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Districts must meet Nov. 15 for revised plans or face loss of money By J a m es Galloway North Shore school districts could lose a combined $4.1 million in state aid if they fail to meet a Nov. 15 deadline for the state to approve their revised teacher evaluation plans — a deadline most school officials call unrealistic. The State Education Departments continues to develop the evaluation criteria laid out by lawmakers in the state budget that school districts must follow but is unlikely to finalize the criteria until mid to late June. School district officials said after receiving the evaluation criteria they will have to develop a teacher evaluation plan that will require negotiations with district teachers unions and then submit the plan to the state for its okay as early as the beginning of September to meet the November deadline. “[The deadline is] ludicrous, completely out of touch with the way public schools work,” said Great Neck Superintendent Tom Dolan, whose

district could lose $460,000. “The teachers aren’t here for the summer — how would we negotiate with them?” The money on the line — restorations of funds from the Gap Elimination Adjustment — range on the North Shore from $121,000 for the East Williston School District to $1.6 million for the Sewanhaka School District. If they fail to meet the deadline, the Roslyn School District could lose $228,000, the Manhasset School District could lose $227,000, the Port Washington School District would lose $388,000 and the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District could lose $201,000. Some districts, including Herricks and Mineola, decided against including the aid in their budget proposals, a luxury not all districts can afford, Mineola Superintendent Michael Nagler said. The fixed deadline, Nagler said, also puts administrators at a disadvantage when negotiating with teachers, noting the irony that Continued on Page 50

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NHP firm central player in Skelos, Silver probes By J a m es Galloway

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Ed board candidates Mineola 7-Eleven square off in debate ruling overturned Four candidates compete for two Mineola seats

Court calls village denial ‘arbitrary‘ By J a m es Galloway

From left: Candidates Mark Swensen, Christine Napolitano, Joy Renner and Brian Widman By J a m es Galloway At a heated debate Monday for two Mineola Board of Education seats, the four candidates fell along two ideological lines: one that wants to keep Mineola on its current path and another that feels its time for change. Incumbent Christine Napolitano, a six-year veteran on the board, and her running mate, Brian Widman, said Mineola is on the right track, touting the district’s ability to improve educational offerings while keeping tax increases low. They said Mineola’s pay-as-you-go policy allows the district to avoid borrowing and the interest costs associated with it. “Did you hear anything tonight that would make you think we are not on a successful path?” Napolitano asked in her closing statement. Meanwhile Joy Renner and Mark Swensen, who are also running together, called on the district to rethink its full-steamahead commitment to technology, re-evaluate its finances and do more to educate parents

about Common Core testing. “This isn’t Legoland, and not everything is awesome,” Swensen said. Despite the candidates running in pairs, the seats will be offered at-large to the two highest overall vote getters on May 19. The candidates each answered questions on turf fields, proposed tax breaks for large housing developments in Downtown Mineola and Common Core testing, as well as some broader inquiries. Renner and Swensen accused the board of rubberstamping administrators’ initiatives, including a capital improvement project for which construction costs were underestimated, without proper vetting. Renner, a teacher with three children in Mineola schools, called the board’s transfers of leftover balances to reserve funds a “backdoor bond,” saying Mineola should recoup the money to taxpayers. Napolitano, who noted that voters must approve capital projects funded by reserves, said that reserves allow the district to tackle projects without bor-

rowing and save taxpayers from large interest payments. She added that the district has kept tax levy increases below 2.5 percent for eight-consecutive years, four years before the tax cap. “I don’t think there’s a person on the planet that thinks they don’t pay enough in taxes,” Napolitano said. “These are not frivolous things we’re spending our money on…to call it a backdoor bond is ridiculous. We have to go out and ask the voters, do you approve that project. A bond would require interest” payments. Swensen, a Mineola graduate and Mineola resident, said the school board should reduce the proposed 1.37 percent tax levy increase by capitalizing on a prior increase in state aid. At a PTA meeting held just prior to the debate, Superintendent Michael Nagler said the district decided against including the increase in its budget proposal because the aid is contingent on the district meeting a teacher evaluation deadline most consider unrealistic.

A New York appellate court last week overturned a lower court’s decision that the Village of Mineola acted within its rights to deny 7-Eleven’s bid to open a store on Jericho Turnpike. The decision by the Appellate Division of the Second Judicial Department determined the village’s decision to be “arbitrary and capricious” — wording used by 7-Eleven’s counsel in its argument — and referred the proposal back to the Mineola Board of Trustees to issue a special-use permit. The village has the option to appeal the ruling. Trustee George Durham said on Thursday that board members had yet to discuss the decision, declining to comment until they did. “I will not comment until I know what all our options are and how much it will cost the taxpayers if we choose to appeal,” he said in an email. The Mineola board unanimously rejected the proposed store at 400 Jericho Turnpike in 2012 following a public hearing at which residents overwhelm-

ingly opposed the project, citing traffic concerns and a worry that alcohol sales and late-night noise could decrease property values. 7-Eleven consultants said the store would have no adverse impact on traffic or the community that contradicted residents’ claims, which the appellate court said were unsupported. In October 2012, a state Supreme Court judge upheld the village’s decision to reject 7-Eleven’s proposal, calling the decision “specific, detailed and rational.” The crux of the appellate court’s decision to overturn, however, hung on a distinction between a special-use permit — which 7-Eleven requested from the board — and a variance, which makes broader changes to the zoning of a property. “The burden of proof on an owner seeking a special exception is lighter than that on an owner seeking a [use] variance,” the decision said. The court ruled that a property owner must only show compliance with local regulations for a special-use permit but must show “undue hardship” in complying for variance. Continued on Page 51

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Herricks utilizes Hassan expertise Board of ed member with an eye on facilities runs unopposed for re-election By J a m es Galloway Before he even joined the Herricks Board of Education three years ago, Brian Hassan had already made his mark on the district. Hassan, a PSEG employee with a degree in electrical engineering, played an instrumental role in Herricks transition in about 2009 to dual fuel technology, allowing the schools to use either oil or natural gas, whichever is cheaper at the time, director of facilities James Brown said. The transition saves the district between $100,000 and $125,000 per year, according to Brown, and benefits the environment by reducing emissions. “When oil was skyrocketing it was saving us quite a lot of money,” Brown said. “It really helped the

school district tremendously, and it was through his intercession on our behalf that that really happened.” Hassan, who is running unopposed for re-election on May 19, said he looks to use his background in facilities to benefit the board. “I understand the pressures on an operations manager to run a facility to keep it up to date to keep it functioning so it can open every day,” he said. “That’s what I’m good at.” Going into his next term, Hassan said, he would like to build on what he has learned his first three years in office. “It takes three years to just learn how a school board operates, what your functions are,” he said. “The next three years I can focus on making a difference and make improvements on some of the things I learned in the past three years.”

Brian Hassan Hassan, who has daughters in eighth and 12th grades, said the current board is diverse, making it effective at representing a diverse district. “I think the board is a

very good representation of the community: I think there’s people with young kids in school, people with older kids in school on the board and people with no kids in school,” he said.

He added that the current board members also work well together. “We talk to each other constantly, probably at least once per day,” he said. “We’re not afraid to disagree on certain topics and at least have a strong discussion. We’re not afraid to challenge each other.” Active with the district’s athletic boosters, Hassan said his hobbies are golf — he has a handicap in the teens — and coaching. He used to coach his children’s soccer, softball and baseball teams. Hassan said his initial decision to run for school board stemmed from a desire to help his community and a belief that being involved is the key to informed decisions. “I like being involved,” Hassan said. “My attitude toward a lot of things is you don’t really have a

right to question or voice dissatisfaction with something unless you’re willing to get involved. You got to get involved to make a change, to get educated.” Brown added that Hassan has been an asset to the board, both before and after he joined. “He’s always been aware of what the facilities’ needs are, and he’s contributed just his insight and his knowledge and has helped bring that part to the board,” Brown said. “Being able to recognize what’s necessary and needed is a tremendous help.” Reach reporter James Galloway by e-mail at jgalloway@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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During uncontested run, Feinstein runs By J a m es Galloway In the midst of an uncontested run for re-election to the Herricks Board of Education, Nancy Feinstein has her eyes set on a different run: a 5K for elementary girls at Center Street School. Feinstein, the coach of the school’s Girls on the Run team, spends two evenings each week building up her 18-student team’s stamina for the big day on May 31 — and building up their confidence while she’s at it. Along with games to get the teams moving, Girls on the Run, a national non-profit, features a life or social lesson each week, Feinstein said. This week, it’s how to pick your friends. “We’re trying to get them to build confidence in the choices they make,” she said. “Sometimes they’re not the most social girls in their grade…It’s interesting how they open up to you, what they share with you. I feel really fortunate that I’m able to do this.” Rather than pushing competition, the program emphasizes teamwork, she said. Girls who finish first clap their teammates in to the finish line, and if a teammate

Herricks Board of Education Trustee Nancy Feinstein talks to her Girls on the Run students. is still running after the rest are done, sometimes the girls will join her for an extra lap. “The point of the program — it’s physical-activity based, and it’s not a competitive running program — it’s really to enhance girls’ social and physical competencies so they can feel confident in who they are and develop their personalities,” Feinstein said. An avid runner herself, Feinstein completed a half marathon in the fall to raise money for Girls

on the Run, which she finds particularly special. “It’s really one of the best programs that I’ve seen,” she said. “I was a Girl Scout leader; I was a Boy Scout leader, but this is different.” Feinstein is in her third year coaching the team, which includes girls in grades three, four and five. “This is the first year I’m seeing a grade graduate,” she said. “I’ve had some girls all three years. You really get to see them grow,

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times. “We went through some pretty tough times with the budget cuts. We managed to preserve the programs we have here during the roughest times…We didn’t have those reserves other schools had,” she said. “This year was a great year. I feel that this year we were able to lower class sizes and restore the positions that were lost and the sports teams.” Going into her next term, Feinstein said, she would like to see a smooth transition with the incoming superintendent and find a “great” principal for the high school. Superintendent John Biewirth and principal Jane Modoono retire at the end of the year. “I’m going to miss [Bierwirth] on so many levels,” Feinstein said. “He’s just so full of information and insight.” Garden City Assistant Superintendent Fino Celano is slated to succeed Bierwirth, and with a number of superintendents retiring at the end of the year, Feinstein said, she appreciated the advance notice Bierwirth provided, allowing Herricks to get a head start in its search for his replacement.

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Bolton calls for attack against Iran Ex U.S. Ambassador to UN under Bush calls force best option in talk in Great Neck By Mi c hael F lorio

John Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under the Bush Administration, on Sunday repeated his recent call for the use military force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons during a talk at the Great Neck Synagogue in Great Neck. Bolton said negotiations currently taking place between Iran and six countries lead by the United States would not succeed and the outcome that was “far and away the most” likely was that Iran would obtain nuclear weapons. “This does not simply put Israel at risk,” he said. “Iran can give these weapons to terror groups all over the world which endangers Israel, the United States and the entire world.” Bolton said that the threat is larger than just Iran, as they share common goals with North Korea and could provide terror groups, such as ISIS, with the nuclear weapons. This threat, he said, required

Ex U.S. Ambassador to United Nations speaking on Sunday in Great Neck that the United States, Israel or both to use force to stop Iran — comments that drew applause from the several hundred people in attendance at the 26 Old Mill Road synagogue. Bolton was invited to speak by the Long Island and Queens Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America and the Great Neck Synagogue’s Men’s Club. Bolton dismissed statements

by President Barack Obama that all options were on the table in the United States’ commitment to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. “No one believes in the president,” he said. “The Iranians don’t believe him, the Israelis don’t believe him, I don’t think the president believes himself.” Bolton, who was a vocal proponent of the United States’ in-

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Geller takes her Library should reinstate hate to Texas Levels director Mann Long Island’s queen of hatred has found a home in Texas. Last weekend Pam Geller’s obsession with mocking the Islamic faith ended in two extremists being killed and a Garland police officer being wounded. The bloodshed took place outside of the Curtis Culwell Center where the Long island native sponsored the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in which people were invited to send in cartoons mocking the prophet Muhammad. The winning cartoonist won $10,000. Just two years ago we took on Geller in this space and local synagogues, including a men’s club at Chabad of Great Neck, which allowed Geller to promote her hatred of Islam in their temples. At the time she said, “I don’t spread hate, I expose hate.” She added, “I’m not anti-Muslim.” She was liar then and she’s a liar now. Her American Freedom Defense Initiative, the sponsor of the contest, exists for the sole purpose of spreading the hatred of Islam. Geller likes to fancy herself as a defender of free speech. We and other critics don’t question her right to free speech, including her right to mock the deeply held religious belief of millions of people. Had Hitler written Mein Kampf in America, it too would have been protected by the First Amendment. Like Geller, Hitler was driven by hatred and intolerance. He hated Jews. Geller hates Muslims. It’s interesting to note that the Dallas area, which includes Garland, was once held in the grip of the Ku Klux Klan. Sadly, there is a lot of money to be made by preaching hatred. The American Freedom Defense Initiative reportedly took in $960,000 in 2013, according to tax filings. Records show that Geller reported that she made $192,500 in 2013. Since last weekend’s shootings, she has been on a number of TV shows, no doubt winning more financial support. We don’t for a second defend the two men in body armor who opened fire on a Texas traffic cop outside the Garland auditorium. Fortunately they were shot to death before they could commit mass murder. Sadly one police officer was shot in the leg. The truth is that Geller put the lives of hundreds of people in danger, including the officers who saved her life. She knew that the cartoons were deeply offensive to Muslims who see any drawing of Muhammad as sacrilege. She doesn’t care. She is getting publicity from the blood that was shed. Geller is a bigot who mocks not only the faith of all Muslims, including those opposed to violence, but she also twists and denigrates freedom of speech. It is shameful that she was once welcomed in some local synagogues. We hope she never comes back and we hope that she has a change of heart before something more tragic happens.

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undreds of Great Neck residents and Levels supporters are calling for the timely reinstatement of Ethan Mann as director of Levels. A petition, started just a few days ago on change.org, has now been signed by over 950 people. Given rising public concern, it is likely the number of signatories will increase. Concerned citizens are disheartened and mystified by the apparent termination of Ethan Mann’s employment after seventeen years of honorable service. We wonder what this unfortunate decision means for the safety of our teens and the desirability of our town as a place to raise children. It is appalling that the Great Neck Library Board would consider disposing of Ethan Mann’s services during this delicate time of transition for our library system. It is upsetting that our elected representatives would jeopardize the future of Levels – a superb arts and education program

many of our most creative and vulnerable teenagers depend on. Why on earth has the Great Neck Library board chosen to actively undermine one of our most successful youth programs? Did the library board ever consider the demoralizing impact of this decision on the families of Great Neck? Taxpayer Reminder to Library Board: We did NOT elect you to fire Ethan Mann and destroy Levels. Many civically minded Great Neck residents feel a strong kinship with Levels. We appreciate the extra protection this unique teen program and mecca for the arts provides for children during the challenging middle and high school years. Young people need to have a safe, independent space and the opportunity to constructively affiliate with a caring community of peers. Such social institutions do not happen by accident or magic: they are developed and sustained by a professional who understands the complex maturational challenges at hand, designs innovative programming

accordingly, and is trusted by students. Indeed, Great Neck has been extraordinarily fortunate to have Ethan Mann at the Levels helm for almost two decades. The library board’s misguided decision should be rescinded so Mr. Mann can return to serving our teens as director of levels. Observers of public policy have noted that Great Neck has had considerable difficulty securing and retaining the services of a competent library system director. Let’s not make our professional reputation worse by further endangering Levels. The Great Neck Library Board should swiftly reinstate Ethan Mann. Thank you for your time and consideration of this letter. If you have any questions or concerns, I can be reached at (516) 487-1334 or via Mindywrite@aol.com Mindy Ohringer Great Neck Village

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Napolitano, Widman the choice for Mineola

s I am stepping down from the Board of Education after my three year term, I want to thank the community for its support of our schools. Without this support our budgets would fail and our programs would suffer. During my time on the board, there have been two constants. First is Christine Napolitano’s attention to every detail and frugal approach to every project and the second has been the watchful eye of Brian Widman at nearly every one of our meetings.

It is with this in mind I must endorse both of them in this year’s Board of Education election. As the sitting president of the board, I try to make decisions that are in the best interest of our school community. I cannot, in good conscience, endorse the other candidates. Between them they have endorsed the construction of tax exempt apartment buildings, which will have a devastating impact on the school budget and opting students out of statemandated assessments. These positions are counter to the

vast majority of this community. Over 90 percent of people who have spoken at the Mineola Village hearings on the new high-rise apartment proposal, have voiced their objections, yet Mr. Swensen spoke in favor of the plan. Over 80 percent of our students sat for and completed the mandated testing, yet Ms. Renner supports opting children out of these tests and at the same time, complains about the district’s test results. You can’t have it both ways! This community needs leadership, dedication and knowledge of what it

takes to be successful and fiscally sound. For the good of yhe Mineola School District, I wholeheartedly endorse Christine Napolitano and Brian Widman. There is no other logical choice. Artie Barnett, President Mineola Board of Education Note: The above opinion is my own and not necessarily that of the School District.

