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Vol. 64, No. 29

Eglevsky Ballet gets new leader

nhp bank aids Singas blasts county boy, family contract process

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Village Green tax breaks draw fire

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Nagler opposes proposed breaks, citing cost to school district

By J ust i n e Schoenbart A Nassau County Industrial Development Agency hearing on proposed tax exemptions for the Village Green project at 199 Second St. elicited a wide range of strong responses from attendees who appeared at Village Hall on Monday morning.

Developer Frank Lalezarian, operating under Mineola Metro LLC, is seeking tax exemption on a mixed used facility with 266 rental units and 14,545 feet of retail space that was approved by the Village of Mineola in May. The elimination of taxes would be offset, in part, by payments in lieu of taxes, known as PILOTs. Several residents voiced complaints to Joseph Kearney, the Nassau County IDA’s executive director, regarding the timing of the meeting at 10 a.m. on a Monday, saying that many residents disapproving of the project would be

unable to attend on a workday morning.

Resident Susan Ghetti requested an adjournment of the meeting and a continuation during a time where more residents would have the opportunity to present before the board.

Kearney declined Ghetti’s request and continued on with the hearing.

Deputy Village Attorney John Spellman said that village trustees granted a special permit for the project, believing the proposed development will help to “revitalize downtown.”

Despite the improvements to the downtown area and economy, residents expressed concerns regarding the effect the new building will have on the school district.

“We want quiet and peace; we don’t necessarily want a bustling metropolis. Like I said, we’ve got that right down the road at Roosevelt Field,” resident Jennifer Continued on Page 41

The Edward Smith Mineola Lions Club recently installed its officers for the 2015-16 year, including Lion District Governor-Elect TJ Anand (left) and Club President Tom Jacoberger (right). See story on page 35.

Mineola ranked 3rd best place to start business

By A da m L i d g e t t

this week by a personal finance website as the third best place If you plan to start a busi- to start a business in New York ness in New York State, you out of 83 areas with populamay want to take a look at tions of 5,000 or more.

Of the 83 areas surveyed Mineola.

The village was named across the state, NerdWallet

placed Mineola only behind Suffern, which borders New Jersey, and Garden City.

NerdWallet said a key takeaway from the study is that Nassau County as a whole is Continued on Page 41

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Old Westbury election Aiding W.P. family vote sent to state court a coin at a time Weinberg claims victory, says court lacks jurisdiction

By J ust i n e Schoenbart The Nassau County Board of Elections on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to determine the winner of the Old Westbury election between incumbent Andrew Weinberg and challenger Leslie Fastenberg.

The move was immediately challenged by Steve Schlesinger, one of Weinberg’s two attorneys, who said the court has no jurisdiction to review the election since Weinberg filed an oath of office on July 7 and has now begun serving as trustee.

Schlesinger said Weinberg was entitled to file the oath of office after being declared the winner by Village Clerk Ken Callahan on election eve on June 16.

“Having been proclaimed the winner, Andrew duly gave his oath. Once a person gives their oath, their term has commenced.

He is a public officer,” Schlesinger said.

Schlesinger said that as a public officer, Weinberg can only be removed in an action by attorney general based upon fraud for assuming office, known as a quo warranto procedure.

Steve Martir, Fastenberg’s attorney, said Weinberg should not have been allowed to be sworn in after the county election commissioners said they would allow for a recanvas.

Martir said county election Commissioners David Gugerty and Louis Savinetti have left the recount up to the court, and the Board of Elections will take no further action.

Martir said Judge Arthur Diamond was scheduled to visit to the Board of Elections to take a look at the voting machine on Thursday.

He said all parties have until Friday to submit their briefs to the judge, who will then determine if he has jurisdiction over the matter.

Weinberg is currently leading

Fundraiser held for Ty Flood

By St e v e S m i rt i

Leslie Fastenberg write-in candidate Leslie Fastenberg by four votes following a June 26 recount at the Board of Elections.

John Ciampoli, Schlesinger’s co-counsel, and Martir met at the Board of Elections on July 10 to review election rolls for the write-in candidates.

Nassau County Board of Elections Chief Clerk Essma Benkhoukha went through each column on the two rolls with the attorneys and Callahan, taking note of each objection made by the attorneys before the rolls were sent to the commissioners for review following the recount.

Ciampoli made 14 objections on the first roll and 12 objections on the second roll.

Ciampoli’s objections included claims of over votes, illegible votes, alterations to votes, distinguishing marks, failure to include Fastenberg’s first name on ballot, incomplete surname, and votes written in the wrong column.

Ciampoli is a former elec-

tions lawyer for the Republicancontrolled state Senate who served as county attorney until November 2014 when he was fired by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

Martir, of Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan LLP in Mineola, objected to almost all of Ciampoli’s 26 objections, responding to the majority with the argument that the voter intent was clear.

Other arguments included an objection against Ciampoli’s objection regarding a write-in vote that only said “Fastenberg.”

Martir said only the surname was necessary for the vote to be counted. He also argued against Ciampoli’s claim of an alteration on the basis that voters are not required to initial changes on writein scrolls.

He did agree with Ciampoli’s eighth and ninth objections, which argued that because all three candidates were written in column one, the votes should be considered an over vote and therefore not included.

For 10-year-old Ty Patrick Flood and his family, each coin dropped at the New Hyde Park TD Bank branch on Friday brought them a step closer to fully outfitting their home to accommodate the electric wheelchair Ty has come to rely on.

The fundraiser, which was part of the TD Bank’s new community outreach program, Bring Change, joined other fundraising efforts to assist the Williston Park family in the care of Ty, who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder, “Words can’t even describe the outpouring of support that the community has done for us,” said Beth Flood, Ty’s mother. “It’s amazing how many well wishes that we’re getting.”

Though not as mobile as he once was, Ty still enjoys going to the movies and hanging out with his friends.

His social life, however, also brings new challenges to the Floods.

Obstacles that most people don’t think about are a real challenge for Ty and accessibility for

the handicap is not as ubiquitous as Beth had thought.

“I noticed that there is a lot of stores that you cannot just wheel a wheelchair right in,” Beth said.

“We all went out to Gino’s Pizzeria here in Williston Park and what we had to do was lift him up in his wheelchair and get him into the place.” The Floods plan on attending the next Village of Williston Park trustees meeting to address the need for more wheelchair accessibility on their street.

Fixing a sidewalk may be a small step to addressing a larger issue but the Flood’s have seen first hand what can be accomplished when a community becomes involved.

“Seeing how many people are out there that really want to help and everyone says there’s not people out there who want to help anymore and from our point of view that’s so wrong,” Beth Flood said.

The TD Bank fundraiser encouraged members of the community to bring their spare change to the bank and use the Penny Saver machine to turn it into cash.

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The New Hyde Park TD Bank branch held a fundraiser Friday for 10-year-old Ty Patrick Flood, who relies on an electric wheelchair.

The funds will go to outfit his family’s home for the wheelchair.

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Lord & Taylor awaits expansion vote North Hills planners reserve decision on two-story addition, changes to parking B Y J USTINE SCHOEN B ART The North Hills Planning Board reserved decision on a modification to a previously approved site plan for the Lord & Taylor store in Manhasset at its meeting last Wednesday.

The site plan, which was approved on June 23 by the North Hempstead town council, calls for a two-story addition that will add 37,150 square-feet to the existing store at 1440 Northern Blvd.

The plan will result in the removal of 70 parking spaces from the existing 573 parking spaces and the addition of 16 spaces on the southern field.

That would leave the parking lot with 519 parking spaces — 21 less than the 540 required by the town.

The retailer’s attorney, Howard Avrutine said that the Board of Zoning Appeals granted his client a variance for the 21-space deficiency. Project engineer Courtney Riley of VHB Engineering noted that in compliance with a letter from Building In-

The North Hills Planning Board reserved decision on a two-story addition to the site plan for the Lord & Taylor store in Manhasset spector Donald Alberto on June 25, 2015, the parking provided by the retailer will also include 11 ADA parking spaces.

Planning board member Janet De Winter expressed concern with the reduction in parking spaces accompanying the addition, saying that she thought

there might not be enough parking available.

Traffic consultant Robert Eschbacher, also of VHB, said the retailer determined that there would be a sufficient number of parking spaces after observing traffic on the two busiest shopping days — Friday and Satur-

day — on several occasions and projecting how many additional cars would be parked with the additional square-footage to the store.

“What we have noticed is that there is a tendency with the upper parking lot for many people to circulate around in there

to have closer parking,” he said.

“By directing all vehicles down to the larger, lower lot and reorienting the entrance to the building to face that lot, we are very confident based on the results of the analysis that there will be adequate parking.”

Avrutine said if the necessary approvals are granted, Lord & Taylor hopes to begin construction shortly after January 1, 2016.

The store, he said, plans to remain open during construction. The project is projected to take about 13 months.

The site requires approval from both the Town of North Hempstead and the Village of North Hills, as the building sits on the village and town line.

Avrutine said the town board approved a similar site plan in 2011, but Lord & Taylor decided not to go through with construction at the time. He said the amended plan is architecturally different from what was originally proposed.

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Solar panel installations put on hold East Williston trustees approve moratorium to develop standards for the village

By C h r i st i a n Araos

The Village of East Williston Board of Trustees passed a moratorium on the installation of solar panels within the village at its monthly meeting on Monday evening.

After receiving a recommendation for a moratorium from building inspector Robert Campagna, the board agreed to temporarily halt the construction of any solar energy collections for up to six months.

East Williston Mayor David Tanner said the renewable moratorium allows for the board to gather more information about solar energy.

“Bottom line is that our village code is essentially silent on having a standard by which we commit solar panels to be installed,” Tanner said. “We the board and also with the opinion of our building inspector see us acting in the best interest in the village of holding a moratorium on the installation and application of solar panels so that we can develop a standard that will be appropriate for our village.”

In his letter to the board, Campagna said that the moratorium would allow for the village to develop a streamlined

East Williston trustees at their monthly meeting Monday application process for residents, develop technical and aesthetic standards and study which areas in the village would be most hospitable for solar collecting systems.

Village Deputy Mayor Bonnie Parente said the moratorium is a proactive measure that is fair for all residents.

“This is one of the times where we can act in advance and have the fore-

sight instead of having to look back and wonder what we did wrong,” Parente said. “This is the right time to have a moratorium and think this out, to research other villages and see what’s gone right and what’s gone wrong.”

The board’s moratorium frustrated local resident Jim Daw who will have to put a halt on his plans to install solar panels on his home. Daw said a town

in Massachusetts where he also spends his time is almost exclusively powered by solar energy and that the information village governments need for enacting standards for residents is easily available.

“It seems to be me that if we had a moratorium for six months with an option for six months more, two years from now we could still be talking about this,” Daw said.

Several trustees indicated that they do not anticipate that the moratorium will be renewed.

Parente said she expects to get the information she needs within the next two months and emphasized that since its length is up to six months, the moratorium might not be in place for long.

Trustee James Iannone said he has had solar panels on his roof before but that he wants to study the impact it would have on firefighters like himself.

“As my own personal belief, I am in favor of solar energy,” Iannone said.

“With respect to the issues that we learned at fire school, how I would handle that is that any application that came in for solar panels, that information would be provided to the fire department so we would know which house has it.”

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Town amends code for filming approval Votes to establish parking restrictions on almost entire length of Wellington Road in Greenvale

By A da m Lidgett The North Hempstead Town Council voted Tuesday to amend its code to consolidate all permits for filming on town and non-town owned properties.

“We have in fact been going over this many times to make sure our filming procedure is something that doesn’t impact the quality of life of residents, but also follows procedures of the town code,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said.

Town Clerk Wayne Wink said all permits for filming must now go through the clerk’s office.

He said before this, all filming that took place in the parks was approved by the parks department, while everything else was approved by the clerk’s office.

Wink said the amendment ensures that production companies will also notify the neighborhoods they intend to film in before they get town approval to film.

He said production companies will also have to notify the town supervisor and councilmembers at least three days prior to shooting when feasible.

“We want the film and TV industry to know that North Hempstead is a friendly and open to filming,” Bosworth said.

“It’s important in terms of putting our town on the map in the entertainment world but also to making sure the council people and myself are included when filming is going to take place.”

The council also voted for an ordinance to establish parking restrictions on almost the entire length of Wellington Road in Greenvale.

According to a traffic report from the town, the town received a petition from a majority of Wellington Road residents about workers parking on their street, according Carole Trottere, town director of communications. The report said Wellington had become a “virtual parking lot” for employees at nearby restaurants and car dealerships on Northern

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth Boulevard.

The report also said that car dealerships had a van to pick employees up in the morning on the road and drop them there after work.

School buses and delivery trucks, according to the report, were not able to get through because of the cars and piled up

snow on the street during the winter, forcing them to back up and exit through Park Avenue, which intersects with Wellington Road.

On the west side of Wellington Road, no stopping is allowed from the corner of Wellington and Northern Boulevard to 246 feet north of the corner, and from 246 feet to the intersection of Wellington and Park Avenue, no parking is allowed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. except Saturday, Sundays and holidays.

Council members voted in restrict parking in some way on the east side of Wellington Road.

Stopping will not be allowed at all at certain parts, while other sections will have 90 minute parking from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., no parking from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. except Saturdays and no parking from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

The council also voted to establish a 25-foot handicapped parking space on the east side of Wellington Road starting at 441

feet north of where the street intersects with Northern Boulevard for a woman and her handicapped daughter who live at 12 Wellington Road.

The woman, Barbara Baron, said that the spot was not ideal.

She said she was worried that if she were to leave the spot, someone else with a handicapped sticker could park there.

The council said they would approve the handicapped parking space for now monitor it.

The council also voted to establish a date for a public hearing to consider adopting a law that would amend the town code to require applicants for building permits of some commercial projects to have apprenticeship programs. The hearing is set for Sept. 29.

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Scotto, Singas file petitions for D.A. By a da m L i d g e t t Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and her challenger Michael Scotto have submitted petitions to run in the Democratic primary for county district attorney, both collecting more than the 2,000 signature minimum.

Scotto, a Port Washington resident and former chief of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office’s Rackets Bureau, filed his petition with the Nassau County Board of Elections Tuesday with more than 6,000 signatures, three times the amount of necessary signatures to get on the primary ballot, according to a statement.

Singas, who assumed the position of DA following the departure of former DA Kathleen Rice to Congress, filed her petition with more than 25,000 signatures, her campaign spokesperson Isaac Goldberg said. The deadline to file the petitions was

Thursday, Goldberg said.

“We’re incredibly grateful to the hundreds of volunteers who agreed that we need a prosecutor, not a politician, as district attorney,” Goldberg said.

Scotto said in the statement that he will be outlining his plans to “revamp and revitalize” the DA’s office in the coming months.

“We are humbled by the outpouring of support we received from the community for my candidacy,” Scotto said in a statement. “My team was able to collect three times the amount of signatures needs without any support from the party apparatus.

That is no small feat.”

Singas has received the Nassau County Democratic Committee’s endorsement.

Whoever wins the Democratic primary will face Republican candidate Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, who received the Nassau County Republican Committee endorsement.

county bid process deficient sez singas By a da m L i d g e t t In a 36-page report released Thursday, acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas outlines what she calls deficiencies in the way county awards contracts.

“When it comes to government contracts, the honor system just doesn’t cut it,” Singas said in a statement. “Nassau’s antiquated contracting process is a recipe for corruption and it’s critical that our leaders take immediate action to modernize and fortify this broken system.”

The report, which is part of an ongoing review Singas began in April after then-state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was accused of illegally pressuring the awarding of a Nassau County contract to a company that employed his son, presents what Singas called “troubling problems” in the contracting process, including no requirements for vendors to disclose subsidiary companies, criminal convictions, political contributions or whether a vendor is barred from government contracts in other places.

According to Singas, her office’s review has already found an unspecified contractor with ties to organized crime, a contractor barred from doing government business in another jurisdiction and a convicted felon with a bankruptcy.

Singas said the county has no “credible” way to verify information prospective vendors give, and that oversight has been diminished also due to the eliminated offices of Deputy County Executive for Compliance and Commissioner for Investigations, both of which she said were also susceptible to political influence.

She also said that comprehensive audits

and oversight is difficult because the county had no central database of contractor of vendors, and that the many papers filed are dispersed across many county offices. The financial disclosure statements of public officials, she said, are not often cross-checked with vendors, leaving possible conflicts to easily slip by.

In the report, Singas recommended enhancing vendor screening protocol to mirror that of New York City, which requires vendors disclose criminal convictions, tax warrants and if the vendor is barred from working in other jurisdictions. She also recommended implementing a technological platform to track contracts and streamline the submission of financial disclosure.

She also recommended the county assess bottlenecks that “cause crippling delays in the review process.”

Singas said the county Legislature should eliminate the position of Commissioner of Investigations because of ineffectiveness, and replace it with an independent county inspector general. The position would be appointed by the county executive and confirmed by the Legislature with a supermajority vote.

The inspector general would serve a four-year term, and be given “broad investigative authority.”

“Senior attorneys and investigators in my office are comprehensively reviewing contracts for illegality, undisclosed relationships, and misrepresentations or omissions by county contractors,” Singas said. “I will prosecute any crimes our review uncovers, and I am eager to work with county leaders to improve the broken contracting process that necessitated this review.”

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Legislators urged to end political mailers

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Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has called on the county legislators again to pass a law banning public officials from sending out political mailings at public expense.

Singas said in a statement her office was recently made aware of a mailing made by county Legislator Dennis Dunne (R-Levittown), in which he lists initiatives he said the Legislature enacted to cut spending, as well as times for upcoming property tax exemption workshops.

