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Seek five-year trustee seat held by incumbent Donald O’Brien would be significant in providing the board with varying degrees of experience, as every other trustee Three candidates are vying for has served less than one term. O’Brien in his biography said the Manhasset Public Library trustee position held by Donald O’Brien his 30-plus-year career in finance has contributed to in next month’s his role as library election. treasurer and acO’Brien is complishments in seeking his second, five-year e l e c t i o n 2 0 1 5 maintaining budgets within the term to the board, state tax cap as while residents well as reducing Bill Harvey and building operations and mainteGloria Su are challenging. Voting in the election will take nance costs. “I was a member of the board place April 15 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the library, located at 30 in 2011 that amended the by-laws to limit a trustee to two terms. The Onderdonk Ave. O’Brien, Harvey and Su have objective was to strike a balance agreed to participate in a candi- so that a trustee could fully utilize dates forum at 7:30 p.m. on Tues- the knowledge gained in the first day at the library, hosted by the term to advance the library in the League of Women Voters of Port second term while also providing an opportunity for others with Washington-Manhasset. In a biography submitted new ideas and skills to serve,” said to the League of Women Vot- O’Brien, who is also a Manhasseters, O’Brien said his re-election Continued on Page 57

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Haggerty elected mayor of Munsey, others win BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO Sean Haggerty was elected mayor of the Village of Munsey Park last Wednesday, replacing Frank DeMento, who won reelection to the board as a trust-

ee alongside Patrick Hance. Haggerty, now the village’s former deputy mayor, received 70 votes, while DeMento received 72 and Hance 73 in the uncontested election. “I’m grateful for having the opportunity to serve

the village as mayor. I want to thank Mayor Demento for his service during his term as mayor, and I look forward to working with the board in my new role,” Haggerty said in an email. “I also want to thank the Continued on Page 57

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Financing Manhasset’s Edward T. Pierce, future for fifty years orthodontist, dies Student Aid Association reaches half-century mark Southampton resident was 89 BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

Pictured: Members of the Manhasset Student Aid Association’s board and selection subcommittee BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO Letters were mailed last week, about 800 in all, calling on a carefully selected contingent of the Manhasset population to donate whatever they could to a local organization that for the last 50 years has helped its youth finance their college tuition. The mailing is the Manhasset Student Aid Association’s primary fundraising initiative of the year, and if it seems like understated fanfare, it’s by design. “We’re not a glory organization, we don’t get a lot of attention, we don’t do any of these big events, but we’ve really changed lives,” said Jean O’Malley, the association’s vice president. “The kind of people requesting this kind of help don’t want to shout it from the rooftops,” she said, “but I’ve received some

beautiful notes over the years from students who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to go to college.” The Manhasset Student Aid Association, also known as the MSAA, awards between $60,000 and $70,000 in grants and interest-free loans to approximately 25 students each year. To be eligible for assistance, students must send an application to the organization detailing financial information, including scholarships from their colleges of choice and any financial aid awarded. Students tend to apply for MSAA grants and loans on their own, but the organization maintains a relationship with the Manhasset High School guidance department, which often identifies to the organization students in need of assistance. Public and private high school students are eligible to

apply, as are undergraduate and graduate-level college students, but they must live in Manhasset each year they apply for MSAA grants. Applications are then reviewed by the MSAA’s selection subcommittee, which is comprised entirely of Manhasset residents who assess student need based on financial and family factors, such as whether an applicant has a sibling who is also financing college tuition. Primary donor organizations to the MSAA include the Plandome Women’s Club and the Congregational Church of Manhasset, and O’Malley said approximately 400 households donate on an annual basis. “We’re very careful not to waste our donor’s money,” O’Malley said. “We sit down and we crunch the numbers, and then the board votes on a parContinued on Page 59

Dr. Edward T. Pierce, a Manhasset orthodontist for more than 45 years, died on March 5. He was 89. Pierce, a Manhasset native who most recently lived in Southampton, served in the Navy during World War II and in his dental career once served as the president of the New York State Society of Orthodontics, according to a family obituary. Pierce was born on July 2, 1925 to Anna Marion and William Joseph Pierce. He graduated from Xavier Military Academy in New York City before serving on the USS Nelson in the Pacific during World War II. Upon leaving the military, Pierce attended Fordham University and Tufts Dental School. Pierce, an avid boater, served as past commodore of the Port Washington Yacht Club, in addition to being involved with several other local organizations: the

Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, the Kiwanis International and the Manhasset Bay Power Squadron. He is also a former director of the Dime Savings Bank. Pierce and wife Janice married on August 25, 1951. The couple had seven children, sons Roger, Stevan and Jeffrey and daughters Daphne, Holly, Cynthia and Deidra. Another son, Edward Jr., died at one month old. His family said Pierce was known for his positive and appreciative worldview and sense of humor. Pierce is survived by his wife, seven children and 20 grandchildren, as well as four siblings: brothers Bill and John and sisters Bernadette and Ann Marie. Visitation services were held at Fairchild Funeral Chapel on March 7. A funeral service was held on March 9 at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Manhasset. Pierce was buried at Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery in Southampton.

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Rep. Israel’s ‘War on Morris’ hits L.I. Congressman to promote debut novel in Manhasset following Great Neck appearance BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

Growing up on Long Island’s South Shore in the 1960s and ’70s, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel had three dreams in life: to one day be elected to Congress, publish a novel and play center field for his beloved New York Mets. Having recently been elected to his eighth term in the House of Representatives, and fresh off the release of his critically-acclaimed first novel, “The Global War on Morris,” Israel [D-Huntington] said Monday that two out of three ain’t bad. “I’ve always enjoyed writing, I’ve always loved writing, and being able to express my opinions, particularly through humor, was really a form of therapy for me,” said Israel, 56, who on Sunday will sign books and meet with his 3rd District constituents at the Barnes & Noble store in Manhasset at 2 p.m. “And these days, Congress could use a lot of therapy.” “The Global War on Morris,” published Dec. 30, 2014 by Simon & Schuster, follows a phar-

maceutical salesman from Long Island who, through a series of government highjinks, becomes Washington’s top terrorist target. “I wrote it because I would see and hear things inside Congress that were so inane that I had to find a way to share it with the public,” Israel said. “The best way to share those reflections is through biting satire, and that’s what this book is.” Critics agree. In its review, Booklist said that, “As political satires go, it’s really good; as debut novels go, it’s even better.” The Washington Post’s Ron Charles said Israel “skewer[s] his way through one gaffe after another in the fight against domestic terrorism.” Israel, who last Sunday appeared at the Gold Coast Arts Center to promote the novel, said promotion for “The Global War on Morris” has served as another opportunity to reach constituents across Nassau, Queens and Suffolk counties who “are generally pretty good at sharing what’s on their minds.” The novel is also currently

being adapted into a television series by Hollywood heavyweight Rob Reiner and Roslyn native Andrew Lenchewski, cocreator and executive producer of the USA series, “Royal Pains.” Lenchewski, Reiner and Alan Greisman, Reiner’s producing partner, will be executive producers on the project. It is being written by Academy Awardnominee Doug McGrath, whose credits include the 1994 Woody Allen feature “Bullets Over Broadway.” “When I received a call that Rob Reiner was interested in developing the book for TV, I really thought it was a practical joke. I thought literally that a friend was pulling my leg, but it turns out Reiner enjoyed it and is developing it,” Israel said. “...I just couldn’t be more happy and more surprised, quite honestly.” Reach reporter Bill San Antonio by e-mail at bsanantonio@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215 and on Twitter @ Bill_SanAntonio. Also follow us on Twitter @theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/ theislandnow.

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Durst’s ex brother-in-law offers thanks B y J a m es G allo w ay The brother of Kathleen McCormack, the long-missing first wife of real-estate scion Robert Durst, commented online on an article that appeared in the five Blank Slate Media newspapers last week to thank everyone who “continue[s] to offer their support, sympathies and prayers to our family on behalf of Kathy.” Jim McCormack, whose family moved to New Hyde Park in 1962, continued in the comment on Blank Slate Media’s theislandnow.com website to say his family “truly appreciates those expressions of love.” Kathleen married Durst, an heir to one of New York City’s wealthiest families, in 1973 at age 19. But the relationship soured and became physically abusive, and nine years later, she went missing without a trace. Durst, who now faces murder charges for the 2000 killing of his close friend Susan Berman and who was acquitted of murder in Texas after admitting to killing and dismembering a neighbor in 2001, has long been suspected in Kathleen’s disap-

Kathleen and Robert Durst pearance. At the conclusion of the HBO true-crime series “The Jinx,” Durst, upon being confronted with new evidence in the murder of Berman, mutters to himself in the bathroom, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.”

In his online comment, Jim McCormack said that after his father died in 1967, he assumed a “fathering role” to Kathleen. Fathering was “something I had no experience doing,” he said. “Fortunately, my three sisters stood in where I was lacking

and, together, we helped Kathie mature to young womanhood.” Kathleen grew up in the New Hyde Park home her parents, James and Ann McCormack, purchased in 1962, according to Long Island Weekly. Jim McCormack said that his mother is still alive at age 101, but her “abilities to fully process these latest developments in Kathie’s disappearance are compromised.” McCormack did not respond to an email requesting an interview. Durst was arrested on March 15 in New Orleans for the murder of Berman, just hours before the finale of “The Jinx,” something the series’ director called coincidental. McCormack told The Journal News that he hopes Durst will also face charges in Westchester for his sister’s murder. “If he’s convicted in L.A. and that’s it, I’ll be glad he’s off the streets, but I’ll be disappointed,” he said. He said he believes Berman was killed because she said she would speak with investigators, who had reopened Kathleen’s case at the time.

“I suspect she had intimate knowledge of what happened (to Kathie),” McCormack said. “Can I say that with 100-percent certainty? No. But in my heart, I’m 99-percent sure.” He added in the article that he and Berman went on two dates, but he found her to be “self absorbed.” In addition to the murder charges, Durst faces two felony charges in New Orleans for the possession of a .38-caliber revolver and five ounces of marijuana found in his hotel room. A judge on Monday determined Durst to be a flight risk and ordered him held in prison without bail. In Los Angeles, where he faces the murder charges, Durst would be eligible for the death penalty. McCormack told the Today show that he believes Durst is finally ready to confess. “I believe that Bob will somehow have an epiphany of conscience, contrary to the advice of lawyers,” he said. “I think he’s about ready to say, ‘You know, enough is enough. This is what Kathy would want and this is what I’m going to do.’”

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The LIRR is building a better bridge.

Expect a year-long road closure starting March 30 during construction of a new and improved Colonial Road Bridge. Major work has begun on the Long Island Rail Road’s Colonial Road Improvement Project. This project will replace the 118-year-old Colonial Road Bridge with a newer, safer structure – while also improving LIRR service by fixing water drainage problems and extending an existing pocket track to accommodate more trains on the Port Washington Branch. To allow workers to make these improvements, Colonial Road Bridge will be officially closed on March 30, 2015 for approximately one year. For alternate routes, project updates and more information on LIRR service, visit mta.info/lirr/colonialroad.

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Town touts efforts to fill pot Moody’s gives holes, asks public to help town top rating

While it was unclear how many reported potholes have still not been filled, officials said Approximately 350 pot- the town filled 19 more than it holes reported to the Town of did during the same span - beNorth Hempstead’s highway tween December 1, 2014 and department between Decem- March 18, 2015 - in 2013-14. Potholes may be reported ber and mid March have been filled, town officials announced through the town’s 311 call center, website or “My North Monday.

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BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO The bond rating agency Moody’s Investor Service has assigned an Aa1 rating to the Town of North Hempstead’s long-term fiscal outlook, the fourth consecutive year the town’s finances have received the agency’s highest rating. Moody’s rating was based on the town’s $24 million in 2015 Series A Refunding Serial bonds and $4.5 million in 2015 Series B bonds, stating in its report that “the town maintains a solid financial position, the result of conservative budgeting of revenues, strong internal controls and revenue augmentation in line with expenditure growth.” An Aa1 rating was also placed on the town’s $220 million in previously issued, longterm general obligation debt, town officials said. “This continued endorsement from Moody’s reflects the hard work by this administration to budget conservatively

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Pols rally for state education reform B y J a m es G allo w ay

Assemblymembers from both parties rallied in front of the Nassau County Legislative Office Building on Sunday to call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to increase education spending, temper plans to focus teacher evaluations on test results and end state control of struggling schools. Eleven assemblymembers, including Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), Michelle Schimel (DGreat Neck) and Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove, joined with community organizations to denounce the governor’s proposals. Last week, the governor and legislative leaders announced a $1.4 billion increase in state education aid for the 2015-16 fiscal year, about $400 million less than the Assembly proposed in its one-house budget and $600 million less than the New York Stat Board of Regents recommended, according to a release from the Long Island Progressive Coalition. “When it comes to funding we are looking for at least

Assemblymembers from both parties rallied in front of the Nassau County Legislative Office Building to call for more education funding. a $1.8 billion school aid increase,” Ra said in a release. Cuomo has also proposed basing half of a teacher’s evaluation on standardized test results and having the state assume control of struggling schools. The release said that the

state controlled Roosevelt schools for 11 years, before returning local control in 2013. “In the Assembly we are fighting for a $1.8 billion school aid increase and against the overuse and misuse of testing as well as against the governor’s proposal to replace local

school boards with a state receiver in underperforming local schools,” Lavine said in a statement. “We will all be better off when the day comes that those of us who have benefitted from public education fight for and support public education in the same way as those who have

benefitted from private education.” Barbara Hafner, a sixthgrade math and social studies teacher at West Hempstead, echoed the calls of the legislators. “[Long Island] schools are renowned for their quality because we focus on teaching - not testing - and because we battle for the programs and resources our students need to succeed,” she said. “I am proud to stand with Long Island’s Assembly delegation in support of a sound education budget that rejects the governor’s ‘test and punish’ agenda, and other so-called ‘reforms’ that would harm Long Island’s schools, its teachers and, most importantly, students.” Representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, the Working Families Party, Long Island Progressive Coalition, Make the Road New York, New York Communities for Change and New York State United Teachers also attended the rally. The state Legislature has until April 1 to pass an on-time budget.

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Hillary offers opportunity for women “Women are not victims.” That was the dramatic takeaway after three hours of presentations headed up by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Melinda Gates at the “No Ceilings” event March 9, convened by the Clinton Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which began a study last year to quantify progress women have made since the 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. One could make the statement by virtue of the parade of women who have seized control of their own fate: presidents of three countries, CEOs and founders of companies, Nobel prize winners (including the youngest of all); women who, denied access to school and studied in secret places under threat of losing their lives, opened their own schools to educate women, women who broke barriers, inviting others through the opened gates, innovators and peacemakers at high-stakes negotiating tables. But after hearing the voices behind the “Not There Yet: A Data Driven Analysis of Gender Equality,” you also have to wonder whether these are the exceptions to rules which are still in place that deny or even reverse the gains women have made to have access and opportunity in order to fulfill their potential and contribute their talent to society. Progress has been made in women’s rights since Hillary Clinton, as First Lady, made her landmark speech at the Beijing conference in 1995. But the first significant data-based study of how women are faring - in the economy, in access to education, in environmental justice, and in politics and security - shows that women are “Not There Yet.” Women still have a far way to go. The New York Times recently told the story of a modern-day “Romeo & Juliet” in Afghanistan - a couple who has been on the run, unable to get sanctuary, the girl still threatened with death by her father and brothers for refusing to marry the man her father promised her to as a child. The couple now has a baby girl, and what they want most for her is an education. “It doesn’t matter that she is a baby girl,” Zakia said. “I just want her not to

from people convicted of human traffickgrow up illiterate as we are.” If they do live to see Ruqia’s adult- ing and establish a fund to help survivors hood, Mohammad Ali added, one thing is because they refuse. Anti-abortion extremists in the Senfor sure. “We won’t choose her husband,” ate want to prevent survivors from using he said. “She will,” the Times wrote. On the other hand, the No Ceilings those funds for health care that may inevent took place on a day when Japan, clude abortions, and have even held up after more than a decade of stagflation, the confirmation of Loretta Lynch, who has determined that the problem is the would become the first African-American woman to be Attorney Genlack of participation in the eral, to force the issue. economy by women. And as Hillary ClinJapanese women ton and Melinda Gates earn 40 percent less than look around the world at men on average and octhe progress of women’s cupy only one in 10 manempowerment in politiagement-level positions. cal decisions, we should Prime Minister Shinzo also look here in the U.S., Abe has set a target of where access to the polls women accounting for has been made dispro30 percent of supervisory portionately harder for positions by 2020, and women by the design of plans to open 400,000 KAREN RUBIN Voter ID laws. That’s no child care centers (New Pulse of the Peninsula accident. York Times, “To Rescue As the data show, Economy, Japan Turns to holding women back is more than the Supermom”) “At a macro level,” Melinda Gates presence or absence of anti-discrimitold the appreciative crowd, “if we can nation laws. The glass ceiling is held in close the labor force gap and put women place by entangling policies or the lack of them - the lack of affordable, quality forward, economies will grow. Across high-income countries, clos- child care helps cement the glass ceiling the gap could lead to GDP growth of ing in place; the U.S. is one of only nine 12%. In Japan and Italy, if women are put countries that does not provide paid mainto the labor force, they can grow GDP ternity leave, and women are usually the ones who are forced to give up jobs in order by 20 percent.” Lest we consider that women’s issues to care for ailing parents. Despite being the most educated in the are “out there” and concern only the impoverished (developing) Third World or world, women make up a scant 5 percent the religious extremists of the Middle of Fortune 500 CEOs. Women still make East, they are very much on view here in 78c to the $1 that a man makes for equal the U.S., with right wingers in Congress work, which over the course of a career continuing to pursue bans on women’s could mean hundreds of thousands of lost reproductive freedom as well as access income, which also goes to whatever retireto medical care. (Funny how “I am not a ment funds a woman might have. Here in the US, a “No Ceilings” agenda scientist” to sidestep involvement on Climate Change, doesn’t correlate to “I am should include universal pre-K, access to afnot a doctor” when it comes to govern- fordable, quality child care (something that ment in charge of women’s health, or for Japan has now set to do), raising the minithat matter, getting Big Government out mum wage, pay-equity, renewing CHIP (the child health care program), and preserving of your personal affairs.) And with peace and security, vio- and expanding protections under the Aflence against women among the leading fordable Care Act (Obamacare), rather than threats in the world, these Republicans trying to repeal it. And if private employers don’t like Big have put an anti-abortion roadblock in The Justice for Victims in Trafficking Government intrusion, they should on their Act, which would increase fines collected own promote flexible work, job sharing,

home-based work, paid parental leave on their own, without new government mandates. A year ago, when Hillary and Chelsea Clinton and Melinda Gates held their first No Ceilings conference introducing the data-collection project, there was considerable attention paid to an agenda for women’s rights. This year, as they released the results of this intensive study, to actually measure progress or the lack of it, there was no attention paid at all - everyone was focused on only one thing: Hillary’s emails. It is the most glaring example of not just the double standards raised (Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s emails are actually the subject of legal prosecution for campaign finance abuses in Wisconsin, yet he is the front runner and no one is asking him a question; Jeb Bush held back disclosing his emails for seven years, yet criticizes Hillary), but also a horrifying display of how vacuous the “media” is. Photographers, reporters crammed the hall for No Ceilings - but it was only to get that “money” shot of Hillary and hope she would say something embarrassing or refer to the email “scandal.” The next day, Hillary Clinton made an important presentation to the United Nations on the status of women’s rights in the world, but there was not a single question and or article written about the issues she raised or the solutions she proposed. Not even about the negotiations with Iran (something relevant to her background as Secretary of State) or how she might have handled the 47 Republican senators who sought to torpedo the agreement aimed at stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, several of them Presidential wannabes. No, they only wanted to know about the emails. In the only article that mentioned her speech, “Unfinished business: Hillary Clinton’s email upstaged her big speech on women’s rights,” Annalisa Merelli wrote, “Her speech wasn’t much different from the one she delivered in Beijing. Comprehensive and balanced, it pointed to the untapped potential women hold for the US economy - an economy that she said would be 10 percent larger if the gap between men’s and women’s participation in Continued on Page 59

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Opinion

Stop kvetching, attend meetings

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A Teaching Moment Parents in Great Neck have every right to be outraged by an image of a child made to look like Adolf Hitler with the caption “I’d rather be gassing Jews right now” that was posted on a private Facebook page. Now what? Is it possible that a high school student in the 21st century does not have at least the most basic understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust? The sad answer is yes. Students who graduate from our public schools get what is in many ways a tremendous education. Our science, technology and the arts is second to none. But too many students do not have a strong grasp of world and American history. Alan Mindel, a Village of Lake Success trustee and father of a Great Neck South freshman, told our reporter, “What I find incredible is that except for one elective in 12th grade that teaches something about the Holocaust, there is no mention of it. Even in the World War II discussions, it’s glossed over.” No education is complete without a thorough understanding of history. The kids who created the offensive Facebook page knew how to create a fake moustache and Nazi armband using Photoshop or a similar program but they apparently did not learn about the real horrors of the Nazi Holocaust. We need to do a better job teaching history to our young people and this offensive page should be turned into a teaching moment at all of the high schools and middle schools in the area.

