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progress cited in W.p., e.W. water talks Second meeting scheduled as E.W. continues to explore its own well BY B R YA N A H R E N S Village of East Williston and Williston Park officials said last week that progress had been taken to resolve an ongoing dispute over the rates Williston Park charges East Williston for water following discussions between trustees of the two villages on Thursday night. “Progress was made,” said East Williston Deputy Mayor Bonnie Parente, echoing the comments of other East Williston officials . “The train is moving down the track. Hoping to get it to the station.” Village of Williston Park Trustee Michael Uttaro seconded these comments, saying he is hopeful going forward. “It was a very good start,” he said. “It’s about time.” Village of East Williston Mayor David Tanner said a second meeting between the two villages was scheduled to take place on Thursday, Jan. 29. “We’re both very optimistic,” Tanner said.

Uttaro said Williston Park officials will meet amongst themselves on Thursday, Jan. 22 to discuss last week’s negotiations alongside other village matters. “The fact that we are having a second meeting is a good sign,” he said. Despite the reported progress, East Williston Trustees issued a statement Friday morning saying that the village plans to continue with plans for a proposed $7 million well project in Devlin Park, which they said previously was made necessary by Williston Park officials’ unwillingness to negotiate with them. “As we negotiate with the Village of Williston Park, we are continuing to move forward with other options as well,” officials said in a letter sent by East Williston Mayor David Tanner and village trustees. East Williston officials said that discussions were ongoing between a private water company and the Village of East Williston. “We were contacted immediateContinued on Page 53

Wheatley Pair Honored Wheatley seniors Luis Costa (l.) and Morgan Hanel at the Nassau County Physical Education Student of the Year Award Ceremony. see story on page 47.

Mineola apartment-retail plan panned by residents BY B R YA N AHRENS

based Lalezarian Developers, saying the village is expanding too quickly in its ongoing DownMineola residents Wednes- town Revitalization Project. “I do not want a city,” residay came out in opposition to a proposed mixed-use apartment dent Charles Delgidice said durcomplex by the New Hyde Park- ing a public hearing. “I love the

small village feel.” The project - which would add 296 apartment units, a restaurant and retail space on the ground floor at 199 East Second St. - is the third project of its Continued on Page 53

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New chamber prez Reward offered in preaches buy local Mineola slaying John Gordon sez small biz needs bigger web presence

BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

BY B R YA N AHRENS John Gordon said his decision to seek the position as president of the Chambers of the Willistons was based on a long-held passion for local business. “It’s really a symbiotic relationship,”Gordon said. “When the business community is doing well and there are no vacancies and the stores are thriving, it helps the residents and it helps the community.” Gordon, who was elected chamber president on Nov. 25 and began his two-year term on Jan. 1., said he plans to encourage residents and businesses to trade and buy locally. Since joining the chamber four years ago, Gordon said, he noticed a trend in local business where web presence was lacking. “Small businesses don’t always do that,” said Gordon, who previously served as the chamber’s network director. It’s something that is needed to stay ahead of the curve.” Gordon, who is currently an attorney with Vishnick McGovern Milizio LLP in Lake Success, said a web presence is important in competing with larger businesses. “The giant corporations are all over the internet,” he said. “If someone were to search for a hardware store on the internet we would want the local hardware store to come up.” Gordon, who has been a Williston Park resident for eight years, said Williston Park is unique. “Everything you need is

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Nassau County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information related to an ongoing homicide investigation of a Mineola man who was murdered outside his Roslyn Road residence last Sunday. Oscar Granados, 43, of 81 Roslyn Road, was approached by a suspect at about 9:36 p.m. who fatally shot him and then fled in an unknown direction, police said. At a news conference Monday, police said witnesses reported hearing people shouting about money and then a single gunshot. “It’s a real shame, both for the community and humanity,” said neighbor Robert Morndello, a resident of 100 Roslyn Road. “This has never happened around here before.” Officers said Granados’ family told them he had a gam-

bling habit. Police also disputed initial media reports that Granados was shot in the head. Granados’ family declined to be interviewed by Blank Slate Media, but a man who identified himself as Granados’ nephew told ABC News that his uncle, an immigrant from El Salvador, was a hardworking man trying to earn a living. He said he did not know why anyone would want to shoot his uncle. Crime Stoppers has requested that anyone with information call 1-800-244-TIPS or the police department’s Homicide Squad at 516-5737788. Calls will remain anonymous. Reach reporter Bill San Antonio by e-mail at bsanantonio@ theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215 or on Twitter @b_sanantonio. Also follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ theislandnow.

John Gordon began his term as Chamber of the Willistons president on Jan. 1. in walking distance, he said. “That is not very common.” Gordon, 34, grew up in Queens and moved to Williston Park in 2006. He graduated from Fordham University of Law in 2004. His term will run until December of 2016, but he said there is no official term limit. The Chamber of the Willistons, founded in 1949, includes businesses in Williston

Park, East Williston, parts of Albertson and Mineola. “We want to make sure we keep our businesses and our community working forward,” Gordon said. Reach reporter Bryan Ahrens by e-mail at bahrens@theislandnow. com or by phone at 516.307.1045 x204. Also follow us on Twitter @ theislandnow and Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

Oscar Granados was fatally shot in Mineola last Sunday.

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2 Wheatley seniors reach Intel semis

Kuan Yu, Arjun Kapoor among 43 students from L.I. picked in national science contest BY B R YA N AHRENS Wheatley School seniors Kuan Yu and Arjun Kapoor were among 43 Long Island students to rank as Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists on Jan. 7. The students, who were chosen among 1,800 entries from 41 states, will compete with 300 semifinalists nationwide for monetary prizes, including three first place awards of $150,000 each. Efforts to reach the students were unavailing. Yu and Kapoor, who were each awarded $1,000, are expected to hear if they rank as finalists on Jan. 21. Finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. from March 5-11, where they will compete for more than $1 million in awards, according to the Intel Science Talent Search website. Kapoor’s project, titled “The Construction of Low Entropy Quasi-Optimal Interconnection Network Topologies,” was completed at Stony Brook University. Yu conducted his project, titled “Purification, Assessment, and Structural Analysis of Anti-Oxidative Compounds from the Mushroom Hericium erinaceus that Mitigate Rotenone Induced Parkinson’s Disease” at the Neuroscience Research Institute at SUNY Old Westbury.

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Unidentified body found Arrest made in theft in Herricks woods from St. Aidan church BY B R YA N AHRENS The body of an unidentified white male was discovered in the woods near Old Searingtown Road and Searingtown Road in Herricks on Monday, police said. The body, discovered by police at 1:40 p.m, was found wearing black pants, a tan olive jacket, blue hooded

sweatshirt and blue sneakers, police said. The body was transported to the medical examiner’s office to determine the cause of death. Police are asking anyone with information regarding the identity of the victim to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO A Hempstead man arrested Sunday for allegedly burglarizing the St. Hyacinth Church in Glen Head has also been charged in connection with several other burglaries there and at churches in Glen Cove and Williston Park, Nassau County Police said. Third Squad detectives said Denis Alvarado, 29, of 50 Jackson Street, had burglarized St. Hyacinth four times dating back to 2013, as well as St. Aidan church in Williston Park in March 2014 and St. Patrick’s Church in Glen Cove last November. Alvarado was charged with six counts of third-degree burglary, police said. He was arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead. Glen Cove police responding to a burglary call from St. Hyacinth arrested Alvarado around 12:46 a.m. Sunday after chasing him through a wooded area near the church. Officers said Alvarado had taken an undisclosed amount of money from the church’s donation boxes. Following an investigation, police said Alvarado was also responsible for

the other burglaries. Alvarado allegedly burglarized St. Hyacinth for the first time on Feb. 10, 2013, stealing a guitar and two column speakers. About a year later, on March 2, 2014, police said Alvarado stole a television set from the alter of St. Aidan’s. Police said Alvarado stole an iPad, a computer hard drive and an Apple computer from St. Patrick’s Church. Two weeks later, he allegedly hit St. Hyacinth for the first of three burglaries that resulted in his arrest Sunday. On Dec. 1, he allegedly stole an undisclosed amount of money from the church’s donation boxes as well as clothing and other home goods. Then, on Dec. 21, police said Alvarado stole another undisclosed amount of money from the church’s donation boxes. Reach reporter Bill San Antonio by email at bsanantonio@theislandnow.com, by phone at 516.307.1045 x215 or on Twitter @b_sanantonio. Also follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/theislandnow.

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town officials join casino protest BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO

North Hempstead town officials last week joined in protests against a Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation plan to construct a video gambling parlor at the former Fortunoff site in Westbury, located near the Source Mall. Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth (D-Great Neck), Town Clerk Wayne Wink (D-Roslyn) and Town Councilwoman Viviana Russell (D-New Cassel) each spoke during a rally at St. Brigid – Our Lady of Hope Regional School on Thursday and demonstrated with protestors at the site on Saturday. “Thing thing people don’t want to hear today is, ‘it’s not in my jurisdiction.’ We’re elected to represent you, to speak for you, whether it’s in our jurisdiction or not,” Bosworth said Thursday. In a Jan. 6 letter to OTB officials, Bosworth and Russell called for the immediate halt to negotia-

Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth protesting the proposed video gambling parlor in Westbury. tions for the Fortunoff site, saying that the proposal was made with virtually no community outreach due to its announcement between Christmas and New Year’s Day last year. The use of the Fortunoff site, which is located in the Town of Hempstead, is also opposed by Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano. If a casino is built, more

than 1,200 North Hempstead residences located within a half-mile of the proposed site on Old Country Road would be affected, Bosworth said. Bosworth commended the Westbury community on Thursday for organizing more than 1,000 residents and elected officials from the towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead, Nassau County and the state who packed the

gym at St. Brigid’s, holding signs of opposition to the casino. “This is not the environment of five, 10 years ago,” she said. “This is the Facebook environment, this is the e-mail environment. When you have a cause that people want to rally around, through social media, we can get people together, and the proof in the pudding is the crowd that’s here today.” Russell, whose 1st Town Council District includes Westbury, questioned why other proposed sites, such as the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the OTB’s Race Palace facility in Plainview, were quickly rejected in favor of the Fortunoff site. “As your elected official, I’m not going to tell you it’s not in my jurisdiction. I’m not going to tell you there’s nothing we can do because we can do something,” she said. “If we have to, we will take

it to the very end, fighting this.” Wink, a former North Hempstead councilman and Nassau County legislator, said the Nassau OTB’s plan is meant “to prop up a dying [gaming] industry” that would likely delay a similar fate to Suffolk and New York City’s OTB - bankruptcy. “We may have been drafted by Nassau OTB, but I’m here to say that I’m here to enlist and I’m here to recruit everybody we know,” Wink said. “Every neighbor, every friend, every family member needs to be recruited for this battle to remind Nassau OTB and everybody on up that you can’t spell ‘casino’ without ‘n-o.’” Both Thursday’s and Saturday’s events were organized by the Village of Westbury and a grassroots contingent of residents identified on social media pages as “Stop The Casino At Fortunoff.” A Facebook page for the group had received

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Mangano joins Fortunoff building a the naysayers bad bet for gambling From the deck of a foundering ship, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has joined the ranks of elected officials who have voiced opposition to the Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation’s plan to house a video gambling parlor in the vacant Fortunoff building at The Source mall in Westbury. That opposition list includes Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Viviana Russell and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray in opposing the plan, which was announced Dec. 30. In a statement, the county executive admitted that. “While I have no jurisdiction over the matter and given the many questions to be addressed, I stand with residents in opposition to Fortunoff as the site of gaming in Nassau and have made my position known to OTB.” This is the same crew that tried to convince taxpayers that putting speed cameras in school zones was intended to protect children on their way to school when it was nothing but a thinly disguised effort to raise revenue. Now they are opposing a plan that could save a shopping center while raising millions of dollars in revenue for the county and the best they can say is that the plan “lacks transparency.” The proposal, as we understand it, will create hundreds of jobs while potentially saving hundreds more. The parlor, which will open this year and is expected to house up to 1,000 video slot machines, would occupy only 15 percent of the Fortunoff building. Restaurants, a food court and administrative offices will take up the building’s remaining space. In a letter to OTB, Murray said she opposed the casino because of, among other reasons, the negative impact it might have on natural resources and municipal services. Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have demonstrated that even a mammoth casino doesn’t have to have a negative impact on the environment. This casino would be a shot in the arm for the county’s economy and could bring economic revitalization to the area. We are not persuaded that the traffic created by the casino will have a negative impact. That’s baloney. The proposed site is located inside a shopping center that has been there for decades. Meanwhile the nearby Resorts World Casino continues to be a shot in the arms for Queens with little negative impact except on the gamblers who leave with lighter wallets. If Mangano et al. have any substantive reasons to oppose the plan, they should make them known. At a time when one of the wealthiest counties in the nation is on the brink of financial disaster, it should welcome creative development, especially if it comes at no cost to the taxpayer. It sure as hell beats picking people’s pockets with a traffic camera scheme.

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disagree with the Opinion article Our Views, objections to the OTB site fail to impress. First of all the Plainview site was rejected over the objection of 700 residents. I guess their objections impressed you. Stop the Casino coalition has numbers in the thousands. Second the Nassau Colosseum an ideal location away from schools,

homes and houses of worship was rejected over the objections of the Hofstra College president. Your silence is deafening. Thirdly ,the surrounding towns of the proposed site does not receive any income from property taxes that go to the schools. Just the headaches traffic,crime and prostitution. Uniondale will benefit, so put

it in the Colosseum. East Meadow, Carle Place and Westbury have lost police officers due to budget cuts. Were are the extra officers coming from to patrol this casino. I still don’t hear you. Michael Appice Westbury

Sumter Ave. house demo delays are justice denied

his situation with Muzio has gone from the ridiculous to the sublime. He received another 45 day stay? How many is this by now? Seven, eight, 10? Obviously, this judge has some sort of cozy relationship with Muzio and the village has been stumbling along with this situation from day one, which I believe is going on 35years. How many times is the village just going to active passively and

let this situation continue? Next go round, I’m sure the judge will give him another 45 day stay and, once again, the Village will just shrug its’ collective shoulders and say, “oh, well.” From my reading, it seems as if the so-called “buyer,” if there ever was one, has backed out. The court and the village, at the very least, should have demanded to see a copy of the contract of sale. The anemic handling of Muzio is an outrage.

