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Increase in opt outs for math tests

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21.9% of students on the N. Shore decline to take latest state exam

By Ja m Es G a l l o W ay One week after hundreds of North Shore students sat out the state English Language Arts exam, test refusal figures jumped even higher for the state’s math exam in a sign the opt-out movement continues to pick up steam.

More than 2,200 students, or about 14.7 percent, opted out of the English exam administered to grades three through eight two weeks ago, between the Herricks, Mineola, East Williston, Great Neck, Roslyn, Manhasset, Port Washington, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park and Sewanhaka school districts.

But for the math exam, North Shore opt outs swelled to 21.9 percent as more than 2,600 students from the same districts refused the test, a trend that was largely consistent across Nassau County.

“I think the [opt-out] movement is like a snowball rolling down a hill: It’s gaining momentum as social me-

dia and the press pick up on it,” said Mineola Superintendent Michael Nagler, whose district’s opt outs rose to 20.9 percent for the math exam from 18.3 percent for the English.

Statewide, at least 193,000 students opted out of the English exam.

And, with less than half of school districts reporting, math exam opt outs already exceed 150,000, according to figures from the anti-testing advocacy group NYS Allies for Public Education.

Across Long Island, 46.5 percent of students opted out of the math exam, according to figures compiled

by Newsday — and many districts in eastern Suffolk reported opt-out rates in excess of 50 percent, with Comsewogue leading the way at 83.5 percent.

Even as opt-out numbers increased across the North Shore, the extent varied greatly: Sewanhaka saw the highest increase as opt outs spiked from about 20 percent for the English exam to 32.7 percent Continued on Page 62

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Parents and students from Hampton Street celebrated Family Math Night with games designed to spark mathematical reasoning. See more photos page 60.

Mineola luxury high-rise hits construction milestone

By J i m G a l l o W ay Mill Creek Residential has completed vertical construction on its seven-story, 275-apartment building in downtown Mineola and launched online

leasing in preparation for a planned August move-in date, the company announced last week.

Now, Mill Creek will focus on completing the façade, interior and streetscape improve-

ments, Mill Creek Vice President Jamie Stover said.

Construction on the building, also known as the Modera Mineola, began last year as one of two large apartment comContinued on Page 65

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Mineola school board E.W. board of ed, OKs $89.9M budget union strike deal $1.9M spending increase focuses on math, technology Tax cap shapes labor agreement

By Ja m es G a l l o w ay

By Ja m es G a l l o w ay

The Mineola Board of Education adopted its $89.7 million budget at its meeting Thursday, continuing its focus on technology and math with a small increase to the tax levy.

The budget, which adds four math-teacher positions to the district, is about $1.9 million higher than the current fiscal year’s budget, an increase in spending of 2.1 percent.

The tax levy, however, would increase by just 1.37 percent to $80.1 million, about $1.1 million higher than last year.

If voters approve the budget in May, the 2015-16 school year would be the eighth consecutive that Mineola’s tax levy increase would be less than 2.5 percent.

“We remain lower than the rest of the county by far,” Superintendent Michael Nagler said at the district’s board meeting Thursday. “We’ve been able to do that four years prior to the tax cap being implemented — Mineola has flat-lined” its tax levy.

Mineola spends about $33,000 per student, on par with districts such as Great Neck and East Williston and significantly higher than Herricks and Manhasset. Nagler said the district benefits by a large commercial sector, which contributes property taxes without adding students.

“We have a large commercial tax base that offsets the residential tax base and therefore…it’s a wealthier district but not necessarily because” residents are wealthier, he said. “The flip side of the commercial base is that the taxes in Mineola are relatively lower than the surrounding areas.”

The four math teaching positions, which would be split between the middle and high

The East Williston Board of Education has reached an agreement on a collective bargaining contract with the district’s teachers union, board President Mark Kamberg announced Monday, calling the deal fair to both sides.

The agreement, which was posted online Wednesday morning, lasts through June 2018 and will replace the current contract, which expires at the end of the month.

Kamberg said he believes the East Williston Teachers Association also feels the agreement is fair, though the board is not privy to the union’s ratification vote tallies. The union did not respond to an email asking for comment, and association president Meryl Fordin did not respond to a voicemail left at a phone number listed as hers.

“The Memorandum of Agreement meets the Board of Education’s objective to contain wage and benefit costs, while providing the teachers with a salary increase,” Kamberg said in a statement from the entire board. “The Memorandum of Agreement represents a fair agreement for both

Mineola Superintendent Michael Nagler schools, would allow the Mineola to offer double periods of math for students, Nagler said.

Nagler has said the district’s goal is to get all students to pass trigonometry, a class he called one of the “gatekeepers to college.

At Thursday’s board meeting, he said that after district experimented with spreading trigonometry over two years, it found students were more successful with double periods and increased “time on task.”

“We have much greater success with a double period, but that increases staff,” he said.

Mineola already teaches algebra, typically a ninth grade class, to all eighth graders to allow students provide students who need it additional time to

learn higher-level math in later grades.

“We’re trying to get every student through trigonometry,” Nagler said. “In order to do that we’ve started algebra in the eighth grade.”

The cost of the additional teaching positions is offset by a number of retirees at higher salaries.

The budget would also add several other programs to the curriculum, including the expansion of science labs for kindergarten through second grade, add third grade to the Spanish immersion program and increase staff for project-based learning for middle schoolers, where they work independently to complete tasks.

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the EWTA and the East Williston Union Free School District.”

The agreement puts a freeze on step increases for teachers with roughly 15 or fewer years of experience (steps 1 through 15, officially) for the 2015-16 school year, providing those teachers with a flat 1 percent raise. Teachers step 16 and beyond get the step increases in addition to the 1 percent raise. For the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years, all teachers will get their scheduled step increases as well as 0.6 percent and 0.7 percent raises, respectively.

Teacher salaries account for the majority of East Williston’s $50 million-plus budget, and Board of Education Vice President Robert Fallarino said the agreement keeps wage increases “well below what the tax cap has been” and helps the district in its budget planning for the next two years.

“It’s a win-win for everybody,” Fallarino said. “The teachers know they’re secure, and we can move forward with programs.”

The agreement also makes significant alterations to the insurance opt-out incentives, which pays lump sums to teachers who waive health insurance coverage Continued on Page 66

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Herricks reanimates Mel Brooks smash Community Players revive ‘Young Frankenstein’ in musical slated to run this month

By Ja m es G a l l o w ay The Herricks Community Players will reanimate the Mel Brooks classic “Young Frankenstein” this weekend in a musical adaptation that features a full pit orchestra, top-rate regional talent and a production budget that approaches off-Broadway.

“Young Frankenstein” chronicles the comedic journey of Frederick Frankenstein — pronounced Fronk-en-steen, he insists — the grandson of the eponymous mad scientist from the Mary Shelley horror classic, as he finds himself sucked back into Transylvania and the family business.

Based off Mel Brooks’ hit 1974 film of the same name, “Young Frankenstein” had a twoyear run on Broadway. In 2009, the Herricks Community Players reprised another musical Brooks had adapted from one of his films, “The Producers,” which was a major commercial success.

“It’s fun to do another Mel Brooks show,” said John Mezzo, who plays the lead role of Fred-

And, when you factor in that the Herricks actors, set designers and director are all volunteers, Herricks Players’ budget for scenery, costumes and lighting approaches that of non-profit off-Broadway plays, according to two studies by organizations that research theatre.

“I think what might be unexpected is the magnitude of this production — it’s just a big-ass show,” said Mezzo, a Mineola resident whose resume includes a number of regional credits.

“Big sets, lots of props and like a seven-foot green monster who tap dances — it’s a little bit insane.”

Beyond Mezzo, “Young Frankenstein” features Warren Schein as Igor — pronounced eye-gore, The Herricks Community Players rehearse “Young Frankenstein,” which opens this weekend. he insists — Rachel Zampino as Elizabeth, Stacey Weinberger as erick Frankenstein. “The music technical productions he has di- Mel Brooks’ comedy. As soon as I Inga, Barbara Tromba-Murphy is really fun, and obviously the rected — and one of the most could get my hands on the show, as Frau Brucher and Manhasset I said I’m going to grab it.” expensive. comedy is amazing.” resident Steve Brustein as the According to John’s wife, monster.

“Taking something like this, Director John Hayes is at the helm once again in his 39th year they said to me, ‘Johnny, were Carol Hayes, a co-producer, the Brustein, a veteran at with the Players. Hayes, a former you drunk when you picked production has a budget between voiceovers and accents, has had Williston Park resident who now this?’ I said, ‘I don’t drink,’ but $50,000 and $60,000, far out- to adapt his style to play a charlives in Mineola, called “Young it was a humungous undertak- stripping those of most off-offContinued on Page 63 Frankenstein” one of the most ing,” he said. “I’m a big fan of Broadway plays.

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Theater workers seek to unionize G.N. Bow Tie cinema employees eye representation from UFCW Union Local 1500 B y A d a m L i d ge t t

Workers at the Bow Tie Squire Cinema in Great Neck are trying to unionize, citing poor working conditions and low wages, a representative from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 said Monday.

“It’s an unsafe environment to work in.

There have been workers who said they have been getting burned and that they don’t have proper safety equipment,” said Rafael Mouleon, a UFCW union organizer. “None of them have health benefits — they just all feel like they’re being treated unfairly.”

Samantha Valente, who has been working at the movie theater for about two years, said she is one of about 10 non-seasonal employees at the theater who will vote to be represented by the UFCW Union.

“We work hard enough, we should be getting better treatment from our company than these working conditions,” Valente said.

Philip Mortensen, an attorney for Bow Tie, said his client does not wish to comment on the case at this time.

Bow Tie Cinemas is a national chain of movie theaters with locations in six states.

The chain has 16 theaters in New York, including New Hyde Park, Manhasset and Roslyn.

Mouleon said the Squire Theater, a multiplex cinema located at 115 Middle Neck

$8.75 an hour “We were getting minimum wage even though it was the busiest time of the year,” Valente said. “They slashed our hours after the holiday season, and some of us were getting only two shifts a week.”

Many of the machines the employees use need updated and are dangerous to use, she said.

She also said nearly every employee has been burned by the popcorn popper at least once, which operates at 400 degrees. Employees get burned, Valente said, because they are often multitasking while making the popcorn as there aren’t enough employees to do the work properly.

Valente said the workers will vote soon to be represented by the UFCW Union Local 1500, an AFL-CIO affiliated union, but a specific date has not been scheduled.

The workers were scheduled to vote Workers at the Bow Tie Squire Cinemas, located at 115 Middle Neck Road in April 10, but were delayed when the UFCW Great Neck, are trying to unionize, citing poor working conditions filed an Unfair Labor Practices charge with the National Labor Relations Board, saying Road in the Village of Great Neck Plaza, is out when they work the day before they Bow Tie Squire Cinema was threatening the only Bow Tie Cinema related theater try- have a shift. She said the scheduling makes and intimidating workers trying to unioning to unionize at this time. it difficult for part-time workers, like her, ize, Valente said.

According to the National Labor Rela- to find other jobs. She also said employees “[The workers] say they’ve complained tions Board’s website, the case was filed on worked throughout the holidays without to the management and that the manageholiday pay.

Feb. 26, and is still open as of Tuesday. ment did nothing,” Mouleon said.

Valente, 22, said she lives with her parValente said theater employees are unThe UFCW Union represents about happy with their low wages, lack of raises ents, who she helps support with her job. 1.3 million workers who primarily work in and erratic scheduling, sometimes finding She said receives the minimum wage — Continued on Page 66

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G.N. native plays role in Alabama Shakes B y A d a m L i d ge t t

1990 Great Neck North High School graduate and former resident of Great Neck EsKevin Morris remembers watching Ala- tates. “Obviously it was one of those things bama Shakes play their signature roots rock where I was on this boat for 30 minutes texsound on a boat in Tuscaloosa, Ala. in 2011 ting all of my friends, telling them this is best — before he became their manager and they band I’ve ever seen in my life. We’ve been really fortunate a lot of people really dig gained fame and a Grammy nomination.

“The first time I saw them I thought they the music.”

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U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) and several local officials on Monday announced a partnership with Long Island’s community colleges and universities to develop the area’s cyber security industry.

The involved parties - which included both Nassau and Suffolk county executives as well as officials from Nassau and Suffolk community colleges and LIU Post - said they would align curriculums and professional opportunities to develop an economic infrastructure that would mirror the island’s former defense industry spearheaded by the Northrop Grumman Corporation.

“This initiative brings together academia, employers and government to establish a curricula that creates job opportunities for graduates in growing technology industries, such as cyber security,” Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said. “Our cyber security program will assist in growing Nassau’s cyber security industry while providing graduates with well-paying job opportunities and devel-

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Though officials did not elaborate on the nature of future educational programs, Kimberly R. Cline, president of LIU Post, said the Brookville college is “committed to this crucial initiative and ensuring that our students will be prepared to take leading roles in the growing industry.”

The governing body that awards accreditation to osteopathic medical schools has approved New York Institute of Technology’s proposal to expand its osteopathic graduate program to Arkansas State University, the colleges announced Thursday.

Following its April 15 meeting, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation approved an initial expansion to Arkansas State that would allow up to 115 new medical students each year.

“Having met all the criteria and receiving the accrediting body’s go-ahead, we will now focus on the steady march toward welcoming medical students in Jonesboro,” said NYIT President Edward Guiliano. “We will immediately turn attention to carefully hiring and developing faculty and staff in Jonesboro, and work with our fine colleagues at Arkansas State University in preparing the facility at the center of their campus to house the educational program.”

“It’s an extraordinary win-win-win situation,” he added, “for the residents of the region who will enjoy improved health services as well as business development, for the state of Arkansas, and for the two universities.”

NYIT’s proposal received regional accreditation last August from the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

It was initially approved by the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees in March 2014.

New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine is located on its Old Westbury campus. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students. Tuition is approximately $52,000 per year.

As part of the agreement, Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee, NYIT’s vice president for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs, will relocate to Arkansas State to serve as dean of the program.

“This is an extraordinary development for the future of not only our institutions, but more importantly for the citizens of Arkansas and the Delta,” said Arkansas State Chancellor Tim Hudson. “We’re grateful to NYIT for seeking to expand its proven, highly regarded osteopathic curriculum for the benefit of students in this region.

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NYIT would also fund future startup costs for the school’s first three years.

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Mitchell, along others impacted by transplants, spoke at the North Shore-LIJ Health System’s annual Gift of Life celebration on Tuesday in Manhasset.

“There are times in everyone’s life when the unexpected happens, and we are asked to rise up to meet the challenge,” said Dr. Ernesto Molmenti, the surgical director at North Shore University Hospital, at the event. “It’s often during these times that we realize that how much strength we have and that we all have he ability to make dreams come true.”

Grateful patients and members of the NSUH Transplant Center gather at the hospital’s annual Gift of Life celebration to raise a flag in honor of National Organ & Tissue Awareness Month.

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“Four people are now alive thanks to my tall, handsome son,” the Valeschi matriarch said at the event. “His kidneys were donated to two people in renal failure and his liver was donated to a 40-yearold woman.”

A special part of the donation process for Margaret Valsechi was that her son’s heart was donated to a family friend.

“The greatest gift of all was that Stephen’s heart went to a 25-yearold man who is now married with children of his own,” she said. “It’s my great pleasure that the man who has my son’s heart now has children of his own. Their little boy is named Charlie Stephen in honor of my son. And when those children call me ‘Nana Megs,’ it gives me indescribable pleasure.”

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Something stinks No law punishes driver in Nassau County without license who injures There’s a foul smell coming from the waters of Nassau County and it has nothing to do with dead fish.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office has launched an investigation into the awarding of a $12 million contract in 2013 to Ab Tech Industries to clean storm water in Nassau County. The investigation will focus on whether or not Ab Tech’s hiring of Adam Skelos, the son of state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Center), had anything to do with its winning the contract.

On Thursday, after news of the federal investigation broke, acting District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that she was opening her own investigation into the county’s contracting practices. “Today’s news about Ab Tech Industries is troubling,” she said, “and my Public Corruption Bureau will conduct a comprehensive review of Nassau County contracting practices.”

Ab Tech was not the lowest bidder. A competitor’s bid was $455,000 lower.

However the county is not required to go with the lowest bidder. It can also consider a company’s reputation and other factors.

And although Dean Skelos is from Nassau County and is one of the most powerful elected officials in Albany, he has no official role in the running of the Nassau County government.

In support of the decision, a memo from the department of public works to county legislators says, “In our professional judgment, the proposal submitted by Abtech industries, having received the highest technical rating and proposing a reasonable cost for the services represents the best value to the County.”

But according to Capital New York, former Nassau County attorney John Ciampoli was responsible approving the contract. He has been a top aid to Skelos and now works as the Senate legislative council.

This whole thing stinks and only serves to weaken public confidence in local government.

By Tuesday, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican like Skelos, introduced legislation that would require greater transparency from contractors and vendors pursuing county contracts.

“This new law,” he said, “will bring additional transparency by requiring contractors and vendors to disclose their lobbying activities — by registering with the County Attorney and Clerk of the Legislature — and file annual and quarterly reports, which will be available on the county website,” Mangano said in statement.

The Democrats introduced similar legislation.

Too little. Too late.

We welcome the investigation by the U.S. Attorney and we hope that it sends a message to both parties that cronyism, nepotism and corruption will no longer be tolerated in Nassau County.

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he April 9 editorial “Our Views: Enforce old law; do not pass new law,” misses a critical point about a bill that I’m proposing — there are no current laws to enforce that address this issue.

That is why my office is proposing a new law that would make it a felony to seriously injure or kill someone while driving with a suspended or revoked license.

The issue is simple. The current law makes it a misdemeanor if a person drives with a suspended or revoked license.

If that same person kills or injures someone, it is still a misdemeanor and that is not right.

That leaves devastated victims and their families without justice because, frankly, the penalty does not fit the crime.

Currently, the only way for the suspended or revoked driver who seriously injures or kills someone to be charged with a felony is if certain aggravating factors exist, such as driving while drunk or having 10 separate suspensions for ignoring traffic tickets from at least ten prior traffic stops.

So what about the driver who is sober, who kills a pedestrian and who should not be on the road because her license was suspended?

Is it just or fair that the highest penalty that driver faces is a misdemeanor?

There is no doubt that 12-year-old Zachary Ranftle’s parents and the families of countless other victims across New York State do not think so.

My office has a well-earned, national reputation for aggressively prosecuting vehicular crimes.

Innocent people should not have to live in fear of drivers who should not be on the road in the first place.

It is time for the law to recognize that when those drivers kill or seriously injure, they must face enhanced punishments.

Give us the laws to address this issue and we will enforce them. It is not a question of choice, but one of necessity.

Madeline Singas Acting Nassau County District Attorney

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Are you listening, Gov. Cuomo?

Nearly 16 percent of students eligible to take the state assessment in English Language Arts exam on the North Shore opted not to take the test.

That includes students in the East Williston, Herricks, Manhasset, Mineola, New Hyde ParkGarden City Park and Roslyn school districts.

These are some the most successful school districts in the states, by any measure.

They joined more than 65,000 students on Long Island and more than 100,000 throughout New York State. The number is impressive considering that parents are likely in most cases to cooperate with the direction of the state.

Listen to what Herricks Superintendent of Schools John Bierwirth had to say about the test: “The New York State tests tell us very little we don’t already know in a lot of other ways — and that’s

not necessarily true of all districts in the state. But for the state to suggest as some have that tests are the only way parents and teachers can know how students are doing is wrong and I find it offensive.”

Or how about Manhasset School Superintendent Charles Cardillo: “What we need to see are substantive changes in the assessment and teacher evaluation system that allow for local districts to play a more prominent role in what needs to be done in those areas. Right now, we’re working with a very top-down approach.”

The justified rebellion against the state testing is unprecedented and threatens to undo all that is good in Common Core.

Albany would do well to listen to people who have been leaders in public education.

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Even G.N. residents need student aid

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hen my son was starting college three years ago, our family was going through a very tough time. This fund helped my family and we’re were very appreciative. We are doing better now and I am happy to be able to contribute. This is a wonderful opportunity to help our community,” wrote a grateful mother to the board of the Great Neck Student Aid Fund.

Usually the adjective, “affluent” automatically precedes “Great Neck” when the community is written about but that is far from the reality for many families who live here.

At this time of year, graduating seniors are making decisions about which school to attend and many of them and their parents are anxiously applying for various scholarship funds and student loans to help allay the staggering costs of further education, whether for college or vocational school.

For 84 years, the Great Neck Student Aid Fund volunteers have been raising money on a shoestring to provide aid for students whose parents or guardians are stressed financially. President Elise Kestenbaum says, “We have an incredible group of people who are committed to our mission...to give Great Neck students help in paying for their first year of tuition...to just give them a leg up and let them know that generous people in this community care about their futures.”

Candy Gould, who for 17 years served as the organization’s president adds, “Since the application process is totally confidential, we don’t expect the students to publicly thank us, but we do know that

with today’s costs for further schooling, every bit of money helps them.” While financial analysts may disagree as to why college costs have zoomed into the stratosphere, students and their families are left with a huge challenge.

From the very beginning, the Student Aid Fund has placed the emphasis on keeping fundraising expenses cut to the bone, so that the lion’s share of the money raised is divided among the eligible graduates each year in two installments.

A fundraising letter goes out to Great Neck residents twice a year and the spring mailing may have reached you by now.

Printing and mailing costs are the only expenses the organization has.

Ms. Kestenbaum praised the board members for their dedication.

She said, “They help the students navigate the scholarship process and are actively involved in fundraising efforts.

Some have served on the board for 40 years and some are new to the organization, but all come with passion and a desire to help change the direction of a student’s life by providing them with the opportunity to receive a grant to help pay for the first year of their higher education.”

