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Voters set to pick DA, Legislature, town supervisors, council majorities gations of corruption. Murray, who has no prior exWith four days until election perience as a prosecutor, said that day, voters will soon go to the polls Singas has been lax in her duto decide who Nassau County’s ties as DA, especially in the fight next District Attorney will be, against the rising heroin epidemic whether the Republican Party will in the county. Coming into the election, Reachieve a supermajority in the county Legislature, and who will publicans in the county Legislature serve on the North Hempstead and hold 12 of the 19 legislative seats. Should they win one more Hempstead Town Council. seat, the party will Acting DA Madachieve a supermaeline Singas, a Democrat, took office this ELECTION 2015 jority, meaning they owned a two-thirds January after former majority, enough to DA Kathleen Rice was pass legislation withelected to Congress. She seeks to win her first out any Democratic votes. In the race for legislative disfull-term election in the DA race against Republican Kate Murray, trict 9, Republican incumbent who has served as Hempstead’s Richard Nicolello takes on Democrat Mal Nathan. Town Supervisor since 2003. Republican Lisa Benjamin and Singas has been critical of Murray’s lack of experience as a Green Party Candidate Cassandra prosecutor and said she is look- Lems look to unseat Democrat Eling to continue her efforts fighting len Birnbaum in the race for the against political corruption, which Legislature’s 10th district seat. Democrat Delia DeRiggi-Whitincludes investigating the county’s contracting system following alleContinued on Page 57

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The Boy Scouts of Troop 10 donated and planted a tree in Firefighter’s Park in celebration of their 100th anniversary. See story on Page 48.

Flutist gives back to GN through music society By J oe N i k i c For former Great Neck resident Alyssa Greengrass, creating the Nassau Chamber Music Society, a nonprofit concert series on Long Island, was her way of helping the community

that launched her musical career. “I’ve always been really drawn to chamber music and I felt so strongly about wanting to bring a higher level of music to Long Island,” Greengrass said. “This is where I grew up

and where my career was nurtured.” Greengrass, who grew up on Grace Avenue in Thomaston, began playing the flute in elementary school, though it did not come easy to her, she Continued on Page 58

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Family of shooting victim to visit G.N. Temple welcomes Charleston congregants By J oe N i k i c

From left: Donald Panetta, Francine Ferrante Krupski and Dr. Ian Lustbader

Library elects three in uncontested votes

Board also approves new teen center interim director By J oe N i k i c The Great Neck Library announced the results of Monday’s 2016 uncontested election at Tuesday night’s board meeting, which saw one seat on the board of trustees filled as well as two seats on the nominating committee. Francine Ferrante Krupski, currently vice president of the Board of Trustees, received 102 votes to retain her seat on the board for a four year term ending in Jan. 2020. Donald Panetta, a 30 year New Hyde Park resident, received 116 votes to win a three year term on the nominating committee ending in 2019 and replace Stacee Bernstein, who did not run for re-election. Dr. Ian Lustbader, a gastroenterologist practicing in Manhattan who had previously chaired the nominating committee for two years, received 94 votes to win a three year term on the nominating committee

ending in 2019 and replace Andrew Dorf, who did not run for election. “Our goal on the nominating committee is to seek out people to serve the library in a positive and energetic way,” Lustbader said. “Hopefully we’ll continue to do that.” The elected candidates will take office at the Library Association Annual Reorganization Meeting on Jan. 26, 2016. Also at the meeting, the board unanimously approved an Interim Director for Levels, the library’s teen center. Adam Hinz, a Kaplan test prep employee since 2011, will begin his new position at Levels on Nov. 9. “He wowed us. He was great. The students loved him and the Levels staff really loved him,” Great Neck Library Director Kathy Giotsas said. “He has a very pleasant position and he will get along well with the kids.” Hinz will receive a yearly

salary of $69,500. Residents said they had concerns about Hinz’s background in test preparation rather than in the performing arts, which Levels specializes in. Giotsas said while he did have a background in music, Hinz’s background in managing staff members at Kaplan played a role in his hiring and that his position was not limited to just theatrical and musical production. “His position is to also manage staff. I need someone who can manage staff and that to me is very important,” she said. “If he’s going to manage a staff of five people, he needs to be able to evaluate their performance and make sure that they meet the needs of the kids they are serving.” Giotsas said she interviewed two other candidates but believed Hinz was the correct choice. The next board meeting is on Nov. 17.

Three months after visiting Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., where nine people were shot and killed during Bible study on June 17, Rabbis Meir and Tara Feldman will open the doors to Temple Beth-El of Great Neck for the family of Myra Thompson, one of the congregants killed during the shooting. Temple Beth-El will hold services on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. to pray and bring the community together with Thompson’s visiting family. “We have so much to learn from our Charleston brothers and sisters,” Meir said during a Yom Kippur sermon. “I am not exaggerating when I say to you that I would be a better rabbi, a better Jew and a better human being, if I spent some months praying with them, davvening in their shul, learning their Torah.” 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. The Feldmans were invited to join the community for the 6 p.m. Wednesday evening bible study, the same class at which the shooting occurred only two weeks prior. While at the Bible study, the Feldmans said, they met many family members of the nine slain church members, including some of Thompson’s sisters. Since their visit, the Feldmans have remained in contact with Blondelle Gadsden, one of Thompson’s eldest sisters, who told them in early October she hoped to bring her sisters to Great Neck. Temple Beth-El, Tara said, has a Torah study every Saturday — similar to the Bible study that takes place every Wednesday at the Emanuel AME. “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.” For more information on the services, Temple Beth-El can be reached at 516-487-0900.

Rabbis Tara and Meir Feldman on their visit to Charleston in July

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Singas says momentum on her side Sez polls put her ahead, cites Murray’s lack of experience vs. her 24 years as prosecutor

B Y N O A H M A N S K A R state attorney general and was

on the codes committee as a When Democrat Madeline state Assemblywoman, but has Singas started her campaign for no criminal courtroom experia full term as Nassau’s district ence. Singas, who has been a prosattorney, she said, she was told ecutor for 24 years and took the she didn’t have a chance. Singas was facing Hemp- helm of the DA’s office in Janustead Town Supervisor Kate ary, has repeatedly said Murray Murray, who had exceptionally is inexperienced and unprehigh name recognition and solid pared for the job. The New York Daily News backing from the Nassau County Republican Committee — prov- agreed — the paper endorsed en most recently by $400,000 in Singas on Monday and blasted Murray’s lack of criminal law campaign contributions. knowledge in an But despite Oct. 19 editorial. the odds, the actIn a sit-down ing DA has closed a 19-point gap since ELECTION 2015 interview last week, Murray countered April, with her camby saying she would paign’s most recent numbers showing her ahead by be a “visionary” DA, setting priorities and managing the office. one point, she said. Her top assistants, she said, “This is serious work that we do. It’s consequential,” Sin- would handle the legal details of gas said in a sit-down interview things such as wiretap applicawith Blank Slate Media. “It af- tions and plea bargains. While Murray acknowlfects people’s lives every single day, and people intuitively know edged her view of the DA’s role that the people who do the job is “fundamentally different,” should be trained to do the job.” Singas called it “completely not Murray has a law degree viable, completely not feasible, from Suffolk University in Bos- and ... sort of unsophisticated ton. She worked an assistant and unknowing of what the job

Acting DA Madeline Singas what’s at stake for those issues?” Singas, a resident of “How do you manage what you don’t understand?” she Manhasset, began her career in asked? “How do you prioritize the Queens DA’s office in 1991 issues when you don’t know and was later appointed the is.”

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head of its Domestic Violence Bureau. She was appointed chief of the newly-created Special Victims Bureau in 2006 by then Continued on Page 69

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Plaza looks to make LED switch By M at t G r e c h

Village of Great Neck Plaza trustees voted on Wednesday to approve an authorization to include two new alternative bids on their 2016 street lighting contract that is intended to update the village’s existing street lights to newer LED technologies. Village of Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender said she would like the town to start swapping out old bulbs for new LED bulbs moving forward. “I don’t think putting in old technologies and light bulbs is

the way we should be going,” Celender said. “I know it’s more expensive, but now is the time to look at the contract to see where we want to go with a plan.” The village’s current threeyear contract with Anchor’s Electric is expiring on Jan. 31. An increased cost is the biggest hurdle the village faces in swapping out old, standard street lights for newer, brighter, longer-lasting LED bulbs. Commissioner of Public Services Michael Sweeney said the cost could be upwards of $130 to $230 per bulb, with each light

fixture housing three bulbs. There would be additional expenses to retrofit the old street lamps to accept the new LED bulbs, he added. “It’s not just like you a screw a bulb in like you do at your house,” Sweeney said. Sweeney proposed offering two alternative bids to gauge the cost of the project in addition to the renewal of the current contract. The first of the bids would request the price of converting all of Middle Neck Road to LED fixtures, with the second bid asking

the per unit cost to switch all fixtures in the village to LED lights. These alternative bids will give the village options when it comes to accepting a new contract, Sweeney said. Despite the possible increased cost, Celender said, she is positive the newer technologies are the way to go. “The old way we used to do it doesn’t make sense anymore,” she said. Also at the meeting, the board approved a bid for the pavement of Old Cutter Mill Road through the Village of

Great Neck Estate’s contractor. The two villages share the road, with about one third in the Village of Great Neck Plaza. The trustees agreed to pay a total of $5,000, one third of the overall $15,000 cost. The board also approved a conditional-use permit for the Great Neck Kids Learning Group, an after-school, at 25 Cutter Mill Road. Discussions began on the renovation of the Maple Drive parking lot, which the trustees agreed to rebid in an effort to cut costs.

Chambers honor business people of the year B y H arr i s o n M ar d e r More than 600 members of 37 different Chambers of Commerce across Nassau County gathered at Crest Hollow Country Club on Friday to celebrate the 31st Annual Small Businessperson of Year and Legislative Breakfast. The event’s 37 honorees included Dominic Oreste of the Chamber of Commerce of the Willistons, Stephen Wickes of the Floral Park Chamber of Commerce, Judy Litner of the Great Neck Chamber of

Commerce, Cheryl Fajardo of the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, Giuseppe DiBartoloneo of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce and Vito DiTrapani of the Roslyn Chamber of Commerce, among others. “I’m extremely proud,” Oreste said after receiving his award. Oreste, a first-time honoree, opened D&J’s Printing Company in Williston Park in 1981 and been serving the community for 35 years. “Its a great feeling [to be recog-

nized],” he said. DiBartolomeo is the owner of Home Run Electric in Port Washington, a generator showroom that he said is the first of its kind in Long Island. He is also a first-time honoree. “It’s a great thing for me [to be honored],” DiBartolomeo said. “We do a lot for the community. It’s good to give back.” Wickes, another first-time honoree, is the co-owner of the Body King Studio, a one-on-one personal training studio, and One Sound Label, a DJ and dance enter-

tainment company, both in Floral Park. “It’s nice to be around people who have influenced me [to] work hard,” he said. Wickes said that in his line of work it is about “[making] people feel good about themselves [and] keeping positive.” Sal Ferro, president and CEO of Alure Home Improvements was scheduled to be the breakfast’s keynote speaker, but a 102-degree fever forced him to stay home. Continued on Page 58

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Town budget made of many pieces Divided between residents living in villages and those who don’t, plus special districts By J oe N i k i c

The North Hempstead Town Council was scheduled to vote on Thursday on a 2016 budget that stays within the state’s .73 percent tax cap. But with 37,668 residences in incorporated villages and 32,549 residences outside the villages, as well as 43 special districts divided between those governed by the town and others governed by a board of commissioners, getting to the tax cap gets a little complicated. “It’s a challenge. They keep talking about it being a 2 percent tax cap, but for the town it’s not a 2 percent tax cap, it’s a .73% tax cap,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “Whenever Cuomo talks about the tax cap, he talks about the 2 percent tax cap, so people in their minds think it’s a 2 percent tax cap. But in fact, based on some formula, the determination was .73.” The Town of North Hempstead budget reflects these distinctions through four separate

budgets that fund the different areas within the town: the General Fund, the Town outside Village Fund, Town Operated Special Districts, and Commissioner Operated Special Districts. The budget includes a $67.1 million General Fund and a $35.1 million Town outside Village Fund. The General Fund covers residents across the town’s incorporated villages and contains revenues and expenses for departments that serve residents both within incorporated villages and unincorporated areas. The Town outside Village Fund accounts for those who live or own property outside the borders of the town’s incorporated villages and goes towards departments that handle road maintenance, snow plowing, code enforcement, building safety and inspection, and community planning. The $67.1 million for the General Fund represents an increase of $1,080,000 in spending over 2015’s $66.02 million. The General Fund calls for $24.9 million

of the $67.1 million in spending to be raised by taxes — up from 2015’s $24.75 million. The Town outside Village Fund calls for $35.2 million in spending, an increase of $305,221 over 2015. Of the $35.2 million, $27.1 million will be raised by taxes, an increase of $196,234 over 2015. Bosworth said for residents living in incorporated villages, the General Fund Budget represents a $5.71 a year increase for the average household and for residents living in the unincorporated areas of the Town, the Town outside Village Budget represents an additional $15.69 a year for the average household. The 43 special districts in the town are comprised of 20 operated by the town and 23 with independently elected governing boards. The 20 town operated special districts include fire protection districts in Albertson, Carle Place, Floral Park, Glenwood, Great Neck, Port Washington, and Roslyn, garbage districts in Albertson-Searingtown-Herricks, Great

Neck, Manhasset, New Cassel, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park, and Floral Park Centre, the lighting district, park districts in Harbor Hills, Manhasset Bay, Clinton G. Martin, and Levitt Park at Roslyn Heights, Port Washington Public Parking, the Sidewalk District, and the Great Neck Water District. The budget includes $24 million for the 20 town-operated special districts. Aline Khatchadourian, the town’s deputy supervisor and finance director, said the townoperated special districts work like “interlocking pieces of the puzzle,” meaning if one district’s budget increases, another district’s budget needs to decrease in order to remain under the tax cap. The tax cap limits a local government’s overall growth in the property tax levy to 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, according to the New York State official website. The 23 commissioner-operated districts include the Port Washington Business Improvement District, fire districts in Garden City Park, Manhasset-Lakeville,

New Hyde Park, and Westbury, garbage districts in Carle Place, Glenwood, Port Washington, and Roslyn, the Shelter Rock and Gold Coast library districts, the Carle Place Library Funding District, park districts in Great Neck and Manhasset, the Port Washington Police District, the Belgrave, Great Neck, and Port Washington Water Pollution Control Districts, and water districts in Albertson, Carle Place, Garden City Park, Glenwood, Manhasset-Lakeville, Port Washington, Roslyn, and Westbury. Each special district with independently elected governing boards has its own budget, subject to approval by the Town Council, and can surpass the .73% tax cap. Bosworth said she “made a commitment to not pierce the tax cap” and did not expect any major changes from the preliminary budget that was reviewed on Oct. 20 and the final budget that will be voted on. *For a chart of each district’s budget, visit our website at theislandnow.com.

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More than 15% of town is tax exempt BY N O A H M A N S K A R More than 11,000 property owners in the Town of North Hempstead do not have to worry about the modest tax increase in the proposed 2016 budget. About 16.5 percent, or $8.5 billion worth, of the town’s $51.3 billion in assessed land is exempt from property taxes under the state tax code, according to county property assessment data that appears in the town’s 2016 budget. The exemptions in the proposed town budget apply to corporate and governmental owners, such as hospitals, churches and fire departments, as well as individuals such as veterans, low-income seniors and first responders. “It allows people who are most deserving to stay in their homes and to afford to pay their property taxes,” said Charles Berman, North Hempstead’s receiver of taxes. School districts get the largest portion of the exemptions. They own 110 of the town’s 11,656 tax-exempt properties, accounting for 3.56 percent or more than $1.8 billion worth of the town’s land. Three hundred religious organizations pay no taxes on the 2.3 percent of the town’s property, worth nearly 1.2 billion, that they collectively own. Certain North Hempstead residents, such as veterans, senior citizens, firefighters and people with disabilities, also get tax breaks. Veterans claimed seven different exemptions worth more than $791 million together. Corporate entities such as school districts and churches get almost wholesale tax breaks, but do pay certain fees to some special districts. Individual exemptions, on the other hand, are more piecemeal. Veterans who served in a combat zone, for example, can get up to a 25-percent property tax discount.

Senior citizens over age 65 and people with disabilities can get tax breaks of up to 50 percent on property they own. The exemptions do not impact the town’s revenue, Berman said, but do affect the tax rates for non-exempt residents. The county’s tax rate formula uses the total amount of taxable property as a denominator, meaning the less land that shows up on the town’s tax rolls, the higher the tax rate will be. Berman said he was not sure how much lower the tax rates would be if the exemptions didn’t exist, but he said they do more good than harm. “These exemptions are all there for a reason,” he said. “I don’t think that there’s anybody who thinks that churches and synagogues and mosques should be taxed.” Overall, the county does the best it can to make sure only people who legally qualify for exemptions get them, Berman said. “Obviously you can’t have people getting exemptions who aren’t entitled to them, because that costs everybody money,” he said. Berman said other kinds of tax breaks further decrease the amount of property the town can tax. The biggest contributors are payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements, also known as PILOTs, awarded by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. Most PILOT agreements for North Hempstead properties, Berman said, go to “big, profitable companies” that bring in tens of millions of dollars and get millions more in property tax breaks. Reach reporter Noah Manskar by email at nmanskar@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @noahmanskar and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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State officials say ed policy needs change By J oe N i k i c A group of panelists made up of state officials and educators agreed last Wednesday that New York State’s education system needs to change, though they could not come to a consensus on what is needs to take its place. Speaking at a League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset forum at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington, the panelists discussed how state education policy is set and problems with the current education system The five-person group consisted of Associate Professor of Education at the C.W. Post

Campus of Long Island University, Arnold Dodge, state Assemblyman Dean Murray, state Sen. George Latimer, President of the New York State School Boards Association Susan Bergtraum, and member of the Board of Regents tenth judicial district Roger Tilles. Murray said the current Common Core system does not take into account the different situations of each individual child. “Every child is not the same. They don’t come out of a cookie cutter or a mold. Every child’s home situation may be different,” Murray said. “Some have one parent, some have two parents, some

have no parents. Some are raised by grandparents. Some are foster children. Some don’t have warm clothes in the winter time. Some don’t get six to eight hours of sleep a night. The situations are completely different. All children are different. They don’t grow at the same level.” The Common Core State Standards, which were created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices, and the Council of Chief State School Officers, and released in June 2010, are a set of expectations for what students should learn and be able to do so the state education de-

partment can ensure that every student across the state is on track for college and career readiness, according to EngageNY. com, a website maintained by the New York State Education Department. The Board of Regents voted to adopt Common Core standards in January 2011. Bergtraum said the failure to treat students as individuals counters the purpose of public education. “If you want to just lump everybody together and not look at what you have individually, you aren’t going to appreciate what goes into being a proponent of Continued on Page 58

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Opinion

OUR VIEWS

Madeline Singas for Nassau County DA

adeline Singas’ effectiveness as acting District Attorney has been challenged by her Republican opponent, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, as well as her Democratic primary opponent Michael Scotto. Questions of how the office is run, the prosecution of political corruption cases and her approach to the heroin crisis are fair game in a run for DA. What cannot be challenged is Singas’ basic qualifications for office. Singas, of Manhasset, is a career prosecutor who worked for 15 years in Queens as an assistant district attorney before being tapped by then District Attorney Kathleen Rice to head her office’s newly created special victims unit in 2006 and then become her top assistant. In January, she was named acting DA after Rice was elected to Congress. She had prosecuted thousands of criminal cases herself and overseen the prosecution of tens of thousands of others. The same cannot be said for Murray. Murray is a career politician who has never done criminal law. She served in the state Assembly from 1998 to 2001, then as Hempstead Town Clerk before being appointed supervisor in 2003, where she continues to serve. Murray’s lack of knowledge about criminal law was painfully obvious during an interview with the New York Daily News when asked about the investigation of a police shooting of an unarmed resident she appeared to be totally ignorant of the fact that Gov. Cuomo had appointed the state attorney general as a special prosecutor to supersede local district attorneys — a point hotly contested by DAs.

She is also displayed ignorance during that interview about the kind of immunity granted by county grand juries and those convicted of driving while intoxicated. The DA is the final word on wiretaps, plea deals, and other nuts-and-bolts elements of a criminal investigation. There is no way anyone can be an effective DA without that knowledge. In an interview with Blank Slate Media, Murray maintained that having knowledge about criminal prosecutions was not necessary. She saw the role of the DA as a CEO, who delegated such details as prosecutions and would provide the “vision” for the office. Her years as supervisor of the Town of Hempstead had provided her with the experience to run a large organization like the DA’s office, she said. Asked to name the person who would be the final word on criminal investigations, she declined to name anyone, saying she hadn’t had a made a decision yet as to who that would be. Asked to cited another DA with her background and managerial style, she said she couldn’t. Which can explain why 64 former prosecutors endorsed Singas in her campaign. Further, Murray’s claims as a CEO are also challenged by Standard & Poor’s decision in March to reduce the Town of North Hempstead’s bond rating by three levels, citing the town’s use of reserve funds to balance the budget. Murray has also inspired little confidence in her campaign. She recently called a press conference to criticize Singas for not firing Jeffrey Stein, the chief administrative officer in her office, after the New York Post reported that his wife alleged he abused her in divorce papers.

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Murray said that the failure of Singas — who served in the Queens special victims and began the Nassau special victims unit — to fire Stein had demonstrated an unwillingness to protect domestic abuse victims and was “unfit to serve.” Had Stein been convicted of abusing his wife? No. Had Stein been arrested for abusing his wife? No. So much for innocent until proven guilty. Off with his head. Good politics, perhaps, but hardly the ethical and legal judgment you would expect to see from a District Attorney. Murray has countered Singas’ endorsements from former prosecutors with several public shows of support from police unions inside and outside of Nassau County. Murray said she made no promises to the police unions to gain her support and would show no favoritism in who her office chose to prosecute But Nassau County PBA President James Carver seemed to raise

questions about Murray’s willingness to prosecute police when he said Singas’ “promotion of her efforts to prosecute police officers in the county made it harder for him to believe the union could establish a strong working relationship with him. He expressed no such qualms with Murray. The election for DA comes at a crucial time in Nassau County. Both the federal government under U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the District Attorney’s office under Singas are or have been conducting investigations involving contracts made by Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay. So far then-state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has been indicted for taking official actions to benefit AbTech Industries, an Arizona-based environmental company that sought and received a contract with Nassau County with the assistance of Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, who was not accused of any wrongdoing by prosecutors. Federal agents also arrested

Long Island restaurateur Harendra Singh was on numerous criminal charges, including bribing a former Town of Oyster Bay employee with $50,000 in checks made out to cash and a $36,000 luxury-car lease. Newsday reported that Singh paid for the vacations of Ed Mangano and Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto at a time restaurateur had county and town contracts. Now we learn that federal prosecutors sought a judge’s approval to introduce evidence in Skelos’ upcoming corruption trial which they say shows that Rockville Centre Republican tried to use his clout as then-Senate majority leader to get his daughter-in-law placed on a Nassau town zoning board, so his son, Adam, could “corruptly obtain zoning decisions favorable to real estate deals he brokered given his wife’s appointment.” Skelos, Mangano and Venditto are all Republicans who like, Murray, have strong ties to Nassau County Republican Party and its chairman, Joe Mondello. Murray, who claims to not have read the Skelos indictment, says party affiliation would play no part in her decisions as DA. Do we really want to put that claim to the test? Singas combines the hardnosed qualities of a good prosecutor with a sensible willingness to use programs that allow young offenders to avoid the stigma of a criminal record and put themselves on the road to a productive life rather than a life of crime. Singas would be a very strong choice for DA under any circumstances. In the absence of a reasonable alternative, her election is that much more important. We strongly endorse Singas.