He just keeps tying the village up in knots and laughing his head off. As a resident and a target on many occasions of his unprovoked sick rants and confrontations, as well as other residents being harassed by him both verbally and acts of property damage, etc., I am utterly disgusted with the village. This has dragged on far, far too long. Do something. Nancy C. Kirk East Williston

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Philanthropy gone wrong at NYU

t the turn of the 20th century, my grandparents legally emigrated to America. World War I was ravaging Europe and Russia was being decimated by the plague of anti-Semitic pogroms. Even though they couldn’t read or write English and were both poor and uneducated, nothing stopped these tough, fearless Russian Jews. Once here, their children’s name was changed from Moskowitz to Morris, they proudly dressed and acted like “real Americans” (that was their description, not mine), and they made sure that their Russian accents all but disappeared by insisting that their children only spoke English. Not even Yiddish was spoken in front of the kids. However, it didn’t take them long to realize that success in their

new adopted country depended on getting a great education. Even though they were legal citizens now, it was out of the question for this family to ask anyone for a handout. They held second jobs, worked many hours and pooled their resources so everyone in the family could go to school. This independent trait, this work ethic, this self-reliance and this appreciation of “a job well done,” has been the hallmark of our family ever since. Even my five young grandchildren, the fourth generation of Russian-American immigrants, are all following their great-greatgrandfathers example. What a proud moment it must have been, when Fred Morris, my father, was the first in the entire family to attend college (CCNY)

and become a New York City school principal. I was the first one to attend graduate school (NYU Dental School) According to “The Chronicle of Higher Education,” John E. Sexton, NYU’s President, receives an annual salary of $1.5 million dollars. When he steps down next year, he will receive a $2.5 million dollar bonus and a $800,000 yearly pension. The issue is not his contractual remuneration, but his new program of “institutional aid” being offered to foreign students who are in the U.S. illegally. I still can’t believe that NYU’s Board went along with such an outrageous plan of rewarding criminal behavior. There is not even any cap on how much each “undocumented student” will re-

ceive, or how many applicants will be accepted. To put this into proper prospective, while President Sexton is being paid his astronomical salary and illegal immigrants will be receiving a free NYU education, the total estimated cost (tuition, instruments, room and board etc) of a paying first year dental student at NYU, is now an obscene $114,445. Tuition alone is $67,404 !! And that is for the first year only! Dental school is a fouryear program! Why not use these funds to reduce the tuition of our current students or provide scholarships for deserving American citizens? Or, If they feel that this program is so important why not raise the money through a separate fundraising drive instead of satisfying some ego-driven political philosophy of

a misguided administration. Lost in the plan is the total disregard for the rule of law. Undocumented immigrants are here illegally! Lost in the plan is the minimizing of what current students and their families are giving up to be able to afford attending such a marvelous university as NYU. Historically, immigrant families like myself, have been in the forefront of philanthropic giving. But in this case, this is totally a misguided venture. I hope NYU will reconsider this outrageous program. Dr. Stephen Morris DDS (ret) North Hills, NY NYU Dental School, class of 1966

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It’s all gone with the re-wind

was getting frustrated. “No, no, turn it clockwise!” I yelled. My then-middle-schooler was having trouble getting the lid back on the peanut butter jar, and peanut-buttery finger-marks were now all over the jar and counter. “To close it, you turn it clockwise!” I shouted helpfully. “What are you talking about?” he shouted back. “Like this!” I demonstrated. “Clockwise!” His blank look brought me up short. “You know,” I elaborated. “The way the hands on a clock move?” He stared around the kitchen, at the digital time blinking on the coffeepot, the microwave, the clock radio, even the telephone. “There! Up there!” I pointed up at the wall clock his grandmother had bought for us, so that she could teach our children to tell time. “Have you noticed that that one isn’t moving, Mom? I think it needs new batteries.” Smarty pants. After finding new batteries and putting them in, I was finally able to show my child what “clockwise” means. “See? The hands always go around this way, from 12 to one to two, and around – that’s clockwise.” “But what’s that have to do with a peanut-butter jar?” I gave up. I don’t know if he ever really got it. The thing is, “clockwise” is a

very useful concept. Irreplaceable, even. Without it, we might be forced to use definitions like this: “The direction in which a circle, defined parametrically in a positive Cartesian plane by the equations x = sin(t) and y = (cos)t, is traced as t increases in value.” Clear as mud…or peanut butter. Dunkin’ Donuts had another, simpler, version on the screwcap for their “Box of Joe:” “Righty tighty, lefty loosey.” But that doesn’t work if, say, you’re in the International Space Station, and you’re approaching the thing from behind (in which case be careful, that’s hot coffee you’re about to release into the zero-gravity cabin!) No, there’s just no substitute for “clockwise.” And yet, it’s only one of a host of terms which, thanks to so-called technological “progress,” my children may never understand. Take the term “re-wind.” With everything digital now, including video, what chance do they have to learn what it means? Then again, re-winding was always a bore; maybe we’re better off without that one. But what will today’s kids make of such expressions as “on the flip side of that”? Or “You’re sounding like a broken record”? I’ve heard what today’s broken CDs sound like – one note reverberating continuously

Judy epstein

A Look on the Lighter Side until you think you’re in a CIA “enhanced debriefing” chamber – and they sound nothing like a broken record. The whole point of the original expression was that the machine played something just long enough for you to hear an entire phrase – for example, “But why can’t I have candy?” - before it repeated, over and over again, like, well, a broken record. As for “the flip side” of an argument – meaning, the not-nearly-asgood song you’re stuck with buying, on the underside of the A-side hit – well, I suppose its meaning can be roughly approximated with “that’s a double-edged sword,” an even more obsolete technology whose meaning is nevertheless still pretty clear. But…how will I ever explain to my kids why I “dial” when I want to

call someone on the phone? Nobody has even seen a rotary-dial telephone for at least 20 years, outside of the Smithsonian, let alone actually used one. That’s why my husband, the engineer, got very excited, on vacation some years ago, when he spied a phone in our hotel lobby sporting a dial. “Look, kids,” he cried out. “Come see why it’s called dialing a number!” But when we got up close, it turned out to be a touch-tone phone after all, with the buttons merely arranged in a circle to mimic the old dials. If they ever reissue

that Hitchcock thriller, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder,” they’ll have to change the name. But somehow “Touch ‘M’ for Murder” just doesn’t have the same, um, ring to it. Perhaps the best I can hope for is to turn my own home – broken records, dusty VCR tapes and all – into a sort of hands-on museum. I can let kids in – for a fee, of course - and educate them in all the arcane expressions their parents and grandparents use. What should I charge? Two bits? Four bits? Six bits? A dollar? All for the past, stand up and holler!

Officials should be in Paris

find it quite troubling and disturbing that President Obama, Vice President Biden and State Department Secretary Kerry could not be in Paris, France with many of the world leaders to show solidarity against terrorism. We have a very long history with France going all the way back to the Revolutionary War and the help we received to achieve Democracy and Freedom.

Let us also not forget the gift from France of the Statue of Liberty, the symbol of our freedom, independence and the welcome mat for future Americans to join us in that freedom. This I feel was an insult to France not having our national leaders presence there. All I can say is this,” Shame on you Obama and company”! Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

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from the d es k of se n ator j ac k marti n s

Thoughts as we honor Dr. King I grew up in what can only be described as a blue-collar household, in a community where a premium was placed on hard work, self sufficiency, and respecting authority in all forms - parents, teachers, elders, and the police. There was no backtalk or mouthing off and certainly no attacking those in authority. It wasn’t even imaginable. That’s why what I see worries me. What recently started as lawful protests to specific events has degenerated into waves of people resisting arrest and in some cases, even attacking and killing police officers. I can only shake my head as I watch the endless stream of social media videos chronicling young people doing so in the name of civil rights. That’s not only wrong, it’s dangerous and as a father, a neighbor, a lawyer and your senator I feel I owe it to you to clarify some very false and risky presumptions.

Much of the strife involves individuals asserting themselves against traditional authority as reflected in our police, essentially attacking them for maintaining the role we entrusted them as societal guardians. And that is precisely what police officers are, guardians of our families and our communities. Make no mistake, as a society we collectively, and each of us individually, invite them to serve, train them, and ultimately ask them to enforce our laws. That is their specific charge. We do not ask them to defer to those who would break our laws. To the contrary, we empower police officers to impose our collective will, the will of law on those who break it. Having granted them this authority we also defer to their judgment. That’s been the underpinning of civil society for a very long time. So let’s set the record straight: police officers do

Even if you wholeheartedly believe that an arrest is improper or even unlawful, you are not entitled to resist it. Rather, the law requires us to comply with an officer’s instructions and make our case in court – not combatively in the street. Sadly, that’s when tragedies occur. So, how did we get here? Where is the misunderstanding? Why do some bejack m. martins lieve they have the right to imState Senator pose their own judgment on the indeed have the right, as be- law without consequence? They argue that they are stowed upon them by each of us collectively, to use discretion merely advancing civil rights in how they perform their du- but as we honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we can look ties. If there is one thing we can to his example to see just how be certain of, it’s that policing wrong they are. Dr. King used the power of is not a cookie cutter job – each encounter presents challenges unified protest to fight injusand dangers – and their train- tice. And even at the fevered ing coupled with their discre- height of the civil rights movetion is what we rely on to en- ment, he and his supporters willingly submitted to arrest to sure our laws are enforced. Also, resisting arrest is very draw the world’s attention to injustice. rarely, if ever, legal.

He never suggested that each person should follow the laws they wanted and ignore others as suited them individually. That’s not pursuing civil rights, it’s embracing anarchy. And had the civil rights movement taken that approach it would have been immediately written off by the very people it sought to persuade. For me, I’ll continue to defer to our police. I will continue to give them the benefit of the doubt. And when they break the law or abuse that trust, I will continue to insist they be prosecuted. But I will not attack the very people whom we’ve asked to enforce our laws and to protect our communities and families. Instead, I will remind people of the reverend from Atlanta, the champion of nonviolence who changed our nation’s history. Letters Continued on Page 57

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‘Very good year’ composer Drake dies at 95 B y A d am L i d g ett Legendary songwriter and Great Neck resident Ervin Drake died at his home Thursday due to complications from bladder cancer. Drake’s most popular song compositions include the lyrics for “Good Morning Heartache,” recorded by Billy Holliday, and the lyrics and music for 1961’s “It Was A Very Good Year,” which

eventually became a hit for Frank Sinatra in 1965, according to the Songwriters Hall of Fame website. He also wrote the lyrics and music for the Broadway show “What Makes Sammy Run?” according to the hall of fame. Drake also had a series of small successes throughout the 1940s, such as writing the English lyrics to the Brazilian song “Tico-Tico,” writing the words to the instrumental song “Perdido”

and writing the words and music for “The Rickety Rickshaw Man,” according to the hall of fame. He also wrote the English-language lyrics to “Quando Quando Quando.” Sinatra first heard “It Was A Very Good Year” on the radio driving from Las Vegas to California late one night, and stopped at a gas station to call Gordon Jenkins - the famous arranger and pianist - to arrange the song for

him to do, said Drake’s son Jed Berman. “He got the song and by the next week Frank was able to do recording,” Berman said. “The song was able to help with his come back.” Berman said his father was friends with Sinatra, and on one occasion while dining with him at a Las Vegas hotel, a young musician from Memphis came to their table and asked if he could

sit down and talk - a pre-fame Elvis Presley. “Elvis asked if he could sit down with them and he sat with them for a little while,” Berman said. “He was still a very young guy, and as [Elvis] left, Frank said ‘maybe that guy will go somewhere some day.’” Drake was close enough to the Sinatra’s that Sinatra’s children - Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina Continued on Page 52

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Return of neighborhood hardware store For most Long Islanders, a community is much more than where you live. Community is the people you know, where your children go to school and the places you shop. The fact is, Long Islanders love their communities—and often yearn for the places they enjoyed when they were growing up. As time marches forward, big chains, warehouse stores and online shopping have replaced many neighborhood stores that had long-been staples throughout Nassau and Suffolk. That makes it even more special when something comes along to remind people that—in some cases—what’s old is new again. That’s what Albertson Hardware and Paint - which recently opened its second location on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park - is all about. Albertson Hardware is not only a community business, it’s owned and operated by two businessmen who are themselves part of the community. “We like to say it’s the ‘return of the neighborhood hardware store’,” said Jaime Iuculano, a longtime Albertson resident who opened the store’s first location on Willis Avenue in 1999. “I opened Albertson Hardware because I wanted to be able to give this community a place where they could not only shop, but truly trust that they could enjoy first-class service.” The new store is now open at 345 Hillside Ave. and will be having its grand opening celebration in the coming weeks. Iuculano and his partner - Williston Park native and Hofstra graduate John Keffas - designed the new Albertson Hardware to be a different type of hardware store. First of all, unlike the larg-

er box stores, there is nothing overwhelming about the shopping experience at Albertson Hardware. Exposed brick walls adorned with new and vintage tools and huge photos surround the showroom of wide, well-lit aisles, packed with thousands of items. “We tried to set up this new store with the customer’s needs first and foremost,” Iuculano said. “Going to the hardware store should not be a stressful experience. Whether you know virtually nothing about the item you are coming in for, or you are a master builder who needs to pick up a few items, we want you to feel welcome here.” One unique aspect of Al-

brett topel bertson Hardware is that its sister company - Handyman Express, Long Island’s premiere handyman business that Iuculano started in 2005 - will be doing much of its assembly

work right next door. That fact by itself is not all that impressive. However, what’s interesting are the glass doors just beyond the register, where you can watch Handyman’s master craftsman hard at work. A great show for the kids or adults - who love to watch the art of building. “Handyman Express and Albertson Hardware really go hand-in-hand,” Iuculano said. “We thought it would be really cool to let our customers have a front-row seat to see some of the great things our team is able to create on a daily basis.” Despite the rise of so many national, high-volume stores,

Albertson Hardware owners Jaimie Iuculano, left, and John Keffas.

Iuculano is confident that by maintaining the neighborhood’s local flavor, the newest Albertson Hardware will be able to thrive. “This community is only as strong as the people who live there and the businesses that make it up,” Iuculano said. “We are a family-run business and our own families are a part of this community. Whether it’s a great local restaurant, or market, or - in our case - a hardware store, it’s all about giving our neighbors the type of shop that we would want for ourselves. By opening the new store, we are simply trying to expand the neighborhood.”

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previewing films with film experts BY A dA M L I d g E T T The Gold Coast Arts Center has announced two speakers to talk after the screenings of the films the center has chosen for its upcoming Furman Film Series. Fabio Troisi, attaché for Cultural Affairs at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, and Keshet Starr, director of Advocacy and Legal Strategy at the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot, will speak after the screenings of “The Mafia Only Kills in Summer” and “Gett: the Trial of Viviane Amsalem,” respectively, said Regina Gil, the center’s executive director. Gil said part of the joy of the Furman series is not only the fact that the films are

previews, but also that people from the film industry or experts on something the film is about get to discuss the films after they are previewed. “It makes the experience much more enriched when the audience can ask questions,” Gil said. “The format is along lines of the ‘Actors Studio.’” Gil said the speakers shed some light on a film from their perspective with presentations of up to 15 minutes. Gil said the audience then has the opportunity to ask questions. “Probably the most interesting part is the post-screening discussion,” Gil said. “People can ask the questions that never get answered in reviews.”

