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KOPEL AND MOSER AGREE ON MANY LAWRENCE ISSUES

NEW COUNTY BUDGET TARGETS CLOSING OF 2 POLICE PRECINCTS

By Scott P. Moore

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Republican incumbent Legislator Howard Kopel and Democratic candidate Adam Moser were the subjects of a “spirited discussion” at a meeting of the Lawrence Association on Wednesday evening. The two candidates for Nassau County Seventh District Legislator were asked a host of questions on local issues including the Lawrence water quality problems, Rockaway Turnpike trafﬁc and rising taxes. Both candidates agreed that the Lawrence wa-

The Nassau County Legislature released a review of the 2012 budget that may be approved next week that included a plan to reorganize and consolidate two of the county’s eight police precincts in a move that could save the county about $15 million. The precincts that would be closed were not presented in the available version of the budget, but the plan calls for a reorganization of the current precinct districts which were laid out in 1972. Two precincts – First Precinct in

By Scott P. Moore

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Standing up for the Shutout! Mr. Perna and his children Gerardo and Marina with Lawrence High School students representing the Italian Club including Stefano Gaspard, Tim Healy, Zach Magliaro, Maria Pulella, Paulina Vega, Anthony Philippou, Brandon Messer, Elvin Herrera, Ari Messer and others came out to the Homecoming Parade in Cedarhurst on Saturday to support the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes Varsity football team en route to their 36-0 Homecoming shutout win over rivals Lynbrook. See Sports Page A6. Photo by Meg Capobianco.

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Residents Upset with Environmental Issues at Larger Air Noise Meeting By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

The Town-Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee held its monthly meeting in front of a larger than usual and untamed crowd mixed with ﬂight ofﬁcials, government representatives and upset local residents at Lawrence High School on Monday evening. A large contingent of roughly twenty representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PA), Aviation Development Council and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) were on hand to an-

An airplane flies low over Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Scott P. Moore. swer questions to the nearly 50 or so residents that showed up. When the questions were turned over to the committee

members, many local residents continued to echo the complaints of their neighbors from previous months about the lev-

el of noise from aircraft flying overhead into and out of JFK. “I suggest to you that during certain hours, Long Island become a no-fly zone,” said Kurt Langjahr, a representative for New Hyde Park. “It would allow our residents to get some rest.” The crowd applauded his idea, but FAA official Jeff Clarke shot down the idea immediately. A crowd member burst out “Why not?” but was ignored by the representative. “We have to live with [the noise],” ceded Woodsburgh representative Bob Seide, to which a few crowd members yelled back

Anchin Calls Kate Murray “Stalin” at Candidate Debate By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter It was a back and forth battle between local politicians on Monday at the League of Women Voters Candidates Night at Hewlett Library. For the most part it was a spirited debate amongst the candidates regarding the major issues that affect the Town of Hempstead for the town candidates, and Nassau County for

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District 14 Schools Adding More Teaching Assistants By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

The Hewlett School Board announced the addition of four half-time teaching assistants at Hewlett Elementary and three half-time teaching assistants at the Franklin Early Childhood Center this past Thursday at this month’s meeting. At last month’s Hewlett School Board meeting, parents were up in arms about large class sizes throughout the district, and parents still remain skeptical of this new plan. “Eight years ago, my now 12th grader was in 4th grade and had 18 other kids in his class,” Jackie May of Hewlett said. “This year, my fourth grader has 24 children in her class, which I know is below the limit, but not where I think Hewlett should be. We’ve brought ourselves to being just standard and making class sizes as high as they can go. Children are getting lost and they aren’t get-

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Bulldogs Back in Business Jeremy Leguillow runs for a touchdown in Hewlett’s 23-21 victory over Manhasset on Saturday. The victory ended a two game losing Photo by Jonathan Walter streak for the Bulldogs and secured them a playoff spot. Check out the full story on page A6.

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Residents Upset with Environmental Issues at Larger Air Noise Meeting CONTINUED FROM P. A1 ‘No, we don’t!’ “All of us living in The Five Towns do and we have the planes coming over us at 700 or 800 feet. We have to understand that the FAA and PA could do things to improve themselves and we’re looking forward to it.” Noise, however, was not the hottest topic amongst the aboveaverage sized crowd – environmental concerns seemed to be the most pressing topic. “Basically I feel like I live on a tarmac,” said Sharona Weinberg, a mother of two from Woodmere. “I think my backyard is noisier than JFK... my bigger concern, though, is the health issues.” Weinberg said she and her children have developed asthma, which she blames on the

bad air quality brought by airplanes. “Certainly you deserve an answer from an FAA perspective,” said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the FAA. “We don’t have an answer this evening – maybe we can take an ‘I owe you.’” Robert Kurtz of Cedarhurst also echoed these concerns. “There are rumors abounding in my neighborhood about [fuel] dumping,” he said. “There are mornings when I walk out that it smells like you’re at JFK... I’ll tell you, everyone will come out in the neighborhood and go, ‘Can you smell it? Can you smell it?’” An FAA ofﬁcial noted that fuel dumping usually only occurs over the open ocean during an emergency situation, especially with the rising cost of fuel.

“I believe there can be a change here... we count!” Weinberg said to some applause. “You have to make a change. It’s borderline abuse.” Peters updated the crowd on the New York/ New Jersey/ Philadelphia Airspace Redesign Project. “This was a project started in 1998,” he said. “We wanted to improve the route structure of planes going into and out of this metro area... to decrease delays.” Peters said a decision was finally made in 2007 and redesigns had already rolled out to LaGuardia and Newark Airports. John F. Kennedy Airport recently had made changes over the last few weeks, the first major changes to flight paths since the 1960’s according to Peters.

One of the major changes made at JFK was a new departure procedure for aircraft heading to the western United States, including a new exit over New Jersey to “get these aircraft out of New York more easily.” Peters said the FAA was required to do noise modeling before making the changes to make sure the new procedures would not have a major impact on the areas being ﬂown over. “Under federal law, if we were to put into effect a procedure that went over the 65 decibel level, we would have to mitigate it,” he said. “We found that we will not go over 65.” The next meeting of TVASNAC will be back at its normal location in Lawrence Village Hall on November 28th at 7:30 p.m.

New County Budget Targets Closing Of 2 Police Precincts CONTINUED FROM P. A1 Baldwin and Third Precinct in Williston Park – were the only two specifically mentioned to remain open. Two out of the remaining six precincts would be shuttered. “The precincts are very old, some here are over 85 years,” said Inspector Thomas Krumpter, Nassau County Police Department Commisioner. “The needs for these facilities diminish with each passing year.” Krumpter said that the precinct facilities mostly used to be used for writing and processing tickets and picking up accident reports, but tickets are now printed via mobile computer systems and accident reports would be available on the internet within the next year. “The buildings would be closing, but there would be more officers assigned to patrol the area,” said Katie GrilliRobles, a representative from Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano’s office. “The residents would not see a decline in the number of officers assigned to patrol.” According to the budget plan, there would be just over a one percent drop in the number of officers county-wide. “As we move forward, there’s less and less need for people to go to precincts,” Krumpter added. He also said the department was reviewing crime and phone call data from each precinct to identify how the new precinct boundaries would be redrawn. Currently, he said, three precincts in the county have twice the work of the other remaining five. According to crime statistics provided by the Nassau County Police Department, the First and Third Precincts field the third and first-most crimes around the county, respectively. The Fourth Precinct in Hewlett has handled the second-least amount of crimes

in its boundaries, which were down nearly 15 percent from this time last year. Krumpter compared the entire county to Suffolk County’s Town of Brookhaven, which is similar to Nassau County in land area. “Suffolk has seven precincts, you could drop the entire county into Brookhaven town and we have eight precincts,” he said. “Brookhaven has one. We can do same amount of work with six precincts.” “Ladies and gentlemen, as long as I’m here, they’re not going to close [the fourth] precinct,” said Legislator Howard Kopel, whose legislative district falls within the precinct’s boundaries, to a crowd at the Lawrence Association meeting on Wednesday evening. “The precinct is important to our area, especially with our border to Queens being so close.” He added: “Consolidation of the precincts will be in the budget... it may not be a bad thing.” Kopel said the county was “paying a fortune” for its police force, including those in administration that do not participate in active duty. “It won’t be the Fourth Precinct though,” he said. “I won’t allow it.” His opponent for the upcoming election, Democrat Adam Moser, agreed. “A police precinct in a community gives its residents security,” Moser said. “When you shutter that police precinct, everybody’s sense of security goes away – and that’s a huge problem.” He added that he would not ever vote to close the precinct. “Closing the Fourth Precinct would be a huge mistake,” he said. “To think it would not be there would be a difﬁcult and impossible pill to swallow.” Calls to the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association were not returned.

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District 14 Schools Adding More Teaching Assistants CONTINUED FROM P. A1 ting the same attention. That’s ﬁne if we want to be another school but we’re Hewlett. Having 18 children in a class was certainly much better than having 24. I know that times are tough and there are budget cuts, but we were assured when we voted on the budget, that class sizes would remain the same, but they didn’t.” “The board listened to the

concerns about class sections on or above the elementary guidelines and the class sizes in sections of Earth Science in Woodmere Middle School,” Superintendent Joyce Bisso said. The board detailed that as of October 18th, in grade one at Franklin, there were ﬁve sections of 22 children, and three sections of 23. That nets one student over the guidelines and

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Kopel And Moser Agree On Many Lawrence Issues CONTINUED FROM P. A1 ter system tends to be ﬁlled with brown water, usually caused by high levels of rust particles in the pipes. Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner recently had announced the possibility of the village purchasing and controlling the water system to better maintain and improve the quality of it. “It’s not a simple matter to take it over,” said Kopel. “Although if anyone can do it, I’m sure Mayor Oliner can. He seems like a hurricane when he wants to do something.” Kopel noted the system would be very expensive to purchase. “The state monitors these things – it doesn’t taste great, it doesn’t look great,” he said. “But it’s healthy to drink. It may not be delicious, but it’s healthy.” Moser said that more health checks should be performed to make sure the water was not harmful. “You need to hire professionals to do stringent checks,” said Moser. “Nobody wants to turn on their water and see the brown water coming out.” He added change would have to come following more research and bringing state healthy agencies in to check the local system. Constant trafﬁc problems on Rockaway Turnpike near the Nassau-Queens border was also an issue brought up by the hosts. Both candidates agreed that the state needed to step in to help ease congestion, especially during rush hour. “Rockaway Turnpike is a disaster – you just can’t move,” said Kopel, who said improvements were on the way but would not be enough if there were an emergency evacuation event such as a hurricane. He offered a solution, however: “We want to get the state to

complete the Nassau Expressway (NY-878).” Kopel noted the state-owned roadway was left uncompleted many years ago and actually added to the traffic problems plaguing Rockaway Turnpike. “Let’s make it right,” he said. “Let’s bypass all that traffic... and we’ll have another option for a roadway. It’s not just a matter of convenience... it’s a matter of safety.” Kopel then urged those in attendance to pressure state officials to make the project a reality. Moser did not stray too far from Kopel’s opinion. “It’s a big state project that needs to be restarted and completed,” he said. “The problem needs a solution, and it needs to be fixed.” He also urged the residents to talk with state officials about the project. Both candidates also agreed that they could not raise taxes any further at this point. The most tense moment of the night came when a young man in the crowd asked Moser about a piece of campaign literature sent out by his election committee claiming Kopel had voted for a 46 percent pay raise, which Kopel has stated he was not even in attendance for. A similar issue had arisen at the League of Women Voters debate a night earlier. Moser said he had mispoke at the event, noting the vote was not for raising Kopel’s salary but rather a supervisor’s. “I think Adam is a gentlemen... a nice person, but his campaign is a disgrace,” said Kopel. “He may not have done it himself and I am willing to accept that.” He added that he could “take a punch,” but wanted any literature to contain just facts. Kopel asked Moser to repudiate the literature, but the event hosts cut in before Moser had a chance to respond.

Anchin Terms Murray “Stalin” at Hewlett Candidate Debate CONTINUED FROM P. A1 the legislative candidates. However, there were a few eyebrow raising moments created by onecandidate and audience members. Perhaps the most controversial line of the night was when Stephen Anchin, Democratic Town Clerk candidate, giving his closing remarks, compared Kate Murray to Joseph Stalin, drawing gasps from members of the audience. “It’s enough time, 110 years of one party rule, and that’s what it is, one party,” Anchin. “What they used to call in Stalin’s days, the cult of the personality, in this case, instead of Stalin, we’ve got Kate Murray and all of her family and all of her friends hiring everybody else and you had better not say anything.” Participants included Hempstead Third District Councilman James Darcy, his challenger Owen Rumelt, Hempstead Town Supervisor challenger Gary Port, Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, and his challenger Anchin during the Town of Hempstead portion. The second portion featured Nassau County District Seven Legislator Howard Kopel, his challenger Adam Moser, and District Six Legislator Francis Becker. Not present were Town Supervisor Kate Murray and District Six challenger Anthony Gonzalez. An audience member also asked the candidates a question regarding the high amount of mailings that the Town of Hempstead sends out. Most of the can-

didates agreed that regardless of how much the mailings cost, that it was an item that is in excess and should be scaled back. That caused the tempers of another audience member to flare when she pointed out, against the policy set forth by the moderator, which bans editorializing, that many seniors need the mailings to receive notifications because they don’t use computers. Democrats on the panel said they had estimates of the mailings costing between $2.5 to $4 million a year. “My understanding is that when a town spokesman was asked about switching to an email system, he said “We can’t, it’s too expensive,” Rumelt said. A big issue between Bonilla and Anchin was the utilization of the Internet to fill out and pay for many forms that the Town Clerk’s office handles. Bonilla argued that credit card processing fees would cost six dollars a transaction, but Anchin argued that credit card processing companies offer a municipal rate of only two to three percent. The moderator also asked the candidates about how they feel about the consolidation of special district governments within the towns. Most of the candidates felt that consolidation was a good idea that should be looked at, but Port felt especially passionate about it. “We all have these elections and no one knows where they take place,” Port said. “We’re being taxed for these services and no one know who they’re supposed to go to if they have a problem. Does anyone know

when their sanitation election is? No, but they are the ones who pick up your garbage. Does anyone know who his or her water district commissioners are? No. But if it were consolidated, perhaps within the town, then you would know that if you have a problem with your water, you could go to the town to complain. Here, you don’t even know who to complain to.” Another big issue amongst the town candidates was the lack of progress toward development at the Nassau Coliseum site. Darcy, who was left as the sole Republican on the stage after Bonilla left 40 minutes into the debate, defended his record as well as the town supervisor on the issue. “The Town should be and is doing its part,” Darcy said. “My opponent points to the coliseum and the fact that nothing has been built there, but we took the unprecedented step when Charles Wang and his associates stalled the process toward paying experts to complete an environmental review required by state law. We took the unprecedented step of creating zoning law, which is two and a half times denser than any other parcel in the Town of Hempstead and put the zoning in place so that hopefully we could get a major developer to come in and create the kind of center that is best suited for that property.” After the town candidates came the Nassau County Legislative candidates. With Gonzalez not present, Moser was the only Democrat, left to square off against Becker and Kopel on

county issues. Perhaps the most pertinent issue to The Five Towns was a question regarding redistricting, where both district seven candidates were asked their stance on the Republican’s plan to redistrict the county. “It wasn’t completely to my liking,” Kopel said, echoing his sentiment regarding the issue months ago. “I would choose to keep the Seventh District as it is. As a matter of fact, I did my best after the ﬁrst map was proposed to negotiate, quietly, because I don’t negotiate through newspapers to get some of the district back. We’re going to do the best, but we’re going to have to understand that nobody ever gets everything that they want. I’m going to do my best to urge them to keep this district the way it is.” Moser was much more blunt regarding the issue. “To answer the question easily, I’m dead against separating The Five Towns and the way that the maps were drawn,” Moser said. “Mr. Kopel just said that he’s going to do his best to keep it that way, but he didn’t vote against it. He did vote for the redistricting plan to separate The Five Towns, and in addition, I can tell you that I don’t believe a legislator doing something quietly is the proper way to do it. If you have a position you need to come out and say it, whether the people are going to agree with you or not. We need to amend the county charter to have an independent commission to be the ones who are the ones to restructure the map.”

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Lawrence Shuts-out Lynbrook, Last Year Avenged Text and Photos By Scott P. Moore

hat was expected to be a collision of the two best Conference III teams on MSG Varsity turned into a televised slaughter by the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes at their Homecoming game, continuing their dominant season in a 36-0 shutout of the Lynbrook Owls. Both teams entered the contest in a tie for second place in Conference III at 5-1, a game behind the then-6-0 Bethpage Golden Eagles. Senior runningback Ryan Fredericks began another personally great day by running in the team’s first points on a seven-yard touchdown run to put Lawrence up 6-0 in the first. “When we scored first, I knew it – we were going to own this game,” said Capobianco. “[Lynbrook] wasn’t ready. They came in thinking we were soft from the Bethpage game... they were soft. They should stick to lacrosse.” Lynbrook made a huge 78yard drive down the field right after, but just could not get the ball into the end zone past the Lawrence defense, stopping just five yards short on the final down. With the ball handed back to Lawrence, sophomore quarterback Joe Capobianco led the team on a nine-play, 95yard drive that ended with Ryan Fredericks running in his second touchdown of the game. Capobianco threw to junior runningback Tyler Fredericks for a twopoint conversion, putting the Golden Tornadoes up 14-0. “Ryan and Tyler are hell-of-aplayers,” said Capobianco. “They just score whenever they want to – can’t be stopped.” Lawrence took advantage of every opportunity handed to them. Tyler Fredericks caught an interception only three plays into the Lynbrook drive. Six plays later on Lawrence’s possession, Fredericks ran nine yards for a touchdown. A trick play almost went awry when Ryan Fredericks threw to the end zone for a two-point conversion and was deflected by a Lynbrook defender, but caught by Lawrence’s Islam Mohamed to give Lawrence a commanding 22-0 lead.