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E ND O R S E M E N T S North Hempstead Town Supervisor

Judi Bosworth

In her two years as Town Supervisor, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth has made significant progress toward fixing a scandal-plagued building department that served to frustrate town residents with long delays and indifferent service. She has also kept tight reins over the budget, earning

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upgrades in the town’s bond rating, and increased government transparency. Bosworth has managed to do so with an open, non-confrontational manner that has avoided some of the friction that existed under her predecessor, Jon Kaiman. She has also been an energetic traveler and strong

ambassador for the town, seemingly taken part of every community event. Bosworth is opposed by Carle Place Board of Education Anthony Bulzomi, a community minded Republican who has called for greater communication between the various North Shore government entities

We would like to see Bosworth and the town do more to address the empty storefronts in local shopping districts as well as to make the town affordable for young adults and young families. But Bosworth has done a very good job and deserves our strong endorsement.

North Hempstead Town Board, Second District

Democrat Town Councilman Peter Zuckerman, a former In two stints as North HempVillage of East Hills trustee apstead Town Receiver of Taxes pointed and then elected to a Charles Berman has used a strong one-year term, is now seeking background in the assessment prore-election against Republican cess to improve service to residents Henry Golis, who worked in the and keep them informed about all town’s public works department the property tax exemptions availfor 35 years. able to them — and how to apply Zuckerman, a lawyer, brings for them without having to pay a a strong record of achievement law firm. at both the village level where Scott Diamond , his Repubhe helped in the acquisition and lican challenger, promises to imconstruction of the Village of prove the office’s communications East Hills parks and the town, through social media. as well as strong involvement in But Diamond lacks Berman’s the community. knowledge of the assessment system. His opponent brings 35 Peter Zuckerman We endorse Berman. Charles Berman years of experience with the town. can opponent, Mary Kay Barket, We appreciate Golis’ work an actuary with 25 years in the Nassau County Legislature, on behalf of the town but insurance industry. strongly endorse Zuckerman. 18th District Kaplan, who is the Town The Second District includes Council’s first Iranian-American, Democrat Dean Hart, an received the rebate even if taxes Greenvale, Roslyn Harbor, East has been an active member of the Oyster Bay optometrist, has nev- hadn’t increased. er run for political office and has Hart asked the state comp- Hills, Roslyn Heights, Albertson, Town Council and touts her role more to say about problems in troller and attorney general to East Williston, Searingrtown, in the renovations to Manhasset Valley Park in Manhaset which the Town of Oyster Bay than Nas- investigate “the blatant misuse of Herricks and Manhasset Hills. were completed in three stages sau County. He also says his run taxpayer money.” Acting District North Hempstead Town dating back to 2013. for county Legislature could be a Attorney Madeline Singas asked The park’s two athletic fields stepping stone for higher office. for an investigation by federal Board, Fourth District The Fourth District Council — one for baseball and another His message is not exactly prosecutors. what we would like to hear from MacKenzie, according to race pits two strong candidates for multipurpose use — recandidate for the Legislature. Newsday, said Hart’s request in Democratic Councilwoman ceived a synthetic turf surface, On the other “is nothing more Anna Kaplan and her Republi- culminated in its renaming afhand, his oppothan a campaign nent, Legislator tactic to distract North Hempstead Town Board, Donald MacKenvoters from the The race for the Town Coun- band’s business was not in the zie, who was one real issues. We will of three county continue our legiti- cil’s Sixth District pits Repub- improvement zone. De Giorgio also said the legislators — Legmate communica- lican Dina De Giorgio against islature Presiding tions with our con- political newcomer Emily Beys, strong ties to Port Washington Officer Norman stituents with our a former sales management ex- that she and her husband shared allowed her to effectively repreGlansalves was Dean Hart constituents about ecutive in media sales. Beys, who was the president sent the needs of her district. another — who our achievements.” She also pointed out had recently at taxpayer expense In other words, he got caught of the Port Washington Parent mailed a postcard that falsely with his hand in the cookie jar Home Association, has said the only voted in the 2008 and 2012 town needs to do more to ad- presidential elections, but never claimed that the county had not and plans to do it again. in a local election. raised property taxes for five It’s time to send a message to dress empty storefronts. De Giorgio, who ran unsucShe said that De Giorgio has years - including 2015. County MacKenzie and other legislators property taxes actually went up who put their own interests over a conflict of interest because she cessfully two years ago against practices law in Port Washing- Judi Bosworth for town super3.4 percent in 2015. the county’s. For their part, the Republican Though Hart has a thin re- ton and her husband operates visor, has aggressively pursued legislators — people who make sume, in this case we prefer what a construction also operates a improvements for her district and is actively involved in many laws in Nassau County — have we don’t know about Hart than construction business there. In an interview with Blank organizations, which we view as attempted to argue that down is what we already know about Slate Media, she also claimed a strong positive. up in defending the mailing. MacKenzie. She has also been an effecThey contend that a state tax The 18th District includes that De Giorgio had included rebate for homeowners negates East Hills, Roslyn Heights, her husband’s business in an im- tive watchdog of town spending. We believe she has been an the county property tax hike for Greenvale, Glen Cove, Bayville, provement zone in which govhomeowners who earn less than East Norwich, Glen Head, Old ernment money would be used effective advocate for her district and deserves our endorse$500,000. Westbury, Mill Neck, Locust Val- to upgrade store fronts. De Giorgio said Beys’ claim ment. The problem with this claim ley, Muttontown, Jericho, SyosThe 6th District comprises was a “lie,” and that her husis that homeowners would have set and Woodbury.

ter Manhasset athletics legend Jim Brown, followed by new lighting and bathrooms, which Kaplan said is expected to be unveiled in October. Kaplan also has experience on the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals and as a trustee for the Great Neck Library District Barket, who is a political newcomer, has criticized Kaplan’s claimed achievements, saying the projects began before she was in office, and that her opponent has ignored the needs of Manhasset — something that she says she would rectify. While we believe both candidates are well qualified, we believe Kaplan has both the drive and experience in government to serve the district well. We endorse Kaplan for reelection. The Fourth District of the Town of North Hempstead includes the villages of Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Munsey Park, North Hills, Great Neck, Great Neck Gardens, Kensington, Kings Point, Thomaston, and the unincorporated areas of Manhasset and Great Neck, including Great Neck Gardens and Allenwood.

Sixth District

Dina De Giorgio Port Washington, including the villages of Baxter Estates, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, and Sands Point, as well as the villages of Flower Hill, Plandome, Plandome Heights, and Plandome Manor.

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E ND O R S E M E N T S Nassau County Legislature, Ninth District Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello, who is also the Deputy Presiding Officer of the Legislature, has served since the county Legislature was founded in 1977 and has earned the respect of colleagues on both sides of the aisle for his knowledge and courtly manner. He is also involved in many groups that serve the communities he represents. But Nicolello is also a leader in a county that was placed under state supervision in 2000 because of financial mismanagement and has stayed there ever since. In August, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, a Republican, warned that the county is facing a budget deficit of as much as $62 million in

2015 and scolded County Executive Edward Mangano, also a Republican, and Nassau’s financial control board for relying too heavily on borrowing to pay expenses. And on Oct. 16, NIFA Board Chair Jon Kaiman wrote, that the agency would reject the county’s 2016 budget, impose a hiring freeze and make “drastic cuts in all departments, programs and agencies that receive discretionary dollars from the county.” Kaiman said NIFA estimates that the county deficit hit $191 million if the budget goes unaltered. This at a time that both the federal government under U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the District Attorney’s office under

Nassau County Legislature, 16th District Nassau County Legislator Judy Jacobs has served in the Legislature since its founding in 1997 and served briefly as the presiding officer when Democrats briefly were in control. Jacobs is an energetic, experienced legislator who has used her extensive knowledge of county government to get things done for her constituents most recently in getting the county Department of Public Works to address dangerous conditions on Roslyn Road in East Hills. Jacobs is opposed by Republican Angel Cepeda, a business consultant from Plainview who promises a more energetic approach to the position and offers a sensible approach to business development. We side with experience and

Judy Jacobs a long proven track record and endorse Jacobs. The 16th Legislative District includes all or parts of Roslyn Heights, Old Westbury, Woodbury, Syosset, Plainview, Jericho, Old Bethpage and Hicksville.

Nassau County Legislature, 11th District Democrat Delia DeRiggi- process that’s going to save peoWhitton, a ranking member of ple money.” He also favors more transthe Legislature’s finance committee, has touted the county’s parency, he said, in the county’s contract process. assessment reform, DeRiggi-Whitsaying it had biparton has been an tisan support and active legislator, introduced a bill offering well-reato provide for legsoned solutions to islative review of county problems. all contracts, even We endorse those less than her for re-election. $25,000, which The 11th legthe county execuislative district intive can currently cludes Sands Point, push through withPort Washington, out the Legisla- Delia DeRiggi-Whitton Port Washington ture’s approval. Her Republican opponent, North, Manorhaven, Baxter EsMatthew Connolly, said he would tates, Flower Hill, Roslyn, Roslyn tweak the grievance system to Harbor, Glenwood Landing, Sea make it “a simple, transparent Cliff and Glen Cove.

Richard Nicolello Madeline Singas are or have been conducting investigations involving contracts made by Nassau County. Singas’ report presented

what she called “troubling problems” in the county 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. Nicolello said the county has created an escrow account for property taxes challenged by taxpayers that will eliminate a major driver of county financial problems and made changes — combined with increased legislator vigilance — to put the county contract process in better order. Nicolello is opposed by Mal Nathan, a resident of Williston Park who patrols Manhasset Bay as the Town of North Hemp-

stead’s chief bay constable but has no other political experience other than volunteering with several local Democratic campaigns. Nathan said his blue-collar background makes him a “man of the people” and a strong choice for Nassau County Democrats. We think Nicolello has earned the benefit of the doubt and endorse him for re-election this time around. He will have to show more to get it next time. The Ninth Legislative District includes Plandome, Plandome Manor, Plandome Heights, Munsey Park, Roslyn Estates, Albertson, Williston Park, East Williston, Mineola, Garden City Park and New Hyde Park.

Nassau County Legislature, 10th District In May 2014, county Demo- this day, though she said she has meetings with her husband, Jefcrats, Town of North Hempstead attended every legislative com- frey Benjamin, a consumer fraud officials and community mem- mittee meeting since her banish- lawyer in Queens, when he was bers called for Nassau County ment. running for town councilman We agreed in 2014 that two years ago. Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, a fellow Democrat, to step down Birnbaum should have stepped Although she is a Repubfor racially insensitive comments down and despite Birnbaum’s lican, Benjamin criticized the about the African-American assertions that she has diligently handling of the county’s budget attended every legislative com- and said Mangano’s proposal to community. Robert Troiano, raise property taxes vice chair of the Town in 2016 is not the anof North Hempstead swer to balancing the Democratic Commitbudget, unless the tee, said at a May 19 only other option was rally calling on Birnto cut programs necbaum to resign that essary to the public. “a collective recollecLem is a paraletion” of people who gal who only previous heard Birnbaum was political experience that the freshman came in 2014 when legislator said “Why she ran against DemLisa Benjamin Cassandra Lems would anyone want ocrat Adam Haber for mittee meeting we still think to go there? It’s a bad neighthe Green party line in the 7th borhood. It’s a ghetto. It’s full of that would have been the right State Senate District race. those black people.” And, later, thing to do. In an election that only reInexplicably, the Nassau “all [African-Americans] want to ceived 11 votes, Lems lost by County Democratic party nomido is play basketball.” one vote. Birnbaum denied using the nated Birnbaum to run for reLems said her focus is more election so it will be up to votword “ghetto” and said she was on environmental issues than commenting on the financial ers to enforce the verdict that balancing the budget, but had Democrats made on Birnbaum situation on the center. several interesting insights when When Birnbaum refused to in 2014. discussing county contracts and Birnbaum is opposed by resign, Nassau County Minormaking county taxes fairer. ity Leader Kevan Abrahams Republican Lisa Benjamin and We think the choice between Green Party candidate Cassanstripped her of her committee Birnbaum and Lems is a toss up. assignments, banned her from dra Lems. The 10th Legislative District Benjamin is a retired techthe minority and Democratic includes Great Neck, Herricks, caucus and removed one of her nology director from the North Shore Hebrew Academy, whose North Hills, North New Hyde staff members. Birnbaum remains an out- only political experience was Park and Searingtown/Albertcast from her own caucus to attending county Legislature son.

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ON THE RIGHT

Why I’m voting for Madeline Singas

am a big “C” and a small “c” conservative. In many ways I grew up with the New York Conservative Party which was founded to serve ideals first and to oppose political cronyism and corruption. As a teenager in 1965, I handed out flyers on street corners for our New York City mayoral candidate, William F. Buckley Jr., the founder of America’s modern conservative movement. In 1993, I was delighted to follow in his footsteps and accept the Conservative Party’s nomination for the office of New York City mayor. And in 1995, it was one of the greatest honors of my life to receive the state Party’s highest commendation, The Charles

Edison Memorial Award, which reads “In grateful recognition for services to the Conservative Party, the conservative cause and the nation.” This background may help explain why during the 14 years I have lived in Nassau, I’ve been disappointed that the county’s Conservative Party often takes its marching orders from Republican bosses and accepts their wholly unqualified candidates. That’s why on Tuesday, November 3, I will cast my vote GEORGE J. MARLIN for Madeline Singas for Nassau On The Right District Attorney and I urge all Conservatives to do the same. I’m supporting Madeline Singas because she is a highly nent. Let’s face it, Nassau County, qualified career prosecutor — not an unqualified career ma- which is on the edge of fiscal inchine politician like her oppo- solvency, reeks of corruption.

U.S. Attorneys are investigating every political nook and cranny in the county and have indicted a noted Republican state senator and a noted politically-connected businessman for allegedly exploiting local government for their personal gain. In addition, a recent blockbuster report issued by acting DA Singas concluded that Nassau County’s contracting process was a “recipe for corruption” because it is not insulated “from improper influences, manipulations, collusion anad fraud.” When I served on the Board of Directors of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, I was appalled by contracts parceled out to political cronies and campaign contributors. And now, with huge county

budget deficits projected for as far as the eye can see, it is imperative that we have an experienced DA who can uncover, prosecute and convict political rogues who rip off taxpayers. In these dismal times, Nassau’s overburdened taxpayers cannot have a business as usual District Attorney. We need a DA who is not under the thumb of political bosses and is committed to rooting out corruption, wherever it is and whoever is responsible. This November, the candidate who fills that bill is Madeline Singas. George J. Marlin is the author of Fighting the Good Fight: A History of the New York Conservative Party.

READERS WRITE

Time to channel outrage to combat gun violence

hough many citizens say they want change, the truth is it doesn’t happen until outrage overwhelms complacency. We witnessed this in Nassau County with the sudden abolishment of speed cameras, resulting from the barrage of tickets that came with them. Hopefully, residents are starting to feel similarly about preventing gun violence. It’s been nearly three years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Enough time, one would think, to pass meaningful legislation to prevent other tragedies from occurring. Instead, in that time 89,000 more lives have perished from gun violence throughout our nation. To put that into perspective that is

more than the combined populations of Baxter Estates, East Hills, East Williston, Floral Park, Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Manorhaven, Mineola, Munsey Park, and New Hyde Park. It is also roughly the same number of US soldiers who perished in the Vietnam and Korean Wars combined. Putting it another way, it is over 30 times the number of lives lost in the World Trade Center during 9/11. Gov. Cuomo has called for national legislation on gun control. State Assemblyman Chuck Lavine is pushing for gun control to be a major issue during the 2016 legislative session. He has proposed a series of bills to help keep our community safe.

Unfortunately, state Senate Republicans have little appetite for enacting new gun control measures because of pressure from gun owners and manufacturers since the passage of the 2013 SAFE Act. Suits have been filed to repeal the act, and Upstate gun manufacturers have moved or are considering moving their businesses to other states. And, though the act provides for improved background checks, the technology to make these checks “seamless” has not yet been put into place. And even if all had gone smoothly, and everyone was on the same page with the SAFE Act, how would this help the family and neighborhood of Nassau’s most recent victim, 12-year-old Dejah Joyner of Hempstead, who died from a stray bullet that punc-

tured the safety of her home, blasting through the living room window on her suburban street. Clearly not enough is being done to stem gun violence. The only way this changes is if constituents shift from complacency to outrage, to bombard their elected officials and demand reform, just like they did for speed cameras. Feel free to reach out to Nassau County state senators Skelos, Hannon, Marcelino, Venditto and Martins and tell them how you feel. Otherwise, we should all be prepared for an endless stream of tragic headlines about gun violence. Adam Haber Roslyn

Hold county GOP legislators accountable

egrettably, I have to admit that although we believe that the vote is a privilege we are fortunate to enjoy in this country, many voters have become so cynical about using the power of the vote to effect change that they do not exercise it. I fervently believe that politicians would do what we want if we voted in great numbers. Election Day is upon us, providing taxpayers with the opportunity to do something about the way the Republican Party has been managing our money in Nassau County. \ In the Oct. 23 Courier, we were told that for many years Republicans have used taxpayer

money for political purposes. They falsely claimed that there was no increase in county taxes in 2015 in a mailer that was paid for by public money. But, In actual fact, taxes increased 3.4 percent. So in one instance, Republicans proved two points. The State Comptroller is expected to make a ruling on this abuse. This is only the most recent evidence of Republican financial mismanagement. It is so serious that the county has been under Ssate supervision by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA] for 15 years because of much evidence of such problems. Indeed, a deficit in 2015 is projected at $48 million.

NIFA officials have already noted that some of the projected revenue sources are insufficient and/or speculative. Some recent events strengthen the impression that there is much to correct. Democratic county legislators met to consider how to protect the county’s contract system from corruption and abuse. Republicans were absent when the Democrats, who are a minority in the legislature, discussed reform measures. The contracting process badly needs attention, yet the Republican leader characterized the meeting as “a political rally”. Do we remember the recent school speed zone contract fiasco? How much thought went

into this contract, which was labeled as a bald attempt to raise revenue, causing a huge outcry and inconvenience? Ultimately, will we ever find out what it achieved and what the true cost was? As voters, we have the power to show displeasure rejecting reelection of those who voted for that mistake. And we have the opportunity to elect Madeline Singas, a truly qualified candidate for District Attorney. She has the proper credentials and experience as a prosecutor and is ready to serve from the first day. Her campaign is supported by a large group of private supporters as well as many

former DAs. Kate Murray, however, is a veteran politician. Although she has a law degree, she has no prosecutorial experience. Murray offers as her experience some work on civil cases. Republican Party coffers are paying for Murray’s campaign. We cannot afford to allow her to “practice” being a prosecutor while the county has immediate need for someone much better qualified for the position of District Attorney. Voters really can make a difference by going to the polls on Election Day. Esther Confino New Hyde Park

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A look o n the li g hter si d e

Watching out for trouble in tech city

knew something was wrong; I just didn’t know how much. I was on a very fast open boat, zooming up the East River with my family. We were heading for a day at the Cirque de Soleil, on Randall’s Island. As far as my two little boys were concerned, nothing could top the trip up the East River, to get there. They had a point. Once I had reassured myself that each boy was firmly in an adult relative’s grasp, I spared a moment to look around. Every one of our fellow passengers was enjoying the experience: looking up the river, waving to all the boats we passed, watching the spray as we cut through the water…. Everyone, that is, except one boy, slightly older than mine, who was mesmerized by some game he was playing on a handheld Game Station or the like. Here we were, in a real-life situation that could only have been slightly more thrilling if we were actually outrunning the Coast Guard in a built-for-speed cigarette boat …but he never looked up.

Little did I guess that in a few short years, he wouldn’t even have been the exception. On a visit to Manhattan recently, I was shocked to realize that 8 or 9 of every 10 people I saw was looking at, scrolling, or reading something on their phone. They never looked up, not even while crossing the street. “Look around!” I wanted to shout at them, “You’re in the middle of one of the great tourist destinations of the world! Also, watch out for the bus!” But of course, they would never have heard me, because they were listening to their phones, as well. We are becoming so addicted to our devices, we don’t even know it’s an addiction. Sherry Turkle is a sociologist, a working psychologist, and a researcher at MIT on the sociology of all things “tech.” In her latest book, “Reclaiming Conversation,” Turkle says that our technology is changing both the quantity and the quality of our communications — for the worse. “Even a silent phone disconnects us,” she says, and

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A Look on the Lighter Side even when we are face-to-face, because if anyone’s phone is in view, it serves as a constant reminder that someone, somewhere, at any instant, could be more interesting and more important than you. As a result, we are all having fewer, and shallower connections. Soon, our children’s abilities to communicate IRL (In Real Life) may become so depleted we will actually have to teach them how to have a simple conversation. Just as people used to send

their musical prodigies to Interlochen for the summer, or promising athletes to baseball camp, we might have to send our young people to Communications Camp. When I sent my kids to summer camp, they weren’t allowed to take cell phones — partly so they couldn’t call us and complain about the food, but mostly, I think, so we parents wouldn’t insist on trying to reach them, in the middle of the zip line course. I used to wish for somewhere even more basic to send them — somewhere like a cross between summer camp and Colonial Williamsburg. There, they could learn how to get up with the sun; pump buckets of water and carry them to the house; peel potatoes and boil an egg for dinner, in between slopping the hogs and milking the cows (after waiting for them to come home)… all while their father and I luxuriated back home with the TV all to ourselves. But now, even the 20th century is looking quainter all the time. More important than learn-

ing to splice rope, mark trails, or even start a fire with underwear stolen from the camp across the lake, are the vital life skills that today’s kids must learn: “Making Eye Contact 101”. “Saying ‘I’m Sorry’ Like You Mean It” (“Making Eye Contact” is a prerequisite for this upper level seminar). “Waiting Your Turn to Speak.” “After Speaking, Letting Someone Else Have A Turn.” “Listening, or at least faking it better.” And, “Putting Away That Damned Phone.” Nowadays, as I watch people everywhere in the city with their noses buried in their siliconbased devices, I wonder: if aliens from another star-system ever happened to invade, would we even know it? I think they would be perfectly safe walking the streets among us. No one would even notice them — unless they foolishly posed in selfies with Kim Kardashian. Hmmm. What if the invaders are the silicon-based life forms … and they’re already here? I’d better go check my phone and see what Twitter has to say about that!