Ms. Gould reminisced about the days when Madge Kaplan was on the board and how Madge who was very active in the Democratic Party, “just wouldn’t take no from a potential donor.” She laughed and said, “They don’t make ‘em like Madge anymore...but we’ve recruited many terrific people, many of whom have been active in UPTC and the school PTAs...all dedicated to higher education.”

Guidance counselors in all three high

schools provide students with applications for student aid and are familiar with the guidelines for eligibility. If students attend private or parochial schools, applications are available on the student aid fund website.

On average the organization gets between 60 to 80 applications a year and also on average provides financial ad to between 40 to 60 seniors. Ms. Gould says, “While that number may seem small, it works out to nearly 10 percent of the graduating seniors, so when you think about the span of 84 years, it’s a huge number of Great Neck students who have been helped.”

Board member Marcie Rosenberg says, “Our process is very thorough.We require that prior to applying to us, students and their families apply for Federal Student Aid.” Ms. Rosenberg has served on the board since 1992 and says that it has been “very gratifying to close the gap” for students who are piecing together their financing. “I believe we send a strong and important message to the students...this community cares that you get a good start in life.”

Board members review the applications, which require documentation of financial need, and make a rigorous assessment as to whether or not there is a real need.

Robert Lincoln who has been on the board for the last decade echoed the importance of carefully checking eligibility and the time that goes into each application. “We always wish we could raise more so that we could give more for that first year,” he reflected.

Ruth Rosenberg has been serving as

the recording secretary for the fund for the last 35 years. While her commitment to the group hasn’t altered over the years, she chuckles and says that it may be time for a new member to take over her duties. She has made the transition from a typewriter with those messy carbon copies to writing up minutes on a computer, pushing a key and sending it to all the members. She adds, “We appreciate all the donations, small and large. The more money we receive, the more money we can provide to the eligible students.”’

A student wrote, “Now that I’m attending college, I hope to become a teacher someday, thanks to you. It’s wonderful what you do for young people like me.”

Be one of many Great Neckers who take that extra step by helping students in that first crucial year of college. To borrow a phrase, it’s wonderful what our community does for young people! We are helping Great Neck help its own.

For more information about the Great Neck Student Aid Fund, please visit their website where applications for financial assistance may be downloaded in English, Spanish or Korean.

One may also make fully deductible donations on their secure website www. gnsaf.com or watch your mailbox for the spring fundraising letter. Or if you accidentally threw out the appeal letter, you may write a check, payable to Great Neck Student Aid. Send it to GNSAF, P.O. Box 1067, Great Neck, NY 11023.

Carol Frank Great Neck

Tax breaks needed for 1st responders

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uring the past few weeks, another three congressman have added their names (total now: 11) as co-sponsors of Bill H.R. 343 (Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act)…a bill apparently languishing in our House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee.

Essentially, Bill H.R. 343 (Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act) seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a charitable deduction for the service of volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians, ambulance corps’ members, and other rescue personnel.

Earlier this month, we contacted our local congressman’s office to request his support for H.R. 343 and requested his help

to get this very worthy and important bill “out of committee.”

Again, this past week, we contacted Congressman Steve Israel’s office and requested he show active support for H.R. 343 by adding his name as another co-sponsor of the bill.

In addition, we sent letters to senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand suggesting they introduce a similar bill in our U.S. Senate and help move such a bill towards passage in that half of our bicameral Congress, especially, since it seems a bill with similar intent can be introduced simultaneously in both the House and the Senate.

My husband and I believe all of our volunteer emergency responders, volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians, ambulance corps’ members, and other rescue personnel deserve

their communities’ support as we are the beneficiaries of their support 24/7.

The essential content of our similar letters to both Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand appears below: “At present, there seems to be a bill languishing in the House of Representatives Ways and Means’ Committee that, in our opinion, is a very worthy bill that should be enacted.

The bill about which we are writing is H.R. 343 (Volunteer Emergency Responders Tax Deduction Act).

In our local community, as in many other communities throughout New York State and throughout our great Nation, we rely on the generous services of our volunteer first responders during emergencies.

Because of the dedication

and sacrifices that our volunteer first responders make on a daily basis, my husband and I feel strongly that our altruistic volunteers be both rewarded and encouraged by the passage of such a bill as H.R. 343.

However, if H.R. 343 continues to languish “in committee,” it will have little chance for passage in our House of Representatives.

Therefore, we must ask you, oursenator, to please sponsor a similar bill in our Congress’ Senate.

Without our volunteer firefighters and/or our volunteer rescue squad members, many folks throughout our great New York State and our great nation would not have much needed emergency assistance in times of dire need many times, involving life and death emergencies.

If our House of Representatives seems unable to move such an important bill as H.R. 343 towards passage, perhaps, you would introduce a similar bill and help move such a bill towards passage in our Congress’ Senate.

Knowing that all of our volunteer first responders are truly “of the people and for the people” their volunteerism being truly emblematic of the ideals upon which our great country stands we ask that you, please, introduce a simultaneous bill in our Senate with provisions similar to H.R. 343’s provisions.

Thank you for your continued public service to our great country.

Kathy and Don Rittel East Williston

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A loo k o n the li g hter si d e

Wanted: the perfect anniversary gift My husband and I have a big anniversary coming up, so I’ve started dropping hints about what I’d like him to give me. The only problem is, the hints seem to be falling on deaf ears. Literally: “Um, sweetie, just take a look at this ad for the jewelry store. Everything looks so wonderful! You know, nothing says ‘I love you’ better than sparkling diamond jewelry.…”

“What did you say? I couldn’t hear you.”

“I said, you know how it’s our 30th wedding anniversary coming up? Well, I’ve been looking at websites, and lists of gift ideas for different anniversaries.

Guess what they list for the number thirty?”

“I know this shirt’s dirty, but you agreed that that would be okay for the weekend.”

“Not ‘dirty’ — Thirty! It’s going to be our 30th anniversary!”

“Oh. I was afraid of that.

By the way, I thought I’d fix the porch light, if I can get a new switch at the hardware store.”

“I’m talking about a gift.”

“I don’t need a lift, I’d rather walk.”

“A present For our anniversary!”

“Oh, so that’s what you meant. Why didn’t you say so?”

“I was trying to. I’m thinking you could give me something sparkling —“ “You want some soda?”

“I want some diamonds!”

“Hmmm. Sounds expensive.”

“I should hope so! But you know what’s even more expensive? Forgetting your wedding anniversary altogether.”

“Don’t I know it. When was that, again?”

He was thinking of our 10th anniversary — which he hadn’t remembered until it was the eve of our eleventh. He paid dearly for that.

“It set me back a pearl necklace.”

“Yes, it did. But that’s nothing to what missing our 30th might cost you. Starting with your life.”

“Did you say “life”? Or

Judy epstein

A Look on the Lighter Side “wife”?

“Is there a difference? My point is, we have to celebrate!

Maybe we could go to Broadway. How would you like to see ‘Wicked’?”

“Really? I’d love it, but you’re so seldom in the mood these days.”

“What are you talking about? I’m always in the mood for theater tickets.”

“I thought you said you’d like to be wicked?”

“Not to be wicked — I said, to see ‘Wicked.’ It’s a musical — “The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz.” “Oh. Well, yes, that’s an idea,” he said. “But for some reason I just don’t enjoy going to Broadway shows like I used to. Is there anything else you’d like to do instead?”

“We could always pick a fancy restaurant and go out to eat.”

“What, you want to go down the street? There’s nothing much there, except the train tracks.

You mean go into the city? Let me look up the schedule….”

“No, no! I just meant, a fancy meal that I don’t have to cook!”

“Oh, how do you look? Why, gorgeous, of course.” He smiled, sure that that, at least, was the right answer. Except I was frowning.

“What’s wrong, Judy? You don’t want to be gorgeous?”

“Argh! Sweetheart! Just stop what you’re doing and come over here. Come sit right next me. You know, I love you; and I love it that you’re trying so hard

to figure out what to do for our anniversary— but something is missing. You used to understand me so well. But now, all of a sudden you don’t seem to hear me at all!”

Suddenly, something occurred to me. “You know what?”

I said. “I’ve just figured out what I want for our anniversary.

There’s a little shop on Main Street that has the perfect gift.”

“Not the diamond earrings?” he asked me. He was looking nervous.

“Trust me — it’s a nice little something for a pair of ears. “ So we walked down Main Street — right past the jewelry store, and into the Hearing Center, where we got my husband fitted with a pair of hearing aids.

“Now, isn’t that better?” I said, as we sat in the diner, later, sharing dessert.

“Yes, indeed. And I heard you say I could have that last bite of cheesecake.”

“So I did. Happy Anniversary to us both!”

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Donating blood an important service

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blood donor is a special kind of volunteer. One donation of blood can help save up to three lives.

New York Blood Center provides blood services to hospitals throughout the metropolitan area.

We are fortunate to live in a region where sophisticated medical facilities and transplant programs are available.

These programs require many blood donations. When there is not enough blood, patients wait for hours for blood they need, delaying their recovery.

Patients who are weak from low iron wait for red cells; patients whose bodies have been assaulted by chemotherapy wait for platelets that will allow their blood to clot again.

Patients who have been on an organ transplant lists for months or years and finally get an opportunity for an organ will lose that opportunity if there is no blood.

Therefore, the need for blood is constantyou never know when someone you care about might need blood. To be eligible to donate, you need to be between the ages

of 16-75, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.

You must have photo ID with you.

Each donation can be separated into different components and therefore help save many lives ! Did you know that our local hospitals need more than 2,000 pints of blood each day ? That means they need you help. I myself understand that only too well.

I help run two blood drives a year at St. Anastasia parish in Douglaston as a member of St. Anastasia Knights of Co-

lumbus Council #5911.

As for your information we will be having one on Sunday June 7 between the hours of 8:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. If you want to donate earlier you can call their office 1-800-688-0900. You can also check their web-site which is: www.nybloodcenter.org. So please donate for the life you save could be your own or someone you know and love.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

Nestle not very best with bottled water

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any of us know that the bottled water industry is one of the biggest scams imaginable. The industry has managed to convince us that the water available to drink is polluted, laced with chemicals, bad tasting. We must, therefore, drink only bottled water. I cannot tell you how much waste is involved.

Discarded plastic bottles are polluting our environment; we could save our environment and a lot of money if we simply carried our own water bottles,

filled at home, in some cases with water from the faucet that is already quite palatable because water treatment in many localities is good. Or, if we detect some less pleasant tastes, we can very cheaply filter drinking water with filtering pitchers. Information about how much can be saved by this method would astound you!

I know, it takes a little effort to do this, but this is an example of how hype has convinced us to that we must buy bottled water.

Now, we have evidence that

profiteering, aside from that caused by our laziness, has been going on while we have been asleep at the switch. An investigation by the Desert Sun newspaper in California has revealed that the Nestle corporation has been illegally pumping water out of a Southern California national forest for its bottled water with a permit that expired 27 years ago!

In one of the most drought stricken areas in the country, the U.S. Forest Service, which issues these permits, has allowed cor-

porate profiteering. Nestle has been doing this illegally for 27 years!

Nothing is known about the amounts extracted. The company pays residential rates for other extraction sites on public lands but sells the water for thousands of dollars more than it pays.

This is just one example of the assault on our water supply.

Another issue is the continuing drought in California.

As an example of the problem of having enough water to

support living on this planet, it is drawing attention. Solutions must be found.

At another time, I hope to get into the whole issue of water as it relates to an ever increasing problem, fracturing shale deposits to obtain natural gas. More and more threats to our environment are becoming evident and require our attention as the industry grows.

Stay tuned.

Esther Confino New Hyde Park

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Pork barrel spending in Albany alive

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ork barrel member item spending is alive and well in Albany.

According to the watchdog group Citizens Union, there is $2.9 billion allocated under lump sum funds within the recently adopted April 1, 2015 - March 30, 2016 $142 billion state budget.

These funds have been allocated into 95 individual stand alone pots.

They include $2.3 billion for Governor Andrew Cuomo, $1.2 billion for the state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, $989 million for the state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and $82 million for the state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Lump sum funds are authorized to be spent under the capital budget. They are nonspecific, which means the governor, any state senator, state assem-

blymember or attorney general can spend these dollars at their own discretion.

There is virtually no oversight or accountability unlike those funds whose recipients are previously identified as part of the original budget process.

Even state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has a difficult time monitoring these expenditures.

On a bipartisan basis, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos, Democratic State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie along with their loyal members and Democrat State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will all share in these ill gotten gains. This is bad news for taxpayers.

How many stories have we read concerning corruption of individuals and organizations who are recipients of member

item spending?

Every year, ordinary Americans, business and foundations combine to donate several hundred billion dollars to tens of thousands of charities. Why do elected officials see the need to use tax revenues to fund their own donations to charities?

These are known as member items and in too many cases have in the past really been pork barrel projects. Why can’t they make their own personal direct charitable donations to the charities of their choice?

Just how much cash do elected officials personally donate to charities each year out of their own salaries?

Many could dip into excessive surplus campaign funds to make a donation. They could also host a fundraiser asking some of their regular campaign contributors to support charities.

In addition to financial contributions, millions of Americans also donate time each week to perform volunteer work at their favorite charity.

How many public officials do the same?

Too many members view the funding of member item pork barrel projects as a path to grease the wheels of reelection or run for higher public office.

Like a monkey on their back, they appear to be addicted to this spending. Skelos and Heastie both use this as a tool to keep their respective loyal flocks in line.

Vote as directed by the “leadership”, and you will receive your share of this pot of gold.

Those few Democrats who have to run in competitive races receive “extra” earmarks from Heastie courtesy of taxpayers.

The same is true for Skelos.

It is common knowledge about the quid pro quo between those seeking funding and members of the state Legislature.

This sometimes includes campaign contributions from the recipients senior management, hiring of public officials family, relatives or friends along with political clubhouse colleagues by the recipients, invitations to ribbon cutting ceremonies, prominent promotions in recipient newsletters, along with honoring the elected official at the organization’s annual fundraising dinner etc. in exchange for receipt of the funding.

It is time to permanently end pork barrel member item spending once and for all.

Larry Penner Great Neck

An alternative to Common Core testing

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ommon Core Testing is big in the news these days. I don’t consider it worth saying more about it except that it is quite idiotic to test one on a subject that has not been studied.

What seems to me to be a good idea would be that at the beginning of the school year or a semester a 10-minute written quiz could be given to each student on the subject to be taught.

It would not pressure the student in any way. It would merely be to determine what each student already knows.

This could be retained by the teacher.

At the end of the course, it could be done again to determine what each student has learned and now knows. It has to also be kept in mind that understanding increases over time.

The knowledge shown by the initial quiz would probably vary quite a lot due to the various aptitudes and interests of each student and reflect what a person has been and done deep into the past.

The progress of each student shown by the second quiz would actually be the best evidence to use in evaluating the teacher.

Learning can be made interesting.

For myself, as an example, I choose a word and learn what it is in languages I am at least somewhat familiar with such as the word ‘with.’ Mit in German,

avec in French, con in Spanish and Italian and me in Greek (the e as in met). This is a good way to remember words.

Long ago I lived a few years in Astoria in Queens. There was Greek all around me.

I had my Greek grammardictionary book which I studied.

One day, walking down a street I saw a sign in Greek that hit me.

After a moment I said Poseidon. Another time, the name on a coffee-pastry hangout. I wondered what exotic meaning it might have. I translated it. It was White Rose, House or something like that (I don’t remember).

I was almost sorry I asked myself. What I never learned is how numerals are written.

Last Wednesday (April 22) I was determined to be in the Rockefeller Center area in The City 6 p.m.. Checking the weather in advance on WINS 1010 it was said that a strong squall line was entering Manhattan and moving east at 30 to 40 mph At 3:55 p.m. it was just beginning to rain when I got into the car and left. I drove over and took Marcus Avenue (staying off of the Northern Parkway) to the Little Neck Parkway and there got on the Northern. My goal was to get to Forest Hills, park on Jewel Avenue and get the F Train.

I drove through the storm which was blustery with some heavy rain and when I got the car parked. The sun was about to

shine through the clouds. Good!

I didn’t get wet.

Later that night on the news was the story about a flight from Paris to Newark attempting to land and then attempting to land at JFK eventually landing in Boston. The passengers got banged up due to the turbulence and two were checked out at a hospital.

Around 1980 out of curiosity I went to a pilots ground school.

I was already 40 and too old to start a career of that kind but I learned many interesting things.

One is that one does not fly an aircraft into a thunderstormperiod!

Let alone attempting to land one. It can blow the plane around like a dry leaf in the wind.

A side draft could blow the plane off of the runway and a blast from behind effectually lowers the planes airspeed so that it could stall and drop like a rock.

One would think that the pilots of the mentioned flight would have known better. I wonder if they have been reprimanded.

Not long ago a plane was on a flight across the South China Sea. Due to the weather, the pilot radioed air traffic control requesting permission to go to a higher altitude and fly over it. The request was denied. The plane crashed into the sea.

A pilot has the duty and au-

thority to override air traffic control if necessary. The welfare of all on board and the plane are at stake.

Also on the news last week was a story about those in Oregon with a system of putting turbines in water mains to provide ‘clean’ electricity. The system mentioned could produce 200 kilowatts-enough for 150 homes, it was said.

Mineola Village was talking as reported as needing 200 kilowatts for Mineola Village Hall as a standby generator.

I was really scratching my head trying to figure a way of fitting 150 homes into the Mineola Village Hall. Mineola was talking

$500,000. There is a 200 kilowatt generator on the internet: $30,000: A big sucker too.

Some things are worth consideration: A standby generator might well sit for many years without ever being called into action if ever.

Only that which is necessary in an emergency should be wired to the standby. No need for extravagance.

The rest would go down with the grid and stay down until the grid comes back on. Mineola: keep an eye on the money.

Charles Samek Mineola

L.I. needs South Shore gas project

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he cost of energy is a tremendous burden for families. That’s why we need achievable solutions that can provide real rate relief like the Port Ambrose natural gas project.

Even though Port Ambrose will be located 20 miles off the south shore of Nassau County, its benefits are equally important to north shore residents.

More natural gas from a new source means greater competi-

tion, and competition along with additional supply is our best hope to drive prices down.

If Long Island is going to be a place where multiple generations of families can live, we are going to need to finally address some critical long-term issues and energy needs to be at the top of the list.

Dara Brzostovski Roslyn Heights

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READERS WRITE

Don’t eliminate Freon-22 at expense of trees

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t is good that Dr. Corinne Michels (“Science lacking in Freon-22 concerns,” New Hyde Park Herald Courier, April 17, 2015) has brought to the attention of the public important facts regarding the air stripper that is slated to be constructed in Christopher Morley Park.

Regarding the issue of “deforestation,” however, some clarification is needed. Freon-22 is a moderately toxic substance and the Roslyn Water District is correct in attempting to remove the chemical from the water supply.

No one wants to drink water containing excessive amounts of

refrigerant pollution.The Green Party, and other organizations and individuals, when referring to “deforestation”are referring to the fact that the air stripper will be built in a County park, Christopher Morley, and the construction of the facility will necessitate the removal of trees.

The area that the air stripper will occupy is a beautiful area with hiking trails. This is the “deforestation” that the Green Party strongly opposes.

Freon-22, though contributing to global warming and ozone depletion, does not cause deforestation.

The Roslyn Water District, along with Nassau County — which gave the water district permission to build the air stripper on public parkland--are the ones responsible for the deforestation, not the chemical.

Air strippers safely remove Freon from the water and the amount of the chemical that enters the air after treatment is not harmful to humans.

Originally the water district wanted to build the air stripper at the site of the well. This should have been the solution to eliminating the chemical from the water supply. Some residents, with unfounded fears, convinced the water district and the county to place the air stripper in a nearby park, Christopher Morley. The county is getting significant amounts of money for this.

Many local people — the

Green Party, the Sierra Club, the Guardians of Christopher Morley Park (a Park Friends’ Group), ParcNassau, Richard Brummel of Planet-In-Peril and several local litigants — have fought this alienation of parkland.

Hundreds of petitions were gathered and many calls were made to public officials, from county legislators to the governor, to stop this air stripper from being unnecessarily located in one of our county parks.

The county appears to have put so much of our infrastructure up for sale or rent: among them, our sewer system, bus system and our parks.

Dr. Michels and all other interested residents of Nassau County should do “investigative reporting” to see why all this is happening.

Our county government, evading its responsibilities and ignoring its public assets — like parks — is disappearing before our eyes.

Jim Brown Island Park Chair, Green Party of Nassau County Letters Continued on Page 73

Do you experience pain or discomfort during sex?

It’s more common – and treatable – than you think.

Sexual pain, or dyspareunia, affects nearly three out of four women at some point in their lives. For some, the pain is temporary, while for others it is a long-term problem. Unfortunately, many people with sexual pain suffer silently. Sonia Bahlani, MD, a gynecologist at the Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, part of North Shore-LIJ Health System, discusses what you need to know about this condition.

What causes pain during sex?

There are many causes of sexual pain in women.

Many causes may be gynecologic in nature, while others may be secondary to systemic changes within the body. Infections, post-menopausal changes, neuropathic (nerve fiber) or muscular pain disorders, and dermatologic (hair/nails/skin) changes may all play into sexual pain. Pain during sex also may be caused by problems with sexual response, such as a lack of desire or a lack of arousal. It is important to seek help from a healthcare professional because many causes of sexual pain can be treated.

Who experiences pain with sex?

Anyone in any age group can have sexual pain.

Hormonal changes can often cause changes in sexual function, but because many factors may come into play, an extensive workup — a physical, medical tests, a medical history review — is usually required.

Dyspareunia can get in the way of your relationships and overall quality of life — don’t wait to get help. If you have symptoms of sexual pain, call (516) 734-8500 today to make an appointment with one of our specialists. For more information, visit NorthShoreLIJ.com/Smith.

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Because sexual pain may be caused by many factors — and patients can have varying ranges of symptoms — our pelvic pain experts at the Smith Institute for Urology will develop a unique and personalized plan for you. Your customized treatment plan could range from conservative forms of therapy to more aggressive management, depending on your symptoms. This variety of treatment approaches has significantly decreased sexual pain and improved quality of life for the vast majority of our patients.

