Bethpage Newsgram

Hicksville Board of Education reorganization meeting

On July 5, the Hicksville Public School District Board of Education held its annual reorganization meeting, during which new board trustees Christopher Amato and Sunita Manjrekar were welcomed. Phil Heckler and Brenda Judson were re-elected president and vice president, respectively, and Carla Hoene was appointed secretary. All board members and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso were then administered their oaths of office.

Photo courtesy Hicksville Public Schools

The Hicksville Public School District Board of Education, (top, from left) trustees Sunita Manjrekar, Lynda Parmely, Kevin J. Carroll, Christopher Amato; (bottom, from left) secretary Carle Hoene, President Phil Heckler, Vice President Brenda Judson.

Rotary Club of Hicksville South installs new officers

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano congratulated Dr. Urmilesh Arya, the newly-elected President, and all the new officers to the Rotary Club of Hicksville South, at their annual Installation Ceremony on Thursday, July 6th at Antun’s by Minar in Hicksville. County Executive Mangano also presented a citation to Outgoing President Dave Sharma, and thanked him for his years of dedicated service.

“It is truly my pleasure to be here tonight for the installation of your new President, Dr. Urmilesh Arya, and all of the incoming Club Officers and Board Members,” said County Executive Mangano. “Over the years, you have all demonstrated great commitment and dedication to the community and its residents. Each of you deserves this honor for the good work you’ve done and continue to do.”

Pictured from left to right: Kamlesh Mehta, Charter President, Rotary Club of Hicksville South; Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano; Out-going President Dave Sharma and his wife; and Incoming President Dr. Urmilesh Arya

Named to High Honor Roll at Chapel Hill

Angela Velasquez of Hicksville, from the class of 2018 at Chapel HillChauncy Hall School, has been named to the high honor roll for the 2017 spring trimester. Angela received high honors, which requires a grade point average of 3.6 or above for the marking period.

Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall is a coeducational day and boarding school located near Boston in Waltham, MA.

What’s Happening

July 17

From 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, “ActiveFit” exercise class will be held.

A second session of “ActiveFit” will be held from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bethpage Public Library.

“Simply Stronger” will be held at the Bethpage Library 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“Simply Stretch” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m.

The Bethpage Public Library offers “Evening Yoga for Beginners”, from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.

“Evening Yoga for Intermediates” will be held 8 - 9pm at the Bethpage Library

July 18

Jim Coll, Adjunct Professor, will be at the Bethpage Public Library to discuss “Major Current Issues of our Times”, from 2 to 4 p.m.

A computer class on “Surfing the Web” will be held for adults at the Hicksville Public Library at 2:30 p.m.

A defensive driving course is being offered, from 6 to 9 pm. today and on Thursday, July 20 in the Training Room at the Hicksville Public Library. Advanced registration is required.

July 19

At 6 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, “Zumba” will be held.

“Build a City Snack Tray” for children in grades Kindergarten through 5th will be offered at the Hicksville Public Library at 4 p.m.

July 20

“Morning Yoga for Beginners” will be held at the Bethpage Public Library from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.

“Morning Yoga for Intermediates” will be held at the Bethpage Public Library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

“Seniorobics” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 1 p.m.

The Hicksville Library will hold a “Simply Stronger” exercise class at 2p.m.

“Intermediate Yoga” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:30 p.m.

July 21

“Playhooray” will be held at the Hicksville Library for children 6 to 18 months

old with their caregivers at 10am.

July 24

“ActiveFit” session 1 will be held at the Bethpage Public Library from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m.

The second session of “ActiveFit” will be held from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bethpage Public Library.

From 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library, a “Simply Stronger” class will be held.

At 1:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, an exercise program of “Simply Stretch” will be held.

“Evening Yoga for Beginners” at the Bethpage Public Library will be held from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m.

July 25

“KEVA Colab, Build a Castle” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 2 p.m. for children in grades 1 through 5

A “Yoga” class will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:30 p.m.

A teen program at the Hickville Public Library involves creating a “World Mask” with Leslie Sattler using paint, markers, feathers, fabric and papers. The program will begin at 7:15 p.m. and advanced registration is recommended.

July 26

The Hicksville Public Library will hold a “Zumba” class at 6 p.m.

July 27

Children ages 3 through 5, with an adult, can join a “Preschool Storycraft” program at the Hicksville Library 11am.

“Intermediate Yoga” will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 5:30 p.m.

Teens are invited to join a craft program at the Hicksville Public Library at 7 p.m. to create a light-house themed tea light holder with Doris Benter. Advance registration is required.

July 31

Registration for August computer classes at the Hicksville Public Library begins today at 9 a.m.

Literacy Nassau ESL group meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library.

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Levittown trustees reorganize for the 2017-18 school year

The Levittown School District Board of Education and administration reorganized for the official start of the 2017-2018 school year during the July 5 meeting.

Dr. Tonie McDonald once again took the oath of office as superintendent of schools, administered by Bob Cohen of Lamb & Baronsky, L.L.P. The board elected Peggy Marenghi as president and Marianne Adrian as vice president. In addition, Michael Pappas was sworn in for an additional term, while newly elected trustees Dillon Cain and Jennifer Messina took the oath of office for a three-year term.

taking the oath of office as Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

Children’s Hope provides camp vouchers to children

Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker attended the Children’s Hope India Camp Voucher Presentation at the Hicksville Library Computer

Center on June 22nd. This year the organization is presented 14 children, who are currently living in homeless shelters, with vouchers to attend an 8-week

at Young People’s Day Camp. Attending the presentation were: Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker, Dr Carl Bonuso, Superintendent of Hicksville Schools, Raymond Williams, Hicksville HS Principal, Brendan McCaffrey, Director of Young People’s Day Camp, Anna Zisimatos, Rhea Manjrekar, Dhiya Sani, Alysha Kamai, Aiman Vaswani, Fateman Mukadum, Krisha Advani, Malini Rudra, Syrah Vaswani,

Hicksville graduates follow their ‘River of Dreams’

With renowned class musician and Hicksville High School alumnus Billy Joel in attendance, members of the graduating Class of 2017 came together to reflect on their academic journeys, celebrate the momentous milestone and look ahead to their promising futures at the annual commencement ceremony.

