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E.W. school district joins tax lawsuit 18 Nassau districts suing county over LIPA property tax payments

By N o a H M a N s k a r The East Williston school district has joined 17 other school districts in suing Nassau County for allowing tax exemptions they say have left them with budget shortfalls, the district school board announced Monday.

The lawsuit, expected to be filed this week, stems from the county’s decision in September to remove from the district’s tax rolls several Long Island Power Authority properties it had failed to exempt from taxes for 20 years.

“Once again, the actions of Nassau County have jeopardized school district’s ability to finance programs and services to students,” East Williston school board President Mark Kamberg said Monday night.

After discovering the LIPA properties had not been properly exempted from taxes for several years, the county gave the utility a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, or

PILOT, agreement for the parcels, Kamberg said.

That resulted in a reduction in the district’s tax levy after it was finalized in August, Assistant Superintendent for Business Jacqueline Pirro said.

Kamberg said the county assured school districts they would still get their full amount of tax revenue, as LIPA was supposed to make PILOT payments directly to the districts to make up the difference.

But those payments haven’t come, PIrro said, leaving the district with an estimated $706,000 revenue shortfall.

There is also no binding, written agreement with LIPA for the payments.

“I have nothing concrete to go by to project and plan because I haven’t received any of the money,” Pirro said.

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Snow starts fire

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An Arena Taxi cab caught fire Monday morning in Roslyn, most likely due to over-exertion in the snow, an Albertson Fire Department chief said. The driver was taken to an area hospital.

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LIRR gets blow back on service following storm

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service suspensions and power outages.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo deAfter Winter Storm Jonas left a blanket of nearly two clared a state of emergency feet of snowfall this weekend, Saturday, banning all travel on Nassau County residents were Long Island and New York City plagued with highway clo- parkways and expressways at sures, Long Island Rail Road 2:30 p.m. and further suspend-

ing all mass transit service at 4 p.m.

The travel ban was then lifted at 7 a.m. Sunday morning, though LIRR service remained suspended.

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Ex Mineola mayor to Driver injured in challenge 2 trustees Heights car fire John Colbert announces bid to return to board

By N o a h M a n s k a r Former Village of Mineola Mayor John Colbert announced Monday he’ll run for a trustee seat on the Village Board in the March election.

Colbert will run with the Save Our Suburb Party against incumbent Trustee Paul Cusato with the Hometown Party and Deputy Mayor Paul Pereira with the New Line Party.

Colbert said he wants to act as a check on a board he thinks has pushed large-scale residential development without considering the long-term impacts on services, infrastructure and traffic that have yet to make themselves apparent.

“I’m not looking to be an adversary, I’m not looking to be a complainer,” he said. “I’m looking to be a worker on the board, and I’m looking to work with the mayor, but sometimes you have to ask the tough questions.”

Colbert moved to Mineola from Poughkeepsie in 1984. He was a trustee from 1989 to 1994 and mayor from 1994 to 2003.

With a total of 1,048 new apartments built or on the way in Mineola, Colbert said, village officials have not studied thoroughly enough the impact residential development will have on the village.

While development is necessary to see the village into the future, he said, the projects the board has approved have been larger than he anticipated as mayor, and he thinks trustees have not considered residents’ worries carefully enough.

Colbert said several residents have approached him pledging their support for his candidacy.

“A village trustee should be up there and be a voice of the people, not to be up there to belittle anybody,” Colbert said. “...

You’re part of a team, but to be

John Colbert the voice of the people.”

The village recently commissioned studies of its parking capacity and its water and sewer infrastructure, and developers have examined how their respective buildings would affect traffic.

But Colbert said he has doubts about whether those studies are sufficient.

While current Mayor Scott Strauss has said the village is going to ease up on residential development, Colbert said he thinks the board should declare a year-long moratorium on new projects.

Pereira, though, said the board has kept residents informed and listened to their concerns in the course of a measured development process over the past 12 years.

Cusato declined to comment on Colbert’s specific claims.

The professional studies the board has commissioned are thorough, reliable and publicly accessible, Pereira said.

“The planning for the future is there. We’ve done it,” he said.

“We didn’t just approve a building, take the money and run.”

Pereira said he thinks Colbert is “grasping at straws,” and there’s some irony in his concern for the future, as he left Mineola

with a $33 million budget deficit from heavy borrowing for capital and operating expenses when residents voted him from his office as mayor.

In many cases, Pereira said, Colbert’s borrowing left taxpayers footing the bill for things such as vehicles and snow removal services long after they were gone or finished and created a large financial burden the current board has had to work to assuage.

“If he’s thinking about planning for the future, I think this is back to the past for him,” he said, “because the residents of this village will remember clearly the position that he put this village in in the late ‘90s and early 2000s.”

Calling himself a “building mayor,” Colbert said he and his Village Board approved $25 million capital spending, including a new Village Hall, library, fire house, swimming pool and parks, as well as road and water infrastructure repairs.

The former facilities were in “total shambles,” he said, and the board decided on borrowing to pay for major projects over time rather than hit residents with sizeable tax increases right away for facilities that continue to benefit Mineola today.

“We didn’t just go out and spend money for the sake of spending money, which some people would like you to think,” Colbert said, later adding he doesn’t regret any of his actions as mayor.

Colbert was also the first clerk of the Nassau County Legislature and chief of staff for Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta.

The top two vote-winners in the March 15 election will serve a four-year term on the Village Board.

Candidates must file a petition with signatures from Mineola residents between Feb. 2 and Feb. 9.

Firefighters delayed by snow

By N o a h M a n s k a r A taxi driver was hospitalized Monday after his cab caught fire in a Roslyn Heights parking lot.

The Arena Taxi car caught fire in front of the shopping center on Willis Avenue at Stratford Street South around 9:37 a.m., Albertson Fire Department Chief Jason Lasek said.

Mechanical issues from overexertion in the snow probably started the fire, Lasek said.

The flames caused the driver, a Hispanic man, to have a medical emergency, and Nassau County police took him to an area hospital.

An Arena Taxi spokesman said the cab was heading back to the company’s base in Glen Cove.

Heavy piles of snow along Willis Avenue narrowed the thoroughfare and delayed the fire department’s first-responders in getting to the scene, Lasek said.

“It’s tough for the guys to get to the fire house, tough for them to get from the fire house to here, with people not moving on the roads,” he said. “One-lane traffic on a four-lane highway isn’t good.”

The spokesman said he had been in touch with the driver

Monday morning and that the cab would be towed from the parking lot.

Albertson firefighters were on call from 9 a.m. Jan. 23, the day more than two feet of snow hit many parts of Nassau County, until noon on Jan. 24, Lasek said.

The department responded to three alarms, two medical emergencies, two fire calls and two vehicles stuck in the snow, he said.

Nassau County police reported four deaths during the weekend blizzard — three from medical problems related to snow removal and one man who was hit by a snow plow in front of his Oyster Bay Cove home Sunday afternoon.

Cops also responded to 233 car accidents, police officer Robert Graves said.

Some police vehicles got stuck in the snow, Graves said, but the storm didn’t prevent officers from responding to any incidents.

“That’s always something that winds up happening, but you just try to make do with the best you can,” he said. “Sometimes you can’t go down roads and (you’ve) got to then hoof it in.”

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Albertson Fire Department firefighters clean up after a taxi caught fire in a Roslyn Heights parking lot Jan. 25.

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Ed board backs later school start time Herricks to present plan to begin classes at 8 a.m., 30 minutes later, to teachers union

By N o a h M a n s k a r Herricks High School students could get a little more rest starting next school year.

At a meeting at the high school on Thursday, the Herricks school board supported a revised proposal to start the day a halfhour later, a change scientific research indicates will help students stay well rested and less stressed.

The district still has to present the plan to its teachers’ union, the Herricks Teachers Association, for further discussion, but many in the district say it’s a first step toward a broader conversation about stress and pressure in a high-performing and demanding community.

“If we’re all in this together to make sure that we’re doing what’s best for our students and our kids, then the 8 o’clock is the right thing, and there should be nothing that should preclude us from trying to really move us in that direction,” school board Trustee James Gounaris said.

A committee tasked with evaluating a later start presented a new plan Thursday to start

Herricks High School students at the school’s commencement ceremony in 2015. The school could start classes at 8 a.m. in the fall. school at 8 a.m. and end the day at 2:53 p.m., cutting Herricks’ nine class periods from 43 minutes to 42 and the time between classes from five minutes to four.

Herricks’ day currently runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m., the second-earliest start and the longest day among 13 comparable

high-performing districts, the committee found.

Research shows later start times help teens’ physical and mental health, improve academic performance and reduce absenteeism, said Herricks principal Samuel Thompson, one of the committee’s leaders.

Herricks senior Ashwin Viswanathan, a committee member, found a study showing a half-hour later start increased the number of students getting eight or more hours of sleep from 33.6 percent to 49.7 percent.

The committee made the changes after school board mem-

bers expressed concerns in December that its original proposal to cut two minutes from each class period — a total of eight days in class — would cost too much teaching time.

Cutting only one minute, the equivalent of about three class days, assuaged those concerns, board members said Thursday.

High school students also told the board in their annual conversation that night losing one minute wasn’t a big concern, Trustee Juleigh Chin said.

“Just cognitively, I think the kids will be much more focused and less jittery, and I think all of that will more than make up that one-minute loss in the classroom,” Chin said. “... They made a really great point ... they’re not learning by putting minutes into a bucket.”

A wide majority of students told the board Thursday they favored the later start, school board President Nancy Feinstein said.

Viswanathan said most students who opposed it were concerned about a later end time causing conflicts with sports and other after-school activities.

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Child’s delivery leads to restaurant

By N o a h M a n s k a r A Jericho restaurateur will soon revamp a shuttered Mineola bar into an Indian restaurant.

The Mineola Village Board approved Jan. 20 Arvind Gupta’s plans to turn the former Shakers sports bar at 267 Mineola Blvd. into a branch of Jassi’s, the New Hyde Park, Queens, restaurant he also manages.

“It will be a family restaurant,” Gupta told the board.

Gupta first recognized Mineola as strong restaurant territory in March 2014, he said, during his wife Anshu’s stay at Winthrop-University Hospital following the birth of their son.

There weren’t many Indian restaurants around, and he said he noticed a growing market for restaurants with the expansion of residential development in Mineola’s downtown.

There’s also already some customers from Mineola who dine at the New Hyde Park Jassi’s, Gupta said.

“So we’ll serve them, and more, we’ll keep the same quality food,” he said in an interview.

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Arvind Gupta of Jericho, partial owner of the Jassi’s Mineola location, is seen at the Village Board meeting Jan. 20. rant with husband and wife Valvinderjit Bains and Jasbir Singh, he said, who own the original Jassi’s.

While it’s further from down-

town, where many restaurants have opened in the past several months, Gupta said they settled on the Mineola Boulevard building — formerly the Camelot Inn

— because it’s visible from the Jericho Turnpike business thoroughfare.

Gupta and architect Edward Hicks plan to update the exterior, including the windows, and open up the interior.

Jassi’s will have a full bar and between five and seven additional employees, Gupta said.

But it won’t have loud music or cigar nights like its predecessors, he said.

“This is a nice neighborhood, and people will like it,” Gupta said. “The Indian food we will bring here, they will like it.”

Arvind and Anshu Gupta said Jassi’s will be a family affair for them. Anshu was a professional event planner when she lived in India, and Arvind said she’ll have a role in “planning the show” at Jassi’s.

They also hope to eventually get their son involved, Anshu said.

Village of Mineola Deputy Mayor Paul Pereira said he’s glad the building will be getting an update.

“I think it will be more inviting as a restaurant to open up those windows,” he said. “When

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it was a nightclub, that made sense to have those dark windows and not have airy feeling, so certainly I think that’s a move in the right direction.”

Some village trustees on Wednesday expressed concerns about parking, a persistent issue at that location, Mayor Scott Strauss said at Wednesday’s hearing.

Gupta said the neighboring building to the south has agreed to let Jassi’s patrons use its parking lot in the evening, and he will work to solidify a similar agreement with the Bank of America branch across the street.

Lunchtime customers will have to find street parking nearby, he said.

Jassi’s will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week after an expected April opening, Gupta said.

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Bosworth rejects run, Kaiman doesn’t Ex town supervisor joins field of Dems seeking Israels’s seat; his successor sez no

By N o a h M a n s k a r

As former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman jumped fully into the race to replace U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Melville) this week, current Supervisor Judi Bosworth officially stepped out.

Bosworth, a Democrat and Great Neck resident, confirmed in a statement Wednesday she would not run for the North Shore Congressional seat after party officials approached her last week about a potential bid.

“I love my job as supervisor and this is where I want to be,” she said. “The residents of the Third Congressional District are fortunate to be able to choose from so many well-qualified and competent contenders.”

Kaiman, Bosworth’s predecessor and also a Great Neck resident, is one of those contenders.

His name was one of 12 in the mix immediately following Israel’s Jan. 5 announcement that he wouldn’t seek reelection, and he said this week he plans to fully mount a campaign for the Democratic nomination.

Kaiman must first leave his posts as chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority and head of the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery before forming a

Former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman entered the race to replace U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Melville), but current Supervisor Judi Bosworth stepped out this week. federal campaign committee and beginning to raise funds, he said.

Kaiman said his almost 10 years as town supervisor and experience in several other local government agencies would make him a strong local representative on the federal level, as he said Israel was.

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Robert Zimmerman, a Great Neck resident, Democratic National Committee member and public relations executive, dropped out of the Congressional race this week.

The moves come as Democrats continue to prepare for a likely primary to determine who could run against the lead-

ing Republican candidate, state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola), in what could prove to be a tight general election.

Other Republican candidates include state Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (RHuntington) and retired Marine David “Bull” Gurfein of Manhasset, who started a campaign committee in September and has raised more than $250,000.

Kaiman and Zimmerman were among 11 potential candidates at a meeting Jan. 20 with Israel and Democratic Party leaders from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens counties.

Several other established party figures, such as former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and North Hempstead Councilwoman Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck), who have already entered the race, were there. Suffolk Legislators William Spencer and Steve Stern and former Suffolk Legislator Jon Cooper were also present.

The potential candidates also included several “outsiders” who haven’t held or run for office before, Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs said — Port Washington psychologist and philanthropist Laurie Scheinman, Great Neck businessman Todd Richman, Levittown attorney Jonathan Clarke and Jerry Cohen of Old Westbury.

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Dem town chair owes $1M plus in back taxes

By N o a H M a N s k a r The Town of North Hempstead is reviewing its relationship with town Democratic Party Chairman Gerard Terry after he revealed he owes more than $1 million in back taxes.

Town Councilwoman Dina De Georgio (R-Port Washington) called for an emergency resolution Tuesday night to sever ties with Terry, the attorney for the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals, after he admitted his tax problems in a written statement Jan. 22.

“I feel that in order for the public to continue to trust this board and have confidence in our ability to govern, we need to take swift and decisive action with respect to this matter,” De Georgio said at Tuesday’s Town Board meeting in Manhasset.

Terry’s contract with the town expired Dec. 31 and isn’t set to be renewed, town

Supervisor Judi Bosworth said, but the town attorney’s office will review the matter and make any necessary changes.

He had been working without a contract since the start of the year, Bosworth said.

Whatever actions the town takes, Terry said Wednesday, he hopes town officials won’t make his tax problems “a partisan issue.”

In his statement last week, Terry blamed his tax issues on “Type-A workaholic compulsion with self-denial and truly catastrophic health issues.”

“As an attorney and political leader, one would assume I might be the last person to run afoul of failing to cut a tax check on time, but that failure reflects more on personality than profession,” Terry wrote in the statement.

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CORRECTIOnS The Jan. 15 article “With Israel leaving, jockeying begins for 3 seats” misspelled the name of Suffolk County Republican Party Chairman John LaValle. That story also should have noted Republican David Gurfein of Manhasset was the first to create a campaign committee in the race for New York’s Third Congressional District.

The Jan. 22 article titled “Subdivision faces extra hurdle in North Hills” should have said developer Manhasset Bay Group’s offered “several steps it could take to mitigate some environmental issues.”

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NCC officials narrow field for new prez

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Nassau Community College officials said they are close to selecting a new president to lead the institution, with the presidential search committee trimming the shortlist down to four candidates.

While the college has been without a permanent president for the last three years, NCC Board of Trustees Chaiman Jorge Gardyn said people should not be critical of the presidential selection process.

“I am sick and tired of everyone commenting that we haven’t had a president here for three years. Yes we have not a de facto president but we have had acting presidents and we have had interim presidents that have led this college for the past three years,” Gardyn said at the Jan. 12 board meeting. “This college has never been devoid of leadership. It has been devoid of a title. And maybe some other things that go along with it. But we have not been devoid of leadership.”

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The four candidates are scheduled to visit the campus and participate in a public interview open to all faculty members and students.

Schoonmaker is scheduled to appear on Feb. 2, Saunders on Feb. 4, Glickman on Feb. 8 and Lee on Feb. 22.

Gardyn said the search has been properly monitored both by SUNY officials and fellow board members who serve on the presidential search committee.

“The process for the presidential search has been proceeding under the guidance of SUNY and under the leadership of Trustee [Arnold] Drucker and Trustee [Wanda] Jackson,” he said.

NCC has been seeking a permanent president since Donald Astrab left the position in July 2012.

Former Great Neck Superintendent of Schools Thomas Dolan has served as interim president since September.

Saunders, who was an administrator at NCC for over 13 years, was acting president prior to Dolan’s appointment until SUNY officials recommended a 60-day limit in June to his tenure as acting president.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher’s approval is required before the college could install a permanent president.

Dolan declined to comment on the presidential search.

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Singas sworn in as new Nassau DA

By N o a h M a n s k a r At her inauguration to her first full term Monday, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas renewed her pledge to make fighting public corruption the foundation of her administration, as it was the foundation of her 2015 campaign.

Speaking to local elected officials, police officers, political supporters and family, the Manhasset resident said her elec-

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Woman charged in drunk driving death Around 12:35 a.m. Oct. 1, prosecutors said, McKiski was driving west on Old CounA grand jury on Thursday indicted a try Road west of Glen Cove Road when she Florida woman who allegedly hit a Queens veered from the middle lane into the right lane. bicyclist in a fatal drunkShe allegedly hit en-driving accident on Old 22-year-old Charles VelasCountry Road. quez of Bellerose, Queens, Melissa McKiski, of who was riding his bicycle Venice, Florida, is not alwith two others, and then lowed to leave Nassau, fled.

Suffolk or Queens counPolice later arrested ties without court perMcKiski at Herricks Road mission after she was arand Helen Road in Mineraigned on an 11-count ola, prosecutors said. indictment stemming Velasquez’s bike flew from the alleged hit-andinto a nearby shopping run on Mineola’s border center parking lot and his with Garden City, prosecucompanions called 911, tors said. prosecutors said.

The indictment inHe was taken to Wincludes four felonies, inthrop-University Hospital cluding second-degree Melissa Mckiski in Mineola, where he was manslaughter, six misdepronounced dead around meanor counts and a traf4:30 a.m. fic infraction, prosecutors McKiski is out on $50,000 bail. John Carsaid. McKiski is due back in court Feb. 23.

“A young man, with his entire life in front man, her Garden City-based attorney, could of him, was taken from his family and friends not be immediately reached for comment.

Carman told Newsday, “This is one of due to the alleged drunk driving of this defendant,” Nassau County District Attorney those all too common cases that’s a tragedy for both families.”

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Opinion OUR VIEWS

A questionable approach by Great Neck Plaza

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ou would think that the Village of Great Neck Plaza business district is booming based on the response of Village of Great Neck Plaza trustees to a proposal by the owner of the Shop Delight supermarket for a second store.

But it’s not.

The Village of Great Neck Plaza shopping district, like much of Great Neck, is actually dotted with vacant storefronts.

That did not stop Plaza trustees from giving the cold shoulder to a proposal by Shop Delight owner Edward Yakupov to move a butcher shop and fish market currently in the basement of the supermarket to its own location on Welwyn Road three stores down.

One trustee said he was concerned that customers would ignore a cross walk to get to a parking lot the supermarket leases from the Great Neck Park District.

As if the store’s patrons were school children in need of a crossing guard, and the

village has no ability to ticket shoppers for jaywalking.

Mayor Jean Celender and Trustee Gerry Schneiderman said the existing supermarket has repeatedly violated a conditional-use permit that restricts deliveries to 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and complained that trucks parked and offloaded on the street rather than in offloading zones.

Celender also noted the traffic generated by the market and its close proximity to nearby residences.

All of which raises several questions.

If delivery trucks and Shop Delight have so blatantly violated parking restrictions and the store’s conditional-use permit why hasn’t the village done more to enforce them.

A review of village records shows that Shop Delight has only been ticketed seven times in the past eight years and the store’s conditional-use permit has yet to be challenged.

When asked about the lack of tickets, Celender said the village only has four enforcements officers.

But if the supermarket is such a problem why not focus the enforcement officers on the supermarket until they complied with village restrictions?

The village did lay the groundwork last week to increase village fines from $350 an incident to a sliding scale starting at $350 for a first offense and rising to as much as $1,000 for a third.

But sliding scales are meaningless unless the tickets are issued.

More important are the village’s restrictions on delivery times reasonable and just what kind of businesses does the village hope to attract? And what message does the village’s approach send to other businesses seeking to locate in Great Neck Plaza — particularly those which might actually be successful enough to draw customers to the

Plaza.

We don’t know too many pharmacies, furniture stores and electronics stories that could meet the village’s delivery restrictions.

So if not those stores, who?

Brick and mortar stores in Great Neck Plaza and local shopping districts across the North Shore already face increased competition from the internet as well as shopping malls such as The Americana and Roosevelt Field.

This leaves service businesses such as restaurants, supermarkets and butcher stores playing a more important role in filling storefronts in local shopping districts.

The Plaza, like all local governments, should be sensitive to the needs of residents and enforce laws under which businesses operate.

They should also be reasonable in how they treat existing businesses and those seeking to open there.

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E.W. plan for well would soak taxpayers

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t the Jan. 12 East Williston water meeting, there was a noticeable change in the narrative from what our elected officials have been telling us over the last few years.

Previous concerns were with the “fairness” of water prices, then their focus changed to allegations that Williston Park did not wish to negotiate with East Williston in good faith.

East Williston and Williston Park leaders have finally reached an agreement in principle, allaying these concerns.

Now East Williston officials seemingly have resorted to a shameless attempt of public fear mongering to push their agenda of building our own water supply, regardless of the cost.

East Williston contends that legal loopholes and a deteriorating Williston Park water infrastructure present significant risks to our residents.

Clauses included in the Williston Park proposal discussing “Opt Out,” “Indemnification” are indeed a concern, but are easily surmountable with further good faith negotiations.

And as far as deteriorating systems go, I would prefer to spread the costs of repair across more than 3,000 users, rather than the 850 in East Williston.

If East Williston proceeds with this well project, residents should be prepared to pay more for water than they do today.

Based on updated estimates, it is now assumed that this project can cost anywhere from $7.5 mil-

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lion to 8.5 million, up from previous estimates of $7 million.

East Williston trustees presented that their base case would result in lowered water costs of approximately $4.76 per 1,000 gallons “after tax” or a 13 percent savings from the current resident rate of $5.47 (and above the Williston Park rate of $4.33).

With the average East Williston household spending a reasonable $765 annually on water, this is approximately $100 in annual savings — assuming you are taxed at the 30 percent rate.

While $100 annual savings is not chump change, it is not changing anyone’s lifestyle either.

This also implies that the “before-tax” rate you pay for water will likely be higher than your current rate.

Before believing the “aftertax” savings from East Williston officials, residents at lower and higher tax rates may not enjoy the full tax savings so you may want to consult with your accountant.

In my opinion, it is prudent to evaluate this project independent of your tax rate, as it is a likely a marginal benefit at best, and largely used by the mayor to further his political agenda.

Further to this point, in the East Williston “worst-case” scenario, residents will enjoy an abysmal 3 percent “after-tax” savings.

If you don’t believe this mathemagic presented by East Williston, you can expect your actual water rate to increase by 15 percent to $6.39, with significant risks to the upside.