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Giving lobbyists a bad name, unfairly

any years ago, as a young boy, I first heard the word “scapegoat.” Over a long period of time I have seen people make individuals or groups into scapegoats as a way of hiding their own sins. Some politicians love to scapegoat so they can shift the blame away from themselves. The current campaign of Donald Trump for the White House is built on freely using anyone or everyone he dislikes as scapegoats. If you say something negative about Mr. Trump he automatically labels you as a loser or whatever expression crosses his mind. He has already insulted the large voting bloc of immigrants and has had a few choice words for anyone who disagrees with him. One of his more interesting targets are the lobbyists. It seems that everything that is bad in Washington has been caused by the lobbyists. To some extent that may be true.

There are countless stories in the media about how some new law was secretly drafted by lobbyists who sat in a Congressman’s office to do the foul deed. It is a known fact that many elected officials take their direction from lobbying groups, such as the National Rifle Association. In defense of this much maligned profession, it should be clarified that not all lobbyists are evil and in many cases their work is critical to making sense out of the thousands of bills introduced in Washington and state capitols each year. New York State is a good example. Annually there are at least 10,000 bills introduced, many of which are going nowhere. But buried in that large pile of proposals are hundreds, if not thousands, that will be voted on in the Senate or the Assembly, many in the closing hours of the legislative session. If you think the average legislator reads each and every proposed law, you are giving your

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elected officials credit for something that just doesn’t happen. I confess that as a former chair of the Ways and Means Committee, I had a passing knowledge of thousands of bills. That was partially due to the fact that many of the same bills,

lovingly called “old chestnuts,” had been introduced year after year by different sponsors. On many occasions some lobbyist pointed out to me that a bill would cost the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, even though the sponsor produced a memo saying that there was no cost involved. Lobbyists are not just hired by rich people like Donald Trump. They are hired by non-profit institutions like AARP, Community Service Society, the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies and the Catholic Diocese. While some of these groups have a very narrow agenda, they provide the legislators with information on the impact of a proposal, and even if you don’t agree, you learn something new about both sides. I have come across some lobbyists who will bend the truth but sooner or later they will be unmasked and they lose their credibility. By and large the vast num-

ber of these paid advocates work hard at their jobs and perform a great service. What is mystifying about Trump’s bashing of lobbyists is the fact that he has been hiring his own team of lobbyists for many years. Casino proposals in Connecticut, New York and Florida have either been supported or opposed by Donald Trump. I know that for a fact as once upon a time I was part of the Trump team. Using a lobbyist is no sin, yet this time around all lobbyists are evil in the eyes of Mr. Trump. Political campaigns these days tend to be overloaded with distortions and misstatements. During campaign time almost anyone is fair game and can be made into a scapegoat. The Bible has produced many memorable lines. So in the bashing of lobbyists its worth reminding Mr. Trump about the admonition that “let he who hasn’t sinned cast the first stone.”

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READERS WRITE

Howard Sturim well qualified for the bench

n election day, most trict Attorney under Denis Dillon voters will see a list of for 13 years, trying both misdejudicial candidates, and meanor and felony cases. As an ADA, Howard worked have no idea who to his way up through the ranks, vote for. Voting for our public officials and he became head of the Arson Unit. He was ultimately promotshould not involve guessing. I want to tell you of an indi- ed to the Major Offense Bureau, vidual who is perfectly suited to where he prosecuted homicides and high-profile cases. be a fair and impartial jurist. In 2004, Howard accepted Howard Sturim is a lifelong Nassau County resident. He was his current position as principal a Nassau County Assistant Dis- law clerk to County Court Judge

Alan L. Honorof, a judge before whom Howard had tried many cases. Howard has been endorsed by the Nassau Police Benevolent Association, the Nassau County Detectives Association, the Court Officers Benevolent Association as well as the Nassau County Superior Officers Association. In addition, Howard was screened by a bipartisan group of attorneys from the Nassau

County Bar Association, and was found to be “Well Qualified” — their highest rating. Although judgeships are not political positions, his candidacy has been further supported by Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform and Tax-Revolt parties. You can vote for him on any of those lines. As a dear friend for over 40 years I can attest to the fact that

Howard is perfectly suited for the position of judge. He is bright, ethical, impartial, level-headed and fair. With over 25 years of experience in Nassau County courts he is exceptionally well qualified. Howard is a voice of reason and I urge the residents of Nassau County to vote for Howard Sturim on Nov. 3. Alex Seaman Roslyn Estates

Bosworth has delivered on Birnbaum forfeited her promises to the town right to serve us I can’t think of anyone better for people in the Town of North Hempstead to re-elect than our own Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. Running for her second term, Bosworth has shown that she’s someone who doesn’t just promise but delivers. Judi has shown her dedication, understanding of town issues, listens and responds to concerns of residents. As Supervisor, Judi has been working to make town government more open and transparent by live streaming town board meetings online. She’s also has been working

in a bipartisan manner by getting the town board to unanimously pass the town budget that fell under the state tax cap before Election Day. She has also been working to improve our parks, protect our environment and improve the town’s finances by reducing debt. Due to her financial policies, the town has its highest bond rating ever. She stood with residents in Manhasset and Port Washington against PSEG’s unexpected installation of 80-foot utility poles with the harmful chemical penta. She stood with residents in

Carle Place and Westbury against the proposed gambling parlor at the former Fortunoff’s store in the Town of Hempstead which was ultimately dropped due to the opposition. And she stood with residents in Herricks and New Hyde Park after the recent burglary spree. I hope that town residents will show their support for Supervisor Bosworth on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3 to keep the Town of North Hempstead moving forward. Richard D’Orazi Manhasset Hills

Barket offers more than talk We need more than photoops. We need someone who really cares about our safety and our businesses. Every day we talk about Plandome Road — why are these stores still empty, why are there weeds and unsafe sidewalks, why aren’t there crosswalks like in Port Washington and Garden City, where is the money for the median that would prevent illegal U-turns? A camera can be installed to take photographs of illegal Uturns. The police have advised that they do not have authority to install cameras. It must be undertaken by our Town Council. Unfortunately, they either don’t know about our problems, don’t care, or are unable to achieve results. Maybe that’s because three live in Great Neck and none are from Manhasset. In fact, we haven’t had a Manhasset resident on the board for over 20 years. We can change that this year if we get out and vote.

Don’t assume your neighbor will get it done. This is your town so take 15 minutes and make a difference. Help elect Mary Kay Barket, an excellent candidate for District 4 who lives right off Plandome Road. Our current councilperson, Anna Kaplan, has not worked for us. Even worse, she has taken credit for work done by others. She touts as her “proudest accomplishment” the improvements at Manhasset Valley Park. The trouble is that the Master Plan (including the bathrooms), $2.5 million of funding, and the Town Board approval were all in place before Ms. Kaplan was elected in 2011. The park is beautiful thanks to the efforts of former Supervisor John Kaiman, the Indians Rock Community, and private Manhasset citizens. Ms. Kaplan was not involved, but having nothing else to show after four years as a councilwoman, she thinks a photo op

will suffice for an actual accomplishment. Last Saturday morning our town employees spent our tax dollars setting up pumpkins, mums, balloons, and refreshments so that Ms. Kaplan could cut a ribbon at a the newly opened bathroom in MVP. That’s right our town councilwoman spent time and money for a photo announcing a “comfort station.” It is time for a change! Mary Kay Barket will bring real solutions and balance to a Town Council that needs a Manhasset resident on the board. Mary Kay is an experienced actuary and business owner who would ensure our tax dollars are well spent and will hold the line on tax increases. She has been a passionate volunteer for many charitable causes. Let’s put her to work for Manhasset and the Town of North Hempstead! Jennifer DeSena Manhasset

As it stands since her racist comments against the black community of New Cassel at the Yes We Can community center in May, 2014, Ms. Birnbaum was stripped of her committee assignments in the Legislature; she was stripped of her ability to do the job for which we taxpayers are paying her! “The Nassau County Legislature is based on a committee system, consisting of twelve committees. Issues are assigned to a committee for review and consideration.” https://www. nassaucountyny.gov/2464/What We-D.Q. How on earth can we be footing the bill for her “services” when she is prevented from serving at all? This is what she said of the Yes We Can Community Center in New Cassel May 19, 2014: • “Why would anyone want to go there?” • “It’s a bad neighborhood” • “It’s a ghetto” • “It’s full of those black people” • “All they want to do is play basketball” How on earth can this woman continue despite the vocal demands of her own party leaders to resign? The Nassau Democratic party chairman Jay Jacobs even said at the rally for her resignation on May 19, 2014 that calling for her resignation was not an overreaction: “It is that thinking exactly which allows insensitivity to continue its insidious presence in our society at all levels.” After calling her presence “insidious” (that means “evil”), he then stated: “She needs to go. I think rather than focusing on her budget, she ought to focus on leaving as soon as she can.”

Can you imagine if a Republican uttered these same hurtful words? Shame on the Democratic party for now supporting Ms. Birnbaum, when they loudly called for her resignation at the rally May 19, 2014 and many times thereafter, and banned her from party caucus meetings. Kevan Abrahams (Democrat, Dist. 1): “One of the reasons why we need to call for Legislator Birnbaum’s resignation is because I believe she will not be able to fulfill her responsibilities as county Legislator anymore. You cannot say these things about a particular community, and expect an apology will just wash it away.” Our Supervisor of the Town of North Hempstead Judi Bosworth also called for her to step down. Birnbaum has rejected each and every call for her resignation. Since she won’t listen to her own party and go on her own, it’s time we voters in the 10th” District show her the door. . I have known Lisa Benjamin personally and professionally for the past 15 years. She is a neighbor and is very well-respected and liked throughout this District. Her work experience and dedication to her community make her perfect for the Nassau County Legislature. She is a very articulate and likeable person. Most importantly, I have always known her to be fair to everyone regardless of their race or creed. I and many others in this District wholeheartedly support her. We need her in the Legislature. Jack Lipsky Great Neck

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Vigilant stands ready to discuss all concerns

n Open Letter to Ms. Braunfeld and the Residents of Great Neck: On behalf of the officers and members of the Vigilant Fire Company, I apologize that you continue to feel as if the emergency alert siren is unnecessary. I hoped that following your original letter in January 2012, my response was sufficient to explain why it was still a necessary. At that time, in April 2012, and again in May 2013, I also wrote to you personally and offered you the chance to sit down for a face-to-face conversation.

To date, you have yet to respond to any of my personalized correspondence, and therefore I am responding to you here, as you clearly read my previous letter to the editor. In response to your current letter, I can’t fathom how the siren (which actually blows less now than it did when you purchased your unit in 2006) has reduced the value of your unit. Even if you were theoretically correct, and the siren lowered the value of the surrounding real estate, it would have meant the value at purchase would have

been lower by a similar amount. Also, I have never heard of a bank telling anyone that they couldn’t refinance real estate due to a siren blowing. I would be more than happy to write a personalized letter to your mortgage banker about how ridiculous this is and ask them to reconsider. We would like to think of ourselves as a customer facing business with the residents of Great Neck as the consumer. To that point, I invite Ms. Braunfeld or any other resident with questions or concerns to get in touch with me directly.

While we are all volunteers giving our time to the community, I believe that we should use any opportunity to connect with the residents we protect. I can be reached via email at jforst@ gnfd.org, on Twitter @GNVFDChief, or feel free to call the firehouse at (516) 487 1086 and ask for my voicemail. I look forward to answering any and all questions. Joshua Forst Chief of Department Vigilant Fire Company

Kaplan works hard, well to serve district

bove and beyond. That’s Anna Kaplan. I have worked in various capacities in our civic community in Manhasset and can say without reservation that Councilwoman Anna Kaplan goes above and beyond and is one of the most responsive elected officials with whom I have worked over the past ten years. The job of councilperson is technically a part time position. But you wouldn’t know it if you saw Anna’s schedule. Evenings and weekends are all fair game. She puts in far more hours each week than is expected of a council member. She takes the position very seriously and is a dedicated advocate for the community. Anna’s concern for the Manhasset community is evident in the way she responds to concerns and requests in her district. Issues with signage at a crosswalk or a dangerous intersection? “I’ll meet you there to look at the location so we can better understand the problem.”

A list of requests from the Greater Council each month about issues in Manhasset? Anna follows up on each item in writing and attends Greater Council meetings on a regular basis to answer questions in person. A CASA sector meeting to discuss ongoing efforts to in the community? Anna is there at the table. My experience is not unique. Many residents have told me how impressed they were that a call to her office resulted in a quick response via phone and thorough follow up on the issue. Anna’s district covers portions of Roslyn, Manhasset and Great Neck. Anna treats all of her constituents equally and represents District 4, regardless of zip codes. However, Manhasset residents want to know what she has done for Manhasset. The list is long but to name a few significant items beyond her day-to-day responsiveness to her residents: • Anna was a critical part of the team

that executed plans to revitalize Manhasset Valley Park. She secured extensive funding for adjustments and additions during construction and responded to the community’s concerns and questions throughout the process. • Anna and the TNH team made possible the repaving of Plandome Road and thousands of linear feet on other streets in Manhasset. • Anna advocated for the widening of Manhasset Avenue with an additional turn lane to alleviate congestion from school and commuter traffic. • Anna launched the first ever Project Independence Community Resource Fair in Manhasset to share with seniors important information about the Town’s program to help residents aging in place. • Anna helped to bring affordable senior housing to Manhasset and while remediating an unusable brownfield that was contaminated with lead and arsenic in the process.

Anna is the first one to say that she does not do her work alone. Along with her staff, other elected officials and employees of the Town of North Hempstead, Anna has accomplished a great deal in her four years as our councilwoman. But don’t let Anna fool you when she humbly shares the credit for her accomplishments. She is a tremendous advocate for the Manhasset community and driving force behind the projects on which she works. We would be fortunate to have her continue in this role, working to continually improve the great town in which we live. Anna Kaplan is accessible and effective as a leader in our community. Please join me in supporting her, a councilwoman with a proven track record of advocating for the best interest of all of the residents in District 4. Sue Auriemma Manhasset

Russell Gardens tenants treated unfairly

n Open Letter to ALL of Russell Gardens Enough! Before I begin, a note of sincerity that there is no animosity, nor divisiveness, nor any effort to continue the reality of the ‘two’ Russell Gardens. I hope this letter will be received as intended to enlighten the private homeowners as to the living conditions of their fellow Russell Gardeners who live in the four multiple dwellings on South Middle Neck Road in Great Neck List Penance 1. The unrealistic, unfair, punitive street ordinances on the three streets adjacent to our four buildings we call home. 2. Three of the four buildings were built prior to the building code requiring one parking space for each apartment. 3. Result: A large and critical shortage of garage spaces, coupled with an inadequate and unrealistic allowable parking spaces on Melbourne. Darley, and Dunster. 4. Result: Many of us have to park three or four blocks away in Great Neck Plaza. We must walk back in the heat of summer and

the depth of winter cold, ice, and snow. 5. We desperately need the good will and willingness of the private homeowners to set aside some unreasonable sensitivity that now allows cars to park all day, part of the night, but comes 2:00 a.m. we must move until 8:00 the next morning! It doesn’t make sense! 6. We disproved the argument of ‘security’ as a reason by speaking to the 6th police precinct that stated, “There is no evidence that security is compromised. On the contrary, one car parked in front of a home may even discourage crime.” 7. We are asking for only one space per house, each painted on the three streets adjacent to where we live. Almost all homes in Russell Gardens have 80’ frontage. What is the harm of a 15’ space allowed for one car and one car only? What possible reason is there? How will it affect this private home? One car? It cannot! And yet it will go a long way to alleviate a great deal of suffering. Now there is sometimes as many as 3 or 4 cars, however we will limit it to only 1.

8. Just a reminder — many private homeowners may not know the 4 apartment buildings pay a disproportionate amount of taxes — especially school taxes, yet we have less than 20 school age children! 9. Out of the nine villages that comprise Great Neck, Russell Gardens is unique as being the only one that has the mixture of pre-code apartment buildings that did not require one garage space per apartment and no provision for municipal parking! All of the other eight villages can post, ‘No Parking’ on village street signs and it will not affect one residence! 10. Russell Gardens was founded in 1931 and in all those 84 years, there has never been one person from the apartment buildings ever elected to the local government! Isn’t there something un-American about that? Extend a kindness at no cost to you. Finally treat your fellow Russell Gardeners as you would be treated. All too long, ordinances, fines (98 percent of parking fines are given to the multiple dwellers!) By the way, we are all still smarting over the outrageous, and probably illegal - and

certainly corrupt financing, leasing, and then purchase of the park with tax money, which excludes all multiple apartment dwellers from the opportunity for membership — many of whom own their apartment! At the very least, we find this discriminatory and question whether there is personal liability of the politicos — both past and present. I am an old man now; a veteran of World War II in the Pacific theater. Since I’ve moved to Russell Gardens I’ve realized that I can live in the greatest democracy, yet my everyday living is micromanaged by the local government. I cannot visit a sick friend, go to the doctor, go out to dinner, go to the movies, or do any other activity that runs much past 4:00 p.m., because after this time the few allotted parking spaces are all taken! I am literally subject to a curfew! Did I wade ashore at Iwo Jima and Okinawa to live under this type of local government? Richard S. Miroe Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 53

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GOP legislators block needed reforms Just how messed up Nassau County governance is was on view at a SRO hearing, held in a small meeting room on the Democrats’ side of the Theodore Roosevelt Building, on ways to address the cronyism and corrupt procurement practices... Nassau County finances have been in the toilet under Republican rule going back to the Gulotta days, who, at the peak of the U.S. economy, mind you, pushed Nassau County to the brink of bankruptcy. That’s when NIFA came into the picture. The county made great strides under Tom Suozzi, a Democrat who managed to accomplish a great deal in terms of revitalizing downtowns with sustainable development. And then Ed Mangano came into office and his first act was to repeal the tax on fossil fuels — put into place not only to rescue the county from financial ruin, but to encourage energy conservation essential to climate mitigation. (Superstorm Sandy, which followed, is an example of what Long Island can look forward to if the climate denying fossil fuel lovers take hold of government.) Gov. Cuomo has been very good about putting money and resources behind measures to inject sustainable economic development, but the grants and funding have overwhelmingly gone upstate (Buffalo, Rochester), the southern tier (Binghamton), and to Suffolk. Nassau County has seen little, done little to encourage positive economic development. We see virtually none of the StartUp NY enterprises such as SUNY Stony Brook has captured. What is County Executive Ed Mangano’s big idea to resuscitate Nassau County’s economy? Casino gaming, the sorriest, saddest, most destructive excuse for “economic development.” While there has been no specific plan offered, apparently, Mangano’s 2016 budget includes $20 million in gambling revenue. This is the sign of a desperate politician, a lazy leader, someone who lacks the intelligence and the vision to promote new productive enterprises worthy of the talented young people our schools graduate each year, and each year, when they graduate college, migrate to other places for creative jobs. Suffolk County, in contrast, has a leader, Steve Bellone, who knows how to bring new enterprises. I’ve reviewed announcements of millions of dollars of economic development grants and incentives given by New York State — the vast preponderance going

upstate. But of the funds funneled to Long Island, the lion’s share has gone to Suffolk County — to Stony Brook and Farmingdale — with a smattering of even biomedical and engineering-oriented grants going to North ShoreLIJ, Winthrop, Hofstra and Long Island University. But while Nassau County has gotten very little investment money to fund high-tech businesses, the county’s Industrial Development Agency has been extraordinarily generous handing out tax exemptions to favored firms without getting the jobs they are designed to create (another side of cronyism). As Bill San Antonio reported in June, “Tax breaks on projects approved by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency were more than 10 times higher per job created than the state’s median level in 2013, a year that saw statewide increases on exemptions awarded to businesses but fewer jobs created, according to a recently issued report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office. “Having netted just 1,835 jobs in 2013, the most recent year for which statistics are available, Nassau lagged behind nearby Suffolk (14,080) and Westchester (7,982) counties despite approving more projects (278) and exemptions ($69,165,084) than its downstate peers, according to the report. “Nassau granted $23,611 in exemptions for every job it gained, eclipsing Suffolk ($644) and Westchester ($1,563), according to the report. DiNapoli’s office calculated the state median at $2,095 per job gained. “In addition, Nassau recouped just 37 percent of the exemptions through paymentin-lieu-of-taxes agreements with businesses, less than the 59 percent recovered by Suffolk and the 67 percent Westchester got back. Nassau issued $43,325,571 in net tax exemptions — tax exemptions minus payments in lieu of taxes — greater than the $13,164,205 issued in Suffolk and $25,730,802 in Westchester (“Big tax breaks, few jobs from county IDA: Report,” www.theislandnow.com/ great_neck/big-tax-breaks-fewjobs-from-county-ida-report/article_ce765760-0ac1-11e5-b7054bfeac8941d7.html Nassau County should be a leader in research and development of new technologies — stem cell research, Alzheimer’s, renewable energy solutions, the list goes on and on. Our high school students consistently become the Siemens and Intel winners, yet they have

to go to Silicon Valley and New Legislature Presiding Officer NorYork City’s emerging technology ma Gonsalves refused to allow centers because there is nothing the hearing to be held in the Legislative Chamber and Republican legislators refused to participate. (And just for spite - and to stick an additional “Stay Out” sign on the hearing, half of the Visitor Parking Lot was coned off.) The Democrats are seeking a formal process to require consultants, contractors and vendors — in addition to lobbyists — to register and disclose their activities with the County Attorney, a proposal that arose from the investigation into state Sen. Skelos’ lobbying activities on behalf of Abtech Industries. “Beginning with the Abtech scandal,” county Legislature Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams Pulse of the Peninsula stated, “we have had continuous revelations of apparent abuses in for them in Nassau County when the county process for doling out lucrative public contracts. The they graduate college. Ineffective, misguided eco- impression is that cronyism, fanomic development is one side of voritism and waste are rampant. the inept leadership this county We spend hundreds of millions has suffered. The other side is of dollars in taxpayer money on the corruption and cronyism that tracts every year. but the public no longer trusts that we are passes for a “budget” process. Nassau County is again head- spending their money honestly, ed for a fiscal abyss, as George wisely or effectively...” Abrahams went on to note Marlin, a former NIFA member, said. “One thing I can say with that Gonsalves has stymied goodcertainty after serving four years government reform — at first reon as a director on NIFA is that fusing to consider a Democratic Nassau County is in protracted bill requiring lobbyist disclosure fiscal crisis- weak leadership gov- with every county contract and then passing a watered down erned by press release.” Budget deficits are projected version; refusing to take up a bill to hit $210 million in 2015, $259 to eliminate the so-called 45-day million in 2016, and $325 mil- rule, which allows contracts to lion by 2018. pass by default without public de“Rather than balancing the bate or legislative scrutiny. budget in accordance with genSimilarly, Gonsalves has erally accepted accounting, the ignored a bill based on recomMangano administration has re- mendations from Acting District verted back to the techniques of Attorney Madeline Singas for an 1990s,” Marlin said, noting that independent office of Inspector he was not surprised by DA Sin- General. gas’ report describing “a recipe for “At a time when we despercorruption because [the procure- ately need openness and transment process] is not insulated parency in Nassau government, from improper influence, collu- the presiding officer has shut the sion and fraud.” door on reform. “We are reaching a point She has literally locked us where county will be on edge of out of the legislative chamber insolvency. This administration in an attempt to keep us silent... believes you balance the bud- The Legislative Chamber is the get by borrowing money — that people’s chamber not the pregame ends sooner or later. Unless siding officer’s private domain. you are bonding to build some- How can we hope to reform the thing — a road that lasts 20 years process when the Presiding Offior a building for 50 years – to bor- cer has shut down the process of row to pay present and current reform?” bills is like paying your mortgage The hearing — as proper on credit card.” hearings do — brought forward Marlin at a public hearing on a number of excellent recommenOct. 16 convened by the Minority dations, that in a functional govCaucus on reforming the Nassau ernment would have resulted in County contracting and procure- some productive legislation. ment process. “Our procurement process is It might as well have been a recipe for corruption,” Acting a surreptitious meeting of revo- District Attorney Madeline Sinlutionaries, stuffed into this tiny gas told the hearing, noting that meeting room because the county her investigation found contracts