Singas wrote in a letter to the Legislature dated July 6 that only a “small fraction” of the mailing serves a purpose, and that the rest os self-promotion.

“This is a shameful waste of taxpayer dollars. Under current law, this abuse is not illegal, but it should be,” Singas wrote in the letter. “Using public money to pay for nakedly self-serving mailings should be a crime.”

In the letter, she called on Duane to reimburse the county for the cost of the mailings.

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funds to promote their accomplishments and ideas to voters,” Singas said. “But these abuses of public funds have gone on for too long — by members of both political parties — and Nassau County taxpayers should not continue to pay for the political mailings by the elected officials.”

Singas first wrote to the Legislature in April calling for legislation against political content in government mailings, she said.

She said members of the Democratic minority have proposed legislation, but the Republican majority has not acted.

“The Acting District Attorney said in her letter that, ‘elected officials have every right to communicate legitimate governmental messages to their constituents, and that is what our mailing program does,” Dunne said in a statement.

Singas also wrote that Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano supports Singas’ proposal to ban public officials from sending promotional political mail.

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N. Shore gets $3.8M to prevent HIV, AIDS

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The Long Island Center for Disease Control recently awarded a five-year, $3.8 million grant to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset to prevent HIV and AIDS on Long Island.

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North Shore University Hospital was the only organization in both Nassau and Suffolk counties to receive the grant, which is part of a $216 million federal initiative to provide HIV prevention strategies to 90 communitybased organizations around the country, according to a press release.

The CDC has determined that out of the approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S., about 6,158 are living on Long Island.

David Rosenthal, who serves as the medical director of the Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV, said that although the number of new HIV cases are decreasing in many of age groups and risk factor groups, there is a rise of cases in younger men who have sex with men and heterosexual females.

“In the past, we’ve addressed HIV largely through prevention by treating HIV cases,” Rosenthal said. “We’re now using a twopronged approach to prevent transmission from people who are already positive, and also for prevention in negatives in high risk negative populations.”

Rosenthal said that despite data showing increases in drug use on Long Island, most cases he has seen are connected to sexual contact, rather than intravenous drug use.

He said he will continue to watch trends as these risks continue.

Currently, he said, he plans to target the two largest risk populations by partnering with the two organizations on Long Island.

“We’ve been working extensively with Pride for Youth, which was one of the first collaborations in New York State outside of New York City with a large health-care system partnering with a LGBT organization,” Rosenthal said. “It’s a novel and unique relationship. We’re able to provide high level medical care in an LGBT, comfortable setting.”

He said though his center has indirectly partnered with Planned Parenthood in the past, the grant will help the center work more directly with the organization to prevent HIV in heterosexual females.

“Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic is excited to be part of this project to reduce the spread of HIV, and to be working together with these organizations,” said Reina Schiffrin, president/CEO, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic in the release.

“Our High Impact HIV Prevention intervention with high-risk, HIV negative people aims to reduce the incidence of HIV transmission among heterosexual African-American and Latina women in Suffolk County.”

According to the release, the program will also help New York State reach the goals outlined in an announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last June about his Bending the Curve program, which is a three-point plan intended to end the AIDS epidemic in New York.

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After three hours of deliberation, a jury convicted a Queens man for all charges related to a 2013 robbery of Tri Star Motors in Franklin Square, according to Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.

Horatio Forrest of Jamaica was convicted Friday of two counts of robbery in the 1st degree (a B violent felony), three counts of robbery in the 2nd degree (a C violent felony) and criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd degree (a D felony).

“This defendant took part in a violent armed robbery against unsuspecting victims at their workplace,” Singas said.

“I’m grateful to the jury for its quick verdict and thank the police and prosecutors who worked hard to bring this defendant

to justice.”

Singas said that on Sept. 13, 2013, Forrest and co-defendant David Hosannah entered the auto dealership at 790 Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square and robbed three employees at gun point, stealing Rolex watches, jewelry, cash, and cell phones.

The two men then fled in a Range Rover, owned and operated by another, co-defendant Rubens Petion. The police stopped and arrested the men at Evans Avenue and Scimitar Avenue in Elmont.

Trials for Hosannah and Petion are set to occur within a week.

According to a release from Singas’ office, Forrest faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison when he returns to court before Acting Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Jerald Carter on Aug. 19.

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Sitting in the same Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church basement where nine worshippers, including Rev. Clementa Pickney, a state senator, were shot to death just two weeks earlier, studying the Bible just as the victims did, Rabbis Meir and Tara Feldman thought about their own congregants at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck.

Temple Beth-El, Tara said, has a Torah study every Saturday — similar to the Bible study takes place every Wednesday at the Emanuel AME in Charlston, S.C., “It felt very much like it could have been us,” Tara said. “We make those sacred texts relevant in our lives, to make ourselves better

too, and even though some of the texts may be different and our metaphors for God are a little different, in that way we felt a bond with them.”

On June 17, nine people were shot and killed during Bible study in the 199-year old church, which has played an important role in the Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter movements.

Images of the suspect, Dylann Roof, show him wearing symbols sometimes worn by white supremacists, such as the flag of apartheid-era South Africa and a Confederate flag.

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Just exactly what Wheatley grad sends the we don’t need wrong message to women State Sen. Jack Martins called the sale of cell phone cases made to look like real handguns “idiotic.”

We think Martins may have been too kind.

The sale of cell phone cases made to look like real handguns for a mere $10 is the equivalent of that standard for limiting free speech — yelling fire in crowded theater. On steroids.

In the annals of product bad ideas, this one ranks up there.

As Martins noted, “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.”

Police are already burdened by the responsibility of making split-second decisions when confronted with people holding objects that could be and often are a threat to them.

And the numbers of times that police have been mistaken in those moments is troubling, raising concerns with police training, gun laws, race and the sometimes extraordinary challenges of the job.

Add the number of cell phones to the number of real handguns in people’s hands in this country and you have an accident waiting to happen many times over.

Both Nassau County police and the New York City Police Department have warned of the dangers of the gun-shaped cell phone cases, which are black and silver and occasionally, according to Martins, come with apps that allow people to play a simulated version of Russian Roulette U.S Sen. Charles Schumer joined Martins last week in opposing the gun grip cases, urging Amazon and eBay to stop selling them.

“Any retailer willing to sell this potentially dangerous and tasteless handgun iPhone case is making a very bad call and putting lives at risk,” Schumer 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.

For his part, Martins announced that he intends to introduce legislation banning handgun-shaped cell phone cases.

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 The state Legislature should waste no time passing Martins’ proposed legislation and the Justice Department should make an immediate determination of the legality of the cases.

There are already enough bad reasons for someone to be shot.

We don’t need to add another one.

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am writing in reference to the front page of your 6/20/15 edition. There you prominently display a photo of three female gendered graduates of the Wheatley Schools.

I am particularly interested in the girl in the middle who proudly displays a slogan on her mortar board “to smack the patriarchy.”

This message is so aggressive and intimidating I wonder whether she wrote it under the influence of the iconic militant feminist Catherine MacKinnon.

She said that as a result of systematic dominance of males over passive females (patriarchy).

Women are virtually incapable of giving their consent to

all forms of sexual relations between men and women; they are in effect — raped!

Since marriage is one such union doesn’t it follow that all children conceived and born by rape are illegitimate?

D Andretta Mineola

Strangers roaming our neighborhoods are foxes

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have lived in Great Neck for most of my life.

Over the last year I have spotted a lone red fox in Kensington several times usually around 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.

I have had the same experience in Huntington as well as

I saw a fox most recently Brookville. I am quite sure there within the last few weeks on is no controversy.

The animal spotted was North Drive in Kensington.

There is not one iota of doubt clearly a fox as they are known to be here and are much small- that it was a fox. er than any alleged coyote that Jed Berman people have imagined they have Great Neck seen.

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Floral Park fest a community feat

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loral Park Street Festival - Thank You And what an amazing event it was! The Street Fair Committee and the entire Floral Park Chamber of Commerce would like to sincerely thank its supporters and of the attendees of this years Floral Park Street Festival.

A very special thank you goes out to the members of the street fair committee itself, who worked diligently for months to make it all possible: Mike Jacobs of Carriage Trade Insurance, Jennifer McKendry of Wags to Whiskers, Kimberly Crail of Long Island Home Solutions, Terry Whelan of Sterling Sign Company, Dana DiSimplicis our Ad-

ministrative Executive, and Ron Keats of Nationwide Insurance — The Keats Agency.

With support from our friends at NYRA, The Village of Floral Park, the Floral Park Police, and Department of Public Works, this year’s street fair was a huge success. It seems each year our fair gets larger and more exciting.

The streets were packed with neighbors and friends and it was evident the kids had a ball with the rides and attractions while the adults sampled a wide selection food, drink, visited with vendors and enjoyed the musical talents performing at the fair. We all look forward to next year’s event with eyes on even more at-

tractions to enjoy.

A special thanks goes out to all of our vendors and those who donated: AAA Taxi, Abbott Realty, All State Insurance - DeStefano Agency, All State Insurance - Alter Agency, American Legion, Avon Products, Bayside Lemonade, Butts & Such, Capo Restaurant, Carriage Trade Insurance, Cat’s Meow Jewelry, Center for Wealth Preservation, Citizens Party, Cradle of Aviation, Dancin’ Queens, Deli Boy Market, Farmers Insurance - Capaccio Agency, Floral Park Lions, Floral Park Library, Floral Park Smiles, Floral Park Station Deli, Floral Park Robotics, Hance Family Foundation, Islip Horseman’s Association Mounted Drill Team,

Jack Duggans Pub, Jameson’s, Jasen Chen, Jockeys of Belmont, Kiwanis of Floral Park, LA Ecuadorian Crafts, Laser Bounce Family Fun Center, Lee’s Drug, Lilla Rose Independent, Long Island Home Solutions, Lydon Realty, Mad Science, Mary Kay, McCarthy’s Pub, Men on the Move, Mikayla’s Creations, Mister Softee, Nationwide Insurance - Keats Agency, Nature’s Pantry, NY Life, NY Racing Association, Newsday, NY Methodist Church, One Sound - DJ Dance Entertainment, Origami Owl Custom Jewelry, Our Lady of Victory, Park Pediatrics, Pita Park, Poparazzi Kettle Corn, Poppy’s Place, Powerhouse Realty Executives, Project Picture Day, Salon 311, Sears

Home Goods, Seishin Martial Arts, Send in the Clowns, Silvertag Boutique, Spirit of Long Island, Steven Frosch Memorial Foundation, and The Body King Studio.

Anyone interested in our 2016 Festival or in participating in the Street Fair Committee, please email us at info@floralparkchamber.org Ron Keats President Floral Park Chamber of Commerce Stephen Wickes 2015 Street Festival Director Floral Park Chamber of Commerce

Confederate flag never symbol of hatred

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erry Kremer is absolutely wrong.

The Confederate Flag was never a symbol of hatred, white supremacy, or Ku Klux Klan.

Northerners are just plain ignorant of American history.

Yes, we Southerners lost the war between the States, but we

preserved our dignity and honor.

The flag is a reminder when we were separate states against union with the North.

Cotton was king and slaves were the result of southern prosperity. The flag reminds of us of our former glory, of great and brave leaders like Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Judah

P. Benjamin, a Louisiana senator who became Secretary of State in the Confederacy.

Benjamin was a Jew, born to Sephardic parents who settled in Charleston, South Carolina (yes…the same Charleston of modern infamy).

The South adhered to biblical commands regarding slav-

ery and slaves. Slaves were the property of plantation owners.

They worked for their masters and most were treated fairly.

Even American presidents, north and south, owned slaves.

And as late as 1913 President Woodrow Wilson promoted segregation and sought to keep blacks in America inferior to

whites.

Our Confederate flag is a reminder of our history, of tranquil and cordial and gracious living.

It never was and is not now a symbol of hatred.

Get over it, Yankees. The South did rise again.

A. Fried Saddle Rock

Civil War waged to oppose injustice

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here are a number of issues that are in the forefront at present. I am addressing the most important of these first though the others are aspects of this one.

The Civil War was fought against injustice and other aspects concerning freedom and liberty.

Our Constitutiion begins with Our Creator who endowed us with certain inalienable rights. We all know what those are.

As I have said before, we have these rights granted to be without the influence of kings, queens, republic or church.

This is not atheistic as Our Creator and God (in English) are one and the same being. More on this later.

The side of justice won the war long ago.

Therefore, there is no place

for the type X flag that is still being flown on the side of injustice.

We are not a class society.

Difference of income or anything else has nothing to do with class division which is another prevailing aspect of injustice.

None of us are titled.

The second issue just resolved concerns equal rights.

The fact that it was passed into law by The Supreme Court makes it federal. The pop name this issue has in no way makes it more than a civil union in the eyes of government.

It is the same whether it is holy matrimony, wedlock, marriage or homo gender union (properly stated).

Whatever debauchery that may go on in the world is not the concern of government.

If a moose and a goose wish to tie the knot in a civil union, all that concerns government is

“if you have the few bux, you are in lux” and the license is issued.

Equal rights are guaranteed in all instances regarding such as filing taxes and matters of inheritance.

Being that it is federal, these unions may move from state to state and live equally protected.

There is a small town in the bible belt in Southern Missouri that to this day is lily white.

If one there is not Protestant, one is of no account. This small town has more different Protestant denomination churches than I have fingers.

Someone I knew from around this town once relayed a story to me that “a wife caught her husband in bed with another....man!”

For this person to have known about it, it had to have been a big haw haw in that town.

Though these people present

a different image of themselves, they do what everyone else does.

They are just sneeky sneaky about it.

Following and as a result of The Supreme Court’s decicion, a big noise erupted in several states which have vowed to amend our Constitution so that they may continue to do as they wish.

The resulting wisdom of the court’s decision, foreseen or not, will result in banning the continuing persecution of groups of people by other groups.

Morality is not within the jurisdiction of state but liberty and justice for all is.

If a couple bound in a civil union goes into a hardware store to buy a monkey wrench or whatever and the store owner or representative thereof refuses to sell it to them, that is discrimination.

A state may then step in and deal with it as it is within its jurisdiction.

For myself, I attempt to lift myself up as much as possible and not be down in the gutter: to fly over the rainbow and not under the radar.

What I do over the rainbow I can take with me when I leave this realm which at my age can be any time.

I make no claim to perfection and will not be the judge of others except when it is obvious or be likewise judged.

Each of us will within ourselves bear the consequence of our actions, for good or bad, at some time: whenever.

Charles Samek Mineola

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Keeping our noses to ol’ grindstone At this time of year I think back to the last few weeks of school as they wound down to just days and those days finally turned into minutes. We’d watch that clock on the wall as it ticked off the moments until summer and truth be told, it seemed impossible to concentrate on getting any work done.

As kids, we were absolutely certain this time was meant to be like a landing strip, with schoolwork gently tapering off to ease us gracefully into the joys summer…. And if you had teachers like mine, you were rudely awakened.

Looking back, I’m thankful to those teachers who kept us working right up until the end. I guess they knew what psychologists say: that delayed gratification is one of the surest signs of maturity.

Or maybe they just got a kick out of “torturing” us, who knows?

In any case, as a state sena-

tor, their lessons on keeping your nose to the grindstone have come in very handy, especially this year.

Case in point was this last week of session in Albany, where we accomplished an enormous amount, delivering a whole caboodle of much-needed actions that keep New York’s comeback going strong (Sorry, but how often do I have the opportunity to use “caboodle” in a sentence?).

When the dust settles around the hundreds of ideological debates that confront lawmakers, our job is to keep New York’s comeback going strong and that means continuing our efforts to make life here more affordable.

We haven’t lost sight of this fact as it ultimately binds all of us, no matter your politics or background.

In that light we passed legislation that brings $3.1 billion in new tax relief to home owners, extends the hugely successful property tax cap to deliver ad-

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ditional savings and create new jobs, increases education aid and even improves access to affordable housing.

And unlike our counterparts in Washington, we did it through compromise and consensus building, with both parties in the Senate and Assembly passing the measures and Gov. Cuomo signing them into law.

As a result, STAR-eligible homeowners throughout the state

will receive $3.1 billion in new property tax rebates over the next four years, starting in 2016.

When the new rebates are combined with the existing tax freeze check planned for next year, a total of $900 million in property tax relief checks will be sent — an average of approximately $350 per eligible homeowner statewide.

In 2019-2020, this new tax relief will be fully phased in and a total of $1.3 billion will be issued to taxpayers.

Our legislation also continues the highly-effective property tax cap which has already saved taxpayers $7.6 billion over the past four years.

It was set to expire in 20162017 but will now continue on through 2020, bringing stability and certainty to taxpayers and businesses.

Understanding that every dollar we send to local communities from the state is one less dollar that has to be raised through

property taxes, we increased state aid to our local schools by $1.4 billion in this year’s budget for a total of $23.5 billion in preK through 12 school aid statewide — both all time highs.

Keep in mind, this increase in the state’s investment in local schools and providing property tax rebates was done while the state, for the fifth year in a row, kept state spending increases to less than 2 percent and again, didn’t raise a single tax or fee.

Simply put, the state continues to do more with less and is maintaining the same fiscal restraint we’ve asked of our local governments.

We’ve made progress to be sure, but I no sooner returned to my district office than I found a new pile of issues and initiatives on my desk.

And that’s fine. I’ll just think back to those teachers urging me to look at my work and not the clock, saying, “We’re not done, ‘til we’re done.”

