Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino recently joined with Town Officials, Islanders’ legend Bobby Nystrom and caring Volunteers at the 2017 Dune Stabilization Project at TOBAY Beach. Since 1989, the Dune Stabilization Project has been an initiative to help protect TOBAY Beach. This recent event included many caring volunteers working side by side for a great cause. Planting dune grass goes a long way in stabilizing the construction of dunes as it enhances and protects the beach’s environment. Supervisor Saladino (fourth from right), is pictured with Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson (third from left), Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (center), New York Islanders’ legend Bobby Nystrom (right) and just a few of the many volunteers who came out for Dune Day 2017 and helped make a difference.
3 on 3 basketball event benefits kids with autism
BY GARY SIMEONE
It was a day full of basketball games at Jericho High School on Saturday as teams played in three-on-three round robin challenges to help raise money for kids with autism. The eleventh annual ‘Alley Oop For Autism’ event was put together by Jericho resident, Justin Resnick. Over 20 corporate and family sponsors were involved with the event and there was a special guest appearance by Jay Bromley, a defensive
tackle for the New York Giants.
“This is something that I am very proud of,” said Resnick, who is a graduate of Jericho High School and currently an investment banker with Houlihan Lokey. “I started this event in 2007 with a lot of help from school committee members, teachers and students.”
He said what inspired him to jump start an event like this was that his younger cousin was diagnosed with autism at two years old and his mom is a speech
pathologist at an agency which provides services for people with autism.
“I found out that a lot of these schools and programs that provide services for people with autism only receive half of their funding from the state. I wanted to figure out a way to help raise additional funds.”
The event, which ran from 12 to 6:30 p.m. in the schools gymnasium, featured kids and adults teams playing in 3 on 3 round
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Bilingual town hall gives district feedback
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
The first-ever Bilingual Chinese-English Town Hall hosted in the Syosset Central School District took place on Friday evening March 17, as Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas Rogers spoke to a crowd of 75 people in the South Woods Middle School auditorium. Rogers was aided by a translator standing next to him and interpreting each of his sentences throughout the presentation on district facilities plans and the ensuing Q & A session.
The most striking topic came about aside from finance, even as the district prepares voters and all members of the community for its annual budget allocation and vote in May along with an intriguing school board election. A subject concerning high school students’ school schedules has made rounds in many prominent district; Syosset and Garden City as examples this school year in Nassau County, and many districts nationwide. The High School Starting Time debate took up momentum during the Bilingual Town Hall, with Syosset one father telling Rogers his otherwise healthy teenage son had to be rushed to the hospital on a school day because of high blood pressure.
“It’s very important to have high school students start the school day later – it’s very serious. A lot of high schoolers are so frustrated, they have headaches, and a lot of them get sick because of lack of sleep. I know it’s not fair for elementary or middle school kids and it may be harder for them, but compared with high school students the studies and coursework are much easier. Last year I knew a national Intel Semifinalist who had to visit the ER because of loss of sleep. For a 16-year-old boy the blood pressure went high because he had two tests to prepare for and he went to the science completion in Syracuse….the next day he could not get up,” the concerned father said.
In late September 2016 Syosset Schools hosted a presentation on the starting time issue, relaying facts on teens’ circadian sleep cycles and times of day relevant to optimal performance in academics. At the Town Hall Dr. Rogers said the impacts on bussing and other students’ transportation were all part of the continued input Syosset district is evaluating. Eventually the school board will have deliberations on the start time.
The formula for the Town Hall began with basics for a
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COLLEGE NOTES
Jeremy Kaplan, of Jericho, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 semester.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must carry a 3.2 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).
n Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, located in Madison, NJ have been named to the Dean’s and Honors Lists for the Fall 2016 semester.
The following Syosset students were so honored: Sebastian Murillo, Pamela Shapiro and Michelle Dimonte.
To qualify for the Honor’s List, a student must carry a 3.5 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0 and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 letter-graded hours (four courses).
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THE POLICE BLOTTER
Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include:
At the corner of Regent Drive and Plumtree Road West in Westbury, a vehicle that was parked at 8:30 p.m. on February 28 was damaged by removing the windshield wiper.
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At Stop & Shop in Woodbury, a 28-year-old woman from Oceanside was arrested and charged with Shoplifting on March 5.
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A 54-year-old man from Jericho was arrested at 12:58 p.m. on February 28 and charged with shoplifting from a location on Jericho Turnpike in Jericho.