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some worth tens of millions of dollars, that went to firms with past ties to organized crime and bid riggers... Archaic paper based system makes proper tracking and oversight virtually impossible — it is slow, burdensome, inefficient. The current system provides no means to use modern analytics to find improper conflicts, gifts. Use technology to reform. She proposed ways to “level the playing field, eliminate the pay-to-play system that has plagued county government for decades,” including enhancing disclosure to prevent conflicts, insulate against improper influence and provide comprehensive oversight. Among the recommendations: • Establish an independent office of Inspector General, with subpoena power • Go paperless with a technological platform that comprehensively tracks bids, contracts and vendors • Modernize public employee financial disclosure with electronic filing • Increase oversight and transparency • Increase scrutiny of contracts that fall just short of thresholds (See the recommendations at www.nassauda.org) Another vulnerability are the contracts that are designated “emergency,” often handed to the Legislators just before they are expected to vote, with no opportunity to vet them. “Emergency contracts should be the exception, rare, and truly in response to an emergency, otherwise, there should be time to properly vet them,” said Singas. Digitizing the information, so that the legislators do not have to rely on paper records, “would go a long way.” County Legislator Delia M. DeRiggi-Whitton also pointed to “a number of subcontractors given contracts, within a week, a number of donations made — that’s so blatant — should be a way to track Singas replied, “There should be able to track donations or other quid pro quo – and crosschecked.” “I am all for more transparency, more people being involved in the system, to make sure everyone’s rights protected,” Singas added. “The information that made it to your level was not sufficient — information you had before you acted was woefully inadequate. It would not stand scrutiny in most governments across this country. Nassau Continued on Page 57

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Campaigning aside, Bosworth stays busy By J oe N i k i c North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said there was “very little difference” in her schedule whether she is campaigning or not. “I try to do a good job everyday whether I’m running for an election or not running for an election,” Bosworth said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. “I’m out there in the community everyday. And I have been, in my role as town supervisor, from the day I was elected.” Bosworth, a Great Neck resident who was first elected Town Supervisor in 2013, is running against Republican candidate Anthony Bulzomi in the Nov. 3 election for town supervisor. She said one of her main priorities has been to reduce the town’s debt without reducing services available to residents and remaining within the town’s .73% tax cap. “It is important to me that we do reduce our debt in terms of budget items,” she said. “We are making sure that we’re using our resources in a more effective and efficient way.” She added that last year’s budget cut debt by $20 million and this year’s budget is expected to cut another $20 million, totalling $40 million in reduced town debt during her first term in office. Bosworth also said she would make it a top priority to address empty storefronts in several shopping districts. “We’re looking to have more of a dialogue with our chambers and with the different areas in the town,” she said. “We need to be more involved with working together with villages or local chambers to see what we can do to promote more business, to not only make sure

storefronts aren’t empty, but that we have thriving businesses that people want to shop in.” The town currently offers “Business Buzz” features on North Hempstead Television that promote local businesses, but Bosworth said more can be done. She also said she wanted to continue improvements to the town’s building department, a department she said she used to get “slammed” for when she first took office, but does not anymore.

Judi Bosworth “Am I going to tell you it’s fixed? No. Is it better? It really is better,” Bosworth said. “Do I want to see it improve any more? Absolutely. And that is something that remains a priority.” The town has hired three new plan examiners and a new building commissioner since she came into office, she said, and began offering building department night hours by appointment. Bosworth added that the town also conducts seminars informing residents on what they need to know to sell their homes and began crosstraining building inspectors so they can also perform plan examiner duties. A $1 million grant for Project Independence, Bosworth said, was one of her proudest accomplishments as town supervisor. Project Independence offers social and nursing services for senior citizens, as well as free taxi

transportation for food shopping and reduced rate taxis for transportation to medical appointments. “That particular service is probably one of the most important things to help our seniors,” she said. “These are the people who built this town, these are the people who paid taxes here all along. These are the people who sent their kids to our schools. These are the people who worked in businesses and government and made the town of North Hempstead what it is.” Bosworth, who spent six years as county legislator representing the 10th district and 16 years serving on the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education, said she makes a conscious effort to bring a pad everywhere she goes to write down resident concerns and questions. “I don’t want to hear what concerns are through a filter. I want to hear it from the people,” she said. “That all goes towards open transparency and caring about constituents and wanting to be responsive to them.” When she was first elected, Bosworth said, she wanted to “open a transparent government.” She added that she has “made strides” on that plan through moving the public comment portion of town board meetings to the beginning of meetings, as well as live streaming the meetings on the town’s website. Bosworth said she should be re-elected because of her strong presence in the town as well as her dedication to serving her constituents. “I still have a lot more to do, but I can say that I’ve been a presence in every community that is in North Hempstead,” she said. “My philosophy is ‘we are here to serve the people.’ To me, every elected official’s mantra should be ‘we are here to serve the people.’ I take that very seriously.”

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Murray spends big on TV ad blitz With $400K from Nassau GOP, bulk of DA candidate’s spending went to commercials and political committees, bringing her had $6,097.55 on hand at the end of the campaign’s total income since the end of period. Councilwoman Dina DeGeorgio’s (RRepublican Kate Murray and Dem- September to $255,981.03. Port Washington) campaign to keep her ocrat Madeline Singas are in a dead Sixth District seat brought in just $475. Town of North Hempstead spending heat in the race for district atBut she far outspent her Democratic Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, a torney as the Nov. 3 election approaches, according to recent campaign finance Democrat, raised $25,698 over the past opponent, Emily Beys, with $14,664.91 month, $19,648 of which came from in- in expenses to Beys’ $278.92. documents. Beys, though, raised $10,086 The filings, required at the 11-day dividual donors. Her campaign spent $26,147.01, over the past month and closed with mark leading up to the election, show Acting District Attorney Singas outspent closing the period with $363,211 on $41,227.16, almost three times DeGeorgio’s balance of $16,059. Hempstead Town Supervisor Murray by hand. Bosworth’s Republican opponent, a little more than $3,000 — $602,769.98 Nassau County Legislature Carle Place school Trustee Anthony Bulto $599,300.33. Dean Hart, the challenger for DonMurray’s campaign spent 93 percent zomi, did not file a report last Friday. But the Nassau County Republican ald MacKenzie’s (R-East Hills) 18th Disof that money on television advertisements, paying a total of $557,000 to Committee’s filings say it gave $7,093.50 trict seat in the county Legislature, is the Blauvelt-based firm McLaughlin & As- to his campaign, and the North Hemp- only candidate who can say he is free sociates for production services this stead Republican Committee contrib- from outside financial influence — because he’s funding his own campaign. uted $6,132.98. month. The only gifts listed on the Oyster Republican Mary Kay Barket, CounAbout half of Singas’ expenses were for TV ads. Her campaign paid New cilwoman Anna Kaplan’s (D-Roslyn) Bay optometrist’s Oct. 23 filing were a York City-based AKPD Message & Media challenger for the Fourth District seat pair of $25,000 contributions in his own on the Town Board, also got $7,093.50 name. $299,448.66 to produce them. He also made two loans to his camSingas outdid Murray in individu- from the NCRC and $4,221.23 from the paign committee, Friends of Dean Hart al contributions, raising $148,069 to NHRC. But she did not herself file an item- — one for $15,000 that was forgiven $111,117.01. and another for $10,000 that remains But Murray’s campaign was bol- ized report. The same was true for Republican outstanding. stered by $400,000 in contributions Hart spent $69,551.56 over the past from the Nassau County Republican Henry Golis, Town Councilman Peter Zuckerman’s (D-East Hills) challenger month, leaving him with a balance of Committee. $9,158.44. The boost left Murray with for the Second District seat. On Oct. 15, he paid NYC-based firm Golis, who has the NCRC listed as $203,829.67 in her war chest with less than two weeks before the election ‚ his authorized campaign committee, BerlinRosen $36,778.42 for campaign about $70,000 more than Singas, who got $7,093.50 from that group and literature — the same week he called for $4,221.23 from the North Hempstead an investigation into misleading mailers closed with $134,762.97 on hand. that the Republican party sent out on Murray also received $20,175 in Republicans. Those donations put them ahead MacKenzie’s behalf. corporate donations and $61,200 from MacKenzie’s filings were more mod“other” donors, such as limited liability of their opponents in terms of income companies and political committees, for for this period — Kaplan’s campaign est — he took in no donations and spent a total of $592,492.01 in campaign re- brought in $9,601, and Zuckerman’s $1,982.26, closing with $26,783.28 on hand. raised $4,725. ceipts since the end of September. The filings don’t reveal much about Kaplan spent only $608.62, but Singas got $13,550 in corporate donations, $9,162 worth of in-kind dona- closed with $24,688.99 in her war chest. the race for the 10th District seat beZuckerman, who is running for his tween incumbent Ellen Birnbaum (Dtions and $85,200 from “other” donors, including limited liability companies first full term in office, spent $1,630 and Great Neck) and Republican Lisa Benja-

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min. Birnbaum did not file a report, and Benjamin filed an “in-lieu-of-statement” document, meaning she neither raised nor spent more than $1,000 over the past month. The NCRC did give $8,807.72 in support of Benjamin, the committee’s filings say. There was a large spending gap between Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove), the incumbent in the 11th Legislative District, and her Republican opponent Matthew Connolly. The legislator had $7,776.19 in expenses over the past month, which included a $300 refunded donation; but Connolly spent nothing. DeRiggi-Whitton also out-fundraised Connolly $3,400 to $2,700. His closing balance, though, stood at $13,159, more than twice DeRiggi-Whitton’s balance of $6,069.69. In the Ninth District race, incumbent Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) took in $10,395 and spent $2,129.98. His expenditures included donations to the NCRC and the Town of Hempstead Republican Committee, as well as two reimbursements to Republican Nassau County Richard Nicolello totaling $494. Democratic candidate Mal Nathan did not file a report. Legislator Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury) took in $8,840 in her campaign to return to the 16th District seat, $4,750 of which came from political committees and labor unions. Jacobs spent $3,301.12 over the past month and closed the period with $15,917.50 on hand. Her biggest expenditure was $2,451.12 to hold a fundraising event at the La Famiglia restaurant in Plainview. Her Republican opponent, Angel Cepeda, did not file a report.

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bLAnK SLATE MEdIA October 30, 2015

Clockwise from above: His Words Live On by Katie Cheng; Going Up by Shirley Blanco; The Small Glass by Kim Rambarran;

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rtwork created by local high students will be on full display at The Art Guild’s Artist’s Reception and Awards Ceremony for the annual “Nassau County High School Juried Art Competiton and Exhibition” on Sunday, Nov. 1 from 3 p.m.-5 p.m at Historic Elderfields Preserve. The 35 students whose work will be showcased hail from 13 public and private schools throughout Nassau County. The work of 53 student will be exhibited at the event in a “professional gallery setting.” The students participating in the exhibit, along with their school and graduation date, are: Francesca Adams, W.T. Clarke High School (East Meadow), 2016; Shirley Blanco, Uniondale High School, 2016; Jillian Borghardt, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 2016; Katie Cheng, Home School, 2016; Emily Cimaszewski, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 2017; Abigail Cirelli, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 2016; Katie Conte, The Wheatley School, 2017; Michael Contrastano, The Wheatley School, 2017; Nicolette Duggan, Valley Stream North High School, 2017; Katie Eng, Valley Stream North High School, 2016; Brooke Ferber, Great Neck South High School, 2016; Rikki Hernandez, W.T.

Clarke High School (East Meadow), 2016; Yujong Kim, The Waldorf School of Garden City, 2017; Cathleen Liang, Valley Stream Central High School, 2017; Olivia LoSardo, Holy Trinity High School, 2016; Alexandra Mashcow, Valley Stream North High School, 2017; Anna Mikhaylov, Oceanside High School, 2018; Elisabeth Moffitt, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 2016; Francesca Moy, Schreiber High School (Port Washington), 2016; Erin O’Kelly, The Wheatley School, 2016;

Samantha Paralikas, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 2016; Sophia Paskov, Great Neck South High School, 2019; Carla Perez, Valley Stream North High School, 2016; Tiffany Praimnath, Valley Stream North High School; Kimberly Rambarran, Valley Stream Central High School, 2017; Claudia Reese, Oceanside High School, 2017; Timothy Rinck, Oceanside High School, 2016; Jamie Selletti, Valley Stream North High School, 2017; Naomi Schlesinger, The Wheatley School, 2017;

Devika Shastri, Valley Stream North High School, 2018; Veronica Sponaugle, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 2016; Prithviraj Talukdar, Schreiber High School (Port Washington), 2016; Samantha Wong, Schreiber High School (Port Washington), 2016; Alexandra Valme, Valley Stream North High School, 2018; Jessica Zand, Manhasset High School, 2018. Cash prizes will be awarded to students for first, second and third place. Gift certificates will be awarded for students who receive honorable mention. Bennet Horowitz will be the Juror-ofAwards for the show. Horowitz taught studio art as well as art history at the High School of Art & Design in Manhattan for seven years. He recently retired to devote himself to fine arts painting full-time. Horowitz received his BFA from Pratt Institue and his MFA from the California College of the Arts in Oakland. His artwork has been exhibited at the Queens Musuem and the Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, as well as at numerous other shows. The show will be on view from Saturday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 29. The Art Guild is located at Elderfields Preserve, at 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset.

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Paul Albert Anka, the Canadian singer, songwriter and actor behind such hit songs as “Diana,” “Lonely Boy,” “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” and “ Having My Baby” will bring his trademark sound and style to the NYCB Theatre Saturday. Anka’s recent album “Duets” features duets with Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble, Celine Dion and more. Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos

wednesday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Directed by Jonathan Gruber, “Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos” is the profile of an artist whose personal demons and empathy for human suffering colored a lifetime of her work. The movie is part of the 2015-16 On Screen/In Person film series, designed to bring some of the best new independent American films and their filmmakers to communities across the mid-Atlantic region. Where: Tilles Center For The performing Arts | Liu post 720 northern boulevard, brookville Info: (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org

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• Limit use of personal music players. Though it’s hard to predict how many of today’s young people will suffer hearing loss down the road, it’s fair to assume hearing loss figures will be on the rise. That’s thanks in large part to increased usage of personal music players and smartphones and their accompanying earbuds and headphones that allow music fans to crank up their favorite tunes at all hours of the day regardless of location. The louder and longer a person listens to music through headphones or earbuds, the greater that person’s risk of hearing loss may be. Those who want to protect their hearing for the long haul should limit their use of headphones and earbuds, and be sure to keep the volume down when they are using such devices.

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Bob Hoffman told me Coach Maeitta may be considered too tough by today’s standards and used abusive and very harsh language. But after reading all the books and the stories about Maietta I conclude that without Maietta’s passion and focus there is no way that the team gets even close to the World Series. You are competing against every other team in the nation and that means thousands. Maietta was truly obsessed with Little League baseball and lived it seven days a week. By the way I think his salary for all this was zero.

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here is nothing quite as American as youth sports and many a writer has wondered about this. James Michener wrote Sports In America and Bob Lipsyte wrote An Accidental Sportswriter. Cultural theorist Johan Huizinga wrote the definitive text on play Homo Ludens (man the player) in 1936 and suggested that play predates culture, is needed for cultural growth, creates order, is fun and is present in most species of animals. Popular films like Chariots of Fire, Any Given Sunday, Rudy, Hoop Dreams and Friday Night Lights are examples of our obsessive love of sports. Writers and directors will usually approach the subject with wonderment and ambivalence. Friday Night Lights is a prime example of what happens to kids when they are burdened with fame. This was the true story of kids who played high football in a small town in Texas and became town heroes. They were lauded for their achievements but they all suffered greatly in the process. We all know that youth sports is too competitive and too expensive and too stressful. We have all heard stories of raging coaches and screaming parents. My practice as a sport psychologist is

What does it take to get to the top and is it worth all the effort? filled with families who bring in famous prodigies who are on the verge of mental and physical collapse thanks to the stress of travel and competition. But invariably when the subject of quitting the sport is asked the kids will uniformly say “No way, I love to play.” Such is the power and pleasure of sports. This year there will be two films that will focus on youth sports. One will be Boys in the Boat, directed by Kenneth Branagh and produced by the Weinstein Company. It’s based upon the book of the same name and is the true story of the unlikely victory of a Depression era group of kids from the University of Washington’s

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The other film, also based upon a book (Destiny’s Darlings) , is a full length documentary called Six Innings to Destiny. It’s about America’s obsession with baseball and is the story of how Coach Mike Maietta took a group of rag tag kids from Schenectady New York all the way to victory in the Little League World Series. Director Bob Hoffman was interested in the impact of sudden fame on these kids. The NY Times sportswriter Martin Ralbovsky wrote Destiny’s Darlings in 1974 which followed these kids and explored how instant fame affected them. Hoffman picked up on this theme forty years later in his film and explores the subjects of baseball, youth sports, coaching and fame. I was lucky enough to be one of the people included in the film by providing sport psychology commentary and this gave me a chance to meet and to interview Bob Hoffman about youth sports. He told me “The primary theme of this film is the issue of how early success affects a person‘s development.” Bob knew the story of Coach Mike Maietta and his team and how it continues to inspire every citizen in Schenectady. Hoffman interviewed Pat Reilly the famous NBA coach and general manager who was from Schenectady himself. Reilly said that the entire town went on the develop many winning sports teams because they all saw that any dream was possible to achieve.

As a sport psychologist my life orbits around sports and when I tell people what I do they all react with envy and say something like “Wow, that sounds like fun.” And I reply “yes it is fun.” This is the power and the profound pleasure of sport. I play golf for fun and I write about sports, I interview great athletes and I get to listen to athletes of all ages talk about their woes and their worries on the playing field. When people get a taste of competitive sports it is almost unheard of that they walk away. It is simply too much fun. We live in a tough and often times boring world where we must work very hard and think very hard and try to stay ahead of our bills and our mortgage payments. But sports is nothing like that. Sport is unpredictable. This year’s World Series with the Mets will be fun to watch because we identify with the team and because the outcome is unpredictable. I thank God every day that my world orbits around sports. This is what I tell every patient I have that does not play a sport. Sport is by far the best antidepressant there is. It is impossible to feel depressed when you are playing your sport. In his film, Bob Hoffman may express some concern about the cost of fame felt in the young prodigies but if you gave them a choice of playing their sport or not I guarantee that everyone would say “ I love to play the game. Don’t even think about stopping me.”

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Whether gala, golden delicious, granny Smith or braeburn, apples make for a nutritious snack. Who has not heard the old adage, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? It may seem unlikely that one fruit could be so effective at maintaining good health, but apples really are a super food. Apples are a member of the Rose family and are related to pears, peaches, apricots and plums. Though considered a fall fruit, apples can be enjoyed year-round

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Halloween with an Indian touch As you know, Halloween is a big deal in our household. It entails hours of giving out candy, followed by a delicious and heart-warming make-ahead meal shared with our family and friends. The most important component is make ahead as we are all busy with our trick or treaters and enjoy catching up with our neighbors. This year I decided to bring a touch of India to my menu by incorporating curry into recipes. In addition, Naan bread may round out this meal and is available for sale at all Indian markets on Long Island. Thoroughly read the recipes, shop for the ingredients,(this will probably be most times consuming as you will want to go to an Indian Supermarket as well as Penzy’s.) Set your table with Halloween, pumpkin or fall themes. Dessert may be store bought Halloween cupcakes or caramel apples. Following the directions and doing almost all the work ahead of time, frees you up to say, “Boo”! Menu Serves 8

So Easy Pumpkin Soup Coconut Curry Chicken Roasted Curry Cauliflower Apple, Raisin and Curry Salad Naan Bread* Pumpkin Cupcakes* So Easy Pumpkin Soup 2 boxes of Imagine Pumpkin Soup 2 tsps. curry - I like “curry now”available at Penzy’s Yogurt Drizzle - optional 1. Heat soup according to package instructions. Whisk in curry. Head through. 2. To serve, ladle into bowls and garnish with a drizzle of yogurt, if desired. Coconut Curry Chicken Spray olive oil 10 chicken thighs Kosher salt and pepper 3 shallots, thinly sliced 1 tblsp. minced peeled fresh ginger 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tblsp. curry 13.5 oz. can coconut milk 13.5 oz. can water (you can use the coconut milk can) 1 lb. baking potatoes, cut into 6 chunks

and curry and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. 2. Add the coconut milk, water, potatoes and chicken to the casserole and bring to a simmer. Cover and braise in the oven for about 1/2 hour. 3. Flip chicken, add the chick peas, cover and cook 1/2 hour more. 4. Stir in the lime juice and butter and green peas. MAKE AHEAD: The braised chicken can be refrigerated overnight. Reheat gently.

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1 can chick peas, rinse and drained 1 cup frozen peas, defrosted 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving 1 tbsp. unsalted butter 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spray a large pot with spray olive oil and heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Working in 2 batches, brown the chicken over moderate heat, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer the chicken to a large plate. Add shallots and saute in the chicken drippings until translucent and golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, garlic

Roasted Curry Cauliflower 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets 1/4 cup olive oil 3 tblsp. curry - I like curry now available at Penzy’s 1. In a large bowl, add olive oil and mix in curry. Add cauliflower and toss to coat. (Set aside for up to 6 hours). 2. Up to 3 hours before serving, heat oven to 425 degrees. Place cauliflower on a Silpat-lined baking sheet and roast in oven, stirring every 20 minutes. Cook until browned and soft. This will take about 1 hour from start to finish. When done, set aside for up to 2 hours.

