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DIST. 15 SEEKS TO CUT 18 JOBS IN PRE-K, NEW GRADS INSTEAD

Cherry Baby Japanese Cherry Trees in full bloom Thursday in Cedarhurst’s Andrew Parise Park as local temperatures hovered in the 60s all week.

The trees are blooming several weeks early this year.

By Amanda Mayo Standard Staff

In an effort to cut costs and deal with a sharp decrease in government funding, the Lawrence School District is proposing to replace their universal Pre-Kindergarten program with a University Pre-K program. The move would cut 18 teaching positions at the school and replace them with recent college graduates from a university the district will partner up with.

As previously reported in The Standard, federal and state government aid for the next year of over $1 million has been cut from the district’s budget, while the district expects next school year’s expenses to increase by an estimated $2.05 million. The current school year’s budget for Lawrence is roughly $93.1 million.

“We are maintaining a free, universal Pre-K,” Lawrence School District Superintendent Gary Schall said at a Town Hall-style meeting on Monday. The meeting took place at the Number Four

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INWOOD SEVERED FROM FIVE TOWNS CONGRESS DISTRICT

By Jonathan Walter

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A panel of three federal judges severed Inwood from Carolyn McCarthy’s Fourth Congressional District this week after the New York State Legislature could not come to an agreement on a map of their own. Following the Legislature’s inability to come to an agreement on a new

League of Women Voters Advocating Nonpartisan Legislative Redistricting

By Jonathan Walter

Standard Staff Reporter

The League of Women Voters (LWV) Southwest Nassau Chapter presented a request for a non-partisan redistricting plan regarding Nassau County’s Legislative Districts to the Nassau County Legislature three weeks ago. LWV’s requests included holding public forums across the county regarding the progress of redistricting plans and

designing districts which are contiguous and fairly representative of reasonable community interests.

“It’s not something that will be accomplished next week and then the league will be done with it,” LWV Southwest Nassau Chapter President Nancy Rosenthal said prior to the meeting. “This is a year long process.”

The LWV’s request stems from last year’s redistricting plan which was developed by the Republicans of the Nassau County Leg-

islature, headed by majority leader Peter Schmitt. Using an interpretation of redistricting rules in the Nassau County Charter, Schmitt, along with County Attorney John Ciampoli, developed a redistricting map that would have split The Five Towns among three legislative districts instead of the one district, the seventh, that it fits in currently. Their interpretation said that re-

map, the matter was forced into the hands of the federal judges, who issued their own 2012 New York State Congressional Redistricting map on Tuesday.

Inwood is being moved into the Fifth District in Queens and with areas of Valley Stream and Elmont. Meanwhile, the Fourth District gained all of Merrick, Wantagh, Long Beach, Lido Beach, and Island Park. The lines allow candidates for the district to pick up campaigning now that they know exactly where they hope to represent. The Fourth District, and The First district in Suffolk, remain the only two congressional districts in the state that are entirely in one county.

Congressional redistricting in New York was required after the 2010 U.S. Census indicated that New York had lost over one million residents, requiring the state to give up two of its 29 congressional districts in the 2012 election.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to represent my neighbors in Congress, especially as the

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Forecasters Expect Winter’s Warm Trend to Continue Through Spring

By Scott P. Moore

Standard Staff Reporter

Bands of offshore fog continued to roll in over Atlantic Beach on Tuesday, causing the summer-time resort-like beach village to look more like a eerie ghost town.

Photo by Scott P. Moore.

One of the warmest winters on record officially turned into spring on March 20th, but the great weather has continued throughout the week with temperatures approaching the 70’s.

As some Five Towners have broken out the summer gear early, forecasts say to hold on as more seasonal temperatures may come to the area next week.

Temperatures this past winter soared well above normal with averages in Central Park at 40.5 degrees from December through February. The average was the second highest since the Winter of 2001-2002 when the average temperature was 41.6 degrees, keeping much of that year from seeing very little snowfall. Much was the same for this season as Central Park only reported 4.6 inches for the entire season, the ninth least in the 162-years re-

cord have been kept. In Islip, the 4.4 inches of snowfall were the fourth least ever.

“Basically, we had a jet stream further north than usual and that’s where the storm track is,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Layer. “To the north is the colder air and south is the warmer air and we were stuck in that southern air flow. We had a very quiet win-

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Driving the Miss Daiseys and Everyone Else in The Five Towns

By Jonathan Walter

Standard Staff Reporter

Naftalie Wischenka, the owner of Naf’s Boutique Car Service, will drive you to the ends of the earth and his colorful personality will accentuate rides to the airport or just the supermarket, or even driving your kids to summer camp in New Jersey and Westchester.

For some customers, Wischenka has even given tours of California, Florida, and national parks.

After growing up in Israel, Wischenka came to the U.S. in 1980 and traveled around the country for four months before returning to The Five Towns where he worked in taxi industry for 16 years before starting his own car service company two years ago. He said the local taxi companies just didn’t meet the needs of locals who need a car service, whether it’s their large families or large amount of luggage, Wischenka says his fleet of Suburbans are much better at handling the task.

“I’m a boutique car service,” Wischenka said. “I take little kids to relatives. I’ve taken kids to bah mitzvahs and they want someone

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HAFTR Celebrates the Arts The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway’s fourth grade chorus sings “Tradition” from the musical Fiddler on the Roof at the school’s “Evening Celebration of the Arts” for the fourth grade. In addition to singing beautiful songs such as “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King and “Toredador” from Carmen, the students displayed multiple works of creative art they made recently.

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Personally, I’m very pleased.”

Becker seemed surprised that McCarthy didn’t back out of the race after the changes.

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the rest of The Five Towns, but compared to other congressional districts, we’ve changed a lot less. The overall numbers indicate that a few more points will swing toward Republicans and it makes the case that this is a winnable district and this remains the case and now even more so than before.”

Scaturro said he welcomes the residents of those communities that were added to the district.

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The other Republican challenger in the race, Frank Scaturro, also sees this as a benefit to his campaign for congress.

“The district overall has become more favorable to Republicans than it was if you look at straight registration numbers,” Scaturro said. “We basically have four of The Five Towns at this point. There was a good amount of time we spent in Inwood as well at

“I didn’t draw the lines, so these things happen,” Mistero said. “We’re always reaching out to congressional representatives. Everything has kind of shifted from the west to the east. I’ll deal with it and we’ll support the Republican candidates whether we’re in the fourth or the fifth.”

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Lawrence Club: Where Everybody Knows your Name

By Scott P. Moore

game and we’ll play year round.

Everyone is very friendly and we’ve found that when you go out to play, most people want to be with other people and we definitely offer that kind of family here.”

With the weather in our area hitting highs in the 60s and 70s, the Lawrence Yacht and Country

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or many of its members, the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club is very much the go-to place to find your friends – it’s sort of like Cheers, in that aspect. Everybody here knows your name.

“Everyone here is like a brother to me,” said Barry Pugatch, a Five Towns real estate broker and past president of the club.

“This club is really it’s own kind of fraternity of love.”

The club, now in its 88th year of operation since being designed by famous course designer Devereaux Emmet in 1924, has become a central meeting place for its widely diverse members as well as a community center, hosting everything from bar mitzvahs, high school reunions and even playing host to the Village of Lawrence’s Board of Zoning Appeals. And while the club serves the entire community as a grand host, the entire 18-hole course and marina is like a little piece of heaven to those who are able to walk the course’s amazing green.

“Our golf course has seen several renovations over the last few years,” said manager Leo McMahon. “We’ve gone out and redesigned six new holes on the course. Over the last year, we have really tried to have less trees in the way and simply make better conditions out on the course.”

The job, however, of keeping the courses beautiful and green falls under the belt of Adam Thomas, the club’s new golf course superintendent, who has a Masters in Turf Grass Studies from the University of Florida and years of experience as a former superintendent of Shinnecock Country Club in Southampton and Pine Valley Country Club. His objective when he gets to work everyday, he says, is

The Lawrence Yacht and Country Club is on an exquisite piece of property that overlooks very prominent neighborhoods and the beautiful South Shore bays.

Photo courtesy Leo McMahon, LYCC. to keep the course looking as inviting as possible.

“I want to make this course as enjoyable as I possibly can,” said Thomas. His studies in college helped him to design a machine that allows him to measure very accurately how much fertilizer each part of the course needs, rather than spreading an even amount throughout. The technique not only keeps the course smooth throughout, but helps drive down maintenance costs and money that might have been wasted giving already healthy areas more nutrients than necessary.

Thomas said he was really tested on the job when Hurricane Irene struck Long Island last summer, bringing down trees all over our area, including some on the course, and tearing up his well-maintained grass.

“Our main goal was to improve everything after Irene,” said McMahon. “We lost some turf right after it, but we have recovered nicely. This needs to have the conditions of a top-flight club.”

The course, however, needs little help to show off its beauty, especially during a sun-filled spring day. Bright green grass winds it way throughout the course with a few old trees starting to show signs of life again as leaves begin

to bud out. Many of the country club’s holes are right along the water, where Thomas has had longer reed plants cut down, giving players and members a wonderful view as they play.

“It’s a very casual feeling when you’re out there,” said McMahon.

“You don’t usually get that feeling on Long Island.”

The course also offers several amenities that other area country clubs cannot match, including being the only area club with its own marina as well as an indoor heated driving range, allowing club members to continue practicing through rain, sleet and snow year round. Its pro shop is even open to non-members for both equipment and golf lessons. Feeling like a round of tennis? No problem – Lawrence Yacht and Country Club offers an expansive tennis center with a U.S.P.T.A pro on staff.

And while the club already offers amazing views and a great place to play golf, the village-owned course will be getting some more facelifts relatively soon. The country club’s ballroom will be receiving a new batch of wallpaper and carpeting to brighten up the expansive room and the course’s restaurant will see more time and options coming soon.

Forecasters Expect Winter’s Warm Trend to Continue Through Spring CONTINUED FROM P. A1 ter as far as storms go and that allowed warmer air to filter up the east coast.”

While the winter was above average as far as heat goes, we did see some cooler air masses filter in, giving us arctic blasts a few times. On January 16th, Islip recorded the lowest daytime high temperature during the season at 26 degrees. Only a few weeks later, though, the same station recorded the winter’s highest temperature, a record 62 degrees.

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clubhouse and other amenities.

McMahon said the pricing is designed to be much lower than other local golf courses so more people can enjoy the club.

Other tiered memberships include a silver plan which starts at $4,300 and even a junior membership at $2,960 for younger men so they can play and contin-

the winter now officially closed, the warming trend has continued. This week has seen Woodmere hit highs of 63 on Monday, 68 on Tuesday, 66 on Wednesday and 64 on Thursday, although at times much of the sun was blocked by offshore fog (particularly in the mornings) and caused blinding driving conditions at night. At the height of the day there were even some eerie, ghost-like sights in shoreline communities such as Atlantic Beach.

“The fog has been caused by warmer air masses hitting the cooler ocean, especially with

little wind,” said Layer. He said that Long Islanders should expect some more fog if temperatures climbed up again for a length of time.

Before you grab the swimsuits and tanning oil though, Layer said be prepared for the real spring temperatures that you may be accustomed to will show up next week. As the high ridge that has brought the area this beautiful weather weakens this weekend, temperatures will dip back into the lower to mid 50’s by Sunday and remain fairly sunny throughout next week.

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For McMahon and members like Pugatch, the course is more than a place to simply play golf – it really is a place for friends to get together, meet up and hang out.

“It’s a unique relationship,” said Pugatch about the club.

“We’re like a bunch of brothers here and you really get to know everyone. Other clubs, you sometimes have to find another guy to go with you to play a round. Here it’s absolutely no problem because it every guy is your friend.”

“We have a very active membership,” said McMahon. “Most of it are people who love the

Adam Thomas, the new golf course superintendent, has been working hard to make the green bright and the course beautiful. Photo courtesy Leo McMahon, LYCC. Club has been abuzz with new members joining up, but McMahon said there was still room for more if some Five Towners were looking to join. Full memberships start at $5,695 and include full use of the course, the

ue passing on one of the world’s older sports.

“Even if I had the money to go out and join another club, I just wouldn’t,” said Pugatch. “I’d rather be here and be around a lot of people and have some great fun.”

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League of Women Voters Advocating Nonpartisan Legislative Redistricting CONTINUED FROM P. A1 districting must take place after the census is released, which it was last year, and under or over represented districts are found.

Democrats countered that the charter first requires analysis of a bi-partisan commission.

“The judge ruled essentially that they did not follow the charter,” Rosenthal said. “So, the LWV is asking that the legislature follow the charter, and convene a commission as stated therein and hold public hearings before and after to make a determination and allow the public to respond. They have

by the dates on the charter, from March 1st to March 31st to appoint a commission, so we’re hopeful that they will abide by the charter. We want fair and equitable redistricting with district that have shared interest as well as the voting rights act.

We want to follow the model of both the federal and state redistricting models as far as being fair to the voters.”

In accordance with section 113 of the Nassau County Charter, the LWV’s request to the Legislature is as follows: Hold public hearings prior to committee meetings and subsequent to same. These meetings will enable the com-

mission to receive input from the public before the development of the plan as well as a public response to all proposals before presentation to the legislature.

Hold hearings in each of the towns and two cities, at different times of the day and evening in order to enable as many members of the citizenry to participate as possible.

Post notice for all meetings at least seven days in advance and extend these meetings geographically so that they are accessible to our diverse populations.

Design voting districts so that they are contiguous, reasonably compact, and fairly representa-

tive of identifiable communities of interest. Wherever possible, a concerted effort should be made to keep cities, towns, villages, and unincorporated areas intact.

Adhere to the Voting Rights Act and take into consideration Nassau County’s minority populations.

Develop and maintain a website where hearing times, location and dates are clearly posted, all committee minutes are cited and recorded in a timely fashion, and all proposed district maps are published.

The LWV also urged Nassau residents to contact their legislator on this issue to urge them to follow the LWV’s request.

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He has also had experience transporting expensive items up to $200,000 that range from silverware to paintings.

While Wischenka said his favorite customers are the kids he drives to camp every summer, he said his worst customer was someone he drove to the airport when he still drove taxis.

“In the bad winters in the early 90’s, I took a customer to LaGuardia at 10:00 a.m.,” Wischenka said. “We had to take the Cross Island Parkway and for two and a half hours it was one lane. We were late for the flight and the customer blamed me. Later, he found out that the flight was canceled anyway, but the whole ride he said he missed the flight because of

me.”

