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Friday, December 23, 2016

Vol. 76, No. 50

HOLIDAY LIGHT SPECTACULAR

Syosset residents angered by sale of school property BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

Hundreds of local residents recently enjoyed an afternoon of merriment at the 18th Syosset Holiday Lighting Spectacular, hosted by the The Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce. See page 8

Nominations for Sr. Citizen of the Year Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano is seeking nominations for Nassau County’s 2017 Senior Citizen of the Year. This annual award recognizes two individuals who have demonstrated outstanding concern and action for human services and community involvement relating to any age group. Nominations are being accepted through Tuesday, February 14. To be eligible for the award, a candidate: • Must be 60 years of age or older and presently living in Nassau County; • May not be an employee of any organization, unless in an unpaid, volunteer position; and • Must be submitted on an official application form. Those who have already received the award are ineligible, while those who were nominated but did not receive previous

awards may be re-nominated. All nominations will be reviewed by a panel of judges from the Advisory Council to the Office for the Aging. This award will honor two of the many dedicated individuals who have made outstanding personal contributions for the enrichment of the lives of others. Nominations for Senior Citizen of the Year may be made by individuals or groups. All nominations must be submitted on an application form and received by Tuesday, February 14, 2017. For more information, an application or submission, please call (516) 227-8919 or email Michele.Greenblatt@hhsnassaucountyny.us. Nominations can also be mailed to: Awards Committee, Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office for the Aging, 60 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Suite #260. Uniondale, NY 11553-3691

A large number of residents attended the Syosset Central School Distict’s School Board meeting on Monday, December 19th to protest the sale of its property next to Walt Whitman Elementary School to a commercial developer. The deal was formalized on September 19 and discussed for major amendments in the weeks since Thanksgiving. However, at the December 19 board meeting tempers flared, as concerned residents’ expressed anguish at the board’s decision to earn $5.3 million from selling the 2.44-acre parcel. Opponents criticized the idea that there might be yet another shopping complex on Jericho Turnpike, this one steps from the beloved elementary school, the Woodbury Cove senior housing and Woodbury Road. The Syosset district’s school board president, Dr. Michael Cohen, was very emotional but outspoken and diplomatic during the meeting as he tried to assuage the anger and mistrust conveyed by several members of the community on Monday night. Dr. Cohen and School Board Vice President April Neuendorf, in addition to Schools’ Trustee LaFazan, have decided (with a show of hands at the meeting) that they will support the mission of the majority of community members and stand with them when the formal agreement between developer Basser-Kaufman and the Syosset Central School District comes up for approval before the Oyster Bay Town Board in early 2017. Basser-Kaufman has developed the Jericho Commons shopping center in Jericho, home to a Whole Foods

and Starbucks, and it has 3.5 million acres of commercial real estate in its portfolio. At the start of the public comments portion of the meeting Cohen welcomed the community members as regardless “how serious a matter, contentious a matter or pleasant a matter, we (the school board) has dealt with it all,” he said. But over two hours later, an executive session called for by Ms. Neuendorf kept the board silent on the specific actions it would take as the contract of sale has already been executed but the Town of Oyster Bay hearing in 2017 was already becoming the focus of the anti-shopping center rally. Kim Fass-Marcus of Greenwood Lane in Woodbury has been a Syosset schools’ lifer, from elementary through high school before college and law school. She returned to raise her family here and admits to being a very consistent, proactive “Woodbury shopper” who supports all her go-to local businesses. But if the new shopping center from Basser-Kaufman comes to fruition, she promises the school board that most people in the community will absolutely boycott stores. She said the noise, aesthetics and environmental concerns are just the tip of the iceberg. “I have been a Woodbury resident my entire life and this is so upsetting to me. It saddens me, every bone in my body, I feel like I am breaking over this. I drive my kids to school each morning in a panic and a fury because our school bus comes so late each day, we are the last pickup. The traffic is already unbearable beyond words and I just cannot imagine one See page 12

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THE POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: An 18-year-old man from Elmhurst was arrested at 4:30 p.m. on November 26 and charged with Shoplifting from a location on Old Country Road in East Garden City. n

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Oyster Bay Town Councilman Joseph G. Pinto (fourth from left) and Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr. (fourth from right) recently joined with senior citizens for the Town of Oyster Bay’s Senior Citizen Holiday Party held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. Joining the Town Officials pictured above are (from left to right) Deputy Commissioner of Community and Youth Services Patricia Beckerle, Rudolph Wolf, Veronica Wolf, Carol Gorham, Rod Gorham and Commissioner of Community and Youth Services Maureen Fitzgerald, all of whom came together for a wonderful party and to celebrate the holiday season.

A 6:30 p.m. on November 26, an 18-year-old woman from Flushing was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from a location on Old Country Road in East Garden City.

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At Bayview Avenue and West Shore Road in Manhasset, a 63-year-old woman from New York was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 12:25 a.m. on December 3.

A 20-year-old woman from Seaford, a 20-year-old man from Levittown, and a 20-year-old man from North Bellmore were arrested at 8:20 p.m. on December 1 and charged with possession of marijuana. The arrest occurred in the Roosevelt Field Mall parking garage in East GC. At a parking lot on Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Park, two men were arrested and were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 9:45 p.m. on December 1. Arrested were a 29-year-old man from East Elmhurst and a 26-yearold man from Jackson Heights. n

On December 2, between 12 and 6 a.m., an aluminum scaffold platform was stolen from a backyard on Bryant Street in Westbury. n

At the intersection of Main Street and Papermill Road in Roslyn, a 38-yearold man from Woodbury was arrested at 12:50 a.m. on December 2. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. n

In another arrest for Driving While Intoxicated on Willow Street in Roslyn Heights on December 2, a 32-year-old

At 1:55 a.m. on December 3, a 35-yearold woman from Plainview was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway and East Locust Lane in East Hills. n

A 37-year-old woman from Hicksville was arrested at 2:30 p.m. on December 3 and charged with Shoplifting from Kohl’s in Jericho. n

On Westbury Avenue in Mineola, a 23-year-old man from that town was arrested and was charged with Possession of Marijuana at 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 4. n

At 10:50 p.m. on Dec. 4, a 33-year-old man from Westbury was arrested at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Corporate Drive in Westbury. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana. n

At LA Fitness Center on Marcus Avenue in North New Hyde Park, a 24-year-old man from Manhasset Hills was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana on December 5 at 2 p.m. n

At Dick’s Sporting Goods in Garden City, a 48-year-old man from Hempstead was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 3:30 p.m. on December 7. Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

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On Willow Street at Jefferson Avenue in Roslyn Heights, a 25-year-old woman from Astoria was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 1:30 a.m. on December 2.

