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e. Williston makes water offer to W.p.

Village positions now public as trustees seek to end impasse

By Ja M Es G a l l O W ay Three weeks after Williston Park issued a statement saying its longstanding negotiations with neighboring village East Williston over water rates had reached a “standstill,� East Williston trustees released a letter to Williston Park with a proposed rate of $3.70 per thousand gallons.

The letter, which East Williston sent to residents on its email listserv and the Williston Park Board of Trustees, also included a proposal for $48,019 in penalty payments. “I think that if we’re going to move forward, both sides have to compromise,� East Williston Mayor David Tanner said. “That has to be the basis for any agreement.�

Williston Park Mayor Paul Ehrbar declined to comment on the specifics of the East Williston letter until he discusses it with his board, but he said he was “disappointed with some aspects of the proposal.�

“I’m glad they responded to our proposal,� Ehrbar said. “It seemed like negotiations had come to a standstill. It remains to be seen whether this will move it forward or not.�

East Williston purchases its water from Williston Park, but an expired contract and a rate increase

by Williston Park in 2011 spurred a multiyear disagreement featuring two lawsuits, a second rate increase and no foreseeable end in sight.

As relations worsened, East Williston explored building an independent well at an estimated cost of $7 million as a plan B, reinvigorating talks between villages. But after three rounds of closed-door negotiations, both villages have thus far been unable to come to terms. “It’s an endless soap opera,�

Williston Park Trustee Michael Uttaro said. “Sad as it is, we appear to be nowhere. We appear to be exactly where we were prior to these lawsuits initiating.�

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PHOTO PROVIDED BY JODI ROBERTSON

Jodie Robertson crosses the finish line at the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon.

Herricks music teacher with Olympic aspirations

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the bike or maybe an hour or so in the pool. Then, it’s off to class, followed by a brisk 10-to-16 mile Herricks music teacher and run in the afternoon. She adds in elite runner Jodie Robertson’s one long run on the weekend for good measure, usually between day typically starts at 4 a.m.

First, with a couple hours on 18 and 21 miles, she said.

Bedtime is around 8:30 p.m. “I’ve actually been doing a lot less running than I used to do,� said Robertson, who is training for her first triathlon. “I actually swim and bike a lot now, too.�

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6 ed board trustees E.W. trustees OK up for re-election $2.4M budget Candidates have until April 20 to file petitions

Spending rises 4.2 percent

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Six seats on local school boards will be up for election in May, including that of Mineola Board of Education President Artie Barnett, and at least four incumbents say they will run for re-election.

In Mineola, both Barnett and Vice President Christine Napolitano will see their three-year terms expire next month.

In an email, Barnett declined to say if the two plan to run for reelection. Instead, he said it is “customary that the [Mineola] Board does not comment on elections until after petitions are filed.”

The deadline to file petitions for a spot on the ballot is April 20.

Barnett first won a seat on the board in 2012. He was the cofounder of a group called PEACE that supported district reconfiguration, which led to Mineola closing and leasing the Cross Street School and leasing space in the Willis Avenue School. The district also moved eighth grade to the high school and fifth grade to the middle school.

Napolitano, who was board president at the time, was also a member of PEACE. In East Williston, the seats of Leonard Hirsch and board Vice President Robert Fallarino will expire in May. Both say they plan to run for re-election.

Last Friday, Hirsch that he had collected signatures but had yet to file petitions. Fallarino said he had collected some signatures but planned to collect more this weekend.

Hirsch, who grew up in East Williston, was first elected to the board in 2012. The chief financial officer of a New York investment fund, Hirsch had previously served on the district’s financial advisory committee.

“It’s been a very good experience. I think we’re in a pretty good place right now, and I have person-

The East Williston Board of Trustees unanimously approved its $2.4 million budget proposal, which stays the tax levy and remains below the state-mandated property tax cap, following a brief public hearing Monday.

The board also decided against passing a local law to allow the village to exceed the state property tax cap, which East Williston Mayor David Tanner said will net residents a small tax refund.

“It’s another benefit of conservative budgeting and fiscal management and being part of a community that people want to move into and that people are attracted to,” said Tanner, who was sworn in to another term following the hearing. “And we hope our residents will get what they’re entitled to, so we want to be a part of that.”

As mandated by law, a stenographer was present at the hearing, though her workload was light nobody from the public asked a question, despite Deputy Mayor Bonnie Parente’s nudges to her children to pose a question.

Mineola Board of Education President Artie Barnett ally been able to bring some value to the board,” he said, noting his experience as an accountant.

He added that he is also a voracious reader and looks for any small way he can contribute to the school district while sifting through “all the data that comes my way.”

“I (always) think there’s more to do, more to learn — there may be one small thing the school may not have considered,” he said.

Fallarino, a medical malpractice attorney, will be seeking his third term on the board.

“I came on at a time where there was a lot of flux in the community and there were a lot of issues, and I think what I helped bring was a vision and stability,” said Fallarino, who has two sons still in the East Williston school system. “And now I want to do that for the future, and make sure the 2 percent cap doesn’t negatively affect the students.”

Hirsch said the current East Williston board members collabo-

rate as an effective team.

“We work well together…. there’s been no drama whatsoever from what I’ve experienced,” he said. “It’s been excellent and I just want to keep moving forward in that direction.”

From Herricks, Brian Hassan and Nancy Feinstein both plan to run. Feinstein said she has already submitted her petitions for a spot on the ballot.

Both Hassan and Feinstein won open seats in 2012 when two incumbents decided not to run.

Hassan, a longtime engineer with the Long Island Power Authority and National Grid, played an integral role in the district’s transition to gas heating six years ago.

He also served as co-vice president of the Herricks Athletics Boosters.

Feinstein is a former co-president of the Denton School Parent Teacher Association, Herricks Council of PTAs and Herricks Middle School PTA.

The village had, however, developed the budget at a series of public workshops and sought public input beforehand.

The village’s budget stays the tax levy for the second-consecutive year, capitalizing on grants and an operating surplus from the current fiscal year. The tentative tax rate would decrease slightly to $85.3 from $87.01, a 1.94 percent reduction.

The adopted budget also nearly doubles the village’s funding for capital projects, something Tanner said was a good investment in a strong fiscal year because of a capital project’s longevity.

“A capital project has a long, useful life,” he said.

The projects include repaving the sidewalks and planting trees on Williston Avenue and reconstructing the communications center in the fire department.

This 2015-16 adopted budget increases spending for the next fiscal year by $101,446 from the 2014-15 budget, a 4.2 increase.

However, revenue for the current fiscal year is projected to exceed initial expectations, while expenses are projected to be lower.

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East Williston Board of Education Trustees David Keefe (left) and Robert V. Fallarino (right).

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Herricks grads seek to kickstart biz Sisters Laura, Julia Ahrens hope to expand eco-friendly clothing line with public’s help B y J a me s G a l l ow a y One might say that Julia and Laura Ahrens literally wear their beliefs on their sleeves — and on their tank tops, too.

The Herricks graduates and avid yogis and vegans founded their own fashion line in 2013 dedicated to eco-friendly, cruelty free clothing made in New York City.

Now, hoping to expand the production of their most popular items, the sisters launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $6,000, which would allow the company, Miakoda, to order fabrics and work with a Brooklyn factory to produce additional a-line and circle tank tops.

In three days, the campaign raised more than $3,000, with three donors contributing more than $500, including a nice $500plus boost from mom.

“I was just hoping we would get funded. I was really nervous about it…I definitely didn’t expect halfway in three days,” Julia said.

“It’s really exciting and you get an email [when somebody contrib-

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Laura Ahrens (left) and Julia Ahrens utes]. It’s even more exciting when it’s somebody you don’t know, and you say, ‘Yes! They support the cause.’”

Kickstarter is a website that pairs contributors with creative projects, such as films, music and fashion. However, the project receives the money only if it meets

its fundraising goal by its deadline, which is up to 60 days.

The Miakoda Kickstarter began on April 2 and ends May 2.

Julia, the designer for the New Hyde Park-based company, graduated from Herricks High School in 2008 and attended the New School’s Parsons School of Design,

where she graduated in 2012.

In February 2013, she and Laura started Miakoda.

“I had recently gone vegan and started to practice yoga,” she said. “Most people just think about eating healthy and eating organic food and being compassionate to people in their lives, and they don’t

think about what they’re wearing.

I started looking into the more eco friendly options and there” weren’t many.

She added that Laura, a yoga teacher who graduated from Herricks in 2005, was the “one who really got me into yoga and the environment and my impact on this planet.”

Miakoda clothing is made entirely by plant-based materials grown organically, Julia said. For example, Miakoda’s most popular tank top, the circle shirt, is made from a bamboo, organic cotton and spandex blend.

“I’m vegan for four years now, so it’s very important to me not to hurt animals,” she said. “Most people don’t even think of their wardrobe as something that can be compassionate.”

While Julia works as the clothing designer for Miakoda, Laura performs “more of the writing end of things,” Julia said.

“She’s the wordsmith behind the operations,” she said.

While environmental conscientiousness is important to Julia, so is style.

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A college applicant perfect game Sewanhaka senior goes 8 for 8 in applications to Ivy League schools, and M.I.T. too B y J a me s G a l l ow a y

Sewanhaka senior Harold Ekeh has a tantalizing decision facing him: Yale or Harvard? Or maybe MIT? Or, if he decides he wants still more options, he can always fall back on Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, the University of Pennsylvania or Cornell.

Ekeh, the Elmont Memorial High School salutatorian, achieved the rare feat of being accepted to all eight Ivy League schools — and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to top it off.

“This is a very exciting moment in my life, and I’m very grateful,” he said.

At the moment, Ekeh is leaning toward Yale, he said.

“I visited Yale with

my school’s Model U.N. team and I loved how passionate the people were,” he said. “I did try my best and tried to take advantage of everything my high school had to offer. Now I’m going to see where I feel the most comfortable.”

Yale’s annually accepts just 6.9 percent of applicants, still a full percentage point higher than Harvard, which sits at 5.8 percent.

Ekeh said he is planning upcoming trips to Harvard, MIT and Princeton.

Born in Nigeria, he moved to Queens at age eight and then moved to Elmont for the schools.

“Part of the reason we moved here was because my parents wanted me to have the best opportunity,” he said. “I had to double up on everything once I moved here…I had a lot

Harold Ekeh of catching up to do.”

Ekeh, whose grade point average is 100.51, plans to study biochemistry and neurobiology.

In January, he was

named a semifinalist in the prestigious Intel STS competition for his original research on Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. In his project

— succinctly titled, “The role of PARP-1 in MeHginduced dopaminergic dysfunction and mitochondrial DNA depletion” — Ekeh found that certain toxins cause degradation of motor skills and lead to the diseases.

His grandmother, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease when he was 11, inspired his research, he said.

“If there is any way I can work to prevent this I want to,” Ekeh said.

John Capozzi, principal of Elmont High School, said Ekeh “really represents Elmont Memorial High School.”

“No one is more determined than Harold,” Capozzi said.

Last year, William Floyd High School student Kwasi Enin received acceptance letters from all eight Ivys as well, setting off a national media

frenzy. He even read the “Top Ten” list on The Late Show with David Letterman.

At that time, Rachel Rubin, the founder of a college admissions coaching firm, told CNN that admission to all eight Ivy Leagues is “quite atypical,” made rarer because few students apply to all eight.

“Standardized test scores and good grades will get a student in the door to have their application read,” Rubin told CNN. “But it’s their extracurricular activities, leadership experience, exceptional talents, recommendation letters and personal essays that will move a student from a pile of ‘maybes’ to a pile of ‘accepted.’ ” Bryan Ahrens contributed reporting

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Singas eyes motorists without licenses DA seeks tougher penalties for motorists without licenses involved in serious accidents B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas on Thursday called on state lawmakers to approve proposed legislation that would strengthen penalties against motorists who severely injure or kill others while driving with a suspended or revoked license.

At a press conference following the arraignment of a Seaford man who last year struck and killed a 12-year-old boy while awaiting the outcome of driving while intoxicated charges from a different incident, Singas expressed support for increasing charges for such incidents to felony-level counts from the current misdemeanor.

“Today we say, ‘enough,’” said Singas, whose office drafted the legislation, which is being sponsored in Albany by state Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (DLong Beach) and state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola). “Innocent people should not have to live in fear of suspended or revoked

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announces her support for the legislation during a news conference on Thursday.

drivers who should not be on the road.”

Under the proposed law, severely injuring someone while driving with a suspended license would carry a Class E felony charge, punishable by up to four years in prison. Such incidents resulting in death would carry a Class D felony, which carries a sentence of up to seven years.

Current misdemeanor charges are punishable by a maximum 180-day sentence.

“Driving is a privilege, not a right. Cars become weapons when bad drivers are behind the wheel,” Martins said in a statement. “That someone whose driving privileges were taken away can go on the road illegally, kill or injure someone, and only face a misdemeanor charge is unacceptable.”

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Enforce old law; do not pass new law All too often we have reported on incidents where a driver whose license is suspended is involved in an accident in which another person is severely injured or killed. It is particularly infuriating when that driver has a history of DWI convictions or has had his or her license suspended on multiple occasions.

Last week Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said “enough.”

Her office has drafted legislation which would make severely injuring someone while driving with a suspended license a Class E felony, punishable by up to four years in prison. Such incidents resulting in death would carry a Class D felony, which carries a sentence of up to seven years.

Her legislation is being sponsored in Albany by state Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola).

Said Martins, “Innocent people should not have to live in fear of suspended or revoked drivers who should not be on the road.”

We agree and we are totally in favor of getting tough on drivers who don’t learn a lesson when their license is suspended. The state has the right, make that the responsibility, to take the steps necessary to keep dangerous drivers off the road. In extreme cases this means putting these drivers behind bars.

But we are not persuaded that new legislation is necessary.

Under existing state law (AUO-1st degree), a person caught driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol with a license currently under suspension can be charged with a felony punishable “by a mandatory fine of $500–$5,000, mandatory imprisonment up to four years or probation, and possible seizure and forfeiture of the vehicle driven.”

This also applies to a driver who has 10 or more license suspensions, imposed on at least 10 different dates, for failure to respond to tickets.

Under NY State Law S 125.12 Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree, the driver of a boat or vessel who causes the death of another person while under the influence of drugs or alcohol or a combination thereof can be charged with a class D felony which carries a maximum sentence of seven years.

Under NY State Law S 125.13 Vehicular manslaughter in the first degree, a driver who commits the crime of manslaughter in second degree while his/her license in currently under suspension in New York or another state can be charged with a C felony which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.

The felony laws that already exist in the State of New York carry maximum penalties ranging from 4-15 years. Nevertheless Martins sent out the following statement: “Cars become weapons when bad drivers are behind the wheel. That someone whose driving privileges were taken away can go on the road illegally, kill or injure someone, and only face a misdemeanor charge is unacceptable.”

Perhaps the real problem is that the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office and the courts have not been aggressive enough in the handling of cases in which drivers get behind the wheel after their license has been suspended.

Calls for “getting tough legislation” make for good headlines. But sometimes all we need is tougher enforcement of existing legislation.

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Another bad backroom budget deal in Albany READERS WRITE

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could not agree with you more “Our Views: Gov. Cuomo’s State budget gets a C-” (Editorial - April 2).

We should not celebrate Gov. Cuomo and the State Legislature passing a budget on time. This is what they get paid to do.

This budget was negotiated behind closed doors by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Senate Republican Majority leader Dean Skelos, state Senate Democratic Independent Caucus leader Jeffrey Klein and Democratic state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Only they, their key aids and many of the infamous Albany State Street lobbyists were privy to the details.

Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Andrea StewartCousins and Republican State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb along with virtually all members of the state Senate and Assembly were left out of the process.

In the critical area of public transportation, both Cuomo and the state Legislature failed to provide any significant new

funding to bridge the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $15.2 billion shortfall in the proposed Five Year 2015-2019 $32 billion capital plan.

This will result in the Long Island Rail Road having to make some additional difficult decisons in deciding how to prioritize the expenditures of scarce resources.

The net result will be consideration for deferral of many critical capital improvement projects into the next 2020-2024 Five Year Capital Program.

Riders can look forward to additional service delays and more fare increases beyond the next scheduled for 2017. It is difficult for the LIRR to maintain a state of good repair for all rail cars, support equipment, stations, fare collection equipment, track, signals, power, yards, shops, safety and security etc without adequate funding.

Any additional new stations, fleet expansion, yard and shops, pocket tracks etc necessary to provide new service may also have to be reduced or postponed.

Did members of the Legislature take an Evelyn Wood speed reading class to absorb the thousands of pages contained in this spending bill?

They received these only hours before being asked to vote up or down.

Liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, we would all be better off if our state Assembly and Senate members took the time to actually read, line by line, any proposed legislation before voting.

Their legislative actions impact both our economic and civil liberties.

Future generations may have to pay for and live with the consequences.

There should have been an open budget process agency by agency. The public, media and members of the legislature should have been afforded sufficient time to read the fine print line by line, page by page and conduct an open debate before adoption.

Larry Penner Great Neck

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Start immigrants story with yourself

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f you want to appreciate what our new generations of immigrants will contribute to Long Island and our nation, consider doing a check of your own family “Roots.”

This would be a great project that could be launched with the help of Long Island’s exceptional public libraries, especially with National Library Week on the horizon, April 12-18 (more on that later).

All of us in the United States are descended from immigrants.

The only questions are: 1) How long ago? 2) What awareness do we have of the journeys of our ancestors?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (like his 5th cousin TR) knew his ancestors arrived in the 1600s, even before New Netherland became New York.

