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Litigation against town, county, Roslyn Water District to continue

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO A temporary restraining order has been issued preventing construction to an air stripper project planned for a section of Christopher Morley Park, according to court records.

Three Roslyn area residents two from the Village of Roslyn Estates, adjacent to the park site, and the other from the Village of East Hills - were granted the request in the state Appellate Division Second Department on Nov. 19 after the state Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit calling for a stoppage to work to the air stripper in September and the Appellate Division denied an initial appeal in October.

In a statement, plaintiff Richard Brummel said the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County and Roslyn Water District - the three defendants in the litigation - “blatantly violated” the State Environmental Quality Review Act in settling an agreement to acquire

the park land for the air stripper.

“We need to protect our natural resources, but in Nassau County the laws don’t seem to apply,” said Brummel, of East Hills, who filed the suit and appeals with Roslyn Estates residents Joshua Dicker and David Greengold.

The parties were due back in court on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

In a statement, Nassau County Attorney Carnell Foskey said Nassau has “consistently applied the law regarding SEQRA and the courts have regularly upheld the County’s SEQRA determinations” and that Brummel’s accusations, “though frequent and at great cost to residents, have often been dismissed by the courts.”

“Misunderstanding of the function and purpose of SEQRA by individuals who do not understand its application do a disservice to the public at large,” Foskey said.

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Students in the fourth grade at East Hills and Harbor Hill are learning about Native Americans through an integrated lesson that includes maps, photography, nonfiction reading, media webquests and vocabulary. The students are working together to investigate and explore materials, and answering guided questions which make them think deeply about the relationship between the environment and the Native American way of life.

East Hills native co-founds video social network Ocho

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ericks owner Mark Cuban and media conglomerate Vice.

The 2009 Roslyn High East Hills native Jourdan School graduate is one of the Urbach is trying to revolution- co-founders of Ocho, a social ize the way you watch video on media platform developed for your cell phone, and he’s doing Apple devices that allows usit with the help of Dallas Mav- ers to view, edit and share full-

screen videos without a buffer.

“However quickly you think mobile technology is moving, we’re always one or two inches ahead of the jab.

We are not the guys reacting to it. We are throwing the first Continued on Page 52

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One couple, two medical practices PM Dental opens in Mineola

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certain infections and nutritional medications to deal with cholesterol,” Ari said. “This can help with both oral and heart health.”

Prior to opening PM Dental, Ari practiced dentistry in Manhattan for 18 years, he said.

“I tried to recreate that atmosphere here,” Ari said. “People tell me all the time they feel like they’ve walked into an upscale city office.”

Ari said that PM Dental is unique because of the sameday service it provides to its patients.

“You don’t see many dental care urgent facilities,” Ari said. “This is the way things are headed.”

Ari said that many of his patients in Manhattan were on the corporate level, commuting and working in the city. He said that having a variety of different patient demographics in Mineola is refreshing for him.

“I could treat one member of a family and they would recommend their kids,” Ari said. “I find it very refreshing to deal with families at large.”

The two said that since their opening in the spring the location has been successful.

“People are responding tremendously,” Ari said.

Doctors Ari Druz and Regina Druz say that when they opened their medical practices side-byside at 121 Jericho Turnpike in Mineola it wasn’t just because they are husband and wife.

The two, who have been Roslyn Heights residents for 12 years, opened PM Dental and Integrative Cardiology Center of Long Island in April in the same building because of something Ari calls “an oral-systemic” link between heart health and oral hygiene.

“People are starting to realize that oral hygiene is linked with cardiovascular health,” Ari East Hills village trustees have set a $300 fee for each tree the architectural review board said. determines cannot be replaced on a property.

Regina who is a graduate of Cornell University, said it is important to find cardiovascular problems before they arise.

“The majority of heart disease cases are preventable with lifestyle changes,” Regina said.

“This includes changes to oral health.”

Both Ari and Regina said that they include “less traditional” practices in their treatment of patients to help with both oral and cardiovascular health. be replanted, that they’re either going to die or

BY B I LL S A N A N TON I O “In between the normal probe dangerous to the house or structure at some cedures of treating a patient we East Hills village trustees have set a $300 fee point,” he said. “We hope to replant trees on Glen recommend vitamins to treat in a proposed amendment to its tree laws that Cove Road and the park so that it beautifies the would require residents to pay into a beautifica- village.”

Burton said the architectural review board tion fund to replace trees removed during construction projects that the village’s architectural could suggest a homeowner replant a portion of trees at a different section of the property and review board determines cannot be replanted.

The law, first discussed during the village’s contribute fee payments for the remainder of the June meeting, will be voted on during the board’s trees into the fund.

The board of trustees had considered a slidDec. 17 meeting, trustees said during their meeting fee scale under in which fees increase based ing Wednesday.

The fee would be imposed per tree and be im- on the number of trees the architectural review posed by the architectural review board, officials board decides cannot be replanted on a property.

But Burton said the two boards reached a said.

“No resident can go to the [architectural re- compromise to freeze the per-tree fee at $300, view board] and offer or ask to not replant trees between the $150 fee some board members proand pay into the fund,” said East Hills Village At- posed and the up to $800 fee recommended by others. torney William Burton.

“We didn’t want to impose too great a fee or Regina Druz (left) with her husband Ari Druz and Mineola “This is a situation where the [architectural review board] determines that a tree cannot short-circuit the village,” he said.

Mayor Scott Strauss (right)

East Hills proposes $300 tree fund fees Trustees to vote on amendments to law in December

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Combining gift giving with charity Local not-for-profits receive money under Port Washington jewelry store’s program

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

Shortly after the September 11 attacks more than 13 years ago, North Shore jeweler Glenn Bradford decided to join the relief effort.

Roughly three weeks after two Roslyn firefighters and a police officer died while responding to the falling World Trade Center, Bradford cut checks to the local fire departments that were split between the grieving families.

As New York continued to recover that spring, Bradford and his then-Village of Roslyn shop partnered with the early incarnation of the Manhasset-based Tuesday’s Children to provide relief and funding to the sons and daughters of Long Islanders who died in the attacks.

Bradford enlisted his clients in both instances to donate a portion of their purchases toward his cause, a tactic he has utilized in his philanthropic efforts ever since.

“What happened was, we raised a substantial amount of money for Tuesday’s Children that put them on the map,” said Brad-

ford, who now operates a shop with his wife Sharyn in Port Washington.

“It was a total grassroots effort,” he added. “We began doing more of them semi-annually, for the [2004 Thailand] tsunami. It’s just gotten bigger and bigger every year.”

Bradford called the annual event “Shop for Charity,” and this year has organized 19 local charities to feature various raffles and donation opportunities that he said could raise more than $50,000.

“We live and breathe philanthropy,” Bradford said. “It’s in our business DNA and it’s in our personal DNA.” The charities involved are: Community Chest of Port Washington, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Friends of the Port Washington Library, Friends of the Sands Point Preserve, the Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club, Hearts of Port Washington, Landmark on Main Street, the Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation, the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, the Nassau County Museum of Art, NCRT of Glen Cove, the Nicholas Center

for Autism/The Spectrum Designs Foundation, the Port Washington Children’s Center, the Port Washington Education Foundation, the Port Washington Library Foundation, the Port Washington Parks Conservancy, Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington, Tuesday’s Children and the Women’s Fund of Long Island.

The event began on Nov. 15 and will run through Christmas Day. During Shop for Charity, Bradford will be donating 10 percent of sales from his shop’s “Buddha,” “Love Locket” and “Diamond Dust” collections, 5 percent of other sales, 25 percent of Bradford’s egift cards and Sharyn’s fine art as well as 100 percent of the event’s raffle for various prizes. Raffle tickets are $25 each or five for $100.

The raffles will be drawn during a Dec. 3 cocktail event at Bradford’s shop at 279 Main St. in Port Washington from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

“This is all about local charity and local Main Street being a winning formula for a healthy, vibrant and philanthropic community for us to raise our families. We’re all in this together,” Bradford said.

Glenn and Sharyn Bradford in the jeweler’s Port Washington store.