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recent letter from Myrna Kabren was rather disturbing. She identifies herself as a Great Neck resident, but neglects to mention exactly where she lives. Great Neck is composed of many different villages and each one has its own government, so declaring that “The politicians here in Great Neck are the worst officials that are in office” and that the recent snow cleanup is “horrendous” is quite puzzling. I live in the Village of Great Neck and have for a long time. I believe that snow removal has been improving significantly each year and strongly praise

Lou Massaro, Superintendent of the Public Works Department, and his dedicated and hard working staff who not only do an outstanding job of cleaning our streets, but also do many other jobs involved in keeping our village safe and functioning properly. I also give credit to many Great Neck politicians over many years for their dedication and all they have accomplished. I may not always agree with everything they are doing or strive for, but believe it’s important to recognize and respect the time and effort they put into their jobs. I have always found them

accessible and receptive to residents’ ideas and concerns. If Ms. Kabren isn’t satisfied, I suggest she attend some local meetings, sit and listen, and present her issues in a cogent and positive manner, which often has very good results, especially in Great Neck, where I believe so many of us are very fortunate to live. She might also consider running for office so she can implement her ideas first hand. Being proactive often yields the best results. Diane Coffield Great Neck

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The devil is in the details on who’s a terrorist We confess that there is a part of us that would like to see any American citizen who decides to fight alongside ISIS drawn and quartered. This terrorist organization and others like it continue to commit unspeakable atrocities on a daily basis. In that sense we want to support legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Steve Israel of Dix Hills that would revoke citizenship for Americans who fight for a foreign terrorist organization. Named the Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act, the proposed law would add adding allegiance to terrorist organizations to a list of actions for which naturalized Americans

may lose citizenship. In announcing the legislation that he cosponsored with Rep. Steve Womack (RArkansas), Israel said, “Any American who decides to actively join a terrorist organization should no longer get to enjoy the freedoms and privileges afforded to them as a U.S. citizen. This bipartisan legislation strengthens our homeland security and keeps our country safe by preventing homegrown terrorists from re-entering our borders to carry out attacks on American soil.” However we are hesitant to endorse any legislation that makes it easy to revoke the citizenship of an American. While most Americans will agree that

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ISIS is a terrorist organization, it is not always that simple. Was the Zionist paramilitary organization that claimed responsibility for the bombing of the King David Hotel in 1946 a terrorist organization? At the time many people said it was. Today a great many Jewish-Americans do not agree. What about the Irish Republican Army that has been fighting to end the partition of Ireland. Should Americans who support the IRA lose their citizenship? What about Americans who supported the Contras in Central America? The list goes on.

We fear that Israel’s legislation may create more problems than it solves. There is already legislation that makes it illegal to provide material support to organizations engaged in terrorism. It is reprehensible that any American would support ISIS, al-Qaeda or any of the terrorist organizations that have slaughtered thousands of innocent people in the Middle East and Africa. The U.S. government has the right and duty to keep a close watch on these Americans and to hold them accountable if they break United States or international law. This is already being done. New laws are not needed.

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Seniors exploited to gain trustee victory

am writing both to thank all of my supporters who showed up on election day, March 18, and to let them in on a little secret... we won. Specifically, of the people who showed up and pulled the levers last Wednesday, 198 of you voted for me while only 172 of them voted for Mr. Schneiderman. I have attached the canvassed results to this letter so that the editor can see that this is in fact the case.

Therefore, Mr. Schneiderman’s statement, claiming that people showed up to vote against me, is plainly false. The people showed up to vote for me... and change. And, to you I say “thank you!” Don’t be discouraged... there will be more elections. Change will come to the Plaza. Mr. Katz’s victory is unquestionable, and to him I offer my congratulations.

My family met and spoke with his for a little while last Wednesday, and they are very nice people. It should be noted that I did go to congratulate Gerry, but he publicly refused my handshake. As to how Gerry won; out of over a hundred absentee ballots, most of which I’m told were from the Atria, Mr. Schneiderman received 114, Katz 100, and me... 31 - numbers quite inconsistent with the election day results.

I’m told by several independent sources that these ballots were solicited around Valentines Day, far in advance of the election, at a time several village officials paid visits to the Atria to hob nob with the residents there. A coincidence? I don’t know. Many have called, emailed, and outright asked me to challenge the result, based on what they believe is potential fraud at the Atria. I don’t want to cause a fracas.

Mr. Schneiderman only won by 57 votes - hardly a mandate. There are over 4,000 registered voters in the Plaza. Whether or not you support me in particular, if you support change in general, these results, these low numbers, prove that if you want it - if you want change - all you really need to do is... show up next time. Jonathan Stein Great Neck Plaza

Still waiting for GOP alternative to Obamacare

o this point, Congress has tried about 70 times to abolish the Affordable Care Act/ Obamacare. The latest attempt is to have the Supreme Court strike down a short phrase regarding subsidies to states using the federal health insurance exchanges to make coverage affordable for millions of citizens. The result of such a decision would, quite simply, be disastrous. Those who have, from the beginning of advocacy for a much better

alternative, a bill proposed by John Conyers, have accepted the ACA as a step toward achieving comprehensive health care coverage for everyone. The Conyers bill would create a system modeled on Medicare that would include all Americans. As I have said before, the powerful lobbies of the private insurers and the huge pharmaceutical companies were instrumental in passing what we now have. With all its faults, so many are enjoying the security of health cover-

age they could never have had under earlier plans. Conservatives have been fighting hard to abolish the law all along. As more are enrolled and realize what they have gained, those who want to go back to the old days are panicking. Can you imagine what the public’s reaction would be if they lose what they have gained? But the willful, greedy, niggardly, self-centered persist. Their lack of empathy is unbelievable. Just a few days ago, Paul Ryan,

our 2012 GOP candidate for the vicepresidency, spoke about his plans for coverage, after the court has issued the decision he wants. Well, if he gets that decision. In a conference call organized by the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative thinktank, Ryan was asked if states should set up their own exchanges to prevent people from losing their insurance. “Oh, God, no...”, said Ryan, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

He promised that congressional Republicans would have alternative health-care legislation to revive lower-cost, limited coverage plans by June 20. Who is gullible enough to believe that? We have ample experience of the inability of Congress to write and pass any alternative after five years of accomplishing nothing. Esther Confino New Hyde Park

With malice toward all, charity toward none

inston Churchill once wrote “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others.” Truer words were never spoken. One problem is that democracy requires ordinary citizens to pay attention to and understand complex issues. Case in point - the conventional wisdom that the U.S. Postal Service is “broke.” The explanation given is that post offices face competition from email and other internet services in addition to being grossly inefficient. Said inefficiency is proven by the

fact that the Postal Service lost nearly $20 billion in the last four years. Case closed! Well, maybe not. To learn the truth in this matter, we must look to the “Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act” of 2006. This act forces the Postal Service to “prefund its future health care benefit payments for the next 75 years” and it must do so within the next 10 years. Translated into English, the Postal Service had to put aside billions of dollars to pay for health benefits of employees it hasn’t even hired yet. Well, you must be thinking - if that’s the way the federal government

does things, so be it. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. No other government agency or private corporation, for that matter, has a comparable requirement. Far from being “broke,” as the anti-government crowd would have you believe, “the Postal Service’s annual revenue greatly exceeds its operating costs…generating a profit of 1.4 billion.” (Sources are Jim Hightower and Ralph Nader) There must be something wrong, you’re thinking. Why would our government create a situation where failure is inevitable?

A few facts. The Congress which passed the nefarious Act was Republican controlled. The president who signed it was George W. Bush. And the corporations which would operate the newly privatized service would make billions annually. Does the phrase “follow the money” seem applicable? So, are we Americans up in arms over this flagrant deception? Are we concerned about proposals to shut down half of the mail processing centers, cutting nearly one-third of the postal jobs, and terminating Saturday mail deliveries? Not really. We are excited by more “juicy” issues. We prefer talking about an ex-

president’s extra-marital affairs and his wife’s email problems. But thank you Winston for starting the conversation about our democracy and its shortcomings. We all know the solution to our nation’s ills…a sophisticated and knowledgeable electorate, but don’t hold your breath America! As long as we live in a land whose credo is with malice toward all and charity toward none, we should not put much faith in the prospects for democracy. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Golf club housing has no place in East Williston

tiny, residential community like East Williston is not the place to allow the establishment of a 12-bedroom boarding house-like facility for upwards of 13 male workers. Yet, still, the Wheatley Hills Golf Club’s current conditional use application, to be considered by East Williston’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday, March 31 at 8 p.m., in the Village Hall, apparently proposes to do just that. If the Golf Club feels a need to have its 13 male workers live in close proximity to its premises, it should rent apartments for its

workers and provide transportation for them to the Golf Club….. not establish a boarding house-like facility within just a few feet, literally within a stone’s throw, of East Williston’s property tax-paying residents. Property tax-paying residents have vested, long-term interests in the East Williston community. Most likely, the Golf Club’s workers have not invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into residences, have not developed deep roots in the community, and, very possibly, may leave their jobs at any time.

The East Williston Building Code, itself (Conditional Uses: 160-40), declares that a “conditional use review and approval procedure is established in recognition that many uses customarily found in communities may cause severe adverse impacts on a small, nearly developed, residential Village such as East Williston.” Allowing upwards of 13 male workers to occupy a boarding house-like facility located within a few feet within a stone’s throw of family residences would cause a severe adverse impact on East Williston’s homeowners and the com-

munity as a whole. A boarding house-like facility, with 13 male workers, located on higher graded land than Ridge Road homeowners allowing those workers to look easily into backyard homes and properties creates blatant privacy and security issues for residents. In addition, many other serious issues may arise, as well, involving supervision, sanitation, fire safety, and increased traffic congestion/gaseous emissions. East Williston’s Board of Trustees are vested with preserving the quality of life that has existed in East Williston since its inception.

On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 8 p.m., in the East Williston Village Hall, the Golf Club’s current “conditional use application” for establishing a 12-bedroom boarding house-like facility, housing upwards of 13 male workers, will be considered by the Board of Trustees. I suggest that everyone interested in preserving East Williston’s quality of life attend the aforementioned meeting. This is your major opportunity to speak out. Kathy Rittel East Williston

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A loo k o n the li g hter si d e

Try living with fickle chords of memory I’ll probably never make a good spy. It’s not so much that my memory is bad, as that it’s fickle. It fails me with names, with faces, even something as basic as the drive home; then springs back to life - with the most inconvenient possible results. A fickle memory does have some advantages. I can, for example, get more value for my entertainment dollar, recycling the books in my murder mystery collection. Usually, I find I’ve forgotten just enough to make re-reading them enjoyable. I am left with a pleasant tingle of recognition, making me just a little smarter than everyone in the book. I follow along as the sleuth peeks behind doors and sneaks around corners. “Look Out! Don’t open that door!” I try to warn him. “It’s just a hunch, but I think you’ll be sorry!” And when he walks past the unwashed whiskey bottle in the kitchen, or the dumb-bells lying out on the studio floor, I’ll say to myself “I don’t know why, but I

have a feeling that’s significant.” And yet none of my enjoyment is diminished, because the ending still comes, every time, as a delightful surprise. But a fickle memory has its disadvantages, too. For instance, there’s a fiveway intersection near my home where I can never remember which is the wrong fork to take -- until I have taken it once again. This might be a problem if I were a spy. And a spy would probably remember her recipe for 4-Bean Salad. Every time I make mine, all I recall is the feeling of impending doom. This is most likely because I know that one of the directions is wrong, but which one? And every time I remember, “Oh yes, half the amount of vinegar” ... just after I’ve mixed it all in. So I have to scramble through the pantry, hoping frantically that I can double everything else instead. I keep meaning to put a note about that in the margin ...

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A Look on the Lighter Side but somehow, I always forget. And of course, a fickle memory is a big disadvantage in keeping secrets, every spy’s stock in trade. If you tell me a secret, I will take it with me to the grave… unless the one person who must never know it walks into the room. Then suddenly it’s out of my mouth before I even realize I’m talking. Take the time my husband and I visited friends for dinner. Our friend Hank had taken elaborate precautions to get his

wife out of the house before taking the dessert cake from the freezer. “If she figures out I forgot to do this this morning,” he whispered to Jack and me, “the roast won’t be the only dead meat at the table tonight.” We promised him that his secret was safe with us. But no sooner had Anna returned and spotted the cake sitting on the counter than I blabbed all. “Looks defrosted, doesn’t it?” I volunteered. “You’d never guess Hank forgot all about it, this morning!” I have a theory about why this happens. I’m sure someday researchers will announce how, when secrets are stored in the human brain, they are marked with a tag saying “Under No Circumstances Reveal This Secret to So-and-So.” But what happens is, the tag erodes until all that’s left is the secret, and “So-and-So.” So no one should really be surprised if “So-and-So” is the first person I think of to tell. Surely this explains how I behaved at my brother’s wedding.

My other brother’s girlfriend had asked for my help with our rooming arrangements. She and I were supposed to create the impression that we were rooming together, rather than with our boyfriends. But I forgot to act like her room-mate; and when my mom spotted me leaving the rehearsal dinner with my boyfriend, instead, she became concerned. “What about Joan?” she asked me. “Isn’t she staying with you?” “Oh, she’s all right, Mom, she’s down the hall with Lewis.” The next time I saw Joan I reported back to her. “Thanks for nothing,” she exclaimed. “I told you, your mother was the only reason I went to all that trouble in the first place!” I’ve heard that no one retires from spying ... at least, not in one piece ... so perhaps it’s just as well I’d never be any good at it. Trouble is, at this rate, I may not stay in one piece much longer anyway. Maybe I should try for the Fickle Witness Protection Program, instead.

Raising minimum wage hurts workers

ecently, a woman called me an ungrateful Tea Party bastard. Someone else said that I was a typical, spoiled, overpaid Great Neck resident. Should I really be ashamed of myself, as another liberal berated me? These are some of the responses I get when I dare criticize any of the “sacred cows” of New York’s Liberal majority. How could I be against raising the minimum wage? How dare I deny any worker, his or hers employer-paid healthcare? I find that many progressives are never interested in finding out why I’ve come to these conclusions. So, let me try and explain it to them now, knowing full well, that it will probably land on deaf ears anyway. Recently I took my grandchildren out for lunch. We were seated by a hostess, who explained the restaurant’s new menus. Instead of waitresses, each table was now equipped with its own iPad. That’s right !! An iPad!! Oh well, this was California ! What do you expect? It makes things so easy. Order your food using a tabletop iPad, slide your credit card through, and then wait to be served. When your meal is completed, press finish, and your credit card receipt will appear. Wow! Isn’t that wonderful? Isn’t that fabulous? Not if you were one of the waitresses who were let go and replaced by that iPad! Why the new system? “Simple”, she said. “Management told us that they

couldn’t stay in business anymore without cutting costs.” Really? I thought California was the bluest of blue states. Progressive heaven! Its a workers paradise!! Get ready for this one! With the new higher minimum wage and Obamacare’s obligatory healthcare benefits, something had to give. Management felt that their choices were: 1 - raise their food prices or 2 - replace their waitress staff with these table-side iPads!! The final score? 25 waitresses were fired. 25 iPads were hired. The last time I looked, iPads don’t need healthcare or an increase in their hourly pay. Our only problem: Does an iPad deserve a 15% tip ? Every morning, my wife makes me the most fantastic caffe-latte. Her job? Make the coffee ! My job? Go to King Cullen in Manhasset, get a pound of their fabulous Columbian Supreme coffeebeans, have it ground, pay for it, and bring it home. Well worth the effort. Her coffee is fantastic. But not so fast; Now, instead of a worker grinding the beans for me, I had to do it myself. And then, when I went to pay, instead of 10 checkout cashiers, there are now only 6 and a self service machine. It sort of reminded me of an E-ZPass for groceries! Why? I asked. Management told their workers the same as the California restau-

rant. It’s become too expensive to pay the mandated higher salaries and benefits. King Cullen’s solution: keep the same prices, fire some workers, grind your own coffee and use the self service checkout machines instead. Obviously they know that the most I’ll pay for coffee is ten dollars a pound. Into the bank I went to pay my monthly credit card bill. Instead of the usual four tellers, there were now only two. You guessed it. The banks solution to the added costs of their workers? Fire more bank tellers, hire some more cheaper self-service units. Picking up bagels and lox at my favorite bagel store has become a Sunday morning ritual. But last week, I noticed new workers behind the counter. Why? Quite simple! Obamacare now mandates that every employee working more than 30 hours a week must have health insurance, payed by the employer. How does the bagel store avoid paying? Simple! Just limit the worker’s hours to 29 or less. Again, the same result. Fewer full time workers! Replaced by part-timers. Now pay attention all you Democrats out there who are gloating about our 5.5 percent unemployment rate. Did you know that Obama counts parttime workers as fully employed ? Is it no wonder that the unemployment numbers are “getting better”. Obama never told you that, did he? Want more proof that raising the minimum wage, and increasing employer costs

is detrimental to low paying workers? The undisputed leader in progressive governing is Seattle,Washington. Starting April 1, their minimum wage will be raised to $15 per hour, up from the federal rate of $7.25. Washington Policy Center is reporting an immediate rise in restaurant closings and layoffs in low paying jobs! Don’t tell me the reason so many workers are losing their jobs is because we live in the computer age. Keep raising the minimum wage, keep increasing employer’s costs, and watch how more and more low paying employees will be replaced by computers and self service stations. Watch how full time workers will be replaced by part timers. The choice is simple! Do the math. Nancy Pelosi was so right when she said during the healthcare debate: “We must pass the bill first and then we’ll find out what’s in it.” Want to provide healthcare for deserving and needy uninsured? Obamacare is not the way to do it, Scott Walker has a better plan. Check it out. Want to help our lowest paid workers? Raising the minimum wage is not the way to do it either. “Feel-good” solutions are just that!! Unfortunately, many of them just don’t work. Dr. Stephen Morris North Hills

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READERS WRITE

Embracing ‘asylum for all of mankind’

iversity is flourishing in Nassau and Suffolk counties. We are extending our noble heritage, and that is a good thing. As Long Islander Walt Whitman wrote: “These states are the amplest poem. Here is not merely a nation, But a teeming nation of nations.” When anyone considers the challenges of pluralism, it is easy to see how remarkable the United States has been. In the words of Tom Paine, we have continued to “be an asylum for all of mankind,” notwithstanding that the U.S. is physically larger than China. Recognizing that England would fit inside of Pennsylvania, France inside of Oregon, and Italy inside of California verifies Whitman’s poetic view. The U.S. has not only had huge numbers of immigrants (now as the world’s 3rd largest population with more than 300 million), but we have people from more nations than any other country has ever received. Indeed, Queens County (physically part of “Long Island”) is the most diverse place in the world; more than 120 languages are spoken by students at LaGuardia Community College.