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Dance company to perform in Manhasset Great Neck dance company Dance Visions NY will present its newest work, including “Through the Portals,” and the full Isadora Duncan repertory to 2nd act of Orfeo ed Euridice at Universalist Unitarian Congregation Shelter Rock on Nov. 1 at 1:30 p.m. “Through the Portals” is a new multidisciplinary work created by choreographer Beth Jucovy that incorporates the works of visual artist Susan Ruth Cohen as portals into worlds of color and relationship. In creating “Through the the Portals” Jucovy employed the Isadora Duncan dance technique as a primary source of the movement approach. In this same program, Dance Visions NY will also present Duncan’s major work to the 2nd act of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, showing the pure technique as portrayed through original Duncan dances. The UU program will include a chamber quartet, both concerts will have live music. Other contemporary works by company choreographers complement the program. “Through the Portals” depicts dancers as colors that begin as one entity. The colors separate and establish independent identity as shown through individual movement motifs and movement qualities. They interact in various groupings; identity is tested through these interactions. As the dance proceeds, the play between independence and codependence continually cycles. .With a backdrop of artworks by Cohen, an exciting music collage and fresh choreography by Jucovy, “Through the Portals” is a fully integrated multidisciplinary art experience.

Duncan’s masterpiece to the music of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice depicts the story of the Greek myth. This work illustrates Duncan’s ground-breaking range of dynamics with the uplifted dances of the Elysian fields and the tormented dances of weight of the Furies. This version, which includes the aria of Orfeo’s passage with the Furies at his feet, envisioned and originally recreated by Julia Levien, has been presented only twice before in modern times, in 1994 by Duncan Dance Continuum and in 2005 by Dance Visions. The work includes live music. Through the Portals dancers: Louisa Armstrong, Danielle Atkinson, Vanessa Ferranti, Courtney Ramm. Orfeo ed Euridice also include Natalie Isaza, Christina Stampolis, Beth Jucovy and Adrienne Ramm as Orfeo. Musicians include pianist Mark Fielder, Soprano Patti Dunham/ Farah Chandu, Flautists Bernard Rosen, Herbert Waldren and Sam Levine and string musicians. Programs are hosted by actress Shirley Romaine. Programs also include works by choreographers Louisa Armstrong, Cathleen Deutscher and Courtney Ramm with additional dancers. This program is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and is administered by The Huntington Arts Council, Inc. The group will also be performing the piece at Bryant Library, 2 Papermill Rd., Roslyn on Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m. For reservations, please call Dance Visions NY at 516-314 2359 or the individual venues.

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Saturday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. The Led Zeppelin Experience: Hammer of the Gods OLD WESTBURY GARDENS 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568 (516) 333-0048 • www.oldwestburygardens.org Saturday, Nov. 7, 12 to 1 p.m Blaze a Trail Leaf Walk and Craft Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Early Bird Walk Friday, Nov. 20, 6:45 to 8 p.m. Sweet Dreams Storytime at Westbury House Saturday, Nov. 21, 12 to 1 p.m. The Root of It All Walk and Tasting

The KAISER ART GALLERY at molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 323-4444 • http://www.molloy.edu Sept. 17 through Dec. 11 A Step in Time: Molloy College 60th Anniversary Exhibition

TILLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | LIU POST 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. Johnny Mathis Wednesday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m. Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Anna Deavere Smith Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m. Nashville‘s Clare Bowen and Charles Esten PLANTING FIELDS Coe Hall Historic House Museum Sunday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m. 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay The Bill Charlap Trio (516) 922-9200 • http://www.plantingFriday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. fields.org Sybarite5 Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m. Sinatra Sings Sinatra Daniel Garcia Trio Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 10:30 a.m. ADELPHI UNIVERSITY PERFORMING Goodnight Moon and The Runaway ARTS CENTER Bunny Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City Thursday, Nov. 19, 10:30 a.m. (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi. Rhiannon Giddens edu/ Friday, Nov. 20, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. Lorna Luft Drop Me Off in Harlem Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m. Flamencura featuring Paco Peña Zurich Opera House’s Le Comte Ory Saturday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 4 p.m. The Producers amarcord: Restless Love Monday, Nov. 30, 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Sunday, Nov. 15, various LIU Post Orchestra times Angels in America: Millennium ApThe Paramount proaches 370 New York Ave., Huntington Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1 p.m. (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paraStudent Recital mountny.com Friday, Nov. 13, 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. Adelphi Symphony Orchestra: Mozart Veterans Benefit Concert Starring Mike Saturday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m. DelGuidice & Big Shot Pinkalicious, The Musical Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. The Darkness Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. Broadway Back Together Ben Folds with yMusic Sunday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m. Zurich Opera House’s The Flying Friday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m. Dutchman Judas Priest with special guest Mastodon The madison theatre at molloy Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m. college So You Think You Can Dance 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. (5176) 323-4444 • http://madisontheTrace Adkins atreny.org. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. Jon Anderson & Jean Luc Ponty Jerry Herman on Broadway Thursday, Nov. 12, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 8 p.m. Skinny Puppy Funk Filharmonik’s 30th Anniversary Friday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. Funksgiving The Paramount Comedy Series Presents – Carlos Mencia The KELLENBERG ART GALLERY at Sunday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m. molloy college 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. Allen Stone Monday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. (5176) 323-4444 • http://www.molloy. Parkway Drive edu Tuesday, Nov. 17, 8 p.m. Sept. 17 through Dec. 11 The Robert Cray Band Alumni Art Exhibition

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A&E Calendar cont’d Wednesday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m. Flo Rida Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m. The Paramount Comedy Series Presents – Frank Caliendo 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, Nov. 28, 8 p.m. Dark Star Orchestra Sunday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m.

Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts Friday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m. Eric Burdon & The Animals with Special Guest Leslie West Saturday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. Classic Albums Live – A Very Lennon Christmas Sunday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Chef Robert Irvine Tuesday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. Rob Thomas Thursday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m. Grace Potter Friday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m. Dustin Lynch

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

Singles Association of L.I. For information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or email singlesassociationofli@yahoo.com.

LI theater group to make debut in Port Long Island-based theater organization Shining Studios will be making its debut performance in Port Washington with a production of “13” on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Port Washington Public Library 1 Library Drive. The play, a coming of age musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn, follows the story of Evan, a pre-teen boy who just moved from New York City to a small town in Indiana, as he conquers the social hierarchy of his new school. The production features 21 teenagers from Port Washington and the surrounding towns. This performance is a combined effort of the artistic and administrative staff at Shining Studios and vari-

ous families and local sponsors from the Port Washington and the Town of North Hempstead. “We are excited to premiere our first stage production, the cast is phenomenal and has worked extremely hard to create an unforgettable experience for audience members,” Founder and Director Kyle Savage said. The show will also be performed at the Waldorf School of Garden City, located at 225 Cambridge Ave., Garden City, on Saturday Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Friday Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. and a final performance at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. shiningstudios.org or contact Shining Studios at 631-334-9611.

Bumper Jacksons to kick off folk series

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, Washington, DC-based roots music checks only). please call (516) 481-9280. ensemble Bumper Jacksons will be the For more information, visit the website featured artists during the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s First Saturday Concerts series on Nov. 7 at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport. The 8:30 p.m. concert is preceded by an open mic at 7:30 p.m. Tickets — priced at $25 ($20 for FMSH members) — may be purchased online at www.fmsh.org with a credit card or at the door (cash and

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or call 631-425-2925. Now in its 47th year, the Folk Music Society of Huntington presents two monthly concert series, a monthly folk jam and an annual folk festival in conjunction with the Huntington Arts Council. Its Hard Luck Café series at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre on Thursday, Nov. 19, will feature two talented Canadian artists: award-winning singer-songwriter Shawna Caspi and ukulele bluesman Manitoba Hal.

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Great Neck Library New Beginnings Singles 50 Plus with Marla Matthews at Station Join social worker, group facilitator, and television talk show host of The Relationship Journey, Marla Matthews, in a discussion, social and support group for divorced, widowed, single adults, empty nesters, age 50 Plus who would like a new beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m. at the Station Branch Library, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck, above Planet Fitness and Waldbaum’s. Make new friends, network and learn new skills towards reinventing yourself, with inspiration and hope for the future. Join us again on Sunday, Dec. 27 at 2:30 p.m. at Station. Great Neck Library’s Wiggles and Giggles at Temple Israel The Great Neck Library will present two sessions of Wiggles and Giggles (for children ages 2 to 4 with parent/caregiver) on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Temple Israel, 108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, 11023. Class A will be held at 10:15 a.m. Class B will be held at 11:15 a.m. We’ll hop and bop, jump and jive, and wiggle and giggle with an interactive time full of fun activities and silly songs. Each class is 30 minutes. Call the Children’s Department at 516-466-8055, ext. 209 or 272. Yoga for Teens Teens in grades 7 to 12 are invited to join yoga teacher Mary Clare for fun-filled classes that focus on yoga poses and breathing techniques to help create a sense of calm, balance and relaxation. Classes will be held on Tuesdays, Nov. 3 and 10 at 6:30 p.m. (60 minutes) at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park. Perfect for teens who need to de-stress. Please wear loose-fitting clothes and bring a yoga mat or towel. Register online or by calling Courtney Greenblatt, Young Adult Librarian, 516-466-

8055 ext. 218. Consumer Fraud: Protect Yourself from Scams presented by Nassau County Bar Association Speakers Bureau at Station Brian Heid, Assistant District Attorney, a volunteer attorney with the Nassau County Bar Association, will address ATM skimming, identity theft, reverse mortgages, credit card fraud, home improvement contractors, telephone scams, scams by mail, and more on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck, above Waldbaum’s and Planet Fitness.

Book Discussion for Teens at Station “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman Join a book discussion and enjoy refreshments when YA Librarian Courtney Greenblatt leads a discussion of If I Stay by Gayle Forman, on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck, above Planet Fitness and Waldbaum’s. Caught between life and death, between a happy past and an unknowable future, Mia spends one critical day contemplating the one decision she has left—the most important decision she’ll ever make. “If I Stay” is a No. 1 USA Today and New York Times bestseller. Be sure to catch the Gold Coast Arts Center’s upcoming special screening of the film adaptation directed by Great Neck native R.J. Cutler. Copies of the book are available at the Station Branch Library for registered teens. Contact Courtney Greenblatt, Young

Adult Librarian, 516-4668055, ext. 218. Film at Station Branch All film matinees are now held at the Station Branch while the Main Library building is being renovated. The next film will be shown on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Station Branch, The Gardens at Great Neck, 26 Great Neck Road, 2nd level (above Waldbaum’s). Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for information on the films scheduled. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited. Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address. Building Advisory Committee Meeting The Building Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Station Branch Library, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck. All are welcome. Please check with the Library for any change in date, time or location at 516-466-8055, ext. 201. Great Neck Library Closing/Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www. cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/program cancellations. In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations. com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

YA Librarian Courtney Greenblatt will lead a book discussion of the New York Times bestseller, “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman, at the Station Branch Library.

Marla Matthews will facilitate the next meeting of New Beginnings Singles 50 Plus at the Station Branch Library.

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Great Neck Park District Try-Hockey-For-Free Register NOW for two exciting Try-Hockey-For-Free events coming up at Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink. Saturday, November 7 from 2:15-3:15 p.m. we are offering a Try-Hockey-For-Free Day for children ages 5 through 12. This event is sponsored by USA Hockey and they will be giving participants USA Hockey jerseys. Supplies are limited. Registrants need to bring their own sticks and helmets for this event. Skate rentals are available for purchase. Registration on-line is mandatory at www. USAHockey.com for all participants. Everyone else is welcome to observe. Sunday, Nov. 15, the New York Rangers host “TryHockey-for-Free” day. This exciting event will introduce children between the ages of 4 and 10, the sport of ice hockey through free skating and hockey lessons. Rangers alumni will be on hand to help teach the basics of the sport. To all registrants, the Great Neck Park District will offer

complimentary rental skates. Free loaner equipment and instruction will be offered by the New York Rangers Hockey Development Team. A free Rangers hockey stick will be given to all participants. Everyone who would like to participate must sign-up on line at www.newyorkrangers. com/goskate. There is limited space available so don’t delay, sign-up today! Public Session Change at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink There will be a change in the public session schedule on Fridays beginning Friday, Nov. 13. The session will now run from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

=Weekend Movie Kill the Messenger (2014), directed by Michael Cuesta and starring Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick and Jena Sims, will be shown this weekend at Great Neck House. It can be seen Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 31 at 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. It is rated R and runs 112 minutes. Admission requires a park card.

Sunday @ 3 Series The Gillian Bell Duo will be performing Sunday, November 1, 3 p.m. at Great Neck House. With a Master’s degree in vocal performance and having been classically trained in opera, Gillian has extensive credits in musical theatre and the live music scene. A park card is required for admission.

Nature Program: Fall Seasonal Stroll Saturday, Oct. 31 at 12:30 p.m. join us in Kings Point Park for a Fall Seasonal Stroll. Autumn leaves will be the focus of this programone in a series of walks designed to observe seasonal changes. No registration required. Meet in first lot at Steamboat entrance. No registration required. Children under age 16 are not permitted to attend.

Join the nature program at Kings Point Park for a fall seasonal stroll.

Halloween Happenings in the Park District Join us for some spooktacular fun on Halloween! The animated movie, ParaNorman (2012) will be shown at Great Neck House on Saturday, Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. It is rated PG and runs 92 min. A misunderstood boy

Spend Halloween in the Park District and enjoy lots of spook-tacular events! takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse. Starring the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. At 1 p.m., join us for the Magic Show. Crafts, tattoos and fun will start at 1:45 p.m. and run until 3 p.m. There will be special Halloween public sessions at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink Saturday, Oct. 31, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free if you are wearing a costume! Also at the rink, the Kiddie Walk from 12:30 to 7 p.m. and the Haunted House, 6 - 9 p.m. For more information call (516) 482-0355. Defensive Driving Classes at Great Neck House Great Neck House offers an Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving class on the first Saturday of every

month. The next class offered is Saturday, Nov. 7 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. To sign up for

a class or for more information, call Great Neck House at 516-482-0355.

The Gillian Bell Duo

Great Neck Community Calendar CHRISTMAS FAIR The Holy Spirit Rosary Altar Society will sponsor a Christmas Fair on Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. All new items, many outside vendors, fresh baked cakes and cookies, large baskets raffles, plus gigantic $1,000 raffle. Bring the kids and your camera and take family photos at our “Keep Christ in Christmas” setting. The Fair will be held in our Auditorium located at 13 South 6th Street. For information, call Theresa at 516 294-9837. TUESDAYS WITH REAP REAP, retired, energetic,

and active professionals meets Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Cumberland School, 30 Cumberland Ave., Great Neck. At 9 a.m. there is a Board Meeting The Business Meeting starts 10:30 a.m. “My Opinion” will be presented by Seymour Weinstein. Our speaker is Saul Fathi, who will discuss “A History of Islam and the Middle East.” The presentation is followed by lunch, so bring your lunch and join us! Current Events roundtable begins at 12:30 p.m. with a topic discussion led by Herb Finkstein. Refreshments, coffee and tea will be served. Economics Club meets every second Tuesday of the month; Science

Club meets the first and fifth Tuesday. Short Story Club meets third Tuesday. FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050. WOMANSPACE A discussion group devoted to issues concerning women. Weekly meetings

are held every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Great Neck Senior Center, at 80 Grace Ave, Great Neck. New members welcome. For more info call Joan Keppler at (516) 487-5844. LIONS CLUB HEARING AID PROGRAM The Great Neck Lions Club is pleased to announce their participation in “Lions Lend An Ear,” a program of the Nassau County district of Lions Clubs International. The program provides hearing aids and related products and services at no cost to hearing impaired individuals who qualify based on financial need and communication need.

Great Neck Lions Club is asking the local places that accept donated eyeglasses to accept used hearing aids as well. Note: The hearing aids should be placed in the eyeglass collection boxes located in all the Great Neck Libraries as well as offices of the Village of Russell Gardens, Village of Great Neck Plaza and the Village Hall on Baker Hill Road. ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS The Rotary Club of Great Neck currently meets every Wednesday from 8 to 9 a.m. in the boardroom of TD Bank, 2 Great Neck Road. Community residents and business members

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

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Viscardi Center holds first annual bike ride North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilman Peter Zuckerman attended the Team Viscardi Bike Ride at the Henry Viscardi School in Albertson on Oct. 17. This marks the first year of the ride at Viscardi School. Over the past five years, Team Viscardi has participated in various rides and has helped raise $230,000, which has primarily been spent on products and equipment for students to use in the classroom, and during physical education classes. Bosworth and Zuckerman presented a proclamation to the Viscardi School in honor of their incredible job empowering children and adults with disabilities. Meanwhile, Bosworth was honored by the Viscardi Center for her leadership and devotion to the school.

NYU professor to give Middle East talk On Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., professor Ralph Buultjens will be the guest in the pulpit at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck. He will offer the talk, “The Middle East: Israel Iran and American Policy.” Buultjens is a professor at New York University and former Nehru Professor/Professorial Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He is also on the faculty of the New School University and is affiliated with several educational institutions abroad. Buultjens is a well-known media commentator (featured on BBC, CNN, ABC, and other networks) who is regularly broadcast to several countries. He has been a consultant/ advisor to the United Nations. Buultjens’ numerous awards include the Toynbee Prize for the Social Sciences, the French Order of Arts and Letters, several awards from India and other Asian countries, and many honorary degrees. He has been chairman of the International Development Forum and the Society of Asian Affairs. He is continuing editor of

Ralph Buultjens the Boston Book Review, and he writes a syndicated column on international political economy. Buultjens’ talk is preceded by a brief service. Following his talk, there will be a Q & A, and, in conclusion, refreshments will be served. All members of the community are invited to attend. Admission is free. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane. For further information call 516-482-5701.

Emanuel to hold music show The fourth season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel continues on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. with Franz Joseph Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation,” performed by the Long Island Choral Society. “The Creation” by Haydn is considered by many to be his masterpiece. Haydn was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. His contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets “Father of the Symphony” and

“Father of the String Quartet.” The Long Island Choral Society is proud of its unique existence as the oldest continuously performing musical group on Long Island. It was founded in 1929 by Maurice Garabrant. Meredith Elaine Baker became its conductor in 1979. She is also Director of Music at Most Holy Trinity Chapel in West Point. Tickets are $15 or 2 for$25. For further information about subscription discounts and to purchase tickets, call 516-482-5701.

Plaza to hold food drive to benefit veterans The Village of Great Neck Plaza will be partnering with the American Legion and AARP and acting as a drop-off point for a food drive that will be benefitting veterans who have served our country. As part of the food drive, the Ameri-

can Legion and AARP are asking those interested in supporting this great cause to donate food and several non-food items. Items such as foods with high protein, canned fruit, vegetables, and soups, starches, cereal, and other canned prod-

ucts are items that the food drive organizers are most looking for. Non-food items, such as paper towels, tooth paste, soaps and detergents, and diapers, are among the non-food items that the American Legion and AARP are

accepting as well. No glass items will be accepted as donations due to the risk of breakage. A complete list of acceptable items can be found by visiting the Village’s website, www.greatneckplaza.net.

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Great Neck North celebrates Homecoming By J oe N i k i c Great Neck North High School played against Friends Academy on Oct. 24 at home in their Homecoming football game. Both teams played hard but Friends Academy won the game 38-20. Great Neck North is 1-6 this season and Friends Academy is 4-3. North High was one of five schools selected to participate this year in the American Cancer Society’s “A Crucial Catch” fundraising program, which is sponsored by the National Football League. North High’s Student Organization took the lead of the fundraising, Student organization advisor Sharon Miller said, and in the week leading up to Homecoming, they tied in “A Crucial Catch” into Spirit Week. Donation collection cans were available throughout the school and $10 T-shirts were sold with the “Crucial Catch” logo on the front, Miller said. During halftime of the game, the American Cancer Society and Student Organization offered a presentation in honor of Jane Maher and Rose Marie Fransioli, two former faculty members who died from cancer, and Susanne Marcus, an ESL teacher who is currently battling cancer. “Due to the recent untimely passing of two of our own, Jane Maher and Rose Marie Fransioli, along with the ongoing battle that Susanne Marcus is so valiantly fighting, there couldn’t be a better time for our school to band together in loving memory and support of these incredible women,” Miller said. She added that the staff’s goal of raising $1,000 was exceeded and they raised over $3,000, though they did not have an official number yet. Great Neck North High School’s cheerleaders

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Boy scouts donate tree to Ielpi Park On Sept. 26 as part of their 100th anniversary celebration, Boy Scout Troop 10 of Great Neck donated a tree to Jonathan L Ielpi Firefighters Park on Grace Avenue. The tree was donated by the Udall’s Cove Preservation Committee as a thank you for Eagle projects performed by Troop 10 scouts. With guidance from Walter Mugdan, president of the Udalls Cove Preservation Committee, the scouts prepared the area, removed the grass, and dug the hole. On hand for the ceremony were several elected officials from the Great Neck community including county Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, Village of Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender, Great Neck Parks Superintendent Peter Renick, and Great Neck Parks Commissioners Daniel Nachmanoff, Frank Cilluffo and Robert Lincoln.

Sen. Graham to speak at G.N. synagogue

Alert Frie Open House More than 300 people attended the Great Neck Alert Fire Company Open House on Oct. 18. During the day, there were several demonstrations on how firefighters prevent fires and save lives. Adults and children learned about fire safety including how to safely extinguish a kitchen fire and how to use fire extinguishers. They also observed how firefighters escape a burning structure.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham will be at Great Neck Synagogue on Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. Graham will deliver a foreign policy address concerning the capitulation to the government of Iran, Israel’s predicament, and the state of American leadership and national security. Elected to the U.S. House in 1994 and the Senate in 2002, Graham is a leader on national security and known for his work to solve the biggest problems America faces. Graham has a long history of relentlessly pursuing solutions over partisan politics. During his tenure in the Senate, he’s led the charge to cut spending, reform entitlements and get government out of the way of job creators. Great Neck Synagogue is located at 26 Old Mill Rd, Great Neck. Call (516) 487-6100 for more information. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham

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Barkfest 2015 Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano’s 3rd Annual Nassau Barkfest was a tremendous success with thousands of attendees that enjoyed a Pet Costume Contest and Parade complete with prizes thanks to the sponsorship of the Nassau SPCA. The event took place this past weekend in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow and was also the host for countless rescue groups and animal friendly organizations many of whom had puppies and dogs for adoption. The event was sponsored by the Nassau SPCA and Long Island’s K98.3. “I thank everyone that participated in our Pet Food Donation Drop that took place at the 3rd Annual Nassau Barkfest,” Mangano said. “Thanks to our residents we were able to bring 494 pounds of donated pet food items to the Long Island Cares Pantry in Freeport. These pet food items will help feed pets in need, which in turn keeps pets with their loved ones and out of shelters.”