Another interesting story Wischenka had was in 1997.

“Another guy walked to the cab stand and wanted to go to LaGuardia,” Wichenka said.

“The cab fare was $21 but he gave me $100. When I came back, there were police here, and apparently he ran away from his parents. He said he was going to Washington to kill the President.”

Wischenka said his favorite thing about driving is knowing the roads without a GPS as well as giving his private tours.

If you need a ride, he recommends calling his company early to make sure he can accomodate you.

To book a ride with Naf, call him at (516) 295-5555, or check out his website at Nafcarservice.com.

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Parents and educators alike came out to the meeting to voice their concerns about the proposed changes in the PreK program. Many wondered how the new program would be structured and were concerned that children would not receive the same quality of education with recent college graduates as they would with experienced teachers.

Dr. Ann Pederson, principal of Number Four School, told

the crowd that all post-graduate Pre-K teachers would be education majors and the partnership would be beneficial for both the Lawrence School District and the university it chooses to partner with.

“It’s not a money-making aspect for the university,” Pederson said, and added that the teachers’ salaries will be paid through a university grant instead of the school district’s budget. The salaries will also be lower and non union-based, and the post-graduate teachers will be happy to be getting their first real teaching experience outside of college – especially at a time when jobs are so hard to come by.

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Heather Theiss clears the bar to clinch sixth place and All-American status.

Photo courtesy of Selma Theiss.

Bulldog Alumna Named All-American H ewlett High School Graduate Heather Theiss has been named an All-American for her achievements, taking sixth in the pole vaulting on March 9th at Grinnel College in Iowa.

Theiss set a personal and Tufts University school record in the NCAA pole vault with a 12 foot, 3 and a half inch jump on her first

attempt.

“For me personally, I’m very happy.” Theiss said. “Because I’m a senior, it’s hard not to think of these meets as my last shot to really do well and improve…..

Getting that personal record was huge for me.”

Theiss will graduate Tufts with honors after making the Dean’s list for seven consecutive

semesters. She will be attending the University of Delaware’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduate program, beginning in July.

“Now I’m just getting ready for outdoors, and hopefully I can continue to improve my jumps even more.” Theiss added as she looks forward to her last season of collegiate competition this spring.

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Wildcats Advance to Championship Game with Grit, Luck

By Scott P. Moore

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he DRS Wildcats pulled luck out of thin air – quite literally – as a nearly impossible shot made all the difference in their 3-1 victory over the MTA Lions of Manhattan. The victory, which came in a rematch of last year’s Yeshiva League hockey finals, sends the Wildcats back to the finals for the seventh consecutive year.

“The guys played unbelievably

hard tonight,” said DRS Head Coach Larry Gross. “MTA’s a great team with a great goalie and they should be given a lot of credit.”

The game winning shot came in the opening minute of the second period. Just seconds after a faceoff which the Wildcats won, the ball ended up in the possession of DRS’ Avery Englander who took a shot into the MTA Lions’ zone. The shot ended up going straight up in the air, missing the rafters overhead and possibly bouncing off of a light-

DRS’ Avery Englander (#21) makes a shot from mid-court during the first period. His second period goal ended up being the game-winner for the Wildcats.

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ing fixture. The ball came down in front of the Lions’ goalie and short-hopped him between the legs and into the net for a goal.

After initial disagreement, the referees both decided to let the goal stand, giving DRS an unlikely 2-0 lead.

“We have no control over the refs, but I was hoping it would go our way,” said Gross. “We got really fortunate there. I’d rather be lucky than be good sometimes.”

Wildcats’ goalie Efrem Rosenberg put on another goaltending clinic against the Lions, an offensively charged team that scored 75 times during the regular season. Rosenberg threw up zeros to allow DRS to build up their lead during the first and second periods, blocking a combined 24 shots during that stretch. “Stonewall,” as the fans again called him, allowed a single goal during a power play in the beginning of the third period, but stopped 14 other shots during the period to stop the Lions in their tracks. He ended the night with a 97.4 percent save percentage.

“He made a lot of great saves,” said Gross. “Like I said last time, we’re just really blessed to have such great goaltending. I wouldn’t trade him for anyone else in the league.”

The Wildcats opened the scor-

The DRS Wildcats celebrate their victory over MTA, propelling them to the Yeshiva League finals for the seventh straight year.

Photo by Scott P. Moore. ing after a tough back-and-forth first period with a shot off the stick of Jesse Gordon, a hard backhanded shot with little time to spare. The goal put the Wildcats’ fans into a frenzy, chanting “I believe that we will win” and “M-VP,” and giving the team a 1-0 lead.

The Wildcats put the game out of reach in the closing seconds. After a penalty was called against the Lions, their fifth on the night, for too many men on

the court, MTA pulled their goalie to even out the odds with fouron-four play. DRS’ Jake Perlow broke away from the pack and tapped the ball into the open net, giving DRS a 3-1 advantage with a few seconds left on the clock. After time expired, fans rushed the court to celebrate with the stillundefeated varsity squad.

“Every year is different and we just want to win,” said Gross, who noted how preparation for

finals is nothing new for the team as they make their seventh straight finals appearence. “We’re really happy and very lucky to be playing this Sunday.”

The DRS Wildcats (16-0) will take on the SAR Sting from Riverdale, Bronx (13-2) at Lawrence Middle School for their fourth Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Hockey League Championship on Sunday, March 25th at 4:15 p.m.

Bulldogs Squash Great Neck South in Season Opener

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

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he Hewlett Bulldogs boys lacrosse team rocked the Great Neck South Rebels 16-3 at home on Wednesday in their season opener. Traditionally a solid lacrosse team over the years, the Rebels were no match for Hewlett’s strong attack as they dominated possession throughout the game. Eight players scored for the Bulldogs as they parlayed a 11-2 halftime lead into a dominating performance, allowing their backup players to get minutes in second half.

“Our motto is ‘All In,” Head Coach Chris Passuello said. “I saw everyone play together. I saw the starters cheer on the second team guys, and vice versa.

Everybody contributed and we did some nice things out there.”

Spencer Posner started things off for Hewlett with a goal just over three minutes into the game as he took a shot from about thirty feet out that got past the Great Neck South goalie. Just over 30 seconds later, Sam Martorella quickly handled a pass from Posner and bounced one in for Hewlett’s second goal.

Goals from Jeremy Tarica, another from Martorella, Kevin Fuchs and then one from Zach

A Hewlett and Great Neck South player try to gain the opening face off to start the 2012 lacrosse season.

Photo by Jonathan Walter Richmond with 1.3 seconds left capped a 6-0 first quarter from the Bulldogs.

With a clear edge over Great Neck South, the Bulldogs began to sit some of their starters. Hewlett didn’t quite lose an edge, but were tested a bit more on defense. A few breakdowns allowed Great Neck South to get in front of Hewlett’s goal to score two goals before halftime.

However, Hewlett scored five more of their own to continue to run away with the game. Starting goalie Michael Fine came up with four saves before being replaced with a backup with the game well in hand.

Scoring cooled in the second half, with only a few starting players in the game, and the Bulldogs were able to control the ball and run out the clock. “We have to work on things,” Passuello said after the game. “Saturday is going to be a big test for us when we play Baldwin. They are very tough. We’ll get a really good look then. Then we go Manhasset and Syosset. So the next three are real top level teams. It’s not going to be like this. Then we get ready for league play.”

Passullo said he likes his team’s hard work and character, but pointed out a few things the team needs to improve on.

“We’re definitely younger on offense, especially with the injury to Michael Gray,” Passuello said. “So, we have to keep developing our offensive continuity.

Our faceoff game isn’t always there, so we have to keep working on that, and we need to tighten up our defense. But the kids are working hard, so we want to keep the attitude where it is. We just need to improve our overall lacrosse IQ, working the subgame and seeing in between the lines, because those top teams play really fast, and if you fall asleep, they’ll bang on you really fast. So we have to work on that, but we’re off to a good start.”

A Hewlett player makes his way up the field while handling the ball.

Photo by Jonathan Walter Richmond lead the team with four goals. Martorella had three goals and two assists. Fuchs and Posner each had two goals, while Mark Rizzo lead the team with

three assists while also contributing a goal.

Hewlett will face off against Baldwin at home on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. for a non-league game.

LWA Tigers Aiming for Three-peat in Baseball Finals

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

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fter making to the finals at MCU park in Brooklyn for two consecutive seasons and winning once, the Lawrence Woodmere Academy Tigers are looking to continue their dominance of the Private School Athletic Association. Despite their enormously successful seasons the past two years, Head Coach Mike Cohn says this year’s bunch could be the best he’s ever coached at LWA. “Obviously I think we always have the expectation of winning a championship,” Cohn said.

“That’s what we go with every season. Making it there the last two years, obviously coming up short last year, was disappointing but I think they have it in their minds that that’s their goal also. They come in here kind of expecting it.”

This year’s team is a bit different as there are only two senior starters. Cohn says the team will be learning on the fly, making a few mistakes here and there, but will be a very good team overall.

“There’s a lot of talent and there’s a lot of arms on the pitching staff,” Cohn said. “We’ll have to see how that goes. They’ve been pretty impressive so far.

I’ve been surprised by how well they’ve picked things up in practice.”

Asked why he thinks is the strength of this year’s team, Cohn had a surprising answer.

“In years past I’ve honestly always said our pitching staff is one of our better strengths,” Cohn said. “I think we’ll have a good staff but I think our defense is going to be pretty improved this year. I think our defense kind of cost us games here and there a little bit last year. We talk about all the time playing a full seven innings and being fo-

The 2012 LWA Baseball Team (Left to Right) Top Row: Nathan Cepidoe, Jonathan Goldberg, Michael Levitt, Ethan Thompson, Lister Liebenberg, Bryan Ruiz Diaz, Noah Schulman, Elvis Leng, James Luo, Marlon Li. Bottom: Matt Irizarry, Michael Licatesi, Jake Ellowitz, Cody Schwab, Jordan Barr, Benny Schulman, Jakob Cayne.

Photo by Jonathan Walter cused the entire game and that’s a hard thing to do for a young game. If you can get up early in a game and you lose focus and then it goes by really fast.”

Jakob Cayne will be the top starting pitcher for the team once again this year, and Cohn raved about his young ace.

“He’s a junior,” Cohn said. “He’s

had a lot of successful games.

He was the winning pitcher in both of our playoff games when we won the league. I have high hopes for the team. I think it’s go-

ing to be his job to lead the staff now that he’s sort of a veteran so it will be interesting to see how he takes that role. He throws a fast ball. He’s got a good changeup and he’s got a slider that breaks away from most righthanded hitters so he can go into two or three pitches here and there, mixes it up pretty well.”

Also figuring into the pitching staff are Wesley Gladstein, a “big imposing kid,” Mike Levitz, who will see his first year pitching, and senior Hunter Braverman, who got into a couple innings last year.

In the infield, Cohn has a lot of players in positions battles.

“At first base there’s two guys fighting it out, Matt Arazari, a sophomore,” Cohn said. “He’s probably looking to be the starter and Cody Schwall will back him up. At second base will be Mike Licatesi, a senior infielder

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Tornadoes Baseball Ready to Spin Out a Winning Season

By Scott P. Moore

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year removed from an 8-13 season where the Golden Tornadoes just missed the playoffs, varsity baseball Coach Dennis Leonard has one thing in mind, especially after the successes of the high school’s other major varsity sports this year – winning.

Pushed into a new league this season based on population rather than skill, Lawrence will be facing a slew of teams it had not faced before in seasons past, including football and basketball rivals Bethpage and Plainedge, the latter of which was undefeated last season.

“It’s always nice to play some competitive baseball,” he said. “But it will be really nice to face some of the best teams in the division this season.” This season’s schedule also includes games against Jericho, Glen Cove, Wantagh and, of course, cross-town rival Hewlett.

Gone from last year’s team are two noticeable faces – junior Eddie Robinson, who will be training for next year’s sports seasons, and ace starting pitcher Brandon Burrell, now a St. John’s University freshman.

“Burrell was the kind of stopper who kept us in every game last year, no matter what,” said Leonard of his former top pitcher. “It’s a tough loss there, but we have to move on.” Aside from the few losses, much of the previous year’s roster remains intact, with lessons learned from the 2011 season and looking better with each passing day to Coach Leonard.

Taking over for Burrell on the mound will be star senior A.J. Gallo, who hit well over .400 last year and will also start some games at second base. Coach Leonard described the senior as both an excellent hitter and “college ready.” Up on the hill, Gallo’s command of the strike zone keeps him in games as well as a fastball that Leonard called “sneaky fast.”

“He’s not the biggest player on the field, but he generates a lot of pop,” Leonard said. “He’s a leader and it really makes him our number one.”

Behind Gallo in a three-man starting pitching rotation will be junior Mike Pappalardo, who also will also start some games in the outfield, and either seniors Steven Komisarjev or Anthony Montilli, both featuring solid fastballs and tight, breaking curveballs. Leonard hinted he would use Komisarjev to start

The Golden Tornadoes’ shortstop Joe Capobianco fields some tough ground balls during a practice this past week.

Photo by Scott P. Moore. because he enjoyed Montilli’s intensity out of the bullpen, especially to close

out a game.

“These guys will throw strikes and hope really springs eternal here,” he said. “Overall, our season will depend on how a lot of our guys adjust from playing junior varsity to this level of ball.”

While the lineup for Leonard is still subject to change before and during the season, he said he had most of the positions and batting order figured out.

Around the infield, Montilli will start games at first base and most likely hit in the cleanup spot for the Lawrence lineup. Leonard said Montilli was a great hitter with a power bat. At second base, Gallo will start some games and hit third, using his above average bat to get on base and drive in runs ahead of the power bats. Noted quarterback Joe Capobianco, a sophomore, will take his cannon arm over to shortstop during the season and probably bat fifth in the lineup. Joe’s brother, junior Florian Capobianco will help man third base and catcher with sophomore Joe Montilli, a junior-varsity call-up. Komisarjev will also take some time behind the dish as well as the outfield, batting second for Leonard because of his ability to hit to all fields. Junior Mike Fragner will

patrol left field in all likelihood, with Pappalardo covering center field and using his speed out of the leadoff spot. A trio of players are still fighting it out for the right field job, including senior Justin Greenberg, junior Jarrod Stone and senior Ayal Ciobotaru.

With a lot of talent on the field, Leonard said he wants to keep the boys focused on playing hard and having fun, especially with a lot of new matchups on the way. He said he’s keeping his expectations pretty high for this squad.

