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Area Gas Prices Hit New Highs Woodmere Chase Bank ATMs Hacked

By S USAN V ARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

Money can be stolen from a bank account without ever losing an ATM card, as hundreds of dollars were stolen from Woodmere Chase bank account holders this past week. The victims, who have accounts at the Chase branch on Railroad Avenue, have since gotten their money back, but their questions have been left unanswered.

Avi Fertig, a Five Towns resident and one of the victims explained, “I got an email alert Sunday morning telling me that my account was in overdraft. Sometime not too

long after that, my wife got a phone call telling her that the account was compromised over the weekend — $1,100 taken out from an ATM. Whoever had her information had three different withdrawals of $400, $600, and $100 on Saturday and Sunday.” Fertig noted that when his wife went into Chase, they said it happened to a lot of people. We weren’t missing our cards — it happened to my wife’s card specifically. They told her to cut it up and they’d send her another one…somehow they [suspects] had our pin number.”

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By SUSAN VARGHESE

Standard Associate Editor

Two Small Goats Having moved to The Five Towns just in time for Passover, Shoshana and Mish Mish, two new local goats, are enjoying a steady stream of visitors and admirers. “They like to play, they’re friendly and better than dogs. They don’t smell and they’re Kosher,” noted the owner. “I want my kids to understand that burgers don’t grow on trees...meat comes from somewhere and there’s a life beyond computers.” The goats’ owner bought them on Craigslist two weeks ago, and they’re a year old. Many area villages permit horses, goats, sheep, and the like if you have enough room for them.

It may be time to start pinching pennies, as the price of gasoline seems to be rising with no end in sight. Nationally, the Energy Information Administration expects regular-grade gasoline to average $3.91 in the early summer, a forty one percent increase from last summer, when it was $2.76. However, Long Island has already exceeded the expected national average, according to AAA’s daily fuel gauge report, the current average for regular gasoline in Long Island is $3.98, and it was $3.00 a year ago. The 98-

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Central Woodmere Suffers Blackout Car Accidentally Snaps Utility Pole

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

A car crashed into an electrical pole on the corner of Irving Place and West Broadway on Wednesday, knocking out power to a large area of Woodmere

A large part of Woodmere was put in the dark as power was knocked out early Wednesday morning when a car accident knocked out an electrical pole on the corner of West Broadway and Irving Place.

An officer at the scene said that the accident occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. and that the driver was not under the influence of any substances. The driver was not injured in the crash and was not issued a citation.

“The driver just lost control of the vehicle,” the officer said.

LIPA spokesman Mark Gross said the driver hit the guide wire attached to the electrical pole

and it caused the pole to fracture in two locations. The 33 kilovolt transmission circuit and the 13 kilovolt distribution circuit attached to the pole then wrapped together, which resulted in an interruption of service to 2,113 total costumers, mostly in Woodmere, but also a small number in Cedarhurst and Hewlett.

The majority of the affected LIPA customers had their power restored by 1:00 p.m., but 341 customers remained without power until LIPA was able to install a new pole around 5:00 p.m.

The areas most affected by the power outage ranged from Franklin Place to Woodmere Boulevard and from some businesses on the south side of Broadway, all the way to West Broadway and had police offi-

cers directing traffic at all of the intersections with traffic lights inside of the affected areas.

“It’s just part of the job,” an officer directing traffic at the intersection of Woodmere Boulevard and Central Avenue said.

Besides the loss of power, the outage also affected many residents who had their appliances blown by electrical surges. The surges brought a lot of business to local appliance stores.

“We were extremely busy yesterday,” Sandy Tau, owner of AHC Appliance said. “Unfortunately there were people who had power outages go through their appliances and it happened at a very bad time with the holiday upcoming. We are

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cent difference may not seem like a lot, but for many, the price of gasoline is rising at an alarming rate.

“It’s outrageous. Last week, I paid $3.69 on Friday, on Monday I paid $3.79, and then $3.95. I don’t have choice, my car used to be $40 to fill up, now it’s $66 for a mid size four cylinder. The buses aren’t going where I need to go and they’re too much of an imposition. I feel stuck,” said Roberta Warren, a Woodmere resident.

Another Five Towns resident said, “You try and plan your trip so they’re more eco-

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Local Police Auxiliary One of The County’s Best

By AUSTIN SYKES

Standard Staff Reporter

If money can’t buy happiness, than at least it can buy residents of the Five Towns the largest and fastest growing – and now, award winning – Auxiliary Police Unit.

Known as “the eyes and ears” of the Nassau Police, Auxiliary Unit 109 is a voluntary extension of Nassau P.D.’s Fourth Precinct.

Comprised of over 20 men and women living and working all over The Five Towns, these residents protect the villages and towns day and night, rain or shine. They do all of this for free.

“We have a doctor, we have a lawyer,” Unit 109 Captain Danny Gluck said. “We have an accountant, we have business owners. We’ve got an NYPD officer. We’re made up of a nice group of young men and women – young guys that are still in school – 18, 19, and we’ve got guys that are retired. And we’re always looking for more.”

The unit can be found in marked squad cars, complete with flashing red and blue lights and a siren wailing. Other times, they’re seen in a bright yellow rain-coat, standing in the middle of clustered intersections, directing residents to where they need to go.

The Unit operates entirely on private donations and funds from local governments

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Underdogs are Victorious Most of Hewlett’s SKA Sonics Hockey Team before their victory against the HAFTR Flames, see story on page A8

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The Five Towns’ Bravest: Part Two – Inwood and Hewlett Fire Depts.

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

There are four ďŹ re departments located in the Five Towns and each has its own unique history.

Each of the ďŹ re departments has a rich tradition that stretches back to their founding date over 120 years ago. This week features the Hewlett Fire Department as well as the Inwood Fire Department to wrap up part two of our proďŹ le.

Inwood Fire Department Chief of Department: Richard Magliaro Nickname: The Mud Ducks History and Background: The Inwood Fire Department was founded in 1887 as the Electric Hook and Ladder Company. Two more companies were founded in 1902 and they now

operate as Post Company, Truck Company and Engine Company.

Like most of the other departments in town, they estimate that they answer in the neighborhood of 800 calls a year, most of which are ambulance calls. They serve all of Inwood and also answer calls to Atlantic Beach.

Equipment: Inwood features three ďŹ re engines, two of which they boast as being among the largest in the county. They hold 500 gallons of water, but can pump up to 2,250 gallons a minute when drawing from a ďŹ re hydrant or other water source.

They also have a 75-foot ladder truck that can reach the tops of the tallest buildings in Inwood.

Unlike other ladder trucks in the area, their ladder truck has a bucket on the end, which makes it more useful for getting a vertical angle of attack with a ďŹ re-

ďŹ ghter in the bucket than with hoses onto a ďŹ re than it is for making aerial rescues.

Like all ďŹ re departments in town, they feature a rescue truck that has high-powered rescue tools such as the Jaws-of-Life, and they have two ambulances.

One of the ambulances is being replaced soon with a new Ford F450 that will be able to drive onto the beach. The ambulances have pain medications, ambuterol for asthma, and lasics, as well as high tech stair chairs that help carry people out of buildings if they can’t walk, and scoop stretchers which are used to carry someone out of a building in a conďŹ ned space.

The station also has an army truck that they currently use for beach rescues, a foam dispersing truck and two boats, one a small inatable, and another ďŹ berglass

boat that they keep on a trailer.

Personnel: The department currently has around 80 active members, which includes, 14 medical technicians, two paramedics, and two critical care specialists. Members belong to each company in name only and unlike other departments in the area such as Woodmere, allow any particular member to ride on any truck depending on the situation. They also don’t have a speciďŹ c company for the medics and rescue truck personnel as they are mixed into the three general companies.

Hewlett Fire Department Chief of Department: Evan Kohn Nickname: The Smokey Stovers History and Background: The Hewlett Fire Department was founded in 1891. The original department building, which looks like a large barn, still stands on Franklin Avenue. Another department building was built during the 1920’s and stood in the parking lot of what is now the current building, which was built in 1993.

They also say that they answer around 800 calls a year on average. Their coverage area is all of Hewlett, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Bay Park, North Woodmere, and a small sliver of Woodmere Equipment: Hewlett features three Ronald D. Murray

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ďŹ re trucks. Each ďŹ re truck is equipped with mostly the same equipment so that in the event of multiple calls, each truck will have the same equipment to work with.

The department has an ambulance, used for any medical emergency in the area, and a rescue truck. The rescue truck has a Hurst tool, or the Jaw-of-Life, a burnout kit, torches, airbags for lifting motor vehicles that have been in accidents, and medical equipment that can have the rescue truck act as a secondary ambulance should they need it.

The department’s ladder truck has a 110-foot aerial ladder that is able to reach the tops of the tallest buildings in Hewlett. It also has a smaller Hurst tool that can be used in an emergency situation when the rescue truck isn’t

available or if they need a second.

They also have a foam truck that can disperse 500 gallons of foam onto oil spills and other hazardous materials, and an inatable boat that is used for rescues in Hewlett Bay. On a call, each member is required to wear personal protective equipment, which includes their ďŹ re suits, as well as breathing apparatuses.

Personnel: Hewlett has over 115 members on their books. The members are broken down into four companies. There are the three engine companies, Hose Company One, Engine Company Two, and Engine Company Five. The ladder truck operates as Truck Company 3, and the ambulance, which operates as the Fire – Medic Company.

Woodmere Chase Bank ATMs Hacked CONTINUED FROM P. A1 Fertig added, “It would be very helpful if Chase could do something to inform the public, and ways to prevent these things. I’ve heard of protectors to cover the magnetic readers. If they can give it to people in the community, so they can educate the community and help people help themselves.�

Another victim, Avi Hirsch, checked his bank account on Monday and noticed a $400 withdrawal in Jamaica. “I was not in Jamaica. I called Chase and they said they’d suspend my card and begin the process to reclaim the money.

By the time I got in my ofďŹ ce, another $100 was withdrawn in Jamaica, ďŹ ve blocks from the ďŹ rst branch,â€? Hirsch explained. “What was most disturbing was that I called Chase to follow up with an email they were supposed to send me, and I never got it.

They had to take my information and claim all over again‌ they said they didn’t complete the claim, so they never sent the email. They had no plans to get back to me and forgotten about my claim. I used the ATM twice, one earlier on and another late Saturday night at the Chase on Railroad Avenue. It’s unlikely that the two of us [Fertig and I] are the only two victims of this crime,� Hirsch added.

However, when Hirsch tried to ďŹ gure out future preventive measures with Chase, he didn’t receive the answer he was looking for. “I asked, ‘What will you do to prevent this happening again?’ Will you contact the branch and make sure you put security in the place or something? They said, ‘no, we’re not authorized to contact any branches. The only thing we can do is recommend you to go into the branch and alert them.’ This was the most disturbing part.

It’s bad enough feeling violated, and to call several times to get back money, but to not be given any sense of security that this won’t happen again.�

Hirsch noted that that the Chase representative said that although he didn’t lose his debit card, “They proba-

bly have these card readers and they can read your card remotely.�

Local residents, such as Elysa Kielkowski, expressed their concern,“ That’s not my branch, but it makes me feel uncomfortable.�

Another resident and banker, Judy Buchalter, said, “ It’s frightening. My husband doesn’t use ATMs, and one of the reasons is this—he doesn’t like to use it.� “It’s an age of disclosure, Chase has to get with the program. It’s unfair. People should stop using their cards, and Chase needs to protect their cardholders,� noted Mitchell, another local resident.