Napolitano, Widman will oppose cityfication

write to voice my support of Chris Napolitano and Brian Widman, candidates for the Mineola School Board. Chris has done a great job on our Board. She has helped to keep our tax levies below the 2.5 percent New York State tax cap (even before there was a state mandate). She and Brian are both concerned that the new apartment

construction (existing and proposed) could spell disaster for our district due to the possible influx of almost 300 students. I have no problem with more children in Mineola, but think their families need to be paying their fair share. One of her opponents has come out in favor of the “cityfication” of Mineola. He thinks this type of devel-

opment is what our community needs in order to stay relevant on Long Island. I disagree and cannot help but wonder what will happen to our school taxes if the Village Green is approved as it is likely to receive IDA approval for tax abatements. How will we stay below the State-imposed tax cap? This doesn’t only affect the Village of

Mineola; it affects all of the Mineola school district’s taxpayers. Chris has worked hard to keep our district one of top districts for music and art over and over. We have also received awards for our unique use of technology and have had visitors to our schools to see how we are integrating technology. Brian shares her vision for our District.

Please vote on May 19, 2015. And please vote for Chris Napolitano and Brian Widman. They will both work for residents of our entire school district, not just those from one area. Patti Purdy Mineola

Renner, Swensen the right school for Mineola

am writing to endorse Joy Renner and Mark Swensen for the Mineola Board of Education. Both of these candidates have deep roots in our community and their depth and breadth of expertise in education and finance will bring a much needed perspective to the Board of Education. Joy is a mother of three boys that currently attend three different schools within our district.

As an educator and a parent, she understands all too well the challenges in today’s educational environment. She will tackle the issues facing our parents, students, and residents in an open and candid way. She has dedicated years of service to various community and school organizations. Joy always puts her heart and soul into everything she does. This will be no different. She will ask the tough questions,

she will do her research, and she will not put politics or personal gain ahead of what is right for all the stakeholders in our community. Mark is a graduate of Mineola High School and lifelong resident of the Mineola School District. He is a homeowner and is raising his young family in the heart of our community. He is also a business owner here. This provides him with a unique perspective to serve on

the Board of Education. He has a keen understanding of finances and as a father to a young and growing family he has a direct interest in the direction of our school district for years to come. He has served our community with distinction in various volunteer capacities with the Mineola Volunteer Fire Department and the Mineola Volunteer Ambulance Corps. I have no doubt that he will continue to serve us well on the

Mineola Board of Education. On Tuesday May 19th, 2015 elect two effective, responsible representatives that will put the concerns of the community first. Elect two representatives that have a vision for Mineola Schools. On May, Joy Renner and Mark Swenson. Susan Jex Albertson

Thanks for the High marks on Common memories, Larry Core, low marks on flying

was delighted to read the letter from Larry Penner. I was born and grew up in Brooklyn. I added P.S. 91 with classmates Beverly Sills (Belle Silverman) opera star and Mort Drucker cartoonist. My dad was a huge Dodgers fan and we lived close to Ebbets Field so we could walk or take the “trolley car,” then bus. I attended Erasmus Hall High School and there was an arrangement so that every Thanksgiving

Day the school football team played at Ebbets Field. I took my nursing experience at Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn and lived in Brooklyn for a short while after I was married so that occasionally we’d drive by what was the Field. Thank you for the memories Larry. Roberta Cogen Manhasset Hills

r. Charles Samek wrote an interesting letter about Common Core and somehow he was “blown off the runway” when he discussed aviation. In referencing a flight that crashed into the South China Sea he maintains that “A pilot has the duty and authority to override air traffic control if necessary.” In 1980 Mr. Samek “went to a pilots ground school.” Now I don’t know what kind of school that was but let’s set the record straight. If that pilot ignored the air traffic controller

and blindly moved to a different altitude there was every possibility that he would crash into the plane that was assigned to that altitude. There are rules for vehicular traffic — keep to the right There are navigation rules for boats And there sure as heck are rules for air traffic – listen to the air traffic controller. Alan Reff East Williston

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A loo k on the li g hter si d e

A perfect gift on Mother’s Day — at last When my children used to ask what I wanted for Mother’s Day, I never knew what to say. How can you tell them, especially when they’re little, and have no idea how exhausting they are, that what you’d really like best is a day off from being their mother? How can you tell them that? You can’t. Which is how you find yourself, one Mother’s Day, on the way to the local art museum, dressed in a blouse, skirt, and heels for the first time in years. My two boys, then six and three, shot out of the car as if from a cannon, running full-tilt across the lawn to the immaculately landscaped gardens. “Mommy, look, flowers!” the three-year-old called as he mowed down an entire bed of tulips. “I’m invisible!” cried the six-year-old, darting through the hedge and into the rose garden. “Come here and walk on the path!” I yell. “For you, Mommy.” The three-year old has returned, broken tulips crushed in a clammy hand. “Thank you, sweetie – but please leave the rest, for the oth-

er Mommies to enjoy.” Suddenly, I hear the other boy behind me. “Neat, a lake!” He’s balancing on the slippery edge of a lily pond. His brother joins him, of course. “Both of you, come back this instant!” SPLASH! Thank goodness, not a child, just his little bean-bag frog has fallen into the water. I roll up my pastel sleeve before plunging my arm, elbowdeep, into scummy water to retrieve the thing. Daddy carries it, dripping green water, back to the car. Poor planning: this leaves two children loose, with only one parent. They immediately run in opposite directions. One heads for the boxwood maze, which will take him some time to escape, so I follow the other, who has entered the woods. My heels sink into the forest floor as I scramble to catch him before he reaches a rocklined creek. I push through some brambles and snatch him in time. My husband has returned, with the inmate of the boxwood maze. “That’s enough of the great outdoors,” he announces.

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A Look on the Lighter Side “Time for art!” The first roomful of paintings is impressive.. “Wow, Mommy,” says the six-year-old, “look at the naked lady! Where are her clothes?” I whirl around. There, larger than life, is a woman without a stitch on. Wouldn’t you know, the theme is “Nudes Throughout History.” I’ll say one thing, these ladies appear to be as hard-hit by motherhood as I am. I want to scratch my arm, but I can’t because I must tow my children through the museum.

In every room, there seems to be a tractor beam pulling them, grubby-fingers-first, toward the largest canvas. Why aren’t these paintings behind glass, anyway? Or at least a little higher up? The guards watch us with beady eyes. “Mommy, this place is boring. Don’t they have any toys?” We head for the gift shop. Here’s where they really need guards. The room is packed with irresistible baubles: all reachable, all breakable, and nothing under twenty bucks. “Let’s go,” I say brightly, “there’s nothing here for us.” “But Mommy, I need that frog!” My oldest is adamant. Little brother will not be outdone. “Froggie too!” he hollers. Forty dollars, plus tax, and two clay frogs later, we escape back to the car. “Where are we going now?” the six-year old asks. “We’re going out to dinner!” Howls of protest: “Let’s go home! I don’t want dinner!” “But aren’t you hungry?” “I want HOME!”

I’m seriously distracted; what is up with this itching? I can’t even scratch my arm, it hurts so badly. Parked now at the restaurant, we attempt to unbuckle the children. They are in full tantrum, flailing wildly. Somebody’s fist lands on my arm, and I yelp in pain. A peek under the shirtsleeve reveals why: blisters are rising, spontaneously, from skin that is a raw, angry red. Something is very wrong. “New plan!” announces my husband. We leave the kids buckled and drive to the hospital, where my doctor has told me to meet him. It turns out I have a massive case of poison ivy, and they want to admit me overnight for intravenous steroids and observation. My husband and children get pizza at home, while I get a hospital bed. A dinner I didn’t have to cook; control of my own TV remote; and a full night’s sleep — just what the doctor ordered, and my prescription for a perfect Mother’s Day!

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Immigrants deserve our respect

The process was not easy. The Island e have all been told about the 3 “Rs” of education. But few was like a ghost town. Nearly all of its 27 acres had been have heard about the “Rs” that have been applied to immigra- abandoned years ago, and there was wreckage everywhere. To compound tion. This is an appropriate time to take matters, it was easier to call for a celebrathat journey and to consider the 4th “R” tory site than it was to appropriate funds for it. that should apply in both instances. How Ellis Island evolved is a fascinatBecause of the continuing distresses caused by Superstorm Sandy, Ellis Island ing story in itself (but not my focus now, was closed for more than a year and had except to recommend that when you visit to delay new exhibits that will open on you go to the marvelous 3rd floor exhibit; it shows the stages of development — May 20. Among other appropriate develop- how the original three-acre Island bements, the “Poor Peoples’ Monument” will came 27 acres, significantly with land fill brought from Manhattan as immigrants feature the 3 “Rs” of Immigration. In 1965 Lyndon Johnson declared El- were digging to construct subways). People sometimes think that Ellis lis Island a national historic site to commemorate 16 million people who were Island was the only entry point for improcessed there for entry into the U.S. migrants, but that was never the case, (many of my relatives were in those num- although at our peak, 90 percent of all those coming to the U.S. came through bers, and, I would guess, yours as well). Shortly after President Johnson’s of- New York Harbor. What a great vista to see one’s new ficial designation, I was privileged to be among a small group of historians who homeland by sailing into the majestic went to Ellis Island several times on a small New York harbor with its rising sky line. Both the dazzling Brooklyn Bridge boat (not like the huge tour vessels of toand the Statue of Liberty were situated day that carry hundreds of people). We were asked to make recommenda- before Ellis was opened in 1892. Even less known is the process of artions for preparing this landing place for so many poor people into a landmark where rival: all transoceanic ships proceeded diall Americans could come to appreciate the rectly to dock at Manhattan. Once there, higher status passengers nation’s distinctive immigration history.

were allowed to go directly into the city. The great majority of people, including my family, were packed on ferries and shipped across the harbor for Ellis Island processing. If you have relatives who had those experiences you can glean a vivid sense of what coming to a new land was like for them by making a leisurely visit to Ellis. I made it a practice to take my Hofstra first year students on a tour of Ellis Island at the start of every fall term (for nearly all of them, it was their first visit). Now, with its continuing excellence, Ellis Island has announced expanded programs that will open on May 20. Stephen Brigandi, president and CEO of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation has announced: “Our goal is to show how people got to this country, and what they did when they got here,” Much credit goes to Brigandi and his associates for including a focus on immigrants who have been arriving in our nation since the time of the closing of Ellis in 1954. The new exhibits also include attention to “illegal immigration.” Particularly noteworthy is the expanded consideration of American “Nativism” (the prejudice and discrimination towards newcomers). Ellis Island planners have always

been honest in showing that despite the many positives in the U.S., it was not easy for newcomers in any era to get beyond being regarded negatively as “the others” (often designated with far worse language). Still, our history classes fail to show the levels of “Nativism” in the past – and now — in terms of the bad “3 Rs” of our experiences. Hostilities to newly arrived immigrants often were based on one of the “3Rs” or on all of them combined: Race, Religion, Radicalism. We all have a stake in understanding past strivings for the 4th “R” and its continued relevance with today’s newcomers. The “R” for “Respect” goes to the core of America’s best values. Its ongoing engagement with the bad “Rs” will be a continued discussion next week. You might find lots of surprises learning how your own group experienced prejudice and discrimination, and how they sought to deal with that ugliness. Michael D’Innocenzo Professor of History and The Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change

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from the d es k of senator j ac k martins

A new direction for education in N.Y. It was the unflappable Winston Churchill, who said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” That’s been particularly true the last few weeks as I’ve read enough angry mail to last a lifetime, postulations on everything from my position in the hereafter to my IQ, even a few tasteless messages involving my children. The majority were from teachers angry with my vote on Gov. Cuomo’s education proposals in this year’s budget, so let me begin by saying, I get it. I understand why teachers and parents are angry and despite knee-jerk accusations, I am actually in solidarity with them. But I don’t presume to tell educators how to educate. Nor, by the same measure, can I expect people to understand the sometimes convoluted workings of state government. To that end, I’ve met with stakeholders and have been staying late at the office to call back parents and teachers who have left messages. I wanted to hear their concerns firsthand and to set the record straight on what actually passed, why, and where we go from here. It must first be clear that Gov. Cuomo directly linked his controversial education proposals to his state budget plan, specifically tying their passage to the distribution of state school aid. Upon our objecting he threatened an “extender budget” which meant he’d pass an “emergency” budget with those precise measures in place or shut down New York State gov-

ernment entirely if we did not reach some consensus by the April 1st budget deadline. That meant no funds for local governments, hospitals, nonprofits, mass transit, highways, etc. At the time, Capital New York wrote, “In effect, Cuomo is forcing the Legislature to choose between accepting his proposals and striking large portions of budget funding.” In essence we were being wedged between a rock and hard place, as shutting down government for 19 million New Yorkers would be chaos. The only real acceptable course was to negotiate and live to fight another day. So let’s first have the facts on those negotiations: The governor increased the share of teacher ratings based on state tests from 20 percent to 50 percent. Our budget rejected that. Rather than have politicians set evaluations, we gave the responsibility to the Board of Regents and the State Education Department, because we feel that education professionals should come up with education policy. Naysayers call it passing the buck. I call it sensibly protecting our kids by removing the politics — but more on that later. We also required a public comment period so that all stakeholders can voice their concerns. That public comment period is ongoing and comments can be emailed to eval2015@ nysed.gov. This was nonexistent in the governor’s proposal. Another misconception was that there’d be increased testing. In actuality our agreement

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requires SED to develop plans to reduce testing by June 1st. I repeat: our goal is reduced testing. The governor insisted teacher evaluations be performed by entities outside of their school districts. We negotiated for districts to choose other principals, personnel, or “peer teachers” right in their home districts. The governor increased probation for teacher tenure from three years to five years with a complete restart of the five year probation if a teacher fails to receive an “effective” or “highly effective” rating in any of those years. We delivered four years and eliminated the entire restart clause. The head of one of the state’s largest teachers union called this a victory, saying it will “immediately increase state aid to schools, provide that teachers are evaluated on more than a single student test score and ensure local oversight of struggling schools.” Despite all this, people are still troubled so let’s get down to brass tacks and discuss the overarching dilemma and what can be done about it. For six years now we New

Yorkers have watched our education system turn into a contentious, labor-disputed battleground marred by illogical curriculum and test changes that have left kids, parents, and teachers equally anxious. Rather than Common Core uniting us via our universal desire for better education, it’s torn us apart and the victims are our children — not teachers, parents or politicians. Our kids are absolutely bearing the brunt of what has become a political process so for their sake let’s admit we need to start over. Given the governor’s position on making his reforms part of the budget process, we had to first free the budget, in order to come out on the other side to handle this legislatively. So what am I suggesting? An amendment to the state’s constitution that prevents the executive branch from tacking on policy issues to budgets, forcing the people to choose between bad policy and shutting down government. Policy should be determined by debate, deliberation and hearings, not take it or leave it threats from an intransigent executive. Let’s hit the pause button. Let’s agree to a two year moratorium on using any high-stakes testing for either student or teacher evaluations. We must give the Board of Regents adequate time to develop a proper and fair evaluation process with input from all sides. Release school aid now. It was unfairly tied to teachers and districts reaching an evaluation agreement by Nov. 15. Taxpayer-funded aid for taxpayers’ children should not

be held hostage to labor agreements. Do away with prepackaged testing purchased from corporations whose only interest is data mining. Two weeks ago our third graders were forced to take a sixth grade level test as per socalled educational objectives of these corporations. What possible value is there in this for children and how can this be used to fairly evaluate teachers? Let’s take what’s good, throw out what’s bad and, most importantly, agree on challenging but age-appropriate evaluations that can be used diagnostically to further children learning. Now if all this seems tedious to you, it is. But if there’s one thing I’ve conveyed to you these past few years, it’s that government is indeed tedious. That doesn’t mean we get to throw up our arms and walk away from the process. It has to be done. I am therefore committed to writing the above legislation as there is authentic support for a new course of action in both the Senate and the Assembly. Should the bill be vetoed or somehow derailed, we will have to work together to overturn that with even greater support from our senators and Assembly. In reality we may have a struggle on our hands that will require you, the constituents, rolling up your sleeves and getting involved. But I’ve listened to your heartfelt concerns and I agree that we have no choice but to alter the direction of education in our state. Democracy is indeed messy sometimes, but it’s our job to make it work.