Joel, who was presented with a gift basket of Hicksville High Schoolthemed paraphernalia by Principal Raymond Williams prior to the ceremony, joined district administrators on the dais to watch students march out to the melodious tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” and take their seats in the gymnasium. Following a remarkable rendition of the national anthem by members of the chorus, Williams encouraged the graduates to continue realizing their dreams and quoted author Marianne Williamson in his address: “It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We are all meant to shine. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous. Actually, who are you not to be?’”

“Passion, combined with practice and grit, will lead to success,” Williams continued. “It is the passion that serves as your fuel, the fuel to keep you going

even when you get knocked down. The difference between failing and successful people is being able to find a way to regroup. Surround yourself with people who tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear, and never give up.”

In an inspiring speech, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso also spoke about the importance of passion, and said that another crucial component for success is compassion. When passion and compassion are combined and individuals are able to spread a smile or a kind word, he said, both sunny and rainy days are manageable.

Board Vice President Brenda Judson expressed excitement about the new beginnings that await the graduates. “You are ready to start a new chapter in your lives — a chapter where you write your own stories,” she said. “Your future is yours and you will experience enormous joy in creating your own life. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. When you are determined to succeed, you will handle everything that comes in your way.”

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Awaiss Butt and salutatorian Sailesh Srinivas spoke to their classmates about the fond memories they have of their high school years, praised school staff for their incredible support system, and wished their peers continued success in the future.

“Take risks and don’t let opportunities go to waste,” Butt said. “Work hard pursuing your ambitions and never forget to appreciate those who help you along the way. Block out outside noise that may hinder you from achieving your dreams. As Kobe Bryant said, ‘everything negative — pressure, challenges — is all an opportunity for me to rise.’”

“We have formed a lifelong bond,” Srinivas said. “Think about all the laughs, adventures and hardships we have gone through with the friends surrounding you. I hope you remember that no one has ever existed exactly like yourself, the way you were born. Each one of you has something that this world, no, this universe, has never

seen before. We can go anywhere.”

Following a performance by chorus students of one of his hit songs, “The Longest Time,” Joel spoke to the graduates about the importance of finding a passion and doing a job they would enjoy.

“Right now, you are probably at the height of your idealism,” Joel said. “You need to know what the right thing to do is. You may know what the smart thing to do is, you may know what the convenient thing to do is, you may know what the lucrative thing to do is. But you may not always know the right thing. Who you are today is going to be very important later on in life. Pick a job that you love, if you can. I’m lucky I picked a good job. I had a teacher here at Hicksville High who inspired me to become a musician.”

The students were individually called upon to receive their diplomas and then collectively moved their tassels from right to left afterward. With thunderous ovation raining down on them, the graduates then ceremoniously tossed their hats high into the air.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Sojourn Biketour on Great Allegheny Passage Showcases Forgotten Towns

BY KAREN RUBIN

Our first day on this year’s Rails-toTrails Conservancy’s Sojourn biketour on the Great Allegheny Passage and the Montour Trail, 140-miles biking over six days through Western Pennsylvania, brought us from Deal to Meyersdale with a side-trip that brings us across the Eastern Continental Divide (with gorgeous murals on the tunnel depicting the story),

to the Mason-Dixon Line and a striking monument. It is a relatively short ride that brings us to the tented city we create at Meyersdale’s community park. We have time to explore, and to enjoy the town’s gracious hospitality with a dinner at the firehouse and pancake breakfast, complete with Meyerdale’s famous maple syrup, in the gym of the former high school. (See “Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s BikeTour on Great Allegheny Passage Highlights

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Day 2: On the second day, we also have an option: to cruise an easy 31 miles downhill to the Confluence Outflow Campground, riding through an enchanting tree tunnel, or taking an on-the-road route to ride up to Pennsylvania’s highest point, Mount Davis.

The forecast of rain all day makes the choice an easy one: the easy tree-tunnel route through tranquil forest. Despite some shelter from the trees, we get soaked, but it is a warm rain, and the amount of good cheer keeps us warmer still. The rain stops just as we arrive at Confluence, where we are greeted with two representatives of Confluence in period dress, inviting us to follow the balloons lining a route into the town center for free bike washes at the local cycle shop (and a gift!) and ice cream at the gazebo on the village green. Confluence, I am told, has a population of 700; for these two days, the census swells by 200 more. That evening, no one complains about the rain.

The campground is absolutely magnificent, literally at the base below the enormous dam, constructed in 1944 to control flooding and more recently, to generate hydroelectric power. It is a popular place for fishermen.

Just after our evening “talk” (a workshop on repairing our bike), and sitting around waiting for phones to recharge, we get word that there is a major storm at Ohiopyle, about 11 miles away. We

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have 10 minutes before it hits us. Sure enough, small drops start to fall as I am just steps away from the tent. By the time I get there, rain is coming down in sheets.

Day 3 is our “Fun Day” when we don’t cycle (unless we want to), but instead have a choice of activities: Fallingwater tour (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), Kentuck Knob tour (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), a rafting trip on the Middle Yough Class 1 – 2, or, the one I choose, a class 3 whitewater rafting trip on the Lower Yough

In fact, 81 of us choose this option, organized by Wilderness Voyageurs, the same company that organizes the Railsto-Trails Conservancy’s Sojourn rides including this one (the company has a catalog full of bike tours). I’ve done a fair amount of white water rafting trips in the past, but this one on the wonderfully scenic Youghiogheny River was absolutely the best – truly thrills and chills, especially since this is the only Class 3 rafting experience offered as a “guide-assisted” instead of having a guide in each raft. That means we are arbitrarily put into rafts and we “elect” a captain. This proves a great challenge and a great experience (I lasted about 5 minutes as captain, exactly one set of rapids, when one of our four rafters got bounced out and we all decided to go into other rafts, leaving one of the guides to portage the raft to a point where he could deflate it and pick it up later). Getting bounced out of the raft –going for a “swim” – is not unusual and

we have been cautioned to only wear what can get wet or lost.