Michael Fusco from Chase said, “We are working with authorities on this investigation. Affected customers will be refunded and issued a new debit card. We encourage customers to regularly check their statements and contact the bank immediately if they notice any unauthorized transactions.â€? The local branch manager declined to comment. “Now, I’m ready to rip up my credit cards. I can’t feel safe in my own house. I can’t feel safe walking around in my debit card. I feel like stashing money in my pillow.â€? It’s probably time to look elsewhere, but I’ve been a customer of Chase for a really long time. I don’t know,â€? said Hirsch. “They probably don’t want anyone to know about it,â€? a Fourth Precinct ofďŹ cer said, having noted that they haven’t received any information on the thefts. Crime appears to be a trending occurrence this week, as a 42 year-old Hewlett man was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday outside of his home, police said. The suspect took a $37,000 Breitling Avenger watch, and $4,200 from the victim. The suspect is a male white in his 30’s, 5’10â€? tall, and 250 lbs, wearing a black face mask, police said. Anyone with information regarding the Chase account thefts and the Hewlett robbery can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800244-TIPS.

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“It’s definitely a huge deal for me – a huge honor,” Gluck said.

Another major reason for the Lieutenant-to-Captainbump came from Gluck’s work ethic; in 2010, the officer logged one of the highest amounts of volunteer hours for any Auxiliary Police unit in the county.

Captain Gluck, along with Sgt. David Spier and Administrative Police Officer (APO) Sam Kopolovitz each logged total volunteer time of 500 hours for the 2010.

An additional seven officers in Unit 109 tallied over 300 hours a piece last year, as well.

Hewlett Bay Park alone donated $1500 to the unit this month – the same amount they gave last year, as well.

According to Gluck, there’s no surplus of funds by any means.

Gluck explained that the total cost of outfitting each member averages around $1,500.00 This outfit typically includes the standard Auxiliary-issued black shirt and pants, a bulletproof vest, one pair of shoes, one hat, a raincoat and one utility belt – which can’t be complete without the dangling handcuffs as well.

Additional resources provid-

and residents. As the money comes in, the unit expands, and helps make Five Towns crime drop.

According to Captain Gluck, the unit received $12,000 last year in funds from various donations made by towns and villages throughout The Five Towns.

Unit 109 is the largest and fastest growing Auxiliary Police unit in the county, according to Gluck. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed either -- last week 10 officers from Unit 109 received individual awards from Deputy Chief and Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter and County Executive Edward Mangano, honoring their dedication and service.

“We received more awards than any other unit in the county,” said Captain Gluck.

Known among co-workers, friends and officers of the Nassau P.D. simply as “Danny,” the Auxiliary unit’s highest ranking officer was promoted just recently from the Rank of Lieutenant to his current status as Captain.

and as efficient as the current Unit 109.

“They’re really much more than just the eyes and the ears.

They’re the helping hand, and we need definitely need that,” said Administrator Moulds.

Hewlett Neck Mayor Stuart Troyetsky agreed with Moulds’ view of the unit’s ‘hands-on-approach.’

“I think the Auxiliary Police are a very valuable asset to all the villages’ – they’re the helping hands,” said Mayor Troyetsky.

According to Captain Gluck, there’s no limit to how far their eyes, ears, and now, arms, will reach.

Captain Gluck said that Unit 109 has five more Auxiliary Police Officers on the way. These men, Captain Gluck said, are already preparing to take the required academy courses beginning in May, where their physical and mental abilities are put to the test.

Gluck said he’d like to see the unit reach a total of 30 members by the end of the year.

“Were always looking for more volunteers,” said Gluck. “There’s no limit to how far we can go.”

ed for each officer include their own pager, all linked on the same system. Gluck says their pager system is the most efficient way to contact all 20 plus members at once – as opposed to using a potentially unreliable cell phone service.

While residents rely on the Auxiliary unit to provide them with the now award-winning safety measures and protection, the Auxiliary unit says it’s a “5050 trade,” when it comes to residents relying on them.

“Without the funds coming from residents, obviously we can’t afford the resources that are sometimes necessary in the prevention of crime,” said Gluck.

According to Nassau County Administrative Sgt. Leslie Moulds, The Five Towns is home to one of the most “demanding areas,” in Nassau County in terms of law enforcement.

It helps, she said, that Auxiliary Unit 109 is “particularly active, with one of the most dedicated programs available.”

Moulds, who holds nearly 20-years of law enforcement experience, said she has never seen an auxiliary unit as productive

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Area electricians also benefited from the incident, although not their sleep patterns.

“Yesterday I worked from 6:00 a.m. till 9:00 p.m.,” Jay Goldmark, owner of Top Class Electric in Woodmere said. “I got no food or sleep. That’s all in addition to being a volunteer fireman and we had over 20 calls for various houses for burning smells and different damage

that occurred from the surge.

It’s been a crazy couple of days.

It’s good for business but I’m physically exhausted. I went to 27 houses yesterday and 23 houses today and I still have about 15 people to call back for tomorrow. In two years of business, this has probably been my busiest two days and I’ve been in business for 16 years.

Other area businesses were forced to close and were affected negatively by the outage.

“It sucked,” Oren Roth, owner of Delicious Dishes on Irving Place, said. “It affected my business a lot.”

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During the week of March 24, The Standard reported the lowest price of gas was found at the Sonoco station on Rockaway Turnpike and Buena Vista in Cedarhurst, at $3.63 for regular and $3.83 for premium.

Now, at those same stations it’s $3.89 for regular and $4.09 for premium. It’s gone up twenty-six cents in a month, but out of all the gas stations in the Five Towns, Sunoco and Gulf on Mill Road and Peninsula Boulevard still have the lowest prices at $3.89 for regular. The most expensive can be found at the Shell and Mobil stations on Mill Road and Peninsula Boulevard at $4.09 for regular, and $4.29 for premium, as of Thursday.

“It’s gone up [just] in the past four weeks. I have to drive, and public transportation takes too long and there’s no direct route. Oil companies are laughing all the way to the bank,” said Five Towns employee and motorist Tom Moran.

Local villages like Cedarhurst were worried a few weeks ago, but now with the increasing price, Mayor Andrew Parise notes rising concern. “Apparently in 2009, we spent around $11,600 for gas.

In 2010, we spent $15,000, now we’ll probably have to budget $20,000, but I hope it doesn’t go that high. That’s a big jump for a small village just on gasoline. I don’t know what we can do in a local level, we have to leave it up to a congressman and senators,” Parise said. Others, like Atlantic Beach Village, are not as worried. “ It’s negligible. It’s not a big factor,” one village official said.

A spokesperson for County Executive Ed Mangano said, “County Executive Mangano has stated that in general cost of living, Nassau County has the second highest taxes in the nation. Executive Mangano is putting the government on a diet, and looking to save money.” In reference to gas prices affecting the budget, exact numbers were not available, but the spokesperson noted, “Executive Mangano wants to balance the budget without bringing any more cost to Nassau county taxpayers.”

Michael Fabrizio, of Independent Coach Corporation, a school bus company in Inwood, was vexed about the lack of alternatives, “We need

to go with the flow, and we’re not equipped for natural gas, which is rather expensive setting up the whole thing. We’re contracted by the school district to provide the same services; it’s costing us a lot more to do what we do. It increases costs substantially. Hybrid buses costs double to buy, as opposed to Diesel buses, which is what we use. It’s either fuel, diesel fuel, hybrid or natural gas,” Fabrizio said.

For local taxi companies, like Woodmere Taxi , they’ve cut staff instead of raising prices. Ben Bocci, a taxi employee noted, “We’re taking the brunt of it out of our own pocket, we’re taking a loss. We didn’t reflect an increase on our customers. We’re just going to see how far it goes, as of now we’re not planning to raise prices because the economy is so bad. We did cut some staff down — everybody cuts corners. People don’t take cabs if they don’t have to; they ask their neighbors if the have to.

They’re counting their pennies.”

When it comes to taking vacations and trips this summer, it may pay to look at the fine print. Carnival Cruise lines could not be reached for comment, but the bottom of the company website disclaims, “The company reserves the right to re-instate the fuel supplement for all guests at up to $9 per person per day if the NYMEX oil price exceeds $70 per barrel.”

Sharon Jones at JetBlue Airways noted that price adjustments have been made, “We have implemented a fuel surcharge on select Caribbean markets and participated in a number of industry-wide fare increases.” Jones said “to better reflect the cost of fuel,” JetBlue adjusted its second bag fee, which was effective as of March 2, 2011 and provides a free second checked bag. “ It’s our responsibility to provide excellent value at a competitive price — we will continue to focus on controllable costs in order to remain competitive. Customers love our free second checked bag, free entertainment on-board, free and unlimited snacks and drinks, and this fee change helps to offset the additional fuel burn required for the weight of baggage,” Jones added.

Aneela Meraj, Five Towns motorist, added, “It’s horrible and crazy. If I really don’t have to go, I try not to—but you still have to live your life.”

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LAWRENCE HAPPENINGS

Lots of Science, Sports Night and Upcoming Key Club Event to Fight Cancer

By Brittany Beyer

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ven though the end of the school year is rapidly approaching (Advanced Placement exams always seem to sneak up on us), Lawrence High School students show no sign of winding down and switching into summer mode.

In fact, the rate at which students have been participating in activities has held steady and even increased over the past couple of months. The “projects” kids have attended many prestigious and competitive science fairs and competitions. On March 19th, girls from all grades participated in the 50th annual Sports Night event. Lawrence’s largest community service club, Key Club, has been actively planning and organizing their annual benefit walk for the American Cancer Society, Relay for

Brittany Beyer is currently a Lawrence High School senior who plans to pursue a career path in international relations and political science. She is also an avid reader who enjoys writing, dancing, performing community service, and fundraising for various charitable organizations.

Life. In the midst of all these extracurricular activities, AP preparation has begun with a whirlwind of review. This year has showed no signs of slowing down, and it will continue to be as busy as ever until the last day of classes on June 13th.

For the students who conduct behavioral science research or science research, it’s that time of year again. Acronyms such as NYSSEF, LISEF, JSHS, and LISC reign supreme and AP classes are noticeably down a few students. In the words of the social science projects advisor, Mr. Steve Sullivan, “It must be Science Fair Season!” Science fairs such as the New York State Science & Engineering Fair, Long Island Science & Engineering Fair, Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, and Long Island Science Congress give both Lawrence’s upperclassmen and underclassmen researchers an opportunity to showcase and present the projects and research that they have been conducting over a period of months or even years. Lawrence students have researched an array of topics ranging from the use of stem cells in dentistry to perception of regional accents in adolescents. Seniors Abe Killanin and Ashley Chapin, along with junior Sam Sussman, each earned research awards at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. Seniors Alex Gold and Elon Packin also received awards and rec-

ognition for their behavioral science projects at the New York State Fair and JSHS, respectively. Many younger researchers also competed at NYSSEF and they will be informed of the results shortly.