Residents should be aware that the debt service payments for this project will be included as part of their village taxes, further bloating their annual tax bill.

Since your tax bill is assessed based upon the value of your home, and not your water usage, you will be paying dearly for this water, regardless of how little you use.

In business, capital projects like this are considered absent of emotion, and when they yield zero or negative Net Present Value they are discarded rather quickly.

However in public service, these decisions are made by politicians under the guise of public goods, and paid for by taxpayers.

John Azzara East Williston

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K remer ’ s C or n er

Shades of 1962 and 1972 in 2016

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omehow, every time I think about this year’s presidential elections I cannot help invoking the names of Goldwater and McGovern.

Each of those individuals had a dramatic impact on the future of the Republican and Democratic parties. When their campaigns imploded, it took both political parties many years to recover.

Senator Barry Goldwater (RArizona) was the darling of the conservative wing of the party.

He was charismatic and did not hold back on any issues, at any time.

During those years, the right wing of the Republican Party had taken control of the machinery and steered the nomination to Goldwater.

His Democratic opponent, Lyndon Johnson, went into the campaign with a sterling record on civil rights, needs of the poor and a variety of issues that made him the odds on favorite.

When the 1964 election ended, Goldwater suffered a disas-

trous defeat and the Democrats won control of both houses of Congress.

Beyond Washington, Goldwater caused the party to lose hundreds, if not thousands, of seats in state legislatures and local elections.

In New York State, the Assembly Speaker Joseph F.Carlino, who had a very Republican district, was swept out of his job by 17,000 votes.

After the 1964 debacle, it took the Republican Party almost 10 years to regain their footing and gain control of the White House.

If ever a year smelled like 1964, this one does.

Donald Trump, has to date captured the hearts and minds of the blue-collar workers and anyone else who has a grievance with the government and hates all politicians.

His only real opposition is Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) who is beloved by many of the same people, and universally hated in Washington.

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You don’t have to be a professor of political science, to know that either one could repeat the Goldwater disaster by suffering a massive defeat, and setting the party back for another ten or more years.

Some of my close Republican friends believe that a Cruz or Trump candidacy could mean the death of the national party itself.

While many Democrats are

having a good time watching the Republican Party trauma, this year’s election could inflict massive pain on the Democrats and take away their last seat of power, the White House.

Hillary Clinton may not be the heart-stopping choice of all Democrats, but anyone who thinks Bernie Sanders can beat Trump or even Cruz, better read the history of George McGovern’s 1972 campaign for president.

McGovern was a very liberal senator with a strong populist record.

The extreme left wing of the Democratic Party revered him and at that time was in control of the party machinery.

McGovern got the nomination and overwhelmingly lost the election by a margin of 60 to 37 per cent.

McGovern campaigned on the issues of uplifting all of the working class and ending the war in Viet Nam. His successful opponent was President Richard Nixon, who successfully claimed that

he would protect the security of the country and make it strong again.

If you listen to Trump or Cruz, they sound very much like Barry Goldwater. If you listen to Bernie Sanders, you can hear the footsteps of McGovern.

I can vouch for McGovern’s impact on the bottom of the Democratic ticket , as I ran for reelection that year and got 12,000 more votes than Mc Govern.

There is no happy ending for either party if history repeats itself.

A lot of people in this region tell me they like Bernie Sanders, but if he is the candidate, Sanders is incapable of winning the race for the White House.

He may win a few states, but Trump will capture enough Republicans and Reagan Democrats to win the big prize.

I know a few people who are long standing members of the “November Doesn’t Count Club.”

Therefore, if they want Trump to win, they should stick with Sanders.

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Gov can brighten bleak financial future

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assau County is a fiscal mess.

The projected deficit using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) over the next four years is almost $1 billion.

That doesn’t include the roughly $700 million backlog of unpaid tax certiorari refunds, and estimated liability for claims and litigation.

The largest revenue source for Nassau is sales tax, and that isn’t growing.

Because of this, fees and fines have been increased to generate revenue; in Nassau, they are among the highest of any county in the state.

To make matters worse, a recent survey of Long Island’s CEOs showed only 5 percent thought local governments do a good job, and none do an excellent job.

Going forward Long Island’s economy is projected to grow at half the rate of the rest of the nation.

Here’s why: wages are decreasing towards the national average because most new job growth is in the lower paying service sector; and, there isn’t a decent supply of affordable

housing.

On a larger scale, our national economy is in for a bumpy 2016, which will also negatively affect Long Islanders.

The depression of crude oil prices to around $30, though good in the short-term for the American consumer, is horrible for the world economy.

All 12 OPEC nations, along with Russia, Brazil and Norway are primarily dependent on oil revenue to balance their budgets.

With prices this low, these oil producing nations have been forced to find other ways to raise revenue and balance their budgets, and they are now selling any asset that’s liquid, such as stocks.

That means the stock market will get pounded all year, and U.S exports will slow unless oil prices miraculously firm up.

This slow slide towards a financial abyss needs to be mitigated here on Long Island with some creative thinking and prudent planning.

Here are some things we can do: · Combine industrial development agencies (IDAs) from Nassau and Suffolk into one

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All Things Political regional Long Island Authority, and work out a fair formula so each government entity contributes according to its past history.

If government is going to use the IDA and taxpayer funding to attract new business, the power of Nassau and Suffolk working together should be used

to attract world-class companies to Long Island. · Build up tourism and unique events across Long Island.

This would help attract and retain millennials, enabling the region to grow for years to come.

According to nycgo.com, in 2014, NYC attracted 56.5 million visitors, spending $41 billion, which saved taxpayers almost $1,800 per household in taxes.

These tourists are right next door, and there’s every reason for Nassau to become part of their travel itinerary. · Speed up the permitting process so affordable housing can be built near mass transit.

If there is no affordable place to live then the local economy will continue to suffer.

Think of it as creating a farm system of future buyers of ex-

pensive Nassau County homes.

Developers will quickly deploy capital, creating good paying jobs and desperately needed tax revenue if government gets out of the way and let’s them operate in a timely fashion. · Streamline local government looking for efficiencies.

There are always new technologies being developed to help organizations run better, faster and cheaper. Incorporate suggestions from county employees, who know first-hand where improvements can be made and savings can be found.

Municipalities’ financial burdens of increasing wages, pension and health care costs will not change.

The only way to mitigate these costs and increase revenue is for government to plan longterm for a brighter future.

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A look o n the li g hter si d e

I’m casting my planet vote for Pluto

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here is big news in the field of astronomy.

Last week, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) announced that they think there is a new part of our solar system yet to discover — a new planet, out beyond Pluto.

One of the researchers trumpeting the “New 9th Planet” is Dr. Michael Brown.

Of course it would be him — he’s the astronomer who “killed” Pluto in the first place, in 2006.

He even bragged about it, in a book entitled, “How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming.”

Sure, blame the victim!

I remember that whole fuss from 2006 like it was yesterday.

“All the astronomers met in Prague,” says Brown, and, “They fought like schoolchildren for two weeks.”

But he’s quite wrong. They were worse than schoolchildren.

Which I would know, as I happened to have two live-in schoolchildren, at the time.

“It isn’t fair!” my younger son protested. “Just because Pluto is the littlest planet…” “… and the slowest,” his bigger, older brother helpfully

added… “…they kick it out of the Solar System!”

I suspected this had something to do with the coat-hanger mobile of the Solar System that the little one had recently brought home.

“Pluto’s still there, honey,” I said. “It’s just a dwarf planet, that’s all.”

“But it’s not allowed to be a regular planet any more! How can they do that?”

“Well, sweetie, they took a vote.”

“That’s ridiculous, mom,” said the older brother, who already considered himself a scientist. “Science isn’t about voting.

It’s about reality.”

“I agree,” I told him. Honestly, if we can start voting on things, I vote that fries are a health food, and chocolate is a fruit.

One of the points against Pluto was that it wasn’t enough of a gravitational “bully” to sufficiently “clear its orbit” of debris.

Another was that, if they let Pluto stay a planet, there were too many other celestial bodies they’d have to call planets, too.

To be honest, it reminded me of the way the kids on my block

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It’s pretty clear that that’s how Dr. Brown feels about Pluto.

Still, I tried to put it in terms my littlest one might understand.

“Sweetie pie, if they kept Pluto in, there’d be lots of other small planets, too — and a lot of names to learn.”

“I could manage! I already know Eris, and Sedna.”

“And how would you ever fit them all on your mobile?”

“I’d put a clump of glitter, or something. I could manage.

Suppose my name was hard to learn — should they get rid of me, too?”

“Of course not, honey. It’s just that the astronomers have their rules, and Pluto didn’t fit.”

No one ever likes the maker of rules.

“But Pluto didn’t do anything wrong! It was just doing what it was always doing!”

“Namely, orbiting inside the orbit of Neptune, half the time…” helped the big brother again.

“So it isn’t perfect.” My little one started to pout. “… And at a different angle from all the other planets!”

“So it’s different!” His lower lip began to tremble. “Is that any reason to kick it out of the family?”

He had a point.

Where would we be if we could do that to the most vulnerable member of any group?

Suppose we could kick colors out of the rainbow? “Cyan, nobody knows if you’re green or blue, so scram. You’re out of the rainbow.”

Or the alphabet? I’ve never had much use for the letter K. Half the time, it sits there, silently fooling people about where

to look up words like knight and knee-cap; and the rest of its duties can be handled perfectly well by the letter C. “So beat it, K, you’re outta here!”

And the states! Let’s get rid of Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska’s too cold and Hawaii’s too distant.

Who needs ‘em?

So — if you’re a little bit different, and eat your ear of corn around the equator instead of from left to right — should you be kicked out, too?

Does this mean that, when my own little brother came home from the hospital, when I was 2, and yet another, when I was 4 – I could have kicked them out of the family, for being too small; too weak; not clearing their orbit? Too many names to learn?

That was certainly how I felt at the time…but it’s not how families work. Or so I was told.

It’s no way to run a world — or a solar system, either.

So by all means, let’s welcome the new Planet X, or whatever they want to call it — as long as they bring back Pluto, as well.

Somehow, I’m sure they’ll find there’s enough room.

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Franklin: global model for democracy

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is life spanned 1706 to 1790, a century of kings, emperors, “lords,” and of precious little representative government or democracy. Too often we take for granted that our new nation could establish a Republic in a world of monarchies and of privileged hereditary elites.

Who you were — and who you became — depended on who your father was (buttressed by the status of the family for your arranged marriage). In the “Old World,” marriage was considered too important to be left to young adults; parents chose your love, then you were expected to love that choice.

Benjamin Franklin was a barrier buster in many ways (including marriage). More than that, he was a creative force both for bolstering individual freedoms and for building the kinds of communities that create and advance democratic, civil societies.

As mentioned in my previous column, I participated in my first rating of the greatest Americans in 1976.

My second choice was Thomas Jefferson (more on that at some future date).

Among the several factors that caused me to select Franklin was recognizing how much he had already achieved before Jefferson was born in 1743.

In 1776, Franklin was 26 years older than Washington, 29 years in advance of John Adams, and nearly half a century older than James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.

Franklin’s Autobiography was a remarkable demonstration of “The American Dream” of success, but it did not cover the range and depth of the man’s expanding democratic endeavors.

Few who read his book realized that it only covered his life to 1757.

He could have remained comfortably on the sidelines at age 70 (afflicted with gout) when Independence was declared in 1776.

Instead, he was bolder as he got older, leading efforts for more democracy and expanding human rights. [Now, when

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10,000 people a day turn age 65, it is encouraging to see Franklin the “Senior Citizen as Revolutionary”].

It is no small task to highlight Franklin’s greatness (I may emulate Lin-Manuel Miranda’s great hit of “Hamilton,” and do a musical production of Franklin.

I would also do it in Hip Hop, because as writer Leah Libresco has pointed out: if the pace of Hip Hop had not been used for Hamilton, the duration of the show would have been more than twice as long. [see http://

fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/ hamilton-is-the-very-model-of-amodern-fast-paced-musical/] So, for now, a speeded-up summary of Franklin’s huge democratic significance: 1. He valued reading and learning from an early age. He is a model of a person becoming “self-educated.”

He only had two years of formal schooling, but he wrote frequently of his “thirst for knowledge.” He was a founder of book clubs (while still a teen), noting: “We read to one another and conferr’d on what we read.”

2. He had a teenage “internship” that shaped his later life — and ours. He took over running his brother’s newspaper and wrote anonymous social criticisms (unknown by his brother, but providing early demonstrations of the power of the press in a free society; this was a major theme throughout his entire life.

He practiced and celebrated a marketplace of ideas).

3. At the age of 21, he established “The Junto” in Philadelphia (it lasted more than 40

years).

This was one of several models for community building by fostering civil, deliberative discourse (a major theme worthy of a book chapter by itself). At its core, Ben invited others to meet regularly, partly for mutual assistance, but also to consider ways to improve their society for everyone. The meetings always involved quests for knowledge and understanding that embodied the spirit of the American Enlightenment.

4. America’s Enlightenment, with Franklin as its distinctive champion, was different from the European counterparts because Franklin led the way to engage the entire population not just the privileged elite.

Given his own modest beginnings, it is not surprising that Franklin for the entirety of his life pushed for an inclusive society — one based, not on religion and theology, but on the capacity of all citizens to make informed, public judgments when they had access to reliable knowledge.

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Obamacare better, but single payer best

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nce again, the discussion Affordable Care Act is the official of single-payer health name for our national health proreform has been revived gram.

Many still think that Obamduring the presidential acare is a different plan. It defiprimary.

It affords the opportunity to nitely is not.

Politicians, in their effort present expert information on the meaning of such a solution to to malign the ACA created anhealth care woes and confusion. other a separate name to pin the First, dismiss all the nonsense blame on the President’s singucreated by the 62 separate Con- lar achievement. Just plain nongressional votes to repeal the Af- sense.

Now to business. fordable Care Act. In many ways, the ACA has Every few weeks they present a bill, it passes, and goes to the achieved much, including many President to be signed. He then persons who otherwise could not vetoes it. Undeterred, the Con- get coverage under the overly ingress wastes some more time to efficient, complex, exclusionary private system that it replaced repeat their activity.

They never present a plan five years ago.

In that period the problems to provide health care to all of the country. No wonder their ap- with the way it has been orgaproval rating on performance is 9 nized are becoming burdensome and overly expensive, while still percent.

How can we have any confi- not including the entire nation.

Single-payer reform is really dence in a totally irrational Conthe only effective remedy that evgress?

No matter that the nation, ery other industrialized nation in when polled, overwhelmingly ap- the world has been able to implement. proves of health coverage.

Every system created abroad But confusion runs so deep because our lawmakers are not has its own program but every interested in what the public one of them has achieved universal coverage at much less cost wants.

Their continual rants do not and with superior health consehelp. At the simplest level many quences.

We are now faced with a still do not understand that the

crisis because we must reduce costs and complexity. I think at this point that the inability of our Congress to present a viable alternative speaks volumes about their failure to concoct anything that would satisfy Americans.

Indeed when the ACA was in danger of being defunded, and thus killed, Congressional critics were in deathly fear of the wrath of the public should that have happened.

Take hope, my fellow Americans. If you tell Congress to shut up, stop making fools of themselves and start listening to a nonpartisan physicians group, Physicians for a National Health Program, that has been studying the challenge for more years than most of our current Congress has been in office.

Instead of listening to those who have the most to gain, the private insurers and Big Pharma, who are still too powerful, spending billions to lobby our lawmakers into working for their greedy interest, we must understand and refute the myths about single payer.

Those of us who have experienced the way Medicare works have seen how well it functions.

Despite the myths and lies about losing your doctors, Medi-

care enrollees see their own doctors.

ACA unfortunately is burdened by the multiplicity of possible plans offered by private insurers.

Each of these plans has its own marketing, enrollment, billing, utilization reviews, and so on. Of course, this adds a layer of administrative costs that allow the private insurers to earn millions of dollars in profit.

When Medicare-eligible patients are served, their claims are processed by a system that is comprehensible.

I shudder, as a Medicare member, when I see the number of plans that makes it necessary for patients to estimate what their medical needs will be in the future.

Can anyone be comfortable trying to be clairvoyant?

A single-payer plan, based on H.R. 676, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, would guarantee coverage for all necessary medical care.

It would include prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services, primary and preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home health, physical therapy, rehabilitation (including for substance

abuse), vision care and correction, hearing services including hearing aids, chiropractic, durable medical equipment, palliative care, podiatric care, and long term care. Job based coverage, gradually being eliminated, and loss of coverage, if unemployed, would not be a problem.

Two thirds of the country support improved Medicare for All, as well as 600 labor organizations and many civic and faith-based groups. We know that big money has managed to convince the public that these improvements are unfeasible but the general public already knows that the current faulty system is fraught with inefficiencies and ever increasing costs. while still leaving millions uninsured.

The public, if it listens to the facts and understands that an equitable, financially responsible and humane system will cost less in terms of a drain on our economy and eliminate much suffering.

We cannot permit politics to deprive our nation of a human right.

We can achieve single payer.

Allowing total rejection of the ACA means chaos.

Esther Confino New Hyde Park

Columnist offers sound response to gun violence

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aren Rubin’s comprehensive article regarding President Obama’s Executive Action proposal was right on target on an incomprehensible subject.

The article was comprehensive because it clearly described many of the factors associated with gun possession.

The incomprehensibility was emphasized because our nation has a plethora of guns. More important, it stressed President Obama’s courage to speak to the nation to save lives not destroy

them.

As a gun-safety advocate and one who has been a victim, (our daughter was murdered seven years ago) I wished that these actions would have been proposed years ago, but I am heartened that the president finally used his executive initiative, It is devastating to note that which Ms. Rubin described and stressed so accurately in the president’s address is that gun violence is legislatively and politically charged in addition to being under the inordinate control of the

NRA, their overzealous claims to their gun rights and twisted interpretation of the Second Amendment.

In reality we are talking about the loss of human lives which was the point of the President’s message and was reiterated by Ms. Rubin.

Ms. Rubin’s article clearly emphasizes President Obama’s intent...to save lives with his heartfelt legislative order that is so vitally needed.

It can be concluded that a human issue results in a political

and legislative one...which as Ms. Rubin again emphasizes was the purpose of the president’s executive orders which advances us one step closer to fulfilling common sense rules for enforcing existing laws.

Other issues regarding gun violence were addressed and mentioned in Ms. Rubin’s article were how mental illness has been a contributing factor.

But gun safety is the key word, the federal government’s role to advance research for gun safety, expanded background

checks and banning assault weapons.

The president’s initiative is a step in the right direction, not only because he thought it but for his speaking out on no uncertain terms what we as a nation must strive for. I’m grateful for his articulating what is right and just and for Ms. Rubin’s insightful article.

Lois A. Schaffer Great Neck The writer is the author of “The Unthinkable: Life, Loss And A Mother’s Mission to Ban Illegal Guns.”

Honor Dr. King by fighting for full equality

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eflecting upon Dr. King and his impact on my life: I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when the radio special bulletin revealed that Dr. King had been shot.

My mother taught her entire life in a Newark African-American school; with students who were taught by people of various skin

colors and ethnic backgrounds.

My father worked in a Newark company where people of various ethnic groups and colors worked together.

I can even remember details about the night when Newark elected its first African-American mayor, and how as a teenager I was overjoyed by that election.

For me therefore, Dr. King’s

death was a severe setback for America and for the causes of freedom. I admit that growing up in Irvington N.J., my friends were all white; and therefore I never experienced- being a white person-the obstacles faced by minority groups struggling for equality in education, in housing and in the job market.

Nevertheless, my parents

raised me the way I have raised my children: To respect the right of each person to live with dignity; and to recognize how each of us deserves the equal opportunity to pursue our dreams in a free society. We have made great strides in America, yet discrimination and oppression linger in alarming proportions.

However we commemorate

Dr. King’s life, I hope we continue his fight to achieve full equality for all Americans; regardless of color, ethnicity, religious background, gender and sexual orientation.

Rabbi Michael Klayman Lake Success Jewish Center President, Great Neck Clergy Association Lake Success

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Women don’t have right to their own bodies

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o pro-lifers ignore “complicated circumstances?”

Possibly.

But, let’s address that criticism by Dr. Hal Sobel as best we can.

First, let’s give credit where it is due.

Most high school debaters know what Dr. Sobel has yet to learn.

One shows the shallowness of his arguments when he resorts to name calling and attempted put downs of an opponent as a substitute for logic. (Attack the message, not the messenger.)

Some say women have the right to do what they want with their own bodies.

But, the state says otherwise.

Women are not allowed to commit suicide, to scar themselves with knife wounds, to sell their bodies to a

neighbors’ husbands or sons, to lie down on active train rails, to have sex with minors, etc.

If women aren’t allowed to seriously hurt themselves, why should they be allowed to torture to death the body of another person whether it be a son or a daughter?

Let’s explore a “complicated circumstance” with Dr. Sobel, the self confessed “relativist.”

In 1937 my family had nothing but praise for our German-American building superintendent. He kept everything in our building super clean and in good working condition despite having a mentally ill wife.

Even though there was little traffic on the roads in 1937, we were all concerned for the safety of the super’s wife as she waved down cars and begged for car rides.

Then, as now, America had no good solution for

dealing with mental illness.

But, in Germany, there were relativists who thought like Dr. Sobel.

So, my super took his wife back to Germany for a death cure. And he came back with a blonde cousin who married him and settled in as our assistant building manager.

I was only a young boy at the time; but, I was wise enough to understand that the German relativists of the 1930s had the wrong answers.

And today, it doesn’t take a genius to realize that there is something wrong with the brandishing of a doctorate to justify thoughtless arguments hiding behind a barrage of insults.

James P. Gough New Hyde Park

Cuomo offers no plan to pay for grand projects

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hen it came to transportation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s annual State of the State speech made for some great sound bites but provided little substance.

Cuomo failed to give any specifics of how he will come up with $8.3 billion promised to meet the shortfall his proposed 2015-2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan.

Cuomo is kicking the can down the road.

The original proposed previous 2010-2014 MTA $29 billion Five Year Capital Plan was cut to $24.2 billion before being approved.

This doesn’t include $8.3 billion more pledged by Cuomo and $2.5 billion by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to help cover shortfalls in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed $28 billion 2015-2019 Five Year Capital Plan (cut from the original $32 billion).

When will these billions become a reality?

The original proposed 20152019 MTA $32 billion Five Year Capital Plan in September 2014 was rejected by the New York State MTA Capital Program Review Board.

In October 2015, a revised $28 billion 2015-2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan was approved by the MTA Board. It still needs approval by the New York State MTA Capital Program Review Board.

How can the MTA justify cutting $9 billion in badly needed capital improvements over a 10year period and still provide the day to day services millions of New Yorkers count on?

How many critical capital improvement projects will be postponed into the next 2020-2024 Capital Program?

The next 2020-2024 MTA Five Year Capital Program will first have to deal with $9 billion

in unfunded carryover capital projects and programs going back 10 years.

By waiting all these years, the costs will have gone up by another billion or two.

This includes $1 billion or more to construct Phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway.

Next, is $1 billion or more to finish LIRR Eastside Access to Grand Central Terminal.

What about finding $500 million to build the new No. 7 subway station at 10th Avenue and 41st Street?

This was dropped from the original scope of work for the No. 7 subway Hudson Yards extension as a means to keep the project within a baseline $2.1 billon budget. In the end, the cost was $2.4 billion without this station.

Also needed is $1.5 billion for the LIRR Main Line Third Track project.

Don’t forget $5 billion for New York’s share of the $20 billion Amtrak Gateway Tunnel project from New Jersey to Penn Station. (Amtrak just announced this week that the project cost estimate has already grown to $23 billion).

The LaGuardia Airport Train to the Plane base line budget of $450 million in the years to come will require up to an additional $550 million.

The final cost may be closer to $1 billion.

The $3 billion new Penn Station will end up needing far more than $300 million in combined assistance from the MTA, Amtrak along with Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Does anyone really believe that potential developers will spend $2.7 billion of their own funding to pay for this?

Staten Island residents will continue looking for up to $600 million for the North Shore Bus Rapid Transit.