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At the intersection of Searingtown Road and the South Service Road of the Long Island Expressway, a 30-year-old man from Port Washington was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 2:20 a.m. on March 9.
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On the Long Island Expressway at Exit 37 in Roslyn Heights, a 22-year-old man from Elmont was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on March 9 at 4:30 a.m.
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At Century 21 in Westbury, a 53-yearold woman from Westbury was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 4:35 p.m. on March 9.
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A 47-year-old man from Locust Valley was arrested at 11:08 p.m. on March 9. He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset.
Driving While Intoxicated at 11:50 p.m. on March 10 on Plandome Road in that town.
n A passenger side mirror was detached from a vehicle on Lewis Lane in Syosset at 6 p.m. on March 11. … On Meadowbrook State Parkway at Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, a 33-year-old woman from Old Westbury was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 5:10 a.m. on March 12.
n On Manor Drive in Manhasset, a victim has reported that unknown subjects keyed her vehicle while it was parked between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. on March 12.
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At a parking lot on Corporate Drive in Westbury, three subjects, all 24 years of age, were arrested at 8:35 p.m. on March 13. Arrested were a woman from Dix Hills, a man from Westbury and a man from Amityville. All were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana
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At 10:45 p.m. on March 13, a 25-yearold man from Westbury was arrested at a parking lot on Merrick Avenue in that town, and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.
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At Macy’s in East Garden City, a 47-year-old man from Hempstead was arrested and charged with Shoplifting at 2:30 p.m. on March 14.
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At 1 a.m. on March 10, a 42-yearold man from Whitestone was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated on Northern Boulevard in Greenvale.
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At 10:15 p.m. on March 10, on Shelter Rock Road and Northern Boulevard in Manhasset, a 50-year-old man from Jericho was arrested and was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.
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A 43-year-old woman from Manhasset was arrested and was charged with
Criminal Possession of Marijuana was the charge brought against three subjects on March 14 at 9:45 p.m., when they were arrested on Hempstead Turnpike at Lawrence Street in Uniondale. The subjects arrested were an 18-year-old man from Brooklyn, a 19-year-old man from Stamford, Connecticut, and a 26-year-old man from Sharon.
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On Old Country Road in Westbury, two men who are residents of East Meadow, a 21-year-old and a 22-yearold, were arrested and were charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 9:05 p.m. on March 15.
Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer
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Sunday, April 2nd at 2:00 PM
Qingming Festival by the New York Chinese Cultural Center - The Qingming (Pure Brightness) Festival is a combination of sadness and happiness...a day of commemoration. Traditionally, families go to the cemeteries to sweep the tombs and offer sacrifices. At the same time the trees and grass become green and people enjoy the hope of spring. Join us for a bit of history about this important ritual in Chinese culture. Enjoy an entertaining afternoon featuring traditional dances, instruments, opera and more. Tickets are required. Non-ticket holders will be seated as space allows.
Tuesday, April 4th at 2:00 PM
Movie: The First Monday in May (Documentary) - This film follows the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition in history, “China: Through The Looking Glass,” an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew
Bolton. Starring Anna Wintour, Andrew Bolton, John Galliano. Rated PG-13. 1 hour, 30 minutes.
Thursday, April 6th at 1:30 PM
The Passionate Reader: An Afternoon Book Group – Join Mary Hirdt for a discussion of Before the Fall by Noah Hawley. In this novel, the stories of ten wealthy victims of a plane crash intertwine with those of a down-on-his-luck painter and a four-year-old boy, the tragedy’s only survivors. Odd coincidences surrounding the crash suggest a possible conspiracy. Listeners are welcome!
Friday, April 7th at 2:00 PM
Movie: Loving (Biography/Drama/ Romance) - This is the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a racially mixed couple whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court. Starring Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton. Rated PG-13. 2 hours, 3 minutes.
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Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph S. Saladino (center) and Oyster Bay Town officials recently joined the Plainview-Old Bethpage Community for a demonstration called “Love Is Love.” The rally supported unity, togetherness and peace. It demonstrated the importance of tolerance within the Town of Oyster Bay, as it is the benchmark of what this Town and this country was built upon. Supervisor Saladino is pictured with Councilwoman Rebecca M. Alesia (third from right), Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (fourth from right), Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr. (right) and just a few of the many residents who came out to support the community and this positive demonstration.