We aren’t really on our own – one guide positions himself on a rock and gives us hand signals how we should “attack” the rapid, where to enter and so forth (though the instructions are for naught when inexperienced paddlers can’t follow directions, forget which is left and right, or are being bounced so high, they can’t reach paddle into the water); other guides in a kayak and in a raft are there to pick up anyone who is bounced out, and three of the rafts have guides in them (that’s the one I go into).

Over the course of the trip, several of us get tossed out of the raft; one fellow gets a bit beat up.

There is one point, though, where we come to an ominous sign warning that anyone who doesn’t want to raft through this particular set of rapids can portage their raft around it. The reason is because there is an underwater cavern, and if you get bounced out here, it is possible to be sucked down under. (Our guide says that most people die of heart failure rather than drowning. Small comfort.) The lead guide says that if any one of us in a raft wants to portage, the whole raft has to. We are in the lead raft and get to watch everybody coming through, cheering them on. Everyone makes it through.

We pull in for lunch at a small lagoon – we fill pita with chicken salad (fantastic) or tuna, cheese, lettuce and tomato, and have a wonderful time before continuing on down the river.

I don’t even know how long we are on the river – it all goes by so fast.

But we are back at the campground by around 3 pm.

A few of us climb up to walk across the dam – the lake that was formed is popular for swimming and boating.

That evening, we are regaled by Pennsylvania Jack, a storyteller, and there is a campfire with s’mores.

Day 4 is our longest ride – 58 miles on the schedule (albeit mostly downhill), but with an option that increases the distance to a touch over 62. This section of the Great Allegheny Passage, between Confluence and West Newton, where we camp, is the most scenic, with much of it going through the stunning Ohiopyle State Park (Pennsylvania’s largest in land area). We ride along the river for just about the entire distance. When we reach the Ohiopyle State Park Visitors Center, about 11 miles into the ride, I go off the trail to do a hike that I had heard about the year before: Cucumber Falls. I had seen a painting of it in the Visitors’ Center, where there is an excellent historic exhibit, and heard about a hike starting a short walk from the center, and always regretted not doing the hike then.

“Follow the yellow feet on the sidewalk,” they tell me. The hike is just about 25 minutes each way – a little over a mile – and proves absolutely enchanting: you follow yellow markings on trees and rocks, do some scrambling, and then, you make a turn and there ahead of you is the most magnificent falls, tucked into the woods. I felt as if I were John Muir coming upon Yosemite Falls for the first time.

The lighting is perfect – just a touch

of sunlight hitting the waterfall. It is a magical experience and I am transfixed. (I heartily recommend this hike, which should add 1 to 1 ½ hrs to the day’s ride time.)

I’m calculating the extra time, as I get to mile 25.9 (not even halfway), when we have another option: to steer off about 2.1 miles on the Sheepskin Trail connector off the GAP, to go into the tiny town of Dunbar. Having visited last year, I knew this was an off-trail visit not to be missed, especially when you come in this way, off a back trail (even worth the half-mile over a rocky unimproved section).

‘World’s Largest’ Glass Sculpture with Trump Connection is Boon for Dunbar

You ride through woods, over the railroad tracks, over a stream, and suddenly, the forest opens up and suddenly, Dunbar appears, like Brigadoon.

It is as if time stopped still. There are no people on the street. Nothing is moving.

Dunbar once bustled as a manufacturing center for wire corrugated glass – the kind of glass you likely grew up with in schools and government buildings; as a transit center and coke ovens. The buildings, from 1904 and 1906 (a common date we find as we go through these small towns), look vacant now. It reminds me, again, of a movie set. We are greeted here at Dunbar’s Historical Society, housed in what used to be the US Post Office building (constructed1903-1907), which harbors a really wonderful

collection of artifacts. But in just the past two years, Dunbar has acquired a world-class piece of art that has put this tiny town back on the map – and not just for the internationally renowned artist, but for how the piece, “Seated Torso” – the largest glass sculpture in the world - came to Dunbar: Donald Trump.

Pat Trimbath a member of the Historical Society’s board, tells us the wonderful story of a 60-year odyssey of this piece of glass, which began here as an abandoned two-ton chunk.

Dunbar used to be a center for glassmaking, and specifically, the manufacture of shatterproof glass reinforced with corrugated wire but when the Pennsylvania Wire Glass Company shut down in 1955, it was full of large chunks of glass, including a two-ton piece of green/blue glass in its furnace.

Artist Suzanne Regan  Pascal learned of the treasure trove of glass in Dunbar in 1960 and stayed in Dunbar for an entire year, working on sculpting

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glass. She bought all the glass and had it moved to her Beverly Hills studio. (There is a marvelous display with photos of Pascal chiseling the “Seated Torso”.)

She produced many sculptures from the Dunbar glass between 1961-67, had various gallery shows, and ultimately sold many of them to patrons including President and Nancy Reagan, Frank and Barbara Sinatra, Henry Mancini, and Armand Hammer who presented a sculpted glass necklace to Princess Diana for her wedding.

In 1994, Pascal sold the Seated Torso to billionaire John Kluge for $3 million. He moved it to Charlottesville, Virginia, where it was placed in the center of a fountain in his Morven Carriage House.