Italian American Celebration Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, along with Nassau County District Court Judge Paul Meli, celebrated the 4th Annual Italian American Celebration at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building, by honoring members of the Italian-American community. Citations were presented to Carolyn Reres, president of the New York State Order Sons of Italy in America, Janice Cenzoprano, president of the Long Island Chapter of the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, Annamaria Monaco, president of the American Association of Teachers of Italian Language, and Regina Competiello, vice president of Italian Americans in Government. Carol D’Auria, 1010 WINS News reporter, acted as master of Ceremonies and

Dr. Jennifer Mieres honored by Black Cardiologists association Dr. Jennifer Mieres of the North Shore-LIJ Health System (left) was recently honored by the Association of Black Cardiologists with the Dr. Walter M. Booker Sr. Health Promotion Award at the 6th Annual “Spirit of the Heart” Awards Gala. Mieres, the health system’s chief diversity officer and medical director for the center for learning and innovation, was feted for her efforts in improving cardiovascular disease outcomes in the community as well as innovation in education including her Emmy-awarding winning documentary “A Woman’s Heart” and new two-part documentary series “Rx: The Quiet Revolution” and “Doctors of Tomorrow,” of which she is creator and co-executive producer. Pictured with Dr. Mieres are actor Lamman Rucker from As The World Turns and All My Children and Cassandra McCullogh, CEO of The Association of Black Cardiologist.

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Ed board student delegates introduced Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education Student Delegates, representing the district’s secondary schools, were introduced to the community at the October board meeting. These non-voting delegates, selected by their schools, are encouraged to express opinions about educational and student matters, to voice school issues or concerns, and to take pertinent board agenda items back to their respective schools. Board President Barbara Berkowitz and Superintendent Teresa Prendergast both thanked the students for their service and for volunteering their time to represent their schools at Board of Education meetings. The board has been in the vanguard regarding student participation in school affairs, initiating student delegates in 1975, a practice the state did not require until 2005.

South High School to host music night Great Neck South High School will be hosting its fall Music Night on Friday, Nov. 6, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the school’s Music Suite, at 341 Lakeville Road. Instrumental and vocal students will perform in various genres including original compositions, pop, jazz, rock, Broad-

way, and classical. There will be a $5 per person cover charge that includes refreshments. For further information, please contact Michael Schwartz, performing arts department head/instrumental music teacher, at mschwartz@ greatneck.k12.ny.us.

Every year, the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education announces their goals for the coming school year. At the Oct. 19 meeting, the board announced their Goals for 2015–16. 1. To work with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Teresa Prendergast to help facilitate her success and to support her smooth transition as the district’s new educational leader. To ensure that all new administrators are given the guidance and mentoring that will ensure their success. between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. 2. To continue the addition of according to the following sched- new and innovative educational ule: last names starting with the curriculum and programs for letters A–E, register on Nov. 6 or 9; F–J, on Nov. 10 or 12; K–O, on Nov. 13 or 16; P–T, on Nov. 17 or 18; and U–Z, on Nov. 19 or 20. The following documentation is required for registration: proof of district residency (deed, current tax bill, or closThe Annual Nassau County ing statement if ownership, cur- Veterans Day Parade will take rent signed lease or current rent place at on Saturday, Nov. 7, Nasreceipts if rental), three pieces sau County Executive Edward P. of current, official mail, child’s Mangano and the Nassau County original birth certificate, par- Veterans Service Agency anent or guardian valid photo ID, nounced earlier this week. parental control papers (if apThis year’s event includes plicable), and immunization a special tribute to all veterans certificate signed and stamped who served during the Korean by a physician or an authorized War, including former Nassau health agency. County Veterans Agency DirecFor more information about tor Joseph Pascarella who will registration, please contact the be posthumously honored for Registration Office by phone at the years of service in the United (516) 441-4080, or by e-mail at States Marine Corps during the residency@greatneck.k12.ny.us. Korean War.

Pre-K program registration set to begin in November Enrollment for the Great Neck Public Schools Universal Prekindergarten Program for the 2016–2017 school year will begin in early November. This program is offered to all district residents at no cost. To to be eligible, children must be four years old by Dec. 1, 2016. The program is housed primarily at the Parkville School at 10 Campbell St. in New Hyde Park. Morning and afternoon sessions are available. Bus transportation is provided to and from the Parkville School for either the morning or the afternoon session. Registration will be held on school days at the Office of Registration and Attendance, located in the Phipps Administration Building at 345 Lakeville Road, from Nov. 6 to Nov. 20. Children can be registered

Ed board announces goals for 2015-16 school year all learners at varied levels, and to support administrators and teachers as they integrate current technologies into classroom learning. In addition, to review all newer programs currently in place. 3. To continue conducting the district’s facility review with the goal of establishing a plan for renovation of buildings, where needed, and to provide the means for involvement of all interested parties in planning discussions and providing ample opportunities for discussion, explanation, review, acceptance, and publicity. 4. To continue reviewing the implications of the current New

York State budget caps on this and future year’s school budgets and the effect these limitations have on program offerings essential to meet the needs of our students. 5. To continue negotiations with all district bargaining units to achieve mutual agreements. 6. To continue to seek additional opportunities to enhance direct communication between all segments of our schools, as well as with the Great Neck community. 7. To conduct a public review and discussion of the Community Survey that was issued during the 2014–15 school year.

Veterans day parade returns “I invite residents to join us at the parade as we thank our veterans, wave American flags along the parade route, and celebrate the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who served to protect our freedoms and democracy,” Mangano said. The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. (line up at 9:30 a.m.) at the LIRR commuter parking lot on Union Avenue in Westbury, ending at 373 Maple Avenue, Westbury. Light refreshments will be served following the parade at the Cpl. James F. Walsh VFW Post

#945 at 403 Maple Avenue. The Annual Veterans Day Parade will include a convoy of military trucks and tanks, The American Legion County and Post, VFW County and Post, Korean War Veterans, Vietnam War Veterans, Catholic War Veterans, Jewish War Veterans, and many more. All veterans groups, Auxiliary units and Color Guards are invited to participate in the parade. For more information, please contact the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency at 516-5726565.

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trial set for driver charged in cop’s death By N o A H M A N S k A R The trial of the alleged drunken driver charged in the 2012 death of Nassau County police officer Joseph Olivieri is set to begin in January, county prosecutors said Monday. A county judge ruled prosecutors had sufficient evidence to bring James Ryan, 28, to trial on aggravated vehicular homi-

cide charges for allegedly starting a chain of events that caused Olivieri to be hit and killed by a driver on the Long Island Expressway. The case is the first of its kind to make it to the trial stage, the Nassau district attorney’s office said. “Officer Olivieri was killed in the line of duty because James Ryan was commitContinued on Page 57

Woman, 88, mugged at knifepoint, police say By J oe N i k i c Police are investigating the robbery of an 88-year-old woman in the Village of Great Neck Plaza late Sunday morning. The victim was walking down South Middle Neck Road near Schenck Avenue to go shopping at a local store, police said, when she was approached by two young men who demanded money while pointing a small knife at her waist. The woman cooperated and gave the burglars her wallet which contained a

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High school ref receives hall of fame honor B y H arr i s o n M ar d e r Age is nothing more than a number to Albertson resident Rosalia Gioia. Even at 84 years old, Gioia said, she has no plans to stop being a sports official, a passion of hers since 1952. “As long as God has given me the health, I will continue officiating,” she said. Gioia has been coaching and officiating sports games for more than 60 years, including girl’s basketball, volleyball, field hockey, lacrosse and softball at various levels of play. On Sept. 31, Gioia’s decades of dedication were recognized when she was inducted into the Nassau County High School Athletic Hall of Fame at a ceremony at Crest Hollow Country Club. Along with 27 other Nassau County residents, Gioia was honored for her outstanding service and leadership for the high school interscholastic programs for the boys and girls in Nassau County. There are more than 1,000 of-

ficials on Long Island, Gioia said, and she felt extremely fortunate to be one of the few chosen for induction. “Being recognized by my peers was a great honor,” Gioia said. “To get picked out of that elite group was very important.” It was extremely rewarding and heartwarming to be recognized in my own backyard” Gioia’s induction into the Nassau County High School Athletic Fame is only the most recent of Gioia’s hall of fame accomplishments. She has also been inducted into the U.S. National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame, the Nassau County Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Hunter College Distinguished Alumnae Hall of Fame, the Hunter College Athletic Hall of Fame and the New Hyde Park Memorial High School Hall of Fame. Gioia was one of the original staff members when New Hyde Park Memorial High School opened in 1956.

Rosalia Gioia During her 37 year tenure at New Hyde Park Memorial, Gioia coached girl’s field hockey, lacrosse, basketball tennis and volleyball. She was also the girl’s athletic director, chairmen of the physical education department, a teacher and an administrator. Gioia was even selected as a reserve player for U.S. Women’s National Lacrosse Team in 1966. Despite her many accolades, Gioia said that becoming a member of the Nassau County High School Athletic Hall of Fame is one of her proudest achievements.

“[It is] pretty high up there next to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame,” she said. “It was extremely rewarding and heartwarming to be recognized in my own backyard. The community recognized my devotion so that others can play the game.” Born in Brooklyn, Gioia was a physical education major at Hunter College. During her time there, Gioia said, she saw officiating as professional path. Title IX, the historic law that allowed for equal gender participation in college sports, had not yet been passed. Female athletes were not offered college scholarships while Gioia was in school. Her start in officiating came in local Catholic Youth Organization games. Those games evolved into Catholic high school sports for girls, which Gioia described as being “very competitive.” After that, Gioia began officiating a many of the sports she played as a girl, including field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball and softball.

She has also officiated tournaments on both the national and international level in field hockey and lacrosse, her two favorite sports. “Sports have given me identity,” Gioia said. “[Sports] have been a vehicle for me to serve as a role model for young girls. [They] can see that a women can officiate, play very competitively and take a leadership role.” Competition is still a major part of Gioia’s life. She runs track and plays softball in senior competition to stay fit to officiate hockey and lacrosse. “Officiating is unselfish,” Gioia said. “It has always been a service to me, not a job. I’m not the best official in the world, but I’ve had a successful career. I’ve always left a game with a satisfying feeling.” Even though officials are not always as revered or adored as players, Gioia said, they play a vital role in the sports world. “Officials are important and we need to recognize them too,” she said. “You can’t play the game without us.”

Dealertrack patio strikes nerve in North Hills BY C AT H E R I N E TEE V A N North Hills trustees tabled a decision Wednesday on proposed changes to the approved plans for a new Dealertrack Technologies headquarters at 3400 New Hyde Park Road. Michael Spector, the architect on the 185,000-square-foot project and a former North Hills resident, and attorney William Bonesso introduced their revised office design at the board’s meeting. The developers said they want to move a previously approved 2,500-square-foot outdoor terrace and garden from

the third floor to the fourth-floor roof. The “very, very minor change” affords spectacular views of Manhattan, Spector said. “That’s why people come to New York,” he said. But North Hills Mayor Marvin Natiss said he was not convinced these new plans are good for the village. Natiss questioned who was going to use the space, how it would be used and what else people could see standing on the roof. “We wanted limitations on the roof. Now you want a quote-unquote ‘minor’ change,”

he said, adding that the nearby Ritz-Carlton Residences and Bristal Assisted Living development have no outdoor terraces. “Will there be tables and chairs? You say, ‘I don’t know.’ You say it’s for people to enjoy the view. Why don’t they just look out a window?” Natiss also said he did not remember the terrace having a seating area, and that the trustees did not want to see a bar in the space. Spector and Bonesso said the revised plans do not include a kitchen and the rooftop garden would not be used for “entertaining.” “It was going be a green area

for people to enjoy the fresh air,” Spector said, noting that prior plans for a garden with seating had already been approved. The terrace was designed to accommodate “12 to 15 people” at Dealertrack’s request, Spector said at the meeting. “They may have sounded tough, but these are reasonable questions that they should be asking,” he said in an interview. In other business, the North Hills board approved changes to notice requirements for public hearings. Discussion on a new contract for the village’s Long Island Rail Road shuttle service was tabled “until we have more info on it,”

the mayor said. Natiss said the service had 847 users in September, up from 631 in 2014. Trustees also signed off on a positive annual audit report from Pappas & Co. “You’re telling us we’re running a good show,” said the mayor. The board met for an executive session to discuss pending litigation, among other things. A defamation lawsuit was filed against the North Hills Country Club in September by a Great Neck resident, officials said. Another legal action is awaiting judicial reassignment.

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Benghaza hearing proved Clinton misdeeds

houghtful readers must think we are living in an alternative universe when we compare last week’s actual Benghazi hearing transcript to the mainstream press’ view that Hillary aced it and nothing new came out of it. What last week’s Benghazi hearing plainly revealed is that Secretary of State Clinton, President Obama and other high government officials knowingly lied by telling the American people that the Sept. 11 attack was a spontaneous demonstration due to an unrelated anti-Muslim YouTube video. The same day as the attack Ms. Clinton emailed her daughter, 45 minutes before she spoke to the president and issued a statement blaming video-inflamed mobs. \ Her email says, “Two of our officers were killed by an al Qaeda-like group.” (The other two were still alive at this point.) The next day she telephoned the Libyan president and the Egyptian prime minister that the attack was by an al Qaeda-affiliated group. After her conversation with President Obama, State issued the following announcement:

“Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation.” Ms. Clinton emulated her husband by parsing what the meaning of “some” is. Her implication was that “some” excluded her. But it clearly refers to those who want to excuse the attack as justified by the anti-Islamic video which the US also deplores. With President Obama at her side three days after the attack, on the occasion of the return of remains of the four victims and in the presence of their caskets, she said, “We’ve seen the heavy assault on our post in Benghazi that took the lives of those brave men. We’ve seen rage and violence directed at American embassies over an awful Internet video that we had nothing to do with.” On this occasion she consoled the father of the Benghazi victim, Tyrone Woods, “We are going to have the film-

maker arrested who was responsible for the death of your son.” Ms. Clinton testified that she rejected the justification of the video as the cause of the murders. But the Administration was united in blaming the video for weeks after and even arrested its creator who was jailed for a year. Ms. Clinton also provided excuses for not sending timely aid to the beleaguered embassy. While Sidney Blumenthal had her phone number and email address, the ill-fated diplomats did not and had to go to security which she delegated with the protection task. The Obama administration, insisted that nobody was ever told to stand down and that all available resources were utilized. But Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ deputy, Gregory Hicks, who had directly briefed then-secretary Clinton about the then-ongoing terrorist attack, told congressional investigators that a team of Special Forces prepared to fly from Tripoli to Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks was forbidden from doing so by U.S. Special Operations Command Africa.

Hicks told congressional investigators that if the U.S. had quickly sent a military aircraft over Benghazi, it might have saved American lives. The U.S. Souda Bay Naval Base is an hour’s flight from Libya. Gregory Hicks later testified that the video was a “non-event” in Benghazi. The reason for the Administration’s deception is obvious. At the recent Democratic national convention that renominated President Obama Joe Biden has boasted that “Bin Ladin is dead, General Motors is alive and al Qaeda is on the run.” The 2012 election was weeks away and defeat was not an option. What the hearing revealed, besides security mismanagement of the embassy, is the truth of the late William Safire’s N.Y. Times-published opinion that “Hillary Clinton is a congenital liar.” Of course every administration member that propagated the lie is equally guilty but Clinton is the one now running for president Leonard Mansky Roslyn

NYC subway system celebrates 108th birthday

ct. 27 marks the 108th anniversary of our New York City subway system. The original BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan Rapid Transit — today’s B,D,J,M, N,Q, R & Z lines) and IRT (Interboro Rapid Transit — 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, Franklin Ave and Times Square shuttles) subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector with no government operating subsidies. Financial viability was 100 percent dependent upon farebox revenues. They supported both development and economic growth of numerous neighborhoods in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens. As part of the franchise agreement which owners had to sign, City Hall had direct control over the fare structure. For a period of time, owners actually make a profit with a five cent fare. After two decades passed, the costs of salaries, maintenance, power, supplies and equipment would pressure owners to ask City Hall for permission to raise the fares. This additional revenue was needed to keep up with maintaining a good state of repair, increase the frequency of service, purchase new subway cars, pay employee salary increases and support planned system expansion. Politicians more interested in the next reelection ( and subscribing to the old Roman philosophy of free bread and circuses) refused this request each year for well over a decade. As a result, in order to survive owners of both systems began looking elsewhere to reduce costs and stay in business. They started curtailing basic maintenance, delayed purchases of new subway cars, postponed salary increases for employees,

canceled any plans for system expansion and cut corners to survive. (Does any of this sound familiar from the present?) In the 1930s, New York City began building and financing construction of the new IND (Independent Subway – today’s A,C,E,F & G lines). This new municipal system subsidized by taxpayers dollars would provide direct competition to both the IRT and BMT. Municipal government forced them into economic ruin by denying them fare increases that would have provided access to additional badly needed revenues. Big Brother, just like the Godfather, eventually made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. The owners folded and sold out to City Hall. In 1953, the old New York City Board of Transportation passed on control of the municipal subway system, including all its assets to the newly created New York City Transit Authority. Under late Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in the 60′s, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was created. The governor appointed four board members. Likewise, the Mayor four more and the rest by suburban county executives. No one elected official controlled a majority of the votes. Until the early 1960s, most subway stations had clean, safe, working bathrooms with toilet paper. Revenues generated from a 10-cent fee helped cover the costs. Up until the late 1960s, it was common to find both penny gum and 10-cent soda machines dispensing products at many subway stations. It was a time when people respected authority and law.

That generation of riders did not litter subway stations and buses leaving behind gum, candy wrappers, paper cups, bottles and newspapers. No one would openly eat pizza, chicken or other messy foods while riding a bus or subway. On Dec. 11, 1988 at a cost of $450 million the Archer Avenue subway line was opened. Thanks to this investment, the J/Z & E lines provide direct service to both the Long Island Rail Road Jamaica Station and new terminus at Archer Avenue & Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens. On Dec. 16, 2001 at a cost of $650 million the 63rd Street Tunnel between Queens and Manhattan was opened. Thanks to this investment, the Queens Blvd. F line continues to provide direct service to the 6th Avenue corridor in Manhattan without having to use the old 53rd Street tunnel between Queens and Manhattan. This affords riders additional service options for those traveling from Queens to Manhattan. On Sept. 13, at a cost of $2.4 billion thanks to this investment funded by the City of New York — the Flushing #7 subway extension from Times Square to the new Hudson Yards Station adjacent to the Javits Convention Center was open for service. In 1996, Metro Cards were introduced which provide free transfers between the subway and bus. This eliminated the old two fare zones making public transportation an even better bargain. Purchasing a weekly or monthly subway/bus pass reduces the cost per ride and provides virtually unlimited trips. In many cases, employers can offer transit checks which help subsidizes a portion of

the costs. Utilize this and reap the benefits. It supports a cleaner environment. Today, the MTA New York City Transit’s new FASTRACK initiative is using an entirely new way to perform subway maintenance in our system. By completely suspending train service over a segment of a subway line, workers have uninterrupted access to tracks, signals, cables, lighting, third rail components and platform edges. Many FASTRACK line shutdowns were completed this year which resulted in an unprecedented amount of work being accomplished. Most importantly, FASTRACK resulted in a safer and more efficient environment for employees to inspect, maintain, and clean our 24/7 subway system. Transit employees inspected hundreds of signals and switches, repaired and replaced track rails and cross ties, cleaned track floors, performed elevator and escalator repair work, repaired water damage, cleared drains, cleaned stations and repainted areas that had not been touched in years because they are not reachable during normal train operation. They clean lighting fixtures, changed bulbs and repaired platform edges. Employees also perform high intensity station cleaning. These maintenance activities improve train performance and efficiency while also providing a visible improvement to the station environment. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked in the transportation field for 31 years) .