As a youngster, I thought, for a while, that anyone who had a name that ended in a vowel shared my Italian heritage. But I learned that FDR was one of our early multi-ethnics, combining Dutch ancestry with the “de la noes” of French Huguenot background.

That both a Republican and a Democrat Roosevelt (with Dutch/ Huguenot backgrounds) rose to the American presidency (in a stillprevalent “Anglo” society) should receive more emphasis than has been accorded.

FDR knew that his female ancestors could claim membership

not only in the Daughters of the American Revolution, but also in The Colonial Dames of America.

At a time when the DAR resisted newcomers, describing their ancestors as “colonists” and all others as “immigrants,” FDR offered a striking response: “Remember, remember always, ladies that all of us, and you and I, especially, are descended from immigrants – and revolutionists!”

John Kennedy’s father did not like to be called “Irish-American;” he asked what it took to be regarded as “American.”

But when Jack sought the presidency he learned what every ethnic person experiences in our nation: no matter how you define yourself, you need to deal with how others see you.

Jack Kennedy increasingly highlighted the heritage his father sought to transcend. If you have not seen the documentary, “Kennedy in Ireland,” it powerfully demonstrates the enormous pride of people in Ireland for one of “their kind.” On that June 1963 visit, President Kennedy said: “When my great-grandfather left here to become a cooper in East Boston, he carried nothing with him except a strong religious faith and a strong desire for liberty. If he hadn’t left, I would be working at the Albatross Company across the road.”

As his politics moved beyond Boston, President Kennedy wrote

a book, appropriately entitled: “A Nation of Immigrants.” When Robert Kennedy added a new introduction after his brother’s assassination, he emphasized: “Our attitude toward immigration reflects our faith in the American ideal. We have always believed it possible for men and women who start at the bottom to rise as far as their talent and energy allow.

Neither race nor creed nor place of birth should affect their chances.”

Frank Sinatra, bolstering FDR during World War II, was awarded a special Oscar for his film song from “The House I Live In.” “The faces that I see All races and religions That’s America to me.”

As I mentioned earlier, one effective way to relish our immigration heritage of diversity with its quests for progress and inclusion is to do some family history checking. Perhaps the marvelous array of public libraries in Nassau and Suffolk could assist in such pursuits.

This is not a new idea; but it could be expanded with beneficial results – because those who seek perspectives on their own families are very likely to appreciate the journeys of those who have more recently arrived on Long Island.

Just as many of our libraries participate in “Long Island Reads,” there is a book (or two or three) to

be assembled about “The Heritage of Long Islanders: Standing on the Shoulders of Immigrants for Progress.”

During the 1970s, I had a fellowship at Chicago’s Newberry Library, which specializes in family history studies. As a result of that experience, I developed a college course that was one of the most satisfying I have ever taught.

I called it: “Roots and Beyond: Family and Community in American Society.” The “Chronicle of Higher Education” gave a report on the experiences of those Hofstra students.

Young undergraduates began by doing a brief autobiography of part of their life (often junior or senior high school), then did a grandparent study, followed by examining changing developments in the community to which their families migrated.

Among the many fine results cited in the CHE report was the building of connections across age divides as college students got to know their grandparents better by interviewing them, while also getting perspectives from their contemporaries and other family members. Unanimously, young people came away from their studies with high appreciations of what their elders had done, a sense of where they began, the obstacles and challenges they faced, and the efforts that were expended in order to advance.

By seeking to place their family in the context of their community they also became aware of its demographics and the nature of suburban bonding experiences.

Those young people in that first course in the 1970s achieved much of what the American Historical Association recently said is still lacking in our history classes (and in our society): 1) an ability to foster informed, critical thinking, and 2) to nurture empathetic citizenship.

Every individual and every family can be enriched by doing their own “Roots and Beyond” study. From that is bound to come a deeper appreciation of what fellow citizens have experienced and are newly experiencing as today’s immigrants.

The theme for 2015 National Library Week is “Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library.”

Family and community studies can surely help to enhance lives for old and new Long Island residents.

The books that portray the advances from immigration by scores of Long Islanders are waiting to be assembled. All an editor needs to do is assemble the people’s stories in Nassau and Suffolk.

Michael D’Innocenzo Professor of History and The Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change

Federal housing program out of Mao’s playbook

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ets say that you own a piece of property in Roslyn and you want to build a new house on it.

Have you heard about President Obama’s program aimed at doing just that for you ? The program is called: “Plentiful Housing of New York”, better known as “PHONY”.

Right out of the playbook of Fidel, Chavez and Mao, it’s another feel-good, sounds-great, attempt at government providing everything you may ever need.

The way it works is that Washington, always knowing what’s best for you, will provide housing for everyone. They will send in specially-trained, government workers to build a “politically-correct” house for you and your family.

Don’t even think of oil heat or a garage for your Escalade.

PHONY is truly an offer you can’t refuse. Just show your appreciation on Election Day, and

don’t worry about the cost. Some rich guy, somewhere, someplace, will be paying for it anyway.

Just think how proud you will be when you tell everyone about it at your next ACLU meeting.

- You will be as proud as you were when you installed your government-subsidized solar panels on your beachfront home in East Hampton.

- Or when you decided to stop drinking those large-size, coca cola drinks when Mayor Bloomberg told you they were so bad for you. So unhealthy !!

Now it’s a lunchtime of a martini or two or three!!

- or when you fought to remove those “horrible” words, “under G_d” from the Pledge of Allegiance but made sure you had front row seats on Easter Sunday.

- or when you tried to keep ROTC off your college campus at NYU, but were relieved when

the national guard was called in to help you during Hurricane Sandy!

- or when you donated money to fight Ebola in west Africa but were so upset when some sick patients had the audacity to be brought here to be treated!

- or when you marched in support of Occupy Wall Street’s fight against corporate America and then when the rally was over, you went right back to your corner office at Morgan Stanley.

- or when you supported union protection of incompetent teachers but made sure your kids only had the best teacher every year.

- or when you led the fight against the death penalty, but then donated money to Planned Parenthood and their killing of unborn babies.

- or when you fought so gallantly for amnesty for illegal aliens and then paid your housekeeper “off the books”.

- or when you fought against abuses against woman but justified Bill Clinton’s abusive treatment of the women in his life.

-or when you fought against improving the public schools by expanding the charter school program, but sent your kids to the finest private schools you could find.

- or when you insisted on removing the Nativity Scene and Menorahs from our Town Hall’s front lawn while at the same time you were president of the Men’s Club at to your church or synagogue.

- or when you fought to allow woman into the Masters golf club in Augusta, even though your own country club here has few if any minority members.

- or when you expressed your outrage at the treatment our veterans were getting at the VA, but didn’t mention that your father had the right connections in 1966 to keep you out of the draft.

- or when you told everyone about your new Prius but didn’t mention it was for your housekeeper to use. Whoops, I forgot!!

This is Roslyn! You bought a Tesla S for yourself.

On the other hand, instead of using Obama’s PHONY program, you can be a rich, nasty, mean-spirited Tea Party guy, and hire your own contractor, pay for it yourself, get the satisfaction of building the house that you always wanted and not expect the government to control every facet of your life.

Overcoming “liberal guilt” isn’t easy living here on the North Shore of Long Island.

I won’t tell anyone at your next Green Party meeting, but I bet hypocrisy is something that all you wealthy liberals chose not to avoid.

Dr. Stephen Morris DDS North Hills

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

A spring cleaning to remember It’s tax time again, and around here that means only one thing: my home will soon be dust-free. Or as close to dust-free as it ever gets.

I won’t be breaking any landspeed records getting my records together; that much is true.

But when I go hunting for the shoe-box where I keep my records, or the other shoe-box where I surely kept the rest of them, or the file folder where I’m desperately hoping to find everything else - well, no matter where I look, all I find is a lot of dust.

Suddenly, nothing seems more important than getting rid of all that dust. I mean, it’s been months!

How can my family stand living in this pig-pen a moment longer? I certainly can’t.

But that means I must find a dust-cloth somewhere.

Why can’t I find one? I keep them right here, in the credenza except apparently I don’t. Or on a shelf of the hall closet? No - but there’s a witch’s hat that’s been sitting there, apparently, since Hal-

loween.

What is it doing there? I’d better get it back up to the attic. Right now, before I forget.

The attic is inexplicably full of shopping bags containing nothing but papers, with dates written in marker on the sides: “March 2006; April 1998; 1st Quarter, 1992.”

Where did they come from?

It’s a mystery - but not one I’m going to solve now. I place the witch’s hat gently on top of them, and go back downstairs to keep looking for dust-cloths.

Surely there were some in this bucket behind the coats. Oh that’s right, my brother threw it all out cloths, bucket and all - the last time he visited from Maryland. That was four years ago.

Suddenly I see something that looks like rags. But it’s really the rest of that witch’s costume. Well, let’s put that aside; I’ll get it to the attic, eventually.

What is this bag of mystery items, pushed all the way to the back of the closet?

Judy epstein

A Look on the Lighter Side Yikes, they’re old towels that went all moldy and should have been thrown out a long time ago.

Better get them out of the house carefully - right now.

All I need is a garbage bag. So where are they? Finally, a question that’s easy: I always keep them in the same place, on top of the fridge. Hmm. An empty box.

Who’s supposed to replenish things when they run out? Never mind,

I think I know the answer to that, but I was busy.

Maybe I should go out right now and buy dust rags, garbage bags, and a new bucket. Yes, that’s exactly what I will do!

But first, I should change out of these filthy clothes that are looking like dust-rags themselves, in case I run into someone I know. (It always happens when I’m looking my worst. “Judy, is that you? You look terrible! I almost didn’t recognize you!” “I wish you hadn’t.”)

But I can’t just change into clean clothes when I’m so filthy. I should take a shower. And shampoo, because I can’t go the rest of the day with my hair full of dust.

But where’s the shampoo? I hate looking for things when I’m just about to step into the shower, but where could I have left it?

Ouch! Who left that overnight bag right where I would trip over it, next to the bed? And hey, look, there’s the shampoo I never put back in the shower. I would love to know what it’s like to live

in a house where everything gets put where it belongs - but putting things away is so boring. What I need is a butler! I wonder how much that would cost? Will butlers do taxes?

Ah…shower and shampoo accomplished. I feel so much better!

But what I don’t feel like is moving all those bags and papers around to assemble my records to do taxes. I’m so tired.

If I can just clear a little space on the dining room table to work in, I’m sure I’ll make better progress tomorrow. What are all these newspapers and unpaid bills doing here? Why don’t I just shoot them all into a shopping bag? I’d better mark it: “April 2015.” I’ll take that up to the attic. Tomorrow.

Everything else can wait till tomorrow. How much difference could 24 hours make, anyway?

At least I am dust-free enough to go to bed.

Ouch! I stub my toe on an overnight bag. Goodnight!

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Martins, Schimel budget votes fail Long Island

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oliticians have a well-deserved reputation for dishonesty and greed.

Again and again, scandals rock our government institutions as wrongdoing and misdeeds come to light. It is truly sad how many people will say anything for a vote, then turn their backs on those voters once they are in office to pursue their own agendas.

Sometimes, when they are caught, they own up to their behavior. But not often.

Predictably, offer glib explanations, half-truths and outright lies.

The budget vote Tuesday night in Al-

bany showcased politics at its very worst.

One after another, our elected representative chose to sell out our children and our teachers and advance their own interests, whether it be secure something else they want or to ensure further lobbying dollars from Pearson and the like would come their way.

Many tried grandstanding, hoping they would get points for pretending to acknowledge their wrongdoing, such as stating “it is with a heavy heart I do this,” or holding their nose while they vote yes.

Maybe some people are actually fooled by this. There were a few brave souls who

More police needed to make NYC safe

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olice Commissioner Bill Bratton denies the fact he had an argument with Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris over hiring more police officers in the upcoming New York City budget.

Well in my opinion it doesn’t matter who said what because the reality is we do need to hire another 1,000 more police officers.

Mayor de Blasio needs to make room in the budget to hire more police officers and make New York City a safer place to

work, go to school and to live. Eric Ulrich [ R-Queens ] said it right when he said,” Its time for Bill de Blasio to put his money where his mouth is.”

Now finally Mr. Mayor the people of this great city of ours is asking,” do we get a safer city or do we return to policies that will return us to a truly unsafe city for all concern.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

stood up to Cuomo and his bought and paid for by rich corporations agenda.

My neighboring Assemblyman Ra was one of them.

But to my great disgust, despite the outpouring of letters, phone calls, and emails, both my assemblywoman, Michelle Schimel, and my state senator, Jack Martins, voted to destroy the fine schools we on Long Island have prided ourselves on for so long.

What makes their betrayal especially bitter is the fact that they have both paid lip service to the objections, pretending to advocate for our children and teachers, while stabbing them in the back.

Through their staged appearances and glib speeches, they had so many, including me, convinced they would be brave and stand up. Nope, they sold us out.

Even more sickening is Schimel’s pathetic attempt to spin her traitorous vote into a positive victory.

She claims to be a champion because the bill bans testing in K-2. The tests already start in grade three, this is nothing.

Oh, and the SED is directed to “provide tools, resources and materials to assist teachers in professional development related to the new standards.”

The ones that are developmentally inappropriate? The ones that were designed by non-educators to set our students up for failure? The weapon in the tool to destroy public education and turn over schools to for profit institutions?

The ones that are needed to save our “failing schools?”

As if Great Neck, East Williston, Roslyn and Manhasset are home to failing schools.

Our schools are among the best in the nation, we don’t need Common Core shoved down our throats because high poverty areas produce failed learners.

How dumb does she think her constituents are? Pretty dumb I guess since we’ve been swallowing her lies hook line and sinker up to now.

And Martins?

The only reason I voted for him was his stated opposition to Common Core. Because he told voters like me he was going to stand up to Cuomo, fight for our children and champion public education.

And what did he do? Sold out.

Put New York State’s public schools one step closer to destruction. He should be ashamed of himself, all of his statements concerning our children’s education were bold faced lies.

And I am one of those who was dumb enough to fall for them.

Martins and Schimel are both disgraces to Long Island.

They have sold out our teachers and our children. They have proven themselves dishonest and untrustworthy. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Parents, we have but one weapon left.

Refuse the tests.

And when Martins and Schimel are up for re-election, make sure to send them home.

Emily Kaye Roslyn Heights

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Obama negotiates bad deal with Iran

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n Sunday March 29, I attended a public interdenominational dialogue and bagel breakfast hosted by the beautiful Temple Beth El, featuring the spiritual leaders of Great Neck’s “synagogue row:” Rabbis Tara & Meir Feldman of Temple Beth El (Reform), Rabbi Howard Stecker of Temple Israel (Conservative) and Rabbi Dale Polakoff of Great Neck Synagogue (Modern Orthodox).

Hundreds of people attended, predominantly from Reform and Conservative congregations.

The audience’s denominational and political affiliations were fairly representative of the affiliated American Jewish community at large.

Before discussing the Temple Beth El event, let me digress to mention that the Zionist Organization of AmericaLong Island-Queens region and Great Synagogue Men’s Club are sponsoring a free event to which all in the community are welcome: an evening with former U.N. Ambassador and foreign policy expert honorable John Bolton, on Sunday evening May 3, at 7 p.m., at Great Neck Synagogue.

The event at Temple Beth El began with Rabbis Feldman and Stecker expressing thankfulness for Rabbi Polakoff’s recovery from his heart attack last year. It was a heartwarming demonstration of caring across the Jewish denominational divides.

The most fascinating part of the morning was an informal poll taken by Rabbi Stecker during Q&A, after an audience member asked: “How can Jews support Obama when Obama is negotiating a bad deal with Iran, which wants to kill us?” (The deal reportedly permits Iran to continue enriching uranium in impenetrable underground facilities, limits inspections, permits Iran’s continued development of more advanced centrifuges and ICBMs capable of reaching the U.S., and is time-limited – and would thus enable Iran to obtain nuclear weapons that endanger the entire world. Iran is now also insisting on immediate lifting of sanctions and refusing to ship enriched uranium out of the country.)

In a brilliant move, Rabbi Stecker turned and asked the audience: “If you think that President Obama is not defending Israel sufficiently, please raise your hand.” About 80 to 85% of the audience promptly raised their hands. Rabbi Stecker then asked how many thought

that Pres. Obama is defending Israel sufficiently, and only about 15 to 20 percent of the audience members raised their hands.

This informal poll indicated that President Obama’s appeasement of Iran, and six years of displays of hostility towards Jews, Israel, and Israel’s democratically elected leaders has had an impact, even among those predisposed to giving the president every benefit of the doubt.

The Jewish community likely now realizes that, in addition to not defending Israel, the Obama administration actively interferes with Israel’s efforts to defend herself.

The Obama administration publicly disclosed Israel’s nuclear secrets last week; thwarted Israel’s plans to remove the Iranian nuclear threat by leaking Israeli attack and refueling plans – and then reportedly gloated that it was too late for Israel to attack; demanded one-sided favorable-to-Hamas cease fires last summer while ignoring even-handed cease-fire proposals; stopped needed missile shipments to Israel while Hamas launched 4,000 rockets on innocent Israeli civilians last summer; repeatedly demands Israel’s retreat to the indefensible 1949 Armistice lines; repeatedly threatens to join anti-Israel U.N. actions; continually attempts to impose a Hamas-Fatah terrorist Palestinian state which would be another launching pad for rocket attacks on all of Israel; and repeatedly demands funding cuts to the joint Iron Dome programs.

I wished that the rabbi had also asked the audience: “If you think that Pres.

Obama is not defending America sufficiently, please raise your hand.”

I imagine that the response would have been the same, because the Iranian nuclear threat is a threat to everyone here, particularly those in top target areas such as New York. Iran does not need ICBMs (inter-continental ballistic missiles) to nuke Israel; Iran is building and testing ICBMs to carry nuclear weapons to the United States.