“We want to stay competitive this year and we will be better than last year,” he said. “We have more talent than most teams do... and we just need to play hard because if we lose focus, we won’t recover.”

He then added, with a smile: “But if we do play to our abilities here, well... we’re going to do just fine.”

The Lawrence Golden Tornadoes varsity baseball team will kick off the 2012 season with a non-league game against Valley Stream South at Lawrence High School on Monday, March 26th at 4:30 p.m. The squad will begin league play away from The Five Towns against Garden City High School on Wednesday, March 28th at 4:30 p.m.

Hewlett Baseball Looking to Bust-out of the Cellar for 2012

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

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ollowing a one win season last year, Hewlett Bulldogs Baseball is looking to turn things around. The Bulldogs lost only two main players to graduation last year, ace pitcher Spencer Prusak and center fielder Ross Kleinrock, and hope to build as some younger players mature and some promising players promoted from junior varsity look to make a difference.

“It was definitely not a great season,” Head Coach Andy DiBernardo said. “It was a tough season for both the players and the

coaches. When you win less than a handful of games, it’s hard to get up and be excited to do baseball every day.”

DiBernardo looks at last year as a learning experience for his players, especially those who were freshly called up from junior varsity.

“The guys that we have this year are saying that they don’t want this to happen again. We graduated a lot of the seniors, so we don’t have any of that lingering left. I wish we could just start over. We brought up two sophomores and there is a huge core of juniors this year. They didn’t know what it was like. The junior varsity team actually had a

good season last year.”

After a season as dismal as their last, DiBernardo is setting small goals for his team, such as becoming competitive.

“I’d be doing myself and the kids an injustice if I said we were going to make the playoffs and make a big run,” DiBernardo said, “but if you take some of the games that were close last year and you win those games, and took some of the games that weren’t so close and now they are close... I want to be competitive this year. I’m not going to lie. I want to win a lot of games. I don’t want to lose, but realistically, with the teams we play and after what happened last year, be-

ing competitive is the big jump this year, and maybe next year is the year where I’m saying to you that we have a legitimate shot.”

Relative to the rest of the league, DiBernardo’s squad lost relatively few players. He thinks the Bulldogs can sneak up on some of the teams that graduated a lot of important seniors.

However, there is one player that he says hurts to lose more than the seniors.

“Our biggest loss is that our biggest freshman last year Zach Benaharon, who hit a lot of home runs and did a good job.

He just got back from Florida

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Hewlett baseball’s captain Luciano Morello, captain Brandom Martinez, and shortstop Jason Cecchetelli.

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Inwood is Out

s a result of the 2010 Census, New York lost two congressional seats, from 29 to 27 as more residents of “The Empire State” decamped for sunnier and lowertaxed climes. That’s about a million lost souls. Literally.

The State Legislature was mandated to draw new congressional district lines before the 2012 primaries and general election but opted to do nothing, instead sending the issue into the hands of a panel of three federal judges in Brooklyn. On Monday the judges unveiled their map for a new New York (congressionally speaking). Before we discuss the new district map, it needs to be said that it is wholly disappointing that our democratically elected representatives in Albany could not (or would not) tackle this issue themselves. It represents an abdication of responsibility that makes you wonder what we might be paying them for.

Back to the new district lines (see story in today’s Standard).

The Five Towns has sat, and for the most part will still sit in New York Congressional District 4. Until this year that meant all of The Five Towns but not so going forward. Inwood has been surgically removed from the district and ceded to a newly configured District 5 which encompasses most of South Queens.

Inwood already has a Queens zip code (although a part of Nassau and the Town of Hempstead) and an already deep sense of disenfranchisement living at the far Southwestern frontier of the county along with another sense of socio-cultural alienation relative to the other four towns in The Five Towns. Now it has been made official on a federal level – Inwood will be part of Queens insofar as their congressional representation is concerned. This means Inwood joins the Rockaways, Springfield Gardens, Jamaica and St. Albans as part of a “minority district” specially created to ensure greater minority representation in congress. Also being pushed into the 5th District are big parts of Valley Stream and Elmont.

This is a very sad day for Inwood as in our view they’ve been seriously disenfranchised. Being grafted (or drafted) into Queens and all the understandable urban and municipal concerns endemic to that borough will certainly see Inwood get short-shrift as a small outpost of non-affluent Nassau suburbia.

The rest of our area remains in District 4 including North Woodmere and Atlantic Beach. GOP Rep. Peter King’s former district to the east has given up a lot of ground to the newly configured District 4 – namely all of Long Beach, Lido, Point Lookout, Island Park, Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh. What this portends for June’s GOP primary between Frank Scaturro and Fran Becker is anyone’s guess, moreover, how this will effect the electoral balance in Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s reelection bid is another open question. Probably a tad more registered Republicans are now in District 4 than in its previous incarnation but that is offset by the inclusion of heavily Democratic Long Beach and Lido. The wild card in November will be the Independents.

The best thing that can be said of the judges’ new map is that District 4 is all-Nassau and pretty much mostly South Shore, heading only as far north as Garden City, Mineola and Westbury. There is much commonality of suburban interests in the newly drawn District 4 and it is very compact and contiguous – more so than the other Long Island districts which spill over multiple counties and regions. While Inwood’s amputation is most painful, the core of Nassau is very well proportioned in the new District 4 lines. Insofar as District 4 is concerned, the judges’ cuts were way better than Solomonic on the whole, but, again, thrusting Inwood into Queens was a bad call.

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THE HIDDEN “PINK SLIME” IN OUR GOVERNMENT

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major issue has developed in the NYC schools regarding what they are feeding the children in school cafeterias. The product, nicknamed “pink slime,” is a low-cost meat filler made from fatty scraps of beef that are treated with ammonia to kill bacteria.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has demanded that the Department of Education follow in the footsteps of cities like Boston, Los Angeles and Memphis and abolish the slime from school lunches immediately. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott has stated that the filler will be phased out and completely removed from cafeteria menus by September.

This begs a number of questions, some obvious and some not so clear. The obvious question is who in their right mind thought that it was OK to feed school children ammonia treated meat in school cafeterias. The less obvious, but nonetheless compelling question is who reviewed and approved this decision. The axiom that a camel is a horse designed by a committee seems to be in play here. More disturbing to me and I imag-

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

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Toulouse

ho in The Five Towns hasn’t been deeply touched and effected by the horrific accounts of the murders in Toulouse earlier this week? A father and children gunned down in cold blood. The daughter of a school principal executed. Because they were Jews. The children killed “are exactly like you” and the attack “could have happened here,” words spoken by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to junior high school students in Paris just hours after the shootings.

American Jews have had a hate affair with France every since Charles de Gaulle broke with Israel and switched to the Arab side of the Middle East conflict in 1967. But in fact, more than 600,000 Jews live quite prosperously and peacefully in France and physical violence against Jews and Jewish institutions there is relatively rare. Generally when violence erupts, it is perpetrated by militant Islamic radicals, not by your average Frenchman, as was the case this week.

It has to be said that President Sarkozy did everything right in the aftermath of the tragedy. He declared a moment of silence in all French schools nationwide the next day. He called it “a national tragedy.” He said the Jewish children were “our children,” he has proposed a sweeping new law to criminalize visits to extremist websites and that “France cannot tolerate terrorist recruitment or indoctrination on its soil.” He attended a memorial service at a Paris synagogue. He put the full might of the French military on capturing and then killing the now deceased terrorist Mohamed Merah and got results in a few short days. Sarkozy sent Foreign Minister Allen Juppe to accompany the victims to their burial in Israel. He’s been the most Israel friendly French President in the past 50 years.

Here in the U.S. we’ve had several incidents of home grown Islamic terrorists wreaking havoc such as the 13 killed two years ago at Fort Hood along with all the attempted bombings like the one foiled in Times Square. With our dense concentration of Jewish houses of worship and Jewish schools, The Five Towns is a ripe target for an extremist seeking to mimic the events in Toulouse. Vigilance is called for as we dare not wrap ourselves in a false sense of security just because we’re on Long Island, lest some of our children, heaven forbid, meet the same fate.

ine many other people is the decision to “phase out” the use of the pink slime filler by September.

Clearly, if there is an uproar about this now, why wait? The fact that the Federal government has assured the city that the filler is safe, does not raise anyone’s comfort level to keep the food additive in the menus. I mean it was the Federal government who assured us the air around Ground Zero was safe and we have seen the results of the toxic conditions which actually existed. Ask anyone 9-11 worker who has developed a serious ailment.

Here is a classic example of government missing the point! What started out with good intentions was not properly vetted and the result is a disgusting food product being fed to children. Government has an obligation to save money and it also has the obligation to balance saving money with providing good results for the money spent. There are times when saving a penny costs dollars in the end and here is a great example.

More to the point, we have thousands of pink slime programs in government. The problem for us as taxpayers is how do we identify them and how do we prevent them from occurring? A major part of the program is how governments purchase products and services. In general, most governments use the “lowest bidder” methodology to obtain goods and services. In principle, the idea is for contractors and vendors to sharpen their pencils and provide their goods and services for the lowest price. This is an intuitive concept and should work in theory.

The reality of this is far from the truth. What really happens is that successful vendors become expert at reading and dissecting government specifications, looking for omissions, mistakes and other issues which target the bid to a particular vendor.

By Joel Moskowitz

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read with great interest the Op-Ed column by Greg Smith in The New York Times a little over a week ago. In it, he announces his resignation that day from the venerated financial giant, Goldman Sachs. He claimed that “the integrity problem” at the firm became too big to ignore. While he was at the firm for 12 years he only now came to the conclusion that the ethical environment there was so toxic that he could no longer look at the candidates he was recruiting from top college campuses and tell them with a straight face that Goldman was a great place to work.

While I admire Mr. Smith’s stand I am frankly miffed at what took him so long. For a bright guy who was recruited to Goldman out of Stanford he should have realized that he was about to wade in a swamp of immorality, deceit and ruthlessness otherwise known as the financial services industry. Goldman, proud to always have the “smartest guys in the room” certainly tried to appear to be above the fray, but the bottom line always was that they were in the same game as the rest of the banks. They have but one objective; make money, lots of it. Deregulation of the industry helped prod along a culture of greed and one thing remained

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a constant, the objective of making money at all costs, morality and ethics be damned.

As a young broker at a Wall Street firm, I remember being told at a sales meeting “you don’t work for your clients, you work for us.” The implication was that the best interests of the client were the farthest things from our objective. That culture has been around for a long time and won’t change anytime soon. Certainly we free market supporters, believers in capitalism don’t see anything fundamentally wrong with making money. Perhaps it’s the road taken that needs rethinking.

Let’s face it, success breeds’ arrogance; it is inherent in human nature. The more we have the more we feel we deserve. We see it in everyday life and I’ll give you, my neighbors, a test to prove it.

Next time you see a car parked illegally say in a cross walk on Central Avenue, check out the year, make and model of the vehicle. Chances are it’s a late model Porsche, not an ‘02 Camry. It doesn’t make a difference if it’s institutional arrogance like that being displayed at Goldman or individual arrogance – it is a sense of self-importance and entitlement.

I’m not knocking success, what I am pointing out is that the financial crisis of 2008 and the years that led up to it were chock full of arrogance, enough for thieves to believe that their stolen treasure was earned through superior intelligence and hard work. What we learned was that anybody can make money if the deck is stacked in his or her favor. No doubt some pretty smart people work at Goldman but the fact is that institutional arrogance forced them to do some pretty slimy

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everal weeks ago I wrote a column about activities people preformed in public that are better off kept private.

Not included were public displays of affection, of which I am generally a fan, until it is no longer socially acceptable. It seemed I had generally covered a range of topics that many agreed were better off done within the privacy of one’s home. I did not realize or appreciate, however, that additional examples would show themselves in unexpected ways or that others who read the column would have more to contribute. My mistake.

This contribution came from my cousin who was innocently waiting to board a flight. When the following situation occurred, he and I were texting details of his travel plans. The gentleman behind him was on the phone and while my cousin was not eavesdropping, it is hard not to hear the conversations of those around you when in a confined space. Literally a captive audience, he could hear every word the gentleman said as they stood on line.

Personally, I am a big believer that if someone is going to have an audible conversation in a public area, then everyone is invited to take part. Especially in the supermarket or on the train, if you are speaking so loudly that all who surround you are almost actively part of the dialogue, then all are entitled to comment. The same is true on the flipside – if I am inconsiderate enough to have an extended conversation as I am surrounded by innocent bystanders who would rather enjoy silence than the sound of my voice, feel free to jump in. I deserve it. My cousin, however, was at a complete loss when the gentleman’s conversation took a sharp turn for the completely uncomfortable and there was no where he could hide.

“The pictures you sent me last night were really sexy,” said the gentleman to the person with whom he was speaking on the phone. Loud enough for him to hear, my cousin basically stopped in his tracks. As we were still texting, he immediately shared with me what he had heard.

I asked him what he did in response, to which he wrote that he turned around and gave the guy a good, hard stare. While I would have handled it differently, I commented that he should look on the bright side: at least the guy was not talking to him.

There has to be a point when someone realizes he has gone too far. There is a time and place for everything. Just because it works for you or is convenient does not mean it is appropriate – which leads to me to my newest coffee shop related adventure.

I am beginning to believe that if you really treat someone else’s place of business as your own, you may want

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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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THE LEGENDARY DANNY O’DOUL

THERE’S NO LAUGHTER IN THE STREETS OF THE FIVE TOWNS T

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here is no laughter in the streets of The Five Towns this week.

There are no plans for April in Paris. There’s only pain and anguish and shock. The coldblooded, vicious and calculated murder of school children and their principal at a yeshiva in Toulouse, France, and the killing of three French army paratroopers have deeply sickened any decent human being.

In our area, where some of our residents are familiar with the French Jewish Community, and even the victims themselves, the mood reflects mourning, anger and concern. There is no comfort in the suspect having been killed by the French authorities. What should have been a pleasant and calming week – with both the balmy early-spring weather and the short respite before the upcoming Passover food shopping rush, has been marred by a tragedy whose dark overtones recall a Europe when dangerous blood libels would historically precede the Passover season.

What can be said of a French media which allows the dissemination of the murderer’s political affiliation as a member of Al-Qaeda and his violent agenda to protest France’s military involvement abroad and avenge the deaths of Palestinian chil-

dren all while the killer is surrounded, but not yet apprehended? It is unfortunate and misguided to say the least.

