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BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

Uncontested elections aren’t uncommon in the various villages of The Five Towns. On Tuesday June 21, there will be elections held in the Villages of Lawrence, Woodsburgh, Hewlett Bay Park, and Hewlett Neck – all uncontested. For the Village of Lawrence, incumbents Joel Mael, the current deputy mayor, and Michael Fragin, currently a trustee, are running for the two trustee slots. Once the trustees are elected, the mayor appoints the deputy mayor. Fragin a Lawrence Village resident since 1999 has served on the board since 2008, is a former member of the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department, and has previously worked for Governor George Pataki. Among the issues in The Village of Lawrence, the lawsuit with Temple Israel has gotten the most notoriety. Fragin commented, “It’s unfortunate that the temple has resorted going to court and I don’t see how this will help expedite the project at all. “

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On the agenda for the new term, Fragin noted, are issues such as updating building codes, and focusing on operating losses at Lawrence country club’s golf and tennis facilities. “We lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to decline of membership,” Fragin said. “I’d like to see some more of our public property opened up like the area around Village Hall. Our current playground and park by the train station is overflowing and that’s wonderful, but we need to create some more areas. We want to continue to focus on the general issue of vil-

lage finances and keeping pace with the pension and health benefits costs that continue to escalate and rise every year, which put a strain on our budgetary positions. “ Fragin added that uncontested elections aren’t necessarily his preference. “I believe in con-

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Graduation Day Lawrence Woodmere Academy graduates Sarah Chome with Valedictorian Aaron Rosenthal at last week’s commencement. See full coverage of area private school graduations beginning on page A3. Photo by Vanessa Canner

5 Arrested For Assault At North Lawrence Deli BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Sanitation workers in Sanitary District One are working without a new contract and have been since the end of 2010 when the old one expired. Negotiations for a new contract have not made much progress in the six months since and recent talks were canceled due to scheduling conflicts on the part of the worker’s union, CSEA. District One sanitation workers are currently working under their previous contract which expired at the end of 2010, however under the state’s Taylor Law, public employees are prohibited from striking, requiring workers to

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A new lawsuit filed in federal court last week accused the Nassau County legislative redistricting plan of diluting the minority vote, particularly the lines proposed through northern Valley Stream and Elmont. Hempstead Attorney Fred Brewington filed a lawsuit stating that the Nassau County redistricting plan weakens the minority vote by violating the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a piece of national legislation that outlaws discriminatory voting practices. “The Voting Rights Act is in place to protect African Americans and Hispanics,” Brewington explained. “The Nassau County Legislature has adopted this plan in a hurry … and it’s negatively diluting the vote of African Americans and Hispanics. It’s hurting, not helping.” The current redistricting plan, which was passed by the Nassau Legislature on May 24, would have three legislators representing The Five Towns rather than one legislator. As previously reported, under the plan, Deputy Minority Leader John Ciotti’s Third District would gain portions of Hewlett and Woodmere, while almost all of Inwood, along with parts of Woodmere and Cedarhurst, will be moved into the new District 19, which will have a new legislator.

Five men have been arrested for the alleged May 30th violent assault of a 22-year-old man and his 43-year-old father near the Superette Food Market in Lawrence. The beating resulted in serious head injuries and hospitalizations for the victims, police said. The 22-year-old was walking to the deli after parking his car at 254 Lawrence Avenue, when one of the alleged perpetrators, Christopher Abel-Bey, 16, of Inwood, approached the victim, attempted to rob him, and began to punch and kick the victim, along with the four other alleged perpetrators. According to police, the victim’s 43-year-old father was beaten unconscious after reportedly coming out of the deli in an effort to defend his son. During

Ten percent of Nassau County residents’ total tax bill goes to police protection, according to recent advertisements on TV and in print from The Nassau County Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. “It’s 24 hours a day and you’re getting a great service for it,” defended James Carver, president of The Nassau County Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. Carver noted that they released the advertisement as a way to educate the public. “Right now public employees are front and center with the money we make and tax dollars. We just wanted to show what you’re paying and what you’re receiving. “ However, County Legislator Francis Becker voiced, “ From my point of view, that 10 per-

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Large, Happy Crowd Attends Annual Kulanu Fair

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

Thousands of Five Towners made their way down to Cedarhurst Park on Sunday for the 2011 Kulanu Fair. The fair, which raises money for Kulanu, a school that provides programming and assistance to special needs children in the area, featured a variety of rides, games, shops, food and other activities for kids. “The fair was started 10 years ago as a family picnic and it has grown to an annual community

event of over 2,500 people and it raises the much-needed funds for our programs,” Mindy Rosengarten, Kulanu’s Director of Development, said. “Our programs are incredibly expensive because every child with a disability has very specialized needs and deserves and gets quality services whether it’s therapeutic, educational, social, emotional needs. This fair brings everybody together for a fabulous day no matter what age, what race, whether your Jewish or not Jewish, religious or not religious.”

Children on the merry-go-round swing at the Kulanu Fair.

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Children ranging from toddlers to middle school enjoyed the fair, spending time on rides including the large slide, the merry-go-round swing, the “scat” ride, “flying dragoon,” spinning cups ride, as well as the many inflatable play areas and slides for the younger children. “My favorite ride was the slide because it goes really fast,” young Yari Sturm from Woodmere said. There were also many games for the kids to play including hoop shot, “plinko”, shuffle

board, ring toss, bowling ball roll and “frog flinger”. “I played the basketball game and won a lot of tickets,” Rob from Cedarhurst said. The event was run by volunteers, many of whom were regulars with the Kulanu organization. “We’re here volunteering and having a lot of fun,” Jason Gelnick said while walking through the fair with his “assistant” Steven Zaslowski. “It’s a great thing

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Sanitation Workers Are Without New Contract CONTINUED FROM P. A1 work under the previous contract until a new one can be negotiated. “Obviously they want more and obviously we would like them not to get more,” Sanitary District One General Council Nathaniel Swergold said. “Obviously we would like to hold the line in their new contract so that we can hold the line on taxes.” Under the old contract, on average, the 120 sanitation employees are getting paid $54,166, and receive a minimum of $11,187 in health insurance benefits, for an average salary and a benefits package of $65,353. Despite little progress having been made since the contract expired over six months ago, both sides have expressed that a lack of resolution is not uncommon.

“I think as long as both sides are talking to each other, there will be progress,” Sanitary District One General Council Nathaniel Swergold said. “This happens all of the time with the county, town, and villages.” “Negotiations are proceeding,” CSEA representative Richard Impagliazzo said. “We’re satisfied that there is good faith regarding the negotiations on both sides. Talks are cordial and professional. It’s not unusual for collective bargaining agreements to drag on. We’ve had negotiations that have dragged on for three years. The key with these is to keep at it and keep things on a professional level so that talks don’t disintegrate. We’re hopeful that things will work out. We certainly hope it doesn’t go into next year. I can’t give an estimate on it though.” At the Sanitary District One

Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday evening, Dominic Minerva, head of labor negotiations said that the CSEA negotiator has had to cancel a recent negotiating session due to scheduling issues, however they hope to have a new one scheduled by the end of June or July at the latest. A number of residents within Sanitary District One who have asked to remain anonymous have said that there have been issues recently with their trash pickup as trash collectors are sometimes not taking all of their trash and recycling, which residents assert that trash collectors have told them they were slowing down their work because they don’t have a new contract. Out of a fear of retribution from the collectors themselves, they have not brought up the issue to Sanitary District One ad-

ministrators. Assistant Superintendent George Pappas said residents should call and express their concerns because if not, they cannot assist with their problems. Pappas assured he would take any necessary disciplinary action of any complaints. District One Commissioner Frank Argento said that all of the sanitation workers are prescreened before being hired and are family men, and that citizens should not be afraid to file a complaint. Swergold commented that the trash collection issue may be a result of residents putting cans out at the wrong time. “Occasionally a homeowner will not have their waste in a can by the time we get there,” Swergold said. “It happens. So they forget and when they come home ten hours later, they look in the can and it’s there. We were already there. It’s their job to put it out there. I’m not saying that’s what happened. I’m just saying it’s a possibility.”

Uncontested Elections Set Tues. For Four Area Villages CONTINUED FROM P. A1 tested elections, I prefer a more interested populous. It’s a vote of confidence but I do think that when we enact budgets and set tax rates, about three people from the village show up. I think people should try and pay a little more attention. “ In an effort to keep the community engaged, Fragin said that he wants to continue updating the village website. “ I’d like for people to be able to pay parking tickets on the web and make it more user friendly -more openness and transparency. The more we put online, the more people know, and the more they can be engaged.” Mael, the current deputy mayor, first served on the board eight years ago as a trustee and has been a Lawrence resident for 22 years. Mael noted that the Temple Israel situation isn’t the only litigation that’s happening for The Village of Lawrence. Mezza On The Green at Lawrence Country Club reportedly hasn’t paid rent to the village in a year, resulting in a lawsuit. “Mezza has not paid rent in some time and our position in the village is that they need to pay rent. They have their own counterclaims that will be adjudicated in court,” Mael said. Come January 2012, Nassau County will be taking over the sewage treatment plant that’s been operated by Lawrence and Cedarhurst, according to Mael. “This is a win-win situation for both the village and the county. The sewage plant is terribly out of date and has requirements to be upgraded and maintained. Those upgrades would cost Lawrence in excess of $15 million. Since Nassau County has the Bay Park Plant that has an excess capacity (it runs over 60 million gallons of sewage a day and the capacity is 72 million)

and it’s a state of the art plant, it makes sense to combine sewage from our villages, which is about 3.5 million gallons.” The switch to the Bay Park Plant would also drop Lawrence residents’ taxes by an estimated 20 percent, Mael said. Apart from that, Mael noted mosquito spraying as a part of his agenda for the new term. “Bugs are making it almost unlivable on many days. Nassau County doesn’t do that anymore. We need to find a safe organic alternative even if we have to do it ourselves. We need to look into it to find out how we’re going to make quality of life in the village better.” As of 2009, there were an estimated 5,192 registered voters, according to Fragin. As of 2010, the total population in Lawrence is 6,483, according to US Census data. The elections will be held at Lawrence Village Hall on Tuesday June 21. Polls are open from 7am to 9pm. In Woodsburgh, Susan Schlaff, mayor since 1994, is running uncontested again for re-election. Gary Goffner was previously appointed to fill an unexpired trustee term and is running uncontested. Carl Cayne, incumbent, is also running for his trustee slot uncontested. In Hewlett Bay Park, Alex Salomon and Jake Levy are incumbents running uncontested for a two-year trustee positions. In Hewlett Neck, Brett Cooper and Michael Levine are also incumbents up for the trustee positions, uncontested. Woodsburgh and Hewlett Neck elections will be held at the Keystone Yacht Club located at 190 Woodmere Boulevard in South Woodmere from 12pm to 9pm. Hewlett Bay Park elections will be held at Village Hall from 12pm to 9pm. Village Hall is located at 30 Piermont Avenue in Hewlett.

Redistricting Lawsuit Charges Plan Dilutes Minority Votes CONTINUED FROM P. A1 Brewington noted that his case has support from an expert witness, sociology professor Andrew Beveridge from Queens College, to help prove that the redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act. “They’re joining communities [Elmont and Valley Stream] with communities that don’t have like interests [Woodmere and Inwood], as opposed to joining them with a town like Lakeview, which is a predominantly African American community between Elmont and Hempstead,” Brewington noted. There has not yet been any ruling on the case. Proceedings will continue on Monday. Diluting the minority vote, however, is not the only issue the redistricting plan is currently facing. William Biamonte, Democratic Commissioner of the Nassau County Board of Elections, has voiced concerns over supposed errors in the redistricting plan in a June 13 letter to the County Legislature. The letter noted that the Board of Elections is obligated to ensure the accuracy of the newly adopted boundaries and therefore needs to verify those boundaries of each district. The board, according to the letter, needs to make necessary adjustments to election districts. Audrey Kubetin, Nassau

County Democratic Committee Communications Director, said she, along with other Democrats, questions the lines set forth by the current plan. “Lines are specified on streets that don’t exist,” Kubetin noted. “There are addresses that aren’t where they’re supposed to be. In court we’re arguing that we cannot implement this plan until these problems are clarified.” Some Republicans, however, have noted that these are only minor errors that should not affect the plan as a whole. Seventh District Legislator Howard Kopel said that if there are any errors, “they are inconsequential.” This, he explained, is the result of the fact that the Democrats do not want to the redistricting to take place. “We’re not really sure if there are errors. They’re trying to find ways to say that the lines drawn are unconstitutional and saying they are technically incorrect,” Kopel said. “But there’s no big secrets about what’s going on here. It’s all really open.” County Attorney John Ciampoli directly responded to Biamonte’s letter on June 14, writing that his office with review the specifications presented by Biamonte. “I will inform you whether or not I will recommend to the Presiding Officer of the Legislature that he introduce a technical correction bill,” Ciampoli wrote.

