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BY B R YA N A H R E N S The executive director of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency said on Tuesday that the Mineola School District has not attended any public hearings regarding tax exemptions for past Mineola projects or made inquiries regarding applications before the agency.

“The school district has had multiple opportunities to tell us how they feel,” said Joseph Kearney.

But, he said, they haven’t.

Kearney’s comments support comments made by Village of Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss in responding to charges by Mineola School Board President Artie Barnett and school Superintendent Michael Nagler that the school district was not made aware of past hearings regarding tax exemptions approved by the IDA and the village in downtown Mineola.

Barnett and Nagler have criticized the village on several occasions in recent months for Continued on Page 32

Nassau’s New District Attorney Manhasset resident Madeline Singas, previously the top assistant to former Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, takes the oath of office as the county’s top prosecutor during a ceremony in Mineola on Tuesday. See story on page 4.

First meeting with mediator set Herricks board, teaching assistant reps to hold talks on Feb. 2

BY B R YA N A H R E N S The Herricks Board of Education and the union representing 62 teaching assistants have scheduled their first meeting with a mediator from the Public Employee Relations Board for

Feb. 2 according to Superintendent of Schools John Bierwirth.

Bierwirth said Monday the two sides have had no further discussions since they reached an impasse in November on the union contract and agreed to bring in a mediator to advise on the talks.

Bierwirth and school board President James Gounaris said at a November board meeting that talks to replace the contract, which

expired June 30, had broken down.

“It was done jointly,” Bierwirth said at the time. “We lament that we have not been able to negotiate.”

Gounaris said that negotiations have been arduous due to the limitations of the district.

“As we have said before, we have nothing but appreciation and respect for our staff. Nevertheless, the fiscal climate, the tax levy cap and a number of other

factors complicate negotiations and make it difficult or impossible to accommodate certain proposals. It was our hope that having tackled the tough issues with the other units, we would able to do the same with the teaching assistants,” Gounaris said during the meeting.

Negotiations between the board and Herricks Teacher Association, which represents the teaching assistants, have been Continued on Page 37

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E.W. alum to receive Pole dancing thanks for donations adds new twist Foundation to honor Steve Simmons at dinner

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Steve Simmons donated $100,000 to the East Williston Education Foundation in 1996 in appreciation of the education he and his classmates received as students in the class of 1964.

But his support of the district did not end there.

In November, Simmons donated an additional $55,000 to the district.

“The teachers in the district had a critical influence on me and my classmates,” Simmons said. “It was just a spectacular place to go to school and learn.”

Simmons, who now lives in Connecticut, said he has tried to keep his life varied since graduating from East Williston Schools in 1964.

“I’ve done a lot of different things,” he said.

Simmons, who grew up in Roslyn Heights, started his own cable company in 1982, Simmons Communications. which held over 350,000 subscribers in 20 states, later selling the company in the early 1990’s, he said.

Simmons said he went on to write five children’s books, including “Alice and Greta,” which sold over 200,000 copies.

Prior to starting his cable company, Simmons said he worked in the White House for President Jimmy Carter for nearly four years as an assistant and then associate director on the White House’s domestic policy staff.

Simmons, who attended Cornell University and Harvard Law School, said he was eventually drawn back to working in cable and the internet when he started three new cable companies in 2001, RCN, Grande and Choice.

He currently is the chairman of all three, which serves over 700,000 customers in total across the United States and Puerto Rico.

“I’m still working now in this new world of internet,” he said.

The East Williston Education Foundation announced Monday that

To Pattye Bohnet, pole dancing is not only a business but a way of life.

“I feel at home here,” said Bonet from her location at Body, Mind & Pole in Mineola. “This gives me something to wake up to in the morning.”

Bohnet, a Franklin Square resident who opened Body, Mind & Pole in September of 2012, said the negative connotations of pole dancing as something done in a men’s club are quickly fading.

“Pole dancing has become much more acceptable. The stigma associated with it has been lifted,” she said. “There are competitions around the world.”

The studio, located at 460 Jericho Turnpike as part of Personal 1 Fitness, offers students a home and away from home, Bohnet said.

Kim Besab, a student at the studio, said she always looks forward to her lessons.

“It’s really fun,” she said as she prepared for an upcoming class. “I’m always learning something new.”

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Steve Simmons it will express its appreciation by honoring Simmons at the organization’s Simmons’ Award Night, an annual event that recognizes district staff members who have made a difference in their students lives.

Simmons, who said he will be attending the event, said he believes that teachers are one of the most important aspects in a students life.

“Teachers are so important to the futures of all children and yet I do not believe they get enough recognition and enough support,” he said.

East Williston Education Foundation co-President Janet Entine said the organization decided to honor Simmons at the April 16 event alongside school members following his second contribution.

“It’s a wonderful gesture,” Entine said. “He feels very strongly that he and his family and his classmates received a strong education.”

According to the East Williston School district’s website, the foundation chooses teachers for the award based on prepared portfolios showcasing letters from former students,

fellow teachers and administration which show the teacher has worked to further the foundations goals.

The foundation, which was established in 1996, seeks to aid students in receiving a strong education, Entine said.

“It’s a jewel of a district,” she said. “In this day and age of declining money from the state we want to provide programs for the students that allow them to become a wellrounded child.”

Entine said one of the goals of the not-for-profit organization is ensure each student has a computer and printer in their home. To date, the foundation has donated over 45 computers to students, she said.

“The district will notify us and we will purchase the computer and deliver it to the child,” she said.

She cited an instance where the foundation was able to keep the Wheatley Library open for students during a time of fiscal hardship for the district.

“We attempt to cover items that are not covered by the school,” Entine said.

for the upcoming class alongside Besab, said pole dancing is an important part of self-image for her.

“It helps you feel very comfortable with your body and where you are with your life,” she said. “There is a feeling of acceptance and family here.”

Body, Mind & Pole also offers aerial hammock classes, Bohnet said, which aids in learning dance moves and provides upper body and core strength while improving endurance and flexibility.

The studio also offers an introduction to Lyra, an aerial hoop program with its own set of techniques and endurance practices.

In addition to introductory courses, the studio offers more advanced pole dancing classes for students who progress through the beginning courses.

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Medical Center and as a more recently, a boom in And second, he had to vice president and director heroin and prescription graduate from a Ph.D. pro- of treatment research at the drugs, Morgenstern has gram in clinical psychol- National Center on Addic- been presented with a new ogy at New York University tion and Substance Abuse. challenge: How to maxiamid the epidemic that he GCN_WaldorfMOORE_halfpgHorz-NOV2014x3_2014 11/17/2014mize 11:03limited AM Page 1 But as the so-called health-system

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“It’s so important that the best and biggest healthcare systems have great treatment programs, but that’s still not how medi-

cine sees addiction,” he said. “If you have a family member that has cancer, you’d know to send them to [Memorial] Sloan Kettering [Cancer Research Center].

We want to get to a point, as time progresses, that you know to send your loved ones to North Shore, to Cornell [Medical Center], to NYU [Langone Medical Center].”

While medical professionals and addiction specialists have struggled to identify candidates for treatment programs before they overdose or are arrested, Morgenstern and North Shore-LIJ have sought to maximize the health system’s early intervention program to curb addictive behavior before treatment becomes necessary.

“For people who end up dying of an overdose, typically it’s not the first time they’ve overdosed,” Morgenstern said. “Often people come into an emergency care facility or

a primary-care facility and they seek pain prescriptions and are turned away. Nothing is really done at that point, because it’s seen as they’re just roving for meds, but how about we follow up with those patients and see if they want treatment? We should have a capacity to do that.”

North-Shore’s Early Intervention SubstanceAbuse Program is part of a five-year pilot initiative that began in late 2013 that is funded by a $10 million federal grant and administered by the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

It has so far been expanded to the health system’s General Internal Medicine practice in Great Neck, North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, the LIJAmbulatory Care Unit in New Hyde Park, Southside Hospital in Bay Shore and other sites in Manhattan and Staten Island.

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Ra named ranking Manhasset resident member of committee sworn in as acting DA

BY B R YA N A H R E N S State Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) was reappointed as a ranking member of the state Education Committee on Monday.

“I have been fortunate to serve on the Education Committee for my first two terms in the Assembly, and to have had the opportunity to work with my colleagues on both sides of aisle to improve education for New York’s students,” Ra said in a statement.

Ra said he intended to work to return local control to schools and reform the Board of Regents.

Currently there are seven positions on the Board of Regents which are up for re-election this year, he said.

“That’s a lot,” Ra said. “The process last year was not done in the most open matter. These individuals have the responsibility, they implement a new mandate and it gets passed along to the local district and then the local taxpayer.”

He also said he intends to fulfill a promise he made during his re-election campaign and fight to roll back mandated Common-Core standards,.

“Really it’s about pushing back on that as a mandate and trying to give more leeway to local districts,” he said. “Long

Island is know for its schools and less and less control is held at the local levels.”

Ra said believes his position as ranking member of the education committee gives him an opportunity to influence state education.

“It has been an honor to be the ranking member of this committee and I look forward to making a difference in our state’s education system, as well as other areas that are in need of improvement,” he said in a statement.

Collaboration, Ra said, is what will help local school’s to better help students.

“We need to treat our teachers, educators and parents as partners,” he said.

“We don’t think that treating any entity as a problem is going to get us where we need to be. The teachers need to be a partner with the legislators and policy makers, that’s the only way we can improve education.”

Ra was also appointed as a new member of the Transportation Committee on Monday and currently serves on the New York State’s Higher Education, Health and Codes committees.

“I’m really excited about being added to the Transportation Committee,” he said. “I will push to make sure that infrastructure needs are looked at, public transportation and roads.”

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO Manhasset resident Madeline Singas took the oath of office as Nassau County’s acting district attorney on Tuesday, succeeding newly sworn-in U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City).

Singas, 48, was previously the top assistant prosecutor to Rice, who in November was elected to represent the 4th Congressional District in Washington after nine years as district attorney.

In a statement, Singas said she has “very big shoes to fill” in replacing Rice but is “honored and privileged to represent this office and the 1.3 million residents of Nassau.”

“I’m looking forward to continuing to refine many of the innovative programs that we initiated during the last nine years, and ensuring that Nassau County continues to be one of the safest big counties in the United States,” she said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo may formally appoint Singas or someone else to replace her as acting district attorney. If he takes no action, Singas, a Democrat, will serve through the end of the year.

A general election for a four-year term would follow in November.

Jay Jacobs, Nassau Democratic chairman, said he will not make his Democratic endorsement until the end of the month, but that Singas has said she wants to run in the election.

“I’m looking for a professional prosecutor who will focus their attention on political corruption in a fair-minded and balanced way,” Jacobs said. “I’m also looking for somebody who can win the general election.”

Jacobs added that Singas’ overall career provides a good platform for her to be elected District Attorney and serve well in that capacity.

Singas told reporters following a brief ceremony in Mineola that she plans to seek the position but declined to disclose whether she had spoken with the governor.

“I can’t comment on our personal conversations, but I’ve heard that I will be either in an acting capacity or the appointed district attorney for Nassau County,” she told Newsday.

“But he obviously has many things on his mind this month.”

Rice was sworn in Tuesday in Washington.

She cast a vote for Nancy Pelosi (D-California) for the House Speaker position that went to John Boehner (R-Ohio), who was re-elected to the post for a third term.

Singas, a mother of two, graduated from Fordham Law School and later joined the Queens District Attorney’s Office in 1991.

There, Singas quickly rose to a leadership position in the agency’s Domestic Violence bureau.

She joined Rice’s office in 2006 as the head of the county’s newly-formed Special Victim’s Bureau.

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Mario Cuomo, former governor, dies at 82

BY B I LL S A N A N TON I O Mario Cuomo, the three-term governor of New York who was twice considered a Democratic presidential favorite, died Thursday hours after his oldest son, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was sworn in for his second term. He was 82.

The former governor did not attend his son’s inauguration and was recently hospitalized with a heart condition.

The Cuomo family Thursday told CNN – where Mario Cuomo’s youngest son Christopher is an anchor – that the former governor died at home of “natural causes due to heart failure.”

Andrew Cuomo said in his inaugural address that he spent New Year’s Eve with his father and went through his speech with him prior to taking the stage during a ceremony on the 64th floor of One World Trade Center.

“He said it was good, especially for a second termer,” Andrew Cuomo said.

“See, my father is a third-termer, but he sends his regards to all of you.”

“He couldn’t be here physically today, my father. But my father is in this room,” he continued. “He is in the heart and mind of every person who is here… his inspiration and his legacy and his experience is what has brought this state to this point.”

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Dame, making him a presidential frontrunner in 1988 and 1992.

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President Obama in a statement Thursday called Cuomo “an unflinching voice for tolerance, inclusiveness, fairness, dignity and opportunity.”

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Civic, town to meet on country club Plan to resolve lingering issues affecting proposed park district: Zarin

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO Lawmakers and civic leaders will look to finalize lingering issues preventing the official start of a project to construct a new Roslyn Country Club facility during a private meeting at North Hempstead Town Hall on Friday, officials said.

Todd Zarin, president of the Roslyn Country Club Civic Association, said “the broad strokes have already been completed” with regard to a $2 million acquisition contract between the town and Corona Realty Holdings to transfer more than 300,000 square feet of the new park district to North Hempstead, but the two sides must still determine long-term property rights for residents living within the country club community.

“The bottom line is that we need to make sure residents can protect their enormous investment in this facility so that 10, 20, 30 years down the road somebody’s not scratching their head to wonder if they can in-

clude another hundred people,” he said. “We’ve assumed at a gut level as far as how this thing will be operated, and we need to be committed so we can look at [the town] and they can reflect what we expect out of this special district and how those words become cemented in place.”

Zarin also said that a committee independent of the civic association comprised of residents of the country club is also expected to form to advocate in favor of protecting the community’s long-term residential rights, which town officials have said would include free membership to the new park district for residents who once held easements on the property.

Corona Realty Holdings, which owns more than 400,000 square feet of property at the site and operates the Royalton at Roslyn Country Club catering hall, shuttered the country club after suing residents in the 1990s over easement rights that provided for use of the club’s facilities for $100 a year. Nearly 400 residents then counter sued.

Zarin said nearly all the residents who brought litigation against Corona are willing to drop their lawsuits in exchange for a project to construct a new country club to move forward.

“My sense is that most people who got involved with the litigation did so to get a place opened, not get a check from Corona,” he said. “This project, which is fairly broad in scope and many other things that still need to get wrapped up, is the embodiment of that. That’s the goal I believe most people have had with this litigation.”

The town and Corona agreed to the acquisition in 2012. The town last year created a special park district within the unincorporated Roslyn community to restore the country club, which was shuttered several years ago.

In early December, the Nassau County Planning Commission approved an application that officials said would help finalize the acquisition of the property and allow for the start of construction.

North Hempstead has pro-

posed a redevelopment of the property that includes renovations to the club’s pool area and tennis courts as well as the construction of a new locker room facility, playgrounds and a basketball court.

Perhaps the most severe repairs included in the plan are for the pool area, which officials said would allow for a wade-in area compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act, lap swimming and several smaller pools to be used for aerobics classes and swim instruction.

During public information sessions about the proposal in November, town officials said they would like for minor renovations to begin this fall. A tentative date for the opening of the country club was set for Memorial Day 2017.

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth (D-Great Neck) at the time said the sessions were positive and that she was optimistic for the project to move forward.

The redevelopment would be financed using $12 million

in borrowed funds, which town officials said would be repaid over a 20-year period. The town would also utilize bond anticipation notes in the first five years of the project due to current low interest rates.

The park district is expected to require $1,092,342 in operating costs in its first year, officials said.

Residents living within the country club community – the property is located within Locust Lane, Saddle Lane and Club Drive – would pay a median $1,320 assessed valuation in 2017, town officials said is based on a home valued at $730,800.

“I think that expectations on part of residents and the real estate market at large create a lot of pressure in getting this done,” Zarin said. “The costs of residences in the Roslyn Country Club demand that we get it open, and I think the pressure on us to do that ultimately take us back to the distinctiveness of this community and what it was in the 1950s and ’60s.”

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Towns oppose new casino plans Officials say the process lacks transparency, community input; too close to residents

BY B R YA N A H R E N S and A D A M L I D G E T T

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilwoman Viviana Russell along with Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray sent letters Tuesday to the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation asking them to halt their plans to house a video gambling parlor at the vacant Fortunoff building at The Source mall in Westbury.

The two North Hempstead officials expressed concern for the parlor plan, which was announced Dec. 30, in a statement as lacking transparency and being devoid of any community input.

Bosworth said Wednesday OTB released the information about the proposed project the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and that OTB has not allowed for a process for residents to express concerns.

“One of my basic tenants is open and transparent government, and this proposal doesn’t follow that in any way,” Bosworth said. “In order for the government to make sound and responsible decisions, it is important to get input from the community. Our residents are entitled to that.”

The building where OTB plans to

have the parlor is technically located in the Town of Hempstead, but Bosworth said some adjacent communities in the Town of North Hempstead will be adversely affected, including Carle Place, Westbury and New Cassel.

According to the statement, Bosworth and Russell are working with Westbury Mayor Peter Cavallaro, as well as other elected officials, to voice their collective concerns about the proposed project.

Bosworth said that even though the neither the Town of North Hempstead or the Town of Hempstead has any jurisdiction over whether the casino can be built, she, along with other elected officials, will try to sway OTB’s decision. Bosworth said the location proposed to house the casino is inappropriate, as it is so close to many small residential areas.

“Old Country Road already has such huge traffic issues as it is, and so many residents are concerned this [casino] will further impact this,” Bosworth said. “It’s actually just a baseball throw away from a residential area.”

Bosworth said she is calling on OTB to halt all current discussion on the project until OTB can bring the process more fully into the light. She said she is worried that while people are trying to voice their concerns to OTB, OTB will sign the docu-

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ments and make the decisions to build the casino, and it will be too late to do anything about it.

She said she has received hundreds of letters and emails from residents expressing their opposition to the casino.

On Monday alone, Bosworth said she received 175 letters.

Murray said in a letter she sent to OTB that she opposes the proposed casino because of increased traffic, parking and negatives impacts on natural resources and municipal services, such as water, sewage and garbage. She said in the letter she also has concerns about a possible increase in criminal activity. “...Hempstead Town does not have an official role or a “seat at the table” with the gaming commission on this matter,” Murray said in the letter. “Despite these facts, I will remain aggressive in voicing my concerns and advocating for local neighbors.”