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By J a m e s G a l l o w ay The Federal Railroad Administration has approved a nearly $1 billion loan to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to finance the installation of a congressionally mandated technology on the Metro-North and LIRR intended to limit human error that leads to accidents.

The loan, which still requires approval by the MTA Board, would fund the installation of positive train control, a technology in certain instances cedes control of the trains movement to computers, according to a press release from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

“This loan is a dramatic investment in the MTA - one that will make trains safer for all riders on Metro-North and the LIRR,” Cuomo said in a statement.

“With this infusion of funding, crews will be getting to work on individual cars and along hundreds of miles of track to install state of the art technology that can save lives.”

The release said positive train control has the potential to limit accidents due to human error, such as two-train collisions, derailments stemming from excessive speed, trains travelling to ar-

eas under construction and trains moving past an improperly aligned switch.

The technology could prevent situations such as the Bronx Spuyten Duyvil derailment caused by a train moving too fast.

“There’s no doubt that positive train control will make riders and workers safer and enhance the security of the commuter railroad systems that so many New Yorkers rely on every day,” Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) said. “We need to fully implement this technology, and this major federal funding advance will allow the LIRR and Metro-North to get to work right away.”

The loan from the Federal Railroad Administration has a 2.38 percent fixedrate interest that the MTA would repay over 22 years, and is the lowest-cost financing option for the MTA, according to the release.

The MTA awarded a contract in 2013 to Bombardier Transportation and Siemens Rail Automation to design, furnish and ensure the positive train control works correctly. The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North have already started implementing the changes for 1,455 rail cars and 588 miles of track.

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Billy Joel to close show at Coliseum

By B i ll saN aNtoNio Of course it’s the Piano Man. Legendary recording artist and Long Island native Billy Joel will play the final show at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Aug. 4 in closing out an arena set to undergo a major renovation in the next year.

The performance would mark the six-time Grammy award-winner’s first solo appearance at the coliseum since his 1998 world tour, when his nine sold-out shows set the building record

for most sellouts in a single year.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced the concert Friday during a PIX11 news broadcast.

In a statement, he said Joel “represents the years of joy the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has brought to residents and serves as an exciting reminder of the decades of entertainment our residents will enjoy in the soon to be renovated coliseum.”

The $260 million coliseum renovation, to be overseen by developer Bruce Ratner, would also include the construction of a movie theater, res-

taurants and stores across the 91-acre East Garden City site.

Nassau Coliseum is set to reopen in December 2016 under the leadership of the Nassau Events Center, the management team that runs the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which Ratner’s Forest City Ratner firm constructed.

“Billy is the definitive voice of Long Island and has made a lasting impact on his community in so many ways,” said Brett Yormark, Barclays’ chief executive officer, in a statement. “We appreciate having him close out the building in such a fitting way as we prepare

to give Long Islanders a spectacular venue with world-class programming and a retail and entertainment destination they will be proud of.”

Joel, who has been inducted into both the songwriting and rock and roll halls of fame and has a permanent monthly residence at Madison Square Garden, also helped close out Shea Stadium in 2008 with Paul McCartney.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster, though a special pre-sale for American Express customers ran from Monday through Thursday.

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The top seven events for the coming week Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 2, 4 p.m.

Adelphi Opera Theatre Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Westermann Stage, 1 South Avenue, Garden City (516) 877-4000 http://aupac.adelphi.edu/ Students from Adelphi University’s Depart of Music will be showcasing composer Henry Purcell’s moving opera, “Dido and Aeneas,” as the centerpiece of this operatic program to be performed Friday night and Saturday afternoon at the school’s Westermann Stage. These free performances will be directed by Darla Diltz, with music direction by Violetta Zabbi.

Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.

Tom Arnold Landmark On Main Street 232 Main Street, Suite 1, Port Washington (516) 767-1384, ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Stand-up comedian Tom Arnold may have entered the public consciousness as husband to Roseanne Barr and co-star on her hit sitcom Roseanne. But he has subsequently appeared and in more than 30 films, including standout performances alongside the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dustin Hoffman and Mike Myers in films such as “True Lies,” “Nine Months,” “Austin Powers,” “Hero,” “Exit Wounds” and “Animal Factory.”

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Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m. pop, Rock & doo Wopp Live!

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Saturday, May 2, 8 p.m.

Bill O’Reilly & dennis Miller NYCB Theatre at Westbury 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury (516) 247-5200 www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Conservative mouthpieces Bill O’Reilly of Fox News and “comedian” Dennis Miller continue their successful U.S. tour Saturday at the NYCB Theatre. With their unique mix of political commentary and good-natured humor, in addition to the duo’s great rapport, this is one two-man show not to be missed.

Wednesday, May 6, 8 p.m.

Seether The Paramount 370 New York Ave., Huntington (631) 673-7300 ext. 303 www.paramountny.com The hard rocking outfit originally from South Africa has released eight albums, two of which have gone Platinum and two more that are certified Gold along with a live concert DVD that has sold more than 500,000 units – for total worldwide sales in excess of 4.5 million. The band has quietly amassed 11 No. 1 singles and 17 Top 5 multi-format hits resulting in singles sales that top seven million.

Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m.

Furman Film Series: The prime Ministers: Soldiers and peacemakers Gold Coast Arts Center 113 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 http://goldcoastarts.org Based on the best-selling book by Ambassador Yehuda Avner, The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers takes the audience inside the offices of Israel’s Prime Ministers through the eyes of an insider, Yehuda Avner, who served as a chief aide, English language note-taker and speech writer to Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Shimon Peres.

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Shop smart for Mother's Day Come spring, shoppers often ask, "What gift should Iget Mom for Mother's Day?" How do people transform the sentiments they have for their mother into gifts that represent love and devotion? Buying a Mother's Day gift is no easy task, especially for those who wait until the last minute to do their shopping.

Beginning early can ease the pressure of Mother's Day shopping.

Research gift options at least a month prior so that you can read reviews on products and services to guarantee quality. You also want to make sure the gift will arrive on time if you will be ordering your gift online. Here are other ways to shop in a smart manner. * Do some sleuthing.

Play detective and take inventory of what Mom likes to do the most. If you ask your mother what she wants, she will likely

brush off the question and tell you nothing. It is up to you to do the investigative work. Pay attention to conversations and see if there is anything she mentions wanting to try or something around the house that may need updating.

Practical gifts are less likely to end up unopened in the basement or attic.

• Check expiration dates. Gift certificates and cards for particular stores or services are popular come Mother's Day. But it is essential to check expiration dates on the certificates or find gifts, as there is a good chance Mom will put off pampering herself and you would not want the gift to expire before she has a chance to use it. In compliance with the law, chain restaurant gift cards don't expire for at least five years from purchase. Those might be your safest bet.

• Verify a business.

Although Mom may love

a cute boutique that just opened, verify the business before buying a gift card from it. An unpredictable economy has made it even harder for new businesses to succeed, and you don't Mom to be stuck with a worthless gift card should the new business not thrive. If she really likes a particular new business, take her on a shopping spree at the store instead.

• Skip the chocolate overload. Flowers and chocolates are traditional Mother's Day gifts. However, calorie-conscious women may not want to be faced with the temptation of a warehouse-sized box of chocolate treats. If Mom truly loves chocolate, treat her to a gourmet piece or two, but don't make that your main gift.

• Avoid "final sale" items. It can be tempting to peruse the deepdiscount rack at Mom's favorite store when retailers cut prices on items in

anticipation of a new season. However, these sales may come with restrictions on returns or exchanges.

Unless you know Mom will like what you pick out, avoid the "final sale" racks in favor of items that can be returned or exchanged.

• Ask for a price match. In an effort to keep a loyal customer base, many stores will price match against competitors' ads. Therefore, if you feel more comfortable at a certain store, print out the advertised price and bring it to your favorite store.

There's a good chance they will give you the item for the same price. This works particularly well for tech gifts that typically go on sale in the days leading up to a holiday or special event.

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One of the traditions associated with the current Mother’s Day is to give Mom a gift. Some people only give their own mothers and wives gifts, while others extend their generosity to sisters with children, mothers-in-law and even grandmothers. Chances are, over the years Mom’s gifts have run the gamut, from a homemade treasure kids made in elementary school to jewelry from hubby to breakfast in bed. For those who want to add a literary tilt to their Mother’s Day gift this year, consider including any of the following motherly quotes when preparing a gift Mom won’t soon forget.

• “Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother.” - Lin Yutang, Chinese writer • “I remember my mother’s prayers

and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America • “Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author • “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” - Irish proverb • “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does.

That’s his.” - Oscar Wilde, Irish poet • “If I was damned of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine.” - Rudyard Kipling, in his poem “Mother O’ Mine” • “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” - Honore de Balzac, French playwright • “The future destiny of a child is always the work of the mother.” - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France • “The God to whom little boys say their prayers has a face very like their mothers’.” - James Matthew Barrie, Scottish author

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Individuals who have lost their mothers may experience Mother’s Day in myriad ways. Some may choose to ignore the day, preferring to keep busy and not acknowledge that Mother’s Day is taking place.

Others may pour over memories of their mother, looking at old photos or videos.

Some may make a trip to a cemetery or special place of reflection. Certain people prefer to be alone, while others want to be in the comfort of a group. The way the holiday is spent is entirely up to the person and the way he or she feels the most comfortable.

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If a person is looking for a way to celebrate Mom after she has passed on, here are a few ideas.

• Remember a good time had with Mom and then capture those happy feelings.

• Donate to a charity or do something special that Mom would have appreciated.

• Plant a tree or plant in her honor in the yard.

• Watch a video or look through pictures of Mom and remember all of the good times had together.

• If you are a mother, relish in the day with the kids and other family. Your Mom would want you to.

• Wear a white carnation to symbolize that you have lost your mother.

• Gather together with siblings or friends who have lost their mothers and spend the day together.

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Celebrating more than moms on Mother’s Day Every spring individuals celebrate their mothers on Mother’s Day. It has evolved from a day to honor mothers to one that recognizes all special women.

Therefore, if there is a woman in one’s life who isn’t a biological mother -- but special nonetheless -- Mother’s Day can be a time to tell her how much she is appreciated.

There are many reasons a person may want to honor a woman that is not his or her mother. Perhaps the person’s own mother has passed away or is not prominent in this individual’s life. Maybe there is a grandmother or aunt with whom one is especially close. There may be a teacher

or mentor that has touched the life of a person in a special way.

Although Mother’s Day is built around giving thanks to Mom, it’s certainly acceptable to thank women in addition to dear old Mom. Furthermore, one needn’t wait until a specific day in May to honor a notable woman. This can be done all year long with certain gestures and sentiments.

For those who are celebrating all women on Mother’s Day, here are some ways to set the day apart.

• Create a handmade card with personalized sentiments that reflect the unique relationship with this special

woman. This can mean more than a prepurchased card that may not offer the right words.

• Find out her interests and spend a day doing entirely what she wants to do.

It doesn’t necessarily have to take place on Mother’s Day. A trip to a museum or a day at the park -- whatever it may be -- can be a nice outing.

• Treat her to a special dinner. Ask about favorite foods and create a meal at home. If dining out is a must, choose a day other than Mother’s Day to avoid the crowds and have intimate moments with just the two of you, especially if you are also honoring your own mother on

Mother’s Day. • Find something you both enjoy and then go and do that. Maybe you met up due to a hobby or interest. Remember the first day you met and reminisce by heading to that place for a celebration.

• Have an extended family fiesta.

Host a Mother’s Day party at home and single out all the special women in attendance. Serve cocktails and enjoy the time spent together.

Mother’s Day is a special time of the year to honor not only a person’s mom but also any other notable woman in his or her life. The holiday can be customized any way a person sees fit.

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Memorable Mother’s Day breakfast recipes fr e nch toast br e a d p u d d ing Ingredients:

B Y LISA M E SSI N G E R Having trouble deciding whether to give your mom breakfast, brunch, dinner or dessert for Mother’s Day? When you step into the heat of the kitchen to prepare that stunning homemade feast, take the heat off of yourself by presenting Mom with a memorable combination of multiple meals.

Not only will this probably trump anything any ambitious sibling of yours has attempted but also it might possibly even outshine most meals you might have treated Mom to in a restaurant, had you gone that route.

Globetrotting Cooking Channel series star Jeffrey Saad, for instance, lets you in on an Asian-inspired secret

that should have Mom raving right through next year. In his debut cookbook, “Jeffrey Saad’s Global Kitchen,” he creates a super-spiced (sweet and spicy) hoisin-glazed steak served alongside fried eggs with yolks still runny enough to further sauce the meat.

Haley Fox and Lauren Fox, the sisters who helm the famous Alice’s Tea Cup in New York City and wrote a cookbook by the same name, note, breakfast? Dessert?

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Their standout French toast bread pudding is perked up with a flavored tea-infused pudding base. Let Mom start her morning with this sweet treat and she’ll undoubtedly be sweet on you all day long.

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• 6 eggs • 1 cup heavy cream • 1 cup sugar • 1 1/2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon • 1 loaf brioche (or challah, if needed as substitute), cut into 8 (3/4-inch thick) slices Butter, for the pan Pudding base: • 1/4 cup heavy cream • 1 tablespoon apricot-flavored or brandy-flavored tea leaves • 4 1/2 large egg yolks • 1/2 of 1 large beaten egg • 1/2 cup sugar • 1 1/2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract To serve (optional): Maple syrup Creme anglaise Fruit coulis Confectioners’ sugar Berries and/or slices of fresh fruit Yields 8 servings.

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Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, orange and lemon juices and cinnamon. Whisk the mixture until it is smooth and combine, but do not overbeat it. Place each slice of bread into the mixture, and let it absorb the liquid thoroughly.

Set the soaked bread aside on a plate.

Place a griddle or a large frying pan over medium heat and coat it with butter. When the griddle is hot, cook each slice of bread until it is nicely golden on both sides, keeping the heat at a level that allows the bread to cook through evenly, without burning the egg mixture. As they are cooked, set the slices aside on a plate.

While the bread is cooking, make the pudding base: Bring the heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan and then remove it from the heat. Place the tea leaves in a tea strainer and steep them in the cream for 3 minutes (or simply put the loose tea in the cream, steep for 3 minutes and then strain carefully). Discard the tea leaves and reserve the tea-flavored cream.

In a medium bowl, combine the egg yolks, beaten egg and sugar and whisk to combine. Add a little of the egg mixture to the tea-flavored cream and continuing to whisk, gradually add the remaining egg mixture until it’s fully combined. Stir in the vanilla extract.

Set the pudding base aside.

When all the bread has been cooked on the griddle, cut the slices into 1-by-1-inch squares.

Pour the pudding base evenly into 8 ramekins (see note); they will be about onefourth full. And then lay in the bread squares (the bread may extend above the edge of the ramekins). Place the ramekins on a large baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until the bread is golden and crispy and the liquid is bubbling.

To serve: Drizzle maple syrup, creme anglaise, fruit coulis and/or confectioners’ sugar as well as berries and/or slices of fresh fruit on top.

Note: Ramekins should be 2-inch-deep oven-safe glass or other similarly sized ovensafe glass bowls, such as creme brulee dishes.

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Whether she’s still hard at work raising children or her kids have grown up and now have children of their own, Mom deserves our best efforts come Mother’s Day. And while traditional gifts like flowers and chocolate might make for thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts, those who want to go the extra mile for Mom this year can consider the following unique gift ideas.

• Concert tickets: Many adults recall the days of their youth when Mom would relax while listening to some of her favorite music on a lazy summer afternoon. Why not take a stroll down Memory Lane and take Mom to see one of her favorite acts in concert?

Even if you have outgrown Mom’s musical tastes, she will still appreciate the chance to spend an evening out on the town with her kids and some good music.

• Theater tickets: If Mom is a fan of live theater then nothing will elicit

a bigger smile than tickets to a Broadway show she has had her eyes on.

• Parts unknown: Moms who love to travel and experience other cultures would certainly appreciate a trip abroad or a domestic getaway to a region of the country they have yet to explore. Before booking any such trips, speak to your Mom and ask if there’s anywhere in particular she’d like to go.

Such trips can be expensive, so adults might want to speak to their siblings and finance such an excursion together.

• Spa treatment: If Mom is still as active as ever, then a day of pampering at a nearby spa is sure to please.

Many luxury spas offer packages, especially around Mother’s Day, that make a full-on spa treatment a more affordable gift. Men and women can even accompany Mom on her trip and reap the rewards of being such a thoughtful son or daughter.

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Potluck’s Back — Let’s Eat! Call it a sign of the times or just plain good luck for those of us yearning to swap fast food fare for some tasty home cooking. Potluck gatherings are back and one of this year’s hottest trends in entertaining.

Why not treat the special women in your life to a Mother’s Day potuck dinner?

Although these communal “luck of the pot” meals (where everyone brings their favorite dish) hearken back to the late 19th century, they found their footing in the mid-1950’s when it seemed like every mom in the neighborhood was filling casserole dishes for church socials and family get-togethers.

“There are three primary reasons driving the return of potluck -- our schedules, the economy and childhood memories,” says Chef Jeff Gillis, www.CelebratingHome.com. “We live such fast-paced lives that divvying up the cooking makes home entertaining more realistic than putting all of the burden on the hostess. Making one dish instead of several also helps stretch the budget -- something we’re all looking to do these days. And, let’s face it -- after years of dashing through the drive-thru, wouldn’t you like to sit down to some home-cooked food, even if it’s only once a week?”

Got potluck fever but not a clue what to do? Here are four tips that’ll make your next gathering both tasty and stylish, plus,

a family-fave recipe that’ll put your home on the map as potluck heaven.

Organize Participants Divide the meal by categories so guests will have a balance of appetizers, entrees, sides and desserts from which to choose.

Cooks needn’t commit to a specific recipe but it’s helpful to know up-front that a well-rounded meal is in the making.

Agree on Advance Prep All dishes should be cooked prior to arrival so only a quick re-heating is required.

Everything should also hit your doorstep ready for presentation to avoid last minute searches for serving bowls and platters.

Choose Easy-Fix, Crowd-Pleasing Recipes To appeal to guests varying tastes, save the exotic for later and dust off mom’s (or grandma’s) cookbook. Traditional potluck dishes like casseroles, chili, soup, bread, and cakes are always popular and easy to make.

Dress Up the Table Remember the special tablecloth mom used for Sunday dinner? Create some memories for your own family with a pretty fabric tablecloth, cloth napkins (pretty and eco-friendly!) and some candles. A few minutes is all it takes to create a festive look that’ll make guests feel honored to have gathered around your table.

Why not try this delicious recipe:

Bean Pot Beef Stew This twist on an American favorite yields a hearty, flavorful entree that takes less prep time because it slow cooks in the oven in a bean pot.

Ingredients: 1 lb. round steak, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 large yellow onion, roughly chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, chopped fine 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes 6 cups beef broth (or stock) 11/2 teaspoons dried thyme 3 bay leaves 2 cups potatoes, cubed 1 cup celery, diced 1 cup carrots, diced Salt and pepper to taste Directions: Rub steak with olive oil and coat with salt and pepper.

Let steak sit at room temperature in bean pot while preparing all other vegetables. Chop and dice everything, then add to bean pot. Add beef broth (or stock), thyme, bay leaves, diced tomatoes and salt and pepper. Cover and bake in 375 F oven for 3 to 4 hours until meat is tender. *Recipe courtesy of www.CelebratingHome.com

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Finding a Birth Parent Mother’s Day can be bittersweet for a person who has been adopted. He or she may be very close with adopted parents but always harbor questions and “what ifs” about birth parents. Searching for a birth parent doesn’t negate the love one feels for adoptive parents. Oftentimes, it just serves to answer questions about heredity and satisfy curiosity.

Between 120,000 and 150,000 children are adopted in the U.S. every year, according to The National Center for State Courts. There are typically more people willing to adopt than available children, which is largely the result of prospective parents’ desire to adopt an infant.

There are no concrete statistics regarding how many adopted children seek out their birth fathers and mothers. However, many are curious about why they were given up for adoption and if there are any family medical issues they should know about.

Depending on the type of adoption that took place, it may be possible for individuals to research and find birth parents.

In an open adoption, personal information between the birth family and the adoptive family is often exchanged.

This means that they can contact each other. Some choose to keep in touch or leave the window of opportunity open for future contact.

In a closed adoption, the adoption process is all confidential. The adoptive family does not know the identity of the parents giving up the baby, nor does the

birth family know much about who will be adopting the child. The birth family often prefers to remain anonymous and may decline to be sought out even if the adopted child is actively seeking him or her.

For those who want to begin the process of finding a birth parent, first it is helpful to know some information.

This can include the names of the birth parents and the state where the adoption took place. If adoptive parents are helpful, they may be able to provide some record of this information, which can be taken to a social worker. Investigations can also be done online. Some adoptive agencies offer information for a fee.

It’s important for the adoptee to remember that a birth parent’s reaction is a definite unknown. He or she may have given the child away because of inability to care for a baby. In other circumstances, a child simply may not have been wanted. Once the birth parent is contacted, it could be a happy reunion or a disappointing experience, expecially if he or she doesn’t want to meet.

There are many reasons adopted children search for birth parents. Some need medical information that can be helpful or potentially life-saving. Others want to know about their heritage or ethnicity. Still others simply want to know what a parent was like or what he or she looks like. Before the research process begins, adoptees need to hope for the best but expect the worst. Plus, they shouldn’t alienate their adoptive parents in the process.

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Give the gift of green for Mother’s Day

Mom may appreciate chocolate or flowers. But for children who want to offer her something a little more special -- especially for their eco-conscious moms -- there are a number of different gift options to make Mom's big day as eco-friendly as it is enjoyable.

An eco-friendly gift for Mom is a gift that keeps on giving. When you jot down your gift idea list, think about adding these "green" gifts.

• Make a basket of gardening gear.