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Scoring Law - Ryan Fredericks run, 7 yards (Fragner kick failed) Law - Ryan Fredericks run, 1 yard (Capobianco pass to Tyler Fredericks, 2pts) Law - Tyler Fredericks run, 9 yards (Capobianco pass to Mohamed, 2pts) Law - Capobianco pass to Ryan Fredericks, 25 yards (Ryan Fredericks run, 2pts) Law - Ryan Fredericks pass to Jordan Fredericks, 20 yards (2pt failed) Conference III Standings - 10/23 Team

RB Ryan Fredericks (#8) ran wild all over the Lynbrook defense, scoring three touchdowns and throwing for another. Lawrence’s defense continued to show life – again bringing down an interception on Lynbrook’s third play of their next possession. Only 26 yards away from the goal, Ryan Fredericks ran the ball in for both the touchdown and twopoint conversion, putting Lawrence up 30-0 at the half. “The past two weeks, we’ve really started to play good defense,” said Coach Joe Martillotti.

“We’re settling down and ﬁguring it out.” The defense continued to battle Lynbrook all game, keeping the team from making it further than the 23-yard mark throughout the second half. Defensive lineman Mike Fragner brought down another interception for Lawrence in the third quarter, taking away any steam left for the Owls and a small crowd of their fans. “When we play good defense, this is what’s going to happen,” said Martillotti. “We’re just going to blow people out.” Lawrence capped the scoring on the day on another pass from Ryan Fredericks, hooking up with freshman broth-

QB Joe Capobianco throws over the Lynbrook defense to a receiver during the second quarter.

er Jordan Fredericks in the end zone for a touchdown. A missed extra point kick left Lawrence with a 36-0 lead and, eventually, the win. “Three-hundred-and-thirty days ago, [Lynbrook] beat us bad and it was an embarrassment for us,” said Capobianco, referencing the last year’s season-ending playoff game. “This year – we’re going all the way.”

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The cheerleaders kept the large Homecoming crowd entertained while the Lawrence defense shutout Lynbrook.

“We had a little bump in the road earlier this season, but our defense has really come together with our offense,” said senior Ryan Fredericks. “But if we play like this every game, I don’t think we can be stopped.” The win moved Lawrence into sole possession of second place at

6-1, while Lynbrook dropped to third place at 5-2 with Division High School. “This is the time of the year when we start playing our best football,” said Martilotti in reference to the approaching playoffs. “Hopefully, we can just keep it going.” Lawrence will play its ﬁnal regular season game on Saturday, October 29 at Sewanhaka High School (2-5). Notes: Ryan Fredericks contin-

ued his touchdown streak, this time scoring three and passing for one, giving him 12 straight games with a touchdown... all three Fredericks brothers (Ryan, Tyler, and Jordan) scored touchdowns in the same game for the third time this year... the 36-point difference was Lawrence’s largest lead and win of the year... Lawrence’s offense is scoring an average 40.1 ppg... the Lawrence defense has held opposing teams to seven points in the last two games.

Bulldogs Overcome Manhasset, Snap Losing Streak TEXT AND PHOTOS By JONATHAN WALTER

he Hewlett Bulldogs got back on track this past Saturday away at Manhasset High School as they took down the Manhasset Indians 23-21, ending a two game losing streak and clinching a playoff spot. Hewlett fell behind early, allowing two touchdowns, but were able to bounce back, outscoring Manhasset 23-7 over the final three quarters to win. After turning the ball over five times over the course of the past two weeks, Hewlett was able to avoid costly turnovers, contributing to their success. On their first drive of the game, Hewlett was forced to punt after three plays that included a fumble that was luckily recovered by the Hewlett offense, an ominous start to the game. That gave the Indians the ball at their own 42 yard line and from there they would convert two fourth downs before quarterback Kevin Overlander ran a quarterback keep to the left for 26 yards and a Manhasset touchdown, completing a nine play drive. Kicker Matt Mieleszko missed the extra point try. Another three and out by Hewlett gave Manhasset the ball back at their own 28 yard line, Overlander would show off his legs once again, running for 52 yards before finally being dragged down by Hewlett defenders. Overlander then com-

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Manhasset 12 0 M – Overlander 26 run (kick failed) M – Overlander 4 run (pass failed) H – Leguillow 11 run (Ellman kick) H – Saftey Fratello illegal pass in end zone H – Leguillow 5 run (Ellman kick) M – Fratello 42 run (Mielesko kick) H – Martorella 69 run (Ellman kick) M – Safety Irvine run out of end zone

Hewlett’s Weldon Irvine pushes for extra yards as he returns a kick. pleted a 15-yard pass to wide receiver Owen Grimm, then ran the ball twice, scoring on a four yard run. Manhasset then attempted to run for a two-point conversion to make up for the extra point miss earlier, but fell short of the goal line to make the score 12-0 Manhasset.

Hewlett’s offense finally came alive on their next possession, sparked by first down conversion runs of 12 yards by running back Sam Martorella, 11 yards by quarterback Zach Richman, 18 yards by running back Matthew Miller, and finally an 11 yard touchdown run by Jeremy Leguillow to put

Hewlett on the board. A few drives later, Jeremy Leguillow made another great play for Hewlett, stopping the ball just before it went into the end zone and making Manhasset start their next drive inside the one yard line. The play paid off right away as the Hewlett defense was

able to get into the Manhasset backfield. Seeing he was about to get tackled, running back Steven Fratello attempted to make a forward pass, but the pass was deemed illegal by the officiating crew, leading to a safety that was credited to Leguillow to make the score 12-9. Hewlett returned the ensuing kickoff to their own 46-yard line and, running the option play, Richman lead a ground and pound drive into Manhasset territory, picking up small chucks of yards at a time. Hewlett got to the one yard line, but confusion among the coaches on the amount of timeouts were left lead to two goal line stands by Manhasset, and before Hewlett could get kicker Trevor Ellman onto the field to attempt to tie the game, the clock expired in the half, sending a confused Hewlett sideline into the locker room. “We didn’t get in,” Hewlett Head Coach Jay Iaquinta said. “They had a nice defensive stand.

The officials told us that we had used all of our time outs, but we weren’t sure and thought we might have had one left.” Inspired by the safety toward the end of the first half, he Hewlett defense came hungry in the second half and got two sacks just as Manhasset began to move the ball to force a punt. The Hewlett offense then began a drive from their own 31 that included a conversion on fourth and one by Richman, who got just enough to move the chains. Miller provided the highlight of the drive with a 24 yard run to the outside and Richman punched it in from five yards out to give Hewlett its first lead of the game, 16-12. Manhasset got their first score since the first quarter when Overlander completed a 21-yard pass to Dylan Meyer, that helped set up a 42-yard touchdown run by Fratello and recaptured the lead for the Indians, 19-16.

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VOTE FOR HOWARD J. KOPEL VOTE FOR PROVEN LEADERSHIP

WHY IS ADAM MOSER LYING? FICTION My opponent claims . . .

1. That I voted to increase Legislative salaries.

FACT The truth is . . . 1. The Nassau Legislators’ salaries have not changed in 16 years. Proposed pay increases for one Democrat leader and two Republican leaders were rescinded once we uncovered the massive fiscal crisis left behind by the previous administration.

2. I sought to increase Sales taxes.

2. Absolutely untrue. I have never voted for, nor even contemplated, a sales tax increase.

3. I voted for a Coliseum tax.

3. Another outrageous lie. I was out of state on the date of the vote on the coliseum. My colleagues voted to allow the coliseum referendum to go to the people to decide whether the coliseum renovations should be publicly funded. There was no vote for a Coliseum tax.

4. That I support the closing of 2 police precincts.

5. I voted to split up the Five Towns.

4. Completely untrue. How would I support an issue that has yet to come to vote? And even when it does, I will fight any attempt to close the 4th Precinct, which serves to protect every part of District 7. 5. No, I did not. I voted to correct the unconstitutional violations of Equal Voting Rights, and I have already succeeded in restoring all of Cedarhurst and much of Woodmere back into LD7.

Instead of mudslinging, I believe candidates should run on their records. Here are just a few of my accomplishments during my first term: 1. I have never voted for a tax increase. 2. I repealed the onerous 2.5% Home Energy Tax on your electricity, gas, oil and heat. 3. I eliminated the previous administration’s planned 16.5% four year property tax hike. 4. I Stopped annual reassessments to save taxpayers even more. 5. I have obtained many capital improvements for our area, including the improvements to Branch Boulevard. 6. I work tirelessly to fix streets, repaint road markings, and replace missing signs to protect property values and make the Five Towns a safer, more beautiful place to live. 7. I proposed and am fighting to reform Nassau County’s commercial property assessment process to streamline potential refunds and sustain lower, fairer property taxes. 8. I have supported and advocated common sense economic policies to support local business, strengthen the local economy, and improve the quality of life for all Nassau County residents.

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• THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD • OCT. 28 - NOV. 3, 2011, 2011

Standard Sports

Soccer Wrap-Up:

Hewlett Headed to Playoffs; Lawrence: Get ‘em Next Year! By Jonathan Walter & Scott P. Moore

all it a tale of two seasons for The Five Towns’ boys’ soccer teams. The Hewlett Bulldogs rode a consistent and solid game to ﬁrst place in Conference 5A, securing a third place seeding in the 16-team Class A playoffs starting this weekend. On the other side of The Five Towns, the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes struggled throughout the season to ﬁnd themselves, ending up below preseason expectations and missing the playoffs even while having one the league’s top scorers.

Turnaround Season Sends Hewlett to Playoffs as Number Three Seed

Hewlett Bulldogs Boys Soccer wrapped up their season this week, defeating Levittown 1-0 in a game that decided the conference champion. Hewlett ﬁnished with an 8-2-2 record as they bounced back from a four win season last year and earned the third overall seed in Nassau County. “I think moving Stephan Pierre into the sweeper position is what made the big difference with us,” Hewlett Head Coach Nick Lacetera said. “He’s just so solid. He made everyone feel more conﬁdent in the defense and you can’t beat him one on one. He reads the game really well and is a leader in the back. That was the major difference.” Despite Pierre’s dominance, Lacetera credits overall team

chemistry as what got the team this far. “We had big games up front from Louis Campos and Kelvin Larios,” Lacetera said. “Both had eight goals and a handful of assists. Having Harrison Brenner control the middle of the ﬁeld really solidiﬁed us. The thing about this team is that it was more of a team effort. There weren’t any superstars. At every position I had a solid soccer kid and everyone did a good job and stepped up.” A perfect example of Hewlett’s depth was their last game against Levittown Division, which decided the conference title. “We played really well,” Lacetera said. “We even had one guy get a red card. I was missing

Hewlett kicks its way into a third seeded playoff berth.

Photo by Jonathan Walter. a bunch of key guys and everyone rose to the occasion. We won that game 1-0 and that decided the conference.” Now Hewlett looks ahead to their ﬁrst home playoff game. “We play Valley Stream tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. As of right now, it’s at Hewlett Elementary, but if the weather stays bad, we’ll play at the High School,” Lacetera said.

Lawrence Boys’ Soccer Fails to Make Playoffs The Lawrence Boys’ Varsity Soccer team missed securing a playoff berth after going 0-1-1 in their final two games of the season, ending the year with a 3-6-3 record in fifth place and leaving their coach scratching his head. “I think we played some good soccer along the way,” said Coach Pat Leary. “We had some trouble finishing and trouble getting over the hump. We never consistently put together two good halves.” Leary added that he thought the team was immensely talented, which added to some

of the frustration throughout the season. There bright spots on the team throughout the season – junior Carlos Quintanilla was tied second in the league with 11 assists and scored seven goals on the year. Leary said Quintanilla was awarded All-County honors for his play this season. Senior Edgar Quintanilla also was awarded All-County honors for his play on the season which include 12 goals, good for sixth in the conference. Sophomore Daniel Reiskin and seniors Alex Ramirez and Stefano Gaspard were awarded All-Conference honors. With the season now behind his team, Leary said the best thing to do was look forward to doing better next year. “We had some depth in the system and JV had a good season,” he said. “There’s certainly talent there and well try to build on it. We just didn’t achieve the goals this year. Its frustrating for me because its a great group of kids – its a funny game, it just doesn’t always work out that way. There’s plenty to be proud of though.”

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Five Towns Milk Tracker

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Bulldogs Overcome Manhasset, Snap Two-Game Losing Streak CONTINUED FROM P. A6 Desperate for a streak ending victory, the Bulldogs lead an effective drive that started at their own 16-yard line. A few moderate runs got the Bulldogs to their own 39-yard line. That’s when the explosive Martorella made some impressive cuts, dodging defenders on his way to the outside and streaking 61 yards for the touchdown that put Hewlett back on top 23-19. Hewlett’s defense made a stop on their next drive, forcing Manhasset to punt with just over two minutes left. The Bulldogs were able to run down the clock, but found themselves in a fourth and six yards to go situation at their own 17-yard line with four seconds on the clock. Not wanting to risk a loss, Hewlett’s coaches elected to go into a punt formation. They snapped the ball to punter Weldon Irvine who ran the ball around in the end zone,

waited for the game clock to hit zero and then ran out of the side of the end zone, giving Manhasset a safety, but ending the game and giving Hewlett the victory. “It was a great effort,” Iaquinta said. “A lot of character came out in this game. We got off of the bus and we spotted them two touchdowns, but we didn’t panic. We regrouped and then it was just a dog ﬁght and then at the end they made a great play and Sam Martorella came right back and took one all the way.” “Our offensive line is working all week long, in the weight room, lifting tires,” Richman said. “We work hard and it shows that when games get down to the wire, we’re the team that comes up on top.” Hewlett has their homecoming game next week at 1:30 p.m. against Plainedge. A win would earn them fourth place in their conference and a home playoff game.

District 14 Schools Adding More Teaching Assistants CONTINUED FROM P. A3 prompted an administrative recommendation of 2.5 more teacher assistants. In Hewlett Elementary, in grade four there were three sections of 24, and two sections of 25. That provided a net of three students below the guidelines and prompted an administrative recommendation of hiring 1.5 more teacher assistants. In grade ﬁve, there were ﬁve sections of 25. That is a net of two students over the guidelines and prompted an administrative recommendation of 2.5 teacher assistants. According to the district, a full time teacher assistant earns a yearly salary of between $24,756 and $26,830 within the Hewlett-Woodmere School District. “We are in the process of recruiting and hiring for these new positions,” Bisso said. “Funding for these positions will come from the budgeted contingency fund.” Other parents were concerned that teacher assistants don’t provide the kind of help

that hiring a full time teacher would, but Bisso tried to reassure them. “For the most part, teacher assistants these days, because of the scarcity of teaching jobs, are actually certified teachers. They recommended that we hire part time teacher assistants so that we can schedule them intensively in first, fourth, and fifth grade. The hiring of them is currently in process.” Another parent questioned whether the teaching assistants are the long-term solution. “Are we solving this problem going ahead,” Paul Shanab of Woodmere said, “because I don’t feel that assistant teachers are the answer. They may be the answer right now to solve this problem, but looking down the line for the next classes, I think we should be ready. If they know what’s going on in third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, they should be ready with more teachers and have extra classes.” Board members responded by saying that they would look into the possibility of additional hiring when they begin to discuss next year’s budget.

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• THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD • OCT. 28 - NOV. 3, 2011, 2011

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Misleading Campaigning

dam Moser is the Democratic Candidate for the Nassau County Legislator in District 7 (which encompasses The Five Towns) and he’s challenging one-term incumbent Howard Kopel. Unfortunately, Mr. Moser has seen fit (or his campaign staff at the very least) to try and garner votes through misrepresentation. In this issue of The Standard and in various other publications, Mr. Moser has in some cases been totally fabricating Mr. Kopel’s position on certain issues and outright imagining Mr. Kopel’s record to suit his objective of besmirching his opponent. On Page A5 of this issue, Mr. Moser asserts that Mr. Kopel “voted to increase legislative salaries.” This flat out never happened. While in 2009 the Legislature was going to increase the salaries for both the Democratic and Republican leaders (and not for the rank and file legislators) this was immediately rescinded in the wake of the county’s enormous financial problems. In point of fact, Nassau legislators work for some of the most paltry wages of any legislative body in New York, about $35,000 a year and this hasn’t changed in eons. Legislative salaries are a total non-starter as an issue or as an allegation. We’re quite sure it costs Mr. Kopel far more to serve in the legislature than what little compensation he and his colleagues derive from their service. Mr. Moser charges Mr. Kopel with “supporting a taxpayer funded Coliseum that would have raised property taxes by $400 million.” In point of fact, Mr. Kopel never endorsed this project (as far as we can recall) and moreover was flat out not in New York at all when the vote on the referendum took place and didn’t cast a vote on the issue. Additionally, Mr. Moser states that Mr. Kopel allegedly “voted to split The Five Towns up” in the GOP redistricting plan. We have Mr. Kopel quoted here in this paper throughout the past several months on the record as stating that he would prefer that District 7 remain within its current configurations. What’s disingenuous about Mr. Moser’s charge is that by law (federal, state and local) the legislature must be redistricted due to changes in census data so that all districts approximately have the same number of residents. We are totally opposed to gerrymandering The Five Towns into two or three districts but it’s unfair to say that Mr. Kopel in any way, shape or form took a leadership position in dismembering The Five Towns or “diluting the strength of the Jewish voting bloc in Nassau County” (as Mr. Moser charges). Why would Mr. Kopel want to reduce the size of his core voting constituency? Common sense here is as clear as daylight. One of the more specious prevarications in Mr. Moser’s ad is that Mr. Kopel “now supports raising our sales tax.” Mr. Kopel has voted to repeal countless taxes and fees during his term of office and has stated categorically that he is opposed to any tax increases of any kind. In fact, more than 1,000 county workers’ jobs have been eliminated as part of Mr. Kopel’s cost-cutting. Mr. Kopel has told us on numerous occasions that he will not vote for any tax increases and we take him at his word and will hold him to his word. Lastly, Mr. Moser charges Mr. Kopel of supporting the closure of the NCPD’s Fourth Precinct – something Mr. Kopel has never issued any kind of public statement on whatsoever. While it is true that County Executive Ed Mangano is seeking major cost reductions in the NCPD which could include the closure and consolidation of two precincts, Mr. Kopel has stated that he would be fighting tooth and nail to prevent any closure of the Fourth Precinct. The bottom line here is that in a bid to have his fledgling campaign gain some traction, any traction, Mr. Moser has resorted to fabrications, fictions and misrepresentations in an effort to smear Mr. Kopel’s record and reputation. This kind of campaigning is beneath Mr. Moser’s dignity and we call on him in the 10 days or so that remain before election day to rescind and repudiate these charges and tactics and instead wage a campaign based truthfully on the record and on the differences between the two candidates.