After Kluge died in 2010, Donald Trump purchased his estate including the carriage house. About this time, Donna Myers, Dunbar Historical Society secretary, put a question on Askart.com seeking information of the Seated Torso.

In 2013, the head winemaker at the

now Trump Vineyard Winery found the two-year old question and contacted Myers, offering the Seated Torso to the Dunbar Historical Society if the society could raise the funds to move it back to Dunbar - $11,000.

Trimbath tells us that once the association with Trump was known, “donations poured in.”

The Dunbar Historical Society built an annex to its building, and the sculpture was officially opened to the public in May 2016 (coinciding with our Sojourn). We noticed a change from last year: the letter and photo from Donald J.Trump was moved to a slightly less prominent corner.

The sculpture and the rest of the historical society is really worth seeing (www.dunbarhistoricalsociety.com).

The train tracks come straight through the middle, as if a main street. On the village green is a coke oven and a memorial to those who died in a nearby mine accident.

RTC has basically adopted Dunbar as an example of how a town can be

WRITER’S CORNER

The “Foodie” Quiz

BY MARJORIE GOTTLIEB WOLFE

Are you food-adventurous? Are you food-knowledgeable?

Grab a #2 pencil and let’s see how well you fare on this quiz. Unfortunately, Stanley Kaplan does not offer a prep course for this exam.

1. Philip Beshara, a Washingtonbased lawyer, joked on Instagram that, as president, Trump’s cabinet would probably be staffed by

A) Colonel Sanders

B) The Hamburger

C) The Taco Bell Chihuahua

D) Eli Zabar, Zabar’s, NYC

2.Which teams were part of the L.I. Kosher BBQ Championship in Westbury?

A) The Mob—Mavens of Barbecue

B) Smokin for Life

C) Macher Meats

D) Magillah Grillers

E) Grillintefillin

F) Bar B Jew

G) All of the above

3.In New Orleans, you “make” groceries; you don’t buy them.

A) True

B) False

4.When one utters the words “camp food,” what words come to mind?

A) “spaghetti”

B) “bug juice”

C) “hamburgers”

D) “hot dogs”

E) “veggie burgers”

5.What store—in a statewide fitness initiative—wishes to conceal Coca Cola, Snickers bars, and candy from its customers? (They’re hiding beneath

piles of organic quinoa chips or whatever foods we’re told is not good for us.)

A) CVS

B) Walgreens

C) ShopRite

6. Where will you find a “cookie table”?

A) at a B-A-R-K Mitzvah (“simcha” to celebrate a dog’s 13th birthday) Remember to say “MUZZLE TOV!”

B at a traditional Italian wedding

C) at a Bar Mitzvah

D) at a 50th wedding celebration

7.In Season 2 of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Marie teaches Debra her recipe for

A) meatballs

B) tofu turkey

C) braciole

8.Which headline is NOT “Fake News”?

A) Philadelphia parlor offering pizza flavored ice cream

B) Hungry Swedes queue up for Obamas Sausage

C) Pair Banned from All-YouCan-Eat Restaurant for Eating Too Much

D) Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

E) A Snickers a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

F) all of the above

9.According to Larry King, what is one of the great mysteries of life?

A) Why are they called egg creams, as an egg is never used?

B) Who labeled pork chops, “Hebrew enemies”?

C) Who created the rich tofubased ersatz ice cream, kosher fizzy fruit bubble gum, and Mashuga Nuts?

revitalized through tourism and culture. Day 5: This proves our most challenging day – not just because it is 48 miles of cycling after yesterday’s long ride, but I suspect because of the humidity and also because much of it, it seems, is uphill. But it also proves very interesting, as we leave the GAP after 17 miles (just after Boston, PA, where the trail becomes very urban, bringing a certain culture shock after such pastoral scenes.). To get from the GAP to the Montour Trail, we ride six miles on urban streets, through a small town of Glassport (where we are treated to snacks and cold water at a church), ride over a bridge to Clairton that gives us an eyeful into what I expect defined Pittsburgh just a couple of decades ago: a humongous pile of coal dwarfing the trucks scooping it up, and across the railroad tracks, a giant carbon materials and chemical plant. We finally get to the beginning of the Montour Trail, which includes several places where you are

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10.In 2010, a restaurant called “Traif” (i.e. “unkosher”) featured a pig as its logo.

A) True

B) False

11.Ruth and Bob Grossman’s book, “The Kosher-Cookbook Trilogy,” offers a recipe for “Carrots Buh Buh My Suh.” What’s a “Buh Buh My Suh”?

A) Tsimmes

B) A “geshmak” (tasty) dish

C) a grandmother’s story—a fairy tale

12.Whose routine included this joke? “Two elderly women are in a Catskills Mountain resort and one of them says,”Boy, the food in this place is really terrible.” The other one says, “Yeah, I know, and such small portions.”

A) Robert Klein

B) Andy Kaufman

C) Fanny Brice

13.Who said, “The whole word chicken is funny. The ch, the i, the k.Put it together, you’ve got the funniest word in the English language. Chicken.”?

A) Carl Reiner

B) Shecky Greene

C) Mel Brooks

14.Forty-five years ago, there were about 300 Jewish and/or Kosher delicatessen restaurants in metro New York. According to Ronnie Dragoon (Ben’s Deli), how many are there in 2017?

A) 100

B) 75

C) fewer than 50

15.In what store did shoppers hear the following announcement over the

PA system? “Shoppers: Fresh out of the oven right now at our bakery. ____________ signature rye bread, only $1.99. If you have not tried __________ ViennaRoast, you have not experienced coffee, only $4.99 a pound. O.J. VERDICT IN, NOT GUILTY. Smoked Nova, $15.99 a pound”?

A. Zabar’s, 2245 Broadway, NYC

B. Fairway, Plainview, NY

C. Stew Leonard’s, Farmingdale

D. Dean & Deluca, SoHo

E. Citrella, 2135 B’way, NYC

16.In 2011, which store sold 92 million hot-dog-and-drink combinations at $1.50 each (the same price as in 1985)?