Murray said in the letter she plans to meet with OTB as well as state officials to talk about the proposed parlor and voice her concerns.

The parlor, which is expected to hold up to 1,000 video slot machines, would occupy 15 percent, or 30,000 square-feet, of the roughly 200,000 square-foot building, OTB said in a statement. OTB offi-

cials said they expect the gaming parlor to open some time in 2015.

“The openness and transparency required for such a large and significant project have clearly not been provided by OTB. The announcement of your plan was made during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day and reflected virtually no outreach to the community. A meaningful process providing for authentic community input and vigorous public discussion is an important safeguard for sound and responsible governmental decision-making. Our residents are entitled to – and frankly expect – no less from their public officials. Unfortunately, the actions of OTB up to this point have failed this crucial test,” the letter reads.

Bosworth said that once the public input is allowed for and open discussion happens, it will be clear that the casino does not belong at its proposed site.

OTB said in a statement that it has a long history of working with the people they are in the community with to be good neighbors.

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A Chanukah miracle Nassau County park wrong

President Obama’s decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and open the U.S. Embassy in Havana for the first time in more than 50 years touched home for the students at the Schechter School of Long Island.

They had taken up the cause of Alan Gross, a Jewish businessman and New Hyde Park native who had been detained in Cuba for more than five years.

READERS WRITE The students had been exchanging letters with Gross not knowing why he was being held by the Castro regime or if he would ever come home. His only crime was delivering computer equipment to Jewish residents of Cuba.

The water district’s neigh- placed in an industrial park or his is a thought about After learning of the announcement of his release, the school held a the North Hempstead’s bors managed to convince the dying strip mall or abandoned celebration in the auditorium. It was, they said, their first Chanukah gift of Water District’s air strip- water district not to put the air gas station with less environthe year. mental and political consestripper next to them. per.

Cantor Marcey Wagner, principal of the Schechter K-5 school in JeriHowever, this contaminated quences.

Clearly many people will cho, read a letter he had received from Gross’ lawyer, Richard Shore: “Your see placing it in a public park water plume must be expansive. students should be very proud of themselves and they have every reason to Russell Todd I’m sure the air stripper and destroying a nature preshare in the joy of Alan’s release. I hope that you know it has meant a lot.”

Roslyn Heights could be just as effectively serve is a bad idea.

Because the Castro regime fears anything that even smells like freedom, Gross’ lawyer had to smuggle the letters written by these children to him.

Last January Gross wrote, “I was deeply moved by the warmth and encouragement of their messages. Please share with them how much I appreciate their prayers and good wishes. Assure them that these are truly felt and that they are a meaningful source of hope for my family and me.”

Gross said he will visit the school when he has had time to regain his health.

The students have learned how important is to care about something far bigger than themselves. And they have learned that, even at a young age, they can take a stand against injustice.

The students at Schechter School and their teachers have made Nassau n New Year’s Eve day duty death. How did it happen? not the case.

County proud.

A Fireman’s Prayer begins, the Sanford family, In- Why did it happen?

Sometimes answers are easy “When I am called to duty god, wood Fire Department, Nassau County Fire to come by and sometimes there wherever flames may rage, give Service and brothers and sisters really are no definitive answers. me the strength to save some For 17 years, Joseph Sanford Jr. risked his life to save the lives and homes of the fire service throughout At the same time the Sanford life.” of Long Island residents as a volunteer for the Inwood Fire Department.

Junior’s strength brought the northeast honored the val- family endures the pain as the In the early morning hours of Dec. 19, Sanford responded to his last iant and courageous efforts of fire service makes every effort to him to a fateful day. A Firealarm. man’s Prayer ends, “And if acChief Joseph “Junior” Sanford at support and comfort them.

He was killed when the floor of a house on Central Avenue in Woodmere We owe a huge debt to Ju- cording to your will I have to a fateful house fire in the early engulfed in flames collapsed beneath him. lose my life, please bless with nior’s family for their sacrifice. morning hours of Dec. 19.

We don’t know how many times Sanford walked into a burning buildWe hold Junior’s family your protecting hand my chilChief Sanford suffered faing. It is something that firefighters do every day, knowing that they might tal injuries as he performed his dear to our hearts and thank dren and my wife.” not come out.

I trust he will.

It is for this reason that Sanford and his fellow firefighters are our heroes, firefighting duties selflessly and them for allowing Joe to be part of our fire service family. gallantly. even more so when, like Sanford, they take this risk as volunteers.

Edward W. Powers We all wish Chief Sanford It is always a shock when Garden City Park Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Magas expressed New Hyde Park a sentiment that we suspect is held by every firefighter in Nassau County: “It the fire service endures a line of was still with us. Sadly this is hits everybody extremely hard. Any loss, whether paid or volunteer, is tough, especially around the holidays. It’s extremely difficult on the family and his letters p olic y fellow firefighters.”

Inwood Fire Chief Anthony Rivelli told reporters that Sanford was “Just a gutsy, gutsy, gutsy guy.”

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Code words thinly mask writer’s meaning

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here is a saying - ”if it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck.”

In an exchange of letters between myself and Emery Rose (see Great Neck News Dec. 12, 26 and Jan. 2) I maintained that he sounded like a racist based upon his undefined use of the pronoun “they” and his reference to people who “cannot pay for any aspect of their lives, so the rest of us are stuck with the bill.”

Since this is the rhetoric used by right wing ideologues and FOX News aficionados, I concluded that the undefined “they” must be blacks and Latinos. Rose’s latest letter informs me that part of the “Democrat permanent underclass are white.”

Forgive my skepticism, but I am not convinced.

When Americans talk about “welfare queens” and “food stamp cheaters” the image that comes to mind is not a white man

standing on a checkout counter line.

When we hear the phrase “those people,” it’s code for you know whom and it doesn’t include us white folk.

We are known by those whom we emulate and admire.

Rose holds up “Dr. Ben Carson, Alan West, and Herman Cain” as African-Americans he admires.

His female heroines include Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann and Nicki Haley.

Finally, we learn that he is a lifetime member the NRA and the Tea Party Patriots. As one of my political science professors used to opine, “if you got any further to the right, you’d fall off the spectrum.”

Carson, West, and Cain are among an infinitesimally small number of conservative blacks who are trotted out whenever the Republicans need to field a black candidate or find a keynote speaker.

Palin still thinks she can see Russia from

her back porch and the NRA is responsible for the death of an untold number of American men, women and children.

Not the company I’d be proud to keep.

Finally, if you give a conservative enough rope he’ll hang himself. Mr. Rose writes about a hypothetical neighbor with a sick child who needs $100,000 for an operation.

While Rose feels pity for this individual, he is not about to give away all his disposable income. We are then subjected to the painful argument about his having earned the money and it does not belong to “the collective.”

So many fallacies! Where to start?

Relax Mr. Rose. What we liberals believe in is a “safety net.”

No one should die for lack of money!

That’s why Medicare and Medicaid. That’s why the Affordable Care Act. We all contribute and those in need benefit. Isn’t this

better than sending those less fortunate to “debtor’s prison” or the “poor house” or worse, to an early grave?

Furthermore, we are all in this together.

That’s why we have insurance policies on our homes and cars; it’s called “shared responsibility.”

We see a problem like the high cost of medical care and we collectively pool our resources.

Remember Jeremy Bentham’s “hedonic calculus” - the greatest good for the greatest number? Remember the Jewish admonition - “tikkun olam” repair and heal the world?

Remember the words of Peter, Paul and Mary? “Maybe it’s about recognizing the spirit of goodness in us all…the caring for the least of us…and the work that is to be continued.”

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

County ticket gouging, let me count the ways

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udgeted to bring in $30 million in fines in the first year, Nassau County’s speed camera program brought in around $24 million in just over three months of operation, which provided the county with an unexpected early Christmas present of extra revenue.

However, wide scale protest of the $80 speeding tickets has resulted in a premature cancellation of the program.

As of Dec. 15 the program was canceled and the money stopped pouring in.

Another revenue winner of the speedcamera program was Arizona based American Traffic Solutions. ATS installed the speed cameras and was compensated by receiving 38 percent of the first $50 in fines, generating over $7.5 million in fees.

I am sure they will miss the additional future windfall from the canceled program.

When Nassau County canceled the contract with ATS it cost the county

$60,000 per camera site, less $2,500 per month for each month the camera site had been in operation.

The county stopped listing camera sites on Oct. 10, and there were projected to be approximately 56 total speed-camera locations when the program was fully operational.

Therefore, the maximum cancellation charge would be about $3.36 million, decreased by $140,000 per month the cameras remained in operation.

It seems Nassau will be paying ATS back a bit under $3 million.

The cancellation fee covered costs for ATS with a reasonable profit. The Arizona-based company (not sure why Nassau couldn’t hire a firm from our own state and at least keep the revenue here) had already more than covered their cost on their investment only three months into an over eight year contract from the speed ticket revenue.

The cancelation fee will provide a

very handsome additional profit. Not bad work if you can get it.

What would have made greater financial sense for the county would have been to pay a monthly leasing fee of $4,750 per site.

This was done with ATF in other parts of the country such as Orlando, Florida and at several municipalities in Washington State.

Paying the leasing fee instead of 38 percent of the fines would have paid ATF $266,000 per month through the first three months, which would have allowed Nassau to generate close to an additional $7 million in ticket fees.

Another point I have difficulty understanding is the $30 surcharge Nassau claimed it needed to process tickets.

In a recent Newsday article John Marks, the executive director of the Traffic and Parking Violations Bureau, said it cost $29 to process a ticket and $30 was necessary to cover costs.

Really? This is an automated process, unlike expired meter fees, (where local villages use employees to issue tickets).

For example, there is a $20 expired meter fee in Great Neck. How can Great Neck generate revenue with $20 tickets, using meter readers to issues tickets and then process them, while Nassau has an automated process and charges $30 in fees?

Finally, Nassau charged a $6 fee for the privilege of paying for a speeding ticket by credit card.

The true credit card processing fee on an $80 ticket runs about $2.50. This additional surcharge was nothing more than a money grab.

Want to get rich?

It seems an easy way to do that is to conduct business with Nassau County as they gouge the taxpayer.

Adam Haber Roslyn

G.N. Library gives staff members low priority

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hrough many public meetings, now, I have heard the president say that no plan has been finalized about laying off librarians while the Main Library is closed for renovation.

The issue was crystallized during the discussion of Levels, when students, parents and alums stressed that each of the Levels staff have a unique function that together makes for the program.

You can’t just excess one and have a functioning program.

The likelihood is that if any of the Levels staff if excessed, they will find other positions and

Levels will be irreparably harmed when the Main Library is reopened.

Indeed, this would be the case if any of the library staff are excessed for an indeterminant period of time - “maybe a year, maybe less” is how the board answers questions about how long Main will be closed.

With such uncertainty, the likelihood is the best will find employment or be recruited elsewhere.

But what I wonder now is why would the Library be excessing any librarians at all? I believe the budget maintains the person-

nel line - if not, under Cuomo’s property tax cap rules, it would be hard for the library to restore funding in the future.

Also, the board has consistently attempted to allay concerns to the community during the closure of Main - and not opening up a temporary space - by saying that services will be provided at the branches, hours will be extended.

Well, if hours will be extended, and there will be more traffic at the branches, it stands to reason that the staff from Main should be deployed in those locations.

People are not widgets - as is clear from the library’s difficulties replacing the library director.

It will not be easy to replace staff, which are the heart and soul of the Great Neck Library.

I am also concerned that the board has left the staff hanging for so long as to its “plan” for their future - that can’t be good for morale and simply isn’t fair.

And it seems that so far, there has been little consultation with staff to engage them in the process or offer them the opportunity to come up with a solution - such as voluntarily reducing hours across the board - in order to keep ev-

eryone employed.

Since this board seems to place the highest priority on cost savings, there is something else to consider.

There is a fiduciary responsibility as well to retaining staff - if the staff members are laid off, they are entitled to unemployment or severance - so that is money paid out without benefit to the library patrons - and if the need comes to hire replacements when the renovation is complete, that comes at a cost, as well.

Karen Rubin Great Neck

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You can never be too rich or too social

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t’s the New Year, and time for making resolutions to become a better person.

Luckily for me, there’s still a little room for improvement.

Of course, I said that last year, too. And the year before.

In fact, if you consider the person I am today as the sum total of 50-plus years of improvement, you can see just how little impact these resolutions have made.

Or, you could look at it another way: as the business people say, it’s just a little “fulfillment problem.”

The wish gets made, the order is placed… just not delivered.

Maybe somewhere, there’s a loading dock with dozens of packages gathering dust: “Judy’s Weight Loss 1997; 1998; 1999;” etcetera.

Perhaps someone tried to pay for them with “Judy’s BackIn-The-Black Budgeting” for each of those very same years.

Alas, they never arrived, either.

All I ever accumulate is extra weight, and clutter.

It reminds me of something

Suze Orman, the all-media financial wizard, said in one of her talks: Show me someone with a messy house, she said, and I’ll show you someone who is overdrawn at the bank. I wish she’d come over to my house and say that. I’d hit her with my purse - if I could find it.

Still, she’s right, at least about me.

Which brings me back - as always - to the same few resolutions. But this year is going to be different.

“What, this year you are actually going to lose weight?” my husband asks. He looks worried.

“Don’t you want me to?”

“Um, sure I do! Except,” his face changes, “you’re perfect just as you are. I mean - What’s the right answer here?”

“There isn’t one, where diets are concerned. What’s your problem?”

“Will I have to eat the same food as you?”

“Unless you decide to cook.

But don’t worry — that’s not the plan for this year.”

“It isn’t?”

“No. This year, I have a new secret weapon: I will have Sci-

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A Look on the Lighter Side ence on my side!” To be specific, Social Science.

Several years ago, Harvard social scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler discovered that behavior can be as contagious as any illness.

In their book “Connected,” they explain that we are powerfully influenced by our social networks. If someone in your extended network gains weight, or gets sick, or stops smoking, chances become better that you will, too - even if you never meet each other.

How does it work? Who

cares! The point is, apparently it does.

As the New York Times put it, “‘You may not know him personally, but your friend’s husband’s co-worker can make you fat.” By Crikey! At last, I’ve found my culprit!

And just as suddenly, I have an action plan, too.

Here it is: I must drop all my messy, over-drawn friends, (whom I love) and get new ones.

Rich, skinny friends like Suze Orman, whom I’ll still invite to come over, but who is now safe from a purse-whipping (no matter how much she needs it). Instead I will welcome them all with cucumber sandwiches and watery tea.

Then, with the help of their invisible but irresistible influence during the coming year, I, too, should emerge richer, and thinner, by this time in 2016. Job done!

“I have a problem with this,” says my husband. “Are you dropping me, too?”

“Well, the science says I should…but I don’t know anyone else who will put up with me, so I’ll just have to hope I can

influence you, instead.”

“Okay. Still, I have a few questions. For one thing, who are these new rich skinny friends of yours going to be? If you don’t know them yet?”

“Got that covered. I’ll pick them up at the gym. I’m joining a gym.”

“Also, won’t your original friends be upset with you?”

“They might - until I explain that, even as just a distant connection, my better life can still improve theirs.”

“One last question. Why would these new, skinny rich people have anything to do with you?

After all, if there is any truth to this theory, you’re the last person they should want in their friendship circles!”

“I’ll just have to hope that they haven’t read about this study, yet. With luck, it’ll take them a while to figure out what my friendship has done to them.

That should give me a year to get skinny and rich before they dump me.”

Happy New Year!

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‘We are bound one to another’

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know it’s probably not true, but it seems the promise and excitement of the New Year always brings with it a bit of heartache.

This time we lost a beloved New Yorker.

On New Year’s Day, shortly after Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his second inauguration speech, his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, succumbed to heart failure. He was 82 years old.

His untimely death is unquestionably a tremendous upset to his family, but it¹s also a blow to everyday New Yorkers ­- the “family of New York” - as Mario once so impeccably put it.

Now, the first question that may come into the more cynical mind is why I, a Republican state senator, hold a liberal Democrat like Mario Cuomo in such high regard.

I guess it¹s simply a matter of shared histories.

You see, Mario was born to Italian immigrant parents, in South Jamaica, Queens, to a fa-

ther who dug ditches and then went on to start his own successful grocery store.

I was born in the same neighborhood, to immigrant parents from Portugal.

My dad dug so many holes and poured so many foundations that he¹s lost count, and he too went on to develop his own, successful business.

I¹m certain that those humble immigrant beginnings in an America that delivered so much for our families shaped Mario as much as it shaped me.

At least I like to think so. His graduation from St. John’s Law, my alma mater as well, solidified this conviction for me.

I believe it was this workingclass framework that underpinned Gov. Cuomo’s passion for, and approach to, public service.

As he once put it, his heart was always with workers “whose fingers are too thick to work a computer keyboard,” and I know that sentiment well.

To be sure, how we believed

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to best help everyday New Yorkers may have been different, but I long admired his renowned commitment to the cause.

What’s more, I can say I that I have tried, albeit not nearly as well, to emulate his unwavering dedication to public discourse and debate.

Mario Cuomo was a talker.

He was a tough but gifted mediator and even more brilliant orator who believed that conversation was key to understanding

“the other guy,” and making progress.

Nor did he shy away from confrontation, and legend has it that he would walk right into crowds of protesters just to hear their side.

During his first gubernatorial campaign, while he was routinely being attacked for not embracing the death penalty as an answer to the high crime gripping New York, pundits predicted his loss.

So Mario traveled throughout New York, boldly explaining his position and he went on to win that race.

And no one disputes that through it all, from negotiations as a young lawyer protecting homeowners in Corona, Queens to negotiating billion dollar budgets, Gov. Cuomo was always gracious.

He was a statesman to the umpteenth degree and it is this kind spirit of civility and discourse that inspires my efforts in Albany.

Whether you agreed with his politics or not, one thing is indisputable: there are very few people in New York history whose service was marked by such idealism.

He was a man of integrity, and compassion was undeniably his calling card.

For that New Yorkers remember him as more than just a governor, but a good man. And no higher compliment can be paid.

On behalf of myself, my family, and all the residents of our district here on Long Island, I extend our prayerful condolences to his wife of 60 years, Matilda, and to his children, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Maria, Margaret, Madeline and Christopher.