Now, the most rapidly increasing groups in “suburbia” are “Latinos” and “Asian-Americans.” I always have hesitation about using those terms because the equivalent would be to refer to my ancestors and most of the earlier immigrants as “European-Americans.” All choosing Americans come here with distinctive languages and cultures; it is insensitive to lump all of them together without an empathetic concern for their values and experiences. Caring Americans have long recognized that the process of “acculturation” is something to be eased, not forced. Further, it is not simply a matter of making new immigrants become like us – and as soon as possible. Immigrants from all nations have made distinctive contributions to our culture, even while they have been affected by it. Oscar Handlin, son of Jewish immigrants, was a Harvard historian who received a Pulitzer Prize for his book “The Uprooted.” Handlin explained in his introduction to the volume: “Once I thought to write a history of the immigrants in America;

‘With liberty and justice for all’

stand by everything I have written during the past six weeks or so. I am done with it. It is time to move on. In so doing, If one gives some thought to certain things, one wonders how they came to be as they are. One of these is the pledge to our flag. “I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States of America and to the republic for which it stands...” What is this? Do we have a dual allegiance? Flag is the subject grammatically. The wording does not specifically say that we pledge allegiance to The United States of America which is a democracy. It actually only says that we pledge allegiance to the flag and to some republic. There are a number of those in South America. Does “One nation indivisible” refer to the US or some republic? Then comes the added words “under God.” Our Constitution already states that it is Our Creator who has endowed us with our inalienable rights. That is all that is necessary. We are supposed to have separation of church and state (for good reason) but adding “under God” makes this null and void. At present, we are still an infant humanity. At this stage only developing our mental capabilities and at the first stage with self consciousness and with the ability to say “I Am” which the animals cannot do. Our Founding Fathers were correct in say-

ing creator. At our stage it is very abstract to us and beyond our comprehension. People, especially the ‘know it alls’ create God in their own presently conceived image and drag God down to their level. Our Creator is said to have three attributes: will, imagination and motion. It is with imagination that the image of what is to be set into motion is created. So, it is derived by many that He created us ‘in His image’; That God looks like we do or vice-versa. This can’t be farther from the facts. Between incarnations we don’t look the same as we do here. During long periods of eons unknown numbers of beings have been created. They are far more advanced than we are and don’t look as we do as they don’t have a need to be incarnated among other reasons. They are highly developed compared to we as infants. Back to the pledge: It is the Republicans who are bent on turning our democracy into a republic by restricting voting rights with the result of creating a ruling elite. There would go the final words of the pledge: “liberty and (especially) justice for all.” A democracy has no place for Republicans. If I recite the pledge, it is: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States of America; one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” No one can force me to say more. Charles Samek Mineola

then I discovered that the immigrants were American history.” Every nation has the power to decide how many immigrants it will admit, from what nations and under what guidelines. All of us know that our immigration system has been broken (especially since the last comprehensive reform effort in 1986). It is worth considering why that has happened in our great nation. Is one political party more to blame than the other? Looking only at the years since 1986 (Republicans and Democrats have each held the Presidency for 14 years, while Republicans have controlled the Oval office and both houses of Congress for six years, while Democrats have prevailed in all branches for four years). If our representatives in Washington are not able to help us plan for the future and address the humanitarian crises that have ensued, perhaps it is time for a citizens’ movement to lead the way. Such endeavors can combine American pragmatism (seeking workable, practical, solutions) while keeping faith with our historical principles. At the core of such progress is supportive recognition of “unauthorized” immigrants, and of the many ways they con-

tribute to our economy and our future. It also behooves all of us who celebrate family values to work to prevent the disrupting of them. Such an approach seeks to appreciate new folks as striving humans, like our immigrant ancestors, and the rest of us (but recognizing that they face even more challenges). The encouraging sign is that key leaders of both political parties have long recognized the basic positions indicated above. Scores of Long Islanders are already at work fostering “win-win” developments for newcomers and the rest of us. The Hofstra Center for Civic Engagement and Long Island Wins (check its website) are reaching deep into our communities developing collaborative ways forward. There will be more discussion of those proposals next week. Michael D’Innocenzo Professor of History and The Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change Founding Member of the Hofstra Center for Civic Engagement Hofstra University

New treatment could save people’s eyesight

acular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. We are living longer than ever so more and more of the elderly will be faced with this problem. There are two types of MD, wet and dry. Currently there is treatment for the wet form but no treatment is available for the dry form. However there is reliable news that a groundbreaking treatment is within sight. On the internet look up Advanced Cell Technology. The data below has been extracted from one of the articles listed. The announcement was made on October 16, 2014, and pub-

lished in the British medical journal, Lancet. -18 patients had stem cells injected into one eye. - 9 had wet MD and 9 had dry MD. - No side effects 37 months after injection. - 10 had improved vision, 7 stabilized vision (no further loss). - Untreated eye not affected in any way. - A 75 year old blind rancher now rides horses once again. - Others could now use computers and read watches. Theodore Theodorsen Manhasset

Plaza voters spoke and should also act

e want to thank our residents for their continued support in the election for village trustee. The village experienced higher than typical turnout and that’s a win for grassroots democracy. We value the continued trust you have placed in us. We take the responsibility associated with that trust with the utmost seriousness. We urge all residents and other con-

cerned individuals to stay involved in Plaza government by attending the bimonthly meetings of the Board of Trustees at Village Hall; volunteering for a resident committee; and communicating your concerns and thoughts to us. We pledge to keep the lines of communication open to everyone. Lawrence Katz Gerry Schneiderman Village of Great Neck Plaza trustees

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Leasing treatment plants doesn’t pass sniff test

assau County, desperate for new funding to plug holes in its leaky $2.98 billion budget, is once again proposing the greatest “one shot” source of revenue in its history. Last summer Nassau County gave approval to pay New Jerseybased United Water a contract for $1.14 billion dollars over 20 years to operate its sewage treatment plant. The plan touted savings of $233 million over that same time frame. These savings, which are projected at a little over $11 million a year, or just .38 of one percent of the annual budget, are supposedly from transferring sewage treatment workers to United Water’s payroll. I have yet to see a report from the comptroller quantifying any realized savings even though United Water touts $12 million in savings on its website and the plan was just implemented under three months ago. You can’t promote $12 million in actual savings until the end of the fiscal year. This reminds me how Nassau residents were promised $20 million a year in savings through police precinct consolidation. Those savings never materialized because police overtime skyrocketed and the precinct consolidation was never fully implemented. Now Nassau wants to create a

long-term lease of its massive sewer system to a private firm in return for up to a $1 billion payment. The lease would include Nassau’s three sewage treatment plants, 53 pumping stations and approximately 3,000 miles of sewers. Newsday recently reported, according to Nassau officials, that by committing to a long–term lease of the sewage treatment plant, operating efficiencies and population growth would hold down fee increases and rate hikes would be capped at inflation. This just isn’t true. Nassau County’s population in 2000 was 1,336,000 and today it is about 1,353,000. This is a total increase of just 1.2 percent over 15 years. Where is the population growth going to come from? Every recent demographic study has 18-35 year olds leaving Nassau at an increasing rate. These are the same residents who are counted on to have children and raise families here. Population growth is just not going to happen. With an aging sewer system in desperate need of a complete overhaul how will rate hikes be capped at inflation? Any private company is going to invest money with the anticipation of a reasonable rate of return.

United Water, which already operates the sewage plants, is trying to find every nickel of savings it can. How will a new vendor do an even better job managing the whole system to make it financially worthwhile? Nassau has already privatized its bus system with the promise that it wouldn’t raise fares and improve service; yet, fares have gone up and routes have been cut. Why? Because a private bus company expects to make a profit, and you can’t make money on routes that aren’t full while you need to constantly upgrade equipment. The same thing will happen when the sewer system gets leased. Either short cuts will be taken, like what United Water did by in Gary, Ind., with felony charges of violating the Clean Water Act, or the new private company will petition for higher rates once it gets the contract, like Veolia did with bus fares. In 2012 the county attempted to retain Morgan Stanley to provide council on a similar sewer privatization. This would have given Morgan Stanley an inside track on the fat fees that would have come with privatization. That’s akin to asking a barber if you need a haircut! What should happen is an independent council of public sector ex-

perts should opine on any proposed deal. With proposals due March 27 and an expected decision the following month, I fear a monumentally bad deal will get shoved through. NIFA needs to closely scrutinize any deal before they approve it. If the privatization of Nassau County’s sewer system passes our children will be paying for a bad deal just like what happened with the Shoreham Nuclear Plant, which closed 25 years ago, with approxi-

mately $5.5 billion in debt. We are paying more for Shoreham today, with over $6 billion in debt still outstanding. Do you really believe there won’t be a similar boondoggle with the privatization of the Nassau County sewer system? Nassau leasing the sewer treatment plants doesn’t pass the sniff test. Adam Haber Roslyn

Dog park plan needs support

s you may know, funds are available in this year’s budget for the establishment of dog park facilities in the Town of North Hempstead. In cooperation with TNH Parks and Recreation, local dog owners are establishing a community based organization (CBO) to further the prospects of a dog run in the area. If you or someone you know is interested in a dog run for socializing and exercising your dog, perhaps

in Tully Park, please forward your name, the name of your dog, a telephone number or e-mail where we may reach you to keep you informed as to hearings, meetings etc. to: dogrunatnhp@verizon.net If you are available and willing to participate in this organizing effort please use the above contact information as soon as possible. Mark Klein New Hyde Park Letters Continued on Page 58

Urinary Incontinence: It Doesn’t Have to Rule Your Life

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a very common condition, but many people have trouble discussing it with their doctor because of embarrassment, a lack of knowledge about treatment options and the misconception that it is a “normal” part of aging. Farzeen Firoozi, MD, a urologist specializing in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, part of North Shore-LIJ Health System, discusses what you need to know about this condition. Bladder or urinary incontinence (UI), also known as a loss of bladder control, can have symptoms ranging from mild leaking to uncontrollable wetting. There are several types of UI, including: • Urge incontinence — The inability to hold urine long enough to reach a restroom. It is often found in people who have conditions such as diabetes, stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis, but may be an indication of other diseases or conditions that would also warrant medical attention. • Stress incontinence — Leakage of urine during exercise, coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting heavy objects or other body movements that put pressure on the bladder. This is the most common type of incontinence in younger women. • Functional incontinence — Leakage due to a difficulty reaching a restroom in time because of physical conditions such as arthritis. • Overflow incontinence — Leakage that occurs when the quantity of urine produced exceeds the bladder’s capacity to hold it.

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What you need to know about UI: • 200 million people are affected by UI worldwide. • 1 in 3 Americans age 30 to 70 have experienced bladder control loss, and may be living with symptoms. • 2 in 3 people with UI do not use any treatments to manage their condition. • According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 51 percent of people aged 65 and older living at home reported bladder and/or bowel incontinence. While one-third of American adults think that UI is a normal part of aging that they have to accept, incontinence can be improved or completely cured with proper evaluation and treatment. The Smith Institute for Urology has resources for men and women who want to discuss these symptoms and treatment options with a physician. Our urologists and urogynecologists are at the national forefront for many non-invasive, state-of-the-art procedures to correct incontinence. *paid advertising

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Pressing for end to solitary confinement BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO The Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock’s social justice committee is continuing its initiatives on ending the practice of solitary confinement on Monday with a reading of a play that takes place through the eyes of a prisoner in isolation. The congregation is hosting author Julia Steele Allen for a reading of “Mariposa & the Saint,” which she co-authored with Sara (Mariposa) Fonseca. A discussion and workshop about solitary confinement is set to take place following the reading. “Mariposa & the Saint” was conceived through letters between Allen and Fonseca, who has remained in solitary confinement for more than three years after receiving an initial 15-month sentence in insolation in 2012.

Shelter Rock officials said the play is “urgent, emotional and profound.” The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Congregation officials have requested attendees make a $5 donation. Shelter Rock congregants have supported various initiatives in the last year aimed at raising awareness about solitary confinement and curtailing the practice in New York State. According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, approximately 4,500 prisoners across the state live in solitary confinement. In March 2013, the congregation hosted a roundtable event with three speakers who shared their experiences with solitary confinement, either by being placed in isolation or coping with their loved ones being imprisoned.

That May, congregants joined advocates in Albany to lobby state lawmakers to pass legislation preventing inmates from spending more than 15 consecutive days in isolation and 20 total days within a 60-day period. Congregants in June held a demonstration outside the county Correctional Facility in East Meadow, protesting its incarceration practices. In December, in wake of incidents in Staten Island and Ferguson, Mo., the congregation analyzed allegations of police brutality and the targeted mass incarceration of minorities. Reach reporter Bill San Antonio by e-mail at bsanantonio@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215 and on Twitter @ Bill_SanAntonio. Also follow us on Twitter @theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/ theislandnow.

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DiNapoli to keynote business conference BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

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The speech will come as part of a day of workshops and networking opportunities for business owners with state officials and SUNY staff, to take place at Old Westbury’s Duane L. Jones Recital Hall, college officials said. Old Westbury officials said the event will also spotlight businesses owned by veterans disabled during their service as well as various business certification processes. Purchasing contract opportunities with state agencies and SUNY campuses across Long Island will also be discussed, officials said. The conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration for the event is $40.

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Manhasset Library Friday, March 27 9 a.m. - Exercise with MaryLou* $35 for 14 classes. Detailed flyers with registration instructions are available in the lobby. Location: Community Room 10:15 - 11 a.m. - Jammin’ Jitterbugs (Session I) Contact: Children’s Room. Friday, March 20, 27. Ages 18 months-5 years (with caregiver). Miss Holli and Mr. Tommy lead little ones as they shake, rattle, and roll in a weekly music class! Younger siblings are welcome. In order to accommodate as many families as possible, this class may not be taken simultaneously with A Time for Kids. Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room 11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. Jammin’ Jitterbugs (Session II) Contact: Children’s Room. Friday, March 20, 27. Ages 18 months-5 years (with caregiver). Miss Holli and Mr. Tommy lead little ones as they shake, rattle, and roll in a weekly music class! Younger siblings are welcome. In order to accommodate as many families as possible, this class may not be taken simultaneously with A Time for Kids. Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room 1 - 3 p.m. - Bridge* Flyers available in the lobby. Fee: $75 for 10 two-hour classes. Location: Community Room 3:30 - 6 p.m. - Art Exhibit Takedown Contact: Amy Finkston at amyprint@yahoo.com. Location: Community Room

7 p.m. - Chill Out Yoga with Ashley* $35 for 14 classes. Detailed flyers with registration instructions are available in the lobby. Location: Community Room Saturday, March 28 9 a.m. - 12 pm. - Art Installation: MCC Designing Women Contact: Amy Finkston at AmyArtPrint@yahoo.com. Location: Community Room 3 - 4 p.m. - Eagle Scout Program: TBA Location: Community Room 3 - 4 p.m. Girl Scout Silver Award Project: Book Club In A Box Let’s make reading more fun for kids in 2nd and 3rd grades by forming Book Clubs that are so turn-key that parents can easily manage them. Three Girl Scouts from Troop 565 created a format for the Book Clubs and will do a quick presentation to interested parents and kids on how the Book Clubs run. Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room Sunday, March 29 3 - 4 p.m. - Girl Scout Silver Award Project: Book Club In A Box Let’s make reading more fun for kids in 2nd and 3rd grades by forming Book Clubs that are so turn-key that parents can easily manage them. Three Girl Scouts from Troop 565 created a format for the Book Clubs and will do a quick presentation to interested parents and kids on how the Book Clubs run. Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room

Monday, March 30 9 a.m. - Registration begins today for Storytimes and Mommy & Me Yoga! Registration begins today at 9:00 a.m. for Toytime, Storytime for Tots, PreSchool Storytime, Afterschool Storytime, and Mommy & Me Yoga! When registering, go to the event start date. Note: Registration is done online only, and you will need your library card number. Children will not be able to enroll in Toytime and Mommy & Me Yoga at the same time. - Toytime Ages 6-24 months (with caregiver) 10-11 a.m. Monday, April 13 and 20 - Storytime for Tots Ages 25 months-3½ years (with caregiver) 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Thursday, April 16 and 23 - PreSchool Storytime Ages 3½ -5 years who are not in Kindergarten (with caregiver) 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Monday, April 13 and 20 - AfterSchool Storytime Grades K-2 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Thursday, April 16 and 23 - Mommy & Me Yoga Ages 1 and 2 years (with caregiver) 10:15-11:00 a.m. Monday, April 13, 20, and 27 Location: ONLINE 9 a.m. - YOGA with Beth* Location: Community Room 10:15 - 11 a.m. - Mommy & Me Yoga Contact: Children’s Room. Monday, March 16, 23, 30. Ages 2-3 years (with caregiver). Licensed instructor Beth Lipset will lead children and their caregivers through a series of one-on-one simple yoga poses. Come relax, bond with your child, and have fun! This program

will be held in the Community Room. Registration begins Monday, March 9 at 9 a.m. Register online by scrolling to the Event (under March 16) after 9 a.m. on March 9. Look for the “Register” button. Please note that you will need a library card number. Please note that registration is now only online. Spots will no longer be reserved for in-person registration. Please call or stop by in advance if you need assistance registering. Location: Community Room 6 - 8 p.m. - Evening Office Hours for North Hempstead’s Building Dept. Attend this upcoming session to meet with the Town’s Applicant Advocate and have your questions or concerns addressed regarding your Building Department application. Please bring any relevant information or documentation relating to your Building Dept. Application. Residents who have not yet filed an application and have general questions are also welcome. If you have questions, or for more information, please call 311. Location: Community Room Tuesday, March 31 11 a.m. - EXERCISE with MaryLou* Registration began March 11, 9 a.m., for Manhasset Residents. Call the Circulation Desk, (516) 627-2300, ext. 101, for space availability. Location: Community Room 2 p.m. - Friends of the Library Board Meeting Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room

6 - 9 p.m. - MWCABC Scholarship Committee Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. - League Of Women Voters: Meet The Candidates Night Candidates for the five-year Library Trustee position will be presented to the Community. Location: Community Room Wednesday April 1 9 a.m. - ZUMBA with Alina* Registration began March 12. To register go to first class date March 18, 9 a.m. sharp. Follow directions for registering online. $35 for 14 classes. Detailed flyers with registration instructions are available in the lobby. Location: Community Room 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. League of Women Voters Board Meeting Contact: Judy Jacobsen / Jane Thomas. Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room 7 p.m. - Library Board of Trustees Meeting and Annual Budget Hearing Location: Community Room 7 - 8 p.m. - Tot’s Night Out Contact: Children’s Room. Wednesdays, January 14, February 4, March 4, April 1, and March 6. Ages 18 months - 5 years (with caregiver). Youngsters (with caregiver) will enjoy crafts, movement activities, and songs in this interactive and fun monthly class. Location: 3rd Floor Children’s Room Thursday, April 2 9 a.m. - Yogalates with Carolyn* Registration began March 12. To register go to first

class date March 19, 9 a.m. sharp. Follow directions for registering online. $35 for 14 classes. Detailed flyers with registration instructions are available in the lobby. Location: Community Room 1 - 4 p.m. - Chess for Adults This is a three-hour chess group. Call Howard Horner to join in the game at (516) 365-8565. Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room 2 p.m. - All That Jazz: Broadway Musicals and Jazz with Dr. Kolb: Jazz is difficult to define, but it is a musical style that combines AfricanAmerican, European and American musical forms. The Broadway musical would have been utterly different had it not been for the influx of jazz rhythms and techniques. This presentation will explore the ways in which jazz has shaped Broadway songs and dance over more than a half-century. Location: Community Room 7 p.m. - French Conversation Group* Contact: Vera Ely at veraeli@ optonline.net. Pre-registration is required. Converse with native speakers and strengthen your foreign language skills. Foreign Language Groups meet in the 2nd Floor Conference Room monthly. These are not language lessons, so a basic foundation in the foreign language of your choice is required. Please see flyers in the lobby. Location: 2nd Floor Conference Room

Manhasset Community Calendar STORY-TIME The Dolphin Bookshop & Cafe 299 Main St., Port Washington, hosts Story-time, every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. for children ages 3 and up. No registration is required. REP. ISRAEL BOOK SIGNING On Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m. at Barnes and Noble in Manhasset, 1542 Northern Blvd, Manhasset, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel will have a book signing for his novel “The Global War On Morris.” In “The Global War On Morris,” Israel, has written a novel based on recent history, including the topics of Washington, the War on Terrorm and what the Bush Administration was

really like. WILD AND CRAZY FUN Temple Judea of Manhasset opens its doors to the community Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. for its first annual Adults Only Wild and Crazy Fun Game Night and auction. Members, friends and non-members will be laughing the night away with a professionally run Game Show, Brain Challenge, Simon Says a la Grossingers, wrapped up with a wild auction. Light Dinner, drinks and dessert. Admission $36 per person plus a bottle of red or a bottle of white wine. For more information, please call (516) 6218049 or e-mail templeoffice@temple-judea.com.

