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By B i LL san antonio The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency generated more jobs than its contemporaries in Suffolk and Westchester counties just once from 2010-13, despite regularly approving more projects and granting many millions more in tax breaks, a Blank Slate Media analysis of state comptroller data has found.

Nassau’s IDA during that period also recovered from businesses a smaller percentage of the tax breaks it approved through payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements, also known as PILOTs, than their counterparts in Westchester and Suffolk counties.

In 2013, the most recent year for which state comptroller data of IDA activity is available, the Nassau IDA granted $23,611 in exemptions for every job it gained, more than 10 times the state median and considerably higher than Suffolk ($644 per job) and West-

chester ($1,563 per job).

That year, the Nassau IDA approved 278 projects worth more than $2.9 billion and granted $43,325,571 in net tax breaks, recovering 37 percent of the exemptions through pilots.

Joseph Kearney, the Nassau County IDA’s executive director, told Blank Slate Media in early June that the IDA’s 2013 data was inaccurate and that updated figures would be submitted to Albany.

Kearny said Tuesday the updated 2013 data has not been sent to the state comptroller’s office yet, and that they are waiting for three not-for-profit companies to send the IDA their numbers. He said the three companies were “not included in the last go around.”

He said the IDA would reach out to the three companies Tuesday, adding he expected to submit the numbers within a week to 10 days.

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Construction workers clear away brush at the future site of the RXR Realty’s Ritz-Carlton Residences in North Hills. see story on page 3.

Dealertrack deal delayed; CEO eyes $11.5M payout By a da M L i d G e t t Cox Automotive Inc. — the company that last month agreed to acquire the Lake Success-based Dealertrack Technologies Inc. – has withdrawn a federal filing to give the U.S. Department of Justice more

time to review the proposed acquisition.

Cox Automotive announced Monday in a news release it withdrew its HartScott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act filing so the Department of Justice could review the proposed $4 billion

purchase of Dealertrack. The act requires companies file premerger notifications with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s website.

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New super seeks to build on success Prendergast prepares to take reins of Great Neck School District on July 15 By a da M L i d G e t t

teresa Prendergast takes the oath of office as the new superintendent of the Great Neck school district

Teresa Prendergast, the next Great Neck School District superintendent, said she only has a few tenants she adheres to.

Putting students first in all decision making, making sure a school maintains high expectations of everyone, building support within a school’s community, taking care of all fiscal resources and keeping the decision-making process transparent and collaborative are all part of what the current Garden City School District assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction says is her educational approach.

“The most important thing in terms of being collaboration is making sure I have the opportunity to interact,” Prendergast said. “It’s being transparent and being a good listener.”

Prendergast will officially become the 11th superintendent of the Great Neck School District on July 15.

Current Superintendent Tom Dolan, who announced his retirement in November, will end his tenure July 31.

Like Dolan, Prendergast is criticial of how state tests are used, saying that focusing solely on the individual test score ignores variables beyond a teacher’s control, such as family problems and emotional issues a student might have that impact learning.

“No single test can adequately represent the entire scope of a given course of study,” Prendergast said.

Since Prendergast was named the next Great Neck School District superintendent in March, she said, school administrators have helped her establish relationships with people in the community.

“I already met with members of the school community,” Prendergast said. “To me that’s the most important thing; building strong relationships with everyone.”

Prendergast said she decided to take the job at Great Neck because of the school district’s prestige.

“The reputation of the Great Neck public school system certainly caught my attention,” she said. “That’s a position that many people certainly aspire to.”

The Great Neck School District, Prendergast said, is a “destination location.”

“The young children who lived in Great Neck and were educated in Great Neck went off to college but ultimately decided to return to Great Neck because they wanted to raise their children in this community,” Prendergast said.

An educator since 1987, Prendergast has worked in many different schools in many capacities, from teacher to principal to her current position in Garden City.

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nhP-GcP board re-elects Gentile, del santo By a da M L i d G e t t The New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Board of Education re-elected Ernest Gentile as president and David Del Santo vice President at its annual reorganization meeting Monday.

Del Santo, who was re-elected in May, was administered the oath of office, as were Trustee James Reddan and newly elected Trustee Jennifer DeRocchis.

DeRocchis, a former Manor Oaks Parent Teacher Association vice president, unseated incumbent Frank Miranda, an information technology specialist at Nassau BOCES, in the May election with 54 percent of the vote.

Del Santo and Reddan, both of whom ran unopposed, were re-elected with 750 and 732 votes, respectively.

Del Santo, who won a fourth three-

year term, is one of two board members from New Hyde Park-Garden City Park to sit on the Sewanhaka Board of Education. The Sewanhaka board comprises two representatives from each of its four feeder elementary school districts.

Del Santo is the vice president of both boards.

The New Hyde Park-Garden City Park board appointed Reddan to his seat in 2014 following the resignation of thenboard Vice President Patricia Rudd, who relocated to Michigan.

At the regular Board of Education meeting following the reorganization meeting, the board also approved seven new teachers for the 2015-16 school year.

The new teachers included Robert Bliss, Theresa McHale, Tamara Chyi, Christine Talbot, Lauren Stillman, Janine Marques Newly approved teachers (from left): Robert bliss, theresa McHale, tamara Chyi, and Dena Zornberg.

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Condo project rises in North Hills RXR Realty’s Ritz-Carlton Residences to eventually house 244 units on 17-acre site

By J ust i n e Schoenbart

From New Hyde Park Road, condominiums in various stages of completion rise above the massive earth-moving project below.

Six years in the making, the RXR Realty’s Ritz-Carlton Residences in North Hills are well underway toward completion and have begun to go to contract.

“If you had seen this 17-acre site two years ago, or even two years ago, there really wasn’t much there,” said James Retz, senior vice president of marketing at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s, which is handling sales and leasing at the site. “If you saw it right now, you would do a double take.

It’s obvious that this is going to completion.”

Retz said two models at the site, which is located at the intersection of New Hyde Park Road and the south service road of the Long Island Expressway, are set to be completed by early September.

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Construction continues on the the RXR Realty’s Ritz-Carlton Residences in North Hills ists at the site where customers can see reflections of finishes and get a sense of what rooms might look like.

About 50 percent of the 124 phase-one units are under contract, Retz said.

These units have been on the market since June 2014, a few

months after construction on the units began.

Closings are expected to begin in early 2016 as the construction on the units are completed, according to Retz.

The units in phase one range in size from 1,500 to 3,600 square feet, all including balco-

nies and parking, he said.

With a significant number of units for sale already, the developer will not be renting out any units, according to RXR’s project manager and head of sales, Emily Bock.

Bock said buyers will have the opportunity to rent out units

to others if they wish to do so, but the rental would have to be for a minimum of six months and done under RXR’s leasing documents.

As residents, buyers also have access to the extensive facilities that are being built at the site.

Among these facilities includes a 25,000 square foot clubhouse, which will include grand entertaining spaces, bar and lounge, board room, screening room, billiard room, state-of-theart fitness center and indoor and outdoor pools.

“Nothing like this has ever been built on Long Island,” Retz said. “It has been very, very well received.”

According to Retz, the target market for buyers of the units is local residents located within a relatively short radius of North Hills.

“It doesn’t mean that we wont have buyers from New York or L.A. or Miami,” Retz said. “But what we projected early on was that [the local] market would be absorbed, and then it would be a Continued on Page 51

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Manor mayor elected to lead village officials

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In addition to being elected to the board, Donno received acclaim for a project in which she partnered with Nassau County to reconfigure and add traffic lights to a hazardous intersection.

“It was a major project,” she said. “We addressed an area that was very unsafe.”

Donno is currently working with the Town of North Hempstead to repair a deteriorating culvert under North Plandome Road. She said the village will be able to move forward if Martins is able to secure $1.5 million from the state to fund the repair.

The village is working under a five-year capital plan to repave the roads in the village, although the current tax cap serves as a limitation to the completion of the project, she said.

“We’re doing the roads, and doing them when we can do them,” Donno said.

Donno said the NCVOA gathers twice a month, once for the general membership meeting and again for the executive board meeting. She said the general membership meeting allows mayors, trustees, and village clerks to network with one another and get ideas for their villages.

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The Nassau County Village Officials Association recently elected Village of Plandome Manor Mayor Barbara Donno as its president for the upcoming 2015-2016 year.

Donno, who previously served as the organization’s first vice president, will be responsible for establishing policies for the association and representing Nassau County village residents needs through targeting organization’s initiatives and efforts, according to a press release from the NCVOA. “I am truly honored to be selected by my peers to serve as president,” she said. “Village government is the government closest to the people — the most efficient and effective vehicle for delivering services to residents.”

The NCVOA represents 64 incorporated villages throughout Nassau County, which includes over 450,000 residents.

“The NCVOA plays an integral role in advocating for village residents and helping them maintain local control over their communities,” Donno said.

Donno first got involved in the NCVOA in 2007, during her first term serving as mayor.

Her involvement grew, she said, as she began to attend meetings and meet mayors from other villages, with whom she said she shared concerns and networked with.

As she begins the term in her new position, Donno said, she plans work with the rest of her board to advocate to state and local governments for the villages and village residents.

“We’ve got a lot of unfunded state mandates and ever increasing costs,” she said. “Since our needs are similar, we all stand strong in advocating for what we can. ” The Nassau County Village Officials Association, she said, allows the villages to have a strong voice in Nassau County and the state Legislature.

“The residents expect a level of service, but it becomes difficult with increasing costs, the tax cap, and unfunded state mandates,” Donno said. “We work closely with state Sen. Jack Martins and state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, who held positions of mayor and town clerk in the past. We’re all working toward the same thing.”

She said that the board members are working to find different ways of sharing services, increasing efficiencies, and balancing budgets while keeping taxes down and pro-

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Schumer, Martins blast gun-shaped cases By a da M L i d G e t t U.S. Sen. Charles Schumber joined state Sen. Jack Martins on Tuesday in opposing the sale of cell phone cases made to look like real handguns.

Schumer said in a release he is urging Amazon and eBay to stop selling the gun grip cases.

“Any retailer willing to sell this potentially dangerous and tasteless handgun iPhone case is making a very bad call and putting lives at risk,” he said. “We should be doing everything in our power to end the rash of gun violence across the country, however, this product simply promotes it. Moreover, this iPhone gun case can result in tragedy if mistaken for a real gun.”

Schumer also said the sale of the cases might violate a federal law that requires toy guns and imitation firearms to have a blaze orange plug at the barrel. He said because the cases are look-alike firearms, they should be required to have the orange plug.

Martins announced Thursday he intends to introduce legislation banning handgunshaped cell phone cases.

Martins (R-Mineola) said in a statement “gun grip” cell phone cases can be purchased for about $10, and that can be shaped like pistols and revolvers.

He said they are typically black or silver and can easily be mistaken for a real gun.

“These handgun-shaped cell phone cases can easily be mistaken for a real firearm, creating a dangerous situation for the public, the police and most especially the person who is carrying it,” Martins said in a statement.

“Brandishing and walking around with a real-looking gun, then giving the appearance of pulling out a weapon is potentially disastrous and practically courting trouble.”

While current state law bans toy guns that can confused with a real weapon, Martins said, his legislation would expand the law to include these gun-shaped phone cases.

“As it stands, the ‘Gun Grip Case’ is likely in violation of this federal law and therefore, illegal to sell and transport,” the release said.

Some of the cases come with apps that allow people to play a simulated version of Russian Roulette, according to Martins.

He said in the statement both Nassau County police and the New York City Police Department have warned of the dangers of the gun-shaped cell phone cases.

“A police officer shouldn’t have to decide whether someone is pulling out a gun or their cell phone,” Martins said. “These idiotic devices will do nothing but bring tragedy; they have no place on our streets.”

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IDA picks NYIT for Clearing House to move cyber-defense facility to Jericho and expand

By B I LL SAN ANTONIO The New York Institute of Technology has been granted approval by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency to construct a cyber-defense research facility in Port Washington.

Recognized as a Certified Information Assurance Courseware Institution by the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service, NYIT was selected to undertake the facility last year after it filed a Request for Qualifications.

“We look forward to partnering with the Nassau IDA on advancing Nassau County’s information assurance capacity by bringing together academia, government and industry and putting Long Island at the forefront of cyber security innovation,” NYIT Chief of Staff Peter C. Kin-

ney said in a statement.

The facility will be housed at 2 Seaview Blvd. in Port Washington in 10,000 square feet of rentfree space provided by the Bethpage-based Steel Equities.

NYIT’s final designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense is still pending.

In a statement, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said the facility would “allow NYIT students and faculity to work on government-sanctioned projects in a secure facility.”

“Nassau’s work force has the skilled defense industry talent and high-tech skills to support the cyber security industry and develop tomorrow’s cyber security technology today,” Mangano added.

The approval marks the latest development

toward improving Long Island’s cyber defense industry.

A recent study by the multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers found there was a 48 percent rise - an estimated 42.8 million, or 117,339 every day - in cyber attacks last year.

U.S. Rep. Steve Israel wrote in a January Newsday editorial that a robust cyber security industry on Long Island would create an economic identity he said has been lacking for decades.

In April, Israel joined Mangano, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone (D-West Babylon) and officials from Nassau and Suffolk community colleges and LIU Post to announce a partnership to develop Long Island’s cyber security industry similarly to the island’s former defense industry.

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Publishers Clearing House has been awarded millions in tax breaks to move its headquarters from Port Washington to Jericho, which officials said would generate about $136 million in economic benefit to the county.

“This project not only keeps an iconic company in Nassau County, but allows the building’s owner to attract world-class tenants to the building,” said Joseph Kearney, the Nassau IDA’s executive director, in a statement.

The 20-year deal would reportedly freeze the sweepstakes company’s current tax rate for 17 years and increase the tax rate by 1.66 in each of the next three years.

Publishers Clearing House was also granted up to $1.6 million in exemp-

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House will rent “a majority” of the 305,000 square-foot office space at 300 Jericho Quadrangle, according to the IDA, which is owned by the developer the We’Re Group.

The We’Re Group plans to undertake an extensive renovation that officials said would add approximately 800 jobs to the Jericho property.

Expected to begin in October and take six months to complete, the $64.8 million renovation will add or retain approximately 55 full-time construction jobs, according to the IDA. Once in Jericho, Publishers Clearing House plans to add another 66 full-time jobs at an average of $90,000 per employee.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano in a statement called Publishers Clearing House a “growing employer” in Nassau County.

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GN board re-elects Berkowitz, Gross

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The Great Neck Board of Education re-elected Barbara Berkowitz as president and Lawrence Gross as vice president for the 2015-2016 term at its board meeting on Tuesday.

“There are so many things that come to us — such a variety of things — that need to be acted upon under law by the board, and its incumbent upon the president to convey all this, to explain it, and to make sure that we work in an efficient and timely manner,” Gross said. “Barbara does that job and has done it beautifully for so many years, and now she’ll have another year.”

Gross, who has been on the board since 1981 holding the positions of both president and vice president, is the longest serving board member of the Great Neck School Board.

Berkowitz commended Gross for his work on the board and took note of the work he did this past year in honoring the Great Neck Public Schools for its 200-year anniversary celebration.

“We’re part of the same team to make sure that our children get the best education possible,” Berkowitz said. “We never lose sight of that. That is our ultimate goal.”

Donald Ashkenase, Gross and Berkowitz were also sworn in as newly re-elected trustees. Ashkenase has served

on the board for more than 30 years.

Superintendent Tom Dolan, who is retiring on July 31, was sworn in as superintendent for the period of July 1 to July 14.

“Your presence, your professionalism, and your ability to provide leadership for the school has been the best,” Ashkenase told Dolan.

On July 15, Teresa Prendergast will begin her term as the superintendent of schools with Dolan serving as assistant to the superintendent from the period July 15 to July 31.

“We are very excited about seeing what you are going to do and how you will take us into the future,” Berkowitz said to Prendergast. “If you look around this room and see the team that you are

inheriting, it’s quite a team. And it’s certainly a group looking forward to your leadership.”

Carol Bloch was sworn in as district treasurer, along with Michele Domanick as district clerk.

The board also appointed Gerald Cozine as the principal of Richard S. Sherman-Great Neck North Middle School.

Cozine previously worked at Great Neck South Middle School as assistant principal.

“I couldn’t be happier about moving to North Middle School to work with the staff to great things for kids as we engage them in learning,” Cozine said.

The board will hold its next meeting on Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. at the Phipps Administration Board Room.

From top left: Donald-Ashkenase, Thomas Dolan, Barbara Berkowitz and Lawrence Gross during Tuesdays swearing in ceremonies.

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Coyote or fox believed seen in East Hills B Y M ICHAE L DO B RANS K I An animal believed to be a coyote was reportedly seen roaming the Village of East Hills on Sunday, drawing complaints from residents.

By the time police arrived at the site of the sightings, near Round Hill Road and Deepwood Road, the animal could not be found.

It was the second sighting of an animal described believed to be either either a fox or a coyote on the North Shore in the last month.

A woman in the Village of Lake Success reported an animal she believed to be a fox or a coyote roaming her property in early June.

In an email to East Hills residents, Village of East Hills Mayor Michael Koblenz offered precautionary tips, such as not leaving small children or pets unattended outdoors.

He also noted the animal sighted in East Hills could have been a fox.

Frank Vincenti, founder of The Wild Dog Foundation, said the animal seen in East Hills was most likely a fox with sarcoptic mange, a condition caused by mites that make the dog scratch, pulling much of its hair out. He said the mange is highly contagious among wild dogs because of their social nature.

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Lessons offered by North Shore school districts For the past several weeks, we have watched images of joyful North Shore high school seniors accepting their diplomas from school officials with proud parents and friends cheering them on.

The pride and celebrations were well deserved. Just take a look at the students’ performance, the colleges and universities they will be moving on to and the high rankings achieved by the school districts.

But do the schools on the North Shore form a road map that others can follow?

The answer seems to be yes and no.

The North Shore is certainly a model for parents insisting on excellence from both their children and their schools.

This helps explain the high caliber of the people who serve on local school boards and the people they hire to run them. And in turn the teachers and other professionals entrusted with our students’ education.

More difficult for other districts to follow is the amount of money available to support these efforts.

A number of North Shore school dis-

tricts have among the highest spending per pupil in the state led, according to a review by Blank Slate Media, by Great Neck at $33,824 for the upcoming school year and Mineola at 33,209 per pupil.

But across the state and even the North Shore this spending can vary greatly.

In 2014-15, the most recent year for which figures were compiled, Great Neck had the 46th highest per-pupil spending in the state, out of 669 districts ranked by Syracuse.com. Sewanhaka ranked 421st.

The Sewanhaka School District, which is comprised of five high schools including New Hyde Park Memorial High School just a couple of miles from Great Neck South High School, will spend $22,040 per pupil in the 2015-2016 school year — about a third less than Great Neck.

Outgoing Herricks School Superintendent John Bierwirth recently said that while per-pupil spending is important to school success, it is not the end-all, be-all.

“It’s a factor,” Bierwirth said. “The people who would argue that it’s not a

factor at all are wrong. The people who would argue that it basically determines everything else, they’re wrong, too.”

But we doubt many parents in a higher spending districts would be willing to switch with a parent in a lower spending district.

The lowest cost per pupil generally translates into more students per class, fewer programs — generally in areas where parents have fewer resources to help their children outside the classroom.

In some cases, such as upstate New York, at least part of the disparity can be attrbitued to a lower cost of living.

But on the North Shore and Nassau County, the disparity between district is essentially a function of the wealth of the district since most school revenue is provided by property taxes.

The result is that wealthier districts have more money to spend and higher spending per pupil than less wealthy districts.

While popular, the 2 percent tax cap helps lock in this disparity between school districts by making it more diffi-

cult for a district to raises property taxes “The tax cap is widening the gap between those districts, and that’s something we are concerned about,” Sewanhaka Superintendent Ralph Ferrie said.

“The tax cap is what’s actually exacerbating [the disparity in spending] in terms of the fact it’s widening the expenditure gap.”

State aid, which is based on the state income tax, helps narrow the gap in spending. Sewanhaka in 2014-15 will receive 29,100,152 in state aid while Great Neck will only get $7,568,390.

Still, the gap remains.

In a perfect world, as much money or more would be spent per pupil on children from less wealthy areas who presumably don’t have all the advantages children from more affluent families have.

But we don’t live in a perfect world.

But it would be nice to see — and good public policy for a country whose citizens now compete in a global marketplace — how we could provide more of the advantages enjoyed on the North Shore to more children.

READERS WRITE

Our Founding Fathers were left-wingers

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esponse to opinion piece

by Dr. Stephen Morris, DDS. Where to begin? You really hit all the reactionary bases.

Obama would probably disagree with being labeled a socialist.

So would any legitimate self-respecting socialist. Which of his policies have led you to this conclusion?

The ACA leaves insurance companies in the driver’s seat.

He’s a president whose most distinguishing characteristic is his lack of any distinguishing characteristic, other than his apparent willingness to compromise.

If he had kept the public option in the law, I might grant the doctor

his label.

Unfortunately, Obama “compromised” and we are left with an ACA that is an improvement but a pale substitute of what could and should have been if the insurance industry had not won the day.

Bill DiBlasio, on the other hand, would have no complaint with being called a socialist. That’s why voters who had had enough of Bloomberg’s superior attitude elected him.

You really don’t want to discuss America’s dirty war in Nicaragua.

The contras, who our government paid and equipped, targeted soft targets- people like you and me except without the slightest means of defending themselves.

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Today, we call that terrorism.

Iran-Contra ring a bell?

Congress stopped funding the atrocities so Ronald Reagan set up an illicit network to continue the money pipeline, and the terrorism.

What was the Sandinista’s crime that would justify Washington’s creation of an army of murderers?

They dared to follow a socialist agenda.

Better dead than red, the doctor would say.

The doctor has at least a dozen like minded presidential candidates to choose from. They all agree — climate change is a liberal conspiracy to undermine the American way, economic and racial inequality

should be left to the private sector to work out and abortion should be illegal.

With the exception of that last issue, Hillary would hew pretty closely to her right wing brethren in deed if not in word.