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Second wave of bond projects designed

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Designs for the second wave of projects approved in the Roslyn School District’s $41.3 million capital bond were unveiled during the Board of Education’s meeting on Thursday.

The designs - for renovations to Heights Elementary School, Harbor Hill Elementary School and Roslyn High School - will be submitted to the state Department of Education for approval before work begins, said Erik Kaeyer, the vice president and design principal for the firm KG&D Architects, which has worked with the district to de-

velop its capital plan.

It could take up to six months for the designs to be approved, Kaeyer said. Major capital work is tentatively set to begin next summer.

Kaeyer outlined plans to construct a new library media center, main office and lobby at Heights Elementary School that would unite the two buildings on campus and modernize an existing building dating back to the 1950s.

Kaeyer also detailed a 2,500 square-foot multipurpose room at Harbor Hill and renovations to its library media center and Roslyn High School Kaeyer said there are plans baseball fields that he said could simultaneously and also be used to demolish the bus depot buildaccommodate up to three games for soccer, lacrosse or football.

ing at Roslyn High School for the creation of more parking spaces, as well as a reconfiguration of the main entrance traffic loop that includes moving a flagpole and erecting the Horse Tamer statue that officials and alumni have been raising funds to restore.

The presentation was the second Kaeyer had given in as many meetings.

At a Board of Education meeting in early November, Kaeyer detailed capital work that has been designed at East Hills Elementary School, Roslyn Middle School and for the district’s new bus facility at the Harbor Hill campus.

Bierwirth gives 4 stars to Herricks TV studio

BY B R YA N A H R E N S

“He has done amazing things with these students.”

Brogan’s program incorporates stuHerricks High School teacher Chris Brogan attended the Herricks Board of dents in producing high-quality programs Education meeting to make a presenta- for cable television companies such as tion on the TV Studio program he over- Verizon Fios and Cablevision, Bierworth sees at the high school but got more than said.

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“He’s done an amazing job running the program with barely any funding, Bierworth said. “If we had the money, we would give it to him.”

He said that while Brogan’s program is an educational opportunity for students Brogan ensures that the programs are of the highest quality for the television stations.

“There’s a pretty high level of pro-

duction quality that the stations expect,” Bierworth said.

In other news: The district introduced Christine Finn as the new superintendent for curriculum and Instruction in place of Deirdre Hayes who is retiring in December.

Finn is currently the superintendent for curriculum and Instruction in the Carl Place school district.

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John D. Kemp, the president and chief executive officer of the Viscardi Center, has been named the recipient of this year’s Dole Leadership Prize, given annually by the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, the center announced on Wednesday.

The award recognizes an individual or organization whose public leadership inspires others, according to the Dole Center, named after the former Republican senator and presidential candidate.

Kemp will be awarded the prize, which includes a $25,000 award that Kemp plans to donate to the Albertsonbased center, during an interview-style event at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas on Dec. 14.

“I am humbled to have been chosen by the senator to receive this year’s Dole Leadership Prize and to join an elite group of past recipients who have made positive impacts on the lives of people around the world,” Kemp said in a statement. “I have dedicated my life to improving the quality of life for all people with disabilities and it is my hope that this distinction shines the spotlight on the Viscardi Center and the work it does every day to build the leaders of tomorrow and contributing members of society today.”

Kemp, who uses four prostheses, holds degrees from Georgetown University and the Washburn University School of Law. He has also been a board member, chairman or chief executive officer of several disability and nonprofit organizations.

Kemp, who has been president and

CEO of the Viscardi Center since 2011, has served on the Medicaid Commission and the U.S. State Department’s Advisory Committee on Persons With Disabilities.

In 1995, Kemp co-founded the American Association of People With Disabilities, and in 2001 became a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C. Kemp was asked in 2012 to serve on the state’s Ready Commission, which prepares to maintain health care, transportation, communication and energy services in future disasters.

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Bryant Library Leonard Lehrman Concert Due to a loss of power at the Library on Sunday, Nov. 2, the concert by Leonard Lehrman has been postponed to Monday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m.

Working together since 1987, they were among the very first performers at the Library, beginning in 1988, and over a period of two decades gave more than a dozen performances at least every other year, including tributes to Leonard Bernstein, Marc Blitzstein, Johannes Brahms, William Cullen Bryant, feminism, Emma Goldman, Elie Siegmeister, the Rosenbergs, Australian poetry, and Charles Osborne--in a joint 60th birthday concert with Leonard Lehrman.

This concert is the fourth in their series entitled “Jewish Opera Lives!” which began in Boca Raton and Teaneck last March, and has continued throughout the fall in East Hills, Roslyn, Morristown, and Jericho, leading up to the U.S. premiere of Lehrman’s opera “Hannah,” Dec. 9 at Malverne Community

Presbyterian Church and Dec. 23 at Hebrew Union College in Manhattan. Their program features arias and duets from 19th, 20th, and 21st century operas by Jewish composers on Jewish themes, including works by Halévy, Goldfaden, Blitzstein, Barab, Mandelbaum, Brin and Lehrman.

This event is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature and is administered by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc., and by grants from the Prof. Edgar H. Lehrman Memorial, Puffin and Maldeb Foundations.

folk rock canon. Many popular rock bands were founded by avid listeners and students of traditional music. People like Jerry Garcia and Bob Dylan were well versed in American blues and bluegrass as well as the folk traditions of the British Isles. Likewise The Homegrown String Band has drunk deeply from the well of blues, ballads, and breakdowns that have helped to shape the sounds of American popular mu-sic. In this program the band will be sharing their original interpretations of some of the traditional and early com-mercial recordings that have been covered by popular roots rockers from the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan to Nirvana and Beck.

An Unbroken Circle: Traditional Music in Popular Culture Performance by The Homegrown String Band Sunday, Dec. 7, 2:30 p.m.

The Homegrown String Band performs original acoustic arrangements of the traditional music that has become part of the popular roots and

Virtuoso Superstars of Classical Music Virtuoso Superstars is a series of video programs which enables attendees to both see and hear outstanding artists of the present and recent past performing great masterpieces of classical music.

Dec. 17: Great music south of the border.

Our southern neighbors have sent onto the world stage some of the finest performers and composers.

Eighteenth-Century Women Painters in The French Royal Academy - Art Lecture by Ines Powell Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.

The Academies were the arbiters of style in many European countries.

Artists de-pended on the Academies for their training, but most European Academies were not open to women. In France in the eighteencentury, only four women were admitted to the prestigious Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Women, even when they were members of the Royal Academy, were barred from attending life-drawing classes, which were a necessary requisite for male artist who desired to become history painters. As a result very few women became history painters, making their names in oth-er genres such as portraiture or scenes from everyday life. Women from court

cycles often patronized women artists in the 18th century. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749– 1803), Anne VallayerCoster (1744–1818), and Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842) are three of female members of the Academy who regularly exhibited at the biennial Salons.

The Outrageous Claudians, The First Five Emperors of Rome - Lecture by Denise Gold Archaeologist and Historian Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1 p.m.

Among the first five rulers of the Roman Empire (27BC- 68AD) were clever, able and skilled administrators, but also among them were brutal, vicious, and deranged individuals. The first was Augustus, a clever and shrewd politician, who found Rome a city of bricks and left it a capital of shining marble. He also restored the PAX ROMANA, the wideranging Peace of the Roman Empire. Next came the successor, Tiberius, who was an excellent general that preferred living away from Rome and public life. As

emperor he passed the duties of state to the infamous Sejanus, head of the Praetorian Guards, who created a reign of terror. The following emperor was the diabolical, and narcissistic Caligula.

Although he was welcomed initially, he soon turned into a cruel, depraved ruler. Perhaps he was mad or merely evil as most historians noted.

Finally the next emperor was a unique man who suffered with illness all of his life. Claudias was stricken with polio as a child. Besides being crippled, he foamed at the mouth, trickled at the nose, and stammered whenever he spoke. Yet with all his infirmities he was a remarkable ruler who worked constantly for the benefit of the Roman State. Nero is the monster who burned Rome and blamed the Christians. He instituted a reign of terror and extravagance for his benefit. Truly he was a cruel murderer who in time was forced to commit suicide. Join us for an afternoon of goodness and evil in the early days of the Roman Empire.

