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Casino foes to rally again at Belmont

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Group aims to gather support for state bill repealing OK for VLTs

By N o a h Manskar Opponents of a video casino proposed for Belmont Park will rally at the Elmont racetrack Saturday in an effort to gather support for a state law prohibiting such casinos on Long Island.

In addition to growing public support, the group of opponents in Floral Park, Elmont, Franklin Square and other communities bordering Belmont Park hope to get Long Island state senators to support a measure repealing state authorization for video lottery terminal, or VLT, facilities in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

“It’s not a partisan issue. It’s just a quality-of-life issue,” said Tammie Williams, an Elmont-based community organizer who is helping organize the rally.

State Sen. Tony Avella (DQueens) introduced a bill parallel to the measure three Democratic Assembly members have sponsored in that house, a significant step in

the fight against the video casino that residents have waged since Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. announced its plans in December.

The rally aims to push the eight sitting Long Island state senators to support Avella’s bill, Williams said.

It’s part of what Floral Park civic activist Nadia Holubnyczyj-Ortiz called a “two-pronged approach” opponents are taking to kill the Belmont Park plans locally and prevent Photo by Noah Manskar a casino from opening anywhere on Village of Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy (right) and Deputy Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald Long Island on the state level.

“If they move on, where else honor one of 13 village police officers, firefighters and emergency responders who helped are they going to go?” she said. “We save a 15-year-old from dying of an asthma attack in January. See story on page 8. need to remove that threat altogether.”

The bills are currently in committees in both houses, according to the state Legislature’s records.

Efforts to reach a Nassau OTB spokesman for comment were unavailing.

Holubnyczyj-Ortiz and her husband, Marco Ortiz, went to Albany last month to lobby five state “Anything that the police B y N o a h M a n s k a r leader said.

Continued on Page 59 Along with the return of are able to do to help make our

Leaders praise burglary force, continue own efforts

The Nassau County Police Department’s creation of a task force to investigate a sharp rise in the number of burglaries on the North Shore is a positive step, village officials and a civic

the popular problem-oriented police officers, it’s a welcome change to tackle a problem that has worried residents in recent months, four leaders said.

communities more safe and help our residents feel more safe is a plus,” Village of East Williston Mayor David Tanner said.

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Village to gather ideas Flat tax levy still for historic building on Herricks’ table With wide range of uses, demolition unlikely, officials say Among many options board will weigh

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

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

The Village of Floral Park has hired a global real estate firm to help envision a future for Centennial Hall.

The village brought on CBRE, a realty company that operates in more than 60 countries and has a Melville office, last week to develop a request for proposals to renovate the historic but dilapidated building.

The firm and the village are collecting information about the property, its value, potential uses and what the community wants for it, CBRE Senior Vice President Martin Lomazow said, a process that should take about 90 days.

“We’d like to see the broadest range possible of ideas brought back to us, and we’ll winnow it down,” Floral Park Village Administrator Gerard Bambrick said.

Floral Park also plans to send engineers to the site to evaluate the building’s condition, Mayor Thomas Tweedy said, and the village is doing some repairs to maintain it.

The village chose CBRE from among five realty firms who re-

The Herricks school district could use additional state aid money to eliminate a proposed 0.12-percent tax levy increase in next year’s budget, Superintendent Fino Celano said.

But that’s just one of several options the school board will consider if the extra funds come through, he said.

“At this point it’s just a matter of tweaking, finalizing (the budget), and whatever the outcome, it’s going to be a winner, I think,” Celano said.

Herricks could receive a maximum of more than $600,000 in additional funding if the state decides to fully reimburse school districts for the gap elimination adjustment, Celano said, money the state withheld from schools to close gaps in its own budget during the recent financial crisis.

If it comes through, the district could use that money and $260,000 in additional savings from unanticipated retirements to flatten the tax levy this year, Celano said.

It could also spend it on equipment, facility upgrades or capital projects, onetime expenses that could benefit the district, he said.

Celano and other administrators are assembling a “menu” of ways to spend the extra money that includes curb and sidewalk repairs, new fencing, a new school bus, new furniture and other items.

“We want to make this something that is sustainable, so it’ll end up in an area that’s a onetime-only expenditure,” Celano said.

Those items will vary in price, and the school board is “weighing the pros and cons” of making ad-

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the broadest range possible of ideas brought back to us, and we’ll winnow it down.

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sponded to a request for proposals it put out in the fall seeking help with Centennial Hall’s development, village Trustee Lynn Pombonyo said.

The former Masonic Temple

Floral Park’s village government bought Centennial Hall for $1.5 million in 2004. could be restored for a number of purposes, Pombonyo said, including commercial, medical or non-profit offices, retail, apartments or some combination of uses.

CBRE will eventually be engaging residents to determine the use that best fits the community’s needs, Lomazow said.

Bambrick said there’s a possibility that the Village Board will determine none of the uses the firm proposes are the best fit for the village.

But it’s unlikely that the iconic building standing at one of the entrances to Floral Park would be demolished, Lomazow and village officials said, as was discussed at a public hearing in September.

“I don’t think anything’s off the table right now, but I don’t

think we’re getting much in response in the way of tearing it down and putting something there,” Bambrick said.

The village bought Centennial Hall in 2005 for $1.5 million with a $2 million bond.

Since then, it has continued to deteriorate and is only occasionally used. The remaining $500,000 was used to repair the roof.

Residents were divided in September over what the village should do with the building.

Selling to a private entity was one of several options Bambrick presented then for how the village could proceed.

Others included razing the building and replacing it with either a parking lot for $670,000 or one-story community center Continued on Page 59

ditional purchases versus keeping property taxes flat, Celano said.

The board could also potentially increase the tax levy further if it wants to make a large purchase the extra money would not completely cover, he said.

A Herricks tax levy hike could be capped at 0.36 percent over the current year.

“This is fluid right now and we’re still at the proposed 0.12 (percent increase), but it could theoretically go anywhere down to zero and up to 0.36, or anywhere in between,” Celano said.

Other than the savings from retirements and possible additional state aid, Celano said the budget’s foundations have not changed.

The proposed $109.3 million budget reflects a 1.1-percent increase over the current year and adds funds for new teachers and other staff, new and replacement technology equipment, infrastructure fixes and new programs, including an elementary robotics team and additional social-emotional learning programs.

Trustee James Gounaris said last month that presenting a zero-tax increase budget would be a “unique opportunity” the district should take if it can.

Board President Nancy Feinstein, though, said the district would be better off continuing with its proposed increase and use the funds to cover any costs that would be overseen in more difficult years, including a list of repairs and improvements being drafted by the district’s Facilities Committee.

Celano said the school board will likely approve a budget at its April 7 meeting.

District residents will vote on the adopted budget on May 17.

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Farrone axes through glass ceiling Queens resident 1st woman to be elected line officer in Manhasset-Lakeville FD history

By J oe N i k i c

The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department made history last Thursday at its firehouse election.

Carly Farrone, a six-year MLFD firefighter, was elected as 2nd lieutenant of the department’s Company #5, making her the first female in the department’s history to hold a line officer position.

“It’s very gratifying,” Farrone said. “All the hard work that I’ve put into my company and the department has been recognized in such a way that they were willing to nominate me and then elect me as a line officer that’s leading not only my company but could be leading others in the future.”

Farrone, a seventh-grade social studies teacher and Queens resident, said she hopes her election will open the doors for other women to join local fire departments.

“Any female can do this and there are no limitations to what you can do,” she said. “Just because this is a heavily male profession doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to do it.”

Farrone comes from a family with a long history of service to the M-LFD.

Her father, Mike Farrone, is a 30-year veteran of the department, who currently serves as vice president of Company 5 and formerly served as chief of the department.

While he never pushed his daughter to join the fire department, Mike said, his years serving the department may have sparked her interest in joining the fire department.

“She grew up in the fire house since I’ve been there for more than a whole life, but I never forced it on her,” he said. “I never asked her why she wanted to do it but I was very proud that she did.”

Mike added that it was “unbelievable” that she was elected as Company 5’s 2nd Lieutenant by members of the company.

Carly said seeing her father’s dedication to the fire department made her want to serve the community.

“Being able to be with him for five years, I was able to do and learn so much,” she said. “The dedication he has to this organization is definitely a reason why I pursued being a line officer.”

She added that she was like her father’s “right-hand” when they would respond to calls to-

gether.

“When we would go on calls, yeah, he had other people, but I was there too,” Carly said.

She said her duties include handling company membership, making sure fire trucks are loaded with the necessary supplies and equipment and making decisions for her company both within the firehouse and on calls.

Mike said he would like to see an increase in female firefighters in the department.

“I hope that she’s a role model for other women because we can use all the volunteers we can get with men or women,” he said.

“Hopefully it opens up the doors for other young women.”

“It’s a job that men and women can do,” Mike added. “It’s not just a man’s job anymore.”

Carly said her election as line officer shows the growth of women in Nassau County who are getting involved with local fire departments.

“I see, generally in Nassau County, more females in the fire service and I think it’s great,” she said. “I’m so excited that we can Carly Farrone, the first woman ever named a line officer serve our community just as well in Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department history, with her or better than a man can.” father Mike, a 30-year Manhasset-Lakeville veteran.

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NHP-GCP avoids cuts, will add tech The New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school district will maintain its programs and enhance some of them despite the tight tax levy cap that has pressured Nassau County school districts, district officials said Monday.

A 7-percent increase in state aid and savings in personnel and some other costs helped the district as it formulated the $37.4 million draft budget for 201617 under a 0.38-percent cap on tax levy growth, Superintendent Robert Katulak said.

“We asked ... everybody to really roll up their sleeves and come forward with a budget that makes sense for what they actually need — not just what they want, but more importantly, what they need,” Assistant Superintendent for Business Michael Frank told the school board and parents Monday night.

The $113,000 growth in the property tax levy to $29.9 million will result in an average school tax increase of $12.38 per homeowner, Frank said.

As in other districts, about $360,000 in extra state aid and reductions in district contribu-

tions to state pension funds help offset the miniscule tax revenue growth, Frank said, the result of a small 0.12-percent increase in the consumer price index, a costof-living indicator.

“As taxpayers we’re certainly going to be happy about this, but as a school district it concerns us greatly,” Frank said.

Retirements helped reduce some district personnel costs, Katulak said. The district has also found savings through service-sharing agreements with other districts, he said.

The district also plans to use $860,000 of savings from its

Missing man found after 2 days

By N o a h M a n s k a r A New Hyde Park man who went missing from his Spruce Lane home March 20 has been found, Nassau County police said Tuesday.

Obed Lordson, 30, was located almost two days after he was last seen, according to a Silver alert sent at 6:20 p.m. March 22.

Police could not say where or in what condition he was found.

Lordson left his house in an unknown direction at 10 p.m. Sun-

day, according to a Silver Alert issued March 21.

It’s not known whether he was traveling on foot or in a vehicle.

Lordson, described as a white Hispanic man with black hair and brown eyes, sent a text message to his brother saying “If anything happens to me please take (care),” police said.

Police could not confirm whether Lordson had any mental illness, cognitive disability or suicidal tendencies.

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fund balance to supplement revenue where it cannot increase the tax levy, Frank said.

“We keep it so that we can use it to fill the hole or the void in the revenue budget so that we can utilize those savings to help fund things that are on the expenditure budget,” he said.

Increases in salaries and benefits — about 80 percent of the district’s expenses — drive the 1.59-percent growth in the overall budget, Frank said. Costs for those two items are set to increase 1.63 percent, he said, while all other expenses together are decreasing 0.03 percent.

The budget will allow New Hyde Park-Garden City Park to purchase new equipment for its science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, or STEAM, initiatives, and to start implementing a one-to-one technology program, Katulak said.

The district will upgrade its computer carts for science classes and replace the iPads used in English-as-a-second-language classes, as well as several color printers and touch-screen white boards across its four schools, Katulak said.

The one-to-one device initiative will start “slowly” in sixth-

grade classrooms, Katulak said, with each class getting five devices for use in class. Teachers will also work over the summer to create a framework for STEAM-based classroom activities, he said.

“We don’t settle for status quo,” Katulak said. “Once we get students at a certain level, our principals help and say, ‘Okay, what’s it now we can do to move them forward?’”

Administrators incorporated suggestions parents and students gave at budget input sessions as they worked to maintain its programs, Katulak said.

The district is also working on another three-year plan for district spending, he said.

Resident Kurt Langjahr proposed centralizing the district in two larger schools instead of four to reduce tax increases and handle enrollment growth.

In response, Katulak said the district has reduced tax increases from double digits to less than 2 percent over the years and is using every available space in its current buildings.

District residents will vote on the budget and candidates for three school board seats on Continued on Page 59

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Town widens pool for disclosures Town contractors, family members to make annual financial filings after Terry flap

By J oe N i k i c

North Hempstead officials voted Tuesday to amend the town’s financial disclosure policy after the town discovered it failed to collect financial disclosure statements from the town’s former Democratic Party leader Gerard Terry.

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said at Tuesday’s board meeting the amended law is “more comprehensive� by requiring family members of employees who work at the town, who also work at the town, to file financial disclosure reports. “Everything that we’re requiring the person who is filling out the disclosure for themselves, they also now have to include all of those members of their spouse’s family as well,� Bosworth said.

Pursuant to state law, North Hempstead adopted a code of ethics in December 1990, the online version of the town code says.

Section 16A-7 outlines who is required to submit the town’s financial disclosure statement each year, including elected officials, candidates for town office, purchasing and contract officers, department heads and their deputies, in addition to party leaders.

The form requires filing officials to

who until recently was the attorney for the town’s Board of Zoning Appeals and special counsel for the town attorney, owes more than $1.4 million in federal and state back taxes, has been party to five lawsuits and let his attorney registration lapse for three years.

The town never collected financial disclosure statements from Terry, the head of the North Hempstead Democratic Committee from 2007 until he resigned Feb. 1, except for a brief period, or any other party leader, town attorney Elizabeth Botwin said.

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has said she is investigating Terry’s tax issues and public jobs.

The North Hempstead ethics board is investigating Concetta Terry, Gerard Terry’s wife and a deputy town clerk, for allegedly omitting her husband’s tax debts from her financial disclosure records.

Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth None of her disclosure reports from the 2006 calendar year list Gerard Terreport financial interests, outside em- ry’s tax warrants or liens, though she did ployment, debts, investments and other report her and her husband’s outstandinformation for themselves and their ing auto loans.

Bosworth said the town attorney’s spouse and children.

Bosworth ordered a review of town office reviewed the financial disclosure policies and procedures after a Newsday policy and received recommendations report revealed last month that Terry, from the town’s ethics board about who

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Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin said the town’s Board of Ethics receives every financial disclosure report in May and reviews each of them individually. “There is a process in our ethics code for the board to ask questions about any concerns or what seem to be discrepancies,� Botwin said.

Bosworth said the amended law also requires outside contractors who “directly advise boards� to file financial disclosure reports.

The town code calls for a civil penalty of up to $10,000 if a filer “knowingly and willfully with intent to deceive makes a false statement or gives information which such individual knows to be false� on a disclosure statement.

Also at the board meeting, the board passed a resolution updating the list of employees of the town who hold “policymaking positions� to file financial disclosure reports.

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Floral Park’s Village Board honored 13 life-saving first-responders at its March 16 meeting.

F.P. honors 13 who helped save boy’s life

By N o a h M a n s k a r The Village of Floral Park took some time Wednesday night to honor 13 lifesaving first-responders whom Mayor Thomas Tweedy called the village’s “everyday heroes.”

The group of Floral Park firefighters, police officers and EMTs helped save a 15-year-old resident from succumbing to an asthma attack in January.

“I heard about this and I was just immediately just heartened,” Tweedy said.

“There’s a family today that is breathing easily and happy and really, really appreciative of the actions of this department.”

Floral Park police sent officers to the child’s home after getting a 911 call about the asthma attack at 10:50 p.m. Jan. 31.

Officers Michael Saville and Michael Vigorito arrived first and started CPR after finding the boy was not breathing and did not have a pulse.

EMT Steve O’Hare from the fire department’s Rescue Company then arrived

and told other first-responders CPR was underway.

Fire Chief and EMT Michael Longobardi then arrived and helped with CPR. After an ambulance came, the boy was breathing on his own and had a pulse.

But his heart stopped again and firstresponders re-started it with CPR. The boy is still in the hospital, fire Chief Brian Naughton told Tweedy, but his family told Naughton the first-responders were the reason he was alive.

“Words cannot begin to express the appreciation this board has for the work that you do, but especially in this moment,” Tweedy said.

Other rescue workers involved in the incident were Critical Care EMTs Marion McGrane and Marty Cook; EMTs Lynn Willie, Allison Bennett and William Lauria II; fire department Capt. Patrick Smith, EMT and Lt. Tim Slavin and Chief John Florio, Sr.

Village weighing limits for hookah, vape shops

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“We believe that it would be already prohibited in certain areas, but better New Hyde Park’s Village Board is con- to have it spelled out as opposed to insidering restrictions on hookah bars and ferred,” Lofaro said.

Section 195-13 of New Hyde Park’s electronic cigarette shops as their prevavillage code says certain “adult” establence grows, Mayor Robert Lofaro said.

A proposed local law would explicitly lishments can operate in industrial zones define “hookah bar” and “vape shop” as with a special-use permit from the Board an adult use in the village code, subject- of Zoning Appeals, but cannot be within ing them to distance and other restric- 2,000 feet of each other or within 800 feet of a school, church, park, playground, tions.

The code already implies hookah playing field or public library.

It lists 11 specific types of adult uses bars and vape shops would be adult uses because minors aren’t legally allowed in subject to those restrictions, including them, Lofaro said, but the village wants to strip clubs, tattoo parlors, piercing salons Continued on Page 59 give “no room for interpretation.”

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No cuts, some fee hikes in draft NHP budget

B y N o a h M a n s k a r tax levy reflecting an estimated said, offset by increases in work- some building department fees, to exceed the tax cap, but Lofaro The Village of New Hyde Park’s preliminary 2016-17 budget will not require it to cut any services or pierce the state tax levy cap, Mayor Robert Lofaro said this week.

The $6,139,000 budget is about $80,000 larger than last year, he said, with a $4,237,000

0.64-percent increase, the largest the village is allowed under state law.

“We don’t see anything that’s so significant that will change that dramatically at this point,” Lofaro said.

An increase in the village’s assessed value to $21.8 million drove revenue growth, Lofaro

er’s compensation and insurance expenses.

While the budget would not require any cuts, the village is proposing some small fee increases, such as raising the price of a residential parking permit from $75 to $100, Lofaro said.

Other possible hikes include fines for parking violations and

he said.

Actual costs for expenses such as insurance and property tax grievance payments were less than the village’s higher “conservative” estimates, Lofaro said, helping the village in a tight budget season.

The Village Board scheduled a public hearing to authorize it

said that hearing will likely be canceled.

“We’ll continue to make adjustments until the time when we have to adopt it,” Lofaro said.

New Hyde Park’s Village Board will hold a hearing on the budget on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Village Hall at 1420 Jericho Turnpike.

End of contract leaves N. Hills looking for fire help in protecting our village residents and you’re tellThe Village of North Hills agreed last ing me that you don’t Wednesday to secure fire protection from want to renew?”

Natiss said he sent another source after the Albertson Fire Department said in a letter it would not Albertson Fire Chief Jason Lasek a letter and renew a contract for next year.

Officials said the Village Board re- asked the Village Attorceived a letter from the Albertson Fire ney Thomas Levin to conCompany on Feb. 10, saying the company tact the Albertson Fire did not want to renew the village’s con- Company attorney, but tract for the coming year, from June 1, no emails have been returned so far.

2016, to May 31, 2017.

Efforts to reach Lasek Marvin Natiss The letter said the company would serve the area until the village could se- and Daniel Giordano, cure new fire protection, but would charge chairman of the Albertson Fire District’s on a pro-rated basis, not their standard Board of Trustees, were unavailing.

Village Administrator Marianne Loyearly fee, officials said.

“I was very disturbed with this,” May- baccaro said she spoke with a company GCN_Waldorf-HALF-EC-APRIL2016_2016 2/24/2016 1:08 PM Page 1 or Marvin Natiss said. “We’re interested board member, who explained how

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the payment rates have changed, but did not provide other information regarding the decision or letter.

Deputy Mayor Dennis Sgambati said it seems the fire company has made up their mind.

“Isn’t it evident that if he doesn’t return your calls or Marianne’s calls, that they don’t want to do it, they don’t want to be our fire protection?” he said.