In one of his most riveting speeches, Mario Cuomo said, “At the heart of the matter we are bound one to another.”

He was right and as New York¹s three-term governor, from 1983 to 1994, we, all New Yorkers, are most certainly bound to him.

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Advantages of bus service too often ignored

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t was two years ago, on Monday morning Jan. 7, 2013 I was able to board the first bus departing from the Little Neck Long Island Rail Road station.

The Q36 resumed weekday service on the old Q79 Little Neck Parkway bus route.

My wife and I had the opportunity to be the last two riders prior to the demise of our old New York City Transit Q79 Little Neck Parkway bus.

Thirty-six months ago on Saturday, June 25, 2010 at 6:23 p.m., right on time, we boarded the Q79 bus departing Little Neck for its last run to Jericho Turnpike in Floral Park.

Many of my neighbors residing in Great Neck within walking distance of the City Line periodically utilized this bus route.

Service began on June 4, 1950. The newly created New York City Transit Authority in 1953 assumed operations.

Growing up in the neighborhood during the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was known back then as the Q12A. and was part of my life and that of many others.

On April 12, 1990 it was renamed the Q79 probably due to avoiding confusion with the Little Neck to Flushing Q12 route.

The bus would take me to Union Turnpike and after short walk, to the old Glen Oaks Movie Theater along with Mays Department Store.

A transfer to the Q46 Union Turnpike bus provided connections to the Lake Success Shopping Center with a full Sears Department Store, other businesses and the adjacent bowling alley.

Many have long forgotten that there was a time when bus drivers actually had to make change and drive all at the same time.

No one dared bring any food on the bus or leave any litter behind. Air conditioned buses were just becoming a more common part of the fleet as older non-air conditioned buses were retired.

After I finished college and began commuting on the LIRR, the Q79 provided other options. On very cold winter night or hot summer days – rather than walking up Little Neck Parkway to either home or Scobees Diner – I would frequently take the Q79.

As my train pulled into the Little Neck Station, a quick look out the window would confirm if the bus was waiting.

When the MTA introduced Metro Cards in 1996 with free transfers between subway

and bus, riding the Q79 became an even better bargain and become a more frequent part of my journey.

If service was suspended or seriously delayed on the Port Washington Branch, the Q79 was my little secret lifeline. I would use the Hempstead Branch Floral Park Station. A quick three block walk to Jericho Turnpike would reunite me with my good old friend the Q79.

It was always sad that residents of Floral Park practiced the NYMBY (Not In My Back Yard) philosophy and refused to grant permission to extend the Q79 to the Floral Park LIRR Station.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its operating agency, New York City Transit always seemed to have a policy of only running the same standard 40 foot local buses on all routes. Too bad that neither would budge.

Imagine if the MTA/NYCT, like other transit agencies had purchased smaller 35, 30 or 25 foot buses. Perhaps the Village of Floral Park would have agreed to accommodate smaller buses on their streets.

With a direct connection between both the Floral Park and Little Neck LIRR Stations, there might have been a sufficient increase in ridership to justify keeping the Q79. Sadly, we will never know.

Over the past decades, I’ve witnessed many other changes to our neighborhood.

On Northern Boulevard, our old Bowling Alley, the original Scobee Dinner, the mini-Sears Roebuck on Great Neck Road, Little Neck Movie Theater, Bill’s news stand by the Q12 Bus Stop, Mangels Delicatessen, the old 5 & 10 Virginia Variety, Patrick’s Pub, Villa Bianca Resturant and Bakery along with other stores have come and gone.

In more recent time, Pats Little Neck Inn, Subway, Staples and several other stores departed our neighborhood.

Walking down Northern Boulevard in the evenings, my wife and I see fewer people dining out and shopping except on Friday and Saturday nights. Years ago, we would never see any vacant storefronts. Today, there are too many from Jason Avenue in Great Neck to Marathon Parkway in Little Neck, Queens.

Many neighbors I looked up to over the decades have moved away or succumbed to old age. I’ll never forget the wisdom that the Uhls, Houstons and others passed on to me.

Who knew at 61-years-old, having lived

in the same neighborhood for 50 years, I would become one of the few remaining resident historians.

Our old bus stop on the corner of Little Neck Parkway and Northern Blvd. adjacent to the Chase Manhattan Bank added the Q36 to the old Q79. The Guide-A-Ride is updated to add the Q36 timetable telling you when the next bus will arrive.

Extending the Q36 route from its previous terminus on Jericho Turnpike at the City Line north along Little Neck Parkway to the Little Neck LIRR station restores all the old Q79 connections and adds many new ones.

At Northern Boulevard, you can transfer to the Q12 Flushing bus. Last stop is the Main Street Flushing # 7 Subway Station.

There are over sixteen other local NYCT and MTA bus connections available in downtown Flushing. Don’t forget the N20 or N21 NICE (Nassau Inter County Express) with connections to Great Neck, Roslyn or Hicksville along with rush hour service to Glen Cove.

At Horace Harding Boulevard and Long Island Expressway, you can transfer to the Q30 bus. This bus route provides connection to the subway (F line at 169th St. along with the Jamaica LIRR Station (with connections to all LIRR branches except Port Washington along with the subway E, J & Z lines).

At Union Turnpike, there is the Q46 bus providing service to 260th Street Glen Oaks, the City Line (including Long Island Jewish Hospital or Lake Success Shopping Center a short walk away) or the Union Turnpike Subway Station (E or F subway lines).

At Hillside Avenue, you can transfer to the Q43 bus in either direction to the City Line or Jamaica LIRR Station (with connections to all LIRR branches except Port Washington) along with the subway (E, F, J & Z lines). There are also many other local NYCT bus connections along with N22 NICE bus to Mineola and Hicksville.

At Jericho Turnpike, you can walk three blocks south and catch the Hempstead LIRR Branch at the Floral Park Station. There is also the N24 NICE bus with connections to Mineola, Roosevelt Field Mall and East Meadow.

This new enhanced Q36 bus service now provides a new one seat bus ride for riders boarding along Little Neck Parkway with a direct connection to the Hempstead

branch LIRR at the Queens Village Station (at the corner of Jamaica Avenue & Springfield Blvd.) and F subway line at either the 179th St or 169th Street stations along Hillside Avenue.

There are also numerous other local bus connections available along the Jericho Turnpike and Hillside Avenue portions of the Q36 bus route. Don’t forget all the other connecting bus routes available at the 165th Street Bus Terminal.

It continues to be up to several thousand Queens and Nassau County residents who live within a one to ten block walking radius west and east of Little Neck Parkway to utilize this new bus service. Without sufficient ridership supporting a reasonable fare box recovery rate, it may be difficult to continue justifying this service. Sadly, many old riders have yet to return.

The LIRR Little Neck parking lot is at capacity regularly. You are directed to drive to the adjacent Douglaston LIRR Station parking lot.

Things are so bad, that the attendant sometimes has to double park cars to accommodate everyone. Many who do not want to pay, park on the street, sometimes many blocks from the station.

This periodically creates conflicts with some neighborhood residents who use the same spots in front of their homes. Why not consider asking the LIRR to promote the new Q36 Little Neck Parkway service on their passenger information seat drops?

NYCT could also ask the LIRR to include an insert with the next monthly mail and ride ticket informing customers of the new Q36 service. Buying a weekly or monthly Metro Card addition on to your LIRR Monthly Commutation ticket can be a good deal.

Many new people who have moved into the neighborhood have no idea that there is bus service on Little Neck Parkway. Why not consider doing a mass mailing by census track to identify those people who live within walking distance of Little Neck Parkway.

This might attract new riders.

More neighbors need to buy your individual, weekly or monthly Metro Card and patronize the new improved extended Q36 bus service today. Your support is critical to ensure that this important local community service remains available tomorrow.

Larry Penner Great Neck

Blood donations can provide the gift of life

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ts’ a new year and a time when blood donations are low and it is a good time to give the gift of life.

The need for blood is constant- you never know when someone you care about might need blood. Did you know that our local hospitals need more than 2,000 pints of blood each day ?

That means they need your

help. A blood donor is a special kind of volunteer.

One donation of blood can help save up to five patients’ lives.

Long Island Blood Services provides blood services to hospitals throughout Long Island. We are fortunate to live in a region where sophisticated medical facilities and transplant programs are available.

These programs require many blood donations. When there is not enough blood, patients wait hours for the blood they need, delaying their recovery.

Patients who are weak from low iron wait for red blood cells; patients whose bodies have been assaulted by chemotherapy wait for platelets that will allow their blood to clot again. Patients who

have been on an organ transplant lists for months or years and finally get an opportunity for an organ will lose that opportunity if there is no blood.

So please donate.

For more information you can call: 1-800-688-0900 or to visit their web site, www.nybloodcenter.org.

I fully understand this need because I run a blood drive twice

a year for St. Anastasia Parish in Douglaston as Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus council #5911.

So please give the gift of life for the life you save could be your own.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village Letters Continued on Page 34

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SUNY Old Westbury awarded for service

BY B I LL S A N A N TON I O For the seventh straight year, SUNY College at Old Westbury has been named to the President’s Community Service Honor Roll, which honors institutions of higher education for their community service programs.

Old Westbury officials said the school was recognized for its First Year Student Engagement program, in which students are required to complete 50 hours of community service with regional non-profits or on-campus organizations.

“As part of our mission, we believe in integrating the classroom and the community,” said Calvin O. Butts, III, president of SUNY College at Old Westbury. “By receiving this award, we are inspired to continue our commitment to service-learning and lifelong civic engagement.”

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Schools are selected for the honor roll based on a series of factors, most notably the measurable impact of a service program on an institution’s curriculum and community, according to the program’s website.

School officials said Old Westbury students completed 16,000 hours of community service in the last year.

“Participating in community service is an important part of any college experience, and a hallmark of a strategic plan,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. “Each of our SUNY campuses has an astounding array of options for students as well as faculty and staff to give back to their local communities, and to have a greater impact on communities across the country and abroad.”

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Flower Hill forced to cancel 2 hearings

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO Two public hearings scheduled for the Village of Flower Hill’s board of trustees meeting Monday were canceled after officials learned that legal notices describing the hearings were not published in all three of the village’s official newspapers.

Village Administrator Ronnie Shatzkamer said Tuesday that after learning that notices for the hearings, one for a law banning skateboarding on village roads and another to review a proposal to subdivide a commercial property, were only published in the Roslyn News, the hearings were postponed.

The notices, she said, were sent to the department at Anton News that handles the publication of those documents, but they were not also printed in the Manhasset Press and Port Washington News, the village’s other official newspapers.

Anton, which publishes the Roslyn News, Manhasset Press and Port Washington News among its 18 weekly community newspapers, published a two-week edition for Dec. 24, 2014 through Jan. 6, 2015.

The Village of Flower Hill covers portions of Roslyn, Manhasset and Port Washington.

State law requires legal notices describing public hearings to be published in a municipality’s official newspaper at least one week prior to the hearing date, as well as at designated public locations at least 72 hours before a hearing date.

“After talking with our village attorney, we said there was no way we could go forward,” Shatzkamer said.

Efforts to reach Anton News representatives for comment were unavailing.

The proposed skateboard law would grant the board of trustees the authority to ban skateboarding and longboarding – a form of skateboarding that utilizes a longer board and larger wheels for increased speed and sharper turns, but with limited potential for tricks – on roadways where such activity would threaten public safety.

A first-time violation of the law would carry a maximum $250 fine, while each violation after that would hold a maximum $500 fine.

Residents said the law would not be strict enough, as it would not ban all skateboarding from Colony Lane.

Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips Shatzkamer said the board planned to approve the law Monday.

She said she spoke with officials at the Uniondale law firm Farrell Fritz, who represent Arhaus Furniture, the party seeking to divide the property at 15-25 Port Washington Blvd., about contacting residents about the hearing’s cancelation.

Residents who appeared at Monday’s meeting said they were not notified by Farrell Fritz about the cancelation, and complained during a public comment that Arhaus illegally removed trees from several properties and dug up residential land.

James Gilhooly, the village’s

building inspector, said the village was not properly informed that Arhaus was doing construction to the property and issued a stop work order against the excavation of additional ground.

He was later told the county requested Arhaus’ engineers explore a drain line that extended beyond the property line. A revised site plan was later submitted to the village and the stop work order was lifted.

Arhaus representatives were not in attendance Monday. The store’s attorney, Anthony S. Guardino, did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday.

Trustees said they were unaware the trees were removed and could not determine whether photographs purportedly showing the trees prior to their removal would warrant a tree-removal permit.

“In this village, you cannot cut down a live tree without a permit, and the only way you’re going to get a permit is with approval from a certified arborist, and even if it’s dead we have to look at it and review it,” Village of Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips said. “We are green in this villager and we are protective of the environment in this village...We don’t know what they did.”

In other developments: • The village board approved the site plan of an application to convert a residential property at 24-32 Middle Neck Road, part of the Flower Hill Apartments complex, to an AllState office on the condition that ongoing drainage improvements and landscaping measures are completed by the springtime and that steps are taken to ensure commercial vehicles would no longer be parked on site.

• The board set the Flower Hill Village Hall as its official polling place in the March 18 election.

The election will take place from noon to 9 p.m.

Three trustee positions, each for two-year terms, will be up for election.

Those positions are currently occupied by trustees Jay Beber, Brian Herrington and Deputy Mayor Robert McNamara.

Officials said the names and addresses of candidates and the village board positions they seek will be published in the village’s official newspapers and posted publicly in the village.

The board also set two official election inspectors and two alternates.

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c o m m u n i t y n ew s

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California Dreamin’ in Williston Park Traveling is difficult.

No it’s more than difficult.

It’s impossible.

The price of an airline ticket is often prohibitive. And just the thought of sitting in a small cramped seat for seven hours while you listen to the screaming infant in the seat in front of you and at the same time trying not to inhale the germs of the guy next to you who is coughing nonstop is not an attractive thought.

In fact it’s close to torture.

But yet, the siren song is heard by me both in the summer and in the winter. “Come Tom; leave the comfort and the safety of Williston Park. Go out into the great wilderness and find some beauty, some adventure, some wisdom.

Bring home the boon.”

This siren song is irresistible to me and after all it was my mother’s dying wish for me to ‘go out and to see the world.’

I’ve always wanted to see San Diego. Is it true that each day is sunny and 72 degrees?

So I booked a flight and made a reservation at one of the best resorts in California, the Lodge at Torrey Pines.

Walking through the San Diego airport hints at what’s to come. You sense that the pace is slower and you notice the palms trees outside the terminal swaying in the breeze.

I hop in my rental car and off I go to La Jolla the jewel of San Diego which is where The Lodge is located.

One can see that there is much wealth here. The San Diego skyline is brand new and glistening and as you travel north on the coast the homes get larger and more expensive looking.

The architecture is what they call California Craftsmen style and The Lodge is a good example of this.

The roofs are low-slung and they use exposed wooden rafters, tapered columns, large multipane windows, earthen colors and have lots of stone detailing and brick work done by local craftsman.

You can feel that the folks in southern California like the outdoors and the homes reflect openness to it.

The next thing you noticed is that virtually all the service

Dr. Tom Ferraro Our Town

people still are able to smile as they work. The guy that runs the tour trolley, the golf pro who tell you about the history of Torrey Pines and the waitress that takes your order still possess a sense of calmness and peace.

Stars like Robert Duvall, Cameron Diaz, Shaun White and Phil Mickelson are all from San Diego and all have that nice smile.

The temperament of southern Californians are informal, low key, casual and friendly. In other words the opposite of us folks on the East Coast who are rushed, high key and seriously

driven.

My sense was that the intensity of the 21st Century has not seeped into San Diego just yet.

Thank the Lord.

When you visit San Diego you will typically visit Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, Coronado, Del Mar and the USS Midway aircraft carrier.

But by far my greatest surprise was seeing the Salk Institute, which is Louis Kahn’s architectural masterpiece. The building is visited by people from all over the world who come to experience its transcendent mystery.

The building is perched on a cliff high above the rolling Pacific. It is composed of two cement buildings accented with teak wood with a large courtyard space in between.

The way the buildings are situated forces you to begin to notice the ocean, the sky and the trees that surround it. It has been described as having ‘hushed dignity,’ ‘timeless beauty’ and the essence of a medieval cloister.

All I know is that the two times I saw it I was brought to

The reason Southern Californians are so happy is because they are lucky to live in the near perfect setting.

tears by its perfection and I understood why it is considered one to the greatest buildings in the world.

As I flew back to New York I pondered about the boon that I may have discovered.

And it is this. The landscape on southern California is majestic with its ocean, its rolling hills, its mild temperature, its Torrey pines that look like big bonsai trees and it giant eucalyptus trees.

And all their Craftsman-style architecture embraces the beauty of this natural setting rather than fighting with it.

That is the magic of the Salk Institute and of The Lodge at Torrey Pines and of even the people of southern California.

They are not fighting one another and so what you see is an ease of being that really is quite a boon.

Of course the question would be how to we on the east coast somehow adopt this ease of being. And this smiling life style.

And anyone who can answer that question will be in the running for the Nobel Prize.

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Students thanked for toy drive help Senator Jack M. Martins (R-7th Senate District) recently visited Mineola Middle School to personally thank students for helping him bring some extra holiday cheer to children in need.

The students collected toys for Martins’ annual holiday toy drive to benefit children in Winthrop-University Hospital. Martins visited the school to pick-up the toys and personally thank

the students for their efforts.

“I really appreciate Mineola Middle School’s students and staff working so hard in support of this program,” Martins said.

“It’s wonderful to see them lend a helping hand to children in Winthrop Hospital. Their efforts will help brighten the spirits of many families who really need it.”

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State Sen. Jack Martins and Mineola Village Trustee Dennis Walsh are pictured with Mineola Middle School Principal Matthew Gaven, teacher Michele Hochhauser and members of the Mineola Middle School Student Council.

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Inside the mind of William Shatner

BY B I LL S A N A N TON I O When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the moon in 1969, America’s most famous spaceman was living in a mobile home in the Hamptons.

William Shatner, the star of the television and film series “Star Trek,” found himself performing in a community theater production fresh off his run across the universe as James T. Kirk, captain of the starship Enterprise.

But that night, as a giant leap for mankind was taken, something happened to Shatner that has happened time and again in his 83 years – he was recognized for his outer space heroics.

