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Guide to the

Great Neck Plaza AutoFest

A Blank Slate Media / Litmor

What:

32nd Annual Great Neck Plaza AutoFest & Street Fair

Publications Special Section

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• October 14, 2016

When:

Sunday, October 16 from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

(Rain date: October 23)

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$25m Herricks bond vote set for December

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Residents also asked to OK $3.3M in reserve spending for building projects

By N o a h M a N s k a r Herricks school district voters will decide Dec. 6 whether to borrow $25 million and spend $3.3 million in reserves on major building projects.

The Herricks school board unanimously voted Thursday to set the spending referendum after a month of pitching a $29.5 million initiative, which includes extensive renovations at Herricks High School.

Voters will go to the polls again sometime after Dec. 6 to determine whether to let the district spend the other $1.2 million, which the district has not yet put into the capital reserve fund residents voted to create in 2015.

“We still have an amount that we can set aside in that reserve, but the district at this time can only ask to get approval for what has been set aside to date,” said Lisa Rutkoske, the assistant superintendent for business.

The $25 million bond would replace existing debt that will expire in the 2021-22 school year, meaning it would not raise residents’ property taxes, district officials have said.

Because it can only fund certain items, the reserve money will pay for a new emergency power generator at the high school and other infrastructure fixes at all seven of its buildings, according to the ballot proposition the school board approved.

The bond will fund larger projects, including renovations to the high school cafeteria, athletic fields and one of its science labs, as well as the construction of a new fitness center, said Rutkoske.

The projects are the top priorities on an $80 million list of fixes the district identified in a survey of its buildings last year. A committee created the package in June and presented it to residents in three meetings last month.

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Frightening characters appear at last year’s “spooky walk” at clark botanic garden in albertson. this year’s event is scheduled for oct. 28 and 29, followed by the “Not-so-spooky walk” for kids on oct. 30.

Staff saves Herricks middle schooler’s life

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Sanketh doesn’t remember that day, but he and his parents Sanketh Kumar turns 13 credit the quick thinking and next Friday, a month to the day coordination of seven school after he suffered cardiac arrest teachers and administrators during gym class at Herricks with saving his life.

“It feels like they did a lot Middle School.

to keep me alive, so I’m grateful,” Sanketh said on Thursday, his second day back at school after three weeks away.

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33 injured in LIRR Mineola street train collision in NHP fair washed away

Service restored Monday after Saturday night crash Rains force second cancellation

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First-responders worked to get passengers off the Long Island rail road train that was derailed saturday night about half a mile east of the New hyde Park station.

B y N o a h M a N s k a r the rest of the day repairing the The first three cars on the 12-car The Long Island Rail Road restored full rush-hour service Monday evening after clearing a train from the tracks where it derailed near New Hyde Park Saturday night.

A total of 33 people were injured when the eastbound Huntington branch train was sideswiped by an eastbound LIRR work train in Garden City, about half a mile east of the New Hyde Park station, at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, officials said.

Trains were running on only one of two tracks between Mineola and New Hyde Park, one of the busiest stretches of the LIRR’s Main Line, most of Monday as work continued to get the derailed 12-car passenger train off the second track and repair any damage, officials said.

Workers got the last car of the derailed train off the tracks at 9:45 a.m. Monday and spent

second track and running test trains to make sure it was safe for the evening commute, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

“I thank all of the employees who worked around the clock to restore train service so commuters can get where they need to go as easily and as efficiently as possible,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement Monday afternoon.

Switch problems near Mineola still snarled commutes, causing delays averaging 30 to 45 minutes.

The LIRR had restored limited service on the Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches for commuters Monday morning, with 14 trains canceled and riders told to anticipate 20to 30-minute delays.

About 20 workers in orange vests could be seen on the tracks and in the train Sunday morning.

Despite planners’ hopes for sunshine, rain on Sunday led the Mineola Chamber of Commerce to cancel its annual street fair for the first time.

A group of about 10 chamber leaders gathered in the Mineola Diner early Sunday morning and decided to call off the event around 7 a.m. as rain poured outside, said the chamber president, Tony Lubrano.

“We by all means were in that diner yesterday morning praying for the sun to come out, but Mother Nature wasn’t on our side this year,” Lubrano said Monday.

The chamber has postponed the fair in past years but has never had to cancel it, he said.

Street fair planners postponed the fair a week from its original Oct. 2 date when the weather forecast predicted rain, but none fell on that overcast Sunday, and forecasters started predicting rain for the new date.

It looked like the wet weather would stop by late Sunday morning, so planners waited as long as possible to call off the fair since there was no backup date this time, Lubrano said. Village of Mineola workers and auxiliary police

officers even closed Jericho Turnpike and Willis Avenue in preparation, he said.

But the rain made it impossible to set up the sound equipment for the fair’s three outdoor stages, Lubrano said.

“It’s a great disappointment,” he said. “Anything you put an effort into and not be able to see it come to fruition is certainly disappointing.”

The street fair expanded its footprint this year and was expected to draw hundreds of people with more than 30 performers, inflatable rides for children and dozens of businesses, community groups and outside vendors.

The chamber spends about $7,000 to put on the fair and puts the proceeds into its scholarship fund for Mineola High School and Chaminade High School students, Lubrano has said.

The chamber will start preliminary plans later this fall for next year’s fair, set for Sept. 10, 2017, Lubrano said. The aim remains the same, he said: “take something that belongs in the Midwest and bring it to the middle of Nassau County.”

“For us it’s close to the heart, because we really try to make it a local village event,” he said.

train, which was carrying about 600 passengers Sunday evening, had visible dents and holes. The second car had a yellow stripe where the work train scraped it.

Among the injured were 26 passengers and seven LIRR employees, five from the passenger train and two from the work train, Thomas Prendergast, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman and CEO, said at a news conference Sunday.

“The real story here is no fatalities, and that’s a great testament to our first-responders,” Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said Sunday.

The railroad has yet to determine why the one-car work train “came over into the clearance” of the eastbound passenger track or how fast the trains were travelPhoto by Noah MaNskar ing, but the passenger train was likely moving faster, Prendergast Village of Mineola Mayor scott strauss waits to fall in a dunk tank said. at the 2015 Mineola street Fair. this year’s event was canceled Continued on Page 55 due to rain on sunday.

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E.W. woman a runner with a cause Nancy Comuzzi raises money running marathons for school attended by autistic daughter

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

For Nancy Comuzzi, making the move from casual runner to marathoner has brought its challenges, she said.

A knee injury hampered the East Williston resident’s training for the Nov. 6 New York City Marathon — the first 26.2mile race she’s ever entered — putting her out of commission for three weeks.

But Comuzzi, 47, co-owner of Siena Marble and Tile in Albertson, said it’s all worth it, as she’s running to benefit the Brookville Center for Children’s Services, the school for children with autism and other special needs that her 8-year-old daughter Carly attends.

“If these children can get up every day and battle the challenges they’ve been given in life, then I feel it’s my job to do whatever I can to help them and the school who helps them overcome these battles,” Comuzzi said. “If that means running 26.2 miles I’m going to do it if I have to crawl to the finish.”

Comuzzi is more than halfway to her goal of raising $3,000 for the Brookville Center, a state-funded school for students between ages 5 and 21 who have developmental delays or disabilities.

Carly has autism and could not speak words when she started attending the

With less than a month before the marathon, Comuzzi is running about 45 miles a week, including one long run of 15 miles, she said.

Running the New York City Marathon is Comuzzi’s latest fundraising effort for the Brookville Center, which has locations in Brookville, Old Westbury, New Hyde Park, Westbury and Woodbury.

Siena Marble, which Comuzzi owns with her husband, Pablo, donates twice a year, and Comuzzi organized a T-shirt drive last year that raised $5,000, she said.

Comuzzi said she wants to help the Brookville Center keep dedicating one teacher and more than three assistants to every six children in its autism program, an approach that emphasizes individual attention, according to the school’s website.

In addition to raising money, Comuzzi Photo FroM youcarINg.coM wants to raise awareness about the school and the good it does, she said.

“I really want people to know what Nancy comuzzi of east williston is running the New york city Marathon to raise goes on in this school, that they’re the money for the brookville center for children’s services, which her 8-year-old reason our children are ... becoming more daughter carly attends. functional in life,” Comuzzi said.

The public can support Comuzzi Brookville Center at age 3, Comuzzi said. at the center.

But in the past year, the school’s autism “They’re more than a school,” Co- in the marathon by donating to the program has gotten her to form some muzzi said. “They are really like family to Brookville Center online at youcaring. words, she said. Carly also sees an occu- us because they are involved in every step com/brookville-center-for-children-s-services-611028. pational therapist and a speech therapist of her well-being and her growth.”

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Haber claims mantle of L.I.’s defender Says he will succeed where Senate GOP has failed in getting fair treatment in Albany

By J oE N I k I C Democrat Adam Haber rejected as unfounded claims by his opponent, Republican Elaine Phillips, that if he were to win the race to represent the 7th Senate District, the balance of power in the state Legislature would tilt to New York City-based Democrats and hurt Long Island.

“The point that’s being missed

by Ms. Phillips and the rest of the Republicans and their sound bites is you’re going to have a president from New York, whether it’s Democrat or Republican, and you’re most likely going to have a majority leader in the federal Senate from New York,” as well as a Democratic governor and Democratic majority in the state Assembly, Haber said in a sitdown interview with Blank Slate Media. “It’s like a perfect solar eclipse lining up. If all these things happen, shame on us if we can’t get more resources for New York.”

Phillips argued last week that Long Island would not be sufficiently represented by the state

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Senate if Haber won and one of the areas that could be most affected by a shift in power to the Democrats is education and state school aid.

Haber, a Roslyn school board member, said that Senate Republicans created the formula that has given the rest of New York more money.

“With Republicans in power

for the last 50 years, except for two, they have essentially written the rules,” he said.

Currently, the number of legislators in the state Senate is evenly split between the two parties; however, five Democratic legislators side with the Republicans.

Haber said that those legislators were “opportunists who only want power and not what’s good

for the community” and that he would not side with his GOP colleagues if elected.

Long Island schools educate 17 percent of students in the state, Haber said, but only receive 12 percent of state funding.

He said he would get more state school aid by requesting funds from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget surpluses.

Haber said that during his time on the Roslyn school board, he was able to find ways to cut spending and increase revenues for the district, including cooperative agreements with other school districts for student busing rather than paying individually and negotiating how much money school districts receive from MSG Varsity for broadcasting rights to sports content.

He also said that he helped improve the school district’s bidding process for contracts to receive more bids and get more competitive prices.

“I put those things in place and showed how we can save money,” Haber said. “Since I’ve been on the

board in Roslyn, there’s over 50 full K-12 districts in Nassau, we have the lowest tax levy increase of any school district in Nassau County and we haven’t lost a teacher and expanded services.”

He also suggested that school districts consider giving employees $500 to $1,000 for coming up with an idea that would save a district “10 times the amount of money.”

In terms of allocating state funding for school districts, Haber said there should be a minimum for how much funding a school district can receive and that there should be a standard set so no child has a “substandard education.”

He admitted that there was “never going to be 100 percent parity” where Long Island receives all of the funding it deserves, but said he was concerned with supporting schools in the “black and brown communities that are always second fiddle, who have good teachers, but don’t have the financial wherewithal to take it to the next level.”

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Democrat Tom Suozzi’s bipartisan appeal has given him a 16-percentage-point lead over Republican Jack Martins in the 3rd Congressional District, according to a Newsday/News 12/Siena College poll released Saturday.

Fifty percent of respondents favor Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive, 34 percent favor Martins, a state senator, and 15 percent remain undecided in the race to replace retiring Rep. Steve Israel (DHuntington), the poll says.

The poll surveyed 613 likely voters from Sept. 28 to 29 and Oct. 2 to 5 with a 4 percent margin of error.

It was published a day after the National Republican Congressional Committee canceled its remaining TV ad reservations tom suozzi in a race it has called one of the GOP’s top opportunities to take a Democratic seat in the Northeast. The committee’s independent advertising arm had reserved $1.19 million in ads but spent only $360,000.

Suozzi, of Glen Cove, is drawing more support from voters outside his own party as Martins, of Old Westbury, continues to struggle with name recognition in the district stretching from northeast Queens to northwest Suffolk County, the poll shows.

Some 25 percent of Republicans and 37 percent of independents favor Suozzi, while 9 percent of Democrats and 32 percent of independents favor Martins.

Fifty-nine percent of respondents said they did not know Martins or had no opinion of him, compared with 27 percent for Suozzi.

Both candidates are best known

in their bases of Nassau County, but 51 percent of voters there said they did not know Martins or had no opinion of him, despite the fact that much of Martins’ state Senate district overlaps with the congressional district. “There’s still four-plus weeks to go but Martins has a lot of ground to make up,� Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a news release. “He’s got to start by first becoming known to voters and giving them a reason to support him over someone who is more well-known and liked.�

Suozzi is pulling more support than Hillary Clinton, his party’s presidential nominee, who leads Republican nominee Donald Trump 47 percent to 38 percent in the 3rd District.

Trump’s support in the presidential race is four percentage points higher than Martins’ support in the congressional race.

Suozzi, who served as county executive from 2001 to 2009, was also better known than the four other Democrats he beat in June for the party’s nomination. A Democratic poll released in August also showed him with a 16-percentage-point lead over Martins.

Martins has won three state Senate races as the GOP candidiate in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans. He got his party’s nomination in March, but spent much of the summer locked in a court battle to avoid a primary with Philip Pidot, a hardline conservative who may have pulled the moderate Martins further to the right.

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sogynist who cannot be trusted to lead the nation. Some condemned their GOP opponents for continuing to support him with their votes.

In a tweet Saturday, state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury), who is running to replace retiring Rep. Steve Israel, said he “expect[s] better from another father of daughters, especially one running” for president.

While Martins told Newsday’s editorial board Tuesday that he is “deeply troubled” by Trump, he said he is still preferable to Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee.

“I will keep whoever is president in check and do what is right for the residents of New York’s 3rd Congressional District,” Martins said in a statement.

While he said Trump’s comments raised strong concerns for him, retired U.S. Marine David Gurfein, Rep. Kathleen Rice’s GOP opponent in the 4th Congressional District, said Trump is “the one I have to choose” to keep Clinton out of the White House.

Other presidents such as Bill Clinton also treated women badly, Gurfein said.

Trump himself has pointed to sexual assault allegations against Bill Clinton.

“As horrible as I find Donald Trump’s words, I find her actions, especially with regard to what she’s done to destabilize the world from an international defense standpoint, are far worse that what Don-

Hearing Donald Trump brag about groping and kissing women without their consent on a 2005 recording has ruptured the Republican Party, but it has not changed the minds of any candidates for office on the North Shore.

Around the nation, dozens of Republican figures, including current and former federal officeholders, have said they will no longer vote for their party’s presidential nominee after seeing the video from an “Access Hollywood” taping, first published by The Washington Post on Oct. 7. Some have even called on Trump to drop out and let Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, his running mate, take his place.

In the recording, Trump privately describes in graphic terms how he can “do anything” to women he meets because he is “a star.”

“Grab ’em by the p---y,” he says. “You can do anything.”

Trump issued a videotaped apology on Oct. 8 and said his recorded comments do not reflect the person he is now.

Four local GOP candidates for state and federal offices roundly condemned Trump’s lewd remarks but say they will still vote for him, while a fifth says he is now even more convinced Trump is unfit for office.

Their Democratic opponents said the video further proves Trump is a mi-

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ald Trump has said,” Gurfein said.

Elaine Phillips, the Republican mayor of the Village of Flower Hill running to succeed Martins in the 7th Senate District, said comments like Trump’s “are unacceptable in any setting and cannot be tolerated.”

But when asked whether Phillips will still vote for Trump, a spokesman pointed to her past statement that she would.

State Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) did not directly address whether he will vote for Trump, but said his remarks are “despicable and can not be defended.”

Ra, running for a fourth term, said he is focusing on issues important to his constituents, such as property taxes and education.

But Matt Varvaro, a Port Washington Republican running to succeed Democratic Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, said he never supported Trump and previously decided not to vote in the presidential race.

Varvaro worked on the presidential campaign of former Gov. George Pataki, who no longer supports Trump.

“The remarks that Donald Trump made about women are appalling,” he said. “They do not reflect the kind of character, temperament, or judgment that we should expect from a candidate for president of the United States.”

Democrats used similar words to

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condemn Trump’s comments, saying they reflect “who he’s been and this is what he’s been saying all along,” in the words of Gary Port, Ra’s opponent in the 19th Assembly District.

Martins’ Democratic opponent, Tom Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive, pledged to be a leader who will fight for the 3rd Congressional District while calling Trump’s remarks “shocking and sad.”

Rice, a former Nassau County district attorney running for her second term in Congress, said Trump described “the definition of sexual assault” in the video and said he has “no shame, no conscience, no respect for women and no respect for the law.”

“Many Republican leaders are finally ... abandoning Trump now that he was caught on tape bragging about committing sexual assault. But clearly, our opponent isn’t one of them,” said Coleman Lamb, a Rice spokesman.

Adam Haber, Phillips’ Democratic opponent in the state Senate race, said the fact that Phillips still plans to vote for Trump “should tell voters everything they need to know about the choice they face this November.”

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Nassau County could end 2017 with a $134 million deficit under County Executive Edward Mangano’s proposed budget, county Comptroller George Maragos said last week.

Some $48.3 million of $64.4 million in projected revenue from a new “public safety fee” is unlikely to materialize, according to the review of Mangano’s $3 billion budget he released Oct. 5.

The “public safety fee,” a $105 surcharge for traffic and parking tickets, is among dozens of new fees and increases to existing fees that Mangano, a Republican, wants to impose in lieu of a property tax hike. He projects they would raise about $83 million to help cover a 3.22 percent spending increase driven by raises for county employees.

Because it “will face considerable public opposition and fall well short of expectations,” Maragos, a former Republican who recently became a Democrat, projects only 25 percent of the revenue will come through.

Other risks include $15 million in sales tax revenue; $22.1 million in possible overspending on salaries and benefits; and $3 million that Mangano’s administration expects from Nassau County Off-Track Betting Corp.’s pending deal to lease 1,000 video gambling machines to Resorts World Casino in Queens.

“The county will face difficult choices in 2017 and beyond as structural costs continue to climb and new revenue sources prove more challenging to find,” Maragos said in a statement. “A rethinking of government is necessary to put the county on a stronger financial footing.”

Mangano’s budget poses an even larger deficit risk of $194.1 million according to the stricter financial standards of the Nasau Interim Finance Authority, the state oversight board that controls the county’s finances, Maragos’ review says.

NIFA does not permit borrowing for operating expenses, but currently allows the county to borrow in order to pay property tax refunds.

Mangano’s fee hikes face strong opposition from Democrats in the county Legislature. The Republican-controlled Legislature has until Oct. 31 to approve a budget for Mangano to sign before it goes to NIFA’s board of directors for approval.

In an Oct. 7 letter to Maragos, Eric Naughton, the deputy county executive for finance, said the comptroller’s review relies on unfounded assumptions, such as the idea that the Legislature would reduce the public safety fee without putting other revenue or spending cuts in its place.

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Wheatley’s robotics club asked the East Williston school board last Wednesday for a $5,000 funding increase to send the club and its made-from-scratch robot to a second competition each year, saying it would give students more practice with the robot and more experience in the increasingly important field of engineering.

“No good skill stops at the classroom,” said Jake Gilbert, a senior who is the club’s president.

Since 2009, the club, open to ninththrough 12th-graders, has competed every spring in the FIRST Robotics Competition at Hofstra University, a regional contest that draws about 50 teams, club members said.

Each FIRST competiton is centered around a challenge or game. This year’s was called “Stronghold,” in which alliances of three teams worked to damage and capture the opposing alliance’s “tower” by throwing balls, or “boulders,” into it.

After learning the challenge and rules in January, the club must build a robot from the ground up in six weeks before it is packed up until the competition, according to club members and Patrick Hurley, the club’s adviser.

The club brought this year’s robot to the school board meeting. It moves on two treads, similar to conveyor belts, and shoots a ball through two spinning discs.

In those six weeks, dedicated club members work on the robot for three to five hours after school each day, even through midterm exams and on weekends,

said Justin Parker, the club’s secretary.

The $5,000 the school district gives the club each year covers its registration fee for the Hofstra competition, but members must raise about $3,000 on their own for parts, Hurley said.

If the school board allocated another $5,000, they could attend a second competition at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, giving them more practice with the robot and a better chance of making it to the national level, Hurley said. Wheatley’s team placed 47th at this year’s contest, he said.

It would also be a way for the district to further invest in science and engineering outside the classroom, Gilbert said.

“As the only club in the school fostering engineering skills and creating the Bill Gateses, Mark Zuckerbergs and Elon Musks of the future, we are greatly underfunded,” said Gilbert, referring to science and technology trailblazers.

The district has worked to expand science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, in classrooms with a curriculum called Project Lead the Way, and has also established robotics teams at its elementary and middle school, Superintendent Elaine Kanas said.

Participating in a second competition could help Wheatley form a network with other North Shore robotics teams, strengthening alliances and making the club more competitive, said the school principal, Sean Feeney.

The school board must get a formal request from an administrator before it can increase the club’s funding for next year, said board President Mark Kamberg.

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officials get a civics lesson The state Supreme Court performed a real public service in recently ruling that the Manhasset School District as well as the Town of Oyster Bay violated the Freedom of Information Law in refusing to provide expenditure records in a timely manner. And ordering that the two reimburse Reclaim New York, the organization that filed the lawsuits, legal fees, which amounted to a little over $7,000 dollars.

While we do not like to see school district money spent on non-education purposes, we hope that the court requiring the school district to reimburse Reclaim New York served as a lesson — that all government agencies have a responsibility to turn over public records and do so in a timely fashion.

Governments funded by taxpayer money have too often acted as if they were private companies with no responsibility to turn over public records in a timely fashion — if at all.

In some cases, these governments have essentially dared organizations seeking those records to sue them — the only recourse offered under state law.

The organizations seeking the records are usually media companies including weekly newspapers that don’t have the resources to sue government entities such as school districts, which can have budgets of tens of million if not hundreds of millions.

But make no mistake this

is not just about the press not getting records in a timely way if at all. It is also about you.

There is a reason the framers of the Constitution made Freedom of Speech the First Amendment.

A free press represents the public in gathering and disseminating information. When the press is denied information from a government, so is the public.

That is a lesson taught in grade school.

But too many public officials have either forgotten the lesson or think they are above it — despite oaths of office that require them to obey both the Constitution of the U.S. and New York.

