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Friday, January 30, 2015 Vol. 90, No. 5

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Valentine’s Day Gift and Dining Guide

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Playhouse ownership raises question Developer says he’s not art forger with same name B y A d a m L i d g ett Are there two Ely Sakhai’s doing business in and around Great Neck?

There is an Ely Sakhai, who operates “The Art Collection” in Great Neck – an art gallery located at 39 Cutter Mill Road.

That Ely Sakhai is also listed by the state Department of State as the chief executive officer of the First Playhouse of Great Neck Corp., the owners of the First Playhouse Theater - the company that is seeking approval from the Village of Great Neck Estates to tear down the historic structure to replace it with apartments.

There is also an Ely Sakhai who pleaded guilty in 2004 in federal court to fraud charges in a 15-year art forgery operation that landed him a sentence of 41 months in prison and a $12.5 million fine.

State Department of State re-

cords list Ely Sakhai as the chief executive officer of The Art Collection Inc. at the same mailing address as the company’s at 10 Windsor Drive in Old Westbury.

The indictment against Ely Sakhai said he was a resident of Old Westbury at the time.

But the Sakhai who operates the Art Collection in Great Neck said last week he is not same Sakhai who pleaded guilty to art PHOTO courtesy of Town of North hempstead facebook forging.

“You have the wrong person,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth (seated head of table) and her administration said the Ely Sakhai of the Art Colprepare for Winter Storm Juno, which dropped 10-15 inches of snowfall across the North Shore. lection.

Sakhai confirmed he was the Ely Sakhai whose company was seeking to replace the First Playhouse Theater, but declined further comment.

The Village of Great Neck Estates trustees adjourned a public hearing on the proposed First Playhouse Theater project in September, saying the developer has not Continued on Page 60 accumulation of 10-15 inches casts called for up to three feet

BY B I LL of snow throughout the North of snow in some areas, caused SAN ANTONIO Shore, according to the Nation- school closures and rescheduled Regents exams, canceled Heavy snow walloped the al Weather Service.

The storm, for which Gov. government meetings and northeast for much of Monday and parts of Tuesday as part of Andrew Cuomo declared a closed offices and businesses Continued on Page 60 Winter Storm Juno, leaving an state of emergency after fore-

Blizzard causes delays, cancellations in Nassau

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MTA to start Colonial Park district bids Rd. project next month farewell to Tamarin Also expects increased ridership once project is finished

Other retiring employees honored

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority expects to break ground next month on the Colonial Road Improvement Project – a $24.9 million replacement of the Colonial Road Bridge in the Village of Kensington - that the MTA calls essential to the long-awaited East Side Access project.

The replacement of the bridge, which was built in 1897, is part of a larger project in the Village of Kensington that includes improved drainage at track level, landscaping and the extension of an existing pocket track used to turn trains around, MTA/Long Island Rail Road spokesman Salvatore Arena said.

The project will cost $45.1 million in total and “enable the LIRR to improve train service reliability,” Arena said.

Arena said the finished East Side Access project – which will bring the LIRR straight into Grand Central Station – is still about seven years away but when completed will cut the travel time of commuters who work on Manhattan’s East Side 20 to 30 minutes and make Long Island a more attractive place to live in the process.

“If you’re thinking about living some place in connection to your job, the distance you commute makes a big difference.

That’s true all the way out to Suffolk,” he said. “Dividing the ridership between Penn Station and Grand Central actually makes it easier in terms of scheduling.”

The MTA, he said, also expects the project to increase readership on the line.

“Current LIRR daily ridership – meaning the number of trips customers take in one day – is 287,000 with most custom-

It was a bittersweet night at the Great Neck Park District meeting Thursday, as the Board of Commissioners gave farewells – and plaques of appreciation – to three of its retirees.

Former park district Commissioner Ruth Tamarin, maintenance supervisor Bob Wanczowski and business office employee Faith Luper all were commended for their work in the park district by the Board of Commissioners on Thursday.

Tamarin, who served as a park district commissioner for 16 years until September when she announced her retirement, had her heart set on accomplishing many things in the district, and also helped others accomplish the things they wanted to as well, board Chairman Bob Lincoln said.

“What makes the park district special is that it helps us operate as a team to do what is right for the community,” Lincoln said. “Ruth did more than her fair share to make that happen.”

Commissioner Dan Nachmanoff said Tamarin helped the park district grow for many

Once the East Side Access project is finished, the MTA expects ridership on the Long Island Rail Road to go up in Great Neck ers making two trips a day,” Arena said. “It is certainly safe to say that the LIRR expects ridership to grow substantially with East Side Access. But we are still too far away to try to make an accurate prediction.”

Arena said the MTA has been working with localities that have stations along the LIRR line to expand parking, but that it is up to the locality to determine if they want the help.

The MTA, he said, is not in the position to put parking structures up if the localities do not want them there.

“Out in Suffolk they constructed a new parking garage,” Arena said. “It’s about three stories – it’s not finished yet but it’s part of a redevelopment project taking place around the station area where a new residential community is going up.”

“The railroad can’t come

in and simply build a structure - everybody has to have a say,” Arena added. “In virtually every community where you’re proposing parking in an area that is now relatively congested or where there is a shortage of spaces, there are a lot of different opinions about what to build.”

The parking situation, he said, is unique because about 70 percent of the parking spaces near LIRR stations are under the jurisdiction of the municipality the station is located in.

Commissioners for the Great Neck Park District, which operates the parking lot at the LIRR station in Great Neck, recently discussed the need to address possible congestion brought on by the extension of the LIRR into Grand Central Station.

The commissioners said Continued on Page 70

years, and that the district will be sorry to see her go.

“I had the privilege of serving with Ruth, and for the past three years she been a mentor to me as I learned about how the park district works,” Nachmanoff said. “She has been best part.”

Tamarin said to a packed meeting room it was a privilege and an honor to serve her community.

“I wasn’t particularly ready to leave but things happen and I needed to be around my family and to take care of myself,” Tamarin said. “But you won’t get rid of me so soon. I’ll try to come to meetings.”

Wanczowski had worked in the parks for 39 years, starting as a skate instructor and eventually moving up to be one of the senior supervisors in the park administration.

Park district Superintendant Peter Renick said he and Wanczowski had started working in the parks together as skate guards in the 1970s, and that he will be sad to see him leave.

“Already, you’ve been missed,” Renick said.

Wanczowski thanked the Continued on Page 70

Photo by Michele Siegel

The Great Neck Park District Board of Commissioners honored recent retirees Faith Luper, Bob Wancczowski and Ruth Tamarin at their meeting Thursday.

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Landlord seeks new model of biz Patrick Silberstein wants his tenants to thrive in the age of e-commerce proliferation B y A d a m L i d g ett

Patrick Silberstein says he is trying to figure out how a local business can thrive in today’s world where convenience in some cases takes precedence over the personal touch.

“I’m concerned with all small communities, but Great Neck especially because I have my business here,” said Silberstein, who owns the historic Thomaston Building at 8 Bond St., which is the home of eight businesses. “The Internet is a wonderful thing, but it is disruptive. Ecommerce has changed the way local merchants do business, and they have to shift to a new paradigm.”

Silberstein, who is also a tenant at 8 Bond St., said he is trying to help the tenants in his building succeed by changing how he does business.

His latest effort to help his tenants is a monthly breakfast networking club called 8at8 held at Elaine’s Asian Bistro & Grill in 8 Bond St. where the tenants of his building can exchange their thoughts and ideas on how to run a business.

Silberstein said the breakfasts allow him to not only get to know

his tenants better, but also helps him develop new relationships with possible future tenants.

“I may have an open spot downstairs, and one of my tenants will tell me to approach this person I may not know to fill the spot,” he said. “It creates potential business.”

Silberstein, who brings a feel for cafe society that reflects his native France, said he also tries to curate a unique series of businesses in his building, helping coordinate with business owners and helping them build their business.

“You have to offer something unique,” he said. “You cannot have a virtual meal, or a virtual haircut.”

Silberstein said he believes a creative approach is also needed to improve business in the Village of Great Neck Plaza and says everyone in the community must share the blame for the empty storefronts that currently dot the business district.

“Everyone is responsible,” Silberstein said. “The politicians, the landlords the tenants are under, the merchants who don’t adjust – you can’t point the finger at one person.

It’s a communal problem.”

Silberstein said as a landlord he tries to get his tenants to stay as

Patrick Silberstein long as possible and does not look for the quick fix. He said he wants to have businesses in the space that will survive even after he decides to stop being the landlord.

“The point is that, in good times, it is easy to raise a tenant’s rent,” Silberstein said. “If you exploit them, then in bad times, they will leave.”

Silberstein was born in 1945 in Lyon, France and has been an American since 1980.

He has travelled extensively, he said, but moved to the area after meeting his wife a Glen Cove native

who he met in the South of France in 1971.

When Silberstein took over the building, he said, he wanted to refurbish its inside to make it more modern.

Growing up in France, Silberstein said, he had an appreciation for buildings where the outside looked old but the inside had the latest luxuries.

The Thomaston Building was constructed in 1926 by the WR Grace Company.

Even though it was for a time, according to the building’s website, the Great Neck City Hall, it eventually fell into disrepair out of neglect.

The building was still beautiful from the outside, but outdated.

“I wanted the look of the old with the comfort of the new,” Silberstein said. “I didn’t want to touch the façade.”

The building is now wired by Verizon and Optimum for internet, and all the windows were replaced, Silberstein said, as were the lights, which are all now LED. He also replaced the boiler for the building, which was originally powered by coal, Silberstein said, and the building is now heated by gas.

Silberstein runs the building with Joe Gauci, who worked for the previous owner of the building.

When Silberstein bought the building in 1981, Gauci decided to stay on, and they have been growing old together ever since.

“Joe is the unsung here of the building,” Silberstein said. “He knows how everything is run in the building. We are like ‘The Odd Couple.’”

Silberstein is friendly with many of the tenants of the building, who not only say hello but stop to talk if they see him.

Linda Silver, president of Linda Silver Designs, a fashion boutique in the building, said she has had many landlords in the past, but that most landlords tenants don’t know well at all.

“How many landlords try to help their tenants,” Silver said.

Village of Great Neck Plaza Justice Neil Finkston is also a tenant, and said the building is a warm comfortable environment.

“The great thing is that we’re all close and we all see each other,” Finkston said. “You walk down the hallway here and it’s just a different feel.”

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Fire destroys ex Bombay Palace

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Manhasset-Lakeville officials said a fire to the former Bombay Palace catering hall took more than two hours to extinguish.

A fire to a shuttered restaurant and catering facility on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset on Friday morning took firefighters from several departments more than two hours to extinguish, officials said.

Manhasset-Lakeville firefighters from companies 3, 4, and 5 and an ambulance unit, as well as assistance from departments from New Hyde Park, Great Neck Vigilant and Great Neck Alert, responded to 911 calls of smoke emanating from the roof of the former Bombay Palace facility at around 9:40 a.m.

Manhasset-Lakeville Deputy Chief Kirk Candan said workers who arrived at the former eatery, which closed at 380 Northern Boulevard in 2003, initially reported smoke coming from the rear of the building.

“Sometimes in the winter you find that it’s just steam, but this was a bit more peculiar,” he said.

The heaviest fire was on

the second floor of the building, Candan said. Two hose lines were stretched to put out the main body of the fire, and firefighters conducted “an extensive overhaul” of the property,” Candan said.

The building was unoccupied at the time, but Candan said the department received calls of a vagrant living inside.

“Our main duty is to save a life, and we were able to operate on the interior and didn’t find anyone,” Candan said. “It was an empty building, so a lot of the stuff in there was junk that had accumulated over the years. It looked like people had dumped garbage in there.”

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Nassau County Fire Marshals’ office.

Candan declined to comment on where the fire could have originated.

During the response, trucks from departments in Albertson, Garden City Park, Port Washington, Roslyn and Williston Park were dispatched to ManhassetLakeville fire houses for backup assistance.

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Local pols praise Cuomo budget

Dems, GOP officials join in support while Ra expresses concerns about education

By B I LL SAN ANTONIO Local elected officials were mostly supportive of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2015-16 budget proposals outlined during Wednesday’s State of the State address, though some were skeptical of the longterm effects of his agenda on property taxes and education reform.

Cuomo announced a $141.6 million budget that calls for a 2.8 percent spending increase, amounting to an approximately $4 billion difference from 201415. He proposed about $94 billion to be raised in taxes, a 1.7 percent increase.

“I would say that by and large his presentation was very well received,” state Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) said.

Cuomo’s agenda for the coming year includes investments in infrastructure and further property tax relief, expanding upon initiatives from his first term to cap municipal spending and offer property tax freeze credits.

State Sen. Jack Martins (RMineola) said in a statement that the state Legislature has achieved “some great things” in bipartisan fashion under Cuomo, and that he would continue to support the governor’s proposals in Cuomo’s second term in office.

Martins touted the state reaching low income and business tax rates, a government he called “functioning and fiscally responsible” as well as “smart investments in economic development, infrastructure and education.”

“I look forward to reviewing all of the governor’s proposals in greater detail as the budget process begins,” he said. “Though there may be differing approaches to achieving our shared goals, we must continue to work together, find common ground and build on our progress to ensure that New York state continues moving forward.”

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, who attended the State of the State address Wednesday, also welcomed Cuomo’s budgetary proposal.

In a statement, the Republi-

can said an income tax credit initiative included in the governor’s plans would “put money back in the pockets of our residents” and protect them fiscally as the property tax cap and property tax freeze credit have in the last few years.

“For too long, state government taxed too high,” Mangano said. “I’m happy to see changes that better reflect our economy and deliver relief for our residents.”

Lavine said he supported the proposed $150 million to construct parking facilities near Long Island Railroad stations across the region, saying it would benefit commuters and the environment.

State Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) in a statement said “there is much more to be done” with regard to improving the state economy, including the restoration of the gap elimination adjustment, a system under which state aid to schools is cut to make up for shortfalls in budgeted revenue.

But State Assemblyman Ed

Ra (R-Franklin Square) said in a statement that Cuomo’s tax proposals do not adequately plan for long-term relief, and that Long Island deserves its “fair share of this new infrastructure spending to keep travel and business development moving in the right direction.”

He said he was also concerned with Cuomo’s plans on reforming the state Department of Education and Common Core standards, of which the assemblyman has been critical in the past.

Cuomo proposed a reform of the teacher evaluation system that emphasizes classroom observation and student performance on state exams.

He also said that underperforming schools would be reformed using a model similar to that of Massachusetts. If a school fails for three years, Cuomo said a non-profit, another district or a “turn-around expert” would be brought in to create a plan to overhaul the entire school.

He said additional funding for underperforming schools would not be an adequate meth-

od for reform because “money without reform only grows the bureaucracy. It does not improve performance.”

Ra, who in early January was reappointed as the ranking member of the state Education Committee, said the governor’s proposals “represent a doubling down on high-stakes testing and a continued decline of local control over our schools.”

“If we want to truly address the inequities in educational achievement described by the governor, we should provide flexibility to our high-achieving districts and focus on improving schools that need enhancement,” Ra said. “One size does not fit all, and it never will in a state as diverse as New York, yet these proposals take us one step further toward complete control of our schools.”

Lavine said he does not agree with Cuomo’s “observations about the teaching profession in general,” and that he was concerned over the number of schools struggling across Long Island.

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Ex steakhouse employee pleads guilty Barry Pearlstein, 70, admits stealing $320K from Ruth’s Chris over 12 years

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The former office manager of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Garden City has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $230,000 from the restaurant during the nearly 12 years he was employed there, Nassau County prosecutors said.

Barry Pearlstein, 70, of Orlando, Fla., has been ordered to serve two consecutive nine-month sentences and repay $230,933.39 in restitution on felony charges of grand larceny and falsifying business records.

He is due back in court on March 19 for sentencing, according to the Nassau County district attorney’s office.

“Integrity is not a virtue of a bygone age; it remains the guiding principle of all hard-working people, business owners and employees alike,” acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said in a statement. “This defendant abused the trust of his employer and broke the law by taking advantage of his position to steal thousands of dollars from his employer and then lying to conceal his crime. My office will continue its efforts to make sure that this defendant is held accountable for his actions.”

Pearlstein was arrested on Dec. 1, 2014 following a joint investigation between the district attorney’s office and the Nassau County Police Department’s Crimes Against Property Squad.

Upon firing Pearlstein from the restaurant in June 2014, Ruth’s Chris management conducted an internal investigation that found he embezzled funds meant for deposit on 511 occasions and filed false records to conceal the transactions.

Management then contacted the district attorney’s office, then led by U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City).

Pearlstein was initially charged with a felony count of grand larceny and 10 counts of falsifying business records and faced up to 15 years in prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Matthew Sotirhos, of the office’s Economic Crimes Bureau.

Efforts to reach Pealstein’s attorney, David Besso of Bay Shore, were unavailing.

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Park district continues turf talks B y A d a m L i d g ett

The issue of whether the Great Neck Park District should install artificial turf at Memorial Field is still on the table.

Last Tuesday, park district commissioners said at a work session they had found no government reports that have studied whether artificial turf is harmful, and all the independent reports they have studied have concluded that the hazardous materials in the turf were below the safety standard.

But at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting Thursday the commissioners said they may be rethinking the turf.

Board Chairman Bob Lincoln said the day after the work session Newsday had a story about Rep. Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills) calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to study the issue of artificial turf.

“Government agencies haven’t come out with anything very definitive and we welcome a decision,” Lincoln said. “We want to see whether anything substantive comes out and what

Great Neck Park District Commissioners Dan Nachmanoff and Bob Lincoln a timeline would be for any study.”

Lincoln said the board plans to contact Israel in writing and make him aware that the district was debating the use of artificial turf at Memorial Field.

“We need to make some sort of decision,” Lincoln said. “We will look toward [Israel] to get

this study done and get the information distributed.”

The purchase of artificial turf at Memorial Field, located at 1 West Park Place, was part of a $6.5 million bond approved by the Town of North Hempstead in March.

Residents at the time questioned the use of artificial turf

rather than grass.

Further concerns were raised in October when NBC reported that 38 soccer players who had played on artificial turf were diagnosed with rare forms of cancer, including lymphoma and leukemia.

The commissioners said in October they would re-examine

what surface to use at Memorial Field.

Lincoln also said the board wants to reach out to the parents of the children who participate in programs at the field to get their feelings on the project. Lincoln said he doesn’t want people to think the district is putting off finishing the project.

“As the rumor mill works, some probably think we are stonewalling [the project] and that we’re not going to do anything, which is not true,” he said.

At the work session Tuesday, the commissioners received a compilation of months of research into whether the synthetic material is harmful from Deputy Superintendent Lisa Goldberg.

Lincoln said most of the reports about artificial turf being harmful have been anecdotal.

Goldberg said she contacted each agency that did a study to confirm their results.

Most, she said, concluded that the hazardous materials in the turf were below existing safety standard, deeming the turf safe.

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Approximately $1.4 million has been allocated toward repairing portions of Manorhaven Beach Park in Port Washington that were damaged during Superstorm Sandy in 2012, North Hempstead town officials said Friday.

About $1.2 million has been granted for the work by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, while an additional $200,000 has been secured through the state from federal HUD Community Development Block grants, officials said.

In a statement, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth thanked U.S. senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand for their efforts in gathering the funding to restore the park, which she called a “vital recreational facility” within the town.

The park’s tennis courts, picnic areas,

women’s restroom, administrative building and deck all sustained damage during Sandy and are slated for repairs, officials said.

The grants will also help restore a broken section of the park’s dock, boat ramp and seawall and various kayak stands.

Work to the administrative building’s roof, a wooden deck and bocce court has already commenced. North Hempstead officials said the town will be reimbursed for the repairs, while other aspects of the construction are still in the planning stages.

Schumer and Gillibrand on Thursday announced several FEMA grants for Superstorm Sandy-related damages, including a $154 million endowment to South Nassau Communities Hospital to rebuild the former Long Beach Medical Center.

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Police identify body found in Herricks B Y B RY A N A H R E N S

wooded area near Old Searingtown Road and Searingtown Road, was 60 years old Nassau County police have identified and had no known address, police said.

A police spokeswoman on Tuesday the body of a man discovered in Herricks said there appeared no criminality in conon Monday as Kenneth Crane.

Crane, whose body was found in a nection to the man’s body.

Crane’s body was taken to the Nassau County medical examiner’s office to determine the cause of death, which has still not been released.

He was found wearing black pants, a tan olive jacket, a blue hooded sweatshirt

and blue sneakers, police said.

Police are asking that anyone with information about the identity of the victim to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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King: non-violent but not passive In a letter that ran in last week’s edition, state Sen. Jack Martins takes issue with the protests that marked the end of the year in New York City and Ferguson, Mo., both of which came in response to the death of black men after a confrontation with the police.

The senator compares the protests following the choke-hold death of Eric Garner in Staten Island that made news on TVs in homes across the country to what he imagines as the passive “lawful protests” organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma and Birmingham in the 1960s.

“And even at the fevered height of the civil rights movement, he and his supporters willingly submitted to arrest to draw the world’s attention to injustice,” Martins writes, “[King] never suggested that each person should follow the laws they wanted and ignore others as suited them individually. That’s not pursuing civil rights, it’s embracing anarchy.”

While we share his admiration for Dr. King, one of the greatest Americans of the 20th Century, we think Sen. Martins takes a conveniently sanitized view of the civil rights movement.

King was not opposed to breaking laws when he believed those laws to be unjust. Nor did he shy away from confrontations with the police when they attempted to enforce those unjust laws or to block a freedom march.

In a letter to pastors written from Birmingham Jail, King wrote, “One may well ask: ‘How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?’ The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Au-

gustine that ‘an unjust law is no law at all.’”

From his early days at Crozer Theological Seminary, King was inspired by the civil disobedience organized by India’s Mahatma Gandhi. He first applied the principles taught by Ghandi in 1955 during the Montgomery bus boycott where he witnessed the power of peaceful protest. In 1959 King traveled to India to visit with Ghandi.

Just as Ghandi, following satyagraha, the philosophy of nonviolent resistance , led a nation to oppose unjust laws imposed by a colonial power, King refused to recognize laws in the south that upheld segregation.

In that letter from Birmingham Jail, King goes on to say, “Now, what is the difference between the two? How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. “An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.

To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just.

Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality.”

The letter, King said, was in response to the complaints of southern clergymen who thought he was going too far with his protests.

Our senator writes, “Dr. King used the power of unified protest to fight injustice. And even at the fevered height of the civil rights movement, he and his supporters willingly submitted to arrest to draw the world’s attention to injustice.”

Martins needs to take a second look at the videotape. The civil rights protestors often refused to

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comply with the orders of a police force that stood in the way of their protests. For doing this the protestors were beaten with clubs, hosed by fire departments and torn apart by dogs.

This is not the passive resistance that Martins imagines. Those who followed King were non-violent but they did not submit to the powers whose job it was to protect a system of racism and segregation.

They didn’t fight but they did not disperse.

In the eyes of Birmingham’s Bull Connor and others in power, the marchers were breaking the

law.

It may be that the demonstrators are wrong about what happened in Ferguson and Staten Island. In both cases, grand juries failed to indict the police officers accused in the deaths of two black men. But these demonstrations were not the result of two isolated incidents. They were borne out of a perception that racism pervades the city’s and nation’s criminal justice system.

Nothing justifies the demonstrators who assaulted police officers last year on the Brooklyn Bridge. They have been arrested

and they deserve to be prosecuted.

Likewise nothing excuses the looting of stores in Ferguson.

Nevertheless we hope that Martins and his fellow legislators will take the time to understand and address the perception that the justice system in New York is inherently racist. Like King, the people who hold that belief have been willing to risk jail, tear gas and beatings to make their point to the nation.

The demonstrations last year in New York City were sad proof that in 2015, correct or not, that perception widely held.

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Obama should follow mandate of his voters

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ot so long ago I mentioned that it was a majority of the voters who voted that re-elected Obama as our president.

Our president is therefore obligated to honor the mandates of those who elected him.

One sees the elements of the drama developing in congress.

When the time comes and our president vetoes what he will, the power for his doing so resides in the said majority that elected him.

In other matters: The drilling of a well is not an expensive project. Neither is a water system or

emergency backup power.

The amounts I have seen mentioned are way out of line. It is comparable to when the Mineola School District was talking $300,000 and Mineola Village was talking a total of $375,000 for backup power when in each case $30,000 would be sufficient.

The ball was dropped in each case and to my knowledge, the next time the grid goes down, there still won’t be any backup power. I leave it up to all of you to determine why.

I have given more thought on the subject.

Only that which is necessary would pass through the backup interface. The rest would go down with the grid and stay down until it comes back on.

This way the cost of backup would be reduced to only around $15,000.

Top of the line brands are available for the mentioned price at Lowe’s with free delivery with possibly a cement slab to mount it on and perhaps plenty of knowledgeable help.

Charles Samek Mineola

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E.W. should say no to golf club renovations

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lthough the Wheatley Hills Golf Club withdrew its original plans to build a proposed gigantic, 18 bedroom boarding facility for its workers, the club’s new plans, dated, January 2015, still appear to include renovations to create 13 bedrooms, nonetheless.

The issue of the club’s currently boarding upwards of 13 male workers within just a few feet of East Williston homeowners and their families, is far from resolved.

In addition, ensuing security issues, privacy issues, fire-safety issues, sanitation issues, and congestion issues (to name just a few) continue to present potential problems for East Williston property-taxpaying homeowners.

As was announced at an earlier E.W. Board of Trustees meeting in January 2015, the Board of Trustees is scheduled to consider the club’s new plans on Monday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., in the Village Hall - plans that include 13-bedrooms for the upwards of 13 male workers the club seems to have chosen to board prior to being given approval to do so at a public village meeting.

During recent village meetings reviewing the club’s proposed building plans and “conditional use” requests, it came to light that, at present, it seems the Wheatley Hills Golf Club already has been operating a boarding house/motel/ barracks-like facility within 15 to 20 feet of East Williston residents’ properties - despite the fact that, to

my knowledge, no legal basis has been proven for such use.

As a young woman at the age of 21, I transported myself from Brooklyn to the Bronx each working day to reach my job on time.

Every day, for years, I conscientiously traveled to my job and traveled from my job - a trip approximating two hours each way by car, in bumper-to-bumper traffic, paying all costs myself, traversing the Triboro Bridge. Back and forth.

I left my parents’ Brooklyn apartment, in a high-crime area, at 6:00 a.m. and drove to my teaching job in the Bronx - located in another high-crime area.

During numerous snowstorms, throughout numerous winters, I traveled upwards of five hours to get back home from my job.

My employer did not provide a cot for me. My employer did not provide a Murphy bed for me nor did my employer provide a bedroom for me to ensure that I would report on time each day to perform my very, very important job as a teacher of children in a seriously challenging environment.

Yet, as a young woman of 21, even under snow-storm, ice-storm, torrential rain-storm conditions, I conscientiously transported myself and reported back for work every day, on time, to teach my all-important charges - my middle school students (many of whom still keep in contact with me, although they themselves are in their 50s, now).

I must ask: Why, then, does the

Wheatley Hills Golf Club need to provide a boarding house/motellike/barracks-like facility with 13 bedrooms for its upwards of 13 male workers?