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Syosset High School student, Hershey Wiseman, donated four hours of his time, volunteering with the Town of Oyster Bay Chabad, in Woodbury on the 2017 Purim Project.
Not only did Hershey pack over 120 baskets, but he carried them into the specially marked cartons, organized them by location, and he then carried them into the library to prepare them for delivery. Hershey then delivered over 50 baskets to local residents for the joyous holiday of Purim.
Mazel Tov to Hershey for this mitzvah, (good deed).
Jericho Hall of Fame announces inductees
The Jericho High School Hall of Fame Ceremony is scheduled for April 6, at 7 PM at the Jericho Public Library. All are invited to attend. The following graduates will be inducted into this year’s Hall of Fame:
Phil Bildner, 1986
New York Times bestselling author, Attorney, public school teacher
William Passarelli, 1983
Cardiologist, Southern Mississippi Heart Center, teacher, volunteer work – Hurricane Katrina
Craig Pinto, 1996
Founder, National Celiac Disease
Society, Guinness world record holder, athlete, coach
Paula Finkelstein Rosenthal,1984
Hearing impaired advocate, founded Hearing Exchange, entrepreneur
Robert Simon, 1972
TV producer (Quantico, CSI–Miami, Twin Peaks, and many other shows)
For more information, please visit the website jerichoschools.org/resources/community/jericho_hall_of_fame or contact Brian Cummings by calling 516203-3600 ext. 3238 or emailing HOF@ jerichoschools.org.
Rotary President Bob Mittleman, Pam Ginex and Dr. Eileen Gentilcore, Past President and District Governor of Syosset Rotary
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Rotary supports Syosset Scout Troop 168
Mrs. Pam Ginex, scout leader with the Syosset Scout Troop 168, was the guest speaker at a recent Syosset-Woodbury Rotary meeting. Mrs. Ginex discussed the various activites in which her scouts are involved. The main goal this year is in the area of community service, and to this end, the scouts have participated in an art program and a sing along with the seniors at Cold Spring nursing home. They will be involved in a Town of
Oyster Bay beach cleanup at Roosevelt Park, and planting annuals with the Residents for a More Beautiful Syosset at Memorial Park. The scouts will also be involved in handing out water to the runners in the Greater LI Running Club race. The members of the Syosset-Rotary are very proud of supporting these young boys and donated a $1,000 to the troop for their activities. Rotary meets at Andrea’s 25 on Tuesday afternoons.
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Jericho students join Board during meeting
Jericho High School Student Council representatives Chase Serota and Kasha Bhatia joined the Jericho Board of Education during the work session and at the dais during the March Board meeting as student representatives. Chase and Kasha spoke about an initiative they were recently involved in that was a collaboration and cultural exchange between Jericho and Uniondale High School. They hope to expand this program to other districts. They were excited to be part of Jericho’s board meeting and hope to continue this initiative. Photo by Denise Nash.
Registration for spring fitness classes
Residents interested in maintaining or improving their levels of fitness are invited to take part in the Town of Oyster Bay’s popular spring fitness programs, which will be returning this April, according to Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson. The spring fitness classes are for individuals 18 years of age or older and will be held at the Hicksville Athletic Center.
“These fitness programs provide a terrific form of aerobic exercise that builds strength as well as increases general flexibility,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “Courses available include Zumba, yoga, and cardio kickboxing.”
Registration for the Spring Fitness programs will take place at the Town of Oyster Bay Hicksville Athletic Center (167 Broadway, Hicksville) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 and Thursday, March 30, and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. Following these dates, registration will continue at the Town of Oyster Bay Hicksville Athletic Center, based on availability. Each program is 10 to 12 weeks in length
with a fee of $60 for residents and $70 for non-residents.
Zumba classes will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays (starting Monday, April 3), and 7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. on Wednesdays (starting Wednesday, April 5). The yoga classes will be held on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (starting April 3), Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (starting April 4) and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. (starting April 8).The cardio kickboxing classes will be held on Mondays from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. beginning on April 3.
“These healthy fitness programs are very popular among residents because it gives them an outlet to enjoy exercising and staying in shape, all while meeting new people,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “It is always recommended that participants check with a physician before participating in any physical fitness program.”
For more information, or to inquire about special holiday scheduling, call the Hicksville Athletic Center at 516733-8418.