“The Mafia Only Kills In Summer” is about a young boy named Arturo who becomes obsessed with the Mafia’s presence in his city, according to the arts center. The film uses this plot to illustrate the tragic history of organized crime in Italy, especially in the 1970s. The film will play Jan. 22. “Gett: the Trial of Viviane Amsalem” tells the story of an Israeli woman trying to finalize a divorce from her estranged husband, and who eventually is put on trial for it, according to the center. The film will be screened Feb. 5. The films will be screened at 7:30 p.m. both nights at Bow Tie Squire Cinemas at 115 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. Tickets are $15 - $10 for students -

when purchased in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 516-829-2570. Gil said the speakers can talk on any subject they like. She said in the past speakers have talked about how the film relates to the actual situation portrayed in the film. “Basically they fill in the blanks on what period is or what is true or how true the film is to life,” Gil said. “It’s extremely illuminating.” Gil said she has connections to many of the entities whose representatives speak at the film festival, including the Italian Cultural Institute and the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot.

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THE CULINARY ARCHITECT

Some of your favorite foods made even better In my continuing effort to bring you dieting information for the New Year, here are more recipes from the Paleo Lifestyle. From the past two weeks, you know that The Paleo Diet eliminates grains, dairy products and most starches. At this point, if you are like my clients and me, you may have a few cravings. The following recipes are easy to prepare and, I promise, you may find them more delicious than the originals. They certainly are alot more healthy! Next week, stay tuned for some slimming and delicious South Beach Diet. Recipes Serves 4 Mashed Rutabaga Creamed Spinach Paleo “Rice” Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies Date Balls Coffee “Ice Cream”

up preferring this. 1 large rutabaga, approximately 1 lb. 1 cup chicken stock 1/4 tsp. fresh cracked pepper 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1. Cut your rutabaga into small chunks. 2. Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. 3. Reduce heat to a medium high and cover, allowing to cook for 35 minutes or so, until the rutabaga is very tender and easily mashed with a potato masher. You may need to add more stock if the rutabaga is dried up. 4. Carefully pour rutabaga and all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor and pulse. If the mashed rutabaga seems too dry, add additional chicken stock. Serve warm with meats, poultry and fish, or even by itself with additional roasted vegetables.

Creamed Spinach Mashed Rutabaga Can you imagine creamed spinMashed Rutabaga is a great ach without cream? Coconut milk stand-in for mashed potatoes. Be- is a great, delicious and healthy cause rutabaga is so healthy, low replacement for the cream. calorie and flavorful, you may end 1 lb. frozen spinach

skillet over medium heat, add shallot, remaining garlic. 5. Cook until shallots are just translucent, being careful not to burn the shallots or garlic. 6. Add spinach and coconut cream sauce and simmer until everything is cooked through. Serve immediately.

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1/2 cup coconut milk 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced 1/2 tsp. coconut flour 1/2 tsp. olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1. Thaw spinach completely in a colander over the sink. Squeeze out all the liquid. 2. In a small saucepan, heat coconut milk and 2 teaspoons of the minced garlic. This will infuse the coconut milk with a bit of the garlic flavor. 3. Whisk in the 1/2 teaspoon coconut flour. Remove from heat. 4. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in

Paleo “Rice” This “rice” has less than 70 calories and 8 grams of carbohydrates. It goes well with any dish. 1 medium-size head cauliflower 1 tblsp. coconut oil Seasoning of choice, i.e. salt, pepper, curry, garlic powder or whatever you like 1. Wash cauliflower and remove florets from stem; discard stem. 2. Rough chop florets. 3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add coconut oil when pan is hot. 4. Add cauliflower and cook until slightly tender. 5. Remove from heat. Place cauliflower in a food processor, along with any desired seasonings. 6. Pulse until cauliflower

has a grainy, rice like consistency. Serve warm or cold. Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies Imagine a delectable grainfree cookie with my favorite ingredient - bacon. It sounds strange, but one taste will make a believer out of you. This is a great snack for people who want to eat Gluten Free too. 3 slices nitrate-free bacon 1/8 cup pure maple syrup 1.5 cups blanched almond flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 egg 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 cup coconut oil, unrefined 3/4 cup 72% dark chocolate chips 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In a medium-size mixing bowl, toss bacon in 1/4 cup maple syrup. 3. Lay bacon on a parchmentlined baking sheet. 4. Bake for 20 minutes. Continued on Page 42

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Helping students in need of extra help Parents want their kids to be as successful as possible in the classroom. Good grades illustrate a desire to learn and excel, and high marks can make it easier for students to be accepted into toprated secondary schools later on in their academic careers. But some students still need a little extra help with their classes no matter how hard they work. These children may benefit from tutoring or one-on-one sessions in the classroom. Learning disabilities vary greatly. Some students have trouble taking tests, while others have difficulty paying attention in the classroom. Because learning disabilities encompass so many different issues, estimates as to the number of children with learning disabilities can be difficult to pinpoint. But according to the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, as of the 200910 school year, 13 percent of all enrolled children ages three to 21 were classified as having some sort of learning disability. That number has grown from 8 percent in 1976, when records were first kept.

Whether a student has a previously diagnosed learning disability or seems to need some additional guidance, there are steps parents can take to help such youngsters reach their full academic potential. Pay attention to your child’s progress. All children learn at a different pace. However, if your child seems to be falling well behind his or her peers, you may need to explore ways to help the child with his or her studies. Spend time doing homework with your child and figure out where his or her strengths and weaknesses lie. This may help you to determine if the child has a legitimate learning disability or if he or she is simply having difficulty with a particular subject. Schedule an appointment with the teacher. Your child’s teacher likely spends six or more hours per day in the classroom with students and will be able to better recognize if your son or daughter is falling behind. He or she also may have a cursory understanding of some learning disability warning signs. The teacher also may refer specialized counselors who can screen students

for certain conditions. If the teacher has not reached out to you but your child is lagging behind, take a proactive approach and request a meeting. Analyze the home environment. Has there been a traumatic situation or big changes at home? A move, a death in the family, a divorce, and other incidents can affect how a child performs in the classroom. Your child may not have a learning disability, he or she may be experiencing emotional problems that are creating difficulties in and out of the classroom. Rather than help with schoolwork, he or she may need some emotional support or counseling. Develop a tutoring plan. Some parents can tutor their kids on their own. Others prefer a third party to remove the emotional aspect from the tutoring. The school may be able to suggest tutors for afterschool hours. Your child also may be able to spend some time during school hours with specialized tutors. For example, some schools break children into guided reading groups depending on their aptitudes. Children who need

more instruction sit with a reading tutor, who helps them at the students’ own pace. Be supportive. Very often children who have a learning disability or are underperforming in the classroom experience self-esteem issues. This can impair their confidence in other subjects or even outside of the classroom. As a parent you can show support for your child, praising his or her success rather than pointing out any failings. Set reasonable goals. Progress may be slow-going, but no one should get discouraged. Discuss your child’s progress with a tutor or teacher and make sure that the goals your child has are attainable so he or she can feel good about academics. Praise and small rewards may provide the inspiration kids need to stick with the program. Not every student catches on to lessons at the same rate as others. Parents may have to work together with educators to develop personalized tutoring for children who are lagging behind for any number of reasons.

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Holy Child Academy . . . Amazing Place. Holy Child Academy is an independent Catholic school for girls and boys from preschool through eighth grade located on 14 wooded acres in Old Westbury. Beyond that, it’s an . . . Amazing Place! Throughout the school you can’t help but notice the excited chatter in the stairwells. The smiles and high-fives in the hallways. The kids at Holy Child are remarkably happy to be in school. They like each other—and like their teachers. But don’t be misled. Behind those bright eyes and quick footsteps, there’s real growing going on. Holy Child provides an environment with small classes and extraordinary, experienced and accomplished teachers and leaders. It’s a place that helps a child find his/her “voice” and develop strong habits of learning. Holy Child instills faith and commitment with beautiful facilities to learn and grow in. The students learn to become teammates and study partners, friends and spiritual brothers and sisters . . . for life. We believe uniforms set kids free. Singing grace makes lunch more nourishing. And every child deserves a healthy start in a peaceful place, where they can learn timeless values and valuable skills to build on.

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Summer camp is a beloved tradition in many families. Many parents of young children fondly recall spending their summers at summer camp, where they made lifelong friends and learned the finer points of roasting marshmallows and competing in three-legged sack races. Parents looking for the right summer camp for their kids will soon discover there are various types of summer camps, each offering youngsters something different. The following are some of the summer camp options parents can expect to encounter as they search for the right camper for their kids. Day camp Day camps are not overnight camps, which means kids will return home each night rather than sleep over at camp. Day camps typically offer many of the activities people have come to associate with camps, including crafts, sports and even day-trips to experience local culture or attractions. Many day camps are co-ed, and counselors typically live within the community. Faith-based camp Faith-based camps offer many of the same activities as more traditional summer camps, but do so while simultaneously offering campers the opportunity to celebrate and further explore their religious beliefs. Some faith-based camps may focus heavily on religion, incorporating faith into daily camp activities, while others may be more subtle with regard to integrating religious beliefs and lessons into camp activities.

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Congregational Nursery School is celebrating their 57th year operating as a community preschool. If you ask one of our graduates about their preschool experience they will tell you that they “played a lot” and missed their playtime when they went off to kindergarten. Our philosophy is “learning through play” which has withstood the test of time. This natural approach to learning through play is the cornerstone of Congregational Nursery School. Our program is designed to guide the developing child toward the important concepts of sharing, respect, and recognition of each other’s feelings while participating in a group environment. Our activities promote creative thinking, self-respect, responsibility and good citizenship. While we all embrace the new technology that has made our lives so much easier, we feel our students need to be immersed in socialization skills, not their ipads. We are focused on pre-reading, pre-writing and language activities that all lead to kindergarten-readiness. We have seen learning theories come and go with the most recent “new” standard being the Pre-K Common Core Standard. The approach to learning (Domain 1) is “engaging students in play as a means of exploration and learning.” So the “new standard” is what we have been doing for over 50 years! We have not changed our philosophy, but have made changes to the amount of days and hours for our school: The 2’s separation program is Tues/Thurs or Wed/Fri from 9 to 11 with Monday as an optional morning! The 3’s program remains four days per week (Tues-Fri) and the new hours are: 9:00-12:00…..morning session 12:30-3:30…afternoon session The 4’s and early 5’s program will be five days per week (instead of four days) with the new extended hours as above. Children need time to laugh, explore, experiment, and create as they begin their educational journey. We would love to be part of that journey!

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PORTLEDGE SUMMER ADVENTURES CHALLENGES CAMPERS OF ALL AGES. It turns the Portledge school-year mantra of “Explore, Create, Excel” into a summertime opportunity for students to follow a passion as far as it will take them. They can pursue activities ranging from the study of marine biology and sea life with a local fisherman to a robust sports program to exploring art media and fashion design. The emphasis is on the student experience no matter the age. “We have grown with our students,” says Director of Supplemental Programs Melissa Worth, “many of whom are repeat customers.” Still available for younger kids are perennial favorites, on which parents have come to rely for safe and healthy fun, like Tumbling and Kitchen Science to Animal Adventures. These hands-on offerings, taught by qualified and expert instructors, are as popular as ever. SUMMER ADVENTURES OPEN HOUSE Come meet the teachers, explore programs, tour our beautiful campus and classrooms. Portledge Summer Adventures offers weekly programs in science, arts, sports, and Early Childhood from June 22 to August 14. At the Open House, you'll experience hands-on activities for your child while you learn about program offerings. Sat Feb 21, Sun Mar 8, Sat Apr 11, Sun Apr 26 and Sun May 17 For more information and a brochure, contact Melissa Worth at (516) 750-3104 or mworth@portledge.org visit online: PRT-1214-5 I Chose or Portledge Ad Blankwww.portledge.org. Slate_Blank Slate 12/30/14 3:55 PM Page 1

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How to make school lunch healthier T he benefits of a healthy diet are clear and well documented. In addition to providing the nutrients a growing body needs, consuming a balanced diet helps children maintain a healthy weight. Obesity continues to be a growing problem among school-aged children and can contribute to the onset of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and many other adverse medical conditions.

Children attending school will eat at least one meal away from home each day. A healthy lunch provides sound nutrition to give students energy to do well in school and for the rest of the day. Children who do not eat well at lunch may have difficulty concentrating, while others may feel sluggish or tired. As part of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, the United States National School Lunch Program was revised to guarantee healthy, nutritionally sound choices, as established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for lunch. America’s school

menus were altered to be healthier than ever, including more fruits and vegetables while limiting calories. Despite some controversy through the years, including some students saying the smaller portions and food choices aren’t always satisfying, states suffering from high child obesity rates have seen marked improvements. Canada is one of the few leading industrialized countries that does not have a national nutrition strategy to implement healthy school lunches. It’s estimated that only 10 to 15 percent of Canadian children have access to school meals. These meals are not provided by a well-funded national program, but by a patchwork of individual volunteer efforts, some provincial government funding and corporate donations. Whether students purchase lunch from school or bring lunch from home, there are ways to guarantee a more diverse offering and better nutrition. Here are some guidelines to follow.

• Offer nutrient-dense foods. Foods should contribute to the daily recommended amounts of protein, iron, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C. Provide a selection of foods, such as lean protein, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, that will give children the nutrients they need. Nutrient-dense foods also help kids feel fuller, longer. • Limit fat intake. Avoid foods that do not get their fat from polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Saturated fats can lead to obesity and clogged arteries. The American Heart Association recommends kids get no more than 25 to 35 percent of their calories from fat. Fish, nuts and olives are healthy fat sources. • Let kids choose some of their food. Allow kids to pick some of the healthy foods they will be eating. Giving kids a say in their diets will make them more likely to enjoy their lunches and cut back on snack foods. Eating meals regularly will keep energy levels up during school and make kids less likely to reach for unhealthy snacks to fill hunger gaps. • Make small changes that

add up. Switching from white bread to whole grain breads, and opting for low-fat dairy products instead of full-fat dairy products can make a world of difference. Kids may not notice a change in texture or flavor, and many of kids’ favorite foods, such as chicken nuggets, pizza and macaroni and cheese, can be made with healthier ingredients. • Remember, beverages count, too. Giving children a healthy lunch and then packing a sugar-filled, high-calorie

drink negates your efforts. Calories from beverages can quickly add up. Water is always the best option for a healthy drink. Low-fat milk and real fruit juice consumed in moderation also make healthy alternatives to sugary beverages. Offering healthy school lunches is an important step to raising healthy kids. New guidelines and offerings make it easier for kids to get the nutrition they need for their growing bodies.

