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etirement planning does not need to be complicated or overwhelming. In fact, in many ways it can be surprisingly simple, even fun at times as you‘ll see here. While individual situations vary, the five basic components of a successful retirement plan should include: 1. Lifestyle: Retirements today frequently last 20-30 years. How do you wish to live during this period? Typically Social Security and Medicare pay only for a portion of one’s retirement. Have you considered postponing retirement or factored in yearly inflation to the amount of money you will need to sustain your desired lifestyles for 20+ years? 2. Income: How will you pay to live the retirement lifestyle you desire? Taxes and individual circumstances vary. Here is where our Income planning guide will help you get organized and make “cents” out of the wide range of products and services that can help fund your retirement. Our Planning Retirement Income Guide Covers These 15 Must Consider Topics!
● Realistic Expectations ● Making Critical Choices ● Early Retirement ● Effective Investment Strategies ● Investment Allocation Models ● Buying Insurance ● Reallocating and Rebalancing ● Creating an Income Stream ● Social Security ● Tapping Employer Plans ● RA Rollovers ● IRA Withdrawals ● The Possibility of Annuities ● Lifetime Income ● Making Withdrawal Plans 3. Risk Tolerance: Each investment has some degree of risk. However, the biggest risk of all is not planning. The goal to successful investing is to understand your personal level of risk or “risk tolerance,” and invest accordingly. 4. Long Term Care: Who will take care of you and/or your spouse as you age? This can be costly in ways you may not imagine today. Will your savings & assets cover these costs A longterm care policy can cover long-term care expenses and preserve your assets. 5. Help from a Financial Advisor: Having
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a dialogue with an independent financial advisor can be one of the most valuable relationships you can have, especially as you age and your life becomes “financially complicated. Even if you feel that you have a well thought out retirement or investment strategy it never hurts to get a 2nd opinion on your investment plans.
Mark Snyder is an independent financial advisor in Medford, NY. To help plan your retirement or to get a free copy of his personal finance newsletter, The Snyder Report, please contact: 631-289-4224 / mailbox@markjsnyder.com. Securities are offered through Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., member FINRA, SIPC. Advisory ser vices offered through Mark J. Snyder Financial Services, Inc., a registered investment advisor, not affiliated with Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Mark J. Snyder Financial Services, Inc., 1733 B, North Ocean Ave., Medford, NY 11763, Mark J. Snyder: 631-289-4224/ www.markjsnyder.com
Calendar August 25 BBQ 4 The Blue Suffolk County’s Country radio station 96.1 MY Country (WJVC) hosts BBQ 4 The Blue. Celebrate and salute Long Island’s members of Law Enforcement at the Chalet Plaza on the grounds of the Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater at Bald Hill. Music, family activities, food, beverages, vendor booths, emergency apparatus displays, and much more! Open to everyone and starts at noon. Tickets are $25 and a portion of every ticket sold will go to Brotherhood of the Fallen of Suffolk County. Performers include 96.1 My Country’s own DJ Deuce, Long Island native Gina Mingoia - whose late father served in the SCPD, LANCO, and Country music superstar Michael Ray. There event will be broadcast live on LI News 103.9 with Tom Shiliro. August 7 Caregiver Support Group. Long Beach Public Library, 101 West Park Avenue-2nd Floor Meeting Room, Long Beach; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Additional information, call 516-227-8900. August 8 Senior Group Meeting SAGE. Topic: How To Get A Good Night’s Sleep: Perchance to Dream. Speaker: Dr. Penny Stern; 10:30 a.m. to Noon at the Woodbury Jewish Center, Woodbury. Info: 516-496-9100 x352. Light refreshments. Fee - $5. August 11 Live Poets Society Meeting. The society invites poets to a free gentle feedback of poemsin-process at Barnes and Noble Booksellers on Manor Lane South and Sunrise Hwy, in Bay Shore from 2-3 p.m. Please bring copies to share. For info: 631-581-6740.
August 12 Astronomy: 2019 Happenings. Larry Gerstman will discuss the latest Astronomical discoveries including space missions, the Perseid Meteor Shower, Ultima Thule, and other cosmic events of 2019. Following the talk, view celestial objects in the night sky (weather permitting) through a powerful telescope & binoculars. Sachem Public Library, Holbrook; 7 p.m. Free. For information, or to register, call 631-588-5024.
