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Friday, April 24, 2015 Vol. 90, No. 17

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Gift of Life turns 40 years

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Students opt not to sit for state exams

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Great Neck to release percentage of opt-outs after math exam in April BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO North Shore school district officials said students who recently opted out of the state assessment in English Language Arts reflect the concerns of parents and school administrators with a teacher evaluation system that relies heavily on student test scores and a fumbled rollout of the Common Core standards. About 15.7 percent of students eligible to take the exam in the East Williston, Herricks, Manhasset, Mineola, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park and Roslyn school districts refused to take the exam, according to figures obtained by Blank Slate Media, joining more than 65,000 students on Long Island and more than 100,000 throughout New York, according to various published reports. “What we need to see are substantive changes in the assessment

and teacher evaluation system that allow for local districts to play a more prominent role in what needs to be done in those areas. Right now, we’re working with a very top-down approach,” said Manhasset school Superintendent Charles Cardillo, whose district had 56 of 1,554 eligible students (3.6 percent) opt out of the exam. Of the North Shore districts that reported students opting out of the English-Language Arts assessment, Roslyn had the highest percentage — 32.5 percent — with 480 of the eligible 1,475 students choosing not to sit for the exam. Less than 20 percent of eligible Herricks students (228 of 1,771 eligible, 12.9 percent) and Mineola students (229 of 1,254 eligible, 18.3 percent) opted out of the exam, while 21.1 percent of the 810 East Williston students refused to take the assessment. “The New York State tests tell Continued on Page 67

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South High School will present its One-Act Festival of senior-directed plays at 7:30 p.m. on May 1, 2, 8 and 9. Student directors, kneeling from left: Shayna Fishkin, Samantha Klainberg and Rachel Coons. Standing, from left: Russell Katz, Christine Cimpian and Michelle Geffner.

Great Neck Chamber to celebrate 100 years B y A d a m L i d gett Even though it has been around for 100 years, the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce is still fighting to improve the business climate of downtown

Great Neck. “Simply, we are a union of merchants and our aim is to do whatever we can to improve commerce in Great Neck,” chamber President Hooshang Nematzadeh said.

Nematzadeh, president and CEO of Nemat Homes Inc. and a Village of Kings Point trustee, said there are many issues facing the chamber and Great Neck as a whole, includContinued on Page 53

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G.N. school board News of Skelos adopts $216M budget probe roils county Plans to use about $700K of $900K state aid increase Dems, Mangano offer legislation B y J a m es G allo w a y

The Great Neck School Board of Education at their meeting Tuesday B y A d a m L i d gett The Great Neck School Board of Education on Tuesday approved a $216,697,754 budget for the 2015-16 school year, $256,683 more than originally proposed in March. “The Great Neck School District over many years has been spending money equal to or less than the cost of living,” board Vice President Larry Gross said at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting. Funding for the $256,683 in increased spending will come from the $903,677 in additional state aid the school district will receive under the recently approved state budget, school officials said. Included is an additional $50,000 for legal costs, $1,000 more for translating school district messages, $107,000 for iPad leases, $25,000 for non-instructional personnel and $17,000 for student events, which could include funding students to go to national competitions, district Assistant Superintendent for Business John Powell has said. With the increase, the school budget calls for 1.23 percent more in spending than the $214,067,850 2014-15 budget, as opposed to the 1.11 percent

in the preliminary budget. The revised budget remains under the 2 percent state-mandated tax cap, Gross said. The $199,496,645 tax levy for the 2015-16 budget is still a 1.56 percent increase from the $196,435,489 levy of the 20142015 budget. Of the $903,677, or 11.94 percent, increase in state aid, the district only plans to use about $700,000, with the extra $200,000 going into a fund for future use. The other $500,000 in increased state aid will be used to reduce the amount money the district initially planned to withdraw from a reserve fund to pay for retirement contributions, workers compensation and unemployment insurance, Powell has said. Gross said the budget was developed with the assumption that the district would not receive all the funding it was originally promised. He said in the past the district has gotten less money from the state than they were promised. “We’ve said many times that a budget is the best estimate made of what is needed to provide services in the school district — a lot of assumptions go into it and they relate to issues of

state aid,” he said. “They tell you a number then give you another number based on other factors don’t tell you about.” The district’s increase was part of a $1.6 billion increase in education aid statewide that was negotiated as part of the $150 billion state budget approved earlier this month. “It is conditional,” Gross said. “The state talks about requirements but they don’t always spell them out precisely — some of the funds we are getting is based on a calculation that may change.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo had initially proposed a $1.1 billion increase in education aid in exchange for the Legislature agreeing to pass a series of reforms, including tying teacher evaluations more closely to students’ state test scores, making it more difficult for teachers to receive tenure and allowing the state to take over low-performing schools. After intense political opposition, Cuomo later agreed to a $1.6 billion increase in education in exchange for establishing parameters for teacher evaluations that would result in a more rigorous evaluation system. The changes are to be left to the Continued on Page 65

News that a federal investigation into state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Center) centers on a county public works contract sent shockwaves through Nassau County last week as officials scrambled to plug procedural loopholes and uncover what went wrong. Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas opened an investigation Thursday into the county’s contracting practices. And on Tuesday, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, and Democratic members of the county Legislature introduced competing legislation to increase transparency in the process. The New York Times reported last Wednesday that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office is investigating Skelos and his son Adam’s potential role in securing a storm-water treatment contract for a company that employed Adam Skelos as a consultant. In 2013, AbTech Industries received a $12 million contract for the project, despite a bid submitted by a competitor that was

$455,000 lower. The inquiry is examining whether Skelos used his position to help AbTech win the bid or the possibility of a quid pro quo agreement with the company for hiring his son, according to the New York Times. Prosecutors, who are presenting evidence to a grand jury, have subpoenaed Long Island’s eight other state senators, including state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola), and Mangano, the New York Times reported. A spokesman for Martins did not respond to repeated calls asking for comment. Mangano testified before the grand jury last week, but Newsday, citing unnamed sources, said Mangano did not appear to be the subject of the investigation and there was no suggestion of wrongdoing on his part. A spokesperson for Mangano did not respond to calls asking for comment. Following the New York Times story about the federal investigation, Singas announced her office would conduct its own investigation, saying in a statement, “Today’s news about AbTech Industries is troubling Continued on Page 67

Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams and members of the Democratic Legislative Minority Caucus propose a resolution strengthening disclosure requirements for venders seeking public contracts.

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40 years of life-saving operations Gift of Life to celebrate help to 12,000 children from around the world at May 1 gala B y A d a m L i d gett

In 1975, four Rotarians brought a child from Uganda to the United States for life-saving open-heart surgery at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn. Forty years later, the Gift-ofLife program that grew out of that act of compassion has now aided 12,000 children in developing countries with no end in sight. “The main purpose [of Gift of Life] is to give children heart surgery who cannot have it done in their home country,” said Mary Reardon, chairman of the Gift of Life. “We bring in children from places like Kosovo, Belize — anywhere a Rotary club finds a child who needs help.” On May 1, the Gift of Life will celebrate its anniversary with a black tie gala at the Garden City Hotel and honor two people who have supported the program in the past - Dr. Giancarlo Crupi, an Italian doctor who has operated on Gift of Life children, and Matt Campo, executive director of the Ronald McDonald House of Long

Island in New Hyde Park where children after being released from the hospital. They will be joined by several adults who had been operated on as children and are returning to the United States to tell their stories. One man who had an operation years ago, Reardon said, will come from Haiti to tell his story about how he had gone to medical school and how well he has done in life since his operation. “We don’t always hear from families again but some do keep in touch,” Reardon said. Reardon said that following the first surgery 40 years ago the four Rotarians from Queens and Long Island who brought the child to the United States - Robbie Donno, Frank Regnante, Tony Zino and Kurt Weisthaupt - felt inspired to do more. “After the surgery they said ‘why don’t we see if there are other children out there who need the surgery,’” Reardon said. With the support of Rotary organizations across the world, the Gift of Life grew and eventu-

Gift of Life, which offers heart operations to children who can’t get the operations in their home countries, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in May ally opened its current location at 475 Northern Blvd. in Great Neck, Most often the operations are done at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, North Shore-LIJ Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. But sometimes doctors are flown to foreign countries to operate if a child patient cannot

travel. “We’ve done about 12,000 surgeries on children, either in the U.S. or in missions in places like Haiti and Russia,” Reardon said. “We set up a team of doctors who go to these countries where they have had screening missions to find children who needed surgery.” The process of getting a child into surgery starts with a Rotary

Club from another country contacting an American club suggesting a child be brought to the United States. The foreign Rotary club submits the child’s medical records, which Gift of Life will submit to one of the hospitals to see if the hospital will accept them to do the surgery. Most of the children referred get the surgery they need, Reardon said. The hospitals do the surgeries for a nominal fee, Reardon said. The total cost for bringing a child to this country and getting the surgery done is $5,000, she said. Gift of Life gets most of their funds through donations, but also holds events as well. These have included motorcycle rides and regattas. The Gift of Life children can be housed at one of several Ronald McDonald Houses in the New York area, but most often they go to the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island in New Hyde Park. “Without [the Ronald McDonald House] our children Continued on Page 67

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Great Neck School Board of Education President Barbara Berkowitz and trustee Donald Ashkenase will run unopposed in this year’s school board election, district officials said Tuesday. Berkowitz and Ashkenase were the only two to file petitions for the two open seats on the board. April 20 was the deadline to file to run for the board. If elected, Berkowitz would serve her eighth full term on the board, which will vote for president and vice president in July. Berkowitz, who has been board president since 2006, said she would stay president if asked. Berkowitz was appointed to the board in 1992 after the death of former board Trustee Connie McNicol left a vacant seat, and then won election in 1993. She served as board vice president from 2000 to 2003, and from 1993 to 2006, on the board’s Policy Committee, which writes and reviews policy recommen-

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dations. She also founded the Family Math and Outreach Programs at E.M. Baker School and Good Ideas For Teens, a committee that explored teen activities in Great Neck, she said. Ashkenase has served 11 terms on the board, and also served as board president from 1985 to 1987 and vice president from 1984 to 1985. A public health professional,

he currently serves as an adjunct assistant professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health. He got his bachelor of science degree in accounting from Brooklyn College and his MBA in hospital administration from Wagner College. He has served as chief financial officer at both the Long Island Jewish Medical Center and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

In the 2014 board race, Great Neck resident Chris Huang challenged, and eventually lost, to incumbent trustees Larry Gross and Susan Healy. Gross received 1,494 votes, Healy 1,490 and Huang 864. Huang, who worked as a business analyst at OpenLink Financial in Uniondale, said at the time he was running to make sure the school district would not slip in rankings among other Long Island school districts. Berkowitz had criticized Huang in a letter to Blank Slate Media last year after he said all the board members were Jewish at an event held in May before the election. She said in the letter the board’s decisions have never been influenced by religion, and that Huang’s comment regarding the religious composition of the board was incorrect. Huang acknowledged at the time his reference to the religion of board members, saying they were in response to a question asked by a resident at the rally

at the Great Neck House. He said he did not mean for his comment to be offensive to any of the board members. Voting will take place May 19 in the multipurpose room of E.M. Baker School, at 69 Baker Hill Road, and the west gym of Great Neck South High School, at 341 Lakeville Road. Residents of the district will also vote on the budget for the 2014-2015 school. Residents will also vote on the $216,697,754 2015-16 budget the school board adopted Tuesday. During the 2014-2015 school year, there were 6,399 registered students among the 10 schools in the district. The schools in the district include Great Neck North High School, Great Neck South High School, the Village School, Great Neck North Middle School, Great Neck South Middle School, the Elizabeth Mellick Baker School, the John F. Kennedy School, Lakeville School, Saddle Rock School and Parkville School.

Health groups wooing winthrop By J A m E S G A L L O w Ay

tems in New York City — about potential partnerships and possible mergers, a top Winthrop-University Hospital has en- Winthrop spokesman said. The spokesman, Ed Keating, insisted that gaged in informal preliminary discussions with other hospitals — including large sys- at this time Winthrop has no agreement, plan

G.N. South grad killed in L. Success accident Taranis was remembered at the Great Neck Board of Education meeting on A Great Neck teen who graduated Tuesday. “While every death is tragic, this from Great Neck South High School was killed in a car accident Monday in one hits especially close to home,” board President Barbara BerkowLake Success after she lost itz said. “Our heartfelt control of her vehicle and thoughts and prayers go struck a tree, Nassau Counout to this woman’s family ty police said. and friends. This is a tough Adana Taranis, 19, was time for Great Neck.” traveling eastbound on the As of Wednesday south service road of the friends were leaving comLong Island Expressway ments on Taranis’ Instanear Community Drive at gram account expressing around 7:30 p.m. Monday sympathy for the family when the single-car acand saying they will miss cident took place, police Taranis. said. Adana Taranis Friends and others Taranis was pronounced dead at the scene at about 7:50 were also leaving comments on various p.m. by Nassau County ambulatory tech- news stories via Facebook pointing out nicians. Police said there were no passen- the bad weather conditions the night Taranis died, including heavy fog. gers with her in the vehicle.

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for any agreement or specific organization in mind for an agreement with another hospital. Winthrop has not initiated any discussions, he said. “We are simply continuing to do our diligence and perform our responsibility to our community and the board of directors by talking to whoever wants to talk — but we are not by any stretch close to an agreement with anyone at this time,” Keating said. “We just continue to explore our options.” John Collins, Winthrop’s president and chief executive officer, recently discussed the status of the negotiations with the hospital’s employees in a town-hall style meeting. Keating would not name the specific hospitals Winthrop has talked to, but said one could infer the “usual suspects” by looking at the “three or four large hospital systems in New York City.” A hospital employee who asked to not be identified said New York-Presbyterian, NYU Langone and Mt. Sinai were among the health care systems mentioned as being part of the discussions. Winthrop and North Shore-Long Island Jewish have not engaged in discussions, Keating said, adding the North Shore-LIJ model does not fit Winthrop’s mission. “North Shore-LIJ takes over hospitals… those models are not the kind of thing we’re interested in,” he said. “As it stands, Winthrop plans to remain a major academic medical center providing comprehensive health care to the residents of Long Island. We’re not looking to become a specialist center or just an emergency room.” A spokeswoman for New York-Presbyterian, a subsidiary of the Columbia Univer-

sity Medical Center, declined to comment on whether or not the hospitals have discussed potential partnerships. “What we can tell you is that Winthrop is a valued member of our system,” she said. Winthrop and Columbia already cross share certain services. Demand for Winthrop’s services has grown dramatically in recent years, Keating said. Winthrop renovated its emergency rooms predicated on an estimated 40,000 to 45,000 annual visits. The hospital now services about 75,000 emergency room visitors per year, he said. “The biggest focus of our planning going forward is how to deal with the steady growth,” he said. “It isn’t a scenario in which things are going the wrong way — things are going the right way — we need to be as thorough and thoughtful and as strategic as we possibly can to meet the growing demand for our services and avoid any potential problems.” Keating said that at this point Winthrop feels confident in its ability to accommodate the current growth in demand for its services, but he added that rapid changes to the healthcare industry add another area of uncertainty for hospitals. “A hospital has to look at the best way for it to continue to offer the type of quality health care the community deserves,” he said. Winthrop’s board of directors would need to approve any arrangement. A potential agreement could take a number of forms, Keating said. He called arrangements too “complicated” to sum up quickly and said the discussions have not included specific details.

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Consultants to present Plaza parking study B y A d a m L i d gett Consultants hired by Village of Great Neck Plaza trustees have recommended that the village reduce the time limit of some parking spots and increase meter rates to improve parking in the Plaza. The recommendations of the Old Bethpage-based Level G Associates to improve parking conditions downtown will be formally presented at the village trustees’ May 6 meeting, according to a statement released by the village on Monday. “With Mr. Giosa and his firm’s vast knowledge of parking management strategies, the board felt hiring a parking expert to advise the board on ways to improve metered park-

ing opportunities was a prudent course of action,” Village of Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender said in the statement. “We are looking to achieve greater turnover of our metered parking spaces and enable shoppers and visitors to more easily find accessible parking spaces.” A draft of the recommendations, available on the village’s website, suggest reducing the two-hour parking limit at 92 Middle Neck Road parking spaces to 90 minutes. The consultants recommend keeping the two-hour limit for the remaining 343 on-street parking spots in the Plaza. The consultants also recommend a reduction in the parking limit from four hours to two hours for about 65 our of the 90 spots in

the Gussack Plaza Lot and increasing the fees for all on-street meters as well as meters in the Gussack Plaza and the Grace Avenue lots from 25 cents an hour to 50 cents an hour. Level G also recommends the village immediately allow for $5 per 10-hour parking at the Maple Drive parking garage so employees in the north and west areas of the Plaza’s business district have more access to 10-hour meters. Gerard Giosa of Level G went before trustees in December to make preliminary recommendations, which included increasing meters rates and reducing parking times. Giosa said in December that the main parking issues were employees using parking spaces intended for shoppers, not enough

employee parking and not enough parking space turnover. Residents have said that raising parking rates and decreasing parking limits will make residents not want to shop downtown. Level G consultants said in a draft memorandum that there is no evidence linking increased parking fees and decreased business, and that some communities such as Rockville Centre, Mineola and Huntington have increased parking fees in recent years and have thriving downtowns. The consultants also said in the memorandum that shorter parking times are needed to discourage employees of downtown businesses from monopolizing parking intended for shoppers.

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If it ain’t broke... Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul picked the wrong place to advocate for Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to place even greater emphasis on standardized test scores. That might be a good idea in Erie County, where she served for two years as a congresswoman, but it is a decidedly bad idea in Nassau County. Nassau County has some of best public schools in the state, make that the nation. We need our fair share of the public school funding, but we don’t need the state’s advice. Put simply, Kathy, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. “About 60 percent of [a teacher’s evaluation] was based on observations from people in the same school district where teachers work, so you don’t really have a lot of objectivity there,” Hochul said. Here’s some objectivity: Our public school students do remarkably well. The success of their students in getting into the college of their choice, whether it’s an Ivy League university or a community college is a far better way of evaluating our teachers than another pile of standardized tests. Cuomo and his lieutenant have been sold a bill of goods. Hochul insists standardized test scores remain the best and most objective barometer to measure a school and teacher’s performance. “What are the alternatives?” she asks. The alternative is to hire the best qualified administrators and rely on them to use their skills and experience, along with student feedback, to evaluate teacher performance. That can’t be done in Albany. It has to be done in the local districts where teachers, principals and assistant principals know the student body and the challenges they face. We have a message for Hochul to take back to Cuomo: Our schools don’t want or need your testing or your advice.

Caps were made to be broken

In an odd way the vote last week by the Williston Park Board of Trustees to override the state’s property tax cap was an example of democracy in action. The board decided in a 3-1 vote that the time was right to go over the state’s 2 percent tax cap. Two trustees and Mayor Paul Ehrbar voted in support of the budget. Only Trustee Teresa Thomann voted against it. Trustee Michael Uttaro couldn’t vote because he was fighting a brush fire at the time. But he later said he would have supported the budget. Although, like you, we’re not fond of taxes, this increase is modest and was well-defended. The $4.8 million adopted budget for 2015-16 represents a modest 3.13 percent increase over the 2014-15 budget. The tax cap allowed for a 1.62 percent increase, which would result in a $4.73 million budget. “I do not support overriding the tax cap,” Thomann said. “Our budget practices have been prudent and appropriate the past few years…we are fiscally healthy. It is my position that we can continue on that path within the tax cap allowance.” But Ehrbar responded that was either raise taxes or cut services. In the end Village residents will see only a modest increase in their taxes of about $75. The statewide tax cap was a good concept but local governments have to balance the cap against the public’s desire to maintain the services that they have become accustomed to.