She would continue to ship jobs overseas and pay lip service to climate change while approving even the riskiest fossil fuel projects.

The only candidate the doctor should avoid is Bernie Sanders — another socialist with the strength of his convictions.

I’m still waiting to hear Sanders’ foreign policy views but unlike the doctor, Sanders sees income and opportunity inequality and the

shrinking middle class as a serious problem.

By the way, democracy is a leftwing experiment.

Lately, with the supremacy of an oligarchy composed of billionaires and stateless multi-national corporations, the experiment is failing.

The doctor should feel right at home in today’s big money-driven environment.

But please, don’t lump the founding fathers in with your reactionary philosophy.

They were lefties, through and through.

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Climate change science is overwhelming

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wish to respond to Leonard Mansky’s many charges about my letter in the June 26th issue of the Great Neck News.

He says my letter was “rambling.”

This conclusion must stem from the fact that he misconstrues the purpose of my letter.

I set out to explore how we know something is “true” and I used climate change only to illustrate the point that we should look to science as the way.

He tries to refute the validity of Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” for which Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mansky informs us that Yasser Arafat and President Obama were also recipients. Whether these two gentlemen were deserving is another matter, but am I to ignore all recipients of this most prestigious award because Mr. Mansky thinks that two or three are undeserving.

One technical question Mansky raises has to do with Gore’s statement that the North Polar

icecap would disappear in seven years.

I am an historian and not a scientist so this required extensive research. I found two sources which confirm Mansky’s assertion.

One was Newsmax with which I am familiar —it is a rightwing publication. The other was a British paper — the Daily Mail.

Every other source I uncovered claimed that Gore was correct in his prediction. Score one for the home team.

I would only add that in my letter I pointed out that there have been and will continue to be disagreements among scientists. I placed faith in the fact that even when scholars disagreed, eventually truth would prevail.

One other point needs mentioning. “Deniers,” whether they are discussing climate change, or evolution often find one flaw in an otherwise extraordinarily convincing argument .

They will discuss that fact ad nauseum and ask that we make it

the basis of our beliefs. This defies logic because it ignores “the preponderance” of scientific evidence which must be the standard for our judgments.

Mr. Mansky pejoratively makes reference to my “newswatching.” I had to go back to my letter to see where I admitted to such a heinous crime.

I found it, but wish Mansky had understood the reference.

My point was that meteorologists were reporting about the day’s many climatic tragedies, but they never connected the dots. I wanted them to say that the draughts and hurricanes had something to do with climate change.

Mansky accuses me of overlooking “Climategate” which is the falsification of data by warming proponents.

I have just completed reading a large number of documents on both sides of the issue. My conclusion, I’m sad to say, is that in the face of explicitly contradictory

facts, it is impossible for me to make a reasoned judgment.

Here’s one example.

Mansky cites NASA’s data showing that the world has warmed 0.36 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 35 years. This is not a significant rise. But the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has the figure much higher.

Mansky’s letter suggests that climate change is not “caused by human activity.”

Yet the IPPC states with more than 90 percent certainty that human activity “very likely is the primary cause of rising temperatures since the 1950s.”

The charges and countercharges hurled back and forth are mindboggling.

After tapping into emails of climate change believers, the deniers accused them of a scientific conspiracy, manipulating data, and suppressing their critics.

Fighting back, the American Association for the Advancement

of Science, the American Meteorological Society and the Union of Concerned Scientists released statements supporting the consensus that the Earth’s mean temperature has been on the rise for decades.

So back to the original intent of my letter….how do we arrive at truth?

A trained scientist should be able to look at the charts (and they are plentiful) and come to a conclusion.

But for those of us trained in other disciplines, we might look to motivation. Here are a few questions I’d ask — Who is making the argument? Who’s paying his salary? What benefit might that person or organization derive?

In the final analysis, we may end up holding firm to our initial position, but we might also discover some new truth along the way or even change our mind.

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Musings on the Fourth of July 2015

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appy Fourth of July: The day we sprang forth.

We stand on our own feet, which Our Creator has provided, The highest of ideals — freedom for equal justice for all. Democratic — Freedom from kings, queens, republic and church.

Therefore, individible. Know that enemies of this lurk in many forms and places.

It was noted recently that Beluga Whales were seen swimming in The Long Island Sound. Considering the time of year, it is possible they were/are on vacation.

On the other hand, sharks have been biting people in shallow water at the seashore.

Can it be that humans have caught all of the fish and they have nothing to eat? Or perhaps the destruction of the coral reefs due to pollution taking its toll?

Recently in the news was what was said about Rachel Dolezal who was very involved in the NAACP claiming she is black though she is caucasian.

To shed some light on the subject, I will use myself as an example.

It is for sure that I am of four caucasian bloods and possibly more. Two of my grandchildren have at least seven.

I have not lived in the part of the U.S. where I grew up since my late teens. I saw one of my great grandfathers once who was one

of my four bloods and don’t recall meeting anyone else of that nationality during the past 55 years.

I am neutral to that country and have no affinity with it.

I am 50 percent of one nationality. During the last 50 five years I have known only one person of that nationality.

I have no particular affinity there either. Of the third I am quite neutral though I know some of them.

I meet many of the fourth.

There is somewhat of a disharmony between most of them and myself.

My affinities are mostly with three other European countries.

Of two of them I know many.

I am led to wonder who I have been in past lives. As I am now, I don’t really belong anywhere.

Since when I was in my 20s I have noticed that most peoples are open towards me. Later on I realized that I am free: free of race affiliation.

It is said that in the future there will be only one race — the human race and that the idea of race will be no more.

No doubt, there is still quite some time to go before thar becomes fact.

The United States is said to be the great vanguard, melting pot.

There can well be other reasons for our country than what are commonly considered.

It is claimed that the angels

have charge of leading one being reborn to particular parents at a time and place when the ‘stars’ will be right.

Most times it is best for each though there are some times when a debt of destiny has to be paid. One such instance is what has been observed as a fatal attraction.

I know two people that each are of two races. Each of them seem to have some kind of guilt for not being entirely just one of their present races.

They each go out of their way to be more of that race than those fully of that race.

The bond to race can be difficult to break but it is the way of the future.

Back to Rachel Dolezar who feels she is born in the wrong race.

Perhaps she is born caucasian for the first time for a reason.

Hopefully it will ultimately be for the good and understood.

It is said that Our Creator from Himself created a multitude of virgin spirits who in the beginning were utterly numb and dumb.

Over long eons of time we have become as we are today.

We are still only on the fourth rung with the animals, plants and physical world below us.

Above us the angels, archangels and a multitude of higher beings up to Our Creator.

Our life wave, this human race extends from lofty, exalted beings such as Jesus Of Nazerath and the parents who brought Him into this world all the way down through the apes, gorillas, gibbons and monkeys, etc., all of whom are said to have degenerated. DNA should corroborate this.

The majority of us are between this high and low.

Almost all of us now have our smart phones of the day.

Quite a large number of highly skilled professions are required to create them and have them work as they do. The rest of us are getting there little by little.

Others, having been chosen and tutored by higher beings have become able to leave their bodies at will and go anywhere on Earth in full consciousness.

Knowledge exists for one who looks for it. Religious people especially, know the story of The Archangel Gabriel appearing to The Virgin Mary. Being that The Archangels never had a physical body, it is obvious that The Virgin Mary had to be able to see in this higher realm. This point is overlooked.

The same goes for the girl at Lourdes. Though a crowd of people were present the second time, none of them saw anything. A clean heart and a clean mind. We have quite a future ahead of us.

I did’nt say pure: This word has a lot of barnacles attached these days. Clean is still clean.

Some of our fellow human beings have reached a stage of not needing to be reborn again except for a special purpose. As is said, Jesus Of Nazerath left His body for the last time at age thirty and as was agreed, The Archangel Christ inhabited it for three years to infuse our planet with His Being.

If anyone wishes to examine the facts, all of the so-called miracles happened during this latter time.

Many of the anthropoids supposedly will be saved too. Imagine an ape, long behind bars in a zoo observing humans. One can wonder what the ape experiences.

What is said is that many of them will be born into the lower human races and saved though some will be permanently lost.

Those will then be cast out somewhere and at some far future time will be injected into another life wave.

Supposedly they will feel very un-at-home there. Aliens.

The physicists and chemists have accomplished truly great things though they should stick to their professions. Ultimately, the big bang theory will be a big joke on them.

‘Hope you all had a happy Fourth of July.

Charles Samek Mineola

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A loo k on the lighter side

Signs of trouble are all around us I don’t know why people think I’m “obtuse.”

So what, if I come to a different conclusion, in some situations, than other people do? I just think I have a unique appreciation of the world we live in.

I don’t see how any reasonable person could conclude that it’s my fault — especially not someone I’m married to.

For example, there’s a business near my house that has big signs advertising that they are the place for your “Hand Car Wash.”

In my experience, hand cars were those little two-man hand-operated railroad cars that whizzed around all the Saturday morning cartoons.

How many people around here actually have one, that there can be a whole business for washing them?

Or another example: On a road near my home, there’s a sign that says “Marginal Road Keep Right.”

I always wonder, just how

“marginal” are we talking, here?

And if it’s that bad, wouldn’t fixing it be a better option than posting a sign?

A little farther down that same road, there’s another sign: “Resident Drop-Off.” Somehow I always expect to see a bunch of senior citizens in front of it, sitting in lawn chairs and waiting for Pick-Up. For many years, our public library’s lobby featured a bulky machine, with the admonishment that it was for “Customer Selfcheck.”

Every time I passed by, I was taken aback. “Right here? But there’s so little privacy, in the middle of the lobby!” But it turns out it was only for books.

And every building I go into has a sign at every exit, saying “Door is alarmed.”

I always think, “You poor thing. But I suppose I would be, too, if I saw what you see, every day.”

I’m at my best when we trav-

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A Look on the Lighter Side el.

Driving around England, some years ago, it was all we could do to stay on the right, I mean the wrong, side of the road.

It was completely disorienting.

Reading road signs on top of that was far too much to expect, as I calmly explained to my dearest one at the top of my lungs.

But somehow, slowing down for a picturesque “roundabout,”

we both spotted a sign for a “Garden for Autistic Children,” and decided to check it out.

I didn’t want to get in any one’s way, but the woman at the gate said it was fine to come in, as long as we paid the entrance fee.

I’m not sure what I expected — maybe flowers organized by color, or shape, or some other easyto-grasp principle. But there was no such thing; in fact, the whole thing looked jumbled and almost neglected! I later read that that is the essence of the “English cottage style” of garden. But at the time, I was just confused. “It looks so random,” I said to my husband. “Can autistic children really understand it?”

My spouse, however, was laughing at me. “Judy, the garden is for us; it’s just the money that’s for the autistic children.”

Humph!

Onward and upward. Back on the highway, we had to get to the Lake Country and our reservation, before dinner.

We were trying to make up for lost time with the M-1 Motorway, but I couldn’t help noticing big signs at every rest stop: “Football Coaches By Reservation Only.”

Now, I’m no fool, and I said as much to my spouse: “Okay, I know that ‘football’ means soccer, over here.

But still, I’m confused. You’d think it’d be the teams they’re worried about, not the coaches.”

Once again, my beloved is laughing. ‘’Well, I’ll give you partial credit, this time, Judy. But over here, a ‘coach’ is a bus, not a person. A bus full of rowdy soccer fans — you know, the kind who sometimes riot when their team doesn’t win. So it makes perfect sense that the rest stop company would be nervous about letting them in.”

I guess it makes sense, when you look at it that way.

Only problem is, I seldom do.

from the des k of senator j ac k martins

Thoughts for recent graduates It’s graduation season once again but this year holds special meaning for my family as we celebrate that milestone in our own lives.

My oldest daughter just graduated from high school and like other parents, my wife and I had mixed emotions; pride as she received her diploma, anxiety about her being on her own, sadness that she won’t be living at home anymore, and just plain old amazement that we’re old enough to have a high school graduate!

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster for our daughter too; she’s excited to graduate and head off to college, sad that she and her classmates will no longer be together every day, and nervous about what the future holds.

It’s a difficult transition to be sure so I wanted to share some of the tried and true lessons I’ve learned over the years from people far wiser than me.

Never stop learning; ever.

Graduation doesn’t mean

you know everything. Learning doesn’t just take place in a school, and it doesn’t just come from books. It happens every day through experiences, interactions, and situations.

Life is the ultimate classroom, and the tests can be very hard; make sure you’re paying attention.

Build Your Own Future, but whatever it is, work hard and believe in yourself.

Parents and teachers give you a foundation for success.

How you build on it is entirely up to you.

In anything and everything, do it with passion and work hard — but most of all, be confident in yourself.

After all, amateurs built the ark and professionals, the Titanic.

I think Henry Ford summed it up perfectly; “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.”

Don’t be afraid to fail.

This is easier said than done, because failure is embarrassing.

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But remember, even the most successful people have failed at some point.

Steve Jobs was fired from the company he founded. Abraham Lincoln failed in business, had a nervous breakdown, and lost eight different elections before becoming one of our greatest presidents. And Michael Jordan missed the game winning shot 26 times in his career.

Failure is not fatal; how you respond to it can be. If you fail, learn from it and come back

stronger.

As Babe Ruth once said, “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”

Be someone’s hero.

Think of who your heroes and role models are. I’m not talking athletes, musicians, or movie stars; you don’t need to be famous to be a hero. It could be your parents, a relative, a teacher, a coach. Whoever they are, you’re a better person because of them.

Starting now, give that same gift to someone else. Not only will they benefit but it’ll encourage you to live up to your true potential.

Steal with your eyes.

An old, Italian plumber taught me this one. Whatever task you’re engaged in, you’ll probably be at the heels of older, more capable mentors.

Don’t waste the opportunity.

Whether you’re running an election campaign or fixing a sink, somebody knows it better than you so watch carefully and ask lots of questions because at-

tention is the single most important element in learning.

Remember where you come from, and give back.

You come from some place; a family, a school, a neighborhood. Wherever you go, no matter how far away, it will always be part of you.

Remember it, use it, and most importantly, give back to it.

So to those pursuing higher education, I wish you good luck in your studies; to your parents, good luck paying for it (I share in your pain!).

To those entering the workforce, I wish you life-long success and satisfaction.

And to those joining the military, thank you for serving our country and please stay safe.

No matter your pursuit, this is exciting moment in your lives but remember it’s only a moment. Celebrate what you’ve accomplished but buckle up because the ride is just beginning.

No regrets. Enjoy every minute of it!

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LBJ was a hero to mass transit in U.S. July 2015 marks the 51st Anniversary of federal government support for public transportation.

The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of the late President Lyndon Johnson’s greatest accomplishments which continues benefiting many Americans today.

On July 9, 1964 he signed the “Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964” into law.

Subsequently this has resulted in the investment over time of several hundred billion dollars into public transportation.

Millions of Americans including many residing in Great Neck, New Hyde Park, Herricks, Williston Park, Albertson, Searington, Garden City, Manhasset and Roslyn along with other nearby neighborhoods in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk County today on a daily basis utilize various public transportation alternatives.

They include local and express bus, ferry, jitney, light rail, subway and commuter rail services.

All of these systems use less fuel and move far more people than conventional single occupancy vehicles. Most of these systems are funded with your tax dollars thanks to President Johnson.

Depending upon where you live, consider the public transportation alternative.

Try riding a local or express bus, commuter van, ferry, light rail, commuter rail or subway.

As a elementary school student in Great Neck during the ‘60s — I remember going to the Flushing World’s Fair.

We rode Schenck Bus, a private bus operator. They extended their route from Glen Cove to downtown Flushing, right up to the World’s Fair entrance.

In those days, the drivers made change and drove the bus at the same time.

Nobody would dare bring soda or food on the bus or leave any litter behind. In the late ‘60s, I would ride the Universal Auto Bus route which ran down Middle Neck Road from Great Neck Plaza to the Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy.

There was also the Great Neck to Lynbrook route operated by Schenck Bus. Riding that route, I would switch for the Bee Line Bus and pay another fare taking me to either Hempstead or Freeport.

There were no free transfers in those days. Into the 70’s, both Hempstead and Freeport were two major shopping hubs.

From Hempstead, I could explore various other communties in Nassau County.

For a third fare, I could ride one of the many other buses operated by Hempstead Bus Corporation, Jerusalem Avenue Bus Lines, Stage Coach Bus Lines and others whose routes terminated at the old Hempstead Bus Terminal.

As time went by, the old Hempstead Bus Terminal evolved into a well worn facility badly needing upgrading or replacement. The new modern Hempstead Bus Terminal would not come into being until the 1990s.

Fast forward to today. Fortunately we have the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its various operating agencies, including New York City Transit subway and bus, Long Island Rail Road, Metro North Rail Road, Staten Island Rapid Transit Authority, MTA Bus along with Nassau County’s NICE bus system.

Chartered by the state Legislature in 1965 as the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority, it was created to purchase and operate the bankrupt Long Island Rail Road.

The MCTA changed its name to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 1968 when it took over operations of the New York City Transit Authority.

Previously, in 1953 the old New York City Board of Transportation passed on control of the municipal subway system, including all its assets to the newly created New York City Transit Authority.

In 1968, the MTA also acquired through lease the New York State commuter trackage of Penn Central’s Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines, contracting their subsidized operation to Penn Central.

In 1976, they became part of Conrail.

In 1973, the MTA agreed to subsidize the existing Erie Lackawanna Railway Port Jervis service which also became part of Conrail in 1976 In 1983 the Metro-North Railroad was formed to take over all of Conrail’s New York State commuter operations.

The MTA took over all service in 1983, as the Metro North Railroad.

In 1971 the passenger operations of the former Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Company, were acquired from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

The MTA created a subsidiary, the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, for the purposes of operation and maintenance. It is currently managed by the MTA New York City Transit’s Department of Subways.

In Nassau County, we have Nassau Inter County Express formerly Long Island Bus and City of Long Beach bus systems.

In 1973, Nassau County purchased equipment, routes and some facilities of numerous private bus operators most of whom were experiencing serious financial difficulties.

These private bus operators included Bee Line, Rockville Center Bus Corporation, Utility Lines, Schenck Transportation Inc., Hempstead Bus Corporation, Jerusalem Avenue Bus Lines, Universal Auto Bus, Roosevelt Bus Lines, Stage Coach Lines, Hendrickson Bus Corporation and others.

Their respective fare box income was becoming insufficient to cover current day to day operating expenses.

They also lacked the funding for purchasing new modern replacement buses along with upgrading antiquated out of date maintenance and operating bus garages. Nassau County followed up that same year entering into a lease and operating agreement with the MTA to continue providing local bus service. This resulted in creation of the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority.

Later, Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority was followed

by Long Island Bus and as of January 1, 2012 Nassau Inter County Express.

Many of the same routes operated by MSBA. LI Bus and NICE can be traced back to the various private bus operators.

Up until 1973, various private bus operators ran service

on many of the very same routes customers patronize today.

Suffolk County has Suffolk County Bus, Town of Huntington Area Rapid Transit, Hampton Jitney and Hampton Luxury Liner.

Suffolk County Transit was created decades ago to represent various private bus operators providing them with both capital and operating assistance in exchange for running various franchised routes within the county. Some of these private operators have included during different times Utility Lines, Coram Bus, Alert Coaches, Suffolk Bus Corporation, EBT Bus and several others.

There are other private bus and ferry operators along with many smaller suburban operators providing service.

The ancestors to MTA Bus that operated in New York City were eight private bus operators. These included Steinway Bus and Queens Transit, (which combined to become Queens Surface Bus Corporation along with Green Bus, Jamaica Bus and Triboro Coach.

They all who provided service in Queens, Command Bus (previously Pioneer Bus) ran in Brooklyn along with New York Bus and Liberty Lines Bronx Express operating primarily express routes from the Bronx to Manhattan.

One could also travel around New York City using their services.

Several years ago, New York City took over the franchises and entered into long term leases for utilization of the facilities owned by these operators.

The city between 2005 and 2006 entered into an agreement with the MTA transferring their routes and equipment to the newly created MTA Bus. All of these private bus operators previously received capital and operating assistance from both the New York City Department of Transportation and New York State. There is also New Jersey Transit, Port Authority of New York and New

Jersey (PATH) and New York City Department of Transportation Staten Island Ferry.

Using MTA Metro Cards provides free transfers between the subway and bus.

This has eliminated the old two-fare zones making public transportation an even better bargain.

Purchasing a monthly Long Island Rail Road or MTA subway/bus pass reduces the cost per ride and provides virtually unlimited trips. In many cases, employers can offer transit checks which help subsidizes a portion of the costs. Utilize this and reap the benefits. It supports a cleaner environment.

Many employers now allow employees to telecommute and work from home.

Others use alternative work schedules which afford staff the ability to avoid rush hour gridlock. This saves travel time and can improve mileage per gallon.

Join a car or van pool to share the costs of commuting.

The ability to travel from home to workplace, school, shopping, entertainment, medical, library etc. is a factor when moving to a new neighborhood.

Economically successful communities are not 100 percent dependent on automobiles as the sole means of mobility.

Seniors, students, low and middle income people need these transportation alternatives. Investment in public transportation today contributes to economic growth, employment and a stronger economy. Dollar for dollar, it is one of the best investments we can make.

What better way to honor late President Johnson and all that has been achieved these past 51 years in public transportation by passage of legislation to continue funding the Highway Trust Fund and Mass Transit Account before it runs out of money by the end of July.

Larry Penner Great Neck

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Obama is worst president in our lifetime

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ou don’t have to be a Sherlock Holmes to conclude that Jimmy Carter was the worst president in our lifetime.

Rising energy prices, stagflation, the 1979 takeover of our Embassy in Teheran, those unfortunate American hostages, his unsuccessful rescue attempt, the serious fuel shortages. the long gas lines and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. On and on it went.

A four-year, one-term presidency that many of us want to forget.

That is until Barack Obama came along.

