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G.N. ed board makes new holiday official

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District adds Lunar New Year to calendar, gives nod to diversity B y J oe N ikic The Great Neck Board of Education announced Monday that the Lunar New Year would be included as a school holiday beginning in the 2016-17 school year.

The decision comes two months after Mimi Hu, communications committee chair for the Great Neck Chinese Association, and Father Joseph Pae, representing the Great Neck Korean Civic Association, called for the board to consider recognizing the holiday.

“We often speak of the richness and value that we place on diversity on our community and also on family,” Board President Barbara Berkowitz said. “This decision shows the respect that we place on both.”

Various other school districts in the country have begun recognizing the Lunar New Year, the first day of the new year in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, as a holiday including the

New York City and San Francisco school districts.

Prior to the board’s decision, Great Neck Teacher’s Association President Sheila Henchy said the recognition of the Lunar New Year was unanimously supported by the teacher’s association and its affiliated groups.

“Our point is, of course, that accepting this holiday as a school holiday is not solely a recognition of the people who celebrate this holiday, but it is also the recognition that we are all enriched by the cultures that come into our district,” Henchy said.

At the Jan. 11 meeting, Hu noted the prominence of AsianAmerican students in Great Neck schools, pointing out that 33 percent of students districtwide are Asian-American and more than 50 percent of the students in Great Neck South High School and Middle School are Asian-American.

Pae said he believes the addition of the Lunar New Year to the Continued on Page 57

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The pre-kindergarten classes at Little Sprouts Preschool celebrated their 100th day of school in early March. Students had been preparing for weeks by bringing in collections of 100 items and counting and mounting them in class with the help of their teachers and friends.

Unopposed F.P. trustees win on high turnout, local issues B y N oah M anskar Village of Floral Park trustees Kevin Fitzgerald and Archie Cheng will continue their fights against what they have called unwanted intrusions into their village after winning an unopposed election Tuesday.

Cheng won his first full Fitzgerald and Cheng ran term with 980 votes, and on their opposition to a video casino proposed for Belmont Park and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to build a third track along ELECTION 2016 a 9.8-mile stretch of the Long Island Rail Road starting in Floral Park.

Fitzgerald got 933. Both ran “The large voter turnout in with the Citizens Party.

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Fitness center one step closer in NHP NHP native says REP Strength on B y N oah M anskar

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Woodbury-based Questus Capital Management wants to add two stories to the former home of Koenig’s Restaurant in Floral Park.

Developer eyes F.P. for mixed-use project Calls for 36 apartments at former Koenig’s property

B y N oah M anskar Koenig’s building at 86 S. Tyson and a minimum apartment size The former home of a longtime Floral Park eatery may become a home for a few dozen families.

Woodbury-based Questus Capital Management plans to put 36 apartments in two buildings on the S. Tyson Avenue property where Koenig’s Restaurant operated until it closed in September.

The $7 million project would turn the “underutilized property” near Floral Park’s downtown and Long Island Rail Road station into the village’s first intentionally “transit-oriented” housing, which Long Island is lacking, Questus partner Paul Pallisco said.

“Everything’s within walking distance, and we just saw it as a great potential to put certain property back on the tax roll with a new building and provide more rental housing to Long Island,” Pallisco said.

Questus would add two stories of apartments to the existing

Ave., which already has apartments on the second floor, according to documents filed with the Village of Floral Park building department.

The second floor already contains apartments, and the first floor would remain a restaurant or retail space, Pallisco said.

A second building with 21 two-bedroom apartments would be erected in a parking lot at 77 S. Tyson Ave., the plans say. The parking lot at 85 S. Tyson Ave. would provide parking for both buildings.

The project could attract tenants looking to downsize from a house to a rental, or young commuters who want easy access to the LIRR, Pallisco said.

Planners presented the project to Floral Park’s Board of Zoning Appeals March 9.

It needs variances for setback, parking and square-footage requirements, building department documents say. Village code requires 99 parking spaces

New Hyde Park native Warren Kelly is a step closer to opening his own fitness center, which he said would be “a dream come true.”

He and business partner John Francois of Bellerose on Tuesday presented their proposal to the Village Board to open their REP Strength training center at 125 S. Eighth St. Trustees reserved a decision on the application and referred it to the Nassau County Planning Commission, but they gave good feedback and only one resident had concerns about parking, Kelly said. A final decision should come by early April.

“I’m beyond excited,” Kelly said. “The feeling that I got last night, I can’t even describe it. I’m really excited to get this facility open and help people move.”

REP Strength — for “Recover, Evolve and Perform” — will offer rehabilitative training, corrective exercise, conditioning and weight loss training in oneon-one and group settings, Kelly and Francois have said.

A unique service they’ll offer is fascial stretch therapy, a spe-

cial stretching regimen to injury prevention and recovery that few others in the state offer, Kelly has said.

The two-story, 1,500-squarefoot building at 125 S. Eighth St., currently a construction garage, won’t require much modification before the facility opens, he has said.

While he declined to comment on the pending application, New Hyde Park Deputy Mayor Lawrence Montreuil said trustees will examine the center’s “harmony ... with the surrounding neighborhood,” including potential parking, traffic and other impacts.

Kelly said at Tuesday’s meeting that the center would see between four and eight clients per half hour, with some being picked up and dropped off, Montreuil said.

“If there are concerns we will write some conditions into the permit,” he said. “That would protect the neighborhood in regard to whatever those concerns might be.”

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of 1,000 square feet, but Questus is proposing 79 parking spaces and 21 units smaller than the minimum.

The project met some opposition at the meeting, Pallisco said, and the board tabled a decision on it.

While Floral Park has the Flowerview Gardens co-op complex and apartments above downtown businesses, Long Island as a whole “is way behind the curve in rental apartment availability,” Pallisco said.

Villages such as Mineola have taken up transit-oriented development as a way to maintain their populations and boost local economies. Questus also has a small transit-oriented project in Rockville Centre, Pallisco said.

As a “true commuter village,” Floral Park’s access to transportation is part of its value, Mayor Thomas Tweedy said.

Photo by Noah Manskar While officials would need to consider parking and traffic Warren Kelly and John Francois hope to open a fitness center in Continued on Page 57 this building at 125 S. Eighth St. in New Hyde Park.

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Champ aims to give students new paths Social justice drives Sewanhaka curriculum administrator, Pathfinder Award winner While she says she hasn’t made gender an issue in her 23-year career, Cheryl Champ has forged some new paths as a woman in education.

Before she started as the Sewanhaka school district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in 2012, Champ was the first female principal in the history of Westchester County’s Lakeland High School.

“I guess I feel like I’ve been able to bridge whatever gender gap, or glass ceiling, whatever you want to call it — whatever gap may have existed,” Champ said.

The Town of Hempstead last week recognized Champ’s work to create new paths for Sewanhaka students by giving her a Pathfinder Award, an annual honor for outstanding women in nine different fields after Sewanhaka Superintendent Ralph Ferrie nominated her.

Champ hopes the distinction shows girls they can “rise to any level of success that they want,”

At the same time, she said, her broader mission as an educator is to expand access to “a rich and rigorous curriculum” for all students — regardless of ability, language, gender or any other category — in pursuit of social justice.

“If we can change barriers, remove barriers in the structure of schooling, that’ll hopefully make a more just society as students leave our high schools with more opportunities than they would have had before,” Champ said.

Champ came to Sewanhaka in 2012 after several years as a high school principal and middle school assistant principal. She taught music classes in North Carolina, South Carolina and upstate New York before that, she said.

She was looking to move into a central administrative position, she said, and Sewanhaka looked like a perfect match for her background in secondary education and administration.

The diversity of the student body also attracted her, she said.

“I got to work alongside some really good administrators (as a teacher), and I saw how good leaders could have a broader impact than just on the classroom full of students that I impact,” Champ said. “The ability to do that — to make schools better for more kids — really is what motivated me to want to get the degrees and the certifications so that I’d be able to move up into the positions.”

Sewanhaka’s elimination of “ability grouping” for seventh-grade students is one way Champ has tried to expand opportunities for students, she said.

Starting this year, all seventh-graders entered advanced classes rather than separate classes based on apparent academic ability in sixth grade, Champ said, giving them more exposure to rigorous work before deciding how to proceed through high school.

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Firefighters battle N. Hills blaze for hours B y A d e d amola A gboola

Three Manhasset-Lakeville Fire companies responded to the 7:17 p.m. alarm of a smoke Firefighters from four fire condition in the basement of the departments were dispatched to house at 32 Shelter Rock Road, the scene of a North Hills home Capt. Lee Genser said.

Firefighters were able to lofire on Thursday night.

cate the fire on the first floor of the home found, Genser said.

One additional company was requested to the scene after further assessment of the fire with one crew placed on alert, he said.

Genser said the fire was contained in a small area but the house suffered smoke and fire damage.

Members of the fire crew stayed on the scene for several hours due to the size of the home

and the heavy smoke condition venting high levels of carbon monoxide present in the home, he said.

Nassau County Fire Marshals are still investigating the cause of the unknown blaze, Genser said.

Fire destroys car, halts eastbound traffic on L.I.E. B y N oah M anskar

Manhasset-Lakeville firefighters quelled the car fire in about half an hour.

A car fire shut down eastbound traffic on the Long Island Expressway in Lake Success for about a half-hour last Wednesday.

About 20 Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department firefighters responded to the blaze between the Community Drive and New Hyde Park Road exits, Capt.

Lee Genser said.

The driver got out of the car before flames overtook it and wasn’t hurt, he said, but the car Photo by Brian Wood was totally destroyed.

The firefighters from

Manhasset-Lakeville Companies 3 and 5 were released from the scene within half an hour.

It’s uncertain how the fire started, and Nassau County fire marshals were not investigating the cause, Genser said.

“Car fire causes are usually pretty hard to determine,” he said. “If it’s not something that’s suspicious it’s not really something that’s investigated by the fire marshal’s office.”

Manhasset-Lakeville firefighters responded to another car fire Feb. 13 on the same part of the expressway, Genser said.

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Mangano touts job growth, tech Says future bright for Nassau in State of the County; Dems call for contract reforms B y N oah M anskar

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano looked toward Nassau’s future on Tuesday in his annual State of the County address, envisioning an economy founded on new technology.

Mangano touted his efforts to create jobs, lighten residents’ property tax burdens and shrink government amid the county’s fiscal struggles, while promising growth in the health-care industry — centered on the proposed Nassau Hub — to support the county into the future.

“Just as the federal government helped transform Nassau into a defense industry economy on the eve of World War II, we will help transform our economy into a global leader in health-care related research and development,” Mangano told the crowd at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage.

But to Democratic county Legislators, Mangano and the Legislature’s Republican majority have yet to sufficiently reform the county contract system that has dogged them for nearly a year.

In the Democrats’ response to Mangano’s address, Legislator Kevan Abrahams (D-Hempstead) called again for

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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano delivered his State of the County address Tuesday at the Museum of American Armor in Old Bethpage. an independent inspector general to review all county contracts.

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But checks and balances are “a minimum expectation of your county government,” Abrahams said, and the county has not implemented several reforms Democrats and others have proposed.

“Every dollar spent on an unnecessary contract is a dollar stolen from your pocket,” he said. “You are being forced to work to financially support the politically connected insiders who are putting their interests above yours, and enough is enough.”

Mangano on Tuesday elucidated a vision for new Nassau economy founded on medical research and development, with the proposed Nassau Hub a “catalyst to attract companies and researchers from across the globe,” he said.

In addition to the $260 million renovation of the Nassau Coliseum into a sports, entertainment and retail complex, the Hub will include a branch of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer

Center and possibly a Center for Bioelectronic Medicine run by Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Mangano said.

Together, the facilities would create 400 new jobs and could attract billions of dollars in investment from similar institutions, he said.

“From university labs, research facilities such as Feinstein and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, the nation’s brightest scientists and the smartest venture capitalists will seek a home here,” Mangano said.

The county executive also touted his efforts to lighten the burden on taxpayers since he took office.

The county’s portion of the average tax bill has decreased from 19 percent to 16 percent since 2009, he said.

Mangano also said the county has frozen property taxes since 2010 for households earning less than $500,000 annually. Taxes actually increased 3.4 percent in 2015, and taxpayers got a rebate for the hike at the end of that year.

“The middle class was squeezed like a lemon from every angle,” Mangano said. “The bitter taste of that lemon drove me to seek changes on your behalf.”

Mangano said his administration has “cracked down on wasteful spending” and touted his efforts to reform the contract process, which came under scrutiny last spring after former Republican state Sen. Dean Skelos and his son Adam were indicted on federal corruption charges that involved their meddling with a $12 million Nassau County contract for Arizona-based AbTech Industries.

Both were convicted in November and are appealing.

Since then, Mangano said, his administration added a procurement compliance director to review contracts, a position that has yet to be permanently filled.

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Officials renew calls to reopen 6th precinct B y N oah M anskar Town of North Hempstead officials, Nassau County Legislators, local civic and village leaders renewed their calls Wednesday for the return of a fully staffed Sixth Police Precinct.

Joined by the heads of three police unions at the Sixth Precinct’s building in Manhasset, supporters of reopening the precinct echoed the concerns they raised last year that its 2012 merger with the Third Precinct reduced services without the cost savings promised to residents.

The calls follows reports this week of a 28-percent increase in residential burglaries compared to the same period last year, and the Nassau County Police Department’s formation of a task force to address the crimes.

“It’s not that I’m here to say ‘I told you so,’ but simply, ‘This was a bad idea,’” said North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, who opposed the merger in 2012.

The Sixth Precinct merged with the Third Precinct in Williston Park under a countywide cost-saving plan proposed by County Executive Edward Mangano and passed in a party-line vote by Republican Legislators.

The Third Precinct was then split into two divisions — the Third South Subdivision and Third North Subdivision, which covers Manhasset, Great Neck and parts of Port Washington.

The Sixth Precinct has stayed open as a “community policing center” and Nassau’s Highway Patrol headquarters.

But the Third Precinct, stretching from Manorhaven to Nassau University Medical Center on Hempstead Turnpike, is too large to provide the same responsive service and feeling of security a local precinct could, county Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (D-Great Neck) said.

“This precinct should not be out of sight, out of mind,” Birnbaum said.

There are no detectives staffing the Sixth Precinct as residents were promised, Nassau County Police Benevolent Association President James Carver said.

Additionally, officers at the community policing center are often too overworked to effectively respond to residents concerns, said Sue Auriemma of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations.

In a December statement, Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said the merger was largely an administrative move and has not changed the amount of patrols police do in the area.

He also noted crime across the county has decreased 25 percent over the past five years.

“The realignment of back office operations has had no impact on public safety and anyone suggesting otherwise is simply playing political games as buildings don’t protect the public, cops do,” Krumpter said in the December statement.

The umbrella group of Manhasset civic associations first called for the Sixth Precinct’s return merger in a December letter to Blank Slate Media.

Bosworth called on county officials to undo the merger in a Dec. 24 letter to Mangano and other county officials, citing increased threats to public safety and previous changes to county precinct plans.

Since then, Nassau’s police department announced it has reinstated 16 problem-oriented police, or POP, officers tasked with responding directly to residents’ concerns. Four POP officers are assigned to the Third Precinct, with two each in the North and South Subdivisions.

Krumpter suspended the program in 2014 due to budgetary constraints, and residents had consistently pushed for its return since then, a police spokesman said.

While the POP officers’ return and the recently formed burglary task force are “steps in the right direction,” Birnbaum said, having a dedicated police force would return a feeling of security to communities in the north subdivision.

“I think the police are doing a great job to protect our community, but there’s more that could be done, and we’d love to see a fully staffed Sixth Precinct,” Birnbaum said.

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N. Hills to outline Insifada project study

B y N oah M anskar Residents added a few items to the Village of North Hills Planning Board’s list of environmental concerns for a high-end subdivision at a public hearing Wednesday night.

But the Manhasset Bay Group, developer of the “Manhasset Crest” project on the former site of the Insifada Retreat House, already planned to study them in the coming weeks, attorney Anthony Guardino said.

“They’re all valid concerns, but all of them were previously identified as items to be studied,” he said.

The aim of the hearing, called a “scoping session,” was to generate additional questions from the public about the pos- The Inisfada Retreat House, pictured here, was demolished in December 2014. possibly worse consequences, sible environmental impacts of tates at North Hills subdivisions. Nemecs said.

Manhasset Crest is further given the geographical proximIn addition to the issues the Manhasset Bay Group’s proposal to build 46 custom homes on the board identified, Norman Nem- than Stone Hill from the nearest ity of this site.”

Manhasset Bay Group is al30.43-acre property off Searing- ecs of the Manhasset-Lakeville Manhasset-Lakeville fire house, town Road, Village Attorney A. Fire Department’s Company 1 he said, and the right building ready evaluating what materials said the board should set re- materials could buy firefighters to use, Guardino said.

Thomas Levin said.

After the hearing, Levin said It was required under state quirements for the materials 18 extra minutes before a house the village can’t require a develcollapses. environmental review law after used to build the houses.

“Those 18 minutes are pre- oper to use specific materials Wood construction in a the board ruled in January the project could impact ecological house at North Hills’ Stone Hill cious,” Nemecs said. “Without and can’t have a stricter buildresources, appearance, water condominium complex caused it those 18 minutes, we stand the ing code than the state’s without resources, traffic and security to collapse in a 2014 fire, near- chance of having another Stone special permission.

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asked whether the Planning Board had considered requiring the developer to have liability insurance for any damage to neighboring homes from drainage problems, a concern residents raised at a hearing last year.

Planning Board Chairman David Kass said the board would look into the insurance issue.

Drainage is on the existing list of the board’s environmental concerns, he said.

Other residents raised worries about rodents infesting nearby houses during construction, traffic on Searingtown Road and possible flooding, all issues Kass said the board already identified.

These concerns are routine for subdivisions of this scale, Guardino said.

They were in Manhasset Bay Group’s draft scope, the outline for a full environmental study it submitted in January.

Estates II resident Greg Lenzo said he thinks the development will increase home values in the area, but the neighbors raised sensible concerns.

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Up to 12 years for Olivieri’s death B y J oe N ikic

The man convicted of causing the death of Nassau County police officer Joseph Olivieri while driving drunk was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison Wednesday, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced last Wednesday.

“There are no winners today but there is responsibility and justice must be served,” Singas said. “This defendant was drunk, he was speeding and driving wildly, he crashed, he fled the scene, he caused another crash injuring an off-duty NYPD detective and he created a crime scene littered with disabled cars that invited the final crash that took Officer Olivieri’s life.”

James Ryan, 29, of Oakdale, was found guilty of aggravated criminally negligent homicide and seconddegree manslaughter after a five-week trial on Feb. 11.

Nassau County Judge Phillip Grella sentenced Ryan to five years in prison on the aggravated criminally negligent homicide conviction, the DA’s office said, and four to 12 years on the manslaughter conviction.

“Justice requires that the criminal defendant is held accountable for his criminal actions and this trial. This conviction and this sentencing represent that accountability,” Singas said. “This prosecution represents the first time a DWI driver is being charged for an officer’s death under these circumstances and I believe it is essential that we take on this unique fight for Police Officer Joseph Olivieri and his fellow officers who continue to be endangered by the criminal acts of others.”

At 4:43 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2012, a car driven by Ryan crashed into and disabled a car while he was driving drunk on the Long Island Expressway. He then fled the scene, driving toward the Shelter Rock Road exit.

His car then hit another car, which injured the driver

him while he was caring for injured drivers in the HOV lane.

Belizaire, 50, of Bay Shore, testified in court on Jan. 25 that he did not have enough time to avoid Olivieri, who was standing in the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway, 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.”

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 Belizaire was responsible for Olivieri’s death, not Ryan, 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.

James Ryan Belizaire was granted immunity by the Nassau and caused Ryan’s car to stop against the center divider County District Attorney’s office after it was determined on the highway, prosecutors said. his actions were not criminal.

Olivieri, a member of the Nassau County Highway Ryan was acquitted of the grand jury indictment Patrol Bureau, responded to the scene. charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, second-deFrancis Belizaire’s Cadillac Escalade hit and killed gree assault and second-degree vehicular assault.

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Harvard Club to honor two local teachers B y N oah M anskar Henry Huang and Rachel Pantorno are Ivy League material, according to their former students.

The Herricks High School math teacher and Sewanhaka High School world history teacher are among the 14 Long Island teachers on the Harvard Club of Long Island’s “Distinguished Teacher of 2016” list.

Nominated by former students who currently attend Harvard College and selected by a Harvard Club committee, Long Island’s Distinguished Teachers are honored because they “transform lives,” Distinguished Teacher Selection Committee Chair Judith Esterquest said in a statement.

“I don’t think I’m doing anything different from other teachers here, and I’m honored and happy that I was able to inspire at least one kid,” Huang said.

Herricks High School alumnus and current Harvard junior Benjamin Pleat nominated Huang, a Williston Park resident and 11-year Herricks math teacher who has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Huang offered Pleat help as a ninthgrader struggling with a probability problem, Pleat said in a news release. The teacher came to be “one of the most influential people I have ever met,” he said.

Since visiting Herricks as a graduate, Pleat said in a statement, he’s noticed Huang’s ability to blend “real life example and rich theory” helps all kinds of students appreciate math.

“Not only has Mr. Huang helped me aspire further to reach my full potential, but also he has shown me that hard work, critical thinking and a little ingenuity go a long way in math — and in life,” Pleat said in a statement.

Geetha Murthy, Herricks’ director of mathematics, said in a statement Huang’s love for the subject and dedication to his students make him a standout teacher.

“He is that rare teacher who truly understands his content area and who also

truly understands the art of teaching it,” Herricks school Superintendent Fino Celano said in a statement. “Any student who is lucky enough to sit in his class would agree.”

Pantorno has taught in Sewanhaka schools for 11 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Adelphi University and a master’s in secondary education from Molloy College.

She is an “eccentric and demanding” teacher who engages students and gives them a “taste of college-level studies,” said Shahrukh Khan, the Sewanhaka alumnus and Harvard junior who nominated her.

While Pantorno’s assignments were sometimes “tedious, annoying and hard,” Kahn said in a statement, they made students stronger and better prepared.

“She also fostered an interest in history that stays strong today, with many of my classmates (and I) going on to major in international relations, economics and political science,” Khan said in a statement.

Sewanhaka district Superintendent Ralph Ferrie called Pantorno “a shining example of what makes a great teacher.”

“Rachel is absolutely deserving of this honor,” Sewanhaka High School principal Debra Lidowsky said in a statement. “She is an outstanding teacher who is passionate about her subject and is dedicated to her students’ success.”

The Harvard Club of Long Island will honor Huang and Pantorno April 10 at its annual University Relations Luncheon, along with teachers from the Half Hollow Hills, Hicksville, Manhasset, Massapequa, Oceanside, Sayville, Syosset and Valley Stream public school districts, and the private St. Anthony’s High School, The Stony Brook School and the Waldorf School.