Queens residents will be looking for $100 million toward the $200 million Woodhaven Boulevard Select Bus Service.

These dollars may be necessary if New York City DOT is unable to secure $100 million in U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration New Starts funding.

Suffolk County residents will be looking for $100 million for the Route 110 Bus Rapid Transit.

Westchester County residents desire $50 million for the Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit.

Others will continue to lobby

for restoration of LIRR service on old Rockaway LIRR branch at $1 billion, Triboro X Subway Express (new subway line connecting the Bronx, Queens & Brooklyn for $1 billiion to $2 billion) and most recently the Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Street Car Connector at a cost of $1.7 billion.

Combined, all of the above would make Cuomo’s tab for unfunded transportation improvements exceed $26 billion!

This doesn’t include how he will pay back a $3 billion federal loan for construction of the Tappen Zee Bridge.

Cuomo reminds me of the character Wimpy who famously said “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.”

When the bills become due, taxpayers will be stuck with Cuomo’s tab.

Why would the next Governor want to pay for any of Cuomo’s bills?

Larry Penner Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked in the transportation field for 31 years)

Village gets an E in enforcement

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emo to the Deputy Mayor: The reason shoppers don’t use the crosswalk to cross the street? Let see hmmmmm…Cars park over it nightly.

The pedestrians who don’t use that crosswalk have the decency not block the road and use the park district parking lot.

If you and your fellow board members would take the time to pass by during evening rush hours, you would know that. (You can ticket the trucks) But you won’t deal with the real threat to public safety .

Why the village refuses to deal with constant double and triple parkers is the issue.

They block traffic.( both vehicular and pedestrian.)

They even use the no parking triangle area by the mail boxes.

And they do it with impunity.

Why? Look in the mirror.

Has anyone seen a valet who holds keys?

Rob Stevens Great Neck

Consider a Catholic education

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atholic School week starts on the last Sunday in January and runs all week from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.

The theme for National School week is, “Catholic schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.”

I have a suggestion for parents to think seriously about, and that is giving their children a Catholic education.

I, for one, would like to praise Catholic schools for their ongoing contribution to education and for their role in ensuring a brighter, stronger future for the nation.

These fine schools produce students strongly dedicated to their faith, families and communities,

and provide an intellectually stimulating environment, rich in spirituality, character and moral development.

The teachers in Catholic schools are dedicated to every child and try to bring out in them their hidden talents, to make the very best they can be. You see, these children are leaders of tomorrow and need what these Catholic schools provide.

I hope all interested parents get in touch with their parish or the Catholic school in their area and take the first step in improving their children’s future.

Now let me point out that as Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council #5911, I have seen what these chil-

dren can do.

My council has provided to St. Anastasia school and later Divine Wisdom Academy in Douglaston a essay contest called, “Responsibility of a Catholic Citizen in a free society.”

These students turn in quite impressive essays and wish we could have given them all awards.

These students due to the education they received helped them to excel and helped them to be the best they could be. So please consider a Catholic education for your children.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village Continued on Page 20

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GOP legislators turn away anti-casino vote

By N o a h M a n s k a r Amid shouting from backers and opponents of plans for a video casino at Belmont Park, Nassau County legislators Monday declined to vote on a bill to replace Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.’s board of directors.

Chanting “take a vote,” about 60 opponents of the casino plan joined Legislator Carrie Solages (D-Elmont), who submitted the measure last week, in urging Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves (R-East Meadow) to poll the Legislature, while about 15 casino supporters decried the bill.

“That bill is undemocratic. It’s bogus,” said Patrick Nicolosi, president of Elmont’s East End Civic Association and a vocal casino backer.

The bill, which would have replaced three OTB board members who favor the casino with three opponents, was not on Monday’s agenda and only had seven of the required 13 signatures from legislators to bring a vote.

It was the Democratic minority’s latest effort to stop OTB’s plan to eventually put a 100,000-square-foot video casino at the Elmont racetrack. The plan has drawn strong opposition from village officials and civic leaders in Floral Park, Elmont, Franklin Square and other surrounding communities.

Many backing the casino Monday were OTB employees and members of the Teamsters Local 707 labor union.

Along with Richard O’Kane, head of the Building & Construction Trades of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, they argued a casino would create hundreds of jobs with quality benefits and provide the county with much-needed revenue, rather than let it escape to other gambling halls, such as the Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.

“Nassau needs this. They need the revenue. I go to Mohegan Sun (casino in

Connecticut), I go to Aqueduct — I’d rather spend my money in Nassau County,” said Susan Oddo, an OTB shift manager and the Local 707 recording secretary, to cheers from casino backers.

“Thousands of families” would benefit from the casino jobs, O’Kane said. Nicolosi said members of other trade unions have told him they support the project.

Some opponents argued that residents of Belmont’s border communities would get few of those jobs, and they wouldn’t be among the highest-paying positions.

Others said the increased traffic and crime and decreased property values would be too high a price to pay for any economic benefits a casino would bring.

“There has to be a place where we can get jobs and build something that means something,” said Terry Paterno of Floral Park.

In a statement Wednesday, OTB said casino would generate $24 million in revenue for surrounding businesses.

The agency said it has heard suggestions from residents about what a community benefits agreement to share casino revenue with surrounding communities should include.

Casino revenue would support local police and programs, OTB said, and would get school districts additional state aid.

While it awaits approval for the permanent casino from the state Legislature, OTB plans to build a temporary gambling hall containing 1,000 video lottery terminals in a lot north of Belmont’s grandstand.

That will require approval from the state Office of General Services and the New York Racing Authority.

Since OTB’s plan was announced in December, residents, civic leaders and village officials have organized what they call a grassroots movement that’s gotten support from Democratic elected officials on the county, state and federal levels.

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Photo by Noah Manskar

Supporters and opponents of a proposed video casino at Belmont Park rally at the Nassau County Legislature meeting Jan. 25.

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Lighthouse project affects entire N. Shore

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he article appearing in the Jan. 22 issue of the Great Neck News regarding Sen. Schumer, asking “the National Park Service to issue $165,000 in federal funding to restore the Stepping Stones Lighthouse,” was read with great interest.

Yet, I was disappointed that the arti-

cle appeared only in the Great Neck News and not in any of your other community newspapers.

Stepping Stones Lighthouse is extremely important to many communities beyond the shores of Great Neck, including those in New York City (Bronx and Queens), Westchester and Connecticut,

as well as commercial maritime boating traffic along Long Island Sound and the East River, as it remains a vital aid to navigation today.

To think that this story has little merit to your other readers in communities beyond Great Neck is a failure on your part and needs to be corrected.

Hopefully your news story will see further distribution and help to provide for restoration of this building to its original elegance, which was added National Register of Historical Places.

Charles Schneider, VP Great Neck Historical Society

Columnist’s work hits home with me

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ne day, most recently, I was sitting at my desk at work eating lunch and reading an article in the Roslyn Times by Judy Epstein (A Look on the Lighter Side), “Searching for the meaning in a data-driven life.”

I have loved reading Judy’s witty, sarcastic and human approach to her thoughtfilled writings for the past couple of years.

Her articles hit home with me. Most of the time, I feel as if she has snatched the thoughts right out of my own mind.

Perhaps we’re soul sisters?!

Anyway, while reading her latest and greatest, she made mention of many things, but what caught my interest in particular was what she had to say about doctor’s, burn outs and checklists.

I was reminded of a recent doctor’s appointment my daughter and I had at her

pediatrician’s office. Let me start by saying my son and daughter began their lives with this doctor’s office and we particularly love and respect the senior doctor who will go unnamed, so that I can continue our relationship there.

If this appointment was our 1st experience with this office I might have gone off running, but since it has been 21 years worth of experience I held tight to my seat.

When the doctor came into the room he sat down in front of a new fangled contraption coming out of the wall. I felt taken back, even a little annoyed and maybe sarcastically judgmental over this wonderfully kind “look in your eyes” doctor now having to resort to face to face, in depth conversation with a computer screen and keyboard.

As his eyes searched up and down to hit the correct key in the correct box....I

just sighed within as I watched my 16-yearold’s eyes roll (thinking to herself, “can we get outta here?”)

He began asking my daughter some important questions, some nonsensical, some questions which would require the same answers as the ones previously asked and some that I worried may implicate her in some way. How will doctor’s be doctors if they are not able to look into the eyes of their patients any longer? Is the medical business truly becoming a non-personal business?

Like my sister from another mister, Judy said, “If going down checklists were doctor’s main goals in life, they could become auto mechanics, and save themselves a staggering amount in student loans.”

I am so glad to have read Judy’s article this month, she made me feel that I wasn’t

crazy in my feelings about people and their disconnect to humanity.

In an age of increased ways of communicating, we are simply connecting less. I witness it at work, on the street, out to dinner, in a doctor’s office and even in my own living room where my kids sit with their friends, each one with their head’s bent down, nose’s in their phone’s.

I would like you to look at me, witness my expression, see my eyes, my smile or my frown. I want you to hold my hand when I’m either celebrating or defeated. I want to be a part of an environment where people truly care for the human side of life and not a test score or a checklist, don’t you?

L.A. Mazzara East Norwich

Ben Franklin: a global model for democracy Continued from Page 16 5. To those ends, it is no surprise that Franklin is the father of the American Public Library system (an “arsenal for knowledge” in the service of self-improvement and democratic society).

In addition to founding the secular college of Pennsylvania, Franklin was the major influence on the most “radical”

State Constitution of the Revolutionary era.

6. Not surprising to those who knew him, Franklin wrote an inclusive constitution, the only one without property qualifications for voting, and one that eliminated the positions of governor and an “upper” house, as being inconsistent with rule by the people (why, he argued, should there be a redundancy of a second

legislative chamber or an executive when citizens had already chosen their unicameral representatives?)

7. Both for the State and at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Franklin pushed for and achieved provisions for amendments, reflecting his continuing reform attitude.

8. Franklin was the best known and most admired American throughout the

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world. His reputation blossomed because of his scientific experiments and his writings. His cosmopolitan spirit was shown in the many years he spent in other nations, especially representing the new United States as the best diplomat our nation has ever sent abroad (in the judgment of historian Richard B. Morris).

9. In 1790, as President of the Pennsylvania Manumission Society (while crippled by gout), he led efforts to pressure the U.S. Congress to face the paradox of a nation committed to liberty that also supported slavery.

10. Ben Franklin was also America’s first great humorist (Walter Isaacson’s biography shows his use of satire and irony, as well as “bagatelles,” throughout his long life.) Ben’s pal, Thomas Paine wrote: “Those who knew Benjamin Franklin will recollect that his mind was ever young; science that never grows grey, was always his mistress.”

To my mind, one of the most endearing tributes to Franklin was expressed by his 13 year-old grandson in 1783, when Ben was already 77.

Teen “Benny” said that his elder namesake was “very different from other old persons . . . for they are fretful and complaining, and dissatisfied [but] my grandpa is laughing and cheerful like a young person.”

Benjamin Franklin clearly fulfilled the ancient Greek salute: “May you die young — as late in life as possible!”

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N. Hills, developer end New Yorkers Choose dispute on Ritz Carlton

By N o a H M a N s k a r The Village of North Hills Board of Trustees and a luxury condominium developer have mended their numbers disagreement and are ready to see the Ritz Carlton Residences to completion.

RXR Realty can combine 28 condos at the high-end complex into 14 larger ones, the board ruled Jan. 20, but they’ll still count as 28 toward the previously approved total of 244 units.

The board’s decision allows RXR to start closing apartment sales in early March, executive Frank Haftel said, a step forward despite the numbers issue.

The firm will separately present plans for the second phase in February or March.

“We were hoping just to kind of have everything wrapped up into one application, but we really need to move the project forward, or at least this aspect of it,” said Anthony Guardino, RXR’s attorney.

The physically combined condos in the development managed by hotelier Ritz Carlton, all of which have been sold, will be legally counted as one lot, said Haftel, RXR’s vice president for development and asset management.

The caveat is in how the village views them as part of the whole project, he said, first approved in 2006 to build 244 condos.

“There’s still two units, you’re selling two units, they’re still getting paid for two units, so how can you count them as anything other than two?” Village of North Hills Mayor Marvin Natiss said in an interview.

RXR sought the change in unit count in December as an amendment to the site plan for the first two buildings of the development, located at a 17-acre site on New Hyde Park Road near the Long Island Expressway Service Road.

With 124 condos in the first phase reduced to 110, 14 units would have been added to the fifth condo building in the project’s second phase, Haftel said then.

Haftel and attorney Anthony Guardino argued the change made sense under village code and the trustees’ previous decisions on the project. It wouldn’t bring any more people or traffic to the complex, they said, because all the condos are for single

families.

But the board couldn’t control or foresee whether that would be the case, Natiss said, and adding to the final building would have increased the scope of the project beyond what was originally approved.

“That may have been their thought process, but that’s not the Board of Trustees’ thought process,” Natiss said.

With this issue resolved, there’s no longer any conflict, he said, and both parties are ready to move forward into the project’s second phase after 10 years and many changes.

Some North Hills trustees met with Haftel and Guardino recently to discuss plans for phase two, which will build 120 units in three buildings. Phase one also included a clubhouse.

“We’ve worked together in creating a great project that the village officers, the village elected officials, are proud of, and so we’re going to continue working with them to make sure the project gets completed to everybody’s satisfaction,” Haftel said.

RXR, which calls itself the leading real estate owner, manager and developer in the tri-state area, had sought to develop the Ritz Carlton project since it bought the previous owner, North Hills LLC, in 2007.

The developer paid the village $21 million that year in lieu of providing public amenities under a zoning regulation that allows the high-density development.

The then-bleak real estate market pushed RXR to split the project into two phases in 2009.

In 2014, the project got a $3.6 million tax-break package from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, which the Great Neck school district vehemently opposed.

Condos range from 1,500 to 4,300 square feet and cost between $1.2 million and $5 million in the previously approved plan. Haftel said RXR has sold about 75 percent of the phase-one units.

Phase one is expected to be complete by August 2017.

“I’m really happy that they’re proceeding,” Natiss said. “I think it’s wonderful for the Village of North Hills, the Town of North Hempstead and the County of Nassau.”

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Dem town chair owes $1M plus in back taxes Continued from Page 7 Terry said he is working with the Internal Revenue Service to finalize a structured repayment program to pay the taxes plus penalties and interest, “which has accumulated over more than a decade.”

Newsday first reported the revelation, saying Terry released the statement following the newspaper’s inquiry into tax liens against him.

In a separate statement Wednesday, Terry said the revelation is “related more to my age and stage of life than anything else.”

Terry has worked as an attorney for more than 30 years and has been involved with Democratic politics for 45 years, he said. His statement noted many of his legal clients are in the public sector.

Nassau Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs said Terry’s tax issues are “disconcerting,” but said they are a personal matter and shouldn’t impact his leadership position in the party.

In the statement, Terry called himself “a cautionary tale” and said he aims to be “the biggest, most effective canary in the mineshaft” for others dealing with back tax issues.

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The Science Museum of Long Island on the Leeds pond preserve in plandome Manor.

The science of art and the art of science science Museum of long island introducing new curriculum in February By s a r a H MiNkeWicZ The Science Museum of Long Island is introducing its new “science of art/art of science” curriculum, which teaches how art has a place in science.

“We realized that there was no point in limiting ourselves to stem education when really the arts are part of science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” said Cara O’Donnell, the newly named the chief administrator of the museum. “It all has some scientific basis.”

The program series will begin in February at the museum, which is located on the Leeds Pond Preserve in Plandome Manor.

Students may register for art classes taught by local artist and art instructor, Lawrence (“Larry”) Chrapliwy. Chrapliwy, who’s originally from Port Washington. He said he plans to will share with

students his talent in conveying the light, atmosphere and mood that’s evident in his own paintings.

“This artist was very interested in bringing the arts to the science museum, but incorporating them in such a way that the science behind that is also emphasized,” O’Donnell said.

The classes are taught outdoors and indoors, depending on the weather. If classes aren’t held outside they will be held in the newly created studio space in the Museum’s Visitor Center.

Chrapliwy is also going to start teaching classes designed for children.

The classes will be held on Saturdays. The program will focus on works from artist such as Leonardo DiVinci. On Tuesdays (11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.) and Fridays (13:30 p.m.) classes on drawing and painting will take place for adults at all levels of proficiency.

Wednesday (11 a.m.-1:30

p.m.) classes will focus on drawing only. On Saturdays (10-11:30 a.m.), children ages 6-9 will meet to study and emulate the genius of artist/scientist/inventor, Leonardo DaVinci, and gradually branch out to study other master artists.

A second Saturday class (1-2:30 p.m.) will tailor the study of DaVinci to children ages 10 and up.

The fee for each class is $175 per month and class size is limited so that each student receives individual attention. Former and new students may register by calling 516-627-9400, extension 11, for registration by phone, or online at www.smli.org.

This is just one example of the efforts the Science Museum is making after new changes in their leadership, museum officials said.

The museum’s board of trusties unanimously elected Sean Marten as president of the board after the Science Museum’s annual election.

“We had a trustee who came on board about two years ago, Sean Marten, who was so helpful and generous to the museum and always had great ideas for improving the classes that we offer,” O’Donnell said.

The previous board president, Carlo Manganillo, spent 11 years on the board and served as president for seven years. Manganillo said at last month’s meeting that he “will remain on the board as a member at large.”

“He just wanted fresh leadership and fresh ideas,” O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell added that she believes both her and Marten will bring a lot of good ideas and the ability to implement them.

The community can look forward to new events and more ways for the community to get involved with the museum’s efforts, she said.

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ties with the community and gain more support.

The Science Museum’s ongoing events include birthday parties with science themed for children, almost every Friday night they do badge work for boy scouts and girl scouts. The Science Museum also takes its programs to local schools, hospitals, community centers, and public libraries.

The Science Museum could also use volunteers to fix the 109 year-old building.

“There’s always something that breaks or needs some kind of repair or just improvements,” O’Donnell said. “There’s always a room to paint or a mural for a nursery to create. One person came in one time with curtains she had made for some of the offices.

There’s always something.”

If interested in volunteering and helping the museums efforts, contact Cara O’Donnell at 516627-9400, ext. 11.

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Robyn Hitchcock is one of England’s most enduring contemporary singer/songwriters and live performers. A surrealist poet, talented guitarist, cult artist and musician’s musician, Hitchcock is among alternative rock’s father figures and the closest thing the genre has to a Bob Dylan.

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Saturday, Jan. 30, 3 p.m.

Come join the ladies of General Hospital - Laura Wright (Carly Jax), Maura West (Ava Jerome), Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones), and Emmie Rylan (Lulu Spencer). This general admission event includes a question and answer session and small talk and will be preceded by a separate, “Mix and Mingle” event at 1 p.m., which will include plenty of photo and autograph opportunities. Additional admission fee required.

Where: Brokerage Comedy Club, 2797 Merrick Road, Bellmore Info: (516) 785-8655 • http://tickets.brokeragecomedy.com

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Perhaps best known for his role as Craig aka The Truckee River Killer on Reno 911!, Dunnigan has had his own half hour special on Comedy Central and has been featured on several shows including Late Night With Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Late Show. He was also a regular correspondent on The Jay Leno Show. Dunnigan was a series regular on NBC’s Howie Do It as well as FOX’s Cedric The Entertainer Presents.

Where: Governors’ Comedy Club, 90 Division Ave, Levittown Info: (516) 731-3358 • http://tickets.govs.com/index.cfm

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Vincenzo Bellini’s most famous opera stresses the ritual aspects of the drama.

In Roman-dominated Gaul, the high priestess Norma has broken her vow of chastity by entering a relationship with the Roman pro-consul Pollione and the birth of their two children has been kept secret. Norma is a classical heroine, passionate and revengeful, and her dilemma provides the starting point for the most successful work by the last and greatest composer of bel canto.

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Travel back in time to the early 20th century where families will go on a scavenger hunt throughout the Museum, participate in improv theater workshops with actor/comedian and teaching artist Lauren Brickman, and design miniature sets, costumes and characters. Museum admission plus $10 per family materials fee. Reservations not needed. Please Note: this event is in place of Family Sundays at the Museum.

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Without a word, the innovative Swiss mime theater troupe Mummenschanz delights audiences with their masks, shadow, light, and endless creativity. Mummenschanz’s choreography and intricate props have been integral to their success since the players first met in Paris, 1972. Mummenschanz humorously turns the ordinary into extraordinary when everyday objects and colorful abstract forms spring to life. $42 general admission/$21 for children 12 and under.

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Make the most of your night out this Valentine’s Day

Chocolates and flowers may be staples of Valentine’s Day, but many couples take it one step further and dine out on February 14.

According to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association’s Valentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, 34.6 percent of respondents indicated that dining out would be part of their Valentine’s Day agenda.

A romantic dinner is an ideal capper for a day geared around love and affection. But Valentine’s Day is a busy night for many restaurants, so it pays to heed the following advice to ensure this special night is memorable for all the right reasons. · Make reservations well in advance.

Dining out is especially popular on Valentine’s Day, so call several weeks in advance to secure your spot. Also, do not underestimate the draw of all types of restaurants on Valentine’s Day. People who were not able to get a table at their first choices may trickle into chain restaurants or smaller establishments in search of an easy meal. If you think your lesser-known haunt will not be packed, think again. Always play it safe by making a reservation early. · Expect some crowding. Restaurants tend to add extra tables on Valentine’s Day, when they expect an influx of customers.

Dining rooms may be more packed than usual, and you may not have a choice of where you will be seated. Even a reservation does not guarantee you won’t have to wait for a table. Be patient upon arriving at the restaurant, and consider wait time when factoring in childcare. · Be flexible with the menu. Pricefixed menus are commonplace on nights when there will be a large turnover of customers in a short amount of time. These

menus allow restaurants to stock up on the necessary ingredients and cook en masse. Diners may find that price-fixed menus offer a limited selection, and their favorite dishes may not be available.

But knowing this in advance can reduce feelings of disappointment. Rest assured there should be several options that appeal to different palates. · Be patient with servers. Valentine’s Day is a busy night for staff at the restaurant, particularly servers who must be the liaison between the kitchen staff and diners. The sheer volume of customers can test the skills of even the most veteran servers. Many Valentine’s Day diners do not eat out regularly and will need extra guidance. Servers may be called on to snap photos of couples with cell phones or linger at certain tables. Use idle time at your table to engage in romantic conversation and plan the rest of the evening. · Consider your budget. Diners can expect to pay a premium for dining out on Valentine’s Day. Select a lower-priced restaurant if your budget is on the smaller side. · Be on time. Being respectful of your reservation will not only benefit you, but also it is a courtesy to fellow diners who will be sitting at your table later in the evening. While you may want to linger over dessert, try not to linger too long. · Promptly store leftovers. If you take a doggie bag home from dinner, stash it in the refrigerator as soon as possible to prevent foodborne illnesses. If you will be going out dancing or to a movie after dinner, it may be best to skip the doggie bag altogether.

Valentine’s Day is a busy night for dining out. Patience, courtesy and flexibility are traits that can keep your evening moving along smoothly

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Greeting card history & etiquette LET THE BROWVENTURES BEGIN

Billions of greeting cards are sold and exchanged each year, and Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular days of the year to give a loved one a greeting card.

The Greeting Card Association says 145 million Valentine’s Day units are sold in the United States each year. The association says seven out of 10 surveyed card buyers consider greeting cards to be essential to them, and are passing on the greeting card tradition to younger generations.

Though the tradition of exchanging greeting cards is still going strong, few may know the history and etiquette behind this time-tested tradition.

Greeting card history The tradition of exchanging greeting cards can be traced back to ancient China, where people exchanged messages of good will to celebrate the New Year. Over time, greeting cards were exchanged for various reasons, and by the 1850s greeting cards were transformed from handmade, expensive purchases to relatively affordable means of personal communication and well-wishing.

Valentine’s Day greetings have been popular since the Middle Ages, when they were sung or spoken aloud to special people. Cards were popularized in the 1400s, and the oldest known Valentine created during this era is on display in the British Museum in London. Valentines were initially made by hand, but by the end of the 1800s, the process of making cards was handled by machinery. Esther Howland, an American printer and artist, was one of the first to publish and sell valentines in the United States. Yet it took a few more years for a card company to manufacture and distribute valentines.