Lawrence High School’s principal, Dr. Lagnado, organized the first “Lawrence High School Science Symposium”, which featured Dr. Dessomier from Columbia University’s Medical School as Honorary Speaker. The night was then turned over to the students, who presented their projects in either PowerPoint form, which was done by the senior researchers, or in display board and discussion form, which characterized the younger students’ presentations. The Science Symposium provided a unique opportunity for parents and community members to see how hard the researchers have been working on their respective projects.

The night proved to be extremely successful as all those who were in attendance were extremely impressed with the quality of the students’ research and the devotion and passion they exhibited when presenting.

On March 18th, girls from across all grades participated in one of Lawrence High School’s oldest and most spirited traditions – Sports Night. This year, the girls were divided into two teams with the themes of “Gold Space” and “Blue Sea”. Many

different events comprise Sports Night, including dance, step, tumbling, sing, and relay races. Hours upon hours of hard work and practice go into making Sports Night a success. After an intense and an extremely competitive night, Gold Space was declared the winner in front of a large crowd of spectators.

On April 16th-17th, Lawrence High School Key Club will be hosting its largest fundraiser of the year – Relay for Life, which is an overnight walk supporting the American Cancer Society. This annual event is consistently attended by hundreds students, faculty, parents, and community members alike and raises many thousands of dollars for the worthy cause of cancer research. The main event starts at 7 p.m. in the Lawrence High School Gym. As President of Key Club, I, along with the other Key Club members and Key Club advisor, would really appreciate your support and attendance.

One hundred percent of proceeds raised prior to and on the night of this event will be donated to the American Cancer Society. The registration fee is ten dollars and can be completed at the school starting at 5 p.m. on April 16th or forms can be accessed on Lawrence’s website, www.lawrence.org by clicking on the link titled “Relay for Life” on the left side of the page.

HAFTR HAPPENINGS

HAFTR Students Involved in Helping Others and Inter-School Competitions

By Stacy Schlesinger

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he bell rings. Students pour out of the classrooms, swarming the hallways. As they rush to their lockers, the students glance at the posters hanging up all over HAFTR High School. These signs inform the students of all of the amazing community service and charitable opportunities they have received in the wonderful month of April. The first is a big red sign in the shape of a blood drop, announcing the success of the blood drive, which took place just a few weeks ago. Thanks to the help of seven organizers, all juniors, the blood drive was a great success, receiving 53 donors. Next, there is a bright pink poster, about a dance competition, in which HAFTR high school girls from all grades competed, for the purpose of raising money for

Stacy Schlesinger lives in Woodmere and is a junior at the Hebrew Academy of The Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR).

Stacy writes the “HAFTR Happenings” every month, a column talking about what is going on in HAFTR High School.

breast cancer. Amazingly, that is not all. Next comes a simple white sign about the choir competition, which took place in the high school. All of the money earned was immediately sent to Israel, to help build up the area of the Carmel Forest (located in the north), which was completely destroyed in February due to a disastrous fire.

In addition to the selfless acts of charity the HAFTR students are engaging in this month, the students are also excelling academically. Five juniors participated in the Al Kalfus Math Fair, an extremely competitive math competition, and four of them are moving on to the next level. Additionally, numerous students from all grades took part in the Long Island Science Congress, where they presented innovative and well-researched science projects. Furthermore, the HAFTR Regional Quiz Bowl team made it to the finals, and placed sixth seed in all of Long Island, thanks to the help of their wonderful coach, Mrs. Wolf, who is also one of the college-guidance advisors.

Speaking of college, the acceptances are continuing to roll in for the seniors. This month, students received acceptances from prestigious universities such as Barnard, Columbia, Cooper Union, Cornell, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Macaulay Honors College at

Baruch, Hunter and Queens. Now that the seniors are making their final decisions regarding their plans for the next stage of their lives, the college-guidance team of Joan Parmet, Karen Wolf, and Susan Szaluta, is using the month of April to inform the freshman, sophomores, and juniors about all of the factors that the collegeapplication process entails. Juniors are setting up meetings with the college-guidance counselors, discussing their plans for summer internships and discussing the colleges they hope to apply to next year. Furthermore, the annual college night was set up for freshman and sophomores, to keep them aware of the fact that college is not, by any means, far away, and before they know it, they will be applying to the colleges of their dreams. College Fair took place on Tuesday, April 12, when juniors received the unique opportunity to talk to representatives of various colleges, giving them, as well as their parents, a clearer idea of what will be the right college for them.

Along with the month of April comes the bright, sunny end to a dark, snowy winter. The beautiful weather reminds everyone at HAFTR that spring break is almost here! Two weeks of vacation is a well-deserved treat for the students and faculty who work exceptionally hard every single day.

However, spring is also crunch time for many students who are taking APs (Advanced Placement examinations) in early May. For these students, spring break will be used to study diligently. These warmer months are also a time when the seniors will begin their spring internships. They will attend school for half a day, and then intern in a specialized field of work that they find interesting.

April did not fail to bring excitement. HAFTR announced their valedictorian, Rebecca Klahr, and the salutatorian, Lauren Hoffman, this month. The distinguished scholars and outstanding scholars were broadcast as well. These students successfully lived up to their new titles. Lauren Hoffman became a National Merit Semifinalist, and Jeremy Sacks, who was recently named a Distinguished Scholar, has been selected as a Rabi Scholar at Columbia University, an honor only given to approximately 10 members of the freshman class. This prestigious program features guaranteed research funding for five summers.

The bell rings once again. Within two minutes, the halls are empty. As students sit in the classrooms with huge, wide smiles across their faces, it becomes obvious that April has been a great month at HAFTR High School!

Legislator Howard J. Kopel Honors District 7 Intel Semifinalists Nassau County Legislator Howard J. Kopel congratulates District 7 students as semi-finalists in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search. Legislator Kopel presented Abraham Killanin, from Lawrence High School and Nathan Akhavan, from Rambam Mesivta-Maimonides High School (both accompanied by their mentor Rebecca Isseroff) with a County Citation at a recent meeting of the Nassau County Legislature.

Participating in the Intel Science Search requires a great deal of effort. Students submit a lengthy written report on an independent science-research project and are then judged by noted scientists from a variety of disciplines on their research, scientific originality, and creative thinking.

Legislative Roundup

Your Weekly Guide to How Our Elected Officials Are Voting and What They’re Voting On. Carolyn McCarthy, U.S. Representative, New York’s 4th District Voted Yea on Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment: H.R. 1363 on April 9th, 2011 (Passed 348-70, 14 not voting).

This makes appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.

Voted No on the Consider-

ation of, Appeal, as well as Passage of House Bill HJRes37 on April 8th, 2011 (Passed 240-179, 13 not voting). This disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.

Voted Nay on Passage of House Act H.R. 910 on Apr 7th, 2011 (Passed 255-172, 5 not voting). H.R. 910 is the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

State Senator Dean G. Skelos, 9th District Senate Majority Leader Voted YEA on the Passage of Bill S.3777A on April 11th, 2011 (Bill Passed on April 11th, 2011). Sponsored by Senator Jack Martins (RC-I, Mineola), the Bill S.3777A requires camp directors to report suspected child abuse regardless of the location where abuse may have occurred. This aims to protect children and facilitate the

detection of abuse by camp staff.

Voted YEA on the Passage of Bill S.597A on April 11th, 2011 (Bill Passed on April 11th, 2011). Sponsored by Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R, Merrick), and the bill S.597A would preclude convicted sexual offenders from becoming licensed as real estate appraisers.

The measure also builds upon a 2008 law sponsored by Senator Fuschillo, aimed to remove a persistent threat by prohibiting convicted sex offenders from becom-

ing state certified as a real estate appraiser and require the reporting of a conviction for a sex offense or sexually violent offense by real estate licensees.

New York State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, Voted YEA on the Passage of Bill A4435 on April 5th, 2011 (Bill Passed Assembly by 142 YEA, 1 NAY on April 5th, 2011. Submitted to Senate on April 5th, 2011). Weisenberg is the Sponsor of Bill A4435; an act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring sunscreen products to be labeled with a best if used before date and storage recommendations.

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Lawrence Bested By Glen Cove, Suffers Player Injury

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

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awrence baseball was out jousted by the Glen Cove Knights at home on Monday afternoon, losing 7-4.

The Knights’ late hitting, along with some critical errors by Lawrence were the keys to the loss.

Matt Komisarjevsky had to leave the game after breaking his nose while at bat in the bottom of the seventh inning when a ball deflected off of his bat onto his nose. An ambulance took him the hospital after the game and Lawrence head coach Dennis Leonard expects him to miss significant playing time.

“Matt is a big part of our line up,” Lawrence starting pitcher Brandon Burrell said. “I think it would have been a closer game if he stayed up. He hit the ball hard the last time he was up.”

Burrell cruised through five innings pitched, giving up just two runs before losing some of his control in the sixth inning with two consecutive walks that eventually scored on a passed ball.

“Two balls got away behind the plate,” Leonard said, “four runs come in, a little dying quail (soft hit single just out of the infield) in right field pushed in an-

Lucas Siegal reacts to a pitch in Lawrence’s game versus Glen Cove on Monday afternoon Photo Credit: Jonathan Walter other run. That’s five out of seven runs. If you take those away, it’s a four to two game instead of four to seven, with us winning, but we have to figure out a way to stop that kind of play.”

Glen Cove started the scoring the in the top of the second

when Bobby McDonald lined an RBI triple to left field. They scored another in the top of the third after a walk, a stolen base, and then a wild pitch got the Glen Cove runner all the way to third. Then a throwing error on a routine play to first base went

awry, allowing the runner to score.

Lawrence answered back in the fourth inning when Michael Pappalardo lined a hard single up the middle. A.J. Gallo followed that up with a line drive to deep left field that went for an RBI double and proceeded to take third base on the throw home.

Matthew Montilli then picked up an RBI on a slow groundball out to tie the game at two.

They even took the lead in the fifth inning when Komisarjevsky knocked in a run with a triple.

Despite some spurts of offense, Leonard expressed disappointment with his team’s production at the plate on Monday.

“With the way we’ve swung the bat the past three games,” Leonard said, “I don’t think we put enough runners on base. We were swinging under the ball and popping too many balls.”

In the top of the sixth inning, Burrell got a Glen Cove player to ground out. He then walked the next two batters he faced and followed that up by allowing a soft single up the middle to load the bases. That’s when the passed ball allowed two runs two score for Glen Cove. An RBI double by Bobby McDonald cleared the bases and gave Glen Cove a 5-3 lead going into the

bottom of the sixth.

“Towards the end I just left too many fastballs up and they found the gap,” Burrell said.

“The passed ball to tie the game was not needed. We’ll turn it around though.”

Down 7-3, Lawrence began a comeback in the bottom of the seventh, and scored another run, but Komisarjevsky’s injury took some wind out of their sails as they failed to muster anything else.

Leonard feels that this was

the first game that his team’s offense struggled and isn’t very worried.

“I thought that today’s game dictated that we play a little bit more conservatively.” Leonard said. “I mean, if we had trouble getting on base in the past, I’d imagine that we might played some smaller ball, but in the meantime I don’t think there is any panic button set, because we’ve hit the ball well the past few games.”