“But that’s not the problem, we told them we would pay them based on their rate from last year and now they don’t want it anymore,” Natiss said. “It makes no sense to me. I don’t know who is in

charge there but he certainly doesn’t return my calls or emails so maybe he doesn’t want to talk to me.”

Sgambati said the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department now has a closer location on Plandome Road, which could better serve North Hills and reduce response times.

The village entered a contract with the Albertson Fire Company and the Roslyn Fire Company “for the safety of certain portions of our village” that are farther from Manhasset-Lakeville fire houses, Natiss said.

“Maybe we should be speaking to Manhasset-Lakeville and tell them that we want their service faster,” Natiss said at the board meeting. “Get ManhassetLakeville, and let’s find out what has to be done.”

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Draft Mineola budget shows $1.2M growth

By N o a h Manskar

The Mineola school district’s budget will likely grow $1.2 million next year despite a decrease in the tax levy mandated by the state’s tax cap law, Superintendent Michael Nagler said Thursday.

The $90,864,512 draft 2016-2017 budget Nagler presented to the Mineola school board Thursday shows a 1.34-percent increase over the current year, while the $78,843,160 tax levy is about $10,000 smaller, with the district’s tax levy cap set at -0.012 percent.

Some $6.75 million in state aid and the use of $900,000 in unallocated fund balance money — $650,000 above the district’s norm — will help offset the smaller tax levy, Nagler said, allowing the district to maintain its programs and fund some capital projects.

“This is the time to address our buildings and continue all the work we’re doing in our buildings ...,”

Nagler said. “It’s appropriate. It’s not driving bonding, it’s not extra money.

We’re able to do all of this because we planned properly.”

As they did last month, school board members emphasized the importance of voters approving the budget with the tax levy decrease to avoid taking on a contingency budget.

That would maintain the current tax levy, but the district couldn’t spend money on equipment and would be subject to other regulations, Nagler said.

“The irony is that a failed budget costs us more than a passed budget, and we can do less because we’re hampered by the laws of the contingency,” school board Trustee Margaret Ballantyne-Mannion said.

The use of the extra fund balance money, normally unassigned to any specific expense, is “onetime spending,” Nagler said.

It will go to three specific areas: $200,000 for capital projects, $330,000

Mineola school Superintendent Michael Nagler for facilities upgrades and $120,000 for equipment, he said.

District officials already plan to shrink those lines by the same amounts in the 2017-2018 budget.

“We have ways of accounting,” Nagler said.

“We’re going to spend this money and we’ll see what we can spend it on, but it’s fine to do this and still be okay moving forward.”

The larger budget funds a few high-priority

capital projects in the district’s five-year capital plan Nagler presented earlier this month.

The $200,000 in additional capital money will install air conditioning in Jackson Avenue School’s classrooms, add a district storage facility and build three new music classrooms at Mineola High School, Nagler said.

The $830,000 facilities upgrade line will fund a bus loop at Mineola Middle

School and possibly some other projects, he said.

Equipment expenditures will also likely increase by $500,000, Nagler said.

The district could see more state aid after the state adopts a budget in early April, Nagler said.

If that happens, he said, the district could either reduce the amount of appropriated fund balance money or pay for “another one-shot item,” such as installing new lockers at Mineola High School.

“That’s a one-time expense,” Nagler said. “It’s not going to re-occur, it’s got a big effect for our students and our infrastructure, and you could add that.”

Other expense drivers include increases in salaries and healthcare spending, Nagler said.

Like other districts, Mineola is helped this year by decreases in its required contributions to the state teacher and employee retirement funds. But the teacher retirement contributions could increase next

year, Nagler said.

“It kind of balances itself out, but you can’t rely on that,” he said.

School board President Christine Napolitano praised the budget, saying the district has recently undertaken important capital improvements, which former administrations had put off.

“When I think about how much has been accomplished over the last, you know, seven, eight years, it’s really remarkable that we’re still able to do this kind of — address these things this way,” she said.

In other developments, Nagler said sod has been laid and a retaining wall has been built in the outfield at Mineola High School’s baseball field, progress in one of the projects in a $7 million package of capital improvements voters approved in the fall.

A fence will be installed in the outfield, and the field should be ready for the first league baseball game of the season in April, Nagler said.

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G.N. schools aim to retain staff amid cuts B y N e g l a h S h a rm a and Joe Nikic After unveiling its $218.93 million budget last week that calls for cuts to 14 teaching positions and 21 other employees, Great Neck Public Schools officials said the district was looking at ways to rehire employees who get laid off.

“Through retirements, we are going to be able to consider many of those people for other positions if they qualify for them,” District Assistant Superintendent for Business John Powell said. “We’re trying to reduce as much through efficiency and attrition but where possible we will re-employ some of these people in existing openings that were not slated to be reduced.”

Board Vice President Larry Gross said at last Monday’s board meeting 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.

Powell said 21 non-teaching positions would also need to be eliminated to keep the budget under the state-mandated .17 percent tax cap.

These employees include one full-time administrative staff member, nine paraprofessionals, three full-time and three parttime clerical staff members, one buildings and grounds department supervisor and four cleaning attendants.

“We won’t be able to get everybody, but as many as we can where there’s a position, and the person can do the job, we will redirect that person to that open position,” Powell said.

He also said the decision to decrease spending in the budget came down to either cutting classroom programs or district staff members.

“We try to make any reductions as far away from the classroom as possible,” Powell said. “Every position is important and we value everybody that works for us, however, in making these difficult cuts, which are very painful, unfortunately you will not see these types of numbers without touching the instructional program.”

The preliminary budget for 2016-17 school year calls for a $2,229,611, or 1.03 percent, increase to the current year’s budget.

At a budget workshop on Saturday, the board presented how it intended to spend $19 million of a capital reserve fund established last year after residents voted to approve a 10-year capital plan for infrastructure improvements to the district’s school buildings.

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Overseas trips tabled pending policy, info

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

A need for a new policy and some more information led the Sewanhaka school board to table approval for five international field trips Tuesday.

The board needed to approve an amendment to its field trip policy requiring any district student traveling internationally to purchase the maximum level of travel insurance before it could authorize five overseas class trips for the spring of 2017, Superintendent Ralph Ferrie said.

Administrators also needed some clarification about the ratio of chaperones to students and how many chaperones the tour company, American Council for International Studies, would include in the cost of the trip, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Cheryl Champ said.

“It’s the same company, but different amounts of comped seats,” Champ said.

“So I just need to get clarification if that’s the company or that’s just the way we’re writing things.”

The school board unanimously approved the policy change and will likely approve the trips — two to Italy, one each to Spain and Costa Rica and a fifth to both England and Ireland —in April.

Three sets of documents outlining the trips say ACIS will waive the cost of one

chaperone for every eight students, and one says one chaperone will travel free for every six students.

One outline does not list a number.

The trips next year are part of English, social studies and foreign language classes at Floral Park Memorial, New Hyde Park Memorial and Elmont Memorial high schools.

They cost between $3,425 and $4,699 per student and last between eight and 10 days.

The district has sponsored the trips for several years, Champ said, even when several districts stopped allowing international travel after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The district tries to get them approved a year in advance, she said.

Also at its March 22 meeting, the school board granted tenure to Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services Regina Agrusa and Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Kevin O’Brien.

The board also approved changes to its policies on parental involvement and disposition of property.

The Sewanhaka school board will next hold a special budget meeting April 12 before its vote on the district budget May 4.

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Mineola offers model to combat empty stores

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he re-election of trustees Paul Pereira and Paul Cusato in the Village of Mineola was more than voters’ endorsement of four residential projects that the Village Board has approved since 2008.

It was also an endorsement of an approach to development that began more than a decade ago when the Village Board reached out to the community and began a planning process that resulted in a Master Plan to redevelop Mineola’s downtown business district — an approach that other villages and the Town of North Hempstead would be wise to follow.

The two challengers to Pereira and Cusato — ironically both former mayors who played important roles in the development of the Master Plan — engaged in a substantive debate about the size of four projects projected to produce 1,075 apartments, and their impact on traffic, parking and water sewer services.

Both Larry Werther and John Colbert also raised legitimate questions about tax breaks given to developers by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

We share their concerns about IDAs giving tax breaks for projects that don’t produce the jobs called for in state IDA legislation and a flaw in the IDA legislation that prevents school districts from counting the developments that receive the tax breaks in property assessments even after the tax breaks have ended.

But those are issues for the state and county to address, or as their habit, not.

The village trustees had to deal with the law as it is and we believe they responded wisely, negotiating millions of dollars in contributions from developers that allowed the village to fund needed capital improvements at no cost to taxpayers.

The village trustees also addressed concerns about traffic and parking during a number of public hearings on the projects that brought out large crowds on both sides of the issue. The board listened to the concerns of residents, but backed by various studies on the projects were able to make a strong case for approving the four projects — two on Old Country Road on the south side of the LIRR rail

road tracks that divide downtown Mineola and two north of the railroad tracks.

These developments offer a good test for the urban-transit model of residential development touted as a means of attracting young professionals to Long Island.

With one downtown apartment complex open and another nearing completion, the results thus far have been good.

The one building that has opened — the 275-unit Modera at 140 Old Country Road — has reported strong demand and a spate of businesses have opened or filed for permits to open on Mineola Boulevard in the heart of the downtown business district.

In almost each instance, the business owners have cited the opening of the Modera and the other projects in the works for choosing to locate in Mineola.

Mayor Scott Strauss said the Village Board would take a “little breather” after approving Mineola’s fourth commuter apartment complex to further assess the impact on developments that were many years in the making, but have seemed to come together all at once.

But the Village Board has not curtailed its efforts to help improve business in the downtown district, approving a parking study of the downtown business district and unveiling an innovative program to help local businesses upgrade their storefronts through a grant obtained by the village. The program, which has been strongly supported by the Mineola Chamber of Commerce, will help local businesses address an area where national chain stores have often had a strong advantage over local retailers — curb appeal.

These initiatives reflect a commitment on the part of Mineola’s village trustees to work with local businesses and those seeking to open local businesses to find solutions that balance the needs of the businesses with those of residents. Even though circumstances differ from community to community, the Village of Mineola’s initiatives are another example that the other villages on the North Shore as well as the Town of North Hempstead would do well to follow.

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Trustees make right development choices

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am happy that the two Mineola trustees will remain in office.

The published picture with the very tall buildings looked ridiculous and have nothing to do with what is happening.

The way it stands today, the Hudson House is not imposing.

All I suggest is that the lights on the lower edge of the building be shaded somewhat as they are glaring to the distant observer.

The Mineola Modera has a classy ‘Fifth Avenue’ look. 250 Old Country Road is simpler yet good.

I believe that what is referred to as The Village Green should by all means have the go-ahead and make the most of it. In the long run Fox and the other stores on Main Street will benefit.

The present building though in good condition is from another era.

I don’t know its history but there is something dark and spooky about it. I sense it clearly but I don’t know what it means.

The proposed building with what might be like a courtyard in the center would do wonders for that area.

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I went over to Searing Avenue and looked at the two spaces which were church property.

Due to the surrounding buildings, no frame single family houses are visible.

Like the nine others off of Willis Avenue, they will go unnoticed.

After these are completed, a breather would be in order to see how it works out.

As for the concerns of ‘Suburban Mineola’, it would be as if they all don’t exist.

There is room for at least three more apartment houses

south of the tracks and west of Roslyn Road for future consideration.

Mineola downtown should make the most of what is done.

Once those spaces are used, that will be the end of it.

As far as traffic is concerned, the six buildings in Birchwood Court add up to more than twice as much as the Modera and 250 Old Country Road combined.

Two or three years ago on a nice warm weekday morning I watched the entrance to Birchwood Court during rush hour.

The number of vehicles en-

tering and leaving were so few as to have no effect on traffic.

All I did was observe.

None of this ‘do a study thing’ using up money for nothing. So trite like “curb cut.” Some kind of quip?

I also notice that being a ‘politico’ for a length of time develops a blindness for the ability of being ‘honest able’.’

As for the other more than 20 older apartment houses in Mineola, traffic entering and leaving is not as much as noticeable.

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A loo k on the li g hter si d e

What we say to teens, and what they hear

O

ne of my favorite Gary Larson cartoons is titled “What we say to dogs.”

It shows a man scolding his pet: “Okay, Ginger!

I’ve had it! You stay out of the garbage! Understand, Ginger?”

The second half of the same cartoon is titled “What they hear”: “Blah blah GINGER blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah GINGER.” Along the same lines, I have often wondered if something similar goes on in the heads of our teenagers, when we try to help them, enlighten them, or — at our most daring moments — give them advice.

For example: You find your teenager slumped at their desk, fast asleep over an assignment they told you was due the next day.

You shake them and say, “Sweetheart, you’re obviously exhausted. Why not put on pajamas, get into bed, and tackle this again in the morning?”

“But mom!” they wail. “I’ve just finished reading the material. I’d only have to read it all over again, in the morning. I can’t waste that kind of time!”

“But you’ll be so much more blah blah blah if you’ve had enough blah.”

Whereupon you close the door and tiptoe away.

Another time, mom almost breaks her toe on her child’s backpack. “This thing is so heavy! Why must you take so many books back and forth? I bet if I put a thread across each one, we’d find you never even opened them.”

“Mom, you’re so weird! I need them all, okay? What’s it to you, anyway?”

“I’m just blah blah blah about your back! I’m afraid you’ll blah blah blah, with so much blah.”

Nothing gets taken out of the backpack.

Teenagers often leave their belongings strewn all around the bedroom — no, all over the

Judy epstein

A Look on the Lighter Side house.

Dad has a suggestion: “Don’t you think it would be easier to find your things if you kept them all in one place? Or at least in the same place, one day to the next?”

“I’m fine like this.”

“But then you wouldn’t have to panic, looking for blah, blah, or blah-blah-blah, every time you go out.”

Deaf ears.

There are times when your teen will start moaning about their to-do list: “Mom, I’ve got so much homework, I don’t know where to begin!”

It is tempting to make a suggestion: “Why don’t you start with the hardest thing on your list?”

But don’t bother. Their answer is ready: “That’s just crazy!

Why would I settle for getting one thing done, when in the same amount of time I could finish everything else on the list?”

“Well, sweetheart, a lot of experts say blah blah blah more energy, but blah blah blah blah blah.”

Hours later, they’re still fussing over that to-do list, without having gotten any farther.

At least you’ve said your piece.

Sometimes teens are upset by what their friends say or do.

But it’s useless to advise them.

“Yes, it’s upsetting when people don’t understand you.

But if you try not to blah blah so seriously, then blah blah blah so unhappy.”

Even shoe shopping can become an exercise in non-communication: “If the shoes don’t fit you in the store, honey, don’t buy them, because they’ll never feel any better.”

“That’s just not true, mom.

The salesman said if I don’t like the fit, I can bring them back and he can stretch them.”

“Yes, they say that, but trust me, blah blah blah never works, and then you won’t be able to blah blah blah for any credit.”

Yes, when contemplating giving advice to teens, you should probably just save your breath.

They will not hear you — at least, not until they have teens of their own.

I should know; I was the teen in every one of those scenarios.

It’s a good thing my parents didn’t strangle me — so I can now pass along all their good advice to my kids.

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A man who helped lead ‘A Citizens Century’

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y dear friend, Harold Saunders, died this month.

Hal’s obituary in The New York Times (March 9) demonstrates why he was respected and admired by so many.

Working with Hal for more than two decades, I was able to learn first-hand the depth of his influence on people of all ages.

In my previous column, I shared concerns that the American Enlightenment was in jeopardy.

Hal will be deeply missed because his life epitomized sustained quests for rational discourse, and for encouraging empathetic relationships.

Hal has been properly celebrated for his key role as Assistant Secretary of State for President Carter in developing the Camp David accords in 1977.

He served on the National Security Council for Presidents of both parties, and he was a member of the International Negotiation Network at the Carter Presidential Center.

My direct ties with Hal came through the Kettering Foundation where he served as director of International Affairs.

Saunders and Kettering were perfectly matched for each other. This marvelous Foundation, headed by David Mathews (who

served as Secretary of Health Education and Welfare for President Ford), undertakes wide-ranging research that seeks understanding of “what it takes to make democracy work as it should.”

During my decades of participating in dozens of “Research Exchanges” at the Foundation in Dayton, Ohio and in Washington, Hal’s international leadership has been increasingly evident.

Representatives from more than 30 nations participate in some of our sessions.

Kettering and Hal represent the polar opposite from angry partisans who often rush to rigid judgments.

Saunders and the Foundation emphasize rational, deliberative, civil discourse as a pathway for citizens to seek reliable knowledge as a basis for making informed public judgments.

The approaches by Saunders and the National Issues Forums (affiliated with Kettering) do indeed take account of “values,” but they emphasize the importance of careful listening to others for understanding and to seek “common ground.”

I always liked Hal’s emphasis on one of the phrases used by Kettering: “A Different Kind of Talk, Another Way to Act.” At Hofstra University and

Michael D’Innocenzo Out of Left Field Long Island libraries, we were privileged, on several occasions, to learn directly from Hal Saunders how our political process and our democracy could be strengthened.

With many students and Nassau adults, I shared an appreciation of Hal’s book: “A Public Peace Process: Sustained Dialogue to Transform Racial and Ethnic Conflicts.”

Hal Saunders believed that our era could become “The Citizens’ Century.”

The Times concluded its obituary appreciation noting his view that governments were faced with more problems than they can address.

Hal Saunders said: “Citizens outside of government increas-

ingly have an opportunity to fill that void.”

Kettering Foundation President David Mathews observed: “We will remember his interest in young people. He reached out to college students and built a network devoted to sustained dialogue, one of the primary themes of his work in recent years.”

“He tackled some of the greatest challenges of our times — protracted conflict, destructive relationships, weak governance, dysfunctional democracy and the need for a new world view,” Dr. Mathews continued.

Living as an “idealist without illusions” is a noble aspiration, as John F. Kennedy averred. Hal Saunders understood that common ground, respect, and empathy were not easy to achieve.

How, then, can “A Public Peace Process” develop when people come from varying religions, races, ethnicities, and genders?

Relationship building for people in deep human conflict “involves putting the past into a manageable perspective so that it no longer blocks development of a fully cooperative and peaceful relationship.”

Saunders states that this “ultimate transformation” involves acknowledgement, contrition, forgiveness and reconciliation.

In his book and through the Sustained Dialogue Network (which he founded), Saunders outlines 5 significant steps for a public peace process to work. The first step is assembling people who are willing to talk and listen deeply about a problem that affects them seriously.

This reminds me of Montesquieu’s “le vertu,” the willed initiative. Like other scholars, Saunders cites Tocqueville’s theme in “Democracy in America” of citizens’ capacity for associational activity.

Gary Wills goes even a step beyond when he writes about the radicalism of Thomas Jefferson and his belief in “benevolence” — that most people are characterized by wanting to do good, and are eager to be respected for social caring.

How many people are enough to start and sustain an effective public peace process?

I will consider those queries in my next column.

In the meantime, I am sure you will find keen interest in three of Hal Saunders’ associations — and you can join the discourse for “The Citizens’ Century” www.kettering.org www.nifi.org www.sustaineddialogue.org D’Innocenzo’s website is: michaeldinnocenzo.com

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Cuomo, MTA unrealistic on 3rd track

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ov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest announcements that no homes will be taken and seven grade crossings will be eliminated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track project was lacking specific details.

The same is true for MTA’s claim that by using the same contractor for both design and construction, it will save both time and money, resulting in only a five year construction duration.

This may be unrealistic.

Both Gov. Cuomo and the MTA/LIRR claiming that they can fast track this project for $1.5 billion is wishful thinking.

The current cost estimate is based upon previous outdated planning feasibility studies from over ten years ago.

There is little environmental and no preliminary or final design and engineering efforts necessary to validate any actual construction costs. They will need to be refined as the project progresses beyond the planning and environmental phases into real and final design efforts. Value engineering, which is a process used to reduce costs, will be needed during the final design phase.

Unfortunately, history has shown that estimated costs for construction usually trend upwards as projects mature toward 100 percent final design.

Progression of final design refines the

detailed scope of work necessary to support construction. The anticipated final potential cost will never be known until completion.

Costs will be further refined by award of construction contracts followed by any unforeseen site conditions and change orders to the base contracts during the course of construction.

It could easily cost $700 million to a $1 billion more than the $1.5 billion to cover costs of either elevating or sinking roadways at 7 crossings (three in New Hyde Park, two in Mineola and two in Westbury) within the existing right of way.

Cuomo is only advocating providing seed money of $7 million to support planning, preliminary design and engineering along with environmental work within the proposed 2015- 2019 MTA Five Year Capital Program.

This still needs approval by Albany Capital Program Review Board.