Throughout over three decades of living in East Williston, I have observed numerous homeowners who needed to make proposed, various house conversions that required variances all to accommodate various family living situations. However, these aforementioned homeowners waited for permission from East Williston’s village officials before moving forward with any such conversions.

This is how the process for “conditional use” modifications always worked in East Williston apparently, it seems, until now.

Seemingly, the golf club has taken it upon itself to establish a boarding house / motel/barrackslike facility “use,” on its own, for upwards of 13 male workers before being granted any “conditional use” variance from village officials.

It seems apparent that, in recent years, the club, progressively, has created makeshift living quarters for upwards of 13 male workers it was increasingly boarding there all 13 male workers apparently being boarded in a barracks-like building, directly behind Ridge Road’s property-tax paying homeowners.

In my opinion, the golf club’s behavior suggests an attitude of: First - I’ll do what I want to do to my property before getting an official variance; Second - I’ll apply to

get a variance for making changes I’ve already made to my property (e.g., uses) after already having done what I wanted to do…having effected modifications already; therefore, officials should validate and approve those modifications I’ve effected already legitimizing what I’ve already done.

Appropriate reasoning for putting the cart before the horse? I think not.

Until East Williston’s villagehearings/meetings in November/ December, 2014, involving the club’s proposed variance requests, no East Williston residents with whom I have spoken were ever aware the golf club already had created a boarding house/motel/barracks-like quarters for upwards of 13 male workers prior to November, 2014 apparently, without waiting to receive a “conditional use” variance from Village officials.

In my opinion, if the Wheatley Hills Golf Club is allowed to continue to maintain its apparent recent-vintage, boarding house/ motel/barracks-like facility, already housing upwards of 13 male workers, any East Williston homeowner might be inspired and, might feel justified by such a precedent to change his property’s use in any way he sees fit before seeking a possible, necessary variance only seeking to get modifications approved after the fact.

To my knowledge, throughout these past 30-plus years, the Village of East Williston has never

approved the existence of boarding house/motel-like/ barracks-like facilities to do so now, would create serious, negative implications for the quality of life that East Williston homeowners have embraced since the village’s inception.

What next?

Will the club, progressively, board an additional, 13 male workers in the future and, then, ask for another variance to create another 13 bedrooms for them after boarding them already?

On Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., in East Williston’s Village Hall, our Board of Trustees is scheduled to consider validating the golf club’s apparent after-the-fact “conditional use” variance request.

I urge all East Williston homeowners to attend this meeting and share their thoughts on whether East Williston’s Board of Trustees should grant any variances to legitimize the club’s alreadycreated boarding house/motel/ barracks-like facility already housing upwards of 13 (or more?) male workers club-created, prior to any approval from village officials at an open village meeting.

Also, I urge all residents to call the village office, beforehand, to confirm the Board of Trustees’ scheduled meeting date of Monday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m., in the East Williston Village Hall, as last-minute changes may be possible.

Kathy Rittel East Williston

Letter-writer would kill hopes of ‘dreamers’

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his is in response to Dr. Stephen Morris’ letter in the Jan. 23 Great Neck News, which, as one might expect, is a rehash of his rags to riches argument.

Here we, once again, are regaled with the story of his immigrant grandparents who came to America poor and uneducated but who by dint of self-reliance and an admirable work ethic achieved success.

It is a Horatio Alger story par excellence.

I trust that Dr. Morris knows his story is not unique. My grandparents, too, came from Russia and struggled to “make it” in the New World.

I suspect the only difference in our tales is that the Morris family concluded that it was their efforts which led to success and assimilation.

In the case of my family, we acknowledged the fact that the government, social welfare programs and unions had something to do with it.

As a result, we chose to identify with the downtrodden and became liberal Democrats. The political direction one takes in life is determined by many factors one of which is demonstrably psychological, but that’s a topic for another letter. President Obama weighed in on this subject with the ill-fated words: “If you are successful, somebody along the line gave you some help.”

This raised the hackles of Neanderthal Republicans and provided FOX News with days of fodder for their pundits. It challenged the conventional wisdom about self-made men.

Obama had the audacity to suggest that corporate success might have something to do with a great teacher or a federal highway or a police force. As John Donne suggested…”No man is an island…”

Had Dr. Morris abandoned his personal narrative at this juncture, he would have, been ahead of the game, but he then volunteered the fact that his father went to CCNY. Everyone knows that CCNY (part of the City University system)

was free up through the mid 1970s so Dr. Morris’ father was “supping at the public trough.”

Ah…the evil of getting something for nothing…a very socialistic notion!

The remainder of Dr. Morris’ letter deals with another government handout.

This one has to do with NYU giving “institutional aid…to foreign students who are in the U.S. illegally.” Dr. Morris doesn’t tell us if these are the “dreamers.”

This is a group who might benefit from President Obama’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. This group is offered a two-year, renewable reprieve from deportation.

I can already hear the cries of “amnesty” from the xenophobes.

To qualify, one must meet the following criteria. You must have entered the U.S. under the age of 16; lived here at least five years; never been convicted of a felony; currently in school or a high school graduate; served in the military.

Folks who meet these criteria sound like “solid citizens” to me.

Is it un-American to try to get an education?

Shouldn’t we do everything in our power to encourage young Latinos to live the American Dream as an alternative to joining a gang and engaging in criminal enterprises?

What Dr. Morris states is that NYU has devised “an outrageous plan of rewarding criminal behavior.”

One would think that NYU was giving scholarships to rapists and child molesters.

There is an alternative of course. The federal government could put the 11 million “illegals” on busses and return them to their countries of origin.

Something interesting happened in Arizona last week.

Judge David Campbell issued a permanent injunction against former Gov. Jan Brewer’s edict which banned undocumented “dreamers” from obtaining drivers’ licenses.

The judge ruled that Brewer’s policy caused “irreparable harm” to

all those denied a license.

He referenced two cases…one man was unable to pursue a career as a firefighter because the local department required a license, and the second was that of a graphic designer much of whose day was spent commuting on public transportation when meeting clients.

Failing at this level, anti-dreamer zealots appealed to the United States Supreme Court hoping that this most conservative body would overturn Judge Campbell.

Instead the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

I have often described conservatives as mean-spirited and lacking in compassion.

There is much evidence in our history and in the days’ newspaper headlines to corroborate this feeling.

Yet every once in a while a Judge Campbell comes along,does the right thing, and I wonder if I’m not on the right side of history.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

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A cosmic experience - nothing S

omething cosmic happened to me the other day: Nothing!

“Mom, how in the world is that ‘cosmic’? Do you even know what the word means?”

“Of course I do. Let me clarify. Nothing happened to me today - or anyway, nothing muchin THIS universe. Which can only mean that in some other, alternate universe, I experienced something amazing!”

“You’re getting crazier by the day. Just for the sake of argument - how do you figure that?”

“I was listening to the radio the other day, and they had a physicist on, talking about how quantum theories insist that, for every decision point that happens in our world, an alternate world splits off in which the decision goes the other way.”

“Why is that?”

“Some complicated reason to make the math work out.”

“Sounds crazy. You’re telling me that, because of math, somewhere there’s a universe where the Yankees beat the Red Sox in 2004?”

“Exactly. There’s also one where the movie “Avatar” won

the Oscar in 2009, and one where JFK wasn’t assassinated.

Supposedly.”

“And there’s one where I’m taller than my brother?”

“No. That never happens in any universe,” his brother chimes in.

“Who says every decision has only two options?” demands my husband. “Aren’t you the one who keeps telling me life is complicated? What if the bullet doesn’t kill JFK, but leaves him in a stroke like Woodrow Wilson had, and still in office?”

“You mean, Jackie Onassis would be running the country, like Mrs. Wilson did?”

“Well, she wouldn’t be Jackie Onassis - but yes.”

“I don’t suppose there would have been a Voting Rights Act of 1965… Unless… Oh, it’s all too complicated.”

“And who’s to say that decision points are only generated by world events? Or world leaders?” My husband is on a roll.

“Mere particles - or strings, if this is string theory - wouldn’t know the difference.”

“I guess not,” I reply. “So, does that mean that ANYTHING could create a new universe?

Judy epstein

A Look on the Lighter Side Even that walk I took where bird poop fell on my head out of a clear blue sky!”

“I’d say especially that walk.

Who knows what might have happened to Judy Epstein in that other universe?”

“Well, I bet I know. She spent a lot less time in the shower, that afternoon, and was therefore able to get to the phone, and answer, when her friend called with extra tickets to the opera that night!”

“Narrow escape, then.”

“What did you say?”

“Nothing, dear.” He’s hoping I didn’t hear him. But he needn’t

worry; I have bigger fish to fry than his dislike of opera.

Suddenly, without anything at all changing, the world looks different. Suddenly, I don’t have to settle for one medium-satisfactory lifetime. I can create an infinite number of alternative universes!

There can be one where I still fit into my wedding dress, and one where my favorite pair of shoes never lost a heel.

There’s one where the only shampoo I liked the smell of isn’t discontinued by the manufacturer (although there’s also one where they changed it for the worse; can’t win ‘em all!)

There’s one where my children are perfect (I admit, that one will take some doing; somewhere there are a lot of embarrassing near-miss universes piled up.)

There is one in which I pay all of my bills on time - in that one, time runs backward and I am a millionaire. There is even one where my husband and I have saved up enough for retirement - although I prefer the one where we squander it all traveling the Mediterranean.

It’s as if, everywhere I go,

there is now an extra dimension, visible only to me. Every time something happens, I just think perhaps there’s a universe somewhere where it went the other way.

Of course, everyone you know is generating extra universes, too.

“So, where do they keep all these extra universes, anyway?”

My son wants to know.

“I’ve been wondering that, myself. Maybe that’s why the universe is expanding?”

“That’s just our universe, Mom.” Yikes - What if they’re ALL expanding? But that thought makes my head hurt, so I’m grateful to be in the universe with Tylenol.

The thing is, even when you’re doing nothing at all, when nothing of any interest is happening in your life - perhaps you are just in the wrong universe, this time.

Perhaps, something amazing has just happened to you, somewhere else. Or perhaps the something else was terrible, and right now, to that version of you, boring would look pretty good.

There’s a thought to keep you warm on a winter day.

from the d es k of senator j ac k martins

Where is the Assembly for women?

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or the third time in the past year, I joined the overwhelming majority of my Senate colleagues in, once again, voting for a series of women’s equality bills that fight discrimination in our laws, ensure equal pay for equal work, and assist women who are victims of human trafficking, violence, and harassment.

These are great bills that would do a great deal to address the inequality plaguing so many women in our society.

So, with each of these bills having passed the Senate, the question remains, where is the Assembly?

It’s just getting ridiculous.

Some state Assembly Democrats are running a shell game, our press is mostly ignoring it, and good and valuable legislation for women is ultimately being held hostage to their partisan

political games.

Let me give you the back story.

All of last year, a group of Democrats in the Assembly demanded that these reforms be lumped together with a separate bill that would expand late-term abortions and would allow nondoctors to perform those abortions.

Knowing that the bill would not pass on its own, they demanded that either all the measures be passed together or none would pass at all. Then they went about tarring Republicans as being anti-women.

Now, you’ll hear them say that the abortion bill merely “codifies” Roe v. Wade.

But it does much more. You see, the bill would remove any criminal liability for anyone who performs abortions illegally.

Late-term abortions, partial

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birth abortions, and abortions by non-doctors would no longer be criminally prosecuted.

Ultimately, anyone breaking the law would only face a possible fine to be pursued in civil court by the state’s Attorney General, if he even chose to do so. How many abortion mill horror stories have we watched in

the news to now ignore them all and arrive at this poorly thought out decision?

So, despite pleas from legislators on both sides of the aisle to unchain these very different measures and allow them to be debated and voted on separately, Democrats in the Assembly flat out refuse.

They are literally holding the rest of the women’s agenda hostage and hurting those very women who would benefit immediately from their passage.

That’s not just unacceptable, it’s unsavory. Even their colleagues are fed up.

Amy Paulin, a Democratic assemblywoman, recently said, “It’s an arbitrary political decision that made these bills come together, and arbitrarily is not a good way to legislate. Pass the bills where we make an improvement in women’s lives, and let’s

move on.”

My esteemed colleague, Democratic Sen. Diane Savino called it “pure politics,” and noted that there was no threat to a woman’s right to choose in New York. I thank them both for speaking out.

Each bill should be allowed to proceed in due course - discussed, debated, and voted upon on its own.

Now is the time for Gov. Cuomo to use the weight of his office to advance the women’s equality bills and help countless women throughout New York State. It’s time for the people of this state to demand progress over politics and for their representatives to take heed. It’s time for the Assembly to do what they’re sent to Albany to do – discuss, debate, and vote.

Where is the Assembly?

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Beware of ‘friends’ bearing pyramids

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yramid schemes are nothing new. For more than two centuries individuals or groups that are interested in separating people from their hard-earned cash have found new and creative ways to lure unsuspecting victims.

Some people, believing it may be a legitimate opportunity to get in on the ground level of a business prospect, have dumped thousands of dollars into this type of scheme only to see no return on their investment.

When the light goes on, and they realize they have been swindled, there is little anyone can do to help.

Pyramid schemes follow a predictable pattern: a person known as the recruiter creates a “business” or

“product” to solicit investors. The investors make an initial payment and then solicit other investors.

When the new investors sign on by investing in the prospect, the money is stolen by these criminals.

The new investors then solicit new partners and the cycle continues until there is no one left to join the pyramid and no additional money invested.

Recently, an old friend visited my office to explain that he and his girlfriend had become victims of a pyramid scheme. They had invested charles lavine in this scam and lost all their money.

His name is unimportant to the story.

Assemblyman What is relevant is that he and his girlfriend are of Hispanic descent. They were approached at a neighborhood bodega about investing in a business venture that would

provide them with a great return on their investment.

People must be aware that the criminals who operate this type of pyramid scheme are targeting our immigrant community.

There is nothing particularly unique about unsuspecting immigrants being taken advantage of.

And, truth be told, many who are victimized by these schemes are affluent and very well educated.

The Madoff investors are just one example. But for many people who are new to our shores, the language barrier works to their disadvantage because many new Americans do not have access to news reports and community information that warns of these

types of scams. And, sadly, many who are victimized feel they cannot report these crimes to our authorities.

The criminals who organize these schemes are very good at hiding themselves. They have no place of business, no phone number, and usually leave no trail. They slip out in the dark of night leaving the victims with an empty bank account and broken dreams.

Each of us must be cautious when so-called “friends” or those who speak the languages of the nations from which we have come try to persuade us to make investments that will too often turn out to be swindles.

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Obama fails too often to pay respect due

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resident Obama cut short his three-day trip to India in order to “pay his respects” to the royal family of Saudi Arabia.

He didn’t send Vice President Biden, Attorney General Holder or even our own ambassador to represent him. The president chose to go there himself. Now please understand that I truly believe he should be there. But before he pays his respect: 1 - He should have paid his respect to those who lost their lives at the office of Charlie Hebdo, by marching along side all our other European allies in Paris.

2 - He should have paid his respects to our two slain New York

City police officers, by inviting their widows and children to the State of the Union address?

3 - How about paying his respects to Jews around the world, by meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli leader speaks before our Congress next month.

4 - How about paying his respect to the “American Sniper” who saved countless American lives in Iraq and Afghanistan?

5 - Why won’t he show respect for the millions of Jews murdered during the Holocaust by joining with the heads of state of France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Netherlands, Denmark and the 300 remaining survivors, by attending

the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Aushwitz Death Camp, where 1.1 million Jews were killed.

Sending the Secretary of the Treasury doesn’t cut it. How could he miss such an important event?

What is wrong with this president?

His actions, or should I say his inactions, should be a wake up call to every American, especially to the 70 percent of my Jewish brethren who voted for him.

Unfortunately, I doubt if they are even listening.

There are 22 months till the next election.

My fear is that most Americans still can’t see the handwriting on the wall. Six years of Obama’s

foreign policy have resulted in hundred of thousands of miles in the Mideast now controlled by radical Islamic terrorists.

Since Obama took over, the following countries are now fully or partially ISIS or Al Qaeda controlled: 1 - Iraq 2 - Syria 3 - Afghanistan 4 - Yemen 5 - Libya and 6 - Lebanon may fall next !

These same terrorists are also unleashing their havoc everywhere, from Australia to Canada to London to Madrid to our own homeland.

While Iran is only months

away from obtaining nuclear warheads, and Russia and North Korea are threatening their neighbors once again, while homegrown terrorists are returning (from fighting in Iraq and Syria), to England, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and the United States, we have a president who is still preoccupied with free community colleges. What’s wrong with this picture?

I ask all of you who believe in a higher power, to please pray for our country’s very survival. I don’t know what else to do with a president who refuses to change his failed foreign policy.

Dr. Stephen Morris North Hills

Elected officials ignore broken tax system

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he recent charges against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver pertaining to the payments he received from a tax certiorari firm, illustrate why money and politics continue to be a toxic combination for the taxpayer.

For as long as I can remember the tax certiorari system in Nassau County has been broken. Nassau is responsible for paying for successful real estate tax challenges from commercial and residential property owners.

These tax refunds have cost taxpayers upwards of $100 million annually.

Instead of responsibly budgeting for this annual expense, Nassau County has bonded it into the future, because it doesn’t have the

wherewithal to pay it now.

The situation has gotten so bad there is a backlog of unpaid commercial real estate tax refunds anywhere from $300 million to $500 million. The exact amount is unknown because of a lack of transparency.

The tax certiorari laws have been difficult to fix because a cottage industry has sprung up helping residents and businesses file tax cert claims. I am sure you have recently received as many as a dozen letters from assorted firms urging you to file a real estate tax challenge on your property.

The service fees for filing successful claims from tax cert firms are between 25-40 percent of your first year’s tax savings. All you have to do is sign a simple form and mail

it back in the prepaid envelope. It couldn’t be easier.

Many local elected officials have run seminars on how to file claims independent of a third party.

Wouldn’t it be better for all taxpayers if elected officials worked together to fix the broken system, instead of helping individual constituents try to navigate it?

The fees generated from successfully filed claims tax cert firms enable these firms to benefit from this broken system. It benefits the elected officials too, because some tax cert firms are big political donors.

Nassau real estate taxes and assorted fees are increased to pay for these refunds. In the final analysis, Nassau taxpayers are left holding the bag, because the broken system

leaves less money for services.

Recently, Assembly Speaker Silver has been charged with five counts of conspiracy, fraud and extortion, and is facing up to 100 years in prison if convicted.

One of his charged crimes stems from using his power and influence to convince prominent real estate developers to employ Goldberg & Iryami, a New York City tax cert real estate Firm.

In turn Goldberg and Iryami paid Silver $700,000 as a referral fee.

Essentially, Silver is an Assemblyman representing lower Manhattan, paid by a Manhattan-based law firm that benefits from a broken tax cert system in Nassau. Nice work if you can get it.

You would think that mem-

bers of the New York State Assembly would have immediately asked Sheldon Silver to step down as speaker until the corruption case ran its course. Not in Albany.

Many assemblymen were worried for their political futures if they criticized Silver. As a result, few spoke out until they felt it was safe to do so.

So let’s review: Politically connected firms donate big money to elected officials who steer business their way to profit from a broken system that cost Nassau taxpayers about $100 million per year. Instead of working together to fix a broken system they all profit from it while the taxpayer foots the bill.

It’s business as usual in New York.

Adam Haber Roslyn

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Many responsible for Silver scandal

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his year is the 22nd Anniversary of Democratic state Assemblymember Sheldon Silver’s reign as speaker of the New York State Assembly.

How ironic that he is now subject to a federal indictment for illegal activities. Many wonder how he has lasted so long given all the scandals committed by many former members of the Democratic State Assembly caucus over his tenure. Don’t forget the ongoing controversy about Silver earning between $650,000 to $700,000 per year from the personal-injury law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg.

Now there is another investigation into Silver by federal authorities concerning payments to Silver from Jay Arthur Goldberg, a tax lawyer.

Silver also works for Goldberg & Iryami P.C., which manages property tax challenges.

While serving as speaker of the state Assembly (and compensated by a base pay of $79,000 with a lulu of $41,500 plus daily reimbursment for travel, meal expenses and lodging), Silver has found the time in his busy schedule to work for these outside employers up to six days per week.

Silver doesn’t work on Saturdays to observe the Sabbath.

Evidently open transparency in state government does not apply to public disclosure for all of Silver’s outside employment hours and clients. The answer is simple.

Speaker Silver rules the state Assembly with an iron hand. The majority of his loyal flock supplement their base pay of $79,000 per year with lulus for chairing dozens of useless committees and subcommittees.

These are up to $41,500. This can result in a salary of $121,000 per year. This is supplemented by day-to-day meal expense accounts and reimbursement for travel to and from Albany.

He controls whose bills come out of committee to a full vote, funding for member item pork barrel projects, staffing, mailings and district office budgets.

Speaker Silver also controls the Democratic State Assembly campaign committee which provides funding to the handful of members who actually have to run competitive races against Republican opponents.

In the past, former Republican state Senate majority leaders, the late Warren Anderson, Ralph Marino, and Joe Bruno cut deals with Democratic state Assembly speakers Stanley Steingut, Stanley Fink, Mel Miller, Saul Weprin and Sheldon Silver.

These political back room ar-

rangements were a quid pro quo deal preserving the status quo.

Each gave the other unlimited freedom to protect and expand their respective majorities in each legislative house they controlled.

The existing district lines for state Assembly, state Senate and Congressional representatives look like a jig saw puzzle.

Every 10 years after the census, district lines have to be redrawn. The past four reapportionment’s were based upon the 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 census. This resulted in decades of more and more Republican state Assembly members permanently disappearing.

In 1970, Democrat Irwin J. Landes defeated then incumbent Vincent R. Balletta, Jr. who was the last GOP state Assemblymember to represent Great Neck. Landes was followed by future state Comptroller Thomas J. DiNapoli and current state Assemblymember Michelle Schimel.

In a case of the ultimate success of gerrymandering, Democrats totally eliminated any GOP opportunities for state Assembly seats within New York City, outside of Staten Island. Democrats come out of New York City with a 59-to-2 edge, making it virtually impossible for the GOP to ever regain control or even have a serious role to play in the state Assembly.

On Long Island, in the Hudson Valley and other communities in upstate New York - they packed as many Republicans as possible into as few districts as possible creating 30 more safe Democratic state Assembly seats.

Many of the upstate seats are based in Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and other smaller cities along with surrounding suburban areas. Speaker Silver is always assured of over 100 votes including our own state Assemblymember Michelle Schimel.

This is more than necessary to override any vetoes of bills by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He currently has 106 loyal Democrats to Republican State Assembly minority leader Brian Kolb’s 43 votes.

Upon retirement, too many Assembly members and their employees join the several thousand infamous State Street Albany lobbyists.

Subsequently, they return to the Capital on behalf of their new employers for client “favors.”

Albany lobbyists, just like in Washington, play a behind the scenes role in assisting members and staff of the state Legislature to insert favorable language into bills. This is buried in the fine print contained within the hundreds of bills and annual adopted

State budget. This is known as a quid pro quo.

Lobbyists purchase tickets to elected officials fundraising events held during evening hours after the daily Legislative sessions. They also have their own political action committees make direct campaign contributions to candidates running for another term.

Union lobbyists will not only deliver dollars, but endorsements which provide volunteers to run phone banks, along with canvassing door to door for election day vote pull operations.

The 2014 state Legislature Session Calendar covered a six month period from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.

There are 129 available weekdays. After subtracting New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day and Memorial Day, most ordinary New Yorkers worked 125 days.

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s chamber was in session only 62 days.

Not bad for a part-time job.

Many members find the time to hold down second jobs paying even more.

Real change will only come to Albany with the departure of Speaker Silver and other members of his loyal flock, who continue to stand by as scandal after scandal unfolds on their watch.

Consider recent history of the Queens County Democratic Party clubhouse.

How many more fellow members will follow in the footsteps of former Queens Democratic state Assembly members Alan Hevesi, Brian McLaughlin, Anthony Seminaro and others who have been indicted and had to resign in shame?

The best hope of defeating Speaker Silver may be in his own backyard. Several years ago his local slate of candidates for various Democratic Party local district leadership positions lost to a slate of independent reform candidates in the September Democratic Party primary.

The story went unreported by many political reporters and newspapers could be the start of something big in 2016.

Few remember the story concerning Speaker Silver’s 2008 September Democratic primary victory. This was also missed by many political reporters and media.

Speaker Silver’s win of his first real primary contest was really nothing to cheer about, when you look into the details. The margin of victory with 6,745 (68 percent) in defeating Paul Newell with 2,301 (23 percent) and Luke

Henry 879 (9 percent) was hardly a mandate.

When you add the tens of thousands of registered Democrats voting for none of the above by staying home to those of Newell and Henry - clearly an overwhelming majority of constituents failed to give him a vote of confidence for reelection. This was despite his seniority, many years in office, delivering millions of dollars in local member item pork barrel spending to his favorite local groups along with support by the United Federation of Teachers and most labor unions.

Don’t forget all the endorsements at the time from fellow Democrats senators Clinton and Schumer, Congressmembers Nadler, Maloney and Rangel, Gov. Paterson, state Comptroller DiNapoli, New York City Comptroller Thompson, Public Advocate Gotbaum, NYC Council Speaker Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Stringer, Manhattan County Democratic Party Chairman Denny Farrell along with virtually every Manhattan incumbent Democratic state senator, assemblymember and New York City Councilmember.

Challengers Newell and Henry were the moral equivalent of David fighting Goliath. Newell and Henry had token amounts of funding to run against Silver’s multimillion-dollar campaign, financed primarily by the usual Albany pay-for-play special interest crowd.

The demographics of Speaker Silver’s Lower Manhattan Eastside 65th district continue to change.

With both name recognition and experience, Newell or Henry could give it another go. If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

In the 1970s, everyone believed that the late Brooklyn Assembly Speaker Steingut was politically invincible just like Silver today.

Former Kings County Democratic Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein was a political novice with little money, union or any special interest support challenged Steingut for his state Assembly seat in the Democratic Party primary.

Ms. Weinstein ran a grass roots campaign supported primarily by volunteers beating all the odds and toppled Speaker Steingut from his throne. Lightening can strike twice.

There are only so many millions in personal member item pork barrel projects that Speaker Silver can bring home to his district. Many of his loyal older constituents continue to succumb to old age.

More and more new and younger voters in his district are

beginning to wake up and acknowledge that Speaker Silvers pork to his favorite local community organizations is not kosher for taxpayers.

Don’t shed any tears as his pension is something constituents can only dream about. His lucrative law practice will continue along with ample opportunities to return to Albany as a well-compensated lobbyist.

There are 69,027 active registered voters in Silver’s lower east side Manhattan 65th State Assembly district. This includes 45,065 Democrats, 6,037 Republicans, 14,883 Blank (no declared party affiliation), 1,973 Independence, 137 Conservative, 149 Working Families, 104 Green and 31 Other.

In the 2014 general election, Silver captured a meager 11,450 votes including 9,978 on the Democratic line and 1,472 on the Working Families line. His opponent Republican Maureen Koetz, who was unknown and had no money captured 2,442 votes.

The Conservative Party served as an enabler to Silver.

Rather than cross endorse Koetz, they left their line blank.