Keeping cards Although there are no rules governing just how long to keep and display a card, most people keep them for five to seven days. Some special occasion cards, such as milestone birthdays or religious rites of passage, may warrant holding on to the card for posterity. However, the length of time cards are kept is entirely at the discretion of the recipient.

Etiquette Sending cards requires a little knowhow. Start out with a high-quality card to show that you value the recipient. If you’re taking the time to send a greeting card, make sure it looks like you put some effort into its selection.

Be sure your card list is continually updated with new addresses and contact information. If you do so regularly, it’s easier to send cards when the time comes.

Ensure greeting cards will arrive on time by mailing them out a week or two before the special day. Few things are worse than a card arriving late and seeming like an afterthought.

Address cards by hand and sign them personally. Although desktop printers can make fast work of card mailings, writing things out by hand is a special touch that indicates you care. Personal greeting cards for close friends and family members may also deserve an extra special touch, like including a custom message or a photograph.

Greeting cards are about expressing sentiments to special people in your life.

They’re popular on Valentine’s Day and all year long to commemorate holidays and special occasions.

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Many cannot resist chocolate, that beloved creamy, sweet confection derived from cocoa beans, milk and sugar. All over the world people love to indulge in chocolate, especially come Valentine’s Day. According to data from Leatherhead Food Research, Switzerland consumes more chocolate per capita than any country in the world. Ireland, the United Kingdom, Austria and Belgium round out the top five.

Despite its apparent popularity in Europe, chocolate was first popularized among the Olmecs of Mexico, who used the cocoa beans more than 3,500 years ago. However, it wasn’t until the last 200 years that chocolate turned into the sweet treat that is known and loved today.

Aztecs believed cocoa had aphrodisiac properties, and chocolate contains a chemical called phenylethylamine, which is released naturally in the body when a person falls in love. The aroma of chocolate can induce relaxation, and chocolate also contains dopamine, a natural painkiller.

While chocolate is now used primar3:48 PM ily as a food, over the years it has had many other uses - some of which are quite unique. Here are some of the many ways people have used chocolate throughout history. · Money: The Mayans once used cocoa beans as a form of currency, as did the Aztecs. In this instance, money actually did grow on trees. · Dental health: Arman Sadeghpour, a researcher at Tulane University, says an extract of cocoa powder could be an effective alternative to using fluoride. Chocolate-enhanced toothpaste may be the next big thing. · Fuel: Chocolate has been used to feed bacteria that produce hydrogen, which

can be used as a clean power source. · Medicine: Chocolate is full of antioxidants, which serve all sorts of disease-fighting benefits in the body. Dark chocolate provides the greatest number of health benefits, as it contains flavonols, which stimulate the brain and support the circulatory system. · Fashion: Designers and chocolatiers worldwide collaborate to make sweet outfits at Le Salon du Chocolat’s fashion shows. · Special effects: Before the days of computer-simulated special effects, moviemakers had to employ other methods to produce realistic results. Legend has it that Bosco brand chocolate syrup was used as blood in the famed shower scene in the classic horror movie “Psycho.” Bosco was used because it showed up great in black and white. · Skin care: Cocoa butter, a component of chocolate, has long been used to moisturize and soothe dry skin. Many spas now incorporate organic chocolate into their healing and beauty therapies. · Perfume: Chocolate produces more than 400 distinct smells and has been used to make perfume more fragrant. · Mood enhancement: Chocolate may help to improve mood, as it is a mild stimulant and can affect serotonin levels, which govern those feel-good feelings, in the brain. · Postage: In 2013, Belgium’s post office sold limited-edition stamps that were varnished with 40 percent of a cocoa product. The stamps smelled and tasted like chocolate.

Chocolate has been tempting taste buds for thousands of years. It’s also been used in some very unique ways, even if, come Valentine’s Day, the majority of people would be content just to eat it.

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5 thoughtful gifts that don't require much thought Valentine's Day is prime season for florists, with floral sales capturing 40 percent of holiday dollar volume, according to data collected by IPSOSInsight FloralTrends Consumer Tracking Study. While flowers -- particularly mixed flower and red rose bouquets -- may comprise the leading gifts for romantic gifters, many others are looking to buck the flowers-and-chocolate trend this year and offer something more unique.

On the heels of the holiday giving season, most gift-givers realize how difficult it can be finding the "perfect" gift for a recipient. That gift may be even more difficult to find when the intention is to convey love and affection.

But Valentine's Day givers can look to a number of gifts that are very thoughtful but needn't take more than a little forethought.

• Gift card: You may be thinking a gift card doesn't sound that thoughtful.

However, when paired with a listing of gift items, it's easy to illustrate the thought that went into the gift. It may make sense to simply purchase one of those interesting items, but this way you're giving the recipient the choice of what he or she really wants to select.

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includes monogrammed initials or a special saying. The same can be said for anything from a picture frame to candle holders. Taking the time to have something monogrammed or engraved imparts thoughtfulness into the gift.

• Pet accessories: People view their pets as members of the family and often as small children (when small children are not yet present). Especially during the dating stage, providing an adorable gift for his or her pet may be seen as a heartfelt gesture. Be sure to pick up a little something for the pet parent as well, though.

• Hobby gifts: Recognizing the interests of a loved one is a clear sign that you're in tune with what he or she enjoys to do. If you have an avid reader on your hands, a new e-reader or some e-books may be ideal. Sports fans could appreciate tickets to the next home game of their favorite team. Someone who dabbles in culinary creations may delight over a gift basket full of top-ofthe-line cooking utensils.

• A spending spree: Take your Valentine to his or her favorite store and encourage him or her to pick out a few favorite items. Set a price limit or let them choose regardless of price. This way you can spend time together and see the joy on your Valentine's face when he or she is choosing treasured items.

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Romantic films to watch together this Valentine’s Day Couples celebrate Valentine’s Day in many different ways. For some the idea of dinner out followed by a stroll arm-in-arm seems the epitome of romance, while others may want to go out dancing or engage in a favorite hobby.

Valentine’s Day also can be a romantic endeavor if a couple chooses to spend time at one with each other watching a romantic movie. The following are a handful of love-inspired movies that can add a special something to Valentine’s Day festivities. · The Notebook: Author Nicholas Sparks has a way of taking the everyday experiences in a person’s life and making them relatable and heartbreaking in a pluck-at-yourheartstrings sort of way. His novel “The Notebook” won the hearts of many and seemed a natural to be adapted to film.

Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, the movie illustrates how love can last through the years and even survive an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. · The Proposal: In order to remain in the country, a demanding New York-based book editor (Sandra Bullock) asks her brow-beaten assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her. Their tumultuous relationship involves a trip to Alaska to meet his family. · An Affair to Remember: Romantic melodramatic master Cary Grant falls in love with Deborah Kerr aboard a cruise ship while they are traveling with other people.

They agree to meet at the top of the Empire State Building in six months if they have ended their relationships and are ready to commit to each other. Grant makes it to the rendezvous spot, but an injured Kerr never shows as Grant

assumes she has rejected the proposal. · Say Anything: In pursuit of a woman he believes is out of his social league, Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) creates hope for the underdog in us all. The movie inspired teens to raise their boom box radios over their heads and blast romantic tunes to illustrate their love. · The Wedding Singer: This quirky movie about a wedding singer who falls for a banquet waitress highlights the importance of loving each other for what makes you unique. · Once: Attraction between the main characters comes by way of creative musical collaboration. Music proves to be an aphrodisiac, making the film and the song “Falling Slowly” from its score so popular. This romantic tale helped take the film from the big screen to the Broadway stage. · West Side Story: “West Side Story” is yet another homage to “Romeo and Juliet.” But the film made Shakespeare’s tragic love story relatable to audiences of the 1960s. · My Best Friend’s Wedding: Julianne (Julia Roberts) is called on to be the “best man” for her friend’s (Dermot Mulroney) wedding. Only when the wedding planning is underway does Julianne realize she is in love with her friend and needs to get him to fall for her instead. · Never Been Kissed: A reporter goes undercover at a high school to discover something controversial and ends up being the subject of her story when she falls in love with her English teacher.

· Harold and Maude: A man in his twenties and a much older woman begin a romantic relationship and challenge social norms along the way. · Annie Hall: Winner of four Academy Awards, “Annie Hall” follows a comedian who is trying to maintain his relationship with a woman. · Bridget Jones’ Diary: A modern adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice,” the movie tells the tale of a selfconscious woman who finds love in a man that seems to be her polar opposite. · Ten Things I Hate About You: Filmmakers reinvented “The Taming of the Shrew” in this teen comedy starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger. · Casablanca: No romantic movie list would be complete without this wartime drama. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are in top form in this movie of chance meetings. · The Princess Bride: Girl meets boy, girl detests boy, girl truly loves boy, and then girl loses boy. This fairy tale shares the purity of true love and happily ever after.

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rom the moment young men and women first walk into the office for their first day as a working professional until the day they officially retire, the notion of planning for retirement is never far from their minds. But when the day to hang up the briefcase and donate all those business suits arrives, some retirees wonder what to do next. Some retirees know exactly how they will spend their days when they no longer have to work, while others who decide to play it by ear may find themselves battling boredom.

For those among the latter group, it’s important to understand that many retirees find themselves bored once they no longer have to focus on a career. Jobs keep men and women busy and provide a sense of purpose in their lives, so it’s understandable that retirees feel bored once those jobs are no longer a part of their lives.

But just because you no longer have an office to go to every day does not mean life cannot be as fulfilling or even more fulfilling than it was when you were still working. You just need to find something to avoid succumbing to retirement boredom.

• Work part-time. Though it might seem odd to start working right after you retire, a part-time job can provide the type of structure you have grown accustomed to without all of the responsibility that comes with a full-time career. Part-time jobs can range from consultancy work that makes use of your professional experience to something entirely different like landscape maintenance at a nearby golf course that gets you out of the house and enjoying the warmer seasons. Whichever you choose, make sure it’s something you find fun and interesting.

• Embrace a new hobby. Working professionals often say they wish they had time to pursue a hobby. Now that you are retired, you have all the time in the world to do just that. Whether it’s perfecting your golf game, writing that novel, learning to cook like a gourmet chef or whatever else you might have always wanted to do, retirement is a great time to do it.

• Get in shape. If retirement boredom has started to negatively affect your mood, one great way to conquer your boredom and improve your mood at the same time is to start exercising.

Embracing a new hobby is one way for recently retired men and women to avoid growing bored during retirement.

Exercise is a natural mood enhancer.

When the body exercises, it releases chemicals knowns as endorphins, which trigger positive feelings in the body. In addition, regular exercise has been shown to reduce stress, boost self-esteem and improve sleep.

Working out at a gym also is a great way to meet fellow retirees in your community, and the energy you have after exercising may give you the boost you need to pursue other hobbies.

• Volunteer. If a part-time job is not up your alley, then consider volunteering in your community. Volunteers are al-

ways in demand, and volunteering with a local charity can provide a sense of purpose and provide opportunities to meet like-minded fellow retirees, all while helping to quell your boredom. Retirees who love to travel can combine their passion for volunteering with their love of travel by signing up to work with an international relief organization that travels abroad to help the less fortunate.

Upon retiring, many retirees initially find themselves coping with boredom.

But there are many ways to avoid the restlessness of retirement.

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The psychology of recovery As a sport psychologist working with elite athletes I have learned that they experience injuries that can alter their sports career temporarily or permanently.

There are more than 17 million sports related injuries per year in America.

So when I heard that my friend Mark Grossman was giving a talk on overuse injuries at Winthrop’s new research center I made room in my schedule to get over there.

Fully 1/3 of all athletes will experience a sports related injury in a given year.

Football players, wrestlers and female gymnasts have the highest rate of occurrence with about 75 percent of them suffering an injury within any given year.

Soccer players tear ACLs, baseball players blow out shoulders, and lacrosse or football players get concussions. The list goes on and on.

Mark and his staff covered a wide range of issues pertaining to the causes and the treatment of athletes with overuse injuries.

Causes of injuries: It is easy to understand why injuries are so pervasive in sports.

As Dr. Grossman pointed out

high level competition, overtraining and lack of down time are now standard in most sports.

When an athlete pushes too hard for too long, injury will result.

Injuries most often occur at the end of the season and at the end of a game. In addition an athlete who has too much stress in his or her life is also vulnerable to injury.

When a family goes through divorce, moves to a new school or faces a death in the family this is a heavy burden that can distract and lead to injury.

Overtraining causes fatigue and then injury.

The nature of sport itself can be dangerous. The speed of hockey, figure skating, gymnastics or downhill skiing brings the risk of injury.

The quick movements of lacrosse and soccer and the violence of football, baseball, or wrestling produce injury. The career of an NFL player is expected to last only 3 ½ years.

I once asked the former Knick basketball star Dave DeBusschere if basketball was violent and he remarked “Well I’ve had my nose broken seven times, does that answer your question?”

Reactions to the injury: The losses that come to bear on the injured athlete will vary depending upon the severity of the injury and how important the sport is to him or her.

But whatever occurs they must deal with some if not all of the following: Grief Reactions: The stages of grief include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and then acceptance.

After the initial shock of the injury most hope for a fast return but when this does not occur then the emotional trouble sets in Loss of Identity: Most serious athletes have devoted years to their sport and their identity becomes deeply connected it. When they can no longer play they experience withdrawal. They can no longer feed off of the excitement of the crowds and the competition itself.

Loneliness and Separation: The athlete who loses his sport loses structure, friendships and purpose.

They often become apathetic, aimless and vulnerable to other forms of recreation including drug use and night life.

Fear and Anxiety: The pain of injury, the indefinite nature of recovery and the threat of lost income or scholarship money produces real anxiety. This can be overwhelming and this must be managed as well.

Loss of Confidence: The fear of re injury produces hesitation and doubt in the player. All this needs to be dealt with so they can regain their former speed, confidence and skills.

Treatment guidelines: Medical Cole Buschmann, one of Dr. Grossman’s physical therapists, spoke about ways to prevent injuries.

He touched upon adequate warm up and what he called ‘bracing’ which is tightening of the abdomen, gluts and improved shoulder posture. He emphasized that proper form was a good way to avoid injury.

Dr. Grossman spoke about how important it was to avoid overworking the body. He felt that the constant year round focus on a single competitive sport may not be the healthiest thing for the body.

He recommended mixing up sports and taking a break at some point in the year. He also mentioned that if injury does occur proper rest and rehab were crucial in order to insure proper healing. He said that this could take from 6 to 12 weeks of treatment.

Psychological I know from working with my patients, sport injury produces great emotional turmoil. Uniformly athletes will benefit from supportive psychotherapy which helps them to face and work through this loss.

They can be helped by letting them ventilate feelings, develop a better perspective on the loss, and find the patience to recover fully.

Conclusions: Injuries that occur to the young athlete on the playing field are far more then broken bones. They con-

sist of broken dreams. The physical and emotional damage often requires treatment to resolve. It is easy to deny this fact but ask any injured athlete and they will agree.

When both the body and mind are treated patiently and adequately the athlete will make a successful return to his or her former personality, confidence, mood and high level of function. It is good to see that we have caring professionals that are taking all this seriously.

Thank you to Dr. Grossman and his hard working staff.

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• Research tax-advantageous retirement savings plans. A financial planner can point you in the right direction, or consult with your employer about employee programs. Deposit money into a 401(k) or 403(b) plan or another retirement vehicle. Jump on any opportunities when your employer matches invested funds.

Investigate an IRA and find out if there are any government incentives.

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• Cut back on expenses. Cutting back on unnecessary expenses is a great way to save more money for retirement. Figure out where you can save some money you can then allocate to retirement savings. Maybe you can reduce insurance coverage on an older car or raise your deduct-

ible? Downsize cable packages or skip that costly cup of coffee on the way to work. Perhaps it’s time to look for a smaller, less expensive home or a compact car instead of an SUV. Any money saved now will benefit you when the time comes time to bid farewell to the workforce.

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

• Consider more aggressive funds.

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

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

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"How do Ilove thee? Let me count the ways." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning Come Valentine's Day, many people feel compelled to spout words of love to those they care about.

However, it may have been some time since they engaged in a little creative writing. The option to select a massproduced, store-bought card instead can be very tempting.

Poetry has long been the means to deliver words of affection. Throughout history poets have professed desire and love through the stanzas of their poems.

From Emily Dickinson to W.H. Auden to Lord Byron to The Bard himself, William Shakespeare, many writers can base a portion of their fame on memorable love poems.

There are many different types of poems, but it doesn't take a lot of knowledge to produce an amateur attempt at a love poem this Valentine's Day. Here are some of the betterknown types of poetry and their rudimentary components.

Acrostic: This type of poem is one in which the first letter of each line of poetry spells out its own word. These types of poems are often written based on a person's name or a sentiment, such as love.

Ballad: A short narrative poem that features stanzas of two or four

lines with a refrain. The last words of the second and fourth lines often rhyme.

Epic:This type of poem is a long narrative usually celebrating the adventures and achievements of a hero.

Epigram: If your Valentine has a sense of humor, try an epigram. This poem is short and satirical, ending with a humorous statement or a sarcastic punchline.

Etheree: This poem is 10 lines, where each line has a certain number of syllables, from 1 in the first line to 10 in the last.

Free Verse: This type of poem does not have any specific rules, leaving the flow of words and line breaks entirely to the poet.

Haiku: This poetry is formed of unrhymed verses that follow the 5-7-5 pattern of syllables.

Limerick: Having originated in Limerick, Ireland, this is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines.

Quatrain:A poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme.

Sonnet: This type of poetry features 14 lines in iambic pentameter with a particular rhyming scheme.

There are many different ways to express emotions through poetry.

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"Love" is a powerful word that describes one of the most potent human emotions. The word is believed to have evolved from the Proto-IndoEuropean's word "leubh," which described care and desire nearly five thousand years ago. The word was incorporated into Old English as "lufu," a noun meaning "deep affection" and a verb "lufian" meaning "to be very fond of."

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How to temper chocolate for a Valentine's treat What would Valentine's Day be without chocolate? Candy and chocolate are often exchanged come Valentine's Day. Though store-bought confections might be popular, such gifts can easily be made at home as well.

Chocolate satisfies a sweet tooth, and some researchers believe chocolate is an aphrodisiac. In the 1980s, doctors at New York State Psychiatric Institute explored the possibility that chocolate could be an aphrodisiac. When someone is in love, his or her brain produces a chemical called phenylethylamine, or PEA, which acts a lot like an amphetamine, triggering the hormones norepinephrine and dopamine to create feelings of euphoria. Considering chocolate naturally contains PEA, there is reason to believe that chocolate could also trigger feelings of happiness and love. However, other chemicals might be behind these feelings of euphoria.

Whether this is the case or not, chocolate will long remain a romantic gift, especially on Valentine's Day. Dipped pastries, lollipops and chocolate-covered berries are savory treats that can be whipped up rather easily in the average kitchen.

Simply melting chocolate and pouring it over dessert is one way to go, but to create the shiny, firm finish that professionals achieve requires tempering chocolate.

The act of tempering chocolate

causes the cocoa butter to break down and suspend evenly in the chocolate. This also alleviates the white "bloom" that appears on chocolate when it's exposed to temperature changes. Properly tempered chocolate will be smooth and shiny.

It is possible to temper chocolate at home with a few tools. You will need a food thermometer to measure the temperature. Some people prefer to melt chocolate over a double-boiler, which is

essentially a bowl with the chocolate resting over a pot of gently boiling water. Using the microwave is another way to melt the chocolate. Melt small pieces of chocolate at 10- to 15-second intervals until it is melted, stirring after each time. Dark chocolate needs to reach a temperature of between 114 F and 120 F. Milk and white chocolate need to reach a temperature between 105 F and 113 F. Next the chocolate needs to be cooled.

You can do so by adding more pieces of chocolate and stirring to incorporate them. This is called "seeding." Continue stirring and measure the working temperature. Dark chocolate needs to lower to a temperature of between 90 F and 86 F. Milk and white chocolate need to reach a temperature between 85 F and 81 F. After it has cooled, bring the temperature back up to around 86 degrees and stir again.

Test some of the chocolate with a small piece of parchment paper. Let it sit on the paper for about 2 minutes. If the chocolate sets up firmly and looks glossy, it has been properly tempered. If not, add more chocolate and repeat the process again until it is tempered correctly.

Make sure that no droplets of water come in contact with the chocolate; otherwise it might seize up and not temper properly. Also, start with a good-quality chocolate that is chopped into small pieces so it will melt more easily. Chocolate makers sell small pieces of chocolate known as pistoles, callets or wafers.

Once the chocolate is tempered, be sure to keep it at a consistent temperature of around 100 F to 90 F until you are done working with it.

Chocolate is savory, decadent and a prized gift for Valentine's Day. Properly tempered chocolate is something anyone can do at home.

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Romantic locales ideal for Valentine’s Day Part of the excitement of Valentine's Day is taking the person you love to a romantic locale.

Romantic tourism continues to be big business, according to Conde Nast. While much of the romantic retreats that take place are honeymoon-related, there are some couples who want to share their love in a romantic spot other times of the year, like Valentine's Day. If budget is no obstacle, then it is easy to jet off to Paris or Rome, two of the world's most romantic locales.

Many find, however, that they will need to settle on a romantic location much closer to home for reasons of practicality.

But just because you're spending the big day in your own backyard, that does not mean it will diminish the mood of the event. The following is a listing of tourist-friendly and romantic places in select areas across North America.

•Los Angeles, California: The City of Angels boasts stars and memory-makers galore. For a unique perspective on the area,

The Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas is a popular tourist mecca and romantic place to spend Valentine’s Day. take to the skies in a Zeppelin Air Tour. This is the only airship in the United States licensed for commercial passenger transport.

Aim for the sunset tour, which is supposed to be the most romantic.

•Washington, D.C.: Take a cruise along the Potomac River on The Spirit of Washington dinner cruise ship. Enjoy the sights of the city while feasting on a delicious meal.

•Columbus, Ohio: Tour the

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Garden amid twinkling lights and evening entertainment. In 2011, the conservatory offered chocolate and wine tastings for Valentine's Day. Check local listings to find out about plans for 2012.

•Scottsdale, Arizona: Did you ever imagine you could take a gondola ride in the middle of the dessert? At the Hyatt Regency Resort at Gainey Ranch, individuals can take romantic rides

on the waterways at the resort via gondola and then go on to enjoy a magical dinner.

• Galena, Illinois: Travel to this charming, historic town on the Mississippi River if you're from the greater Chicago or Cedar Rapids area. The majority of the buildings in this town are on the National Register of Historic Places and there are plenty of mansions to explore.

•Toronto, Canada: Toronto is affectionately known as the entertainment capital of Canada, boasting many renowned restaurants and theaters. For those planning to spend V-Day in Toronto, you may want to include a stay at the Hotel Le Germain, which is known as much for its style as its service.

•Cape May, New Jersey: People who live in the Northeast looking to escape the bustle of city life might consider an excursion to Cape May, the southernmost point in New Jersey. The town is known as the Oldest Seashore Resort, and in the off-season there's bound to be an empty

beach to stroll. Whale-watching tours, bed-and-breakfasts and nearby wineries make this place an ideal romantic escape.

•San Antonio, Texas: The Riverwalk is one of Texas' most popular tourist attractions. There are breathtaking views there and plenty of excellent shopping.

Find a myriad of restaurants in which to enjoy a romantic meal.

•Montreal, Canada: Considering French is the primary language spoken in this city in the Quebec province, Montreal may be the best way for North Americans to experience a touch of Europe without traveling overseas. A visit to the majestic Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal is magical in itself. Take a stroll through the cobbled streets of Old Montreal and pop into a cafe for delicious crepes.

It's easy to experience a touch of romance close to home.

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Valentine’s Day for the kids

Although Valentine’s Day may be geared toward adults, children are quite drawn to the celebration as well. Perhaps it’s the promise of candy or chocolate that gets their attention, but Valentine’s Day annually appeals to the younger set.