A) Walmart

B) Costco

C) Fresh Direct

17.Which of the following statements are true?

A) Nestle cut sugar in its Nesquik chocolate-drink mix and fat in frozen dinners

B) General Mills removed artificial food dyes from its Trix cereal

C) Kraft Heinz has scrapped added nitrates from its Oscar Mayer hot dogs and removed artificial dyes from its macaroni and cheese

D) Stew Leonard’s offers FREE ice cream for anyone who spends more than $100

E) Protein bars made from crickets—bug-derived food— was introduced at the Fancy Food Show at the Jacob B. Javits Convention Center in 2017.

F) All of the above

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Elderly Seniors Want More From Social Security

BY TOM MARGENAU

I guess it’s just a sign of the times we are living in. But I am amazed by the number of emails that I get from elderly seniors, folks in their 70s, 80s and even 90s, who are hoping to get higher Social Security benefits. Today’s column highlights some examples.

Q: I am 82 years old. My wife is 78. I get $1,478 from Social Security. My wife gets $766. We started my Social Security at age 65. My wife took hers at 62. I have always been convinced that we are getting the wrong Social Security amounts. I think we should be getting more. Is there anything we can do to get our Social Security checks adjusted to the proper amounts? And shouldn’t my wife be getting more benefits on my record?

A: Sorry, but there is nothing you can do about changing your own Social Security benefit checks. I have a hunch that I don’t really need to tell you that the time to question your benefit rate is not 20 years after those benefits began. You should have done so back when your Social Security checks first started.

But I can tell you this. Every study I have ever seen shows that the Social Security Administration has a remarkable record of accuracy when it comes to figuring retirement benefits. It’s something like 99.8 percent. I hope you are at least able to find some comfort knowing that it is extremely likely that you are being paid correctly.

And based on what you told me, it doesn’t sound like your wife is due anything extra on your account -- at least while you are alive. Many people are under the mistaken impression that a wife is always due an amount equal to half of her husband’s benefit rate. But she is due half only if she waits until her full retirement age to start here benefits. Because she took her own Social Security at 62, those benefits could only be supplemented up to about one-third of your rate. That would be about $485. Her own benefit of $766 is much more than the $485 she is due in spousal benefits. That’s why she only gets her own retirement check.

And just so you know, if you die first, she will be due your full $1,478 in widow’s benefits. Or to put that another way, she will keep getting her $766 retirement benefit, and then she will start getting an extra $712 in widow’s benefits to take her total Social Security up to $1,478 per month.

Q: My wife and I went to a seminar about maximizing our Social Security benefits. But we left even more confused than we went in. We are so worried that we are losing out on money. Here are our facts. I am 72. My wife is 71. I took my benefits at 66. My monthly check is $2,445.

My wife filed when she was 62. She is getting $1,488. What can we do to maximize our benefits?

A: You can stop worrying and be happy! You are well past the age where you can do anything to change your Social Security benefit amounts. But as I tried to point out to other people in past columns, I think you should count your blessings. You and your wife are getting about $4,000 per month in Social Security benefits. There are millions of other senior couples out there who would love to be getting that much money.

Q: I am 72 and have been getting Social Security for 10 years. My wife just turned 70. When she filed for benefits at age 62, the Social Security rep said mine was $50 more than my wife’s own retirement, so he just gave her mine. Now that she is 70, can my wife switch to her own benefits with the bonus that people get for delaying their benefits until that age?

A: Despite what you may think you were told, your wife is not getting just spousal benefits on your record. She is getting her own retirement, with a little extra from your account.

The rules say that anyone who takes benefits before age 66 must always be paid his or her own benefit first. So what actually happened when your wife turned 62 is that they paid your wife whatever she was due on her own retirement record. And then they supplemented that with the extra $50 on your account. So that means there is nothing for her to switch to now. She is getting everything she is due from Social Security.

Q: I am 77 years old. I worked for the federal government and get a civil service pension of $4,500 per month. My wife is 72 and gets $1,466 monthly from Social Security. We just returned from a maximizing Social Security seminar. The guy putting on the seminar said I should be able to claim husband’s benefits on my wife’s Social Security record. But when I went to the Social Security office to do that, I was told I can’t. So who is right: the financial planner or the Social Security clerk?

A: The Social Security representative is correct. The fact that you are getting such a big civil service retirement pension precludes you from getting any spousal benefits from Social Security.

Q: I am 83. I am getting $1,444 per month in widow’s benefits from my husband’s record. I know from talking to other widows in the neighborhood that I should be getting more. Some women are getting more than $2,000 per month. Why am I getting such a small amount?

A: I really shouldn’t be so flip about this, but I’m tempted to say that you are getting a smaller Social Security check

because you married the wrong guy! A widow’s benefit is based on her husband’s basic Social Security rate. And that rate is based entirely on his earnings. In other words, the more money a guy makes, and the more taxes he pays, the higher his Social Security check is going to be. So all those widows you know who claim to be getting higher Social Security checks must have been married to men who made more money than your husband did.

Or, it also might be that they started getting widow’s benefits at a later age.

For example, if you started getting widow’s benefits at age 62, you are probably getting about 82 percent of your husband’s basic benefit. But if another woman started getting widow’s benefits at her full retirement age (currently age 66), she’d be getting 100 percent of her husband’s Social Security.

If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

GOING PLACES NEAR & FAR

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s

Sojourn Biketour

C ontinued from page D3

on/off the trail, on/off a shared road. At one point, I ride around a bend and find myself in a different time zone or the Twilight Zone – a hodgepodge of train cars, trucks, firetrucks, gas pumps and signs from the 1940s or so, as if they were just left there. After a rocky start,

signs – either the historical society or a warehouse for theatrical props.