“And I go on to describe it, the irony of it all,” Shatner said in an exclusive interview with Blank Slate Media in advance of his one-man show, “Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It” Saturday at the Tilles Center for Performing Arts at LIU Post.

The rest of the story goes like this: The boy asks Shatner if he is, in fact, Capt. James T. Kirk, and whether the camper is, in fact, Capt. James T. Kirk’s spaceship, and the boy nearly explodes with excitement when Shatner invites him to check out Captain James T. Kirk’s mini stovetop.

The story is one of many Shatner peppers the audience with throughout the 90-minute show, tales full of love and loss and music and fatherhood and the zen art of motorcycle maintenance captured atop a chopper he once stole and then rode into the sunset.

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he evening is not comprised of just me but of a great deal of laughter and thoughtfulness and tears – the death of a horse. The evening is a mixture, but in the final analysis, it’s terrific entertainment.

William Shatner

“The evening is not comprised of just me but of a great deal of laughter and thoughtfulness and tears – the death of a horse,” he said. “The evening is a mixture, but in the final analysis, it’s terrific entertainment.”

Shatner wrote the show himself more than three years ago, gathering the stories he wanted to tell and then going back later to connect them with his showmanship.

What formed, he said, was not the story of Shatner through the eyes of Captain Kirk or Sgt. T.J. Hooker or even the Negotiator, the character he plays in ads opposite Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting for the online travel

agent Priceline.

It was Shatner himself, in his purest and most vulnerable form.

“It evolved,” he said of the writing. “I’m actually writing a speech right now, which I’m calling, ‘Musings on a Starry, Starry Night,’ and I don’t know the path yet. I put down the subject matters and the anecdotal materials from research and I just fill the pot and I stir it and see what comes to the top, and then I rewrite to what that line is that I find there.”

Then Shatner took the show on the road across America, tinkering each night with the order of his tales and the way in which he would deliver them.

He was pleased with reviews – the New York Post’s musing that the show “is more entertaining than it has any right to be” adorns the home page of Shatner’s website – and more dates were added in cities big and small.

On Friday, he will be in Morristown, N.J., at the Mayo Performing Arts Center. On Saturday, Long Island.

Shatner said he’s making a weekend out of it.

“I wrote this for me,” he said. “If you start thinking, ‘maybe I should do a line this way or that way, maybe not with that sentiment,’ if you do it for other people, it’s going to be unfavorable.”

“It’s the conundrum of any creative person, whether it’s painting or dancing or writing,” he added. “If you do it thinking other people will like it, you’ll be making a mistake, but if you do it for yourself, there’s no mistaking that.”

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The top seven events for the coming week

Thursday, Jan. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 11 Disney On Ice Presents Princesses And Heroes Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 http://www.nassaucoliseum.com Enter a world of wonder where heroes and hearts prevail. Join your favorite Disney characters including Ariel, Prince Eric, Ursula, Prince Phillip, Sleeping Beauty’s Aurora, Maleficent, Jasmine and Aladdin, Anna and Elsa and the hilarious snowman Olaf, Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Rapunzel and Tiana. Highflying jumps, daring acrobatics, breathtaking skating and lovable Disney friends are just a wish away.

Friday, Jan. 9, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Vic Dibitetto Governors’ Comedy Club 90 Division Ave. Levittown (516) 731-3358 http://tickets.govs.com/index.com A powerful performer, comedian Dibitetto churns energy, honesty and humanity into nonstop laughter. His pace is frenetic. His material vivid and true. From his first words, to his famous, word-free, mannequin head encore, DiBitetto leaves his audience breathless with laughter.

Saturday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m.

Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It Tilles Center For The Performing Arts | LIU Post 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org The actor, who famously portrayed Captain James T. Kirk on the original “Star Trek” television series and subsequent movies and has attracted more recent fame as the face of the online travel agency Priceline.com, will perform a one-man show featuring laugh-outloud humor, signature storytelling and various musical selections as part of his ongoing United States tour.

Jan. 10 - Jan. 25 Floral and Landscape Paintings by Ruth Baderian Art League Of Long Island 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills (631) 462-5400 • www.artleagueli.org Works by Ruth Baderian, a well-known local artist and mentor to many at the Art League of Long Island, will be on display in the Art League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery through Jan. 2. Baderian has won numerous awards for her work from well-known organizations including the Salmagundi Club, American Artists Professional League and Long Island University.

Saturday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Pablo Francisco The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Pablo Francisco weaves together his one of a kind arsenal of characters, spontaneous outbursts, spot on impressions, and clever insights to create a stand-up show that more resembles an hour-long comedic jazz riff. His show is an entertaining and off-the-wall performance that delivers the laughs and points out the hilarious absurdities in an illogical, pop-culture obsessed world.

Pablo Francisco Saturday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m.

C. C. Wang: Collector, Connoisseur and Painter Nassau County Museum of Art 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 • http://nassaumuseum.org Kathleen Yang discusses C. C. Wang, a celebrated collector and connoisseur of Chinese art, as well as a painter himself, whose holdings included one of the world’s great collections of classical Chinese paintings and Chinese literati paintings of the 20th century.

Yang, the author of Through a Chinese Connoisseur’s Eye, Private Notes of C. C. Wang, will discuss the importance of Wang’s collection, how he judged paintings for acquisition, and Liu Dan’s landscape paintings.

Mohsen Yeganeh Sunday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.

Mohsen Yeganeh The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Mohsen Yeganeh, an International star and multi-talented vocalist and composer is one of the most popular and gifted Persian performers working today. The “King of Persian Pop” will electrify The Space at Westbury in this unprecedented concert Saturday night.

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Huntington arts exhibit to open Jan. 9 The Huntington Arts Council will host an opening reception for “Making an Impression III,” on Friday, Jan. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Main Street Gallery, located at 213 Main Street, Huntington.

The exhibit will be on display from the opening until February 9.

All are welcome to attend.

Artists whose work will be featured in the show include: Beth Atkinson, Mary Brodersen, Monika Camillucci, Kathy Cunningham, Dawn Daisley, Elizabeth Ehrlichman, Grace Jara, Kate Kelly, Barbara Jo Kingsley, Julia LangShapiro, Jess Mann, Margaret Minardi, Annie Shaver-Crandell, Susan Tango, Constance Sloggatt Wolf and Rebecca Zablocki “The breadth of artistic expression is exemplified by the prints in this exhibit,” said juror Chuck von Schmidt. “Not only is there great diversity in imagery, but the range of different techniques further demonstrates why this medium attracts artists of every discipline. Printmaking encourages experimentation, and this exhibition confirms that.”

Perhaps best known for his crystal sculpture, “The Ideals of Aaron”, presented to Pope John Paul II, in 2005, von Schmidt’s

work has also been included in exhibitions in the Anchorage Art Museum, the Islip Art Museum, the Nassau County Art Museum, and the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art. The artist, who has won numerous awards and honors, has work featured in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Neuberger Museum at SUNY Purchase among others. he is expected to

attend the opening reception.

As described by von Schmidt, printmaking provides a vehicle for all artists - from painters and sculptors to playwrights, composers and poets - to add layers of expression to their ideas. This, von Schmidt says, encourages diversity and experimentation in prints, both from the dedicated printmakers to the artists of other disciplines who are attracted to

the medium, and is what makes a print show exciting and wondrous.

A graduate of The Cooper Union (BFA, 1973), and Brooklyn College (MFA, 1977), von Schmidt was on staff and faculty of both institutions after receiving his degrees. In 1977 he was a visiting lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design, in conjunction with a solo show of his

prints/sculptures. He is presently an adjunct professor in the Art Department at New Jersey City University.

The Main Street Gallery hours are Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. For additional information on the exhibit and other Huntington Arts Council events please visit www.huntingtonarts.org or contact HAC at (631) 271-8423

From left: Melissa by Margaret Minardi, Leves Autem Gurgite by Dawn Daisley, Solar Energy by Kathy Cunningham

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Friday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m.

Joan Osborne Saturday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m.

Josh Ritter Friday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m.

The Pedrito Martinez Group Saturday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m.

Judy Gold Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.

Jonathan Groff GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Thursday, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m.

“Ballet 422” at Furman Film Series An intimate, fly-on-the-wall documentary offering a rare peek into the highly-guarded world of professional ballet, BALLET 422 follows Justin Peck, the 25-year old choreographer of the New York City Ballet, as he undertakes the Herculean task of creating the company’s 422nd original piece.

Through Jan. 12 Sound, Light, Movement Five artists that redefine art’s traditional parameters by engaging with a wealth of new materials, processes and technology.

Thursday, Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m.

“The Mafia Only Kills in Summer” at Furman Film Series A subversive, irreverent feature debut about Arturo, a young boy whose obsession with the Mafia’s casual presence in his city of Palermo, Sicily surpasses even his passion for Flora, the beautiful schoolmate who remains his love interest until adulthood.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.

Your Big Break: Young Musicians Showcase Join the Gold Coast Arts Center for the first round of up-and-coming talent — chosen from online submissions — who will perform for music business execs, producers, radio and TV personalities and more.

Sunday, Feb. 1 - Sunday, April 5 Luba Lukova: Graphic Guts Internationally renowned, New York based Luba Lukova is regarded as one of the most distinctive image makers working today. Transcending language, culture, and politics, her Graphic Guts collection features passionate visual reactions to many of the pressing issues of our time. The Opening Reception is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 1, from 4 to 7 p.m.

The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Sunday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.

Mohsen Yeganeh Saturday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m.

Electricon Saturday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m.

Extreme- Pornograffitti Live 25th Anniversary Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

The B-52s Friday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Hannibal Buress Thursday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.

Leon Russell Friday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m.

Pink Floyd Experience Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Keb’ Mo’ Band Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.

Los Lonely Boys Sunday, April 26, 8 p.m.

Miranda Sings NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • http://www.nassaucoliseum. com Thursday, Jan. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 11 Disney On Ice Presents Princesses And Heroes Sunday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.

Fleetwood Mac Sunday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

Marc Anthony Friday, March 27, 7 p.m.

Barry Manilow Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.

Nitro Circus Live NYCB THeatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

(516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m.

KC & The Sunshine Band Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

Andrew “Dice” Clay Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.

Chris Tucker Sunday, Feb. 1, 1 p.m.

Jack Hannah’s Into The Wild Live Saturday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m.

Spandau Ballet Thursday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m.

Foreigner Friday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

Louder Than Love Valentine’s Ball Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.

Kathy Griffin Saturday, Feb. 21, 2 & 8 p.m.

Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m.

Wynonna and Friends Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Masters Of Illusion Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.

The Temptations & The Four Tops Sunday, March 15, 8 p.m.

ZZ Top Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m.

Lily Tomlin Friay, March 27, 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 28, 3 p.m.

The Moody Blues Saturday, April 11, 8 p.m.

Tom Wopat & John Schneider: Return Of The Dukes THE DOLPHIN BOOK SHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop.com Friday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m.

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A&E Calendar cont’d Nassau county museum of art 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 • http://nassaumuseum.org MAIN GALLERIES Through March 8, 2015 China Then and Now China Then and Now brings together exemplary Chinese works of art from the classical, early modern and contemporary periods. The exhibition explores three millennia of one of the world’s most important artistic traditions from the perspective of American collectors on Long Island, such as Childs and Frances Frick and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. The exhibition opens on Nov. 22, and remains on view through March 8.

SECOND FLOOR GALLERIES Through March 8 Long Island Collects the Arts of China An exhibition drawn from the holdings of Long Islanders whose collections include exceptional Chinese art in a variety of media. Many

of these works have never or rarely-before been seen by the public.

PERMANENT COLLECTION GALLERY Through March 8 Louis Comfort Tiffany: Works on Paper Tiffany artworks from the museum’s permanent collection CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS GALLERY Through March 8 Gavin Rain A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Gavin Rain works primarily in a neo-pointillist style.

He cites two main narratives in his work: Hidden in plain sight, in which the subject cannot be seen until the viewer takes a few steps back; and Pseudo digital, in which the artist uses rows of dots in a pattern similar to television or computer screens. He credits Seurat, Russian avant garde art of the 1900s and the work of many architects as his main artistic influences. Rain’s work has been seen in solo and group exhibitions throughout the world.

Community Calendar Project Independence Care Giver Support Group Learn new ways of coping with demands of care giving and gain a better understanding of your relationship with your loved one (over age 60).

Meetings take place on the first and third Thursday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Located at 80 Manorhaven Blvd., Port Washington.

Registration required. Please call 311 or (516) 8696311 to register for the presentation or for more information.

ART CLASS Grades 1 to 6 - Students and parents are invited to Miss Elieen’s Free Art class on Monday, Jan. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. at LISMA, 1125 Willis Ave., Albertson. Registration Required. Participants will receive $50 off for spring semester registration.

Call for more details. (516) 625-3455 NORTH SHORE AUDUBON SOCIETY Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. at Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Ave., Manhasset,. Free Admission. Double feature. The first part of the program will be a viewing of National Geographic’s “Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World’s Most Extraordinary Birds”. The second part will be a presentation by NSAS co-president Jennifer Wilson-Pines on “Birds and Climate Change”.

This program is sponsored by the North Shore Audubon Society. For more information on this organization, see web site www.northshoreaudubon.org.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Archaeological Institute of America, Long Island Society lecture “3rd Millennium BC Irrigation Management in Southern Mesopotamia”. Cuneiform documents highlighting the connection and importance of efficient irrigation systems creating political power. Sunday, Jan, 11, at 2 p.m. Breslin Hall, Room 105, Hofstra University. Fee $5 to non-members. Information call (631) 420 1564 or www.aia-lis.org FREE LEGAL ADVICE FOR SENIORS The Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) provides free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. Seniors have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with an attorney who volunteers to provide a half-hour private consultation on any topic of concern. The next

Senior Citizen Free Legal Consultation Clinic will be held Thursday, Jan. 15, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at NCBA, 15th and West Streets, Mineola. This popular free program regularly fills up quickly. Registration is required by calling 516-747-4070.

BREATH, BODY, BALANCE Winthrop-University Hospital’s Breast Health Center will offer “Breath, Body, Balance,” a six-session program combining Yoga, Tai Chi and QiGong for women with breast cancer. The free program will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Pediatric Conference Center located in the lower level of the hospital at 259 First Street in Mineola.

Classes will be held on the following Thursdays: Jan. 15, 22 and 29; Feb. 5 and 12. Women who have a history of breast cancer or who are in current treatment are welcome to attend. The sessions will begin with breath work, and continue with soft stretches. The workshop is finished with a time of sitting quietly, to use visualization and relaxation to enhance calm and well-being.

Sessions are taught by Helen Lein, A certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. Registration is required. To register, please call Ms. Lien at (516) 465-2452 or e-mail thinkanddo.net@gmail.com. For information about the Breast Health Center at Winthrop, please call (516) 663-2556.

STRENGTH TRAINING Winthrop-University Hospital’s Breast Health Center will offer a new Strength Training program facilitated by a Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist from the non-profit organization, “Strength for Life.” The free program is open to women who have a history of treatment for breast cancer or who are in current treatment. Sessions will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Martin Spatz Conference Center Room A, located in the lower level of the main hospital at 259 First Street in Mineola. Classes are held once a week on Mondays from Jan. 12, through March 2.

Equipment will be provided. “Strength for Life’s” Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist’s mission is to empower, inspire and strengthen by using exercise as a method of healing. Sessions are taught by Jacqui Errico, a Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist. To register for the program, please call Ms. Errico at (631) 675-6513. For information about the Breast Health Center at Winthrop, please call (516) 663-2556.

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Arts League lectures to kick off Jan. 18 The first of a series of monthly lectures organized by the Art League of Long Island takes place in its Dix Hills art center on Jan. 18 at 2 p.m..

In this lecture titled “What Every Artist Should Know: Art Licensing Business & Copyright Protection in the Digital Age,” Art League board member and creative director of ArtyZen Studios Anahi DeCanio will share her knowledge based on her years of professional experience with art licensing and branding.

Art League Advisory Council member and attorney Lisa Renee Pomerantz will conclude the lecture with advice based on her extensive expertise in intellectual property rights. Admission is $15, with a $5 discount for Art League Members.

Thinking of your art as a business is an important aspect of being a professional artist. This lecture covers the business of art licensing and how artists can prepare a portfolio geared towards finding the right venues for success in the licensing world.

Issues to be covered during the talk include the factors involved when deciding whether to represent yourself or find an agent, where to find clients, how to build a collection, and identifying available resources.

Then learn how visual artists can protect and profit from their intellectual property in the digital age (including social media). The focus will be on the importance of copyright protecting your photographs, paintings, drawings, sculpture, pottery

and more. Other information will include model releases, patents and trademarks.

DeCanio is the creative director of ArtyZen Studios (artyzenstudios.wordpress.com), which specializes in art licensing, art publishing and product design.

She has acquired licenses for private label, wall art, home décor, personal accessories, paper goods, stationery, greeting cards as well as décor for several TV shows and major motion pictures.

DeCanio is an award-winning artist in mixed media and photography with exhibitions in Florida, New York and beyond.

Recently, she was named Artist of the Month by the Long Island Arts Alliance, culminating in an exhibit at Bloomingdale’s.

Lisa Renee Pomerantz (lisapom.com) is an attorney with extensive expertise in intellectual property rights. Since 2003, she has had her own practice in Bohemia. Pomerantz is a Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University with a law degree from Boston University. In 2010, she received Long Island Business News’ Top Fifty Around 50 Award. A popular presenter at business, association and educational events, she publishes a monthly online newsletter entitled “Making the Connection”.

The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. To register for this lecture visit www. artleagueli.org or call (631) 462-5400 x222.

Ahahi DeCanio

Lisa Renee Pomerantz

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THE CULINARY ARCHITECT

Start off the New Year the Paleo way Most people start off the new year with the resolution to eat more healthy and lose weight. The Paleo Diet might be a great place for you to start... the Paleo Diet, also know as the Caveman Diet, refers to eating like our Paleolithic ancestors ate.

Our stone age predecessors were skilled at hunting with stone tools and gathering. They had not yet domesticated animals, so their meals consisted of meats, eggs, vegetables, fruits and nuts.

They did not eat grains, dairy, legumes and, obviously, additives and processed foods.