In six years, his legacy includes the slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression, a 2 percent GDP with an almost 0 percent economic growth, socialized medicine, arbitrarily relinquishing our role as the leader of the free world, racial unrest, violence and divide, allowing millions of immigrants to enter our country illegally, pitting every class against each other, trying to silence any “politically incorrect” dialogue, allowing Iran’s nuclear capability and terrorist behavior to go unchecked, an unbelievable $18 trillion dollar national debt, an unheard of expansion of a welfare society which has produced the largest numbers ever on welfare, food stamps, disability and long term unemployed.

And of course, he allowed the ISIS takeover in much of the Mideast, an assault on our constitutional form of government and a creation of a society which legalizes abortion on demand, marijuana, gay marriage and a

diminution of our basic Judeo-Christian heritage.

Obama has easily surpassed Carter as the worst president in my lifetime.

Ok. Now that you know how I feel, I want to tell you something that may shock you.

Please sit down! It’s taken me six long years, but what I thought would never happen, has actually happened. Please don’t tell any of my TeaParty friends. Ok? Here goes!

I finally agree with President Obama!

Wait a minute! I just thought of something. Does that mean that I am now allied with the likes of Hillary, Elizabeth Warren, AARP, Barney Frank, Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer!

God help me.

Obama wants to set tougher standards for brokers who manage our retirement accounts. And I agree with him!!

In the 2007-2008 meltdown, we, like every other investor I know, lost a great deal of money.

That’s the bad news. A major cause was that we made investments without being told the exact details of our investment products.

How volatile were they? How much were the brokers making when they sold it to us.

Exactly what was in each investment? The industry had a chance to correct the abuses.

And they did not.

It’s called “fiduciary responsibility.”

Hidden in the fine print, was that in our retirement accounts, the brokers did not

have to have fiduciary responsibility. They only had to provide investments “suitable for the investor.”

Sounds good, doesn’t it ?

But wait a minute. What’s the difference? Simple! Fiduciary means that it wasn’t enough to provide an investment “suitable for me,” They now would have to provide an investment that was “in my best interest,” not theirs!

A subtle difference? But it has a major impact on my portfolio.

Their fees and other charges would have to be clearly laid out and these investment would have to be clearly understood

by the investor.

How much is involved? By 2019, $546 billion each year will be added to our IRA’s.

It took six years, but we finally got a good idea from this president.

It won’t add to the debt and it will actually help those taxpayers who worked their entire lives and saved for their retirement.

So now, my liberal friends who claim that I never agree with Obama on anything, here is an example to prove you wrong.

I guess one in almost seven years is kind of unusual.

Dr Stephen Morris DDS North Hills

de Blasio should play nice with Gov. Cuomo

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ayor de Blasio is attacking Gov. Cuomo.

Well that in my opinion that is not a wise thing to do. We need the state for various programs, assistance, and financial aid.

Therefore, Mayor de Blasio should be open to compromise. So in the end let the punches fall where they may and not to hit

below the belt.

Mayor de Blasio are you listening to the people of New York City who demand you act like a mayor of New York City and not like a spoil child.

The feud must stop for the good of all New Yorkers!

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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Climate change seen as a health issue

Obama Administration makes clear case droughts and wildfires in some areas, notafor public health impacts without climate ac- bly the West and Southwest. tion Through common-sense measures to In Pakistan, where temperatures soared cut carbon pollution we can protect the above 100 degrees for days on end, more health of our Nation, while stimulating than 800 people died in the recent heat the economy and helping to prevent the wave. worst impacts of climate change.” (www.

And the same could happen here. whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/ A newly released report from the Envi- the_health_impacts_of_climate_change_ ronmental Protection Agency, describing the on_americans_final.pdf) public health implications of climate change, The Obama Administration, and climate versus climate action, offers two different vi- activists believe that once people realize the sions of our future: in one, 2,600 people just impacts that are already underway, and see in the major cities in the Northeast, from climate change as threatening the health of D.C. to Boston, die due to extreme tempera- you, me, our children, that it will finally moture in the year 2100, compared to 190 if tivate the electorate to demand action from mitigation actions are put into effect now.

Congress and state houses.

Now consider that number increasing to But in one of its absurd decisions, the 12,000 deaths annually in just 49 US cities Supreme Court’s right-wing corporatist due to extreme temperatures, if there are no judges dismissed the EPA’s landmark 2011 emission reductions. And that’s not even tak- regulations controlling emissions of mering into account the entire cury and other toxins from U.S. population. power-company smokeThe EPA has taken stacks, with the extraora new tack against condinary claim that the EPA stant assaults by the “erred” by not considering Republican-Fossil Fueled costs.

Congress against regulaIn other words, the tions designed to reduce Supreme Court was more toxic emissions and carbon concerned about protectemissions that harm the ing the coal plant owners’ environment, contribute profits, than the people to global warming, climate who live and die around change and climate dethe plants, and the costs struction (weird weather), they incur by getting sick, and with that, underminlosing days at school or ing the economy: Public work, having to suffer health. ongoing illness or even Climate activists have Pulse of the Peninsula prematurely dying. SOfound that the economic TUS did not go so far as to argument is not sufficient say the EPA did not have to motivate the electorate to pressure their the authority to issue regulations protectrepresentatives and be the counter-weight ing the environment — after all, that is the to big donors whose billions derive from the EPA’s raison d’etre - but that somehow (not headlock fossil fuels have on the economy specified), the EPA did not utilize sufficient and their scare tactics that mitigating cli- cost-accounting procedures before issuing mate change will somehow slow the econo- the rules. my and cost jobs — balderdash, and yet the The irony here is that the court’s 5-to-4 tactics have worked. decision, while it halts further implementaFurther, there is the sense (like in Cali- tion of the mercury and air toxic standards fornia’s water crisis) that in the long run, sci- rule requiring hundreds of coal-burning ence and technology will save us. plants to install equipment to control merBut what might get people’s attention cury — a substance linked in multiple studis how climate change is already impact- ies to respiratory illnesses as well as birth ing public health asthma rates in children defects and developmental problems in (which have more than doubled over the children — many of the country’s electricity last 3 decades), deaths from heat stroke, in- utilities had already taken steps to comply creases in the spread of West Nile virus and with the rules ahead of a deadline next year.

Lyme disease.

And here’s the thing: the power plants “We have a moral obligation to leave have survived. They did not go out of busiour children a planet that’s not irrevocably ness. polluted or damaged. The effects of climate But it was a ruling intended as a “gotchange are already being felt across the cha” by the corporatist judges who have an Nation,” says the White House’s Report on almost perfect record in upholding corpothe Health Impacts of Climate Change on rate interests over people, even, in Citizens Americans.

United and Hobby Lobby, declaring that “In the past three decades, the percent- corporations had more rights than human age of Americans with asthma has more beings. than doubled, and climate change is putIndeed, Justice Antonin Scalia, who ting those Americans at greater risk of land- wrote the decision, did not actually fault ing in the hospital. And extreme weather EPA for failing to do a cost-benefit analysis, events are becoming more frequent across saying “It will be up to the agency to decide the country — from more rain falling in (as always, within the limits of reasonable downpours in many regions, to longer and interpretation) how to account for cost.”

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Queens Jewish groups donate $2,200 to HMTC The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County received a generous donation recently from Congregation L’Dor V’Dor, in Little Neck, along with Temple Torah, also in Little Neck, and Marathon Jewish Center, in Douglaston,of more than $2,200.

The donation signifies a commitment to promote tolerance through the antibias and anti-bullying programs offered

by HMTC. Rabbi Gordon Yaffe of Congregation L’Dor V’Dor organized the Holocaust Memorial Day project in partnership with two other synagogues, Temple Torah and Marathon Jewish Center.

Synagogue members delivered more

than 600 packages to the community. The packages included: a yahrzeit (memorial) candle and a picture and biography of a victim of the Holocaust. Recipients were asked to make a donation in support of HMTC’s Holocaust based programming.

The more than $2,200 donation was collected as a result of this effort.

The donation was presented to HMTC at a program for members of the synagogues, “Lessons from the Holocaust: Preventing Genocide - Me, You, and Us,” presented by Beth Lilach, HMTC’s Senior Director of Education and Community Affairs. Participants also took a tour of the museum led by docents Sheila Rind, Renee Katz and Emily Berkowitz.

Pictured from left: Rabbi Eli Schiffrin, Chabad of Little Neck; George Klein, L’Dor V’Dor; Rabbi Gordon Yaffe, L’Dor V’Dor; Ellen Charlop, L’Dor V’Dor; Sandy Lorber, Temple Torah; Judy Vladimir, Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County; and Beth Lilach, Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County.

Author set ‘Day at the Races’ benefits NAACP to speak to NCJW

On Wednesday, July 15, Lakeville Section of National Council Of Jewish Women invites the community to hear Talia Carner, award-winning author of “Hotel Moscow,” at an author luncheon at the Jolly Fisherman Restaurant, 25 Main St., Roslyn at 12 p.m..

Carner, a seventh generation Sabra, writes about women’s and children’s issues.

As the publisher of Savvy Woman magazine, a former adjunct professor at LIU School of Management and a marketing consultant to Fortune 500 companies, she participated at the 1995 International Women’s Conference in Beijing where she sat on economics panels and helped develop political campaigns for Indian and African women.

“Hotel Moscow” tells the story of a woman who hopes to save her banking job by visiting Moscow after the fall of communism. Inspired by women she visits, she launches into an investigation of the mafia that exploits them.

National Council of Jewish Women creates a powerful network of more than 100 sections across the country.

NCJW’s mission is to address the needs of women, children and families by giving support and strength where ever they are. Lakeville Section supports 10 community services in Nassau and Queens counties.

A donation of $35 will hold your reservation, sent to Alice Smith 21271 16th Ave., Bayside, NY 11360.

For further information, call Miriam Chatinover (515) 487-1199.

North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Lee Seeman and Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum recently attended the Second Annual Fundraiser and Program Benefit “Day at the Races” at Belmont Park Racetrack to benefit the NAACP New York State Conference on June 27.

The fundraiser supports the activities of the 106-year-old civil rights organization.

“The significant work of the NAACP is renowned,” said Seeman. “The organization’s mission and dedication to human rights and equality is as important today as it was over 100 years ago.”

Seeman, who is a life-time member of the NAACP, has worked closely with NAACP NYS Conference President Hazel N. Dukes on civil rights initiatives for more than 50 years, including civil and voting rights movements.

In the 1990s, Seeman invited Dukes to Temple Beth-El in Great Neck to speak about her work in civil rights and the mission of the NAACP. Dukes is also a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors, a member of the NAACP Executive Committee and well as an active member of various NAACP board sub-committees.

For more information about the NAACP visit: http://nysnaacp.org/aboutus.html.

Pictured from left: NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel N. Duke, North Hempstead Councilwoman Lee Seeman and Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum.

$230K Raised!

On June 15, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center hosted the annual Jonathan Krevat Memorial Golf & Tennis Classic at The Creek in Locust Valley. The event raised more than $230,000 to support the programs and services of the Guidance Center. This year’s outstanding honorees were Steven Dubb of The Beechwood Organization and Michael Duffy of Duffy & Duffy PLLC. Jack Bransfield (Bethpage Federal Credit Union), Michael Mondiello (Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC) and Michael Schnepper (Rivkin Radler LLP) co-chaired the event. Christopher Robbins of Robbins Wolfe Eventeurs served as the auctioneer. Participants enjoyed a great day of golf and tennis followed by a steak and lobster dinner reception.

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Two exhibits become one Nassau County Museum of Art opens ‘The Moderns’ on July 25

Backround: marc Chagall, Les Chardons, 1931 (detail). insets (clockwise from top left): robert delaunay, Les trois graces (arc-en-ciel), 1913; Fernand Léger, un Chien et oiseu dans le paysage, 1952; joan miró, etoiles filantes de tetes, 1935 (1944); pablo picasso, still Life with pigeon, 1917-19.

Originally planned as an exhibition called The Saltzman Family Collection, Nassau County Museum of Art has doubled down, merging the previously planned showing with another exhibit, Long Island Collects Modern Art, to make The Moderns: Chagall, Degas, Léger, Miró, Picasso and more.

The exhibitions open on Saturday, July 25 and will remain on view through November 8.

The Moderns: Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection continues celebrations of the Museum’s 25th anniversary year with an exhibition of early 20th-century modern art.

The exhibition honors the Museum’s Founding President, the late Ambassador Arnold A. Saltzman, who during his life formed one of America’s great private collections of early modernist painting and sculpture.

The exhibition includes works by well-known modernists such as Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Constantin Brancusi, Edgar Degas, Robert Delaunay, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and many others.

The Moderns: Long Island Collects Modern Art, organized by guest curator Franklin Hill Perrell, draws together choice examples of 20th-century art from significant Long Island collections.

This special presentation embraces a wide range of treasures by pioneering artists of the modernist era, among them Matisse, Monet, Renoir, Dali, Léger, Chagall, Miró, Toulouse-Lautrec and others.

The Museum is offering several public programs that will serve to enhance and illuminate the works on view. The Brown Bag Lecture series of exhibition talks will be presented on August 27, September 24 and October 29, while Jake Gorst, author of a book on his grandfather, modernist architect Andrew Geller, presents a talk on his famous relative on September 26.

Art historian Miriam Brumer will discuss works in the Saltzman family collection on October 17 and on November 7, Shirley Romaine offers a talk on Serge Sabarsky, who mounted exhibitions of German and Austrian Expressionist works beginning in 1989 when he was the first director of the newly privatized Nassau County Museum of Art. A 30-minute documentary, “Edgar Degas of Dandies, Ballerinas and Women Ironing,” screens daily.

Please visit nassaumuseum.org/events for details and registration information.

Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive in Roslyn Harbor, just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road. The Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Docent-led tours of the exhibitions are offered at 2 p.m. each day; tours of the mansion are offered each Saturday at 1 p.m.; meet in the lobby, no reservations needed. Tours are free with museum admission.

Family tours and art activities are offered Sundays from 1 p.m.; free with museum admission. Call (516) 484-9338, ext. 12 to inquire about group tours. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students with ID and children aged 4 to 12. Members and children under 4 are admitted free.

The Museum Store is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, days/times and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.

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The top seven events for the coming week

Big Apple Circus presents Fun2C: A Circus Fantasy Friday, July 10 through Saturday, July 11 (various times) Tilles Center For The Performing Arts | LIU Post 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 http://tillescenter.org The Big Apple Circus is back with an all-new stage show, FUN2C: A Circus Fantasy, this time in Tilles Center’s beautiful, comfortable Concert Hall. This amazing spectacular features jugglers, clowns, animals, aerialists, acrobats, and so much more, all guided by the peerless Ringmaster, who presents acts unimaginable even in your wildest dream.

Neil Berg 100 Years of Broadway Friday, July 10, 7 p.m.

The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre Eisenhower Park (516) 572-0348 http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/ Composer and lyricist Neil Berg, best know for the hit off-Broadway musical “The Prince and the Pauper,” returns to the stage at the Lakeside Theatre this weekend with his long-running 100 Years of Broadway show. Backs by a full band, Berg will perform some of the Great White Way’s most beloved classics.

Concert in the Park – Vivaldi Saturday, July 11, 6 p.m.

Planting Fields 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay (516) 922-9200 http://www.plantingfields.org Bring a chair, blanket, and an outdoor picnic to enjoy the music of legendary Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi as performed by the Dolce Ensemble, a Manhattan-based string quartet whose members have played in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall for orchestras such as American Symphony, St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestra and The New York City Opera.. Coe Hall will be closed during the concert.

Trevor Noah Saturday, July 11, 9 p.m.

The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Born and raised in the former apartheid state of South Africa, Trevor Noah has had a rocketlike ascensions to the top of the comedy world brandishing his own style of broad, cerebral and politically-tinged humor. Noah is slated to take over the reins of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show this fall following Jon Stewart’s announced departure.

The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening With Cary Elwes Sunday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

(516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Hitting the road after the success of his New York Times best seller “As You Wish,” actor Cary Elwes, who played the heroic Westley in The Princess Bride, invites fans of the film to join him in a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic movie. Following a screening of the movies, Elwes will engage in a moderated discussion on classic scenes.

Colin Quinn: The New York Story Wednesday, July 15, 8 p.m.

Governors’ Comedy Club 90 Division Ave. Levittown (516) 731-3358 http://tickets.govs.com/index.cfm In Colin Quinn The New York Story, Quinn bemoans the rise and fall of his hometown, the city formally known as New York, from its modest beginnings as Dutch outpost to the hipsters of modern Williamsburg to the vermin below and above ground. Quinn is once again at his satirical best, taking aim at the prejudices, paranoias and peculiarities that make New York City the crossroads of the world.

Daryl Hall & John Oates Wednesday, July 15, 8 p.m.

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Bravura Soprani GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Wednesday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.

Summer Shorts at Furman Film Series Thursday, July 23, 8 p.m.

10th Annual Long Island Comedy Festival Wednesday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.

“Best of Enemies” at Furman Film Series The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury. com Saturday, July 18, 8 p.m.

Failure Friday, July 24, 8 p.m.

Motion City Soundtrack Saturday, July 25, 8 p.m.

Dr. John & The Nite Trippers NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale (516) 794-9300 • http://www. nassaucoliseum.com Tuesday, Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m.

Billy Joel NYCB THeatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

(516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury. com Saturday, July 11, 8 p.m.

Dion Sunday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening With Cary Elwes Thursday, July 16, 7:30 p.m.

Chris Young Friday, July 17, 8 p.m.

Rock The Yacht Tour Friday, July 24, 8 p.m.

Josh Turner Monday, July 27, 8 p.m Whitesnake Saturday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m 1964 – The Tribute Friday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m.

Joel McHale Saturday, Aug. 8, 8 p.m.

Air Supply

Thursday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.

Big Head Todd & The Monsters, JJ Grey and Mofro, G. Love & Special Sauce Friday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m.

George Benson Saturday, Aug. 15, 8 p.m.

Neil Sedaka Friday, Oct. 9, 8 p.m.

Engelbert Humperdink Sunday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.

Smokey Robinson Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m.

Jackie Mason Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.

Paul Anka Sunday, Nov. 1, 3 p.m.

Last Comic Standing Friday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m.

The Tenors Saturday, Dec. 13, 2 & 5 p.m.

Peppa Pig Live THE HARRY CHAPIN LAKESIDE THEATRE Eisenhower Park Stewart Avenue and Merrick Avenue, East Meadow (516) 572-0348 • http://www. nassaucountyny.gov/ Friday, July 10, 7 p.m.

Neil Berg 100 Years of Broadway Saturday, July 11, 7 p.m.

Dark Lady – Cher Tribute Band & Disco Unlimited Friday, July 17, 7 p.m.

Ballet Showcase with American Ballet Theatre Dancers Saturday, July 18, 7 p.m.

Taylor Dayne and Alisha Monday, July 20, 7 p.m.

Reach for the Stars Finals Friday, July 24, 7 p.m.

Oldies Night – The Encounters & Stan Zizka Saturday, July 25, 7 p.m.

FRESH 102.7 Presents Fresh in the Park Monday, July 27, 7 p.m.

Harry Chapin Tribute Friday, July 31, 7 p.m.

West Side Story by Plaza Productions Saturday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m.

Salute to Vets with Tony Orlando and the USO Liberty Bells (6:30 p.m.)

Friday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m.

Creole Family Night Saturday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m.

Davi Sings Sinatra Monday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m.

Long Island Philharmonic Tuesday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m.

42nd Infantry Division Band Friday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.

Oldies Show with Jimmy Gallagher & The Passions Monday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m.

Nassau Has Talent Friday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m.

ABBA Mania & Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees Tribute Band Saturday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.

CBS-FM Presents Saturday in the Park Starring Joan Jett Friday, Aug. 28, 7 p.m.

Desert Highway – Eagles Tribute Band Sunday, Aug. 30, 1 p.m.

Vega Bond Puppets Saturday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m.

NASH FM’s Last Summer Blast Starring Kristian Bush & Gloriana Saturday, Sept. 19, 5 p.m.

Doo-Wop Concert Benefitting the Victory Games Challenge ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ Sunday, Aug. 2, 2 p.m.

San Francisco Opera’s Show Boat The madison theatre at molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre.

(5176) 323-4444 • http:// madisontheatreny.org.

Saturday, July 18, 8 p.m.

10th Annual Long Island Comedy Festival Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Inbeon Con TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org Friday, July 10, 10 a.m., 1 & 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 11, 12 & 4 p.m.

Sunday, July 12, 12 & 4 p.m.

Big Apple Circus presents Fun2C: A Circus Fantasy Sunday, Aug. 2, 1 p.m.

Wild Kratts – Live!

The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com Friday, July 10, 9 p.m.

Gin Blossoms Friday, July 11, 9 p.m.

Trevor Noah Tuesday, July 14, 9 p.m.

SOJA Friday, July 18, 9 p.m.

Joe DeGuardia’s STAR Boxing Presents “Rockin’ Fights 20” Featuring – Joe Smith Saturday, July 18, 9 p.m.

Kacey Musgraves Sunday, July 19, 9 p.m.

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THE CULINARy ARCHITECT

Celebrate summer with foolproof ribs What is it about ribs and Summer?

They just seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly, frick and frack...But, they are often a very time consuming and sweaty affair.

After trying many, many recipes, some recipes insisting that you boil the ribs, others suggesting roasting and smoking, even others singing the praises of coca cola as the main marinade ingredient.

I have come up with the following recipe. It takes at least 12 hours to make the ribs from start to finish, but it only uses approximately 30 minutes of actual active time.

The secret is marinate, bake and finish off by grilling, then...enjoy....

Finish out the meal with store bought baked beans, cornbread and you have an easy to make summertime feast.

The best part is...it hardly took any of your time to make the most succulent barbeque Ribs ever! Serve with lot’s of paper napkins, because I promise these ribs are dripping with flavor.

Menu Serves 8 Foolproof Ribs Baked Beans*

grill onto medium.

7. Place ribs on grill, slather with sauce, and grill. Turn frequently and continue slathering with sauce until heated through.