Shelter Rock Library MUSEUM PASSES @ SRPL Shelter Rock Public Library cardholders can reserve a Museum Pass online for free admission to a variety of museums and gardens on Long Island and in New York City. Go to www. srpl.org and pull down the Library Services Menu then go to Museum Passes. Click the Reserve Now link and look for the red Request Pass button to see if the Museum Pass is available.

Your library card must be in good standing. Advance reservations will be accepted for the next 60 days (one Reservation per family every 30 days).

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Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Long Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) • Nassau County Firefighter’s Museum • Nassau County Museum of Art • New York Botanical Garden • New York Historical Society and Library & Dimenna Children’s History Museum Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that in cooperation with the Shelter Rock Public Library, the Nassau County Offices for the Aging and Mental Health are coordinating a support group that is specifically targeted to respond to the needs of caregivers of older persons. The group is led by Dora Lupo, LMHC, MAC, CASAC, Support Group Facilitator. Meet-

ings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shelter Rock Public Library, located at 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson. The meetings are open to residents of Nassau County. This support group will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences and to help one another. Persons interested in attending for the first time, or in need of additional information, please call (516) 227-8725.

programs MAH JONGG with Jacqui Palatnik Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m.

Instructor Jacqui Palatnik will be teaching a beginner Mah Jongg program. This game has fascinated people with

its strategies, sequences and combinations. Learn about the tiles and basic moves of this ancient game.

Registration begins November 4 at the Reference Desk.

THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY

by Gabrielle Zevin Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.

MaryAnn Tweedy, Assistant Director and Ellen Miller, Librarian.

According to the sign above the porch of Island Books, “No Man is an Island; Every Book is a World.” Yet store owner, A. J. Fikry, is withdrawing from the people and books that have given him life. The death of his wife, the declining sales in his bookstore and the theft of his a rare edition of Poe poems,

are overwhelming. An unexpected discovery in the store offers him the chance to make his life over and see things anew. Registration begins November 20 at the Reference Desk.

Please note, the book is also available with other new e-book titles on our Circulating Nooks.

BERNARD H. BURTON LocaL author A Letter to My Grandchildren and Other Correspondence: Reminiscences of a Holocaust Survivor Friday, Dec. 5 at 1:30 p.m.

Bernard Burton and his parents escaped Nazi Berlin and traveled to Spain and Cuba before joining relatives in the United States. He will take you for a vivid look at a world witnessed by

a Jewish child under Hitler, a refugee in Cuba, an American soldier occupying his native German soil and ultimately an adult, grandfather and survivor.

SENIOR RAP GROUP ... for the 55+ set who have a lifetime of experiences to share!

Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome. Topics vary and the conversation is lively and provocative.

Monday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come and join the Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group. This discussion group is led

by Senior Connections volunteer facilitator, Ken Rose, who has been participating in varied public library discussion groups for more than 15 years.

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Herricks football team honors stricken student

BY B R YA N A H R E N S When the Herricks High School football team heard of a fellow student suffering from leukemia last year they joined together with the school and community to raise money.

This year they decided to do it again.

In October, students sold bracelets, T-shirts and baked goods during the Herricks football game against Long Beach on Oct. 2 as part of Herricks Tackles Leukemia.

“It went very well,” football captain Mark Marciano said. “Everyone was really excited to be a part of this.”

The event raised $2,400 in donations that went to Memorial Sloan Kettering Pediatric Division in honor of the Herricks student, who wishes to remain anonymous, to help treat and research cancer, Herricks football coach Mike Yoo said.

“Everyone was touched, they felt the significance of it, the staff, the school community, I’m proud

of it,” Yoo said.

The players, cheerleaders and students wore orange shirts with the word “believe” printed on them, the football team’s slogan, and bracelets with the pediatric division’s logo on them, a color that represents leukemia awareness. Both were provided by the athletic boosters, said Kevin Dowd, president of the athletic boosters.

“We try to help in any way we can,” Dowd said. “That was the least we could do.”

Dowd said more than 220 shirts were made for the event and that there had been support even outside the community.

“Even the other team’s parents donated money,” Dowd said.

“People would buy a soda for $1.50, give us a ten and tell us to keep the change.”

Last year, Herricks ran the same fundraiser, raising $3,000 for the student, assistant coach Dan Doherty said.

“It’s a great thing to do and we plan to do it again next year for the student,” Doherty said.

The Herricks Football team wearing orange during Herricks Tackles Leukemia.

SUNY Old Westbury gets $10K for media center

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO A State University of New York at Old Westbury professor has received a $10,000 grant from the SUNY system to continue developing the school’s Collaborative Media Center, which teaches students digital literacy and the use of emerging media tools.

Samara Smith, an assistant professor of American studies, was one of 21 applicants selected to receive the 2014 Innovative Instruction Technology Grant, the school announced Thursday.

It was the second consecutive year Smith received the grant for the center, which Old

Westbury officials said supports research-based student media projects across the school’s academic disciplines.

“Digital literacy is essential for civic engagement. This model was designed to promote lifelong digital literacy by providing a blend of online tutorials and individualized support until learners develop the confidence to master new technologies independently,” said Smith. “I’m excited to receive the IIGT award to continue this initiative at Old Westbury.”

Smith utilized the center during its first year in 2013-14 for three Old Westbury courses, three class projects and hired a staff of students that created 64

video tutorials highlighting digital tools like WordPress, TimelineJS and Google Presentations.

Workshops and class visits were also offered.

“My African-American History class used Narrable to create narrated images from the Black Pictorial Press as an assignment after instruction and assistance from the Collaborative Media Center,” said Jermaine Archer, an assistant professor at Old Westbury. “I thought it was a valuable tool for the students to learn, and my students agreed, stating that it made them look at the course material from a different perspective.”

In its second year, officials said Smith will work with the

Herren delivers anti-drug lecture

BY B R YA N AHRENS

Former NBA player Chris Herren will be presenting to Herricks students and parents his story of 14-year drug addiction on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Herren gave his presentation on Long Island last March at Manhasset High School and founded The Herren Project, which in 2012 launched “Project Purple” to encourage people to stand up to substance abuse.

Herrens presentation will chronicle his substance abuse, which began as a freshman in

Boston College and followed him to his being drafted by the Denver Nuggets in October of 2000.

Herren’s presentation “unguarded” will be presented at 12:15 p.m. in the Herricks High School gymnasium and is crafted specifically for a young audience, Herricks assistant basketball coach Dan Doherty said.

Following this, will be a second presentation at 7.p.m. in the auditorium where Herren will present ways in which to tell if a child is struggling with drug addiction, Doherty said.

Chris Herren

school’s First-Year Experience program as well as more advanced courses to expand Old Westbury’s digital literacy to

photo-editing programs, audio slideshows, multimedia timelines, audio and video editing and building portfolios.

N. Hills to distribute survival supplies

BY B R YA N A H R E N S About 350 backpacks filled with survival supplies will be distributed to Village of North Hills residents who attended an emergency management seminar in September, trustees said Wednesday.

The backpacks, which cost $38 each and were purchased from ProPac Inc., will contain batteries, a blanket, nutrition bars, flashlights and a radio, officials said.

The village plans to hold additional seminars going forward but no dates have been set yet, Village of North Hills Mayor Marvin Natiss said.

“The turnout was great, we had over 100 people show up,” Natiss said.

Natiss said the village began bulking up its emergency management system well before Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

The village installed a backup generator five years ago to assist residents whose homes lose

power.

“People will come in, they’ll charge their phones, their computers,” Natiss said.

The backpacks will be ordered in increments, Natiss said.

He said the village would be prepared to order more backpacks in the future.

Additional emergency management seminars have been planned, but Natiss said they have not yet been scheduled.

In other developments: • Trustees said North Hills’ code enforcement officers have reinstated a practice of checking the identification of patrons using the village’s shuttle bus service.

Though the service is exclusive to North Hills residents, Natiss said four non-residents were found to have used the shuttle.