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Napolitano’s leadership seen in progress On May 19, the residents of the Mineola School District will have the opportunity to vote for candidates for the two at large seats on the Board of Education. One of those seats currently on the ballot is occupied by Christine Napolitano. I have had the privilege of knowing Christine since 1997 when our daughters were attending the then reopened Cross Street School.

During our girls’ middle and high school years, I came to know Christine and recognize the dedication and caring she had, not only to her daughters, but her growing dedication and caring for the schools they attended and the district itself. Over the last 10 or so years, our School District has transformed its facilities, curriculum, budget, and educational reputa-

tion on a state and local level. While many people have contributed to this transformation, the one constant on the board during this whole time has been Christine. Her dedication, perseverance, caring, and her ability to work with the board, the community and the Office of the Superintendent over the years, demonstrates just how fortunate we are as a School Dis-

trict to have her on the Board. Losing her would leave the board without the wealth of firsthand experience she brings to the table each and every meeting. That same experience will serve as a reminder to everyone on the board as to how far we have come as a School District and how to avoid the pitfalls which could threaten our hard fought gains.

With this in mind, I would ask that you consider Christine Napolitano for the at large seat on the Board of Education so she may continue to protect and enhance those hard earned gains enjoyed by the students and residents of the Mineola School District. Mathew W. Sanderleaf Mineola

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Murray exploits supervisor position

ust days after reading about Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas’ call for strict rules on political mailings, Kate Murray unashamedly airs a commercial, giving away free coloring books to our children.

We’ve gotten used to commercials that thank Kate Murray for this or for that, but this time the town went too far. Free coloring books? Our county, state and federal representatives all produce books for our children, but only

the Town of Hempstead exploits their power, by blatantly campaigning for higher office by repeating Kate Murray’s name over and over in a commercial. And I’m furious that the Town not only raised my taxes this year, but has the audacity to use

my money for self-promotional political campaigns. I implore that Singas’ request, not only apply to the Town of Hempstead, but that it includes the prohibition of commercials that mention a representative’s name on television or

radio. It’s an insult to the intelligence of the people in the Town of Hempstead and highway robbery of our tax dollars. Audrey Ciuffo Merrick

Martin Luther King’s words still ring true In the news business, there’s an expression –“If it bleeds, it leads.” This means that accidents, natural disasters, and crime stories take precedence over more newsworthy events. There’s nothing like a little blood to captivate the masses. The recent events in Baltimore made newscasters salivate. There were burning police cars, fires emitting plumes of smoke and clashes between police and teenagers. There was also righteous indignation on the part of several anchors, especially at Fox News. Only Jeffrey Toobin at CNN made the clear distinction between the vast majority of Baltimore’s citizens whose protest was legitimate and peaceful and the minority who pillaged and looted. Lost in all of this were the earnest efforts of civic leaders to quell the disturbance while, at the same time, demanding justice for all the young, black men

whose lives have been wantonly snuffed out by police. Here the record is shameful. Since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, six black youth have been killed by law enforcement officers. These include Tamar Rice, not yet a teenager, killed carrying a BB gun, and Cameron Tillman, only 14, shot by a Sherriff’s Deputy. And now, in Baltimore, Freddie Gray. who died of a spinal injury while in police custody. The facts are in dispute, but what is certain is that the Baltimore police have been found guilty of placing prisoners in a van and giving them a “rough ride.” The city has paid out millions of dollars to victims of this nefarious practice. An undisputed fact is that African-American youth are 4.5 times more likely to die at the hands of cops than members of other races. Sean Hannity on WOR ra-

dio, exemplifies the simpleminded logic of conservatives. “If someone throws a rock, arrest them, if they throw a brick arrest them….” he asserted on a recent radio broadcast. Not a very nuanced approach. Hannity never mentions the daily indignities suffered by communities of color nor the code of conduct which grants the police in Baltimore legal prerogatives not accorded to ordinary citizens. The distinction between liberals and conservatives becomes clear. Conservatives look at the rioters and say “punish them.” Liberals look at the angry youth and ask “what are they angry about?” The answer to that question is not hard to find. A workforce profile reveals that unemployment of youth ages 16-19 is 75.9 percent in Baltimore. Almost one in four students in that age cohort is a high school dropout. You don’t have

to be a bleeding heart liberal to see that this is an accident waiting to happen. Those of us born with white skin ignore these conditions at our own peril. Obviously, there are broad implications for our country. How do we reduce the hostility which exists between police and minorities? Do we need programs which address the underlying causes of unrest such as poverty and joblessness? When police are suspected of wrongdoing, should they be judged by their peers or by a Civilian Complaint Review Board? The takeaway from this sordid episode is that we need to admit that there are systemic problems when it comes to race relations in the U.S. And while everyone acknowledges the progress we’ve made, there is still a long way to go. Fifty-two years ago, Martin Luther King spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and his

historic words ring true today. Referencing the Emancipation Proclamation, he said: One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still crippled by the chains of discrimination . One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty…One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society. One can only hope that one hundred years from now, there won’t be a need for another March on Washington demanding racial equality and economic justice for all Americans. Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Let’s get on board National Amtrak Day

ets all get on board to join May 11 National Amtrak Day. Why not ask our elected officials to support a dedicated capital revenue stream that could include allocating a penny per gallon gasoline tax to Amtrak. These funds could provide a reliable yearly source for financing capital investments to upgrade tracks, signals, passenger equipment, stations and maintenance facilities.

Any responsible agency needs the assistance of a longterm dedicated secure revenue stream. This is needed to develop a capital infrastructure plan for maintaining both an operating system in a state of good repair and any system expansion. Perhaps establish a reasonable minimum fare box recovery rate of 50 percent to justify continued operation of any route. Give local governments one year to come up with locally generated operating assistance

to support service on routes to those communities that can’t meet this goal. In the long run, these simple reforms would take the politics out of intercity passenger service. Ask unions to allow management more flexibility in work rules and assignments to support greater productivity. Share some of the savings accrued from this with workers to foster improved partnering between management and em-

ployees. With all of this in place, many more routes could survive, and some would grow stronger. Service on other high-density corridors beyond the Northeast Washington/Philadelphia/New York City/Boston routes might also come closer to financially operating with minimal subsidy or even turn a small profit, which Amtrak management could use to support other routes. How many times have winter storms stranded thousands at

airports while Amtrak kept rolling? The ability of Amtrak to reduce travel time by increasing the speed of the service in highdensity corridors can provide consumers with choices other than flying, driving or taking a bus. Larry Penner Great Neck

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READERS WRITE

Napolitano, Widman best for Mineola schools

am writing this letter to endorse Chris Napolitano for re-election to the Mineola School Board. I have lived in Mineola for many years and have known Chris for a long time. I have seen the very positive changes that

have occurred in the district in the past six years she has been on the board. Chris sincerely cares about the success of each student and although she lives in Williston Park, she respects every taxpayer from each corner of the district

and fights hard to make sure that our tax dollars are well spent. I don’t know where this district would be had people like Chris not dug in and fought for us all. She has never been about one community or the other. For

her, it’s been about student per- keep us moving in the right diformance, financial stability and rection! community values. Joy Cuadra I do not know Brian Widman Mineola well but if he is good enough for Chris, he’s good enough for me. Why fix what ain’t broke? Vote Napolitano/Widman to

Opponents just want immigrant laws obeyed We have a generous immigration system for people of all races who wait in line. Around 15 million people did not want to wait in line they broke the law and came here illegally. Politicians, all the people in business and the church had nothing bad to say about this problem, they felt they all

could profit from these illegals who broke the law. When they were forced to say something that was bad about the problem it was the people who spoke up about the problem who were bad. They twisted it all around to say we did not want the new people because they were not white and crying they are taking

here and stay. They did it. our jobs. Now this Prof. D. Innocinzo talks to We became the bad people not the people who jumped the line and broke us like we are Klan members who hate the law and all the people who profit people of different races. from them. John Wren They say the immigration system is Williston Park broken and needs to be fixed, that’s all the politicians say. They allowed these people to come

Help us feed the hungry on Long Island

orty years ago Harry Chapin and Bill Ayres started an organization to fight hunger and help the needy. Today, The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) continues their efforts on behalf of Long Islanders in need. Local children who go to bed hungry every night, seniors who subsist on one meal a day, homeless veter-

ans who don’t know where their next meal is coming from or where they’ll sleep tonight. Last year, The INN provided over 400,000 meals to hungry men, women, and children on Long Island. It also provides shelter to more than 1900 families in its emergency shelters and long term housing sites, and guidance and support for families in distress.

The INN never turns anyone away and never charges for its services. How does it do it? It starts with 2,000 volunteers who give their time and energy day after day. It starts with generous people like YOU who donate the money to help provide the meals, the shelters, the clothing, the food pantry, the social workers, and support services.

If you’ve had some blessings in your life, please consider sharing them with those who haven’t been as fortunate. Your donation — in whatever amount you can afford — has the power to change someone’s life for the better, to give hope to those who need it most. Donations may be sent to: Dave Golbert, 7 Lee Court West, Great Neck, N.Y. 11024 Please

make your check payable to: The INN. As the sages remind us: “Blessed are those who share with those who have less.” Dave Golbert Great Neck

Compliments, thanks to M-L firefighters

had a fire in my master bedroom today. Not big. I was alerted by the carbon monoxide alarm. I got my wife out of the house and called 911. They gave me to Co. 2 of the MLFD. An officer showed up and discovered a small blaze in the moulding of a closet.

It became a regular alarm; lots of guys, and lots of activity. I was not allowed near the house. They found my electrical circuit box (hidden) and turned off the electricity. They found the cause of the fire after taking a small portion of the closet away and checking the attic from the

ceiling.. I have a mess from the fire. But I must say that the company left no mess. Hoses came in but were not used. A little dirt. The guys opened all the windows and the one window they had to disassemble they put back together.

They left the windows open and I was instructed to leave them open for about six hours. Time is up and everything is closed up for the night. My electrician came for an emergency visit and removed the closet switch and turned on the electricity.

My compliment to the team of mostly young guys, all volunteers, for a quick response and a pleasant walk through in a strange house. Norman Roland Great Neck

Napolitano, Widman right team for Mineola

write in support of re-electing Christine Napolitano to the Mineola School Board. Christine is passionate about Mineola Schools, very knowledgeable concerning education and school administration

and brings valuable experience as a current school board member, parent, and successful business person. Christine will have my vote, and deserves re-election, because the Board needs her voice

in order to continue the progress and excellence that have resulted from her current tenure. I trust her judgment completely, and therefore also endorse and will vote for Brian Widman whom Christine has

that the voices of those involved chosen as her running mate. School board election turn- in our schools are heard. out is historically low, and Peggy May therefore I urge Mineola school Mineola district voters to come out and support Christine Napolitano and Brian Widman to make sure Letters Continued on Page 55

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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.

How is sexual pain treated? Because sexual pain may be caused by many factors — and patients can have varying ranges of symptoms — our pelvic pain experts at the Smith Institute for Urology will develop a unique and personalized plan for you. Your customized treatment plan could range from conservative forms of therapy to more aggressive management, depending on your symptoms. This variety of treatment approaches has significantly decreased sexual pain and improved quality of life for the vast majority of our patients.

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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Friday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. Paul taylor dance company Adelphi University Performing Arts Center 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516) 877-4000 http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ The acclaimed Paul Taylor Dance Company will be performing an exciting program featuring the high-energy of Syzygy, where dancers hurtle across the stage like celestial bodies orbiting and eclipsing one another, and the beauty of Brandenburgs, which celebrates the good things in life, AUPAC’s at the Olmsted Theatre. This performance is presented as part of the “Changing Nature of War and Peace” – Adelphi University’s year-long, campus-wide initiative.

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or a ziploc bag place the steak. Pour the marinade over the steak. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or up to 8 hours, turning time to time. Prepare a hot charcoal fire. When the coals are white-hot, grill the meat medium rate, abut 4 minutes per side. Remove, cover with foil and let rest 12 minutes. Slice into thin strips and serve with lettuces on the side if desired.

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(available in Oriental markets) 1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 1/2 tsp black pepper Iceberg lettuce and radicchio (optional) 1. With a very sharp knife, score the steak deeply in a 1-inch crisscross diamond pattern. Turn over and score the second side. 2. In a Cuisinart, fitted with a steel blade, place remaining ingredients. Pulse to blend. 3. In a large shallow dish,

Grilled Marinated Red and/or White Onions 3 red and/or white onions, peeled and cut in half 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp of fresh herbs (I use equal parts of Italian Parsley, Thyme and Basil) 1 tbsp freshly ground pepper 1. Combine olive oil, herbs and peppers in a non-reactive container that will comfortably hold the onions 2. Place the onions in the marinade and marinate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. 3. Grill on medium coals, basing occasionally with excess marinade. Cook approximately 15 minutes or until soft, but not charred.

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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. 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 Wednesday, June 3 at 9 a.m. Bird Watching for Beginners Rebecca Oyer, education manager at Oyster Bay’s TheContinued on Page 35

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 32 odore 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 http://www.licm.org/ 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. Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10, 3:30-5 p.m. Messy Afternoons We’ll be up to our elbows in oobleck, clean mud and slime … and we hope you’ll join us for the type of artistic activities that everyone loves, but not one likes to clean-up after. Except us! Ages: 18 months to 4 years. Free with museum admission. Saturday, May 9, 2 to 4 p.m. Bejeweled Jewelry Boxes Come and celebrate Mom this May! Use markers and sparkly gems to decorate a beautiful jewelry box for your special mom. All ages. Free with museum admission. ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ Friday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. Paul Taylor Dance Company (Olmsted Theatre) Friday, May 8, 7 & 9 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 7& 9 p.m.

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connect her to the American South, the place of her birth and home of her ancestors. Cash will also perform songs from her Grammy-nominated and award-winning album “The List” which is based on a list of 100 greatest country and American songs that her father and country music icon Johnny Cash gave her when she was 18. Although Cash is often classified as a country artist, her music draws on many genres, including folk, pop, rock, blues, and most notably Americana. She is the recent winner of three Grammy awards – Best American Album (“The River and the Thread”), Best American Roots Song with John Leventhal (“A Feather’s Not a Bird”) and Best American Roots Performance (“A Feather’s Not a Bird”). In 1985, she won a Grammy for “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me” and has received 12 other Grammy nominations. She has had 11 No. 1 country hit singles, 21 “Top 40” country singles and two gold records.

Russian chorus to sing at Temple Sinai The world renowned Russian Chamber Chorus of New York will be performing at Temple Sinai of Roslyn on Sunday, May 17 at 4 p.m. Founded by Artistic Director and Conductor Nikolai Kachanov, the Russian Chamber Chorus is well known for its artistic excellence and hauntingly beautiful choral music. A regular presence at Carnegie Hall, the chorus has become America’s preeminent Russian vocal ensemble and one of the world’s greatest ambassadors of the Russian creative spirit. Described by the New York Times as “Extraordinary: richly imagined and deftly realized,” the RCCNY has been delighting audiences for more than 30 years. Known for its stylistic versatility, richness of sound and subtlety of expression, the program will trace Jewish choral culture through music by composers from Russia, Israel and the United States, illustrating the beauty of liturgical, secular and folk traditions ranging from Bible stories to contemporary compositions.

Maestro Kachanov, who holds a Ph.D. in choral conducting from the Novosibirsk Conservatory, brings his unique sensitivity and authentic interpretation to well-known repertoire; at the same time, he is devoted to presenting new and underexposed works that illustrate Russia’s rich heritage and its contemporary spirit. As a result of his commitment, audiences have been introduced to the ancient chants previously banned in his homeland (and completely unknown in America). Kachanov created the Ussachevsky Festival of Russian-American contemporary music which was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. In addition to an afternoon of spectacular music, the Temple Sinai Russian Club invites you to a wine and hors-d’oeuvre reception immediately following the concert. This concert is free for Temple Sinai congregants and Sinai Russian Club members; $18 for non-members. Temple Sinai of Roslyn is located at 425 Roslyn Road in Roslyn Heights.

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Sanford Weill to speak at Temple Emanuel By A d a m L i d g ett Temple Emanuel of Great Neck Senior Rabbi Robert Widom will interview banker and philanthropist — and former Great Neck resident — Sanford Weill May 17 as part of the temple’s Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts Program. Weill, the former chief executive and chairman of Citigroup, will be interviewed about his life in business as well as philanthropy. Through the interview, Widom said, attendees will be able to see American success story. “[Attendees] will learn that in American, one has great opportunities, and his life will speak to those opportunities,” Widom said. “They’ll see how he moved from college into being a runner for a small brokerage house to becoming involved in the brokerage business.” The interview, which will start at 3 p.m. and be held at the temple located at 150 Hicks Lane, will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Weill is currently the chairman of the Hamilton Insurance Group, and recently stepped down as chairman of Carnegie Hall after 24 years, although he still holds his title as president. He is chairman Emeritus of Weill Cornell Medical

College, which he served as chairman of for 20 years, chairman and founder of the National Academy Foundation, chairman of the Weill Hall and the Green Music Center and chairman of the executive council at the University of California, San Francisco, according to the temple. He was also named in 2014 to CNBC’s “First 25” — the network’s list of the 25 people who have had the most influence on business since 1989. Weill is also an honorary trustee of the temple and a friend of Widom for more than 45 years, Widom said.