Don’t be surprised if the balance of $1.5 billion is higher to support property acquisition of up to 30 businesses, final design and engineering, third party construction and construction management oversight.

There is also the need for contingency funding (usually from 5 percent to 10 percent of the overall total project cost to deal with bids that come in above the engineers estimates, along with change orders to construction, construction management and

other contracts).

Add another $700 million to a $1 billion for elimination of seven grade crossings. You are now looking at a potential project cost between $2.2 to $2.5 billion!

These costs may have to be spread out between the 2020-2024 and 20252029 future Five Year Capital Programs.

(Remember that LIRR Eastside Access started at $3.5 billion in 1999 and has grown to $10.8 billion today and how much more tomorrow.

Funding to date has been spread out over three Five Year Capital Programs and will end up being programmed over five Five Year Capital Programs upon completion in 2023 or later.

MTA LIRR plans to use “design build” as a means to both save money and complete construction within five years. This has pros and cons.

Tradition has most projects reach 100 percent final design reviewed and approved by both user groups (various LIRR departments including communications, maintenance, power, track and signal) and all permitting agencies. Design Build brings the project up to 30 percent final design before being bid.

The winning contractor advances the project up to 100 percent design in parallel with construction.

There are potential problems with fast tracking projects with the design/ build process. Consider the clear conflict of interest when the same firm performs both final design and construction.

When change orders occur as a result of design error, omission or unforeseen site conditions, will the company voluntarily report and pay for their own mistakes?

It is the equivalent of the fox watching the hen house.

The LIRR will have to hire engineering construction management oversight firms, along with additional in-house engineers and procurement specialists to protect their interests.

They monitor quality assurance and quality control to insure that the contractor adheres to the original design specifications.

These resources are also needed for review and approval of change orders to insure that they are both fair and reasonable. Change orders can result in significantly higher project costs above the winning design and construction firms base bid.

If this design/build process has been so successful, you have to ask why the MTA and LIRR did not commit more projects to this method under previous Five Year Capital Plans.

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receive from Albany in services. Long Island’s nine NYS Senators (all of which are Republican) are doing nothing to arrest this trend. Yet these nine keep repeating how a Democratic State Senator would be bad for Long Island. Numbers don’t lie. Long Islanders are not being well represented in the NYS Senate.

Long Island recently received $550 million in the 2015 NYS budget for economic development projects.

Former NYS Senate Leader Dean Skelos was quoted as saying, “The budget was regionally balanced and we’ve been able to secure critical funding for Long Island,” thus creating the perception of a big win for our region. The reality is Long Island business

officials were pushing for $1 billion, to get the same funding that Buffalo previously received. Infrastructure here is crumbling and much more than $550 million was needed.

Again, Long Island pays proportionately more than any other region, yet continues to receive smaller and smaller pieces of the pie.

Though Long Island is a diverse region with great disparity in wealth, when adjusted for regional cost factors, it isn’t much better off than other parts of the state. There will always be a statewide imbalance. The problem is the imbalance keeps growing and the perception that our NYS Senate elected officials are meeting our needs on Long Island isn’t the reality.

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Republican obstruction gave us Trump

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ith the election of Barack maceutical interests. Republicans failed to Obama to the presidency, I had remedy the growth of economic inequalso much hope that our country ity.

There is a sad irony in the anger and would become much more prodisappointment engendered by the Regressive.

He was met with so many challenges publican disinterest in education and inafter the presidency of George Bush. We frastructure. Job development programs had endured wars ostensibly motivated to languished, but somehow the economy affect regime change but actually to pro- recovered while the suffering middle class saw little improvement in sources of bettect oil interests.

There was little regard for the young ter paid jobs, unemployment among colmen, many driven to enter the military be- lege graduates, huge tuition debt, and cause of few prospects in civilian life, and delays in admitting that climate change inadequate attention to them when they demanded a larger commitment to the use of renewable sources of energy. returned after hellish experiences.

So many citizens are fearful about the These wars were not paid for. At the same time corrupt economic ventures, future for themselves and their children, resulting in astronomical job losses, con- and are justifiably angry.

But we cannot anticipate faster imfronted him.

The Republican party, immediately provement if Republicans regain power, upon his inauguration, plotted to refuse to and voters have been irrationally led into cooperate with Obama, and succeeded in spurious claims that America can be great obstructing the passage of many construc- again if Trump is elected president.

His campaign has been marked by tive measures.

In the case of health-care reform, the appeals to the basest instincts. He has President’s signature plan was weakened neither the temperament, character or by heavily lobbied health-care and phar- knowledge to lead this country and face

the complexities of dealing with the rest of the world. In my opinion he is a vulgarian, a pathological liar and narcissist.

He derides his opponents in the coarsest language.

He spouts misogyny, racism, physical damage to any protestors, hatred, sexism, insults, xenophobia. When asked whom he plans to consult for advice and information, he has announced that the first person he consults is himself.

He repeats himself with generalities without any sign of plans he will implement.

When asked when he will present his financial information, he lies when he says he cannot until audits are completed. No rule regarding this excuse exists.

Obviously that information would reveal the extent of his claims.

Evidence of his business failures is available on the internet. He has not built anything in several years because he cannot borrow money.

Many of his ventures have been driven into the ground, pocketing millions while investors lost millions. His income now is

from “The Celebrity Apprentice” and by licensing his name.

He continually vilifies the press.

Actually, the press deserves some disdain and they have not lived up to their responsibility to inform fairly.

They have been very slow to act as investigators; they have given him undeserved attention because of higher ratings and more ad money.

I need not dwell on the abysmal exhibition of a motley crew of Republican aspirants whose platforms offered very little.

Unfortunately, strong opposition has been late. Indeed they failed to respond quickly; inane and toothless. It is very sad that his supporters have failed to see through him and his shenanigans. The real conservatives have not risen to the challenge to offer real conservative thought.

I do not agree with what conservatives have wrought for many years, but there is room for intelligent discussion by the opposition.

Esther Confino New Hyde Park

Action needed to aid ospreys on North Shore

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n the little bay between Plandome and Port Washington, an Osprey nesting platform stood for many years.

Ospreys, the beautiful fishing eagles whose population returned following the prohibition of DDT, nested on the platform for many years.

When a storm or old age destroyed their nesting platform, the Ospreys relocated to a roadside electric pole near their original platform.

Following this, someone thoughtfully

constructed a new nesting platform in the original spot. Unfortunately, the platform was much lower than the original platform and far lower than an electric pole.

The Ospreys have continued to use the electric pole for their nest, as recently as last spring.

After the Ospreys migrated in the fall, PSEG-LI affixed three cones atop the electric pole to prevent another nest, which is in their interest as well as the birds’ interest.

When I drove past the pole yesterday, the female Osprey was standing, bewildered, between the cones atop the pole.

I think it is likely that the Ospreys will relocate to another electric pole since the new nesting platform is low enough for easy access by ground predators, including humans, and will therefore not be viable as a nest site.

When this situation occurred on Cross Bay Boulevard at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Don Riepe, a specialist in

this area, constructed an Osprey nesting platform of equivalent height alongside the electric pole on which the Ospreys were nesting.

The Ospreys relocated to the platform and all was well.

Could we not do the same here?

It’s probably too late for this year but it would be a shame to lose the nesting Ospreys after so many years.

Melanie Miller Great Neck

Keller right choice Pope Francis right on Mother Teresa for Port library P

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s retiring trustee of the Port Washington Public Library, I endorse Bill Keller in the trustee election on April 12.

Bill will serve our library and community with great distinction and integrity. He is conscientious, fiscally responsible and sensitive to the needs and concerns of our community.

Bill is vice president for finance and administration of Queens College.

His professional experience includes responsibility for facilities management, human resources and technology.

Bill has the distinction of having grown up in Port Wash-

Mother Teresa had truly exemplify what a perope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of son should do for others.

Kolkata a saint at the Vatican on Sept. 4.

Now that in my opinion is a example for all As a Catholic and as Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus council of us to engage in works of mercy and kindness ington. He is a Schreiber High #5911 in Douglaston, I would like to applaud Pope in our own communities and elsewhere where the needs exist.

School graduate, a lifelong li- Francis for the canonization of Mother Teresa.

As it says in Matthew chap.25 vs. 40,” And the She was born to a Albanian family in Skopje brary user, an active school district parent and devoted father, which is now part of Macedonia, she later went to king will say to them in reply, “Amen, I say to you and member and supporter of India in 1929 as a Sister of Loreto and became a whatever you did for the least of my brothers of mine you did for me.” many community organizations. Indian citizen in 1947.

Mother Teresa truly had done that and than She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Bill Keller will bring new some. strength and vision to our li- 1950.

Mother Teresa gave her long life in helping the brary.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Please join me in voting for destitute, poor, sick and those with no hope in their Glen Oaks Village Bill on April 12 and for voting lives. “yes”for the library budget. I also highly recommend a vote letters p olic y for Nancy Comer, a current trustee running for re-election.

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Letter-writer better at It’s been an honor to history than Spanish serve East Williston Kudos to Dr. Hal Sobel for reminding your readers that there really was a Spanish Civil War which preceded WW II by only three years and in which Americans (and many other anti-fascists world-wide) gave their lives in defense of nascent Spanish Democracy.

The writer’s Spanish, however, is not so good as his history.

He wrote, “Los fascistas no pasarOn.” As written, it means, “The fascists did not pass.”

Unfortunately for Spain, they did and

remained in power (with strong American support from the early ‘50s on) for 37 years (1938-1975).

I believe Dr. Sobel meant to quote “La Pasionaria’s” great cry for the Republic’s defense of Madrid against the coming fascist attack, “¡ No pasarÁn !,” “They shall not pass!”

Dr. Gerald Scharfman New Hyde Park Adjunct Professor of Spanish & Portuguese, Nassau Community College.

Letter-writer went too easy on communists Hal Sobel’s long article of praise for the communists who fought the fascists in the Spanish civil war was disgusting.

The communists were as bad as the fascists.

Sobel should have focused his attention on America’s fascist candidate for the White House. Donald Trump follows the ideas of Benito Mus-

solini.

I can just picture the brownshirts marching down Middle Neck Road singing the fascist hymn La Giovanezza in honor of Comrade Trump.

Any American who votes for Trump is mentally sick and should be committed.

Al Fried Great Neck

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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 East Williston

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Doc gets research award from Feinstein

By A d e da m o l a Agboola Feinstein Institute, the medical research arm of Northwell Health announced last Thursday it has awarded Dr. Charles Serhan as the recipient of its annual Ross Prize.

The award, in its fourth year, is awarded to scientists who have made an impact in understanding human disease pathogenesis, its treatment and demonstrate the promise for making greater contributions to the field of molecular medicine.

“The Ross Prize is a wonderful recognition of our relatively new field of research focused on harnessing the body’s own mechanisms to resolve inflammation,” Serhan said in a statement.

Feinstein Instute president Kevin Tracey said Serhan’s approach to science enabled his discovery of resolvins.

Serhan’s research focuses on structural elucidation of bioactive molecules that activate the resolution of acute inflammation.

His laboratory’s mission is to identify novel mediators, pathways and cellular targets critical in promoting resolution of inflammation and reperfusion tissue injury and their relation to human disease.

Tracey who also serves as editor

emeritus of Molecular Medicine, an open access, peer-reviewed biomedical journal published by the institute, said the molecular mechanisms hold promise for developing novel approaches to treating inflammation.

Serhan is the director of the Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

He is also the Simon Gelman Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School and professor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

The Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine is awarded through the Feinstein Institute Press’s peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Molecular Medicine.

The prize, which includes a $50,000 gift, will be formally presented to Serhan on June 13 at the New York Academy of Sciences in Manhattan.

Following the award presentations, Serhan will deliver a lecture where he will discuss his discoveries in the resolution of inflammation.

“I am honored and look forward to this exciting symposium and celebration,” Serhan said.

The Ross Prize is made possible by the generosity of Feinstein Institute board members Robin and Jack Ross.

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Aaron Pinkhasov, MD, Chairman of Behavioral Health will present “Fading Brain, Effects of Memory Loss on Health Outcomes.”

Deepan Singh, MD, Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry will present “Unmatched Shoes” - Dealing with Distraction in Children and Adolescents.

They will discuss how to recognize and help reduce these commonly misunderstood problems with a focus on improvement with the correct approach.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 7 pm - 9:30 pm Winthrop Research and Academic Center 101 Mineola Blvd, (corner of 2nd Street in Mineola) This is a free event.

Registration is required as seating is limited.

Please call (516) 663-8301

Landmark director to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’

“If you meet their standards they call you,” Mogul said.

This year, she finally got to the third A familiar face in Port Washington will be on television next week as a con- round of the process and was one of 250 people chosen to be on the show over an testant on “Jeopardy!”

“Nothing ventured nothing gained,” 18-month period.

She said she flew to Los Angeles to Landmark of Main Street Executive Direcfilm the show in February. The show will tor Laura Mogul said. be broadcast on March “It was a little bit in31 at 7 p.m. on channel timidating and nervous 7. and exciting,” she said of To help her prepare his appearance in Februfor the show, Mogul said, ary. her husband would quiz Mogul said she grew her with popular facts. up watching “Jeopardy!”

But, she said, that and had always rememdoesn’t prepare someone bered random facts, for the real deal. which she feels helped “You can’t really her on the show. study for this,” she said.

“Information has “I think what it comes just always stuck in down to is you just know my brain,” Mogul said. what you know.”

“Somehow I’m able to Laura Mogul with “JeopThis was Mogul’s secretrieve it. Which is part ardy!” host Alex Trebek ond time on “Jeopardy!” of the challenge when you’re on the spot and have to come up She previously appeared on the show when she was 18 years-old. with the information.”

“Now that I’ve been on twice, my caEvery year more than 100,000 people take an online test to qualify for the show. reer on jeopardy is probably going to be Mogul said she’s taken the test three over,” Mogul said. “I’m going to continue times and was always among the 25,000 working at Landmark and hope my trivia people who made it to the second round. comes in handy.”

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Cancer doc to play 1st solo show in Port

By A d e da m o l a Agboola For James D’Olimpio, stage fright is the only thing that could keep him from following his passion.

“I had played at the Manhasset Public Library, a Northwell talent show and a couple of other shows and it didn’t go too well,” D’Olimpio said.

But next month, D’Olimpio will step onto the stage at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre in Port Washington to perform his first ever solo performance.

“I’ve always loved to play the piano but my life situation just didn’t allow me to practice or play like I would like to,” D’Olimpio said.

D’Olimpio, 65, of Manhasset, is the director of Cancer Pain and Symptom Control Service at North Shore University Hospital.

He also serves as the director of Supportive Palliative Oncology at the hospital.

What his patients and colleagues may not know about D’Olimpio is that he is deeply passionate about music.

D’Olimpio said he took his first piano lesson when he was six years old.

Between the ages of 9 and 19, D’Olimpio said he would take numerous piano and accordion lessons.

But when he enrolled at Boston University and medical school, he said he didn’t have the time to practice like he would like.

“You really don’t have the time to accommodate these things when you’re in your 30s,” D’Olimpio said. “I was still trying to establish my career but I had the advocation in me.”

He said he didn’t start taking the innate passion and talent seriously until 2005.

Today, D’Olimpio has an established a medical career spanning over 38 years and have worked at Northwell for over 20 years.

“Now I have more time to practice and do some of the other things I want to do,” he said.

D’Olimpio said he now wakes up at 5 a.m. every morning to practice for two to three hours on his piano before heading out to work.

In 2013, he enrolled at the Bottazzi International Musical Society and School of Music.

There, he met Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi, a world-famous pianist, who D’Olimpio said is teaching him not just to be a better pianist but how to practice better.

“It’s not about how long you play,” D’Olimpio said Bottazzi would tell him.

“It’s about how you practice.”

He said he took lessons at the school for two years with Bottazzi before she offered him an opportunity to play a recital at Carnegie Hall.

Bottazzi, had played Carnegie Hall 17 times over her career.

“She gives us the opportunity to play those kinds of events and not any student can do it,” D’Olimpio said. “To have her sit there and teach me is a real honor.”

After his performance at Carnegie Hall, which he said received a standing ovation from the audience, Bottazzi suggested he play a solo show.

D’Olimpio said he was a little apprehensive partly because of stage fright and partly because his previous solos hadn’t gone too well.

But he said he agreed.

D’Olimpio said he will be playing some jazz music, Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck and what he calls the “American Songbook.”

He said he will also be performing some new age George Winston music.

The free concert was organized by the Bottazzi Music Society in conjunction with Northwell Health.

The free concert will hold on Saturday March 26, at the Jeanne Rimsky Theatre Landmark from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Proceeds will be donated to Northwell Cancer Institute.

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County Dems, GOP clash over contracts

By N o a h M a n s k a r The Nassau County Legislature on Monday unanimously mandated legislative approval for all personal service contracts worth $1,000 or more.

The vote officially lowered the threshold for approval by the Legislature’s Rules Committee from $25,000. Hundreds of Nassau contracts were found last year to have fallen just below that line, barely skirting legislative scrutiny.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves introduced the measure earlier this

month, touting it as another step the county has taken toward greater transparency.

“These are all going to be coming to us,” Gonsalves said. “They’re coming to us, they did not come to us before.”

The Democratic minority and Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas said the lower threshold does not go far enough, calling again Monday for an independent inspector general to review all contracts.

Debate over the threshold turned into debate over the merits of the new office, with County Attorney Carnell Foskey again receiving questions from Democrats about his dual roles as county attorney and Com-

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missioner of Investigations, an office Republicans say makes an inspector general moot.

The Democrats’ refusal to approve $275 million in borrowing for the county’s capital plan until an inspector general’s office is created and the GOP’s skepticism about whether one is necessary have created a political deadlock.

“You’re using your power over borrowing to stop us from paving roads, fixing bridges, from getting vests for police officers,” Deputy Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said. “So you’re cloaking it in something it’s not. ... It’s purely political.”

Bonds for the capital plan, which includes sewer projects, police equipment purchases and road repairs in Roslyn and Great Neck, failed to get the required supermajority of 13 votes Monday with all seven Democrats voting against them. They were reconsidered and tabled in another partyline vote.

Democrats pledged two weeks ago to block the capital borrowing until the Legislature creates and funds an inspector general’s office, the leader of which would be nominated by an independent panel and appointed by a supermajority of the Legislature.

Qualifying her position as non-partisan, Singas said an independent inspector general is necessary to prevent corruption, fraud and waste.

In testimony before the Legislature on Monday, Singas called Foskey’s roles “fundamentally incompatible” because the attorney is tasked with defending the county and its officials, while the Commissioner of Investigations is supposed to address “malfeasance” in county government, she said.

An independent panel Mangano commissioned last year in the wake of former state Sen. Dean Skelos’ indictment also reported the county lacks an independent auditor with the two positions combined, Singas said.

Mangano spokesman Brian Nevin said the county executive is in the process of separating the two offices’ duties, in addition to hiring a separate procurement compliance director.

One candidate for the job, Joseph LaRussa, backed out after questions about an inconsistency on his resume. Former Comptroller Alan Gurien holds the position as a search continues.

The two parties held dueling press conferences Monday, with Republicans charging Democrats that blocking the capital borrowing endangers public safety, and Democrats saying Republicans aren’t doing enough to protect taxpayer funds from misuse.

Gonsalves and other Republicans dismissed the move as a “political stunt,” saying Nassau’s contract process is already “the most transparent in the state” and noting every contract requires 10 separate approvals, including three passes through the county attorney’s office.

“This isn’t about the contracting process,” Gonsalves said at the Republican press conference Monday afternoon, flanked by labor union leaders and members. “It’s about the Democrats trying to bring the county to a grinding halt.”

Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (DHempstead) disputed that, saying the fact that 90 percent of the county’s contracts are for capital projects inextricably ties the two together.

The Democratic caucus won’t abandon its position, he said.

“We have history on our side that has proven time and time again that the Republicans in this Legislature and the Republican county executive cannot police themselves,” Abrahams said. “So we need an independent inspector general.”

In recent months the county has created a lobbying registry and required vendors to disclose political contributions.

With the separation of the commissioner of investigations’ and county attorney’s duties, Nevin said, the county will have implemented all the reforms the independent panel recommended.

Singas said she commended such “progress” toward contract reform, but maintained her calls for an inspector general, which she has made since Skelos and his son, Adam, were indicted last year on federal corruption charges involving a $12 million Nassau contract for Arizona-based AbTech Industries.

“If such a case were insufficient to commit this body to reform, then it is clear to me that this is a problem that indeed will never be solved only with arrests and prosecutions and we need comprehensive, best-practice solutions,” Singas said.