Three teachers will also be named Harvard Club fellows and receive funding to travel to Harvard’s campus in Cambridge, Mass., and pursue their educational interests, Esterquest said.

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New rules for villages

oters in the Village of Roslyn Estates went to the polls on Tuesday to pick two trustees, but only had one name on the ballot from which to choose.

Village Clerk Brian Rivera said before the election that the village would rely on write-in votes to determine the second trustee. And if there were none, the board of trustees would appoint the trustee.

Sorry if we don’t think that’s what the framers of the Constitution had in mind.

Our answer, in the words of comedian Bill Maher, is that it’s time for new rules.

If a village is unable to muster enough candidates to fill a board it should give up on trying to be a village.

Village officials can either reach out to a neighboring village to see if they would be willing to consolidate or turn the keys back over to the Town of North Hempstead.

This is not to criticize residents of Roslyn Estates.

We understand that people lead busy lives, often struggling to balance work and family.

We also get that serving on a board often at little or no pay after a long day might not appeal to too many people.

But if a village can’t find five people to sit on its governing board, residents need to accept the reality that there aren’t enough people interested in serving to have their own government.

Before he became governor, Andrew Cuomo frequently criticized the proliferation of government entities in the state and the money that could be saved by consolidating some of them.

Ground zero for this proliferation is Nassau County with 56 school

Martins abandons voters to advance his career

districts along with one county, two cities, three towns and dozens of villages and special districts.

But there has been no rush to embrace Cuomo’s idea to save money through consolidation – despite the frequent complaints about too much government and high taxes.

Apparently, that only applies to someone else.

In fact, Cuomo’s recommendation was greeted with indifference if not hostility.

Fair enough. If people choose to pay more for their government services because they want a greater sense of control that is their right.

But with that comes a responsibility to get involved.

That involvement begins with residents attending board meetings and voting in elections, and goes on to include running for office.

While Roslyn Estates was alone in not fielding enough candidates to fill open slots, most trustees running Tuesday were unopposed — with notable exceptions in Mineola, East Williston and East Hills.

The lack of competition could be a result of residents being happy with their trustees, residents not caring who their trustees were or a combination of the two.

In most cases, the unopposed candidates did not feel the need to discuss what they had done for their village in the past and what they intended to do in the future.

We’d like to think that each of the unopposed candidates deserved election.

But we would feel much more comfortable if they were required to at least present what their qualifications were.

Call that new rule No. 2: If someone is running for re-election, he or she has to tell us why.

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n order to create a profile of an object, it is necessary to describe it in detail. If it is a situation, to do so will have its specific requirements.

In profiling an individual, one’s actions and what one says can be sufficient in some cases.

It is not so long ago that Jack Martins was elected mayor of Mineola.

Okay, so he managed to pay off X amount of the village debt and ‘purdy’ up some of the sidewalks with pavers and added planters.

Then came the opening in the New York State Senate.

Well, Martins dumped and abandoned Mineola leaving it without a mayor.

Much more an opportunist than interested in public service is how it struck me.

Get elected any way one can: There is the property on which now sits the Mineola Modera.

What was there was basically one building on one property with four entrances and four street numbers.

Without adding any apt adjectives it was forced ‘legally’ that four times the legal amount was contributed to Martin’s campaign.

In the end, with enough of the citizen’s votes, Martins became a New York State Senator.

It is not so long ago that Sen. Martins wrote a couple of articles in which he talked about how nice his family is.

I felt somewhat insulted by this.

How someone could be that insensitive.

He is staunchly against raising the minimum wage saying it would mean the end of many small businesses. Meanwhile so many can’t make ends meet with seven something per hour.

The question is, who elected him, small businesses or people?

His allegiance is improperly placed. But the people know what is going on.

Should some businesses fail, if there is a need for them there will be others who can do it correctly and thrive.

Then there is the concrete company coowned by Sen. Martins to which nine lawsuits were filed. These were for breach of collective bargaining agreements. [The lawsuits were all

later setttled].

I have been a member of one of the largest international unions for more than 5- years.

Last year this union complained that a number of major record companies were infringing contracts.

SONY said sue us and they were sued alright.

Back to Sen. Martins: Labor organizations don’t go around filing lawsuits without concrete (an intentional pun) reasons.

Everyone knows what happened to the Skelos’ and Silver. They thought it could never happen.

It was said that Sen. Martins and Gov. Cuomo each received $200,000 from a source associated with those convicted.

To be honorable, Sen. Martins would have to have said “I am sorry but I cannot take a cent from anyone.”

Many who are struggling could use money like that and be able to say how nice their family is.

So now an opening exists in the U.S. Congress. So Martins dumps New York the same as Mineola: Just an opportunist.

It can be said that the path Martins was headed down anyway could result in a Skelos-Silver fate. Dangerous. A shame to the nice family it would be.

But Ah! Down in D.C. is where the big money is.

I admit that I am not a ‘schooled’ psychologist but it seems that traveling down the wrong path can result in a schism within a human being leaving them out of touch with their conscience and with the inability to feel shame for wrong actions.

Also fertile ground for evil to gain control.

The resulting downfall can be what is meant by deadly in deadly sins such as greed and six others as claimed.

A possible scenario: Bernie Sanders becomes president. The Supreme Court changes and all those who went up on ‘The Hill’ to fetch that ‘pail of water’ come tumbling (all the way) down.

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State’s ‘back door’ borrowing

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But in the late 1950s, Gov. uring the economic depression of the late Nelson Rockefeller, frustrated 1830s, New York State by voter rejection of his bond isalmost became insol- sue schemes, found a way to get around the voters. He created a vent.

The state defaulted on debt shadow government in the form service payments on bonds it of authorities and agencies that guaranteed for the building of have spent billions outside the capital projects, including the state budget and without the approval or control of the legislaErie Canal.

To prevent future governors ture or the voters.

During his tenure, Rockefelland legislators from rashly issuing or guaranteeing debt, and er created 230 agencies and auburdening unrepresented future thorities that were empowered to generations, a constitutional perform “backdoor borrowing.”

By the time he left office in convention held in 1846 revised Article 7, Section 11 of the state’s 1973, Rocky’s numerous bureauConstitution to read: “no debt cratic innovations would incur shall be hereafter contracted by $12 billion in debt.

The most outrageous examor in behalf of the state, unless such debt shall be authorized ple of “backdoor borrowing” was by law, for some single work or the selling of Attica prison to the purpose, to be distinctly specified Urban Development Corporation therein. No such law shall take in 1991.

To help balance his budget, effect until it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to Gov. Mario Cuomo arranged for the people, and have received a the UDC to buy the prison, using majority of all votes cast for and $200 million of bond proceeds.

To allow the UDC to meet the against it….”

For more than a century, principal and interest payments those 64 words inserted in the on this debt, the state leased the Constitution kept Albany pols in facility and paid rent to the UDC. In effect, Mario Cuomo sadcheck.

George J. Marlin On The Right dled the taxpayers with more than $560 million in payments over 30 years to get $200 million in one-shot revenues.

Gov. George Pataki beat Cuomo in 1994 running on a platform to end these financial abuses.

However, he did not keep his pledge and continued the Rockefeller tradition of creative financing.

During his three terms in office, state-funded debt jumped

from $28 billion to $50 billion, causing annual debt service payments to be one of the state’s fastest growing budget expenditures.

To make matters worse, only half of the Pataki debt was actually dedicated to capital profits.

The rest was used for oneshot “non-capital” assets to fund state budget deficits.

At that time, the state Comptroller’s office described this kind of borrowing as “the most egregious method the state uses to accumulate debt because it is money … borrowed through public authorities, whose actions tend to be hidden from the public eye.”

Since Pataki left office on January 1, 2007, it has been business as usual.

In an interview with the New York Post in early March, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli pointed out that while voter approved debt has been declining and now stands at $3 billion, outstanding “backdoor borrowing” debt has hit $60 billion and will continue to grow.

“Back-door borrowing,” which DiNapoli referred to as

“the issuance by public authorities of debt for which the state is expected to provide the funds for repayment,” does not include additional debt issued by government agencies for their own purposes.

The comptroller also pointed out that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget for 20152016 is accelerating the use of the backdoor borrowing gimmick.

Cuomo, like his predecessors, is abusing state authorities to fund his operating budget.

Sadly, he is rejecting his own critique of public authorities described in his 2010 book, The New N.Y. Agenda: “Accompanying the explosive growth in the Executive Branch of Government has been the emergence of New York’s so-called ‘Fourth Branch of Government’— public authorities … created primarily as a means to circumvent the Constitutional requirement of voter approval of state debt…. Many [Authorities] currently operate outside of their original purpose and engage in imprudent practices, such as excessive ‘backdoor borrowing.’”

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No free ride even for Donald Trump

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ow would you like to million in free airtime.

Turn on your television set run for the job of President of the United States and within minutes a news show and it won’t cost you a will feature an interview with Trump. There is no doubt that nickel?

I am sure that there would MSNBC is considered the sobe many takers, but there is one called Democratic news outlet, catch. You have to be Donald but MSNBC has given generous Trump to pull off a deal like that. airtime to Trump because it helps Last April, Trump announced their ratings.

One of my favorite morning that he would seek to be the Republican candidate for president. shows used to be “Morning Joe” He pledged to run a “self-funded” show featuring former Congresscampaign and criticized any can- man Joe Scarborough and Mika didate who would rely on a po- Brezinski.

About two weeks ago, I litical action committee.

To this day, he has only scath- stopped watching that show ing words for PACs and super because it was feeding Donald PACs and demeans anyone who Trump with easy questions, we call them “softballs.” isn’t spending their own money.

Trump pretty much had the It is amazing that Trump has gotten so far along the nominat- run of the show until he refused ing path and in fact has spent to disclaim the support of former KKK sympathizer David Duke. next to nothing to get there.

Scarborough told Trump An analysis of air time given to politicians in the last that he was “disqualified “ to six months shows that Donald run for president but then days Trump, a reality-show star, has later Trump was again a frequent gotten an astonishing seventy guest on the Morning Joe show.

How much money has Trump per cent of the air time relating spent on his campaign to date? to this contest.

I can’t give you an exact fig- Trump says its $8 million, but ure on how much he has saved others say it’s a lot less.

Consider the fact that Jeb but it could be as much as $50

million to warn the world what which Trump will spend that a Trump White House would be kind of personal money.

There are probably a few like.

Like in all national elections, Republicans who will try to seize there is a catch. the chance to be close to Trump It is fair to assume that very the candidate, but the funds shortly Trump he will be the needed to run nationwide are not odds- on favorite to capture the going to come raining down from Republican nomination. Marco heaven.

Rubio will be gone very soon and On top of the lack of real Ted Cruz and John Kasich will moneys, running in 50 states rehave no path to the nomination. quires a campaign team in almost Once Trump appears to all of the states, something which be his party’s standard-bearer, Trump doesn’t have.

Trump will be faced with the In addition, there is no way a extraordinary task of spending national candidate can build up Jerry Kremer hundreds of millions of dollars to such a team overnight.

Kremer’s Corner run a 50-state campaign.

Donald Trump has gotten Even though he claims that pretty far on almost no investBush spent $150 million on his he is worth $10 billion dollars ment but once he clinches the contest and then dropped out, there is no circumstance under nomination, the free ride is over.

Trump’s investment is just about nothing. His organization buys hats, T-shirts, jackets and banners letters p olic y and sells them at the heavily attended campaign rallies.

Letters should be typed or neatly handwritten, and those longer than 300 What is more amazing is the words may be edited for brevity and clarity. All letters must include the fact that Trump is winning state writer’s name and phone number for verification. Anonymously sent after state without spending a letters will not be printed. Letters must be received by Monday noon to nickel. This past week, he was forced to spend a lowly $1 mil- appear in the next week’s paper. All letters become the property of Blank lion dollars in ads in Florida be- Slate Media LLC and may be republished in any format. Letters can be cause the anti-Trump movement e-mailed to news@theislandnow.com or mailed to Blank Slate Media, was spending upwards of $50 105 Hillside Ave., Williston Park, NY 11596.

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The newest vice under the sun: sitting

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pparently, sitting is the new smoking.

“Every hour you spend sitting takes two hours off your life,” says Dr. James Levine, director of obesity research at the Mayo Clinic. “Sitting is more dangerous than smoking.

We are sitting ourselves to death!”

Finally — at long last — here is the vice for me!

I knew better than to start smoking, when I was a girl, having watched both of my parents work hard to finally quit; drinking is too expensive; and hoarding books only means that, eventually, you must read books about de-cluttering.

But honestly — if just plain sitting down in a chair is bad for you, sign me up!

What makes sitting so bad?

Apparently, sitting can shorten your “telomeres,” which are part of your DNA; and the shorter your telomeres, the weaker and older your cells. Short telomeres are bad.

So researchers want us to get up and wander.

After generations of parents telling children to “sit still and stop fidgeting,” we’re supposed to get out of our seats and fidget more.

I hope this turns out better than when they told us to stop eating eggs and butter.

“Eat this non-fat substitute, instead,” they insisted — until, years later, they said, “Oops, turns out that trans-fats are worse than butter, and eggs were fine all along.” That’s 30 years of breakfasts they owe me.

Now they tell me that sitting in a chair is as bad as smoking?

I can only think of one similarity: The fact that there you are, quietly trying to relax, when some busybody scientist comes up and tells you to stop.

But let’s take see where this analogy takes us — or, as Aaron Sorkin’s West Wing characters would say, “Walk with me.” (Who knew he was giving us medical advice?)

Smoking was banned, not just for killing the smoker, but because the fumes were toxic to

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A Look on the Lighter Side all the non-smokers near them, as well. So — must we similarly be protected from “second-hand sit”?

Does this mean that sitting won’t be allowed any more in office buildings, except outside in designated “Sitting areas?”

“Eeek!” the smokers will point and shriek. “They’re ruining our health! Get them out of our sight!”

Pity the poor sitters.

We’ll shuffle wearily off, to

somewhere behind the loading docks, screened by bushes from the rest of humanity walking energetically by.

We’ll finally sneak home, after taking a breather on a park bench, only to have our spouses scream, “I can smell it on your clothes!

You’ve been sitting again!”

How will people ride in buses or subway cars? The phrase “strap-hanger” will mean even more, as people will file into their Standing Room Only space in the made-over public conveyances.

Perhaps they will clip themselves onto hooks and hang from the ceiling like bats, swaying wildly with every lurch of the bus.

I’ll bet the airlines have plans for this already. It’s better than they ever dreamed, packing us in literally like sides of beef, with no seats at all, and telling us “It’s for your own good.”

How do these scientists know sitting is so awful? They say, “It’s not how we were designed to live.” But how do they know?

Did they travel back through time to humanity’s start, on the African

savanna? (Standing up the whole way, of course.) I find it quite believable that early man — and woman — spent hours sitting at a meerkat hole, waiting to snatch one when it popped out; or another several hours on a river bank, waiting for a fish to bite.

Unless the researchers met with our Maker, who laid it out for them — “Let there be no chairs!”

And how does Dr. Levine propose to get us all to quit the vice of sitting? Must it be cold turkey?

Or will he develop the equivalent of a nicotine patch?

Say, a little adhesive bandage I can slap on my butt and which, after an hour or two of sitting, starts to sting? “Ouch! What is that?”

Then I’ll have to jump up and roam around for an hour or two, until it no longer hurts to sit again. “Yikes! There it is again!”

After a long dangerous day of sitting, I’ll go home and lean against the door jamb until it’s time for bed.

I tell you, it makes me want to make the world safe for vice.

Professor ’ s Pers p ective

E-ZPass lane for Cuban immigration

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hile U.S. politicians rancorously debate Syrian refugees, undocumented Mexican immigrants and Chinese “anchor babies,” a far more questionable immigration issue needs addressing.

Cuba.

Now that the United States’ embargo is over, and Barack Obama this week will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Caribbean island in 88 years, it’s time we close Cubans’ E-ZPass lane to U.S. citizenship.

For the past 50 years, any Cuban who makes it to American soil has been fast-tracked to a green card, government welfare and, ultimately, citizenship.

Unlike immigrants from every other nation, Cubans don’t get turned away even if they don’t have a visa.

Hundreds of thousands of Cubans have benefited, including many of the 150,000 Cubans now living in the New York City metro area.

The Obama Administration has said the policy won’t change.

But, even most Cuban-Americans agree, such unique privileges are no longer justifiable.

The 1966 Cuban Adjustment

Act was conceived to give U.S. asylum to approximately 300,000 Cubans who were in legal limbo after fleeing Fidel Castro’s revolution.

But now it’s used – and often abused – by people who can come and go, making a mockery of the law’s raison d’être.

“We’re giving political asylum [and] they’re traveling back and forth, starting businesses, going to Cuba for their dental care, for their [religious] ceremonies, for their [birthday] parties,” said Washington Post Havana correspondent Nick Miroff.

A U.S. State Department survey of visa applicants in 2009 found “overwhelmingly” that Cubans were economic migrants, not political refugees fleeing communism. Unlike any other nationality claiming asylum as refugees, Cubans need not provide proof they’ve suffered persecution.

Cuba, of course, has problems. But the situation there is not as dire as it is in many other places. I know because I took my college journalism class there in January to cover the changes underway.

There is poverty but not misery. Cubans receive free education through college, world class

MARK GRABOWSKI

Professor’s Perspective health care and food subsidies.

Housing and transportation costs are low. Gun crime is virtually nonexistent.

The government is oppressive, but has become much more tolerant in recent years, according to a 2015 report from the Cuban Commission of Human Rights and National Reconciliation. Dissidents are being persecuted less, internet access is rapidly expanding and private businesses are finally allowed.

While it’s understandable Cubans may want to leave to seek a better life, are they really more deserving than, say, Mexicans fleeing drug cartels or Syrians

escaping war? Such an unfair policy makes it difficult to enforce our strict laws against unauthorized immigration.

America’s apparent vacancy sign for Cubans also has great costs.

It hurts diplomatic relations.

Central American nations have been burdened by the influx of Cubans en route to the TexasMexico border, said William LeoGrande, an American University professor who specializes in Latin American politics.

Because of a 1995 amendment to the immigration law, Cubans must arrive by land or air for admission to the United States. Those caught on waters between the two nations are sent back home.

This had led to extensive illegal human trafficking rings within Central America — and their governments are getting tired of dealing with the consequences of a U.S. immigration policy that strains their resources while discriminating against their citizens.

Leo Grande adds that the policy also creates a “serious brain drain” in Cuba. With the cost of getting smuggled in at $10,000 per person, many of those leaving are wealthy, educated and entre-

preneurial professionals.

In addition, there’s a separate U.S. program that encourages Cuban doctors on humanitarian missions abroad to defect to the United States.

Cubans’ special perks cost Americans, too. Public benefits provided to Cuban immigrants amount to nearly $700 million annually, according to a 2015 Sun Sentinel investigation.

Even Cuban-Americans think the policy needs to change. Twothirds agree that only Cubans who have suffered political persecution deserve preferential treatment, a recent Sun Sentinel poll found.

Some Cuban-Americans in Congress are proposing that Cubans, like all other immigrants, should wait in America’s long green card line, unless they can prove they’re oppressed refugees.

Obama should take heed.

With diplomatic relations normalizing, America needs to start treating Cubans like it normally does other immigrants — no better, no worse.

Grabowski is a lawyer and professor at Adelphi University.

Each month, he provides commentary and analysis on current events.

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Accident a sign of error in change

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nclosed is a photo I took of a very serious car accident that occurred at 6 p.m. last evening in the Village of Great Neck.

Two young women were driving in a car that hit a median causing it to flip and land on its side as pictured.

Luckily no one was killed or seriously injured but there is a reason I send this.

The accident took place at the four-way intersection of Baker Hill Road and Middle Neck Road, which for years police have routinely reported as having the most vehicular incidents in the Village of Great Neck, due in part to the incline and curvature of Middle Neck Road at this juncture.

If you are interested I’m sure the police can supply details, and

the number of police cars, ambulances and a fire truck on the scene took up an entire block and most of Middle Neck Road was closed to traffic for an hour.

As a resident, I am aware of and also you have reported in your paper, that our Mayor Bral and his trustees recently voted to “relax” traffic signage at this very same intersection.

At the north corner of Baker Hill Road and Middle Neck Road there has been a “no turn on red” sign for years.

Due to the vociferous complaints of several residents who wanted the sign to be removed as they didn’t like to have to sit at a red light, the mayor and trustees made a concession to change the signage to “no right on red between 7 a.m.-7 p.m.”

This accident proves how wrong it is to not have the utmost traffic precautions at this intersection at all hours.

Each evening there is a restaurant open on this block and a CVS store parking lot open till 11 p.m. The village also has many synagogues and places of religious observance and many residents traverse the streets after 7 p.m..on Friday and Saturday nights.

Better yet, the village should request of the county that there be “no turn on red” at all 4 corners of this intersection, as was enacted on Arrandale Avenue to the north.

Nothing is more important than the safety of our residents.

Carole Lynn Marino Great Neck

Romney fails to slow Trump’s march to victory

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ice try, Mitt.

I saw you on Fox News with Neil Cavuto and I want to thank you for giving me the biggest belly laugh in years. You stated that you could not live with yourself if your grandchildren ever ask why you didn’t speak up against this con artist fraud, Donald Trump.

You got it all wrong, dude.

Your grandchildren will ask how in the world, with your credentials, a governor, a successful business man, one who saved the Olympics could lose the presidency of the United States to Obama?

Here is a runt community organizer who never accomplished anything of importance in his life.

A Muslim-trained youth, a communist-influenced youngster by his parents and a faux Christian in Chicago. And a pot smoking young man, at that. And he told the world that he was going to fundamentally transform America.

And all the dummies who voted for him twice now know what he meant and what the results have been todate. And he has many more months left to do his devilish deeds. I wonder what religious group he will join when he leaves office?

And where did this “fire in your belly” come from in your rants on Da Donald?

Why did you suppress it when confronting Obama?

What did Obama have going for himself? A smile showing his pearly whites and a gift of gab...plus a hope and change slogan...which we now know what he meant.

This was the headline in The Wall Street Journal [3/4/16]: “Romney Fuels Trump Fight.” “In the most dramatic sign yet of the split opening in the Republican Party, Mitt Romney delivered a withering rebuke of Donald Trump on Thursday...”

You had the presidency in your hip pocket after the first debate with Obama. And what happened in the second and third debates? Where was your withering rebuke to an actual fraud opponent?

The fire in your belly was extinguished by your apparent fear that you would be accused of challenging him because of his race.

Thus, being called a racist would tarnish you.

But, in your ineptness you have allowed an empty suit to allow his leftist ideology to kill America in so many ways. Thank you, Mitt.

Why is Trump so popular? He realizes that both the

Democrat and Republican “leaders” do not care who is president.

