet people from all over the country – and especially the Ambassadors and lift operators – are incredibly nice. When I seem a little confused about how to get to the Timberline lift, a woman from St. Louis I meet on the gondola waits for me where the trails split, to make sure I take the right trail. I make my way back to Tombstone, and take the Red Pine Road trail back to the mid-mountain base, but I am feeling so good, I pass up going back down on the Red Pine Gondola, and ski down Boomer to the Canyons base (the big issue was the amount of slushy snow because of the warm conditions), feeling very satisfied with myself for being

adventurous. I achieved my goal: skiing new trails. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to take in one of the experiences that are unique to Park City skiing: the Historic Mountain Tour. You need to be intermediate or above to take this free, two-hour skiing adventure to the various mining shafts from Park City’s silver days. The Historic Mountain tours depart daily from the Park City resort base area by the Eagle Statue at 10 am and again at the Trail Map near the top of Bonanza lift at 1 pm. During the course of the tour, you get to appreciate how the mountain developed from a mining camp in the 1880s to an internationally recognized winter sports destination. The guides relate the stories behind the authentic structures you see on the mountain (there are some 1,200 miles of tunnels that wind through the mountains and you get to see some of the mine shafts), how Park City emerged as a ski jump arena, its World Cup Racing heritage and how it came to international prominence with the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. You get to experience some of the same runs that the Olympians did and ski or ride past some of Park City’s historic mining buildings with an expert tour guide. We have it on the list for our return visit. Park City Mountain’s trails

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Park City’s historic Main Street. The Hyatt Centric provides a free shuttle into the town each evening © 2017 Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com are wonderfully carved, superbly maintained and groomed (500 acres of the 7300 have snowmaking) – unless the appeal are the trails and glades that they are not. I appreciate the great signage (otherwise, you could easily get lost or waste time constantly opening up the humongous map). (Eric saw the best sign, on Nine-

Nine 90, named for the elevation of the peak, 9990 ft.: “You are Leaving the Ski Resort. You Can Die. This is Your Decision” with skull and bones to emphasize the point.) Sure enough, I was able to ski a full day on the last day – leaving the Hyatt Centric Park City Hotel at 9:30 pm for See page D5

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The Hofstra 2016-17 season: Final analysis - and defense BY LOU THEODORE This article was originally going to be concerned with a summary analysis of Hofstra’s 2016-17 men’s basketball season. However, I decided, because of the team’s defensive shortcomings, to include some defensive suggestions that will ultimately appear in a later newsletter and the next edition of my Basketball Coaching 101 book. In effect, there are two components to this newsletter. We’ll start with a presentation on the Hofstra analysis.

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One could best describe Hofstra’s 2016-17 season with one word: underperformance. Mary and I sat next to a radio announcer from Northeastern University at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament in Charlestown during March 4-7. (Note: A great city to visit). I believe his evaluation of Hofstra hit the nail on the head. He excused some of the team’s performance to the loss of three key starters, including the CAA Player of the Year; but then again, they had two excellent guards, two excellent big men (one of whom hardly played), the potential Freshman of the Year is Pennington, and the league’s premier 3-point shooter. On the other hand, I felt the team

would improve with time and hopefully peak during the tournament. It turns out that they got knocked off in the first round in what I would consider an embarrassing loss; a victory would have resulted in their playing UNCW, the #1 seed. Almost everybody there in Charleston from the other schools were rooting for Hofstra because they felt that Hofstra had the personnel to beat UNCW. As we now know, that game did not take place. On to the analysis for the season. Here are my bullet pointers. • Once again (as with last year) defense was woefully weak. • Once again, bench help was essentially non-existent. • Sabathy (the reserve center) was underutilized. • Rokas had a disappointing season. His defense play was often missing and also had a poor shooting season. • Foreman emerged as a force to be reckoned with the next two years. • The loss of Buie could have made a difference. • Buie’s contribution the next three seasons is currently a wild card. • The club lacked a floor leader. • I don’t see a leader emerging next year; this should be potentially worrisome.

Here are my bullet pointers for next season. • Hire an assistant coach to help reduce/eliminate defensive problems. • STOP playing zone; Wisconsin had several players who couldn’t guard one-on-one and yet played a solid manto-man defense. • Recruit players who play stellar defense. • Although the team’s goal should be to win games, the ultimate goal is to win the CAA tournament – and that should be reflected in the team’s philosophy and overall preparation during the season. • Players should understand that the magic word in defense is INTENSITY! And this is where bench help comes into play.

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Here are some earlier comments on defense that appeared in my Basketball Coaching 101 book.” The author repeatedly told basketball aficionados that defense is 50% of the game. And every individual has responded with something to the effect: “of course, I (or we) know that’. But really? Who believes them? After all, from the first day a player is introduced to basketball, offense has been stressed. The novice

is taught and/or learns how to shoot, dribble, pass, etc. Defense was almost always an afterthought. In fact, the author has repeatedly claimed that it is great guards that get a team to a championship game, but it is great defensive guards that win championships. It is their ability to create havoc on the opponent’s offense that makes the difference.” “How important is defense? Here is a case in point. Stevie Mejia served as the point (or 1) guard for the 20122013 Hofstra team. Some in press row commented on several occasions that Stevie wasn’t playing to his full potential. What they were referring to was his scoring. Yet during the season, he stopped the star guards Scott Machado and Michael Alvarado of Iona and Manhattan College, respectively, COLD! These two players were projected first-round and second-round picks, respectively. Interestingly, Hofstra lost three games during the 2013-2014 season because of an inability to stop the star guard of the opposing team.” Since I’m ranting and raving about defense, here are a baker’s dozen on some defensive suggestions that did not appear earlier in my book Basketball See page D6