Coincidentally, the day before the Temple Beth El breakfast, a high-level defection exposed the Obama administration’s inimical role in the Iranian nuclear negotiations.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s close aide, journalist Amir Hossein Motaghi, who was covering the nuclear negotiations in Lausanne, defected from Iran and asked Swiss authorities to grant

him asylum – and revealed that the U.S. negotiating team is negotiating on Iran’s behalf.

According to the British Telegraph newspaper, Motaghi “harshly criticized the American role in the [Iran nuclear] talks, saying the White House was attempting to persuade the other members of the P5+1 group of nations (US, England, France, Russia, China and Germany) to accept Iran’s point of view.”

Montaghi stated: “The U.S. negotiating team is mainly there to speak on Iran’s behalf with other members of the 5+1 countries and convince them of a deal.”

Montaghi repeated his assertions on opposition Iranian television.

President Obama also recently cited a “fatwa” by Iranian Pres. Rouhani to try to persuade the other negotiators that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are peaceful.

There were many other interesting aspects of the Temple Beth El breakfast. I will only mention a few (and will avoid mentioning a few comments that I disagreed with) in order to leave a little space to turn back to vital, timely Iran issues.

Rabbis Tara Feldman and Dale Polakoff discussed the fear they feel from resurgent anti-Semitism.

Rabbi Feldman mentioned Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sachs’ writings about contradictions inherent in anti-Semitism: for instance, Jews are hated both because supposedly they are rich and poor; communists and industrialists.

All of the rabbis described the need to both “be there” for other groups when others are attacked, as well as to make sure to defend ourselves.

Rabbi Tara Feldman mentioned that the local mosque displays anti-Semitic literature.

She related many years of efforts to pursue Muslim-Jewish dialogue, but stated that dialogue cannot occur now when the mosque refuses to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish State.

(My articles last month described how a recent Jewish-Muslim “dialogue” night at another local synagogue turned into an occasion for a leader of the Islamic Society of North America (an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holyland Hamas funding trial) to engage in one-sided Israel-bashing.)

All of the rabbis agreed that groups that fail to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish State are outside of

bounds. (Incidentally, at the deceptive group J Street’s annual convention last week, the audience cheered when a women called for an end to Israel as a Jewish State, and proposed that Jews should live under Arab sovereignty.)

Returning to the Iran threat: This past Friday, Great Neck’s Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, the Zionist Organization of America and other groups held a press conference outside senators Chuck Schumer’s and Kirsten Gillibrand’s Manhattan offices demanding that our senators commit to over-riding President Obama’s threatened veto of two key bills on Iran: (1) The “KirkMenendez” Bipartisan Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015, which imposes new sanctions on Iran if international negotiators fail to reach a nuclear deal by June 30; and (2) The “Corker-Menendez” Bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, which requires the president to submit the text of any agreement with Iran to Congress and helps Congress to play its critical Constitutional and historic role of reviewing international treaties.

Sen. Schumer thankfully signed on as a co-sponsor of these bills.

Unfortunately, his co-sponsorship will ultimately be worthless if senators Schumer and Gillibrand refuse to commit to overriding the threatened presidential veto. These bills will not become law without a successful override vote.

The Obama administration’s efforts to avoid Senate review and approval of the Iran deal are alarming. If the potential Iran deal were good for the U.S. and its allies, the Senate would readily approve the agreement.

Thus, the Obama administration’s efforts to circumvent the U.S. Constitutional requirement to obtain the Senate’s advice and consent points to an inescapable conclusion: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was correct when he warned that the Iran deal is a very bad deal.

It is thus imperative that our Senators commit to overriding a veto of the needed Iran legislation. Please remember to call or write to senators Schumer (202 2246542) and Gillibrand (202 224-4451) to urge them to override the president’s threatened veto.

Elizabeth (Liz) Berney, Esq. Great Neck Long Island-Queens Exec. Director of the Zionist Organization of America

Pro choice position misrepresented

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rederick Bedell’s letter in the April 3, 2015 Great Neck News makes a very valid point.

Abortions may deprive the world of persons who might significantly contribute to mankind’s betterment. He states that

this is a fate which might have befallen him, yet he has led a long and productive life. I am surprised that he hasn’t seen the illogicality of his position.

First, he informs us that as a child he was a stutterer, a slow learner, anemic and had asthma.

He then asserts that “....in today’s culture of death, would it not be considered inhuman (I think he means inhumane) to abort such a child.” Surely, Mr. Bedell is aware that those in the “right to choose” movement have never recommended that

children be aborted.

So, since the maladies he speaks of, like being a stutterer and a slow learner, do not appear in the fetus, he had nothing to worry about.

We live in a world where there are cogent arguments on

both sides of the abortion controversy, but making illogical statements does not advance Mr. Bedell’s cause.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

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G.N. schools lead in teaching Holocaust

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story in the March 20, 2015 edition of the Great Neck News included a statement that only one course in the GNPS Great Neck Public School] District offers any instruction about the Holocaust, and that the topic is “glossed over” in other instances.

I am anxious to correct this inaccuracy, and also to offer the community some additional information about the reprehensible incident that occurred earlier this month and is still a topic of great consternation to the district.

First, to the curricular issue: The Holocaust as an historical event, and the implications of it, are dealt with in numerous course offerings across the district. Some preliminary research offered the following examples: • Grade 6: Studies of the Eastern Hemisphere include the content understanding that “The crime of genocide crosses cultures and eras. Jews and other groups experienced devastation at the hands of Nazi Germany.”

• Grade 8: “The Nazi Holocaust - Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’; worldwide horror, human rights violations and the United States response to the Holocaust.”

• Grades 9 and 10: Genocide and intolerance are explored in significant detail with respect to imperialism (examples - European in the Americas, Africa and the Pacific, Japan in Pacific). The Indian Wars in the United States are reviewed to consider whether

or not they fit within the definition of genocide. Studies from Grade 8 re: WWII and the holocaust in Europe under Nazi rule are studied in greater detail.

• U.S. History and Government Grade 11: Genocide of Native Americans is connected to The Holocaust in addition to a study of WWII. • AP Psychology (Grades 11 and 12): Milgrams experiment on obedience and the Zimbardo prison experiment are connected to The Holocaust.

• At South Middle, the school introduced the “Pyramid of Hate” to discuss The Holocaust, and start a broader conversation about genocide and showed Oprah’s interview with Eli Weisel at Auschwitz.

• At North Middle School, English teachers do not teach a Holocaust unit or course, per se, but Holocaust literature appears throughout the curriculum, either in whole class reads, historical fiction units, book club books, Enriched books, or independent reading selections.

Some of the titles include: “The Book Thief,” Zusak “Tunes for Bears to Dance to,” Cormier “Sarah’s Key”, de Rosnay “The Diary of a Young Girl,” Frank “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” Boyne “Number the Starts,” Lowry “The Upstairs Room,” Reiss Maus “I and IL Speigelman Milkweed,” Spinelli

• At the Village School there are 10 separate courses that offer instruction about The Holocaust and analyze it through literary, artistic and even musical lenses.

• And, the course that was referenced as the curricular focus of the district is our “Facing History and Ourselves” elective. It is a nationally known and recognized curriculum that influences students’ lives in many ways.

There are other instances, and other examples of curricular efforts that we make to educate students on The Holocaust.

There are several pieces of literature that deal with the topic and they include the “Diary of Anne Frank,” “Night” and others.

It would not be possible to read those texts without discussing the history of the event and analyzing the terrible consequences of the historical era. Our teachers do so very well.

There have been dramatic productions that explore this historical era and have expanded upon it by connecting it to The Holocaust and other examples of genocide that have occurred in History. “The Diary of Anne Frank” was performed at South High School this year and other dramatic productions such as “The Laramie Project” have created connections with the broader topic of hatred and genocide.

Clearly, our efforts at including this topic at numerous points in a student’s secondary experi-

ence exist and are well-executed by teachers.

But, given the opportunity to address this incident one more time, I would encourage everyone to see the letter that I posted on the district website within hours of our discovery of the offensive posting, I would like to re-emphasize a few points made in that letter and also try to offer some other assurances about the District’s approach in dealing with such matters.

I remind everyone that the student who committed this terrible act was a student in another Long Island public high school, and not subject to any disciplinary measure I might impose. We did promptly report the matter to the police and I spoke to the superintendent of that school district and identified the individual to her.

One inquiry I have received is whether or not I would have pursued this as a disciplinary matter if it were a Great Neck student, and I am able to respond affirmatively because I have done so in the past. District policy (specifically our Code of Conduct) does allow for the school to impose consequences for something done outside the school day and our other policies make it clear that students are responsible for their postings on social media. We most certainly would have, and will in the future, pursue such a violation.

The district has not forgotten this now two-week old incident and we are discussing how

it might be further explored and used as that “teaching moment” that you referenced in your editorial of March 27, 2015. That effort preceded that publication and will likely continue long after others have forgotten about the original incident.

In preparing this letter, and collecting the specifics that allowed me to respond as I have, I was reminded in many ways of our need to broaden this conversation, rather than narrow it to one historical era, as awful as that period of time was.

The lessons of The Holocaust are implicit in a wide range of other historical topics ranging from Rwanda to Cambodia to the experience of the Native American. We make a mistake when we focus on one event and fail to connect it to the rest of our experiences and the panoply of history.

The Great Neck Public Schools are committed to that broader understanding as well as the specific topic that prompted this response.

The district remains committed to creating and maintaining a safe environment for all students and adults who are a part of our school system.

Further, we strive to be an institution that models behavior that can be respected and emulated in this larger community.

Thomas P. Dolan, Ed.D Great Neck Superintendent of Schools

Religion should not dictate state laws

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first want to say that I agree with and second the emotion about what Anna Friscia said in her Williston Times 3-152015 article about the Triborough Amendment.

Unfortunately, enough of our elected officials are so unconcerned about justice that the people have had to bear this injustice for such a long time.

Next item: Being that this weekend is so important to so many religious people, it is a good time to comment on the actions in Indiana and Arkansas by elected officials succumbing to religious pressure to make it legal for businesses to discriminate against certain lifestyles.

To again bring up the subject of separation of church and state. State can only provide civil unions. Nothing more.

If a state so much as concerns itself about doing anything more than this, it is being influenced by church.

It is interesting to note that due to the uproar that ensued following the actions in the two mentioned states how the politicians did their dance of reposturing though merely only to save their skin.

Examining the definition of marriage in a couple of dictionaries revealed some interesting results. The word is a broadly used term.

Even if two businesses join forces, that is sometimes said to be a marriage. No more need be said.

There was also a comparison with matrimony and wedlock. If anyone wants to know more, look it up yourself. It was

however said that there is holy matrimony but never holy marriage.

We live our existence with free will and every action has a consequence. I am not passing judgement on anyone. If they ‘make or break’, they bear the results.

To put it another way, we know who said “A rose is a rose by any name.”

If someone calls a rose a pig, one can do the sniff test: Sniff sniff! It smells like a rose.

It must be a rose, To turn the story around, if a pig is called a rose, again the sniff test: Sniff sniff! Hmm! It doesn’t smell like a rose at all.

Regarding the foregoing separation: If there is discrimination, state may and must step in and deal with it.

What also can be said is that many go to ‘church’ on Sunday (or whatever day) and go out on Monday (or whichever following day) and defraud their fellow human beings. Again, each will sometime bear the brunt of their actions.

Just one other item for today: The Dutch, Hispanics, French and Italians came to our ‘new world’ before the British.

This can be verified by seeing the names of the states, cities and rivers among other things and New York was New Amsterdam.

The British have a reputation of subjecting others.

Perhaps they thought they could take over this ‘new world’ and get a lot more subjects.

Those who were here were not interested in being subjects and

won the revolution.

Now the British have their new princess by marriage who is expecting for the second time.

There are many here who are fawning over her. If they want to be subjects, they are free to go back over there any time.

There are many who came here with the idea of having an elitist country which is in opposition to what The Statue of Liberty symbolizes.

For some time no immigrants were wanted from Southern Europe.

It is interesting how some things end up. The two New World continents being named after an Italian. Possibly forever.

Charles Samek Mineola

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Plaza trustees take advantage of seniors

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write this letter in response to Nina K. Gordon, who has materially misstated nearly every fact on the subjects of how village elections are conducted and how absentee ballots are provided in her letter published on April 3, 2015, thus misleading many readers.

I wonder if Ms. Gordon actually read the column and letter she cites. If she did, she would know that, when asked by the reporter, I specifically stated that I did not believe Mr. Schneiderman had anything to do with the absentee ballots or the scam central to those pieces.

This in and of itself undercuts Ms. Gordon’s credibility,

which is quite thin from the outset.

The biggest error Ms. Gordon makes, undermining the merit of most everything she has to say, is that our Plaza Village Trustee elections are not conducted by the County – at all (her arguments all hinge on her incorrect assertion that they ARE run by the County). Plaza Village elections are conducted by the Village Clerk, not the County. A simple call to our Plaza Clerk, Pat, or to the County, by anyone who wishes to fact-check me will confirm this. Therefore, Ms. Gordon’s rant about the machinations of the County have absolutely nothing to do with the

March 18 election or its ballots, demonstrating her ignorance and undermining her credibility.

Ms. Gordon’s final shred of scant credibility is lost when she asserts that absentee ballots are only requested and provided by mail.

In fact, the state, the county, and village allow a voter to designate person(s) to hand deliver the request and/or the ballot for the voter, if the voter so elects.

Any reader can fact-check me by contacting those entities or going online.

Therefore, the entire first half of Ms. Gordon’s letter is nullified by the facts and is without merit. The balance of her letter

is just disturbing – especially the part where she states that Atria Residents refer to elected officials, politicians, by terms of endearment!

That alone is a big, red flag screaming “undue influence!”

That seniors are susceptible to such undue influence is not my own conjecture.

There is an entire area of legal practice – elder law – that exists and thrives in large part because seniors are indeed preyed upon by unscrupulous persons and organizations.

So, to label me as “anti-senior” for making that statement is just plain ridiculous – the fact that seniors are victimized is so

well-settled that there is an entire body of law, and lawyers, protecting them from such victimization.

Perhaps I should hire one to investigate the goings-on at the Atria if someone like Ms. Gordon can be employed there for a term of years.

P.S. I’ve been to several board meetings now. Not once has Karen Rubin been present.

Therefore, I don’t think she’s qualified to write any more columns about the goings on in the Plaza until she starts attending some meetings.

Jonathan Stein Great Neck Plaza

Back bill to aid volunteer responders

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n January 14, 2015, shortly after our 114th Congress convened, Congressman David McKinley, of West Virginia, introduced Bill H.R. 343 in our House of Representatives.

Kudos to Congressman McKinley!

Essentially, Bill H.R. 343 (Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act) seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a charitable deduction for the service of volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians, ambulance corps’ members, and other rescue personnel.

Eight bipartisan members of our House of Representatives, from seven states, co-sponsored H.R. 343.

Currently, H.R. 343 appears

to be languishing in our House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee.

Knowing how valuable our volunteer emergency responders are to all members of our local communities, I believe it behooves each of us to show our gratitude to our volunteers by helping move this important bill towards fruition.

Towards this end, it would be helpful if each of us contacted his Congressman and urged him to help get H.R. 343 released from the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee.

Once released from committee, H.R. 343 can be put on the House of Representatives’ calendar to be voted upon, debated, or amended.

It seems our 113th Congress allowed H.R. 5811, the predeces-

sor-version of H.R. 343, to die in committee in our House of Representatives.

In my opinion, it would be a travesty…and, a great disservice to all our volunteer emergency responders if H.R. 343 were to be allowed to die in committee, once again. Our volunteer emergency responders are always there for us….I believe we should all be there to support H.R. 343 to help them at this juncture in time.

Throughout the almost 35 years that I have lived in East Williston, I, continually, have been in awe of the major, personal sacrifices made by our East Williston Fire Department’s volunteers on behalf of our community 24/7, 365 days of the year.

When called in the dark of night while sleeping or, when called in the light of day, while

in the midst of a family celebration, our emergency volunteers have responded immediately and without hesitation leaving family and comfort behind in order to help neighbors in dire need of immediate assistance.

In doing so, our volunteers have placed their own needs “on the back burner” and their own safety “on the line” to assist other residents.

It is my belief that all volunteer emergency responders both locally and throughout our great country…should be given the ability to take a charitable deduction for a portion of their altruistic, voluntary services as volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians, ambulance corps’ members, and other rescuers.

I would ask, again, that all

residents contact their Congressmen and urge them to help get H.R. 343 released from our House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee.

Once released from committee, H.R. 343 can be put on the House of Representatives’ calendar to be voted upon, debated, or amended.

Our volunteer emergency responders do not ever hesitate to help us whenever they are called upon for assistance.

I believe that, now, each of us should not hesitate to support our volunteer emergency responders by helping get Bill H.R. 343 released from committee…. and moved towards passage.

Kathy Rittel East Williston

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Overactive Bladder:

Don’t Let It Get in the Way of an Active Life Overactive bladder (OAB) 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, 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 frequency and urgency, also commonly known as overactive bladder (OAB), is a condition affecting millions of Americans. It can be found in people who have conditions such as diabetes, stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis, but it may be an indication of other diseases or conditions that would also warrant medical attention. It commonly appears without apparent cause.