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Red Ribbon Substance Abuse and Prevention Week week. There were discussions in each classroom about the effects of alcohol, tobacco and drugs on the human body. The atmosphere is so positive when students and staff join forces to celebrate and support making the right choices in life.

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The Greater Long Island Running Club is pleased to announce that Jonas Chiropractic & Sports Injury Care has signed on to be the new title sponsor of what will be renamed the Jonas Chiropractic & Sports Injury Care Aspire 10 Kilometer Run. This year’s Run will be held on Saturday morning, April 1, 2017, utilizing the same challenging but fair 10 Kilometer course through the streets of Plainview, Old Bethpage and Bethpage that generations of runners and walkers have enjoyed for the past four decades. Especially exciting is that this year will be the 40th edition of the Run, the “Ruby Running” of Long Island’s longest continually held 10 Kilometer runs. An event that has stood the test of time, Aspire remains one of Long Island’s

most popular and exciting running events. “I am thrilled to welcome Jonas Chiropractic & Sports Injury Care as our new title sponsor,” said Race Director Karen Schackner. “Their generous support enables us to stage a premiere event in 2017, one that will include giveaways to each registrant that will be the talk of Long Island!” Jonas Chiropractic & Sports Injury Care is located at 33 Queens Street in Syosset. They specialize in sports injuries and proudly bear the nickname of “The Athletes Choice.” So mark your calendars now for Saturday, April 1st, and make plans to join in the fun at the 40th anniversary of the Jonas Chiropractic Sports & Injury Care Aspire 10 Kilometer Run.

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A new star shines bright at North Shore Synagogue

On Friday, November 18th, the lights shined brighter at North Shore Synagogue as several hundred congregants, friends and family members joined together to honor Cantor Kyle Cotler, at his installation ceremony held in the overflowing temple sanctuary. Cantor Kyle Cotler is a fourth generation liturgical singer, with extensive training and experience in singing, composing and playing music. Before even beginning his undergraduate education which focused on music theory and composition, Cantor Cotler had developed proficiency as a guitarist, drummer and pianist. In college, he sang in the choir and was the principal composer and conductor for the Whitman College Knights of Classic Lore vocal ensemble. His liturgical roots are deep and reach back to his great-grandfather who was a chazzan in Russia. His grandfather Cantor Ted Cotler, served the congregation at Temple Beth Torah in Ventura, California for many years and his father Doug Cotler, a Grammy award winning composer, is currently Cantor at Temple Or Ami in Calabasas, California. Before joining North Shore’s clergy, in July 2016, Cantor Cotler served from 2010 to 2012 as a Cantorial soloist at Temple Beth Ohr in La Mirada, California and from 2012 to 2016 as a cantorial intern at the Stephen Wise Temple in Bel Air, California. With his rich musical, vocal and instrumental talents, warmth, passion and engaging personality, Cantor Cotler has already made a major positive impression on his colleagues, the congregation and the many teens and children which comprise the youth, religious and nursery school programs. The installation ceremony was presided over by North Shore’s Senior Rabbi Jaimee Shalhevet who along with Associate Rabbi Rachel Maimin and Cantor Doug Cotler led the assembly in traditional Friday night songs and prayers. Another special guest, Rabbi Paul Kipnes, Cantor Kyle Cotler’s long time rabbi while growing up, had warm words of welcome and praise, describing the Cantor’s Jewish journey from a youngster to the mature, talented man he has become. Following his installation, Cantor Cotler offered some heartfelt words reflecting his deep humility, pride, and profound responsibility he feels as North Shore’s new cantor. The beautiful ceremony and harmonies on the Bimah were the talk of the congregation at the bountiful beverage, bakery and fruit filled reception that followed services. It was a night to remember and a wonderful way to launch Cantor Cotler’s new position at North Shore Synagogue.

(From left to right) Kyle Cotler, Rabbi Paul Kipnes, and Rabbi Shalheve.

Rabbi Kipness blessing Cantor Kyle while members of the board of North Shore Synagogue look on.

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The Syosset Woodbury Chamber brings in the holidays

Hundreds of local residents recently enjoyed an afternoon of merriment at the 18th Syosset Holiday Lighting Spectacular, hosted by the The Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce. Talented local singers, dancers, and musicians delighted the audience with holiday entertainment. Refreshments were generously provided by Stop & Shop, BagelMaster, and Mario’s Pizzeria. The

heart warming afternoon culminated with a wonderful appearance by Santa Claus arriving on a Syosset fire truck! Many thanks to all who helped a little, or helped a lot, in contributing to this magical afternoon. A special “hats off” to Frank Urso (Better Homes and Gardens Realty) and his extraordinary Holiday Committee for coordinating this wonderful event.

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE; Plaintiff(s) vs. CHAI KYUNG KIM; KEUMHEE KIM; 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 9, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. On January 3, 2017 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 82 HILLSIDE LANE, SYOSSET, NY 11791 Section: 15 Block: 70 Lot: 28 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known as and by Lot 28 in Block 70 as shown and designated on a certain map entitled, “Map of Jackson Estates Section No. 4 at Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, August 1951, Joseph Dioguardi, Land Surveyor, Glen Head, New York” and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 23, 1951 under File No. 5327. 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 $411,153.39 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 3293/2013 Willis B. Carman, Esq., REFEREE SA 4007 4x 12/2,12/9,12/16,12/23 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., f/k/a The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, in trust for and for the benefit of the Certificateholders of the Multi-Class Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, ChaseFlex Trust Series 2007-3; Plaintiff(s) vs. ANGELICA GOMEZ; 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 August 5, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. On January 10, 2017 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 380 WOODBURY ROAD, WOODBURY, NY 11797 Section: 14 Block: 39 Lot: 11 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodbury, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. 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 $1,206,261.08 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 1539-13 Ellen Durst-Blair, Esq., REFEREE SA 4008 4X 12/9,16,23,30 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 1st day of December 2016 bearing the index number 005751-16, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Aiden Alexander Zavardino. My present address is 52 Fieldstone Drive, Syosset NY 11791. The date of my birth is August 21, 2000. The place of birth is Guatamala City, Guatamala. The present name is Claire Helena Zavardino SA 4011 1x 12/23 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 19th day of September, 2016, bearing the index number 16-004057, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Lucas Northwood. My present address is 9 Northwood Ct., Woodbury, NY 11797. The date of my birth is July 21, 1995. The place of birth is New Hyde Park, NY. The present name is Lucas Morciniec. SYO 4012 1 X 12/23

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“Quacker Jack,” the mascot of the Shalom Day Care Center was toppled by vandals.