Some couples opt to leave children in the capable hands of a babysitter come Valentine’s Day and enjoy the evening solo. But for those who want to include youngsters in their fun, they can explore the many enjoyable and clever crafts and other activities available.

Crafts Children can have fun cutting out cupids, making coloring pages or doing just about any other Valentine-inspired craft, like making their own cards.

Another craft idea is to write secret love notes with invisible ink. Lemon juice can be used as invisible ink. Have children write a message by dipping a cotton swab or their finger in lemon juice and then writing words on a white piece of paper. Once the papers have dried, an adult can reveal the message by placing the paper in front of a heat source, such as an iron or a light bulb. The message will magically appear and reveal those secret sentiments.

Children can get crafty by making gifts for the special people in their lives. Combine the concept of valentines with the ambiance of a candle. For an even safer alternative, opt for an LED-flame candle instead of traditional candles.

Kids can glue foam conversation hearts, sold at many craft stores, to the outside of the candle. Wrap the middle of the candle with ribbon, and they’ve just created an easy, heartfelt gift.

Learning games Valentine’s Day can be turned into a learning opportunity for children. One idea is to create an “Attracting Love” game that illustrates the power of magnets and the laws of attraction. Fill an empty glass jar with various items made into heart shapes. These can include small pieces of pipe cleaner, paper clips, paper, and even aluminum foil hearts. Put the top on the jar and shake up the contents. Let children guess which items will be attracted to a magnet, then have them test their theory with a strong magnet rubbed on the outside of the jar.

See which hearts are attracted to the magnet.

Other learning games can include matchKids’ dinner ing or finding the differences between picEncourage the next generation of chefs tures, counting paper hearts or making recipes to create culinary masterpieces, which they of scented modeling dough. can then serve to family members or friends.

Children can even prepare dinner as a token Dessert fun Invite youngsters into the kitchen to try of appreciation to their parents.

Plan recipes with kids in advance, but their hands at different recipes, making sure that they have a chance to sample their handi- look for age-appropriate menu ideas, particularly those that will not require much use of work afterward.

Faux chocolate truffles made with choco- the stovetop or other dangerous kitchen applilate sandwich cookies can be a tasty treat for ances. Kids can always do the prep work and little hands. Start by mashing up some Oreo® then ask an adult to put the food into the oven cookies, then add them to a bowl with one for cooking.

One easy idea is to create heart-shaped 8-ounce package of cream cheese. Mix until everything is incorporated into a sticky batter. hamburger sliders and Valentine-colored Truffles can be made into balls or heart shapes. mashed potatoes. Use red potatoes with the For children celebrating Valentine’s Day and skin on to create the potato mash. The sliders winter fun, turn the truffles into edible snow- can be shaped by hand or using a heart-shaped men. Dip the truffles into melted chocolate or cookie cutter.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner colored candy melts to coat. Place on a wax paper-covered cookie sheet and refrigerate for and the holiday presents many opportunities for children to share in the fun and festivities. an hour, or until the truffles are firm.

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Delectable desserts set hearts a-flutter Valentine's Day is synonymous with candlelight dinners, romantic movies and delicious desserts. Although chocolate is often standard fare for the day of love, many other treats, including petit fours, can win the heart of a special person.

Although people often believe the term petit four refers to a particular recipe for a dessert, it actually denotes a variety of small desserts. Petit fours are bite-sized pastries generally eaten at the end of a meal or at tea time. The name is comprised of French terms meaning "small oven," which generally means the desserts are cooked at a low temperature in an oven. Petit fours may be "secs," meaning "dry" desserts, including biscuits and puff pastries. Most are "glaces," or "iced" desserts, such as tiny cakes.

These are often the desserts people associate with the name "petit fours."

Cake-type petit fours are traditionally made from an almond flavored sponge cake or an almond genoise. Other types of cake, such as pound cake, can be used, but the consistency must be firm enough to handle cutting and filling. The op-

tions in fillings and coatings is as endless as the imagination. Some prefer to coat them in fondant, a sugary dough that hardens upon standing and produces a firm, flat surface for decorating. Others like their petit fours covered in chocolate or another candy material.

These desserts are available from many bakeries and retailers. For those who want to treat a Valentine to homemade petit fours, one trick is to bake the batter in mini loaf pans and then cut in half, or use small cupcake tins to achieve the desired, bitesized shape. Or bake the batter in a sheet pan and then use cookie cutters to make small shapes. Jams, fruit preserves, frosting, icing, almond paste, and any other fillings can be used in between the layers.

Fondant can be purchased from party and craft stores or specially ordered from cake decorating retailers.

An easy fondant can be made from a confectioners' sugar and marshmallow recipe.

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Jan. 24 through Mach 10 “Wonder Women” Exhibit to Shine Spotlight On Nine Accomplished Female Artists LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET 232 Main Street, Suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Friday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.

Robyn Hitchcock Monday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m.

Reel Big Fish Friday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m.

The Second City – Hooking Up With the Second City Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m.

An Evening with Peter Yarrow with Special Guest John Gorka Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m.

Dan Zanes Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m.

Leo Kottke Sunday, March 6, 8 p.m.

Regina Carter’s Southern Comfort Thursday, March 10, 8 p.m.

Jorma Kaukonen Friday, March 11, 8 p.m.

Paula Poundstone

Sunday, March 13, 8 p.m.

Pink Martini Friday, March 18, 8 p.m.

Martin Sexton Sunday, March 20, 11 a.m., 2 p.m.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m.

Carly Rae Jepsen Friday, April 1, 7 p.m.

Karen Mason Sunday, April 3, 7 p.m.

Tom Rush & John Sebastian Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m.

Are You My Mother?

Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m.

Graham Parker w/ Brinsley Schwarz Friday, April 15, 8 p.m.

Tommy Tune: Taps, Tunes & Tall Tales Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m.

Dennis Elsas: Rock’n’Roll Never Forgets Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.

The Subdudes Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.

Afro Cuban All Stars Saturday, May 7, 3 p.m.

Pushcart Players in Peter & the Wolf Saturday, May 14, 2016, 8 p.m.

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs NYCB THeatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

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Ron White Sunday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m.

Cesar Millan Friday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m.

An Evening With todd Rundgren Saturday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Blue oyster Cult, Vanilla Fudge and the BluES MAGooS Thursday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m.

Foreigner: the Hits unplugged Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. the Beach Boys Saturday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m.

3rd Annual louder than love Valentine’s Concert Freestyle & Beyond!

Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.

Masters of illusion Thursday, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.

Dave Mason’s traffic Jam with leon Rusell Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. i love the 90S Sunday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Jack Hanna’s into the Wild live Thursday, March 3, 8 p.m. pink Floyd laser Spectacular Sunday, March 6, 8 p.m.

Rain: A tribute to the Beatles Friday, March 11, 8 p.m.

Howie Mandel Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m.

Dick Fox’s Spring Doo Wop Extravaganza Saturday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.

70s Soul Jam Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m.

Sinbad Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m. take 6 & the Manhattan transfer Thursday, April 28, 8 p.m.

Martin Short Saturday, April 30, 3 p.m.

Kool & the Gang Saturday, May 1, 7 p.m. under the Streetlamp Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

Johnny Mathis Thursday, June 16, 8 p.m.

Don Rickles & Regis philbin: Conversation & Clips Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m.

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Shahkar Friday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. the B-52s Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. pink Floyd Experience Friday, Apr. 1, 8 p.m.

Keb’ Mo’ Band w/Gerald Albright Friday, Apr. 2, 8 p.m.

Rock legends live Saturday, Apr. 28, 8 p.m. nils lofgren Friday, May 6, 8 p.m.

David Bromberg Quintet Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m. the Fab Faux Friday, June 3, 8 p.m.

America ADElpHi uniVERSitY pERFoRMinG ARtS CEntER Westermann stage, 1 south avenue, Garden city (516) 877-4000 http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ Saturday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

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Saturday. Feb. 6, 8 p.m. the History of Rock-n-Roll: the Duprees, the tymes, and Barbara Harris & the toys Saturday. Feb. 13, 8 p.m. let’s Call the Whole thing off: Kay Swift’s romance with George Gershwin Sunday. Feb. 14, 3 p.m.

Swingtime Big Band: “in the Mood” for love Monday. Feb. 15, 1 and 4 p.m.

Enchantment theatre Company presents: peter Rabbit tales Saturday. Feb. 20, 8 p.m. livingston taylor, tom Chapin and EVA Saturday. Feb. 27, 8 p.m. the Music of Hector Berlioz Sunday. Feb. 28, 5:30 - 11 p.m. taste of the oscars Fundraiser tHE KAiSER ARt GAllERY At MolloY CollEGE 1000 Hempstead ave., rockville centre.

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‘Bye Bye Birdie’ to play at the lankmark The Community Synagogue Theater Company will be performing the musical “Bye Bye Birdie” at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at The Landmark on Main on Sunday, Jan. 31, Friday Feb. 4 and Saturday Feb. 6.

Winner of four Tony awards, including Best Musical, “Bye Bye Birdie” is inspired by Elvis Presley and takes place in the 1950s when teen idol superstar Conrad Birdie gets drafted into the army.

Birdie’s manager Albert and his secretary Rosie cook up a scheme to have Birdie sing their new hit song and get one last kiss from a lucky teenager fan, Kim on “The Ed Sullivan Show”.

Executive Director for the Town of North Hempstead Business & Tourism Development Corporation Kim Kaiman will be appearing as Mrs. Doris MacAfee, the mother of Kim MacAfee, the lucky teen who has been chosen to give Conrad Birdie his farewell kiss.

This year she has also appeared as Mame Dennis in Mame, and can be seen on TV in two commercials for Time Warner Cable NYC, and she also starred in an episode of “The Mind of a Murderer” on Investigation Discovery.

This is Kaiman’s third appearance on The Landmark stage having appeared as Sandy in Port Washington Play Troupe’s production of “Grease” in 2013 and as Ginger Brooks in The 1940s Radio Hour.

Kaiman is married to Jon Kaiman and together they have three children, Shaun (20), Jared (16), and

Iyana (10).

The patriarch of “Bye Bye Birdie” is Harry MacAfee who will be portrayed

by Port Washington’s Police Commissioner Dave Franklin. Franklin is well known as He also makes an appearance as Santa at the Christmas Tree Lighting as well as working on projects such as Holiday on Main, The Teal Pumpkin Project, The Souper Bowl and The Red Stocking Review.

“Bye Bye Birdie” has a cast of more than 35 actors with special surprise guest appearances from The Com-

munity Synagogue. The score of hit songs like “Put on A Happy Face” and “Kids” will be accompanied by a full orchestra.

Performances will be at The Landmark on Main 232 Main Street in Port Washington on Sunday Jan. 31 at 2 p.m., Thursday Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. and Saturday Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. For more information on tickets, advertising or sponsorships please visit www.commsyn.org, www. facebook.com/thecommunitysynagoguetheatercompany or call 516-883-3144, ext, 359.

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Winter roasted pork chop dinner There is something about cold winter nights that conjure up comfort food.

A roasted pork chop fills that bill perfectly. Not to mention, pork chops are economical. If, when shopping, you see boneless pork chops or even pork tenderloin you may easily substitute them, just remember that they will cook faster. Recently I purchase pork chops for only $1.99 per pound.

That’s less expensive than most vegetables!

Adding sauteed spinach, baked potatoes and a quick and easy garnish of grape tomatoes will make your pork chop spectacular.

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Just add a fruity red wine and you have the makings for a homey dinner party. If you just make this quick and easy meal for a weeknight, you will feel warm and comforted and your bank account will not suffer.

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Roasted Pork Chop with Grape Tomato Garnish 4 pork chops Pepper 1/4 cup ranch or peppercorn dressing 1/2 cup panko 1. Sprinkle pork chops with pepper. Put pork chops and dressing in a Ziploc bag and marinate for as little as 1 hour and up to 24 hours.

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Put panko on a plate, dredge pork chops. Put on a Silpat-lined baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Turn over and bake until done, when thermometer reads 150 degrees.

3. Serve atop spinach and top with baked potato and Grape Tomato Garnish.

Grape Tomato Garnish 20 grape tomatoes, sliced in half lengthwise 1 tblsp balsamic vinegar 1. Toss tomatoes in balsamic vinegar, divide amongst four plates and sprinkle on top of pork dish.

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1. Put all of the ingredients in a crock pot. Add water to cover. Cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.

2. Strain, defat and pour your “liquid gold” into ice cube trays.

3. Once frozen, remove cubes and place bouillon cubes in a Ziploc bag. Keep frozen until needed.

ALEXANDRA TROY The Culinary Architect Sauteed Spinach

Sauteed Spinach 1. In a skillet large enough to hold the spinach, melt 2 bouillon cubes. Add spinach and saute until wilted.

2. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve underneath pork chop.

Toaster Oven Baked Potatoes 4 Yukon Gold poatoes 1. Preheat toaster oven to 450 degrees.

2. Place potatoes directly on rack and bake until done. Approximately 45 minutes.

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An event to eat, bid and laugh at the JCC Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center’s Eat. Bid. Laugh! An Auction & Epicurean Event, the premier fundraising event on Long Island, will feature a live performance by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, incredible silent auction prizes and gourmet cuisine and cocktails from more than 30 of Long Island’s finest restaurants and wineries.

The annual event raises funds for vital JCC social service programs utilized by thousands in the community and will take place Thursday, March 31, 6 p.m., at Fresh Meadow Country Club in Lake Success.

To purchase tickets or for more information on the event, please visit www.sjjcc.org/auction or contact Development Associate Bridgette Adair at 516-484-1545, ext. 141 or auction@sjjcc.org.

The Town of North Hempstead along with the Port Washington Public Library are pleased to announce that the art exhibit “Unleashed: Snapshots of Dogs at the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter,” by photographer and The Shelter Connection volunteer Maggie T. Mills, will be held at the Martin Vogel Photography Gallery at the Port Washington Public Library through Jan. 31.

The traveling exhibit will feature portraits of dogs at the Town’s Animal Shelter from past and present. The gallery is open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Port Washington Public Library is Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco located at 1 Library Drive. For more information, please visit: www.pwpl.org.

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Orchestre National de France Tuesday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m.

The Winding Stream Friday, Feb. 5, 10:30 a.m.

Garry Krinsky’s Toying with Science Friday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m.

The Bacon Brothers Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m.

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Maucha Adnet & Helio Alves with Special Guest Anat Cohen Wednesday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.

Rosanne Cash Sunday, Feb. 21, 2 p.m.

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Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Sunday, March 6, 7 p.m.

Los Lobos with Ballet Folklórico Mexicano in Fiesta Mexico-Americana Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m.

Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m.

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Childsplay presents Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat Tuesday, March 15, 7 p.m.

Rebel Thursday, March 17, 2 p.m.

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Shakespeare & Company presents Macbeth Saturday, March 19, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Christine Ebersole in The Big Noise from Winnetka Sunday, March 20, 3 p.m.

Brahms, Mendelssohn and Schumann The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com Friday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m.

Marianas Trench Friday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

Eric Burdon & The Animals Friday Feb. 12, 9 p.m.

Chippendales Saturday Feb. 13, 5, 7:30 & 10 p.m.

The Paramount Comedy Series Presents – Jim Breuer Sunday Feb. 14, 5, 7:30 p.m.

Jim Breuer “Love, Laughter & Funyuns!

Friday Feb. 19, 9 p.m.

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes Tuesday Feb. 23, 9 p.m.

Adam Lambert with Special Guest: Alex Newell Friday Feb. 26, 8 p.m.

Grateful Overkill - A Tribute to the 50th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead

Comedy night at Temple Chaverim Temple Chaverim is hosting its third Comedy Night on Saturday, Feb. 6, beginning at 8 p.m.

Comedy Night will include live music

by The Lucky Chai Lounge Band along with three well known comedians.

Taking the stage this year will be Mike Gaffney, a semi-finalist on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and his clip the one was used to promote the show on “Ellen” and “The View”. He has appeared on “The Artie Lange Show,” two appearances on “Gotham Comedy Live” as well as “The Best of Gotham Comedy Live,” and “30 Rock.”

Joining him will be Sandy Marks who has made dashing appearances on CBS’s “The King of Queens,” HBO’s “Comedy in the Park” as well as films “Kiss Me Again” and “Manhattan Comedy Nights” which he won a “Telly” award for best motion picture in the comedy section.

Also appearing is Tom McTiernan who has been seen in some of the best comedy clubs in the country as well as opening for entertainers such as Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck and Joy Behar.

“Last year’s Comedy Night, what a

great evening of friends, food and funny,” said the Temple’s Jill Schwartz. “Our evening started off with the band playing some great music from the 70’s, and enjoying sangria and snacks. Then we entered the ballroom, everyone ready for a night filled with laughter and tears…tears from laughing so much.

“There were three sets, three different comedians, all with slightly different styles, but each very funny,” Schwartz added. “I thoroughly enjoyed the show, laughing until my sides hurt. The evening ended with us chatting with old and new friends during dessert and coffee. We’re so looking forward to this year’s Comedy Night at Temple Chaverim.”

Reservations for Comedy Night are available to the entire community and are $40 per person, including wine, soda and snacks.

To make a reservation, or for additional information about Comedy Night contact Rosemary Nucci at 516-367-6100, ext.

101 or email info@templechaverim.org.

Temple Chaverim is located at 1050 Washington Ave, Plainview.

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.

FANS FOR THE CURE Winthrop-University Hospital’s Department of Urology, in conjunction with the Division of Radiation Oncology, is co-sponsoring with Ed Randall’s “Fans for the Cure” a comprehensive seminar, “A Message of Hope – Advances in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Research and Treatment” on Saturday, Jan. 30.

The event will be held from 11:30 am to 3:30 p.m. in Winthrop’s Research and Academic Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard in Mineola. The event includes a light lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a coffee and dessert reception at 3 p.m. To register for this free program or for additional

information, please contact Kate Owens at 516-663-2306 or kowens@winthrop. org.663-2316.

Sandy Marks

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.

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

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Williston Park Williston ParkLibrary Library From the Director: If you would like to receive e-mail notifications on upcoming programs, please send an e-mail to willistonpr@yahoo.com with your contact information. You can be notified for adult programs, children’s programs or general information, or you can add your name to all three!

Just a reminder that the library offers Tutor.com, an online service that can be accessed from home!

Available from 2 to 10 p.m., students of all grades can get help in “real time” from a tutor for various subjects.

Just have your library card available and log on from our homepage.

Please note that beginning February 1, we will be making reminder calls to those patrons with museum pass reservations on the morning of their scheduled pick up date. Patrons will have until the end of that day to pick up the pass. If it is not picked up, the reserve will

be cancelled and the pass will made available to other patrons.

Here are some new arrivals to the library: Speed Kings: The 1932 Winter Olympics & the Fastest Men in the World — Andy Bull Great is the Truth: Secrecy, Scandal & the Quest for Justice at the Horace Mann School — Amos Kamil Secret Sister — Jayne Ann Krentz

After She’s Gone — Lisa Jackson Essential Bernie Sanders & His Vision for America — Jonathan Tasini

Children Winter Reading Club Jan. 9-Feb. 20. Open to children of all ages. This year’s theme is “Scurry Up and Read”. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

After School Story Hour Thursdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18,

25; March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 4 p.m. in the Library for children K-2. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Story Hour for Tots Feb.4, 11, 18, 25; March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 11 a.m. in the Children’s Room for children ages 1-3 years old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Winter Story Time Tuesdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 11 a.m. in the Children’s Room for children 3 ½-5 years old.

Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Tiny Tykes Feb. 3, 24, -10:15 a.m. OR 11:30 a.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children ages 1 ½-5 years old. There is a $45 nonrefundable fee due at time of registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Happy Valentine’s Day (Presented by A Time for Kids). Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 10:15 a.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children ages 2 ½-5 years old. Free. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

East Williston Williston Library East Library AUTHOR EVENTS Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.: Jim Smith – “Heroes to the End: An Army Correspondent’s Last Days in Vietnam” Former Newsday sports reporter and copy editor, Jim Smith, will discuss his self-published book “Heroes to the End: An Army Correspondent’s Last Days in Vietnam”. This book is a memoir of Smith’s 1971-1972 tour in Vietnam, during which he wrote more than 75 articles for the Stars and Stripes Newspaper. Copies of this book will be available for sale with proceeds going to The United Veterans Beacon House which runs over 30 homeless shelters.

Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.: Bill Bleyer –“Long Island and the Civil War” Former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer will join us to discuss his book “Long Island and the Civil War”.

Although no battles were fought on Long Island, the Civil War affected all who lived in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, with more than 3,000 serving in the Army or Navy.

There were confederate ships within 8 miles of Montauk, anti-war protests and a little remembered draft riot in 1863. Bill Bleyer will explore this fascinating story, from the 1860 presidential campaign to stories of wartime experiences. Copies of the book will be available for sale.

Please call the library to register for these events.

EVENING BOOK GROUP: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The group will meet on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.. Please register at the library. The discussion is limited to 15 readers.

AFTERNOON BOOK GROUP: “The Little Paris Bookshop” by Nina George. The group will meet Tuesday Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m..

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS and NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The passes are available to East Williston Library card holders. Each family pass (2 adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a 3 day period.

Passes may be reserved in advance.

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you succeed. The various “Learning Centers” offer the information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY: TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.

Visit us at www.ewlibrary.org N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday & Thursday from 11 a.m. to

3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Photo identification is required.

Documents to be notarized must be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed. Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.

COLLECTION ON DISPLAY: The East Williston Library Friends invite you to come in and enjoy their January display. Local resident John Messina has shared his collection of caps from various trips and events.

Please visit this display in the lobby of the East Williston Village Hall.

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

Mineola Public Library Mineola Library Museum Passes: The library has added the Children’s Museum of Manhattan to the list of great museums that you can visit. CHOM is located at The Tisch Building, 212 West 83rd Street, NY, NY 10024. Reserve it at the Reference Desk, (516) 746-8488, ext. 2 or www.mineolalibrary.

knit blankets for children undergoing chemotherapy. Colorful blankets are supplied to 23 oncology units on Long Island. You may donate yarn at the box located in the Children’s Room.

We Care Blankets Please give to “We Care Blankets.”

The charity members’ goal is to

Film Discussion Series Great Director/Star Combos: Alfred Hitchcock And Cary Grant. In a

ADULT progrAms

career that spanned more than 50 years, director Alfred Hitchcock worked with the finest actors and actresses in Hollywood. Some of his greatest work came in films that featured Cary Grant as his leading man. This winter, we will feature all four of the Hitchcock/Grant films, followed by engaging discussion. All films begin at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 1 — To Catch a Thief (1955) Wednesday, Feb. 17 — North by

Northwest (1959 AARP Free Tax Help AARP Free Tax Help* will be offered at the library on Wednesdays, February, March, through April 13, at 10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. for middle and low income taxpayers, with special attention to taxpayers age 60 and older. Register at the Reference Desk or by calling 516-746-8488, et.

2 beginning Monday, Jan. 11. Walkins will not be admitted.

Chinese New Year Lecture: Chinese Culture for the Chinese New Year* Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. Celebrate the 2016 Chinese New Year with George Wei’s presentation—The Essence of Traditional Chinese Culture: Year of the Horse/Sheep/Monkey; China’s 5,000 years of history, Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty; Chinese Martial Arts, Tai Chi; Chinese medicine (herbs, acupuncture); and, Classical Chinese Dance, Music, etc.

Shelter Rock Library MUSEUM PASSES @ SRPL Shelter Rock Public Library cardholders can reserve a Museum Pass online for free admission to a variety of museums and gardens on Long Island and in New

York City. Go to www. srpl.org and pull down the Library Services Menu then go to Museum Passes. Click the Reserve Now link and look for the red Request Pass button to see if the

Museum Pass is available.

Your library card must be in good standing. Advance reservations will be accepted for the next 60 days (one Reservation per family every 30 days).

SHELTER ROCK PATRONS MAY RESERVE PASSES FOR: American Airpower Museum • Children’s Museum of Manhattan • Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery • Cradle of Aviation •

Garvies Point • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Long Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) • Nassau County Firefighter’s Museum •

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‘I just didn’t have enough time’ to avoid officer

By J oe N i k i c The driver of a car which hit and killed Nassau County police officer Joseph Olivieri in October 2012 testified in court Monday he did not have enough time to keep his car out of the way after seeing the police officer standing in the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway.