Doug Kellogg, communications director for Reclaim New York, said he and his organization were “thrilled to hear this decision” because it “sides with FOIL and will serve as a precedent statewide for awarding attorneys fees in such cases, which will protect New Yorkers from having to pay thousands of dollars to enforce basic rights of transparency.”

Reclaim New York brought had filed lawsuits against Oyster Bay, the Manhasset School District and the Elmont School District for refusing requests to disclose their expenditures for the 2014 fiscal year.

Eventually, each of them complied with the request.

In the case of the Manhasset school district, it reached an agreement with Reclaim New

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York to send a narrowed set of records than originally requested.

A July email from Manhasset school Superintendent Charles Cardillo said the district could not comply with a “blanket request” for all payments to vendors because it was too ambiguous. Cardillo also expressed disappointment with the court ruling, saying the initial FOIL request was unreasonable.

Reclaim New York’s initial Freedom of Information Law requests came as part of a transparency project in which the organization sought expenditure records from every county, city, town, village and school

district on Long Island.

A total of 253 entities received Freedom of Information Law requests, and 196 complied with the requests on time.

That left 57 government institutions that failed to comply in a timely manner, with 38 delivering outright denials.

In August, Reclaim New York brought a second lawsuit against the Town of Babylon, the Town of Islip, and the Southampton School District in response to their failure to comply with the Freedom of Information Law requests.

The Southampton School District settled out of court, but the other two government entities have yet to make their

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records public. The decision in that case is still pending, though Kellogg said the Town of Babylon has been “somewhat cooperative” in ongoing settlement discussions.

To date, 34 other Long Island government entities have not completed requests.

Kellogg said the most recent court ruling will make those entities more likely to comply.

“Every step forward provides more incentive for governments who have not completed requests to complete them,” he said.

We would hope that they and everyone else in government learns their lesson.

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Is Gov. Cuomo floundering?

P rior to Andrew Cuomo’s election as governor in November 2010, I met with him on several occasions to discuss the challenges the Empire State’s next chief executive would face.

Our meetings were one-onone and there were no holds barred.

As a conservative, I knew Cuomo and I would not see eye-to-eye on many issues, particularly social ones.

But when it came to dealing with the state’s fiscal crisis, oppressive taxes, destructive regulations and Albany corruption, we found ourselves pretty much agreeing.

I was impressed with the “new” Andrew Cuomo.

Although I did not vote for him or his opponent, Carl Paladino, (I wrote in the name of New York’s greatest governor, Alfred E. Smith), I was pleased to be a member of his transition team and later to serve on the governor’s Council of Economic and Fiscal Advisors.

During Cuomo’s first year as governor, he pursued a centerright budget policy.

The battle he waged to eliminate a projected deficit for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2011 of $10 billion was a success.

By late 2011, however, I witnessed a change in the man.

He was back to his old habits of micromanaging, brow-beating his staff, bullying anyone who got in his way and serving as his own enforcer.

He also raised taxes.

Cuomo’s rationale for breaking his pledge to veto any tax increases was based on his national ambitions.

He wanted to prove he could get a tax increase while Obama and Washington Democrats could not.

Cuomo also failed to create genuine independent monitoring and enforcement of ethics laws and campaign-finance reform.

His 2013 Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption was a farce.

His sudden disbanding of the commission prompted an investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that led to the convictions of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Cuomo’s failure to deal with the state’s culture of corruption has now reached his inner sanctum.

In September, federal prosecutors indicted nine people involved

GEoRGE J. maRLIN On The Right with the governor’s upstate billion dollar development plans including two former top aides that were very close to him and his father, Todd Howe and Joe Percoco.

The real shocker is the allegation that Percoco took $300,000 in bribes in a pay-to-play scheme.

Percoco has been a close friend of the Cuomo’s for over 30 years.

At Mario Cuomo’s requiem mass in January 2015, Andrew referred to Percoco as Mario’s third son, “who sometimes I think he

loved the most.”

Percoco entered the Cuomo inner circle as Mario’s scheduler and “body man” when he was 19.

He followed Andrew to Washington to work for him at the Housing and Urban Development Department.

After his stint at HUD and before he joined Attorney General Cuomo’s staff in 2007, he worked as a managing attorney of operation services at KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory firm.

(It is worth noting that a Percoco KPMG colleague, Richard H. Girgenti, served as Governor Mario Cuomo’s Director of Criminal Justice and Commissioner of the New York Division of Criminal Justice. Inquiring minds might ask NIFA members if any of them received a call from Percoco concerning the proposed KPMG contract to study the merits of a long-term lease of Nassau’s sewer system.)

In Cuomo’s 2014 memoir, “All Things Possible,” he described Percoco as “the total package: trained as a lawyer, he had the guts, brains and stick-to-itiveness necessary to attack any project hard.”

In “the worst of times,” Cuomo wrote, “he could make us laugh.”

While I am certain that the governor had no idea how Percoco made his money in 2014, I’m also certain the allegations are crippling the Cuomo Administration.

Cuomo has few trusted advisors — they can fit in a coat closet.

Even in the best of times, Cuomo has had a hard time attracting talent to work for him because of his reputation as an unbearable micromanager.

As a result, positions in the executive office are unfilled and political wags are whispering that remaining loyalists have adopted a bunker mentality and are cutting themselves off from reality.

A bleeding administration also attracts political sharks smelling an opportunity to challenge Cuomo if he runs for a third term.

(Remember in 2014, and unknown and under-financed Zephyr Teachout dared to challenge Cuomo and received an impressive 32 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary.)

If Cuomo should come out of these corruption trials unscathed, in my judgment he will seek a third term.

He’ll run to spite his detractors and if victorious, spend his final four years in office settling scores.

KREMER’S CORnER

The sad legacy of Donald Trump Over the past 50 years the political world has been exposed to many names, some of which have left a long term impression and others that have faded into obscurity. Carter, Dukakis, Clinton, Dole, Gore, McCain, Romney, Palin and the Bushes are just a few.

Some will be remembered for their campaigns or their postcampaign activities. Others have faded into the mist never to be in the public spotlight again.

When the final 2016 votes have been counted, it is fair to ask whether Donald Trump, win or lose, will have left his mark on the political sands of time and what exactly that mark was.

Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, independent or whatever your political persuasion, you will acknowledge that the candidacy of Donald Trump will be remembered for quite some time to come.

It is stunning that Trump has built a coalition of over 12 million people.

Many of those people are sincerely desirous of change in any form. Others want change for all the wrong reasons.

Should Trump lose, as it seems inevitable, many of them will continue to feel left out of the political system with no place to go for consolation as neither political party is the answer to their prayers.

Everybody has the right to run for public office, whether rich or poor.

Quite a few rich men have made the plunge into politics.

Michael Bloomberg was able to parlay his wealth into three successful terms as mayor of the City of New York.

Lewis Lehrman, the heir to the Rite Aid fortune, was the Republican candidate for governor, but somehow all his money did not translate into victory.

Ronald Lauder, the heir to the cosmetics fortune, bankrolled the campaign to force term limits for New York City Council members.

JERRy KREmER Kremer’s Corner

Donald Trump, with little thought, decided that his money and media visibility would propel him into the White House.

So less than a month from now what will be the legacy of Donald Trump? I doubt it will be a good one.

To start with he has incited hatred of a massive number of hard working people, just because

they practice their own religion.

We live in a world where we are surrounded by terrorists, both homegrown and living in other parts of the world. Does that mean all Muslims are bad? His derogatory comments about women have brought shame on him.

His embrace of the Klux Klux Klan types is a throwback to some of the worst times in our history.

School personnel around the country have reported a sharp increase in bullying and no doubt, statements by Trump at his campaign events have fueled that type of thinking.

His appeal to the minority community has been insulting and derogatory.

Revelations about his past “locker room” statements don’t just hurt his image, they are a stain on the political system.

Attacking a judge with a Hispanic heritage, who was born in this country, has incited numerous incidents where other minorities have been maligned.

The society we live in won’t be the same after Election Day and it will take us a long period of time to recover, if that ever happens.

The whispers of intolerance and hate are not like passing clouds.

They linger and linger for long periods of time and it could take years for the Trump legacy to be erased.

The two-party system, that I respect and have been a part of, will be in shambles for the next two election cycles.

The Republican Party will be forced into exile to figure out how they can create a more open and inclusive party.

The right-wing elements of the party will have been reduced to nothingness.

The Democratic Party will have to do its own soul searching.

And sadly,the image of America and its political process, will be badly bruised by the Trump legacy.

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A LOOK On THE LIgHTER SIdE

When it’s a case of fit versus fashion

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needed a dress for a family celebration — ideally, something elegant — so I was on a mission. Or a hunt, to be more precise.

But I was finding sparser pickings than if I were the 20th bear through a Maine blueberry patch.

“Where are the things in my size?” I wailed at the saleswoman. “This rack stops at Size 10. Why did you even send me over here?”

“Here.

And here,” she said, curtly, pointing me to a few sad-looking items at the very end of the 6-foot-long rack.

“But this is only half a dress! The label clearly says it’s supposed to be two pieces, and there’s only one on the hanger. Where is the other half?”

“What you see is what you get,” she snapped.

No. What I see — and what I get— are the fashion industry’s profound disregard for whether anybody my size ever finds what we are looking

for, at all.

I gave up on most of the department stores a long time ago, and started shopping in places like Liz Claiborne’s “Elizabeth” boutique.

It wasn’t cheap, but I could at least respect myself wearing the things I found there.

Then one day I walked in, only to find that everything in the store had suddenly sprouted horizontal stripes.

Horizontal stripes!

In a store that was exclusively filled with what they are pleased to call “Plus size” clothing!

“I ask you,” I ranted at my husband over dinner that night, “How much of a genius do you have to be, to know that horizontal stripes are a bad idea for your ‘plus size’ clientele?”

He paused, to phrase his next thought carefully. “You don’t suppose it was their subtle way of suggesting that you belonged in those giant bee costumes with John Belushi and the ‘Not Ready for Prime

JuDy EPsTEIN

A Look on the Lighter Side Time Players’?”

“Not funny,” I replied.

“But in a way, you make my point. Don’t the designers want my money? I’d sure spend it, if there was anything in the store worth buying!”

And don’t tell me to shop from a catalog, or on line. That only reminds me of the woman who bought a dining table and chairs online, and cleared her dining room for delivery, only to find that when they finally

arrived, they all fit in one shoe box. They were for a doll house, something that was not clear from the online photo.

I am sure something similar would happen to me: “Hello, Fashion Assistance? I just opened the clothing box you sent me and I have a question for you: What is this? Where’s the rest of it?…” “…That’s the whole thing?

Well, how am I supposed to get into it?…” “…Try it over my head?

Let me see — okay, now I have another problem. It doesn’t fit!

It’s stuck over my eyes like a pirate’s eye patch! I can’t get it off. Will you refund it if I have to take a scissors to it, to get it off? Well, it’s not my fault you didn’t see the ‘1’ in Size 16!”

Here’s my question. Apparently, the true “average” size for women, in America, falls somewhere between a 16 and an 18. An 18! And yet most regular clothing racks I’ve seen end at 12…14 at the most. There just aren’t many

options after that.

It reminds me of NPR’s Garrison Keillor.

He always described his fictional hometown of Lake Wobegon as a place where “all the children are above average.”

Well, apparently American fashion is just like that, but in reverse: the only women they care about are below average.

(In size, that is.)

And by neglecting half of America’s women, clothing designers are leaving an awful lot of money on the table — more than $20 Billion dollars, according to some analysts.

“And I thank God for that, every day,” says my husband.

“Especially if it means you’re leaving more of our money in our bank account.”

Which I do, of course.

For at least half an hour… until I flounce down the street and take our money to the jewelry store, instead.

Earrings will always fit, and they’re always in fashion!

REAdERS WRITE

County income tax an idea with merit

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egarding your editorial, thank you for your belated suggestion for an income to tax to partially supplant our broken property tax system.

It is a position I’ve held for over 30 years, when I first got involved with attempting to reform this grossly inefficient and unjust method of revenue raising, and stood witness to the damage it did.

However, we did come close to achieving this once: when Tom Suozzi was county executive, he nearly got an income tax instituted, and would have, were it not for the treachery of then Legislator Craig Johnson, who I suspect feared the wrath of his Sands Point donor class and client base.

His opposing vote killed the bill, and Nassau County continued on its way to perpetual fiscal insolvency.

First, a quick correction on your assertion that voters “approve school budgets.”

They do nothing of the kind.

Voters are basically fed little more

than up and down votes on niggling increases to approve or disapprove of.

This is the equivalent of being allowed to vote for the water commissioner, while an unelected legislature runs the system for their own benefit.

The main costs of our school system, a bloated, over-districted network of overcompensated employees, is left untouched, and as long as it is, property taxes will never align themselves to the real economy we live in now.

Things like mandated step raises, covering the skyrocketing costs of health insurance for school system employees, and funding roughly 10 percent of teachers and superintendent pensions through the property tax, guarantee nothing less than continuing downward mobility for most every resident, while others enrich themselves by being held harmless from massive changes taking place in the real economy.

Let us acknowledge a simple reality: There is no way for the vast majority of residents to keep

ahead of this burden.

It’s time for the beneficiaries of a system created for an economy that ceased to exist decades ago to sacrifice these undeserved privileges.

This system where anxious parents have been gulled into thinking that their children are going to “good schools,” while paying over $120,000 for a K-12 education, needs to be drastically overhauled.

There are three aspects of this matter that need to be addressed in turn, and then realize how these aspects feed off each other.

1. The size of the tax burden 2. The distribution of the tax burden 3. It’s impact on Long Island residents socially and economically.

Taking the distribution matter first, it should be manifestly absurd to any observer that the presence of an additional bathroom or even a swimming pool, should target the homeowner for the entire duration of his ownership for a higher tax penalty.

This is perhaps the only place in the world where contractors have set up dedicated businesses to plow under an in-ground swimming pool for the sole purpose of lowering a property assessment.

The construct of an “accurate and fair assessment” valuation is not only laughable in its attempt to impose it, but because the size of the burden is so great, it guarantees a fertile ground for a tax challenge by magnifying every home amenity into an annuitized penalty.

In addition, since the State Real Property Tax Law mandates that a portion of taxes come from a designated class of property (i.e., single family homes), each refund to a tax payer mandates a higher tax on the homeowner who has not challenged in order to make up the difference.

So the tax challenges become self-perpetuating, which has served to create what has become the greatest Ponzi scheme ever run by a municipal government to the detriment of its own fiscal health.

The county has taken steps to mitigate this, but true to form, the effort ignores eliminating the root cause of the problem.

Moreover, the application of the burden can be very cruel: the tax is either static, or it mercilessly continues on its upward trajectory.

It never adjusts for wage stagnation, the loss of income, a pregnancy, a divorce, or any financial misfortune of the homeowner. The owners are essentially strapped to the tax levy no matter what happens in their lives, and are left with a stark choice: they either leave the County to start a new life and career, or make drastic, punishing alterations to their lifestyles and consumption habits.

The tax system gives a homeowner no quarter, and no mercy.

And the ones who benefit from it couldn’t care less for the pain they inflict on their neighbors.

Clearly, the system needs a progressive element to it, one where the costs can rise and fall Continued on Page 18

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Adam Haber, the Best Partner for New York State Senate

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hen I read Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, these words jumped off the page: “I truly believe the single most important career decision a woman makes is whether she will have a life partner and who that partner is.” I believe Sheryl Sandberg is right.

My wedding 25 years ago is a blur, but one moment is vivid. I’m walking down the aisle, my parents escorting me on either side. Nervous and excited, they are rushing me. “Slow down,” I whisper. I am calm, confident in my decision to make Adam my partner.

I’ve never questioned that decision, not even in the face of challenges. The first challenge came when our daughter was born by emergency c-section, and I suffered an allergic reaction to medication.

Barely able to walk, unable to nurse or sleep, I was a mess. Adam stayed home for three weeks to help me recover.

Growing up I was a baby-sitter, a camp counselor, and at that point a teacher. I expected to be a natural parent, taking the lead, and showing Adam what to do, but my postpartum experience changed that.

Adam did all the feedings and diaper changes, even the ones in the middle of the night. I’ll never forget Adam standing by my side at our daughter’s changing table, teaching me how to change her diaper, assuring me I could do it, even as my hands were shaking.

Practically overnight, I’d gone from confident teacher to anxious new mother. I was in the middle of an identity crisis. Adam recognized I needed support, and he signed me up for Mommy and Me classes at Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center.

Sitting on the floor in a circle, nursing my daughter with other moms and babies around me, I found my way back.

The groups I attended were run by social workers, and I remember thinking, “I’d like to do this, and help others get back on their feet.” I told Adam, “I think I’d like to be a social

worker.” He encouraged me to go for it, but I didn’t know if I could walk away from teaching, and return to grad school with a baby at home. Social work was going to have to wait.

Five years later 9/11 happened.

Adam, then a commodities trader, was in the middle of ground zero.

By the time he made it home, he was changed forever. This time it was my turn to help Adam bounce back.

Months later, Adam was grateful to have survived and determined to give back.

Our good friend, Eric Gebaide, was involved with All Hands Volunteers, a nonprofit organization specializing in disaster response.

Working as 2nd responders, these volunteers come in after the immediate crisis has passed, to help clean up and rebuild. Adam accompanied Eric to help out in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina. We were so impressed with this organization we traveled with the Gebaides as families to assist flood ravaged Iowa. Later, Adam traveled with All Hands to Haiti, after the big earthquake, to help build

water filtration systems. Adam became so passionate about helping this organization he was invited to join their Board of Directors. Then, when Superstorm Sandy hit, Adam helped bring All Hands Volunteers to Long Island, repairing 200+ homes.

Regarding politics, we live in Roslyn, home to one of the largest school thefts in national history. Because of my teaching background, I knew Adam was exactly who we needed on our school board to get our district back on track. I’m proud to say that Since Adam joined the Board of Education, Roslyn has enjoyed the lowest tax levy increases in all of Nassau County, each of the eight years he’s been on the Board.

About a year into his Board service, Adam decided to pursue a Masters in Political Science. I couldn’t believe how easy it was for him to go back to school, while I questioned my ability to juggle school and family. Two days later I announced, “I’m going back to school too, and you’re going to have to help me!” He looked me straight in the eye and said,

“Good, I knew you would. I already sent away for your transcripts.”

I’m a psychotherapist now, with clients ranging in age from 9-60.

When I work with women in their 20s, struggling with today’s modern dating challenges (swipe left/ swipe right), I regularly discuss Sheryl Sandberg’s words, and the importance of selecting a quality life partner. I want them to know they deserve it.

People often ask how I feel about Adam running for office. Quite simply, I care deeply about leaving this world better than I found it. And I know the best way to do that is to elect Adam to the NYS Senate. Adam is honest to the core, and one of the most financially savvy people I know.

It is my honor to share him with the rest of New York State, so that he can use his ethics and expertise on behalf of all of us. New Yorkers could not have a better partner than Adam Haber.

Renee Haber Roslyn

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County income tax an idea with merit Continued from Page 16 with the fortunes of the homeowner. This will, at long last, mitigate the distribution issue somewhat.

As far as tackling the first issue, the size of the tax burden, this can only be dealt with in a manner that will require tremendous political courage, of a kind we will probably never see.

The school system kleptocracy has to be broken up and reconstituted if we are to regain our primacy as one of the best suburbs in America to live in, and where we don’t allow businesses the leverage to extort taxpayers even more so that they deign to locate here.

This is not a wish for our educators to be underpaid or to be under compensated, but simply to realign their compensation and the educational cost structure with the norms of a new economic reality.

But there is a studied blindness among these people to the realization that while wages are stagnating for most all Americans, including Long Islanders, others have guaranteed wage increases that well outpace inflation

metrics and workplace norms.

While health insurance costs have practically tripled for most American families in the past decade, the civil service is held harmless from these costs.

While working Long Islanders find it impossible to save for their retirement, superintendents retire with annual pensions of over $300,000 a year, a preposterously outsized sum that has no correlation in the private sector, and part of it funded by people who qualify for SNAP and HEAP benefits.

This is nothing less than a war against working people, and they are losing.

The NYSUT and others who fight to keep this system in place fancy themselves as champions of justice and equality.

Their hypocrisy and greed stink to God’s nostrils. In fact, these unions are the working classes’ greatest tormentors, having imposed a ruthless wealth transfer scheme from the working poor to themselves, that will continue to erode their purchasing power and quality of life so long as they choose to remain here.

And contrary to their stated

mission, it’s the children of these families who suffer the most.

There is no greater detriment to a child’s well being and education than economic decline.

Which brings us to the third aspect of this, the social and economic impact of the K-12 education system as it is structured on Long Island.

There are 140 school districts on Long Island.

This serves two purposes: institutionalized bloat, which provides a large voting cohort that can serve to block any reforms, and whose members can feed on billions in local and state largess.

Second, and most nefarious, the counties have been apportioned into segregated social and economic Bantustans, again, with the deliberate connivance of those who consider themselves social progressives and devoid of racist tendencies.

In fact, the K-12 school system, as it is constituted, is the most powerful tool of racial segregation extant in the nation today.

And if anyone is doubtful of this, one need only look at newly gentrified neighborhoods in Brooklyn to see this taking place

right before our eyes.

Once again, those who consider themselves in the vanguard of social justice, are making road kill out of the poor, by creating and maintaining educational ghettos where the social outcome for any elementary school child is already foretold by the time they reach the third grade.

And it’s not a good outcome.

This election season, we are regaled with mailers telling us how our candidates have held taxes down, which is manifestly preposterous to any voter.

They tout their endorsements from civil service unions who maintain the false conceit that they champion workers’ rights, while obliterating the finances and futures of 90 percent of the other workers.

They make all the right noises to satisfy a pre-fabricated political template. In the meantime, the current stasis guarantees a Long Island with dwindling fortunes and options for its residents.

There are practical solutions to this, including the manner in which the civil service pays for its members health insurance costs, without burdening people who

already have issues funding their own.

Eliminating the taxpayer contribution to the New York State Teachers Retirement System, a preposterous anachronism, is a no-brainer, especially since I don’t see any teachers reciprocating to my IRA. This could be done in the next legislative session to provide some instant relief, had our elected officials had a shred of courage or integrity.

And lastly, districts must be consolidated and headcount drastically reduced.

So, there is a three step solution: the imposition of a progressive method of taxation, which will make things fairer and reduce the incentive to challenge an assessment, the realignment of educator compensation to match the economy we have now, making Long Island newly competitive, and the reordering of the school district system to lower costs and foster social equality.

Nassau can work better. I have never stopped believing this.

Donald Davret Searington

Town listening What’s needed in President to concerns A

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am writing to respond to the Friday, Sept. 30 letter “Readers Write: Town park not handicap friendly,” about North Hempstead Beach Park not being handicap accessible.