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Program (STAR) may put some residents in jeopardy of losing their STAR benefit! Fortunately, Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin is hosting scores of taxpayer seminars to ensure that you have all of the right information to keep your STAR benefit. Aug 13th at 2 p.m.: Island Park Library, Island Park. Aug 15 at 2 p.m. Merrick Public Library, Merrick. Aug 27 at 7 p.m. Valley Stream Village Hall, Valley Stream. Aug 29 at 2 p.m. Wantagh Library, Wantagh. August 31 Dahlia Show and Exhibition. The Long Island Dahlia Society will hold its annual Dahlia Show and Exhibition at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Great River; 1 to 4 p.m. Flowers will be on sale during the show. Exhibition flowers
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Vintage and Collectible Cars and The Stories Behind Them Story and Photos by Mary Malloy
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t’s summertime, and that means time to roll out the many souped-up and classic cars that have been garaged all winter. We visited the first car show of the season in East Rockaway, coordinated by Richie Cittadino. “It’s a great first night,” he said. “The weather is cooperating, and we have a great turnout. Who can ask for anything more?” 50+ Lifestyles talked to some of the proud car owners: Little Blue T-Bird Douglas Brooks, 70, of Lawrence, bought his beautiful blue 1957 Thunderbird nearly a decade ago, already fully restored. “It’s a classic,” he said proudly. “And this is the original color. I drive it for pleasure, sure … I’ve had this car nine years and got it ‘as is.’ after it was restored.” Brooks said that he’s also collected eight Corvettes, which he loves, “But my first car was a 1962 Pontiac Catalina Convertible.”
‘Car 54, Where are You?’ Larry King, 58, of Floral Park, a retired New York City police officer, owns a 1961 Plymouth Belvedere — a replica of the car from the T.V. comedy show “Car 54, Where are You?” that aired from 1961-63, starring Joe E. Ross and Fred Gwynne as two police officers based in the fictional 53rd precinct in the Bronx. But why is his car red? “As the folklore goes,” said King, “for the show, the car was originally painted the same color scheme as the New York City police cars: white roof, green hood, and black panels. But then, during the run of the show, one of the cast members took the car to a party and parked it outside. After that, to avoid confusion with
the real NYPD vehicles, the police department demanded that [the show car] be repainted. The show was filmed in black and white, so red only shows up as a dark color on the screen. “The gentleman who restored it was selling it, so I bought it,” said King. He takes if for leisure rides. “No one bothers me,” he laughs. “And no one will pass me on the highway.” Planes, motorcycles, and automobiles Jon Muta, 66, of Garden City, collects military vehicles, and “everything else in between” — including airplanes and motorcycles. “All the toys, but no brains,” he joked. Muta was born near a military base in Yugoslavia and came to America in 1969. “I bought my first Jeep in the early 1970s,” he said. “This is a Humvee 1989 M998, and it was used by the military but was never used in combat, it was a training vehicle used by the National Guard. I take it to all the parades, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Easter …all
over L.I. and Queens, where I lived. Among his other “toys,” he has five military vehicles. “They’re a lot of work, but I like to preserve history. He and Paul Randazzo belong to the same Long Island military club, and the group meets once a month at the Cradle of Aviation in Garden City.
The French Connection Paul Randazzo, of Oceanside, displayed his 1960 Hotchkiss Willys Army Jeep at the car show. The vehicle was totally made and designed in France. “After World War II, the French wanted to rebuild their army, so we gave them a lot of our military vehicles. By the ‘70s, their inventory of vehicles was depleting, so they got a license to build them in La Moten, France. Randazzo added that his Jeep is also a Hurricane Sandy survivor. “I bought it the September before the storm hit in October, 2012, and I had it on jacks to install brakes. I thought it would be ok, but my wife called me to come home. When I got there, there was only four inches of my Jeep showing.” 50+ 50+ LifeStyles August 2019 • www.50PlusNY.com 5
STAR Rebate Shell Game? By Louis J. Marcoccia; Brookhaven Town Receiver of Taxes
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s Receiver of Taxes in Brookhaven Township my staff and I are often asked by taxpayers to explain the various tax exemptions they may qualify for in an effort to reduce their property tax burden. As an elected official my standing policy has always been about providing full government transparency and providing outstanding constituent service. I have never shied away from providing information, guidance and advice to our residents and it is in this advisory capacity that I write this Op Ed today. The recently passed budget included a provision inserted by Governor Cuomo that has the potential for significant tax ramifications for Brookhaven Town property owners. Since its inception, the STAR rebate program has been administered locally by the Town Tax Assessors office. That changed in 2015 when all new home purchases required an application for the STAR exemption through the New York State Department of Finance. Furthermore, the STAR savings would no longer appear as a credit on the property tax bill but rather as a mailed check directly to taxpayers each October. The changes in 2019 however should be of particular interest to those taxpayers who receive the STAR En-
hanced property tax exemption. STAR Enhanced is an income-based exemption, worth thousands of dollars to the many senior citizens who receive it. In many cases, this credit is a major factor their ability to afford to stay in the home. The Governor has now modified the program to allow residents to receive their STAR Enhanced as a direct payment from NYS in lieu of the credit on the bill. The Governor says that the change is needed to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of administration. So to entice taxpayers, the Governor is offering an additional two percent each year on top of the existing rebate for taxpayers that switch to check. This additional two percent averages about $46 a year. But the STAR tax credit has worked well in the past, why the change? Issuing checks benefit the State for several reasons: part efficiency, part bookkeeping....part politics? In the old system, schools gave homeowners the STAR savings and were then reimbursed by the state — which appears as a budget expense for the state. With the new system NYS gives the savings directly to the homeowners in a check payment. That means the state can count the