Garden plants and supplies are perhaps the greenest gifts to give Mom. Plants are so plentiful and varied that there are bound to be ideal flowers or greenery for every mother's tastes. Compile different gardening essentials, such as seeds or seedlings, organic soil mix, mulch, all-natural compost, and a few different planting containers. You can also include gardening gloves and ergonomic tools made of recycled materials. Finish the gift with the inclusion of a book that describes different garden designs and gives tips for beginners.

• Dine at a local restaurant. Many families take Mom out for a meal on her special day. To make the experience ecofriendly, select among restaurants that

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are close to home in the area. Explore the possibilities of restaurants that may serve foods made with local, organic ingredients. If you cannot find such a restaurant, do not worry, just choose a local establishment to conserve fuel.

• Pay for a car tune-up. Improving the gas mileage on Mom's car is one gift that can be environmentally friendly. According to the United States Department of Energy, keeping a car in shape can help save money and improve fuel economy.

Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve Mom's gas mileage by as much as 40 percent. Also, be sure to have her car tires properly inflated. She can be losing gas mileage by 0.3 percent for every 1 psi drop in all four tires. Getting an oil change with the recommended grade of motor oil is another gas mileage improvement measure.

• Purchase eco-friendly kitchen items.

It may be a major faux pas to give Mom an appliance or a new vacuum for Mother's Day. However, if your mother is an avid cook or baker, she may appreciate some new mixing bowls or utensils made from recycled materials. If Mom is the consum-

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Companies like www.organicbouquet. com can assemble a bouquet made from responsibly grown flowers or even a wreath for a wall or door. They also have food gifts, from organic fruits to nuts.

• Spend the day outdoors. Most moms cherish any gift from their children, whether lavish or simple. A nice, eco-friendly gift is to spend time together.

Research local parks or hiking trails and plan a day where you both commune with nature. Or even head to the seaside for a relaxing day. Explore the landscape and be on the lookout for birds and washed up treasure from the sea. Plan to finish the day with a homemade, picnic lunch.

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 29 Family Sundays from 1 to 4 pm. Family Sundays begin with exhibition-based gallery conversations. Families then go on to explore new art materials, vocabulary and ideas with our museum educator.

Family Sundays provide children and the adults in their lives with the opportunity to reconnect while talking about and making art together.

New projects are featured every week! Reservations not needed. Free with museum admission.

OUTDOOR LEARNING Wednesdays, May 6, June 3 at 9 a.m.

Bird Watching for Beginners Rebecca Oyer, education manager at Oyster Bay’s Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, leads an observation of the spring migration of birds on the Museum’s beautiful property. Learn how to use field marks, habitat, behavior and song to identify birds. Please bring binoculars if you have them. Fee is $10 per class (payable in cash on the day of the class). Please write to the museum at events@nassaumuseum.org to reserve a place in the class of your

choice. Limit is 15 per class.

Meet at the Art School parking lot (first building on the left as you enter the grounds).

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May 14, June 4 Brown Bag Lectures Bring a sandwich and enjoy lunch with friends as Museum Docent Riva Ettus presents an informative talk on the works on view in Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting.

Afterward, join the 2 p.m. public exhibition tour. Free with Museum admission.

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OUTDOOR ART TOUR Thursday, May 14, 5:30 p.m.

Spring Sculpture Stroll Laura Lynch, the Museum’s director of education, leads a walk through the museum’s Sculpture Park, one of the biggest sculpture gardens in the region. The park includes large-scale installations, many in the Museum’s permanent collection, others on loan from prestigious museums and galleries. The fee is $5, paid in cash at the walk. The event is limited to 25 people. To reserve a place, please write to: events@nassaumuseum. org. Meet on the front terrace

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EXHIBITION TALK Saturday, May 16, 3 p.m.

Larry Fink: Fly on the Wall and the Social Critique Coming out of the generation of documentation and straight photography, Larry Fink used the camera through the 1970s and 80s to shed light on social constructs.Artist/photographer/educator Daniel Mirer and LIU Post Professor of Art History and Museum Studies Aileen June Wang give a joint presentation about Fink’s innovative use of the square format camera. Admission is $15 (members, $5) and includes museum admission.

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‘Art in Marriage’ exhibit County to at Huntington gallery present birds of prey show

“Art in Marriage” an exhibit of Arthur and Edith Berstein’s work, opens Friday, May 1 at The Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street Huntington.

The exhibit, which combines the sculpture work of Mr. Berstein and afghans made by Mrs. Berstein, will be on display May 1 through May 18, with an opening reception Friday, May 1 from 6 to 8:30 p.m..

Gallery goers can also join the Bersteins on Saturday, May 9, at 1:30 p.m. for an afghan demonstration by Edith. This demonstration will also take place at the Main Street Gallery.

All are welcome to attend.

The Berstein’s live in Setauket, and share a studio that’s an extension to their home. Arthur is interested in shapes, whereas Edith is excited by color. Art is a sculptor, Edith a designer

and maker of afghans.

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home use, Arthur switched to marble, which could be obtained from quarries in Vermont.

Subsequently his move to Long Island prompted his change to utilizing wood and resin for his work.

“Almost all my work is carved from logs or constructed using either clay or resin,” Arthur Berstein said. “The carved pieces are generally abstract. I primarily use black walnut, which has a rich, warm color and is local to Long Island. I like to develop graceful forms which relate to each other in such a way that the sculpture displays pleasing positive and negative spaces.”

Edith currently focuses her creative energy on afghans, but she has been interested in art her entire life and defines her work as “following a long trajectory”.

Mrs. Berstein studied painting at Goucher College and at Columbia Univer-

sity School of Painting and Sculpture. For many years she was active in The Art Barn in Setauket, where she taught painting, drawing, and pottery.

Edith later became interested in making soft sculpture, including basketry and macramé. Her interest moved to crocheting, leading to a handmade sweater business designing sweaters and hats sold all over the country, including Henri Bendel and Bonwit Tellers in NYC. For more information on Art Berstein and his work, visit www.bernsteinart.com The Main Street Gallery hours are Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 12 to 4 p.m..

For additional information on the exhibit and other Huntington Arts Council events please visit www. huntingtonarts.org or call (631) 271-8423.

A family-friendly “Birds of Prey” program will take place at Tackapausha Museum and Preserve on Saturday, May 9 from 1 to 4 p.m., Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano in conjunction with Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation (WINORR) announced this week.

Tackapausha Museum and WINORR will feature an amazing, high-flying educational presentation featuring live hawks, owls, falcons, and more. Children of all ages can also enjoy crafts, photos and refreshments. Admission for this program is $5. per person.

The Tackapausha Museum and Preserve, the first tract of preserve land acquired by Nassau Coun-

ty, is one of the most popular preserves on the South Shore. The preserve incorporates a 3,000-squarefoot museum with displays about the ecology of Long Island, as well as animal exhibits and shows and interactive activities for children.

Tackapausha Museum and Preserve is located at: 2225 Washington Avenue, Seaford and is open Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Regular admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children over 5 and senior citizens, children under 5 are free.

For further information please call: (516) 571-7443 or visit the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

FREE EVENT

Sponsored by The Zionist Organization of America Long Island/Queens Chapter & Great Neck Synagogue Men’s Club An Evening With Former UN Ambassador & Foreign Affairs Expert

The Honorable John Bolton

Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Great Neck Synagogue 26 Old Mill Road, Great Neck FREE ADMISSION Light Refreshments will be served

ZOA National President Morton Klein will introduce Ambassador Bolton

For information contact martin@zoa.org

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A&E Calendar cont’d Continued from Page 51 into the broader context of the time. Author and consulting curator Robert McCracken Peck is a Fellow of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Admission is $15 (members, $5) and includes museum admission; register at nassaumuseum. org/events.

Long island children’s museum 11 Davis Ave, Garden City (516) 224-5800 http://www.licm.org/ Museum Hours: Daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated). Museum admission: $12 for adults and children over 1 year old, $11 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.

Through Sunday, May 3 Traveling Exhibit Healthyville® Healthyville is a place for everybody. This bilingual (English/Spanish), interactive exhibit teaches health and wellness lessons through play-filled activities and educational messages that foster learning by doing. The young “residents” of Healthyville present fun facts about nutrition, fitness, safety, hygiene and the functions of the body.

The exhibit encourages healthy living and making smart decisions.

Friday, May 1, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Kids in the Kitchen Join LICM as we introduce kitchen fun in our newest Early Childhood workshop.

Each week, we’ll be making an easy and yummy, kid-friendly snack that they make from start to finish. They’ll practice using real cooking tools like

small mixers and toaster ovens in their recipes -- of course, adult help will be required.

Join us as we mix things up in the kitchen to stir an interest in kitchen creativity and healthy eating. Ages: 3 to 5. Materials Fee: $4 with museum admission ($3 LICM members).

Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3, 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Pirate School: The Science of Pirates!

This swashbuckling adventure features a mischievous blend of interactive clown theater, eccentric props, adept magic, a rich musical score and cartoon-like sound effects.

Children will learn about simple machines, optics, navigation/astronomy, aero/ hydrodynamics, and of course things that go BOOM! Kids are encouraged to attend in costume for “Pirate School.”

Ages: 7 and up. Fee: $5 with museum Admission ($4 LICM members), $10 theater only

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Huntington gallery to offer 2 exhibits in May Huntington’s b. j. spoke gallery is presenting two solo exhibits in May: Liz Ehrlichman’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings titled “Not Quite Ready-to-Wear” and Kevin Larkin’s “the haiku paintings,” with a members’ exhibit in the third gallery room.

On view from Tuesday, May 5 through Sunday, May 30, there will be an artist’s receptions on Saturday, May 9, from 6 to 9 p.m.

Ehrlichman, competition committee co-chair, presents a lighthearted view of clothing in her new work a will offer a clothes-line collage demo on Tuesday, May 5, and on Sunday, May 10, (Mother’s Day) at 1 p.m.

“Our clothing can reveal who we are,” Ehrlichman said. “It can hide us. It can tempt us with the beauty of its colors and textures. When we put it on in the morn-

ing, we consider who we want to be. And sometimes, at the end of the day, we just take it all off and throw it on the floor.”

Visitors have an opportunity to watch Larkin, gallery president, while he creates a new painting on Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m. b.j. spoke gallery is located at 299 Main St. in Huntington.

Artists participating in the members’ exhibit include: Richard Anello. Phyllis Baron, John Bell, Katherine Criss, Liz Ehrlichman, J. Lefsky, Barbara Grey, Pattie Kern, Kevin Larkin, John Macfie, Lili Maglione, Dianne Marxe, Barbara Miller, Min Myar, Nicolette M. Pach, Ilene Palant, Cindy Shechter, Constance Wain andBert Winsberg.

Call (631) 549-5106 or visit www. bjspokegallery.com for more information.

Richard Arnello’s digital artwork(left) and Ilene Palant’s stone sculpture will be on view from May 5 through May 30 at the b.j. spoke gallery.

‘Dressed Up’ by Liz Ehrlichman, the competition committee co-chair

Community Calendar PROJECT INDEPENDENCE SUPPORT & SOCIAL GROUP The Town of North Hempstead’s Project Independence would like to remind residents that they offer free support and social groups.

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

FREE HEALTH SEMINAR There will be a free seminar about overactive bladder and urinary incontinence in the Rust Auditorium at North Shore University Hospital, located at 300 Community Drive in Manhasset, on April 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dr. Farzeen Firoozi, director of the center for pelvic health and reconstructive surgery at the Smith Institute for Urology; Dr. Lawrence Lind, co-chief of the division of urogynecology and reconstructive surgery at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center in New Hyde Park; and Dr. Harvey Winkler, co-chief of the division of urogynecology and reconstructive surgery at NSUH and LIJ, will be available to answer questions and provide information during this seminar. To pre-register for the event and for more information, go to www. northshorelij.com/UIevent.

MAY DAY FESTIVAL The ancient Celtic Feast of Beltaine on the Irish calendar signaled the approaching of

summer and evolved into the May Day celebrations still celebrated today. Molloy College will host its own May Day celebration with Irish song, dance and festivities on Saturday, May 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Campbell Reception Room of Kellenberg Hall on the Molloy College campus, 1000 Hempstead Ave. Rockville Centre. The event is free and open to the public.

Detailed information can be found at http://alumni.molloy. edu - click on Irish Institute.

clinics for Nassau County residents 65 or older. Seniors have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with an attorney who volunteers to provide a half-hour private consultation on any topic of concern. The next Senior Citizen Free Legal Consultation Clinic will be held Tuesday, May 19, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at NCBA, 15th and West Streets, Mineola. This popular free program regularly fills up quickly. Registration is required by calling (516) 747-4070.

2015 NAMI WALKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH Walk to change the face of mental illness on Saturday, May 2 at , Jones Beach, Parking Field #5, Wantagh.

Check-in: 10 a.m.; Start Time: 11 a.m. Sponsored by local NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) affiliates, funds are raised to maintain and grow NAMI’s free support, education, and advocacy programs. The 5K walk includes live music, children’s activities and fun for all. For more information call NAMI Queens/Nassau (516) 3260797. Visit www.namiwalks. org/longislandqueens or www.namiqn.org .

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

FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION CLINIC FOR SENIOR CITIZENS The Nassau County Bar Association provides free monthly legal consultation

Singles Association of Long Island 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.

County talent search sets May 22 deadline “Reach for the Stars Teen Talent Search” will be returning to the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park this July, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced this week.

Two winners from prior year competitions have moved on to American Idol fame: Kevin Covais in 2003 and Robbie Rosen in 2009.

The competition will be for solo vocal talent only, of which, 120 contestants will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis from applications received.

Applications must be postmarked by May 22. Auditions will be held on Friday, June 16, by appointment only; there will be no open call.

All contestants must be at least 13 but no older than 19 years of age on the day of the finals, July 20, 2015.

All applications must be accompanied by copies of proofs of age and Nassau County residency, as well as photo ID and $25 check, made payable to: Friends of Nassau County Recreation. Originals of all proofs must be presented at audition.

Applications may be obtained at any Nassau County Park or Museum and all Nassau County libraries. Applications have also been distributed throughout the community.

Auditions and Finals will be held at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, operated by the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums.

Further information and applications may be obtained by calling the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums at: (516) 572-0200 or visiting the website at: www.nassaucountyny.gov/parks.

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Hundreds of visitors turned out at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay this past weekend for the Arbor Day Family Festival.

A bevy of family-friendly activities including a circus show, a kids’ tree climb, live music and a tree planting with Smokey Bear.

Photos/Martha Gorfein

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The Whispers, Stephanie Mills at NyCB The Whispers, with co-headliner Stephanie Mills, will be at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m.

One of the world’s longest-running soul vocal groups, known for their smooth soulful ballads, the Whispers have been singing for more than 50 years.

Their music is a careful balance of R&B, disco, jazz, and pop. They have had 33 top ten hits spanning three decades, and more than 20 albums that have all had Billboard charted hits.

The Whispers began their career in 1963, producing a string of hits including “And The Beat Goes On,” “Rock Steady,” “A Song For Donny,” and “Lady.”

In addition to their music appearing on movie soundtracks such as “Waiting to Exhale” and “Madea’s Family Reunion,” The Whispers’ accomplishments spanning includde induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, presentation of the Governor’s Award by the San Francisco Chapter of the Grammy Awards, an NAACP Image Award, induction into the Bay Area Blues Society Hall of Fame, and in 2007 received The Black Music

Academy of America’s “Living Legends” Award.

In 2009, the Whispers released their first Gospel CD, “Thankful,” which reached Billboard’s Gospel top 10.

The Whispers will be joined by Mills, an R&B, soul and gospel singer and former Broadway star.

The teenage star of the Broadway stage production of The Wiz, Mills was known particularly for her stellar performance of the song “Home.” It would become her signature tune for years and would be covered by Diana Ross for the big-screen adaptation three years later.

Mills’ hits include “Put Your Body In It”, “You Can Get Over”, “What Cha’ Gonna Do With My Lovin’,” “Two Hearts,” and “Never Knew Love Like This Before.” In recent years, Mills has recorded singles with BeBe Winans and rapper DMX. Tickets are$149.50, $49.50 and $39.50 plus applicable service charges and are available online at www. 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 The Whispers information, visit www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.

art Guild call for submissions for showcase The Art Guild, located at Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, invites all member artists to submit artwork for the “2015 Members Showcase.” Nonmembers may become members at the time of registration.

This annual exhibit has traditionally showcased the wide ranging and varied styles of the TAG membership — from abstract and modern to more the traditional. Watercolor, oils, acrylic, sculpture, pastel, drawing,

mixed media, collage, photography, encaustic, and prints (i.e., etching, silkscreen, lithographs, monotypes) are all represented.

All current members, including students 14 and older, are invited to submit one artwork. There is no need to submit images, although registration is required. Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, registration form, or to register on line, please visit The Art Guild’s website at www.TheArtGuild.org.

The show will be on view from Saturday, May 16 through Sunday, June 28. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 - 5 p.m. or by appointment.

A Garden Party Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday May 17 from 3 to 5 p.m. Awards of merit and the annual Terry Shkuda Award for Broadening Creative Pursuits will be presented.

The Guild also announced that classes

for children and adults will be resuming, as well as upcoming workshops: Silkscreen Monotype with Stephanie Navon-Jacobson on May 30-31, Plein Air Workshop with Howard Rose on June 13-14, and The Art of the Still-Life with Gregg Kreutz on Sept.

19-20.

For more information please call (516) 304-5797 or visit www.TheArtGuild.org.

The Art Guild is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization.

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Williston Park Library CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY’S NEW MOBILE APP! The Nassau County Libraries’ mobile app is available for download free of charge! It provides a userfriendly interface for patrons to take advantage of all that the library offers through their personal smartphone or tablet.

Visit your app store and search “Nassau Public Libraries Mobile”.

Here are some new arrivals to the library: Traitor’s Wife — Allison Pataki

Cavendon Women — Barbara Taylor Bradford Washington’s Revolution: The Making of America’s First Leader — Robert Middlekauff Accidental Empress — Allison Pataki The Contender, Andrew Cuomo: A Biography — Michael Shnayerson Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt & Alice Roosevelt Longworth — Marc Peyser

At the Water’s Edge — Sara Gruen

ADULTs Garden Stepping Stone Ceramic Craft Tuesday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library. There is a $20 materials fee due at time of registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Book Discussion Wednesday, May 27 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village

Hall. This month’s selection is Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands,

by Chris Bohjalian. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Spring Story Time Wednesdays, April 1-May 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Library for children ages 3 ½-5 years old.

Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

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Lego time Wednesdays, April 1-May 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the Library for Children grades K+. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Story Hour for Tots Thursdays, April 2-May 21 at 11 a.m. in the Library for children ages 1-3 ½ yrs old. Sign up at

Tiny Tykes I & II Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 27; June 3 & 10—10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in the Assembly room of Village Hall for children ages 18 months-5 years old.

Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

the Circulation Desk.

After School Story Time Thursdays, April 2-May 21 at 4 p.m. in the Library for children K-2 grade. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

Prince and Princess Charm Box Ceramics Craft Friday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. There is a $4 materials fee due at time of registration.

Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

East Williston Library DAYTIME BOOK CLUB: “The Boston Girl” by Anita Diamant – Tuesday, May 12 at 1:30 p.m.

EVENING BOOK CLUB: “Crazy Rich Asians” by Kevin Kwan – Thursday May 14 at 7 p.m. Please register at the library. The discussion is limited to 15 readers.

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

age) may be borrowed for a 3 day period. Passes may be reserved in advance.

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

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 and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Photo identification is required. Documents to be notarized must be signed at the time of notarization, not before. You must bring your own witness if needed. Please telephone the Library to confirm a notary is available.

EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY: We are pleased to present a beautiful antique Easter Chocolate Molds Collection in the lobby of the Village Hall generously lent to us by Chris and Tara Siciliano.

Register for all programs by calling (516) 741-1213 or email us at ewpl@ewlibrary.org

Mineola Library ADULTs Yoga Classes* Mondays at 7-8:15 p.m.: Remaining sessions May 4 and 11. Robert Crowe will introduce you to the beneficial practices that help you relax, meditate and reach optimum health.

Art Lecture: Chinese Art and Antiques* Saturday, May 2 at 2 p.m. Ivy

Chang, M.S. art collector and former Executive Director of the Chinese Association of the Town of Oyster Bay, will share her love of Chinese culture and tradition with a presentation of Chinese traditional art, antiques, paintings, vases, scrolls, and other cultural Lecture: Project Independence—Memory Changes & Aging*

Monday, May 4 at 1 to 2 p.m.

Join us for this presentation

by Marc Gordon, M.D. Chief of Neurology, Zucker Hillside Hospital. Learn all about the latest updates for diagnosis, treatment and the prevention of Alzheimer’s.

Concert: Wolfgang’s Revenge Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m.

Save the date! Wolfgang’s

Revenge is a Quartet of World Class Instrumentalists playing flute, mandolin, acoustic bass and guitar. Enjoy an exciting afternoon--hear unique and original compositions that fuse elements of various jazz forms, Latin and Caribbean music, and southern U.S. fiddle traditions.

Volunteer Fair Saturday, May 16 from 12 to

3 p.m. For Adults and Teens in Grades 8-12. Discover local volunteering opportunities and connect with a variety of organizations that are looking for volunteers.

Lecture: The ABCs of Medicare* Friday, May 29, at 1 p.m. Join Carol Kaplowitz for her up-todate coverage on the ABCs of Medicare.

Defensive Driving Course* Saturday, May 30 at 10:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Empire Safety Council’s course is open to individuals of all ages. A check in the amount of $27.00 payable to Empire Safety Council is required at registration.

Registration will begin at the Reference Desk on Monday, May 4th. Forty participants may attend the course.

Shelter Rock Library MUSEUM PASSES @ SRPL Shelter Rock Public Library cardholders can reserve a Museum Pass online for free admission to a variety of museums and gardens on Long Island and in New York City. Go to www.srpl.org and pull down the Library Services Menu then go to Museum Passes. Click the Reserve Now link and look for the red Request Pass button to see if the Museum Pass is available.