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Women’s soccer team an inspiration

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he U.S. Women’s World Cup Champion’s had the honor to march up the Canyon of hero’s which on Friday became the Canyon of heroines.

These dedicated young wom-

en truly made America proud of their spectacular achievement in their game of soccer.

For they really proved they are the best of the best.

The young women of today truly have women to look up to

who have proved true role models.

The winning of the Women’s World Cup was a great honor for America because of these tenacious and dedicated young women who truly inspired the youth of today.

Finally let me repeat the Furthermore the children and the young women of today chant that repeated over and can now see anything is possible over again on Friday,” USA, USA, if you work hard and never lose USA.” ! sight of the prize.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Now for that let me say,” You Glen Oaks Village women really rock.”

King turns tail in face of big time Dems

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hy am I not surprised that Long Island’s senior Republican Congressmember Peter King has finally decided not to run for president.

King’s visits earlier this year to New Hampshire to test the waters for running were pure fantasy.

Like the cowardly lion from the Land of Oz, King lacked the courage to challenge Democratic senators Charles Schumer in 2004 and 2010, Hillary Clinton in 2006 and Kristen Gillibrand in 2010 and 2012.

Ditto for Democrat Eliot Spitzer in 2006 and Andrew Cuomo for governor in 2010 and 2014.

If King could not summon the courage to run statewide for either governor or senator over the past 11 years, what makes anyone believe he could possibly be a credible nationwide candidate for president in 2016?

During his term in Congress from 1993 to today, on his watch federal debt increased from $4.3 trillion to $18 trillion dollars.

This is nothing to be proud of.

President King only existed in his dreams. Nice to see he has finally awaken.

Democrat Sen. Charles Schumer will be running around the nation in 2016 assisting other fellow Democrats running for the Senate.

Democrats only need a net pick up of five seats to regain control of the Senate.

Schumer will use his welloiled pay-for-play fund raising machine to raise whatever it takes (be it $100 million or more) so he can become the Democratic Senate majority

leader.

Schumer easily raised over $30 million in his 2010 bid for a third term.

Unless New York Republicans field a serious candidate with name recognition who can raise $20 million and hold their own in debates, Schumer will for the third time have a free ride.

This will afford Schumer the opportunity to build incredible frequent flyer mileage as he travels around the nation.

He will still find the time to squeeze in his standard Sunday New York press conference.

Schumer loves to see his face on television Sunday nights and in the papers on Monday.

Sunday is always a slow news day and no one wants to get between Schumer and a microphone or camera.

Will Congressmember Peter King be the brave Republican to step forward and force Senator Schumer to spend time, money and campaign in New York for his re-election bid in 2016?

Don’t bet on it.

Larry Penner Great Neck

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A loo k on the li g hter si d e

‘Anything goes’ meets enough is enough Last week, Gov. Cuomo announced new rules for all college campuses in New York State, regarding what constitutes appropriate consent for sex.

This makes New York the second state in the union to enact these rules, after California, but there are moves afoot to expand the laws beyond college campuses, and to legal codes around the nation.

Titled “Enough is Enough,” New York’s new rules require explicit, stated consent not only before sexual intercourse, but — apparently — for every step and position-change along the way.

“Affirmative consent is defined as a clear, unambiguous and voluntary agreement to engage in specific sexual activity.”

Of course, I am against any form of sexual assault, and if this measure helps prevent it, I guess it’s worth having.

But my mind boggles at what kind of conversation these rules will require, of very young people; and it turns the whole crazy dance of courtship into something that better resembles a series of requests for planning permission from the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Men’s and women’s clothing, both, will have to be re-designed, featuring zippers at every conceivable (oops! poor word choice — I mean every imaginable) an-

gle of intersection.

That might be all right for winter clothes, but I foresee a lot of uncomfortable chafing, all summer.

And perhaps the zippers should be like those car ignitions that only unlock if your breath is free of alcohol. That takes care of the “sober” part of the requirements.

As for being clear and unambiguous, maybe you should also have to dial in some kind of code. It could be something like my son’s alarm clock app, where you have to solve a math problem while the alarm is going… like, say, resolving the square root of pi to twenty digits.

Worst of all, we are going to have to rewrite an awful lot of popular songs.

For example, Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes”: In olden days, a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking, but Cuomo knows, Enough is Enough®!

Or, as Oscar Hammerstein II never wrote, for the musical “Showboat,” Fish gotta swim and birds gotta fly, I gotta hire a lawyer and try to get permission to talk to you.

Hammerstein also failed to

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A Look on the Lighter Side predict what today’s college kid should do at a mixer. As the French plantation owner never sang, in the musical South Pacific, Some enchanted evening, You may see a stranger, You may see a stranger, Across a crowded room….

And a stranger she’ll stay You’ll go home alone You don’t have a contract For taking her home.

Some changes are required, now, when “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”: They asked me how I knew My true love was true; I of course replied My paperwork is signed, And also notarized.

It certainly gives new mean-

ing to Stevie Wonder’s hit, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours!”

Because, as Duke Ellington and Irving Mills should have predicted, It don’t mean a thing If you ain’t got that official documentation of my informed consent.

We will somehow have to revise some of the Beatles’ best work: Oh, yeah, I’ll tell you something That I don’t understand — Oh, I must ask you something May I please hold your hand?

Jerry Lee Lewis will have to amend his “Great Balls of Fire”: You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain Too much love drives a man insane Without “I will,” we both must chill — Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!

Rather than ask “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” the modern college student might say: I’d like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of.

And that is why I’m coming to your door With three police officers,

two court stenographers and a polygraph machine.

The Rolling Stones should have seen this coming: You can’t always get what you want, But if you try sometimes, You just might find You’re under arrest.

The Supremes had some good advice: You can’t hurry love No, you just have to wait Love don’t come easy Because you must negotiate.

But perhaps it is Sting and The Police who have the best advice for the college-bound: Every breath you take Every move you make Every smile you fake Every step you take We’ll be watching you I look around but it’s love we can’t replace I feel so cold with every choreographed embrace I dream of moving on, to a simpler place I keep crying baby, baby please…

Every move we make Every kiss we take Is a chance we stake There’s some rule we break — They’re all watching us.

Obama fails to make changes at V.A.

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omeone should tell this President that his speeches before the American troops are meaningless since they are delivered to an audience who are not permitted to express any public criticism of their commander-in-chief.

But, we are finally getting a sense of their frustration, since we are now beginning to hear from numerous recently-retired, high-ranking officers, who are coming forward and publicly rebuking the president.

Didn’t President Obama give you the impression that he had identified the massive problems at the V.A., brought in the right people, and that he was now providing our veterans with the best possible medical

treatment we can offer them?

Problem solved!! What happened Mr. President?

This sounds like another example of having to always keep our eyes on what you do, not what you say you are going to do.

When the V.A. Deputy Secretary testified last month before congress, he was forced to admit that the new V.A. Medical Center under construction in Colorado, is a total fiasco.

What happened, Mr President ?

This new medical facility was going to be your crowning achievement, a job well done.

Instead, Congressmen were stunned when they heard the Secretary say that “the V.A. has lost its competency to carry out

it’s job.”

What do you expect from a Commander in Chief who has absolutely no experience or expertise in running anything.

Perhaps someone should interrupt his golf game, and give this President an update.

1 - Word has it that the VA was actually caught punishing whistleblowers who tried to spread the truth about Denver’s disastrous hospital construction.

2 - The unfinished V.A. medical center in Colorado, is still only one half built.

3 - It has an unnecessary and extravagant atrium, larger than three football fields.

4 - It was projected to cost $600 million dollars. It is now estimated to cost $1.7 billion

dollars. Maybe that’s chumpchange for a president who has racked up a national debt approaching $20 trillion dollars, but not to the taxpayers or their children, who will be paying it back.

5 - The construction will take several more years to complete. (it still only 65 percent completed).

Remember, Obama pledged to bring the troops home as well as promising to provide them with excellent medical care. I guess that doesn’t include those living in Denver!

6 - The “new” medical center is now obsolete even before it ever opens. It’s working space is now much too small to meet current patient’s needs.

7 - The V.A, is now request-

ing an additional $830 million dollars more to complete it.

Government should not be in the business of building hospitals. A competent chief executive would hire someone like Donald Trump, who would complete it on time, within budget and of high quality.

We should elect candidates who have the experience, knowledge and the expertise commensurate for the job.

When will we learn not to vote for a candidate whose only claim is that he is the first of his race or the first of her gender.

Dr. Stephen Morris DDS North Hills (Captain, USAF 1966-1968 )

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Story left out Ritz Carlton critics

I

was extremely pained to read your article featuring the RXR condominium project on North Hills last issue, which ignored a big piece of the true history of the project.

You failed to note the Sierra Club Long Island Group, the Green Party of Nassau County, and Long Island Orchestrating for Nature (“LION”) publicly opposed this project and testified before

North Hills to prevent the destruction of what remained of a staterecognized “Oak-Tulip Forest”.

Major TV news media covered the destruction of the forest around January 1, 2014 during or shortly after a blizzard, as my lawsuit was being readied, and word of it was leaking out as I sought local participants.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in

2005 “strongly” urged North Hills to preserve the Oak-Tulip forest to “ensure the protection and preservation of as much of this forest as possible”. Yet this project and the adjacent Dealertech office finished off and completely levelled the last 40 acres of this beautiful forest, and connected meadows and brushland.

I sued the Village and the developers over out-dated and

flawed environmental reviews of this project in state court. The judge who sided with the village was forcibly “retired” last November after both major parties refused to endorse her. She was listed as the ninth worst judge in New York State on a nationwide website reviewing judges called “therobingroom.com”.

As the Pope urges us to protect the environment and fix the

grave errors that have already been committed, this incident of avoidable environmental destruction in North Hills should be remembered, and a balanced story should be reported about it.

A description of the full story is on my website, Planet-in-Peril. org.

Richard Brummel East Hills

Stewart Manor disrespects July 4th

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nother beautiful 4th of July and I am in my house yet again missing the Stewart Manor parade right outside my door.

Why? Because the village has turned this patriotic day into a day of disrespect and it has really become out of hand, in my opinion.

When I first moved to Stewart Manor over 20 years ago, my husband and I truly enjoyed watching this wonderful parade as the marching bands, fire trucks, antique cars and decorated floats passed by.

For almost 10 years now, this

parade has become a water balloon fight between both the participants in the parade and the spectators watching the parade.

For the life of me, I don’t understand what throwing balloons, shooting super soakers and spraying water hoses at each other has to do with the 4th of July?

This has become such a big event, that people come from all over just so they can throw balloons at the firemen in the parade!!

They drive up by the carload and unload coolers full of water balloons!

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I am appalled at this behavior every year and resent the fact that I cannot enjoy what used to be my favorite parade.

I actually thought there was hope this year, as Village Hall sent out an email to all residents with “Important Guidelines for the 4th of July parade from the fire commissioner. He asked that participants not “throw balloons or shoot water guns at the American flag,

Nassau County police officers, any color guard unit or marching band.”

He proceeds to say “please throw balloons softly, playfully and not with high velocity.”

What? Softly? What a joke!

They were throwing those balloons at each other like missiles!

How about advising everyone to not throw balloons at all!

He goes on to say “thank you for your anticipated cooperation as we once again celebrate the birthday of our nation.”

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In closing, I hope the true meaning of the 4th of July is remembered in this village, which is to honor the freedom that we have today and to remember the Armed Forces that gave us that freedom.

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By A da m L i d g e t t Nassau County police are searching for a man they said robbed a CVS Pharmacy of almost $500 worth of allergy medication.

At about 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, police said in a release a man entered a CVS, located at 310 Hillside Ave, and put multiple boxes of Claritin in his pockets before being spotted by an employee.

Police said when the employee approached the man, the man motioned toward his waistband and said he had a gun, although no gun was ever displayed.

The man then fled south on Hillside Boulevard on foot with proceeds valued at $490.85, police said. No injuries were reported.

The suspect is described by police as a 5 foot 8 inches tall, black male in his mid-20s, of medium build.

Police said he was wearing black, baggy jeans, a blue T-shirt, a Toronto Blue Jays baseball cap and earrings in both his ears.

Police ask that anyone with information pertaining to the crime to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

Man sentenced for neglect of dog: DA A Port Washington man has been sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay more than $6,000 in restitution for medical bills after pleading guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced Tuesday.

Oseas Bracamonte, 39, was also ordered not to own animals for five years by Nassau County District Court Judge Eric Bjorneby, and that Bracamonte pay restitution to North Shore Animal League of America for $6,105.

Singas said that on September 21, 2014, Port Washington Police Officers responded to a call regarding what appeared to be a dead dog left in a large crate, covered tightly in a black garbage bag left in the vestibule of an apartment in Port Washington. The dog, a female schnauzer mix named Zara, was taken to NSALA as a result of her condition.

“This was one of the worst cases of neglect we’ve ever seen on a single animal,” Singas said. “Zara was treated so poorly that she almost certainly would have died if it weren’t for a tip going to police and

the quick, miraculous work done by Animal League America.”

NSALA shaved down Zara, whose matting weighed approximately 10 pounds. Her nails were approximately four inches long, and the hair around her left paw was so matted that it caused a strangulation injury.

One digit had to be amputated due to a cut-off blood supply. Zara had a skin infection all over her body and so severe that the vet was unable to perform the amputation surgery until waiting for the infection to heal.

Zara also suffered from severe muscle atrophy. Urine and feces was embedded in her matted coat.

Bracamonte, Zara’s owner, was arrested that day at the Port Washington Police Department. He pleaded guilty to the one charge in the case, misdemeanor animal cruelty, in March.

Prosecutors had asked for the maximum jail sentence of one year in addition to the ownership order.

Zara was forfeited to NSALA, and was adopted by a family in March.

The dog formerly owned by Oseas Bracamonte. Bracamonte, 39, was sentenced to serve six months in jail after pleading guilty to animal cruelty in March

BlAnk SlATE mEdiA July 17, 2015

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aurice Brandon Curry has been appointed executive artistic director at Eglevsky Ballet, Long Island’s oldest professional ballet company and academy, the ballet’s Board of Directors announced this week.

Curry is the seventh artistic director in the history of this organization and comes to Eglevsky Ballet with experiences as a performing artist, educator, and administrator.

“I am thrilled to become a part of the Eglevsky Ballet,” Curry said. “The history of this organization is rooted firmly in Andre Eglevsky’s vision of a professional ballet academy and company in Long Island. With a 21st century approach and the assistance of numerous colleagues in the dance world, I happily accept this challenge and look forward to the opportunities I will be able to provide these young artists.”

Curry’s new position will encompass roles in management and development as well as establishing and executing curriculum, policy, and procedure for Eglevsky Ballet and its expanding programs.

Prior to joining us at Eglevsky Ballet, Curry was the chairperson of the dance department at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts. He was also director of educational programs at the Joffrey Bal-

let School.

He has served on the faculties of New York University, University of South Carolina, the Ailey School, and as various institutions around the country as a guest instructor.

He has also taught, adjudicated, and coached internationally at festivals and many prestigious academies including Virginia School of the Arts, Alabama School of Fine Arts, West Virginia Dance Festival, BC Annual Dance Festival, Tri-State Youth Invitational, Pebblebrook High School, Columbia Ballet School, Regional Dance America Northeast Region Festival, and the Prix de Lausanne.

Curry began his training with Ned Williams and continued at the School of American Ballet. He also trained with Ann Brodie, then artistic director of Columbia City Ballet in South Carolina.

As a dancer, he performed with Columbia City Ballet, New York City Ballet, and as a guest artist with many companies around the world.

Curry later became the artistic director of Lexington Repertory Dance Theatre and in 1988, Curry was named the South Carolina Artist-of-the-year by the Columbia Arts Council.

His former students have or are currently dancing with The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, Columbia City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Dutch National Ballet, Ballet San Jose, Smuin Ballet, Momix, numerous regional ballet and modern companies, on Broadway, in film and television, and international and national tours.

Also recognized for his contributions to musical theater as a director and/or choreographer he has helmed regional productions of “West Side Story”, “42nd Street”, “Oliver”, and “Sweet Charity” as director/ choreographer. He also opened the 4.5 million dollar renovation of Queens Theater-inthe-Park with “Too Marvelous for Words,” a revue he conceived, directed and choreographed.

Ashley Tuttle, who was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join American Ballet Theatre at the age of 16, will serve as Eglevsky’s first Artist-In-Residence for the 2015-16 season.

“Having someone of Ashley Tuttle’s pedigree as a part of our faculty at Eglevsky Ballet is a phenomenal opportunity for our students,” Curry said. “I have known Ms. Tuttle since she was a child and had the pleasure

of watching her artistry develop. Professionally, I have worked with her as a choreographer and she has served as a ballet mistress for me on numerous works. Dancers love working with her because she is so giving with her knowledge. I cannot imagine venturing into this new territory without her invaluable assistance and dance acumen.”

Curry has also enlisted Janice Barringer, who was principal dancer with Baltimore City Ballet, the Maryland Ballet, Ballet Theatre of Annapolis and performed with New York Dance Theater. Later, she and her partner, Edward Stewart, appeared as guest artists in companies around the country and at Kennedy Center.

The Eglevsky Ballet was founded in 1961 by Andre Eglevsky, premier danseur of New York City Ballet, and remains the only professional ballet company on Long Island.

This season, Eglevsky Ballet will present Curry’s all-new production of “The Nutcracker” at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, on December 19-20, 2015. This version, created exclusively for the Eglevsky Ballet will introduce new choreography and staging to the classic story that has been an annual Christmas tradition in the company’s history.