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For 32 years the American Theater Dance Workshop has provided strong ballet training, the basis of all dance, as well as training in the many styles of Broadway Musical Theater. ATDW recently presented the world premiere of Cracked, a fun and exciting new take on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The conveniently located school offers programs year round. The studios are large, modern, and fully mirrored with sprung floors specifically designed for dance. Students are trained in the disciplines of ballet, theater dance, tap, and musical theater. Registration is available for all levels, beginner to professional, and for children ages 3 through adults. There is live musical accompaniment for most classes. A distinguished ballet department is the backbone of any school. Students must have strong backgrounds in classical ballet to succeed in any form of dance. American Theater Dance Workshop’s illustrious, international faculty is comprised of professional dancers from some of the greatest companies in the world, artistic directors and choreographers. They provide training with strong technique and artistry. Ballet luminaries such as Katherine Healy, Leslie Browne, and Ali Pourfarrokh teach morning adult intermediate ballet classes. Guest professionals teach Ballet Repertory and Musical Theater Dance Companies, setting original choreography and new works. Michelle and Jerome Vivona are excited to bring their experiences from careers in ballet companies and Broadway to the next generation of dancers on Long Island. Michelle appeared on Broadway in Sweet Charity, Anything Goes, Gypsy, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Jerome’s Broadway shows include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls, Dream, Seussical, Kiss Me Kate, and Curtains. Jerome and Michelle met in Paris, France performing in West Side Story at the Chatelet Theatre. Jerome was also a member of the LA company of the Broadway show Jerome Robbins' Broadway.

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process the camp employs before hiring new staff, including the extent of its background checks. Are criminal background checks conducted? How many references must potential staff members supply to be considered for employment? A good camp will be forthcoming with answers to all of your questions, so eliminate those that appear hesitant to share information about their staffs. A day in the life

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Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and something they will fondly recall long after they reach adulthood. For many kids, summer camp provides a first taste of independence, as youngsters spend significant time away from home without their parents for the first time in their lives. But as great an experience as summer camp can be for youngsters, it can be just as difficult an experience if parents don’t find the right fit for their children. That’s why it behooves parents to start thinking about summer camps for their kids in winter, before camps start filling out their rosters, which tends to happen in early spring. The following are a few things parents should take into consideration when seeking a summer camp for their kids.

When vetting camps for kids, parents should ask what a typical day is like once the season hits full swing. Many parents want their youngsters to have a well-rounded experience, while others might want their kids to attend a more specialized camp, whether it’s a sports camp focusing on a particular sport or a music camp devoted to helping kids become better musicians. Regardless of the type of camp parents are considering for their kids, they should ask about what daily life at the camp is like. Ask to see schedules and how strictly camps adhere to those schedules. When considering specialized camps, ask the staff representative if kids will have the chance to simply have a little fun and which types of recreational activities are planned to give kids a break from what are often rigorous schedules.

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The right summer camp staff can make all the difference. Many children are understandably shy when arriving at a summer camp, as their friends from back home might not be joining them. That can make kids hesitant to participate in activities or less enthusiastic about those activities. But a good staff will know how to make kids feel welcome, which should help them come out of their shells and make the most of their summer camp experiences. The quality of staffs can vary significantly depending on the camp, so it’s important that parents ask camp representatives about their staffs before making any commitments. Ask how long the staff has been together and the types of training new and even veteran staff members undergo before the start of camp season? Does the training include first aid and emergency medical training and certification? It’s also good to ask about the vetting

Another thing parents must consider before choosing a summer camp for their kids is the goals of each individual camp. A camp should be dedicated to ensuring kids have fun, even when kids are attending more specialized camps that tend to be more strict. In addition, parents should look for a camp that wants its attendees to foster relationships with their fellow campers. Camp can be lonely for some youngsters, especially those attending summer camp for the first time, but a summer camp that strives to promote friendship among its campers can reduce, if not eliminate, any feelings of homesickness. Late winter is when parents should start looking at summer camps for their kids, and there are a host of factors moms and dads should take into consideration during the vetting process to ensure their youngsters have as much fun as possible.

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Notre Dame School

For more than sixty years, Notre Dame School has been educating hearts and forming minds in New Hyde Park. Education must always be more than academics. While academic achievement is a fundamental goal of our school, it is not the only one. We follow the NYS Common Core curriculum and standards, but we also provide our children with memorable life experiences. Education is about the formation of persons, not merely providing them with information. Our moral obligation as Catholic educators is to encourage children to apply knowledge in ways that will make the world a better place. We commit ourselves to developing our studentsí intellectual gifts and fostering their spiritual growth. We promote the importance of putting the needs of others before our own immediate wants. Our faithfilled environment offers us the ability to put all of this together. We begin each morning by praying as a school community. Classes host monthly school liturgies at First Friday masses, as well as other prayer services in which the students are active participants. They can be readers, leaders of song, altar servers, or present the gifts at the altar. Special prayer services include our Thanksgiving service, Advent, Christmas pageant, Stations of the Cross in shadows, the Feast of the Epiphany and Lent. Our students come to us from a diverse range of cultures, beliefs and abilities. Those cultures and beliefs are respected and abilities supported or enriched. Our goal is to provide our students with the skills needed to succeed in a highly literate society, and then, as responsible faith-filled members of that society, to use those skills to create communities that actively promote social justice. Children of other faiths have the opportunity to share their beliefs as well. Our days are filled with many exciting activities and learning events. Learning does not just take place in one classroom. Our children enjoy a variety of ìspecialî classes. We have a full time Art teacher, Technology teacher, Physical Education/Health teacher and Librarian. We also offer Italian, Spanish and Music classes. Our hallways are beautifully decorated with studentsí artwork representing various artists and cultures. Our Physical Education teacher plays a variety of games, teaches important teambuilding skills and stresses good sportsmanship. Our Music teacher provides opportunities for children to freely express themselves through rhythm and movement which are incorporated in school-wide performances. Our stage lighting new sound system will certainly enhance our school productions! If students would like to continue their education and love of music, we offer band lessons through Paul Effman for grades three to eight. Our smallest students have a special playground just for them. Our students in Pre-K through grade 3 also have a special playground. We have an indoor play space for use in inclement weather. Thanks to the generosity of our school families, we are able to broadcast our morning announcements throughout the school! We have our very own closed circuit TV systemóIPTV! Our videoconferencing room has also been very busy! Students in all grades enjoy the experience of interacting with people all over the world. Lessons are enhanced through visits to museums, science labs and zoos. All parents are welcome to join us whenever their childís class has a conference scheduled. Each classroom has two new desktop computers. Our lab has been updated and we have a Mac station with laptops and iPod Touch players. We have 42 iPads available for small group or individual work. All classrooms, kindergarten to eight, are equipped with integrated SmartBoards. Early Childhood classes also have access to a SmartBoard in the video-conferencing room. Our building has wireless connectivity. We have many wonderful events and programs which we would like to share with you. We would love for you to see us ìin action.î Please feel free to call the school to schedule a tour. Caryn Flores Durkin Principal

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Williston Park Library From the Director: Please be aware that the library will be closed from January 24-January 31 for painting. All materials may be returned in the bins outside the library during this time. Reserves will be held until reopening. We appreciate your cooperation and patience during this time. While we appreciate donations, please do not put them in the return bin outside the library. The bin is for library material only. Please be aware that smoking is prohibited in the restrooms of the library. Not only is this a

fire hazard, but it is also illegal. Here are some new arrivals to the library: Here are some new arrivals to the library: Vital Signs: The Nature & Nurture of Passion — Gregg Levoy Hush — Karen Robards Die Again — Tess Gerritsen Insatiable Appetites — Stuart Woods Fine Summer’s Day — Charles todd No Fortunate Son — Brad Taylor Dogwood Hill — Sherryl Woods Saving Grace — Jane Green

Body Snatcher’s Affair — Marcia Muller

ADULTs Friday @ the Movies Every third Friday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon and see a great movie. Book Discussion Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. This month’s selection is Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street. Copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Property Assessment Grievance Workshop Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Charles Berman, Receiver of Taxes, will discuss the assessment process and grievance applications. Lecture Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Library. Librarian James Pagano will discuss Windows 8. Free. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

children Tiny Tykes I & II Wednesdays, Jan. 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 25 from 10:15 to

11:15 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Open to children 1 ½-5 years old. There is a $45 fee due at registration. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Story Hour for Tots Thursdays, Jan. 8-March 19 at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Room. Open to children ages 1-3 ½ years old. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. After School Story Hour Tuesdays, Jan. 13-March 17 at 4 p.m. in the Children’s Room. Open to children K-2nd grade. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Lego Time Wednesdays, Jan. 14-March 18 at 4:30 p.m. in the Library. Open to children K+. Sign up

at the Circulation Desk. Pajama Story Time Wednesdays, Jan. 21 and Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Library. Open to children of all ages. Sign up at the Circulation Desk. Meet the Author Friday, Jan. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of Village Hall. Open to children 5-10 years old (with an adult). Authors Dana Livoti and Anne Oliveri will discuss their book It Feels Good to be Me, a story about empowerment and creating a happy life for yourself. An activity is also included; materials will be provided. Free. Sign up at the Circulation Desk.

East Williston Library DAYTIME BOOK CLUB: “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” by Richard Flanagan – Tuesday Feb. 10 at 1:30 p.m. EVENING BOOK CLUB: “What She Left Behind” by Ellen Marie Wiseman – Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. Please register at the library. The discussion is limited to 15 readers. OLD WESTBURY GARDENS and

NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PASSES: The passes are available to East Williston Library card holders. Each family pass (2 adults and children under 18 years of age) may be borrowed for a 3 day period. Passes may be reserved in advance. LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY: Whatever your goal, LearningExpressLibrary’s resources will help you suc-

ceed. The various “Learning Centers” offer the information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Are you looking for a new job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. Visit us at www. ewlibrary.org TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY: TumbleBook Library is an

online collection of animated picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love. Visit us at www. ewlibrary.org

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.

N0TARY PUBLIC: Hours are Monday & Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Photo identification is required. Documents to be notarized must be signed

SHOES FOR ALL: “Shoes for All” is a non-profit organization dedicated to the collection and distribution of shoes to those less fortunate and in desperate need of footwear. The library is col-

lecting new or lovingly worn shoes for men, women and children in any style or size. EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY: We are pleased to present a beautiful Winter Wonderland Collection in the lobby of the Village Hall generously lent to us by Margaret Casella. Register for all programs by calling 741-1213 or email us at ewpl@ewlibrary.org

Mineola Public Library ADULTs Yoga Classes* Mondays at 7-8:15 p.m.—remaining date: February 1. Robert Crowe will introduce you to the beneficial practices that help you relax, meditate and reach optimum health. The Crochet Connection— Five Classes* Tuesdays at 1 -3 p.m. —remaining dates: January 27; and February 3, 10. The Crochet Connection is a series of beginner and experienced level crochet classes in which the main stitches necessary for forming the foundation of crocheting are taught. Please bring: size d-k

crochet needles and any color worsted weight yarn. Plaza Suite — Performance by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. Saturday, Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. Join us for Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy set in Suite 719 of New York City’s Plaza Hotel. Enjoy the excitement of live theatre at the library! Lecture: An Afternoon with the Third Genius, Harold Lloyd* Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. Harold Lloyd was much more than just a great comedian, Known as the “Thrill Comedian”, Lloyd was the driving force behind his comedies and his famous

“Glasses” character. Reiki Introduction Lecture; and, Reiki Healing Circle* Saturdays, Feb. 21 and 28 at 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join Karen Centola and Kathleen Gunning, two Reiki Master/Teachers for informative programs on the many benefits of the gentle healing art of Reiki. Celebrate the Chinese New Year* Saturday, Feb. 21, 2014 at 2 p.m. Penn Hongthong, author, host of her own cooking show, and professional chef, will demonstrate how to prepare healthy and delicious Chinese dishes. There will be tastings limited to 25 library patrons.

YOUTH Volunteer Programs: Adopt-a-Shelf Volunteers— Grades 6-12—Open registration Volunteer/community credit will be given. Chat ‘n’ Chew Club—Wednesdays—Remaining dates: January 14, February 25 at 4 -5 p.m. — Grades 5-12—Open registration Volunteer/community credit will be given. Toy Paramedics Volunteers— Grades 6-12—Open registration Volunteer/community credit will be given. Videogame Tournament Remaining date: February

9 at 4 - 5:30 p.m. Kids and Teens 6th – 12th grade may sign-up. Enter our videogame tournament, enjoy snacks, and play new games every month! Prizes will be given out to the winners of each tournament. Register at the Reference Desk. Teen Movie & Book Club (Register at the Reference Desk)—Mondays, Jan. 26, Feb. 23 from 4 -6:30 p.m. Sign up for Teens 7th – 12th grade Join us once a month when we watch a movie that was inspired by a popular YA book. Enjoy snacks and drinks and a comparison discussion on the book and movie.

Lego Builders Club Remaining dates: Wednesday, Jan. 21; Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m. Children in Kindergarten and up may sign-up for all three sessions. Create unique structures with our Lego pieces and meet others who love to Lego! Snow Bunnies Thursday, Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m. Children ages 2-K (with caregiver) may sign-up to attend. Join the Tackapausha Museum and learn about the fascinating adaptations and body parts that make up a rabbit. You will also enjoy a snow bunnies story time!