Vandals destroy Daycare Center’s mascot BY GARY SIMEONE

The children who attend the Shalom Day Care Center at 81 Jamaica Avenue in Plainview were upset and disappointed last Monday morning to find their beloved school mascot, ‘Quacker Jack’ damaged and overturned in front of the school. The fiberglass yellow duck was reportedly vandalized last Saturday night by two individuals who were caught on the school’s surveillance cameras pushing over the five foot tall mascot. “They couldn’t understand how anyone could do something like this, said School Administrative Executive, Michele Alfano, of the children’s reaction to the vandalized statue. “We have since put it back up but it has sustained a lot of damage including crack marks on its neck and damage to its wings.” Alfano said that the Nassau County Police Department was called following the discovery of the damaged statue and they are reviewing the school’s video to try to identify the culprits. Two people are seen on the surveillance cameras around midnight last Saturday repeat-

edly trying to overturn the statue and eventually toppling it on its right side. The two individuals are wearing skirts, boots, long coats and covering their face with their hoods to conceal their identities. Alfano said the Center had just purchased the duck three weeks ago and that the children had really taken to it. “The Center had a contest to come up with a name for the duck and the winner was given a gift certificate,” said Alfano. “We gave it the name Quacker Jack and it had officially become our Center’s new mascot.” She said that the Center has been looking into trying to find someone to repair the statue but it hasn’t been an easy task. “Because it’s made of fiberglass we’ve looked into a couple of auto body shops and boat repair places but transporting it is an issue because of its size.” She said the estimates she’s gotten to repair the damage have been quite expensive and more than the original price of the statue. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nassau County Police

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Managing diabetes during the holiday season The holiday season is synonymous with many things, including food. Family gatherings and holiday office parties wouldn’t be the same without great food. Food plays such a significant role during the holiday season that many people are worried about overindulging. Some celebrants can afford to overindulge, while others must resist temptation. Diabetics fall into the latter category, as the festive mood of the season does not mean people with diabetes can throw dietary caution to the wind. With the holiday season upon us, diabetics can heed the following tips from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help them stay on a healthy track. • Stick to your normal routine. While the holiday season can be unpredictable, the CDC advises diabetics stick to their normal routines as closely as possible. Because holiday guests cannot control food served to them at family gatherings or parties, the CDC recommends diabetics offer to bring a healthy, diabetic-friendly dish along to any parties. In addition, don’t skip meals during the day in anticipation of a large holiday meal. Doing so makes it hard to control blood sugar levels. • Be extra careful with alcohol. Alcohol is served or readily available at many holiday gatherings, and many people overindulge because of the festive mood of the season. Overindulging in alcohol is dangerous for anyone,

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From page 1 more car on the road. I will never, ever spend a penny in any store that comes there,” Marcus said. Former Syosset BOE President and Orchard Drive resident Dr. Wendy Stapen, a 21-year member of the school board, told the sitting trustees with the exception of Joshua Lafazan, who voted against the terms of the sale in September, “shame on you!” “If something was not placed in my mailbox just a few days ago I would not have known anything about this. Going back to my tenure on the school board, if there was something important to a particular part of the community, we would have a meeting with the PTA in that area and we’d reach out to civic associations in that area to let everybody in the community know what was happening and invite them to attend the meetings. The traffic for stores that certainly won’t be attended by my family or anybody I know will be a question, right next to our elementary school, and we can’t add more traffic lights –I am just so sorry to see that we have gone backwards and back to the days we fought so hard to eliminate, Stapen said. Many people at the December 19 meeting questioned how a district with a $220 million annual budget sought after a sale for $5.35 million, gross profit, for this parcel of land. It was belittled as a fraction of an impact on the Syosset district’s future operations and a small price for a planned 18,000 square-foot retail development in the heart of the school’s surroundings. The price and the plans don’t justify the cost of quality they would be suffering, residents say. Some have even suggested that the district ask its taxpayers for that sum, and to them it was not inconceivable that just a handful of the most affluent residents in the audience were willing to fund the full $5 million. Throughout the December 19 meeting the choice the district made and its perceived lack of community engagement were toasted as remiss, foolish and simply unacceptable. President of the Hunting Hills Civic Association Dr. Mark Fierstein, who has been involved with the Cerro Wire Coalition for over 15 years (concerning the Syosset Park project) kicked off the evening’s public comment with a note on the bad, “mindboggling” decision for a strip mall with the property’s sale at Woodbury Road and Jericho Turnpike. Dr. Fierstein also spoke about potential traffic impacts, an issue making several people living close to Walt Whitman Elementary more than worried about quality of life, safety, and their property values. “As for traffic issues, I don’t want to

discuss how the strip mall will impact traffic but considered in the context of increased development planned on Jericho Turnpike, from Woodbury Road traveling east toward the Suffolk border. I don’t want to mention the traffic already existing at the Crest Hollow Country Club and the “no turn on red” sign as you turn right onto Jericho Turnpike eastbound. I don’t want to mention dangers associated with the extra proposed light at Dunkin Donuts (in The Fresh Market’s complex) given that the light would be in the middle of a hill, very difficult to negotiate with snow and ice as was seen just this past Saturday morning. I don’t want to ask board members if they’ve ever tried to drive past that intersection during rush hour as I do twice every day,” he said. Fierstein added the fiduciary responsibility of the school board was his concern more than the profit-driven, privately-held real estate developer “that would have no concern for the local residents.” “Why would you (the board) show no concern for residents of the Syosset School district? Every one of you sitting in the front of this room is paid by the residents or is elected by the residents of this district – yet with the exception of Josh LaFazan you all voted for or supported this deal. I’ve heard it said that the school board attempted to get input from the residents, but I have some advice: TRY HARDER. You clearly had no idea what residents were thinking since you were taken by surprise as you thought about trying to expand on the original scope of this deal. I’ve come here tonight to demand that the board publicly go on-record opposing this deal, admitting that you’ve made a colossal mistake,” he said. Rachel Levenson is a Syosset resident with a three-year-old son, and a teacher at a top-ranked New York City public school in Bayside, Queens warns Syosset families about minimal outdoor space for students’ recreation, or a 25-foot-high retaining wall to be created between a shopping plaza’s hustle and bustle and the school. In its presentation the Syosset school district touted the wall, saying it was “a natural barrier to foot traffic between the two properties which ensures that the commercial building is not visible from school, and vice versa.” Husband and wife duo Brian and Jamie Korn of Fox Meadow Court in Woodbury attended and told the school board they are devastated to hear the proposal. For year 2016-2017 Jamie Korn has the role of Walt Whitman Elementary PTA’s corresponding secretary. Brian Korn, who grew up on the West Coast and attended Birmingham High See page 22