Both Skeloses were convicted in November and are appealing.

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By K a r e n Ru b i n In what has become legend, Kenny Scharf, the self-proclaimed “Pop Surrealist,” was a few days away from moving out of his living and work space in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that he called his Cosmic Cavern, and decided to throw the last in a series of parties he had been throwing for years, known as Cosmic Cavern A-Go-Go. On that particular evening, Glori Cohen, an art advisor and collector, happened to be in attendance and told him, “You can’t take this down. This has to be a museum.”

And so the artist called the movers and told them he wasn’t going anywhere. The Cosmic Cavern Museum was born.

At the opening reception of the exhibit “Kenny Scharf” now on view at the Nassau County Museum of Art through July 10, several of Scharf’s friends were on hand and recalled their experience attending those Bushwick parties in Scharf’s psychedelic basement cavern, where you were barred from entering unless you were also painted in day-glo.

Scharf has installed his Day-Glo environments at the 1985 Whitney Biennial, MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, and the Portland Art Museum, Portland Ore., (2015), and will be at MoMA next year.

Here at NCMA, the Cosmic Cavern, Closet #29, provides a psychedelic escape. You enter the room-sized installation through black velvet curtains and are transported into a multimedia day-glo, black-light, neon fantastical world of painted and repurposed recycling (some would say garbage) — that brought a sense of delight to everyone who crossed the threshold.

Among the visitors were three young girls walls— but for its surrealist imagery. (Not from Roslyn, Hayden Levy, Izzy Levine, Cam- surprisingly, he had an exhibit, Kenny Scharf; eron Levy, who themselves create abstract art, Pop — Surrealist, in 1997 at the Salvador and pronounced it “awesome” and “favorite- Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla., among his many gallery and museum exhibitions.) ness.”

In 2001, Scharf says, he was invited along Indeed, the visitors become part of the art, especially Scharf’s friend and fellow art- with other, predominantly New York artists, ist from Bushwick, Allison Goldenstein, wear- to showcase contemporary art in historical ing a hand-painted dress that seemed to meld spaces Pordenone, Italy, a town named for the Italian mannerist painter, Giovanni da Pordeinto the pop art background.

According to Art News, “Cosmic Cav- none (1484-1539).

Scharf covered the ern A-Go-Go began at the ceiling with four 33-feet height of the 2008 receslong canvases, which sion, when the artist decidhung there for two years. ed to turn his flood-prone basement into one of the t’s not nostalgic – I When it was time to take works down, much glow-in-the-dark environdid it last week. It’s the had been ruined by piments that have been his geon droppings, so Scharf trademark since the 1980s. what I do. cut the damaged parts Scharf’s Cosmic Cavaway, restretched into new erns had unexceptional Kenny Scharf frames and added layers of beginnings — at the time silkscreen. they were, as he says, “In adding to the actumere ‘Cosmic Closets’— in a room of the apartment near Times Square al physical layer to the painting, this element where he was living with his friend, the late references an increasingly image laden, conartist Keith Haring. “I just started putting gar- fusing world and the effect of a consumer sobage in there and painting it fluorescent, hap- ciety on the environment, another of Scharf’s pened upon a black light, and it just kind of preoccupations,” according to the notes provided for the exhibit, which was curated by started,” says Scharf.

Scharf feigns insult when I ask if it is in- Nassau County Museum of Art Director Karl tended as nostalgia. “It’s not nostalgic — I did E. Willers. “While reworking the painting in Los Angeles, Scharf was surrounded by neighit last week. It’s what I do.”

Exceedingly approachable and hospitable borhood signs in Arabic and Korean, adding to the waves of fans and friends who came another layer of visual imagery as well as a to the opening Friday, March 18, he spoke at political, pro-diversity message to the work.”

Scharf is fond of picking up trash and relength about his own monumental work, “Pop Renaissance” which calls to mind Dali not just cycling ‘found objects’ in his paintings: a gesso for its monumental size — covering all four puddle is poured, objects added, and then

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Emerging with the New York City graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s, Kenny Scharf (b. 1958) is known for his vibrantly colorful 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 and the Jetsons. Kenny Scharf showcases major paintings and sculptures from throughout the artist’s career.

Highlights of this exhibition are the expansive mural Pop Renaissance that surrounds the viewer, a version of the artist’s Cosmic Cavern club-like environment, as well as a re-creation of the artist’s former Brooklyn studio complete with spattered walls, painted furniture and other workspace ephemera.

Speaking of his art, Kenny Scharf commented, “I believe the artist has a social responsibility to engage others in a thought process that ultimately brings the creative process into everyday life thereby enhancing the quality of our experience.”

Works by Scharf are in the collections of such major New York institutions as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Jewish Museum.

Internationally, works by Scharf have been collected by Mexico’s Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey; the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany; and the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

A companion exhibition, Glamorous Graffiti, looks at the work of Kenny Scharf’s contemporaries in the exciting New York graffiti and street art movement of the 1980s. In Continued on Page 25

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Film Screening: Louder than Bombs

Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.

Directed by Joachim Trier, “Louder Than Bombs” tells the tale of an aging schoolteacher (Gabriel Byrne) grappling with the recent death of his photojournalist wife (Isabelle Huppert) and his attempts to reconcile with his two very different sons: a shy, reclusive high-schooler (Devin Druid) and his academic older son (Jesse Eisenberg). Trier delivers an intelligent, emotional and original tale about the disruption that hides behinds an idyllic suburban landscape.

Where: Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck Info: (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org

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Gilbert Gottfried Saturday, March 19, 7:30 & 10 p.m.

Gilbert Gottfried is one of the most sought-after comedians, and regularly performs live to sold-out audiences across North America. His first-ever book, “Rubber Balls and Liquor,” was recently released, as was “Gilbert Gottfried Dirty Jokes” featuring 50 non-stop minutes of Gottfried telling some of his funniest and filthiest jokes.

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

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Teatro Regio Di Parma’s I Due Foscari

Saturday, March 26, 2 p.m.

I due Foscari was Verdi’s sixth opera and is based on Lord Byron’s play “The Two Foscari.” Rich in intrigue, the plot tells of the final days of the famous Venetian doge, Francesco Foscari, and his illegal overthrow in 1457. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Argentina in Rome in November 1844.

Where: Adelphi University Performing Arts Center 1 South Avenue, Garden City Info: (516) 877-4000 • http://aupac.adelphi.edu/

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Carly Rae Jepsen Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m.

Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum-selling artist Carly Rae Jepsen burst onto the world stage from her home in Canada’s British Columbia with her 2012 breakout hit “Call Me Maybe,” she returned last year with her latest release “E·MO·TION,” featuring the Billboard Top 40 hit single “I Really Like You.” Where: The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington Info: (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com

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As part of Molloy’s 60th anniversary celebration The Frank and Gertrude Kaiser Art Gallery at Molloy College presents an exhibition on the work of Mary Ann Petry, former art faculty chairperson. Petry was a member of the Molloy Art faculty from 1962 – 1973, and an Amityville Dominican from 1942-1974. She was a mentor to many students at Molloy – organizing art exhibits and encouraging students to enter art related professions.

Where: The Kaiser Art Gallery at Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre Info: (516) 323-4444 • http://www.molloy.edu

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The Offshore Regulars Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m.

Formed by four high school friends, The Offshore Regulars are a Long Island-based reggae-rock-funk band with a love for the beach and partying. They have been fortunate enough to play alongside national touring acts such as Badfish, the Supervillains, Ballyhoo!, Collie Buddz, and The Pietasters. They released a full-length album, “The New Guy” in 2013, and followed that up with an EP, “Fueled Up” in 2014.

They released their latest EP, “Heathens” in June of 2015.

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

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pring Egg Hunt Saturday, March 26, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Bring your Easter basket to collect eggs all over the hatchery! It’s always great fun! $6 adults/$4 children and senior citizens. No extra fee for the Egg Hunt.

Where: Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor Info: (516) 692-6768 • cshfishhatchery.org

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Monday, March 28 through Friday, April 1, 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Good men doing heroic things in a bad situation.

1:00 PM in the UUCSR Art Gallery 48 Shelter Rock Rd. Manhasset, NY 11030 516.627.6560 · www.uucsr.org

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Enjoy one of the greatest workouts ever combined with awesome, healthy fun.

Sky Zone has been voted the number one “out of the box” workout . Experience WOW – the weightlessness of bouncing, flipping and landing in a pit filled with 10,000 foam cubes. All ages welcome. Prices are based on time you jump.

Where: Sky Zone Deer Park 111 Rodeo Drive, Deer Park Info: (631) 392-2600 • www.skyzone.com

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esop’s Fables” by Mike Kenny

Friday, April 1 at 10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Saturday, April 2 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Aesop’s well-known and beloved fables come to life on the LICM stage to motivate and challenge children and adults alike! Fables presented include such classics as the “The Tortoise and the Hare,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “The Lion and the Mouse,” and more. Wolfie, Syd, Barry and Harriet follow in the tradition of comedy teams like the Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello; using witty banter, slapstick comedy and musical sing alongs to share these special stories. Meet the cast as they entertain you and bring these tales and many more to life. Age: 3 and up. Fee: $9 per seat with museum admission ($7 per seat for LICM members), $12 theater only.

Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Ave, Garden City Info: (516) 224-5800 • http://www.licm.org/

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he Magic & Comedy of Jim McClenahan Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27, 11:30 a.m., 1:15 p.m.

2:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

This show will induce giggles from children and adults alike with a unique magical twist that’s fun and exciting. Jim will bring his signature routines, original storylines, and wacky antics to White Post Farms. He is sure to delight and dazzle any audience! While you are at the farm, you can also take a picture with the Easter Bunny as well as hunt for Easter eggs and find the big prize! The comedy show and egg hunt are included with your paid admission to the Animal Farm. Cost: $17 children/adults.

Where: White Post Farms 250 Old Country Road, Melville Info: 631-351-9373 • www.whitepostfarms.com

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Thursday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Hear from the King of Arcades himself, Richie Knucklez, who will give a talk from 7:00-8:00 p.m., and then enjoy two hours of free play in our arcade exhibit from 8-10 pm featuring over 50 classic games. The Richie Knucklez Arcade in NJ, one of the biggest arcade phenomenons in the world, is now the focus of the highly anticipated documentary The King of Arcades. Only $10 per person, $8 for members and students with ID. Reservations are required, please call 516-572-4066 or register on-line. (Membership cards and Student IDs must be presented upon arrival) Where: Cradle of Aviation Museum Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Garden City Info: 516-572-4111 • www.cradleofaviation.org

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Get your game on! 60 minutes of video game play for only $10. Offered every Monday-Friday from 4:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m.

Where: Dave & Busters, 1504 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY Info: (516) 542-8501 • www.daveandbusters.com

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Spend time at the rink with your friends and family!

There are many sessions offered that can work with your schedule any time of the day! Check website for pricing and information.

Where: United Skates of America, 1276 Hicksville Road, Seaford Info: 516-795-5474 • www.unitedskates.com/seaford

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m.

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

LIVE stand-up comedy: Tyler Gildin, George Rini and Frankie Pace Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 p.m.

Film Screening: Very Semi-Serious

Take 6 & The Manhattan Transfer Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m.

Selena’s 45Th Birthday Tribute Concert 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 LANDMARK ON MAIN STREET Saturday, May 7, 7 p.m.

232 Main Street, Suite 1 The Whispers, The Manhattans, Regina Port Washington Belle (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 Friday, May 13, 7 p.m. www.landmarkonmainstreet.org ABBA Friday, April 1, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 14, 7 p.m.

Karen Mason I Love the 90s Show Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19, 7 p.m.

A Tribute to Gladys Knight & The Pips Frankie Ballard Sunday, April 3, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 22, 7 p.m.

Tom Rush & John Sebastian The Zombies, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 31, 8 p.m.

Are You My Mother?

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin ExperiSaturday, April 9, 2 p.m. ence Graham Parker w/ Brinsley Schwarz Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m.

Friday, April 15, 8 p.m.

Saturday Night Summer Fever Concert Tommy Tune: Taps, Tunes & Tall Tales Thursday, June 9, 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m.

Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Dennis Elsas: Rock’n’Roll Never Friday, June 10, 8 p.m.

Forgets Johnny Mathis Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 16, 8 p.m.

The Subdudes Don Rickles & Regis Philbin: ConversaFriday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. tion & Clips Afro Cuban All Stars Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 7, 3 p.m.

Happy Together feat. Flo & Eddie, Pushcart Players in Peter & the Wolf Chuck Negron Saturday, May 14, 2016, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 19, 8 p.m.

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs Boyz II Men Thursday, June 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.

Tommy Emmanuel Air Supply STEPHEN C. WIDOM CULTURAL ARTS Friday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m.

Charlie Daniels Band AT EMANUEL 150 Hicks Lane, Great Neck The Space at Westbury (516) 482-5701 • www.scwculturalarts.

250 Post Ave., Westbury org/emanuel-series/ (516) 283.5566 Friday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. www.thespaceatwestbury.com Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.

The Offshore Regulars Dr. Ronald Crystal Friday, Apr. 1, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12, 2 p.m.

Keb’ Mo’ Band w/Gerald Albright Patti Dunham & Gary Haberman Friday, Apr. 2, 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 17, 3 p.m.

Rock Legends Live A Concert with The Platters and The Friday, Apr. 15, 8 p.m.

Drifters Robert Randolph and the Family Band Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 28, 8 p.m.

Richard Glazier Nils Lofgren Sunday, May 15, 3 p.m.

Friday, May 6, 8 p.m.

Paul Begala & Steve Schmidt David Bromberg Quintet Sunday, June 5, 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m.

Harvey Granat presents “By George!”

The Fab Faux with special guest Todd Gershwin Friday, June 3, 8 p.m.

America NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury.

ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (516) 247-5200 PERFORMING ARTS CENTER www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Friday, April 1, 8 p.m.

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Community Calendar Project Independence Support & Social Group The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence is reminding residents that they offer free support and social groups.

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

include: -- the ABLE Act, federal and state legislation that eases financial strains faced by individuals with disabilities by making tax-free savings accounts available to cover qualified expenses such as education, housing, and transportation.

-- Supplemental Needs Trusts, trusts Long Island Temple Choir Festival that are created for persons with disabiliOn April 3, at 2 p.m., six Long Island Temple ties which can supplement government choirs will gather at Temple Avodah in benefits, such as Medicaid and SSI, without Oceanside for the Long Island Temple Choir disqualifying the individual from receiving Festival. The Festival, held throughout the such benefits.

1990’s brought the best of Temple music -- Options to help plan for future care of to Long Island as choirs and Cantors sang disabled adults and “soon to be” adults. their best numbers, charming both the Attorneys leading the discussion will be audience and the choirs themselves. This Saundra Gumerove of Saundra M. Gumeryear’s festival will bring together choirs ove & Associates, Jericho, and Maureen from Lynbrook, New Hyde Park, Roslyn Rothschild DiTata, Berwitz & DiTata LLP, Heights, Wantagh, Glen Cove and OceansGarden City. ide. Admission is free but seating is limited. The program is chaired by Moriah Adamo, Additional information can be obtained from Abrams & Fensterman, Lake Success and the Temple Avodah Web Site www.avodah. Terry Scheiner, Port Washington. org. Address is 3050 Oceanside Road, Reservations are requested for this free Oceanside. program. To register, call the Nassau County Bar Association at 516-747-4070 or How To Legally Protect Assets For The email ckatz@nassaubar.org.

Disabled Leading attorneys will present a multiTrivia Challenge disciplined discussion of federal and state Come see how much you know. Match wits programs and services for protecting the with other great mind. You may win a prize. assets of disabled persons at a free public Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Havana educational seminar on “Legally Protecting Central Restaurant, Roosevelt Field, Garden Assets for People with Disabilities,” April City. For more information, call (516) 6767, 6:30 p.m., at the Nassau County Bar As1976. sociation, 15th Street on the corner of West Street, Mineola. Topics to be discussed Blankets of Love

Tuesday, March 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 Ave., 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 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 St., 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.

a.m. to 11:30 a.m. North Hempstead Project Independence invites all male Town residents 60 and over. Please call 311 or 8696311 to register or for more information.

Improve Your Balance, Strength and Flexibility Tai Chi Monday, March 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.

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 What Matters to You Men’s Community Washington Senior Center, 80 Manorhaven Group Boulevard, Port Washington on Friday, Friday, March 25. Come and discuss topics March 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. North that are of mutual interest to men living Hempstead Project Independence invites in the community. The group meets at the all Town residents 60 and over. Please Parkville Branch of Great Neck Library, 10 call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more Campbell St., New Hyde Park from 10:30 information.

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Mysterious leap from the mind to body Dr. Hui is a graduate from China’s b y Dr . T o m F e rr a r o , number one medical school Peking Union Sp o r t P s y c h o l o g i s t A casual walk down the main street of any town on Long Island will confirm that drug stores, actually really big drug stores are a thriving business.

You will see a CVS, a Walgreens and a Rite Aid within less than half a mile of each other.

The reason for this is that our nation is undergoing an epidemic of psychosomatic illnesses.

Medical researcher Paul Shorter from York University found that there are widespread increases in bronchial asthma, hypertension, migraines, ulcerative colitis, chronic fatigue syndrome and allergies.

Work by Robert Putnam of Harvard (Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community) James Kunstler’s “The Geography of Nowhere” and Wolf and Bruhn’s “The Power of Clan” all put forth the idea of a connection between the American culture and physical illness.

They all suggest that a combination of overwork and social isolation combine to produce increases in many forms of disease including heart disease and increased susceptibility to infection.

What in the world is going on here?

Well to find out more about this mysterious connection leap from the mind to the body I tracked down one of the nation’s leading experts. Meet Dr. Yiqun Hui.

Medial College and then went on the get her PhD from University of Pennsylvania where she researched asthma mediators and discovered the leukotriene receptor.

She is an instructor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has a private practice in Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology in Bayside.

I sat down with her last week in Great Neck where she lives and our conversation ranged over a wide number of topics including the doctor/patient relationship, the value of reassurance and the need to understand the connection between emotions and disease.

She is obviously a kind, pleasant and extremely bright doctor and when I asked her why she entered medicine she told me that her older brother was hospitalized many times with asthma as a child and this experience impelled her to medical research to find a cure for this disease.

Now that’s what I call a good younger sister.

She emphasized that there is a connection between hives and emotions with some patients breaking out when under great stress.

She said “It’s crucial that you take time to sit with the patient and get to know them and their life circumstances. When they see that you care and understand them, I am able to provide not only the right diag-

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Dr. Yiqun Hui treats with her mind and with her heart. nosis but also I am able to offer reassurance which at times can be very curative. “ She told me that allergies are increasing in the general population and the leading theory as to why is called the Hygiene Hypothesis.

This theory suggests that we now live in such a sterile germ free environment thanks to soaps etc. that the body’s defenses never have a chance to go to work at an early age and thus go into overdrive later on in the form of allergic overreaction. She also admitted that there is also a connection between many illnesses and an overstressed psychosocial environment but that the proof of that awaits more research.

We talked about the placebo effect in medicine and how the doctor’s reassurance in fact has a strong health giving impact.

I would agree with this. Many a time I enter the doctor’s office with both pain and anxiety and after some reassurance I leave with no anxiety and no pain at all.

This is the power and value of a good caring physician. If you’re lucky enough to have a good doc bring them a gift on your next visit.

Dr. Hui also talked about the amazing connection between depression and being prone to infections of all kinds. I have seen this many times with my own psychotherapy patients.

They may come in with a cold or cough that is beginning and by exploring a recent acute depressive episode the cough and sore throat often and quite mysteriously disappears.

We are lucky to have this level of physician right here on Long Island.

If you are an allergy suffer, have bronchial asthma or tend to be infection prone the good Dr. Hui can be reached through her website drhuiallergist.com and by calling (718) 889-1062.

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The body digests protein into amino acids to fuel its activity and aid in tissue repair. There are 20 different amino acids in food, but the human body can only make 11 of them. Your body cannot synthesize essential amino acids, which must come from your diet. The nine essential amino acids, which cannot be produced by the body, must be obtained strictly from food. Foods that contain all of the amino acids necessary are called “complete protein sources.” Many animal products are great sources of complete protein, but complete protein also can be found in plant-based foods. One food that is a complete protein source is the soybean.

Other plant-based foods may not be complete proteins by themselves, but when eaten together, can complement one another to provide all the necessary amino acids. For example, combining beans and legumes with certain grains, seeds and nuts is a way to get the protein one needs. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says that intentionally combining foods at strict ratios is not necessary. As long as your diet contains a variety of foods, many protein needs are easily met.

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Easy to prepare, economical Easter feast Easter is a wonderful holiday.