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

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from the d es k of su p eri n te n d e n t k a n as

District vocabulary programs expand Academic Vocabulary As you know, last year, the district undertook an academic vocabulary effort across the three buildings. “Steering towards Success” is a program being implemented at the Willets Road School that supports the academic vocabulary initiative in our middle school. The goal of the program is to not only introduce children to academic vocabulary, but to also encourage and inspire each student to incorporate the new words into their own daily language. The Willets Road staff collaborates on this project school-wide, eager to make expanding one’s vocabulary “contagious” throughout the building. Each week there is a vocabulary word of the week. Students are encouraged to use the word in many different contexts; and members of each class have the opportunity to fill out a vocabulary activity sheet each week in competition with other grades. The symbol for the program is a car (steering for success). If you walk by the gymatorium you will see a poster charting the success of the various grades. Students have been checking the poster each week to see which grade’s car is pulling ahead. Many thanks to our home and careers teacher Michelle Santoro who coordinates this program for the building and for the support of all the Willets Road Staff and administration. If you want to view the academic vocabulary words for Middle School go to the district website at www.ewsdonline.org and click on Curriculum on the red horizontal navigation bar. Help your children to find ways to use the vocabulary words in conversation at home and help Willets Road, in partnership, to drive the car even further towards success! Willets Road Spelling Bee Champion Congratulations to Krittika Prajapati, a fifth grader in Lynn Flynn’s class. Krittika became the Willets Road Spelling Bee champ by correctly spelling somnipathy. She will represent the Willets Road School and compete in the 2015 Hofstra Long Island Regional Scripps Spelling Bee on Feb. 8. The winner of this bee will go on to the National Spelling

Bee in Washington, D.C. Congratulations as well to runnerup, Rahul Ajmera, a seventh grader in Antonia Laruccia’s class. Krittika and Rahul competed against the other Willets Road English class spelling bee winners: fifth graders - Emmie Keys, Lucas Schmuck, Andrew Kim, Ben Gold, Kate Seo, Emme Resnick, Daniel Solomon, Suhani Jain, Elad Yerushalmi, James Blennau and Bryan Schmuck; sixth graders - Michael Vitucci, Emma Leng, Kaylie Rosen, Anya Chabria, Deshna Chordia, Manav Bansa, Audrey LaMonica, Mia Blitz, Adam Aldad, Sarah Hassan and Kaileigh Fiorillo; and seventh graders - Liam Pereira, Ilana Nimkoff, Trenton Wong, Kiran Shaikh, Sahil Jain, April Garnock, Eliana Li, Emily Blumberg and Manveen Kaur. Congratulations to all who competed! A special thank you goes to Willets Road teacher Ms. Laruccia for coordinating the bee and to Willets Road instructional technology teacher Audra Beberman who emceed it. Good luck Krittika! Science Research Program Last week I highlighted our two Intel semifinalists, Arjun Kapoor and Kuan Yu. To find out more about their winning projects, go to: http:// www.ewsdonline.org/District/ News/12790-Intel-Semifinalists.html. This week I’d like to share some information with you regarding our Science Research Program at Wheatley, and the behind the scenes efforts and steps that go into our students’ completed research projects. Even before our strategic planning process identified STEM, (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) as a community priority, the district had taken steps to expand its Science Research Program. Four years ago, science research moved from a before or after school activity to a regularly scheduled class during the school day. We are excited to have the expertise of our science research teacher, Mary Alexis Blondrage who directs the Wheatley Science Research Program and teaches and supports the science research classes. If students choose, Science Research can be a four-year sequence beginning in ninth

grade. The ninth grade class is Introduction to Research. In this class, students explicitly learn the scientific method and do projects both individually and in groups. This is a preliminary opportunity for students to really delve deep into a topic of their choosing and interest. The Introduction to Research cur-

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riculum includes a great deal of reading on all of the different sciences, including current events as it relates to science, such as in the case of Ebola. Current events put science within the context of the real world for students. For example, students recently learned about technology and science joining forces when they read about how a medical doctor created code for a 3D printer that created heart valves to use in patients. In grades 10, 11 and 12 students begin in-depth independent research projects. In grade 10 the projects are done in-house in Wheatley. In the 11th and 12th grades, students often find placements outside of Wheatley to further support their research projects, though some students remain in-house throughout. When looking for outside placements and mentors from the field, our students look for scientists doing research in areas in which they are interested. Science research teacher Ms. Blondrage explains that students, for example, might join a research team at a medical, science, or university lab such as the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and work as part of that team. The students focus on one aspect of a larger research project in the field using their contributing work as their science research project, or they may

do a stand-alone project at a research lab under the mentorship of a scientist with expertise in that area. Throughout, Ms. Blondrage supports her students’ work and guides them through their methodology. While some students may complete a project in 12th grade that they originally began working on in 10th, some students change topics along the way. As Ms. Blondrage explains, “That is the beauty of science research, that along the way something may be discovered that results in an evolution of the question into something that branches off into a new topic and search for different answers.” Our Science Research program currently enrolls approximately 50 students in grades 9-12. Ms. Blondrage explains that there are many more talented science research students at Wheatley and across the state and country, than the very limited number of national science competitions, such as Intel, are able to recognize. That’s why, each spring, we are fortunate to have all our research students showcase their work, and our senior science research students present their projects in a symposium, here at Wheatley. It is always a very impressive evening, indeed! To date, the science research program has enjoyed many successes with Siemens and Intel winners, as well as having several students published in professional journals. Look for Wheatley’s Science Research Symposium on April 29. Many thanks to our science research teacher Mary Alexis Blondrage, our Director of Science and Technology David Casamento and our science department for their key roles in supporting our students’ successes in the science research program. Update: Engineering Wow! This week I had the chance to visit a Project Lead the Way engineering class taught by Patrick Hurley, Wheatley technology teacher. As a result of the district strategic planning initiative, an engineering program was introduced this year at Wheatley to support our district STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) initiative. The class I visited is the first

class in what can be a four-year engineering sequence for those students who elect to take the full sequence. As described in the course catalog, students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects in this class. They work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3D modeling software while using an engineering notebook to document their work. Students were adept at explaining their projects to me which were so competently completed. I was excited to hear that many of them are enthusiastic about moving on to the second class in the sequence next year. A national goal is to increase the number of women in STEM careers, and we are doing our part. Our program has both boys and girls participating, with many students of both genders enthusiastically looking forward to continuing with the program in their coming high school years. Many thanks to technology teachers Patrick Hurley and Tom Storck who are teaching the engineering courses this year, and who both committed much time and energy this summer to intensive training by Project Lead the Way and preparation to launch the foundational course of the Engineering Sequence this fall. Steve Simmons and the Simmons Awards As you might have read in the local papers last week, Steve Simmons, Wheatley Class of 1964, has again donated money for an award given to a staff member at each building, each year. The award, the Simmons Award, named after Mr. Simmons, was started in 1996, when he, in appreciation of the extraordinary education he, his family and his classmates received here, donated $100,000 to the East Williston Education Foundation (the Foundation) to establish an annual awards night. To date, 97 staff members have been honored with certificates and monetary awards, in appreciation for what they contribute to the education of our students. Each year, the foundation, a tax exempt, not-for-profit orgaContinued on Page 47

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Hanel, Costa picked tops in phy ed The Wheatley School Physical Education Department announced this week that Morgan Hanel and Luis Costa have been selected as Outstanding Physical Education students. Criteria for their selection included exceptional performance in physical education, scholarship, leadership qualities and service to The Wheatley School community. Hanel and Costa were honored for their selection at an awards banquet that was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in December. The awards program was sponsored by the Nassau Zone of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Hanel and Costa are dynamic young adults with boundless energy and a wide range of interests. They have demonstrated commitment to the East Williston School District through their actions and

have made a most positive contribution in their time in the district. Hanel has been an “A” student throughout her high school years, with a 4.1 weighted grade point average. As a physical education student, her skill development and attitude have been exemplary. She has maintained a high profile in a variety of school and community programs and is a member of the Wheatley Welcomers, Peer Leaders, CSI Challenge/Forensic Competition, Spanish Club, C.A.R.E Club and Student Government where she is President. Hanel is currently enrolled in six AP courses, is an AP Scholar with Honors and has been inducted into the National Honor Society and National Foreign Language Honor Society. In addition, she has received honorable mention recognition on the National Spanish Exam. Morgan is a four-sport athlete, participating

in cross country, winter track, lacrosse and track and field. She is also captain of both the winter track and lacrosse teams and has received All-County Honors in cross country, track and lacrosse. She also finds time in her busy schedule to volunteer at Winthrop University Hospital and shares her considerable talents to serve the needs of others as a food preparer at the Ronald McDonald House. While pursuing a highly competitive academic program, Costa has achieved a 3.97 weighted grade point average. In the physical education setting, he participates with enthusiasm, is considered a leader among his peers and has achieved an outstanding record of accomplishment throughout his high school years. Costa is a three-year starter and captain on the Wheatley/Carle Place football team, the Wheatley lacrosse team

and played basketball for two years. He has received All-County Honors in both football and lacrosse. In addition to his involvement in Wheatley athletics, Costa has committed himself to helping others as a peer tutor. He is currently taking five AP courses, is a member of the National Honor Society, the National French Honor Society and is an AP Scholar with Distinction. He has been a member and volunteer for the Key Club, the Day of Service and Learning and Peer Tutoring. Luis’ commitment to The Wheatley School does not end in June as he has served the district as a summer worker. As a senior, Costa leaped into a new venue, becoming a member of the Wheatley Theatre Company. His efforts landed him the role of George Gibbs in “Our Town,” the highly acclaimed Wheatley School presentation.

District vocabulary programs expand Continued from Page 46 nization, invites the community to a Simmons Coffee House, where students perform musical numbers, recipients of the Simmons Award are honored and coffee and desserts are served. This year, on Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wheatley Cafeteria, not only will the award recipients be honored, but the foundation will be honoring Mr. Simmons and his family, for his most recent donation of $55,000.00 that helps ensures that the Simmons Award will be perpetual. Most recently, the foundation, under their Universal Computer Access Program has purchased several computers and printers for students in the community. Nominations are being accepted for this year’s Simmons Awards recipients. As noted above, the Simmons Coffee House and Awards Night will be held on Thursday, April 16 but nominations must be submitted by Feb. 20. To access the nominating packet, please go to the vertical navigation bar on the district website, 2015 Simmons Award, at www.ewsdonline.org. Thank you to the foundation’s officers, co-presidents Janet Entine and Louise Sobin, Vice President Burt Roslyn, Secretary Janet Eder and Treasurer Diane Soll and board members, Susan Bergstraum, James Bloomgarden, Bonnie Cohen, Amy Friedlander, Cathy Ham-

merman, Patti Kantro and Joan Levick. Second Step - Emotional and Social Development There is research which demonstrates that students who have high levels of social and emotional competence have greater academic competence over time. In the East Williston School District, administrators and staff are committed to the development of the whole child, social and emotional development as well as cognitive growth. See 2014-15 District Goal #6 Continue to foster the development of the whole child, 6C Add Second Step Program to Grade 1 and 6D Begin process of elevating Second Step at North Side to being viewed as school-wide character education curriculum at www.ewsdonline.org > District tab on the red horizontal bar >14-15 District Goals. North Side has adopted Second Step as a character education curriculum. This buildingwide initiative is designed to help students reach their highest potential. During the school year, grades 1 – 4 take part in the 22-lesson curriculum focused on four units. These units include: Skills for Learning, Empathy, Emotion Management and Problem Solving. In addition to students being taught this curriculum by their classroom teachers, building specialists are pushing into classrooms to co-teach

these lessons. In addition, each month a different special area teacher has dedicated a period of time, to teach a Second Step lesson to each class in grades 1 – 4. Students are receiving reinforcement of these lessons with the same language and same message, from all of their teachers! North Side social worker Ashley Gleeson has created Second Step Parent Newsletters to help foster the partnership between home and school. This partnership helps students hear the same language in both school and at home. The best part of this whole initiative is the fun students have while learning how to become responsible members of our society. North Side Teachers Shine at Math Counts Conference This month, some of our North Side teachers attended and presented at the How to make Math Count Conference K-8 at Molloy College, sponsored by the Nassau County Mathematics Teachers Association and the Nassau County Association of Math Supervisors. First grade teacher Donna Casano presented a workshop titled Incorporate Games and Activities to Reinforce Math Concepts in the Primary Classroom. Enrichment teacher Henry Kupstas presented a workshop titled Reach for the Stars! Challenge your Students and Exercise their Minds! Second grade teacher Mike Mazur’s workshop was titled Forks

and Math!?!?! Every Day Items Make Math an Adventure Every Day. Math specialist Lisa Minerva, who happens to be the current president of NCMTA, presented a workshop titled A Place for Zero. Along with presenting, our teachers were able to attend other workshops as well. Some other North Side and Willets Road teachers were also able to attend workshops too. Congratulations to Ms. Minerva, for putting on a great conference and for all our teacher-presenters who received the highest evaluation ratings from the Conference attendees. Willets Road Teachers Published Willets Road science teachers Kristen Kandel’s and Natalie Brew’s article, “Our Science Story: When Science Inquiry Meets the Common Core,” was accepted and will be published in the February issue of Science Scope, the National Science Teachers Association’s peer-reviewed journal for middle level and junior high school science teachers. Congratulations Ms. Kandel and Ms. Brew. Wheatley Teacher Has New York City Production Wheatley’s very own English teacher Rick LeidenfrostWilson was back once again during the holidays as author/ performer of yet another Pirate Holiday Spectacular presented by Off Sides Entertainment at the Snapple Theatre Center in

Manhattan. Similar to last year’s pirate spectacle, this one centers on a crew of pirates held captive by a sea witch who won’t let the brigands go unless they perform musical theatre. The production received a wonderful review in the New York Times (http://www.nytimes. com/2014/12/26/arts/sparetimes-for-children-for-dec-26jan-1.html?_r=0). The original pirate production, The Greatest Pirate Story (N)ever Told, which also received an excellent review in the New York Times, is coming back again for 3 performances only, President’s Weekend in February at the Snapple Theatre Center. Congratulations and Commendations Willets Road Math Olympiads This past fall, Willets Road 6th and 7th grade Math Olympiads competed in the American Mathematics Contest. Congratulations to the following seventh graders who were recognized for their outstanding achievement: Gold Medal: Trenton Wong Silver Medal: Rachel Lee Bronze Medal: Alex Horowitz, Emily Yagoda and Sharon Zhong 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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L.I. chamber fest at Roslyn Middle

On Saturday, Jan. 10, the Long Island String Festival Association held its third annual Chamber Festival at Roslyn Middle School. The highly acclaimed and talented Bryant Park Quartet were mentors to the selected groups, giving insight on chamber music skills through a master class and coaching sessions. Five chamber ensembles consisting of 22 students from Herricks Middle School and High School participated in this year’s festival.