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The holidays over the years BY BOB MORGAN, JR. Every year, I try to come up with a holiday themed column to mark the season. Among other topics, I’ve written about my first memory of Christmas as a 3 year old, holiday trips I took more than 50 years as a kid and songs of the season. This year I think it may be worth exploring how the holiday season, for all the embedded traditions inherent in a festive time, has evolved in the last 40 or 50 years. Obviously, this is written with the full knowledge that many traditions of the season have not and should not change. I suppose the technological revolution has been the most important driver of change. Not all that long ago holiday shopping, wrapping presents and then taking the gifts to the post office or putting them under the tree were major parts of the holiday ritual. Now, however, these practices have been supplanted by Amazon and its competitors. Now in a few minutes you can quickly pick out gifts online, order wrapping for a fairly nominal fee and either get the presents sent directly to a distant recipient, or ready to be put under the tree. This change to online commerce is not completely a positive one, since nicely decorated stores are an important part of the holidays, but for many of us who have either procrastinated about getting gifts, or are put off by long lines at the cash register, online shopping has certainly made life much easier. Of course, technological change has also affected what is under the tree. Kids of all ages want new electronic gadgets, with true children desiring video games and the like and adults often wanting the latest in phone or music technology. And, while many of the holiday songs remain the same every year, their delivery has come a long way technologically from my childhood, when my parents played a long playing Bing Crosby Christmas album on our family phonograph. I’m sure Bing would have sounded much better in stereo and using today’s digital technology.

One improvement in recent years is that the price of airfare has declined significantly, so the chorus of "I'll be home for Christmas... if only in my dreams" is not nearly as full throated. Yes, many flights are packed, and airlines seemingly have new fees for everything, but there is a much improved chance that friends and relatives will see each other under the tree (or menorah candles) live and in person. After Christmas, for example, my son and I will be flying out West to see relatives, something that would be uncommon 50 years ago. Outdoor holiday decorating has become much more elaborate over the years. Indeed in a number of communities it is common to hire outside decorators to work on the display. There always seem to be a few houses that become minor tourist attractions with many people driving over to see the decorations, something that may or may not please the neighbors. As for the indoor decorating, the quality of artificial Christmas trees have improved markedly over the years from the shiny plastic of my youth. While the general contours of the celebratory holiday meal have not changed that much, the more modern cuisine reflects a somewhat healthier approach to eating and a greater interest in fresh rather than processed foods. On the beverage side, there is often less drinking at holiday meals and celebrations than was common 40 or 50 years, occasioned both by health issues and greater concern about drinking and driving. Cocktails, often called highballs in the old days, have frequently given way to wines, as the quality of vintages available in the United States has greatly improved. In any event, however, while things have changed a bit over the years, the season is still a time for families to be together and celebrate each other and to mark a happy time. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to our readers.

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New York City’s Most Festive Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve BY KAREN RUBIN New York City again hosts some of the world’s premier New Year’s Eve celebrations, which this year last throughout the weekend. There are festive ways to welcome in 2017 across all five boroughs, including the iconic ball drop in Times Square, as well as a divinely inspired concert at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and a Midnight Run in Central Park, complete with fireworks. An estimated 1 million revelers in New York City will watch the 110-year-old tradition of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. A 12-foot-diameter geodesic sphere covered in 2,688 Waterford crystals, the ball weighs 11,875 pounds and is powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LED lights, capable of creating a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors. At 11:59pm, the ball begins its descent atop One Times Square as millions of people count down the final seconds of the year and celebrate the beginning of a new year. New Year’s Eve events taking place in Times Square include: Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest: A cherished annual tradition since 1972, the show will kick off New Year’s Eve celebrations live from Times Square with host Ryan

New Year’s Eve concert at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, an inspiring way to welcome the new year © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Seacrest and comedian Jenny McCarthy. Pop star Fergie will also be co-hosting the Billboard Hollywood Party, featuring celebrity performances throughout the night. For more information on upcoming performances, visit dickclark.com. New Year’s Eve Wishing Wall: When the clock strikes

midnight on New Year’s Day, thousands of confetti pieces will rain down upon revelers in Times Square, each containing a special wish from people across the globe. Visitors and locals looking to submit their wishes can submit in person at the Mobile Wishing Wall in Times Square or online

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wax figures of their favorite celebrities as Madame Tussauds celebrates the New Year. This year’s event includes passed appetizers, open bar for ages 21 and over and access to the attraction’s themed rooms, including the new Ghostbusters Experience that opened earlier this year. Visit madametussauds.com for more information. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square: With over 500 amazing exhibits and 20 galleries, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square will once again be holding a New Year’s Eve celebration to ring in 2017. Ripley’s New Year’s Eve party will feature a live DJ, dancing, open bar and face painting for the kids, complete with a champagne toast at midnight. For more information, visit ripleysnewyork.com. Good Riddance Day: On December 28 from noon to 1pm, Times Square New Year’s Eve and Shred-it will bid farewell to bad memories from 2016. Mobile shredding trucks and mallets will be available for attendees to shred or destroy items like old love letters,

Experiencing New Year’s Eve in Times Square is an experience that should be done at least once in a lifetime. © 2016 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com pink slips and cellphones. Shredit is also offering a contest on their website to win a trip to NYC for Good Riddance Day and to experience the

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Times Square, STK New York City Midtown, St. Andrews Restaurant & Bar and others will welcome 2017 in style. For tickets to these and other Times Square events, diners should call restaurants and venues directly or visit balldrop.com for select event tickets. This is an event that you should do at least once in your life, but involves a bit of physical challenge, since you have to arrive by 3 pm and basically stand there without access to a bathroom or food (outside the perimeter) until after midnight. Dress in layers; bring water and snacks and of course camera and cell phone to share the experience. But there are other ways to enjoy a unique New York New Year’s Eve: Last year, I attended the New Year’s concert at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine– a truly spectacular setting, as uplifting as the music and candlelight. A signature New Year’s Eve event founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1984, the annual Concert for Peace brings together New Yorkers and visitors from around the world for an evening filled with uplifting music. This year, the Cathedral will introduce a new work by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell called “Light Shall Lift Us.” The program will feature soloist Jamet Pittman and includes other works from Joseph Haydn’s “Morning” Symphony and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Mass in B Minor. You can purchase tickets. Also, there are a limited number of general admission seats are free and open to the public (people line up hours in advance). Later in the evening, a