ENDORSEMENT

Bonilla for Town Clerk

ewlett resident Steve Anchin is a lifelong Five Towner, former head of the Five Towns Democratic Club and a Democratic Committeeman. No one doubts Mr. Anchin’s commitment to or love of The Five Towns. In all of his many decades here, this is Mr. Anchin’s first run for public office and in this week’s debate held at the Hewlett Library by the League of Women Voters his neophyte status as an office seeker was on unfortunate display. During Mr. Anchin’s summation towards the close of the debate, Mr. Anchin chose to characterize Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray personally and her style of administration to that of the late genocidal Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, which elicited a palpably audible groan from across all parts of the audience. (See our story in this issue). When we spoke with Mr. Anchin after the debate he staunchly and adamantly stood by his charge and characterization, offered no apology, clarification or elaboration and he further stated that he would be repeating his “Murray as Stalin” charge at other debates and public appearances. Overzealous demonization of opponents on that level goes to the issue of character and emotional stability to serve in a regional elected office. Touro Law School graduate Mark Bonilla, in office since 2003 has done a reasonably competent and effective job running the Clerk’s office. No chaos or malfeasance reins there and we’re hard-pressed to find any substantive complaints emanating from that department of town government. Competence, combined with many high-flying flags of caution about Mr. Anchin’s temperament impel us to endorse Mr. Bonilla for another term as Town Clerk on November 8th.

VOX POPULI

NICE TRY, MR. SANTINO BY GEORGE SAVA

n October 12, 2011, I wrote an article entitled “Why Should We Believe You Now.” In that article I questioned Kate Murray’s pledge to freeze taxes next year. My concern revolved around an article by the Community Alliance Blog which called into question an earlier budget touted by Ms. Murray. I speciﬁcally set forth that if the information were true, if in fact prior promises were made and not kept, why should we believe Ms. Murray now. On October 21, 2011, Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino, taking umbrage with my audacity to question Ms. Murray, condemned me and touted Ms. Murray’s 2012 budget. Mr. Santino’s article reminded me of a quote by Margaret Thatcher, “I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” And thus the arguments set forth by Mr. Santino. In assessing Mr. Santino’s arguments, personal attacks aside, he completely fails to address prior budgets and whether statements were made in previous years that did not come to fruition. Instead he simply touts the wonders of the Town’s 2012 budget. This makes me question whether Mr. Santino actually read my article, whether he understood my article or whether he purposefully

George Sava was the 2010 Democratic Nominee for N.Y. State Senate, 9th Senate District. He is an attorney with Port & Sava, a local law firm, and a Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom. George resides inThe Five Towns with his wife and three children.

was avoiding the issue of prior budgets. Notwithstanding, let’s take a closer look at this legislative piece of perfection, the 2012 Town budget. First, costs will not decrease for 2012, they will increase. Consequently, the Town will have to once again go into the reserves. For those unfamiliar with the Town of Hempstead reserves, they revolve around early years when the community was taxed too much and money was placed into a reserve account. Like your savings account, the Town keeps going to that account to meet expenses. In 2007, the Town dipped into the reserves in the amount of $6.5 million. In 2011, the Town needed $18 million from the reserves. In 2012, it is estimated that the Town will take $30 million dollars from the reserves to maintain the alleged fiscally responsible budget. Once these reserves are depleted, what do you think will happen in order to replenish the reserves or to pay the Town’s bloated bureaucracy? I don’t know about you but I expect my wallet will become even lighter. Thus Mr. Santino, I am not interested in fiscal tricks, I want to know if there is a plan for reducing the size of government and lowering taxes. In Mr. Santino’s article, although he agreed taxes should be lowered, he failed to set forth what he or his colleagues were doing to reduce them. Moreover, was it just me or was Mr. Santino eerily silent on my call for smaller government? When looking again at the 2010 budget figures for the animal shelter, the Town spent $7.1 million of which almost half was payroll. According to Newsday, “[T]he shelter’s $3-million payroll dwarfs the total budgets of each of the eight other municipal shelters.” As an animal lover I am always willing to pay for the protection of animals. I am not, however, willing to pay for pa-

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LEGISLATIVE VOICE

Where Do WE Go From Here? By FRANCIS X. BECKER

hat we have been experiencing here in Nassau County is not unique to what is happening to other municipalities across the country and even around the world — i.e., Greece, Italy and so on. Governments have been living a fantasy. For too long they thought they could continue to tax the public and spend their money existing outside the reality that businesses and families abide, which is to live within their means. Here on Long Island it is even worse. Newsday recently reported that 40 percent of all the New York $100K-plus pensions are right here on Long Island. Can you imagine someone being paid by the government (you the taxpayer) $150,000 a year for life? And that is not the whole story, because with this also comes free lifetime health benefits. Municipal benefits and pensions are far different than private sector unions’ because they have to negotiate with contracting businesses and other businesses that are subject to market conditions and can only pay what they can afford or they go bankrupt. But governments can tax and create new taxes all the time to fund such pensions and benefits and other spending. For example, former

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.

County Executive Tom Suozzi created an energy tax that was passed by the Democrat Majority at the time. The tax was levied against your electricity, gas and even firewood. We in the Republican Majority together with County Executive Mangano rescinded the tax when we took over the majority in 2009. The problem for government is twofold: they could give generous contracts because the money did not, in essence, come out of their pockets or business. Municipal unions are permitted to contribute to the campaigns of the elected officials that must negotiate their contracts which I have always felt is a conflict of interest. So, in the end, who truly is representing the taxpayer? Secondly, because of the Taylor Law, which forbids municipal unions from striking, if the municipality cannot come to an agreement with the union, the negotiations go to what is called “binding arbitration.” This means that some agency decides what we, the taxpayers, should pay in salary and benefits, not what we can afford. What is odd about this is that for over a decade, in the private sector, employees have been paying for part of their health insurance and in most case for all of their pensions. Not so in government. These laws regarding “binding arbitration” and others are all created in Albany, where the unions have great power. In essence, the taxpayer is locked out again. There is also a provision in “binding arbitration” called the “ability to pay.” That means some arbitrator determines what your abil-

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o one wants to be the hated family on a flight. We’ve all been there. The flight when your baby screams for what seems to be a lifetime, with lung capacity rivaling that of opera singers. When everyone stares at you, wondering why you cannot get your child to be quiet, deciding you must be a terrible parent. The time when you discover, the hard way, that your toddler has a raging ear infection. Or, perhaps, when you learn that the Benadryl you gave your daughter to knock her out actually had the opposite effect. So much for being asleep in her seat – now she’s bouncing off the walls. Instead of a flying tin can, you wish for a white padded room, as do all of the people sitting around you. Only once you have received the stares and jeers of total strangers on a plane can you appreciate the plight of others as their child turns into Damien. We have all shared similar experiences. How many times have you cleaned up vomit on an international flight? Now you never fly without a spare set of clothing for you and every member of your family. Have you ever thrown out soiled clothing on an airplane, having no interest in taking it home with you? I’ve been there, having recently thrown out an outfit in Roosevelt Field, after stripping my toddler down to her diaper in the middle of the mall. A bunch of wipes, a quick wardrobe change and a large dose of Purell later, we were good as new. As parents, we have to learn to go with the flow. We all have our own inflight horror stories, either as the parent with the unmanageable child or as the fellow passenger. When my nephew was younger, he became inconsolable, almost enraged, when he awoke mid-flight to find he had missed the dinner service. A boy who never skips a meal and loves his food, he screamed, called his mother a liar and carried on while the darkened cabin that had been filled with sleeping passengers was now waking to a preschooler’s tantrum . Even after he was given a snack and visited the on-board kitchen, he was still in despair, as the many around him can attest. On our most recent flight, screaming babies seemed to have been carrying on in unison, a cacophonous choir from hell. My daughter had a solo. Bodies of nearby passengers stiffened as one, their weary eyes catching each other’s glances, wondering if this was to be their fate for the next 12 hours on an international flight. I looked around, saw their body language and announced that my daughter would certainly settle down. “Once she falls asleep,” I said, “she’ll be fine.” They did not believe me, not that I blamed them. You have to know your child, however, and we do.

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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.

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OCT. 28 - NOV. 3, 2011, 2011 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

THE LEGENDARY DANNY O’DOUL

SOAPBOX

All Politics, Water Bills and Garbage Services are Local

MY LEGENDARY CURE FOR ELECT-ILE DISFUNCTION!

am in a particularly jovial mood today – after all, it’s a beautiful autumnal day, I have a nice, fragrant and delicious “no name Honduran” cigar on this afternoon’s agenda, and, best of all, it’s almost “Election Time!” Oh, yes, and, even better, it’s Local Election Time – when all the area’s Bozos and yahoos already incumbent and those fresh-faced wannabee professional political nudnicks with a last name that will ﬁt on a sign, all vie for the adoration of a truly apathetic public. What could be more fun to watch? Well, with the possible exception of a UFC cage match between “Hot-Oven” Mitt Romney and Rick “WarmHearted” Perry – not much! And, I, for one, will be watching those election returns coming in all night for any sign of a political “hail-Mary” in which, say a, Steve “Give-him-an-Inch” Anchin, should pull an upset over incumbent Mark “The Shark” Bonilla in the Town of Hempstead-sanctioned “belt match” for Town Clerk. Fun like this just doesn’t come around often enough here in The Five Towns. And, if we are really lucky – we may get a chance to actually spot incumbent Republican County Legislator, Howard “CanI-Borrow-A-Cup” Kopel, who is spotted in person in these parts slightly more infrequently than my dear friend, Elvis Presley. In fact, many in The Five Towns have been wondering if Mr. Ko-

pel’s under-the-radar presence is actually possible evidence that he pulled “an Elvis” and left the state without telling anyone! Just kidding, Mr. Kopel, I wish you luck against whatever great statesman happens to be running against you. I know I saw some signs about it, but his name escapes me! Well, and if that’s not enough – it’s going to be trick-or-treat time in a few short days – and local children are busy picking out their costumes. I heard that one of the most popular choices this year is “The Great Magneto” -- which is similar to a “Scarecrow” costume from the Wizard of Oz – but instead of countrybumpkin shirt – it consists of a T-shirt with a picture of the Nassau Coliseum with the legend “If I Only Had a Brain -- I Would Know What To Do With This!” But, in all the fever-pitched rhetoric and campaign speeches -- the one thing that all the candidates have refrained from doing is saying anything against my plan to incorporate Woodmere as a real, genuine “Village.” It is clear to me that no candidate has any bit of disagreement with my brilliant initiative – and, I am sure that when the paint dries on these upcoming election results – all of the winners will then whole-heartedly, and with a loud uniﬁed voice, endorse my masterful bit of cutting-edge post-urban planning and will declare their backing to The Legendary Danny

This is The Legendary Danny O’Doul urging you vote this Election Day and remember to pull the “Resolution Lever” and vote “Yes” for the Initiative to turn the current ghostlike visage of Woodmere into a bustling, thriving Incorporated Village!

O’Doul’s selfless bid to become the “First Mayor” of the Village of Woodmere. Even my soonto-be colleague, the Honorable Mayor Martin Oliner of Lawrence, will be excited that The Five Towns will return to their once orb-like glow and celestial stature as the premier region in Nassau County and, perhaps, all of New York State. Finally, “The Hamptons” will become known as just the a name a jitney bus line and the Alist stars and even, the “FlavorsOf-The-Month” will all flock here just to hobnob with the local glitterati, literati and cognoscenti and with local powerhouse politicos like Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner, and The Legendary Mayor Danny O’Doul. Get ready to compete with TMZ producers and cameramen, as well as hot supermodels, all in pursuit of that parking spot that you “had your eye and directional signals on!” Even Conan O’Brien will come to Rock Hall to tape a week of special “Five Town” Comedy shows. Quick, somebody call Kenny Gluck and all those “Kosher Comedians!” Well, now that I think of it – perhaps, Kenny should be making whirlwind pit stops at the election headquarters of all the losers on The Big Night and signing these unfortunate runnersup to a long-term contract for the “Kosher Comedy Tour” – which will be coming soon to King David’s Deli, Wok Tov, and the Amphitheater in “Brach’s Glatt Parking Lot”! Remember to “get out the vote” on that first Tuesday in November and cast you choice for our next local civic leaders, as well as, for all those “Future Kings of Kosher Comedy!”

By Joel Moskowitz

’ve always had a soft spot for Chuck Schumer. Well, ever since he was my congressman back when I was living in Brooklyn. I was recently married, just had our first child and just bought our first new car, a light blue Mazda 626. Must have had it for two or three days before it was stolen from right in front of my building. The police found the car, but because the thief was a minor who chose to use my brand new car for other crimes, they impounded it as evidence. I was stuck in a bureaucratic nightmare, still having to make payments on the car and the insurance with no idea when my car would be released. I called friends at the Brooklyn D.A. I asked anyone I knew for help, got nowhere. Then one morning I was climbing the stairs to the F train near my apartment on my way to work and there was my congressman asking for my vote. So I told him my story. He took out a notebook, wrote down my name and various numbers and promised me someone in his office would call me in a few hours. True to his word, someone called me, the end result, I got my car back that afternoon with the assistance of his office. I don’t always agree with Mr. Schumer’s policies and don’t always vote for his party. But barring a very compelling argument against him, I always vote for Chuck. The reason is simple, he gets it and he has a class A constituent relations office. He got

Joel Moskowitz is a writer and businessman who resides in Lawrence. He is married with three children and prides himself on being outspoken. Comments can be sent to yoelmosk@aol.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Moser on Kopel on Redistricting To the Editor, Earlier this year, the New York State Court of Appeals rejected a plan by the Nassau County Republican Party to move over half a million voters into new county legislative districts without any input from the public. While we should all rejoice that justice and the rule of law won this ﬁght, we must also recognize what a grave threat the Republican plan was to our rights to fair and equal representation in local government. We in The Five Towns worked for decades to create a stronger voice for our neighborhood in county government. Our interests are only heard when we are united with one clear voice. With a simple vote, your Republican Legislator Howard Kopel tried to sell us out to the narrow interests of his party bosses. While this travesty of a redistricting plan was being proposed, what did Legislator Kopel do? Did he exercise any independence from his party bosses? Did he stand up for The Five Towns and say “no” to his party’s plan to turn them into the Two-anda-Half Towns? Sadly, he did not. Kopel did what he’s always done in these situations: he took his marching orders and towed the party line. When asked about the legality of the plan to tear apart the community that elected him, here’s what he had to say: “I’m not qualiﬁed to give an opinion that’s worth reading. I’m not an election lawyer.” Let’s take Kopel at his word. His opinion’s not worth reading, because his bosses in the legislature tell him what his opinion is supposed to be. I’m running

for legislature because I want to bring an honest, independent voice that the county is sorely lacking under the current leadership. I believe that redistricting should be an open and fair process, with full input from the public. I support amending the county charter to create a nonpartisan redistricting commission that would draw the new district lines instead of partisan legislators seeking to maximize their political power. Fair representation is not a Democratic or Republican issue. It is a citizens’ issue, and it is in our best interests that we move away from partisan gerrymandering. Standing With You,

Adam Moser Democratic Candidate for County Legislature, 7th District

Moser Campaign Insensitive to Observant Voters To the Editor: This past Thursday and Friday, while many Five Towns residents were celebrating Simchas Torah, their home phones were ringing off the hook. The caller was On Target Communications: a fraudulent push poll company posing as independent pollsters, coaxing respondents to participate in a faux survey designed to smear County Legislator Howard Kopel with a list of negative innuendos and accusations. Because observant Jews generally do not pick up their phones on Simchas Torah, most were extremely upset by the intrusive, non-stop phone ringing. More so after learning that every single call was paid for by Ex-Judge Adam Moser and the Democratic Committee bankrolling his campaign. As many know — especially

doors when they are late on a water bill especially in this current economic environment. Additionally, they changed their billing cycle from quarterly to monthly thereby shortening the time to cut someone off of their water for a late bill. If you want to clear up a past due bill, you cannot pay online or by phone (you can through online banking but that can take a few days to hit their account rendering it useless when you’re facing a cutoff). In fact, they don’t have a local ofﬁce to accept payment; they direct you to check cashing places which frankly are not always located in areas I enjoy hanging out in. But the part that really eats my craw, the part that boils my blood is that the Water Company cuts off water service AT ALL. That’s right, they cut off the WATER of old people, families with children, anybody. They don’t care who, they just shut it off. LIPA won’t shut your lights in the middle of the winter, and neither will National Grid cut off your heat, in fact they have a community relations ofﬁce for just such problems. The cable company will give you as much time as you need and you can pay them electronically or any other way. If you call your cell phone carrier they will work out a reasonable payment plan. Long Island American Water could care less if you have to drink sewage; it’s their way or no water. You know what Sandy Smith in Skelos constituent services department told me? That the Majority Leader of the NYS Senate can’t do anything about Long Island American Water because the rules are set by the Public Service Commission. That’s right, the second or third most powerful person

my car out when no else could. Tip O’Neill used to say “all politics is local,” Chuck took that to heart. So a guy usually busy voting on budgets, foreign aid, infrastructure and other pressing matters, understood that a constituent with a small problem is his problem and he took care of it. Contrast that let’s say with my recent experience with Senator Dean Skelos’ office. I like Mr. Skelos, have voted for him and agree on many of his policies. But to me, his constituent relations office gets a failing grade. I called his office to complain about Long Island American Water (LIAW), LIAW seems to live in some regulatory purgatory akin to the Port Authority of NY/NJ and the Metropolitan Transit Authority. All of those organizations have implied quasi governmental oversight. But did you ever hear of a politician losing their job for a toll or rail fare hike? No you did not. Because the way these things are structured, politicians are given six degrees of separation from any unpleasant news from these places. They get to say “hey, it’s not me, it’s the MTA or the Port Authority.” But who appoints the board of the MTA or Port Authority? The politicians of course! Back to Skelos. I called his office because I found it utterly unfair how Long Island American Water, a company not based on Long Island or even New York State, can go around placing very noticeable and embarrassing notices on people’s

CONTINUED ON P. B7 those already tired of tripping over the Adam Moser lawn signs plastered on every inch of our community — Mr. Moser is challenging Legislator Howard Kopel in this November’s election. He’s already invested thousands of dollars trying to convince us he’s ready and able to represent our needs. Yet, his appalling insensitivity to observant Jewish families, subjecting them to repeated crank calls over a three-day-Yom Tov, makes it perfectly clear that Adam Moser doesn’t know the ﬁrst thing about the voters he is appealing to. Responsible politicians understand there’s a place and time for politics. It’s a shame Mr. Moser does not realize that Orthodox Jewish homes during Simchas Torah is neither the place, nor the time.