In the early 1960s, Widom said, Weill lived in Great Neck, and was already a member of the temple when Widom became Rabbi. Weill currently lives in Connecticut. “He was very generous to our synagogue,” Widom said. “It’s why we named the sanctuary for Joan [Sanford’s wife] and Sanford Weill.” Attendance is open to all, and tickets are $15 per person or $25 for two people. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling the center at 516-482-5701 or be purchased at the door.

North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan got together with ‘Desert Dance’ producer Daniel Reubeni, Executive Director of the Great Neck Arts Center Regina Gill and Mayor of Great Neck Plaza Jean Calendar at the Bow Tie Squire Cinemas in Great Neck on April 28. Reubeni, a Great Neck resident, was proud to share his film about a secret dance company in the Iranian desert. ‘Desert Dance’ is currently showing at the Bow Tie Squire Cinema. Visit www.bowtiecinemas.com/locations/squirecinemas/ for listings and more information.

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Sanford I. Weill will be interviewed about his life in business and philanthropy at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Sunday, May 17 at 3. Call (516) 482-5701 for ticket information.

Road, is situated on 209 acres and the recreated 19th Century village offers a perfect impression of a rural European battlefield when American soldiers took on and defeated the Nazi Third Reich. Living historians in period gear representing a variety of forces will present vintage weapons and offer hands on displays while engaged in tactical exercises. Old Bethpage Vil-

lage Restoration is open Wednesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children (5-12), seniors, and volunteer firefighters. For more information about Old Bethpage Village Restoration, please call (516) 572-8401 or visit the website at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

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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) 8696311 for more information. FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION CLINIC FOR SENIOR CITIZENS The Nassau County Bar Association provides free monthly legal consultation clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. Seniors have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with an attorney who volunteers to provide a half-hour private consultation

on any topic of concern. The next Senior Citizen Free Legal Consultation Clinic will be held Tuesday, May 19, 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.

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

For information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or e-mail singlesassociationofli@yahoo. com. YOUR WIDOWED SOCIAL GROUP The group meets on the third Wednesday of the each month (except July and August) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church on Franklin Ave. and Fifth Street, Garden City. There is a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for non-members. For additional information, please call (516) 481-9280.

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Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor announces new opportunities for volunteers, particularly those who can work at the front desk, greeting visitors during the weekend. Saturday and Sundays shifts are available 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m. Only two three-hour shifts per month are required. The museum’s volunteers are an invaluable component of the Museum Family, whether they are in positions that have them working with the public or assignments where they assist museum

staff members,. What is required for all volunteer positions is enthusiasm for museum work, willingness to learn, and the wish to become a meaningful part of the museum’s mission of service to the community. To find out more about volunteer opportunities at Nassau County Museum of Art, call Director of Volunteers Nancy Barone at (516) 4849338, ext. 31 or write to nbarone@nassaumuseum.org. Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive (just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A)

in Roslyn Harbor. Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times, and directions. Nassau County Museum of Art is chartered and accredited under the laws of New York State as a not-for-profit private educational institution and museum. It is operated by a privately elected board of trustees responsible for its governance. The museum is funded through income derived from admissions, parking, membership, special events and private and corporate donations as well as federal and state grants.

Helicopter landings at Eisenhower Park Nassau County will once again host the Navy and Marine Helicopter Landing in Eisenhower Park on Saturday, May 23 as part of the “Fleet Week 2015” activities in New York City. The event, billed “Raid New York,” will be the largest Marine/Navy helicopter landing on Long Island. Navy Landing at 10 a.m. A combined team of members from the U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Five (HSC-9) will present a mine countermeasures demonstration. The demonstration will show how a five-member EOD team can be inserted via a MH-60S helicopter into an

area too dangerous for a ship to navigate or an aircraft to land, while another MH-60S provides top-cover. After the air and land demonstration, the two MH-60s helicopters will land and be available for public display. The EOD technicians are stationed in Virginia Beach, Virginia. HSC-9, also known as the Tridents, is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. Marine Landing at 12 p.m. The VM-22 Osprey, CH46 Sea Knight and AH-1W Cobra, will perform an area sweep and transport a Marine raid force to the landing zone. Marines will perform an assault demonstration, after which the helicopters will land and will be avail-

able for public display, along with the weapons typically used by a Marine Corps rifle platoon. Marines supporting this event are part of a Special Purpose Marine Air- Ground Task Force from the II Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. The Helicopter Landing, which is free to the public, will be taking place on the Kite Field, just south of the Veterans Memorial in Eisenhower Park, with parking at fields 6 and 6A. For more information about this event please call: (516) 572-0200 or visit our website at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

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Williston Park Library From the Director: CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY’S NEW MOBILE APP! The Nassau County Libraries’ mobile app is available for download free of charge! It provides a user-friendly interface for patrons to take advantage of all that the library offers through their personal smartphone or tablet. Visit your app store and search “Nassau Public Libraries Mobile”.

Here are some new arrivals to the library: Girl Underwater — Claire Kells Whiskey & Charlie — Annabel Smith Killer Gourmet — G. A. McKevett Angel Court Affair — Anne Perry Behind Closed Doors — Elizabeth Haynes Never Too Late —

Robyn Carr Second Sister — Marie Bostwick Emma — Alexander McCall Smith Blood on Snow — Jo Nesbo

ADULTs Book Discussion Wednesday, May 27 at 7 p.m. in

the Assembly Room of Village Hall. This month’s selection is Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands, by Chris Bohjalian. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

children Tiny Tykes I & II Wednesdays, May 13, 20, 27; June 3 and 10 at 10:15 a.m.

and 11:30 a.m. in the Assembly room of Village Hall for children ages 18 months-5 years old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Spring Story Time Wednesdays, April 1 through May 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Library for children ages 3 ½-5 years old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Lego Time Wednesdays, April 1 through

May 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the Library for Children grades K+. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Story Hour for Tots Thursdays, April 2 through May 21 at 11 a.m. in the Library for children ages 1-3 ½ yrs old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. After School Story Time Thursdays, April 2 through May 21 at 4 p.m. in the Library for children K-2 grade. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

East Williston Library DAYTIME BOOK CLUB: “The Boston Girl” by Anita Diamant – Tuesday May 12 at 1:30 p.m. EVENING BOOK CLUB: “Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan – Thursday May 14 at 7 p.m. Please register at the library. The discussion is limited to 15 readers.

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you succeed. The various “Learning Centers” offer the information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job? You’ll find an entire

Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www. ewlibrary.org OLD WESTBURY GARDENS and NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The passes are available to East Williston Library card holders.

Each family pass (2 adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a three-day period. Passes may be reserved in advance. TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY: TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated picture books which teach

young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love. Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Photo identification is required. Documents to

be notarized must be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed. Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available. Register for all programs by calling (516) 741-1213 or email us at ewpl@ewlibrary.org

Mineola Library ADULTs Yoga Classes* Mondays at 7 to 8:15 p.m.: Remaining sessions May 11. Robert Crowe will introduce you to the beneficial practices that help you relax, meditate and reach optimum health.

Film Feature movies are shown twice a month on Thursdays and Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and 11 a .m. Join us on May 7 and 8 for “The Imitation Game,” Rated PG-13; 114 minutes. Concert: Wolfgang’s Revenge Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m.

Save the date! Wolfgang’s Revenge is a Quartet of World Class Instrumentalists playing flute, mandolin, acoustic bass and guitar. Enjoy an exciting afternoon--hear unique and original compositions that fuse elements of various jazz forms, Latin and Caribbean music, and southern U.S. fiddle traditions.

Volunteer Fair Saturday, May 16 at 12 to 3 p.m. For Adults and Teens in Grades 8-12. Discover local volunteering opportunities and connect with a variety of organizations that are looking for volunteers. Book Discussion Group

The Book Discussion Group will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 to discuss The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Lecture: The ABCs of Medicare* Friday, May 29 at 1 p.m. Join Carol Kaplowitz for her up-to-

date coverage on the ABCs of Medicare. Defensive Driving Course* Saturday, May 30, 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Empire Safety Council’s course is open to individuals of all ages. A check in the amount of $27 payable to Empire Safety Council is required at registration.

Shelter Rock Library MUSEUM PASSES @ SRPL Shelter Rock Public Library cardholders can reserve a Museum Pass online for free admission to a variety of museums and gardens on Long Island and in New York City. Go to www.srpl.org and pull down the Library Services Menu then go to Museum Passes. Click the Reserve Now link and look for the red Request Pass button to see if the Museum Pass is available. Your library card must be in good standing. Advance reservations will be accepted for the next 60 days (one Reservation per family every 30 days). SHELTER ROCK PATRONS MAY RESERVE PASSES FOR: American Airpower Museum • Children’s Museum of Manhat-

tan • Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery • Cradle of Aviation • Garvies Point • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Long Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) • Nassau County Firefighter’s Museum • Nassau County Museum of Art • New York Botanical Garden • New York Historical Society and Library & Dimenna Children’s History Museum Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced today that in cooperation with the Shelter Rock Public Library, the Nassau County Offices for the Aging and Mental Health are coordinating a support group that is specifically targeted to respond to the needs of caregivers of older

persons. The group is led by Dora Lupo, LMHC, MAC, CASAC, Support Group Facilitator. Meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shelter Rock Public Library, located at 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson. The meetings are open to residents of Nassau County. This support group will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences and to help one another. Persons interested in attending for the first time, or in need of additional information, please call (516) 227-8725.

The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran on Wednesday, May 27 at 2:30 p.m. Led by SRPL Librarians Susan Healy and Cathy Loechner. This is the riveting account of what happens when spouses Henry, Margaret, and Nancy face prosecution for bigamy. Narrated primarily by the two wives, and inspired by a widely publicized newspaper account, the novel explores the intricacies of marriage, the construction of family, the changing world of the late 1880s. Limited registration begins Wednesday, April 29.

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including inputting, inserting, moving, and erasing, learn basic word processing skills, and understand files and commands. Prerequisites: Computer Kindergarten. Registration for Shelter Rock Patrons begins April 17 at the Reference Desk. Space is limited on a first-come, firstserved basis. Non-residents may register April 30 if space allows. STARTING OVER SINGLES for ages 40 plus with Marla Matthews, TV Host. Saturday May 9 at 2:30 p.m. Join this lively, stimulating, compassionate and supportive discussion for divorced, widowed — or any single adult age 40 plus!! Make new friends, learn new skills, find

hope and inspiration. It’s never too late to start over! INTERMEDIATE MAH JONGG with Jacqui Palatnik Tuesday, May 12 at 1 p.m. Sharpen your skills and improve your game in this intermediate Mah Jongg program. Registration begins April 14 at the Reference Desk.

YOUNG ADULT TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Upcoming meetings are on Thursdays, May 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room TAB is for registered members Continued on Page 50

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Schedule of final budget presentations Budget Presentation Reminder The public will have an opportunity to vote on the 2015-16 budget, on May 19 from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. in the Wheatley gymnasium. Remaining below the allowable state property tax cap levels, the budget-to-budget increase is 1.68 percent and the levy-to-levy increase is 1.80 percent. This is the lowest budget and levy increases in more than two decades. If you want to know more about the budget, you can attend the following presentations: • May 11 – Public Budget Hearing at 7:30 p.m. in Room 450 • May 12 – Wheatley PTO Meeting at 8 p.m. in Room 450 • May 1 – North Side PTO Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at kanase@ewsdonline.org or by phone at 333-3758 or Robin Lufrano, Acting Assistant Superintendent for Business at lufranor@ ewsdonline.org or by phone at 333-1707. National History Day at Cooperstown It was an exciting day at Cooperstown for the New York State National History Day Competition. We have been following the path of the National History Day projects at Willets Road and Wheatley and our students who have been representing the district in a few of my newsletters. I’m happy to report that two of our competitors will be moving on to the National Tournament. Congratulations to junior Joy Bestourous who took first place (New York State champion) in the historical paper category for her paper, “Hassan al-Banna: The Father of Fundamentalism.” Congratulations as well to Jordan Pollack who took second place in the performance category, Alvin Ailey: The Leader Who Danced through History. Our other competitors also took home impressive awards. Congratulation to Krista Chen on her third place honors for the historical paper category, “Henry Dunant, The New Age of Humanitarianism.” Congratulations to Willets Road student Ashley Vincenzo who received third place honors for the individual website category on Jonas Salk. Krista and Ashley will compete in Nationals if one of the first or second place winners in their category is unable to compete.

A special congratulations to all our state competitors: Alex Horowitz and Ilana Nimkoff, Junior Group Documentary on Ruby Bridges, Rebecca Zeltsman and Maggie Caraddo, Junior Group Website on Harriet Tubman, Nikki Koch, Alana Osroff, Gabriella Santoli and Cindy Zhou, documentary on Charles Davenport and the History of Eugenics. Thank you to our teachers who accompanied our student historians, Diane Ilkiw, Patrick Shanahan, Jo Beth Roberts and Andrew Ardito. Environmental Action Club – Earth Fest The Wheatley lobby and courtyard were awash last Friday with loads of activities relating to Earth Day Awareness sponsored by the Wheatley Environmental Action Committee with presentations also taking place yesterday. I was participating in a literacy staff development workshop with our leveled literacy intervention teachers for the whole day in room 450 but got the chance to experience some of the great student activities during breaks and lunch. I will be sure to write about the Environmental Action Committee activities next week, as well as to share an update on the new literacy intervention program LLI that we implemented at Willets and Wheatley this year. PTO District-wide Grant Dinner Fundraiser What a night! The PTO Coordinating Council and dinner committee did a fabulous job coordinating and hosting the district-wide Grant Dinner. The event was held at Chateau Briand where there was dinner, dancing, shopping, ice cream sundaes and great raffles and silent auctions galore. It was a really fun evening for parents and staff to get together in support of our East Williston School District children. Thank you to our PTOs for all you do and for doing it with such style! Art on Display One of the special things about our district is the community support for the wide-ranging opportunities available to our students. These opportunities, from STEM to the humanities, from the arts to athletics, with a consistently strong interest and support of students’ social and emotional development, provide many possibilities for our students. Last week I wrote about the Big Band Night/Puttin’ on the Ritz

where our students performed beautifully for our senior citizens and empty nesters, while our Tri– M Music Honor Society students hosted a lovely dinner for our community guests. Before the concert our senior citizens and empty nesters were treated to a rich and in-depth student art show. The art show highlighted the