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Manhattan: Families can enjoy a kidfriendly New Year’s Eve bash at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. The museum will offer a New Year’s Eve Dance Party with DJ Chela, along with a New Year’s Eve ball drop just for the kids. Visit cmom.org for more info. Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises: For an unforgettable evening sailing around New York Harbor, Circle Line cruise ships will once again offer their New Year’s Eve cruise sailings. The party cruise includes hors d’oeuvres, a full open bar, party favors, a DJ and a midnight champagne toast. The cruise boards at 9pm and sails from 10pm to 1am. (Must be 18 years old to board and 21 years old to drink alcohol.) For more information or to purchase tickets, visit circleline42.com. Empire State Building: New York City’s iconic Empire State Building will join in the celebration of New Year’s Eve with their annual display of colorful confetti lights around the spire of the building. When the clock strikes midnight, the building will sparkle white to signify the new year, a mustsee for visitors and locals alike. Luminaries at Brookfield Place: Currently in its second installation at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan, Luminaries is a three-dimensional interactive light

display in the Winter Garden atrium that cycles through a palette of festive colors when someone touches one of three “wishing stations.” During New Year’s Eve weekend, Luminaries will be displaying its holiday colors that dance to the tunes of Michael Bublé and Tony Bennett’s winter classic songs. Visit artsbrookfield.com for more information. Madison Square Garden: Popular nineties band Phish will make their return to Madison Square Garden from December 28–31. The band’s loyal fans are invited to rock out into the New Year as they jam out with their unique style of live music. For more information, visit thegarden.com. The Metropolitan Opera: French romanticism will return to The Metropolitan Opera with the opening of Roméo et Juliette on New Year’s Eve. Running through March 18, this classic love story will include four graceful duets with Diana Damrau as Juliette and Vittorio Grigolo as Roméo. For more information, visit MetOpera.org. Merchant’s House Museum: Relive the cherished tradition of making house calls on New Year’s Day as the Merchant’s House Museum continues the 19th-century tradition with their Come Calling event. House tours, readings, punch and confections will

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all be part of the festivities, as well as a holiday raffle drawing. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit merchantshouse.org. New York Philharmonic: On New Year’s Eve, music director Alan Gilbert will conduct the New York Philharmonic’s special New Year’s Eve celebration. This year’s show will feature mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato performing American classics by Rodgers & Hammerstein, as well as Copland and Lerner & Loewe. For more information, visit nyphil.org. New York Water Taxi: Families looking to enjoy a kid-friendly evening can party the night away with New York Water Taxi’s New Year’s Eve Family Cruise. With the City’s magnificent skyline as the backdrop. the cruise will sail along New York Harbor and includes hors d’oeuvres, a dinner buffet with dessert, juice and soft drinks and a cash bar for those 21 and older. TVs onboard will be livestreaming the ball drop. Tickets can be purchased online at nywatertaxi.com. World Yacht Cruises: World Yacht Cruises will feature a Montauk-esque buffet and celebration aboard its North River Lobster Company sailing. The cruise includes a standard open bar, live DJ and an extensive buffet from See page D5

W R I T E R’S C O R N E R BY CLAIRE LYNCH

This Very Special Day Is Christmas!

It’s that time of year when relatives and I find ourselves breaking out the egg nog and drinking it in some glasses to give a toast to a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. I must say that the rest of the year I never find myself drinking egg nog, but there’s something about winter – about the dropping temperatures and the possibility of snow – that makes it very appealing. I drink heartily, hoping for good holidays and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity. My friend, Karen, asked me recently if I knew how the tradition of setting up Christmas trees in homes came about and I had to stop and think. I also had to look it up! I did some research and there are a few different stories that date back many centuries. I found out that there is a picture from Germany in 1521 that shows a tree being paraded through the streets with a man riding a horse behind it. The man is dressed a bishop, possibly representing St. Nicholas. (whychristmas.com) There’s a record of a small tree in Breman, Germany, from 1570. It’s described as a tree decorated with “apples, nuts, dates, pretzels and paper flowers.” It was displayed in a “guild-

house,” which is the meeting place for a society of businessmen in the city. The first person to bring a Christmas tree into a house may have been the sixteenth-century German preacher Martin Luther. A story is told that, one night before Christmas, he was walking through the forest near his home in Wittenberg and looked up to see the stars shining through the tree branches. The sight was beautiful so he went home and told his children that it reminded him of Jesus, who left the stars of heaven to come to earth at Christmas. Some people say that this is the same tree as the ‘Riga’ tree, but it isn’t! The Riga tree originally took place a few decades earlier. Northern Germany and Latvia are neighbors. Another story says that St. Boniface of Crediton (a village in Devon, UK) left England and traveled to Germany to preach to the pagan German tribes and convert them to Christianity. There was an altercation and St. Boniface cut down an oak tree in anger. To his amazement, a young fir tree sprang up from the roots of the oak tree. St. Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith and his followers decorated the tree with candles so St. Boniface could preach to the pagans at

night. There is another legend from Germany about how the Christmas tree came into being. The legend says that once on a cold Christmas Eve night, a forester and his family were in their cottage gathered round the fire to keep warm. The family was surprised when there was a knock at the door. Opening the door, the forester found a poor little boy standing on the door step, lost and alone. The forester welcomed him into his house and the family fed and washed him and put him to bed in the youngest son’s own bed. The next morning, which was Christmas morning, the family was awakened by a choir of angels and the poor little boy had turned into Jesus, the Christ Child. The Christ Child went into the front garden of the cottage and

broke a branch off a fir tree and gave it to the family as a present to say thank you for looking after him. People have remembered that night by setting up a Christmas tree in their homes. In Germany, the first Christmas trees were decorated with edible things, such as gingerbread and gold covered apples. Then glass makers made special small ornaments similar to some of the decorations used today. In 1605 an unknown German wrote: “At Christmas they set up fir trees in the parlors of Strasbourg and hang thereon roses cut out of many-colored paper, apples, wafers, gold foil, sweets, etc.” In the beginning, a figure of the Baby Jesus was put on the top of the tree. See page D7

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Trumping Your Social Security -- Getting Social Security Benefits Overseas BY TOM MARGENAU