This last day’s ride also lets us see some of the “hybrids” and innovations in repurposed multi-use trails – a section of the Montour is a trail-besidea-rail – the multipurpose trail is carved out of the right-of-way beside the active rail line.

the Montour Trail becomes as idyllic as the GAP, nestled in trees. A highlight is the 600-foot long National Tunnel.

We finally arrive at the small town of Cecil, where we camp at the Cecil Township Ballfield Park, and are treated to an absolute banquet (no kidding), Sierra Nevada beer, and finish off with a talent show.

It pours during the night (I am snug in the Comfy Camper tent), but amazingly stops just in time for breakfast. We are told to expect a break in the rain from 8 to 11am – exactly how much time we need to go the 26 miles to the end of our ride, including the last mile of the Montour Trail (actually an added mile that goes beyond the zero-milepost that they are working to improve), which is very definitely “off road”. The trail is really nice – it is wonderful to see how local communities show their pride and appreciation for the trail with beautiful gardens and rest stations. It also offers an example of the serendipity that takes place on the trail: I suddenly come upon what appears a depot of antique trucks, cars, gas station pumps and

We also literally ride over the “Panhandle” Trail which goes to Parkersburg West Virginia, with the connector that ultimately will allow bikers to cycle from Pittsburgh to

See page D6

Crossword Answers

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Sojourn Biketour on Great Allegheny Passage Showcases Forgotten Towns

Washington, DC 20037, 202-974-5150, Railstotrails.org, TrailLink.com.

Parkersburg (PtoP).

As for the rain, sure enough, as I pull into the parking lot at 11:15 am, the drops turn into deluge in a matter of moments.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy,

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Sojourn is a wonderful introduction to bike touring.

Wilderness Voyageurs, which operates the Sojourn on the GAP for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, offers Ride

the GAP trips with bed-and-breakfast accommodations (they portage luggage from inn to inn), as well as a full catalog of guided bike tours that includes Colorado; Missouri’s Katy Trail; Idaho’s Hiawatha & Coeur D’Alene; South Dakota’s Mickelson & the Badlands; the Erie Canal, Finger Lakes, and Adirondacks in New York; Shenandoah and the Civil War; Gettysburg & the Civil War; Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay; Pittsburgh to DC on the GAP & C&O; Pennslvania’s Amish Country; Kentucky’s Bike & Bourbon; Georgia’s Gold Coast; and a biking trip in Cuba. (855-550-7705, Wilderness-

Voyageurs.com)

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18. Hooters now offers high chairs and a children’s menu.

A) True

B) False

19. What TV star said that his hometown was so small its Baskin-Robbins had only two flavors?

A) Merv Griffin

B) Johnny Carson

C) Eddie Murphy

D) Robin Williams

20. One of the chefs featured on “Diners, Drive-ins, & Divas” referred to chicken soup as ___________ _____________ (two words)

BY JEFF RUGG

What is bugging your garden?

Q: We have some ugly bugs in our yard. They are black or dark-brown and only about a half-inch long, and they have a very long beak. What are they, and are they dangerous?

A: You sent me a picture to make identification easier. It is an assassin bug. To many people, any insect is a bug, but only one group is really called bugs. The bugs are in the order hemiptera, and there are about 4,500 species in this order in North America. Some, like water boatmen or backswimmers, are aquatic and not classified as bugs. Most are plant eaters or prey on other insects. Bed bugs are a small group that feed on people and other mammals, as well as birds.

One thing that characterizes all true bugs is a visible triangle in the area between their shoulder blades. It is usually shaped by the overlapping folding of their wings across their back. Some insects appear to have a triangle on their back but their wings form a straight line down the middle of their back. Some bugs do not have wings, but those that do have four wings. The hind wings are thin membranes with veins laced across them. The forewing is thicker closer to the body and a thin membrane farther out from the body.

When viewed from above, the assassin bug’s body sticks out wider than its wings. The long legs and antennae give the bug the appearance of a small walking stick. There is a groove across its cone-shaped head connecting its eyes.

These agile insects are very beneficial for landscapes. They kill many soft-bodied insects by sucking them

ANSWERS

1. A, B & C

2. G

3. A

4. B

The “Foodie” Quiz

According to the Urban Dictionary, “Bug Juice” is “a sugary drink mixed in vast units from a mysterious powder commonly served on US Navel vessels in the enlisted men’s mess. Can be used to clean brass.”

5. A

6. B

“The appeal of the cookie table is that

it is a tradition handed down through generations—at least in areas such as Youngstown and Pittsburgh, which both claim to be its birthplace.” (Clare Ansberry, “At Modern Weddings, Love and Honor, With 18,000 Cookies,” WSJ, July 8 - 9, 2017) “During the Depression, families couldn’t afford wedding cakes and made their best pastries instead, with neighbor’s pitching in,” says Jacqueline Marino.

7. A

F

A

A

C

A GEENER VIEW

Bugs and Beetles

dry. If you have ever seen a video of them on one a nature show, you know what I mean. There are many things going on in the natural world that you probably don’t want to know about or watch during dinner.

Another beneficial predatory insect that is known as a bug is the lightning bug, or firefly. It is neither a fly nor a bug; it is a beetle. They are among the most unique animals of all. They can produce light at will. Some other animals glow, but lightning bugs can turn their light on and off in a pattern.

In fact, the pattern is very important. Typically, the female stays on a leaf and watches for a specific pattern from a flying male. When she sees it, she signals back and he comes to her. In a cruel turn of events, some species are predatory on other lightning bugs and use the prey’s pattern to lure them in to become dinner.

Each species has a specific pattern. They can differ in the duration of flashes, number of flashes and color of flashes. Some species start signaling before sunset, and others do not start until afterward. Most only signal for a short length of time each day. It is entertaining to watch kids try to catch lightning bugs, as well as try to see more than one species by counting the flashes.