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Obamacare succeeds in reducing medical spending

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isten up America! On April 16, none other than that great conservative newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, reported, in an article by Drew Altman, that the Federal Office of the Actuary in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that Medicare and Medicaid spending has grown more slowly in per capita spending than private insurance. This spending is projected to continue through 2023! Per capita spending is a useful measure for comparing public and private health insurance spending. It shows how much is spent on each person. It appears that public programs spend more effectively than private coverage. You can throw out the much touted presumption that competition in the private

market brings greater savings. Medicare and Medicaid may not be perfect, but their purchasing power and policy levers give public programs an edge. The private insurance system has not proven that it can control spending. Chaotic and messy, it just cannot achieve promised savings. We must look to changing the Affordable Care Act to a singlepayer system. Forget about the nonsense about competition and multiple choices. Make healthcare effective and fair. Get everyone covered, period. Quickly and efficiently, for a refreshing change. And immediately take out of the Affordable Care Act, the prohibition that the public system is not permitted to negotiate drug prices with the pharmaceutical

industry. I guess there are many who do not know about that nonsensical extortion. Remember that the private insurers lobbied in favor of the Affordable Care Act because they knew they could influence the inclusion of measures that allowed them to profit. Of course the public that is enjoying many of the provisions of the act will not stand for its abolition. The act is admittedly faulty. Removing the complexity, but adding to the universality, will be noticed, comprehended and applauded. Everybody in, at less cost per person. Esther Confino New Hyde Park

Technology offers new ways for library to serve

would like to thank Manhasset residents who voted for my re-election as a trustee and also those who approved the budget of the Manhasset Public Library. I will continue to work closely with the Library Director, Maggie Gough, and the board during these transitional years for libraries.

The new advances in technology provide many opportunities to reach our patrons in new ways with our collection and materials. The library has expanded its appeal to all age groups in the community as a result of its programs and offers a lifetime of learning. We hope to expand our use of the Community Room for

informative meetings, programs, exhibits, and entertainment. I look forward to continuing to represent our residents and to focusing on enhancing our firstclass library in a cost-effective way. Donald T. O’Brien Manhasset

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The ‘genius of American education’

ou have probably seen the posters and bumper stickers that say: “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” That statement can be pursued in many directions. We are now in the midst of intense debates regarding Common Core and mandated testing. Those are issues worthy of deliberation. However, we should not lose sight of what the eminent Pulitzer-prize winning scholar Lawrence Cremin described as “the genius” of American public education. Highlighting the pioneering leadership of Horace Mann that was extended by New Yorkers like DeWitt Clinton and Gideon Hawley, Cremin showed that America’s “Common School” initiatives were complements to establishing a republic in the 18th century of Kings and emperors. In a series of profound studies, Cremin showed how John Dewey’s major book, “Democracy and Education,” built on the unique early American view of the popularization of education — that schooling should be free (no direct payment by students); it should be universal (everyone would participate, soon leading to mandatory attendance); and it should be “public.” The radical American view of “Common Schools” was that they were not for the common people (those who could not

afford private education, and who seldom had educational opportunities elsewhere in the world anyway). Instead, they would be “common” to all, in the sense of bringing all children together in the same school in their community. Horace Mann, often regarded as the father of the common school movement (though others, including Jefferson and Clinton, have claims to this paternity) emphasized that “public common schools” could be “social flywheels” with the important role of harmonizing the vast and growing diversity of people in the United States. In the past — and now — American schools have been instrumental in preparing young people for citizenship and for fostering ways that diversity can become an asset rather than a liability. New York early exemplified its “Empire State” reputation for education innovation and excellence (more on that later). The “Education Action” group that met at Hofstra during the Long Island Immigration Summit continues to work with Long Island Wins and the University’s Center for Civic Engagement to foster the kinds of opportunities that will be good for new immigrants, for their children, and for our region and our nation as well. Helping new immigrants and their children adapt to a new American culture has always been a challenge (as

LIW/Hofstra summit education session

those of us who come from immigrant families can readily attest). Matters are more controversial now because of the large numbers of adults and children who are “undocumented.” That is an issue that warrants attention in a coming analysis; however, we need to be recognize now that those immigrants in recent years, especially Latinos, (nearly 50 percent of all unauthorized immigrants are from across the Atlantic or Pacific and have overstayed their visas) are not just seeking economic opportunity in the United States; they are seeking survival. As thousands of young children flee their homelands to join families in the United States, leaders of both political parties recognize that we are facing a humanitarian crisis. More leadership is needed by Congress for comprehensive immigration reform. But while we are waiting, the Hofstra/Long Island Wins Education Action Group avers that we have moral, ethical and legal obligations. It would be hard to find Americans who would be so hard-hearted as to advocate separating families by deporting parents or children. More effective steps need to be taken in the future, but because of what has not been done until now, it is in our interest to help build caring communities.

The EAG continues to examine the welter of factors affecting newcomers, young and old(er). But the Long Island leaders in this Action group urge several steps that should be underway immediately: 1) Establish an English Language Learner Collaborative. This could create an ESL model to be used by several school districts (with age appropriate methods) to help youngsters pursue the American Dream. 2) Provide more support to schools (teachers and administrators) by involving more nonprofit groups, social workers, academic organizations to assist in sharing best practices and resources. 3) Increase and expand public education, not only for youngsters, but also for parents. Several Public Libraries already sponsor English language and other programs. Children are likely to be more engaged and committed to learning if schools form strategic partnerships with libraries to involve parents. We need to make such ventures attractive and supportive for adults because studies show that the approach of parents to education is a vital factor in how children learn and in their enthusiasm for learning. We will also try advancing this goal with national collaboration from the American Library Association.

4) Leadership for education advancement needs to be active and sustained. The EAG, like other Action groups, recognized that brief spasms of caring and virtue do not produce deep and lasting change. Long Islander Theodore Roosevelt has advised: “Words without action are intellectual debauchery; one must enter the arena and strive to do the deeds.” Let us strive to keep faith with New York’s noble traditions: 1) Help to prepare all for engaged, informed citizenship (we all win by doing that) 2) Honor the motto of the State University of New York (SUNY) – significantly established after World War II while recognizing our nation’s commitments to democracy and to the diverse ethnic groups that served during the conflict - “Let each become all that he (or she) is capable of being.” [Parenthesis is added for modern gender inclusion] 3) By equipping all people with the power of knowledge and the ethic of compassion we can fulfill the State motto, Excelsior. Michael D’Innocenzo Professor of History and The Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change at Hofstra University

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A loo k on the li g hter si d e

Sooner or later, I’ll stop procrastinating My husband and I were getting ready to go to a picnic… but we couldn’t agree on just how late to be. “Sweetie,” I said, “the invitation says the picnic starts at noon. So let’s at least get there by 12:30.” “You don’t want to rush into these things. You know that expression about not following a multitude to evil?” “What’s so evil about wanting to get to a picnic before the potato salad runs out?” “Okay, not evil, exactly. It just doesn’t pay to arrive too early to things. Someone might ask us where the spoons are, or to help put out napkins. Or to find some more chairs. “ “You mean, you might be asked to help out.” “Exactly.” “Don’t you think that, by now, our friends have all figured out not to ask you?” That kept him quiet — but not for long. “You know, you’re hardly one to talk.” I was afraid he would say

that, because it’s true: I’ve never been an early bird, either. I’ve always blamed my parents. They both came from the school of thought that believed you were late if you didn’t get to an event in time to see the caterer’s truck pulling up. They were the terror of their social circle, pulling up at a house when the hostess, still in curlers, peeked out through the curtains and wondered how many minutes she could let elapse before she had to ask them in. That was never going to be me. Oh, no! “I swear, you’d be late to your own funeral,” my father would growl at me, tapping his watch as if I could see it. “Well, isn’t that a good thing?” I would shout back. “Who wants to be early? Let them hold the whole thing without me!” But Dad never changed. I eventually met somebody just like me. It was a miracle the wedding started on time. Well, it was an evening wed-

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A Look on the Lighter Side ding, so both our families had all day to get us there. We even left on time for the honeymoon. It was at some point after that where things went astray. Paperwork was my biggest challenge. Once I learned that you could file for an extension on your tax return, it became hard to take any deadline seriously. However — I learned that procrastinating with the paperwork to buy a yearbook only

results in sleepless nights, and furious children who are sure your character flaws have lost them their high school memories forever. It also inevitably results in a panic-stricken call to the vendor who — of course! — has a million ways you can make up for your omission, each costlier than the last. A yearbook with the special gold lettering PLUS the CD of all the year’s news and music highlights, for a steep extra fee: that is the real cost of procrastination. I was not so lucky with the Bar Mitzvah photo album. I got all the proofs back — then I got stuck. I liked so many pictures, I couldn’t narrow it down to 40 for the book. The months and then the years went by, and I put the whole thing in a drawer until I could make up my mind. I waited so long, the photographer went out of business. Then there’s the case of the bathroom renovation that needed to be re-done. At first it was a tiny crack in one tile;

but it seemed that every time I took a shower, the crack had traveled, and grown, until it was all across the length of one wall. I tried to book a do-over, but the contractor said it would be foolish to schedule a repair until the crack stopped moving. How could I know that the tile company would go under before the wall had finished cracking? And then the contractor went out of business, too. They were all undone (as was the photographer) by the 2008 fiscal crisis. So — If you want to embark on a career of procrastination, just make sure that there isn’t a horrendous financial meltdown in your future, that takes out all the companies who owe you something before you have a chance to collect. It’s either that, or stop procrastinating. Which is easier to accomplish? I’ll let you know. Someday soon.

Dems, GOP offer big differences

nderstanding American politics is really quite simple. A few weeks ago, the Republicans released their budget. It cut Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, Head Start, and Pell grants, while reducing taxes for the wealthy and corporations. It also increased military spending by $40 billion. If you can grasp these facts you have a basic understanding of what the two major political parties are all about. Historically, or at least since FDR, the Democrats have been the party of unions, minorities, and the poor while the Republicans favor the wealthy and the corporations. This, of course, is a generalization but is, nevertheless, a useful tool for understanding American politics. Persons who think our parties are Tweedledee and Tweedledum have their facts wrong. The Democratic Party’s concern for the downtrodden goes back to the days of Jefferson who talked about the “common man” and Jackson who spoke of “the humble members of society.” In the 20th century, FDR demonstrated his concern for those who were “ill-clothed, ill-housed and ill-fed” while in 1980, the lion of the Senate, Teddy Kennedy, proclaimed “It is the glory and the greatness of our tradition to speak for those who have no voices, to remember those who are forgotten…” This is the heritage of all who think of themselves as Democrats. Why should corporations align with the

Republican Party? Answer…it’s in their self-interest. Proof: between 2007 and 2012, corporations spent $5.8 billion on federal lobbying and campaign contributions. And what did they get in return? $4.4 trillion worth of federal contracts, subsidies, loans and other financial support. Let’s analyze these numbers. If you’re a corporation, you’ve made about $7 for each dollar invested. If only my mutual funds were that lucrative. The next logical question is….why do our Congresspersons do the bidding of big business? Bribery is an ugly word, but an accurate one. You see in order to wage a successful campaign for the Senate, you need to raise about $10.3 million. A seat in the House of Representatives costs only about $1.6 million (a real bargain!) Will Rogers, America’s great satirist, summed it up when he said: “Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.” No understanding of the issue of money in politics would be complete without mention of the Supreme Court finding in “Citizens United.” This disastrous decision allows both unions and corporations to contribute unlimited amounts of money to candidates. The court held that the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, that money is equivalent to speech, and all persons are protected. And here’s a stretch… corporations are “persons”. I always thought a “person”

had to be able to eat, sleep and fornicate, but not according to the Roberts’ Court! And then there’s the argument that since the court allows unions as well as corporations to give unlimited money, we have a level playing field. Sounds reasonable until we discover that in a “Common Cause” survey of the top 50 contributors to elections 44 were corporations and only six were unions. No equivalency there. Just how do corporations go about influencing our duly elected representatives? It’s called “lobbying.” Let’s take the pharmaceutical industry. It knows there are 535 members of Congress so how many lobbyists have they hired? If you guessed 1,274, you’d be correct. That’s more than two lobbyists for each Congressperson. Talk about “double-teaming.” If you’re wondering why I singled out drug companies, it’s because they spent more money on lobbying between 1998 and 2005 than any other industry in an attempt to influence 1,600 pieces of legislation. So the next time you see a bumper sticker which reads — “We’ve got the best government money can buy” — believe it! The ties between the moneyed class and the Republican Party are proven over and over. When the Bush tax cuts were enacted, the President reduced his own taxes by over $187,000. And the top Republican, talk radio hosts benefitted as follows: Rush Limbaugh $2,689,135; Glenn Beck $1,512,352; Sean Hannity $1,006,352 and Bill O’Reilly

$914,352. No discussion of this kind would be complete without mentioning Charles and David Koch who head up Koch Industries. Each brother is worth more than $40 billion and they spend their fortunes generously on Republican causes. In the upcoming 2016 cycle, they are pledged to spend $899 million. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota points out that you could take 127 million of your closest friends to watch a Minnesota Twins baseball game for the same amount of money. For years, the Republicans have worked on behalf of the most affluent by repealing the inheritance tax (or as they like to call it “the death tax”.) They ignore the fact that in order to be subject to it one’s estate must be worth over 5.3 million, thus affecting only one in 700 estates. If the Republicans had their way our country would become a full-blown oligarchy. Most of the facts and opinions above come from Democratic sources so, to be fair, here are two Republican comments. First, Sheldon Adelson, net worth $36.5 billion, the eighth richest man in the world: “I’m against very wealthy people influencing elections, but as long as it’s doable I’m going to do it.” And in 1905 Teddy Roosevelt said: “All contributions by corporations…for any political purpose should be forbidden by law.” End of story. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

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County turns back on historic mill

partment of Parks, Recreation and Museums is in disrepair. According to Wikipedia, the building “is a historic grist mill building located in Saddle Rock, a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. It is a 2 1⁄2-story gambrel-roofed structure. Dear Mr. Mangano; Adjacent is a stream-fed millThe “Saddle Rock Grist Mill,” a historic 18th Century building, pond that is supplemented by owned by the County of Nassau tidal water impounded by the under the authority of the De- dam. It dates to the 18th century he attached letter was originally sent to the County Executive back in December without a response, I would appreciate that the letter be reprinted as an open letter to the editor.

and is the only extant, operating tidal grist mill on Long Island. The building underwent restoration in the 1950s and is operated as a local history museum”. In reality, it is closed, has not worked in years, does not operate as a local museum, the signage outside the locked gate, suggests that it is closed because of employee illness, suffered Super storm Sandy damage (which I believe no claim was ever filed),

is currently unsafe for public use and is in total disrepair and neglect. While the Grist Mill is on the United States “National Register of Historic Places,” the county has demonstrated no plans to maintain this historic 1702 building, once used as a kid’s friendly educational place. Now relegated to a neglected historical structure, having little value to Nassau’s Historical past.

While I know your administration has financial limitations, I call upon you, as county executive, to put the full force of your office behind saving this National Treasure. I understand that there might be grant funds to help restore the Grist Mill. Charles Schneider, Vice President, External Relations Great Neck Historical Society

Business as usual in Letter-writer Plaza is ‘outrageous’ reveals his bias

ow business is done around here: After reading Mrs. Weiss’ letter. And the one Mayor Celender wrote expressing outrage. To me what’s outrageous is it’s been months the sidewalk has been broken in front of the “neutral zone” Shop Delight. Double and triple parkers welcome there. What is outrageous is Mr. Schwartz thought not identifying himself in his recent letter as the mayor’s spouse was okay. Karen Rubin descends from her perch opining about Cuomo, Obama, Fracking etc, to support the incumbent trustees.

It would not surprise me if Karen’s husband were to be appointed dog catcher. Outrageous? But that’s how business is done around here. Would Jonathan Stein be allowed into the Atria to celebrate Valentine’s Day, to hand out absentee ballots? When Mr. Stein came campaigning to our street several of us warned him about the absentee ballots. That’s how business is done around here we told him. Residents pay $ 6,000 a month at the Atria. Maybe more. God bless them. They don’t have to negotiate parking lots, unsafe driving con-

ditions, broken sidewalks, the double-standard enforcement of the Plaza’s codes. Does anyone think the empty stores on Middle Neck Road are outrageous. As Mrs. Weiss mentioned there is an accident waiting to happen. In front of Shop Delight perhaps. Mr. Stein’s opinion re: how the absentee ballots were “earned” is a logical deduction. That’s how business is done around here. Outrageous. Rob Stevens Great Neck

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Never discuss politics or religion.” Remember that age old adage? There is ample reason for abiding by this adage. Hardcore Republicans and hardcore Democrats along with the hardcore “very religious” persons are universally bigoted. Reason and fair play eludes them so deep is their bias. “I have already made up my mind so don’t confuse me with the facts”. This also describes these persons very well. Dr. Morris’s Letter to the Editor in your April 17 issue brought this issue to my attention. I am neither a Democrat nor a Republican, never have been. I am

an Independent. Over the last 10 years at least a rapidly growing group. I’d like to think that I am a person of reason which by my definition means that I can neither be a hardcore Democrat, Republican or “very religious”. My initial intent was to write an article rebuffing Dr. Morris’s most egregious assertions, which include ignoring inconvenient facts. It is a classic example of extreme bias. If you haven’t read it I suggest you do so. His letter is in the April 17 issue of the Manhasset Times . Theodore Theodorsen Manhasset

G.N. Plaza gov run like a private club

was particularly moved by the letter of Mrs. Ruth Weiss published in the April 17 edition of the Great Neck News. Specifically, the incredibly prophetic final sentence which said: “Two weeks before he died at 53 he [my husband Roger Weiss] told me to pray that Jean Celender never became mayor of the Plaza”. Roger Weiss was not a “disgruntled” resident of the Plaza nor was he a “troublemaker” looking to sully the waters of the private clubhouse that existed then — and as it now continues to exist — in the Plaza’s Village Hall. Mr. Weiss served the Village of Great Neck Plaza with distinction from 1963 until 1985 first as a member of the Appeals Board, then as a trustee, and finally as deputy mayor. Unlike the present board and

its mayor who handpicked each member, Mr. Weiss never received a dime for his work. And I venture to say if Mr. Weiss was serving as deputy mayor and trustee when salaries were proposed for these positions which have now grown into exorbitant expenses and perks, he would have vigorously opposed them. According to Mrs. Weiss, she was contacted by the mayor who “harangued me [for a half an hour] about the threat Jonathan Stein posed to her administration”. Jonathan was a candidate for trustee, not for mayor, but all of Ms. Celender’s de facto appointees work together as a team and, indeed, advertise themselves as the Jean Team. Having the guts to run against one of them, as Jonathan did, is a declaration of war against all of

them. And, thus, Ms. Celender’s intervening and “haranguing” phone call to Mrs. Weiss. It would seem to me that for a $68,000 a year salary, family health insurance, pension benefits, and a bronze car plaque, Ms. Celender might find something better to do with her time for the betterment of the village than “harangue” Mrs. Weiss and denigrate Mr. Stein‘s candidacy. Perhaps she might stop drinking the Kool-Aid of her brewing pretending to believe that the Plaza has not undergone a radical decline in its quality of life during her tenure as both Mayor and previously, as deputy mayor. All of the photo-ops that she and her board (that merry band of rubberstampers who serve their queen) love so well cannot camouflage what Mrs. Weiss stated cor-

rectly was the “steady erosion of life in the Plaza”. My fellow “disgruntled” villagers and proud constructive “troublemakers”, the answer to Roger Weiss’ prayer is through the ballot box on election day. For only 8 percent of us to come out and vote — even when there’s the rare and recent contested election — is shameful. Of course, Queen Jean and the Rubberstamps will tell you that they agree that people should vote, but in reality, they revel in uncontested elections and low turnouts on cold March days, as that perpetuates their existence in what has become a private club where the acquisition of personal benefits has trumped and become the reason for their service. In her letter to this newspaper published on February 24, 2011,

Mrs. Weiss stated “When I read of the tremendous “perks” given to the “Jean” team, I feel heartsick.” Mr. Weiss, she points out served “all positions without compensation” and after his death the village served up a plaque in his honor which was “mounted on a rotting concrete slab” across from the Great Neck Diner.“ Says Mrs. Weiss, “when the plaque is cleared of dog waste, bird droppings, cigarette butts, tissues, etc., it reads “Roger A. Weiss, gave when others would have given up.” I think we can do a whole lot better to honor Mr. Weiss’ memory and, in doing so, make his prayer come true. Alan A. Gray Great Neck