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each candidate will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. and be followed by open questions from the audience. The election will follow on Wednesday, April 15, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the library. For additional information, contact LWV Vice President Judy Jacobson at (516) 627-0832. or judyhp@gmail.com.

At 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, the Chancel Choir and soloists of The Congregational Church of Manhasset will present Motets, by Karl Jenkins, MANHASSET LIBRARY one of the most perBOARD CANDIDATES formed living composers FORUM in the world today. Motets The League of Women is a set of intimate and Voters (LWV) of Port spiritually uplifting unacWashington-Manhasset companied choral works is hosting a candidates featuring new pieces and forum for the three canPJC AT THE DOLPHIN arrangements of a selecdidates vying for the one For children of all ages. tion of movements from open seat on the Manhas- Celebrate Passover at The his most popular works. set Library Board of Dolphin Bookshop & Cafe The concert is under the Trustees Tuesday, March 299 Main St., Port Washdirection of Craig Tocher. 31 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. ington, Sunday, March 29 A reception will follow in the Manhasset Library. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 the performance. Free Bill Harvey, Gloria H. Su p.m. Join Rabbi Alyssa admission. The church is and Donald T. O’Brien Mendelson Graf from Port located at 1845 Northern will be competing for the Jewish Center at a holiday Boulevard, Manhasset. seat currently held by Mr. storytime. Handicapped accessible. O’Brien, whose term ends Call (516) 627-4911 for this year. Presentations by FREE CONCERT more information.

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Outsiders by Joyce Kubat

At any Price, a painting by Patricia Chambers

Huntingon’s b. j. spoke gallery recently invited Adrienne Rooney, curatorial assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art, to judge entries received for EXPO 34, the gallery’s annual national competition. The guideline for Rooney was simple: create a winners’ show highlighting quality art, providing space to hang more art. “I did not enter the process looking for something specific, only strong artworks in any medium and of any sensory quality,” Rooney said. “b. j. spoke gallery’s call for entries circulated throughout the United States and thereby brought forth artists not only working with a wide range of mediums but also considering diverse forms and content. I wanted the final group to represent this quality, and, to me, the voices forming this show are indeed rich

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Garden Snail, ceramic sculpture by Sara Desjardins

and specific, coming from several vantages.” The 19 winning artists Adrienne Rooney selected are: Brandon Alumbaugh, Cynthia BickleyGreen, Patricia Chambers, Asma Chaudhary, Sara Desjardins, Mary Dondero, Kindra Hayes, Nayoung Jeong, Nina Jordan, Barbara Kingsley, Joyce Kubat, Adam Kuhn, Veronique Leriche-Fischetti, Hildy Maze, Lowell Miller, Barbara Rubensohn, Stephanie Ryan, Henry Thomas and Erin Zerbe. Kubat and Chambers are represented by paintings in the show. “Art that goes beyond the obvious, that goes beyond copying, that goes to the gut, that says something, excites me,” Kubat said. “The figure has always been my focus, and over the years it’s become a psychological focus, a sometimes uncomfortable focus.

It’s the serious and profound underpinning, relating in some way to the universal humanity common to all of us, that is necessary for me.” “My work is inspired by things that I pass on a daily basis in the small towns and countryside around my home,” added Chambers. “I see lots of interesting landscapes, animals, buildings and homes with many different designs and architecture, and a whole lot of trailer homes I think contemporary art is a reflection of our society, certainly on the precipice of change in culture climates, yet I purposely live in the country not to be influenced by popular styles and movements. My aim is to hold on to my vision thru my art, and to be honest to myself.” Desjardins’ entry is a ceramic sculpture titled “Garden Snail.” “I have a degree in graphic

design. I began sculpture work Oct. 2013- after graduation when my husband got sick,” she said. “It was a way for me to be home with my husband and children and work at the same time. I began with clay which ended up being much too fragile for a house filled with little boys. This led to needle felting. A few YouTube videos later and it feels like exactly what I was meant to do.” Dondero is a photographer who feels “that our experiences, fleeting and often oscillating, leave us with a fragile or a precarious understanding of who we are. This notion inspires me to create and capture images that are intended to imply concepts concerning the ephemeral. What subject better than a flower to express ever-changing realities and impermanence? In this body of work entitled, Cut Flowers, I slice

open, chop or cut each flower, revealing what is concealed from our view. My intent is to stir the viewer’s attention by allowing the hidden interior of the flower to be observed. In spite of that, my fundamental goal is to suggest or challenge the concept of what is considered precious.” Asma’s artworks explore the duality of a domesticated homemaker by physically recreating the home environment. Asma makes every effort to use discarded materials and repurpose them into basic necessities for survival such as shelter, warmth, luminance, sustenance, mobility and intellectual growth. EXPO 34 Winners will be on display at b. j. spoke gallery, 299 Main Street, Huntington, April 2 through April 30. There will be an artists’ reception Saturday, April 11 from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m. Mary Gauthier & David Wilcox Wednesday, April 8, at 2 p.m. Film: American in Paris Friday, April 10, 7 p.m. Imagination Movers Friday, Apr. 17, 8 p.m. Rhiannon Giddens GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m. Furman Film Series: Iris Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m. Furman Film Series: The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Saturday, April 11, 8 p.m. RAEL - The Music of Genesis Thursday, April 23 8 p.m. Steve Winwood Sunday, April 26, 2 & 8 p.m. Miranda Sings NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • http://www.nassaucoliseum. com 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 NYCB THeatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, 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 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue Garden City (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ Sunday, March 29, 3 p.m. Swingtime! Featuring the Jive Aces Tuesday, April 7 through Sunday, April 12 (various times) Hopper: A New Musical

The madison theatre at molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 • http://madisontheatreny.org. Sunday, April 12, 3 p.m. The Gershwin Project Featuring Grammy Award Winner Peter Nero TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m. John Pizzarelli Big Band: The Frank Sinatra Centennial Sunday, March 29, 1 & 3 p.m. Monday, March 30, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m. New York Philharmonic in Very Young People’s Concerts Friday, April 10, 8 p.m. Tango Night Saturday, April 11, 2 p.m. Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live! Saturday, April 11, 2 p.m. Andrea Marcovicci in A Gershwin Valentine Friday, April 17, 8 p.m. Gioacchino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Saturday, April 18, 8:30 p.m. Chris Botti 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. The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny. com 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 Friday, April 3, 8 p.m. Black Label Society Unblackened with Special Guest - Wino Saturday, April 4, 8 p.m. Michael Bolton Tuesday, April 7, 8 p.m. Robby Krieger of The Doors “An Evening of The Doors Greatest Hits” Friday, April 10, 8 p.m. Back to the Eighties Show with...”Jessie’s Girl” 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 Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Joe DeGuardia’s STAR Boxing Presents “Rockin’ Fights 18” Featuring Joe Smith

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to get heart disease than cancer. A study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning found that women who lift weights are less likely to develop heart disease risk factors, such as large waist circumference, high triglycerides, hypertension, and elevated glucose levels. The American Heart Association lists weight training as a healthy form of exercise for those at risk for heart disease. combat back pain: Weight training can help strengthen the core muscles of the abdomen and back, which may help alleviate lower back pain. It’s important to use proper form when lifting weights to avoid exacerbating existing back pain or developing new injuries. Boost mood and combat depression: Lifting weights is not just good for the body, it’s also good for the mind. Women who strength train regularly can improve their feelings of well-being and may be able to reduce episodes of depression. A study from researchers at Harvard University found that 10 weeks of strength training was effective at reducing symptoms of clinical depression. relieve stress: Any form of exercise can help to relieve stress, but according to the 2009 study “Psychological Aspects of Resistance Training,” those who regularly strength train tend to manage stress better and experience fewer adverse reactions to stressful situations than those who do not exercise. Increase energy levels: Lifting weights can boost mind power and provide a long-term energy boost. Working out in the morning can be an especially effective way to maintain high energy levels throughout the day. Women should not shy away from lifting weights. In addition to creating a trimmer, healthier body, resistance training offers many other health benefits.

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Why you should skip crunches (and what to do in their place) to sculpt impressive abs, but they may not be so effective at targeting the inner abdominal muscles that really lead to a strong core. It’s important to do exercises that also will target the transversus abdominus muscles, the innermost flat muscles of the abdomen.

bdominal crunches have long been a staple of many people’s workouts. Crunches have been credited with helping to reduce belly fat and sculpting the perfect midsection.

But sit-ups and crunches have never been the optimal exercises for developing strong abdominals. Each exercise requires more strength from the front of the abdomen than the side oblique muscles. This can cause a strength imbalance that may lead to back problems down the road. According to

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Many people do not adhere to proper form when doing crunches. Performing crunches in an unsafe manner may lead to more than a few sore muscles, as it’s easy to slip a disc in the spine or pull muscles that result in problems that may not show up immediately. Crunches also can reinforce bad habits that can result in poor posture. Crunches may be one way

Several other exercises are more effective at working the core muscles without causing the back strain associated with crunches.

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The PHAROS EX-308 excimer laser creates a concentrated, but painless, beam of ultraviolet light that is delivered to psoriatic plaques through a handpiece that rests directly on the skin. By precisely targeting only specific plaques without exposing healthy skin, the laser safely delivers high-dose treatment for fast clearing and long remission.

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The laser 18 is ideal for treating mild to moderate psoriasis. Traditionally hard-to-treat areas such as knees, elbows, and scalp are easily treated, thanks to the laser’s aiming beam and adjustable spot size handpiece. The targeted high-dose therapy can effectively treat stubborn plaques, even those that have not responded to other treatments. Ask your doctor if laser treatment is right for you.

HOW DOES TREATMENT COMPARE WITH OTHER PSORIASIS TREATMENTS ?

Unlike topical creams, treatment with the laser does not require any daily maintenance. Each patient is unique, but many patients enjoy several months of treatment free remission after completing their laser sessions.

The laser may have fewer shortcomings than many common psoriasis treamtments. Due to the targeted nature of laser therapy, ultraviolet light exposure to the healthy skin in limited. This may reduce the risk of premature skin aging that is often associated with booth phototherapy. There is no thinning of the skin, easy bruising or stretchmarks often caused by steroids, nor any of the systemic side effects caused by some oral medications.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT DURING TREATMENT?

Treatment will take place in your doctor’s office. First, your doctor will determine the best dosage. level for you. then, the doctor will place the handpiece directly on the plaques and apply the laser therapy. You will hear a gentle hum and see a blue colored light from the handpiece tip. Most treatments take only a few minutes.

DOES THE TREATMENT HURT ?

No. Most patients experience no pain or discomfort. a few patients may feel slight warmth shortly after treatment. this warmth is mild and short-lived. No anesthesia is needed.

HOW MANY TREATMENT SESSIONS WILL I NEED?

Your doctor will create a customized course of therapy for you based upon the extent, thickness, and location of the lesions. Many patients enjoy clearing after 10 or fewer sessions.

HOW DO I PREPARE FOR TREATMENT?

No extensive preparation is required for laser therapy. Just ensure that the skin to be treated is clean dry, and free of any make-up, lotion, or creams containing SPF protection.

ARE THERE SIDE EFFECTS ?

the side effects of laser therapy are minimal. Most patients report no side effects. A few patients have reported a mild and short-lived redness at the lesion site. More serious side effects such as blistering and hyper-pigmentation are rare and short-lived.

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See, Zofolk advance to ‘Big Break’ finals B y K aren R ubin The winners of the second semifinal of the Third Annual “Your Big Break” showcase series presented by Love Revolution Org and the Gold Coast Acoustic Cafe at the Gold Coast Arts Center are singer-songwriter See (first place) and the band Zofolk. They will join Annika and Emily Lutz in the finals on Saturday, April 18. See is a 19 year old singer/songwriter from Long Island. This past May she released her debut EP “The Time Thief.” which features seven original songs all written, recorded, mixed, and mastered on her own. She is currently writing and recording for her next EP which will be released in the spring of 2015. Zofolk was formed at Rock-n-Roll University during the spring of 2014 and has performed at venues including the Nassau Coliseum, The Hub in Island Park, Tattoo Lou’s Annual Poker Run and Easter Seals Drive and at The Cradle of Aviation. Zofolk has also performed for Breathe for Britt Foundation which benefits Long Island children and teens affected by cystic fibrosis. The evening’s event also included the band Sir Cadian Rhythm, and singers Jaclyn Manfredi and Samantha Daniels. Winners of “Your Big Break” win prizes intended to give them a leg up in their music career. In addition to performing in front of the judges who are influential in the music industry, the winner gets a chance to open for national acts at major venues like The Space at Westbury/Bruce Michael (judge), recording time at The Loft Sound Studio w/Donnie Klang (who is one of the judges) and Matthew LaPorte (judge) who are offering a one song demo recording to the winner, a feature at Reverbnation.com/Lou Plaia (judge), Online TV streaming opportunities on IndiMusic TV with Chris Pati (judge), musical equipment from All Music Inc and Guy Brogna (judge), mentoring at Five Towns College with Linda

Ingrisano (judge), plus a photo shoot by Image Photographers and Neil Tandy, a video shoot with Kevin Wood Media, a publicity and promotion campaign with Rick Eberle Public Relations, radio appearances on WCWP and WUSB. “All the things you need to get started on your musical journey,” said Rick Eberle, a veteran of Arista Records, member of the band “Iridesense,” an entertainment manager and publicist, and the organizer of the Big Break event. The featured performers for the night, the Brady Brothers - who were accompanied by a large contingent of fans - won notoriety when they were in the first Big Break competition, performing with the band Doink. There is a new twist this year as there will also be mentors assigned to the finalists once they have been chosen after the second semifinal. The mentors will work with the artists to help them hone their craft before performing at the finals. Mentors are Long Island based hit makers Ryan Star (Top 10 Single “Stay a While”, TV on Rockstar Supernova), John Hampson (Nine Days top 5 hit “Story of A Girl”), Ido Zmishlany (current hit for Shawn Mendes “Life of the Party”) and Steve Thompson (producer for John Lennon, Guns N Roses, Madonna, 2014 LIMHOF inductee). An open call for submissions for all musicians age 15 to 25 back in December resulted in more than 1,000 submissions, from which the semifinalists were selected. To be eligible, the performer could not currently have a recording or publishing contract to submit for the showcase events; interested artists must perform with a band or solo with an acoustic guitar or sing to a backing music track. The Gold Coast Arts Center is located at 113 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. For more information about the event, call 516829-2570, visit www.goldcoastarts.org, or email gnacbigbreak@gmail.com

Adelphi to present ‘Swingtime!’ concert Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center will present Swingtime! featuring the internationally renowned Jive Aces, with special guests The Tinseltown Jitterbugs and Hollywood vocalist Makinna Ridgway on Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m. on the Westerman Stage of the Concert Hall, One South Avenue, Garden City. Direct from London, The Jive Aces are known for their superb musicianship, high energy, original songs, and fresh arrangements of swing/jive/R&B classics by such greats as Louis Prima, Cab Calloway, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. Having become the first-ever band to reach the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent in 2012, following up with a performance for Queen Elizabeth as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and performances for the

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Performance to promote autism awareness The Long Island Children’s Museum will kick off Autism Awareness Month with sensory-friendly performances of the Experiential Theater Company’s “The Adventures of Perseus.” Evening performances on Wednesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 2, 2015 (World Autism Day) will be reserved exclusively for families with children on the autism spectrum and with other sensory sensitivities. Performances are made possible with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts. Long Island Children’s Museum Theatre is part of a select group of theaters and organizations across the nation that provides barrier-free theater for families with children on the autism spectrum. The Theater Development Fund (TDF) has been at the vanguard of these efforts since 2011 with dedicated performances of popular productions including “The Lion King,” “Mary Poppins,” “Spiderman” and “Matilda The Musical” on Broadway. This production of “The Adventures of Perseus” follows the guidelines established by TDF’s Autism Theatre Initiative and was developed with input from Linda Eisen, Education Administrator of ACLD (Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities) Kramer Learning Center. In explaining the importance of this initiative, LICM President Suzanne LeBlanc notes, “The LICM Theater plays a vital role in the Museum’s educational mission by developing children’s imagination, improving language skills and bringing history, science

and literature to life.” It is important, she adds, that these experiences … and benefits be accessible to all families on Long Island. “Many families with children on the spectrum have told us they are hesitant to bring their children to any type of theater experience because they risk being judged. We want these families to experience the joy of the performing arts in a setting that is supportive, comfortable and convenient.” What makes a performance sensory-friendly? Lower sound levels, especially for startling or loud sounds Guests are free to talk, leave their seats and move freely during the performance House lights in the theater are left on low throughout the performance Designated Quiet Room adjacent to the Theater Trained staff and volunteers Judgment-free environment, welcoming to all In conjunction with the production, LICM will provide various resources to ensure that families are comfortable to enjoy the production and their trip to the Museum, including: Downloadable Social Script Seat selection Take-home, themed “fidgets” presented in Theater These accommodations and resources were used successfully in 2014 when LICM launched sensory-friendly programming with the presentation of “Aesop’s Fables.”

Production Background: The Adventures of Perseus Originally created at the McCarter Theatre Center, The Adventures of Perseus is a dynamic production that explores the use of puppetry in storytelling while introducing children to characters from Greek legends. The pre- and post-show workshops focus on the forms of puppetry used, including hand and rod, shadow and Bunraku-style puppets and marionettes. Advanced ticketing is suggested and may be purchased online at licm.org/sensory. Tickets are priced at $9 per person ($7 LICM members). The production is recommended for children ages nine and up. About Experiential Theater Company Under the direction of Christopher Parks, the Experiential Theater Company is dedicated to creating high quality theater opportunities for young audiences. While at the McCarter Theatre Center, Parks and some associates pioneered the interactive style which has become its namesake. About the Long Island Children’s Museum The Long Island Children’s Museum invites visitors of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to explore freely, discover their passions, and appreciate the communities and world we share. The 40,000-square-foot museum is a learning laboratory where handson exhibits invite visitors to experiment, examine, and play. The Museum welcomes 250,000 children and adults annually. The private, not-for-profit institution chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, of-

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EXPERIENtial Theater Company takes audience members on a journey through Greek myths when LICM Theater hosts two Sensory-Friendly performances of “The Adventures of Perseus.”