Francis Belizaire, 50, of Bay Shore, was granted immunity by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office after it was determined his actions were not criminal, according to Newsday.

“When I saw Officer Olivieri, I tried to brake my vehicle and swerve to the right,” Belizaire said in court. “I tried my best not to drive into him but I just didn’t have

enough time.”

James Ryan, 28, of Oakdale, is facing up to 25 years in prison if convicted on aggravated vehicular homicide charges, which are based on prosecutors’ claim that his actions led to Olivieri’s death.

Nassau Assistant District Attorney Michael Bushwack said Ryan was a “dangerously drunk” driver who caused two crashes leading to the death of the then 43-year-old police officer.

At 4:43 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2012, a car driven by Ryan allegedly crashed into and disabled a car while he was driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway, then fled the scene toward the Shelter Rock caused Ryan’s car to stop against the center divider on the highway, Road exit.

His car then hit another car, prosecutors said.

Olivieri, a member of the Naswhich injured the driver and

sau County Highway Patrol Bureau, responded to the scene.

Belizaire’s Cadillac Escalade hit and killed him while he was caring for injured drivers in the HOV lane.

After leaving a Mineola courtroom on Tuesday, Belizaire told Newsday he felt partially responsible for Olivieri’s death.

“I blame myself somewhat but Mr. Ryan shouldn’t have did what he did,” he said.

A grand jury indicted Ryan 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 attorney Zeena Abdi

told jurors the defendant was not blame for Olivieri’s death, but instead Belizaire was, according to Newsday.

“Make no mistake, James Ryan did not hit Officer Olivieri,” Abdi said. “James Ryan did not kill Officer Olivieri. James Ryan did not cause his death.”

Belizaire, who was driving in the HOV lane, testified that he saw police lights flashing in front of him but also saw cars pulled over to the right of him on the highway, so he did not move out of the lane, according to Newsday.

He said he saw Olivieri when he was about two car lengths away from him in front of Ryan’s Toyota Camry.

“I couldn’t move, I was in shock,” Belizaire said.

Medical marijuana dispensary set to open

By J oe N i k i c Nassau County’s first medical marijuana dispensary is scheduled to open by the end of this month in a temporary office space in Lake Success.

Town of North Hempstead spokeswoman Carole Trottere said Tuesday the town’s building department had approved Staten Island-based Bloomfield Industries’ application to occupy a vacant medical office in suite N1 at 2001 Marcus Ave. Town Planning Commissioner Michael Levine said the company plans to use suite N1 temporarily until they receive approval for a larger suite within the same facility, according to a report in Newsday.

“They’re really not doing much in the way of physical work,” Levine said. “I think they’re moving in essentially as-is and configuring the other space for how they want it to operate in the long term.”

Trottere said the applicants are allowed to apply for multiple permits at once and occupy a temporary space.

A Bloomfield official who asked not to be identified said

while the dispensary will open by the end of this month, no specific date has been determined.

Bloomfield’s intial application, which was submitted in November, was to occupy suite W75, a 2,480-square-foot space at 2001 Marcus Ave. Due to building department application revision requests, Trottere said, that application has been delayed.

In late September, Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin said they thought the dispensary would be classified as a pharmacy, which is not a permitted use for that site.

But the building department determined otherwise.

“When Bloomfield submitted its actual plans to the building department, the department found that it fell within the description of a doctor’s office and not a retail store,” Bosworth said in a statement. “A medical office conforms with our zoning for that location.”

Bloomfield will join other medical practices, including cardiology group Premier Cardiology Consultants and the Long Island IVF fertility clinic in the office complex, located just over

a mile from Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

Another medical office complex and a division of Cohen Children’s Medical Center are adjacent to the property.

Bloomfield’s state health department application for the dispensary, to be called the Lake Success Patient Resource Center, says it will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Bloomfield, one of five companies approved to open dispensaries under the 2014 Compassionate Care Act, a state law legalizing medical marijuana as of Jan. 5, chose Lake Success because it’s accessible to patients eligible to receive medical marijuana, the spokesman said.

Under the law, New York residents with diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis can register with the

state health department for a medical marijuana prescription.

The Bloomfield spokesman noted the Lake Success facility’s proximity to “major medical facilities” that treat those diseases.

The company has a manufacturing center in Long Island City and opened dispensaries in Syracuse and Williamsville on Jan. 7. It also plans to a facility in Manhattan.

Site of the soon-to-open medical marijuana dispensary at 2001 Marcus Ave.

GoP legislators turn away anti-casino vote Continued from Page 19 Many Republican officials, including legislators Richard Nicolello and Vincent Muscarella — whose districts include parts of Floral Park — and Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santi-

no have supported the plan.

Mangano originally included $20 million in casino revenue in the county’s 2016 budget, but has since reduced the estimate to $15 million, spokesman Brian Nevin said.

The opposition movement drew more than 2,000 people to a rally at Floral Park Memorial High School Jan. 12, and an online petition has garnered more than 2,000 signatures.

Nicolosi, who said he

brought more than 100 casino supporters to the rally where he was booed off stage, said he could bring much larger crowds of backers to public meetings but doesn’t “want to start any riots.”

Floral Park civic leader Na-

dia Holubnyczyj-Ortiz said an equally large crowd is expected for an anti-casino “March on Belmont” Jan. 30, starting at Floral Park Memorial High School and proceeding to the racetrack’s entrance.

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A close up of technology in classroom Technology in our Schools At the Jan. 6, Board of Education work session, Dave Casamento, district director of Science and Technology, and a host of our staff and students, presented an up close look at how technology is being used in our classrooms.

A key point of the presentation was that technology for technology sake is not the goal, but using technology in our classrooms when it can further our student’s learning and understanding is the goal.

There were so many wonderful examples presented of how, with the community’s consistent support, our technology innovations and implementations are being put to excellent purpose.

The first topic covered was social media. Director of Secondary Curriculum and Social Studies Danielle Gately and Willets Road fifth grade teacher, Lynn Flynn, along with sixth grade students Sophia Caputo and Krittika Prajapati described the editing project they are doing for the well-known young adults and tween author Erin Downing.

Sophia and Krittika, along with sixth grader Charlotte Iannone, received a copy of Ms. Downing’s manuscript to read and provide input on her new book, not yet published.

Through Dr. Gately’s and Ms. Flynn’s educational twitter accounts, the students were initially connected with the author, resulting in this exciting project where the three girls have direct interaction with the author who has been very appreciative of their insight.

Kindergarten teacher Susan Soliman and first grade teacher Donna Casano shared the many ways that iPADS are being used in the classroom to maximum benefit for our youngest students.

These students use them to work on ELA, math and other activities in classroom learning centers.

Fourth-grade teachers Kelly Powers, Holly Conklin and Jill Widyn shared the benefits of Chromebooks in the elementary classroom, highlighting that Google Apps can be accessed both at home and in school for students’ continued work on projects.

Also highlighted were the benefits of using Chromebooks to provide differentiated access for students with special learning needs, including our English as a New Language students. For example, our ENL students can access audio, view movies and visit websites on particular topics of study.

Teachers also shared the virtual field trips that the Chromebooks provide which make learn-

ing topics, including historical study, come to life for our children.

Students are provided with the opportunity for individualized learning and exploration on a whole class topic.

For example, we saw that one student researches the clothing and styles of fashion in Colonial America while another student watches a video on Discovery Education about the establishment of colonies during the 1600s and 1700s and another researches what it was like for children during the colonial time period.

In these and other grades, students are able to share their work, through Google Docs with the teacher for editing and comments.

Fourth graders Jessica Shaw and Benjamin Krittman shared examples of their research.

Our elementary library media center, as do our Willets Road and Wheatley media centers, hosts a wide array of data bases for our students to use as they research and build an understanding of topics in a manner that supports critical thinking.

For example, TrueFlix is used to explore the Iroquois and the New York Colony during the revolution. The e-Rosen collection provides e-books on New York history, including the native people of our areas and explorers.

Databases like TeachingBooks.net help students and teachers get to know new authors and old favorites.

North Side Library/Media Specialist Karen Homer described North Side’s Library Web Site where content is pushed out to classrooms and homes for curriculum support and individual research and reading. Like all our school libraries, North Side is open 24/7 on the web!

We are fortunate in the District to have two Instructional Technologists and three technology teaching assistants who support full and meaningful integration of technology in the classroom, working closely with our classroom teachers, as well as providing students with the foundational skills they need. Rochelle Sroka, instructional technology learning specialist at North Side and Kim Kelleher, at Willets Road and Wheatley, shared some of the building blocks of computer technology skills that North Side and Willets Road students learn that support them as they move on to the upper grades, such as mouse skills, keyboarding, computer systems, file management, coding and cloud computing.

North Side students Amany Abdelwahab, Trevor Gucker and

Paris Triantafillou and Willets Road students Sarah Hochstein and Emilia Keys helped Mrs. Sroka and Mrs. Kelleher present to the board.

Other examples of technology in action presented to the Board included demonstrations

by Willets Road teachers Ms. Flynn, Katerina Skiadas and Diane M. Viola regarding the use of Chromebooks in math and science and Ron Roaldsen’s description of the sixth-grade teachers’ use of Edmundo which allows ongoing assessment of student learning to address student learning needs and challenges.

Willets Road teachers Natalie Brew and Bridget Lennon shared the wonders of the Grades 6 and 7 Digital Science textbook that

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provide students with science in action, living examples through Discovery Learning.

Willets Road physical education teacher, David Burke, Wheatley Spanish teacher Mary Martinez and Wheatley music teacher Peggy Ho, prepared slides to show how technology is used not only in math, science, social studies and ELA but also to make learning more accessible in these other important subjects areas.

A fun highlight of the evening took place when students Katie Gold, Alex Horowitz, and Dean Sheinman demonstrated their robotics projects built in Danielle Calvagno’s eighth grade Robotics Class. (This class is an implementation of one of our Strategic Plan Goals which was to have a fully implemented 8th grade robotics class.)

Wheatley math teacher Joe Fina provided slides regarding the new Computer Science and Software Engineering course he teaches this year, again, another Strategic Plan Goal which has us implementing a four-year engineering sequence.

Wheatley science research teacher, Alexis Blondrage demonstrated the use of Google sheets in teaching data analysis in her sci-

ence research classes.

Wheatley English teachers Daniel Burke and Jenna Stein presented on the use of Chromebooks in their English classes.

They use the sharing features of Google docs and they are communicating and sharing work between students and teachers using Google classroom. During the Board presentation, Mr. Burke mentioned how the use of these devices exceeded his imagination.

He indicated that they use them almost daily and continue to develop new instruction incorporating the devices.

Continuing to build the District’s capacity to utilize technology effectively in our classrooms and ensure all teachers have the opportunity to build their own technology skills to ensure consistency across programs and grades, we are fortunate that this year’s budget supports Instructional Technology Learning Specialist, Audra Beberman, on special assignment to work with our teachers and students to support professional development in this area. Mrs. Beberman outlined the many things our teachers are learning that will enable them to continue to grow and develop their use of technology in their classrooms, to benefit our students’ learning.

To see the full power point of the presentation provided at the January Board of Education Work Session go to www.ewsdonline. org > go to School Board on the left side vertical navigation bar > hover on the BOE Meeting Presentations > click on 15-16 BOE Presentations > click on Instructional Technology Presentation (in two parts).

Thank you to the staff and students who participated in creating the power point presentation and at the Board of Education work session.

Wheatley Graduation Rate Highlighted Last week you may have read in the newspaper that the State Education Department recently released a district-by-district breakdown of high school graduation rates.

The data reflects rates based on students who entered high school in 2011 and graduated in 2015 (on-time graduation).

Of the school districts in Nassau County, the East Williston School District was cited as having the highest graduation rate at 97.5 percent, with 84.5 percent of those students earning a diploma with advanced designation, which requires additional rigorous course work.

Congratulations to the Wheat-

ley administration, teachers and support staff for all their efforts in supporting and reaching our variety of learners, helping guide their path to success.

The Circus Came to Town The circus came to town, that is, it came to North Side the week of Jan. 10. What an exciting time for all our elementary school students North Side participated in a five-day residency with the National Circus Project, an educational cultural arts and physical education outreach program.

Each grade level, in their physical education classes, learned a variety of circus skills from professional circus performers. Learned skills included juggling scarves, balancing feathers, plate spinning, balancing devil sticks, spinning a diablo, spinning ropes, walking on stilts, clown skills and more.

Our third graders not only used the week to learn circus skills but also to practice for their very own circus performance that was held on Friday, Jan. 15.

The second graders got to watch the student circus performance live (since next year, as third graders, they will be performing the circus at the end of this annual residency program).

The third graders performance was also live-streamed into North Side classrooms enabling the whole school’s participation.

Special thanks to our physical education teachers, Meryl Fordin, Herman Lim and Tom Greeley for all their efforts in making this such a successful and fun learning time for all.

Reminders: Feb. 2, 3, 4, 2016: Kindergarten Registration If you have a child to register, or if you know someone who has a child to register, for kindergarten, please note/tell them that registration for the incoming 2016-17 North Side Kindergarten class will take place next month at The Wheatley School in the Library/IMC on Feb. 2, 3 and 4.

A child is eligible for kindergarten next year if (s)he is five years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2016 (a child born during the period of Dec. 2, 2010 through Dec. 1, 2011). To start the kindergarten registration process and receive a Kindergarten Registration Packet from the North Side School, please call North Side’s main office at 333-6860.

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• Children with last names beginning with A-F – register on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

• Children with last names beginning with G-L – register on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

• Children with last names beginning with M-Z – register on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Feb. 3 : Mindset – Coffee and Book Talk Come join the Board of Education for Coffee and a discussion of Carol Dweck’s book, Mindset, at the Board of Education Work Session on Feb/ 3.

Members of our staff and high school students will be facilitating small round table discussions.

If you haven’t had a chance to read the book, you can still join the discussion. I’ve attached some links below where you can read a few articles and/or view some short videos.

The book is increasingly becoming an icon in the field of psychology, business and education. It offers important ideas regarding success, attitude and growth, which can help inform a common conversation and partnership regarding our children/ students among the school board, staff and families.

I look forward to seeing you there — a nice chance to get together for a more personal interaction with our community members.

For information on the book, go to the following links: Mindsetonline; TEDtalk with Carol Dweck; and other links on our website at www.ewsdonline.org > scroll down the left side to Mindset Community > hover over Mindset for the dropdown and more information.

March 5, 2016: Family Math Day As I mentioned in my newsletter last week, Family Math Day will be held on March 5, 2016 at Stratford Road School in Plainview. Mark your calendars for a fun activity that you can do with your children that is educational to boot. To make sure you reserve a place early, you can email North Side teacher Lisa Minerva at her corrected email address minerval@ewsdonline.org, or look for a registration site on our website, (District, North Side and Willets Road), to be coming soon.

April 21, 2016: Save the Date for the

Annual PTO District wide Grant Dinner Just a reminder about the East Williston School District’s Annual PTO District wide Grant Dinner and raffle and journal donations. As I mentioned, this is the third year of what now has become a wonderful annual event! It is a night when parents and staff from all three schools come together for a fun evening of festivity. If you didn’t get the chance to go last year, I think everyone who did attend will tell you what a special evening it was. It brought everyone in our community together in a show of such strong support for our schools and children. For example, many parents shared with me how special it was, among many other special things that evening, to see so many of their children’s former teachers. Also attached to the Save the Date email was a Raffle Donation letter and a Journal Ad/Donation letter. You can access them on our Virtual Backpack. Mark your calendars for April 21, 2016. Can’t wait to see you there!

Virtual Backpack Flyer Update Just a reminder: Please check the VB periodically for the latest postings. (On the district homepage, www.ewsdonline.org > scroll down left side vertical navigation bar to Virtual Backpack > click on VB.) The following is a listing of the new flyers posted on the VB this week: • North Side PTO Box Top Collection Week – Feb. 1–5.

• Wheatley Senior Class Party Planning letter.

Congratulations & Commendations Willets Road Spelling Bee Champion Repeat!

Willets Road held its annual Spelling Bee on Jan. 14.

Classroom spelling bee champions competed in the media center with Willets Road English grade teacher Antonia Laruccia as the host and coordinator.

Guest judges, Willets Road social studies teacher Patrick Shanahan and Willets Road Principal Stephen Kimmel, helped out. After a competitive bee, it was down to two students, seventh grader Frederick Lin and last year’s winner, sixth grader Krittika Prajapati. Congratulations to our runnerup, Frederick! Congratulations to Krittika, who correctly spelled pneumonia to take home her second Willets Road Spelling Bee championship.

Good luck at the Long Island Regional

Hampton 2nd graders help the environment Helping the environment is of great interest for second-graders at Hampton Street School in the Mineola Union Free School District.

As part of the STEAM initiative with Ms. Maynard, the school teamed up with Operation SPLASH and adopted two local storm drains.

Students are making weekly visits to the drains to collect any garbage or debris, which is then sorted, recorded and analyzed back in the classroom.

As a result of this partnership, students are learning that they can make a difference in saving the earth and are proud to be active participants in improving the lives of ocean life.

Spelling Bee at Hofstra University on March 13.

Congratulations as well to all our Willets Road Spelling Bee participants, English classroom champions in their own right: 5th Grade: Rachel Aquino-Okeke, Sarah Callahan, Daniel Dayter, Ayesha Rashid, Dylan Rosenberg, Aden Saparzadeh; 6th Grade: James Blennau, Joyce Chen, Siddhant Jain, Krittika Prajapati, Lucas Schmuck, Jace Yagoda; 7th Grade: Alexandra Castiglie, Kayleigh Fiorello, Rami Hahami, Jack Keys, Frederick Lin and Natalie Scudero A special thank you to Ms. Laruccia and guest judges Mr. Shanahan and Mr. Kimmel!

Congratulations to eighth grade Geography Bee champion.

Seven of our eighth grade students competed in the final round of the National Geography Bee in order to determine who would represent Wheatley in the next round of the competition.

After in-class preliminary rounds, the following seven students qualified for the Wheatley Final Round: Rahul Ajmera, Emma Blennau, Patrick Brady, Maggie Caroddo, John Lopes, Brenden Resnick and Emily Yagoda. Rahul and Patrick were the two students left standing.

During this final round, Patrick edged out Rahul (in a tiebreaker!) for the victory!

Congratulations to Patrick Brady on becoming Wheatley’s Geography Bee Champion for 2016!

Thank you Dr. Danielle Gately, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Social Studies, for hosting the final round, and to the following Wheatley social studies teachers, Patrick Clarke, Matt Haig and Cindy Schwartz, for supporting this competition in their classroom.

Patrick will take a National Geography Bee written test to see if he moves on to the New York State competition.

Good luck Patrick.

Congratulations to our Seventh Grade Geography Bee Champion Ten of our seventh graders competed in the 7th Grade Geography Bee. Preliminary classroom competitions resulted in the following students competing for Seventh Grade Bee: James Dearborn, Benji Gilbert, Sarah Hassan, Layla Jarrahy, Jack Keys, Frederick Lin, Eric Ness, Temitope Oshodi, Ryan Shannon and Peter West.

Congratulations to the seventh grade

champion Eric Ness and runner-up Temitope Oshodi!

Thank you to Willets Road social studies teacher Patrick Shanahan who ran the geography and Willets Road social studies teacher and Dean Joe Coladonato who supported the competition in the classroom.

Eric will take a National Geography Bee written test to see if he moves on to the New York State competition.

Good luck Eric.

Upcoming Events Monday, Jan. 25.

• 6:00 p.m. – Board of Education executive session – Wheatley/Administrative Board Room • 8:00 p.m. – Board of Education monthly business meeting – Wheatley Auditorium Tuesday, Jan. 26 • Wheatley Mid-Year Exams and Regents Exams • Wheatley Mid-Year Experience • 7:30 p.m. – Wheatley PTO Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 27 • Wheatley Mid-Year Exams and Regents Exams • 8:15 a.m.–9:15 a.m. – Wheatley Inaugural Career Fair • 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. – North Side Principal’s Book Club – North Side Conference Room • 7:30 p.m. – Wheatley — Driving in the Safe Lane (Juniors & Seniors) – Wheatley Room 450 Thursday, Jan. 28 • Wheatley Mid-Year Exams and Regents Exams • 7:00 p.m. – North Side Grade 4 Chorus Concert – Wheatley Auditorium Friday, Jan. 29 • Wheatley Mid-Year Exams & Regents Exams • North Side Dance-a-thon • North Side School Spirit Day • 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. - Willets Road Friday Night Rec - Grade 5 • Wheatley’s Second Marking Period Ends • Willets Road’s (Grades six and seven) Second Marking Period Ends Saturday, Jan. 30 • 7:30 p.m. – Wheatley Varsity Revue Have a Good Weekend As always, please email me at kanase@ ewsdonline.org or call me at 333-3758 with any questions, suggestions and/or any topics you would like to see in this newsletter.

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Hearing struggles of drug, alcohol addiction Mineola High School hosted former college and professional basketball player Chris Herren to speak about his struggles with drug and alcohol abuse. Herren formed The Herren Project in 2011 to increase education and public awareness on the dangers of substance

abuse, to assist those who struggle and to inspire others to either get help or remain drug-free.

He held two workshops, one for the entire study body during the day and another for parents and interested community members at night. His presentation

reinforced the importance of positive self-esteem and self-worth as the key to remaining anti-destructive.

“Be a pro at being you,” was his message to students and to parents, and he emphasized the importance of an open line of communication.

School facilities get good grades in Mineola Continued from Page 12 projects. Everything else [except replacing boilers] we’ve chipped away over time.”

The state Education Department requires school districts to submit a Building Condition Survey every five years.

A Building Condition Survey is a visual inspection of all occupied school buildings conducted by a district-selected team of at least one architect or engineer. The survey assesses current conditions of all program spaces, major buildings and site systems and components.

The intent of the survey is to assess those items for evidence of deterioration and structural failure, and prioritize repairs/replacement projects. Systems and buildings are graded on a scale from “excellent” to “critical failure.”

Mark said a rating of “excellent” is typically reserved for buildings that are built sometime within the last five years.

The newest building in the Mineola School District, the Willis Avenue School, was constructed 13 years ago in 2003, meaning a “satisfactory” rating is realistically the highest grade Mineola can earn.

Even the district’s oldest building, Min-

eola Middle School, constructed in 1927, received a satisfactory rating, needing only minor repairs and upgrades.

“The last BCS wasn’t so good,” Nagler said. “We didn’t have satisfactory on a lot of the buildings.”

The superintendent said he was not surprised by the results of this year’s Building Condition Survey, and thanked Daniel Romano, director of school facilities and operations, for his work in keeping the district’s facilities up to par.

“Not everyone knows he’s around,” Nagler said. “Until something breaks, then everybody knows his name.”

Once a five-year improvement plan is approved by the Board of Education, Mark will submit the results of the 2015 Building Condition Survey to the state Education Department through their online portal.

Results are due on June 30, 2016.

The completed findings include photographs and three-dimensional models of all the district’s facilities along with two-dimensional floor plans that are “marked up” to illustrate areas needing improvements.

Findings also include checklists for improvement projects organized by priority

and budget estimates for all projects and materials.

Funding for facilities improvements are outlined in a five-year capital improvement plan to be released by the district at the next school board meeting, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Willis Avenue School.

Items on that five-year plan are then folded into the district’s regular budget on a year-by-year basis. Nagler called the forthcoming capital improvement plan “aggressive.”

The most common recommendations for improvement projects as outlined in this year’s Building Condition Survey were replacing exterior doors and glass panels, conducting roof moisture scans, updating bathroom facilities to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, updating playgrounds with better safety equipment and repairing asphalt parking lots and concrete walkways which have deteriorated over the years.

“Anyone that’s driven through the high school parking lot after a good rain knows that needs to get done,” Nagler said. “That’s a big expensive job that is not exciting...but it still has to get done.”

At the district’s bus garage, Mark recommended the school board replace the skylights and several windows on the south side of the building that have been damaged by the impact of line-drives.