We appreciate Donald S. Hecht sharing his concerns about the conditions at the Greek Festival and are sorry to hear about the difficulties in navigating his son’s wheelchair.

The town appreciates him taking the time to make the point so clear.

North Hempstead Beach Park has curb cuts located from the parking lot to the promenade; however, they may have been blocked by the festival’s set up.

We will make sure to speak

to vendors prior to any future events to assure that this does not happen again.

We will also look into this further to see if there are any existing problem areas that need to be fixed by patch work.

We will make sure to incorporate any needed improvements to our capital plan as part of our upcoming North Hempstead Beach Park Visioning project.

In the meantime, please do not hesitate to reach out to the town with any additional questions or concerns.

Jill Weber Parks Town Commissioner For Town of North Hempstead

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few thoughts about what makes a good President.

Candidates for this job must put service before self.

They must view the job as an opportunity to make the lives of ordinary citizens a little better, a little safer — to give everyone an equal chance to better themselves and their children.

Applicants must be able to see both sides of an issue and not be quick to vilify those who disagree with them.

Being a good listener is es-

sential.

Must accept compromise as a constructive way to resolve difficult issues. Must be willing to speak the truth even when the truth is unpleasant or unpopular.

Must have the ability to accept criticism when it is deserved and a willingness to admit mistakes.

Patience and self-control are essential qualities in a President.

He or she must be willing to oppose discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, health, gender, and sexual preference.

A president should have a compassionate heart for the widow, the orphan, and the stranger.

They must believe that every life, no matter how humble, has value and that everyone is entitled to fairness and justice.

They must view the job of president as an opportunity to make The American Dream — life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — accessible to all.

Dave Golbert Great Neck

stiller aids in prostate fight I would like to applaud actor Ben Stiller for comThe bottom line I feel all men over 50 should ing forward for his case of prostate cancer. take the PSA test.

He had a test known as a Prostate-Specific AntiI feel if I didn’t — the disease would have spread gen test and that test he swears saved his life. and I would have surely have died.

I totally agree, for I had a high PSA number 18 So get tested. And to Ben Stiller, thanks for tellmonths ago. ing your story.

I had a aggressive prostate cancer. I had to have Frederick R. Bedell Jr. the prostate removed, I have had some side effects Mineola but that was expected.

Letters Continued on Page 49 I, like Ben Stiller, are also cancer free.

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Haber slams ad as anti-semitic

By J oE N I k I C State Senate candidate Adam Haber on Monday called for his opponent, Elaine Phillips, and the Senate Republican Campaign Committee to denounce an online advertisement attacking his Jewish heritage.

The image, which was published by the Facebook and Instagram pages of “The Real Adam Haber,” places Haber’s face on the body of a character from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.”

“I’m sad that in this day and age during the High Holy Holidays of Jewish faith, that I must stand here because of such hateful, anti-Semitic attacks on myself, my faith and my candidacy for Senate,” Haber said at a news conference outside the Nassau County Supreme Court building. “I sincerely hope that my opponent will denounce this imagery and the insinuations and the language used and that this ad will be removed so that no others in the community will be forced to face such offensive imagery and rhetoric.”

He said his face was angled to make his nose appear bigger, the shadowing on his head was edited to make it seem like he is wearing a yarmulke, and a tallis, a garment worn by religious Jews, is underneath the “fiddler” outfit.

The advertisement also uses a Newsday headline that reads “EDITORIAL: DON’T FIDDLE WITH NEW YORK’S PROPERTYTAX CAP” and a header next to Haber’s face that reads “ADAM HABER: TAX CAP FIDDLER.” “The whole story of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is about in 1905 how there were pogroms to push Jews out of Russia for religious persecution and that image really comes from the fiddler really playing for his supper,” Haber said. “Using that image interspersed with a cut and paste headline from Newsday about money is just offensive, especially with the background that I come from and the heritage of my family.”

“It’s the Jew and it’s the money and he’s going to play with your money,” he added.

“That’s the message they are sending.”

A Phillips campaign spokesman, Chris McKenna, said the advertisement was not

this ad opposing democratic state senate candidate adam haber, which he called anti-semitic, appeared online. a group called “the real adam haber” posted the ad, but it is not certain who paid for it. from her campaign.

“We’ve never seen it and don’t have anything to do with it,” McKenna said.

Efforts to reach the Senate Republican Campaign Committee for comment were unavailing.

Haber, a Democrat running in the 7th Senate District, was joined at his news conference by Assemblyman Charles Lavine, former U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, Rabbi Jodie Siff of the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, of which he is a member, his wife, Renée, and other mem-

bers of the community.

Lavine said Edward Cox, chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Phillips should denounce the “vicious campaign” and apologize to the public.

“In the context of a national political election in which misogyny, hate, racism and general hate for the outsider have become standard operating procedure,” he said, “it should come as no surprise that the Republicans who seek to win the state Senate seat that Adam is running for have

resorted to the time-worn, ugly, ugly antiSemitism that we all know too well.”

Ackerman said it was “discouraging” that there are people who are hired to do “this kind of dirty work.”

“I tend to think that people look at us all as individuals and base our support or lack of support for political candidates based on what a person can contribute to our community and our society,” he said. “It’s very disappointing to see that there are those who have nothing to offer to the public as far as arguments, programs, helpful suggestions, things about their record, other than looking at somebody and making note of his or her religion.”

The Republicans that he knows from the community, Ackerman said, would have nothing to do with such an advertisement.

“This is what a lot of our families have come to escape. This is how it begins,” he said. “With funny looking cartoons, making caricatures out of people, putting Adam’s face in a distorted way on a character that’s very evocative of somebody of a specific religion.”

Siff said she was “appalled” by the advertisement.

“As members of the voting public, I am disappointed and outraged at the way Adam’s opponents have defaced the political discourse with such vile imagery and characterizations,” she said.

The Nassau County Democratic chairman, Jay Jacobs, said he was concerned about political tactics on Long Island.

“We have seen some nasty politics in the year of Donald Trump, and it’s concerning that these divisive and hateful tactics have found their way to our community,” Jacobs said. “Culturally insensitive imagery and language like this begs the following questions: Who are Adam Haber’s misguided opponents trying to appeal to? What, exactly are they trying to insinuate? Everyone should be offended by this type of antiSemitism and should denounce this brand of politics wholeheartedly.”

The anonymous Facebook and Instagram accounts called “The Real Adam Haber” target the candidate with criticisms of his record and background.

Environmental groups endorse Tom Suozzi

By N o a h M a N s k a r Two major environmental groups on Thursday endorsed Democrat Tom Suozzi over Republican state Sen. Jack Martins in the 3rd Congressional District race.

In backing Suozzi, the New York League of Conservation Voters and the Long Island Environmental Voters Forum pointed to his efforts as mayor of Glen Cove and Nassau County executive to clean up polluted sites and protect water quality.

“Under his leadership, Nassau made great strides in improving air quality, protecting drinking water, safeguarding open space and expanding the use of renewable energy,” said Marcia Bystryn, the League of

Conservation Voters president. “ Because of his extensive track record, we believe that Tom will be a strong advocate for the environment and sustainability in Congress.”

The Long Island Environmental Voters Forum endorsed Suozzi in his fiveway Democratic primary this year and Thursday touted, among other initiatives, his 50 percent reduction of nitrogen flow into Long Island Sound from a wastewater treatment plant and his development of Nassau County’s Clean Air and Energy Action Plan.

The League of Conservation Voters waited longer to back a candidate in the 3rd District than in other races.

Martins, of Old Westbury, was the first Republican the group endorsed in 2014,

when he won his third state Senate term, reportedly citing the fact that he supported all three of its state legislative priorities that year.

Citing a 2005 Long Island Press report, Martins’ strategist, E. O’Brien Murray, charged that Suozzi had mismanaged the Cedar Creek Sewage Treatment Plant in Seaford, letting it operate in disrepair and spill raw sewage into the ocean while covered in dried sewage.

The plant was cited several times by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, according to the report.

“Tom Suozzi’s terrible mismanagement and neglect of a county sewage treatment facility harmed the environment, forced workers to work in deplorable con-

ditions and put their health and safety at risk for years,” Murray said in a statement.

The campaign touted Martins’ work to fund a Long Island groundwater study and his support this year for record funding of the state’s Environmental Protection Fund.

Martins also announced an endorsement Thursday from the Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County, a group representing about 600 Nassau court workers.

Martins and Suozzi are vying to replace Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) in the North Shore district stretching from northeast Queens to northwest Suffolk County.

Martins also has the Conservative, Reform and Independence Party lines.

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The quality of the water in Long Island Sound near Port Washington, Manhasset and Great Neck received an F rating in a report card released last week by Save the Sound, a program working to preserve the Sound.

The report classifies the area as the Western Narrows, stretching from New York City to Sands Point, and said it “is affected by the highly populated suburban-urban communities surrounding New York City, and received a very poor grade.”

The report evaluated water quality on five criteria: overall quality, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, chlorophyll and water clarity.

The overall health index, nutrients and water clarity all received a rating of 60 or below. The dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll a received a grade between 70 to 80.

“I thought the community was making progress cleaning up the Sound,” Port Washington North Mayor Bob Weitzner said.

“This is very disheartening to see we’re not.

We need to turn this around and figure out what’s going on and whether it’s dumping or boating.”

According to the report, the Western Narrows “is shallow, has a high tidal range, but the flushing is fairly inefficient between the East River and the rest of Long Island Sound.”

The bottom of the Western Narrows, the report said, is a muddy area that’s highly contaminated from industrial activity, and there are “chronic dissolved oxygen problems.”

“The pollutant of greatest concern is definitely nitrogen,” said Tracy Brown, the director of the western sound program at Save the Sound. “It’s grouped into the failing amount of nutrients in the water.”

Brown said nitrogen pollutes the water through waste water treatment plants and septic systems that go unfiltered.

“As a waterfront community, preserving

our precious water is naturally a key priority for Manorhaven,” said Jim Avena, the village mayor. “We will continue to work with environmental and other community leaders on ways in which our village can help to reduce polluted storm water runoff and otherwise lessen the amount of pollutants entering our waterways.”

The Village of Great Neck mayor, Pedram Bral, said he and his trustees will review the report and meet about the results and see what can be done to find solutions.

Installing a rain barrel, eliminating or reducing fertilizer use and developing a neighborhood smart growth plan are ways to improve the health of the Long Island Sound, according to the report.

It also lists properly disposing of chemicals and composting food and yard waste and keeping litter out of waterways as effective methods.

The Eastern Narrows section of the Sound received a C-, while Western, Central and Eastern received a B, B+ and A-, respectively.

Brown said New York City is currently installing nitrogen-removing technology at select plants, but smaller municipalities need to pitch in, too.

“Smaller villages and towns can pass local ordinances that require property owners to maintain septic properly, which has been a big problem over the years,” Brown said.

“You’re supposed to pump out septic systems every three to five years, and not everyone follows that. A lot of them go unmaintained and homeowners don’t even realize it.”

Weitzner said if the problem is coming from upstate and coming down to Long Island, all of the villages and other municipalities need to get on board to fix the problem.

“We need to get together and do a study and determine what is wrong,” he said.

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Port BID to host restaurant week By sT E P h E N roMaNo Inviting residents and visitors to sample some of the area’s best eateries, the Port Washington Business Improvement District will host the second annual Port Washington Restaurant Week from Oct. 16 to Oct. 23, with restaurants offering a prix fixe menu for $25.

“Restaurant Week brings people from outside the community into the community to see some of our great restaurants,” said Mariann Dalimonte, executive director of the district. “It’s also a chance for our residents to get out in the community.”

Dalimonte said 21 restaurants are confirmed to participate and Restaurant Week isn’t just a way to promote local businesses, but the Port Washington community, too.

The restaurants will offer a three-course meal featuring an appetizer, entree and dessert.

“Our town is unique,” Dalimonte said. “We have a beautiful waterfront community, and this just gives people the chance to come eat at the restaurants and find new spots and businesses in the area.’’

Katherine O’Neill, the manager of Sullivan’s Quay, a participating restaurant, said Restaurant Week is a great event that brings people to Port Washington.

“During that week, people tend to go out to eat more and discover new restaurants,” O’Neill said. “And we get people from outside of Port, which is good, because we’re on a peninsula, so people don’t drive through our town. It’s a destination, especially that week.”

Dalimonte said preparation for the event starts in June when she begins reaching out to restaurants and asking for their menus.

Because it’s a fixed $25 price, she said, restaurants coordinate their menus differently.

PJ O’ Hara, owner of O’Hara’s Ale House & Grill on Port Washington Boulevard, said it would serve items that highlight the restaurant.

“For our menu, we wanted to offer a good mashup of what we offer with a lot of our flagship items,” O’Hara said.

O’Hara’s entree course will feature baby-back ribs, fish and chips, shepherd’s pie and more.

O’Neill said Sullivan Quay’s menu was created by the head chef, and a lot of time and effort was put into the selection process.

The menus, which were due in August, are printed on card stock with corn stalks in the background, matching the corn stalks that are put in parts of Port Washington during fall.

After last year’s Restaurant Week, Dalimonte said, restaurant owners told her their places were crowded every night, and some ran out of reservations.

Owners told Dalimonte that restaurant goers were coming from outside of Port Washington, too, she said.

This year, after customers finish their meal, they will be asked to fill out a survey that will keep track of where people are coming from, where they heard about the event and how the experience was, Dalimonte said.

Everyone who fills out the survey will be entered in a contest to win a $100 gift card to one of the participating restaurants, Dalimonte said.

“It’s a great event,” Dalimonte said. “I really hope it allows people who have never been to certain restaurants to go.’’

The participating restaurants include Ayhan’s Shish-Kebab, BareBurger, Bosphorus Cafe Grill, Diwan Indian Restaurant, f.i.s.h. on main, Frank’s Pizza, Gino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Guajiro Restaurant, Hana Harbor Q, Louie’s Oyster Bar & Grille, Marco’s Waterfront Grill, Mi Ranchito, Grill Mojito Café, O’Hara’s Ale House & Grill, Port Thai Place, Rosso Uptown, Sullivan’s Quay, Toscanini Ristorante Italiano, Wild Honey on Main and Yummy Gyro.

Dalimonte said the Wild Goose, a new restaurant opening on Main Street, will participate if it opens in time.

Finn MacCool’s is uncertain of its participation, because it is still being renovated after a fire in June.

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Deepan Singh, MD, Psychiatrist in the Department of Behavioral Health at Winthrop, will explain the mind-body connection, and its role in managing health.

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County hosts disability event

Pictured from left to right: Justin dantzler, director of business and employment development; robert kennedy, mayor of Freeport; county executive edward Mangano; stephen krown, senior director; Nasrin g. ahmad, hempstead town clerk; harriett traversa, board member; Jack garofalo, board member; dr. barry r. donowitz, associate executive director for admin and central services; Nys senator Michael Venditto. back row: Ivan sayles, Freeport chamber of commerce; Lois howes, president of Freeport chamber of commerce; and roslyn d. goldmacher, president and chief executive officer of Long Island small business assistance corporation.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano joined Association for the Help of Retarded Children Nassau on Friday, Oct. 7 in declaring October National Disability Awareness Month.

Over 50 employers attended the “Inclusion Works” event, at the association’s Nassau’s Freeport training facility, which celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates employers about the value of a diverse workforce inclusive of skills and talents.

“National Disability Awareness Month reflects the important role disability plays in workforce diversity,” Mangano said. “Together, we are committed to and will continue to advocate, and achieve equal accessibility, work opportunities and treatment for all individuals.”

On Thursday, Oct. 20, Mangano and the association will illuminate the dome of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

Mangano meets Cub Scouts

Feinstein hosts bio conference

Feinstein Institute convenes first-of-its-kind conference about bioelectronic medicine.

The Key Symposium 2016: Bioelectronic Medicine — Technology Targeting Molecular Mechanisms was recently organized by Manhasset’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, the Journal of Internal Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, where they gathered prominent names working in the field for two days of panels and sessions.

Topics focused on ranged from bioelectronic medicine’s application in helping a paralyzed man regain control of his limbs to its potentials in the fight against cancer.

“Bioelectronic medicine is the convergence of science, medicine and engineering to develop cures, and it may change the future of therapies for a wide variety of diseases,” Dr. Kevin J. Tracey, the Feinstein Institute’s president and CEO said. “Due to challenges and opportunities of bioelectronic medicine are both great, and because they bring together researchers from so many divergent disciplines, we were pleased to assemble some of the most accomplished and creative scientists exploring the possibilities of bioelectronic medicine into one big tent, and look forward to future breakthroughs and collaborations.”

According to a press release from Northwell Health, the symposium concluded with a panel entitled “What Life Will Be Like When We Can Fully Modulate the Nervous System: The Impact on Disease, Drugs, the Healthcare Industry, Personal Freedom, and Privacy.”

Moderated by PBS’s science correspondent Miles O’Brien and featuring panelists from the Feinstein Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the panel explored the farreaching benefits and consequences that are likely to accompany the ascent of bioelectronics medicine.

“It’s a pleasure to see so many scientists from so many different institutions and disciplines under one roof, and it only furthers our belief that bioelectronic medicine is indeed the future of medicine,” said Dr. Peder Olofsson, session chair and director of the Center for Bioelectronic Medicine, Karolinska Institute.

The next symposium will take place in the fall of 2017.

To learn more about this year’s event, visit feinsteininstitute.org/ key-symposium.

Town offers flu shots Nassau county executive edward P. Mangano joins cub scout Pack 689, along with den Leaders edward Muro and Joe dalton.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano recently visited the members of Cub Scout Pack 689, along with Pack leaders Edward Muro and Joe Dalton, on Friday, Sept. 30 at St. James Church in Seaford, where he answered the cub scouts’ questions about government.

“I’d like to thank Eddie and Joe for inviting me to come down here to meet with the dedicated and hardworking young men of Cub Scout Pack 689,” Mangano said. “I truly appreciate when our youth take an active role in community organizations, and trying to better the lives of their friends and neighbors.”

The Town of North Hempstead is sponsoring the administration of free seasonal flu shots for all town residents older than 60.

The shots are mercury and preservative free.

Shots will be offered on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Great Neck Social Center at 80 Grace Ave., in Great Neck; Thursday, Oct. 27 from 9:30 a.m.

to 11:30 a.m. at Port Washington Senior Center at 80 Manorhaven Blvd. in Port Washington; and Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Clinton G. Martin Park, Room 2, at 1601 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park.

Appointments are required.

Call 311 or 516-869-6311 to make an appointment or for more information.

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The 2016 Gold Coast International Film Festival announced Tuesday its slate of films for this year’s festival taking place Nov. 9–15 in venues throughout the North Shore of Long Island.

The festival, which will include films, parties, filmmaker Q&As, kicks off with a special sneak peek screening of “Burn Your Maps,” starring Jacob Tremblay (“Room”) and Academy Awardnominee Vera Farmiga to be held on Nov. 10, 2016 at Soundview Cinema in Port Washington.

On Nov. 12, also at Soundview Cinemas, GCIFF will host the Long Island premiere of “Bang! The Bert Berns Story,” a documentary narrated by Steven Van Zandt about the life and career of Bert Berns, the renowned 1960s songwriter/producer whose hits include “Twist and Shout”, “Piece of My Heart”, “Hang on Sloopy” and many more.

A Q&A with Directors Brett Berns (Bert Berns’ son) and Bob Sarles will follow the screening and Brett Berns will accept an Artist of Distinction Award from the Gold Coast Arts Center on behalf of his late father.

Other standout films include the Long Island premiere of French movie-star Isabelle Huppert’s new film “Things to Come,” direct from the Toronto International Film Festival, “Harry Benson: Shoot First,” followed by a Q&A with the legendary photographer himself and “On the Map,: the incredible story of how the 1977 Maccabee TelAviv basketball team toppled the four-time defending Soviet team and put Israeli basketball firmly on the map.

Director Dani Menkin and basketball star Tal Brody will be in attendance for a Q&A. The sixth anniversary of the not-for-profit Festival will feature over 60 films and dozens of filmmakers at screenings and events in venues throughout the Town of North Hempstead region, including Soundview Cinemas in Port Washington, the Bow Tie Cinemas in Great Neck/ Port Washington/ Manhas-

set/ Roslyn, the Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck and the campus of LIU Post.

Films this year showcase Hollywood’s best actors including Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane, Frank Langella, Melissa Leo, James Franco, Christina Applegate, Billy Crudup, Catherine Deneuve, Vera Farmiga, Jacob Trembly, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neil, Isabelle Huppert, Alex Karpovsky, Rachel Brosnahan and many more industry stars.

Award-winning feature films from the world’s most prestigious festivals (Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, Tribeca, Hamptons) will be screened, plus over 25 incredible short films, with Q&As with visiting shorts filmmakers.

Filmmakers and special guests scheduled to attend include: renowned photographer Harry Benson, Matthew Miele (“Harry Benson: Shoot First”), Lawrence Smith (“Mad Riot Entertainment”), Dani Menkin (“On the Map”), Scott Rosenbaum (“Sidemen: Long Road to Glory”), Scott Sharrard, touring guitarist and musical director for The Gregg Allman Band, basketball superstar Tal Brody, Kate Keckler Dandel (“Gold Balls”), Brett Berns and Bob Sarles (“Bang! The Bert Berns Story”), Charlene Fiske (“The Founders”), Ferne Pearlstein (“The Last Laugh”), Amir Kishon, son of renowned Israeli satirist Ephraim Kishon, legendary Hollywood agent, Budd Burton Moss, plus many more.

New York filmmakers will be highlighted at this year’s Festival in our New York Spotlight program, a free event on the campus of LIU Post on Thursday Nov. 10 at 11:30 a.m. that features short films by local filmmakers or about local subject matter.

Lawrence Smith (“Mad Riot Entertainment”) and David Paterson (“The Great Gilly Hopkins,” “Bridge to Terabithia”) will lead a panel of many of the filmmakers screening their films during the program.

Local filmmakers in attendance include Dale Arroyo, Gordon Grinberg, Neil Holland, Ramfis Myrthil, David Schneiderman and Max Stossel.

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After an overwhelming response from audiences nationwide, Peter Frampton will resume “Peter Frampton Raw, An Acoustic Tour” with a stop at Westbury. Gordon Kennedy, Frampton’s longtime collaborator and co-producer of his Grammy Award-winning album “Fingerprints,” will join him again alongside Frampton’s son, singer and guitarist Julian Frampton.

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Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.

Eric Johnson’s stature as one of the premier guitar players in contemporary music is his artistic trump card, backed by a Grammy Award and five nominations, platinum album, Top 10 hits like “Cliffs Of Dover,” praise from critics and the esteem of his peers.