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State ed plan punishes best school districts

e: “Lt. Gov. touts teacher evaluations” (April 17, 2015) Let me say at the outset that I do not approve of using standardized tests as a significant factor in evaluating teachers. However, assuming that the state tests are given more weight, it is extremely important to focus on how they are being used. Based on the results presented in the New York Times on March 23, 2015, the equation used to compute teacher effectiveness serves only one purpose: to make the best school districts

in New York State look like the worst. Let me present a few examples: Great Neck, Manhasset, Jericho, Syosset, Herricks, Port Washington, Roslyn, and Garden City, to name just a few, were all given teacher effectiveness ratings of less than 10 percent. Yet all of these school districts had very high scores on the state tests! The fact that the New York State Department of Education concocted a statistical formula to completely distort the truth is deplorable. By giving our teachers such poor evaluations, anyone

would conclude that: 1) The teachers in these school districts are incompetent; 2) because teacher ratings are based on student performance, student performance must be equally poor. We know that none of this is true. Even though the New York State Education Department has said that it is planning to change the formula, I don’t trust it in the slightest to make any attempt to “get it right.” We in Nassau County, knowing that our children in general do very well on the state tests,

may not feel properly threatened by the use of the tests to evaluate teachers. In fact, we need to respond very proactively to what is actually a very real threat. The threat is not only to our teachers. The quality of our schools is also threatened because the teachers will increasingly “teach to the test,’ which means that other, more enriching activities will be sacrificed. In a more long-range view, if people think that our school systems are failing, they may no longer view our communities as desirable places to move

to and raise their families. I believe that a very effective strategy is to “opt-out” of the tests altogether. More and more districts throughout the state are adopting this strategy. Parents: talk to your school administrators and PTA leaders to learn more about how this works. We really do have the power in this situation to protect our children and our communities, and to send a message to Albany! Amy Glass Great Neck

Happy 181st anniversary to LIRR

et us all wish a Happy 181st Anniversary to the Long Island Rail Road. On April 24, 1834, the Long Island Rail Road was officially chartered by the State of New York. In 1900, the Pennsylvania Railroad bought a controlling interest as part of its plan for direct access to Manhattan which began on September 8, 1910. The Pennsylvania Railroad subsidized the LIRR into the late 1940s. This provided the financial basis for support of expansion and upgrades to service and infrastructure. At the end of World War II, there began a decline of our LIRR with a corresponding loss of farebox revenues. The Pennsylvania Railroad began to reduce financial support as well. This played a part in the LIRR going into receivership in 1949. In recognition of the role the LIRR played in the economy of both Long Island and New York City, New York State began providing financial assistance to the LIRR in the 1950s and 1960s. The “Line of the Dashing Dan” was

officially chartered on April 24, 1965 by the State of New York. Prior to 1965, the LIRR derived almost 100 percent of its funding for both capital and operating expenses from fares. Chartered by the State Legislature in 1965 as the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority, it was created to purchase and operate the bankrupt LIRR. In 1966, New York State bought the railroad’s controlling stock from the Pennsylvania Rail Road and put it under the newly formed Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority. The MCTA changed its name to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968 when it took over operations of the New York City Transit Authority. With MTA subsidies, the LIRR modernized further and grew into the busiest commuter railroad in the United States. Over the past 50 years, several billion dollars in combined county, city, state and federal taxpayers generated dollars have subsidized both the capital and operating costs for the LIRR. Riders must remember that fare hikes are periodically required if the MTA is to

provide the services millions of New Yorkers use daily. They are inevitable due to inflation, along with increasing costs of labor, power, fuel, supplies, materials, routine safety, state of good repair, replacement of worn out rolling stock, upgrades to stations, yards and shops along with system expansion projects necessary to run any transit system. Half-hour weekly and weekend service on the Port Washington Long Island Rail Road branch proves why it pays for my wife and I along with many of our neighbors to live in Great Neck. It is easier seven days a week to attend Met games, other Citi Field events, U.S. Open, Arthur Ash stadium, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens Zoo, Madison Square Garden activities and Broadway shows on a regular basis. Those of us in the know already moved to communities adjacent to Long Island Rail Road Port Washington branch stations years or even decades ago. The Great Neck, Manhasset, Plandome and Port Washington school districts along with those in neighboring Little Neck,

Douglaston, Bayside and Auberndale in Queens are some of the best in the Metropolitan New York area. We have great air quality along with a low crime rate, abundant parks, libraries, shopping, entertainment, movie theaters, hospitals and medical facilities. Riders on the Port Washington branch have far more abundant seating and a quick 30 minute or less trip into Penn Station without having to change at Jamaica than LIRR commuters on other branches. Port Washington branch riders miss most service disruptions. In the end, quality and frequency of service is dependent upon secure revenue streams. We all have to contribute — be it at the fare box or tax revenues generated by different levels of government redistributed back to the MTA. TANSTAFFL or “There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch” or in this case a free ride Larry Penner Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 61

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Brookville, N.Y. (Feb. 10, 2015) – Gaming is expanding like never before, with the worldwide video game marketplace forecast to increase to $111 billion by 2015. The demand for software developers is forecasted to increase 22 percent by 2022. LIU Post’s Digital Game Design and Development students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) program will master highly versatile and indemand skills across all areas of game development, from programming and coding to design and story telling. Key program features: • Game Industry Expert Faculty: Led by Independent Games Festival and IndieCade Festival award-winning game developer and educator Ramiro Corbetta, who co-developed Sportsfriends for Playstation and PC/Mac/Linux. • State-of-the-Art Digital Games Lab: Taught in a new, high-tech digital games lab featuring computers, projectors, TV screens, modern game consoles, and a variety of the latest software. • B.F.A. + M.A. Option: Accelerated five-year dual degree program. • Instructional Approach: Collaborative environment modeled after real-world game studios that teaches the art of teamwork while students master game development expertise. • Experiential Learning: Access to internships in nearby New York City at renowned game studios such as Rockstar Games, Avalanche Studios, Arkadium, Dots, and Gameloft. And access to the on-campus LIU Post Student Innovation Incubator, a physical and virtual workspace for students to launch startup businesses and collaborate with successful entrepreneurs. “LIU leading faculty provide our game design and development students with an unparalleled educational experience,” said Dr. Kimberly R. Cline, President of LIU. “This program allows our students to bring their ideas to life, preparing them for one of the most dynamic career sectors in America.” The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree for undergraduates is an extension of LIU Post’s Master of Arts degree in Game Design. A minor in Digital Game Design and Development is also available for students in other majors who would like to expand their career options into this competitive industry.

Do you experience pain or discomfort during sex? It’s more common – and treatable – than you think.

Sexual pain, or dyspareunia, affects nearly three out of four women at some point in their lives. For some, the pain is temporary, while for others it is a long-term problem. Unfortunately, many people with sexual pain suffer silently. Sonia Bahlani, MD, a gynecologist at the Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, part of North Shore-LIJ Health System, discusses what you need to know about this condition.

What causes pain during sex? There are many causes of sexual pain in women. Many causes may be gynecologic in nature, while others may be secondary to systemic changes within the body. Infections, post-menopausal changes, neuropathic (nerve fiber) or muscular pain disorders, and dermatologic (hair/nails/skin) changes may all play into sexual pain. Pain during sex also may be caused by problems with sexual response, such as a lack of desire or a lack of arousal. It is important to seek help from a healthcare professional because many causes of sexual pain can be treated. Who experiences pain with sex? Anyone in any age group can have sexual pain. Hormonal changes can often cause changes in sexual function, but because many factors may come into play, an extensive workup — a physical, medical tests, a medical history review — is usually required.

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‘Meet me in St. Louis’

Port troupe, WCWP team up to perform radio play By B E N d I k S Or E N S E N

As the actors mingle, technical talk fills the room and the band sets up, director Brian Long calmly paces around on stage, organizing the some 20 people involved with the production. The Port Washington Play Troupe and LIU Post’s campus radio station, WCWP, are rehearsing the first live radio play of the spring 2015 semester. The show, “Meet Me in St. Louis,” is an adaption of the 1944 musical, and was recorded in LIU Post’sHillwood Recital Hall, by WCWP on April 18. The play is about four sisters living in St. Louis, and during the story, they’re confronted with the struggles of teenagers. One of the sisters is beaten up, and the older sisters confront the bully. The father of the sisters also announces that they’re moving to New York, which creates tension in the family.

The sisters have romances, educational plans and friends, as every kid does, that now is impossible to pursue. After lots of conflicts and upset daughters, the father eventually figures out that they won’t move to New York, as he sees how much they appreciate St. Louis. “The play is based on a Lux show, based on a movie, which is based again on a book,” said David Barnett, musical director of the play. The troupe has been rehearsing for the play for three weeks and the 17 cast members consist of everything ranging from children to retired people. The cast is a part of the Play Troupe, which performs plays, musicals and children’s theatre. There are also three current LIU Post students taking part and one alumnus. This semester, WCWP and the Port Washington Play Troupe are collaborating on three plays. “WCWP is recording it now, and when we’re done

with all three, they’ll put it together and air it,” said Pam Meadows, the president of the play troupe. The troupe has done six plays with WCWP to date. “Meet Me In St. Louis” will air on WCWP at a date later this spring, not yet decided. On May 17, they will set up another live production; “All About Eve,” and on June 14, “The African Queen.” These will also be performed in LIU Post’s Hillwood Recital Hall, where WCWP will record them. The plays will air at later dates. The performances of the remaining two plays will be open to the public. For more information, visit www.portwashingtonplaytroupe.com. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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The top seven events for the coming week Friday, April 24, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. the beach boys & America NYCB Theatre At Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury. (516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com two iconic American bands will performing two nights this weekend at the nyCb theatre at Westbury, the legendary beach boys, captained by Mike love and long time member bruce Johnston, and America, fronted by founding members Gerry beckley and Dewey bunnell. Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. Pasek and Paul & Friends Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org benj Pasek and Justin Paul are the tony-nominated songwriters of broadway’s “A Christmas Story, the Musical.” the holiday musical was named one of the top 10 Plays and Musicals of 2012 by Also performing will be stage stars Jenn Damiano, ben Platt, lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena.

Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. Mozart Orchestra of new york Tilles Center For The Performing Arts | LIU Post 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 http://tillescenter.org led by conductor Gerard Schwarz, the Mozart Orchestra of new york will be performing an all-Mozart program Saturday at the tilles Center, including Symphony no. 39, Symphony no. 40 and Symphony no. 41 (Jupiter). Producing these three works in the summer of 1788, Mozart achieved what Schwarz has called “the culmination of the classical symphony.”

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Saturday, April 25, 8 p.m. Peter White The Madison Theatre At Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (5176) 323-4444 http://madisontheatreny.org. Peter White has maintained a reputation as one of the most versatile and prolific acoustic guitarists on the contemporary jazz landscape. Armed with an unparalleled combination of lyricism and energy, he combines elements of jazz, pop and classical guitar to create a sound that is singular and at the same time accessible to a broad audience. Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. the 29th Annual Arbor day Family Festival Planting Fields Coe Hall Historic House Museum 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-9200 http://www.plantingfields.org Since 1987, Planting Fields has commemorated national Arbor Day with a festival of fun-filled activities and entertainment. Arbor Day celebrates the importance of trees and the preservation of our environment. the 2015 Arbor Day Family Festival features new and exciting children’s crafts, activities, tree climbing, mutts gone nuts variety show, plant clinics, and tree plantings with Smokey bear.

Wednesday, April 29, 8 p.m. colin Quinn Governors’ Comedy Club 90 Division Ave. Levittown (516) 731-3358 http://tickets.govs.com/index.cfm A brooklyn native , Colin Quinn began his standup career as a regular on the new york club circuit. He rose to fame as co-host of MtV’s popular game show “Remote Control” and subsequently was a Saturday night live cast member, host of Comedy Central’s “tough Crowd,” appeared in films and starred in the hit broadway show “Colin Quinn long Story Short,” directed by Jerry Seinfeld.

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Sculpture Park Approximately 40 works, many of them monumental in size, by renowned artists including Fernando Botero, Tom Otterness, George Rickey and Mark DiSuvero among others, are situated to interact with nature on the museum’s magnificent 145-acre property. Walking Trails The museum’s 145 acres include many marked nature trails through the woods, perfect for family hikes or independent exploration. Gardens From restored formal gardens of historic importance to quiet little nooks for dreaming away an afternoon, the museum’s 145 acre property features many lush examples of horticultural arts. Come view our expanded gardens and beautiful new path to the museum. EVENTS FILM March 21-July 12 Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m., 12, 1, 3 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m., 12 p.m. Drawn from Nature From PBS’ American Masters series, Drawn from Nature presents the dramatic life story of naturalist John James Audubon, an adventurer and self-taught artist who saw more of the North American continent than virtually anyone of his time (1785-1851). A symbol of the American wilderness, Audubon’s achievements are staggering: His book The Birds of America, for which he served as artist, writer, publisher and promoter, includes 435 lifesized prints and was the largest book printed in the 19th century. Free with Museum admission. CONCERT Saturday, May 2, 3 p.m. Gemini Journey: Musical Landscapes in Time and Travel Gemini Journey, consisting of Diane Block on violin and Terry Batts on cello, became friends and musical partners while studying in the 1980s at the Manhattan School of Music. They intersperse their music with commentary that lends social and historical context to the works being presented. Gemini Journey is a favorite of Manhattan and Long Island audiences. Admission is $15 (members, $5) and includes Museum admission. Register at nassaumuseum.org/events. Continued on Page 37

Guide to Health, Wellness & Beauty

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any people know that a combination of a healthy diet and routine exercise is the best way to maintain their physical health. But what about mental well-being? Memory lapses are often assumed to be an accepted side effect of aging, but such an assumption is incorrect, as there are many steps men and women can take to maintain their mental acuity well into their golden years. Find time for cardiovascular exercise. Cardiovascular exercise can help men and women maintain healthy weights and reduce their risk for potentially deadly ailments like diabetes and heart disease. But cardiovascular exercise also can boost brain power. Cardiovascular exercise pumps oxygen-rich blood to the brain, and that blood contains glucose that can fuel brain cells. Cardiovascular exercise also strengthens blood vessels, which can help prevent potentially devastating diseases, such as stroke, that can have a lasting and negative impact on cognitive function. Find time for friends and family. Many people need no reason to socialize, but those that do can now cite boosting brain function as a great reason to

get together with family and friends. Routine socialization can keep a brain sharp by reducing its levels of cortisol, a potentially destructive hormone brought on by stress. Researchers also believe that routine interaction with other people stimulates structures in the brain’s frontal lobe that are likely responsible for planning, decision making and response control. Squeeze in a nap every so often. Naps can have a reenergizing effect on men and women, but a study from German researchers also found that naps also can improve memory. In the study, researchers divided participants into three groups: people who would stay awake for 60 minutes; people who would sleep for six minutes; and people who would sleep for 30 to 45 minutes. After the hour was up, participants were given a word recall test, and those who slept performed better on the test than those who hadn’t. But the development that was perhaps most interesting was that those who slept for just six minutes performed just as well on the test as those who slept for far longer, leading researchers to suggest that men and women need not take long naps to improve their memories.

Include fish in your diet. A study from researchers at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center found that people who eat fish once per week have a 60 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who do not include fish in their weekly diets. Researchers credit this lower risk to DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid that is found in both the brain and in fish such as salmon and tuna.

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But if you overdo it with your workout routine, that exercise starts to have a countereffect on your immune system, weakening it and making you more susceptible to illness. So periodic rest not only helps your muscles recover but also ensures your immune system is not compromised. Performance: Competitive athletes may think that out-training their opponents gives them an edge, but overdoing it with training regimens can actually compromise their performance. As you go longer and longer without taking a break from your exercise routine, your body grows increasingly fatigued, and that fatigue will ultimately have an adverse effect on your performance, not to mention greatly increase your risk of injury. Effectiveness: Rest also helps make workouts more effective. The body needs time to rest and repair after a workout, but this downtime also gives the body time to adapt to exercise. When a body is overloaded, it has no time to adapt, making the workouts less effective. A body that begins a workout rested and free of fatigue has a better chance of benefitting from a workout than one that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been given the opportunity to rest and recover. By allowing your body time to adapt, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re increasing the effectiveness of your workouts.

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Concierge Medicine: What is it and why it is for you As President Obama’s health care law is phased in, most health care experts predict a growing physician shortage. The Wall Street Journal reports an estimated shortfall of 60,000 Internal Medicine physicians in 2015 and 90,000 by 2020. This shortfall in physicians, a deficit of 15% fewer doctors, is coming at a time when millions of new patients will enter the health care system through President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The trouble with the traditional medical approach is that it prioritizes volume over care. To make a reasonable profit, doctors usually have to schedule patient appointments every 15 minutes, and often serve upwards of 3000 patients per year.

What does this mean to you? -longer wait times to see a doctor -seeing your doctor less frequently, instead seeing a physician assistant or nurse practitioner when you expect to see a doctor -less time with the doctor when you do see him or her - your doctor is overworked and carrying a large volume of patients -it is less likely you will maintain a personal relationship with your doctor The results of this traditional medical model are not in your best interest. Patients of doctors stretched too thin may struggle to get an appointment when they need one on short notice. They will spend more time in the waiting room than they do with an actual doctor. More alarming, if a doctor is rushed from appointment to appointment, patients may not get the doctor’s full attention and the doctor will have little or no time for medical advice and preventative care. The New York Times reported that a publically traded H.M.O., for example, began restricting doctors to an average of seven-minute “encounters” with each patient. The doctors cannot provide comprehensive care in seven minute blocks. As a response to this bleak trend, some doctors are offering an alternative proactive model, and that model is “concierge” or personalized medicine. In a 2004 article entitled, “Everyone Should Have a Concierge Doctor,” Forbes magazine discussed the economic savings resulting from concierge medicine. Research showed a decrease in preventable hospitalizations which resulted in $119 million dollars of savings in 2010 alone. On a per-capita basis, these savings ($2,551 per patient) were greater than the yearly payment for most concierge practices. Most importantly, concierge patients experienced 35% fewer hospitalizations, 65% fewer emergency department visits, and 66% fewer visits to a specialist. Additionally, concierge patients were readmitted to the hospital 97%, 95%, and 91% less frequently for acute myocardial

infarction, congestive heart failure and pneumonia, respectively. In short, concierge patients receive more personalized care and in return live a healthier life.

Can you have a concierge doctor? For many years people thought that personal physicians were only for the wealthy. In the current healthcare climate, however, you can have a personal physician for roughly the cost of your daily coffee at Starbucks. Certainly this service is within the means of most people and the benefits are immeasurable. Independent research confirms two amazing facts about concierge medicine. The first is that the renewal rates for patients who join these practices are among the highest not just in the medical field, but in any field. The second is that concierge doctors save the medical system and individual patients enormous amounts of money because they have the time and the training as internal medicine doctors, to treat a wide range of issues in the office. An excellent doctor that a patient can reach easily, is an inexpensive and effective way to design a health care system. It’s an approach to your health that works. The concept is simple. Because a concierge practice is less than a third the size of typical internal medicine practices, comprehensive care is given in an innovative way.

Benefits for you? -Patients can contact the doctor 24/7 via phone, email or text - Same or next day appointments, including after hours and home visits -Wellness and prevention practice get the time and attention they deserve Over the next decade, primary care medicine will divide into 2 very distinct tracks. Concierge medicine patients will receive high quality care from well trained, motivated physicians who stay ahead of your health. Other patients will stay the current course, where insurance companies increasingly control how doctors treat patients, in the “assembly line” of medical care from doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners who need to get patients in and out quickly. The choice is yours. Convenient, personalized, preventive medicine and healthcare care for the cost of your daily Starbucks. Dr. Colleen Daly maintains a concierge medical practice in Garden City, N.Y. Her telephone number is 516- 404-6241 and she can be reached via email at info@drcolleendaly.com. Contact Dr. Daly to set up a free consultation.

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LONG AGO,

people could contact their doctor like they contacted their neighbor. Their doctor was the one who made medical decisions, both curing disease and proactively working on prevention. Then, as big systems took over, doctors were told how to practice and how much time they could spend with patients. Administrators directed doctors to focus on “efficiency,” while patients discovered they weren’t seeing their doctors much anymore. However, health care is not a system to me. It’s about people and care. In my practice, I focus on you, not paperwork and insurers. I give prevention a chance. I’m not rushed. I’m reachable. I keep it personal. Further, you will be seen by a doctor, not a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. If you are looking for a doctor to take excellent care of you or your loved ones, I have one suggestion...