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breadth of work being done in the many art electives offered at The Wheatley School. The exhibited artwork was created by grade eight through grade 12 students and represented work from Introduction to Art, Explorations in Traditional and Digital Art, Studio in Art, Drawing & Painting I & II, Sculpture, Photography I & II, Portfolio, Advanced Photography/Portfolio, Advanced Portfolio and AP Art: Drawing/2D Design. Wow! So much fine work. Congratulations to our students and to our Wheatley art teachers, Julia Donovan, Nicole Girgenti and Melinda Gomez and to our North Side art teacher Robin Isaacs and Willets Road art teacher Colette Hardy and Ms. Gomez who lay the foundation for our students’ work at Wheatley. Tenure Appointments At April’s Board of Education monthly business meeting, one administrator, two teachers and two teaching assistants were awarded tenure amidst congratulations and appreciation for their excellent work. During the tenure appointments, administrators had the opportunity to share, in public, remarks regarding the candidates. In speaking about Dr. Danielle Gately, director of secondary curriculum and social studies, I highlighted her collaborative work with building administrators and instructional staff in supporting the fifth grade transition to an elementary model, her work

supporting our secondary literacy intervention, and her support and oversight of many of our leadership team initiatives. Her strong communication and collaboration skills, enthusiastic commitment to supporting a culture of professional learning and her exemplary work ethic were also highlighted. Wheatley principal Sean Feeney shared remarks on the part of Secondary ELA Chair Stephen Collier and himself regarding Daniel Burke, Wheatley English teacher, identifying him “as a natural in the classroom who wins over his students and his colleagues” with his easy manner, his willingness to work hard and the joy he brings to everything he does.” Dr. Feeney went on to highlight Mr. Burke’s skill in training students to read and think clearly, express and support opinions and debate issues as well as highlighting the significant role Mr. Burke has played in the use of technology in our district. Feeney commented that Burke’s “collaborative nature, his keen sense of self-reflection and his fearlessness in the face of new ideas will ensure that he continues to play a critical role within the English department and school. Dr. Feeney’s remarks about Colin McKenna, Wheatley English teacher, on behalf of Mr. Collier as well, describe Mr. McKenna as running an active hands-on classroom where “students learn by doing, often working collaboratively or using computers to create, analyze and communicate.” As Dr. Feeney shared, Mr. McKenna’s classroom “is designed to allow students the opportunity and space to learn, think and express themselves independently.” Dr. Feeney noted that Mr. McKenna “seems to be able to teach anything, from his rhetorical analysis of dense historical documents in AP to his lively classes on beat poetry and rap music in SWS … reinvigorating everything he has been involved in.” He was noted as a “true educational leader who will help us continue to adapt and shape our schools as we move forward.” Director of Pupil Personnel Services Shari Senzer described teaching assistant Susan Donofrio as a “true professional … committed to the district, approachable and upbeat with students responding to her support.” Her skillfulness in addressing the special needs of students and her overall warmth and kindness

were all highlighted, as well as her positive relationships with families, in support of homeschool partnerships. Teaching assistant Ryan Proper was described by Mrs. Senzer as a “talented, highly skilled, student-centered educator who always has the best interests of the students he serves at heart … [and] striving to meet his students’ needs at all times.” Mr. Proper was described as “consistently showing his patience, warmth and kindness … even when situations become challenging” and always able to follow his cooperating teachers’ lead in effectively instructing struggling students. Congratulations, Dr. Gately, Mr. Burke, Mr. McKenna, Mrs. Donofrio and Mr. Proper. Parenting Tips I had the pleasure of attending the jointly sponsored Roslyn/ East Williston Parent University. Thank you to East Williston’s Director of Guidance Greg Wasserman, North Side social worker Ashley Gleeson, Wheatley guidance counselor Lauren Silverstein and district parents Nancy Williams and Jamie Cutinella and the Roslyn staff for their expertise and efforts in putting together this informative evening. Each participant selected two workshops from a variety of offerings. I attended “The Stresses of Adolescence: How to Help Your Child Cope (Grades 6-12)” and “Computers in Hand …The ABC’s of Social Media” presented by our own Director of Guidance Greg Wasserman. Some takeaways from The Stresses of Adolescence Workshop were an illumination of the differences between the three adolescent “minds,” the emotional mind, the rational mind and the wise mind. The emotional mind is when reason and logic are not there, just pure emotional reaction. The rational mind is when problems are being intellectually approached, a focused approach using knowledge. The wise mind is the happy medium where emotion and rationality support each other in decision-making. Often adolescents are caught up in the emotional mind, and a parent’s goal is to help move them to the “wise mind” where they are not operating out of pure emotion. Also interesting was the idea that the concept of “perceived audience” has changed. In the past, Continued on Page 42

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Schedule of final EWSD budget talks Continued from Page 40 students may have perceived that people were watching or judging them. Today, the presenters described there is less perceived than actual audience for the contemporary adolescent due to the constant presence of social media. The workshop was presented by members of the Psychological Services Center at Long Island University - Post campus. Mr. Wasserman’s presentation on popular youth technology was very enlightening and I will be reaching out to him and our guidance department to periodically share some of these social media applications and programs our students are involved with, in this newsletter, in addition to the Guidance Alerts and the Guidance web and Facebook pages. As part of his presentation, Mr. Wasserman provided Rules ‘N Tools® and Enough is Enough® from the following websites, www.enough.org and www. internetsafety101.org. These sites have useful guides to the online behavior you may see your children use and become interested in at various ages and appropriate guidelines for you to follow at each stage. They are very informative. At Mr. Wasserman’s presentation I also learned that for young children there is such a thing as The Children’s Internet which offers children a safe, age-appropriate internet experience, available for a monthly fee. The Rules ‘N Tools® guide on the above-mentioned websites provides parents with appropriate information and guidelines for students up to 18 years of age. Congratulations and Commendations Wheatley U.S. Presidential Scholar Semifinalist Congratulations to senior Rohan Gulati who advanced in the Presidential Scholar competition. Rohan was one of approximately 4,300 graduating seniors invited to compete in this prestigious competition. He is currently one of 565 semifinalists selected to move on. Congrats and best of luck in the final round! Girls Varsity Basketball Team Named

Scholar Athlete Team Champs The Girls Varsity Basketball team was honored at the Board of Education business meeting on April 27 for their New York State Championship in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Recognition Program. With a cumulative GPA of 97.976, the team was named New York State Scholar Athlete Team Champions. Congratulations to the team and coach Ashley Rogala, a Wheatley math teacher! Wheatley Runner Commits to The Citadel Congratulations to Wheatley senior Katherine Keller who recently signed a letter of commitment to Division I The Citadel to compete in their cross-country and track programs. Katie, a captain for the Wildcats, has been honored by the Nassau County Cross Country Coaches and the Nassau County Girls Track Coaches Association. She has been named All-Conference (2012, 2013, 2014), All-County-Class (2013) for Cross Country and All-Conference High Jump (2012, 2013, 2014) for Indoor Track and All-Conference High Jump (2013, 2014) and Conference Champ 4 X 800 (2014). Wheatley Soccer Player Receives More Accolades As mentioned in an earlier newsletter, Wheatley senior Alana Leahy, captain of the girls varsity soccer team, signed a letter of intent to attend Fairfield University to play Division 1 soccer on scholarship. The Wheatley Girls Varsity Soccer team recently received more good news. After completing a season in which the team won their second consecutive Nassau County Class B Championship, Alana was named to the All-County and All-State soccer team. A four-year starter and two year captain for the Wildcats, Alana has been honored by the Nassau County Soccer Coaches and the New York State Girls Soccer Coaches Association for her outstanding contributions to the Wheatley soccer team. This recognition is well deserved.

Outside of the Wheatley athletic program, she is a valued member of the East Meadow Explosion soccer team, which competes in the top division of Elite Clubs National League representing her team at numerous regional and national championships. Eight Gold Medalists Recognized by the National Spanish Exam Competition Eight Wheatley students were awarded GOLD status for their performance on this year’s National Spanish Exam. This academic competition tests skills in listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary and structure. This year’s gold winners include: eighth graders Khavi Ahmed, John Scudero, Mana Shukla, Vedant Singh and Brandon Zhu; freshmen Adeel Anwar and Sana Haroon; and junior Jaclyn Stroud. The students’ scores placed within the top 5 percent of all students who took the exams in their respective levels. The National Spanish Exam is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. The Long Island Chapter of the organization will honor these students at a special awards ceremony on May 29th at North Shore High School. In addition to the gold winners, Wheatley students were awarded 17 silver, 17 bronze and 54 honorable mention certificates. “Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious,” said Kevin CessnaBuscemi, national director of the exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 157,000 students participating in 2015.” Joan Anderson, chairperson of the World Language Department added, “I am grateful to the dedicated teachers who continue to encourage our students to challenge themselves beyond the classroom. Our students have proven to be very competitive in both local and national language competitions. We are very proud of their accomplishments.” First Place in French Poetry Contest

Two students from Wheatley won first place in their respective categories at the annual French Poetry Contest held at The Portledge School on April 23. Senior Bonnie Lerman, a poetry contest participant since the 8th grade, won top honors in Level IV for her recitation of “Quand tu dors” by Jacques Prévert. Zachary Schloss, a first-time participant in the eighth grade, also won first prize among all 8th graders in Nassau County. Zachary chose to recite “Soleils couchants” by Paul Verlaine. More than 150 students from Nassau public and private schools participated in this year’s competition, sponsored by the Nassau Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French. Students’ recitations were evaluated on interpretation, pronunciation, intonation, memorization and poise. “I am very proud of Bonnie and Zack” stated Wheatley French teacher Jean-Francois Henley. “To have both a senior and an eighth-grader win first prize reflects the wonderful range of talent possessed by French students in the district. Mrs. Anderson, Chairperson of the World Language Department added, “We are all so proud that our students have met with such success in interscholastic academic competitions, year after year. As teachers, we know how strong our students are in our class settings, but it is so important for them, as students, to meet and compete with peers studying French in other schools.” Willets Road Scrabble Team Host Tournament Willets Road hosted a middle school scrabble tournament with Roslyn Middle School, South Side Middle School and the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County. Congratulations to the first place winners, Alex Horowitz and Emily Yagoda and the second place winners Ansh Jhaveri and Teddy Koutsoftas! Have a Good Weekend As always, please email me at kanase@ewsdonline.org or call me at 333-3758 with any questions, suggestions and/or any topics you would like to see in this newsletter.

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Getting treatment for their Teddy Bears Kerry McKenna, a member of Brownie Troop 1712 participated in the St. Joseph’s Spring Fling Teddy Bear First Aid event on Saturday, May 2. All Brownies and Daisies who attended received a Teddy Bear, spun a large wheel to find out what was wrong with their bears, and went to a series of stations where their bears received examinations, treatment, and home-care instructions. The afternoon also featured food, music, ambulance and fire truck visits and two bouncy rides.

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‘Young Frankenstein’: “It’s alive!” “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley has a long and distinguished history. English writer Mary Shelly was born in 1797 and her mother died 10 days later. Her father was cold and rejecting and thanks to her childhood losses and depression she gave birth to the novel “Frankenstein” at the very young age of 19. Her Gothic novel was considered one of the very first examples of science fiction and since then it has spawned many films, plays and book versions most notably with Boris Karloff playing the monster in the 1931 film. In 1974 the story was used by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks to make “Young Frankenstein,” which became one of the greatest comedy films ever made. The all-star cast included Gene Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein, Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth the socialite, Marty Feldman as Igor, Teri Garr as the sexy Inga, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blucher ( listen for the horses whinnying) Gene Hackman as the blind man and Peter Boyle as the monster. The film was so funny that when I chose to do my Ph.D. dissertation on humor the first film I analyzed in detail was “Young Frankenstein.” So when I noticed the posters saying that the Herricks Community Players were putting on the play version of “Young Frankenstein” I knew I wanted to go see it. Of course I worried that a local cast and a community group could compare with the comedy instincts of Wilder, Kahn, Feldman and Leachman and so I went with some skepticism. I arranged to get a ticket through the shows co-producer

Margo Bayoff and I arrived early opening night to chat with the director John Hayes and take a shot of the cast on stage. On my mind was whether the play was truly “Alive! Yes it’s Alive!!!” and as I wandered around backstage I probably had that lost faraway look in my eyes. A gentleman approached me and asked if I needed help and I told him I was looking for Margo. I then asked him what part he was playing and he told me “I am Frederick Fronkensteen” I said “oh of course Dr. Frankenstein.” “No” he said “that’s Fronkensteen, Frederick Fronkensteen!” I realized I was already in Oz. John Hayes, the director, went on to tell me that they had a cast of 35 actors, dancers and singers, the Susan Weber led orchestra of 14 musicians and a behind the scenes crew of 15. At this point nearly everyone knows the plot of “Young Frankenstein.” Frederick Frankenstein is ashamed of his ancestry, his self-centered fiancé Elizabeth is frigid, Igor has a hunchback that keeps switching sides, Inga, Fredericks assistant, is the sexiest thing on earth and Frau Blucher’s ‘boyfriend’ was the late Victor Frankenstein (did you just hear horses whinny?) What became very clear to me very fast was that John Hayes had put together a professional cast, all of whom had acting, singing and dancing credentials. He even found a tall blond dancer that should have been dancing with the Rockettes. Dr. Frankenstein, played by John Mezzo, Igor, played

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by Warren Schein, the Hermit, played by Frank Franconeri and the Monster, played by Steve Brustein, and inspector Kemp, played by Rob Geno were accomplished actors who know what they were doing on stage. But the shining stars of the

night were the three women leads. Elizabeth, played by Rachel Zampino was someone the audience loves to hate until she sings “Deep Love” and then we love to love her. We also hear the remarkable voice and the glorious legs of Inga, played by Stacey Weinberger. And her song “roll, roll, roll in the hay” was both very funny and very sexy. During it I began to fantasize in earnest about whether she was single and if I could somehow get her phone number. And then there is Frau Blucher, played by Barbara Tromba-Murphy (hear the horses again?) who vas the girlfriend of the deceased Victor Franken-

stein. She was the one who stole the show. So here is the question. Which is a better idea; buying a pair of Broadway tickets ($400), driving in (tolls $15) parking ($45) getting a bite to eat ($200) and driving home in stop and go traffic (total $660) versus getting a pair of tickets to see this play $50), eating at La Marmite ($110) and having only a 12-minute drive home (total $160?) For me what I learned is that now twice a year I will write a column about the plays put on by the Herricks Community Players. What a sweet, sexy, lovely, fun, talented group of performers. “They’re alive, they’re alive, thank God, they’re alive!!!!”

Some of the cast of Herricks Community Players now in Young Frankenstein.

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Meadow Drive students honored for posters

Students from Meadow Drive School in the Mineola Union Free School District were honored for their contribution to the New York State Senate’s Earth Day Poster Contest by state Sen. Jack M. Martins for District 7, James Bertrand, Andrew Morgan, Jason Morgan, Luca Bernardes, Luke Martinez, Matthew McCarthy and Nicholas Martinez were recognized for their voluntary submissions this year. Photo courtesy of the Mineola Union Free School District

Intel semifinalists

Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello recently honored students from Mineola High School who have been selected as Intel Semifinalists for 2015. The students, Charlotte Ring and Monika Dharia, were invited to a meeting of the Nassau County Legislature to be honored and speak about their projects and the potential use of the research in medicine, the environment and other areas of our society. Nicolello is pictured with Ring.

Mineola high celebrates 4th annual Career Day Dressed for success and eager to learn about careers, 180 juniors took part in Mineola High School’s fourth annual Career Day on April 17. Designed as roundtable discussions, professionals from more than 50 organizations spoke with the students about their career paths. Among the presenters were seven Mineola High School alumni, as well as many professionals from the community. Prior to Career Day, juniors took a career survey to indicate

their interests. On the day of the event, the students were given “passports” that directed them to professionals whose occupations matched their career interests. These passports included questions that students could ask the presenters. The guiding questions focused on areas such as educational and training requirements, skills necessary for individual jobs, and the rewards of various occupations. The event served to bridge the gap between the classroom and the workforce. By speak-

ing with professionals, students gained knowledge they may not have otherwise obtained from traditional career resources. “The presenters really gave some very good advice and suggested internships,” said junior Brianna Mundy. Fellow junior Tara Maloney, who is interested in nursing, found the day to be a “very helpful and a clarifying experience.” The students came away from Career Day motivated, optimistic and focused on their postsecondary plans.

MHS graduates returned to discuss their career paths with current students. Pictured from left: Diane Macedo (2000), Aileen McAree (1998), Palmira Cataliotti (1987), Ed Escobar (principal), Kyra McKay (1994) and Joe Gettler (2000).

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Mineola Choral Society concert in Garden City Following its sold-out allBeethoven concert in January, the Mineola Choral Society returns to the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City on Sunday, May 17 to perform the work of a 20th century giant in classical music, Igor Stravinsky: the “Symphony of Psalms.” This work was commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony in 1930 and in 1999 was designated by Time Magazine as the “Best Classical Composition of the Century.” The program will also fea-

ture John Rutter’s Mass of the Children in which the Choral Society will be joined by the 20-voice Children’s Choir of Grace Christian Academy in Merrick, and the 24-voice Treble Chorus of Mineola High School. The Mass of the Children had its world premiere at Carnegie Hall in 2003, and interweaves several English poems and hynms with the traditional Mass text. Soloists, members of the Choral Society, will be Ruth Elias, Chester Easton, Peggy Costigan, George Graf, Candis Alek and Peter Halliwell. The

Choruses will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra. The program will also feature the Mineola High School Treble Chorus, led by their Director Meg Messina, in a performance of Hymn to The Waters from Gustav Holst’s Choral Hymns From the Rig-Veda, and will spotlight the winner of the Mineola Choral Society’s Peter Haller scholarship, Mineola senior Lauren Behan, singing En Priere by G. Faure. The Mineola Choral Society, now in its 67th concert season, is an independent non-profit orga-

nization dedicated to the performance of choral music. It draws its membership from more than 30 Long Island communities and New York City. Under the direction of Thomas W. Jones, the MCS presents two concerts a year with a repertoire that spans sacred, operatic, classical and popular choral works, and also appears with the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra for that organization’s annual Christmas concert. Local residents participating in the May 17 concert include singers Chester and Dottie

Easton, George and Diane Graf, Linda Guggino, Vera Levine, Margaret McKenzie, Eileen Calder, Ruth Plave, Doreen Pagnotta, Hailing Liu and Carmela Altieri. The performance will take place at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City. Tickets are $20 ($15 for seniors and students). For further information about this concert and the Mineola Choral Society, see the MCS website www.mineolachoralsociety.org or call (516) 294-1175.