Some symptoms of OAB include: • Urinary urgency, or being unable to postpone the need to urinate • Frequency of urination, or the need to urinate at least eight times per day • Urge incontinence, or leakage of urine when one gets the urge to urinate • Nocturia, or the need to get up and urinate at least two times per night

Customized Relief Options We offer a range of treatments designed to manage most symptoms of OAB. Depending on the causes of your condition, these may include: • Dietary modifications • Very safe and mild medications • Physical therapy for the bladder and the pelvic floor • Non-invasive surgery — for a small fraction of patients when the above options are ineffective If you think you have a problem, you shouldn’t wait. OAB can get in the way of your work, social life, relationships, exercise, sleep, and overall quality of life. 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.

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‘I See Meʻ show gives artists a chance to take ‘selfieʻ

Local artists take a look in the mirror for the The Huntington Arts Council’s new exhibit, “I See Me” a Self-Portrait Show, which opens this weekend at the Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street HuntingTop: Beth Costello: 2nd Place. “No Language Barriers Here” ; Bottom left: William Grabowski: 1st Place, “Past Tense” ; Bottom ton. “’I See Me’, the exhibition ... employs right: Margaret Minardi: 3rd Place. “Self Portrait” the very interesting and up-to-the-minute concept ... The Selfie ... with the theme of self-portraits,” said Linda Louis, member of the HAC Board of Directors and Exhibition Committee. “And it seems to have touched the funny bone of a lot of artists who had a really good time picturing themselves in interesting, psychologically insightful and incredibly artful ways.”

Juried by Lynn Rozzi, the ‘I See Me’ prospectus requested artists to respond to the challenge of sharing their interpretation of questions and statements behind self-portraiture; “Who are you? How do you see yourself? Let everyone in on your personal vision of you. Self-portraits rule the day!”

The response, reflected in the exhibition of works, consists of a diverse mix of media including, but not limited to oil, digital photo, watercolor, graphite/gouche, ink and pastels.

Rozzi is the director of the Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery at Nassau Community College. She received her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from C.W. Post College and her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Rozzi is a photographer who exhibits her work, teaches courses and lectures on contemporary art and the transformative power of art. son, Pamela Best, Marlene Bezich, Elizabeth Cassidy, Beth Chuck Von Schmidt, Pamela Waldroup, Lois V.Walker, “I See Me” will be on display in the Main Street Gallery from the opening through April 27. Costello, Katherine Criss, Judith Davidson, Jessica Dayan, Randy Weisbin, Fahiym Williams Special acknowledgement goes to: William GrabowsThe Main Street Gallery hours are Monday - Friday from Emily Eisen, Paul David Elsen, Jessica Faro, Jim Finlayson, Nicole Franz, Susan Geffken Burton,William Grabowski, ki, First Place “Past Tense” - Digital Photo; Beth Costello, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 12 to 4 p.m..

The opening reception for The Huntington Arts Coun- Donna Grossman, Dan Guido, Kirsten Hadjoglou, Rodee Second Place “No Language Barriers Here” - Ink/Oil Pascil’s new exhibit, “I See Me” a Self-Portrait Show will be Hansen, Samantha Hernandez, Sofie Hoff, Lori Horowitz, tel/Paper on Panels; and Margaret Minard, Third Place held Friday, April 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. All are welcome Caroline Isacsson, Kate Kelly, Lauren Miceli, Margaret “Self Portrait” - Colored Pencil For additional information on the exhibit and other Minardi, Denis Ponsot, Robin Rosen-O’Leary, Lauren Ruiz, to attend.

The participating artists are: Anu Annam, Christo- Jim Scovel, Constance Sloggatt Wolf, Jackie Stevens, Jan- Huntington Arts Council events visit www.huntingtonpher Arvans, Robyn Bellospirito, Mark Belton, David Ben- ice Sztabnik, Bobbie Turner, Tracy Vaccarino-Guzzardi, arts.org or call HAC at (631) 271-8423.

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The top seven events for the coming week Friday, April 10, 7 p.m. imagination Movers Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org The Emmy-winning Imagination Movers - stars of a Disney Junior TV series for preschoolers - will play songs, lead the audience through interactive dances and generally act like goofballs.

With Rich, scott, Dave and smitty leading the festivities, look out for confetti, giant balloons Dinosaur Train Live! and maybe even flying toilet paper.

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Spatchcook chicken demystified

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Spatchcook Chicken CHICKEN: BRINING LIQUID 1 - 3 to 4 lb young chicken Water to cover 1 orange 1/4 cup sea salt Spray Oil VEGETABLES: 4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks 3 celery stalks, cleaned and cut into chunks 2 onions, peeled, quartered 3 potatoes, washed and cut into eights

chicken and serve with vegetables.

Enjoy.....

Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches 8 Homemade or store bought chocolate chip cookies (I like Tate’s) 8 oz Chocolate Ice Cream,

softened 3 oz Slivered Almonds 1. Scoop 2 oz. of ice cream onto each of 4 cookies. Top with other cookie and squish a little bit.

2. Roll sandwiches in almonds and freeze on a tray until serving.

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TO SPATCHCOOK THE CHICKEN: 1. Take your chicken and turn it breast side down. Find the spine and with a poultry shears, cut along both sides of the spine and remove the back bone.

VEGETABLE RECIPE: 1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.

2. Spray a large cast iron pan with olive oil. Add potatoes and onion and roast for 30 minutes.

3. Add celery and carrots and stir. Gently place the chicken TO BRINE THE CHICKEN: breast side down on the vegetables 1. Place the chicken in a large and roast the chicken and vegbowl. Cover with water, add salt etables for 30 minutes. and one orange, cut in half and 4. Flip the chicken so it is gently squeezed. breast side up and roast until gold2. Let the chicken brine for 12 en brown, about 1/2 hour more. to 24 house.

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Author talk at Clark Botanic Garden Author Nancy Peterson Hill, discusses her new book “ A Very Private Public Citizen: The Life of Grenville Clark” Wednesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at the Clark House on the grounds of Clark Botanic Garden, 193 I.U. Willets Road in Albertson.

Behind Batman stood Alfred. Behind James Bond stood Q. And behind some of the most influential figures of the past century, from presidents to diplomats to Supreme Court justices, stood Grenville Clark.

A New York-born lawyer, activist, and advisor, Clark championed academic freedom, fought a successful public battle with good friend Franklin Roosevelt over FDR’s attempt to “pack” the Supreme Court, and worked closely with the NAACP to uphold civil rights during the tumultuous 1950s and ‘60s. He devoted his final decades to a quest for world peace through limited but enforceable world law.

Hill is a writer and administrator of Diastole Scholars’ Center, a nonprofit conference center, art gallery, and event space affiliated with the University of MissouriKansas City. She also serves on the board of the Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation, a U.S./China friendship group and is active in cross-cultural activities in Kansas City and China. She lives in Kansas City, Mo.

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Garden to present live animal show “Ranger Powers’ Live Animal Show” is coming to Clark Botanic Garden on Sunday, April 19 from 2 to 3 p.m., giving children the opportunity to interact with live animals. Admission is $5.

Ranger Eric Powers engages children in educational discussions about animals, nature, and the environment, and introduces them to hedgehogs, skinks, tarantulas, tortoises and snakes.

“The addition of this show to our already outstanding Parks Department activity lineup promises to motivate our youth to understand the importance of the environment in a fun and engaging

way,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “There’s nothing like a hands-on experience to help children learn.”

Ranger Powers operates the Long Island-based company “Your Connection to Nature,” which aims to increase young people’s appreciation for nature through intriguing educational activities, trips and workshops. Look for Ranger Powers in a new nature series on North Hempstead TV that teaches kids about preserving the environment.

For more information, please call 311 or (516) 869-6311 or go online to northhempsteadny.gov.

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Imagination Movers Sunday, April 12, 3 p.m.

The Bronx Wanderers Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.

Rhiannon Giddens Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m.

Fatoumata Diawara Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m.

Pasek and Paul & Friends Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.

Tom Arnold Friday, May 16, 8 p.m.

Megan Hilty Saturday, June 13, 8 p.m.

Jessie Mueller and Jarrod Spector 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 Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.

The Fab Faux with the Hogshed Horns and the Crème Tangerine Strings Friday, May 15, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m.

Dark Star Ochestra Tuesday, May 19, 8 p.m.

Jason Isbell and Special Guest Craig Finn NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • http://www. nassaucoliseum.com Thursday, April 16, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

The Who Hits 50!

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

New Kids On The Block with

special guests TLC and Nelly Wednesday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.

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of Southampton, Richard Gachot of Old Westbury, Francisco Villagran of Port Washington, and Burt Young, also of Port Washington.

NYCB THeatre Ongoing at Westbury Sculpture Park 960 Brush Hollow Road, Approximately 40 works, Westbury. many of them monumental in (516) 247-5200 size, by renowned artists inwww.thetheatreatwestbury. cluding Fernando Botero, Tom com Otterness, George Rickey and Saturday, April 11, 8 p.m.

Mark DiSuvero among others, Tom Wopat & John Schneider: Return Of The Dukes are situated to interact with nature on the museum’s magSunday, April 12, 4 p.m.

The Price Is Right Live Stage nificent 145-acre property.

Walking Trails Show The museum’s 145 acres Friday, April 17, 8 p.m. include many marked nature Bob Saget trails through the woods, Friday, April 24, 8 p.m. perfect for family hikes or Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. independent exploration.

The Beach Boys & America Gardens Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.

From restored formal gardens Bill O’Reilly & Dennis Miller of historic importance to Saturday, May 9, 12 p.m.

Heather Henson’s Sing Along quiet little nooks for dreaming away an afternoon, the with The Muppet Movie museum’s 145 acre property Saturday, May 9, 7 & 10 p.m.

The truTV Impractical Jokers features many lush examples of horticultural arts. Come “Where’s Larry” Tour view our expanded gardens Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m. and beautiful new path to the Don Rickles museum.

Saturday, May 30, 8 p.m.

EVENTS 70’s Soul Jam FILM Nassau county museum March 21-July 12 Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m., 12, of art 1, 3 p.m.

1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Sunday 11 a.m., 12 p.m.

(516) 484-9338 • http://nasDrawn from Nature saumuseum.org From PBS’ American Masters MAIN GALLERIES series, Drawn from Nature March 21 to July 12, 2015 presents the dramatic life Out of the Vault: 25 Years of story of naturalist John Collecting James Audubon, an advenThis presentation highlights patrons’ numerous gifts to the turer and self-taught artist Museum over the last quarter who saw more of the North American continent than century, many of which have virtually anyone of his time never, or rarely, been exhibited. Each gallery space within (1785-1851). A symbol of the American wilderness, Auduthis multifaceted presentabon’s achievements are stagtion will focus on different gering: His book The Birds of themes such as past and America, for which he served present portraiture, paintings and objects by Louis Comfort as artist, writer, publisher and promoter, includes 435 Tiffany, post-war prints and vintage posters of many eras. life-sized prints and was The exhibit explores a diverse the largest book printed in the 19th century. Free with range of artists who are Museum admission. strongly represented in the Museum’s collections, among FOR THE FAMILY Sundays, 1-4 p.m., Family Tour them naturalist John James Audubon, photographer Larry at 1 p.m.

Fink and Pop art icons Robert April 12, 26 Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers Family Sundays at the and Robert Indiana, among Museum others.

Converse, collaborate and CONTEMPORARY COLLECcreate together during FamTORS GALLERY ily Sundays from 1 to 4 pm.

March 21 to July 12 Family Sundays begin with Vernacular Visions exhibition-based gallery conThe museum’s Contemporary versations. Families then go Collectors Gallery features the on to explore new art materiwork of four prominent Long als, vocabulary and ideas with Island artists: Susan Cushing Continued on Page 44

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OPTIONS ABOUND WHEN LAYING A NEW DRIVEWAY

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driveway is more than just a place to park your car. The right driveway material can add considerable curb appeal to your home, increasing its resale value along the way.

Homeowners have many options at their disposal when choosing a driveway material, and the right material for one home may not be the best fit for another. The following is a rundown of popular driveway surfaces and what homeowners can expect of each of them.

Brick

Many homeowners believe brick driveways provide the most aesthetic appeal, and it’s hard to argue with the beauty of brick driveways and walkways. Brick driveways come in various colors and hues, and many homeowners opt to have the color of their brick driveways match their landscaping, which further adds to

are somewhat common, but resealing such blemishes once every three to five years is typically enough to maintain the appearance of an asphalt driveway.

Concrete

curb appeal. But that curb appeal is only appealing if the driveway is designed and installed correctly, and homeowners can expect to pay a premium for that, as brick driveway installation is very labor intensive.

Gravel

Gravel driveways may not be as commonplace as they once were, but this cost effective driveway material is still an option. Homeowners

who live in regions with mild winters without snow might benefit most from gravel driveways, which can be difficult to negotiate when shoveling snow.

Gravel tends to be the least expensive driveway material to install, but professionals may recommend that a new top layer of gravel be laid once or twice a year to replace material lost to wind and everyday usage.

Asphalt

Asphalt remains a popular driveway material, thanks in large part to its practicality and ease of installation.

Unlike other driveway surface materials, asphalt is available in just one color, black, and that lack of versatility has led many homeowners to consider other options. But asphalt remains an affordable driveway surface material that’s relatively easy to repair.

Cracks and holes in asphalt

Concrete driveways are popular thanks in large part to their affordability and aesthetic appeal. Concrete can be susceptible to extremely cold weather, but many homeowners prefer concrete because of its versatility.

Concrete can be stamped or dyed to provide a unique look, which can increase curb appeal. Concrete can be expensive to maintain, particularly when the material cracks. In addition, gas and oil spills are more noticeable on a concrete surface than other driveway surface materials.

When replacing an existing driveway, homeowners have an array of new surface materials to choose from, and each material has its pros and cons.

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We specialize in detailed Kitchens, unique Vanities and custom Wall Units.

From design to installation our goal is to actualize your vision.

As third generation Master Woodworkers, we have been serving the tri-sate area for over 20 years with our speciality, quality craft.

We are a family owned and operated business located in Roslyn, New York. In our 26,000 square foot woodshop we create detailed entertainment units, bars, libraries, houses of workshop, fireplaces, surrounds and mantels.

For commercial purposes we make anything from reception desks to custom storage.

We offer full service consultations to understand our clients vision and work diligently to professionally design, build and install precisely what you are looking for.

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36 Home & Design, Lawn & Garden • News Times Newspapers, Friday, April 10, 2015 ADVERTORIAL

It’s impossible to imagine Matthew Korn working in any field but architecture.

More than his avocation, architecture is Korn’s passion, and it’s evident in whatever he does and wherever he goes – whether pouring over blueprints on his sleek granite-topped conference table, reading issues of Architectural Digest and Architectural Record, navigating leafy back roads or traipsing among urban spires. ”My eyes are never shut”, said Korn. “Whenever I am driving, travelling and walking, there’s never a moment when I am not looking at the architecture or photographing it with my phone”.

Since opening his eponymous practice 21 years ago in Roslyn, Korn has left his artistic imprint on Long Island’s residential landscape, as well as in Manhattan, Westchester, upstate New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. He designs some 15 new homes a year – not including countless interior renovations and additions, such as dens, second floor dormers, cabanas, gazebos and 10-car garages. His drawings can translate into construction costs that range anywhere from $200 per square foot to more than $500 per square foot, excluding landscaping.

Among Korn’s largest and most elaborate assignments was a 16,000 square-foot custom residential home in Oyster Bay Cove. Completed in 2008, the mansion features a plethora of architectural features, including a spacious courtyard framed by the main house, a three-car garage and conservatory. About a decade ago, in Old Westbury, he adjoined two houses on adjacent properties with a breezeway. Its bluestone path served as the rooftop of a tunnel linked the structures underground and led to a subterranean racquetball, indoor pool and spa.

Word-of-mouth recommendations account for the lion’s share of Korn’s projects, and oftentimes, satisfied homeowners also contract Matthew Korn Architecture, P.C for their corporate and professional addresses. Residential projects account for 80 percent of Korn’s business, while commercial venues, such as office buildings, restaurants and medical offices, represent the balance.

In his designs, Korn favors a “site sensitive” approach, employing architectural techniques that coalesce to maximize light and views to enhance a home’s enjoyment and luxury sensibility.

Matthew Korn Architecture is a collaborative group of extremely talented professionals that contribute to the design and implementation of architecturally correct works that respond to both site and budgetary constraints. Jack Priolo, a 42 year veteran has been with Matthew for 22 years. His artistic and design ability is unmatched. Victor Enrile, a 20 year veteran, has also been with our firm has also been with our firm for 17 years.

Victor has tremendous artistic skills and a high level of computer drafting ability. The remaining staff of draftspeople, interior designers, and administrators works toward providing excellent service to all clients.

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Professional contractors regularly rely on power tools for cutting and sanding, and many do-it-yourself renovators follow suit and invest in power tools to help get the job done. But power tools, in spite of their usefulness, are not without risk.

According to the Work Safe Center, power tool injuries account for as many as 400,000 emergency room visits in the United States each year. Power nailers, chain saws and table saws account for the greatest number of injuries. Keeping safe is of the utmost priority when using power tools. Here’s how: • Read all manufacturers’ instructions and guidelines before use.

• Keep your tools clean and in proper operating condition.

• Use the right tool for the job.

• Always wear eye protection, such as safety glasses or goggles.

• Wear standard cotton or leather work gloves to protect hands.

• Consider the use of earplugs or earmuffs with loud power tools.

• Don’t use power tools in proximity to flammable vapors, dust or construction materials.

• Always check that wires are kept away from blades.

• Maintain a tight grip on a tool.

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• Pay attention when working with any power tool.

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Watering tips to produce healthy lawns

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ummer is a season for landscaping, and homeowners who live in regions that get especially hot in the summertime often worry that their lawns won’t make it through the dog days of summer looking lush. But lawns don’t have to succumb to the sizzling summer sun.