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 32 FOR THE FAMILY Sundays, 1-4 p.m., Family Tour at 1 p.m. Family Sundays at the Museum Converse, collaborate and create together during Family Sundays from 1 to 4 pm. Family Sundays begin with exhibition-based gallery conversations. Families then go on to explore new art materials, vocabulary and ideas with our museum educator. Family Sundays provide children and the adults in their lives with the opportunity to reconnect while talking about and making art together. New projects are featured every week! Reservations not needed. Free with museum admission. OUTDOOR LEARNING Wednesdays, May 6, June 3 at 9 a.m. Bird Watching for Beginners Rebecca Oyer, education manager at Oyster Bay’s Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, leads an observation of the spring migration of birds on the Museum’s beautiful property. Learn how to use field marks, habitat, behavior and song to identify birds. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Fee is $10 per class (payable in cash on the day of the class). Please write to the museum at events@nassaumuseum. org to reserve a place in the class of your choice. Limit is 15 per class. Meet at the Art School parking lot (first building on the left as you enter the grounds). EXHIBITION TALK Thursdays, 1-2 p.m. 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. Free with Museum admission. Reservations not needed; first come, first seated. OUTDOOR ART TOUR Thursday, May 14, 5:30 p.m. Spring Sculpture Stroll Laura Lynch, the Museum’s director of education, leads a walk through the museum’s Sculpture Park, one of the biggest sculpture gardens in the region. The park includes large-scale installations, many in the Museum’s permanent collection, others

on loan from prestigious museums and galleries. The fee is $5, paid in cash at the walk. The event is limited to 25 people. To reserve a place, please write to: events@nassaumuseum.org. Meet on the front terrace of the museum. EXHIBITION TALK Saturday, May 16, 3 p.m. Larry Fink: Fly on the Wall and the Social Critique Coming out of the generation of documentation and straight photography, Larry Fink used the camera through the 1970s and 80s to shed light on social constructs.Artist/photographer/educator Daniel Mirer and LIU Post Professor of Art History and Museum Studies Aileen June Wang give a joint presentation about Fink’s innovative use of the square format camera. Admission is $15 (members, $5) and includes museum admission. Admission is $15 (members, $5) and includes museum admission; register at nassaumuseum.org/ events. EXHIBITION TALK Saturday, May 30, 3 p.m. John James Audubon: The Last Expedition Using images of Audubon’s western paintings and of the surviving specimens and artifacts gathered in 1843 during Audubon’s final expedition, historian Robert McCracken Peck describes this last great adventure by Audubon and puts its accomplishments into the broader context of the time. Author and consulting curator Robert McCracken Peck is a Fellow of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Admission is $15 (members, $5) and includes museum admission; register at nassaumuseum. org/events. Long island children’s museum 11 Davis Ave, Garden City (516) 224-5800 Museum Hours: Daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated). Museum admission: $12 for adults and children over 1 year old, $11 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact (516) 224-5800. 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 award-winning artist and book illustrator. The Harlem born, Brooklyn raised visual artist uses diverse and eclectic materials -from candy wrappers to 14k jewelry -- to create playful images with three-dimensional qualities. Explore the different materials he uses to collage images that tell stories that delight children and their grownups. All ages. Free with museum admission. Sunday, April 26, 2 to 4 p.m. Birds of a Feather, Snack Together As spring warms up, welcome your cheerful, feathered friends! Come create your own fun and easy Cheerio birdfeeder using pipe cleaners and crunchy cereal! All ages. Free with museum admission. Tuesday, April 28 & Thursday, April 30, 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. stART (story + art) Join us each week as we read childhood classics and introduce new favorites; followed by literature-inspired activities and crafts. Ages: 3 to 5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members). Tuesday, April 28 - Thursday, April 30, 2:30 to 4 p.m. April Showers April is National Poetry Month! Create an acrostic poem for “April” and color your own mini umbrella! All ages. Free with museum admission. Wednesday, April 29, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Music and Movement Join us for a musical morning that gets little bodies moving; pick up a musical instrument and add your voice to our sing along songs session. Ages: 3 to 5. Fee: $3 with museum admission ($2 LICM members).

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Community Calendar 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. FREE HEALTH SEMINAR There will be a free seminar about overactive bladder and urinary incontinence in the Rust Auditorium at North Shore University Hospital, located at 300 Community Drive in Manhasset, on April 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dr. Farzeen Firoozi, director of the center for pelvic health and reconstructive surgery at the Smith Institute for Urology; Dr. Lawrence Lind, co-chief of the division of urogynecology and reconstructive surgery at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center in New Hyde Park; and Dr. Harvey Winkler, co-chief of the division of urogynecology and reconstructive surgery at NSUH and LIJ, will be available to answer questions and provide information during this seminar. To pre-register for the event and for more information, go to www.northshorelij. com/UIevent. MAY DAY FESTIVAL The ancient Celtic Feast of Beltaine on the Irish calendar signaled the approaching of summer and evolved into the

May Day celebrations still celebrated today. Molloy College will host its own May Day celebration with Irish song, dance and festivities on Saturday, May 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Campbell Reception Room of Kellenberg Hall on the Molloy College campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave. Rockville Centre. The event is free and open to the public. Detailed information can be found at http://alumni.molloy. edu - click on Irish Institute.

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.

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 .

FOR TRIVIA LOVERS At 7 p.m. Two Wednesday nights each month at Page One Restaurant, 90 School St. Glen Cove. Call (516) 6258804 for information.

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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.

Adelphi students to perform ‘Company B’ Department of Dance students from Adelphi University will be performing Paul Taylor’s well-known work “Company B” Tuesday, April 28 through Sunday, May 3 at the Olmsted Theatre of Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center AUPAC, One South Ave., Garden City. This year’s annual Adelphi Spring Dance production also includes choreography by Adelphi University Department of Dance faculty members Orion Duckstein, Frank Augustyn, Catherine DenisotLawrence and Jennifer Kreichman. “Company B” is Taylor’s non-narrative work that juxtaposes American exuberance in the early 1940s with the tragedy of men who never returned from battle. “Company B” is as grand as it is because the work counters every expectation about its inspiration without doing harm to the original material. On one level, Taylor pays tribute to the World War II-era music of the Andrews Sisters - featuring such popular hits as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Tico-

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Art league appoints education director Elizabeth Kisseleff has been named to the position of art education program director, The Art League of Long Island annouced this week. Kisseleff’s responsibilities include managing more than 170 different art classes and workshops in the Art League’s nine art studios, as well as outreach programs and teacher professional de-

Museum Docent Riva Ettus presented an informative talk on the works on view in Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor on Thursday, April 16. The exhibit, on view through July 12, is the first comprehensive exhibition of works from the permanent collection, highlighting patrons’ numerous gifts to the museum over the last quarter century, many of which have never, or rarely, been exhibited. Ettus will deliver similar lectures on May 14 and June 4. Elizabeth Kisseleff

velopment workshops. She will also be responsible for coordinating and communicating with more than 3,700 students and 70 instructors. Kisseleff was most recently director of NonDegree Credit Programs at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. In addition to her experience administering and implementing art programs and working with

students, faculty, and administrators, she has been an adjunct professor at Long Island University’s CW Post and Brentwood campuses and Nassau Community College, has been a museum educator, has coordinated exhibitions, and has shown her work in galleries locally and in California, New Jersey, and Korea. Kisseleff earned her MFA at Long Island University - CW Post Campus, Brookville, and a BFA from Pratt Institute, Art & Design Education. The Art League of Long Island is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to broad-based visual arts education, providing a forum and showcase for artists of all ages and ability levels. To learn more about their programs visit www.artleagueli.org. The Art League is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills.

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Art League to present evening of tango An enchanting evening of Argentine tango and art will be presented at the Art League of Long Island at their art center in Dix Hills. The event takes place Friday May 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Argentine tango dancers and artists Annie Shaver-Crandell, Dan Dillon and Con Artist will delight visitors with a discussion on the history of Argentine tango and give performances that demonstrate tango, vals and milonga.

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Tango-related art created by the artists will be on display and audience members will have an opportunity to dance the Argentine tango with these gifted performers. The fee to attend the event is $15. To learn more and to register call (631) 4625400 x222 or visit www.artleagueli.org. For specific questions about tango please contact Con Artist at (631) 972-8387. The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills.

Herricks players to do ‘Young Frankenstein’ The Herricks Community Players’ spring production of the New Mel Brooks musical “Young Frankenstein,” opens on May 2 and has a planned run of seven performances at 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park. Show times are as follows: Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 3 p.m. Friday, May 8, 8 p.m. Saturday May 9, 8 p.m. Friday May 15, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 17, 3 p.m. Come and enjoy this hilarious, fun-filled musical that will have you laughing In the aisles. Tickets are $25 for Adults, $20 for Senior Citizens and Children 12 and under. There are organizational group rates available as well. For ticket information, please call (516) 742-1926 order on-line at www.herrickscommunityplayers.org.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos (second from right) greets the Apollo 13 astronauts at the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 13 journey. In April 1970, two days after launch, the Apollo 13 crew met trouble after an explosion in the craft’s service module. Faced with limited power, dwindling cabin heat, and other catastrophic conditions, the crew worked with flight controllers to get safely home. Pictured from left: Andrew Parton, executive director of Cradle of Aviation Museum, Gene Kranz, NASA flight director, James Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, Maragos and Lunar Module Pilot Fred W. Haise.

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Great Neck Library Adelphi Hy Weinberg Center Free Hearing Screenings at Station Branch This Adelphi University Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders community outreach program consists of a free basic hearing screening for adults of all ages on Friday, April 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck shopping center. Students and faculty from Adelphi University will perform the hearing screenings. Screening results are given immediately and appropriate recommendations are made by a licensed audiologist. No appointments necessary. First come, first served. Coming Soon: Great Neck Library Network Server Temporary Interruption The Main Library renovation is progressing and in the next one to two weeks the Library’s network servers and equipment will be moved out of the Main Library Building. During this transition, all Library internet and online services will be offline. This means that during the move and reinstallation the following services will be temporarily unavailable: telephones, internet, website, online registration services, public computers, the Library’s catalog and patron accounts. However, there will be wire-

Nature Program: Spring at Shu Swamp You will be enchanted as we stroll through Shu Swamp in Mill Neck, a little-known private preserve on Sunday, April 26. The program begins at 12:30 p.m. You may want to leave some extra travel time since it is off the beaten track. Ask for directions if you need them. Call (516) 482-0355 to register by 4/18. Children under 16 years of age are not permitted to attend.

less access for electronic devices (laptop, smart phone, and other devices) and for checkout of material that is on the shelves. Patrons are asked to bring their Library cards with them to expedite the checkout process. The anticipated time for being offline is approximately seven days. The Library greatly appreciates the support of the community and wishes to thank its patrons for their patience and cooperation during this process. The Library will have all functions back online as quickly as possible. As soon as we have an anticipated date for the shutdown, we will update our website with this informa-

tion. We encourage all Great Neck Library patrons to sign-up for email updates on this and other news, as well as electronic delivery of our newsletter, via the link provided on our website at www.greatnecklibrary.org To contact the Library with an urgent question, while our servers are down, you may use the fax numbers as follows: Lakeville – (516) 466-7863, Parkville – (516) 437-1929, Station – (516) 466-4917. Great Neck Library Closing/Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www.

cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/ program cancellations. In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs. Great Neck Library Music

Advisory Committee Celebrates 45th Anniversary New Asia Chamber Music Society Quartet Performance hosted by Temple Emanuel All are invited to join in celebrating the occasion of the Great Neck Library Music Advisory Committee’s 45th anniversary. The Library will commemorate this event at the New Asia Chamber Music Society recital to be held on Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m., hosted by Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, 150 Hicks Lane, 11024. Sunday afternoon recitals are arranged by the Library’s Music Advisory Committee. The Committee, co-chaired by founding member Gabe

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Weekend Movie at Great Neck House Birdman (2014) will be shown at Great Neck House Friday, April 24 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 25 at 5 & 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. The film is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and stars Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and Edward Norton. A washed-up actor, who once Julia Weldon will be performing this weekend at Great play an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts Neck House. to recover his family, his career and himself in the days at 3 p.m. Julia is a selfleading up to the opening Sunday @ 3 Series taught musician, who writes of his Broadway play. The Successful singer/songmusic that will captivate you. film is rated R and runs 119 writer, Julia Weldon, will be She tells stories that feel minutes. Admission requires performing at Great Neck both intimately personal and a park card. House on Sunday, April 26 widely universal. “New York-

based singer-songwriter Julia Weldon might be the most soulful singer you’ve never heard of.” -The Advocate Parkwood Family Aquatic Center Early Bird Registration! Register now at Great Neck House, for your Parkwood Family Aquatic Center 2015 membership and receive the discounted early bird rate. To qualify for early bird rates, applications must be postmarked or received in person by 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11. Moorings Available at Steppingstone Marina There are deep water moorings available for the 2015 season at beautiful Steppingstone Marina on Long Island Sound where there is easy access to City Island restaurants, New York Harbor and western Long Island. Launch service is available. Early morning launch hours available. A complete launch schedule, can be picked up at Great Neck House and at the Marina. The cost to Park District residents is $15 per foot of boat length. Moorings are available on a first-

come, first-served basis. A limited number of moorings will be made available to out-of-district residents for an additional fee. Also available are ramp use permits (non-resident fee applies) and beach boat registration (residents only). For further information, please call Great Neck House at (516) 482-0355. ParkWatch Now that the weather is warmer, there is more activity outside. The ParkWatch program is composed of observant residents willing to report vandalism and suspicious behavior occurring in the parks after dark. Please help to keep your parks and facilities in top shape by calling and reporting such activity to park security at 504-GNPD (504-4673). (For emergencies and to report a crime in progress, residents should still call 911.) “Get Active” in Allenwood Park Sunday, May 17, Allenwood Park will be the place for all Park District residents to join in the fun at the special family “Get Active”

Chieco includes Beatrice Aubrey, Mary Dehn, Michele Ganz (co-chair) and Estelle Pace. From Bach to the Beatles, the Library’s Music Advisory Committee has been presenting outstanding programs since 1970. In 1969 the Committee was convened by Library Trustee George Lehr, a visionary who saw the new Library on Bayview Avenue as not only a facility for borrowing books and doing research, but also as a focus for the presentation of music, art and literary events for the cultural enrichment of the community. This all volunteer committee is comprised of Great Neck residents and represents a wide range of musical experience and performance. Gabe Chieco, founding member of the Committee, has lectured on opera and classical music for the Great Neck Community Concerts, the Brandeis Women’s Auxiliary, REAP, the Woman’s Club of Great Neck, and the Great Neck Library. Gabe has been a driving force behind the success of the Music Advisory Committee and has remained so for all of these 45 years. Bea Aubrey sings with the Great Neck Choral Society. Mary Dehn retired from the Great Neck Library after 30 years as a librarian. She is an amateur musician and plays the violin and viola

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event between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Activities will include the very special “Monkey Motion”, Rock Wall Climbing, Tennis Demos, Sports, Face Painting, Disc Golf, Ga-Ga Games, Arts & Crafts and more! It will be fun for the whole family. For more information call 482-0355. There is no rain date for this event. In the event of rain please check cancellations. com. Limited events will be moved to the Parkwood Sports Complex. Park Card Renewals Park cards can be obtained or renewed at Great Neck House. It is necessary to have a current park card in order to participate in Park District programs. All family members, including children, must be entered into the computer prior to registration for any course, car permit, daily/ monthly parking tickets, summer play group/camp, pool membership, indoor tennis time or tennis lessons. Proof of residence required, even for renewals. Call Great Neck House for further information regarding proof of residence: (516) 482-0355.

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Opponents of trade agreement go to mat So, after months of sounding the alarm, the legislation giving fast track authority to President Obama to conclude the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement has come out lightening fast with bipartisan support from both Senate and House committees. The legion of opponents — environmentalists, labor, progressives including local activists like Reach Out America and Moveon.org — were not mollified by adjustments meant to bring onboard erstwhile progressives like Senator Ron Wyden. The bill would make any final trade agreement open to public comment for 60 days before the president signs it, and up to four months before Congress votes. If the agreement, negotiated by the United States trade representative, fails to meet the objectives laid out by Congress — on labor, environmental and human rights standards — a 60-vote majority in the Senate could shut off “fast-track” trade rules and open the deal to amendment. Also, in a sop to Wyden, there is extended support to retrain workers displaced by off-shoring (I thought that wasn’t supposed to be a consequence.”) President Obama has said that unless the United States “leads” on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, China will (though China is not yet a party to TPP, but could join in the future). And Obama, who claims he knows full well the damage that NAFTA caused U.S. manufacturing and labor, provides his personal assurances that it will be U.S. standards for labor, environmental protection and public health and safety that will rule. “My top priority in any trade negotiation is expanding opportunity for hardworking Americans.,” Obama said in a statement of support for the “Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to give him Fast

Track Authority. “It’s no secret that past precedented secret). Indeed, it’s hard to resolve the discontrade deals haven’t always lived up to their promise, and that’s why I will only nect between the people who are pushing sign my name to an agreement that helps for TPP (President Obama, Sen. Wyden) ordinary Americans get ahead. At the and those who see it as a return to feudalsame time, at a moment when 95 percent ism, essentially giving corporations conof our potential customers live outside our trol over governments, from the federal borders, we must make sure that we, and down to the local level (otherwise known not countries like China, are writing the as facism). “TPP is a corporate power tool of rules for the global economy. unprecedented power,” “The bill put forward declared Lisa Oldendorp, today would help us write a local Moveon.org orthose rules in a way that ganizer who has been a avoids the mistakes from point person for the naour past, seizes opportutional campaign against nities for our future, and the agreement, at a prestays true to our values. sentation to Reach Out It would level the playing America this month.. field, give our workers a What is known about fair shot, and for the first the agreement comes time, include strong fully mainly from Wikileaks, enforceable protections which only recently refor workers’ rights, the KAREN RUBIN leased a new “chapter” environment, and a free Pulse of the Peninsula regarding the scariest and open internet. aspect of TPP: corporate“Our exports support more than 11 million good American jobs, run tribunals that will be able to trump and we know that companies that export and overturn laws and regulations afpay higher wages than those that don’t. fecting environmental protection, public Today, we have the opportunity to open health and safety. A corporation would even more new markets to goods and ser- only have to charge that a law would invices backed by three proud words: Made terfere with “anticipated profits” to drag in America. I look forward to working a municipality - as big as a country or with Democrats and Republicans in Con- as small as a village — into the tribunal, gress to pass this bill, seize this opportuni- where judges from a rotating panel of corty, and support more good American jobs porate representatives would be able to with the wages and benefits hardworking award huge penalties. The threat of a suit has already been families deserve. “I also welcome the introduction of shown to cower governments from manTrade Adjustment Assistance legislation dating warning labels on cigarette packagthat will strengthen the current program es (as John Oliver showed recently), while a fracking company sued the province of to protect American workers.” But nothing that the President said Quebec to overturn its ban. The TPP, they contend is “The Dirtiest squares with what has been leaked about the provisions (leaked, because the nego- Trade Deal – you never heard of..” The details of TPP have been kept setiations are being done in deep, dark, un-

cret deliberately, Oldendorp says. “They do not want the people to know what’s in it because — as Elizabeth Warren has said — it would never happen. “It’s not really about trade at all,” she said, noting that only a few of the “chapters” have anything to do with trade. “Rather it is a system of enforceable global governance by, for and of large multinational/transnational corporations “It would be a corporate ‘coup d’etat’ by trade agreement.” She points to the “ISDS- Binding Dispute Resolution,” — the details of which were just leaked by Wikileaks in January — which provides that rules will be enforced in foreign tribunals, which could impose trade sanctions and require U.S. taxpayers to compensate foreign corporations for interfering with “future profits.” “TPP gives more power to corporations. Under the ISDS (Investor State Dispute Settlement) provisions, TPP would empower corporations to directly attack governments before foreign tribunals demanding our tax dollars to compensate loss of ‘expected future profits’ from labor, environmental, health, safety, land use and zoning laws. It would skirt domestic courts: cases would be decided by three corporate lawyers who rotate between suing governments for corporations and being ‘judges’ (from a pool of 12) No outside appeal – if a country loses, it must pay citizen tax dollars to foreign corp.orations We’ve already seen these kind of provisions in action: more than $365 million in public funds have been paid out in fines under NAFTA alone, and $13 billion is in pending corporate claims. “Investor State Dispute Settlement is a threat to our sovereignty and solvency. You can imagine an epidemic of corporate bandits raiding our treasures using ISDS.” Continued on Page 52

Great Neck Community Calendar FREE ESL/CITIZENSHIP CLASSES Free access to legal counsel at St. Aloysius R. C. Church, 592 Middle Neck Rd. Great Neck. Classes run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To register, please call (516) 867-3580. TUESDAY WITH REAP REAP, retired, energetic, active people, meets Tuesday, April 28, at the Cumberland School, 30 Cumberland Ave., Great Neck. At 9 a.m. Significant Issues will be discussed by our members. The Business Meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. Rose Simon will present “My Opinion.” Guest Speaker will be Ann Hosansky, who will present,”Ten Women of Valor.” We break for lunch around 11:45 a.m. Please bring your lunch and join us! Current Events roundtable will take place after lunch led by Rudolph Kahn. Coffee, tea and refreshments are served. Economics club meets the

second Tuesday of the month. Short Story Club meets the third Tuesday of the month; Science Club is ongoing each week. Rehearsal for “Annie” takes place at 1 p.m. MAN OF LA MANCHA Saturday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $35 per adult; $20 per child ( age 15 and younger). Presented by Plaza Theatrical Productions at St. Aloysius Parish Center Gym (second floor), 592 Middle Neck Rd. Great Neck. Free parking and refreshments at intermission. Fundraiser to benefit all ministries at St. Aloysius. Please make checks payable to : “St. Aloysius Church.” RSVP by May 8. Please indicate number of adult and child tickets. Contact Person: Gayle Yorizzo (516) 487-0374. WOMANSPACE A discussion group devoted to issues concerning women. Weekly meetings are held every Wednesday from 1 to 3

p.m. at the Great Neck Senior Center, at 80 Grace Ave, Great Neck. New members welcome. For more info call Joan Keppler at (516) 487-5844.

day, April 27, May 4, 11 and 18 and June 1, 8 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration is required, please call 311 or (516) 869-6311 to register.