8. Place ribs on cutting board, and cut into one to or three rib portions.

9. Serve with barbeque sauce on the side and plenty of napkins!

Kale Salad Cornbread* Watermelon *Recipe Not Given Foolproof Ribs 1 large Ziploc Bag (The 2 Gallon size) 8 lbs. of ribs (approximately 4 Baby back Ribs or 2 Racks of St Louis Style ribs) 2 1/2 tbls Kosher or sea salt 1 tbls Dry Mustard 1 tsp. Sweet Hungarian Paprika (available at Penzy’s) 1/4 cup Light brown sugar 2 cups Store bought or Homemade barbeque sauce 1. Place all the ingredients, except the barbeque sauce in the large Ziploc bag. Massage the ribs with “the dry rub.” Rifrigerate for at least 12 hours oy up to 24 hours. (When you open your refrigerator, massage and turn the bag once in a while) 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place each rack of ribs on a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. Wrap each rack individually and place on 2 baking sheets.

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3. Bake ribs for 2 hours (Baby Back) 3 hours (St. Louis). The ribs should be tender but NOT falling off the bone.

4. Carefully unwrap ribs, pour all the juices from the packets into a 4 cup measuring cup. Save.Cool the ribs. You may do all the above up to two days in advance and then proceed.

5. Skim the fat off of your juices and add the juice to your barbecue sauce in a pot. Heat over medium heat.

6. Build a medium hot fire in a charcoal grill or trun your gas

Gold Coast International Film Festival

SUMMER FILM SERIES

THURSDAY, JULY 15, 7:30 PM

SUMMER SHORTS BOW TIE SQUIRE CINEMAS 115 MIDDLE NECK ROAD, GREAT NECK

A man with antlers changes the way the world views him. Three brothers learn the dangers of getting everything you wish for. A 5’5” basketball player proves that height doesn’t matter. These are only a few of the hilarious, heartwarming, and thought-provoking stories you’ll see at this year’s Summer Shorts screening!

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

Kale Salad This is a lovely healthy accompaniment to The Foolproof Ribs 1 tbls fresh lemon juice 1 tbls extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp freshly ground pepper 1 tsp sea salt 4 cups Baby Kale or one containerr from the produce department 2 cups torn Swiss Chard Leaves 2 scallions sliced thinkly on the diagonal 1 ounce shaved Parmesan cheese

2. Just before serving, add scallions and Parmesan cheese.

Toss and serve.

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1. In a large bowl combine first four ingredients, mix well.

Toss in Kale and Swiss Chard, then let stand 15 minutes.

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We are open Sat. & Sun. 10AM-4PM and invite you to our Visitor Center, Theodore Roosevelt's historic train station, display yard with railroad equipment and turntable.

Go aboard the famed Alco Diesel cab and other historic rolling stock at the display yard.

At the Visitor Center learn about the fascinating story of the Orphan Train era.

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or on the web @ www.obrm.org Admission: $5.00 Adults, $4.00 Seniors 62+, $3.00 children 6-12 5 and under FREE

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George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic “Shake the Gate” Tour Tuesday, July 21, 9 p.m.

The Gaslight Anthem Wednesday, July 22, 9 p.m.

Raekwon & Ghostface Killah Friday, July 24, 8 p.m.

Zappa Plays Zappa Saturday, July 25, 8 p.m.

Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam Wednesday, July 29, 8 p.m.

Peter Frampton & Cheap Trick Friday, July 31, 8 p.m.

Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie’s Girl Saturday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m.

“Weird Al” Yankovic Saturday, Aug. 8, 8 p.m.

Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot Wednesday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m.

Graham Nash Friday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents – Mike Marino “The Presidential Tour” Saturday, Aug. 15, 8 p.m.

Breaking Benjamin Sunday, Aug. 16, 8 p.m.

Machine Gun Kelly Tuesday, Aug. 18, 8 p.m.

Todd Rundgren Thursday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Creedance Clearwater Revisited Friday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m.

Butch Trucks & The Freight Train Band Featuring Berry Oakley Jr. Saturday, Aug. 22, 8 p.m.

Aaron Lewis Monday, Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Under the Sun 2015 with Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker & Eve 6 Sunday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.

The J.Geils Band with Ian Hunter & The Rant Band Friday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.

Counting Crows Saturday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m.

R5 “Sometime Last Night” Tour Thursday, Sept. 10, 8 p.m.

Donny Osmond Thursday, Sept. 17, 7:45 p.m.

GWAR: “30 Years of Total World Domination” Sunday, Sept. 27, 7:45 p.m.

Alan Parsons Live Project & “The Orchestra” Thursday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

Vertical Horizon Friday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m.

REO Speedwagon Tuesday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m.

Tove Lo Friday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Rodney Carrington Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents: Cheech & Chong Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m.

The Darkness

Friday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents – Carlos Mencia Monday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m.

Parkway Drive Wednesday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m.

The Wilderness Politics Tour Friday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m.

Get The Led Out: The American Led Zeppelin Saturday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m.

Squeeze Acoustic GOVERNORS’ COMEDY CLUB 90 Division Ave. Levittown (516) 731-3358 • http://tickets.govs.com/index.cfm Friday, July 10, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 11, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Dan Soder Wednesday, July 15, 8 p.m.

Colin Quinn: The New York Story BROKERAGE COMED10 CLUB 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore (516) 785-8655 • http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com Friday, July 10, 8 p.m.

Chris Monty Saturday, July 11, 7:30 & 9 p.m.

Friday, July 17, 8 p.m.

Vic DiBitetto NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh (516) 221-1000 • www.jonesbeach.com/‎ Saturday, July 11, 11 a.m.

Vans Warped Tour Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m.

Darius Rucker Wednesday, July 15, 8 p.m.

Daryl Hall & John Oates Friday, July 17, 8 p.m.

Idina Menzel Tuesday, July 21, 7:30 p.m.

Neil Young Nassau county museum of art 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn (516) 484-9338 • http://nassaumuseum.org MAIN GALLERIES March 21 to July 12, 2015 Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting This presentation highlights patrons’ numerous gifts to the Museum over the last quarter century, many of which have never, or rarely, been exhibited. Each gallery space within this multifaceted presentation will focus on different themes such as past and present portraiture, paintings and objects

by Louis Comfort Tiffany, post-war prints and vintage posters of many eras. The

exhibit explores a diverse range of artists who are strongly represented in the Museum’s collections, among them naturalist John James Audubon, photographer Larry Fink and Pop art icons Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers and Robert Indiana, among others.

July 25 to November 8 The Moderns: Chagall, Degas, Léger, Miró, Picasso, and more….

In a sweeping showcase of modern art, Nassau County Museum of Art presents two exhibitions, Selections from the Saltzman Family Collection and Long Island Collects Modern Art. CONTEMPORARY COLLECTORS GALLERY March 21 to July 12 Vernacular Visions The museum’s Contemporary Collectors Gallery features the work of four prominent Long Island artists: Susan Cushing of Southampton, Richard Gachot of Old Westbury, Francisco Villagran of Port Washington, and Burt Young, also of Port Washington.

July 25-November 8 Frank Olt: New Works Frank Olt’s colorful and dynamic installation of small-scale work will occupy the Museum’s Contemporary Gallery in a solo exhibition. A product of New York’s minimalist tradition, Olt was an artist in residence at NYC’s famed P.S. 1 gallery. His abstractions, a unique hybrid of ceramics and painting, have been exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions. A Long Islander, Olt maintains studios in Oyster Bay and Manhattan.

SECOND FLOOR GALLERIES July 25 to November 8 Posters of the Russian Revolution: 1917-1921 In the stormy period that began with the 1917 October Revolution, poster art became a principal means of communicating the ideals of Communism to the largely illiterate peasantry of Russia. Graphic, inexpensively produced posters carried the Revolution’s message and served to capture the minds and souls of the masses. These vibrant posters, depicting the new collective means of production in mines, fields and factories, were designed and executed by some of the foremost Russian artists of the time. Offered in conjunction with The Saltzman Family Collection, this exhibition is comprised of a collection of Russian revolutionary posters that was gifted to Nassau County Museum of Art by the Arnold A. Saltzman Family Foundation.

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Revisiting Your Regimen Trendy exercises to rev up your workouts

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Trendy exercises to rev up workouts E

xercising consistently is a great way to get healthy. For those who find their workout routines monotonous, switching up exercises and embracing some of the newer, trendier fitness regimens may be a way to maintain your momentum at the gym.

High-intensity workouts

High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is a concept behind some of today’s most popular exercise programs. HIIT combines cardiovascular and strengthtraining movements into a concentrated workout designed to keep your heart rate elevated. HIIT workouts blend bouts of intense exercise with either rest or low-intensity activity. These workouts seem to promote faster weight loss than prolonged workouts at moderate paces.

While HIIT is functional, it is not best for those who have preexisting orthopedic injuries or serious cardiovascular conditions. But many people enjoy a stronger heart and improved muscle tone from HIIT workouts.

Kettlebells

These weighted cast-iron workout tools can be an interesting addition to

strength-training workouts. But their utility does not stop there. Using kettlebells during any physical activity will increase the amount of fat burned and can provide a full-body workout. Kettlebells come in different weights, and newcomers are urged to start out gradually and build up in weight as they become more familiar and toned.

Trampoline cardio

For those who want to both shake up their workouts and lift their moods, jumping on a trampoline can do just that. It’s difficult to be in a bad mood when bouncing around like a kid on a trampoline. Trampoline classes are turning up in some upscale gyms, where each participant has his own individual trampoline. Routines mix in different choreography and small hand weights to promote a fun and effective cardio experience.

Water aerobics

Swimming isn’t the only thing you can do in a pool. Water workouts are ideal for those with muscle and joint pain because the buoyancy of the water reduces stress on these areas, while

providing enough resistance for a deep workout. Workouts may begin in chestdeep water and progress to deeper water for added resistance. Some gyms now offer aqua cycling classes that combine water aerobics with spinning.

Dance and hip-hop classes

ZUMBA® classes have been popular for quite some time. But many health clubs offer additional classes that employ dance to burn calories and tone muscles. Some gyms have developed

their own cardio-based dance classes that get people moving to music in a fun way. Routines are fun and fast-moving, which may make them feel less like a workout and more like a social event.

Recess classes

Adults who want to feel like kids again need only to enroll in a fitness class that borrows activities from the playgrounds of our youth. From walking like a crab to running drills to balance beams, these workouts take school recess and bring it to the health club.

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Although over the years we have expanded in our services geared towards elder care, we have never lost track of our original desire to help provide qualified, professional senior care companions for our aging parents and loved ones.

As baby boomer children, thankfully some of us still have our parents around. At 80+ years old, they require more attention. This may sound a bit cliche, I know, but it’s our turn now to take care of them. Yes its financially a burden, but if family members can pool together, you can get through this. We are a licensed, privately owned Mom and Pop Home Care Agency, not a franchised operation who’s main objective is making the shareholders happy. This is how we’re able to maintain our very affordable rates and personal attention to every detail. We take our job very seriously. We screen, interview, perform background checks, and insure each and every one of our professional caregivers.

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Choosing a Trustee – One of the Hardest Decisions in Estate Planning

by Stephen Silverberg

For preparing a Will and doing the estate planning to ensure that your final wishes are carried out, one of the hardest decisions is selecting a Trustee. The most likely candidates are members of your family, dear and trusted friends or the professionals you trust – your CPA, a financial advisor or the family attorney. Even when you are fortunate enough to have many people whose judgment you trust, it is a rare person who has all of the qualifications to become your Trustee.

Options include naming two Trustees so that one can balance the judgment and opinions of the other, and sometimes this is a good solution. Another choice is to create a corporate Trustee, which may be better depending on your asset level.

Before deciding whom to name as a Trustee, consider what the purpose of the Trust is. Was it created to benefit younger family members not yet ready to inherit your estate? Are tax savings a major reason for the Trust? Depending on the purpose of the Trust, your selection of the Trustee greatly affects the Trust.

Do you trust their judgments? Most Trusts grant Trustees broad discretion in decision making. The Trustee should have good judgment, and you want to be sure that the Trustee will exercise their judgment to accomplish the purpose you wanted for the Trust.

Will they keep the family first? If the purpose of the Trust is to benefit family members and is not designed to preserve the Trust assets, you’ll want to be sure that the Trustee can keep the family’s interest at the forefront.

Do they understand finances enough to make good decisions? The most loyal and brilliant friend in the world will be a bad choice if she or he is not sophisticated enough about wealth and finances.

Does the person know your family and the individuals and their idiosyncrasies? Few issues stymie estate planning attorneys more than family dynamics. What if you intend to make sure your cousin Beatrice receives the maximum benefit from the trust as she is in need but your Trustee Uncle Allan disagrees with your assessment and refuses payment for necessary care, who is ultimately responsible to carry out your wishes?

A solution to the challenge of naming a co-Trustee: having one family member as the Trustee who determines distributions, and have a corporate co-Trustee. This creates a partnership that can handle both the financial challenges and the family dynamics.

Have a detailed discussion with those you are considering naming as Trustee. Review your wishes with them and discuss the responsibilities and fiduciary liability that being a Trustee encompasses. All parties – the individual Trustee, the corporate Trustee and you, have to be up front and honest about the duties and possible challenges presented by agreeing to take on this task. Most important is for the Trustees to understand the Grantor’s purpose in preparing the trust.

It is a great compliment when someone trusts and respects you enough to select you to be a Trustee for you and your family. It is an important decision that requires complete confidence by all concerned.

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Financial Planning: Considerations for Your Future By: Leonard N. Katz, CRC®, RFC®, CWM™

Developing a financial plan is similar to planning a vacation. You need to tend to the mundane details like shopping for hotel accommodations and plane fares as well as preparing your itinerary. While these tasks may be tedious, the time spent planning is well worth the effort once you're enjoying your vacation.

Developing a financial strategy is a similar process. You must determine where you're going and plan how you can get there. Otherwise, you may encounter problems or even get financially "lost" along the way. You may also be better able to adjust to changing circumstances and to implement a contingency plan, should the need arise.

While there are many facets to financial planning, each is equally important to the overall success of your strategy. Depending on your age, goals, and financial resources, your approach will vary over time.

Planning your day-to-day finances is an important first step in money management. Without a handle on your daily spending, you may not have the resources to meet your long-term financial goals. Develop a budget and stick to it to make sure you are not spending more than you are earning. Once you feel confident about your short-term finances, you can begin to consider your long-term goals.

Another building block of your financial strategy is your ability to save. Undoubtedly, if you are able to save diligently, you may increase your chances for meeting realistic personal goals.

Whether you are saving to buy a home, start a business, fund a child's education, or enjoy your own retirement, putting money aside on a regular basis is an important step toward preparing for your future.

Without adequate Life and Disability income insurance coverage, how would your family maintain their standard of living should you die unexpectedly or sustain a disability? To protect your family's future, address insurance considerations with your professional advisors.

Education is often the key to future success. However, the average price tag for one year at a private college or university continues to climb. Therefore, it has become more challenging to save for a child's education or to fund your own continuing education. The sooner you start, the longer your savings have to work for you.

The retirement landscape has dramatically changed over the years. Today, individuals have a longer life expectancy; the future of government programs, such as Social Security, is uncertain; and retirement-plan funding responsibilities have generally shifted from employers to employees. In addition, taxes and inflation can gradually erode savings. Therefore, retirement assets need to work harder to meet retirement funding objectives.

The many retirement savings vehicles have created an unprecedented variety of savings options. Along with this variety comes a vast amount of financial information that requires careful consideration when establishing your long-term financial goals.

Transferring assets to future generations with minimal tax liability is an important goal for many individuals. There are tools that may help you achieve your desired results, such as trusts and wills. However, the complex nature of such estate conservation strategies often requires a coordinator to help ensure that your plans are consistent with your goals.

Preparing for the future is a complex process that involves research and careful consideration of both your short and long-term goals. The time to start is now!

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ome people do not have the ability to begin saving for retirement early on. Others may have brushed retirement savings aside for so long that they are now worried that it’s too late to begin socking away money for retirement.

While it’s best to start saving for retirement as early as possible, the good news is that it’s never too late to start planning for retirement. If your 40th birthday has long passed and you’re finally thinking ahead to retirement, consider these catch-up strategies.

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• Research tax-advantageous retirement savings plans. A financial planner can point you in the right direction, or consult with your employer about employee programs. Deposit money into a 401(k) or 403(b) plan or another retirement vehicle. Jump on any opportunities when your employer matches invested funds. Investigate an IRA and find out if there are any government incentives. Depending on your age, you may be able to deposit more money into such accounts than other investors.

• Cut back on expenses. Cutting back on unnecessary expenses is a great way to save more money for retirement. Figure out where you can save some money you can then allocate to retirement savings. Maybe you can reduce insurance coverage on an older car or raise your deductible? Downsize cable packages or skip that costly cup of coffee on the way to work. Perhaps it’s time to look for a smaller, less expensive home or a compact car instead of an SUV. Any money saved now will

benefit you when the time comes time to bid farewell to the workforce.

• Delay your retirement. Many people who retire find themselves bored and looking for ways to fill their time, and as a result more and more people are delaying their retirement, which also gives them more time to save for that day when they do call it quits. If you want to work less, discuss and negotiate a phased retirement with your bosses that allows you to stick with your employer but gradually work fewer hours until you retire completely.

You may be able to work part-time for several years and retire when you’re most comfortable.

• Consider more aggressive funds.

Even if you are 50 you still have a few decades before retirement, which leaves lots of time to grow your retirement savings. But you may want to consider more aggressive funds that can help you catch up more quickly than less aggressive investments. Just know that aggressive funds may also leave you susceptible to substantial losses.

• Don’t amass debt. If you’re saving for retirement but only paying minimum balances on your credit cards, then you’re not really saving. Pay down credit card debt before you begin to set aside money for retirement.

Delaying retirement planning may mean you have to work a little harder to build up a solid reserve. But by following some financial tips and persevering, you can still enjoy retirement with security.

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Keep your heart running strong into your golden years

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eart health should be a concern for people of all ages, but especially so for men and women over 50. That’s because, according to the American Heart Association, even men and women who are free of cardiovascular disease at age 50 are at a significant lifetime risk of developing the disease.

But heart disease does not have to be an accepted byproduct of aging. For example, a 2014 study published in the AHA journal Circulation found that maintaining or increasing physical activity after age 65 can improve the heart’s wellbeing and lower risk of heart attack.

In addition to increasing physical activity as they age, older men and women who understand heart disease and learn to recognize its symptoms have a greater chance of minimizing its affects and lowering their risk of having a heart attack.

What are the symptoms of heart disease?

Heart disease is a blanket term used to describe a host of conditions, so symptoms vary depending on each individual condition. The following are some of the more widely known conditions and their symptoms:

• Hypertension: Also known as high blood pressure, hypertension is a largely symptomless form of heart disease.

The AHA notes that the idea that hypertension produces symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, facial flushing, nervousness, and sweating is a misconception. Symptoms typically do not alert men and women to the presence of hypertension, highlighting the emphasis men and women should place on routine visits to the doctor’s office, where their blood pressure can be taken.

• Heart attack: The symptoms of a heart attack are different than the symptoms of heart disease that may lead to heart attack. The former can be found by visiting www.heart. org. Signs that you may be heading toward a heart attack include undue fatigue, palpitations (the sensation that your heart is skipping a beat or beating too rapidly), dyspnea (difficulty or labored breathing), chest pain or discomfort from increased activity.

• Arrhythmia: Arrhythmia means your heartbeat is irregular, and men and women

often mistakenly believe arrhythmia only afflicts those who already have been diagnosed with heart disease or have had a heart attack. But arrhythmia can affect even those men and women who have healthy hearts and no history of cardiovascular disease. Symptoms of arrhythmia can vary greatly, from a single premature beat to a series of premature beats that occur in rapid succession. Arrhythmia that lasts long enough to affect heart function may include symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, and chest pain.

How can I protect my heart?

Heart healthy habits take some effort, but men and women can protect their hearts regardless of their ages.

• Get sufficient exercise. At least 30 minutes of exercise per day can protect against disease.

• Quit smoking. Smoking increases your risk for a host of ailments, including heart disease. Quitting is a great

way to start getting your heart and other parts of your body back on track.

• Include heart-healthy foods in your diet. A diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables and low in cholesterol, salt and saturated fat promotes heart health.

• Don’t drink alcohol to excess. Like smoking, drinking alcohol to excess can lead to a host of problems, such as high blood pressure, arrhythmia and high cholesterol, each of which increases your risk of heart disease.

• Lose weight. Being overweight or obese is a major risk factor for heart disease.

If you have already started to exercise daily and eat a more heart-healthy diet, then you’re on your way to losing weight.

Consult your physician if diet and exercise don’t seem to be helping you to shed pounds.

Heart disease kills millions of people across the globe each year, many of whom are over 50. But men and women who learn about heart disease and how to reduce their risk stand a far greater chance of fighting the disease.

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Returning to school may help seniors realize lifelong dreams of finishing a degree, exploring a hobby, getting educated to gain work in a new field, or just to fill some time in a productive way.

Information from the United States Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics finds the demand for continuing education is still growing. For those aged 35 and older, the center says adult enrollment should grow by at least another 7 percent through 2016.

It’s possible to return to school at any age. Adults looking at continuing education possibilities can heed these easy tips to make stepping into a classroom again successful.

• Get some help. Some time may have passed since you last toted textbooks or entered a classroom setting. Things have changed since you last were in school.

Sit down with a guidance counselor or a career advisor and go over your schooling goals to plot out a degree map. This will help you determine which courses to take or what schools will best fit your needs.

• Research schooling options.

According to the National Survey of Students in Continuing Education, adult learners prefer post-secondary education that is affordable and close to home.

Recognize that many schools now offer online learning, which may be ideal for you if you prefer to learn from the comfort of home. Decide what is important to

you in a school, then narrow down your prospects.

• Schedule a campus visit. Tour the campus to get a feel for the school environment. Visit with someone in student services or attend an event for adult learners so you will know what the admissions process entails.

• Get financial assistance.

Scholarships, grants and other financial aid are not just for young students. You may be eligible for financial help. Speak with a financial aid advisor to determine your eligibility for programs.