Out of 69,027 registered voters, Silver only captured 11,450 votes. This is despite virtually 100 percent name recognition developed over 20 years.

Unless you live in cave with no access to newspapers, television, radio, the Internet, numerous district mailings, campaign flyers and phone calls, how could you not be aware of Silver?

Interesting to note that 55,135 voters voted with their feet for none of the above by abstaining. Of 45,065 registered Democrats, only 9,978 voted for Silver with 34,087 staying home voting for none of the above. If a well funded Democratic party primary challenger or general election opponent were able to raise several million dollars would it motivate a significant number of apathetic voters to come out in either the Democratic primary or general election and beat Silver?

Diogenes will still be searching for that brave person to step forward in 2016 and roll the dice unless Silver is found guilty and has to legally resign his seat.

As one of the infamous “Three Men In the Room” - change will only come to Albany with an honest reapportionment and election of a new governor, state Senate majority leader and state Assembly speaker.

Sadly, taxpayers may have to wait until 2022 for this to happen.

Larry Penner Great Neck

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N. Hills sets date for fire hearing

By B r yA N A H r E N S The Village of North Hills on Wednesday set a hearing date of Feb. 18 to consider renewing its contract with the Roslyn Fire Companies.

The Roslyn Fire Companies is the closest to the village, Village Clerk Marianne Lobaccaro said.

“We want to be able to provide residents the quickest and speediest service,” Lobaccaro said.

The village also has contracts with the Albertson Fire District and ManhassetLakevillge Fire Department, which cover portions of North Hills.

In April, the board approved a village

budget that called for paying the Roslyn Fire Companies and Albertson Fire District $57,710 for fire service, a rise from $55,226.

The village planned to pay Roslyn Fire Companies $51,734.33 and the Albertson Fire District. $5,976.

Village of North Hills Mayor Marvin Natiss said in April that the ManhassetLakeville Fire Department is covered by Town of North Hempstead taxes.

During the meeting, trustees also approved a resolution allowing the village to go above the 2 percent tax cap levy as a precaution.

“The village does not expect to exceed the tax cap,” Lobaccaro said.

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Agency offers real view of tropics B y J a m es Gallo w a y

Collin Nash will tell you he’s always been a late bloomer.

Nash, the former spokesman for the Town of North Hempstead, began college at age 38, accepted his first reporting job in his early 40s, and became North Hempstead’s communications director in his 60s.

But now, a year removed from founding his own travel agency and on the cusp of 70, he may have finally blossomed.

In early 2014, after leaving as communications director following the election of Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Nash started Inkwell Travels, an agency that specializes in coordinating group vacations to Jamaica and Cuba.

In particular, Nash provides travellers with culturally and artistically immersive alternatives to popular hotel resorts.

“Most people go to a resort and only see the pool,” he said. “That’s not the way to see Jamaica.”

Nash, a Jamaican native, says he always felt a personal connection to the country that he tries to relate to his clients. He frequently books trips to Kingston’s ghettos and Jamaica’s less developed Southern shore in lieu of the more standard vacation to Dunn’s River Falls and the Sandals Royal Plantation.

“They get to see the island in all its glory,” he said. “My goal is to show the people the authentic Jamaica.”

Saying he left Jamaica “kicking and screaming” at age 13, Nash remembers vowing then that he would go back one day.

“It’s sort of surreal now that I’ve come full circle,” he said.

From Jamaica, Nash moved to England and later to New York, where at age 38, he began taking classes at New York University, working as a bicycle messenger on the side.

In 1991, he accepted a job as a reporter for Newsday, where he spent the next 15 years.

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The Orchestra will be performing “Into the Sky,” by Brian Balmages; “Rite at Stonehenge,” by Elliot Del Borgo; and “Dance of the Tumblers,” from The Snow Maiden, by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakoff.

The Concert Band will perform “Malagueña,” by Ernesto Lecuona; “Eye of the Tiger,” from Rocky, by Frankie Sullivan III and Jim Peterik; and “Great Gate of Kiev,” from Pictures at an Exhibition,

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Collin Nash He was first approached about working for the Town of North Hempstead in 2006, shortly after he had accepted a buyout from Newsday.

Initially, Nash recalls being skeptical, saying the jump from journalism to public relations is like joining “the dark side.”

Despite this, he decided to accept the position.

But in 2013, Nash left during a wave

of personnel changes when Bosworth took over for Jon Kaiman as town supervisor. At age 68, it was time for another new beginning.

Nash says his desire to show people the real Jamaica - its culture and its people - led him to the travel industry. The freedom to be his own was boss another perk.

“If I’m sitting on the beach with my toes in the water, I wanted to do it from there,” Nash said about considering his next career move after North Hempstead.

Technically, Nash’s retirement home in Robin’s Bay, Jamaica is expected to be finished in the next few months.

But, Nash said, he never sees himself fully retiring.

Instead, he plans to spend his winters in Jamaica, splitting his time between Inkwell Travels and practicing the saxophone. He also hopes to write a book, though he hasn’t settled on a topic.

Last year, Nash expanded his focus to include Cuba after he booked a trip for a group of musicians from the New York Jazz Academy (where Nash also studies) to attend the Havana Jazz Festival in December.

Nash talks frequently of his passion for Caribbean music: the “vibrant music scene” in Jamaica, his love for Latin jazz and his hope to collaborate with other musicians in the area.

Like many things, Nash picked up the saxophone later in life.

G.N. Plaza passes $6.5M budget B y A d a m L i d g ett The Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees approved a $6,469,260 budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year on Wednesday that would increase village spending by more than 20 percent or $1,111,886, but which trustees said would be within the 2 percent tax cap.

Village of Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender said at the board’s meeting that the tax rate for the village will increase from 4.44 per $100 valued assessment to 4.77.

“Unfortunately there is a small increase,” Celender said. “We had a number of tax certioraris where assessments had come down.”

Celender said the increase in taxes is also the result of two capital improvement projects that the village will finance with a cost of about $1 million with the expectation that it will receive most of the money back through grants from the state.

Village of Great Neck Plaza Clerk and Treasurer Patricia O’Byrne said the vil-

lage intends to update the Maple Drive lot with porous pavement and other green upgrades with the aid of a Green Innovation Grant Program grant and fix a section of road near Welwyn Road and Shorward Drive with the aid of a Transportation Enhancement Program grant.

O’Byrne said the village plans to get 90 percent of the money back for the Welwyn Road and Shorward Drive work and 80 percent of the Maple Drive work.

But, Celender said, the village will initially have to lay out all the money through taxes.

O’Byrne said the village plans to collect $2,731,067 in property taxes $135,193 more than the previous year – to offset the original cost of the projects In other business, the village trustees approved the village election to be held March 18 in Village Hall from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Trustees Gerry Schneiderman and Lawrence Katz are both seeking re-election, and Great Neck attorney Jonathan Stein has announced his intention to run.

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Police seek suspect in two robberies B y B ill S an A ntonio Nassau County police are seeking a male suspect who they believe robbed gas stations in New Hyde Park and Thomaston Monday evening amid heavy snow that fell across the region.

Police said the suspect robbed the BP station at 1301 Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park and a second BP station at 655 Northern Blvd. in Thomaston about a half hour later.

In both instances, the suspect allegedly entered the station armed with a black handgun and demanded cash from the attendant.

During the initial New Hyde Park robbery, police said, the suspect fired a round

into the counter before fleeing on foot northbound along Abraham Lane.

When he robbed the Thomaston station, police said the suspect fired a round into the wall.

An undetermined amount of cash was stolen from both gas station, police said.

An investigation is ongoing.

Police described the suspect as a Hispanic male who is 5 feet, 7 inches in height and about 150 pounds and wearing dark clothes. His head and face were covered during the New Hyde Park robbery.

Police have requested that anyone with information regarding the robberies contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. Calls will remain anonymous.

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Paying respect by sharing wall space Long Island artists will get a chance to pay homage to their biggest influences during February’s Artists’ Choice 2015 Invitational Exhibition, to be held at Huntington’s b. j. spoke gallery.

This “community outreach” exhibition gives the gallery members the opportunity to invite artists they respect and admire and to show their works alongside them.

The exhibit will compare and contrast artists’ interpretations of subject matter and styles and will be on view from Tuesday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 28 at the gallery, located at 299 Main Street, Huntington.

There will be a reception for Artists’ Choice on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Gallery member artists: Richard Anello, Phyllis Baron, John Bell, Eleanor Berger, Katherine Criss, Lis Dreizen, Liz Erhlichman, Barbara Grey, Pattie Kern, Kevin Larkin, John Macfie, Lili Maglione, Dianne Marxe, Barbara Miller, Min Myar, Nicolette M. Pach, Ilene Palant, Patricia Russac, Cindy Shechter, Irwin Traugot, Connstance Wain and Bert Winsberg.

Invited artists include: Timothy Bloodgood, Miranda Boyd, Arthur Burnstein, Dolores Caporale, Andrew Chen, Howard Erhlichman, Gene J. DeCicco, Marc Franz, Frank Giordano, Steven Dee Harris, Lisa L. Hermanson,Wendy Hope, Benjamin Horst, Shari Jacobs, Kate Kelly, Lita Kelmenson, Joyce Kubat, Alexander Larkin, Rita Levinson, Kristen Mac Dougal, Eileen Beaumeister McIntyre, Lorraine Nuzzo, Juli Owens, S. Warner Pach (1919 – 1999), Ilana Shechter, Thelma Stern and Dan Sullivan.

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Jonathan Groff Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Currently starring as Patrick in the new HBO television series, “Looking,” Jonathan Groff also played everyone’s favorite ice-selling hero Kristoff in Frozen and is well known for roles in Fox’s TV hit Glee, HBO’s The Normal Heart and the rock musical “Spring Awakening.”

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Demetri Martin Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

Demetri Martin – The Persistence of Jokes The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Demetri Martin, the latest comic to appear as part of “The Paramount Comedy Series,” has been a writer at Late Night with Conan O’Brien and then a regular performer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In 2003, Demetri won the Perrier Award at the International Fringe Festival for his first one-man show, If I, and released a comedy album called These Are Jokes.

Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

The B-52s The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com After 35 years and more than 20 million albums into their career, there can be no doubt as to why the B-52s remain one of rock music’s most beloved and enduring icons. From groundbreaking songs like “Rock Lobster,” “Dance This Mess Around” and “Private Idaho“ to chart-topping hits like “Love Shack” and “Roam” and “Deadbeat Club,” the B-52s’ unforgettable dance-rock tunes start a party every time their music begins.

Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

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Bonnie McFarlane Brokerage Comedy Club 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore (516) 785-8655 http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com Comedian Bonnie McFarlane, who directed, produced and co-wrote the documentary “Women Aren’t Funny “ with her comedian husband Rich Voss, performs three shows at the Brokerage. McFarlane has appeared on The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Friday Night, Premium Blend, hosted Later on NBC and was a regular on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. She and Voss have a weekly podcast called My Wife Hates Me.

Shining Star Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.

Shining Star – A Tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire The Madison Theatre at Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.

(516) 323-4444 • http://madisontheatreny.org.

The amazing re-creation of the band, the legends, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Earth, Wind and Fire, Shining Star is the closest and only production to embody the aura of the super group Earth, Wind and Fire; the magic, the music, the versatility, the vocals, the essence, the songs, the energy, the horns and the spirit.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.

Your Big Break: Young Musicians Showcase Gold Coast Arts Center 113 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org This will be the first round of up-andcoming talent who will perform for music business execs, producers, radio and TV personalities and more, competing for prizes and recognition. Saturday’s winning performers will go on to the finals, where they will be up for prizes, including the chance to open for national acts at major venues like The Space at Westbury, recording time at The Loft Sound Studio, feature on Reverbnation.com, musical equipment from All Music Inc.

State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico Sunday, Feb. 1, 3 p.m.

State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico Tilles Center For The Performing Arts | LIU Post 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org The State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico will perform under the tutelage of Enrique Bátiz, music director, chief conductor and narrator, as part of a Spanish Festival program to include: Granados: Three Spanish Dances, Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, with Alfonso Moreno on guitar, and De Falla: Noches en los Jardines de España, with Irina Chistiakova on piano.

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Hanna to bring wild to Westbury stage Jack Hanna’s Into The Wild, a family show for all ages, will take the stage at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m.

Hanna is the host of TV’s Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and is the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Recognized around the country as America’s favorite zookeeper, Hanna has made countless television appearances since 1983 on shows such as Good Morning America, CNN’s Larry King Live, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Fox News Programs, and the Late Show with David Letterman.

“Jungle Jack” took his infectious energy to the airwaves by creating three of his own nationally syndicated television programs: Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild and Jack Hanna’s Wild Countdown.

Into the Wild is unscripted and action-

packed as Hanna and his family explore the corners of the globe and discover amazing animals and cultures. In its first season, Into the Wild won an Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Series.

Through his nationally syndicated television shows, and hundreds of appearances on television, Hanna has become a household name. His live show features many of his favorite animal friends, fascinating and humorous stories and footage from his adventures around the world.

Tickets are $59.50 (includes a special after show meet & greet), $49.50 and $29.50 and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at the Westbury box office. Event, date and time subject to change. All ticket prices are subject to applicable service charges. For further information, please visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.

gold Coast to exhibit Luba Lukova works PCH_ PCH_

The work of internationally renowned New York-based artist Luba Lukova will be on display at the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck beginning next month in an exhibit title “Graphic Cuts.”

An opening reception will be held Sunday, Feb. 1, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Regarded as one of the most distinctive image makers working today, Lukova’s work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Centre de la Gravure, La Louvière, Belgium; the Library of Congress; and the World Bank.

Her work is currently on view at MoMA, New York and Denver Art Museum. She was recently included as number one in the Huffington Post’s review “15 Women Artists Who Have Left Their Mark On Modern Design.”

Transcending language, culture, and politics, her Graphic Guts collection features passionate, visual reactions to many of the pressing issues affecting the world today.

In the art of Bulgarian-born Lukova, less is more. More effect, more message, more expression; all while doing it with less. The graphic elements are bold with few fine details but the intent is clear.

Her messages reflect the human condition, fundamental fairness and justice.

Lukova’s use of striking, metaphoric images gives the viewers art to not only appreciate visually but intellectually.

Graphic Guts is also the name of her new book to be released later this year

by Clay & Gold.

She has received commissions from

Harvard and Columbia Universities, Sony Music, Verve Records, Adobe Systems, United Airlines, The New York Times, Time, the Ministry of Culture of France, and the War Resisters League.

Lukova is the author of the critically acclaimed Social Justice portfolio containing visual reactions to many of the pressing issues of our time. Since its publication in 2008, the portfolio has been exhibited throughout the five continents, transcending language, culture and politics.

Lukova is the Honor Laureate at the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition and has won many awards, including the Icograda Excellence Award at the International Poster Festival in Chaumont, France; first prize at the International Poster Biennale in Mexico; the Grand Prix Savignac at the International Poster Salon in Paris; and Gold Pencil Awards at the One Club in New York. Lukova holds honorary doctoral degree from the Art Institute of Boston.

Lukova’s work has been exhibited widely in the US and around the globe.

Solo exhibitions include: UNESCO in Paris, France, DDD Gallery in Osaka, Japan, La MaMa Gallery in New York, and the Art Institute of Boston. Her works have been acquired for the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Toyama, Japan, Denver Art Museum, the National Library of France in Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts in Mons, Belgium, the Library of Congress and the World Bank in Washington, DC.

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Jay Leno to play westbury in march

Former tonight show host and legendary standup comedian Jay Leno will be performing at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m.

In addition to his stint behind the desk of TV’s benchmark late night talk show, Leno is a best-selling children’s book author, an indemand corporate speaker,

TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, a philanthropist, and has been characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.”

Leno’s late night television ratings domination included more than two decades at the helm of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” winning every consecutive

quarter of his hosting over the past 19 years..

After resuming hosting the 11:35 p.m. program following its one-time interruption, he once again made it the consistent ratings leader for late night.

He has been honored by the Television Academy with an Emmy for “Outstanding Comedy, Variety or Music Series.” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” also took home the trophy for “Favorite Late Night Show” in the annual TV Guide Awards determined by voting viewers, and he was recently installed in the Television Academy’s Broadcast Hall of Fame.

Tickets, which are $149.50 and $59.50, will go on sale Friday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available online at www.ticketmaster. com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 and at the Westbury box office. Event, date and time are subject to change. For more information, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.

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Visit goldcoastfilmfestival.org/furman or call 516-829-2570 for tickets. Tickets $15/$10 for students when purchased in advance, $20 at the door.

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The New Year, New You The South Beach Diet Way In 2003, Dr. Arthur Agatston published “The South Beach Diet” for the world to enjoy weight loss of 8 to 13 pounds in two weeks. It is a very specific diet, which includes breakfast, lunch, dinner with dessert and 2 snacks daily.

The first two weeks are extremely prescribed and you may find the diet in book form or online.

Many clients on the South Beach Diet look to Culinary Architect Catering to prepare these meals, as cooking all the required food does take time.

In our quest to help our clients lose weight and lead a healthier lifestyle, they must give up alcohol, fruit and foods that are not included in the diet.

Agatston’s diet is based on, not only eating the “right foods”, but at the “right time.”

Here is a sampling of some of the recipes, tweaked by me, that are included in the first four days of the diet.

For further reading, enjoy “The South Beach Diet,” and “The South Beach Diet Cookbook,” both Agatston.

Recipes Serves 1 Breakfast Quiche Cups Asparagus Mushroom Omelet Snacks Turkey Roll-up Ham Roll-up Lunch Chopped Salad with Tuna Dinner Grilled Salmon with Rosemary Dessert Vanilla Ricotta Cream Quiche Cups These are easy to make.

Quiche Cups may be made in bulk and reheated in the microwave or toaster oven whenever you need a 77 calorie breakfast. Add 6 oz.

Vegetable juice, decaf coffee or tea to round out Breakfast Day 1.

2 lbs. Fresh baby spinach, sauteed in a pan with water 3/4 cup liquid egg substitute 3/4 cup shredded reduced fat cheese 1/4 cup diced green bell peppers 1/4 cup diced onions

Day 3. Add a 6 oz. glass of vegetable juice and decaf tea or coffee with non-fat milk.

2 eggs 2 tblsps. water 3 stalks fresh asparagus, microwaved 1/4 cup sliced white mushrooms 1/4 cup shredded reducedfat mozzarella cheese 1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and water.

2. Lightly spray a 10” nonALEXANDRA TROY stick skillet with cooking spray.

The Culinary Architect Heat the skillet over medium-high heat. Pour in the egg mixture. It 3 drops hot-pepper sauce should set immediately. (optional) 3. When the eggs have set, fill 1. Line a 12-cup muffin pan one half of the omelet with the aswith foil baking cups. Spray the paragus, mushrooms and cheese. cups with cooking spray.

4. Fold the omelet in half over 2. Mix spinach, the egg sub- the filling. Slide onto a serving stitute, cheese, pappers and onions plate. Serve immediately. in a food processor. Pulse. Divide evenly among the muffin cups.

Turkey Roll-ups Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minHam Roll-ups utes, or until a knife inserted in the These 64 calorie snacks are center comes out clean. packed with high energy protein.

Perfect for a mid-day snack.

Asparagus and 2 sliced turkey breast Mushroom Omelet 2 Boston lettuce leaves This omelet is easy to make for 1 tblsp. Dijon mustard

4 carrot strips 4 red bell pepper strips 1. Place 1 slice of a lettuce leaf spread with Dijoin mustard.

Add carrot strips and red pepper strips. Roll up.

Ham may be substituted for the turkey.

Chopped Salad with Tuna This salad may also be packaged in a container to take to work so that you may watch your weight while away from home.

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The New Year, New You Arts & Entertainment The South Beach Diet Way Calendar Continued from Page 27 large glass bowl. It looks best if layered.

2. To Make Dressing: In a jar add all of the ingredients. Shake vigorously. Pour over salad and enjoy.

Grilled Salmon with Rosemary Add steamed asparagus, a tossed salad and 2 tablespoons low-sugar, low-fat dressing to round out Day 1’s dinner.

4 oz. salmon 1/2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice Pinch of salt Pinch of freshly ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 tsp. Fresh rosemary leaves, chopped Fresh rosemary sprigs (optional) 1. Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic and rosemary in a bowl.

Brush the mixture onto the fish.

2. On a George Foreman Grill, sprayed with olive oil cooking spray, grill the fish 4 minutes, then turn 90 degrees. (This will give you nice grill marks) 3. Grill 3 more minutes and serve, garnished with rosemary.

Beach Diet. It is flavored with Almond, Mocha and Lemon to name a few of the flavors available to give the diet more variety.

1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1.4 tsp. Vanilla extract 1 package Stevia 1. In a food processor, place the Stevia, together with the ricotta and vanilla extract. Pulse to combine.

2. Place in a cup and chill.

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LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.

Jonathan Groff Wednesday, Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m.

A Conversation with Antigone Rising Friday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Black Violin Saturday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.

On Your Radar with WFUV’s John Platt Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m.

Paper Bag Players in HOT FEET Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m.

Nicole Atkins Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Robert Klein Friday, Apr. 17, 8 p.m.

Rhiannon Giddens GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org 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.

Thursday, Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m.

“Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” at Furman Film Series 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 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.

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Monster Jam Sunday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

Marc Anthony Saturday, Feb. 21 Sunday, Feb. 22, Long Island Fire, Rescue & EMS Mega Show Friday, March 27, 7 p.m.

Barry Manilow Thursday, April 16, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 17, 3 & 7 p.m.

Disney Live! Presents Three Classic Fairy Tales Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.

Nitro Circus Live Wednesday, May 20, 7:30 p.m.

The Who Hits 50!

Saturday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.

New Kids On The Block NYCB THeatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

(516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com 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 Friday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Lisa Lampanelli 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 Sunday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.

Lee Brice Saturday, Feb. 21, 2 & 8 p.m.

Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles Wednesday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.

The Sing Off Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m.

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

Masters Of Illusion Sunday, March 1, 8 p.m.

The Musical Box perform Genesis: Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.

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

ZZ Top Saturday, March 21, 3 & 7 p.m.

Spring Doo Wop Extravaganza Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m.

Lily Tomlin Thursday, March 26, 8 p.m.

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Valentine’s Day dining & gift guide

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Make the most of your night out this Valentine’s Day Chocolates and flowers may be staples of Valentine’s Day, but many couples take it one step further and dine out on February 14.

According to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association’s Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, 34.6 percent of respondents indicated that dining out would be part of their Valentine’s Day agenda.

A romantic dinner is an ideal capper for a day geared around love and affection. But Valentine’s Day is a busy night for many restaurants, so it pays to heed the following advice to ensure this special night is memorable for all the right reasons. · Make reservations well in advance.

Dining out is especially popular on Valentine’s Day, so call several weeks in advance to secure your spot. Also, do not underestimate the draw of all types of restaurants on Valentine’s Day. People who were not able to get a table at their first choices may trickle into chain restaurants

or smaller establishments in search of an easy meal. If you think your lesser-known haunt will not be packed, think again. Always play it safe by making a reservation early. · Expect some crowding. Restaurants tend to add extra tables on Valentine’s Day, when they expect an influx of customers.

Dining rooms may be more packed than usual, and you may not have a choice of where you will be seated. Even a reservation does not guarantee you won’t have to wait for a table. Be patient upon arriving at the restaurant, and consider wait time when factoring in childcare. · Be flexible with the menu. Pricefixed menus are commonplace on nights when there will be a large turnover of customers in a short amount of time.

These menus allow restaurants to stock up on the necessary ingredients and cook en masse. Diners may find that pricefixed menus offer a limited selection, and their favorite dishes may not be available.

But knowing this in advance can reduce

feelings of disappointment. Rest assured there should be several options that appeal to different palates. · Be patient with servers. Valentine’s Day is a busy night for staff at the restaurant, particularly servers who must be the liaison between the kitchen staff and diners. The sheer volume of customers can test the skills of even the most veteran servers. Many Valentine’s Day diners do not eat out regularly and will need extra guidance. Servers may be called on to snap photos of couples with cell phones or linger at certain tables. Use idle time at your table to engage in romantic conversation and plan the rest of the evening. · Consider your budget. Diners can expect to pay a premium for dining out on Valentine’s Day. Select a lower-priced

restaurant if your budget is on the smaller side. · Be on time. Being respectful of your reservation will not only benefit you, but also it is a courtesy to fellow diners who will be sitting at your table later in the evening. While you may want to linger over dessert, try not to linger too long. · Promptly store leftovers. If you take a doggie bag home from dinner, stash it in the refrigerator as soon as possible to prevent foodborne illnesses. If you will be going out dancing or to a movie after dinner, it may be best to skip the doggie bag altogether.

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Greeting card history & etiquette Billions of greeting cards are sold and exchanged each year, and Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days of the year to give a loved one a greeting card.

The Greeting Card Association says 145 million Valentine’s Day units are sold in the United States each year. The association says seven out of 10 surveyed card buyers consider greeting cards to be essential to them, and are passing on the greeting card tradition to younger generations.

Though the tradition of exchanging greeting cards is still going strong, few may know the history and etiquette behind this time-tested tradition.

Greeting card history The tradition of exchanging greeting cards can be traced back to ancient China, where people exchanged messages of good will to celebrate the New Year. Over time, greeting cards were exchanged for various reasons, and by the 1850s greeting cards were transformed from handmade, expensive purchases to relatively affordable means of personal communication and well-wishing.

Valentine’s Day greetings have been popular since the Middle Ages, when they were sung or spoken aloud to special people. Cards were popularized in the 1400s, and the oldest known Valentine created during this era is on display in the British Museum in London. Valentines were initially made by hand, but by the end of the 1800s, the process of making cards was handled by machinery. Esther Howland, an American printer and artist, was one of the first to publish and sell valentines in the United States. Yet it took a few more years for a card company to manufacture and distribute valentines.

Keeping cards Although there are no rules governing just how long to keep and display a card, most people keep them for five to seven days. Some special occasion cards, such as milestone birthdays or religious rites of passage, may warrant holding on to the card for posterity. However, the length of time cards are kept is entirely at the discretion of the recipient.

Etiquette Sending cards requires a little knowhow. Start out with a high-quality card to show that you value the recipient. If you’re taking the time to send a greeting card, make sure it looks like you put some effort into its selection.

Be sure your card list is continually updated with new addresses and contact information. If you do so regularly, it’s easier to send cards when the time comes.

Ensure greeting cards will arrive on time by mailing them out a week or two before the special day. Few things are worse than a card arriving late and seeming like an afterthought.

Address cards by hand and sign them personally. Although desktop printers can make fast work of card mailings, writing things out by hand is a special touch that indicates you care. Personal greeting cards for close friends and family members may also deserve an extra special touch, like including a custom message or a photograph.

Greeting cards are about expressing sentiments to special people in your life.

They’re popular on Valentine’s Day and all year long to commemorate holidays and special occasions.

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Best Foods for Valentine’s Day Dining

Enjoying a delicious meal together is popular for couples on Valentine's Day. The National Restaurant Association predicts that more than 70 million Americans will visit a restaurant on Valentine's Day this year. This statistic is what helps catapult Valentine's Day to the second most popular holiday for dining out, preceded only by Mother's Day. Restaurants love Valentine's Day as well, but more for the profits they can bring in and not necessarily for the romance in the air. Many restaurants capitalize on people's decisions to dine out with a special menu -- one that is often a bit more expensive than their traditional fare. That's because price is often no matter when it comes to impressing your Valentine. This year, February 14 falls on a Tuesday, typically a slow day for dining out.