FREE CPR CLASS/BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING Saturday, May 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Offered by Catholic Health Services in conjunction with St. Francis Outreach at: St. Aloysius Parish, 592 Middle Neck Rd. Great Neck. For more information, call ( 516) 829-8343. Contact Person: Gayle Yorizzo (516) 487-0374

FREE MUSICAL PROGRAM The National Council Of Jewish Women Lakeville Section and Susan Scher Memorial Fund invite the community to a free musical program presented by the students of Great Neck South High School under the direction of Michael Schwartz on Wednesday, April 22. Refreshments will be served at 2:45 p.m. at the Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Ave. Come and bring your friends and neighbors

STEPPING ON FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM Learn simple and fun balance and strengthening exercises to prevent falls. Guest speakers include physical therapists, a vision expert, a pharmacist and an expert on getting around your community safely. Please join us at the Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Avenue, Great Neck on Mon-

LIONS CLUB HEARING AID PROGRAM The Great Neck Lions Club is pleased to announce their participation in “Lions Lend An Ear,” a program of the Nassau County district of Lions Clubs International. The program provides hearing aids and

related products and services at no cost to hearing impaired individuals who qualify based on financial need and communication need. Great Neck Lions Club is asking the local places that accept donated eyeglasses to accept used hearing aids as well. Note: The hearing aids should be placed in the eyeglass collection boxes located in all the Great Neck Libraries as well as offices of the Village of Russell Gardens, Village of Great Neck Plaza and the Village Hall on Baker Hill Road. FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050.

LIONS CLUB OF GREAT NECK Lions Club of Great Neck meets the first Monday of each month at Pearl East Restaurant, 1190 Northern Blvd., Manhasset at 12 p.m. If you would like to attend a meeting and learn more about our club, please contact fernweiss@aol.com or call (516) 829-5192. ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS The Rotary Club of Great Neck currently meets every Wednesday from 8 to 9 a.m. in the boardroom of TD Bank, 2 Great Neck Road. Community residents and business members are welcome to visit Club meetings and discover how meaningful and satisfying it is to give back service to the community while networking through Rotary. For further information please see: www. clubrunner.ca/greatneck/ or call (516) 487-9392.

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Social celebrations offered in May Cinco de Mayo Celebrate with our Mexican neighbors a holiday of freedom, best expressed with music, dance, food and good fellowship. Come to the Great Neck Social Center at 80 Grace Ave. on May 5 at 12 p.m.. Lunch will be tacos with salsa, many sides to make you drool and churros for dessert. Make reservations by phoning (516)487-0025. Defensive Driving Course The Empire Safety Council has scheduled its driving course for Wednesday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a break for lunch. Claude Springer will be your instructor. Take advantage of this op-

portunity to reduce any points that may have accumulated on your license. Your may also pay lower fees by taking this course in a timely fashion. Also, some rules of the road may have been initiated, so get “updated”. Registration is a must, so do stop in to the Social Center with your check made out to the Empire Safety Council. Need more information? Call the Center at (516) 487-0025. Veterans Social Club Barbecue The Veterans Social Club meeting on May 8th, will be a special Memorial Day Barbecue. The Barbecue starts at 1:15 p.m. Save the date and room in your stomach for all the goodies you can ex-

pect, including franks and beans and all the classical trimmings. Spring Boutique Sale a Success This week, throngs of supporters attended the sale of donated and new items. Their purchases included fabrics, handbags, jewelry, china, glass, fabrics and much more. Best of all, these buys provided funds to support sorely needed services. Thanks to all who donated the goods, stood at the counter selling and most of all made the purchases that support the Center. New Course: History of Television Martin Saltzman has done it again! Came up with a fascinating way to spend

seven Thursdays beginning on June 4th. Consider that in 1947 television’s growth exploded. Some of the biggest shows included The Ed Sullivan Show, Candid Camera and The Philco Playhouse. Meet the Press began broadcasting out of the nation’s capital to become the longest running news program. Explore the history of our favorite pastime with clips of the actual shows The course begins June 4-July 16, 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Great Neck Social Center. This program is made possible with funding from the Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office for the Aging through the NYS Office for the Aging

Bolton to speak at G.N. Synagogue The Zionist Organization of America Long Island-Queens Region is sponsoring a free public event – an evening with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and foreign policy expert John R. Bolton. The event is hosted by the Great Neck Synagogue Men’s Club, Hilly Milun, president, which has hosted many international dignitaries in recent years. The event will take place on Sunday, May 3, at 7 p.m. at the Great Neck Synagogue, 26 Old Mill Road, Great Neck. The ZOA National President Morton A. Klein will be introducing Bolton. Bolton’s wealth of knowledge on foreign affairs, and strong positions regarding security threats including Iranian

nuclear weapons programs, the ongoing Arab war against Israel and concerns about President Obama’s actions on these issues, are certain to make this a compelling not-to-be-missed evening. The public is invited to attend. Bolton spent many years of his career in public service diplomatic and international security posts, as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations (August 2005 to December 2006); U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security (2001 to 2005); Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, U.S. State Department (1989 to 1993); Assistant Attor-

Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development (1981 to 1982). During his tenure at the United Nations, Bolton advocated for preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons; removing Syria from Lebanon; ending Hezbollah’s 2006 war on Israel and creating an arms embargo against Hezbollah; sanctioning North Korea for its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs and tests; bringing African peacekeepers into SomaJohn Bolton lia; blocking Venezuelan Presiney General, U.S. Dep’t of Jus- dent Hugo Chavez from joining tice (1985 to 1989); Assistant the Security Council; arranging administrator for Program and for Security Council deliberaPolicy Coordination, U.S. Agency tions on Burma’s human rights for International Development abuses; and working to stop the (1982 to 1983); and General Khartoum regime’s mass murder

Village of Great Neck approves sidewalk sale Village of Great Neck Mayor Ralph J. Kreitzman and the village Board of Trustees recently voted unanimously to approve its 9th Annual Sidewalk Sale, which will waive all fees and deposits required in connection with sidewalk repairs or replacements. The measure went into effect on Wednesday, April 8, and will apply to all permits issued until Nov. 30. “The Village Board of Trustees and I believe ensuring a safe environment for our residents, visitors and shoppers is a top priority,” Kreitzman said. “Almost 10 years ago we approved the first sidewalk sale, and since

then we renewed the program every year because of the positive feedback we’ve received from our residents – the sale benefits everybody in our Village. Many residents have told us that our sidewalk sale was an incentive for them to promptly do the work. As an added incentive, we again will be making a special effort to notify all property owners with sidewalks in need of repair that the work is necessary and pursue them if it is not promptly applied for and then accomplished.” The Sidewalk Sale waives both the permit fees and completion deposits required for residents and businesses of the

Village of Great Neck when repairing or replacing their sidewalks. While a permit from the village is still required, the permit fee – which is normally $200 – and the completion deposit, which depends on the extent of the work done, are both waived. Replacement sidewalks on Middle Neck Road must use the “brick” pavers that already have been used by many merchants and the Village. For more information on the Village’s 2015 Sidewalk Sale or to apply for a permit, please stop in or call the Village Hall at (516) 482-0019.

of non-Arabs in Darfur, Sudan. Bolton received his undergraduate and law degrees from Yale. He is currently of counsel at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLC, as well as foreign policy senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a regular contributor to the FOX News Channel on foreign policy issues. Bolton is the author of “Surrender is Not an Option: Defending America at the U.N. and Abroad” and “How Barack Obama is Endangering our National Sovereignty.” Bolton’s op-ed articles are regularly featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Times.

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Judge Arthur D. Spatt will be the guest speaker at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck on Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. Following a brief Sabbath service, he will offer the talk: “My Non-Judicial Musings.” All members of the community are invited to attend. In 1989, Arthur D. Spatt was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He assumed senior status on December 1, 2004. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane. For further information, please call (516) 482-5701.

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Schools among best for music ed For the ninth time, the Great Neck Public School District has been named among the “Best Communities for Music Education” by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation, a coalition of music and educational organizations. “We are mindful that it takes a full complement of teachers, administrators, parents, students, community leaders, and

music and arts advocates who all work together for the purpose of music education,” said a Yamaha Corporation spokesperson. “We also applaud [Great Neck’s] recognition that a thriving music program is a vital part of providing a well-rounded education that will help prepare students to meet the challenges of a globalize economy.” Yamaha is a supporter of

the Best Communities for Music Education program. Selection was based on answers to a survey about funding, staffing of highly qualified teachers, commitment to standards, access to music instruction, and other relevant factors in Great Neck’s music education programs. Great Neck’s proud music faculty include Fine & Perform-

ing Arts Department Head Neil Saggerson, Janine Robinson and Joseph Rutkowski, North High; Perfoming Arts Department Head Michael Schwartz, Mark Boschen, Dr. Pamela Levy and Anthony Virgilio, South High; Department Head Matthew Trinkwald, Arielle Cooperman and Jacquelyn Tomlet, North Middle; Department Head Alan Schwartz, Mark Boschen and

Shelley Willcox, South Middle; Anne Fogarty, Cynthia Gorney and Heather Little, Baker; Amy Kempton and Korey Terranova, Kennedy; Juan Garcia, Robin Golub, Jennifer Hood and Robert Pietromonaco, Lakeville; Robin Golub, Parkville; and Chad Lasky and Dr. Christopher Wilson, Saddle Rock.

G.N. students to perform at Lincoln Center Talented music students from South High and South Middle Schools have been selected to perform at prestigious Lincoln Center concerts. Young Ensembles Program Talented music students from South Middle School have been selected to perform at the annual Lincoln Center Young Ensembles Concert (grades 6–8), on May 21. The Concert is part of the Young Ensembles Program sponsored by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Out of the many submissions from the tri-state area, only seven chamber music groups were selected to perform at the Concert. The ensemble group will be Alexandra Woroniecka, violin, and Ann

Zhang, viola. They will perform Handel/ Halvorsen: Passacaglia after Handel’s Suite #7 in g minor for Harpsichord. They are students of Alan Schwartz, music department chair. “Chamber music is pure collaboration, teaching our students to listen to each other’s ideas and direction,” Alan Schwartz said. “The teacher’s role is as moderator. The students are the ones who deserve the credit for their product.” The Young Ensembles Program is an opportunity for advanced middle school musicians to perform among selected chamber ensembles and to receive coaching from professional musicians involved with the Chamber Music Society

N. High paper wins awards North High School’s student newspaper, Guide Post, received two first place awards at the Adelphi University Quill Awards for Outstanding Journalism held last month. Top awards were for Most Outstanding Newspaper and for Best Layout. All editors are responsible for the layout of their sections and Anna Zhu is supervising layout editor. Contributing writer Kevin

of Lincoln Center. Chamber ensembles considered for this opportunity spend numerous hours preparing a chamber piece, recording it, and submitting an application through their school’s music department. Young Musicians Program A South High chamber ensemble was chosen by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to perform in the 31st annual Young Musicians Concert (grades 9–12), on April 23, at Alice Tully Hall. They will join 11 other ensembles selected from 49 entries in the tri-state area. Zhengkuan (Kenny) Huang, violin I; Yorana Wu, violin II; Helena Woroniecka, viola; and Sherry Yang, cello, will perform Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11, Op.

95, “Serioso,” Movt. 1: Allegro con Brio. Michael Schwartz, performing arts department head/director of instrumental music, is the faculty advisor. Michael Schwartz acknowledged and thanked all the music teachers for the “important contributions” they make “in laying the foundation” for the ultimate success of their elementary and middle school students. To be considered for the Young Musicians Program, chamber ensembles submitted applications and an audition CD through their school music department. Selected ensembles will receive professional coaching by Artists of the Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Society Two, or guests.

Musicians from “Down Under” visit North High

Li took a third place for his news article titled, “Student Forum Attendance Plummets.” Editors-in-Chief Natalie Metaxas and Ashley Radparvar received honorable mention for their editorial, “S.O. Stamp Out Social Media 2014.” Photo by Jeff Barlowe Guide Post Faculty sponsor is Jodi Kahn, journalism Over 40 student musicians and their teachers from St. Laurence’s College, Brisbane, Australia perteacher and study skills de- formed for and took classes with North High students as part of an ongoing visiting artists program partment chair. organized by Joseph Rutkowski, North High instrumental music teacher. Grouped here are students

and teachers from both schools.

One-Act Festival at South High South High School will present its annual One-Act Festival of senior-directed plays on four evenings: Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, and Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and are appropriate for grades 7 and up. For tickets or more information, please contact Thomas Marr, drama teacher/Theatre South director, at tmarr@greatneck.k12.ny.us, or at (516) 441-4873. Student directors, kneeling from left: Shayna Fishkin, Samantha Klainberg, and Rachel Coons. Standing, from left: Russell Katz, Christine Cimpian, and Michelle Geffner. Missing from photo: Jasmine Guillen. (Photo by Bill Cancellare)

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G.N. Plaza hires traffic consultants B y A d a m L i d gett

Village of Great Neck Plaza trustees voted Monday to authorize Mayor Jean Celender to enter into an agreement with a Hauppauge engineering firm to evaluate if it is safe for cars to park on the west side of a section of South Middle Neck Road between Brompton Road and Pont Street. “We discussed this at the last board meeting to get a professional to look at that section of road,” Celender said. VHB Engineering, Surveying and Landscape Architecture, P.C. will determine if cars parking in the parking lane on South Middle Neck Road between Brompton Road and Pont Street make it dangerous for cars turning left onto South Middle Neck Road from Brompton Road. Motorists trying to make a left turn onto South Middle Neck Road from Brompton have complained to the village they could not adequately see if cars were coming from the north because of the parked cars.

ing any time, except when authorized to be used as a loading zone” and “Loading zone, commercial vehicles only, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.” Village officials had said that people had been parking illegally in the parking lane without getting ticketed. The village will pay VHB a $3,945 lump sum, and reimburse the company for fees that may come from printing, shipping and the purchasing of documents that might come about during the study. These fees are estimated to be about $225. VHB will also study how fast cars travel in the area during peak and nonpeak hours. A parking lane starting at 20 feet from the curb at the intersection of “The point of studying off-peak is that Brompton Road and South Middle Neck Road and extending to 207 feet from speeds might be faster at off-peak hours,” the intersection does not currently allow for parking village Trustee Larry Katz said. The firm will also determine if the ify parking regulations in the area, which Celender said VHB could do the study current parking restrictions in the area in did not allow for parking. in about four to six weeks, and she hopes The revised language now conforms the firm can be at the May 19 village front of Tower Ford at 124 South Middle with language on street signs along that meeting to make a presentation on their Neck Road are adequate. The village voted at their April 1 section of South Middle Neck Road, findings. meeting to update the village code to clar- which states that there will be “No park-

Ashkenase to run for 12th board term B y A d a m L i d gett After serving 11 terms on the Great Neck School Board of Education since 1982, Don Ashkenase says there is still work to be done and he intends to run at least once more, in this year’s May 19 board election. Ashkenase, who has served as board president from 1985 to 1987 and vice president from 1984 to 1985, said issues the board

face range from keeping class sizes low to the Common Core testing regiment. “Low class size is one of the most important enablers of quality public education,” Ashkenase said. “It works to help people grow and develop.” Having too many students in a classroom diminishes the educational experience for the whole, he said. Ashkenase also said that while he be-

Ortho, acupuncture clinic coming to Plaza B y A d a m L i d gett Village of Great Neck Plaza trustees on Wednesday granted a conditional-use permit to Hu Jiang Medical Arts, an orthodontics and acupuncture clinic run by a husband and wife team. “I don’t think we’ve ever had an orthodontist-acupuncture combination, so this is kind of unique because you area husband and wife and can offer this unique service,” village Mayor Jean Celender said Wednesday at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting. The two clinics will operate out of the same space at 79-81 Cutter Mill Road. The business will have three private rooms for acupuncture, performed by the permit’s applicant Hu Jiang, and one larger room for orthodontic work, done by Jiang’s husband Ling Hu, both of whom are licensed in their fields, they said. Plaza Deputy Mayor Ted Rosen said he was concerned that an aspect of the plan calling for three orthodontics chairs in one open room would create a lack of privacy for patients, but officials said this is standard

practice for these offices. “When I dropped off my daughters to the orthodontist they had more chairs in one room — it was different than what I was used to,” Trustee Larry Katz said. Hu said having more patients in one room makes them less nervous. “For kids, it’s probably more comfortable to be in there with other kids,” Trustee Gerry Schneiderman said. But for acupuncture, Hu said individuals rooms for the service is standard practice, as patients often prefer more privacy. Jiang and her husband said they hope to open the space as soon as possible, but did not disclose an exact date. Hu said he could not predict how long construction would take or how fast they could meet with other municipal agencies to get additional approvals. Hu said he also owns another orthodontist practice in Flushing, Queens, and that some of his Queens patients could take the Long Island Railroad’s Port Washington line to Great Neck if they could not get an appointment at their regular location.

lieves Common Core is important for the overall quality of education in the state, he worries about the effect testing will have on students. “We need to refine the way in which we do testing as we advance the Common Core curriculum,” Ashkenase said. He said he also wants to ensure that the school district’s financial management remains as sophisticated as it is now. “The school district has adhered to the tax cap of 2 percent before it was legally imposed on us, and we’ve had the extraordinary good fortune to provide the highest values in public education in low class size,” Ashkenase said. A public health professional, Ashkenase currently serves as an adjunct assistant professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health. He got his bachelor of science degree in accounting from Brooklyn College and his MBA in hospital administration from Wagner College. He has served as chief financial officer at both the Long Island Jewish Medical Center and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Ashkenase said he and his family moved to Great Neck from Fresh Meadows, Queens in 1979 so his children could attend the Great Neck public schools. He was born in Brooklyn, but his father was in the Air Force, so his family bounced between Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and England. Ashkenase said he initially ran for Board of Education trustee because he thought the school district leadership was going in the wrong direction. He said former Great Neck School District Superintendent Mortimer Abramowitz, who served from 1970 until 1981, precipitated the closure of two elementary schools at the time, and that his longterm plan was to close one of the high schools and one of the middle schools. “He did not value low class size,” Ashkenase said. “His values were not in the best interest of the community.”

Ashkenase said he sees the board primarily as policy makers, and does not want to micromanage its superintendents. “We’ve been extremely fortunate to have the superintendent leadership we’ve had,” Ashkenase said. “We treat the superintendent as if he or she is the sixth member of the board.” Teresa Prendergast, who is the current assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Garden City Public Schools, will succeed Tom Dolan as Great Neck’s superintendent of schools on July 15. When looking for a new superintendent, Ashkenase said, the board looks for someone who will listen to advice and work to create a consensus among the community to solve difficult problems. “The board is only as good and effective as the superintendent,” Ashkenase said. If re-elected, Ashkenase was not sure if this would be his last term. He said he evaluates individual terms as they come up. Ashkenase will be joined on the ballot by board President Barbara Berkowitz, who said she was also running for re-election. Voters will also consider the 2015-16 school budget at the same time. Voting will take place May 19 in the multipurpose room of E.M. Baker School, at 69 Baker Hill Road, and the west gym of Great Neck South High School, at 341 Lakeville Road. The budget for the 2014-2015 school year was for $214,067,850. During the 2014-2015 school year, there were 6,399 registered students among the 10 schools in the district. The schools in the district include Great Neck North High School, Great Neck South High School, the Village School, Great Neck North Middle School, Great Neck South Middle School, the Elizabeth Mellick Baker School, the John F. Kennedy School, Lakeville School, Saddle Rock School and Parkville School.