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Bucking the Trend -- Minimizing Our Social Security BY TOM MARGENAU

Q: My wife and I are both 62. My wife hasn’t worked outside the home in many years. I am still working but I’m thinking about retiring. However, our financial planner is advising me to keep working and for us to delay taking our Social Security as long as possible. He suggests we both wait until we are 70 years old to maximize our benefits. But I am tired of working and want to quit and start my Social Security. I recall a column you wrote a while ago in which you explained that you and your wife started Social Security when you were 62. Would you consider printing it again? A: I normally don’t reprint old columns. But I think I will make an exception, as the column is almost five years old. I will dust it off, update it a bit and offer the same advice I gave my readers back in 2012. Here we go. Many readers ask me to serve as their financial planner. But here is the rub: I am probably the last person on the planet you should be asking for advice about money matters. To be sure, I know Social Security rules inside and out, and I can explain the various maximizing strategies that are all the rage among retiring baby boomers. And I know from the emails I get that those strategies have countless seniors worried sick that they won’t be able to squeeze every last nickel out of their Social Security account. I am endlessly fascinated, and I must admit, sometimes even a little put off, by some people’s obsession over money. Don’t get me wrong: Money is great, and it’s obviously better to have more of it than not enough. But should you be working yourselves into a tizzy worrying that you might make a decision that nets you a few bucks less from your Social Security account than you might have received had you made a different choice? I sure am not. Let me explain. My wife and I each took our Social Security benefits at age 62. I can hear financial planners and Social Security maximizing specialists gasping for air as they read that! After all, conventional money-making wisdom these days has it that the longer you delay the start of your Social Security benefits, the better off you will be. Most so-called “experts” will suggest delaying your benefits until age 70. Well, my wife just turned 72. (She’s a few years older than me.) That means she’s been getting Social Security checks every month for about 10 years now. Let’s say she’s averaged getting $1,200 per month for the last 120 months. That’s $144,000 she has received between age 62 and 72. Had she waited until age 70 to start her benefits, she’d probably be due about $2,100 per month, or $900 more per month than she is getting now. That’s a decent chunk of change, no doubt. But

it would take her 128 months, or about 11 years, to make up for the money she would have not received between 62 and 70. In other words, by age 81, she would have won the Social Security “game” had she waited until age 70 to start her Social Security. My wife comes from a long line of women who’ve lived into their late 80s and early 90s. So chances are she will live well past age 81 and probably would have been better off to wait until age 70 to claim her monthly benefits. But here’s the deal: WE DON’T CARE! We have been having way too much fun these past 10 years spending her (and my) reduced Social Security checks. We’ve taken that $144,000 and traveled all around Europe. We have made many nice trips from one end of this country to the other. We’ve bought several new cars. I don’t want to imply that we are rich. We certainly are not. But we feel rich in so many other ways. In addition to spending money, we also spend a lot of time riding our bikes around town or sitting on our back porch playing Scrabble. We purposely moved away from a part of the country many people consider a “paradise” just to be near our grandkids. We bounce them on our knees almost every day. What we are doing is living life to the fullest and not worrying one little whit about whether or not we made the right Social Security decision. “Stop worrying and start living” is the best advice I can give most of my readers. And here is an illuminating story on this same subject. I bet many of you get all kinds of mail from financial planners to attend seminars about maximizing Social Security benefits. A while back, I decided to contact one of the local firms sponsoring such a seminar. I introduced myself and told them I’d be willing to participate in their meeting as a Social Security expert who could explain various Social Security rules, including the maximizing strategies. They eagerly accepted my offer. During the seminar, I gave the audience an overview of Social Security benefits and eligibility requirements. I then went over the maximizing strategies and noticed the financial planners in the back of the room salivating over the potential business from the folks in the crowd -- helping them (for a fee, of course) make the “right” decision about when to take their Social Security. But I finished my presentation with the same spiel I made in this column: that my wife and I took reduced Social Security benefits and have never regretted our decision and have been having the time of our lives in retirement. At the back of the room, one of the planners was trying to get my attention. He made a throat-cutting gesture with his finger signaling me to stop talking. He came up to the front of the room and quickly ushered me off the stage. I was never invited back!

So that was the gist of my 2012 column. Having said all that, I am not implying that you should ignore the advice of your financial planner. Assuming you and your wife will live into your mid-80s or beyond, you probably would be financially ahead to delay taking your Social Security benefits until 70. The point I made five years ago, and that I am making to you now, is that maybe it isn’t nec-

essary to fret so much over maximizing your Social Security benefits. If you are tired of working, and if you can afford to retire at 62, do it! Maybe there is more to life than money. 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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Park City Mountain, Utah C ontinued from page D3 the 11:50 pm Delta nonstop flight back to JFK. So, my four-days in Park City afforded four full days of skiing. Mission accomplished. Hyatt Centric Park City The Hyatt Centric Park City at the Canyons base, which has been a superb lodging for our stay and has its own lift for ski in/out convenience, and is just a five-minute walk to the shops and restaurants, let us use the outdoor heated pool, hot tubs, sauna and lockers after we were checked out.