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Herricks student council honored For its exemplary record of leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, Herricks High School student council has been awarded a 2015 National Gold Council of Excellence Award by the National Association of Student Councils. “Receiving an NASC National Gold Council of Excellence Award reflects the highest dedication on the part of the school to providing a strong, well-rounded student council program,” said Ann Postlewaite, National Association of Secondary School Principals student programs director. “NASC applauds the work of the National Gold Councils of Excellence and challenges them to continue their leadership and service to their schools and communities.” To meet the requirements for the NASC

National Council of Excellence Award, a student council must meet a variety of criteria. In addition to basic requirements such as a written constitution, regular meetings, a democratic election process, and membership in NASC, councils demonstrate things such as leadership training for council members, teacher/staff appreciation activities, student recognition programs, school and community service projects, spirit activities, goal setting, financial planning, and active participation in state and national student council associations. Those councils awarded the gold level have successfully demonstrated the highest levels of leadership. To learn more about the National Council of Excellence Award, please visit www.nasc.us/ncoe.

E A rth day at center street

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. On April 22, students and staff at Center Street marked the occasion by tending the gardens on the school grounds and through a schoolwide assembly. During the morning, fifth grade students and staff ventured outside to prepare the garden beds for growing this year’s crop of vegetables. In the fall these vegetables will be donated to the food pantry at the Mary Brennan Inn. In the afternoon, the school gathered outside on the “great lawn” to celebrate with Earth Day music, the reading of student poetry about the earth and through messages about how all can contribute to making this a cleaner, healthier planet.

Neal Nessa Jr. State Sen. Jack M. Martins (R-7th Senate District) recently joined with the Mineola Junior Fire Department in honoring its Junior Firefighter of the Year, Neal Ressa, Jr. Ressa is a 15 year old sophomore at Mineola High School who aspires to continue serving the community as a Mineola firefighter and our country as a US Army Officer. He hopes to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point following his high school graduation. “It’s wonderful to see someone so eager to serve others at such a young age,” Martins said. “Neal has demonstrated that he has the passion and drive to help his neighbors and make a difference in the community. Congratulations to Neal on this well deserved honor.”

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North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review, a health-care industry publication. In a description of the list, which appears in alphabetical order on the publication’s website, Becker’s Hospital Review’s editorial team wrote: “Each organization on this list has a strong foundation of high-quality care, stellar credentials and a focus on doing what is right for the patients in its community. They are home to many medical and scientific breakthroughs, provide best-in-class patient care

and are stalwarts of their communities, serving as research hubs or local anchors of wellness.” To compile the list, Becker’s evaluated each hospital’s strengths for patient care as well as its rankings by other publications, such as U.S. News and World Report. North Shore Hospital, which is run by the North Shore-LIJ Health System, was rated the No. 9 hospital in New York by U.S. News and World Report in 2014, as well as No. 48 in neurology and neurosurgery. It received a “high-performing” rating in cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, ne-

phrology, orthopedics, pulmonology and urology. Michael Dowling, president and chief executive officer of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, is on the advisory board of Becker’s Hospital Review. “It’s satisfying to see that our commitment to innovation and promoting good health has been recognized by a prestigious organization such as Becker’s Hospital Review,” said Dr. Alessandro Bellucci, the hospital’s executive director. “At North Shore, we stress the importance of going above and beyond the boundaries of traditional patient care, using research and community outreach to ensure the well being of the thousands of patients we serve.”

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Republican lawmakers, including State Sen. Michael Venditto, state Assemblyman Edward Ra, Nassau County Legislator Norma Gonsalves (first three from left) and Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (right), called upon the state Assembly to pass legislation granting Nassau control over setting laws involving sex offenders.

dency restrictions only on Level 3 sex offenders at 1,000 feet away from a school campus, while Nassau County’s law sought to restrict Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 sex offenders from living within that same distance. Nassau County’s laws also prohibit convicted sex offenders of living within 500 feet of a park. Ra and Venditto sponsored state legislation to allow the county to set its own sex offender restrictions, which passed in the state Senate in February but has not yet come to a vote in the state Assembly. Following the state Court of Appeals ruling in favor of Woodmere resident Michael Diack, a convicted Level 1 sex offender, who challenged Nassau’s laws after being arrested in 2011 for living 500 feet away from LawrenceWoodmere Academy, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas called for the state Legislature to review local sex offender laws.

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Saint Aidan School celebrates Earth Day

Saint Aidan School’s Earth Day National Groceries Project was a success! Students in grades K through five contributed their pictures and messages of conservation and gratitude to the military families who shop at the Commissary in Garden City. In total, the students decorated 264 bags which fourth grade teacher, Lisa Spohr dropped off at the Commissary. Spohr said they were delighted and put up our sign to let shoppers know that while they could use “paper or plastic,” the brown paper bags were compliments of the caring students of St. Aidan School.

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Labor board to review Bow Tie theater By A d a m L i d g ett The National Labor Relations Board won’t schedule another date for the Bow Tie Squire Cinema theater workers to vote on unionization until after the agency investigates whether the company attempted to stop the vote, an NLRB official said Monday. Jim Paulson, regional director of the NLRB’s Brooklyn Regional Office, said the NLRB postponed an April 10 unionization vote after the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 — the union the Squire employees are looking to be represented by — filed Unfair Labor Practices charges with the NLRB against Bow Tie Cinemas, alleging that the company asked workers if they supported a possible union, told workers they may be fired if the voted in favor of unionizing, told workers the theater would close if the union vote passed and promised to give benefits to workers if they gave up their support for the union. “If we find there is no merit to the case, we will schedule an election,” Paulson said. “If we found merit, then we would

try to work out a settlement, in which we would try to resolve the issues being raised by the charge.” Paulson said the investigation should be over sometime in May, and that if the NLRB finds Bow Tie did threaten employees, the company can challenge the finding and contest it in court. If the NLRB found that Bow Tie Cinemas did try to dissuade a union vote, the company would have to post a notice saying they would not threaten employees anymore. After they posted the notice, the NLRB would then schedule a vote, he said. “Usually in a union drive, when a law is being broken so severely, you really have to consider how it impacts workers,” said Aly Waddy, director of Organizing for the UFCW union Local 1500. “The government looks at things closely to see the how the way the law being broken will influence the way workers are interpreting what is going on.” Waddy said she does not know when a new date will be scheduled. The NLRB schedules union votes, she said, not the union. The union announced last

week that workers at the Bow Tie Squire Cinema in Great Neck were trying to unionize, citing poor working conditions and low wages. After learning of the organizing efforts of Great Neck employees company officials organized monthly mandatory meetings with employees trying to persuade them not to unionize, Great Neck Squire Cinema employee Samantha Valente said. Bow Tie Cinemas is a national chain of movie theaters with locations in six states — 16 of which are located in New York, including New Hyde Park, Manhasset and Roslyn. But union officials said the organizing efforts were so far limited to Great Neck. Philip Mortensen, an attorney for Bow Tie, said his client does not wish to comment on the case at this time. Waddy said even when a company asks its employees if they support unionization, it send a “chill” into the air. “The [Squire] workers are scared,” Waddy said. “Some of them were so scared we had to pull the election because the government said it wouldn’t be a

fit environment to vote in.” That, she said, is why the union filed an Unfair Labor Practices charge with the NLRB against Bow Tie Cinemas in February. “[The government has] taken testimony from several workers,” Waddy said. “Many workers have confirmed to us that the company has outright asked them if they were looking to join a union.” She said that when companies find out their workers are trying to unionize, they will typically hire attorneys who will advise the company not the intimidate workers out of unionizing. “It’s as illegal as it gets,” Waddy said. The UFCW Union, which is part of the AFL-CIO, represents about 1.3 million workers who primarily work in grocery and retail stores, food processing and meat packing, according to their website. In her experience, Waddy said, companies try to avoid employees unionizing because they don’t like employees to have contracts that restrict management’s prerogatives. “A lot of times people think

a company doesn’t want unions for economic reasons, which is a huge reason, but they also wouldn’t want anyone telling what they want to do,” Waddy said. “Right now, the company is free to do what want — they can hire and fire anyone they want.” Most movie theater are not unionized, Waddy said, because of relatively high employee turnover. The unionization of the Squire, she said, could pave the road for other theater workers to unionize. Valente said employees are unhappy with their low wages, lack of raises and erratic scheduling, sometimes finding out when they work the day before they have a shift. She has said the scheduling makes it difficult for part-time workers, like her, to find other jobs. She also said employees worked throughout the holidays without holiday pay. Reach reporter Adam Lidgett by e-mail at alidgett@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x203. Also follow us on Twitter @theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

N. Hills incumbents to run for re-election By J a m es Galloway Village of North Hills Mayor Marvin Natiss said Tuesday he plans to run for re-election next month along with trustees Dennis Sgambati and Gail Cohen and Village Justice Sigmund Semon. The four, he said, plan to run a joint re-election campaign

as members of the Homeowners party. Natiss has served as mayor since 2003, and prior to that he was village justice. He said he hopes to oversee the completion of the large construction projects in the village, including the Ritz-Carlton Residences and the proposed 46-home development on the former grounds of the St. Igna-

tius Retreat House off Searingtown Road. “Those are major projects that we want to see to completion and it might take another two or three years,” Natiss said. Natiss, an attorney, touted North Hills’ tax rate, which he called the lowest of 64 villages in Nassau County, and the establishment of a shuttle service from Village Hall to the Manhas-

set train station as among his largest accomplishments so far in office. “We’ve kept the village taxes low. We’ve stayed on budget; no elected officials have seen any increases, no appointed officials have seen any increases,” he said. “We try to run a tight ship, and that’s how the village tax stays low.” He said the village would

look to maintain the shuttle service, which has departures between 6:35 a.m. to 9 a.m. to the train station and return trips between 4:55 p.m. and 8 p.m. each weekday. The deadline for candidates to submit petitions for a spot on the ballot is May 12, and the election will be held Tuesday, June 16.

Roslyn Pines pool to host Hempstead Harbor open house celebration boater rescued BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO The Roslyn Pines Swim and Tennis Club will kick off its summer season with an open house for prospective members on May 16, complete with live musical performances, free yoga and tennis clinics and arts and crafts. The celebration will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the pool, located at 38 Pool Drive in Roslyn.

Single adult summer membership is $930. A family of five may join the pool for $2,300 for the summer. Week-long trial memberships are also offered. The day’s amenities include two performances by School of Rock students and teachers, as well as a yoga lesson by Practice: Mind Body Soul Yoga. School of Rock and Practice are two of the pool’s community business partners. Arts and crafts

and a tennis clinic will also be offered during the afternoon. The pool celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, and its board members have said there was an increase in membership one year after the board slashed rates and enlisted the help of the Village of Roslyn to bring in more members. Last summer, the pool added the Port Washington eatery Wings Plus to its snack bar.

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO A man was rescued from Hempstead Harbor on Thursday after he lost control of the boat he had been piloting and was thrown into the water, Nassau County police said. The incident took place around 11:55 a.m. on the west side of the harbor, as police said

members of the department’s Marine Bureau located the 45-year-old victim clinging to a piling in the water. He was then thrown a lifeline and pulled safely aboard Marine Vessel No. 20, police said, while the boat was recovered by a private work crew. Police said the victim, who was not identified by name, refused medical attention.

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Market up trend likely to continue Inventory is at a Historic low, so where will prices go???? The market is zooming along and sellers are receiving excellent prices and interest rates are still below 4%! Will the market continue its upswing? This author believes it will as long as interest rates stay within a reasonable range 4-6%, which I believe they will and no major catastrophic events occur that would affect our economy. Jobs are being created on average of 269,000 per month over the last 12 months (Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2015). Unemployment in 2009 was around 10% and now it is steady @ 5.5%, so things have greatly improved (Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2015. This will only continue to enhance our real estate market. The Millenials and Generation Xerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be growing

the demand by leaps and bounds over the 1-5 years (42% of millennials want to buy compared with 31% of Generation Xerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s). There are 87 million Millenials (ages 23-34, born 1981-1992) will over take the Generation Xerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (ages 35-50, born 19651980) and are the largest group ever to enter the market second to the 76 Million baby boomers, after WWII. (U.S. News & World Report Dec 2014 & Stan Humphries, Chief Economist @ Zillow) The individuals and families that are able to stay local within the New York region will do so, because their earnings warrant it. Many builders throughout the country are building lower cost homes that are more affordable to attract the large groups of potential purchasers. Long Island tends to have a higher cost

gions. The brain drain has been occurring for many, many years, due to the high cost of housing and the only way to slow it down is to have that lower cost housing in downtowns and areas where smaller and lower cost homes

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can be constructed, with government assistance, which in some situations is happening. Will the no taxes for 10 years plan by Cuomo help reduce this exodus and bring more businesses and residents here? Time will tell.

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State aid threat seen in teacher evaluations Continued from Page 1 districts may need to pay teachers to come in over the summer to negotiate their contracts. “We’re not including what I’m calling the hostage money,” said Nagler, whose district could lose $342,000. “While I have every intention of filing [the evaluation plans] on time, I am concerned that the negotiation that’s involved with that is one-sided if we have the money in the budget.” In response to the school districts’ concerns, Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch has directed the education department to find an administrative solution to

extend the deadline, focusing her attention on a clause in the legislation that allows the deadline to be pushed back for districts that can prove “hardship” in complying. “Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard from administrators, teachers and school boards across the state. They’re concerned about the very tight time frame, and they’re right,” Tisch said in a statement. “And I’m worried about the fiscal implications for districts that can’t meet the deadline. Students should not be denied resources because of adult disagreements.” Regent Roger Tilles, who represents Nassau and Suffolk, said the board would

look to define hardship as broadly as possible but is limited by the legislation in how far it can go. “Don’t know yet what we can do in the definition, but I will be trying to define it to be as flexible as we can and the other Regents will also,” Tilles said. “If it were up to me, I would define hardship as meeting the deadline, which is an unrealistic deadline.” A spokesperson for Gov. Andrew Cuomo referred Blank Slate Media to a recent quote by the governor in which he said the hardship extension sounds reasonable as long as it is “the exception and not the rule.” The education depart-

ment has yet to release information to districts on how to apply for the hardship extension, which would push the deadline to September 2016. “I think everybody is to apply for it, but what position they take is a whole different story,” Nagler said. “I’m most likely going to apply, whether or not they accept me as a hardship is a different story.” Legislators, including state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) have supported dropping the Nov. 15 deadline altogether, saying the legislative wording gives the regents the authority to do so through the hardship clause. Herricks Superintendent

of Schools John Bierwirth, who is testifying on behalf of the superintendents association, said the state should formulate a default plan that would automatically go into place if districts could not agree prior to the deadline. “We think that instead of penalizing students because adults can’t agree, the way to do this is to say that there should be a state devised default plan which would be automatically implemented if the adults can’t agree on what the terms should be,” said Bierwirth, whose district would lose $532,000. “We did not think the students should be penalized.” Bierwirth said that in

the past Herricks could prepare for evaluation overhauls ahead of time, but this year too much remains up in the air. “There’s nothing definitive on a lot of critical issues,” he said. “A lot of critical issues are under rather contentious discussions.” Carlo Prinzo, the vice president of the Manhasset Board of Education, said the mandated changes put districts in a position of uncertainty. “I’m starting to feel like there’s a lot of strings connected to state aid all of a sudden. I’m not sure that we as a community want those strings,” Prinzo said.

Man in alleged murder plot faces new charges Continued from Page 22 cardiologist and an unsolved arson plot in Great Neck in February. As the deals progressed, prosecutors said, officers began purchasing weapons, and

during a sale on Jan. 22, the seller requested dynamite needed to blow up a building. Weeks later, the seller said the dynamite was no longer needed because fire was set to the building instead. Assistant Nassau County

District Attorney Anne Donnelly has said that the arson, thought to have occurred on or around Feb. 22, was extinguished quickly and with little to no damage to the building because it was set beneath the building’s sprin-

kler system. There were no people in the building at the time of the fire. Donnelly said Kalamaras set the fire, while Chmela served as the getaway driver. Chmela, of Selden, faces up to 15 years if convicted

of the top charge of felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He has also been charged with felony counts of arson, burglary and criminal sale of a firearm. According to a WebMD profile, Moschetto graduated

from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology in 1987. He was affiliated with St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center in Roslyn. Handler is also affiliated with St. Francis Hospital.