Your library card must be in good standing. Advance reservations will be accepted for the next 60 days (one Reservation per family every 30 days).

SHELTER ROCK PATRONS MAY RESERVE PASSES FOR: American Airpower Museum • Children’s Museum of Manhattan • Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery • Cradle of Aviation • Garvies Point • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum • Long Island Children’s Museum • Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) • Nassau County Firefighter’s Museum • Nassau County Museum of Art • New York Botanical Garden • New York Historical Society and Library & Dimenna Children’s History Museum Nassau County Executive Ed-

ward P. Mangano announced today that in cooperation with the Shelter Rock Public Library, the Nassau County Offices for the Aging and Mental Health are coordinating a support group that is specifically targeted to respond to the needs of caregivers of older persons. The group is led by Dora Lupo, LMHC, MAC, CASAC, Support Group Facilitator. Meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shelter Rock Public Library, located at 165 Searingtown Road, Albertson.

The meetings are open to

residents of Nassau County.

This support group will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences and to help one another. Persons interested in attending for the first time, or in need of additional information, please call (516) 227-8725.

programs SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS May 3 at 3 p.m. The Second Chance Band presents Sound of Swing: Music of the Big Band Era Under the direction of

Kevin Williams, lead trumpet and Steve Clifton, alto saxophone. This 13-piece band, composed of seasoned players, will perform some memorable swing tunes from a bygone era.

Hear popular favorites from the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s made famous by great orchestra leaders of their time, such as Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington, among others.

SENIOR RAP GROUP Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome.

Topics vary and the conversa-

tion is lively and provocative.

Monday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come and join the Shelter Rock Public Library Senior Rap Group. This discussion group will be led by volunteer facilitator David Marx.

ADULT BOOK DISCUSSIONS The Wives of Henry Oades

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Upcoming EWSD budget meetings Important Upcoming Budget Information Robin Lufrano, Acting Assistant Superintendent for Business and I will be attending the following PTO meetings to make budget presentations: •May 5, 2015 - Willets Road PTO Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Willets Road cafeteria •May 12, 2015 – Wheatley PTO Meeting at 8:00 p.m. in Wheatley Room 450 •May 18, 2015 – North Side PTO Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Wheatley auditorium A BOE Public Budget Hearing will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015, beginning at 7:30 p.m., in the Wheatley Auditorium.

In-person voter registration for the annual school election will be held in the Wheatley lobby on Thursday, May 7, 2015 between 8:00 AM – 12:00 noon and on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 between 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM If you have any questions about the budget, do not hesitate to contact me at kanase@ ewsdonline.org or by phone at 333-3758 or Mrs. Lufrano, Acting Assistant Superintendent for Business at lufranor@ewsdonline.org or by phone at 333-1707.

You can view the budget presentations and additional budget information on the district website at www.ewsdonline.org > left-side navigation bar to 15-16 Budget Info Foreign Language Induction Ceremony On Monday, April 20, the Foreign Language Honor Society held its annual induction ceremony. Fifty-six Wheatley students were inducted into the three national language honor societies that make up the Foreign Language Honor Society: La Société Honoraire de Français, La Società Onoraria Italica and La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica. The purpose of these organizations is to stimulate interest in the study of these languages, to give recognition to scholarship and achievement in these languages and to promote an understanding and appreciation of the cultures and civilizations of the people who speak these languages. To be eligible for induction, students are required to maintain an average of at least A- for two consecutive years plus the first semester leading up to the induction ceremony. These inductees have also demonstrated interest in using the language beyond the classroom through their participation in local and

national competitions, language clubs or travel experiences.

A special honor was bestowed on Wheatley senior Stephanie Fink, who was already a member of the Spanish and French Honor Societies. Stephanie was inducted into her third language honor society, La Società Onoraria Italiaca. Congratulations Stephanie! Tanti auguri Stephanie! Félicitacions Stephanie! ¡Felicidades Stephanie!

Congratulations to all the 2015 inductees: La Société Honoraire de Français: Ariana Arralde and Pedro Lamarre La Società Onoraria Italica: Madison D’Ambrosio, Laura D’Angelo, Antonio Deodato, Stephanie Fink, Brittany Haber, Gretchen Keller, Antonio Liparoto, Raffaela Palmieri and Angela Yang La Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica: Sanjay Allahdad, Isabella Araujo, Samuel Avila, Claire Baker, Benjamin Barnett, Rebecca Besada, Carly Brensilber, Stephanie Buchheim, Brianna Clarfield, Alana Conroy, Joseph Dinetz, Kathryn Feil, Lauren Frantz, Nirel Gidanian, Samuel Goldman, Zachary Groveman, Samantha Hurtado, Alexa Kamberg, Rebecca Khorsandi, Jacob Klee, Rachel Koty, Nirav Kumar, Allison LaMonica, Diana Lee, Ashley Lessen, Lauren Levine, Allison Levy, Theodore Lewis, Michelle Lin, Gil Lotzky, Alexa Mizhiritsky, Dylan Nektalov, Darren Novel, Ashley Nussbaum, Jax Nussbaum, Sumu Pitchayan, Austin Pomerantz, Victoria Roldan, Taylor Ribotsky, Jennifer Spar, Justin Spar, Justin Vega, Micki Wain and Joshua Wolff Thank you to the current members of the three honor societies who assisted during the induction ceremony: seniors Alexandra Boubour and Sabrina Lee and juniors Daniel Singh and Andrew Schloss.

Long Island Science Congress In addition to making a difference for our own students, many of our teachers and administrators provide service to outside professional educational organizations and endeavors.

In this way, they contribute to the broader educational field, as well as expand recognition of our school district. Shout out to Wheatley science teacher Allison Chanin-Bermudez who for many years has overseen the coordination and presentation of the Long

Island Science Congress. Last week, I was happy to have the opportunity to stop by the Cradle of Aviation to see the Long Island Science Congress in action. The Long Island Science Congress, sponsored by the Long Island Sections of the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS), is an adjudicated exhibit of science projects by stu-

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dents from Nassau County and Suffolk County middle schools, junior high schools and senior high schools. Displays of science research projects require project proposals, abstracts, reports and oral presentations based upon actual experiments and/or field work/observations that are performed by the student. Categories include behavioral science, biology, chemistry, earth, space, energy, ecology and physics.

Thank you to Wheatley science research teacher Mary Alexis Blondrage and Wheatley social studies teacher Andrew Ardito who also attended and served as judges. Congratulations to our Wheatley students who entered the competition: Danish Anwar, Ananya Bansal, Rachel Fuzaylov, Roxane Ghadami, Sahaj Gulati, Ally Kim, Vani Kumar, Megan Kirschner, Ashley Lessen, John Li, Mitchell Lin, Gil Lotzky, Jessica Poomkudy, Saman Suleman, Ally Wang, Emily Wang, Anne Yan and Alice Ye. An awards ceremony will be held on Monday, May 18 at The Wheatley School.

Robotics Robotics in our district continues to grow and develop both at Willets Road and Wheatley.

For the first time this year, students at Willets Road have a trial Robotics club under the direction of Willets Road/Wheatley instructional technologist Audra Beberman and Willets Road teacher/teaching assistant Katerina Skiadas. Each week,

students will be learning how to program our new Sphero Rolling Robots. The software for the Sphero, SPRK, was invented because one of the tenets of the creators of Sphero is “play is a powerful teacher.” SPRK lessons give kids a fun crash course in programming while sharpening their skills in math and science.

Moving forward, it is anticipated that this club will participate in the Lego Robotics program with an eye toward competing in regional middle level Lego Robotics competition.

At The Wheatley School, the Robotics club has been in existence for several years. The club, under the direction of technology education teacher Patrick Hurley and math teacher Joe Fina, is comprised of approximately 20-25 students in grades 9-12.

The objective of the club is to teach programing, engineering design, problem solving, critical thinking and team work. Students construct a robot based on specifications developed annually by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Students are also given specific robotic “tasks” that their robot must complete while adhering to a strict six-week window to complete the robot.

Club members work long hours to finish the robot by the deadline in order to participate at the regional competition, located at Hofstra’s sporting arena. The Wheatley team was proud to participate this year and is already looking forward to next year.

Congratulations to our Robotics club team and our students who attended the FIRST Robotics Competition: Michael Braunstein, Donovan Cheung, Ethan Cohen, Brian Gong, John Goodman, Anthony Graffigna, Sahaj Gulati, Will Kerzner, Justin Kopp, Gil Lotzky, Ziv Lotzky, Elan Mizhiritsky, Jared Rothstein, Kieran Schnur, Ryan Schnur, Jordan Weinstock and Aidan Wong.

Thank you Mr. Hurley and Mr. Fina for your dedication to the club and team work.

All students are invited and welcome to participate in either club, based on their grade level.

There is a supportive and nurturing environment, and a good time and challenging learning experiences are had by all who participate.

Kindergarten Visit As I’ve shared with you before, one of the favorite parts of my job is the time I get to spend visiting with our students

and staff. This past Tuesday, I had the opportunity to visit one of our kindergarten classrooms for the whole morning. Thank you to Susan Soliman and her wonderful kindergarteners for an informative and terrific visit.

The morning I visited our kindergarten students, they were studying diagraphs (two letters that make one sound), practiced closed-syllable words, discussed, wrote and drew about recycling in preparation for an Earth Day presentation, read independent books, worked collaboratively in learning centers with their peers and in small guided groups with their teacher and were excited to use iPads for math and reading challenges, among other activities. The children were so poised and at ease as they engaged in their learning activities and enthusiastically shared what they were learning with me. Thank you to Ms. Soliman and her students for making my week!

Big Band Night I had an absolutely great time at last Friday Big Band Night/Puttin’ on the Ritz for the senior citizens and empty nesters of the East Williston School District community. In yet another example of the multi-dimensional focus of our school district that places importance on the development of the whole child, Tri-M Honor Society students hosted this very special event. Students serve as hosts and servers for a delicious dinner and music event. I was very impressed with the poise and warmth of our students as they made everyone feel at home, representing an example of the best of our school district to the outside community.

Our student performers did an exemplary job as well. No one could keep their feet from tapping, and some of the seniors and students quickly made it to the dance floor while our student Jazz Band, Stage Band and vocalists played and crooned such tunes as Blue Moon, Cry Me a River, Jive Samba and so much more. Congratulations to all and thank you as well to our faculty advisors, Tri-M Honor Society Angela Luftig, Stage Band Director – Dr. Peggy Ho and Jazz Band Director - Steve Fitzko.

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Family Math Night at Hampton Street School Hampton Street School in the Mineola Union Free School District recently held its annual Family Math Night. Parents and children played math games that are designed to engage students in mathematical reasoning, which meets the learning standards. Teachers Mary LoCascio and Christine O’Grady facilitated the evening, which gave each parent a packet of game materials and directions so that they can replicate the games at home.

Photo courtesy of the Mineola Union Free School District

Upcoming EWSD budget meetings Continued from Page 58 tions of the Festivals are rotated each year between different high schools. This week, our district hosted a two-day NYSSMA Festival at Wheatley for 15 school districts. One thousand three hundred thirty student-musicians walked through the halls of Wheatley, carrying a variety of instruments and music sheets, to be evaluated by professional teacher/musicians. Although not considered a competition, students can compete against themselves by being evaluated year after year.

More than 110 Wheatley students, from the Tri-M Honor Society (music honor society), National Honor Society and music students, volunteered at the two-day festival. They registered student-musicians, acted as greeters, collected scoring sheets, directed visitors to their proper performance rooms and acted as perfor-

mance room monitors by each of the 38 classrooms used throughout the building.

A special thank you to Mark Meyers, East Williston’s NYSSMA coordinator/host and retired Willets Road music teacher. Thank you to the district music department, Rachel May, Edward Lattari, Scott Hoefling, Karen Brandine, Denise Giuliano, Angela Luftig, Dr. Peggy Ho and Stan Orlovsky for their support. A special thank you to Mrs. Luftig and Dr. Ho, as well, who went the extra mile in coordinating our student volunteers and kept the festival running smoothly.

CALENDAR UPDATE: New Calendar Event – The New SAT and ACT Presentation – May 27 The Wheatley Guidance Department has partnered with Kaplan, Inc. and invited parents of 9th and 10th graders to a presentation address-

ing the upcoming changes to college testing, specifically the new SAT and ACT on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 7:30 PM in Wheatley Room 450. In an email to parents, Director of Guidance Greg Wasserman stated, “As you prepare the college admission process, planning ahead will be critical for your child’s success … we will give you an overview of each exam and provide information that will assist you moving forward.”

Congratulations and Commendations CSI Challenge Champs!

Congratulations to the Wheatley CSI team that competed today at the CSI Challenge at LIU Post. The team took home top honors at this unique event where high school students use their forensic skills and conduct a criminal investigation based upon a fictional crime.

Congratulations to Morgan Hanel, James McPhillips, Samantha Hurtado, Neil Shahdadpuri, Nirel Gidanian, Donovan Cheung, Rachel Jozef, Sharon John, Lavanya Reddy, Katie Keller, Alexa Kamberg, Lauren Levine, Margaret Giacinto, Eric Beierlein and Sarah Barbey.

Congratulations and thank you to Wheatley science teacher Mindie Schwartz.

Wheatley Musicians to Perform at Tilles Center Congratulations to Wheatley juniors Andrew Schloss, clarinet, Andrew Zuckerman, alto saxophone, and sophomores Sumu Pitchayan, bass clarinet, and Kevin Yi, alto saxophone, on being selected to perform with the Tilles Festival Band along with the LIU Post Band. Guest Conductor Rossano Galante will be working with the students at rehearsals tonight, Friday, April 24, 2015 and tomorrow, April 25,

2015 in anticipation of the Festival performance on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 7:00 PM at the Tilles Center in Brookville.

Wheatley music teacher Dr. Peggy Ho will also be playing clarinet alongside the students at the Festival.

A Student Philospher Congratulations to Wheatley junior Jeffrey Poomkudy who is one of only two students nationwide selected to represent the United States in the 23rd International Philosophy Olympiad! He will be traveling to Estonia to compete against many students from around the world. We look forward to hearing about the Olympiad from Jeffrey on his return.

Have a Good Weekend As always, please email me at kanase@ewsdonline.org or call me at 333-3758 with any questions, suggestions and/or any topics you would like to see in this newsletter.

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Esiason blasts Terapins on ‘Sniper’ Ex Jet, current Manhasset resident calls delayed showing an insult on radio program B Y B ILL SA N A N TO N IO

Days after Manhasset resident and former National Football League star Boomer Esiason blasted his alma mater, the University of Maryland, over a decision to postpone screenings of “American Sniper,” the school announced it would show the controversial war film after all.

“We were deluged by phone calls and messages from across the country, almost unanimously outraged by the cancellation or postponement,” wrote Maryland President Wallace D. Loh in a letter to students, which was posted to the school’s website Tuesday. “Members of our faculty, staff, students and alumni, as well as members of our state’s legislature, voiced their dismay with UMD’s abridgment of this constitutional right.

“Perhaps most disheartening, [Maryland Student Association]’s Facebook page was filled with some of the most venomous, racist, and hateful messages imaginable,” Loh wrote in the letter, which was posted on the university’s website Tuesday.

According to published reports, the

school’s Republican and Democrat groups are preparing a screening of the film on Monday at 6 p.m., followed by a panel discussion.

Esiason tweeted from his @7BOOMERESIASON account on April 23 that he is “never donating another dime to U of MD,” adding that “as a 9/11/01 victim, I’m deeply saddened and insulted” and that the controversial war film’s protagonist, Chris Kyle, played by Bradley Cooper, “is a HERO!” Esiason, co-host of the WFAN morning sports radio program “Boomer and Carton,” has been vocal in recent weeks over his support for the film and United States military, as colleges around the country have declined to show the movie in response to outrage from student groups for its portrayal of the War on Terror.

Following Sept. 11, Esiason reportedly lost more than 200 friends who worked for his Boomer Esiason Foundation, a non-profit which raises money and awareness for cystic fibrosis research, whose headquarters was located in the World Trade Center.

The Academy Award-nominated “American Sniper” is based on the memoir penned

by Kyle, the most decorated sniper in American history, and chronicles his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder following his return from the War on Terror.

The University of Michigan made national headlines when it canceled a screening of “American Sniper” in early April,

prompting its head football coach, Jim Harbaugh, to publicly issue his support of the film.

Maryland followed suit on April 22, as its Student Entertainment Services organization said in a statement it would postpone May 6 and 7 screenings of the film after meeting with concerned student groups, adding it would seek “to possibly create an event where students can engage in constructive and moderated dialogues about the controversial topics proposed in the film.”

“SEE supports freedom of expression and hopes to create space for the airing of opposing viewpoints and differing perceptions,” the organization said. “In the event this opportunity develops, we encourage the University of Maryland campus citizens to join us in crafting this type of ongoing community dialogue. While not easy, we want to start having these hard conversations.”

Esiason, a West Islip native, set 17 school records in his three seasons quarterbacking Maryland. He went on to play 14 seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals.

Tolerance center seeks bigger role B y A d a m L i d ge t t In the wake of an anti-Semitic post on a Great Neck South High School Facebook page, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County and the Great Neck School District are seeking to work closer together to educate students on tolerance issues, Tolerance Center Chairman Steven Markowitz said last week.

“We’ve only had a fraction of the kids [from Great Neck] in here to learn the lessons we teach,” Markowitz said. “We have to get every kid in here and expose them to serious Holocaust education and how the Holocaust relates to issues of tolerance today.”

Markowitz said he and Tracy GarrisonFeinberg, the director of the center’s Clair Friedlander Education Institute, agreed at a meeting in early April with Great Neck School District Superintendent Tom Dolan to do more education programs with Great Neck students.

Dolan said the three are going to soon meet with Teresa Prendergast, the current assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Garden City Public Schools who will succeed Dolan as superintendent in July, to discuss the continued relationship between the school district and the center.

“We look forward to continuing to work with the center to find as many ways as possible to serve the needs of our students,” Dolan said.

The two met with Dolan, Markowitz said, after an image of a child made to appear to look like Adolf Hitler with the caption “I’d rather be gassing Jews right now” was posted on a private Facebook page for

Great Neck South High School freshman students in March. The image showed a young girl seated next to a young boy with a mustache similar to the one worn by the German dictator and wearing an armband bearing a swastika, both of which appear photoshopped onto the photo.

The phrase, “I’d rather be gassing Jews right now,” appeared above the boy’s head in the photo.

The image was published to a Facebook page called “Freshmen!!! Class of 2018,” which only users who are also Great Neck South students are eligible to join, and removed a few hours later. The image was posted by a non-Great Neck student, the school district has said, but has not identified the student.

These acts of anti-Semitism, Markowitz

said, come from tensions in the community that have come from changing demographics.

“All these rapidly changing demographics led to tensions in the community,” Markowitz said. “When you have tensions at the adult level, they will grow into the schools as well.”

To remedy the tension, Markowitz said, children have to learn to speak out against even mild forms of intolerance if they see it.

He said he wants to get kids to come to the center to learn more about the Holocaust and its lessons.

Markowitz said the classes they offer to students include a tour of the center’s museum and a discussion with a Holocaust survivor. The survivor talks about their time during the Holocaust and the importance of speaking up when they see intolerance.

“We’ve seen the impact,” Markowitz said. “Kids come back and say these classes changed their lives.”

The center offers tolerance classes to other organizations as well, include North Shore-LIJ. Markowitz said it is most important to remember the Holocaust didn’t start with the death camps, but that it started with name calling and bullying.

Markowitz, a member of the Village of Great Neck Zoning Board of Appeals, said it is important to differentiate between the Great Neck South Facebook incident and other recent acts of anti-Semitism in Europe.

Anti-Semitic acts in Europe, Markowitz said, result from a combination of centuries old cultural anti-Semitism, leftists hostile to Israel and the growth of radical Islam in Europe. He said any sense of anti-Semitism

in Great Neck can be traced to the demographic changes the region has experienced since the 1970s.

By the 1960s, Markowitz said, Great Neck had became a community of mostly Ashkenazi, non-Orthodox Jews, but Sephardi Jews — Jews who had been expelled from Spain and settled largely in the Middle East — had already begun to move to Great Neck by the time Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution.

“The Ashkenazi, non-Orthodox people were progressive, liberal, strongly democratic and very involved,” Markowitz said.

There was so much activism and a strong sense of community. Every night there were four or five things going on.”

After the Shah fell, Markowitz said, there was an even larger influx of Persian Jews into Great Neck. As a result, tensions between the Ashkenazi non-Orthodox and the Persian Orthodox became incredibly high, dividing the community. “[Great Neck] used to be a very cooperative community, everyone got along,” Markowitz said. “Then there were high tensions and a lack of communication among the different groups.”

He said the recent explosion of the Asian population in Great Neck created tensions as well.

According to Markowitz, there is a lack of understanding between the Persian Jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish and Asian communities.

The lack of understanding, Markowitz said, leads to incidents like the one that happened on the Great Neck South High Facebook page.

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Town OKs senior housing zoning change B Y B ILL SA N A N TO N IO The North Hempstead Town Council on Tuesday approved a zoning change for a proposed senior housing facility at the Mount Olive property in Manhasset and adopted the findings of a State Environmental Quality Review Act investigation of the project detailing the cleanup of contaminants that have deemed the 3.19-acre parcel a “brownfield” site.

With the approval, the site is rezoned from “Residence-C” to the town’s new “Senior Residence” zone, making way for 48 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom rental apartments for tenants age 55 and older.

“This is an opportunity we have where we can clean up a contaminated site, which is beneficial to the entire community, and to be able to provide affordable housing to the Town of North Hempstead. It’s a big project to stand behind,” said North Hempstead town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, whose 4th District includes parts of Manhasset.