It brings rebirth, new beginnings and family to the forefront.

If you are busy like me, you want to entertain and celebrate with minimal effort and expense.

Bearing that in mind, I replaced a $24.99 per pound filet mignon with a $3.99 eye round roast and experimented with cooking at high heat and turning off the oven and letting my oven do all the work.

The meat came out delicious!

Just remember to preheat your oven to 500 degrees, start with cooking the potatoes and follow with the eye roast.

Everything will be done to perfection in two hours, leaving you only to make the steamed asparagus and Hollandaise in a blender. How easy is that?

Just round out your family dinner with store bought hors d’oeuvres and ice cream and you and your family can celebrate Easter and new beginnings.

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Whole Eye Round Roast Wild Mushroom Sauce* Steamed Asparagus Blender Hollandaise Sauce Roasted Mini Yukon Gold Potatoes Ice Cream Cake* *recipe not given Eye Round Roast As this is a tougher cut of meat, it needs alot of marinating and coaxing.

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1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce Salt & Pepper 1. Generously salt and pepper roast. Place in a Ziploc bag and add Worcestershire Sauce. Marinate for 2 days.

2. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Place roast on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.

3. Roast at 500 degrees for 20 minutes, then turn oven off. Do not open oven until 1 1/2 hours later. Carve meat thinly. Serve with Wild Mushroom Sauce on the side.

NOTE: If you do not want to make Wild Mushroom Sauce, serve with Peter Luger Sauce.

oven, place potatoes on a silpat lined cookie sheet and cook for 20 minutes.

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Scharf, street art take over county museum Continued from Page 43 cluding a 1988 portfolio of five silk-screened prints

by Keith Haring, a range of graffiti styles are explored through the work of the artists Jean Michel Basquiat, Lee Quiñones, Crash, Futura 2000, Toxic and many others. Films documenting early 1980s graffiti and urban culture are included in the exhibition. The artists A-One, Daze, Dondi, Koor, Lady Pink, Noc, Richard Hambleton and Rammellzee appear in the films Downtown 81 by Edo Bertoglio, Wild Style by Charlie Ahearn and Style Wars by Henry Chalfant and Tony Silver.

“Scharf wasn’t as much of a street artist but was of their generation and the cultural phenomenon of graffiti,” Willers says, acknowledging an ascendency of appreciation of graffiti artists of that generation – “pioneers who inspired artists all over the world.

“It brings back the concept of public art, but so much public art is commissioned by a government.

Graffiti manifests a freedom of expression — a “people’s art” that is not just “public art” (read “institutional” or “establishment”), Graffiti is “an invigorated art — out there in the streets, a generation of artists. Graffiti is the visual equivalent of hip hop, rap music, break dancing, a uniquely American art form, like Jazz, a uniquely American endeavor.”

In conjunction with the exhibition of Kenny Scharf, which is sponsored by TAHARI Arthur S. Levine, the Museum is offering related public programming for adults and family groups. Museum docent Riva Ettus presents lunchtime talks on Kenny Scharf and his career on April 14, May 12 and June 9.

A new program, “Sketching in the Galleries,” will be offered Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m., April 5, May 3, June 7.

Visitors are invited on June 19, 12-4 p.m., to watch Kenny Scharf paint a new outdoor mural for the future Manes Family Art & Education Center on the Museum’s grounds.

While the Kenny Scharf exhibition is on view, the artist’s vibrant and imaginative works serve as inspiration for other family and children’s programs, including weekly Neiman Marcus Family Sundays at the Museum, as well as Nature + Kids = Art on April 17, Spring Break for Art on April 26-28, and Summer Picnic Party on June 26.

Scharf will also be on hand for the museum’s Ball, Saturday, June 11, “An Evening of Glamorous Graffiti,” which this year for the first time, will feature a Cosmic after party for the “junior” members (20 and 30-somethings) in the Cosmic Cavern with Scharf (ticket info at 516-484-9338, developmentoffice@nassaumuseum. org).

An extra added treat is seeing one of the gallery rooms with newly exposed original wood paneling and picture windows.

Indeed, the experience of seeing art in such close proximity in the mansion that was home to Childs and Frances Frick, son of industrialist and art collector Henry Frick, is always special.

Most of the 145 acres that are now the Nassau County Museum of Art originally belonged to poet, lawyer, conservationist, political activist, patron of the arts and preservationist William Cullen Bryant, who settled in Roslyn in 1843.

The long-time editor of the New York Post built his home, Cedarmore, and founded Roslyn’s public library.

In 1862, he built a cottage for his friend and fellow poet, Miss Jerusha Dewey (you can see the cottage when you explore the hiking trails).

In 1900, Lloyd Stephens Bryce purchased Bryant’s ‘Upland Farm’ and commissioned architect Ogden Codman, Jr. to design Bryce House, the present mansion. Henry Clay Frick, co-founder of U.S. Steel Corporation purchased Bryce House in 1919 as a gift for his son, Childs Frick, a Princeton graduate who became a vertebrate paleontologist and naturalist.

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Talk on what your genes mean to you Dr. Ronald Crystal will present a lecture “The Human Genome: What Your Genes Tell About You, Your Family, Your Past & Your Future” at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Thurs., April 7 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the fourth season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts Crystal is professor and chairman of the Department of Genetic Medicine of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, where he is also the Bruce Webster Professor of Internal Medicine, director of the Belfer Gene Therapy Core Facility and Attending Physician at the Weill Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital.

After earning a B.A. degree in physics from Tufts University, an M.A. degree in physics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Crystal completed his medical post-graduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Internal medicine and in pulmonary medi-

cine at the University of California, San Francisco.

In 1970, Crystal joined the National Institutes of Health, where he served as chief of the pulmonary branch of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute until moving to Weill-Cornell in 1993.

During the 1970s and ‘80s, Dr. Crystal focused much of his research on the pathogenesis and therapy of inflammatory diseases of the lung.

The work of his laboratory formed the basis of the current understanding of the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis and the hereditary form of emphysema associated with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, a disease for which he developed the FDA-approved therapy now used to treat thousands of patients worldwide.

In the late 1980s, Crystal shifted his focus to gene therapy, a field in which he is a pioneer.

He was the first to use a recombinant virus as a vehicle for in vivo gene therapy,

and has carried out human trials of gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, cardiac ischemia, cancer and central nervous system disorders.

His current research interests are deciphering how human genetic variation modulates gene expression in the context of environmental exposure and exploiting these relationships to re-categorize human disease at the biologic level and identify who is at risk for disease.

Admission is free; donations are welcome.

Call 516.482.5701 for further information and to learn about discounts for the SCW Sunday subscription series.

Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

Dr. Ronald Crystal will be guest speaker at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Call (516) 482-5701 for information.

Submissions sought for ‘Motion in Art’ The Art League of Long Island’s juried exhibition “Motion in Art and Art in Motion” challenged artists to submit their artistic interpretations of motion in 2-D or 3-D mediums.

Exhibition juror Marina Press selected 60 works out of 400 submissions from artists residing in Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn, and Queens who responded to the challenge.

The exhibit will be on view in the Art League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery March 28 through April 24.

The artists’ reception takes place Sunday, April 3 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Marina Press is associate director of the Bernarducci Meisel Gallery in New York City.

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Press received her B.A. in art history from Pace University and is currently an M.A. Candidate in Art History and Museum Studies at CUNY. cently she curated a critically acclaimed exhibition at the Brooklyn Arts Council Gallery entitled “3 Points Define a Surface.”

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

The gallery is open to the public, free of charge, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and on weekends 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (retired) will appear on the pulpit at Temple Emanuel of Great Neck on Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. to offer a talk, “America’s Role in a Changing World.”

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (retired) will be guest in the pulpit at Temple Emanuel on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. All members of the community are welcome.

His last positions in government were as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff (2002-05), and associate director of the State Department’s Policy Planning staff under the directorship of Ambassador Richard N. Haass.

Before serving at the State Department, Wilkerson served 31 years in the U.S. Army, including as deputy executive officer to then-General Colin Powell when he commanded the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989), special assistant to General Powell when he was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93), and as director and deputy director of the U.S. Marine Corps War College at Quantico, Va. (1993-97).

Since leaving the State Department, Wilkerson speaks to groups all over America, publishes articles in newspapers and magazines across the country, and regularly offers commentary on television.

Wilkerson’s talk is preceded by a brief service.

Following his talk, there will be a Q & A, and, in conclusion, refreshments will be served.

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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 Free VITA Tax Assistance for All Ages Free VITA Tax Assistance for All Ages (Low to Moderate Income) provided by VITA-trained volunteers.

Call the library (516) 355-7850, ext. 301, 304 to schedule an appointment.

Appointments are available on Saturdays until April 9, at 1, 2 or 3 p.m.

AARP Tax Aide AARP-trained volunteers will prepare tax returns for low-to-moderate income seniors on: Mondays, March 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.

Career Connections Reboot Camp Tuesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 31. Appointment times are: 10:30, 11:15 a.m. 1:15, 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.

Tough Interview Questions and How to Answer Them Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m.

Join Jamie Petrizzo, Career Counselor and take this opportunity to find out how to answer those difficult questions that can make or break your job interview – and your prospects! From questions on age to gaps in your resume, learn how you can give a well-thought-out response that can improve your chances of securing the job that you really want.

Cards, Coloring and Coffee Wednesday, March 30 at 2 p.m. Enjoy a social afternoon of cards (bring your friends if you need four players), perhaps a stimulating game of chess (we have the chess sets, you bring a partner) or maybe you want to relax and de-stress by joining the latest craze – coloring books for adults!

CHILDrEN Play Along Adventures Wednesday, March 30 or Thursday, March 31 at 11 a.m. Ages: 18months36months. Stories, games,

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Story and Craft Explorers Wednesday, March 30 at 4 p.m. Stories, games, and craft fun for all our (4-6 year old friends). Must be pre-registered.

All Aboard…On the Go Craft Fun with Joanne Manning Thursday March 31, at 1 p.m. Ages: 18 months - 5 years old (with parent or caregiver). Create your own train craft to take home.

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Dance the World Thursday, March 31 at 5:15 p.m. Grades 5 & Up. Join Kristen Fone in a night of dance moves from around the world, including Bollywood styles, Spanish steps, and more! Kristen’s fun, energetic music and dance skills are a fun way to dancercise with friends.

Must be pre-registered You Won’t Believe Your Eyes - Optical Illusion Science Surprises Thursday, March 31 at 5:30 p.m. Grades: 2 and up. Science facts, games, puzzles, and a craft. Registration begins March 23rd for Hillside patrons. Registration opens on March 28th for out-ofdistrict residents.

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.

SPECIAL SILENT FILM SHOWING On Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m., “The Son of the Sheik,” a 1926 silent film featuring Rudolph Valentino, will be shown at Chaminade High School, with live theatre pipe organ accompaniment. “The Son of the Sheik” was the last film of the popular romantic actor and has been acclaimed by the National Film Registry. The organ in Chaminade’s Darby Auditorium was originally installed in the Queens Village Theatre and was removed and reinstalled at Chaminade, and it is the only one in any auditorium on Long Island. It was especially designed to accompany silent films, and this is an opportunity to see a classic film presented as it was in the silent film era - with live musical accompaniment.

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL MEETING A Special Meeting of the Board of Education of

the Sewanhaka Central High School District will take place in the Central Administration Offices* on Tuesday, April 5, at 7 p.m., it is anticipated that a motion to adjourn to Executive Session will be made immediately after the opening of the public portion of the meeting to discuss the award of bids for Phase III of the approved Bond Referendum. Public Session will reconvene in the Conference Room at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

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. A $30 donation to Christ Lutheran Church will be collected on the day of the fair. The next fair is Saturday, March 12. All interested parties should send their request to clcnhpoutreach@gmail. com. Please Include a brief description of your merchandise for sale.

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. No experience necessary.

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 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 718343-6222 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 516-4342306.

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 516-488-9607.

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 516-745-8050.

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. 516-2486420.

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 ParkGarden 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.

ADVICE FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS “SATURDAYS with Sabaa”: Breast cancer and lymphedema education and tips from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program.

Physical therapist Sabaa Mundia, a blogger for the Facebook site of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is offering useful tips on the site every Saturday. To access the information, visit #saturdayswithsabaa and https://www.facebook.com/ adelphibreastcancerhotline.

To reach the hotline call 800-877-8077. You are not alone.

SENIOR CHORUS New Hyde Park: Entertainers Senior Chorus welcomes new members.

The group meets 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays at Clinton G. Martin Park, Marcus Avenue and New Hyde Park Road. Contact 516-775-8118 for more information.

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NHP Chamber mingles at March meeting Photos courtesy Ed Stone

The Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce held its March meeting at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park. The meeting featured a “multicultural food tasting� and guest speaker Matthew Rizzo, project manager for Grassroots Environmental Education.

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Casino night The New Hyde Park Chamber Benevolence Committee made a donation to support the Harbor Child Care “Casino Night” fundraiser, which will take place on Friday, March 18. Visit www.harborchildcare.org/events for more information. Pictured left to right are: Harbor Marketing Director Abby Grodin, chamber Past President Peter Caputo, chamber member Ed Powers, chamber Past President Rich DeMartino, teachers Celeste Johnson and Jazmin Murphy, Children Komal and Gurman, chamber Third Vice President Cheryl Fajardo, Harbor Executive Assistant Deanna Cinelli, chamber Board Member Donna Pagano, and Harbor New Hyde Park Center Director Smita Daniel.

The Floral Park Chamber Of Commerce will hold its April member meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. April 7 at Jameson’s Bar and Grill at 157 Tulip Ave. in Floral Park.

Members who missed the March meeting can come and hear what has been happening within the community the past month.

The guest speaker for this month will be Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos.

Maragos will be speaking and sharing his views about the economy, employment and the financial well-being of the residents of Nassau County.

Members can come and share their concerns with him as well.

Please register for this event and feel free to invite a guest or possibly a prospec- Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos. tive member.

Tim Dalton recently shared his collection of undersea photographs and his stories about his experiences capturing the wonder and beauty of the “world below” at Floral Park Historical Society Program. Pictured with Tim (r.) holding his high-tech camera, are (L. to R.) FPHS Directors Bill Corbett and Dot Carson, President Ann Corbett and Vice President Bernie Hayes. “Undersea photography has influenced my perspective on life. It’s my passion,” said Tim. On Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m. at the Floral Park Recreation/Pool Building the program will be “WW II – Pacific Theatre and the Long Island Homefront,” for information call 775-6849.

Little Sprouts kids F.P. Chamber to host celebrate 1st 100 days Maragos next month

Although a couple of snow days threw off the count , the pre-kindergarten classes at Little Sprouts Preschool got to celebrate 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 teachers and friends.

Later, the collections were displayed in the school’s gym for the other students and parents to view.

On the 100th day, students strung

necklaces with 100 pieces of cereal, made pictures with 100 paint dots, read stories and sang songs about the number 100, got 100th day prizes and made an edible number 100 for a snack.

Little Sprouts Preschool in New Hyde Park is a ministry of the Christ Lutheran Church. Registration for the 2016-17 school year is ongoing.

The school also has a summer recreation program. For more information or to schedule a tour, please call 516-7464889 or visit www.christchurchnhp.org.

The Floral Park Woman’s Club held its annual Scholarship Tea to raise funds for education scholarships.

The tea, held at St. Elisabeth’s Church Hall, was decorated with dainty teacups fill with flowers and pink table cloths.

The popular social event raised $2,800 for education scholarships to be awarded to Floral Park high school students. An additional $500 scholarship, made possible by club member Barbara Schrafel, will also be awarded.

Before tea and its three sittings, clubwomen prepared a variety of fingertip sandwiches. Tea pots were used to serve tea. Home-baked breads and sweets were served.

In 2015 the tea was cancelled due to snow but the club still awarded two $1,000 scholarships.

Women interested in joining the Floral Park Woman’s Club are invited to call membership chair Edna Krug at 516-3548818.

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L.I. History Day a success for Herricks The National History Day teams of both Herricks Middle and High Schools achieved outstanding results in the 2016 Long Island History Day Competition, held at Hofstra University on March 6.

More than 500 participants attended this event, during which they presented work that they developed after thoroughly researching various historical topics.

Herricks High School had 15 finalists in the senior division — the highest number out of any other school, and 11 top three placements.

Herricks Middle School had five of the nine submitted projects earn awards.

Ten high school students and three middle school students will be moving on to the New York State History Day competition in Cooperstown on April 17 and 18.

At the high school level, Roshni Singh and Jakki Lewittes earned fifth-place and a finalist title for their group exhibit, “American Sign Language.”

Gaurav Adhlakha, Iram Arefin, Milap Patel, Tejas Patel and Nicolas Ryan were named finalists and took sixth-place for their group documentary, titled “The Alaskan Earthquake.”

Manal Chaudhry also placed sixth and achieved finalist status for her individual exhibit “Kamikaze.”

Prerna Chaudhary, Arusha Kumria , Priya Verma, Alexandra Gootman and Elijah Somrah earned sixth-place and a finalist standing for their group website titled, “Jacob Riis: Exploring Photojournalism to Encounter Social Justice.”

First-place wins were achieved by Matt Cohen, Nicole Cohanpour, Brittany Battista, Alysha Kamat and Karishma Kamat for their group exhibit “A Grimm Encounter;” Vanessa Sun, Rachel Kim and Alan Chen for their website “The Freedmen’s Bureau: ‘Standing on the River of Jordan’ Exchanging Chains for Freedom’s Opportunity;” Esme Chen, Felisha Ma, Melissa Lau and Ashley Wong for their group performance

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Above: The Herricks High School History Day team had 15 finalists and 11 top-three placements. Below: The Herricks Middle School History Day team.

“Extinction by Assimilation: Encountering the Native Industrial Schools” and Anya Zolyniak for her individual performance titled “Polish Solidarity.”

Second-place awards were earned by

Nicole Garcia, Sahil Abbi, Neil Patel, Ashwin Viswanathan and Sulaiman Kidwai for their group performance titled “Buckley v.

Vidal;” Arianna Ramdass for her individual documentary “White Gold;” Whitney Tam,

Clare Kang and Sabreen Bhuiya for their group exhibit “Welcome to Prime Time: America’s Encounter with the Golden Age of Television;” Joshua Somrah for his group exhibit titled “From Countrymen to Coolie: the Indian Diaspora to the British Islands” and Julianna DeAngelis for her individual performance “Mark Twain.”

Sandhya Ganesan, Natasha Rowzani and Justin Senzer placed third and received the Best Use of Archives Award for their group documentary “The Chomskyan Revolution: A Life of Dissent.”

Andrew Florendo, Mukund Subramanian, Nora Ma, Gianna Chan and Priyanka Kumar achieved a third-place win for their group performance “Angel Island.”

From the middle school, Anohki Ladhnai earned a first-place individual performance award as well as the NYSUT-sponsored Labor History Award for the project “Worker’s Strife: Encountering hardship, exchanging ideas and exploring new rights for workers during the Industrial Revolution.”

Selina Chiang, Alison Chou, Grace Kim, Maggie Lau and Emily Wei placed first for their group performance project “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Exploring a tragedy that led to change.”

Derek Chen and Rachel Won achieved second place for the group documentary “Japanese Imperialism of Korea,” and Rma Polce won the Aviation or Military History Award, sponsored by the Cradle of Aviation Museum, for her project “Apollo 11.”

National History Day is a yearlong educational program sponsored in New York State by the New York State Historical Association that encourages students in grades 6-12 to explore local, state, national and world history.

Herricks participants spend countless hours working on their research, for which they access major databases in the libraries, analyze their findings and develop meaningful and comprehensive projects.

80 from Herricks attend state career conference Eighty Herricks High School students attended the New York DECA State Career Conference from March 9-11 in Rochester, where they earned a number of high placements.

Ten Herricks DECA members will be advancing to the International Career Development Conference in Nashville, Tenn., in April.

Jasmine Kamdar won first place in the Independent Business Plan Event category and Ranzhuonan Chen placed first in Marketing Management.

Pranav Bhimani and Nihar Shah achieved second place for their collaboration on Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making, and Megan Carson earned second-place distinction for her Quick Serve Restaurant Management work.

Priyanka Kumar and Ashwin Viswanathan earned third and fourth-place honors, respectively, in Business Services Marketing.

Nidhi Sheth and Lauren Samuel placed fifth for the work they completed together in Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making, and Rushikesh Patel secured a fifth-place award in Retail Merchandising.

The Herricks DECA group is also eligible to have its officer team attend the Nashville event to present a project in which they created a business plan outlining the school store operations, which reached “Gold Level Status.”