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FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION CLINIC FOR SENIOR CITIZENS The Nassau County Bar Association provides free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. Seniors have the opportunity to meet oneon-one with an attorney who volunteers to provide a half-hour private consultation on any topic of concern. The next Senior Citizen Free Legal Consultation Clinic will be held Tuesday, April 21, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at NCBA, 15th and West Streets, Mineola. This popular free program regularly fills up quickly. Registration is required by calling (516) 747-4070. SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR A free public seminar presented by the Nassau County Bar Association, “What You Need to Know Before You Start Your Small Business,” will be held on Monday, March 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at NCBA, 15th Street on the corner of West Street, Mineola. Seasoned attorneys, bankers and accountants will be on hand to clarify the benefits of various com-

pany formations, what documents are needed and where to file them, and how to raise capital. Leasing space, insurance, payroll and basic employee policies and laws will also be discussed. Speakers include attorneys Reena Gulati of Reena Gulati PLLC, Heather Harrison from Farrell Fritz, Robert Thee from Gettry Marcus, and Bank Business Manager Ken Altman. Co-chairing the program are Deborah Kaminetzky, a West Hempstead attorney, and Michael Schoenberg of Farrell Fritz, Uniondale. Reservations are requested for this free program. Just call the Nassau County Bar Association at (516) 747-4070 or email ckatz@ nassaubar.org

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.

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Downtowns a village’s ‘lifeblood:’ Bos B y A da m L idgett While they take a toll on downtown businesses, malls and online shopping can’t provide the experience offered by downtown shopping districts such as those in the villages of Great Neck and Great Neck Plaza, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said Thursday “Downtowns have this unexplained energy that make people actually want to come there,” Bosworth said to members of the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon at the Inn of Great Neck. “Downtowns are the best indicator of a village climate – they’re the lifeblood of the local economy.” But Great Neck Plaza’s 6.5 percent storefront vacancy rate which officials said is lower than most villages across Long Island - is still a glaring issue within the community, said Hooshang Nematzadeh, Great Neck Chamber of Commerce president and Village of Kings Point trustee. “We have brick and mortar stores competing with Internet

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth receives a certificate of recognition Thursday from the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce sales...it’s an unfair competition,” Nematzadeh said. Changing demographics and high taxes were some of the main causes of the vacancies, he said. In Great Neck, Nematzadeh said, rent is about $20 to $22 per square foot with $9 of that being paid in property taxes. Nematzadeh, who is president of Nemat Homes Inc. and

is currently seeking to build in mixed-used development in the Village of Great Neck Plaza, said the high property taxes impact real estates values and make it more difficult to attract and keep new businesses. He acknowledged though that the Plaza’s vacancy rate would be significantly better if the three vacant storefronts in the building he is seeking to

build at 5-9 Grace Ave. in the Plaza were not counted. The building was the first to be approved under the village’s Business “B” District zoning law, which allows for residential units to be built on top of storefronts or offices. The new zoning is intended to increase business in the Plaza by increasing the number of residents who live there. Bosworth said that even though town taxes represents a relatively small percentage of local property taxes the Town Council did its part by keeping down taxes in the budget it passed in November. The budget calls for households located within a village to see their taxes increase by about 1.03 percent, while residents living in unincorporated areas would see an increase by an average of 1.45 percent. Bosworth said downtown business areas are vital to the character of the villages in which they are located, providing jobs and helping keep money within local villages.

But because all downtowns are different across Long Island, she said, there is no single solution to filling empty storefronts. Bosworth hailed the opening of LaunchPad, a business that allows start-up companies to rent space in an office building, at 3 Grace Ave next year as a step in the right direction toward revitalizing downtown Great Neck . LaunchPad also has sites in Hicksville, Huntington, Mineola and Stony Brook University. “It will improve the odds of start-up success in Great Neck and create 50 new jobs by 2016,” Bosworth said. “It’s exciting to see Great Neck is related to other start-up hotspots.” The company, led by cofounder Andrew Hazen, will occupy parts of the first floor of 3 Grace Ave., as well as the entire basement of the building. Bosworth also touted the collaboration between the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, Great Neck Plaza and the town that led to LaunchPad coming to Great Neck.

Fundraiser set for ailing Herricks student B y J a m es G allo w ay Ty Flood, a Herricks School District fifth grader who a few years ago enjoyed playing baseball and running with friends, will soon be unable to walk. Ty, who remains a devout Yankees fan, suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and to prepare for his wheelchair, his family will need to make major renovations to their home. So on April 1, Memories Bar

and Grill will host a fundraiser to benefit the family of 10-year-old Ty and help pay for the renovations they need to remain in their home. Due to the chronic degenerative disease, Ty, who already uses a wheelchair at school, will soon be entirely wheelchair dependent. Most children with the disorder are in wheelchairs by age 10 to 12. To accommodate the change, the Floods would need to build two bedrooms and a handicap-

Fire cuts power, closes roadway BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO A transmission wire that caught fire along Northern Boulevard and Middle Neck Road in Flower Hill on Friday caused power outages for about 300 PSEG Long Island customers, officials said. A portion of Northern Boulevard in Flower Hill was closed at about 6:10 p.m. in both di-

rections due to the fire and reopened about an hour later, Nassau County Police said. PSEG Long Island spokeswoman Elizabeth Flagler said some customers were without power for up to an hour and 40 minutes, while some had service restored about 10 minutes later. She said heavy snow pulling down on the wire could have contributed to the cause of the fire.

accessible bathroom on the ground floor, make their Williston Park home’s layout more wheelchair-friendly and purchase a vehicle capable of loading a mechanical wheelchair. Without making those changes, and without some financial support to pursue them, the family would need to relocate, said Jen Stanza, an organizer of the fundraiser whose daughters go to the Center Street School with the Floods. “They would have to remove their kids from school. They have their friends here,” Stanza said. “They’re such good-hearted people…they really don’t want to uproot them. Life is hard enough for them.” The fundraiser, which starts at 7 p.m. at Memories Bar and Grill at 121 Hillside Ave., will include raffle baskets, a 50/50 raffle and live music by the band Harpers Ferry. All of the proceeds from the $20 cover at the door go directly to the Flood family. People who are unable to attend the fundraiser may make tax-deductible or direct contributions at www.tyfloodfund.org. More information about Ty and the Floods is also available on the website. “The support we’ve received, everybody jumping on board to

do what they can do to help us out, it’s wonderful,” said Ty’s mother, Beth Flood. “Words can’t describe how me and my husband feel about what they’re doing for us.” Duchenne muscular dystrophy leads to a slow weakening and eventual wasting of the muscles. Symptoms can begin as early as infancy but are generally visible by or before age six. Beth said Ty has a tight-knit group of friends at the Center Street School, many of whom he’s known since kindergarten, when he could run and play baseball. “He has a crew… he has a group of set friends and they all love Ty. He’ll have his friends over and they love hanging out with him. Really nice young boys,” Beth Flood said. “I think it would be devastating for him to leave, to lose friends that he knows.” Though Ty can no longer play Little League - a photograph on the fundraiser website depicts him shagging a ball from the outfield - Beth Flood said he is still an avid sports fan. He especially enjoys rooting for the Islanders and Yankees, for whom his favorite player is the nowretired Derek Jeter. “He probably knows the stats

of every player that’s out there,” she said. “Even on his iPad he follows who’s going to be traded, who’s doing this…sometimes he’s too smart for his own good.” Like many young boys, Ty also enjoys playing video games, she said. The Floods’ two younger daughters also attend Center Street School, and Ty will attend Herricks Middle School next year. Beth, who left her career to care for Ty, said the Herricks School District has been responsive and supportive in accommodating Ty, another reason the family would like to stay in Williston Park. “After our third daughter was born about the same time Ty was diagnosed, it was in the best interest to take care of Ty and his needs that I’ve had to stop working,” Beth said. Timothy Flood, Ty’s father, is a veteran special agent at Homeland Security Investigations, with 26 years of service, according to the fundraiser website. “I love the family - Ty has a special place in my heart,” Stanza said. “They’re always willing to help people who are in crisis and need. They’re good people and I want to see them stay.”

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sCHOOL NEWs

‘Anything Goes’ to hit schreiber High

SCHR EIBER HIGH SCHO OL

“It’s Delightful...It’s Delicious…it’s De-lovely!” That’s what everyone will be singing after seeing the Paul D. Schreiber HS’s production of Cole Porter’s classic 1930’s musical, “Anything Goes.” Romance is in the air on the ocean liner SS American - but it’s far from smooth sailing for the passengers. It’s nonstop laughs on the high seas in this show packed with spectacular dance numbers and many unforgettable songs including “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” “Friendship,” and “It’s De-Lovely.” “Anything Goes” promises to turn back time to the 1930s for an evening of irresistible humor and excitement. Schreiber’s production involves the efforts of more than 100 students and staff and is under the direction of Lauren

Foster-Holzer, with vocal direction by Carly Valentine, orchestral direction by John Meyer, choreography by Floryn Glass, and is produced by Christine Nelson. Featured players in the cast of “Anything Goes” include: Megan Poulos (Reno Sweeney), Wyn Stopford (Billy Crocker), Laynie Calderwood (Hope Harcourt), Jack Fishman (Moonface Martin), Alexandra DeAngelis (Bonnie), Sameer Nanda (Sir Evelyn Oakley), Arielle Waller (Mrs. Harcourt), Max Miranda (Elisha Whitney), Jesse Epstein (Bishop), Christian Hill (Purser), Evan Gilmore (Steward), Jordan Youner (Captain), Jeffrey Lockom (Ching) and Jack Gilsenan (Ling). Featured in the talented ensemble are: Sophia Andreadis, Jake Arlow, Ellie Bain, Daliah Bernstein, Anna Cohen, Cienna Collier, Juliana D’Alessandro, Sarah

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ARTS PRES ENTS

Music & Lyrics by DeMarino, Bridget Doherty, Stefanie Epstein, Carly Feldman, Caitlin Ferris, Peri Goldblatt, Emma Goldman, Julia PORTER Gurlitz, Julia Hayden, Sally Hecht, BOOK BY: Lena Kogan, Amanda Krantz, Jina GUY BOLTON Lay, Sabrina Lorson, Nicole ManasP.G. WODEHOUSE seri, Sarah Mannix, Sydney Morrissey, MARCH 2015 HOWARD LINDSAY Elizabeth Muratore, Tessa Peierls, RUSSEL CROUSE 26, 27, 28 at 7:30pm Shannon Russo, Valentina Scotto, 29 at 2:00pm Una Stopford, Ryan Tawil, Isabelle ADMISSION Verdino, Ariel Waldman, Katrina ADULTS $15 • CHILDR EN (UNDER 18) $10 SENIOR CITIZEN S COMPLIMENTA Wasserman, Kelsey Weisburd, Lily RY FOR MORE INFORMA TION, CALL 767-5480 Welsh, and Allison Winter. Performances will be held on Thursday, March 26 , Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 Perforp.m. and on Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for Adults, $10 for mances will take place at the Paul D. SchChildren (18 and under) & complimen- reiber HS Auditorium, 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington. tary for Senior Citizens.

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Carl Bernstein to talk watergate in Port Carl Bernstein, along with his colleague, Bob Woodward, helped expose the Watergate scandal in the 1970s. Their reporting led to the resignation of an American president and changed the course of the nation’s history. On Tuesday, March 31, at 2 p.m., Bernstein will speak as part of a one-day engagement at The

Amsterdam at Harborside. He’ll share his thoughts on how much of the way news in Washington is covered today can be directly traced back to the Watergate scandal, his and Woodward’s reporting and the way the story impacted the public’s trust of government. “We are honored to have Mr. Bernstein speak here,” said Sam

Guedouar, executive director of The Amsterdam at Harborside. “His contributions to journalism and the public interest are second to none.” Bernstein also worked for ABC News, has written a number of books, covered the first Gulf War for Time Magazine and has written numerous columns, opinion pieces and other works.

“Anytime you have the opportunity to bring in a speaker who is interesting, well known and culturally relevant, you know the event is going to be a success,” said Guedouar. “Mr. Bernstein is all those things and more.” Bernstein is also the author of what is now considered the definitive biography on Hillary

Clinton. The book will be on sale and Bernstein will sign copies if time allows. The event is part of The Amsterdam at Harborside’s Spotlight Series, which features artists and cultural leaders from across the region as a means of promoting thoughtful discussion and interaction.

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communi t y new s

Winter at the Herricks Leisure Club B y D orothy D aly An unrelenting winter engulfed us and became the focus of the lives of the members of the Herricks Leisure Club. We stepped gingerly on icy paths and bundled up against fierce winds and near-zero temperatures. But we were also enchanted by the soft beauty of each round of new fallen snow and the silence of a whitened wonderland. However, we are even more delighted by the approach of spring. As our days defrost, we reflect on the events our club provided despite the inclement weather. Our monthly jaunt to Yonkers Casino was enjoyed on January 14. An informative presentation was afforded us the next day when we were visited by Officers Galvin, Espinosa and Sean McCarthy from the Third Precinct who briefed us on the workings of the Burglary Prevention Service and its response to a rash of recent break-ins. A most exhilarating assembly took place on January 22 when we surprised our Director Frances Kivatisky with a party celebrating her 90th birthday. Accolades and love were showered upon our beloved Coordinator by ninety-eight members and our guests Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Commissioner Kimberly Galante and the Herricks office staff. Kudos to Helene Picchiello and Terry Lanese for arranging a savory turkey box lunch, elaborate pink décor and fabulous birthday cake. A fitting tribute to a special lady! On January 29, Mrs. Kivatisky dubbed the 50 of us who attended despite the snow a “hardy bunch”. President Lillian Ciesluk read a heartfelt thank you note from Frances and Legislative Chairlady Tess Fiorentino remarked that at least we did not lose power during the storm. The ‘blithe spirits” of our group revisited the

Empire Casino on February 4 for a stimulating gaming experience. Another pleasurable session occurred on the fifth when we were treated to a captivating performance by the Center Street students in their musical ode to summer camp. We incurred a “snow day” on February 12 as well as the President’s Day closure on the nineteenth. However, a most convivial outing on Friday the thirteenth took the seniors of our group who were married fifty years to a delectable Valentine luncheon and renewal of vows at Harbor Links sponsored by the Town of North Hempstead. Our return to meetings on February 26 proved to be a joyous occasion. We indulged in a timely and delicious offering of Irish soda bread with all the trimmings prepared by Peg and David Monfort which was followed by jumbo apple turnovers courtesy of Martha Harris. How fortunate we are that our club boasts such generous and thoughtful members. We also heard from our guest, Irene Eng of St. John’s University, who dispersed data on diets. Once again, snow precluded a meeting on March 5 but we rebounded on March 11 with an exciting trip to the Yonkers Casino and on March 12 which featured a catered corned beef and cabbage feast in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. The “wearin o’ the green” and the luck of the Irish prevailed for we were finally blest with a snowless meeting day! We extend our thanks to Tess Firoentino and Marie Rallo for chairing this “top o’ the morning” event. Obviously, the members of the Herricks Leisure Club were able to overcome the challenges of an unrelenting winter and now delight in the prospect of a new season “springing up” in our golden years.

From left: Jeanette Kovalsky, Lillian Ciesluk, Tess Fiorentino, Frances Kivatisky, and Terry Lanese celebrating Mrs. Kivatisky’s birthday.

From left: Coucilman Peter Zuckerman, Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Jeanette Kovalsky, Commissioner Kimberly Galante, Tess Fiorentino, Gia Montalbano and Terry Lanese congratulating Mrs. Kivatisky.

Day trips on tap for spring adult ed program There are many exciting day trips that are available to take this spring in the Roslyn, Herricks and East Williston Adult Education program. The Art Museum Tour Series consists of five day trips and visits some of New York’s world-famous museums and galleries. This semester, we will be visiting the new Whitney Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Morgan Library, Brooklyn Museum and Chelsea Galleries. Join our exceptional guide Lauren A. Kaplan for an enlightening Journey through NY’s art world. The delicious Gourmet Chef Demonstration Series allows you to enjoy a cooking demonstration from a professional chef and then a wonderful, leisurely luncheon. The restaurants we are visiting in the series are The View Grill in Glen Cove on March 31, Pearl East in Manhasset on

April 27, and Matteo’s in Roslyn Heights on May 20. You can sign up for one, two or all three with a discount if you sign up for all three. On the Art & Design in Queens trip on May 1, visit the recently renovated Queens Museum, with its famous Panorama of the City of New York, and the Noguchi Museum, which celebrates the internationally renowned, Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi and exhibits top examples of his life’s work. Our guides are Franklin Perrell, formerly curator of the Nassau County Museum, and Debbie Wells. This season’s theater trip is to the first Broadway revival in 20 years of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, “The King and I.” Starring 5-time Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara and acclaimed international film and theater star Ken Watanabe in an all new production at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center on Tuesday eve-

ning, May 12. The Food & Fame Tour, a combination food and history tour with New York City expert tour guide Art Zuckerman, will take us to alternatingly fascinating and delicious stops in the Bronx and Westchester. Visit the Hall of Fame for Great Americans and Gould Memorial Library, both designed by Stanford White. The edible portion of our tour will include a “backstage” visit to an Indian restaurant, City Island for lunch and the Culinary School at Monroe College for a behind-the-scenes look at how great meals are prepared. Orchestra seats are available for one of American Ballet Theater’s signature productions, “Romeo & Juliet,” at Lincoln Center. Offered in cooperation with Sid Jacobson JCC, this show is available for the member’s price to all residents of our three Adult Education communities. For this matinee on June 17, you must call

the JCC at 484-1545. Residents of the Roslyn School District, East Williston School District and Herricks School District pay the resident rate for course offerings and trips. Details are in the catalog. Register early as trips have limited enrollment. Registration forms can be sent via mail or fax. In-person registration is between 10am-3pm on weekdays. Instructions are on the form. A $5 registration fee must be included. (Registrations will not be taken over the phone.) The Adult Education office is in the Roslyn Public Schools Annex at 440 Round Hill Road, next door to Roslyn High School and across the street from the East Hills School (in the St. Mary’s building). For information, call 801-5091 or visit us on line at: www.roslynschools. org and click on Community and then on Adult Education.

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BIERWIRTH HONORED

Dr. John E. Bierwirth, retiring superintendant of the Herricks School District was honored at the 19th Annual Dinner Dance of the Herricks Community Fund “for his dedication and commitment to the residents and students of the Herricks district.” Bierwirth has been superintendant for 13 years and has been a staunch supportor of the Herricks Community Fund. Pictured: Bierwirth (center) with Paul Ehrbar and Iona Davis, co-presidents of the Herricks Community Fund.

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Herricks’ Mak to perfom at festival The Herricks High School Music Department announced that Veronica Mak will perform at the Eastern Division Honors Festival held in Providence, RI. The event, held from April 9 – 12, is sponsored by the National Association for Music Education. Mak will be among 150 students selected from school music programs across the state. Students will rehearse and perform with renowned conductors of the All National Concert Band (Hofstra University’s Dr. Peter Boonshaft); All National Orchestra (New York Philharmonic Staff Conductor Miriam Burns); All National Mixed Choir (Temple University’s Dr. Rollo Dilworth) or All National Jazz Band (Michigan State University’s Rodney Whitaker). “This is a wonderful opportunity for our students,’’ said Louise O’Hanlon, Herricks High School choral director. “We are very proud of Veronica, who will learn collaboratively with other musicians from schools outside of New York. Veronica is an out-

standing musician and the experience she will get by working with renown master conductors is a great opportunity.” “I am extremely honored to be a part of this year’s NAfME All Eastern Mixed Chorus,” Mak shared. “It’s so crazy to believe that this opportunity is now a reality to me. I cannot wait to share this once in a lifetime experience with such talented musicians in April.”