Park City, 3551 North Escala Court, Park City, Utah, USA, 84098, 435 940 1234, parkcity.centric.hyatt.com). So Much More to Do at Park City Mountain We were so enthralled with skiing, we didn’t have time to take in the many other adventures and experiences of the area. But there is plenty to do, especially for regulars: Alpine Coaster: Climb into toboggan-style cars for a special way of experiencing the magnificent Wasatch mountain scenery. The automated lift system whisks you to the top of the track and you fly down the mountain

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Park City Mountain, Utah: Biggest Ski Area in US is One of Easiest to Reach Continued from page D5 hidden among the spectacular skiing. Guided tours are created with a unique destination, experience or adventure in mind. Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides: Snuggle in for a scenic 30-minute horse drawn sleigh ride through Willow Draw showcasing a night-time winter wonderland after the lifts have closed. Additional winter experiences include Dog Sledding, Snowmobile Tours and Cross Country Ski Tours. Also, the Utah Olympic Park where you can take a guided tour, take a thrilling ride on the Winter Comet Bobsled on the Olympic track, experiencing 3+ Gs and hitting speeds of 60 mph (open year round); the Extreme Zipline replicates flying off the K120 Nordic ski jump, propelling you to up to 50 mph. There’s also an adventure course, scenic chairlifts, and the George Eccles 2002 Olympic Games Museum (look for Great Neck’s own figure skating gold medalist Sarah Hughes). Still a year-round US Olympic training site, you also get to watch athletes of all ages training for Nordic Ski Jumping (in summer, they jump into a pool), Freestyle skiing, bobsled, skeleton and luge. (Open year-round, free admission to the park, www.uolf. com). But we have time each day to enjoy discovering historic Park City, with its astonishingly fine galleries and shops and fine-dining venues (more to come). Park City Mountain (www. parkcitymountain.com) is part of Vail Resorts, Inc., which through its subsidiaries, is a leading global mountain resort operator of 10 worldclass mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, which in addition to Park City in Utah includes Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado;

View from the Quicksilver Gondola headed from Canyons to Park City © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Perisher in Australia; Whistler Blackcomb in Canada; Afton Alps in Minnesota, Mt. Brighton in Michigan and Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin. Vail Resorts also owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The big news is that Vail is in the process of purchasing its first New England resort, Stowe Mountain, Vermont , which it is expected will be

included on 2017-18 Epic Pass (epicpass. com). For more information on all the resorts, visit www.snow.com. (See: Vail Resorts Plans to Add Stowe Vermont to 2017-18 Epic Pass Giving Northeastern Skiers New Reason to Buy) Plan a visit to Park City, Park City Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1850 Sidewinder Drive #320, Park City, Utah, 800453-1360, www.visitparkcity.com.

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The Hofstra 2016-17 season: Final analysis - and defense C ontinued from page D3 appear earlier in my book Basketball Coaching 101. I hope to expand this material and add new offensive suggestions in a later newsletter. • Need an assistant coach who can teach defense. • Need to recruit (great) defensive plays. • Need to play defensive players. • Can’t allow the opposing offense an

offensive rebound on a foul shot. • Box out when a shot goes up, even if one has to resort to grabbing. • Keep defensive scoring statistics for each player. • Continuously stress the importance of defense. • Continuously stress the importance of intensity on defense. • Practice double teaming. • Never allow the opposing offense to setup for the last play.

• Know who to foul at the end of a game. • Anyone slacking off on defense gets substituted for immediately. • Place one’s best defender on the opponent’s best scorer at the end of the game. I hope this helps some young (perhaps not-so-young) aspiring coaches. And, what about offense? This is a topic that will also be unveiled and addressed in both a later article and

the next edition. Forget about the “triangle offense” that is more confusing than it is nearly impossible to implement; I can’t figure it out. My interest will primarily be on “my umbrella offense” that is certain to revolutionize the offenses of those teams with forward-thinking coaches. Visit the author at: www.theodorenewsletter.com or on his Facebook page at Basketball Coaching 101

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Consumers’ appetites for local foods are growing, and restaurants have taken notice. Today, many local businesses, including farms and restaurants, have mutually exclusive relationships that make it possible for local residents to enjoy nutritious, locally produced meals. According to the market research firm Packaged Facts, local foods generated $11.7 billion in sales in 2014 and will climb to $20.2 billion by 2019. Farm-to-table remains a growing trend that benefits farmers, restaurateurs and consumers. This is evidenced by the rising number of farmers markets cropping up in neighborhoods all across the country, as well as the niche offerings by regional food purveyors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that, in the last 20 years, the number of farmers markets has grown by more than 350 percent. Many consumers are now choosing “local” for dining at home and when dining out, and this is making a major impact on the nation’s food systems. Foodies as well as industry experts predict that the local foods movement is a permanent and mainstream trend. In 2014, the National Restaurant Association found the desire for local foods dominated its “Top

Food Trends.” The most in-demands foods include locally sourced meats and seafood as well as locally sourced produce. Consumers also are interested in farm/estate-branded foods. Some restaurants are even producing “hyper-local” food, or herbs and produce grown right on the property. As the demand for local foods has evolved, so has the term “local foods.” “Local” can be a wide-ranging term that refers to foods produced in a particular town, state or even region. The 2008 Farm Act defines a “locally or regionally produced agricultural food product” as one that is marketed less than 400 miles from its origin. However, a few states have established more stringent rules that indicate “local” constitutes food produced within the borders of a state or within a small perimeter of the state. The growing preference for locally produced foods is great news for the farmers and small food producers that have long fought for footing among the mega-importers. According to the trade publication Produce Business, even though “local” does not place limits on the size of the farm, the growing desire among consum-