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Avi Fertig Deputy Campaign Manager, Howard Kopel for Legislator

Kopel Cares About Constituents To the Editor, I’m writing to comment on your article about Legislator Howard Kopel’s involvement in having the missing fence replaced along the LIRR tracks in Woodmere. I have a strange dichotomy of political heroes. My ﬁrst is former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, who is famous for his comment that “All politics are local.” My second is former New York State Senator Al D’Amato, who earned and wore with pride the nickname, “Senator Pothole.” Both of these historic ﬁgures were the political powerhouses they became because they nev-

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E-books are now available at the Peninsula Public Library. The library entered into an exclusive project with Overdrive Systems and Amazon.com last week, which allows library patrons to check out e-books from their local library on all Kindle models. They can also check out e-books through platform applications, including the Kindle Cloud Reader. Books are downloaded over Wi-Fi or USB, but 3G will not be supported. Amazon’s “Whispersync” technology will also preserve digital notes and bookmarks in case you later buy the book from Amazon or check it out a second time. Kindle users also get some loan features not offered by other e-book formats-for example, borrowed books can be downloaded from almost anywhere using Amazon’s Whispersync wireless network. When a patron sees an ebook that they want to borrow, among the options available will be “send to Kindle.” If the patron chooses that option, he or she will be sent to Amazon. After the patron logs into their Kindle account, they will be able to send the book to any of their Kindle locations—smartphone, computer, tablet or e-reader. After the loan period expires, access to the book will be disabled and the patron will be advised to delete the book to free up space on the patron’s device.

Some relief might ﬁnally be on the way for residents living near and in the ﬂight path of planes arriving and departing from John F. Kennedy Airport. Town-Village Air Safety and Noise Abatement Committee (TVASNAC) Executive Director Kendall Lampkin announced to a small crowd that the Fed-

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By Scott P. Moore Standard Staff Reporter

Whee…! The 27th Five Towns Community Chest Cedarhurst Fair was held this past weekend at Andrew J. Parise Park on Saturday and Sunday. The park was filled with games, rides and food stands from local vendors including La Viola, Burgers Bar and Pretzel Time. “I like the one that’s tilted and spins you and you rock back and forth because you scream and you have fun and get dizzy.” Brianna Alvarez, from Lawrence. Here, a young boy enjoy the swings in the middle of the park.

The face of local politics could change by the the end of this year with less than two months separating now from Election Day on November 8th. Republicans as incumbents and Democrats duking it out for spots, its up to voters in The Five Towns to decide who represents them come next year.

Nassau County Legislator Seventh District Incumbent Republican How-

replace sidewalks along Branch Boulevard that have been in disrepair for at least ﬁve years. He said earlier this year he planned to run on his record of holding down taxes in the area. He currently owns a national title insurance and settlement services business out of Valley Stream. His Democratic opponent, Adam Moser of Hewlett, is no newcomer to local politics. Moser was a 2nd District Court Judge from 1999 to 2005 and runs a private law practice out of Rockville Centre. Moser said he wants to “run the county in

Photo by Scott P. Moore

Changes, Relief on the Way For Area Airplane Noise?

By Scott P. Moore Additional Reporting by Jonathan Walter & Susan Varghese

Hewlett Ace Hardware Hit By Van A van driven by a teenage boy crashed through the front window of the Ace Hardware store in the Peninsula Shopping Center on Sunday afternoon. Ace Hardware manager Justin Hay said the driver was either 15 or 16 years old and his parents had let him move the family van up into the spot before he accelerated into the front of the

store. The front of the store was boarded-up Monday morning. “He was supposed to move the car up a little bit,” said Hay with a sheepish smile. “He moved it into our store.” No one was seriously hurt during the accident, but Hay said the store lost a lot of merchandise that was in the path of the vehicle and the entire front window would need reframing and replacing. “No one was hurt, or at least we did not hear anything back,” said Hay. He added, with a

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Ace Hardware was open on Monday morning after a van crashed through the front window the day before. Photo by Scott P. Moore.

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An American Airlines jet flies low over the Cedarhurst Fair this Photo by Scott P. Moore. past weekend.

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Hewlett fans react to the game against Lawrence.

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The Beat Goes On for Lawrence Philharmonic Orchestra

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Howard Kopel

Adam Moser

ard Kopel will be matched up against Democrat Adam Moser for the single legislative spot that includes all of The Five Towns. Kopel (R) of Woodmere has been in ofﬁce since early 2010 and has been visible around the area helping residents, including a venture most recently to

an efﬁcient manner and save people money.”

Town of Hempstead Town Supervisor Incumbent Republican Kate Murray will be squaring off with Democrat Gary Port for

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ing plays. Sam Mortarella’s run was beautiful. It was the best I’ve seen and I think we’re pulling through.” “The atmosphere is very nice,” said Kelly Rizzo, mother of Hewlett quarterback/punter Mark Rizzo. “I’d like for our fans to cheer a little more. Every time it’s in the offense’s hands, we’re definitely moving it down the field very quickly. It’s fun and exciting and hopefully we build up that Hewlett score a little bit more.” On the other side of the field, Lawrence’s fan contingency was holding out vast amounts of hope. With a score so close, most fans were found still smiling, head-to-toe in blue and gold. It’s a great game and fun to watch,” said Lawrence math teacher Sal Saracini. “It’s going to ruin every football game [my kids] see from now on.” He predicted a Lawrence victory, 74-73,

due to the amounts of scoring during the second quarter. His friend disagreed --- on the score. “No way! 45-44 Lawrence,” said his friend, Mike Balzano of Bellmore. “It’s unbelievable --- every play seems to be a touchdown. We got here when it was 7-7! It’s been exciting, for sure.” When play started back up after halftime, Lawrence quickly jumped out to a 40-35 lead. Hewlett’s fans, who had been wildly cheering the team on began to quiet while Lawrence’s side of the ﬁeld got louder and louder. “Go, Lawrence, go! Go, Lawrence, go!” yelled the Lawrence cheerleaders in unison. As the game slipped further out of Hewlett’s hands, the pep band decided to make its exit during the beginning of the fourth quarter while many other

If the music of George Gershwin sends chills through your body or the relaxing sounds of compositions by Leroy Anderson bring you happiness, the Lawrence Philharmonic Orchestra should be your next local concert choice. The group, made up of a mixture of high school students and local community members, has been in existence for over 15 years and serves as an inter-generational bridge within the local area, according to director Lonnie Ginsberg. Many high school alumni, such

The Lawrence Philharmonic performs classical pieces during the 10 year anniversary of 9-11 in Parise Photo courtesy of Ginsberg Family. Park.

as Ginsberg himself, are members of the orchestra. While you probably will not see the group of 40 to 50 musicians performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City anytime soon, the group delivers performances that provide more than ample entertainment to local residents. “We tend to play mostly community events,” said Ginsberg, who has been the director of the philharmonic for two years. “The last few years we’ve played at the [Andrew J. Parise] Park in Cedarhurst and we’ve done a lot of American music.” The group most recently performed at the 9-11 Memorial ser-

vices held at the park for the 10 year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. “We played a lot of American music there, especially highlighting American composers such as Copland, Gershwin,” he said. “We also were able to play ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’... We were very proud to play there.” While the Philharmonic does not have another concert date deﬁnitively set, Ginsberg said he is looking towards later in the school year for another public performance --- possibly in March. Many of the

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A group of parents raised their concerns over growing class sizes within the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s elementary schools at a Board of Education meeting on Thursday evening. Parents complained increased class sizes could lead to education problems throughout the year due to less attention from teachers. “There’s a common thread to each of the [parents’] conversations — class size,” said Al Grazioso, who has a son that is one of 25 in a ﬁfth grade class at Hewlett Elementary School. “We’re very concerned that class size will be the ‘X factor’ in determining the budget next year… Our concern is that if we need to make a budget under the dire constraints that we’re going

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Tornadoes Trounced Bethpage’s Danny Chillanis runs right through three Lawrence defenders in the first quarter of last week’s game, leading the Golden Eagles to one of their four touchdowns on the night, upsetting the number-one ranked Lawrence Golden Tornadoes, Photo by Scott P. Moore. 37-19. Complete story on page A7.

New Superintendent Gary Schall and the Lawrence School District Administration unveiled their District Academic Plan for a “New Lawrence” last Thursday at Lawrence’s Number Two School in Inwood. Last year, the district was given recommendations by a representative from the New York State Education Department after the high school was placed on the Needs Improvement List. Lawrence is doing their best to follow through on those recommendations, initiating changes to the district’s educational plan that includes restructuring the administrative team, aligning curriculum maps with the new

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Plenty of Pleas in Cedarhurst Traf¿c Court By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

Everyone has a story at Cedarhurst Trafﬁc Court. On Tuesday nights, during arraignments, and on Wednesday during trials, around 20 people try to escape their fate each week. The back and forth drama between Cedarhurst Village Court Justice Martin Zuckerbrod rivals any prime time television drama. Just head on down to Village Hall and you’ll be in for some laughs, just don’t laugh out loud during proceedings or you’ll be escorted outside by police ofﬁcers.

“I don’t think that I deserve it,” Lucy Ackerman of Hillcrest said. “I was parked by Gourmet Glatt in Cedarhurst. I put three hours worth of change into the meter. It was during the earthquake, so I don’t know if I had anything to do with it, but when I came back to my car, the meter was empty and I had a ticket. Whatever it was I put in enough for three hours.” Ackerman, a grandmother, was in Cedarhurst to have a meal with her family, has her receipt to prove that she was in the restaurant at the time of the earthquake. However, she didn’t

Village Court Justice Martin Zuckerbrod prepares for arraignment proceedPhoto by Jonathan Walter ings on Tuesday.

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The Lawrence Golden Tornadoes overpowered the Plainedge Red Devils 56-40 in front a home crowd on Thursday afternoon. Junior runningback Tyler Fredericks lit up the ﬁeld, running in ﬁve touchdowns during the game. Brothers Jordan and Ryan Fredericks each had a TD, QB Joe Capobianco also added a TD. For more on Thursday’s game visit our website at standardli.com and pick up next week’s edition of The Standard on Wednesday for in-depth game coverage. Sports this week begin on page A6.

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Both Hewlett High School and Lawrence High School cheerleaders are prepping for a busy fall. The squads are practicing and training in preparation for pep rallies, homecomings, and competitions.

Hewlett Falls to Lynbrook 40-21 With Hewlett quarterback Mark Rizzo still injured and on the bench, the Bulldogs couldn’t get it together against Lynbrook on Thursday evening, falling 40-21. Visit our website at standardli. com for more details and see Wednesday’s Standard for complete game coverage.

wish to be named, had a ticket on her car for having an expired registration. “I got a ticket on my car, which made me realize that I had already taken care of getting my registration renewed a month ago but had never got my new registration,” she said. “So, I called the Department of Motor Vehicles and she sent me a letter saying that I had it, that I paid for it on the ninth, that it didn’t expire until the 20th, and they sent me a new registration and a new sticker. She told me not to ex-

Howard Kopel is keeping his campaign promise to reform the Nassau County Tax Assessment System. In a ﬂyer sent out to homes within his district, Kopel says that 46 percent of every dollar in county debt is due to tax assessment errors and his plan will drastically reduce that. Currently, homeowners ﬁle tax grievances before paying their assessment, but don’t have the grievances resolved until afterward. This leads to Nassau County having to borrow money in order to pay back refunds. The county must pay back 100 percent of refunds to the taxpayers, despite only 17 percent of taxes being attributable to Nassau, with 83 percent being attributed to other municipalities and governments. Kopel’s proposed reform would instead settle tax grievances before taxpayers have to pay their assessments so that no refunds or borrowing is necessary. “With this plan, no one has to get a refund,” Kopel said. “You save a lot of time and a lot of money and everyone is happy. It’s just a win in so many different ways. You can’t solve every case like that because sometimes one side is going to be unreasonable. It happens. You really have to make a serious effort and that hasn’t been happening in recent years.” Reforms enacted in 2010 include freezing residential assessments for four years, ending the payment of refunds for municipalities during the 2013/2014 year, ending the borrowing of money to pay refunds in 2011, and reducing this year’s refund-debt accrual by $28 million through the new Residential Tax Grievance Negotiation and Settlement Program which gives participants a reduced tax bill instead of a refund check. Democratic Legislator

have any proof that she put three hours worth of quarters in the meter. “I got a ticket for parking more than 12 inches from the curb,” Tony Rosenberg from Woodmere said. “I don’t remember where but it had snowed and I couldn’t park right next to the curb because of the snow and I ended up with a $50 ticket and I’m here trying to ﬁght it. It was a metered space, but you couldn’t open the door if you parked less than 12 inches from the curb.” He plead not guilty and scheduled a trial date. Another woman, who did not

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Senior Ryan Fredericks, drives down the field during the fourth quarter leading to a touchdown in Thursday’s Lawrence victory. Photo By Scott P. Moore

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The team is currently perfecting their “wall stunt,” Hewlett High School varsity cheerleading coach, Jennifer Tuminello explained. “My squad has beautiful jumps — these girls reach the sky when they jump. We’re working on a wall stunt, which is a connected stunt. While the

The Hewlett High School Cheerleaders at the Hewlett’s football season opener on Saturday, September 10.

girls are in the air they basically have to connect each other.” Three new captains were also appointed: Tai Dowdell, junior, Alexis Weiner, senior, and Sapira Zubery, senior. Tuminello also said that although the varsity and junior varsity cheerleading teams are at different levels, they try to make sure that both squads work together. “We tried to keep the junior varsity and varsity girls together as much as possible together during practices, so they’re able to form a camaraderie between squads,” Tuminello said. “Eventually junior varsity will move up, too. We really want them to be role models and good peo-

ple.” Both cheerleading teams have 16 members each. Only a few practices into the season in, Tuminello noted that the girls are already excelling. “With being their third practice, they’ve already developed a trust among each other, from the ﬂiers who are in the air to the bases who lift the girls up. They’re all literally taking one for the team because sometimes they’re doing a position that maybe they didn’t want to do.” Their next event is the pep rally on October 28, but the homecoming game on October 29 is their biggest event. “The home-

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MANGANO PLANNING TO LAYOFF 1,000 WORKERS, AND SLASH $63 MILLION By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter Over 1000 Nassau County jobs will be lost if County Executive Edward Mangano’s new budget plan passes. Also meeting the ax are non-revenue generating county museums and requiring county workers to pay 25 percent towards their healthcare coverage. Mangano’s budget cutting efforts this fiscal year have already seen the demise of 300 county jobs. Mangano’s proposed spending plan for 2012 totals $2.64 billion, $63 million less than the current budget. According to Mangano, it will mark the first time in a generation that a budget will be less than the previous year’s budget. Mangano submitted his plan to the Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) on Thursday. NIFA took over county finances in March and ordered the county to take proper action to eliminate a possible $310 million budget gap for 2012.

Bulldogs Slay Knights Hewlett quarterback Mark Rizzo tries to move the pile on a run up the middle during Hewlett’s 24-0 victory over the Floral Park Knights on Saturday at Hofstra University. See complete coverPhoto by Jonathan Walter age on Page A6.

Solemn Commemoration of 9-11 Held in Cedarhurst Five Towners haven’t forgotten, and it was evident as they filled Andrew J. Parise Park on Sunday for the Cedarhurst 9-11 Memorial Service. The tragic event that lingers fresh in the minds of residents, resurfaced as local clergymen, town officials, legislators and residents joined to pay tribute to fallen heroes in the Five Towns. The Lawrence Philharmonic Orchestra performed a rendition of the “National Anthem” sang by Katy Miller, a Lawrence High School senior. The Lawrence Acapella Choir and the Lawrence High School Color Guard also participated. Senator Dean Skelos who was a guest speaker at the memorial said, “We need to reflect on the greatness of our country and where we are today. It’s not about being black, white or Lati-

“My budget tackles labor costs head on by implementing common-sense reforms that produce $210 million in reoccurring savings,” Mangano said. “Through layoffs and attrition,

Ed Mangano my budget reduces the county workforce by over 1,000 positions.” Mangano also announced changes in the Nassau County Police Department, with ofﬁcers being moved from desks and onto the streets. “This program enhanc-

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Atlantic Beach Parents Upset Over Late School Bus Service

BY Natasha M. Velez

BY SUSAN VARGHESE Standard Associate Editor

If you’re a resident of Atlantic Beach, your kids may not have to worry about missing the bus -- the bus may miss them. According to parents at the Lawrence School District Board of Education meeting on Monday, their kids have been arriving late to school from what appears to be miscalculated bus routes. One resident, Andrew from Atlantic Beach, who has four students in the district, noted a problem with his kids’ transportation. “…I have two students in Lawrence Middle School, and what I can tell you is that three days out of the four ﬁrst days of school, my children are arriving at school 10 to 15 minutes late every morning. Not only is it disruptive to my children, and to others… I have to imagine it would be disruptive to the teachers and the students that are in the classroom.” The problem isn’t as simple as a trafﬁc delay, though. Andrew added, “The bus driver had told myself and numerous other families in Atlantic Beach that it’s physically impossible for

Five Town residents bowed their heads in prayer and paid tribute to the fallen heroes who lost their lives on 9-11.