Many of my clients have us cook Paleo for them. They experience moderate weight loss (one client lost over 50 lbs. during 2 years), increased energy, better digestion, better moods and more restful sleep. If you are interested in learning more about this intriguing diet, there are many books available. However, the first and foremost authoritative tome is Loren Cordain’s Ph.D, The Paleo Diet. In the meantime, the following recipes are an excellent place to start. Try them and see if the Paleo Diet may be for you and Happy and Healthy New Year Wishes to You. Recipes Serves 4 Broccoli Fritatta Stuffed Acorn Squash ChickenPicatta, The Paleo Way, with Mushrooms Steamed Spinach* Ginger Sea Bass Over Wilted Spinach Steamed Baby Carrots* Paleo Broccoli Fritatta This dish may be enjoyed at

Breakfast or Lunch or cut into quarters as a dinner side dish. It is attractive, delicious and loaded with fiber and Vitamin C. 1 tblsp. olive oil 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 head broccoli, separated into florets & peel the stem 4 large eggs 2 tblsps. almond meal 2 tblsps. fresh, chopped parsley 1 tblsp. fresh pepper 1 tblsp. fresh thyme Olive oil in a spray bottle 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and add onion and garlic.

Cook over medium-high heat until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.

2. In a large pot, boil water, add broccoli and cook 2 minutes until bright green. Drain and set aside 8 nice looking florets.

3. Place remaining broccoli in a food processor and process.

Add remaining ingredients and process again.

4. Lightly oil an aluminum round pan. Pour broccoli mixture in pan and decorate with “8 nice florets”. Bake in oven until cooked though. Approximately 20 minutes.

Stuffed Acorn Squash This recipe is very versatile.

The squash can be a delicious make-ahead lunch or dinner. If you are feeling creative, you can substitute any lean ground meat.

You can also add any vegetable or herb as well. Let your creativity soar.

2 acorn squash 1 tblsp. olive or coconut oil 1 onion, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced

ALEXANDRA TROY The Culinary Architect

1 red pepper, chopped 1 lb. ground turkey or ground turkey sausage, casing removed 1/2 cup tomatoes, finely chopped 1/4 cup almond meal 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Cut the acorn squash in half, lengthwise, removing the pulp. Place face down on a baking pan in 1/4 inch of water.

3. Bake for 30-45 minutes or until squash are soft.

4. While squash is baking, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, onions and garlic.

Cook until onions are translucent, but be careful not to burn garlic.

5. Stir in pepper and cook 3-4 minutes longer.

6. Add turkey and brown until turkey is cooked.

7. Strain off any excess liquid from the turkey and stir in tomatoes and almond meal.

8. Pour out any of the water in the pan with the squash.

Place squash open side up. Fill with turkey mixture and bake 20 minutes more.

Chicken Picata, The Paleo Way with Mushrooms Chicken Piccata is usually dredged in flour. I promise that you will not miss the flour one bit in this recipe. The addition of mushrooms, a vegetable high in fiber and low in calories, makes this dish super delicious.

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1 tblsp. + 1 tblsp. olive oil Sea Salt and black pepper to taste 4 cloves, garlic, minced 2 green onions, diced 6 oz. sliced mushrooms, any kind you like. (I love King Oyster Mushrooms, available at Asian markets) 1/4 cup white wine 1/2 cup chicken stock Juice from one lemon 3 tblsps. capers, chopped 1. Butterfly the chicken breasts.

2. Place the butterflied chicken pieces in between 2 pieces of Saran Wrap and, with a flat side of a meat mallet, gently pound the chicken until the meat is approximately 1/4-inch thick or pound with a heavy skillet.

3. In a large saute pan, heat the 1 tblsp. oil over medium-high heat. While your pan is heating, lightly sprinkle both sides of the chicken with the sea salt and black pepper.

4. Saute the chicken in the hot skillet on both sides for 3-5 minutes, until the chicken is barely cooked through.

5. Remove the chicken from the pan and add to the same pan another 1 tblsp. olive oil, garlic and onions.

6. Using a wooden spoon, quickly saute the garlic and onions for 2 minutes, scraping any of the chicken drippings off the bottom of the pan. Add the mushrooms and

continue sauteing.

7. Add the wine, chicken stock, lemon juice and capers and bring to a simmer for 3-5 minutes.

8. Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve immediately.

9. Serve with steamed spinach to add additional “bulk” with very few calories.

Ginger Sea Bass over Wilted Spinach 6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves 4 5-oz. Sea Bass filets 4 tsps. peeled and minced fresh ginger 2 tsps. minced garlic 1/2 cup dry Marsala wine 8 tsps. soy sauce 2 tsps. sesame oil 1 lime, quartered 1. Cut 4 (12-inch square pieces) of aluminum foil. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Using 1 foil at a time, place the foil sheets on the work surface.

Place 1 1/2 cups of spinach in the center of each foil sheet. Top with Sea Bass filet. Sprinkle with 1 tsp. sesame oil over the fish and spinach. Gather the foil sheets over the fish. Fold in the foil edges and pinch tightly to seal. Place the foil packages on a baking sheet.

3. Bake until the spinach wilts, and the fish is just cooked though, about 10 minutes. Transfer the packages to wide shallow bowls. Cool 5 minutes. Open package and fold down to reveal fish, being careful of hot steam.

Squeeze the lime over the fish.

4. Serve with peeled, steamed baby carrots.

Alexandra Troy is owner of Culinary Architect Catering, a 32-year old Greenvale-based company, specializing in private, corporate and promotional parties. She lives in Manhasset with her husband and son.

Air Force Thunderbirds to headline show Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced last week that the United States Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 12th Anniversary

Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach taking place on Saturday, May 23, 2015 and Sunday, May 24, 2015.

This will be the legendary demonstration squadron’s fourth appearance at the show.

The Canadian Forces CF-18 Demonstration Team will also appear at this year’s show as well as the United States Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.

Civilian performers will include the Breitling Jet Team, Sean D. Tucker – Team Oracle, Lt. Col. John Klatt – Air National Guard, the John Klatt Airshows – Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco Aerobatic Team, GEICO Skytypers, Miss GEICO Speedboat, American Airpower Warbirds, and David Windmiller.

“We are especially thrilled to welcome back the United States Air Force Thunderbirds to Long Island for their fourth headlining appearance at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach,” said George Gorman, deputy regional

director of the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The United States Air Force Thunderbirds last headlined the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach in 2009 and were scheduled to appear again in 2013, but were forced to cancel due to government sequester budget cuts. “We welcome the team back to Long Island with great enthusiasm,” continued Gorman.

“Over 360,000 spectators chose the Bethpage Air Show as their Memorial Day holiday weekend destination in 2009, when the Thunderbirds last visited. We are confident that their return to Long Island in 2015 will draw in a sizeable crowd as well,” said Linda Armyn, senior vice president

of corporate strategy at Bethpage Federal.

“Memorial Day weekend is an important time to honor the men and women of our country’s military, which is exactly what the Thunderbirds demonstration squadron is all about – to honor and share the story of our nation’s military who have served and currently serve at locations around the world,” Armyn continued.

The Thunderbirds were formed in 1953, and since have been charged with demonstrating the professionalism of Airmen and the capabilities of modern airpower. Their performance at the Bethpage Air Show will include approximately 40 maneuvers, featuring formation flying and solo routines.

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Adelphi to offer’ Two Tickets to Paradise’ The Madison Theatre at Molloy College will host “Two Tickets To Paradise - The Musical” a new musical based on the life and rise to stardom of Long Island’s own Eddie Money this weekend and next.

The musical will feature seven new songs as well as some of Money’s most memorable hits.

Directed by Long Island’s own John Blenn, the original play is based on Money’s life during his formative years in the late 1960s and explores his working class family roots on his journey to becoming a rock star.

The play features “Baby Hold On,” “Take

Eddie Money

Me Home Tonight” and “Shakin” as well as dancers that move and enhance the story.

Money will be narrating throughout the story, which showcases his longtime touring band, including guitarist, Benito Dibartoli, bassist Lee Beverly, drummer Glenn Symmonds and on former Survivor member Chris Grove on keyboards.

“Two Tickets To Paradise- The Musical,” also shines a light on Money’s years as a police officer and his eventual breakthrough into “the big time.”

The seven new songs highlighted throughout the show include: “These Are My Guys,” “Out To California,” “I Only Want The World For You,” “California Here I Come,” “No More Goodbyes,” “This Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore” and “Girls Get Up.” Money’s signature raspy and husky voice brings the story to life; enhancing the characters while showcasing the softer side of the star, as well as his classic hits.

A portion of the proceeds from the musical will be donated to Money’s charity- The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

Performaces will be held Friday, Jan. 16, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 25, 3 and 7 p.m. For tickets, visit http://madisontheatreny.org or call (516) 323-4444.

The Madison Theatre at Molloy College is located at 1000 Hempstead Ave. in Rockville Centre.

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Williston Park Library From the Director: While we appreciate donations, please do not put them in the return bin outside the library.

The bin is for library material only.

Please be aware that smoking is prohibited in the restrooms of the library. Not only is this a fire hazard, but it is also illegal.

Here are some new arrivals

to the library:

ADULTs

Big Finish — James W. Hall Scorched Eggs — Laura Childs My Sister’s Grave — Robert Dugoni Sister Eve, Private Eye — Lynn Hinton Boston Girl — Anita Diamant

Friday @ the Movies Every third Friday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon and see a great movie.

Author Appearance Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in he Assembly Room of Village

Hall. Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan will discuss her new book, Truth Be Told.

Copies are available for purchase at the Circulation Desk and the night of the event.

Book Discussion Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. This month’s selection is Ice Cream Queen

of Orchard Street. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Property Assessment Grievance Workshop Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Charles Berman, Receiver of Taxes, will discuss the assessment process and grievance applications.

YOUTH Tiny Tykes I & II Wednesdays, Jan. 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 25 from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Open to children 1 ½-5 years old. There is a $45 fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

East Williston Library EVENING BOOK CLUB: “What She Left Behind”

by Ellen Marie Wiseman – Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.

Please register at the library.

The discussion is limited to 15 readers.

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS and NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The passes are available to East

Williston Library card holders.

Each family pass (two adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a three-day period. Passes may be reserved in advance.

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you succeed. The various “Learning

Centers” offer the information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www. ewlibrary.org TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY: TumbleBook Library is an

online collection of animated picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.

Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday & Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m.

Photo identification is required.

Documents to be notarized

must be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed. Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.

SHOES FOR ALL: “Shoes for All” is a non-profit organization dedicated to the collection and distribution of shoes to those less fortunate and in

desperate need of footwear.

The library is collecting new or lovingly worn shoes for men, women and children in any style or size.

Register for all programs by calling (516) 741-1213 or email us at ewpl@ewlibrary.org

Mineola Public Library ADULTs Yoga Classes* Mondays from 7 to 8:15 p.m., Jan. 12; Feb. 1. Robert Crowe will introduce you to the beneficial practices that help you relax, meditate and reach optimum health.

Lecture: Taxes, Your 1040 Tax Form Explained* Saturday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m.

Peter Ragusa will take you on a thorough walkthrough of your 1040 Tax Form. Pertinent topics to be discussed will include your income

taxes explained, deductions and credits, and common tax issues. A Question & Answer will follow the lecture.

The Crochet Connection— Five Classes* Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m., Jan. 13, 20, 27; and Feb. 3, 10. Our Crochet Connection Classes are a way for likeminded people to join together and support each other in the hobby of crocheting.

Traveling Safely in Ice and Snow* Friday, Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. Come

and learn strategies to travel safely in inclement weather with Ms. Chari Biton, Senior Mobility Manager, Department of Services for the Aging.

The Fantastic Animation Festival—Cartoons from Cinema to the Early Days of Television* Saturday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m.

Join Keith Crocker as he recounts the history of animation and cartoons from the earliest days of the cinema to its glory days on national TV. View a 16mm film presentation of classic animation—see fa-

vorites, from Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Huckleberry Hound, and the Pink Panther.

Plaza Suite— Performance by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m.

Join us for Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy set in Suite 719 of New York City’s Plaza Hotel.

Enjoy the excitement of live theatre at the library!

YOUTH Volunteer Programs:

Adopt-a-Shelf Volunteers — Grades 6-12 — Open registration Volunteer/community credit will be given.

Chat ‘n’ Chew Club— Wednesdays — Remaining dates: Jan. 14, Feb. 25 at from 4 to 5 p.m., grades 5-12 — Open registration Volunteer/community credit will be given.

Toy Paramedics Volunteers — Grades 6-12 — Open registration Volunteer/community credit will be given.

Pokémon Gaming Club Tuesdays, remaining sessions: Jan. 13, Feb. 3 from 4 to 5 p.m. Children ages 7 and up may sign-up to attend. Meet other Pokémon fans, trade cards; battle Pokémon with them on your Nintendo DS or on the library’s Nintendo Wii! Lego Builders Club Tuesday, Dec. 30; Wednesday, Jan. 21; Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m. Children in Kindergarten and up may sign-up for all three sessions. Create unique structures with our Lego pieces and meet others who love to Lego!

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).

SHELTER ROCK PATRONS MAY RESERVE PASSES FOR: American Airpower Museum • Children’s Museum of Manhattan • Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery

• Cradle of Aviation • Garvies Point • 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 Execu-

tive 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. Meetings 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 Senior Rap Group For the 55+ Set Who have a Lifetime of Experiences to Share Come and join Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group on Monday, Jan. 5 from 11 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.

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Mineola Chamber of Commerce holiday party

The 2014 Mineola Chamber of Commerce held its annual holiday party on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Piccola Bussola Restorante.

Photos courtesy of Joel Harris Photography

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Children’s Cultural Arts schedule set The Mineola District Council of PTAs and the Mineola Public Schools announce the last show of the Children’s Cultural Arts series for 2014-2015.

The performance, “Frosty The Snowman Family Musical,” will be held on Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. at the Mineola High School Theater, located at 10 Armstrong

Road, Garden City Park (one block south of Jericho Turnpike).

Plaza Theatrical Productions will present the classic winter story of a snowman brought to

life through the magic of an old Tickets can be purchased at the silk hat. door. Adults must remain with ]Tickets for the show are $5 children during the shows. each. Adults and children three and under are admitted free.

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Preparing for the Math Olympiad

Photos courtesy of the Mineola School District

Jackson Avenue students in the Mineola School District are in the process of preparing for their second Math Olympiad contest. The Math Olympiad club, currently with 25 students, has been working collaboratively to analyze the challenging problems and discuss possible strategies for their solutions. The use of the iPad allows the students to better share their methods and present possible solutions to their peers through “Show Me” videos. Use of the iPad has increased the levels of student engagement, motivation, and understanding. Teacher Janice Killelea teaches the club.

Mineola Students of the Quarter Andrew Scheer and Angela Steinmann from the Mineola School District were named Students of the Quarter at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech. They were honored for their first quarter grades, attendance, work ethic and preparedness. Students of the Quarter also have taken the initiative on class projects and are role models for all students both at school and during internship assignments.

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School board had chance to talk: IDA Continued from Page 1 granting tax exemption to developments, saying they have placed a financial burden on the school district.

Both men also criticized a mixed-used project proposed by Lalezarian Developers at 199 Second St. that would include 296 apartment units, a restaurant and retail space on the ground floor, saying the tax breaks would not allow the district to receive enough revenue to cover the cost of additional students.

Strauss challenged Barnett’s comments during a November village hearing, presenting documentation of notices sent by the IDA to the school about previous hearings on tax breaks.

“The bottom line is that the Board of Education was in fact ‘brought on board’ by the IDA with reference to the PILOTs for the prior projects through eight separate notices and communications,” Strauss said at the time. “The Village spoke with the IDA with reference to these notices and communications. The Village appeared at the public hearings conducted by the IDA. The Board of Education, which claims it was denied input in the matter, was notably and unexplainably absent.”

Barnett said Tuesday he intended to attend a Jan 14. public hearing by the Village of Mineola on the proposed Lalezarian apartment complex as well as any hearing on the project held by the IDA, which Kearney said has yet to be scheduled.

He also acknowledged that school board members were not notified of previous meeting notices sent to the school about past projects, including two on Old Country Road, “We are currently investigating that,” Barnett said. “What’s happened, happened. That doesn’t speak to the issue.”

But, he said, the school district would play a more active role in the future.

“We need to look at what’s about to happen,

Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss (left) and Mineola school board President Artie Barnett (right) dealing with things we can control and not dealing with the past,” he said. “We have been asking the village to sit with us since May, nine months now.”

“We’re responsible to,” he added. “We need to voice our opposition to it and the reasons for it.”

Barnett also repeated a call for village and school board officials to meet to discuss future proposed tax breaks and accompanying paymentin-lieu-of-taxes agreements.

He said that issuing tax breaks to residential complexes hurts the school districts when they bring in new students.

“I’m sure we’re going to get students out of these buildings,” he said.

“There is no way to tell how many students these apartments will bring in the future.”

In an interview with the Williston Times in December, Barnett said Strauss’ comments about receiving notice to the hearing were aimed at distorting the issue.

“This is a misdirection,” Barnett said. “They need to sit across the table from us and talk to us.”

“The problem here is that the Village of Mineola will not speak to the school board,” he added.

“How about a letter sent by the Village of Mineola, not the IDA...They need to put on their big boy pants. It’s all bulls--t and I’m getting tired of it.”

The Village of Mineola has approved tax breaks to several developments in Mineola that have been touted as part of the village’s master plan for developments of the village’s downtown.

Among them are two Mill Creek apartment buildings with 311 units and a Lalezarian Developers project at 250 Old Country Road,.

Mill Creek, a national developer, is currently building the 275-unit Modera Mineola on Old Country Road and recently started renting units in the Hudson House, a 36unit apartment building for senior residents.

New Hyde Park-based Lalezarian Developers has been constructing a 315unit apartment building at 250 Old Country Road, the site of the former KeySpan building, during the past several months.

Strauss has defended the tax breaks for promoting development in Mineola that had generated large, financial gains for the village.

Strauss also said in December that Lalezarian Developers have made a

request to the IDA for tax relief, emphasizing that the village does not have jurisdiction in the decision to grant tax breaks.

He said at board meeting in December that the IDA had sent Nagler a letter dated May 9, 2012 informing school officials of a public hearing on May, 25, 2012 on “financial assistance from the Agency in the form of potential exemptions or partial exemptions from real property taxes, mortgage recording taxes and sales and use taxes” to the Mill Creek project and the Hudson House project on Front Street and Roslyn Road.