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Taylor dayne and Alisha Saturday, July 18, 7 p.m.

The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre Eisenhower Park (516) 572-0348 http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/ Baldwin-native Taylor Dayne has had 17 Top 20 singles, among them No. 1 hits such as “Tell It To My Heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back” and “Prove Your Love To Me,” during the course of her career and sold more than 75 million albums and singles worldwide. She has garnered three GRAMMY nominations and appeared in many film, television, and Broadway stage roles such as Elton John’s, Aida. She will be supported by special guest Alisha.

Failure Saturday, July 18, 8 p.m.

The Space At Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Los Angeles rock outfit Failure formed in the early 90s, and released three albums before a self-imposed 14-year hiatus following the band’s critically-acliamed offering, “Fantastic Planet.”

The band reformed in 2014 for one show in Los Angeles that promptly sold out. Their first album since 1996, “The Heart Is A Monster” was released last month.

George clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Sunday, July 19, 9 p.m.

The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton revolutionized R&B during the 70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-’60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. The Parliament/Funkadelicmachine recorded more than 40 R&B hit singles (including three No. 1s) and three platinum albums. He returns to Long Island with the “Shake the Gate” tour neil young Tuesday, July 21, 7:30 p.m.

Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 1000 Ocean Parkway, Wantagh (516) 221-1000 www.jonesbeach.com/ Neil Young is taking his campaign against genetically modified foods to the next level with his latest album “The Monsanto Years” and a tour that stops at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on July 21. With every ticket purchased online, you’ll receive a choice of a standard physical CD or standard digital copy of Young’s new album, The Monsanto Years. Band Of Horses and Puss N Boots (with Norah Jones) will open the show.

Bravura Soprani Wednesday, July 22, 2 p.m.

Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Enjoy an afternoon of popular songs spanning opera, sacred music and musical theatre with works by Puccini, Bellini, Schubert, Lerner & Loewe and Rodgers & Hammerstein performed

by Elizabeth Francesco (soprano) and Jennifer Lynde (soprano), members of classical vocal music duo Bravura Soprani, featuring the vocal talents of long time friends and colleagues. Pianist Jennifer Wells will provide accompaniment.

10th Annual long island comedy Festival Thursday, July 23, 8 p.m.

Gold Coast Arts Center 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 http://goldcoastarts.org Following last year’s sold-out show, the 10th Annual Long Island Comedy Festival returns to the Gold Coast Arts Center for its second year.

John Larocchia, Marla Schultz, Bill McCarty and a special guest comedian will perform in this approximately 90-minute performance. To celebrate the Comedy Festival’s 10th year, a Special Pre-Sale Price of just $10 is being offered while they last.

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A summer dinner from the pantry

Menu Serves 4 Tuna Potato Pasta Quick and Easy Caesar Salad with Hearts of Palm Cut up Peaches and Plums* *Recipe Not Given

1/2 pkg. pasta (I like to use spaghetti) 3 tblsp. Truffle oil 1/4 cup capers, chopped 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives Herb of your choice (I like fresh oregano or basil) 1 tsp. grated lemon 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese Black pepper 1. In a pot large enough to boil the potatoes and then your pasta, boil potatoes about 15 minutes. Remove and place potatoes in a large serving bowl.

2. Now cook pasta according to directions.

3. While pasta is cooking add all the remaining ingredients to the bowl and toss.

4. When pasta is done, drain and add to bowl. Toss. Garnish with herb of your choice, and serve.

Tuna Potato Pasta 8-12 oz. can tuna, packed in olive oil, including the oil (I like to use Ortiz which is sold in Gourmet Supermarkets and Home Goods) 3 potatoes cut into quarters

Quick and Easy Caesar Salad with Hearts of Palm 1 head Romaine, washed and sliced 8 oz. hearts and tips of hearts of palm 3oz. Shaved Parmesan

It’s summertime and I have been too busy to get to a supermarket. The following is one of my favorite meals to whip up with almost all ingredients that I already have on hand in my pantry.

The other great part of this entree is that it requires one pot and one bowl and your meal is complete.

Just add a “fancy salad” and fruit and dinner is on the table in less than 20 minutes. If you are really pressed for time, substitute store-bought dressing. You will find that this is the perfect “go to” recipe for any summer lunch or dinner. It also lends itself to carefree and economical entertaining.

1. Combine the garlic, mustard, vinegar and two pinches of salt in a food processor and mix thoroughly.

2. Add the mayonnaise and blend together to form a thick base. In a slow stream add the olive oil through the hole in the lid. Scrape the dressing with a spatula into a bowl and season to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice.

3. Add some anchovy to the dressing to create a deeper, saltier taste.

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1. Toss all of the above ingredients in a bowl.

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Bravura Soprani GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Thursday, July 23, 8 p.m.

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

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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 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 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 17, 8 p.m.

Mendelssohn and the “Other” Schumann Wednesday, July 22, 8 p.m.

Festival Participants’ Evening of Chamber Music Concert Wednesday, July 23, 12 p.m.

Seminar Concert Thursday, July 23, 8 p.m.

Festival Participants’ Evening of Chamber Music Concert Friday, July 24, 8 p.m.

Festival Chamber Orchestra Concert: Orchestral Music for a Summer Evening 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 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.

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

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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 Tuesday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m.

Machine Head 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 17, 8 p.m.

Teddy Smith Saturday, July 18, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

Kevin Downey, Jr. Friday, July 24, 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 25, 7 & 9:30 p.m.

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Chris Brown, Kid Ink & Omarion Tuesday, Sept. 1, 7:30 p.m.

5 Seconds of Summer Wednesday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m.

5 Seconds of Summer Friday, Sept. 4, 5:15 p.m.

The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival: Aziz Ansari & Amy Schumer Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m.

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Nassau county museum of art 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn BROKERAGE COMEDY CLUB (516) 484-9338 • http://nassaumuseum.org 2797 Merrick Road, MAIN GALLERIES Bellmore July 25 to November 8 (516) 785-8655 • http://tickThe Moderns: Chagall, ets.brokeragecomedy.com Degas, Léger, Miró, Picasso, Friday, July 17, 8 p.m. and more….

Vic DiBitetto In a sweeping showcase of Saturday, July 18, 7:30 & 10 modern art, Nassau County p.m.

Museum of Art presents two Teddy Smith exhibitions, Selections from the Friday, July 24, 8 p.m.

Saltzman Family Collection and Saturday, July 25, 10 p.m.

Long Island Collects Modern John Ziegler Art. Saturday, July 25, 7 p.m.

CONTEMPORARY Jackie ‘The Jokeman” COLLECTORS GALLERY Martling July 25-November 8 Frank Olt: New Works NIKON AT JONES BEACH Frank Olt’s colorful and dyTHEATER namic installation of small-scale 1000 Ocean Parkway, work will occupy the Museum’s Wantagh (516) 221-1000 • www.jones- Contemporary Gallery in a solo exhibition. A product of New beach.com/‎ York’s minimalist tradition, Olt Tuesday, July 21, 7:30 p.m. was an artist in residence at Neil Young NYC’s famed P.S. 1 gallery. His Thursday, July 23, 7 p.m.

DEF Leppard / STYX / Tesla abstractions, a unique hybrid of ceramics and painting, have Saturday, July 25, 6 p.m. been exhibited widely in solo Paint Nite/Artist: Tammy and group exhibitions. A Long Tavarone Islander, Olt maintains studios Sunday, July 26, 1 p.m. in Oyster Bay and Manhattan.

Rockstar Energy Mayhem SECOND FLOOR GALLERIES Festival July 25 to November 8 Friday, July 31, 7 p.m.

Smashing Pumpkins / Mari- Posters of the Russian Revolution: 1917-1921 lyn Manson In the stormy period that Saturday, Aug. 1, 6 p.m. began with the 1917 October Slipknot / Lamb of God / Revolution, poster art became a Bullet for My Valentine principal means of communiWednesday, Aug. 5, 6:15 p.m. cating the ideals of Communism Incubus, Deftones, Death From Above 1979 & The Bots to the largely illiterate peasantry of Russia. Graphic, inexpenThursday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m.

Australian Pink Floyd & Led sively produced posters carried the Revolution’s message and Zeppelin 2 - Tribute Band served to capture the minds Thursday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m. and souls of the masses. These Van Halen & Kenny Wayne vibrant posters, depicting Shepherd the new collective means of Saturday, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. production in mines, fields and Van Halen & Kenny Wayne factories, were designed and Shepherd executed by some of the foreSunday, Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago - The Band & Earth, most Russian artists of the time.

Offered in conjunction with The Wind and Fire Saltzman Family Collection, this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m.

Jimmy Buffett & Huey Lewis exhibition is comprised of a collection of Russian revolutionary and The News posters that was gifted to NasFriday, Aug. 28, 7 p.m. sau County Museum of Art by Kevin Hart the Arnold A. Saltzman Family Saturday, Aug. 29, 4 p.m.

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Laid Back Festival: The Ongoing Gregg Allman Band & The Sculpture Park Doobie Brothers Sunday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m.

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Sensory garden opens at Planting Fields A new $1.3 million Sensory Garden and Entrance Pavilion at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay is now open, the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced this week.

The Sensory Garden is a unique space where park visitors of all ages and abilities can enjoy multisensory experiences, including sight, touch, taste, smell and sound. The project was a partnership between the state and philanthropist Peter Tilles and the Planting Fields Foundation.

“The Planting Fields Sensory Garden is the perfect example of how New York State is making a direct connection to nature for everyone, young and old, and to people of all abilities,” State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey said. “I am truly grateful to Gov. Cuomo, Peter Tilles and the Planting Fields Foundation for their support for this worthy project.”

This 3,500-squarefoot sensory garden is designed to be enjoyed at a slower pace, where visitors of all ages and abilities can wander along wide paths, and easily reach out and touch the plants on raised planters.

The Sensory Garden is designed to stimulate all the senses with aromatic plants, colorful flowers, tactile leaves, tasteful herbs and water features and wind chimes. In addition to the Garden, the new Entrance Pavilion provides much-needed covered space for groups of visitors to assemble before visiting the 409-acre park, as well as for classes and demonstrations.

“The existence of a Sensory Garden at Planting Fields Arboretum is a tribute to the power of a public/private collaboration,” said Tilles, a major donor and member of Planting Fields Foundation. “It will provide a new experience for the entire community, especially the physically challenged. Making these

experiences available to a new segment of the community will create new visitor participation and enjoyment of the entire Planting Fields Arboretum. My wife, Dori, and I are delighted to have been a part of this collaboration which will provide an outdoor environment accessible to all.”

“The Board of Planting Fields Foundation is thrilled to celebrate the opening of the Sensory Garden; the first of its kind on Long Island,” added Hal Davidson, president of the Planting Fields Foundation. “It is a major achievement of our partnership with New York State Parks.

Many new visitors to the Arboretum will benefit from the experiences provided by this new facility in our community.”

Planting Fields Arboretum State Park is the former Gold Coast estate of the W.R. Coe family, and includes the Coe Hall, the family’s Tudor Revival residence.

Huntington arts fest to begin on July 21 The Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival week five starts Tuesday, July 21 and runs through Sunday, July 26. A ll performances are held at the Chapin Rainbow Stage, Heckscher Park located on Prime Ave. and Main Street in Huntington and are free and open to the public.

The Tuesday Night Family Series continues on July 21 with the musical “Peter Pan” staged by Broadhollow Theatre Company at 7:30 p.m.

The Huntington Community Band will perform on Wednesday, July 22 for their fourth performance.

Music from the Broadway stage and Hollywood will be performed with guest conductors Andy Isca and

Donald Sherman along with pre-concert entertainment at 7:30 p.m.

On Thursday, July 23, the Isotope Stompers present a “Chicago-style” Dixieland Jazz performance.

The Northport Community Band also performs on Thursday at Northport Harbor. The theme will be “Out of This World” and will feature Tom Gellert from the Huntington Community Band and Andy Isca from the Association of Concert Bands. The preconcert will be Northport Community Jazz Orchestra.

EVA will join us on Friday, July 24, combining contemporary, original, and traditional folk music blended from their cultural backgrounds.

Triple Play collectively brings an American spirit to folk, blues, jazz, and classical music with musicians Peter Madcat Ruth, Joel Brown, and Chris Brubeck on Saturday, July 25.

Tom Paxton headlines the 10th Annual Huntington Folk Festival on Sunday, July 26. AccousticMusicScene.com and Folk Music Society of Huntington will host unplugged showcases and open mic from 12 to 6 p.m.. Opening for Tom Paxton at 8:30 p.m. will be No Fuss and Feathers Roadshow featuring The YaYas. For more information and to download a full calendar of the Festival performances go to www. huntingtonarts.org or call (631) 271-8423.

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Family Sundays at the Museum Approximately 40 works, Converse, collaborate and many of them monumental in create together during Famsize, by renowned artists inily Sundays from 1 to 4 pm. cluding Fernando Botero, Tom The British are coming! live Beatle show, with a cade that the Beatles trans- Otterness, George Rickey and Family Sundays begin with The Liverpool Shuffle emphasis on faithfully per- formed music, playing the Mark DiSuvero among others, exhibition-based gallery conversations. Families then go will be performing at 8 forming the songs as John, hits that made the four- are situated to interact with p.m. Tuesday, July 21 at Paul, George and Ringo some one of music’s most nature on the museum’s mag- on to explore new art materials, vocabulary and ideas with The Village of Great Neck made famous more than storied acts.” nificent 145-acre property. our museum educator. Family In the case of inclem- Walking Trails four decades ago.

Plaza’s Firefighters’ Park, Sundays provide children and “Whether you are ent weather, the con- The museum’s 145 acres Originally formed in the adults in their lives with 2003, the Liverpool Shuffle young or old, the music cert performance will be include many marked nature the opportunity to reconnect brings together veterans of of the Beatles resonates moved to the Great Neck trails through the woods, while talking about and makthe New York music scene, with those listening to Social Center, located at perfect for family hikes or ing art together. New projects who have 150 years of mu- their tracks, even influenc- 80 Grace Avenue. Check independent exploration. are featured every week! sical experience between ing the music of today’s with village staff at Village Gardens Reservations not needed. artists,” said Mayor Jean Hall on the day of the con- From restored formal gardens Free with Museum admission. them.

The Liverpool Shuffle Celender. “This Tuesday, cert or call (516) 482-4500 of historic importance to Please note: provides an exciting and Liverpool Shuffle will help after 5 p.m. or visit www. quiet little nooks for dreamSession I: July 27-August 7 ing away an afternoon, the authentic recreation of a us relive that special de- greatneckplaza.net.

Session II: August 10-August 21 museum’s 145 acre property SUMMER ART & SCIENCE features many lush examples DAY CAMP of horticultural arts. Come Indoor and outdoor advenview our expanded gardens tures that offer playful and and beautiful new path to the creative opportunities for museum. children through a mix of art EVENTS making, science activities, FILM group projects and more.

July 25-November 8 Activities include hands-on Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m., 12, art making (printmaking, 1, 3 p.m. sculpture, painting and more), Sunday, 11 a.m., 12 p.m. sketching, gallery games, Edgar Degas of Dandies, Bal- story time, outdoor scavenger lerinas, and Woman Ironing hunts, hiking and journalThis documentary follows the ing. Customized classes for trail of the painter Edgar Dechildren 5 to 8 are held from gas through nocturnal Paris 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and for ages at the turn of the century, 9 to 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Paris Opera and the To learn more or to register, concert cafes. Edgar Degas, log onto nassaumuseum.org, the son of an Italian banker, Summer Art Lab tab upper had stopped studying law left-hand of page. to become a painter. Degas was a brilliant portraitist, Long island but even more than this he children’s museum loved to paint the dynamics 11 Davis Ave, Garden City of movement in horse races, (516) 224-5800 to sketch the milliners on the http://www.licm.org/ boulevards, to depict with his Museum Hours: Daily from paintbrush or pastel crayons 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (unless oththe young women who erwise indicated). Museum worked as laundresses and admission: $12 for adults and water-carriers. Similar to but children over 1 year old, $11 unique within the Impression- seniors, FREE to museum ist art movement he helped members and children under The Liverpool Shuffle bringing Beatlemania to the Plaza this Tuesday. to start, his art captured the 1 year old. Additional fees for fleeting moments of movetheater and special programs ment and light in the flow of may apply. For additional modern life. information, contact (516) FOR THE FAMILY 224-5800.

July 31, August 7 & 14, 10-11 Saturday, May 16 – Sunday, a.m.

Sept. 6 Hear It! See It! Draw It! New Traveling Exhibit: MoA morning program that intion Mania! For Thrill Seekvites young children ages 3-5 ers of All Ages and their caregivers into the Join in a summer of fun and galleries to listen to stories, head-spinning thrills at Long explore works of art and cre- Island Children’s Museum. ate drawings inspired by what Visitors will try their hand they see and hear. A different at designing their own roller story is read each week! coaster – from design to testLimited to 20 children and ing and then re-testing. All their adult companions. Free kinds of physical forces are with museum admission but at play when you get onto a registration required. Write to roller coaster or just go for a events@nassaumuseum.org, ride in a car. This hands-on indicate how many in your exhibit offers visitors the opgroup and desired date. portunity to explore science Sunday, July 26, 1-4 p.m. as they design amusement

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park rides, race tracks and superhighways. Find out how slopes, loops, hills, curves, gravity or speed make a difference on how things move as you navigate balls through a variety of track designs.