Photo by Natasha M. Velez no. It’s about being an American today. We are blessed to be in the best country in the world.” The memorial and concert ceremony was sponsored by the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire De-

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Savoring the Last Weekend at the Beach By Scott P. Moore Standard Staff Reporter Ravaged by Hurricane Irene only a weekend before, many beach clubs along the Atlantic Beach shoreline kept their cabana doors open to give their guests one last opportunity to enjoy a weekend at the beach before the summer sun set for good this past weekend. “We managed to get almost everything back open… it was a huge effort on the part of our staff,” said Mark Raab, manager of New Plaza Beach Club. “It was disgusting here after Irene. This thick, black seafoam covered everything.” The damage was noticeable — contrasting with the clear skies and bright sunlight were many of the cabanas underneath the boardwalk rendered unusable by ﬂood waters and wave action. The kiddie pool was left with at least a foot of sand and debris. Raab said the beach club would do everything it could to make sure it is back to normal when the

season reopens next year. “We thought staying open an extra week would be good will towards our customers,” he said. “We know a lot of people from the city are still having trouble getting here.” While New Plaza seemed to be open like any other day during the summer with guests ﬁlling many of the cabanas, the scene on the beach was completely different. Only a few beach chairs scattered the sands while lifeguards sat under an umbrella at ground level, their guard tower still standing but broken when it was carried by Irene’s waves into the boardwalk. Beach-goers were even more sparse, with only 10 or so people in the waters in and around New Plaza and nearby clubs. “We’re going boogie boarding,” said Bree Corbett of Long Beach who was at Atlantic Beach with family and friends. “[Hurricane] Katia is giving us some nice waves and we’ve got this extra weekend, so The sand at New Plaza Beach Club was nearly bereft of people last Saturday afternoon.

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LHS Homecoming a Key Club Success By Zena Ballas

s a part of unity at Lawrence High School, Key Club brings together a lot of students in effort to help raise money for key activities such as Homecoming. It’s an internationally recognized club and participates in a variety of school oriented and charity oriented projects like blood drives, coat drives, food drives, Relay for Life, and various other important projects. Key club does all of the decoration and preparation for Homecoming. To kick off Homecoming , they plan spirit week. This year we had college jersey day to go along with

from all over Long Island assembled together to demonstrate the many hours of hard work dedicated to this one night. On Tuesday night, the band, along with 14 other schools, performed their half-time show in front an audience of at least 400 people. The Marching Band, led by drum majors Ayal Ciobotaru, Michelle Rothstein and Kwadwo Agapong, paid tribute to the renowned pop sensation Lady Gaga by playing her four hit songs “Just Dance,” “Bad Romance,” “Born this Way,” and “Pokerface.” Mr. Stabile, the director of the LHS marching band, commented on the performance: “I think the students did a

LHS Band plays at the Homecoming game last Saturday.

Photo by Scott Moore. all of the colleges that visited LHS this month. We also had Decade Day, Pajama Day, Twin Day, and Blue and Gold Day. For Homecoming, Key Club decorates the bleachers at the high school with streamers and balloons. At the train station there was a crew that decorated fences and a truck that holds the Homecoming court with streamers and balloons. For Spirit Week, every day Key club members come to the school at 5:00 p.m. to decorate the night before. For Homecoming we also have a parade and Homecoming Court. Students run for Homecoming Court by picking up petitions from our key club advisor Mr. Mayo, or any key club board member. Each student who ran for Prince or Princess must get at least 25 signatures from their respective grade. Any senior running for King or Queen must get 25 signatures from every grade. After all the petitions are in, Key Club members make ballots and pass them out to the classes in order to allow students to vote. The Homecoming Court was recently announced at our Fall Pep rally on Friday, October 21st. Our Spirit Week concluded with our Homecoming parade which took place on Saturday the 22nd that marched from the Cedarhurst Train Station to LHS where our football game began against Lynbrook. Another event that took place recently was on Tuesday, October 18th. The Lawrence High School Marching Band attended the 49th Annual Newsday Marching Band Festival at Hofstra University. Schools

fantastic job and I’m extremely proud of them. They did a wonderful job and I’m sure they had a great time at the Hofstra festival.” There was a lot of Lawrence support, not only from Mr. Stabile, but many members of the Lawrence staff. Superintendent Mr. Gary Schall, Principal Dr. Jennifer Lagnado, and Assistant Principals Roseanne Epp and Sean Coffin all came to cheer on the band. Even after the performance, Lawrence spirit filled the air. Performing at Hofstra was a new experience for both the freshmen and sophomores this year since the marching band did not participate in the festival last year. The enthusiasm of the night was expressed by freshman trumpet player Max Siegel who exclaimed “At first I was a little nervous but after I started playing, I began feeling more confident and when the camera was on me I was thinking ‘Yay! I’m going to be on TV!’” But for the seniors in marching band it was much more than just paying off tedious hours of practice. Hofstra became a sort of tradition for those who have been in the marching band since freshman year and parting with it was emotional for most, tears even welling up in some of their eyes. Although they will not be able to take a part in next year’s show, they will still have the many joyful and comical memories that derived from it. Hopefully, the ritual of going to Hofstra will continue for many years to come; it is something that is wholeheartedly enjoyed by all who take part in it.

Zena Ballas is a senior at Lawrence High School and is Editor-In-Chief of the Newspaper Club. She enjoys writing and has a passion for photography, which she hopes to pursue in the near future.

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Fabulous: Some of The Dream Houses for Sale in The Five Towns By Scott P. Moore Standard Staff Reporter

f you have ever dreamed of living like a star, r, relaxing peacefully on your property whilee ﬂoating in your pool with your large waterrfront home in the background or have perhapss drooled at the thought of owning your own ten-nis court in your backyard? Then some of thee most expensive homes on the market in The Five Towns might be for you. From historic halls to harbor-side havens, the cur-

90 Bannister Lane

rent crop of multimillion dollar homes are full of unique features and more than comfortable living to make everyone feel like a king or queen of their own castle. Looking for a manse on a hill overlooking a quiet rural countryside? Perhaps an expansive manor overlooking the water and perfect for a large family? The huge estate located at 360 Longwood Crossing in Lawrence would be perfect for you. “It’s like living in Nantucket,” said Ronni Berman, whose lived there for 35 years. “But you’re ﬁve minutes from Cedarhurst where you can grab a quart of milk or shop. It’s really wonderful.” The home, built in 1895, is more than spacious and feels more like living in the Hamptons year-round rather than near New York City. The estate is situated on almost three acres of land overlooking the bay, complete with patio deck to watch sunsets from. The home also has an in-ground heated pool and titanicsized dining room. Berman noted: “It’s wonderful for entertaining – the dining room is huge. We’ve sat 25 people for dinner!” With seven bedrooms and four-anda-half bathrooms, the house is perfect for a new family looking for some privacy and peace in the middle of The Five Towns. “It’s a beautiful setting, in the middle of a bird sanctuary, and it’s like being on a vacation twelve monthss a year,” said Berman, who said she was moving nearby within the he area to a smaller home since all of her children dren had since moved out. This is one of the largest pieces of property on the current market in The Five Towns and d the home is for sale e through Pugatch Reealty for $3,299,000. If you were lookoking for a home with ith a more historic feel, eel, however, look no further than Hewlett Harbor – a community with a knack for older homes ho omes

360 Longwood Crossing

wouldn’t say it has one particular thing that other w homes do not have, but no other home in the harh bor b has the privacy that we have.” The home, of course, features more than its fair share of exclusive features – a full tennis court, insh ground pool, the aforementioned waterfront and gr bulkhead and its own billiards room. As Pines said, bu the th home has it all. “You might find a two-acre property, but you wont find n another like this,” he said. “As a second home for people in New York – you do not need to go to the pe Hamptons to have everything you want, the harbor Ha is beautiful and quiet and an arm’s length from The Five Fiv Boroughs and Manhattan.” The home is for sale through Prudential Douglass Elliman Real Estate for thr $3,450,000. $3, While prohibition-era homes on Long Island are W noted not for their size and features, older homes from before the turn of the 20th century are still on the marbef ket – especially for big bucks. Take, for example, a late 1800’s home in Lawrence designed by the same men 1800 who also designed the famous Sagamore Hill estate President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. for P “If I remember correctly, my home belonged to the “I architect himself and Roosevelt even slept there,” said arch Michele Mich Golan, the home’s current owner. Set S back on one and a third acres of land, lan the home at 298 Ocean Avenue in Lawrence was designed by Hugh Lamb Law and Charles Alonzo Rich and built in 1894, 189 and named “Sunset Hall” by its creators. Nearing its 120th birthday, the cre home was recently renovated by its ho current owners to bring the home upcur to-date. With over-sized rooms, martoble and granite bathrooms, a sunroom, walk-in closets and an indoor gas barbewa cue, cu the home is fit more for a modern king kin rather than an affluent 19th century family. “We totally gutted it in 1996, but we kept ke the whole outside of the structure the th same,” she said. “You cannot have a third th level in Lawrence if you knocked this th down now.” As if the home by itself se is not enough, the property also features a separate guest house with fe three th bedrooms and two bathrooms. Those interested in owning a little tl piece of history can purchase the

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from 1900’s. fr rom the early 19 900’’s. Another back An other home set bac ck on its expansive propp oppro erty, Avenue erty ty, 207 Everit Av venue ven has ha afforded its owner Rob Ro Pines lots of stretchtretching room on its over two acres of space. His Hi home, he says, was one of Hewlett Harbor’s bo ﬁrst, being built in 1918. “It has this old colonial brick – Byzantine brick with these knobs on them,” he tin said. “It really makes the place look great.” sa Pines noted the property, situated on Pi some 200 feet of waterfront, had a great so view vi into a nearby wildlife sanctuary and the th salt marshes to the south. The ﬁve bedroom, six-and-a-half bathroom colossus is ro set se back on the property, however, affording in Pines and his family some appreciated e privacy. “It’s a very secluded property because you y can’t see it from Everit,” he said. “I

home for $1,680,000 through Morton Haves Real Estate. Older homes seem to have found a niche in Five Towns’ hearts – especially those that have been brought up to modern standards while never losing their original charm. In the very south of Lawrence is a colonial style home, built right before the beginning of the Prohibition era in 1919, suitable for the largest of families with eight bedrooms and ﬁve-and-a-half bathrooms sprawled across nearly two full acres of land nearby the Isle of Wight. The 6,500-plus square feet of this home at 90 Bannister Lane in Back Lawrence, with its in-ground pool, sprawling layout, and private carriage house with its own three bedrooms and two bathrooms gives any family the unique feeling of privacy without leaving the hustle and bustle of The Five Towns behind. The manor is currently listed for $3,800,000 with Milky Forst Properties. The lifestyles of the rich and famous are never far away in The Five Towns, especially with these outstanding properties available for those with a yen for the ﬁner things in life.

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ON THE MARKET 1030 Seawane Drive, Hewlett Harbor

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Stats: A lot size of 29,400 square feet. The home has 10 rooms, five bedrooms, three full bathrooms and an attached garage. The property is selling for $1,349,000 with annual taxes of $38,788. Details: A colonial-style home, built in 1964 and remodeled in 1987, is featured on 100 feet of waterfront overlooking a wildlife sanctuary and salt marshes. The home features a living room, dining room, stone fireplace, library, greenhouse, eat-in-kitchen, wood floors and a large two-car garage. Contact: Morton Haves Real Estate, Lenore Schattman at (516) 428-6481

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Stats: A lot size of 27,710 square feet. The home is 3,199 square feet with 10 rooms, ﬁve bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms. The property is selling for $950,000 with annual taxes of $27,428. Details: A colonial-style home, built in 1965, features an amazing master suite with open and spacious master bathroom, additional bedroom with private bathroom, open ﬂoor plan, formal dining room, and a den with a wet bar. The home also has a huge eat-inkitchen and spacious full basement. Contact: Morton Haves Real Estate, Robin Meshonek at (516) 964-6883

50 Auerbach Lane, Lawrence Stats: A lot size of 14,500 square feet. The home is 2,770 square feet with nine rooms, ﬁve bedrooms, and three bathrooms. The property is selling for $900,000 with annual taxes of $14,012. Details: An expanded ranch-style home, built in 1950, features a living room with wood-burning ﬁreplace, large inviting den, formal dining room and located on a beautiful street in the heart of Lawrence. Contact: Pugatch Realty, Irene Steiner at (516) 295-3000

Properties Sold in the Five ive Towns since October 17th th h 321 Broadway, Lawrence A split-style home with 11 rooms, six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a detached garage. A lot size of 12,264 square feet. Year built: 1973. The home sold on October 17th for $727,500.

823 North Flanders Drive, North Woodmere A split-style home with seven rooms, three bedrooms, two-anda-half bathrooms and an attached garage. A lot size of 7,215 square feet. Year built: 1959. The home sold on October 18th for $412,000.

352 Felter Avenue, Woodmere A contemporary-style home with 12 rooms, four bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and

an attached garage. A lot size of 5,840 square feet. Year built: 2008. The home sold on October 20th for $572,000.

2 Prospect Avenue, Woodmere A colonial-style home with nine rooms, four bedrooms, and three bathrooms. A lot size of 14,175 square feet. Year built: 1948. The home sold on October 24th for $618,000.

31 Washington Avenue, Cedarhurst A colonial-style home with eight rooms, three bedrooms, and one-and-a-half bathrooms. A lot size of 6,250 square feet. Year built: 1902. The home sold on October 25th for $330,000.

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Stats: A lot size of 18,300 square feet. The home has nine rooms, five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-car attached garage. The property is selling for $1 ,275,000 with annual taxes of $27,539. Details: A colonial-style home, built in 1948, features central air condition, eat-in-kitchen, full finished basement, formal dining room, two fireplaces, a backyard deck and in-ground sprinklers. Contact: Milky Forst Properties, Milky Forst at (516) 239-0306

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Stats: A lot size of 8,000 square feet. The home is 3,032 square feet with 11 rooms with ﬁve bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and an attached garage. The property is selling for $699,999 with annual taxes of $17,571. Details: A colonial-style home, built in 1950, on a quiet street. The home features an open eat-in-kitchen, great room, full dining room, living room, sun room, full ﬁnished basement, new siding and roof and a lovely brick patio. Contact: Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Ronnie Gerber at (516) 623-4500

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feet with 11 rooms, ﬁve bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, and a two-car attached garage. The property is selling for $1,675,000 with annual taxes of $35,000. Details: A colonial style home, built around 1900, with a gigantic amount of land. The home features an eat-in-kitchen, formal dining room, family room, ofﬁce, patio and deck, granite-lined pool, inground sprinklers and enough room for a large family. Contact: Marjorie Hausman Realty Corp., Carol Weisse at (516) 569-5110

1325 Auerbach Ave, Hewlett Harbor Stats: A lot size of 32,336 square feet. The home features 11 rooms, ﬁve bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms and an attached two-car garage. The property is selling for $999,000 with annual taxes of $29,366. Details: A split-style home, built in 1957, with spacious ﬂow

throughout home. The house features a grand entry foyer, full dining room, breakfast room, living room, den, full ﬁnished basement, and the possibility for a mother-daughter set-up. Contact: Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Ronnie Gerber at (516) 623-4500

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Living on Hewlett Bay By Dr. Jon Garito

ummer Sundays on the beach. That was my introduction to the ocean. My mother would take me to Long Beach and I’d spend hours playing in the waves. The soft, warm sand, the blue sparkling ocean, and the white wash of the crashing surf all came together to kindle my lifelong love affair with the water. But growing up in Cedarhurst in a three bedroom, one bath house, I could not have imagined that one day I might actually live in a waterfront home, let alone a waterfront home in that little piece of paradise known as Hewlett Harbor. As a young teenager my only thought about a home upgrade was having a second bathroom so I wouldn’t have to wait in line to use the toilet or shower. With my parents, sister, and grandmother all sharing a single bathroom, the waits were often long and painful. At 13 I started caddying at a local country club and discovered a new, amazing world of long, grassy fairways, perfectly manicured greens, and winding waterways. I listened to the sounds of seagulls and large birds as they gracefully glided between the land and the water. Around these beautiful waterways were homes with long, rolling backyards and docks with boats. While carrying the heavy golf bags along the course I’d often think about what life was like, living on the water with those magniﬁcent views and the sounds of nature and access to boats in your own backyard. At 17, I became a certiﬁed ocean lifeguard for the Village of Atlantic Beach. I couldn’t believe that I was getting paid to be on the beach all day, spending hours in the ocean. Some of the residents brought their Ho-

bie Cat sailboats, or their kayaks or surfboards down to the water. I was only too happy to participate in all of these water activities with the residents and I was lucky enough to do this for seven summers. During one of those great summers I became friends with a fellow lifeguard who lived in Hewlett Harbor. He invited me back to his house one afternoon after work. We walked out of the back of his home and I suddenly realized that this was most likely one of those beautiful houses on the water that I had seen from the golf course years before as a caddy. It was sitting right on Hewlett Bay and beyond the long, green lawn was a deck overlooking the Bay, along with a boat dock. At the dock there were several boats. One boat, belonging to my friend’s father, had a variety of ﬁshing poles hanging from the side railing. There was a ski boat that had several pairs of water skis leaning on the seat. Sitting on the dock itself were two red kayaks with paddles. My friend and I spent the rest of that summer waterskiing off his dock, kayaking around the winding waterways, and even ﬁshing with his dad off his boat – all this from the backyard of my friend’s Hewlett Harbor home. It was that summer that I decided that someday – somehow – I would have a home on the water. Years later, with a very young family, I moved to Hewlett Harbor. We had to settle for an inland home at the time. We looked at homes on the water but, alas, the prices were out of reach. And while my priority was living on the water, my wife’s priority was getting the children into the Hewlett school district. As a compromise, I bought a small ski boat and rented a slip at the Lawrence Yacht Club, about twenty minutes from our Hewlett Harbor home. Although I reasoned that the expensive winter storage costs and the boat slip rental could be eliminated with a home on the water, my dream of living on Hewlett Bay would be put on hold. Still, we spent many hours on our boat skiing, tubing, going to Short Beach and Fire Island, and cruising to waterfront restaurants for lunch or dinner. The only legal skiing was on Hewlett Bay so we spent a good deal of time in that area. And as we skied and boated around the Bay, I couldn’t help but stare at the houses on the water and my thoughts would turn again to my dream of owning one of

those homes. One evening, the father of a friend of ours called to tell us that he and his wife were moving to Florida and would be putting their Hewlett Harbor waterfront home up for sale. Would we be interested? Of course we stopped everything and went to look at the property immediately. It was my dream home. It reminded me of the homes I saw from the golf course and the house that my lifeguard friend had lived in. In fact, it was one of the very homes I had spied with envy when we would water ski on Hewlett Bay. The property had a great open bay views, with a deck and a large floating dock. The house itself was dated but the property was perfect. We bought it. It took a year to renovate it, but when we finally moved in, it became the home I had always dreamed of. With its mini marina, water toys, and large deck, the house soon became an entertainment magnet for teenagers and adults alike. Our daughters became expert skiers and their friends all learned to ski and ride wave runners. Later, my daughters’ boyfriends and their friends began using our mini marina. They added wake boarding and barefoot skiing to the water sports activities. But I found that the water activities were just part of the allure of waterfront living, especially on Hewlett Bay. What I perhaps came to appreciate the most was the relaxing lifestyle – the peace and tranquility. I’d often listen to the comforting sound of water hitting the wood bulk heading, and the sounds of the seagulls, geese, and ducks. It was a feast for the eyes as well; the colors of the sky at sunrise and sunset were magical, and on moonlit nights, the water of the bay glistened like dancing diamonds. It’s just my wife and I now. The kids are grown and 6,500 square feet is a bit much. We’re moving to a smaller house in the Hamptons – still on the water, of course. And we spend a good part of the year in Key Biscayne, Florida, in our (what else?) waterfront condo. But I will always remember the beauty of Hewlett Bay; the boating and sailing and fishing and kayaking; riding the wave runners, wakeboarding, and tubing. Not to mention the evening barbecues with friends and family. And, of course, those moonlit nights. Hewlett Bay is a little piece of paradise, a place where you feel as though you’re on vacation…every day.