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checks as a "personal income tax credit," allowing it to count the checks as a reduction in tax revenue, and not as state spending. This ‘reduction in expenses’ is an important accounting distinction as it allows for the Governors budget to more easily stay within his self-imposed two percent tax cap. As it relates to the aforementioned incomebased STAR Enhanced exemption, a very important question needs to be asked: will seniors who opt-in and receive the check have that payment classified as income and therefore subject to both NYS and Federal income tax? Furthermore, will residents receiving STAR Enhanced who are close to the income limit actually lose the exemption based on this new income? I believe these open questions need to be clarified before anyone makes the switch. Therefore, I am cautioning Town of Brookhaven residents currently receiving STAR and more specifically, STAR Enhanced, to consult with their tax professional for advice given their unique situation. No need to jump in, the program allows for open enrollment at ANYTIME there is no deadline. Please carefully consider your options, the financial stakes are too high to risk the loss of such a valuable exemption. 50+
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Writers Corner
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Brandridt Burokf ThVa’s rt The Ha ! e of Dixi
July 31 – August 17 Tickets available at TheGateway.org
Huntington Author Lois W. Stern Lends Helping Hand to Other Aspiring Talented Writers fter 20 years as an active educator, I continued to pursue my love of writing, soon becoming co-editor of a popular Long Island webzine. As I created and authored my column Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, I solidified my special niche of investigative journalism, putting those talents to work while writing my first book, Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery, a lengthy process taking five years to complete. Despite high praise from eminent plastic surgeons, a featured spot in the Sunday Style section of The New York Times, and accolades from advance readers, publishers deliberated but ultimately turned it down. Why? I didn’t have a strong enough “author platform.” I didn’t even know the meaning of the term, but I realized there must be other talented writers out there who have never been given a chance. I began Tales2Inspire in 2012 as an ‘Authors Helping Authors’ project/contest, never dreaming it would grow in such strength and numbers as it did. My innate curiosity about potentially fascinating human interest stories was the spark that ignited this idea. But it was the confused state of traditional publishing that propelled me forward. To date I have published eight Tales2Inspire books filled with inspiring, true stories of different themes. I charge no entrance fees for story submissions and work with each author until their stories shine. I’m thrilled to be able to help talented writers build stronger author platforms, and continually strive to find new and innovative ways to strengthen their discovery. If you enjoy Chicken Soup for the Soul-type stories, you will love Tales2Inspire. The stories are: short (to meet our hurried life styes), gripping (to keep us wide eyed with wonder), and include original photographs (to authenticate their veracity). Grab a FREE sampler book at www.tales2inspire.com/gift. and you might just be hooked. Check out contest entry details at: www.tales2inspire.com/contest 50+
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Gladys Knight is Coming to the Paramount in Huntington
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ive in Concert on Tues., Aug. 27 @ 8 pm Gladys Knight, known as the "Empress of Soul", is a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips. Knight has recorded two number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles ("Midnight Train to Georgia" and "That's What Friends Are For"), eleven number-one R&B singles, and six number-one R&B albums. Knight is also listed as one of Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time! In 1995, Knight earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. The great ones endure, very few singers over the last fifty years have matched her unassailable artistry. In her first effort since 2013’s “Another Journey” – Knight’s 8th solo effort – this summer marked the release of “Where My Heart Belongs”, a new inspiration gospel album. Knight is a two-time Grammy winner in the gospel category, and “Where My Heart Belongs” dropped on September 9th from Deseret Book, and recently won an NA ACP Image Award for “Outstanding Gospel Album.” “Last month, Knight returned to the small screen in the Lifetime original movie “Seasons of Love”. Knight stars alongside Oscar-nominee Taraji P. Henson and fellow Grammy winner Cliff “Method Man” Smith. In the New Year she will guest on Lee Daniels and FOX TV’s new series “Empire” opposite Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. In addition to her music career this great woman is a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, performer, restaurateur, and businesswoman. If that weren’t enough this amazing personality is also humani-
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tarian and philanthropist. Knight has devoted to various worthy causes, including the American Diabetes Association – for which she is a national spokesperson, the American Cancer Society, the Minority AIDS Project, amFAR and Crisis Intervention, and The Boys and Girls Club. She has been honored by numerous organizations as well, including the NA ACP Legal Defense Fund, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), B’Nai Brith, and is a recent recipient of BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
IN CONCERT AUGUST 27
GLADYS KNIGHT
The seven time Grammy Award-winner and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will perform at 8pm on August 27.