• Decide enrollment status. Do you want to go to school full time or part time or do you want to take classes here and there? Knowing in advance will help you develop the right schedule.

• Take a few refresher courses. Rather than delve into the tough stuff right away, enroll in a few basic classes to ease yourself back into the academic environment. Then next semester you can increase the difficulty level and workload.

• Be prepared for homework and study. You may have grown accustomed to being only accountable to yourself as of late. Once in school you will have assignments and tests. Plan for study time and develop a schedule to allow for school commitments.

• Take it slow. There’s no race to the finish line. Going back to school is your decision, and you can go at your own pace.

Adult students return to the classroom for many reasons. Involve family in the decision to continue education and embrace the positive changes that are in store.

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Extending from 12 until 10:30 p.m., the free festival — co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council — is part of the 50th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival.

Paxton, an influential folksinger-songwriter – known for such songs as “The Last Thing On My Mind,” “Bottle of Wine,” “Whose Garden Was This” and “Ramblin’ Boy” – formerly lived on Long Island and plans to retire from the road this summer after more than a half-century as a touring artist. A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Paxton also has had his songs covered by many notable artists.

Opening for Paxton at 8:30 p.m. will be No Fuss and Feathers Roadshow, featuring nationally touring New York area-based singer-songwriters The YaYas (Jay Mafale and Catherine Miles), Carolann Solebello and Karyn Oliver.

Prior to the featured evening concert on the park’s [Harry] Chapin Rainbow Stage, AcousticMusicScene.com and FMSH will host unplugged showcases and song swaps on the lawn near the stage featuring artists from half a dozen states from 12:45 to 6 p.m. The day’s musical festivities begin with an open mic at 12 p.m.

Artists slated to perform during the afternoon include Acoustic Apple, Annika, Mark Allen Berube, Michael Braunfeld, Meghan Cary, Andrea Cetlin, Greg Cornell and the Cornell Brothers, Curtis & Carla, Generations: Mike & Aleksi Glick, Phil Henry, Jay Hitt, Karen Hudson, Josh Joffen, Stuart Kabak, Kalinec & Kj, Judy Kass, Cecilia Kirtland, Scott Krokoff, Mara Levine, The Levins, Lisa Jane Lipkin, Eli Maniscalco, Kirsten Maxwell, Lois Morton, Mark Newman and Naomi Margolin, James O’Malley, Elaine Romanelli, Shawn Taylor, Robinson Treacher and Bob Westcott.

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AcousticMusicScene.com Tent (Hosted by Michael Kornfeld) 12:45 p.m. - Mark Newman and Naomi Margolin 1 p.m. - Scott Krokoff, Shawn Taylor, Robinson Treacher 1:30 p.m. - Generations: Mike & Aleksi Glick 1:45 p.m. - Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers 2 p.m. - Funny Folk: Mark Allen Berube, Lois Morton 2:30 p.m. - Josh Joffen, James O’Malley, Bob Westcott 3 p.m. - Mara Levine, The Levins, Elaine Romanelli 3:30 p.m. - Westchester Artists: Curtis & Carla, Judy Kass, Lisa Jane Lipkin 4 p.m. - Keystone Staters: Michael Braunfeld, Meghan Cary, Jay Hitt 4:30 p.m. - Karen Hudson, Stuart Kabak, Cecilia Kirtland 5 p.m. - Young Folk: Annika, Kirsten Maxwell 5:30 p.m. - Phil Henry, Kalinec & Kj Folk Music Society of Huntington Tent (Hosted by Lee Ann Rush and Gary Schoenberger) 12 p.m. - Open Mic 1 p.m. - Acoustic Apple 1:15 p.m. - Andrea Cetlin 1:30 p.m. - Eli Maniscalco 1:45 p.m. - Scott Krokoff 2 p.m. - James O’Malley 2:15 p.m. - Mara Levine 2:30 p.m. - Jay Hitt 2:45 p.m. - Meghan Cary 3 p.m. - Michael Braunfeld 3:15 p.m. -Lois Morton 3:30 p.m. - Bob Westcott 3:45 p.m. - Larry Moser & Mary Nagin 4 p.m. - Kirsten Maxwell 4:15 p.m. - Phil Henry 4:30 p.m. - Josh Joffen 4:45 p.m. - Kalinec & Kj

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Community Calendar Huntington arts fest continues program

PROJECT INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence would like to remind residents that they offer free support and social groups.

Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

Tpke.). Call (347) 512-1500 for information and directions.

AMERICAN CHRONIC PAIN ASSOCIATION Come join Long Island’s first Chronic Pain support group on Tuesday July 21 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Meeting will take place at Metro Physical & Aquatic Therapy, 800 East Gate Blvd. Garden City. The meeting is free of charge and refreshments will be served. Guest speaker Scott Lenahan from Boston Scientific will provide lunch and information on strategies to relieve chronic pain specializing in spinal chord stimulators. RSVP by calling Cynthia Johnson at (516) 304-9297.

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

FREE LAWN BOWLING CLINIC Learn to play something new - Lawn Bowling - FREE with the Sunrise Lawn Bowls Club at Eisenhower Park on Sunday, July 12, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. All equipment and free instruction will be provided; no cost or obligation. Ages 16 to adult.

Meet at Playing Field #1 at Eisenhower Park near the Ice Center (entrance along Merrick Ave. and Hempstead

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.

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.

FREE COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP College Connection, presents a free College Planning Workshop on Wednesday, July 15, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City.

The workshop is open to students and parents alike,

this forum will explore such topics as choosing a college that’s “best” for you, the intricacies and nuances of the college application and admissions process, creating a winning college essay, and paying for that college degree.

Space is limited. Registration is requested. Register online at www.tfaforms. com/319156, at www.CollegeConnect.info, or call (516) 345-8766.

PROJECT SAFE The next Project SAFE event will be July 15 at the Great Neck Social Center at 12 p.m., featuring Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and North Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman.

As part of North Hempstead’s awarding winning Project Independence program, Project SAFE offers senior citizens training and education in spotting and preventing financial crimes by criminals who target seniors. Seniors will learn through hands-on lectures on how to protect themselves from financial crimes and financial elder abuse. All seniors are welcome to attend. The Great Neck Social Center is located at 80 Grace Avenue in Great Neck. For more information feel free to contact 311 or visit www. northhempsteadny.gov.

Family Movie Night to begin July 10 The Family Movie Night Series have returned to Eisenhower Park this summer.

Beginning at dusk, films will be shown every Thursday between July 10 and August 28 on the giant screen at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. Admission is free.

Eisenhower Park Summer Movie Night Schedule: July 16: Mr. Peabody & Sherman – PG (92 min.) 8:26 p.m. start July 23: Penguins of Madagascar – PG (92 min.) 8:21 p.m. start July 30: Book of Life – PG (95 min.) 8:15 p.m. start August 6: The BoxTrolls – PG (96 min.) 8:07 p.m. start August 13: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – PG (98 min.)

7:58 p.m. start

August 20: How to Train Your Dragon 2 – PG (102 min.) 7:49 p.m. start August 27: Annie – PG (118 min.)

7:38 p.m. start The Lakeside Theatre Family Movie Night Series is presented by the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums. The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre is located near parking fields 6 and 6A in Eisenhower Park. Special accommodations are available for disabled patrons, including reserved parking, easily accessible restrooms, and a convenient reserved location on the hill. Assistive hearing devices are also available for the hearing impaired. There is no formal seating at Lakeside Theatre, so movie-goers are urged to bring folding chairs. If weather conditions are doubtful, please call: (516) 572-0355 after 7 p.m.

The Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival continued this week at 8:30 p.m. every night.

The PUBLIQuartet and Mighty Third Rail performs Friday, July 10 with their collaboration, “Changing Night,” a sci-fi narrative that re-imagines the Garden of Eden story, questions the nature of change, and the survival of humanity in a world consumed by technology.

The Plaza Theatrical Productions stages the well-known musical “West Side Story” on Saturday, July 11, a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet..

The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra closes out week 3 on Sunday, July, 12 with traditional pop arrangements.

Week 4 starts Tuesday, July 14 with Grammy Award-winning Dan Zanes. He is well-known to families everywhere with his unique twist to American music. The Family Series is sponsored by NEFCU, this performance

supported by a grant from NYS Presenters Network The Huntington Community Band will perform on Wednesday, July 15 for their third performance.

Music from the Broadway stage and Hollywood will be performed with guest conductor Allan Deitz and pre-concert entertainment from “HCB Big Band.”

Thursday, July 16, De Temps Antan stages the finest melodies from Quebec with the use of numerous instruments. A pre-concert interview will start at 7:45 p.m. with the artist.

The Northport Community Band will also perform on Thursday, July 16 at Northport Harbor. The theme will be “Seasons of Celebration” and will feature Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band along with Northport Chorale.

Sol y Sombra will join us on Friday, July 17, combining multiple Hispanic dance forms such as Argentine Tangos, Latin Caribbean, Mexican & Spanish dance, Flamenco, and

even Hip-Hop. Grammy award winner Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra performs a combination of cultural experiences and great jazz music on Saturday, July 18.

L.I. Dance Consortium will end week 4 on Sunday, July 19twith special presentations from Long Island Dance Theatre, American Dance Theatre of Long Island, Long Island Dance Company, Ohman Ballet, and the American Theatre Dance Workshop.

All performances during the Summer Arts Festival are free and held on the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher Park, Huntington. The festival runs from June 25 through August 9. All performances begin at 8:30 p.m. unless it is a Tuesday evening because the “Family Series” events begin at 7:30 p.m.

For more information about the entire Huntington Summer Arts Festival visit www.huntingtonarts. org or call (631) 2718423.

Tony Bennet to play Westbury in November Tony Bennett will appear for two shows at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21 with very special guest Antonia Bennett. Performances are at 8 p.m.

With millions of records sold worldwide and platinum and gold albums to his credit, Bennett has received 17 Grammy Awards — including a 1995 Grammy for Record of the Year for his “MTV Unplugged” CD, which introduced this American master to a whole new generation — and the Grammy Lifetime Award.

His 2007 prime-time special, “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” won seven Emmy Awards. His initial successes came via a string of Columbia singles

in the early 1950’s, including such chart-toppers as “Because of You,” “Rags to Riches,” and a remake of Hank Williams “Cold, Cold Heart.”

He had 24 songs in the Top 40, including “I Wanna Be Around,” “The Good Life,” “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” and his signa-

ture song, “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” which garnered him two Grammy Awards.

Tickets are $76.50 and $149.50 and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at the Westbury box office.

Event, date and time are subject to change.

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deep Purple to bring hard rock to westbury

Port troupe to do ‘Guys and Dolls’ The Port Washington Play Troupe, “the oldest established” amateur theater company in New York State, rolled the dice and came up a winner with its dazzling new production of Frank Loesser’s “Guys and Dolls” at the popular Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington.

Be part of an unforgettable theater experience as Sky and Sarah and Na-

than and Adelaide sing and dance their way into your hearts while bringing to life a world in which gamblers, gangsters, good girls, and not-so-good good girls place their bets and come up winners.

“More I Cannot Wish You” than to come to the Landmark on Main Street at 232 Main Street in Port Washington on Thursday, July 23, Friday, July 24,

or Saturday, July 25, at 8 p.m. or Sunday, July 26, at 2 p.m. to see The Port Washington Play Troupe’s specatacular production of “Guys and Dolls.”

General addmission tickes are $25 at the door or $20 in advance. Special group rates are also available. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.portwashingtoplaytroupe.com.

arts council seeks submissions for show The Huntington Arts Council, Main Street Gallery has an open call to artists for the upcoming “Driven To Abstraction” juried art show.

Entries are due July

20. The show runs August 14 - 29, with an opening reception scheduled for Friday, Aug. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The show will be juried by Deborah Katz, a

native Long Islander and award-winning artist, curator and writer with an extensive background in the visual and cultural arts. Katz is committed to provide and promote higher professional standards for art on Long Island, while informing, inspiring and entertaining.

The show is open to all artists including full time students of any age.

Submissions may include, but are not limited to, acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, drawings, mixed media, sculpture, collage and photography.

Work must be origina and no artwork previously shown in the Main Street Gallery will be accepted.

Submission materials cannot be returned and only professionally presented pieces wired for hanging will be accepted. No saw tooth hangers. Works can be up to 36” in width including frame.

For entry fees and further information, visit www.huntingtonarts.org The Main Street Gallery is located at 213 Main Street, Huntington.

Legendary hard rock band Deep Purple returns to the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, July 26 at 8 p.m.

Together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple has been referred to as one of the “unholy trinity” of British Hard Rock.

Founded in 1968, the band has undergone numerous changes in personnel. By 1972, Deep Purple released the critically acclaimed album, Machine Head, with Ian Gillan on vocals. The record fea-

tures both “Highway Star” and “Smoke On the Water,” a song inspired by the Grand Hotel in Montreux, Switzerland burning to the ground during a Frank Zappa concert.

Today, the band, features original drummer Ian Paice, cocalist Ian Gillan, the legendary producer and bassist Roger Glover, former Dixie Dregs guitarist Steve Morse and keyboardist Donald Airey.

Best known for hits like “Hush,” “Black Night,” “Strange Kind of Woman” and “Woman

from Tokyo,” in 2013 Deep Purple released Now What?!, their first new album in seven years. Also recently released is the newly re-mastered classic, Live In Japan, featuring seminal live recordings of “Highway Star,” “Smoke On the Water” and “Space Truckin’.”

Tickets are $69.50 with a limited number of VIP seats at $139.50.

Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster. com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at the Westbury box office.

Art League welcomes new teaching artists The Art League of Long Island is pleased to announce the addition of teaching artists David Peikon, William Graf, Bart DeCeglie and Anne B. Gunthner to its roster of faculty members.

Peikon’s work hangs in private and corporate collections around the world.

In addition to 15 solo shows, he has been featured in numerous publications including American Artist Magazine and The NY Times.

Also known for his striking portraits, the artist is honored to include among his clients, William F. Buckley Jr., Dr. George Church, Salvatore Ferragamo, Philanthropist David H. Koch, The Presidents of Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Mary Phipps and Nobel Laureates Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn, Thomas Cech, Carol Greider and Dr. James D. Watson.

Peikon’s landscape painting classes will teach advanced level techniques for artists who wish to find their own voice and expand their portfolios.

Graf is a professional illustrator with his own full service art, illustration, photography & design studio with more than 20 years’ experience in all aspects of graphic and fine

art. Graf’s illustration class is designed for illustration professionals, students, graphic designers or anyone who wants to learn to express their visual creativity but with a deadline!

Students experience a “real life” working situation as an illustrator for advertising, editorial and all areas of print and digital publishing.

Students will be given assignments and will be taught to work from their conceptual sketches to final illustration. This course encourages free expression of illustration styles through drawing, painting, photography and digital art.

Bart DeCeglie has been an active painter and freelance illustrator for 25 years and has taught painting at art colleges such as Pratt Institute and FIT, as well as conducted Plein Air workshops throughout New York.

A prominent oil painter and art educator, DeCeglie will help students achieve desired results through demonstrations and class critiques. He will be teaching Studio Oil Painting and Plein Air workshops imparting his loose impressionist style.

Gunthner spent her career in retail advertising

as a layout artist and art director for newspapers and catalogues. Retired from advertising, she continues to pursue her fine arts passion through teaching, workshops and class studies.

Gunthner will be teaching techniques of “Trompe L’oeil: Still Life Oil Painting”. In Trompe L’oeil one “fools the eye” with realistic still life painting creating the illusion of looking at a 3-dimensional object.

She will also be teaching “Principles of 3-D Drawing”, employing Trompe L’oeil techniques.

The Art League of Long Island is a not-forprofit visual arts organization that offers classes and workshops for children and adults, from beginner to advanced levels. Their art gallery hosts a dozen exhibits per year, featuring contemporary works by many local artists.

Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on weekends 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Art League is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills.

For information about classes, exhibits, and events call (631) 462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.

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Hillside Public Library There are more ways to access library event information than ever: For online access and program registration, go to the Library’s website @ http:// hillsidelibrary.info/events.

You need to have your library barcode number for registration. For programs which require a fee, you have seven days, from the time you register, to bring in your check. Online registration for Out-of-district patrons begins two weeks after the initial registration date. Registration opens on specified dates for each program and remains open until the class fills.

The library subscribes to several museum passes for the enjoyment and entertainment of our patrons, holders of Hillside Library cards in good standing.

There are specific loan periods for these passes and they can be reserved up to one month in advance. For a complete list of the passes to which the library subscribes, go to the library’s website http://hillsidelibrary. info The library collects used cell phones (with their chargers) for charity. Also, the library collects reading glasses.

The Donation Boxes are on the First Floor. We thank you.

School Supply Drive Hillside Public Library is teaming with the L.I. Coalition for the Homeless, to collect school supplies for homeless, or high risk children. We appeal to our

patrons to please consider this worthy cause, and there are boxes in the library where your donations can be placed. We thank you for you generosity.

programs Movies at the Library Run All Night, R, 114 min.; Action, Crime, Drama; Monday, July 13, 1:30 p.m.

Starring Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Common, Bruce McGill, Genesis Rodriguez. Liam Neeson reunites with Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra for this Warner Bros. thriller following a mob hit man and his estranged son (Joel Kinnaman) as they flee the wrath of a vengeful crime boss.

One -to-One Career Counseling Tuesday, July 14 and Thursday, July 16. Appointment times are: 10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 2 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Call or email to schedule an appointment.

This free service is open to all, but is directed to those actively engaged in a job search, not those entering the workforce. Bring current resume(s) to appointment.

Adult Summer Reading Sign Up Event!

Tuesday, July 14 at 2 p.m.

Random House Representative, Brian Nielsen will be our special guest. With Mr. Nielsen we will chat about forthcoming books, and get an advance look at new titles direct from the publisher! There will be

refreshments, prizes and a new feature: A Blind Date with a Book! Participants must be pre-registered.

How to Take an Excellent Interview Tuesday, July 14, 3 p.m.

Presented by Jamie Petrizzo, Career Consultant Jamie Petrizzo owned a large successful recruiting firm but also uses an intuitive ability to help those that are searching for a job.

Jamie will show you many clever tricks that you can do that will make a huge difference in the way you come across on an interview. Her objective is for you to take an outstanding interview, that you walk away with confidence. She will show you the difference between good answers and great answers. Online registration has begun at www. hillsidelibrary.

Register for ESL Classes Wednesday, July 15, 4 p.m – 8 p.m. No appointments required – Walk-ins Welcome!

Call Literacy Nassau office at 516-867-3580 (Ext 12) to find out more! Free appointments with immigration attorneys and application assistance will be available for any student enrolled in the class!

Book Club – Classic Delights Wednesday, July 15 at 7 p.m. The book being discussed is: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne. Phileas Fogg is an inventor living in Victorian England. He believes he can travel around the world in 80 days. Another inventor

challenges him to make the trip, and Phileas agrees.

children & YA Movies at Hillside: Toy Story Friday, July 10 at 1 p.m. All ages (with caregiver) Rated: G. Run time: 81 minutes.

Snuggle Tales Story Time Monday, July 13 at 1:15 p.m. and Wednesday, July 15 at 7 p.m. Ages: 12months36months (with parent or caretaker). Stories, songs, movement fun and a craft.

Must be pre-registered.

Read-to-Me (Older Readers, Grades 5-12); Read-toMe (Younger Readers, Ages 3-7) The sessions are as follows: Mondays Sessions will meet at 6:30 p.m. on July 13, 20, 27, August 3, and 10th.

Tuesday Sessions will meet at 6:30 p.m. on July 14, 21, 28, August 4, and 11th.

Wednesday Sessions will meet at 10:45 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. on July 15, 22, 29, August 5th. Thursday Sessions will meet at 6:15 p.m. on July 16, 23, 30, August 6.

Tales for Tykes Tuesday, July 14 at 1:15 p.m.

Story Time Fun for Children ages (3-5 years old). Must be pre-registered.

Creepy Crawlers Tuesday, July 14 at 4 p.m.

Grades (in September): 1 – 4. Come and meet insects that live in your yard! Must be pre-registered.

Super Undersea Heroes Wednesday, July 15 at 1:30 p.m. Grades (in September): 2 & up. Lots of amazing

facts, games, and experiments all about undersea heroes. Workshop led by science teacher, Mrs. Ferrari.

Must be pre-registered.

Dolphin Ring Toss Wednesday, July 15 at 5:30 p.m. Grades (in September): K – 4. Design a hero of the sea dolphin ring toss game!

Materials Fee: $2.00. Must be pre-registered.

Play Along Adventures Thursday, July 16 at 10:15 a.m. Ages: 18months-36 months. Stories, games, and a craft will be shared with child and caretaker or parent. Sessions will meet on Thursdays (7/16, 7/23, 7/30, & 8/6) at 10:15am Children must be registered. Must be pre-registered.

Zip, Pow, Dance Thursday, July 16 at 1:30 p.m.: Ages: 2 - 5 years old

(with caregiver). Super music and dancing fun! At 3 p.m.: Grades (in September): K – 3). Must be preregistered.

Comic Book Mirror Thursday, July 16 at 4 p.m.

Grades 5 & Up (Grade you will be entering in September). Create a mirror surrounded by your favorite comic characters. Materials Fee $2.00. Must be preregistered.

Amazing Creatures Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Ages: 5 & up (with caregiver). Learn about and touch animals that live on Long Island! Must be preregistered.

Movie: Big Hero 6 Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m.

All ages (with caregiver).

Rated: PG. Run time: 102 minutes.

New Hyde Park Community Calendar NCJW/LAKEVILLE SECTION The National Council Jewish Women/ Lakeville Section will hold its next meeting on Monday, July 27 at 12 p.m. at Shelter Rock Library, 165 Searington Rd. Film: JudeoPhobia: The History of anti-Semitism. Call (718) 343-6222 for more information.

AARP DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSES The Town of North Hempstead will be sponsoring 10 upcoming AARP defensive driving courses at Clinton

G. Martin Park. The classes, open to drivers age 50 and older, will be held on September 12, October 17, November 14 and December 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please call 311 or (516) 869-6311 to register or for more information.