DECA is a non-profit organization that aims to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.

The Herricks chapter participates in community service projects, social events and fundraising activities, in addition to the annual competitive events.

Herricks High School has the largest DECA chapter in New York State, with 276 members.

Photo courtesy of Herricks Public Schools

The Herricks High School DECA chapter recently attended the New York DECA State Career Conference in Rochester, where several awards and honors were earned.

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Manor Oaks staff serves up gratitude It has been said that it is better to give than to receive. Manor Oaks School Principal Diane Weiss and the school’s teachers discovered that both of these are important and true virtues.

Recently, one of their own needed the support of the Ronald McDonald House in

New Hyde Park.

To show their gratitude the staff of Manor Oaks School decided to give something back to the Ronald McDonald House.

On March 11, this team of teachers organized, prepared and cooked a meal for the 90 guests staying at the house.

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Jump Rope for Heart An annual tradition at Meadow Drive School, the Jump Rope for Heart program not only raises funds for the American Heart Association, but raises student awareness on the importance of heart health. Each year, Meadow Drive raises thousands of dollars for the cause and this year is no exception. In a new record for the school, a donation of $8,600 was made to the Association. Pictured is second-grader Dylan Couture who, with a donation of $400, was the school’s top fundraiser this year.

Herricks school board Mineola senior Bimal honors 9 at meeting wins essay contest

Nine students were recognized at the Herricks school board meeting on March 3.

Eight advertising design students were honored for their entries in the Herricks logo contest, of whom three received special acknowledgments as finalists and five were named semifinalists.

The winning logo, created by Jillian Clark, was unveiled and is now framed in the Community Center’s Board Room.

Additionally, high school freshman Joanna Lau was congratulated as the winner of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Competition.

Mineola High School senior Sanskriti Bimal has been selected by the South Asian American Women’s Alliance as the first-place award winner in the alliance’s essay contest.

She was chosen for the award based upon her essay titled “Impact of Social Media on Cultural Diversity” and will be awarded a plaque and $500 prize at the SAAWA’s annual gala in June.

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Hillside students visit children’s hospital Students from Hillside Grade School visited Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park. The students, along with Ms. Fretto and Mrs. Cullen, delivered the children’s books that were collected from the school’s third annual book drive. The book drive was sponsored by the Building Level Team and the event was chaired by reading teacher Lauren Fretto. Students, families, teachers and staff of Hillside Grade School were very generous and donated many children’s books to help share their love of reading with the patients.

New Hyde Park students take part in Reflections program New Hyde Park Memorial High School students recently took part in the National PTA Reflections Program.

The program invites students of all ages and abilities to explore and participate in the arts.

Each entrant created original works of art based on this year’s theme, “Let Your Imagination Fly.” The following stu-

dents received awards: Literature: Navdeep Kaur (first place), Saumya Sharma (second place), Preeti Presannan (third place) Visual Arts: Shruti Patel (first place), Victoria McGuigan (second place), Lisa Lo (third place) Photography: Nicole Cabrera (first place), Sophia Leeds (second place)

Floral Park students honored

Math Olympiad Seventh- and eighth-grade Sewanhaka High School students participated in a Math Olympiad Tournament at Kellenberg Memorial High School. Students participated in individual, team and mixed-team events, with Sewanhaka students from Rob Long’s 8A math classes placing third. The trip was chaperoned by math teacher Stefanie Dunphy.

Floral Park Memorial High School students received awards at the New York State Federation of Women’s Clubs Cultural Arts Day. The first-place winners will advance to the state level, where they will be judged along with other first-place winners from around New York.

Awards will be presented at the 122nd GFWC-NY Annual Convention this April in Albany.

Art Claudia Fuchs (11th grade) – second place Elizabeth Talero (11th grade) – third place Writing Amanda Apurado (10th grade) – first place, poem, “Unfair and Lovely” Alexis Kelly (seventh grade) – first place, poem, “The Victim” Italia Gorski (10th grade) – second place, poem, “To Face the Dying Light Alone”

Tania Oravachalil (10th grade) – third place, poem, “My Answer” Miranda Cesped (10th grade) – honorable mention, poem, “Demons” Nasiba Khandaker (ninth grade) – first place, short story, “Memories” Brandon Madden (seventh grade) – first place, short story, “Paddle Boarding” Olivia Greco (10th grade) – second place, short story, “Beautiful” Ciara O’Hagan (seventh grade) – second place, short story, “World Peace” Kristine Auyeung (ninth grade) – third place, short story, “Who You Are”

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Cuomo, MTA unrealistic on 3rd track Continued from Page 53 Various LIRR departments including communications, power, track and signal will have to insure that any design by the contractor is compatible with existing equipment and systems already in place. Remember that each LIRR department will have to use and maintain what the contractor delivers, builds and installs.

The MTA and LIRR will most likely use a combination of local and federal dollars to come up with $2.2 to $2.5 billion. Each year, the MTA receives over $1 billion in formula funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. These funds account for 35 percent of the MTA’s Capital Program.

In addition, over the past ten years they received several billion in DOT FTA New Starts funding for both East Side Access and Second Avenue Subway. It does not include several billion in DOT FTA Sandy relief and recovery funding.

The MTA allocates 15 percent or $150 million of over $1 billion in annual formula transit funding from U.S.DOT FTA for the LIRR capital program.

These dollars are usually used for routine state of good repair and safety projects.

Reprogramming a significant portion of these dollars to support Main Line Third Track would impact the FTA funded LIRR state of good repair and safety capital projects program.

Perhaps the MTA may try to qualify LIRR’s Main Line Third Track Project into DOT’s FTA New Starts program.

Regardless of the funding source, LIRR Main Line Third Track will end up competing against many other worthy projects for funding out of the next MTA Five Year 2020 - 2024 Capital Plan This could include, but not limited to the 2nd Avenue Subway Phase 2 ($5.5 to $6 billion), Metro North West Bronx Penn Station Access ($200 million), Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit ($600 million), Queens Woodhaven Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit ($400 million), Rockland-Westchester Tappan Zee Bridge Bus Rapid Transit, which would feed into the Metro North Hudson Line Tarrytown Station ($200 million) and Western Queens Montauk Branch Light Rail ($100 million) just to name a few.

Don’t forget future electrification of LIRR service on the

Port Jefferson branch from Huntington to Port Jefferson ($360 million), on the Montauk line from Babylon to Speonk ($360 million), on the Ronkonkoma line from Ronkonkoma to Yaphank ($120 million) and Oyster Bay to Mineola ($120 million) is needed. All four combined could easily cost almost $1 billion.

This does not include several hundred million for a new storage yard on the Port Jefferson Yard to support electric multiple unit MU cars.

All would provide a one-seat ride for service to Grand Central Terminal making the LIRR more attractive to current and future new riders.

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

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

In October 2015, a revised $28 billion 2015-2019 MTA Five Year Capital Plan was approved by the MTA Board. It still needs approval by the state MTA CPRB. A majority of the $9 billion in deferred capital improvements cut from these two plans will be still be looking for funding. Don’t forget billions needed for routine state of good repair projects and programs for each operating agency.

Assuming the MTA LIRR elect to pursue federal funding, they will have to comply with the National Environmental Protect Act. Depending upon whether FTA determines that Main Line Third Track requires either an Environmental Assessment or more likely a full blown Environmental Impact Statement, completion of this process can easily take one to two years.

Remember that there is significant local community opposition whose concerns will have to be addressed during the environmental review process. What remedial actions will the MTA/LIRR provide to address this issue?

Once FTA issues an environmental finding, the project usually proceeds from 30 percent to 100 percent final design and engineering.

Final design and engineering could easily take two years.

Add another year for the procurement process to be completed from development of bid specifications, contract advertise-

ment and award.

The MTA/LIRR would not initiate the procurement process until funding is actually approved as part of the next the MTA 2020 - 2024 Five Year Plan.

Based upon past history in delays for approval of previous Five Year Capital Plans, this might not happen until 2021.

As a result, it is possible for the procurement process not to be completed until 2022. Let us assume the MTA/LIRR awards a contract and issues a notice to proceed in 2022. The winning “design/build” construction contractor would begin mobilization of forces and starts work in 2022.

Even in the best case scenario put forward by MTA/LIRR, work would not be completed until five years later in 2027.

It is far more realistic based upon such a complex project that work may not be finished until 2028 or 2029.

Over the past 30 years, estimates for construction of Main Line Third Track have grown from $600 million to $1.5 billion today.

Gov. Cuomo admitted that by reducing the amount of private property acquisition, virtually all construction will take place along the existing right-of-way. He went on to say that this will result in increasing construction costs.

Now Gov. Cuomo has committed that 100 percent of work would be performed on the existing right-of-way.

When you combine this with elimination of seven grade crossing, clearly overall project costs are only going to grow even more.

This is an incredibly complex project to perform 100 percent of the work within two active tracks.

There are 194 weekday and

152 weekend trains serving riders on the Huntington/Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma and Babylon to Speonk branches.

This does not include additional freight trains and movements of passenger trains not in service.

Completion of double tracking on the Ronkokoma line with introduction of 30 minute off peak service by 2018 will add two dozen or more trains each day operating on the Main Line.

Construction has to proceed in parallel with the MTA/LIRR having to maintain existing passenger and freight service. It is the equivalent of performing heart surgery while the patient is running a 26-mile marathon!

No one knows really knows today what the final project cost will be to cover costs of construction or the time needed to complete all work within the existing right of way.

Besides relocating two existing tracks on portions of the Main Line to make room for construction a new third track, you have to deal with noise abatement and sound barriers along with additional safety improvements at grade crossings including elevating or sinking tracks at seven grade crossings.

Don’t forget LIRR force account support to provide flagging protection.

This is necessary to afford third party contractors safe access who perform construction within an active right of way corridor.

Imagine how many times per hour they will have to stop work when a train passes by?

A significant portion of construction work may have to take place evenings, overnight and on weekends when there is less activity on the Main Line.

Each grade crossing elimination may require several full blown weekend track outages resulting in full suspension of service on the Main Line.

There will be a need for 24/7 shuttle bus service between Jamaica and Mineola or Hicksville.

Costs for substitute bus service could easily run into the millions over the five or more year project construction duration.

The current proposal announced by both Gov. Cuomo, the MTA & LIRR this past January is still just conceptual. They have yet to initiate a basic planning study or environmental work.

This is still dependent on approval by CPRB of the initial $7 million in seed money.

That is why the MTA or LIRR have no detailed project budget to share with anyone other than some news releases.

A real project budget would include the estimated costs for each project component.

This information is needed if the MTA/LIRR wish to build credability with commuters, residents, taxpayers, transit advocates, elected officials and the media. Ditto for any project implementation schedule from start to finish. The current proposed project budget is nothing more than a number written on the back of an envelope.

Progression for development of Main Line Third Track is like reading a novel.

We are still on the first page of the first chapter with many more chapters to go until reaching the end of our story concerning Main Line Third Track.

Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate

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Gurfein opts for run for Rice’s seat Manhasset resident withdraws from bid against Martins in primary for seat in Congress

By N o a h M a n s k a r Retired U.S. Marine and Manhasset native David “Bull” Gurfein of Manhasset has shifted his campaign for Congress to challenge Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) in New York’s Fourth District.

Gurfein amended his Federal Election Commission filings March 14 to run in the southwestern Nassau County district and announced his decision on Facebook on March 19.

“We intend to run in the Fourth and we intend to win,” Gurfein said.

Leaders in the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties are backing his run and are expected to give formal endorsements within the next week, Gurfein said.

The move comes about two weeks after Republicans and Conservatives endorsed state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury) in the race to replace Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) in the Third District on the North Shore, where Gurfein lives and originally planned to run.

Running in the Fourth District will allow Gurfein to avoid a primary and gives Republicans a chance to capture two Dem-

Republican David Gurfein of Manhasset (left) will run against incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice of Garden City (right). ocratic districts, he said in his Facebook announcement.

In a statement Monday, Rice campaign spokesman Coleman Lamb said the former Nassau County district attorney has proven “such an effective, independent advocate for our district” that her only challenger is coming from outside its boundaries.

“We won’t take anything for granted and Kathleen will campaign hard so that she can keep fighting for our community and Long Island in Congress,” Lamb said.

Gurfein said he is considering moving from Manhasset into the Fourth District, which includes Floral Park, Mineola and New Hyde Park.

Crossing district lines is “not some radical move,” Gurfein said, adding that he spent summers at Jones Beach and was based in Garden City for his first Marine Corps assignment.

“If I was going into Mississippi, that would be something different,” he said.

“This is Nassau County, where I was born and raised.”

Gurfein will now run against an incumbent in the Fourth District rather than seek an open seat in the Third.

That doesn’t deter him, he said, because he was planning to challenge Israel as an incumbent when he first formed his campaign in the fall.

“People are excited to have a vet who understands service-oriented leadership and we’re sensing tremendous backing wherever we go,” Gurfein said.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is behind Gurfein’s move, he said, and has maintained his status as a promising “Young Gun” candidate.

Gurfein said he is attracting more attention from larger donors now that he will not have to run a primary. His campaign has close to $300,000 in its war chest so far, he said.

Moody’s give town high bond rating North Hempstead earns Aa1 for fifth time in last three years based on fiscal health

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North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth

The bond rating agency Moody’s Investors Service Inc. reaffirmed Wednesday the Town of North Hempstead’s Aa1 bond rating for the fifth time in the last three years, the highest in the town’s history.

The Moody’s report also said the town’s financial outlook was upgraded from “stable” to “positive.”

“The positive outlook reflects our expectation that the town will increase reserve levels modestly in fiscal 2015 and maintain balanced operations going forward,” the report said.

“The outlook also reflects the town’s conservative fiscal management practices, which will support healthy operating performance and maintenance of a strong financial position, as well as full payment of pensions beginning in fiscal 2017.”

The Moody’s assessment highlights the town’s positive financial outlook and covers its $13.86 million in bonds.

“The upgrade in our outlook by Moody’s reflects the hard work by this administration to budget conservatively and to keep the town on a solid financial footing, while maintaining the services that our town residents

expect and deserve,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said in a statement.

According to the report, the town’s Aa1 rating, which is second-highest to a AAA rating, was given due to a multitude of factors including budgeting and financial planning efforts.

“The rating reflects expected maintenance of a solid financial position given management’s conservative budgeting practices,” the report said.

“The rating also factors the town’s enhanced long-term financial planning and internal controls, a large and affluent tax base and a declining debt burden.”

Bosworth said the town’s financial management practices has reduced debt by $30 million over the last two years.

Town Deputy Supervisor Aline Khatchadourian told Newsday the town has been borrowing less money than it is paying off and its five-year capital plan reflects debt reduction strategies.

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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Community Meetings Village of East Williston Board of Trustees Agenda Meeting Monday, March 28 @ 7:30 p.m Village Hall, 2 Prospect Street, East Williston (516) 746-0782 East Williston School District Board of Education Final Budget Deliberations Wednesday, March 30 @ 7:30 p.m.

Wheatley School 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury (516) 333-7804

Great Neck School District Board of Education Meeting Tuesday, March 29 @ 7:30 p.m.

Phipps Administration Building 345 Lakeville Road Great Neck (516) 441-4000

Village of Flower Hill Architectural Review Board Meeting Monday, March 28 @ 7:00 p.m.

Village Hall, 1 Bonnie Heights Road, Manhasset (516) 627-5000

Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting Thursday, March 31 @ 8:30 a.m.

District Office 236 E Shore Rd Great Neck (516) 482-0238

Village of Great Neck Estates Architectural Review Board Meeting Monday, March 28 @ 8:00 p.m.

Village Hall Atwater Plaza 4 Gateway Drive Great Neck (516) 482-8283

Port Washington Library Budget Information Session and Meet The Candidates Meeting Wednesday, March 30 @ 7:30 p.m.

One Library Drive Port Washington (516) 883-4400

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Port Washington School District Board of Education Meeting Tuesday, March 29 @ 8:00 p.m.

Schreiber High School 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington (516) 767-5805

Meetings are held at the respective Village Halls except where noted.

Roslyn School District Board of Education Meeting Thursday, March 31 @ 8:00 p.m.

Roslyn High School 475 Round Hill Road, Roslyn Heights (516) 801-5100

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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.

New Hyde Park Real Estate Market Conditions Median sales price $510,000 Demographics near New Hyde Park, NY

Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 9,698 11,277 44.5 3 94,063 35,837

County 1,338,712 4,702 41.2 3 97,049 42,286

1 Brussel Drive, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $615,000 Date: 10/06/2015 4 Beds, 2 Full baths Style: Exp. Cape

Type: Single Family Lot Size: 77x100 Schools: Herricks Total Taxes: $14,001

1507 Falmouth Ave., New Hyde Park Sold Price: $660,000 Date: 10/01/2015 4 Beds 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial Type: Single Family Lot Size: 40x100 Schools: New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Total Taxes: $11,121

129 Claudy Lane, New Hyde Park Sold Price: $835,000 Date: 09/24/2015 4 Beds, 2 Full baths Style: Colonial

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To update or not before selling?

I have had a number of calls from sellers asking me if I would recommend that they update their homes or apartments before selling or just leave them as is.

It’s an excellent question to ask.

But one has to keep in mind the reasons for renovating or not.

Are you going to do this because you think you will recoup your investment upon selling, or that it will sell faster, which is a likely possibility or maybe you just want to enjoy the newness of the renovation for a while before considering selling.

Lastly, maybe retrofitting for an older parent who might be moving in with you or for yourself to make it easier to function so you can stay in place.

All four reasons have their merit, but you have to choose which one makes the most logical sense for you in your specific situation and timeline.

If you are going to renovated and update, have you thought of a budgeted amount that you want to position yourself within and not go over.

I have seen couples and families pick a budget and then they get into the renovation and sometimes go way past the origi-

nal amount, because they get into the job so much, that they keep adding more and more amenities or extras that they never thought of; but now want them and lose sight of the original amount that they earmarked for the job.

The more you spend, the longer you may have to wait for the market to increase to get back your investment.

There are exceptions if you have been in your home for 1550 years and have a lot of equity and the location has enabled above average appreciation.

Many purchasers do not have the time and are afraid to go in that direction to renovate, since they are very busy and both husband and wife also may not have the basic skills or necessary knowledge or connections or comfort zone to go through the renovation process.

So that part of the market may only want a renovated home and will consider paying more, so they will not have to deal with it themselves.

In those situations, the seller might get back his investment, but it really depends on the timing of when you will be selling.

The longer you can wait in a sellers market the better you can potentially do when putting

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your home up for sale and gaining back the renovation costs.

However, if you are looking to try to sell faster, updating will obviously work, but be careful with the amount you allot.

Look at your home like a buyer and see which items you would want to do before moving in.

Do the kitchen or bathrooms, Interior or exterior paint job, sanding the hardwood floors and polyurethane them, landscaping.

More important, how old is your roof, boiler, hot water heater, electric panel. The cost of replacing those necessary things might save you money, compared with the potential adjust-

ment in price that buyers might consider.

If you have a home older than 30 years, you might want to hire a certified home inspector/ engineer to let you know in advance all those deficiencies that you may have, so then you can decide what are the real crucial things to be done prior to selling.

So you are not selling right now for the foreseeable future.

The kids may or may not still be living with you, but you would thoroughly enjoy renovating your living space is another answer why some will want to add that fresh look to their domicile.

Is it possible you may have a parent coming in to live with you?

Or maybe you just want to stay in place, and not going to a Senior residence and want to set your home up properly to make it much easier to deal with the everyday functions of getting around in your home.

The following are links to provide you a gargantuan amount of information for renovations and their costs as well as pros and cons to doing them: h t t p : / / w w w. h g t v. c o m / design/decorating/clean-andorganize/which-home-improvements-pay-off http://www.thisoldhouse.

com/toh/article/0,,408045,00. html http://www.houselogic. com/home-advice/home-improvement/home-remodelingprojects-with-long-term-ROI/ http://www.styleathome. com/homes/renovating/returnon-renovation-costs-how-muchwill-you-get-back/a/882 h t t p : / / w w w. f o r b e s . com/2011/02/11/home-improvements-personal-financebest-payback.html http://www.seniorpedia. org/housing-financial-options/ retrofitting-your-house/ h t t p : / / w w w. i n v e s t o p e dia.com/articles/personalfinance/092515/10-costs-retrofitting-your-house-senior.asp Remember only you can make the final decision as to your budget in relation to what you want done; but also, what are your real reasons for doing the fixing and updating?

Philip A. Raices is the owner of Turn Key Real Estate in Great Neck. He can be reached by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.