Albertson water commissioner to run again Continued from Page 24 “We’re like the district of 2016,” he said. “I pride myself because we’re always on top of our infrastructure, and if we have any problems, we solve them. We’re on top of it, and we keep up to date on everything.” Abbondodelo was honored last week by the Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners Association — the organization for which he served a one-year term as president in 2014 — for his service,

and he received a citation on behalf of Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano. “Howard is richly deserving of our appreciation,” said Thomas Hand, the current president of the association and a commissioner from Massapequa Water District. The award “commemorates his leadership, guidance and concern for the NSWCA organization and the Long Island communities we serve, which is above and beyond the responsibilities of his position

as NSWCA President.” As president, Abbondodelo focused on technology for the association, he said, and helped oversee the development of the association’s website and community outreach initiatives. The Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners Association is made up of commissioners from 21 water districts across the two counties. As an elected official for the unincorporated hamlets of Albertson, Searingtown and parts of Roslyn Heights

that make up the water district, he said he enjoys serving as a representative in the area’s most local form of government. When he first decided to run nine years ago, he did it as a way to get involved in his community, he said. “I’m getting older, and I was asked to run and I love it,” Abbondodelo said. “We all sit around and [kvetch] about the taxes, well I got an opportunity to help myself and the community.” He added that Albert-

son focuses on keeping up on infrastructure, and accurately discerning between the times repairs are more economical than total replacement, and vice versa, helps keep the district’s cost down. And customer service is another priority of his, he said, recalling a recent phone call he received from a resident who said had troubles with her water. “Our superintendent personally went over there to see what the problem is,”

Abbondodelo said. “I guarantee that within a half an hour that someone will be there.” Residents seem to appreciate Abbondodelo’s service: Three years ago, he staved off a challenger for his seat in a blowout victory. Former Mineola school board Trustee John McGrath ran against Abbondodelo on a platform of consolidating the district. On Election Day, Abbondodelo beat him 37726.

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NHP firm central to Skelos, Silver probes Continued from Page 1 Glenwood is referenced in the Skelos case as “Developer-1,” and Leonard Litwin, the company’s 100-year-old billionaire founder, is “Developer-1” in the complaint against Silver, reports say. Prosecutors of the Silver case say the ex-Speaker steered Glenwood executives to a law firm run by a political ally who paid Silver hundreds of thousands of dollars in referral fees, according to the criminal complaint against him. And Glenwood’s influential senior vice president, Charles Dorego, is one of two witnesses cooperating with prosecutors in the Skelos case. “If Dorego is involved, then you can bet more trees are going to fall,” an unnamed lobbyist told Capital New York. Efforts to reach Glenwood Management Corporation officials were unavailing. Prosecutors say Skelos,

the Senate Majority Leader, “obtained over $200,000 in payments to his son, Adam Skelos, through persistent and repeated pressure applied” to Dorego and Glenwood. The company relied on the Legislature for tax abatements and other legislation, such as rent regulation, essential to its real estate business. The senator’s pressure, prosecutors say, led Dorego to secure a $20,000 check to Adam Skelos from a title insurance company for work he never performed. It also led Dorego to push the CEO of AbTech Industries, an environmental company in which Dorego and Litwin both owned stakes, to hire Adam as a consultant for $4,000 per month. When AbTech later won a $12 million Nassau County water-treatment contract — despite a lower bid submitted by a different company — Dorego sent an email to an AbTech executive cooperating with prosecutors that said “dad

called” and Sen. Skelos threatened to quash the contract unless Adam were paid more, according to prosecutors. Adam Skelos’ monthly allotment jumped to $10,000. Authorities arrested both Skeloses on Monday. Dorego received immunity in exchange for his cooperation, according to prosecutors. “When all was said and done, Dean Skelos is charged with having caused more than $200,000 to be paid to Adam Skelos in exchange for backdoor bribes,” FBI Assistant Director-inCharge Diego Rodriguez said in a statement. The criminal complaints depict Glenwood as a company with tremendous access, engaging in frequent meetings between Litwin, Dorego or Glenwood lobbyists and the state’s most powerful figures. Skelos in turn took official actions that ben-

efitted Glenwood by voting for legislation lobbied for by the company, including the renewal of a tax abatement, an expansion of the tax abatement program in 2013 and a rent regulation law in 2013 called “crucial” to Glenwood, prosecutors. Glenwood owns about 8,700 apartments and 20 apartment buildings in New York City, and 8,700 apartments in New York City, most of which receive tax abatements. Litwin, a major philanthropist and co-founder of the Litwin-Zucker Research Center in Manhasset, also ranks among the state’s largest political donors. In 2013 alone, Litwin paid more than $1 million in campaign contribution payments, making him the second highest donor in the state, according to the New York Public Interest Research Group. (Capital New York reports Litwin contributed more than $3.6 million in 2014 and was the highest donor.) Using dozens of Lim-

ited Liability Companies to legally flout campaign contribution limits, Litwin directly or indirectly made at least 1,834 contributions worth $13.2 million dollars between 2000 and 2014, according to figures compiled by the Gotham Gazette. During that period, Litwin donated $1.1 million to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee and $1 million to Cuomo’s 2014 re-election bid. He was by far the largest donor to the campaigns of Cuomo, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, and the driving force behind New York’s real estate PACs, including one that attacked Senate Democrats. Litwin contributed $110,000 to Skelos’ campaign, $59,000 to nowRep. Kathleen Rice and $45,000 to state Sen. Jack Martins. Overall, he contributed large sums to dozens of political organiza-

tions and elected officials across New York — Republican and Democrat alike. “They are equal opportunity givers,” Susan Lerner, executive director of the good-government group Common Cause, told Capital New York about Dorego and Litwin “They have used the L.L.C. loophole for the benefit of the governor, and various committees and other legislators. I don’t believe there is anybody they don’t contribute to in some way.” A New York Times article following the arrest of Silver painted Litwin as “a shy, soft-spoken, compact billionaire” who went to the office in New Hyde Park six days per week well into his 90s. “Lennie ran that company in his late 90s and his mind was sharp as a tack,” Jeffrey Gural, a friend of Litwin and big player in real estate, told the Times. “Everyone loves Lennie. You won’t find anyone who’ll say a bad thing about him.”

Mineola ed board candidates square off Continued from Page 2 Renner and Swensen accused the current school board of doing too little to educate parents about their right to opt out of state tests, saying that although officials cannot legally support opting out, they could provide parents with more information about testing. “I support parents’ choice for opting kids out or not,” said Renner, a teacher who lives Albertson and has three children in Mineola schools. “[Parents] felt let down by the lack of communication from our district. Where does it say informing parents will remove you from the board?” Swensen added that the parents he spoke to “were upset” and wanted more information to make an informed decision, calling on the board to “answer for this.” And both Swensen and Renner said the district did not develop a policy to accommodate children opting out far enough in advance. Widman, a Roslyn Heights resident with

two children in Mineola schools, said standardized texting is “unfortunately” a benchmark of achievement, and insisted that students should not be teased regardless of their parents’ decision to opt them out or not. Napolitano said the opt-out movement “hit Mineola very late in the game” and caused some chaos in the schools. About 20 percent of Mineola students eligible to take the exams opted out. In reference to PILOTs, a form of tax break, granted to large apartment under construction and consideration in Mineola, Renner and Swensen said the school board “dropped the ball” by not attending hearings on the PILTOTs to vocalize the district’s position. “Why was our school board not there?” Renner asked. Napolitano, who like the rest of the current Mineola board adamantly opposes the tax breaks, responded by saying the School Board Association

was unaware of the adverse effects of PILOTs at the time of the hearings. School officials worry the Mineola developments could lead to an influx of students, but the state tax cap prevents districts from increasing their revenue under the cap for PILOTed projects. “Those three buildings are going to cost this school district about $30 million,” Napolitano said. “This affects all taxpayers.” Widman mentioned that Swensen spoke in support of a proposed eightstory apartment building at a public hearing. The developer, Kevin Lalezarian, said he would move forward only if the project were granted PILOTs. When asked about technology, Renner and Swensen, who both said the districts should move forward with technology initiatives, also said training for new programs takes teachers out of classrooms and there is little evidence the technology improve students’ test scores. “I’d like to see the

school district work to ensure the technology students are using is actually improving students’ scores,” Swensen said. Napolitano responded that students are “more than test scores” and Mineola has received considerable recognition for its use of technology, including a visit by a top Google executive. Widman — who said Renner’s position on technology sounded contradictory like the army, “hurry up and wait” — added that the many of the new programs the district uses allow parents and teachers to track student growth and adapt lessons to a specific students ability level. “The iPad has been doing great for the students. It has been opening up music, drama, art to students who may not have a natural ability for those disciplines,” Widman said. “I really see us being a leader as far as school districts in Nassau County, and I would like to see that continue.” Both Napolitano and

Widman, who has regularly attended school board meetings for eight years, said multiple times that they had not seen Renner nor Swensen attend a board meeting prior to the most frequent one earlier this month. “Change happens at the Board of Education

meetings. Change happens at the PTA meetings, Widman said. “How can you advocate for change when it’s not important enough for you to attend” the meetings? Renner said attending Board of Education meetings alone does not make a person the best candidate.

7-Eleven ruling overturned Continued from Page 2 “Here, the Board’s conclusion that the proposed convenience store would fail to comply with the applicable legislatively conditions…was arbitrary and capricious,” the decision said. “The claims of Board members and nearby property owners that granting of the special use permit application would, among other things, exacerbate existing

traffic congestion were unsupported by empirical data, and were contradicted by the expert opinions offered by” 7-Eleven. The court ruled that the village presented no evidence that the 7-Eleven, if granted the special-use permit, would have a greater impact on traffic than if a project were built “asof-right” on the property, meaning without any variance or special-use permit.

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English arack Obama’s solution to the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression was a massive government spending spree. Looking back, that really shouldn’t have surprised us at all. Pouring in unlimited taxpayer’s money for every imaginable entitlement program is every socialist’s dream. The country decided to try his approach, and voted for this inexperienced, left-wing, college professor. Not once!! But twice ! You think we would have learned a lesson from history. He jumped at the opportunity and started his spending spree with a $787 billion dollar job’s program, knowing full well that he needed to produce a minimum of 200,000 new jobs a month, just to replace retiring or deceased workers and population increases. Now, almost seven years later, when his policy has not even come close to producing his promised results, and “bridges to nowhere” are still fresh in our memory, we are stuck with his excuses, and of course, a $18 trillion debt. So many people were seduced by this charismatic President. He told them that spending such a huge amount of money, coupled with an isolationist foreign policy and negotiating with the worst terrorist regimes on the planet, was the answer to all our mounting problems. Instead, the problems were exacerbated and a cloud of incompetency and even criminality looms over his administration. Every day we are confronted with a “patronage system gone wild.” We watched as Obama’s friends were enriched and his enemies were punished. Under the guise of fear-mongering, race-batting, party loyalty and global warming, new multimillionaires are coming out of the woodwork. Insiders, like Al Gore (may be worth as much as one trillion dollars!) Harry Reid ($10 million) and Bill and Hillary Clinton ($5 billion!) have benefitted from joining his team. Remember when Hillary tearfully told us in January 2001 that: “Bill and I were broke when we left

Tutor the White House”? What an amaz-

ing comeback. Even though Barack Obama’s stated goal was to provide a “strong, sustainable, recovery”, some of you still believe his rhetoric and are satisfied with his mediocre or even nonexistent results. Furthermore, unless his accumulated debt is somehow paid back, historians may view this as the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history. The following should be read by anyone who only gets their information from MSNBC and The New York Times. Anyone who reads the Wall Street Journal and watches Fox Business is well aware of these gruesome statistics. 1 - Our economy has only grown at a seasonally adjusted rate (GDP) of 1.8 percent, the lowest in 70 years! But wait a minute! Under Obama-economics it is even getting worse. In the first quarter of 2015 our economy only “grew” at 0.02 percent. That’s a disaster. And please all you Obama lovers out there. Please don’t insult me by blaming the weather. It also snowed during Reagan and Clinton’s years as well. 2 - We have a pitiful 62 percent employment rate. This rate, not the unemployment rate, is the most accurate indicator of the health of our workforce. It’s the lowest it’s been in decades!! Fewer people are working! Got it? Less people are paying taxes! More people are collecting government aid. We are slowly going broke and becoming a welfare society. 3 - If you discount part time workers and those who have stopped looking for full-time employment, the actual unemployment rate is 11 percent, not the 5.8 percent President Obama continuously brags about. As you can see, his numbers are “fudged”. 4 - On average only 197,000 new jobs were produced each month during the first quarter of this year. Not enough to even stay current! 5 - We are stuck with 2.6 million long term unemployed( over 3 months!!). Doesn’t that scare you? 6 - Presidents Reagan and Obama both inherited recessions.

Yet President Reagan’s economic policies resulted in more than 300,000 new jobs each month. 7 - We now have an 18 trillion dollar debt, which is projected to grow to 20 trillion by the time Obama leaves office!! The interest on the debt alone is mind boggling . The President borrowed more in six years than all the previous presidents combined. Why doesn’t that worry you? Don’t you care that your grandchildren will be paying off your debt. 8 - Do you remember when the President proudly proclaimed: “My administration created or saved 2 million jobs.” I beg you. Please tell me what a saved job is. Since when is a saved job the same as a new job? It’s only found in Obama’s world of make believe economics. In case you are interested, these jobs came with quite a price tag. What does spending $787 billion dollars and producing two million jobs come to ? Oh my G_d !! I think that’s about $400,000 per job? There are too many zeros to figure that one out!! Will some math major out there please figure it out for me? I’ve got to get going. The President is giving another one of his rah-rah speeches in front of some grinning, deliriously exuberant, student audience. Wouldn’t you be all smiles too: 1 - if he just told you he was forgiving your $100,000 student loans. Taxpaying citizens, like your friends and neighbors, will “gladly” pick up the bill for you!! 2 - if he said how wonderful the job market is for poetry majors. 3 - And he wants to raise the minimum wage again so you can continue working at Burger-King and writing your iambic pentameter. I don’t want to burst your bubble, but why do you think Obama has been so nice to you? It’s so you will keep on voting Democratic. At least until our money runs out. Dr. Stephen Morris DDS North Hills

Kudos for Baltimore mom

et me applaud super mom in Baltimore named Toya Graham for stepping up to the plate and slapped her son Michael and taking him home during the violence in Baltimore. Her 16-year-old son would have been hurt and intended to hurt more Baltimore Police officers

with rocks. It is times like this that parents need to take the upper hand and put boundaries and curfews for their children. Children and teens stay out of trouble when parent are involved. Like a saying that is posted on one of our TV stations that has

said for years,” It is 10 p.m. do you know where your children are ? And for Toya Graham I say,” kudos, for being concerned for your son and doing the right thing !” Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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Help Wanted DENTAL ASSISTANT: New Hyde Park. Full time, evenings & Saturdays required. Experience not necessary. Please call 516-358-4683 or email LandLDental@gmail.com NEW YEAR-NEW CAREER GROUP SALES REPRESENTATIVE Fortune 500 company, voted top 30 places to start a career in USA by Business Week magazine, looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Must be enthusiastic and have strong work ethic. Sales experience is welcome but not necessary. Extensive management opportunities available. Unlimited earnings potential. Office located in Garden City. Call Bill Whicher 516-574-1064 OFFICE HELP: Part time position available for Inc. Village of Williston Park, detail oriented person needed with good customer relations and excellent computer skills. Hours 19.5 per week/afternoons. Please send resume to: jkain@villageofwillistonpark.org WANTED! Female driver who lives in Great Neck to do local errands 2 or 3 afternoons a week. ALSO WANTED, a cleaning lady, 1 day a week. Driver and cleaning lady must have own car. Call 516-487-5117. Let phone ring until answering machine picks up and leave a message.