Maple Days at Old Bethpage Village
Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host “Maple Days” on Saturday, April 8th and Sunday, April 9th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Syosset HS Interact members with school officials and representatives of Rotary International’s Gift of Life at the Sweet-Hearts Fair as they Skype with Natasha, a recipient of a life-saving heart procedure made possible through their fundraising efforts.
Syosset students show heart with a lifesaving gift
It was only appropriate that on Valentine’s Day Syosset High School’s Interact Club held its latest philanthropic endeavor to raise money to provide life-saving heart surgeries to children in need. The group hosted a Sweet-Hearts Fair in the student lobby area, which doubled as a celebration of life, as students videoconferenced with a recipient of a lifesaving heart procedure made possible through Interact and the community’s generosity.
The Sweet-Hearts Fair offered a dessert bar, games, a mural painting project, a photo booth and much more – all for a mere $5. All proceeds from the event were donated to the school’s charitable partner, Rotary International’s Gift of Life, which assists in the treatment of pediatric heart patients around the world.
Recent Syosset Interact campaigns include “Mission Heartbeat” and “7 in 7.” Two years ago, the club shattered its
goal of raising $35,000 by raising over $65,000 for the organization. This year, the club sold Syosset spirit wear on True Blue Day in support of the cause, last year they sold dog tags.
Natasha, the latest child to benefit from Syosset Interact’s fundraising efforts, stole the show during a brief ceremony to kick off the Sweet-Hearts Fair. Skyping from Uganda, Natasha and her family thanked Interact, Gift of Life representatives and other students and school staff members in attendance. Although soft-spoken, and at times speechless, her visual presence served as a touching message that resonated with everyone in the room. She was operated on in a hospital in Kampala, the country’s capital, just a day after the fair. Her procedure was made possible through this year’s True Blue event.
Interact co-adviser Carisa Steinberg put it best: “We are just trying to heal one little heart at a time.”
Syosset HS Interact members Skype with Natasha, a recipient of a life-saving heart procedure made possible through Interact’s their fundraising efforts.
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Bilingual town hall gives district feedback
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crowd that has not attended past school board meetings or more likely than not, was unfamiliar with the function of schools districts as a municipal entity. Rogers’s presentation explained to Chinese attendees how school systems are organized in the United States and how schools are governed by state laws and the NYS Education Department.
“In New York State there are 680 school districts and Syosset is one of those 680. Syosset has 6,400 students organized into 10 school buildings. We have an annual budget that is adopted by voters living in the school district every year. The public votes on that budget every May on the third Tuesday in May, this year on May 16. The annual budget if it passes covers all our schools’ staff, all the teachers, programs, and supplies and a usual amount for ordinary maintenance and repair. However our buildings are now old and in time they are in need of additional maintenance and repairs….The last time Syosset invested in major repair and buildings’ projects it was in the year 2000, with about $44 million worth of work,” he said.
Rogers turned to the business ahead with budget season in full swing. He spoke about the district’s Capital
Reserve Fund and its capacity to keep up to $20 million. Today Syosset Schools has $14 million in the reserve. The Building Conditions Survey, mandated under state law and undertaken by the school district in 2015, has demonstrated infrastructure issues that are put forward to the school board. Rogers said the architect has identified $45 million worth of work that would be required in Syosset Schools.
Examples of recently completed larger-scale projects Rogers gave were there roof replacements at Syosset High School and Willis Elementary in the summer of 2016. He says the plan now is to continue addressing needs with two more roof projects this coming summer. Items considered “no longer up to code” or now out of date, or in need of repairs were explained to the audience. Rogers explained the cost associated with facilities’ upkeep and investments as $7.7 million for a Phase 1 plan, as presented in front of the school board, to use a little over half the existing reserve, and how that allocation would not impact the tax cap number for 2017-2018.
Rogers explained Phase I projects for fire alarm systems, outdated panels and devices connected to the panels at a cost of $1.7 million. Fire safety would further be enhanced by the use of $1.35
million from the schools’ capital reserve to equip hallways with corridor wall glazing, replacing partial glazing with new material.
Security vestibules at each school that will be configured differently at the various buildings, conforming to the layout of each, will cost a total of $700,000. Another $2.25 million would be spent to decommission and replace underground fuel storage tanks.
“We have a number of underground fuel storage tanks that are reaching the end of their useful lives,” Rogers explained.
For a sum of $1.7 million, brandnew interior doors outfitted in Syosset schools will feature “reinforced locking mechanisms” according to Rogers.