So restaurants will also benefit from added revenue on a traditionally slow business day.

Couples browsing through Valentine's Day menus may want to be selective when choosing their menu options. Certain foods are thought to be aphrodisiacs, which can incite feelings of love and passion later on in the evening. Some of these foods include: • Almonds: The aroma of almonds is purported to arouse passion in women. Antiquity almonds were also once regarded as fertility symbols.

• Asparagus: Going back to the 17th century, asparagus was believed to stir up lust in women and men. It could be because folic acid and a host of vitamins in the vegetable boost histamine production necessary for certain components of amorous affections.

• Avocado: The shape of an avocado suggests something anatomically male, which is why it is often considered an aphrodisiac. Catholic priests in Spain once forbade parishioners from eating the fruit. It is rich in vitamin B6 and potassium, which can help boost energy levels and the immune system.

• Bananas: It's hard to ignore the shape of bananas and how they may seem sexual in nature. But it's not the shape alone that earns

them their status as an aphrodisiac. They also contain chelating minerals and the bromeliad enzyme believed to enhance the male libido.

• Figs: These fruits have long been associated with love and fertility. The look of figs is thought to symbolize female reproductive organs, and Adam and Eve wore fig leaves to cover their private areas. Perhaps the sweet taste is enough to conjure sweet affections.

• Oysters: The high zinc content of oysters is thought to increase libido and sperm production. Oysters are perhaps the best known aphrodisiac food.

While certain foods are known to stimulate romantic feelings, there are some foods that can repel a person away. Avoid these foods when dining.

• Beans: The fiber in beans may result in flatulence, something that can quickly staunch romantic liaisons.

• Garlic: The potent aroma of garlic can come out through the pores when perspiring and remain on the breath even after rinsing your mouth or brushing your teeth.

• Notorious gut-busters: If there is a certain food that tends to cause you gastrointestinal discomfort (spicy foods, cream-based sauces, milk products), avoid them at all costs. Your date likely won't want to wait through emergency trips to the restroom.

• Onions: Flavorful, but also strong in aroma, this seasoning may also cause gas to form in the digestive tract. That may lead to some embarrassing bodily noises.

• Seeds and nuts: Small particles of food may become lodged in the teeth and cause a goofy grin when smiling.

Poppy seeds are prime culprits.

Make the most of a Valentine's Day meal out by choosing foods that will put you in the mood for romance and not detract from the special mood of the night.

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5 thoughtful gifts that don't require much thought Valentine's Day is prime season for florists, with floral sales capturing 40 percent of holiday dollar volume, according to data collected by IPSOSInsight FloralTrends Consumer Tracking Study. While flowers -- particularly mixed flower and red rose bouquets -- may comprise the leading gifts for romantic gifters, many others are looking to buck the flowers-and-chocolate trend this year and offer something more unique.

On the heels of the holiday giving season, most gift-givers realize how difficult it can be finding the "perfect" gift for a recipient. That gift may be even more difficult to find when the intention is to convey love and affection.

But Valentine's Day givers can look to a number of gifts that are very thoughtful but needn't take more than a little forethought.

• Gift card: You may be thinking a gift card doesn't sound that thoughtful.

However, when paired with a listing of gift items, it's easy to illustrate the thought that went into the gift. It may make sense to simply purchase one of those interesting items, but this way you're giving the recipient the choice of what he or she really wants to select.

• Something engraved or monogrammed:A simple scarf turns into something more special when it

includes monogrammed initials or a special saying. The same can be said for anything from a picture frame to candle holders. Taking the time to have something monogrammed or engraved imparts thoughtfulness into the gift.

• Pet accessories: People view their pets as members of the family and often as small children (when small children are not yet present). Especially during the dating stage, providing an adorable gift for his or her pet may be seen as a heartfelt gesture. Be sure to pick up a little something for the pet parent as well, though.

• Hobby gifts: Recognizing the interests of a loved one is a clear sign that you're in tune with what he or she enjoys to do. If you have an avid reader on your hands, a new e-reader or some e-books may be ideal. Sports fans could appreciate tickets to the next home game of their favorite team. Someone who dabbles in culinary creations may delight over a gift basket full of top-ofthe-line cooking utensils.

• A spending spree: Take your Valentine to his or her favorite store and encourage him or her to pick out a few favorite items. Set a price limit or let them choose regardless of price. This way you can spend time together and see the joy on your Valentine's face when he or she is choosing treasured items.

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Romantic films to watch together this Valentine’s Day Couples celebrate Valentine’s Day in many different ways. For some the idea of dinner out followed by a stroll arm-in-arm seems the epitome of romance, while others may want to go out dancing or engage in a favorite hobby.

Valentine’s Day also can be a romantic endeavor if a couple chooses to spend time at one with each other watching a romantic movie. The following are a handful of love-inspired movies that can add a special something to Valentine’s Day festivities. · The Notebook: Author Nicholas Sparks has a way of taking the everyday experiences in a person’s life and making them relatable and heartbreaking in a pluck-at-yourheartstrings sort of way. His novel “The Notebook” won the hearts of many and seemed a natural to be adapted to film.

Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, the movie illustrates how love can last through the years and even survive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. · The Proposal: In order to remain in the country, a demanding New York-based book editor (Sandra Bullock) asks her brow-beaten assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her. Their tumultuous relationship involves a trip to Alaska to meet his family. · An Affair to Remember: Romantic melodramatic master Cary Grant falls in love with Deborah Kerr aboard a cruise ship while they are traveling with other people.

They agree to meet at the top of the Empire State Building in six months if they have ended their relationships and are ready to commit to each other. Grant makes it to the rendezvous spot, but an injured Kerr never shows as Grant

assumes she has rejected the proposal. · Say Anything: In pursuit of a woman he believes is out of his social league, Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) creates hope for the underdog in us all. The movie inspired teens to raise their boom box radios over their heads and blast romantic tunes to illustrate their love. · The Wedding Singer: This quirky movie about a wedding singer who falls for a banquet waitress highlights the importance of loving each other for what makes you unique. · Once: Attraction between the main characters comes by way of creative musical collaboration. Music proves to be an aphrodisiac, making the film and the song “Falling Slowly” from its score so popular. This romantic tale helped take the film from the big screen to the Broadway stage. · West Side Story: “West Side Story” is yet another homage to “Romeo and Juliet.” But the film made Shakespeare’s tragic love story relatable to audiences of the 1960s. · My Best Friend’s Wedding: Julianne (Julia Roberts) is called on to be the “best man” for her friend’s (Dermot Mulroney) wedding. Only when the wedding planning is underway does Julianne realize she is in love with her friend and needs to get him to fall for her instead. · Never Been Kissed: A reporter goes undercover at a high school to discover something controversial and ends up being the subject of her story when she falls in love with her English teacher.

· Harold and Maude: A man in his twenties and a much older woman begin a romantic relationship and challenge social norms along the way. · Annie Hall: Winner of four Academy Awards, “Annie Hall” follows a comedian who is trying to maintain his relationship with a woman. · Bridget Jones’ Diary: A modern adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” the movie tells the tale of a selfconscious woman who finds love in a man that seems to be her polar opposite. · Ten Things I Hate About You: Filmmakers reinvented “The Taming of the Shrew” in this teen comedy starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger. · Casablanca: No romantic movie list would be complete without this wartime drama. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are in top form in this movie of chance meetings. · The Princess Bride: Girl meets boy, girl detests boy, girl truly loves boy, and then girl loses boy. This fairy tale shares the purity of true love and happily ever after.

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How to temper chocolate for a Valentine's treat What would Valentine's Day be without chocolate? Candy and chocolate are often exchanged come Valentine's Day. Though store-bought confections might be popular, such gifts can easily be made at home as well.

Chocolate satisfies a sweet tooth, and some researchers believe chocolate is an aphrodisiac. In the 1980s, doctors at New York State Psychiatric Institute explored the possibility that chocolate could be an aphrodisiac. When someone is in love, his or her brain produces a chemical called phenylethylamine, or PEA, which acts a lot like an amphetamine, triggering the hormones norepinephrine and dopamine to create feelings of euphoria. Considering chocolate naturally contains PEA, there is reason to believe that chocolate could also trigger feelings of happiness and love. However, other chemicals might be behind these feelings of euphoria.

Whether this is the case or not, chocolate will long remain a romantic gift, especially on Valentine's Day. Dipped pastries, lollipops and chocolate-covered berries are savory treats that can be whipped up rather easily in the average kitchen.

Simply melting chocolate and pouring it over dessert is one way to go, but to create the shiny, firm finish that professionals achieve requires tempering chocolate.

The act of tempering chocolate

causes the cocoa butter to break down and suspend evenly in the chocolate. This also alleviates the white "bloom" that appears on chocolate when it's exposed to temperature changes. Properly tempered chocolate will be smooth and shiny.

It is possible to temper chocolate at home with a few tools. You will need a food thermometer to measure the temperature. Some people prefer to melt chocolate over a double-boiler, which is

essentially a bowl with the chocolate resting over a pot of gently boiling water. Using the microwave is another way to melt the chocolate. Melt small pieces of chocolate at 10- to 15-second intervals until it is melted, stirring after each time. Dark chocolate needs to reach a temperature of between 114 F and 120 F. Milk and white chocolate need to reach a temperature between 105 F and 113 F. Next the chocolate needs to be cooled.

You can do so by adding more pieces of chocolate and stirring to incorporate them. This is called "seeding." Continue stirring and measure the working temperature. Dark chocolate needs to lower to a temperature of between 90 F and 86 F. Milk and white chocolate need to reach a temperature between 85 F and 81 F. After it has cooled, bring the temperature back up to around 86 degrees and stir again.

Test some of the chocolate with a small piece of parchment paper. Let it sit on the paper for about 2 minutes. If the chocolate sets up firmly and looks glossy, it has been properly tempered. If not, add more chocolate and repeat the process again until it is tempered correctly.

Make sure that no droplets of water come in contact with the chocolate; otherwise it might seize up and not temper properly. Also, start with a good-quality chocolate that is chopped into small pieces so it will melt more easily. Chocolate makers sell small pieces of chocolate known as pistoles, callets or wafers.

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Exploring the connection between the heart & love Hearts and Valentine’s Day are forever intertwined. One of the most recognizable symbols of love is the modest heart, and hearts adorn candy boxes and cookies while paper hearts are pinned to doors or windows as a symbol of Valentine’s Day. Young valentines may share candy hearts printed with silly sentiments.

A symbolic heart bears no resemblance to an anatomical heart, and yet it is used to represent the deepest feelings of affection a person can share. Some may wonder just how the emotions of love became tied up in the shape of a heart, even though it’s widely known that the brain, and not the heart, governs affections.

In ancient times, people believed that the heart was the center of all human emotions. Since the heart is prominently located in the center of the chest and the middle of the body, it became the cornerstone of human feelings.

Love is considered to be one of the most profound and strongest human emotions, therefore it was reasoned that the feeling must emanate from the heart.

Surprisingly, the heart has not always been the only organ associated with love.

During the Middle Ages, the heart was deemed a useless organ. Followers of the Greek physician Galen theorized that the liver actually was the seat of the soul and love.

The first depictions of a symbolic heart date back to the 11th century, when the heart was drawn to resemble a pinecone held upside down with the point facing upward. The scalloped heart that is more familiar today first arose in the early 14th century. Around the same time, the heart was depicted with the point facing downward and the indentation at the base.

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was learned about human anatomy, it became obvious that the brain was the seat of all emotion and thought processes.

However, as the brain was something intangible in a living body in ancient times, and the beating heart could be much more readily monitored - with a pulse rate speeding up when a person is excited or aroused - it’s easy to see how the link between the heart and love has endured.

Although the human heart is not bright red like symbolic hearts, that was the color chosen. Red has long been associated with passion, so it made sense to depict the heart in a bright red hue.

Many other theories have been offered regarding the symbolic heart and its representation of love. While there’s no definitive correlation between love and hearts, the heart has become an accepted symbol of the emotion and the season of romance.

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Although Valentine’s Day may be geared toward adults, children are quite drawn to the celebration as well. Perhaps it’s the promise of candy or chocolate that gets their attention, but Valentine’s Day annually appeals to the younger set.

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Crafts Children can have fun cutting out cupids, making coloring pages or doing just about any other Valentine-inspired craft, like making their own cards.

Another craft idea is to write secret love notes with invisible ink. Lemon juice can be used as invisible ink. Have children write a message by dipping a cotton swab or their finger in lemon juice and then writing words on a white piece of paper. Once the papers have dried, an adult can reveal the message by placing the paper in front of a heat source, such as an iron or a light bulb. The message will magically appear and reveal those secret sentiments.

Children can get crafty by making gifts for the special people in their lives. Combine the concept of valentines with the ambiance of a candle. For an even safer alternative, opt for an LED-flame candle instead of traditional candles.

Kids can glue foam conversation hearts, sold at many craft stores, to the outside of the candle. Wrap the middle of the candle with ribbon, and they’ve just created an easy, heartfelt gift.

Learning games Valentine’s Day can be turned into a learning opportunity for children. One idea is to create an “Attracting Love” game that illustrates the power of magnets and the laws of attraction. Fill an empty glass jar with various items made into heart shapes. These can include small pieces of pipe cleaner, paper clips, paper, and even aluminum foil hearts. Put the top on the jar and shake up the contents. Let children guess which items will be attracted to a magnet, then have them test their theory with a strong magnet rubbed on the outside of the jar.

See which hearts are attracted to the magnet.

Other learning games can include matchKids’ dinner ing or finding the differences between picEncourage the next generation of chefs tures, counting paper hearts or making recipes to create culinary masterpieces, which they of scented modeling dough. can then serve to family members or friends.

Children can even prepare dinner as a token Dessert fun Invite youngsters into the kitchen to try of appreciation to their parents.

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Delectable desserts set hearts a-flutter Valentine's Day is synonymous with candlelight dinners, romantic movies and delicious desserts. Although chocolate is often standard fare for the day of love, many other treats, including petit fours, can win the heart of a special person.

Although people often believe the term petit four refers to a particular recipe for a dessert, it actually denotes a variety of small desserts. Petit fours are bite-sized pastries generally eaten at the end of a meal or at tea time. The name is comprised of French terms meaning "small oven," which generally means the desserts are cooked at a low temperature in an oven. Petit fours may be "secs," meaning "dry" desserts, including biscuits and puff pastries.

Most are "glaces," or "iced" desserts, such as tiny cakes. These are often the desserts people associate with the name "petit fours."

Cake-type petit fours are traditionally made from an almond flavored sponge cake or an almond genoise.

Other types of cake, such as pound cake, can be used, but the consistency must be firm enough to handle cutting

and filling. The options in fillings and coatings is as endless as the imagination. Some prefer to coat them in fondant, a sugary dough that hardens upon standing and produces a firm, flat surface for decorating. Others like their petit fours covered in chocolate or another candy material.

These desserts are available from many bakeries and retailers. For those who want to treat a Valentine to homemade petit fours, one trick is to bake the batter in mini loaf pans and then cut in half, or use small cupcake tins to achieve the desired, bite-sized shape.

Or bake the batter in a sheet pan and then use cookie cutters to make small shapes. Jams, fruit preserves, frosting, icing, almond paste, and any other fillings can be used in between the layers.

Fondant can be purchased from party and craft stores or specially ordered from cake decorating retailers.

An easy fondant can be made from a confectioners' sugar and marshmallow recipe.

After a romantic meal, serve petit fours with a dessert liqueur for the perfect Valentine's Day dessert.

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 28 Friay, March 27, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m.

The Moody Blues Thursday, April 9, 8 p.m.

Zebra / The Mystic Saturday, April 11, 8 p.m.

Tom Wopat & John Schneider: Return Of The Dukes Sunday, April 12, 4 p.m.

The Price Is Right Live Stage Show Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.

Bob Saget Friday, April 24, 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m.

Bob Saget Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.

Bill O’Reilly & Dennis Miller Saturday, May 9, 7 & 10 p.m.

The truTV Impractical Jokers “Where’s Larry” Tour Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m.

Don Rickles Friday, June 19, 8 p.m.

The Midtown Men Saturday, July 11, 8 p.m.

Dion THE DOLPHIN BOOK SHOP & CAFE 299 Main St., Port Washington (516) 767-2650 • www.thedolphinbookshop.com Friday, Jan. 30, 7 p.m.

One and a Half Strings 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.

ONGOING Sculpture Park More than 40 works, many of them monumental in size, by renowned artists including Fernando Botero, Tom Otterness, George Rickey and Mark DiSuvero among others are situated to interact with nature on the museum’s magnificent 145-acre property.

Walking Trails The museum’s 145 acres include many marked nature trails through the woods, perfect for family hikes or independent exploration.

Gardens From restored formal gardens of historic importance to quiet little nooks for dreaming away an afternoon, the museum’s 145 acre property features many lush examples of horticultural arts. Come view our expanded gardens and beautiful new path to the museum.

EVENTS Through March 8(with exceptions for specific programs) FILM: The Other Eye The Other Eye is the first film about artist Liu Dan, China’s major modern-day exponent of ink painting. A selection of the artist’s work is on view in the museum’s current major exhibition devoted to the arts of China, from earliest times to the present. In The Other Eye we see a remarkable glimpse into Liu Dan’s creative process as he creates a large-scale landscape.

Filmmaker Fan Xiaochun, has customized a 15-minute excerpt for the Museum from her longer documentary film about Liu Dan’s work.

Free with Museum admission. Reservations not needed; first come, first seated.

Thursday, Feb. 5 from 1 to 2 p.m.

Brown Bag Lectures: Riva Ettus Bring a sandwich and enjoy lunch with friends as Museum Docent Riva Ettus presents an informative talk on the extensive range of art included in China Then and Now. Afterward, join the 2 p.m. public exhibition tour. Free with museum admission. Reservations not needed; first come, first seated.

Long island children’s museum 11 Davis Ave, Garden City (516) 224-5800 Museum Hours: Daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated). Museum admission: $12 for adults and children over 1 year old, $11 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact (516) 224-5800.

Friday, Feb. 6, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Kids in the Kitchen Join LICM as we introduce kitchen fun in our newest Early Childhood workshop. Each week, we’ll be making an easy and yummy, kid-friendly snack that they make from start to finish.

They’ll practice using real cooking tools like small mixers and toaster ovens in their recipes -- of course, adult help will be required. Join us as we mix things up in the kitchen to stir an interest in kitchen creativity and healthy eating.

Ages: 5 and under. Materials Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members).

Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. - noon. stART (Story + Art) Join us each week as we read childhood classics and introduce new favorites; followed by literature-inspired activities and crafts.

Ages 3 to 5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Wednesday from 11, :30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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Dice Clay, Tucker kick off comedy series The 2015 Comedy Series at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury kicks off with back to back concerts featuring two of stand-up’s preeminent performers; Andrew Dice Clay on Friday, Jan. 30 and Chris Tucker the following night, Saturday, Jan. 31.

Clay, who recently costarred in Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmin,” released his autobiography “The Filthy Truth,” in November, while Tucker, star of such films as “Rush Hour,” “The Fifth Element” and “Silver Linings Playbook,” is reported to be attached to the upcoming Rush Hour 4.

The laughs continued in

February when the Queen of Mean, Lisa Lampanelli, takes the stage on Friday, Feb. 6, followed by the E! Channel’s star of “The Fashion Police,” Kathy Griffin in a special Valentine’s Day show on Saturday, Feb. 14.

Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno has just announced that he will be bringing his stand-up comedy to the NYCB Theatre at Westbury for one show only on Friday, March 13 and the legendary Lily Tomlin, who recently received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor, will bring her wit and wisdom to Westbury on Sunday, March 22.

There’s more where those big names came from, including Bob Saget on Friday, April 17 and Mr. Warmth himself, Don Rickles, on Saturday, May 16.

For further information and the venue’s full schedule, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.

Tickets for all shows are available at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at the Westbury box office. All tickets are subject to service charges. Events, dates and times are subject to change.

For more information, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury. com.

Beck adds 3rd show at the Paramount Jeff Beck has confirmed that, due to overwhelming demand, he has added a third performance at The Paramount in Huntington on Wednesday, April 15 in hunting.

This newly added show will precede his two shows already set for Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17, This will mark the first time that The Paramount will present a triple-header with a single artist.

Limited tickets remain for the show on for Thursday’s show, while all available tickets for Friday are already sold out.

Beck’s career took off in the mid-1960s, after replacing Clapton as lead guitarist for The Yardbirds

on a recommendation from his friend Jimmy Page. He played on several of the rock group’s hits, such as “Heart Full of Soul,” “Shapes of Things” and “Over Under Sideways Down.”

Beck has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once with The Yardbirds in 1992 and once as a solo artist in 2009. He has won numerous Grammy Awards, including two at the 2011 Grammy Award Celebration when he won Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “Hammerhead” and Best Pop Instrumental performance for “Nessun Dorma”, both from his last studio album, Emotion &

Photo/ Matt Gibbons, via Wikimedia Commons Jeff Beck

Commotion.

Recently, in London, Beck participated in The Poppy Appeal song “No Man’s Land”, a tribute to the men and women that served in World War I, resulting in four performances, culminating in the NFL pre-game entertainment that was broadcast from Wembley Stadium.

The song featured singer Joss Stone on vocals and a gospel choir with vocals arranged by Antonia Wilson.

A DVD of Beck’s Tokyo concert from April of this year was released on November 25. In 2015,Beck has both solo and co-headlining dates with ZZ Top on tap, and will complete work on his new studio album, expected next year.

Joining Beck on both the solo and double-bill tour are his band - vocalist Jimmy Hall, Rhonda Smith on bass, Jonathan Joseph on drums and Nicolas Meier on guitar.

Tickets for the newly added show on April 15 will go on sale to the general public starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 23 through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000 or The Paramount Box Office (open daily from 12 to 6 p.m.

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Music and Movement Join us for a musical morning that gets little bodies moving; pick up a musical instrument and add your voice to our sing along songs session.

With winter upon us, the Whaling Mu- shadow studio. All ages. Free.

FrozenFest! – Monday, Feb. 16, from Ages: 5 and under. Fee: $3 with museum seum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor has plenty of activities planned 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Back by popular de- admission ($2 LICM members). for children and families. The Museum is mand….Come in from the cold for a Friday 11:30 a.m. - noon. located at 301 Main Street in Cold Spring “Frozen” themed party. Meet Elsa, learn Community Connections Harbor and is open to the general public about arctic whales, create an Olaf snow- Every day, people in the community are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through man, get your face painted, make “Fro- helping to make our lives easier. Join us zen” crafts in our workshop and enjoy each week as we explore the lives and daily Sunday. Special programs are: Huntington Bay Dental’s “Tooth- free ice pops. All ages. $10/child. routines of a different community helper.

Black History Month – Saturday, Feb. Children will build on their vocabulary as palooza” – Sunday, Feb. 8, from 12 to 3 28, at 2 p.m. Commemorate Black His- they are introduced to job specific words p.m.

In celebration of National Children’s tory Month by exploring the contributions through songs and activities. Each class Dental Health Month, explore the amaz- African-Americans made aboard whale will include a hands-on, themed activity to ing world of teeth! Come touch whale ships in the 1800s. Touch a harpoon de- reinforce information shared during class. teeth, hunt for shark teeth, see a whale signed by Lewis Temple, an African-Amer- Ages: 3-5. Fee: $3 with museum admission tooth cavity, meet and greet with the ican inventor and create your own whale ($2 LICM members).

Tooth Fairy, learn fun facts about teeth ship. Ages 5-12. $8/child. Adults regular Saturday, Feb. 7, Sunday, Feb. 8, 3:30 to 5 and the importance of oral hygiene and admission. p.m.

Play Pod – Mondays in February (ex- Messy Afternoons make a keepsake box for your baby teeth. cept President’s Day). New!!!! Enjoy open We’ll be up to our elbows in oobleck, clean All ages. $10/child.

Camp Open House and Ground- playtime, storytime, music and fun crafts mud and slime … and we hope you’ll join hog Day Shadow Play – Sunday, Feb. 1, about the ocean and nature. Changing us for the type of artistic activities that evfrom 1 to 4 p.m. Meet staff and see the theme each session. Ages 2 ½ - 5. Mem- eryone loves, but not one likes to clean-up wonderful programs the museum offers bers free. $8 adults/tots pair. after. Except us!

Senior Day- Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 1:30 Ages: 18 months to 4 years. Free with in the summer months for full and half day campers while celebrating Ground- p.m.. Create a Sailor’s Valentine – a beau- museum admission. hog Day. Have fun with shadows and sea tiful mosaic based on the gifts sailors Through Sunday, Feb. 1 shapes. Create your own shadow puppets brought home from the Caribbean in the Community Gallery – “Winter Wonderland” to keep and try them out in front of our 1800’s. $5/Senior. Members free.

View a mixed media exhibition created by students at the James E. Allen Elementary School showcasing artwork inspired by the winter season and the Disney movie “Frozen.” Students learned about winter weather and the way it changes the look of the environment to start their creative exploration. Along with their imaginations, the students used a variety of paint and collage materials to produce ice castles, snowmen Lisa Lampanelli, known as Com- Foxworthy, Betty White, Donald Trump and snowy landscapes. The James E. Allen edy’s lovable “Queen of Mean,” will and Flavor Flav, to name a few.

Elementary School serves students with seShe was honored to serve as roast- vere mental and developmental disabilities bring her Leaner, Meaner Tour to the master on the Comedy between the ages of 5-12. All ages. Free NYCB Theatre at Westbury Central “Roast of Larry the with museum admission. on Friday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.

Cable Guy,” and is sched- Tuesday, Feb. 3 through Friday, Feb. 6, 2:30 This equal opportuuled to roast football leg- to 4 p.m. nity offender is a regular end Terry Bradshaw for on Howard Stern’s Sirius Blooming with Love Flowers ESPN this winter. satellite radio shows, and Her one-hour special, Create and decorate a blooming flower with has appeared on “The “Dirty Girl,” was nominat- heart shaped petals to give to someone you Tonight Show with Jay ed for a Grammy Award love! All ages. Free with museum admisLeno,” “Late Show with for 2007’s Best Comedy sion.

David Letterman,” “ChelAlbum of the Year and in Friday, Jan. 23 through Sunday, May 3 sea Lately,” “The Wendy 2012, Lampanelli was cast Traveling Exhibit - Healthyville® Williams Show,” “Jimmy in the feature film debut Healthyville is a place for everybody. This Kimmel Live,” “The Dr. Oz Lisa Lampanelli from “Sopranos” creator bilingual (English/Spanish), interactive Show” and “Good Morning David Chase entitled, “Not Fade Away,” exhibit teaches health and wellness lessons America.”

Lampanelli was also a member of and also starred as a series regular on through play-filled activities and educational the cast of the fifth season of NBC’s “Bounty Hunters,” CMT’s first-ever an- messages that foster learning by doing. The “Celebrity Apprentice” and will be imated show. young “residents” of Healthyville present Making a departure from her sig- fun facts about nutrition, fitness, safety, shooting her fifth stand up special “Back to the Drawing Board” in March. nature “insult” comedy, Lampanelli is hygiene and the functions of the body. The In 2009, Lampanelli entered the currently working on her first devel- exhibit encourages healthy living and makranks of comic greats and premiered opmental theater production, “Fat Girl ing smart decisions. her first ever one-hour HBO comedy Interrupted.”