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Vail Resorts Plans to Add Stowe Vermont to 2017-18 Epic Pass, Giving Northeastern Skiers New Reason to Buy Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass, one of the most value-laden season passes in the industry, just got way more enticing for Northeastern skiers, with Vail’s plan to acquire Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont and offer unlimited, unrestricted access to Stowe for the 20172018 winter season, subject to the closing of the acquisition. What is more, purchasing the 2017-2018 Epic Pass now through Sunday, April 9 ensures that skiers and snowboarders will lock in the lowest price and most benefits, such as six discounted lift tickets (“Buddy Tickets”) for family and friends. Stowe will be the newest resort among 45 of the world’s most iconic mountain destinations to be offered with the Epic Pass (subject to the closing of the acquisition) – which includes unlimited access to 10 of the best-in-the-west destination resorts, among them Vail, Breckenridge, Park City, and Whistler Blackcomb. The addition of Stowe, for the first time gives Northeastern skiers an even better incentive to purchase the Epic pass, which pays for itself after just over four days of skiing, especially if they take advantage of the early bird discounted rates. Available at $859/adult, $449/ child 5 to 12, the 2017-2018 Epic Pass offers access to 45 of the world’s best mountain resorts – including Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont, subject to the acquisition closing; Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Whistler Blackcomb in Canada; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe; Perisher in Australia; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan and Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin. Epic Pass holders will again enjoy limited access to 30 European ski resorts including Verbier and Les 4 Vallées in Switzerland, Les 3 Vallées in France; Arlberg in Austria; and Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta in Italy. Each resort delivers an iconic experience, unique alpine traditions and impeccable service. Purchasing the 2017-2018 Epic Pass this spring ensures skiers and snowboarders the lowest price, combined with the most benefits, such as six discounted lift tickets (“Buddy Tickets”) for family and friends. Available for $639/adult $339/child 5-12 (it pays for itself in three days), the Epic Local Pass offers unprecedented value to guests who are willing to plan around a few restrictions. Skiers and

snowboarders would receive a total of 10 days at Stowe (subject to the acquisition closing), Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler Blackcomb with holiday restrictions; unlimited, unrestricted skiing or riding at Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin; and access with limited restrictions (holidays) at Park City, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood. For guests interested in skiing Stowe exclusively, Vail Resorts anticipates offering limited Stowe-specific season pass options. Details about pricing, access and benefits will be announced after the close of the acquisition. “We look forward to welcoming Stowe to our family of world-class resorts, to continue providing our guests with exceptional experiences, and to build upon the unprecedented value of the Epic Pass,” said Kirsten Lynch, chief marketing officer of Vail Resorts. “With the addition of Stowe, the Epic Pass would provide guests access to the East Coast’s most iconic skiing, as well as unlimited, unrestricted access to the best of the West – including Vail, Breckenridge, Park City and Whistler Blackcomb, among many additional world-renowned destination resorts throughout North America.” In addition to the Epic Pass, providing unlimited and unrestricted skiing for $859/adult, $449/child 5 to 12 (it pays for itself in just over four days), and the Epic Local Pass providing 10 days of skiing for $639/adult $339/child 5-12, other options include: Epic 7-Day™ is designed for skiers in search of a week of skiing. The pass pays for itself in just over three days and includes a total of seven unrestricted days valid at Stowe (subject to the closing of the acquisition), Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Whistler Blackcomb, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood and Arapahoe Basin, plus seven free days at Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton or Wilmot Mountain. The Epic 7-Day Pass is $639 for adults and $339 for children (ages five to 12). Epic 4-Day™ is a convenient option for a short ski trip. The pass pays for itself in just over two days and includes a total of four unrestricted days valid at Stowe (subject to the closing of the acquisition), Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Whistler Blackcomb, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood and Arapahoe Basin, plus four free days at Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton or Wilmot Mountain. The

Epic 4-Day Pass is $419 for adults and $229 for children (ages five to 12). For those who want to ski Stowe exclusively, Vail Resorts anticipates offering limited Stowe-specific season

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pass options. Details about pricing, access and benefits will be announced after the official close of acquisition. Find out more at EpicPass.com.

Vail Resorts is moving to complete the acquisition of Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont, which would be the company’s first resort on the East Coast, and would give East Coast skiers more of a reason to buy the Epic Pass.

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Please join Last Hope Animal Rescue on Sunday, April 23rd, from 1-3 PM for a kitten/cat foster get together.

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Last Hope would like to thank current foster volunteers for the tremendous work they do and answer questions for those considering becoming a foster. Learn what this rewarding experience is all about. Without fosters providing a temporary loving home, Last Hope would be unable to save many of the lives that it does. The gathering will be held at the Bide-A-Wee conference room (directly across the parking lot from the Last Hope adoption center at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh) and lunch will be served. Please RSVP by April 21st via email to foster@lasthopeanimalrescue. org or call Doreen with any questions at 631-445-2326.

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Volunteer orientations are held at our Wantagh adoption center the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 PM. Reservations not needed, but please fill out and fax a volunteer application in advance to 516-765-9181. You can download the application from our website: http://lasthopeanimalrescue. org. Click on “How to Help”, then “Become a Volunteer!”. Our adoption center is located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. We look forward to having you on our team.