Oftentimes, the right watering strategies can help homeowners nurse their lawns through the hottest months of the year, ensuring the lawns make it to autumn looking as green as they did back at the height of spring.

Reconsider when you’re watering. Come summertime, homeowners may want a glass of water at high noon, when temperatures seem to be at their hottest. But you and your lawn are different, so the best time to satiate your thirst is not necessarily the best time to water your lawn. Watering in the middle of the day is often ineffective, as water tends to evaporate quickly in the afternoons when temperatures are peaking. Nighttime watering can contribute to the growth of fungus, which can create an entirely new set of headaches for homeowners.

Morning watering sessions tend to be most effective during the summertime, as temperatures tend to be cooler in the morning, leading to less evaporation. Less evaporation

means all that watering isn’t going to waste.

Reconsider your sprinkler. If you can’t afford an in-ground irrigation system, which many landscaping professionals feel is the most effective and efficient way to water a lawn, then you likely will rely on a sprinkler to keep your lawn looking lush through the summer months. When choosing a sprinkler, look for one that shoots water out horizontally as opposed to vertically. A vertical sprinkler system is more vulnerable to wind and evaporation than one that

shoots water out horizontally, so make sure your sprinkler system is sending water into your lawn and not into summer breezes.

Avoid overwatering. How much water your lawn needs in the summertime depends on a host of factors, including where you live and how often rain falls in that region.

Overwatering can promote the growth of fungus and adversely affect your lawn’s root system, making it difficult for roots to grow deep. Speak with a local landscaping professional to determine how

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often you should water your lawn each week.

Strategically position your sprinklers. When choosing where to put down your sprinklers, hook them up to your hose, turn them on and then watch to see where the water is going. Areas that exposed to sun are most in need of water, so make sure the bulk of your water isn’t going to shaded areas beneath trees.

In addition, make sure you aren’t wasting water on sidewalks, patios and driveways.

Sprinklers should be positioned so none of the water

they’re shooting out is landing on surfaces that don’t need water. It sounds simple, but too often homeowners drop their sprinklers down, turn them on and then walk away without waiting to see where the water is landing. Position sprinklers or adjust sprinkler heads so all the water is landing on your lawn.

Keeping a lawn lush and green at the height of summer requires homeowners to adopt effective strategies. Such a strategies can make the difference between a lush landscape and one that succumbs to summer heat.

Damage to a lawn may be indicative of various problems. Everything from insects to rodents to the family pet may be responsible for causing burnt patches, holes and other eyesores. Getting to the bottom of the problem is the first step in remediation. Burning and discoloration of the lawn is often a result of high concentrations of dog urine pooling in one area. Diluting the urine by hosing down areas of the lawn can clear up many problems. Birds, raccoons, skunks, moles, and other rodents may feed on grubs that reside just under the thatch of the lawn, and animals may tear up lawns in search of this delicacy.

Treating the grub problem usually alleviates damage caused by animals. Mole crickets are another common lawn destroyer. These insects resemble crickets, but they burrow beneath the turf to feed on plant roots. The mole crickets can push up channels of turf as they burrow, exposing roots to the elements and causing the grass to die. Getting rid of the insects can revitalize the lawn.

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Hofstra to present spring Dance Concert Hofstra University’s Dance Program will debuts its annual Spring Dance Concert at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse on Thursday, April 16 with two shows at 2 and 8 p.m. Two shows will follow on Friday, April 17 with one show at 2 p.m. on both Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20.

Hofstra faculty choreographers include Robin Becker, Stormy Brandenberger, Anita Feldman, Ellie Kusner, and Heather Waldon.

This year’s spring concert features guest choreographer Earl Mosley, founder and artistic director of the not-for-profit Diversity of Dance, Inc. and its programs: Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts (EMIA) and Hearts of Men (HOM).

EMIA is celebrating its 10th season as one of the nation’s leading new summer intensives, serving more than 175 students annually.

In 2014, HOM launched its very successful inaugural season as a summer intensive serving more than 50 male dancers of all ages in an intergenerational community of brotherhood through dance.

Mosely has taught at some of the most noted conservatories and institutions of higher learning, including Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, the Joffrey Ballet School, SUNY/Purchase, Ohio Uni-

versity, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Yale University. He is currently on the faculty of Montclair State University, New York University and the Ailey School.

Mosley was named Teacher of the Year by Dance Teacher magazine in 2005. He will be a part of the Brooklyn Dance Festival in April 2015, having a new work performed at BAM’s Fisher Theater and the Summer Stage NYC Series, June 20, 2015.

The Pieces: “Come As You Are” is a new work choreographed by Heather Waldon. She comments: “About the time I joined Boston Ballet, Grunge was emerging and becoming influential. I often found myself listening to Nirvana on my Walkman while preparing for ballets like Swan Lake – an interesting juxtaposition. While I loved the rawness and growling sounds of Grunge, I was also attracted to other artists of that time who experimented and created their own signature works.

“Come As You Are” is a collage of influences.”

Robin Becker has restaged “Doorways,” originally created in 1994. During the development of the choreography, the dancers explored various portals or doorways to relationship: relationships with

ourselves, others, society, work, and the larger universe. The dance is from a series called “Dances from Rumi.” Jelaluddin Rumi was a 13th century mystical Persian poet, who is known for beginning the Mevlevi Order of the Whirling Dervishes in Turkey. Currently, Rumi is one of the most widely read poets in the United States.

“Lost Edges” is choreographed

by Stormy Brandenberger and will be performed to an original score composed and performed by Arthur Solari. The concept of “lost edges” has been used by visual artists to help give the illusion of depth of space and form, by fading the edges furthest from the viewer’s eye in a composition. This choreo-

graphic abstract work reflects upon the sense of loss implicit in our environment and human life within time and space.

Anita Feldman, director of the Dance Education Program, is the choreographer of ¡Por la Vida! (To Life), a modern tap dance work set to music by new music vocalist Meredith Monk. The work was inspired by one of Monk’s songs, “Little Breath,” and also by the boisterous, gregarious, cautious, colorful wildlife appreciated on a trip to Costa Rica.

Eleanor Kusner has created “That You are Here” with music by Andreas Brade. Through the use and deployment of postmodern composition methodologies – in-

version, retrogradation, chance, re-appropriation, accidental encounter, chaos, etc. “That You are Here” investigates the variability of human experience. In one gesture or with one sound, scenarios move, for example, from whimsical to tragic or hostile to congenial.

“I See You,” by guest choreographer FredrickEarl Mosley, is a cool and funky piece full of dynamic punch and athletic energy that pushes the dancers to shine while grooving to the outrageous rhythms and the mesmerizing music of the group, The Art of Noise.

The piece is a full company work that reveals power in numbers while also showcasing each dancer to look their best.

Tickets are $12; $10 for senior citizens (over 65) or matriculated, non-Hofstra students with ID. Members of the Hofstra community may receive up to two free tickets upon presentation of a current HofstraCard. For tickets call the Hofstra Box Office at (516) 463-6644 Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. or purchase online at Hofstratickets.com. If available, tickets will also be sold at the door by cash or check only, starting 90 minutes prior to show time.

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Free with museum admission. Please note: Family Sundays not offered on April 19, please plan to attend our special program that day.

SPECIAL EVENT Saturday, April 11, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

International Slow Art Day Join in this annual international event as people commit to slowing their pace and take the time to really look at art.

Perfect for all ages. Family groups: ask at the front desk for the free Family Guide and activity sheet. Free with museum admission. This is a reciprocal membership benefit with The Whaling Museum and Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor and The Heckscher Museum of Art; members of those two museums receive free admission on April 11.

EXHIBITION TALK Thursdays, 1-2 p.m.

April 16, May 14, June 4 Brown Bag Lectures Bring a sandwich and enjoy lunch with friends as Museum Docent Riva Ettus presents an informative talk on the works on view in Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting. Afterward, join the 2 p.m. public exhibition tour.

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Reservations not needed; first come, first seated.

FOR THE FAMILY Sunday, April 19, 1-4 p.m.

Art in Action!

Celebrate the earth by moving in and being inspired by the great outdoors! With the help of animal friends from the Science Museum of Long Island, we will observe animals and the way they move. Guided by artist Karine Falleni, we will create art using a combination of yoga and unusual art materials.

We will also design and form soccer balls from recycled plastic bags. Members of the New York Cosmos soccer team will be on hand to help us shoot goals with our new soccer balls! Please bring plastic bags to the event. Rain or shine. Reservations not needed. Event and museum admission free to all through a generous sponsorship by Blue Ocean Wealth Solutions, an office of MetLife. Please note: This event is in place of

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Friday, April 10 at 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m.

How Do You Figure?

Be inspired by artist Willem de Kooning as you experiment with drawing the human figure! Through collage and paint, turn those drawings into a masterpiece. Layer and add to your work, pushing your imagination to its limits.

This program is sponsored by The Willem de Kooning Foundation. Ages: 5 and up. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

Friday, April 10 from 1-3 p.m Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12 from 3:30-5 p.m.

Messy Afternoons We’ll be up to our elbows in oobleck, clean mud and slime … and we hope you’ll join us for the type of artistic activities that everyone loves, but not one likes to clean-up after. Except us!

Ages: 18 months to 4 years.

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Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m.

Finding Fossils Fossils are preserved remnants of plants, animals and other creatures from the past. Come learn about existing fossils and the job of a paleontologist. Then excavate your own dinosaur “fossil” to take home with you!

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

Traveling Exhibit Healthyville® Healthyville is a place for everybody. This bilingual (English/Spanish), interactive exhibit teaches health and wellness lessons through play-filled activities and educational messages that foster learning by doing. The young “residents” of Healthyville present fun facts about nutrition, fitness, safety, hygiene and the functions of the body. The exhibit encourages healthy living and making

smart decisions.

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

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

All ages. Free with museum admission.

ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ Tuesday, April 7 through Sunday, April 12 (various times) Hopper: A New Musical The madison theatre at molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.

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Saturday, April 11, 8 p.m.

Shining Star – A Tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire Sunday, April 12, 3 p.m.

The Gershwin Project Featuring Grammy Award Winner Peter Nero Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m.

Peter White TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org 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.

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Back to the Eighties Show with...”Jessie’s Girl” Saturday, April 11, 8 p.m.

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

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Megan Hilty to play “Voted Best Pizza by Landmark in Port Wall Street Journal” Star of stage and screen, Megan Hilty brings her solo show to the Landmark on Main Street, Friday, May 16 at 8 p.m.

Perhaps best known for her television roles on “Smash” and “Sean Saves the World,” Hilty regularly performs with orchestras and symphonies across the country with her solo show.

And as with her performances in Broadway productions of “Wicked” and “9 to 5,” her solo show has received critical acclaim.

Hilty has been nominated for Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Ovation Awards for Best Actress in a Musical.

Between seasons of Smash, Hilty starred in the New York City Center Encores production of Gentleman Prefer Blondes, earning her stellar notices.

Her solo album, “It Happens All the Time” is available on Sony Records.

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Sci-fi thriller L.I. debut at Cradle of Aviation Writer/director Anthony de Lioncourt’s “The Protokon,” a true sci-fi thriller, will make its Long Island debut at Eternal Con on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Garden City.

“The Protokon” derives its cinematic style straight from the 1980’s, as de Lioncourt explores one man’s innermost turmoil as he fights to regain his sense of right or wrong, darkness or light.

Under the most tragic of circumstances a wounded man can choose to let darkness consume him and revenge be his ally or fight to take back a remainder of the man he once was.

When a seemingly ordinary day turns unimaginably devastating, James Tain is left a broken man after being forced to watch the murder of his beloved fiancee, Dawn, at the hands of a brutal biker gang.

As Tain struggles with his horrible re-

ality he becomes a silent man with only the thought of revenge to encompass his unknown future. When this chance is made available at the hands of a mysteriously unknown source, he begins down a path which may unwittingly lead to his role in the destruction of mankind and a new identity as “Project Midnight”.

The new feature -which has been submitted to several Film Festivals including the Soho Film Fest, The New York City Horror and the Long Beach International Film Festivals The cast includes newcomer Mark Mattson as protagonist James Tain as well as veteran actor Jaiden Kaine, who has appeared in such such notable works at 2013’s “Killing Lincoln” featuring Tom Hanks and based on the book by Bill O’Reilly, as well as NBC’s “30 Rock” and is soon to appear alongside Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino in 2016’s “Beyond Deceit.”

A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 44 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 Sunday, April 19, 8 p.m.

Testament “Dark Roots of Thrash II Tour” with Special Guests – Exodus & Shattered Sun Wednesday, April 22, 8 p.m.

An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt Friday, April 24, 8 p.m.

Voyage featuring Hugo: A Tribute to Journey with Special Guest - Songs in the Attic: A Tribute to Billy Joel Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m.

Primus & The Chocolate Factory with The Fungi Ensemble Tuesday, April 28, 8 p.m.

Papa Roach Wednesday, April 29, 8 p.m.

Circa Survive Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m.

The English Beat & Easy Star All-Stars with Special Guest – The Skints GOVERNORS’ COMEDY CLUB 90 Division Ave. Levittown (516) 731-3358 • http://tick-

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Saturday, April 11, 7 & 10 p.m.

Sunday, April 12, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Sebastian Maniscalco BROKERAGE COMEDY CLUB 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore (516) 785-8655 • http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com Friday, April 10, 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 11, 7:30 & 10 p.m.

Michelle Wolf BRASSERIE 214 214 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park (516) 354-7797 • http:// www.brasserie214.com Friday, April 10, 9 p.m.

East Coast Saturday, April 11, 9 p.m.

Blues to Backstreet CLARK BOTANIC GARDEN 193 I. U. Willets Road, Albertson (516) 484-2208 • http:// clarkbotanic.org/ Friday, May 8 & Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The 46th Annual Spring Plant Sale Annuals,

perennials, herbs, shrubs, hanging baskets, vegetables.

Featuring: Art Show, Attic Treasures, Garden Gift Shop, Tea Room (sandwiches, home-made cakes), Raffles, Bioferm, “Black Gold” for your garden. Free Admission.

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568 (516) 333-0048 • www. oldwestburygardens.org Saturday, April 18, 6 to 9 p.m.

Taste of Spring at Orchard Hill Join Gardens members, new and old, for the annual member appreciation event with a sampling of appetizers, entrees, desserts and wines provided by some of Long Island’s finest restaurants, caterers and wineries. Ticket prices are $40 per person, $50 after April 11. Join in a Silent Auction where items donated by some of Long Islands most fashionable shops, boutiques, markets, wineries and industries will be made available. Reservations required, members only.

For more information please contact Doreen Banks (516) 333-0048 ext. 335.

Community Calendar Deep Purple’s lead singer at Westbury Legendary hard rock band Whitesnake, founded and formed by Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, will slither into the NYCB Theatre at Westbury for one night only on Monday, July 27 at 8 p.m.

The appearance will be part of the band’s 2015 “Purple Tour,” featuring their biggest hits and songs from the new tribute album.

Having spent 2013 touring the world on the second leg of the Forevermore World Tour, Whitesnake spent 2014 in the studio recording the 12th studio opus.

After leaving Deep Purple in 1976, Coverdale formed the original Whitesnake in 1978 and began a jour-

ney that has taken him from the early heavy blues rock of the late ‘70s with albums like “Trouble,” “Lovehunter,” “Ready and Willing” and “Come An’ Get It” through to the explosive hard rock of the revamped Whitesnake sound with the multi-platinum “Slide It In” and the classic self-titled mega-million-selling smashhit album, “Whitesnake.”

Tickets are $99.50, $49.50 and $39.50 and are available online at www. ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at the Westbury box office. Event, date and time are subject to change. Tickets are subject to applicable service charges. For further information, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury. com.

PROJECT INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence would like to remind residents that they offer free support and social groups. Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

2015 NAMI WALKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH Walk to change the face of mental illness on Saturday, May 2 at , Jones Beach, Parking Field #5, Wantagh. Checkin: 10 a.m.; Start Time: 11 a.m.

Sponsored by local NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) affiliates, funds are raised to maintain and grow NAMI’s free support, education, and advocacy programs.

The 5K walk includes live music, children’s activities and fun for all. For more information call NAMI Queens/Nassau (516) 326-0797. Visit www. namiwalks.org/longislandqueens or www.namiqn.org .

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 one-on-one with an attorney who volunteers to provide a half-hour private consultation on any topic of concern.

The next Senior Citizen Free Legal Consultation Clinic will be held 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.

AIA LECTURE The Archeological Institute of America Long Island Chapter will host Dr. Steven R. Holen, director, Center for American Paleolithic Research on Sunday, April 12.

Holen will deliver a lecture entitlled: Early humans in the Americas: When did they Arrive and Where did they Come From? in Room 105 of Breslin Hall at Hofstra University.

New research claims that the early migrations to the Americas may have preceded the Bering Strait route by

thousands of years. This AIA lecture is free to the general public For information, call (631) 420-1564.

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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Williston Park Library From the Director: We are temporarily suspending the acceptance of donations due to lack of storage space.

Here are some new arrivals to the library: Bertie’s Guide to Life and Mothers — Alexander McCall Smith Girl in the Dark — Anna Lyndsey Redeployment — Phil Klay Travelling to Infinity — Jane Hawking

Deep Down Dark: Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine — Hector Tobar Brief Encounters — Dick Cavett To Make Men Free: The History of the Republican Party — Heather Cox Richardson Lethal Beauty — Lis Wiehl

ADULTs Friday @ the Movies

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

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St. Francis Hospital Outreach Van Monday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free service is offered to those 18 yrs and older. A brief cardiac history will be taken, as well as blood pressure and a simple blood test for cholesterol and

Tiny Tykes I & II Wednesdays, April 15, 22 at 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Open to children 1 ½-5 years old.