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LWA Graduates “Unique, Perfect” Class of 2011 By VANESSA CANNER Standard Staff Reporter

hirty-three students, dressed in royal blue caps and gowns took the stage in a two-hour graduation ceremony last Friday afternoon at Lawrence Woodmere Academy that was ﬁlled with songs, performances and speeches, but mostly a huge sense of accomplishment. “As a class you have deﬁnitely enriched Lawrence Woodmere Academy and you leave us all better for you’re having been here,” said Upper School Director Shelley Silbering in her commencement address. “You have completed your task, your work here is done, and you leave here well prepared for the future ahead.” As hundreds of faces stared into his, Salutatorian Michael Grasberg addressed his class and said, “When trying to think of words to describe our senior class, I could say that we are unique — that would be appropriate. I could say that we are interesting and crazy or I can just say we are perfect. It might seem cliché, but the truth is our senior class is perfect…It is time to say goodbye, but let us always try to be good with our talents and use our ideas to do something worthwhile…Let’s celebrate our talents by putting them to good use.” After speeches from Valedicto-

The graduating class of 2011 rian Aaron Rosenthal and Grasberg, a couple of seniors put on performances to show their artistic talents. Madona Branch and Diamond Tillman sang “I Believe I can Fly” (R. Kelly), Melissa Gelin sang “I’ll Be There” (B. Gordy) and Greg Monaco, Yasin Muhammad and Desmond Hibbert sang an original piece they wrote and composed. “Those of us who came to know you as your teachers, we remember you as you began to move in the direction that has led to this moment,” said Headmaster Alan Bernstein to the graduating class. “While we share your excitement about moving forward we also see what makes

Photo by Vanessa Canner this a very special time in your lives, and that perspective causes us to smile both outwardly and inwardly.” Someone else who couldn’t stop smiling on the front lawn outside the school was Sloan Millman and his best friend since seventh-grade, Yasin Muhammad. “[I’m looking forward to] obviously making new friends who I hope can be just as good friends as Yasin,” Millman said. “But I’m going to miss all my friends…and the teachers here are unbelievable and I became very close with the people here. It’s bittersweet.” Muhammad and Millman will be attending different colleges next fall, but said their friendship

Graduate Madona Branch with her proud mother Madona Cole-Lacey Photo by Vanessa Canner won’t suffer. “We’ll visit each other a couple of times a year, no?” Millman said to Muhammad. “We’ll keep in contact through Facebook.” “I’m just looking forward to the opportunity to focus on all of the things I want to do; to take some time now to apply myself to things I always set out to do…but I’m deﬁnitely going to miss the people,” Muhammad said. “Between students and teachers…our school is very diverse, and has a lot of people from different backgrounds, so I’m going to miss that diversity.” In terms of moving forward, graduate Gabrielle Cayne is deﬁ-

New LWA grads Gabrielle Cayne and Emily Schulman Photo by Vanessa Canner

nitely ready to attend Miami University of Ohio, but is going to miss — and will never forget — her graduating class. “I am looking forward to my newfound independence, as every other college freshman, but I’m deﬁnitely going to miss my friends and my family,” Cayne said. “It’s going to be sad without everyone. I’m going to miss my comfort zone.” “I have met some of the best friends of my life here. My entire grade, if you ask anyone, would all say the same thing,” Cayne continued. “I can’t imagine not coming here and not seeing these faces everyday because it’s

honestly comforting to know all 32 other people in my grade are just as close to me as my sisters.” The graduates were ofﬁcially no longer high school students with big cheers and smiling faces as they walked down the auditorium stairs, along the aisles and out of the Lawrence Woodmere Academy doors to a new future. “As you get older, looking back can be a very valuable luxury. You will want to spend time with that perspective, and when you do, remember Lawrence Woodmere Academy. You grew up here, it will always be a part of your lives,” Headmaster Bernstein said.

Lawrence High School Announces Top Grads And Honorees

awrence High School announced the class of 2011 Valedictorian, Victoria Speziale and Salutatorian, Samantha Dunn. Speziale is president of the environmental club, treasurer of the Italian club and vice president of Tri-M Music honor society at Lawrence. She is also an active member of the national honor society, art club and FHA/FCCLA. She plans to study biology at SUNY Binghamton in the fall and hopes to become a speciﬁcally a rheumatologist, in the future. Dunn petitioned and formed the chess club for which she is president, and is an active member of the national honor society, national art honor society, the key club and school newspaper. She received the St. John’s University’s award for women in science, AP Scholar with Distinction Award and has an essay to be published in the Baron’s Art History Review book. Dunn plans to attend medical school to work toward becoming an oph-

thalmologist where she will undergo an extensive working program. In addition to the valedictorian and salutatorian, Brittany Beyer has been named the Lawrence High School Class of 2011 Honor Speaker. Beyer is president of the Homecoming Club, National Dance Honor Society, and Key Club, which is one of Lawrence High School’s largest and most active clubs. She is also a member of the executive board of Lawrence Model Congress, an active member of National Honor Society, and is a staff reporter for the school newspaper, the Mental Pabulum. In addition to writing for the school paper, Beyer also writes a column for the South Shore Standard about the many events that take place at Lawrence. She will attend Syracuse University Honors Program in the fall on a full academic scholarship where she will study international relations and political science.

Brittany Beyer, Lawrence High School Class of 2011 Honor Speaker

Salutatorian, Samantha Dunn

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New York State Senator Dean G. Skelos Majority Leader, (R, C, IP) 9th Senate District Voted AYE on Bill S2789-2011: Which would enact an agreement among the states to elect the President by national popular vote. The bill amends the current election law to make an interstate agreement among member states to award their electoral votes for president to the candidate that receives a majority of the popular vote

cast within all 50 states including Washington, D.C. The purpose of the bill is to reﬂect the will of the majority of voters who participated in the election by voting. The bill passed the Senate on June 7, where it was delivered to the Assembly and referred to the Election Law Committee. Voted AYE on Bill S4744A-2011: Which requires that a candidate’s town of residence be published at least six days prior to an election rather than his or her address. According to the bill, the

law currently requires the county boards of elections to publish the name and address of every candidate for public ofﬁce at least once in no less than two newspapers in the county prior to election. However, the address is unnecessary, according to the bill, because such information does not appear on the election ballot. The bill passed the Senate on June 7, 2011, where it was delivered to the Assembly and referred to the Election Law Committee. Voted AYE on Bill S3657-2011: To create the resultsNY.gov website, which will be initiated, operated and maintained by the state ofﬁce for technology in collaboration with the Advisory Council for Technology. Such a website will provide viewers with data and statistics to understand

the state’s regional and national performances relating to the economy, education, public safety, energy, housing and the environment. The bill passed the Senate on June 7, 2011, where it was delivered to the Assembly and referred to the Governmental Operations Committee.

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NASSAU COUNTY: State Route 24: Due to roadwork, two lanes in either direction may be closed in Hempstead between North Franklin Street and Munson Avenue between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily. Southern State Parkway: Two westbound lanes may be closed in Hempstead between the Meadowbrook Exits 22 and 17 in Valley Stream from 10:00 p.m. through 5:00 a.m. through June 17 due to roadwork and maintenance. South Shore Bridge Repair: Preventative maintenance bridge repairs on Meadowbrook State Parkway and Loop Parkway may cause trafﬁc in these locations. NY25 Between Glen Cove Road and Brush Hollow Road: These locations in North Hempstead Town and Oyster Bay Town in Nassau County will be experiencing concrete pavement repair which may cause trafﬁc throughout the day.

BROOKLYN: Belt Parkway at East 12th Street: NYCDOT bridge painting may cause the closing one of the three lanes to 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Saturday. This will continue through June 2011. Brooklyn Bridge: Due to the rehabilitation, repair and restriping of the ramps and approaches of the bridge, Manhattan-bound trafﬁc on the bridge will continuously be detoured to the Manhattan Bridge as needed for construction through 2014, as follows: Saturday from midnight to 7:00 a.m.; Sunday from midnight to 9:00 a.m.; and weekdays from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Belt Parkway at East 8th Street/Guilder Avenue: Through August 2011, NYCDOT bridge reconstruction may cause two of three lanes in each direction to be closed 1:00 a.m. through 6:00 a.m. Saturday and 2:00 a.m. through 8:00 a.m. Sunday. Belt Parkway over Ocean Avenue: Rehabilitation work by NYCDOT bridges through June 30, 2011 may cause the closing of one of three lanes in each direction 11:00 p.m. Friday through 6:00 a.m. Saturday and 11:00 p.m. Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Sunday.

QUEENS: Long Island Expressway between 48th Street and 84th Street: NYSDOT bridge painting may close a lane eastbound, from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. weeknights, midnight to 8:00 a.m. Saturdays and 1:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Sunday, through June 2011. A full closure one direction at a time for 15 minutes each hour may occur during early morning hours. Robert F. Kennedy Bridge: As of April 11, 2011, one of the three lanes on the Queens-to-Manhattan ramp of the RFK Bridge is closed around the clock until late fall while old concrete is drilled and removed and repairs are made. The other two lanes will remain open. Van Wyck Expressway (Kew Gardens Interchange) at Grand Central Parkway and 86th Avenue: NYSDOT roadway construction through March 2012 may cause lane closings 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. weekdays, 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. weeknights, midnight to 6:00 a.m. Saturdays and midnight to 10:00 a.m. Sundays.

JUNE 17 - 23, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD â&#x20AC;˘

Graduation

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Completion of Our Journeyâ&#x20AC;? For SKA Class of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11

By VANESSA CANNER Standard Staff Reporter

ith the turn of a tassel and throwing of a maroon cap, 69 excited girls ofďŹ cially graduated from Hewlettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stella K. Abraham (SKA) High School for Girls last Sunday morning. The ceremony was held at the DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys gymnasium in Woodmere, starting at 11:00 a.m. with speeches by Mr. Ken Zitter from the Board of Governors, Valedictorian Frumie Ganeles, Salutatorians Ratzel Kirsch and Jennifer Strauss and an insightful message from the Head of Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mrs. Helen Spirn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today marks the completion of our journey at SKA. Let us celebrate the past with an eye to the future so that we linger just longer to celebrate the joys of yesterday, but not so long as to lose our hope for tomorrow,â&#x20AC;? Ganeles said. Graduate Aviva Mansbach said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excited to move on from this chapter in her life, but she will always love and miss SKA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy that I graduated and I ďŹ nished school, but honestly, this is the best school that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve

Graduates Shirelle Weingarten, Reena Furst and Penina Hecht

Photo by Vanessa Canner been to,â&#x20AC;? Mansbach said, who has attended three different schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss everybody so much; this is the best grade ever; and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bittersweet.â&#x20AC;? Mansbachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend, Jamie Steinmetz followed up with, â&#x20AC;&#x153;On a scale from one to [10] how much Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss these people is a lot.â&#x20AC;? Both Mansbach and Steinmetz, along with their two other close friends Rachel Hersch and Ayelet Lerman, said they will miss the â&#x20AC;&#x153;calm and cool environmentâ&#x20AC;? of an all-girls school, but are excited to study in Israel next year before heading off to different colleges a year later. Almost all of the SKA gradu-

Best friends Talia Silverstein, Chaya Friedman and Yonina Liechtung Photo by Vanessa Canner

Graduating friends Avivav Mansbach, Jamie Steinmetz, Rachel Hersch and Ayelet Lerman Photo by Vanessa Canner ates study in Israel to further expand their knowledge and love for the Jewish faith, like Shirelle Weingarten who will be attend-

ing a Yeshiva in The Old City Jerusalem in Israel before Brooklyn College and Penina Hecht who will be attending Midresh-

et Tehillah in Jerusalem before Queens College. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to study, learn and tour,â&#x20AC;? both girls said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We go with a group of just girlsâ&#x20AC;ŚIt was interesting [going to school with just girls] but were very relieved to graduate high school, and so happy.â&#x20AC;? After the ceremony, all the graduates, parents, friends and administration gathered underneath a large tent with arched orange and green balloons and posed for celebratory pictures while snacking on chips, candy, chocolate babka and more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those bittersweet moments where you have four

Graduate Rachel Rose with her very proud grandfather Melvin Rose Photo by Vanessa Canner years of wonderful memories and experiences and watching these kids grow up and the combination of life-learning and schoollearning and then they leave,â&#x20AC;? said Principal of grades 9-10, Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Rothman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been a class that has always had a strong sense of unity and obviously that breaks up a little bit now that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re leaving and are all going to different places.â&#x20AC;? That wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the case for friends Talia Silverstein, Chaya Friedman and Yonina Liechtung, who are all attending Queens College after going to Israel to-

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Unity is The Theme for DRS Class of 2011

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

he guiding principle at the DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys in Woodmere is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Achdus,â&#x20AC;? which depending on the context means unity or solidarity. This was evident throughout

the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior graduation ceremony where its 72 member senior class was honored on Tuesday in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gymnasium. Faculty, as well as the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Keter Shem Tov Siyum Award winner gave speeches at the ceremony, all of which focused on Achdus as a central theme.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My class is really unique,â&#x20AC;? Salutatorian Shalom Willner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different from any other years because you never feel weird about going to someone else about something. You can always count on everyone else in the grade and

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DRS Graduates prior to receiving their diplomas.