AMERICAN THEATER DANCE WORKSHOP Adult beginner ballet classes on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Adult Ballet classes Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. are at the American Theater Dance Workshop,

999 Herricks Road, NHP. (516) 248-6420.

Tuesday NIGHT BINGO Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5253 will host bingo on Tuesday nights from 7 to 11 p.m. The top prize is $1,500 with additional cash prizes totaling $1,700. Admission is $4 at the post, which is located at 155 Searingtown Road in Albertson.

FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise

Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors.

Monday through Saturday.

Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call (516) 7458050 for more details.

ENTERTAINERS SENIOR CHORUS Like to sing? The chorus group is welcoming new members. Meetings are Mondays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park. Call (516) 7758118 for information.

ADVICE FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS “Saturdays with Sabaa”: Breast cancer and lymphedema education and tips from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. Physical therapist Sabaa Mundia, a blogger for the Facebook site of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is offering useful tips on the site every Saturday.

To access the information, visit #saturdayswithsabaa and https://www.facebook.com/ adelphibreastcancerhotline.

To reach the hotline call (800)

877-8077. You are not alone.

YOUNG ISRAEL OF NEW HYDE PARK Guest Speaker Joseph Levy will present :Fleeing for their Freedom – The Untold Story of Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands,” on Monday July 13 at 7 p.m. at 264-15 77th Ave. New Hyde Park. A native of Cairo, Levy came to the United States as a baby in 1958, in what he calls the second Exodus from Egypt. Free admission. Call (718) 343-0496 for more information.

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Great Neck Library Great Neck Library and Atria Cutter Mill Community Partnership Three Summertime Programs The Great Neck Library is pleased to announce its newest community partnership with the Atria Cutter Mill. The staff of the Atria has been very generous and extremely welcoming to the Library by offering to share their space for programs while the Main Building undergoes renovations.

Special thanks go to Allison Miller, Executive Director, Meagan Devine, Engage Life Director, Megan Branigan, Community Sales Director, and Magdalena Madera, Community Sales Director.

The first summer program at the Atria will be presented

by Alexa Politis, who will sing Broadway Hits and more – a performance of popular songs and Broadway tunes, on Sunday, July 19 at 2 p.m. Alexa’s work embodies a variety of comedic and dramatic roles, including musical theatre and voice-overs. Alexa is a singer, dancer, and actress who recently performed at Madison Square Garden.

The second presentation will be Before Selfies: Portraiture through the Ages on Wednesday, July 22 at 2 p.m., presented by docents

Anita Pescow and Helen Udell of the Heckscher Museum in Huntington, LI. Before the advent of the camera and the digital age, artists captured the physical appearance of their sitters in drawings or paintings, or in marble and bronze sculptures. Before Selfies features over four-dozen works from the Permanent Collection that present various approaches to conveying a subject’s likeness. Works

by Thomas Anshutz, William Merritt Chase, Edward Curtis, Thomas Eakins, Red Grooms, Henri Matisse, William Sidney Mount, Fairfield Porter, and many others are represented. This exhibit at the Heckscher will be on view through August 9.

The third program in the Library’s summer series at the Atria is Guess Who? Live Action Trivia Contest performed by Richard Solow on Wednesday, August 26 at 2 p.m. Longtime regional stage actor and impressionist Richard Solow will do impersonations of wellknown comics and singers.

Excerpts performed from movie scenes and comic routines are the clues in this contest. This presentation is guaranteed to be pure fun and entertainment.

All three programs will be held at the Atria Cutter Mill,

96 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck 11021. All are welcome.

No registration required. For further information, please call the Library at (516) 4668055, ext. 277.

Parkville Branch Programs Junior Gardening Club (for children ages 3 to 10) will be held on Saturday, July 11 at 11 a.m. Join us for our first annual junior gardening club. Together we will use hands-on activities to create a Parkville Branch garden.

This program helps kids to develop a love of gardening, respect for the environment, and a passion for giving back to the world in which they live. Drop in at any time between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to participate.

Bracelets for Military Heroes (for children in grades 3 to 6) will be held on Tuesday, July 14 at 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The tradition of the paracord bracelets started in the military. Woven of highgrade military parachute cord, they can be used as survival tools and can support 550 pounds. These bracelets are symbolic, and you will develop bracelets to show support of U.S. troops overseas. The bracelets will be made to support The Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit organization that helps wounded veterans

who are transitioning into civilian life. Drop in between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to create one or more bracelets.

The Parkville Branch is located at 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park. For further information call Parkville Branch Children’s Department, (516) 466-8055 ext. 272.

Film at Station Branch All film matinees are now held at the Station Branch while the Main Library prepares for renovations. The next film will be shown on Thursday, July 16 at 2 p.m. at the Station Branch, The Gardens at Great Neck, 26 Great Neck Road, 2nd level (above Waldbaum’s).

Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for information on the films scheduled. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited.

Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address.

Building Advisory Committee Meeting at Parkville Branch Library The Great Neck Library Building Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on

Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park.

All are welcome. Please check that there has been no date or time change before coming to the meeting.

Great Neck Library October 26, 2015 Election Slate of Candidates Petitions for Independent Candidate Nominations The Nominating Committee has endorsed those candidates as follows to fill one seat on the Library Board of Trustees and two seats on the Nominating Committee that will expire in January, 2016.

Board of Trustees: Fouryear term January 2016 - 2020 for the seat currently held by Francine Ferrante Krupski, Nominating Committee Endorsed Candidate: Francine Ferrante Krupski.

Nominating Committee: Three-year term January 2016 - 2019 for the seat currently held by Stacee Bernstein, Nominating Committee Endorsed Candidate: Donald Panetta. Three-year term January 2016 - 2019 for the seat currently held

by Andrew Dorf, Nominating Committee Endorsed Candidate: Ian Lustbader.

In accordance with the

Bylaws of the Great Neck Library, the deadline for filing of petitions for independent nominations for these same positions is August 15, 2015.

Petition forms are available in the Director’s Office during regular business hours.

Biographical information for all candidates will appear in the October-December issue of the Library Newsletter and online at www.greatnecklibrary.org.

Great Neck Library Closing/Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www. cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/ program cancellations.

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

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 Manhattan • Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery • Cradle of Aviation • Gar-

vies 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) 2278725.

programs DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS For drivers of all ages.

Saturday, July 18, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fees: Ages 60 plus - $33, all others -

$38. To register please contact Stephen Donnelly at (516) 437-0705 AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE Saturday, June 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Please pick up a registration form at the Reference Desk or download from the Library website www. srpl.org. Non-residents may register on June 10 if space allows.

JULY MOVIES July 16, THE IMITATION GAME. Directed by Morten Tyldum. 2014.

Rated PG-13 114 minutes . Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly Thursdays at 2 & 7:30 p.m.

SENIOR RAP GROUP ... for the 55+ set who have a lifetime of experi-

ences to share! Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome.

Topics vary and the conversation is lively and provocative.

Monday, Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come and join the Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group. This discussion group will be led by volunteer facilitator David Marx.

PLAY MAH JONGG Tuesdays, July 14 & 28 at 1:30 p.m. Join others in playing the game that has fascinated people for so many years with its strategies, sequences and combinations. Bring a team, a friend or come by yourself and enjoy the game. Limited materials will be available, so if you own a set, please

feel free to bring it with you.

Registration is not required.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP with Marguerite Dilimetin, Group Facilitator, Nassau County Office for the Aging and Mental Health.

Wednesday, July 15 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. This support group is designed for all caregivers. It provides an opportunity for participants to share experiences and help one another.

First time attendees or for additional information, please call (516) 2277055.

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Herricks students earn art scholarships On Monday, June 8, the 2015 Herricks Student Art Gallery Awards Ceremony was held at the Community Center Auditorium.

Special guest speaker, Cindy Maguire, associate professor and director of the Undergraduate Art and Design Program at Adelphi University, presented Georgios Araujo and Simone Khalifa, with scholarships to the University’s Art and Art History Department. Both students will be going into their senior year in the fall.

“This is the first time the Art Department has offered high school students admission to the department based on their talent and commitment to the practice of artmaking,” Maguire said. “Both recipients are automatically considered for the talent scholarship, which will be awarded annually,pending acceptance into the University. What we saw was a range of voices, abilities, visions and expressions that clearly illustrate the vibrancy of the arts programming in the Herricks District,” Mary Passero, Herricks chairperson of the Related Arts and Business Department, said the entire Art Department is honored and excited to have this special partnership with Pictured from left: Dr. Cindy Maguire, Simone Khalifa and Georgios Araujo.

Adelphi University.

60 claim awards in National Latin Exam Great Neck Public School retirees were recognized by the Board of Education and the district’s professional associations.

Retiring teachers honored by board The Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education and professional associations representing teachers, administrators, and civil service staff recently recognized 43 retirees, many of whom are shown in the accompanying photo. With them in the photo are Board of Education President Barbara Berkowitz, Board Trustee Susan Healy, retiring Superintendent Thomas Dolan, and incoming Superintendent Teresa Prendergast. Dr. Dolan will retire effective July 31; Dr. Prendergast begins July 15.

Retiring teachers (with their school in parentheses) are: Paul Bott (South High), Ellen Bronheim (North Middle), Nella Carravetta (South High), Joan Casazzone (South High), S. Christie (Parkville), Victoria Cimbalo (South Middle), Arlene From (South High), Maureen Ganes (Kennedy), Thomas Ganes (South High), Andrea Gerson (Lakeville), Michael Greenberg (North Middle), Sheryl Holtzman-Doyle (South Middle), Nancy Jacobson (South High), Andrea Kay (Lakeville), Judith Kohn (Parkville), Helen Kramer (South

Sixty secondary students were award winners in the 2015 National Latin Exam. These students were guided by Latin teachers Johanne Lynch at North High and South Middle Schools, and Anthony Pontone at South High.

North Middle School did not offer Latin this past school year.

North High School Latin 9. Gold Summa Cum Laude: Sasha Hakimian. Silver Maxima Cum Laude: Oliver Besman, Niva Haber, Noah Okin, and Alec Rich.

Latin 10. Gold Summa Cum Laude: Scott Rothbaum and Mickelle Roubeni. Silver Maxima Cum Laude: Jennifer Otruba.

Magna Cum Laude: Camryn Lessing. Cum Laude: Solomon Bassalian and Caroline O’Byrne.

Latin 11. Gold Summa Cum Laude: Graelin Mandel. Silver Maxima Cum Laude: August Chen. Magna Cum Laude: Yael Lissack. Cum Laude: Jack Goldsmith.

Brandyn Chan, Katelyn Chang, Noah Kniesly, Qianwen (Wendy) Mo, Isabel Ugolini, Jonathan Wong, Michelle Xing, David Yao, and Asia Zhang. Silver Maxima Cum Laude: Esther Zhu. Magna Cum Laude: Hannah Chang.

Prose III (Latin 10). Gold Summa Cum Laude: Emily Bae, Joshua Lee, Joshua Putter, William Ren, and Robin Shum. Silver Maxima Cum Laude: Nelson Bai, Emily Cheung, Elisabeth Dimitratos, Kristen John, David Wan, and Benjamin Weber.

Latin V. Gold Summa Cum Laude: Jin Hyup Joseph Hong.

Silver Maxima Cum Laude: Justin Chen and Rachel Coons.

High), Lilian Krowne (North High), Eileen Kurinskas (Parkville), Sharon Last (South Middle), Frank LoPiccolo (North Middle), Jane Maher (North High), Christine Montllor-Gil (South High), Linda Musmeci (South Middle), Maria Pardo (Parkville), Anthony Pontone (South High), Ellen Roisman (South Middle), Andrea Rosenblume (South Middle), Marcia Stone (Baker), Linda Ullman (LakevSouth Middle School ille), and Cheryl Walder (Lakeville).

Latin I. Gold Summa Cum Confidential employee Diana O’Connell is reLaude: Stephanie Cheung, Antiring from the business office. nie Dai, Julia Gorenstein, AnRetiring from Office Staff are Rosita Williams dersen Gu, Raina Kirshnitz, (North Middle) and Antoinette Solowsky (payroll).

Nicholas Langel, Joyce Lee, SamParaprofessionals who are retiring are: Donna uel Levine, and Daniel Lu. Silver Bognacki (Lakeville), Rita Concepcion (transportaMaxima Cum Laude: Brittney tion), Roberta Elias (South High), Harriet GoldChoi, Richard Miller, Jonathan stein (North High & Kennedy), Christina Marie Rothbaum, Mariana Vargas, AshKearney (transportation), Linda Litvack (North South High School ley Yu, and Robert Zheng. Magna High), Barbara Scordo (South High), and Sydell Latin II (Latin 9). Gold Sum- Cum Laude: Jeremy Chen, Kyle Zalanko (Lakeville). ma Cum Laude: Cara Becker, Law, Justin Lin, and Joshua Liu. Christopher Chamblee, a non-supervisor in Buildings & Grounds, retired from South Middle. www.theislandnow.com

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Community news

Health and Wellness Fair Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (center) and Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad (left) meet and greet the staff of Age Well New York at the 2015 Senior Health & Wellness Fair held at Lido Beach Town Park.

Pictured are Edward Lee and Robert Sabella of Age Well New York, and Tracy Davis of Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation.

SCHOOL news

Students participated in warm-up exercises at the beginning of class.

Kickboxing for cancer Pictured are STAC members who helped to organize the fundraiser.

On June 9, the Sewanhaka High School Students and Teachers Against Cancer club held a Cardio and Kickboxing Class to help raise money for the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In total, 60 students participated in the class, which was run by a professional personal trainer. The STAC club raised $2,510.

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Names added to County’s Wall of Honor Hundreds of veterans, their families and local officials came together for a ceremony honoring those whose names are inscribed on the Wall of Honor at Veterans Plaza in Eisenhower Park.

Speaking at the monument, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said, “This wall was built for us to remember and honor the brave members of our military who risked, and many of whom gave their lives in order to protect our freedoms. This wall is open to all those who have served our great nation and who were honorably discharged whether they served during wartime or peace time. Today, we welcome and honor veterans and we welcome their families. On behalf of a grateful nation, I thank you for your service and dedication.”

“More than 8,200 names have been added to the Wall of Honor, since the Monument Committee and Nassau County Veterans Monument Fund was established in 1991,” Chairman Nicholas Graziano said.

The committee made up of dedicated veterans formed this private organization to fund the POW and Vietnam memorials there.

Mangano invited those gathered to the annual POWMIA Candle Light Vigil in Eisenhower Park on Friday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. Immediately following the vigil, the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency will hold its 5th annual Veterans BBQ. Last summer, they served more than 2,000 veterans who enjoyed a day of music and food. The BBQ runs from 12 to 4 p.m. at Eisenhower Park, Field 6A.

POW-MIA Chair of Honor donated to county Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Vietnam Veterans of AmericaChapter 82 unveiled a POWMIA Chair of Honor within the ceremonial chambers of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building.

“Freedom is not free — there is a price for freedom that our brave servicemen and women paid so that we could enjoy the freedoms that we do,” Mangano said. “We dedicate this unoccupied chair in memory of those that are still Prisoners of War or Missing in Action. This chair symbolizes there will always be a place in Nassau County awaiting their return.”

The POW-MIA Chair of Honor, which can be portable or mounted in a stadium, was donated by the Hussey Seating Company, and arranged for placement in the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Ceremonial Chamber by the Vietnam Veterans of America-

Chapter 82. A POW-MIA Chair of Honor in any location is to remain perpetually empty to help people remember that even though our soldiers are not here, there is still a space for them.

“Our community owes all of our soldiers and their families a debt of gratitude that we can never repay,” Mangano added.

“But when we gather for ceremonies such as this one we show our never ending respect and appreciation.”

At the dedication ceremony, Mangano also honored World War II Veteran Oreste H. Cariddi of Levittown. The 95-year old Army veteran served with the 94th Infantry between December 1942 and October 1945 under the command of General George S. Patton.

Cariddi was presented with a framed collage of pictures he took at Normandy — along with a duplicate collage that will be displayed in the Executive & Legislative Building in Mineola.

Pictured from left: Bob Chiappone, commander Military Order of the Purple Heart Post 417; John Schneider; Steve Bonom, 1st vice president Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 82; past president of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 82 Paul Masi, County Executive Ed Mangano, Legislator Laura Schaefer, president of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 82 Joseph Ingino; Bob Rydell; Nassau County Director of Veterans Services Ralph Esposito; Andy Booth, vice chairman, Nassau County Monument Committee; Kevin Carpenter, 2nd vice president Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 82; and Deputy Director of Veterans Services Scott Castillo.

Town, Spinney Hill to host community Farmers Market The Town of North Hempstead Town will partner with the Spinney Hill Coalition to kick off a community Farmers Market every Sunday, starting on July 12.

The Farmer’s Market will be opened from 9 a.m. until 2

p.m. at 125 Community Drive in Manhasset (corner of Pond Hill Road).

Shoppers will be able to find locally sourced, fresh fruits and vegetables with the convenience of a farm stand right in their own backyard. The market will

accept EBT, debit cards, credit cards, Farmers Market Nutrition (FMNP) Senior, and WIC checks, as well as cash.

The Farmers Market is sponsored by the Spinney Hill Coalition: North Shore–LIJ Office of Community and Public Health,

First Baptist Church, Lakeville AME Zion Church, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, St. Paul AME Zion Church, Hispanic Community of Great Neck, Manhasset Great Neck EOC, ManhassetGreat Neck Community Child Care Partnership, Parent Child

Home Program, North Hempstead Housing Authority and local legislators and in part by the Manhasset Community Fund Greentree Good Neighbor Fund.

For more information, please call 311 or visit www. northhempsteadny.gov.

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Condo project rises in North Hills

Continued from Page 3 wider market.”

Village of North Hills Mayor Marvin Natiss said the project was approved years ago because the village felt it would help to enhance the quality of life for its residents.

The North Hills Village board voted unanimously in late December 2013 to formally approve RXR Realty’s condominium proposal, which called for a total of 224 condominums to be built with 60 units to be initially leased.

RXR, which touts itself as the leading real estate owner, manager and developer in the tri-state region on its website, had sought to develop the North Hills property since an affiliate bought the previous owner, North

Hills LLC, in 2007. RXR paid the Village of North Hills $21 million in 2007 in lieu of amenities on the condominium project.

Natiss said the economic downturn had stalled the RXR plan that the village originally approved for construction.

RXR, which received IDA approval for $3.6 million in tax breaks on sales taxes and mortgage tax tied to the 60 units to be leased on the site, officially broke ground on the condominium project in March.

RXR executives said individual residences in the condominium complex, which will be managed by RitzCarlton, will sell for $1.2 million to $5 million with units ranging in size from 1,500 to 4,300 square feet.

“I think its going attract people from Kings Point,

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Sands Point, Old Westbury, and Great Neck,” Natiss said. “There are many people who find that their current homes are way too large for their present circumstance, and I believe that people will be buying from those types of communities.”

Retz said he was pleased with the enhancement to the local economy that came out of the project.

He said the project helped provide jobs under the construction, bringing in construction workers, local contractors, and material supply men, calling it a “winwin” for Nassau County.

“We are delighted with the progress in everything from the construction and quality of what’s being done to the activity and absorption from perspective buyers,” Retz said.

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Prendergast seeks to build on success

Continued from Page 2 Schools— first as principal of the Lynbrook South Middle School from 2000 to 2004 and then as assistant superintendent for curriculum and personnel from 2004 to 2006, when she got her current job in Garden City.

From 1994 until 2000, Prendergast worked for the Woodmere Middle School. She was mathematics chairperson from 1994 to 2000, assistant principal from 1995 until 2000 and also served as teaching dean from January to June 1995, according to the Great Neck School District.

Prendergast also worked at Intermediate School 238-Susan B. Anthony Academy in Queens from 1987 through 1994, the district has said. She first worked as a math teacher before becoming the sixth-grade dean of students.

She studied at St. John’s University, where she earned her bachelor of science degree in

elementary education, nursery through grade six, and mathematics, grades seven through nine. She also received a doctorate of education in educational administration and supervision, as well as a professional diploma in educational supervision and administration, from St. John’s.

Prendergast obtained her master of science degree in mathematics education, grades seven through 12, from CUNY Lehman College, the school district said. She also has an associate in applied science degree from Pace University.

She said she has never had a doubt in her mind that she wanted to be an educator. It’s a gift, she said, to foster and encourage students to succeed in life – just as her own teachers and mentors did growing up.

“As an educator and as a teacher you have the unique ability to have a profound impact on students’ lives,” Pren-

dergast said. “Not only in the current, but also when you think about future opportunities for students.”

To provide an excellent education for each student, Prendergast said, she looks to the future.

To prepare for the future though, Prendergast said, one has to understand what the expectations are.

The expectation is that students will be college or careerready when they finish their Great Neck public education, and that they can be grow up to be engaged citizens with good interpersonal and critical thinking skills.

In terms of what she may want to change in the school district, Prendergast said, it is too early to tell, as she isn’t officially the superintendent yet.

While the Garden City School District is close to Great Neck, there are some differences.

According to Newsday, the

Garden City School District had 3,875 students enrolled for the 2014-15 school year, whereas Great Neck predicts about 6,389 will be enrolled in the public schools for the 2015-16 school year.

Great Neck’s budget is also higher than that of Garden City’s.

Garden City residents approved a $110.16 million budget for the coming school year, while the Great Neck School District’s budget is set to be well over $216 million for the coming year.

Prendergast said she expects to learn from the current administration team to help lead the larger number of students.

“I plan on working collaboratively with the team already in place to continue to build upon Great Neck’s outstanding tradition of excellence,” Prendergast said.

Prendergast has been involved in the budgeting process at Garden City, she said, and as a

former math teacher she enjoys numbers to begin with. She also was involved in budgeting while at Lynbrook, she said.

“In Garden City, the administration cabinet works very much in collaboration with one another and we’re all very transparent in terms of our goals and expectations,” Prendergast said. “Because of that, I’ve been exposed to the intricate details of how a budget is developed.”

She noted that the largest percentage of most budgets goes toward instruction and that that is the way it should be.