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Chase rice - everybody we Know does tour with Special Guests ryan hurd & Lacy Cavalier Thursday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m.

Within a few short years of moving to Nashville, country music maverick Chase Rice has already built a loyal fan base across the country through his energetic live shows and gained the attention of industry professionals with his edgy, eclectic sound.

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Les Brers is French for “The Brothers” and is a reference from the Allman Brothers classic tune “Les Brers in A Minor”. The band includes Butch Trucks, Jaimoe, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quiñones, Jack Pearson, Pat Bergeson, Bruce Katz and Lamar Williams, JR. Where: 960 brush Hollow Road, Westbury Info: (516) 247-5200 venue.thetheatreatwestbury.com

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The Super Scientific Circus starring Mr. Fish and Trent the Mime, proves that science can be fun and funny.

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Levittown Chamber of Commerce Fall Family Festival and Fair offering quality crafts, food, and an opportunity to meet with local businesses. Entertainment takes place throughout the day of this free, indoor event.

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THE CULInARy ARCHITECT

Planning a fast, easy midweek dinner It’s fall and life is in full swing.

From school to meetings to social obligations to extremely busy evenings.

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All you have to do is throw or “gently put” all of the ingredients into the crock pot in the morning.

Come home and put dinner on the table in less than 15 minutes.

Round out your meal with pasta, a salad and a store bought dessert and you have dinner that a family of four may easily enjoy midweek.

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MENU Serves 4 “Kitchen Sink” Crock Pot Dinner Pasta Steamed Spinach

Salad with Dressing* Store Bought Dessert or Fresh Fruit* *Recipe Not Given

1. Place spinach in a steamer.

Place on top of boiling pasta water, cover and steam until done.

Just Before Serving: Drain pasta, top with spinach. Serve with “Kitchen Sink” and pass Parmesan alongside.

“Kitchen Sink” Crock Pot Dinner I call this “Kitchen Sink” because you “gently place” a lot of ingredients in your slow cooker and it comes out delicious.

1 onion, finely chopped 1 red pepper, cleaned and chopped into large pieces 3 chicken sausages (I use Aidell’s), sliced on the diagonal 1 lb. freshly ground meat 18 oz. crushed tomatoes 4 oz. Parmesan shavings 1. In a slow cooker, place ingredients in this order: onion, pepper, sausage, ground meat. Pour crushed tomatoes over all of the ingredients. Cook on medium high for 6 to 8 hours.

2. Serve with pasta, steamed spinach and Parmesan on the side.

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Pasta 8 oz. Farfalle Olive Oil Salt 1. In a pot that also has a steamer, boil 2 quarts water.

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Natasha, Pieree & the Great Comet of 1812 on Broadway Thursday, Nov. 10 during evening Gold Coast International Film Festival opening Night Gala about Gold Coast International Film Festival (GCIFF): The Gold Coast International Film Festival takes place in venues throughout the North shore of Long Island. an annual event located in the Town of North hempstead, the festival celebrates the art and influence of cinema in the charming, historic towns and villages of Long Island’s Gold Coast. GCIFF events include screenings, workshops, conversations with prominent members of the film community, parties and a gala.

Neiman marcus “Love to Give” Collection The Gold Coast arts Center will be one of the beneficiaries for this year’s Neiman Marcus “Love to Give” collection, available online beginning october 19 and in stores on November 3.

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The GCaC will be recipients from the roosevelt Field location at 630 old Country road, Garden City. an additional $50,000 from online sales will also go to The heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation to support national youth arts programs as well.

LaNDmaRK oN maIN sTREET 232 Main street, suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.

Jimmy Valentine & Band sinatra a to Z Jimmy Valentine in concert performing live with a jazz combo. singing sinatra’s select standards from a to Z. For More Information go to jimmyvalentine.info Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. super scientific Circus The super scientific Circus starring Mr. Fish and Trent the Mime, proves that science can be fun and funny. alternately assisted and foiled by the comedic antics of Trent the Mime, Mr. Fish uses amazing circus skills involving boomerangs, bubbles, beachballs, bull whips, and magic to introduce the principles of friction, inertia, centripetal force, aerodynamics, sonic booms, air pressure, and ultraviolet light.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. octoberfest for Bravura soprani Elizabeth Francesco & Jennifer Lynde perform popular drinking and party songs by J. strauss. Verdi and Lehar. The program will also feature well-known musical theatre hits by composers such as rodgers & hart and Lerner & Loewe, all to celebrate fall and fun.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. step sistas Watch the step sistas kick up their heels and tap dance into your hearts. The performance includes an audience participation por-

tion.Light refreshments and snacks will be served.

LoNG IsLaND CHILDREN’s musEum 11 davis avenue, garden city 516-224-5800 • www.licm.org Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Museum hours: open Daily (until september 4) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Museum admission: $13 for adults and children over one-year-old, $12 seniors, free to museum members and children under one-year-old. additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact 516-224-5800.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 through Friday, Oct. 21 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. “owl” Be your Friend create your own friendly owl collage using torn paper and feathers! all ages. Free with museum admission.

Friday, Oct. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Kids in the Kitchen each week little chefs will be making an easy and yummy, kid-friendly snack (cookies, mini pizzas, etc) that they make from start to finish. helping in the kitchen is a great learning tool as children practice measuring ingredients, following directions and building their vocabulary.

Join us as we mix things up in the kitchen to stir an interest in kitchen creativity and healthy eating. ages 3-5. Fee: $5 with museum admission.

Sunday, Oct. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Diwali Festival come celebrate diwali, the ancient festival of lights and India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year! Learn about traditions practiced by families in different parts of the world during this five day celebration. engage in traditional story-dancing, sample foods and take part in activities designed to explore interpretations of diwali throughout India. Meet abha roy, classically trained Indian dancer and teacher. try your hand at rangoli and other crafts as you explore the traditions used to observe this festival. this event is supported by an action grant from the New york council for the humanities. ages: 3 and up. Free with museum admission.

Through January 8, 2017 Traveling Exhibit - your House, my House your house, My house takes visitors on a fantastic journey into the homes of people around the world – no passport or luggage required! see how culture, climate, tradition and geography influence the way a house is built. the bilingual (english/spanish) exhibit includes four themed areas allowing visitors to design, build and visit homes; large (walk-in) houses, small houses, floating houses and even houses that pack and up and go with a family, called a ger. explore interior elements such as furniture, cooking utensils, games and musical instruments to gain insights into how lifestyle and culture are reflected in homes. Local exhibit support provided by astoria bank . all ages. Free with museum admission.

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Great Neck Plaza AutoFest A Blank Slate Media / Litmor Publications Special Section • October 14, 2016

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Middle Neck Road in Great Neck Plaza

Sunday, October 16 from Noon to 5:00 p.m.

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BmWs main attraction at autoFest

By J oE N I k I C The Great Neck Plaza Business Improvement District’s AutoFest and Street Festival returns Sunday for the 32nd year, and this year’s event will showcase a number of classic BMW motorcycles and cars.

Jay Corn, the district’s vice president and events committee chairman, said Peter Nettesheim, who is known across the world for his BMW collection, will bring many of his motorcycles and cars to the event.

“We are thrilled to include Peter’s collection in our line-up for this year’s AutoFest,” Corn said. “Our show has always provided a unique, close-up look at these classic and special edition cars for our festival visitors.”

“This year, with the edition of several of Mr. Nettesheim’s priceless BMW motorcycles, our festival-goers will be treated to a truly special experience,” he added.

Nettesheim said he found his love for cars when he was 10 years old admiring his father’s Mercedes-Benz collection.

His father, he said, was the first Mercedes-Benz truck dealer in the United States.

By the time he was 16 years old, Nettesheim said the Mercedes was considered an “old man’s car” and he preferred more “sporty vehicles,” like BMWs.

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He said that in the late 1970s, he purchased his first BMW. Now, Nettesheim said, his collection includes about 110 motorcycles and cars.

He said he owns every motorcycle produced by BMW from 1923 to 1970, including the BMW R32, which is the first motorcycle made by the company.

His R32 is the 22nd to come off the line at BMW, Nettesheim said, with none of the previously made motorcycles still around, making it the oldest existing BMW motorcycle.

He keeps his BMW collection in the

Nettesheim Museum in Huntington, a private museum where those interested can visit on a pre-arranged basis.

“My collection is well known throughout the world,” Nettesheim said.

“BMW corporate themselves borrow from my collection.”

He said he was looking forward to coming to the AutoFest and Street Festival to share his collection.

“It’s always great to bring the collection to see the reaction people have and educate them on the brand and have them learn of the quality and history of

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the brand,” Nettesheim said. “I look forward to sharing that passion with others.”

While a number of classic cars will be on display at the festival, there will also be other types of fun and entertainment.

The Meade Brothers Band, Nina Et Cetera and the Banjo Rascals will perform at the AutoFest.

There will also be rock-climbing walls, a petting zoo, carnival games and inflatable bouncers, as well as performances by Katya’s School of Dance.

The AutoFest is sponsored by United Capital Corporation, a real estate agency in Great Neck.

United Capital’s president, Michael Lamoretti, said the company sponsors the AutoFest and Street Festival as a way to give back to the community.

“It’s great to see members of the Great Neck community and people from the entire metropolitan area come together to enjoy the day,” Lamoretti said.

The festival will take place on Middle Neck Road from South Station Plaza to Maple Drive. There will also be attractions on Grace Avenue and Bond Street.

It takes place from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. In the event of inclement weather, the rain date is Oct. 23.

“It’s not just a car show, there is something for everyone and the family,” Corn said. “It’s really a country fair atmosphere for the whole family.”

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BY J OE N I K I C The Asian student population, of Over the past 10 years, an which accounted for 45 percent now influx of new groups has brought the student body in 2005-06, greater ethnic diversity to North accounts for about 57 percent.

The Hispanic/Latino student Shore schools, and administrators 4 to are working to foster a climate of population has increased from 6 percent, while the African-Ameracceptance and tolerance. the The Great Neck, Manhasset, ican population has remained Roslyn, Port Washington, Herricks, same at 1 percent.

Herricks Superintendent Fino Mineola, Sewanhaka, East Willissaid that students have a Celano ton and New Hyde Park-Garden for City Park school districts have all lot of “empathy and respect” seen populations of minority stu- each other because of the district’s diversity.

2005-06 the dents increase from “I think that’s a byproduct of school year to the 2014-15 school year, according to state education the fact that we have a wonderCelano department data. A sharp increase fully diverse community,” the in enrollment by Asian students said. Kids are going through experience of having classmates has been seen in several districts. erThe Herricks School District of different ethnicities and diff it really has seen the biggest change in stu- ent religious beliefs and and dent demographics, with the Asian fosters a spirit of acceptance is a population now totaling more tolerance and respect, which wonderful thing.” than half of the student body.

He said that the district deIn 2005-06, the white populato tion made up about 50 percent of votes “a lot of time and energy” the student body, but that number Continued on Page 54

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G.N. resident’s work holocaust Center to at temple exhibit be featured on PBs Two watercolor works by Nina Wolf, a resident of Great Neck, are on view in “The Natural World,” an exhibition at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Glen Cove.

Public visitation of the exhibition begins on Thursday, Oct. 13 and continues on Thursdays and Fridays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., through Nov. 10.

Wolf’s two watercolors selected for the exhibition are “Mountain Mist” and “Lilies.”

There is no fee to attend the exhibition. Both are available for sale.

CTI is located in Glen Cove, 40 Hill Street, at Landing Road.

Congregation Tifereth Israel has provided Jewish programming and education to the Long Island community since 1897.

Town to host autumn Treat on oct. 19 The Town of North Hempstead has announced the return of a favorite fall event — Autumn Treat.

The celebration will take place Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Harbor Links Clubhouse and will feature an evening of dramatic readings by playwright and actor Drew Keil followed by a performance by Swingin’ at the Sands, accompanied by an assortment of delicious desserts.

Keil has been an actor, director and playwright for 20 years, and has frequented Long Island’s stages — most notably with Hofstra USA productions.

Following his readings, attendees will enjoy a musical performance by the band Swingin’ at the Sands, which will perform

hits from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Liza Minnelli.

All attendees will be treated to a large array of cookies, cakes, coffees, teas, apple cider and more savory items that are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.

A cash bar will also be available.

Tickets are $15. Make checks payable to Harbor Links and mail to Autumn Treat, North Hempstead Parks and Recreation, 1801 Evergreen Ave. in New Hyde Park.

Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

Harbor Links is located at 1 Fairway Drive in Port Washington.

For more information on this event, please call 311 or visit northhempsteadny. gov.

The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County will be the subject of an upcoming episode of the PBS documentary series “Treasures of New York.”

Holocaust Survivors from Long Island who shared their story include Eva and Werner Reich, who have been married for more than 60 years.

Gloria Glanz, Port Washington resident, was hidden by a Polish peasant woman during the war but lost her entire immediate family.

Eva was saved by Sir Nicholas Winton and Werner survived Theresienstadt, Auschwitz and Mauthausen concentration camps.

Alex Rosner, a Long Island City resident, was the youngest person saved by German industrialist Oskar Schindler.

“We are honored to be included among the prestigious institutions featured on PBS’ Treasures of New York documentary series,” said Steven Markowitz, chairman of Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center. “The Holocaust resonates to this day and sharing the history and lessons of this period with students and adults is critical in this time of rising anti-

Semitism and other forms of intolerance, as well as bullying within our schools and communities — we hope the airing of this documentary will attract new audiences to the unique programming being offered at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center.”

The 30-minute show will premiere on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. on WLIW21 and Sunday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. on channel THIRTEEN. After Oct. 20, it will stream online at watch.wliw.org.

Treasures of New York will show how Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center offers a unique and vital voice on the history of the Holocaust by capturing vivid first-hand accounts and testimonials from Long Island and Queens’ Holocaust Survivors.

For more than 20 years, Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center has been fulfilling its mission to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach.

For more information, call (516) 5718040, visit hmtcli.org or find us on social media at Facebook.com/HMTCNY and Twitter.com/HolocaustTolCtr.

thrills, chills and art work too on halloween With Halloween on the way and the scare-season in full effect, Hauppauge’s Chamber of Horrors NY is preparing to present “The Artist Hanger and Fusion Project” on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sponsored by Tattoo Lou’s, it will feature works curated by Sara Blades, as well as other artists.

This one night only gallery showing will also feature live performances.

According to a press release, the artist project was commissioned to allow aspiring or experienced artists to gain exposure for

their work to a large and diverse audience, while also giving them an opportunity to sell to prospective buyers.

In the past, the project has showcased artists such as H.R. Giger, and Ciccio Poblet — a student of Salvador Dali.

Visitors will also be able to combine their need for thrills and chills with works of art and performances from Alexis Morgan Barnes and Ray Ray & Crew.

Hauppauge’s Chamber of Horrors NY is located at 1745 Express Drive North in Hauppauge.

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 34 designs for celebrate arts Month. the posters on display in this exhibition represent winning entries in each of three age categories: pre-k - grade 2; grades 3 – 6; grades 7 – 12. all ages. Free with museum admission all activities will be held at the Long Island children’s Museum, 11 davis avenue, garden city, Ny. children must be accompanied by an adult. Museum hours: tuesdaysunday from 10 am.-5 p.m. and most school holidays. Museum admission: $13 for adults and children over 1 year old, $12 seniors, Free to museum members and children under 1 year old. additional fees for theater and special programs may apply. For additional information, contact 516-224-5800.

NIKoN aT JoNEs BEaCH THEaTRE 1000 ocean Parkway, wantagh 516-221-1000 • www.jonesbeach.com Sunday, Oct. 16 at 7 a.m. strides against Breast Cancer Walk GaRVIEs PoINT musEum 50 Barry Dr. in Glen Cove (516) 571-8010/11 • www.garviespointmuseum.com 2016 annual Native american Fest Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

When the autumn leaves start to turn, and the crisp fall air is here, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it’s time for Garvies Point Museum’s NaTIVE aMErICaN FEasT. This celebration of northeastern Native american culture has been held the weekend before Thanksgiving for more than 25 years.

THE 50+ ComEDy TouR 2016 sCHEDuLE Long Island comedian Paul anthony announces the launch of an all new Comedy show, The 50+ Comedy Tour.

Each show features top comedians all 50 years of age or older shows are designed for the growing Baby Boomer population Talent search for the Next 50+ Comedy star Tickets for all performances just $35 Press Passes available for all performances official website for all the fun details is www.50PlusComedy.com Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson Talia reese Johnny huff Tom Daddario Maureen Langan Saturday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson Paul anthony rich Walker keith anthony Saturday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. at The Madison Theatre in Rockville Centre Eric haft Tina Giorgi rob Falcone

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Queen of Mean to play Westbury oct. 22 Known as comedy’s “Queen of Mean,” Lisa Lampanelli will bring her stand up act to the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.

Lampanelli is a regular on Howard Stern’s Sirius satellite radio shows, and has appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Chelsea Lately,” “The Wendy Williams Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Dr. Oz Show” and “Good Morning America.”

She was also a member of the cast of the fifth season of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” and released her fifth stand up special “Back to the Drawing Board” in 2015.

In 2009, Lampanelli entered the ranks

of comic greats and premiered her first ever one-hour HBO comedy special, “Long Live the Queen,” to tremendous ratings.

That same year, her autobiography, “Chocolate, Please: My Adventures in Food, Fat and Freaks,” hit bookstores.

Tickets for Westbury are $39.50, $49.50, and $69.50.

Ticket for both performances are available online at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the venue box offices.

Event, date and time subject to change. All ticket prices are subject to applicable service charges.

For further information, please visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com or www. wellmonttheater.com.

NyCB THEaTRE aT WEsTBuRy 960 Brush hollow road, Westbury (516) 247-5200 venue.thetheatreatwestbury.com Friday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.

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Goddesses, Griffith headline folk night halloween band of L.I. concert in Port

The Folk Goddesses and Tom Griffith are the featured performers on Thursday, Oct. 20 when the Folk Music Society of Huntington’s monthly Hard Luck Café series resumes at the Cinema Arts Centre.

The 8:30 p.m. concert in the Cinema’s Sky Room will be preceded by an open-mic at 7:30 p.m.

The Folk Goddesses is a Long Islandbased folk trio comprised of singer-songwriters Martha Trachtenberg, Judith Zweiman and Hillary Foxsong.

A founding member of the Buffalo Gals, Trachtenberg has worked in Nashville, done several TV commercials, and also performs both solo and with her husband Tom Griffith.

Zweiman was part of the New York City folk scene and recorded numerous times for Fast Folk Musical Magazine, which is now Smithsonian-Fast Folk.

She was also featured in several of the Fast Folk Revues at The Bottom Line.

Instead of having a mid-life crisis, Foxsong opted to pick up a guitar for the first time since junior high and embark on a ca-

reer as a folksinger.

Now, as one-third of the folk-harmony trio Gathering Time, she is also a respected songwriter and performer in her own right.

Tom Griffith is an award-winning singer-songwriter, producer and recovering jingle writer currently working the 12-tone program.

Griffith has written songs for and with Toby Walker, and has produced tracks for him and a number of notable Long Islandbased artists.

A winner of two Clios, a Cannes Silver Lion, and a National Education Fiction Video Award for his tunes that have appeared in commercials and several movies, Griffith recently finished creating music and sound design cues for the award-winning computer game Prominence.

The Cinema Arts Centre is located at 423 Park Avenue, Huntington.

Tickets are $15 ($10 for Cinema Arts Centre and FMSH members) and will be available at the door.

For more information, visit www.fmsh. org or call (631) 425-2925.

The Band of Long Island is presenting “A Halloween Happening” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington.

The celebration will include “Ghostbusters,” “Thriller,” “A Night On Bald Mountain,” “Danse Macabre,” and the “Adams Family Musical Overture” as part of its presentation.

A Halloween costume contest will also be held with prizes for the best three outfits.

The Band of Long Island is led by conductor Michael Flamhaft.

Cash prizes range from $25 to $100 — with other surprises in store as well.

Tickets are $20 general admission with Seniors and Students discounted to $15.

For additional information or to order tickets, or to place an ad in the program, you may phone the band office at (516) 829-8709.

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Charlie Puth - We Don’t Talk Tour 2016 Sunday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m.

Les Brers Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Peter Frampton Raw: an acoustic Tour Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.

Lisa Lampanelli Sunday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. styx Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.

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Henry Rollins Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m.

The B-52s Saturday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.

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Judy Collins to kick off kupferberg series Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College kicks off its 2016-2017 Season when Judy Collins plays Colden Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 22.

Collins has inspired audiences with her vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism.

The award-winning singer-songwriter is esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions.

Her rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, “Wildflowers,” has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

On Sept. 18, 2015, Collins released her first studio album in four years, “Strangers Again.”

Collins delicately soars over a revitalized “Send In The Clowns” and breathes new life

into “Hallelujah.”

She puts her touch on songs by Leonard Bernstein, Randy Newman, James Taylor and more.

Collins, now 76, is as creatively vigorous as ever — writing, touring worldwide, and nurturing fresh talent.

She is a modern day Renaissance woman who is also an accomplished painter, filmmaker, record label head, musical mentor, and an in-demand keynote speaker for mental health and suicide prevention.

Collins continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart.

A pre-show dinner and meet and greet tickets are also available for purchase.

Please visit our website www.kupferbergcenter.org or call our box office at (718) 793-8080 for more information.

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LIU Post players presenting ‘Trojan Barbie’ By rU h I G a N D h I This month, the Post Theatre Company at LIU Post presents “Trojan Barbie”

by Christine Evans, whose work has received multiple awards across the U.S, U.K, and Australia.

The show is directed by Illana Stein, a New York-based theatre director.

The cast includes Post students Emily Banks, Melissa Bianchi, Jaeda Blair, Torun Esmaeili, Griffin Lockette, Nyla Sampson, and Diamond Essence White as the Trojans and also Gabe Amato, Paul Bakey, Aaron Cooper, Justin Dickenson, Ethan Graeme Moore Dodd, Angela Downs, Ervin Gonzales, and Christina Kroell in various roles.

“It has been wonderful working on Trojan Barbie with this talented group of students,” Stein said. They’ve become a true ensemble as they embraced the world of the play. In the rehearsal room they have explored mask compositions, built character collages, rhythm and tableaux work. Hopefully it will all pay off in the performances they put up.” She added, “My favorite part has been the conversation in the first days of table work as we dug deeper into the themes of the play of war, gender identity, female empowerment, and rising above the constraints that society can put on people. It is a complex play, and I’m proud of these students for rising to the challenge.”

“What I love about Trojan Barbie is a world that marries the old and the new, or in our design how we fully embraced the plastic and the stone,” Stein said.