He made sure to tell the audience about the state process involving two propositions on the ballot this May, with one for the use of the $7.7 million.
“Because the Phase II of projects is much larger we would have to supplement it with some borrowing and the district’s regular course of bonding. We will talk more about Phase II later in the school year, over the summer and in the fall. That will also require a public vote and public approval,” Rogers told attendees.
As Rogers’ Powerpoint displayed, it’s
likely that a referendum for Phase II comes up for a November vote following the Phase I approval and timeline. The first audience question he took was from Carol Cheng, a school board candidate this spring, asking about in-district translation service and initiatives. Rogers’ presentation showed that 11 district documents were translated into the top 5 spoken languages among Syosset residents. Also Syosset’s home language questionnaire was changed and the use of Google Translate was incorporated for process guidelines. The ability of residents with limited English or those who aren’t U.S. citizens to vote was a backdrop of some parts of the March 17 conversation. Cheng previously indicated that her school board campaign will have a side-by-side goal of making more residents, particularly Asian Americans, aware of necessary steps for voter registration and their participation in Syosset’s board, Capital Reserve and budget voting.
Rogers also heard parents’ feedback with the March 14 snowstorm and school delays for Wednesday morning March 15, how the news and schedule information should have been relayed ahead of 5:45 am Wednesday. Rogers promised that the notification was still
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Syosset Chamber installation of officers
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph S. Saladino (second from right) and Oyster Bay Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (left) recently attended the Installation of Officers of the Syosset Chamber of Commerce held at TD Bank in Syosset. Supervisor Saladino and Councilman Imbroto, joined by Nassau County District Court Judge Rhonda Fischer (right), had the honor of welcoming Incoming President Charo Ezdrin (center) and commending Outgoing President Chanbir Kaur. Both were recognized for their distinguished service on behalf of the Syosset Chamber of Commerce, local businesses and the community.
Jericho Middle School supports National History Day
The Seventh and Eighth grade middle school students worked very hard on the National History Day theme, “Taking a Stand in History” Research Project which follows the guidelines of the National History Day competition. For most students history is thought of as old and stuffy and extremely antiquated. The purpose of the day is to provide a structured way to learn, research, and understand by delving into a small piece of history, so the students learn how the past connects to the present day.
National History Day is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes the teaching and learning of history in middle through a variety of programs for teachers and students. The largest program is the National History Day Contest, which the Jericho Middle School participated in. Established in 1974, the National History Day Contest encourages more than half a million middle and high school students to conduct original research on historical topics of interest. Winning students present their projects at the local and state levels. The top two projects from every category are then invited to the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park.
Students chose to complete a research paper, museum exhibit, dramatic presentation in our Little Theatre, an interactive website in our Computer Labs, or a documentary in our Library and Auditorium. Students were allowed to do the projects as an individual or in a group.
Students worked for several months, sometimes at home and sometimes during class or after school. Students choose a topic that related to the theme of the contest and that interested them as they worked to narrow the broadness of the topics they chose.
Next the students had to research the wide variety of resources that are available, and then use secondary resources as they began to narrow their topic choice, literally “pinching an inch” from the history timeline. The students were told often to use credible sources and were taught how to do a website
evaluation before using any site, and they had to be critical of all sources they were considering using.
They had learn to develop a research system to track and categorize their research by building an annotated bibliography of the sources used and to stay on time with their two research checkpoints dates. The students had to turn in five research analysis forms at these two research checkpoints. The sheets had to contain appropriate citation and they had to follow the instructions on the sheets correctly. Students were encouraged to reach out to experts in their research for an interview to get a first hand knowledge of their research. The final research product from each student was handed in to the teacher. All components, including work sheets, final annotated bibliographies were scored. Exhibits and dramatic presentations were presented to class and school.
The research and lessons learned from putting their projects together will be useful in high school and college, as well as every day life in business. The students were extremely proud of their finished projects as I learned wandering around their exhibits, websites, and documentaries. They were able to discuss in great detail how their event or topic affected other events and people in history.
Principal, Dr. Don Gately, Dr. Eric Sundberg, Jericho Curriculum Associate for Social Studies, Business and Libraries, the teachers and staff put a lot of time and effort into helping the kids work be showcased and should be commend for it. This was my second year visiting Jericho Middle School National History Day and I was more impressed then last year. It was a museum designed by and for the Jericho students . This year the event was opened at night to allow working parents and family members to come and look around. The feedback was extremely proud and satisfied with the results. A number of students projects have been selected to move on to compete at Long Island History Day, held at Hofstra University, where they will compete against other local schools.