The garage is directly adjacent to the high school’s baseball field.

“Part of that is due to you have a phenomenal baseball team who can reach these with a home run,” Mark said. “Maybe we’ll put guards on the skylights when we replace them.”

The 2015 Building Condition Survey also recommends the board look into replacing some of the lockers at Mineola High School, while removing some of the older unnecessary lockers. Lockers are a costly item, Mark said, and having extra lockers can be an unnecessary expense.

“I remember the last Building Condition Survey and this is a very good improvement,” school board President Christine Napolitano said. “It’s like owning a house. Eventually things break down and needs repairs.”

“Obviously there is work to be done,” she added. “But there will always be work to be done.”

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Honoring youth scholarship winners Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano joined by Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice in honoring winners of the Youth Essay Scholarship Contest at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 31st Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an incredible man and leader whose insight helped to create a new understanding of universal peace and humanity in our society,” Mangano said. “On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day we commemorate the spirit of freedom, equality and dignity of all races. Together, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and remember the difference we can make in our local communities by exemplifying the qualities of compassion and brotherhood, thereby developing more harmonious relations among all people.”

Each year awards are presented to honorees that espouse the philosophy of Dr. King and emulate his work in “building bridges” and generating unity among diverse populations.

Since the Birthday Celebration Committee was established, more than $280,000 in privately-sponsored scholarships have been awarded to the bright, talented, deserving youth of Nassau County.

To learn more about the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Committee of Nassau County Inc. visit http://ncmlk.org.

From left: Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, Christina Phillips of Uniondale High School, first place winner Dominique Allen of Elmont-Sewanhaka High School, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, second place winner Lajiyah Walker of Hempstead High School, third place winner Joselyn Alvarez-Beza of Hempstead High School and Wilma H. Tootle, who serves as the youth education chairperson.

All Kids Fair family event to be held April 10 The All Kids Fair continues to entertain families across Long Island.

This year’s event, its sixth, will take place on Sunday, April 10 at the Melville Marriott.

A new addition is 12-year-old recording artist Adiel Torres, who appeared on the Spanish version of “The Voice Kids” in 2015.

This bilingual pre-teen will be performing as well as doing a meet-and-greet.

The fair connects businesses and non-profit organizations with children and their families.

The 2016 All Kids Fair will

bring back many of last year’s favorite features and will add many new ones for the enjoyment of its visitors.

The All Kids Fair is a combination of education and activities expo and health and wellness fair.

It offers entertainment choices for toddlers through high school, including kids who have special needs or are gifted.

Over 80 exhibitor spaces and many classes provide valuable information for kids and their parents and grandparents.

Exhibitors will cover schools,

camps, after-school activities, birthday party ideas, college planning, photography, and health and wellness products and services.

Some of the classes children can share with their parents and grandparents are archery, crafts, book reading, and GaGa. No-charge opportunities for kids and adults include meeting QuackerJack from the Long Island Ducks; entertainment by a juggler from the Big Apple Circus; face-painting compliments of the National Aging in Place Council–L.I; samples from Dove

Chocolate Discoveries; taking the Latin Challenge to win free “ellipsoidal goodies” from Village East Gifted; and child ID Kits from New York Life.

Free valet parking will also be available.

Attendees who like to “pay forward” to charitable groups are encouraged to bring nonperishable food and money for donation to The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network).

Those who do will receive raffle tickets to win a variety of donated prizes.

“The vast amount of vendors

was unbelievable, each one connecting not only towards the kids but also the parents,” said Ralph Allocco, who attended the event last year. “This event was very special for everyone.”

Sponsors this year are Long Island Parent Magazine, Your Local Kids Source, and LongIslandMedia Inc. For complete information about All Kids Fair classes, a current list of exhibitors, and available ways to participate, including advertising, visit www.

AllKidsFair.com or contact Barbara Kaplan at 516-621-1446.

Council of churches receives $57,500 in grants The Long Island Council of Churches announced this week announced that is had received three grants totaling $57,500 from Nassau County Bar Association, The Long Island Community Foundation and The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation to support its emergency food program in Nassau County.

Both the Bar Association

and the Community Founration donated $20,00 apiece, while the Silvian Foundation donated $17,500.

“We’re feeding nearly 250 guests a month in Hempstead and giving them enough food for three days,” said the Rev. Tom Goodhue, the LICC’s executive director. “In October of 2015 the Freeport and Hempstead Food

Centers fed a combined all-time high of 1,812, and the number of seniors continues to increase.”

The Long Island Council of Churches, the region’s largest ecumenical and interfaith organization, is a faith-based, nonprofit emergency food and social service agency. For 47 years the LICC has brought together hundreds of faith communities to

respond rapidly to the emergency needs of the least fortunate. The agency collaborates with more than 50 public and private health and social service agencies to provide emergency food and essential social services to Long Islanders in crisis. In 2015 the LICC fed 22,180 hungry Long Islanders 199,620 meals and provided additional family support services

to another 9,722. Total numbers served exceeded 31,900.

For further information, please contact: The Rev. Tom Goodhue, Executive Director, 516-565-0290, ext. 206 or tomgoodhue@optonline.net, or Wally Merna, Freeport Emergency Food Center Manager, 516-8684989 or liccfreeport@optonline. net

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Overdose prevention workshop set Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano invites school nurses and administrators to an Overdose Prevention Workshop entitled “Schools in the Know” to learn lifesaving techniques related to heroin and pain pill misuse.

Attendees will learn about current drug use trends among school-aged individuals and how to recognize and prevent an opiate overdose death.

Free Narcan kits will be provided to attendees and their respective school districts at the workshop.

“I encourage school personnel to take advantage of this opportunity that could save students’ lives,” Mangano said. “The rise in substance use among our youth and the increasing number of unintentional overdoses, here and nationwide, demonstrates

the need for communities to work together to solve substance abuse problems.”

The state Education Department ruled in August 2015 that school nurses, who are “medically trained,” can participate and administer Narcan without liability. School districts also have the ability to maintain shared Narcan kits in each school district.

Narcan has been used by paramedics and emergency room doctors for decades to save lives.

Yet a 2006 state law allows citizens to administer Narcan in an attempt to save a life, without fear of liability.

Nassau County has already provided Narcan training for nearly 6,000 people since 2012.

At least two dozen trainees have used that knowledge -- and the Narcan kit they were given -- to

revive someone overdosing on heroin or painkillers and save their lives.

Narcan is administered through a nasal spray, and is provided at no charge to trainees over the age of 18.

At least 190 Nassau residents died from heroin and prescription painkillers in 2014 (final statistics for 2015 are not yet available).

The workshop, presented by the Education & Prevention Subcommittee of the Nassau County Heroin Prevention Task Force (HPTF) will be held Friday, March 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Molloy College, 7180 Republic Airport, Farmingdale.

The $10 per person fee includes a continental breakfast and continuing education credits for CASACs and social workers,

provided by the Nassau County Department of Human Services.

School nurses and administrators must pre-register online at www.surveymonkey/r/schoolsintheknow.

The “Schools in the Know” seminar begins with registration from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., followed by a program at 8:30 a.m.

The breakfast seminar includes speakers with personal experience with heroin and opiate use disorder, and an overview of the epidemic statistics and trends. Resources and services available, opiate overdose reversal training, and distribution of Narcan kits.

For more information, contact Eden Laikin at 516-5716105.

Nassau’s Mental Health and Chemical Dependency profes-

sionals, within the County’s Department of Human Services, have trained over 6,000 civilians and first responders, since the office became state certified in September 2012.

Dozens of trainees have used that knowledge and the Narcan kit they were given to revive someone overdosing on heroin or painkillers, and save their lives.

The Heroin Prevention Task Force is co-chaired by Mangano and Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.

For dates and locations of upcoming public overdose prevention seminars, call 516-571-6105 or visit www.nassaucountyny. gov/overdose.

To schedule a Narcan training session in your community contact David Hymowitz at 516227-7023.

Guidance Center, Northwell offer workshops

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center

North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center will be hosting free monthly “Positive Parenting Workshops” in conjunction with Cohen Children’s Medical Center, part Northwell Health, formerly the North Shore-LIJ Health System.

Each workshop will be held at the Guidance Center’s Marks Family Right from the Start Center, located at 80 North Service Road of the Long Island Expressway, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month.

A pediatrician from Northwell Health will speak at each workshop and also take questions from the audience.

The first workshop will focus on issues such as toilet training, bedwetting and other issues of interest related to children’s urological conditions.

“Parents can feel overwhelmed when it comes to issues such as toilet training and

bedwetting,” says Dr. Lane Palmer, chief of pediatric urology at Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

“There are some very simple techniques that can make the process go very smoothly for both the parent and the toddler.”

According to Dr. Reena Nandi, director of psychiatric services at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center, the monthly Positive Parenting Workshop series will provide parents and caregivers with much-needed information to help raise healthy, happy children.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with such a prestigious group as the pediatricians at Northwell Health, who bring with them deep knowledge of the kinds of issues that parents need to know for their children’s wellbeing,” she says.

Upcoming topics will include nutrition, vaccinations and sleeping issues. A full schedule will be announced in the near future.

Town reminds residents to pay first-half tax bills Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman is reminding taxpayers that the last day to pay the Town of North Hempstead 2016 General taxes–first-half bill without a penalty is Wednesday, Feb. 10.

The U.S. Postal Service must postmark mailed payments on or before Feb. 10, to avoid a penalty. By law, office postage meters are not official postmarks.

The Receiver of Taxes recommends that taxpayers mailing payments on the last day have their payments hand stamped at the post office to ensure a timely postmark.

Berman also announces that his office will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10. In addition to paying in

person at the Receiver of Taxes’ office at 200 Plandome Road (Town Hall Annex), Manhasset, taxpayers may also pay in person with only a check or money order at the following local collection sites: Monday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Port Washington Parking District, 15 Vanderventer Ave., Port Washington Monday, Feb. 1, 1 - 2 p.m. Hector Gayle Roslyn Community Center, 53 Orchard St., Roslyn Heights Tuesday, Feb. 2 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Fuschillo Park, Carle Rd. & Broadmoor Ln., Carle Place Tuesday, Feb. 2 1 - 2 p.m. Yes We Can Community Center,

Regular office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For further information, taxpayers may visit the Town’s website at www. northhempsteadny.gov or call 516-869-7800.

To better serve our taxpayers, our e-mail payment reminder service is available. To sign up, please go to the Town website and click on the envelope in the upper left-hand corner of the screen, then follow directions for tax payment alerts. A reminder will be e-mailed approximately 10 days before the last day to pay the tax without a penalty.

In addition, property ownPlease bring your entire bill ers may register online for “no with you when paying in person. cost” access to their General and 141 Garden St., New Cassel Wednesday, Feb. 3, 10 a.m.

- 12 p.m. - Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Ave. and New Hyde Park Rd., New Hyde Park Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2 - 3 p.m. - Broadway Park, Broadway & County Courthouse Rd., Garden City Park Thursday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m. 12 p.m. - Great Neck Social Center, 80 Grace Ave., Great Neck Thursday, Feb. 4, 1 - 3 p.m. Michael J. Tully Park, Evergreen Ave., New Hyde Park Friday, Feb. 5, 12 - 2 p.m. John D. Caemmerer Park, Wentworth Ave., Albertson

School property tax information. You can log on to our website at www.northhempsteadny. gov (click the “Government” tab, click on “Receiver of Taxes”, and then click the “Online Tax Information & Payments” link) any time to view, print, or check the payment status of your property tax bills.

Additionally, for a “convenience fee” property owners will also be able to pay their tax bills using American Express, Visa, MasterCard or Discover or by “Automatic Electronic Check”.

Please note that conventional payments via the U.S. mail or an in-person payment will continue to be “without any convenience fee or charge”.

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The robo-signing mortgage scandal This article will be a very short explanation of how the robo-signing scandal occurred and really why it occurred.

In about 25 states a lending institution or bank with an outstanding mortgage must go through the courts to foreclose on a mortgage.

More important, they must produce all the necessary documents that they, in fact, are the owner of that mortgage.

The problem was that most banks sold their mortgages off by electronically transferring them without any paperwork changing hands and little or no documentation as to who really owned the mortgage.

That is precisely the reason why so many mortgages, especially in New York State (and many other states)(see additional info: http://www.nolo.com/ legal-encyclopedia/how-foreclosure-works-30066.html) could not be foreclosed upon, since the banks and lending institutions

had no real paperwork.

In 2010, where if all began, the robo signing in most cases was done by employees of the several of the larger banks, (Bank of America, J. P. Morgan Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo and Ally/ GMAC, who just signed thousands of documents every month, maybe spending 30 seconds or less, reviewing the paperwork.

I am not sure if they even knew the extent to which they were signing up people’s lives and properties and that what they were doing was out and out fraud and illegal.

Attorneys defending these homeowners forced the issue of who owned the actual mortgage and that is where the hold up came about. Banks could not foreclose on homes, without the proper documents, actually showing that they were the lien holder of the mortgage.

Even states that didn’t require judicial process to foreclosure on homeowners; the home

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owners sued their banks and what came out of these lawsuits was the fact that the judges saw discrepancies in the paperwork, without the necessary and crucial documents showing that they owned the mortgage.

This in fact, held up almost all the foreclosures moving forward and kept people and their families in their homes for a very long period of time (three to six

years or longer).

This also allowed owners to negotiate or modify their mortgages and workout a situation that would allow them to stay in place. The banks, if they could, might have been able to get some kind of monetary settlement, but could not take possession of the real estate.

Unfortunately, anyone having a mortgage owned by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, but serviced by those banks, were not part of the settlement.

However, you can still check and see if you are eligible by calling Rust Consulting at 1-866430-8358. You can also see whether Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae owns your mortgage by going to: www.knowyouroptions. com/loanlookup In February 2012, 49 state attorneys general and the federal government reached a historic settlement with five of the nation’s largest banks.

A $25 billion settlement was

reached, whereby distressed current and previous owner occupied homes found some relief.

However, the states that were part of the settlement, received $2.5 billion.

Homeowners who lost their homes because they were not properly offered loss mitigation options or were otherwise improperly foreclosed on between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2011 are eligible for cash payouts from a $1.5 billion fund. Each homeowner, who filed by the initial deadline of Jan. 18, 2013, received $1480 for the bank’s violations of inadequate and false paperwork. Checks went out first between June 10 2013- June 17, 2013. Owners that were under water, where their mortgages were greater than the value of the home, could go back to the bank and renegotiate or modify their mortgage (as discussed in last weeks article) but who were current with their payments.

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E.W. school district joins county tax lawsuit Continued from Page 1 the utility tax class, Pirro said, but the county has so far presented no plan as to how residential and commercial taxpayers might make up the loss.

The Nassau County attorney’s office and a LIPA spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.

Jostyn Hernandez,

a spokesman for Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, whose office is one of the entities that processes PILOT payments, said he couldn’t speak to the timing of the payments or why they had or hadn’t been paid.

He said LIPA determined it would make PILOT payments less than the amount the school districts had budgeted for, and the issue was how

the utility would make up the difference.

The East Williston school board also announced Monday it has reached an agreement in contract negotiations with the district’s administrators’ union.

The three-year agreement gives administrators a 2-percent raise each year, starting retroactively in July 2015 and ending in June 2018.

Starting in July 2017, administrators will pay 25 percent of their health-care premiums and the district will pay flat amounts for health insurance buyback payments, a cost savings for the district of 50 percent, Kamberg said.

Kamberg called the agreement “mutually beneficial” for the district and the administrators.

East Williston school board President Mark Kamberg

Herricks board backs later school start time Continued from Page 3 But cutting time from the day resulted in an earlier end time that mitigated those worries, he said.

Because the shift requires contract negotiations, the district will now bring the proposal to the Herricks Teachers Association.

Depending on how talks with the union play out, the schedule could go into effect at the start of the

next school year, officials said.

Union President Nidya Degliomini said the group is “always open to conversation” about the schedule.

The district has discussed a later start time since 2007, Thompson said.

To Gounaris and other parents, it’s the first “incremental change” in a cultural shift to put less pressure on Herricks students.

It’s not just sleep that stresses them out, Gounaris

said. It’s also a heavy workload and a large amount of tests, he said, which students want to take to affirm they’re meeting the high standards set by their parents, their teachers and themselves.

Both Gounaris and Thompson said students shouldn’t be encouraged to use the extra half-hour before school to study rather than getting the extra sleep.

“If we don’t address the other issues as we address

the time, I’m not sure we’re really gaining much,” Gounaris said.

Conversations between teachers and administrators about academic rigor and student stress are ongoing, Herricks High Assistant principal Brian Hodge said.

Teachers are generally accommodating if students are overwhelmed, he said, and parents should tell administrators if they’re not.

The district also started a committee this year to ad-

dress social and emotional issues, Feinstein said, and it’s already discussing other ways to help high school students manage stress.

While she said Herricks has “always been a pressure-cooker,” parent Hayley Stein said she thinks the later start is an “essential beginning ... to very positive changes for all students.

The new schedule would require an additional driver for a bus the district already bought, a cost

of between $50,000 and $60,000, Assistant Superintendent for Business Helen Costigan said.

Thompson said it could also require longer hours for Herricks High’s cafeteria workers.

Administrators would also consider opening the school library and serving breakfast earlier to accommodate students whose parents have to drop them off at the same time, he said.

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ADULT SENIOR RAP GROUP ... for the 55+ set who have a lifetime of experiences to share! Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome.

Topics vary and the conversation is lively and provocative.

Mondays, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.

Come and join the Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group. This discussion group is led by volunteer facilitator, David Marx.

PLAY MAH JONGG Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 9 Join others in playing the game that has fascinated people for so many years with its strategies, sequences and combinations. Bring a team, a friend or come by yourself and enjoy the game. Limited materials will be available, so if you own a set, please feel free to bring it with you.

Registration is not required.

SINGLES PROGRAMS with Marla Matthews, TV Host STARTING OVER SINGLES for

ages 40 plus Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. Join this lively, stimulating, compassionate and supportive discussion for divorced, widowed — or any single adult age 40 plus!!

Make new friends, learn new skills, find hope and inspiration. It’s never too late to start over!

CREATIVE NEEDLES A Needlework Group Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 15 and Feb. 5. Registration is not required. Bring your projects and supplies to knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or cross stitch in the company of other needle craft lovers.

A time for conversation, crafting and simply sharing tips and techniques while “the needles fly” with other craft enthusiasts.

ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION Led by SRPL Librarians Susan Healy and Cathy Loechner WINTER GARDEN

by Kristin Hannah Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 2:30 p.m. Registration begins Wednesday, Jan. 13. Meredith

and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be.

When their beloved father falls ill, they find themselves standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya.

As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tales Anya sometimes told the girls. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise that the fairy tales will be told one last time all the way to the end.

Thus begins a journey into the truth of Anya’s life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Meredith and Nina finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother’s life and learn a terrible secret. Hannah creates a convincing historical novel and contemporary family drama with elements of romance.

YOUNG ADULT WRITING CONTEST A WOMAN on the NEW TEN DOLLAR BILL For Teens in Ages 12 15 Co-sponsored by Shelter Rock Public Library Young

Feb. 9 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m..

Teens, find your cake decorating style with master chef Julie. She will show you how to make hearts, flowers and write a special message on your own personal cake you will design and take home for Valentine’s Day. Registration begins on January 26.

Adult Department & The American Association of University Women (AAUW) North Shore Branch American women have made outst anding contributions to the growth, development and the success of our country.

Which American woman (must be a historical person) is your choice to feature on the $10 bill? Entries must be essays or poems, no longer than 400 words, typed and submitted with an entry form signed by both parent and student. Entries can be picked up starting December 1 and are due by Jan. 19.

They will be judged by the AAUW on originality, clarity and mechanics. The three top winners will be awarded cash prizes. First Place: $100; Second Place: $75; Third Place $50 at an award ceremony at the library.

Details will follow. Pick up an application and flyer in the Teen Room for further details.

WINTER TODDLER STORYTIMES Designed for toddlers 2 – 3 ½ with a parent or caregiver as a program of stories, simple songs, fingerplays and rhymes with other toddlers and their parents. Choose one of the following sessions: Session Three Thursdays, 10:15 a.m.

January 7 – February 11 Session One Tuesdays, 10:15 AM January 5 – February 9 Registration began Tuesday, December 22

VALENTINE’S DAY CAKE DECORATING with Julie Reilly Tuesday,

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– 5 as a program of stories, simple songs, fingerplays and rhymes with other preschoolers.

Please note Tuesday Preschool Storytime is for children only.

Parents/caregivers must remain in the library.

Choose one of the following sessions: Registration began Tuesday, December 22.

Session One: Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 5 – Feb. 9 Session Two: Fridays, 10:15 a.m. Jan. 8 - Feb. 12 TOTS NIGHT OUT Families with children ages 2 – 5 years are invited to participate in a program of songs, stories and a craft.

Monday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.

Registration begins Tuesday, Jan. 19.

VALENTINE’S DAY PROGRAM Children in grades K to 5 will make chocolate Valentine goodies on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m.

Registration begins Tuesday, Jan. 26.

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LIRR gets blow back on service after storm Continued from Page 1 “This was a truly historic storm, and while we have made good progress we are not done working yet,” Cuomo said in a press release Sunday. “The travel ban has been lifted, but New Yorkers should still avoid unnecessary travel — please use caution, plan ahead and stay safe. I want to thank the incredible people who worked around the clock responding to this storm. Many of them are still out there trying to clear the tracks and get full service restored across our public transit systems. Whether it was our thousands of state and local workers shoveling snow or the individuals who checked on their neighbors and offered a helping hand, this was a great example of how New Yorkers come together in times of need.”

According to the National Weather Service, New York City’s Central Park saw a near-record snowfall of 26.8 inches and John F. Kennedy Airport saw a record

30.5 inches of snow.

Cuomo said Sunday that service on every LIRR branch would be restored at 5 a.m. Monday morning, but that time was pushed back to 7 a.m. due to ice and snow build up refreezing rail lines, the LIRR announced.

Service on the Babylon, Ronkonkoma and Huntington branches resumed around 6 a.m., the LIRR announced on Twitter, with service on the Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson and Montauk branches resuming at 7 a.m.

As of 2 p.m. Monday, LIRR service on the Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Port Washington, Long Beach and West Hempstead branches remained suspended.

MTA spokesman Sal Arena said Port Washington-line service was supposed to resume Monday morning, but due to “weather-related” issues, they were not able to safely open up the line.

The MTA announced Monday around 2:45 p.m. that service on the Port Washington branch would resume on regular sched-

ule for the “P.M. Rush Hour.”

Monday evening around 10:30 p.m., MTA President Patrick A. Nowakowski announced all LIRR branch lines would resume regular service Tuesday morning.

LIRR riders took to social media to voice frustration over the MTA’s lack of communication and updates.

Arena said the snow storm impacted more than just railroad tracks, with various aspects of the MTA’s system needing to be restored.

“Once the snow is cleared, what you face typically is more snow that was blown back so you have to go back and do it again,” Arena said. “You also face equipment that is frozen, like switches for example. You face situations where ice has built up on the third rail and so trains are not able to draw the electricity they need. It’s a system-wide thing.”

He added that the MTA stores unused trains in a yard during snow-removal efforts, so

after railways are dug out from handicapped parking spaces until the snow, trains need to be dug Tuesday to comply.” out as well to get them back in The Highway Department service. was also trucking piles of snow The Town of North Hemp- from areas around town into a stead is continuing its efforts to parking lot at North Hempstead make roads and streets as safe for Beach Park, Trottere said. residents as possible.

PSEG Long Island sent out Town of North Hempstead updates throughout Saturday’s spokeswoman Carole Trottere storm on power outages throughsaid the town’s Highway Depart- out Long Island and the Rockament was working on widening ways. roads to better accommodate According to an email update cars and buses, as well as clean- Saturday at 11:30 a.m., PSEG ing street corners of piled up said 3,738 of its approximately snow.

1.1 million customers were left Trottere also said the town’s without power.