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Trump’s psychological make up a concern

aving watched Donald Trump for several months, I began to wonder about the psychological make-up of the candidate. Why did he go out of his way to alienate not only his opponents but members of the press? Why was he so unabashedly narcissistic? Is he mentally stable enough to be the leader of the free world? And what are the broader implications about whom we select to run for high office in this country? Before answering these questions, some historical context is in order. In the 1968 presidential election , we learned what happens when a candidate’s medical records become public knowledge. George McGovern, the senator from South Dakota, won the Democratic nomination. He chose Sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri as his running mate. Between 1960 and 1966, Eagleton had entered a hospital three times for “physical and nervous exhaustion” and on two occasions he received “shock therapy.” Acting under pressure, McGovern asked Eagleton to step down which he did. Was this a fair and rational decision? A Time magazine poll showed that 77 percent of the voters said that Eagleton’s medical condition would not affect their vote. Add to this, the fact that Missourians re-elected Eagleton in 1974 with 60 percent of the vote and once again in 1980. These voters were sophisticated enough to judge the Senator on his performance. In 2007, Eagleton passed away. His dying wishes were “to go forth in love and peace — be kind to dogs — and vote Democratic.” Noble sentiments, all! The classic case of someone reaching the pinnacle of power while at the same time being deeply disturbed is that of Richard Nixon. In “Nixon: A Psychobiography,” Volkan, Itzkowitz and Dodd maintain that the president was narcissistic and paranoid. He utilized power ruthlessly, distrusted those around him, and was trapped by behavior leading to his own downfall. Nixon was a tragic hero and his

tragic flaw was his paranoia. How else can one explain the Watergate break in and his collusion in the cover-up and “dirty tricks?” All of these activities were unnecessary since in the election of 1972 Nixon won in an historic landslide. McGovern carried only Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. Ultimately, as we all know, Nixon had Articles of Impeachment brought against him and he resigned the presidency. He was the only president in our history to do so. His many accomplishments — “détente” with the Soviet Union, major strides in desegregation, and opening the door to communication with Communist China — are overshadowed by his public embarrassments. What in Nixon’s past led to such selfdestructive consequences? His father, Frank Nixon, was an angry man who abused his five sons, sometimes beating them. His mother, Hannah, was a devout Quaker, reserved and unemotional. Richard Nixon was born in 1913, a particularly tense time in the Nixon household. Frank uprooted Hannah from her Quaker community and tight knit family in Whittier, Calif. They settled in Yorba Linda where Frank bought a lemon orchard. It was a financial failure and Hannah became anxious and depressed. One can argue that many families undergo similar experiences and the children do not grow up pathologically disturbed. Why then single out Nixon? The answer lies in the publication of a new book by Bob Woodward called “The Last of the President’s Men.” It is the story of Alexander Butterworth, a man who was part of the inner sanctum in the White House. This scholarly work drives the final nails into the coffin offering proof that Nixon suffered from paranoia. I cite three examples. First, Nixon had Butterworth install a secret recording system in the White House. These recorded conversations were turned over to the Senate Watergate Committee implicating the president in the “obstruction of justice” and leading to his resignation on

Aug. 9, 1974. This is one more example of Nixon’s paranoia leading to his political demise. Second, Nixon claimed that the bombing of North Vietnam was “very effective.” Yet in a note to Henry Kissenger, he categorically stated that the effect of the bombing was “zilch.” Woodward explains the discrepancy as follows. Nixon knew that the bombing was politically popular and that its continuation would ensure his election. Who knows the number of Americans, Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians who died so that the 37th president might remain in office? Third, we have the president’s “enemies list” consisting of Democratic politicians, members of the media, and antiwar activists. The official purpose of the list, according to John Dean, the president’s lawyer, was to “screw” those who opposed Nixon. The president wanted his enemies to have their tax returns scrutinized by the IRS and to use other federal agencies to punish them. How very Machiavellian! Michiko Kakutani who wrote the New York Times review of the Woodward book concludes that Nixon was a “brooding, duplicitous despot, obsessed with…scoresettling and not the least bit hesitant about lying to the public and breaking the law.” Our democracy is fragile and we are fortunate to have survived the assault of Nixon’s toxic eight years in office. And now to the questions raised earlier about Donald Trump. Oliver Burkeman writing in the Guardian discusses “Trump’s missing soul anxieties, insecurities, [and] feelings of inadequacy.” Can Trump with all his success in the business world and his self assuredness be covering for a sense of inferiority and, if so, where did it stem from? Anyone who has studied psychology should understand that oft-times behavior which, on the surface, makes no sense, has an interior logic. Case in point. A school child constantly gets in trouble and no amount of pressure from parents and teachers alters the behavior. That’s because the child receives a reward…a payoff… from continuing to

misbehave. One might conjecture that the child is seeking attention and even negative recognition is better than none. So what in Trump’s background fits this theory? It may have something to do with his father’s success as a real estate mogul. Possibly Trump imbibed the message that the only measure of self-worth was entrepreneurial success. There may also be a competition between father and son which all the high rise buildings, casinos and golf courses that “the Donald” builds cannot fill the emotional void formed in childhood. Stephanie Marsh writing in Psychology Today looked at the characteristics of narcissistic behavior. Among them she found a grandiose sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy and a super sensitivity to criticism. Even the staunchest Trump supporter would have to admit that these descriptors fit their hero. These sycophants should ask themselves — Would they be proud of their children if they continuously boasted about their academic success as Trump does when discussing his grades at Wharton? Would we encourage our children to insult others based on their physical appearance as Trump did with Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul? We cannot continue to give Trump a pass on such boorish behavior! Finally, Forbes magazine published an article titled “Donald Trump: A Man With An Inferiority Complex?” It describes Trump as a man “plagued”…a man who exhibits … [a] “dynamic born of angst, Inferiority and insecurity. The gentleman protests his greatness too much.” There are lessons to be learned from this narrative. America cannot afford to choose as its leaders men who are, at best, neurotic and, at worst, borderline psychotic. We must learn the symptoms of mental illness and reject candidates who manifest them. Let this, then, be a cautionary tale! Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

Mourning another Finest killed in line of duty

t is with great sadness I write about another one of our Finest killed in the line of duty. NYPD officer Randolph Holder while chasing a fleeing perpetrator was shot in the head and killed by alleged killer Tyrone Howard. According to published reports this man was a career criminal and was arrested many times and some commissions of violent acts. Here is a man that should not have been released from his last arrest. In my

opinion our justice system is broken. Furthermore our previous policy of,” Stop and frisk,” should not have been stopped. The criminals out there have become very brazen and not afraid to carry an illegal weapon and knowing they will not be stopped and added to that more guns are entering the city. If we don’t do a turn around more of our Finest will be killed or maimed not to mention more of our innocent men, women and children will be killed.

Remember our Finest are sworn to serve and protect and yet who’s protecting them ? Now on Nov. 3 there is a special election in the 23rd district and a man named Joe Concannon is running for a seat on the City Council. He is a retired Captain and has served on the NYPD and has served in the military. He has promised to fight against taxpayer money being used for criminal bail and has also said he will fight to bring back Stop, Question and Frisk. This is the common sense person we

need and will get us back on track and save lives. Finally, in closing my heartfelt prayers go out to the family of Randolph Holder and his friends and fellow officers who are grieving so. Remember this too: Evil thrives when good people do nothing, so let your voice be heard to all of our elected officials! Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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hat is going on in Great Neck? Life as we enjoyed it is disappearing on a daily basis. Residents are trying to figure out why they will soon be without a supermarket. Rumors abound as the shelves in Waldbaums continue to empty.

Drivers are forced to go a distance to food shop as walkers are shaking their heads. Restaurants we loved are gone causing us to leave the area for a night out. The latest trauma is the mysterious disappearance of shopping carts. Rite Aid has had this problem for a

• If necessary getting law enforcewhile and CVS now joins the dilemma. This is a problem which could and should ment involved Let’s pull together to get our once be resolved ASAP. • Cameras in the parking lots in all great town back to being “Great” Neck again. stores involved Judi Z. • An attendant overseeing the parkGreat Neck ing lots

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am writing you today in support of some personal friends of mine in this years’ local election. After becoming elected to the Herricks Board of Education, and throughout my time on the Board, I have gotten to know some of our locally elected officers and have had the pleasure of interacting with them on a variety of community issues. Our community is unique in that we are made up almost exclusively of unincorporated neighborhoods.

Because we have no village government, who our representatives are in North Hempstead town government is of the upmost importance to us. For the town of North Hempstead, you can do no better than re-electing Judi Bosworth for our town supervisor, Charles Berman for receiver of taxes, and my friend Councilman Peter Zuckerman, who is running for election once again this year as our representative on the North Hempstead Town Board. Along with them, if you live in the

areas of Great Neck and Manhasset, please support Anna Kaplan, and Emily Beys in the Port Washington area. This team is fantastic, they are prudent with our tax dollars, and understand the quality of services we all expect from our local town. I would also ask you to support my friend of 30 years, Madeline Singas, for Nassau County District Attorney. She is the right person for the job, having the experience to keep our streets safe, and to put the real criminals

behind bars. And please support Bill Hohouser for Nassau County District Court Judge. He’s a wonderful family man and deserving of your support. You can do no better than to join me on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, and to vote and support my friends as the seek to be elected or re-elected to their respective offices. Jim Gounaris Manhasset Hills

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To stay here or to move abroad You are now seriously planning on moving. You have interviewed several professional, credible and caring brokers (not necessarily your friend) to list your home, condo or coop, who will work with you in conjunction with searching out the most qualified, income and credit worthy purchaser who will get to the closing with the least amount of glitches. You are told it should take approximately 45-60 days for the buyer to qualify for their mortgage and another two to three weeks to close or it might be 3045 days to close, if not contingent on financing. For your information, if you have an old home, I would suggest you hire your own licensed home inspector, for you to determine and ascertain in advance what things might be wrong with and right with your home — from termites, leaks in the attic or even things you can fix yourself or hire a contractor or handyman to do

for you, so your home will be the best it can be within your budget. You don’t want surprises when the buyer hires their inspector and you are dealt a one-two punch, when he or she finds defects that could possibly impact your sale or be renegotiated at a reduced price. If you could have only known beforehand and remedied the issues, your current situation would have been different! Penny wise and pound foolish! Spend a few dollars and be cognizant of the condition of your home. This is not necessary for a condo or coop, since the condo and coop corporation organization are responsible for everything inside your walls to the outside of the structure. You have to now decide how much lead time you require to relocate to a new destination, especially, if you do not have anything planned. As I mentioned in last week’s article, you should be visiting des-

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tinations whether It be in the U.S. or in a foreign country. This should really be done at least one year in advance or with enough time in between the selling process, so you will keep your stress levels at a minimum and your timeline and plan in place. Some things to contemplate when you do move are the following: 1. How far away from your

grandchildren, family and friends are you willing to move? 2. How is the health care in the particular country you are considering moving to? 3. Are you going to still work full or part time and how is their economy, on the up or downward trend and are their jobs that will pay you what you may need to earn? 4. Are there cultural events and things for your enjoyment and leisure? 5. Will you assimilate into the local culture? These are just a few of the questions you will want to ask yourself prior to planning your move. U.S. News and World Report’s most recent article has 22 different scenarios of where to move when retiring based on income and many other variables, some being, “The best places to retire on $75 or $100 a day,” “Retire on Social Security alone,” “10 best places with the most retirees,”

right up to “10 best places for the wealthiest retirees,” The following link will provide you with an amazing amount of additional and diverse information that will aid you in your decision making: http://money. usnews.com/money/retirement/ best-places-to-retire The wealthiest retirees have a huge choice of where to relocate and some of the following places, as per Oct. 9 U.S. News and World Reports say are the following (I placed them in the order that I would prefer if I were moving out of the area): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kailua, Hawaii Palm Beach, Fla. Paradise Valley, Ariz. Hillsborough, Calif. Wolf Trap, Va. Mercer Island, Wash. Bethesda, Md. Newton, Mass. Brentwood, Tenn. Hinsdale, Ill. Continued on Page 65

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County, town government up for grabs Continued from Page 1 ton looks to keep her seat as legislator for the county’s 11th district against Republican Matthew Connolly. Republican candidate Angel Cepeda opposes Democratic incumbent Judith Jacobs in the race for district 16’s legislative seat. Democratic candidate Dean Hart challenges Republican Donald MacKenzie for his seat on the Legislature’s 18th district. Both North Hempstead and Hempstead’s Town Supervisor, Receiver of Taxes, and council seats are also up for election on Nov. 3.

Democratic incumbent Judi Bosworth faces a challenge from Republican candidate Anthony Bulzomi for North Hempstead Town Supervisor. Republican candidate Scott Diamond challenges Democratic incumbent Charles Berman to be the town’s Receiver of Taxes. In the race for the town council’s 2nd district seat, Democratic incumbent Peter Zuckerman faces Republican Henry Golis. In the race for the town council’s 4th district seat, Republican Mary Kay Barket challenges Democratic incumbent Anna Kaplan.

Democratic candidate Emily Beys challenges Republican incumbent Dina De Giorgio for the town council’s 6th district seat. In the Hempstead Town Supervisor race, Democrat Rita Kestenbaum challenges Republican incumbent Anthony Santino. The town of Hempstead has had a Republican Supervisor since 1905. In the race for Hempstead town council’s 2nd district seat, Republican incumbent Ed Ambrosino faces a challenge from Democrat Tammie Williams. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m.

Trial set for driver charged in cop’s death Continued from Page 51 ting a crime when he drove drunk, crashed and fled the scene and those criminal acts put Officer Olivieri directly in harm’s way,” Acting DA Madeline Singas said in a news release. Prosecutors said they were ready to start immediately, but Ryan’s defense team asked to push the start date to Jan. 6 so their expert could finish a crash report. At 4:43 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2012, Ryan allegedly crashed into and disabled a car while driving drunk on the L.I.E., then fled the scene toward the Shelter Rock Road exit. He then hit another car, which injured the driver and caused Ryan’s car to stop against the center divider on the highway,

prosecutors said. Olivieri, a member of the Nassau County Highway Patrol Bureau, responded to the scene. A separate car hit and killed him while he was caring for the injured drivers. Prosecutors had to jump over some legal hurdles to get Ryan to trial. A grand jury indicted him in April 2013, but county Judge Jerald Carter dismissed the indictment that December. The DA’s office appealed the case to state Appellate Division, which reinstated the charges in February. Ryan’s Mineola-based defense lawyers, Marc Gann and Zeena Abdi, made several attempts to appeal that ruling, but the state Court of Appeals rejected them.

While he is glad the case is finally going to trial, Gann said he thought Carter’s initial dismissal of the homicide charge was appropriate. Gann said he found it “troubling” that prosecutors gave the driver who actually hit and killed Olivieri immunity from prosecution, adding that Ryan will appeal if he is convicted. “The way this case has been handled by (the DA’s office) I find to be disturbing, and I certainly don’t agree with the decisions they’ve made on the case,” Gann said. The DA’s office did not immediately respond to questions about why the driver was given immunity.

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Republican legislators block needed reforms Continued from Page 26 County needs to modernize, to be more transparent. People need to know who is obtaining millions in contracts, to have to have confidence our money being spent wisely.” There are real consequences and not just in high property taxes: “If $200,000 were diverted to a different purpose, those are funds that could have gone to youth services or health service” which Mangano has consistently slashed from the budget, county Legislator Carrie Solages noted. “No doubt, money squandered in one area means it is kept from another,” Singas replied. “This is very core process that we undergo every day in government – how contracts are handed out, where are the tens of millions of dollars are going.” Paul Sabatino, the former Chief Deputy County Executive of Suffolk County, said it boils down to the need to “change the culture” and proposed requiring the government officials certify a contract in addition to the vendors that there is no undue influence. “You need to put restrictions on contributions in the county charter –that anyone who makes contribution in 24 months before bidding on contract would be

disqualified to bid post contract may be a good idea, too — so 24 months before and 24 months after. “Change the mentality, change the culture, change the way people think about approaching contracts,” he said. “Put at the top of every contract: Think before you sign No county official shall sign unless can state under oath that to best of knowledge, awarded by Nassau County in accordance: Prudent and economical use of public money in best interest of taxpayer This contract insures acquisition of goods, materials, supplies, infrastructure of maximum quality at lowest cost Award of contract does not reflect favoritism, influence peddling, fraud, corruption “These are essential, core principles of municipal contracting that everyone has to understand. When you are the person who is going to sign the contract – whether Assistant DA, deputy county executive - and you see those words, you will take pause “The idea is to get people on both sides of the transaction — the vendor who on pain of perjury certifies he has not made contribution, offered a gift, or made

a promise to secure the contract and the officials signing the certification also.” He also recommended that contracts should be assigned to the committee with prime jurisdiction over that function — i.e. public works contract should come through public works; drug and alcohol should come through health committee. You need a robust active oversight function. That changes the whole history of the way Nassau County has worked. Things are so bad, you need to think radically, but it’s not really radical. It’s going back to the roots of how procurement should work.” Lisa Tyson, executive director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition, wants to go even further, connecting the corruption of the procurement process to campaign finance. “If you really want to save tax payer dollars and end corruption, we need systemic reform. Small donor campaign financing would eliminate the incentive. Legislators wouldn’t need to collect large contributions, but instead, would raise small contributions from a lot of voters, which would be matched [in New York City, the donations are matched 6 to 1]. Then the official would be ulti-

mately accountable to voters, not big campaign donors. Systems like this are being done around the country. The time has come for Nassau County. “It’s embarrassing the amount of indictments and corruption charges, even for New York standards which are quite low. It has hit home on Long Island. New York corruption issues are so severe that only bold action that hands back control to voters through campaign finance, can solve it,” Tyson said. What was Gonsalves’ reply to Minority Leader Abrahams’ request for a public hearing on procurement? She scolded him. “You have been a member of this Legislature long enough to know that pursuant to our rules of procedure, no member of the legislative minority, not even the minority leader, may unilaterally convene a hearing of the Legislature or any of its committees,” she wrote, as if this procedure was somehow enshrined. “Be advised that I will not allow this process to devolve into a political circus and I will not allow unilateral hearings to be conducted in the Legislature Chamber.” It is sad that the way Republicans have chosen to control county government is by con-

trolling absolutely and minimizing, dismissing, marginalizing any proposals that come from the Democrats. If the Democrats were in control of the Legislature today, I would be just as critical if they practiced this form of exclusion - except when they were in control, they didn’t. At least not like this. Where is it written into the foundational documents of this nation’s democracy that the winning party represents only its own constituents and makes all others “persona non grata” — not even non-citizens, but invisible altogether, having no voice, no power, no consideration at all? Republicans at every level of government have proved regressive, corrupt, benefitting only a slice of those with connections or influence. They have demonstrated their contempt for the concept of government. And that’s why Norma Gonzalez, with the power she wields, denied a public hearing over corruption in the county’s procurement process. And it is why elections matter, especially local ones which put into place the officials who make decisions closest to our everyday quality of life. Vote Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Continued from Page 4 Seth Selesnow, Alure’s marketing director spoke on Ferro’s behalf. “[We want to] make a difference on Long Island,” Selesnow said during his speech. “[Ferro focuses] on things he’s passionate about and things that connect with our customers and employees. At the end of the day it is taking care of the customer and that is what Alure is focused on.” A number of politicians attended the event, including state Sen. Jack Martins, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, Nassau County Legislator Judy Jacobs, Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello, Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio and Nassau County Minority Leader KeMembers of the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce. van Abrahams, among others.

State officials say ed policy needs change Continued from Page 13 public education and wanting to see every child succeed,” she said. While the board adopted the standards, Tilles, who has been a member of the New York State Board of Regents for more than 10 years, said it does not mean the regents agreed with them. He said the regents had no choice but to pass the law and adopt the standards because Cuomo and the federal department of education threatened to withhold funds from school districts if they did not. Due to heavy opposition of the Common Core system, Cuomo announced in September that he was launching a Common Core Task Force to review education standards and identify problems with the system, a review commission he also launched in 2012. He selected former Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons to chair the task force.

Parsons also headed the 2012 review commission. Dodge said Cuomo’s choice of Parsons to lead the task force was “sabotage” because of his lack of experience in public education. “If our governor says ‘we have an education commission who should run it?’ And he picks a business man. I’d like to tell the governor next time I walk into an emergency room in a hospital, I’ll tell the doctors ‘I got it, I know what I’m doing,’” Dodge said. “Would he stand for that? No. So why do we stand for a business person running the business that I’m in?” Latimer said to fix the current education system, policy makers need to forget “not just political ideology, but educational ideology.” “We’re not here talking about public policy issues, we’re talking about human beings,” he said. “And those human beings

are those that will grow into the adults of tomorrow.” Latimer added that tracking teacher performance based on quantitative information like test scores did not make sense because of how different school districts are across the state. “To try to track teacher performance on the basis of quantitative metrics, does not make sense to me,” he said. “How on earth can we de-emphasize the qualitative review of a teacher in a classroom, and raise up metric results when Bronxville is nothing at all like the Bronx, in terms of metrics.” Tilles said the current teacher evaluation system puts blame on teachers for issues with education in urban schools, avoiding the “bigger picture” of how poverty affects those schools. “It’s easier to blame teachers than to address the bigger problems on why we

are having problems in our urban settings,” he said. Bergtraum said that state and federal government should utilize elected school board members to determine education standards. “Don’t tell me that district A has to do with district B. Because district B has a different population and a different culture and different need,” she said. “You’ve elected your local board members to do what they believe is best in your district.” Latimer, who represents the 37th senate district, said he supports legislation that would eliminate mandatory testing for children in third, fourth, sixth, and seventh grades. He said fifth and eighth grade testing “makes sense” because that is when students make the jump from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school.

Flutist gives back to GN through music society

Continued from Page 1 said. “All I wanted to do was be a flute player,” said Greengrass, 24. “But I could not make a note and everyone else was ahead of me.” She said she was taken to what is now the Gold Coast Performing Arts Center, and later to the Great Neck Music Conservatory for lessons to help her improve. Once she reached Great Neck South Middle School, and later Great Neck South High School, Greengrass said, her music teachers helped drive her passion to continue playing music. “Alan Schwartz from the middle school and Michael Schwartz at the high school helped and inspired me to continue to fall in love with music,” she said. On top of her private and school lessons, Greengrass was

enrolled as a pre-college student at the Manhattan School of Music on Saturdays while she was in high school. She said the combination of her teachers’ support and Saturday school pushed her forward to work towards a career in music. “Making a life of music is very wonderful and fulfilling, but very difficult,” Greengrass said. “It needs a lot of support and encouragement. I was lucky to grow up in a place that did just that. And that’s why I wanted to bring things back to the community.” After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in music from Rutgers University, and then her master’s in music from the Manhattan School of Music, Greengrass said , she decided to live in Manhattan and continue pursuing her music career. She has performed as part of an orchestra, a chamber, and as

a solo performer at venues such as Carnegie Hall and Symphony Space in New York City. On top of her personal music endeavors, Greengrass founded the Nassau Chamber Music Society after planning its creation during her last year of graduate school in 2014. The Nassau Chamber Music Society officially became a nonprofit organization this summer. “I wanted to create my own opportunities and showcase some of the best young, upcoming talent,” she said. Greengrass said she handpicks performers she has met through her school and performance career who she thinks enjoy what they do and enjoy interacting with audiences. “I always make sure I’m working with artists who are warm and friendly and love what they do,” she said. “After concerts there is a meet and greet or a hangout so the audi-

ence and the musicians can get to know each other.” Greengrass said she is planning to put on four concerts during the music society’s first “season.” They had their concert on Sept. 19 at Lloyd Harbor, just outside of Cold Spring Harbor. Greengrass said the event was successful for the chamber’s first event, but is looking for improvements at future concerts. The next concert is on Nov. 1 at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck at 5 Old Mill Road. Funding for the concerts came from an initial donation made by herself at the society’s inception as well as from personal donations and ticket sales, Greengrass said, but she is talking with corporate sponsors for future funding. Tickets for the concerts are $20 for general admission and $10 for students, relatively inexpensive compared to the usual

cost to see chamber music performances, Greengrass said. “I always believed that classical music was one of those things that was out of reach,” she said. “Not just intellectually, but also because it is very expensive to see a concert.” Greengrass said audiences at the music society’s concerts will experience the intimacy of chamber music is and why it is so special. “Chamber music is something that is a really special genre of music,” she said. “Playing with an orchestra is great. Playing alone is great. But playing chamber music in small groups, there is something really special about that music making. Audiences can connect with it.” People can visit nassauchambermusic.com for more information on the Nassau Chamber Music Society or to buy tickets for the upcoming November concert.