Ever since the presidential election, I’ve probably received 50 emails from readers asking me what would happen to their Social Security benefits if they left the country. A couple people even wondered what would happen if they move overseas and renounce their U.S. citizenship! I’m not going to comment on their reasons for wanting to leave. (I get in trouble with readers when I reveal my political leanings.) And so, as Sgt. Joe Friday used to say on the old “Dragnet” TV series, “Just the facts.” If you are a U.S. citizen, the answer is pretty simple. Your Social Security check can be sent just about any place in the world. The only places where Social Security checks can’t be sent are North Korea, Cuba, and many of the former Soviet republics like Belarus, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and all those “-stan” countries (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, etc.) But in all my years of dealing with Social Security issues, I never met anyone who wanted to move to those places. So again, almost no matter where a U.S. citizen moves to, his or her Social Security check will follow. I am sure the folks who threatened to renounce their citizenship once leaving the country were just blowing off some steam. But I will say that the rules about getting Social Security benefits abroad get a lot messier for noncitizens. I’m not even going to begin to get into the nitty-gritty of those guidelines. But if you are interested, the Social Security Administration produces a booklet called, “Social Security -- Your Payments While You are Outside the United States.” You can find a copy of that pamphlet at the Social Security website. At the homepage, click on “Publications.” Then find the “Topics” tab and you’ll find this pamphlet under the section called “Special Interest.” If you do move overseas, almost always you will arrange to have your benefits deposited into a bank, just as you would if you were living in the United States. It could be a bank in this country, or in many cases, a bank in the country to which you are moving. And those benefits are calculated in U.S. dollars. In other words, your benefit amount is not increased or decreased because of changes in international exchange rates. There are a couple other issues you should consider if you are moving overseas. If you are under age 66 and plan to work in a foreign country, your earnings and the amount of time you work may reduce your Social Security checks. The rules are more complicated than those for Social Security beneficiaries working in the U.S. They are explained in the above-mentioned pamphlet. Also, any Medicare coverage you have will be totally useless overseas. (Medicare only covers you while you

are in the United States.) So if you are leaving the country for good, you might as well drop the Part B Medicare plan. You usually pay at least $120 a month or so for Part B. So if you can’t use it, why pay for it? If you need to conduct any Social Security business while you are living overseas, you obviously won’t have any local Social Security office to visit. And you can’t call SSA’s telephone center. But you can visit your nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. They always have someone on staff who handles Social Security matters. Q: Beginning next year, my employer is going to send me to their headquarters offices, which are in South Korea. I will be living and working there for about the next four years. I am 55 years old, and I am concerned about the impact these next four years will have on my future Social Security benefits. My employer says it will be no problem. But I am still worried. Have you ever dealt with this kind of situation before? A: In our increasingly global economy, it is not uncommon for a citizen of one country to be working in another country. There are millions of foreign workers here in the U.S., just as there are millions of Americans working overseas. And you will soon be one of them. That is why our government has been setting up Social Security treaty agreements with other countries -- 25 of them so far. And, fortunately for you, South Korea is one of them. Normally, if you work overseas for an American company or, in some cases, a foreign company that is affiliated with an American company, you and your employer would have to pay Social Security taxes to both the United States and the foreign country on the same earnings. But if you work in one of the treaty agreement countries, your Social Security coverage will be assigned to either the United States or the foreign country, so you and your employer do not have to pay taxes to both. And the good news for you is that the rules say if you have been sent by your employer in the United States to work in an agreement country for five years or less, you pay only U.S. Social Security tax and you are exempt from foreign tax. So you will continue to pay into our Social Security system and continue to build up your own Social Security retirement benefits just as though you were still living and working here in the U.S. I’m sure your employer purposely limited your overseas assignment to four years because if your foreign work detail is five years or more, then you generally will pay Social Security taxes only to that country and will be exempt from paying U.S. Social Security taxes.

And that could have messed up your future Social Security benefits. The rules about working overseas are WAY more complicated than I’ve explained in the last few paragraphs. That’s why the Social Security Administration produces a pamphlet that provides details of the treaty agreement for each of the 25 countries

involved. And they have prepared on their website a fact sheet the gives general information about working overseas. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2016 CREATORS.COM

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New York City’s Most Festive Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve C ontinued from page D5 Havana to the Bronx, Havana Café will feature a special four-course dinner and one free cocktail starting at 8:30pm on New Year’s Eve, followed by an open bar starting at 11pm. The party continues until 4am with party favors and dancing. Visit bronxhavanacafe. com for more info. New York Botanical Garden: Throughout New Year’s Eve weekend, visitors can check out the exciting winter wonderland at the New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show. Featuring more than 150 landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge, visitors can watch as model trains zip through a miniature replica of New York City, which is sure to delight kids of all ages. Check out nybg.org for more info. Queens Welcomes 2017 Elli Kokkinou at Melrose Ballroom: One of Greece’s most popular singers, Elli Kokkinou, will ring in 2017 at Astoria’s famous Melrose Ballroom. Visit melroseballroomnyc. com for tickets and more information. Resorts World Casino: As New York City’s only casino, Resorts World Casino invites those 21 and older to celebrate New Year’ Eve at Club360 with live performances by Tavares & France Joli. Party favors, a drink ticket and a champagne toast at midnight are just some of the exciting offerings throughout the night in addition to its 3,000 slot machines. For more information, visit rwnewyork.com. Staten Island Happenings

New Year’s Eve at Nicotra’s Ballroom: Beginning at 7:30pm, Nicotra’s Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn New York/Staten Island will host a New Year’s Eve Gala. The gala includes a cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, live DJ and a champagne toast as a live feed from Times Square shows the exciting ball drop. The Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island will also feature a special room rate, which includes a buffet breakfast and admission to the gala. For more info, visit nicotrasballroom.com. Brioso Ristorante: Visitors and locals can spend their New Year’s Eve in a quaint and festive setting at Brioso Ristorante in Staten Island. Featuring a sumptuous menu of delicious and authentic Italian cuisine, Brioso has been a New York City staple since 1995. To book a reservation and to learn more, visit newyork. briosorestaurants.com. For other great New Year’s Eve parties and events in New York City, see nycgo.com/articles/awesomenew-years-eve-parties-in-nyc ___________________________________ © 2016 Travel Features Syndicate, a division of Workstyles, Inc. All rights reserved. Visit goingplacesfarandnear. com and travelwritersmagazine.com/ TravelFeaturesSyndicate/. Blogging at goingplacesnearandfar.wordpress. com and moralcompasstravel. info. Send comments or questions to FamTravLtr@aol.com. Tweet @ TravelFeatures. ‘Like’ us at facebook. com/NewsPhotoFeatures