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Country’s ills hurting real estate market come, credit or debt/income ratios to warrant I just had a thought! Since the dawn of time, I believe most receiving a loan. Years ago we never had variable rate morthumans have probably been very selfish and greedy and not thinking of anyone except their gages, only fixed. The industry got creative, just to get more people into the game and what a own personal well being! Well, nothing has really changed even to- game it became!! They were throwing money to everyone on day. All you have to do is just look around you. We have a world of debt in our country and every corner, without worrying who could or around the globe. Very few countries know how would pay it back. Now we are at the opposite extreme, when to apportion their tax dollars in a fashion that the banks are looking at every benefits the masses. little item on your credit, veriMore important fying income (no more stated taxes keep rising and still income loans) and if your without budgets that stay debt/income is more than 60 within a reasonable and percent, you probably won’t comfortable range! earn that nod of approval by Have governments your bank. around the globe gotten Lastly, if your credit is not too large and bloated? close to 700-740, you may The answer is yes, but not get the loan, depending we want more and more on your other variables, but services but want to pay you could pay more in interless and less for them. est if you are not in the top Would you take your tier of credit worthy individugarbage to the dump, let philip a. raices als. alone have the time to do Real Estate Watch Yes, we have come a long it? How about cleaning the way, but the greed is still here street outside your home, and our system needs tweakready and willing to clean ing and revamping to rid itself of the wasted it? Where would you get your clean water if it dollars and unproductive individuals in our government. weren’t for our modern facilities? However, it has been a pork barrel for the Where is the nearest body of clean water? Who has the time or wherewithal to man- last 236 years and I am fairly confident, that the age and do all these things that we take for greed, smoke and mirrors will continue in the granted, that our federal and local governments same fashion in the future. Do not blame Obama, since this has been provide? Now, when it comes to housing we have happening way before he existed. The only difference, he took on many chalto come to the realization, that there cannot be anymore handouts or simple no income check lenges and was told, “We have to spend our way out of a recession, as history had taught us. mortgages. They just do not work, not when some They accuse him of not spending enough; that individuals and mortgage people changed fig- is ridiculous to say the least. I do not believe this is true any longer. ures, as was the case in the past, just to get a Our debt is way past a comfortable safety commitment for the purchasers, so a fee could zone. We need to reinvent ourselves, get re-edbe supposedly earned. This was during the hot market of the past! ucated, get back to basics, get off our butts and Banks were making fortunes, pushing start doing something!!! Oh yeah, and lose some of our weight and money out the door to the masses with the blessing of the Federal Reserve and Wall Street. get away from the TV, internet and go out and Much money was made, but, look at what take a walk, move the body, exercise the body it has done to our system of free enterprise!! It is and brain, talk to your neighbor, get involved, no longer a free enterprise capitalist system, but fix things, invent something. Just Do It! (Sorry for the rant, but I was in one that is controlled by a few at the top with money, who dictate what and how we should the mood to do it!) Lastly, is the alternative of being a second do things, who should or should not receive a or even a third world country in the cards; the mortgage. Many are just slaves to their jobs, just to future will be either the rebirth of our country or a rude awakening. make their mortgage and bills. What do you think? Appreciate your comBut, at this point, I do not want everyone getting a mortgage that does not show the in- ments…..

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Opponents of trade agreement go to mat

Continued from Page 43 “Countries must gut their laws.... No due process. No outside appeals. “We are writing a constitution for a single global economy,“ she said, which you would think would be the worst nightmare of the Tea Party, which sees bluehelmetted United Nations operatives parachuting into homes over a treaty protecting the rights of the disabled. “This is really troubling,” Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, commented when the details were released. “It seems to indicate that savvy, deep-pocketed foreign conglomerates could challenge a broad range of laws we pass at every level of government, such as made-in-America laws or anti-tobacco laws. I think people on both sides of the aisle will have trouble with this.” Opponents have dubbed the TPP :”NAFTA on steroids,” and point to the impact of NAFTA and similar “corporate managed trade agreements”: over 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs gone; 45,000 US manufacturing facilities shut down; millions of service sector jobs off-shored to cheap-labor countries. This treaty, they say, could unleash “floods of unsafe imported food, products (ours are inspected little enough, but under TPP we would be forced to import) ; environmental, health, zoning laws could be attacked in foreign trade tribunals and dumped. Millions paid to corporations in fines; medicine prices up.” And they argue, if the TPP is so great, why are the elements being kept so secret? “It’s the most secretive trade negation, ever,” Oldendorp says. “Over 600 corporate advisors have access to and influence over the draft text. Only a few representatives from labor and environmental groups have had any access whatsoever, but not to the same extent. Even Congress cannot see the whole draft text – nobody can. A congressman is allowed only one hour in a closed room, not allowed to take notes, and forbidden to talk to anyone about what was read. State legislators, governors, press and public are completely locked out. “Other countries know US government positions, just not us. “What we know about the TPP comes from texts that were leaked to the public (from Wikileaks). The negotiated texts won’t be revealed until four years after TPP takes effect or talks collapse.”

“TPP is not a trade agreement, but a binding international governance system — and those living with the results have no say. Citizens have no say.” The countries involved so far - Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, U.S., Vietnam – account from 40 percent of the global economy, but could go even higher (especially if China joins). “Unlike domestic legislation, TPP would have no expiration date. If TPP is implemented, the rules can only be changed if all the parties agree. Each signatory government must conform its domestic policies to the TPP’s terms – thus TPP would impose permanent boundaries on domestic federal and state policy making. “They are dictating the terms, and we have to conform laws to what 600 corporate advisors agreed to behind closed doors.” What is more, she notes, most of TPP is not about ‘trade’ at all, but covers many matters under state authority, such as government procurement, investment, financial services, ecommerce, intellectual property, visas, sanitary and phytosanitary standards (that’s food standards, animal disease, invasive species), technical barriers (that could include labeling, like GMO or “Made in USA”), state-owned enterprises, supply chains, labor, environment (clean air, clean water, anti-fracking). “TPP is a Trojan horse for nontrade policies, many of which were rejected in state legislatures and Congress — this is how sneaking in through back door.” For example: It provides for limits on internet freedom that Congress rejected in 2011; would grant greater property rights for foreign investors than domestic firms; state laws would be subject to direct challenge in foreign tribunals by foreign investors; there would be limits on financial, liquefied natural gas and other service sector regulations; the US would be forced to import food that does not meet US standards, undermining US producers; and it would ban Buy American, Buy Local procurement preference (“You can’t have a “made in USA label”) Progressives have mounted a campaign to contact Congressional representatives to oppose Fast Track authority. So which is it? The Dirtiest Deal in History or the “Most Progressive, Greenest Trade Agreement in History?” No one in the administration (and I’ve asked the U.S.

Trade Representative’s office) has directly spoken to the issue of corporate “tribunals” with the power to sue for “interference with future profits.” Instead, they come out with hyberbolic statements. this is “”the most progressive trade agreement in history,” “ the greenest trade agreement in history.” On the other hand, dire statements about TPP all come from “leaked documents” which might be years old. But while the negotiations have been secret and access limited, Congressmen have been allowed to see at least part of the draft text, even for an hour at a time. and before Sen. Ron Wyden, who is supposed to be a progressive, would have endorsed fast-track, wouldn’t he have at least seen the parts that most offend? What is more, is that just like TPP did not start with Obama, but rather, in 2008, by the Bush Administration, it may well be that the agreement is not concluded by Obama but by the next president. The Administration has not commented directly on any of the concerns raised by the TPP, but rather, now is focused on passing Fast Track, using the same trigger language of “standards,” “transparency,” “values.” “Passing a modernized TPA is important for two reasons,” Director of the National Economic Council Jeff Zients, stated. “First, it will help us close the deal on negotiations in the Asia-Pacific on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (or TPP), the most progressive trade agreement in history. It is an important part of the President’s middle-class economics agenda. TPA provides a critical path toward opening more new markets to American goods and services — and supporting the good jobs and wages that come from exports. “The President has made clear he’ll settle for nothing less than a deal that locks in American values, like tough environmental and labor standards. That’s good for our economy, our businesses, and most importantly, for our workers. “TPP will be the greenest trade agreement in history — protecting oceans and combating wildlife trafficking, illegal fishing, and illegal logging across a vast swath of the globe. The countries in the agreement produce $2 out of every $5 of global economic output. And big economies have big impacts on the environment, so this standard really matters.” (How, I wonder?) “TPP will also raise labor standards across our trading

partners and help raise wages here at home. That’s because enforceable requirements on minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health are at the center of the agreement. And that’s because trade jobs are good jobs, paying up to 18 percent more on average than non-trade jobs. “TPP will be good for our national security, too — increasing America’s presence in the fastest-growing region of the world and bolstering the economic vitality at home that underpins our military strength. Failure to get TPP over the finish line could relegate us to a future where we sit on the sidelines, letting China write rules with lower standards that diminish our relevance in Asia. “America is stronger, at home and abroad, when we write the rules; when our workers compete on a level playing field; and when our iconic products and services are more easily sold to the 95 percent of potential customers who live outside our borders. That’s what TPP does. It levels the playing field for American workers. And when American workers can compete fairly, we win. “A modern TPA will help the President get this done. That’s the first reason a modern TPA matters so much. “The second reason is that it holds future Administrations to the higher standards President Obama has placed at the center of the current negotiations.” Zients insisted, “The TPA legislation in Congress will require future Administrations to take up the mantle of labor and environmental protections that the Obama administration is fighting for. “No trade negotiating authority law has ever enshrined the high standards the President has been championing. We now have the opportunity to change that. “The new bill also updates how we deal with issues we could hardly have contemplated at the turn of the century. The last update to negotiation authority predates much of the explosion of activity on the Internet and the emergence of the digital economy....And it didn’t address emerging issues affecting our ability to compete in the global economy, such as leveling the playing field between stateowned enterprises and our private firms. The new TPA bill does that.” He added, “This TPA bill is Congress’s best chance to ensure that, no matter who the President is, he or she will be held

accountable for ensuring that America’s trade policy reflects progressive values. “It gives Congress new ability to revoke trade authority procedures from trade agreements if the Executive Branch has failed or refused to notify or consult with the Congress and the public in accordance with congressional guidelines. “It includes strong sovereignty safeguards that make absolutely clear that nothing in our trade agreement can change U.S. law without congressional approval.” (That may be true about the Fast Track portion, but not the TPP itself.) “It requires that trade agreements encourage good governance and rule of law in an effort to promote respect for human rights. It addresses currency matters as part of a broader effort to level the playing field for American workers and businesses. “It includes tough new directives on how our trading partners treat the flow of digital trade that will help promote a free and open internet.” Finally, answering the secrecy issue, Zients asserted that the Fast Track bill “will take additional steps to ensure that Congress and the public play a meaningful role in our trade negotiations.” {Except that the Administration said that more than a year ago.) “Today’s TPA requires detailed and comprehensive public summaries of American negotiating objectives, and when the agreement is inked, the text must be made publicly available online 60 days before the President signs any agreement. It strengthens Congress’s role in overseeing negotiations and creates House and Senate Advisory Groups on Negotiations to consult and provide advice to ongoing negotiations; and requires regularly scheduled meetings. And it creates a Chief Transparency Officer to consult with Congress on transparency policy, coordinate transparency in trade negotiations, and engage and assist the public.” Even if the “fast track” authority that the Administration is seeking provides for some measure of Congressional engagement beyond an up/down vote on the final agreement, none of this addresses the concerns raised about the actual Trans Pacific Partnership agreement. If the Administration wants TPP, it needs to strike out the provisions for “tribunals” and the ability for corporations to dictate terms to municipalities.

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Bellini’s furniture to close, reopen BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

The signs in the window of Bellini’s baby and teen furniture on Northern Boulevard say everything must go. Inside dressers, bedframes and cribs are strewn about, awaiting new homes before the store closes at the end of April. But Bellini will not be out of commission for long. The store will reopen in June under new ownership from within the same parent company that has owned the chain - and its lone North Shore location in Manhasset - for more than 30 years. “We’re going to be going back in,” said Dave Zagorski, the president of Barry Imports, who along with David Freedberg will be taking ownership of Bellini’s Manhasset store from Freedberg’s uncle Barry for a reopening sometime in June. “We have a good following on Long Island. People were disappointed the store was closing.” An opening for new owner-

Bellini furniture in Manhasset, new ownership. ship came about because Barry Freedberg wanted to retire, Zagorski said, and the company was not ready to shut down operations in Manhasset.

stores across eight states on the East Coast. Zagorski said Bellini is also planning a location in San Francisco. The company plans to close its other two Long Island locations, in Rockville Centre and Huntington, thereby driving all its business in the area to Manhasset. “The goal is to combine the stores and import company and franchise company and operate it as one,” David Freedberg said. “The Miracle Mile is historic for its shopping and offers everything. Everybody knows where it is. Manhasset is our most trafficked store.” Zagorski said he is working on bringing in additional manufacturers to appeal to the Gold Coast consumer and pledged improved, “white-gloved” service which at the end of April is closing and reopening in June with for delivery needs. “The plan is to offer fullroom design, help our customers Barry Freedberg was not spectacular,” Zagorski said, add- design the rooms,” he said. “Seravailable for comment. ing he has previous retail expe- vice is really important to me. “We have an opportunity rience with Bellini at stores in We want to make sure our customers are well taken care of.” with this location to go in and New Jersey. redo the store and make it look Bellini currently has 15

Chamber of Commerce celebrates 100 years Continued from Page 1 ing the high storefront vacancy rate, which Nematzadeh said in March was at about 6.4 percent. The chamber, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary April 30 at a Gala held at Leonard’s Palazzo, doesn’t have authority to impose regulations to help increase the amount of

businesses, Nematzadeh said, and instead has to rely on lobbying government agencies to help. High rent and high taxes, he said, are the main issues facing Great Neck businesses. He said businesses now have to pay about $8-$10 per square foot in property taxes. In the Village of Great Neck, businesses

have to pay about $23-$24 per square foot in rent, and in the Village of Great Neck Plaza businesses have to pay about $30$35 per square foot, Nematzadeh said. “Landlords have to charge more, and if they charge more the businesses fail,” Nematzadeh said.

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Rabbi to speak on Jewish life Club Chai of Temple Beth-El invites the community to join in a discussion with Rabbi Jerome K. Davidson, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Beth-El, on Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Davidson will talk about “The Important ‘Four Questions” for American Jews Today.” As always, the

evening will be highlighted by incisive questions and eloquent discussion. The evening is free of charge and will take place at Temple Beth-El, 5 Old Mill Road, Great Neck. Dessert and coffee will be served. Please contact the office with any questions at (516) 487-0900.

Businesses have also faltered as a result of internet sales, Nematzadeh said. “It’s a really unfair competition because brick and mortar stores have to pay rent for facilities where internet companies have very low operating costs,” he said. The chamber will honor 10 people at its gala who have supported the chamber and Great Neck businesses. U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills) will receive the President’s Award, while Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Lee Seeman (D-Great Neck) and her husband former Great Neck Estates Mayor Murray Seeman will be given the Centennial Award. Nematzadeh, who has been involved with the chamber for 10 years and president for the past four years, said when Israel was chosen to represent Great Neck the first thing he did was contact both he and the chamber to hear what he could do to assist the business climate in Great Neck. “With his policies he is a champion of middle-class causes,” Nematzadeh said. “Of course the prosperity of that category of people translates to

purchasing downtown.” Both Murray Seeman, who is almost 101 years old, and Lee Seeman have been serving Great Neck for much longer than Nematzadeh said he can remember. Other honorees include Norman and Rachel Lee of Tennis Junction/Sportset and Vic and Val Santelli of Santelli & Son, Inc., who will all be given the Robert E. Freedman Retailer Awards, Robert Chizever of the Rotary Club of Great Neck, who will receive the Jesse Markel Award, Dennis Grossman of DMI Advisors, who will receive the 2013 Businessperson of the Year award, and Scott Zimmerman of Aura Salon & Style Lounge, who will receive the 2014 Businessperson of the Year award. The gala is $100 a person, or $900 for a table of 10 people, and will begin at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. Reach reporter Adam Lidgett by e-mail at alidgett@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x203 and on Twitter @ AdamLidgett. Also follow us on Twitter @theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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f I told you that 100 Long Island residents traveled by bus to Albany to support our Democrat governor, you would not be at all surprised. After all, New York is the bluest of blue states. But if I told you they were Tea Party members, wouldn’t you be a bit shocked? The Tea Party, supporting a Democrat? But we did. We were intent on persuading our state representatives to vote for Gov. Cuomo’s 2 percent tax cap initiative. It was so simple. It made so much sense. Finally, after decades of fiscal mismanagement, all we wanted was a cap on our annual tax increases. Even so, very few people thought that the governor could pull it off. You wouldn’t believe what happened. Or maybe you would. Remember freedom of speech? Of assembly? You would think that in a liberal State like New York, open debate of the issues would not only be tolerated, but promoted. Don’t you believe it. Not when you disagree with the progressive establishment. At the Capital, we were instead met with a wall of threatening, cursing and screaming union thugs. The teachers union wanted no part of this tax cap bill. They wanted anyone who disagreed with their automatic school budget increases to be silenced. They felt that we were doing a disservice to our kids by not spending unlimited amounts of money on their education. How could we deprive any government worker of their endless raises, their free health care, and their astronomical retirement arrangements. But times area-changing. We don’t have the money to pay for packages like this anymore. You can say what ever you want about Ted Cruz and the rest of our Tea Party. Unlike so many others, we have certain principles and ideals and are willing to fight for them. Can you say the same for yourself? How bad is it on Long Island? Unemployment or the threat of losing a family member’s job, is effecting all of us. Our tax base is shrinking. Sales tax revenue is diminishing. Businesses are either leaving the state or reducing their workforce. Even with all that going on, Democratic politicians still want to make up for the short-fall by raising our taxes even more. You know their mantra. You’ve heard it often enough!! “Vote for this “tiny” budget increase. It will “only” raise your taxes a few bucks.” As far back as I can remember, we actually believed their convoluted logic. After years of this philosophy, Long Island now has the highest taxes

on the planet! Did you ever list all the taxes you pay? It’s sickening. I pay federal, state, county, town, school, sales, gasoline, energy and water taxes. If I ask Bagel Boss to cut my bagels before they bag them, there is now even a bagel tax! There is a $8 toll to go thru the midtown tunnel. One way! And $3.00 to go one stop on New York City’s subway and buses! The list is endless. We just can’t afford one penny more! And most distressing is that anyone who dares disagree with their automatic raises, are vilified, threatened and condemned. Well , this time Albany listened and we won. Well, not so fast. We partially won. We got the 2 percent tax cap but the unions weren’t going down without a fight. Pressure was applied to all the liberal Democrats. It worked again. They succumbed to the union lobbyist’s threats and intimidations. Numerous “cutouts” and exceptions were added to the bill so it turned out to only be a partial victory for our tax paying citizens. There is a ritual that we go through here on Long Island. As early as possible, we learn how to become a Florida or Georgia or Tennessee resident. Reside “down south” for six months plus one day each year, register your car there, vote there and presto , you are home free. No estate taxes, no state income taxes and much lower real estate taxes. You know the deal. Why do you think there are so many Florida plates driving around Great Neck. Is Boca that much more beautiful than East Hampton or Montauk ? Do you really have the stomach to find out how bad it has become. Believe it or not, Newsday, that liberal, apologetic, and supporter of every progressive spending increase on the planet, has finally woken up to reality. They ran a major article itemizing the New York Fed’s most recent statistical evaluation of Long Island’s horrific situation. Just in case you missed it, here are some of the gruesome details: 1 - almost 6 percent of all Long Island mortgages are delinquent ! Do you believe that? It’s only 2.9 percent nationally! In 2004, only 1 percent were delinquent ! 2 - The average student loan here is $32,600 The average credit card debt is $6,800 The average auto loan is $15,200. All, way above the national average. Going into debt has become the most common way for many Long Islanders to finance their lifestyle.