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Tweeting isn’t just for the birds

By D i a n e Br a n g m a n Social Security District Manager in Mineola Ten years ago, on March 21, 2006, the CEO of Twitter sent out his first tweet. It’s appropriate, with spring coming, that the famous CEO was chirping in a format that the world now embraces as a vital form of interactive communication. Similarly, Social Security is no

stranger to social media.

Updated regularly, Social Security Matters is our blog. It’s our hub for Social Security news, like new features to my Social Security, changes in policy, retirement planning, and benefit information. The blog allows us to address issues in a longer format than a tweet or typical social media post. Check out Social Security Matters at blog. socialsecurity.gov and select “Get blog updates” if you want to stay

informed.

Social Security uses social media just like you might. At www. facebook.com/socialsecurity we share information, post programmatic changes, and things you need to know. You can follow us and get regular updates on your computer or smartphone through Facebook.

While you’re at it, go and “like” a few posts or “share” them with friends and loved ones.

Even though there’s a lot to

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say when it comes to retirement benefits and Medicare or disability, Social Security is great at condensing messages down to 140 characters. Our Twitter account is a valuable resource for news and updates. You can follow what we’re up to and even engage us at twitter. com/socialsecurity.

Is all this on-screen reading making your eyes tired? Well, you can visit our YouTube page for fun and informative videos. In the past,

we’ve had celebrities appear in our public service announcements. And you can see a few feline stars in some of our most popular videos.

Visit www.youtube.com/socialsecurityonline to start watching.

Remember, you can always share our social media pages with friends and family. They will be grateful to know about the many online services we provide. Feel free to send us a tweet and connect with Social Security!

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Leaders praise task force, maintain efforts

Continued from Page 1 But some officials say more could be done to provide effective policing in an area as large as the North Shore’s Third Precinct, which stretches from Manorhaven to East Meadow.

Some communities are making their own efforts bolster security and prevent crime, such as private patrols and Neighborhood Watch programs, while continuing to work with the police.

“We’re trying to come up with these programs that complement the police coverage that we get and work with the police to make this the safest community on Long Island,” said Village of East Hills Deputy Mayor Manny Zuckerman, who advises the village’s recently reactivated Security Commission.

The Nassau County Police Department formed a Burglary Pattern Team of four detectives and a detective sergeant in midJanuary to investigate organized burglary rings, said Det. Lt. Richard LeBrun, commanding officer of the Public Information Office.

The move came in response to a 28-percent increase in residential burglaries in the first two months of this year over the same period in 2015.

As of March 9, Nassau County saw 172 reported residential burglaries, compared to 134 last year, LeBrun said.

The Burglary Pattern Team has reduced the increase from 28 to 23 percent as of March 21, he said: “We’re already making progress.”

The force has so far solved four of this year’s burglary patterns consisting of five to nine burglaries each, LeBrun said.

The team’s work led to the arrest this week of two Bronx men who robbed four cell phone stores in Hicksville and Seaford last year, and a South Farmingdale man’s arrest last week for four burglaries of nail salons there dating back to September 2015.

Last month police arrested Mamuka Bokuchava, a 31-yearold Brooklyn man allegedly connected to 17 burglaries in Nassau County, including eight in Port Washington, two each in East Williston and Williston Park and one each in Mineola, New Hyde Park and Manhasset.

Village of Williston Park Mayor Paul Ehrbar called the task force “a step in the right direction.”

He and other local leaders said any additional police effort to tackle crime is welcome, especially after the strings of burglaries in the area concerned residents.

Nassau County Police Department’s 3rd Precinct “I guess they’ve had enough time to observe that it’s systematic, that the problem is systematic, which is why Nassau County P.D. has escalated it,” Tanner said.

Richard Bentley, president of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations, said the dedicated force is “long overdue” and will likely better communication between police and communities the crimes have affected.

Residents have previously gone months without learning whether a nearby burglary has been solved, he said, and the burglary team could help clarify such questions. “(T)he creation of a task force for this specific purpose will now give us specific individuals that we’ll be able to (follow up) with,” Bentley said.

Some communities are keeping up local efforts to increase security and prevent crime.

A private security officer has patrolled East Williston since a spate of burglaries there in the fall, Tanner said.

It gives residents an extra level of comfort and “visibility,” he said: “Every little bit helps.”

Led by former Mayor Doreen Ehrbar, Paul Ehrbar’s wife,

Williston Park’s Neighborhood Watch is trying to recruit more block captains to monitor neighborhoods.

Manhasset residents have an informal Neighborhood Watch, Bentley said. They share information about crimes or suspicious activity on Facebook.

“The greatest asset is that individual being able to be a good witness and provide us accurate details of any type of crimes or suspicious persons,” LeBrun said.

“That often comes from Neighborhood Watch or people being able to be very astute to their surroundings.”

While burglaries fell by more than three-quarters in East Hills last year, Zuckerman said, the Security Commission it resurrected following two violent robberies is evaluating more extensive measures.

The village already has private security patrols, he said, and the committee is proposing to install surveillance cameras and additional lighting on dark streets. Other possibilities include safety kits and village decals for residents’ cars.

East Hills aims to work in concert with police to protect

residents’ safety and welfare, Zuckerman said. For example, surveillance footage would not be actively monitored, he said, but would be given to police to help an investigation.

“We want to come as close to zero (crime) as possible,” Zuckerman said. “It’s important that we do things, but that we do not conflict with the police.”

Tanner and Ehrbar said they think the return of four problemoriented police, or POP, officers will provide another layer of protection in the Third Precinct.

The police department reinstated the popular program last year after budgetary constraints suspended it in 2014.

Along with the Burglary Pattern Team, the POP cops play an on-the-ground role in investigating and suppressing burglaries, LeBrun said. “(T)hey’ll be detailed to specific areas to get an understanding of what’s going on here and provide more eyes and ears and information going both ways,” Ehrbar said.

The Third Precinct’s North and South Subdivisions each have two POP officers, police have said.

While Bentley praised the POP officers’ return, he said it will prove difficult for two officers to cover the whole North Subdivision, the former Sixth Precinct that merged with the Third in 2012 as a cost-saving move.

Beyond the task force, opening the precinct would provide better overall police coverage for the North Subdivision, Bentley and Zuckerman said.

“Two officers just don’t cut it,” Bentley said. “As good as those two officers are and as dedicated as they are, it’s physically impossible. But it’s a start.”

LeBrun said reopening the precinct would not create any resources to stop burglaries beyond what already exists.

There would still be 177 daily patrols county-wide, he said, a number that has not changed since before the merger.

“We have the same number of police officers out there every day no matter if you have five police precincts or eight,” he said.

LeBrun also said major crimes have decreased overall since the merger and crime has dropped 25 percent countywide since 2009.

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G.N. schools aim to retain staff amid cuts Continued from Page 13 rooms, the student body wanted all classrooms and buildings to be air conditioned.

“Our school is fighting for air conditioning for a very long time,” Pavlovich said. “We were told that the air conditioning and roofing [should] be done at the same time.”

The district said it plans to repair roofing in the near future, but the cost is still unknown.

If air conditioners were installed in every school within the district in addition to

roofing repairs, Powell said, it would add an estimated $12.1 million in costs.

“If we were to install AC’s in every building, it would take us well out of the $19 million, and we would then have to cut numerous other projects,” Board President Barbara Berkowitz said.

Powell said the district had an “external building study” completed that identified over $100 million in needs for the district’s buildings.

“Not that we’re going to do all of those projects,” he said. “But a decision will be

made on what to move forward on and what not to.”

The board said it is seeking community input before the budget is finalized.

Powell said staff cuts would continue to be discussed and the board would continue to look for ways to prevent the need for staff cuts.

“It’s not just the 16-17 year we are positioning ourselves for, we are also thinking about certain financial concerns we will be faced in the 17-18 budget,” he said. “We certainly don’t want to make any

decisions that would further make those situations worse.”

An informal budget hearing is scheduled for April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at North Middle School, followed by an official hearing and adoption on April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at South High School.

For registered voters living north of the LIRR, the final budget vote is set for Tuesday, May 17, from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. at E.M Baker School, while registered voters living south of the LIRR are required to go to South High School’s west gym to vote.

Belmont casino opponents to rally on Saturday Continued from Page 1 lawmakers to support the fight against the casino.

Avella was one of the three senators they spoke with directly, and HolubnyczyjOrtiz said she thinks their conversation influenced his decision to sponsor the bill to repeal Long Island’s VLT authorization.

“He definitely heard us, and we truly appreciated it,” she said. “It only takes one to get it started.”

State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (D-Elmont) consponsored the Assembly bill with assemblymen Gary Pretlow of Mount Vernon and Michael Fitzpatrick of St. James.

She will appear at the rally along with her brother, Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages (D-Elmont) and Village of Floral Park Mayor Thomas Tweedy.

State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) will also attend, Williams said.

Kaminsky is running against Republican Christopher McGrath for the Senate seat Dean Skelos vacated following his November conviction on federal corruption charges.

The open district includes part of the Belmont Park property.

Patrick Nicolosi, president of Elmont’s East End Civic Association and an ardent casino supporter, said some Floral Park residents told him they were upset the rally was being used as a “campaign tool” for Kaminsky, and that it was being held on the Saturday before Easter, the “World Series” of the Christian religion.

“It’s ridiculous that they would even hold a rally on such a day, and it’s not a life or death situation,” Nicolosi said. “It’s about gambling.”

Holubnyczyj-Ortiz said she has heard “nothing of the sort” from anyone in Floral Park. Nicolosi is “always looking to stir up controversy,” she said.

Nicolosi said he and the president of Local 707, the union to which Nassau OTB employees belong, were planning a rally for sometime after the Easter holiday.

Supporters and opponents held opposing rallies at Belmont Park in January.

A previous event drew more than 2,000 opponents to Floral Park Memorial High School.

Several local officials in recent weeks have joined the opposition to Nassau OTB’s plan to build a 100,000-square-foot VLT parlor on an eight-acre lot north of Hempstead Turnpike.

The Village of New Hyde Park, the Elmont Library Board of Trustees and North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth have formally opposed it, and an attorney for the Village of Floral Park outlined possible legal hurdles for the project in a letter to the state Franchise Oversight Board.

They and other opponents say the casino would increase crime and traffic, decrease property values and otherwise detract from quality of life in the surrounding area.

Nicolosi, OTB and other supporters argue the casino would bring Nassau County millions of dollars in much-needed rev-

enue, support local business communities and create quality jobs.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has included $15 million in casino revenue in his 2016 budget, and OTB is working to formulate a revenue-sharing agreement with surrounding communities.

OTB requires state legislative approval for the permanent facility.

Meanwhile, it plans to build a tempo-

rary parlor with 1,000 VLTs, which needs approval from the state Office of General Services and the New York Racing Authority.

The Village of Floral Park plans to file a lawsuit as soon as OTB makes a formal application to the Franchise Oversight Board, which it reportedly has yet to do.

Village weighs limits to hookah, vape shops Continued from Page 8 and massage parlors.

Another clause says that list is not exhaustive, and the village building superintendent can declare an application falls under the restrictions.

The village has not gotten any applications for hookah bars or vape shops, Lofaro said, but the Village Board wants to make sure the code keeps up with the times.

“When we adopted this code there was no such thing as a vape shop or a hookah bar on Long Island, so as definitions change, types of businesses change, our code has to remain current,” Lofaro said.

The Village of Mineola passed a local law in December making hookah bars a permitted use for industrial zones.

Many other Long Island municipalities, including three in Great Neck, have banned hookah bars in recent years.

The villages of Great Neck and Great Neck Estates both passed bans on the establishments in 2014.

The Village of Great Neck Plaza passed a moratorium on hookah bars that year, making an exception for Fountain Blue Hookah at 435 Middle Neck Road, which opened before the law went into effect.

Google and Yelp currently list Fountain Blue as permanently closed, and its phone number is no longer in service.

New Hyde Park’s Village Board will hold a public hearing on the hookah bar and vape shop regulations at 7:30 p.m.

April 5 at Village Hall at 1420 Jericho Turnpike.

Continued from Page 4 May 17.

The seats Jennifer Kerrane, Joan Romagnoli and Ernest Gentile currently hold are up for election this year, District Clerk Patricia Olive said in an email.

Also at Monday’s meeting, Katulak said the district is continuing negotiations with its custodians, nurses and clerical workers, who have been working under expired contracts for three years or more.

Katulak said he is optimistic the parties will reach an agreement by June.

Parent Anthony Guerrero, a supporter of a parent movement to pull children out of controversial state tests based on Common Core standards, asked Katulak when he would send a letter reminding parents of their right to opt out of testing.

Katulak said he tells parents that’s an option if they ask him directly, but he will not do so on a districtwide scale.

Demolition unlikely for NHP-GCP avoids cuts, historic F.P. building could add technology

Continued from Page 2 for $3 million, Bambrick said then.

Renovating the first floor would cost $1.25 million, he said, and restoring all four floors would cost $4.7 million.

Several residents said the building should become a mixed-use space that would generate revenue for the village.

The lower floors could house a theater group, they said, or a gathering place for teens or seniors, while the upper floors could become offices.

While it’s still uncertain how Centen-

nial Hall will be used, Lomazow said it seems tearing it down would not be “financially prudent.”

“Generally speaking, adaptive reuse of real estate is often the most prudent outcome, the most economically prudent outcome,” he said.

Pombonyo said the village could either sell the building, enter into a longterm lease or a combination of the two.

CBRE will get a 6-percent commission on the sale price if Centennial Hall is sold, Bambrick said.

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Deadline is Monday, 12 noon.

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English Tutor Diane Gottlieb

M.Ed., M.S.W.

SAT/ACT, College Essays AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep

Reading Comprehension and Writing Proficiency

Phone: 917-599-8007 E-mail: dianegot@gmail.com LongIslandEnglishTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge, and skills in every student

English Tutor SPANISH TUTOR High School/Middle School - College SPANISH GRAMMAR-LITERATURE SAT II – Subject Test AP Exam

516.307.1045

William Cullen, M.A., M.B.A., S.D.A. Chaminade / Fairfield University Alumnus

516-509-8174 / wdctutor06@aol.com Knowledgeable • Responsible • Reliable • Patient

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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

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Affordable Expert Tutors All Grades & Subjects Certified Teachers, Core Curriculum NYS ELA/Math Assessments GED/SAT/ACT/LSAT College Planning, College, Adult

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TI-84 TI-89

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25+ Years Writing Experience Grammar Essays

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Deadline is Monday, 12 noon.

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buyer’s guide ▼ antiques

cleaning

cleaning

$$ Top Cash Paid $$

STRONG ARM CLEANING

CLEANING HOMEOFFICE

Residential and Commercial Cleaning Specialist • Post construction clean ups • Stripping, waxing floors • Move Ins and Move Outs

HIGH END ANTIQUES HIGH CASH PAiD Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc.

• 1 Pc.or entire estates • Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Damaged Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Quality Pieces Marble, etc. also

wanted

CALL JOSEPH OR

RUTH

718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128 Family Business for over 40 years

AntiqueAssets.com

Buying and Selling over 40 Years / Member New England Appraisers Association

computer services

Free estimates / Bonded Insured

516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com CLEANOUTS MOVING clean outsAND & moving

NEED A CLEANOUT OR A MOVE?

We can move it, sell it or haul it away!

2 Guys and a Truck Call 516-279-6378

839 Stewart Ave Garden City, NY 11530 Bonded/Insured www.invitedsales.com

home improvement

Carry - In and On - Site Repairs Desktop, Laptop, Mac and Servers Virus Removal and Cleanup Hard Drive Data Recovery Home and Office Services

clean outs & moving

Hourly Rates Residential • Grout cleaning • Move in and out Adam

516-943-6831

“Quality Construction with a Personal Touch” Deal direct with owner - Serving li over 25 years

Insured, License # H18C730000

516.472.0500

www.computerteach.net www.ComputerRepairForce.com 39 Great Neck Rd., Great Neck Open 7 Days • Patient & Friendly

home improvement

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

GEM - BASEMENT DOCTOR www.Gem-Home.com Lic. Nas. H3803000000

• • • •

All Types of Home Improvements Free Estimates • Free design service extensions • Kitchens dormers • bathrooms decks • siding

631.281.7033 Licence #H18H2680000

Sage Oil

516-365-6685

• Home Tutoring • Computer Repair • Virus Removal • iPhone/iPad Repair • iMac/MacBooks Fixed

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION

DEVLIN BUILDERS

Bob Devlin @

computer repair

Elegant Touch Remodeling

Homeheating Heating oil Oil home

Since 1979

516-883-0359

junk removal

home improvement

We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS No job too small

CALL OLYMPIA CLEANING

home improvement

home improvement

In Home Service Handy Howard 646-996-7628

Since 1979 Insured / Bonded Trusted and Reliable

SUPER CLEAN

516-623-9822 LAMPS FIXED $ 65

WEEKLY - MONTHLY

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

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buyer’s guide ▼ landscaping

MOVING SERVICE moving

lawn sprinklers

Serving the community for over 40 yrs

BRIAN CLINTON

MOVERS

One Piece to a Household/ Household Rearranging FREE ESTIMATES

ADVERTISE HERE 516.307.1045

333-5894

Owner Supervised Licensed & Insured Licensed #T-11154

PAINTING/POWERWASHING

moving N.Y.D.O.T.#10405

ADVERTISE HERE 516.307.1045

MOVING & STORAGE INC.

Long Island and New York State Specialists

• Residential • Commercial • Piano & Organ Experts • Boxes Available

ADVERTISE HERE

FREE ESTIMATES www.ajmoving.com

516-741-2657

114 Jericho Tpke.

Mineola, NY 11501

PAINTING/CARPENTRY/POWER WASHING painting, carpentry & powerwashing

SWEENEY

PAINTING and CARPENTRY Interior/Exterior B. Moore Paints Wallpaper Faux Finishes

Renovations New Mouldings Doors Windows

Licensed & Insured

516-884-4016 roofing

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516.307.1045

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

ADVERTISE HERE 516.307.1045

Lic./Ins. • Local References RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

516-753-0268

tree service

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

ADVERTISE HERE 516.307.1045

ADVERTISE HERE 516.307.1045

Owner Operated Since 1989 Licensed & Insured

FREE ESTIMATES

ADVERTISE HERE

516-466-9220

516.307.1045

Member L.I. Arborist Assoc.

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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

Who insures you doesn’t matter. Until it does.

ALL BRANDS

W W W. S K YC L E A RW I N D OW. CO M Call Mr. Fagan • 32 Years Experience Lic. # H080600000 Nassau

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hiram cohen & son, inc.

Insurance Since 1919 Bill Spitalnick 486 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY 11596 516.535.3561 • Fax: 516.742.7209 A 2013 Chubb Personal Cornerstone Elite Agency

Financial Strength and Exceptional Claim Service Property | Liability | Executive Protection | Workers Compensation | Marine | Surety Homeowners | Auto | Yacht | Jewelry | Antiques | Accident & Health Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (“Chubb”) is the marketing name used to refer to the insurance subsidiaries of The Chubb Corporation. For a list of these subsidiaries, please visit our website at www.chubb.com. Actual coverage is subject to the language of the policies as issued. Chubb, Box 1615, Warren, NJ 07061-1615. ©2013 Chubb & Son, a division of Federal Insurance Company.

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COMMUNITY CLASSIFIEDS to advertise call: 516.307.1045

▼ Employment To Place Your Ad Call Phone:

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Fax:

516.307.1046

e-mail:

hblank@theislandnow.com

In Person:

105 Hillside Avenue Williston Park, NY 11598

We’re Open:

Mon–Thurs: 9am-5:30pm Fri: 9am-6pm

employment

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.

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Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

ARC OF DELAWARE COUNTY seeks dynamic professionals to lead our nationally recognized organization in supporting people with I/DD in living personally fulfilling lives. Positions include: Chief Services Officer Speech Pathologist Supervisor​/​Life Coach 10 Assistant Director of Residential Services House Manager. Apply: www.delarc.org

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

CHILDCARE​/ HOUSEHOLD HELP NEEDED: Two children (ages 15,12) from 3:30pm to 6:30pm (Mon-Thur) and 7:00am-8:00am (3 mornings).

Drive to activities, homework assistance & laundry. Must be mature, loving and have references. Stacey 516-770-4780

BABYSITTER WANTED: After school 3:00pm to 7:00pm daily for GCMS 6th grader and 8th grader.

Flexible hours and hourly compensation. Duties include driving to activities, light housework and meal prep.

Must have own car and references.

Contact Lauren 917-796-4443

Deadlines

Tuesday 11:00am: Classified Advertising Tuesday 1:00pm: Legal Notices/ Name Changes Friday 5:00pm Buyers’s Guide Error Responsibility All ads placed by telephone are read back for verification of copy context.