Photo by Jonathan Walter

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5 Arrested For Assault At North Lawrence Deli CONTINUED FROM P. A1 this time, Abel-Bey allegedly went to the 22-year-old victim’s car and stole his cell phone, while another suspect, Marcell Haynes, 16 of Inwood, hit the 22-year-old victim over the head with a broomstick. The 22-year old victim and his father were transported to an area hospital and no updates on their condition are available, police said. Abel-Bey was charged with two counts of robbery first degree, gang assault second degree, assault second degree, two counts of robbery third degree, criminal mischief third degree, criminal mischief fourth degree, two counts of possession of a dangerous weapon in the fourth degree. Abel-Bey was arraigned on June 1. Haynes was charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree, assault in the first degree, gang assault in the second degree,

assault in the second degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, and possession of a dangerous weapon in the fourth degree. He was arraigned on June 6. Nicholas Belen, 18 of Inwood, Ricky McDuffie, 23, and the fifth defendant who is a juvenile, were also involved in the incident and have been arrested. Belen was charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree, gang assault in the second degree, assault in the second degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, and possession of a dangerous weapon in the fourth degree. Belen was arraigned on June 1. McDuffie was charged with robbery in the first degree, two counts of assault in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and criminal mischief in the fourth degree. McDuffie was arraigned on May 31.

Weekend Warriors Have a Weekday League of Their Own CONTINUED FROM P. A7 walk. Combine that with the league’s preference of using rubbery clincher softballs to avoid injuries, the most important aspect of the game has become ﬁelding the ball. One team that has struggled in that department is Justice League, which is captained by Lawrence resident Jordan Hiller and is made up almost entirely of Five Towns residents. Errors abounded in their game against the Bombers, also made up mostly of Five Towners, as they nearly succumbed to the ten run mercy rule in their 13-4 loss on Monday night. Michael Steinberg from New York City, captain of EGO, which is made up of Brooklyn and Five Towns players, also talked about his Monday game, including the conclusion of a

postponed extra inning game against Vanguard from the previous week. “We ﬁnished the end of an extra inning game which had been tied 3-3 in the eighth inning,” Steinberg said. “In the top of the inning they didn’t score and in the bottom of the inning I hit a single with the bases loaded for a walkoff win. In game two I came up again with the bases loaded I got the same hit again for two runs this time and we won 10-6.” Michael Kleiner, also from New York City and Captain of Vanguard, talked about his team’s recent Monday game against the league’s ﬁrst place team EGO where errors cost his team the game. “This week we had a tough game against the team with the best record in the league,” Kleiner said. “It was a hard loss

10-6 with some unfortunate errors by our left fielder who kept losing the ball under the Bay Park night-lights, which probably cost us the game. However, my team played great with an exceptional hitting performance by our center fielder. We are a newly formed team and week-by-week we are getting used to playing with each other. I see good things for us in the future as we continue to play together. We formed our team from employees of a bank called Vanguard Funding LLC located in Garden City. It seems that our infield is the strongest part of our team with our outfield needing some work and our hitting improving at a fast pace.” Both captains from Monday’s games were gracious towards the league for being able to provide a fun, and laidback

place for them to play softball “Most of the teams are good, even the ones with bad records,” Steinberg said. “Everyone is nice. We’re all close and good friends and it’s friendly yet competitive. Everyone respects the umpire, Dom DeRosa. No one argues other than when they are joking. I haven’t disagreed with one call the ump has made in all six games we’ve played this season. He’s a great ump. It’s very entertaining and fun and I think all of the teams feel that way.” “The umpire Dom Derosa has been very fair and calls a great game with a deep knowledge and love for the game of softball,” Kleiner said. “The commissioner, Evan Blackman, has been great too. He’s very passionate about his league and continuing it deep into the future.” Blackmon mentioned that residents interested in playing in the league can email him at Commish@crotonsoftball. com.

Large, Happy Crowd Attends Annual Kulanu Fair CONTINUED FROM P. A1 to do. I have friends in the Kulanu program and I help them every morning. We just love coming out here. We were working at the food court before. Steven was out here at 8:00 a.m. setting up the entire event.” We try to come every year,” Jason Frankel said while at the fair with his son Steven. “It’s great for our kids. We have two children. It’s a nice cause for the Kulanu kids, so it’s good to come for that. It’s just good all around and our kids have a fun time and it beneﬁts those in need.” Jeremy and Suri Feinberg attended the fair with their two children, both of whom have disabilities and take part in the Kulanu program. “My older son is in there enjoying the rides,” Suri Feinberg said. “He goes to public school and he has done very well and we’re happy with the help he gets there, but there are no rec-

Children enjoy the “scat” ride at the Kulanu Fair.

Photo by Jonathan Waltwer reational activities there that he can enjoy. He can’t really enjoy competitive sports or anything like that and what he gets to do is the recreational after school program with Kulanu. He gets to do bowling, cooking, yoga, and they play the Wii sometimes. He really enjoys it.” With ominous cloud in the sky all afternoon, it looked as if rain might threaten the fairs success, but it held off till after the event.

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cent is irrelevant. What a county taxpayer may be paying, people everywhere are saying county taxes are too high. Between 25 and 30 percent of the county’s budget goes to police services. We’re overtaxed. “ But, according to Carver, the problem, which deserves more focus, is private industries. “I think that what public employees are making are fairly negotiated…It’s when times are bad that everyone’s looking at what we make. What government should be doing is trying to protect what’s happening in the private sector. The Wall Street collapse, it effected so many people, losing jobs and benefits that they’ve earned, whether it’s a banking job or a car dealership or any type of job. Private employees want us to get screwed like they’re getting screwed.” In The Five Towns, there are a total of 14 sector cars patrolling the area day and night. “Essentially there is one police officer assigned to each patrol car and that would equate to a minimum of 14 officers assigned to The Five Towns at any given time,” explained Fourth Precinct Intelligence Analyst, Virginia Colombo. According to a recent statement from County Executive Edward Mangano’s office, Mangano is enacting a new police redeployment plan that is reported to save taxpayers over $9 million. The plan redeploys 166 employees, including 109 officers, 19 supervisors and 38 civilian employees. The officers currently handling clerical duties will be reassigned to the operation floor “to reduce overtime

while 15 newly hired clerks will perform clerical work.” Mangano is also planning redeployment of police officers from “back office” operations to patrol in various precincts. There’s also a planned reduction of supervisors in the applicant investigations unit, special unit, police academy, and medical administrative office. The statement noted, “Today’s redeployment will bring further savings while maintaining public safety.” In comparison, New York City and Suffolk County spend around the same as Nassau County. According to data from the New York City Office of Management and Budget, there was a total expenditure of $65.28 billion in 2010, and $4.7 billion was spent in total for the police department in 2010, which is 7.2 percent of the total expenditure. Robert Lipp, Deputy Director of Suffolk County’s Budget Review Office noted that about 9.2 percent of county wide taxes go to county’s police district. “However, five east end towns (which is 10 or 11 percent of total population) have their own police departments, I’d venture to say that it’s probably over 10 percent. “ Seventh District Legislator, Howard J Kopel maintained, “Numbers are numbers, whether it’s only 10 percent or five cents, it’s not relevant. Maybe it’s only fifty bucks per family, but once you start going down that road…for these police officers, it may not sound like a lot. For the poor people I talk to who are living in tiny homes, you charge them another $50, or $100 – that’s money.”

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JUNE 17 - 23, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD â&#x20AC;˘

Late Rally Gives Yeshiva League Crown to Eagles By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

awrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ateres Yaakov Eagles defeated Cedarhurstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HAFTR High School Hawks 6-5 in what was likely the most controversial game of the Yeshiva Softball League season to take the league championship for a second consecutive year, beating HAFTR to take the crown both times. Down 5-2 to start the bottom of the last inning, the Eagles began to mount a comeback. After scoring one run to make it a 5-3 game, Eagles coach Tsvi Hershenor put in pinch hitter Asher Leyman to hit for his pitcher. Leyman then failed to announce himself as a pinch hitter to the umpire and HAFTR coach Ari Glazer protested the game after

Ateres Yaakov with the Yeshiva Softball Championship Trophy after defeating HAFTR 6-5 in the Final

Photo by Jonathan Walter they would need me. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done it without the whole team. It feels great. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ecstatic right now.â&#x20AC;? Two batters later, Avi Korman came through with a single that drove in Leyman and earned the Eagles a walkoff victory and the Yeshiva League Championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very nervous, but I knew we could do it,â&#x20AC;? Korman said after his game winning hit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had the confidence and as the captain and leader of this team I had to step up and do it. It was amazing. This team is amazing. I told them before the game that they

board, Leyman took advantage of having two runners in scoring position when he launched a game tying double into the outfield. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was upset that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start,â&#x20AC;? Leyman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was told afterward that I was supposed to start, but that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t because they knew that

Leyman was still allowed to hit. With two outs on the

An Ateres Yaakov player waits for his pitch

Photo by Jonathan Walter

Weekend Warriors Have a Weekday League of Their Own By JONATHAN WALTER

had to step up and every one of them came to play.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a big win but the guys came through in the clutch,â&#x20AC;? Hershenor said of his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seventh inning comeback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They got big hits and came through. The team had an unbelievable season. There was a lot of pressure on them after they won the championship last year. We lost our star pitcher after last season, so it was tough on these guys, but they won it.â&#x20AC;? HAFTR got things started early, scoring three runs in the first two innings on the strength of

HAFTRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelby Rosenberg thinks twice as he rounds second base in the fifth inning

Photo by Jonathan Walter

Cedarhurst Little League Playoffs Underway By JONATHAN WALTER

Standard Staff Reporter

eekend warriors in The Five Towns now have a place to play softball on Monday and Tuesday nights. In its second season, the amateur Croton Softball League is turning into a big success. From only four teams last season to eight (and soon to be ten) this season, the league is growing by leaps and bounds. Commissioner Evan Blackmon as well as regular umpire Dom DeRosa have helped produce an accessible softball league for Five Towns business and family men who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let go of their inner ball player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started last May and most of our guys are from The Five Towns,â&#x20AC;? Blackmon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had four teams last year. They are all diehard softball players who would travel all over to Brooklyn and New York City, so we decided to start a league here. It was such a big hit that we expanded to eight teams this season. Croton Watches sponsors us and they give out watches to the MVP and the league champions.â&#x20AC;? Blackmon said five of the teams in the league are made up of players from The Five Towns,

made the protest and the ump said it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t important. After the game he made a call to the league and based on their decision, they got the victory. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather win without a controversy and I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been totally thrilled if were awarded the victory that way, but I did what a manager was supposed to do. That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take away from what Ateres did. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win the game on that one play. They won it on a bunch of solid plays. You live and learn and as far as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m concerned all of the guys at HAFTR are winners.â&#x20AC;?

two sacrifice fly balls, one by Shelby Rosenberg in the top of the first and a second by Aryeh Pienko. With both teams playing some small ball throughout the game, the Eagles drove in a runner of their own on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second and the another in the bottom of the fourth when Shimon Puderbeutal hit a triple to deep left field. After Rosenberg drove in another run on an RBI single in the top of the fifth to make it 4-2, Dovi Grosser added another in the top of the sixth with a deep drive to center field that went so far he was able to round the bases for a home run. That set the stage for the seventh inning controversy and Ateres Yaakovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comeback win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a very well played game and you have to give credit to Ateres Yaakov,â&#x20AC;? Glazer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They hung in until the end of the game. Some may have though we had the game in the bag, but not me. You have to play every out. Ateres Yaakov isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid to come from behind and they have a lot of heart. My guys played hard. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re disappointed, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it goes.â&#x20AC;? Glazer also spoke about the controversial substitution and his reaction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a manager I have to do everything at my disposal to make sure the game is being called the right way,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I

fter another successful regular season, Cedarhurst Little Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playoffs are underway and things got started this week as the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minors players (ages 8-10) began their semi-final match ups on Monday with num-