Exhibits created by Jericho Middle School students for National History Day
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Children in grades 3 to 5 are invited to attend the “Library Learning Lab” at the Jericho Public Library at 11 a.m. and participate in a science project.
At 1 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, a concert of “Broadway Showstoppers” will be offered. Tickets will be available in advance of the show.
April 2
The “Qingming Festival” is a combination of sadness and happiness - a day of commemoration. The New York Chinese Cultural Center will be at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. to present an overview of the Festival.
April 4
“Current Topics Discussion Group” will meet at the Syosset Public Library at 1 p.m. with James Coll, Adjunct Professor of AMerican and Constitutional History at Nassau Community College and a NYPD Detective.
“The First Monday in May”, a film about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition, “China: Through The Looking Glass” will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13, the film is 90 minutes long.
The Knitting Group, led by Edye Rosenbaum, begins their spring sessions this evening at 7 p.m. and will continue to meet at the Jericho Public Library for twelve Tuesday evenings. Please register to participate.
April 5
“Watercolor Workshop” begins this afternoon at 1 p.m. and will run through June 14. All painting levels are invited to attend this workshop with Nancy Wernersbach at the Jericho Public Library.
The Syosset Public Library will host “Intro To Opera For Children” at 4:30 p.m for children in grades Kindergarten through 5th. Limited registration. Parents are welcome to participate.
April 6
A book discussion with “The Passionate Reader Group” will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 1:30 p.m. to discuss Before The Fall by Noah Hawley.
“Carole Lombard: Queen of Screwball Comedy” will be the topic of Marc Courtade’s lecture at 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library.
At 7:30 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library, the Board of Trustees Meeting
What’s Happening
will be held. The public is invited to attend.
April 7
The film “Loving” will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13, the film is 123 minutes long.
“Senior Scams: Avoiding Becoming a Victim”, with Don Longo, licensed private investigator, will be held at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m.
April 8
“Introduction to Kayaking” will be held at the Syosset Public Library at 10 a.m.
April 10
“The Secret Life of Pets”, rated PG, will be shown at the Syosset Public Library at 11 a.m. The runtime is 87 minutes.
April 12
“Jester Jim” presents a holiday program at 11 a.m. at the Jericho Public Library for children ages 4 and older.
The Syosset Public Library will offer “Improv 4 Kids” at 2:30 p.m. for children in grades Kindergarten through 5th with their caregivers. Tickets will be available in advance of the show.
April 13
Children in grades Kindergarten and older can attend “Nature Nick’s Animal Adventures” at the Jericho Public Library at 11 a.m. Please register in advance.
“Spring Donuts”, for children in grades 3 to 5, will prepare mini donuts from scratch at the Syosset Public Library at 11 a.m.
Dev Patel stars in the film “Lion”, being shown at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Rated PG-13, the film is 118 minutes.
April 14
A dramatic reading of Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Eric Lawson will be performed by Diana Heinlein and David Houston at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m.
April 15
The Jericho Public Library presents Lucy Van Horn with “Table Top Adventures… A Visit to Puerto Rico and Cuba” at 11:30 a.m. Please register to attend.
April 17
“The Great American Songbook”, with Richard Knox, will be performed at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m.
April 18
The Young Adult Corner of the Jericho Public Library will host a food preparation class to make “Greek Orzo Pasta Salad” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The evening book discussion group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library to discuss Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson.
At 7:30 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, the book Orfeo by Richard Powers will be discussed at the Evening Book Discussion Group.
April 19
“Fun With Movement”, for pre-K to 5 years of age with their caregivers, will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 10:30 a.m.
Professor Thomas Germano will be at the Jericho Public Library to continue his series of art lectures at 2 p.m. with a discussion of the works of Mark Rothko.
The Syosset Public Library begins a series of classes on “Coding for Tweens”, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. beginning this evening and meeting again on April 26 and May 3 at the same time. Please register in advance.
The film “Moonlight” will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. Rated R, 111 minutes long.
April 20
The Syosset Public Library will continue their local history program with “Syosset Fire Department - A Century of Service” at 2 p.m.
April 21
The English Conversation Group will begin their spring sessions at the Syosset Public Library from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. with Professor Franki Kessler.