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SOAPBOX

All Politics, Water Bills and Garbage Services are Local CONTINUED FROM P. A11 in the State of New York can’t do anything about how his constituents get their water, because it’s not his responsibility. I give Howard Kopel a B+ for his ofﬁce constituent relations. When the sanitation department continually ignores my calls for special pick up, or when they leave half the trash in my bins or when they unilaterally decide that my special pick up is too big for their truck I call Mr. Kopel’s ofﬁce and usually get help. I give him a B+ because he helps with the immediate problem but can’t do anything about the core problem; our sanitation service is horrible. The people that work for the department are mean, just call for special pick up on any day, they are curt and rarely give you their name so you can call back and say “Bob promised it would be done by Tuesday.” They often speak harshly to the residents like when G-d forbid

your car is too close to your bins. My favorite is when they leave your bins uncovered on a rainy day, but only take half your bags. Then when you complain that they left half your garbage they tell you they don’t take wet bags. In the good old days, these things would seem like normal local issues that can be resolved quietly in a local manner. Now, water cutoff and poor garbage collection fit into a much larger pattern of government ineptitude and a realization by most people that we no longer need just the immediate gratification of fixing some small specific problem, we need a complete overhaul of the system. It’s time for our local representatives to have to answer for toll hikes on bridges and tunnels, for fare hikes on trains and rail roads, for sub-par sanitation service and any other problem we face. Recently, I’ve heard many people say that the protesters of the Occupy Wall Street move-

ment have no demands thus begging the question, what do they want? I don’t know specifically what they want, but like them I’m sort of fed up. I don’t want anything not demanded of me, responsibility, competence, problem solving, forward planning, non partisan dialogue, sanitation men who aren’t jerks, conductors who apologize for the delays in rail service and a few other basic things that allow me to keep my dignity. We need level heads to solve our problems and we need those solutions starting now. I’m about ready to “Occupy Central Avenue” just to get decent garbage pick up, clean, tasty water in my tap, the right to pay my bill online or by phone and to not get a rate hike because we don’t know who dropped the ball on the MTA budget. Our problems might be local, but read the papers, our local issues are global. Some are mad as hell and won’t take it anymore. Count me in. .

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Homes Selling, Prices Falling and Inventory Rising In Single Family Home Sales in The Five Towns By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

ome sales aren’t what they were a few years ago in The Five Towns and across Nassau County, according to statistics and realtors throughout the area. While sales have remained level throughout the economic downturn, the high prices on houses seen in 2006-07 have gone away and there has been no indication of any change with home sales remaining steady throughout the past year. “Two Thousand Six and 2007 were amazing years,” Lori Schlesinger, owner of Lori and Associates, said. “In 2008 it started to come down. I did a little less in 2009 and a little less 2010. I’m actually doing a little bit better this year though. It picked up a little bit. We’re still selling here and we’re above water, but it’s not like the days of 06 and 07 and prior. The reason I opened my ofﬁce in the summer of 2005 was because I was doing so well elsewhere that it was time open my own ofﬁce.” From October 25th 2009 to

October 24th 2010, 247 homes were sold in The Five Towns, compared to 244 this past year in the same time frame. That three home difference is negligible statistically and realtors say that the number of homes sold hasn’t taken as big of a hit in recent years as was the price the homes are being sold for. “Houses are still selling but not at the same prices as three years ago,” said Milky Forst, owner of Milky Forst Properties. “Anyone who is ready to recognize that the market is not what it was, will sell their house. The buyers are more careful in terms of price and the economy is not that great, so there’s an adjustment for the buyer and the seller. Just because they are getting a deal on the house, doesn’t mean they are pocketing all that much. Also, the banks are giving us a hard time, but we’re still selling, with a lot more effort on everyone’s part. The buyer puts a lot more effort into getting a mortgage and the seller has to put more effort into the house that they might not have to do in a good market to satisfy the bank and the buyer. The sellers

just need to realize that the market is not what it was. Those who adjust to that will sell.” The average contract price of sold Nassau County homes in 2008 hovered around $600,000. Now, the average price has dropped to around $525,000 for Nassau County homes for 2011 and fell to one of the lowest averages in years for the month of September, sitting at $452,877. There are plenty of homes available according to Dafna Wengrod, a 14-year agent at Marjorie Hausman Realty. She says that while it may seem like a good time to buy, high Nassau County property taxes make investing in a home here a difﬁcult proposition. “The change is that we have a lot more inventory,” Wengrod said. “A lot of people are putting their homes on the market despite knowing the market is 30 percent lower than three or four years ago. There is an overﬂow. We have 80 exclusives on multiple listings. So there is a lot of supply and a lot of houses despite people knowing that

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Central Avenue Condo Complex Moving Right Along

By Scott P. Moore

A rendering of The Regency at Lawrence when it will be completed in 2013.

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a high-end hotel, according to Capobianco, with valet parking, concierge and a security team to help make the building secure for its residents. The Regency is currently located on the site of the former Lawrence School District’s Number One School. The three-story elementary school was closed in 2004 due to changing demographics in the area that did not require the school’s usage, according to the school district. In 2007, the site was purchased and plans were made to build what will become the new condo complex. “It’s going be the high point of luxury in Lawrence,” said Capobianco.

Rending courtesy of John Capobianco, Architect.

he new condo complex called “The Regency at Lawrence,” located at 260 Central Avenue in Lawrence, is moving right along on schedule to be opened to new residents in about 12 months time, according to the building’s architect John Capobianco. “It’s like a high-end condo — sort of like a condo in Manhat-

tan, but without the higher prices,” said Capobianco, an Inwood resident. “And, of course, you’d be right on Central Avenue.” Capobianco said the huge building would house some 138 units, including a few penthouse-style units on the fourth ﬂoor of the building. Most of the units will consist of two or three-bedroom condos.

“It was designed to be spacious with good room sizes and a large balcony for each,” said Capobianco. “Plus, the amenities are really nice.” The complex is scheduled to house two pools – one indoor and another outdoor, storage rooms, large courtyards, a health club and a party room. The Regency would be like

The condo’s exterior as it appears today is nearly completed. The next year will be spent on finishing the interior of the building. Photo by Scott P. Moore.

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second mortgage. Taxes need to be lower for the prices to go up. It’s depreciating the value and people want to sell. It’s an unfortunate situation going on in real estate right now.” “Property taxes in School District 14 (Hewlett-Woodmere) are really high compared to School District 15 (Lawrence) and the majority of the customers we deal with are from there,” Susan Pugatch, owner of Pugatch Realty Corp., said. “There are a lot of people who are way more interested in buying a house in District 15 because of that. The districts are just as good, but there are many people who are sending children to private school, and if they are then they might not want to be paying such high property taxes [in District 14].”

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Cedarhurst is the Center for Sleek Interior Design No End of Options for the Fashionable Home BY SUSAN VARGHESE

“You have deep plums and other colors, but I’m seeing the big colors go back to neutral -very classic colors,” Lazaros said. Aside from colors, Lazaros noted that she’s paying specific attention to the architecture accents of a room. “A lot of molding work, new doorways, and new archways. Make the background of a room look timeless, and you can fill it with things like antique furniture, which you can switch out.” To add to the ambiance of a room, Lazaros said that people are leaning towards contemporary light fixtures, like overhead light fixtures and lamps for softer lighting rather than recessed lighting. Frou-frou designs and fabrics are out. “People are tired of heavy looks. Side panels to soften the window in a simple way,” Lazaros noted. On average, it can take anywhere from four months or more to design a space. “It’s planning, shopping, ordering, receiving, too. It’s a process. It doesn’t happen overnight,” Lazaros said. In the past, she’s designed ballrooms in the lower-levels of homes. “They’re lower levels now, not basements anymore. They have 11foot high ceilings.” She’s also done elaborate

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deluxe design center in Cedarhurst just opened up, complete with a showroom ﬁlled with appliances, cabinets, kitchen vignettes, wallpapers, and fabrics. Virtually a onestop shop for design and furnishing needs, it contains J.Mark Interiors, Brookville Cabinets and Royal Green Appliances. Although there are no other current, complete design centers in the area, there are other interior designers with varying styles. Separate from J.Mark Interiors and the new design center, is another Cedarhurst interior designer, JGL Interiors. They have had their showroom and ofﬁce open for four years, and also carry furniture and antique accents. JGL Interiors and J.Mark Interiors are different, but they both have their eye on trends. They explained the importance of clean lines, contemporary looks, muted and neutral colors, and other popular trends in the interior design world.

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Dan Hoenig, Jeffrey Mark, and Rob Satran in the design center in Cedarhurst

Some of the current design trends, Jeffrey Mark of J.Mark Interiors explained, are modernism leaning towards minimalistic designs, and colors like grey, silver and pops of lavender. “Everything’s much cleaner today,” Mark said. “Cleaner lines, and not as much wood showing… it’s all simpler looking.” He also described “cool” accents like carpet tiles, which provide traditional carpeting in a tile format in endless designs and patterns. In The Five Towns, Mark noted that there’s a higher standard in design. “We’re careful with our work and selections. Rather than using leather that can scratch or stain, we’re using vinyl…on the walls maybe we’ll use polyvinyl chloride rather than painting where they would usually need to re-paint in a few years.” Mark has designed hundreds of homes in The Five Towns, but specializes in designing luxury and vacation homes in Israel. “I travel back and forth twice a month to do apartments, homes, and projects there,” Mark said. “I come back with tile samples, paint selections, and we can conference call the contractor from here to Israel. I know how to make it all move.” The length of design varies depending on the home, but he’s done full houses in less than a year. “I did a full home overseas. I tore the house down and gutted the whole place, supervised the contractor, and designed it…it was done in nine months.” The shared showroom and center seems to be perfect for the companies, Mark said, “The cool thing about what all of us is the synergy, we’re all intermingled. Someone comes in to do a kitchen on the Brookville side, they need colors, chairs, appliances from Royal Green…they need more help with design, it’s all here.” Rob Satran, the owner of Royal Green Appliances, one of the companies located inside the location, noted that the concept behind the design

center was visibility. “The theory was we all wanted a little more visibility. I didn’t have presence in The Five Towns. The theory was to take a visible location and create a one stop shop,” Satran said. “It’s also trying to bring Central Avenue back to what it was -- when I grew up it was the Fifth Avenue of the South Shore. We’re a different store that Central Avenue hasn’t seen in a while. It’s also a way we can take a big space, share expenses and create a design center.” Satran noted that they have a variety of appliances that can cater to different needs, from a dishwasher with a separate section for meats and dairy to deluxe refrigerators. Dan Hoenig, owner of Brookville Cabinet and Design focuses on custom cabinetry and kitchens. “We do layout and design. It’s the most crucial part of your kitchen plans because no matter how beautiful your cabinets are, if the layout stinks you’re going to yell every time in the kitchen,” Hoenig said. “Eighty percent of my work is kitchens.” Hoenig noted that he’s been doing a lot of white paint with a medium walnut color and cleaner lines. “I meet with my clients and ﬁnd out their needs. Maybe they need a meat side and a Parve side. I try to use as much of the space as possible. Or if someone says I bake a lot, I’ll make a whole baking center.” About J.Mark Interiors, Brookville Cabinets & Royal Green Appliances The showroom is currently open but the grand opening will be in mid-November. J.Mark was started 15 years ago and services consumers and the trade. “There are many designers that come here and buy their fabric, wallpaper and furnishings through us,” Mark said. “We do commercial work also, like hotel work and public spaces. We have the full gamut - prices vary, but we discount everything off of retail.” Hoenig opened his showroom in Cedarhurst six

Showroom and design center in Cedarhurst home theaters, indoor pools, and gyms in residential spaces. About JGL Interiors Lazoros designs and decorates from the ground-up, and does consultations, commercial, and residential work. She estimated that she has designed 300 homes in The Five Towns, and designs in New York City, across Long Island, and Westchester. She’s a graduate of F.I.T and has been in the business for 32 years. JGL Interiors has a wide selection of fabrics and wallpaper, and also sells furniture – antiques, which are mostly reproductions. Although she’s had different clients, Lazoros said that she can accommodate religious needs.

Showroom and design center in Cedarhurst

Some of Judith Lazoros’ past work

Judith Lazoros

years ago. He also does semi-custom kitchens, vanities, libraries and entertainment centers. Satran went to high school in The Five Towns area, and his main ofﬁce is in White Plains. The Cedarhurst location is the satellite location and will have 40 select pieces on display speciﬁcally for the needs of the community. The design center and showroom

A dining room set at the showroom and design center in Cedarhurst is located at 461 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst. The number to Brookville Cabinets is (516) 374-4675. The number to J.Mark Interiors is (516) 295-0856. .

JGL Interiors Neutrals, grays and taupes are back in a big way, according to JGL Interiors owner, Judith Goldsmith Lazaros.

“ I cater to the Orthodox customer – I know the exact needs and lifestyle. In The Five Towns, it’s about being practical; people have a lot of kids and grandchildren. We want to make the dollar stretch and go with the lifestyle. You’ll have two-years olds using the rooms at the same time 32 year olds are – it has to be functional. “ JGL Interiors is located at 125 Cedarhurst Avenue in Cedarhurst. (516) 374-2898. Jgldesigns.com

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IN THE KITCHEN

Open Sesame: Fall Cooking with the Sensational Seed BY EILEEN GOLTZ

Special to The Standard

may not be Scheherazade with her tales of wonder but say the enchanted words “open the sesame seed jar” (ok, so I took a few liberties with the phrase) and a magical world of ﬂavor is open to all. Sesame seeds are one of the oldest condiments in recorded cooking history dating back to as early as 1600 BCE and are an integral part of the cuisines in the Middle East, Asia, India and Turkey probably originated in an area of the world called the

Spice Islands. Because sesame seeds are a plant food, there’s no cholesterol. Natural sesame seeds (unhulled) are high in calcium, hulled not as much. However, they contain copious amounts of B vitamins riboflavin, thiamine, and niacin so it’s all good. Most of the sesame seeds sold in the United States are already hulled and come in light, brown and black colors. As far as I can tell the only difference is in the color, not the flavor. Sesame oil comes in two varieties. The first is cold pressed with very lightly golden color and a subtle flavor.

The Asian variety of sesame oil that most of us associate with Chinese/Thai and other oriental foods is made from roasted sesame seeds and is much darker in color and has an intense almost smoky ﬂavor. Tahini or sesame seed paste and hummus two very popular Middle Eastern dishes have sesame seeds as their base and are served instead of butter or oil as condiments throughout many countries in the world. To keep your sesame seeds from becoming rancid, store them in the refrigerator or the freezer. Sesame oil has an ex-

ceptionally long shelf life but since it’s rather expensive so most people tend to buy it small quantities so it isn’t in the cabinet all that long. Many recipes call for you to toast your sesame seeds so that they have a slightly nuttier ﬂavor. Easy to do. You can either place them in an un-greased frying pan and cook, stirring constantly over medium heat for a minute or two, just until they are lightly browned. Remove them from the pan immediately by putting them into a dish. Leaving them in the pan can cause them to burn from re-

sidual heat. Or you can also toast them in the oven on a cookie sheet with sides at 350 but you have to watch them CAREFULLY. They will burn quickly. So open sesame already and get started creating your own treasure trove of dishes with a rich nutty ﬂavor that adding sesame seeds create.

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• 2 teaspoons cornstarch • 2 tablespoons rice wine • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • 1 tablespoon soy sauce • 1 dash hot pepper sauce • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger • 1 clove crushed garlic • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds • 1 tablespoon sesame oil • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil • 4 ounces fresh mushrooms, quartered • 1 green bell pepper, sliced • 4 green onions, sliced diagonally into 1/2inch pieces To Make Marinade: In a nonporous dish or bowl blend cornstarch with wine or sherry; then stir in lemon juice, soy sauce, hot pepper sauce, ginger and garlic. Blend together and stir in chicken strips. Cover dish and refrigerate to marinate for 3 to 4 hours. In a wok or large skillet, place sesame seeds and dryfry over medium heat, shaking the wok, until the seeds are a golden brown color. Remove seeds and set aside. To same wok or skillet add sesame oil and vegetable oil and heat slowly. Drain chicken, reserving marinade, and stir-fry in wok a few pieces at a time, until browned. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add mushrooms and green bell pepper to same wok or skillet and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the scallions and stir-fry 1 minute more. Return chicken to wok, together with reserved marinade, and stir over medium high heat for another 2 to 3 minutes, or until the ingredients are evenly coated with the glaze. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top and serve immediately. Serves 4.