Sunday, Feb. 1, 2 p.m.

Tickets are $49.75 and are availspecial, “Long Live the Queen,” to tremendous ratings. That same year, her able online at www.ticketmaster.com, A Taste of Tortilla autobiography, “Chocolate, Please: My charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 February 24 is National Tortilla Chip Day! Adventures in Food, Fat and Freaks,” or at the Westbury box office. Event, Learn how to make your own fresh tortilla date and time subject to change. All dough to cook at home, as an alternative to hit bookstores to critical acclaim.

Also known for her many Comedy ticket prices are subject to applicable chips from the supermarket. Hear more tips Central and Friars Club roasts, Lam- service charges. For further informa- from Healthyville, our newest exhibit, as you panelli has lambasted the likes of Pa- tion, please visit www.thetheatreat- munch on some of our freshly baked tortilla chips dipped in a wholesome fruit salsa! mela Anderson, David Hasselhoff, Jeff westbury.com.

‘Queen of Mean’ to play Westbury Feb. 6

(Program ingredients: White flour, corn flour, vegetable oil, assorted fruits.) Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2 to 4 p.m.

Dancing Dragons Chinese New Year, also referred to as Lunar New Year, begins late January to early February and marks the beginning of a New Moon. Dragons are an important symbol during this time, as they are believed to bring good luck, and are incorporated into traditional dances. Get ready for the arrival of Chinese New Year 2015, by creating a colorful dancing dragon puppet! All ages.

Free with museum admission.

Through Sunday, April 26 KaleidoZone Gallery – Paint Me a Story: The Art of Javaka Steptoe Javaka Steptoe is an award-winning artist and book illustrator. The Harlem born, Brooklyn raised visual artist uses diverse and eclectic materials -- from candy wrappers to 14k jewelry -- to create playful images with three-dimensional qualities.

Explore the different materials he uses to collage images that tell stories that delight children and their grownups.

All ages. Free with museum admission.

The madison theatre at molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.

(516) 323-4444 • http://madisontheatreny. org.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.

Shining Star – A Tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire Thursday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 20, 2 & 8 p.m.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org Sunday, Feb. 1, 3 p.m.

State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m.

Jim Henson’s Sid the Science Kid Live!

Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove (516) 571-8040 • http://www.hmtcli.org Nov. 2 through April, 2015 Objects Of Witness: Testimony of Holocaust Artifacts These artifacts have been lent or donated to the Center by the families of Holocaust victims and survivors, or by the survivors themselves. Many of these artifacts were kept hidden during the Holocaust, at great risk to those who hid them. They will be on view beginning on in the exhibit gallery.

Nassau community college One Education Drive, Garden City (516) 572-7676 • https://www.ncc.edu Friday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., except Sundays at 3 p.m.

The Old Settler (Little Theatre) Thursday, March 12 - Sunday, March 15; Wednesday, March 18 - Sunday, March 22 8 p.m., except Sundays at 3 p.m.

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A&E Calendar cont’d The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Demetri Martin – The Persistence of Jokes Sunday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m.

Black Veil Brides Friday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

Misfits: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Saturday, Feb. 14, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Jim Breuer Thursday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m.

Chris Robinson Brotherhood Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

The Daily Show Writers Standup Tour: “A Night of Political-ish Comedy” Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Thomas Rhett Tuesday, March 3, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 4, 8 p.m.

Dropkick Murphys Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.

Magic!

Friday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.

Kalin and Myles Saturday, March 21, 8 p.m.

The Marshall Tucker Band Tuesday, March 24, 8 p.m.

Taking Back Sunday / The Menzingers & letlive Saturday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.

The Get Up Kids with Special Guests PUP & Restorations Sunday, March 29, 7 p.m.

New Found Glory Saturday, April 4, 8 p.m.

Michael Bolton Saturday, April 11, 8 p.m.

Citizen Cope Wednesday, April 15, 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 16, 8 p.m.

Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.

Jeff Beck Wednesday, April 29, 8 p.m.

Circa Survive Wednesday, May 17, 8 p.m.

Brit Floyd Sunday, May 17, 8 p.m.

Whitney Cummings Thursday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Creedance Clearwater Revisited GOVERNORS’ COMEDY CLUB 90 Division Ave. Levittown (516) 731-3358 • http://tickets.govs.com/ index.cfm Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Carl Labove BROKERAGE COMEDY CLUB 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore (516) 785-8655 • http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com Friday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Bonnie McFarlane BJ Spoke Gallery 229 Main Street, Huntington (631) 549-5106• www.bjspokegallery.com Poets Aloud Attention local poets: Poets Aloud is held the second Friday of each month. Open mic, just show up, sign-up and read your poem

or other works. A $3 donation is suggested for this evening of insightful works and discussions. Time: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Live Music at BRASSERIE 214 214 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 354-7797 • http://www.brasserie214. com Friday, Jan. 30, 9 p.m.

Down & Dirty Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m.

Chosen Few Folk Music Society of Huntington Continuing on the third Thursday of each month, the Cinema Arts Centre’s Sky Room will be home to the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s Hard Luck Café series. The 8:30 p.m. concerts, usually featuring a split bill with two acts, will be preceded by open mics at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $7 for Cinema Arts Centre and Folk Music Society of Huntington members; $10 for nonmembers. For more information call (631) 4188548 or go to http://fmshny.org index.htm CAUMSETT STATE PARK 25 Lloyd Harbor Rd., Huntington (631) 423-1770 • http://www.caumsettfoundation.org Sunday, Feb. 1, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Maple Sugaring Take a 4 mile, slow to moderately paced hike as we observe and discuss the fields and woods of Caumsett.

PLANTING FIELDS Coe Hall Historic House Museum 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay 516 922.9200 • http://www.plantingfields. org Saturday, Jan. 24 & Sunday, Jan. 25, 10 a.m.

– 4 p.m.

Paradise at Planting Fields Weekend Come and enjoy a touch of paradise at Planting Fields in our Main Greenhouse, featuring live steel drum music, and other programs and events throughout the weekend. Rain or shine. Call Jennifer at (516) 922-8678 for more information.

Friday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m.

Music at the Mansion Concert Series: The Brooklyn Sugar Stompers The Brooklyn Show Stompers perform hot jazz and blues, inspired from the Prohibition Era 1920’s “Jazz Age” throughout the “Swing Era” of the 1930’s For Tickets: Contact Antigone Zaharikis (516) 922-8668 or education@plantingfields.org Sunday, Feb. 15, 12 – 3 p.m.

Camellia House featuring with live music Come and enjoy the unique and beautiful Camellia House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Planting Fields. Enjoy live music with Ricky Roche from 12 – 3 p.m. while you explore hundreds of varieties of camellias inside the Camellia Greenhouse. For more information contact Jennifer Lavella, (516) 922-8678 or jlavella@plantingfields.org ART LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND 107 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills (631) 462-5400 • www.artleagueli.org Jan. 10 - Jan. 25 Floral and Landscape Paintings by Ruth Baderian

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Folk Society series to kick off Feb. 7 Christine Lavin and Don White are the featured performers during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concerts series on Feb. 7 at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport).

Hailed by The Boston Globe as “two of the funniest entertainers on today’s music scene,” veteran performers Christine Lavin and Don White have brought their unique brand of clean and hilarious musical comedy to audiences across the U.S. since 2008 - proving night after night that comedy can be smart, friendly, and breathtakingly funny without being vulgar or pejorative.

Since emerging from the NYC singersongwriter scene in the late 1980s, Lavin has established herself as an entertaining tour de force. Quick on her feet, witty, insightful and engaging, she remains one of the most popular and respected performers in the genre.

She has also been at the forefront of finding and promoting talented new artists. White is the latest artist whom she has championed.

“He’s such an original; I sometimes

call him a ‘blue collar intellectual,’ ” Lavin said.

A product of the rich Boston arts scene of the 1990s, White developed his performing songwriter chops at Club Passim and Olde Vienna Kaffehaus while honing his comedic skills at Catch a Rising Star in Harvard Square.

These experiences — along with his immersion in the Boston spoken word scene — combine to make White one of the few performers who brings a comic’s wit and a poet’s heart to his songs and stories.

The 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, priced at $25 ($20 for FMSH members), may be purchased in advance online at www. fmsh.org or at the door (cash and checks only).

For more information, visit the website or call (631) 425-2925.

Now in its 46th year, the Folk Music Society of Huntington presents two monthly concert series, a monthly folk jam and an annual folk festival in conjunction with the Huntington Arts Council.

Dubut of large-scale woodcuts at exhibit Curated by Long Island master printmaker Dan Welden, an exhibition of large-scale woodcuts by Li Kang, one of China’s most celebrated printmakers, will be seen for the first time in the United States at the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery of the Art League of Long Island from February 1 to March 8.

A reception for the artist, who is coming to Long Island for the occasion, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8, from 3 to 5 p.m.. Free Admission.

Kang, born in 1975, is a deputy secretary of the Print Arts Committee of the Chinese Artists Association, as well as Deputy Director of the Guanlan Original Printmaking Base and Director of The China Print Museum.

Li’s woodcuts of nature imagery produced either by hand rubbing or on a large etching press, measure upwards of four feet square and are stunningly detailed. His work has won awards throughout China as well as at the Taiwan International Print and Drawing Biennial.

His prints are in the collections of the National Museum of China, numerous regional museums in China, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the South Korea Print Museum and the British Woodcut Foundation.

The Guanlan Original Printmaking

Base, a government facility, is a workspace for experienced printmakers who are established artists and have a project in mind. Participation is by invitation only, and master printmakers from all over the world come for a specified time, typically one or two months to work with their technicians.

The facility is equipped with presses of all sizes for lithography, intaglio, silkscreen and relief printing.

Dan Welden, from Sag Harbor, has been honored three times at the Guanlan Original Printmaking Base and has represented North America at Guanlan annually since 2011 where he has been honored three times. While working at the Guanlan Original Printing Base, Welden got to know and witness Kang’s work. Welden will discuss his exciting residency and experiences at Guanlan in a lecture scheduled to take place in the gallery on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Free Admission.

The Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery is open free of charge Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Art League is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. For more information call (631) 462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.

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Taylor 2 Dance Co. to Community Calendar perform at Adelphi World-renowned Taylor 2 Dance Company will perform a program of classics and recent masterworks on Friday, Feb. 13, and Friday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dance Theatre at Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center.

Each of the two performances is unique and will feature three pieces from the Paul Taylor repertoire performed in studio style so as to focus on the choreography, as well as the athleticism, humor and range of emotions typically found in the legendary choreographer’s work.

Each of the two performances has its own unique program. On Feb. 13, Airs, The Uncommitted and Piazzolla Caldera will be performed; on February 20, Dust, Fibers and Esplanade will be featured.

The six members of the Taylor 2 dance troupe will also be in residence at Adelphi for three weeks

in February, working with the university’s dance students and carrying on the modern dance legacy of Paul Taylor, one of the pioneers of modern dance.

The Taylor/Adelphi history reaches back six decades, with Paul Taylor teaching at Adelphi in the early ‘60s. Current Adelphi faculty member and wellknown choreographer Orion Duckstein was also a former member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company from 1999 to 2010. By passing on Paul Taylor’s distinct movement style and rich legacy, Duckstein challenges his students to learn from the great minds of the past and go beyond them.

Information is available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at (516) 877-4000 or boxoffice@ adelphi.edu. Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.

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) 869-6311 to register for the presentation or for more information.

RE-ENTERING THE WORKFORCE The Town of North Hempstead is presenting an employment workshop for resident job seekers age 60+ at the Clinton G Martin Park. Topics will include resume preparation, job search techniques and interviewing skills. Services are free of charge. The date is Wednesday, March 11. The facilitator is Sari Flesch, employment specialist. For further information please call (516) 869-6311, Project Independence.

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: 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 Special-

ist. 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.

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Winthrop-University Hospital’s Breast Health Center is offering a support group for patients with metastatic breast cancer from 10:30 am to 12 p.m. on February 12 and 26; March 12 and 26. Sessions will be held at 222 Station Plaza North, Suite 438 in Mineola. Meetings will include a variety of topics including, but not limited to: dealing with the side effects of treatment; managing fluctuating emotions; finding balance; intimacy and relationship issues; the significant of integrating wellness activities into your lifestyle. Individuals joining the group are invited to talk, share and learn in a safe, warm and confidential environment.

The support group is free, but registration is required. For information and to register, please call Michelle DeCastro, LMSW at (516) 663-2556.

FOR TRIVIA LOVERS At 7 p.m. Two Wednesday nights each month at Page One Restaurant, 90 School St. Glen Cove. Call (516) 625-8804 for information.

Singles Association of Long Island For information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or e-mail singlesassociationofli@yahoo.com.

YOUR WIDOWED SOCIAL GROUP The group meets on the third Wednesday of the each month (except July and August) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church on Franklin Ave. and Fifth Street, Garden City. There is a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for non-members. For additional information, please call (516) 481-9280.

WELL SPOUSES OF THE Chronically ILL AND DISABLED Meets the second Wednesday of each month at St. Charles Rehab Center, located at 201 I.U. Willets Road (corner of Searingtown Road) in Albertson at 7 p.m. Free admission.

Call Rose at (516) 829-8740 or e-mail at rosebirdlady@aol.com for more information.

CANCER SUPPORT FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Notre Dame’s Cancer Support Group meets every other Friday at 9:15 a.m., and lasts approximately two hours. It is located at 9 Aberdeen Road, New Hyde Park (sign says: Emmaus House of Prayer). This is about one block north of Hillside Ave. and slightly east of New Hyde Park Road. The group facilitator is Judy Coste. Admission is free.

If you will be attending, kindly call Coste at (631) 523-5406.

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Adelphi show to explore underground railroad The Adelphi University Exhibitions Program and the Center for African, Black and Caribbean Studies Program presents an exhibition featuring more than 15 works by artist and photographer Amani Willett.

“Underground Railroad: Hiding in Place” is a showcase of its legacy and the resulting blurred lines between myth and history, illustrating the ambiguous relationship between physical spaces, circumstantial evidence and lore.

This exhibition will be on view

in the Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery, One South Avenue, Garden City, from Tuesday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Feb. 27. A reception will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Underground Railroad began as a personal exploration and evolved into an investigation into the way history, memory and mythology have been etched into Underground Railroad sites.

These places have become disconnected from their past yet

still carry the legacy of shameful societal atrocities and stories of remarkable personal courage. As the years passed, the mythology of the Underground Railroad has grown; some original accounts have become exaggerated, overshadowed by our fascination with mystery and easily digestible history.

Willett is an artist and photographer based in Brooklyn. He received his MFA in photography, video and related media from the School of Visual Arts. In 2013. His first monograph, “Disquiet,” was

published by Damiani, with an essay by Marvin Heiferman. “Disquiet” was noted for its unique approach to story-telling and was included on many year-end “best of” lists.

A long-term member of the iN-PUBLiC collective of photographers, Willett’s photographs have been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography and the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York. He has lectured at various institutions,

including The International Center of Photography, the Camera Club of New York, The School of Visual Arts and Howard Greenberg Gallery.

To view glimpses of the works online, please visit art-galleries. adelphi.edu.

The Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m, and Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To receive updates, find us on facebook under “Adelphi Galleries”.

Whaling Musuem to host Playpod party The Whaling Museum and Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor is hosting a Playpod Party on Saturday, March 7. The event will take place at 10 a.m. The Museum is located at 301 Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor.Ages 1 ½ - 3 ½. Siblings welcome. Free

with paid admission ($5/child, $6/adult). Family Level members free.

The new PLAYPOD series is an educational program the Museum is offering for toddlers and caregivers. The party will feature finger painting, play dough, shapes and

colors, rhythm and movement, songs, free play, sensory play and open-ended crafts.

PlayPod will be offered every Monday beginning March 9 at 9:30 a.m. Each series is led by a certified teacher. The first class is free. After that, each class is $10 or

$49 for 10 classes. You can register online or in person.

“PlayPod was created using the philosophy that open play and inquiry-based exploration are key factors in early child development,” said Executive Director Nomi Dayan. “What is particularly

special about this program is that our educators facilitate building a love of the ocean and respect for nature at very young age, and this sets the stage for boosting confidence, strengthening curiosity, and feeling connected to our environment --- all while having fun.”

Art League to hold tea party with unique blends On Sunday, Feb. 15 from 2 to 4 p.m., The Art League of Long Island host environmental scientist and founder of Gaia’s Essence Farrah La Ronde-Hutchison for “Afternoon Tea in the Gallery.” La Ronde-Hutchison will present a unique blend of teas from around the world.

Visitors will meet in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery at the Art League of Long Island, 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills, and sip and sample her teas while taking in the stunning works on view in the gallery.

The event is free and open to the public.

At the tasting, La RondeHutchison will describe the health benefits of loose teas while demonstrating her tried and true ways to brew teas for optimal and healthy living. In addition to the exhibit in the gallery, handmade ceramic teapots and pottery made by Art League

instructors will be on view. Tea and ceramics will be available for purchase.

On view in the upper level of the gallery will be The Music of Nature: Works by the Long Island Chapter of the Sumi-e Society. The lower level of the gallery features dramatic large-

scale woodcut works by celebrated Chinese printmaker Li Kang, his first exhibit in the United States.

The Art League is located at. For more information call (631) 462-5400 or visit www. artleagueli.org.

Whaling Museum to host performance in boat The Whaling Museum and Education Center will be hosting a live, historical performance inside of the Museum’s 1800s whaleboat.

“The True Essex Story” will be performed on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m. inside the Museum located at 301 Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor.

The live show will focus on exploring the true story behind Moby Dick, as depicted in the upcoming Ron Howard film “In the Heart of the Sea” starring Chris Hemsworth.

There will be a wine and cheese reception at 7 p.m. with the live show beginning at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20/person or $35/

couple and are available online only at www.cshwhalingmuseum. org. Seating is limited to first 40 people each day.

The Essex, an American whale ship from Nantucket, sank when it was attacked by a sperm whale in the Pacific Ocean in November 1820. Having lost their ship, the

The Board of Trustees of Nassau County Museum of Art announced last week that Angela Susan Anton, publisher of Anton Community Newspapers, has been elected board president at the board’s annual meeting on Jan. 20. She has been a long-time member of the board and has also served as chairman of the annual Museum Ball. The immediate past board president, Clarence F. Michalis, remains on the board, holding a new position as executive vice-president. Anton, a life-long Long Islander residing in Merrick, is the mother of three children. She also serves on the Nassau County Film Advisory Board and is a member of the WLIW Committee of WNET.org board of trustees.

crew of The Essex attempted to sail to South America in whale boats.

After 90 days at sea and suffering from starvation, dehydration and cannibalism, most of the crew died before the eight survivors were rescued in February 1821.

“The Museum is literally bringing history to life by scripting a

live performance in an authentic whaleboat --- the crown jewel of our collection,” said Nomi Dayan, executive director. “This one-of-akind experience will give the audience an intimate insight into understanding what happened after Moby Dick left off.”

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Great Neck Library Take Two Film Series at Take Two Film Series at Station Branch Station Branch All film matinees are now All film matinees are now held at the Station Branch held at the Station Branch while the Main Library while the Main Library prepares for renovations. prepares for renovations.

The next film matinee in the The next film matinee in the winter Take Two film series winter Take Two film series will be shown on Thursday, will be shown on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. at the StaFeb. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Station Branch, The Gardens tion Branch, The Gardens at Great Neck, 26 Great at Great Neck, 26 Great Neck Road, 2nd level (near Neck Road, 2nd level (near Waldbaum’s).

Waldbaum’s).

Everything old is new again.

Everything old is new again.

These films with similar These films with similar themes made years apart themes made years apart – endure, captivate and – endure, captivate and delight over and over again. delight over and over again.

Refer to the Library NewsRefer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or letter, film brochure or website for information on website for information on the films scheduled. Doors the films scheduled. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited. early as seating is limited.

Priority seating is given to Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your or other ID showing your Great Neck School District Great Neck School District address. address.

Socrates Salon with Ron Socrates Salon with Ron Gross Gross The next thought-provoking The next thought-provoking session of Socrates Salon session of Socrates Salon with Ron Gross will be with Ron Gross will be about Love on Friday, Feb. about Love on Friday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. at the Station 6 at 3 p.m. at the Station Branch Library, 26 Great Branch Library, 26 Great Neck Road, Gardens at Neck Road, Gardens at Great Neck (2nd Level).

Great Neck (2nd Level).

Think about what Love Think about what Love means to you. If you are not means to you. If you are not exactly sure – you are not exactly sure – you are not alone. “What is Love?” was alone. “What is Love?” was the most asked question on the most asked question on Google in 2014. Think about Google in 2014. Think about the song from Fiddler on the song from Fiddler on the Roof, Do You Love Me? the Roof, Do You Love Me? Salon sessions are inSalon sessions are informed by Ron Gross’ work formed by Ron Gross’ work at Columbia University as at Columbia University as co-chair of the University co-chair of the University Seminar on Innovation, and Seminar on Innovation, and inspired by his book about inspired by his book about the patron saint of conthe patron saint of conversation, Socrates’ Way, versation, Socrates’ Way, which has been published which has been published in 26 countries includin 26 countries including China, France, Russia, ing China, France, Russia, Mexico, and Greece. Topics Mexico, and Greece. Topics are announced one month are announced one month before the Salon. Enjoy light before the Salon. Enjoy light refreshments and deep refreshments and deep conversation. conversation.

Author Talk/Book Signing Author Talk/Book Signing Rick Ehrlich’s A Little ConRick Ehrlich’s A Little Consideration sideration Rick Ehrlich, Great Neck Rick Ehrlich, Great Neck

South teacher, will talk South teacher, will talk about and read from his about and read from his book, A Little Consideration, book, A Little Consideration, on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Station Branch Liat the Station Branch Library, 26 Great Neck Road, brary, 26 Great Neck Road, Gardens at Great Neck Gardens at Great Neck (upper level). (upper level).

Over the past 20 years, Over the past 20 years, Richard Ehrlich has kept Richard Ehrlich has kept track of life’s smallest track of life’s smallest moments, following Ralph moments, following Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy Waldo Emerson’s philosophy that the meaning of life can that the meaning of life can be found by giving “a little be found by giving “a little consideration” to the things consideration” to the things that take place around us that take place around us every day. Borrowing that every day. Borrowing that phrase for his title, A Little phrase for his title, A Little Consideration, Rick has Consideration, Rick has compiled personal essays compiled personal essays that reveal the constants of that reveal the constants of his daily routine. He shares his daily routine. He shares his memories of gathering his memories of gathering palms for the Jewish holipalms for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot and wearing day of Sukkot and wearing his father’s prayer shawl. his father’s prayer shawl.

He makes sense of those He makes sense of those moments by drawing from moments by drawing from Jack Kerouac and Paul Jack Kerouac and Paul McCartney, as well as the McCartney, as well as the Talmud and the Bhagavad Talmud and the Bhagavad Gita.

Gita.

Born in Brooklyn, Rick grew Born in Brooklyn, Rick grew up in Long Beach, has been up in Long Beach, has been teaching high school since teaching high school since 1986 and began teaching at 1986 and began teaching at Great Neck South in 1997, Great Neck South in 1997, where he now teaches where he now teaches 9th and 10th grade. Rick 9th and 10th grade. Rick will sign books which will will sign books which will be available for sale at the be available for sale at the event. event.

AARP Tax Help at the AARP Tax Help at the Parkville Branch Parkville Branch AARP Tax Preparers will be AARP Tax Preparers will be at the Parkville Branch each at the Parkville Branch each Wednesday beginning FebWednesday beginning February 4 through April 8 to ruary 4 through April 8 to assist in preparing and filing assist in preparing and filing simple State and Federal simple State and Federal tax returns online only. You tax returns online only. You must have an appointment must have an appointment and bring all relevant tax and bring all relevant tax papers. papers.

Registration for Tax AsRegistration for Tax Assistance appointments sistance appointments continues. Call the Parkville continues. Call the Parkville Branch at (516) 466-8055, Branch at (516) 466-8055, ext. 273 for more details or ext. 273 for more details or to make an appointment. to make an appointment.

Baby Romp and Wiggles Baby Romp and Wiggles and Giggles and Giggles Great Neck Library ChilGreat Neck Library Children’s Program hosted by dren’s Program hosted by Temple Israel Temple Israel Registration is ongoing for Registration is ongoing for Baby Romp and Wiggles Baby Romp and Wiggles and Giggles, both a series and Giggles, both a series of six classes that will be of six classes that will be

Great Great Neck Neck South South teacher, teacher, Rick Rick Ehrlich Ehrlich will will visit visit the the Station Station Branch Branch Library Library to to talk talk about about and and sign sign copies copies of of his his book, A Little Consideration. book, A Little Consideration. held at Temple Israel, 108 held at Temple Israel, 108 Old Mill Rd., Great Neck, NY Old Mill Rd., Great Neck, NY 11023.

11023.

Baby Romp will be held on Baby Romp will be held on Tuesdays, Jan. 27 to March Tuesdays, Jan. 27 to March 10 (no classes the week 10 (no classes the week of February16) for ages 12 of February16) for ages 12 to 23 months with parent/ to 23 months with parent/ caregiver. Class A is from caregiver. Class A is from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., and 10:15 to 10:45 a.m., and Class B is from 11:15 to Class B is from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Come for move11:45 a.m. Come for movement and interactive play ment and interactive play with your little one. with your little one.

Wiggles and Giggles will be Wiggles and Giggles will be held on Thursdays, Jan. held on Thursdays, Jan. 29 to March 12 (no classes 29 to March 12 (no classes the week of February16) the week of February16) for ages 2 to 4 with parent/ for ages 2 to 4 with parent/ caregiver. Class A is from caregiver. Class A is from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. and Class 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. and Class B is from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m.

B is from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m.

We’ll hop and bop, jump and We’ll hop and bop, jump and jive, and wiggle and giggle jive, and wiggle and giggle with an interactive time full with an interactive time full of fun activities and silly of fun activities and silly songs. songs.

Children’s program registraChildren’s program registration is ongoing at 9:30 a.m. tion is ongoing at 9:30 a.m. online and at 10:01 a.m. in online and at 10:01 a.m. in person or phone at (516) person or phone at (516) 466-8055. Adult library 466-8055. Adult library card is not valid for registracard is not valid for registration. Participating child’s tion. Participating child’s library card is required for library card is required for registration. registration.

Parking and entry is via the Parking and entry is via the School entrance in the rear School entrance in the rear parking lot. For any further parking lot. For any further

information, please call the information, please call the Library Children’s Dept. at Library Children’s Dept. at (516) 466-8055, or contact (516) 466-8055, or contact Temple Israel at (516) 482Temple Israel at (516) 4827800.

7800.

Children’s Programs at Children’s Programs at Station and Parkville Station and Parkville Calling all 5th and 6th gradCalling all 5th and 6th graders to join Jr. Levels and ers to join Jr. Levels and Totally Tweens for some Totally Tweens for some really exciting workshops really exciting workshops this January, February, and this January, February, and March on Mondays through March on Mondays through Thursdays. You and your Thursdays. You and your friends will enjoy arts & friends will enjoy arts & crafts, science experiments, crafts, science experiments, songwriting, movie-making songwriting, movie-making and theater games. and theater games.