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For More information visit www.ParamountNY.com 370 New York Ave. Huntington, NY 11743 • (631) 673-7300 Tickets also available from Ticketmaster and Live Nation
Cover Story - Woodstock
The “Woodstock Couple”: 50 years later Twosome in iconic photograph are a symbol of love and peace from the ‘60s counterculture By Mary Malloy
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n the spring of 1969, Bobbi and Nick Ercoline were just like any other typical young couple: they were working hard, enjoying their circle of friends, listening to music, and just feeling the sparks of a new relationship. Living in Middletown, NY, Nick, 20, was a bartender at Dino’s Bar & Grill, a popular college hangout, and Bobbi, a pretty 19-year-old blonde, was dating one of his waiters. “He asked me to keep an eye on her,” Nick said with a wink. When things were going south with the waiter and Bobbi, Nick seized on the opportunity. “You wanna’ go out for pizza or a movie or something?” he asked her. That was 12 weeks before Woodstock. They’ve been together ever since. “Nick lived at home, and I lived in my own apartment with my cousin,” Bobbi explained. “He had a construction job during the day and worked at Dino’s at night. One of the only sources of media back then was WALL radio, and that’s how we found out about Woodstock. When we heard them announce, ‘If you plan on coming, don’t go!’ of course we had to check it out”. So, on Saturday morning, August 16, they, along with their friends Jim “Corky” Corcoran, Michael Duco and Cathy Wells, borrowed Corky’s mother’s 1965 Chevy Impala station wagon. (Corky was a Marine who’d just gotten home from Vietnam the month before.) It was about a 40-mile trip northwest of Middletown. Getting closer to the concert site, the congestion got so bad that they had to leave their car about five miles before the site and walk the rest of the way – although they did hitch a ride for a while with a bus load of pot-smoking, naked people – but that was just part of the experience. “When we were riding down the narrow road, there were cars pulled off on the side… so many discarded personal belongings… that’s where we picked up the pink blanket [that was eventually wrapped around them in the photo].” It had rained torrentially the night before,
Nick and Bobbi Ercoline, of Pine Bush, NY, attended the Woodstock Festival as a couple where the iconic photo of them was taken by photographer Burk Uzzle for LIFE magazine, which later became the cover of the 3 disc Woosdtock album. They’ve been married for 48 years.