Neil Osrof takes a big cut as his team, The Bombers took on The Justice League in a Croton Softball League game. Photo by Jonathan Walter

Stefanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Florist pitcher Cole D. from Woodmere makes a pitch. Photo by Jonathan Walter ber one seed Stefans Florist defeating FM Mason 9-6 at Cedarhurst Park followed by Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game where number two seed Tamburinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defeated number three seed Atlantic Beach Deli 6-4. In Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, FM Mason jumped out to 2-0 lead in the in the first inning, but Stefanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got

while the other three are a mix of players from New York City and Brooklyn. League participants range from their mid twenties to late forties and early fifties and most of the hitters are sluggers who come to bat looking to hit and not draw a

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FM Mason pitcher John L. from Woodmere throws a pitch down the pipe. Photo by Jonathan Walter

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Pension Reform and Employment Reform

he Assembly and State Senate will adjourn for the summer after June 20th. For most in our state legislature, legislating is a part-time job, maybe 90 days a year. This comes from the days of yore when it took a week to travel to Albany by mule and when most New Yorkers earned their livelihoods in agriculture. Being away from the farm for too long wasn’t good for the crops or the cows. Governor Cuomo brought an ambitious array of legislation before both bodies this session and got a lot done on a bi-partisan basis as we’ve noted in this space previously. Last week, towards the tail end of this session, the Governor has floated the idea of pension reform. That this issue was brought up at the very end shows both the level of priority this issue has commended in the Governor’s mind (although, in fairness, passing a balanced budget on time along with ethics reform and a tax cap are solid achievements) and the level of realistic expectation he has for its passage before the current session ends. Maybe our elected representatives could squeeze in an extra week or two here? What the Governor has proposed is similar to what Chris Christie has been pushing in New Jersey: Abolishing the use of padded overtime in the final years of employment along with unused sickleave and vacation days to compute and artificially inflate pension benefits; Excluding salaries above that of the Governor and employees couldn’t get their pensions until they turn 65 instead of the current 62 and 57 for teachers. Pension contributions by employees would possibly increase to six percent a year from the current miniscule three percent. One key component driving the explosion in pension costs for all governments is health care. Free, lifetime coverage for the retiree and dependents is consuming a huge chunk of the nut above the pensions themselves. This would only apply to new hires and have no effect whatsoever on current state employees. In New York City the pension tab has ballooned from $1.1 billion a year a decade ago to $8.4 billion this year which has been sucking the life out of the budget for even basic services. While these proposed changes are bold by New York standards, even if the legislature passed Cuomo’s reforms lock, stock and barrel, the savings to New Yorkers would not be realized for decades. It wouldn’t do much to alleviate today’s problems. Meanwhile in the private sector most folks are not hedge fund billionaires. Far from it. The Average Joe is earning well under $100K a year and has precious little saved in IRAs, 401Ks and private pension plans. Free lifetime paid health insurance? Not a prayer. Public Sector unions cite the supposed superior earning opportunities in the private sector to justify generous public sector retirement benefits, but the unions’ numbers are really fuzzy math. Many public sector jobs pay quite well, especially at the supervisory and managerial levels, particularly when you factor the benefits package in both during employment and after retirement. Many in the private sector may not even have a retirement option. Recent news reports are projecting that many will have to work through their 70’s just to keep bread on the table. The state has as many as 294,000 employees on the payroll and eligible for pensions down the road. This doesn’t include New York City and suburban workers. Contrast this with Florida which has only 170,000. That employees contribute only three percent or maybe eventually six percent to their pensions annually is overly generous and actually abusive to the taxpayers. Free health insurance? Who in the private sector enjoys this benefit today? To realize real relief will require not just the modest Cuomo changes to the pension system, but a fundamental realignment and reassessment of the entire employment and retirement package. Public employees should be paying half their current and future health insurance costs at a bear minimum. Pension contributions should be at least 25 percent. If the general public (those born after 1960) have to wait until 67 to collect Social Security, then that should be the state pension benchmark as well, not 62 or 65. We also need to reduce the size of the public sector workforce. There are far too many people pushing around far too much meaningless paper. The cost of public sector workers is growing like Godzilla and rampaging across the landscape. What New York needs is a whole lot less government on just about every imaginable level. This should go hand in hand with a reduction in government red tape and regulations, which choke initiative and entrepreneurship, dissuade investment and drive businesses, wealth and young people to points South and West. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 37 percent of all new American jobs created since 2009 were created in Texas, or 265,300 of 722,200 nationwide. New York only created 98,000. California is down 11,400. Why Texas? No state income tax for starters. Tort reform. Small government. Minimal regulations. Unions can’t be imposed on businesses or individuals. More than one million New Yorkers left here in the past decade. Too much government, an exorbitant cost of living, oppressive taxation and bad weather are among the reasons. New York has to get with the program or get left behind.

A DEMOCRATIC VOICE

IT’S TOUGH BEING A DEMOCRAT LATELY By David M. Freedman

t is tough being a Democrat lately. Congressman Anthony Weiner’s adventures in Twitterland bring focus to what I said in my last article. An elected official’s job is to provide service. When ego gratification or self-serving interests get in the way, that elected official has got to go. As for personal peccadilloes, they serve nobody well. So Tony – GO! Nothing more be said on this matter. As I wrote in my last piece in this paper, I described seven issues that I believe to be of paramount concern to voters right now. Those issues were (1) Education, (2) Income Tax Relief, (3) Property Tax Relief, (4) Improving Local Areas, (5) Transportation, (6) Health Care and finally (7) Going Green. We as South Shore Long Islanders know that the burdens of taxation are sucking the very life out of us. And although our politicians talk about lower taxes as if it is a mantra, it detracts from the reality known as government mismanagement. This cuts across all governmental levels and

David M. Freedman has been a resident of Cedarhurst for 12 years. He is a business owner in the Five Towns and is currently the President of the Five Towns Democratic Club. He is a published author of a novel “A Butterfly on the Gowanus Expressway” and he maintains a political blog called Federal Follies located on the web at http://thefederalfollies.blogspot.com. He is married with two children and is active in the community both politically and socially.

through all political parties in governmental positions. But what does governmental mismanagement actually entail? If you and I were to apply for a line of credit, a mortgage or even a credit card, we have to pony up to the scrutiny that the bank will look at how we spend our money. This occurs before they will lend us any more. That’s basic business. It makes sense. Why should a bank lend money to someone who doesn’t pay his bills in a timely fashion. All can agree with this concept. When you are burdened by tremendous credit card debt, you cut up the credit card! Pretty basic stuff! When you get laid off, you cut back. You don’t buy a new car, when you are out of work. If a business’ cash ﬂow is poor, they don’t expand. Again, pretty basic. Right? Except if you are government. Government can live in deﬁcit and does. How? Look at your Property Tax bill. Look at your School Tax bill. Look at how many Special Districts you are paying taxes to. Why should I pay a separate tax to a Sanitation District when the Town of Hempstead can provide the same service for less? And that includes our beloved backyard pickup services experienced in much of The Five Towns. Why should my water service be provided by an out of state company, when it could be managed locally? I know when we sit around our synagogues and churches and VFW halls and the like, we all talk about it with the frustration of those who believe that nothing can be done. So I refer you to a website for a very important organization that will help you make some sense of this mess. Please take a look at http://www.resd.info/ RESIDENTS FOR EF-

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LEGISLATIVE VOICE

NASSAU’S NEW PARADIGM By Francis Becker

omething happened in county government this past year which is unique and profound in its impact on the taxpayer and county politics. Usually, when a new administration comes into office as with Ed Mangano over a year ago, the following is what normally happens: Whatever the past sins of the prior administration, they would be fleshed out and criticized in the media. The fiscal mess they left behind would be broadly publicized. The new administration would then say, that he or she was left with such a mess they were forced to raise taxes. And, of course, the increase in taxes would be pinned on the prior administration and the taxpayer should take its anger out on that prior administration not the new. Then the new administration wouldn’t raise taxes after that and they would be heroes when they ran for re-election. This is exactly what former County Executive Tom Suozzi did when first elected to office. He raised taxes by 25 percent and also imposed an energy tax, claiming he was forced to do so because of the fiscal mess Tom Gulotta left him. Tom Suozzi is not the only one to use this format

Fran Becker is a member of the Nassau County Legislature and was most recently the Republican Candidate for Congress in the district which includes the Five Towns.

when first elected, it has been a common practice throughout the political landscape at all levels of government for decades. Rarely would anyone deal squarely with the systemic problems within government such as the high cost of personnel salaries and wages, waste, incompetence and so on. However, after County Executive Ed Mangano defeated Tom Suozzi and took over the reins of county government — and with the support of the new Republican Legislative Majority — Mangano pledged he would not raise taxes no matter the size of the fiscal mess left by his predecessor. It was then that a new paradigm was born in Nassau County government and politics. The days of doing business the way it was done in the past, were over. Mangano pledged not to raise taxes during the campaign and he is keeping that promise. In addition to not raising taxes, he also killed the energy tax. My colleagues, including Howard Kopel, and I proudly voted in favor of ending this regressive tax. Can you imagine how this tax would have hurt Nassau families especially during the most recent dramatic rise in energy prices? True, the prior County Executive and the Democrat Majority left this county in a fiscal mess the likes of which it has never known before. They had spent down the surplus, agreed to generous municipal contracts and did nothing to fix the assessment mess despite having spent $60 million to overhaul it. Then to add insult to injury,

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his article is the first thing ever written on my new netbook. I had not intended on replacing my laptop, upgrading as the case may be. When the hard drive on my laptop died, however, taking all of my information along with it, making this purchase was less of a luxury and more of a necessity. Like a new sports car, my netbook is shiny, exciting, not for the kids and smells funny. It is small enough to fit in my purse, only making me laugh at the Commodore 64 many of us used as children. I have vivid early memories of our first family computer. Arriving in more boxes than I could have ever imagined, my brother closed his door assembling it all on his own, in a way only he could. In contrast, this machine is so compact that my fingers keep slipping off the cute little keys and it is taking me some time to find my way. Being one of the dumbest smart people I know, having limited computer acumen is often frustrating. My husband serves as our in-house IT department, with a costly hourly rate. While I am comfortable with the programs I use often, I turn to him and to my daughter for technical assistance. The ease with which my children use technology never ceases to amaze me, my toddler even able to play music on the i-Pad. Sad but true, she’ll probably beat me at Angry Birds before she speaks complete sentences. Of course, my enjoyment of the new toy should not minimize the moment it was determined that my trusted laptop was dead. I took the news well, quickly learned the term “data retrieval,” understanding that such a service came with a hefty price. “Is everything backed up?” was a question I heard too many times in one day, becoming increasingly irritated with each person who decided to play Monday morning quarterback. I appreciate that it is an obvious question to ask, but that does not make it any less irritating. When I responded that, “No,” I had not backed up my work periodically, or even at all, I was met by faux-sagacious eyes that if they could speak would have condescendingly said, ‘Oh, Miriam, if only…’ Who thought that was original? As I have said to my husband before, ‘There is no point in your being upset with me – I’m so angry with myself as it is that I am doing a good enough job for both of us.’ Often, that just brings a conversation to a complete close. Just imagine that line as a facial expression. Most if not all I have published can be recovered on the internet and I recently synced my Blackberry, allowing me to recreate a fair amount of lost data. The years of pictures, however,

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Miriam L. Wallach,

MS.ed., M.A., has been writing “That’s Life” for close to five years. She lives in Woodmere with her husband and six children and can be found all week long on her blog at www.dearthatslife.com.