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This Very Special Day Is Christmas! Continued from page D3 Over time it changed to an angel or fairy that told the shepherds about Jesus. Others used a star as a treetop. It was a reminder of the star the Wise Men saw. The idea of the first “Christmas tree” came to England sometime in the 1830s. Christmas trees became very popular in 1841, when Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s German husband) had a Christmas tree set up in Windsor Castle. In 1848, a drawing of “The Queen’s Christmas tree at Windsor Castle” was published in the “Illustrated London News.” The drawing was republished in Godey’s Lady’s Book, Philadelphia in December 1850. The publication of the drawing helped Christmas trees become popular in the U.K. and U.S. In Victorian times, the tree would have been decorated with candles to represent stars. In many parts of Europe, candles are still used to decorate Christmas trees. Tinsel was also created in Germany, where it was originally made from thin strips of beaten silver. But when plastic and man-made tinsel was invented, it became very popular since it was much cheaper than real silver and lighter on the tree’s branches. One legend says that the Christ Child first made tinsel by turning spider’s webs into silver after taking pity on a poor family that couldn’t afford any decorations for their Christmas tree. Over time, because of the danger of fire, inventors tried to think of a way of replacing candles on Christmas trees with electric lights. The first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree was the creation of Edward H. Johnson, an associate of inventor Thomas Edison. (wikipedia.org) While he was vice president of the Edison Electric Light Company (now Con Edison), he had Christmas tree light bulbs especially made for him. Johnson proudly displayed his Christmas tree, which was hand-wired with 80 red, white and blue electric incandescent light bulbs the size of walnuts, on December 22, 1882, at his home on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The story was published by a Detroit newspaper reporter and Johnson became widely known as the “Father of Electric Christmas Tree Lights.” By 1900, businesses started stringing up Christmas lights behind their windows. It took a while for Christmas lights to catch on in homes because they were too expensive for the average person. Around 1930 most Americans had electric Christmas lights instead of candles on their trees. In 1895, U.S. President Grover Cleveland proudly sponsored the first

electrically lit Christmas tree in the White House. It was a huge tree that featured more than 100 multicolored lights. “Silent Night” is probably the very first Christmas song I learned as a child. Its simple words and melody are easy to follow and yet the song has a strong message for the holidays. Some of its words go: “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin Mother and Child, holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia. Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born …”\ I read a story on the web site snu. edu that told the story of how the words and music to “Silent Night” came about. In 1818, a roving band of actors was performing in towns throughout the Austrian Alps. On December 23 they arrived at Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg to re-enact the story of Christ’s birth in the small Church of St. Nicholas. The St. Nicholas’ church organ wasn’t working and it wouldn’t be repaired before Christmas. Because the church organ was out of commission, the actors presented their Christmas drama in a private home. That Christmas presentation of the events from the Bible put assistant pastor Fr. Josef Mohr in a meditative mood. Instead of walking straight to his house that night, Mohr took a longer way home. The longer path took him up over a hill overlooking the village. From that hilltop, Mohr looked down on the peaceful snow-covered village. That wintry night was majestically silent. As Mohr thought about the Christmas play he had just seen, it made him remember a poem he had written a couple of years before. It was about the night when angels announced the birth of the long-awaited Messiah to shepherds on a hillside. Mohr decided those words might make a good carol for his congregation the following evening at their Christmas Eve service. He didn’t have any music to accompany his poem, however. The next day Mohr went to see the church organist, Franz Xaver Gruber. Gruber only had a few hours to come up with a melody which could be sung with a guitar. By that evening, Gruber had composed a musical setting for the poem. It

no longer mattered to Mohr and Gruber that their church organ didn’t work. They now had a Christmas carol that could be sung without an organ. On Christmas Eve, the little Oberndorf congregation heard Gruber and Mohr sing their new composition to the accompaniment of Gruber’s guitar. Weeks later, well-known organ builder Karl Mauracher arrived in Oberndorf to fix the organ in St. Nicholas church. Once finished, he stepped back to let Gruber test the instrument. When Gruber sat down, his fingers began playing the simple melody he had written for Mohr’s Christmas poem. Impressed, Mauracher took copies of the music and words of “Silent Night” back to his own Alpine village, Kapfing. Two well-known families of singers, the Rainers and the Strassers, heard it. They liked “Silent Night” and both groups made the song one of their Christmas regulars. The Strasser sisters spread the carol across northern Europe. In 1834, they performed “Silent Night” for King Frederick William IV of Prussia, and he ordered his cathedral choir to sing it every Christmas Eve. Twenty years after “Silent Night” was written, the Rainers brought the song to the U.S. They sang it in German

at the Alexander Hamilton Monument located outside Trinity Church in Manhattan. “Silent night, holy night” in German is “tille Nacht, heilige Nacht.“ In 1863, nearly 50 years after being first sung in German, “Silent Night” was translated into English. Eight years later, that English version was printed in Charles Hutchins’ “Sunday School Hymnal.” During World War I, the song was sung simultaneously in English and German by troops during the Christmas truce of 1914 since it was one carol that soldiers on both sides of the front line knew. Today “Silent Night” is sung in more than 300 different languages around the world. Merry Christmas, everyone! Happy Holidays, and a Happy and Healthy New Year!!

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Last-minute holiday shopping tips

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• Wrap as you buy. Instead of getting bogged down with wrapping all in one evening, wrap presents as you purchase them. This ensures that you don’t leave everything for the last minute and reduces the likelihood that curious kids or inquisitive spouses discover gifts before the big day.

• Draw on plain gift boxes. Make your own “wrapped gifts” by drawing or stenciling on plain gift boxes if you’re short on time.

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Syosset residents angered by sale of school property

From page 12 School in Van Nuys, California, said coming to this district was a choice rooted in having “a personal school district and school board that listens to residents.” “The district is a success and everyone I speak to is looking to move into Syosset. A lot of homes on our block are turning over and new families are moving in with younger children. My son is a first-grader and he’s in a 25-child class. I really speak for the present and future by saying our school community is getting larger and not smaller, and the demand for services are going to increase. Shopping in the area is fully adequate and oversaturated, and we have a half-used shopping center is across the street with another failed shopping center diagonally across from it starving for tenants since Cottage Pharmacy moved out. The current Walt Whitman school yard is inadequate and shrinking the current yard is unthinkable. If you have less options for recess, the students will stand around and it will look less like a schoolyard and more like a prison yard,” he said. Korn told the board to please look longer-term, as they don’t want to be the ones who ultimately cost the district school grounds that will be needed as the student population goes up. “Once the property is sold it’s never coming back. I ask you if you’d really want to get rid of this valuable land, property and piece of future development or piece of use for future generations,” he said. Dr. Howard Sandler, a Woodbury resident since 1986 and former medical advisor to the US. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has trained at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and testified for the EPA at many a hearing. On Monday he asked how many environmental assessments had been performed on the property site and if it was determined to pose any health risks with its development. Asbestos in the ground was identified by the district on December 19 as a primary concern given the age of the vacant building on the property. Ned Newhouse of Woodbury Estates said there is an aspect he thought of when connecting the Syosset Park plans to the potential Woodbury boost in a new shopping center, plus other key area businesses. “I understand the Best Western Hotel was sold and the Sports Cars Unlimited was for sale, you want another light there and the corner is another nightmare as it is. I don’t trust the Town of Oyster Bay and their buildings department about what they are going to do. Are we going to have a 7-Eleven and a nighttime crowd? We better make sure this has deed restrictions because we can’t trust the Town of Oyster Bay with (Town Supervisor) John Venditto under indictment – the town is cash-starved,