The French authorities have obviously blundered badly, doing nothing about this “suspect,” for the past three years, while knowing about him and his radical ideas. Now, by having given this animal a platform to perversely state to the world that there is a “rational” basis for his irrational violence should make each of us as Americans shudder at the reactionary and atavistic anti-Semitism that is apparently still endemic in European society.

If ever there was an evil force which must be stopped -- it is the moving target of Islamic violence which hides behind a cloak of a political ideology. As Muslim Clerics incite and rally their “soldiers” against the “Zionist Enemy,” it is clear that the message they are really sending is kill Jews anywhere and any place. The Jewish community is fully aware that for every community of “Zionists,” there are a multitude of opinions regarding how Israel should be dealing with their Palestinian inhabitants, as well as their Arab neighbors. The reason for this is that Israel and the Jewish people are democratic by nature, open to diverse ideas and a generosity

This is The Legendary Danny O’Doul signing off and requesting that we all be extra-vigilant and aware of our surroundings, as those who hate and seek to destroy know no boundaries.

I also advise each of us to rethink our common notion that Europe is a culturally-rich, romantic and intellectual continent and begin to hold them accountable for their inability and unwillingness to put an end to age-old hatred and religious bigotry.

of spirit which oftentimes gives others, regardless how repugnant, the benefit of the doubt, while casting a inward-looking hypercritical eye at its own conduct. In my opinion, we have traditionally sought to understand our enemies, rather than to blindly seek to annihilate them, which has often served to our disadvantage.

Here at home, in The Five Towns, it is time that we finally say no spending our dollars on all things European. This is not my usual appeal to refrain from purchasing “German Super cars,” this is far more serious. We must refrain from European travel and tourism. We must wean ourselves off of coveting and purchasing European luxury goods, shoes, apparel and automobiles. The European Union, years ago, brought upon itself the current hell-storm it is now experiencing from the radical sector of its citizenry. They lacked the courage then to deal with their problems and now lack the resources and zeal to finally squelch them. Perhaps when the European Union realizes that Americans are no longer going to see the “Continent” as a place of enlightenment, but rather of cowardice and unwillingness to confront its radical elements, it will finally seek to address its moral decay. Whether it is its radical Muslims, its NeoNazis or its left-wing anarchists, the entire EU must finally take a stand.

Anything less than a unified effort to finally deal with its demons will just serve as real proof that the Europe of today has failed to come very far during the past generation.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Red Light, Green Light 1-2-3 To the Editor, The Nassau County Department of Public Works was disappointed by columns written

by George Sava, (March 16th and February 17th issues) minimizing the role of Nassau County and Legislator Howard Kopel to alleviate poor traffic conditions on Rockaway Turnpike this past February.

Mr. Sava presents an uninformed opinion based on a phone call to the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), during which he was told that embedded traffic signal sensors, or loop detectors, had been installed at the location of the problem prior to Legislator Kopel’s involvement.

While this happens to be true, it is entirely beside the point: the core issue was never about whether or not the loop detectors were installed, but rather about whether or not they were functional, which in this case, they were not.

Though few motorists realize, loop detectors are embedded in many of Nassau County’s roadways, typically just before the stop line at tertiary intersections. Loop detectors maintain consistent vehicle flow by shortening or lengthening timing schemes to red light or green light signal cycles. These variable cycles are actuated by the number of vehicles idling at a particular intersection.

For many reasons, it can be difficult to achieve goals that require cooperation between several municipalities. However, in August 2011, in response to numerous constituent calls and news coverage about severe traffic congestion on Rockaway Turnpike, Legislator Kopel began working with the Nassau County Department of Public Works to organize an inter-municipal traffic survey conducted

by NCDPW and NYCDOT engineers.

This study revealed that loop detectors installed by NYCDOT at exit and entrance points of the Five Towns Shopping Center parking lot were not activated. Both agencies confirmed this

fact, and Mr. Kopel received reassurance that NYCDOT would address the problem. After the problem was not addressed by NYCDOT, a decision made in accordance with an internal NYCDOT policy, Legislator Kopel contacted the office of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and urged area residents to place calls to the NYC 311 system to demand resolution.

With consistent pressure from Legislator Kopel, as well as NCDPW and area residents, the NYCDOT chose to reevaluate its internal policy, and soon after corrected the problem.

Legislator Kopel played a key role in resolving this matter. By him pressing the issue, NCDPW and NYCDOT succeeded at reducing Rockaway Turnpike traffic delays and ensuring overall improvement in the quality of life for area commuters.

Sincerely,

Michael Martino Press Secretary, Nassau County Department of Public Works

Our First Five Towns Passover To the Editor, The Passover holiday is among the many holidays which are marked by the Jewish people and which hold a special place. However for the Jews living in the then Soviet Union celebrating this holiday was not permitted.

Usually on a holiday table, when Pesach is celebrated, there should be matza. In memory of when Jews ran from slavery and there was no time to prepare bread, therefore they in a way baked matza.

If, for example in America matza is possible to buy in stores, but in the Soviet Union to get matza it was rather difficult. I remember very well, how living in Moscow we got some packages matza (after much difficulty) to send to my parents who lived in Ukraine. It is only one example from a life of Jews in Soviet Union.

Almost all Jewish life was banned: to practice the religion, to study the language, history, to celebrate sacred dates and simply freely to breathe. Jews were

in constant fear.

After the Helsinki agreement (in the 70s) freethinking Jewish youth began to struggle for the right of emigration from the USSR. Mass demonstrations passed before buildings of embassies of the USSR abroad. People held posters with slogans: “Release the Jews”. How here not to draw an analogy with events, which passed in ancient Egypt. Then Moses too repeatedly addressed to the Pharaoh with words: “Let My People Go.” Eventually Pharaoh did.

Jews started getting exit visas after long struggles and persistence, gradually the authorities began to let out small groups.

However, it is necessary to notice that now Soviet Jews had a hope of the State of Israel -- native land of their ancestors.

When our family arrived to America, my wife Aida, my son Yuri and I, we did not have a place to live. The local family of Naftali and Randy Blinder, they had five children: Yehuda, Pesha, Yaacov, Moshe and Yissachar, gave their basement to us to live in. We who did not have roofs over our heads got to the house and it has seemed to us like a palace although it was the average-income family house for this area. This Family Blinder was very hospitable, sincere persons, especially Randy. It was not a simple gift to provide a temporary home for three people and also to feed us and even entertain us. Naftali especially for us had rented a VCR. Once, Naftali said to us “today will be the first seder.” After work Naftali changed to a celebratory suit and we went to a synagogue (White Shul in Far Rockaway), which was not far from the house. There were many Jews, all wishing each other a “Happy Passover.” We were different from most in the crowd, many approached to us having learned that we were refugees from the USSR. We were congratulated and wished success. Then we came back to the Blinder home, by this time of Randy covered a table with a snow-white cloth and spread out special for

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THE ZEITGEIST WITH HOWARD BARBANEL

Neo-Shtetl-ism

here is an old joke about two Jews who were shipwrecked and marooned on a desert island in the South Pacific. They were stranded there for 20 years and being Jews they were very industrious.

They domesticated the wild animals, drained the swamps, tilled the soil. After 20 years they were finally rescued. The ship’s captain came ashore and the Jews gave him a tour of the island.

They showed him the fields and flocks and all they accomplished and the captain was very impressed. Finally, they came to a clearing in the middle of the island. In this clearing were three huts. The captain asked, “what are these huts?” One of the Jews answered proudly, “these are our synagogues!” The captain did a double-take and replied, “wait a minute, there are two of you but you have three synagogues?”

The other Jew answered, “one I go to, the other one he goes to and the third one, neither one of us would step foot inside.”

This combination of unity and divisiveness among Jews is as old as time. Even Moses was subjected to it in no uncertain terms. Just as humorously, most Jews want to be president of the company, Prime Minister of Israel but not president of their shuls, which doesn’t stop groups of a dozen shtarkers from starting their own shuls on nearly every corner of densely populated Jewish neighborhoods. Here in The Five Towns I’ve already lost count of the number of Orthodox synagogues and tiny shteiblach (minyans typically of under 75 people held in private homes).

One reason so many shuls get created is for convenience – minimizing the Sabbath walk in poor weather is always a good thing. Another reason is to cre-

ate an environment where your shul or shteibel is somehow to be seen as more rigorous than the one down the road. There is a full blown competition in many Orthodox quarters to present oneself as more outwardly frum (religiously observant) than the next guy. This all may come as a surprise to non-Orthodox Jews in an era of rampant assimilation and disaffiliation, they along with non-Jews might also be surprised to learn that Orthodox religious and cultural life is far from uniform and monolithic – in fact there are a million shades of gray and in many quarters the closer you are to black the better. Many would also be surprised to learn that most of the differences between the myriad groups of Orthodox Jews is not theological in the least, but rather cultural.

Back in the 60s the Black Panther movement proffered the slogan “black is beautiful,” this could be transposed into many Orthodox circles today where a full-out offensive is underway by many Orthodox Jews to try and steer most Orthodox Jews as far to the right culturally as possible. This takes the form of peer pressure to conform to socio-cultural mores so as to be accepted by the wider community.

“Black” refers to the sartorial color of choice among the Brooklyn-centered “yeshivish” and Haredi (sometimes called Hassidic or Ultra-Orthodox) sectors of Orthodoxy. Black is seen as pious, modest and “high-level.”

Color alone is not enough, the cut and length of what you wear is also important along with what hat (if any) and which kipa (skull cap) sits perched atop or in front of your head. For women there is a fixation with covering as much of oneself as possible and in not necessarily a flattering way. There is pressure to eat in only certain dining establishments and buy food only from

certain markets (even assuming all of your choices are Glatt Kosher to begin with), to decorate your home with certain furniture, use conforming tablecloths, vacation in the same places, send your kids to the same schools and arrange their marriages like in the Old Country. It is an ideology that says the more covered up your women, the higher the dividers (mechitsas) in your shul, the right brim on your Italian fedora, then the more “authentic” you are seen to be. It also deals with issues such as whether one has a television or computers in your home as well.

Just as a black hole in space sucks up and envelops all light, so too is the black Orthodox movement (it should be said it is an ad-hoc movement) making a strenuous effort at trying to consume Modern Orthodoxy. In Israel the “Modern Orthodox” are called the “National Religious” and can be clearly identified by their knitted kippot, their often heroic army service, devotion to Zionism and the state and participation in mainstream life.

Here in the U.S. there are no elite units in the Israel Defense Forces, so the way for many to prove just how Jewish they are is to envelope oneself in the black.

The ripple effect of all this rightward running is an atmosphere where Modern Orthodox people are made to feel somehow less devout and less culturally Jewish for embracing aspects of American culture. The supposed “authentic” Jewish culture being flogged by the right wing is actually a case of misplaced nostalgia for the imagined glories of shtetl (small Jewish village) life in Eastern Europe, principally in Poland and Russia from the 18th and 19th Centuries. The garb emulates that of the wealthy nobility

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Perfect Picks for Your Spring Getaway

BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

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Some of the season’s top styles are bright colors in blues and greens, floral, and anything with a feminine touch. Pieces like bright blue shorts, a floral maxi dress, and a silk blouse are all versatile pieces and must haves for traveling because they’re light to pack and can transition from day wear into the evening.

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As Temperatures Rise, Kids’ Clothing Starts to Shine

By Scott P. Moore

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s the cloudy and dismal days of winter are now behind us, it’s time to put away the heavy coats and darker clothing and get the kids out into some of the brightest, lightest gear around. From neons to wild patterns and short shorts and pencil skirts, Springtime is the perfect season for kids to feel free and cool as the temperatures warm up.

Boys If you are looking to find the young man in your family some new clothes, Morton’s in Cedarhurst has every popular line of boys’ clothing, including shirts and shorts from Nike, Billabong, Under Armour and Ralph Lauren.

“Bright colors and board shorts are really popular during this time of the year,” said manager Warren Robbins.

“Wild patterns all over the shorts also seem to be in. Plaids and solids are still looking great, too.” He added that baggy shorts seemed to be fading out for skinnier and tighter fitting shorts, much like tighter jeans have made their way back into popularity with young men.

“They’re just definitely not as long or baggy as they used to be,” he said. “A lot of boys are going more for the preppy look – more small v-neck shirts and polos.”

Robbins also noted that most sport shirts and jerseys become more popular as spring-time weather gets many of the local kids outside watching and playing basketball and baseball. Morton’s is one of the few retailers in The Five Towns to feature a full range of Knicks, Mets and Yankees jerseys, including fan favorites Amar’e Stoudemire, David Wright and C.C. Sabathia. Other sports gear, such as basketball shorts and printed lacrosse shorts have become a big hit at Morton’s due to a large range of designs in-house.

“The wilder these shorts look with design, the better,” said Robbins.

Another change in boys’ looks come on tee shirts. A few years ago, skulls and motorcycle-gang inspired tees were all the rage among the young boys throughout the country, but those have died down according to Robbins.

“College shirts, especially retro-tees for big colleges, are all the rage,” he said.

“The big schools go quick.”

Heading to the beach? No problem – boardshorts are easily usable as beach wear, but Morton’s offers a full line of swimwear for the entire family from Billabong and other retailers.

Girls With temperatures hitting the high 60s in The Five Towns this past week, the new fashion trend became evident for girls from young oung to old – shorts.

If girls are looking king to keep and look cool, Morton’s rton’s has a selection of popular ular jean shorts in every conceivable ivable color – hot pink, purple, le, green and even some with washed out designs on them.

For tops, Robbins bbins said the retro looks that at began the previous year have continued to become more re popular into this spring.

“Off the shoulder ulder tops are still big, and they’re very y 80’s,” he said. d.

“The fringe e shirts with all of the bottom hanging off are also a big hit.” Many of the shirts available come from Vintage Havana, Billabong or Roxy and offer a wide variety y of colors and d shades.

While ocean n temperatures around Long Island won’t be swim worthy hy for quite awhile, ile,

those heading south for a vacation should check out a large selection of swimwear at Morton’s, including bikinis, one-pieces and even more.

“You really want to go as bright as possible,” said Cindy Walder, manager of 100% in Cedarhurst. “Neons and color blocks are also big.” She also offered advice to mix colors together, keeping outfi utfits as bright as the sunshine ne outside.