“With regards to the budget,” Prendergast said. “I respect and protect taxpayer dollars; that money will have been entrusted to us in support of the education of our students.”

She said she looks forwar to working with Great Neck Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Business John Powell in preparing future budgets.

Nassau IDA lags behind in cost of jobs Continued from Page 1 development agencies in villages, towns, counties and cities throughout New York State.

Blank Slate Media chose to focus on Nassau County in relation to Suffolk County and Westchester because of their comparable size, proximity, suburban make up and location in the New York metropolitan area.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos also compared Nassau County to Suffolk and Westchester in a June 9 letter to Kearney, expressing concerns about the agency’s performance in 2013.

When asked about the 201012 numbers for net tax exemptions per job gained, Kearny said the figures were inaccurately recorded by either the Nassau IDA or state comptroller’s office.

He said when the new numbers are given to the state comptroller, Nassau’s numbers will be better than other counties’ IDA’s.

Kearney also questioned why the Nassau County IDA was being compared to those in Suffolk and Westchester.

“I don’t know why it’s a competition between us,” Kearny

said of the number differences between Nassau County and Suffolk and Westchester.

A Nassau IDA spokesman had previously attributed the agency’s 2013 performance to a relaxation of its practices in awarding tax breaks in an effort to assist businesses affected by Superstorm Sandy.

Brian Butry, a spokesman for the state comptroller’s office, cited similar disparities in sales tax revenues from separate audits following Sandy and 2011’s Hurricane Irene, supporting a possible spike in the data.

But the Nassau IDA recovered less in PILOTs than Suffolk and Westchester in the three years prior to 2013 and granted more in exemptions per job than its two comparable counties, according to data from the state comptroller’s office.

From 2010-12, the Nassau IDA granted $136,094,262 in tax exemptions toward 465 projects, far exceeding the activity of Suffolk and Westchester’s agencies, which supported fewer projects in that time.

While Suffolk recovered 61.8 percent of its exemptions

Number of jobs Total project 2010-12 value Nassau County Suffolk County Westchester

465 366 263

$7,381,505,224 $4,772,279,384 $8,922,167,315

in PILOTs, and Westchester took back 73.46 percent, Nassau got back just $57,557,759, or 42.29 percent.

Though Nassau’s IDA achieved a net job change of 30,473 jobs in that three-year span, about 5,000 more jobs than Westchester, it still trailed Suffolk by more than 14,000 jobs.

For every job Nassau gained in that period, its IDA granted $2,577 in exemptions, more than twice the rate in Westchester ($905 per job) and four times the rate in Suffolk ($531 per job).

In 2012, the year Nassau netted more jobs (16,986) than Suffolk (14,207) or Westchester (8,548), Nasssau’s IDA created 3,389 jobs and retained 17,071 jobs, according to IDA activity data from the state comptroller’s office.

Nassau’s IDA supported 207 projects in 2012 worth nearly $2.55 billion, offering $60,203,262 in tax exemptions and receiving $21,954,739 — or 36.47 percent of tax breaks it approved — in PILOTs, according to the state comptroller’s office.

Total tax exemptions $136,094,262 $61,669,350 $96,236,467

That year, Nassau’s IDA also received less in PILOTs than Suffolk, which recovered nearly half of the tax breaks it granted, and Westchester, which took back more than 95 percent of approved exemptions.

Suffolk IDA Executive Director Tony Catapano said he could not identify a major disparity in the operation of Suffolk’s and Nassau’s IDAs, but said Suffolk tends not to approve tax breaks for projects to build or expand apartment buildings, since they tend not to add to long-term employment.

The Nassau IDA has ongoing projects for apartment complexes in several North Shore communities, including Mineola, North Hills and Great Neck.

Efforts to reach William Mooney, executive director of the Westchester IDA, were unavailing.

While Nassau County has consistently touted the jobs created by the its IDA, school districts and villages on the North Shore have expressed concerns about revenue lost through tax breaks and questioned the benefits to the local economy.

Total pilots

Net tax exemptions

% of pilots

$57,557,759 $38,110,248 $70,696,006

$78,536,503 $23,559,102 $23,540,462

42.29% 61.80% 73.46%

In a statement accompanying his report of 2013 IDA performance, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli supported increased government oversight on applications submitted to industrial development agencies statewide.

Prior to the recent end of the state Legislature’s session, lawmakers in the state Assembly and Senate approved a bill requiring IDAs to create an application form for tax exemption requests and policies to suspend and discontinue PILOT agreements.

Catapano said Suffolk already has a standard application form for tax break requests.

Kearney has declined to comment on the legislation.

Maragos, who has called for a revision of the Nassau IDA’s job creation strategies, said the state legislation did not fix “core issues” preventing more favorable job growth.

In his letter to Kearney following DiNapoli’s report, Maragos said the agency seems to favor projects that yield few long-term employment opportunities.

estimated net job changes 30,473 30,473 44,378 44,378 25,999 25,999

net exemption per job $2,577 $2,577 $531 $531 $905 $905

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Pros, cons of living in Queens, Nassau I have thought about this so often about the differences living in Nassau or Queens.

I am always comparing what you receive for the higher priced homes and their accompanying taxes in Nassau as compared to Queens, which have lower taxes, but in some areas lately, very high prices due to the intense competition from cash purchasers (Bayside, Fresh Meadows, Bayside Gables, Malba, Jamaica Estates and Forest Hills, to name a few).

One reason might be school districtS 25 and 26 are two of the highest rated in Queens.

Nassau has many positive attributes, Schools being No. 1 in many towns, no city income tax, which can range from approximately, 2.907 percent-3.876 percent of you’re your adjusted gross income plus an amount ranging from 0-$18,122 for $500,000+ earners (ask your accountant to figure out your exact city income tax).

Nassau County has fantastic beaches (Jones), parks, shopping at

the many malls (Americana Shopping in Manhasset, Roosevelt Field in Westbury, The Source in Westbury, Broadway Mall in Hicksville to name a few) to satisfy your “shop til you drop” needs and wants.

There are also many cultural aspects of being in Nassau County — street fairs and weekly promenades from Great Neck to Long Beach, entertainment in the eves and weekends. Music from The NYCB Theatre in Westbury to The Nikon Jones Beach Theater on the water are some venues that offer a wide range of musical entertainment.

You pick a town and there is probably something always going on there to keep you entertained and occupied, see links: http://www.nassaucountyny. gov/agencies/Parks/ http://www.longisland.com/ things-to-do/ One thing I would also mention, is that insurance for you’re your cars, homes etc. can be considerably less in Nassau County,

philip a. raices Real Estate Watch

depending on your coverage and location.

Queens is also a place to consider when purchasing or renting.

However, as I mentioned, some areas are getting quite pricey, due to the lack of inventory and at present, the historic demand.

Rentals, however, appear to be less in various areas of Little Neck, Douglaston and Bayside, near the Nassau border.

Most important, real estate

taxes can be as much as 50 percent or more less than Nassau County, or a similar home; but again, you have to analyze and add the extra cost of your city income tax, that Nassau residents are not burden with, to see if it is more financially favorable.

Property sizes tend to be smaller 40 X 100 or less, more homes per square mile, but then again, less maintenance and more manageable.

There are a wide range of parks that offer tennis, ice skating, barbecuing and entertain: http:// www.nycgovparks.org/park-features/parks-list?boro=Q Flushing Meadows Corona Park is the largest and most widely used park in the borough and has a marina, zoo, museums, theatre, the Mets, U.S.Open, soccer and cricket fields, etc.

You are only a heartbeat away from from “The Big Apple” NYC by 15-20 minutes by train.

The diversity of cultures, restaurants, food and shopping also

make it a big draw for the local inhabitants.

Here is another link for 101 Things to do in Queens: http:// queens.about.com/od/thingtodo/ a/101-Things-to-Do-in-QueensNew-York.htm Whether you decide to live in Nassau or Queens will depend on your specific needs and wants and financial considerations.

Both areas offer a lot, but I prefer Nassau for my own personal reasons over Queens.

However, both areas are excellent for different reasons and I would suggest you determine your most important considerations and variables and the price range of what you want to spend, schools, proximity to your job/business, real estate and personal taxes, local activities for you and your children.

Take a ride around the areas that you are considering and get a feel for the neighborhood and its surroundings and then you will hopefully come to an answer that will solve where you will end up

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Climate change seen as a health issue

Continued from Page 21 His tortured reasoning went like this: It doesn’t make any sense to only look at public health, you also have to look at cost.

Scott Segal, director of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, a group of power plants. put it more crassly: “As children, we learn that every day can’t be Christmas.

EPA just learned that today. The agency cannot continue to write rules without regard to their cost, simply because the agency believes its cause is just.”

But if you have to measure the cost to the utilities, you also need to examine the costs borne because of the damage to public health — add up all the patients’ expenditures for doctor visits, medication, lost earnings, curtailed life (that cuts down on earnings), how much taxpayers have to spend on remediation to have a habitable community with breathable air and potable water.

“The costs and benefits are a matter of vigorous dispute,” the Washington Post said in its reporting of the case.

“The states and industries opposing the regulations say that the annual costs of compliance under the rule would be $9.6 billion but that the benefits of reduced emissions of hazardous air pollutants are only $4 million to $6 million.

“The EPA and environmental groups estimate the savings to be much more, from $37 billion up. Mercury can be especially dangerous to pregnant or breast-feeding mothers and young children, and some of the savings are calculated as coming from preventing as many as 11,000 deaths and more than a half-million lost days of work.”

I guess the difference in the “savings” calculation might be explained this way: how many Romneys live near a coalfired utility plant, versus how many Joe Shmoes? What is the value of lost wages if you are making just $7.25 an hour, versus $10,000 an hour?

What is more, the EPA has made cogent economic arguments for climate action, countering the claim that extricating the economy from fossil-based fuels and doing the practical things to reduce carbon emissions (like retrofitting buildings for greater energy efficiency) and demanding better mileage from cars and trucks would in some undefined but inflammatory way hurt the economy and cost jobs.

There has never been such a trade off, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said on Bill Maher’s “Real Time” show, just days before the Supreme Court ruled against her.

In point of fact, transitioning the economy to renewables will not only save consumers vast sums of money that will be re-injected into the economy and invested such things as home ownership and higher education, and save the cost of rebuilding after climate catastrophes or the impacts of drought and flood (mitigation would save mitigation $4.2 billion-$7.4 billion associated with avoided road maintenance in the year 2010 alone), but will create the modern infrastructure and the new jobs, for which the excessed coal miners could be retrained.

As Bill Maher said, why would anyone want to fight so hard to keep the dirtiest, most unhealthy jobs in the world, mining coal, anyway?

I’m not hearing Kentucky Sen. and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rushing to sign up for work at a mine — in fact, one of the climate change activists at the 400,000-strong march last year was a Kentucky coalminer with black lung disease. (I’m recalling the movie “October Sky,” about a boy desperate to break out of the cycle of being a coal miner, while the school system and public institutions were in place to make sure that is all he became. And if you really want to be horrified, read the New York Times’ coverage.

And this economy has always gone through transitions — you don’t see many blacksmiths or Western Union messengers or whalers.

Should we have fought progress to preserve those jobs?

As an example of how climate action is actually good for the economy (and national security, but that’s a topic for a different column), President Obama’s Executive Order in April to cut the Federal Government’s greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent over the next decade from 2008 levels will save taxpayers up to $18 billion in avoided energy costs, and increase the share of electricity the federal government consumes from renewable sources to 30 percent. (Not to mention that once the federal government, the single larg-

est consumer of energy in the nation, becomes a consumer of renewable energy, that moves up the threshold for costeffectiveness vis a vis fossil fuels, just as the cost of solar panels have come down.

Meanwhile, Obama’s action is also triggering similar commitments from several of its major suppliers, including IBM, GE, Honeywell.)

Among the Administration’s climate action initiatives, the EPA was tasked with undertaking a Climate Change Impacts and Risks Analysis project, a peer-reviewed study comparing impacts in a future with significant global action on climate change to a future in which current greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

The EPA has just issued its report, based on the study, “Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action” (www2.epa.gov/cira), which examines a number of categories including infrastructure, electricity, water resources, agriculture and forestry, ecosystems.

It also looked at the impacts on public health. Here are some of the findings: 57,000 Americans will die prematurely in the year 2100 alone unless there are global steps to protect air quality.

12,000 people in the U.S. will die in the years 20502100 due to extreme heat, because the number of extremely hot days could triple unless there is climate action.

There are other health impacts of climate change (which are not specifically studied by the report): such as injuries or deaths caused during severe weather events and wildfires, changing habitats that result in more insects that bring disease like Lyme disease and West Nile virus.

“The public health case for climate action is clear,” EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told the White House Public Health and Climate Change Summit, June 23, 2015. “The time to take action is now.”

McCarthy spoke just days before learning that the Supreme Court complicated the roll out of rules to cut mercury emissions from power plants (they did not gut it or say the EPA did not have authority under the Clean Air Act).

Nonetheless, she told the summit, “The EPA is doing our part by finalizing our clean power plan later this summer. As proposed, the plan will eliminate 30% of carbon pollution from our nation’s power sector by 2030, while also slashing emissions of other harmful pollutants that can cause respiratory and cardiovascular disease.

“Power plants are our nation’s largest source of carbon pollution. But as you know, their emissions also include harmful nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter pollution, which can cause serious respiratory problems — especially in children.

“From the smog and soot reductions alone, American families will see $7 in benefits for every dollar we invest.

“That’s a huge impact, and it only gets bigger: in just the first year that the clean power plan goes into effect, its reductions in ozone and particulate matter could prevent 100,000 asthma attacks in children. It could avoid up to 490,000 missed days of work and school. And it could prevent 2,100 heart attacks.

“The clean power plan is going to improve public health across the country, and do it while keeping the lights on and growing our economy.”

And just to bring the message home, the EPA included in its report of “Climate Action Benefits,” specifics by region, so everyone could see themselves in the picture (www2.epa. gov/cira/climate-action-benefits-key-findings#regionalhighlights). Here are just a few of the highlights: • Water Supply and Demand: California is projected to incur $4.5 billion in damages in 2100 due to changes in water supply and demand.

• Drought: In the Southwest, the number of severe and extreme droughts is projected to nearly quadruple by the end of the century in the reference scenario compared to today. In the mitigation scenario, the incidence of drought is not projected to change substantially from present day.

• Water Quality: The Southwest is projected to experience water quality damages of approximately $1.8 billion in 2100 under the Reference scenario, compared to $470 million in the Mitigation scenario.

• Wildfire: In the Rocky Mountains, an estimated 1.9 million more acres are projected to burn in 2100 under the Reference scenario compared to today. In the Mitigation sce-

nario, an estimated 1.5 million fewer acres are projected to burn compared to today.

• Inland Flooding: In Texas, projected damages associated with the 100-year flood event are $3.6 billion in 2100 under the Reference scenario, compared to $2.6 billion in the Mitigation scenario.

• Roads: In 2100, the Great Plains region is projected to incur road damages of approximately $3.5 billion in the Reference scenario, compared to $1.1 billion in the Mitigation scenario.

• Bridges: In the Great Lakes region, approximately 520 bridges are projected to be vulnerable in 2100 under the Reference scenario, compared to 65 in the Mitigation scenario.

• Urban Drainage: In 2100, major cities analyzed in the Great Plains are estimated to incur $2.1 million per square mile in damages associated with urban drainage systems in the Reference scenario, compared to $750,000 per square mile in the Mitigation scenario.

• Air Quality: In 2100, areas of the Southeast are projected to experience an annual increase in ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) of 0.7 ppb and 1 μg/m-3, respectively. In the Mitigation scenario, the levels of O3 and PM2.5 are projected to decrease by 120 percent and 88 percent, respectively, compared to the Reference.

• Coastal Property: In 2100, coastal property in the Tampa Bay area is projected to incur $2.8 billion in damages from sea level rise and storm surge in the Reference scenario without adaptation, compared to $450 million in the Mitigation scenario.

• Electricity Demand: The South Central region is projected to experience a 2.0 percent to 4.2 percent increase in electricity demand under the Reference scenario in 2050.

In the Mitigation scenario, the projected change in demand ranges from -1.4 percent to 1.6 percent.

• Agriculture: In the Southeast, yields of irrigated soybeans are projected to decrease 23 percent in 2100 under the Reference scenario. Under the Mitigation scenario, yields are projected to increase 4.7 percent.

It would seem that the EPA makes very cogent argument — better than Scalia — of the cost-benefit of climate action, but it is also clear whose profits he wants to protect.

But it is precisely the preference for “profits” over “public health” that is leading us to catastrophe.

“Humanity’s rapacious growth and accelerated energy needs over the last generation — particularly fed by an economic system that demands increasing levels of consumption and inputs of natural resources — are fast driving planetary systems towards their breaking point,” writes Jon Queally of Common Dreams in “That Was Easy: In Just 60 Years, Neoliberal Capitalism Has Nearly Broken Planet Earth” (www.nationofchange.org/2015/01/18/easy-just60-years-neoliberal-capitalism-nearly-broken-planet-earth) citing two studies. He quotes professor Will Steffen saying, “It is difficult to overestimate the scale and speed of change.

In a single lifetime humanity has become a geological force at the planetary-scale.”

What is the Republicans’ response to the Administration’s Climate Action efforts?

By straight party-line votes, both the House and Senate appropriations committees have passed bills that would make it impossible for President Obama to limit carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants — the centerpiece of the strategy he intends to present to the negotiators in Paris in December, which will fail if the US, the biggest polluter on the planet, is not shown to lead. (It is interesting that Republicans point to China as the second biggest polluter, but they have four times the population as the U.S..)

You would think that Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change would change the discussion — after all, the Republicans never cease to position themselves as the Religious “Right.”

The Pope is calling climate action a matter of moral responsibility and necessity (echoing what the Obama Administration has said), and pointing out that the ones most harmed by the failure to act are the most vulnerable, the “voiceless”. “Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods,” the Pope writes. “It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.”

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Reports say Dealertrack deal delayed coyote seen in East Hills

Continued from Page 13 Because the mange causes the foxes to scratch more often, they spend less time eating, and because they don’t have their thick winter coats, they can be more susceptible to hypothermia.

The mange, Vincenti said, can be transferred to humans, but typically causes a rash and is treatable. The mange is also treatable in wild dogs, Vincenti said.

There have been multiple confirmed coyote sightings in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx so far this year.

Hofstra University biologist Russell Burke recently co-authored a study claiming coyotes may make a migratory shift towards Long Island.

Coyotes are not typically known to approach humans, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

An officer from the Nassau County Police Department’s Third Precinct, which covers both East Hills and Lake Success, said in June that animal sightings are not considered a high priority.

Ken Parker, a public information officer for the Nassau County Police Department, said at the time of the Lake Success sighting that he had not heard of any complaints about foxes or coyotes in the area.

Continued from Page 1 “This is a routine step that allows the U.S. Department of Justice additional time to review our proposed acquisition of Dealertrack,” Cox Automotive said in a statement. “We remain confident in gaining approval for this transaction, which is an investment in our customers and in the auto industry.”

Cox Automotive said in a statement they expect the transaction to still close within the third quarter, which ends Sept. 30.

Executives at Dealertrack could earn more than $31 million from the sale.

According to a June 26 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that outlines golden parachute compensation for executives, Dealertrack CEO Mark O’Neil would get a total of $11,501,261, which includes $9,908,294 in stock.

Eric Jacobs, Dealertrack Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, could get $5,472,233, while

Co-Presidents Raj Sundaram and Rick Gibbs could get $5,912,069 and $3,337,563 respectively. Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Rich McLeer could get $4,831,753 The Atlanta-based Cox Automotive provides vehicle remarketing services and digital marketing and software solutions for the automotive industry. Some of its brands include Kelley Blue Book, Autotrader and vAuto. The company, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, employs nearly 24,000 people worldwide.

Dealertrack offers webbased software services to the segments of the automotive industry, such as dealers, lenders, manufacturers and agents. It was founded in 2001 in Garden City, moving to Melville later that year.

In 2005, the company moved to Lake Success. The company employs about

3,500 people worldwide.

In August, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency approved tax breaks on a $112 million Dealertrack project to build a new office building in the Village of North Hills. The deal included up to $1 million in mortgage tax exemptions and more than $5.7 million in sales tax exemptions, as well as a 19-year payment-inlieu-of-taxes agreement that would hold current real estate taxes constant for 12 years before allowing increases in the remaining seven years.

Cox Automotive has said the acquisition hasn’t changed plans to build the new offices, and that Dealertrack will continue to be headquartered in Lake Success.

They have also said the companies do not plan to lay off workers.

Joseph Kearney, executive director of the county

IDA, said after the acquisition was announced that Dealertrack has not gotten any tax breaks yet, as they have not closed the transaction. Kearney said he expected the transaction to close in the next couple weeks, but efforts to reach him were unavailing.

If Dealertrack did close the transaction, Kearney had said, there would be a stipulation that Dealertrack remain in the area to get the benefits.

Officials said at the time the tax break was approved that the deal would inject more than $3 billion into Nassau County’s economy, create 357 jobs and retain 367 jobs for the Lake Success-based company, which would be moving its corporate headquarters to 3400 New Hyde Park Road.

Construction to the 233,000-square-foot building, to be built on a 9.7-acre property, would create 552 full-time-equivalent jobs during the two-year project, officials said.

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HOPEFUL SINGLES for ages 55 plus. Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. Life is unpredictable, there are no guarantees and change is always happening. With new friends and inspirational guidance, compassion and support, your journey can be easier!!

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YOUNG ADULT WII VIDEO & BOARD GAMES Friday, July 17 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Teens will play popular Wii video games and board games and enjoy refreshments too!

Registration begins on July 2.

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TAB works with the YA Librarian to improve library services for teens. Registration for TAB will resume August 1.

BALLOON SCULPTING 101 with John Reid Wednesday, July 8 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Master balloon artist John Reid has taught the pros, and can teach you too! Learn techniques that are the foundation for most balloon sculptures. Leave with several balloon creations, and a hat to wear home!

Wii VIDEO GAME NIGHT for Teens & Tweens Friday, July 17 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Teens (Grades 6 - 12) will play popular Wii video and board games and enjoy refreshments too! Registration begins July 2.