and it was muddy, but they made it. “We were at the very top of the hill,” Nick recalled. “We couldn’t see the stage, but we could see the top of the sound system, and we could hear amazingly well. I especially remember “The Who,” and “Sly and the Family Stone.”” Late Saturday night was very subdued. People were sleeping on and off, and it was very dark. “The light from the stage was pretty effective,” said Bobbi, “and from over the hill, you could see this beautiful rosy glow, and the mist and the steam rising from wet bodies and the wet ground; the people were smoking weed, and your senses were bombarded; the smells were of dampness, peoples’ bodies, patchouli oil, food cooking...” “And vomit!” Nick chuckled. While the music was always playing, Bobbi reminisced, there was still this underlying, soft murmured din of humanity, voices all around you, people playing harmonica, playing their own music, talking… “What I take away from it wasn’t so much the music, but what was going
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on around us in so many different little vignettes. I was in awe.” A snapshot makes history The Ercolines don’t recall the details, but photographer Burk Uzzle said it was near dawn on that Sunday morning, August 17, when he
snapped that photo of them. They had just stood up, and Grace Slick was performing on stage at the time. “I saw them on a hill in the almost dark early morning not moving — just holding each other,” said LIFE photographer Burk Uzzle. “They were maybe 50 yards away and I stepped over and around a crowded landscape of muddy people still on the ground in dawn’s early light. I kept an eye on those people in the blanket while their eyes were clearly only for each other. Got to the 12 feet distance away spot for the careful composition using the landscape of trees and people, did a few frames in both color and black and white in no more than five minutes. They never saw me, we never spoke, and the beauty of that moment only revealed itself to me a few days later in NYC when I saw the film. Then the cover happened in celebration of the beauty of love, as their magnificence transcended music.” (Uzzle was the youngest photographer hired by LIFE magazine. His photographic archives span almost six decades, and he’s produced some of the most recognizable images that we have of Woodstock. His works include covering the assassination and funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., and he continues to capture the experiences of the human condition). “I certainly remember I was falling in love with Nick, and Nick was falling in love with me, Bobbi said. “That morning it was steamy and hot. If you look at the picture it was hazy – part of it was mist … the air was heavy, it was damp, and we were all very close to each other.” There was an exodus of sorts that Sunday afternoon. “The intent was to go and check it out, come home, and go to Mass the next day,” said Bobbi. “We went in on blind faith — no texts, no phones, we had no idea how many people were there at the time. It was only afterward that we realized how big it was.” “When we left,” said Nick. “It was like a bunch of drowned rats carrying their stuff out. The tickets were equal to about two days wages, so we had to get back to work.” They found their car easily and made it home safely. (Continued on page 15)
By the Time They Got to W DST CK Northport Man Recalls the Concert of a Lifetime By Mary Malloy Fifty years ago this month, it was billed as “three days of peace and music.” The Woodstock Festival, held on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York, took place from August 15-18, 1969. Now half a century later, if you were one of the estimated 500,000 there, you’ve got bragging rights - and it makes you one of the coolest grandparents on the planet.
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n the summer of 1969, Chris Marinaccio, now 71 and a resident of Northport, was living in Bay Ridge. He was 21-years old and working with his best friend Michael Desouza in a business that they and five other men had started together. Desouza (who now lives in Florida) got the coveted, three-day tickets a month in advance for only $10. “Making a dollar something an hour back then, they were still not cheap tickets,” said Marinaccio. They left Brooklyn on Thursday, August 14. “Michael was having a lot of transmission problems with his car, but he reassured me he took care of it before we left. Let’s just say he wasn’t a very truthful kind of guy.” What should have been a threehour ride took 13 hours and finally ended up with essentially no working transmission. They couldn’t go forward, so they just rolled the car back into a driveway where there was a note on the door that read ‘Gone for the weekend.’ They parked the car, pitched their tent, crawled inside and fell asleep. Marinaccio woke up first, five hours later, and said, “Mike, there’s a lot of people outside!” The stream of people going toward the event site had never stopped throughout the night. “We just followed where everyone else was going. We left a note on the guy’s door, explaining why the car was there. We had no idea how much farther we had to go. Along the way, we saw people swimming in the lakes, in the mud, many were naked … mostly the women,” Marinaccio said. “We pitched our tent, and it started to rain, and it never stopped. There were portable toilets, and people selling drinks and drugs. We were having a ball – and that lasted for the three days.” The sights, sounds and smells of Woodstock “I loved Canned Heat, I still do,” said Marinaccio. “Janis Joplin was great, the Who, Sha Na Na. I wasn’t familiar with Jimi Hendrix at the time, and Richie Havens was on the new side, with his protest songs. “Everyone was friendly, a lot of people wanted to come into our tent, which started to cave in because of all the rain, but we just couldn’t fit everyone. I saw no fights, no one yelling. There were drink and food vendors, and we had brought a loaf of Wonder Bread and peanut butter. We brought a portable