JUNE 17 - 23, 2011 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

THE LEGENDARY DANNY O’DOUL

Everyone Loves You When You’re Legendary anese Hot Dog Champion) to scarf down 58 Nathan’s hot dogs on July 4th, but chart and predict the volatile movements of the precious and industrial metals market with amazing accuracy, cook a four-course gourmet meal in the time it takes most women to make pancakes, and perform a live set of authentic soul, blues rock with the energy of the Rolling Stones, unique primitive quality of Howling Wolf and the unbridled raw sexuality of Tom Jones. If these unique qualities are impressive – and, I believe they are – I amply demonstrate each day that I am, indeed, Legendary – and not in the way some Eastern European “nobleman” is a “prince” because he decided to one to apply for a royal estate from the back of the Estonian edition of “Maxim Magazine.” In a world when everybody can be a “somebody” on Wikipedia, it takes a real man’s man to be a real man, and a genuine legend. Therefore, you might ask yourself, now, “Self, why is O’Doul blowing off and tooting his own horn like the legendary late trumpeter, Harry James, trying to blow Skippy’s Super

This is The Legendary Danny O’Doul signing off and wishing you, my readers, good health, peace of mind, judicious inoffensive tweets, and the great success at respecting yourself enough to become “legendary” in every thing you do!

Chunky Peanut Butter out the end of his gleaming horn?” Well, I will be very candid with you, dear reader – I have during this past month been confronted by vulnerable mortality – suffering from one of the most devilish physical maladies, even more so than the gout – the universallyfeared, Sciatica – a pounding sensation spanning the lower back, traveling the tush, rushing down both the rear and front thigh, accelerating into the calf and shin and ending up in a piercing pain in the instep – even when wearing the Italianate leather loafers which I am partial to wearing without socks! So, you thought being The Legendary Danny O’Doul is so easy – NOT! Each and ever day is a struggle to survive even greater than the chump-change, self-inflicted trials and tribulations of Anthony Weiner – who is now so down and out, that even President Obama (a man accustomed to self-inflicted troubles) is mercilessly “advising” Weiner to step down. Well, at least Weiner is fit and trim and probably isn’t affected by Sciatica! And, even Wiener is approaching ”legendary” status – as a legendary gross-out joke! Well, maybe my Sciatica is tolerable after all – my now ubiquitous cane makes me look distinguished and, at least, I still have my dignity!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Response to Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s article “On Flood Insurance and Israel” To The Editor: I am a member of the organized community group in Valley Stream opposing FEMA’s 2009 adoption of flood maps resulting in areas of our village being categorized as high risk flood zones. These are areas with no historical incidents of coastal flooding or valid scientific data supporting such a categorization. Rep McCarthy I have read your article in The South Shore Standard and find nothing new in your approach and comments since you were initially contacted for assistance with problems with FEMA. Perhaps you could take a moment and answer the following questions for myself and other “victims” of FEMA. 1- Why have you not introduced legislation calling for the immediate rescission of FEMA’s 2009 flood maps? 2- As FEMA’s implementation of the 2009 maps enables FEMA and the insurance companies to collect premiums with almost no possibility of payouts for claims, why didn’t you call for a Congressional hearing on this situation and for legislation to recoup monies for FEMA’s victims from the windfall profits being obtained by the insurance companies and FEMA? (Please remember that you were in the majority when the FEMA problem first arose). 3- What steps have you taken to arrange for a meeting between you, members of our organization, the director of FEMA and the President to discuss this problem in depth? (I would think that a Democrat with congressional seniority such as yourself would be able to arrange such a meeting. The President can correct this problem instantly as FEMA is under his jurisdiction.). 4- Why was an area of South Los Angeles with the identical FEMA problem as Gibson re-

moved from the high risk designation shortly after a TV broadcast focusing on that problem while Gibson has not received such relief? (Look at Brian Williams news broadcast of March 16. 2010 entitled “The Fleecing of America” on NBC) Rep. McCarthy, in eighteen months the lives of many of your constituents will be adversely impacted by a federal agency in serous debt with an eye on a new cash cow, Valley Stream. In Valley Stream there are approximately 2,500 homes affected by FEMA. I, and the other victims, wish you well in taking an aggressive posture in dealing with a serious problem. Remember we only have eighteen months.

Joseph B. Margolin Valley Stream

More Liberals Than You Think To the Editor: Associate Editor Susan Varghese’s article “Houses of Worship Looking to Shed Land, Property” [June 10-16 2011] highlighted the ongoing struggles of many faith communities with the demographic changes and challenges of The Five Towns and beyond. I would take issue with the contention of the President of Temple Israel, as quoted in the article, that they are the last “liberal temple” in The Five Towns. They may be the last temple afﬁliated with Reform Judaism in the Five Towns, but they are not the last of the liberal congregations. Congregation Beth Emeth in Hewlett has been providing a liberal, progressive, open-minded alternative Jewish experience for Jews and non-Jews of the Greater Five Towns for almost twenty years as an afﬁliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Movement. Congregation Beth Emeth offers myriad activities, including Adult Education, Book Club, Film Series, Lectures and our new one day per week “Jewish Experience”

education program in addition to warm and inviting opportunities for spiritual search and growth. We are proud to serve as a vibrant, liberal synagogue serving The Five Towns and surrounding communities and will continue to do so for many years to come.

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GIVING DADS THEIR DUE AND FIGHTING ‘KUGELEXIA’

ather’s Day is this Sunday. Around these parts Mother’s Day seems to be a bigger deal – mothers get taken out for brunch or dinner, flowers, jewelry and other gifts are procured and no end of sentimentality is gushed forth. In many households being a mother is a tough row to hoe and much praise for mothers is wholly justified. Dads on the other hand tend not to want too big of a deal made about them. Many fathers take the quiet, stoic approach to their paternal duties and become self-effacing when confronted with the specter of any attention. Father’s Day is also when an annual ritual of tie and polo shirt purchases (which invariably are either retuned, gather dust or look ridiculous) get made along with no end of tzotchkes of no discernable utility and gallons of men’s cologne that will ultimately gather dust in medicine cabinets. In our area, which is very expensive to live in, many fathers engage in backbreaking commutes combined with exceedingly long hours of toil beneath the fluorescents in the vertical filing cabinets we call office buildings. Dads endure no end of corporate politics, endless, mindless meetings and corporate travel. To say a 40-hour week is the exception and not the rule is an understatement. And after fathers eventually get home, thanks to the miracles of modern technology, they are expected often to keep the ball moving on whatever projects they left behind when they hopped on the 7:30 eastbound train. Be-

tween all this they make time for the kids and even an hour or two for their harried spouses. There is a quiet heroism that comes from decades of self-sacriﬁce and often even self-abnegation that many fathers often are not recognized for. In this remote-control, mouse-click age, the commitment, responsibility and stick-to-itiveness demonstrated by dads every day when it would be far easier and perhaps much more fun to just run off and ﬂake out is truly inspiring and worthy of all possible praise for a least one day a year. Raising the next generation isn’t easy and it’s not for the faint of heart but without it we’d have no stable society and no posterity. So while it often takes two parents, we shouldn’t forget the fathers who often eschew attention. Sometimes the best way to express it is just the simple way, “Thanks Dad.”

Food as a Drug Our neighborhood suffers from addictions and abuse but contrary to what you might expect, drugs and alcohol are probably not foremost among them. What afﬂicts vast segments of our population here in The Five Towns is overeating and over indulging. In the Orthodox community this can been evidenced by the profusion of eateries, takeout, catering and grocery establishments. Go to Rockville Centre and there is a bar every other storefront that may serve food, here it is food places that probably only serve just more food and has no bar. The heavy eating culture takes off in earnest on Thursday evenings at places specializing in Cholent – a Jewish type of stew-

slash-chili that is slow cooked for many hours and comprising beef, beans, barley and potatoes. No clubbing for Five Towns men – they can be found in droves scarﬁng down enormous plates of Cholent, often topped with freshly carved Shwarma (a type of Souvlaki) beginning at 10:00 p.m. and running well past 1:00 a.m. at places like Delicious Dishes in Woodmere and Mauzone and Carlos & Gabby’s in Lawrence. This gets followed by a Thanksgiving-sized dinner on Friday nights in “honor of the Sabbath.” On Saturday mornings many will start-off at a “Kiddush Club” at 10:30, followed by a Kiddush smorgasbord at 11:30 and then lunch at 12:30 or 1:00. A “third meal” around 8:00 p.m. is then followed by a post-Sabbath run for ice cream and/or pizza. All you have to do is lay out a table with food in front of Jews and they attack it as though it were their last meal. Want a crowd? Advertise food. Two weeks ago I attended a “destination Bar Mitzvah” at a swank hotel in Westchester held over 30-plus hours from Friday afternoon thru Sunday morning. I lost count of the food somewhere after the eighth meal/buffet. Passover programs in Florida, Arizona and the Caribbean are deemed a failure unless food reaches wretched excess proportions. Ditto with celebrations like weddings and organizational dinners. If the Iranians really want to defeat Israel and the Jewish people, forget terror or nukes. All they really need to do is put out a free daily shmorg and we’ll be stupeﬁed to a level of inertia and inaction.

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Rabbi Elliot Skiddell Congregation Beth Emeth Hewlett www.rcbe.org

Doesn’t Meet Standards To the Editor: I had hopes, having read the initial issues of The South Shore Standard, that your paper would provide a family-safe reading forum. Unfortunately, with the gutter humor that prevailed in your June 10 issue, I am forced to conclude the opposite. From the “Hope N’ Change” cartoon to the “Late Night Humor” section, you seemed bent on plumbing the Anthony Weiner incident for every possible laugh. You evinced no shame in using vulgar language to produce those laughs. Such language has no place in a family newspaper, and a newspaper that resorts to such language does not meet the minimal “standard” necessary for entry into my home.

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CORRECTIONS: In an article about the Shavuot holiday that appeared in our June 3rd issue we quoted an area resident by the name of Elisheva Taitz. Unfortunately we misspelled her name. We regret the error.

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HOUSE & HOME • FASHION & FEATURES

Summertime is Grilling Time A Local Barbeque Guide for Meat, Grills and Tools

BY JORDAN FRIEDMAN

hilling outside with the smell of hot dogs wafting in the air and the sizzle of a hamburger as it hits the grill is a favorite summer scene. Long Island residents are already making this scenario a reality as they host barbecues with friends and family. Whether it is food such as chicken or red meat, or equipment like grills, spatulas or tongs, The Five Towns features several merchants where residents can find some great meat products and cookware for the ideal summer barbecue.

Gourmet Glatt

According to Carlos, the manager of Five Towns Kosher Meats, the shop sells plenty of cuts that would benefit a customer who wishes to host his or her own barbecue for a large crowd. “Any kind of barbecue stuff you need, we sell it,” he said. “Hamburgers, hot dogs, anything you want. All kinds of chicken, too.” Carlos said that one of the most popular items that he would recommend for this summer’s barbecues is a split filet without the bone. He also noted that skirt steak and beef ribs are two other items of which customers have been particularly fond. The store is located on 1324 Peninsula Boulevard in the Peninsula Shopping Center. (516) 791-9877

The meat department at Gourmet Glatt, located in Cedarhurst and under the kosher supervision of Vaad Hakashrus of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway, consists only of kosher meats: juicy steaks, fresh chick- Hewlett Fish Market en and a variety of chops. According to Rabbi Berel Swordfish, tuna, salmon Wolowik, who runs the meat department, Gourmet Glatt and halibut are four items has more than 300 meat products available, including at Hewlett Fish Market that organic meats, bison, pre-seasoned meats and poultry. manager Chris McManus “We have every type of meat that can exist in the ko- recommends for a summer sher meat industry,” Wolowik said. He added that he barbecues, noting that all of typically sees different types of meat purchased in the summer, when customers primarily purchase steaks, than in the winter, when customers mostly buy roasts. Wolowik recommends Gourmet Glatt’s prime rib steak for summer barbecues. Additionally, he believes a skirt steak would be a big hit for a large crowd of guests. But, he noted, there are plenty of options. Although a variety of steak and meat sauces are available at Gourmet Glatt – and hundreds are available in general – Wolowik said marinating the steak in a sauce is not always necessary. “It’s a matter of prefA Weber classic charcoal grill with erence,” he said. “A lot flame ignition available at Ace Hardware. of people just like adding

Williams-Sonoma

A variety of cooking tools for the grill at Williams-Sonoma.