Make discoveries about force and energy, about friction and stability, all the while having lots of fun. This hands-on exhibit helps children develop their skills of observation, investigation, questioning and experimentation as they discover what affects how things move. This exhibit was developed by Ontario Science Centre. Local exhibit support is provided by Astoria Bank. All ages. Free with museum admission.

June has arrived and the Long Island Children’s Museum visitors can explore moon and sun fun. The LICM Theater offers weekday and weekend performances of “Goodnight Moon” as it wraps up its run this week. The Museum is also preparing for the arrival of summer by creating suncatchers to welcome the arrival of the new season.

Through September 6 KaleidoZone Gallery Aleksandr Razin: Letters to Artists I Admire In this exhibit, Aleksandr Razin pays gratitude to the artists that have inspired him. Paintings and eight-foot long, mixed-media envelopes highlight artwork by each of his inspirations. The stamps on the envelopes feature a self-portrait in the style of the artist to whom the letter is addressed. All ages. Free with museum admission.

Through September 6 Community Gallery - “Critter” Lynbrook artist Aleksandr Razin, Ethan Abelev (9) and Michael Gordon (14) created a site-specific “critter” from discarded material and found objects. Drawings by Ethan and Michael that have inspired similar installations will also be on display. All ages. Free with museum admission.

Mondays, July 6 through Aug. 24, 1 to 3 p.m.

Maker Mondays Are you curious? Do you like to tinker? Calling all DIY kids!

Join LICM each Monday as we explore the creativity and innovation used in the art of “making.” Learn practical skills and spark your interest as we investigate different maker “mediums” from fabric to electricity to clay.

Join in the grassroots maker movement and discover the inventor in you! This program is supported by the PSEG

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Monday through Friday, July 6 - Aug. 28, 1-4 p.m.

Birds of a Feather do you like bird watching and family fun? Join us for a unique workshop as you design your own family birdhouse using wood pieces, bright paint and other exciting materials. display your birdhouse at home to feed and watch Long island’s native feathered friends. ages: 3 and up. $5 with museum admission ($4 Licm members Monday through Friday, July 6 - Aug. 21, 2 to 4 p.m.

Out and About Join us as you get out and about in “our Backyard.” each week our green teens will lead visitors through a variety of science- and nature-related activities that lead to eco action and exploring the great outdoors. this program is made possible by a generous grant from national grid. all ages. free with museum admission.

Tuesdays, July 7 through Aug. 25, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Building with nature after a cold winter staying indoors, discover the fun of building with natural materials as you play and learn outside. Learn easy activities to explore science, art and math in the great outdoors. get creative and spark your imagination as you construct collaborative sculptures from an exciting variety of natural materials. (weather permitting.) ages: 3 and up. free with admission.

Saturday, July 18 & 25 11:30 a.m, 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 19 & 26 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.

Plaza Theatrical presents “disney’s Peter Pan jr.”

Based on the disney film and J.m. Barrie’s enchanting play, disney’s peter pan Jr. is a modern version of the timeless tale about a boy who wouldn’t grow up, peter pan. wendy darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, michael and John. But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, peter pan comes to visit the children and whisks them away to never Land. their adventure introduces

them to the Lost Boys, mermaids, indians and even the infamous pirate, captain hook! tickets available through plaza theatrical at http://plazatheatrical.com or by calling (516) 599-6870. ages: 5 and up. $12 ($10 Licm members).

Saturday July 18, 2 to 4 p.m.

The installation Station artist aleksandr razin will lead young museum visitors in the creation of a collective sculpture—an inner lobby critter. ages: 3 and up. free with museum admission.

Tuesday, July 21, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Building with nature after a cold winter staying indoors, discover the fun of building with natural materials as you play and learn outside. Learn easy activities to explore science, art and math in the great outdoors. get creative and spark your imagination as you construct collaborative sculptures from an exciting variety of natural materials. (weather permitting.) ages: 3 and up. free with admission.

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Neil Sedaka to play Westbury on Aug. 15 Legendary singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka will be performing at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, August 15 at 8 p.m.

Neil Sedaka is an awardwinning singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, and author. The nearly 60-year career of this Songwriting Hall of Fame member ranges from being one of the first teen pop sensations, to a songwriter for himself and other artists and eventual superstar status.

Sedaka, who has had a street named after him in his hometown of Brooklyn and was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was one of the original creators of the “Brill Building” sound in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, along with Howard Greenfield, when they were the first to sign with Don Kirshner and Al Nevins at Aldon Music. Aldon Music went on to sign Neil Diamond, Carole King and Paul Simon en route to becoming the center

of the pop world.

Sedaka has written and recorded several chart toppers for himself — “Laughter In The Rain,” “Bad Blood,” “The Immigrant,” “Calendar Girl,” and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” among them — as well as numerous hits for others, including “Theme From Where The Boys Are” (Connie Francis), “Love Will Keep Us Together,” (Captain and Tennille), “The Hungry Years” (Frank Sinatra), “Solitaire” (Elvis Presley), “It Hurts To Be In Love” (Gene Pitney) and “Workin’ On A Groovy Thing” (The Fifth Dimension).

Elton John signed Sedaka to his Rocket Records, and the two resulting albums — Sedaka’s Back in 1974 and The Hungry Years in 1975 — both became top selling albums around the world.

His song, “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,” which had been released in the 1960s and became a No. 1 hit, was

re-released as a ballad in 1975 and made music history when it reached No. 1 on the charts, becoming the first song recorded in two different versions by the same artist to reach the top spot.

Sedaka has appeared on FOX’s hit Television show American Idol, as a guest judge — in which Clay Aiken would perform Neil’s “Solitaire,” which saw an inevitable release, reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100 Singles chart, and was one of the Top Selling Singles of 2004.

His latest release, “The Real Neil”, the artist’s first acoustic album — piano and voice — features “Beginning To Breathe Again” and was recorded in 2012.

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

DR. JOHN

& THE NITE TRIPPERS SATURDAY JULY 25TH ON SALE NOW! To purchase tickets visit ticketmaster.com / charge by phone: 800-745-3000.

For more information visit thespaceatwestbury.com or bowerypresents.com.

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Community Calendar PrOjEcT indEPEndEncE SuPPOrT & SOciAl GrOuP the town of north hempstead’s project independence would like to remind residents that they offer free support and social groups. call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

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.

FOr TriViA lOVErS at 7 p.m. two wednesday nights each month at page one restaurant, 90 school st. glen cove. call (516) 625-8804 for information.

SinGlES ASSOciATiOn OF lOnG iSlAnd

for information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or e-mail singlesassociationofli@ yahoo.com. yOur widOwEd SOciAl GrOuP the group meets on the third wednesday of the

each month (except July and august) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at st. Joseph’s r.c. church on franklin ave. and fifth street, garden city. there is a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for non-members. for additional information, please call (516) 481-9280.

Art contest submissions sought for exhibit The Art Guild invites all artists to submit artworks for consideration for “Ordinary Made Extraordinary: The Art of Still Life,” a juried competition and exhibition.

Explore your environment. Manipulate objects, composition and light.

Transform the ordinary to become extraordinary. All styles from abstract to realism are welcome.

Mediums may include but are not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor,

pastel, drawing, mixed media, collage, encaustic, photography, etching/ prints or sculpture with pedestal. (No copies, reproductions or giclees.)

The Juror-of-Awards for the show will be announced.

All artists, 18 years and older (high school students ages 14-18 years may enter in the student category), are invited to submit up to three artworks for consideration.

The deadline for submis-

sions is midnight Aug. 12.

For more information, registration form, or to register on line, please visit The Art Guild’s website at www.TheArtGuild.org.

The show will be on view at The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset from Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 27. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 - 5 p.m. or by appointment. An Artists Reception and Awards

Ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m..

From July 22-August 30, the pop-up exhibit, “An Internal Affair” will be on view in the gallery.

The show will feature the work of the Guild’s instructors, studio artists and board members.

The public is invited to the opening on Wednesday July 22, from 6-8 p.m..

For more information, call (516) 304-5797 or visit www.TheArtGuild.org.

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Federico Zanatta, business and cultural manager at Consulate General of Uruguay in New York, recently attended the Furman Film Series for a conversation following the screening of Uruguayan film “Mr. Kaplan.” From left: Film Series Coordinator Katie Mancher; Executive Director Regina Gil; Zanatta; GCIFF Associate Director Erika Howard; Film Programmers Rodney Uhler and Brian Gordon.

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Upcoming events at New York State parks BAYARD CUTTING ARBORETUM Bayard Cutting Arboretum, in Great River, will offer the following programs during summer 2015. Advance reservations are required. Call the Environmental Office at (631) 581–1072. Program fees are $4 per adult, $3 per child, and children under 3 are free. The vehicle use fee of $8 per car will be in effect during the fee collection season.

If you are unable to keep your reservation, please call and cancel so others have the opportunity to attend. Please be prompt. If others are waiting, your place may be given to them if you have not arrived when the program starts.

Family Adventures: Fun For All Ages Friday, July 17, 8 – 9:30 p.m.

Moonlight Walk Take advantage of the fresh evening air with a pleasant walk along moonlit trails of the arboretum. This is an excellent chance to go outside & enjoy a delightful summer night.

July 8 & 22 and August 5 & 19 Speed Weeds Gardening workshops for children are offered throughout the summer. Call (631) 581–1002 for more information. Reservations are required for all programs. Call (631) 581– 1072.

BELMONT LAKE STATE PARK Belmont Lake State Park in North Babylon will offer the following program during summer 2015. Advance reservations are required.

Call the Environmental Office at (631) 581– 1072. Program fees are $4.00 per adult, $3.00 per child and children under 3 are free. The vehicle use fee of $8.00 per car will be in effect during the fee collection season.

If you are unable to keep your reservation, please call and cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please be prompt. If others are waiting your place may be given to them if you have not arrived when the program starts.

Family Adventures: Fun For All Ages Saturday, Aug. 22, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Wet and Wild!

Visit the pond’s edge to explore life in and around this amazing habitat. Dress for wading, bring sunscreen, a towel and water shoes. (No bare feet permitted).Reservations are required: (631) 581–1072.

BETHPAGE STATE PARK Bethpage State Park, in Farmingdale, will offer the following program during summer 2015. Advance reservations are required, and are accepted beginning on the dates indicated in the parenthesis by calling the Environmental Office at (631) 581 – 1072. Program fees are $4 per adult, $3 per child and children under 3 are free. The vehicle use fee of $8 per car will be in effect during the fee collection season.

If you are unable to keep your reservation, please call and cancel so others have the opportunity to attend. Please be prompt. If others are waiting, your place may be given to them if you have not arrived when the program starts.

Family Adventure: Fun For All Ages Sunday, Aug. 23, 1:30–3:00 p.m.

Explore Children’s Nature Trail Explore Bethpage’s Children Trail together! This self-guided trail has just been redone with some new and exciting stops and activities. Reservations are required. Call (631) 581 – 1072.

CAUMSETT STATE HISTORIC PARK Caumsett State Historic Park in Lloyd’s Neck, Huntington offers the following interpretative programs in the summer of 2015. Out-

door programs will take place rain or shine, so please dress appropriately. Program fees are $4 per adult, $3 per child, and children under 3 are free. The vehicle use fee of $8 per car will be in effect during the fee collection season.

Advance reservations are required. Call (631) 423–1770 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please call and cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please be prompt. If others are waiting, your place may be given to them if you have not arrived when the program starts.

Fun For Kids – Ages 5 & Up Sunday, Aug. 30, 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Be a Bird For a Day! Do you have what it takes to be a bird?

Enjoy activities that show how you rate at some bird skills. Then take a walk to find some real birds.

Family Fun – For All Ages Thursday, July 30, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Secrets of the Sound Join us on a hike to Caumsett’s beautiful beach where we will learn about the seashore and all the creatures that call it home.

Thursday, Aug. 13, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Below the Pond Explore with us and see what you may be missing. Dress for muddy feet. After car-pooling to the main house we will walk to the pond.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Beach Clean Up Enjoy family-fun earth-friendly activities!

Then join us for a hike as we make the park a cleaner place with a beach clean-up.

Adult Adventures – For Ages 18 & Up Sunday, July 19, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. approx.

Early Summer Seasonal Stroll On this short stroll we will observe seasonal changes while we savor summer’s wildflowers in full bloom.

Saturday, July 25, 9:30 – 11:45 a.m. approx.

Introduction to Wilderness Survival In this hands-on program, geared for the average adult, we’ll teach you how to find food, start a fire and build shelter. Approx. 1 mile.

No children under 16.

Sunday, Aug. 2, 3 – 4:45 p.m.

Native American Legends During this all-outdoor presentation of readings, you will learn about nature, even as you are entertained. Involves a short walk and sitting on the grass. (Not recommended for children).

Saturday, Aug. 8, 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. approx.

History Hike We will take a moderately paced, 6 mile walk to relax and socialize. There will be historic stops along the way for discussion.

Sunday, Aug. 16, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. approx.

Traditional Nature Walk Enjoy a slow, hilly walk (approx. 1 mile), exploring nature in the woods and tall grass meadows in the south central section of the park.

Sunday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. approx.

Literary Hike (Western Section) Take a quiet, leisurely ramble, generously interspersed with readings selected to enhance your appreciation of the beauty, wonder and tranquility of nature. Approx. 2 miles).

Sunday, Aug. 29, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. approx.

Cliff Hike Take a moderately paced, very hilly, sixmile walk to relax & socialize. Bring drinking water. (Must be 18 or over).

Sunday, Sept. 6, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. approx.

Late Summer Seasonal Stroll

On this short stroll (approx. 1.5 miles), one of a series designed to observe seasonal changes, we will witness summer’s slow, subtle change as she withers and goes to seed.

Saturday, Sept. 12, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. approx.

Birds & Botany For Beginners We will be searching for birds…no birds?

We’ll learn about plants! Bring binoculars.

(Approx. 2 miles).

Sunday, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. approx.

Traditional Nature Walk Enjoy a slow, hilly walk (approx. 3 miles), exploring nature in the woods and tall grass meadows in the south eastern section of the park.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. approx.

Caumsett Sampler On this leisurely but hilly 5 mile saunter, you will learn about nature in the field, forest, seashore and pond.

Sunday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. approx.

History of Caumsett On this hilly, moderately long walk (approx. 2 miles), we will study the park’s social, economic, architectural, and political history.

CONNETQUOT RIVER STATE PARK PRESERVE Connetquot River State Park Preserve, in Oakdale, will offer the following programs during summer 2015. Advance reservations are required. Call the Environmental Office at (631) 581–1072. Program fees are $4 per adult, $3 per child and children under 3 are free. The vehicle use fee of $8 per car will be in effect during the fee collection season.

If you are unable to keep your reservation, please call and cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend. Please be prompt. If others are waiting, your place may be given to them if you have not arrived when the program starts.

Wednesdays: 10 – 11 a.m. or 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Tiny Tots: Nature Discoveries – Ages 3–5 Explore the natural world around us.

These programs will connect young children and their parents with the natural world through short walks, activities and crafts.

Wednesday, July 29 - Sounds Around Wednesday, Aug. 12 - Alice in Waterland Wednesday, Aug. 26 - Tropical Treehouse Wednesday, Sept. 9 - Planet Palooza Wednesday, Sept. 23 - To Be a Tree Family Fun: Fun for All Ages Friday, July 24, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Bat Safari Enter the mysterious world of these misunderstood animals while you enjoy humorous indoor activities that separate the myths from reality. As the sun goes down we will take a short outdoor walk around the buildings to observe bats as they begin their evening hunt.

Saturday, July 25, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Lost Treasure of Connetquot Learn compass basics and follow the “ancient” map to find the long lost treasure.

Saturday, Aug. 29, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Turtles, Snakes and Frogs, Oh My! Meet Myrtle the Turtle and her friends during this interactive program introducing turtles, snakes and frogs. Then enjoy a short hike to explore the habitats of the animals that call Connetquot home.

Adult Adventures: Ages 18 & Up Saturday, Aug. 29, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Damsels & Dragonflies

Join Lane and Joan Smith on a tour of Connetquot’s winged Dragons. We will discuss the differences and walk to different areas to discover the varieties of damsel and dragonflies.

Saturday, Sept. 12, 8 – 11 a.m.

Bird and Breakfast Enjoy a continental breakfast (courtesy of the Friends of Connetquot) and a presentation introducing the local and migratory birds seen in our area. Afterward take a walk through the preserve led by experienced birders from the Great South Bay Audubon Society. Binoculars and identification books will be available for loan.

Saturday, Sept. 19, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

The Journey and Legacy Of Theodore Roosevelt The Friends of Connetquot River State Park Preserve, in Oakdale, will host “The Journey and Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt” on with speaker Bill Reed - volunteer tour guide at Sagamore Hill National Park. Advance reservations are required and may be made by calling the Environmental Office at (631) 581 – 1072 or by emailing the Friends group at: rsvp@friendsofconnetquot.org Friday, Sept. 25, 8 – 10 p.m.

Adult Night Hike Escape our busy world with a leisurely stroll through the park’s beautiful woodlands.

Along the way, enjoy activities and discover how your night senses measure up to those of nocturnal animals.

Sunday, Sept. 6, 1 - 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 4, 1 - 3 p.m South Side Sportsmen’s Club Historic House Tours – Fun for All Ages Step back in time as you tour the Main House of the South Side Sportsmen’s Club. A docent will discuss the history of the tavern and the High-Society Sportsmen’s Club that now makes up Connetquot River State Park Preserve. No reservations are required for this program. Each tour is about 45 minutes long.