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Spring Story Time Wednesdays, April 1-May 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Library for children ages 3 ½-5 years old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Lego time Wednesdays, April 1-May 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the Library for Children grades K+. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Story Hour for Tots Thursdays, April 2-May 21 at

11 a.m. in the Library for children ages 1-3 ½ yrs old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

After School Story Time Thursdays, April 2-May 21 at 4 p.m. in the Library for children K-2 grade. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Pajama Story Time Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. in the Library for children of all ages.

East Williston Library DAYTIME BOOK CLUB: “The Museum of Extraordinary Things” by Alice Hoffman – Tuesday April 21st at 1:30pm.

EVENING BOOK CLUB: “Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan – Thursday May 14th at 7pm. Please register at the library. The discussion is limited to 15 readers.

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS and NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The passes are available to East Williston Library card holders. Each family pass (2 adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a 3 day period.

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N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday & Thursday from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm and Wednesday from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Photo identification is required. Documents to be notarized must be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed.

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Mineola Library ADULTs Yoga Classes* Mondays at 7 to 8:15 p.m.: April 13, 27; and, May 4, 11.

Robert Crowe will introduce you to the beneficial practices that help you relax, meditate and reach optimum health.

Chi Kung (Qigong) Meditation* Tuesdays at 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: April 7; May 19, 26 Chi Kung is recognized worldwide as a foundation of healing—physically mentally,

emotionally and spiritually —easy to learn, always enjoyable!

Movies Show Times for feature films are Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m. Please join us on April 9 and 10 for St. Vincent, rated PG-13; 102 minutes.

Book Author Event* “Detour Before Midnight” by Bernice Sims, Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m.

“Detour Before Midnight” reveals one woman’s untold

story of her final hours with the Mississippi Burning civil rights workers, James Chaney, Michael Schwermer and Andrew Goodman, just before they were abducted and murdered by the KKK. Lecture: Honeybees: The Buzz —The Wonderful World of our New York Pollinators* Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m.

Join Moira Alexander, currently a board member of the LI Beekeepers Club and an owner operator of Nissequogue Apiary in Smithtown,

for an exciting view on the importance of one small bug in nature and the wonderful world of our New York pollinators.

Book Discussion Group The Book Discussion Group will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 22 to discus “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides. New members are always welcome.

Introduction to eBay - How to Buy & Sell Online* Saturday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In this

lecture and demonstration class, you will learn how to buy and sell items using eBay, the world’s most popular online auction website. Some of the many topics covered are creating an account, checking reliability of sellers and buyers, online safety, and much more.

Concert: Wolfgang’s Revenge Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m.

Wolfgang’s Revenge is a Quartet of World Class Instrumentalists playing flute, mandolin, acoustic bass and guitar. Enjoy an exciting afternoon--hear

unique and original compositions that fuse elements of various jazz forms, Latin and Caribbean music, and southern U.S. fiddle traditions.

Art Lecture: Chinese Art and Antiques* Saturday, May 2 at 2 p.m. Ivy Chang, M.S. art collector and former Executive Director of the Chinese Association of the Town of Oyster Bay, will share her love of Chinese culture and tradition with a presentation of Chinese traditional art, antiques, paintings, vases, scrolls, and other cultural items.

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

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SHELTER ROCK PATRONS MAY RESERVE PASSES FOR: American Airpower Museum • Children’s Museum of Manhattan • Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery • Cradle of Aviation • Garvies Point • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Long Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) • Nassau County Firefighter’s Museum • Nassau

County Museum of Art • New York Botanical Garden • New York Historical Society and Library & Dimenna Children’s History Museum Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that in cooperation with the Shelter Rock Public Library, the Nassau County Offices for the Aging and Mental Health are coordinating a support group that is specifically targeted to respond to the needs of caregivers

of older persons. The group is led by Dora Lupo, LMHC, MAC, CASAC, Support Group Facilitator. Meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shelter Rock Public Library, located at 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson.

The meetings are open to residents of Nassau County.

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programs SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS April 26 at 3 p.m. The Evergreen Trio presents A Tribute to the Legends of Las Vegas, featuring songs popularized by artists Wayne Newton, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, the Beatles, Sonny &

Cher, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, Rosemary Clooney and Louis Prima. Everett Green, vocalist, performs on double keyboards, with Mike Totoro on saxophone/flute and Don Levine on drums.

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Appeal filed against air stripper ruling

By B I ll s a N a N TON I O Three Roslyn area residents filed an appeal in state appellate court in Brooklyn Heights on Friday to overturn a Nassau County Supreme Court ruling from September 2014 denying an injunction to the start of construction of a water purification tower in Christopher Morley Park.

The appeal by East Hills resident Richard Brummel and Roslyn Estates residents Joshua Dicker and David Greengold is the latest bid by the three men to oppose efforts by the Roslyn Water District, Town of North Hempstead and Nassau County to build the water purification tower, also known as an air stripper, in the park.

Brummel said in a statement said the appeals court’s decision could take up to 45 days, and that the plaintiffs would consider further appeal if they are denied.

In an 11-page decision dated Sept. 19, 2014, state Supreme Court Justice James P. McCormack determined that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the litigation before the court, writing that “none of the petitioners have proven that they use or enjoy the park more than most other members of the public, or that their injury is real and different from most members of the public.”

In November 2014, Brummel, Dicker and Greengold succeeded in obtaining a tem-

porary restraining order from the state Appellate Division Second Department, which was lifted about three weeks later.

Roslyn Water District officials have said construction of the air stripper will likely begin by late spring and that an air stripper is the only way of removing contaminants from a well in Roslyn Estates, notably the carcinogen Freon-22.

The project was included in a $20.9 million capital bond approved by the Town of North Hempstead in early 2014, on the condition that the water district exhaust all resources to acquire land within the park to build the tower. Roslyn Estates residents had opposed the construction of an air stripper at the site of the contaminated well, citing concerns about the long-term health effects from the emissions produced by air strippers.

Legislation permitting the acquisition of the land in the park for use by the water district was later fast-tracked through the county and state legislatures so the air stripper could be constructed in 2015.

Brummel, Dicker and Greengold have argued that placing the air stripper in the park would harm residents, local organizations and wildlife that use its forested areas.

They have also cited the support of the Sierra Club of Long Island, the Green Party of Nassau County, advocacy group Parc Nassau and petitions signed by park users, in the litigation.

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Wheatley newspaper wins for best layout B y Ad a m Lidgett When the Great Neck North High School’s administration asked their student newspaper, the Guide Post, to produce a magazine documenting the school’s history for the district’s 200th anniversary, no one thought the skills the staff learned while making it would earn them journalism awards.

But on March 25, the student staff members of the Guide Post tied for first place for Most Outstanding Newspaper in Adelphi University’s Quill Awards.

Julia Kaluta, a junior and one of the Guide Post’s features editors, said formatting the magazine forced them to think more creatively about paper design.

“We had to be more creative and think out of the box,” Kaluta said. “We had to make it more visually pleasing.”

She said the magazine – which has been in the planning for three and a half months and will be available April 21 – made the editors think more creatively about not only the magazine itself, but how they would design their regular issues, leading to more creative pages and content.

“They were given more freedom, and it made them more creative,” said Jodi Kahn, the Guide Post’s faculty advisor of 10 years.

“By doing the magazine it expanded their expertise.”

She also said the paper has won various awards at the competition in the past, but never Most Outstanding Newspaper.

Papers from 25 schools from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties competed, and each paper had to turn in three issues from this year’s editions of papers to enter.

Another student newspaper from the North Shore - the Wheatley School’s student newspaper the Wildcat - won first place for Best Layout.

For the 200th anniversary, Kahn said the school district asked each of the schools to do something that would be representative of the school, so Great Neck North High School’s administration asked the paper to tell the story of the high school, which graduated its first class in 1929.

“We went through every edition of the paper, every yearbook and the [school’s] photo archives,” Kahn said. “We randomly formed groups and every group picked a decade.”

She said the editors and reporters found about 40 alumni through social media that they interviewed for the magazine.

Every staff member had to do at least one interview.

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Vortex sushi in NHP all about freshness B y J a me s G a l l ow a y For the foodie looking for that special dish at Vortex Asian Bistro, you may even consider looking beyond the menu, said restaurant manager Jay Wang.

Shortly after the restaurant opened its doors in New Hyde Park last month, one table asked for the chef’s recommendations.

Jay Huang, the head chef who trained under restaurateur Benny Huang, his cousin, made them something special of his own creation.

“One dish he made, the customer loved,” Wang said. “It had a very thin slice of apple on top of salmon with wasabi dressing. Whatever he came up with - he’s just a good chef.”

The customer came back the next day with six friends, Wang said.

But Wang suggested leaving the offmenu options to more experienced “sushi eaters.”

“We definitely recommend to try our menu first,” Wang said. “They (the people who defer to the chef’s discretion) know what they’re doing; they know what they’re eating.”

The sleek Asian fusion restaurant and lounge specializes in sushi rolls and kaiseki - traditional multi-course Japanese fare.

“In the present day, kaiseki is a type of art form that balances the taste, texture, appearance, and colors of food. To this end, only fresh seasonal ingredients are used and are prepared in ways that aim to enhance their flavor,” the restaurant’s website says.

“Kaiseki has since evolved to include an appetizer, sashimi, a simmered dish, a grilled dish, and a steamed course, in addition to other dishes at the discretion of the chef.”

The key to Vortex’s food, Wang said, is fresh ingredients - “freshness and technique.” The restaurant receives fresh fish deliveries daily, he said.

“We use top quality everything - rice, fish,” Wange said. “We don’t put a lot of sauce on things. We really want people to taste the freshness of the fish.”

The menu features a number of specialty dishes, including the Vortex roll, made with lobster tempura, spicy tuna and black fish eggs decoratively arranged.

“It’s really good,” Wang said of the roll.

(One Herald Courier reporter agrees.)

The New Hyde Park establishment, which is located at 1215 Jericho Turnpike, is the second of two Vortex Asian Bistros on Long Island. The first opened in Port Washington in December, Wang said.

In charge is owner and executive chef Benny Huang, an experienced sushi chef who spent years studying food in Japan.

The Port Washington Vortex has a 4.5 star rating on Yelp with 11 reviews and a 95 percent thumbs-up rating on Groupon.

“Fantastic service, quick and easy seating, delicious food all at an affordable price,” one Yelp reviewer said. “I was served something new on the house, an interesting salad that was served with crab… Just now as I am writing this, the manager is explaining their food and nearly every aspect of the meal to a more needy customer.”

The New Hyde location had yet to receive a review prior to publication.

The restaurant will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony featuring traditional Lion dancers on April 12 with the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce.

The New Hyde Park Vortex is located at the former site Empire Billiards, which shut its doors following a tumultuous tenure in the village that included two men being stabbed just outside the establishment.

Vortex also features a full bar with a selection of Saki and cocktails.

“The food is amazing but the drinks are even better,” one Groupon reviewer said.

Head chef Jay Huang prepares an appetizer from the Vortex menu

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No further description of the intruder was provided.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, police said.

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Members of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock will lobby state lawmakers on April 22 to approve proposed legislation limiting the amount of time inmates can spend in solitary confinement.

It is the second consecutive year the congregation, led by its social justice committee, is making the trip in hopes the Legislature passes the HALT Solitary Confinement Act and continues a yearslong educational initiative about the practice. “[Solitary confinement]’s led, on occasion, to desperate acts of self-mutilation. This has come out in testimony over the years. There are several examples of people having very adverse reactions to this,” said Paul Johnson, the congregation’s senior minister. “Hallucinations, panic attacks, mood swings...suicides.

We have concerns about this.”

According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, approximately 4,500 inmates throughout the state live in solitary confinement.

The law would limit the amount of time an inmate could spend in solitary confinement to up to 15 consecutive days and 20 total days within a 60-day period. It would also prohibit members of various “vulnerable groups” - including people with physical or mental disabilities, pregnant women or new mothers, the very young and elderly and members of the LGBT community - from being placed into solitary confinement, and enhance conditions under which inmates are placed into and taken out of isolation.

“Often there’s not a real established policy of how to [determine whether an inmate should be put into solitary confinement],” Johnson said. “It’s typically arbitrary and unfair and done by staff who have no transparency or accountability.”

About 15 congregants are slated to

make the trip, Johnson said, as is Claire Deroche, the congregation’s social justice coordinator. Deroche was not made available for comment, as officials said she does not have the authority to speak on behalf of the congregation.

Prior to leaving for Albany, the participants will be educated on the language of the bill and assigned to various members of the state Legislature, Johnson said.

He added that congregation officials met with state Sen. Jack Martins last Thursday to garner his support for the law, and said he was hopeful the Republican legislator would consider co-sponsoring the legislation.

The congregation has hosted numerous events in the last few years - including a lobbying trip in support of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act last May - to raise awareness of the physical and psychological effects of solitary confinement.

On March 30, the congregation held a dramatic reading of the play “Mariposa & the Saint,” which chronicles an inmate’s experiences in isolation, as well as a panel discussion about solitary confinement.

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.

Congregants last June held a demonstration outside the Nassau County Correctional Facility in East Meadow, protesting its incarceration practices.

In March 2014, 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.

Reach reporter Bill San Antonio by email at bsanantonio@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215 or on Twitter @b_sanantonio. Also follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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Town OKs engineer for Roslyn country club B Y B I LL SA N A N T O N I O Woodbury-based Cameron Engineering & Associates has been hired to oversee the design and engineering of tennis courts as part of the $14.2 million project to renovate the Roslyn Country Club, North Hempstead town officials said.

The firm was approved unanimously during the North Hempstead Town Council’s March 31 meeting for a $789,000 project, but officials said work cannot begin until after the town’s acquisition of more than 7.2 acres of the property for $2 million is completed, pending ongoing litigation.

The property is currently owned by the Mineola-based Corona Realty Holdings, whose owner, Manochehr Malekan, unsuccessfully sued residents over longstanding easement rights in the 1990s that gave them access to the country club’s pool for $100 in annual dues and then shuttered the club in 2007.

Several residents then counter-sued, though Roslyn Country Club Civic Association President Todd Zarin has said all but a few residents have dropped their lawsuits in favor of the town’s acquisition of the country club and proposed renovation.

Under the land acquisition deal, Corona Realty Holdings would retain approximately 3 acres and continue to operate the Royalton at Roslyn Country Club catering hall.

North Hempstead town spokeswoman Carole Trottere said designs and bids for the tennis courts - the first part of the renovation, slated to begin later this year - have been prepared and could take effect immediately following the resolution of the litigation.

“We wanted to get it geared up and ready so we can just say, okay, start tomorrow,” she said. “...We’re very confident it will happen.”

North Hempstead plans to create a new special park district for the Roslyn Country Club, with the renovations including repairs to the club’s pool area as well as the construction of a new locker room facility, playgrounds and a basketball court.

The redevelopment would be financed using about $2 million from its general fund and $12 million in borrowed funds, which town officials have said would be repaid over a 20-year period.

The town would also utilize bond anticipation notes in the first five years of the project due to current low interest rates.

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Supervisor Bosworth Stops By Williston Park Seniors’ Meeting

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth stopped by the latest meeting of the Williston Park Seniors on April 1 and spoke to them about some of the latest happenings in the Town. The Supervisor addressed the crowd on some new initiatives in the Town’s Building Department including evening hours and an educational series, new offerings from the Town’s senior program Project Independence, and the Town’s recently approved five-year capital plan which includes improvements at Clinton G. Martin Park, where the group holds their weekly meeting. The Williston Park Seniors meet every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m.

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Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilman Peter Zuckerman attended the Henry Viscardi School’s 33rd Annual Reach for a Star Luncheon on March 30 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. The event, which raises money for the school’s activities including clubs and adapted sports, featured the co-host of NBC’s Today Show, Hoda Kotb, who served as a guest speaker. The Henry Viscardi School offers parents of children with severe physical disabilities and who often require life-sustaining medical treatment throughout the day, a traditional educational setting option that provides academic instruction and opportunities for personal growth and leadership development.

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Springtime in the Village of East Williston “A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell me truly, men of earth, If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth.”

“The Question,” by Robert Frost I am by no means what you would call a religious man but I do enjoy church architecture and religious holidays. So where better to spend Easter morning then attending sunrise service at the Community Church of East Williston on the corner of High Street and East Williston Avenue.

The awe-inspiring building is early 20th century Gothic Revival architecture with massive stone walls, stained-glass windows, broad slate roof, pointed arches and stone bell cote.

Pastor Steven Davis was on the front lawn and began the service at 6:35 a.m. with a choir of birds in the background.

Church service is the perfect time, perhaps the only time, to meditate upon the key questions in life.

In the poem above Robert Frost asks is all this suffering we endure worth the price of admission. Frost alludes to the answer to his question in his other great poem “The Secret,” which I often quote both to readers and to patients. The two line poem reads:

“We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.”

I think the answer to this lovely poem is that of course the Secret is that each life, our life, daily life, all life is a miracle and we are very lucky to be here.

Miracles are too numerous to mention. Flowers, women, architecture, the sky, French pastry, Paris, all are miracles.

You and I are miracles too.

In his sermon Pastor Davis referenced John Updike who reminded us that life is a miracle but we all somehow manage to mess things up. Robert Frost told us the same.

We all rush about in a furious fog, we all fear poverty, we all are ashamed of having less money than Donald Trump or less sex appeal than Madonna.

We are embarrassed if we do not drive a Mercedes. We are all aging and thus in fear of death and in fear of pain every day.

Indeed we all must face ‘all the soul-and-body scars.’