Peter Luger’s Old Fashioned Steak Sauce at Smitty’s Superette. salt and pepper and enjoying the flavor of the steak.” Still, he acknowledged that a teriyaki sauce or grilling steak sauce can benefit one’s cooking. Gourmet Glatt is located at 137 Spruce Street in Cedarhurst. (516) 5692662

Smitty’s Superette and Deli On West Broadway at the Cedarhurst-Woodmere border sits Smitty’s Market. In the back of the store full of groceries is a meat counter, providing some of the finest meat in The Five Towns. Vinny Kmin, the store manager, said that the store sells a wide array of meats: porterhouse, shell and skirt steaks, as well as veal and other chops. Kmin said Smitty’s often recommends that its customers purchase and marinate their steaks in Peter Luger’s steak sauce. “For the steak, it’s definitely the best,” he said. Smitty’s has been a part of the local community for over 37 years. In addition to steak, Smitty’s has other summer barbecue necessities; not only sauces but also snacks, fruits and vegetables to ensure that nobody leaves hungry. Smitty’s is located at 700 West Broadway in Woodmere. (516) 295-1020

Williams-Sonoma sells top quality, upscale cookware and cooking tools, which manager Sheila Darcy said would be ideal for a summer barbecue. “We offer the full line [of cookware]; cleaning tools, utensils to use at the grill, lighting equipment for the grill, all kinds of cooking

Chicken shish kabob skewers at Gourmet Glatt for $6.99/lb. these items “grill very well.” This Hewlett store provides fresh fish that one can serve as a tasty alternative to red meat or poultry. “There are definitely more sales of fish during the summer,” McManus said. “You see more fish being grilled, especially swordfish.” McManus also noted that the best way to grill a fish is to first brush it in olive oil, season it and add salt and pepper, and then – when making the final turn of the fish on the grill – putting sauce on it. He suggests a teriyaki sauce or even simple Italian dressing, noting that they add some flavor and work very well. In terms of equipment, McManus explained, “you really don’t need too much.” He noted that the most important part of grilling a fish is that the cook makes sure he or she sprays the grill beforehand and especially to let it cook for at least two or three minutes before lifting it off the grill and turning it. Hewlett Fish Market is located at 1332 Broadway in Hewlett. (516) 374-2401

Ace Hardware

Located in Hewlett, this butcher shop provides a wide range of meats for the summer, from chicken to steak to ribs. Five Towns Kosher Meats is a Glatt Kosher-approved meat market, under the supervision of Rabbi Mayer Steinberg, and has been owned and operated by a local family for over 60 years.

A new store in Hewlett, Ace Hardware has all of the equipment needed to ensure the perfect summer barbecue. According to store manager Justin Hay, the store has “all accessories” that are essential to grilling. Not only equipment but also grills of a variety of colors, sizes and styles as well. Hay said he would recommend any Weber grill, either charcoal or gas. “They are built better, and they last longer,” he said. The current top selling Ace Hardware gas grill, however, is the Ducane Affinity 3100 Propane Gas Grill, which

Boneless Ribeye steak at Gourmet Glatt for $14.99/lb.

Seasoned beef kabobs at Gourmet Glatt for $7.49/lb.

Five Towns Kosher Meats

costs $299. On the other hand, in terms of charcoal grills, the Weber Black Performance Grill, which costs $329, is top selling. According to the store’s website, gas grills are easier to ignite and require no waiting time for the fire to start, and include control knobs to help the chef control heat and cook evenly. Most include a built-in cooking thermometer as well. Additionally, gas grills require less cleanup after cooking. Charcoal grills, on the other hand, provide the traditional grilling experience and give meat an authentic, smoky flavor, with the ability to cook at high temperatures. Ace also sells gas-charcoal combo grills, which provide the tradition and flavor of a charcoal grill, with the easy startup of the gas grill. Charcoal grills, according to Hay, are typically cheaper than gas grills. He said Ace Hardware sells a variety of accessories, including utensils, covers and carts, cookware, charcoal and lighters, cleaning supplies and grill parts. Ace Hardware is located in the Peninsula Shopping Center at 1346 Peninsula Boulevard in Hewlett. (516) 341-0646

utensils,” Darcy said. “We sell open fry pans, chicken roasters, a pizza cue to grill pizza; a whole line of outdoor products.” Darcy said Williams-Sonoma has great barbeque tools and even sells them in a boxed gift set, which includes a basing brush, a fork and tongs. “It’s a beautiful set,” she said. “It’s definitely functional when you’re grilling.” She added that most of the grilling tools sold at Williams-Sonoma are Williams-Sonoma’s own brand. However, Darcy especially suggests that customers buy a grilling thermometer, which she noted is essential for grilling for a large group of people. “You want to make sure the food is fully cooked and meets all safety standards set forth by the U.S. government,” she said. While the store itself does not sell meats or anything perishable, according to Darcy, meats and sauces are available on Williams-Sonoma’s website, williams-sonoma.com. According to the website, Williams-Sonoma’s butcher shop offers an exclusive summer steak collection with options specifically for the grill. Williams-Sonoma online selection features a set of four juicy New York strip steaks with a meaty flavor and hearty texture. Delivery for this item is available only between June 21 and July 1. The store also recommends pork baby back ribs from Snake River Farms in Idaho, available from July 26 to Aug. 5, as well as Ultimate Burger Blend meats – a combination of American Black Angus beef and short ribs and brisket, available from Aug. 23 and Sept. 2. Williams-Sonoma Outlet is located at 419 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst. (516) 295-9484

Ribs cooking on a Weber grill and rib rack available at Ace Hardware in Hewlett.

• THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD • JUNE 17 - 23, 2011

OPEN HOUSES CEDARHURST 469 Bayview Ave. Sunday, June 19th 12:00-2:00 p.m. 5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms $645,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000

EAST ROCKAWAY 2 Tameling Rd. Saturday, June 18th 12:00-1:30 p.m. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms $629,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000 8 Arnold Ct. Saturday, June 18th 12:00-1:30 p.m. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms $599,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000

HEWLETT 1614 Kent Dr. Sunday, June 19th 10:30-12:00 p.m. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms $649,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000 1538 Hewlett Heath Rd. Sun-

day, June 19th 11:00-12:00 p.m. Colonial, huge EIK, large den, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms $639,000 Marjorie Hausman Realty (516) 569-5110

LAWRENCE 376 Central Ave. #4L Sunday, June 19th 1:00-2:30 p.m. 1 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms $444,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000 97 Park Low Sunday, June 19th 11:30-1:00 p.m. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, colonial, top location, priced to sell $525,000 Marjorie Hausman Realty (516) 569-5110 210 Pond Xing Sunday, June 19th 11:00-12:30 p.m. Colonial, 9 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, 1.5 acre property $1,750,000 Marjorie Hausman Realty (516) 569-5110

NORTH WOODMERE 920 Longacre Ave. Sunday, June 19th 12:00-4:00 p.m. Lovely split, 5 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms,

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

O/S property $770,000 Marjorie Hausman Realty (516) 569-5110

VALLEY STREAM 57 Orleans Rd. Saturday, June 18th 1:00-2:20 p.m. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms $375,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000 74 Bismark Ave. Saturday, June 18th 12:00-1:30 p.m. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms $389,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000

WOODMERE 170 Ocean Ave. Sunday, June 19th 12:00-1:30 p.m. 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms $629,000 Pugatch Realty (516) 295-3000 917 Midway Sunday, June 19th 2:00-3:30 p.m. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, split with new kitchen and bathrooms $559,000 Milky Forst Properties Inc. (516) 239-0306 945 Tee Ct. Sunday, June 19th 3:00-4:00 p.m. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, mint ranch on beautiful cul-de-sac $729,000 Milky Forst Properties Inc. (516) 2390306

Pictured from left to right are Good Citizen Award winners : Lana Maidenbaum from HAFTR, Benjamin Renov from DRS, Aviva Kopouloutz from SKA, Gunweet Sandhu from Lawrence Middle School, and Danny Reyes from the No. 5 School. The Good Citizen Awards were presented during the Lawrence Association Meeting at the Lawrence Country Club on Wednesday.

Cedarhurst Little League Playoffs Underway CONTINUED FROM P. A7 right back into the game with three runs of their own in the bottom of the second. Pitching dominated the third as both teams failed to score, but Stefan scored three more runs in the fourth inning. Known as a scrappy team, FM Mason clawed back into the game, but couldn’t quite match Stefan’s offense as they went on to lose by three. “I’m extremely proud of these kids,” Stefan’s Coach Mike Sandarr said. “They worked are all year for this game.” In the second semi-ﬁnal

game, Team Tamburino’s held a 4-1 lead going into the fourth inning when Atlantic Beach Deli

Noelle at bat for Stefan’s Florist.

Photo by Jonathan Walter got themselves back into the game with two runs of their own. Tamburino’s scored two big insurance runs in the ﬁfth inning that proved to be the difference. Atlantic Beach Deli scored another run in the bottom of the sixth inning, and had the bases loaded, but they couldn’t convert and Tamburino’s went on for the two run victory. “It came down to a few runs,” Atlantic Beach Deli coach Andrew Levy said. “We had the bases loaded and we were only able to get one run in.” With solid pitching performances by both Tamburino’s and Stefan’s, it should prove to be well played ball game on Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. in Cedarhurst Park when the two teams meet in the ﬁnals. After the Wednesday game, Cedarhurst Little League President Anthony Brites talked about the season. We have low numbers in our league this year so we had to combine three grades,” he said. “As you can see, they play hard and play great. I give these kids a lot of credit. They never give up and they always have fun playing the game.” Brites invites the community to come down to check out the game and to go to www. cedarhurstlittleleague.com for more information about the league.

MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY CO. OPEN HOUSES JUNE 19 CEDARHURST New construction 5 br’s, 4.5 bthsPrime Location $875K WOODSBURGH 890 Keene Lane B/A Brick Col, sep apt carriage house Mint $1,289M 145 Willow Rd B/A New 4 br split + lg expansion + bsmt $1,095M HEWLETT 1538 Hewlett Heath Rd 11 12 Col, huge Eik, lg den $639K HEWLETT NECK 970 Browers Point Branch Beautiful 6 br Col, huge rms, 1+acres, tennis ct $1,8M B/A 275 Hewlett Neck Rd B/A Ranch 5 br’s, 1 acre Reduced $879K HEWLETT HARBOR/ See our 8 waterfront homes 417 Pepperidge Rd SD#20 B/A Split 4 br’s 2 dens, 1/3 acre $1.1M 986 Wateredge Pl B/A Waterfront Split 4 br’s, ½ acre $1.5M 1181 Harbor Rd Waterfront 6 br’s, 5 bth ½ acre dock $1,690M 231 Everit Ave 5 B/A br Col proff office suite, pool $1,875M Impressive ranch waterfront water, hi ceilings, 1 acre $2.M WOODMERE 353 Island Ave B/A Split 4 br’s o/s prop $699K 72 Neptune Ave B/A CH Col huge prop, 5 br’s, $800's 557 Church Ave B/A Split 2 dens, 3 br’s, $545K 73 Nepturne Ave B/A Col 4 br’s, fin attic, bsmt, $549K 514 Hazel Dr B/A 5 br’s, granite kit, SD#14 Mint $699K 568 Norman Way B/A 6 br’s, o/s prop $529K 885 W. Broadway B/A Mint 4 br, pool, Anxious $559K New construction 6 br Col plans here $995K

NORTH WOODMERE 920 Longacre Ave 12 4 Lovely split 5 br’s o/s prop $770K 844 Flanders Dr B/A Hi ranch 5 br’s, $500+ 784 Park Lane B/A Split main fl den updated EIK,$630K 966 Cliffside Dr B/A New spacious all redone Must see $539K 782 Caldwell Ave B/A Great 4 br’s, deep prop $549K 739 Gilbert Pl B/A Balcony split 4 br’s, pool, $579K 605 Hungry Harbor Rd B/A SD#15 Ranch 4 br’s, Priced to sell $499K 645 Flanders Dr B/A State of the art btfully decorated 6 br’s $599K 765 Sherwood St B/A Lg Col 6 br’s, Mint $721K 847 Oliver Ave B/A Ranch A 1 cond, o/s rms. $439K 739 Dumont Pl B/A Split lg property $535K 606 Flanders Dr B/A Updated Eik, 4 br split 599K 468 Golf Ct B/A Ranch cul de sac 5 br’s, updated bths $599K EAST ROCKAWAY 1 Deering Lane B/A SD#20 Col all newly remodeled, stunning master suite $800's 69 Emmet Ave B/A Lg split 4 br’s, Waterviews $600's 18 Rose Lane B/A Sun drenched Ranch, gourmet Eik, fin bsmt $724K 12 Leonard Dr B/A Col 5 br’, huge Lr, Den, Eik, great prop, fin bsmt Must see $799K 21 Arnold Ct B/A 4 br up Col SD#20, $629K LAWRENCE 97 Park Row 11:30 1 Col 5 br’s, 3 bths Top Location Priced to Sell $525K 210 Pond Xing 11 12:30 Col 9 br’s, 1.5 acres $1,750M 86 Harborview W B/A Col 4+ br’s $959M 9 Rolling Hill Lane B/A Custom Col prime cul de sac, 5 br’s, 4+ bths, fin bsmt, pool $1,390M 321 Broadway B/A 6 br’s, 2 dens fin bsmt, btful prop, Great for professional $775K