All they care about is the power they have to control what is happening in America.

And that means controlling the hard working people who make this country work. And these key people are the middle class and they are hurting.

And guess what? They are both Democrats, Republicans, Independents, gays,Irish, Italians, Jews, Asians, religious, atheists, etc. They have had it.

Trump is only the messenger at this point. If you dummies at the RNC and DNC do not yet understand this, the present two party system is in for a shock.

Back to your grandchildren, Mitt.

They are saying this behind your back: that we could have had the Romney name engraved in American history for the ages.

Now, the Romney name will not even be a footnote anywhere.

Thank you, gramps.

John Messina East Williston

Clinton unfit to be secretary of state, president

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n reference to John Messina’s letter concerning Hillary Clinton. Right on the Money!

He described fully what a Hillary Clinton presidency would bring.

Kudos to Mr. Messina!

I would like to add two more things about her activities as Secretary of State.

1. She kept her server in her bathroom.

What respectable person who is Secretary of State keeps a server in her crap house!

Let alone the fact that she also used her computer for government business (much of it, I believe, classified). Even a moron does not leave a server in his toilet for his own personal information.

In my opinion she should be prosecut-

ed for treason but I doubt that President Obama would allow that.

2. Again, in my opinion, she was directly responsible for the death of our ambassador and three brave Americans in Benghazi.

I’m sure she was immediately notified when they were under siege and begging for help. She denies this but logic tells me she lied to the committee investigating the Benghazi incident.

As a former candidate for Officer School in the U.S. Army, my instinct tells me she should have immediately contacted Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and told him to have our military emergency units on ready alert.

Then she should have contacted our nearest ally and demanded that our nearest ally move troops into the area to form a perimeter around our besieged countrymen.

Any resistance on our allies part should have been met with a threat to withhold all monetary aid to that particular country as an “incentive” to light a fire under their ass.

At that time her third action should be contact President Obama and tell him we are ready to dispatch our emergency rescue forces on his command (that is if she could find him wherever he was on his way to Las Vegas for a political rally).

Absent contacting President Obama (if she couldn’t find him) she should have told Mr. Panetta to give the order to dispatch

our troops immediately.

These actions probably would have saved our patriots and saved their families profound grief.

Upon being confronted by President Obama, if he disputed her actions her response should have told President Obama “I stand ready to offer my resignation if you want it but I defend my actions to the core.”

She doesn’t need the meager salary of a Secretary of State.

She and her husband make millions on speaking fees, etc. I’m sure she had 2016 in mind when she wilted under fire in 2012.

Morton Perlman Great Neck

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Photo shortchanges Chinese-Americans They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

As it turns out, it’s worth exactly 665 words and a mixed bag of emotions.

Roslyn Times’ March 11th issue featured an article titled “Student Rep Reflects on Time at Roslyn High School” about Nathan Yang, an accomplished Roslyn High School student and his experiences at Roslyn High School.

I thoroughly enjoyed this article, 665 words to be exact. It was well researched, well written, and full of heart-felt anecdotes.

As a long time reader of Roslyn Times and mentor of many Chinese-American youths, I couldn’t be more proud of Roslyn Times’ coverage and Nathan’s accomplishments.

So why “mixed bag of emotions” then?

It’s the “picture” in the middle of the article — the one that’s supposed to be worth a thousand words. To say I am perplexed by the choice of this picture is an understatement.

Clearly, the article is about Nathan Yang.

So why is he on the side and barely, barely in the picture?

Now, I don’t believe for one second that this was done intentionally by someone at Roslyn Times. Not at all.

Something like this is often the result of a lack of awareness.

The truth is, this kind of stuff show up every day in Chinese-American youth’s life.

A ridiculous photo in the newspaper here; a nerdy stereotype on a TV show there; a joke by Chris Rock during the Oscars here; a Ching Chong joke on the bus there.

Each incident in itself does not seem like a big deal, perhaps even trivial.

But added together, day in and day out, it is a huge deal for our community.

It’s like death by a thousand paper cuts.

As a much respected newspaper in our local community, I hope the Roslyn Times would consider the points in this letter.

I would also suggest, if possible, use a more recent photo of Nathan Yang for the online version of aforementioned article.

Peter J. Liang East Hills (Peter J. Liang, is president of Chinese American Youth Leadership Network and Board Trustee of the Bryant Library)

MTA lacks transparency in capital budgets

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he Metropolitan Transportation Authority is $202 million contract award for a new New York City Transit Bus Radio System to support a fleet of 6,000 buses missed some issues of interest to bus riders and taxpayers.

The award is well over one year late, based upon the original base line project schedule.

This was due to delays in project scope development, progression of design and engineering along with timely completion of the procurement process.

Success of this project is also dependent on coordination with and timely completion of the upgraded $150 million NYCT East New York Bus Command Center.

Funding provided for both includes project milestones under grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration.

The base bid award still needs to execute an option clause to cover 1,300 buses operated by MTA Bus. A majority of MTA Bus equipment operates on routes previously served by Green Bus Lines, Jamaica Buses, Triboro Coach, Queens Surface, Command Bus, New York Bus and Liberty Lines Bronx Express private bus operators.

Purchasing similar equipment for MTA Bus could easily cost an additional $50 million.

MTA NYCT has a poor track record for new technology proj-

ects when it comes successful completion on time and within budget.

Previous projects such as Public Address Customer Information Systems, Automatic Train Supervision Communication Based Train Control and Underground Police Radio systems combined costs totaled close to $1 billion dollars.

All four projects suffered significant delays during project scooping, design and engineering, procurement process, actual construction followed by installation and testing. This resulted in each being completed several years later beyond original project milestone schedules as contained in the first U.S. DOT FTA grants which provided funding.

The final bill ended up above each Project Engineer’s original cost estimate accompanied by change orders impacting budgets.

The previous bus radio system project contract was awarded to Orbital Sciences Corporation in 1996. Funding was provided under a U.S. DOT FTA grant.

Project scope of work included design, construction and installation of a bus arrival monitoring system. After four years of continued delays combined with unresolved challenges of interference by high rise Manhattan buildings, the contract was terminated and project canceled.

Both the new Bus Radio System and accompanying East New

York Bus Command Center projects due to their complex scope are at risk to be completed years later than promised.

Ditto for project budgets which may grow over time due to delays and change orders.

Both the MTA NYCT and U.S.DOT FTA also have independent engineering consultant firms to supplement in house staff. These companies previously provided both oversight and technical assistance for all five projects.

Engineering firms which monitor the progress of these and other major capital projects prepare monthly progress reports for both MTA NYCT and U.S. DOT

FTA senior management teams and in house project oversight staff.

Both the Bus Radio System and East New York Command Center projects continue to provide updated Quarterly Financial and Milestone Progress Reports to U.S. DOT FTA. They are also supported by both MTA NYCT and U.S. DOT FTA independent engineering firms who are providing oversight and technical assistance.

Let’s hope that MTA NYCT are using lessons learned from earlier problem that plagued new technology projects. Taxpayers and commuters are counting on the MTA NYCT being able to com-

plete both new technology projects with each contractor based upon the agreed baseline budgets and detailed contract schedules.

The MTA NYCT needs to be more transparent with its own Board, riders, taxpayers and transportation advocates on these and other capital procurements.

The same is true for better oversight over third party contractors, maintenance of schedule and project budgets.

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

Make America 1st priority Senator Martins, Assemblyperson Schimmel, and our local Assembly persons were put into their political positions by Americans and they are paid

by Americans to work for Americans.

From 1967 to 2016 territory that does not belong to a country was taken and not returned.

The world knows that this is the problem. A child knows what the 7th commandment says:

“Neither thieves, nor the greedy, not robbers will inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 6:10).

These are the words to live by and we are to carry over the practice of justice in all that we do. In the taking and using of the property of another, we are working directly against the teachings of God. John Wren Williston Park

Easy to explain rights of unborn Karen Rubin used nine columns to write about born. reproductive rights are basic rights. It takes only seven words to acknowledge the rights of the un-

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Honor Irish-Americans In praise of man who on St. Patrick’s Day opposed fascists

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t. Patrick’s Day is Thursday March 17 and it is a time to celebrate with parties and parades. It is a time to honor St. Patrick who reportedly brought the Catholic faith to Ireland.

In my opinion it is also a time to honor all the Irish who came to America as immigrants as well as other immigrants and came here to make a better life for themselves and their families.

They came here and worked very hard and some who gave up their lives to make American free for Democracy and the great nation America is today.

In my own family two brothers, one born in Ireland and the other in England came here in 1776 to fight in the American Revolution.

According to my father, Frederick R. Bedell Sr., they wanted what the new country

had to offer and that was freedom and a desire for a better way of life.

My grandfather, according to my father, enlisted as a drummer boy who lied about his age to fight under General Sherman during the Civil War to make all people free. He later after the war farther 13 children and my father being the youngest.

My father during WWI served as chaplain and during WW II served as an air raid warden. There are many others who had similar stories which had made America great and a nation where many Irish have come here.

So this St. Patrick’s Day think of St. Patrick but also think of all those Irish immigrants who came here to make what America is today.

Frederick R. Bedell, Jr. Glen Oaks Village

‘It’s been an honor to serve’ Williston Park

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arting thoughts from Trustee Robert Vella It has been an honor to serve our community as a Trustee during the past four years and I would like to thank you for your confidence and support during my tenure.

When I was elected four years ago, the most glaring issue facing our village was a longstanding dispute with Williston Park regarding the supply and cost of water.

The issue was highly contentious and caused real divisions between our two communities.

My hope was to assist in bridging the gap and bringing about a reasonable solution.

Through the hard work and dedication of our mayor and my fellow trustees, I believe we have reached a point where our village has two clear and reasonable options that will provide a solution for the next 25 years and beyond.

While we all may not agree on which solution is best, we can all agree that a solution that provides certainty for the next quarter century is a vast improvement over the conditions that have prevailed for the last decade.

Our two villages have finalized an agreement in principal that sets forth the terms of water distribution and costs for the next 25 years.

As many of you are aware, our board has also pursued a parallel path of building our own, independent water supply system.

This choice is one of the most important and permanent issues that our village has ever faced. It is a choice that may never present itself again.

Because of the far reaching implications of this decision, I feel that it is crucially important that all of our residents have as much input as possible into which course of action we should take.

We are not permitted to hold a referendum on the direct question of whether or not to build a well.

However, we are permitted to hold a referendum on whether or not to approve financing for such a project.

In doing so, our residents will have the opportunity to be heard on the issue. Residents would have the ability to vote to approve the financing for the construction of the well or to strike down the financing, which would, I believe, provide the basis to finalize the agreement with Williston Park for the supply of water.

With warm regards, I thank you all for the opportunity to have served as trustee of this wonderful village.

Rob Vella Williston Park

3rd track a waste of money

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he third track is a waste of money.

We will also lose revenue from loss of property and value of’ homes.

The money they intend spending on this project could be put to better use.

Cuomo claims we need this to take cars off the road.

The people are not using trains because of the cost. It’s like having a second mortgage. Also the service is horrible.

Why doesn’t he do something to lower the fares and give better service. Express buses, double-decker trains would help.

He can get people to and from their destinations, reduce the fares and get some cars off the road without wasting money on the third rail.

Mary Petrosino Floral Park

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os Fascistas no pasaron! ….The Fascists shall not pass!

Listening to news on my car radio, I heard that Delmar Berg had passed away at the age of 100.

Yes, that’s exactly what I wondered.

Who was Delmar Berg?

Fortunately, the newscaster explained that Berg was the last survivor of the Spanish Civil War. Later that day, I was having dinner with some of my young cousins who knew next to nothing about this era. How was this possible? I wondered.

First, I acknowledged that not having lived through this period put them at a disadvantage. And second, it might have something to do with how poorly history is taught in our schools.

Yet the story of this war is fascinating and full of twists and turns.

As Paul Preston has written “No modern war has inspired the idealism…of civilians, soldiers and scholars…as the Spanish Civil War.” Here’s a thumbnail sketch of that period.

The Spanish Civil War lasted from 1936 to 1939. It is considered a precursor of World War II. There were many factions vying for power after the overthrow of the monarchy. The two which emerged as most likely to control the country were the Republicans (democratically elected) and the Fascists whose leader was the dictator General Francisco Franco.

He received significant support from Hitler and Mussolini while the Soviet Union gave aid to the Republicans, hence the idea that this was a dry run for World War II. Since the U.S. did not enter the fray, a band of leftist idealists formed the Abraham Lincoln Brigade to fight the good fight.

There were about 2,800 volunteers who slipped, surreptitiously, into Spain.

Casualties ran high with about 800 being killed In combat.

From my perspective and that of many historians, this was a classic case of “good guys” versus “bad guys.”

Sadly, Franco prevailed and remained in power until his death in 1975.

For those interested, Hemingway’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” captures the spirit of the times.

The song “We are the peat bog soldiers” became the Republican anthem and one of Europe’s best known protest songs.

On a personal note, when I was teaching at a private school in Manhattan, I became friendly with a math teacher who, as a young man, had fought in the Lincoln Brigade.

When encouraged, he would regale us with tales of what it was like fighting for democracy in the bitter cold in a foreign land. One might wonder why anyone would want to fight on the side of Communists.

To understand this, one must differentiate between the Communists of yesteryear and today.

In the 1930s and ‘40s, if you were compassionate, liberal, pro-labor, opposed to racial segregation and in favor of civil rights, you might conclude that Communism offered the best hope for humanity.

Many in the creative arts and the film industry joined the party while others were labeled “Communist sympathizers.”

Many films have been made about this era. Among them are “The Way We Were,” “The Front” and “Trumbo.”

And then an odd thing happened… thanks in large part to Nikita Khruschchev, Russia entered the de-Stalinization period.

Some of the changes were reforming institutions, an end to “the cult of personality” and doing away with the Gulag laborcamp system. There’s a story that someone asked Khrushchev what he did during the Stalin years to which he responded “I survived.”

This was a difficult time for American Communists. They had to look back upon history, the part they played in shaping it, and then admit that they’d been wrong.

This loss of certitude is poignantly expressed in “The God that Failed.”

Arthur Koestler, Ignazio Silone, Richard Wright, Andre Gide, Stephen Spender and Louis Fisher each contributed a chapter explaining his intellectual journey.

There are important lessons to be learned about this era.

When the U.S. government was under pressure to do nothing, heroes arose who were prepared to die for a noble cause.

Our isolationism allowed the Nazis to conquer most of Europe.

Eventually, America took a stand against the Axis powers and the Allied forces were victorious in World War II. A second lesson is that most Americans have a knee-jerk reaction to the word Communism. This is understandable since we are taught in school about what Ronald Reagan called the “evil empire.”

To be sure, the USSR murdered 4 million kulaks when collectivizing the farms.

The Gulags were nothing more than concentration camps for those who questioned governmental authority.

Yet, there is a more nuanced and accurate view of the “Red menace.”

Some of the most caring and compassionate people were either Communist Party members or supporters of the movement. When the Nazi menace loomed on the horizon, it was the American Communist Party which was steadfast in its opposition to Hitler and Fascism.

So, farewell Delmar Berg. You, and those like you, who took up arms against the Fascist hordes represent the best of American values.

Venceremos!

Dr. Hal Sobel Great Neck

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The Great Neck Board of Education unveiled a $218,927,365 preliminary budget for the 2016-17 school year on Monday that calls for a $2,229,611 increase in spending over the current budget, but still requires a reduction of 14 teaching positions as well as 21 other employees to stay under the under the district’s .17 percent state-mandated tax cap.

Board Vice President Larry Gross said after hiring 24 new full-time positions last year the district would need to reduce the number of teachers by 14 in the 2016-17 school year.

“There will be an impact on district operations but it will not directly reduce our ability to present needed programs for our children,” Gross said. “Any further cuts would affect program.”

District Assistant Superintendent for Business John Powell said that in addition to cutting the number of teachers 21 nonteaching positions would also need to be eliminated to keep the budget under the cap.

These employees include one fulltime administrative staff member, nine paraprofessionals, three full-time and three part-time clerical staff members, one buildings and grounds department

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attendants would cause problems for female students.

“Sometimes females may have issues that might require special attention to that they only feel comfortable talking to other females about,” Azab said. “I, myself, have assisted many young ladies that have not felt well or just needed female support.”

Three years ago, the district threatened to lay off its four female cleaning attendants, but reconsidered and found other methods to increase funds for the district.

“Please understand that my job holds value and I take it very seriously,” Azab said. “I know you will not be disappointed with allowing myself or the other women to remain on the staff.”

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“We do understand there is a personal nature of any cut and would like to minimize that in continuation of the district’s history of constructive human resources actions,” Gross said.

Monika Azab, one of four cleaning attendants who work at the district’s secondary schools, called for the board to reconsider laying off her and three other female cleaning attendants, noting that the cuts would only apply to female attendants.

“I ask myself why am I one of the dismissed from my position if I do the same work as the men?” Azab asked. “You can say my position is no longer available, but I am just like the others.”

A nine-year employee of the district, she said the dismissal of female cleaning

The Lake Success Board of Trustees approved a bond resolution Monday for $24,000 to repair a sinkhole near the village Community Center’s pond.

The board said it has contracted a split agreement to repair the sinkhole.

Earth Repair will conduct the invasive pipelining and camerawork needed for the sinkhole which will cost approximately $8,000.

Orchidsore will then begin a 60-feet of pipe replacement, expected to cost approximately $15,000.

“It’s cheaper for one (company) to do one job, and the other to do the other (part),” Trustee and Golf Commissioner Adam Hoffman said. “This will be the 16th sinkhole (in the village) to be repaired within the last few years,” he added.

The week-long project will launch this Thursday, and is expected to cost almost $24,000.

Other possible projects the board said it was considering include the repainting and resurfacing of basketball courts and the general renovation of the softball

courts.

Century Tennis will be considered as a potential vendor to run the repairs, but the project has been tabled until April’s board meeting.

Four of the grounds’ red clay tennis courts are in need of repair, as the “sprinklers are deteriorating,” Trustee David Milner said.

Each court will cost approximately $8,200, with the projected total to be $32,000.

The board said it would revisit the project once the village obtains various bids from vendors over the months, as the project cannot begin in cooler temperatures.

In addition to the physical changes, the board voted to approve a contract for a full-time laborer for the village golf course, which is currently pending civil service approval.

“It’s a little more expensive than two part-time positions, but it’ll be better in the long run,” Hoffman said.

The board said it would consult the Parks Committee for other immediate repairs or changes, as needed.

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Metropolitan Commercial Bank Vice President and Market Sales Manager George Lotto and Metropolitan Commercial Bank Vice President and Relationship Manager Ralph Ventura present a $2,500 check to Ronald McDonald House of Long Island Executive Director Matthew Camp

Bank gives $2.5K to L.I. McDonald House

The bank had employees at the bank from Nov. 30 to Dec. 23 to collect donated Metropolitan Commercial Bank, a full- items.

The donated toys were delivered to service commercial bank that opened its first Long Island location in Great Neck sick children at the Steven and Alexandra in December, recently delivered a $2,500 Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New check donation to the Ronald McDonald Hyde Park around Christmas time, according to a press release.

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Ronald McDonald House of Long Is“Supporting programs like Ronald McDonald House of Long Island is repre- land President Matthew Campo said he wanted to continue the sentative of Metropolipartnership with Metrotan Commercial Bank’s politan Commercial and commitment to developur partnership continue community ing mutually rewarding, with the Ronald initiatives such as the long-term relationships with the communities McDonald House of toy drive. proud to we serve,” Metropolitan Long Island is part have“We’re Metropolitan ComCommercial President and CEO Mark DeFazio of our pledge to be mercial Bank as one of partners in helping said. “Our partnership a good neighbor and our us serve families of sewith the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island a trusted resource riously ill children who to us from Long is part of our pledge to for Great Neck and come Island and around the be a good neighbor and world,” Campo said. a trusted resource for the surrounding “Only with the support Great Neck and the surcommunities. of organizations like rounding communities.”

Metropolitan CommerIn celebration of its Mark DeFazio cial Bank can we bring opening, Metropolitan President and CEO, hope and care to these Commercial announced Metropolitan Commercial brave children and their Nov. 13 they would hold families.” a toy drive at its 111 The Ronald McDonald House of Long Great Neck Road location where they will accept unopened children’s toys and gifts Island, which is celebrating its 30th year that they will be donating to the Ronald on Long Island, houses 18,000 families of sick children from 80 countries, according McDonald House of Long Island.

As part of the donation efforts, Metro- to the release.

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Photos courtesy of the North Shore Animal League

More than 75 dogs and puppies came to the North Shore Animal League after being rescued from the Midwest.

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Animal League rescues dogs in the Midwest B y S arah M inkewic z They needed to travel half way across the country, but the more than 75 dogs and puppies recently rescued from the Midwest by North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington were happy to reach their new home on Friday.

The dogs, which include Corgis, Poodles, Cocker Spaniels, Japanese Chins, Pomeranians and many more, range from eight weeks to seven-years old, will become available for adoption on March 18.

“A lot of these dogs have eye infections, bad teeth that are going to need dentals, might involve pulling some teeth, teeth infection. Some of them have matted fur,” said Cindy Szczudlo, senior kennel manager. “They are going to need to be groomed and shaved down, ears cleaned. At this point in time we just want to have them medically evaluated see what we’re dealing with medically, any medical issues will be immediately scheduled appointments to get them handled and then they’re all going to get groomed

and nice and fresh they’ll be comfortable and ready to go up for adoption next week.”

The staff of the North Shore Animal League was assisted in unloading the puppies by New York Islander wives Moa Nielsen (Frans Nielsen), Britt Palmer (Thomas Greiss), Brittany DaSilva (Calvin de Haan), Megan Bailey (Josh Bailey), Stephanie Sabourin (Travis Hamonic) and Cassie Clutterbuck (Cal Clutterbuck).

“The Animal League America has saved more than 1,000,000 lives,” according to a statement issued by the North Shore Animal League America.

“As the world’s largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, we understand that a rescue isn’t complete until each animal is placed into a loving home. Our innovative programs provide education to reduce animal cruelty and advance standards in animal welfare. We reach across the country to rescue animals from overcrowded shelters, unwanted litters, natural disasters and other emergencies and find them permanent, loving homes.”

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C O M M U N I T Y news

Roslyn Adult Ed offers food classes The Roslyn Adult Education program is offering two stops in the Gourmet Chef Demonstration series where participants can enjoy a cooking demonstration from a professional chef followed by a luncheon.

A group will be visiting Galleria Ristorante in Westbury on Monday, March 21 and Pearl East in Manhasset on April 11.

The series is a treat for those who love to cook and want to know the secrets of some great local chefs, or just want to watch how sensational meals are put together behind the scenes.

Participants can sign up for one or both parts of the series.

Consult the spring 2016 catalog for additional trips the program has to offer.