The plan would also include the installation of a traffic light at the site’s intersection

of Community Drive and Community Drive East to alleviate concerns of traffic congestion as part of the State Environmental Quality Review Act report, in addition to maintaining as many trees and shrubs as possible during the brownfield cleanup.

A visual simulation of the site, from all vantage points, would also be required under the State Environmental Quality Review Act. Town officials lauded the project’s approval, saying the facility would provide seniors with affordable housing and increase the tax base for the Town of North Hempstead and Manhasset School District without increasing the number of students in the district.

Families with children would be ineligible to live in the apartment complex.

Officials have said applicants who make between $25,000 and $65,000 would be selected.

During a previous hearing on the project last November, representatives for the applicant, G&G Acquisitions Group LLC, said the property’s condition — contaminated with

metals lead and arsenic, among other undisclosed toxins — exceed the requirements needed to qualify for the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Brownfield Cleanup Program. The program provides conditional tax incentives in exchange for the remediation and subsequent redevelopment of brownfield sites.

The Mount Olive Baptist Church, which currently owns the site, has a tax exemption on the property and is not required by law to remediate the contaminants.

The town’s approvals paves the way for G&G Acquisitions to complete the acquisition of the property. The company’s representatives had previously said the brownfield cleanup was contingent upon the housing project moving forward.

“The cleanup of that brownfield is going to cost millions of dollars, and who else is going to do it but a developer? No one else in the community is able to do such a thing,” said Diana Holden, the executive director of the after-school tutoring center Adventures in Learning, which is located near the proposed site. “So I really believe this is a great

project, for the seniors, the children and their families.”

Opposition to the zoning change came from East Hills resident and environmental advocate Richard Brummel, who had challenged a previous zoning approval on the project reducing the minimum parcel size from five acres to two acres.

Brummel said the Mount Olive site would be inconvenient for seniors to walk to nearby stores and that the project would harm the environment and wildlife in the area.

But Holden said the only animals she had seen near the brownfield site “are the raccoons that greet me on the way to my car” and that she is worried about children who play in the area.

Manhasset resident Steve Salerno also shared his support of the project during the public comment portion of Tuesday’s hearing, saying, “As a grandson of a 100-year-old grandfather, I see the need for this kind of housing, and if you’re able to make it to 100 years old, you should be able to have affordable housing.”

Increase in opt outs for state math tests Continued from Page 1 for the math, with 774 students refusing the test.

“Statewide, I think the opt-out movement had a greater influence this year than in the past,” Sewanhaka Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Cheryl Champ said. “I think that’s largely due to social media. I think it’s also because the test has been tied to [teacher] evaluations.”

The opt-out rate in Manhasset, on the other hand, nearly doubled from 3.6 to 6 percent, but with an increase of 2.4 percent,

it still ranks among the districts with the lowest opt-out rates on Long Island.

Still, Manhasset Superintendent Charles Cardillo, remains critical of the exams, saying they require “substantive changes.”

Only in Roslyn — the North Shore district with the highest opt-out rate for the English exam at 32.5 percent — did math opt outs remain flat, with 401 of 1,234 students refusing the test.

In a statement, the district said its philosophy is “it is a parent’s right and decision to opt out if they so choose.”

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BY SChooL DIStrICt School District

ELA %

Math %

East Williston Great Neck Herricks Manhasset Mineola NHP-Garden City Park Port Washington Roslyn Sewanhaka

21.1% 10.1% 12.9% 3.6% 18.3% 23.8% 20.9% 32.5% 20.0%

24.4% 15.2% 18.2% 6.0% 20.9% 28.8% 26.1% 32.5% 32.7%

All numbers are approximate.

“It is our obligation as a district to administer the exams, which we do according to the directives of the state,” the statement said.

Most North Shore districts saw an increase of about 5 percent: New Hyde ParkGarden City Park had 283 students, or 28.8 percent, opt out of the math exam, up from 23.8 percent for the English. In Herricks, 18.2 percent of students sat out the math exam, up from 12.9 for the English.

“I think that the word spread,” Herricks Superintendent John Bierwirth said about the surge in opt-outs.

East Williston’s opt-out rate climbed by 3 percent to 24.4 percent, with 170 students refusing the math exam. Great Neck had about 400 of 2,700 eligible students — 15 percent — sit out the math exam, an increase of 5 percent overall.

Great Neck Superintendent Tom Dolan, who like many administrators is critical of the exams, said the opt-out numbers send a “strong message to the governor, our elected officials and the [New York State Education Department] about future courses of action.”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo drew the ire of parents, educators and administrators with his proposal to base 50 percent of a teacher’s evaluation on standardized test scores, saying current subjective evaluations let poor teachers skate by. The state would also use test scores to identify failing schools under his proposal.

But Cuomo dropped the 50 percent idea due to the backlash during state budget negotiations, and instead deferred to the state Education Department to establish revised evaluation criteria, which will still incorporate test scores in some fashion — tests most administrators call deeply flawed.

“I don’t like the state exams. I’ve said this over and over, I don’t think it’s a fair representation of what students know, and I hate that we judge the success of the school district based on one test,” Mineola’s Nagler

said. “That’s not how you judge a school.

That’s not how you judge teachers.”

The state teachers’ unions jumped into the mix as testing season approached, funding an advertising blitz against the governor’s education and testing agendas. The president of New York State United Teachers, which represents teachers outside New York City, also went on record saying she supported students opting out, contributing to the hype and granting the movement legitimacy.

“I think [the opt outs are] clearly a rejection of the heavy emphasis placed on highstakes testing,” said Mark Jacobs, the Nassau County regional staff director for NYSUT. “When you have nearly half the kids opting out of a test, it’s clearly a statement that [parents] are unhappy with the direction it’s going in.”

He added that the union expected a bump in math opt outs, and a similar bump occurred last year, though on a smaller scale.

“We assumed that there would be an increase simply because I think that parents who may not have opted their children out for the ELA assessment that the number of parents who are doing it said ‘maybe I should do it to,’ ” he said.

But school officials say the high opt-out rates have added a new layer of complication for the state, which must determine how to evaluate teachers using test data that is incomplete.

“If we curb our obsession with some of our state exams as the only valid indicator of success of the school, then the [opt-out] movement, I would say, is successful,” Nagler said. “But my fear is that teacher scores are going to go down because a smaller pool of children took the exam. You aren’t selecting who’s not taking the test — the teacher isn’t doing that — so it’s very haphazard, and that’s not reflected in your score.”

Adam Lidgett and Bill San Antonio contributed reporting.

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Want a scholarship? Remember these tips “So you say you want a scholarship” I would venture to guess that nearly every family in Williston Park with kids has dreamed that perhaps, maybe, hopefully, oh dear God make it so, someday you will get that letter in the mail saying “ Congratulations, your son or your daughter has been awarded a full scholarship to our school.”

Hallelujah!

The cost of college education is now about $55,000 annually which makes it imperative that you find a way to defray the cost.

In our little town you can see a number of establishments that are in business to help the cause. Not only private schools like St. Aidan’s and Schechter Academy but also tutoring businesses like Certa Learning Center, Eye Level Learning Center, Hidden Talent Dance Center, LISMA, Gathering of Artists are all in business to educate your child but to help with college admission as well. And when they get into college it would be ever so nice to get scholarship funding.

Over the years I have worked with many kids who have gotten scholarships thanks to extraordinary skills. Their hobby may be dance, golf, tennis, illustration or music and if they have stand out talent here are the ten things I recommend to parents regarding the scholarship process: 1) Realize that the child’s behavior and demeanor as well as their performance are being ob-

served by future college recruiters.

I have heard many college coaches tell me they will not select players for their teams if they fear that the player will be too much trouble to manage. So chat with your child about this reality so they have an awareness of exactly how they are being judged by recruiters. It’s not just how they do on the field but how they behave as well.

2) Realize that you must market yourself to be seen. Develop an email list of schools and send them the child’s highlight reel, clippings and the student’s interest in going there. Do this repeatedly not just once. This takes work but it helps.

Like everything in life it’s a numbers game and it’s also a marketing game. You now need to know how to brand yourself.

3) Use all of your social capital to connect with the schools you are interested in. The role of the parent is to have an established network of connections and then to use them accordingly. If you have a legacy at a college obviously use this. If your friends, colleagues or relatives have connections at good colleges make a call and get some names and guidance.

4) The earlier you start your child out in a sport or an art the better. Studies in learning and neurological development show that it takes about ten years or ten thousand hours to develop elite level skills so the earlier you start the better. This does not mean you push your kid into something but

to make them feel guilty and add control and positive thinking. Procounter-productive pressure. Be- vide your child a chance to ventifore you commit to your child’s late feelings without judgment. hobby decide if you can afford it. Learn how to listen to them rather If you can keep all discussion of than advise them as they talk. And cost away from them. Guilt about if that still does not work, call me the cost will turn off your child, and I can help. add undo pressure and will even10 Make sure that their tually lead to quitting. grades are kept at the highest level 8) Get the best coaching you possible. This means you must can afford. The great coaches monitor study habits daily. All the have superior knowledge and are good colleges have high academic Dr. Tom Ferraro connected to the college scene. standards that must be passed.

Our Town When they make recommendations it carries weight. As they say, The competition is fierce to you get what you pay for. get to the top nowadays. When I if they show an interest support 9) Make sure you spend some treat these elite and gifted kids I it. Development of elite high level time teaching your kid how to empathize with them and their skills takes years, takes patience manage stress, anxiety and disap- parents. These are competitive and takes money. pointment as they move up the times. But if you learn to follow 5) If you are really serious ladder and face tougher competi- the steps I outlined above it does about scholarships you need to tion. Read up on psychology and help the cause. make a commitment to one hobby try to model anxiety control, anger alone. Elite developmental coaches expect a full commitment by the player to get into their program.

6) Conversely do not overdo training. MAKE SURE there is time for rest and recovery. The joy of hobbies is obvious but the stress of overtraining and high level competition is real. And if you need convincing just go rent the Oscar winning film Whiplash to see just how bad it can get. I have worked with elite musicians and the pressure and the coaching can get pretty grim. Be aware that burnout it an ever present danger that must be considered. Rest and recovery are just as important as training.

7) Shield your child from One of the many local establishments in the business of getting any talk of money. This will serve kids into college. But how do you afford it if they get accepted?

Mineola school board OKs $89.9M budget Continued from Page 2 Two of the more interesting projects included in the budget are the creation of a robotics lab at the high school and an interactive electronic learning space at the Jackson Avenue School called a SMALLab, which teaches science

by incorporating student movement on a large digitally-projected map on the ground.

In a video Nagler showed at the board meeting, students hand movements would impact frequencies and waves on the ground to represent color frequencies.

“I think that something like the SMALLab is going to be so great for kids that need to move to learn and kids that need to learn in ways that don’t get addressed in the traditional classroom,” board member Margaret Ballantyne said.

Non-instructional spaces, such as cafeterias, would also receive air conditioning under the budget, which board members said is particularly important to areas where state tests are administered.

The three non-incumbent

candidates — Joy Renner, Mark Swensen and Josh Widman — running for Mineola’s Board of Education all attended the board meeting and budget presentation Thursday, as did Christine Napolitano, the vice president of the board.

Herricks reanimates ‘Young Frankenstein’ using intricate in-house costume and set design to contribute to the acter whose main means of com- professional qualities of the show. munication is the grunt, he said.

Margo Bayroff, a stage man“The performances are excel- ager and co-producer, added that lent,” said Hayes, who many of costume designer Penny Payne the leads also appeared in “The takes extra measures to be historProducers.” “I’m not tooting my ically accurate and set designer own horn — they’re a director’s Peter Trolio, well, “if you see the dream.” show, it’s all him.”

Hayes said the Herricks PlayMusical director Susan Weers put on shows “as close to a ber, a former Uniondale music Broadway production a we can,” Continued from Page 3

teacher and Herricks graduate, said the pit orchestra “lifts the quality and the energy of a production up.”

“If you’re just working with a pianist, you don’t have the energy of the sound of afull orchestra,” she said. “With live people, everything is flexible. When the lead sings, I follow them.”

And from top to bottom, people involved say the Herricks

Players production is as topgrade as community theatre gets.

“If we were in New York City, people would call us professionals,” Mezzo said. “You have people directing and producing that have been doing it for 40 years, so they’re practically professional. They make and investment; they spend money on the production value.”

Performances of “Young

Frankenstein” are scheduled for each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 3 to May 17. All performances are at the Herricks Community Center at 999 Herricks Road.

Adult tickets cost $25, and senior and children tickets cost $18. Show times and tickets are available online at www.herrickscommunityplayers.org or by calling 516-742-1926.

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Mineola high-rise hits construction milestone Continued from Page 1 plexes okayed by the village in an attempt to revitalize Mineola’s downtown.

“What began in 2008 as an idea to revitalize Mineola’s downtown by building residential opportunities is now complete,” Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss said in a statement. “Modera Mineola’s completion may mark the end of its construction phase, but it marks just the beginning of Mineola’s bright future revitalization.”

The village has centralized development in its downtown to areas near the Long Island Rail Road station in Mineola.

The Modera is located at the intersection of Willis Avenue and Old Country Road, while the other building under construction, from developer Lalezarian Properties, is at Old Country Road and Third Avenue.

Both buildings plan to offer a number of amenities and market themselves as luxury housing. Modera Mineola has plans to include a parking garage, top-rate fitness club, a resort-style pool and sundeck, a clubroom and business center, among other things.

Rent for market-rate apartments at Modera start at just over $2,000 for a studio and go up to $3,400 for the highest-priced two-bedroom apartments, according to Mill Creek’s website.

Kevin Lalezarian, a principal at Lalezarian Properties, has said rent for apartments at his building would be in the same ballpark.

The developers seem confident that demand for the housing exists, especially among young professionals and empty nesters. Stover said Mill Creek has already received more than 1,300 inquiries about apartments at Modera Mineola, adding that the company “anticipate[s] a very strong pre-leasing period through the summer.”

“Historically, there has not been a significant amount of apartment development in Nassau County, but we know that working professionals, singles and empty nesters have been waiting a long time for new, luxury rental options,” Russell Tepper, Mill Creek’s Northeast senior managing director, said in a statement.

Each apartment at Modera Mineola will include wood-plank style flooring, stainless steal appliances, walk-in closets, movable islands and washer and dryers, according to Mill Creek. Some apartments will also include balconies, dens and lofts.

“Today’s renter wants to live a convenient lifestyle with multi-modal options to places of work and play, but her or she also wants to be able to retreat to a modern and comfortable home,” Stover said in a statement.

Mill Creek Residential, a national management and development company, operates nearly 13,000 residences in markets such as Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Southern California, Texas, Florida, Washington, D.C., New Jersey and Boston, ac-

cording to a press release from the company.

The rapid development of downtown Mineola also has its detractors.

At hearings on a third building proposed for Second Street, residents have said the scale of the development takes away from the village’s small-town field.

And school officials have taken issue with the tax breaks, in the form of payments

in lieu of taxes, granted to the projects by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency.

The PILOTs do not generate revenue additional revenue for taxing jurisdictions, which the Mineola School District worries could hamper its ability to accommodate an influx of students without program cuts.

A rendering by Mill Creek Residential of a completed Modera Mineola

G.N. native plays role in Alabama Shakes Continued from Page 5 Morris, who has now been managing bands for about 15 years, first heard about the The Shakes, as they were originally known, while working at Red Light Management, a music management company.

One of the people who runs the music website Aquarium Drunkard sent the Drive-By Truckers — another band he manages — a link to The Shakes’ song “You Ain’t Alone,” Morris said.

The band sent the link to Morris, who since 2009 has been managing several musicians with Red Light including the DriveBy Truckers, Amos Lee and Taj Mahal.

After hearing the song, Morris said, he went to the band’s home in Athens, Ala. to meet its members — Brittany Howard, Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg and Steve Johnson.

At their initial meeting, the band gave him a copy of what would eventually become “Boys & Girls,” which was released and reached sixth on the U.S. Billboard 200.

“I fell in love with them as people,” Morris said. “We came down the next week again to see them play on a boat in Tuscaloosa as an opener act.”

Morris immediately signed the band that would become Alabama Shakes in summer 2011, he said.

Alabama Shakes released “Boys & Girls” in 2012, which was followed “Sound & Color” this year.

During this time, they have played on “Saturday Night Live,” “Conan,” “the Late Show with David Letterman” and “Jimmy

Kimmel Live!”

Attraction to the music industry runs in Morris’ blood — his uncle Chuck Morris was a concert promoter with AEG, a music promotion company.

Morris would also go to Rolling Stones and Billy Joel concerts as a child with his father, Dr. Stephen Morris, a North Hills resident and frequent letter-writer to Blank Slate Media.

“I got to go to these really great concerts, and I got really into music, but then in college I never really thought about the music business as a career path,” he said.

After graduating from Great Neck North High School in 1990, Morris studied at the University of Michigan before going to George Washington University Law School.

“I always knew I wanted to go into law,” Morris said. “I was always into politics and kind of felt like being a lawyer was a natural extension of that.”

He said after a year he began losing his connection with the law.

But his uncle Chuck, who introduced him to bands when he was growing up, gave him a suggestion — he could be a lawyer for bands.

That, he said, would change him forever.

A short time later in 1996, Morris said he met with Zumwalt, Almon & Hayes an entertainment law firm in Nashville, Tenn., on music row.

“I flew down to a Nashville law firm to meet with them, and clerked at the place

for no money and kind of fell for it,” he said. “I loved sort of helping bands with trademark law and publishing.”

The law firm offered to let him be the lawyer for bands after two summers of clerking there.

He said that while he enjoyed being a music lawyer, he was always more attracted to the creative side of the music industry — something that managing bands would allow him to tap into.

“As a manager you get really involved with the bands — as a lawyer you do more contracts and negotiations,” he said.

So in 1999, he said, he quit his law career and moved to Boulder, Colo. to manage bands.

“It was a tough decision after three years of law school, and putting all that energy into the bar exam,” Morris said, noting he did take and pass the bar exam in Colorado, just in case things didn’t work out.

“I was doing really well on the legal side, and when I moved to Colorado to work with a band they never heard of you can imagine their reaction,” Morris said.

“My parents said ‘just in case this doesn’t work out you might want to take the bar in Colorado too.”

He started managing bands for Madison House, a music management company.

His first band was the progressive bluegrass band The String Cheese Incident, which he still manages.

In 2005, Morris moved to New York City, while continuing to work at Madison until 2009 when he became a manager at

Red Light.

His involvement with bands, Morris said, varies on what the members want. He gives opinions on song choice and placement on a record, and gets them to their live performances.

“They write the songs and do the shows but they welcome our input,” Morris said.

Morris said he is particularly close with the Alabama Shakes.

“With The Shakes it’s a real family vibe,” he said. “We’re a close-knit family” with band members voting on all creative decisions.

“The songwriting was the first thing I thought was great — as songwriters they really connected with their songs,” Morris said. “They’re also one of the best live bands out there.”

Most of the time, he said, he travels with the band, which just finished performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. The band also just recently got back from a series of concerts in Australia, Las Vegas and San Francisco.

“You’re an important part of the team,” Morris added. “Obviously the band makes the music, but the manager is like a coach — you have to put time in.”

Morris said that while the travel is exciting, it is also hard to be away from his wife and two-year-old daughter.

“I’ve seen my wife and daughter 36 hours of the past month,” Morris said Friday. “It’s a time-intensive job, you have weird hours and have to be available 24 hours a day.”

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E.W. board of ed, union strike labor deal Continued from Page 2 through the district.

Until the 2017-18 school year, East Williston will continue to pay teachers who opt out half the premium the district would have otherwise paid.

But starting in 2017-18, the

incentive changes to a flat rate: $3,595 for teachers who waive individual coverage and $8,000 to teachers who waive family coverage.

“Controlling the optout [incentive] is a major change,” Kamberg said. “We wanted to control expense

drivers and save money for the future, and the opt-out savings certainly does do that.”

Beginning in July, teachers will also begin contributing an additional 1 percent to their health insurance premiums, deceasing the

district’s responsibility from 80 percent to 79 percent.

Prior to 2008, the district paid 90 percent of health-care premiums.

Extra-curricular and coaching stipends will remain flat for the entirety of the contract, according to

the agreement.

Negotiations on the new agreement began in September, Kamberg said.

“The challenge is to try to control [teachers’ payroll] within a tax cap environment so we are able to offer the great academic initia-

tives that we do in the East Williston School District,” he said. “I think that any negotiation is a give and take and at the end of the day you have to be satisfied with the results that accomplished your goals, and that’s exactly what we did.”

G.N. Bow Tie theater workers seek to unionize Continued from Page 4 grocery and retail stores, food processing and meat packing, according to their website.

Mouleon said the National Labor Relations Board schedules the date for unionization votes, not the individual unions.

Bow Tie Squire Cinema’s corporate office found out

on Feb. 26 that the employees were trying to unionize, Valente said, and has since organized monthly mandatory meetings with employees, trying to persuade them out of unionizing.

“They said if we want collective bargaining we could lose some of the things we already have, and that there is no guarantee we

will win anything,” she said.

“They were threatening people’s jobs if they voted for the union.”

“If they want a union, the company can’t sit there and tell them they’re going to be fired,” Mouleon said.

Valente said the workers want 25-cent raises every year.

“One of my co-workers

has been there working part-time for 15 years and he only makes $10 an hour,” Valente said. “The company told him in one of the meetings that was the most they were willing to pay him if he didn’t learn other skills.”

Employees have spoken to the theater’s management about the conditions, Valente said, but that there is

nothing they can do about it.

“Because it’s such a small theater we have a good relationship with our manager, and it’s clear that their hands are tied as well,” Valente said. “When we tell our supervisors or manager they sympathize with us but say there isn’t much they can do.”

The theater workers are

trying to get support from the community they serve.

“The Squire is a community theater, and I see my job as helping serve people who want to see a movie — it’s really me serving the community,” Valente said.

“They’re trying to intimidate people who just want fair pay for their hard work.”