3 - in 2014, the latest year statistics are available, bank home repossessions in New York State were up 114 possessions from the year before. 4 - The average L.I. home equity loan is $95,000. More than $36,500 higher than the U.S. average! 5 - in 2014, the mid-year sales tax revenue in Nassau county dropped 9 percent. We are slowly going broke! Got it ? Why? Simple. 1 - Our property taxes here alone average $9,289. Nationally , it’s $2,043 ! Do you finally see how tough it is living here? Remember when you said our jobs pay more here on Long Island? Not anymore. 2 - the average weekly wage here is $1,022. Nationally it’s $949 Not much of a difference. We don’t make that much more here to make up for our higher cost of living. 3 - Remember Obama gloating over all his new jobs? Long Island added 15,200 jobs in February. Not bad? But looking a bit deeper, Newsday pointed out that high paying jobs, like in the financial industry, were way down and lower paying jobs were way up. So you see that when Obama only states the number of new jobs, it is very deceiving. Is it lying ? You be the judge of that. 4 - 90 days after graduation, 10 percent of all recent graduates are already behind (delinquent) in their student loan debt. The liberal’s answer? Forgive their loans!! Let those sinking taxpayers pick up another bill . Remember, all you liberal, progressive NY democrats: Those “evil” Wall Street types, all those “rich” doctors, all those highly paid corporate executives and CEO’s who live on Long Island, ( the top earning 1 percent of all Americans), pay half of all federal income taxes. Did you hear that ? One half ! This is the largest share in the last three years. Liberals hate when we bring this up but the highest taxpayers pay for all their beloved entitlements. Besides borrowing more money, where do you think the money comes from ? If there are fewer of these “rich” people here on Long Island, our “Gold Coast” will not be golden much longer. They will be living or working in Florida, Georgia or Tennessee, spending their money there, where living is so much cheaper. (for at least 6 months plus one day a year!)

Dr. Stephen Morris DDS North Hills

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Help Wanted ASSISTANT POSITION: GARDEN CITY LAW OFFICE Calendar scheduling for busy partner involved with elderly and their families. Ability to multitask, detail oriented & efficient. Experience in the hospitality industry welcome. Computer skills a must. Email resume and salary requirements to sc@elderlawfg.com CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy Equipment Operator ‘Career! Receive hands on training and national certifications operating bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. Lifetime job placement VA benefits eligible! 1-866-968-2577 MR. BULTS’S is currently hiring experienced Class A CDL Drivers in NY state. If interested in applying, please text “Haul” to 55000 or www. mrbults.com/careers NEW YEAR-NEW CAREER GROUP SALES REPRESENTATIVE Fortune 500 company, voted top 30 places to start a career in USA by Business Week magazine, looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Must be enthusiastic and have strong work ethic. Sales experience is welcome but not necessary. Extensive management opportunities available. Unlimited earnings potential. Office located in Garden City. Call Bill Whicher 516-574-1064

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Situation Wanted A NURSING AIDE/COMPANION SEEKING position to take care of your elderly loved one. Experience and very good references. Live in or out. Driver. Light housekeeping, shopping, doctor appointments, etc. 516-353-9686, 347-257-4084 BABYSITTER AVAILABLE to care for your little ones. Flexible hours. Over 10 yrs experience working with Garden City families. Excellent references. Licensed driver. Call 347-593-7897 CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available. Call May 516-292-2662 CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT with over 20 years experience available for long term care or the elderly with dementia, alzheimer’s. Medication reminders, doctor visits, activities of daily living. Excellent references, flexible hours. Call Ms. Daley 516204-3655, Ms. Henry 516-850-4258 or Ms. McCallum 516-232-0620

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ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Live in /Live out, 10 yrs experience, references. Will cook, clean, laundry, etc. Please call Sonia 718-413-0941

HOUSECLEANING / HOUSEKEEPING English speaking, responsible, trustworthy, honest, punctual. Years of experience. References available. Call Yasemin 516-603-0012

HOUSEKEEPING, ELDERLY CARE OR BABYSITTING: Full time or weekends, 18 years experience. Please call 516-2361711 or 718-506-7529

ELDER CARE: AIDE/COMPANION with 15 years experience available to care for elderly. Days, nights, weekends. Own car. Excellent references. Call 516-353-1626 EXCELLENT HOME HEALTH AIDE Seeking FT/PT, live in or out position, flexible hours. Have worked with many prominent people. Excellent references. Driver w/ car. Will do errands, doctor appts, housework, light cooking. Call Lorna 347-425-2804 HHA caregiver for the elderly seeking full time position. Years of experience, great references. Please call 646-575-8217 HOME HEALTH AIDE Experienced HHA seeking FT or PT. Live in or live out. Available anytime. References available. Call Latoya 347-264-0212

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

NANNY / BABYSITTER ABC Beach Club member, D1 college lacrosse player who is caring, responsible and great with children. In Garden Cityavailable May 11thAugust 14th. Looking for 20+ hrs a week. Have car & clean driving record. Call or text Caitlinn 516-547-5686

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▼ real estate, service directory Situation Wanted MAYA’S CLEANING Very good work Good prices Own transportation 516-859-5355 516-385-6017 516-244-3535 NANNY F/T with 15years experience seeking position to care for your newborn & older children. References available. Trustworthy, loving, reliable. 15 years with 3 Garden City families. Driver’s license. Call 516-776-1808 SUMMER BABYSITTER/NANNY: Garden City Boston College Nursing Student with own transportation is available for full time babysitting July & August and part time/occasional sitting May & June. Contact Regan @ 516-633-4549 TO ALL EMPLOYERS We offer the following services: Companions, Home Health Aides/Elder Care Nights, Days Child Care and Housekeeping Live In or Live Out Laborers, Housekeepers No Fee to Employers Evons Employment & Services 516-505-5510

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GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Saturday April 25 9am4pm 10 Russell Rd Decorative items, household items, lots of clothing, books, videos, toys & much more!

*BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org

YOU’RE INVITED! Thursday, April 30 9:30am 233 Hamilton Road Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Many, many collectible items, basement PACKED, furniture, bedrooms, household, kitchen supplies, beautiful pieces of china and dishes......Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Fri 5/8 9am-4pm Sat 5/9 9am3pm 44 Hilton Ave Tandem kayak, grandfather clock, tools, clothes, games, cds, dvds & much more! GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY MULTI FAMILY Sat 5/2 9am4pm 134 Roosevelt St Something for Everyone!!! PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $59. FREE installation/ delivery. Call TODAY. Limited supply 518-536-1367. www.lowcosttrees.com SOHMER BABY GRAND PIANO Cherry Louis XV French Style with bench. Beautiful details and shell carvings. Excellent condition. Just tuned. $1,800. Call 516-220-7756 YAMAHA GRAND PIANO FOR SALE with Disklavier Player and assorted discs. Tuned to concert pitch. Pictures & videos available. $8,500. Call 516-987-8841

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UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? Caring licensed adoption agency provides financial and emotional support. Choose from loving preapproved families. Call Joy toll free 1-866-922-3678 or confidential email: Adopt@ForeverFamiliesThroughAdoption.org

CASH BUYER! Buying ALL Gold & Silver coins, Stamps, Paper Money, Comic Books, entire collections, Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800959-3419

marketplace FURNITURE FOR SALE GARDEN CITY Excellent condition. Dining room table & breakfront, boy’s bedroom set, leather lounger, sofa with sleeper (plaid), mini freezer, kitchen table and chairs, girl’s white desk and hutch. Call 516-835-4064

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INVITED SALES by TRACY JORDAN Live and Online Auction House, Estate Sales, Appraisals and Consignment Shoppe. 839 Stewart Avenue Garden City 11530 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales.com Mon-Fri 10-6pm Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm Located next to the La Quinta and behind the Garden Gourmet Deli. Live Auctions Monthly! Free walk-in evaluations for items to be considered for Live Auction every Tuesday and Thursday 10am2pm. No appointment necessary. Auctions are live every Wednesday from 8am-8pm and pre-bids are accepted at anytime. Visit www.invitedsales.com and click on the online auctions tab. Visit www.invitedsales.com to see pictures and information regarding our upcoming tag sales and estate sales. Our 50% off room is open everyday and includes items that have been in our shoppe for more than 60 days. To receive discount coupons and promotional information, join our email list. Text “invited” to 22828 and enter your email address when prompted. Consignments are taken by appointment to provide you with the best service. Please call the shoppe at 516-279-6378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@invitedsales. com. We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction. If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

YOU’RE INVITED! Tuesday, April 28 9:30am 112 John St Garden City, NY 11530 This house has a PACKED garage, many small and collectible items, baby and children’s items, dishes, crystal, sterling, decorative, garage items, shelving units and more.....Visit www.invitedsales. com for pictures and details!

Yard Sale WILLISTON PARK Moving Sale! Saturday April 26 9am-3pm 31 Brown St. All must go, furniture, collectibles and much more!

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Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

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Autos Wanted ATTENTION !! WANTED !! 2010 or 2011 WHITE MERCURY MARQUIS LS with low mileage. Private owners only. Call George 516-352-9113 DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-a-Wish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631317-2014 Today!

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Apartment For Rent GARDEN CITY S.E. SECTION Unfurnished second floor 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, large living area. Cable, wi-fi, utilities, parking. No smoking. No pets. $1600. Please call 516-650-5144 GARDEN CITY SOUTH 5 large rooms: Living room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, closets galore. Includes heat & hot water. No Smoking / No Pets. $1,875/mth. Call Owner 516-987-3585 WILLISTON PARK Completely renovated, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, second floor 2 family private home. Bonus finished attic space, updated kitchen, new appliances, new wood floors, new carpets, off street parking. Few blocks to LIRR, village area, nice neighborhood! $1650 includes water and heat. Reference check required. Penny 917-848-9366

Office Space GARDEN CITY SOUTH Ideal location, mint, large office space, 1st floor. Must see to appreciate. Available now. $1,650/mth. Call Owner 516-538-7474 or 538-7476 NEW HYDE PARK Corner office, 200 square feet, Western Nassau County. Semi furnished. $550 per month includes all. Ask for Adele. 516-354-4340

Vacation Rental OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full /partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

real estate for sale

Condo/Co-Op For Sale GARDEN CITY 1 bedroom condo $339,000. 12 Hamilton Place, 3rd floor. Elevator, facing residential street. New EIK, new bathroom, AC. Includes extra basement storage and bicycle room. Maintenance $425. Garage $50. Call 516-592-7713. NO BROKERS.

Homes for Sale GARDEN CITY GORGEOUS ESTATES TUDOR For Sale By Owner. Walking distance to LIRR, mint moving in condition. Many unique extras. $1,499,000. All info is on Zillow.com. Interested parties contact gcnuts@ verizon.net OPEN HOUSE 4/25, 4/26 3-6pm

Homes for Sale GARDEN CITY RANCH 3 bedroom, 2 bath, mid block, western section, 80 x 100. Walk to Church, stores, train. $749,000. Principles Only. 516-655-1210 or gclax115@ gmail.com for appointment GARDEN CITY TUDOR Mid block. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths. CAC, fireplace. Walk to park and railroad. $959,000. NO BROKERS PLEASE. Call 516-382-1850 MATTITUCK BE WATERFRONT BY SUMMER!! 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, finished basement with outside entrance. Marble fireplace, granite kitchen. Totally updated! 1.5 car garage. Dock, new bulkhead, expansive deck. Best view on Mattituck Inlet! Owner moving. Reduced to $799,000. 631-521-6586 POINT LOOKOUT On beach block. For sale by owner. Totally renovated. Ready to move in. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, LR w/ cathedral ceiling, skylight, fireplace. Granite kitchen w/ ss appliances. DR w/ sliding doors to wrap around deck. Large den. Sunroom/ O ffice. All Anderson windows. Hardwood & Tile flooring. Gas heat. CAC. Alarm system. Full storage attic, large storage closets. Principals only. Asking $779,000. Call 516 -805-8193

Lots for Sale ABANDONED FARM! 34 acres $169,900. Upstate NY farmouse, barn, apple orchard, woods, long gated drive, incredible setting! Terms avail! 888-905-8847 newyorklandandlakes.com RUSHING STREAM CHRISTMAS TREE FARM 6 acres $26,900. Buy before May 1 and take $5,000 off! Gated drive, views, stunning upstate NY setting! Town rd, utils, terms! 888-701-7509 UPSTATE NY WATERFRONT! 7 acres $59,900. 400 feet of pristine frontage on bass lake! All woods, town rd, utils, gorgeous setting! Terms available. 888-479-3394 newyorklandandlakes.com VIRGINIA’S EASTERN SHORE Spectacular 3 to 22 acre lots with deepwater access located in an exclusive development. Amenities include community pier, boat ramp, paved roads and private sandy beach. May remind you of the Jersey Shore from days long past. Great climate, boating, fishing, clamming and National Seashore beaches nearby. Absolute buy of a lifetimerecent FDIC bank failure makes these 25 lots available at a fraction of their original price. Priced at only $55,000 to $124,000. For info call 757-4422171, email oceanlandtrust@ yahoo.com, pictures on website: http//Wibiti.com/5KQN

Out Of Town Real Estate AQUEBOGUE:BEAUTIFUL HORSE PROPERTY Completely updated large Cape on 8 acres. 4 separate lots! Wraparound porch, 5 BR, 4 Baths, LR, DR, EIK & laundry room. Master BR on 1st floor. HW floors, Central air & Central vac. Finished basement. 2 car garage/workshop. 6 stall barn with tack room, fenced paddocks & riding arena. $1,525,000. Colony Realty, Dolores Peterson 631-413-7572

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classifieds ▼ Out Of Town Real Estate AQUEBOGUE: PRIVATE BAYSIDE COMMUNITY! Totally renovated! Spacious Ranch with deeded bay beach. 3 BR, 2 Bath, LR/stone fireplace, new granite kitchen, HW floors, deck, garage & large outbuilding. $359,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 JAMESPORT: MILLION DOLLAR LOCATION! Beachfront Cottage. Simple summer living. Add on or love the way it is. Nice authentic architectural detail. 2 BR plus sleeping loft & 1bath. enclosed porch & full basement. Wide plank floors. Easy access to LI Sound. Incredible sunsets. Superb wine country location. $649,000. Colony Realty, 631-722-5800 LAUREL: CHARMING COUNTRY COTTAGE 4 BR, 2 Bath, new Kitchen, LR/fireplace & Family room. Year round or vacation home. Very close to bay beach. $499,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 NASSAU POINT:COUNTRY GETAWAY! Short distance to beach. Pristine Cape. Room to expand. 2BR, 2Bath, LR/fireplace, new granite Kitchen/SS appliances, Dining area. HW floors, CAC, slate patio, full basement & garage. New heating, roof, electric & septic. Beach rights. $549,000. Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623 SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Beautiful 55+ manufactured home community. 4.4 miles to the beach, 2 miles to the riverfront district. Homes starting at $39,000. 772-581-0080, www. beach-cove.com.

Real Estate Wanted ADELPHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATING SENIOR needs single bedroom to stay and finish out internship with publishing company. She can afford $300-$400 a month through August. Hoping for non-smoking family close to LIRR. Please call 651-270-2880

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Cleaning HAYKO FINE RUGS & TAPESTRIES Undoubtedly, your precious hand woven rugs must receive the utmost expert cleaning and repair services to maintain their beauty and integrity for generations. We are comitted to providing you with the same meticulous service as we have provided to several museums, an auction house and many collectors. Unlike ordinary commercial rug cleaners, our cleaning is done by hand with mild organic natural soap and fresh tap water. 212-717-5400 NEED A CLEANOUT OR A MOVE? We can move it, sell it or haul it away! 2 Guys and a Truck Just $150/hr Call 516-279-6378 Invited Sales by Tracy Jordan 839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 Bonded/Insured www.invitedsales.com SPRING INTO ACTION LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS GARDEN CITY WINDOW CLEANING Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates Inside & Out Fully Insured 25 Years Experience 631-2201851 516-764-5686 STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

Computers MICROSOFT TRAINING & MORE for individuals or groups. Local college teacher will help you build skills in WINDOWS, WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT. Please call Jim Kaplan 347-673-1785 or email: help@jim-kaplan.com

HANDYMAN Meticulous & Reliable Serving GARDEN CITY & Surrounding Area since 2003 Repairs & Installations of all Types Built-in Bookcases, Woodworking, Carpentry, Crown Moldings, Lighting, Painting, Wallpaper and More. 30-year Nassau County Resident. Many References Lic #H01062800 Insured Call Friendly Frank 516238-2112 anytime E-mail Frankcav@optonline.net HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers, Inc. for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800OLD BARN. www.woodfordbros.com. Suffolk Cty- License #41959-H Nassau Cty- License #H18G7180000 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628

Health & Fitness ADVANCED AT HOME PHYSICAL THERAPY HOUSE CALLS: Unable to travel to physical therapy? We’ll come to you! Services covered by Medicare. Scheduled with a geriatric specialist near you! Call today: 516-399-0051 www.Advanceathomept.com

Home Improvements AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Repairs & Maintenance *Handyman & Remodeling *Vanity & Kitchen Cabinet Installations *Furniture Assembly & set up *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 22 year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Owner Operated Call BOB 516-741-2154 BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME WITH SHUTTERS Now you can get them at an amazing discount! Call DESIGN SOLUTIONS for a free estimate. Can’t beat our prices. Call 516-491-8446

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DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979. We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-365-6685. Insured License H18C730000

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Board approves school budget Continued from Page 2 State Education Department to work out. About 73.9 percent of the $216,697,754 budget will be spent on instruction, which includes teacher salaries, materials and textbooks. Some 10.72 percent will go toward maintenance of buildings and grounds, and 6.31 percent will go toward transportation. The public will vote on the budget, along with trustee candidates, on May 19. Board of Education President Barbara Berkowitz and Trustee Donald Ashkenase will be seeking re-election unopposed. Voting will take place in the multipurpose room of E.M. Baker School, at 69 Baker Hill Road, and the west gym of Great Neck South High School, at 341 Lakeville Road. During the 2014-2015 school year, there were 6,399 registered students among the 10 schools in the district. The district projects that 6,398 students will register for the 2015-16 school year. The schools in the district include Great Neck North High School, Great Neck South High School, the Village School, Great Neck North Middle School, Great Neck South Middle School, the Elizabeth Mellick Baker School, the John F. Kennedy School, Lakeville School, Saddle Rock School and Parkville School.

Great Neck Library Continued from Page 42 with chamber music groups and local community orchestras including the North Shore Symphony Orchestra. Michele Ganz is a prominent Great Neck piano teacher. Estelle Pace has had a lifelong interest in music as a pianist, piano teacher and music educator. She has derived great pleasure in promoting and supporting community outreach programs including Association of Piano Teachers of LI and Music Advisory Committee of the Great Neck Library as an active member. The Committee has hosted such luminaries as composers Martin Gould and Elie Siegmeister, pianist Claude Frank and violinist Pamela Frank, conductor/violinist Peter Oundjian, pianist Ted Rosenthal, violinist/ composer Colin Jacobsen and cellist/ conductor Eric Jacobsen. The Library congratulates the Music Advisory Committee upon its 45th year and is grateful for the musical enrichment its members have brought to the community. Propelled by a shared passion for classical chamber music and profound respect for the works written by the composers of our time, the New Asia Chamber Music Society was founded in

▼ LEGALS BUDGET HEARING & ADOPTION GREAT NECK LIBRARY PUBLIC NOTICE A public hearing on the proposed Great Neck Library Budget for 2015/16 will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Parkville Branch Library, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Thank you, Christine M. Johnson Interim Director GNN 141279 2x 4/03, 4/10, 2015 #141418

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: SILOR LLC Articles of Organization filed by the Department of State of New York on: 02/19/2015 Office location: County of Nassau. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 36 Bridle Path Great Neck, NY 11021 GNN 141302 6x 4/03, 10, 17, 24, 5/01, 5/08, 2015 #141302

Notice of Formation of Karla M Paz CCC-SLP PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/08/2014. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The PLLC, 103 Franklin St. Elmont, NY 11003 Purpose: any lawful purpose. GNN 141250 6x 3/20, 27, 4/03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 #141250

2010 by an idealistic group of young Asian-American virtuosi, graduated from America’s most prestigious music schools, including The Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute. Based in New York City, NACMS is committed to bringing audiences exceptional performances of the finest works of chamber music, drawn from the canon of western music as well as contemporary Asian culture. The New Asia Chamber Music Society gave their sold-out inaugural performance at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 2011, and has since then performed throughout New York City at venues including Queens Museum, Flushing Town Hall, Sheraton Hotel, Taiwan Center, Chelsea Museum, and Taipei Culture and Economic Center of New York. Performers: Sheng-Ching Hsu/Kevin Shue (violin), Ting-Ru Lai (viola), and Nan-Cheng Chen (cello). NACMS Staff: Nan-Cheng Chen, Executive Director, Wei-Yang Andy Lin, Artistic Director and Kevin Shue, Director of Education & Community Engagement. Temple Emanuel parking is in the rear of the Temple. There is a rear entrance not far from the parking lot near the garden. For further information, call the Library at (516) 466-8055, ext. 277.