Code Enforcement unit would By 10:45 p.m. that night, not be fining parking violators PSEG said only 504 residents Monday, but were inspecting were left without power. commercial sidewalks to make According to a graphic on sure handicapped parking spaces PSEG’s website, 520 households and fire zones were not blocked in Nassau County were without by snow. power at some point during the “We are giving commercial storm, with 487 households improperty owners and those re- pacted in Long Beach alone. sponsible for commercial propIn the Town of North Hemperty until Thursday or Friday stead, less than five residences to comply,” she said. “They are lost power, according to the giving those responsible for the graphic, all in Garden City Park.

photos (C)2016 MARTHA GORFEIN PHOTOCONCEPTS/www.mgphotoconcepts.com

Snow piles are seen on the platform and tracks at the Mineola Long Island Rail Road station on Jan. 26.

Singas sworn in as new Nassau DA Continued from Page 11 insigificant, corrodes our faith in government and corrupts our very institutions.”

Singas, 49, took the helm of the Nassau DA’s office in an acting capacity last January, when former DA and current U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) took her seat in Congress. Janet DiFiore, the newly appointed Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, administered her oath of office.

Singas won a full term in November, beating former Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, a Republican from Levittown, with 58 percent of the vote to Murray’s 42 percent.

In the race, Singas touted her work toward contract reform in Nassau County following the indictment of former state Sen. Dean Skelos, the Rockville Centre Republican, last May. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called Singas a “rock star of reform” and said her election in November was “one of the most important shots fired in the battle for reform in the State of New York.”

“You have elected a leader who seeks to do justice at a time when people are really hungry for justice,” Scheiderman said, noting he and Singas were both honored for their reform efforts by the Long Island Progressive Coalition last

week.

The fall’s district attorney race saw Singas, a 24-year prosecutor who had never run for office before, take on Murray, an entrenched and highly recognizable Nassau Republican figure.

Singas overcame a six-point polling deficit in October to beat Murray by a wide margin, despite a Newsday/News 12/Siena College poll released just before the Nov. 3 election showing the race nearly tied.

Singas thanked Nassau Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs for his and the party’s support, as well as the Republicans and Independents who crossed party lines to elect her.

“Against all the pundits, against all the political wisdom, against all the naysayers, here I am,” she said.

An Astoria, Queens native, Singas started her prosecutorial career in the Queens District Attorney’s office in 1991, following her graduation from Fordham University Law School. She is also an alumna of the Bronx High School of Science and Barnard College at Columbia University.

She came to lead Queens’ Domestic Violence Bureau before Rice tapped her to help start Nassau’s Special Victims Bureau in 2006. Singas then became Rice’s chief assistant DA in 2011.

Singas credited her work ethic

and success to her parents, Greek immigrants who came to own an Astoria pizzeria.

She briefly addressed her aunts and uncles in Greek; and thanked her husband, Theo Apostolou, and children, Demi and Billy Apostolou, for their support during her campaign.

“At school we were learning about elections, but we were living it at home,” Billy Apostolou said.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) said Singas’ victory was proof of democracy in action.

“It’s a great day for all the 1.4 million people of Nassau County because they’re going to get great representation in the DA’s office,” Schumer said.

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Bosworth rejects run as Kaiman jumps into race Continued from Page 6 Those outsider candidates could prove attractive, Jacobs said, because many voters are exasperated with establishment politics.

“They’re in an angry mood,” Jacobs said. “They want some radical change ... It’s certainly an advantage right now to be somebody who’s fresh and new.”

Outsiders, though, might have a tougher time raising the $1.5 million required to mount a successful primary campaign, he said.

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tins’ campaign strategist, said the proliferation of candidates indicated “disarray” among Democrats and shows they’re struggling to unite behind an opponent for Martins.

“Jack Martins has represented Nassau County so well, the Democrats can’t even find somebody to run against him that’s qualified,” Murray said.

After last week’s meeting, Democratic officials approached Bosworth trying to convince her to consider a run.

She’s the most popular Democrat in Nassau County, Jacobs said, and “happens to be

an elected official who carries herself as an outsider.”

“It’s a perfect blend of experience on the one hand and lacking the tarnish of a politician on the other,” he said.

Jacobs said he will be continuing “frank” conversations with the potential candidates and expects the field to naturally winnow in the coming weeks.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has also been party to the ongoing talks, he said, and the local party leaders will continue to work cooperatively with the national officials.

Robo-signing mortgage scandal hurts homeowners Continued from Page 67 First and second mortgages were included in this settlement, as long as the homeowner was a primary resident.

However, 44 percent of the funds, unfortunately, never made it to the homeowners hurt by the crisis, but were redirected to rainy day funds, budget balancing efforts, and economic development funds.

Lastly, I believe a great many intelligent and ignorant homeowners who took out mortgages, way

beyond their financial means, were also to blame for the crisis.

We all want to own or be in a larger home, but the banks should have protected the public from the greed that took place.

The subprime loans given out made no sense at all, but even today, some are getting 3 percent down payment loans, but can they really afford them one, two or even three years from now?

Debt to income ratios should be adhered to and even though I

have seen 60 percent debt/income ratios, with mortgage approvals, creative mortgages still do not make any sense whatsoever.

Are we going to bail the system out one day again in the near future?

Hopefully Not! We shall wait and see…..

Philip A. Raices is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate in Great Neck.

He can be reached by mail: Phil@ TurnKeyRealEstate.Com on by phone at (516) 647-4289.

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CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available. Call May 516-292-2662 CAREGIVER​/ COMPANION: 20 years dedicated, reliable, efficient experience to care for elderly with Alzheimer’s​/ Dementia, assist daily activities in their home. Immediate.

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Full time or part time. Excellent references. Please call: 718-594-3023 CHILD CARE​/ BABYSITTING Experienced. Available for full time in Garden City area. Excellent references from local families. Licensed driver with own car. Please call 917-929-6963 CHILD CARE: Parent Support person available to assist with the home, children, transportation. Experienced. Lives locally. Contact 516-488-1346 COMPANION AVAILABLE Available Full Time Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892

ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Live in or out. Over 20 years experience. References furnished upon request. Call Florence 718-288-6123 HEALTH AIDE: Certified Aide seeking to provide private duty care to Garden City or local area resident. Available Monday through Friday, part time or full time, flexible hours, own transportation, exceptional references. Call Annmarie 917-586-7433 HOME HEALTH AIDE ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly. Available to live in or out and nights. Over 20 years experience. Call Juliet 201-757-1621 HOME HEALTH AIDE: CERTIFIED with LIJ​/ Regioncare experience seeking position to care for elderly. Available weekends. References. Call 347-525-6999 or email: JJKafarski12@gmail.com HOME HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL Over 30 years experience caring for elderly including patients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

All long term assignments.

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Own transportation. English speaking. Please call 516-642-6624

HOUSE CLEANING: Excellent service, with great references, reliable, own transportation, English speaking. Call Selma at 516-690-3550 HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced cleaning service available. Pleasant, responsible. Provides own quality clean products. Own transportation. Local references.

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Call Amanda 516-493-6288 NANCY & NORMA CLEANING SERVICE Let me do the work for you! Homes, apartments and offices! Vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, organizing, etc. Professional appearance Excellent references English speaking Own transportation Free estimates! Call or text Nancy 516-469-5517. Email: miranda-nancy@hotmail.com NANNY​/ BABYSITTER FT​/​ PT w/ 10 yrs experience. Excellent references. Elementary teaching experience.

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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.

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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.

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Cocktail table: Mahogany inlay, great condition $200 Call 516-884-0253

OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE GARDEN CITY: HON (600 Series) Lateral File Cabinet 42”W x 19 1/4” D x 53 1/4”H $300

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Visit www.invitedsales.com to see pictures and information regarding our upcoming tag sales and estate sales. Our 50% off room is open everyday and includes items that have been in our shoppe for more than 60 days. To receive discount coupons and promotional information, join our email list. Text “invited” to 22828 and enter your email address when prompted. Consignments are taken by appointment to provide you with the best service. Please call the shoppe at 516-279-6378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@invitedsales. com. We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction. If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

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PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553 PUPPY​/ DOG SITTER: Boarding and day care provided in my home for small dogs up to 25 lbs. Love and attention all day. Reliable. Call Rose 516-735-1911

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Vacation Rental JAMESPORT BAYFRONT BEACH HOUSE for rent: pristine condition, unsurpassed views, on a private, manicured, one acre lot; only a 70 minute drive from Garden City. See photos on HomeAway site #4058365. Available weekends, weekly or seasonal. Call 516-320-0566 for rates and availability.

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Garage Space Wanted GARAGE SPACE NEEDED: For 1 car. Preferably the Willistons, Albertson and Mineola area. Please call 516-238-0528

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Cleaning I CLEAN 4 YOU Weekly, Bi Weekly, Monthly Or One Time Only! Cleaning And Organizing Services For All Needs Excellent Local References Flexible Days​/ Hours Call 516-754-4446 SONIA & LORENA CLEANING Offices Homes Apartments We use our own supplies References available. Please call 516-319-9783 soniajoyausa@ gmail.com 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 W & H CLEANING SERVICE “Cleaning Is Our Specialty” Responsible, Honest, Organized English, Italian, Spanish speaking Free Quotes Referrals Available Call 516-282-5714 STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs.

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LEGAL NOTICE File No. 335596​/​D CITATION SURROGATE’S COURT, NASSAU COUNTY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Travelers Casualty & Surety Nassau County Department of Social Services Gwendolyn Holmes Howard Edith Arthuretta Holmes Jacob Arthur Holmes, Jr. Frederick D. Holmes Geraldine Mayes Carter Sandra Mayes Isaac Sharon Mayes Shuler Gail Ingrid Holmes Beryl Lawson Thalia Electa Holmes Rice Murray Yolanda Denise Jackson Long Gail Patricia Jackson Branch Robin Jackson Leslie Karen Jackson Sanders Jocelyn Jackson Sanders Stacey Jeannine Jackson and any and all unknown persons whose names or parts of whose names and whose place or places of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law- and nextofof the said JOHN JAMES HOLMES, deceased, and if any of the said distributees named specifically or as a class be dead, their legal representatives, their husbands or wives, if any, distributees and successors in interest whose names and​/​or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained.

A petition having been duly filed by Public Administrator of Nassau County, who is domiciled at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York 11501, United States.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York, on February 24, 2016, at 9:30 o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why the account of Public Administrator of Nassau County, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Administrator of the estate of John James Holmes, should not be judicially settled.

(X) Further relief sought (if any): 1. Releasing and discharging the Petitioner from all liability, responsibility and accountability as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings; 2. Allowing the commissions of the Petitioner in the amount of $ 3,740.48 pursuant to SCPA 2307(1) and the reasonable and necessary expenses of the office in the amount of $ 748.10 pursuant to SCPA 1207(4); 3. Fixing and determining the attorney’s fees of Mahon, Mahon,Kerins & O’Brien, LlC attorney for petitioner in the amount of $ 12,500.00 of which $2,500.00 has been paid and $10,000.00 is unpaid; 4. Fixing and determining the accounting fees of Grassi & Co, CPA’s PC in the amount of $1,250.00 none of which has been paid and $1,250.00 is unpaid; 5. Releasing and discharging

the surety; 6. Directing the net estate be paid to the Nassau County Department of Social Services on account of its lien totaling $177,957.83; 7. Granting such other and further relief as to the Court is just and proper.

Dated, Attested, and Sealed, December 21, 2015 Seal HON. EDWARD W. McCARTY, III SURROGATE s​/​Michael J. Murphy Michael J. Murphy Chief Clerk Richard T. Kerins, Esq. Mahon, Mahon, Kerins & O’Brien, LLC (516) 538-1111 254 Nassau Blvd., Garden City South, New York 11530 NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law.

You are not required to appear.

If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.

WT 142784 4x 1/08, 15, 22, 29, 2016 #142784 Notice of Formation of Bonventre and Serra Certified Public Accountants LLP. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/2015. Office loc.: Nassau County. SSNY desig. as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Business Filings Incorporated, 187 Wolf Road, Suite 101, Albany, NY 12205. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Federal National Mortgage Association,, Plaintiff AGAINST Milton Espinoza a/k/a Milton A. Espinoza; Kerry Espinoza a/k/a Kerry A. Espinoza; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated November 13, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on March 1, 2016 at 11:30AM, premises known as 92 Dartmouth Street, Williston Park, NY 11596. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 9 Block 200 Lots 38 and 39. Approximate amount of judgment $548,980.16 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 13-001911.

Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Mineola, New York TERMS OF SALE Such tax liens shall be sold subject to any and all superior tax liens of sovereignties and other municipalities and to all claims of record which the County may have thereon #142844 and subject to the provisions of the Federal and State Soldiers’ PUBLIC NOTICE OF and Sailors’ Civil Relief Acts.

COUNTY TREASURER’S However, such tax liens shall SALE OF TAX LIENS ON have priority over the County’s REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that Differential Interest Lien, repI shall on the 16th day of resenting the excess, if any, of February, 2016 through the the interest and penalty borne 19th day of February, 2016, at the maximum rate over the beginning at 10:00 o’clock in interest and penalty borne at the morning each day, in the the rate at which the lien is purLegislative Chambers, First chased.

Floor, Theodore Roosevelt The Purchaser acknowledges Executive and Legislative that the tax lien(s) sold purBuilding, 1550 Franklin Av- suant to these Terms of Sale enue, Mineola, New York, sell may be subject to pending at public auction the tax liens bankruptcy proceedings and​ on certain real estate, unless /​or may become subject to the owner, mortgagee, oc- such proceedings which may cupant of or any other party be commenced during the pein interest in such real estate riod in which a tax lien is held shall have paid to the Coun- by a successful bidder or the ty Treasurer by February assignee of same, which may 11th, 2016 the total amount modify a Purchaser’s rights of such unpaid taxes or as- with respect to the lien(s) and sessments with the interest, the property securing same. penalties and other expens- Such bankruptcy proceedings es and charges against the shall not affect the validity of the tax lien. In addition to being property.

Such tax liens will be sold at subject to pending bankruptcy the lowest rate of interest, not proceedings and​/​or the Federal exceeding 10 percent per six and State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ month period, for which any Civil Relief Acts, said purchasperson or persons shall of- er’s right of foreclosure may be fer to take the total amount of affected by the Financial Instisuch unpaid taxes as defined tutions Reform, Recovery and in Section 5-37.0 of the Nassau Enforcement Act(FIRREA),12 U.S.C. ss 1811 et.seq., with County Administrative Code.

Effective with the February, regard to real property under 2016 lien sale Ordinance No. Federal Deposit Insurance receiver175-2015 requires a $125.00 Corporation(FDIC) per day registration fee for ship. each person who intends to bid The County Treasurer reserves at the tax lien sale. Ordinance the right, without further notice No. 175-2015 also requires and at any time, to withdraw that upon the issuance of the from sale any of the parcels of Lien Certificate there is due land or premises herein listed. from the lien buyer a Tax Cer- The Nassau County Treasurer tificate Issue Fee of $20.00 per reserves the right to intervene in any bankruptcy case​/​litigalien purchased.

A list of all real estate in Nas- tion where the property affectsau County on which tax liens ed by the tax liens sold by the are to be sold is available at the Treasurer is part of the bankwebsite of the Nassau County ruptcy estate. However, it is the sole responsibility of all tax lien Treasurer at http:​/ ​​/ ​w ww.nassaucountyny. purchasers to protect their legov​/ ​D ocumentCenter​/ ​V iew​/​ gal interests in any bankruptcy case affecting their purchased 14447 A list of local properties upon tax lien, including but not limwhich tax liens are to be sold ited to the filing of a proof of will be advertised in this pub- claim on their behalf, covering lication on or before February their investment in said tax lien.

The Nassau County Treasurer 12th, 2016.

Nassau County does not dis- and Nassau County and its criminate on the basis of dis- agencies, assumes no responability in admission to or access sibility for any legal representato, or treatment or employment tion of any tax lien purchaser in in, its services, programs, or any legal proceeding including activities. Upon request, ac- but not limited to a bankruptcy commodations such as those case where the purchased tax required by the Americans with lien is at risk.

Disabilities Act (ADA) will be The rate of interest and penalty provided to enable individuals at which any person purchases with disabilities to participate the tax lien shall be established in all services, programs, ac- by his bid. Each purchaser, tivities and public hearings and immediately after the sale events conducted by the Trea- thereof, shall pay to the County Treasurer ten per cent of the surer’s Office.

Upon request, information can amount for which the tax liens be made available in Braille, have been sold and the relarge print, audio-tape or other maining ninety per cent within alternative formats. For addi- thirty days after such sale. If tional information, please call the purchaser at the tax sale shall fail to pay the remaining (516) 571-2090 Ext. 13715. ninety per cent within ten days Dated: January 2016 THE NASSAU COUNTY after he has been notified by the County Treasurer that the TREASURER certificates of sale are ready for Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: January 11, 2016 WT 142844 4x 1/29, 2/05, 12, 19, 2016

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delivery, then all amounts deposited with the County Treasurer including but not limited to the ten per cent theretofore paid by him shall, without further notice or demand, be irrevocably forfeited by the purchaser and shall be retained by the County Treasurer as liquidated damages and the agreement to purchase shall be of no further effect.

Time is of the essence in this sale. This sale is held pursuant to the Nassau County Administrative Code and interested parties are referred to such Code for additional information as to terms of the sale, rights of purchasers, maximum rates of interest and other legal incidents of the sale.

Dated: January 2016 THE NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER Mineola, New York WT 142864 2x 1/29, 2/05, 2016 #142864 SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF NASSAU CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. F/K/A VERICREST FINANCIAL, INC., Plaintiff against DAVID W. SILBER A/K/A DAVID SILBER, PATRICIA A. FOUR-SILBER A/K/A PATRICIA SILBER A/K/A PATTIE SILBER, DYLAN SILBER, SAGE SILBER, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 8, 2015.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 1st day of March, 2016 at 11:30 a.m.

Said premises known as 10 Orchard Meadow Road, Williston Park, N.Y. 11596.

(Section: 9, Block: 139, Lot: 31).

Approximate amount of lien $ 393,702.10 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No.: 003469-14. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street​—​Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 WT 142855 4x 1/29, 2/05, 12, 19, 2016 #142855

LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Williston Park will hold a Budget workshop meeting as follows: DATE: Monday, February 08, 2016 TIME: 7:00 p.m. -Workshop PLACE: Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park, NY 11596

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Julie Kain, Clerk-Treasurer Dated: January 25, 2016 WT 142898 1x 1/29/2016

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Barnes earns conference, MBWA honors SUNY Old Westbury women’s basketball senior center Crystal Barnes is picking up honors as fast as rebounds.

The Brooklyn native was named both the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Division II-III Player of the Week and Skyline Conference Co-Player of the Week honors for games played January 18-24.

Barnes, who was recognized last week as an MBWA Division II-III Honorable Mention selection, claimed a share of the Skyline Conference Player of the Week award for the fourth time this season.

Barnes led the Panthers to a pair of conference wins by averaging 14.0 points, 19.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals last week.

She opened the week by leading the Panthers to a 68-56 win over St. Joseph’s (L.I.), totaling 14 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks and two steals to register her eighth double-double of the season.

She followed with her ninth doubledouble of the season (19th career), recording 14 points and a career-high 26 rebounds (14 offensive) to go with two blocks and two steals in the 73-48 victory at Farmingdale State.

On the season, Barnes is averaging 14.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 46.7 percent (98-of-210 FG) from the field and 68.5 percent (50-of-73 FT) from the free-throw line.

Nationally, Barnes ranks among the NCAA Division III leaders in offensive re-

bounds per game (21st, 4.8 per game), rebounds (27th, 191), double-doubles (34th) and rebounds per game (39th).

She also ranks among the conference leaders in scoring (6th), rebounding (3rd), blocked shots (2nd), offensive rebounding (T-1st), defensive rebounding (3rd, 6.4 per game), field goal percentage (2nd) and free throw percentage (9th).

Stanley named to conference honor roll SUNY Old Westbury men’s basketball junior guard Jamail Stanley has been named to the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the first time this season, the conference announced Monday for games played January 18-24. He was previously named the conference’s top player for the past two reporting periods.

Stanley, a native of Syracuse, provided 23 points (9-of-19 FG), 10 rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block in Old Westbury’s 79-65 win at Maritime. In the Panthers’ lone contest of the week, Stanley recorded his team-leading sixth double-double of the season.

On the season, Stanley is averaging 21.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 steals, 2.7 assists and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 51.8 percent (101-of-195 FG) from the field and 70.5 percent (62of-88 FT) from the free-throw line. He leads the conference in scoring and offensive rebounds (4.5 per game), and ranks among the leaders in steals (2nd), rebounding (6th), field goal percentage (7th) and minutes played (4th, 34.8 per game).

Adelphi teams excel on, off USMMA’s Porter sets new field during fall semester school record in 3M dive In addition to success on the field this past fall semester, Adelphi University also excelled inside the classroom as all 23 athletic programs achieved higher than 3.0 grade point averages.

As an overall department, the studentathlete population combined for a 3.367 GPA that included 20 individuals recording perfect 4.0 GPAs. The softball team, the reigning NCAA East Region Champions, wound up with the highest GPA out of the 23 programs behind a 3.702 mark.

The department had 76 percent of its student-athlete body achieve above a 3.0 GPA, the highest percentage in the Northeast-10 Conference.

Those 266 individuals all earned recognition on the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll, released late last week, for the fall semester.

Included among those individuals is two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Taylor Groth. Groth joined former head coach and student-athlete Chris Armas (‘94) as the only two-time selections in Adelphi history with her recognition in November. Additionally, John Stojcevski of the men’s soccer team garnered CoSIDA Academic All-District honors to join Groth in highlighting individual honors during the fall semester.

Four teams played in the NCAA Tournament this past fall while four teams won NE-10 regular season titles and three teams brought home NE-10 Championship titles to highlight athletics success.

Furthermore, 25 individuals garnered AllConference honors with 11 major NE-10 awards being earned among the competing fall programs.

KofC to host Golden Gloves Corpus Christi Council No. 2502 of the Knights of Columbus will partner with the New York Daily News on Feb. 26 at 6:45 p.m. to host a preliminary round of the 89th annual Golden Gloves boxing tournament at its council at 186 Jericho Turnpike in Mineola.

Golden Gloves is one of the premier amateur contests in the United States, if not the world. Tickets for the event are $25 per person.

Please contact the Knights of Columbus at 516-458-6610 for tickets or for additional information.

The Knights of Columbus are seeking local businesses who are willing to sponsor one of the 10 upcoming bouts.

For a minimum $200 tax-deductible donation, the group will announce the business’ support prior to the fight.

More than 200 fans are expected to attend, and sponsors can have brochures or business cards distributed.

Sponsors who have an available banner can have it hung up at the council during the fights. The Knights of Columbus are also looking for gift certificates from businesses to raffle off as a fundraiser.

The organization’s fundraising efforts in the past year have supported the parishes of Corpus Christi and S. Aidan, students in seminary, retired priests and many local charitable and non-profit organizations.

The USMMA men’s swimming and had his best time of the year in the same diving team lost for only the second time event by 16 seconds.

Junior Karl Sasse set a new personalthis season, falling to nationally-ranked NYU, 169-73, on the road on Friday night. best in the 100 free and a season-best in But the news wasn’t all bad. the 50 free and sophomore Joshua Jepsen Senior Gerrit Porter broke the Acad- turned in his best time of the season in emy record for the three-meter dive (six the 200 individual medley by one second. dives) event with a score of 367.95, bestSophomore Jordan Weaver and freshing 2008 National Champion Nick Hal- man Bryce Carroll both set new seasonbach’s mark. best times in the 200 IM and junior John Porter won both the one- and three- Terselic registered his best time of the seameter competitions and his scores quali- son in the 500 free by four seconds. fied him for nationals on both boards.

In defeat, the Mariners fall to 4-2 on The only other Mariner win on the the season, while the No. 7 Violets imnight was freshman Christopher Kahl, prove to 8-0. who touched first in the 200 back with a The Mariners return to action on Satseason-best time by two seconds. urday, Jan. 30, when they travel to MadiSophomore Nick Lambson recorded son, N.J., to take on Landmark opponents aCHERRY season-best the 100008-28-15_Layout free by Drew and Goucher in a tri-meet.

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