The Adult Education program continues to welcome residents of the East Williston and Herricks school districts in addition to Roslyn school district residents.

Residents of all three districts pay the resident rate for course offerings and trips. Details are in the catalog.

For information, call 516801-5091 or visit the program online at www.roslynschools.org by clicking on “Community” and then on “Adult Education.”

Fire chief honored Ex-Chief Robert Mirabile was recently honored at the annual installation dinner of the Garden City Park Fire Department. Mirabile was honored for his dedication and commitment to the residents and to the firefighters and emergency service providers of the Garden City Park Fire Department.

New Chief Timothy Nacewicz, the assistant chiefs and company captains were installed during the evening’s ceremonies. Pictured from left to right are state Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), Garden City Park Fire Department Chief Timothy Nacewicz, Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (D-Great Neck), First Assistant Chief Michael Magas, outgoing Chief Robert Mirabile, Nassau County Legislator Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), and Third Assistant Chief Salju Thomas.

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F.P. Battle of the Bands creates reason to smile Floral Park Memorial High School’s Global Awareness Club and members of the Student Council hosted a Battle of the Bands to benefit Reason2Smile, a not-for-profit organization that supports a school and orphanage in Kenya.

The high-energy event featured musical performances by students and faculty and included pop culture trivia, with audience members winning candy for correct answers.

Prior to the evening show, the Global Awareness club held a variety of fundraisers to benefit Reason2Smile, including bake and pizza sales.

They also sold bracelets and paper bricks that were posted in the hallway of the school.

Optimum’s Charity Champions recognized the Global Awareness club’s efforts on behalf of Reasons2Smile.

The organization donated $1,000 to Reasons2Smile and $500 to the Global Awareness club to continue their charitable efforts.

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GOP county chairman backs Trump for prez B y N oah M anskar Nassau County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph Mondello on Monday endorsed Donald Trump, the Republican who has recently drawn the ire of his party’s elite, in the presidential race.

In a statement, Mondello called the New York real estate magnate “the leader our nation needs at this critical time in history.”

He cited Trump’s alignment with the concerns of the “hard-working, middleclass taxpayers of America” who are tired of seeing career politicians run a gridlocked government.

“From securing our borders, to bringing jobs back to America by standing up to the unfair trade practices of friend and foe alike, Donald Trump is giving voice to the concerns and frustrations of average Americans who no longer think that our government in Washington works for them,” said Mondello, a former state GOP chairman

and Republican National Committee member.

In backing Trump, Mondello has taken a different tack from several Republican leaders across the country who have denounced Trump and halt his run for the GOP nomination.

Trump currently leads the field of four Republicans in the primary race, and has topped recent Long Island presidential polls.

Several current and former GOP lawmakers, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney have either directly or indirectly denounced Trump, and Republican political groups have targeted him with multimillion-dollar television ad buys.

No Long Island officials have formally endorsed or denounced Trump except U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) who endorsed Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida last month and has said Trump is “unfit” to be president.

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Town super collected $140K in overtime pay B y J oe N ikic Town of North Hempstead Highway Superintendent Thomas Tiernan received more than $134,000 in the past five years in overtime, which makes him the only highway department head on Long Island to collect overtime pay, according to a report in Newsday.

Town of North Hempstead spokeswoman Carole Trottere said Tiernan’s post was covered by the town’s collective bargaining agreement with Unit 7555 of the Civil Service Employee’s Association.

The town’s highway superintendent position was made into a civil service job in 2011, which allows the employee to earn overtime pay.

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth told Newsday Tiernan was “entitled to OT” because of his union contract.

“This is what the situation was when I took office,” Bosworth said. “Tom Tiernan, who is an excellent highway superintendent, is a member of the CSEA, and so he’s getting compensated according to the terms of that contract.”

Tiernan was paid $40,000 in overtime in 2015, $30,000 in 2014 and $21,000 in 2013, according to Newsday payroll data.

Pamela Tolbert, a professor of Industrial Labor Relations at Cornell University, told Newsday it was concerning that he is the only highway department head to receive overtime compensation.

“If he is getting paid a considerable chunk of OT, and people who are in similar positions to his are not drawing that, it does

raise the question about why it is justifiable,” Tolbert said.

The town’s highway department maintains slightly less than 275 miles of roadway, and its duties include paving roads, fixing potholes and plowing streets after snowfall.

Former Town Supervisor John Kaiman, who was in office when Tiernan’s position became a civil service job, told Newsday offering overtime pay was less expensive than hiring more employees, since Tiernan performs more than just managerial duties.

“His workers were getting overtime and he was not,” Kaiman said. “Other commissioners didn’t put in extra work like that and so it was an unfair situation.”

“We didn’t want to lose him as a manager, he is one of the best,” he said. “Obviously, he was also out there in snow, wind and rain storms where other commissioners were not.”

Tiernan is the town’s highest paid employee, according to Newsday, and has several family members also on the town’s payroll.

His sister, Helen McCann, pleaded not guilty to embezzlement charges after allegedly stealing $98,000 from the town’s Solid Waste Management Authority.

His brother, John Tiernan, is a highway construction supervisor and earned $110,162 in total pay in 2014, which includes $24,394 in overtime pay, according to Newsday payroll data.

His wife, Jill Guiney, serves as the town’s deputy commissioner of public works, where she earned $124,503 in 2014.

Efforts to reach Tiernan were unavailing.

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County unemployment lowest in N.Y. State B y J oe N ikic The state Department of Labor data released last Tuesday shows that Nassau County’s unemployment rate has dropped .7 percent from January 2015 to January 2016, giving it the lowest unemployment rate of any county in the state at 4.2 percent.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said his office’s initiatives have played a major role in the county’s decreasing unemployment rates.

“Our taxpayer conscious policies have sent a clear message to employers to create local jobs,” Mangano said. “Nassau County now has the lowest unemployment rate in the State of New York and that is evidence of our economic policies which have created unprecedented job opportunities for residents.”

The number of employed residents rose by approximately 17,500, or 2.6 percent, from January 2015, according to the data, to reach about 669,000 employed.

The number of unemployed residents dropped by approximately 4,400, or 13 percent, from January 2015, according to the data, to reach about 29,000 unemployed.

Shital Patel, a labor market analyst at

the Department of Labor’s Hicksville office, told Newsday that the discrepancy in numbers stemmed from residents who stopped looking for work, thus not considered unemployed, entering the job market again and finding employment.

“Most of the people that are re-entering the labor force are finding work,” Patel said.

Mangano said the county’s focus on maintaining low property taxes played a role in increasing employment rates.

“My administration knows that high taxes kill jobs and depress the local economy,” Mangano said. “That is why I repealed the Home Energy Tax and worked with the Legislature to freeze property taxes for five years.”

In Suffolk County, the unemployment rate dropped 0.8 percent to 4.8 percent, according to the data.

In New York, the unemployment rate was at 5.5 percent, according to the data, and unemployment in the United States was at 5.3 percent.

The state’s Department of Labor uses year-by-year comparisons of employment rates rather than monthly comparisons since the local data it gathers is not adjusted for seasonal increases in employment, such as winter and summer job layoffs and hires.

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Three advance to ‘Big Break’ finals B y J oe N ikic Three musicians and bands are one step closer to getting their “break” and being crowned Long Island’s next big thing.

The Gold Coast Arts Center and Love Revolution Org. held the semifinal round of the 4th annual “Your Big Break” competition Saturday, which is a contest for local musicians and bands to earn their opportunity to win studio time, media exposure, equipment and more.

“The three finalists are all very exceptional and very talented,” said Stephen Marcuccio, who co-produced the compe-

tition with Gold Coast Arts Center publicist Rick Eberle. “It’s amazing how the cream of the crop rises to the top.”

Matt Grabowski, The Frankel Sisters and Jaclyn Manfredi were selected by five judges to move on the Apr. 2 final round of the competition.

The judges for the competition include Neil Rubenstein, the manager of The Emporium venue in Patchogue, Chris Pati of IndiMusic TV, Lou Plaia from Reverbnation.com, Guy Brogna from All Music Inc., and Jerry Lembo, a music industry consultant who has worked with Grammy-award winners.

Marcuccio called Grabowski an “amazing songwriter.”

“The Frankel Sisters harmony is so beautiful that only siblings can have those harmonies,” he said. “In the music business we always look for the brothers and sisters because you know they will have great harmonies.”

Marcuccio also said Manfredi was a “rising star” with a “soulful voice.”

The three finalists will compete on April 2 to win the competition, which offers a grand prize for the winner and consolation prizes for the two runners-up.

Prizes include the chance to open

up for a national act at The Emporium, recording time at IndiMusic Studios, a feature on Reverbnation.com, musical equipment from All Music Inc. and ZOOM North America, PR and social media campaigns from Rick Eberle Agency, and more to be announced.

Marcuccio said any of the three finalists could win because of their talents.

“They are all promising in their own ways,” he said.

Doors open for the finals at 7:30 p.m. and performances will begin at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students.

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The top seven events

1

Martin Sexton Friday, March 18, 8 p.m.

Critically acclaimed Martin Sexton is a musician’s musician and prolific recording artist. His songs are intricate and spirited covering the American musical landscape distilling soul, gospel, R&B, country and blues. His performances are dynamic and have earned him a devoted following among fans, peers and critics alike. Special guests Brothers McCann create dynamic palettes of sound, weaving sweeping threepart harmonies over rustic folk-rock.

Where: Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington Info: (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 • www.landmarkonmainstreet.org

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70s Soul Jam Saturday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.

Take a trip back to the 1970s for some of the silkiest soul jams of the decade Saturday when 70s Soul Jam returns to Long Island, featuring the sounds of The Stylistics, Detroit’s Dramatics, Bloodstone, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, Main Ingredient. Hits to be heard include, “You Make Me Feel Brand New” and “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get.” Where: NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info: (516) 247-5200 • www.thetheatreatwestbury.com

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Joss Stone Friday, March 18, 9 p.m.

With over 12 million album sales to date, including recent collaborations on record with the likes of Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger, Stone has performed onstage with the likes of James Brown, Gladys Knight, Solomon Burke, Blondie, Smokey Robinson and Melissa Etheridge among many others.

She’s contributed to albums by Jeff Beck and Ringo Starr, played the Super Bowl pre-game show, performed on the Grammy’s, - and won a Grammy herself.

Where: The Space at Westbury 250 Post Avenue Westbury Info: (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com

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Kenny Scharf

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March 19 – July 10

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Emerging with the New York City graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s, Scharf is known for his large-scale paintings and exuberantly playful installations.

His imagery draws upon pop icons, media advertising and consumer culture of the 1960s, including TV cartoon characters such as the Flintstones. Curated by Director Dr. Karl E. Willers and the Museum’s staff, the exhibit showcases major paintings and sculptures from throughout the artist’s career.

Where: Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Info: (516) 484-9338 • http://nassaumuseum.org

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Christine Ebersole in The Big Noise from Winnetka

Saturday, March 19, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.

For more than 30 years, two-time Tony Award winning actress Christine Ebersole has captivated audiences on the Broadway stage, television series and specials, films, concert appearances, and recordings. Ebersole’s new concert, “Big Noise From Winnetka,” premiered in fall of 2014 to great acclaim and features both classic and reimagined Broadway hits, pop and jazz classics and anecdotes about growing up.

Where: Tilles Center For The Performing Arts LIU Post, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville Info: (516) 299-3100 • http://tillescenter.org

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The Marshall Tucker Band Saturday, March 19, 8 p.m.

Still led today by founding member and lead singer Doug Gray, The Marshall Tucker Band represent a time and place in music that will never be duplicated. Gray is quick to credit the band’s current dynamic members with carrying on the timeless essence of the Marshall Tucker Band sound. Acclaimed lead guitarist and vocalist Chris Hicks recently rejoined the band after a two-year absence.

Where: The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com

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Colin Kane Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.

An insult comic that acknowledges the line and leaps over it, Kane is best known for his in-your-face delivery and off-the-cuff crowd work. Featuring an unlikely blend of piercing bite and authentic heart, Kane’s R-rated act tackles sex, relationships, race... and everyone who is brave enough to sit in the front row. A Los Angeles resident, the born-and-bred New Yorker sells out theaters and comedy clubs across the country.

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

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own of Oyster Bay Polar Plunge Saturday, March 19 at 11:30 a.m.

We warmly welcome you Sundays at 11:00 am Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 Sunrise Service at 6:45 am, Pondside Art Gallery in case of rain Easter Service featuring Jazz Ensemble at 11:00 am Traditional Egg Hunt follows

We will be “Freezin’ for a Reason” at the 3rd Annual Town of Oyster Bay Polar Plunge. Please join us on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at TOBAY Beach on Ocean Parkway (just east of Jones Beach). Check in between 9:30-11:00am. Plunge at 11:30 a.m. Donations accepted. Proceeds benefit the athletes of the Special Olympics.

Where: Tobay Beach, Ocean Parkway, East of Jones Beach, off Wantagh Parkway, Massapequa Info: 631-254-1465 ext. 204 •www.polarplungeny.org

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pring EGGstravaganza Saturday, March 19, 6 to 9 p.m.

Hop on over to LICM for a special night at the Museum. Meet Peter Rabbit, create spring themed craft activities including Carrot Patch hats, Bunnyface necklaces, Flying Bird puppets and more. Enjoy games and face painting. Decorate your own sweet treat (Bunnytail cookies) and collect eggs as you hop from activity to activity. Celebrate the arrival of spring with a night filled with family fun!

BONUS: Performers from National Circus Project will be in the LICM Theater showing off their “eggcellent” clowning, juggling, spinning and balancing skills.

Showtimes are at 6:15, 7 and 7:45 p.m.* (*Additional fee: $4 with EGGstravaganza admission; $3 LICM members with EGGstravaganza admission. ) All ages.

Fee:$11 per person ($9 LICM members) Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City Info: 516-224-5800 •www.licm.org

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he Little Mermaid

Monday , March 21 at 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.

Join us to journey “under the sea” with Ariel and her aquatic friends in a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home – and her fins – behind and live in the world above. But first she’ll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she’s the girl whose enchanting voice he’s been seeking. Cost: $11 in advance; $13 at the door Where: BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main Street, East Islip - 11730 Info: 631-581-2700 •www.broadhollow.org

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he Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories by Eric Carle

Sunday, March 20, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Three beloved stories by Eric Carle are retold on stage through the magic of black light and fanciful puppets. The Very Hungry Caterpillar follows the wonderful adventures of a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through an amazing variety of foods on his path to becoming a beautiful butterfly. High up in the sky, Little Cloud playfully transforms himself into various creatures, including a sheep, and an airplane, a shark and more. The Mixed-Up Chameleon attempts to emulate the beautiful animals he sees at the zoo before coming to the conclusion that there is value in his own unique self.

Adults: $25, Kids $18 (friends take off $3).

Where: Landmark on Main Street Jeanne Rimsky Theatre, 232 Main Street, Port Washington Info: (516) 767-6444 •www.landmarkonmainstreet.org

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Stephanie is the author of “Nutley, the Nut-free Squirrel,” “Chocolate Shoes with Licorice Laces” and “Frenemy Jane, the Sometimes Friend,” picture books appropriate for ages 3-8. A portion of the proceeds from the day’s sales will be donated to charities that benefit children.

Where: Einstein’s Attic, 79 Main Street, Northport Info: 631-261-7564 • www.einsteinsatticnorthport.com

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Momofuku’s Bo SSam feast revisted Over a year ago, I wrote an article about how to prepare Momofuku’s famous Bo Ssam.

It took approximately 6 hours to prepare it. I thought, how can I make this delicious meal quicker and with a lot less attention.

After hours of experimenting, I found that most of the cooking of the Bo Ssam could be done with a slow cooker, how easy is that?

The major trick to making Bo Ssam in a slow cooker is marination and finishing off the pork shoulder in the oven.

This meal makes for an excellent dinner party centerpiece .What a treat to be able to eat such a delicious meal with almost no work.

1 bottle of beer 1. Combine all the dry ingredients to make a dry rub. Set aside 1/2 cup of rub. Apply the rest of the pork in a large food storage container with proper (stock pot, etc.) and allow to sit for at least 6 hours.

2. Arrange the pork shoulder in the slow cooker to however it will fit best. Make sure it is comfortable, as it will be in there for a long time. Pour the beer into the slow cooker, set to high for two hours, then to low for an additional 4 hours. You should be able to fork the meat, as it should be very tender.

3. Thirty minutes before you are to serve the Bo Ssam, preheat oven to 500 degrees. Remove the meat from the slow cooker and put it on a roasting sheet. Fork the pork; it should be easily forkable.

Distribute evenly onto pan and pour remaining rub on top. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the sugar has melted and caramelizes onto the meat.

Menu Serves 4-6 Bo Ssam Scallion Ginger Sauce Sides Bo Ssam 1 fresh pork shoulder picnic roast whole (5-6 lbs.)

Scallion Ginger Sauce 1 cup white granulated sugar 1 bunchSlate:Layout scallions, cut 1 1 cup kosher salt Week 11 (3-17) - Garden CIty Blank 1/2 cup peeled, minced 7 tblsp. brown sugar

Sides 2 cups plain white rice, cooked 2 heads bibb lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried 1 English cucumber, sliced 4 carrots, peeled and julienned 1 red onion, very thinly sliced 1 red pepper chopped 1 yellow pepper chopped

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fresh ginger 1/4 cup grapeseed oil 1 1/2 teaspoons light soy sauce 3/4 teaspoon sherry vinegar 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste 1. Put all these things in a high speed blender. Transfer to a bowl.

To enjoy Bo Ssam to its fullest, take the lettuce, scoop a little rice 3/15/16 Page 1 and place 3:05 a heapPM of pork, followed by cucumber, and drizzle sauce.

1. Prepare the sides, by putting each item in a bowl.

To enjoy Bo Ssam to its fullest, take the lettuce, scoop a little rice and place a heap of pork, followed by cucumber, and drizzle sauce.

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Film Screening: Louder than Bombs Friday, April 1, 8:30 p.m.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites Friday, April 1, 7 p.m.

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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 Thursday, June 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

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Take 6 & The Manhattan Transfer Thursday, April 28, 8 p.m.

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

Kool & The Gang Sunday, May 1, 7 p.m.

Under The Streetlamp Friday, May 6, 8 p.m.

Generation Axe! - A Night Of Guitars Saturday, May 7, 7 p.m.

The Whispers, The Manhattans, Regina Belle Friday, May 13, 7 p.m.

ABBA Friday, May 14, 7 p.m.

I Love the 90s Show Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m.

Frankie Ballard Sunday, May 22, 7 p.m.

The Zombies, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals Tuesday, May 31, 8 p.m.

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m.

Saturday Night Summer Fever Concert Thursday, June 9, 8 p.m.

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. 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.

Happy Together feat. Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron Sunday, June 19, 8 p.m.

Boyz II Men Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Air Supply Friday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m.

Charlie Daniels Band

The Space at Westbury 250 Post Ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com STEPHEN C. WIDOM CULTURAL ARTS Friday, March 18, 9 p.m.

Joss Stone AT EMANUEL Friday, Apr. 1, 8 p.m.

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A Concert with The Platters and The Robert Randolph and the Family Band Drifters Saturday, Apr. 28, 8 p.m.

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Nils Lofgren Richard Glazier Friday, May 6, 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m.

David Bromberg Quintet Paul Begala & Steve Schmidt Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 5, 3 p.m.

The Fab Faux Harvey Granat presents “By George!”

Friday, June 3, 8 p.m. with special guest Todd Gershwin America NYCB Theatre at Westbury ADELPHI UNIVERSITY 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

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Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m.

Patti LaBelle Teatro Regio Di Parma’s I Due Foscari Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m.

Friday, April 1, 8 p.m.

Sinbad Adelphi Symphony Orchestra: Bach Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m.

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Community Calendar Project Independence Support & Social Group The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence would like to remind residents that they offer free support and social groups. Call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

Trivia Challenge Come see how much you know. Match wits with other great mind. You may win a prize. Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Havana Central Restaurant, Roosevelt Field, Garden City. For more information, call (516) 676-1976.

Blankets of Love Tuesday, March 22 and 29. The group provides an opportunity for seniors in the community to come together and work in a collaborative manner on a meaningful and rewarding project. All members of the group are registered as volunteers with JASA. Each blanket is donated to a worthy cause. The blankets have been given to various human service programs in Nassau County and New York City.

The group meets Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park, 1601 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

Project Independence Social Discussion Group Thursday, March 24 and 31. Come meet new friends! Enjoy talking with others and meeting your neighbors. The group meets at the Parkville Branch of Great Neck Library, 10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over.

Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

What Matters to You Men’s Community Group Friday, March 18 & 25. Come and discuss topics that are of mutual interest to men living in the community. The group meets at the Parkville Branch of Great Neck Library, 10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all male Town residents 60 and over.

Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

Exercise for Balance and Strength to Reduce Falls Friday, March 18. Presented by Winthrop University Hospital. Join this three week program and learn how to improve your balance and strength, and reduce falls. The Advanced Fall Prevention course is on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden Street, Westbury.

Participants must wear comfortable clothing, secure footwear and bring a bottle of water. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

Improve Your Balance, Strength and Flexibility Tai Chi Friday, March 18 and Monday, March 21 & 28. Presented by Winthrop University Hospital. Join this eight week program and learn how to improve your balance and strength, and flexibility through Tai Chi. The course is held twice a week at the North Hempstead “Yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden Street, Westbury on Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and on Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Participants must wear comfortable clothing, secure footwear and bring a bottle of water. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

World in Motion Tuesday, March 22. Come join us for a lively discussion on current world issues at Clinton G. Martin Park, 1601 Marcus Avenue, New Hyde Park on Tuesday, March 22 from 2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

All About the Pneumonia & Prevnar Vaccines Thursday, March 24. Come learn important facts regarding the vaccines. Questions and answers will follow the presentation. Please join us at Port Washington Senior Center, 80 Manorhaven Blvd, Port Washington on Thursday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

All the World’s A Stage Friday, March 25. Back by Popular Demand! Join in for a casual presentation and chat about the stages of our lives, the changes we face and the best ways to live to our fullest! Please join us at Port Washington Senior Center, 80 Manorhaven Boulevard, Port Washington on Friday, March 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

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

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

YOUR WIDOWED SOCIAL GROUP The group meets on the third Wednesday of the each month (except July and August) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s R.C. Church on Franklin Ave. and Fifth Street, Garden City. There is a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for non-members.

For additional information, please call (516) 481-9280.

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Stewart F. Lane at Temple Emanuel

Gathering before the service: (seated, l-r): Marvin Chatinover, Miriam Chatinover, Anthony D’Urso, Maria D’Urso, Professor Michael D’Innocenzo; (standing, l-r): Judge Jack B. Weinstein (honorary trustee), Elaine Malin, George Malin (vice president), Ira Rosenzweig-Cooper (president), Stewart F. Lane, Dr. David Lieberman (past president), Madeline Lieberman, Mort Zimmerman (past president), Gail Widom, Rabbi Robert S. Widom.