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Staff members at the Hicksville Public School District are participating in an eight-week course on the practice of mindfulness in preparation of a new program that will be offered to students at the Hicksville middle and high schools in the fall. The program, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, is designed to reduce stress levels and promote the importance of controlling emotions and remaining

on task. To prepare for the program’s rollout, the school psychologist, social workers, guidance counselors and administrators are learning the benefits of mindfulness in sessions at the middle school led by Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher Virginia Blum. The initiative supports the district’s goal to promote peace as one of the tenets of its ongoing character education.

Hicksville Public School District staff members participated in a session of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program.

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Library Media Specialist, Jennifer Coady from Dutch Lane School in Hicksville emphatically believes that it’s important that families read, not just children. She also believes that children should not just read because they have to, but because they want to! Intent on developing life-long learners who love to read, Mrs. Coady spent the last several months coordinating an Author/Illustrator Fair. Mrs. Coady personally hosted the District’s first “Author Fair” at Dutch Lane School for an evening event on March 16, from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. Fifteen local authors, members of LICWI “Long Island Children’s Writers and Illustrators” were invited to speak with students about the writing and publishing process. Mrs. Coady felt that it would be a wonderful opportunity for the children to meet a variety of authors, with a variety of writing styles, genre specialties, and illustration styles and learn about what motivated their stories to be created. Mrs. Coady had warm words of praise for the parents at Dutch Lane School. “The Dutch Lane PTA is wonderfully supportive of our reading program incentives as well as of the library itself. In fact, they were so enthusiastic about my concept for this fair, that they extended the invitation to all of the students and their families in the District, and they provided dinner for the visiting authors!” Dutch Lane PTA President, Shannon Mane’s opinion was, “This Author/Illustrator Fair gave our children the opportunity to see the faces behind the stories. They were inspired by meeting the authors, and were amazed to see that they were ordinary people with extraordinary minds and talents.” Her daughter, 4th grader Heather Mane said, “The fair looked exciting and it made me want to write my own books!” Many children commented on how “cool” it was to meet a “real life author” face to face. Misha Jain, another 4th grade student who attended the event went on to explain, “The Author Fair inspired me to be either an author or an illustrator when I grow up. I went around and looked at all of the books, talked to the authors, and bought a mystery that I can’t wait to read!”

Indeed everyone had the opportunity to purchase personally autographed books from the authors in attendance. Mrs. Coady credits the support from the PTA and the custodial staff as essential in making this a successful event, as well as the welcoming nature of the authors themselves, one of whom was her own sixth grade science teacher, Mr. Brian Heinz! This is Mrs. Coady’s third year in Hicksville, after having received tenure last spring. She appreciates the warm welcoming environment that she has experienced here, and is very appreciative of her supportive colleagues in the Hicksville Congress of Teachers as well as her encouraging administrators. Before coming to Hicksville, she worked for 15 years in District 19, in East New York, Brooklyn, first as a teacher, then as a mathematics staff developer. She finished her work there as a tenured Library Media Specialist. Mrs. Coady earned her undergraduate degree in Child Study from St. Joseph’s College, a Masters in Special Education from CW Post, a Masters in Mathematics from CUNY City College, and a Masters in Library Science from C.W. Post. Always an energetic activist, Mrs. Coady has whole-heartedly immersed herself in the Hicksville school community by becoming a member of the Dutch Lane Site-Based Team, the Elementary Technology Committee, and the District’s Bond Committee. She has even volunteered to serve as one of the teacher liaisons to the Dutch Lane PTA. Dutch Lane principal, Mrs. Susan Strauss enthuses, “Mrs. Coady has brought our Dutch Lane School library-media program to life with the many innovative programs she has introduced since her arrival. Students flock to the library during “A.M. Academy” and at recess to participate in her multi-media experiences such as “Makerspace”, working with Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys and exercise to dance video displayed on the SMART Board during recess.” As if her professional life wasn’t busy enough, Mrs. Coady and her husband Jason, who live in Copiague, are proud parents of son Caleb, age 3, and “Roxy” - a 4 year-old

Pictured from Left to Right: Dutch Lane School 3rd grader John Croce, the Jairala family, Mrs. Coady, Author Brian Heinz, first grader Stavros Kapsalis and his mother, and Superintendent of Hicksville Public Schools, Dr. Carl Bonuso

Mrs. Coady and her son Caleb on the carousel in Greenport Boston Terrier! In their spare time, Mrs. Coady’s tightly-knit family enjoys frequenting parks, beaches, playgrounds, and Target!

Mrs. Coady was thanked by the many families in attendance as well as by our superintendent, Dr. Carl Bonuso for planning such an extraordi-

nary event! “We’re planning on making the “Author Fair” an ongoing, beloved tradition!” exclaimed Mrs. Coady.