with junk bond status. Those people need cash. We entrusted you, and you need to have deed restrictions and wiggle your way out of this deal because you’ve got a very upset community and you let us down,” he said. Nunzio Cazzetta, a retired gentleman who worked as a school administrator, spoke about issues concerning seniors living in the neighboring development. “Sadly last week was the first time we heard about this. Speaking to one of your colleagues I mentioned the hazards of a mall next to an elementary school. His first reaction was that we’ve never had any problems on that property. Well you never had a mall on that property. I live in Building 2 of the Woodbury Cove. When we moved in we knew there was a Jericho Turnpike and a Woodbury Road, we knew there was a Crest Hollow Country Club, but we did not know the school board would sell off the piece of property for another strip mall. I live on the second floor and I’ll tell you to try being there at night, to see 18-wheeler trucks breaking going downhill. You’d feel sure they will hit something. You cannot believe how often the fire department located on Woodbury Road shoots down Woodbury Road going on Jericho and many times coming into the senior community with ambulances. I think of what could occur with that whole piece of work – lives are being put at risk,” he said. Cazzetta commented that sadly, many of his senior friends are living at Woodbury Cove “in their last residence” and this project represents “a hell of way to go out.” His remarks drew a standing ovation from the 100-plus residents. Norman Rich’s three daughters all graduated from Syosset schools and now, with one daughter preparing to send his grandchild to the district he raised a concern over the safety of Walt Whitman Elementary children and others. Rich and his wife have lived in Woodbury for 40 years. They found out about the controversial topic through communications from their synagogue, the Woodbury Jewish Center. “Years ago there was a suggestion to sell the school off, but fortunately the neighborhood prevailed because we asked ‘what if starts to get young in Woodbury again?’ Where’d we put the kids, and you could always build more buildings onto that property than there are now. For a few years we had temporary units and portable units, but you have to look towards the future. Sports Cars Unlimited was bought, the Best Western was bought – is Hempstead Turnpike coming to Woodbury? If we get a turnout like this, hopefully the Town Board won’t pass it,” Rich said. School Trustee Joshua LaFazan was the only board member who voted against the Woodbury property sale at the September 19 school board meeting. From the dais he nodded to residents

and joined in their rally, even putting on a red t-shirt opposing the shopping mall over his collared shirt and tie midway through the Monday night school board meeting. LaFazan attends Harvard University and said he’s going to follow the proposal diligently in his one month off for the holidays, and if and when the Town Board will hear the contract terms for approval he would distribute flyers, send email blasts and inform residents any way that he can. Abraham Fellmer is a resident of the Woodbury Cove senior community, which he calls a safe and quiet place to call home by its very nature and its location. He moved here from Queens and has lived in Woodbury for 18 years, but the plans for Basser-Kaufman to develop right next to his senior housing sends thoughts of theft, carjacking, and mugging to his mind this holiday season. He knows the activities of shopping centers and the masses they can attract, but for seniors like himself Fellmer believes any aspiring robber would consider the local residents “an easy mark.” That could mean harm to seniors, children, or anyone in the vicinity of a new shopping development, he told the school board on December 19. Board President Cohen tried to calm the reactions to Dr. Rogers’ comments and the facts of a contract of sale in place. Rogers, Cohen said, was only trying to provide immediate responses and address overarching themes residents had talked about concerning the property sale and its process since 2014. Leaving Syosset and Woodbury seniors out of that equation in his reflections on the district’s process was not intended to snub the senior residents within the school district’s borders. George George has lived in Syosset since 1980. At the meeting on Monday night he actively listened while sitting with a group of senior residents, and pleas from various members of the community moved him to address the school district. “I have listened to a very cogent, factual and emotional argument and I have been very convinced by it. I cannot fathom what it would take to convince the school board. My wife and live have lived here 36 years and we’ve lots of changes, some good and most not so good. There’s more concrete and traffic lights and less trees and nature. There are more stores but increasing stores are an unrelenting march towards commercialization,” George said. He spoke about a Maine town him and his wife visit often, and with no malls and less big-box retail there he feels that town is cohesive where people know each other and take care of one another. He wishes Syosset and Woodbury can preserve what is left of that community aspect. Dr. Marc Herman, former school board trustee, past board president and PTA President for over 20 years, was also vocal at the December 19 meet-

ing. The recognized community leader’s dental practice is in Woodbury, close to the site of the proposed development, and his comments ignited the need to move forward for the district leaders and the residents. The clear next step is two-fold: making the purchaser, Basser-Kaufman, aware of the severe disdain the community has for this project and the outlined retail potential of the property, plus setting up an all-out swarm of residents from seniors to moms to local merchants that vehemently oppose the plan with school board support alongside them. The audience was confident for LaFazan’s voice of support but they pressed Neuendorf and Dr. Cohen to commit, which they did cautiously while not speaking against the “formalized and approved” contract of sale.” As of the early morning on Tuesday, December 20, a Change.org petition opposing the Basser-Kaufman development and the district’s sale of the property had received 1,167 supporters’ signatures. Rosanne Trapani of Syosset signed it and wrote the following: “First, the people who live here already face overwhelming traffic problems stretching from Syosset through Woodbury! And more importantly, we don’t want a big strip mall alongside one of our elementary schools!” A notice appearing on the Syosset Central School District’s website earlier this month hinted that more involved community dialogues were looming: “The Board anticipated discussion and differences of opinion when it directed the Administration to seek public input. The Board believes this process can be transparent and healthy when the public has accurate facts. Unfortunately, a number of inaccurate statements have been circulating in the community, undermining this process. The District will shortly produce a “Questions and Answers” document to respond in writing to some of the questions residents asked at the public forums and to ensure the public remains factually informed. At every milestone in this process, the Board has held public meetings and/or discussions. The best way to remain accurately apprised of future developments is to follow the official communications of the District.” However, as of Tuesday, December 20 and the heated board meeting the night prior, no “questions and answers” document had been published by Syosset Schools. In a phone call on December 20 the Town of Oyster Bay office of public information confirms for the Advance that in January the Town Board will meet on Tuesdays, January 10 and 24. To date, the draft agenda of resolutions on January 10 did not indicate that the district’s deal with Basser-Kaufman or its related environmental impact study, an EIS, and the SEQRA process would be coming to the board’s purview immediately.

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