HECKSCHER STATE PARK Heckscher State Park in East Islip will offer the following programs during summer 2015. Advance reservations are required. Call the Environmental Office at (631) 581–1072.

Program fees are $4 per adult, $3 per child, and children under 3 are free. The vehicle use fee of $10 per car will be in effect during the fee collection season. If you are unable to keep your reservation, please call and cancel so others may have the opportunity to attend.

Please be prompt. If others are waiting, your place may be given to them if you have not arrived when the program starts.

Family Adventures: Children 5 & up and their families Sunday, July 26, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Seashore Explorers Visit the water’s edge to explore life in and around the bay. Bring sunscreen, towel & water shoes.

Friday, Aug. 7, 8 – 9:30 p.m.

Bat Safari Separate the myths from reality as you learn about bats from indoor activities. Then take a short outdoor walk around the buildings to observe bats as they begin their evening hunt.

Saturday, Aug. 21, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Sunset Nature Stroll Join us for a stroll around Heckscher at dusk. We will stop along the way to talk about the plants and animals that live in the park!

Reservations are required for all programs.

Call (631) 581–1072.

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Williston Park Library From the Director: Please note a change of schedule: The library will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19.

Our Summer Reading Club is underway! This year’s theme is “Every Hero Has a Story”.

Remember, superheroes are fun, but there are many other types of heroes in our community—firefighters, police, doctors, nurses, veterans and more! Please register for all programs at the Circulation Desk.

The Library is proud to partner with William Carr, who is

working on his Eagle Scout project. It involves collecting and retiring old and worn American flags and selling new ones, which will be used to buy a new flag pole for a park in the Village. The library will be collecting old and worn flags until Monday, July 27. If you would like to purchase a new flag, please call William directly at (516) 637-9004.

Check out the library’s new mobile app! The Nassau County Libraries’ mobile app is available for download free of charge! It provides a user-

friendly interface for patrons to take advantage of all that the library offers through their personal smartphone or tablet. Visit your app store and search “Nassau Public Libraries Mobile”.

Here are some new arrivals to the library: In the Unlikely Event — J udy Blume Head Case: My Brian & Other Wonders — Cole Cohen Life is Short: Love, Laughter & Learning to Enjoy Every Moment — Jennifer

Arnold, MD & Bill Klein Hush Hush — Laura Lippman Truth According to Us — Annie Barrows Blueprints — Barbara Delinsky All the Single Ladies — Dorothea Benton Frank Signwave — Andrew Vachss

children Story Time & Crafts Tuesdays, July 7 through August 4 at 10:30 a.m. in the Library for children 3+.

Pajama Story Hour Wednesdays, July 15 and 29; August 5 at 7 p.m. in the Library for children of all ages.

Story Time for Tots Thursdays, July 2 through August 6 at 11 a.m. in the Library for children 1-3 years old.

Kids’ Book Discussion Monday, August 3 at 6 p.m. in the Library for children grades 4+. The group will be discussing Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos.

Saturday Movies July 18 and August 1 at 11 a.m. in the Library for children of all ages. (Movies to be announced)

An Astronaut & His Rocket Ship Wednesday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children 2 ½-5 years old. Learn about heroes, planets and rocket ships. Free.

young adult Teen Book Discussion Wednesday, July 22 at 6 p.m. in the Library for teens 12+.

The group will be discussing An Invisible Thread, by Laura Schroff.

East Williston Library “EVERY HERO HAS A STORY”- SUMMER READING PROGRAM: Come to the library to register for our Summer Reading Program. Keep up your reading skills while having fun!

Craft Program: Summer Reading Program participants are invited to attend our Craft Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program will

run from July7 – August 6.

“EVERY ANIMAL HAS A HERO” on the East Williston Village Green: Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. Join Jason from Green Meadows Farm and meet, pet and touch live animals such as Stickers the Tree Frog and Tickles the Hedgehog.

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS and NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The

passes are available to East Williston Library card holders.

Each family pass (two adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a three-day period. Passes may be reserved in advance.

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you succeed. The various “Learning Centers” offer the information

you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www. ewlibrary.org TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY: TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in

a format they’ll love. Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday & Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Photo identification is required. Documents to be notarized must be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed.

Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.

COLLECTION ON DISPLAY: We have a wonderful collection on display celebrating our Summer Reading Program’s theme “Every Hero Has a Story”. Please visit this display in the lobby of the East Williston Village Hall.

Register for all programs by calling (516) 741-1213 or email us at ewpl@ewlibrary.org

Mineola Library Museum Passes: The library has added the Children’s Museum of Manhattan to the list of great museums that you can visit. CHOM is located at The Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street, NY, NY 10024.

Reserve it at the Reference Desk, (516) 746-8488, ext. 2 or www.mineolalibrary.

Escape the Ordinary Dinner: Indian Cuisine Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Spice up your ordinary dinner time with foods from exotic India. Join Penn Hongthong as she shares recipes and tastings of a variety of delicious Indian foods including Basmati Rice and Cabbage Fritters.

programs

Adult Escape the Ordinary...

Reading Club to Saturday, Aug. 22 Pick up a Road Map to Escape the Ordinary and complete three mini-reviews for books you read or listen to based on the various categories from the map. Submit your

Yoga Classes* Mondays at 7 to 8:15 p.m.: July 27; and, August 10, 31.

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

completed Road Map page to be entered into our prize drawings.

Pow! The History of Superhero Movies Monday, Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m.

Using film clips and stills, Film historian/author Clive Young explores 80 years of superpowered cinema, tracing the evolution of the superhero from Saturday-morning serials to today’s box-office blockbusters.

Escape the Ordinary Vacation Destination: Antarctica Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m.

Enjoy a breathtaking slide

show with adventure photographers Mary and Theresa Dinh as they take you on a photographic journey to the coldest, iciest, and driest continent on Earth—Antarctica.

Crochet Connection with April Diane* Saturdays at 10:15-11:45 a.m.: August 8, 15, 22, and 29.

Adults and children may create beautiful pieces while learning the art of crochet in a series of beginner and experienced level crochet classes.

You will need size d-k crochet needles and any color worsted weight yarn. Please register at the Reference or Ext. 2.

Young adult MinCon: The Mineola Library’s Comic Con* Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open to adults & children of all ages, free of charge, no sign up required.

MinCon is a one-day pop culture and comic convention at the Mineola Memorial Library!

Feel free to go to http://www. mineolalibrary.info/mincon for a listing of guests, events, and other activities.

The Museum of Interesting Things (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Taiko Drumming (10 a.m.), Children’s Book Reading with Brimstone, professional wres-

tler and author (11:30 a.m.), Star Wars Performance (1 p.m.), and Comics Drawing Workshop (4 p.m.).Teen/Adult events include: Taiko Drumming or a Fanfiction panel (10AM), Jennifer Cihi (Sailor Moon) singing and Q&A (11AM), Brimstone (wrestler & author) panel (12PM), Cosplay Contest (12:15PM), Ninja panel (1PM), “Fight Like Sherlock Holmes” panel (2PM), Voice Acting with Brittany Lauda (My Little Pony) (3PM), Kazha Japanese Rock Concert (3:30PM), and Stand-Up Comedy with Ian Rubin (4PM). Free autograph sessions will be at 12 p.m.

(Jennifer Cihi) and 2:30P p.m.

(Brittany Lauda).

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 • Garvies Point • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Long

Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) • Nassau County Firefighter’s Museum • Nassau County Museum of Art • New York Botanical Garden • New York Historical Society and

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The boys with the backward hats We are well into our series called The Four Great Mysteries.

Today we tackle a tough one: why do kids like to wear their hats backward.

At times they will also prefer to turn it strangely to one side or the other.

Angelo’s Dad told me that now what the kids do is wear the hats with bill straight ahead but turned upwards. It’s all a little gangsta like.

And as adults we all feel mildly annoyed when we see this fashion statement. Something unsettling about it. Like the kids are refusing to show respect or some such thing.

Reminiscent of James Dean in ‘Rebel without a Cause’ but without his extreme good looks. The only difference between your reaction and mine is that I actually start to do some research on the subjects of hats and rebellion.

Let’s start with a very brief history of hats.

It turns out that the hats have been around since about 4,000 B.C. Hats are used for protection but sometimes they are ceremonial like mortars at graduation.

In the Middle Ages hats were used to signify social status. And now there are too many hat styles to list.

We have hard hats and baseball caps and fedoras and Easter Bonnets and berets and derby hats and bowlers and panama hats and sombreros and pill box hats and top hats and the list keeps on going.

In a word, people like hats.

I remember that I once bought one of those Irish tweed caps for golf and my friend liked it so much I had to sell it to him.

If a backward hat is a symbol then what is it a symbol of? It symbolizes rebellion.

It says, “Hey I do not have to follow protocol. I have my own voice and my own way.

Like it or not (and I hope you don’t) I am going to wear this thing backwards. And as adults we get mildly amused or annoyed.

Jean Baudrillard, the French postmodernist, once wrote that after the seventies that can be no more we no more revolution or rebellion.

The media with its glorious,

woman’s movements of the sixties but that time is long past.

Now we are all, kids included, stuck in the happy and ever intoxicating world of entertainment.

Like we’re all on the drug Soma in Brave New World.

We once had beatniks and then hippies but since then we have yuppies, Gen X and the Millennials. All worried about Dr. Tom Ferraro money and image and that’s Our Town about it.

We had our sit-ins and beseductive, mesmerizing speed ins in the sixties and now the best make dialogue and discussion a kids can do is to text, go on Facething of the past. We once had book and post some selfies. And the peace movement, gay rights our culture will surely stagnate movement, the drug revolution, if all we can hope for is big box the sexual revolution and the stores and McDonalds to lead the

Angelo and Anthony, two kids unafraid to take a stand.

way.

The ‘60s were feral with its long hair and bell bottoms and pot. It shattered the way things were.

One of the many salutatory results of all that rebellion was the peace movement which ended the draft. We suffered more than 681,000 American deaths in World War 1, World War 2 and Vietnam.

What the peace movement did was to put a big halt to the death of our children.

Since Vietnam we have lost perhaps 7, 400 men in war. This is why culture needs a voice of rebellion. It can do the culture a world of good.

It seems odd that the only voice we see in our younger generation is the ability to wear backward hats.

Granted it’s a sign of feral power but only a slight one. It is worrisome to think that the best the young can come up with is to wear baseball caps backwards, do lots of texting and post an Instagram on Facebook.

Maybe hats worn backwards are not a great mystery after all.

Maybe it means that we have raised a generation of kids that are too afraid to try to change the world. And maybe we now need a few ‘rebels with a cause.’

So now when I see kids wearing their hats backwards I say a secret prayer that they continue to be rebellious and take a stand against anything they see that needs changing.

And if they need a donation count me in.

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Mineola Lions install 2015-16 officers The Edward Smith Mineola Lions Club recently installed its officers for 2015-2016. The Club is looking to building on its success under the leadership of incoming president Tom Jacoberger, owner of Mineola-based businesses Transitional Computing and Fat Guy Media.

The Edward Smith Mineola Lions Club is part of Lions International The International Association of Lions Clubs is the world’s largest comFrom left: Rob Salvatico, tailtwister; Rich Nicolello, 2nd vice president; TJ Anand, Tom Jacoberger, Larry Bless- munity service organiza-

inger, lion tamer; Matt Schwagerl, secretary; Bill Greene, 2nd vice president.

tion, boasting 1.4 million members in 197 countries, all of whom are dedicated to seeking out and helping not only the visually impaired, but also all of those in need throughout the globe.

In addition to assisting the blind, local Lions Clubs finance vocational training for the underprivileged and disabled, sponsor youth drug awareness and educational programs, and provide hands-on service such as cleaning up area parks.

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Hallway lined with participants artwork

Herricks Alzheimers program art show The Herricks Alzheimer’s Day Program recently held an art show, featuring watercolor paintings created by members that attend the program weekly.

The works were placed on display for friends, family, staff, and community members to celebrate. The watercolors lined the walls of the Community Center as guests viewed the art and enjoyed refreshments.

Program members were recognized for their artistic abilities in front of many community supporters. The pieces were put on sale and all proceeds were put toward further expanding the program.

Contributions are still be accepted.

Creative Art therapy is used to help clients express themselves beyond traditional “talk therapy” which is especially accommodating when speech becomes

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problematic.

The program is an opportunity for cognitively impaired seniors to be socially and mentally stimulated through enjoyable activities. The watercolor art is one example of the many recreational activities that the members participate in at the program.

The Herricks Alzheimer’s Day Program provides adult day services for Nassau County residents who are experiencing early to moderate onset dementia. Caregivers are given a respite while their loved ones are engaged in a safe and supervised environment.

The program meets Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Herricks Community From left: Annamaria Testa, assistant director of the Herricks Alzheimer’s Center. Please contact Coordinator PatriDay Program, Dr. Fino Celano, superintendent of Herricks Schools, P.J.Foley, cia J. Foley at (516) 742-0851 for more director of the Herricks Alzheimer’s Day Program information or to make a contribution.

Family members admiring a participants artwork

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Savvy Senior Day seeking nominations Show your appreciation and admiration for Long Island senior citizens by nominating them as “Savvy Senior” for this year’s Sixth Annual Savvy Senior Day. The Association of Generational Experts for Seniors is accepting “Savvy Senior” nominations now through Monday, Aug. 31.

Each senior entered will be considered for 2015’s Savvy Senior King and Queen, both of whom will be announced and crowned during AGES’ Sixth Annual Savvy Senior Day, to be held at Parker Jewish Institute in New Hyde Park, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2.

Participating in the coronation of this year’s Savvy Senior King and Queen will be 2014 Savvy Senior King William Young of Huntington and 2014 Savvy Senior Queen Lillian Guadagno of Valley Stream.

All nominated seniors will be publicly recognized, with this year’s King and Queen receiving gift certificates for professional studio portraits, compliments of Bradford Renaissance Portraits.

The festivities will include food and music provided by a disc jockey.

“There are so many unsung heroes who make up our senior community living right here on Long Island,” said Kevin Law-

rence, AGES chairman. “Each year, we receive such wonderful Savvy Senior nominations from families all over Long Island who in turn allow us the privilege in casting a well-deserved spotlight on their special seniors. We encourage everyone out there to get out and vote for their special senior.”

In 200 typed words or less, individuals can nominate their “Savvy Senior” with a photo or video to: AGES Savvy Senior Award, AGES P.O. Box 774, Melville, NY 11747. Nominations are also accepted via email at savvy2015@agesresourcenetwork.com or directly through AGES’ website, www.agesresourcenetwork.com, which also provides further information about Savvy Senior Day. All nominees and their nominators will receive an invitation to attend Savvy Senior Day. Anyone with questions can contact (631) 630-9498 or (516) 617-5176 In addition to Savvy Senior nominations, AGES welcomes individual and corporate sponsorships for Savvy Senior Day’s entertainment, gifts and raffle prizes.

Anyone interested in sponsoring product or services for this event can contact (516) 250-2627.

Pictured are the Association of Generational Experts for Seniors’ Fifth Annual Savvy Senior Day (front, left to right) are 2014 Savvy Senior Queen Lillian Guadagno of Valley Stream, and crowned Savvy Senior King William Young of Huntington with (back, from left to right) AGES Chairperson Kevin Lawrence and AGES Savvy Senior Day Committee Chairperson Rita Medaglio-Barrera.

County offering Town to hold CPR training class seniors free IDs Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano is providing free Senior Citizen photo identification cards this summer.

These free senior citizen identification cards include a photo, name, address, phone number, birthdate and emergency contact information.

“The Senior Citizen Photo Identification Program provides residents with a convenient way to keep important information on a single, wallet sized ID card,” Mangano said. “The ID card serves as an important tool in the event of an emergency as it allows first responders to quickly identify you and the person that should be contacted about your situation.”

Photos and cards will be processed on-site and residents will take their

free senior citizen photo ID card home from the event.

Each resident participating in the program will also receive information on lifesaving County programs, including Smart911, Vial of Life and Yellow Dot. For more information, please call (516) 5716000.

Dates and Locations of Free Senior Citizen ID Program · Tuesday, July 21, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Lynbrook Pool in Greis Park, located at 55 Wilbur Street in Lynbrook. · Thursday, July 23, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., at the Port Washington Library, located at 1 Library Drive in Port Washington. · Wednesday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Valley Stream Pool, located at W. Merrick Rd & Fletcher Avenue in Valley Stream.

The Town of North Hempstead will be sponsoring upcoming CPR and Automated External Defibrillator training at Town Hall, Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Town Councilman Angelo P. Ferrara announced this week.

The training and certification courses will be organized by the National Safety Council and hosted on Monday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Hempstead Town Hall, located at 220 Plandome Road in Manhasset. The course will be in both Adult and Pediatric CPR and AED. “Infant, child, and adult CPR

and AED training are critical skills to have in case of an emergency,” said Ferrara. “It is my great pleasure to make these classes available to the residents of Town of North Hempstead.”

Class size is limited to 15 people, and registration is on a first come, first serve basis with priority given to North Hempstead residents. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be certified by the National Safety Council, and certificates will be issued.

There is a $50 fee per person, which covers all materials and certification cards. Checks are to be

made payable to Code Red Training, Inc. and should be mailed to: Councilman Angelo P. Ferrara North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, New York 11030 Please make sure your check contains your name, full address and a cell phone number. A reservation will be made once the check has been received, and a confirmation letter will be mailed or emailed if you provide your email address.

Please note that there will be no refunds. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call 311.