Veronica Mak

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Row for Autism slated for April 18 The Fourth Annual Row for Autism Regatta will be held on Saturday, April 18, at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. Spectators are invited to attend this free event to cheer on local rowing teams and adaptive rowers as they raise awareness and money for autism. The event is sponsored by U.S. Rowing and attracts teams from throughout New York and nearby states. Last year alone, over $15,000 was raised. The Regatta will be hosted by the Town of North Hempstead in partnership with Friends of Port Rowing. “The Town of North Hempstead is proud to be partnering with Port Rowing for this outstanding event,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “The regatta provides a fun and exciting way for the teams to gather together in an effort to raise money and awareness for autism.” “The growing success of the Row for Autism regatta, now in

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, rowers and Port Rowing officials at last year’s Row for Autism. its 4th year, is a testament to the enthusiasm and willingness of the Port Washington community and the Town of North Hempstead to support a great cause,” Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio said. “The Friends of Port Rowing are to be commended for

their support of adaptive rowing, which also benefits from this event.” The event, which will begin at 8 a.m., started three years ago with the goal of combining two interests: the love of rowing, and the need to raise aware-

ness about the growing number of children with autism. New this year, students from “Bach to Rock”, a music school based in Port Washington, will perform during a halftime show. On the day of the event, the Town’s website will also have a

live streaming video of the finish line as the rowers cross over. It will be available at: www.northhempsteadny.gov. Twenty-five percent of all money raised will be donated to Autism Speaks of Long Island and The Nicholas Center for Autism & Spectrum Designs Foundation. The remaining proceeds will be going towards the purchase of adaptive rowing equipment, which allows a disabled teenager to be paired with a typical peer mentor. Residents can donate in person at the event, or online at www.PortRowing.com. In addition to competitive races, onlookers can enjoy all the amenities at North Hempstead Beach Park, as well as an on-land and on-the-water “Learn to Row” station, among other event features. Teams can find more information on registration by visiting www.PortRowing.com. The deadline to register is April 12. For more information, please call 311.

FCA conference to focus on safeguarding seniors Family & Children’s Association, Long Island’s leading human service agency, is conducting a conference for first responders, emergency personnel, healthcare professionals, senior citizens and their caregivers entitled “Safeguarding Seniors When Disaster Strikes.” The conference, sponsored by PSE&G and free to attendees, will be held on April 22 at the Holiday Inn Westbury, 369 Old Country Road, Carle Place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will focus on identifying and responding to the special needs of senior citizens during large-scale disaster or emergency events. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Tom Demaria, an expert in psychological trauma response and founder of the trauma response team at LI University. Three breakout sessions will be conducted including: Project Light: What have we learned from Hurricane Sandy? The Nassau County Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research will present its cutting edge research on the psychological impact of Hurricane Sandy and how this information can inform current intervention and future emergency preparedness efforts.

A major goal of this study is to inform first responders of the findings to help them better understand the impact of disasters on mental health and well being. Speaking on this topic will be Rebecca M. Schwartz, associate professor, Department of Population Health, Hofstra North Shore/LIJ School of Medicine and Samantha Kerath, administrative manager for Research, North Shore/LIJ Health Service. Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed In this workshop David Zaitlin, recovery director of Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, will focus on how to be prepared in a disaster, what measures to take in advance and during a disaster to reduce the risks to one’s safety. Being prepared reduces anxiety, increases control and reduces the feeling of being overwhelmed when faced with the unexpected. Donna Reed, director of Long term Care from Nassau County Department of Health and Human Services will discuss her department’s role during a disaster. Treatments for Traumatized Seniors Increasingly, psychological traumatization of senior citizens has become an all too common phenomenon. Professionals, from a variety disciplines, are

faced with becoming “first responders” for traumatized senior citizens. As such, it is crucial for these professionals to be aware of research-supported (i.e. evidence-based) treatments for trauma. This workshop, conducted by Dr. Robert Cavera a doctoral student at Hofstra University’s Child and Family Trauma Institute, will focus on teaching the signs and symptoms of trauma in seniors, as well as exploring the current state of trauma treatment. Emphasis will be placed on practical strat-

egies and interventions that can be employed by professionals in various community settings. “We serve nearly 9000 seniors each year giving us insight into the special needs of this population during a crisis; we’re bringing Long Island’s seniors, their caregivers, healthcare and emergency professionals together to ensure those needs are met should Long Island experience an environmental disaster,” said Family & Children’s Association President/CEO Jeffrey L. Reynolds. “We’re very grateful to our

sponsor PSE&G and supporters United Lifeline, Guildnet, Agewell, Parker Jewish Institute, EAC and Long Island University for their contributions toward making this event possible.” Registration is required and space is limited; anyone interested in attending must register by April 15 by emailing: dlent@ familyandchildrens.org or phoning (516) 292-1300, ext. 2223. For more information on this event and Family & Children’s Association, please visit www. FamilyandChildrens.org

VSA to hold mobile office hours

The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency (VSA) will host monthly mobile office hours at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Frank P. Curry Jr. Post 2718, located at 68 Lincoln Road in Franklin Square. Veteran counselors will be at the VFW on the second Thursday of each month from 12 to 3:30 p.m. starting April 9. “My administration is committed to providing a better life for our veterans,” Mangano said. “The level of assistance our Nassau County Veterans Service Agency provides has resulted in our hometown heroes receiving an unprecedented level of financial assistance. I urge all

veterans to contact the Veterans Service Agency to ensure they are receiving all of the benefits they are entitled to, as well as to receive information on upcoming workshops, job fairs, stand downs and housing opportunities. If you serve, you deserve!” The Nassau County VSA advocates for veterans and their dependents with the U.S. Veterans Administration, as well as New York State and County agencies by informing them of programs and ensuring they receive all their benefits; assisting with their financial and economic issues; and expanding public awareness of veteran issues. Any veteran who is coping

with a military service related injury or illness, including PTSD and Agent Orange, may be eligible to receive a monthly cash benefit. In addition, veteranvolunteers provide free transportation for fellow veterans to the Northport Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital, as well as to clinics in East Meadow, Hicksville and Valley Stream. For more information, veterans should visit the Nassau County VSA, located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, Building “Q” in East Meadow (along the entrance road of Nassau University Medical Center). To contact the VSA by phone, please call (516) 572-6565.

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COMMUNIty NEWs

Sethna tapped for medical school position

dr. Christine Sethna

Dr. Christine Sethna has been named division director of pediatric nephrology in the Department of Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, part of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. “Since joining Cohen in 2008, Dr. Sethna has served our patients with compassion and excellence,” said Dr. Charles Schleien, senior vice president and executive director of pediatrics at Cohen. “We are delighted that she continues to share her expertise and knowledge with all of us here at the hospital.” Dr. Sethna joined the hospital as director of its End Stage Kidney Disease Program and as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ

School of Medicine. With clinical and research interests in hypertension and cardiovascular outcomes in kidney disease, Dr. Sethna received her bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education before earning her medical degree SUNY Downstate School of Medicine in Brooklyn. She completed her post-graduate training in pediatrics and pediatric nephrology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. As part of her fellowship training, she received a professional certificate in biostatistics and epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania.

She serves as the local principal investigator for several multicenter trials of kidney diseases, including the National Institutes of Health-sponsored NEPTUNE and CureGN studies on nephrotic syndrome. In addition, she is the director of resident scholarly activity for the GME program at Cohen and a member of the North Shore-LIJ Institutional Review Board. Dr. Sethna is an active member of numerous professional and scientific societies, including the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology and the American Society of Nephrology. She is also the section editor of nephrology for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Grand Rounds.

Adelphi U. to host free ‘learning’ lecture Dr. Barbara Oakley, professor of engineering at Oakland University in Michigan, will give a lecture entitled “Learning How to Learn” at Adelphi University on Tuesday, March 31 at 6 p.m. in the Thomas Dixon Lovely Ballroom in the Ruth S. Harley University Center at 1 South Ave., Garden City. This lecture is the third annual lecture in the Ruth S. Ammon Endowed Lecture in Education series. It is free and open to the public. Prior to becoming a professor of engineering, Dr. Oakley had a wide range of work experiences, from serving as a Russian translator with the U.S. Army to operating radio systems at the South Pole.

She has published numerous books, her most recent is called “A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)” is a New York Times bestseller. Dr. Oakley is one of two instructors of the world’s largest open online learning course, called Learning How to Learn, through the University of California, San Diego. The self-paced course provides students with practical techniques to help in test-taking, memorization and avoiding procrastination. It draws from multiple disciplines to provide a cohesive view of how the brain learns. For more information on the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, visit education.adelphi.edu.

STUDENTS VISIT CA PITOL

Nassau BOCES students traveled to the New York State Capitol in Albany to ask legislators for continued support for the programs that helped them change their lives or pursue their dreams. Board Members and administrators also accompanied the students including Herricks UFSD Owen Curtin, (Carpentry) and Jamie Christodoulou (Cosmotology) both attending Nassau BOCES Barry Tech.

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Angel Ball to honor three The Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, Inc. announced this week the 28th Anniversary Angel Ball Honoree Humanitarian Award recipient is Tara E. Conner, former Miss USA. Conner was crowned Miss USA in 2006. During December of that year, she entered the Caron Treatment Center and completed 30 days of treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. She has since celebrated eight years of sobriety. Conner hopes to raise awareness that addiction is a disease and that many people go on to lead a healthy, productive life in recovery. She especially wants educators, families and professionals to know that sobriety at an early age is achievable and that it greatly enhances life’s possibilities. “It’s so important to understand that addiction is a family disease,” said Conner. “I experienced this firsthand within my own family. But I’ve also learned that through treatment and recovery you can break the cycle.” Debi Gade, producer at News

12 and author of the “Heroin Diaries” series, is this year’s Founder Award recipient. Gade’s chronicle about heroin usage has raised awareness about this crisis on Long Island. Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds, president & CEO of Family and Children’s Association, and former executive director of LICADD, will receive the Leadership Award for his dedicated leadership in the field of addiction. This year’s theme “Celebrating the Miracle of Recovery” embodies our honoree’s spirit and sense of purpose sharing with others and advocating for those whose lives have been impacted by addiction. LICADD will mark 59 years of service to the Long Island community with the 28th Anniversary Angel Ball May 4, at the Garden City Hotel, featuring the sensational sound of the Joel Sikowitz Swing Orchestra. The event preparations begin on March 3, at the Angel Ball Kick-Off Celebration, held at Kellenberg Memorial High School and hosted by Rev. Philip Eichner, S.M.

For 28 years, this annual event has brought together parents, educators and leaders in government, law enforcement, and the treatment field in support of LICADD’s programs. LICADD’s Angel Ball is one of the nonprofit organization’s key fundraising events and organizers hope to raise more than $260,000 through sponsorships, ticket sales and onsite auctions/ raffles. Tickets to this year’s Angel Ball are $500 and are available online or via phone at (516) 747-2606. With offices in Mineola, Ronkonkoma and Riverhead, LICADD conducts screenings, brief interventions, referrals to treatment and relapse prevention services to individuals and families impacted by substance abuse. The agency also conducts evidence-based prevention programs, community outreach initiatives, a mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents and advocates public policy. More information about LICADD and Angel Ball 2015 is available online at www.licadd. org or on Facebook.

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Schimel doles out valentines to veterans State Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel hit the road on Valentine’s Day to deliver handmade Valentines and assorted toiletries to veterans at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook and the Northport

VA Medical Center. The district-wide effort, headed by Schimel, enlisted public and parochial schools, girl scouts and boy scouts, as well as businesses and private citizens, to create homemade valentines

and contribute needed items such as personal care products, outerwear, and electronics to residents at both facilities. “For the past eight years, residents in our community have shown their appreciation for the

1) Assemblywoman Michelle 1 Schimel and interns Freda Zurita from Great Neck and Aansh Shah from Roslyn help sort the handmade Valentines and donated toiletries 2) The Port Washington Association Girl Scouts made valentines and collected toiletries for the veterans 3) Tyler Wolf, student from Roslyn High School, brought in cards and 3 supplies for the veterans, donated by Students for Social Responsibility 4) Ladislaus and his wife Jane have been married for 69 years. Mr. Malek is a WW11 Veteran and a former prisoner of war. The happy couple is pictured with Assenblywoman Michelle Schimel 2 and Sandy Portnoy, director of constituent services 5) At Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook from left to right: Joseph Lapietra deputy executive director, Michael Geronimo US Navy Veteran WWII, Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, Howard Extract US Army Veteran WWII (her dad), Joe Ingino Vietnam Veteran of America, Chapter 82 and Julian Oleaga US Army Veteran WWII 6) Assemblywoman Schimel hands out valentine cards to residents at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook including William Greening US Army Veteran WW II. 7) Assemblywoman Schimel spoke with the scouts and leaders of Troop 10 in Great Neck about her Valentines for Vets program

K A P L A N T O A P P E A R O N PAT V FOR PERSIAN NEW YEAR

Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan recently recorded an interview with Yafa Soleimani, the host and producer of Mah Va Shoma TV on Public Access Television. Kaplan’s interview will be aired on Friday, March 20 as part of the network’s Persian New Year show from 6:45 to 11 p.m. on Channel 20 for Cablevision customers, Channel 30 for Verizon customers or on www.PATV.org/ livestream.

sacrifices that our veterans have made for us by sending valentines and donating items,” said Schimel, a member of the Assembly’s Veterans Affairs Committee. “I thank the community for generously opening their

hearts and showing our veterans that they have not been forgotten.” The Padre Pio knitting group from St. Brigid Church also contributed and sent handmade lap blankets, hats and scarves.

Grant to help support LICADD tech, website The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD) received a $5,000 grant from New York Community Bank Foundation to support technology and website enhancements. With the heroin and opiate crisis raging, the demand for LICADD’s services has increased exponentially. Significant price drops in the street price of heroin on Long Island, have increased the number of young people who are using the drug. Calls to LICADD’s hotlines and requests for services mirror these increasing trends and beyond the sheer rise in numbers of young people and their families seeking heroin addiction treatment services, the rapid progression from snorting to injecting the drug is startling and obviously increases the potential health consequences for users. Funding from the New York Community Bank Foundation will go toward expanding our technology needs and en-

hancing LICADD’s website. “We are so grateful to New York Community Bank Foundation for supporting LICADD’s technology needs to keep up with the growing demand for our services.” 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 and parent education workshops to help Long Islanders struggling with the effects of addiction. Through our Open Arms, EAP Program, LICADD has provided targeted solution-focused support to companies all along the East Coast, serving over 60,000 employees and their families. For more information please call (516) 747-2606 or visit www.licadd.org.

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G.N. railroad bridge to close for repairs B y A da m L idgett The Long Island Rail Road will close the Colonial Road Bridge on Monday so contractors can begin the $24.9 million project to replace the 115 yearold bridge. The bridge will be closed for about a year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a statement. The replacement of the bridge is part of a larger project in the Village of Thomaston that includes improved drainage at track level, landscaping and the extension of an existing pocket track used to turn trains around.

“The improvements will not only provide the community with a safer bridge, the extended pocket track will enable the LIRR to turn trains faster and provide better rush hour service from Great Neck and stations west of Great Neck on the busy Port Washington Branch,” LIRR President Patrick Nowkowski said in a statement. The MTA has said the replacement of the bridge is essential to the East Side Access project, which will bring the LIRR straight into Grand Central Station in Manhattan. The project, which the MTA says is still about seven years away, will cut

the travel time of commuters who work on Manhattan’s east side by 20 to 30 minutes when completed. The MTA has said they will work with local municipalities along the LIRR line to expand parking, but that it is up to the municipality to determine if they want help. “Despite the inconvenience of the closing of Colonial Road to vehicular traffic, the need for infrastructure improvement, especially bridge reconstruction, is critical to the safety of a community,” state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) said in a statement. “As bridges

across the nation are deteriorating and not meeting safety standards because of lack of funding, the Colonial Road Improvement Project stands apart. There will be a new state-of-the-art bridge, improvements to drainage problems, and better LIRR train service from Great Neck.” The project is scheduled to be done by the end of 2018. Most of the work will be done on weekdays but some work will be done overnight the weekend of June 19 through the 22, the MTA said in a statement, to demolish the bridge and during two unspecified weekends in the fall for the installation of the

new bridge. “While the closing of the bridge and the construction will impact our village and disturb our residents, we look forward to continuing the dialog with the LIRR to perform the work as quickly as possible, minimizing the disturbance to our community and for the LIRR to continue to be responsive to the needs of our residents and the Village,” Village of Thomaston Mayor Steve Weinberg said. “We look forward to the new bridge which will be a major improvement in the transportation infrastructure that goes through our village.”

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County Medical Marvels program tackles mental health seeking volunteers The Nassau County Department of Health is seeking volunteers to take part in a public health emergency preparedness Point of Dispensing (POD) exercise on Wednesday, April 22 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at LIU Post, Pratt Recreation Center, 720 Northern Blvd. Brookville. The mission of this exercise is to test the Department’s operational plans for mass distribution of medications during a public health emergency. This exercise also seeks to familiarize the public with a POD and the important role of public health emergency preparedness in protecting the public from events such as a large-scale disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack. Interested volunteers may pre-register at www.health.state. ny.us/go2clinic or obtain additional information by contacting the Nassau County Department of Health, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness at (516) 227-9652.

In its third year, the North Shore-LIJ Health System Medical Marvels program had more than 200 Long Island students from 24 schools who presented mental health solutions for various issues teenagers face. Awards were given for research papers on March 13 at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. The first place winners, one of Jericho High School’s teams, won $1,800; Commack High School’s second place team received $1,000 and Comsewogue High School’s third place team got $500. Additional prizes were given for presentations. “This whole process – from researching a topic to presenting a poster to professionals, and working as a team – is educational for the students and provides them with an invaluable experience,” said Cheryl Davidson, director of the North Shore-LIJ Center for Workforce Readiness. “We appreciate all the hard work and schools’ participation in this year’s competition and look forward to next year.” The Medical Marvels program was created by the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and North Shore-LIJ Health System’s Center for Workforce Readiness in 2013. Students from Nassau and Suffolk County New York State-accredited schools participate in teams of between three and six students. Schools can have a maximum of two teams. This year’s program doubled compared to last year and workshops and presentations enhanced the educational

The 2015 North Shore-LIJ Medical Marvels first place team from Jericho High School with Joseph Moscola, chief human resources officer for the North Shore-LIJ Health System. experience. Participating high school this year included: Baldwin High School, East Islip High School, The Wheatley School, John Glenn High School, Farmingdale High School, Hauppauge High School, Hicksville Public Schools, John F. Kennedy High School, Lindenhurst High School, Gen. Douglas MacArthur High School, Mass-

apequa High School, Mineola High School, New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Sacred Heart Academy, Schreiber High School, Syosset Hospital and Walt Whitman High School. For more information about the Medical Marvels program, contact Cheryl Davidson at (516) 472-6071.