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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE One Eleven One LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 2/27/17. Office: Nassau Co. SSNY designated agent for service of process. Copy of process to 15 Notre Dame Av. Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: Any lawful MIT 5500 6X 03/10,17,24,31,04/07,14 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of 79 STATE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 3/06/17. Office located in Nassau. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 0271, Hicksville, NY 118020271. Purpose: any lawful activity. MIT 5502 6X 03/24,31,04/07,14,21,28 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of 50 NORTH 15TH LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 3/06/17. Office located in Nassau. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 0271, Hicksville, NY 11802-0271. Purpose: any lawful activity. MIT 5503 6X 03/24,31,04/07,14,21,28 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of 230 PARKWAY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 3/06/17. Office located in Nassau. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 0271, Hicksville, NY 11802-0271. Purpose: any lawful activity. MIT 5504 6X 03/24,31,04/07,14,21,28 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff against WARREN SCAGLIONE, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on February 01, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 25th day of April, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements

thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 25 Stauber Drive Plainview, N.Y. 11803. (Section: 12, Block: 406, Lot: 3). Approximate amount of lien $ 466,080.93 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 008373-15. Michael Bruce Mirotznik, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 MIT 5505 4X 03/24,31,04/07,14 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Formation of LLC. CDS Next LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/21/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served and SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at c/o Chris Davis, 100 Duffy Ave, Suite 510, Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: any business permitted under law. MIT 5506 6X 03/24,31,04/07,14,21,28 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs. COLLEEN P. TUZZOLO, MICHAEL P. TUZZOLO A/K/A MIKE P. TUZZOLO, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on August 26, 2014, 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 May 02, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 16 Prose Street, Hicksville, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 11, Block 310 and Lot 21. Approximate amount of judgment is $237,546.26 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 11033/12. Ann Marie Diaz, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road,

Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5509 4X 03/31,04/07,14,21 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. BRIAN JENNINGS; TRACY JENNINGS AKA TRACY L. JENNINGS; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about January 19, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. On May 2, 2017 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 7 & 9 DAVID AVENUE, Hicksville, NY 11801 Section: 12 Block: 171 Lot: 17, 18, 19, 20 & 51 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated as Lot Nos. 17 to 20 inclusive and also being part of Lot No. 16 in Block 26 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Willfred Manor” filed in the Office of the Nassau County Clerk on 5/2/47 under File No. 631, Case No. 726. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $573,085.59 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 3509-2014 Jeffrey L. Stadler, Esq., Referee MIT 5511 4X 03/31-04/21 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO: GATEWAY CARTING CO. INC. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Julianne T. Capetola, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated February 24, 2017, and filed with the complaint and other papers in the

office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, State of New York. This action seeks an order from the court canceling and discharging a certain mortgage dated August 1, 1985 given by plaintiffs to secure a debt owed to Gateway Carting Co. Inc., which debt has been paid in full. The mortgage affects property located at 16 Howard Street, Hicksville, County of Nassau, State of New York. MACRI, GREENSPAN & MORMARCO Attorneys for Plaintiffs 393 Old Country Road, Suite 300 Carle Place, NY 11514 (516) 338-5780 MIT 5512 4X 04/07,14,21,28 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU MARTIN DELLACONA, JR. and MARIE DELLACONA Plaintiffs, SUMMONS – against – GATEWAY CARTING CO. INC., Index No. 001120-2017 Date Purchased: 02/24/2017 Plaintiffs’ Address: 1 Ariel Dr., Middle Island, NY Basis of Venue Designated is: Defendant. Address of Subject Property To the above named defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiffs’ Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated: February 24, 2017 MACRI, GREENSPAN & MORAMARCO Attorneys for Plaintiffs 393 Old Country Road, Suite 300 Carle Place, New York 11514 (516) 338-5780 Defendant’s Address: 66-67 78th Street Middle Village, New York 11379 MIT 5513 4X 04/07,14,21,28

LEGAL NOTICE Advertisement for Office Supplies The Viscardi Center, Henry Viscardi School & Abilities, Inc. (Owner) will receive sealed bids at 201 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson, NY 11507 until Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:00am for Office Supplies. All interested Vendors must pre-register with Maureen Begina, Purchasing Manager to request the bidding documents. Failure to pre-register may disqualify you from bidding. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids received and to accept any bid which it deems to be most favorable to the interest of the Owner. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Owner. Bids may be mailed, emailed or hand delivered to: Maureen Begina Purchasing Manager The Viscardi Center 201 I.U. Willets Road Albertson, New York 11507 516-465-1558 mbegina@viscardicenter.org MIT 5514 1X 04/07 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; Plaintiff(s) vs. GEORGE BAGGIO; PAUL J. BAGGIO; DEANA BAGGIO; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about September 22, 2014, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. On April 25, 2017 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 27 EDWARDS STREET a/k/a 27 EDWARD STREET, BETHPAGE, NY 11714 Section: 46 Block: 590 Lot: 24 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being Bethpage, part in the Town of Oyster Bay and partly in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, as shown and designated on a map entitled, “Map of Brenner Estates situated at Central Park, New York surveyed January 1928 by Baldwin & Cornelius Co.,

Inc., Engineers, Freeport, New York” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on February 23, 1928 as Map No. 651, Case No. 771. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $388,076.64 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 935-14 Bernard Mirotznik, Esq., Referee BN 7208 4x 03/24,31,04/07,14 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Public Notice is hereby given that separate sealed BIDS for the VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS will be received until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 at the Business Office of Bethpage UFSD, located at 10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The work shall be as follows: CONTRACT #1 – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT #2 – WINDOW OPERATOR INSTALLATION #28-05-21-03-0-001-041 BETHPAGE HIGH SCHOOL #28-05-21-03-0-002-033 JOHN F. KENNEDY MS #28-05-21-03-0-003-023 CENTRAL BOULEVARD ES #28-05-21-03-0-004-020 KRAMER LANE ES #28-05-21-03-0-007-021 CHARLES CAMPAGNE ES Plans and specifications may be examined and obtained at the Office of the Architect, John A. Grillo Architect P.C., (631-476-2161) located at 1213