Brandon Burrell completes his pitching motion in a game versus Glen Cove on Monday afternoon Photo Credit: Jonathan Walter

Bulldogs Mauled by Trojans 11-0 in Crossover Match

By AUSTIN SYKES

Standard Staff Reporter

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he Bulldog Baseball team slumped through a grueling 11-0 loss at home this week, this time against the Garden City Trojans in a Conference I/II crossover game.

From the first inning it became clear that Tuesday’s game was going to be a long night for the Bulldogs. Garden City (6-1), known for their power hitters,

started off right when Scott Conetta drilled a three run homer in the first against Hewlett’s starting pitcher, Freshman Zachary Benaharon.

Conetta’s hitting was aided by G.C.’s James Cauchi, who also had a big night at the plate for theTrojans, going 3-for-5 with four RBI’s.

Garden City would end-up cranking-out eight hits and six runs off Benaharon’s four innings pitching, before Bulldogs

Head-Coach Andy DeBarnardo brought in the sophomore relief pitcher Luciano Marello.

Morello’s two innings behind the mound weren’t much of a relief however, as five more Garden City runs would come in before the night would finish with a score of 11-0, Garden City.

Andy DeBernardo felt that despite the loss, his young pitchers Benaharon and Morello still held their own against much older, more experienced players.

Gladiators No Match for Lady Bulldogs

Dani Kandel prepares for a penalty shot in Hewlett’s game versus New Hyde Park on Tuesday afternoon.

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

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ewlett Bulldogs Girls Lacrosse slayed the New Hyde Park Gladiators 18-11 at home on Tuesday when the took a big first half lead that carried them to the win. The field at Woodmere Middle School was soaked by rain, but that didn’t slow down the offensive attack of Dani Kandel and Sam DiSalvo, who scored five and four goals respectively.

“The team played really well,” Hewlett head coach Rosemarie D’Ambrosio said. “The girls really came together. We obviously didn’t play as well during

our last game and I think that the girls realized that. The girls knew that they had to play together and come out strong, and that was our goal today.

We didn’t want to be a second half team. We wanted to stay on top, and that was our goal today.”

Jenni Rogoff got the scoring started for the Bulldogs early with the first two goals of the game but New Hyde park answered back with three goals in a row to take the lead. That’s when the scoring barrage began for Hewlett as they scored six consecutive goals to take an 8-3 lead.

“Offensively, we’ve been working on a lot of differ-

ent things,” D’Ambrosio said.

“They just really came together. They were communicating out there. We tried working in a few plays that they were practicing for the past few weeks.

When it all comes together it just makes it seem so easy. So, they have really good chemistry out there. It’s a really young team, but they all have good chemistry. I don’t have any ball hogs. They all know that it’s just as good to get an assist, as it is to get a goal. Every player has a role” Meri Oshrain had a productive day in goal for the Bulldogs, coming up with nine saves. Most of those came in the second half as she defended against New Hyde Park’s attempt at a comeback, at one point making three saves on one New Hyde Park possession.

“Meri did a great job,” D’Ambrosio said. “She’s one of the smallest goalies in our conference, but she really stepped it up today out there and did a great job. Our defense had her back too.”

Lost in the success of the day were the Bulldogs’ struggles with picking up groundballs.

D’Ambrosio expressed her displeasure with the team’s ability to scoop up loose balls from the sideline all game long and expressed her concern about it after the game.

“Groundballs seem to be a weakness that tomorrow and the rest of the week we’re going to work on,” D’Ambriosio said. “Val DiNapoli has won the majority of the draws at center.

She has every game for us so far, then we tend to lose possession when we don’t pick up the groundball.”

“I thought Benaharon did great – I mean this is a kid just out of middle school,” DeBernardo said.

DeBernardo added that the focus from his end is now on Hewlett’s pitching staff.

“As the game got longer, we got stronger,” DeBernardo said.

“We’re working on Luciano [Morello] – he’s going to be in the mix more. You know, were young, we’ve got a lot of things to improve upon.”

Trojans’ Matt Focella pitched a near-no-hitter on Tuesday, which made the night seem even longer for the Bulldogs. Focella rackedup eight strikeouts by the end of Tuesday night’s shut-out, with a lone center-field base hit all that Hewlett could manage against the Garden City right-hander.

DeBernardo was also the first to admit after Tuesday’s 11-0 loss that the Garden City team would be one of the toughest they’ll face all year.

“They’ve always had a good program,” DeBernardo said.

“We’d like to get up to that [Garden City] echelon.”

“I think these kids have it tough,” Hewlett fan Cheri Benaharon said after Tuesday’s shutout. “They’re a young team and being in a new conference is definitely tough for them.”

The 11-0 shut-out on Tuesday has left Hewlett with a 0-5 record - dead last in the A-II conference.

Hewlett Trounces Old Westbury 13-4 in the Rain

By AUSTIN SYKES

Standard Staff Reporter

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light rain drizzled high above Hewlett High School last Friday – but it was nothing compared to the storm that came from Hewlett Boys Lacrosse Team, which blew-through Old Westbury’s Wheatley Wildcats, 13-4.

From the get-go, the Hewlett club commanded a dominant lead, splashing through a wet first quarter with a score of 6-2, Hewlett. The rain – and the Bulldog lead – would only continue.

Throughout the second quar-

ter, the Bulldogs drilled-in five goals straight and shut-out the Wildcats for the entire second quarter. At the sound of the halftime buzzer, the scoreboard painted a Hewlett lacrosse team that came to play – Bulldogs 11, Wheatley 2.

Even with the downpour, Hewlett High School Lacrosse Head Coach Chris Passeullo was in good spirits after the teams first win of the season.

“Big win tonight, it was definitely big,” Coach Passeullo said, before heading for cover out of the rain.

It was a particularly big day for the Geiger and Gray combi-

SKA’s Sonics Hockey Team before the game

nation on Hewlett’s end; Mike Gray ended the game with a career high 9 points, (4 goals, 5 assists) and Jake Geiger taking home 4 goals as well.

Mike Fine did some solid stick and glove work protecting the goal, tallying seven saves total.

Hewlett’s Justin Isaac took home two saves on the day as well.

Hewlett’s Josh Rivlin also took home 2 goals against Jericho, and Zach Richman also scored twice and racked-up 4 assists on the day.

Friday’s win over the Wildcats was the first win for the Bulldogs Lacrosse team this season, now 1-2-0.

Rebecca Heller, Rachel Nierenberg and Tamara Heller of the HAFTR Flames

Underdog SKA Lady Sonics Defeat HAFTR

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ictory didn’t come easy for Hewlett’s SKA Sonics Hockey Team, who played The HAFTR Lady Flames on Wednesday night. SKA beat HAFTR 3-1, after two penalties and two minor injuries.

Eliana Ogorek scored the first goal for SKA, and Adina Hart fol-

lowed with another point just minutes after. It was only in the third quarter, that HAFTR’s Amanda Solomon made the first, and only goal for HAFTR in the game.

“They are a very, very good team, they have always been a good team. SKA started up three years ago and HAFTR killed them so just seeing them grow and being able to beat HAFTR meant a

lot to them,” SKA’s coach, Davina Wadler said.

“HAFTR shot a lot, but our goalie, Jessica Wernick was able to stand against it, and if we win one more game, hopefully we’ll be able to go to the playoffs,” noted Wadler.

Despite the lack of points, HAFTR’s goalie, Mikhayla Bibi,

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Nassau County Humane Rights For Animals Day “Albany is coming to Woodmere for the “First Annual Nassau County Humane Rights for Animals Lobby Day” on Friday, April 29th,” announced Ann Salpeter Schockett, Woodmere Executive Leader. The event is coordinated by Debbie Blivess, formerly of Woodmere and a humane activist. Says Blivess, “New York’s most influential humane lobbyists, Patrick Kwan, New York State Director of the Humane Society of the United States, and Calla Wright, Campaigns Coordinator of Farm Sanctuary, will be personally instructing the crash course on the actual State Legislation for the 2011 Calendar and on lobbying techniques. Lobby sessions immediately follow with some of the most prominent New York State legislators including Senator Dean Skelos, the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, Senators Kemp Hannon and Jack Martins, Assemblymen Brian Curran and Ed Ra, and a representative from Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg.” The event is under the auspices of the new Community Enrichment Mini-Center housed at the Woodmere Republican Club at 1026 Broadway in Woodmere and is open to people of all ages and any political affiliation. Advanced registration is available in person or by contacting 516.837.3339 or

WoodmereGOP@gmail.com.

Ann Salpeter Schockett, longtime Woodmere resident and community activist, explained that, “Animal abuse continues unnoticed in the most unlikely places throughout our very own county with such criminal activities as animal fighting, which is one of the vital pieces of legislation that we will be addressing.” Schockett continued, “These illegal activities bring drugs and guns into communities. By advocating stricter legislation at the New York State level on our Lobby Day in Woodmere on Friday, April 29, we are talking positive steps to rid Nassau County and New York State of these heinous abuses of animals and other related criminal activities.”

Lobby Day will be held on Friday, April 29, at the new Community Enrichment MiniCenter housed at the Woodmere Republican Club at 1026 Broadway, Woodmere and is open to people of all ages from throughout Nassau County. All students under 18 years of age are free and all other persons pay seven dollars covering the course, lobby session, a light vegan lunch and all printed materials. Advanced registration is available either in person or by contacting 516.837.3339 or WoodmereGOP@gmail.com.

SANTINO SPEAKS AT NASSAU COUNTY POLICE AUXILIARY AWARDS CEREMONY Town of Hempstead Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino spoke at the Nassau County Police Auxiliary Awards Ceremony at Police Headquarters in Mineola this week.

Officers and units from throughout the Auxiliary force were honored for their individual and group accomplishments and performance at this Countywide event.

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KOPEL AND SANTINO JOIN 5 TOWNS KIWANIS FOR MODEL SEDER Nassau County Legislator Howard J. Kopel and Town of Hempstead Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino joined the Five Towns Kiwanis Club this past Thursday at The Woodrow in Hewlett to hold a Seder to mark the beginning of the Passover season.

Pictured (L to R) are Dr. Freddy Seltzer, Legislator Howard J. Kopel, Rick Levine, Syd Mandelbaum, and Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino.

County Legislators Howard Kopel and Judi Bosworth to Commemorate Yom HaShoah/ Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony toTtake Place in Legislative Chamber Nassau County Legislators Howard J. Kopel and Judi Bosworth will commemorate this year’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) with a meaningful program that will be held in the Nassau County Legislative Chamber on May 2, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. The program is scheduled to conclude at 10:30 a.m.

The program was organized in partnership with the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island, and will include moving testimony from Holocaust survivor and Nassau County resident, Gloria Glantz; a concise documentary film about the Holocaust, produced by high school senior, Joshua Gessin; and a ceremony to honor and recognize Nassau Coun-

ty youth working to create a more civil society.

Co-sponsors of the event span a wide range of community organizations serving Nassau County, including: 100 Black Men of Long Island, F*E*G*S, Partners in Caring, Five Towns Jewish Council, Friedberg JCC, Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center, Korean-American Youth Foundation, Nassau County Anti Bias Task Force, Nassau County Commission on Human Rights, Selfhelp Community Services, Hispanic Network.

Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, JCC of the Greater Five Towns, and the Mid-Island Y JCC. All are welcome to attend.

For additional information, please contact Legislator Howard J. Kopel at (516) 571-6207.

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SKA’s assistant captain, Adina Unger said it felt “amazing,” to

win, and joked, “a good shot is better than no shot.”

HAFTR coach, Eric Gellman noted, “It’s always tough after a loss because my team played a solid game. I think we made two mistakes early on in the game. Besides that, both teams are very strong—hats off to SKA, they’ve done a tremendous job in three years. It’s a big rivalry, today was a good game, though.”

Don’t count on HAFTR to be sore losers, according to Tamara Heller, “ We played our best, and it was a good game.”

Five Towns basketball stars Allan Stern, Alec Schonfeld, Adar BenZaken, Mark Spivak all participated in the annual Sephardic Bikur Cholim Basketball Tournament which took place last week at Magen David Yeshiva in Brooklyn.

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n the middle of the night Wednesday, a large swath of Woodmere lost electric power thanks to a car careening into a power pole on West Broadway and Irving Place. Many residents and businesses were out of power until nearly 6:00 p.m. This mini-blackout effected many key businesses including Signature Bank, New York Sports Club and our own publication. We had to camp out all day at The 5Towns Jewish Times as we were dead in the water without power and internet access.

Last March and again this past Fall storms knocked down power lines throughout The Five Towns causing widespread and extensive power outages. It seems as though every year or two there is some kind of downed power line issue in our area. There is nothing one can do about Mother Nature or errant drivers smacking into power poles but there is an existential question about the nature of electric power transmission in a large percentage of our area and that is “why do we have elevated power lines at all?”

There are very large parts of The Five Towns which enjoy below ground power transmission. Why the hybrid system of some above and some below? Why did LIPA invest so much money this year on installing even taller and bigger power poles up and down sections of Broadway?

The answer of course is money. The power company will tell you they don’t want to spring for the bucks to bury existing overhead power cables and some local jurisdictions don’t want to compel LIPA to do so.

It is amazing that somehow Verizon, Optimum, National Grid, Long Island Water and other utilities have managed on the whole to go underground and yet sections of our area still look as they did in 1920 with electric lines dangling overhead and most importantly vulnerable to the weather and other types of accidents. The time has come for LIPA and local villages to get together and formulate a plan whereby every block in The Five Towns will enjoy the uncluttered vistas proffered by underground power and fewer power outages from storms and the like. It’s 2011, we shouldn’t have to live as though it were 1911.

CONSERVATIVE CORNER

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assau County, like a host of U.S. states and municipalities, as well as the U.S. Federal government itself, is on the brink of insolvency. Across our county, our region and our nation, fierce budget battles are being fought and bring into focus a clash of ideologies.

The very purpose and function of government are now under the microscope. What is government’s primary role? Protector of private property? Provider of entitlements? Guardian of the Homeland? Here in Nassau, the questions are similar.

Historically one of the main functions of government has

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regardless of whether we can afford them. And that is sapping our country’s once-unmatchable power and driving us into bankruptcy, lock-stock-and-barrel.

Those who refuse to confront the issue are simply in denial.

Our nation’s debt is approaching its $14.3 trillion limit, and will keep busting through that number like a bull on steroids. Even under Congressman Paul Ryan’s Federal budget plan unveiled last week, entitled “The Path to Prosperity” and which is being heckled as mean-spirited by those who love spending other peoples’ money, the Federal deficit would increase (yes, you read right, increase) by about $5 trillion through 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. And please don’t ask how much President Obama’s budget would add to the deficit over that period. Well, ok, I’ll tell you – almost

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been to keep law and order and prevent rampant lawlessness and looting. Beyond this, guarding the citizenry from foreign attack, of the 9/11 terrorist variety as well as conventional attack, has long been viewed as a vital function of government.

But those two areas, namely police and military, are closely related and have little to do with the larger part of the government’s role today at each of the Federal, state and local levels Somehow, over the course of time, as the rate of generating wealth has increased, government at all levels has increased even more, and at an ever-increasing pace, its obsession to give things away -- by creating massive entitlement programs,

Jeff Katz, a Lawrence resident, was the Republican Candidate for County Legislature for the 7th District in 2005 and is an attorney and active in public affairs.

Peninsula and Mill arly this week drivers in the East End of The Five Towns were subjected to gridlock on a nearly Manhattan type of scale as work continued on Peninsula Boulevard. In particular, at the height of evening rush hour and in the rain on Tuesday, the water company and the public works people closed off two whole lanes of Peninsula for re-paving (if you can call the patch job being done on Peninsula “paving”) right at Mill Road, probably one of the busiest intersections in our area.

What resulted were miles-long backups into Woodmere going East trying to pass through the intersection of Mill and Peninsula, back-ups also along West Broadway, backups on Mill going North towards Peninsula and yet even more extensive back-ups on Peninsula trying to go Westbound and pass through the intersection at Mill Road. Navigating the road closure on Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. took about 15 minutes from Woodmere Blvd to Mill Road.

First, road work should mainly be conducted either during the middle of the day or the middle of the night.

Morning or evening rush is no time to subject area motorists to artificially created traffic jams. Second, after digging trenches on Peninsula for new water pipes and other utilities, the entire lane ought to be repaved (even if only temporarily pending the next excavation) as opposed to just tarring over the trench so that residents’ cars and kishkas aren’t rattled to pieces. The sloppy job on Peninsula dissuades people from visiting our area to shop and creates backups on other parallel roads such as Broadway and West Broadway that significantly reduce our quality of life.

FACING REALITY

A DEMOCRATIC VOICE

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

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know, I know. This column is supposed to be dealing with local Long Island issues – not the “big picture.” But sometimes you just have to tell it like it is. I was incensed by the socalled budget battle in Washington last week. And besides, Long Island is part of America, right?

Well, the Federal Government didn’t shut down last Friday after all. So what was – and is -the battle really all about?

To listen to Republicans you’d think it was all about reducing the national deficit and “out of control” government spending -and that “our country is broke.”

For those of you who believe that, here’s the ugly truth: there’s not one honest factoid in that spin (and spin it is) … also, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I’d like to sell you. The “deal” that averted the shut down, the so-called cut of $38 billion from the budget doesn’t even dent – no, doesn’t even make a tiny ping – in the federal deficit or in 2011 spending.

All the sound and fury was really about ideology and the cul-

ture war we’ve been fighting in America for the last 30 or 40 years. It is infuriating, because the Republican Party, pretending to be Tea Party fiscal purists dealing only with financial issues, is actually trying to implement its entire right-wing/fundamentalist agenda. They are blackmailing our country with threats of shutting down the government, not paying our brave soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, or not mailing Social Security checks.

Last week the Congressional Republicans’ attempt to attach 40 different riders to a negotiated spending cut bill had nothing to do with jobs or the economy.

Nothing.

What did they demand?

• Eliminating the regulation of greenhouse gasses by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) – as if there is no such thing as global warming; • No local financing for abortion services in the Washington, D.C. (they got that); • No U.S. financing of Planned Parenthood because it performs abortions (a lie); • No aid to the United Nations Population Fund or foreign

Stephen Anchin graduated from the Hewlett-Woodmere school system, raised his and wife Jane’s family in Woodmere and currently lives in Hewlett. He is the immediate past President of the Five Towns Democratic Club and is the Hewlett Democratic Zone Leader. Steve was in the wine and spirits industry for over 30 years. He currently is a real estate agent with Jan Kalman Realty in Woodmere.

aid to any country which might use the money to support family planning or abortions; • No funds for health care reform; • No funds for the new consumer protection bureau which was created due to the near collapse of the economy; • Cutting 60,000 Head Start teaching positions and funding for medical research.

So what was it all about?

Ending environmental protection, ending a woman’s right to choose, gutting the new health care law, etc. – all the ideological imperatives of their Party. Certainly it was not about the economy (stupid).

And now? Now Congressional Republicans will trigger a default by the U.S. government on our loans by not raising the debt limit – unless they get their way on their social agenda. John Boehner actually issued the terms of GOP blackmail: they will not raise the debt ceiling unless something “really big” is attached to it! It is extortion, plain and simple, not responsible adult governance. It’s a power-mad political party stamping their feet unless they get their way.

Said Senator Charles Schumer, “They’re playing with fire.”

What I fear is that it is “we the people” who will get burned as jobs start disappearing again and the economy comes crashing down around our ears.

That’s what its all about.

ell, it seems the Mets are off to another auspicious start. I do not say that as a Mets fan who is already disappointed and hopes that this season will be less painful than others. I say that as a happy Yankee fan who is happily married to a Mets fan as I wonder aloud, like I do every year, why he just won’t join me in my happiness.

The Yanks started well enough, only to have our satisfaction multiplied tenfold by the Red Sox’s dismal start.

Not since the 1940s had Boston started the season 0-6 and Yankee fans, myself included, rejoiced with each loss. It was not going to last forever but until the ride ended, I posted their increasingly awful record on Facebook, often with a nod to my dad, a rabid Red Sox fan, that I was sorry. If being a Met fan came with certain expected pain, then this was certainly killing my father.

It was a given, however, that this losing streak would end and it could not have happened at a better time.

Playing three games against the Yankees last weekend, I told someone I’d be thrilled if we took two out of three.

There was no way the Yanks were going to win all three and there was no way Boston fans would have been able to get up Monday morning if their beloved team had been swept. Regardless, it did not happen and the Red Sox not only ended their losing streak, they took two out of three. Victory is sweet, but winning against your greatest rival makes it even sweeter.

My dad is a man who loves his Red Sox and cannot understand what went wrong if the Patriots do not make it to the Super Bowl during any given year. Recently, my father has begun coming to my home for the weekend wearing a baseball cap with a “B,” and his Red Sox pajamas in his suitcase. Sometimes, he even wears his Sox cufflinks which, in his opinion, look great with his Red Sox watch, of which he has three. When he turned 65, my brother and all of our children made a pilgrimage to Boston and went to a game at Fenway in his honor. We promised not to get into any fights, the grandchildren were there after all, but I am not sure we could have kept that promise had they been playing the Yanks.

My brother, hulking at 6”3 and around 230 lbs, donned a very large red t-shirt with a white Yankee insignia in the corner – a riff on Red Sox colors meant to annoy any Bostonians near by. I told him to go change, afraid of what could happen, promising not to post bail should something go wrong. He switched his shirt and the rest is history.

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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

Why is This “Legendary” Column Different from All Others?

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very now and then, a person unfamiliar with the full scope of my accomplishments comes up and asks me, “O’Doul, what exactly are you ‘legendary’ for?” Well, after my new acquaintance finishes his innocent, yet slightly irreverent question, I begin my reply.

“Well, sir, I am a Doctor of Journalism widely read and much loved here in The Five Towns…

I am also a master chef, Friend of the American Indian, Celebrity Metallurgist, Inventor of the O’Doul Timing Chip - ™ an engine horsepower enhancing device, and of course, a beloved singer – known as ‘The Reigning King of Blue-Eyed Soul, infused with the power of the Blues and the majesty of Rock and Roll’” Certainly, this is just a short list of the many notches on my guitar strap.