“Trojan Barbie is inspired by the Greek tragedy “Trojan Women” by Euripides.

It represents the refugees, the voiceless, and the women who are victims to war.

The hope is that the women have each other to hold on to.

For these women in the play, Lotte, one of the characters, bares witnesses to it all and is there to bury the dead and carry on their stories so they are no longer forgotten.”

Angela Downs, a senior musical theatre major at LIU Post, said, “Every experience is different. Seeing the trajectory of the production is one of my favorite things. To think back on table work, and

talking as a cast about the meaning of the play and its bare bones, to finally dressing it with movement and space, and then costumes, sounds, and lights.

Each layer puts you deeper in the world and encourages your character to come to life. It’s exhausting spending 24 hours a week in the studio and hours and hours doing outside work on your own, but it is the most rewarding and thrilling experience.”

Downs spoke about the excitement of opening night.

“Opening nights are always thrilling.

You can feel the energy from the audience get stronger as more people come in,” she said. “The sound from the people talking is a very specific sound and it’s almost calming to me, but yet lights a fire that can’t exist is rehearsals or tech runs. Our company is also extraordinarily supportive and we can count on a full house and a safe audience. My hope for opening night is for the cast to come together as an ensemble like we haven’t before, and to allow ourselves to play and have fun and find new moments on stage. This is our job, and to be part of theater in any way makes me feel extraordinarily lucky.”

The play incorporates aspects of Greek mythology, which may be confusing to the audience if they have no prior knowledge of the Greek mythology and related events in its history. It may be difficult to understand why certain characters behave the way they do and why they have a certain intensity. Yet, the play offers a good sense of humor among the intense moments and makes it easy to follow the events.

The last date of the play in the LIU Post Little Theatre Mainstage is Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the Little Theatre box office. For more information, call 516-229-2356 or email post-ptc@liu.edu.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, LIU Post’s award-winning student newspaper that is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016, www.liupostpioneer.com. The article is republished

by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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Dancers to perform at Community Calendar historic home of poet The Friends of Cedarmere will host Great Neck-based Dance Visions NY for an “Eve of Halloween” celebration at Cedarmere, the historic home of poet, journalist and civic leader William Cullen Bryant in Roslyn.

Shows are at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30.

With both classical and contemporary dance as well as live music, narration and visual art projections, this program is an immersion in worlds of the imagination and of the divine — of spirits and conjurers, of mythic characters and apparitions.

Included is Isadora Duncan’s “Dance of the Furies” to Gluck’s Orpheus in the Underworld, as well as original dance works of Beth Jucovy — hand-picked and tailored for the holiday.

Running continuously throughout the evening, before, during and after the

shows will be an old-fashioned ‘Frills & Chills’ Halloween party deluxe in the Old Gothic Mill, which is complimentary for all ticket holders.

Ticket price is $25 per person, with Friends’ proceeds to benefit the ongoing Mill Restoration.

Seating is limited to 35 per show.

Halloween costumes optional, but encouraged.

Tickets may be purchased through PayPal at www.friendsofcedarmere.org.

Alternately, seats may be reserved by calling 1-800-763-7190 or writing events@friendsofcedarmere.org Payment can be made by mail to The Friends of Cedarmere PO Box 214, Roslyn; or at the door with cash, check or credit card.

Walk-ins without a phone reservation cannot be guaranteed a seat.

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.

Parents of millennials Group Join us as we explore ways to help our 18-30 year olds move on to independence and pursue the life they want.

For more information please visit: www. meetup.com/Parents-of-Millennials-MeetupGroup Trivia Challenge Come see how much you know. Match wits with other great minds. you may win a prize! Last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. havana Central restaurant roosevelt Field, Garden City. For more info, call (516) 676- 1976. singles association of L.I. For information on events, please call (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or e-mail singlesassociationofli@yahoo.com. your Widowed social Group The group meets on the third Wednesday of the each month (except July and august) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at st. Joseph’s r.C. Church on Franklin ave. and Fifth street, Garden City. There is a $5 fee for members and a $8 fee for non-members. For additional information, please call (516) 481-9280.

Limited edition artwork at LaMantia Gallery A compelling selection of limited edition artworks from “The Art of Dr. Seuss Collection” will be on display at LaMantia Gallery in Northport beginning Friday, Nov. 11 and exhibiting through Sunday, Nov. 27.

Visitors will view works from Dr. Seuss’s bestknown children’s books, and explore The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss Collection — a mindexpanding collection based on decades of artwork that Dr. Seuss created at night for his own personal pleasure.

This new exhibition, “If I Ran the Zoo”, marks the first time all 17 sculptures have been presented together in an exhibition dedicated to Dr. Seuss’s sculptural heritage.

Two special events will take place on Friday, Nov. 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 12 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

RSVPs are required at (631) 754-8414 or james@lamantiagallery.com.

Visit lamantiagallery.com for more information.

area Cyclists unite There are several area cyclists & cycling groups that ride before or after work on Weekdays. a bigger group is more fun and a better work out. you are invited to join the areas longest running Weekday cycling group.

When: Weekdays before work or after work Where: Parking lot across from Great Neck Diner - Corner of Bond street and Grace avenue.

Description of ride : about 15 miles in about one hour, 20 minutes (Non stop) We start and finish at the same location. routes and speeds vary depending on the group. ride is canceled if the roads are wet or temperature is below 40 degrees. Free parking in the lot till 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. helmets and road bikes mandatory. Beginners welcome. ride at your own risk. april to November.

Come & meet others who are interested in your sport, you may even pick up a pointer or two from one of the veteran cyclists. Contact David (speedy) Emanuel at speedyemanuel@ optonline.net or 516-840-9370 or 516-4878065 before 9:45 p.m. for schedule and to confirm your participation.

ToWN oF NoRTH HEmPsTEaD CaLENDaR 2017 Budget Hearing Dates North hempstead supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board would like to announce that the hearing dates for the proposed 2017 budget have been set. oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. There will be opportunity for public comment during this time.

Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. The Town Board will vote on the budget at this meeting.

The meetings will be held at North hempstead Town hall (220 Plandome road, Manhasset).

For more information, please call 311 or visit www.northhempsteadny.gov.

NoRTH HEmPsTEaD’s PRoJECT INDEPENDENCE Friday, Oct. 14, 21, 28; and Nov. 4 Monday, Oct. 17, 24 and 31 Exercise for Balance and strength to Reduce Falls-Tai Chi & advanced Join this program and learn how to improve your balance and strength, and reduce falls. The Tai Chi Balance and strength course is offered on Friday, oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, and Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and on Monday, oct. 17, 24 and 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tai Chi Participants must commit to 11 out of the 16 classes.

The advanced Fall Prevention course is on Friday, sept. 30, oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, and Nov. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the North hempstead “yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden street, Westbury. North hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. Participants must wear comfortable clothing, secure footwear and bring a bottle of water.

Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information. seasonal Flu shots The Town of North hempstead’s Project Independence will be providing seasonal flu shots. Dates and locations are as follows: Monday, oct. 17: North hempstead “yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden street, Westbury from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Wednesday, oct. 19: Great Neck social Center, 80 Grace avenue, Great Neck from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday, oct. 27: Port Washington senior Center, 80 Manorhaven Boulevard, Port Washington from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

North hempstead Project Independence invites all Town residents 60 and over. appointments are required. Please call 311 or 869-6311 to register or for more information.

Monday, Oct. 17, 24 and 31 Introduction to Computers Get started with an introductory course in basic computer skills. Learn to navigate through the internet, emails and Microsoft programs.

Enjoy a new way to communicate with family and friends.

Please join us at the North hempstead “yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden street, Westbury.

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

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

Monday, through Oct. 31 and Friday through Nov. 4 Exercise for Balance and strength to Reduce Falls - Tai Chi & advanced Join this program and learn how to improve your balance and strength, and reduce falls.

The Tai Chi Balance and strength course is offered at the North hempstead “yes We Can” Community Center, 141 Garden street, Westbury.

Tai Chi Participants must commit to 11 out of the 16 classes.

The advanced Fall Prevention course is on Fridays.

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

Participants must wear comfortable clothing, secure footwear and bring a bottle of water.

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

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L.I. author to talk at Allman Brothers vets to Huntington book store play Westbury Oct. 16 Long Island resident Dina Santorelli, author of “Baby Grand”, a top-rated mystery/thriller and best-selling organized crime thriller on Amazon Kindle, will return to Book Revue in Huntington on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.

Santorelli, who was voted one of the best authors on Long Island for two consecutive years by readers of Long Island Press, will give a short author talk and sign copies of her latest novel, Baby Bailino, which is a sequel to her awardwinning “Baby Grand.”

“The upcoming author event at Book Revue is four years to the day since my first appearance there,” Santorelli said. “I am excited to work once again with Book Revue’s wonderful staff and to chat with readers.”

“Baby Bailino” takes place two years after “Baby Grand,” in which Jamie Carter escaped captivity and saved Charlotte Grand, the infant daughter of New York Governor Phillip Grand, becoming a national hero for foiling the kidnapping plot that incarcerated reputed mobster/entrepreneur Don Bailino — the man who abducted and raped her.

Les Brers, the group comprised of key Allman Brothers Band members and associates, has announced a new string of fall concerts — which include Sunday, Oct. 16 at the NYCB Theatre At Westbury.

They have only performed a handful of dates this year so far, including a thunderous set at this past weekend’s Peach Music Festival, and are excited to get back on the road.

The pedigreed group, whose name is inspired by the ABB instrumental jam “Les Brers in A-Minor” from the “Eat A Peach” album, consists of founding Allman Brothers Band drummers Butch Trucks and Jaimoe, longtime members Oteil Burbridge (bass) and Marc Quinones (percussion), former Allman Brothers guitarist Jack Pearson, frequent Allman Brothers guest Bruce Katz on keyboards, singer Lamar Williams Jr., joined by guitarist Pat Bergeson (Chet

Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Suzy Bogguss).

“Nobody is playing music like this, like the Allman Brothers, and there’s still a lot of fans out there, so that’s what we’re doing with Les Brers,” Butch Trucks said. “We’re taking this stuff and getting loose with it and improvising and really having a good time, and I think once the word gets around there’s still a lot of people out there that want to hear this kind of music.”

The band will perform an eclectic selection of music familiar to fans of the Allman Brothers Band, whose unique improvisational style, songwriting and heavy touring made them one of the most acclaimed bands in American rock history.

They are members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and numerous gold and platinum records.

Glen Head resident and CTI member; Ken Lang, also of Glen Head on guitar and vocals; Steve Jones of Mineola on guitar and vocals; Frank Chester of Williston Park on bass guitar and vocals; Don Amira of East Williston on percussion and vocals; and Mickey Giehl of Setauket on drums and vocals.

Admission is $18 for adults, $20 at the door, and $10 for people under age 18.

Soft drinks, snacks and desserts will be served, and a cash bar will be available for alcoholic beverages.

The public is invited to attend.

All proceeds benefit Congregation TifeCome “Sail Away” with the legendary reth Israel.

CTI is located in Glen Cove, 40 Hill St., band Styx at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, Oct. 23. at Landing Road.

The iconic act rock act performs one For reservations, call CTI at (516) 676show at 8 p.m.

5080 or email jessi@ctionline.org.

Styx draws from over four decades of chart hits, joyous sing-a-longs and harddriving deep cuts such as “Renegade,” “Come Sail Away,” “Fooling Yourself,” Lorelei,” “Too Much Time on My Hands” and many more.

The six musicians comprising Styx have been “Rocking the Paradise” together and with audiences far and wide, performing over 100 shows a year.

Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying crescendo, a Styx set covers a wide range of stylistic cornerstones, from the progressive rock anthem that is “The Grand Illusion” to the all out rocker “Blue Collar

Man,” from the majestic spiritual love for “Lady” to a soul-deep quest to achieve the heart of one’s personal vision in “Crystal Ball.”

Today, Styx features founding members James “JY” Young, Chuck Panozzo and Tommy Shaw who joined the group in 1975.

Rounding out the group is drummer Todd Sucherman, vocalist and keyboardist Lawrence Gowan and bassist Ricky Phillips.

Tickets, which are $39.50, $49.50, $64.50, $74.50, $99.50 and $124.50 are available at ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Westbury box office.

Event, date, and time are subject to change.

For more information, please visit thetheatreatwestbury.com.

In the new novel, as Gov. Grand considers his candidacy for U.S. president, Bailino inexplicably escapes from prison, and soon Jamie’s fifteen-month-old daughter, Faith, Bailino’s biological child, disappears.

Jamie sets off to find her and, in the process, finds an unlikely ally in Bailino, who is on the run not only from the FBI but from members of organized crime who have a score to settle.

This is the first event for Santorelli on Long Island in support of “Baby Bailino.”

rock ‘n’ roll dance concert at temple Attended are advised to bring their dancing slippers when the six-piece rock band, Spontaneous Combustion, presents a rock “n” roll dance concert featuring top hits of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Glen Cove.

Spontaneous Combustion formed more than 20 years ago out of a desire to play rock ‘n’ roll.

In addition to classic rock, the group also performs oldies and country music.

The band took its name from the fact that the original members were all volunteer firemen in various Long Island communities.

Two of the current members of the band are still active as volunteer firemen.

The members of Spontaneous Combustion are keyboardist Carl Schreiber, a

styx to play westbury on october 23

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Williston Park Library w i l l i s t o n pa r k l i b r a r y

From the Director: We are not accepting donations until further notice.

If you do have books to donate, please contact The Book Fairies, a wonderful non-profit organization in Freeport. www.thebookfairies.org.

Here are some new arrivals to the library: Bay of Sighs—Nora Roberts Liar’s Key—Carla Neggers June—Miranda BeverlyWhittemore House at the Edge of the

Night—Catherine Banner Last Time She Saw Him— Jane Haseldine Razor Girl—Carl Hiaasen Because I’m Watching— Christina Dodd Revenge in a Cold River— Anne Perry Kept Woman—Karin Slaughter Between Breaths: A Memoir—Elizabeth Vargas Pirate—Clive Cussler Cast Away: True Stories of Survival from Europe’s Refugee Crisis—Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

ADULT knitting Circle Thursdays—Oct. 27; Nov. 10; Dec. 1, 15, 29—11 a.m.1pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. All knitters are welcome! Please bring your supplies and enjoy a fun morning. senior iD Card program Tuesday—Oct. 25—11 a.m.1pm in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Sponsored

by County Executive Man-

gano, this ID card includes a photo, holder’s name, address, phone number, date of birth and emergency contact information. Free.

Sign up at the Circulation Desk. book Discussion Wednesday—Oct. 26—7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. This month’s selection is Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Friends of the library annual tea Sunday, Oct. 30—2 to 4 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Please call Carolyn Stalters to order your tickets ($10each).

YOUTH PROGRAMS Ceramic witch Hat Friday—Oct. 14—4:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children

grades K+. There is a $5 non-refundable material fee due at registration.

Sign up at the Circulation Desk. tiny tykes Wednesdays—Oct. 19, and 26; Nov. 2--10:15-11:15 a.m. or 11:30-12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall for children ages 1 1/2-5 years old. There is a $45 non-refundable fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

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DaytiME booK ClUb “A Certain Age” by Beatriz Williams. The group will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 1:30 p.m.

EVEninG booK ClUb “The Paris Architect” by Charles Belfoure. The group will meet on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. olD wEstbUry GarDEns and ny HistoriCal soCiEty PassEs The passes are available to East Williston Library card holders. Each family pass

(2 adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a 3 day period.

Passes may be reserved in advance. lEarninG EXPrEss library Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you succeed.

The various “Learning Centers” offer the information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job?

You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www.

ewlibrary.org tUMblEbooK library TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love. Visit us at www. ewlibrary.org n0tary PUbliC Hours are Monday & Thursday from 11 a.m. - 3:00 pm and Wednesday from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Photo identification is required. Documents to be notarized must

be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed. Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.

CollECtion on DisPlay October is Fire Prevention Month and, in acknowledgement, the East Williston Library Friends will have on display material and memorabilia recognizing the dedication of the members of the East Williston Fire Department. The display is on view to all in the lobby of the Village Hall.

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ADULT PROGRAMS Feature Film Series Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.;

Fridays at 11 a.m. Please join us on Oct. 20 and 21 for Dark Horse.

Medicare Update for 2017 Monday, Oct. 24 at 1:30

p.m.

Join Carol Kaplowitz for up-to-date information on the Medicare sign-up for 2017.

Gemini Journey Presents: a Magical, Musical Tour around the World Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m.

Duo Gemini Journey, Diane Block, violinist and

Terrence Batts, cellist, will present fresh and sparkling arrangements of musical genres—a journey of Tango from Buenos Aires, Latin music from

“South of the Border”, classic Beatles tunes across Abbey Road, and Broadway show tunes. *Registration at the Reference Desk

Shelter Rock Library art Exhibit september and october the art of Lucia Fangmann senior Rap Group Monday, october 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For the 55+ set who have a Lifetime of experiences to share come and join shelter rock Public Library senior rap group on selected Mondays 11:00 aM to 12:30 PM. this group discussion is led by longtiime group member david Marx.

anyone interested in joining is welcome. the topics vary and the conversations are lively and provocative. contact : 248-7363 ext.

233 mah Jongg tuesday, oct. 18 at 1 p.m.

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

own a set, please feel free to bring it with you. registration is not required CommuNITy HEaLTH BREasT CaNCER aWaRENEss presented by st. Francis hospital Monday, oct. 24 at 1:30 p.m. st. Francis hospital is proud to offer an informative lecture about women’s health and breast cancer. a registered nurse will present information about mammograms; breast

cancer myths and facts; causes of breast cancer and important things to ask before, during and after your appointment. a question and answer period will be included in the presentation. suNDay CoNCERT The HomEGRoWN sTRING BaND PREsENTs THE uNBRoKEN CIRCLE Traditional music in Popular Culture oct. 23 at 3 p.m. the band features original, live acoustic arrangements

of the traditional music that has become part of the popular roots and folk rock canon. the string band will perform blues, ballads and breakdowns which helped to shape the sounds of american popular culture. the unique instrumental repertoire of the Jackofsky family, georgianne, rick, erica and annalee, is popular with audiences.

FoREIGN LaNGuaGE FILm saaWaRIya oct. 27 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

In hindi with english subtitles directed by sanjay Leela bhansali * 2007 rated r 142 minutes a classic example of bollywood filmmaking - the movie overflows with colorful costumes, lavish sets and many song-and-dance numbers. It tells a timeless love story, based on dostoevesky’s white Nights. a shy musician has a chance encounter with a beautiful young woman which leads to four nights filled with music, passion and romance.

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sCHooL NEWs

school begins at Buckley

Colleges come to herricks On Monday, September 12th, the Class of 2017 ushered in a new year at Buckley, the school’s 94th in its long history as a leading independent school on Long Island. The eighth graders, looking like a victorious team of Olympians, walked in the school’s auditorium to the theme from Rocky. Dr. Juhel, who is starting his fifteenth year as headmaster of the school, extended a warm welcome to all the students, their families, and their teachers. During the opening assembly, he gave them time to think about their

goals “for today, for the year, and beyond Buckley,” and encouraged them “not to lose track of their destination, whichever route they choose to get there.”

This year, Buckley is home to 355 students, from 44 school districts in Nassau County and Queens. After the assembly, the eighth graders were quickly back in their classrooms, focusing on the work ahead in preparation for admission into the many secondary schools they will be attending next fall, as well as getting ready to enjoy their last year at Buckley!

Herricks High School college fairs, coordinated by the guidance department, is one major avenue through which the school prepares students for successful futures.

Mini college fairs feature an assortment of colleges and universities, and individual college visits are also scheduled on select days.

At all of these events, students often meet with college representative who will read their applications for admission and will have the advantage of putting a face to a name.

Fairs also enable students to engage with representatives from colleges that are not local and would otherwise require travel.

The 2016-17 school year kicked off with a number of visits during the month of September.

Among the colleges that were represented, either at mini fairs or individual presentations, were Boston University, North-

eastern University, Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Vermont, Adelphi University, Pennsylvania State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Lafayette College, Dartmouth College, New York University, Molloy College, Rutgers University, Academy of Art University and many more, including several SUNY and CUNY schools.

A full schedule of similar events is set for October into November. “[College fairs] are opportunities to showcase our students in a small setting, and to allow them to push forward themselves, their talents, their unique attributes and their accomplishments directly to a college representative,” members of the guidance department said.

“Impressions made with a college representative could carry

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students attend the first day of school at buckley Middle school.

Mineola senior commended Mineola High School senior Elizabeth Ryan has been named a Commended Student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Although she will not continue in the 2017 competition as a Commended Student, Elizabeth ranked among the

top 5 percent of the more than 1.6 million students who entered the competition by taking the 2015 PSAT/NMSQT. For her scholastic talent, Elizabeth received a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

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CommuNITy NEWs

Town recognizes Free legal aid in W.P. W.P. fire chief State Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury) will be sponsoring a program in Williston Park to provide free legal services to those in need.

The Mobile Legal Help Center will come to the Williston Park Library, located at 494 Willis Ave. in Williston Park, on Thursday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Mobile Legal Help Center, a partnership between the New York Legal Assistance Group and the state Office of Court Administration, brings free, civil legal services directly into communities.

NYLAG staff will be available to provide free legal assistance to local residents on issues related to do-

mestic violence, family law, healthcare and disability benefits, housing (tenants only), identity theft and consumer credit issues, and advance planning.

Individuals should bring with them any documentation related to their situation that may be useful to the NYLAG staff in providing assistance.

Appointments are highly recommended but walkins will be accepted and served if time permits.

Residents who would like more information about the free legal services program on Nov. 10 or would like to make an appointment should call Martins’ office at 516-746-5924.

Free photo I.D. in W.P. Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth recognized Chief Robert Schnall from the Williston Park Fire Department for 50 years of service with Hook & Ladder Company Two on Sept. 25.

Schnall first joined the Willis-

ton Park Fire Department in June of 1966 and has held many roles and positions within the company.

In honor of the occasion Bosworth presented Schnall a proclamation of recognition to mark the milestone.

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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and county Legislator Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) are providing free senior citizen photo identification cards on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Williston Park Village Hall, located on the third floor of 494 Willis Ave. These free senior citizen identification cards include a photo, name, address, phone number, birthdate and emergency contact information.

“The Senior Citizen Photo Identification Program provides residents with a convenient way to keep important information on a single, wallet-sized ID card,”

Mangano said. “The ID card serves as an important tool in the event of an emergency as it allows first responders to quickly identify you and the person that should be contacted about your situation.”

Photos and cards will be processed on-site and residents will take their free senior citizen photo ID card home from the event.

Each resident participating in the program will also receive information on life-saving county programs, including Smart911, Vial of Life and Yellow Dot. For more information, please call 516-571-6000.