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 / NANNY: Garden City college students available June-August. Clean driver’s license, own transportation. College athlete, good with children of all ages. Fun, caring, compassionate. References available. Call/text Brianna 516-670-2798 Call/text Shana 516-782-2506 BABYSITTER AVAILABLE FT/ PT: Experienced with children of all ages. A very responsible, caring, loving, punctual and nurturing caregiver. Clean driver’s license and has a car. Excellent references. Long term or just summer babysitting. Please contact me at 516-509-6994 BABYSITTER: AVAILABLE FT/ PT Outgoing, punctual, patient. 5 years experience, CPR certified. Licensed driver. Excellent references. Call Dianna 516-984-2171

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CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE: looking for immediate full or part time work caring or the elderly 5 or 7 days per week. References available, valid driver’s license. Anita 347-729-9875 or 954-260-1588

HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE Good references. MondaySaturday. Experienced. Own car. Will provide own supplies. Free estimates. 516-485-3543, cell 516-661-5282

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

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 516-2043655, Ms. Henry 516-850-4258 or Ms. McCallum 516-232-0620

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

CHILD CARE PROVIDER: Seeking position for child care. Five years experience with previous family, 10 years with another. Live in or live out. References available. Also available as companion on weekends on request. Call 516486-2177 or 516-943-5726 CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE Cleans, organizes. English speaking, honest, reliable. excellent references. Own transportation. Call 516-225-8544 CLEANING TEAM AVAILABLE: English speaking Polish women available to clean homes, apartments and offices. Also available to help with your parties at home, serving, setting up, clean up. Excellent references. Please call 516-564-0139 CNA / HHA AVAILABLE immediately. Experienced. Seeking FT or PT live in or live out. Excellent references. Valid driver’s license. Please call 469-223-8501 DOMESTIC HELP: House, Office, Apartment Cleaning Available. Monday through Saturday. Experience and references. Own transportation. English speaking. Please call 516-445-2901 or 631524-9996 please leave message ELDER CARE GIVER seeking live in or live out job. Flexible hours. Excellent references. 10 yrs experience. Call Maria: 516-732-2189 ELDER CARE: AIDE/COMPANION with 15 years experience available to care for elderly. Days, nights, weekends. Own car. Excellent references. Call 516-353-1626 HOME CARE EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE Available woman seeks position Monday through Friday or weekends pt/ft. Will provide quality care for you or a loved one. References available. Licensed drive with car. Please call Sonia 516-385-1455

CAREGIVER AVAILABLEExperienced 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

HOME HEALTH AIDE / CNA Certified CNA seeking full time, live in or live out position to care for elderly. 25 yrs experience. Administer medications, light house keeping, cooking, laundry. Will work flexible hours. Please call 347-707-3498

CERTIFIED CNA With 20 years experience available. Flexible hours Full Time or Part Time. Honest and reliable. Able to work days, nights or weekends. Also available for sleep in. Call Barber 516-468-1340

HOME HEALTH AIDE Experienced woman with excellent references seeks FT live in position to take care of your sick or elderly. References available. Call Claudette 347-595-5491

HOUSEKEEPING, ELDERLY CARE OR BABYSITTING: Full time or weekends, 18 years experience. Please call 516-236-1711 or 718-506-7529 MOTHER’S HELPER / BABYSITTING Rising GCHS senior, member of ABC Beach Club & GC Pool looking for a mother’s helper / babysitting job. Reliable & references available. Available mid JuneSept 1. Call or text Catherine @ 297-9823 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 NANNY/BABYSITTER FT/PT w/ 10 yrs experience. Excellent references. Elementary teaching experience. See review in mommybites.com. Please call Angela 516-330-0230 or email: angelamargoth@yahoo.com

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ANDY FOUNDATION YARD SALE Saturday May 9th 9 am - 2 pm St. Paul’s Field House 295 Stewart Ave Garden City Furniture, golf clubs, bikes, jewelry, books, art, housewares, tools, clothes, holiday items and more!!!

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Marketplace ANTIQUE LOVERS TAKE NOTE: Brimfield, MA starts Tuesday, May 12th. 5,000 dealers of Antiques/Collectibles. Visit: www.brimfield.com for info on 20 individual show openings. May 12th17th 2015. GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY May 8 & May 9 9am-4pm 141 Brook St GREAT BARGAINS !! Silver, china, linens, curtains, hardware, kitchen, furniture and MUCH MORE !! GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Fri 5/8 9am4pm Sat 5/9 9am-3pm 44 Hilton Ave Tandem kayak, grandfather clock, tools, clothes, games, cds, dvds & much more! NEW HYDE PARK GARAGE SALE HUGE Multi-Family Sale May 16 9am-3pm Lawrence Street (East of New Hyde Park Rd) Something for Everyone! Rain date May 30 PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $59. FREE installation/ delivery. Call TODAY. Limited supply 518-5361367. www.lowcosttrees.com

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*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 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 105pm, 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 10am-2pm. No appointment necessary. Auctions are live every Wednesday from 8am-8pm and pre-bids are accepted at anytime. Visit www.invitedsales.com and click on the online auctions tab. Visit www.invitedsales.com to see pictures and information regarding our upcoming tag sales and estate sales. Our 50% off room is open everyday and includes items that have been in our shoppe for more than 60 days. To receive discount coupons and promotional information, join our email list. Text “invited” to 22828 and enter your email address when prompted. Consignments are taken by appointment to provide you with the best service. Please call the shoppe at 516-2796378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@invitedsales.com. We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction. If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

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LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-3861104 or 917-775-3048

WILLISTON PARK: Saturday May 9 from 10am-4pm. Rain date Sunday May 10 from 10am-2pm. 99 Williams St. Kitchen items, bric a brac, designer shoes, men and women’s clothing, linens, electronics, etc.

PORTABLE BASKETBALL SYSTEM WANTED for reasonable price for son. Must be fully functional and working, not broken. What is make & model? Backboard width? I will dis-assemble. John 516-567-5309

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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

Pet Services DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care & Walks Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

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Apartment For Rent GARDEN CITY BORDER: Studio, 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartments starting a $1,150+ electric. Gated parking, laundry room, air conditioning, hardwood floors, LIRR, NO BROKER FEE. www. gcbapts.com / 516-742-1101 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

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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

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/Office. 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

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GREAT NECK / KINGS POINT Glamford Rd, totally renovated, 4 bedroom, 4 bath, finished basement, 2 car garage, Great Neck North / Baker School District. $4600 month. Owner 516-482-3210

SPECTACULAR 3 to 22 ACRE LOTS with deepwater access: located in an exclusive development on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. 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 lifetime, recent 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

office space 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/ p artial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com PECONIC ON THE SOUND: Beautiful, large modern house, private beach, gorgeous sunset views. May-October or monthly. 516-660-2869 or 516-484-0256

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Homes for Sale NEW HYDE PARK “OAKS” Charming Cape. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. 1 car garage, nice yard, beautiful sunset skies!! $549,000. Call 516-328-3246

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▼ LEGALS ACCOUNTING CITATION —File No. 260800/D—FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION —SURROGATE’S COURT —NASSAU COUNTY—THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent. TO: Marc Bernstein, a/k/a Marc Bellman, and if he be dead, his legal representatives, his spouses, if any, his distributees and successors in interest whose names and/or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained. A petition and an account having been duly filed by Stanley L. Levin and Donald Bernstein, whose addresses are 70 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583 and 1 Sewall Street, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, respectively. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Rd, Mineola, New York, on June 17, 2015, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Stanley L. Levin and Donald Bernstein, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Trustees of the trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Carol Bernstein f/b/o Marc Bernstein a/k/a Marc Bellman, should not be judicially settled, with the following further relief: that cotrustees, Stanley L. Levin and Donald Bernstein, be released and discharged from all liability, accountability and responsibility as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings, approval of the accountant’s fees of $3,350 to Gaspari Financial for the preparation of trust fiduciary income tax returns for the years 2010-2015, $2,150 of which has been paid and $1,200 of which remains unpaid; approval of the payment of $2,000 to Albert M. Prizant for the preparation of the account of proceedings of the trustees all of which has been paid; approval of legal fees and disbursements of $6,665.38 to Weinberger Singer P.C., which includes the $1,250 Court filing fee for this proceeding all of which has been paid and $10,000 or such final amount as is fixed and determined by this Court which is unpaid; and that the balance of the trust be distributed equally between Elizabeth Barron and Aaron Bernstein pursuant to Stanley L. Levin’s sole discretion as independent Trustee to so distribute the corpus of the trust. HON. EDWARD W. McCARTY, III, Surrogate Michael J. Murphy, Chief Clerk Dated, Attested and Sealed, April, 14, 2015 Name of Attorney: Weinberger Singer P.C. Telephone No. (212)949-7600 Address of Attorney: 230 Park Avenue,—Suite 545, New York, New York 10169 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear; however, if you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney. WT 141489 4x 5/01, 8, 15, 22, 2015 #141489

Index No: 32/13 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT—COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CSFB MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-

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THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-8, Plaintiff(s), Against MI KYONG CHOI A/K/A MI K. CHOI A/K/A MI CHOI, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 1/5/2015, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 6/2/2015 at 11:30 am, premises known as 9 Morley Court, Unit 9, Albertson, NY 11507, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being known and designated as unit No. 9 together with a 4.5455 percent undivided interest in the Common Elements, in the Village of North Hills, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 7, Block 111 and Lot 269. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $695,705.58 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 32/13. Bernard Mirotznik, Esq., Referee. STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (Attorneys for Plaintiff), 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 Dated: 3/20/2015 File Number: 201200152 GR WT 141503 4x 5/01, 8, 15, 22, 2015 #141503

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF TAXES INC.VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK I, the undersigned, Village Clerk—of Williston Park, do hereby give notice that I have received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes levied for the present year, and I will be in attendance to receive taxes at the Village Office, 494 Willis Avenue, in said Village from June l, 2015 from eight o’clock in the morning until four o’clock in the afternoon, except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, and that for said period of time taxes may be paid to me without additional charge and that on all taxes remaining unpaid after July l, 2015, five percent (5 %) will be added for the first month and at such rate as determined by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance for each month or fraction thereof, until paid. TAX RATE: Homestead $ .40315 per hundred Assessed Value Non Homestead $ .88836 per hundred Assessed Value Julie Kain, Village Clerk Dated: May 08, 2015 Williston Park, NY WT 141534 1x 5/08/2 015 #141534 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Appeals of the Inc. Village of Williston Park will hold a public hearing (open to the public) as follows: DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 TIME: 8:00 pm. PLACE: Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park, NY SUBJECT: to consider an application filed by Peter Battisti of 440 Mineola Boulevard, Williston Park, NY 11596; for a variance from 230-6G(1)

(required minimum frontage of seventy-five feet) of the Village Zoning Code. Interested parties may appear and be heard at the aforesaid time and place. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Brian Cunningham, Chairman Dated: May 4, 2015 WT 141535 1x 5/08/2 015 #141535 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Appeals of the Inc. Village of Williston Park will hold a public hearing (open to the public) as follows: DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 TIME: 8:30 p.m. PLACE: Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park, NY 11596 SUBJECT: To consider an application filed by Elizabeth and Timothy Flood, for a variance to the Village Zoning Codes: Section 230-7H, Building Area and 230-7D, Side Yard Requirement of 5’, to construct a onestory rear extension in excess of maximum 25% lot coverage, at 111 Campbell Avenue, Williston Park, NY Interested parties may appear and be heard at the aforesaid time and place. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Brian Cunningham, Chairman Dated: May 4, 2015 WT 141536 1x 5/08/2 015 #141536 Legal Notice The East Williston School District is applying for an exemption from having a breakfast program at the North Side School for the school year 2015-2016. The result of a survey completed in April 2015 resulted in a negative response of 83.39%; that is, 261 of the responses indicated they would not have their children participate in a breakfast program at the North Side School. The district is awaiting notification of exemption from The Child Nutrition Program Administration in Albany. WT #141517 1x, 5/08/2 014 #141517 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No: 13-013333 Date Purchased: 11/04/13 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU —————————————X FLUSHING BANK f/k/a FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, -againstHYE KYEONG PARK, IF HE BE LIVING, AND IF HE BE DEAD, HIS EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, JUDGMENT CREDITORS, RECEIVERS, TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST AND HIS HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATESS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, JUDGMENT CREDITORS, RECEIVERS, TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY, TRUSTEES, COMMITTEES, LIENORS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, IF ANY, AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH AND UNDER ANY OF THEM, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN

TO PLAINTIFF, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF NEW YORK, KANG WON CHO, NEWBANK, CITIBANK, NA, Defendants. —————————————X TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the plaintiff’s attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within 30 days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage in the amount of $564,000.00, recorded in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office, covering the premises known as 260 Center Street, Williston Park, NY 11596 a/k/a Section 9, Block 627, Lot 52; being a plot 52.12 ft. x 100 ft. TO THE ABOVE DEFENDANT: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to Order the Hon. Thomas A. Adams a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated Mar. 11, 2015 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office, Mineola, NY. The relief sought in the within action is a final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Nassau County is designated as the place of trial on the basis of the fact that the real property affected by this action is located wholly within said County. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your Property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Garden City, New York January 31, 2014 Kevin J. Etzel Jaspan Schlesinger LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 300 Garden City Plaza Garden City, New York 11530 516-393-8238 WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. #86049 WT 141527 4x 5/08, 15, 22, 29, 2015 #141527

Peace in our world North Hempstead Town Councilman Peter Zuckerman presents Albertson resident and children’s author Paula Groothuis with a citation from the Town of North Hempstead to recognize the publishing of her latest book, “Peace in Our World.” “Peace in Our World,” which features artwork from students in the Roslyn School District, not only has a moving and important message, but is also filled with beautifully rhymed prose.

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Herricks book return and pickup dates Non-public school students in the Herricks UFSD can return/pick up textbooks at the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road. Return times — 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Books to be returned to room 105/214 b May 12 through July 10. Pick up times are from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 17 -25 in room 214 b.

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Cosmos outlast Ottawa in Brooklyn Lucky Mkosana calmly slotted home a shot in the 14th minute to give the firstplace New York Cosmos (3-2-0) a 1-0 victory over Ottawa Fury FC (1-1-3) at MCU Park in Brooklyn on May 2. “He’s been practicing very well,” said head coach Giovanni Savarese of Mkosana after the match. “I thought he had also a good game against Atlanta. Tonight he found a lot of spaces. He was strong and he was clinical. He also helped out defensively. He worked very hard and he had a good game.” This was the Cosmos’ first ever match in Brooklyn and their third win of the season. “First of all, I thought it was an exciting night to play in Brooklyn.” Savarese said. “It was an interesting setup with all that stuff going on. I thought we had a very, very good first half. Unfortunately, we couldn’t show it a little bit more with the score.” Mkosana was played in on goal with a curved pass from the left wing by midfielder Leo Fernandes. Mkosana, who was named Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match, exhibited fantastic control with his first touch to set himself up for a quick finish as Fury goalkeeper Romuald Peiser came rushing in. His goal would be the only one the Cosmos needed; their de-

the referee, who ruled Restrepo offside. The Cosmos dominated the first half and had a handful of close chances against a stretched Fury team. Saturday night’s contest was the fifth match in two weeks for the Fury. “For us, we need to impose when we play at home,” Savarese said. “We pressured high. We tried to make sure that they didn’t come out; that they had a lot of trouble. We did it in the first half and then when we had the ball, we were able to find spaces and were able to keep the ball. We created a lot of interesting chances. “In the second half we tried to do the same thing, but we knew that they were going to come up strong. I think some of the players that came on in the second half for them were good players who created some difficulty for us, but I’m just glad that we kept the [shutout]. There was a very good save by [Cosmos goalkeeper Jimmy] Maurer that was very imPhoto / NEW YORK COSMOS portant in the match. Winning this game was important for us.” The New York Cosmos scored a 1-0 victory over Ottawa Fury FC. Maurer, named NASL Player of the The Cosmos looked to have added Month for April, added another shutout to fense held for its fourth shutout in five an insurance goal in the 85th minute as his impressive Spring Season streak. Spring Season matches. “It was a great ball from Leo,” Mko- forward Raúl got behind the defense and The Cosmos, who remain unbeaten sana said after the match. “All the credit to played a cross to a wide open Walter Re- with the win, return to Long Island to face him. He said he saw me make a run and strepo, who finished into the open net. FC Edmonton on May 10. Kickoff is slated The goal was subsequently called back by for 2 p.m. he just put in a really good ball.”

Roslyn L.L., Town team to host Open tennis tourney ‘Pitch, Hit & Run’ competition seeking new players The Town of North Hempstead Town Supervisor will be hosting Major League Baseball’s “Pitch, Hit & Run” competition in partnership with the Roslyn Little League on Saturday, May 16 from 11am to 3 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park. “Pitch, Hit & Run” is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball, testing little leaguers on the fundamentals of baseball. Boys and girls aged 7 to 14 are eligible to participate in this free event. Registration is required and can be done by emailing roslynlittleleague@gmail.com. Competitors will be broken into four different levels of competition and boys and girls will compete in separate divisions. The national finals will be held in Cincinnati, the host of the 2015 Major League Baseball All-

Hempstead Lake State Park will once again host the Open Tennis Tournament, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s Long Island Region announced this week. This year’s program will run from Wednesday, July 1 through Tuesday, September 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. Registration will begin on June 1 and will continue through June 30 or until the maximum number of participants – 384 – is reached. Applications can be submitted in person to the Park Office in Field 2 at Hempstead Lake State Park daily or by mail to: Tennis Tournament, Hempstead Lake State Park, P.O. Box 66, Star Game. For more information, please West Hempstead, NY 11552. Applications are available at Participants who advance to contact 311, or (516) 869-6311. the finals will play on the same To register, email roslynlittlelea- the park or can be downloaded from nysparks.com, Hempstead major league field as the All-Stars gue@gmail.com. this summer. Lake State Park’s Facebook page

or LI State Parks & Recreation’s Facebook page. All entries must be made using the official entry form and be submitted with payment and a signed mandatory release form. Checks should be made payable to the Natural Heritage Trust-Long Island. Fees are $12 for singles and $15 for doubles. The entry fee also entitles the participant to a tournament T-shirt. Sizes are guaranteed for those who apply before June 21. Trophies will be given for first and second place in the following divisions: men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. USLTA approved balls must be supplied by the participants. For more information, please contact Hempstead Lake State Park at (516) 766-1029.

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