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barbecue, but it became too heavy to carry so we had to leave it. At night, there were lights, candles, flashlights - the concert went on into the wee hours of the morning, and at times, there was some silence. Ravi Shankar played nice, laid back, mellow music.” The Long Way Home When Jimi Hendrix, the last musician to play at Woodstock, finished his set early on Monday morning, the crowd had dwindled to only 25,000. “We knew we had to get back to work,” said Marinaccio. “We somehow found the car where we left it,” said Marinaccio. “We rolled it down to the bottom of the hill, where we found a service station. “It was going to cost us $1,500, but we had no more than $150 between us. We had to call a friend to wire us money through Western Union. That took two more days. We went into town to find a place to sleep. We saw a nice, green lawn and we fell asleep. I woke up to a very large police horse looking down at me. ‘You can’t sleep here,’ said the policeman atop the horse. “This is Town Hall.” “By Thursday, our car was fixed and we were on our way home and stopped for a nap. Mike fell asleep in the front, I’m in the back. Suddenly, we were woken up by a state trooper knocking on the window. ‘Mike! The cops are outside! Where’s the pot?’ I shouted. Under my seat, he said, and there’s more in the trunk. I put some down my pants, but they found that and the rest. “Were you guys at that hippie concert? They asked.” We were arrested for possession of marijuana and for parking on the Thruway. After paying a fine (they accepted whatever we had in our pockets!), we found our way back to the car, thanks to two plainclothes detectives who overheard the whole story and gave us $10. “At the time, we really didn’t realize the memories that we were making,” said Marinaccio. “And they would last a lifetime. Whenever I hear certain songs, it brings me right back to our eight days at Woodstock.” 50+ 50+ LifeStyles August 2019 • www.50PlusNY.com 13
(Woodstock, continued from page 13) Forever Young The following May, in 1970, the Woodstock album hit the shelves – and their photo was on the cover. They were recognized only in their small circle of friends, but they weren’t identified to the public until the 20th anniversary of Woodstock. “We’ve never been compensated off of the picture,” said Bobbi. “But it’s certainly enhanced our lives because it’s given us opportunities to travel and meet people.” The Ercolines married in August of 1971. They have two grown sons, Matthew and Luke, and four grandchildren: Ryan, Alice, Piper and Charlotte. Nick is a retired union carpenter and also worked for HUD. Bobbi was a nurse. How have their children reacted to all this attention? “It’s part of who we are,” said Bobbi. “They’d come home and see a satellite dish from Australia and think nothing of it… their friends weren’t impressed, but their friends’ parents were.” Bobbi said that their sons now look out for their interests, checking things out for them. Uzzle visited the Ercolines at their home for the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, and was commissioned by the Smithsonian to take to take an anniversary portrait of them. He was ac-
companied by the History Channel to document it, and presented the couple with one of his three museum quality prints of the original 1969 Woodstock photo. “He has one, we have one, and the Smithsonian has one,” said Bobbi.
They’ve also made many personal appearances. “Sometimes we just show up, people want to thank us or pat us on the back,” said Bobbi. “Recently we sat on a panel at Marist College, a two-day seminar. We were there in conjunction
with the curator of the museum at Bethel Woods about a ‘60s study, talking about the impact of Woodstock on our generation.” They have a very busy schedule, especially this year, the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. They’ve travelled all over the world, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland, and have been on ABC, CBS Sunday morning show, Reuters, and other media outlets and newspapers. They volunteer at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and will be there for the four days of the 50th anniversary Festival in August. Of course, their iconic photo is on display there. “It’s a nice picture,” said Bobbi, “and I think it’s a statement for the festival: peace, love, harmony and understanding during chaos. What makes it more poignant is that we’re still together after 50 years.” “That hug is what you see every morning in our house,” Nick added. “It’s the first thing we do in the morning, and the last thing we do at night.” Mary Malloy is a retired editor and journalist, and a don’t-quit-your-day-job singer. She’s enjoying the good life on Long Island with her four children and two grandchildren. 50+
A Place Called Brooklyn by Frank Cornacchiulo and Joe Del Broccolo
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would like to take you on a visit through some of the experiences that made Brooklyn so memorable in the postWorld War II era. These stories feature ‘Pepino’ (me,Frank Cornacchiulo), a nineyear-old Italian kid, living with his family in Red Hook after World War II. The stories chronicle the activities of the children living in coldwater flats, whose parents struggled day-to-day to support their families with basic needs with a deep Godabiding focus on hope for the future. These stories are meant to document some of the experiences growing up on the streets of the densely populated Brooklyn and Queens. The children lived with their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Their ingenuity bested boredom through street games and spontaneous adventures. Games that did not require equipment occupied their time. And, we can add to this mix various adventure games that involved fireworks, chalk, balloons, lumber, sticks, yo-yos, straws, etc. Join me as we view the street games we played, many of these games self-taught and many others passed along from one generation to the next. At Smith-9th Street, the old IND Subway Station’s trestles and pillars are constructed of concrete. Like that Grand Central Station, so are my memories cast in a concrete, never-dying remembrance of what life was like once upon a time in A Place Called Brooklyn. To purchase a copy visit aplacecalledbrooklyn.com 50+