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.

Cancellation Policy Ads must be cancelled the Monday before the first Thursday publication. All cancellations must be received in writing by fax at: 516.307.1046 Any verbal cancellations must be approved by a supervisor. There are no refunds on cancelled advertising. An advertising credit only will be issued.

• Great Neck News • Williston Times • New Hyde Park Herald Courier • Manhasset Times • Roslyn Times • Port Washington Times • Garden City News • Bethpage Newsgram • Jericho Syosset News Journal • Mid Island Times • Syosset Advance

H A N D Y M A N ​/ ​H E L P E R : N o r t h Shore Contractor. Must be clean cut, speak English, Driver’s License and some basic construction experience. Call 516-365-6685 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

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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MARKETPLACE ▼ Help Wanted

Help Wanted

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

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 516307-1045 x201

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 516-710-7995 or email resume to: info@gardencityhomecare.com MEDICAL OFFICE SECRETARY​/​ RECEPTIONIST Part Time in Garden City. Duties include front desk reception, patient intake, patient data entry, collection of fees and posting insurance information, filing.

Telephone skills required. Attention to detail is important. Office is well well-organized with a patientoriented focus for service and care.

Basic computer skills are needed.

Days include alternate Saturdays 8:30am-2:30pm, every Monday and Tuesday 9:00am-4:00pm. Workweek flexibility is important. Salary is competitive based on experience.

Medical employment references are required.Call 516-294-0253 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

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 OR fax: 516-280-5221 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 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

DONATE YOUR CAR

Wheels For Wishes Benefiting

Make-A-Wish

®

Suffolk County x % Ta Call: (631) 317-2014 0 0 1 le uctib Ded Metro New York (631) 317-2014 Call: WheelsForWishes.org

*Free Vehicle/Boat Pickup ANYWHERE *We Accept All Vehicles Running or Not *Fully Tax Deductible

* Wheels For Wishes is a DBA of Car Donation Foundation.

Situation Wanted

Situation Wanted

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

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

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 CERTIFIED NURSES AIDE​/ HHA: Seeking position weekdays live in or live out. Experienced, references. Call 347-257-4367 OR email Irie.rbeckford@gmail.com CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT: 17 years experience, caregiver​/​companion for patients with Alzheimers, Dementia and Hospice. Very professional with excellent references. Available nights and weekends. Gladyl 516-521-9391 CLEANING AVAILABLE Houses and Apartments. Flexible days and hours. Experienced, reasonable prices. Very good references. Own transportation. Please call 516272-5154 or 516-385-5547 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 COMPANION​/​HHA seeks live in or live out position caring for sick or elderly. Loving, caring and dedicated person with excellent references. Please call Maria 718-541-9273

Your Homeownership Partner

ELDER CARE: Woman seeking position caring for the elderly.

Available to live in or out and nights. Over 20 years experience.

Very professional. References furnished upon request. Call Lorraine 347-255-8603 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 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR available to do any odd jobs around your home​​yard work, cleaning out & organizing garages and basements, pet sitting, party help, etc. Call Drew 516-712-5361 or 516-741-9669 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE Monday​​Saturday 8am​​2pm. Experienced with excellent references.

Licensed driver w/ own transportation. Please call 516-325-5153 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 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 516-728-4893 or 516-939-5778 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 NURSING ASSISTANT: 17+ years experience seeks to care for the elderly. Live in or out. Great references. Driver’s license. Immediate.

917-470-8976

announcements HOME SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER being organized for children 4 and up. Limited to 1012 students. Meet several times​ /​week. Do not have to be home schooling to enroll. 516-621-2195

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

announcements

Wanted to Buy

HUNTERS Our hunters will pay top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a free base camp leasing info packet & quote 866-309-1507 www.basecampleasing.com

ABE BUYS ANTIQUES: Silver, paintings, rugs and all contents.

917-817-3928 CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $35 /​ Box! Sealed and Unexpired. Payment made SAME DAY. Highest prices paid! Call Juley today!

800-413-3479 www.cashforyourteststrips.com

MONEY TO LEND Get funding now for your small business​​ up to $2 million in as little as 2 days. Minimum 2 years in business. Call BFS Capital: 888732-6298 or apply online www. bfscapital.com​/ ​n yp

Novenas/Prayers PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail). Oh Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine of Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin assist me in this necessity.

Oh Star of the Sea help me and show herein you are my Mother.

Oh Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me this necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh show me herein you are my Mother.

Oh Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee (three times). Oh Holy Mary I place this cause in your hands (three times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine.

Amen. This prayer must be said for three days and after three days your request will be granted. The prayer must be published. Grateful thanks. (MAK)

marketplace

for sale DINING ROOM TABLE & CHAIRS: Gorgeous, Georgian style dining room table, 2 upholstered arm chairs and 6 upholstered side chairs for sale. Mahogany finished beech wood with brass claw foot details. Heirloom quality, beautiful condition. From Safavieh collection. Offered at $3500. Located in Garden City. email debinc@mac. com OR call 414-379-0000 FURNITURE FOR SALE WEST HEMPSTEAD Thomasville Dining Room Set Oak Secretary Round Side Table w/ Inlaid Leather Top Small Sideboard Regency Antique Sette Text: 516-606-0287 PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $59. Beautiful, nursery grown. FREE installation​/ FREE delivery. Limited supply! ORDER NOW! 518-536-1367 www.lowcosttrees.com

LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale *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 516-279-6378 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!!

YOU’RE INVITED! Thursday, March 31 9:30 am 44 First St Garden City, NY 11530 American Girl and toys for girls, furniture, Dining Room set, chairs, stereo equipment, decorative and household items, Waterford, Baker armoire and sideboard, lamps, bedding, baby furniture, changing tables, basement and garage items....Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

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Get $5,000 - $2,000,000 in as few as 2 days* MINIMUM 2 YEARS IN BUSINESS TO QUALIFY

APPLY TODAY

(888) 732-6298 bfscapital.com/nyp

*Subject to approval and merchant bank processing.

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▼ REAL ESTATE, SERVICE DIRECTORY Tag Sale YOU’RE INVITED! Tuesday, March 29 9:30 am 87 Lincoln Street Garden City, NY 11530 Collectibles, bedroom furniture, holiday, books, records, costume jewelry, china, dishes and more...

Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details!

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 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.

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 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 Available immediately!

Live here while you remodel your home! $2,100 Call 516-262-2788

Pet CPR & first Aid Certified. Numerous referrals and references.

Limited availability. Book early!

Annmarie 516-775-4256

GARDEN CITY PARK: 1st floor, private bedroom and bath, full use of basement with separate washer​/​dryer, share kitchen, $1,100 utilities included. Move right in! Jill 516-354-4340

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING

Office Space

Doggie Day Care Boarding Dog Walking Mobile Socialization Program Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

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

Office Space 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. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

real estate for sale

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

Condo/Co-Op For Sale

Cleaning

AMITYVILLE: Beautiful 3 bedroom condo, just built in 2008! Border East Massapequa, get the benefits of Nassau County living while paying Suffolk County taxes! Gated community, 2 terraces, 2 full baths, clubhouse, gym, pool, maintenance only $388, low taxes, too many more features to mention! Must see! NY Superior Realty 718-205-7770

STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured.

516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com SUPER CLEAN: Hourly rates, residential, grout cleaning, move ins and outs. Adam 516-943-683

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Computers

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Cleaning CLEANING HOME​​OFFICE: Weekly, monthly since 1979. Insured​ / bonded. Trusted​/ reliable. Call Olympia Cleaning 516-883-0359

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Home Improvements 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 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

Home Improvements DEVLIN BUILDERS Since 1979.

We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS. No job too small. Bob Devlin 516-3656685. Insured License H18C730000 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

Health & Fitness IF YOU USED THE BLOOD THINNER XARELTO and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking XARELTO between 2011 And the present, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727

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

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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MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, PreCalc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314 ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314 MATHEMATICS TUTOR: NYS certified math teacher. Experienced and patient. All elementary and middle school grades. HS Algebra, Geometry and SAT prep. Text or call Ken 516-526-8315 or email: kmctutor79@gmail.com SPANISH TUTOR: High School​ /​Middle School, College. Spanish Grammar-Literature, SAT II, AP Exam. William Cullen, M.A., M.B.A., S.D.A. Chaminade, Fairfield Alumnus. 516-509-8174 wdctutor06@aol.com 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​/c​ all Ron Goldberg 516-567-8434

Instruction PIANO LESSONS By Ira Baslow. Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www. iwantmypianolessons.com

Services CHILD CARE ELDER CARE HOME HEALTH AIDES AND MORE! We offer the following services: Companions, Home Health Aides​/​Elder Care Child Care and Housekeeping Laborers Days / Nights Live In or Live Out NO FEE TO EMPLOYERS ** EVON’S SERVICES ** Call: 516-505-5510

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COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL​/​DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential​/​Commercial. Bonded​/​Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

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Please call 516-466-9220 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. Learn how to apply it to your specific situation. Protect yourself in case of a financial crisis. I have no incentive and no control over your money. I strictly give advice; I do not sell any financial products.

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▼ LEGALS Legal Notice Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park Notice of Tentative Budget PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hyde Park will hold a Public Hearing on Monday April 4, 2015, at the Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, at 8:00 PM to consider the adoption of the tentative budget for the Village for the Fiscal Year ending May 31, 2017.

A copy of the tentative budget will be available at the Office of the Village Clerk after March 31, 2016, and may be inspected there from Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. At the time and place of the Public Hearing, all persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK ROBERT A. LOFARO, MAYOR CATHRYN HILLMANN, VILLAGE CLERK-TREASURER Dated March 17, 2016 NHP 143186 1x 3/25/​2 016 #143186

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, or at some other location to be hereafter designated by the Board of Trustees, in order to receive public comment upon the following: Michael Makowenskyj Propose interior alterations to create an Italian ice business 706B Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 33/104/53 Section 195-7.B.: (4) Delicatessens, carry out food estab-

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lishments, or any premises upon which food is prepared or stored.

At the aforesaid time and place, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park Cathryn Hillmann Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: March 9, 2016 NHP 143159 1x 3/25/​2 016 #143159

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees for the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park will hold a Public Hearing on April 5,2016, at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, or at some other location to be hereafter designated by the Mayor, in order to receive public comment upon: A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK AUTHORIZING A PROPERTY TAX LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW ß3-C The Village of New Hyde Park does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in administration or access to or employment in its projects and activities. Cathryn Hillmann has been directed to coordinate compliance with nondiscrimination requirements of the Federal Revenue Sharing regulations.

At this scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees, reserved decisions from previous meetings, if any, may be acted upon by the Board of Trustees.

At the aforesaid time and place, all interested persons

will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By Order of the Board of Trustees Inc. Village of New Hyde Park Cathryn Hillmann Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: March 17, 2016 NHP 143187 1x 3/25/​2 016 #143187

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees for the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park will hold a Public Hearing on April 5, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, or at some other location to be hereafter designated by the Mayor, in order to receive public comment upon: A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 195-13 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF NEW HYDE PARK, ENTITLED “ZONE USES”TO INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF “ BAR”AND “SHOP”IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR SAME WITHIN THE VILLAGE’S INDUSTRIAL ZONE UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT BY THE VILLAGE’S BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. The Village of New Hyde Park does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in administration or access to or employment in its projects and activities. Cathryn Hillmann has been directed to coordinate compliance with nondiscrimination requirements of the Federal Revenue Sharing regulations.

At this scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees, reserved decisions from previous meetings, if any, may be acted upon by the Board of Trustees.

At the aforesaid time and place, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.

By Order of the Board of Trustees Inc. Village of New Hyde Park Cathryn Hillmann Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: March 18, 2016 NHP 143188 1x 3/25/​2 016 #143188

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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.

NHP 143016 6x 2/26, 3/04, 11, 18, 25, 4/01, 2016 #143016

Notice of Formation of PAPREP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/21/2016. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 414 New Hyde Park Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of North Hempstead​—​ Board of Zoning Appeals Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals.

The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00 a.m.

APPEAL #20137 ​​ Dean Kaplan, variances 70-30.A, 70-31.A, 70-101.B & 70-208.F to construct additions to a nonconforming dwelling with insufficient front and side yard setbacks, & a portico in a required front yard. W/Side #34 Devon Rd., 100’ N/of Woolley Ln., Great Neck, Sec. 1, Blk. 31, Lot 51, R-A District.

APPEAL #20138 ​​ David DeBaun, variance 70-40.A to construct a portico in a required front yard. N/Side #105 Nassau Ave., 540’ E/of Park Ave., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 73, Lot 133, R-B District.

APPEAL #20139​—​Joshua and Melissa Strugatz, variances 70-40.A and 70-40.B to construct an addition, a bay window and a portico within required front yards; SE​/c​ or.​/o ​f 79 Radcliff Ave. and Warwick Pl., Port Washington, Sec. 4, Blk. 16, Lot 23, R-B District.

APPEAL #20140​—​David Bartow ​​ variances 70-50.A and 70-100.1.B to maintain a covered porch within a required front yard and a shed within a required side yard; E/side 15 Jefferson St., 325’ S/of Webster Ave., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 49, Lot 11, R-C District.

APPEAL #20141 ​​ Caroline & Thomas Huszar, variances 70-49.C & 70-50.C to construct additions and a front porch exceeding permitted floor area and with an insufficient front yard setback. S/Side #64 Bayview Ave., 773.5’ E/of Carlton Ave., Port Washington, Sec. 5, Blk. 54, Lot 6, R-C District.

APPEAL #20142 ​​ James Dorane, variances 70-30.C & 70-31.A to construct additions with insufficient front and aggregate side yard setbacks. N/ Side #48 Crescent Rd., 316.54’ W/of Summit Rd., Port Washington, Sec. 6, Blk. 34, Lot 13, R-A District.

APPEAL #20143 ​​Paul Bednarski, variance 70-50 to maintain a porch in a required front yard.

W/Side #34 Chaffee Ave., 100’ N/of McKinley Ave., Albertson, Sec. 9, Blk. 56, Lot 872, R-C District.

APPEAL #20144 ​​ Robert Thomson, variance 70-52 to maintain a deck within a rear yard setback; W/side #12 Atlas Ct. 107’ S/of Pubins Ln., New Hyde Park, Sec. 9, Blk. 550, Lot 47, R-C District.

APPEAL #20145​—​Gloria Parra, variances 70-51.A, 70-52 and 70-103.A to maintain a deck and awning within a required side yard and with insufficient aggregate side yards, a deck within a required rear yard setback and the conversion of a garage to dwelling space with insufficient off-street parking; S/side 652 Whittier St., 200’ E/ of Tennyson Ave., Westbury, Sec. 10, Blk. 29, Lot 4, R-C District.

APPEAL #20146 ​​ Hong Kong Cafe, appeal for determination & conditional use 70-126.A & variances 70-208.F & 70-103.A to permit a fast-food restaurant, a conditional use, in a non-conforming building with insufficient off-street parking; N/W​/c​ or #19 Northern Blvd. & Nassau Rd., Great Neck, Sec. 2, Blk. 54, Lot 89, B-A District.

APPEAL #20147.A ​​ Locust Partners, LLC (Owner​/​ Applicant)/U. Arias Corp. (Applicant), renewal of conditional

uses 70-103.K and 70-212.A and variance 70-212.B to permit the continued use of a vacant lot for parking and storage; W/side 65 and 73 Locust St., 300’ S/of Hillside Ave., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 48, Lot 102, Business-B District.

APPEAL #20147.B ​​ Locust Partners, LLC, renewal of variances 70-103.A, 70-103.F, 70-103.P, 70-145.A and 70-231 to permit the continued use of a property with insufficient off-street parking and loading zones, enclosed parking spaces, without direct access to a street, and vehicular entrance doors with insufficient setback; W/side 73 Locust St., 300’ S/of Hillside Ave., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 48, Lot 101, Business-B District.

APPEAL #20147.C ​​ Locust Partners, LLC (Owner)/U. Arias Corp. (Applicant), renewal of variances 70-103.B, 70-103.F, 70-103.O, 70-103.P, 70-138.G, 70-145.A, 70-208.F & 70-231 to permit the maintenance of an accessory use on the same lot as a non-conforming use for outdoor storage of vehicles and equipment, with insufficient parking stall dimension, width of drive aisle, number of loading zones, enclosed parking spaces, without direct access to a street, and vehicular entrance doors with insufficient clear space; W/side 65 Locust St., 250’ S/of Hillside Ave., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 48, Lot 5, Business-B District.

APPEAL #20148​—​James Goldstick, conditional use 70-225(b)(7)(a) to modify kitchen equipment; E/side #444 Plandome Rd., 50.16’ N/of Orchard St., Manhasset, Sec. 3, Blk. 71, Lot 102, B-A District.

APPEAL #20149​—​The Russell Partnership, renewal of special permit under section 70-225.E to permit the maintenance of an existing detached garage for commercial storage; N/ side 225 Russell St., 101.1’ W/ of Roslyn Rd., Roslyn Heights; Section: 7 Block: 70, Lots: 6-8, R-C / B-A Districts.

APPEAL #20150 ​​ LSC Development LLC (Applicant) / Feldman Wood Products Co., Inc., variances 70-103.A, 70-196.J(1)(a), 70-196.J(1) (b), and 70-196.J(1)(f) to construct a second floor addition to convert a warehouse to a self-storage building with insufficient off-street parking, and installation of signage exceeding the permitted area, height, and height above grade; W/ side 1 Herricks Rd., 364.54’ S/ of Broadway, New Hyde Park, Sec. 33, Blk. 167, Lot 427, I-B District.

APPEAL #20151 ​​ 7-Eleven, Inc. (Applicant)​/R ​ obert Realty, LLC (Owner), conditional use 70-126(F), appeal for determination, or in the alternative, variances 70-196.J(1), 70-196.J(2), 70-203.G, 70-219.E(5) to convert a restaurant to a convenience store with an existing insufficient landscaped buffer, installation of signage exceeding the permitted area and within a required front yard; NW​/c​ or.​/​of #875 Willis Ave. & Bagley Ave., Albertson, Sec. 9, Blk. 70, Lot 1360, B-A District.

APPEAL #12149.A ​​ Hillside Medical Center Condominium, for relief from a condition imposed under Appeal No. 12149 requiring a security guard to be present at all times; N/side 270-01 Hillside Ave., 108.92’ W/of New Hyde Park Rd., New Hyde Park, Sec. 8, Blk. 212, Lot 402,602 & 702, B-A & P Districts.

All interested persons should appear and will be given an opportunity to be heard at such meeting and​/o ​ r hearing.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals NHP 143190 1x 3/25/​2 016 #143190

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 St. and the Southerly side of Stratford Avenue; being a plot 100 ft. x 100 ft. Approx. amt. of judgment is $750,000.00 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

GEORGE ESERNIO, Referee.

THE MARGOLIN & WEINREB LAW GROUP, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 165 Eileen Way, Ste. 101, NY. #83626 NHP 143079 4x 3/11, 18, 25, 4/01, 2016 #143079

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

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Cinderella season ends with a loss The Floral Park Memorial High School girls basketball team recently traveled to Troy, New York, to compete against in the New York State Class A semifinals.

The Lady Knights defeated the Garnets, 61-55, to reach the state finals for the first time in school history. Floral Park is the first team in Nassau County’s Class A Division to reach the finals since 2000.

Floral Park ultimately lost in the finals to Jamesville-Dewitt High School.

Faith Balletta, Aideen Gill, Marykate Guerriero, Natalie Hickman and Kaela Hilaire delivered strong upstate performances. In addition, Balletta and Hilaire won the All-Tournament Team Award and Guerriero was honored with the Sportsmanship Award.

The team and coaching staff would like to thank everyone for their tremendous support and hope they made the Floral Park community proud.

Floral Park’s Lady Knights defeated High School Rye School in the New York State Class A Semifinals.

St. Aidan hoop team finishes season 9-2 From left: Abby, Kaelan, Emily, Gia, Colleen, Brianna (team captain), Gabby, Jillian, Natalie and Casey.

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Their dedication earned them a playThe St. Aidan Middle School girls’ basketball team capped off a regular sea- off spot where they lost in the semifinals to St. Agnes Cathedral, the eventual son with a record of 9-2.

The girls honed their skills and devel- champion.

The team’s success is notable since oped team chemistry by practicing four days a week from November through Feb- the roster consists12:04 of nine CHERRY - 1-8 Page GENERAL 08-28-15_Layout 1 8/25/15 PMseventh-graders Page 1 ruary. and only one eighth-grader.

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