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Registration for Shelter Rock Patrons begins April 17 at the Reference Desk. Space is limited on a first-come, firstserved basis. Non-residents may register April 30 if space allows.

STARTING OVER SINGLES for ages 40 plus with Marla Matthews, TV Host. Saturday May 9 at 2:30 p.m. Join this lively, stimulating, compassionate and supportive discussion for divorced, widowed — or any single adult age 40 plus!! Make new friends, learn new skills, find hope and inspiration. It’s never too late to start over!

INTERMEDIATE MAH JONGG with Jacqui Palatnik Tuesday, May 5, May 12 at

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YOUNG ADULT YA BOOK CAFÉ For YAs in Grades 6 – 12 “Al Capone Does My Homework” by Gennifer Choldenko Tuesday, May 5 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. It’s 1936 and thirteen year old Moose Flanagan’s father has been promoted to associate warden of Alcatraz. When Moose wakes up from dozing while babysitting he discovers the apartment is on fire and suspects arson. Registration begins on April 7.

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TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Upcoming meetings are on Thursdays, May 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room TAB is for registered members in Grades 7 – 12.

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One April 2014 “swatting” incident in Long Beach, in which more than 70 first responders investigated a prank in which a man claimed to have shot family members and threatened to kill others, yielded $100,000 in law enforcement costs, Schumer said.

He said he is also supporting a second law, called the AntiSpoofing Act, which would make it illegal for people to disguise their caller ID on Skype and other internet calling programs that are often used during “swatting” incidents.

“We need to make sure that every time a 911 dispatcher answers a call that it is a real emergency, and we need to swat down this disturbing trend before it is too late and someone is seriously hurt,” Schumer said.

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In a statement, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano said he supports the legislation, saying it is necessary to protect homeowners.

Schumer is proposing that people convicted of “swatting” serve a maximum eight-year prison sentence — a three-year increase from the current sen-

“This federal loan is a vital step to improving railway safety,” Congressman Steve Israel said. “I applaud the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Department of Transportation on their hard work to secure this loan, and I will continue to fight for federal resources for critical New York infrastructure.”

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This award will help us enhance that effort in a very significant way.”

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STRONG ARM CLEANING

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• Late Model Wrecks Wanted • Used Cars Bought and Sold • Quality Recycled Auto Parts

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No Fee For Visa/MC/Discovery or Debit Cards

Residential and Commercial Cleaning Specialist • Post construction clean ups • Stripping, waxing floors • Move Ins and Move Outs

Free estimates / Bonded Insured

516-538-1125 home improvement

LAMPS FIXED $ 65 In Home Service Handy Howard 646-996-7628

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We do all types of improvements including HANDYMAN REPAIRS No job too small

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buyer’s guide ▼ junk removal

jewelry buying

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION

WE BUY ANTIQUES, COSTUME JEWELRY & GOLD

lawn sprinklers LAWN SPRINKLERS

• • • • •

Fall Drain Outs Backflow Device Tests Free Estimates Installation Service/Repairs

Joe Barbato (516) 775-1199

moving & storage

• We haul anything & everything • Entire contents of home and/or office • We clean it up and take it away Residential - Commercial Bonded Insured / Free Estimates

STRONG ARM CONTRACTING, INC.

N.Y.D.O.T.#10405

MOVING & STORAGE INC.

Long Island and New York State Specialists

Syl-Lee Antiques Marion Rizzo and Gary Zimmerman Visit our website at www.Syl-LeeAntiques.com

516-538-1125

516-671-6464 516-692-3850

landscaping

Painting & finishes

• Residential • Commercial • Piano & Organ Experts • Boxes Available FREE ESTIMATES www.ajmoving.com

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Mineola, NY 11501

PAINTING/POWERWASHING

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PAINTING/CARPENTRY/POWER WASHING painting, carpentry & powerwashing

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Renovations New Mouldings Doors Windows

Licensed & Insured

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resd/Comm cleaning

STRONG ARM CLEANING

Residential and Commercial Cleaning Specialist • Post construction clean ups • Stripping, waxing floors • Move ins and move outs

Free estimates / Bonded Insured

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roofing

sprinkler service SPRINKLER SERVICE

KEN’S SPRINKLER

SERVICE & REPAIR, INC, • Sprinkler System Installations • Spring Turn On • Winterization • Service Contracts • Landscape Lighting • NYS Certified Backflow Tester

Spring Special $50 Backflow Test

516-779-3860

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buyer’s guide ▼ tree service

READERS WRITE

Blame Mr. Obama, not the Tea Party

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tree service

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE Owner Operated Since 1989 Licensed & Insured

FREE ESTIMATES

Member L.I. Arborist Assoc.

516-466-9220 window repairs

631-385-7975

WINDOW REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS

Outdated Hardware • Skylights •Andersen Sashes • New Storm Windows • Wood Windows • Chain/Rope Repairs • Falling Windows • Fogged Panes • Mechanical Repairs • Wood Repairs

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arack Obama looked us straight in the eye, and with that cool, professorial grin, read his clicheridden speech right off his omnipresent TelePrompTer. Our professor-in-chief was at it again, explaining how lucky we were to have his team, working day and night, always at the ready, to get us out of one bad situation or another. And lately there are certainly plenty of really bad situations to be concerned about.

According to this president and his adoring mainstream-media apologists, you better not even suggest that his extravagant social welfare programs or his nonsensical foreign policy decisions were not working. It’s never the cost or if they actually fulfill their goals.

It’s the idea that counts! It’s crucial that everything Obama does, sounds and feels good. That’s all that matters!

Anyone who doesn’t go along

with his program or has the audacity to actually blame him for its failures, must either be uneducated, a radical right winger, or, when all else fails, they must be labeled, pure and simply, a racist.

According to the White House, if you want to know who actually caused every one of our problems, you don’t have to look very far.

It’s always former presidents Bush, (preferably George W. ), bigoted police officers, the banks, Wall Street, rich Republicans, selfish doctors, the Koch bros., pro-life advocates, fundamentalist Christians, or those devilish insurance companies.

Sure there are a few unscrupulous people in every one of these groups. But to say they are all at fault, is both criminal and libelous in itself. That’s like saying that every Secretary of State in history criminally destroyed evidence or illegally received remuneration or huge speaking fees, for favors.

I doubt whether many of them were like Hillary.

Wait a minute. I think I left one last Obama “favorite” culprit out.

How could I forget those “terrible” Tea Party members.

Obama claims that only a group of “fanatics” like that, would demand lower taxes, balanced budgets, a strong national defense, family values and adhering to the constitution.

But on the other hand, every Democrat I know is in favor of every one of these as well.

According to Chicago’s most infamous community organizer, we, the Tea Party, are the worst of the worst.

Unfortunately for him, millions of Americans see through his rhetoric and totally agree with us.

It’s to bad we have to wait till 2016 to find out.

Dr. Stephen Morris DDS North Hills

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Neurology director chosen by N.S.-LIJ The North Shore-LIJ Health System today announced the appointment of Dr. Souhel Najjar, as senior vice president and executive director of the health system’s neurology service line.

In this position, he is responsible for all neurology services across the health system. In addition, he continues to serve as chair and professor of neurology at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, as well as chair of neurology services at both Lenox Hill Hospital and Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). In these roles, he manages clinical services at the two hospitals, and is responsible for the oversight of research, education, and faculty appointments throughout the health system and for the advancement of the department of neurology’s academic reputation.

Dr. Najjar’s clinical, research and teaching expertise has earned him international recognition as a leading clinician on rare autoimmune disease that affects the

Dr. Souhel Najjar brain, as well as epilepsy and other neurological illness. He has been featured on television and in books and national magazines, and has been listed in “Best Doctors” issues published by US News and World Report and New York Magazine. Dr. Najjar was also honored with Exceptional Parent Magazine’s Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished Service Award, in recognition of his contributions to

the care of children with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, movement disorder and related disabilities.

Before his appointment at the medical school, Lenox Hill and SIUH, Dr. Najjar served as SIUH’s director of neurosciences and director of stroke since 2006.

Previously, he served as director of epilepsy quality assurance and associate professor of neurology at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Dr. Najjar was also director and founder of the Epilepsy Center Division of the NYU Department of Neurology’s Neuroinflammation Research Group.

Dr. Najjar has written extensively on topics related to epilepsy, neuroinflammation-related neuropsychiatric disorders and autoimmune disorders of the central nervous system and been published in leading peer-reviewed journals.

To make an appointment with Dr. Najjar, call (718) 683-3766 at Staten Island University Hospital and 212-434-6400 at Lenox Hill Hospital.

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Help Wanted CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy Equipment Operator ‘Career! Receive hands on training and national certifications operating bulldozers, backhoes, excavators. Lifetime job placement VA benefits eligible!

1-866-968-2577 MR. BULTS’S is currently hiring experienced Class A CDL Drivers in NY state. If interested in applying, please text “Haul” to 55000 or www.mrbults.com​/​careers NEW YEAR-NEW CAREER GROUP SALES REPRESENTATIVE Fortune 500 company, voted top 30 places to start a career in USA by Business Week magazine, looking for individuals to grow with the largest provider of voluntary employee benefits in the country.

Must be enthusiastic and have strong work ethic. Sales experience is welcome but not necessary. Extensive management opportunities available. Unlimited earnings potential. Office located in Garden City. Call Bill Whicher 516-574-1064

OFFICE HELP: Part time position available for Inc. Village of Williston Park, detail oriented person needed with good customer relations and excellent computer skills. Hours 19.5 per week​/​afternoons. Please send resume to: jkain@villageofwillistonpark.org WANTED! Female driver who lives in Great Neck to do local errands 2 or 3 afternoons a week.

ALSO WANTED, a cleaning lady, 1 day a week. Driver and cleaning lady must have own car. Call 516-487-5117. Let phone ring until answering machine picks up and leave a message.

Situation Wanted BABYSITTER / NANNY: Garden City college students available June-August. Clean driver’s license, own transportation.

College athlete, good with children of all ages. Fun, caring, compassionate.

References available. Call​/ ​t ext Brianna 516670-2798 Call​/ ​t ext Shana 516782-2506

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BABYSITTER AVAILABLE to care for your little ones. Flexible hours.

Over 10 yrs experience working with Garden City families. Excellent references. Licensed driver.

Call 347-593-7897

CHILD CARE PROVIDER: Seeking position for child care. Five years experience with previous family, 10 years with another. Live in or live out. References available. Also available as companion on weekends on request. Call 516486-2177 or 516-943-5726

EXCELLENT HOME HEALTH AIDE Seeking FT​/​PT, live in or out position, flexible hours. Have worked with many prominent people. Excellent references. Driver w/car. Will do errands, doctor appts, housework, light cooking. Call Lorna 347-425-2804

CLEANING TEAM AVAILABLE: English speaking Polish women available to clean homes, apartments and offices. Also available to help with your parties at home, serving, setting up, clean up. Excellent references. Please call 516-564-0139

HOME HEALTH AIDE Experienced HHA seeking FT or PT. Live in or live out. Available anytime.

References available. Call Latoya 347-264-0212

BABYSITTER: AVAILABLE FT​/​ PT Outgoing, punctual, patient. 5 years experience, CPR certified.

Licensed driver. Excellent references. Call Dianna 516-984-2171 CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced woman seeks full time position to care for your sick or elderly loved one. Live in. Very reliable, non driver, references available.

Call May 516-292-2662 CERTIFIED CNA With 20 years experience available. Flexible hours Full Time or Part Time. Honest and reliable. Able to work days, nights or weekends. Also available for sleep in. Call Barber 516-468-1340 CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE: looking for immediate full or part time work caring or the elderly 5 or 7 days per week. References available, valid driver’s license. Anita 347-729-9875 or 954-260-1588 CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT with over 20 years experience available for long term care or the elderly with dementia, alzheimer’s. Medication reminders, doctor visits, activities of daily living. Excellent references, flexible hours. Call Ms. Daley 516-2043655, Ms. Henry 516-850-4258 or Ms. McCallum 516-232-0620

CNA / HHA AVAILABLE immediately. Experienced. Seeking FT or PT live in or live out. Excellent references. Valid driver’s license.

Please call 469-223-8501 ELDER CARE AVAILABLE Live in​/​Live out, 10 yrs experience, references. Will cook, clean, laundry, etc. Please call Sonia 718-413-0941 ELDER CARE GIVER seeking live in or live out job. Flexible hours.

Excellent references. 10 yrs experience. Call Maria: 516-732-2189 ELDER CARE: AIDE​/​COMPANION with 15 years experience available to care for elderly. Days, nights, weekends. Own car. Excellent references. Call 516-353-1626

HOME HEALTH AIDE Experienced woman with excellent references seeks FT live in position to take care of your sick or elderly.

References available. Call Claudette 347-595-5491 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE Good references. Monday​​Saturday. Experienced. Own car.

Will provide own supplies. Free estimates. 516-485-3543, cell 516-661-5282 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8am​​ 2pm. Experienced and references.

Own car and license. Please call 516-325-5153 HOUSECLEANING / HOUSEKEEPING English speaking, responsible, trustworthy, honest, punctual. Years of experience.

References available. Call Yasemin 516-603-0012

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BELMONT STAKES FESTIVAL JUNE 4-6, 2015 PART-TIME · TEMP

WORK THE MOST EXCITING DAY OF RACING IN NEW YORK! We will be conducting interviews at Belmont Park for the following positions: • BETTING CLERKS* • PARKING • CLEANING • WHITE CAPS • USHERS • GUEST SERVICES AND SUPERVISORS Interviews will be conducted on the following dates:

May 2 • 10:00am - 2:00pm May 3 • 10:00am - 2:00pm

May 8 • 2:00pm - 6:00pm May 9 • 10:00am - 2:00pm

Belmont Park

Belmont Park, North ShoreTerrace, Take Clubhouse elevator to the 4th Floor

2150 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY 11003

Enter Gate 5 on Hempstead Turnpike. Parking Available in the Silver (Preferred) lot.

Must bring 2 forms of ID (I-9 appropriate).You must be at least 16 years of age with valid working papers to apply. *Betting clerks must be 18 or older to apply, and must submit a resume.

This position requires a minimum of three years cash handling experience.

For more information, please call Forum Staffing Services at

212-973-3602

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HOUSECLEANING Young Ukranian woman seeking cleaning/ housekeeping jobs. Years of experience. References available.

Call Svitlana 516-567-5003

NANNY/BABYSITTER FT/PT w/ 10 yrs experience. Excellent references. Elementary teaching experience. See review in mommybites.com. Please call Angela 516-330-0230 or email: angelamargoth@yahoo.com

HOUSEKEEPING, ELDERLY CARE OR BABYSITTING: Full time or weekends, 18 years experience. Please call 516-2361711 or 718-506-7529 MAYA’S CLEANING Very good work Good prices Own transportation 516-859-5355 516-3856017 516-244-3535

SUMMER BABYSITTER / NANNY: Garden City Boston College Nursing Student with own transportation is available for full time babysitting July & August and part time / occasional sitting May & June. Contact Regan @ 516-633-4549

MOTHER’S HELPER / BABYSITTING Rising GCHS senior, member of ABC Beach Club & GC Pool looking for a mother’s helper / babysitting job. Reliable & references available. Available mid JuneSept 1. Call or text Catherine @ 297-9823

TO ALL EMPLOYERS We offer the following services: Companions, Home Health Aides/Elder Care Nights, Days Child Care and Housekeeping Live In or Live Out Laborers, Housekeepers No Fee to Employers Evons Employment & Services 516-505-5510

NANNY / BABYSITTER ABC Beach Club member, D1 college lacrosse player who is caring, responsible and great with children. In Garden Cityavailable May 11thAugust 14th. Looking for 20+ hrs a week. Have car & clean driving record. Call or text Caitlinn 516-547-5686

career training ATTEND AVIATION COLLEGE Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance training. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call AIM or free information 866-296-7093

NANNY F/T with 15years experience seeking position to care for your newborn & older children.

References available. Trustworthy, loving, reliable. 15 years with 3 Garden City families. Driver’s license. Call 516-776-1808

HVAC TECHNICIAN Want an in-deman career as an HVAC Technician? Offering accelerated “hands on” training to get EPA /OSHA Certified! Lifetime job placement. VA Benefits eligible !

1-877-926-2441

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adoption UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? Caring licensed adoption agency provides financial and emotional support. Choose from loving preapproved families. Call Joy toll free 1-866-922-3678 or confidential email: Adopt@ForeverFamiliesThroughAdoption.org

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

marketplace FURNITURE FOR SALE GARDEN CITY Excellent condition.

Dining room table & breakfront, boy’s bedroom set, leather lounger, sofa with sleeper (plaid), mini freezer, kitchen table and chairs, girl’s white desk and hutch. Call 516-835-4064 GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY Fri 5/8 9am-4pm Sat 5/9 9am3pm 44 Hilton Ave Tandem kayak, grandfather clock, tools, clothes, games, cds, dvds & much more!

GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY MULTI FAMILY Sat 5/2 9am-4pm 134 Roosevelt St Something for Everyone!!!

GARAGE SALE GARDEN CITY May 8 & May 9 9am-4pm 141 Brook St GREAT BARGAINS!!

Silver, china, linens, curtains, hardware, kitchen, furniture and MUCH MORE!!

PRIVACY HEDGE SPRING BLOW OUT SALE. 6’ Arborvitae (cedar) reg. $129 NOW $59.

FREE installation/ delivery. Call TODAY. Limited supply 518-5361367. www.lowcosttrees.com

marketplace SOHMER BABY GRAND PIANO Cherry Louis XV French Style with bench. Beautiful details and shell carvings. Excellent condition. Just tuned. $1,800. Call 516-220-7756YAMAHA GRAND PIANO FOR SALE with Disklavier Player and assorted discs.

Tuned to concert pitch. Pictures & videos available. $8,500. Call 516-987-8841

wanted to buy CASH BUYER! Buying ALL Gold & Silver coins, Stamps, Paper Money, Comic Books, entire collections, Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800-959-3419 LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718-5983045 or 516-270-2128. www.iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

tag sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@ atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@ atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org INVITED SALES by TRACY JORDAN Live and Online Auction House, Estate Sales, Appraisals and Consignment Shoppe.839 Stewart Avenue Garden City 11530 516-279-6378 www.invitedsales.com Mon-Fri 10-6pm Sat 105pm, Sun 12-5pm Located next to the La Quinta and behind the Garden Gourmet Deli. Live Auctions Monthly! Free walk-in evaluations for items to be considered for Live Auction every Tuesday and Thursday 10am-2pm. No appointment necessary. Auctions are live every Wednesday from 8am-8pm and pre-bids are accepted at anytime.

Visit www.invitedsales.com and click on the online auctions tab.

Visit www.invitedsales.com to see pictures and information regarding our upcoming tag sales and estate sales. Our 50% off room is open everyday and includes items that have been in our shoppe for more than 60 days. To receive discount coupons and promotional information, join our email list. Text “invited” to 22828 and enter your email address when prompted. Consignments are taken by appointment to provide you with the best service.

Please call the shoppe at 516-2796378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@invitedsales.com. We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction. If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

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

Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256

professional dog training Doggie Day Care & Walks Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

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auto for sale CHEVY MONTE CARLO 1985: 102K miles, 2 doors, 4 cylinder.

FORD F150 PICK UP 1988: 49,000 miles. Original owner on both, $3,000 each. 516-352-6433

autos wanted DONATE YOUR CAR to Wheels For Wishes, benefitting Make-aWish. We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 631-317-2014 Today!

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apartment for rent GARDEN CITY BORDER: Studio, 1, 2 or 3 bedroom apartments starting a $1,150+ electric. Gated parking, laundry room, air conditioning, hardwood floors, LIRR, NO BROKER FEE. www.gcbapts.com / 516-742-1101 GARDEN CITY S.E. SECTION Unfurnished second floor 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, large living area.

Cable, wi-fi, utilities, parking. No smoking. No pets. $1600. Please call 516-650-5144 GARDEN CITY SOUTH 5 large rooms: Living room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, closets galore. Includes heat & hot water. No Smoking / No Pets. $1,875/mth.

Call Owner 516-987-3585 WILLISTON PARK Completely renovated, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, second floor 2 family private home. Bonus finished attic space, updated kitchen, new appliances, new wood floors, new carpets, off street parking. Few blocks to LIRR, village area, nice neighborhood! $1650 includes water and heat. Reference check required.

Penny 917-848-9366

homes for rent GREAT NECK / KINGS POINT Glamford Rd, totally renovated, 4 bedroom, 4 bath, finished basement, 2 car garage, Great Neck North / Baker School District. $4600 month.

Owner 516-482-3210

office space GARDEN CITY SOUTH Ideal location, mint, large office space, 1st floor. Must see to appreciate.

Available now. $1,650/mth. Call Owner 516-538-7474 or 538-7476 NEW HYDE PARK Corner office, 200 square feet, Western Nassau County. Semi furnished. $550 per month includes all. Ask for Adele.

516-354-4340

vacation rental OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND Best selection of affordable rentals. Full /partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com PECONIC ON THE SOUND: Beautiful, large modern house, private beach, gorgeous sunset views. MayOctober or monthly. 516-660-2869

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homes for sale GARDEN CITY GORGEOUS ESTATES TUDOR For Sale By Owner. Walking distance to LIRR, mint moving in condition. Many unique extras. $1,450,000. All info is on Zillow.com. Interested parties contact gcnuts@verizon.net OPEN HOUSE 5/2 3-5pm & May 3 12-4pm GARDEN CITY RANCH 3 bedroom, 2 bath, mid block, western section, 80 x 100. Walk to Church, stores, train. $749,000. Principles Only. 516-655-1210 or gclax115@ gmail.com for appointment NEW HYDE PARK “OAKS” Charming Cape. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. 1 car garage, nice yard, beautiful sunset skies!! $549,000. Call 516-328-3246 POINT LOOKOUT On beach block.