W.P. to hold Halloween parade The Village of Williston Park will hold its annual Halloween parade on Monday, Oct. 31.

All ghosts, goblins, witches and those who want to join the parade can come to the American Legion

parking field at 6:15 p.m.

The parade steps off promptly at 6:30 p.m., proceeding down the Park Avenue route this year and ending at the Village Hall on Willis Avenue.

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REAdERS WRITE

Jews’ political views reflect history

S

ince my undergraduate days as a political science major, I have been interested in voting patterns.

We know that race, religion, gender, educational level, and economic strata all play a part in how we vote.

We are probably familiar with the fact that minorities — tend to vote Democratic.

And it can be argued that blacks and Latinos have an economic reason to support the more liberal of the two major parties.

But for Jews this is not the case; they appear to vote against their economic interest.

As Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg wrote in the New York Times on Nov. 2, 1984: “In America…the comfortable and the rich usually vote their pocket-books. A notable exception to this rule has been the Jews who, despite their striking economic and social rise in the last generation, have continued to vote with ‘have-nots.’”

This phenomenon occurs both on the left and the right.

Author Frank Thomas writing in What’s the Matter with Kansas points out that residents of this very “red state” do themselves a disservice whenever they cast a Republican vote.

The question now becomes — what motivates people to cast ballots for those who will reach into their pockets by raising taxes?

These thoughts led me to ask two questions. First, is there demonstrable proof that most Jews are liberal, and if so, why is this the case?

What follows is an attempt to provide evidence which answers the queries above.

Historically, how have Jews voted in presidential elections?

The political shift to the Democratic Party began in 1928 when, among Jewish voters, Al Smith defeated his Republican opponent by a 72 percent to 28 percent margin.

Franklin D. Roosevelt won as much as 90 percent of the Jewish vote in 1940 and 1944.

This trend has continued to this day. 1984 Mondale 67 percent; 1988 Dukakis 64 percent; 1992 Clinton 80 percent; 1996 Clinton 78 percent; 2000 Gore 79 percent; 2004 Kerry 76 percent; 2008 Obama 78 percent; and 2012 Obama 69 percent.

Regardless of whether the Democrat won or lost, was popular or not, he always garnered a significant majority of the Jewish electorate’s vote.

The only voting bloc to rack up consistently higher Democratic percentages was African-Ameri-

cans.

More evidence as to the correlation between Jews and liberalism comes from the United States Senate.

Keep in mind that there are two senators from each state for a total of one hundred.

Jews constitute only 2.5 percent of the U.S. population, but hold 10 percent of the Senate seats.

Who are these women and men?

Michael Bennet (Colo.); Richard Blumenthal (Conn.); Barbara Boxer (Calif.); Ben Cardin (Md.); Diane Feinstein (Calif.); Al Franken (Min..); Barbara Mikulski (Md.); Brian Schatz (Hi); Charles Schumer (N.Y.); Ron Wyden (Ore.).

The percentage of Jewish Senators rises if you add Bernie Sanders (Vt.) who is, officially, an Independent although he organizes with the Democrats.

These Senators are all liberal and all Democrats.

There isn’t even one Jewish conservative senator!

There is a scientific study which also sheds light on this topic.

It comes from the well-respected Pew Research Center.

“Jews are among the most strongly liberal groups there are more than twice as many self-identified Jewish liberals as conservatives, while among the general public this balance is nearly reversed.”

All of the above proves that American Jews are found left of center on the political spectrum.

Now for the question — Why is this the case?

The answer can be found in the Bible and in history.

Part of the Jewish heritage is the injunction “tikkun olam” or repair the world. Jews take seriously the directive “to be a light unto the nations.”

The Torah is explicit in its mandate to help the stranger.

Exodus 22:21 says: “You shall not mistreat a stranger nor oppress him for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

Thus, once every year, Jews celebrate the holiday of Passover and remind themselves that their experience of oppression should lead to ethical political action.

And in the words of Rabbi Alexander Schindler: “To be a Jew is to be a goad to the conscience of humankind, to bear a heart of flesh and blood and not of stone.”

Most Jews take these admonitions seriously. One of the clearest voices espousing this position is Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of Tikkun Magazine.

He eloquently writes about the link between Judaism and social justice: “We at the Tikkun Community use the word “spiritual” to include all those whose deepest values lead them to challenge the ethos of selfishness and materialism that has led people into a frantic search for money and power and away from a life that places love — non-violence, awe and wonder at the grandeur of creation — at the center of our lives.”

To be sure, there are Jewish conservatives who believe that the Bible can lead to other conclusions.

Dennis Prager writes: “If you believe that the Left is morally confused and largely a destructive force in America — then the Jews disproportionate involvement on the Left is nothing less than a tragedy.”

If the Bible points Jews toward social activism, what does history teach us?

The record is one of repeated and unrelenting anti-Semitism.

Hatred of the Jews goes back to Roman times.

Pogroms in Russia and Odessa were common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

It has been estimated that between 50,000 and 60,000 were slaughtered.

The Crusades, an anti-Muslim movement, led to the death of between 3,000 and 10,000 Jews.

In 1492, the expulsion of Jews from Spain accounted for tens of thousands of Jewish deaths.

There are ghastly tales of Spanish sea captains who charged Jews exorbitant sums for safe passage and then dumped them overboard.

But the worst was yet to come.

Between 1933 and 1945, approximately 6,000,000 Jews died at the hands of the Nazis.

In 1942, at the infamous Wannsee Conference, the term “final solution” was introduced to describe the systematic annihilation of all European Jewry.

And Hitler did succeed murdering two-thirds of all Jews who

had been living in Europe before World War II. This horrific 2,000 year history of discrimination, persecution and murder goes a long way toward explaining why Jews are sympathetic to minorities and underdogs the world over.

It is remarkable that these centuries of persecution were directed against a people who, at no time, constituted more than 16,000,000 of the world’s population.

In spite of overwhelming odds, Jews have survived. Leo Tolstoy addressed this anomaly when he wrote: “What is the Jew?... whom all the rulers of all the nations would have...crushed and expelled...persecuted, burned and drowned and who — continue to live and flourish.”

Having explored Biblical injunctions and the history of persecution, there is one further explanation for Jewish progressivism.

This one requires connecting many dots. It assumes that Jews value education more than many other ethnic and religious groups which leads them to embrace liberalism.

To be sure, there are conservative Jewish intellectuals like Norman Podhoretz and Irving Kristol, but I maintain that these are the exceptions that prove the rule.

The most revered Jews living in the European “shtetles” were the Talmudic scholars. The value of education was not lost upon long-suffering Jews.

This idea carried over to the New World. Who has not heard the many jokes about “my son the doctor” attesting to the desirability of an advanced degree?

In my own family, there was an expectation that I and my cousins would attend college even though my grandmother spoke broken English.

But there is more to the equation. It must be shown that being well educated correlates with being progressive.

Brett O’Bannon of the political science department at DePauw University did an analysis of the Bush-Gore presidential election.

He found a “strong correlation between education and ideology...26 percent of high school dropouts see themselves as conservatives — completing the twelfth year of schooling has a demonstrably liberalizing effect on the population.”

In the current 2016 presidential campaign, polls indicate that college graduates are more likely to support Clinton over Trump.

A survey by the U.S. Politics On-Line Forum drew similar conclusions. The more years of school completed the more one identified as “liberal/leftist.”

Conversely, the fewer years spent in school, the greater the number of people who identified themselves as “conservative.” Finally, an article titled “Are Professors Actually Liberal?” states that “American professors are generally more liberal or left-wing than the general population.”

Two reasons given to explain this predilection are, first, pedagogues are likely to question authoritarianism, fundamentalist ideology and traditional values.

Second, many teachers belong to a union and support labor rights.

Always in a minority and having experienced throughout our long history expulsions, pogroms and the holocaust, we are sensitive to the needs and wishes of those who suffer.

We identify easily with blacks, Latinos, and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender (LGBT) community.

This explains why Jews have been in the forefront of the civil rights, anti-war, gay and lesbian, environmental, trade union and feminist movements.

Everything I have read leads me to conclude that Jews are, in fact, predominantly liberal and given their history and heritage should be.

I am proud of this fact and hope my co-religionists are as well.

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Past errors haunt East side access

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ere is some interesting information concerning the ongoing Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Rail Road East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal project that you seldom hear the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Long Island Rail Road, Gov. Andrew Cuomo or U.S. State Sen. Charles Schumer ever talk about.

One significant failure in the 1990s was a future fatal flaw in the purchase of both duel mode locomotives and double-decker passenger cars.

Those responsible for design, engineering and bid specifications to support procurement of duel mode locomotives and double decker passenger cars failed to take into consideration height clearances for the 63rd Street tunnel between Manhattan and Queens.

This tunnel was designed to be used at a future date to provide the LIRR with a direct connection to Grand Central Terminal.

As a result, the LIRR fleet of 23 diesel-electric and 23 duelmode locomotives along with 134 double-decker passenger cars will not be able to utilize East Side Ac-

cess for future service to Grand Central Terminal.

Thousands of daily LIRR riders whose trips originate from diesel territory branches (including those commuting east of Huntington to Port Jefferson, east of Mineola to Oyster Bay, east of Babylon to Speonk or Montauk and east of Ronkonkoma to Greenport) will still have to change at Jamaica for those traveling to or from the future LIRR Grand Central Terminal or Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn.

There will no longer be any direct thru service from Jamaica to Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn.

This impacts customers on 51 peak and 84 off peak or 135 weekday trains operating between Jamaica and Brooklyn.

They will have to either walk up the stairs, take an escalator or elevator from platform levels off of Jamaica Station tracks one, two or three to the mezzanine level.

Next walk across the mezzanine and down the stairs, escalator or elevator to the new tracks nine or ten.

Then they will have to wait for the next scoot service train running between Jamaica and

Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn on tracks nine and ten.

They will miss the good old days when it was a simple switch walking across the platform between tracks one and two or two and three to the desired Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn, Hunters Point or Long Island City bound train.

Who knows how long the will wait will be for a connecting train.

When the Oyster Bay branch is converted to a permanent scoot shuttle service — riders will also have to first switch at Mineola.

Travel time for thousands of LIRR riders bound for downtown Brooklyn, Wall Street, World Financial Center or World Trade Center or other destinations in downtown Manhattan via Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn will now actually have longer commutes.

Depending upon how long the wait is for a connecting train from Jamaica to Brooklyn, this could add up between five to ten minutes each way or a total of 20 minutes per day.

It is doubtful that the LIRR scoot service between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn will be running with head ways

every few minutes like a subway.

Imagine how long one could be waiting to or from events at the Brooklyn Barclay Center or other off peak trains.

Thousands of riders whose trains originated to or from Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn who once had a one seat ride will lose this benefit.

Everyone will now have to change at Jamaica. This will especially impact those on the Hempstead, Rockaway and other branches whose trains originate from Brooklyn.

All of this conflicts with the MTA corporate party line of over decades regarding how the ESA project will save many LIRR riders up to 40 minutes each day round trip in daily commutes.

So much for truth in advertising.

Until the 1970s, both LIRR and NJ Transit riders exiting east at Penn Station had a direct underground passageway known as the Hilton Corridor.

It was also known as the Gimbel’s passageway. This provided a simple indoor connection to the 34th Street Herald Square B,D,F & M and N,R, & Q subway, along with Port Authority Trans Hudson

(PATH) station complex.

It could be rebuilt in several years for $150 million versus $12 billion for MTA LIRR Eastside Access to Grand Central Terminal.

Reopening this passageway would provide improved access to east midtown Manhattan years prior to MTA LIRR Eastside Access.

It would also save significant time for those with the same destinations served by future LIRR service to Grand Central Terminal.

One riders gain in time savings (being able to access work in the east side of midtown Manhattan via Grand Central Terminal versus Penn Station) is a corresponding loss for another rider trying to access work via Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn.

Pity those poor riders on the Oyster Bay branch who will suffer the most.

Larry Penner Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation historian and advocate who previously worked 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

Library salon Who are GOPers backing? offers insights A

s a voting constituent in the Williston Park area, I’d like to know what Presidential candidate our local political candidates are supporting and whether or not they will continue to support these candidates based on recent news.

Based on recent revelations concerning the Refew years ago, some- women of all ages participate. publican candidate, Mr. Trump, I think it’s our right one recommended I look forward to attending to know who these men and women are supporting. the Socrates Salon to often.

Based on an article you published on Aug. 11, One recent participant re- 2016, Sen. Martins voiced his support for Mr. Trump, me.

This discussion group marked, “I didn’t know what the GOP candidate.

As a voter who has supported Sen. Martins in his meets monthly at the Great I thought, until I heard what past elections, I was floored that he would choose parNeck Library. It offers delight- I said.”

The Salon has been meet- ty over his country in this election. ful, informative and inspiring At the time when Martins had publicized his suping at the Station Branch of conversation.

Ron Gross, the host and the library, usually on the first port towards Trump, the man had already insulted moderator, a 40-year resident Friday of the month, from Hispanics, Muslims, POWs, among others.

I am a first-generation American whose parents of Great Neck, also chairs the 3:00-4:15 p.m.

Dates and topics are post- immigrated from Colombia and Argentina.

University Seminar on InnoMy children and I identify as Hispanic Americans. vation at Columbia University. ed online and in the Library So imagine my own personal disappointment when He has championed the Newsletter.

Newcomers are always Sen. Martins announced his support for Trump. revival of great conversation Oct. 7, 2016 the entire country heard the vulgar welcome. in several books.

Arrive by 2:45 p.m. to as- boasts of a man admitting his sexual assaults knowing It has offered an inexfull well he was wearing a live microphone. haustible array of stimulating sure a seat.

I felt now more than ever, I needed to know who The Salon is expected to topics.

Recently we have talked move back to the Main Branch my local politicians would be supporting in one of the most important elections our country has ever faced. about friendship, luck, wealth, soon.

I posted the question on Sen. Martins’ Facebook page compassion and humor.

Esther Confino referencing your Aug. 11 article which I’m attaching The atmosphere is warm New Hyde Park below. and hospitable. Light refreshhttp://www.theislandnow.com/news/jack-marments are provided. Men and tins-parses-support-for-trump/article_1156670e-5fd1-

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11e6-970a-f3837bc308f2.html Imagine my surprise when I went back to Sen. Martins page and found that my original post had been deleted.

So I posted again this morning and I’m attaching a screen shot of my question to Sen. Martins as was originally posted.

As our local news source, and with so many crucial elections taking place this November, I ask that you please cover who our local candidates will be voting this election day.

Who is Elaine Phillips supporting in this election?

Will Jack Martins still vote for Trump based on recent revelations when over 150 prominent Republicans have now withdrawn their support?

For your reference, I am attaching a recent New York Times article with a timeline of Trump’s remarks and when major Republican politicians withdrew their support. h t t p : / / w w w. n y t i m e s . c o m / i n t e r a c tive/2016/08/29/us/politics/at-least-110-republican-leaders-wont-vote-for-donald-trumpheres-when-they-reached-their-breaking-point. html?smid=fb-share If Sen. Martins does not rescind his support for Trump after his most recent gaffe, I have no choice but to vote for Sen. Martins’ opponent.

I cannot support a candidate who himself supports a man as racist and sexist and divisive as Donald Trump. And I am sure I am not alone in my sentiment.

Genara DiGirolomo Williston Park

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Haber makes financial sense

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s a long time Nassau County educator, I’ve seen a lack of interest at best, and some negligence to be sure, regarding fiscal management in several districts.

The past elected officials have done nothing to address these issues and have in fact exacerbated the situation by ignoring it.

We now have a candidate with a real plan.

Adam Haber helped reverse a horrific situation in the Roslyn School District as school board trustee.

Working alongside his board colleagues, he initiated and implemented many innovations to cut costs without loss of personnel and most importantly, to strengthen academic resources for students.

His creative solutions, to name a few, included saving money by refinancing debt, establishing a foundation to generate a revenue stream, and utilizing cooperative busing for private school routes.

Since Adam’s arrival to the Board, these innovations, brand new to school operations, saved the Roslyn School District several million dollars.

Other districts are starting to implement

some of these ideas, but we all know how slowly the wheels of progress turn.

School buildings are large, costly facilities.

As a businessman, Adam Haber draws from his first-hand experience with commercial real estate and restaurants, ensuring these facilities are run smoothly and economically.

His plan for energy performance for our schools and carbon monoxide reduction for our buses will create a profound effect on our budgets and environment, helping students, residents and taxpayers alike.

Adam Haber has already done so much for the Roslyn School District from his board seat.

Imagine how much he can do for the rest of us from the Senate!

If you live in the 7th Senatorial District and have concerns about our schools and the increasing tax base required to maintain them, Nov. 8 you need to vote for Democrat Adam Haber.

roadways are for vehicles

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have just received a call from a very upset friend who had a very close call Friday night.

There is no issue for a large population of temple-goers to insist on walking to and from schul in the middle of our village streets.

The person is so upset from the near miss that they are still shaking two days later.

I see time and time again men and women in dark clothes, parents with babies in strollers, with small children tagging along, walking in the streets without a care to the safety of themselves or Bruce Castellano the little ones.

I don’t care about your arVisiting Professor, Human Rights Program Adelphi University rogant, selfish attitude of endangering people’s lives; the roads are for automobiles not people or should we put the cars on the sidewalks where you should be.

If you get hurt that’s your LETTERS pOLICy fault but what about the poor Letters should be typed or neatly handwritten, and those longer than 300 words may be edited for driver who couldn’t see you in brevity and clarity. all letters must include the writer’s name and phone number for verification. black in the dark?

He or she will go through hell anonymously sent letters will not be printed. Letters must be received by Monday noon to appear in the next week’s paper. all letters become the property of Blank slate Media LLC and may be repub- especially if they kill a child, your lished in any format. Letters can be e-mailed to news@theislandnow.com or mailed to Blank slate Media, child.

You seem to think Hashem is 105 hillside ave., Williston Park, Ny 11596. watching over you and nothing

will happen. He is too busy watching over the rest of the world than to have to watch out for Great Neck fools.

You might do it Iran, Israel, or whatever country you are from, but we don’t do it here (with the exception of Boro Park).

I urge our [Village of Great Neck] Mayor Pedram Bral to write the heads of each temple in our village insisting that at services announcements are made to educate the congregation on the dangers.

I personally have witnessed two accidents, one a man was injured for life, one a woman was killed. I don’t want to see more.

As a footnote it would be nice if common courtesy could be applied when walking three or four abreast on sidewalks.

Step aside so that someone can pass by without being knocked into the bushes or off the curb.

Great Neck has some very bad drivers but in this instance they have my full support — get the walkers off the road.

Jean Pierce Great Neck

Suozzi leads Martins by 16: Newsday poll Continued from Page 8 continue to campaign hard, focus on the issues, and remind voters that he will take on the powerful interests, even his own party if necessary, to represent the people he serves.”

E. O’Brien Murray, Martins’ senior campaign strategist, called Suozzi a “self-serving politician” and said “a month is more than a lifetime” in this year’s election.

Martins also got endorsements this week from John Bolton, a former United Nations ambassador, and the three unions representing current and retired Nassau County police officers, detectives and supervisors.

“We are confident that as voters continue to learn about Jack Martins’ record of working in a bipartisan manner to deliver tax relief, combat the heroin epidemic and protect our environment, they will support him,” Murray said in a statement.

Both campaigns are spending sixfigure amounts on TV advertising, but the poll indicates Suozzi’s has reached more voters. Some 47 percent said

they have seen Suozzi ads, heard from his campaign or both, compared with 29 percent for Martins.

Poll results factored into the National Republican Congressional Committee’s decision to cancel more than $500,000 worth of ads it had booked on Martins’ behalf.

The committee’s independent spending arm launched an ad attacking Suozzi on Sept. 30 and planned to run negative ads through the Nov. 8 election. The NRCC spent another $70,000 on a separate ad coordinated with Martins’ campaign.

The national party’s pullout is significant considering it considered Martins’ race one of its best chances to supplant a Democrat in the House of Representatives. But an NRCC spokesman, Chris Pack, said it doesn’t mean the race is unwinnable, as “Suozzi’s support is a mile wide and an inch deep.”

“We are still confident that Jack Martins will defeat Tom Suozzi in November,” Pack said in an email. “Voters are sick of career politicians like

Tom Suozzi, who voted to raise taxes on Long Island families by hundreds of millions of dollars while accepting a $65,000 taxpayer-funded pay raise.”

Murray said the committee’s cancellation is a “major decision” but Martins’ campaign looks “forward to continued conversations and continued support” from the committee.

Kim Devlin, a Suozzi strategist, called the NRCC’s involvement in the race “insider Washington politics.”

In a fundraising email on Sunday, Florio reminded Suozzi supporters of the threat of “outside money coming in to attack us.”

“What the national parties do, or don’t do, will not change Tom Suozzi focusing on what people really care about, important issues and getting stuff done,” Devlin said in an email.

Reach reporter Noah Manskar by email at nmanskar@theislandnow.com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @noahmanskar and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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GoPer Varvaro not voting in race for prez

By J oE N I k I C The Republican candidate for the 16th Assembly District, Matt Varvaro, said Thursday he would not vote for a presidential candidate in next month’s election and will instead only vote in local races.

Varvaro said at a League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset forum, where local residents questioned candidates for the state Assembly and state Senate, that not voting for a presidential candidate was something he has “never done before.”

“I have serious questions over whether Donald Trump has the temperament or judgment to be the commander-in-chief of the United States and I just can’t support him in good conscience,” he said. “On the other hand, I have serious reservations about Secretary Clinton’s ethical conduct as secretary of state, where it’s pretty clear that she compromised American national security information in order to avoid Freedom of Information laws.”

Varvaro added that he disagrees with Trump on issues of immigration and trade, while he disagrees with Clinton on taxes

and spending.

His opponent, Democrat Anthony D’Urso, said that he had no problem voting for Clinton and said that she is “battle-tested.”

“I know that on inauguration day, Hillary Clinton will start running and perform the duty honorably of the president of the United States,” D’Urso said.

Varvaro and D’Urso will face off next month to replace outgoing state Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel.

Both candidates agreed that the state needed to reform its Common Core education standards, with Varvaro calling it “atrocious,” while D’Urso said it was a “disaster.”

Varvaro, who has previously served as an aide to North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio and former Gov. George Pataki’s presidential campaign, said he supports the reforms the state is currently putting place, such as making the implementation of standards more manageable and releasing questions from past tests for both students and teachers.

“I think we need more input from teachers so that we can rely on their expertise to really ensure

that the test questions are age-appropriate, which has been a very, very serious problem,” he said.

D’Urso, who served as North Hempstead Town councilman from 1992 through 2005, said education standards should be set at the local level with “some coordination” from the state.