Life in the spring is such a glorious miracle; fresh air and new flowers and birds that sing to us in the morning and green grass and a warm breeze. But yet, and it’s a big yet, we have our fears and our pains and our losses and our failures. This conflict reminds me of my work

in East Williston on this Sunday Maybe thanks to human inmorning in early spring 2015. genuity and social support we I’m still well enough to resolve pain pretty fast.

I do not know if God has walk and talk and work and eat and sleep and read and write a hand in all that healing but and even play golf. That ought maybe he does.

You can call it Easter, the to be quite enough to compensate for all the ‘soul-and-body resurrection, human ingenuscars’ we must endure each ity, social support or the cycle of life. You can call it hope or day.

Pastor Davis reminded me faith but all I know is it’s good that Christ rose from the dead to see that spring comes after Dr. Tom Ferraro in three days. This is referred winter because this was one Our Town long winter. to as the resurrection.

Good riddance to all that When in college someone told me ‘fear not for no matter cold and all that ice and hello with athletes who need helping what befalls you, things will be sunshine. in healing all their psychological mended up within three days.’

Or as Pastor Davis would scars and sufferings so that they Maybe three is the magic num- say “hallelujah!” can be reacquainted with the joy ber. of the game.

We all suffer each day but we also know that this life of ours is quite a miracle to behold.

Life is a bittersweet affair.

This basic question of life as a miracle or life as a tragedy is what the Frost poems are about.

A favorite Easter ritual is to boil eggs, paint them and hide them around the home for our kids. Eggs symbolize the promise of life. There is something mysterious about eggs because we can’t see what’s inside.

The Secret sits inside each egg and that secret is the miracle of life.

So there I was in front of this Pastor Davis of Community Church of East Williston offering beautiful Gothic Revival church sunrise service on Easter day

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Helping to revitalize the New York City garment industry is also important to the sisters, Julia said.

“The garment industry in New York used to be really thriving. Since then, the number has reduced drastically, and it’s suffering, so it’s really important to me to help the industry,” she said.

In high school, both Ahrens participated in Herricks’ Student Television Arts Company, a course for artistically gifted students specializing in film.

“It definitely influenced me and shaped me as an artist and a designer,” Julia said.

As of April 6, the Miakoda Kickstarter had received $3,092 in pledges. Backers rePHOTOs BY Kaitlyn Ferris ceive stepping-stone rewards based on the amount they contribute.

Laura Ahrens (left) and Julia Ahrens wearing eco-friendly Miakoda clothing. practical art form that you can use...I like a very clean, refined “You don’t have to sacri- slouchy look, so it’s always very fice style with ethics,” she said. comfortable and good for a girl “I’ve always been obsessed who’s on the go and active and with fashion and making doesn’t want to be held back by things. I liked that fashion is a Continued from Page 3

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Mineola sells school district In an effort to educate local realtors on the accomplishments and offerings of the Mineola Union Free School District, district administrators recently hosted a Realtors Breakfast.

The breakfast featured an explanation an overview of the district, curriculum enhancements and program highlights.

Letting student accomplish-

ments speak for themselves, the breakfast featured iPad presentations from the district’s third and fourth-graders.

The program concluded with a question-and-answer session, and the realtors were sent home with a packet of district materials to share with potential buyers in the area.

Guest Reader Day As part of its annual Parents as Reading Partners Week students at Hampton Street School in the Mineola Union Free School District enjoyed a special Guest Readers Day. Guest readers included Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Nagler, Assistant Superintendent Jack Waters, Board of Education members Christine Napolitano and Patricia Navarra, Mineola Public Librarian Miss Meredith, PTA members Mr. Love and Mrs. Polosino, Principal Devra Small, and Jackson Avenue Principal Janet Gonzalez.

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Winthrop Hospital offers program on GERD To learn about diagnosing and treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, the public is invited to attend WinthropUniversity Hospital’s free program, “Help with GERD” on Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. It will be held at Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola.

Dr. Chaim Ross, attending physician in the Division of Gastroenterology at

Winthrop, will discuss the causes, related symptoms such as heartburn and acid regurgitation, the evaluation process, and treatment options. Dr. Ross will also explain the potential complications resulting from untreated GERD, as well as touch on new treatments on the horizon.

A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

Attendees are asked to arrive at 6:45 p.m. for registration. Limited parking

is available at the Research & Academic Center. Additional parking is available at the commuter lot on the corner of First St. and Third Ave., which is free after 6 p.m. Parking is also available across the street from the Center in the garage behind the 120 Mineola Blvd. building. Enter the parking garage from First Street and proceed past the security booth to the third level, where there is a walkway that leads into the rear entrance of the

building. Take the elevator down to the first floor to exit the building and proceed across the street to Winthrop’s Research & Academic Center, located on the corner of Second Street and Mineola Blvd.

Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. To reserve a space, please call (516) 663-3916.

For information on other free community education programs at the Hospital, please call 1-866-WINTHROP.

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Adult ed classes in Herricks, Roslyn and E.W. Now that spring has finally arrived, it’s a great time to sign up for some classes in the Roslyn, Herricks and East Williston Adult Education program.

Mah Jongg begins on April 13 and provides a relaxed and enjoyable environment to learn the rules and strategies in a practical hands-on interactive series of workshops for new players. The day time crochet class begins April 21, and runs Tuesday mornings. Beginners and those who may just want to refresh their memories are welcome. There is a new evening class entitled Crochet & Knit for a Cause where participants will learn new crochet stitches while making a square each week that will eventually be put together to create blankets that will be donated to We Care Blankets. Participants who want to knit are also welcome. This class begins April 15. Another class that inspires creativity is Jewelry Making which runs over the course of two evenings, April 22

and 29 and will teach you the important fundamentals to create beautiful handmade jewelry.

There are many courses in our Health & Lifestyles section which can help to change your life for the better. Jin Shin Jyutsu for Mind/Body Balance will explore the ancient Japanese healing art and help you discover your body’s great self-healing mechanisms. There are both beginner and intermediate classes that run daytime and evening. We are also running a holistic health series with three sessions including Achieve Your Personal Goals, Energize Your Day, and Maintain a Healthy Complexion. We are again offering Secrets of Organizing Your Life with three separate sessions in April including The Secrets of Organizing Basics, the Secret to Having More Time, and Secrets of a Professional Organizer. For both of these courses, there is a discount if you take all three sessions in each series how-

ever, you can take any number of those sessions. If you find yourself avoiding places and activities because of anxiety or panic, the class Fly & Live Without Fear may be very helpful. The instructor developed an effective anti-anxiety program after years of helping fearful flyers. This lecture series has allowed many sufferers to regain control of their lives and resume the activities that anxiety took away from them. It runs over three consecutive Thursday evenings starting April 16.

We are once again offering the Notary Public Training course that teaches the legal terminology, concepts and clauses contained in the framework of the NYS Notary Public Exam. The course takes place Wednesday, April 22 in the evening.

Residents of the Roslyn School District, East Williston School District and Herricks School District pay the resident rate for course offerings and trips, and are eligible for senior citizen discounts,

as well. Details are in the catalog. Registration forms can be sent via mail or fax.

In-person registration is between 10am3pm 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.

Please note: The Adult Education office will be closed for the spring recess from April 3 to April 10. You can still send in your registrations by mail or fax and they will be processed as soon as we return in the order they were received.

Albertson Hook and Ladder installation North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Town Councilman Peter Zuckerman and Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman honored a dozen members of the Albertson Hook and Ladder Company at their 105th Annual Installation Dinner on Saturday, March 28 at the Royalton in Roslyn Heights.

Members of the department were honored for their fast-thinking and heroic actions during several dangerous incidents over the past year.

Chief Jason Lasek, Ex-Chief Jose Derocha, Ex-Chief Robert Siemann, Assistant Chief Jay Janowitz, Assistant Chief Joel Melamed, Ex-Chief Billy Clark Jr., Ex-

Chief Tim Farrell, and the Entire 806 crew were honored for their actions during a car fire at the corner of Roslyn Road and Heathcoat Drive on April 1, 2014.

Also honored were Chief Lasek, Captain David Kraft, Lieutenant Eddie Rummel and EMT Alfonse Marchica, who were recognized for their work in attend-

ing to an unconscious man at an Albertson home in December 2014.

Lastly, Assistant Chief Melamed, Firefighter Andrew Melamed and Nurse Gail Melamed were honored for attending to a jet skier that was badly injured after colliding with a boat on July 20, 2014.

Clockwise from left: Town Councilman Peter Zuckerman, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel and Town of North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman honor firefighters at the Albertson Hook and Ladder Installation Dinner (also pictured, Chief Jason Lasek, Capt. David Kraft, EMT Alfonse Marchica, Assistant Chief Jay Janowitz, and Assistant Chief Joel Melamed, and Lt. Eddie Rummel); Bosworth and Zuckerman honor Ex-Chief Tim Farrell and Assistant Chief Joel Melamed; and Bosworth honors Assistant Chief Joel Melamed and nurse Gail Melamed.

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comm u n i t y n e ws The 2015 cohort of the Town of North Hempstead Women’s Roll of Honor at Harbor Links for the 22nd Annual May Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor Breakfast.

This year there were 17 women honored by Town Rose Ryan of Westbury of North Hempstead officials.

Caroline DeBenedittis of East Williston

Francis Pareti of Albertson Roshni Singh of Albertson

Doreen Ehrbar of Williston Park

Dorothy Perry of Williston Park

Glenda Artsis of Great Neck

Janet Esagoff of Great Neck

Patricia O’Brien of Manhasset

Gloria Nachmanoff of Great Neck

Ethel Pomerantz of Great Neck

Fern Weiss of Great Neck

Blanca Fabian of Port Washington

Clare Masi of Port Washington

Laurie Scheinman of Sands Point

Tai Nin Wang of Sands Point

Betty Hardy of Westbury

Town honors 17 women at annual breakfast

The Town of North Hempstead recently celebrated Women’s History Month with the 22nd Annual May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor Breakfast on March 26.

The event, which was held at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links, honored 18 women who were presented with an award during the breakfast in recognition of their commitment to their neighbors, and their community.

“We are so proud to call these remarkable women our neighbors,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth,

“and this event is our opportunity to thank them for their hard work and commitment on behalf of our community.”

May Newburger, the first female supervisor for the Town of North Hempstead, started the Women’s Roll of Honor in 1994 to commemorate women in the North Hempstead community that went above and beyond, and contributed to the lives of the people around them in an incredible way.

“We honor women today who have traveled the

globe doing good deeds, and women who have firmly planted themselves in their own community to change the lives of their neighbors, co-workers and strangers alike,” Town Clerk Wayne Wink said.

This year, the honorees were 18 women from all corners of North Hempstead and are involved in their local school districts, little leagues, religious institutions, charities, and civic groups. The honorees’ names now adorn a plaque in Town Hall beside the names of past years’ recipients.

COUNTY HONORS 12 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife Linda recognized 12 distinguished women of Nassau County in a ceremony held at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building. Pictured from left: Esther Fortunoff Greene of Old Westbury, Erin O’Brien of Seaford, Doreen Ehrbar of Williston Park, Debbie Viola of Massapequa Park, Danielle LaRose of Merrick, Cynthia Hamilton of Uniondale, Ed and Linda Mangano, Joanne Phillips of Long Beach, Kathleen Bracken of Farmingdale, Lori Horowitz of Dix Hills, Millicent Clarke of Freeport, Marnie Katzman of Freeport and Patricia Lespinasse of Elmont.

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New software to help Town track dogs At their March 31 meeting, the Town of North Hempstead Board approved the purchase of software called Shelter Pro for use by Animal Shelter and Town Clerk’s Office employees. The software allows for Town of North Hempstead employees to track various animals, complaints, adoptions and Animal Control Officers.

The animal shelter component of the software will allow employees to create profiles for the dogs in the shelter, including their name, breed, ID tag number, rabies vaccination tag number etc. This information will allow the shelter to match dogs with prospective adopters based on desired traits like breed, age, and disposition.

“The goal of our Animal Shelter is to provide a hospitable shelter environment for our dogs, and to ultimately find them the perfect home environment,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “This software helps us achieve that goal.”

The Shelter Pro software also generates a “DO NOT ADOPT” list, compiled from District Attorney records and other towns’ animal shelters. This feature prevents dogs from being matched with owners who have histories of animal abuse or neglect.

When the Town Clerk enters the data on dog licenses into the system, records automatically appear if the address, owner name, or dog name has been entered

before, making the system more efficient and accurate.

The software will also automatically generate dog license renewal letters to owners just before their current license expires.

“The Shelter Pro software allows us to process and search licenses more effectively and to keep more detailed records,” said Town Clerk Wayne Wink. “What this means for residents is a more responsive, more cost effective government. This software helps us serve residents better.”

For information about adopting dogs from the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter, or to report stray or troublesome dogs, dial 311 or (516) 869-6311.

Town offers home selling seminar Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board have announced a new educational series hosted by the Town’s Building Department titled “What to Know Before Selling Your Home.” The seminar will be presented multiple times and will help homeowners understand which permits and certificates they will need in order to close the sale of their home.

“The Town of North Hempstead continues to make the Building Department more accessible to the residents of North Hempstead,” Bosworth said.

“We have lengthened the department’s business hours by appointment once a week and established a mobile office program to enhance convenience.

Now we are helping residents navigate the some-

Safe Center Long Island Executive Directors Cynthia Scott and Sandy Oliva accept a check from Countey Executive Ed mangano and his wife, Linda.

SPCA, Safe Center receive donations Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano along with his wife Linda presented checks in the amount of $5,682 to the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and The Safe Center LI. Accepting the check on behalf of the NC SPCA were President Robert Sowers and Vice President Gary Rogers.

The second check was presented to The Safe Center Long Island with Executive Directors Cynthia Scott and Sandy Oliva accepting on behalf of their organization.

Each March, during Women’s History Month, Mangano honors distinguished women in Nassau County for their benevolent acts at an event called “Just Desserts.” Proceeds raised that night are donated each year to various charities, with the recipients this year being the Nassau SPCA and The Safe Center Long Island.

“The Safe Center L.I. offers a broad spectrum of services from counseling to housing, from advocacy to referrals, through a highly-trained, nurturing and compassionate staff of professionals well-qualified to provide the highest level of services to victims of domestic or dating abuse, child abuse, rape and sexual assault,” Mangano said.

“The Nassau County SPCA rescues, rehabilitates and provides care for animals that have been displaced or harmed. With the help of volunteers, law enforcement agents, rescue workers, veterinarians, they have treated and found permanent homes for countless animals that have been abandoned, abused and/ or neglected. Both organizations help make our County a better place. On behalf of all those who worked to collect charitable funds, it is my honor to present checks in the amount of $5,682 to each organization.”

times confusing nuances of building regulations.

This is all part of our efforts to make government work better for the people.”

The “What to Know Before Selling Your Home” seminar will be held on: May 6 at the Manhasset Public Library May 12 at the Hillside Public Library May 20 at the Shelter Rock Public Library May 27 at the “Yes We Can” Community Center June 2 at the Port Washington Public Library.

All seminars will begin at 7 p.m..

Residents with any questions or who want more information can call 311 or (516) 869-6311, or visit the Building Department’s website at www. northhempsteadny.gov.

Tankleff to speak at Law Day event Sealed in 1215, the Magna Carta has taken root as an international symbol of the rule of law and as an inspiration for many basic rights Americans hold dear today, including due process, habeas corpus, trial by jury, and the right to travel. To dramatically illustrate the importance of these rights today, Long Islander Martin Tankleff will be featured at the Nassau County Bar Association’s annual Law Day Awards Dinner, sharing his experience of being found guilty of murdering his parents, then exonerated of the crime 17 years later.

The event will be held Thurs-

day, April 30, from 5:30 - 8 p.m., at 15th and West Streets, Mineola. Reservations are just $55 but are required by April 24 to guarantee a seat at this popular event.

Each year on Law Day, NCBA recognizes three outstanding examples of service. The Liberty Bell Award will be presented to the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, a not-for-profit health and human services planning and advocacy umbrella organization for agencies serving Long Island’s poor and vulnerable individuals and families.

Jon Michael Probstein, a

long-time dedicated volunteer at NCBA’s many free clinics, as well as Nassau/Suffolk Law Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Project, and The Safe Center LI, will be honored with The Thomas Maligno Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. Finally, the Peter T. Affatato Court Employees of the Year Award will be presented to Brenda Hayden, Court Clerk in the Landlord/Tenant Part of Nassau County District Court.

To reserve, please contact the Nassau County Bar Association, (516) 747-4070 or email ckatz@nassaubar.org.

Fmr. Ambassador to speak on ISIS Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan ambassador to the United States, will present “What to Do About ISIS” on Wednesday, April 29 at 2 p.m. in room 252/253 of the College Center Building on the campus of Nassau Community College, 1 Education Drive, Garden City.

Haqqani served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2011 and is widely credited with managing a difficult partnership during a critical phase in the global war on terrorism.

Considered an expert on radical Islamist movements, he is currently director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute in Washington,

DC. Haqqani also co-edits the journal Current Trends in Islamist Ideology.

Haqqani has been a journalist, academic and diplomat in addition to serving as advisor to four Pakistani prime ministers, including the late Benazir Bhutto. He received Hilal-e-Imitaz, one of Pakistan’s highest civilian honors for public service.

His 2013 book, “Magnificent Delusions: U.S., Pakistan and an Epic History of Misunderstanding,” has been described as “the most clear-eyed history of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship yet published.”

“What to Do About ISIS” is free, open to the public. Call (516) 572-7148 for more information.

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Town to offer free rabies vaccinations The Town of North Hempstead will offer free rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter, located at 75 Marino Avenue in Port Washington.