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Community Meetings Village of East Hills Great Neck Water Pollution English Tutor Architectural Review Control District Board of Board Meeting Commissioners Meeting November 2 @ 8:00 p.m. November 5 @ 8:30 a.m. Village Hall District Office 209 Harbor Hills Road 236 East Shore Road East Hills Great Neck (516) 621-5600 (516) 482-0238 East Williston Board of Education Work Session Meeting November 4 @ 7:30 p.m. Willets Avenue School 455 I.U. Willets Road Roslyn Heights (516) 333-8797

Herricks Board of Education Meeting November 5 @ 7:30 p.m. Herricks Community Center 999 Herricks Road New Hyde Park (516) 305-8900

Village of Flower Hill Board of Trustees Meeting November 2 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 1 Bonnie Heights Road Manhasset (516) 627-5000

Manhasset Board of Education Meeting November 5@ 8:00 p.m. Munsey Park School 1 Hunt Lane Manhasset (516) 267-7400

Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees Meeting November 3 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 61 Baker Hill Road Great Neck (516) 482-0019

Mineola Board of Education Workshop Meeting November 5 @ 7:00 p.m. Willis Avenue School 121 Jackson Avenue Mineola (516) 237-2000

Village of Great Neck Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting November 5 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 61 Baker Hill Road Great Neck (516) 482-0019

Village of Mineola Board of Trustees Meeting November 4 @ 6:30 p.m. Village Hall 155 Washington Avenue Mineola (516) 746-0750

Village of Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees Meeting November 4 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 2 Gussack Plaza Great Neck (516) 482-4500

Village of New Hyde Park Board of Trustees Meeting November 5 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 1420 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park (516) 354-0022

Village of Old Westbury Planning Meeting November 2 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 1 Stone Hill Road Old Westbury (516) 626-0800 Village of Plandome Board of Trustees Workshop Meeting November 2 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall 65 South Drive, Plandome (516) 627-1748 Village of Plandome Heights Board of Trustees Meeting November 2 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 37 Orchard Street Manhasset (516) 627-1136 Village of Roslyn Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting November 2 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 1200 Old Northern Boulevard Roslyn (516) 621-1961 Village of Russell Gardens Board of Trustees Meeting November 5 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 61 Tain Drive, Russell Gardens (516) 482-8246 Village of Saddle Rock Board of Trustees Meeting November 4 @ 8:30 p.m. Village Hall 18 Masefield Way Saddle Rock (516) 482-9400 Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted. All meetings, dates and times are subject to change.

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Help Wanted ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / RECEPTIONIST Synagogue seeks experienced administrative assistant to serve as receptionist and assume various office responsibilities. Handle calls, greet visitors, maintain calendar of events and electronic message board, communicate with congregants, type correspondence and other administrative tasks. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and excellent interpersonal and telephone skill required. Must be able to multitask in an active environment. Excellent benefits. Email resume to mstein@tign. org BILLION DOLLAR MANUFACTURER expanding in the Long Island area seeking person with sales and/or marketing background. Call for more information. Leave message for call back. 1-516-759-5926 CUSTODIAL POSITION FULL TIME for church in Garden City. Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm and every other Sunday. Please send resume to ecavolo@thegccc.org FREE NURSERY SCHOOL Free nursery school for Mom who is interested in driving our mini school bus from 7:45 to 9:00am. ROMP with MOM Free Trial class on Saturdays. Please call Romper Room Nursery School 516-746-8606 HOME AIDES AND COMPANION SERVICES: motivated and caring individuals, part time/full time positions. Liberty One Home Care. Please call 516-243-9400 LICENSED AESTHETICIAN WITH FOLLOWING: Good salary + commission. Family friendly atmosphere. In business for 30 years. Call 516-746-8403 NEW YEAR-NEW CAREER GROUP SALES REPRESENTATIVE Fortune 500 company, voted top 30 places to start a career in USA by Business Week magazine, looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Must be enthusiastic and have strong work ethic. Sales experience is welcome but not necessary. Extensive management opportunities available. Unlimited earnings potential. Office located in Garden City. Call Bill Whicher 516-574-1064 OFFICE ASSISTANT P/T Garden City law firm seeks detail oriented individual to assist with general office duties in Accounting Dept. Microsoft Office knowledge a must. Email resume btomitz@lbcclaw.com OR call 516-294-8844 RECEPTIONIST P/T Manufacturer in Garden City near NCC. Answering phones and light office work. Good communication skills. Mon-Fri 1pm to 5pm. 516-239-4470 or fax 516-239-5793

Help Wanted REPORTER: Blank Slate Media, an award winning chain of 5 weekly newspapers and website on the North Shore of Nassau County is seeking a self starter with good writing and reporting skills to cover Great Neck. Newspaper experience and car required. Experience with social media platforms and content managements systems preferred. Excellent opportunity to work with editors with many years of weekly and daily newspaper experience. Health insurance, paid holidays and sick days. Office conveniently located in Williston Park not far from NYC. To apply email your resume, cover letter and clips to sblank@theislandnow.com SEAMSTRESS/ D ESSMAKER: TALLULAH Specialty Boutique Woodbury, NY We are seeking Seamstress / Dressmaker Must be VERY experienced in fitting and alteration of fine evening wear and sportswear. Call: Mr. Goldstein at Tallulah 516-367-8010

Situation Wanted AIDE / CAREGIVER Caring, efficient, reliable aide/ c aregiver looking to care for your sick or elderly loved one. 13 years experience, live in / live out, nights, weekends. Excellent references availabl e. Call Molly 516-476-3765 anytime. AIDE/ C ARE GIVER: CARING, EFFICIENT, RELIABLE looking to care for your sick or elderly loved one. 14 years experience. Just ended 7 years with previous patient. Live in, live out, ft/ p t nights, weekends. References available. Call 516-448-0502 AN ERRAND RUNNER45 YEAR GARDEN CITY RESIDENT Will run errands, grocery shop, drive to doctor, take to airport or anything else you need done. Call Cathy 516-741-1318 BABYSITTING/ N ANNY Available FT/ P T. Loving, caring person looking for loving family to work with. 15 years experience with local references. Licensed driver Please call: 718-849-1382 (leave message) CARE GIVER: NEED A COMPANION or nursing assistant for your loved ones? Fear of your loved ones being alone? Need overnight companion care at home or a health care facility? Call 516- 410-9943 NY State certified nursing assistant. CAREGIVER / CNA CERTIFIED PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN: companion, 12 years experience: nursing home, psych, mentally challenged program, private home, day care. References. Seeking FT 5 days Monday-Friday. Drive. Responsible. Call Michelle: 929-312-2873 CAREGIVER/ COMPANION: 20 years dedicated, reliable, efficient experience to care for elderly with Alzheimer’s/ Dimentia, assist daily activities in their home. Immediate. Pam 516-902-5185 or Carlene 516-850-4258

Situation Wanted Situation Wanted Situation Wanted CAREGIVER/COMPANION Caring & experienced seeking a position caring for the elderly. 20 years of dedication, experienced in geriatric care. If you or a loved one needs care and assistance please call 347-775-6894 CERTIFIED CNA/ CHILD CARE English speaking female with 28 years CNA experience (Alzheimers), assist with medications, doctor appointments. 14 years experience caring for infants & children. References available. Live in/ out. Licensed Driver. Call Dorothy 347-353-2564 CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH aide seeking employment as companion, house cleaner, housekeeper. Full time/part time. Available 7 days/week. Experience with references. Driver with car. Please call 631-522-6170 COMPANION AVAILABLE: Experienced LPN/ completing RN seeks sleepover evening companion (study daytime) position. Excellent references. Very reliable with ability to offer helpful solutions/ insight for peace of mind. Family resided Garden City. Please call 212-592-4066 ELDER CARE PROFESSIONAL who has cared for our mother with love and enthusiasm is seeking full time position. Drives, cooking, light housekeeping. Call 516-729-1688 EVON’S SERVICES We offer the following services: Companions, Home Health Aides/Elder Care Child Care and Housekeeping Laborers Days / Nights Live In or Live Out NO FEE TO EMPLOYERS Call: 516-505-5510 EXPERIENCED NANNY/HOUSEKEEPER and care giver to elderly available FT, weekends, overnight. Mother of three. 21 years experience including with two GC families. Call for more information. Selena 347-624-9453 EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER Good references. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation. English speaking. Flexible days/ hours. I will do a good job. Please call 516-589-5640 GINNY’S HOME CARE licensed Certified Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide providing private specialized home care. www.ginnyshomecare.com 516-354-1803

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 HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANER with many years experience and good references available 7 days with flexible hours. 516-632-0169, 516-499-1384 HOUSE CLEANING Experienced cleaning service available. Pleasant, responsible. English speaking, own transportation. Available Monday to Saturday. Please call Mayra 631-402-3869 HOUSE CLEANING with 15 years of experience. Good references. English speaking, own transportation. Call Marilda 516-318-1283 HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced cleaning service available. Pleasant, responsible. Provides own quality clean products. Own transportation. Local references. Spanish/English speaking. Free estimates. Approximate cost: Small home $79, Mid size $99, Large $118. Please call Diana 516-859-7084 HOUSECLEANING Very honest and kind woman available to clean your home Mon-Fri. Own transportation, own supplies, great rates. Local references. Pet lover. Spanish/English speaking. Contact Marleni 516-902-7249 IN HOME PATIENT CARE Male w/ 30 years experience seeking position to care for in home patient (preferably Manhattan) Available FT/PT evenings. Please contact: 718-640-7286 IRISH LADY AVAILABLE to care for sick or elderly full time any days. Experienced in all phases. References and car available. Garden City references. Please call 516-437-1285 NEW YORK PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT: Care giver/companion available. Over 20 years experience available 24/7. Specializing in patients with CHF, Alzheimer’s, Dimentia, surgical procedures, hospice and more. Call Jackie 5146-306-0257 or Joel 516-965-1940

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Novenas/Prayers PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity. Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother. Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (L.B.) PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT Holy Spirit thou who made me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals. Thou who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me, and thou who art in all instances of my life with me. I thank thee for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great material desire may be, I want to be with thee and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory. Thank You for your love towards me and my loved ones. Pray this prayer for 3 consecutive days. After 3rd day your wish will be granted no matter how difficult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. ( L.B.)

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

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Dog Walking & Running Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Cleanup GC Resident 516-382-5553

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Auto For Sale 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2 door automatic, silver hatchback. 41,000 miles. $5,400. Call Helen 516-486-6098 2010 GMC YUKON XL 4WD SLT. 55k miles. Onyx Black /S addle leather interior, extended GMAC warranty. New tires & brakes. Running boards, 3rd row seat. $28,500. Call 516-732-3554 Leave message BUICK CENTURY 1995: 47K miles, 4 new tires, new parts, A/C, excellent running condition! $2,850. 516-747-5799 or 516-747-3463

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MOHAWK VALLEY HOBBY FARM4 Bedroom/2 Bath Farmhouse 22 acres $149,900. Horse barn, dairy barn, gorgeous setting w/views! Just off NYS Thruway. Call 888-905-8847 for more info.

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LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Tentative Assessment Roll of the Village of Thomaston for the fiscal year March 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017 has been filed with the Village Administrator. Effective November 2, 2015, the Tentative Assessment Roll may be seen and examined by any person during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All applications for grievance review must be filed on specific form with the Village Administrator on or before November 17, 2015. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Review of the Village of Thomaston will meet on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 between the hours of 7:30 pm. and 9:00 pm at 100 East Shore Road, Great Neck, NY 11023, for the purposes of hearing complaints (grievances) as to the Tentative Assessment Roll for the fiscal year March 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017. BY ORDER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, VILLAGE OF THOMASTON Denise M. Knowland, Village Administrator Dated: October 30, 2015 GNN 142393 1x 10/30/ 2015 #142393 LEGAL NOTICE The following is the schedule for Village of Thomaston Board of Trustees for the 2016 year: January 11, 2016 (Budget) February 8, 2016 March 14, 2016 April 11, 2016 May 9, 2016 June 13, 2016 July 11, 2016 August 8, 2016 September 12, 2016 October 10, 2016 (Columbus Day) moved to October 17, 2016 November 15, 2016 Tuesday (Tax Grievance Day) December 12, 2016 PLEASE NOTE: This is a TENTATIVE SCHEDULE. Please call the Village Hall to confirm the above dates one week in advance of the scheduled meetings. Monday—Friday 9 AM—4 PM 516-482-3110 or visit our website at www.villageofthomaston.org. GNN 142392 1x 10/30/ 2015 #142392 LEGAL NOTICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: WW REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed by the Department of State of New York on: 08/11/2015. Office loc.: County of Nassau. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. Secy. of State of New York (SSNY ) desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 48 Orchard Farm Road, Port Washington, NY 11050 GNN 142204 6x 9/25, 10/02, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015 #142204 LEGAL NOTICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: 363 UNITS LLC Arts. of Org. filed by the Department of State of New York on: 08/28/2015. Office loc.: County of Nassau Purpose: any and all lawful activities. Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) is desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o BRG Man-

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DISTRICT Robert A. Lincoln, Jr. Daniel M. Nachmanoff Frank S. Cilluffo GNN 142412 1x 10/30/2015 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE TO BIDDERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that sealed proposals (each, a “bid”) for work relating to the Site Work, Landscaping, and Demolition of Vacated Office Building (the “Project”) will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District (the “Park District”) by not later than 1:00 p.m., on November 13, 2015, at the Park District office at 5 Beach Road, Great Neck, New York 11023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. The Bid Documents, including the instructions to bidders, bid form, specifications and drawings, can be examined at the Park District office on or after October 29, 2015, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and may be obtained upon a payment of $50.00. A pre-bid meeting for potential bidders will be held at 5 Beach Road, Great Neck, New York, on Thursday November 5, 2015, at 10:00. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bank check payable to the order of the “Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District,” or a satisfactory bid bond on form furnished by the Park District, duly executed by the bidder, as principal, and by a surety company licensed and in good standing to conduct a surety business in the State of New York, and otherwise satisfactory to the Park District. Such security deposits shall be in the amount of five (5%) percent of the gross amount of the bid (including all items of extra cost). All bids must be upon forms furnished by the Park District. Any other form will be rejected. The work under the Project includes furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary for the Project. Bidders must familiarize themselves with the performance, labor and material payment and maintenance bond and insurance requirements relating to the Project. The Park District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners of the Park District, is in the best interests of the Park District. Bids may be held by the Park District for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date the bids are opened, to review the bids and investigate the qualifications of bidders, prior to accepting any bid. Dated: October 22, 2015 Great Neck, New York BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT Robert A. Lincoln, Jr. Daniel M. Nachmanoff Frank S. Cilluffo GNN 142413 1x 10/30/2015 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE TO BIDDERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that sealed proposals (each, a “bid”) for work relating to the Cuttermill Park Basketball Court Replacement (the “Proj-

ect”) will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District (the “Park District”) by not later than 3:00 p.m., on November 13, 2015, at the Park District office at 5 Beach Road, Great Neck, New York 11023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. The Bid Documents, including the instructions to bidders, bid form, specifications and drawings, can be examined at the Park District office on or after October 29, 2015, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and may be obtained upon a payment of $50.00. Electronic copies of the Bid Documents can be obtained at no charge by contacting Lisa Goldberg of the Great Neck Park District at (516) 487-7665 or by email to: gnrec@greatneckparks.org. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bank check payable to the order of the “Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District,” or a satisfactory bid bond on form furnished by the Park District, duly executed by the bidder, as principal, and by a surety company licensed and in good standing to conduct a surety business in the State of New York, and otherwise satisfactory to the Park District. Such security deposits shall be in the amount of five (5%) percent of the gross amount of the bid (including all items of extra cost). All bids must be upon forms furnished by the Park District. Any other form will be rejected. The work under the Project includes furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary for the Project. Bidders must familiarize themselves with the insurance requirements relating to the Project. The Park District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informalities in the bidding, and to accept such bid which, in the opinion of the Board of Commissioners of the Park District, is in the best interests of the Park District. Bids may be held by the Park District for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date the bids are opened, to review the bids and investigate the qualifications of bidders, prior to accepting any bid. Dated: October 22, 2015 Great Neck, New York BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE GREAT NECK PARK DISTRICT Robert A. Lincoln, Jr. Daniel M. Nachmanoff Frank S. Cilluffo GNN 142414 1x 10/30/2015

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Continued from Page 3 Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. She was later appointed as chief assistant to Rice and then became acting district attorney in January after her former boss was sworn into Congress. In a race where political corruption is among most important concerns of voters, Singas also took Murray to task this week over her connections with former state Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre), who was indicted on federal corruption charges earlier this year along with his son, Adam Skelos. In court filings dated Oct. 23, federal prosecutors allege Adam Skelos tried to get his wife, Ann Marie Skelos, a seat on Hempstead’s zoning board. Campaign finance records also show financial ties between Skelos, Murray and the Nassau County Republican Committee. These connections to such a major corruption case raise questions that Murray needs to answer, Singas said, adding that she was concerned Murray had not read the federal indictment against Skelos. “She says that she will uncover and prosecute corruption, and yet she didn’t even read the Skelos indictment,” she said. “And that doesn’t jive. ... She says things, but she doesn’t back them up.” Murray has criticized Singas for not taking action on what she characterizes as corruption in the DA’s office. Last week, she raised questions about a $1.3 million malicious prosecution lawsuit that the DA’s office settled earlier this year. Singas said her office admitted no wrongdoing in the lawsuit, in which the plaintiffs alleged former DA Kathleen Rice wrongly charged them with extortion on behalf of a corporate political donor. Murray also called for Singas to fire her chief ad-

ministrator Jeffrey Stein following a report in the New York Post that his estranged wife accused him of domestic abuse in their divorce papers, continuing a debate over domestic violence in the race. Singas said Murray was the only one accusing Stein of domestic abuse based on a single newspaper story. Stein’s wife, she said, had never filed a criminal complaint and Stein has not been charged with a crime. “I take offense to that as a prosecutor, because I’m like, ‘Okay, this speaks volumes about what kind of prosecutor she (Murray) will be,” Singas said. The candidates have also sparred over how to tackle the county’s growing heroin problem. Murray has slammed Singas for letting drug dealers into diversion courts that put them into treatment programs rather than jail. Singas’ prosecutors remain silent when they could advocate for dealers to go to trial, Murray has said, most recently at a press conference Tuesday. But Singas said that’s not true. Her prosecutors object to diversion when cases merit it, she said, but the decision ultimately rests with judges, who sometimes put drug defendants into the programs anyway. Singas said she has been taking on heroin since before Murray started discussing it. Murray, she said, had never even called her office to express concerns about heroin during her time as supervisor of the Town of Hempstead. Singas touted her efforts to cut off drug rings, harsher sentencing laws that she brought to the state Legislature last month, and increased treatment resources for addicts. “These are not new concepts to me,” Singas said.

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Sports

Teams ready for synchro skating season

Icettes and Ice Pops Synchro Teams with Coaches Audra Smith (back row third from left) and Carole Liotti (back row right).

Synchro Team 2 2015: Ice Gems and Icicles Synchro Teams.

The Great Neck Park Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Synchronized Skating teams are back and bigger than ever. Over the past five years, the Skate School has effectively expanded the Synchronized Skating team from one to a multi-team program. Currently there is a total of 48 participants enrolled, which is a first and brings the program up to four United States Figure Skating (USFS) teams, three of which are travel teams. The skaters range in age from 5 to 13. Although Great Neck is at somewhat of a disadvantage due to the rink being closed for the summer, it does not hold the skaters back. The first USFS competition, taking place the first weekend in December, has the skaters working hard to prepare. And the coaches have spent their summer meeting and planning for the upcoming events, designing costumes, picking out musical selections, creatively choreographing their programs and organizing competitions. The Synchro Team manager, Carole Liotti, is impressed with how much can be accomplished in such a limited time period. She believes that the teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; success is a combination of the skaters, coaches and parents dedication to the program. Coaches Audra Smith, Carole Liotti and Erica Beggs watch the skaters abilities grow in a sport they love and are devoted to their teams. They are appreciative of the support from the Great Neck Park District Skate School, Superintendent Peter M. Renick, Deputy Superintendent Lisa Goldberg and the Park District Commissioners Robert A. Lincoln, Jr., Daniel M. Nachmanoff and Frank S. Cilluffo. Synchronized Skating is not only taking off here at the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink; it is one of the fastest growing discipline sports in the U.S. involving eight to 16 skaters while performing to music. There are many benefits the skaters reap from being a part of a program like this. First, and foremost, learning to be a part of team is invaluable as it teaches to accept both successes and failures, offers goal setting, time management, discipline, sportsmanship, hard work, friendships and possible future scholarships. Interested in being a spectator? The three travel teams will be competing at Terry Conners in Stamford, Connecticut on December 5 and 6. If you prefer to stay local to see the skaters in action, come down to the Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 5:45 p.m., when all teams will be performing at the Great Neck Figure Skating Club Holiday Show. For further information call the Skate School office at 516-487-2975, ext. 114 or email Carole Liotti at synchro@greatneckparks.org.

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Cosmos rally to win over Scorpions There are a few different scenarios that could lead the New York Cosmos to finish atop the North American Soccer League’s Combined Standings and clinch home field throughout The Championship, the league’s fourteam postseason tournament. The Spring Season champions took a big step towards that goal Sunday afternoon, rallying for a 2-1 win over the San Antonio Scorpions at Toyota Field. Unbeaten in their last four matches and winners of their last three, the Cosmos moved one point ahead of Minnesota United FC and are only two points behind first-place Ottawa heading into the final weekend of the regular season. “It’s very positive for us to be able to earn these three points today,” Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese said. “We have to continue this way. Now next week we have to make sure we’re ready to play. We’re facing a difficult team in Tampa. We have to finish strong and get ready for the postseason.” Trailing 1-0 at the half on Sunday, the Cosmos capitalized on a pair of set pieces to take a 2-1 lead. After a Marcos Senna penalty kick to tie the score, Ayoze García Pérez put the Cosmos in front in the 79th minute, curling a 26-yard free kick inside the near post. “It was clinical,” Savarese said of Ayoze’s strike. “He said from the moment he put the ball on the ground and saw the goal, he knew he was going to put the ball there.” The Cosmos (9-6-4) had the better of possession and more dangerous scoring chances, but the Scorpions entered the break with a lead as Billy Forbes capitalized on a failed clearance to score his fifth goal of the season two minutes from halftime to give San Antonio (4-6-9) a 1-0 lead. “We had to change a few little things in order to do better in the second half,” Savarese said. “We had to do a better job in being more proactive and not reactive. “There were a lot of situations in the first half where we complicated things for ourselves too much. We corrected them at halftime and did a much better job in the second half.” The Cosmos equalized in the 62nd minute from the penalty spot after Gastón Cellerino was taken down inside the box. Senna took the kick and sent San Antonio

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Second half goals by Marcos Senna and Ayoze García Pérez led the Cosmos past San Antonio, 2-1 goalkeeper Daniel Fernandes the wrong way, slotting his the NASL Combined Standings. It’s likely they’ll also low shot inside the net to level at one. It was the Spanish need Ottawa to lose to Atlanta that same day. If the Fury legend’s third goal of the season. and Silverbacks tie, the Cosmos need to win and make “We know already he’s a master of taking PKs. He up a goal differential of two. The game on Oct. 31 also has a lot of quality and most of all a huge heart,” Sava- marks Senna and Raúl’s last regular season games before rese said of Senna, who will retire at season’s end. “He’s retiring as Cosmos players. clever and he’s been very influential and important for “These are the wins that build character. It was very us. The PK was at a key moment. He gave the team plen- important today,” Savarese added. “It was an excelty of confidence in the way he converted the penalty.” lent second half after we had many things to correct at The Cosmos still need to beat Tampa Bay next Satur- halftime. Now we can go to New York and finish very Page GENERAL 08-28-15_Layout 1 8/25/15 12:04 PM Page 1 day, Oct. 31 at home to have CHERRY a chance -at1-8 finishing atop strong.”

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