• Trustees discussed beautification plans for village hall and areas of North Hills, which include the planting of trees and shrubbery due to the lose of trees during Hurricane Sandy.

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To apply to National Honor Society Dear East Williston School District Community: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony Last week, Wheatley’s Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 98 new members into its ranks.

To be eligible to apply, a student must have an unweighted GPA of 3.3333 at the end of their sophomore or junior year.

Having met this academic criterion, the student must then submit a student portfolio detailing extracurricular and preadmittance service activities, as well as eight teacher recommendations including at least one from each major subject area.

Students are evaluated in the traditional areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character.

Once a student has been admitted to National Honor Society, membership requires ten hours of service per marking period to remain a member in good standing.

Each 10 hours per marking period must evidence a maximum of four in-school service hours and a minimum of six outof-school hours.

Out-of-school service experiences can fulfill all 10 hours or more.

Additionally, each member must participate in at least one quarter as a bus buddy, one day a week. This can be included as service hours, and members are invited to join the program for more than their required time.

The bus buddy program is now in its third year.

This program grew out of a suggestion a parent made to me the first month I began working in East Williston. (Thank you for your continued input and suggestions over the years!)

The National Honor Society members take turns riding various elementary school buses at the end of the day, under the training and supervision of North Side assistant principal James Foy and Wheatley assistant principal Karen Klapper. The high school bus buddies provide an extra set of eyes on the bus, facilitate reporting of any assistance needed to the bus driver; help the younger students find seats; and become role models/ mentors for and friends of the youngest members of our East Williston School District community at the end of their school day.

This year, current National Honor Society officers addressed the inductees and their families.

Treasurer Kuan Yu spoke about scholarship, webmaster Gabriella Schwartz spoke about leadership, president Alexandra Bourbour spoke about character and secretary Hebah Hassan spoke about Service.

Additionally, we welcomed back Wheatley alumnae and retired faculty member Ellen Holzman to present the keynote address.

A special thank you to Wheatley’s National Honor Society advisors, Allison Chanin-Bermudez and Doreen DeAngelo, for a special evening.

Ms. Chanin-Bermudez and Ms. DeAngelo addressed the new inductees telling them, “You’ve demonstrated yourselves to be bright, motivated and focused scholars, while at the same time – caring, considerate and empathetic human beings. Each of you is unique with varying talents, but all of you show potential in your possibilities. You bring something positive, each day, to the school community.”

Congratulations to our 2014 inductees!

Ron Aldad, Daniel Alfia, Danish Anwar, Arturo Asselta, Michael Baltzer, Crystal Barroca, Jake Barroca, Kayla Barroca, Kelsey Beresheim, Adena Bernot, Alec Bernstein, Jared Bernstein, Gabriel Besada, Rebecca Besada, Joy Bestourous, Sienna Brancato, Jessie Cao, Robert Chang, Ellie Chen, Krista Chen, Jessica Chu, Shawn Chubalashvili, Keziah Chung, Jaime Chusid, Brianna Clarfield, Caroline Connolly, Samantha Cumming, Luke Cuomo, Anthony Cutinella, Chintan Datt, Lisa Di Fiore, Mohammad Elzanaty, Luke Fallarino, Alexa Georgeton, Margaret Giacinto, Alexandra Giordano, Joshua Golbari, Paige Goldfarb, Jonathan Goodman, Sarah Graffigna, Andrew Hastings, Remi Helfant, Jenna Heller, Arihant Jain, Haseeb Jangda, Andrew Jin, Alexa Kamberg, Bruce Kardach, John Karikas, Matthew Kelapire, Erica Kim, Stephanie Klar, Nikki Koch, Michael Koszalka, Sydney Kotin, Samantha Leong, Lindsay LoBocchiaro, Cara Mattioli, Michael McCleary, Morgan Misk, Noelle Molstad, Julian Nathan, Clarence Ng, Erin O’Kelly, Alana Osroff, Samantha Palazzolo, Jessica Patterson, Jordan Pollack, Hunter Pomerantz, Jeffrey Poomkudy, Ashwin Reddy, Lavanya Reddy,

Julian Riezgo, Marisa Rios, Victoria Roldan, David Rosenzweig, Brandon Rothstein, John Ryan, Gabriella Santoli, Andrew Schloss, Allison Schmertz, Robert Schoen, Zara Shaikh, Jordan Shaked, Christopher Shen, Farrah Siegler, Amanda Sivin, Jaclyn Stroud, Olivia Suppa, Morgan Tursi, Christopher Vazquez, Nicholas Vazquez, Matthew Vis-

Elaine Kanas Superintendent

cardi, John Wanamaker, Devin Waxman, Jake Williams, Cindy Zhou and Andrew Zuckerman.

National Honor Society Hosts a “Drop and Shop” This year, the National Honor Society will be having its first “Drop and Shop” on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

North Side and Willets Road parents are invited to drop your child off at Wheatley while National Honor Society members engage your children in fun activities while you ‘shop or wrap your presents.’

This is an National Honor Society fundraiser. Detailed information, cost and registration forms can be found on the flyer posted in the virtual backpack.

NGSS and Our Ecosystems A goal of the five-year strategic plan, and an instructional goal for 2014-15, was to develop Next Generation Science Standard units for grades K-5.

Each grade is developing and introducing one new unit per year for the next three to four years. To date, grades K through 3 have begun implementing their new units.

Last week, our second graders and their teachers, Christopher Campbell, Caryn Farber, Tracy Kasschau, Michael Mazur, Amy Potter and Christine Truskiewicz, invited parents to North Side to demonstrate what they learned in their new Ecosystem unit.

Parents were treated to a

song about ecology in the auditorium and then parents and their children moved to the individual classrooms to view student work. Each classroom studied one ecosystem/habitat in depth, being responsible for learning about the climate, geographic location, as well as the animals and plants in the habitat.

At a later date, our second graders also rotated between each of the classrooms and compared their habitats. This brought the entire concept together, which meets the NGSS standard that states, “Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.”

The learning for this unit occurred beyond the individual classrooms, as well. North Side’s music teacher, Ed Lattari taught the unit through song, North Side’s physical education teacher Meryl Fordin played food chain tag and North Side’s enrichment teacher Henry Kupstas created terrariums and videos with the students.

This interdisciplinary unit was a wonderful example of how our various teachers and disciplines work together to support our students’ learning in an integrated manner.

Continue to look for further information about NGSS in upcoming Superintendent’s Weekly Newsletters and how the district is implementing these new science standards and moving the five-year strategic plan forward.

DNA Extraction and Cold Spring Harbor lab trip This year, the East Williston School District has partnered with Cold Spring Harbor Labs to bring supplemental real-life science lab experiences to our students.

Last week, Doreen DeAngelo’s AP Biology class visited the Lake Success branch of CSHL and performed a mitochondrial DNA lab.

During this lab, students performed DNA extraction, a Polymerase Chain Reaction to amplify the DNA and Gel Electrophoresis to separate out their DNA fragments.

Their DNA will then be sequenced and they will be able to go online and compare their DNA to vast data banks of sequenced DNA from many species from all ages.

This experience afforded our students the opportunity to use equipment and perform experi-

ments that are difficult and/or impossible to perform within a high school building setting.

Students were also treated to a tour of the LIJ North Shore blood laboratory where they were able to see firsthand how drawn blood is analyzed from the time it gets to the lab to the time the results are printed.

Our AP Biology students were amazed at this process and the engineering that went into creating this system.

More Sharing of November 4th Superintendent Conference Day Activities Last week I shared many of the activities our teachers and administrators engaged in on November 4th in support of our educational program.

Further activities that day included the work of both the Technology Education and Instructional Technology Departments.

Wheatley technology education teachers Paul Chisholm, Patrick Hurley and Thomas Storck discussed decision-making regarding planning for the second course to be offered in the new engineering sequence for the 2015-16 school year. In this first year of the Project Lead the Way Engineering sequence, the technology education department continues to research the curriculum and speak with other Project Lead the Way districts regarding their sequence and implementation.

Planning also focused on course offerings for the traditional tech ed student not participating in the engineering track.