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Rabbi Widom read the final paragraph of the hefty tome: “If there is a lesson to be learned, it is that equalLane’s talk began with recollections of his childhood in ity can be achieved, but that the fight is long and exacts Great Neck, and his friendship with “Ricky,” Sid Caesar’s a significant toll on those on the front lines…. It is my son, that led to his early exposure to the theater. The talk hope that more change is yet to come, and that Broadculminated in a description of his acclaimed book, Black way will continue to be enriched by the contribution of Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way. talented African Americans.”

Professor Michael D’Innocenzo and Stewart Lane have a word as the evening concludes with a book signing.

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Art League to hold fair at Dix Hills facility The Art League of their spacious facility in Long Island announces Dix Hills. the first Welcome Spring The event takes place Fine Art & Craft Fair at Saturday March 19 and

Temple Emanuel in Great Neck hosted author, journalist and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius on March 13.

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Due to success of its previous Holiday Fine Art & Craft Fairs, the Art League of Long Island is introducing more opportunities for the public to view and purchase one-of-a-kind works such as paintings, ceramics, sculpture, woodcraft, photography, glassworks, wearable art and more.

Thirty exhibitors will display works in the main gallery and halls of the art center. There will be live art demonstrations in the art studios and a food vendor on premises. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.

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The testimonies, photos, and video footage on display shatter the silence on sexualized atrocities and give voice to the victims and survivors.

Recognized as a crime against humanity, sexual violence manifests in multiple ways including: rape, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy, forced abortion, involuntary sterilization, forced nudity, sexualized humilia-

tion, “sex” for survival, child marriage and sexualized “experiments.”

In all its forms, sexualized atrocities have always been used as a weapon of mass destruction. Although men and boys also suffer from sexualized persecution, this exhibit focuses only on crimes against females.

Some photos in the exhibit are graphic and have been included as a form of evidence. This exhibit is not recommended for children.

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Broadway star to sing at Viscardi luncheon Chilina Kennedy, lead in the Broadway hit, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical,” will perform a song set at the 34th Reach for a Star Luncheon benefitting Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center. T The luncheon will be held at 11 a.m. on April 5, at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.

The Henry Viscardi School, located at 201 I. U. Willets Road in Albertson, serves children (Pre-K through age 21) with severe physical disabilities who often require life-sustaining medical treatment throughout the day. Its specialized, accessible educational setting provides a fullyenriched academic program, a variety of therapies, assistive technology and medi-

cal supports to students who may otherwise need to receive instruction in their homes or a hospital.

Proceeds from the Reach for a Star Luncheon support after-school activities, clubs, adapted sports, recreation and weekend overnights that give the students, who have special transportation and medical needs, the opportunity to socialize with their friends outside of the school day – just like other kids.

The event begins with a cocktail hour, international auction/grand prize raffles and a silent auction. A sit-down lunch is then served, followed by the musical performance. Purchase tickets and sponsorships online at viscardicenter.org/luncheon or call 516-465-1595.

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Book, paper fair at Broadway star to LIU Post on April 3 play Landmark April 1 Broadway World Entertainer of the Year Karen Mason brings her critically acclaimed show “Mason’s Makin’ Music” to the Jeanne Rimsky Theater stage for one night only on Friday, April 1, 8 p.m.

With numbers from Broadway and the Great American Songbook, “Mason’s Makin’ Music” celebrates the music of our lives, and recently had a sold-out seven-week run at the legendary New York City cabaret Don’t Tell Mama.

Mason, a 10-time MAC Award winner, including The Long Island Antiquarian Book and Paper Fair will take place on Saturday, April the MAC Award for Ma2, and Sunday, April 3, at LIU Post B. Davis Schwartz Library, 720 Northern Blvd., jor Female Vocalist for six Brookville. Saturday hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m, and Sunday hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. consecutive years, is an Parking is free. Admission is $7 ($1 off with any ad or notice). LIU Post students and acclaimed actress/singer who has starred on Broadfaculty admitted free. Children under 14 admitted free. way, Off Broadway, on teleThe Long Island Book Collectors will have a silent auction table and its members will vision, and recordings. be available to help beginning collectors. LIU Post can be reached from the East-LIE Most recently seen on exit 41, Route 107 North to Northern Boulevard. Left to campus. From the West-LIE Broadway as The Queen of exit 39. North on Glen Cove Road to Northern Boulevard. Right to Campus. A café will Hearts in “Wonderland,” Mason has also starred in be open during Fair hours for light meals and snacks.

Mamma Mia! (Drama Desk Award), Sunset Boulevard, Hairspray, and Carnival (Drama Desk Nominee).

As a concert artist, she has headlined Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s at The Regency, Rainbow & Stars, the Algonquin, The Supper Club and The Ballroom, sharing concert stages with Michael Feinstein, Jerry Herman, Chita Rivera, Luciano Pavarotti, Rosemary Clooney, Liza

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Her highly acclaimed recordings include her newest single, “It’s About Time”, written by Paul Rolnick and Shelly Markham.

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‘Slaves not prostitutes’ program at center The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County presents a special program, “Slaves, Not Prostitutes: Sexualized Slavery by the Japanese Military during WWII,” on Saturday, April 9, at 2 p.m. at HMTC, Welwyn Preserve, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove.

Speakers include Kang II-chul, sexual slave Survivor (“comfort woman”), from the Korean “House of

Sharing”, and the President of the “House of Sharing.” \Kang II-chul was kidnapped by Japanese soldiers when she was 16-years old and sent to two Japanese military bases in China. She was kept in complete isolation and repeatedly raped for two years until she was liberated by Korean partisans. She now lives at the “House of Sharing,” the home for the living comfort women in Seoul, South Ko-

rea.

In conjunction with “Slaves, Not Prostitutes: Sexualized Slavery by the Japanese Military during WW II,” there will be a special exhibit on the “Comfort Women,” on loan from the “House of Sharing.”

There is a suggested donation of $10. Seating is limited. To RSVP in advance, contact Lara Carignano at (516) 571-4040 or laracarignano@hmtcli.org.

Kang II-chul, a sexual slave Survivor (“comfort woman”), who will be part of the program, “Slaves, Not Prostitutes: Sexualized Slavery by the Japanese Military during WWII,” at the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County on Saturday, April 9.

County to host ‘Step into Spring’ activities Nassau County announced that Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host “Step into Spring” on Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The “Step into Spring” events will include Hands on Activities such as birthday candle making, pinch pot, string doll, and seed planting. Historical Trade demonstrations including: candle dipping, hat making, broom making, and cooking. As well as, learning the process of how maple syrup is made, including how to identify sugar maple, tapping the tree, boiling the sap, making maple sugar, and cooking with maple products.

“As we leave winter behind, I invite residents to get out of the house and ‘Step into Spring’ while enjoying the fun familyfriendly activities Old Bethpage Village

Restoration has to offer,” said Mangano.

Old Bethpage Village Restoration provides visitors with a unique and wonderful opportunity to step back in time and experience life in a recreated mid-19th Century American village set on more than 200 acres. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Entrance fees are: $10 for adults, $7 for children (5 – 12), seniors and volunteer firefighters.

Old Bethpage Village Restoration is located at 1303 Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage (Exit 48 of the Long Island Expressway).

For more information about Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museum, please call: (516) 5720200, or visit the website at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

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Port resident to tell Wheatley theater group his story of survival to present musical Port Washington resident Leo S. Ullman will appear at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street on Sunday, April 10, at 4 p.m. to share stories of how he and his family survived unimaginably harsh conditions while living in the Netherlands under German occupation.

Ullman will give firsthand accounts of his time living in secrecy, and reflect on how his childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland shaped his life.

The event will be a joint presentation of Landmark on Main Street, the Friends of the Port Washington Public Library and the Port Washington Public Library, as part of the Conversations from Main Street series.

Ullman has arranged for members of the family who hid and saved him to travel from the Netherlands especially for this occasion. They will join him onstage to discuss their experiences.

After the presentation, a reception will be held at the Port Washington Public Library to provide attendees with an intimate setting to speak with Ullman and his “war family.”

Ullman’s new book, “796 Days: Hiding as a Child in Occupied Amsterdam During WW II and Then Coming to America,” is a mesmerizing first-person story of a young Jewish boy hidden by complete strangers for over two years, while his parents hid

in an attic elsewhere, not knowing where their son was or if he was alive.

The book chronicles Ullman’s life as a hidden child, as well as the stories of other family members and their miraculous survival. It contains unique photos, documents and correspondence, as well as historical context. 796 Days will be available for purchase and signing, with all proceeds benefitting Landmark on Main Street and the Friends of the Library.

Ullman was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in July, 1939. After surviving WW II, he came to the U.S. with his family to start a new life. They settled in Port Washington, where he still resides. He graduated from Harvard College and Columbia University’s Graduate Schools of Law and Business. He

served in the U.S. Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserves. He practiced law for over 30 years, and has formed successful real estate ownership and management companies.

Ullman served as a director of the Anne Frank Center USA for two decades and as its chairman for seven years. He has also served as the chairman of the Foundation for the Jewish Historical Museum of Amsterdam.

He and his wife Kay co-sponsored the exhibit State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda at the U.S. National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, where he also served as a member of the Development Committee.

Landmark on Main Street is located at 232 Main St. in Port Washington.

The Wheatley Theater Company will present the musical comedy The Drowsy Chaperone from Thursday to Saturday, April 7 to 9, every evening at 7 p.m., plus a Saturday matinée at 2 p.m.

Spend an evening in the roaring 1920s with the “Man in Chair” as he

rambles about his love for his favorite musical at The Wheatley School at 11 Bacon Road in Old Westbury.

Tickets cost $10; free for senior citizens. For more information or to reserve seats, visit wheatleytheater.weebly.com.

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Art League invites JCC to present author Sarah Wildman contest submissions The Art Guild invites all artists to submit artworks for consideration for “Line: Through Thick & Thin” a Juried Competition and Exhibition on view April 9-May 15.

Line is one of the basic elements in art — descriptive, implied or abstract, bold, soft, elegant or jagged. A line defines the curve of a hip. The lines on the highway define a journey. This exhibit is open to artworks in which the line is a dominant component.

The Juror-of-Awards is Antonio Masi. Masi, is president of the American Watercolor Society and has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, PBS – “Sunday Arts,” NBC-TV “Weekend Today in New York,” and a Newsday feature in August 2008, “Bridgemaster.”

In June 2009 Masi had a solo exhibition for The New York Centennial Commission of the Queensboro Bridge, a solo show in 2010 at The Forbes Gallery in New York City, The New York City Transit Museum in 2012, and The

Salmagundi Club of New York. He is Sid Jacobson Jewfeatured in the September 2014, The ish Community Center New York Times video, “Living City: A will host author Sarah Tale of Two Bridges.”

Wildman on Thursday, All artists, 18 years and older (high school students ages 14-18 years may enter in the student category), are invited to submit up to three artworks for consideration. All styles from abstract to realism are welcome.

The deadline for submissions is midnight March 18. For more information, registration form, or to register on line, please visit The Art Guild’s website at www.TheArtGuild.org.

The exhibit will be on view in The Art Guild’s gallery at Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, from Saturday, April 9 through Sunday, May 15. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 - 5 p.m. or by appointment. An Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 10, from 3-5 p.m.

April 14 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss her book “Paper Love” as part of the JCC’s Author Breakfast

and Book Signing series.

Journalist Sarah Wildman discovered a box of letters labeled “Correspondence: Patients A-G” years after her grandfather’s death.

The letters from Valerie “Valy” Scheftel stood out. Valy was her grandfather’s lover who had remained behind when he fled Europe six months after the Nazis annexed Austria. Her letters revealed the story of a woman desperate to escape and clinging to the memory of a love that defined her years of freedom.

Obsessed with Valy’s story, Wildman began a quest that lasted years and spanned continents and helped reexamine the story of story of her grandfather’s escape from Europe in this moving memoir.

Tickets are $40 for Sid Jacobson JCC members and $50 for non-members and can be purchased at www.sjjcc.org.

Paramount OKs deal with Joel tribute band

Logo panel for “Line: Through Thick and Thin” a Juried Competition and Exhibition.

The Paramount in Huntington has announced a partnership with Mike DelGuidice and Big Shot to bring a consistent schedule of live shows to Huntington in 2016 and beyond.

Celebrating the music of Billy Joel, Big Shot has already performed to soldout crowds numerous times in 2015 at The Paramount, and as a result, the venue has made a commitment to bring Big Shot back to the stage as often as schedules will allow.

Confirmed for 2016, the series DelGuidice & Big Shot: Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel will play live at The Paramount Friday, April 22, Friday, June 24 and Saturday, Aug. 27 with more dates to be announced soon. All show times will be at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7 p.m.

The Paramount will announce the exact Ticketmaster on-sale and pre-sale dates / times for each of the next shows in the coming weeks.

Mike DelGuidice, currently the backup vocalist and guitarist for Billy Joel, is excited to announce this long term partnership.

“Our band has found a real home for our music at The Paramount and it’s the perfect place to continue the legacy of Billy Joel’s music on Long Island” DelGuidice said. “Billy Joel and Long Island are the perfect marriage and we look forward to putting on the best live shows as often as the venue will have us.”

DelGuidice performs across the country with his band, many of whom are current members of Billy Joel’s band.

A needle, thread and glue gun fundraiser Get out your needle and thread, glue gun, fabric, beads, and paint. Creative Cups, the popular, fund raising event of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is back. This is the fifth time

that Creative Cups has happened on Long Island where every other year artists, breast cancer survivors, their friends and family members and others have used originality and creativity to transform ordinary bras into

works of art. All are invited to participate by creating an “art bra” or becoming a sponsor.

Submitted creations must be received by July 15, 2016, to be included in the auction/gala, to be held on March 16 at Adelphi University

in Garden City. Those wishing to create a bra are encouraged to sign up early, as entrants will be limited to 200. For more information, guidelines and to register, visit creativecups. adelphi.edu or call (800) 877-8077.

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Hillside Public Library You may register for programs at hillsidelibrary. info/events. You need to have your library barcode number for registration. The library subscribes to several museum passes for the enjoyment and entertainment of our patrons, holders of Hillside Library cards in good standing.

programs Armchair Historians Book Club Saturday, March 19, 10:30 a.m. The book being discussed is: Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill.

John Connolly and James “Whitey” Bulger grew up together on the streets of South Boston. Decades later, in the mid 1970’s, they would meet again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI’s Boston office and Whitey had become godfather of the Irish Mob. Free VITA Tax Assistance for All Ages Free VITA Tax Assistance

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Call the library (516) 3557850, ext. 301, 304) to schedule an appointment.

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seniors on: Mondays, March 21, 28. April 4, 11. Call the library at 516 355-7850, ext. 301 or 304. Bring a copy of last year’s tax return, as well as any additional information and forms necessary to complete this year’s return.

Movie at the Library: Spectre, PG-13, 148 minutes.

Friday, March 18 at 1:30 p.m. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whislaw. Skyfall director Sam Mendes returns to the James Bond franchise with this adventure that finds Daniel Craig once again stepping into the role of the sophisticated MI6 spy. This time, a cryptic message from Bond’s past leads him to a nefarious group, while M fights political forces that are threatening the secret service.

Career Connections Reboot Camp Tuesday, March 22 and Thursday, March 24. Appointment times are: 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 1:15 p.m., 2 p.m. Email to schedule an appointment. This free service is open to all, but is directed to those actively engaged in a job search.

Bring current resume(s) to appointment.

An Armchair Visit to The Emerald Isle Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m.

This mystical isle is packed with history, beauty, isolated moors, bustling cities, charming coastal towns and

even a 5,000 year old burial site! Join Savvy Sightseer Jeanne Schnupp as she explores the natural beauty and charms of the Emerald Isle – Ireland! – and stay for a slice of homemade Irish Soda Bread and tea!

Fee - $3.50 payable by check or MO. Must be preregistered.

AARP Tax Aide AARP-trained volunteers will prepare tax returns for low-to-moderate income

Career Connections Wednesday, March 23, 2-4:30 p.m: Social Media can be one of the Best Ways to fill resume gaps. How do you explain away gaps in your resume?

CHILDrEN Windmill Table Decoration Friday March 18, at 5 p.m.

Grades: K-4. Registration

has begun. Create your own Windmill decoration to take home. Materials Fee: $2 Spring Fling Sunday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. Ages: 18months5years old (with parent or caregiver) Registration has begun. Celebrate the arrival of Spring with stories, songs, games and a craft.

Play Hooray: Baby and Me Wednesday, March 23 at 11 a.m. Ages: birth & Up. (with parent or caregiver) Registration begins on March 16 for Hillside patrons. Registration opens March 19th for Out of District Residents.

Enjoy the Adventures of Mollie Mouse with songs, music and movement activities.

Candy Sushi Thursday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. Grades 5 & Up. Everyone’s favorite program is back! Make delicious candy sushi using some of your favorite snacks. Registration for Hillside Patrons has begun; registration for out-of-district residents will begin March 21 at 12 p.m..

New Hyde Park Community Calendar LIKE TO SING? The New Hyde Park Senior Chorus welcomes new members. The chorus meets Mondays 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at The Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. To join us, call 516-775-8118.

FLEA MARKET VENDORS WANTED! Christ Lutheran Church in New Hyde Park is hosting a Craft Fair and Flea Market on the second Saturday of each month. Flea Market hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with set up one hour before opening. Space for vendors is 10ft X 8ft and is limited to 10 vendors on a first come first serve basis.

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ADULT FITNESS CLASS - LONG AND LEAN The Village of New Hyde Park Parks and Recreation Committee is sponsoring a class is designed to strengthen arms, legs, and stomach with Pilates exercise, using light weights and stretching muscles.

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Classes are held every Tuesday in April at New Hyde Park Village Hall William Gill Theatre, 2nd Floor from 10 to 11 a.m. Free to Village residents. $20 fee for non-residents For more information, please call Village Hall at 516 354-0022 or www.vnhp.org. Bring the following: 3 Pound Weights, Exercise Mat ,Towel ST. BALDRICK’S HEAD SHAVING EVENT Tuesday March 22, from 4 to 7 p.m. Marcus Christ Hall, 1420 Jericho Tpke.

New Hyde Park. Please join the New Hyde Park

community and the Nassau County Police Department 3rd Pct as they raise money for childhood cancer research at their 8th Annual St. Baldrick’s event. Raffles, refreshments, music by Pianoman Pat Farrell and plenty of laughs. Donate online at http://www.stbaldricks.org/events/NHPstB NCJW LAKEVILLE SECTION The National Council Jewish Women - Lakeville Section will host a meeting on Monday, March 28, at 12 p.m. at Clinton Martin Park, Marcus Avenue, east of New Hyde Park Road.

The speaker will be JoAnn Smith, president and CEO of Nassau County Planned Parenthood. Call 718-3436222 for information.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION We are currently looking for community volunteers/retirees for one or two hours

a week in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District. You will be assisting students under the supervision of a classroom teacher. There is no prior experience necessary to participate in the program.

Volunteers do a variety of activities with children such as reading to students or helping with classroom projects. If you would like more information on this program, please call Eileen Bileski at 516-434-2306.

SUPERMARKET FUN NIGHT Sewanhaka HS PTSA presents “Supermarket Fun Night”, an evening of Bingo and Raffles, on Friday, April 1. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Games begin at 7 p.m. in the Sewanhaka student cafeteria, 500 Tulip Ave., Floral Park. $5 admission includes two boards, coffee, dessert and door prizes, plus 50/50 raffle. For tickets please call 516-4889607. Proceeds support

the Senior Scholarship fund. No one under 18 will be admitted.

BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR The Herricks Community Fund is hosting a book fair on Sunday April 17, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.at Barnes & Noble, 1542 Northern Blvd., Manhasset. Come support the Herricks community.

Additional event details to follow EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors.

Monday through Saturday.

Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call 516-7458050.

AMERICAN THEATER DANCE WORKSHOP Adult beginner ballet classes on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Adult Ballet

classes Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. are at the American Theater Dance Workshop, 999 Herricks Road, NHP. 516-248-6420.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR EDUCATION We are currently looking for community volunteers, with a music background, to assist our music teachers with students for one or two hours a week in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District. If you would like more information on this program, please call Eileen Bileski at 516-4342306.

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

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Shelter Rock Library ADULT & SeniorS

you own a set, please feel free to bring it with you. Tuesday, March 22 at 1:30 p.m.

Senior Rap Group For the 55+ Set Who have a Lifetime of Experiences to Share. Come and join Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group on selected Mondays.

This group discussion is led by longtiime group member David Marx. Anyone interested in joining is welcome. The topics vary and the conversations are lively and provocative. Monday, April 4 from 11: a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Empire Safety Course For Drivers of all ages.

Saturday, March 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fees: Ages 60+, $33. All others, $38. To register, contact Mr. Stephen Donnelly at (516) 437-0705

Play Mah Jongg ShowImageJoin others in playing game that has fascinated people for so many years with its strategies and combinations. Bring a team, a friend or come by yourself and enjoy the game. Limited materials will be available, so if

Power Up Communities Monday, March 21 at 1:30 p.m.

The LIPC will be educating homeowners about the attainability and affordability of energy efficiency improvements. With a grant awarded by the NYS Energy Research and Development Author-

ESOL Classes For Beginner & Intermediate Students. Wednesday March 16, 23, 30, April 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. In the Community Room.

ity’s (NYSERDA) Green Jobs Green NY initiative, LIPC will help homeowners take advantage of free energy assessments and grants to improve their quality of life in the home and reduce utility costs.

Creative Needles Needlework Group Bring your projects and supplies to cross-stitch, knit, crochet, needlepoint, or embroider in the company of other needlecraft lovers. A time for conversation, crafting and simply sharing tips and techniques while “the needles fly” with other craft enthusiasts. Friday, March 18 at 1:30 p.m.

Computer Class Introduction to Windows 10.

Wednesday, March 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. This class provides an understanding of the new version of Windows. Learn to get and install your free copy,

use the desktop to work with files, folders and applications.

Use the new start menu, help, search and much more.

Prerequisites: Computer Kindergarten or equivalent. Space is limited. Registration for SRPL patrons begins March 14th at the Reference Desk.

Non-residents may register March 21 if space allows.

Computer, Internet Basics For Adults with our Teen Tech Tutors. Would you like an individualized computer or technology tutoring session with a trained teen volunteer?

Are you interested in learning the Internet, email, computer basics, or how to use your Smartphone or tablet? Bring your technology questions and join us for a 45-minute session on March 22 and 29 from 4:15 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays March 18, April 2 & 16 from 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 12 to 12:45 p.m.