To more aptly round out my major achievements, I would also have to mention that I can “Hoover” a regulation slice of pizza in one bite, humiliate the “hottest” of hot pepper sauces and, even eat a scotch bonnet chili, whole. Additionally, I have hung with “major” stars on the music scene, movie world, publishing game – namely, the glitterati, literati and cognoscenti.

However, one of my favorite experiences was writing for my dear friend, Larry Gordon’s, 5 Towns Jewish Times – in which my column stood out like Cousin Marilyn in the Munster Household – and, for that, I credit Larry’s extreme dedication to two great journalistic traditions – liking what you print – and printing what you like!

After reading Larry’s heartfelt and generous tribute to The South Shore Standard, its Publisher, Howard Barbanel, and me, The Legendary Danny O’Doul – I feel truly blessed to be part of the current burgeoning resurgence of the printedword weekly in The Five Towns – especially, in these days of online blogs, e-mail newsletters and viral videos on YouTube.

As Chuck Berry used to sing, “Well, it just goes to show you, I guess you never can tell!”

In these hi-tech times, the answer to that age-old riddle, ‘What’s black and white and red all over” – is still the newspaper!

So, I got to wondering, as we approach Passover, what did the Jews wandering the desert for 40 years read to keep abreast of current events in their evergrowing mobile encampment?

We do know that the Jews, during their enslavement in Egypt, were partial to two dailies -- The Cairo Geniza and The Ramses Report, and each had its own political, cultural and socio-economic slant. In fact, the Egyptian Jews packed their dishes and glassware in both of these papers, when preparing to exit Pharaoh’s commonwealth. But, that still doesn’t answer the question of what exactly did the matza-constipated Jew, in his desert outhouse, read while straining

on the “Pharaoh Throne.”

To answer this conundrum, I needed to call famous Vulcan and Kohen, Leonard Nimoy, who did, indeed, unlock the mystery.

“Legendary, that is an interesting question,” responded Mr. Nimoy, “the answer is this – the Jews did not read ‘newspapers’ per se – they read The Ten-Commandment Times, on their tablets!” I listened to Leonard continue to regale me with a vivid account of the first edition of The Ten Commandment Times, in which the ‘Yentatainment Section” featured a vivid account of the first “Golden Calf” Awards Show!

Well, the Seders are almost upon us, when we ask, “Why is this night different from all others, “ and, sure, the matza, bitter herbs, four cups of wine, charoset, pillows on the arm chairs and Afikomen might all come to mind as possible evidence of the Seder’s special ness, in the end – it is the unique celebration of “freedom.” It is this ‘freedom’ that is seen in the life-work of Howard Barbanel and Larry Gordon, fostering a “free exchange of ideas in a public forum,” – and thereby enabling the freedom proudly exercised by The Legendary Danny O’Doul each and every week in this “Legendary” column.

This is The Legendary Danny O’Doul signing off and wishing all my Jewish readers a Happy Passover and, in the event, you get a little ‘full’ and want to take a break during the Seder, my all means, feel free to recline on your couch or Barco-Lounger and relax with The South Shore Standard – and remember – like our Jewish forefathers in the desert – the Paper is always ‘free’!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Going Postal To the Editor, The paper’s article regarding the consolidation of U.S. Post Offices was very interesting. Why the Post Office did not consider consolidating the five Post Offices in The Five Towns is beyond belief. Four of them lack adequate parking or none at all (Hewlett, Woodmere, Lawrence and Inwood) and the overall distance between the Hewlett and Inwood Post Office is approximately three miles. If the Post Office consolidated and utilized the Cedarhurst Post Office, which has municipal parking next door, I am sure the location could adequately handle the number of cars that will utilize this location.

It is difficult to determine if the physical location is adequate, but the Post Office could always purchase the property next door.

With the decrease in mail of approximately 30 percent since 2006, and a projected operating loss in the billions, (information per your article), it is inconceivable why the Post Office did not consider this when deciding which locations to close. The impact is minimal, (as the most any one resident would have to travel is maybe one mile), and I am sure those in The Five Towns would understand the need to consolidate during these trying financial times.

I guess this is why the Post Office has been consistently running in the red for decades, as their executive management team appears to lack the skills to make the hard decisions to keep its valuable services relevant.

Phillip Esaian Woodsburgh

Can we Afford $100 Million School Budget?

To the Editor, While we were sleeping the people who we trust and rely on to protect all of our interests have deceived and cheated the public of Nassau and Suffolk counties.

We all have been told that the tax assessments we are levied will be frozen for the next four years. The assessment may be frozen but that has nothing to do with the overall taxes we all pay. Each dollar the counties access are allocated a certain multiplier let’s say five cents per dollar assessed. The assessment or the arbitrary value of our homes may stay the same or can be lowered but the multiplier can increase every year and has increased making our taxes grow and grow.

As an example let’s say your home is assessed at $400,000 in 2009 and you were paying an overall tax of $8,000/year including school, town and village (if village applies) . The next year 2010 your home decreased in county assessed evaluation to $380,000/year but the county raised the multiplier that is linked to the value of your home. Now you are paying $ 8,650/year but the value of your home went down? Yes the county you live in increased the rates based on the entitlements or fixed costs they have to pay.

So when the school, police or public works benefit packages go up they simply raise the rates you pay per 100 dollars of assessed value and bingo, your assessments went down but your

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taxes just went up.

The next year and the year after continue so when you look back at 2009 and compare it to 2011 your actual taxes went in this example from $8,000,00/ year to $9,200.00 and we all allowed it to happen because we have never asked how the counties were coming up with the extra ever increasing budgets we never question.

This is our fault. We should have demanded that we lower school taxes, government payrolls and benefits like private industry does to keep budgets in line. Can we afford a $100,000,000 budget for educating our children? Instead we continue to maintain class sizes that we can not afford and luxuries like school music trips, increase and not control benefits to employees, and with this poor management your taxes may now higher than your mortgages.

Outside of greater New York and certainly in the majority of states from Michigan, Illinois, Florida and so forth the cost of education is far less than half of what we are paying on Long Island. But,they still produce doctors, lawyers, professionals, and business people that are held in high regard. Paying more doesn’t mean we get better products in the end. We pay more because we don’t know any better or just do not care. Our quality of life is not better. We all think it is because we pay a lot more for it.

Edward Teran Woodmere

Unite Us, Not Divide Us. To the Editor, Asher Mansdorf, representing the Lawrence Public School Board of Education as the current Vice President, continues to proffer a curious brand of divisiveness and racism — all the more insidious because it is cloaked in a veil of “righteousness.” The South Shore Standard, in its April 1-7, 2011 issue, quotes Mansdorf, “It’s Orthodox Jews versus non-Orthodox Jews, and non-Jews.” Every election year without fail, Dr. Mansdorf and

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assover begins Monday evening and with that the eight day gastrointestinal endurance contest with matza and matza-related products. Matza is called “the bread of affliction,” I think no so much as a metaphor for the oppression endured by the ancient Israelites (what’s an ‘Israelite’ anyway? A slimmer Jew before the invention of Eastern European Jewish cooking?) than for the calcifying and immobilizing effect that matza has on so many of us.

There are some foods I only eat this time of year.

To combat the aforementioned matza, I consume copious amounts of dried fruit such as apricots and prunes. There are my two favorite Passover breakfasts – Matza Brei (scrambled, loose – don’t talk to me about pancakes…) and one that must surely have originated in the shtetl – boiled potato and hard boiled egg in water, mashed together. At no other time of the year would I remotely consider such a concoction, yet, at Passover I relish and look forward to it. Oh, and Macaroons. Honey nut, preferably.

In the matza area, I’ve become a convert to Streit’s Whole Wheat. It’s got lots of snap, wheat taste and most importantly, fiber and bran. Streit’s also has spelt matza which has a smooth taste, I’m a Streit’s purist owing to the effect New York City water has on the taste of their matza, much as city water has beneficial effects on bagels and pizza dough. For the Seder, Israeli shmurah handmade round matza. Why? Less expensive than Brooklyn-baked shmurah and most importantly – the Israelis manage to shrink-

wrap these round matzot and ship them 6,000 miles without breaking most of them, whereas the Brooklyn variety are tossed into flimsy boxes and then jostled in trucks by Samsonite Luggage commercial gorillas and then arrive at your Seder with two pieces intact out of a four pound box. Oh, and the Israeli variety costs less generally despite the long journey and you get to help Israel.

Some Seder suggestions – The Four Cups: Most folks break out their fine crystal goblets fit for Henry VIII at Windsor Castle. They look great on the table

but when filled with wine, most Seder participants find themselves staring at eight or more daunting ounces, so many people just take a few sips instead of fulfilling the obligation to drink a full cup. Others actually chug the whole thing and end up seriously buzzed way before the second cup comes around. The religious requirement is actually in the area of three to 3.5 ounces.

To make the Seder ritual of The Four Cups more meaningful and achievable our family procured a nice set of hand painted ceramic four ounce wine cups that we use for the Seder. This way, people aren’t intimidated or prematurely inebriated and most everyone actually drinks four cups.

Drinking at the Seder is essential to both make the occasion joyous and to make spending many hours with your extended family more palatable. Because the story of Passover goes from slavery to freedom I generally start the first cup with a very dry wine, (also low residual sugar helps retard early intoxication) a semi-dry for the second cup, semi-sweet for the third cup and sweet wine for the fourth and final cup when we delight in our liberation from slavery. Get good wines, treat yourself and your guests. Everything is better with better wines. Would you buy an anorexic brisket? In The Five Towns go down and see Moshe Fink or Fay at Chateau de Vin (OnlyKosherWine.com) on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst. All they do is kosher wine. Moshe has an encyclopedic knowledge of every grape ever pressed into sacramental service and he’ll let you taste just about anything before you buy it.

Some other Seder tips – Because of Daylight Savings Time, most Seders will start pretty late (after sundown). Crankiness can be mitigated mightily by urging one’s guests to have a snack or light meal at 5:30 or 6:00 so they don’t arrive famished and so the Seder meal is not mimicking a post-Ramadan break fast or frat house food fight. Also, inject humor. I love tossing jokes in between segments of the Haggadah. The holiday ought not be dour or dull. Google “Passover Jokes” and print some out. A good place to go is Bangitout. com, they’re got a lot of funny stuff. If most of your guests don’t understand Hebrew, do the Seder mostly in English. More important that the evening have meaning than be viewed as mumbo-jumbo or voodoo incantations. Very best wishes for a Sweet and Happy Passover!

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ith one holiday around the corner, and Easter fast approaching, the term ‘last minute shopping’ might sound all too familiar to local residents. To ease some stress, The Standard has compiled a quick guide on where to add flair to an Easter wardrobe, where to find shoes for the kids in time for Easter Sunday (after winter took its toll on the last pair), somewhere to find flowers to add some life to Sunday dinner, and where to find a gift basket to satisfy every sweet tooth.

Sunflower Hats Big, beautiful hats may be crowding the church pews on Easter Sunday, according to Sunflower Hats owner, Amy Haimm.

Bright colors fit for a centerpiece

Simple white roses for Easter

For boys, Moscovici noted loafers by Scott Davis ($39) and functional dress shoes from Biomecanics ($79-$84). For girls, Moscovici suggested gold and silver flats by Primage ($64$74) and a flat covered in sparkles for more glitz by Rachel ($39).For first walkers, Agatha Ruiz De La Prada ($74), or Rachel ($39), both make excellent shoes, according to Moscovici.