Plans include some of the wood offerings being converted to a general materials course which will provide students the chance to work with additional materials beyond wood, such as metal and plastic.

Instructional yechnology teachers Audra Beberman and Rochelle Sroka attended several cutting edge workshops at the Cradle of Aviation.

These workshops presented teachers with up-to-date, innovative technology experiences to share with students.

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Roslyn students take lesson from ‘Karate Kid’ Renowned actor Ralph Macchio — best known for his roles in The Karate Kid movies, My Cousin Vinny and the Outsiders — recently visited Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts to teach a Master Class.

Five Roslyn students were among more than 25 film and theatre students to participate in the master class, where Macchio gave them an insider’s perspective on the film industry. He also noted how lucky the students are to have a high school for performing and visual arts.

“Learn as much as you can,” Macchio advised his student audience. “You’re involved in the perfect scenario. You’re collaborating with your peers and creating art. I had a great experience here at the Long Island High School for the Arts. I want to help this program flourish. When

I was a kid, I didn’t have the opportunity to take my creative talent to a place like this, where it could be nurtured and blossom.

The students here are inspired to do great work and to learn their craft. That inspires me to continue to give back.”

On a grander scale, Macchio joined Principal Dr. AJ Hepworth in the LIHSA theatre for an Inside the Actors Studio style interview. Attending students engaged in an interactive question and answer session to learn the nuances of the film industry from this seasoned professional.

They were also audience to an exclusive private screening of Macchio’s latest writing and directing endeavor, the awardwinning short, “Across Grace Alley.” Film students enjoyed a rare opportunity of the film legend critiquing of their work.

Renowned actor and legendary film and television icon Ralph Macchio (center) joins Roslyn UFSD karate kids (from left) music student Raveen Rim, theatre students Arielle Waxman and Casey Landman, film student Max Novick and music student June Young Kim during a recent visit to the Long Island High School for the Arts.

Whitman publishes Roslyn students’ employment study Roslyn High School students Tiffany Sun and Rachel Mintz had their study, “Perceptions of Stay-At-Home Parents Re-entering the Job Market,” published in the Whitman Psychology Journal.

In their experiment, the girls manipulated the resume of an applicant for a pharmacist job. Participants in the study read about either a male or female applicant who was described as returning to the workforce after having taken several years off to care for his/her children or who had been working. As predicted, the study showed that stay-at-home fathers were perceived as less hirable than stay-at-home mothers. “This disparity is likely due to the fact that stay-athome fathers violate traditional gender roles and therefore are perceived negatively,” explained Rachel. The complete study can be found online at http://www.whitmanpsychjour-

Tiffany Sun and Rachel Mintz

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The girls carried out their research in their sophomore year seminar as part of Roslyn High School’s Research Program under the guidance of their teacher, Michelle Mahepath. Though nearly 18 months passed between the day Tiffany and Rachel submitted their study to the Whitman Psychology Journal and the day the article was finally published, the passage of time hasn’t dulled the girls’ excitement. “This is an unbelievable honor, “said Tiffany. “We worked so hard on the project; this was a great way to start senior year.”

Since then, the girls have gone on to conduct other studies that they have recently submitted to the Intel Science Talent Search. Rachel’s study has a medical focus, while Tiffany’s is another psychology study that will be presented this January at the Long Island High School Psychology Fair.

Community Calendar ROSLYN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD MEETINGS The next meeting of the Roslyn Public Schools Board of Education will take place at 8 p.m. at Roslyn Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 4, at East Hills School. Agendas and minutes for Board of Education meetings are available at www.roslynschools.org; click on “Board of Education.”

TAI CHI CLASSES Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise often referred to as “moving meditation”. Classes will teach students the exercises and movements that will build strength and encourage good posture. It

will also help improve balance, flexibility and overall well-being. Classes are opened to North Hempstead residents and will be offered on Wednesdays for the 2014 fall session: Dec. 3 and 10. Beginner and intermediate classes will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and advanced classes will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The class fee is $80 payable by check which can be written out to the “Town of North Hempstead” and presented to instructor Dorothy Scott on the day of the class. For more info all 311.

JCC ART GALLERY The Sid Jacobson JCC Art Gallery hosts

artist Elizabeth Ehrlichman, whose repertoire includes painting, printmaking, collage and the written word. This show runs until Dec. 30. For more information, visit www.sjjcc.org. Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center is located at 300 Forest Drive, East Hills.

Tuesday night bingo Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5253 will host bingo on Tuesday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. The top prize is $1,500 with additional cash prizes totaling $1,700.

Admission is $4 at the post, which is located at 155 Searingtown Road.

ACBL BRIDGE

ACBL sanctioned Bridge games take place in the Nursery School Atrium every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. and Thursday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. in the main building at Shelter Rock Jewish Center, 272 Shelter Rock Rd., Roslyn.

Call (917) 658-5991 to make a reservation.

ACBL SANCTIONED BRIDGE Games take place at Shelter Rock Jewish Center, 272 Shelter Rock Rd., Roslyn, Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the Nursery School Atrium and Thursday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. in the main building. Call (917)658-5991 for a reservation.

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Next month, Ms. Sroka will be working on a coding event with our elementary school students. Look for information to be shared in an upcoming newsletter.

Reminder: Don’t Forget to Check the Virtual Backpack!

Just a reminder that flyers and information that would traditionally be transmitted through your child’s backpack are now posted in the virtual backpack.

To access, go to the district homepage at www.ewsdonline.org > scroll down left side navigation bar to Virtual Backpack.

Congratulations and Commendations Senior Attends Congress of Future Medical Leaders Wheatley senior Samuel Mohebban was selected to attend and represent Nassau County at the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C. The Congress is a program for high school students interested in becoming physicians or medical scientists.

The program is meant to honor, inspire, motivate and direct students to follow a path into medicine. Congratulations Samuel.

Willets Road Musicians Shine Congratulations to the following students who were named All-County musicians: All-County Orchestra: 7th Grader: Eliana Li – violin; 6th Graders: Eric Ness – cello and Elizabeth Yuen – violin; 5th Graders: Julian Chang – cello, Joyce Chen – violin, Jeremy Kang – cello and Andrew Kim - violin All-County Band: 7th Grader: Marco Ali – Trumpet; 6th Grader: Gabriel Westreich – Baritone Saxophone All-County Chorus: 7th Grader: Kavina Amin – Division 3 – Alto; 6th Grader: Brianna Werny – Division 2 – soprano Congratulations to the following student-musicians who were honored to be named to the Long Island String Festival Orchestra: Seventh Grader: Eliana Li-violin; fifth graders: Marjan Alagheband – violin, Joyce Chen – violin, Sasha Cohen – violin and Andrew Kim-violin Willets Road Scrabble Club Excels Tournament The eight-member Scrabble Team, under the supervision of fifth grade teacher and Willets Road Scrabble Club advisor Diane M. Viola, competed in a tournament at the Roslyn Middle School.

Students from Roslyn, Rockville Center, HANC (Hebrew Academy of Nassau County) and Willets Road competed in teams of two, in accordance with tournament rules.

Congratulations to the team of Alex Horowitz and Emily Yagoda, both seventh graders, who took home the first place plaque and congrats to the team of Nadeem Al-Okla, a sixth grader, and Constantine Koutsoftas, a fifth grader, who received second place honors.

Fall Athletic Awards Congratulations to Wheatley’s student-athletes and all of Wheatley’s fall

teams who were named Scholar-Athlete Long Island Championship finalist (second consecutive year) Scholar teams.

This year, 41 of our student athletes Athlete Team were recognized by Nassau County SecAlana Leahy tion 8 and acknowledged at Wheatley’s All County Fall Athletic Awards Night held on Nov. Adena Bernot 18.