The event is open to all Nassau County residents, “This vaccination clinic is a great opportunity for residents to protect their pets against rabies,” said County Executive Ed Mangano. “I encourage Nassau County pet-owners to take advantage of this free vaccination clinic, and I thank Town of North Hempstead for partnering with Nassau County to protect our pets.”

Rabies, an infectious viral disease, affects the nervous system of humans

and other mammals. Rabies is transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal.

However, the virus may also be transmitted when the saliva of a rabid animal comes into contact with cut, open, or scratched skin lesions.

“Rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets are required

by New York State law,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein.

“Having a current rabies vaccination eliminates the need for pets to be euthanized or strictly quarantined for six months in the event your pet comes in contact with animals that are known to carry and transmit the virus.”

To make a reservation or for additional information, please call the Town of North Hempstead at (516) 869-6311.

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A music teacher with Olympic aspirations Continued from Page 1 In 2012, Robertson placed 57th in the U.S. Olympic Trials marathon with a personal best of 2 hours, 42 minutes, 31 seconds.

But since then, her personal best has dropped by about eight minutes, and she is gearing up for the 2016 trials, for which she has already qualified.

So far, Robertson has the 21st fastest women’s qualifying time for the 2016 Olympic Trials, according to the USA Track and Field website. She ran the Mo-

hawk Hudson Marathon in 2:34:22, or about 5 minutes, 52 seconds per mile for just over 26 miles.

In March, Robertson placed fourth among U.S. women and seventh overall at the Los Angeles marathon.

“I’ve never even come in the top 20 at a U.S. championship. To come in the top 10, I would have been happy with - to come in fourth was great,” she said.

But, she noted, “It kind of leaves you wanting more.”

For the 2016 trials, Robertson said she would like to improve on her 2012 performance.

“If I could run a PR (personal record), place a little higher than I did back in 2012, those would be good goals,” she said. But “as long as I keep enjoying it, I’ll keep doing it. I feel like you get more out the process than that one goal.”

Only the top three women at the trials qualify for the Olympic Team, however, something that Robertson said would be a “long shot” for her.

“To crack the top 20 this time around would be a huge feat,” she said of the Olympic Trials.

Robertson said she

was not a standout in high school, though she ran crosscountry and track and qualified for the state championships.

“I was one of the faster girls, but not the fastest for sure,” she said.

But at SUNY Potsdam, Robertson was named an allAmerican in cross-country her junior year. In 2011, the university inducted her into its athletic hall of fame.

“I think I found my niche more so in the marathon and longer distance, definitely more my strength than the shorter stuff,” she said. “I definitely like the

longer stuff and have found a lot more success in that.”

A stress fracture kept Robertson on the sidelines her senior year, and for nearly three years thereafter, she said.

“I kind of dealt with that several more years when I started my running again,” she said.

Robertson said the Herricks School District has supported her throughout her training. She took a year off to train for the 2012 Olympic Trials, something not in the plans for 2016.

“It’s really nice to [teach] and train. I feel like

I run better and train better when I’m busier,” she said.

“I feel like I’m running faster now than I was at the Olympic trials. I feel like if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

She added that she enjoys her day job, too, another perk to stay. Robertson teaches band lessons at the middle school and general music classes for kindergartners and first graders at Denton Avenue and Searingtown schools.

“I have a great job,” she said. “I get to sing and play music with my kids all day.

They’re fabulous.”

East Williston trustees okay $2.4M budget Continued from Page 2 Tanner, a financial consultant to local governments, said that recurring revenues in the village exceed recurring costs, a sign of fiscal strength, while the village continues to offer services like Little League and a library that make East Williston an attractive place to

live.

“I think we did an excellent job once again with keeping the budget even and bringing more with less,” Parente said.

Following the hearing, Tanner and Parente were both sworn into their respective offices.

Both won uncontested

races for re-election. A third candidate, James Iannone, also won an uncontested race for the seat of former Trustee Caroline DeBenedittis, who decided not to seek re-election; however, Iannone was unable to attend.

“Thank you to our residents. I don’t take this job for granted,” Tanner said. “I

do my best as mayor to give every [trustee] a chance to experience different aspects of the village, so they can be the best public servants they can become.”

DeBenedittis received a plaque from the village board in honor of her service. Parente had previously said DeBenedittis represents

the “epitome of what is great about living in East Williston.”

“I had a lovely time being on the board here with everyone,” DeBenedittis said. “I know that Jim Iannone, who’s coming to take my spot, will do a great job, so everything will run smoothly.”

Correction: Due to a typing error, an article in the April 3 issue of the Williston Times mistakenly said the Village of East Williston’s tentative tax rate would decrease by 1.90 percent under the 201516 budget. It would in fact decrease by 1.944 percent, as reflected by the yearly tax rates included in the article.

Shelter Rock Library Continued from Page 48 composed of seasoned players, will perform some memorable swing tunes from a bygone era.

Hear popular favorites from the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s made famous by great orchestra leaders of their time, such as Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington, among others.

THE PLIGHT of AT RISK CHILDREN in NASSAU COUNTY with Dr. Bhavani Srinivasan Co-sponsored by AAUW and SRPL Thursday, April 16 at 1 p.m. Dr. Srinivasan, a pediatrician from Plainview, will speak about The Plight of At Risk Children in Nassau County in a presentation co-sponsored by The American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Shelter Rock Public Library.

Over the years, Dr. Srinivasan has been the president of the Suffolk County Pediatricians Society, the Indian Association of Long Island and American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. She donates her time, effort and medical expertise to those in need here and in India

APRIL MOVIES Thursdays at 2 and 8 p.m.

April 23- Whiplash Directed by Damien Chazelle 2014 Rated R 105 minutes Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons ITALIAN MANNERISM: BRONZINO & PARMIGIANINO with Ines Powell, Educator, Metropolitan Museum of Art - Friday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m.

Mannerism is an art style that emerged in Italy about 1520 in Florence, overlapping with the last years of the Renaissance. Mannerist artists emphasized complexity and virtuosity over naturalistic representation. The paintings often display bright and unnatural colors, unclear pictorial spaces and distorted human figures. Bronzino, was the leading Mannerist painter famous for his stylish portraits of the leading citizens of Florence.

Parmigianino practiced a very personal and elegant form of Mannerism.

ADULT BOOK DISCUSSIONS The Museum of Extraordinary

Things by Alice Hoffman Wednesday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m. Led by SRPL Librarians Chris Karlssen and Jim Brown Registration opens to all Wednesday, April 1 if space allows at the Reference Desk.

TAB is for registered members in Grades 7 – 12.

TAB works together with the YA Librarian to improve library services for teens Note: Registration for TAB is now filled.

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CELTIC METAL PLAQUE FOR EARTH DAY For Grades 5 – 12 with Joanne Manning Wednesday, April 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adapt universal celtic designs which symbolize the tree of life, friendship and patterns of nature as you create this unique soft metal Earth Day plaque to decorate your space.

POETRY & MUSICAL PERFORMANCE CAFÉ For YAs in Grades 6 – 12 Friday, April 24 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Join us and perform your favorite songs, share poetry, read monologues, and play musical instruments.

Perform alone or with a friend.

This is your moment to shine!

Come to listen and support our performer! Great refreshments too! Certificates awarded to participants.

Registration begins April 8.

Attend an optional rehearsal on April 10 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Conference Room TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Upcoming meetings are on Thursdays, May 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room

CHILDREN TODDLER STORYTIMES Designed for toddlers 2 – 3 1⁄2 with a parent or caregiver as a program of stories, simple songs, fingerplays and rhymes with other toddlers and their parents.

Children must be two by April 1, 2015. Registration begins Monday, March 16.

Choose one of the following sessions:

Tuesdays, April 14 – May 19, 10:15 a.m.

Wednesdays, April 15 – May 20, 11:15 a.m.

Thursdays, April 16 – May 22, 10:15 a.m.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIMES Designed for children ages 3 – 5, this is a program of stories, simple songs, fingerplays and rhymes with other preschoolers. Children must be three

by April 1, 2015. Registration begins Monday, March 16.

Choose one of the following sessions: Tuesdays, April 14 – May 19, 1:30 p.m.

Fridays, April 17 – May 22, 10:15 a.m.

SPRING BOOK CHATS GRADE K & 1 Thursday, April 16 at 4:15 p.m.

Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party by Melanie Watt Scaredy Squirrel is planning his own birthday party for one, but despite his detailed plans, things get out of control when the party animals arrive.

Registration begins Thursday, March 26.

GRADES 4 & 5

Thursday, May 14 at 4:15 p.m.

Mistakes Were Made: Timmy Failure Book One by Stephen Pastis. Meet Timmy Failure, the founder, president and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably the nation and his lazy sidekick, Total, a 1,500-pound polar bear. Registration begins Wednesday, April 23.

PLAYHOORAY KIDS Families with children ages 2 – 4 years are invited to participate in a fun-filled program of music and movement.

Monday, April 13 at 10:30 a.m.

Registration begins Monday, March 30.

30 in 30 Children in grades 3 -5 read 30 minutes for 30 days in April and join us for a special Pizza Party! Pick up your log sheet in the Children’s Room starting March 20.

You may read whatever you like as long as you read 30 minutes each day in April.

Be ready to discuss your favorite books at the pizza party!

Friday, May 1 at 4p.m.

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E. Williston letter proposes $3.70 water rate Continued from Page 1 In its letter, East Williston proposes a water rate of $3.70, splitting the difference between the $3.52 per thousand gallons suggested by its consultant and $3.87 suggested by a consultant from Williston Park.

“Even at $3.70…our residents will be paying 18 percent more than the residents of Williston Park pay, at a minimum,” Tanner said.

Williston Park is seeking $4.33 per thousand gallons, which would maintain the current rate that was upheld by an appellate court, according to the Williston Park letter.

Uttaro said he believes the village derived the $4.33 figure from a second water consultant, who determined the $3.87 was calculated incorrectly.

“A panel of judges deemed that $4.33 is a fair, reasonable rate to charge East Williston as a customer,” Uttaro said. “To

come back now and still argue the rate is unfair, that’s just not an arguable point. It just says we’re going nowhere.”

Tanner contends that the courts ruled on the legality of the $4.33 rate, not its fairness.

“The court said it was not arbitrary — didn’t say fair. It was not arbitrary,” he said.

The East Williston letter also proposed paying $48,019 in penalty payments, significantly lower than the nearly $300,000 Williston Park had tallied, though both sides have said they would be willing to compromise.

In East Williston’s calculations, Williston Park would receive penalties for unpaid rates prior to the appellate court’s ruling, coming to just over $63,500.

Meanwhile, Williston Park would pay equal penalties on a $62,000-plus balance it did not refund East Williston following the court’s dismissal of the first rate increase. The dif-

East Williston Mayor David Tanner ference comes to $48,019.

“Once the court ruled in our favor we sent them a bill that went unpaid,” Tanner said. “They have claims that they have unpaid bills. We have claims we have unpaid bills.”

Uttaro said he saw the proposed penalties as in-

sufficient.

East Williston’s letter also takes issue with several of the services Williston Park offered to provide in its letter, taking particular aim at Williston Park’s offer to provide emergency chlorination.

“Such ‘service’ is not

Williston Park Mayor Paul Ehrbar now nor has it ever been an additional service,” the East Williston letter says.

“After all, as a customer we certainly expect that Williston Park will provide safe, potable water to use as it does to other customers. Our question is why would we now be charged

for what has previously been included as part of the provision of water.”

Ehrbar said chlorination could incur additional costs for Williston Park.

“They could develop a situation in their pipes, not ours,” he said.

Wheatley, G.N. win student journalism awards Continued from Page 50 Julia Margalit, a junior and another on of the paper’s features editors, said the paper has a very strong a creative team this year, which she attributed the award to. She said this year the staff tried to focus on connecting to their readers and producing more relatable content.

Making the paper more relatable could include putting more graphics in stories as well as writing piece that would have advice on how to plan the perfect vacation, Kaluta said. She also said their event coverage has expanded as well – reporters now write stories on national news and school sports are also be covered more as well.

Kaluta said the editors think about design first, and content only after. She said if the paper is designed well, people will want to pick it up more.

“We have very strong writers,” Kaluta said. “But people have to open the

paper first.”

The Guide Post, which publishes about eight or nine times a year, has about 35 students on staff, many of whom are the paper’s editors, but all of whom started as news associates. Students who want to write stories for the paper first apply to be associates, and are then interviewed by the editors-in-chief.

Any student can sign up to write these stories, but prospective reporters – many of whom are freshmen -- go through a writer’s workshop first with Kahn. During their 10th, 11th and 12th grade years, Guide Post staff members take a journalism class with Kahn as well.

The class has three levels, starting with writing and ethics basics, moving to graphics and layout in the next year while the final year students focus on projects, which range from team building activities to updating the staff manual.

Margalit said one of the hardest editorial decisions is assigning a story

as a feature or an opinion piece. She said each section of the newspaper from sports to features will pitch stories on what they want to write about, and only after a full meeting will they decide what will actually be written about.

Margalit said she always loved writing, and started writing pieces of journalism for her middle school newspaper.

“I remember my first article – I was so nervous and I just wanted everything to be perfect,” Margalit said. “When I saw everyone reading it I enjoyed it.”

Although she doesn’t see herself as being a reporter in the future – she said se doesn’t think she is outgoing enough – Margalit said she would love to lay out magazines as a career.

Kaluta started writing for the paper as a freshman, and loves the process of writing anything. While seeing her work on the printed page is exciting for Kaluta, she said she loves

Guide Post editors Michele Lehat, Ariella Javaheri, Ashley Radparvar, Natalie Metaxas and Tiffany Heravi accept their award at Adelphi University the fact that the paper is more of a family.

“I didn’t expect this to be such a time commitment, but I’m so glad it did – I have nowhere else to go,” Kaluta said. “It was an unexpected happy surprise.”

Kahn said the paper is unusual in that it acts as a small microcosm, where

students get to operate their own little business for a while.

“It’s unusual – you bring together a group of kids who may not be friends at first and it turns into a family,” Kahn said.

For Kahn however, this will be her last year advising the Guide Post staff.

Margalit said she was ex-

cited to win, but feels the pressure to win in the coming years, as a new staff will come in and Kahn will no longer be the advisor.

“When you win one time, you want to win again,” Margalit said.

Although Kaluta said she has “no doubt whatsoever” that the paper will win again.

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Cosmos blank Strikers in opener, 1-0 Winger Leo Fernandes headed in the game’s lone goal as the New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1-0 in the North American Soccer League Spring Season opener for both teams at Lockhart Stadium Saturday night.

Cosmos winger Walter Restrepo served a perfect corner to Fernandes, who powered his header in from just outside the six-yard box in the 58th minute.

“The team showed a lot of character and personality tonight,” Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese said after the match. “We were able to battle and keep a clean sheet in a game that was very difficult. We looked like a team that was ready to step onto the field and battle.”

Spanish legend Raúl went 53 minutes in his Cosmos regular season debut before being replaced by Sebastián Guenzatti. He nearly caught up to a teasing back-post cross from Fernandes in the 34th minute.

Against one of his former teams, Restrepo was particularly dangerous in the attacking third as the Cosmos stretched their unbeaten streak over Fort Lauderdale to six games in the modern era. Their only draw came last year at Lockhart Stadium. ​“It was an important one for us to start on the right foot,” Savarese added.

Fernandes, a North Babylon native on Photo / Jon van Woerden loan from the Philadelphia Union of MaMarcos Senna (No. 19) battles Léo Moura for control. jor League Soccer, also proved dangerous throughout the match. Scoring his first “It’s an amazing feeling,” he said. game.” regular season goal for the Cosmos was “Ever since I joined the Cosmos I’ve been Immediately after the game Fersomething special. very happy. It’s great to score in my first nandes spoke to his father.

“He told me he probably won’t go to sleep tonight,” said Fernandes. “That’s how excited he is. It’s a great feeling to keep him awake.”

Brazilian midfielder PC nearly scored first for the Strikers when he split a pair of defenders in the 38th minute and put a shot from 16 yards out on frame. But Cosmos goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer dived to his left to parry the attempt away.

In the 67th minute Cosmos midfielder Marcos Senna unleashed a low shot from distance that was just wide left of Fort Lauderdale goalkeeper David Meves’ net.

The Strikers nearly equalized in the 75th minute, but Brazilian midfielder Leo Moura put his free kick from 27 yards off the outside netting.

Maurer made another big save four minutes from full time to keep Strikers forward Dani Sanchez from netting an equalizer.

“He showed a lot of maturity,” Savarese said of his second year goalkeeper.

“Playing as a starter last year made him grow. He’s more settled in the role. He had a very good match today. He looked very secure.”

Meves robbed Guenzatti of an insurance goal in the 90th minute when he saved the midfielder’s first-time volley off a cross from fellow midfielder Adam Moffat.

The Cosmos had their best scoring chance of the first half in the first minute of stoppage time, but Meves saved Restrepo’s shot and Fernandes put a rebound off the post.

Chaminade celebrates NSCHSAA Class ‘A’ championship The Chaminade High School Flyers, coached by Bob Paul, beat the Firebirds of Kellenberg Memorial, 57-38, at Farmingdale State College in front of over 3,000 screaming fans last month to win the 20142015 NSCHSAA Class ‘A’ Long Island Championship. This was the Flyers’ second Long Island Basketball Championship in three years. Players pictured at left: Thomas O’Connell, Kevin McNoble, Sal Fradella, Tom Tubridy, George Olvany, Sean Clark, Matt Johnson, Mike McGuire, Charlie Salter, Ryan Dean, Quinn Sudam, Nolan Prendergast, Owen, Prendergast, Dan McEntee and Kyle Murphy. At right: Chaminade senior captain Thomas O’Connell making lay up against Kellenberg defender.

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