Learn how to make your Learn how to make your own Angry Birds-style own Angry Birds-style game in this exciting and game in this exciting and creative workshop with creative workshop with Great Neck Library staff Great Neck Library staff member and game designer member and game designer Cindy Simeti. You’ll learn Cindy Simeti. You’ll learn basic game mechanbasic game mechanics, physics, and game ics, physics, and game programming, in a fun and programming, in a fun and engaging beginner’s level engaging beginner’s level class. For children in 3rd class. For children in 3rd and 4th grades, these sixand 4th grades, these sixsession classes on Tuessession classes on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. will days from 5 to 6 p.m. will be held beginning January be held beginning January 27 and run to March 10 at 27 and run to March 10 at the Station Branch Library. the Station Branch Library.

Wednesday classes will be Wednesday classes will be held beginning January 28 held beginning January 28

to March 11 at the Parkville to March 11 at the Parkville Branch. No classes will be Branch. No classes will be held the week of Februheld the week of February 16. ary 16.

SAT Prep Course RegisSAT Prep Course Registration tration The SAT Prep Course, The SAT Prep Course, taught by NYS certified taught by NYS certified math and verbal skills exmath and verbal skills experts, is being offered at the perts, is being offered at the Station Branch Library on Station Branch Library on Mondays, March 9, 16, 23, Mondays, March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 13, and 20 from 30, April 13, and 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

In-person registration will In-person registration will be held on Monday, Febrube held on Monday, February 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 ary 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Station Branch p.m. at the Station Branch Library, 26 Great Neck Library, 26 Great Neck Road, Gardens at Great Road, Gardens at Great Neck (2nd level). ArrivNeck (2nd level). Arriving early is recommended. ing early is recommended.

Telephone registration for Telephone registration for any remaining openings beany remaining openings begins on Tuesday, February gins on Tuesday, February 24 at 10:00 a.m. by calling 24 at 10:00 a.m. by calling Station at 466-8055, ext.

Station at 466-8055, ext.

218. Advanced registration 218. Advanced registration is required. is required.

High school juniors and seHigh school juniors and seniors, and those who have niors, and those who have not taken this course in the not taken this course in the past will be given priority. past will be given priority.

Students should bring a calStudents should bring a calculator, pen or pencil, and culator, pen or pencil, and a notebook to class. There a notebook to class. There is a $25 fee per student for is a $25 fee per student for the course (fee includes the the course (fee includes the

textbook), which consists textbook), which consists of six sessions. A minimum of six sessions. A minimum enrollment of thirteen enrollment of thirteen students is required for the students is required for the course to take place. Concourse to take place. Contact Courtney Greenblatt, tact Courtney Greenblatt, Young Adult Librarian, 466Young Adult Librarian, 4668055, ext. 218 for further 8055, ext. 218 for further information. information.

Great Neck Library Closing/ Great Neck Library Closing/ Cancellation Information Cancellation Information Online Online Library patrons connected Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to to the Internet are asked to check the website: www. check the website: www. cancellations.com for cancellations.com for Library weather related Library weather related closings/program cancelclosings/program cancellations. lations.

In order to access this In order to access this service, Library District service, Library District residents can log on to canresidents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their cellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Lizip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information brary and obtain information on program cancellations or on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents at no charge, residents can request automatic can request automatic e-mails from cancellations. e-mails from cancellations. com when the Library has com when the Library has posted any information. This posted any information. This is a great way for Library is a great way for Library District residents who are District residents who are connected online to be connected online to be advised of weather related advised of weather related changes in Library hours or changes in Library hours or programs. programs.

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Great Neck Park District programs Nature Program: Birding Basics for Beginners Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1 p.m., this hands-on program at Steppingstone Park (80% indoors) will introduce adults to birds and their adaptations. You will also receive information on where to go and what to do to learn more. Binoculars are recommended.

Call (516) 482-0355 by 1/30 to register. No children under 16 years of age are permitted to attend.

Defensive Driving Classes at Great Neck House Great Neck House will have the next Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Class on Saturday, Feb. 7. The

classes run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To sign up for class or for more information, please call Great Neck House at 482-0355.

Great Neck House Weekend Movie The Drop (2014) will be shown at Great Neck House Friday, January 30 at 8 p.m., Saturday, January 31 at 5 & 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. It is directed

by Michaël R. Roskam and stars Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini. A lonely bartender finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry.

He then gets involved in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood’s past. It is rated R and runs 106 minutes.

Admission to Great Neck House requires a park card.

Sunday @ 3 Series Sunday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. the Paul Joseph Quartet will perform unique jazz arrangements of classical music. This Quartet has extensively compiled a variety of American Songbook composerthemed programs featuring Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Kern, Ellington as well as holiday jazz.

Admission to Great Neck House requires a park card.

Great Neck House Winter Class Registration Come into Great Neck House or call for a detailed list of adult and children’s classes available at Great Neck House.

Classes begin on Monday, Feb. 23. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis during regular registration department hours at Great Neck

House. Non-resident registration fees apply. Please call (516) 482-0355 for further information.

Bears Hockey Updates The Great Neck Park District Bears Hockey Team will be playing home games on Friday, January 30 and February 6 from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. All are welcome to come on down to the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink to cheer our hockey players on. The Bears will be playing against Port Washington’s Edge, on both Sunday, February 1 at 7 a.m.

(5-6 year olds) and Sunday, February 8 at 8:40 a.m.

(8-12 year olds) at the Port Washington Skating Center, 70 Seaview Blvd., Port Washington. It’s never too late for new players ages 5 and up to join.

Spend Sunday, February 1, listening to jazz with The Paul Joseph Quartet at Great Neck House.

Great Neck Community Calendar FREE ESL/CITIZENSHIP CLASSES Free access to legal counsel at St. Aloysius R. C. Church, 592 Middle Neck Rd. Great Neck.

Classes run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To register, please call (516) 8673580.

REAP REAP, retired, energetic, active people, meets Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Cumberland School, 30 Cumberland Ave., Great Neck. At 9 a.m., there will be a board meeting.

The Business Meeting will commence at 10:30 a.m. “My Opinion” will be offered by Phyllis Redler. Prof. Thomas Grunfeld will discuss, “U.S. & China-Friends or Enemies.” We break for lunch about 11:45 a.m.

Join us; bring your lunch!

Current Events discussion will take place at 12:30 p.m. led by David Marx. Refreshments, coffee and tea will be served. The Science club will meet at 1 p.m.

TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum will host a second public meeting to address traffic calming improvements for Cutter Mill Road in Great Neck on Monday, Feb. 2.

A presentation including proposed solutions will be given by Nassau County officials and there will be an opportunity for the public to ask questions and provide comments. The meeting will be held at the Great Neck Plaza Village Hall located at 2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Womanspace A discussion group devoted to issues concerning women. Weekly meetings are held every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Great Neck Senior Center, at 80 Grace Ave, Great Neck.

New members welcome.

For more info call Joan Keppler at (516) 4875844.

Lions club hearing aid program The Great Neck Lions Club is pleased to announce their participation in “Lions Lend An Ear,” a program of the Nassau County district of Lions Clubs International. The program provides hearing aids and related products and services at no cost to hearing impaired individuals who qualify based on financial need and communication need. Great Neck Lions Club is asking the local places that accept donated eyeglasses to accept used hearing aids as well. Note: The hearing aids should be placed in the eyeglass collection boxes located in all the Great Neck Libraries as well as offices of the Village of Russell Gardens, Village of Great Neck Plaza and the Village Hall on Baker Hill Road.

Free Exercise Classes

Ongoing Program FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors.

Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050.

LIONS CLUB OF GREAT NECK Lions Club of Great Neck meets the first Monday of each month at Pearl East Restaurant, 1190 Northern Blvd., Manhasset at 12 p.m. If you would like to attenda meeting and learn more about our club, please contact fernweiss@aol. com or call (516) 8295192.

ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS The Rotary Club of Great Neck currently meets every Wednesday from 8 to 9 a.m. in the boardroom of TD Bank, 2

School presents The Diary of Anne Frank, 7:30 p.m., 341 Lakeville Rd. Ticket info: 441-4873.

Saturday, Feb. 8 • Great Neck South High School presents The Diary of Anne Frank, 7:30 p.m., 341 Lakeville Rd. Ticket info: 441-4873.

Monday, Feb. 9 • Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education Public Action Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Cumberland Adult Center, GNPS NOTICES FOR 30 Cumberland Ave. FEBRUARY Recognition of Village Tuesday, Feb. 3 School students. Info: • Great Neck North 441-4001.

Middle School, Grades Thursday, Feb. 12 6 Winter Concert, 7:30 Upcoming the Bears Great Neck North vs.

HighPor p.m., 77 Polohockey Rd. Info:games•include Washington’s Edge.

Come on down to cheer our B School Valentine Soirée 441-4551. concert, 7:30 p.m., 35 Wednesday, Feb. 4 on!

• Great Neck South High Polo Rd. Info: 441-4751.

School presents The Di- • Great Neck South High School Chamber Music ary of Anne Frank, 7:30 Recital, 7:30 p.m., 341 p.m., 341 Lakeville Rd. Lakeville Rd. Info: 441Ticket info: 441-4873.

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Thursday, Feb. 5 • Great Neck South High Wednesday, Feb. 25 School presents The Di- • Great Neck South High School Music Night, 7:30 ary of Anne Frank, 7:30 p.m., 341 Lakeville Rd. p.m., 341 Lakeville Rd. Info: 441-4851.

Ticket info: 441-4873.

Friday, Feb. 6 • Great Neck South High Great Neck Road. Community residents and business members are welcome to visit Club meetings and discover how meaningful and satisfying it is to give back service to the community while networking through Rotary. For further information please see: www.clubrunner. ca/greatneck/ or call (516) 487-9392.

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Temple gives food to homeless in city On January 10, the JTC of Temple Beth-El and their families participated in the Midnight Run program, bringing supplies and food to the homeless in New York City.

Led by Youth Director Amanda Greenawalt, the group of teens and parents prepared for the late-night trip to Manhattan by organizing bagged meals and collecting new or gently used clothing.

They left Great Neck at 10 p.m. in six cars filled with volunteers and supplies. The group, which included Rabbi Tara Feldman, made several stops in Manhattan, handing out supplies, food and warm drinks to homeless individuals before winding

up at Penn Station, where the remaining food and supplies were distributed to the many homeless who seek shelter within.

On Jan. 23, several of the parents and teens spoke about their experiences to the congregation.

The speakers highlighted their interactions with the homeless, recognizing that many of the people they encountered had normal lives and careers before circumstances forced them to live on the street.

Temple Beth-El has participated in the Midnight Run program for the past 15 years, bringing much needed assistance to the many homeless individuals in Manhattan.

Poetry competition deadline extended Poetry lovers now have another four weeks to submit your original poetry as part of the Village’s 5th Annual Poetry Contest.

The Village of Great Neck Plaza, in conjunction with Long Island Traditions and Poetry Coordinator, Carolyn Raphael, has extended the deadline for submitting poetry until Saturday, Feb. 28.

Poetry entries must be postmarked by the 28th, to the Village of Great Neck Plaza, 2 Gussack Plaza, P.O. Box 440, Great Neck, NY, 11022, Attn: Poetry Contest. This is a change from the original Jan. 31 deadline.

Poetry submissions can also be submitted in person at Village Hall during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. There is also a one-time entry fee of $15 (non-refundable), payable

to Long Island Traditions, which must be included with any material submitted.

Poets 18 years of age or older from Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn and Queens Counties are invited to submit up to three original unpublished poems as part of the contest.

Poems must be single-spaced and typed, with one poem per page. Poetry contestants may submit poems on whatever subject and style desired, as long as each poem does not go above a 30 line maximum. Each poem should have a title as well.

Contestants should include two copies of each poem, one anonymous and one with the poet’s name and address below the poem. A cover sheet listing the poet’s name, address, phone number and email address, and title of each poem, should be included

when submitting any entry.

The judge will be Joshua Mehigan, a prize-winning poet whose first book, “The Optimist” (Ohio, UP), won the Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. His second book, “Accepting the Disaster,” was published this July by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. His poems have appeared in many periodicals including The Paris Review, The New Yorker and Poetry.

Winners of the 5th Annual Poetry Contest will be announced on the Village’s website, www.greatneckplaza.net, Tuesday, March 31. An Awards Day reading will take place on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m., at the Great Neck Plaza courtroom.

The first prize winner will receive $150 and a 20-minute reading at Awards Day, second prize winner will receive $75 and a

10-minute reading, and the third place winner will receive $50 and a 5-minute reading.

There will also be two awards for Honorable Mention; these poets will be invited to read their poems as well.

Additionally, each of the three winning poems will be posted for one month on seven secure outdoor village sign posts, on the bulletin board in Village Hall, and in the waiting room of the Great Neck LIRR station waiting room. Honorable Mention poems will be posted for two weeks at the aforementioned locations.

For any additional information, feel free to contact Carolyn Raphael, poetry coordinator, gnppoetry@yahoo.com, or Brian Hetey, mayorsassistant@greatneckplaza.net.

G.N. parks employee PATV to host retires after 14 years open house After more than 14 years of service to the Great Neck Park District, Faith Luper is retiring.

In July 2000, Luper started working at the 5 Beach Road Office. Two years later, she “aced” a civil service exam and began her full-time position in Accounts Payable at the Park’s Finance Department.

Luper lives on the north side of Great Neck where she raised her two daughters, Fern and Jane. She has four grandchildren and plans on spending more time with her family.

She has various outside

hobbies including an avid interest in music. She has studied piano most of her life and continues to enjoy both playing the piano and attending concerts.

Over the past five years, Luper has worked hard, travelling into Manhattan in all kinds of weather, to become a certified Family Service Specialist. This allows her to work with and help families who have autistic children.

She does this work through the non-profit organization YAI (Young Adult Institute).

The Park District Commissioners and staff wish Luper all the best.

Faith Luper

PATV will host an Open House for all the residents of Flower Hill, Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Munsey Park, North Hills, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock and Thomaston on Wednesday March 25, from 7 to 9 p.m.

All Not-for Profit Organizations that serve the above villages are welcome to attend the Open House.

The Public Access TV Corporation provides exciting opportunities for residents and not-forprofit organizations that serve our community. Take a tour of the newly updated television stu-

dio and production facility and discover what PATV has to offer you and be eligible to win a FREE PSA to promote your event or organization!

PATV administers the public access TV services in the 15 incorporated villages of Great Neck/North Shore. The facility offers TV production workshops and production facilities. PATV cablecasts programs on Channel 20 (Cablevision) and Channel 37 (Verizon. PATV is a 501 (c) 3 organization and is independent of the cable television providers in the area.

The PSTV studios are located at 1111 Marcus Ave., Suite LL27, Lake Success.

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Retirees honored at parks meeting

Thursday, January 22, 2015, at the Great Neck Park District’s Business Meeting, retirees Commissioner Ruth J. Tamarin, Senior Supervisor (2) Robert Wanczowski and the Finance Department’s Faith Luper were honored for their dedication to the district. The Commissioners Robert A. Lincoln, Jr., Daniel M. Nachmanoff and Frank S. Cilluffo, along with Superintendent Peter M. Renick, honored the retirees with speeches and plaques showing their admiration for their many of years of hard work.

Photos courtesy of Michele Siegel

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G.N. students win in essay contest Kristin Hon, an eighth-grade student at Great Neck South Middle School, is the grand prize winner in Optimum Community’s seventh annual “Hispanic Heritage Month” essay contest.

Great Neck South Middle School seventh-grade student Shin-Young Park took first place and Great Neck North High School eleventh-grade student Julia Rietbroek won third place.

The students each read their prize-winning essay and were recognized this week

by Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Optimum Community representatives.

Hon was awarded $2500 for her essay on Juana Diaz, Park won an iPad for her essay on Jacinto Convit, and Rietbroek received a Kindle Fire for her essay on Pablo Neruda.

“I thoroughly enjoyed listening to all of the prize-winning essays read today,” Bo-

sworth said. “Throughout the years, Hispanic people have played an integral role in all sectors of our society, including education, business, the arts, sports, and more.

The ‘Hispanic Heritage’ essay contest sponsored by Optimum Community and Olympusat, Inc. provides our young people with the opportunity to recognize the enormous contributions made by members of the Hispanic community nationwide.”

For the seventh consecutive year, Cablevision’s Optimum Community and Olympusat, Inc. sponsored the “Hispanic Heritage Month” essay contest in recognition of the rich heritage of Hispanic Americans.

Open to middle-school (grades 6 through 8) and high-school (grades 9 through 12) students, the 2014 contest posed the question, “Name a Latino, past or Pictured from left: Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Bosworth, third-place present, with whom you would choose to winner Julia Rietbroek, first-place winner Shin Young Park, grand-prize winner spend a day and explain why.”

Kristen Hon and Optimum Public Affairs Manager Kevin Waters.

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Park district offers winter activities

The Park District will keep you busy, even in the dead of winter! Kings Point Park is the place for some wonderful winter sports activities, in addition to ice skating and ice hockey at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink. Sledding is available at Sled Hill, on the Redbrook Road side of Kings Point Park. After a snowfall it is a great destination for children and adults, alike. It is open from first to last snowfall during the winter season from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on holidays, weekends and snow-related school closings; 3 to 5 p.m. on school days. One sled goes down at a time and walking back up the steps on the right to slide down again is a rule that must be followed. There is always Park District staff on hand, overseeing the activities, to ensure that no one gets injured.

For cross-country skiing, Kings Point Park offers miles of marked trails. Parking is available at both the Steamboat Road and Redbrook Road entrances to the park.

After an invigorating round of sledding, cross-country skiing or hiking, head over to the Parkwood Sports Complex’s Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink lounge and sip a hot chocolate by the warm, blazing fire in the fireplace before heading home. Only Park District residents with a valid park card will be admitted to all parks and facilities in the Park District. For more information call (516) 482-0355 or visit www.greatneckparks.org. So when you are looking for a cold weather, outof-doors athletic activity, think the Great Neck Park District and think skating, hockey, sledding and cross country skiing.

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Cuomo must address corruption

In his State of the State address, with the state’s leadership sitting beside including state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Speaker, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, gave extraordinary detailed proposals for his ambitious agenda but only passing mention to the topic of public ethics and campaign finance reform.

The next day, the immensely powerful, longtime speaker, Sheldon Silver, was handcuffed and arrested for corruption, accused of taking more than $4 million from a law firm that does real estate tax work and a doctor who got state money for research.

I suspect that Silver’s predicament is why Cuomo so hastily ended the Moreland Commission’s work, but that is also when Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York took over.

The next shoe to drop, I expect, is an investigation into Cuomo’s role and whether his actions amounted to obstruction.

“Given the allegations in case after case after case, how many other pending bills were born of bribery?” Bharara said. “And worse, how many past bills were born of bribery or improper influence? How about items in the budget? How much of the work of the city and the state government is tarnished by tawdry graft?

“Because whenever corruption is on the rise, that means democracy is on the decline,” he said. “I mean, it seems sometimes that Albany really is a cauldron of corruption.” (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/ news/3250317/posts?page=2) The scandal may well overshadow or derail Cuomo’s ambitious agenda which strongly mimics President Obama’s opportunity agenda, even dubbing it “Opportunity Agenda” - the term that Obama had used before “Middle Class Economics.”

And, like Obama, Cuomo unveiled the Jersey governors. program in pre-speech and post-speech tour As you tally up all the proposed expenses to highlight and detail specific initiatives, like Cuomo has proposed in light of an even more his plan for massive investment in infrastruc- ambitious plan to slash business and propture (though we note there was not a single erty taxes and give generous tax credits, you mention his decision to ban hydrofracking or wonder where the money will come from, or give his blessing to offshore wind, though he whether we are all pawns in Cuomo’s future proposes a $20 million clean energy business Presidential campaign. competition to bring jobs to the Southern Now Cuomo has said that some of his Tier, as a consolation for not getting frack- ambitious infrastructure projects will be funding, though I sure hope when ed out of $5.4 billion collected he says “clean” and “natural by the state for the bad deeds resources” he doesn’t mean of financial companies. “These “natural gas”.) are funds that were basically But none of this can hapa gift from above,” Cuomo pen if there are suspicions said. But these are one-time about whether investments funds, while his tax policies here and regulations there are are ongoing, and are designed motivated by someone’s selfto permanently change local interest rather than the public government, including public interest (Cuomo’s push to caeducation, and services.

KAREN RUBIN sino gambling, for example) For example: Great Neck’s Pulse of the Peninsula What Cuomo must do, if property taxes are higher than he is to be able to act on his they would otherwise be, beagenda, is to take bold steps to revamp the cause our public schools - universally conrules for elected officials to earn and report sidered the best in the country - are funded outside money, to rein in public corruption, almost entirely from property taxes. impose the transparency and reporting reWe get only 3 percent of our budget paid quirements to which he has previously given for from the state - compared to 50 percent lip-service, and expand public financing in for New York City schools (which interestsuch a way that any candidate would simply ingly, do not have a property tax cap) - and be embarrassed not to go the public financ- 30-40 percent for the vast majority of school ing route. districts.

And this is where the state Legislature Under the property tax cap formula, should begin - offering substantive campaign school districts have had to eliminate anyfinance reform and public corruption legisla- thing that isn’t specifically mandated - sports tion as well as reintroducing the Port Author- teams, clubs, art, music, theater and even AP ity reform legislation which would go far to classes. eliminate the corrupt practices in that crucial Here in Great Neck, the board has conagency, which has become a political power sistently trimmed and trimmed and trimmed hub and piggy bank for New York and New until there is nothing left to trim but teachers,

which means abandoning the hallmark of the district (and the best single reason for success): small class sizes.

It is astonishing, really, how the only area of government service which Cuomo believes does not reflect the amount of money invested is public education.

But his true motive is to destroy unions, tear apart tenure. He has jumped on the “Accountability” bandwagon, which is really just a vehicle to privatize education - saying that parents in failing schools can have first crack at charter schools. But nowhere has it been shown that charter schools perform better than public schools, when you control for such things as accommodating students special needs and class size. It is also ironic that public schools are under the strictest mandates for what they teach and how they teach but charter schools are celebrated for their ability to “innovate.”

Cuomo offered outrageous statistics to demonstrate that the public schools are riddled with bad teachers - saying that just 38 percent passed a evaluation test even though 98 percent of them were rated “satisfactory.”

But I wonder how those tests were constructed - was it like the first Common Core tests that showed only 33 percent of Great Neck students passing? And how were they scored? The state has shown its propensity to manipulate scoring in order to achieve a political objective.

But Cuomo is not just demanding that schools cap an increase in property tax, or freeze property taxes, now he is demanding schools reduce their property tax revenue.

Though short-sighted homeowners may initially cheer, that would ultimately destroy our public schools.

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South to present ‘Diary of Anne Frank’

Photos by Bill Cancellare

The South High cast performing on Feb. 5 and 7, seated, from left: Benjamin Weber, Eric The South High cast performing on Feb. 4 and 6, seated, from left: Benjamin WeFidler, Jasmine Guillen, Christine Cimpian, Amanda Madenberg, and Samantha Klainber, Jack Doremus, Kelly Gragossian, Alexis Pramberger, and Katie Tan. Standing, berg. Standing, from left: Lucia Geng, Nathan Vallejo, Jay Zussman, and Jake Dieber. from left: Madeline Walker, Russell Katz, Noah Harouche, and Jake Dieber.

Theatre South will present The Diary of Anne Frank on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4, 5, 6, and 7, each evening at 7:30 p.m. All performances will take place in the South High School auditorium, 341 Lakeville Road.

This production is by Fran-

ces Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

Two casts take on this transcendentally powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman in which Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing

life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit and determination.

An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, The Diary of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobic realities of their

daily existence—their fears, their hopes, their laughter, their grief.

Each day of those two dark years, Anne’s voice shines through: “When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoy-

ment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!”

For ticket information, please contact Tommy Marr, South High drama teacher/ Theatre South director, at (516) 441-4873 or at tmarr@greatneck.k12.ny.us.

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Town hosts third annual Trashion Show The Town of North Hempstead welcomed students and their families and friends to the “Yes We Can” Community Center in Westbury on January 16 for the Town’s 3rd Annual “Trashion Show” sponsored by Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union.

The “Trashion Show,” which is organized by the Town’s Office of Sustainability, features clothing and accessories created from recycled materials. Each year, students from the nine schooldistricts participating in North Hempstead’s School Recycling Partnership Program are offered the opportunity to design and model their creations on the runway. This year’s entries included students from local elementary, middle and high schools.

“North Hempstead is proud to offer our students a means of using their creativity in a way that benefits the environment,” said Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “The ‘Trashion Show’ helps teach our children about the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling.”

Nearly 100 proud parents, friends and family members were in attendance at the event, as well as Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio. All of the students who entered the contest were eligible to participate in the show.

The winners were selected by the North Hempstead Arts Advisory Committee based on the judging criteria.

“The projects completed this year served as excellent examples of how items that we consider trash can be repurposed for other uses.” said Chief Sustainability Officer Erin Reilley. “Looking at all of this year’s entries, we can see how items as overlooked as old newspapers, food packaging, and even bike tires can be turned into functional and wearable art.”

This year’s show was both sponsored and emceed by NEFCU. NEFCU was started by a group of teachers over 75 years ago, and is a Credit Union with deep educational roots. NEFCU believes it is crucial not only to our community, but to the environment as a whole that we implement programs designed to teach students about the state of our environment.

“The Trashion Show is undoubtedly one of the most creative events you’ll ever witness on Long Island, and we’re proud to be able to nurture the creative spirit of these children, while also supporting the Town’s continued effort to promote sustainability,” said Edward Paternostro, president and CEO of NEFCU. This year, the winning pieces will be on display at an exhibit at the New York State Legislative Building in Albany during February, courtesy of New York State Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel.

Pictured at right: Getho Brevette from Westbury High School models an old suit jacket with bottle caps at North Hempstead’s 3rd Annual Trashion Show. Above: Students participate in North Hempstead’s 3rd Annual Trashion Show.