All Class B Jade Marcus Boys Varsity Cross Country All Class B Scholar Athlete Team Ally LaMonica All Conference Jordan Weinstock Rachel Jozef All Conference State Qualifier All Conference Zach Calabrese

Jade Marcus All Conference State Qualifier Scholar Athlete Devin Brancato

State Qualifier Girls Varsity Tennis Scholar Athlete Team Girls Varsity Cross Country Scholar Athlete Team Ashley Lessen All State (second consecutive year) *Morgan Hanel

& All County All County State Qualifier Madison D’Ambrosio & All Conference All Conference Katie Keller Jillian Breslin All Conference State Qualifier All Conference Leigh Anderson Brittany Grovemen All Conference State Qualifier All Division Alexa Georgeton Jill Gothelf State Qualifier All Division Courtney Schwartz *At the State Championships, Morgan All Division earned “Best Sportsmanship” recognition Kelsey Shields for all of Section 8 Cross Country athletes All Division (which covers Nassau County). CongratuSabrina Lee lations to Morgan for this well-deserved All Division recognition!

Danielle Krueger All Division Varsity Field Hockey Samantha Lessen Scholar Athlete Team All Division Samantha Palazzolo Boys Varsity Cross Country: All Conference Perri Schreiber Wildcat Award: Zach Calabrese Scholar Athlete & Exceptional Senior Coach’s Award: Jordan Weinstock Carly Brensilber Unsung Hero: Neil Shahdadpuri Unsung Hero Varsity Football (Carle Place/Wheatley): Andrew Hastings All County Luis Costa All Conference Craig Mazzeo All Conference Boys Varsity Soccer - Nassau County Class B Champions and Long Island Championship finalist Scholar Athlete Team Josh Bergsohn All County Pedro Lamarre All County Brendan Doherty Honorable Mention All-County Ethan Bloomberg All Conference & Scholar Athlete Brendon Cervone All Conference Girls Varsity Soccer - Nassau County Class B Champions and

Girls Varsity Cross Country: Wildcat Award: Morgan Hanel Coach’s Award: Leigh Anderson Unsung Hero: Katherine Keller Varsity Football: Wildcat Award: Andrew Hastings Coach’s Award: Luis Costa Unsung Hero: Josh Jacobs JV Football: Spirit Award: Sahaj Gulati Spirit Award: Dean Mattioli Varsity Field Hockey: Wildcat Award: Samantha Palazzolo Coach’s Award: Perri Schreiber

Unsung Hero: Taylor Keenan Girls Varsity Volleyball Scholar Athlete Team *Maura Koszalka All Conference & Scholar Athlete Cara Mattioli All Conference *Maura was named a News12 Scholar Athlete and featured on News 12 this season. Congratulations Maura!

Each season, the following team awards are given out. Congratulations to the fall season recipients.

Boys Varsity Soccer: Wildcat Award: Brendan Doherty Coach’s Award: Brandon Goldberg Unsung Hero: Evan Mattioli Boys JV Soccer: Spirit Award: Hector Ferreira Spirit Award: Steven John Girls Varsity Soccer: Coach’s Award: Dani Wasserman Unsung Hero: Brianna O’Brien Unsung Hero: Hannah Woodward Girls JV Soccer: Spirit Award: Nicole Hetzel SPIRIT AWARD: Olivia DeLay Girls Varsity Tennis: Wildcat Award: Kelsey Shields Coach’s Award:Madison D’Ambrosio Unsung Hero: Courtney Schwartz Girls JV Tennis: Spirit Award: Michelle Lin Spirit Award: Alexa Mizhritsky Girls Varsity Volleyball: Wildcat Award: Maura Koszalka Coach’s Award: Lauren Hogg Coach’s Award:Olivia Braito Girls JV Volleyball: Spirit Award: Ananya Bansal Spirit Award: Lianna Golden Have a Good Weekend As always, please email me at kanase@ewsdonline.org or call me at 333-3758 with any questions, suggestions and/or any topics you would like to see in this newsletter. Wishing everyone a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.

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‘Just One Wheel’ pays Sinai special visit Put together the children in Temple Sinai’s Chazak program for children with special needs, Just One Wheel, and a group of enthusiastic seventh graders. Add pizza, the playground and proud parents.

What do you get? A very happy day on Nov. 11.

Nov. 11 was fun in every way. Just One Wheel is a family owned and run business, that specializes in bringing unicycles and balance sports to everyone.

They visited the Chazak kids for two hours, focusing on building their core muscles and sense of balance.

But the unicycles, pogo sticks, balance boards, cup stilts and other fantastic equipment built so much more than just muscles. The experience showed everyone, children and parents, that the impossible is possible! Every child faced the challenge of trying something completely different and their smiles of happiness and accomplishment were inspiring!

“We had a full house and introduced a new program,” said Rosie Bogard, the Chazak coordinator.

“The kids really seemed to enjoy themselves. Seeing some of our kids on unicycles was priceless. All our kids sat on a bike at one point today. I know their parents were proud; as was I.” Naturally, all this also built up quite an appetite, so pizza was waiting after Just One Wheel’s visit. And to complete the day of fun the kids spent time in the playground, and decorated Shabbat candle sticks.

Sometimes, the best feeling of fun is connecting with others. Temple Sinai Religious School’s 7th grade students visited the kids on Tuesday, as part of their Mitzvah Makers community service. The 7th graders engage in service learning and volunteer work. By volunteering with Chazak, they learned the very important lessons that people communicate in many different ways and not everyone is the same.

But most importantly, they experienced how great it feels to help someone out, which deepens their connection to true Jewish values and traditions.

From beginning to end, Nov. 11 at Temple Sinai was a day filled with fun, learning and connecting.

And that adds up to happiness for everyone. The next Chazak program will be on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m.

Temple Sinai of Roslyn is located at 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights. For more information about the above program, Temple Sinai, or its many programs, please contact Ethel Liebeskind at (516) 6216800 or visit our website at www.mysinai.org.

Roslyn Landmark Society to hold annual holiday party The Roslyn Landmark Society will be hosting their Annual Holiday Party on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Atria on Roslyn Harbor in the Parlor. The Atria is located at 99 Landing Road. Refreshments will be served and a cash bar will be available.

The evening will include a dramatic reading of a memoir from 1733, of a gentleman’s Christmas visit from Boston to Roslyn.

The memoir will be read in period costumed attire and accompanied by music from Frank Hendricks and Linda Pratt.

Hendricks and Pratt began performing together at Cedarmere, the former home of the American poet and newspaper magnate William Cullen Bryant.

Originally, Hendricks brought his theatrical talent to impersonating Bryant and interpreting his poetry, and Pratt shared her musical talent by performing period music on the historic piano as Bryant‘s daughter,

Julia, who lived with him and acted as hostess after his wife died.

They eventually combined their talents, bringing their audiences a taste of life in the 1870s. On Dec. 11 they will offer an engaging glimpse of life in the 18th century.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to rlsinfo@ optonline.net or (516) 625-4363. You can also visit www.roslynlandmarks.org for more information.

Donations can be made to the Roslyn Landmark Society. The event and parking is free to the public.

Founded in 1962 by Roger and Peggy Gerry, the Roslyn Landmark Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide education, restoration and preservation of historically significant buildings, sites, and decorative elements which document the rich heritage of life and progress in Roslyn and the surrounding historic communities on Long Island.

East Williston’s Ted Mageau joins HealthCare Chaplaincy HealthCare Chaplaincy Network, Inc. announced this week that Ted Mageau of East Williston, an insurance executive, has joined the board of directors of this national organization.

Mageau is a manager of The Center for Wealth Preservation in Syosset, a financial planning division of the MassMutual Financial Group. He is also an independent general agent for more than two dozen life, long-term care, disability and annuity insurance companies.

“We are pleased that Ted Mageau is joining HealthCare Chaplaincy Network at this important juncture in the organization’s evolution,” said Rev. Eric J. Hall, HealthCare’s president and CEO. “His business acumen and his appreciation of our mission will serve us well as we continue to grow.”

Mageau’s earlier career included 25 years at MetLife, where he was managing director and director of brokerage in the company’s Roslyn office.

Mageau is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He is a past president of the Manhasset Rotary, and a former alumni advisor at St. John’s University in Queens.

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Peter Chimenti said he has known current Garden City Park Fire/Water District Commissioner Augustine Carnevale for 34 years but is now opposing Carnevale in a race for commissioner because he now feels now it is time for change.

“It’s time to get new blood in there,” Chimenti said.