100%, which says they cater to the he more conservative families f in The Five e Towns, also o offer pencil offfer new pen ncil skirts and tunicc s

Splendid’s line of girls’ tops are also available at 100% in Cedarhurst.

tops in neon colors for the Spring season from top brands such as Ella Moss, Lily Gaufrette and Splendid. Another new addition to their lineup are their soft, fuzzy pajama bottoms which insulate heat in during the cooler spring evenings while keeping a cute look with fun designs, such as cupcakes, puppies and hearts on li light pink, blue and yellow backgrounds.

The store also ofbackgrou fers women’s clothing and has a large sale area featuring last year’s spring wear aat up to 50 percent off.

Gila Bendelstein, a manBende ager at Junne Jr. J in Lawrence, agreed with Walder’s notions for the th spring fashion seafash son. son “The neons “ and coral colors a an are definitely the a in-thing right now,” i she said. “Bright colors really come out now as it gets warmer.” Those brighter colors help keep br the th wearer cool and noticeable. ti “Sequins and pleated looks are still in,” she l said, noting some sequined-laced designs on sale from Hannah Banana and Just Pink.

“Also keep an eye out for fo tie-dyes; they’re always really bright and wild.” re Morton’s is located at 533 Mort Central Centra Avenue in Cedarhurst and can be reached at (516) 569-6366. 100% is located at 486 Central Avenue in i Cedarhurst and can be reached at (516) 569-7888. reac Junee Jr. is located at 396 Central Avenue in Lawrence and Aven can be reached at (516) 569-0035 rea or you can visit their website at www.junees.com. www.junee

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herever you shop in The Five Towns, color is the thing this spring as guys are looking to stand out, whether it be with a colorful shirt for a suit, shorts, or a polo to wear on vacation. Guys are also moving away from bagginess and business for cleaner and tighter clothing.

Mur Lee’s “With suits, everything is a trimmer silhouette,” Harry Levitt, Owner of Mur Lee’s in Lynbrook said. “For the young guys, the skinny suit is in. Everybody wants that slim, trim, European look.”

Levitt said the big thing is grey with suits, but when it comes to furnishings, men’s shirts and ties, color is big.

“They are showing teals, orange, lavender, and every different shade of blue,” Levitt said.

In sportswear, a pair of white shorts helps to accentuate a colorful shirt.

“On tops, color is big, plaids are big, stripes and a lot of color,” Levitt said.

“The same thing, oranges, lavender, red, teal. You can see it in our knit shirts, lime greens and the teal blue is big.”

Some of their biggest sellers with shirts include Faconnable, Robert Graham and Hugo Boss.

Levitt says many companies are moving away from demin when it comes to their high end jeans.

“They are moving toward cotton fabrics, all with stretch in a five pocket jean model, again with color,” Levitt said.

“White, tan, navy blue, grey and black, are all popular there. AG (Adrian Goldschmidt), and Joes Jeans are very popular jeans here.”

With shoes, a comfortable fit is most important. Levitt said slip ons are big for those looking for a pair of vacation shoes. Geox brand is one of their top sellers.

“I don’t want to be generic,” Levitt said of how he is adapting to this spring’s fashions. “I don’t just carry the basics. If it doesn’t sell, you have to at least take a shot. You have to be a little bit different and show people that there is an alternative to just a white and a blue shirt.”

Mur Lee’s is located at 24 Atlantic Avenue in Lynbrook. You can reach them at (516) 599-7777. You can also check out their website at Murlees.com.

Emporio Emporio store owner Josh Szpilzinger echoed the trends listed by Levitt, putting colors as this spring’s top fashion priority for men. n.

“In casual, polo shirts always huge in thee spring for men,” Szpilzinger ger said.

“This year there are tons of stripes. Stripes are very very big. There are re stripes in every variety, and nd they give sort of a retro look. ook.

What’s popular in n solids now is whatt they call a garment or a pigment dyed polo that fades over time and sort of give it a vintage look.”

While the denim jeans are trending out at Mur Lee’s, at Emporio they are still a big factor as the carry a large supply of slim fits jeans by the very popular Hugo Boss.

Polo shirts are the ideal resort wear accordding to Szpilzinger, with premium Lacoste at the he top of the polo food chain. n. However, Hugo Boss provides vides polos as well, adding to the he versatile brand.

“With clothing, skinny is still very in,” Szpilzinger lzinger said.

“Skinny suits and skinny kinny lapels.

Green remains strong ong for neckwear. There are a lot of plaids in suits and a lot of skinny, slim fitting shirts.”

When is comes to ties, Szpilzinger pointed out some me colorful, top of the line brands.

“There are a lot ot of nice beautiful plaid ties,” s,” Szpilz-

A knit shirt showing both stripes and plaid in the Facconable 2012 Men’s spring line.

A polo underneath a sports jacket from the Facconable 2012 Men’s spring line.

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inger said. “There are in all kinds of trendy, al preppy, colorful neckpr wear.” we Lario, Dolce PunL ta and Canali are some of his top selling tie brands. br “We took in a lot of high end ties,” Szpilzhig inger said. “So there is a ing lot of beautiful high end neckwear and it’s the ne same thing with shirts. sam You’ll see a lot of checks.

You It’s a concept that runs all the way through.”

An example of a colorful blue polo shirt from Robert Graham’s, available at Mur-Lee’s.

Robert Graham clothing.

Emporio is located at 467 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst. You can reach them at (516) 295-5006.

Morton’s At Morton’s resort and sportswear prevails, however color is still the main component to fashion, while even casual wear finds fashion trending toward shorter and tighter fits.

“Everything is trending a little shorter and more fitted,” Owner Steve Silverman said. “Shirts are more flat front.

Shorts are right above the knee and are definitely not as long and baggy anymore and are more long and narrow.”

While winter feels like it was a long time ago, one of its biggest hits, the long sleeved button downs, are still going strong.

“Thin button downs are still a big category as guys can roll up the sleeves,” Silverman said. “Polos, such as Original

Penguin and Fred Perry are top sellers, and board shorts by surf companies like Billabong and Quicksilver are also starting to pick up. Tank tops are also big here. People seem to be buying them, not just for the beach, but also as a regular everyday t-shirt as people become more gym conscious.”

Khakis are also starting to pick up. Silverman said people only used to buy them for private school, but they are picking up as a general fashion trend.

“Everything is going preppier,” Silverman said.

“It’s about color,” Silverman said.

“Clothes are more vibrant with purples and pinks. It’s also about comfort and the feel of the clothing. The fashion tends to be trending toward cleaner looks and nothing too busy.”

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AFTR High School led the 23rd annual Yeshiva League Model Congress on Wednesday, March 14 at the Young Israel of Woodmere. Over 300 students attended from yeshivas in New York and New Jersey to participate in the day’s events. Presiding were coPresidents Hillel Friedman and Gabrielle Lovett.

AIPAC’s Northeast Regional Political Director, Dr. Sharon Goldman, spoke to the students about the need for politicians who can fight on behalf of Israel and who can also use debate as a tool for compromise. Model Congress is a simulation of a Congressional conference where students are placed in various Congressional committees, which allowed the students to experience American government firsthand. Students prepared and debated bills pertaining to important issues facing our nation today.

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19 Lotus St, 3/25, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $810,000, Milky Forst Properties, (516) 239-0306

HEWLETT 1637 Fenimore Rd, 3/24, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $555,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100 1614 Kent Dr, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $565,000, VI Properties, (516) 791-1313 1614 Hewlett Ave, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $475,000, Jan Kal-

man Realty, (516) 569-5651 154 Midgely Dr, 3/25, 1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $599,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 1538 Hewlett Heath Rd, 3/25, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $599,000, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, (516) 238-4299

HEWLETT HARBOR 1035 Seawane Dr, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $859,000, VI Properties, (516) 791-1313 420 Everit Ave, 3/25, 1:30 p.m.3:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, $925,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100 1349 W. Boxwood Dr, 3/25, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $849,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000

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(516) 791-1313 200 Hewlett Neck Rd, 3/25, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., 6 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, $1,500,000, Morton Haves Real Estate, (516) 374-0100

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NORTH WOODMERE 863 Fanwood Ave, 3/25, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $525,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 744 Gilbert Pl, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bath-

rooms, $559,000, VI Properties, (516) 791-1313 923 Cliffside Ave, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $489,000, VI Properties, (516) 791-1313 814 Talbot Ave, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $394,000, VI Properties, (516) 791-1313 905 Woodmere Dr, 3/25, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $439,000, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, (516) 238-4299 845 Fanwood, 3/25, 1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, $459,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 330 Hungry Harbor Rd, 3/25, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $649,000, Jan Kalman Realty, (516) 569-5651 26 E. Valley Ln, 3/25, 3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $625,000, VI Properties, (516) 791-1313

WOODMERE 198 Ocean Ave, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $629,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000

46 Clubside Dr, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $619,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 1018 Peninsula Blvd, 3/25, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $465,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 61 Neptune Ave, 3/25,12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, $829,000, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, (516) 238-4299 552 Derby Ave, 3/25, 1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, $900,000s, Milky Forst Properties, (516) 239-0306 677 Church Ave, 3/25, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $599,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 835 Jefferson St, 3/25, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, $359,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 1065 Yung Pl, 3/25, 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m., 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, $439,000, Pugatch Realty, (516) 295-3000 1039 Magnolia Pl, 3/25, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, $600,000s, Milky Forst Properties, (516) 239-0306

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979 East End, Woodmere A colonial-style home with 10 rooms, six bedrooms, four full bathrooms and an attached two-car garage. A lot size of 6,000 square feet. Year built: 1962. The home sold on March 12th for $540,000.

608 Broadway, Cedarhurst A Hi Ranch-style home with nine rooms, five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and an attached two-car garage. A lot size of 5,795 square feet. Year built: 1976. The home sold on March 15th for $500,000.

50 Prospect Avenue, Hewlett An expanded ranch-style home with seven rooms, five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and an attached one-car garage. A lot size of 11,800 square feet. Year built: 1952. The home sold on March 14th for $360,000.

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LWA Tigers Aiming for Three-peat in Baseball Finals CONTINUED FROM P. A8 who has been starting for three years on a variety of positions.

He’s probably going to definitely be one of my captains.

Cohn said his shortstop will be an eighth grader.

“Jake Elowitz is a really, really fundamentally sound defensive shortstop,” Cohn said. “Obviously it’s going to be an adjustment for him getting to a high school level but he’s a really talented kid.”

Rounding out the infield is a position battle between senior Hunter Braverman and junior Chris Levenberg. Hunter played a couple games last year. Both are very promising and talented Cohn said.

Sophomore Noah Schulman is probably going to be behind the plate pretty much every

game,” Cohn said. “He’s talented and he’s got a good bat. He just has to get a rapore going with some of the starting pitchers as far as learning their pitches, their rhythm, things like that, how they like to go at batters when they’re ahead and behind.”

When Cayne is not on the mound, he’ll be the team’s starting center fielder. Benny Schulman will play the position when Cayne is pitching however.

Cohn described him as a speedy defensive outfielder who will also lead off.

“As far as the corner outfielders go, junior Brian Ruiz-Diaz has a two-year starting experience and will probably be in left field,” Cohn said. “Mikey Levitz is going to get some time in outfield.”

Offensively, Cohn doesn’t see him team as a big power team.

He just hopes his guys can make contact and put ball in play.

“We’re kind of a high contact group from what I’ve seen so far, so hopefully they give us a lot of opportunities to put runners on base, put pressure on the defense,” Cohn said. “We’re very aggressive on the base paths as we’ve always have been. I think we’re really talented and I think we’re going to give a lot of people some problems. I think we’re going to be that scrappy team that no one wants to play against.”

Jake Cayne will probably be the team’s three hitter. Cohn sited Cayne’s experience when deciding to place him there, and believes you should always bat your best hitter third.

“Mike Licatesi has had a lot of experience,” Cohn said. “He can bat anywhere form cleanup to fifth to second. I haven’t figured out where he’s going to go yet but he has a lot of power on our team.”

Looking at top match-ups, Brooklyn Friends Academy will

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be the team’s top rival as they defeated LWA in the finals last season.

“We faced them the last two years in the championship so they’re obviously always stepping up,” Cohn said. “I don’t know what their team looks like this year though. I think Bay Ridge Prep from Brooklyn is going to be a really good team in the league this year. We have a home game against them to lead off the season so that will be a tough test from the get-go.”

He also listed The United Nations International School from Manhattan, as a team to watch out for.

“I think playoffs are something we obviously aim for,” Cohn said when asked about his expectations. “For me, it’s championship or bust. I expect that.

I think that if you say anything less than that you’re kind of setting yourselves up for failure so I put that in their heads to begin with and that’s what we aim for.”

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Wednesday, March 28th CHABAD OF HEWLETT: PREPASSOVER EXPERIENCE Chabad of Hewlett is holding a Passover event this Wednesday for children ages 7-10. There will be Jewish songs, Passover crafts and lots of pre-holiday fun. The event is $10 per child and runs from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Chabad of Hewlett is located at 1160 Broadway in Hewlett. For more information or to RSVP please call (516) 295-3413 or e-mail Chabad@JewishHewlett.com.

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HALB/SKA BLOOD DRIVE The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) is teaming up with Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls (SKA) this Thursday for a blood drive event. One pint of blood can save up to three people’s lives. The event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will take place in the SKA gym. If you wish to donate blood, please drink plenty of fluids beforehand and bring a photo ID with you. Anyone from age 16 to age 76 may donate blood. For more information or to schedule a time, contact Cindy at aviandcindy@gmail. com or Rachel at (917) 584-2472.

SKA is located at 291 Meadowview Avenue in Hewlett Bay Park.

Friday, March 30th THE WIZ AT LAWRENCE WOODMERE ACADEMY Lawrence Woodmere Academy continues its children’s performing arts series, in conjunction with

Plaza Theatrical of Lynbrook, as the Upper School Drama Department presents a musical adaptation of the popular film The Wiz. The original film is an urbanized retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with Diana Ross as Dorothy Gale and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow. The play follows Dorothy, a shy Harlem, New York schoolteacher, as she is magically transported to the Land of Oz. Her only hope of getting home lies in the power of the “Wiz.” The play starts at 7:00 p.m. and tickets may be purchased through LWA at (516) 374-5559 or Plaza Theatrical at (516) 599-6870.

Tickets cost $12 for children and $15 for adults. There will be a second performance on Saturday, March 31.