You may register for up to a maximum of three sessions starting on Wednesday Feb. 24 at the Reference Desk Adult Book Discussions Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult on Thursday, April 14 at 2:30 p.m. Led by SRPL Librarians Chris Karlssen and Ellen Miller.

Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Ten years after her disappearance, her daughter Jenna seeks the help of a disgraced psychic and disillusioned ex-cop in the hope of uncovering new evidence. Truths are discovered that will change their lives forever.

Buying and Selling What to Know before Buying or Selling a Home. Sponsored by the Town of North Hempstead Building Department

Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m.

This program is designed to help make sure you are fully prepared before you buy or sell a home. Find out what permits and certificates you need to close the sale.

Yip Harpburg Follow the Fellow Who Follows a Dream. With John Kenrick, Lecturer, Author, Educator.

Tuesday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m.

Born to poverty on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Yip Harburg’s brilliantly rhymed lyrics were in such hits as MGM’s Wizard of Oz and Broadway’s Finian’s Rainbow as well as Groucho’s Lydia the Tattooed Lady. Join John Kenrick for a loving tribute featuring stellar video clips and plenty of delightful behind the scenes stories from Harburg’s life and career. An informal gathering will precede the presentation beginning at 1 p.m.

Great Neck Library Lilia! written and performed

by Libby Skala at Atria Cutter Mill Join Libby Skala for her onewoman performance, Lilia! on Sunday, March 20 at 2:00 p.m. at the Atria Cutter Mill, 96 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck 11021.

Libby Skala has charmed audiences internationally with her critically acclaimed solo play Lilia, about her Oscar-nominated actress grandmother Lilia Skala. The indomitable Lilia Skala comes to life in her granddaughter’s deeply personal celebration of a life in the theatre. Buoyed by a resolute faith, the Austrian stage actress flees the Third Reich and finds herself laboring in a NY zipper factory before working her way back to Broadway and the silver screen - eventually to collect Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe award nominations.

Seating is very limited. Registration suggested by calling (516) 466-8055, ext. 277 or register online.

Introduction to Patient Safety presented by PULSE of NY at the Station Branch Join us for a very important program when PULSE of NY presents Introduction to Patient Safety on Monday, March 21 at 2 p.m. at the Sta-

tion Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market and Planet Fitness.

PULSE of NY, is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about patient safety through advocacy, education and support. Presented by Ilene Corina, PULSE President and Founder, an interactive program, Introduction to Patient Safety will help patients, family and friends understand their role in patient safety.

Medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Topics to be discussed will include reducing falls in hospitals, reducing hospital acquired infections, avoiding medication errors, improving health literacy and communication skills. Registration suggested by calling 466-8055, ext. 277 or go online.

English Language Conversation for Beginners and 2nd Level at Station The Library invites all new speakers of English to join our English Language Conversation Group. English Language Conversation meetings are held at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd floor), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza every other Tuesday. The

next meeting for beginner’s is on Tuesday, March 22 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Conversations for those who have reached beyond the beginner’s level, will be held on March 22 from 2 to 3 p.m.

These are small, informal groups of people that get together to have conversations in English. Various conversation topics may be chosen.

For further information, please call the Reference Dept. at (516) 466-8055, ext. 218.

classic film, To Kill A Mockingbird is the foundation that Go Set A Watchman is based upon. In preparation for our March Book Discussion of Go Set A Watchman, come see the story that launched last year’s biggest literary event.

Board of Trustees Meeting at Parkville The Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park 11040. All are welcome.

Please confirm with the Library at (516) 466-8055, ext. 201 that there has been no change in meeting date, time or location.

Parkville Library Club You’re invited to come and spend Tuesday afternoons at the Parkville Branch for our new Parkville Library Club.

Join us Tuesday, March 22, between 2 and 4 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park, 11040. Bring your knitting or Canasta set… or your Mahjong tiles… Scrabble board… Chess set…Backgammon board - whatever games or hobby you enjoy.

There will be someone here to enjoy the time with. We’ll bring the coffee and cake. The Parkville Library Club will continue each Tuesday, between 2 and 4 p.m.

Parkville Branch Film: To Kill A Mockingbird See To Kill A Mockingbird, the film that began the story of Scout and Atticus Finch, on Thursday, March 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park 11040. A Classic book and a

Film at Station Branch All film matinees are now held at the Station Branch while the Main Library building is being renovated. The next film will be shown on Thursday, March 24 at 2 p.m. at the Station Branch, Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, 26 Great Neck Road, (2nd level), above Best

Market and Planet Fitness.

Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or website for information on the films scheduled. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited. Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address.

at 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Great Neck, NY 11021 in the Gardens at Great Neck Plaza shopping center. Any nominee for a position on the Board of Trustees or the Nominating Committee must be a member of the Great Neck Library Association or a registered voter with the Nassau County Board of Elections by the Record Date of October 3, 2016.

Wanted: Prospective Candidates for the Great Neck Library Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee At the end of January 2017, terms will expire for two four-year seats on the Board of Trustees (currently held by Josie Pizer and Varda Solomon) and one three-year seat on the Nominating Committee (currently held by Michael Katz.). The Nominating Committee invites members of the community who wish to be considered as candidates for the above seats, to send a resume and letter so stating by June 15, 2016 to: The Chair of the Nominating Committee, c/o The Director’s Office, Great Neck Library, 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023. If hand delivering, please bring to the Station Branch Library

Great Neck Library Closing/ Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www. cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/program cancellations.

In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations. com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

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16 Floral Park students take trip to Spain “Hola” and “cómo estás” were just some of the common phrases Floral Park students heard on a daily basis while touring the region of Andalucía in Spain.

In all, 16 students and four chaperones took part in the weeklong trip, which was held during the school’s winter recess.

World language teacher Gina D’Ammassa organized the trip, which led students around Spain to explore its glorious history and rich culture thanks to an ACIS tour manager and local guides.

During their short time abroad, students explored large cities such as Madrid, Granada and Seville and touring the small alleyways of Toledo, Ronda and Mijas.

While many historical sites were visited during the trip, D’Ammassa made sure to have the group partake in various cultural activities.

The first two days were spent in Toledo, Spain’s old capital. In order to get familiar with the charming old city, everyone set out in groups, even the chaperones, on a scavenger hunt to

familiarize themselves with the picturesque city.

One of the many reasons why Granada is so visited is because of its breathtaking Moorish palace, La Alhambra.

In the caves of the Sacromonte area, the group participated in an interactive flamenco lesson, followed by a dinner and

a professional flamenco show.

They also learned about flamenco movements such as golpe and tacón.

Seville is the home of the flamenco and fan collection. The abanicos in Seville were intricately designed and crafted and the group bought some to fan themselves during the remainder

of the trip.

D’Ammassa surprised the group with other cultural activities, such as going on a donkey ride in the white-washed pueblo of Mijas, taking a paella cooking class at the Culinary School of Seville, taking a boat cruise down the Guadalquivir River, rowing boats in Buen Retiro

Park in Madrid and visiting the Bernabéu soccer stadium, home to one of Spain’s most popular teams, Real Madrid.

Students had an opportunity to purchase some distinct souvenirs in the stadium, such as a team membership, an authentic jersey and pictures with players on the field.

Hillside Grade School kids Jump Rope for Heart Hillside Grade School students participated in the annual Jump Rope for Heart activities during their physical education classes the week of Feb. 8-12. Students are raising money to combat cardiovascular disease through research and educational programs with the American Heart Association. Students learn how physical activity benefits the heart. They also learn that volunteerism can be fun and provide an important service to their community.

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Students collect Valentines for vets Students tackle preamble Sewanhaka High School seventh-graders in Diane Ventura’s social studies classes made children’s books about the Preamble to the Constitution. The students shared their books in an author’s circle.

Love and kindness were in the air in the Herricks Middle School hallways as donations of hats, gloves, scarves, hygiene items and gift cards were packaged and sent off to VA hospitals for veterans in time for Valentine’s Day. Students inscribed more than 300 greeting cards with words of appreciation for those who have served, and included the messages along with the gifts.

The cards and donations were distributed to veterans during a Valentine’s Day celebration at the

New York State Veterans home in Stony Brook and at the Northport Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Members of the Herricks Student Government promoted the drive and received contributions of more than 250 items from students throughout the school.

Moira Sabo’s class and Patti Jahelka’s class helped to package and decorate the boxes, and sixth-grader Jordan Liao went above and beyond to donate to this cause.

Owl art Kindergarten through second-graders at both Hampton Street and Meadow Drive Schools in the Mineola school district have been creating owl artwork. Done during art class, students are creating an owl-related drawing to be put on a mug or other items for purchase by family members. Items are being encouraged for purchase as gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day as a fundraiser to benefit each of the school’s individual PTAs. Alba Assuncao from Hampton Street School is pictured with her creation.

Fairytale sharing As part of their unit on literacy, first-grade students in Mary LoCascio and Cheryl Minsky’s class at Hampton Street School in the Mineola school district read many fairytales. The students then created their own tales using what they had learned about the elements of a fairytale. As a culminating activity, the class held “Fairytale Sharing Day” in which the students dressed as a fairy tale character and read their original stories to pre-kindergarten students.

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Herricks High makes day all about the bass The Herricks Music Department hosted its first ever “Herricks Bass Day” on Friday, March 4.

Forty students from grades three through 12 came together at Herricks High School for a day of all things bass.

Guest artists Tomoya Aomori, Mor-

gan Daly and Maximillian Schwartz led performances, workshops and technique sessions for all of the students.

At the end of the day, all of the bass students collaborated to present a grand finale that featured a piece written specially for the Herricks “Bass Orchestra.”

Great Neck school budget calls for staff cuts Continued from Page 20 said nothing is finalized and the board would continue to look for ways to prevent employee layoffs.

“This, like all other items, will still be discussed further,” Berkowitz said.

Gross said the board initially developed a budget that exceeded last year’s by $5 million, but cut almost $3 million to keep the increase in spending to 1.03 percent through a reduction in the number of employees rather than student programs.

Powell said the proposed budget includes a $2 million increase in the salaries of district employees, a $1.65 million increase in the cost of employee health insurance benefits and a $1.25 million increase to special education services.

He said the district cut $1.4 million from the teachers’ retirement fund and almost $1 million from supplies and materials costs, and raised day school tuition charges to generate a $450,000 increase in revenues.

The district will also tap another $300,000 from its reserve fund, he said, and anticipates a $400,000 increase in state aid.

The district’s preliminary budget calls for the district to collect $196,097,039 in property taxes to cover spending, a .17 percent increase from last year.

Powell said the district would have had an additional $3.1 million in revenue had the state allowed it the maximum 2 percent tax levy limit.

The board will hold a budget

discussion with staff members on March 19 at Great Neck South High School at 9:30 a.m.

The board will also hold public hearings on April 4, at Great Neck North Middle School, and April 19, at Great Neck South High School.

A budget vote will occur immediately after the April 19 hearing.

Residents will vote on the proposed budget on May 17 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Residents living north of the

Great Neck Long Island Rail Road station will vote at the E.M. Baker School and residents living south of the LIRR will vote at Great Neck South High School.

The schools in the district are comprised of Great Neck North High School, Great Neck South High School, the Village School, Great Neck North Middle School, Great Neck South Middle School, the E.M. Baker School, the John F. Kennedy School, Lakeville School, Saddle Rock School and Parkville School.

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Town sues county for tax money B y J oe N ikic Town of North Hempstead officials said Thursday the town would sue Nassau County after the county withheld $1.3 million of the town’s sales tax revenue to counteract Fashion Institute of Technology reimbursement costs for the 2004-05 school year.

“The town will be taking legal action against the county to stop any further withholding of sales tax that the town is due,” Town of North Hempstead Spokeswoman Carole Trottere said.

Last month, town officials authorized litigation against the county in the event that it withheld a portion of the town’s sales tax revenue.

But after the county sent a letter to the town’s comptroller’s office on March 7 notifying that it withheld $1,273,496.76, town officials said they would seek a court order blocking the county from the claim.

Trottere said she believed the court would rule that the town was due its sales tax revenue in its entirety.

The state requires that counties pay a portion of tuition for community college students attending schools in other counties.

In 2010, the county began asking for tuition reimbursements from the towns of North Hempstead and Hempstead, as well as the cities of Long Beach and Glen Cove.

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth has said the county’s move to collect money from 2004

was “preposterous.”

FIT is a SUNY community college based in Manhattan and according to Newsday, Nassau and Suffolk counties pay about $10,000 per student in out-of-county fees.

Trottere said the county began taking some of the town’s sales tax revenue without asking, otherwise known as a “set off.”

In 2010, the town sued the county for taking the sales tax money, but in 2015, the state Court of Appeals ruled the county could use the “set off.”

During litigation, Trottere said, the Town of Hempstead found discrepancies in the amount it was being charged by the county.

This led to a second round of litigation that is still ongoing in which North Hempstead asked for an accounting of the claims to see how the amount of money was determined.

Trottere said the town has paid $4.5 million of the almost $5.8 million it has been charged by the county since 2010 through withheld sales tax revenue.

Last year, the county sent a letter to the town saying it intended to collect $5 million in reimbursement money for the school years between 2004 and 2009.

Reach reporter Joe Nikic by e-mail at jnikic@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x203. Also follow us on Twitter @joenikic and Facebook at facebook.com/ theislandnow.

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Bosworth one of three honored at dinner Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth recently attended the Long Island Federation of Labor’s Annual Dinner on March 3 at the Hilton Long Island, in Huntington, where she was one of the evening’s three honorees. Bosworth was honored alongside Town of Oyster Bay Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone and Dr. Shaun L. McKay, president of Suffolk County Community College.

The 250,000 member Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, represents a wide range of union workers and is the voice of the Long Island labor movement.

Bosworth was honored for her strong ongoing support of labor and unions and especially

for passing a local law last year requiring contractors doing business with the Town to participate in an apprenticeship program for certain large commercial projects, ensuring that younger workers are trained and have the skill set to ensure that these skills are passed onto our next generation of workers.

“It’s such an honor to be recognized by the Long Island Federation of Labor,” Bosworth said. “I have always said that our union members are the heart and soul of our workforce and contribute to the quality of life for all of here in the town of North Hempstead. Thank you to John Durso and the Long Island Federation of Labor for the essential work they do here on Long Island.”

From left: John R. Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Assemblyman Joseph Saladino; Kevin McCaffrey, minority leader Suffolk County Legislature/IBT Local 707 president; Roberta Reardon, commissioner NYS DOL; Judi Bosworth, supervisor for the Town of North Hempstead; Joseph D. Muscarella, Oyster Bay town councilman; Dr. Shaun L. McKay, president of Suffolk County Community College; Anthony D. Macagnone, Oyster Bay town councilman and council representative for the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters.

Italian-American County, VSA open new food scholarships open pantry for veterans in need

This year, the Conference State Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) announced of Italian-American State Legthis week that the New York islators will award four $2,500 Conference of Italian-American scholarships (two academic and State Legislators is now accept- two athletic) to current or fuing applications for four $2,500 ture New York college students.

Eligibility will be based scholarships. The scholon grade point average, arships will be awarded interest in pursuing a in June at Italian-Amerihigher education, incan Day, and all winners volvement in the local must be in attendance to community, and individreceive their awards. ual financial need.

“Over the next The conference is month I strongly encoura bi-partisan organizaage the hard-working tion comprised of New students in our community to apply for these Assemblyman York State Assembly and Senate members who scholarships,” said Ra. Ed Ra are actively involved in “The cost of tuition is at an all-time high, and every bit of promoting and celebrating the assistance helps. Thank you to state’s Italian-American commy colleagues in the Conference munity.

Area students may request of Italian-American State Legislators for continuing to promote an application by contacting these scholarships to deserving Ra’s district office at (516) 535students throughout Long Island 4095 or by emailing rae@asand all of New York State. Good sembly.state.ny.us. All scholarluck to the applicants in our ship requests must be submitted no later than Monday, April 4. community.”

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Veterans Services Agency announced this week the creation of a new food pantry for veterans in need of canned food, toiletries and books.

Veterans may visit the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency, located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, Building Q in East Meadow, Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. All donations are welcome!

“My administration is committed to providing a better life for our veterans,” said County Executive Mangano. “Whether veterans are in need of benefit assistance, housing or canned food and toiletries, the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency is here to help. If you serve, you deserve!”

The VSA advocates for hometown heroes and their dependents with the United States Veterans Administration, as well as New York State and Nassau County agencies. VSA Counselors are available to educate veterans on programs and benefits in which they are entitled to, as well as assist individuals with financial and economic is-

sues.

Nassau - an officially declared Purple Heart County - hosts a Veteran Stand Down twice a year along with United Veterans Organization which provides free food, clothing and access to valuable services for veterans in need. This year’s Stand Downs will be held on Tuesday, July 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion in Hempstead and on Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a location to be determined. The County will also host a POW-MIA Memorial Service in Eisenhower Park on Thursday, September 8th at 11:00 a.m.

Immediately following the service, Mangano and the VSA will host 2,000 veterans at Nassau County’s 6th Annual Veterans BBQ in Eisenhower Park.

For more information, veterans may visit the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, Building Q, in East Meadow or can call (516)-572-6565. If transportation is needed, veterans may call (516)-572-6526.

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Maragos to host 4th annual ‘Entrepreneurial Challenge’ Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos will be hosting the fourth annual “Comptroller’s Entrepreneurial High School Challenge” on Wednesday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Avenue in Mineola.

The event features more

than 200 business students from High Schools across the County competing for scholarship and cash prizes from various sponsors. As of this writing, the Comptroller is proud to announce that the Long Island Conservatory, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, and HAB Bank have

signed up to award the winning students.

Also for the fourth straight year Plum Tomatoes of Mineola will provide the students with free pizza.

This year’s theme, “StartUp Nassau”, will ask teams to convince a panel of expert judges that their business plan would

align with local university programs and be a successful business in Nassau County.

“My office has created a competition where the leaders of tomorrow will be challenged today to come up with business ideas that they feel will thrive in Nassau County,” Maragos said.

The award ceremony is

scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Participating high schools include: Massapequa, Hicksville, Floral Park, Plainview-Old Bethpage, MacArthur, East Meadow, North Shore Hebrew Academy, Wantagh, Syosset, Westbury, New Hyde Park, Hempstead, Baldwin, Valley Stream, H.Frank Carey and North Shore.

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Kudlow to keynote drug council gala

Larry Kudlow

The Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, Inc. (LICADD) announced the 29th Anniversary Angel Ball Celebrating 60 Years of Help, Hope, & Healing.

LICADD will mark 60 years of service to the Long Island community with another spectacular gala at the Garden City Hotel featuring the sensational sound of the Joel Sikowitz Swing Orchestra.

The event preparations begin on March 1, at the Kick-Off Celebration, held at Kellenberg Memorial High School hosted

by Rev. Philip Eichner, S.M. For 29 years, this annual event has brought together parents, educators and leaders in government, law enforcement, and the treatment field in support of LICADD’s programs.

LICADD’s Angel Ball is one of the nonprofit organization’s key fundraising events and organizers hope to raise more than $300,000 through sponsorships, ticket sales and onsite auctions/ raffles. Tickets to this year’s Angel Ball are $500 and are available online at www.licadd.org or via phone at 516-747-2606.

“We are privileged to be able to honor the Smithers family with our Founders Award in tribute to R. Brinkley Smithers.”

Said Steve Chassman, executive director.

Brink was recognized throughout the world as a leader and pioneer in the alcoholism and addiction field. Since recovering from the disease of alcoholism in 1954, Mr. Smithers dedicated his life and shared his considerable financial resources

to creating a better public understanding of alcoholism as a preventable, treatable and respectable disease.

Adele, Nikki and Christopher Smithers continue his legacy. The formal opening of the Smithers Family Center at Columbia University Medical Center for prevention, research and treatment will be held this year.

The Smithers family is proud of LICADD and its successes inhelping millions of people across the New York area.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Larry Kudlow, an influential conservative economist, CNBC’s Senior Contributor, radio host of the nationally-syndicated “Larry Kudlow Show”, author, and syndicated columnist.

This year’s theme in celebration of LICADD’s 60th Year An-

niverary embodies our honoree’s spirit and sense of purpose sharing with others and advocating for those whose lives have been impacted by addiction.

LICADD maintains offices in Mineola, Holbrook and Riverhead, LICADD conducts screenings, brief interventions, referrals to treatment and relapse prevention services to individuals and families impacted by substance abuse.

The agency also conducts evidence-based prevention programs, community outreach initiatives, a mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents and advocates public policy.

More information about LICADD and Angel Ball 2016 is available online at www.licadd. org , Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. #angelball2016.

600 students make up 35th Long Island Catholic School Honor Band The 35th annual Catholic School Honor Band concert took place on Saturday, March 5 at St Anthony’s High School in South Huntington. More than 600 students from 46 schools across the island played to two packed houses of proud parents, family members and friends. The performance is presented by Paul Effman Music Service and is a compilation of selected musicians from each school to make up two complete bands.

Participating schools include all 43 Diocesan Long Island Catholic Elementary Schools. Additionally, Buckley Country Day School from Roslyn, Emanuel Lutheran from Patchogue and Our Savior New American School students participated.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in New Hyde Park The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes presented were selected based solely on the fact that they were recently sold.

83 Bellwood Drive, New Hyde Park 234 Devonshire Drive, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $625,000 Date: 11/20/2015 Style: Split Ranch, 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths

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No, there isn’t a housing bubble?

Is there a Bubble in Housing?

Absolutely Not! Everything in the world, for the most part is supply and demand economics.

When one has a reduced supply, which is what we have at the current moment and a greater demand, that is not able to be satisfied, you have pressure on the current smaller inventory, to increase in price and existing not for sale property to increase in value.

However, seven to nine years ago, as the market was crashing and supply was increasing and demand was waning and prices followed suit, going lower; as well as existing home’s values.

Building permits also came to a screeching halt throughout the country, because of the lack of demand and tightened money supply and lending requirements.

Because of all these changing variables it might take 20 years and more, to even come close to satisfying current and future demand.

The greatest demand is coming from the Millenials, who were born between 1982 and 2000, and

who number approximately 83.1 million as noted in the most recent U.S. census.

The continued increase in the Hispanics and Asian populations (non-white) and those under 65 and over (13 percent) (expected to increase to 20 percent by 2050 and the upwardly mobile in incomes, and those that have been living at home or in rentals, saving more and more money for a down payment to enter the home market to grab a piece of the “American Dream.”

The pressure on prices to increase has no end in sight. There will also be shifts in population trends and movements due to higher prices, taxes, jobs etc that will also have an impact on supply.

Population increases of 42 percent in the U.S., are predicted for the age groups 15-64 between 2000-2050, and reduction of those populations; 10 percent in China, 25 percent in Europe, 30 percent in South Korean and 40 percent in Japan.

It is how fast the builders can catch up with the ever expanding demand over the last five years

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that will determine when and if the next bubble will come to pass.

Of course there are always exceptions to the rule of supply and demand, if some U.S. or global event occurs to squash the current demand.