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Q: The Beatles, of course! Their music is timeless, fun, and profound. I remember the family huddled around my cousins' new color TV in Massapequa Park to see them on the Ed Sullivan Show. Spence Halperin, Social Worker, LMSW
There are too many to list! I love The Doors, The Beatles, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Cowsills, Jim Croce, Bon Jovi, Elton John, Queen, John Denver and Barbra Streisand. My list is so eclectic. Rose Marie Amato, Actor
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America, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Todd Rundgren and Nazz; Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Atlanta Rhythm Section. Why? Because they all conveyed to me a sensitivity and they understood the angst of being an adolescent! Sherry Buch, Secretary
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The Beatles without a doubt! I was lucky enough to have had an older brother who was a fan from day one. I have many childhood memories of waking up to the sounds of a new Beatles record or solo Beatle recording. Kevin Castanio; Heating, Plumbing Technician
First would be The Grateful Dead because I gate-crashed one of their concerts. Next would be Jefferson Airplane, because they were just so amazing. Phish because the wheels are the part of the car that makes contact with the road. Vicki Perlman, Artist
The Beatles! They broke new ground in the recording studio, and they did things that have influenced every band for the past 50 or more years. As a musician, they've influenced my own songwriting with their "no rules" style of writing. Rick Grieco; Print Shop Supervisor, Musician
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On Vacation? Access Social Security From Anywhere By John Biundo; Social Security Assistant District Manager in Patchogue
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t’s summer and millions of families are enjoying our nation’s beaches, forests, and mountains before the school season begins. If you’re on vacation this summer, know that you can access Social Security’s online services anywhere you have an internet connection. Our online services at www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices help you plan for the future. We’re constantly expanding our online services to give you freedom and control in how you wish to conduct business with us. You can go online to: • Use our benefits planners to help you better understand your Social Security protections • Find out if you qualify for benefits
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• Estimate your future retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future • Apply for retirement or Medicare quickly and easily • Open your personal my Social Security account. A my Social Security account is the most versatile tool available. If you don’t receive benefits yet, you can: • Get your Social Security Statement to review your earnings and make sure they’re recorded correctly • Get a benefit verification letter to prove you don’t receive Social Security benefits or that you applied but haven’t received an answer yet • Request a replacement Social Security card if you meet certain requirements • Check the status of your application or appeal a decision If you receive benefits, you can: • Change your address and phone number • Get a benefit verification letter to prove you receive Social Security benefits Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Medicare • Change your direct deposit information • Request a replacement Medicare card • Request a replacement Social Security card if you meet certain requirements • Get a replacement Benefit Statement (SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S) for tax purposes Many people still don’t know about all the business they can do online with Social Security. If they have any questions, they can always start at www.socialsecurity.gov or go to our online services at www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices. 50+
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Hundreds of Veterans Attend Nassau County Summer Stand Down The Nassau County Veterans Services Agency welcomed hundreds to the annual Veterans Summer Stand Down at the Freeport Armory, offering a Free Veterans BBQ, VA Enrollment, support services, pantry items, clothing, haircuts and one-on-one counseling provided by many representatives from federal, state, and local agencies. Representatives from several Nassau County government agencies participated, including the departments of Social Services, Health, and Human Services, as well as The Salvation Army, the New York State Department of Labor, The Department of Veterans Affairs, New York State Division of Veterans Affairs and The Red Cross. Local providers assisted with shelter, case management, housing, medical and other necessary services to those in need.
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The Mission of the Stand Down was to provide essential critical services to Nassau’s less fortunate veterans and help inform them of what services they are entitled to. The Stand Down allows veterans the opportunity to receive all services provided, free of charge. At no point during the stand down, is there any cost to the veteran in attendance. “This was one of the biggest Veterans Stand Downs we’ve had in recent history, and I’m so grateful for the incredible men and women at our VSA, and every volunteer who helped make this meaningful event such a success,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. in the armed forces.”