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Haggerty elected mayor of Munsey Park Continued from Page 1 residents for their support, especially those who took the time to come down and vote.” It is unclear whether DeMento will now serve in the village’s deputy mayor role. The board’s next meeting is April 15, in which it plans to introduce its 2015-16 budget. DeMento, Haggerty and Hance each unseated long-term incumbents with their election to the village board in 2013. Trustees Brian Herrington and Jay Beber were elected to full terms on the Flower Hill village boards, having been appointed to serve in the last six months following the resignations of former Deputy Mayor Tab Hauser and Trustee Eileen Mills. Herrington and Beber each received 41 votes, while Deputy

Mayor Robert McNamara was elected to his second term on the board with 42 votes. “I am very excited and grateful the voters in Flower Hill gave me this opportunity,” Herrington said in an e-mail. “I am looking forward to working with the mayor and fellow trustees on the upcoming budget, environmental issues, and our other strategic priorities.” Herrington was appointed to the board in November to serve the remainder of the term vacated by former Deputy Mayor Tab Hauser, who resigned from the village board in June after moving to Glen Cove. Beber joined the board in December to fill the trustee position vacated by Eileen Mills, who resigned in November due to family issues. McNamara was first elected

Frank DeMento in 2013 and was previously the chairman of the village’s finance committee. He was appointed deputy mayor in December. In Plandome Heights, trustee candidate Gus Panopoulos was elected to succeed the departed

Village of Plandome incumbents Mayor M. Lloyd Williams (35 votes) and trustees Katie Saville (38) and Donald Richardson (39) won additional twoyear terms. In the Village of Plandome Manor, appointed Trustee James Baydar won a full term on the board with 26 votes, while longtime Mayor Barbara Donno (23) and Trustee Matthew Clinton (22) won re-election. Village Justice Saul Kobrick was reelected with 23 votes. Baydar, a former member of the village’s zoning and planning Sean Haggerty boards, was appointed to the Laurence Bourguet, who did not board in September to fill the seek another term to office. rest of the term of former Trustee Panopoulos received 49 Irwin Klein, who resigned in July votes, while trustees Daniel and moved out of the village. Cataldo (50) and Norman Taylor None of the positions are (45) won another term on the salaried. Each is for two years. board.

Library candidates to meet in election forum Continued from Page 1 Lakeville Water and Fire District commissioner and member of the American Legion Post 304. “I ask Manhasset residents to re-elect me as a Manhasset Public Library trustee so that I can continue to make a contribution and work with Library Director Maggie Gough and the four other members of the library board during this era,” he added. Harvey, a six-year Munsey Park resident, said in his biography that he hopes to utilize best practices and the lessons he’s learned in his real estate career in assisting the library in “reaching its full potential,” primarily by ensuring the stability of the library’s physical structure and continuing its digital initiatives as technology evolves. He has worked in commercial real estate for more than 20 years, and helped broker a deal with the New York Genome, Inc.,

a consortium of hospitals and universities, for its Manhattan headquarters. The Georgetown University alumnus also represented the Big East Athletic Conference relocate its headquarters from Providence, R.I. to New York City. “In a time of fiscal austerity, prudent financial management requires that we must also decide how to properly allocate resources for both current users and also for the generations to come,” Harvey said. Harvey is a longtime member of the Cristo Rey New York High School advisory committee, responsible for fundraising and corporate outreach. Su, a Manhasset resident since 2003, is an associate professor at Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan whose research focuses on pancreatic cancer and head and neck malignancies, according

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to a biography submitted to the League of Women Voters. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, her Ph.D. in immunology from the University of Chicago and completed postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University. Her responsibilities at Co-

lumbia include providing a vision and research direction, overseeing finances and budgets and managing staff. Efforts to reach Su for comment were unavailing. According to her biography, Su is knowledgeable about creating consensus among differing opinions. She has worked with sev-

Gloria Su eral local organizations, including the Shelter Rock Elementary School Decision Making Team, the Manhasset School District’s Citizens Advisory Committee for Finance, the Chinese American Association of North Hempstead and the Manhasset School Community Association’s Education Committee.

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READERS WRITE

A thank you for special medical care

t this time I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and the entire urology staff at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset, where I was operated on for an aggressive prostate cancer on March 12. Now I would also like to thank Dr. Gary Goldberg of Advanced Urology of Manhasset for his saving hands. He operated with the aid of a

robot know as, “Da Vinci.” I have jokingly called him Mr. Roboto and as Robby the Robot. As you might notice I’m a long time sci-fi fan. I have also believed that yesterdays science fiction is today’s reality. I had an aggressive prostate cancer and was very nervous about the outcome It was a good thing I had gotten tested last year.

Now there is a test known as the PSA and can save lives. This year there is an expected 30,000 men will die of this disease and this disease is curable when caught early. Meanwhile let me give a shout out to nurses Carolyn, Zerena and Rose who aided in my recovery process and took me a step in the right direction. Their help was a mixture of help, concern, good humor and

a polite disposition. As a patient I tried not to be a pain knowing they had patients who were far sicker than myself. These nurses work hard and try to help the many that are under their care. I even found a man who would cleaned the bathrooms and the room and we talked and he showed concern on how I was feeling. When I was discharged he

wished me the best and that my healing would go well. As time goes on I will think of my stay at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset as being God sent. Now for that I say to all that helped me,” Kudos ! “ for the caring and doing all you could do for me. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

Hempstead supervisor’s costly self-promotion

ear Supervisor Murray: I am writing regarding the Town of Hempstead’s new “No Peddlers” signage. It is important for residents to understand that it prohibits the door-to-door salesmen from encroaching upon time with my family, but does nothing to prevent politicians or religious organizations from knocking on my door, or charitable organizations from selling candy or cookies.

In the 10 years I’ve lived in Merrick, never once has an Avon lady or Fuller Brush man come to my door. Gone are the days when vacuum cleaner or encyclopedia salesmen knocked on our doors, selling their wares. So from whom are these “feel good” signs meant to protect us? The larger issue is that these signs have your name on them. This is just another one of Hempstead’s unabashed campaigns to

keep you in office in perpetuity. We cannot drive a half mile in the town without seeing a sign with the Kate Murray name on it. Nearly every week we get a mailing with your face on it. We cannot watch TV for an hour without hearing “Thank you Kate Murray” for this or for that. I find these invasions into my private home much more intrusive than the door-to-door salesman that hasn’t occasioned my door in 30 years.

The millions of tax dollars that we hand to the Town of Hempstead year after year to keep your name and the town board’s names on our street signs, in the mailings that wind up on our kitchen table every week; and the television ads that appear way too often in our homes; could be used to fix our roads. If the true intention of this “No Peddler” signage is as altruistic as the town portrays it to be, then the Kate Murray name

should be taken off the signage so it does not give the appearance of being political. This is America. And in this country, we have the right to “support” or “not support” a candidate for public office. Our tax dollars should not be spent on political signage to bring a candidate’s name into our homes and on our windows. Audrey Ciuffo Merrick

City Dems looking to score Letter-writer, paper points plucking chicken eatery wrong on author

ow refreshing to hear that the owners of “Chick-Fil-A” plan on opening up their first store in New York City at 37th Street and 6th Avenue in midtown Manhattan later this year. Thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters from Great Neck, New Hyde Park, Herricks, Williston Park, Albertson, Mineola, Manhasset, Roslyn along with other communities in Nassau and Suffolk County who travel to and from Penn Station and or shop in Herald Square will be able to sample some of the best chicken in America. Chick-Fil-A has long-term plans for opening up to 200 stores in the five boroughs of New York City. Hopefully they will also come to Long Island as well. Chick-Fil-A will provide gainful employment to construction contractors and their employees building each local store. Once open, Chick-Fil-A will provide gainful employment to

cooks, cashiers and those who deliver daily food supplies. Don’t forget that they provide a good quality product at reasonable prices for many New Yorkers. Now watch how New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James and New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito will attempt to score political points with their liberal friends by opposing Chick-fil-A expanding into the New York City market. All should worry about more important issues such as future budget shortfalls, growing long-term debt, education, environmental, safety and unemployment along with delivery of essential municipal services. How disappointing to see this collection of “politically correct” progressive liberals throwing their lot in with political extremists on the right who use the threat of boycotts to impose their

moral values on others. If you don’t like the politics of Chick-Fil-A, don’t eat there. Don’t deny the civil liberties of others who might prefer Chick-Fil-A. In America, under the free enterprise system, this is called freedom of choice. Entrepreneurs like the owners of Chick-Fil-A have continued to create new employment opportunities without the assistance of federally-funded taxpayers’ stimulus dollars from Uncle Sam. Remember that New York City still faces a 6 percent unemployment rate with another 6 percent who have just given up looking. These people are our neighbors who work long hours, pay taxes and provide local employment. True tolerance means accepting those with different values than your own.

magine my surprise as I read a letter to the editor in the March 20, 2015 edition of the Great Neck News in which the author blasted me for writing the editorial column entitled, Village of GNP Election. He certainly took me to task. However, one small detail: I did not write the column nor have I ever worked for the G.N. News. The actual writer was the incomparable, never wishy-washy Karen Rubin who does sometimes tootle around town on a bike. It is a puzzle that the letter was published. I understand the News honors freedom of speech and publishes all letters sent their way, but doesn’t anybody at the paper actually read those letters? Or read your own columnists? How could such a blatant, factual error have been carelessLarry Penner ly overlooked? As Daniel MoyniGreat Neck han said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to

his own facts.” It is a wonder that Rob Stevens took the time to write an outraged response to the column without noticing who wrote it. Mr. Stevens, be glad that I have a sense of humor. What you wrote could be construed as libelous. Having worked as a reporter for the Great Neck Record for 14 years, I staunchly support the freedom of speech right we enjoy; however, there is a responsibility that comes with the right, namely, to be as accurate as possible and to take great care, especially when castigating others. Perhaps a couple of apologies are in order. Carol Frank Great Neck Editor’s Note: Ms. Frank was incorrectly identified as the author of the column. We apologize for the mistake. Continued on Page 69

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Hillary offers opportunity for women Continued from Page 13 the workforce were closed. While noting that ‘there has never been a better time in history to be born female,’ Clinton described women’s equality as “the great unfinished business of the 21st century.” And while the No Ceilings/ Not there Yet Assessment pointed to the need to educate men and boys in places like India why it is wrong to batter and abuse women and girls, here in the U.S., we are plagued with sexual assault on college campuses, and a reemerging culture that diminishes, even dehumanizes women as when a legislator can dismiss a woman’s right to make her own health and reproductive decisions. That’s what state Sen. Steve Martin (R) did when he referred to a pregnant woman as merely a “host” to nurture the fetus rather than a mother. “Once a child does exist in your womb, I’m not going to assume a right to kill it just because the child’s host (some refer to them as mothers) doesn’t want it,” he posted on Facebook. And Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo. said that a woman’s right to choose should be ended because it robs a man of his right to fatherhood; Austin Ruse, Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute said that those who teach Women’s Studies “should all be taken out and shot” and also that “The toxic stew of the modern university is gender studies, it’s ‘Sex Week,’ they all have ‘Sex Week’ and teaching people how to be sex-positive and overcome the patriarchy.” In fact, what is stunning is that while there has been significant progress made for women’s rights in Africa, India and Afghanistan and around the globe, that in many ways the United States has gone backwards. Like racism which has bubbled back to the surface in overt ways (rather than merely fester below), the mere fact that there could be such statements uttered without any sense of selfconsciousness shows that what-

ever political correctness that kept such public pronouncements in check is gone. What does that say about the culture, and therefore, the political landscape? And so, even as three women who have served as presidents of their respective countries (Croatia, Ireland and Liberia) took to the stage with Hillary Clinton, joining a pantheon of countries that have had a woman at the helm (Germany, United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, Argentina, Brazil, Malawi, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Lithuania, Denmark, Thailand, Costa Rica, Iceland, Bangladesh, Switzerland, Sri Lanka) - the notion of a woman becoming American president is still regarded as a remarkable thing. “Compared to other nations, the United States is losing ground. America now ranks 98th in the world for percentage of women in its national legislature, down from 59th in 1998. That’s embarrassing: just behind Kenya and Indonesia, and barely ahead of the United Arab Emirates,” Steven Hill wrote in The Nation. “At the current rate of progress, it will take nearly 500 years for women to reach fair representation in government.” The culture that underlies that fact is demonstrated by a comment by South Carolina state Senator Thomas Corbin (R) who ridiculed State Senator Katrina Shealy (R), the only female member of the 46-person state Senate, at a legislative dinner. “When Shealy asked angrily where Corbin got off making fun of her gender, he replied: ‘Well, you know God created man first. Then he took the rib out of man to make woman. And you know, a rib is a lesser cut of meat.’” It is why the right-wing majority of the Supreme Court values the “being” of a corporation, a corporation’s “beliefs,” more than a woman’s being or right to access health care or make her own reproductive decisions. Hillary’s possible/likely run

for the presidency is demeaned and characterized as “legacy” (in the way W. was a legacy of Poppy Bush), or a “next in line” (as Mitt Romney), or even as a potential “First Woman President” rather than examine her accomplishments, her agenda and her proposals in her own right. In fact, Hillary Clinton is the most accomplished candidate - man or woman - ever to seek the presidency, bar none. The No Ceilings event was meant to give a progress report over the 20 years since the Beijing declaration, when Clinton, as First Lady, declared “human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all” Pathetically, so much of what she decried in that important speech in 1995 could be (and was) the basis for her speech at the UN this year: “At this very moment, as we sit here, women around the world are giving birth, raising children, cooking meals, washing clothes, cleaning houses, planting crops, working on assembly lines, running companies, and running countries. Women also are dying from diseases that should have been prevented or treated. They are watching their children succumb to malnutrition caused by poverty and economic deprivation. They are being denied the right to go to school by their own fathers and brothers. They are being forced into prostitution, and they are being barred from the bank lending offices and banned from the ballot box. “Those of us who have the opportunity to be here have the responsibility to speak for those who could not. As an American, I want to speak for those women in my own country, women who are raising children on the minimum wage, women who can’t afford health care or child care, women whose lives are threatened by violence, including violence in their own homes.... “The international commu-

nity has long acknowledged and recently reaffirmed at Vienna that both women and men are entitled to a range of protections and personal freedoms, from the right of personal security to the right to determine freely the number and spacing of the children they bear. No one - No one should be forced to remain silent for fear of religious or political persecution, arrest, abuse, or torture. “Tragically, women are most often the ones whose human rights are violated. Even now, in the late 20th century, the rape of women continues to be used as an instrument of armed conflict. Women and children make up a large majority of the world’s refugees. And when women are excluded from the political process, they become even more vulnerable to abuse.” And her message then, was echoed today at the “No Ceilings - Not there Yet” event: “If we take bold steps to better the lives of women, we will be taking bold steps to better the lives of children and families too. Families rely on mothers and wives for emotional support and care. Families rely on women for labor in the home. And increasingly, everywhere, families rely on women for income needed to raise healthy children and care for other relatives. “As long as discrimination and inequities remain so commonplace everywhere in the world, as long as girls and women are valued less, fed less, fed last, overworked, underpaid, not schooled, subjected to violence in and outside their homes -- the potential of the human family to create a peaceful, prosperous world will not be realized.” This year, Clinton said, “There are real gains to celebrate, including more laws protecting the rights of women, more girls going to primary school, and more mothers getting access to services that can keep them healthy. Yet despite this progress, sig-

nificant gaps remain around the world, including in the United States, especially in the areas of security, economic opportunity, and leadership. The evidence is clear: When it comes to gender equality, we’re just not there yet. “This data proves that progress is indeed possible, but it is not inevitable. More needs to be done to fulfill our promise and ensure that every woman and girl has the opportunity to live up to her God-given potential. “We all have a role to play in building a world of shared prosperity and opportunity.” So the final takeaway from the No Ceilings-Not There Event is that women can’t wait for the prevailing dominating powers to make the changes. Women have to rise up, work together, network together, support each other to effect the necessary changes - and increasingly, using social media and other technology, they have the independent means to accomplish it. “Stop looking at us as victims and look at us as the leaders we are,” a woman told Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, who served as the first United States Ambassador-atLarge for Global Women’s Issues under Obama. “That is so true – if we only look at women as victims, we don’t see women as participants, the wealth of experience they bring to make a difference.” As Wanjira Mathai, Director, wPOWER: Women’s Partnerships in Renewables, said: “Women are not just victims but engines of change, drivers of progress.” Her statement was echoed by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, president of the Republic of Croatia: “We are not just victims but should be agents of change.” Women aren’t waiting any longer. Visit NoCeilings.org to explore the gains and the gaps.

Org helps finance college for 50 years Continued from Page 2 ticular amount.” But O’Malley said a crucial component of the organization’s selection process is that the board - and in particular MSAA President Tom Maimone - seldom meet the students who receive funds.

“It’s important also to note that our board members, their children were not the recipients of this money. They’re not related in any way, neighbors or friends,” she said. “We have a combination of students [who apply], those who have gone to Ivy League schools

and there’s no place else for them to turn for money, no uncle with deep pockets or legacy connection to any school,” O’Malley added. “But they’re really tremendous kids who’ve achieved a lot.” Added Maimone: “The rewards of this work are best expressed in notes that our stu-

dents send back to us. They are profoundly grateful to be given this opportunity to better themselves,” A celebration for the organization’s 50th anniversary is tentatively set to take place in November. O’Malley said the MSAA is also seeking board members and

applicants. Its deadline is June 1. “It’s a very good feeling that we’ve managed to keep the ball in the air that long,” O’Malley said. “We’ve been very consistent in our help, the amount of money each year we give each student has gone up...I’m just very proud of this group of people.”

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Post bounces back with consecutive wins B y Ma x i m e D evilla z The LIU Post men’s lacrosse team saw itself slide down three steps to fifth seed on the USILA and Lacrosse Magazine Division II Top-15 rankings last Monday, March 16, after a hard-fought battle at Adelphi University. But the Pioneers recovered sturdily from the results of a seemingly unimportant poll thus far in the season. Junior attackman Ryan Slane’s goal scoring led the Pioneers to two victories to finish off their three-game home stand in the East Coast Conference. Slane went on a six-goal roll in the match-up against the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds that led the hosts to a comfortable 13-5 win. Fellow junior attackman Matty Beccaris also recorded six points, four of which were assists. Despite a 1-1 mark long into the first stanza, the Firebirds didn’t have much to say that afternoon. Once LIU Post notched three tallies with only minutes to go before the break, the guests were unable to respond. The Pioneers totaled 45 shots over the four quarters while the Firebirds fired off 23. Neat and orderly, the Pioneers brushed off most of the ashes from offensive Firebird attacks as the defense stood for 15-of-18 clears. LIU Post returned to the castle on Saturday, March 21, against Chestnut Hill, eager to continue their perfect

ECC record. The hosts started off wildly up front by scoring six unanswered goals to welcome their opponents to Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, which seemed to have recovered from the surprising late March snow the day before. Up 6-1 after the first quarter, the home side had no intentions of stopping the attack. The Pioneers stood for another six-goal commotion with two man-up tallies from junior midfielder Anthony Berardis. The guests attempted to come back, but never really came close. Despite 33 shots for the Griffins, only six found the cage behind junior goalkeeper Adam Winne, who stood for 11 consecutive saves. Senior attackman Chris Caiazza scored a career-high seven points, with six tallies and one feed, while Berardis tied his career-best with four points as well. As the final whistle blew, the scoreboard shone 18 bright for the hosts and only six for the guests. Head LIU Post men’s lacrosse coach John Jez and his squad are going on the road next as they face Post University on Wednesday, March 25 in a non-Conference tilt. Faceoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. Photo/Kimberly Toledo liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate LIU Post men’s Lacrosse in action. Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

Salcido shines for Post as softball squad splits B y Michael O tero In a double dip against the Southern Connecticut State Owls on Thursday, Mar. 19, the LIU Post softball team earned a split at the Softball Complex in Brookville. In the first game, the Pioneers grabbed the early lead with sophomore outfielder Mackenzie Buckley’s single through the right side to score sophomore infielder Kayla McCoy. Later in the third inning, the Pioneers doubled their lead when sophomore infielder Melissa Peet launched a solo shot over the right field fence, making it a 2-0 game.