Saturday, March 31st AN EVENING OF COMEDY AND FUN WITH ALAN ZWEIBEL Award-winning comedy writer Alan Zweibel will be returning to The Five Towns (where he grew up) this Saturday to perform at Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere. Zweibel is one of the original writers of Saturday Night Live and he has won three Emmy Awards for his work in television, which includes “Monk” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Enjoy a dessert reception by Prestige Caterers following the reception. The event starts at 8:30 p.m. and tickets cost $50 per person. For further information and reservations please call (516) 374-0655. Congregation Sons of Israel is located at 111 Irving Place in Woodmere.

We welcome submission of events of interest to the community. Please email your event information, including any photos to Events@StandardLI.com.

MOVIE LISTINGS MALVERNE CINEMA 350 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, NY - (516) 599-6966 Jeff, Who Lives at Home |1hr 23min| Rated R FRI&SAT: 1, 3:15, 5:45, 7:40, 9:45pm|SUN: 1, 3:15, 5:45, 7:30pm Salmon Fishing in the Yemen |1hr 52min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:45pm|SUN: 2, 4:30, 7:20pm Being Flynn |1hr 42min| Rated R|FRI&SAT: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:45pm |SUN: 2, 4:30, 7:20pm The Kid With a Bike (La Gamin au Velo) |1hr 27min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 1, 3:15, 5:40, 7:40, 9:45pm|SUN: 1, 3:15, 5:40, 7:30pm The Deep Blue Sea |1hr 38min| Rated R FRI&SAT: 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:40, 9:45pm|SUN: 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:40pm

UA LYNBROOK 6 321 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, NY - (800) 326-3264 ext. 624 The Hunger Games |2hr 22min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 1, 2, 4:15, 5, 7:20, 8, 9:50, 10:20pm|SUN: 1, 4, 7pm 21 Jump Street |1hr 49min| Rated R|FRI&SAT: 1:15, 4, 7, 10pm|SUN: 1, 4, 7pm Project X |1hr 28min| Rated R|FRI&SAT: 1:45, 4:30, 6:45, 9:30pm|SUN: 1:50, 4:50, 7:30pm John Carter in Disney Digital 3D |2hr 19min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 3:50, 10:40pm|SUN: 1:15, 4:30, 7:40pm John Carter |2hr 19min| Rated PG-13|FRI&SAT: 12:50, 6:50pm|SUN: 12:50, 3:50, 6:50pm Friends With Kids |1hr 40min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10pm|SUN: 1:40, 4:15, 7:10pm

SUNRISE MULTIPLEX CINEMAS 750 West Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream, NY - (800) 315-4000 The Hunger Games |2hr 22min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 11am, 11:30am, 12, 12:30, 1, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8:40, 9:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40, 11:30pm, 12, 12:25, 12:45am|SUN: 11am, 11:30am, 12, 12:30, 1, 2:10, 2:40, 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8:40, 9:10, 9:40, 10:10pm 21 Jump Street |1hr 49min| Rated R FRI&SAT: 11:40am, 1:45, 2:15, 4:20, 4:45, 6:50, 7:25, 9:30, 10:05pm, 12:05, 12:40am SUN: 11:40am, 1:45, 2:15, 4:20, 4:45, 6:50, 7:25, 9:30, 10:05pm Project X |1hr 28min| Rated R FRI&SAT: 11:35am, 1:50, 6:45, 9:05, 11:35pm|SUN: 11:35am, 1:50, 6:45, 9:05pm Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax |1hr 35min| Rated PG FRI&SAT: 12:25, 2:45, 4:55, 7:10, 9:20pm|SUN: 12:25, 2:45, 4:55, 7:10, 9:20pm Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D |1hr 35min| Rated PG FRI&SAT: 12, 1, 2:20, 3:15, 4:25, 5:25, 6:40, 9, 11:15pm|SUN: 12, 1, 2:20, 3:15, 4:25, 5:25, 6:40, 9pm John Carter |2hr 19min| Rated PG-13|FRI&SAT: 12:25, 3:25pm|SUN: 12:25, 3:25pm John Carter in Disney Digital 3D |2hr 19min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 6:25, 9:35pm, 12:30am|SUN: 6:25, 9:35pm A Thousand Words |1hr 31min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 11:45am, 2, 4:15, 7:05, 9:15, 11:25pm|SUN: 11:45am, 2, 4:15, 7:05, 9:15pm Safe House |1hr 57min| Rated R|FRI&SAT: 7:35, 10pm, 12:30am|SUN: 7:35, 10pm Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds |2hr 9min| Rated PG-13 FRI&SAT: 12:05, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30pm|SUN: 12:05, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30pm

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–Conan O’Brien “Over the weekend, a group of Occupy Wall Street protesters tried to reoccupy a New York park. You can tell the movement has been hurting for funds. This time they called themselves ‘Occupy Wall Street brought to you

by Sony Pictures ‘21 Jump Street.’”

–Conan O’Brien “Mitt Romney is so rich, he taught his dog to roll over . . . an IRA.”

–Jay Leno “Donald Trump’s sons shot and killed endangered animals on a safari. They got an elephant, a crocodile, and that thing on their dad’s head.”

–Jimmy Fallon “President Obama said he’s set up a task force to look into high gas prices. He’d look into it himself, but he’s busy working on those NCAA tournament brackets.”

–Jay Leno “More and more Republicans are calling on Newt Gingrich to drop out of the campaign. Well, I don’t want to say things look bad for Newt, but his ex-wives now are starting to outnumber his supporters.”

–Jay Leno “Rick Santorum says if elected president, he’ll crack down on Internet porn. You thought he was alienating female voters with that birth control thing? Oh, guys are gonna be leaving in droves.”

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–David Letterman “Rick Santorum has been on a roll lately. CNN came up with a clever word for this — Santorumentum. Are they serious? It sounds like something you put under your nose or the name of a drug.”

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–Jimmy Kimmel “It’s not a good week for President Obama either. His approval rating has dropped 9% in the last month to an all-time low of 41%. It was 57% last May. In fact, if this keeps up, the White House says they may have to fish out Bin Laden and shoot him all over again.”

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–Jay Leno “Santorum said when he’s in the White House he’ll tell his attorney general to prosecute people who distribute any content that is deemed obscene. Will he appoint a team to watch porn all day? If so, he could solve the unemployment crisis.”

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Friday, March 30 Singer Katherine Jenkins teams up with pro dancer Mark Ballas in the newest season of Dancing With the Stars

New on TV Saturday, March 24 Ball Boys: ABC 3:00 p.m. From the producers of cable’s top rated Pawn Stars, comes ABC’s new sports-oriented reality series. Ball Boys follows the sports memorabilia business at iconic Robbie’s 1st Base in Baltimore, MD, and the charming familylike relationships of the sports fanatics who work there – Robbie Sr., Robbie Junior, Sweet Lou and Shaggy. The 12 half-hour episodes will feature the never-before-seen negotiation of buying and selling unique sports merchandise, both at the store and at off-site locations. In addition, numerous sports legends – from

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The gods have been dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion and are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston). The trio of brothers had overthrown their father long ago, but Perseus can no longer ignore his true calling when Hades and Ares (Edgar Ramirez) switch loyalties and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. As the Titans’ strength grows stronger and hell is unleashed on earth, Perseus must embark on a brave quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind.

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Tuesday, March 27 Dancing With the Stars: The Story So Far: ABC 8:00 p.m. Leading up to the premiere of its 14th seasons, a special recap of Dancing With the Stars will air this Tuesday. The special looks back on last season’s performances by memorable cast members like reality TV stars Kristin Cavallari and Rob Kardashian, activist Chaz Bono, actor David Arquette,

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General Studies Teacher: 5 Towns Area Boys’ Yeshiva seeking middle school teacher for ‘11-’12 school year.

M-TH from 2:00-4:30. Please send your resume to teachersearch11@gmail.com HAFTR: Middle School Teaching Positions for 2012-2013 Academic year: F/T Language Arts Teacher, F/T Technology Instructor, P/T Math Instructor, F/T and P/T Judaic Studies. Email resumes to robrand@haftr.org Physical Therapy Assistant: (PT/FT) for a Physical therapy office in Five Towns. If interested please call 516650-5756 Secretary/Bookkeeper: Everyday P/T. Must know Quickbooks & Quickbooks Payroll. You should be friendly and organized. Salary neg. Office in Hewlett. Fax resume to 516-812-7607

Real Estate for Sale Atlantic Beach: Spacious 3BR, 3 Bath Splanch, Large Den, Lovely Property...$599K PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Bayswater/Far Rockaway: Cedarhurst: Mint 5BR, 2 Bath Hi-Ranch, Den, Enclosed Porch, Possible Mtr/Dtr W/Permit...$539K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Cedarhurst: Cedar Bay Park-totally renovated mint condition 4 BR split level. Main floor bedroom and bath.

New windows, new roof, marble baths, finished basement. Great yard. Must see. Walk to all. Ask $599k. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Cedarhurst: Beautiful Newly Renovated Spacious 1 B/R Condo In The Center Of Cedarhurst. Free Storage, Parking. Laundry Room Is On The Floor. Must See. Walk To Train And Park. $229,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Cedarhurst: Tremendous potential large 5br, 2ba home with indoor pool for someone who wishes to swim yeararound. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Cedarhurst: Beautiful Newly Renovated Spacious 1 B/R Condo In The Center Of Cedarhurst. Free Storage, Parking. Laundry Room Is On The Floor. Must See. Walk To Train And Park. $229,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Cedarhurst: Charming 3 bdrm col ,attic ,basement, lg rooms $410K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 Cedarhurst: Expanded cape with main level den 3 bdrms $349K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 East Rockaway: Warm & Welcoming 3 BR Home with LR/Fpl,FDR,Den/Fpl, Kitchen & Bsmt.Charming Front Porch, Lovely Prop in SD#20,CAC,HW Flrs..$399K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 East Rockaway: 4 BR, 3 Bth Exp Ranch in Waverly Pk Area(SD#20).LR,FDR,EIK,Den/Fpl & Huge Fin Bsmt. Oversized Property w/ Deck Off Kit...$629K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 East Rockaway: Ours Alone! Renov 3BR,2Bth Cape.

Quality thruout.SD.20 $649K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 East Rockaway: Two Floor Rental. Both Floors Have 2 Bedroom, Kitchen, Bath, Full Size Laundry Machines.

Zoned For Business/Office Or Residential. Very Motivated. $299,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 East Rockaway: New to market. 4br, 2ba split. SD#20.

Large Den. Great location. $537,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 East Rockaway: Enjoy The Natural Beauty Of This Contemporary Waterfront Home. Open Layout Brand New Oil Burner And Water Heater, New Roof And Air Systems, Koi Pool. Owner Very Motivated $645,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 East Rockaway: Diamond Condition Colonial With Extended First And Second Floor. This Home Was Completely Renovated Within The Last 10 Years. $799,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Far Rockaway: Spacious 3 bdrm home + den attic, basement $400’s MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-239-0306 Garden City/Hempstead: PRICED TO SELL! OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 3/25 12-2PM. 28 GARDEN PL, HEMPSTEAD. Great Location. Center Hall Colonial Situated On 1/2 Acre Park Like Prop. Features Family Rm W/Fpl Overlooking Bluestone Patio And Ig Pool, Banquet Size Dr, Granite EIK W/Pantry And Brkfst Area, All New Bths, King Size Master Bedroom, Entertainer’s Fin Bsmt W/Wet Bar....More!!!! $479,990 Call Katrina Kamer, PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 917-548-7106 Hewlett: Outstanding 2BR, 1 Bath Renovated Pre-War Building...$229K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Hewlett: Drastically Reduced!!Spac 5BR, 3Bth Split on Beautifully Landscaped Property, Great Flow for Entertaining,SD#14..$649K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516238-4299 Hewlett: REDUCED!! Immaculate 4BR, 3.5Bth CH Col on Lovely Property, Fin Bsmt,.Great Opportunity in SD#14..$499K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett: NEW! 4 BR, 3.5 Bth CH Colonial w/ Lagre EIK & Den, LR/Fpl,FDR,& Fin Bsmt.Beautiful Property, SD#14 $599K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett: 2 BR, 2 Bth Co-op in Hewlett Townhouse. 24 Hr Drman, Valet Pkg, Near All $390K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett: 2 BR,1 Updtd Bth Co-op Apt, Ind Pkg, Stor,Terrace, Near All $139 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516238-4299 Hewlett: Great for prof’!. 4BR,3.55Bth Col.Den,Solarium,5 rm prof ste.$579K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Hewlett: Best Value in Hewlett. 3+BR Col. Lg FDR,LR/ fpl,EIKRed!$329K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Hewlett: Large Traditional Charming Colonial In Old Woodmere Erea.4 Large B/R,Over Size Kitchen,3 Full Bath.Near Transportation,Shops,Library And Houses Of Worship $439,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Great two family home In SD #14 Totally renovated In 1988. $555,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Mint 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom Unit. Shows Light & Bright. Updated Open Kitchen, High Hats, New Neutral Carpet, Wired For Cable, Skylight. Washer & Dryer In Building. Garage Parking & Storage Included. Near All, School Distict#14, Motivated Seller!!! $109,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Large 2 Bedroom. 2 Bath apartment with E.I.K, Attic and private terrace. $127,500 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 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 516-374-0100 Hewlett: Town House, Beautiful, Bright 1 Bed 1.5 Bath with Enclosed Terrace, Newly renovated Granite Kitchen, New Bath, Closets Galore, Washer/Dryer, High Hat Lighting, All Amenities. $219,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Hewlett: Move In Condition. Quiet Location. Walk To Train. $499,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 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 Bay Park: Private 1.25 Acres Waterfront Property. 4 BR,3.5 Bth Exp Ranch with Open Floor Plan. Chef’s EIK/Great Rm, Main Flr Master Suite, Bi-Level Deck & Hot Tub, 135 Ft Bulkhead..$3,250,000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Bay Park: GATED Estate Property on Over 2 Acres Overlooking Pond. Mint 6 BR, 4.5 Bth CH Colonial Has it All! New IG Pool, Outdoor Kit, Builders Home..$2,950,000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Bay Park: Prime Location. Spacious Multilevel Home. 5BR, 4.5 bth. Two Master Suites. Beautiful Property.$1.1M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Bay Park: Updated Raised Ranch.6 BR, 5.5 bth.