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: 9 Nassau LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/20/2015. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 9 Nassau LLC, 9 Nassau Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. GNN 141359 6x 4/03, 10, 17, 24, 5/01, 8, 2015 #141359

Notice of Formation of Precipio Sales LLc. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/2015. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5 Glenwood Street, Great Neck, NY 11021. Purpose: any lawful purpose. GNN 141283 6x 3/27, 4/03, 10, 17, 24, 5/01, 2015 #141283

Notice of formation of YH & P LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 03/21/2014. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: The LLC, PO Box 234593, Great Neck, NY 11023. Purpose: any lawful purpose. GNN 141292 6x 3/27, 4/03, 10, 17, 24, 5/01, 2015 #141292

Notice of Formation of Madison’s Bayside Corner LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/16/15. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 525 Northern Blvd., Ste. 300, Great Neck, NY 11021, Attn: Eric Belanich. Purpose: any lawful purpose. GNN 141427 6x 4/24, 5/01, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2015 #141427

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead— Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals. The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m. APPEAL #19975—Michael Chen, variance 70-47.1.D to permit the subdivision of a lot with insufficient width; E/side #106 Udall Dr., 200’ N/of Summer Ave., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 117, Lots 36, R-C District. APPEAL #19976—Fu Yu, variance 70-36.A to permit the construction of a two-story addition exceeding permitted height; S/ side #32 Andrew St., 295.33’ E/of Plandome Rd., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 81, Lots 13, R-B District. APPEAL #19977—Badger Holdings, LLC, variances 70-49.C and 70-50.C to construct a detached garage exceeding the permitted floor area and a portico within a required front yard setback; S/ side #12 School St., 385.80’ W/of Shell Rd., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 3, Lot 6, R-C District. APPEAL #19978—Andrea D’Amico, variances 70-51.A and 70-100.1.B to maintain a rear addition and brick wall with insufficient side yards; N/side 17 Lewis Ln., 460.23’ E of Glen Ln., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 165, Lot 7, R-C District. APPEAL #19979—Michael John Higgens, variance70-100.2.A(4)(b) to maintain fencing beyond the front building line; S/side 2 Bogart Ave., 94327’ E/of Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, Sec. 6, Blk. 1, Lot 39, R-A District. APPEAL #19980—Samuel Thomas, conditional use 70-35 and variance 70-231, to con-

vert a single-family dwelling to a mother-daughter residence, a conditional use, with an accessory apartment and kitchen area exceeding the permitted floor area; S/side #25 Park Lane Dr., 187.51’W/of Willis Ave., Albertson, Sec. 7, Blk. 99, Lot 22, R-B District. APPEAL #19981—Usman Saleem, variances 70-18, 70-19.B, and 70-19.C to construct alterations exceeding the permitted lot coverage and floor area; E/ side 11 Hemlock Ln., 240’ S/ of Dogleg Ln., Roslyn Heights, Sec. 7, Blk. 175, Lot 19, R-AA District. APPEAL #19913 — Manuel Valente, variances 70-48, 70-49.B, 70-51.A, 70-100.1.F, 70-100.1.A, 70-100.2.A.4.b & 70-100.2.A.2 to maintain a one-story addition to singlefamily dwelling exceeding the permitted lot coverage and floor area, within required side yard, a garage in a side yard and fencing exceeding the permitted height and in a front yard; S/side #214 Roslyn Ave, 200’ E/of Jamaica Blvd., Carle Place, Sec. 10, Blk. 6, Lot 13, R-C District. APPEAL #19982—JDN Properties of LI, appeal for determination and conditional use 70-225.C, or in the alternative, variances 70-34, 70-103.O, 70-203.G, 70-100.2.A(4)(a)(5) & 70-100.2.A(4)(b) to permit construction of accessory parking, not a permitted use, with parking stalls of insufficient dimension, insufficient buffer, and fencing exceeding permitted height; NE/c or. #22 Mineola Ave. & Warner Ave., Roslyn Heights, Sec. 7, Blk. 45, Lots 48 & 330, B-B/R-B Districts. APPEAL #19983—Hanover Organizing Group, LLC, variances 70-103.A(1) and 70-103.F(1) to construct a second story addition to a commercial building with insufficient off-street parking and loading zones; NW/cor. #2131 Jericho Tpke. & Villa Pl., Garden City Park, Sec. 9, Blk. 237, Lots 13-15, 36-38, I-B District. APPEAL #19984 — Ardcore, LLC(Applicant)/Brixmor SPE 6 LLC(Owner), variances 70-103.A and 70-208.F to convert retail space to a gymnasium with insufficient off-street parking; E/side #215D Glen Cove Rd., 184.08’ S/of Westbury Ave., Carle Place, Sec. 10, Blk. N, Lot 239, I-B District. APPEAL #19955—Raffaele Bonavitacola, variances 70-47.A, 70-47.B, 70-210.1, NYS Town Law ß280-a, 70-49.B, 70-52.5, 70-52, 70-46, 70-47.B, 70-47.1.B, 70-49.B, 70-49.C, 70-51.E, 70-52, 70-52.6 to permit the subdivision of lots with insufficient area not on an improved mapped street; to maintain a single-family dwelling exceeding permitted floor area and front yard paving; and to con-

struct a two-family dwelling exceeding permitted floor area, ridge height, and eave height with insufficient lot width, side yards, and front yard; S/side. #43 Charles St., 661.17’ E/of Alison St., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 43, Lot 26, R-C District. APPEAL #19957—Alan Wolf, variances 70-100.2.A(2) and 70-100.2.A(4) to maintain fencing exceeding the permitted height and beyond the front building line; SW/c or. #9 Amherst Rd. & Roslyn Rd., Albertson, Sec. 9, Blk. 122, Lots 15-19, R-B District. APPEAL #19959—Reynaldo Cubillos, variances 70-100.2.A(4), 70-100.2.A(4) (a)[5], 70-100.2.A(4)(b) & 70-101.B to maintain fences exceeding permitted height and an open porch in a required front yard; S/side. #218 Roslyn Ave., 250’ E/of Jamaica Blvd., Carle Place, Sec. 10, Blk. 6, Lot 15, R-C District. All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and/o r hearing. DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals GNN 141425 1x 4/24/2 015 #141425

Notice of Qualification of BRIONES SERVICES, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 03/03/2015. Office location: Nassau County. LLC formed in Texas (TX) on 08/18/2014. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8118 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209. TX address of LLC: 8118 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209. Cert. of Form. filed with TX Secy. of State, 1019 Brazos, Austin, TX 78701. Purpose: any lawful activity. GNN 141258 6x 3/20, 27, 4/03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 #141258

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Wednesday, May 20, 2015 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Great Neck Plaza will be changed to Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7:30 PM and will not be held at the Village Hall, Gussack Plaza, Great Neck but will instead be held at the Atria located at 96 Cutter Mill Road. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF GREAT NECK PLAZA Jean A. Celender, Mayor Patricia O’Byrne, Clerk-Treasurer GNN 141430 1x 4/24/2 015 #141430

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Cosmos down Rowdies in home opener In Raúl’s home debut, the New York Cosmos picked up a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of a record crowd of 12,550. Yes, it was a good night in Cosmos Country. “It is definitely one of the greatest days of the new era,” Cosmos coach Giovanni Savarese said. “We had a lot of energy. It wasn’t only the amount of people, but there was a lot of energy inside the place. The team performance as well helped. It was a great night to see so many fans. God gave us also a beautiful day to play.” Marcos Senna and Leo Fernandes scored in each half for the Cosmos, who stretched their unbeaten streak to three consecutive games to start the North American Soccer League spring season. Senna was sent to the spot after Darnell King handled a cross by Walter Restrepo at the back post. Senna stutter-stepped, forcing Kamil Contofalsky the wrong way before calmly slotting in his first goal of the season in the 11th minute. It was the first first-half goal of the season for the Cosmos, who finally scored in the run of play for the first time this season in the 48th minute when Leo Fernandes struck for his second goal in a Cosmos uniform. Senna played the ball to Restrepo, who cut the ball across to an open Fernandes and the Long Island native put the Cosmos (2-0-1) in front 2-0 from 12 yards out. While Fernandes isn’t one of the biggest names in the Cosmos roster, the midfielder on loan from the Philadelphia Union had one of the biggest contributions this far. “I have to say there’s no surprise about that,” Savarese said. “He’s an excellent player, a player who is developing, has great qualities. We just have to continue helping him to reach even a bigger point because there’s room still for improvement. He has so much talent and

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Leo Fernandes (No. 22) scored in the Cosmos’ homeopener. he’s showing it every single game. He plays with fun and he’s eager to learn and get better.” While Cosmos legend Pele provided a pre-game buzz as part of an on-field ceremony with former teammates, many in the sellout crowd came out to see Spanish superstar Raúl, who played 90 minutes for the first time in a Cosmos uniform before being subbed out for Lucky Mkosana deep in second-half stoppage time. “Today I felt very good,” Raúl said. “The last two, three weeks I can only do one training completely with the team because I have a problem with my hamstring.

I hope next week to improve my performance for the team.” The biggest adjustment for Raúl, who said he didn’t expect to be in the lineup on Thursday, has been playing in artificial surfaces. “It’s very difficult for me to play on this stuff,” Raúl said. “Last week we did only one training in the stadium. I need a little bit of time to understand. It’s very different, the pass of the ball, the movements, its totally different than when you play on grass. I’m going to do my best in every training and every day. Senna was dangerous throughout en route to winning the Emirates Man of the Match. He caused problems with a cross in the 34th minute that nearly resulted in an own goal off the head of defender Tamika Mkandawire, but Contofalsky made a tremendous save to parry the ball away for a corner. Senna had a chance to tack on a second goal, but his free kick from 22 yards out in the first minute of first-half stoppage time bounced wide of the near post. The Rowdies (1-1-1) had a pair of quality chances to equalize late in the first half as Robert Hernandez was played in by Hristov, but Jimmy Maurer, who claimed his 15th career NASL shutout, made the save on the shot from the edge of the six-yard box in the 39th minute. Hernandez was then played over the top, cut outside and then in on Carlos Mendes, but rolled his shot just wide of the far post in the 43rd minute. Tampa Bay almost pulled a goal back in the 71st minute when Darwin Espinal made a run to the end line and cut back to Georgi Hristov, but his shot was blocked in front of goal. The Cosmos head to Atlanta to take on the Silverbacks, while Tampa Bay is home for the Jacksonville Armada FC. Both matches kick off April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Bridgeport Purple Knights take two from Post B y Mi c hael O te r o singles. Coming off a win against the Bridgeport Purple Knights on Friday, Apr. 17, led by sophomore pitcher Jake DeCarli, who tossed seven innings of shutout ball, the LIU Post Pioneers looked to make it five straight wins and two in a row against Bridgeport. In game one of the doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 18, the Pioneers suffered a gut wrenching loss in extra innings by a score of 3-2. The Pioneers got the scoring started in the second inning, as junior infielder Matt Bowers connected for a base hit through the left side to score senior infielder Anthony Brunetti. The pitching held up strong for LIU Post as sophomore hurler James Long scattered his nine hits over eight innings and allowed just two runs. The Purple Knights evened up the score and took the lead in the seventh on back-to-back RBI

Trailing by a run in the bottom of ninth inning, the Pioneers plated the tying run thanks to a throwing error by the Purple Knights. The Pioneer bats managed a measly six hits over the 12 inning contest and gave up 14 to the opposition. The big blow of the game came in the top of the 12th inning as junior infielder Dave Egeland ripped a double to give his squad the 3-2 lead and the win. In the second game, the Pioneers suffered a similar fate as they lost 10-0 and committed seven errors. For the Purple Knights, junior pitcher Rob Anderson remained undefeated on the season after earning his sixth win. The righty tossed seven innings while striking out nine and allowing just three base runners all game. On the eight scoring plays for the Purple Knights, seven of

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them came because of sloppy defense by the Pioneers and they were unearned as a result. Senior first baseman Tim Bickford smashed his first home run of the year in the win as well. The Pioneers returned to action on Sunday, Apr. 19, looking for a split in the four game series. They earned the victory thanks to their offense, which put up 11 runs and 15 hits. After the Pioneers and Pur-

ple Knights traded runs in the first inning, the Pioneers jumped ahead 2-1 on an RBI single by junior outfielder John Bellock. In their half of the second inning, the Purple Knights came back to tie the game at two and take the lead, thanks to a two RBI base knock from freshman infielder Jose Negron. Trailing 4-2 heading into the seventh inning, the Pioneers responded and put a four spot

on the board and led 6-4. Looking for some insurance runs, LIU added five runs their half of the eighth inning, essentially putting to bed any hopes of a Bridgeport comeback. Sophomore outfielder Kenny Daley drove in five runs while graduate outfielder Vinny Iacono totaled three hits and two runs. Sophomore pitcher Dan Jagiello improved to 4-1 for the season, striking out eight over eight innings and giving up four runs. Head LIU Post baseball coach Mike Gaffney and his squad return to the diamond on Thursday, Apr. 23, when they visit Franklin Pierce University. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer

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North Shore students opting out of exams Continued from Page 1 us very little we don’t already know in a lot of other ways — and that’s not necessarily true of all districts in the state,” said Herricks Superintendent of Schools John Bierwirth. “But for the state to suggest as some have that tests are the only way parents and teachers can know how students are doing is wrong and I find it offensive.” Neither the Great Neck nor Port Washington school districts released the percentage of eligible students that did not take the state assessment, but Great Neck officials said the district would consider releasing the numbers after the state math exam. Great Neck Superintendent of Schools Tom Dolan said the district would not take a formal position on whether students should opt out of the assessments, saying it is a family decision, but noted that some Great Neck students did opt out of the exam. He said the statewide trend of students opting out “indicates that students and parents find the tests poorly constructed and

used inappropriately to measure teacher effectiveness.” “These tests are not designed to measure teacher effectiveness, and yet New York State persists in advocating that career decisions for teachers should be based on student performance on these privately constructed instruments,” he added. New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Superintendent Ralph Katulak echoed Dolan’s assertion that opting out of a state exam is a decision that should be left up to parents, but said “I personally have no issues with the [Common Core] standards.” “In a global, competitive society you have to keep raising the bar to make sure we’re keeping pace with everybody else, but it has to be developmentally appropriate,” Katulak said. About 23.8 percent of the 977 New Hyde Park-Garden City Park students eligible to take the exam opted out, district officials said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed changes to the teacher evaluation system in his 2015 budget plans that placed 50 percent of an educator’s rating on student test

performance and 50 percent on the observations of outside school administrators and education professionals. Previously, student exam performance accounted for 40 of a possible 100 points on a teacher’s evaluation. When the budget was approved, the new evaluations were included but without specific percentages attached, resulting in widespread disgust among school officials who said the evaluations did not place enough control in the hands of individual districts. “It does nothing to help students and will do nothing to foster the professional dialogue and collaboration that is essential to helping New York’s already strong teaching force become stronger,” the New York State Union of Teachers, among the system’s largest opponent, said in a statement following the announcement in March that a budget agreement had been reached. “Ironically, this will only make it harder for school districts in impoverished communities to attract and retain the excellent teachers that students need and deserve.”

In its statement, the union also suggested the new teacher evaluations contributed to parents pulling their students from the state assessments, given each year in English-Language Arts and Mathematics to students between 3rd and 8th grades and in Science for 4th and 8th grade students. “This has been an issue for the last three, four years, though it’s only really taken hold the beginning of last year,” Cardillo said. “What we have seen with the exit of [former state Education] Commissioner [John B.] King is recognition that change is long overdue on these issues than what has been imposed at the state level.” King, who resigned from his post in January after accepting a position with the Obama administration, was instrumental in securing the $700 million federal Race to the Top education grant, which led to the implementation of the Common Core standards and, with it, a controversial rollout and increased testing that has been maligned by educators, administrators and parents. Bierwirth and Cardillo said

they support a state teacher evaluation process, and that student exam performance is a valuable factor in determining an educator’s value. But Bierwirth said alternative testing methods, such as online adaptive exams that adjust automatically to the level of the student taking it, could be shorter in length while being more accurate metrics of teacher performance and student achievement. He added that the Common Core’s shift in focus to problem solving and conceptual learning is a step in the right direction, but by no means perfect. “We want kids to know times tables, but we also want them to know whether the problem being posed to them is a multiplication or division problem and how to use the math to solve the problem,” Bierwirth said. “Conceptually, it’s the right direction. The rollout, however, has been bungled, and the details of the standards could use some tweaking by the professionals.” James Galloway and Adam Lidgett contributed reporting.

News of Skelos probe roils Nassau County Continued from Page 2 and my Public Corruption Bureau will conduct a comprehensive review of Nassau County contracting practices.” The office could file charges of its own if it finds evidence of wrongdoing or recommend policy or procedural changes by partnering with lawmakers. Earlier this month, Singas collaborated with Martins on legislation introduced in the state senate to harshen penalties for unlicensed drivers who injure people. By Tuesday, both Mangano and the Democratic Minority Caucus of the Nassau County Legislature proposed separate legislation aimed at strengthening disclosure requirements and increasing transparency. Mangano’s proposed law would require lobbyists for venders pursuing county contracts to file with the Nassau County attorney, and vendors or contractors would be required to

disclose their lobbying efforts. “This new law will bring additional transparency by requiring contractors and vendors to disclose their lobbying activities — by registering with the County Attorney and Clerk of the Legislature — and file annual and quarterly reports, which will be available on the county website,” Mangano said in statement. But at a press conference later Tuesday, Democratic legislators said Mangano’s proposal comes up short. The caucus’ proposed law would additionally require disclosure of party affiliation, all contact between lobbyists or venders and public officials or employees with decision-making authority and any family ties between the vender and public employees or officials. The law would apply retroactively to all contracts over $5 million and to all future contracts over $10,000.

“Although any disclosure is a helpful start, what we really need, that our bill provides today, is clarification that will force clear disclosure of relationships and communications between consultants and lobbyists, county employees and elected officials,” Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) said. “The administration’s bill only requires [disclosure of] lobbyists, a term which is hard to define. Having a reference book, though helpful, is not sufficient.” A spokeswoman for the minority caucus, Lauren CorcoranDoolin, said New York City and Suffolk County already have strong disclosure requirements and the Democrats’ proposal has “real teeth and would actually prevent what happened.” The county Department of Public Works evaluates bids, based both on price and a technical score representing the quality of the bid, which are then

submitted to the county Legislature’s Rules Committee for approval. A spokeswoman for AbTech told the New York Times that Adam Skelos had about a dozen meetings and phone calls with a senior public works official who was a member of the committee that evaluated the bids for the storm water treatment contract. A spokesman for Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicollelo (R-Mineola), a member of the rules committee, said he declined to comment. County Legislator Kevan Abrahams, the head of the minority caucus, said he and his party were unaware of AbTech’s ties to the Skeloses when the committee approved the bids. The public works department gave AbTech a technical score of 83.7, while the lowest bidder, Newport Engineering, received a technical score of 64.0, county documents show.

In a memo to legislators accompanying the scores, the department of public works said “the proposal from Newport Engineering did not include adequate information” regarding apiece of technology in its proposal and that Newport’s construction costs were “significantly higher” than AbTech, though the bid itself was lower. “In our professional judgment, the proposal submitted by Abtech industries, having received the highest technical rating and proposing a reasonable cost for the services represents the best value to the County,” the memo says. Capital New York reported Tuesday that a former Nassau County attorney responsible approving the contract, John Ciampoli, is a former and current top aid to Skelos. Ciamploli now works as the Senate legislative council, according to Capital.

Gift of Life celebrates 40 years of healing kids Continued from Page 3 would have to be placed in someone’s home,” Reardon said. The Ronald McDonald House charges Gift of Life a nominal fee as well to house the children.

The children usually stay in the United States for about a month, Reardon said. Different local Rotary clubs will host the child, and will see to it that all their needs are met from when they get off the air-

plane to when they get back on. “[The Rotary clubs] take them grocery shopping, they find what they need, they take them clothes shopping — these kids don’t have a lot when come here,” Reardon said. “They basi-

cally take them to their doctor’s appointments and see to their every need.” The gala’s reception will start at 7 p.m. and dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Black tie is preferred, and the cost of a ticket is

$225 per person. “It’s now worldwide — there are Gift of Life programs in almost every state,” Reardon said. “It all started with one child from Uganda.”

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