Main Street, Port Jefferson, NY 11777, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays on or after FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017. Any person or corporation desiring a copy of such plans and specifications shall make a deposit of $100.00 in the form of a business check (no cash accepted) made payable to the BETHPAGE UFSD, and upon making such deposit shall be furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications. Any person or corporation duly submitting a proposal accompanied by the bid security required in this Notice to Bidders and in the Instructions to Bidders is entitled to the return of the full amount of the deposit provided the copy of the plans and specification used by such person or corporation is returned in good condition within thirty days following the award of the contract covered by such plans and specifications or the rejection of the bid of such person or corporation. Partial reimbursement, in an amount equal to the full amount of such deposit for one set of plans and specifications per any non-bidder or unsuccessful bidder not submitting the required bid security less ($75.00) (insert actual cost of reproduction of the plans and specifications), shall be made for the return of all other copies of the plans and specifications in good condition within thirty days following the award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans and specifications. All deposits shall be forfeited to the School District if the plans and specifications are not returned in good

condition with the (30) day period following the award of the contract or rejection of the bids. Each Bidder must deposit, with their sealed bid, security in an amount not less than 10% of the base bid and all Alternate Bids in the proper form subject to the conditions set forth in the Instructions to Bidders (Page 3). Attention of the Bidders is specifically directed to the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, as well as to other provisions set forth in the bidding documents. Bidder will also be required to show, to the satisfaction of the Board of Education that they are carrying Workers’ Compensation Insurance as required by law and all other Insurance in amounts not less than that specified under the General Conditions. Performance Bonds and Labor/ Material Bonds, as called for in the General Conditions are a requirement of each contract. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid, and/ or to accept any bid in whole or in part and/ or to award or not award the contract, if in the opinion of the Board of Education, the best interest of the School district will thereby be served. This invitation is an offer to receive bids for a contract. The successful Bidder will be required to execute a formal contract in the form contained in the Contract Documents. All bids received after the time stated in the Notice to Bidders will not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder. The bidder assumes

the risk of any delay in the mail or in the handling of the mail by employees of the School District. Whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery, the bidder assumes responsibility for having its bid deposited on time at the place specified. Each Bidder shall agree to hold their bid price for (45) days after the formal bid opening. Per Article 8, Section 220 of the New York State Labor Law, every contractor and sub-contractor shall submit to the School District within (30) days after issuance of its first payroll, and every thirty (30) days thereafter, a transcript of the original payroll record, as provided by this article, subscribed and affirmed as true under penalties of perjury. The School District shall be required to receive and maintain such payroll records. The original payrolls or transcripts shall be preserved for (5) years from the completion of the work on the project. “NO CONTRACT SHALL BECOME BINDING UNTIL THE NECESSARY FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW FOR THE FISCAL YEAR DURING WHICH THE CONTRACT IS IN EFFECT, THE AGREEMENT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE AGREEMENT IS FULLY EXECUTED.” BY ORDER OF: BOARD OF EDUCATION BETHPAGE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT A D M I N I S T R A T I O N BUILDING 10 CHERRY LANE

BETHPAGE, NEW YORK 11714 BN 7211 1X 04/07 PUBLIC NOTICE ON PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR FIRE HYDRANT RENTAL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE That a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay in the Hearing Room, Town Hall, East Building, Oyster Bay, New York, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 7:00 o’clock p.m., prevailing time, at which Hearing residents and parties interested will have an opportunity to be heard on the proposed Contract with the Plainview Water District for the rental of One Thousand Two Hundred Forty (1,240) hydrants at an agreed per annum rental fee of $111,600 for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, for the benefit of the Plainview Water District; the Contract shall provide in general that any recognized and established fire company, or department, which, from time to time, may furnish fire protection to the inhabitants within the Plainview Water District, or to persons having property located therein, shall be allowed to use said fire hydrants, and all necessary water which can be drawn therefrom, for the fighting and control of fires and such other purposes as are generally customarily used for fire fighting and control. BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF OYSTER BAY. JOSEPH SALADINO, Supervisor. JAMES ALTADONNA, JR., Town Clerk. Dated: April 4, 2017, Oyster Bay, New York. BN 7212 1X 04/07

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Taking the challenge at Division Avenue High School

Fans filled the Division Avenue High School gymnasium as Challenger League student-athletes competed in the annual homecoming game on March 2. The Challenger League consists of secondary-level students from the Levittown School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ADA program (autistic program) and others with physical disabilities who compete in

athletic competitions against districts with a similar program. Challenger League student-athletes from Division Avenue High School paired off against league participants from MacArthur High School and Salk Middle School during a basketball game. The participants were assisted by buddies and were cheered on by the high school cheerleaders as they tried

scored points for their teams. At the start of the game, participant Stephanie Church sang the national anthem and then each student was introduced to the community. The players showed an enormous amount of sportsmanship while still demonstrating their competitive spirit. The evening ended with a victory for each of the teams. Photos by Levittown School District

Levittown Special Education Director Dr. Susan Farber, Division Avenue High School Assistant Principal Terence Rusch, Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services Dr. Donald Sturz, Assistant Principal Sam McElroy and Principal John Coscia showed their support for Challenge League participants.

The Division Avenue High School Challenger League hosted its homecoming game on March 2.