Peek A Boo Kids started out as a clothing store in Brooklyn 12 years ago, by Moscovici and her husband, Baruch Moscovici, who noted a need in the market, “Shoes really have to do with the child’s development and you really shouldn’t skimp on a well made shoe. Going to Payless is not necessarily good for your feet—with all of the synthetics; it won’t let your feet breathe.”

Dolce Confections

Sunflower Hats fit for Easter Sunday

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Hat by Diva Moscow ($159)

“Church ladies love hats!” Haimm noted.

White hats are classic, but women are “loving turquoise, orange, and purple,” Haimm said. “I like people to feel more like an individual, and it makes me work harder to look for styles and designs that people haven’t seen in other stores. I’ve sold one hat to a lady in Lawrence, a lady in Muncy, and a lady in Great Neck, so it was not a conflict.”

Haimm suggested yellow and orange hats by Diva Moscow ($139-$159), a polka-dotted hat for some flair by Kathy Jeanne ($149), and a floral and lace lavender hat by Frank Olive ($129).

Sunflower Hats has been in business for 14 years, and Haimm noted that she can find something for even those who are hatshy. “Anyone who comes to the store and says that hats don’t look good on them is a challenge. I would say 99 percent of the time, they walk out of here with a hat.

Debbie Velasquez, owner of Debbie Flowers, noted Hydrangeas, Easter Lilies, and Tulips as ways to add color to table arrangements this holiday season.

Velasquez channels the French pavé style in arrangements, she said, “ and a more mound shaped and packed look, we don’t use fillers.” For those looking for an extravagant arrangement, Velasquez notes tall vases and branches. “We’ll incorporate branches into our centerpieces and tall vases, but it depends on the size of the table and if they don’t have a light fixture hanging. It always looks pretty to have something tall and grand in your home.”

Centerpieces for tables start at $35, but holiday table arrangements depend on flower and sizes. For $35, a customer can get hydrangeas, roses, and tulips, Velasquez noted.

Velasquez started working with flowers in a part-time job in her hometown of Oceanside, and it eventually let her to starting Debbie Flowers 16 years ago, and opened up shop in Woodmere six years ago, she said. “I started at home with four loyal customers.”

Kids are addicted to the rainbow-flavored popcorn and white chocolate at Dolce Confections for Easter, co-owner Maria Davi explained.

Dolce uses Belgian chocolate, but offers sugar free and Kosher Parve chocolate as well. Chocolate baskets start at $15 and up, but for more expensive tastes, there’s also the 4-pound Easter basket ($120). Nut covered chocolate and clusters, and chocolate covered Oreos may likely be a popular dessert on Easter Sunday, and it’s $25 for a pound of mix and match chocolate.

Dolce started out as Baskets By Expressions, five years ago by Davi and her mother, Catherine Davi. Dolce in Hewlett opened last August to fuse gourmet chocolate baskets, chocolate, gelato, frozen yogurt and crepes into one store, and so everyone would stop thinking that they “were just baskets,” Davi said.

Dolce currently has an Easter raffle, for a giant Easter Bunny that is over 20 pounds of homemade chocolate. It’s $5 a raffle ticket, and all the profits are going to St. Judes Hospital. The winner gets to choose to keep the bunny or donate it. The winner will be announced on April 21, so chocoholics should think fast before the raffle ends next week.

Miniature chocolate chicks

Peek A Boo Kids Peek A Boo owner, Shana Moscovici, found Slip-ons, ballet slippers, Mary Jane’s, and loafers to be hot holiday items.

“Usually people buy right before Passover and Easter, that way the shoes look fresh for the holidays,” Moscovici said.

Flats for every occasion at Peek A Boo Kids

Shoes by Kenneth Cole ($55 and up)

White chocolate and chocolate bunnies, an Easter confectionary staple ($14.99)

One of Debbie Flowers’ grandiose arrangements

Extra sweet Easter baskets at Dolce Confections

Shoes or tiny feet by Primige

Lollipops with a price that won’t leave a bitter taste ($2.75 each)

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BREAD HUNT, Long Island Children’s Museum, Garden City, 1:00 p.m. The children’s museum in Garden City will be hosting a PrePassover bread/chametz hunt that will teach children the tradition of cleaning out your home of all your bread before Passover. This event is open to all. Visit licm.org or call (516) 224-5800 for more information.

EASTER EGG HUNT, East Rockaway Recreation Center, East Rockaway, 10:00 a.m. The East Rockaway Recreation Department will be hosting and Easter egg hunt at that will also feature arts and crafts as well as pictures with the Easter Bunny. This event is available for all. For more information call (516) 887-6321.

Monday, April 18th COMMUNITY SEDER, Chabad of the Five Towns, Cedarhurst, 8:00

Tuesday, April 19th RECONSTRUCTIONIST COMMUNAL SEDER, Congregation Beth Emeth, Hewlett, 6:30 p.m.

Communal Seder at Congregation Beth Emeth. The Seder is $48 per adult and $22 per child. Call (516) 374-9220 for more information.

CONSERVATIVE COMMUNAL SEDER. Temple Hillel, North Woodmere, 7:15 p.m. there is a communal Seder at Temple Hillel. The Seder is $50 per adult and $25 per child. Call (516) 691-6344 for more information.

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p.m. For those who feel like celebrating in a larger communal setting, there are a few communal Seders to choose from among the different denominations. The Orthodox Seder at Chabad of the Five Towns is $54 per adults and $36 per child. Call (516) 295-2478 for more information.

Thursday, April 21st OPERA LECTURE: TOSCA (PUCCINI), Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, 1:00 p.m. Hofstra Drama Professor James Kolb explores Puccini’s Tosca in this first in a series of three opera lectures at Peninsula library’s meeting room. Video excerpts of the opera will accompany the lecture, and all library patrons are welcome to attend.

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Stats: A lot size of 19,558Â feet, 5 bedrooms, four full bathrooms and one half bathroom. The property is going for $995,000 with a total taxes of $26,686 Details: This beautiful Colonial home is perfect for any family. Situated in a great neighborhood, the house features 5 bedrooms, four bathrooms, one half bathroom and two car garage. Close to shopping and the train station, the home features an elegant dining room, warm eat in kitchen, bright living room and family room.

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Modern Day Exodus as Many Area Residents Traveling For Holiday

By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter

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unnies and chocolate eggs may be synonymous with Easter, which falls on April 24 this year, but the real meaning lies a little deeper. “Easter Vigil commemorates the Passover to life and the resurrection. It is the whole remembrance of suffering, the death, and the resurrection of Christ,” Reverend Walter Hillebrand of Trinity-St. John’s Episcopal Church in Hewlett explained.

Hillebrand noted other important days in the Easter week.

“This weekend marks Palm Sunday, the day Christ went to Jerusalem, riding a donkey, and they laid the palms out.” Thursday, commemorates Jesus Christ’ last supper before his crucifixion, which Hillebrand marked as “the most important feast in the liturgical calendar.” Good Friday, which falls on April 22, is the day Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of people, which “restored” Christians, explained Hillebrand.

“It is about hope,” Reverend Owen Thompson, also of Trinity Church, said. “Hope that is ours in the midst of our despair. Joy in the midst of our sorrows and light in the midst of the present darkness of our politics and our world in flux. For us, God loves us so much that he gave us life in the midst of his death, so that we can hope, dream, laugh, and love. That is Easter for me and billions of others.”

very year during Passover the Exodus comes alive as The Five Towns becomes somewhat of a ghost town because many residents have embraced the growing trend of going away for the holiday. Some travel for pleasure, others use it as a time to learn more about their religion.

“We’re going to a program called Gateways,” Elishiva Elefant, who is traveling with her family from Lawrence, said. “It’s a program that tries to get Jews back into Judaism, but this isn’t really geared towards them.

There are some amazing speakers. They have Eytan Feiner. He’s a local Rabbi. The food is amazing. Michael Schick is also a caterer for it. He lives in Lawrence.”

“I’m going to a hotel called the Ravella in Las Vegas,” Deena from Lawrence said. “It’s a Passover program. I usually never go away.”

Ephraim from Lawrence said his parents go away to Israel for the past three years although he stays home.

Other locals are looking for a

less spiritual getaway, like Nomi Ray from Lawrence.

“We go to Hollywood, Florida,” Ray said. “We have a condo there. My grandparents have a condo and they bought another condo for me, two of my sisters and one of their husbands to stay in. It’s really nice there. We do have to cook still since it’s just a condo but we’ve been doing it for the past three years. Before that we were going to Orlando for three or four years.”

Still some resident are feeling the heat from the economic downturn over the past decade and have chosen to cancel their travel plans.

“I’m not going anywhere,” Michelle Goldman from Lawrence said. “The tolls went up, the gas went up. We used to go away.

This is the second year that we haven’t. We would usually go to Cancun and I really miss it.”

The number of empty houses is a concern for the local po-

lice and they have a program set up that allows traveling families to call the Fourth Precinct and let them know that they plan on being away for a while. The precinct will send additional patrols to the family’s neighborhood while they are away. They also recommend safety precautions to try to hide the fact that you are traveling by having neighbors take in mail to keep it from pil-

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Lots of Food on Tap for Holiday Dinners

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ocal kitchens are bustling as Five Towns residents prepare for Easter and Passover. Each holiday offers a great variety of different entrees, from matzo balls to lamb chops, and one thing is for certain: Five Towners may have to loosen their belts a notch or two by the time the feasts are over.

Waitresses Sandy Lachman and Rosanne ‘a.k.a. Rosie from the Chateau’ at the Chateau Cof-

fee Shop in Woodmere already have some very extensive plans for their Easter dinners.

“I’m making leg of lamb,” Lachman said, “as well as chicken francese, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, and bread with butter. For desert we’ll be having chocolate pudding pie, apple pie brownies and ice cream cake.”

“I’ll tell you what a real Italian Easter dinner is,” ‘Rosie’ said.

“It consists of dry sausage, fresh

mozzarella, all types of cheese, all types of olives, roasted peppers, marinated artichokes, and then we have some macaroni, which we make a pot of sauce for and we have meatball, fagioli, pork and beef. We make manicotti fresh, not store bought. We make it fresh, and after that we have a nice big salad. We have two types of salad, an arugula salad and a romaine with tomatoes and onions as well as fresh olive

oil and of course balsamic vinegar. After that we rest for a while before we eat a roasted lamb and a roasted pork with biscuit and potatoes and then we don’t eat for another week.”

For Passover, a lot of Jewish residents are planning remaining traditional as well.

“I haven’t thought much about it,” Devora Waxler from Woodmere said of her Passover dinner plans. “I’m planning on having

traditional foods though, matzo balls, potato kugel, and maybe briscuit.”

Yoni Posnick expressed similar plans while shopping in Cedarhurst “We’ll probably have Matzo, chicken, side dishes like potato kugel,” Posnick said.

Karen from Woodmere hadn’t quite finished her Easter Dinner menu yet, but she did have a few items planned out already. “I’m

making fish, chicken and cranberries,” she said.