1 1/4 Acre Park-Like Setting. IGP. Enclosed Patio & BBQArea. $1.695M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett/East Rockaway: Renovated 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Split in SD#20.Updated Gran EIK w/ Sliders to Deck, Lg. Family Rm/Enclosed Porch,Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Garage,CAC..$659K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett/East Rockaway: Spac 5BR, 2.5Bth CH Col, Huge EIK/Great Rm/Fpl, Fin Bsmt, CAC, SD#20 $689K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett/East Rockaway: PRICE REDUCED! 4 BR,3.5 Bth Colonial on Oversized Property in SD#20 (Waverly Pk)..$629K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett/East Rockaway: REDUCED!!Immaculate 4BR, 2.5Bth Col, Cul de Sac. Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Gar, SD#20..$629K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: NEW!! Mint 6 BR, 5.5 Bth Waterfront Exp Ranch Overlooking Golf Course. IG Saltwater Pool, New Dock,Chef’s Kit.SD#14.. $1,599,000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: Private Hideaway on Over 2 Acres! 5 Br,6.5 Bth Colonial, 200’ of Bulkhead & Dock,IG Pool, Tennis Ct...$3,650,000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: Fabulous location in Heart of Hewlett Harbor, 6BR, 3.5Bth Exp Ranch,Listening to All Offers All Offers..$899K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Harbor: 8 BR, 9.5 bth Col on manicured. 1.25 ac. Huge nu kosher EIK, Enormous rooms. 3 flrs of living space plus full finished bsmt. Tennis Ct, IGP, cabana w/ kitchenette, 2 full bths. Every amenity.$2.55M JANKAL-

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MAN.COM 516-569-5651 Hewlett Harbor: 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. Owner Motivated $773,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Spacious 5br home w/a Brand New Granite Kitchen Incl. New Appliances And Gorgeous Bar In Den. Includes A Heated Pool W Lovely Patio. New Roof, CAC, Alarm And Updated Windows $925,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Extremely spacious main floor living area plus beautiful den with sunroom. Large master suite with attached spa room opening to the grounds.

4 bedrooms total with 3 full baths. $950,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Fabulous Center Hall Cape In Prestigious Hewlett Harbor. Pristine Condition With Beautiful Harwood Floors. For The Discriminiting Buyer $995,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: Fabulous 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath. *Outside of the home will be freshly painted. A Must See. This is a sprawling home; great for gatherings, family and fun. $1,150,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Harbor: This dream house is surrounded by Water! Beautiful 4br, 3.5ba w/ wonderful entertaining flow. Prime location $2.5M MORTON HAVES 516-3740100 Hewlett Neck: Country Style Colonial on over 1/2 Acre of Manicured Property w/ IG Pool. 5 BR, 4.5 Bth, Spacious Rms,SD#14..$879K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Neck: Great Opportunity! 5 BR,3 Bth Exp Ranch w/ Full Bsmt on 3/4 Acres. Needs TLC..$799K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Hewlett Neck: Move Right Into This Mint 6BR, 4.5Bth Country Style Dutch Colonial, Full Fin Bsmt, Near All, SD#14......$1,499,000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-2384299 Hewlett Neck: Lovely 4 bedroom expanded ranch on gorgeous property. Approximately 3/4 acre. regulation size tennis court surrounded by 10’Fence. New roof, plus room for a large pool! $949,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Prestigious 6br center hall colonial situated on a magnificent property. Huge In ground pool.

Enclosed sun porch. Great entertaining EIK. Den with fireplace. *The home is in great condition. $1,500,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Spectacular Young Brick 7Br English Manor Home, Custom Built. Boasting Magnificent Architectural Details. Formal Living Room, Formal dining room, Library, Den, Office, 10.55 Baths, Indoor Basketball Court, Movie Theatre Room, Luxurious Master Suite With Changing Room And Balcony Overlooking The 1.59 Acres Of Beautiful Property Including Tennis Court, In ground pool and full size basketball court. Separate Guest Quarters. $4,400,000 MORTON HAVES 516374-0100 Hewlett Neck: Near Harold Rd. Half acre lot for sale.

Build your dream home. Walk to Irving Pl Minyan. Ask $700’s. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-5694980 Hewlett Neck: Quality new construction. Walk to Irving Pl Minyan. Over 5K sq ft quality new construction on 1 acre lot- Call for plans and specifications. Ask $2.4m. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Hewlett Neck: Expanded Ranch. O/s Property. 5 BR, 4 bth. Marble Baths. Spacious Property With Beautiful 20X40 IGP. $1.1M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Neck: All New Under Constr. CH Colonial.

Planned 4 BR 3.5 Bth. Owner Will Customize To Suit. $1.699M VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Hewlett Park: Spac Apt w/lg entry & fabulous bonus rm. private terrace. $225,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Inwood: Legal Four Family House. 2-2 Br, 2-1Br Apts.

Large Property With 60 X 98 Vacant Lot. Good For An Investor. $650K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Inwood: Free standing mixed use bldg, 2 stores 2 apts, parking lot $599K MILKY FORST PROPERTIES 516-2390306 Lawrence: Renovated 4 BR, 3 Bth Split in Estates Area on Over 1/2 Acre w/ IG Pool, Just Redone EIK,Bths, Windows,Doors,.. $1,100,000, Rent $6000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Lawrence: Magnificent, totally renovated manor home on 2 country acres. Oversized elegant rooms, new EIK, secluded private pool, carriage house, 3 br, 2 bath. All redone. Master suit with sitting room and his / hers baths.

Too many amenities to list. Must see this exquisite home. $2,675,000 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 $439,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Lawrence: 2BR, 2 Fbth, Lg Lr/Dr Combo, Enlsd Terrace, Elevator Bldg, Unit On 1st Flr...$155K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Ovsz 3/2BR, 2 Fbth, Open Flr Plan, Lg Terrace, Undrgrd Pkg...$229K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Lovely Sunny 1 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath Condo, Handicap Accessible Shower, Washer/Dryer, 24hr Doorman, Elevator Building…$344K PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Lawrence: (back) True Center Hall on 1/2 Acre property w/inground Pool. 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Lr,Fdr, Den/fireplace. Asking $1,250,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)7918300 Lawrence: Mint 1st flr garden apt. 1BR, h/w flrs. Low maint.Red!$87K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Lawrence: Co-op, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Lr/ Dr, New Kit, Hardwood floors. $149,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Lawrence: Coop, Garden Apt, Large 1Bedroom w/lg foyer, Lr, Dr, Kit $89,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Long Beach: Price Reduced!!2 BR, 2 Bth Renovated Oceanfront Co-op w/ Terrace Overlooking Pool, New Gym, 24 Hr Security..$379K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516238-4299 Lynbrook: Top Floor Unit In A Very Desireable Building.

Hardwood Flrs Under The New Carpet, Large Closets.

New Igp And Gym.Air Coold Building. Heat/Water Inc In Monthly Maintenance. Laundry Facilities On Each Floor.

New EIK. New Bathroom. Large Closets. $229,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 North Woodmere: EXCLUSIVE!! FIRST TIME ON MARKET!! 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Raised Ranch in SD#14. Cathedral Ceiling LR,FDR,Family Rm, CAC..$439K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: 4 Br,3 Bth Hi Ranch w/ Waterview, Sunny EIK, Spac Rms, CAC, Low Taxes..$499K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 North Woodmere: Split, Water View, 4 BR, 2.5 Bth Central Air, S.D.14, Brick walled, Den/fplce, Park like backyard setting on water, 2 car garage, IG sprinklers, full bsmnt, taxes approx.11,800/yr. Oversized 60’x120’ lot. By appt., Bank/mtge prequal ltr req’d. $569K NO BRKRS. 516-857-4733 North Woodmere: Completely Renovated Split . 4 BR, 3 bth. Granite Floors, Top Of The Line Custom Cabinetry And Applncs.$725K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 North Woodmere: Spac Spl 4BR, 2Bths, EIK, lg main flr Den. Plalyrm.SD.14$459K JANKALMAN.COM 516-5695651 North Woodmere: Move right in. Lvly Balc Spl. 4BR,2.5Bths, Den,fin bmtRed!Hi$5s JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 North Woodmere: Picture Perfect R/Rnch. 5BR, lg Den, EIK, h/w flrs.Red!$465K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 North Woodmere: Ours Alone! Fab recently updated Spl 4BR, Open flow.IGP $699K JANKALMAN.COM 516569-5651 North Woodmere: Renov 3BR,2Bth Ranch. H/W flrs,CAC. Must be seen!$427K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 North Woodmere: Lovely 4BR, 3 Full Bath Raised Ranch, Den, Updtd Eik, CAC, Low Tax...$525K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Oceanside: 4 bedroom, 2 bath Short Sale. $359,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Rockville Centre: First Time On The Market Mint Colonial In Sd #21. 4 Br, 3 bth. $849K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Woodmere/Hewlett Neck: 1 acre lot for sale. Walk to all.

Call for details. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516569-4980 Woodmere/Hewlett Neck: New construction-over 4000sq ft on approx 100 x 200 lot. Classic 6 BRs/ 4 bath center hall colonial w/2 story entry hall. Huge EIK, lr/ fpl, FDR, large den. Full height basement. Walk to ‘Irving Pl Minyan’. Ask $1.550k Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: 5+BR Exp Ranch w/huge Bonus Rm. Nu lg EIK,Red! $949K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Woodmere: Eleg 6BR,3Bth Exp Rnch. Lg Den, Bsmt. Fab cntry setting.$879K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Woodmere: Lg model H/R.5BR,3Bths, updt EIK, lg Den, IGP.SD.14 $659K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Woodmere: Extended H/R features.5BR, 3Bth.IGP.SD.14 $569K JANKALMAN.COM 516-569-5651 Woodmere: 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, SD#14, Quiet Street, Available. Sale/Rent by Owner, No Broker: Call 516-569-1637 Woodmere: X-Lg 1 BR Coop in PreWar Elv Bldg, Fab LR/ DR, Lg BR, FBath, Eik, WlkIn Clsets, HW Flrs, HiCeilngs, LndryR, Wlk All. $115K or Rent. By Owner (516)295-4886 Woodmere: NEW!! Mint 7 BR, 5 Bth Exp Ranch on 1/2 Acre. Beaut Main Flr Mstr Suite/Fpl, Dressing Rm/ Bth,SD#14... $1,499,000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-2384299 Woodmere: PRICE REDUCED!!Over 4000 Sq Ft Trad CH Colonial, 5 BR, 4.5 Bth on Acre,Fin Bsmt,Near All, SD#14...$1,375,000 PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Woodmere: NEW EXCLUSIVE!! 4 BR, 3 Bath Colonial on

Oversized Property in SD#14.Spacious Rooms & Lots of Room For Expansion. Full Bsmt w/ Hi Ceiling, 2 Car Garage. Near All. $639K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-2384299 Woodmere: Tucked Away in Old Woodmere,4 BR, 3 Bth Colonial on Beautiful St.Mstr BR w/ Vaulted Ceiling/Bth, Endless Possibilities! $747K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516238-4299 Woodmere: Cedar Glen Condo, 3 BR, 2.55 Bth,LR/ Fpl,FDR,Patio off EIK,LR/Fpl,FDR,Fin Bsmt, Gar, SD#14...$529K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Totally Renovated 4/5 BR, 3.5 Bth Dutch Colonial in Old Woodmere. Country EIK,FDR,LR/Fpl,2 Dens, Mstr Suite w/ Marble Bth, Crown Moldings, HW Flrs. CAC, Fin Bsmt..$829K PRUDENTIAL ELLIMAN 516-238-4299 Woodmere: Don’t Miss This Wideline 4BR, 2.5 Bath Split, 2 Dens, Full Bsmt, O/S Deck...$599K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Found A New Home. Available Asap! Walk In Thru The Large Entry To The Beautiful Spacious Living Space With Fabulous Wood Floors And Stunning Stone Fireplace. The Flow Is Flawless! A Must See! $350,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Lovely Split In Immaculate Condition.3 BRs.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. $395,000 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: Stately brick CH colonial overlooking golf course, water views, rolling grounds.

Marble foyer, den, library. 2 sided fire place. Master ste w/ dressing area; 6 addt’l BRs 5 1/2 bath. Full finished bsmnt.

Deck with bar. Immaculate condition. $1,785,000 MORTON HAVES 516-374-0100 Woodmere: Academy area. Walk to aishe. Charming colonial on approx 100 x 100 lot. Room to expand. Present all offers. $699k Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516569-4980 Woodmere: 6 bedroom new construction located on Longacre Ave between Peninsula Blvd and West Broadway. Still time to customize. Call for appt to see the plans.

Ask $1mil plus. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516569-4980 Woodmere: Totally renovated colonial on oversized property. Magnificent EIK and family room. Walk to Irving Pl Minyan (ipm) . Present all offers. Ask $600’s. Call Susan at SOUTH SHORE ESTATES 516-569-4980 Woodmere: CEDAR GLEN, Fabulous Open 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bath Townhouse Features Living Room With Fireplace & Vaulted Ceiling, Granite Eat-In-Kitchen With Deck, Main Floor Master Bedroom Suite, 2 Large Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath Upstairs. 750 Sq Ft Finished Basement, Gym/Storage, Bedroom + Full Bath, 1 Family Attached...$619K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Woodmere: Co-op. Sunny, Spacious, Elegant. Beautifully Renovated 2 BR, 1 bth Apartment With High Ceilings.$159K VI PROPERTIES 516-791-1313 Woodmere: Co-op, Across from the Woodmere LIRR, Elevator building, 1 Bedroom, 1 New Bath, Lr/Dr, New Kit. $125,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Woodmere: Coop, elevator building, Studio w/lots of closets, Kit, Bth $45,000. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)7918300

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Commercial Real Estate for Rent/Sale Cedarhurst: Medical office on Grove, accross from the post office. Was a Dental office. Beautiful waiting room, Reception area, 3 Operatories, Private Office, 2 Bathrooms, Good traffic area. $1995/month. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Office space. Private office plus loft space.

All utilities included. $750/month, or can be subdivided and just the private office at $500/mth. LORI & ASSOCIATES (516)791-8300 Cedarhurst: Stores For Rent or Sale. Offices For Rent. U want them, I have them. Call ! Call ! Call ! Randy Green 516 295-3000 Cedarhurst: For Rent $1250/mo. 3 rm Prof’l suite w/ Bathroom, Waiting area, Reception desk. Randy Green 516 295-3000 East Rockaway: Price office building for lease 2500sf 20 car parking lot call for info. PUGATCH REALTY 516-2953000 East Rockaway: 7400sf warehouse plus office $895K PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Five Towns And Lynbrook: Professional/Medical space available for sale or lease call for more details. Lori Lewis 516-295-3000 Hewlett/Woodmere: Medical/Dental Spaces For Sale or Rent. We have all areas, all sizes. Call Randy Green @ Pugatch 516 295-3000 Lawrence: “THE PLAZA” - For Lease. NO FEE!!! Professional Space Available In 24 Hour Doorman Building, 685 Sq Ft. Terrace, Pool, CAC, Includes Indoor Parking Space...$1595 - Contact Andy Kropp At Pugatch Realty Corp. 516-2953000 Lawrence: Rockaway Tpke store 1000sf 43000.00 per mo.