PEANUT AND SESAME NOODLES (pareve) For peanut dressing • 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter • 1/4 cup soy sauce • 1/3 cup warm water • 2 tablespoons chopped peeled fresh ginger • 1 heaping teaspoon minced garlic • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar • 1 1/2 tablespoons dark sesame oil • 2 teaspoons honey • 1 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes For noodle salad • 3/4 lb dried linguine or spaghetti • 4 green onions, thinly sliced • 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/8-inch-thick strips • 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/8-inch-thick strips • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted Make dressing: In the bowl of a food pro-

cessor or blender combine the dressing ingredients and process until smooth then transfer to a large bowl. Make salad: Cook pasta in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until tender. Drain in a colander, then rinse well under cold water. Add the pasta, scallions, bell peppers, and sesame seeds to dressing, tossing to combine, and serve immediately. Serves 4

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LEMON AND SESAME DRESSING (pareve) • 1/2 cup sesame oil • 1 cup honey • 1 cup rice wine vinegar • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • Zest of 1 lemon • 2 teaspoons minced garlic • Salt and pepper to taste Combine ingredients in a large jar with a tight ﬁtting lid and shake well. Refrigerate until ready to use. Shake again before dressing salad. Makes 2 1/2 cups

SESAME TURKEY BURGER (meat) • 2 lb ground turkey • 3 tablespoon sesame seeds • 2 tablespoon soy sauce • 2 cup sliced green onions (white and green parts) • 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or parsley • 2 teaspoons minced garlic • 2 tablespoons sesame oil • 3 to 4 cup breadcrumbs • Salt and pepper to taste • Oil for cooking In a bowl combine the turkey, sesame seeds, soy sauce, green onions, cilantro, garlic, sesame oil, about 1 teaspoon of salt, and bread crumbs. Cover and let the mixture sit for at least 2 hours for the ﬂavors to meld. Form the mixture into 6 to 8 patties and brush them with a little oil before cooking (the turkey has very little fat and may stick to the grill pan or grill). Grill for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until the center is hot and no longer pink. Makes 6 to 8

SESAME ASPARAGUS AND BEEF SALAD (meat) • 2 to 3 lbs. rib steak • 4 to 6 cups sliced fresh asparagus (cut into bite sized pieces) • 3 to 4 tablespoons soy sauce • 2 to 3 tablespoons sesame oil • 1 to 2 tablespoon rice vinegar • 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger • 3 tablespoons sesame seeds • 4 green onions, sliced thin • Chopped romaine lettuce • 3 shredded carrots • Red pepper flakes (optional) Cook steak to desired doneness. Cool and cut into thin strips or bite sized pieces. Cook the asparagus until it’s just crisp tender. Drain and cool. In a bowl combine beef and asparagus and set it aside. In another bowl combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger and green onions. Mix to combine. Pour the dressing over beef and asparagus. Mix to coat. You can heat this up if you prefer a warm salad. Place the chopped lettuce and shredded carrots on a serving platter and spoon the beef and asparagus over the top. Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds and red pepper if you’re using it and serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 6.

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Sunday, October 30th AIDS+CANCER 5K RUN WALK The Richard M. Brodsky Foundation is holding an AIDS+Cancer 5k on Sunday in Oceanside Park in Oceanside at 9:00 a.m. The run will benefit the treatment of AIDS and Cancer sufferers and survivors. Those interested may register at 5kaidscancer.com. Registration is free, but the purchase of a AIDS-Cancer 5k tee shirt is requested to support the cause. FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL Woodmere Middle School will be host for this year’s Fall Harvest Festival in Woodmere from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event will feature prizes, giveaways, food (including kosher), games and amusements. There will also be a children’s costume parade with prizes for all participants, as well as robotics, dance, music, cooking and environmental demonstration and other activities. David Adler, author of the Cam Jansen series of children’s books will be making an appearance. The event is free. For more information, please visit HWPSEF.org. THE SORCERER, IN CONCERT The Peninsula Public Library will be hosting The Gilbert and Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island’s presentation of The Sorcerer at 2:30 p.m. The story revolves around the betrothal Alexis and Aline and will feature Gilbert

and Sullivan classics such as My Name Is John Wellington Wells. Time Was When Love and I Were Well Acquainted, and Now To The Banquet We Press. The show is free for all District 15 residents to attend, but you must pick up your tickets up at the library prior to the show.

Thursday, November 3rd PISSARRO, THE FIRST IMPRESSIONIST Join Ines Powell, art historian and former educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be leading a lecture of impressionist painter Pissarro at the Peninsula Public Library at 1:00 p.m. Pissarro took his subjects from rural life, the behavior of the bourgeoisie, the effects of the industrial revolution, and daily life in Paris. This lecture is free for all to attend.

Sunday, November 5th GLOW IN THE DARK BOOT CAMP Warren Levi Martial Arts and Fitness in Cedarhurst is hosting a “Glow in the Dark Boot Camp,” that will feature dancing to music and other fitness exercises, all while glowing in the dark, in two Sundays time. Registration is $20 and must be submitted by October 30th. The event, from which the proceed benefit Kulanu, is for women only. Call 516-569-0808 to register.

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New on TV Friday, October 28 Grimm: NBC 9:00 p.m. Inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Portland detective, Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) uncovers that he comes from a line of criminal profilers that are known as “Grimms,” who kept harmony between mythological creatures and humans. As he dives deeper into the Grimm world, he tries to keep it a secret from his fiancé, Juliette Silverton (Bitsie Tulloch), and partner, Hank Griffin (Russell Horsnby). He confides in a changed Grimm creature, Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell). Blutbads, Hexenbiests, and other ancient evils are just the beginning of his problems.

Sunday, October 30 Allen Gregory: FOX 8:30 p.m. Seven-year-old Allen Gregory De Longpre is sophisticated, artistic, and a connoisseur of many things. The new animated series documents his very mature life. His sophistication can be credited to his doting father, Richard, who Allen’s very close to, but is often interrupted by Richard’s life partner, Jeremy. Richard, Jeremy, Allen, and Allen’s adopted Cambodian sister, Julie, share a humor-

ous family dynamic in a spacious loft.

New in Movies Friday, October 28 In Time: Rated R. In a future of genetically programmed people who stop aging at 25, people want to stay young forever, but need “time credits,” which have to be bought or stolen. The wealthy can live forever because they can buy as many time credits as they need, and the poor struggle to stay young. Star, Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) gets falsely accused of murder, but sets out on a mission to fight to survive. Sylvia (Amanda Seyfried), Rachel (Olivia Wilde), Borel (Johnny Galecki), Philippe (Vincent Kartheiser) and Raymond (“Cillian Murphy”) also star in the film. The Rum Diary: Rated R. Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp), is a journalist who travels to Puerto Rico to write for a run-down paper. Depp pursues Chenault (Amber Heard) his off-limits and engaged-to-another-man love interest. Co-stars include Sanderson (Aaron Eckhard) and Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). The film is adapted from the novel, The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson.

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Animal prints are big this season, and the Alexis Katerina Taupe Snake One Shoulder Top at Lonny’s is the perfect way to jazz up an ordinary fall wardrobe. Pair it with a cardigan during the day, or wear it alone for a nightout. It’s regularly priced at $252, but is now on sale for $126. Loose enough to compliment different figures, the Vince Loose Knit Boatneck Sweater at Lonny’s is string-knit and wool, so it provides a little warmth without the stuffiness. It’s complimented by a bateau neckline and long sleeves. It’s regularly priced at $245, but is now on sale for $122.50.

–Bill Maher “I’m guessing our soldiers are happy to be leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there’s crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population, but they said they’re happy to come home anyway.”

–Bill Maher “Earlier this week, a protester at Occupy Wall Street proposed to his girlfriend. His exact words were, ‘Will you occupy my parents’ basement with me until I get a job?’”

–Conan O’Brien “Yesterday the CEO of Citigroup said that he can understand why all these Occupy Wall Street protesters are so frustrated. In fact, he felt so bad for them, he gave himself a $10 million sympathy bonus.”

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“I love the protests. And if you think about it, what better way to send a message to Wall Street than by sitting in a pup tent banging on a drum.”

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“This Occupy Wall Street movement is now in 1,500 places all around the world. I was at the Occupy Beverly Hills today. It’s two Jews at Starbucks complaining that the scones aren’t fresh, but still it’s a start.”

–Bill Maher “The Occupy Wall Street protesters traveled around New York to stand outside the mansions of the most wealthy

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people in New York. Is that protesting or tourism?”

–Jimmy Kimmel ‘’Obama called on Americans to have more grandchildren. Probably so there’s more of them to pay off our debt.’’

–Jay Leno ‘’Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a speech urging Arab leaders to enact real reforms. Halfway through the speech, Arab leaders looked at each other and asked, ‘Why is a woman talking?’’’

–Conan O’Brien ‘’Texas Governor Rick Perry distanced himself from George W. Bush by saying, ‘I went to Texas A&M. He went to Yale.’ In other words, his idea of instilling conﬁdence is by saying, ‘Don’t worry. I’m not as smart as George W. Bush.’’’

–Conan O’Brien ‘’The boyhood home of Bill Clinton has been designated as a National Historic Site. It’s great, but I hope it stops there. Because there are a million places that can say ‘Bill Clinton Slept Here.’’’

–Craig Ferguson ‘’Osama Bin Laden’s supporters want to rename the Arabian Sea where his body was dumped Martyr Sea. Really? Martyr Sea? Hiding in your bedroom for six years? How about Chicken of the Sea?’’

–Jay Leno ‘’Hillary Clinton says she and her family stay in touch by e-mailing a lot. Bill said, ‘Yeah, that’s why I’m always alone on the computer in my room, e-mailing my family.’’’

–Jimmy Fallon

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With large living room and Eat in kitchen. Also for Rent $170,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: New magnificent kit w/Stainless app & granite. Updated baths in this extremely large apartment. Separate room w/ washer, dryer Must see $289,000 MORTON HAVES 516-3740100 Hewlett: Col Lg. 5brms $939K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Hewlett: Townhouse, 3 Floors, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Lr, Dr, Eik w/granite countertops, Den, Laundry room, private backyard, 1 car garage $399,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Hewlett: Hewlett Town House Co-Op 3 br’s, 3 bths, 2 enc terraces, drman, pool $499K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Hewlett: Colonial. 5 Br, 4 Bth, All Redone, New O/S Kitchen, Finished Basement w/Wine Cellar, Huge Backyard, SD#14…..$1.050M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett: 3 FAM. 6br/3bth, new upgrades, low taxes, great rent roll.. $599,000 Must see! FSBO 516-569-6579 Hewlett Bay Park: Colonial, 7 Br, 2.55 Bths, Atrium w/spa, Palladium Window, New Bath, CulDe-Sac, SD#14…….$1.499M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Harbor: Private Hideaway on Over 2 Acres! 5 Br,6.5 Bth Colonial,200’ of Bulkhead & Dock,IG Pool, Tennis Ct...$3,450M PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: 4 br’s, btful prop $1,050M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Hewlett Harbor: What A Steal! 5 BR, 3.5 Bth Split w/ Golf Course View, Full Bsmt,SD#14..$899K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: Fabulous location in Heart of Hewlett Harbor, 6BR, 3.5Bth Exp Ranch,Listening to All Offers All Offers........$949K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: Elegant & Grand 5 BR, 4.5 Bth Split,Over 1/2 Acre Prop, Poss M/D/Permits......$999 PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: BOATERS DREAM HOME! Diamond Waterfront Contemporary, 6 BR, 5.5 Bth, Open Floor Plan, SD#14...$2,495M PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: Original Balin Expanded Ranch On Beautiful Corner Property. Plenty Of Room For A Pool. 6 Bed, 3 Full Baths, Great Open Layout, Cac, Wood Flrs, In Desirable Waverly/ Lynbrook School District. $799,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Extremely motivated – Price reduced Spacious 5 Bedroom Home With A

Brand New Granite Kitchen Incl. New Appliances And Gorgeous Bar In Den. House Is Done To The Nines.. Includes A Heated Pool W Lovely Patio. New Roof, Cac, Alarm And Updated Windows - Walking Distance To The Waverly Park School - Part Of The Lynbrook School District. This Is Your Quintessential ‘Move In Condition’ Home $989,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Beautiful 5br, 4.5 bath Home, In Great condition and location. IGP, CAC, GAS, 2 car attached garage. Just Waiting For The Right Family $895,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: FIRST TIME ON Market! Great Opportunity! 5 BR,3 Bth Exp Ranch w/ Full Bsmt on 3/4 Acres. Needs TLC..$799K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Neck: Move Right Into This Mint 6BR, 4.5Bth Country Style Dutch Colonial, Full Fin Bsmt, Near All, SD#14......$1,550M PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Hewlett Neck: Traditional CH Col on an Acre with Tennis Ct. 6 BR, 5.55 Updtd Bths, Crown Moldings,HW Flrs....$1,650M PRUDENTIAL 516238-4299 Hewlett Neck: 100 Feet Of Deep Water Front Property. Dockage. Sunny Southern Exposure For 250 Sq Ft Brick Outdoor Dining Patio. Quiet & Private With Secluded Views. Spa Area On Os Deck. Gamins Greenhouse Eik. Tile And Oak Flooring. White Cedar Shingles 5 In To Weather. $1,349,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Colonial, 6Br, 4.5Bth, 1.17 Acre of Park Like Property, Finished Basement, Lots of Storage, SD#14…….$1.499M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Neck: Contemporary, 6Br, 5.5Bth, Waterfront, Limestone Living Rm, Waterfalls, Fireplace, ¾ Acre of property, SD#14…..$2.199M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Neck: Charming Col, lge prop, 5 br $1.1M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-5695110 Hewlett Park: Spac Apt w/lg entry & fabulous bonus rm. private terrace. $225,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Inwood: 4 br move in condition,$368K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Inwood: Free standing mixed use bldg, 2 stores 2 apts, parking lot $599K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 Lawrence: FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 4 BR,3 Bth Spacious Split on Beaut Prop w/ IG Htd Pool..$999K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Lawrence: 4 BR, 3 Bth Split in Estates Area on Over 1/2 Acre w/ IG Pool,.. $1,100,000, Rent $5000 PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Lawrence: Completely Renovated Home Over An Acre Of Private Land.10 Bedrooms, Granite Eik Opens To Large Den.Great For Having Family And Friends Over.Os Lr,Os Dr,Granite And Marble Floors.Mst Suite Has Sitting Room.Walk In Closrts,Powder Area Luxury Bath.Radiant Heat In Kitchen And Bathrooms.Indoor Gas Bbq In House. Large Sunroom. Rentable 3Br,2Ba Carriage House. $1,680,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Lawrence: THE PLAZA: Spacious Junior 4. Prestigious Building. 24 Hour Doorman, Indoor Parking & Pool. Renovated Lobby, Elev., Laundry Room & Storage On Same Floor. Freshly Painted, Refinished Floors, 3 Walk In Closets, Double Terrace Overlooking Central Courtyard. Quiet Location. $359,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: THE PLAZA: 2br 2ba in Prestigious building w/24hr doorman, security, indoor parking & pool. Elevator, laundry room & storage on the same floor, Many closets $449,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: Lovely Sunny 1BR, 1.5 Bath Condo, Handicap Accessible Shower, Washer/Dryer, 24hr Doorman, Elevator Bldg…$375K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: 7 br Col,2 story living rm, 3/4 acre $1.9M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-5695110 Lawrence: 2br Co-Op updated EIK, 2 bths $199K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-5695110 Lawrence: Co-op, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Lr/ Dr, New Kit, Hardwood floors. $149,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lawrence: Very affordable! Lovely 1Bedroom, 1st floor garden apt.H/W flrs, Hunter-Douglas window treatment. Gar. Reduced! $99,000 JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Long Beach: 2 BR, 2 Bth Renovated Oceanfront Co-op w/ Terrace Overlooking Pool, New Gym, 24 Hr Security..$399K PRUDENTIAL 516238-4299 North Woodmere: NEW! 4/5 BR,2.5 Bth Splanch on O/S Prop, CAC,HW flrs, 2 Car Gar, SD#14..$589K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: New! 4 BR,3 Bth Raised Ranch w/ Waterview, Spac Rms, CAC, Low Taxes..$499K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: Spac Split, 4BR One Level, 2.5Bth, EIK, Cath Ceiling LR, FDR, Den, Fin Bsmt,CAC, 2 Car Gar, SD#15......$629K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: Split, 4 Br, 3Bth, Fin. Basement, Plyrm, SD#14……$599K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 North Woodmere: Split, 3Br, 2.5 Bth, Located in a Cul-De-Sac, Granite Kitchen, Closet Galore, XLarge Family Rm, SD#14……$560K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 North Woodmere: SD.14 Stunning all renov Ranch. 3+BRs, 3Bths. Huge fin bsmt w/playrm, BR,Bthrm $479K JANKALMAN.COM 516-5695651 North Woodmere: Beaut 4BR,2.5Bth H/R. Updtd EIK, redone skylit Bth, New Roof/ driveway/ paver sidewalk & porch.Great block. Near park $529K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 North Woodmere: Split. 3Br, 2.5 Bth, Recently Renovated, New Gourmet Kitchen, SD#14 $689K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 North Woodmere: Lge Split main fl den updated $630K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516569-5110 North Woodmere: Condo- Home That Is Hassle Free! 3BR, 2.5 Bath Twnhs, Fin Bsmt, CAC, Pkg… $375K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Over 4000 Sq Ft Trad CH Colonial, 5 BR, 4.5 Bth on Acre,Fin Bsmt,Near All, SD#14...$1,399M PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: PROPERTY LOVERS DELIGHT! 5 BR,3.5 Bth Colonial in Old Woodmere.Large EIK/Great Rm, Open Flow, Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Gar ...$875K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Cedar Glen, 4BR, 3.5Bth Condo, SD#14. Main Flr Mstr, Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Gar........$599K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: NEW! Cedar Glen Condo, 3 BR, 2.55 Bth,Fin Bsmt, Gar, SD#14...$529K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Totally Redone 5 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch in SD#14.Gran EIK,Beaut Mstr Suite.....$679K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Builder Opportunity!! 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Split w/ Exp Main Flr Den.....$475K PRUDENTIAL 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Co-op, 2BR, 1 Bath Pre-War Bldg, Hardwood Floors, Priced To Sell...$135K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Found A New Home. Available Asap! Walk In Thru The Large Entry To The Beau-

tiful Spacious Living Space With Fabulous Wood Floors And Stunning Stone Fireplace. The Flow Is Flawless! A Must See! $375,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: SD#14 Over 2300sq’, 6 Br’s, EIK, CAC, Beautiful wood floors. $489,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Lovely Split In Immaculate Condition.3 Bedrooms.2 Bathrooms.Lr,Dr,Eik.Beautiful Lower-Level Den,2 Car Garage.Beautiful Brick Walkway And Proch And Brick Patio.Walk To All. Room To Expand. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Beautiful Home With Amazing Master Suite; Open With Plenty Of Closets And Built In’s. Two Dens, Wet Bar, Eik, 5 Bedrooms Total! So Spacious With A Full Basement. Must See This Lovely Home. $950,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Split Ranch, 4 Br, 3 Bths, OS Property, Waterview on Lake, EIK, Full Finished Basement, SD#14……..$597K VI PROPERTIES 516791-1313 Woodmere: Co-op across from the Woodmere LIRR, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 New Bath, Lr/Dr, New Kit. $135,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: Ranch 4 br’s $450K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Woodmere: Lg tudor 5 br Col 1.150M MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Woodmere: SALE OR RENT! Elegant 6BR,3.5Bth C/H Col set on 1/2 ac prop. Huge gourmet EIK, extra lg Den, FDR, fin bsmt. New slate roof. h/w flrs. Exquisite rear prop w/IGP & waterfall. Sale $1.95M Rent $8,000 JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 Woodmere: Lg 5BR, 3.5Bth Exp Rnch beautifully situated on lg prop. LR/Great rm w/vaulted ceil & fpl, FDR, huge granite/wood EIK. Enormous Bonus Rm.$1089K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Woodmere: Co-op- 2 BR 1 BA Jr 4 in Woodmere. Beautiful apartment with efficiency style kitchen (w/granite, new cabinets, floor and fridge), large LR & MBR. Motivated Sellers, asking $144,999 call: Jacobson Realty 516-417-8031