Other residents are relieved to be heading to relatives houses for the holiday, where they won’t have to worry about cooking.

“We’re going to my inlaws,” Yisachar Blinder from Cedarhurst said. “I’m not the chef, so I don’t know what we’re having to be honest with you. All I know is that I got the wine.”

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Inc. 516-239-0306 Woodmere - 6BR exp ranch on magnificent property $998K Milky Forst Properties, Inc. 516-239-0306 Woodmere- For sale by owner. Walk to Irving Place Minyan. Dutch Colonial. 4-5BR, 3.5bth, all remodeled, Granite kitchen, FDR, family room, all new bathrooms, finished basement, two staircases, In-ground sprinkler, alarm, IGP, New Roof. 4-5 blocks Irving Place Minyan, 1 mile Young Israel Cedarhurst/Lawrence, 1 mile Young Israel Woodmere $785,000. Owner 516-5692295 Woodmere- Split, Huge Mst Suite (30’x25’) w/ Jacuzzi bth, walk-in closets, pvt Den Plus 3Br & maids room, 3.5 Bth, Lr,Fdr,Eik, Den, FBsmt, 2-car garage. Asking $649,000 call Lori & Associates 516791-8300 Woodmere- Six Br. home on wonderful quiet mid block location Bright EIK. $549K MORTON M. HAVES, Inc. 516-374-0100 Woodmere/Cedarhurst- Oppty! 12,000 sq. ft. approx. 90’x150’, Colonial, 17 rooms, full bsmt. with hi ceilings, clean 2 car garage plus storage, 6 space parking, 2 family, professional use, accountant, Esq., medical and/or educational and religious uses.

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Lawrence: Garden Apt, Sponser owned, 1Br, 1Bth,Lr,Dr,Kit $1225/mth call Lori & Associates 516-791-8300 Lawrence — Coop Rental. 1BR. 1NU Bth, LR, DR, EIK... $1,300 5 TOWN HOMES 516569-5710 Lawrence/Far Rockaway —Jr 4 (2 BR) Spacious doorman/ elevator building, walk all $1,500 5 TOWN HOMES 516-569-5710 Oceanside— House for rent. Beautiful ranch. 2/3BR, large LR with fireplace, DR, granite EIK, on oversized fenced property, walk South Nassau Hospital and houses of worship. 5 Towns Homes Realty Call Edi 516-728-2977 Woodmere…..Village Plaza Realty Brooklyn warehouse — 10,500 square foot, 1 story warehouse plus 2000 square foot offices. Five minutes from Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue. 2 loading docks, high ceilings. Call owner 917-796-1742 Woodmere- 37 Woodmere Blvd, we have the entire building. 1Br,1Bth,Elevator $1450/month. Call Lori & Associates 516791-8300 Studio. New EIK, private entrance. $850 includes utilities 203-387-9991

Commercial Real Estate for Rent Cedarhurst: Sublet 1 to 4 desks w/all utilities plus internet included. Heart of Cedarhurst, Storefront $250/per desk call Lori & Associates 516-791-8300 Cedarhurst — Office rental: Executive 2 Bths, Fully Web wired, 1,250 sq. ft., CAC. 5TGR 516-322-3555 Far Rockaway— Large, bright 3BR, 1.5bths apt in 2-family house. Great location off Reads Lane. $2100 includes heat and parking. 5 Towns Homes Realty 516569-5710 Woodmere: Professional office space for rent,1320Sf off Broadway. Fully renovated, Waiting Rm seats 14 people,3 Exam rms, Cac, Can be subdivided, Street level w/ municipal pkg lot across the street.,$2000/ mth or rent individual rooms, call LORI & ASSOCIATES 516-791-8300 Woodmere: Professional building, upstairs 5 large pvt offices, 2 Bth’s, Waiting room $2200/month, can subdivide into individual rooms, call Lori & Associates 516791-8300

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DEAR THAT’S LIFE

“It’s Not Easy Being Red”

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More than once, I have received Yankee/Red Sox tickets and have invited my dad and his wife to join us. My being married to a Mets fan is nothing compared to his being married to a Yankee fan. They are welcome to come but the rules are clear. He is not allowed to wear anything over his coat that shows his team affiliation.

Sometimes he lets his Red Sox t-

shirt that he wears underneath peek thru a little bit, but that’s only if they’ve had a great play.

Otherwise, it must stay hidden.

He is also not allowed to cheer or say anything that alludes to him being from Boston. Most importantly, he is not allowed to make friends with anyone sitting near us in a Red Sox jersey.

“As long as you’re in my house, you’re gonna play by my rules” rings loudly in my ears.

One year, I was given two tick-

ets to a Yankee/Red Sox game and I decided to take my brother. My husband was annoyed with me that my immediate reaction was not to take him.

“Take a Mets fan to this game??

What a waste!” I replied. If I’m not going to sit with my dad and enjoy the rivalry, I’ll sit with my fellow fan and enjoy the win.

Sitting with a Mets fan who has no business rooting for the Red Sox is simply just a waste of a seat.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONTINUED FROM P. A11 his supporters insure that the poll is exactly that: a referendum on the Orthodox versus the nonOrthodox. You see, it’s quite simple; the public school community cannot numerically win an election without some support from the Orthodox community.

The best way to insure this never happens is to make the election about race or religion. If the Orthodox community believes, as Asher devises, that the public school community is anti-Semitic, they will never support a public school candidate. I hope a majority of the community sees through this hatred. We see how it is limiting a community with so much to offer. We are a diverse community and, in spite of what Mnsdorf concocts and (sadly) wishes, we are a tolerant community. It is a sorry platform that relies on fear as its very foundation.

Mansdorf is consistent in his invective. He repeats outrageous statements, the first of which was a nearly unintelligible and disgraceful statement made by one ignorant and aberrant local several years ago! Quoting this individual is like showcasing Charlie Sheen as represen-

tative of your typical neighbor.

His second quote, a statement regarding genetics, should not be dignified by repeating it here.

That it was ever actually uttered (aside from Mansdorf’s annual citing) remains suspect. What is not suspect is the power these statements have to further divide our community. By preying on fears of persecution, which understandably slumber in the hearts of many Jews, Mansdorf has successfully peddled these lies to his voting base. The consequence of this is tragic: we become the Hatfields and the McCoys in an unstable powder keg. The only long-term solution is one where everyone sits at the table and works together in good faith.

Robert Corwin Atlantic Beach

In Praise of the Auxiliary To the Editor, It comes as no surprise to me that more than ten officers from the Five Towns Auxiliary Police Unit will be honored by the Police Department for their service to the community and their dedication and commitment to keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe. I see them

working often.

Commanding Officer Danny Gluck and Sgt. David Spier, in addition to each unit officer, are precious assets who volunteer their time and energy towards protecting The Five Towns. Their efforts while on day and evening patrols, directing traffic, handling crowd control, and helping with security at community events are remarkable, especially in their volunteer capacity. That’s right, these fine auxiliary officers receive no compensation or benefits for their work; they do it as concerned members of our wonderful community.

Most auxiliary officers have full-time jobs, some outside of our area, so their willingness to protect and serve our neighborhoods and villages in their “time off” is simply tremendous.

Every member of our community should sincerely thank each officer of The Five Towns Auxiliary Unit. They are the fastest growing unit in Nassau County, and their success is nothing short of remarkable.

They are indeed an extra set of eyes and ears for the Fourth Police Precinct that works to keep us safe.

HOWARD J. KOPEL Nassau County Legislator, District 7

CONSERVATIVE CORNER

Facing Reality CONTINUED FROM P. A10 double that amount. That’s the same Obama who, as Senator voted against raising the debt ceiling when the Federal deficit was still under $9 trillion, and who when campaigning said he’d cut the deficit in half while in office.

So, no matter whose budget you like, President Obama’s or Congressman Ryan’s, we’re still looking at yawning budget gaps for the next decade at least.

This is like having your teenage son maxing out on 10 credit cards with no hope of paying any of them back, and instead of ripping up the credit cards, you give him five more with the stern warning, “Dearie, now try not to max out these as well, will you?”

We are in a debt crisis. We’ve been very lucky to this point, and have so far been able to avoid potentially disastrous results that are lurking and looming. If interest rates were to explode, for example, the housing markets would implode and the Federal deficit would be even

more overwhelmed by interest payments on borrowings at higher interest rates.

Until both major political parties come to grips with reality, we as a people will simply will be teetering on the brink. And that’s not right. We deserve better.

We are at a tipping point.

We are just about at the point at which more people receive net entitlement benefits from the government than pay a net tax amount to the government.

This obviously provides perverse incentives regarding the key issues of taxing and spending, providing an incentive for net recipients of government funds to support virtually unlimited government spending, since for them there is no price tag. Once the majority of voters are so incentivized, there is little to prevent government from spending itself into bankruptcy, with the resulting chaos sure to ensue.

Indicative was Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s speech on the House floor on March 2, when he spoke of the need to amend the U.S.

Constitution to guarantee everyone a job, a home, health care, etc. Interesting points. Why not just add to the Constitution a guarantee that everyone must be a millionaire? Wouldn’t that be an easy way to solve the economic morass we’re in? A worldrenowned economist once proclaimed, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.” I’m pretty sure that economist would wholeheartedly endorse Rep. Jackson’s suggestions.

To cure what ails us, we need to do the one thing that actually will work -- cutting spending.

Not just reducing the rate of increasing spending, which in Washington-speak is the same as cutting. It’s not. Spending must be reduced, not just increased less. A good place to start would be a five percent, automatic across-the-board spending cut in every governmental department, with a high bar to justifying any waivers or exemptions.

Both parties should listen, or else they may both face voter revolts in the next election.

Modern Day Exodus as Many Area Residents Traveling For Holiday CONTINUED FROM P. B4 ing up, and leaving a light on inside the house.

With so many residents leaving town, some local business close during the first two days and the last two days of Passover. Others choose to stay open and weather the drop in business.

“People buy a lot of things to keep their kids busy beforehand,” Jerry Schaffer, owner of Sakoffs in Cedarhurst said, “so it’s busier then, but next week it will be a slow week. We’ve been here for 33 years. Fifty-two weeks a year is what we aim for.

I close on the first two days and the last two days of Passover. It’s slow in between, but we’re open.

Everything works out over the course of a year though.”

“We’re open for the holiday and we don’t close,” Jerry Cohen, 71, owner of the handbag department at Jildor said. “It’s a little bit of a downtime. There are people who are still home and It’s not a holiday where they can’t shop.

The first two days and the last two days are very quiet, but in between we have people come in to shop.”

Local synagogues and temples are also expecting much fewer members of their congregations to be around for the holiday, but Rabbi Kenneth Hain of Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence doesn’t think that this is necessarily a bad thing.

“It has become a trend over the

years that Passover has become a vacation and not just a holiday,” Hain said. “It has its benefits in that it alleviates some of the burden on families. The people that stay in town have a lot of family that they attend to. It certainly is a little quieter. During a beautiful time of the year, it’s actually quite pleasant. There are plenty of people still here. It’s not so much where you are. It’s what you make of the experience. It should be something that is enriching and valuable. I try to stress that you’re creating memories for your children of what Passover is like and you want those memories to be good and solid experiential things that you will look back on in a positive way.”

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