2015 “TRASHION SHOW” WINNERS Elementary School 1st – ‘Second Hand Rose’ – Litzy Serrano, Andrew Almonacy, Linzy Perez Pineda, Dioceline Remirez, Maria Moreno, Thaina Innocent, Rebecca Guerrier, Emanuela Rancy, Drexel Avenue School, Grade 4 2nd – ‘Landfill Cowboy’ – Litzy Serrano, Andrew Almonacy, Linzy Perez Pineda, Dioceline Remirez,Maria Moreno, Thaina Innocent, Rebecca Guerrier, Emanuela Rancy, Drexel Avenue School, Grade 4 3rd – ‘Off to Work!’ – Julian Biederman, JFK Elementary, Grade 1 Hon. Mention – ‘Flowery Petals’ - Samantha McCloskey, Center Street School, Grade 2

2nd – ‘Ball Dress’ – Martha Romero, Eneyda Cortez, Karla Reyes M, Karla Contreras, Christy Contreras, Westbury Middle School, Grade 7 3rd – ‘Beauty and the Book’ – Jenny Kim, Elizabeth McDermont, Jazmin Pickid, Paul Park, Westbury Middle School, Grade 8 Hon. Mention – ‘Calling the 1990’s’ – Jillian Parrino, Mineola Middle School, Grade 6

High School 1st – ‘Glimmer of Hope’ – Ayanna Chambliss, Jael Ferguson, Angelica Membreno, Westbury High School, Grade 11 2nd – “‘Cap’tain Corona” – Getho Brevette, Westbury High School, Grade 12 Middle School 3rd – ‘Couture Can Evening Accessory’ – Hallie Li1st – ‘Formal Female’ – Jennifer Kim, Michael Fiore, Jasmine Aceituno-Novoa, Weber Middle School, Grade 8 man, Great Neck South High School, Grade 11 Hon. Mention – ‘Paper Angels’ - Kaitlin C. Hon, Great 2nd – ‘Sippin Snapple’ – Lior Cole, Great Neck North Neck South High School, Grade 11 Middle School, Grade 8

Black History Month celebration set for Feb. 27 The Town of North Hempstead will host its Annual Black History month celebration on Friday, Feb. 27 at the “Yes We Can” Community Center in Westbury.

This year’s theme will be “The Words of Maya Angelou” and will feature, in part, readings of Angelou’s most famous works.

Intermingled with the readings will be musical performances from a number of area schools, including: Carle Place High School, Carle Place Middle School, Westbury High School, Drexel Avenue School, Park Avenue School, and Powells Lane School. Selections of African-American dance and

drumming will also be highlighted “We are excited to invite our residents to celebrate the diversity and contributions of AfricanAmerican history makers with us,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “I thank our local school districts and talented young students for participating and bringing AfricanAmerican history and culture to life.”

New awards will be given out this year, honoring residents who have given back to the community and have displayed remarkable generosity in their care and service of others. One honoree will be selected from each of

the six council districts.

“The innovative contributions of African-Americans have laid the foundation for many facets our country. The addition of these awards allows all of us to reflect on these great contributions by honoring leaders of our community and illustrating how appreciative we are for all they have done for us,” said Councilwoman Viviana Russell, who became the first African-American female Town Board member when first elected in 2009.

The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. Immediately prior to the event there will be light refreshments beginning at 5:30 p.m. Call 311 for more information.

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MTA board announces fare increases The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board approved increasing fares and tolls by 4 percent over the next two years this week. The new fares and tolls will take effect March 22.

“The MTA has been able to limit these fare and toll increases to the equivalent of two percent a year thanks to our continued aggressive cost-cutting, while still adding service and improving service quality for our growing number of customers,” said MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast. “Our Financial Plan assumes modest biennial fare and toll increases, and the Board has chosen options with lower increases for our most frequent customers.”

The MTA has cut $1.1 billion from its annual spending, with more cuts planned every year to bring annual savings to $1.6 billion by 2018.

The vast majority of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad customers will see fares increase 4.25 percent or less. Fares will rise between 2.2 and 6.1 percent for tickets to and from Zone 1 on LIRR, to and from Manhattan on Metro-North East-of-Hudson service, and to and from Hoboken/Secaucus Junction on Metro-North West-of-Hudson service.

Over 80 percent of those trips will see fare increases of 4.25 percent or less, and for monthly and weekly commuters, all fares will increase less than 4.25 percent Some railroad fares will increase more than four percent, because fare changes must occur in 25-cent increments. However, any increase of more than six percent will result in a fare in-

crease of no more than 50 cents per trip.

The cost of a City Ticket will increase by 25 cents, and policies regarding the calculation of onboard fares and refunds remain unchanged. The new fares will be posted on www.mta.info.

The Board also approved increasing the base fare for the subway and bus by 25 cents to $2.75, while also more than doubling the bonus amount added to MetroCard purchases of at least one roundtrip. The combination of the increased fare and the increased bonus creates an effective fare increase of 4.1 percent, or 10 cents, for the Bonus MetroCard, which is used for 43 percent of trips.

The 30-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard, which is used for 29 percent of trips, will increase four percent to $116.50. The

7-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCard, which is used for 21 percent of trips, will increase 3.3 percent to $31. The remaining 7 percent of trips are made using non-bonus MetroCards, cash on buses or Single Ride Tickets, which are largely purchased near major tourist destinations.

Tolls will rise four percent on MTA Bridges and Tunnels for over 75 percent of crossings that are made by cars and trucks using a New York Customer Service Center E-ZPass. Those car tolls will increase 21 cents to $5.54 at major crossings like the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge and the Queens Midtown Tunnel.

Customers who pay with cash, Tolls

by Mail or a non-NYCSC E-ZPass will see increases of 6.7 to 10 percent. This proposal is consistent with the MTA policy

to increase the price differential between cash and E-ZPass to encourage E-ZPass use, which reduces wait times and environmental impact.

NYCSC E-ZPass customers will receive discounts off the cash price ranging from 31 to 66 percent, depending on the crossing, type of vehicle and applicable resident discount programs. These significant discounts are available to customers who use E-ZPasses issued by the NYCSC, which serves the MTA, the New York State Thruway Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Any driver can apply for an NYCSC E-ZPass regardless of where they live. MTA Bridges and Tunnels also offers substantial discounts to residents of Staten Island and the Rockaways.

LIRR targets new on-time performance MTA Long Island Rail Road President Patrick A. Nowakowski announced this week new goals for on-time performance and fleet reliability to push the LIRR to achieve better results in both categories.

For the first time, the Railroad has established specific on-time performance goals for each of its 11 branches, a strategy that seeks to improve service on each branch while recognizing that operationally no two branches are the same.

The LIRR is also raising the bar for Mean Distance Between Failures, a key measure of fleet reliability that tracks how long a railcar or locomotive travels before

a breakdown causing a delay, a measure that has improved significantly over the last decade to a point where the LIRR beats its goals by wide margins.

“Setting realistic performance goals that are branch specific gives us a good shot at boosting OTP system wide,” Nowakowski said. “As for fleet reliability, the consistency in which we have been beating our own goals means it’s time to reach further, to raise our expectations for MBDF if we are going achieve further improvements in that category.”

Nowakowski, a veteran railroad professional who has been president of the

LIRR since June 2014, unveils the changes at a time when the LIRR is seeing ridership rise to the highest level in years. The LIRR carried 85.9 million people in 2014, an increase of 3% over the prior year and the most since the onset of the Great Recession in 2008.

“Our region has clawed its way back economically, which means that more Long Islanders are relying on us to get them to work and back home safely,” said Nowakowski. “These two new initiatives represent achievable goals and will help us meet customer expectations by improving service across the board.”

‘State of Town’ set LICADD recevies $10K grant to be broadcast

The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence received a $10,000 grant from The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation, Inc. for the Too Good For Drugs Student Assistance ProThe Town of North Hemp- Town’s Building Department, a gram. stead will be partnering with visioning plan for the waterfront Funding for the program will help to support Long Island University’s C.W. and the continuing improve- the ongoing operation of this evidence based-proPost radio station to broadcast ments to the Town’s infrastruc- gram designed to educate young people about the Supervisor Judi Bosworth’s ture. potential health consequences associated with subThe 2015 State stance abuse in an age appropriate manner.

State of the Town of the Town adaddress live for the This prevention program helps children build dress will also be core social competencies, refusal skills and protecfirst time ever. accessible on the tive factors relating to tobacco and other drug use The speech can Town’s website during their critical formative educational years. be heard on Jan. at www.north30 at 1:15 p.m. on “We are so grateful to The Slomo and Cindy hempsteadny.gov/ WCWP 88.1 FM or stateofthetown imwww.wcwp.org. mediately follow“This is a great ing the address, opportunity for our and by the week of homebound seniors Judi Bosworth February 9th it will and other residents who are unable to attend the be able to be viewed at www. event to hear about all of our mynhtv.com and on North accomplishments from 2014, as Hempstead Television (Channel well as my vision for the future,” 18/46 on Cablevision and ChanTrainville Hobby Depot will host a free Model Bosworth said. “It’s a way for nel 64 on Verizon.)

Train Exhibit on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to For more information on 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. everyone to stay informed and updated, without having to be the State of the Town address, at the Broadway Mall, located at Routes 106 & 107 please call 311 in the Town of in Hicksville. in the same room together.”

Some topics Bosworth plans North Hempstead or dial (516) The Model Train Exhibit includes an N Scale to include in her address are 869-6311 if you’re calling from layout along with the Long Island HOTrack moduthe strides made to improve the outside the Town. lar layout and the Long Island Traction Society O

Silvian Foundation, Inc. for supporting this important program. LICADD will continue to participate in community meetings and network with a variety of youth-serving agencies to promote service coordination, collaboration and innovation” said Executive Director Steve Chassman.

For more than 59 years, LICADD has successfully delivered evidence-based programs designed to prevent and treat substance abuse and addiction. LICADD offers crisis intervention, screenings, brief interventions, referrals to treatment and several family education workshops to help Long Islanders struggling with the effects of addiction.

For more information please call (516) 7472606 or visit us on the web at www.licadd.org.

Free model train exhibit to benefit physically challenged Gauge Trolleys operating.

Donations are being accepted at the exhibit to support the Nassau County Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged. Residents are invited to help support these young athletes, while enjoying the free Model Train Exhibit.

For further information, please visit www.trainville.com or www.broadwaymall.com.

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NS-LIJ doc helps ‘Adopt a Family’ helps 38 families win 2 Eddie Awards Dr. Michael Schulder, from to the dedication of the AANS North Shore-LIJ’s Cushing Neu- staff and the neurosurgical ediroscience Institute, was the torial committee who work on leader of the team at AANS Neu- the publication as we continue rosurgeon that has received the to focus on such issues as socio2014 Folio: Eddie Awards in two economic changes in medicine, changing practices driven by categories.

The November 2013 issue of technological developments, and AANS Neurosurgeon, published the evolving role of physicians in

by The American Association of society.”

The “Eddie/ Neurological SurOzzie” awards are geons (AANS), won among the most for two categories: prestigious awards best non-profit B-togiven to those in B standalone digital the publishing field. magazine; and best This year, more general standalone than 2,800 entries digital magazine. were reviewed and Schulder, vice 800 were selected chair, neurosuras finalists in varigery at North Shore Dr. Michael ous categories. The University Hospital Schulder winners were recentand director of the Brain Tumor Center at the Cush- ly announced at a special awards ing Neuroscience Institute, has ceremony held in New York City. served as editor of AANS Neuro- While all of the other finalists surgeon for the past three years. were professionally-produced “The editorial team at the publications, from such organiAANS Neurosurgeon is extreme- zations as Time Inc. and Condé ly delighted to receive this pres- Nast, AANS Neurosurgeon is tigious award in two categories,” written almost entirely by volunsaid Schulder. “It is a testament teer neurosurgeons.

The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced this week that approximately $25,000 in toys, other presents and prepaid gift cards were donated by its employees to 38 local families in need this holiday season through the organization’s annual Adopt a Family program.

In partnership with Family and Children’s Association – a Mineola-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and strengthening vulnerable children, seniors, families and communities on Long Island – the program enabled employees to donate wrapped gifts that met the unique needs of the struggling families to which they were donated.

“Our clients were overwhelmingly grateful for the generosity and compassion shown

by North Shore-LIJ’s employees,” said Jeffrey Reynolds, president and CEO of Family and Children’s Association. “The holidays are a particularly tough time for families in periods of crisis.

These gifts made a sizable and significant difference in the lives of dozens of families by truly bringing the holidays to their homes.”

Reynolds presented Fam-

ily and Children’s Association’s “Hero of the Month” award to North Shore-LIJ at a special recognition event on January 15. Dozens of North Shore-LIJ’s Adopt a Family department coordinators were on hand to receive the award and hear stories about the joy that resulted from their collection efforts and the donations of health system employees.

The 38 families adopted by North Shore-LIJ originated from two of the most impactful pro-

grams of Family and Children’s Association: Families Ties, which offers case management, advocacy and counseling for families whose children are at risk of foster care placement; and STARS, which serves unaccompanied migrant minors to help them access children’s services and alleviate homelessness and poverty.

“Importantly, while the families we support through these programs have significant needs, they often don’t reach out for help,” Reynolds said.

“It’s extremely rewarding to be able to make a difference in the lives of families that are suffering hardships, particularly during the holidays,” said Michael Dowling, president and CEO of North Shore-LIJ. “I’m so proud of all the employees across the health system who contributed to this worthy cause and brightened the holiday season for those less fortunate.”

Through an integrated network of services and counseling, Family & Children’s Association provides help and hope to underserved and disadvantaged individuals struggling to build better lives. The organization helps approximately 20,000 Long Islanders each year.

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Cuomo must address corruption issues Continued from Page 55 In effect, the overwhelming thrust of Cuomo’s budget proposals and agenda is to “redistribute” (that word the Republicans like to use regarding raising taxes on the top 1 percent in order to fund programs for the other 99 percent).

In this case, Cuomo wants downstate earners (New York City and Long Island) to fund Upstate economic development. Most of the local governments that Cuomo is so upset about are here on Long Island - but residents chose to live in their villages and school districts precisely because of local control, and most are very satisfied with local government - less so with state and federal government.

Cuomo is making us reliant on the largesse of the state for funding, rather than decide for ourselves what kind of schools and garbage pick up and water quality we want.

Here are more specifics about what Cuomo is proposing: Proposal 1: Cut small business taxes from 6.5 percent to 2.5 percent over a threeyear period. This rate will be the lowest net income tax rate for small businesses since 1917 and comes on the heels of more than $500 million in tax cuts for small businesses that the governor has already accomplished.

(More information here.)

But small businesses are big users of public services - ones they use directly, like roads, bridges, street lighting and police protection, and ones they use indirectly, like public schools and colleges, research and development, even the bureaucracy that supports inspections and filing.

The cost for those services don’t go away - they get shifted onto workers.

Proposals 2 and 3: Pass $1.7 billion in property tax relief for homeowners and renters Gov. Cuomo has proposed a Real Property Tax Credit for households with incomes below $250,000 and tax burdens that exceed six percent of their income. The specific amount of the credit a household receives is determined on a progressive income scale, so that New Yorkers with the highest tax burdens and lowest income levels will receive the greatest amount of relief.

Under this program, 1.3 million New Yorkers will save on average of nearly $1,000 per year. (More information here.)

The governor’s tax relief proposal also includes a renters credit, available to taxpayers at incomes up to $150,000 when the amount attributed to property taxes exceeds six percent of their income. This will affect one million New Yorkers with average renters saving $400.

Proposal 4: Modernize JFK, LGA, Stewart and Republic Airports; build a $450 million Air-Train linking LaGuardia to LIRR Proposal 5: Propose making Republic and Stewart Airports tax-free zones through START-UP NY Proposal 6: Build New Metro-North Stations in the Bronx and Extend Access to Penn Station Proposal 7: Invest $150 million to construct vertical parking structures at strategic locations on Long Island and Westchester Proposal 8: Invest $1.3 billion in the New NY Bridge and stabilize the NYS Thruway and $750 in roads and bridges Proposal 9: Launch $500 million statewide broadband program, leveraging $500 million more in private resources, to create the New NY Broadband Program by the end of 2018 (More information here.)

Proposal 10: Launch another $110 mil-

lion round of NYSUNY2020 and NYCUNY2020, and a $50 million continued investment in START-UP NY While the program is still in its early stages, START-UP NY has already driven over $98 million in new investment, and resulted in the creation or retention of more than 2,100 new jobs, the state claims.

Despite repeated efforts to get details about Start-Up NY in order to try to gauge its true success, the notion that a few select entities get to avoid all income tax, property tax, sales tax (and so do their employees avoid state income tax), means that the burden is shifted to other workers, other families, other homeowners and even other businesses who are put at a competitive disadvantage because they do pay taxes as well as rent (which these companies do not).

What is more, it is not shown how many new jobs have actually been added (once again, they don’t pay income taxes, so there is a burden placed on others), and businesses created that would not have otherwise come or stayed in New York.

Proposal 11: Double the New York State Venture Capital Fund to $100 million Proposal 12: Align community colleges with the Regional Economic Development Councils In this, Cuomo is mimicking the Obama Administration - and likely taking federal money to do it (not a bad thing), though Cuomo did not refer to the federal initiative or note whether the state was taking federal money (as it did to realign public schools in order to get $5 billion in Race-to-the-Top funding).

Proposal 13: Continue the 10 Regional Economic Development Councils, which will have $150 million to fund regional priority projects and $70 million in State tax credits.

Proposal 14: Launch a $1.5 billion Upstate New York Economic Revitalization Competition (More information here.)

Proposal 15: Increase the Environmental Protection Fund to $172 million Proposals 16-18: Propose a $50 million Farm Preservation Fund to expand and protect agriculture in the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley Proposal 19: Launch 76West, a $20 million clean-energy business competition in the Southern Tier Proposal 20: Invest $65 million in ports and rail hub infrastructure Proposal 21: Invest $50 million to transform our State Fairgrounds into a year-round, premier multi-use facility Proposal 22: Spend $1.5 million to purchase 1,300 acres for training and $25 million for improvements along Route 26 to support Fort Drum Proposal 23: Continue to bring international attention to Upstate New York with $25 million investment in the “I LOVE NY” campaign Proposal 24: Create a $35 million Global NY Export-Import Development Program The Global NY Development Program will provide grants and loans to help smalland medium-sized businesses explore new exporting opportunities or global expansion.

Beginning this year, Gov. Cuomo will lead international trade missions to markets including Mexico, Canada, Italy, China, Israel, and Cuba. (Doesn’t hurt his foreign credentials for a future presidential campaign, either.)

Proposal No. 25: Expand the Unemployment Strike Force to the top ten highest areas of unemployment

These include the Bronx, Jefferson, Lewis, and Kings Counties. Cuomo proposes to expand the Unemployment Strike Force with $12 million in six additional counties: St. Lawrence, Oswego, Orleans, Montgomery, Franklin and Steuben counties.

Proposal No. 26: Create the Rochester Anti-Poverty Task Force (more information here.)

Proposals 27-34: Enact an economic mobility agenda to give every New Yorker a chance: 1. Raise the minimum wage 2. Combat hunger 3. Invest in affordable housing and community development 4. Expand Urban Youth Jobs Program 5. Increase MWBE business opportunities 6. Provide student loan relief to graduates with high debt (more information here) 7. Establish the Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services (more information here) 8. Fund a $50 million not-for-profit community development fund P-12 Education “reform” Agenda Cuomo devoted the lion’s share of his State of the State address to his P-12 Education “reform” agenda: “It is time for dramatic change and an ambitious P-12 reform agenda,” he said.

The governor proposes changes to the teacher evaluation system to simplify and standardize the system, requiring a state test and classroom evaluation. The law will also state that if a teacher is rated Ineffective in either portion of the score, he or she cannot receive a rating of Effective or Highly Effective. Tenure could only granted when a teacher achieves five consecutive years of effective ratings.

Proposal No. 42: Create a $20 million Teacher Excellence Fund to encourage excellent teachers to continue to teach in the classrooms. Highly effective teachers will be eligible for up to $20,000 in annual supplemental compensation. Eligibility will require agreement of both the school district and teachers’ union. Districts will be chosen based on factors that include whether the incentives are designed to encourage highly effective teachers to work in struggling schools.

Proposal No. 43: Make it easier, fairer and faster to remove ineffective teachers from the classroom Proposal No. 44: Implement the Massachusetts Model in New York to transform failing schools “To ensure that the most chronically underperforming schools in the state improve at a faster rate, the governor proposes legislation modeled after the Massachusetts education receivership model. When a school fails for three years, a nonprofit, another school district, or a turnaround expert must take over the school.”

That entity will have the authority to: overhaul the curriculum; override agreements to terminate underperforming staff; provide salary incentives to recruit high-performing educators; obtain priority over Pre-K, extended learning time, community schools, Early College High Schools, and other State grant programs.

Proposal No. 45: Give students in failing schools a preference in the charter school lottery for such students.

Proposals 46 & 47: Add another 100 slots to the charter cap and remove the regional limits Under current law, the number of charters in New York is capped at 460 and New

York City currently has only 24 charters remaining under the cap. Cuomo proposes to increase the cap by 100 and make the overall cap statewide instead of artificially restricting it by region.

Proposal 48: Propose “anti-creaming” legislation to ensure that charters are providing opportunities for high-needs populations Proposals 49 and 50: Pass the $100 million Education Tax Credit for public and private scholarships to promote choice in education –and pass the DREAM Act, with $27 million in this year’s budget to make it a reality Proposal 51: Extend mayoral control in New York City and consider the possibility in other cities Proposal 52: Maintain investment in statewide universal pre-K for 4-year olds The state currently spends over $750 million on public pre-K programs for 4-year olds, serving over 116,000 students statewide.

Governor Cuomo is committing $365 million in funding for full-day four-year old programs for the 2015-2016 school year. (Doesn’t that mean he is cutting funding in half?)

Proposal 53: Invest $25 million in pre-K programs for 3-year olds in high needs districts Proposal 54: Launch the New York Youth Mentoring Commission Increase in state aid if reforms succeed: Cuomo is offering a gigantic Carrot-Stick proposition: Pursuant to the existing formula, State aid to education is scheduled to increase this year by 1.7 percent, or $377 million. “If the Legislature passes [the Governor’s] reforms, Governor Cuomo will propose an increase in State support to the highest level ever – an increase of 4.8 percent, or $1.1 billion.”

Notably, Cuomo also is proposing to reform the criminal justice system so that 16 and 17 year olds can be treated as juveniles, instead of being thrust into adult prisons and is proposing to make his Sexual-Assault Policy which is now required for SUNY and CUNY, statewide.

Cuomo offered an extensive agenda, but had very, very little to say about campaign finance reform, and what he did say was “meh”: “New York’s laws regarding how campaign funds can be spent are among the most lax in the nation, allowing candidates and former public officials to spend funds on personal expenses with no real connection to candidacy or public office.” Cuomo is proposing that contributions could be used only for expenses that are directly related to elections or public duties. Expenditures for the exclusive personal benefit of the candidate or office-holder would be prohibited and a long list of expressly prohibited expenditures would be memorialized in statute.

What he proposed was hardly “real” campaign finance reform and it is a far cry from what he has previously advanced: transparency, a reporting requirement, and campaign caps, though in the era of Citizens United and McKutcheon, zealous money-bags would challenge as a violation of their “free speech” or more practically, their power to control and corrupt elected “representatives.”

CORRECTION In Jan. 23 column, Liquid Natural Gas terminal was erroneously called Liquid Nitrogen Gas and the mistake made it into the headline as well. Please note that it is “natural gas” not “nitrogen” that the Port Ambrose LNG terminal refers to.

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Continued from Page 1 throughout the region.

Cuomo instituted a travel ban after 11 p.m. Monday, closing the Long Island Railroad and New York City subway system and urging people to stay inside throughout the duration of the storm.

“This is not a storm to take lightly and we’re taking what we believe are prudent measures,” Cuomo said Monday.

The state deployed 550 snow removal vehicles and had about 50,000 pounds of salt on hand to clear snow from road-

ways, Cuomo said, and several National Guardsmen were readied to assist in plowing efforts.

In the Town of North Hempstead, 70 snow removal vehicles were used to clear roads, and its 311 call service center was opened during overnight hours in case of emergency.

“The town’s highway department has begun pretreating roads today and will continue to work and plow through the night,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said Monday. “We are asking residents to park in their driveways

to enable our crews to clear roadways. If there are any areas that are impassable, we encourage residents to call 311 to report them.”

The town opened three warming centers, at Tully Park in New Hyde Park, the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury and the Port Washington Senior Center, during the storm. The American Red Cross also opened a temporary shelter at New Hyde Park Memorial High School in the event of power outages in the area.

According to PSEG Long Is-

land, more than 7,000 of the utility’s 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways were without electricity at some point during the storm. PSEG also set up three customer outreach centers Tuesday, including one in Roslyn Heights.

The Roslyn, Manhasset, Great Neck, East Williston, Mineola, Sewanhaka and Herricks school districts operated on early dismissal schedules Monday and canceled midterm and Regents exams set for Tuesday. Chaminade High School and Saint Mary’s High School also took

similar measures.

Nearly all the districts operated with delayed opening times on Wednesday.

The storm also canceled Great Neck and East Williston board of education meetings set for Monday, and postponed Village of Williston Park, Village of East Hills and Town of North Hempstead government meetings.

Williston Park has rescheduled its meeting for Feb. 2, while the East Hills will hold its meeting on Feb. 3.

Playhouse ownership raises question Continued from Page 1 answered some of the trustees’ questions about the demolition.

Village of Great Neck Estates Mayor David Fox said he does not know who Sakhai is.

“No one does background checks [on the application], ever – they just don’t do it,” Fox said.

“It’s not the policy of the village.”

Fox said he only knows Jan Soleimani, who has appeared before the board on behalf of First Playhouse of Great Neck Corp. and who is listed as vice president in the company’s application to the Village of Great Neck Estates,.

Fox declined to say if the village’s decision would be influenced if a top executive for an applicant had been convicted of a felony.

The name Ely Sakhai does not appear on the First Playhouse’s application to the Village of Great Neck Estates. Soleimani signed the application made by First Playhouse of Great Neck Corp. in March 2013. He also signed the affidavit of the application and the affidavit of prop-

erty owner.

Efforts to reach Soleimani were unavailing.

William Bonesso, attorney for the First Playhouse of Great Neck, said he has also never dealt with anyone named Ely Sakhai, and that he has only ever dealt with Soleimani.

A check for $2,500 was paid to the Village from the First Playhouse of Great Neck Corp. as a fee for an amended application, according to legal documents.

That check was sent via UPS from a Secaucus company called Old Windsor Management, according to the documents.

Soleimani is listed as the CEO of Old Windsor Management Inc. with an address at 44 Hartz Way in Secaucus, N.J., according to state Department of State records.

State Department of State records, which list Ely Sakhai as the chief executive officer of First Playhouse of Great Neck Corp., give the company’s and Sakhai’s address as in care of Old Windsor Management at 276 5th Ave, New York, N.Y.

Plans for the First Playhouse Theater, which sits at the corner of Middle Neck Road and Maple Drive, have been up in the air for several months.

Fox, who has expressed anger in the many delays that have come with the project, gave the developer two months in June to complete the demolition application, but in August the deadline was extended to a September public hearing, which was adjourned indefinitely.

Bonesso said in January that the developers hope to appear before the Village of Great Neck Estates again in March after they receive traffic and environmental reports on the proposed project. He also said the developers are still planning to demolish the building.

The original plan for the project, was to keep the original façade of the building and renovate the inside of it, but that changed when engineers determined that it would be more cost-effective to demolish the building.

Many residents have criti-

cized the plan to demolish the building, arguing the building is part of Great Neck history.

The Great Neck Plaza Preservation Committee asked Fox in September to preserve the original brick front of the building, which dates back to 1925, arguing that the historic building adds character to the area.

In its heyday, the playhouse attracted many leading acts, including Irving Berlin, the Marx Brothers and Oscar Hammerstein.

The Sakhai who was convicted or art forging would buy an authentic painting, mostly from artists of the Impressionist and post-Impressionist period, and have another artist copy the work so that it was indistinguishable from the original, including markings on the frame and canvas, according to a 2005 release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.