FCA seeking Ombudservice volunteers Family and Children’s Association is seeking volunteers for its long-standing Ombudservice Program, part of a statewide network of certified volunteers who visit nursing homes, adult homes, and assisted living facilities in Nassau County.

Ombudspersons serve as advocates for residents and their families.

If you are looking for a meaningful way to improve the quality of life for our frail, sick and elderly neighbors

who currently reside in long-term care facilities, this program is for you.

Family & Children’s is planning a training class for October; training is held two days per week during a 3 week period from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Family & Children’s offices in Mineola.

For more information call (516) 466-9718 or email ombudservice@ familyandchildrens.org.

Family and Children’s Association, one of Long Island’s oldest and largest human service agencies, provides support and individualized programs designed to help children, seniors and families lead more selfsufficient lives. Family and Children’s Association has served Long Island for more than a century and reaches nearly 20,000 individuals every year.

For more information visit www. familyandchildrens.org

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TownStat claims honor for fifth straight year TownStat, a performance measurement and management system utilized by the Town of North Hempstead, has been honored by the International City/ County Management Association for the fifth consecutive year with the Certificate of Distinction Award, Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth announced this week.

The award recognizes the efforts made by the TownStat staff to track, report, and act upon performance data and to help promote cost reduction and quality improvement in the Town’s everyday operations.

Certificates are awarded at the levels of Achievement, Distinction, and Excellence.

North Hempstead is among 10 jurisdictions nationwide to receive the Certificate of Distinction, and one of 48 recognized overall by the ICMA. “TownStat, which works hand-inhand with our 311 Call Center and our 311 Online service, has allowed the Town to effectively collect and measure data,” Bosworth said. “By tracking and

reporting this information, we can monitor our own performance and ensure that constituents’ concerns are addressed in a timely manner.”

ICMA assesses a local government’s performance management program and encourages analysis of results by comparing to peers and gauging performance over time.

According to the ICMA, performance management aids in cost reduction, program prioritization, and quality improvement.

“The certificate program recognizes the principles of performance management,” said Randall H. Reid, ICMA director of Performance Initiatives. “Jurisdictions meeting the qualifications have demonstrated leadership in continuous improvement and community engagement, and they serve as examples for other governments to follow.”

The Certificate of Distinction will be presented to the Town at the ICMA’s Annual Conference in Seattle, WA from September 27 through September 30.

Pictured far left, TownStat Director Steve Pollack reviews budget figures with Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Councilwoman Lee Seeman, Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio, Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilwoman Anna Kaplan.

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Parks Commissioner Jill Weber recently announced that certain North Hempstead parks will now be open to dogs as part of six-month pilot program to assess the feasibility of making parks permanently dog-friendly.

6-month trial period Building Dept. to hold allows dogs in parks

open house on Aug. 5 The Town of North Hempstead Building Department will be holding an “Open House” for Town residents at Clinton G. Martin Park on Wednesday, Aug. 5, starting at 7 p.m.

Officials from the Building Department will be on hand to discuss all of the interactive programs the department offers to make residents’ interactions with the building department quicker and more efficient.

There will be an overview of all of the building department’s services, including

mobile office hours, senior office hours, and the building department educational series.

Residents will also be able to ask questions of Building Department officials regarding the permit process and programs.

Clinton G. Martin Park is located at 1600 Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Park.

For more information about the Town of North Hempstead’s Building Department, please call 311 or visit www.northhempsteadny.gov.

The Town of North Hempstead has opened the door to man’s best friend, announcing a six-month trial period during which dogs will be allowed in North Hempstead Beach Park, Mary Jane Davies Green and Michael J. Tully Park — so long as the dogs are on a short leash, accompanied by a handler, and the dog waste is disposed of properly.

Dogs (and their owners) are also welcome to use the newly completed Hempstead Harbor Trail, which begins at North Hempstead Beach Park and travels south along Hempstead Harbor, towards Roslyn.

“This is a move forward towards

making our parks more dog-friendly,” Bosworth noted of the new policy.

Following the completion of the trial period, the program will be evaluated and a decision whether North Hempstead’s parks should remain open to dogs will be made.

Residents who plan on taking advantage of the new initiative must heed the new signs posted by Parks Commissioner Jill Weber regarding the regulations in each particular park.

For more information about the Town of North Hempstead Parks Department or other North Hempstead news, call 311 or visit www.northhempsteadny.gov.

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Port-Manhasset kayak run set for July 18

By J ust i n e Schoenbart The 11th annual Port Washington-Manhasset Bay Kayak Run is scheduled to take place this Saturday to benefit the Community Chest of Port Washington, an organization that helps change the lives of Port Washington residents in need. The event, which is presented by the Town of North Hempstead with help from Atlantic Outfitters, is a five and a half mile boat race along the bay, beginning at the Port Washington Town Dock at 10 a.m.

The event is chaired by Joel Ziev, John Thompson and Richard Maxted. Ziev and Maxted are board members at the Community Chest.

“It was thought to have a wonderful, on the water event

that wasn’t a race,” Ziev said of the event. “Using kayaks and paddle boats are a low-expense way to get on the water and see what the water has to offer.”

Event entry fees vary by age, with adults over $20 charged $25 and young adults and children charged $5. Fees increase to $45 for adults and $5 for young adults and children on the day of the event.

“What we’re trying to do is get a lot of people out,” Ziev said.

Participants can either bring their own kayak or rent one at a discounted rate from Thompson’s store, Atlantic Outfitters, located at 405 Main St. in Port Washington. To register for the event, participants can obtain an entry form at the Town Dock, Atlantic Outfitters, West Marine or online at PortChest.org. En-

try forms and payment can be dropped off at the Community Chest or Atlantic Outfitters.

“It’s just a fun event,” Ziev said. “Some people take it seriously about speed, but we’re encouraging for it not to be about speed.”

At the conclusion of the run, a raffle ticket is chosen to the determine the winner of a new kayak, as well as the winners of eight or nine other smaller prizes.

Ziev said that as kayakers pass each of the 12 stops along the bay, they receive a raffle ticket.

Bay constables from the Town of North Hempstead will be out to help kayakers along the route, Ziev said. There will also be stops for water along the bay.

“That’s the beauty of the event if you’re a new at this,”

The 11th annual Port Washington-Manhasset Bay Kayak Run is scheduled for this Saturday Ziev said. “It’s a safe event for trying out.”

The event is sponsored by the Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation, which Ziev said gave a $5,000 donation to the event. The foundation’s mission is to assist non-profit organizations in their efforts to offer and

expand programming and other services to their own memberships, according to its website.

Those interested in the event can obtain more information by contacting the Town of North Hempstead 311, Community Chest at 767-2121, or emailing Joel Ziev jdziev@aol.com

Aiding Williston Park family a coin at a time fundraising events throughout A similar event will be held the east coast in and effort to in Long Beach on July 17 to raise A total of $3,497 with TD aid in the community they serve, money for a local family.

Bank donating $2,000. bank officials said.

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ing together in communities Koutsogiannis. “A few coins from from Maine to Florida to help you and a few from us makes a those in need,” said New Hyde big difference for someone.

Park TD Branch Manager Ryan

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Children’s Day and Health, Fitness and Sports Expo The Nassau County Department of Health and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums will host a free, family-fun Children’s Day and Health, Fitness and Sports Expo on Sunday, July 26 from 12 to 5 p.m. at Eisenhower Park, County Executive Edward Mangano announced Monday.

Children of all ages will

be able to enjoy a variety of activities including carnival rides, bouncy houses, face painting, autograph signing with former New York Knicks star John Starks and former New York Jet Justin Miller, a free PGA Superstore, New York Cosmos and Scooter Clinics and demonstrations, free giveaways and raffle, as well as free health screenings.

Additionally, beginning at 4 p.m., Plaza Theatrical Productions will be performing “Shrek.” All activities will be held at the Kite Field, Parking Field No. 6.

“The Health, Fitness and Sports Expo is the perfect, healthy alternative to video games, and a way to get outside to become active and learn how to lead a healthy

lifestyle,” Mangano said. “I urge residents to attend the Health Expo and spread the word of wellness - mental, physical and emotional wellness through sports, exercise, good nutrition and regular medical screenings. With your help, we can create a healthier Nassau County.”

The Children’s Day and Health, Fitness and Sports

Expo is sponsored by Nassau County Department of Health, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, North Shore LIJ, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Winthrop University Hospital, NuHealth, PGA Tour Superstore, Humana, New York Cosmos, New York Institute of Technology, Pink, K98.3, and Hofstra University.

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To stay or not to stay or buy or not to buy?

I do a lot of reading and analyzing and have come to the conclusion that prices for homes in the general Long Island area will not be going down in the foreseeable future.

In fact, they should be going higher through 2019 according to a survey done amongst over 100 economists throughout the country

by KCM (Keeping Current Matters) in the 2nd quarter of 2015.

You will notice that even the most pessimistic bears agree that prices will go up 11.8 percent up to the most optimistic bulls, 26.7 percent and averaging 19.4 percent over the next four years.

So obviously, as a seller you could wait another four years and gain that much more appreciation, if you think that will benefit you the most financially or will it affect your lifestyle, future plans, retirement in wanting to move elsewhere.

You will have to figure the cost of staying — mortgage payments (if you have any), real estate taxes, income taxes (you might be moving to an area that does not have state taxes), heating and utility costs, maintenance and upkeep

on your home and of course, experiencing another potentially rough and snowy winter, etc.

All these items will come into play when calculating whether you are better off staying or leaving and enjoying your hopefully new lifestyle elsewhere.

As I stated in my article two weeks ago, more people, unfortunately are leaving New York than are relocating here; must be a good reason why!

Most important for purchasers is the cost of waiting another year or two to buy, figuring that interest rates are going higher, loss of tax deductions, increase in rents, etc.

The Cost of Waiting to Buy is defined as the additional funds it would take to buy a home if prices and interest rates were to increase over a period of time.

Let’s look at an example of what the experts are predicting for the upcoming year, and what that really would mean for you.

Let’s say you’re 30 and your dream house costs $250,000 today (obviously this example does not reflect our current locations in Long Island; however, it is even at a

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greater cost if you wait!).

You need to sit down with a mortgage person and go through your specific numbers to see what your real cost would be if you wait a year or two!

Right now mortgage interest rates are at or about 4 percent.

Your monthly mortgage payment (principal and interest only) would be $1,193.54.

But you’re busy, you like your apartment, and moving is such a hassle.

You decide to wait until next

year to buy.

CoreLogic predicts that home prices will appreciate by 5.1 percent in the next 12 months; this means that same house you loved now costs, $262,750.

Freddie Mac predicts that over this same period of time, interest rates will be a full point higher at 5 percent. Your new payment per month is now $1,410.50.

The difference in payment is $216.96 per month!

That’s basically like taking $8 and tossing it out the window every day! Or you could look at it this way: • That’s your morning coffee everyday on the way to work (average $2) with $10 left for lunch!

• There goes Friday Sushi Night! ($50 x 4) • Stressed Out? How about a few deep tissue massages with tip!

• Need a new car? You could get a brand new car for $217 a month.

Let’s look at that number annually!

Over the course of your new mortgage at 5 percent, your annual additional cost would be

$2,603.52!

Had your eye on a vacation in the Caribbean?

How about a two-week trip through Europe?

Or maybe your new house could really use a deck for entertaining.

We could come up with hundreds of ways to spend $2,603, and we’re sure you could too!

Over the course of your 30year loan, now at age 61, hopefully you are ready to retire soon, you would have spent an additional $78,105.60, all because when you were 30 you thought moving in 2015 was such a hassle or loved your apartment too much to leave yet.

Or maybe there wasn’t an agent out there who educated you on the true cost of waiting a year.

Maybe they thought you wouldn’t be ready. But if they showed you that you could save $78,000 you’d at least listen to what they had to say.

They say hindsight is 20/20, we’d like to think that 30 years from now when you are 60, looking back, you would say to buy now....

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Village Green tax break plan draws fire Continued from Page 3 Trested said. “As a parent, I’m PTA president of the high school, and I’m worried about the numbers of kids. I don’t care if its one or 20, that’s still a kid coming in [to the district] with no money attached.”

Mineola School District Superintendent of Schools Michael Nagler said that previously granted PILOTs in Mineola — the Winston, Churchill, and 250 Old Country Road property –– cannot be considered in the tax base growth factor, but new legislation may alter the way that PILOTs are accounted for.

“Until the Commissioner of Taxation promulgates these new rules and regulations, no future PILOTs should be awarded,” Nagler said.

Nagler said he not only objects to developments with PILOT agreements because the district is not allowed to count the building as growth in its tax levy formula, but because it also sets up a greater problem for the district in the long-term. He said that because a PILOT is counted as revenue in the district budget, when the PILOT payment plan ceases after 20 years, the district will no longer receive revenue in the 21st year.

“For a district to make up the loss of PILOT revenue, we would have to either ask for more money from the taxpayers or reduce the budget by cutting programs,” Nagler said.

With three PILOTs already in place, the school district will be losing close to $1 million in revenue 2034, which is 1.23 percent

of the current levy. This year’s allowable levy, Nagler said, was 1.37 percent.

“We would lose almost as much as we needed this year,” he said. “If you granted an additional PILOT now, you would then make substantial revenue losses for three consecutive years, which we believe is completely irresponsible on your part.”

Past School Board President Artie Barnett, who like Nagler objected to tax exemptions for the Village Green, said that in addition to the increase in students coming with the new development, the increase in residents will require more patrol from the Nassau County Police Department.

“It’s putting strains on a lot of different services in the county,” he said.

Barnett also agreed with Nagler, saying that a decision should not be made on the PILOT until the legislation regarding the growth factor has been “hammered out and approved.”

Mineola Chamber of Commerce president Tony Lubrano, who owns the Italian restaurant Piccola Bussola, said it was unlikely that the Village Green would house many school-age children due to the high number of onebedroom apartments in the proposed development.

“I can’t imagine it being a huge number of school aged children,” Lubrano said. “I think a vibrant, active downtown will only cause property values to go up.”

Ghetti also complained that Lalezarian has left residents picking up the tax burden of his other

PILOTs, but residents have not yet seen the benefits of these developments in the downtown area.

“Here you have the same developer coming into a community in Mineola, wanting to plop another high-rise right in our downtown area, raise a building that is important to the history of this village for his own economic gain and say to us, ‘We want you residents to pay for this, too, through tax subsidies,’” Ghetti said. “Well, I’m tired of paying Mr. Lalezarian’s taxes.”

Nassau County IDA Administrative Director Colleen Pereira said the IDA has not yet scheduled any other public hearings or board meetings, but is currently accepting submissions from the public regarding the proposed development.

Mineola ranked 3rd best place to start biz Continued from Page 1 booming, with three areas in their top 10 located in Nassau — Garden City, Mineola and Rockville Centre, which was named eighth.

Floral Park was ranked 36th in the survey, while Great Neck was named 67th.

NerdWallet said their rankings were based on business climate, which represented 65 percent of the overall score, and local economic health, which represented 35 percent of the score.

Business climate was based on average revenue of businesses

— 20 percent; percentage of businesses with paid employees — 25 percent; and businesses per 100 people — 20 percent.

Local economic health was base on median annual income — 10 percent; median annual housing costs — 10 percent; and unemployment rate —15 percent.

“There are more than 17 businesses per 100 people in Mineola, one of the highest ratios on our top 10 list,” NerdWallet said.

In the 18,822-person village there are 3,306 businesses, NerdWallet said, with an unemployment rate of 4.1 percent.

The website said the average revenue per business in Mineola is $892,787.

Some 2,004 businesses are located in Floral Park, which has a population of 15, 988, the site said. The unemployment rate is 4.6 percent, and the village has 12.53 businesses per 100 people.

The website said there are 1,564 businesses in Great Neck, and that the area has a 6.3 percent unemployment rate.

Each of the places analyzed

by NerdWallet had a population of 5,000 or more and had to have 500 or more businesses.

NerdWallet placed Mineola only behind Suffern, which borders New Jersey, and Garden City, as the third best place to start a business in New York

Lord & Taylor awaits N. Hills expansion vote She added that a flat surface would now exist at the front enproposal, including the creation trance to allow for ADA pedesof an additional lane exiting the trian access. The original plan site to increase traffic flow. She called for only stairs at the ensaid two retaining walls were trance. added, one located on the east Riley said the retailer plans side of the building and the oth- to modify the drop-off access er at the loading dock to increase point on Northern Boulevard, truck maneuverability. which currently has one lane in “Although the original foot- and one lane out. The modificaprint has been reshaped, the to- tion will result in two lanes out, tal gross area has remained the both of which will have rightsame,” she said. turn access and one of which will Continued from Page 3

have left-turn access.

Planning Board Chairman David Kass closed the hearing after the public made no comments for or against the plan.

Many North Hills residents appeared at the planning board meeting to express disapproval toward an ongoing application from NY Excelsior Realty Corporation, which is seeking to subdivide a lot located on IU Willets Road into four lots to build homes at the site.

Residents said the plan would lead to drainage problems and an increase in the number of cars on IU Willets Road. They also said the destruction of foliage and installation of a chainlink fence called for in the plan would hurt the aesthetics of the area.

Some residents said the construction would “change the entire look of the area” and make it feel as if they lived in New York City.

Village Attorney Thomas Levin told residents that the board will need professional reports to back up their claims.

Kass made a motion for the hearing be continued to allow residents to obtain reports supporting their claims, which would have to be submitted 14 days in advance of the hearing.

The next meeting is scheduled to take place on Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall.