Chimenti, who has been a resident of New Hyde Park for 48 years, served in the Garden City Park Fire Department for 34 years and is a former fire chief.

“My experience as a firefighter, my positions as a leader and manager, and my integrity are the qualities needed to be an effective commissioner,” Chimenti said.

Chimenti said he retired in

2006 from the NYPD as a sergeant after 22 years on the force and now works for the MTA’s Department of Security as a special inspector.

“I’m not naive to how businesses operate,” Chimenti said.

Carnevale, who has been a resident of New Hyde Park for 51 years and commissioner of the Garden City Park Fire/Water District for 12 years, said he wants to complete the work he has begun.

Carnevale currently works for Ready Mix concrete in Brooklyn.

As commissioner, Carnevale said, he has refurbished five of the six water pumps in the district with new filters, something he says is vital.

“Long Island water is particularly susceptible to contami-

Peter Chimenti

Augustine Carnevale

nants,” he said. “I think we’re ahead of the curve.”

In the next three years Carnevale plans to refurbish the final water pump, he said, something he expects will cost around $2 million.

“I really care for this com-

munity,” Carnevale said. “It’s important to have clean drinking water.”

He said the district recently purchased two new fire trucks and two new ambulances.

Chimenti said he wants to scrutinize the way the district

purchases new equipment.

“I want to keep costs down while also buying the highest quality equipment,” he said. “I have a lot of new ideas to work with the district.”

The election will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m on Dec. 9.

Residents who are registered voters and live within the Garden City Garden City Park Fire/ Water District area, which includes parts of Manhasset Hills, parts of New Hyde Park, parts of Mineola, parts of North Hills, parts of Roslyn, parts of Williston Park, parts of Albertson and parts of Garden City can vote at either Denton Avenue School at 1050 Denton Ave. or at the Garden City Park Fire Department headquarters at 2264 Jericho Turnpike.

East Hills native co-founds tech startup Continued from Page 1 punch,” said Urbach, who now lives in Manhattan.

The mobile application was founded in 2012 and funded with $1.65 million in seed money from an investor team comprised of Cuban, Bill Lohse, Matt Brimmer, Jiawei Wang and others.

Ocho launched on Nov. 11 as part of an exclusive strategic partnership with Vice Sports that Urbach said could expand to the company’s news divisions in the future. “[Vice] felt we were doing great journalistic work and we got them in a room together and it just flowed,” Urbach said. “It did not take us long to decide that we should be working together.”

Ocho was founded on capitalizing upon the rise of Instagram, Snapchat and Vine - social media platforms that have pushed digital interaction past text messages and 140-character mus-

ings, Urbach said.

Vine – which enables users to capture and publish six-second videos, therefore serving as a close approximation to Ocho – has more than 40 million registered users, according to June statistics from the digital media resource MediaBistro.

But no developer who has tried to corner the market on lengthier mobile videos has enjoyed similar breakthrough successes, Urbach said.

“Video is the medium that approximates life best, right? That’s why there are three TVs in the average household. It’s the dominant media form of our time until we develop the Star Trek hologram thing,” Urbach said. “We wanted to do video justice, not just shoehorn it into another medium.”

Added co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Swerdlin: “Wherever life’s moments inspire you, Ocho makes it easy to beautifully cap-

ture them with your iPhone and share with the world. We’ve created a completely new platform for expression and engagement.”

Ocho promises a “television-like viewing experience,” according to a company news release that allows users to record eight-second videos or upload previous content.

Videos can be extended using a time-lapse feature and edited for brightness and volume controls.

Because each video is equipped with a URL, Ocho videos can also be shared across various other social media platforms.

“Ocho is redefining the way we share our stories through creating a powerful, video-based social network in a way that hasn’t been possible until now,” Cuban said in a statement.

“I’m thrilled to watch Ocho and its community come to life through the extraordinary vision and leadership of this team.”

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Court grants brief stoppage to air stripper Continued from Page 1 of North Hempstead in February as part of a $20.9 million capital bond, saying the project was necessary because chlorofluorocarbons, including Freon-22, were detected in the district’s well on Diana’s Trail in Roslyn Estates, requiring the well to be shut down.

The project was initially proposed for construction at the Diana’s Trail well site, but upon receiving complaints from residents about the potential health impact of the air stripper - which would rid Freon-22 from the water but emit the contaminant into the air - it was approved for the park on the condition that officials work to accelerate a park land alienation agreement with the state Legislature be-

fore the end of the legislative session in June.

In an 11-page decision dated Sept.

19, state Supreme Court Justice James P. McCormack determined that the plaintiffs lacked the proper standing to bring the case before the court, writing “none of the petitioners have proven that they use or enjoy the park more than most other members of the public, or that their injury is real and different from most members of the public.”

The request was an appeal to the state Supreme Court after McCormack lifted a temporary restraining order in early July that was granted by the Nassau County Supreme Court against the solicitation of construction bids or the start of work to

the air stripper.

Dicker, Greengold and Brummel filed for a temporary restraining order in late June, saying the proposed project violated several state environmental protection laws and would destroy the forested area in the park reserved for hiking and wildlife. They also questioned the validity of the park land alienation agreement between the county and state.

Water district officials have said the air stripper is necessary because two other wells - on Mineola Avenue and beneath the William Cullen Bryant Viaduct - were also taken out of service after each was found to have contaminants, and in the last year water pressure decreased dramatically while the district’s demand for

water increased.

Wells on Mineola Avenue and beneath the William Cullen Bryant Viaduct are also being treated to remove contaminants.

Exposure to Freon-22 has been found to cause dizziness, loss of concentration, depression and/or cardiac arrhythmia if inhaled in high concentrations, and can also cause asphyxiation if inhaled in confined spaces.

The Roslyn Water District serves the villages of Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, East Hills and parts of Flower Hill, North Hills and Port Washington and the unincorporated Roslyn Heights, Albertson, Greenvale and Glenwood Landing.

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Santa Claus is coming to town Dec. 6 Good little boys and girls will get a chance to “Skate with Santa” at Christopher Morley Park on Saturday, Dec. 6 during the 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. skate session.

Children are invited to come out and skate with Santa, have their pictures taken in front of the tree, and enjoy a cookie decorating activity, courtesy of Panera Bread. Additionally, “Toys for Tots” will be holding a program. Free hot chocolate will be available.

Public skating sessions at Christopher Morley Park are as follows: • Mondays & Tuesdays: 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. & 4 - 6 p.m.

• Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. & 4 – 6 p.m.

• Fridays: 4 – 6 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

• Saturdays & Sundays: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; 1:15 p.m. – 3:15

p.m. & 4 – 6 p.m.

Public skating fees for all three County ice rinks are as follows: • Resident Adult with Leisure Pass: $7 • Adult without Leisure Pass: $14 • Resident child (17 & under) with Leisure Pass: $5 • Child (17 & under) without Leisure Pass: $10 • Veterans, Seniors, Firefighters, Ambulance Corps, & Auxiliary Police with Leisure Pass: $4 Christopher Morley Park is located in at 500 Searingtown Road in Roslyn-North Hills. For more information please call: (516) 571-8113.

For more information about the Nassau County Parks, Recreation and Museums Department, please call: (516) 572-0200 or visit the website at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

H O O K A N D L A D D E R I N S TA L L AT I O N D I N N E R North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilman Peter Zuckerman attended the Rescue Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 of Roslyn’s 162nd Annual Installation Dinner on Nov. 8. The event was held at the Engineers Country Club in Roslyn. Outgoing president Christopher Boffa, who spent nearly 20 years as a firefighter with the company, was recognized for his distinguished service. The ceremony also welcomed incoming president Pete Liotta to his new position. Pictured from left: North Hempstead Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Incoming President Peter Liotta, Chief of Department Scott Baumgarten, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Outgoing President Christopher Boffa, North Hempstead Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Ex-President Henry Krukowski, Jr. at the Rescue Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 of Roslyn’s 162nd Annual Installation Dinner.