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Real Estate for Rent Bayswater: 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, Lr, Dr, EIK in private house, wall to wall carpet, quiet location. $1,600. Call owner 718-868-2614 Cedarhurst: Renovated 3BR Apt In Private Home, Eik, Fin Bsmt...$2450/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Cedarhurst: Townhouses with Central Air and Heat, and your own washer/dryer in all units. 2 Bedroom/2 bath $1850/mo, and 3 Bedroom/ 2 Bath (ALL NEW) $2425/mo. NO FEE. Landlord is paying the commission. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Across from the Cedarhurst park, Garden apartments, w/live in Super and indoor garage spot included in rent. Huge units. 1Bedrooms $1700/month, and 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath w/ separate Dinning room, and Eik $2300/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Far Rockaway: Unfurnished. Adorable 1BR, EIK, full bth, access to backyard, near shul, school, and beach, new appliances, very reasonable rate. Call owner 718-868-0068 Far Rockaway: 2 family (1st floor aparment) 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Baths, Lr,Dr, Kosher Kit, playroom $1850/month LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)7918300 Far Rockaway: Doorman/Elevator building, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Lr/Dr, Eik, Laundry facility, parking available $1600/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Hewlett: First floor. Spacious 1 br. With large living room and Eat in kitchen. Rental – Also for Sale $1,500 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Large 3BR Apt In Private Home, Eik, Fin Bsmt, SD# 14...$2495/m PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Hewlett: Luxury All New Renovated 2BR, 2 Bath, Doorman, Prkg, Terrace...$2900/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Sponser owner unit in Garden apartment complex. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, New Kosher Kitchen, Terrace $200/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lawrence: 3 BR’S IN 2 FAMILY HOME $1,899K MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Lawrence: Spacious 2BR, 2 Bath Carriage House, “Back Lawrence”, Lr W/Vaulted Ceil, Eik...$2900/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Fab 2BR, 2 Bath Duplex Townhouse, All Updated, Indoor 2 Car Garage…$2400/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: NO FEE! Lux Bldg, 24HR Doorman, Pool, Indoor Parking, 1BR, 1.5 Bath…$1795/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: NO FEE! Totally Renovated Apartments, 1-2 Bedrooms…Starting At $1500/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Completely renovated home on over an acre of private land.10 Bedrooms, Granite and marble floors. Gas Heat. $6,300 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: 5 Rooms, 3br, 2ba Cottage. Utilities not included. $1,950 MORTON HAVES 516-3740100 North Woodmere: House Rental 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Lr, Dr, Eik, Den, Large Backyard $2695/ month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: In a house. 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Lr, Electric cooktop ( No real Kit) $1075/ month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: 4 br, 2 bth Ranch No Fee $3,200 MARJORIE HAUSMAN REALTY 516-569-5110 Woodmere: Renovated 5BR, 2.5 Baths, “Old Woodmere” Home, Eik, Huge Den, SD# 14...$3700/m PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000

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VOX POPULI

Nice Try, Mr. Santino CONTINUED FROM P. A10 tronage. According to the same Newsday article, “[N]ine Hempstead Animal Shelter employees –one third of the full-time staff – were paid more than $100,000 in 2010. Eight of them have GOP ties. Of those, six were elected to Nassau GOP committee seats in 2009, the last year elections were held. Three hold or have held leadership posts at GOP clubs. All but one has donated repeatedly to the local party, to Republican Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, or to both, records show.” Reading the Newsday article, I became concerned. But alas, who am I? I am merely a small business owner

and family man trying to make ends meet. Because of my concerns, however, Mr. Santino, asserts that you should not listen to me “ever.” Too often in politics we are told by politicians that all is well and that we should keep our mouths shut while they take care of us. Unfortunately, in many instances, this is by individuals who have not run a business and who have never had to sacriﬁce salary for the betterment of their employees. Instead, they are government employees, whose salaries will always be met by the taxpayer. For those of us who run a small business, for those of us who have had to sacriﬁce salary and savings and for those of us

ﬁghting to provide for our families, I do not think it too much to ask that our government support our efforts by lowering taxes and lessening the size of government. We can begin by ending patronage in the Town and in the County. For having the temerity to raise my voice, however, Mr. Santino has accused me of being, among other things, unethical. This, of course, is not Mr. Santino’s ﬁrst time calling out someone who dares question the regime. Well, nice try Mr. Santino, but I will not be bullied. You claim that residents deserve better than the concerns I expressed. Well Mr. Santino, I am not the one holding the purse strings.

LEGISLATIVE VOICE

Where Do WE Go From Here? CONTINUED FROM P. A10 ity is to pay for municipal services. We are the highest taxed county in the nation; we haven’t had the ability to pay additional taxes for some time. Of course, the reality is also that school taxes account for 60 percent to 70 percent of our total tax bill. And much of which is stated above in county government also applies to our teachers. No one is opposed to anyone earning a fair salary. Everyone wants to see their neighbor succeed and do well. However, in the end it is the taxpayer that has to pay for the salaries and beneﬁts of their municipal union neighbors, and they are doing all that in this down economy. It seems that in

many cases municipal unions have created their own fiefdoms, in a sense, and there is no one there to protect the taxpayer. So where do we go from here? The Republican Majority here in Nassau, despite a $310 million dollar deficit, has drawn a line in the sand which our Federal Government and other governments should adhere to. We are going to fix the county finances without raising taxes. It is tough as heck to do this. If the unions won’t help us, then there will be massive layoffs, which is going to change the face of the county for years to come. However, what choice do we have? There is no money left. To fix the problem, if we were to raise taxes which we are

not, would require a 36 percent tax increase. In the end government has to start to live in the same world in which the taxpayers who foot the bill live. Despite what it may seem, this is not us versus them. In the end we have to come together and ﬁx the problem together. We need to minimize any layoffs, because that is counterproductive in the long run. Where we go from here is to stop the spending and stop creating programs that can’t be paid for. In addition, the public must demand from their elected ofﬁcials accountability in the sense of what they consider to be the entitlements they receive. If this can be accomplished our future will be bright and our best days ahead of us.

DEAR THAT'S LIFE

Flying with Kids 101 CONTINUED FROM P. A10 Once she calmed down, she slept for almost ten hours, including landing. We actually had to wake her to get her to disembark. Our arrival on board had not gone unnoticed, as we filled two rows of seats. One woman could not hide her horrified face as we trudged through the aisle on our way to the assigned seats. She, however, had been sitting in the front of the plane as the custom of many airlines is to sit those with small children in the rear of the aircraft. “Don’t worry,” I said to her, “we’re sitting in the back.” The gentleman walking in front of me turned around and said, “Then I guess I should worry – I’m sitting in the back, too.” I raised my shoulders. “Guess so,” I said, knowing full well my kids are good flyers, but having no interest in letting him off the hook that easily. “You don’t seem like a parent who is fazed by much of any-

thing,” someone said to me recently, specifically about taking my family on a long flight. “No,” I confirmed. “I’m really not.” Neither is my husband. She, on the other hand, had just told her eldest that they went nowhere as a family until everyone was toilet trained. I appreciated that, knowing just how much fun it is to change a toddler on a moving aircraft at 30,000 feet using a changing table meant for Cabbage Patch Kids. In my case, however, if I waited for everyone to be toilet trained before we traveled, we would never leave the house. A plane is like a moving city. Everything needed is available on board, and no one gets off until all get off. The result is a captive audience, or just captives. The reality is that passengers on a flight are all in it together. No one wants to have an unpleasant experience, and no one wants to be labeled a “bad parent.” It is what it is – and you just have to make the best of it.

After arriving home safely, I happened to meet someone in the supermarket who had been on our flight. “I guess you did not get any sleep,” he said. Confused, I said I had slept for a number of hours, only to realize what he had assumed. “The screaming child was not my daughter,” I said. A bit surprised, he said, “Really?” I smiled. Having had a very difficult flight, we empathized with the family of the screaming baby and the sick child who watched the minutes tick by, praying the flight would end quickly. He agreed, having been there himself as a parent, adding however that he’d take a screaming child on a plane over the problems faced by older kids any day. “Big kids, big problems,” I said, “little kids, little problems.” We smiled. I felt for that family, but was honestly happy it was not me. He and I spoke for a couple minutes more, confusion cleared. “So, since she was not your kid,” he said, “man, did she have a set of lungs or what?!”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONTINUED FROM P. A11 er forgot that elected officials are elected by the people they serve, and that to be elected by the people, the people needed to be served. Mr. O’Neill encapsulated the idea that the power of the people originates in America’s cities, neighborhoods, streets, and homes. Mr. D’Amato was given his nickname because he never forgot that serving the people often means doing something as simple as filling potholes. At a time when Nassau County’s budget hole seems bottomless, and the political stakes seem like they’ve never been higher, Legislator Kopel took the time to worry that one of the people he serves could get hit by a train or electrocuted because of something as simple and serious as a missing fence. Earlier this year, Legislator Kopel remembered to check up on a hazardous dumpster in Woodmere, and when he realized the problem still wasn’t fixed to his satisfaction, he took the time to see that it was. Maybe these sound like lit-

tle things, but like Mr. O’Neill and Mr. D’Amato, Legislator Kopel understands that those little things add up to a better quality of life for the people he serves. In the upcoming election, many people will consider not to vote because they don’t see how their one little vote can make a difference. I urge those people to look to Legislator Kopel and reconsider, as his example is proof that those little things quickly add up in a big way. Thanks,

Dawn Ackerman Cedarhurst

Willing to Cut Salary if Elected To the Editor, The Town of Hempstead payroll is rife with political patronage and cronyism that waste taxpayer’s dollars. As some media outlets have reported, there are many examples of relatives of elected ofﬁcials or Republican Party leaders being put on the payroll and given exorbitant raises shortly after their hiring. As Supervisor, I would end

this practice: no more lavish raises for political appointees. To extend upon this and to lead by example, I would cut my own salary by 25 percent and reduce that of other senior officials in my administration by 10 percent. This is a dramatic difference between me and the incumbent supervisor, who has gives herself a pay raise every two years; ever since she was appointed in 2003. At the same time, I would protect civil service employees -the rank and file personnel who carry out the Town’s day-to-day function -- from politically motivated hiring or firing. Civil service employees would be hired and retained based solely on merit, as the law requires. In an environment where jobs are number one on people’s minds, we need a Hempstead town government that has the interests of all the people at heart, not just the well-connected few. In a Port administration, the common good would trump partisan politics.

Gary Port Democratic Candidate for Town Supervisor

OCT. 28 - NOV. 3, 2011, 2011 • THE SOUTH SHORE STANDARD •

FIRST PERSON

Compassionate Five Towns Clowns Lifting Spirits BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

ainted faces topped with bright red noses, juggling and light-hearted banter are all synonymous with clowns, but the therapeutic clowns of Lev Leytzan offer more than just whimsical tricks. Their purpose is to visit hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and even go abroad to offer hope and smiles for the elderly and seriously ill. Lev Leytzan: The Heart of Compassionate Clowning, Inc., was founded by Neal Goldberg, Ph.D. Goldberg, Woodmere resident, co-authored a book in 2004 on grief and bereavement called “Saying Goodbye,” which eventually led him to clowning. “It was a powerful project trying to make sense of coping with serious loss. After the project, it sort of struck me that there was a lot of energy that was needed to help people live life more fully,” Goldberg said. “I took a long,

ty, which provides ﬁre and burn prevention and safety programming, International Therapeutic Clown Corps, who travel to Eastern Europe and Israel throughout the year and focus on working with holocaust survivors and communities with underserviced social service needs, and ElderHearts, their newest initiative which professionals work with those who have Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. ElderHearts is being spear-headed by co-director, Rachel Pill, L.C.S.W. “We use a lot of non-directed play and engagement and improvisation. It’s not performing,” Goldberg said. “We empower people we work with to create imaginative and magical moments.” Two local students and Lawrence residents, Yoni Katz and Eli Pollack are also clowns for Lev Leytzan. Katz, is 17-year-old senior at DRS and has been clowning since eighth grade. “It was the time of my Bat

Pictured are Mendy Rubin, Avi Ballabon, Chaim Dov Cohen, Yoni Katz, Ellie Szpigiel, Eli Pollack, and Benji Fink reﬂective moment and went to my background in psychology and musical theater. “ Goldberg became a medical clown in 2004 and realized the power it held. “I really look at the medical clowning as helping individual and patients. The thought is that laughter has the power to heal -- a universal language that works for oneself and the people we’re connecting with. “ Lev Leytzan has various programs including; Clowns for Safe-

Mitzvah…my mom found out about it and she asked if I wanted to do it. I said yeah, because I’m considered the funny one in the family. I fell in love with it and been with it since then.” They undergo one year of training, which is usually every Sunday, and they also visit hospitals and homes on Sundays, too. “We go anywhere that people need a smile and forget their emotional physical or any pain. I’ve been on two international

trips and I’m planning to go on my third. I’ve been to Munich, Hungary and Israel. I’ve visited holocaust survivors at an adult home. It was good to connect with the past, but it was sad to see.” After living in the Five Towns, Katz said that his experience with Lev Letzyan has given him a different view of life. “When you’re in The Five Towns, you’re pretty much sheltered. When I was in Munich and I saw holocaust survivors…we can’t imagine what that’s like. The world’s a crazy place,” Katz said knowledgably. “We go wherever were needed. I work hard in school and I do my best to balance both. You can get some long nights, but it’s worth it in the end.” Pollack is a seventeen-year-old senior at Mesivta Ateres Yaakov and has been clowning for about four years. Pollack recalled training and explained that they’re trained on various aspects including understanding the mental and emotional aspects, slapstick comedy, juggling, and “clown stuff.” Although he goes to school six days a week, he tries to ﬁt in clowning on several Sundays a month, when his schedule allows. He’s been to Munich and Israel and recalled visiting the holocaust survivors. “ It was pretty intense, considering my grandparents were also survivors,” Pollack said. It takes about half an hour to put on make-up and the costume (which they make themselves), Pollack explained. “A lot of people tell me I’m a cute clown,” he said bashfully with a smile. “I like making people happy. [Visiting people] gives me appreciation for what I have, and I’m blessed with— I’m healthy.” His favorite part, though, is being mischievous. “In the hospital, I was talking through the hallway, I took the ﬁre extinguisher out, and [deliberately] walked past the receptionist’s desk. She was laughing.” Goldberg noted that although both of the boys are different people, they both have important characteristics. “They’re both special people who are able to bring a lot of light, play and hope to people. Eli is very light and whimsical. Yoni is deep and cerebral and uses that to engage people differently.” One similarity is that both Katz and Pollack recalled having touching moments with kids that they’ve made an impact on. Pollack remembered a terminally ill child and a visit

Neal Goldberg pictured with other Lev Leytzan clowns to his home. “There was one kid, who was kind of unresponsive. We sang and gave him a present,” Katz said. “He smiled a little and he enjoyed it. On our way out the family was thanking us so much, they couldn’t thank us enough. We found out later that those

were his last moments. It makes you feel good knowing that you can make even someone’s last moments special.” Lev Leytzan’s eight annual hospital clown training program has an open house and fall registration on Sunday, October 30. The

boys session is from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and the girls session is from 8:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The open house is located at 5 Holly Lane in Lawrence. For more information, call Neal Goldberg at (516) 612-3264 or Rachel Pill at (516) 6123787. Levleytzan.org.

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RE-ELECT Legislator

Howard J. Kopel Howard Kopel isn’t a professional politician. He’s a local businessman who ran for the County Legislature two years ago, promising to make the tough decisions necessary to cut spending, reform Nassau’s assessment system, and reverse the habit of endless tax hikes that were making Nassau unaﬀordable for our working families and seniors. Here’s what Legislator Howard J. Kopel, our community advocate, has accomplished for us: •

Supported two consecutive no tax increase budgets

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Cut county spending over $170 million

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Turned a $134 million deficit inherited from the previous administration into a $26.6 million surplus in his first year in office.

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Worked to eliminate the unfair 2.5% tax on home energy and electricity

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Eliminated unnecessary patronage jobs and cut the size of the county workforce to its lowest levels since the 1950s

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Stopped annual reassessments and made it easier for residents to grieve unfair and incorrect property value assessments

Legislator Howard J. Kopel Promises Made… Promises Kept

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