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ON THE MARKET 1615 Bay Boulevard, Atlantic Beach

46 Clubside Drive, Woodmere

DETAILS: True center-hall colonial, Built in 1965. Great entertainment ﬂow. Home with an attached two-car garage and an in-ground pool. The layout works and each room is accessible from the double height center foyer. There are French doors to close off the informal spaces, and the house has an elegantly curved staircase. A spacious playroom over the garage is reached from the kitchen. SELLER SAYS: “I loved the area. It’s really an ideal street and it had a good whole bunch of children and is still a good street for children today. It’s a great location. We loved the area and it was very nice and cool in the summer and it was perfect and it appealed to me. The home is built very well. I enjoyed my 47 years of time here. The house is bright with grand foyer open ceilings.” WHY I’M SELLING: “My signiﬁcant other lives in Plainview and that would just make life easier.” Contact Lori and Associates at (516) 791-8300

STATS: Townhouse with eight rooms, four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. The property is going for $785,000 with taxes of $18,093.98. DETAILS: Luxurious mint townhouse set in “Cedar Glen” gated community in the heart of Woodmere. This spacious 3,000 square foott townhouse offers granite EIK, dramatic living room with fireplace and vaulted ceiling. Main floor master bedroom suite and formal dining room. Finished basement with laundry, bedroom, finished bathroom and gym, plus storage. Cedar Glen offers residents private pool and tennis. SD#14. SELLER SAYS: “We purchased this home after leaving a large home. This offered us a spacious transition.” WHY I’M SELLING: “We are relocating.” Contact Pugatch Realty at (516) 295-3000 STATS: Lot size of 6,800 square feet with 10 rooms with four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. The property is going for $1,599,000 with taxes of $17,000. DETAILS: Colonial style home, built in 2004. This architecturally unique showcase home was custom created to the utmost standard! A beautiful tiered living room, which surrounds the fireplace will enchant you with views of Reynolds Channel! Unexcelled features such as a Snaidero kitchen with granite tops and Wolf ranges plus Sub-zero wine refrigerator, etc. Set the standard of living! French doors lead out to a paved courtyard, ready to host hundreds. Skylit on all three levels from above. The home abounds in light! Master bedroom suite is sumptuous with Roman tub. Closets for days! And even more views of the bay! Lower level professional suite with Cad V wiring can be personalized into anything for you. There is also a two-car garage. This remarkable residence is truly one-of-a-kind! SELLER SAYS: “This house is spacious enough to entertain while at the same time it maintains the feeling of home. The location is quiet and private. The water views are impressive and two blocks to the beach. We could not have dreamt of a better place to call home and we know that who ever will occupy this residence next will be just as lucky as we have been.” WHY I’M SELLING: “We’re just looking to downsize, our kids have grown and moved out and we don’t need the space.” Contact Petrey Real Estate at (516) 371-3339

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Properties Sold in the eF Five ive Towns since June 8th h 1046 E. Broadway, Woodmere Colonial style home with eight rooms, four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Lot size: 8,525 square feet. Built: 1964. Sold on June 8th for $550,000.

198 Woodside Drive. Hewlett Bay Park Colonial style home with

WOODMERE WOODMERE CEDARHURST Renovtd 4BR Hi-Ranch, Oak Mint 4BR, 3Fbth CH Col, Lux Immac$Spac 4+BR Exp-Cape, Flrs, New Kit&Baths.$369K MBR Ste, Fin Bsmt, SD#14.$899K Oak Flrs, Sun Rm, Fbsmt.$449K

nine rooms, ﬁve bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. Lot size: 32,364 square feet. Built: 1923. Sold on June 10th for $700,000.

1330 Vian Avenue, Hewlett Cape style home with six rooms, two bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. Lot size: 21,488 square feet. Built: 1947. Sold on June 8th for $240,000.

EAST ROCKAWAY Sunny 4BR, 2.5Ba Exp-Ranch, Lr W/Flpc, SD#20.$619K

CEDARHURST Price Reduced! Charming 2BR Col, Full Bsmt, Prime Location.$294K

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Friday, June 17 HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION EXHIBIT, HewlettWoodmere Public Library, This newly opened exhibit will continue through the rest of June and July. The exhibit at the library visually depicts the histories of Hewlett, Woodmere and Gibson through historical photographs and is an opportunity for local residents to view their current hometowns from a historical perspective. The event is free and open to all. Call (516) 274-1967 for more information. FIVE TOWNS FORUM, HewlettWoodmere Public Library, Boehm Meeting Room, 7:30-10:00 p.m., This forum, titled “Establishment Propaganda: Misinformation and Disinformation in the Mainstream Media,” will be led by attorney Bill Schaap, who has been practicing law for 47 years. He and his wife were two founders of “Covert Action” magazine, exposing the CIA and of “Lies of Our Times,” exposing misinformation in the mainstream media. The event is free and open to all. INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NIGHT, Eisenhower Park, Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow, Taking place almost every day this week at 7 p.m., Eisenhower Park is sponsoring a concert series featuring music from different countries and ethnicities. This week’s performances will include performances relating to African (6/17), Caribbean (6/18), Indian (6/19), Irish (6/20), Scandinavian (6/21) and Armenian (6/23) American cultures. No formal seating is provided, so bring folding chairs if you desire. The concert series is free and open to all. In case of inclement weather, call (516) 5720355 for updated performance information and schedules.

Monday, June 20 FROM BIBLE TO COURTROOM, Peninsula Public Library, Law-

rence, 1:00 p.m., The library will hold a lecture that discusses the impact of the bible’s depiction of sexual assault on how the courtroom assesses these cases and defends such issues. Ronald Goldman will lead the discussion and examine why the topic is still relevant to modern society. Goldman is the former chief of the Sex Crimes Bureau of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office and is currently a trial attorney in private practice. Admission is free. The event is open to all. Call (516) 239-3262 for more information. CIVICS DISCUSSION GROUP: LOCAL TO NATIONAL AFFAIRS, CITIZENS’ RIGHTS, Woodmere GOP, 1026 Broadway, Woodmere, 7:30 p.m., Woodmere GOP will host a discussion group focused on civics and citizens’ rights as they pertain to current events on national and international levels. The event is open to all. An excellent opportunity for those who are particularly interested in politics and the role of the media in the 21st century. Call (516) 837-3339 to guarantee a spot at this event. LONG ISLAND FRIENDS EXPERIENCE PROGRAM, JCC of the Greater Five Towns, Cedarhurst, 7:00-9:00 p.m., This event is for adults with physical, neurological and emotional needs. Attendees will have the opportunity to play bingo and socialize with one another over food and refreshments. Admission is $5. Visit www. fivetownsjcc.org or call (516) 5696733 for more information.

Tuesday, June 21 FILM SCREENING: TRUE GRIT, Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m., The library will show the film True Grit (2010) starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld. In this film, a tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn young woman track down the murderer of her father. The film was directed by the renowned Coen Brothers and is based on the 1968 novel as well as the original 1969 True Grit film. The event is free and open to all. Call (516) 239-3262 for more information. We welcome submission of events of interest to the community. Please email your event information, including any photos to Events@StandardLI.com.

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JUNE 17 - 23, 2011 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

Late Night Humor

FOOD COURT

The Best of This Week’s Post 11pm Wit

Jimmy Fallon

David Letterman

Conan O’Brien

next month. Yeah, scientists say that if they can ﬁgure out a way to make iPhones work in outer space, they could eventually get them to work here in midtown Manhattan.”

–Conan O’Brien

–Jimmy Fallon

“Most of Newt Gingrich’s campaign staff quit on the same day and some people are blaming Newt’s third wife. When asked about it, Newt said, ‘I’ll win them back with my fourth wife.’”

“For the sixth time in a year, an air trafﬁc controller was found asleep in the Reno Nevada airport. I have a good way to keep them awake. Make them sit in the same cramped plane chairs that we have to sit in.”

–Conan O’Brien “Congressman Anthony Weiner has just checked himself into a treatment centre for people battling chronic sexual dysfunction. Checked in? He’s already there, it’s called Congress.”

–Jay Leno “Congressman Anthony Weiner has announced that he’s not resigning in the wake of the scandal. One thing we know about Weiner is that he knows how to stand ﬁrm.”

–Jay Leno “According to the Wall Street Journal, economic experts now fear there may be a second recession. A second recession? When did the ﬁrst one end?”

–Jay Leno “I say don’t judge Anthony Weiner until you’ve walked a mile with his pants down around your ankles.”

–David Letterman “NASA is planning to send the ﬁrst iPhones into space

A Lot More Than Bagels

Jay Leno

“TMZ published a photo of Anthony Weiner in the congressional gym. When he heard about it, Newt Gingrich said, ‘There’s a congressional gym?’”

Island Bagel Bar in Lawrence can be deceiving. Walk in and you might think you’re in any other bagel store, but one look (then bite) of their food and you realize it’s much more. Owner Eli Shamalov first pointed out that his bagels are handmade by

his baker with over 30 years experience. He says the bagels are made in a Thai style that gives the bagels a crispy texture that machine made bagels cannot compete with “People stop by here a lot of the time before they go on trips,” Sha-

Santa Fe Wrap

malov said. “They’ll stop by here, grab a dozen bagels and go.” The first dish Shamalov showcased was his Santa Fe wrap ($7.99). “It comes with avocado in there, grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato and cucumbers,” Shamalov said. “It’s a specialty wrap, one of our more popular dishes. We make our grilled chicken using our secret recipe.” The next dish was the Grand Canyon sandwich ($6.99), made on one

–Craig Ferguson “The women who Anthony Weiner communicated with were a college student, a single mom, a blackjack dealer, and a porn star. Or, as we call that here in Los Angeles, the circle of life.”

Island Bagel Bar is located at 284 Burnside Avenue in Lawrence. Call them at 516-371-2394 to place an order for delivery or pickup, or for more information.

The Grand Canyon

–Conan O’Brien

of Island Bagel Bars signature bagels. “Once again, the Grand Canyon sandwich comes with our specially made chicken cutlet, with bacon, melted Muenster cheese, and honey mustard,” Shamalov said. “It’s also one of our more popular items.” All wraps and sandwiches are part of Island Bagel Bar’s lunch specials and come with a house salad as well as a drink.

Unity is The Theme for DRS Class of 2011

“According to a worldwide survey, the funniest country in the world is America. We are considered the funniest country in the world and Germany is considered the least funny country in the world. How bad is that when you come in behind that laugh riot, Iran?”

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–Jay Leno “President Obama has offered bailout money to keep Greece from defaulting on its loans. Yeah, when Greece thanked him, Obama was like, ‘Don’t mention it . . . to China, because it’s their money.’”

–Jimmy Fallon

the neat thing is that DRS really focuses on the Achdus, but our school really brings it out more than a lot of other places. Even kids in other schools, they’ll have their separate cliques, but here there’s not one at DRS that you’re trying to avoid. Not everyone is your best friend, but you’re not trying to avoid anyone.” While Valedictorian Benjamin Kantowitz’s speech focused on the ways in which DRS can be fun, it all tied back into the theme of unity and solidarity. “Most of my classmates are

DRS Grads sent caps flying.

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Every year I say the same thing,” DRS Physical Education Teacher Larry Gross said. “They’re the same age and I’m a year older, but I get more out of them than they get out of me. It’s an unbelievable thing. Every class is uniquely individual. They are a sweet group of boys.” Parents of graduates also reﬂected on their children’s four years at DRS.

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“I’m very proud of his accomplishments and I’m very proud of the school and what they’ve done for our children,” Ed Sussman, father of graduate Ari Sussman, said. “More important than the education itself, they taught them to love to learn, which they’ll continue to do in college and next year in Israel.” “It’s a wonderful culmination of four years of hard work,” Henry Ginsberg, father of graduate Jordan Ginsberg, said. “It’s a fantastic school, great education, great camaraderie, and we’re very happy that we decided to send him here.”