Opposite Costco PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Central Ave 1400sf store plus basement $3800.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Lawrence: Medical office on the corner of Rockaway Tpke 1200 sf $2600.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516295-3000 Long Beach: Professional/Medical suites available with good Parking, call for more details. Lori Lewis 516-2953000 Rockville Center: Medical and professional office building at 165 North Village Avenue in Rockville Centre has 500-5,000 SF space available for rent. Centrally-located near many area hospitals. Parking for 400+ cars. Call 917715-2415 for more information.

Valley Stream: Mixed Use Building For Sale $450K. 5200 SF @ traffic light. Completely renovated. Ample parking.

Call Randy 516 295-3000 pugatch.com Valley Stream: 4500sf warehouse for lease with O’H’ Door $5200.00 per mo. PUGATCH REALTY 516-295-3000 Valley Stream: 800sf Office for lease $1200.00 per mo.

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This is only one way to get some controls on these kinds of spending failures. More important is that there has to be a change in the collective mentality that government uses to make choices. They need to use the same level of common sense as you and I. We wouldn’t put ammonia laced meat filler in our kid’s food, why should government EVER consider this appropriate?

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Financial Arrogance CONTINUED FROM P. A10 things like selling some investment products to their clients that they themselves thought were crap. Illegal? Probably, but the government seems to be giving them a pass on this crime.

Ethical? Of course not! Ramifications? Close to none.

Power in the world has shifted from governments and thinkers to corporations and a select few who run the those major

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could underbid to get the work, safe in the knowledge that in the end, he would make more money due to change orders.

When I was in the Navy over 20 years ago, we bid projects differently. I don’t know if they still do this, but it was a better system. We put out a bid offering, collected the bids, eliminated the lowest and the highest bids.

We would then average the remaining bid and the contractor who was just below the average, won the project. This eliminated change orders because we were awarding projects at essen-

corporations. Power is never given up easily but our country has a history of reformers from Andrew Jackson to the two Roosevelts. Reform need not be radical but it has to be concrete. The interests of corporations must go beyond just the interests of the shareholder. In our current system, most shareholders are represented by agents; fund managers, insurance companies, retirement funds and the like who are thus at odds with

the interests of those they represent. Think about it, the guy that manages your 401(k) gets paid no matter how your account performs. While many of us saw the value of our portfolios diminish, those agents cashed undeserved bonus checks while the taxpayer bailed them out from their reckless behavior. Greg Smith’s public outing of Goldman is a good step towards change, but really he is a day late and dollar short.

DEAR THAT'S LIFE

“TMI – Part II” CONTINUED FROM P. A10 to put up a shingle or start paying rent. Once you have crossed that line between customer and squatter, you can never go back.

And if you don’t know whether you are getting close to that point, use the following anecdote as a barometer.

Minding my own business recently in a Starbucks outside of The Five Towns, I was working quietly when I noticed a gentleman setting up shop. Various official looking forms and paperwork quickly filled the space around him. A nice looking couple walked in and exchanged pleasantries with the gentleman at the table. Earbuds in and focused on my work, I did not hear their conversation but noticed a number of things going on. Together they reviewed some of the literature the man had unpacked while he typed on his laptop. Numerous forms

were placed in front of the couple and as their conversation continued, I realized they were buying life insurance.

As they continued their meeting, I became increasingly curious as to what was going on when I noticed the woman walk towards the restroom, a brown paper bag in her hand. I wondered briefly what she was doing with the bag until it became immediately apparent that she was collecting a urine sample. Momentarily shocked, I stared in disbelief. It is one thing to meet someone for coffee at a Starbucks or to work on a project of sorts -- but it is completely different to collect a person’s bodily fluids in a public setting.

My husband happened to walk in and join me at the table at about the same time the woman returned from the bathroom. “Check out what is happening at the other table,” I said

through my gritted teeth, while motioning with my head in their general direction. “They’re buying life insurance.” Curious, my husband asked me how I was so sure. “She just brought back her urine specimen!” I said, adding, “And look!” We surreptitiously turned our heads only to see that now, the woman had a disposable thermometer in her mouth. We could not believe our own eyes – it was just unbelievable.

If that story sounds like something you would do, take a long hard look in the mirror. Like the insurance agent who clearly crossed the line long ago, when your name is stenciled on to the front door, you may want to ask yourself if there is something wrong with this picture.

And as for the gentleman on the plane, if you have said something along those lines in public, then I have two words: Anthony Weiner.

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Neo-Shtetl-ism CONTINUED FROM P. A11 of those countries centuries ago.

There is also a gauzy Fiddler on the Roof nostalgia for the imagined blissful uniformity and religious warmth of that time and place.

Truth be told, those days in the Pale of Settlement were some of the worst and most oppressive times the Jewish people ever endured anywhere at anytime. Jews were compelled to live in these towns and couldn’t reside elsewhere. They were subject to no end of violent anti-Semitism which culminated in the Holocaust. Grinding poverty, dismal medieval living conditions and a severe lack of economic and educational opportunities led to hopelessness and no future for Jewish children. It’s what prompted millions of Jews to flee to America, Israel and other places. Breaking the bonds of this oppression and helplessness were one of the prime motivations of Theodor Herzl and the founders of political Zionism.

Wearing the garb of RussoPolish nobility can be seen as a form of “Stockholm Syndrome,” whereby captives start identifying with their captors. How is this “authentically” Jewish?

What if one’s forebears didn’t come from Poland or Russia?

Before the 18th Century did Jews dress this way? No way. Rakish

black Italian fedoras were unknown to Jews even a generation ago or during the Middle Ages or the Renaissance or to Sephardic Jews living around the Mediterranean or Middle East or to Jews in ancient Israel. Just as the Amish in Pennsylvania have ossified their attire to early 19th Century fashion, so two have many Orthodox. But this emulation of our tormentors is misplaced. Better to be grateful to America and American culture. No country or society has ever been as good to the Jews as America has been. Religious Jews should be sporting the Brooks Brothers look, not that of Minsk.

A small minority of rigorous Orthodox also are in subconscious envy of right-wing Islam in the way they manage to coerce their women into burkhas and hijabs and coerce adherence to Islamic proscriptions of alcohol, Western culture and the like. They see how whole countries can be compelled and harbor a secret wish to be able to do the same. In Israel there are actually some Jewish sects who have their women attired like Saudis. There is a perception among many Orthodox that somehow all this is to be admired and that these people “are on a high level.”

Many (if not most) Orthodox residents of The Five Towns moved here specifically to have a small slice of the American

Dream while maintaining their fealty to the verity of the Torah (bible), combining participation in mainstream American economic and cultural life along with respect for and observance of millennia-old Jewish laws and traditions. They made a choice not to live in Boro Park, Williamsburg, Flatbush or Midwood. They don’t want to be told that guys wearing jeans and a button-down shirt instead of black pants and a wrinkled white shirt makes someone somehow less authentic. They don’t want to hear that wearing a knitted kipa instead of a huge black velvet one makes you less righteous or that using nonwhite tablecloths makes their children less marriageable.

There is a palpable cultural push-back in progress among the American Modern Orthodox where people are saying “we don’t want to be shtetlized,” “we don’t remember 19th Century Russia fondly,” “we can adhere to the Torah and be Americans too.” Just like Israel’s National Religious (Daati Leumi) have no religious or cultural insecurities, Modern Orthodox American Jews are starting to publicly say that forced cultural conformity has nothing whatsoever to do with one’s level of religiosity and that living in and being a part of the world is not inimical with faith and Torah observance.

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Caribbean Flavor Comes to Cedarhurst

BY SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

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aribbean flavor has come to Cedarhurst.

Ox tails, jerk chicken, snapper and stews, are all available at the new Caribbean eatery, Chef Mom Grill and Bakery, which opened at the end of January.

Owner, Nicola Smith, was born and raised in Jamaica and moved to the U.S. when she was 20-years-old. “It’s lacking Caribbean flavor here. So, I decided to take the chance and open it here,” Smith said.

She went to the Institute of Culinary Education and is a pastry chef with a background in management. Smith developed her love for cooking as a young girl, cooking and baking with her grandmother. “That’s where it started,” she said.

Smith recalled making sweet potato pudding and Jamaican black cake (fruit cake), which was very tedious to prepare. “ I would have to sit and grate four hours [for the sweet potato pudding].” For the cake, I was the

mixer. I would sit for two days to cream the butter and sugar.

We’d put it under the sun and mix, mix, mix. Those were my two favorites my grandmother made and I make them very well now thanks to her.”

Chef Mom offers authentic Caribbean food, similar to what Smith had as a child. “As a kid in Jamaica, I remember running around barefoot,” Smith said. “We’d get breakfast at home which would probably be homemade porridge, oats, plantains all of which we have here in the bakery. Then we’d be outside, running and playing. For lunch, we’d climb the fruit trees and pick mangoes, or sweetsop.

We didn’t get back home until dinner. Then we’d have one of the dishes we offer here, like curried chicken or goat.”

The name Chef Mom came about after she graduated culinary school and her kids weren’t sure whether to call her chef or mom. “My oldest child said, why don’t we just call you both?

That’s how chef mom came about,” Smith said, laughing.

A popular dish at the grill is

Nicola Smith behind the grill at Café Mom. the jerk chicken, which can also be served with Asian fried rice for a twist. Their Jamaican Beef Patties and coco bread are from the company, Royal Caribbean.

They don’t make their own pat-

Photo by Susan Varghese

ties yet, but Smith said they’d like to eventually make them fresh at the grill. In their bakery, they offer homemade baked goods like carrot cake, red velvet cake and sweet potato pudding, which are all made on the prem-

ises.

For those that are new to Caribbean food, Smith had some suggestions. “If you’re a chicken lover, try the chicken in brown gravy stew. Oxtail is also something to start light. Jerk [chick-

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Red Velvet Cake

Jerk Chicken

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONTINUED FROM P. A11 Pesach table wares. There was great ritual attached to the seder. On the table, three pieces of matza are placed, one on top of the other. Also was a roasted egg and shank bone, the traditional bitter herb, a paste made from almonds, apples and wine. On a table was a dish of salt water for dipping as a symbol of the tears. There was also a full cup of wine.

There came the moment of lighting holiday candles, an ancient custom. The mistress should light candles. Randy lit candles and covered her face with her palms began to say a prayer “Boruh , Ato , Adonoj …”, and began to do circular motions by hands over candles.

Before sitting down to table, all have gone to wash hands from a special jug with two handles. After that their family, their friends and us sat down at the table, but Naftali and other men sat leaning one’s elbows, as a free people. Seder started, everybody drank the first cup of wine. We ate matza, a gefilte fish, a hen, meat, drank a lot of wine, and a youngest sun Itshak asked: “Why is this night different from all other nights?” and to which Naftali replied.

When a ritual last fourth glass of wine has been drunk, I, answering questions from our hosts, told about our family tree and our journey to America which was hard, we had to wait ten long years for an exit visa.

We were not free to celebrate Jewish holidays in the Soviet Union We were bombarded with questions about life of Jews in the USSR as we had been pulled out of communistic tyranny.

And I wanted to learn about a life in America, but could not express my questions at the time because of my weak knowledge of English.

It was already long after midnight, when Naftali said in conclusion: “This year we here, next year may be in Jerusalem.”

Thanks to the Blinders and so many other kind people we are here in The Five Towns and look forward to celebrating Passover again this year in freedom.

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nardo said he’s solid defensively and can be a very good middle of the lineup guy if he gets his bat going.

Complementing Morello as starters will be Lyle Alper, as well as Schenker.

“Levittown is Levittown and they are always going to be good,” DiBernardo said when asked about this year’s competition. They are the returning team from Long Island that went to the New York State tournament, but they lost a lot of guys, so you don’t know how good they’ll be. Southside is always good. They have

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a couple of good pitchers. Roslyn is the other team in our division that is up from last year.

They lost a couple of guys, but they are still going to be very good.”

Non-league games include single games against Plainedge, Wantagh, Garden City, Jericho, Bethpage and Glen Cove.

“We’re not good enough to look at any of these teams and say that this is an easy win because we’re not there yet,” DiBernardo said. We’re getting there, but we’re not there yet.”

DiBernardo also recalled an incident against Levittown Division last season when an ille-

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family, Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott) dreams of the kind of success enjoyed by minor league hockey goon Ross

Rhea (Liev Schreiber). When a chance encounter with an onice thug leads to a bloody fistfight that Doug easily wins, the coach of the Halifax Highlanders sees potential in Doug, a

en] may be something you want to work up to because it has a little spice. Start with stew chicken and work your way up.”

Caribbean food is not a quick food to make, which is what makes it special, Smith explained. “It’s special because of the love and care that goes into it. It doesn’t prepare in 15 to 30 minutes. Some of the dishes have to start being prepared days before. It’s the details, the spicing and flavor, it all has to be perfect.”

A few customers come into the store, ordering chicken and goat dishes. A few order a slice of red velvet cake. Each person is greeted with a “Hi, darling,”

by Smith.

“There’s a saying back in Jamaica,” Smith said with a smile. “ ‘Jamaica — no problem.’

When you walk in here, I want you to feel welcomed. Because when you go to Jamaica, that’s the feeling you get. “ Chef Mom Grill and Bakery is located at 450A Rockaway Turnpike in Cedarhurst. (516) 371-2433.

Cakes can also be ordered and made for special occasions.

gal bat cost Hewlett a base runner, and likely the game. Down a run, a Hewlett hit up the middle was called back and the batter was called out due to an illegal bat ruling and a runner was sent back to first with two outs instead of there being two men in scoring position with only one out. DiBernardo vows to be smarter when it comes to the rules this year and hopefully have his team in similar positions to win.

“It stinks. It stinks when something like happens. You look at a game like that where we could have won and maybe should have won the game, and that’s a team that went all the way to states,” DiBernardo said. “We were right there.”

DiBernardo hopes this year’s team can be right there consistently.

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