The huge question arises as to whether we will continue to spend and borrow and our huge debts now and in the future will continue to rise; will have some kind of effect on housing market based on higher interest rates.

Right now, it isn’t happen-

ing. If we raise interest rates too much that will slow the housing market, as well as everything else that is tied to it; however, if we keep them too low, that is not helpful to all involved and dependent on a return on their fixed incomes.

Dammed if you do and dammed if we don’t. It is a perfect storm, low interest rates, low supply of housing and higher demand, and I am hoping for continued positive outcomes going forward, but I am not totally 100 percent sure!

The problem with Long Island, especially in Nassau County, is the lack of buildable land to satisfy the ever increasing demand.

Even Suffolk County, with a lot more usable land to build on, is ever increasingly being grabbed up and held in a land trust, to keep any building from happening.

But again, the water supply will become an ever increasing major issue on the expansion of any future construction, as was mentioned in last weeks article.

All these facts point to the lack of supply in the future and the increase in prices in Long Island and many other areas around the U.S. However, will many areas of Long Island become so expensive that only the rich and super wealthy be able to live here?

Lastly, what is also keeping our bubble in check, is the fact that more people are leaving New York.

Our children, family and friends continue to leave as they have been over the years, since the lack of reasonable housing will continue to force them to find other venues and move where it is more affordable.

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Women’s history and Social Security B y Diane B rangman Social Security District Manager in Mineola, New York March is Women’s History Month — a time to focus not just on the past, but on the challenges women continue to face in the 21st century.

Ida May Fuller, born on September 6, 1874, was the first American to receive a monthly Social Security benefit check.

Along with Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins — who was instrumental in the creation of the Social Security Act — Ida May Fuller was one of the first famous women of Social Security.

She received the check, amounting to $22.54, on January 31, 1940. Back then, people understood that she would be one of millions that would be positively affected by retirement benefits.

Seventy-six years after that first check, Social Security continues to play a vital role in the lives of women. With longer life expectancies than men, women

tend to live more years in retirement and have a greater chance of exhausting other sources of income. With the national average life expectancy for women in the United States rising, many women will have decades to enjoy retirement. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a girl born today can expect to live more than 80 years. As a result, experts generally agree that if women want to ensure that their retirement years are comfortable, they need to plan early and wisely.

What you can do “The best place to begin is by knowing what you can expect to receive from Social Security, and how much more you are likely to need to enjoy a comfortable retirement,” said Carolyn W. Colvin, Social Security’s Acting Commissioner and a Social Security pioneer woman in her own right.

You can start with a visit to Social Security’s Retirement Estimator. There, in just a few minutes, you can get a person-

alized, instant estimate of your retirement benefits. Plug in different scenarios, such as retirement ages or projected earnings, to get an idea of how such things might change your future benefit amounts. You can find it at www. socialsecurity.gov/estimator.

You should also visit Social Security’s financial planning website at www.socialsecurity.

gov/planners. It provides detailed information about how marriage, widowhood, divorce, self-employment, government service, and other life or career events can affect your Social Security.

Your benefits are based on your earnings, so you should create your personal my Social Security account to verify that your

earnings were reported correctly.

If you want more information about the role of Social Security in women’s lives today, Social Security has a booklet that you may find useful. It is called Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know. You can find it online at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10127.html.

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Kids say yes to chess at ‘Yes We Can’ Town of North Hempstead Council Member Viviana Russell and Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Jill Weber recently attended an awards ceremony for a chess program held by the Town in conjunction with Samba 360, which funded the program, at the “Yes We Can” Community Center in Westbury on March 7.

This free, eight-week chess program was taught by nationally ranked chess player, Tim Carney, and concluded with a tournament between the participants.

Each child received a certificate for their participation and first, second, and third place trophies were given out to the tournament winners. E very participant also received a free chess set courtesy of Samba 360. Samba 360 is a not-for-profit organization that provides relief to disadvantaged children, both domestically and abroad, through the collection of donated sporting and other recreational equipment.

The organization was founded by Shawn Brown, the acting Public Safety Commissioner for the Town. For more From Left: Ethan Brown, Instructor Tim Carney; Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Jill Weber; Herby Volant; Nia Lubin; information on the organization, visit: Walter Serrano; Council Member Viviana Russell; Shawn Brown; Jefferson Guaman; Erica Spady, attendee; Elliot Shim; Beck www.samba360.org Dodd, first place winner; Edilson Alvarado, second place winner; Jacques Anthony Camille, third place winner.

Town officials sworn in as Girl Scout troop members North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Council Members Anna Kaplan and Dina De Giorgio were sworn in as members of the Nassau County Violets Girl Scout Troop during a ceremony at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on March 9.

The Violets are an honorary Girl Scout troop created by the Girl Scouts of Nassau County that is composed of women who serve in the Nassau County Government.

Those on hand included Girl Scouts of Nassau County officials, several Girl Scout Cadets, as well as female government officials from across Nassau County.

Top photo: (from left) Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum, Town Council Member Dina De Giorgio, Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin G. Ahmad, Girl Scout Cadet Madison, Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Girl Scout Cadet Hailey, Nassau County Legislator Rose Walker, Town Council Member Anna Kaplan, and Joanne Antun, Nassau County Girl Scouts Board Member at Large.

Bottom photo: Supervisor Bosworth is pinned by Girl Scout Cadet Hailey.

Bar offering free healthcare decisions advice to seniors The New York State Bar Association Committee on Elder Law and Special needs is participating in the National Healthcare Decisions Day during the week of April 16 by offering speakers to local organizations on this year’s theme, “Your Decisions Matter.”

The observance exists to inspire, educate and em-

power the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning.

This initiative is promoted to encourage patients and individuals to expres their wishes regarding healthcare and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes.

Any organization or group wishing to have a speak-

er, free of charge, on this subject may call attorney William J. Corbett, a member of the NYSBA Elder Law Section at 516-775-6849.

Presentations can include a discussion of health care proxies, living wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced Medicaid planning.

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F.P. trustees win re-election on high turnout Continued from Page 1 an unconstested election shows the community’s commitment to vote when there are issues at hand, and to let elected officials know that the residents of Floral Park will vote when there are issues that are of concern to them,” said Fitzgerald, who also thanked the residents for their votes.

Cheng, appointed to the board in February, also touted the large turnout, something he said he and Fitzgerald hoped to achieve.

“I never liked the term appointed, but now that I’m elected I can’t wait to do the work for the village for the next two years,” he said.

Fitzgerald was appointed to the Village Board in 2011 and was made deputy mayor following the December death of the late Trustee James Rhatigan.

He chairs the village’s Belmont Park Task Force, which has played a central role in efforts against Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.’s plan to build a video casino at the Elmont racetrack.

Fitzgerald first got involved with village government as a member of the Third Track Task Force, fighting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan for a third track in the mid-2000s.

The village recently reactivated that committee and tapped Cheng to lead it.

That group has held a public meeting to organize opposition and worked with opponents on a social-media campaign to convince Cuomo to halt his proposal for a third track between Floral Park and Hicksville.

Cuomo and officials from the MTA and LIRR have met several times with local village officials to market his proposals, and has marketed his project as leaner and less intrusive than the MTA’s old plan.

Fitzgerald has said the MTA has been more proactive in engaging affected communities, and Cuomo’s office has said it will continue that engagement as it conducts an environmental study of the project.

Opponents in Floral Park and other communities along the affected stretch

say construction would negatively impact traffic, commerce and quality of life.

Supporters of the estimated $1.5 billion project say the third track would ease east- and west-bound commutes and boost Long Island’s economy.

Nassau OTB has said it is collecting community feedback to form a benefits package that would share casino revenue with surrounding communities.

OTB and other proponents say the casino would bring much-needed revenue to Nassau County and provide millions in additional revenue for local businesses.

Opponents say it would increase crime and traffic and decrease property values in the area.

Cheng and Fitzgerald will earn a $5,000 annual salary for their trustee positions.

Fitness center one step closer to June opening Continued from Page 2 the village Board of Zoning Appeals.

Both decisions will come after the county Planning Commission makes its decision, Monetreuil said.

An April decision would put the pair on track for a planned June opening, Kelly said.

“As soon as they give us the OK we’re going to hit the order button on the equipment,” he said. “It’s just the waiting game now.”

Kelly and Francois will have two other trainers joining them at the center, Kelly has said.

The pair have known each other for about three-and-a-half years, he said, and currently work at Siege Athletics in Mineola.

They have built a strong client base in the New Hyde Park area and often work with youth sports teams, Kelly has said.

They each do about 100 training sessions a month.

Developer eyes F.P. for mixed-use project Village to outline study Continued from Page 2 issues, he said, the village will consider transit-oriented projects.

Local businesses would likely support transit-oriented development, Tweedy said, as a pool of new residents from new housing developments could bring new customers.

“I think that is where Western Nassau County and Long Island is now, and we need to be part of that,” Tweedy said.

There are few undeveloped lots where new apartments could be built, Tweedy said, but developers could possibly find

other existing buildings to repurpose for residential use.

The village has previously discussed turning the historic Centennial Hall into residential or office space, among other possible uses.

“We’re not static,” Tweedy said.

“We’re a stable community, but we are dynamic. The reason Floral Park is 108 years old is because we’ve been able to adapt, grow, evolve and recruit those businesses and entrepreneurs and those residents that want to be a part of Floral Park and Floral Park’s future.”

for Inisfada project Continued from Page 10 ful homes, but they wanna know how it’s going to affect other people in the area,” Lenzo said.

Planning Board consultants VHB Engineers will now develop a final scope for the study on which the board will vote in April, Levin said.

The study will likely take one to two months to complete, Guardino said, and much of it is already done.

Manhasset Bay Group has been trying to develop a subdivision on the site since 2014 and reduced the proposed number of homes from 51 to 46 this year,

with plans saying the houses would sit on lots between a half-acre and one acre in size.

The company, incorporated in Delaware and led by four Hong Kong real estate magnates, purchased the property from the Jesuit Order of the Catholic Church for $36.5 million in July 2013.

It subsequently demolished the historic house, built in the early 20th century, over sustained protest from local civic and historic preservation groups.

Efforts to stop the demolition and make the house a historic landmark ultimately failed.

Continued from Page 1 school calendar would benefit all types of people within the community.

“I applaud the board for recognizing the Lunar New Year as an official holiday,” he said. “It is a step forward in fostering greater understanding and a deeper appreciation of the diversity in our community.”

Superintendent Teresa Prendergast has said that scheduling the Lunar New Year into the school calendar would be difficult, citing complications with other recognized holidays and when the state

schedules Regents exams.

Pae said the board’s announcement of the holiday’s inclusion came as a shock to him.

“It was a welcoming surprise,” he said. “I didn’t expect it to be passed so quickly.”

Since the Lunar New Year lands on a Saturday next year, Berkowitz said, the board had time to consider recognizing the holiday, but did not want to wait.

The holiday would be recognized for the first time on Feb. 16, 2018, since that is a Friday.

Champ aims to forge new paths for students Ed board adds Lunar New Year to calendar

Continued from Page 3 more expected over time.

“What we find now is that students are rising to the occasion,” she said.

The district has supported this and other shifts, and teachers have “taken up the challenge,” Champ said.

Giving Sewanhaka teachers and students iPads in the coming months will also provide tools to meet that challenge, she said.

Champ came to Sewanhaka soon after the introduction of Common Core standards, which remain a subject of national debate.

The district has taken an “organic approach” to implementing the standards, Champ said, letting teachers create their own curriculum around them.

That’s helped the district strike a balance

between following state guidelines and maintaining local control to do what’s best for students, she said.

“We really wanted to put our trust in them as professionals to design the curriculum and the resources, and to move us forward,” Champ said.

Sewanhaka has never considered Common Core test scores when selecting students for advanced classes, Champ said, and has respected the wishes of parents who opt out of the tests.

The district, like others, will continue to grapple with Common Core implementation and the state-mandated tax levy cap, Champ said; but she’s still glad to be in a district working with students who are learning about themselves.

“There’s always something happening here,” she said.

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Mangano envisions new Nassau economy Continued from Page 58 The Legislature approved his proposal for a county lobbying registry last year, and his proposal to lower the threshold for legislative review of contracts from $25,000 to $1,000 will be voted on next week.

“When concerns are raised I believe the answer is more disclosure, more sunlight and more transparency; yet additional actions must also be taken,” Mangano said.

Abrahams, though, criticized Mangano, Legislature Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves and the Republican majority for stonewalling a package of reforms Democrats first proposed in the wake of Skelos’ indictment.

Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas and good-government advocates have also called for additional reforms.

Referring several times to Nassau’s

contract system as a “pay-to-play” system, Abrahams said unnecessary no-bid contracts increase residents’ burden by wasting funds and leading to tax and fee increases.

“Wouldn’t you agree that this culture of ‘pay to play’ politics has got to stop?” he said. “Nassau taxpayers can no longer afford it.”

Abrahams’ rebuttal also criticized Republicans more broadly for denying to bring Democratic bills to the Legislature’s floor for debate.

In a statement Wednesday, Gonsalves declined to comment on “Legislator Abrahams’ partisan potshots.”

Reach reporter Noah Manskar by email at nmanskar@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @noahmanskar and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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2 Guys and a Truck Call 516-279-6378

839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 Bonded/Insured www.invitedsales.com

516-943-6831

516-883-0359 computer repair

• Home Tutoring • Computer Repair • Virus Removal • iPhone/iPad Repair • iMac/MacBooks Fixed

516.472.0500

www.computerteach.net www.ComputerRepairForce.com 39 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck Open 7 Days • Patient & Friendly

home improvement

DEVLIN BUILDERS

One Stop For All Your Home Improvement Needs Basement, Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling, Carpentry, Crown Molding, Closets, Doors, Sheetrock, Painting, Dry Wall, Repairs, Spackling & Wall Paper Removal & Installation.

Decks - Power Washed, Stained & Built

Since 1979

We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS No job too small

Bob Devlin @

516-365-6685 Insured, License # H18C730000

GEM - BASEMENT DOCTOR www.Gem-Home.com

516-623-9822

Elegant Touch Remodeling

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION

• • • •

CALL OLYMPIA CLEANING

home improvement

junk removal

Deal direct with owner - Serving li over 25 years

Since 1979 Insured / Bonded Trusted and Reliable

SUPER CLEAN

NEED A CLEANOUT OR A MOVE?

home improvement

“Quality Construction with a Personal Touch”

WEEKLY - MONTHLY

Lic. Nas. H3803000000

lawn sprinklers

All Types of Home Improvements Free Estimates • Free design service extensions • Kitchens dormers • bathrooms decks • siding

631.281.7033 Licence #H18H2680000

Homeheating Heating oil Oil home

Sage Oil

516 485-3900 Quality Oil at a Great Price Since 1960

No Fee For Visa/MC/Discovery or Debit Cards

• We haul anything & everything • Entire contents of home and/or office • We clean it up and take it away Residential - Commercial Bonded Insured / Free Estimates

STRONG ARM CONTRACTING, INC.

516-538-1125

MOVING SERVICE moving Serving the community for over 40 yrs

BRIAN CLINTON

MOVERS

One Piece to a Household/ Household Rearranging FREE ESTIMATES

333-5894

Owner Supervised Licensed & Insured Licensed #T-11154

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PAINTING/POWERWASHING

moving N.Y.D.O.T.#10405

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MOVING & STORAGE INC.

Long Island and New York State Specialists

516.307.1045

• Residential • Commercial • Piano & Organ Experts • Boxes Available FREE ESTIMATES www.ajmoving.com

516-741-2657

114 Jericho Tpke.

Mineola, NY 11501

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painting, carpentry & powerwashing

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ADVERTISE HERE 516.307.1045

PAINTING and CARPENTRY Interior/Exterior B. Moore Paints Wallpaper Faux Finishes

Renovations New Mouldings Doors Windows

Licensed & Insured

516-884-4016 resd/Comm cleaning

roofing

STRONG ARM CLEANING

GRACE ROOFING

Residential and Commercial Cleaning Specialist • Post construction clean ups • Stripping, waxing floors • Move ins and move outs

Free estimates / Bonded Insured

516-538-1125

www.strongarmcleaningny.com

Est. 1977

• Slate, Tile, Flat Roofs • Asphalt and Wood Shingle Roofs • Gutters & Leaders Cleaned/Replaced • Professional New Roof Installation Free Estimates Expert Leak Repairs Lic./Ins. • Local References RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

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roofing

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To place your ad, call 516.307.1045 or fax 516.307.1046 tree service

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

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Owner Operated Since 1989 Licensed & Insured

FREE ESTIMATES

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516-466-9220

516.307.1045

Member L.I. Arborist Assoc.

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Community Meetings Village of Baxter Estates Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Wednesday, March 23 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 315 Main Street Port Washington (516) 767-0096 East Williston School District Board of Education Meeting Monday, March 21 @ 8:00 p.m.

Wheatley School 11 Bacon Road Old Westbury (516) 333-7804 East Williston Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, March 23 @ 7:30 p.m.

2 Prospect Street East Williston (516) 741-1213

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window repairs

631-385-7975

WINDOW REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS

Outdated Hardware • Skylights •Andersen Sashes • New Storm Windows • Wood Windows • Chain/Rope Repairs • Falling Windows • Fogged Panes • Mechanical Repairs • Wood Repairs

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Village of Floral Park Architectural Review Board Meeting Wednesday, March 23 @ 7:30 p.m.

Pool and Recreation Building 124 Stewart Street Floral Park (516) 326-6300 Great Neck Library Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, March 22 @ 7:30 p.m.

Parkville Branch 10 Campbell Street New Hyde Park (516) 466-8055 Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting Thursday, March 24 @ 8:30 a.m.

District Office 236 E Shore Rd Great Neck (516) 482-0238 Village of Great Neck Estates Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting Thursday, March 24 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall Atwater Plaza/4 Gateway Drive Great Neck (516) 482-8283 Manhasset School District Board of Education Informal Budget Hearing Tuesday, March 22 @ 8:00 p.m.

Shelter Rock Elementary School 27A Shelter Rock Road Manhasset, NY 11030 (516) 267-7450 Village of Manorhaven Architectural Review Board Meeting Monday, March 21 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall 33 Manorhaven Boulevard Manorhaven (516) 883-7000

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Village of Manorhaven Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, March 24 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 33 Manorhaven Boulevard Manorhaven (516) 883-7000

Village of Plandome Manor Design Review Board Meeting Thursday, March 24 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 55 Manhasset Avenue Manhasset (516) 627-3701

Mineola Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, March 21 @ 7:00 p.m.

195 Marcellus Road Mineola (516) 746-8488

Village of Roslyn Architectural Review Board Meeting Monday, March 21 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 1200 Old Northern Boulevard Roslyn (516) 621-1961

Village of Munsey Park Board Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, March 22 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 1777 Northern Boulevard Manhasset (516) 365-7790

Village of Roslyn Estates Architectural Review Board Meeting Wednesday, March 23 @ 7:45 p.m.

Village Hall 25 The Tulips, Roslyn Estates (516) 621-3541

New Hyde ParkGarden City Park School District Board of Ed Budget Presentation and Meeting Monday, March 21 @ 7:30 p.m.

New Hyde Park Road School 300 New Hyde Park Road New Hyde (516) 434-2370 North Hempstead Town Board/Solid Waste Management Authority Capital Plan Working Session Tuesday, March 22 @ 8 :00 p.m.

North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road Manhasset (516) 869-6311 Village of Old Westbury Board of Trustees Meeting Monday, March 21 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall 1 Stone Hill Road Old Westbury (516) 626-0800

Village of Sands Point Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, March 22 @ 7:30 p.m.

Village Hall 26 Tibbits Lane, Sands Point (516) 883-3044 Sewanhawka School District Board of Education Meeting Tuesday, March 22 @ 8:00 p.m.

Sewanhawka High School 500 Tulip Avenue Floral Park (516) 488-9600 Village of Williston Park Board of Trustees Workshop/Meeting Monday, March 21 @ 6:00 p.m./8:00 p.m.

Village Hall 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park (516) 746-2193 Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted.

All meetings, dates and times are subject to change.

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In the event of an error of Blank Slate Media LLC we are not responsible for the first incorrect insertion. We assume no responsiblity for an error in and beyond the cost of the ad.

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Employment

Help Wanted BENEFITS CONSULTANT:AFLAC Fortune 500 Company. With an AFLAC career, there are no limits to what you can achieve. It’s a unique opportunity to take control of your career and set your own unlimited goals. Looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country. Sales experience welcome but not necessary. Lifetime vesting renewals.

Office located in Garden City.

Please call Director of District Sales, Bill Whicher 516-574-1064 DISPLAY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service oriented professional with good communication skills to sell display, web and email advertising.

Earn up to $60,000 in the first year representing 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well as 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate Media’s partner, Litmor Publications. Minimum 2 years outside sales experience required. Must have own car. Protected sales territory, salary plus commission, health insurance, paid holidays and sick days.

To apply, please email resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank at 516-307-1045 x201 HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR CAN YOU DIG IT? We offer training and certifications operating bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. Lifetime job placement VA benefits eligible! 1-866-362-6497 HIGH SCHOOL OR MIDDLE SCHOOL boy wanted to play ball with sports crazy 3rd grader once or twice a week for a few hours after school. We live close to the HS. Contact gsr124124@yahoo.com

Help Wanted

HELP WANTED: DRIVERS CDL-A 1yr

Quality Home Time!

Excellent Family EarnMedical over $1,250+ per week Insurance Plus Monthly Bonuses!

Guaranteed Weekend Excellent Benefits Home Time No-Touch!

Earn $65,000+ Monthly CDL-A 1 yr exp Bonuses.

888-406-9046 Absolutely No-Touch.

888-406-9046 HOME CARE SERVICES Caring and compassionate people needed to enhance the lives of the elderly. We are a caring and compassionate company to work for providing home care services for the elderly. Please call 516-7107995 or email resume to: info@ gardencityhomecare.com NANNY GARDEN CITY FULL TIME SUMMERTIME Seeking full time Nanny for summertime for 3 school age boys in Garden City. Need to be a licensed driver with a car and good references.

Salary negotiable. Call Jeanne 631-848-9671 NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION PART TIME: Blank Slate Media, a fast growing chain of 6 award winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for a person experienced in Adobe In-Design to lay out classified and legal pages on Tuesday evening. Office conveniently located in Williston Park. To apply please email resume and cover letter to sblank@ theislandnow.com or call Steve Blank 516-307-1045 x201 OFFICE CLERK ENTRY LEVEL: Must be reliable, willing to learn & be a team player. Position requires strong computer, organizational & phone skills.