They are out flashing in my neighborhood and will continue for several months. The eggs are laid in summer and fall and hatch to larvae. The larvae are also predatory. They overwinter as larvae and pupate in the spring.

June bugs are also beetles, not bugs. They are the large brown insects are attracted to your porch lights in the summer. If you knock one down to the

C

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ground, it sometime cannot right itself. The females lay eggs on green irrigated lawns. If the summer is rainy, many lawns may be green and no lawn will have too many larvae. The larva known as a grub. If there are not very many in

Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe will be speaking at the Bellmore Library on Tuesday, July 25, at 7 p.m. Her topic: “The 3 B’s: Brooklyn, (the) Bronx, and the Bungalows of Rockaway Beach.” Free admission.

each lawn, it is not likely you will need to use a grub control this year.

Email questions to Jeff Rugg at info@ greenerview.com.

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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

Get results!

Place an ad in our Classifieds for reasonable rates and prompt results. Call the G.C. office at 294-8900 for more information.

CLASSIFIEDS Call 294.8900

SERVICES

CLEANING

MARIA’S

CLEANING SERVICE

Our excellent cleaning team will get your home or office spotless! Available Monday thru Friday 7am to 6pm

Supplies provided if needed Own transportation

Excellent references provided CALL 516-849-2026

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LET US CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WINDOWS

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WINDOW CLEANING

Home Window Cleaning Service by Owner Free Estimates

Inside & Out

Fully Insured

25 Years Experience 631-220-1851

516-764-5686

SERVICES

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. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

SERVICES

1-866-We Junk It: All phases of rubbish removal & demolition. Residential, commercial, construction sites, kitchens, bathrooms, clean-ups, attics, basements, floods, fires. All size dumpsters. Same day service. Fully insured. Bob Cat Service. www.1866wejunkit.com 516-5411557

Grandparents:

Send in your grandchildren’s photos and enter our “World’s Most Beautiful Grandchildren” contest. Just send a photo and a brief description of the child (or children) along with your name and address to: editor@gcnews.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

COLLEGE ARTS ADMISSIONS: College Counseling in the Visual and Performing Arts. Dance, Musical Theatre & Drama. Film, Instrumental & Vocal Music. Audio Recording & Production. Theatre Technology & Production. Visual & Graphic Arts. Resume, Essays, Repertoire Lists. Michele Zimmerman. 516-353-6255 CollegeArtsAdmissions@gmail.com www.CollegeArtsAdmissions. com

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

SERVICES

OLD VILLAGE TREE SERVICE: Owner operated since 1989. 24 hour emergency service. Licensed / insured. Free estimates, member LI Arborist Assoc. Please call 516-466-9220

PROFESSIONAL LETTER

WRITER: Will write your letters of: Complaint, Regret, Applications, Correspondence, Thank You’s, Speeches, Reports, Cover Letters, Newsletters, Editing and more. Your letters will get results! Ron Goldberg 516567-8434 ron.e.goldberg@gmail. com

PSYCHOTHERAPY: Efrat Fridman, LCSW. Individual, couple and family therapy. effiefrid@gmail.com

2 Pinetree Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. 516-224-7670 or 225 West 35th Street, NY 10001 718-887-4400

SHOPPING FOR SUPPORT

Clipping pet item coupons for Last Hope is a great and easy way to give your support. Every coupon we receive helps to defray our costs, particularly for dog and cat food. They can either be dropped off at our adoption center at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh, or mailed to Last Hope, PO Box 7025, Wantagh 11793. Please share our need with your friends and family. Thank you! Visit http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org to read about Last Hope’s programs and to see the fabulous array of fantastic felines eagerly awaiting adoption into their forever homes!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Join the Last Hope cat rescue and adoption team!

Friday, July 14, 2017

Classifieds

DECLUTTER & ORGANIZE your home/office. We do it all. Create a life you love to look at. Free Consultation. Neat Freaks Lisa Marx and Randi Yerman 917-751-0395 www.neatfreaks1976.com instagram: organizethisnthat

GENERATORS Sales and service. Maintenance contracts. Generac, Kohler. Mohrmann Electric Co., Inc. 516-826-3311

Volunteer orientations are held at our Wantagh adoption center the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 PM.

Reservations not needed, but please fill out and fax a volunteer application in advance to 516-765-9181. You can download the application from our website: http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org. Click on “How to Help”, then “Become a Volunteer!”. Our adoption center is located at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. We look forward to having you on our team.

Pet CPR & First Aid Class

Do you know how to help your pet in an emergency?

Last Hope is hosting a Pet CPR & First Aid course, together with Paws N Claws 911, on Sunday, July 16th from 12 to 4 PM. The class will be held at the Bide-a-Wee building, across the parking lot from the Last Hope adoption center, at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh.

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Marsha Bronfeld (NMLS #: 488782) 516-535-8776 MBronfeld@astoriabank.com astoriabank.com / 1-800-537-4888

Taught with a “real world” approach by a 25+ year pre-hospital care provider and educator, training is geared toward pet parents, pet care professionals, animal rescue volunteers and emergency service personnel. It includes lecture and demonstration with an emphasis on hands-on practice to ensure proficiency in the life saving skills taught.

Cost is $65 and includes a detailed handbook, certificate of completion and emergency muzzle. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Last Hope Animal Rescue in their mission to help pets. Be sure to guarantee your space today as registration is very limited due to the hands on nature of this class. To register, visit www.pawsnclaws911.com and be sure to choose the July 16th date option. For any questions, contact Tom Rinelli of Paws N Claws 911 daily until 10 PM at 631-721- 8129.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of (The Law Office of Bilal M. Malik, PLLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on (May 23, 2017). Office located in (Nassau). SSNY is designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC (100 Duffy Avenue, Suite 510 Hicksville, NY 11810). Purpose: any lawful purpose.