For sale by owner. Totally renovated. Ready to move in. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, LR w/ cathedral ceiling, skylight, fireplace. Granite kitchen w/ ss appliances. DR w/ sliding doors to wrap around deck. Large den. Sunroom/Office. All Anderson windows. Hardwood & Tile flooring.

Gas heat. CAC. Alarm system. Full storage attic, large storage closets.

Principals only. Asking $779,000.

Call 516 -805-8193

lots for sale ABANDONED FARM! 34 acres $169,900. Upstate NY farmouse, barn, apple orchard, woods, long gated drive, incredible setting!

Terms avail! 888-905-8847 newyorklandandlakes.com RUSHING STREAM CHRISTMAS TREE FARM 6 acres $26,900. Buy before May 1 and take $5,000 off!

Gated drive, views, stunning upstate NY setting! Town rd, utils, terms! 888-701-7509 VIRGINIA’S EASTERN SHORE Spectacular 3 to 22 acre lots with deepwater access located in an exclusive development. Amenities include community pier, boat ramp, paved roads and private sandy beach. May remind you of the Jersey Shore from days long past. Great climate, boating, fishing, clamming and National Seashore beaches nearby. Absolute buy of a lifetimerecent FDIC bank failure makes these 25 lots available at a fraction of their original price. Priced at only $55,000 to $124,000. For info call 757-4422171, email oceanlandtrust@yahoo.com, pictures on website: http/ /Wibiti.com/5KQN

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classifieds ▼ Lots for Sale UPSTATE NY WATERFRONT! 7 acres $59,900. 400 feet of pristine frontage on bass lake!

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▼ LEGALS ACCOUNTING CITATION ​—​ File No. 260800/D ​—​ FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL CITATION​ —​ SURROGATE’S COURT​ —​ NASSAU COUNTY​—​ THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent.

TO: Marc Bernstein, a/k/a Marc Bellman, and if he be dead, his legal representatives, his spouses, if any, his distributees and successors in interest whose names and​/​or places of residence and post office addresses are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained. A petition and an account having been duly filed by Stanley L. Levin and Donald Bernstein, whose addresses are 70 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583 and 1 Sewall Street, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, respectively. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, at 262 Old Country Rd, Mineola, New York, on June 17, 2015, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why the account of Stanley L. Levin and Donald Bernstein, a summary of which has been served herewith, as Trustees of the trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Carol Bernstein f/b/o Marc Bernstein a/k/a Marc Bellman, should not be judicially settled, with the following further relief: that cotrustees, Stanley L. Levin and Donald Bernstein, be released and discharged from all liability, accountability and responsibility as to all matters set forth in the account of proceedings, approval of the accountant’s fees of $3,350 to Gaspari Financial for the preparation of trust fiduciary income tax returns for the years 2010-2015, $2,150 of which has been paid and $1,200 of which remains unpaid; approval of the payment of $2,000 to Albert M. Prizant for the preparation of the account of proceedings of the trustees all of which has been paid; approval of legal fees and disbursements of $6,665.38 to Weinberger Singer P.C., which includes the $1,250 Court filing fee for this proceeding all of which has been paid and $10,000 or such final amount as is fixed and determined by this Court which is unpaid; and that the balance of the trust be distributed equally between Elizabeth Barron and Aaron Bernstein pursuant to Stanley L. Levin’ s sole discretion as independent Trustee to so distribute the corpus of the trust.

HON. EDWARD W. McCARTY, III, Surrogate Michael J. Murphy, Chief Clerk Dated, Attested and Sealed, April, 14, 2015 Name of Attorney: Weinberger Singer P.C. Telephone No. (212)949-7600 Address of Attorney: 230 Park Avenue ​—​Suite 545, New York, New York 10169 Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law.

You are not required to appear; however, if you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you, and you or your attorney may request a copy of the full account from the petitioner or petitioner’s attorney.

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Index No: 8620/13 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT​—​COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CSFB MORTGAGE-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-8, Plaintiff(s), Against MI KYONG COI A/K/A MI K. CHOI A/K/A MI CHOI, ET AL., Defendant(s).

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Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 1/5/2015, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 6/2/2015 at 11:30 am, premises known as 9 Morley Court, Unit 9, Albertson, NY 11507, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being known and designated as unit No. 9 together with a 4.5455 percent undivided interest in the Common Elements, in the Village of North Hills, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 7, Block 111 and Lot 269.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $695,705.58 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 8620/13.

Bernard Mirotznik, Esq., Referee.

STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (Attorneys for Plaintiff), 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 Dated: 3/20/2015 File Number: 201200152 GR WT 141503 4x 5/01, 8, 15, 22, 2015 #141503

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION EAST WILLISTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public budget hearing of the qualified voters of the East Williston Union Free School District, Nassau County, Old Westbury, New York, will be held in the Auditorium of The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, New York in said District on Monday, May 11, 2015, 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 1) To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2015-2016 fiscal year.

2) To discuss all items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

3) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

A copy of the proposed budget shall be made available, upon request, to residents of the school district beginning May 4, 2015 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays at the Business Office, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, New York, and at each of the following school houses: The Wheatley High School, Willets Road Intermediate School, and North Side Elementary School.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority,

and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Annual Budget Vote and Election by the qualified voters of the East Williston Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the gymnasium of The Wheatley School located at 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, New York in said school district at which time the polls will be open to vote by voting machine on the following items: 1) To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for three (3) year terms commencing July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2018, as follows: a. One (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term to succeed Robert Fallarino, Esq., whose term expires on June 30, 2015; and b. One (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term to succeed Leonard Hirsch, whose term expires on June 30, 2015; and 2) To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2015-2016, and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District.

3) Shall the Board of Education of the East Williston Union Free School District be authorized, to expend funds already deposited in the 2013 Capital Project Reserve Fund, which was established on June 30, 2013 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement projects: Unit ventilator replacement, partial casework replacement, steam control valve installation and DDC panel replacement, removal of existing windows and the Installation of Dual sash, low E single glazed windows at the Willets Road School and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of two million dollars ($2,000,000) plus accumulated interest.

4) Shall the Board of Education of the East Williston Union Free School District be authorized, pursuant to Education Law ß 3651, to establish a Capital Reserve Fund to be known as the “Capital Project Reserve Fund”effective June 30, 2015 for a probable term of five (5) years for the purpose of capital improvements, including but not limited to, lavatory reconstruction, abatement and replacement of flooring, ADA compliant student lavatories, reconstruction of existing tennis courts and replacement of kitchen ventilation at The Wheatley School, exterior door replacement and replacement of kitchen ventilation at the Willets Road School and replacement of vinyl windows at the North Side School in an ultimate amount of $3,500,000 plus aggregated interest, the source of which shall be transfers by the Board of Education from the general fund and accrued interest.

5) To vote upon such other propositions as may be lawfully presented to the voters.

The condensed form of the

2015-2016 budget proposition and a text of all other propositions to appear on the voting machine(s) and a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the fiscal year 2015-2016 for school district purposes, exclusive of public monies specifying the purpose and the amount for each, will be prepared and copies thereof will be made available to any district resident, upon request at the Business Office, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, New York between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on business days beginning May 4, 2015, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and at each of the following schoolhouses: The Wheatley High School, Willets Road Intermediate School, and North Side Elementary School PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the voting shall be on voting machines as provided by the Education Law and the polls will remain open on May 19, 2015 from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots. The District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to have the necessary ballot labels printed for said voting machines in the form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law and applicable law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the election shall be held in accordance with the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings and Elections adopted by the Board of Education and applicable law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the nominations for the office of member of the Board of Education of the East Williston Union Free School District shall be made by petition subscribed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election) and such nominating petitions shall be filed with the Clerk of the East Williston Union Free School District in her office at The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, New York between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, provided however that petitions shall not be filed later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on April 20, 2015. Such petition must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated, including at least the length of term of office and contain the name of the incumbent. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate office.

A nominating petition may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his or her unwillingness to serve.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any propositions or questions to be placed upon the voting machines shall be submitted in writing by petition subscribed by at least 250 qualified voters of the District and filed in the Business Office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, not later than the 30th day preceding the meeting or election at which such question or proposition shall be voted upon, except that petitions that relate to those questions or propositions which must be included in the published or posted notice of the annual meeting, must be filed 60 days in advance of the annual meeting. This rule and such

60 day advance filing does not apply to those propositions or questions which the Board of Education has the authority by law to present at any annual or special election of the District.

The Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful, any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditures of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition for the ballot.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. The Board of Registration of this school district shall meet in the lobby of The Wheatley School on Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of this district for said annual Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his​/​her name placed upon such registry provided that at such meeting the Board of Registration, he​/​she is known, or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the annual Budget Vote and Election which such register is prepared.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the register shall include (1) all the qualified voters of the District who shall personally present themselves for registration; (2) all previously registered for any annual or special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) calendar years prior to preparation of the said register; and (3) all qualified voters of the school district permanently registered with the Board of Elections of the County of Nassau residing within said school district.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to ß2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at The Wheatley School to prepare the Register of the School District to be used for all votes and elections to be held subsequent to May 19, 2015 and, persons may have their names placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he​/​she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

The Register shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk at the District Office located at 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, New York where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 14, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election except Sunday; between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 16, 2015; and at the polling place on election day.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered per-

sonally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 PM, prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 14, 2015 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election and on May 19, 2015, the day set for the election.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Board of Education shall convene a special meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk a written report of the results of the ballot, in the gymnasium of The Wheatley School for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot, and that the Board of Education hereby declares itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvas ballots pursuant to Education Law ß2019-a(2)(b) at said Special Meeting.

Dated: March 25, 2015

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION EAST WILLISTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK Patricia Collins, District Clerk WT 141335 4x 4/03, 10, 17, 24, 2015 #141335

NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in lieu of an Annual Meeting of all election districts in one place, the vote by the qualified voters of the Mineola Union Free School District of the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, will be held on, May 19, 2015 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the school designated in each election district hereinafter described, for the purpose of voting upon appropriation of necessary funds to meet the necessary expenditures of said school district for the fiscal year 2015-2016 and to authorize the levy of the necessary taxes thereof, and further for the purpose of electing two (2) members of the Board of Education: for three (3) year terms commencing on July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018, to succeed Artie Barnett and Christine Napolitano, whose terms expire June 30, 2015.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that voting at said election shall be by use of voting machines.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the condensed form of the budget proposition and a copy of a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, specifying the several purposes and the amount for each, will be available at the said Annual Election and, upon request, to any resident in the district at each school house in the district in which school is maintained, during the hours of from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show

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▼ LEGALS the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.

The report will also be posted on the school district’s website​ —​www.mineola.k12.ny.us NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on the tentative budget of the Mineola Union Free School District, for the school year 2015-2016, will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2015 - at 7:00 p.m., at the Willis Avenue School, located at 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be nominated by petition directed to the District Clerk. Each such petition shall be signed by at least twentyfive (25) qualified voters of the district, shall state the name and residence of the candidate and the name and residence of each signer, and must be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Office of the District Clerk, not later than the thirtieth day preceding the election, at which the candidates so nominated are to be elected (April 20, 2015).

Nominating petitions may be obtained in the Office of the District Clerk, located at 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY. The candidate(s) receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to office.

Where terms are of different length, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be appointed to the longest term of office. However, a nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for the office or declares his unwillingness to serve.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk during regular business hours until the day of the election.

REGISTRATION PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration of said school district will meet at the Willis Avenue School, located at 121 Jackson Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501, on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his​/​her name placed upon such register, providing that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he​/​she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote. Registration is also permitted daily up to and including Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the Office of District Clerk during the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The Board of Registration shall also meet at the respective polling places on the date and during the hours of the aforesaid election for the purpose of preparing a register for meetings and elections held subsequent thereto.

The Register will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, except the hours shall be between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday; and also at each polling place during the hours of said election. Any

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person who shall have previously registered for any school district meeting or election and who shall have voted at any school meeting or election at any time within the four calendar years (2011-2014) prior to the preparation of the register, and any person currently registered for general elections under the provisions of Article 5 of the Election Law shall be entitled to vote at said election without further registration.

ELECTION DISTRICTS PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to Section 2017 of the Education Law, the Board of Education has divided the school district into two (2) election districts. The boundaries of the two election districts are described, and the polling place in each designated, as follows: Election District #1 Polling Place: Jackson Avenue Elementary School All those portions of the School District which are located within the US Postal Service Zip Codes 11501 and 11040.

Election District #2 Polling Place: Meadow Drive Elementary School All those portions of the School District which are located within the US Postal Service Zip Codes 11507, 11577 and 11596.

If there are any questions concerning the election districts, a listing, by US Postal Service Zip Code, of streets, all or portions of which are located within the school district, is available in the Office of the District Clerk located at 121 Jackson Ave., Mineola, NY. Each voter must vote in his​/​her assigned election district.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Education shall convene a special meeting following the closing of the polls and after the filing with the District Clerk of written reports of the results of the election, for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports and declaring the results of the election; and that the Board hereby designates the Superintendent and District Clerk to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law Section 2019-a, at 3:00 p.m. on May 20, 2015 in the Superintendent’s office.

By Order of the Board of Education of the Mineola Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York By: Andrea M. Paggi District Clerk Mineola UFSD. Nassau County, New York WT 141278 4x 4/03, 4/17, 5/01, 5/15, #141278 2015 NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION AND PUBLIC HEARING on the 2015-2016 School Budget in the HERRICKS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual election of qualified voters of the Herricks Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in the Gymnasium of the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting, on voting machines, on the following matters: A.to vote on the annual school budget as set forth in Proposition No.1 below: PROPOSITION 1 RESOLVED that the 2015-2016 annual school budget for the Herricks Union Free School District and the appropriation of the necessary funds therefore and the levy of taxes necessary to meet the expenditures in said budget be authorized.

B.to vote on a Proposition to authorize the establishment of

a capital reserve fund of the District PROPOSITION 2 Yes ( ) No ( ) RESOLVED: that a new Capital Reserve Fund is hereby authorized to be established in accordance with the provisions of Education Law section 3651, to be designated “Capital Reserve Fund-​—​2015”(the “Fund”), for the purpose of providing moneys for future capital improvements, including: window and door replacements; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical system upgrades; roof reconstruction and masonry, pavement, asphalt, curb and sidewalk improvements; the probable term of said Fund will not exceed ten (10) years from the date of its establishment; the ultimate principal amount therein to total $5,000,000, plus interest earnings thereon; such amount to be provided from transfers and surplus funds of the District in the current and future fiscal years, sufficient to fund said $5,000,000 ultimate principal amount.

Said Proposition shall appear on the ballot labels to be inserted in the voting machines in substantially the foregoing form.

C.to elect two Board members for three-year terms commencing July 1, 2015 to fill the vacancies occasioned by the expiration of the term of Brian Hassan and Nancy Feinstein.

D.to vote on such other propositions as may properly come before the voters at this annual school election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2015 in the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York for the purpose of discussing the expenditure of funds for school district purposes and the budgeting thereof for the school year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 (the 2015-2016 annual school budget). At said hearing all persons in interest will be given an opportunity to be heard. Copies of said 2015-2016 annual school budget are available upon request by the district residents commencing April 30, 2015 at the school houses listed below.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of said 2015-2016 Annual School Budget for the Herricks Union Free School District containing a statement of the amount of money needed to meet the estimated expenses for school purposes for the 2015-2016 school year, exclusive of public monies, together with the text of any propositions, questions and resolutions which will be presented to the voters, will be made available upon request and may be obtained by any district resident at the following offices of the school houses, at the Herricks Community Center, on the District’s internet website (www.

Herricks.org) and at the Shelter Rock Public Library during the fourteen days immediately preceding the day of the budget vote and election, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Center Street School, Center Street, Williston Park, NY Denton Avenue School, Denton Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY Searingtown School, west end of Beverly Drive, Albertson, NY Herricks Middle School, Hilldale Drive, Albertson, NY Herricks High School, Shelter Rock Road, New Hyde Park, NY Herricks Community Center, Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, NY Shelter Rock Academy, Shelter Rock Road, New Hyde Park, NY Williston Park Library, Willis Avenue, Williston Park, NY NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, an exemption report detailing exemptions

from real property taxation shall be available and appended to any tentative, preliminary or final budget.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that each candidate for the office of a member of the Board of Education shall be nominated by petition and a separate petition for each such candidate shall be directed to and filed in the Office of the Clerk of said School District located in the Herricks Community Center between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2015. Each such nominating petition shall be signed by at least forty one (41) qualified voters of said school district, and shall state the residence of each signer, and shall state the name and residence of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy on said Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and name of the last incumbent. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one specific office.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Herricks School District has personal registration of voters and that the Board of Registration for the School District shall meet in the Herricks Community Center, Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, New York, on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the School District who are entitled to vote.

In addition, registration can be accomplished on any school day from 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the District Clerk’s Office through May 14, 2015.

The register so prepared will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of said School District in said Herricks Community Center and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of said School District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to and the day set for such vote, including Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. except Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a person shall be entitled to vote at the annual election who is: 1) a citizen of the United States, 2) eighteen years of age or older, 3) a resident of the School District for a period of thirty days next preceding the election he or she offers to vote at and 4) registered to vote for said election. A person shall be registered to vote if he or she shall have permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections or with the School District’s Board of Registration. Only persons, who are so registered, may vote.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said Board of Registration will meet during the hours of voting and at said annual election on May 19, 2015, at the Herricks Community Center for the purpose of preparing a register for school meetings and elections held subsequent to said annual election. Any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed on register provided at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at school meetings and elections for which the register is being prepared.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all propositions and questions, which qualified voters of the school district desire placed upon the voting machines at said election, shall be made by petitions subscribed by not less than one hundred and three (103) qualified voters of the district and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2015 thirty (30) days prior to said election, except as to propositions and questions required by law to be stated in

the published or posted notice of the annual election which shall be filed not later than sixty (60) days prior to said election.

When the last day for filing a petition falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the petition may be filed on the Monday following the last day for filing. Upon the filing of such a petition the Board of Education shall determine by resolution whether or not to place such questions or propositions on the voting machines. In the event that the Board of Education shall determine that it is not proper, feasible or practicable to place such proposition or propositions, question or questions, upon a voting machine, then such proposition or propositions, question or questions, as the Board of Education may resolve to place before the voters at said election shall be voted upon by the use of paper ballots.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the applications for absentee ballots for election of members of the Board of Education, the adoption of the annual budget and vote on any other propositions and questions as may be legally placed before the voters at the annual district election may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the day of the vote, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by the day before the day of the vote, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voters ballots shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been given shall be available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk of said School District and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of said School District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to and the day set for such vote, including Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. except Sunday. A list will also be available at the polling place on May 19, 2015.

DATED: March 27, 2015 New Hyde Park, New York

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Helen Costigan, Clerk Herricks Union Free School District Town of North Hempstead WT 141150 4x 4/03, 4/17, 5/01, 5/17, #141150 2015 The Herricks Union Free School District, Town of No. Hempstead, New York, will receive sealed bids for SUMMER OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION, at the Office of the Transportation Director, 999 Herricks Rd., New Hyde Park, NY 11040, until 10:00 a.m. Room 105, on Thursday, June 4, 2015 for the 2015​—​ 2016 school year.

All bidding documents may be obtained from the Transportation Office during school hours. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids received and to accept any bids that it deems to be favorable to the interest of the District. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Board of Education.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Helen Costigan District Clerk Dated: 5/1/15 WT 141500 1x 5/01/​2 015 #141500 The Herricks Union Free School District, Town of No. Hempstead, New York, will receive sealed bids for FALL OUT OF DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION, at the Office of the Transportation Director, 999 Herricks Rd., New Hyde Park, NY 11040, on Thursday,

July 9, 2015 until 10:00 a.m.

Room 105​—​for the 2015​—​ 2016 school year.

All bidding documents may be obtained from the Transportation Office during school hours. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids received and to accept any bids that it deems to be favorable to the interest of the District. No bid shall be withdrawn pending the decision of the Board of Education.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Helen Costigan District Clerk Dated: 5/1/15 WT 141501 1x 5/01/​2 015 #141501 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with Section 160-29 of the Code of the Inc. Village of East Williston, the Historic Commission of the Inc. Village of East Williston will hold a public hearing on the application of Matthew and Maeve Kilgo of 19 East Williston Avenue, East Williston on Wednesday, May13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Applicant seeks to preform renovations to the barn and construct a circular driveway on said property.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any interested party may appear personally and be heard.

BY ORDER OF HISTORIC COMMISSION INC. VILLAGE OF EAST WILLISTON Joan Fleck, Chairperson Inc. Village of East Williston DATED: East Williston, New York May 1, 2015 WT 141514 1x 5/01/2015 #141514 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Appeals of the Inc. Village of Williston Park will hold a public hearing (open to the public) as follows: DATE: May 11, 2015 TIME: 8:00 pm.

PLACE: Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park, NY SUBJECT: A hearing will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015 to consider an application filed

by Peter Battisti of 440 Mineola Boulevard, Williston Park, NY 11596; for a variance from 230-6G(1) (required minimum frontage of seventy-five feet) of the Village Zoning Code.

Interested parties may appear and be heard at the aforesaid time and place.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Brian Cunningham, Chairman Dated: April 29, 2015 WT #141515 1x, 5/01/2015 #141515 LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Appeals of the Inc. Village of Williston Park will hold a public hearing (open to the public) as follows: DATE: Monday, May 11, 2015 TIME: 8:30 p.m.

PLACE: Village Hall, 494 Willis Avenue Williston Park, NY 11596 SUBJECT: To consider an application filed by Elizabeth and Timothy Flood, for a variance to the Village Zoning Codes: Section 230-7H, Building Area and 230-7D, Side Yard Requirement of 5’, to construct a onestory rear extension in excess of maximum 25% lot coverage, at 111 Campbell Avenue, Williston Park, NY Interested parties may appear and be heard at the aforesaid time and place.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS Brian Cunningham, Chairman Dated: April 29, 2015 WT #141516 1x, 5/01/2015 #141516

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