“You need standards to set a level playing field,” he said.

Varvaro said that ethics reform in the state Legislature has been the “centerpiece” of his campaign, and if elected he would support term limits for legislators, tougher penalties for elected officials convicted of corruption and the implementation of an independent commission to oversee the “broken” contract and grant system.

D’Urso, who served as assistant commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing’s Division of Architecture/ Engineering and Construction for almost 30 years, said that during his time working for the city and managing a budget of nearly $300 million, none of his over 300 employees were caught in any wrongdoing.

He said he was proud he “kept an honest office and nobody

got caught for corruption” and would use that experience to fight corruption in the state Legislature.

Varvaro said he does not vote only for Republican candidates because he is an “independentminded thinker.”

D’Urso said he usually votes down the party line because the Democratic Party has had impressive candidates such as former North Hempstead Town Supervisor May Newburger, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Schimel.

Both candidates said more needed to be done to combat the heroin epidemic on Long Island and across the state, but have different methods of doing so.

D’Urso suggested more educational programs informing people about the dangers of heroin use and increased efforts to identify the source of the drugs.

Varvaro said more effort should be made to help addicts get the treatment they need.

“I think we need to divert our law enforcement resources from lower level drugs like marijuana, frankly, towards harder drugs like heroin, crack down on these drug dealers, throw them behind bars and get these drugs off the street,”

he added.

D’Urso said the biggest problem he wanted to help fix is high taxes.

He said getting the state to give more funding to public school districts would cut taxes, as well as cutting inefficiencies from the state budget.

Varvaro said that along with ethics, education is an issue that he most wanted to fix.

He suggested implementing greater use of technology in the classroom and the curriculum.

Also at the forum, the 7th Senate District candidates, Republican Elaine Phillips and Democrat Adam Haber, clashed on their respective records in service.

After Haber said that Roslyn has had the lowest tax levy increase of any school district in Nassau County since he joined the school board in 2009, Phillips argued that the Roslyn school district has the highest tax rate of any school district.

But he fired back that the tax rate is “meaningless” and only reflects the number of commercial properties versus the number of residential properties that a district has.

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Haber claims mantle of L.I.’s defender Continued from Page 6 Haber, who served on the Nassau Interim Finance Authority,

which oversees the county budget, said the high taxes in the county are one of his biggest concerns.

He said he is in favor of a permanent tax cap and said the county bidding process for contracts and permitting process for developments needed to improve.

Before he stepped down from the NIFA board, Haber said, he suggested the county place its bids on the New York State bidding registry rather than just the county website.

“There’s so much thievery, for lack of a better word, because the process is opaque,” he said. “I think the more eyes involved, the more people involved, the more transparent, the more people feel the government is working for them, the easier it will be to invest and bring investment here.”

A quicker process for those seeking permits to build developments and start businesses, Haber said, would reduce taxes.

“If you expand the tax base and more money is being spent, there’s more tax revenue,” he said.

“Nassau County is a sales tax driven model, the more investment

you have the more money there is to tax.”

Haber, a former commodities trader and restaurateur, said that companies have been leaving New York because of how difficult it is to operate a successful business and he wanted to see more major companies coming into the state.

While he is “socially a Democrat,” Haber said that there is “nobody with a background like me in the Legislature who is capable of finding the savings, bringing companies here, talking the talk that businesses want to hear.”

Tourism, he said, is one of the best ways to both promote Long Island and increase revenue.

Haber said two of his plans are to create a World Series of Softball where teams from across the country come for a week to compete and create a “professional bike race” that starts in Port Washington and goes east to Suffolk County, which would be a weekend filled with food, music and entertainment.

“We have the best beaches in the world, great golf courses and parks,” he said. “I want to create state-of-the-art sporting events that attract the next generation to come here.”

Haber added that he has “fresh perspectives” on how to generate revenue and that most politicians only look to raising taxes or cutting jobs to balance budgets.

He said he would fight to stop political corruption by setting a 12-year term limit for legislators, eliminating the LLC loophole, which allows an individual or a single entity to give multiple donations to a political campaign, and reducing the amount of money individuals and corporations can donate to political campaigns.

Haber also said he was in favor of an “independent counsel” to review outside income legislators receive to ensure that any other job they have was not associated with government.

“I’m hoping to be the kindling and the match that helps spark a renewed interest in good government,” he said.

Haber said he is an advocate for the environment and would seek to place solar panels on the roofs of schools rather than cutting trees and forest areas out east for a solar wind farm.

Clean water, he said, was another of his concerns, calling for recycling expired medication and

investing in sewage infrastructure.

Haber said he was not in support or opposed to the Long Island Rail Road’s proposal for a third track between Floral Park and Hicksville as of now and wanted the “process to play itself out.”

He said residents in the communities affected by the project have unanswered questions and that he would support what his constituents wanted.

“I think the fear of the unknown is the greatest fear down there. As a guy who negotiated his whole life, when you start at ‘no,’ you can’t go back,” Haber said. “But when you start at ‘we’ve given you the opportunity, now no,’ you have tremendous leverage to try and advocate for your community.”

Haber said he would support codifying Roe v. Wade, a Supreme Court ruling that states could not outlaw or regulate abortions performed during the first trimester of pregnancy, as state legislation.

He touted his record in community involvement, serving as a Little League baseball coach, on the oversight committee for the Park at East Hills and the budget

and finance advisory committee for the Roslyn school district and his creation of the Nassau County Suggestion Box, which allows citizens to voice concerns about government, and Project Long Island, which delivered supplies and services after Superstorm Sandy.

Haber said that comparing himself to Phillips is like “apples to oranges” when looking at their experiences.

“I have never heard of her or seen her at a meeting or heard anybody talk about her until she decided to run on June 30,” he said. “She has a $3 million budget with a few employees. Roslyn schools has a $104 million budget.”

Haber said voters should vote for him to replace outgoing state Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican, because of his experience, high energy, unique ideas and love for Long Island.

“Everything you do isn’t a success, you need to take risks and learn from them,” he said. “I think I’ve got a skill set and background that’s second to none and the desire that I have to help our community in positive ways is ‘refreshing and unique’ is what I hear on a regular basis.”

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Pre-inspection is best investment Your thinking or getting ready to consider selling your home.

There is a multitude of items to put on your checklist; but where do you start? Clutter would be a great place to start.

From the perspective of a purchaser, what will they focus on to try to lower your price?

One very crucial and important suggestion would be to have an inspection done before even the first buyer comes to look at your home; especially if your place is older than 30 years and hasn’t had too many upgrades or improvements. Even an older home that is kept in meticulous condition might be hiding some treacherous issues.

You will need to know what is potentially wrong with your place and fix it, before you have an agreed and accepted and then you find out what is wrong after the buyer does his or her inspection.

Then, the negotiations might start all over again, due to finding defects in the property.

Why would you want to wait until that moment, with a qualified and ready to go buyer, to have issues sabotage your deal,

just because you didn’t call in a certified home inspector or engineer.

Also, by having this report, you will know everything about your home and your buyer will know in advance that you have done this, so there should be no surprises, when they order their own certified inspection.

Consider that the inspection should cost from $350 and higher, depending on the size of your home including your garage.

The inspection will consist of checking all your mechanicals, heating and hot water, electricals, plumbing, gas, C.A.C., roof, windows, water leaks in the attic and basement, decks, garage and any additions or alterations that might not be legal with a C.O.; termites and those items that would cause an issue with the bank.

Lastly, damaged sidewalks or entrance walks or any issues or things that might be cause for a liability to life and limb As the owner, you will have the opportunity to go over the analysis with your inspector and get his opinion as to what really needs to be addressed and fixed, (he or she is not supposed to give

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you prices on those repairs or offer you their services to do so) as well as any C.O. (Certificate of Occupancy) issues to make sure all your additions and enhancements are legal.

Especially bathrooms in the basement, which are normally not allowed without a C.O., unless there is just a toilet and sink and no shower.

Having a finished basement, now requires egress out of the basement, with either an oversized pop-out window or a regular or Bilco door within the basement to enable one to get out of

the lower level in safety.

Unfinished basements do not have this requirement.

You might need to hire an expediter, to file paperwork in the local village or county, to legalize anything that might need paperwork e.g. open permits, no permits or C.O.’s.

Your pre-inspection can and will save you thousands of dollars and minimize your stress and potential loss of a solid buyer.

By repairing or replacing those absolutely necessary items that are listed on the inspection sheet; will eliminate red flags that will surely pop up on the purchasers inspection, and could cost you a lost sale.

You can also just sell in “as is condition” but, I can assure you, that the financial cost might potentially be much, much greater if you do not order a pre-inspection.

Do the right thing and spend the small amount of money required to be safe and know what is right and wrong with your home.

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A few weeks ago, I was strolling down Hillside Avenue minding my own business and a gentleman approached me asking if I was that writer for Blank Slate Media.

He introduced himself as Peter Hewitson, owner of Uncle Bacala’s and asked me if I might be interested in doing a piece on the store we were standing in front of.

I looked up and read the sign which said “Hope Floats.”

Interesting name for sure and I told me that yes indeed I was a journalist and that I promised him I would return and do a piece on the place when it opened.

He told me they were offering something called floatation therapy.

Well last week I could see they were open for business and I went down to 52 Hillside Ave/ Williston Park, next to Peter Andrews, and walked in.

I was greeted by the store manager Tim Bechtel who smiled and introduced me to the co-owners Kimberly Boone and Lynette D’Arco.

Not knowing a thing about floatation therapy I asked them to give me a tour.

They explained that this form of therapy was developed by the National Institute of Health in the 1950s.

I recall when I was in college I almost volunteered for that experiment which they called stimulus seprivation, and now call reduced environmental stimulus therapy.

They showed me a few rooms with these sci-fi looking pods that reminded me a lot of the space pods the crew used

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to leave the mother ship in the film “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

These were the floatation devices and that each was filled high grade Epsom salt but a lot more expensive.

The concentration is so high that you simply float on top and can’t sink down.

I was pleased by this since I really can’t swim too well and always wind up sinking in

pools.

They said that floatation therapy is widely used by vets to cure PTSD and drug addictions as well.

Seth Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Aly Raisman the Olympic gymnast and National Football League quarterback Tony Roma all ‘float’ every week.

It seems that the high sodium content in the water releases lactic acid from the muscles and that muscles also relax when the body no longer has to fight off gravity.

Lynette also said that three families with autistic children use the flotation therapy because it improves sleep.

Some use it for anxiety reduction and depression.

Enough said I was more than ready for an hour of peace and quiet.

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room where you strip down, take a shower, put in your earplugs, open the pod door and away you go.

You are told to sit down in the pod, close the door and lay back.

It is pitch black and for the first ten minutes as you get acquainted with the feeling of floating as they pipe in sounds of whales in the background.

Then that stops and you are left all alone with your thoughts.

Many years ago I did a similar experiment on my own.

I decided to turn off the TV, the radio and not read a newspaper or a magazine for six months.

I presented my findings on the experience at a conference in Santa Monica, Calif. People all seem astonished by this and many asked me how I kept up Continued on Page 66

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in the williston area Williston Park Real Estate market Conditions median sales price $550,000 Demographics near Williston Park, Ny Population Population density Median age People per household Median household Income average Income per capita

city 7,264 11,604 43.9 2.8 107,622 43,205

county 1,338,712 4,702 41.2 3 97,049 42,286

177 Horton Hwy, mineola sold Price: $835,000 date: 06/13/2016 4 beds, 2 Full/1 half baths style: colonial # of Families: 1 Lot size: 50x115 schools: Mineola MLs# 2815672

136 Wellington Road, mineola sold Price: $446,000 date: 09/01/2016 4 beds, 1 Full/1 half baths style: colonial # of Families: 1 Lot size: 50x115 schools: Mineola total taxes: $12,423 MLs# 2855796

309 1st street, mineola sold Price: $547,000 date: 08/26/2016 3 beds, 2 Full baths style: colonial # of Families: 1 Lot size: 50x114 schools: Mineola total taxes: $9,933 MLs# 2830649

73 Harvard street, Williston Park sold Price: $529,000 date: 07/19/2016 3 beds, 2 Full baths style: colonial # of Families: 1 Lot size: 40x100 schools: Mineola total taxes: $7,186 MLs# 2853117

Editor’s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in the Willistons, Mineola and surrounding areas and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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$25M Herricks bond vote set for December Continued from Page 1 The district will pay Patchogue-based BBS Architects, the firm handling the projects, 5 percent of the total construction costs under a contract the school board approved Thursday.

The district plans to start replacing doors and windows and installing the new athletic field next summer after architects draft project designs in the spring, officials have said.

The projects will make necessary “health and safety” fixes

throughout the district and modernize the 58-year-old high school, district officials have said.

A resident, Marc Zisselman, asked the board to coordinate the second reserve spending vote with the May budget vote

and school board elections to avoid the cost of holding a separate vote.

The December referendum will cost the district about $18,000 between voting machine rentals, printing of ballots and voter registration books,

poll workers and legal notices, Rutkoske said.

Polls will be open for the bond referendum from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Dec. 6 in the gymnasium of the Herricks Community Center at 999 Herricks Road in New Hyde Park.

Staff saves Herricks middle schooler’s life Continued from Page 1 the morning of Sept. 14 when a physical education teacher, Artie Friess, saw he had collapsed.

Teacher Joe Welsh sent the 60 other students inside and called the school nurses, an ambulance and the school principal, Joan Keegan.

Tracey Baumann, the first nurse to respond, said she was “extremely alarmed” to find Sanketh with a weak pulse. By the time nurse Dana Lieberman got to the scene, he wasn’t breathing and she could not find his pulse.

Keegan and a health teacher, Pam Seebald, went inside to find a defibrillator while the others outside kept trying to resuscitate Sanketh. Seebald found one and rushed back outside, where Lieberman gave Sanketh one shock to restart his heart.

“We could see his heart, right there,” Lieberman said. “It was the best scene of the day that his heart was beating.”

The episode only lasted

about eight minutes, but it “felt like an eternity,” Seebald said.

An ambulance arrived and took Sanketh to Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola. He was transferred to New YorkPresbyterian Hospital a few hours later.

Sanketh’s parents, Gopal and Achala Kumar, left work to meet Sanketh and the ambulance at the hospital after getting a call from the school, Gopal said.

Doctors later told them the school’s quick actions prevented the cardiac arrest from causing damage to Sanketh’s other organs, Gopal Kumar said.

“When you think about how many people were involved in this, and you’re dealing with a situation that even seconds are so vitally important, everybody worked really, really well together,” Welsh said.

Sanketh now has an implanted defibrillator, a device that shocks the heart back into a regular rhythm, and has at least six weeks before he can take up physical activity again, Gopal

Kumar said.

The incident convinced Kumar of the importance of having portable defibrillators in schools and staff members who know how to use them, he said.

“My son was lucky and we are lucky that everything worked,” he said.

Herricks teachers are required to take defibrillator and CPR training every two years, and school Superintendent Fino Celano recently introduced a training program for administrators. The district also replaced all its defibrillators this year.

But Sanketh’s cardiac arrest was the first any of the seven responders had seen in a student, they said. The incident has increased interest in defibrillator training and raised awareness about the importance of having the devices in schools.

It also formed a bond between the seven who helped out — Lieberman gave them all a charm with a Helen Keller quote that reads, “Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do

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sanketh kumar with the herricks Middle school staff who helped revive him after he suffered a cardiac arrest last month. so much.”

Sanketh said he feels a connection with them, too.

“It just helps me feel safer knowing that I can come here without any risks,” Sanketh said.

Teachers and friends visited Sanketh in the hospital and kept him posted on what was going

on at school, he said. Lots of students stopped by the gym to ask how he was doing the day the incident happened, Friess said.

Teachers said he was asking for homework after just a few days.

“It feels like I never left,” Sanketh said.

33 injured in LIrr train collision in NhP Continued from Page 2 The National Transportation Safety Board, a federal agency, will investigate the incident, Cuomo said Sunday.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer told Newsday he thinks “human error” contributed to the crash.

“Probably someone who left the switch in the wrong position and as a result caused a maintenance train to sideswipe a passenger train,” Schumer told Newsday.

The derailment happened about nine days after a New Jersey Transit train crashed at a Hoboken, N.J. station, killing one person and injuring more than 100.

The work train was performing scheduled work on the westbound track, which was

closed over the weekend, Prendergast said.

First-responders, including dozens of firefighters from the New Hyde Park Fire Department, went onto the train to help injured passengers and get others off the train, said Ed Powers, a New Hyde Park firefighter who was on the scene Saturday night.

“They triaged them up there. They did a good job,” Powers said Sunday. “Everybody did a good job.”

One man who lives on the south side of the railroad tracks said he heard a loud noise and at first thought a nearby metal overhang might have crashed onto the tracks.

“It sounded like thunder for about 45 seconds,” said the

man, who declined to give his name.

Passengers posted pictures of the damage and video from inside the train on Twitter Saturday night. Some reported passengers having broken bones, but that most were unharmed.

“This could have been a lot worse,” Ray Martel wrote in a tweet.

Lonnie Garrett of Coram told Newsday the impact jolted the chair he was sitting in.

“I felt the bang. As soon as I felt it I just started running,” Garrett said in a Newsday video.

Two passengers came to New Hyde Park Village Hall to meet family members, while others took buses to the Hicks-

ville and Jamaica stations, New Hyde Park Mayor Robert Lofaro said.

“It was a very scary sight, to see trains lifted and tipped over off the tracks,” said Lofaro, who was at the scene.

Prendergast said the third track Cuomo and the MTA want to install along 9.8 miles of the LIRR’s Main Line would have helped the railroad get service back to normal more quickly.

“If we had a third track,

we could be running on that track now and have surety of that track for the morning rush hour,” he said Sunday morning.

But Lofaro, a critic of Cuomo’s $1.5 billion plan, said the derailment likely would have knocked out service on all tracks.

“If anything this proves why a redundant track should not be put next to the tracks that are there already,” he said.

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booth of Madnani Facial Plastics The Over 50 Fair was recently held on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Melville Marriott, where many popular exhibitors from past years returned for what is regarded as Long Island’s largest over 50 expo.

Attendees discovered many different classes covering subjects such as new age experiences, reiki, astrology, psychic readings, yoga, finance, social security, medicare, reverse mortgages, weight loss, facial rejuvenation, and hyaluronic acid.

syosset body and brain’s tai chi class “The fair just seems to get better and better every year,” repeat vendor Christina Kelly of Medical Arts Radiology said.

Some of the most popular attractions was the singles lounge — facilitated by “7 in Heaven Singles Events” — and the meeting senior beauty queens.

This year, several joined us, including Dolores Hofman, Ms. New York Senior America 2016; C.J. Marie, Ms. New York Senior America 2015; Jane Rubinstein, Ms.

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New York Senior America 2014; Elisabeth Zamarelli, Ph.D., Elite New York American Beauty 2015; Marleen Schuss, New York Senior America State Administrator; and Claire Millman, New York Senior America Communications Director.

“Kudos for putting together a wonderful expo,” newcomer Harriet Cabelly of Rebuild Life Now said.

Sponsors for this year’s Fair were Northwell Health, AARP, Madnani Facial Plastics,

25A Magazine, LongIsland.com and 516Ads. com.

The Interfaith Nutrition Network (INN) — a local non-profit organization that provides aid to Long Island’s needy — collected $180, and 220 pounds of food were donated.

For information on the Over 50 Fair, visit their new website at Over50Fair.com.

For answers to questions about this Fair and others, call Barbara Kaplan at (516) 621-1446.

county hosts overdose prevention event Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, along with Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, members of the Glen Cove Fire Department, Glen Cove EMS and Substance Abuse Free Environment (SAFE) will continue to combat the heroin epidemic and save countless residents’ lives by hosting a free Overdose Prevention Seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Glen Cove Firehouse.

“This free Heroin Overdose Prevention Seminar is just one part of my administration’s four-pronged approach to fighting this public health crisis — including education, awareness, enforcement and treatment,” Mangano said.

“These trainings prevent drug-related deaths in our community, save residents lives and keep families whole.”

Residents will be trained to administer Naloxone — the lifesaving antidote to a heroin overdose — and learn the

warning signs of drug addiction, new and effective treatment options, personal stories of recovery, and more.

At least 200 Nassau residents died from heroin and prescription painkillers in 2015. Hundreds more were saved from overdoses by those trained to administer Naloxone.

Naloxone has been used by paramedics and emergency room doctors for decades to save lives.

A 2006 State law allows citizens to administer Naloxone in an attempt to save a life, without fear of liability.

Nassau County has already provided Naloxone training for more than 7,300 people, at 153 trainings, since September 2012.

Approximately 50 trainees have reported using that knowledge — and the Naloxone kit they were given — to revive someone overdosing on heroin or painkillers, and save their lives.

Naloxone is administered through a nasal spray, and is provided at no charge to trainees over the age of 18.

Social Work and OASAS Continuing Education Credits are available for the training, as the Nassau County Office of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency — and the Mental Health Association of Nassau County — is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers.

All residents are welcome to attend, but seating is limited.

To attend the two-hour seminar, provided by the Nassau County Department of Human Services, please RSVP at nassaucountyny.gov/overdosetraining.

For dates and locations of additional Overdose Prevention Seminars, visit nassaucountyny.gov/overdose.

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GoPer Varvaro won’t vote in race for prez Continued from Page 52 Haber referred to an audit released in December 2012 by DiNapoli’s office, which he said showed “how poorly” the Village of Flower Hill was run.

Phillips, mayor of the village, fired back that she was not on the village board at the time of the audit, nor did she live in the village during that time, and that everything that was mentioned in the audit was corrected by the village.

The comptroller’s audit studied the village’s financial operations during a period from 2006 to Sept. 30, 2011. Phillips be-

gan serving on the board as a trustee in May 2011, one month after the budget from that fiscal year was approved.

Phillips said she was in favor of bipartisan government in the state Legislature.

“We need the right side and we need the left side,” she said.

But Haber argued that since the state Senate has been dominated by Republicans for the past 50 years except for two, it was time for a change because people are consistently leaving the state and New York is often voted the worst place to do business.

“You’ve had nine Republican state Sena-

tors for a very long time” on Long Island, he said. “It’s just not working.”

Haber said the gun laws currently in place are “sufficient to protect our families,” but the laws in place are “blocked.”

Phillips said he was “missing the point” and that the problem is with illegal guns crossing borders and getting into the hands of “all the bad people.”

Voters from different parties than hers, she said, should vote for her because of her record of accomplishments.

“I don’t just talk about cutting taxes, I don’t just talk about ethics reform, I don’t

just talk about the environment,” Phillips said. “I have a record.”