We will train. Lake Success office. Please send resume to:newmilabs2000@gmail.com

Help Wanted OFFICE WORK TOWN INSURANCE AGENCY in Garden City is hiring for office help including computer work, Full or Part Time. Starting at $15​/ hr. Call Robert Sommer 516-294-1000 TEACHER’S ASSISTANTFT and PT at Romper Room Nursery School. Email resume to romperroomschool@verizon.net Or call 516-746-8606 Closed all school holidays.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED: G.C. BIRD SANCTUARY located on Tanners Pond Road in Garden City is seeking volunteers (age 18+) to greet GCBS visitors on Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 4pm beginning April 16. Retirees welcome! Interested? Please email: gcbirdsanctuary@gmail.com

Situation Wanted AIDE​/​CARE GIVER: CARING, EFFICIENT, RELIABLE looking to care for your sick or elderly loved one. 14 years experience. Just ended 7 years with previous patient. Live in, live out, ft​/​pt nights, weekends. References available.

Call 516-448-0502 CARE GIVER​/ ELDER CARE: Seeking live in or live out position.

Full or Part Time. Housekeeping as well. Flexible hours. Excellent references. 10 yrs experience. Call Colleen 516-732-2189 CAREGIVER AVAILABLE 24/7 Experienced caregiver available.

Will also help with errands, bringing to doctor appts, housekeeping, light meals. Excellent references, licensed driver with own car. Call 631-838-9875 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

Situation Wanted

Situation Wanted

CERTIFIED NURSES AIDE​ / HHA: Seeking position weekdays live in or live out. Experienced, references. Call 347-257-4367 OR email Irie. rbeckford@gmail.com

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

CLEANING AVAILABLE Houses and Apartments. Flexible days and hours. Experienced, reasonable prices. Very good references.

Own transportation. Please call 516-272-5154 or 516-385-5547 CNA / HOME HEALTH AIDE Available for quality care at home for your elderly parent. Experienced CNA / HHA is highly recommended. Please call 516417-4898 or 516-270-0888. No agencies please.

COMPANION SERVICES I am available for a companion position for the elderly. Licensed driver with own car will also do light housekeeping, cooking, driving errands, to and from doctor​/ hospital appointments.

Full or part time. Live out. Experienced with references available upon request. Call Evonie 516-673-3479

COMPANION & HHA WANTED

516 328-7126 Agency seeks experienced workers who love working with the elderly.

P/T and F/T hours Drivers preferred

WANTED

• Full Time Waitstaff • Full Time Dishwasher • Part Time Grillman Diner Experience • Inquire within

Yesterday’s

Diner-Restaurant 443 Jericho Tpke.,New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Administrative Assistant Monday –Thursdays 1-5 and Fridays 10-2

Please call 516-742-5243 or send resume to EileenDevaney@seedsofthewillistons.com

516-352-5290

Receptionist (Part Time) Biener Audi seeks evening receptionist to receive calls, greet customers and perform various other light clerical functions. Professional appearance, pleasant phone voice a must, with some computer skills helpful.

Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:00pm-8:00pm with occasional weekend hours to start.

Competitive salary & clean friendly, energetic work atmosphere.

For immediate consideration email resume in confidence to:

(Speech, Education, Evaluation & Developmental Services) 129A Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596

Tele: 516-742-5243

Fax: 516-742-3536

careers@biener.com

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Situation Wanted

COMPANION​/ HOME HEALTH AIDE: Are you looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of their own home? I am a home health aide and companion with years of experience and very reliable. Please call 917-889-1606

HOUSE CLEANING Highest quality cleaning service. Reliable with excellent references.

Please call: 516-642-6624 I CLEAN HOUSES, apartments, offices, etc. I have 12 years experience, good references and am responsible.

Own transportation and available 6 days. Free estimate! Please call Viviana 516728-4893 or 516-939-5778

ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Woman from Ukraine is seeking position for full time or part time. Experienced & references available.

Please call Olha 516-547-8882

MAYA’S CLEANING Very good work Own supplies​/ cleaning & vacuum Good prices Own transportation 516-859-5355 516-244-3535

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 EXPERIENCED POLISH HOUSE CLEANER Good references. Very honest, reliable, responsible and hard working. Own transportation.

English speaking. Flexible days​/​ hours. I will do a good job. Please call 516-589-5640 HOUSE CLEANING: Experienced cleaning service available.

Pleasant, responsible. Provides own quality clean products. Own transportation. Local references.

Spanish​/​English speaking. Free estimates. Approximate cost: Small home $79, Mid size $99, Large $118. Please call Diana 516-859-7084

NURSING ASSISTANT I’m a certified nursing assistant seeking private home care position.

Over 15 years experience. Licensed driver. Available Monday to Friday daytime hours and some weekends. Contact Cynthia 917-805-7782

Career Training AIRLINE CAREERS Start here.

Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM for free information 866-296-7093

DONATE YOUR CAR

Wheels For Wishes Benefiting

Make-A-Wish® *Free Vehicle/Boat Pickup ANYWHERE *We Accept All Vehicles Running or Not *Fully Tax Deductible

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* Wheels For Wishes is a DBA of Car Donation Foundation.

marketplace HP 2840 ALL IN ONE LASER JET PRINTER FOR SALE Network printing, faxing and scanning, plus walk up copying and direct digital photo printing.Used, excellent condition. Located in Garden City. Pick up only. Cash. $350. Needs color toner. Call 516-489-2891 KENTUCKY DERBY Going to the Kentucky Derby and haven’t booked your flight yet? Why not travel in style!! 2 seats available on Private Jet that seats 10.

Leaving Tetoboro Airport Thursday May, 5 mid afternoon and returning Sunday May 8 mid morning. Cost is approximately $3,500 total for both seats!! Please call 917-747-5237 if interested.

MOUNTAIN BIKES FOR SALE GARDEN CITY: Used Women’s DIAMONDBACK Outlook DX 26”​​ $125 Used Men’s 26” SCHWINN Sidewinder​​$125 CASH ONLY. Call 516-489-2891(leave msg) or email: pasgmineola2015@ gmail.com 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 BROTHER IntelliFax 4100E High Speed Business Class Laser Fax $175 Pickup only. CASH only. Call 516-4892891 (leave msg) or: email: pasgmineola2015@gmail.com PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $59.

Beautiful, nursery grown. FREE installation​/ FREE delivery. Limited supply! ORDER NOW! 518536-1367 www.lowcosttrees.com

Wanted to Buy ABE BUYS ANTIQUES:Silver, paintings, rugs and all contents.

917-817-3928

Your Homeownership Partner

Wanted to Buy

Pet Services

LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048

DO YOU HATE KENNELS? OR STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE? HOME AWAY FROM HOME will care for your dog in my Garden City home while you are away. Dog walking also available. Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references. Limited availability.

Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN 839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 516-2796378 www.invitedsales.com Open 7 Days! Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 10-6 Thurs 10-4 Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5 Consignments

by Appointment Estate Sale and Tag Sale services available to liquidate the contents of your home. Call 516-279-6378 for a consultation.LIVE AUCTIONS are held monthly.You can place items on auction by scheduling an appointment to bring your items in to the shoppe for consideration. Email pictures to be considered for consignment or auction to info@invitedsales.com Invited Sales also offers TRUCK SERVICES to move your items to or from your home or office to the consignment shoppe to sell on your behalf, and help clean out your home, attic or garage!

Check out our website at: www. invitedsales.com for special sales and shopping events, tag sales, auctions and more!!

pets

Pet Services A GARDEN CITY ANIMAL LOVER doesn’t want to leave your precious pooch or fantastic feline alone all day. I’m reliable, dependable and will walk and feed your pet while you work or travel. Please call Cheryl at 516-505-9717

The State of New York Mortgage Agency offers: • Competitive, fixed-rate mortgages for first-time homebuyers • Downpayment assistance available up to $15,000 • Special program for veterans, active-duty military, National Guard and reservists • Funds available for renovation

1-800-382-HOME(4663)

www.sonyma.org

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

automotive

Auto For Sale 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR: Beige, 51K miles, 1 owner, loaded, well maintained, excellent condition. Car has 1 computer glitch ($1,200 to repair) that can be ignored depending on driver’s needs. $6,800. 516-457-3545

real estate for rent

Apartment For Rent

GARDEN CITY Large 1 Bed, New EIK Immediate $2200 Four Rooms, 2 Bed, updated Kitchen and Bath $2800 up Five rooms, 3 Bed, 2 Full Baths, Many Extras $3400 up Many other rentals available!!

GARDEN CITY PROPERTIES 516-746-1563 GARDEN CITY Art Deco 1 BR with EIK, Living room, 5 huge closets!

Top floor between Franklin and Hilton Avenues. Walking distance to LIRR, parks and town center.Pet friendly. Large rooms with southern exposure! SAVE MONEY! ASSUME OUR LEASE THROUGH 11/2016 (due to recent death) $2,100. Call 516-262-2788

Apartment For Rent GARDEN CITY Large 1 Bed, New EIK Immediate $2100 Four rooms, 2 Bed, updated Kitchen & Bath $2,800 up Five rooms, 3 Bed, 2 Full Baths, Many Extras $3,000 up Many other rentals available!! GARDEN CITY PROPERTIES 516746-1563 GARDEN CITY PARK: 1st floor, private bedroom and bath, full use of basement with separate washer​/ ​d ryer, share kitchen, $1,100 utilities included. Move right in! Jill 516354-4340

Office Space GARDEN CITY SOUTH Ideal location, mint, large office space, 1st floor. Must see to appreciate.

Near LIRR, stores. Available now. $1,475​/​mth. Call Owner 516-5387474 or 538-7476 WILLISTON PARK Office Space: 2000 sf. available on Hillside Ave. Professional Building. Parking Lot, near LIRR & parkways. Full commission paid. Tony 516-248-4080

Vacation Rental OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals.

Full​/​partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-6382102. Online reservations: www. holidayoc.com

real estate for sale

Lots for Sale CATKILL MOUNTAINS ABANDONED FARMHOUSE! 5 acres $69,900. Trout Stream. Handyman 3 BR house, stream, fields, views, beautiful Catskill Mountain setting!

Call 888-479-394 newyorklandlakes.com CATSKILL MOUNTAIN FARMLAND LIQUIDATION! 31 acres $89,900 Beautiful mountain views, woods, fields, apple trees, stonewalls, 3 hrs from NYC! Town road, elect! terms avail. Call 888-9058847 newyorklandlakes.com MOUNTAINTOP FARM! 5 acres $34,900. Jaw dropping views, fields, stonewalls, southern exposure, less than 3 hrs from GW bridge! Call 888-701-7509 NewYorklandlakes.com

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GARDEN CITY

213 Nassau Blvd Sunday 2-4pm 3 BR, 2.5 Bath Colonial CAC, Large EIK, Family Room, Large Backyard 8+ car driveway Walk to LIRR. FSBO $800,000.

Call Jill 516-361-0465

Out Of Town Real Estate

Home Improvements

JAMESPORT PANORAMIC WATERVIEW ARTS & CRAFT style custom 2 story. Deeded beach rights! 4 BR, 3 Bath.

Gourmet galley Kitchen. Master BR suite​/ large balcony. Large screened porch. Exercise room.

Detached 2+ car garage with studio. 50ft to Sandy Sound Beach. $1,249,000 Colony Realty, Carll Austin 516-658-2623

DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979. We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-365-6685.

Insured License H18C730000

JAMESPORT WATERFRONT AT IT’S BEST! Large updated 3 BR, 2 Bath Ranch. Custom Kitchen, LR​/ fireplace, dining area, full basement & 2 car garage. Lovely fenced backyard with patio. Private beach community. Stunning views of the bay! $1,100,000.

MLS#2798588 Colony Realty, Dolores Peterson 631-413-7572

SOUTH JAMESPORT SATURDAY 3/19 12 to 2pm 22 Front St Beautiful bay views abound from this legal 2 family cedar home. Sandy beach across the street. 3 BR, 3 Bath. Water views from every room! Experience historic South Jamesport all year long with income producing property. $695,000.

Colony Realty 631-722-5800

Days / Night Live In or Live Out NO FEE TO EMPLOYERS ** EVON’S SERVICES ** Call: 516-505-5510

Out Of Town Real Estate

Home Improvements

JAMESPORT BAYFRONT! Charming Cedar shingled 2 story. 2 BR, 1 Bath, LR​/ fireplace, Kitchen and Dining area. CAC. Large deck with fabulous views of the bay. Fantastic beach! Great location. $879,000. Colony Realty 631-722-5800

AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Repairs & Maintenance *Handyman & Remodeling *Kitchen Installations *Furniture Assembly *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 23year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Call BOB 516-741-2154

service directory

Laborers

GRACE ROOFING: Est. 1977. slate, tile flat roofs, asphalt and wood shingle roofs, gutters and leaders cleaned and replaced, professional new roof installation.

Free estimates, expert leak repairs. lic​/​ins, local references, residential​/​commerical 516-753-0268 LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628 ONE STOP FOR ALL YOUR HOME improvement needs! Basement, bathroom & kitchen remodeling, carpentry, crown molding, closets, doors, sheetrock, painting, dry wall, repairs, spackling & wall paper removal and installation, decks power washed, stained and built. Gem Basement Doctor 516-623-9822. www.gem-home.com SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain​/​rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com

Painting & Paperhanging JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

Party Help

Tutoring

LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available.Call Kate at 516-248-1545

STOCK MARKET TUTOR: Retired banker and experienced stock market trader available for tutoring high school students on the stock market. Should have some knowledge of the market.

Adults welcome. Text​/​call Ron Goldberg 516-567-8434

Tutoring BAR​/ BAT MITZVAH LESSONS Take the struggle and hassle out of Hebrew and Bar​/​Bat Mitzvah lessons. Michael Marcus Bar and Bat Mitzvah Tutoring and Services. Call 516-524-0191 email michael@barbatmitzvahlessons.com ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT​/​ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading comprehension and writing proficiency. 917-5998007 or email: dianegot@gmail. com LongIslandEnglishTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student.

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Advertising Sales Executive Blank Slate Media Blank Slate Media, a fast-growing chain of 6 award-winning weekly newspapers and website, is looking for an energetic, service-oriented professional with good communications skills to sell display, web and email advertising.

Earn up to $60,000 in the first-year representing the 6 Blank Slate Media publications and website as well the 5 publications and 1 website owned by Blank Slate’s sales partner, Litmor Publications.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and service-oriented sales professional with good communication skills.

Requirements: Minimum of 2 years outside sales experience.

Newspaper sales experience a plus. Must have your own car.

• Exclusive, protected territory • Opportunity to sell both print and online programs • A collegial, supportive sales team • Award-winning editorial coverage.

• A separate newspaper for each community allowing advertisers to target their markets.

And you to provide the most cost-effective way to advertise.

• Represent media that produce superior response for clients.

Compensation • Salary plus commission • Health insurance • Paid holidays • Sick days & holidays

To apply, e-mail your resume and cover letter to sblank@theislandnow.com or call Steve at 516.307-1045 x201 for more information.

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A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www.ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated sine 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed​ /​insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516466-9220

COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.

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TAX PREPARATION by Maria Passariello. Registered IRS & NYS Tax Preparer. We make house calls! New client discount 10%. 25 years experience. Available all ye ar, appointments 7 days. 516-9843328 or mptax1040@gmail.com WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO manage your own money? Would you like to avoid large brokerage houses with their high fees? Learn how to set up and manage your portfolio. Learn the reasons for asset allocation and diversification.

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▼ LEGALS Legal Notice Notice of Formation of 900 Third LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/12/16. Office location: Nassau County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to 900 3rd Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY- SOUTHEASTERN FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC, Pltf. vs. THOMAS FRISCO, et al, Defts. Index #10969/07.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Nov. 20, 2013, I will sell at public auction at CCP (Calendar Control Part) Courtroom in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m., prem. k/a 110 Lincoln St., Garden City, NY. Parcel I k/a Lots Nos. 321 to 325 inclusive, on a certain map entitled, “Manor”surveyed April 1915 by William H. Parry, C.E. and C.S. and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau as Map No. 223, Case No. 1764 on April 21, 1915.

Parcel II k/a Lots Nos. 15 and 16 in Block B, as shown on a certain map entitled, “of Shaw Gardens, situate at Steward Manor, Garden City, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, owned and developed by the Nation Wide Home Builders Corporation, 116-120 W. 32nd Street, New York City, July 1925, surveyed by George A. Fairfield, C.E., Mineola, New York”and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on Sept. 25, 1925 under the File No. 575, Case No. 580. Parcel III k/a Beginning at a point on the Westerly side of Lincoln St. also known as Tenth St. distant 520 ft. Southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Westerly side of Lincoln

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee on behalf of the certificate holders of the Deutsche Bank Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR1, Plaintiff AGAINST Amar Sharma; Monika Sharma; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 15, 2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction CCP Courtroom, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on April 12, 2016 at 11:30AM, premises known as 220 Nassau Boulevard, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. 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: 536 Lot: 40. Approximate amount of judgment $622,803.76 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 13-004810.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: February 5, 2016 NHP 143114 4x 3/11, 18, 25, 4/01, 2016 #143114

Port Washington’s Ahmad Walker (right)

Port Washington’s Ahmad Walker punches ticket to NCAA’s dance Former Schreiber 6th-man leads Stony Brook to tourney

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B y G regory G iaconelli After six years of missing out on a trip to the NCAA tournament, the Stony Brook Seawolves men’s basketball team will return as the 13th seed to take on the 4th-seeded University of Kentucky in Des Moines, Iowa on March 17 at 9:30 p.m.

Stony Brook’s starting lineup will include Port Washington’s Ahmad Walker, a junior guard who earned All-Defensive Team honors in his conference for the Seawolves, which finished with a 23-6 record this year including a 14-2 record in their conference and a 15-1 home record.

Walker finished second on the team in rebounds with an average of 7 a game and total steals with 30.

Walker’s current statistics for the 2015-16 campaign includes starts in all 32 games, where he played over 29 minutes per game. He would average 10.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Walker also earned a total of 135 assists and 33 steals.

As a high school player, Walker spent his freshmen year as a member of Paul Schreiber High School’s varsity team in Port Washington. Schreiber head coach Sean

Dooley touted Walker as a dynamic player who played a big role in their success that year.

“He was the 6th man on a team that made it to the county semifinals in which we lost a very close game to Baldwin” said Dooley. “He was one of our better shooters and was also a strong ball handler and had a great feel for the game.”

One year later, he transferred to St. Dominic’s in Oyster Bay as a sophomore, where he earned an All-Nassau County selection honor. He also played AAU basketball for the Long Island Lightning.

He then played three seasons of varsity basketball at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass., where he set school’s single-game record with 49 points and became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,745 points.

The Seawolves, who were the first seed in the America East playoffs, won all three games they played by decisive margins.

In the championship game against Vermont, Walker registered six points, four rebounds and four assists. With 3:14 left to go in the game, Walker hit a free throw to put the Seawolves up for good.

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LIU Post lacrosse edges Molloy, 9-7 B y T homas S cavetta On Saturday, March 12, the 10h-ranked LIU Post men’s lacrosse team (3-2) secured its third-straight victory, defeating 13th-ranked Molloy College (51), 9-7, in an East Coast Conference tilt at Molloy’s John A. Darcy Field in Rockville Centre.

LIU Post got off to a hot start; scoring four goals in the second period, giving themselves a 6-2 advantage heading into halftime. Senior attacker/midfielder Ryan Slane, sophomore midfielder Dylan Harned, senior attacker Matt Bellando and graduate midfielder Jeremy Morgan all found the back of the cage for the Pioneers during that span.

In the latter stanza, LIU Post continued to dominate as Slane and Harned teamed up for a pair of goals scored just 48 seconds apart, extending the lead to 8-2.

As the Pioneers brought a six goal lead into the final period, all seemed to be said and done.

However, the Lions kept fighting and slowly chipped away at the

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Sophomore midfielder Eric Donahoe defending ground. lead, scoring five out of the next six goals. With just 1:35 to go in the contest, the Lions chopped the deficit down to 9-7.

With a comeback stirring,

junior goalie Matthew Liantonio and the Pioneers buckled down and held on for the win as the Lions only had one shot on goal the rest of the way. Liantonio

made seven saves for his Pioneer squad as his counterpart, Ryan Toomey, stopped 13 shots.

Slane paved the way for LIU Post with four points (3 G, 1 A),

while Harned and Morgan each tallied two goals apiece for the Pioneers.

Overall, Post held the advantage in nearly every category; leading 34-30 in shots, 22-13 in ground balls, 13-of-17 (76.5 percent) on clears and 2-of-4 (50.0 percent) with the man-up opportunity. The Pioneers also won 12 face-offs and caused 11 turnovers. Morgan and sophomore midfielder Kris Alvarado led the Pioneers, causing two miscues apiece. Junior midfielder Anthony Galeotafiore finished 12-of-20 on face-offs.

Head LIU Post men’s lacrosse coach John Jez and the Pioneers look to improve to 4-2 on Saturday, March 19, when they square-off against Chestnut Hill College, in an ECC showdown, in Philadelphia, Pa. Opening draw is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here

by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

LIU Post women sneak by New Haven, 7-5 B y T homas S cavetta The freshman midfielder Ryan McKinney on the LIU Post women’s lacrosse team had a break-out game as she scored three goals to propel the No. 5 ranked team (3-1) to a 7-5 win over fourth ranked University of New Haven (2-1), on Saturday, March 12, at Panther Stadium in

LIU Post’s Stef Vagelatos in action

New Haven, CT. McKinney punched in two of her three markers in the opening stanza. Senior attacker Emily Delaney and junior attacker Stefani Vagelatos scored 55 seconds apart, giving the Pioneers a 4-1 halftime lead.

In the early moments of the latter stanza, New Haven’s junior attacker Corinne Fisher scored back-to-back free-position goals to open the second half, closing the gap to 4-3 with 26:43 remaining. It was all Post from that point on though; as the Pioneers answered every goal the Chargers scored for the remainder of the game.

In addition to McKinney’s three point effort, Delaney logged one goal and two assists for three points in the win. Vagelatos also pitched in, recording two points (one goal, one assist). Junior defender/midfielder Cara Douglas had a solid outing, tallying a goal, four ground balls, four caused turnovers and won two draw controls.

Defensively, the Pioneers held New Haven without a shot and forced four turnovers in the last eight minutes of action, which was enough to claw out the victory. Sophomore goalie Olivia Kirk had a career-high 12 saves for LIU Post. Her

counterpart, junior net-minder Alyssa versity. Opening draw is slated for 4 p.m.

This article was originally published Gionatti, denied 11 shots for the Chargers.

Head LIU Post women’s lacrosse coach in the Pioneer, the award-winning student Meghan McNamara and the Pioneers re- newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioturn to the field on Wednesday, March 16, neer.com, and is republished here by Blank when they make the trip to Philadelphia, Slate Media with the permission of the PioCHERRY - 1-8 Page GENERAL 08-28-15_Layout 1 8/25/15 12:04 PM Page 1 Pa. for a matchup with Philadelphia Uni- neer.

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