Teachers Krista Weis (Middle School) and Catherine Fish (High School) prepared the students and submitted recordings for application to the festival. Participants were chosen from schools throughout Long Island by a rigorous audition process. At the festival, each chamber ensemble had the opportunity to work on their repertoire with string teachers from other districts on Long Island as well as the Bryant Park String Quartet. At the culminating concert, the stu-

dents gave performances of Brahms, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Mozart. Participants from Herricks Middle School: Julia Feldman Winston Liu, Daniel Louie Jack Mandell Participants from Herricks High School: Nicole Garcia Irene Jung Justin Kim

12 days of reading challenge

Kelly Kim Rachel Kim Kyra Koe Nora Koe Dustin Liu Rachel Louie Natalie Tan Ashwin Viswanathan Ashley Wang Brian Wong Kelly Yu

Family group seeks volunteers Family and Children’s Association is seeking volunteers for its long-standing Ombudservice Program, part of a statewide network of certified volunteers who visit nursing homes, adult homes and assisted living facilities in Nassau County. Ombudspersons serve as advocates for residents and their families. If you are looking for a meaningful way to improve the quality of life for our frail, sick and elderly neighbors who currently reside in long-term care facilities, this program is for you. Family & Children’s is planning a training class for April; training is held two days per week over a three-week period from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Family & Children’s offices in Mineola. For more information call (516) 466-9718 or email ombudservice@ familyandchildrens.org. Family and Children’s Association, Long Island’s human service agency, provides support and individualized programs designed to help children, seniors and families lead more self-sufficient lives. Family and Children’s Association has served Long Island for more than a century and reaches nearly 20,000 individuals every year. For more information visit www.familyandchildrens.org

hoto courtesy of the Mineola Union Free School District

One hundred sixty-seven students from Hampton Street School in the Mineola Union Free School District participated in the voluntary “12 Days of Reading” challenge. During the holiday recess, students were challenged to read 12 books, or 12 chapters from a book, during their vacation. Each of the 167 students who handed in their completed book logs got to pick a toy from principal Devra Small’s prize bin. Pictured are second-graders from Ms. Baker’s class who took on the 12 Days of Reading challenge.

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Brave souls take part in last year’s Polar Plunge.

Port Washington beach to host Polar Plunge Brave souls with warm hearts will run, jump, and dive into the chilly waters of Hempstead Harbor to raise funds for the athletes of Special Olympics New York on Saturday, March 7 as part of the 11th Annual Town of North Hempstead Polar Plunge at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. Registration begins at 10 am with the Plunge at Noon. Each winter, Special Olympics Polar Plunges are held throughout the coun-

try to attract thousands of thrill seekers to engage in a worthy and exhilarating fundraising event. Last year, more than 6,000 plungers and 15,000 spectators were part of the Plunge Season raising nearly $1 million statewide, with more than 600 taking part in the event at North Hempstead Beach Park. All funds support Special Olympics New York’s programs and promote awareness of people living with intellectual dis-

abilities in New York. “Whether you plunge or not, this is a great opportunity to come together and support the Special Olympics and all of the remarkable programs that they organize all year long,” said Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “I am thrilled to be hosting this important event at our very own North Hempstead Beach Park for the 11th straight year.” This Polar Plunge will help to provide year-round sports training and competi-

tion in more than 22 Olympic-style sports for more than 65,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities living in New York, giving them continuing opportunities at no cost to them or their families. To learn more, please visit www. polarplungeNY.org/northhempstead or call 311 or (516) 869-6311 or Kristina Aquilone at the Special Olympics Long Island at (631) 254-1465, ext. 203. Aquilone can also be reached at kaquilone@ nyso.org.

Couples set to renew vows at annual Town ceremony The Town of North Hempstead will be holding its Sixth Annual Valentine’s Day Marriage Vow Renewal ceremony on Friday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington. The renewal ceremony is a popular event that gives long time married couples an opportunity to reaffirm their commitment and celebrate their marriages. “It is so heartwarming to have the opportunity to honor these couples who have been together for 50, 60 or even 70 years,” said Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth. “This event truly celebrates everlasting love and commitment and the bond of marriage.” “This joyous occasion allows us to celebrate and honor the love shared between these individuals,” added Town Clerk Wayne Wink. “Their relationships have withstood the test of time and their commitment to each other is unwavering.” More than 90 couples from across the Town are expected to participate in the vow renewal ceremony. This year’s theme is “Love is all there is.” A lunch will be served following the ceremony. For more information, please call 311.

Residents attend a previous Valentine’s Day Marriage Vow Renewal Ceremony.

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County fetes Korean-American community The Annual Korean-Amer- and Legislative Building in Mine- ed by County Executive Ed Man- land and sponsored by the Long ican Day Celebration was held ola on Tuesday, Jan. 13. gano, organized by the Korean Island Conservatory, commemoat the Nassau County Executive This event, which was host- American Association of Long Is- rated the proud heritage of Korean Americans and their invaluable contributions to enhancing the culture of our community. Town Supervisor Bosworth and Mangano were both dressed in traditional Korean attire and

Pictured from left: KAALI President Sun Hea Kim, Nassau County Legislator Norma Gonsalves, Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, CEO, J&A USA Yun Ho Kim, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano; CEO, Lumia Energy Solutions John Lee, Vice Chair Person of the Human Rights Commission Minsun Kim

enjoyed cultural performances including Tae Kwon Do and Korean dances. They also presented citations to Yun Ho Kim, CEO of J&A USA of Brentwood, and John Lee, CEO of Lumia Energy Solutions of Jericho, for their contributions to the business community.

Pictured from left: Francisco Jin, Sun Hea Kim, Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Minsun Kim and Young Kim.

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The painted ladies of East Williston I am fresh from my trip to southern California where I was lucky enough to get to see a number of residential homes built in the American Craftsman Style in La Jolla. I also got to see the Salk Institute along the cliffs of the Pacific which is the famous Louis Kahn architectural masterpiece. The sight of that building alone was worth the trip and will go down as one of my life’s peak moments. Upon my return I thought it may be good to find some of our own residential gems right here in town. Are there any? I have been vaguely aware that there are some historically protected homes along East Williston Ave in East Williston and so I grabbed my camera and off I marched across the tracks headed east. Right away you see some old looking buildings on the right facing the East Williston train station and as I stood in front the biggest one I saw the sign that read East Williston Village Hall and Library and thought I will go in and ask for some guidance on my little tour. Well the Village Hall was closed but thankfully the library was open. I gathered some reference books on the history of East Williston Park and had the good fortune to me Ms. Kathleen Fallon who has lived in one of the historic homes for 30 years. And that’s when the story

began to write itself. Before I get to Ms. Fallon’s insights let me tell you about the East Williston Village Historic District. It in fact is a very small area with only 25 buildings and homes that stretch from the tracks to Roslyn Road on East Williston Avenue. These properties were built in the 19th Century and are mostly in the style of Victorian, Gothic or Italianate architecture all designed to be picturesque with the use of wooden frames, gable ended facades, carved decorative detail at rooflines, storefronts and porches. The homes usually have floor to ceiling windows to let in light and high ceilings. The oldest is at 15 East Williston Ave. and was the old Willis farmhouse built in 1825 and then expanded upon over the years. The newest of these buildings is the Community Church of East Williston at the corner of Roslyn Road and East Williston Avenue. This was constructed in 1925 and was designed by the renowned architect George Conable. This is when Ms. Fallon walked into the library and we struck up a conversation. I asked her what it was like to live in such an important home and she said “These homes all have a certain character to them, almost as if they have a soul. You can feel the love that went into the detailing

Dr. Tom Ferraro Our Town

and the workmanship.” She told me that years ago a big name department store wanted to put a large outlet at the far end of East Williston Avenue and lobbied to expand the street to accommodate the traffic. Since one of the historic homes would have been knocked down to build the road a group of concerned homeowners lobbied against this and thankfully won the battle. Of course the most obvious question to ask is why bother trying to save old things like Gothic Revival style homes? The answer essentially is because of their beauty. And often beauty is either ignored or not valued. You might find it interesting to know that the primary reason Victor Hugo wrote the “Hunchback of Notre Dame” was to urge to citizens of Paris to look at and to save NoteDame de Paris, which was fall-

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ing into deep decay. His efforts worked, the government and the citizens took notice and the great cathedral was saved. Can you imagine if Paris let one of the world’s great Gothic masterpieces fall into ruin. It is almost unthinkable. Our town and its historic treasures are much the same. We do not have the history of Europe but we have borrowed from it in our style of homes. Or at least we did. We do not have all the bells of Notre-Dame George Conable put a bell tower and a bell above the Community Church of East Williston. We do not quite have as many Painted Ladies has San Francisco but we do have some. Progress will always present this conflict and the future always does battle with the

past. Widen the road, divide the lots, build something to make more profit for someone. This battle will always have to be fought and this is as it should be. And there are no guarantees that beautiful things will be saved. In fact the beautiful things are usually the most fragile and certainly the most impractical to maintain. But they are also the most precious. So next time you are flying along East Williston Avenue toward the tracks in a rush to get home take note of our Painted ladies hiding shyly behind the big shrubbery. Or better yet take a walk along East Williston Avenue this spring and take a look into our past. I think it’s a part of America that we can admire and be proud of.

One of the rare and historic Painted Ladies of East Williston

AARP defensive driving courses slated for Clinton G. Martin Park The Town of North Hempstead will be sponsoring 10 upcoming AARP defensive driving courses at Clinton G. Martin Park. “We are excited to be able to provide our residents with an opportunity to reduce their insurance costs, cut penalty points and increase their knowledge of driving safely,” said Supervisor Judi Bosworth. The classes, open to drivers age 50 and older, will be held on February 7, March 14, April 18, May 16, June 6, June 27, September 12, October 17, November 14 and December 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To register for an AARP de-

fensive driving class, please make your check payable to AARP. The cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. All participants must be 50 and older. Please be sure that your check contains your name, address, phone number and the date of the class you wish to attend. Seating for each class is limited. Please mail all checks to: Defensive Driving Coordinator, Department of Community Services, 1601 Marcus Ave., New Hyde Park, NY 11040. Once checks are received, a seat will be reserved in your name and a letter confirming your registration will be mailed to your address.

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‘Very good year’ composer Drake dies at 95 Continued from Page 16

Ervin Drake, who died Thursday at the age of 95, sings at a tribute concert put on by the Gold Coast Arts Center in honor of his 95th birthday in April.

- all sent a big bouquet of flowers to Drake’s family upon learning of his death, Berman said. According to Berman, his father wrote “It Was A Very Good Year” in about half an hour. “He was commissioned to write song for Bob Shane [member of the Kingston Trio] and he always carried a little notebook with him, and in it he had a written something about comparing life to a fine wine,” Berman said. “He was asked to write the son. He was finished in about 30 minutes or so, and Shane decided he wanted to do it with a group and not as a solo act.” For his 95th birthday in

April, Drake was honored at the Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington at an event sponsored by the Gold Coast Arts Center. At the event, 16 singers – including Sidney Myer, Leslie Uggams and Eric Yves Garcia -performed some of his hit songs, and the event was hosted by Drake’s long-time friend and actor, Charles Grodin. Gold Coast Arts Center Associate Director Caroline Sorokoff said the evening was great and that it was a fitting tribute to Drake’s songwriting fame. Sorokoff said Drake hadn’t really been involved much in the arts center, but they felt it was necessary to acknowledge his talent.

“We knew he was from the region and we wanted to honor him and pay respect to this legendary songwriter who lived in Great Neck,” Sorokoff said. “It was about acknowledging a true songwriting legend that many people didn’t even know about.” She said many people did not even know Drake was a Great Neck resident. “He lived quietly in Great Neck,” Sorokoff said. “We had done some small things with him in past, and we always knew he lived here.” Sorokoff said Drake lived quietly with his wife, Edith, who survives him. “He was very nice,” she said. “He was gracious and humorous.”

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Progress cited in W.P., E.W. water talks Continued from Page 1 ly after our November 13th water information meeting by a private water company. One which we previously met with several years ago, who now that we have well permits “in hand” is interested in building and operating an East Williston water supply system,” officials said in the statement. The officials, who declined to name the identity of the water company, said they “expect to have more information on this soon and if meaningful, conduct another informational meeting with our residents and the private company.” The five trustees and attorney for both village boards each met at 7:30 p.m. in separate rooms in the East Williston’s Village Hall. The two boards each entered executive session at the start of the meeting and met in pairs in the Village Hall’s first floor library along with East Williston Attorney Jeff Blinkoff and Williston Park attorney James Bradley. The two boards were originally scheduled to meet behind closed doors on Thursday. But the format of the meeting was changed after Robert Freeman, director of the New York State Committee on Open Government, said in a Newsday article that the meet-

ing would have violated the 1977 Open Meetings Law Freeman said the law states that the mayors and a quorum of the board cannot meet to conduct public business unless the public is notified and permitted to attend. The meeting of village officials is the latest chapter in an ongoing dispute between the two sides over two increases in the rate Williston Park charges East Williston for water in the past three years. In 2011, the Village of Williston Park board raised the price of water to East Williston from $2.99 per thousand gallons to $3.83 per thousand gallons in 2011. Williston Park followed with an increase from $3.83 per thousand gallons to $4.33 per thousand gallons in 2012. The Village of East Williston trustees filed lawsuits against Williston Park following each rate increases following a break down in negotiations between the two sides in which both sides blamed the other. In early July, a state Appellate Court found in favor of East Williston in the first lawsuit, stating that Williston Park should have held a public hearing prior to imposing the first rate increase in 2011. But the court found in favor of Williston Park in the second lawsuit, stating that Williston Park was

Williston Park Mayor Paul Ehrbar (left) and East Williston Mayor David Tanner (right) within its right to raise the water rates in 2012 to $4.33 per thousand gallons. The Village of Williston Park sent East Williston a bill for $600,000 - $300,000 for withheld rate increase money and $300,000 for interest and penalties - following the court decision. The Village of East Williston made a payment of $239,000 to Williston Park to cover the cost of the rate increase, minus $61,000 accrued under the price hike that the court ruled to be improper. East Williston officials also announced that Williston Park was not entitled to penalties and interest and they would fight any effort to collect

them. During the Nov. 13 hearing on the proposed village water system, East Williston trustees told residents that Williston Park would not meet to negotiate unless “negotiating penalties are put on the table.” Williston Park Trustee Teresa Thomann said at the meeting that Williston Park has its own “plan B” as well, but said that she would be willing to facilitate meetings between the two boards to come to an agreement. Village of Williston Park Mayor Paul Ehrbar said on Dec. 15 in an interview with the Williston Times he agreed with East Williston officials

that it is the best interest of both villages to reach an agreement. “Both sides are looking for a reasonable agreement,” Ehrbar said. “I’m hopeful that agreements can be made.” East Williston trustees sent a letter to Williston Park trustees a month ago requesting the meeting. Three weeks ago, Williston Park trustees accepted the invitation and last week announced that the two sides had agreed to a Jan. 15 meeting date. The letter from East Williston came 12 days after a hearing to discuss the proposed $7 million well project in Devlin Park that East Williston trustees said was forced on them by Williston Park trustees’ unwillingness to negotiate with them. “Had we not put forth the effort to come up with this plan there would be no other opportunity to negotiate,” Tanner said in an interview with the Williston Times. Tanner said about a month ago that the well project is still a “plan B” for East Williston. “Our ‘plan A’ is to reach a permanent, reasonable solution with fair prices for both village’s residents,” he said. “We’re looking for a solution where everyone wins,” Tanner said. “Williston Park is our sister village.”