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A DEMOCRATIC VOICE

It’s Tough Being A Democrat Lately CONTINUED FROM P. A8 FICIENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS. But that is the tip of the iceberg. Each of these Special Districts have overlapping services that could be better provided centrally. Each Special District has a Superintendent or some other named leader. There are

the deputies. Each has a legal counsel and many then contract out for additional consulting services, much of which is duplicative. And you pay for it all. Governor Cuomo, when he was Attorney General was instrumental in passing legislation in which you as a voter can vote to consolidate these dis-

tricts. Learn what your rights are. Participate in the process. You would not let someone reach into your pocket and pull out money! But every year, you let exactly that happen by allowing these Special Districts to exist. Don’t be pick pocketed by Special Districts. Don’t let it happen to you!

LEGISLATIVE VOICE

Nassau’s New Paradigm CONTINUED FROM P. A8 as has been mentioned in past columns, NIFA takes over and changes the rules. In doing so it refuses to acknowledge past budget practices that for eight years it permitted under Tom Suozzi, further creating an almost insurmountable $176 million deficit. However, this County Executive has remained steadfast and determined to right the county’s finances without reaching into the taxpayer’s pocket. He is not playing games and is dealing with the issue of the deficit head on — without raising taxes. He is making the tough choices. He has done his best to work with the unions to gain important concessions that will help the county and taxpayer. If layoffs are necessary because he cannot get the concessions he needs, while as last resort, he will do it. There are many tough days ahead. I hope residents get to meet Ed Mangano and get to know him as I do. Ed Mangano is a man of character. He is a

man of his word. He remains remarkably positive and never lets any problem or crises get him down. He believes in the county and believes in its people. He continues to make the hard choices over and over again. He believes we will get through this crisis and better days lie ahead. Mangano has taken on the challenge head-on in fixing the assessment system and in short time has made tremendous strides. The first thing he did was stop the annual reassessment that year after year compounded the problem and caused a dramatic increase in challenges and left taxpayers unsure of how to budget their taxes. He implemented an early retirement plan and did not “back fill” the positions. The Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt, like him or not, has stood by the County Executive as we all have in the Majority in fighting for the taxpayer. Now if we could only get our schools to do the same. The disparity between school taxes and other municipal taxes remains dramatic. The county were it to

raise taxes, which it is not, if a household pays $1,200 in county taxes a year, a 5 percent increase is $60. We believe any tax increase, especially during these tough economic times, can push a person trying to stay in their home into foreclosure. But if you pay $6,000 in school taxes, a 5 percent increase is $300. Families who send their children to Yeshiva or private school are doubly impacted by school tax increases. (A voucher system of some sort must one day be implemented, but that is for another column). We all need tax relief. We need to come to the point where taxes, at the very least, remain ﬂat. Whatever it takes to accomplish this must be done. Otherwise this county is not going to have anyone to teach or protect, everyone will have all left. Incomes are not rising and many have lost their jobs. It is time for a new way of thinking — a new paradigm. Ed Mangano and my colleagues on the legislature have embraced this new paradigm. Our county’s future depends on it.

DEAR THAT'S LIFE

A Fond Farewell CONTINUED FROM P. A8 may be gone forever and I am heartbroken. Anyone to whom I have spoken and mentioned the crisis of the day had one of two reactions. Either I was complimented for being so calm, which I was, or a comment was made about what form of torture they would rather endure instead of being me. Either way, both were followed with the standard, “Did you back everything up?” bringing me right back to my state of relative exhaustion and annoyance. To the next person who may feel the need to ask me that, please: resist the temptation. Before arriving at a meeting immediately after the death certiﬁcate was issued for my

laptop, I scurried through our home ofﬁce for a pad of lined paper. I cannot remember the last time I actually had hand written notes, as I instantaneously turn to a computer to write almost everything. Feeling like Laura Ingalls Wilder in a scene from “Little House on the Prairie”, I could have been carrying a slate and chalk when I arrived at the meeting, plopping my lined paper right on the table. “Check out my new laptop,” I joked to the person who was already there. Fully aware of the situation, his only response to my pen and paper was something along the lines of, “I think I’d kill myself if I was you.” My eldest daughter - the one I turn to with questions like, “What does Skype mean?” –

texts me the same question every day at the end of school. “Hi, Ma,” reads the text, “How was your day?” I look forward to it and always appreciates that she asks. On the day in question, I happen to be picking her up from school at dismissal. Instead of sending me the usual text, she asked me when she came in the car. “Hi, Ma,” she said. “How was your day?” Exhausted and drained, I told her about my laptop, its demise and how I walked into a meeting with a pad of lined paper. “Oh,” she said, in a sympathetic voice with the eyes to match. I appreciated her compassion, but only up until the moment when she asked the next question: “So, did you back everything up?”

THE ZEITGEIST WITH HOWARD BARBANEL

Giving Dads Their Due And Fighting ‘Kugelexia’ CONTINUED FROM P. A9 The Orthodox community suffers from the opposite of anorexia – I’ll call it “Kugelexia,” as many haven’t met a free kugel they don’t like. Synagogues also only seem to know how to serve regular soda with high fructose corn syrup to wash all this food down. Seltzer? For wimps. The prodigious eating is to a point where we need synagogues and kosher restaurants to put in bars and offer free cocktails just to moderate the vast food intake. Exercise? Gym classes? After school sports? Please, this just gets in the way of more eating.

I would wager that per-capita food consumption in The Five Towns is signiﬁcantly above the national average. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. We need to see more folks jogging, bikeriding, packing the gyms and trimming down (although the vast number of doctors in our area might not be happy with all this newfound health, bad for business) and kids need a whole lot more fresh air, sunshine and running around. We’re killing ourselves with kindness and Kiddush. “Super-size Me” needs to be dialed back to “regular” and we need to psychologically

examine what compulsive need all this food satisfies, what pacifier-effect all this food has. Eating at this level won’t somehow make up for all the starving our ancestors endured in Eastern Europe or wherever, all it does is turn us into balloons and set a bad example for the next generation. I call on the Cholent purveyors to take the first step by offering chi-chi nouvelle-cuisine sized portions and charge exponentially more for trough-sized plates. We need to stop glorifying groaning tables and instead heap praise on the grunts emanating from those working out.

“Completion of Our Journey” For SKA Class of ‘11 CONTINUED FROM P. A5 gether this summer. “[We’re going to miss] just being all together and the get-togethers at our school,” Friedman said. “Our grade is really close, so we’re going to miss that,” Silverstein added. Rothman said the girls almost always come back for alumni

programs and visit the place and people that helped them reach the next big chapter in their lives. “We just hope that our affect on them — both from a Jewish perspective and education perspective — helps them reach that next step,” Rothman said. As Spirn said to her graduating girls, “As the years progress — although it’s hard to be-

lieve, but they will — and to pursue your education and as you become wives and mothers and very, very accomplished in your chosen careers…please keep in touch with us. Always know who you are. Strive to be who you are meant to become… We will always remember our easygoing class of 2011, we miss you and yes, we love you very much.”

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FIRST PERSON

Father’s Day 2011: Leaders Fondly Recall Their Fathers’ Love By VANESSA CANNER

was my dad, all dressed in a suit, as proud as you can imagine and beaming from ear to ear. He was the only parent there, as best as I can remember, so being 10 or 11 years old it felt a little awkward, but it meant so much to me that he took the time to be there, even missing work, so that he could let me know that he was proud of me.” For Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin, every Father’s Day he and his four sisters would gather for a family affair at his father’s house in Valley Stream which they would call “The Clavin Compund.” “It was a great day because you would have the parents and the little kids and you would have my father,” Clavin said. “We’d sit outside in the backyard and enjoy the company of everybody and we’d have just great jokes and stories and it was really an event, like a Father’s Day weekend.” Clavin lost his father a couple of years ago and misses the times he and his family would visit his father’s house and wishes he could go over to see him again. “I don’t know if you appreciate it as much as when you lose your father because you don’t have that ability, but [Father’s Day] was something that everybody came together to celebrate my dad…and people should really cherish it while they have it because someday you’re not going to have it.” Now a father of his own two children ages four and one, Clavin said this upcoming Sun-

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ather’s Day is this Sunday, a day to honor or remember the dads who helped teach us how to walk, picked us up when we fell and scraped our knees, and were just givers of unconditional love. Local leaders took the time to recall their favorite memories of their fathers growing up, memories that made them the men, or fathers, that they are today. One day a boy’s father came home at 7:30 p.m. from working at his job as a janitor. After stripping floors and working with his hands all day, he walks into his den where his eight children are watching television and holds out his hands to them, palms facing up. His kids, confused, don’t know what to think and then their father says, “You see this? I don’t want this for you. I want better for you, and the only way you are going to get better is to do well in school.” Because of this message from his Puerto Rican father, Town of Hempstead Clerk Mark Bonilla applied himself, graduated from college and from law school and is now the man he is today thanks to what his father taught him. The Parise Family in 1968: Front row: Parise’s brothers, Dominick & Lou, Back Row: Mayor Parise himself, brothers “At that point in time we were really too young Frank and Joseph, sister Phyllis and father Oreste to understand the mesbaci court in the side yard and got la l said. Mayor Andrew Parise of Cedarhurst together…and always played the loved his father very much and from young ones against the older ones. This year, 87-year-old Parise is him realized how important family is and always will be. Although he grew taking off from work from Friday up in the time of depression and war, until Sunday night where he and Parise’s father kept his family number his whole family — his three children, grand-children and great one, always. “I remember we didn’t even have a grand-children — will gather radio and one time… my mom said, at his Hampton Bays vacation ‘You’re going to have a big surprise house. “We went through a depreswhen you come home from school,’ and when I came home from the sion, we had nothing, but we Number Four School in Inwood, always had family,” Parise said. there was a little table radio on the “Family is what it’s all about and I hope that most people redresser [for the family].” Parise’s also remembers his father member that, it’s so important.” Anthony Santino, 4th District never saying a bad word to his l mother, or vice versa because, nue Town of Hempstead councilMa father Fourth District Coun Town Clerk Mark Bonilla with his cil Member Anthony “they were just the kindest peo- member, is thankful that his Santino with his fathe r John ple you would ever know.” 86-year-old father is still living. Growing up with four brothers and a sister, sage…but as I got older I realized really what he was “He is still going strong and my trying to say was that education is the key,” Bonilla Parise’s big, extended Italian family was always vis- memories of him are still very much in the present day will be a Clavin said. “If you don’t have education, you are at the mer- iting his Inwood home, especially on Father’s Day. and he is a wonderful guy who worked hard for his Family Day where his family will go to the beach “It was a party house,” Parise said. “We had a little family his whole life,” Santino said. “He spent vir- and have their own barbeque in their backyard. cy of other people to decide where your future is, and with education, you’re in the driver’s seat.” “We’re going to start our new ‘Clavin Compound’ tually tual his entire life working for the New York Bonilla’s parents are still alive and have Fire Department and built a great life for barbeque tradition,” he said. lived in Florida for about 20 years now, but Clavin described his father as a “stern man,” my sister and I and our family.” even though they are states away, Bonilla Living only a mile away from each oth- which came from being a prosecutor and a judge in still sees his father. er in East Rockaway, Santino said, “I still his time. Also a depression-era child, he said his fa“In this business you forget what’s imsee him every day and love every minute ther appreciated things a lot differently. portant, and nothing is important than that I get to spend with him.” “He was a tough guy and all of his peers thought family and certainly Father’s Day is sort “I remember clearly a day when I was he was very rough and tough and law-abiding, but of that reminder that let’s not forget our attending the Centre Avenue Elementary when the door would close, he was a loving, caring dads,” Bonilla said. School in East Rockaway — it was fifth of father who had a great sense of humor that was just This year Bonilla, his wife and four kids sixth grade — that I was a part of a debate a lot of fun,” Clavin said, describing his old man. “He (two boys ages 17 and 14 and two girls ages that my class was staging, a formal type never wanted to have a day where he didn’t have 12 and seven) will mostly likely stay home of thing with a moderaror,” Santino said. any food on his table…If there were five people at and barbeque, but there is a chance they’ll “I had to make a speech and this was held the table; he wanted to make sure everyone had a be on a baseball field cheering on his in the middle of the day during school full meal. He was always very thoughtful and gener14-year-old son. hours and my father took off from work ous like that.” “One thing we always did and I still do to attend. It wasn’t something that parents Bonilla summed up what the general feeling was it with my family is Sunday was always, were really invited to but he wanted to be among these top area leaders when he simply said, no matter what craziness we had in the there…I will never forget looking out into “If there is somebody I hope is proud of me, it is cerReceiver of Taxes Don Clavin with his father Don Clavin Sr. on his wedding day the audience as I got up to speak and there tainly my dad.” house, was always a family dinner,” Bonil-

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