MIT 5538

6X 06/09,16,23,30,07/07,14

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Qualification of I Love My Contractor, LLC. Authority filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/05/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 1098 Old Country Rd, Plainview, NY 11803. Address required in Delaware: 3511 Silverside Rd, Ste 105, Wilmington, DE 19810. Certificate of Formation filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901 on Nov. 28, 2016. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

MIT 5542

4X 06/16,23,30,07/07,14,21

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff -againstBALDEV SINGH A/K/A BALDEV KAMBO, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly dated OCTOBER 18, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at IN THE CALENDAR CONTROL PART (CCP) COURTROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501 on July 25, 2017 at 11:30 AM premises known as 15 LEWIS STREET, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801.

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of NASSAU and State of New York.

Section: 46 Block: 00511-00 Lot: 00024

Approximate amount of lien $539,851.55 plus interest and

costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment Index # 7229-2012

ROBERT CRISTIANO, ESQ., REFEREE

STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH, L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF

ONE OLD COUNTRY ROAD, SUITE 113 CARLE PLACE, NY 11514

DATED: June 15, 2017 FILE #: SELENE 57415 MIT 5544 4X 06/23,30,07/07,14

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, Plaintiff AGAINST

Jyoti Sharma; Jatinder Sharma; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 9, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on July 25, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 128 South Fordham Road a/k/a 128 S. Fordham Road, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 46 Block 466 Lot 32. Approximate amount of judgment $601,748.64 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 15-010285. Ralph Madalena, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

Dated: June 2, 2017

MIT 5545

4x 06/23,30,07/07,14

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Taina Cunningham, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/31/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 10 Wheelbarrow Lane, Wantagh, NY 11793. Purpose: any lawful act.

LEGAL NOTICES

MIT 5546

6x 7/7, 14, 21, 28; 8/4, 11

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

NASSAU COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-4, Plaintiff against PARAMJIT K. SINGH ,et al Defendants

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane LLP, 1400 Old Country Road, Suite C103, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered JANUARY 3, 2017

I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the CCP (CALENDAR CONTROL PART COURTROOM) IN THE NASSAU SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, MINEOLA, NY 11501 on AUGUST 8, 2017 at 11:30 A.M.. Premises known as 14 MILTON STREET, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801. Sec 11 Block D Lot 806807-1209. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $582,970.45 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 007101/14 .

MARK SCHRECK, ESQ. , Referee

File# CARN183

MIT 5547

4X 07/07,14,21,28

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of NATURES REVOLUTION, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/09/2017.Off. Loc.: NASSAU COUNTY. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202 BROOKLYN, NY 11228 Purpose: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

MIT 5548

7/7, 14, 21, 28; 8/4, 11

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST

George Pelcher a/k/a George Pelcher Jr; Stephanie Pelcher; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated August 23, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501. on August 15, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 280 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 45. Block 513 Lot 11. Approximate amount of judgment $407,086.74 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 16-000134.

Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

Dated: May 13, 2017

MIT 5549

4X 07/14,21,28,08/04

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF M4 Ventures LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/08/17. Office location: NASSAU COUNTY. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address and principal business address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 14 Ingram Dr., Hicksville, NY 11801

Purpose: any lawful act. MIT 5550

6X 07/14,21,28,08/04,11,18

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

JAMES B NUTTER & COMPANY; Plaintiff(s) vs. ROBERT FROST; et al; Defendant(s)

Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about March 27, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501.

On July 25, 2017 at 11:30 am. Premises known as 33 STYMUS AVEUNE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714

Section: 46 Block: E Lot: 637 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay and State of New York, County of Nassau. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount of judgment $638,719.91 plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 6760-13

Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee BN 7235 4x 06/23,30,07/07,14

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, Against Index No.: 4835-13

DENNIS EDWARD MURPHY, KRISTIN MURPHY, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 10/21/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 on 7/25/2017 at 11:30 am, premises known as 3682 Fiddler Lane, Bethpage, NY 11714-3819, and described as follows:

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Plainview, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 46, Block 499 and Lot 0007.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $299,193.82 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 4835-13.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no

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further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Leopold & Associates, PLLC, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 110, Armonk, NY 10504

Dated: 5/26/2017 GNS

BN 7236

4X 06/23,30,07/07,14

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of NATURES REVOLUTION, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/09/2017.Off. Loc.: NASSAU COUNTY. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202 BROOKLYN, NY 11228 Purpose: ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE.

BN 7237

7/7, 14, 21, 28; 8/4, 11

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff AGAINST

Tina Montanaro, et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 08, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at

public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on August 15, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 4033 JEAN AVENUE, BETHPAGE, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay and County of Nassau and State of New York, SECTION 46, BLOCK 483, LOT 23. Approximate amount of judgment $358,559.88 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 16-004476.

PETER V. CHRISTIANSEN, Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 BN 7238

4X 07/14,21,28,08/04

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF FORMATION, 47 Armon LLC. Articles of Organization Filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/12/17. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY shall mail process to: 47 Armon Dr, Bethpage NY 11714. Purpose: Real Estate Management BN 7239

6x 07/14,21,28,08/04,11,18

Nassau comptroller recognizes Rotary leaders

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos recently attended the inauguration of the Rotary Club of Hicksville South Hicksville and presented a citation of recognition to the Club’s outgoing President Mr. Dave Sharma.

Winthrop and NYU Langone are joining together to make Long Island healthcare even stronger.

When two great academic medical centers combine their talents and resources, local communities can access a larger, more versatile network of world-class physicians, leading-edge facilities and award-winning nurses and professionals. Patients can find precisely the right specialist, whatever their illness or condition. And two leaders in research and training can work together to find the cures and prepare the healers of tomorrow. To learn more about this exciting milestone in Long Island healthcare, call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit nyuwinthrop.org.