This Sakhai would also forge certificates of authenticity for the paintings and make potential buyers believe Citibank was involved in the sale as well, according to the release.

Investigators first became interested in this Sakhai when Paul Gauguin’s painting “Vase de Fleurs (Lilas)” appeared at two different auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, according to a report by New York Magazine.

The auction houses flew both of the paintings to a Gauguin expert in Paris, who found that the Christie’s one was a fake, according to the report.

The FBI traced the origins of the two paintings and found that the source of both of these paintings was this Sakhai, according to the report.

In its story about the art fraud, New York Magazine said this Sakhai had emigrated from Iran 35 years ago, and “quickly established himself as a successful dealer in antiquities” and became known in the IranianAmerican community of Old Westbury and a supporter of the area’s “ultra-Orthodox Chabad Jews, not least because he paid to build the Ely Sakhai Torah Center - a modest building that houses a few classrooms.”

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has specialized in sport psychology for 20 years and works in the fields of golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, football, wrestling, lacrosse, figure skating, gymnastics, softball, fencing and more. He has helped professional teams, Olympians and elite young athletes learn how to manage the intense pressure of competitive sports. He appears on both TV and radio and has sport psychology columns in 5 different newspapers and has been featured in The New York Times, Wall street Journal and the London Times. Golf Digest includes him in their list of top mental game gurus in America. For a consultation see below: Williston Park Professional Center 2 Hillside Ave, Suite E. Williston Park NY 11596 (building parallel to E. Williston railroad station)

drtomferraro.com drtferraro@aol.com

(516) 248-7189

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Joan D. Atwood, Ph.D.

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ANTHONY BASILE CPA, P.C. Intelligent Financial Guidance 401 Franklin Ave., Suite 105

Garden City, NY 11530 V: (516) 741-5100 x11 F: (516) 741-1690 www.basilecpa.com

individual, marriage & family therapy t

Tax Planning/Preparation • Financial Consulting • Forensic Accounting • Business Valuation •

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physical therapy t Outpatient PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES at your Home!

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INSURANCE

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Dr. Maryanne Alongi Dr. Michael Cassano

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READERS WRITE

Remember who you work for, Sheldon Silver

S

heldon Silver, New York State Assembly Speaker was just indicted.

He was arrested by federal authorities on corruption charges. Sheldon Sliver has held this most important position for about twenty years and is accused of using this most powerful position to line his own pockets.

Now in my opinion I believe when a man or woman is elected by the people that person’s obligation is to serve the best interest of the people.

Some people who enter elected office use that position as their own personal cash cow.

Greed is a strange need by those who lose sight why they were elected to a public trust. And

that is to serve and protect. In our society there will always be those who believe they are above the law.

Sheldon Silver should remember this, “ Don’t do the crime if you don’t want to spend the time.”

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buyer’s guide ▼ antiques

antiques

$$ Top Cash Paid $$

We Buy Asian Antiques

HIGH END ANTIQUES HIGH CASH PAiD Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc.

• 1 Pc.or entire estates • Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Damaged Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Quality Pieces Marble, etc. also

cleaning

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RUTH

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• Late Model Wrecks Wanted • Used Cars Bought and Sold • Quality Recycled Auto Parts

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demo/ junk removal

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• Home Tutoring • Computer Repair • Virus Removal • iPhone/iPad Repair • iMac/MacBooks Fixed

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www.computerteach.net

home improvement

LAMPS FIXED $ 65 In Home Service Handy Howard 646-996-7628

home improvment

Home improvement

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Tel: (516) 747-0250

Fax: (516) 747-5446 Serving the community for over 60 years

• Professional Team • Honest, Reliable & Experienced • Materials & equipment provided

www.ComputerRepairForce.com 39 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck Open 7 Days • Patient & Friendly

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auto recycling

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computers

718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128

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For Home and Office

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Marion Rizzo and Gary Zimmerman www.Syl-LeeAntiques.com 516-671-6464 or 516-692-3850

wanted

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Deal direct with owner - Serving li over 25 years

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home improvement

advertise with us

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place your ad with us!

home improvement

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home improvement

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In business over 40 years Richard Lopez, President

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To place your ad, call 516.307.1045 or fax 516.307.1046

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Sage Oil

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No Fee For Visa/MC/Discovery or Debit Cards

JUNK REMOVAL and DEMOLITION Residential and Commercial • Free Estimates References

Professional Home & Building Inspections Servicing NYC, LI and Upstate counties Your family’s safety is our priority 29 Fairmount Blvd.

Garden City, New York 11530 www.mbhomeinspections.com mbhomeinspections@gmail.com

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5% off any job Any 2-3 pieces to entire house Bonded and insured Senior discount Delivery service available

Renovations New Mouldings Doors Windows

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lawn sprinklers LAWN SPRINKLERS

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junk removal

Henry 516-523-0974

home HOME inspections INSPECTIONS

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moving & storage N.Y.D.O.T.#10405

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renovations

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roofing

resd/Comm cleaning

tree service

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window repairs

631-385-7975

WINDOW REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS

Outdated Hardware • Skylights •Andersen Sashes • New Storm Windows • Wood Windows • Chain/Rope Repairs • Falling Windows • Fogged Panes • Mechanical Repairs • Wood Repairs

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COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS to advertise call: 516.307.1045

t employment, marketplace To Place your Ad Call Phone:

516.307.1045

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e-mail:

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In Person:

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We’re Open:

Mon–Thurs: 9am-5:30pm Fri: 9am-6pm

deadlines

Tuesday 11:00am: Classified Advertising Tuesday 1:00pm: Legal Notices/ Name Changes Friday 5:00pm Buyers’s Guide Error Responsibility All ads placed by telephone are read back for verification of copy context.

In the event of an error of Blank Slate Media LLC we are not responsible for the first incorrect insertion. We assume no responsiblity for an error in and beyond the cost of the ad.

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

employment

help wanted AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN here Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified studentsHousing available. Job placement assistance, Call AIM 866-296-7093 ASSISTANT P/T PHYSICAL THERAPY office. Entry level. “People Person” needed. Good phone and computer experience a must.

Will train. Pleasant work environment. MWF 3:30-7:00pm, TuTh 2;00-7:00pm. Call 516-564-1138

help wanted WAREHOUSE WORKER PART TIME for local roofing company.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: drive light trucks and operate forklift, manage inventory and perform light maintenance of small tools, assist company delivery drivers, accept and store deliveries, clean up and maintain equipment. Must possess initiative, clean driver’s license. Salary negotiable, potential full time position in spring/summer. Please email resume to HR@wolkowbraker.net or fax attention Jessica: 718-387-4931

situation wanted

CHILDCARE / BABYSITTER Needed P/T. Looking for a kind and caring sitter/nanny to care of my 3 children after school on tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:156:30 in Garden City.

Must have own car and exceptional local references. Please call Jeannie at 516-510-5671

18 YRS. OF SERVICE in your area Please let us continue to serve you Companions, Home Health Aides/ Elder Care Nights, Days Child Care and Housekeeping Live In or Live Out Laborers, Housekeepers No Fee to Employers Evons Employment & Services 516-505-5510

DRIVER/VALET BEINER AUDI seeks responsible person for full time driver/valet position. Clear NYS driver’s license and solid work history a must! Friendly, energetic work atmosphere with competitive salary/benefit package. Call Steve 516-829-2834 x 109 or email: careers@biener.com

BABYSITTER AVAILABLE: Caring and nurturing college student looking for part time/full time Monday through Friday. Own car.

References available. Call Natal 347-531-6448

FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER P/T Garden City Law Firm. Must be proficient in QuickBooks, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook). Salary commensurate with experience. 15 hrs per week. Fax resume 516-742-6070 or email: jmonarchio@fgdangelo.com MARKETING DEMONSTRATOR PART TIME Talk with homeowners at various venues about their kitchen remodeling needs. No experience necessary. Will train on products and services. Competitive hourly + unlimited bonuses.

Reliable transportation needed.

Email resumes@kitchenmagic. com or call 631-240-4151 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 TELEMARKETING / SALES POSITION P/T for Setauket based community newspaper group. Enthusiasm and telephone work required.

Experience helpful. No nights or weekends. Please email resume: class@tbrnewspapers.com VETERINARY TECHNICIAN (LICENSED) Experienced assistant and receptionist for Western Nassau veterinary practice. FT/PT. Should possess excellent reliability, work ethic, compassion. Fax resume: 516-358-9002 or email: fsva3589k@icloud.com

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 CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE seeking position for elderly companion. Daily care, errands, bring to doctor appts. etc. Reliable, responsible, caring. 20+ years experience.

Excellent references. Driver w/car.

Call 347-869-3927 or 718-7761343 Leave clear message.

CLEANING SERVICES I clean houses and offices. I have affordable rates and great references. I do it allmove ins and move outs, all rooms and facets of home and office cleaning. No job too big or small. Contact Milagros 516-360-6190 DIRECT HOME CARE AIDE currently seeking night position FT/PT 11pm to 7am (no daytime hours) to care for your elderly. Over 20 years experience including Alzheimers or CP cases. Excellent references. Own car. Call Nicola 516-670-2975 EDLER CARE: CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE Nice, loving, caring and sharing home health aide looking for work to take care of the elderly. Live in. Experience and references. Please call Orlene 201-932-4152 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

situation wanted 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 F/T COMPANION AVAILABLELooking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 FT ELDER CARE available for sick or elderly adults. Live in or out.

Certified w/ 12 yrs exp. Experience in all areas. Highly recommended.

Please call 347-517-3349 HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANER with many years experience and good references available 7 days with flexible hours.

516-632-0169, 516-499-1384 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE Good references. MondaySaturday.

Experienced. Own car. Will provide own supplies. Free estimates. 516485-3543, cell 516-661-5282 HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE with great references, reliable, excellent service and own transportation. English speaking. Please call 516-642-6624 HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES available. Residential and offices.

Weekly, bi-weekly or one time cleaning. Experienced. Referrals available. Call Elizabeth 516-305-2819 HOUSECLEANING Young Ukranian woman seeking cleaning/ housekeeping jobs. Years of experience. References available. Call 516-567-5003

adoption UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? Caring licensed adoption agency provides financial and emotional support. Choose from loving preapproved families. Call Joy toll free 1-866-922-3678 or confidential email: Adopt@ForeverFamiliesThroughAdoption.org

novenas/prayers PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (L.B.) PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit thou who made me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals. Thou who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me, and thou who art in all instances of my life with me. I thank thee for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great material desire may be, I want to be with thee and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory. Thank You for your love towards me and my loved ones.

Pray this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. ( L.B.)

marKetplace TOP CASH PAID FOR OLD GUITARS! 1920’s thru 1980’s. Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg. And Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1-800-401-0440

wanted to buy CASH BUYER! Buying ALL Gold & Silver coins, Stamps, Paper Money, Comic Books, entire collections, Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800-959-3419 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 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 718598-3045 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

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

business opportunities 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

DONATE YOUR CAR Wheels For Wishes benefiting

announcement

adoption CHILDLESS YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE (she-30-he-37) seeks to adopt. Will be hands on mom/ devoted dad. Financial security.

Expenses paid. Call/text Mary & Adam 1-800-790-5260

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Call: (631) 317-2014

Metro New York

Call: (631) 317-2014

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▼ real estate, service directory Tag Sale 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 106pm 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 516-279-6378 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 PROFESSIONAL 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

GARDEN CITY HOUSE SHARE Large Master Bedroom beautifully decorated & furnished. Use of all common areas of house.

Cable tv, utilities, washer​/​dryer included. Walking distance to LIRR. No smoking, no pets. No overnight guests. Females only. $900​/​ month. Call 516-477-4240

Cleaning

Apartment For Rent 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

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

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

MINEOLA 2nd floor, 2 bedroom, kitchen, dishwasher, living room, bath. Walk to RR, hospital, courts, etc. Free parking. Separate utilities. $1,650. Telephone 516-7476392 or 516-280-4870

FINER INTERIORS: Kitchens, bathrooms start to finish; floors stripped, waxed, installed or repaired; painting, sheet rocking, carpets cleaned and repaired, upholstery cleaning. Richard Lopez 516-330-2226

Homes for Rent

HANDYMAN

MATTITUCK Small 2 bedroom year round home. Convenient to all. $1,200​/ monthly. Please call 631-298-1145

Out of Town Real Estate BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA Condo. Furnished 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, on Intercoastal. 3rd floor of 4 story building, elevator. Clubhouse, 2 pools, washer​/​dryer. $1400 per month. Available for March and​/​or April. 516-510-9666

Vacation Rental OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full​ /​partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

real estate for sale

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▼ LEGALS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Name: 714 Seneca Realty LLC. Arts of Org. filed by the Department of State of New York on: 09/24/2014. Office loc: County of Nassau. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o BRG Management LLC, 150 Great Neck Road, Suite 402, Great Neck, NY 11201 GNN 140998 6x 1/23, 30, 2/06, 13, 20, 27, 2015 #140998 Notice of Formation of Apple Adjustment Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/4/14. Office location: Nassau County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 505 Northern Blvd., Ste. 309, Great Neck, NY 11021. Purpose: any lawful activity.

GNN 140909 6x 12/26, 2104, 1/02, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015 #140909 Notice of Formation of STERLING VC VII LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/14. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 111 Great Neck Road, Ste. 408, Great Neck, NY 11021. Purpose: any lawful activity.

GNN 140911 6x 12/26, 2014, 1/02, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015 #140911 Notice of Formation of Irving Rose, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/31/14. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 199A West Shore Road, Great Neck, NY 11024. Purpose: any lawful activity.

GNN 140919 6x 1/02, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2/06, #140919 2015 Notice of Formation of BONGIORNOPJS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/6/15. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 75 Steamboat Road, Great Neck, NY 11024. Purpose: any lawful activity.

GNN 140962 6x 1/16, 23, 30, 2/06, 13, 20, #140962 2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead​—​ Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals.

The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m.

APPEAL #19929​—​Shohreh Waxman (Owner)​/​Leonard Kurkowski (Applicant), variances 70-30.B, 70-100.2.H, and 70-208.F to maintain an

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enclosed porch and 2 A/C units within a required front yard; NW​/​cor. 2 Winfield Terr. & Bayside Dr., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 372, Lot 4, R-A District.

APPEAL #19930 ​—​ Jonathan Kaplan, variance 70-100.1 to install a generator within a required front yard setback; SW​ /​cor. 66 Ivy Way and Amherst Pl., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 72, Lot 250, R-A District.

APPEAL #19931​—​Ingbritt Sholder Revocable Living Trust, variance 70-100.2.H to maintain an A/C unit within a required side yard; N/side 9 Cypress Ave., 194.49’ E/of Mackey Ave., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 93, Lot 155, R-C District.

APPEAL #19933​—​Shaheed Rasul, variances 70-50.B and 70-231 to construct additions in a required front yard for conversion to a mother-daughter, a conditional use, with an accessory apartment exceeding the permitted floor area; NW​/​ cor. 1001 Lakeville Rd. & White Ave., New Hyde Park, Sec. 8, Blk. 10, Lot 166, R-C District.

APPEAL #19934​—​Milagros Orabona, variance 70-100.2.A(4)(b) to maintain fencing beyond the front building line and exceeding the permitted height; SE​/c​ or. 34 Fieldston St. and Grand Blvd., Westbury, Sec. 10, Blk. 230, Lot 41, R-C District.

APPEAL #19935​—​Grand Boulevard Realty, LLC, variances 70-195.16.A(2) and 70-195.16.D to maintain a finished cellar with partitions and an interior stairwell with insufficient distance to a perimeter wall; SE​/​cor. 225 Monitor St. & Grand Blvd., Westbury, Sec. 11, Blk. 3901, Lots 51 & 53, R-C District; New Cassel Urban Renewal Overlay District.

APPEAL #19936​—​Chabad of Roslyn, Inc. (Owner)​/​Aaron Konikov (Applicant), variances 70-48, 70-49.B, 70-51.C, 70-52, 70-52.3A, 70-52.3B, and 70-103.A to construct an addition within required rear and side yard setbacks and within the sky exposure plane with insufficient off-street parking and exceeding the permitted lot coverage and floor area; N/side #75 Powerhouse Rd., 60.22’ W/of Coolidge Ave., Roslyn Heights, Sec. 7, Blk. 47, Lots 30 & 851, B-A​/​R-C Districts.

APPEAL #19904​—​Victor Garcia, variance 70-100.2.A.2 to maintain fence forward of building line; NE​/​cor. #23 Herbert Ave. & Herbert Pl., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. G, Lot 36, R-C District.

APPEAL #19907​—​Khosrow Banilivi, variance 70-100.2.A.2 to erect fencing beyond front building line; S/side #29 Sunset Rd S., 535.8’ W/of Sunset Rd S. Searingtown, Sec. 7, Blk. 268, Lot 22, R-B District.

APPEAL #19915​—​Howard Development, conditional use 70-126.A & variance 70-103.A.1 to convert retail space to a fast food use, a conditional use, with insufficient off-street parking; SW​/​corner #164 Northern Blvd. and Jayson Ave., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 71, Lot 1, B-A District.

All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and​/​or hearing.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals GNN 141019 1x 1/30/​2 015 #141019 PUBLIC NOTICE OF COUNTY TREASURER’S SALE OF TAX LIENS ON REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that I shall on the 17th day of February, 2015 through the 20th day of February, 2015, beginning at 10:00 o’clock in the morning each day, in the Leg-

islative Chambers, First Floor, Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, New York, sell at public auction the tax liens on certain real estate, unless the owner, mortgagee, occupant of or any other party in interest in such real estate shall have paid to the County Treasurer by February 13th, 2015 the total amount of such unpaid taxes or assessments with the interest, penalties and other expenses and charges against the property. Such tax liens will be sold at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding 10 percent per six month period, for which any person or persons shall offer to take the total amount of such unpaid taxes as defined in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code.

As required by Section 5-44.0 of the Nassau County Administrative Code, the County Treasurer shall charge a registration fee of $100.00 per day to each person who shall seek to bid at the public auction as defined above.

A list of all real estate in Nassau County on which tax liens are to be sold is available at the website of the Nassau County Treasurer at http:​/ ​​/ ​w ww.nassaucountyny. gov​/ ​D ocumentCenter​/ ​V iew​/​ 10577 A list of local properties upon which tax liens are to be sold will be advertised in this publication on or before February 12th, 2015.

Nassau County does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodations such as those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in all services, programs, activities and public hearings and events conducted by the Treasurer’s Office.

Upon request, information can be made available in Braille, large print, audio-tape or other alternative formats. For additional information, please call (516) 571-2090 Ext. 13715.

Dated: January 2015 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

However, such tax liens shall have priority over the County’s Differential Interest Lien, representing the excess, if any, of the interest and penalty borne at the maximum rate over the interest and penalty borne at the rate at which the lien is purchased.

The Purchaser acknowledges that the tax lien(s) sold pursuant to these Terms of Sale may be subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and​ /​or may become subject to such proceedings which may be commenced during the period in which a tax lien is held by a successful bidder or the assignee of same, which may modify a Purchaser’s rights with respect to the lien(s) and the property securing same.

Such bankruptcy proceedings shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being subject to pending bankruptcy proceedings and​/o ​ r the Federal and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts, said purchaser’s right of foreclosure may be affected by the Financial Insti-

tutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with regard to real property under Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) receivership.

The County Treasurer reserves the right, without further notice and at any time, to withdraw from sale any of the parcels of land or premises herein listed.

The Nassau County Treasurer reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case​/l​itigation where the property affected by the tax liens sold by the Treasurer is part of the bankruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien purchasers to protect their legal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased tax lien, including but not limited to the filing of a proof of claim on their behalf, covering their investment in said tax lien.

The Nassau County Treasurer and Nassau County and its agencies, assumes no responsibility for any legal representation of any tax lien purchaser in any legal proceeding including but not limited to a bankruptcy case where the purchased tax lien is at risk.

The rate of interest and penalty at which any person purchases the tax lien shall be established by his bid. Each purchaser, immediately after the sale thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the amount for which the tax liens have been sold and the remaining ninety per cent within thirty days after such sale. If the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining ninety per cent within ten days after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the certificates of sale are ready for delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect.

Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Dated: January 2015 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York GNN 140947 2x 1/30/2015 & 2/06/​2 015 #140947

Legal Notice PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Village of Great Neck Plaza will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 8 P.M., at the Village Hall, Gussack Plaza, Great Neck, NY to consider amending the Conditional Use Permit issued to 5-9 Grace Plaza LLC regarding the construction of a mixeduse building to be located at 5-9 Grace Avenue.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all people interested in the above matter will be given an opportunity to be heard at said public hearing.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK PLAZA Jean A. Celender, Mayor Patricia O’Byrne, Clerk-Treasurer GN #141030 1x, 1/30 #141030

Bridge project to start in Feb. Continued from Page 2 they would consider plotting the physical location of parking permit holders to see where there are clusters of people, if any, which might lead to an alternative to everyone parking in the lot, and tracking the times of the day when the lot is at its fullest.

They also said they might ask the MTA to come in and talk to the district about exactly what will happen with the LIRR Grand Central extension.

Arena said that with the East Side Access Project seven years from completion the MTA has not made any concrete plans to accommodate new riders, but that there will be in the future.

He said the new bridge in the Village of Kensington is expected to be ready for traffic by June 2016, and the entire project is expected to be done in December 2018.

Park district honors retirees Continued from Page 2 park district for letting him progress with a career within the parks. He said he may not have always agreed with what the commissioners were doing, but that they always came to a great understanding.

“Some of the best memories I had were when I did a job and it came out nice and a resident came up and would go ‘what’s the name of that flower or that tree?’”

Wanczowski said. “To me, that meant the world.”

Lincoln said that many employees of the district are not very visible to the public because they work inside most of the time, but that they still help run the parks equally, such as Luper.

“She’s done an extraordinary job – she hasn’t been out maintaining facilities or running programs, but she’s been an integral part in our business office and the efficiencies we’ve been able to accomplish over the past several years is as much a credit to her as anyone else,” Lincoln said.

Luper did not receive a plaque after asking the park district to make a donation to the New York Child Learning Institute instead.

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Post Pioneers pound Weslyan, 82-69 B y T ho m as S cavetta The LIU Post men’s basketball team (9-9) clicked on all cylinders as they shot an impressive 54 percent from the field and 56 percent from beyond the arc in the 82-69 victory on Saturday, Jan. 24 over the Redhawks from Roberts Weselyan College (7-9).

The East Coast Conference battle took place at the Voller Athletic Center in Rochester, N.Y. LIU Post senior forward Tyuan Williams recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double in six contests.

Junior guard Dillon Burns also had a 16-point outing along with five boards, three assists and two steals. Junior guard Akosa Maduegbunam chipped in with 14 points.

After holding a 14-12 edge midway through the opening stanza, the Pioneers went on an 11-1 run over three minutes to expand their lead to double digits at the 8:18 mark. Maduegbunam nailed three straight threepointers to pave the way.

But the Redhawks responded with a run of their own, outscoring the Pioneers 26-6 to close

out the half and carry a 38-31 advantage into the locker room.

As the Redhawks widened their lead up to 11 and with the momentum hanging in the balance, the Pioneers were able to find a way.

LIU Post climbed back into the contest with a 17-2 outburst in a five-minute span to re-gain the lead, 62-60. Burns led the assault with a fast break lay-up, and back-to-back three-pointers.

With the score deadlocked at 62, the Pioneers put the game away with a 17-4 run. The streak was capped off with a trifecta by senior guard Isiah Stokley, which sealed the victory.

LIU Post head basketball coach Erik Smiles and the Pioneers return to action Thursday, Jan. 29, when they kick off a critical four-game home stand at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville against UDC. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m.

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.

PJ Torres slams home two for te Pioneers.

PHOTO BY Kimberly Toledo

St. Mary’s wins 3rd straight over St. Peter’s The St. Mary’s 4th grade team 4 extended their winning streak to three when they defeated St. Peter’s this week. The team was down by three at half and stormed back with a very strong second half to earn the win.

The team was led by Blake Gately, who scored 12 points, followed by Theo Zacharia with eight, Conor Gately with six, Ryan Tintle with five, Patrick Sweeney with four and PJ Flood with two. The team also got big contributions from Colin Pasquale, Conor Butle, and David Geismar.

St. Mary’s 5th grade team 7 was back in action this weekend with an away game at St. Rose of Lima, Massapequa. St. Rose had a talented team and was in second place in the league behind the undefeated boys from

St. Mary’s. St. Mary’s started the game well by applying an aggressive man-to-man defense led by Tommy Tsongas and Alex Cozzi. On the offensive end, Michael Lasalle and Matt Perfetto provided crisp ball movement and Brendan Trotta and Chris Diskin aggressively attacked the basket. The strong team effort resulted in a six-point halftime lead for St. Mary’s. St. Rose would not go quietly and came out in the second half by constantly switching defenses and took a one-point lead late in the third quarter. However, St. Mary’s would not be denied and responded with strong rebounding and aggressive defense led

by Dillon Magee and Hunter Panzik. Joey Terenzi and Peter Vorillas controlled the tempo with pressure on St. Rose’s ball handlers and crisp ball move-

ment on the offensive end. In the end, St. Mary’s tenacious effort in the 4th quarter was too much for St. Rose, resulting in an impressive 32-20 victory James Allen scored four points in overtime for St. Mary’s grade 6 team 3 to seal a 3029 win over St. Thomas, West Hempstead. Mike Desena and Dan Cataldo played tough defense and dominated the boards.

Alec Turkmen led the scoring with nine points. Alex Giacobbe, Aiden Cole, Cataldo and Desena also scored.

Charlie Young’s 21 points propelled St. Mary’s 8th grade team 7 to a 57-53 victory over St. Agnes- 7 RVC. On a two-pointer from Steven Salerno, the Gaels locked down their lead in the third quarter. St. Mary’s came back with a vengeance in the final two quarters, after trailing

34-25 at the half. With 18 points in the third quarter, the Gaels cemented their lead. Young was the front runner for Gael’s offense with 21 points, including 11 during the second period. He also contributed eight rebounds.

Two other players also scored in the double digits for the Gaels.

Timmy Kiggins had 14 points and Chris Themelis racked up 10 points. Also helping the effort for the Gaels were Duncan Barcelona (four points), Salerno (three points, one rebound), Edward Arnold (two points) and Joe Locurto (two points, six rebounds). Steven Vlahakis, Louis Perfetto, Noah Semple and Patrick Weber picked up key rebounds and defensive stops in the comeback.

St. Mary’s 8th grade team 7 fell to Long Beach Catholic CYO, 51-43, even with Noah

Semple scoring 10 points. Long Beach Catholic grabbed the lead against the Gaels in the second period and held on. Even though the Gaels added 12 points in the final quarter, it wasn’t enough to overcome their opponent. In an aggressive showing, the Gaels racked up 24 fouls in total.

Semple connected with the net the most during the third period, earning six points for the Gaels.

Also chipping in for the Gaels were Timmy Kiggins (six points, two rebounds), Duncan Barcelona (five points, two rebounds), Edward Arnold (five points, one rebound), Charlie Young (four points, nine rebounds), Joe Locurto (four points, five rebounds), Chris Themelis (three points, four rebounds), Louis Perfetto (three points) and Patrick Weber (three points, one rebound, one steal).

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