N. Shore gets $3.8M to prevent AIDS/HIV time,” Cuomo said in 2014.

With the grant, Rosenthal infections to the point where by said, he and his team plan to de2020, the number of persons liv- crease the number of transmising with HIV in New York State sions through addressing specific will be reduced for the first populations. He noted that a preContinued from Page 10

vention option known as PReP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, will help aid in the decrease by allowing those at high risk for HIV to take a pill prior to having sex that prevents the virus.

“We certainly have a national epidemic. We haven’t been able, thus far, to stop the spread of AIDS,” he said. “There are increasing numbers in certain populations. We’re going to do

anything we can do to help address those specific populations, which includes PReP, increasing education, and following Gov. Cuomo’s three-point plan.”

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G.N. rabbis find joy in Charleston church visit Continued from Page 12 Roof during a court hearing set off a widespread discussion in the state and the country of the Confederate flag, the reasons for the Civil War and relations between blacks and whites in general.

The South Carolina state Legislature at the urging of Gov. Nikki Haley and other South Carolina officials later voted to remove a Confederate flag that hung on the grounds on the State Capitorl.

The Feldmans said they went down to Charleston July 1, before returning the next day, to help the families of the nine congregants grieve.

“Our primary goal and intention was to do what Jews do; when someone suffers a loss we go and visit

the family and sit and listen to stories of their loved ones,” Meir said.

While at the Bible study, the Feldmans said, they met many family members of the nine slain church members, including some of the sisters of Myra Thomson, an Emanuel AME congregant who was also looking to becoming a minister herself.

Tara said she hopes one day some of the family members of the slain congregants could come visit them in Great Neck at their temple.

“When it’s someone in our community this is what we do with them; we go visit and we spend time in people’s homes,” Meir said.

“It felt like that; it felt like these were people in our community.”

Visiting after the June 27 funeral, Tara said, was

much quieter than it had been in the days leading up.

The Feldmans said they have never done something like this before — going across multiple state lines to lend condolences and study religious text with another group that has been hit by tragedy.

Meir said while Roof’s hatred and racism are a tragedy, and the fact that the Charleston 9 were murdered was a tragedy, the members of the church have forgiveness and compassion in their hearts.

“It was the forgiveness that flowed from the hearts of these family members,” Tara said. “Their compassion and their love made us think we need to go down there.”

Meir said about 70 people were present at the Bible study, five of whom

were rabbis, including the Feldmans.

The only contact they had with the church before they left, Meir said, was with the secretary of Pinckney, the church’s former senior pastor.

Though they knew no one before leaving for Charleston, when they arrived, the Feldmans said, it felt like they were with people from their own community.

“It was a tragedy for the families to lose loved ones,” Meir said. “It is clearly a church where compassion and forgiveness is essential to the church’s Christian teachings.”

Showing kindness and joy in the face of tragedy, Meir said, is one of the most profound gifts.

“They have so much to teach the world, and me

and most of us in the world about choosing lives that are defined by joy and love and forgiveness,” Meir said.

“Most people who suffer tragedy and evil can’t respond like that.”

Standing in the room where just a week prior blood had been spilled on the floor, there was joyous singing, Tara said, and there was gratitude.

“They were very honest about their anger, and of course there is, and of course this man should have consequences for his action,” Tara said. “But the end goal is not to stay in that anger but to find something better and not be victimized by becoming hateful; it’s the best example of non violent resistance movement.”

The Feldmans said they limited their visit to just one day because they didn’t

want to overstay their welcome and they had Shabbat commitments in Great Neck.

Their primary reason for going, they said, was to attend the Wednesday night Bible Study.

Tara said she and her husband hope to have a continuing relationship with Emanuel AME, believing they still have a lot to learn from the church.

“There was something about this event,” Tara said.

“I don’t think it’s just coincidence that it was a Bible study that was able to respond to tragedy in this way; these people are in the business of not letting suffering turn them into negative people.”

“They could have been us,” Tara said. “We understand what those circles of learning and spirituality are like.”

Shelter Rock Library Continued from Page 34 the Shelter Rock Public Library, the Nassau County Offices for the Aging and Mental Health are coordinating a support group that is specifically targeted to respond to the needs of caregivers of older persons. The group is led by Dora Lupo, LMHC, MAC, CASAC, Support Group Facilitator. Meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shelter Rock Public Library, located at 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson. The meetings are open to residents of Nassau County. This support group will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences and to help one another.

Persons interested in attending for the first time, or in need of additional information, please call (516) 227-8725.

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 SENIOR RAP GROUP ... for the 55+ set who have a lifetime of experiences to share!

Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome.

Topics vary and the conversation is lively and provocative.

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12:30 p.m. Come and join the Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group. This discussion On Monday, July 27, the National Council of group will be led by volunteer Jewish Women-Lakeville Section will be showing facilitator David Marx.

PLAY MAH JONGG Tuesday, July 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.

STARTING OVER SINGLES for ages 40 plus Wednesday, July 22 at 7 p.m.

Join this lively, stimulating, compassionate and supportive discussion for divorced, widowed — or any single adult age 40 plus!! Make new friends, learn new skills, find hope and inspiration. It’s never too late to start over!

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!!

Be part of this group of single adults 55 plus to find hope for your future.

the movie “Judeophobia” at their regular General Meeting at the Shelter Rock Library, 165 Searingtown Rd., Albertson at 1 p.m.

Dessert and refreshments will be served at 12:45 p.m. All are invited. The presentation is free.

Call (516) 487-1199 for information.

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.

ATTENTION TEEN ADVISORY BOARD (TAB) MEMBERS The next Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings are on Thursdays, July 30 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Community Room.

TAB is for registered members in Grades 7-12.

TAB works with the YA Librarian to improve library services for teens. Registration for TAB will resume August 1.

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 two-hour Babysitting and First Aid Wor kshop. 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.

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, Aug. 5 from 7:00 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 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.

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 BOARD GAME NIGHT For Children in Grades 2 - 5 Wednesday, July 29 at 7 p.m.

Children are invited to join teens to play board games such as Checkers, Scrabble, Clue, Boggle and Bingo for all.

Registration begins Wednesday, July 15.

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GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITYSaturday July 18 10am-4pm 77 Garden St (corner of Clinton) Household items, furniture, books, clothing, tools and much much more!

HOME HEALTH AIDE Are you or your loved ones looking for a Home Health Aide? I have over 10yrs experience in private & nursing homes.

Assist w/ daily activities including doctor appointments, errands. Live in or hourly. Licensed driver w/ car.

Please call Kamala 347-530-2234

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HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE any day, flexible times. Good references. 25 years experience. 516770-5776 or 516-286-5148 HOUSEKEEPER / COOK / ELDER CARE: Seeking position on Long Island or Manhattan area. Excellent references + long time experience. Please call 917-445-0340 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 NANNY AVAILABLE: With over 15 years experience caring for newborns, todddlers & twins. Seeking F/T long term position. Excellent references upon request. Call Paul 347-741-4320 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 PROFESSIONAL HOUSE CLEANING We service homes, offices, buildings & apartments. Trustworthy & dependable. Free estimates.

Call Rina 516-476-4193 or 516385-1814. For more info email Rinascleaningservices@yahoo.com SUMMER BABYSITTER​/​NANNY: Garden City college student with car available to babysit until the end of August. Years of experience and references available. Contact Kelly 516-382-3529 or email: kellodonn24@gmail.com

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 516-2796378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@ invitedsales.com. We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction. If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

Tag Sale GARDEN CITY Contents of elegant home. Prestigious furnishings throughout​​all in pristine condition.

Thomasville Federal Dining Room w/ sideboard. Antique wall clocks, federal setee, fabulous mirrors, chandeliers, large 19th Century English oil painting, designer clothing, costume jewelry, choice bric a brac, sterling and sp, Waterford, Lenox, Hummel, drapes, secretary, leather sofas, lamps, chaise lounge, carriage seat, barrister bookcases, 1920’s golden oak bedroom, Starcaster drum set, basketball hoop, athletic equipment, snow blower, tools, some TLC projects and much more!! *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@ atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org PLEASE JOIN US 105 Wickham Rd (just off Stewart Ave west) Friday July 17 9am to 3pm Saturday July 18 9am-12pm YOU’RE INVITED! Thursday July 23 9:30am 347 Brixton Rd. S Garden City South, NY 11530 Living room, bedroom and basement furniture, records, books, linens, outdoor chairs, shed, garage, basement...Visit www.invitedsales. com for pictures and details!

YOU’RE INVITED! Wednesday, July 22 9:30am 620 Wren Court Westbury, NY 11552 Nice bedroom furniture, artwork, outdoor furniture, clothing, costume jewelry, PACKED garage, computer equipment, basement packed, Christmas, ping pong table, tons of boxed items...Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

Yard Sale GARDEN CITY Saturday 7/18 9am to 5pm 109 Locust St Furniture, housewares, linens, tools & many more items!!

pets

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Dog Walking & Running Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

automotive

Auto For Sale BUICK CENTURY 1995: 47K miles, 4 new tires, new parts, A/C, excellent running condition! $3,300.

516-747-5799 or 516-747-3463

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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

Office Space GARDEN CITY FRANKLIN AVE: Windowed office in law​/​accounting suite, 11 x 13. Conference room, reception & pantry included. Also available, three 6 x 7 work stations.

Abundant municipal parking in rear of building. September 2015 occupancy. 516-248-3048 GARDEN CITY SOUTH Ideal location, mint, large office space, 1st floor. Must see to appreciate.

Near LIRR, stores. Available now. $1,750​/​mth. Call Owner 516-5387474 or 538-7476

Vacation Rental

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

CUTCHOGUE NASSAU POINT Newly 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

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

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

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Homes for Sale 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 WESTBURY: REDUCED! 5 BR, 2 Bath Expanded Cape. Totally redone. New SS appliances, flooring, carpeting and furnace. Freshly painted. Master BR with walk in closet. Living room with fireplace.

Fenced yard with patio and shed.

Must see! $415,000 Colony Realty, Dolores Peterson 631-413-7572

Lots for Sale NAPLES FLORIDA: Residential 5 acres on canal. Golden Gate Estates of Wilson Blvd. Asking $95,500. Call 516-621-2276

Out Of Town Real Estate LAUREL: Custom 3400 sq ft Ranch with Beach Rights! 4 BR, 2.5 Baths. LR, Family Room, EIK and laundry room. Full basement with high ceilings. 1 car garage.

HW floors, CAC and deck. Built in 2011. Just listed! $749,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin, 516-658-2623

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

service directory

Services 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

Services Invited Sales by Tracy Jordan 839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 Bonded​/​Insured www. invitedsales.com NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: Joan Atwood, Ph.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference.

Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516764-2526. jatwood@optonline.net www.NYMFT.com

Computers 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

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 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

HANDYMAN Meticulous & Reliable Serving GARDEN CITY & Surrounding Area since 2003 Repairs & Installations of all Types Built-in Bookcases, Woodworking, Carpentry, Crown Moldings, Lighting, Painting, Wallpaper and More. 30-year Nassau County Resident. Many References Lic #H01062800 Insured Call Friendly Frank 516-2382112 anytime E-mail Frankcav@ optonline.net LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628 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.gemhome.com 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. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.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

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classifieds ▼ 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

Tutoring 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-onone professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.

Instruction MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, 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

Cleaning SPRING INTO ACTION LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWGARDEN 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

Services 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 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 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

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 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Education of Herricks Union Free School District, at the Business Office, 999 B Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 on July 23, 2015 at 10:30am prevailing time for the 2015-2016 School Year for the following categories: PLUMBING SUPPLIES Specifications and instructions to bidders may be obtained by calling Educational Data Services, Inc. at 973-340-8800 OR by logging onto our website at www.eddata.com. Click vendors & fill out the Vendor Bid Enrollment form and fax to (973) 340-0078. Bids will be available ten (10) days before the bid due date listed in this notice to bidders.

No bids will be sent unless requested by the above procedure.

Bids will be addressed to the Board of Education, Attn: Jim Brown, Herricks Union Free school District, 999 B Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPES AND CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE NAME OF THE BIDDER, BID TITLE, DATE AND TIME OF THE BID OPENING. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities in any bid, or to reject any or all bids, or to accept that bid, or any part of that bid, which is in its judgment is for the best interest of the school district. No bids shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Board of Education.

A performance bond of one hundred percent (100%) MAY be requested by the district participating in the bid, and, if requested, must be submitted within ten (10) days.

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FunDay offers organic stand Town of North Hempstead FunDay Monday events now offer local, fresh organic produce through its new FunDay FarmDay program with help from Young’s Farm of Brookville, Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board announced this week.

Seniors at FunDay Monday can stop by the farm stand between 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to pick farm fresh favorites including scallions, onions, beets, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, watermelon, string beans and much more.

“We are so excited about this new addition to our FunDay Mondays,” Bosworth said. “Giving seniors a convenient way to purchase healthy and locally-grown produce is one more way the Town is helping our seniors to maintain good health and vitality.”

FunDay Monday is a service of North Hempstead¹s Project Independence that offers seniors engaging activities including games, live music, dancing, yoga, and refreshments every Monday during the summer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All events are held at North Hempstead Beach Park.

For more information about FunDay Monday or other senior events, please contact 311 or visit North Hempstead’s Supervisor Judi Bosworth makes the first purchase of the season from Young¹s Farm organic website at www.northhempsteadny.gov.

Farmer¹s Market at the July 6 FunDay Monday.

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Students perform in music fesival opera Four Herricks High School students – Jane Chen, Rachel Kim, Nora Koe and Bhakti Patel – performed as apprentices with the Opera Orchestra at the North Shore Music Festival, held at Castle Gould at the Sands Point Preserve on

July 11.

The four students joined an ensemble of professional-caliber musicians and singers in a stunning production of Pietro Mascagni’s famous opera, “Cavalleria Rusticana.” Set in Sicily, the show portrays

a dramatic storyline featuring five main characters.

The Herricks High School students contributed to the experience as violinists, violists and cellists.

Part of the North Shore Music Festival’s mission is to provide opportunities

for talented young local performers to participate in professional productions that further their artistic careers.

Through the Herricks Public Schools’ Music and Performing Arts Department, students are offered

To Place Your Ad Call: 516.307.1045

Pictured from left: Rachel Kim, Bhakti Patel, Nora Koe, Jane Chen and their teacher, Catherine Fish.

many opportunities to expand and showcase their musical talents. The district has received a number of musical honors, and students are selected to prestigious ensembles and excel at festivals and competitions each year.

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Mineola United captures LI Cup, 1-0 The Boys Under 12 Mineola United team closed out their 2015 spring season with a hard-fought 1–0 victory over the 3E division champion Cold Spring Harbor Rapids en route to winning the Inter-B Long Island Cup championship.

The United boys weathered a tough first half against a very athletic Cold Spring Harbor side.

But United found another gear in the second half, generating a number of scoring opportunities. None however was more spectacular than “man of the match” Luca Papavero’s artful chest trap, half volley that ripped into the top left corner of the net to secure the victory.

The Long Island Cup clean sheet was Mineola’s ninth of the season, with only five goals allowed in all 13 contests.

The victory capped a successful spring campaign that saw the United team growing in confidence week by week. The progress can be attributed to their strong work ethic, positive attitude and expert The BU 12 Mineola United Long Island Cup champions: Samuel Anjo, Frankie Asaro, Manav Bansal, David Cabrera, Angel guidance under Empire SA coaches Pete Chavez, Matt Cobos, Wyatt Davis, Nicky Guglielmo, Jack Keys, Michael Lopes, Brendan McDonough, Luca Papavero, Eric PavHulse and Ed Shone. lou, Ethan Sargeant, Ruben Teixeira, Michael Vitucci, and William Winski.

Nicosia receives award

State Sen. Jack M. Martins (R-7th Senate District) recently visited Manhasset High School to congratulate Danielle Nicosia for being chosen as the Sue Link Memorial Award recipient.

Nicosia was a co-captain on Manhasset High School’s championship varsity girls soccer team. The Sue Link Memorial Award is given annually by the Nassau County Girls Soccer Coaches Association to the player who best embodies the behavior expected of student athletes both on the field and in the classroom. Martins (right) congratulates Nicosia, joined by (from left) Manhasset School District Superintendent Charles Cardillo, Athletic Director James Amen, Girls Soccer Team Head Coach Chris Keen and Manhasset CHERRY - 1-8 Page-H - 07-10-15_Layout 1 7/6/15 8:59 AM Page 1 High School Principal Dean Schlanger.

Sharks swim into 1st place Merillon Sharks 8, Whitestone Angels 7. The Sharks were trailing by five runs heading into their final inning at bat when the team started to mount its dramatic comeback.

After cutting the deficit to three and the with bases loaded, the Sharks’ Kenny Hirschfeld came to the plate and blasted a grand slam, bringing home Chris Naronis, Anthony Mifsud and Ryan Wasserman to put Merillon in the lead.

Jimmy Weedon came in to pitch in the bottom half of the inning and closed the door on the Angels. Weedon racked up six RBIs on three hits for the Sharks on the day.

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pers 0. Anthony Agerenza had four RBIs, helping the Sharks to a 5-0 victory over the Merrick Vipers on Sunday at Borella field. With the Sharks clinging to a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning, Agerenza smacked a grand slam over the wall in right center.

Weedon kept the Merrick Vipers off the scoreboard from the mound, tossing a complete game shutout, while scattering on three hits and striking out four.

Erik Lyngstad-Hughes was the defensive star of the game, recording seven putouts.

It was an all-around team effort by the Sharks, who are find themselves in first place after the weekend.

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