PANINIS and ICE CREAM SHAKES with Julie Reilly Wednesday, July 22 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Learn how to make a classic Italian grilled sandwich and then mix up some ice cream shakes for the perfect summer meal.

Registration begins on July 8.

BABYSITTING & FIRST AID WORKSHOP Friday, July 31 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Registered nurses Joanne Tanck and Georgette Basso will present a twohour Babysitting and First Aid Workshop. Participants are asked to bring a doll or stuffed animal for hands on instruction.

Registration begins on July 10.

COMIC BOOK WALL CLOCK with Janine Bendicksen Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Create a super cool clock by using comic book pages. Each clock includes a clock mechanism and clock hands. It really works! Registration begins on July 21.

T-SHIRT DECORATING with Elyse Pollack Monday, July 27 from 7 to 8 p.m. Bring a plain t-shirt or two to decorate. Elyse will provide paints, stencils, and designs featuring sports, summer and food themes. She’ll also show you how to cut t-shirts on the bottom and bead them. Registration begins on July 10.

PIZZA TASTE OFF for Children with Teen Helpers Monday, July 13 from 5 to 6 p.m. Children will sample pizza from our local pizzerias and choose their favorite. Teens will help serve the pizza, and tabulate the results of the taste off. Registration for Teen Helpers begins June 29 in the Teen Room.

BOARD GAME NIGHT for Children with Teen Helpers Wednesday, July 29 from 7:00 to 845 p.m. Join us and play popular board games such as Clue, Scrabble, Checkers, Bingo and more. Registration for Teen Helpers begins July 15 in the Teen Room.

BOOK CAFE FOR YAs ENTERING GRADES 6-12 Join us for discussion and trivia on this book which deals with the “Unmask! Every Hero Has a Story” theme.

Refreshments served.

Wednesday, July 15 from 7 to 8 p.m. THE RED PYRAMID

by Rick Riordan Register and pick up book starting June 24.

Wednesday, Aug. 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. I KILLED THE MOCKINGBIRD by Paul Acampora. Register and pick up book starting July 15.

CHILDREN BOOK BUDDIES A read-along program for children ages 3 – 7.

Young adult volunteers from our community will share picture books and fingerplays with youngsters registered for this program. Children already reading can practice their reading skills with the young adult volunteers.

Tuesdays July 14, 21 and 28 at 7 p.m. Registration

began Monday, June 22.

LEGO CREATIONS for Grades K to 5 Come and build your own LEGO creation!

Tuesday, July 21 at 4:30 p.m. Registration begins Tuesday, July 7.

Wednesday, August 12 at 7 p.m. Registration Wednesday, July 29.

MONDAY PERFORMANCE Nature Nick Animal Show For Children ages 3 and up accompanied by an adult. Monday, July 13 at 11 a.m. Join us for an exciting animal show which will include a kangaroo and a monkey! Tickets are not required. Seating is limited and on a first-come, firstserved basis.

SUPERHERO ICE CREAM SUNDAES Children in grades K – 5 will make a superhero sundae. Choose one: Minion Banana Split, Big Hero 6 Marshmallow Sundae, Chocolate Web Spiderman Sundae or Bat Signal Sundae. Wednesday, July 22 at 2 p.m. Registration begins Monday, July 6

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Help Wanted ASSISTANT TEACHER​/ MINI SCHOOL BUS DRIVER Full time position for local nursery school in Williston Park assisting teacher in classroom. Includes driving a mini school bus. Closed all school holidays. Please email resume​/​cover letter to romperroomschool@verizon.net or fax to: 516-746-8608 CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy Equipment Operator ‘Career! Receive hands on training and national certifications operating bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. Lifetime job placement VA benefits eligible! 1-866-968-2577 EXPERIENCED NANNY WANTED We are a family in Garden City looking for a caring, responsible and experienced nanny to care for our three boys (ages 8, 6 and 3). Monday thru Friday from 7:15am to 6:30pm. Must drive (do not need own car) and have excellent references. Spanish​/​ English speaking a plus. Please call Pia 917-860-8014

FREE NURSERY SCHOOL Free nursery school for Mom who will drive a mini school bus. Children ages 2-6. Check us out on Facebook! Please call Romper Room Nursery School 516-746-8606 HANDYMAN​/ HELPER:Part time, full time. North Shore contractor. Must be clean cut, speak English, driver’s license and some basic construction experience. Call 516-365-6685 HERRICKS SCHOOL DISTRICT: Substitute and P/T positions needed for School Monitors, Teacher Aides, Bus Matrons, Registered Nurses, Clerical and Food Service workers to assist with various duties in the Herricks School District. Applications are available in Room 205 of the Community Center, 999 Herricks Rd, New Hyde Park, NY. Applications will be accepted until August 14, 2015 MEDICAL FULL TIME FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST / MEDICAL ASSISTANT: Must be dependable, mature and multitask. Send resume to: superdoc4@aol.com

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▼ real estate, service directory Help Wanted 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 PRE K TEACHER Romper Room, a private nursery school located in Williston Park is looking for a Pre K teacher for our September session. Educational requirements: Bachelors Degree, 12 credits in Early Childhood Education or related field. Must love to work and interact with children. Must have good leadership abilities, good attitude and be dependable. Includes driving a mini school bus. Please email resume​/​cover letter to romperroomschool@verizon.net or fax to: 516-746-8608

Situation Wanted A NURSES 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. Please call 516-353-9686 AVAILABLE FOR HOUSE CLEANING Tuesdays and Fridays.

Experienced with good references.

Please call Maria at 516-279-6313 or 516-580-1543 BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Responsible 16 year old, oldest of 5 looking to babysit this summer. Lots of experience with all ages, lots of availability. References available. Call Kerrin 516-328-7732 CARE GIVER: CNA AIDE looking for companion​/ ​a ide position FT​/​PT live in. Will do light cleaning, showers, baths. Have car, experience and references. Nursing home experience.

Please call Dawn 917-564-9812 CARETAKER​/​H HA: with driver’s license looking for 5+ days per week, live out, will do everything including errands. Very good references. Please call Glynis 347-598-8077

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COMPANION / HOME CARE Long time GC resident seeking part time position as a companion to take care of loved one. Prepares meals, light housekeeping & grocery shopping.

English speaking. References available. Contact Patricia 516-887-7026

MY AMAZING, WONDERFUL, RELIABLE NANNY, who has cared for my little ones like family and who has been in GC for 15yrs is available immediately. Also has valid driver’s license. Please call 516-776-1808

ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Woman from Ukraine is looking for ft​/​pt position. Experienced & references available. Please call Olha 516-547-8882

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

MOVING SALE CARLE PLACE SATURDAY JULY 11 9:30 am to 3:30 pm 268 Wright Avenue (off Cherry Lane, 2 blocks north of Old Country Rd) Misc furniture including dining room set w/ chairs, hutches, rocking chair, linens, lots of clothing including casual and dressy girls and women’s dresses, shoes, electronics.

AND SO MUCH MORE! CASH ONLY! NO PREVIEWS!

ELDER CARE: AIDE​/​COMPANION with 15 years experience available to care for elderly. Days, nights, weekends. Own car. Excellent references.

Call 516-353-1626 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS Young men available to do any odd jobs around your home​​yard work, cleaning out & organizing garages and basements, pet sitting, party help, etc. Available July & August 7 days a week. Call Drew 516-712-5361 HOLLISTIC CARE P/T Exercises generalized medical care with supervision. Must be ambulatory. Call 516-294-9519

Business Opportunities BILLION DOLLAR MANUFACTURER expanding in the Long Island area seeking person with sales and​/​or marketing background. Commission based and substantial residuals. No stocking, no inventory, no selling. Call for more information. Leave message for call back: 516-759-5926

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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

ATTEND AVIATION COLLEGE Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance training. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM or free information 866-296-7093

HOME HEALTH AIDE AND HOUSECLEANING AVAILABLE. Licensed & Experienced. Available immediately ft​/​pt, live in or live out.

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HOUSECLEANING GARDEN CITY AREA available weekdays anytime.

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Own transportation. English speaking. Contact Jeanette 516-385-8151 HOUSEKEEPER / COOK / ELDER CARE: Seeking position on Long Island or Manhattan area. Excellent references + long time experience.

Please call 917-445-0340 HOUSEKEEPER / HOME HEALTH AIDE PROVIDER with over 25 yrs experience seeking live in position. Honest, caring & skilled. References readily available upon request. Please contact Margaret 860-574-1236 MOTHER’S HELPER​/​BABYSITTER AVAILABLE High Schol student available to help with your young or school aged children.

Games, activities, pool, etc. Available anytime. Also available for pet sitting and pet walking. Please call Amanda 516-741-9669

Novenas/Prayers PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit thou who made me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals. Thou who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me, and thou who art in all instances of my life with me. I thank thee for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great material desire may be, I want to be with thee and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory. Thank You for your love towards me and my loved ones. Pray this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. (J.D.)

Marketplace GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITYSaturday July 11 11:00 am​​4:00 pm 127 Chester Ave LOTS AND LOTS OF GOOD STUFF!!!

- Over 600 vacation homes in all price ranges!

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Auctions ONLINE BANKRUPTCY BOAT AUCTION! July 11-22 Inspection 7/11​​Saranc Lake, NY from 10-3.

24’ Spencer Serene, V-8 Merccruiser 3509hp, wooden hull, custom built by Spencer Boatworks 212-375-1222 www.auctionadvisors.com

Wanted to Buy CASH BUYER! Buying ALL Gold & Silver coins, Stamps, Paper Money, Comic Books, entire collections, Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800-959-3419 LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale AUCTIONS, TAG SALES & CONSIGNMENTS 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 SUMMER HOURS: OPEN Wednesday​​Friday 10​​6 Saturday 10​​5 Sunday 12​​5 CLOSED MONDAYS & TUESDAYS IN JULY AND AUGUST 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 516-279-6378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@invitedsales.com.

We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction. If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

Tag Sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@ atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org YOU’RE INVITED! Monday, July 13 9:30am 946 Wellington Rd Westbury, NY 11590 Packed house, basement, Baldwin upright piano that has to go, instruments, books, china, furniture, bedroom furniture, vintage items, pinball machine, clothing, housewares, religious items, rugs, stereo equipment, small organ, glassware, kitchenware, Lladros, Lenox, marble top tables..Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

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Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717 DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away.

Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references.

Limited availability. Book early!

Annmarie 516-775-4256

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Dog Walking & Running Mobile Socialization Exercise Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

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Auto For Sale BUICK CENTURY 1995: 47K miles, 4 new tires, new parts, A/C, excellent running condition! $3,300.

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Autos Wanted DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-aWish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!

Apartment For Rent GARDEN CITY BORDER: Spacious 1 bedroom + balcony. $1375 + electric. Gated parking, laundry room, air conditioning, hardwood floors, near 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. $1500. Please call 516-650-5144

Vacation Rental CUTCHOGUE NASSAU POINTNewly renovated 3 BR, 2 full baths, minutes to vineyards, beaches & restaurants. CAC, large LR w/FP, large den w/FP off new EIK. MBR has king and FP. Patio with grill. Beach chairs​/​ kayaks. Available August $8,400.

Call 516-317-3440 EAST QUOGUE Large 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with CAC, heated IG pool, private patio, access to bay and ocean beaches, boat slip available. 1 hour from Garden City. Will consider 1 week rentals. Please call 516248-0079 or 516-732-9435 OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals.

Full​/​partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102.

Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

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Homes for Sale real estate for rent

Apartment For Rent BELLEROSE Large 5 room apartment. Kitchen, DR, LR & 2 Bedrooms with lots of closets. Heat & water included. $1775. for more information, call Rose 516-655-7501 Ford Realty BROOKVILLE LOVELY COTTAGE FOR RENT Pool, convenient location. Immediate. $2,300 + utilities.

Please call 516-626-0934

GARDEN CITY ESTATES FOR SALE BY OWNER One of a kind Tudor with many unique features.

Must sell. $1,299,000 or best offer Call 917-370-8517 GARDEN CITY WESTERN SECTION 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Ranch.

Eat in kitchen, LR, DR, full unfinished basement, next to park, LIRR. Principals only. $799,000.

Call for appt 516-581-0769

Lots for Sale NAPLES FLORIDA: Residential 5 acres on canal. Golden Gate Estates of Wilson Blvd. Asking $95,500. Call 516-621-2276

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Mortgages YOUR HOMEWONERSHIP PARTNER. The State of NY Mortgage Agency offers funds available for renovation. www. sonyma.org 1-800-382-4663

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Homes Wanted GARDEN CITY homeowner scaling down seeks to purchase Ranch or Cape Cod home. No financing issues; can close immediately. Move at your convenience. Principals only. 516-747-1024

Room Wanted To Rent MANHASSET RESIDENT: Quiet female professional and 9 yr old daughter seeking short time place. 1 room, August through December. $1,000​/​month. Lease expiring soon, waiting for already secured new apartment in December. Please call and leave message. Angie 347-450-3455

service directory

Cleaning SPRING INTO ACTION LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS GARDEN CITY WINDOW CLEANING Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates Inside & Out Fully Insured 25 Years Experience 631-2201851 516-764-5686 STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured.

516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

Computers COMPUTER SERVICES BY GCHS honors student, 6 years experience. Set-up, upgrade, repair your computer or custom build one, improve performance, install programs, remove malware, set up printers, back-up drives, provide instruction. Low rates.

917-482-0998

HANDYMAN Meticulous & Reliable Serving GARDEN CITY & Surrounding Area since 2003 Repairs & Installations of all Types Built-in Bookcases, Woodworking, Carpentry, Crown Moldings, Lighting, Painting, Wallpaper and More. 30-year Nassau County Resident. Many References Lic #H01062800 Insured Call Friendly Frank 516238-2112 anytime E-mail Frankcav@optonline.net

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LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628

ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT​/​ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading comprehension and writing proficiency. 917-599-8007 or email: dianegot@gmail.com LongIslandEnglishTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.

NEED A CLEANOUT OR A MOVE? We can move it, sell it or haul it away!

2 Guys and a Truck Just $150​/​hr Call 516-279-6378 Invited Sales by Tracy Jordan 839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 Bonded​/​Insured www.invitedsales.com

A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www.ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated sine 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed​/​insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc.

Please call 516-466-9220

NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: Joan Atwood, Ph.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference. Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516-764-2526. jatwood@optonline.net www.NYMFT.com

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL​/​DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away.

Residential​/​Commercial. Bonded​/​Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain​/​rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-3857975 www.skyclearwindow.com

Home Improvements AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Repairs & Maintenance *Handyman & Remodeling *Vanity & Kitchen Cabinet Installations *Furniture Assembly & set up *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 22 year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Owner Operated Call BOB 516-741-2154 GARY MARC DESIGNS: Interior design, fabric​/​furniture selections, paint color consultation, wall coverings, flooring, kitchen​ /​bath designs, custom window treatments, accessories and more. Free Consultation. Gary M. Schoenbach gary@garymarcdesigns.com / 516-680-0144 / www. garymarcdesigns.com GRACE ROOFING: Est. 1977. slate, tile flat roofs, asphalt and wood shingle roofs, gutters and leaders cleaned and replaced, professional new roof installation.

Free estimates, expert leak repairs. lic​/​ins, local references, residential​/​commerical 516-753-0268 ONE STOP FOR ALL YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT NEEDS! Basement, bathroom & kitchen remodeling, carpentry, crown molding, closets, doors, sheetrock, painting, dry wall, repairs, spackling & wall paper removal and installation, decks powerwashed, stained and built. Gem Basement Doctor 516-623-9822. www.gem-home.com

Instruction MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, PreCalc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 PIANO LESSONS By Ira Baslow.

Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www. iwantmypianolessons.com

Painting & Paperhanging JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

Party Help LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COLLEGE TUTOR ACT perfect scorer and National Merit Winner (SAT) can tutor your child for BEST ACT​/​SAT results!

Call or text Genny 516-469-6790

Sports GARDEN CITY LACROSSE Varsity lacrosse player available to give lessons.

Licensed driver w/ car. Call Doug 516-642-4659

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Legal Notice Index No.: 001324/12 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU ​-​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​​X TD BANK, N.A. f/k/a COMMERCE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- DEBENEDITTIS LANDSCAPING, INC., et al., Defendants. ​—​​—​​—​​-​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​​—​X NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale signed by the Honorable Denise L. Sher dated December 19, 2014 as modified by the Order appointing a Substitute Referee dated February 11, 2015, I the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (“Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on August 4, 2015 at 11:30 A.M., the premises known as 1 Tulip Place a/k/a 260 Broadway, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, also known as all that certain plot piece or parcel of land with the buildings thereon erected, situate lying and being in the State of New York, County of Nassau, known as Section 33, Block: 177, Lot 37. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment in Index# 1324/2012, Jane P. Shrenkel, Referee. Attorney for Plaintiff: Michael G. Zapson, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, 200 Garden City Plaza, Garden City, NY 11530.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT​—​COUNTY OF NASSAU ELM VENTURES LLC, Plaintiff, -againstANDREA KREISBERG THOLKE, ET AL., Defendants.

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly filed 3/26/14, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction IN THE CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501 on JULY 21, 2015 at 11:30AM, premises known as 1508 Jasmine Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU and State of New York.

Section 8, Block 153, Lot(s) No. 5-6.

Approximate amount of lien $5,781.99 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment. Index No. 13-007408.

FRANCIS X. MORONEY, ESQ., REFEREE. JOSEPH EHRENREICH, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 366 NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE 410 JERICHO, NY 11753 DATED JUNE 3, 2015 NHP 141750 4x 6/19, 26, 7/03, 10 #141750

Lucky Mkosana battles for the ball during the Cosmos’ 1-1 draw against Indy Eleven.

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Cosmos rally to draw with Indy The New York Cosmos needed a second-half goal from substitute Walter Restrepo to earn a 1-1 draw against Indy Eleven to remain undefeated as they kicked off the fall season Sunday at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium.

The Cosmos started the match off strong and controlled possession in the opening 25 minutes.

Their best opportunity came in the 19th minute when Leo Fernandes intercepted an errant pass from and Indy Eleven defender and played Mads Stokkelien out to his left. Stokkelien took a touch and fired on goal, but Kristian Nicht was able to parry the shot wide.

Against all the run of play, it was Indy who took the lead in the 26th minute. Jimmy Mulligan’s clearance attempt took a deflection and popped high in the air, where Wojciech Wojcik connected on a volley to put Indy ahead 1-0.

Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer

said that Indy just has a knack of finding a goal, even when they’re being outplayed.

“It seems like every time we play this team something crazy happens and it leads to them getting a goal,” Maurer said. “It’s the same thing the last couple of times we’ve played them. We dominate the game, they get one weird break and all of a sudden we’re down 1-0.”

The goal gave Indy some life, as the visitors nearly made it 2-0 less than 10 minutes later. Dylan Mares crossed a free kick to the far post where Duke Lacroix sent a header on goal, forcing Jimmy Maurer to make a great save, popping the ball over the bar.

After Lacroix’s chance the Cosmos gathered their composure and regained more of the possession, but went into the break down a goal.

The second half had a similar start to the first, with Indy rarely controlling the ball in the Cosmos

half.

Restrepo had come on as a substitute in the second half, and the midfielder said that he knew his pace would help him coming off of the bench.

“I saw that there was a lot of space,” Restrepo said. “I was able to bring my speed into the game.”

Restrepo took a through ball in from Marcos Senna and fired on target, with Kristian Nicht making the initial save. However, Nicht’s save shot right back at Restrepo and deflected off his head and into the goal to level the score at one.

The Cosmos continued to pour on the attack in search of a winner, and it looked like Sebastian Guenzatti found it in the 88th minute.

Guenzatti was open at the back post and stuck out a leg to tap in a cross from Marcos Senna.

The linesman did not raise his flag for offsides, but as the Cosmos celebrated referee Mathieu Bordeau

consulted with his assistant.

After the two talked, Bordeau called back the goal as things remained level at Shuart Stadium.

Coach Giovanni Savarese said he thought there was a chance that the goal was offside.

“From where I was, it looked a little bit like it was offside. That was my impression at first when I saw the play,” Savarese said.

“For me, what I think is difficult, is when the referee makes a decision, it should be taken, especially when there is doubt. It has happened many times to us. Many times it has gone the other way, and we have taken it and we keep on going. So regardless to what I saw, I just don’t understand why the decision was changed.”

After five minutes of stoppage time the tense second half came to a close, with the night ending in a 1-1 draw.

The Cosmos are on the road this week, playing the Jacksonville Armada Saturday in Florida.

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Flyers feted Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Nassau County Legislator Laura Schaefer welcomed the Chaminade High School basketball team and their coaches to a celebration held at The Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building. Under the director of Head Varsity Coach Robert Paul this year’s team captured the 2015 Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) title. Chaminade players noted that their win could not be possible without the coaching supervision they received from Head Coach Robert Paul, Coach Bob Hazelton, Coach Kevin Butt, Coach Joe Caso, Assistant Coach Tom Paul, Assistant Coach Dan Feeney, Athletic Director Don Scarola, and Assistant Principal for Athletics John Callinan. After presenting Citations to each player, Mangano presented the team with a sign that will be hung on the school grounds to commemorate their winning season.

Ex Mineola Chiefs play in Empire Challenge Two former Mineola PAL Chiefs football players, Thomas O’Connell (Chaminade) and Justin Johnson (Holy Trinity), were selected to represent Long Island against the best New York City high school football players in the 2015 Empire Challenge Football Game, held Tuesday June 26 at Hofstra Stadium in Uniondale.

More then 10,000 spectators were on hand to see the Long Island All-Stars beat the New York City All-Stars, 34-27, in the 20th edition of the annual game, which

benefits the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is fighting for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis.

Esiason, a native of West Islip and current Manhasst resident, is a former professional quarterback with the Cincinatti Bengals, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals who is now co-host of WFAN’s popular Boomer and Carton in the Morning radio show.

Esiasion’s son Gunnar was diagnoed with Cystic Firbosis in 1993.

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