Haber said that voters from other parties should vote for him because of his creative ideas to expand the health care business on Long Island, improve tourism and his initiatives that have “saved or generated” over $10 million on the Roslyn school board.

He also said that friends have described him as a Democrat on social issues but a Republican on fiscal issues.

Both candidates agreed that Long Island school districts needed to get their “fair share” of state aid.

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Budget could have Group launches L.I. $134M hole: Maragos spending database Continued from Page 10 Naughton also says the county ended 2015 with a $56.9 million surplus after Maragos projected a large deficit for that year.

“Your analysis of the 2017 proposed budget is extremely troubling because many of your conclusions are not logical and do not appear to be based on any analytical methodology,” Naughton

wrote to Maragos.

Maragos’ report on the county’s 2015 finances said the surplus was achieved through $141.3 million in borrowing, and that the county actually ended the year with a $125.3 million deficit according to NIFA’s standards.

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Manhattan-based Reclaim New York’s “Find a Checkbook” lets anyone search spending on contracts and payroll from 2014 for more than 200 Long Island counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts.

Combined with its Freedom of Information Law trainings and records-access lawsuits, Reclaim New York hopes the database will create an “army” of advocates across the state, Executive Director Brandon Muir said.

“We want to remind all elected officials and all public officials that transparency is not a hope, it is not an idea. Transparency is the law,” Muir said at a news conference in Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos’ Mineola office.

So far 218 of the 253 Long Island municipalities from which Reclaim New York requested the spending records have provided them, Muir said. The group had to sue under the state’s Freedom of Information Law to get records from some, including the Manhasset school district.

Reclaim New York modeled its da-

tabase on Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel’s “Online Checkbook” containing spending records for state agencies, universities and colleges.

“The point is changing behavior among politicians, making them think twice before they waste taxpayer money, or even worse, defraud the citizens,” said Mandel, a Republican.

Reclaim New York also released a set of records-access guidelines encouraging municipalities to post spending data, meeting agendas and minutes, budgets and other information online. It will develop a scorecard to rank governments’ transparency.

The group praised Maragos, who started posting all county contracts online in 2014.

The practice has improved access to records and saved workers time that would have been spent processing Freedom of Information Law requests, said Maragos, a former Republican who is running for county executive as a Democrat.

Muir said the Town of North Hempstead is “well on their way” to meeting Reclaim New York’s transparency standards. The town publishes contracts, bids, meeting information and budget data on its website.

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Please call 516-564-0139 COMPANION/HOME HEALTH AIDE With 20 years experience in home care & nursing homes seeking position to care for the sick/elderly. Experience with Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Dementia, Stroke.

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GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITYMULTIFAMILYFriday 10/14 & Saturday 10/15 9am-3pm (raindate 10/21) 26 St. James St. South Books, toys, housewares, pocketbooks, designer clothing, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! NO PREVIEWS!

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All proceeds benefit TheGarden City Historical Society 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-7468900 email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org

Tag Sale INVITED SALES BY TRACY JORDAN Tuesday, October 18 9:30 am 104 Chatham Place West Hempstead, NY 11552 Many beautiful collectibles and furnishings, bedroom, dining room, corner cabinet, books, vintage toys and items, costume jewelry ...Visit www.invitedsales.com for pictures and details !

TAG/YARD SALE GARDEN CITY Saturday October 22 9am-5pm 7 Cathedral Ave Antiques galore, rugs, sturyvant spinning wheel, tables, chairs, settee, desks, dressers, bar, bar cart, Roseville lamp, depression-milk glass, crystal, china, oils, w/c, mirrors, silver, brass, bronzes, jewelry, tools, furs, clothing, kids, much more!

TAG/YARD SALE WEST HEMPSTEAD Saturday 10/15 10am-4pm Sunday 10/16 12pm-4pm 137 Arden Blvd (corner Arden Blvd & Hamilton Ave between Cherry Valley Ave & Mayfair Ave) Garden City families scaling down! Empire Setee, Convex Eagle Mirror, Corner Cabinet, Thomasville Dining Room Set, Lenox China, Hummel Lamp, Wool Rug, 1800s Crystal Chandelier, English Oil Painting, Bookcases, Secretary, Blue & White Vases, tools, Costume Jewelry and More !!!

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I told them that I was lucky because nothing of any importance happened over that six months.

So in some way I was prepared for this one hour of sensory deprivation.

Allow me to report what occurred to me over the next 50 minutes of my float.

When the whale sounds stopped I began to hear my breathing very clearly and I was transported back to the scene in Space Odyssey when Astronaut Dr. David Bowman was dismantling HAL the computer.

All you could hear was Dr. Bowman breathing.

That’s how I felt. Kind of like being out in the middle of space and listening to my breath and slowly unplugging my mind.

I was then transported to the bottom of the swimming pool in film “The Graduate” when Dustin Hoffman was submerged and looking at his parents trying to talk to him.

The next thing I know I am watching the film Trainspotting when Ewan McGregor shoots heroin and slowly sinks into floor as the tune “Perfect Day” by Lou Reed plays in the background.

My mind keeps going and I think of all the operations I have had and how the Propofol feels when it goes into

your veins.

And I can see why Michael Jackson used it so much. Then I swing out to the stars and watch Sandra Bullock spin around in the space capsule in the film Gravity.

I don’t know how long that lasts but then I begin to hear Frank Sinatra sing “Fly me to the moon let me play among the stars, Let me see what life is like on Jupiter and Mars.

In other words, hold my hand. In other words darling kiss me.”

I imagine myself in bed lounging with my wife, smoking a cigarette after some conjugal bliss.

The next thing I hear are some Tibetan monks hitting some bells and I realize that’s the signal that my hour is up.

I open the door, take a quick shower and re-enter the world at large.

Back on earth and back among the living, refreshed, relaxed, with a smile on my face and without my back pain.

This is what was the yogis refer to as nirvana.

Who would have guessed you could get a magical mystery ride without using a drug.

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Mineola defeats W. Hempstead 3-0

By G r E G ory GIaCoNELLI The Mineola Mustangs defeated the West Hempstead Rams 3-0 on Thursday afternoon led by Michael Rodrigues who scored two goals in the second half and Dimas Cabrera scored the only goal in the first.

Mineola head coach Paul Pereira said the boys played well and controlled the pace of the game.

“They came in here with the mentality of trying to hold us scoreless for as long as they could,” Pereira said. “We were frustrated because we were dominating and working but we just couldn’t seem to finish. That second goal at the beginning of the second half by Michael gave us a bit of breathing room.”

In the first half, Mineola had more time on the attack and peppered West Hempstead goalkeeper Eric Cunningham with six shots on net.

Defensively, Mineola sat back but didn’t allow West Hempstead to register a shot on goalkeeper Manny Mirao.

After spending the majority of the first half in the attacking third, Mineola finally broke through with 13:04 remaining.

Cabrera gave Mineola a 1-0 lead with his team leading 15th goal of the season.

After Cunningham blocked the initial shot, the loose ball came to Cabrera, who finished.

In the second half, Mineola once again went to work in the attacking third and struck for two more goals.

Rodrigues gave Mineola a 2-0 lead with 30:12 left to play.

Senior forward Justin Bracken got the ball down low and passed it back out to Rodrigues, who fired it in to give Mineola a two goal cushion.

Rodrigues netted his second goal of the game late in the second half. He sprinted past the West Hempstead defense for a breakaway opportunity and sealed the deal with 3:27 remaining.

Senior midfielder Brandon

Great Neck South tied with Roslyn 1-1. Jorey Garcia scored for Great Neck South while Zach Silver scored for Roslyn.

Thursday. Oct. 6

Mineola’s dimas cabrera (No. 17) waiting for the header Mendes assisted on the goal Rodrigues said after struggling to score in the first half, coming out strong to start the second half was crucial to picking up the victory.

“We needed to work hard, you never know what could happen,” Rodrigues said. “We were patient with the ball and weren’t in a rush. We waited for our chances.”

This win moved Mineola into sole possession of first place in the ABC-III conference with 27 points. They improve to 10-4 overall and are 9-2 in league play.

Pereira said they can clinch their first conference title since 2006 with a win next Friday in the season finale against Locust Valley.

“We control our own destiny,” Pereira said. “We’re in a good position to win the conference, regardless of what the other teams do. It’s up to us.”

Sewanhaka with a goal and an assist.

MacArthur defeated Great Neck North 3-0. Chris Rodriguez, Danny Conigliaro and Kevin Eceda each scored a goal for MacArthur.

Carey defeated Manhasset 4-0. Nick Acquafredda led Carey with a hat trick. Andrew Mehany added a goal while goalkeeper Ben Wettstein recorded five saves for Carey. Manhasset goalkeepers Jamie Weiss and Alex Kassabian combined for nine saves

Oceanside defeated Port Washington 1-0. Val Napoli led Oceanside with the lone goal.

Port Washington’s Colin Schroeder recorded six saves.

Chaminade defeated Holy Trinity 4-1. Matt Vowinkel led Chaminade with two goals.

Wheatley tied with Friend’s Academy 0-0. Wheatley’s Zach Jacobs recorded eight saves while Friend’s Academy goalkeeper Joe Como stopped six shots.

Herricks defeated Valley Stream Central 1-0. Alex Lacerra scored the game winning goal in the 71st minute.

Yianni Nictas assisted on the goal while freshman goalkeeper Andrew Liu recorded his first career shutout by stopping seven shots.

Friday, Oct. 7 Glen Cove defeated Floral Park 3-1. Michael Morra led Glen Cove with a goal and an

Weekly Boys Soccer Scores Wednesday, Oct. 5 New Hyde Park defeated Elmont 2-1. Matthew Lorandini led New Hyde Park with two goals. Lorandini tied the game in the 68th minute and scored the game-winner on a breakaway in the 74th minute. New Hyde Park goalkeeper James Connoly recorded eight saves.

Sewanhaka defeated Garden City 3-1. Erick Gruver led

Mineola’s dimas cabrera (No. 17) waiting for the header

assist while Jhecsson Garcia chipped in with two assists.

Floral Park’s Brian Hamerman recorded 13 saves.

Jericho defeated Great Neck North 2-0. Todd Perlman and Justin Snyder led Jericho with one goal each. Evan Lapidus and Nico Motta each had an assist on Jericho’s goals while Great Neck North’s Oliver Pour recorded five saves.

Manhasset defeated Mepham 2-0. Antonio Mirante led Manhasset with a goal and an assist.

Sewanhaka defeated Great Neck South 3-0. Erick Gruver led Sewanhaka with two goals and an assist. Sewanhaka’s Erick Cifuentes added a goal while Great Neck South’s Jonathan Farkas recorded six saves.

Roslyn defeated Elmont 2-0. Ariel Samoohy and Andrew Markman led Roslyn with one goal apiece.

Carey defeated New Hyde Park 4-3. Carlos Llamosa led Carey with a hat trick. Yiener Vasquez led New Hyde Park with a goal and an assist while goalkeeper James Connoly recorded eight saves.

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Herricks edges Long Beach 4-3

By G r E G ory GIaCoNELLI The Herricks Lady Highlanders defeated the Long Beach Lady Marines 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon led by seniors Alannah O’Shea and Caitlin Cosme, who both scored two goals.

Herricks goalkeepers Elaine Liu and Erica Lorenzana combined for eight saves.

Herricks head coach Jessica Henry said the win was one they needed to solidify a playoff spot.

“It was a great win,” Henry said. “You always look for an exciting game and we got that. The competition was great and it could have gone either way. Luckily enough, it went our way.”

In the first half, Long Beach took advantage of a slow start by Herricks by controlling the play.

They struck first on a goal by Katie Whelan with 27:13 left in the first half. Roughly five minutes later, Long Beach increased their lead 2-0 on a goal by Kate Conway.

With 43 seconds left to play in the first half, Herricks grabbed the momentum back on a goal by O’Shea to trim the lead 2-1.

The ball came to O’Shea and she took a shot that sailed right over Long Beach goalkeeper Sage Bernstein and into the net to cut their deficit.

Liu finished the first half with four saves for Herricks, who outshot Long Beach 9-6 in the first half.

Henry said she told the team during halftime they weren’t working hard enough in the first half and had to come out strong to start the second.

“I told them that hard work beats talent,” Henry said. “We’re a very talented team but we were not working hard and if you want to change the outcome of the game,

herricks’ Irene tsahas ( No. 14) battles for the ball you’re going to have to work hard.”

Herricks quickly tied the game on a goal by Cosme five minutes into the second half. Cosme was able to power her way through the attacking third to notch the equalizer.

Cosme netted her second goal of the game with 29:38 left to play.

The sequence started once Lorenzana, who recorded four saves, kicked the ball out to midfield.

Forward Nicole Garcia and Cosme created a give and go, resulting on a two on one chance as they sprinted into the attacking third.

Cosme tapped in the goal to give Herricks a 3-2 lead.

Long Beach answered back on a goal by Grace Conway to tie the game at three with 19:30 remaining in the game.

With 3:30 left to play, Garcia had an opportunity to put Herricks ahead but was tripped inside the box. Herricks was awarded a penalty kick and O’Shea took the kick.

O’Shea scored her second goal of the game to give Herricks a 4-3 lead.

O’Shea said as a senior and captain, she was confident enough to take the shot and give her team the lead.

“I just feel like I had to step up,” O’Shea said. “I just had to stay composed and I handled it. I’m very happy with the way it ended.”

Cosme said the senior’s final home game was bittersweet but at the end of the day, it was a team effort that got them the win.

“We always say ‘Si Se Puede’ (We can do it) and that’s exactly what happened,” Cosme said. “We just had to believe and play our game. It all came together and I couldn’t be more proud of the team.”

Weekly Girls Soccer Scores Wednesday, Oct. 5 Sewanhaka defeated Elmont 1-0. Jazlynn Diaz led Sewanhaka with the lone goal on a redirection off Stephanie Karczewski’s free

herricks’herricks’ alannah o’shea ( No. 15) looking to make a pass

kick 12 minutes into the game. Sewanhaka goalkeeper Paolo Aquino finished with nine saves while Elmont’s Kristina Fanos stopped 15 shots.

Manhasset defeated Lynbrook 2-1. Lauren Martelli led Manhasset with two goals while goalkeeper Nadia Sbuttoni recorded nine saves. Ariana Aliprantis, Halle Palmedo and Kelly Gerjesen each had an assist for Manhasset.

Port Washington defeated Oceanside 3-1. Caroline McCarthy and Rachel Rosen each led Port Washington with a goal and an assist. Rebecca Rosen scored a goal for Port Washington while goalkeeper Robyn Hansen recorded eight saves.

Mineola defeated Roosevelt 7-0. Erin Buckley and Christina Cardinal each led Mineola with a pair of goals. Emma Lopes, Allison Mendes and Daniela Restrepo added one goal apiece for Mineola.

Nicole Genova recorded two assists while goalkeeper Jordyn Sinert stopped five shots.

Valley Stream South defeated Great Neck South 1-0. Kayla Camacho scored with 2 minutes remaining to lead Valley Stream South. Natalie Peralta recorded seven saves for Valley Stream South while Great Neck South’s Silvana Seidita also finished with seven stops.

Thursday Oct. 6 New Hyde Park defeated Bethpage 4-1. Julia Aronov led New Hyde Park with two goals and an assist.

Wheatley tied with Jericho 3-3. Allie LaMonica led Wheatley with a goal and an assist. Tiffany Bernot and Micki Wain added a goal for Wheatley while Jessica Busam, Caitlin Chestler and Lucy Peters provided the goals for Jericho. Wheatley’s Sydney Silverman recorded nine saves while Jericho’s Halle Fishman stopped seven shots.

Valley Stream South defeated Great Neck North 5-2. Kayla Camacho led Valley Stream South with a hat trick and an assist while Amanda Guariglia scored twice and recorded an assist.

Herricks tied with Farmingdale 1-1. Farmingdale’s Autumn Cavanagh scored the first goal with 28 minutes left in the game.

Emily Hinck assisted on the goal.

Herricks answered back three minutes later on a goal by Josephine Lamarca.

Great Neck South tied with Seaford 1-1. Seaford’s Nataly Ramirez scored a goal in the 15th minute. Alexa Colban assisted on the Seaford goal. Christina Soriano tied the game for Great Neck South on a pass from Brooke Labonski with 30 seconds left in the game.

Saturday Oct. 8 New Hyde Park defeated Roslyn 7-1. Julia Aronov led New Hyde Park with a hat trick.

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MSG’s Alan Hahn returns to LIU for talk Alan Hahn, studio analyst for the MSG Network and host of the Hahn and Humpty Show with Rick DiPietro, which airs weekdays from 12–3 p.m. on ESPN New York and 98.7 FM, will speak at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, at LIU Post’s Pratt Recreation Center gymnasium in Brookville.

Hahn, an LIU Post journalism graduate, will be discussing his experiences from his days as a Division II athlete and sports editor of the LIU Post student newspaper, the Pioneer, to his career in sports media.

“My plan is to tell a few stories, have some fun and provide some examples of pursuing a career,” Hahn said.

Before he began working at Newsday in 1995, Hahn recalled feeling overwhelmed about life after college.

“I remember how challenging it was to be able to play DII basketball [at LIU Post] and stay ahead of the game when it comes to setting myself up for my career.” Hahn said.

He said also had an uphill battle ahead of him recovering from a major knee surgery.

“I’m sure there are a lot of student-athletes dealing with

this and hopefully I can give them some ideas, strategies and inspiration,” said Hahn.

At Newsday, Hahn covered high school athletics before being promoted to cover the New York Islanders.

He later covered the New York Knicks. He most notably was the first beat writer to report that LeBron James would sign with the Miami Heat.

Following the NBA lockout in 2011, Hahn moved to the MSG Network and now hosts down the pre and post-game show with fellow Long Islander, Wally Szczerbiak. Hahn was born in Smithtown.

Hahn hopes to provide knowledge to students and others in the audience who want to follow in his footsteps.

“It’s always good to hear from someone who walked the same road you are walking,” said Hahn.

The lecture is free of charge and open to the public.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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hahn covers the knicks, playing at Madison square garden

Weekly high school football recap Friday, Oct. 7 Long Beach defeated Manhasset 34-13. Sam Brown led Long Beach with four touchdown passes and 278 passing yards.

Saturday, Oct. 8 Carey defeated Herricks 21-14.

Shaheem TaylorWhite led Carey with 62 rushing yards on 11 carries and a touchdown.

Plainedge defeated Roslyn 43-20. Alex Brown led Plainedge with 170 passing yards and three touchdowns.

Carle Place/Wheatley defeated Cold Spring Harbor 13-12. Chris Kelly led Carle Place/Wheatley with 135 rushing yards on 19 carries and threw for 34 passing yards.

Corey Iglesias’s tackle

with four minutes left to play prevented Cold Spring Harbor from converting on the two point conversion.

North Shore defeated Mineola 40-7. Ryan Aughavin led North Shore with four touchdowns on 155 yards passing and rushed for 112 yards.

New Hyde Park defeated Floral Park 27-25.

Brian Hoerter led New

Hyde Park with 60 rushing yards on six carries and 12 tackles. Floral Park’s Cole Horan ran for two touchdowns.

Mepham defeated Sewanhaka 36-33. Michael Valentino led Mepham with 172 rushing yards, including the go ahead touchdown with 31 seconds left in the game.

Calhoun defeated Great

Neck North 49-20. Thomas Cummings led Calhoun with 196 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries.

Chaminade defeated Holy Cross 21-13. Matt Chmil led Chaminade with 101 passing yards and a touchdown while Frank Tangredi rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown.

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LIu celebrates homecoming with win

By M I C h a E L oT E r o a N D C a r o L I N E r ya N Homecoming 2016 at LIU Post, from Oct. 7-9, featured events for current students, prospective students, alumni and families.

The festivities began on Friday, Oct. 7 with a pep rally at 7 p.m. at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville.

On Saturday, Oct. 8, there were many alumni events, including a small party celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Pioneer, the student newspaper, and a welcome back alumni party at WCWP, the campus radio station. Along with the alumni events on Saturday, there was an open house for prospective students and their families, along with campus tours.

And, of course, there was the homecoming football game.

The team beat Saint Anselm College, 63-20, to improve its record to 6-0 for the season.

Backed by a first half, which featured 42 points, the Pioneers cruised to a decisive 43-point victory.

The No. 21 ranked football team didn’t waste any time getting on the board during the homecoming game.

On the game’s second play, red-shirt defensive lineman Kenny Scotland intercepted a deflected pass and took it back nine yards to the house for the pick-six.

Zero offensive snaps and already a seven-point lead.

On Saint Anselm’s next possession, they turned it over again.

This time, freshman defensive back Joshua Flowers came up with the take away and red-shirt sophomore running back Malik Pierre was the beneficiary, with a nine yard score to extend the early Pioneer lead to 14-0.

Two possessions later, the Pioneers found themselves in the end zone again.

Unlike their previous touchdowns, this drive started on their own 21-yard line.

The cap on the drive was a 15-yard scamper by senior running back David White at the 6:28 mark, to put the Pioneers in front 21-0.

The three touchdown first quarter set the tone for the offense and the defense mimicked that; shutting out Saint Anselm in the first 15 minutes.

In the second quarter, the Pioneers finished an impressive 16-play, 95-yard drive that culminated in a two-yard rushing touchdown by senior quarterback Jeff Kidd.

Down 28, Saint Anselm refused to fold, responding with touchdown, but their defense was simply no match for the Pioneer offense.

The Pioneers totaled 532 yards of offense on 81 plays while Saint Anselm went for 356 total yards, most of which came late.

The first score through the air went to red-shirt junior wide out James Higgins, who hauled in a five-yard touch-

touchdowns, but the corps was led by red-shirt wide out Shane Hubbard, who hauled in eight balls for 74 yards.

Head LIU Post football coach Bryan Collins and his team are back on Saturday, Oct. 15, when they travel to play Southern Connecticut State University.

This Ne-10 clash starts at noon.

LIU Post homecoming weekend ended on Sunday, Oct. 9 with a Long Island beer tour.

The rain certainly didn’t dampen the festivities for Homecoming 2016.

This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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down; extending the lead to 35-7.

A few possessions later, Kidd connected with Pierre for his second score of the day, pushing the lead to 42-14.

The second half was more of the same from the Pioneers, who scored three unanswered touchdowns.

Red-shirt junior receiver Kyle Ward was the recipient of a six yard touchdown while White hauled in a three yard score for his second of the day.

Freshman halfback Tim Marinan scored the final touchdown of the day on a 42-yard run.

Kidd went 22-31 through the air for 204 yards and four touchdowns.

On the ground, four Pioneers crossed the goal line including White, who led the team with 131 yards. In the receiving department, four Pioneers hauled in

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