Brookhaven Town Welcomes New Division of Veteran Services Officer After serving his country for five years in the Navy and for six years as an active reserve in the Navy, Quarter Master Petty Officer First Class (QM1) Brian Rooney is now serving veterans at Brookhaven Town Hall. He became the Town’s Veterans Services Officer in April and brings with him a wealth of knowledge regarding the needs and concerns of Brookhaven veterans and their family members. QM1 Rooney assists veterans with finding out benefits they are entitled to, completing applications and obtaining referrals. “Quite often veterans do not know what their status as a veteran is” QM1 Rooney said. By making an appointment with me, I can go over their veteran status with them and let them and their family members know about what benefits they may be entitled to. These benefits include Town, State and Federal.” The Town of Brookhaven Division of Veterans Services works in a shared partnership with the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency. The Veterans Service Office is on the first floor of Brookhaven Town Hall, located at 1 Independence Hill in Farmingville. Please call 631-451-6574 for an appointment to come in and speak to the Veterans Service Officer. 50+
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1. At the meeting of the Westfield Senior Group at the Selden Fire Department, Suffolk County Legislator Tom Muratore joined other local officials and community leaders to celebrate Selden resident Frank Vene’s 100th birthday. Frank Vene was born June 17, 1919. He’s a World War II Army Veteran, having served in the 78th Infantry in Europe. Frank is also a recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star awards. (Left to right): Brookhaven Town Councilman Kevin LaValle, Centenarian Frank Vene (4th from left) with his family, Suffolk County Legislator Tom Muratore and Selden Fire Department Chief Jonathan Eck. 2. Brookhaven Town Councilman Dan Panico presented a Certificate of Recognition to members of the William Floyd Community Summit Beautification Committee. (From left to right): Councilman Panico, Kelly Hristidis, Janet Palma, Annie Mutt, John Mutt, Eleanor Hoda Weeks and April Alfonso Coppola.
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he 2019 Pageant was a splendid success. A marvelous display of Inner beauty, self- assurance and talent. Our reigning Queen will now embark on her journey of remarkable happenings, representing New York State in the annual Senior America National Pageant in Atlantic City, home to many renowned pageants world-wide. She will be among the 50 state contestants competing for the national crown at Resorts Casino Hotel on October 22, 23 and 24, 2019, for the title of Ms. Senior America. Queen Nancy Whitter will certainly make New York State women very proud to have her as their representative. Throughout her reign, Queen Nancy will be an outstanding spokesperson spreading awareness of Senior America and what it offers women 60 years plus. Our Seasoned Steppers will perform at the National Pageant and, as every year, they enhance the show with their sparkling energy and ageless beauty. Marianne Stahl, their choreographer, does a sensational job and, as always, they will surely wow the audience. Special thank you to ALL of you who participated in the production of this years Pag2019 Winner Nancy Whitter eant. It's because of your commitment and devotion to our organization that this year was yet another huge success. There are not enough words to show our appreciation. Congratulations to the 2019 Contestants! You represented yourselves with grace, style, talent and dedication. Your upbeat attitude fostered by camaraderie only enhanced this magical experience. We thank you for joining this sisterhood of love and support. Remember, the best is yet to come! And for 2020 … Even though the curtain has come down on Pageant 34, we are actively working on number 35! Calling all talent scouts! Do you know a talented woman 60-plus who would like to experience new venues, new friends and new excitement in her life? More than one contestant has been introduced to
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Justice Department Announces New Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force
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n June, Attorney General William P. Barr announced the establishment of the Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force, a joint law enforcement effort that brings together the resources and expertise of the Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Branch, the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for six federal districts, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and other organizations. The Strike Force will focus on investigating and prosecuting individuals and entities associated with foreign-based fraud schemes that disproportionately affect American seniors. These include telemarketing, mass-mailing, and tech-support fraud schemes. The Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force will be comprised of prosecutors and data analysts from the Consumer Protection Branch, prosecutors with six U.S. Attorneys’ Offices (Central District of California, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, Northern District of Georgia, Eastern District of New York, Southern District of Texas), FBI special agents, Postal Inspectors, and numerous other law enforcement personnel.
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The Strike Force will also collaborate with the Federal Trade Commission and industry partners, who have pledged to engage with the Department to help end the scourge of elder fraud. It will further benefit from the help of the Elder Justice Coordinators now assigned in every U.S. Attorney’s Office. Using analytical tools and sophisticated investigative approaches, the Strike Force will seek to identify those responsible for foreign fraud schemes affecting American seniors, as well as those individuals and entities facilitating such schemes. The establishment of the Transnational Elder Fraud Strike Force builds on the Trump Administration’s commitment to combating elder fraud. For more information about the Consumer Protection Branch and its enforcement efforts, visit its website at www.justice.gov/civil/consumer-protectionbranch. Elder fraud complaints may be filed with the FTC at www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or at 877FTC-HELP. The Department of Justice provides a variety of resources relating to elder fraud victimization through its Office for Victims of Crime, which can be reached at www.ovc.gov. 50+
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