Mineola apartment plan panned by residents Continued from Page 1 kind to be proposed for the Village of Mineola in recent years and the second for Lalezarian. Officials said the three projects - which also includes Lalezarian’s 315-unit complex at 250 Old Country Road and the 275-unit Modern Mineola complex being developed by Mill Creek Residential - will add 880 new apartments and 1,500 new residents to Mineola. “I think it looks horrible,” resident Ed Sabarici said, regarding the scope of new buildings being added to the village’s downtown area. Residents also cited concerns of increased traffic congestion due to additional residents. “We need to sit back and wait,” resident Andrea Hopkins said regarding the two current Mineola projects. “We need to see the impact on traffic.” Patrick Lenihan, a traffic expert from Hauppauge-based engineering firm VHB, reassessed the traffic patterns at the proposed site since the last hearing in November. He said traffic would be eased by the creation of an underground parking garage that would accommodate 484 parking spots. “I live on Horton Highway and it has become a highway,” Smith

said. “I have a hard time believing 484 parking spots won’t create more cars.” Hopkins said she wanted a traffic study expanded to analyze various traffic sites near the proposed Lalezarian development. Residents called for an independent study issued by the village rather than Lalezarian, which proposed the development under the name Mineola Metro LLC. “We’re looking at 300 or more cars on the road if approved,” Hopkins said. Village of Mineola Mayor Strauss questioned the height of the building, which is currently proposed as a nine-story structure. “I still think the building is too high,” Strauss said. Kevin Walsh, an attorney with the firm Walsh, Markus, McDougal & DeBellis LLP which represents Lalezarian, said one alternative would be to reduce the height in the front of the building but leave it unchanged in the back, reducing the complex by 30 apartment units. “My vote would be to take three levels off the entire structure,” Trustee Paul Cusato said. Residents also cited property tax concerns over the project. Walsh said during the first

hearing in November that the developer planned to make a proposal to the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency requesting payments in lieu of taxes - as Lalazarian had done for the 315-unit apartment complex at 250 Country Road. “Who pays up the difference?” resident Patricia Purdy said. “Not the tenants or the owners.” Mineola School District trustees have also opposed the development, citing the strain tax breaks Lalezarian has applied for would tighten the financial burden on the Board of Education and taxpayers. School board President Artie Barnett, along with Superintendent of Schools Michael Nagler and Trustee Jack Waters were present for the hearing, but did not speak. Barnett told Blank Slate Media last week that he is “vehemently opposed to any more [payment-inlieu-of-taxes] arrangements.” Nagler has questioned whether the district could also receive economic assistance if the project is approved and school enrollment as a result of the complex exceeds the developer’s projections. Mineola Metro officials said again on Wednesday that they expect nine school-age children to be

added to the district as a result of the 296 apartment units. “The number they’re saying, we can handle that,” Nagler said. “What if they’re wrong, then what happens?” Resident Kelly Stock expressed disbelief over the projection. “It doesn’t seam plausible to me,” she said. “Wait and see what the effects of the current buildings are.”

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Barnett has also questioned how many students could enter the district as a result of tenants moving into and out of the complex at an unforeseen rate, saying it is impossible to predict how many additional students the district could have in the next decade. The next hearing for the project is set for Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mineola Village Hall.

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expertise in cyber intelligence to meet with local companies and institutions. We did a survey of the cyber defense competencies among Long Island companies,” he continued. “The result? We know just how well-positioned our region is. From small start-ups with exquisite encryption technologies to CA Technologies, from our colleagues and universities to The Morrelly Center on Homeland Security in Bethpage, Long Island is filled with many 21st century Leroy Grummans,” he wrote. Israel wrote that while the recent hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment - which the Federal Bureau of Investigation has claimed was conducted by North Korea - has generated mainstream coverage, American citizens have face threats through data

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computers

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window repairs

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WINDOW REPAIRS & RESTORATIONS

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Employment

Help Wanted AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN hereGet FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified students- Housing available. Job placement assistance, Call AIM 866-296-7093 ASSISTANT P/T PHYSICAL THERAPY office. Entry level. “People Person” needed. Good phone and computer experience a must. Will train. Pleasant work environment. MWF 3:307:00pm, TuTh 2;00-7:00pm. Call 516-564-1138 DRIVER/VALET BEINER AUDI seeks responsible person for full time driver/valet position. Clear NYS driver’s license and solid work history a must! Friendly, energetic work atmosphere with competitive salary/benefit package. Call Steve 516-829-2834 x 109 or email: careers@biener.com FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER P/T Garden City Law Firm. Must be proficient in QuickBooks, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook). Salary commensurate with experience. 15 hrs per week. Fax resume 516-742-6070 or email: jmonarchio@fgdangelo.com LEGAL: Process Server, full time, seeking well organized, detail oriented individual for office assistant in Mineola. Position entails phones, data entry and working with several commonly used computer programs. Quick Books a plus. Email resume to: LRadler@ courtsupportinc.com MARKETING DEMONSTRATOR PART TIME Talk with homeowners at various venues about their kitchen remodeling needs. No experience necessary. Will train on products and services. Competitive hourly + unlimited bonuses. Reliable transportation needed. Email resumes@kitchenmagic. com or call 631-240-4151 NANNY NEEDED P/T Looking for a caring, experienced nanny to take care of our two month old son or 25-30 hours per week in Garden City. Must have own car and exceptional references, preferably from a local family. Please call 917-509-2411 or email: farrells225@gmail.com 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 RECEPTIONIST EXPERIENCE REQUIRED two evenings 5pm-9pm. Seasonal position from February thru April 15 located in Franklin Square. Call 516-358-9455

Help Wanted VETERINARY TECHNICIAN (LICENSED) Experienced assistant and receptionist for Western Nassau veterinary practice. FT/PT. Should possess excellent reliability, work ethic, compassion. Fax resume: 516-358-9002 or email: fsva3589k@icloud.com WAREHOUSE WORKER PART TIME for local roofing company. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: drive light trucks and operate forklift, manage inventory and perform light maintenance of small tools, assist company delivery drivers, accept and store deliveries, clean up and maintain equipment. Must possess initiative, clean driver’s license. Salary negotiable, potential full time position in spring/summer. Please email resume to HR@wolkowbraker.net or fax attention Jessica: 718-387-4931

Situation Wanted 18 YRS. OF SERVICE in your area Please let us continue to serve you 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 CARE GIVER: NEED A COMPANION or nursing assistant for your loved ones? Fear of your loved ones being alone at night or even eloping & need overnight companion care at home or in a health care facility? Call 516-410-9943 for a NY State certified nursing assistant with excellent references. 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 CPR CERTIFIED, seeking live in or live out position anywhere in NY area Monday-Friday. Can live in kosher home. Experience with Hoyer lift, can transfer up to 160 lbs. wheel chair to bed. 10 years experience and references. Drive and own car. Legal worker. Please call 718-954-5982 CLEANING SERVICES FOR OFFICES OR HOMES. Available 7 days a week. Excellent references. Own transportation. Gift Certificates available! Call 516-974-8959 CLEANING SERVICES I clean houses and offices. I have affordable rates and great references. I do it allmove ins and move outs, all rooms and facets of home and office cleaning. No job too big or small. Contact Milagros 516-360-6190 CNA FOR ELDERLY MALE Experienced CNA seeking PT position as a companion/caregiver to elderly male. Punctual, trustworthy. References available. Available Sun-Fri daytime hours. Please call 516-603-6596 DIRECT HOME CARE AIDE currently seeking night position FT/PT 11pm to 7am (no daytime hours) to care for your elderly. Over 20 years experience including Alzheimers or CP cases. Excellent references. Own car. Call Nicola 516-670-2975

Situation Wanted

ELDER CARE AVAILABLE full time, live out, Mon-Fri to care for female patients. Trustworthy, reliable. 10 yrs experience. Driver w/ own transportation. References available. Call Esme 516-850-0669

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES available. Residential and offices. Weekly, bi-weekly or one time cleaning. Experienced. Referrals available. Call Elizabeth 516-305-2819

ELDER CARE GIVER seeking live in or live out job. Flexible hours. Excellent references. 10 yrs experience. Call Maria: 516-732-2189 EXPERIENCED NURSING AIDE seeking position to take care of elderly. Evenings or weekends. Own car and good references. Please call 718-525-6942 or 917-796-5917 F/T COMPANION AVAILABLE Looking for someone to take care of your elderly parents in the comfort of your own home for peace and tranquility? 18 yrs. experience, references, driver w/ reliable vehicle. Please call 516-410-1892 HOME HEALTH AIDE / CNA Seeking FT position days/nights. Certified. Experienced. References available. Meal preparation, light cleaning, etc. Call 516-708-6740 HOME HEALTH AIDE / CNA Certified CNA seeking full time, live in or live out position to care for elderly. 25 yrs experience. Administer medications, light house keeping, cooking, laundry. Will work flexible hours. Please call 347-707-3498 HOME HEALTH AIDE / ELDER CARE Loving reliable woman seeking FT position to take care of your loved one. Experienced with ALS, dementia, diabetes, etc. Great referenceshighly recommended. Call 646-575-8217 HOME HEALTH AIDE HOUSEKEEPER 33 years experience seeks to care for elderly. Experience: Alzheimer, multiple sclerosis, stroke, etc. Certified to give medications, CPR, First Aid. Car: errands, doctor appointments. Mornings, evenings, MondaySaturday. Reliable, caring, loving, trustworthy. Checkable references. 631-626-9014 or 631-842-0940 HOME HEALTH AIDE LOVING, CARING, PERSON seeking position as companion to take care of elderly. References upon request. Available Monday-Friday. Driver with car. Please call 917-535-8938 HOUSE AND APARTMENT CLEANER with many years experience and good references available 7 days with flexible hours. 516-632-0169, 516-499-1384 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE Good references. MondaySaturday. Experienced. Own car. Will provide own supplies. Free estimates. 516485-3543, cell 516-661-5282 HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE English speaking, trustworthy. Local references and experience. Provides own supplies or uses yours. Has own transportation. Please call 516-754-4377 HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE with great references, reliable, excellent service and own transportation. English speaking. Please call 516-642-6624

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HOUSECLEANING Young Ukranian woman seeking cleaning/housekeeping jobs. Years of experience. References available. Call 516-567-5003 PRIVATE CASE WORKER seeking position to take care of elderly full time Monday through Friday. BABYSITTING also offered. Honest, trustworthy, caring, very attentive, dependable. Lots of experience. References available. Please call 516-508-8528

Business Opportunities WELDING CAREERS : Hands on training for career opportunities in aviation, automotive, manufacturing and more. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. CALL AIM 888-205-1735

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Adoption CHILDLESS YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE (she-30-he-37) seeks to adopt. Will be hands on mom/ devoted dad. Financial security. Expenses paid. Call/text Mary & Adam 1-800-790-5260 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

Marketplace TOP CASH PAID FOR OLD GUITARS! 1920’s thru 1980’s. Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg. And Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1-800-401-0440 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 CASH BUYER! Used Men’s Clothing: T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Sneakers from 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. Preferably Music/Sports related. Will travel to your home. Greg 516-782-6066

LOOKING TO BUY! Records, oriental items, clothing, art, old & modern furniture, estates, jewelry, silver, glassware, dishes, old photos, coins & stamps, flatware. Call George 718-386-1104 or 917-775-3048 TOP CASH PAID: JEWELRY, Furniture, Art, etc. Please call 718598-3045 or 516-270-2128. www. iBuyAntiquesNYC.com

Tag Sale *BROWSE *SHOP *CONSIGN A.T. STEWART EXCHANGE CONSIGNMENT SHOP 109 Eleventh Street Garden City 11530 516-746-8900 China, Silver, Crystal, Jewelry, Artwork, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles Tues-Fri 10-4 Sat 12-4 Every Tuesday: 10% Senior Citizen Discount. All proceeds benefit The Garden City Historical Society email: store@atstewartexchange.org www.gardencityhistoricalsociety. org

AUCTIONS 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 10-5pm, 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 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 516-279-6378 to schedule an appointment or email pictures of your items to info@invitedsales.com. We can provide fair market values on any item that you may want to sell, consign or enter into auction. If you need advice on hosting a sale, selling an item or liquidating an estate, please call Tracy Jordan at the shoppe or directly at 516-567-2960

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real estate for rent

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 referrals and references. Limited availability. Book early! Annmarie 516-775-4256 EXPERIENCED DOG WALKER available. Garden City resident. Animal lover will also visit and feed your pets. Caring and reliable. Garden City and surrounding communities. CALL ANNE MARIE 516-326-7860

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING Doggie Day Care & Walks Backyard Clean-up GC Resident 516-382-5553

automotive

Autos Wanted CASH TODAY We’ll buy any car, any condition. Free same day pickup. Best cash offer guaranteed! For FREE quote: 1-888-477-6314 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!

GARDEN CITY HOUSE SHARE Large Master Bedroom beautifully decorated & furnished. Use of all common areas of house. Cable tv, utilities, washer/dryer included. Walking distance to LIRR. No smoking, no pets. No overnight guests. Females only. $900/month. Call 516-477-4240

Apartment For Rent FRANKLIN SQUARE Top floor, 1 bedroom, move-in condition. Great location, utilities included. Credit report required. No smoking or pets. $1,300/mth. Call 516-747-8139 MANHASSET: STUDIO apartment, 2nd floor, separate kitchen and bath, deck, off street parking. 2 blocks to LIRR, no smoking/pets. $1,395 plus utilities. 516-627-9254 MINEOLA 2nd floor, 2 bedroom, kitchen, dishwasher, living room, bath. Walk to RR, hospital, courts, etc. Free parking. Separate utilities. $1,650. Telephone 516-7476392 or 516-280-4870 NASSAU RESIDENCE Private entrance. New lower level 1 bedroom, kitchen, living room, closets. All utilities. Credit check. Walk to LIRR/buses. No pets/smoking. $975. 516-488-1346

Condo/Co-op For Rent ATRIUM PLAZA DUPLEX CONDO for Rent or Sale by Owner. EIK, LR /DR, 2 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Bath, office, basement, indoor parking, garden terrace. All new HVAC, wood floor, new 1/2 bath, new appliances. $2,800/month rental or sale $365k. Call 516-413-6025 GARDEN CITY 7th STREET 2 bedroom, 2 bath condos. Luxury building, doorman, elevator, no pets. $2,900$3,975 montly including gas /heat/hot water. Immediate Occupancy/Broker Fee 516-873-6464 / 516-850-4468 Christine

Homes for Rent MATTITUCK Small 2 bedroom year round home. Convenient to all. $1,200/ monthly. Please call 631-298-1145

Out of Town Real Estate BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA Condo. Furnished 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, on Intercoastal. 3rd floor of 4 story building, elevator. Clubhouse, 2 pools, washer/dryer. $1400 per month. Available for March and/or April. 516-510-9666

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

real estate for sale

Homes for Sale 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 low 800’s... Call 516-805-8193

Lots for Sale ABANDONED FARM! 25 acres trout stream $49,900. Beautiful acreage, views, woods, apple trees! Unadilla River Valley location! EZ terms! 888-905-8847 Newyorklandandlakes.com BANK REPO’D LAND! 10 acres $19,900! Awesome mountain views, hardwoods, private bldg site, long rd frontage, utils! No liens or back taxes. Terms avail! Call: 888-479-3394 NOW!