Challenger League participant Kayla McMenomy (center) cheered on her team with DAHS cheerleaders Nataly Rodriguez & Angelina Gatt.

Hicksville Middle School American Mathematics Competition winners with math teachers and district staff.

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Hicksville Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mathematicians

Hicksville Middle School students participated in the annual American Mathematics Competition. Five stu-

dents placed at the building level: eighth-grader Padmanabhi Pareek and sixth-grader Daniel George earned

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Salk Middle School hosts Pi Celebration

Pie was on the lunch menu at Salk Middle School in Levittown School District as faculty participated in a pie-eating contest to celebrate the mathematical constant “pi” or 3.14. During four scheduled lunch periods, faculty tried eating a whole pie filled with pudding and whipped cream; the person finishing in less than three

minutes and 14 seconds or less becoming the winner. Math students were the judges and the staff made the pies. Math teacher Kelly DeCunzo explained that the contest was hosted in recognition of Pi Day, which occurs annually on March 14. “We are also showing our support for the math department and trying to make the

During Salk Middle School’s annual Pi Day contest, mathematics teacher Joe Castelli (center) was declared the winner of the first pie-eating round and is pictured with contestants (l-r) Amanda Davidson, Melissa Garibaldi, John Caulfield and Kelly DeCunzo.

students excited about math,” she said. The competition was fierce as each contestant ate their pies without the use of hands of utensils. In the end,

teachers Joe Castelli, William Kind, Brian Luball and Michael Tricarico were announced as this year’s winners.

Photos courtesy of the Levittown School District

Salk Middle School faculty competed in a pie-eating contest in celebration of Pi Day as students cheered them on.

Demonstrating physical fitness at CBS

The Physical Education Demonstration at Central Boulevard Elementary School in the Bethpage Union Free School District is an exciting annual event for fifth-grade students that serves to culminate the cur-

riculum in a meaningful way. The performance features various athletic events including those that challenge students’ balance, hand-eye coordinwvation and mathematical skills through fun, interactive and

Fifth graders attended the Physical Education Demonstration.

team-building exercises. The district’s physical education program is designed to help every child develop physical fitness and muscular coordination in an atmosphere of good sportsmanship.

Photos by Bethpage Union Free School District

Boys enjoying playing team exercise.

Plainview girls win NYS softball title

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph S. Saladino (front row left) and his colleagues in Town government, welcomed the Plainview Hawks Little League Girls Softball 9-10 year olds travel team to a Town board meeting to recognize their championship 2016 season. For the first time since the Plainview Little League was formed 63 years ago, a girls softball team has won the New York State Williamsport Section 4 East Title in the 10U Division. The team was led by Manager Steve Reigler, Coach Nick Bologna, Coach Ken Hargreaves and Coach Ken Krogman. Among those also on hand were Town Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone (back row left), Town Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich (back row fourth from left), Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr. (back row center), Town Councilwoman Rebecca M. Alesia (back row fifth from right), Town Councilman Joseph D. Muscarella (back row fourth from right) and Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (right).

The face tells the story

Stories came to life on the faces of Lee Road School students in Levittown during a StoryFaces performance with storyteller and artist Christopher Agostino. The assembly was one of several activities during the school’s annual celebration of Person/ People As Reading Partners in which students are encouraged to read each night. “Stories are meant to be shared,” Agostino told the students. “Once you have heard them, their yours to share with others.”

The Levittown School District is pleased to announce that Jonas E. Salk Middle School Assistant Principal Patrick Mulligan received the national Teacher Leadership Award from the Academy for Character Education at The Sage Colleges. This award recognizes Mulligan for his leadership, service and excellent performance, as well as the distinction he holds with peers in accordance with the highest standards of good character. A Babylon resident, Mulligan chairs the school’s in-house character education program called R.I.S.E., which stands for respect, integrity, safety/staying healthy and empathy. In October, the middle school received the National School of Character Award and Best Practice Award during the National Forum on Character Education held in Washington, D.C. Mr. Mulligan explained that while he received the award, he could not have effectively implemented the character education program without the assistance of the R.I.S.E. committee, faculty, and staff. “The R.I.S.E. program has turned Salk into a very special place, so much so that we often use the term ‘the Salk family.’ That’s how it feels to come to the school each day,” Mulligan said.

Jonas E. Salk M.S. Assistant Principal Patrick Mulligan

In addition to his tenure as middle school assistant principal, Mulligan has worked 30 years for the Levittown School District as an assistant principal and earth science/biology teacher at MacArthur High School and as the science chair at Jonas E. Salk MS. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology at SUNY Geneseo, a master’s degree in biology education at Stony Brook University and certification in school administration at The College of Saint Rose.

Select students were called to the front of the room, where Agostino painted their faces to illustrate traditional and folk tales including “The Legend of the Haunted Bridge,” “The Tiger that Went to the House of the Sun,” and “The Lion and the Mouse.” During the performances, Agostino also encouraged the students to read and expressed how reading has developed his career as an artist. “Reading is an adventure that brings me to a whole other world,” he said. Photos by the Levittown School District

The painted faces of Lee Road School students Connor Schmidt (left) & Remy Brisette told a story during the StoryFaces assembly.

StoryFaces storyteller Christopher Agostino painted the face of Levittown Student Connor Schmidt as he tells Lee Road students an original story about his career as an artist.

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Levittown administrator receives Teacher Leadership Award

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