Other letters provided by the village and sent by the IDA were dated June 28, 2012, July 3, 2012, Jan. 4, 2013, March 6, 2013, May 20, 2013, Aug. 1, 2013 and Dec. 11, 2013 which included lease agreements and PILOT schedules for the Mill Creek and 250 Old Country Road projects and were sent to Nagler according to the letters.

Strauss’ presentation at the December board meeting was the latest in a series of heated exchanges between the village and the school board that began following the publication of a Oct. 8 letter from Barnett in the

Williston Times and an accompanying news story in which Barnett criticized the Village of Mineola and IDA of reaching an agreement for tax breaks without also consulting the school board, calling the process “unfathomable.”

In a response published in the Williston Times as a letter to the editor, Strauss accused the school board of taking “cheap shots” at the village board and denied that the school board was excluded from negotiations with developers and the IDA. “The school district was invited to participate at every step of the way,” Strauss wrote.

In his letter during the December board meeting, Strauss addressed the school board’s concern that the PILOT law in relation to the tax cap levy was flawed.

“While the tax cap law presents challenges to municipalities at every level, it is difficult to say that it is ‘flawed’,” Strauss said. “Its drafters appear to have clearly intended the consequences with respect to PILOTs.” During a Nov. 20 Board of Education meeting Barnett said that the board will continue to speak against PILOT programs.

“Until the law is fixed I think the board is obligated to oppose the PILOTs,” Barnett said.

Strauss said in December that the village is aware of the effects that PILOTs have on the municipalities in Mineola.

“This Board was and is aware of the impact of a PILOT upon a municipality’s ability to raise its levy,” Strauss said. “Several years ago, the Village participated in a workshop sponsored by the New York Conference of Mayors which dealt specifically with the tax cap and its impacts on the tax levy and became wellversed in these issues.”

Strauss also addressed concerns the school district had concerning the number of increasing children due to the additional apartments in Mineola.

“We stand by our numbers; and the Board of Education admits that it can handle the number of students we projected,” Strauss said.

During the Nov. 12 hearing Nagler addressed the Village board, concerned with an influx in the district’s students.

“The number they’re saying, we can handle that,” Nagler said during the hearing. “What if they’re wrong, then what happens?”

Strauss said in December that the approved projects have helped Mineola in its Downtown Revitalization Master Plan.

“One of the principal goals of the Master Plan is to create a vibrant, walkable and accessible downtown which will contain a transit-oriented residential base to support successful businesses in the area,” Strauss said. “The Village Board is committed to that goal. We believe that the projects which we approved will help to get us there.”

Reach reporter Bryan Ahrens by e-mail at bahrens@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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Maragos praises raises to employees

BY B R YA N AHRENS Nassau County will pay $12 million less in salary this year compared to last year even after giving nonunion employees a raise for the first time in three years, Comptroller George Maragos’ office said on Dec. 30.

The raises, which are based on merit, will add $3.44 million to the county’s payroll during 2015, according to Maragos’ office.

But overall spending will decline based on a reduction of 112 non-union employees over the past four years from the county’s payroll, the comptroller’s office said.

The reduction in em-

ployees, who were not covered by union contracts, is a result of employees becoming union workers, positions being eliminated and workers being laid off, Maragos’ office said.

Maragos said the increases for non-union employees generally followed a Nov. 20 memo in which he recommended 8 percent raises to ensure fairness between union and nonunion employees.

“I am pleased to see that the non-union employee salary increases followed guidelines to ensure parity and fairness with union employees and were based on merit,” Maragos said in a statement. “The elected officials struck a good balance between fis-

cal responsibility and the need to retain and motivate talented employees who were asked to take on an increased work load during the three-year wage freeze and decrease in employee head count.”

The raises, according to Maragos, were lower than those negotiated with CSEA and police union employees who received a 7.7 percent and 14.3 percent increase respectively.

Nearly half of the raises given were by the county District Attorney’s Office, which averaged 10.1 percent in increases at a cost of $1,544,000.

The average increase across other elected offices is 6 percent, according to Maragos’ office.

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The comptroller’s office and town were awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association for demonstrating the “spirit of full disclosure” on reports and budget analyses during the 2013 fiscal year, officials said.

In a news release Monday, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos noted the certificate is the highest honor given by the organization, which represents approximately 17,500 government finance professionals in the United States and Canada.

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independent audits of county agencies as well as general financial statements, Maragos said.

Bosworth, who took office in January 2014 following the administrations of former town supervisors Jon Kaiman and John Riordan, called the Government Finance Officers Association “a respected agency in the realm of public finance” in a statement and said “it is an honor to be recognized with this prestigious award.”

“This award affirms the town’s legacy of implementing strong fiscal strategies and policies for the benefit of the taxpayers of North Hemp-

stead which my administration has continued in 2014,” she said.

The town’s 2013 budget was developed while Kaiman was in office and finalized under Riordan, according to a news release from the town.

Kaiman resigned as town supervisor in September 2013 after accepting a position within Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration as Long Island’s storm recovery czar.

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G.N. playing big role in Zionist elections

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n Saturday, Dec. 6, Temple Israel of Great Neck hosted a talk by an official of the World Zionist Organization. The WZO administers the election for the upcoming World Zionist Congress, a three-day conclave that meets once every four years, that makes decisions affecting Jewish people throughout the world.

Theodore Herzl, the father of modern Zionism and author of the influential book The Jewish State, founded the World Zionist Congress in the late 1800s.

I was curious to hear the WZO official’s speech and to ask him an important question – particularly since I am involved with the Zionist Organization of America slate in the upcoming World Zionist Congress election.

Sixteen people living in Great Neck are candidates on the Zionist Organization of America slate, including dedicated physicians Shahnaz Malekan, Alan Mazurek and Bill Frumkin (Dr Mazurek is also ZOA-Long Island’s chairman), Shoshana Sokol, prominent attorneys Stanley Fischer and David Schimel, Michael Orbach, Brent Greenspan, Ilya Aronovich, artist Jacqueline Fischer, Jewish activist Lynne BurskyTamman, David Zar, Karen Mazurek, Tracey Cohen, Elirom Kalatizadeh, and me. (Our Great Neck candidates are more than 10 percent of the Zionist Organization of America slate!)

In addition, the Zionist Organization of America slate includes many candidates from surrounding areas of Long Island, Queens and the whole New York metro area, as well as throughout the country.

ZOA’s candidates are a diverse group, including people from all streams of Judaism and a full variety of ethnic Jewish

American communities, including Persian, Russian, Argentinian and American Jews.

The ZOA slate even includes a former U.S. Congressman.

The ZOA slate also includes the presidents of other Jewish organizations, including Stand with Us; NORPAC; Eye on the UN; Americans for Peace and Tolerance; Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI); JCCWatch; New Culture (Russian Jewish) Outreach Academy, etc. and officials of many other organizations including CAMERA and Israel Bonds.

The ZOA slate’s platform includes: rescuing Jews (in Europe and elsewhere) who are endangered by anti-Semitic attacks (a life-saving priority); combatting anti-Semitism on college campuses; combatting BDS; promoting Jewish and Zionist education; opposing a terrorist Hamas-Fatah state; and supporting an undivided Jerusalem and Israel’s rights.

The Temple Israel speech by WZO official, David Breakstone, was interesting. It was heartwarming to hear Mr. Breakstone speak of his love for his wife. It was also a pleasure to attend the warm and welcoming Temple Israel Sabbath morning services, and to hear the beautiful cantorial singing there.

My question during Q&A was as follows: “I very much appreciate the opportunity to ask you this question. But I don’t want to put you on the spot here, because you may not be familiar with this matter. So please feel free to respond that you need to check on this and get back to me. My name is Liz Berney and I am a local representative of the Zionist Organization of America, the ZOA. The ZOA is running a slate in the upcoming World Zionist Congress elec-

tions.

I recently learned that another competing slate that is running in the World Zionist Congress election supports boycotts against certain Jewish Israeli businesses.

Boycotts, divestment and sanctions (“BDS”) against Israel is a growing problem and aims to delegitimize Israel and destroy Israel economically.

I recently asked election officials here how a slate that supports boycotting Jewish businesses can be allowed to run in a Zionist election.

They told me that I need to speak with the WZO about this.

Since you are a WZO official, I very much appreciate this opportunity to pose the question to you. Again, if you need to find out more and get back to me, that is perfectly fine.”

Mr. Breakstone then asked me for the name of the organization that was supporting boycotts. I told him that it was “Partners for Progressive Israel” previously known as MeretzUSA. “Partners for Progressive Israel” – which is running on the misleadingly named “HaTikvah slate” in the World Zionist Congress election – openly boycotts and promotes boycotts of Israeli Jewish businesses in eastern Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria, including in traditional Jewish cities such as Hebron and Efrat, and Jewish cities such as Ariel and Ma’ale Adumim. (Eastern Jerusalem is the traditional old city of Jerusalem which was mostly Jewish until Jordan illegally occupied it in 1948 and expelled or killed eastern Jerusalem’s Jewish inhabitants and destroyed its 55 synagogues.)

Mr. Breakstone was unable to fully respond during Q&A. However, we chatted after

his talk, and he kindly advised that the World Zionist Organization has its own court system, including a Zionist Supreme Court, which I could ultimately appeal to disqualify the slate that promotes boycotts against certain Israeli Jewish businesses.

The Zionist Organization of America is now in the process of doing exactly that. Last week, the Zionist Organization of America filed a complaint with the World Zionist Organization to disqualify the “HaTikvah slate” because the HaTikvah slate’s promotion of boycotts of Israeli Jewish businesses discriminates against Jews, thus violating the anti-discrimination provisions of the World Zionist Organization’s Constitution (and New York State’s Human Rights law).

In addition we complained that the “Hatikvah slate” includes another organization, Ameinu, which is lobbying U.S. and European governments to impose severe financial and travel sanctions (similar to those imposed against terrorist regimes) against Israeli Jewish leaders whom Ameinu disagrees with, including Israel’s housing minister.

Ameinu’s top three officials are also all J-Street officials or closely involved with J-Street.

J-Street features the leaders of the BDS (Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions) movement against Israel at its national conventions and brings BDS leaders to speak at college campuses.

These anti-Jewish boycotts hurt real people – both Jews and Arabs – who are simply trying to make a living to support their families, and live together in peace.

For instance, “Partners for Progressive Israel” boycotted and hounded Soda Stream until

Soda Stream finally announced that it was moving its plant away from Ma’ale Adumim. As a result of the move, 900 Arab workers – who were paid well and equally with Jewish workers, and whose benefits even included a mosque on Soda Stream’s premises – now stand to lose their jobs.

Theodore Herzl wrote in “The Jewish State” that boycotts of Jewish businesses and financial imposts and travel exclusions (similar to today’s sanctions) were among the types of anti-Jewish persecution that evidenced the need for a Jewish State.

Herzl would roll over in his grave if he knew that the World Zionist Congress that he founded included members who promote anti-Jewish boycotts and sanctions.

It will be interesting to see what the WZO does with ZOA’s complaint. A link to ZOA’s complaint can be found at http:// zoa.org/2014/12/10270901zoa-files-complaint-disqualifyhatikvah-slate-from-wzc-election/ It’s interesting reading.

Meanwhile, I hope that readers will vote for their fellow Great Neck residents, by voting for the Zionist Organization of America slate in the World Zionist Congress election when the vote starts on January 13th (continuing through April 30th). More information on the vote will be at VoteZOA. org or http://zoa.org/zoa-slatein-the-world-zionist-congresselections/ or I can be contacted at liz@zoa.org Elizabeth (Liz) Berney, Esq. Great Neck Executive Director of ZOALong Island and Queens.

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Seemi Ahmed to speak on Muslim on L.I. at ROA meeting Reach Out America will host featured speaker Seemi Ahmed on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road in Manhasset Ahmed is a member of the board of trustees of the Islamic Center of Long Island. She is also a member of the speakers bureau at Islamic Center where she is heavily involved in outreach to

the larger community.

Ahmed sees her work in building bridges and promoting understanding between various faiths on Long Island as vital.

She brings a woman’s perspective on Islam to her lectures for colleges, high schools, churches, synagogues and libraries to counter misconceptions about her faith.

She is a Muslim chaplain at

Hofstra University, where she is involved in youth counseling, interfaith events and activities with the Muslim Students Association. She has a passion for human rights and social justice and is active on those issues.

Ahmed is the recipient of the Pax Christi“Peacemaker of the Year Award” and the “Women’s Leadership Award”in 2011 from Hempstead’s Town Supervisor.

There will be a question and answer period following her presentation.

“This will be a rare opportunity to ask a woman of her faith the many things we don’t know about Islam,” said Reach Out America chairperson Sandie Salat.

All are invited Reach Out America’s regular meeting on its many ongoing ac-

tivities will begin at 12:30 p.m.

All are invited to participate in that as well. There are always refreshments and stimulating conversation. Info: (516) 487-8782.

Reach Out America is a grassroots organization engaged in a progressive social and political action with others to honor our Constitution.

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Town offers winter weather tips to residents North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Office of Emergency Management reminded residents last week to drive safely during the winter.

The Office of Emergency Management has provided some tips from the United States Department of Labor to help make this winter safer for drivers and pedestrians alike: • Make sure your tire treads are deep enough to handle the snow. Replace your tires if necessary.

• Make sure your car battery is in good working order.

• Keep your windows clear. No-freeze fluid in the windshield reservoir will help keep your windshield ice-free.

• Keep the following items in your car: jumper cables, snow shovel, ice scraper, emergency blanket, flashlight,

and an abrasive material such as sand, salt, or kitty litter.

• If you stall out or get trapped in the snow, stay in your car and don’t over exert yourself. Also, ensure that the tailpipe is not obstructed.

• Remember, stopping distance is longer on ice or water-covered ice than on normal road conditions. When applying the brakes remember that you must “stomp” antilock brakes, and “pump” non-antilock brakes.

As always, never use alcohol or drugs and drive, and always wear your seatbelt.

If you have any questions or concerns about road conditions in the Town of North Hempstead, please call North Hempstead’s 311 Call Center.

Simply dial 311 within the Town of North Hempstead, or (516) 869-6311 if you’re calling from outside the Town.

Volunteers being sought for prostate cancer study Winthrop-University Hospital’s Clinical Trials Center and Dr. Aaron Katz, chairman of the Department of Urology at Winthrop, are conducting the SPARTAN Study, a research study of an investigational medication for prostate cancer.

The study is designed to find out if the investigational medication is effective and safe at delaying prostate cancer from spreading to the parts of the body (metastasizing).

Men whose prostate cancer is no longer responding to hormone therapy, but

has not metastasized, are welcome to apply.

Eligible study participants will receive the study medication at no cost. In addition, any procedures or tests that are required for this study, and not part of the patient’s standard medical care, will be provided to study participants at no cost.

To find out if you quality for the study or for further information, please call the Winthrop-University Hospital Clinical Trials Center at (516) 663-9582 or e-mail clinicaltrials@winthrop.org.

Winthrop Hospital to host prostate cancer lecture As part of its ongoing Prostate Cancer Education Series, Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Urology will offer a free lecture, “Stress Issues Associated with Prostate Cancer,” on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The lecture will be followed by a Moderated Question and Answer Session at 7:30 p.m. Both sessions will be held at the Winthrop Wellness Pavilion, 1300 Franklin Avenue, Suite ML-5 in Garden City.

Dr. Frank G. Dowling, clinical associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY at Stony Brook, will offer the lecture component of the program at 6:30 p.m.

The question and answer session, held at 7:30 p.m., will be moderated by

a nurse navigator and physician assistant affiliated with Winthrop’s Department of Urology.

This Q & A will service as an open discussion to address any and all questions relating to prostate cancer. It will be an excellent avenue through which newly diagnosed patients can learn about treatment options and patient experiences; the moderators will also address questions from those currently undergoing treatment.

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BY B I LL S A N A N TON I O New U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice has set her congressional staff for offices in Washington and Garden City, the Democrat’s hometown.

Rice, who was previously the Nassau County District Attorney for eight years, has selected Nell Reilly as her chief of staff in Washington and Cheryl Rice, her former sister-in-law, as her district director in Garden City.

Reilly has worked for New York congressmen for 10 years, most recently as deputy chief of staff and legislative director to the retired Rep. Bill Owens (DPlattsburgh).

Cheryl Rice was previously Kathleen Rice’s executive assistant.

She was named to the position shortly after Kathleen Rice took office as district attorney in 2006, following a five-year stretch as a campus coordinator and event manager at Suffolk Community College and 12 years as a contract coordinator and executive assistant at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

In addition, former campaign aide Max Kramer will be Kathleen Rice’s senior community representative in Garden City, while Coleman Lamb, the di-

rector of communications and policy on Rice’s recent congressional campaign, will be her communications director in Washington.

“I’m pleased to announce these decisions to our staff, and I’m proud that we’ve been able to attract top-tier staffers with roots in New York’s Fourth Congressional District,” Rice said in a statement last Wednesday. “I can’t wait to get to work and I have no doubt we’ll hit the ground running next Tuesday.”

The Fourth Congressional District of New York includes Baldwin, Bellmore, East Meadow, the Five Towns, Lynbrook, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Garden City, Hempstead, Long Beach, Malverne, Merrick, Mineola, Carle Place, New Hyde Park, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Uniondale, West Hempstead, Westbury and the Willistons.

Rice was sworn into office on Jan. 6.

She succeeds former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), 70, who retired after serving nine terms in Congress.

Rice defeated Long Beach Republican Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, in November’s election. She previously unseated 31-year incumbent Dennis Dillon as district attorney.

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Mediator to join Herricks contract talks Continued from Page 1 ongoing since July. The Herricks board and the teachers association settled a four-year contract in June for 346 teachers.

“The two sides are far apart,” Bierwirth said of negotiations with the teaching assistants. “What the board wants and is willing to settle on is quite different than what is being asked for.”

“We are mindful of the fact that additional bargaining units will be up for negotiation in the coming months,” Gounaris said. “The board will respect the process and continue working toward a fair agreement with the assistants, while keeping in mind the financial constraints on the district and its taxpayers, as well as the upcoming contracts.”

Efforts to reach Herricks Teachers Association President Nidya Degliomini regarding negotiations with the teaching assistants were unavailing.

Degliomini, who succeeded Jane Morales as Herricks Teachers Association president last year, described the negotiations with the teachers as a “long and arduous task” with “a lot of give and take” - an assessment that Gournaris seconded.

Gounaris said in July the terms of the contract were hammered out in a marathon ninehour bargaining session on June 19 that ended at 2:30 a.m. the following morning.