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Land Wanted NEW YORK HUNTING LAND WANTED! Earn thousands on your land by leasing the hunting rights. Free evaluation & info packet. Liability coverage included. Bringing landowners & hunters together since 1999. Email: info@basecampleasing. com Call: 866-309-1507 BaseCampLeasing.com

service directory

Cleaning STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-538-1125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

HANDYMAN Meticulous & Reliable Serving GARDEN CITY & Surrounding Area since 2003 Repairs & Installations of all Types Built-in Bookcases, Woodworking, Carpentry, Crown Moldings, Lighting, Painting, Wallpaper and More.30-year Nassau County Resident. Many References Lic #H01062800 Insured Call Friendly Frank 516238-2112 anytime E-mail Frankcav@optonline.net HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers, Inc. for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800OLD BARN. www.woodfordbros.com. Suffolk Cty- License #41959-H Nassau Cty- License #H18G7180000

HANDYMAN LAMPS FIXED $65 In home service. Handy Howard 646-996-7628 SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com

Health & Fitness IASO in Home Physical Therapy. Great physical therapists, excellent results. Outpatient physical therapy services in your home. Medicare covers the cost. We treat: balance problems, debility, joint replacements, CVA, back pain, vertigo, dizziness, etc. Free consultation. 800-803-3385 www. iasorehab.org

Home Improvements AMBIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES *Repairs & Maintenance *Handyman & Remodeling *Vanity & Kitchen Cabinet Installations *Furniture Assembly & set up *Finish Carpentry *Minor Electrical & Plumbing 22 year GC Resident Lic & Ins H18E2170000 Owner Operated Call BOB 516-741-2154 FINER INTERIORS: Kitchens, bathrooms start to finish; floors stripped, waxed, installed or repaired; painting, sheet rocking, carpets cleaned and repaired, upholstery cleaning. Richard Lopez 516-330-2226

Instruction PIANO LESSONS By Ira Baslow. Experience the joy of playing the piano. Private lessons in your home, free no-obligation piano lesson, all levels, all styles, all ages. Beginners a specialty. 516-312-1054 www. iwantmypianolessons.com

Reporter Wanted Blank Slate Media, a fast-growing group of five award-winning weekly newspapers and website on the North Shore of Long Island, seeks self-starter with good writing and reporting skills to cover local communities. Familiarity with digital media strongly preferred. Car is required. Excellent opportunity to use reporting tools of the 21st Century while working with editors with many years of weekly and daily newspaper experience. Compensation: Salary, health insurance, paid holidays, and sick days.

To apply, e-mail your resume, and clips to: sblank@theislandnow.com

Publishers of: Great Neck News, Williston Times, Manhasset Times, Roslyn Times, New Hyde Park Herald Courier

Painting & Paperhanging JV PAINT HANDYMAN SERVICES Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing. Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

Party Help LADIES & GENTLEMEN RELAX & ENJOY Your Next Party! Catering and Experienced Professional Services for Assisting with Preparation, Serving and Clean Up Before, During and After Your Party Bartenders Available. Call Kate at 516-248-1545

Tutoring CHEMISTRY TUTOR Ace your midterm by up to 15 points. Can turn 70’s students to 80’s and B students into A’s ! I make review fun, visual and creative to enhance understanding. Know curriculum for Garden City, Roslyn, Manhasset, Chaminade, SHA, St. Mary’s. Limited spots. Call/text Mrs. Halka 516-469-6864 or email dianehalka@gmail.com ENGLISH TUTOR: Diane Gottlieb M.Ed., M.S.W. SAT/ACT, College Essays, AP, Regents, ELA Test Prep, Reading Comprehension and writing proficiency, 917-5998007 or email: dianegot@gmail. com LongIslandTutor.com Providing one-on-one professional support to build confidence, knowledge and skills in every student. SCIENCE, SCIENCE, SCIENCE! AP & Regents Physics, AP & Regents Biology, Earth Science & Mathematics. Sol 516-384-9865 SPANISH TUTOR: High School, College, Spanish Grammar Specialist, Trimester/Comprehensive, FLACS (Regents) Exams. William Cullen, M.A., M.B.A., S.D.A. Chaminade, Fairfield University Alumnus. 516-509-8174 wdctutor06@aol.com

Services A & J MOVING & STORAGE: Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www.ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405 COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/ DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential /Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125 JUNK REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION: 5% off any job, any type, any 2-3 pieces to entire house. Residential, commercial. Free estimates. References. Bonded and insured. Delivery service available. Henry 516-523-0974 NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: Joan Atwood, PH.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference. Teen anger management groups now forming. Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516-764-2526. jatwood@optonline.net www.NYMFT.com TEEN ANGER MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS FORMING. Experienced therapist. Call 516-770-4085

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▼ LEGALS Legal Notice Notice of formation of 8 CARPENTER STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/09/2014. N.Y. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as an agent upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is 1551 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501. Purpose of L.L.C.: To engage in any lawful act or activity. WT 140883 6x 12/19, 26, 2014, 1/02, 9, 16, 23, 2015 #140883

Notice of Formation of Heidi’s Functional Fitness, LLC. Arts. of Org, filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/01/2014. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 22 Oaktree Lane, Levittown, NY 11756. Purpose: any lawful purpose. WT 140936 6x 1/09, 16, 23, 30, 2/06, 13, 2015 #140936

Notice of Formation of B & B Volleyball, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/2014. Office loc: Nassau County. SSNY desig. as agent of B & B Volleyball, LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: B & B Volleyball, 382 Newbridge Rd., Hicksville, NY 11801. Purpose: any lawful purpose. WT 140946 6x 1/16, 23, 30, 2/06, 13, 20, 2015 #140946

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY LOAN TRUST 2007-8XS, Plaintiff, against LITA BLANC, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 9/2/2014 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court,

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100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on 02/03/2015 at 11:30AM, premises known as 2 OPAL STREET, Elmont, NY 11003 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Elmont, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, SBL#: 32-667-36. Approximate amount of judgment $542,292.69 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 7274/09. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 1124693 WT 140915 4x 1/02, 9, 16, 23, 2015

BUS I N ESS O F T H E MO N T H Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano presents Nicka K’s CEO John Hyon Kim with a Citation pronouncing his company “Nassau County Business of the Month.” Since their inception more than a decade ago, Nicka K New York has steadily progressed, expanding to offer not just makeup, but also skincare, fragrance, styling tools, accessories and more.

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LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Incorporated Village of Williston Park will hold Grievance Night with respect to village property on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 between the hours of 6:00pm and 9:00pm in the evening. The Board acting as Assessors will be available for the purpose of receiving complaints in relation thereto. Complaint forms and instructions can be picked up at the Village Hall. Complaint forms need to be returned to the Village Hall by February 18, 2014. Complainants will be notified of the Boards determination by March 1, 2015. Julie Kain Village Clerk-Treasurer Dated: January 20, 2015 Williston Park, NY WT 140996 1x 1/23/2015 #140996

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF WILLISTON PARK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Tentative Assessment Roll of the Incorporated Village of Williston Park for the year 2015/2016 will be filed in the office of the Village Clerk, 494 Willis Avenue, Williston Park, New York, on February 1, 2015, where it may be seen and examined by any person during regular business hours until Friday February 27, 2015. JULIE KAIN VILLAGE CLERK-TREASURER Dated: January 20, 2015 Williston Park, NY WT 140997 1x 1/23/2015

Town reminds residents of approaching tax deadline Town of North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman reminds taxpayers that the last day to pay the Town of North Hempstead 2015 General taxes – first-half bill without a penalty is Tuesday, Feb. 10. The U.S. Postal Service must postmark mailed pay-

ments on or before February 10 to avoid a penalty. By law, office postage meters are not official postmarks. The Receiver of Taxes recommends that taxpayers mailing payments on the last day have their payments hand stamped at the post office to ensure a timely postmark.

Berman also announced that his office will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10. In addition to paying in person at the Receiver of Taxes’ office at 200 Plandome Road (Town Hall Annex), Manhasset, taxpayers may also pay in person with only a check or money

order at the following local collection sites: Please bring your entire bill with you when paying in person. Regular office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. For further information, taxpayers may visit the Town’s website at www.northhempsteadny. gov or call (516) 869-7800.

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Four Police Officers from the Criminal Investigative Rapid Response Team, whose arrest records have had a major effect in Nassau County, were recently honored form their service. Pictured from left: Chief of Department Steven Skyrnecki, Officer Jesus Bonilla, Officer Jason Vineberg, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, Officer Matthew Landman, Officer Ryan Hines, Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves, Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter and Lieutenant James Watson. “These officers were involved in numerous street level, weapons-related arrests and investigations, resulting in the seizure of firearms,” Mangano said. “Their consistent debriefing of hundreds of defendants and persons of interest, has led to a wealth of intelligence, which has been utilized by all Units and Squads within the Department, including Homicide, Robbery, Special Investigations, and Precinct Squads.”

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The Williston Times, Friday, January 23, 2015

Cosmos announce reserve team for 2015 The New York Cosmos announced this week that the club has created a reserve team that will commence play in 2015. The reserve team, which will be called New York Cosmos B, will join the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) as an expansion team. “This is a key step for us in terms of our player development plans,” said Erik Stover, Chief Operating Officer of the New York Cosmos. “The creation of New York Cosmos B to play in the NPSL provides us with the flexibility and a structured development path for our reserve players to flourish. We see it as a training ground that will not only help develop younger players vying for more first-team action but also help integrate and accelerate the progress of our academy players.” New York Cosmos B will play in the Northeast Region’s North Atlantic Conference. Their 2015 opponents will include the Brooklyn Italians, Greater Lowell United FC, New York Athletic Club, Rhode Island Reds, Seacoast United Mariners, and Seacoast United Phantoms. Details for the team’s training facilities and location of games are still in the process of being finalized and will be announced at a later date. “The NPSL is tremendously excited to welcome the New York Cosmos into the league,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone stated. “The Cosmos are known globally and have

The New York Cosmos announced today that the club has created a reserve team that will commence play in 2015 NE

been such an important part of the American soccer community for many years. Personally, this is an incredible honor as I remember with great joy attending my first Cosmos match at the age of eight. Having them join us is one of the great moments in the history of our league and we couldn’t be more delighted.” The Cosmos join the Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks, and Minnesota United as North American Soccer League (NASL) teams with reserve or developmental squads in the NPSL. The NPSL has experienced meteoric growth since its inception in 2002, growing into a robust league with teams across the country. Currently the NPSL has over 70 teams in four regions: West, Midwest, Northeast, and South. Current Cosmos players Dane Murphy (New York Athletic Club) and Jimmy Mulligan (Brooklyn Italians) are both NPSL alumni. The Cosmos also announced this week that the club will travel to Hong Kong to play South China Football Team in the Lunar New Year AET Cup at Hong Kong Stadium on Thursday, Feb. 19 with kickoff slated for 3:30 p.m. local time. The game will be a part of the club’s preseason training overseas in preparation for the 2015 North American Soccer League season commencing in April.

Last-second shot lifts Pioneers over Queens B y M a x ime Devilla z On Saturday, Jan. 17, the LIU Post men’s basketball team defeated Queens College in a close East Coast Conference tilt at the Fitzgerald Gymnasium in Flushing. Down by one with 15 seconds left, senior guard Tyuan Williams nailed the game-winning basket at the buzzer to make it 70-69. The first half did not flow as evenly as the final score might have suggested. The Knights from Queens defended their ground solidly and went up to a 27-10 lead. Eventually, the LIU Post Pioneers broke through and closed the half with a 23-5 run to make it 33-32 in

their favor, before hitting the locker room. Both Queens and LIU Post then battled for the lead throughout the second half; neither team held more than a six-point lead at any time during the stanza that saw eight lead changes and three tied scores in the period alone. With only 15 seconds to go, Queens’ Paul Little gave the hosts a 69-68 lead that forced LIU Post to set up their final play over a time out call. The play did go home just as the buzzer sounded, and the Pioneers drove home with the win. Overall, the Knights beat the Pioneers in field throws, and did not miss a single throw from the foul

line, yet LIU Post marked a 46.2 percent shooting from deep while Queens recorded only 38.1 percent. LIU Post’s senior guard P.J. Torres helped better the percentage with his back-to-back threes coming off the bench, and counted for a game-high of 20 points in total. The Pioneers are now 2-5 in all East Coast Conference tilts and 7-8 overall this season, while Queens is 2-4 in the ECC’s and 2-11 in all fixtures. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www. liupostpioneer.com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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The LIU Post wrestling team split against Gannon and American International at the AIC Tri-Match at Butova Gymnasium in Massachusetts on Saturday, Jan. 17. The Pioneers dropped a seesaw battle with the Golden Knights from Gannon, 22-16, before rolling to a 33-15 victory against the host AIC Yellow Jackets. In the match against Gannon, freshman Joe Calderone continued his terrific

start to his first campaign on the collegiate level, majoring Aaron Smith 16-3 at 133 lbs. Decisions in the next two bouts favored the Pioneers, but they ultimately fell short in the final match of the day. Tied at 16-all, freshman James Louison was pinned by Nick Budd to end the match and hand the Pioneers a hard fought and tough loss. In their rout against American International, the Pioneers jumped out to a commanding 18-0 cushion. Junior Jesse Meaney, sophomore Tyler Walsh and

Calderone each won by pinfall in the opening three bouts. Freshmen Jackson Mordente and Ed Ramirez Jr. were victorious at 157 lbs. and 165 lbs., respectively. Freshman Ronnie King pinned his opponent in two minutes at 184 lbs., while senior Chris DiIorio put the icing on the cake on a fantastic match for the Pioneers at 197 lbs.. DiIorio pinned Sheldon Rhoden less than a minute into the second round. First year LIU Post head wrestling coach Joe Patrovich and the Pioneers

return to the mat on Saturday, Jan. 24, when they travel to Pennsylvania to do battle with the Marauders from Millersville University. Start time is set for 3 p.m. The Pioneers’ next home match is set for February 12 against East Stoudsburg University. This article was originally published in the Pioneer, the award-winning student newspaper of LIU Post, www.liupostpioneer. com, and is republished here by Blank Slate Media with the permission of the Pioneer.

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