B O S W O R T H V I S I T S R O S LY N R O TA R Y C L U B North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth attended a recent Roslyn Rotary Club meeting on Nov. 5 at Mims Restaurant where she spoke about the 2015 Budget, upcoming capital projects, the Veterans Advisory Committee, and the Town’s Building Department programs. Bosworth also recognized and thanked the Rotary members for their dedication to volunteerism in the local community. The Roslyn Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at Mim’s, and is an organization of business and professional leaders that help build goodwill and peace.

Pictured from left: Geralyn Chicoine, Mary Lindquist, Doreen Banks, Deborah Gottlieb, Deborah Zenir, Bosworth, Jean Limbach, Leidy Duran and Jeff Sanderoff.

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Collins leads Post to stellar season B y B rian R iley The LIU Post football team concluded an incredible season last week, filled with comebacks, heartbreaks, and exceeded expectations. After two consecutive losing seasons, the Pioneers turned it around this year winning their first Northeast-10 Conference Championship since 2006 and making their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in nearly 10 years.

The No. 6 seeded Pioneers lost to third-seeded Virginia State, 28-17, in a first-round clash Saturday at Rogers Stadium.

Much of the credit for this season’s success is due to head football coach, Bryan Collins. Before the season even started and months before training camp was in sight, Collins had the depth chartboard wide open, preparing for the season ahead.

On the railing of the depth chart sits a dirty old horseshoe that Collins found during a jog around the LIU Post campus prior to last season. Collins picked it up, hoping it was a good luck charm, after going 5-11 during the 2012-2013 season.

Collins, who is also the head Athletic Director for LIU Post, thought a little luck might be needed.

During the fall season, Collins enters the campus athletic center at 8 a.m. and leaves at 12 p.m. Collins, a husband and a father of two, struggles during the sea-

Photo by Tyler Tarae Hutchins

Coach Bryan Collins in the huddle.

son to see his family.

“Unfortunately, there isn’t much balance. You sacrifice certain things for your career,” Collins said.

Collins played middle linebacker throughout his high school and college careers. At St. John’s University, he won the Dr. Peter Vitulli Award, which is given to athletes with the most perseverance and courage. Collins graduated with a Business Management degree from the

university.

It was a year after graduation that he realized an office job wasn’t the route for him. Although he hoped that an NFL team would give him a call, they never did. But, Collins was committed to making a living out of the sport he loved.

In preparation for a career in football, Collins returned to his high school alma mater, Saint Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, as an assistant coach.

After several years of coaching there, Collins ultimately got the head-coaching job at LIU Post in 1998.

Perseverance is a trait Collins has continually exhibited throughout his life.

He recently celebrated the seven-year anniversary of his kidney transplant. Collins had surgery in the off-season, and never missed a game.

Collins is not just a coach, but a teacher as well.

“It’s great to stand in front of a group of young men and look into their eyes and they’re looking back at you, and you just feel they are paying attention to what you have to say,” Collins said.

Mike Sollenne, junior offensive lineman for LIU Post, gets to listen to his speeches firsthand.

“He’s a yeller sometimes, but every coach is,” Sollenne said. Despite his first two seasons being losing ones, Sollenne finds comfort in Collins’ past success.

During his first eight seasons as head

football coach at LIU Post, he led the Pioneers to a 73 -17 record. He also supports a 5,000-hour community service goal for all of LIU’s student-athletes.

“We are so fortunate to be able to play [and] with service you appreciate what you have,” Collins said. “Communication is paramount to every relationship.”

As a middle linebacker in college, it was his responsibility to communicate with his team and it was his responsibility to make adjustments. Collins uses those same communications skills in his role as athletic director. It is clear that Collins’ love for sports has rubbed off on his children, including his daughter, Megan, who played four sports in high school.

Collins also expects his players to progress off the field, according to Ian Schraier, a 2007 graduate of LIU Post who is now their Director of Athletic Media Relations. Schraier has firsthand knowledge of that commitment, since his office is footsteps away from Collins’.

“Collins pushed me when I was a student working in the office, and now as an employee,” Schraier said. Collins responded, “If you’re staying the same, you’re getting worse.”

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer. com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

St. Mary’s defeats St. Peter’s, moves to 3-0 The Church of St. Mary CYO Boys basketball program kicked off week two of the season.

After a grueling opening weekend, St. Mary’s 5th grade (Cozzi/Perfetto) ran their record to 3-0 against a tough opponent in St. Peter’s, Port Washington.

The boys started the game frenetically with a smothering man to man defense led by Matt Perfetto, Alex Cozzi and Hunter Panzik. This effort enabled St. Mary’s to jump out to an early lead.

St. Peter’s responded with a half-court press, but tremendous ball movement led by Michael Lasalle, Joey Terenzi and Brendan Trotta increased St. Mary’s lead to double digits at the end of the first half.

St. Peter’s was determined to not go away quietly and started the second half with a big run which cut St. Mary’s lead to nine points. Dillon Magee, Peter Vorillas, Tommy Tsongas and Chris Diskin weathered the storm and settled down with strong rebounding and good ball movement on offense. St. Mary’s continued to work hard in the second half and emerged victorious with a final score of 35-17.

The 4th grade team (Noone/Petersen) played to a win against St. Boniface, Sea Cliff. This was the team’s first away game and the boys were extraordinary. The entire team played great defense, had many fantastic passes. Team members are Patrick Albanese, Gabriel

Alcaraz, Aidan Haggerty, Tommy Higgins, Brian Noone, Jack Petersen, Alexander Robson, Grant Valentine, Matthew Varela and Theo Vorillas. It was a great team effort and fun was had by all.

St Mary’s 8th grade (Saville/Quinn) beat Holy Spirit, 64-36. The offense was led by John Mastando, who scored 28 points, Jay Schlaefer (13 points) and Thomas Santella and Thomas Blaney, who each scored six points.

St. Mary’s defense forced numerous turnovers and dominated the boards, with major contributions from Nick Quinn, Will Allen, Jack Saville, Chris Carillo, John Whelan and Alex Racanelli. The team awaits the return of Ross Tortora, who was injured in a previous victory over St. Peter’s.

St. Mary’s 8th grade team 7 began their title defense with a 48-33 win over Holy Family, Hicksville. Led by Noah Semple (12 points/8 rebounds) and Steven Vlahakis (7/4) and outstanding defense by Eddie Arnold and Joseph Mulholland (2 pts., 2 steals), the defending champions battled through a tough first quarter before pulling away. Duncan Barcelona (3 pts), Patrick Weber (3 pts., 2 steals), Timmy Kiggins (7), Steven Salerno (5), Joe Locurto (6) and Charlie Young (4). With defensive stalwart Louis Perfetto and sharpshooter Chris Themelis on the DL, the team aims to play tough until their return.

St. Mary’s 8th grade (Hannan) squeaked by a stout

St. Gertrude’s, Bayville team, 36-33. It was a defensive struggle throughout. Julian Brown and Matt Cozzi paced the scoring and Andrew Pogue drained a crucial 3 pointer down the stretch.

4th Grade (Byrne/Pidherny) bested St Aidan, Williston Park. St Mary’s played disciplined defense and moved the ball well on offense. The players did a skillful job distributing the ball and overall it was a team effort on offense. It was a very competitive game and after taking an early 10-point lead St Mary’s held on.

St. Mary’s 8th Grade (Chellaram) started the season strongly with two victories on their double header this past weekend. In their season opener at home the team beat St. Boniface, 36-26. Leading them to victory was Leo Tsartsalis (10 pts, 6 rebounds), Stelio Katopodius (6 pts, 5 assists), Kyle Grant (6 pts, 3 assists), Dino Chellaram (9 assists, 5 steals), Nico Miradoli (4 pts), and Demetri Mc Nulty (4 pts).

In their second game, the team beat St. Ann, 45-26.

It was an all-round effort from the all the players, with additional contribution from Luca Parisi (4 pts),Ryan Muni (5 pts, 8 rebounds), Michael Polis (4 pts), Adam Stefan(4 pts, 3 rebounds). The unselfish play from Dino Chellaram (14 assists, 5 steals) and excellent defensive effort by Bryce Thalhemier, Matt Abrankin and Dan Desantis allowed the team to pull away in the second half.

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