The school board and the teachers union had unsuccessfully attempted during sometimes acrimonious discussions to negotiate a modification of the teachers’ contract over the past three years as the district contemplated layoffs under the pressure of the state-mandated tax cap.

During that time, the Herricks board eliminated 63 teaching jobs in the district.

The contract calls for a wage freeze for 97 percent of the dis-

Superintendent John Bierwirth trict’s 346 teachers in the 201415 school year and increases of 1 percent in each of the three successive years.

The teachers will also receive state-mandated “step” increases based on years of service in the first two years of the contract with the first increase going into effect in February 2015.

Teachers who have not received step increases for the past five years - representing 3 per-

cent of the teachers - will also receive “step” increases in the first year of the contract.

The teachers’s previous contract, a five-year deal expired on June 30, included salary increases of 2 percent, 2.5 percent, and 2.75 percent in the first three years and 3 percent increases in the final two years.

The new contract also calls for increases in teachers’ contributions to health insurance coverage.

In the first year, teachers would pay 20 percent of either individual or family coverage.

The teachers’ contributions would rise to 21.5 percent in the second year, 23 percent in the third year and 25 percent in the fourth year. Retired teachers would have to pay the same percentage as active teachers.

The contract terms also include a $2,000 reduction in the starting salary for newly hired teachers in the district.

“We worked together with

honesty and integrity. We were aware of the constraints the district was under with the 2 percent cap and the state mandates,” Degliomini said in July.

“We wanted to maintain the wonderful school district we have.”

In March, the board reached a three-year agreement with the Herricks Association of Administrators and Supervisors for 24 administrators.

The contract was negotiated over three months between January and March 18, when the memorandum between the two sides was signed, according to Karen Hughes, president of the Herricks Association of Administrators and Supervisors.

Reach reporter Bryan Ahrens by e-mail at bahrens@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

Trying to treat before overdose and jail Continued from Page 3 Under the program, patients 18 and older are screened for early addiction signs through a brief questionnaire about their drinking, smoking and drug habits and, if deemed appropriate, undergo a further assessment with a health coach for referrals to inpatient or outpatient facilities.

“What we’re doing is inte-

grating substance abuse care and behavioral health care into the traditional health-care setting,” said Megan O’Grady, a research scientist with the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, in March 2014.

Morgenstern, who assisted with the program’s design and implementation while at Columbia, said more than 60,000 patients were screened last year alone, and early positive patient

feedback thus far has been “an eye-opener for me.”

But the program does come with its drawbacks.

Morgenstern said emergency and primary-care workers often lack the proper training to identify addictive behaviors and match patients with the proper treatment options. The health system, he said, is currently seeking ways to finance the pilot program beyond the life of the grant.

In addition, Morgenstern said patients don’t always answer the questionnaires honestly, further complicating the screening process, and sometimes do not undergo treatments once referred.

“You’d think most of programs here at the health system would want to do this, and they do, but our primary care and emergency care personnel have a lot of other things they need to

get done,” he said. “But I think the health system is certainly ahead of the curve here to get this done.”

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Town of North Hempstead to host series of Property Assessment Grievance Workshops Town of North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman is offering a series of Property Assessment Grievance Workshops If you pay taxes on property in Nassau County, you have the right to appeal your property’s annual assessment set by the Nassau County Department of Assessment on Jan. 2. You do not need to use an attorney to file a grievance. It takes only a few moments to complete the Application for Correction of Property Tax Assessment.

The filing period is Jan. 2 - March 2 with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission.

Berman will review the property assessment grievance process at this valuable workshop, and staff members will be on hand with applications for your convenience. Please bring your Notice of Tentative Assessment for 2016-2017 (issued by the Nassau County Department of Assessment on Jan. 2).

Dates, times and locations for the Property Assess-

ment Grievance Workshops are: • Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7 to 8:45 p.m. at Hillside Public Library, 155 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park • Thursday, Jan. 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Westbury Memorial Public Library, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury • Friday, Jan. 23, 2 to 4 p.m. at Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Avenue, Great Neck • Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at East Williston Public Library, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston • Thursday, Jan. 29, 1 to 3 p.m. at Bryant Library, 2 Paper Mill Road, Roslyn • Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Road, Manhasset •Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7 to 8:30 p.m., presented by the Williston Park Public Library in the Assembly Room of Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue, 3rd Floor, Williston Park • Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7 to 8:45 p.m. at Shelter Rock Public Library, 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson

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She is a writer, horsewoman, award winning artist, quilt and fashion designer. Join her at the artist’s reception: Sunday, Jan. 11 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday Concert From Gershwin to Yankee Doodle with the Karkowska Sisters Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. Join us for this wonderful program featuring sister duo Katarzyna Karkowska on piano and Anna Karkowska on violin. Hear familiar classical and popular music compositions, such as George Gershwin’s Summertime from Porgy & Bess, Pablo de Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy, Henryk Wieniawski’s Polonaises, Czardasz and American folk tune, Yankee Doodle.

Women In Film with Jan Lisa Huttner, Film Critic and founder of WITASWAN. Thursday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. Ms. Huttner will speak about Women in Film. She is the founder of Women in the Audience Supporting Women Artists Now (WITASWAN).

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Defensive Driving Class For drivers of all ages Saturday, Jan. 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fees: Ages 60 plus - $33 All Others - $38 To register please contact

Mr. Stephen Donnelly at (516) 437-0705 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, Feb. 2 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.

Caregiver Support Group With Marguerite Dilimetin, Group Facilitator, Nassau County Office for the Aging and Mental Health Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

This support group is designed for all caregivers. It provides an opportunity for participants to share experiences and help one another. No one should be alone! First time attendees or for additional information, please call (516) 227-7055.

Mah Jongg Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m.

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ESOL Classes (English for Speakers of Other Languages) For Beginner & Intermediate Students. Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ~ Feb. 4, 11, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25 In the Community Room. Registration is NOT required.

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Jan. 22 The Hundred Foot Journey Directed by Lasse Hallström 2014 Rated R 122 minutes Cast: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open an eatery across the road from haughty Madame Mallory’s Michelin-starred haute cuisine restaurant. The resulting rivalry is off to a spirited start!

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Snowman Cupcakes with The Baking Coach Wednesday, Jan. 21 from 7 to 8 p.m. Snow or not, come in from the cold and decorate 3 unique cupcakes to look like snowmen or snowladies.

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Friendship Bracelet With Elyse Pollack Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. Come learn how to make your own friend- ship bracelet by using colorful strings and lots of knots. This is the perfect gift to give your favorite Valentine.

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Afternoon Movie For Tweens & Teens in Grades 5 - 12 Maleficient - Rated PG 97 Minutes. Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m. Explore the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain in this wickedly fun twist on the classic Sleeping Beauty. In an unforgiving mood after a neighboring kingdom threatens her forest, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) places an irrevocable curse on the king’s newborn daughter, the Princess Aurora. As the conflict between the two realms intensifies, Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land. Registration begins on February 3. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Book Café For YAs in Grades 6 – 12 Join us for a Socrates Café approach as we answer universal questions on this book. “Socratizing” is the idea that we learn more when we question with others. We will also share book trivia and refreshments.

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Tuesday, Feb. 24 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Fourteen-year-old New Yorker, Peak Mar- cello, the son of mountain climbers, is caught climbing the Woolworth Building. An angry judge gives him probation, with an under- standing that Peak will leave New York and live with his famous mountaineer father in Thailand. Peak soon learns that his father hopes he will become the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest. Soon Peak is sent to Tibet and finds him- self in the complex world of an Everest base camp. This is a thrilling adventure story. Registration begins on January 27.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Join us for these meetings is the new year on Thursdays, Jan. 15 and Feb. 26 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room. TAB is for registered members in Grades 7 - 12.

TAB works together with the YA Librarian to improve library services for teens. Check with the YA Librarian for openings in TAB.

CHILDREN Toddler Storytimes Designed for toddlers 2-31/2 with a parent or caregiver as a program of stories, simple songs, fingerplays and rhymes with other toddlers and their parents.

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Saturday Morning Yoga Licensed instructor, Nanette Lavin, will lead children, ages 1 – 3 and their caregivers through a series of one-onone simple yoga poses. Come relax, bond and have fun with your child.

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Songs And Rhymes For Baby’s Day Children ages 1 – 3 years with an adult, will enjoy musical wiggles, tickles and fingerplays with Dara and her guitar.

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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said 2014 was the most successful year for the county Department of Social Services Office of Investigations in uncovering people trying to defraud taxpayers.

“Despite the fact that time and time again we inform the public that those who cheat the system will be caught and prosecuted, some continue to question our determination to root out fraud and abuse,” Mangano said in a release.

“I again say to those who would steal money from the neediest of our citizens: you will be caught and prosecuted, and the money you’ve stolen will be returned to our taxpayers.”

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In 2014, the county saved $20.4 million in both expenditures for Medicaid, Public Assistance, Day Care and SNAP – the food stamps program – as well as welfare fraud, according to the release.

Nassau County Executive spokesman Brian Nevin said in an email that $530,000 was saved in criminal welfare fraud.

Nevin said the fraud was found by the Department of Social Services’ Office of Investigations and referred to the Nassau County District Attorney’s office for prosecution.

The county also saved $6.3 million in civil recoveries that came from pursuing liens on property and estates, he said.

Nevin said the Liens and Recovery Unit, part of the Department of Social Services, was responsible for the collection of the

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John Faust, director of the county Department of Social Services Office of Investigations Special Investigations, said in the statement the county has also been successful recovering money by working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“The Office of Investigations joined with the U.S. Department of Agriculture whereby fugitives with a felony warrant who receive SNAP can have their benefits terminated as well as face arrest, further protecting taxpayers’ money and removing violent felons from the streets,” Faust said.

Department of Social Services Commissioner John Imhof credited his staff for the money recovered.

“This year’s record amount is a testament to the dedication and tenacity of our staff in saving taxpayer dollars and making certain only the neediest receive the services they require,” Imhof said in the statement.

Mario Cuomo, ex governor and liberal icon dies at 82 Continued from Page 6 He also declared the start of the “Decade of the Child,” through which his administration instituted efforts to improve the lives of New York’s children.

“Having had the privilege of working with him, I always admired Mario Cuomo’s relentless efforts to extend the compassionate hand of government to those most in need,” state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said in a statement. “From the ‘Family of New York’ to ‘the Decade of the Child,’ Mario Cuomo continuously sought to unite

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Dean Skelos, the Republican state Senate Majority Leader, said in a statement Thursday that Cuomo “was a legendary figure in New York politics who chose public service for all the right reasons. He could have run for president or been appointed to the Supreme Court, but he chose to stay and serve the people of New York.”

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in a statement said “Cuomo was a man of unwavering principle who possessed a compassion for humankind without equal.”

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Help Wanted AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN here​​Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified students- Housing available. Job placement assistance, Call AIM 866-296-7093

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COUNTER HELP NEEDED: for bakery in New Hyde Park. Call John 347-219-1704

Mon–Thurs: 9am-5:30pm Fri: 9am-6pm

DRIVER​/ ​V ALET BEINER AUDI seeks responsible person for full time driver​/ ​v alet position.

Clear NYS driver’s license and solid work history a must!

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Cancellation Policy Ads must be cancelled the Monday before the first Thursday publication. All cancellations must be received in writing by fax at: 516.307.1046 Any verbal cancellations must be approved by a supervisor. There are no refunds on cancelled advertising. An advertising credit only will be issued.

• Great Neck News • Williston Times • New Hyde Park Herald Courier • Manhasset Times • Roslyn Times • Garden City News • Bethpage Newsgram • Jericho Syosset News Journal • Mid Island Times • Syosset Advance

LEGAL: Process Server, full time, seeking well organized, detail oriented individual for office assistant in Mineola. Position entails phones, data entry and working with several commonly used computer programs. Quick Books a plus. Email resume to: LRadler@courtsupportinc.com NEW YEAR-NEW CAREER GROUP SALES REPRESENTATIVE Fortune 500 company, voted top 30 places to start a career in USA by Business Week magazine, looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Must be enthusiastic and have strong work ethic.

Sales experience is welcome but not necessary. Extensive management opportunities available.

Unlimited earnings potential. Office located in Garden City. Call Bill Whicher 516-574-1064 RECEPTIONIST EXPERIENCE REQUIRED two evenings 5pm9pm. Seasonal position from February​​April 15 located in Franklin Square. Call 516-358-9455

Situation Wanted BABYSITTING COLLEGE STUDENT Available for babysitting.

Flexible hours. 5 yrs experience.

Solid references. Has car. Call 516-404-1045 BABYSITTING GCHS junior seeking babysitting jobs weekends or weeknights. 3 yrs experience working with special needs children at Camp ANCHOR. Please call 516-297-8617 CARE GIVER: NEED A COMPANION or nursing assistant for your loved ones? Fear of your loved ones being alone at night or even eloping & need overnight companion care at home or in a health care facility? Call 516-410-9943 for a NY State certified nursing assistant with excellent references.

CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available.

Call May 516-292-2662

Situation Wanted

Situation Wanted

Business Opportunities

CERTIFIED CNA CPR CERTIFIED, seeking live in or live out position anywhere in NY area Monday-Friday. Can live in kosher home. Experience with Hoyer lift, can transfer up to 160 lbs. wheel chair to bed. 10 years experience and references.

Drive and own car. Legal worker.

Please call 718-954-5982

HOME HEALTH AIDE / ELDER CARE Loving reliable woman seeking FT position to take care of your loved one. Experienced with ALS, dementia, diabetes, etc.

Great references​​highly recommended. Call 646-575-8217

WELDING CAREERS : Hands on training for career opportunities in aviation, automotive, manufacturing and more. Financial aid for qualified students.

Job placement assistance. CALL AIM 888-205-1735

CLEANING SERVICES I clean houses and offices. I have affordable rates and great references. I do it all​​move ins and move outs, all rooms and facets of home and office cleaning. No job too big or small. Contact Luis 516-451-6225 COMPANION / CAREGIVER Are you seeking a Companion​/​ Caregiver to look after your loved one? I’m loving, honest, caring.

I’m available 24 hr a day, 7 days a week. You can reach me at 732337-7406. Ask for Benji ELDER CARE AVAILABLE full time, live out, Mon-Fri to care for female patients. Trustworthy, reliable. 10 yrs experience. Driver w/ own transportation. References available. Call Esme 516-850-0669 ELDER CARE GIVER seeking live in or live out job. Flexible hours.

Excellent references. 10 yrs experience. Call Maria: 516-732-2189 EXPERIENCED NURSING AIDE seeking position to take care of elderly. Evenings or weekends.

Own car and good references.

Please call 718-525-6942 or 917-796-5917 HOME HEALTH AIDE / CNA Certified CNA seeking full time, live in or live out position to care for elderly. 25 yrs experience. Administer medications, light house keeping, cooking, laundry. Will work flexible hours. Please call 347-707-3498

HOME HEALTH AIDE LOVING, CARING, PERSON seeking position as companion to take care of elderly. References upon request.

Available Monday-Friday. Driver with car. Please call 917-535-8938 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE English speaking, trustworthy. Local references and experience.

Provides own supplies or uses yours. Has own transportation.

Please call 516-754-4377 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE Good references. Monday​​Saturday.

Experienced. Own car. Will provide own supplies. Free estimates. 516485-3543, cell 516-661-5282 PRIVATE CASE WORKER seeking position to take care of elderly full time Monday through Friday.

BABYSITTING also offered. Honest, trustworthy, caring, very attentive, dependable. Lots of experience. References available.

Please call 516-508-8528 RELIABLE FULL TIME BABYSITTER available immediately. Impeccable references from Garden City family. Can drive. Infant CPR certified. Can help with reading, writing, math. Over 10yrs. experience. Call 347-654-9274 SONIA’S CLEANING SERVICE We clean offices, houses, apartments. Experience driver w/ car, own supplies. References available. Please call 516-319-9783

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Adoption UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? Caring licensed adoption agency provides financial and emotional support. Choose from loving pre-approved families.

Call Joy toll free 1-866-9223678 or confidential email: Adopt@ForeverFamiliesThroughAdoption.org

marketplace

MOVING SALE GARDEN CITY Saturday 1/17 9am-4pm ** and ** Saturday 1/24 9am-4pm 108 Sixth Street Household furnishings, jewelry, handbags, toys & infant items, silk flowers, wreaths & much more! NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE. Rain date 1/24/15 9am-4pm

Wanted to Buy CASH BUYER! Used Men’s Clothing: T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Sneakers from 70’s, 80’s, 90’s.

Preferably Music​/​Sports related.

Will travel to your home. Greg 516-782-6066

Wanted to Buy LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware.

Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org

AUCTIONS GARDEN CITY CONTENTS OF CHARMING HOME 3 bedrooms, 5 desks, lovely old bric a brac, china, canister set, console piano, French LR & DR, guitar, child’s antique chairs, curio cabinets, indoor porch furniture w/ glider, costume jewelry, ladders, sewing machine, file cabinets & shelves, printer & Hoosier cabinet, much more!

PLEASE JOIN US 101 Clinch Ave Saturday, Jan 10, 9am-4pm YOU’RE INVITED! Wednesday, January 14 9:30am 15 Atlas Ave Malverne, NY 11565 Living Room, Dining Room and Bedroom furniture, shed, kitchenware, outdoor furniture and more.

Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

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▼ real estate, service directory AUCTIONS INVITED SALES by TRACY JORDAN Live and Online Auction House, Estate Sales, Appraisals and Consignment Shoppe.

839 Stewart Avenue Garden City 11530 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales.com Mon-Fri 10-6pm Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm Located next to the La Quinta and behind the Garden Gourmet Deli. Live Auctions Monthly! Free walk-in evaluations for items to be considered for Live Auction every Thursday 10am-2pm. No appointment necessary. Auctions are live every Wednesday from 8am-8pm and pre-bids are accepted at anytime. Visit www.invitedsales. com and click on the online auctions tab. Visit www.invitedsales. com to see pictures and information regarding our upcoming tag sales and estate sales. Our 50% off room is open everyday and includes items that have been in our shoppe for more than 60 days.

To receive discount coupons and promotional information, join our email list. Text “invited” to 22828 and enter your email address when prompted. Consignments are taken by appointment to provide you with the best service.

Please call the shoppe at 516279-6378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@invitedsales.com.

We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction.

If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

pets

Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? ORSTRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away.

Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references.

Limited availability. Book early!

Annmarie 516-775-4256 EXPERIENCED DOG WALKER available. Garden City resident.

Animal lover will also visit and feed your pets. Caring and reliable. Garden City and surrounding communities. CALL ANNE MARIE 516-326-7860

DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care & Walks Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

automotive

Autos Wanted CASH TODAY We’ll buy any car, any condition. Free same day pickup. Best cash offer guaranteed!

For FREE quote: 1-888-477-6314 DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-aWish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!

real estate for rent

service directory

Apartment For Rent

Cleaning

FRANKLIN SQUARE Top floor, 1 bedroom, move-in condition.

Great location, utilities included.

Credit report required. No smoking or pets. $1,300​/​mth. Call 516-747-8139 MANHASSET: STUDIO apartment, 2nd floor, separate kitchen and bath, deck, off street parking. 2 blocks to LIRR, no smoking​/​pets. $1,395 plus utilities.

516-627-9254 NASSAU RESIDENCE Private entrance. New lower level 1 bedroom, kitchen, living room, closets. All utilities. Credit check.

Walk to LIRR​/​buses. No pets​/​ smoking. $975. 516-488-1346

Condo/Co-op For Rent ATRIUM PLAZA DUPLEX CONDO for Rent or Sale by Owner.

EIK, LR​/ ​D R, 2 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath, office, basement, indoor parking, garden terrace. All new HVAC, wood floor, new 1/2 bath, new appliances. $2,800​/​ month rental or sale $365k. Call 516-413-6025 GARDEN CITY 7TH ST Luxury building, doorman, elevator, no pets. Includes gas​/ ​h eat​/ ​h ot water. Monthly rents from $2,7003,975. Indoor parking available.

Immediate occupancy. Broker Fee. 516-873-6464​/ 516-8504468​/ 631-748-8044 Christine GARDEN CITY 7th STREET 2 bedroom, 2 bath condos. Luxury building, doorman, elevator, no pets. $2,900​​$3,975 montly including gas​/ ​h eat​/ ​h ot water.

Immediate Occupancy​/ ​B roker Fee 516-873-6464 / 516-8504468 Christine

real estate for sale

Homes for Sale POINT LOOKOUT On beach block. For sale by owner. Totally renovated. Ready to move in. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, LR w/ cathedral ceiling, skylight, fireplace. Granite kitchen w/ ss appliances. DR w/ sliding doors to wrap around deck.

Large den. Sunroom​/ ​O ffice. All Anderson windows. Hardwood & Tile flooring. Gas heat. CAC. Alarm system. Full storage attic, large storage closets. Principals only. Asking low 800’s...

Call 516-805-8193

Out Of Town Real Estate HAMPTON BAYS, NY HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER Prestigious “Old Harbor Colony” Private Community with bay beach rights.

Single family with 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, finished basement, 20x40 pool. Great family home. $769,000. Call Owner 516-3512975. No Brokers Please

STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs.

Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-538-1125 www. strongarmcleaningny.com

HANDYMAN Meticulous & Reliable Serving GARDEN CITY & Surrounding Area since 2003 Repairs & Installations of all Types Built-in Bookcases, Woodworking, Carpentry, Crown Moldings, Lighting, Painting, Wallpaper and More. 30-year Nassau County Resident. Many References Lic #H01062800 Insured Call Friendly Frank 516238-2112 anytime E-mail Frankcav@optonline.net HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers, Inc. for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800OLD BARN. www.woodfordbros.com. Suffolk Cty- License #41959-H Nassau Cty- License #H18G7180000 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628 SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain​/​rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-3857975 www.skyclearwindow.com

Home Improvements AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Repairs & Maintenance *Handyman & Remodeling *Vanity & Kitchen Cabinet Installations *Furniture Assembly & set up *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 22 year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Owner Operated Call BOB 516-741-2154 DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979.

We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-365-6685. Insured License H18C730000

Instruction PIANO LESSONS By Ira Baslow.

Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www.iwantmypianolessons.com

Party Help LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

Services A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists.

Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available.

Free estimates. www.ajmoving. com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405 COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL​/​ DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential​ /​Commercial.

Bonded​/​Insured.

Free estimates. 516-538-1125 JUNK REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION: 5% off any job, any type, any 2-3 pieces to entire house.

Residential, commercial. Free estimates. References. Bonded and insured. Delivery service available.

Henry 516-523-0974 NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: Joan Atwood, PH.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference.

Teen anger management groups now forming. Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516-764-2526. jatwood@ optonline.net www.NYMFT.com TEEN ANGER MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS FORMING. Experienced therapist.

Call 516-770-4085

Tutoring CURVEBREAKERS TEST PREP provides customized one-on-one tutoring and small classes for the SAT, ACT, PSAT, CHSEE and more. Gain a competitive advantage. Call for free consultation 516-728-1561 email info@curvebreakerstestprep.com ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT​/​ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading Comprehension and writing proficiency, 917-5998007 or email: dianegot@gmail. com LongIslandTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.

MATH, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS College student available to tutor your child 11th grade & up. Excellent results. Call Nick 516-5385849 or 516-770-8760 PERSONAL TUTOR: BA English Literature & Secondary Education. Subjects: English, Spanish, Study skills. Specialties: Reading, Writing, Grammar. Students of all ages (including adults). Call 516-509-7184 or email rfitzgerald0357@gmail.com

Painting & Paperhanging

SCIENCE, SCIENCE, SCIENCE! AP & Regents Physics, AP & Regents Biology, Earth Science & Mathematics. Sol 516-384-9865

JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

SPANISH TUTOR: High School, College, Spanish Grammar Specialist, Trimester​/​Comprehensive, FLACS (Regents) Exams. William Cullen, M.A., M.B.A., S.D.A. Chaminade, Fairfield University Alumnus. 516-509-8174 wdctutor06@aol.com

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Towns oppose casino plans for Westbury Continued from Page 10 facility in a small portion of the former Fortunoff’s store property,” OTB said in a statement.

OTB said in a statement the facility will create 200 permanent jobs, revenue generation for the county and economic revitalization of the business districts around the parlor.

“We are confident that once all the facts are known, the project will enjoy significant community support,” OTB said in a statement.

According to Bosworth and Russell’s statement, the officials believe the project will jeopardize the safety of some residents and cause disruption in their neighborhoods.

“These North Hempstead communities are entitled to an opportunity to have their concerns and questions heard by OTB and addressed in a public forum, before this project proceeds any further,” Russell said in the statement. “We are requesting that at least one such meeting be scheduled this month for our residents and their elected officials, at a location that can accommodate the many residents who would most certainly wish to attend and with sufficient notice to the public.”

OTB said in a statement that it chose the Fortunoff building on Old Country Road, which has been vacant since 2009 after the jewelry company filed for bankruptcy, out of “several” locations.

“This facility provides a centralized location with ample parking and easy access to major thoroughfares as required by the New York State Gaming Commission,” OTB said.

Bosworth and Russell are also concerned, according to the letter they sent to OTB, the Third Precinct of the Nassau County Police Department will face undue burden in accommodating for the increased lawenforcement presence that will come from having the casino nearby.

The four-story building housing the gambling parlor will feature “first-class amenities” such as restaurants and a food court in the building’s remaining space, according to OTB. Administrative offices that include surveillance and security employees will also occupy the space, OTB said.

OTB said it does not plan to purchase any portion of the mall, which has several vacant storefronts.

“The Source Mall will not be acquired or leased by Nassau OTB and will not be equipped with any gaming equipment or used for that purpose,” OTB said.

Officials said OTB is currently negotiating to acquire the Fortunoff building.

“Negotiations are currently underway between Nassau Regional Off Track Betting and the parties having an interest in the old Fortunoff building on Old Country Road in Westbury,” OTB said in a statement.

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Notice of formation of 8 CARPENTER STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/09/2014. N.Y. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him​/​her is 1551 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501. Purpose of L.L.C.: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

WT 140883 6x 12/19, 26, 2014, 1/02, 9, 16, 23, 2015 #140883

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY LOAN TRUST 2007-8XS, Plaintiff, against LITA BLANC, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 9/2/2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 02/03/2015 at 11:30AM, premises known as 2 OPAL STREET, Elmont, NY 11003 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SBL#: 32-667-36. Approximate amount of judgment $542,292.69 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 7274/09.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 1124693 WT 140915 4x 1/02, 9, 16, 23, 2015 #140915

MEETING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Williston Park will be meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 6:00pm at Village Hall located at 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596. Meeting will be called to order and executive session will follow shortly thereafter.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Julie Kain, Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: January 06, 2015 WT 140935 1x 1/09/2015 #140935

Notice of Formation of Heidi’s Functional Fitness, LLC. Arts. of Org, filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/2014. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 22 Oaktree Lane, Levittown, NY 11756.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Behavioral health experts join NS-LIJ Three recognized leaders in the field of behavioral health and substance abuse have assumed new key roles in the North Shore-LIJ Health System, the health system announced today.

Dr. Brian Keefe, will become acting medical director of the Zucker Hillside Hospital; Dr. Blaine Greenwald, has assumed the role of executive director and vice president of the health system’s Behavioral Health Service Line; and Jon Morgenstern has joined the health system as director of addiction services and associate vice president of substance abuse services.

Dr. Keefe, succeeds Dr. Greenwald, who served as medical director at Zucker for nine years. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Keefe served as medical director for Long Island Behavioral Health

Management, a joint venture between North Shore-LIJ and ValueOptions, a behavioral health managed-care company. From this platform, Dr. Keefe played an important role in advancing New York State’s health reform agenda for behavioral health.

Dr. Greenwald will continue as vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry at LIJ Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital.

Prior to joining the health system, Morgenstern, an internationally known expert in addiction clinical research, served as director of addiction services and professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. His lab is currently conducting research using novel strategies such as neuroimaging, genetics and mobile communications in the treatment of alcohol abuse.

Dr. Brian Keefe

Dr. Blaine Greenwald

County events to celebrate legacy of MLK Nassau County will observe the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a weekend of programs in celebration of his life.

County Executive Edward P. Mangano, in conjunction with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Committee of Nassau County Inc. and Nassau County Office of Minority Affairs, has planned a trio of events that pay tribute to the leader of the American Civil Rights Movement who was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

“Dr. King’s message is one of equality, justice, peace and community,” Mangano said.

“Those values continue to live in all Americans today, 45 years after his life ended. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day comPhoto/Marion S. Trikosko memorates his values and ideals for a better America.”

On Saturday, Jan. 17, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

African American Museum of Nassau County will present a theatrical presentation entitled “The Trilogy of Truth II, Women of Courage” – performed by Shades of Truth Theater Company. The production provides insight into the lives of Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells and Barbara Jordan.

The curtain rises at 8 p.m. at 110 N. Franklin Street, Hempstead. The donation is $5. Admission is free for students with ID. Contact Joysetta Pearse for information at (516) 379-5466. There is also a Theatrical VIP Reception from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., requiring a $30 donation, which includes admission to the play.

An Ecumenical Interfaith Service is planned for Sunday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. at New Covenant Church, 757 Bellmore Avenue, East Meadow. There will be a Free Will Offering. Addi-

tional information is available by contacting the Office of Minority Affairs (516) 572-2244, Rev. Phillip Elliott, Chair.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 28th Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon will be held on Monday, Jan. 19th, at 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel, 101 James Doolittle Blvd., in Uniondale. Mangano will serve as honorary chairperson for the event. Honorees include: H. Scottie Gourdine-Coads, Dr. Irene E. Hylton, Linda Leaf, Rhonda L. Maco and Barbara V. Powell.

Proceeds from all weekend events will benefit the MLK Committee Scholarship Fund assisting local high school seniors seeking higher education. The purchase price of a ticket is $60. Register early for best seating. For additional information contact Rodney McRae at (516) 571-5977.

Survivor to speak on liberation of Auschwitz at HMTC Holocaust survivor Claire Heymann of Queens will share memories of her imprisonment at Auschwitz and her post-war life in New York at the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County on Sunday, Jan. 25.

Born in Germany in 1924, Heymann’s family home was destroyed during Kristallnacht by Nazi storm troopers, and her father imprisoned in Dachau.

In 1941, Heymann was arrested by the Gestapo and put to forced labor. Her

parents were deported to Lublin and murdered in Majdanek. In 1943 she was sent in a cattle car to Auschwitz.

She survived the ordeal and in 1947 emigrated to New York. She resettled in Fresh Meadows in northeast Queens.

In addition, Helen Turner, a graduate student at Stony Brook University’s History department, will present a talk on “Material Culture at Auschwitz.”

Turner, a staff member at HMTC, will describe how prisoners’ belongings were confiscated, sometimes distributed to Germans, and partially

replaced by objects custom-manufactured for the camps.

The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County is located at 100 Crescent Beach Road in Glen Cove, NY. A donation of $10 is suggested.

Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP required: Laracarignano@holocaust-nassau.org For more information, call (516) 571-8040. For more information visit HMTCLI.org.

The program begins at 12:30 p.m

Claire Heymann

Sports

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Post upends Adelphi in L.I. battle, 65-54

B y M ichael O tero into halftime and were up 30-23 eight points and eight boards, The LIU Post men’s basketball team (5-6) traveled to Garden City, to do battle with the Panthers from Adelphi University (4-7). The Pioneers, who were down double digits in the first half, managed to fight back and spoil the New Year’s Eve party for the Panthers, with a 6554 win.

The first half was a back and forth battle, as both teams traded blows. With just over eight minutes remaining in the first, and the Pioneers down 19-12 on the scoreboard, LIU went on a 16-0 run in a five minute span to go in front 28-19. During that spurt, junior guard Akosa Maduegbunam knocked down two shots from deep while senior forward Tyuan Williams capped off the run with a long jumper.

The Pioneers brought their lead

at intermission.

Immediately out of the break, the Panthers upped the tempo and went on a 12-3 run to regain the lead at 35-32. Once again trailing on the scoreboard, LIU Post needed to respond, and they did so in a big way. The team went on an 18-7 run to go up 50-42 with just over seven minutes left in the match. Sophomore guard Jared Hall was the catalyst during that run, as he provided six of his 13 points for the afternoon.

The exclamation point on the game was a fast break dunk by sophomore forward Greg Dotson, which pushed the Pioneer lead to double digits with a little over a minute. The dunk seemingly ended all hopes of a Panther come from behind victory.

For the game, senior forward Charles McCann finished with

St. Mary’s defeats St. Boniface, 18-15 St. Mary’s 6th grade team 3 bested St. Boniface, Sea Cliff, 18-15. Aiden Cole scored six points and Alex Giacobbe had five, while great rebounding and defense was provided by Mike Desena, Seamus Purcell and Games Allen. Marco Motroni, Dan Cataldo and Alec Turkmen also scored.

St. Mary’s 8th grade team 1 defeated Our Lady of Hope, Carle Place, 33-18, in an impressive all-around team performance. St. Mary’s offense controlled the pace of the game, led by Thomas Santella (nine points), John Mastando (eight points), Nick Quinn (eight points), Jack Saville (four points), Thomas Blaney (two points) and Chris Carillo (two points). The St. Mary’s defense dominated the boards and caused numerous turnovers, led by Will Allen, Jay Schlaefer, Ross Tortora and John Whelan.

The team is awaiting the return of Alex Racanelli, who has been sidelined with an injury.

The 7th grade boys team 1 resumed the season with a victory over Cure of Ars, Merrick, posting 59 points in their best offensive game of the season. Matt Kiley led all scorers with 18 points. Brendan Lane led a second half surge with 12 points, several steals and some tremendous passes to get all of his teammates involved.

Hans Dewitte (10 points) and Jack Lasalle (five points) had huge games in the paint on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Jimmy Kelly had six points and Will Simoldoni and Steven Arella had four each. Reed Gahan anchored a strong press break in the second half that sealed the victory for St. Mary’s.

while Dotson had an all-around game, chipping in each category and helping the team get the W. In addition to Hall’s 13 points, he also snagged eight rebounds and accumulated five assists off the bench.

Michael Coffey and Damon Coleman led Adelphi with 17 points each, while Ryan DeNicola collected 12 rebounds and Anthony Libroia dished out seven assists.

Head LIU Post basketball coach Erik Smiles and his squad were slated to take on East Coast Conference rival Mercy College on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

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.

Dillon Burns

Photo / Kimberly Toledo

Mineola Chiefs win Nassau title The 9-year-old Mineola Chiefs won the Nassau County ‘A’ NCYFL Championship at the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex beating the perennial powerhouse Massapequa Mustangs, 26-13.

The Chiefs 8-2 record and season was highlighted by an award-winning, dominant 6-2 defense and by great defensive coordination. But after a very long season, on this day the Chiefs’ offense finally came alive and took over the game with precision.

“We have been relying on our strong defensive play all season, and that it was finally satisfying being able to get the offense going and take some pressure off our defensive unit,” said Chiefs Offensive Coordinator Bobby Redmond.

The 9-year-old Mineola Chiefs

The Chiefs’ offense was clicking on all cylinders and moved the ball up and down the field at will against the Mustangs, led by the power and speed of running backs Nick Rios, who had two touchdown, and James Rosellon, who added another.

Rios and Rosellon ran behind the great blocking of center James Muessig and the rest of the offensive line of Luke Santaniello, Dean Aquilina, Liam Jenal, Frankie Leckler and tight ends Joe Chimenti and Brian McCleery.

Quarterback Peter Sluka, who scored two extra points on the ground, controlled the offense throughout the game.

The Chiefs’ 6-2 defense was stifling and intense all season long and was no different in the championship tilt, making gang tackles all over the field.

The defensive line of Ely Hahami, Charlie Villa, Luigi Kaloudis, Michael Nygaard, Luke Ruiz, John Jochym, Zachary Bohringer, Johnny Kessler, Zakria Zulfiqar and Jack McCormack kept the pressure on Massapequa’s offense the whole day.

Cornerbacks Lucas Goring and Nolan Langner, who had one interception, were fearless in tracking down the Mustangs while Linebackers John Viggiani and Nick Rios attacked the ball and finished off their opponents.

An injured Emmett O’Brien was on the sidelines rooting his team onto victory.

The 2014 edition of 9-year old Chiefs was coached

by Tim O’Connell, Bobby Redmond, Tony Bencivenga, Charlie Santaniello and Sotiri Goring.

All the boys played and showed great sportsmanship.

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