The Owls answered back though in the fourth inning with a home run of their own to even up the game at two apiece. The score stood pat through regulation and eventually extra frames were needed to decide a winner. The Owls went on to secure a 4-2 victory thanks to another two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning. Sophomore pitcher Ashley Martin commanded the circle through eight innings for the Pioneers and struck out eight while allowing just one walk. The second game was different for the Pioneers as their bats came alive and they pounded the Owls for 10 runs en

route to a 10-0 victory. LIU Post manufactured four runs right of the bat in the first inning. In the third, Peet continued her spectacular day when she sent another ball over the wall to increase the lead to 5-0. The back breaker for the Owls came in the sixth inning when the Pioneers tallied five more runs and the exclamation point was a three-run blast off the bat of junior infielder Maria Palmeri. Perhaps even more impressive than the hitting in the second game was the pitching from Megan Salcido. The senior improved to 2-2 for the season, and tossed six frames of no-hit ball. She struck out five batters and only allowed

one base on balls. Due to inclement weather conditions, the Pioneers’ doubleheader against the Bears from NYIT set for Saturday, Mar. 21, was postponed and rescheduled. Head LIU Post softball coach Jamie Apicella and the Pioneers return to the field on Wednesday, March 25 against Mercy College. First pitch from the LIU Post Softball Complex is set for 2 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.

Old Westbury defeats CCNY for fifth straight win SUNY Old Westbury baseball won its fifth-straight game with a convincing 15-1 victory Monday afternoon versus the CCNY Beavers from Baseball Heaven in Yaphank. With the win, Old Westbury improves to 5-2 on the season while sending CCNY’s record to 3-2. Old Westbury starter Tim Ingram (21) dazzled on the mound, striking out nine of 15 batters he faced to earn his second win of the season. After Ingram struck out the side in the top of the second, Old Westbury got on the board in the home half of the frame

with 10 runs on 10 hits (six extra-base hits). Three straight singles set the plate for Tommy Ziegen, who delivered a tworun double to score Jake Schwartz for the eventual game-winning run. Two batters later, Jacob Coners’ RBI triple scored Ziegen, which followed with four-straight RBI doubles by Eddie Hernandez, Jonathan Pagan, Dean Sheridan and Michael Cardino to put the Panthers up by nine runs. Ziegen knocked in his third run of the inning with an RBI single to score Schwartz for a 10-0 lead. CCNY scored its lone run in the fifth

with a two-out Bobby McDowell RBI double off reliever Carlos Solorzano to make it a 12-1 game. Cardino’s RBI double in the fifth put the Panthers up by 12 runs before pinch hitter Joey Walsh walked, stole second, and advanced home off a wild pitch in the seventh inning. Old Westbury closed the scoring books in the eighth with Brandon Stein’s RBI double, which drove home Peter Falgiano for the 15-1 final. Ingram scattered two hits and walked one in four innings of mound work. Nick Schoen and Nick Dorcean each tossed

two innings of one-hit relief as Old Westbury’s pitching combined to rack up 15 strikeouts, while allowing six hits and three walks. CCNY starter Max Mueller (0-1) lasted just 1.1 innings, surrendering nine runs on nine hits to take the loss. Cardino’s 3-for-4 game with two RBI and two runs scored paced the Panthers. Pagan (2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB), Sheridan (23, RBI, R), Carlos Balmaceda (2-3 RBI, R), Stein (2-2, RBI) and Ziegen (2-5, 3 RBI, R, SB) each contributed multi-hit performances for Old Westbury.

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and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking Xarelto between 2011 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727

2015 SUPER SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE PARK AT EAST HILLS!

Park Attendants and Lifeguards 1. Are you looking for an exciting summer job with competitive pay and an upbeat environment? 2. Would you like to spend the summer at the finest park facilities with the largest municipal pool on Long Island? 3. Do you like the outdoors? Then our position is a perfect fit for you! REQUIREMENTS: • At least 16 years of age • Lifeguards must be Nassau County Certified • Available to work through Labor Day weekend To apply: Contact The Park at East Hills at 516-484-9800, e-mail us at: gcox@villageofeasthills.org. or simply visit Village Hall on a business day from 9am-4:30pm. We are located at 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills, NY 11576. Ask for Gerica Cox to get an application. The Village Of East Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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CLEANING SERVICES FOR OFFICES OR HOMES. Available 7 days a week. Excellent references. Own transportation. Gift Certificates available! Call 516-974-8959

HOUSECLEANING Young Ukranian woman seeking cleaning/ housekeeping jobs. Years of experience. References available. Call Svitlana 516-567-5003

ELDER CARE / HOME CARE Mature woman w/ experience and excellent references seeking position to take care of the elderly or ailing. Light cleaning, cooking also. Flexible days. Has own car. Local excellent references available. Please call Luisa 516-485-9215 or 516-451-1781. Leave message.

MY AMAZING, WONDERFUL, RELIABLE NANNY, who has cared for my little ones like family and who has been in GC for 15yrs is available starting in May. Please call Sharon 516-776-1808

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 EXCELLENT HOME HEALTH AIDE Seeking FT/PT, live in or out position, flexible hours. Have worked with many prominent people. Excellent references. Driver w/car. Will do errands, doctor appts, housework, light cooking. Call Lorna 347-425-2804 F/T COMPANION AVAILABLE Looking 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 HOME HEALTH AIDE Certified, hardworking reliable mature woman with 15 years experience seeking full time live out position as companion. References available upon request. Please call 347-613-7623 HOME HEALTH AIDE Experienced woman with excellent references seeks FT live in position to take care of your sick or elderly. References available. Call Claudette 347-595-5491 HOME HEALTH AIDE/CNA Experienced woman seeking P/T position (Sat & Sun). Willing to do light housekeeping, running errands. Licensed drive w/ own car. References available. Call Joy 516-902-1867

NANNY/BABYSITTER FT/PT w/ 10 yrs experience. Excellent references. Elementary teaching experience. See review in mommybites. com. Please call Angela 516-3300230 or email: angelamargoth@ yahoo.com 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 RETIRED MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN looking for part time work building your stores. Please call John 516-328-8924 SUMMER BABYSITTER/NANNY: Garden City college student available this summer. Experienced with children and has many references. Owns car to provide transportation if necessary. Contact Kelly at 516-382-3529 or kellodonn24@gmail.com TO ALL EMPLOYERS We offer the following services: 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

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GARDEN CITY Modern 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, EIK, w/d in unit $3,150 plus 5 rooms, 2 bedroom, 2 baths, FDR, updated EIK, parking $3,500 Garden City Properties 746-1563

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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? OR STRANGERS 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 PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care & Walks Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

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*BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-7468900 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 INVITED SALES by TRACY JORDAN Live and Online Auction House, Estate Sales, Appraisals and Consignment Shoppe. 839 Stewart Avenue Garden City 11530 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales. com Mon-Fri 10-6pm Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm Located next to the La Quinta and behind the Garden Gourmet Deli. Live Auctions Monthly! Free walk-in evaluations for items to be considered for Live Auction every Thursday 10am-2pm. No appointment necessary. Auctions are live every Wednesday from 8am8pm 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

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real estate for rent 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. $875/ month. Call 516-477-4240

Apartment For Rent FLORAL PARK VILLAGE First floor4 rooms: EIK, LR, 2 Bedrooms, Master Bedroom with walk in closets. One car garage. Located in small 5 family apartment complex. No smoking, no pets. $1,775/mth. Call Curtis (Ford Realty) 516-551-9764 FRANKLIN SQUARE Top floor, 1 bedroom, move-in condition. Great location, utilities included. Credit report required. No smoking or pets. $1,200/ m th. Call 516-747-8139 WILLISTON PARK Completely renovated, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, second floor 2 family private home. Bonus finished attic space, updated kitchen, new appliances, new wood floors, new carpets, off street parking. Few blocks to LIRR, village area, nice neighborhood! $1650 includes water and heat. Reference check required. Penny 917-848-9366

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Office Space GARDEN CITY FRANKLIN AVE Newly furnished individual offices and cubicles for rent at prime location in the heart of Garden City on Franklin Ave. Reasonably priced. Contact Donald Neumann 516-747-4082 GREAT NECK: Beautiful large furnished room, separate furnished secretarial space, conference, kitchen privileges. 516-487-9030 MINEOLA: FULLY FURNISHED 4-OFFICE suite with reception. Approximately 750 sq. feet. 4 private offices with center conference space, 4 parking spaces, cleaning & utilities included. Contact Elen Dundon 516-2941338 ext 335

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

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Homes for Sale POINT LOOKOUT On beach block. For sale by owner. Totally renovated. Ready to move in. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, LR w/ cathedral ceiling, skylight, fireplace. Granite kitchen w/ ss appliances. DR w/ sliding doors to wrap around deck. Large den. Sunroom/ O ffice. All Anderson windows. Hardwood & Tile flooring. Gas heat. CAC. Alarm system. Full storage attic, large storage closets. Principals only. Asking $795,000. Call 516-805-8193

Lots for Sale CONTRACT FELL THRU! 5 acres$19,900 or $254/ m onth! 70% below market! Gorgeous woods, 5 miles to Cooperstown! G’teed buildable! Town rd, utils Call: 888-905-8847 or go to newyorklandandlakes.com UPSTATE NY WATERFRONT! 11 acres $69,900. Beautiful woods on bass lake 5 miles to Cooperstown! Private setting for camp, cabin or year round home! Terms available. 888-479-3394 newyorklandandlakes.com

Out Of Town Real Estate SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Beautiful 55+ manufactured home community. 4.4 miles to the beach, 2 miles to the riverfront district. Homes starting at $39,000. 772581-0080, www.beach-cove.com. SOUTHOLD CREEK FRONT 2 bedroom, 1 bath cottage. Floating dock. Great year round getaway. $529,000. Exclusive Joan Tyrer Realty 631-765-9500

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Services HOME CARE INSURANCE: Protect assets, assisted living, care in your own home, free guide. Master Choices LTC, Long Term Care Specialists. 516-877-2704. Please see ad in Professional Guide or more details. NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: Joan Atwood, Ph.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference. Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516764-2526. jatwood@optonline.net www.NYMFT.com

Computers MICROSOFT TRAINING & MORE for individuals or groups. Local college teacher will help you build skills in WINDOWS, WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT. Please call Jim Kaplan 347-673-1785 or email: help@jim-kaplan.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 BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME WITH SHUTTERS Now you can get them at an amazing discount! Call DESIGN SOLUTIONS for a free estimate. Can’t beat our prices. Call 516-491-8446 BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME WITH SHUTTERS Now you can get them at an amazing discount! Call DESIGN SOLUTIONS for a free estimate. Can’t beat our prices. Call 516-491-8446 DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979. We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-365-6685. Insured License H18C730000 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

HANDYMAN Meticulous & Reliable Serving GARDEN CITY & Surrounding Area since 2003 Repairs & Installations of all Types Built-in Bookcases, Woodworking, Carpentry, Crown Moldings, Lighting, Painting, Wallpaper and More. 30-year Nassau County Resident. Many References Lic #H01062800 Insured Call Friendly Frank 516-2382112 anytime E-mail Frankcav@ optonline.net HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers, Inc. for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLD BARN. www. woodfordbros.com. Suffolk Cty- License #41959-H Nassau Cty- License #H18G7180000 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628

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Common Core a threat to our kids

s April approaches, we look forward to spring, Easter eggs and baseball, but there is something clouding the horizon for our 3rd through 8th graders: Ridiculously difficult tests designed to make kids fail and to allow our politicians to hand public education to private corporations and make lots of money for those big donors at the expense of our children. No one should be allowing their children to take these tests. No one. But some people are. Some don’t know they can refuse, although that is becoming less and less of an excuse. And some actually condemn those taking a stand against this assault and complain that their children are demanding to opt out too. They groan that they have to tell their kids: “I don’t care if this child isn’t taking the tests, you are.” And they rage against those who are refusing to let their children be abused. I’ve noticed a pattern with these people. Some are afraid. A friend who has a child in special ed won’t refuse because she fears her daughter’s services will be taken away. She says: “I am not giving them any reason to retaliate. She can’t afford to lose her services.” Some people can’t see the big picture. No one wants to harm their kids or be responsible for bringing harm upon them. But, if your child learns differently, don’t let them to take tests specifically designed to frustrate them and label them a failure. If a child needs services, refusing the tests should never be a basis for taking them away. That’s illegal. It is safe to say that if these parents lived in Boston in 1773, they would not have been sneaking onto ships and dumping tea in the harbor. Can’t make those in power angry now. They wouldn’t have been rowing furiously across the Delaware River in 1776 with George Washington. Better to keep your head down and not risk losing what little you have, right? Then there are those who just meekly accept Common Core and the tests as inevitable and part of the status quo. It is what it is, they reason, and their kids are going to take the tests because they have to. That’s education today. Accepting their logic, Rosa Parks should have just given up her seat, right? Jackie Robinson should have been content playing the Negro leagues. Common Core is an assault against our children and their right to a decent education. It is a coup on the part of politicians who have been paid handsomely and are trying to secure even more donations.

Coumo has been paid millions of dollars to push his “education reform plan.” These people aren’t bankrolling him for nothing. They see it as an investment. Privatize public education, launch a bunch of charter schools and who wins? Who gets rich? Not our kids. The worst offenders, however, are not the apathetic and not the cowardly. The worst offenders are the people who actually embrace common core. Who blithely assert how smart their kids are and how much they are learning. Who brag they are good test takers. “Oooh, my kid is doing calculus and reading War and Peace.” The same parents who don’t let their children have playdates, they are too busy studying. Whose kids cry on the bus because their parents won’t let them do any clubs or after-school activities if they don’t get 4s on the tests. Who sue schools because they don’t like their kid’s teacher. Who stoke their egos bragging about how smart their kids are, not caring if they are miserable as well. Common core is designed so all but a select few kids will fail. And considering where we live and how much houses cost and how high are taxes are, the odds are good that those select few are living here. Of course many kids in East Williston, Jericho, Roslyn, Manhasset and Great Neck are going to rise to the challenge, the deck is stacked in their favor to begin with. Their parents may even be among those who stand to gain financially. But what are they losing in the process? I took calculus, even got an A one semester. Never used it again. I read War and Peace. It’s a long, boring book, even the Cliff Notes are daunting. Childhood is a unique time in one’s life, it should be enjoyed. And for the ridiculous Common Core goals to be met, a lot of what makes childhood joyous has to be sacrificed. Art, music, gym… playdates, time spent with friends just hanging out and being kids. Parties. Dress up. Playground time. Recess. Fun. Health. Happiness. A well-rounded life. That is what is being sacrificed. Students here were college and career ready long before Cuomo sacrificed them on the altar of his big donors. Parents, don’t let these people rob your children of their childhood. Common Core must be shown the door. Refuse the tests. That is our first weapon. Put aside your egos, muster your courage, and fight back. Your children need you. Don’t let them take these tests. Emily Kaye Roslyn Heights

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St. Mary’s wins Nassau Suffolk title The Church of St. Mary CYO High School Boys Seniors basketball team won the Nassau Suffolk Championship upsetting an undefeated St. Vincent’s team, 48-42. The team is composed of a group of 16 friends with all different levels of basketball ability veteran coaches Joe Pollicino and Pete Klimuszko were able to mold into a cohesive team. The team was led by Peter John Klimuszko, who did it all on both ends of the floor all season long. Floor leader James Thomas kept the team flowing, while Patrick Pollicino, John Farrell and Will Charbonneau provided necessary scoring punch and shooting accuracy. John Broderick and Tim Curtis provided intensity and strong ability to get to the basket. Owen Welsh, Mark Ferrone, and Spencer Kaplan were the leaders on the boards, coming up with big plays time and time again against bigger opponents. On the defensive end, Henry Mullholland, Brad Cirella, Howie Curd, Matt Sears, Rich Lombard and Michael Signorile shut down more experienced players and provided defensive toughness and great team spirit throughout the season. Congratulations to the team on a job well done. St. Mary’s-7 5th grade CYO team was back in action this past weekend in front of a packed crowd at Wiest Gymnasium in the semifinals of the Nassau/Suffolk Class A CYO Championships. The boys from St. Mary’s were up against St. Anne’s, a talented team from Garden City that they had previously defeated twice in the regular season in two thrilling games. St. Mary’s started the game with its smothering manto-man pressure defense led by Tommy Tsongas, Hunter Panzik and Dillon Magee. This intensive effort St. Mary’s the edge in early going. St. Anne’s battled valiantly and outrebounded St. Mary’s, but could not make much headway in the first quarter which ended on a long jump shot by Brendan Trotta for a four point St. Mary’s lead. The boys from St. Mary’s continued to battle on defense and crisp ball movement by Michael LaSalle

The Church of St. Mary CYO High School Boys Seniors basketball team and several strong drives to the basket by Peter Vorillas helped St. Mary’s extend its advantage. The half ended on another buzzer beating long jump shot, this time it was Alex Cozzi of St. Mary’s scoring the basket, giving his team a 10-point lead, 23-13. St. Anne’s responded like champions in the second half with an intensive half-court press that rattled the home team and cut St. Mary’s lead to 28-24 at the end of the third quarter. St. Anne’s further turned up the pressure in the fourth quarter and despite fearless drives to the basket by Matthew Perfetto, Joey Terenzi and Chris Diskin, St.

Anne’s was able to tie the game. In a thrilling finish, St. Anne’s took the lead on a late steal and drive to the basket and despite frenetic effort the boys from St. Mary’s were unable to recover and fell 32-30. The 5th grade boys from St. Mary’s ended the season 12-2, both losses coming by a combined total of four points. The two teams that defeated St. Mary’s, St. Anne’s, Garden City and St. Pius X, Plainview, met in the 5th grade Class A CYO finals and competed to a triple overtime thriller with St. Anne’s taking the title.

OW women’s lacrosse falls to Purchase Panthers The SUNY Old Westbury women’s lacrosse team fell behind early, and continued to push back throughout the game until falling 13-11 to the Purchase Panthers in Monday’s Skyline Conference opener from Mitchel Field in Uniondale, New York. With the loss, Old Westbury moves to 1-4 while Purchase remained perfect at 5-0. Samantha Rich netted three goals and Zoe Hines scored two more to put Purchase ahead with a 5-0 lead through the opening 10:48. Emily Powell and Courtney Gallagher tallied back-to-back goals in a 12 second span to make it a 5-2 game. Following a Kelly Turtell goal, Old Westbury answered with goals by Gabriella DiPierno, Danielle Weir, Sara Bey and Powell to knot the game at 6-6 with 3:04 remaining. Purchase added three-straight goals before Powell netted her third goal

of the game as time expired in the first half to make it a 9-7 contest at the break. Purchased used a 3-0 run to open the second half to grab a 12-7 lead with 14:15 remaining. Sara Bey found Halle Johnson at 12:51 to stop Purchase’s run. Hines then totaled her sixth goal of the game at the 7:07 mark to close out Purchase’s scoring with a 13-8 advantage. Bey would dish out her third assist of the season (career high) when DiPierno ripped nylon at 6:47 to close the deficit to four goals (13-9). Weir (1:49) and Gallagher (1:08) each scored late goals to make it a two-goal game, but were not enough to overcome Purchase’s first-half scoring output. Ashley Gugliuzzo (1-4) tied a careerhigh with nine saves in defeat for Old Westbury. Gallagher scooped up a gamehigh five ground balls (tied career-high)

to go along with a career-best five caused turnovers. Bey and Wier each followed with three ground balls. Bey’s two helpers placed her in the company of Jessica Walker and Maria Dischley as Old Westbury’s single-game assist record holders. Caitlin Sosa (5-0) made four saves to earn Purchase’s win. In the end, Purchase held the advantage in shots (30-18), shots on goals (2215) and draw controls (16-8) while Old Westbury scooped up a 19-18 edge in ground balls. Drew’s Nikki Kleiman led all scorers with four goals and two assists as Krysta Cento racked up five draw controls. In the end, Drew held the advantage in shots (30-16), shots on goal (25-14) and ground balls (20-18) while Old Westbury finished with a 14-11 edge in draw Sara Bey tied Old Westbury’s singlegame record with two assists. controls.

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