Professors Howard Ehrlich band Harvey Sackowitz will be at the Syosset Public Library to present “The Golden Age of Baseball: The 1950s and Early 1960s” at 2 p.m.
The “Great Performers” series at the Jericho Public Library continues with Marc Courted presenting “Jerry Orbach - From Musicals to Law & Order” at 2 p.m.
Teens are invited to join a “Pottery Workshop” with Catherine at the Jericho Public Library from 4 to 5 p.m. Please sign up to attend.
April 23
The Syosset Public Library presents “Life Is - With the Chameleons” a concert featuring Paul and Rochelle Chamlin’s look at life’s ups and downs. The performance begins at 1 p.m.
Alina Kiryayeva, pianist, will be at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m. to perform “Moving Pictures”, a program of classical masterworks featured in famous movies and cartoons.
April
24
“Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them”, starring Eddie Redmayne, will be shown at the Jericho Public Library at 12 p.m. 73 minutes long, the film is rated PG-13.
Ofra Levin will be at the Jericho Public Library at 7 p.m. to demonstrate how to make a “Wire Wrapped Bangle Bracelet” at this jewelry workshop. Advanced registration is required.
From 7 to 7:45 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library, children in grades Kindergarten through 2nd will be able to make a spring-themed craft with teen volunteers.
April 25
Once We Were Brothers, by Ronald H. Balson, will be the topic for the Afternoon Book Discussion at the Syosset Public Library at 1:30 p.m., led by Jackie Ranaldo, Head of Readers’ Services.
“News Currents” with Elinor Haber will be held at the Jericho Public Library at 2 p.m.
April 26
The second session of “Understanding the Stock Market” with Ron Goldberg will be held at 7 p.m. at the Jericho Public Library.
Children in grades 1 to 6 can join “Plant Science” at the Jericho Public Library to learn about the different parts of a plant, how they grow and can make a craft to take home.
April 27
“The Steve Allen Story: The Birth of the Tonight Show” will be the topic of Sal St. George’s session at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m.
April 28
The film “Sully” will be shown at the Syosset Public Library at 2 p.m. Rated PG-13, the film is 96 minutes long.
“Science of Magic” for children in grades 3 to 5, will be held at the Syosset Public Library from 4 to 5 p.m.
April 30
The Independent Art Society will hold a closing reception for the art on display during April at the Jericho Public Library Gallery. The reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.
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BY KAREN RUBIN
GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....
NYT Travel Show: Budget Travel Guru Matt Kepnes Offers Easy Ways to Save Big Money When You Travel
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could find floorspace audience, in which he shared tips on how to bank smart, save on flights, book quality budget accommodations, eat for cheap, and save on transportations and attractions.
Here are Kepnes’ key strategies:
Use Your Money Wisely:
•Avoid ATM fees
•Buy in the local currency
•Never exchange money in airports (Travelex is bad)
•Never use travelers checks
•Never use random ATMS
•His recommendations: CapitalOne, Fidelty, CharlesSchwab (open an account and get a card), Global ATM Alliance
Collecting points or miles to fly free is an art that lately has stymied even travel experts. There is even a term for it, Kepnes says: Travel Hack is the art of collecting points/miles that can be used for free flights and hotel rooms (see nomadicmatt.us/HackTravel)
Kepnes offered these strategies, beginning with the notion that you can get 50,000-100,000 points as a bonus just for signing up. He says he recently took a flight from Germany to Austria for just $7 out of pocket.
Get a Travel Credit Card
•Get a card that gives something back, even if you only travel once a year
•That offers consumer protection
•That avoids foreign transaction fees
•Use everyday spending to amass points or miles
•Pay your taxes to the government on a credit card (to accumulate points).
•Fly budget airlines: WOW, Norwegian Airlines (Ny-Oslo-Bangkok for $400)
•Best sites to find flight deals:
•HolidayPirates – great for Europe
•The FlightDeal – out of US
•SecretFlying-flights anywhere
•Ignore the “myths” (such as the best day of the week to book is a Tuesday)
•Search in other currencies (choose a weak currency, like New Zealand and search in that currency; often, prices cater to a local market)
•Search as one person
If you are a student or educator, you can take advantage of discounted travel at such sites as. STATravel for students and teachers; ISIC (he says he traveled Athens to Bangkok for $350).
•Kayak (Don’t book through kayak, he says, just use for reference and get a second opinion)
•Momondo (search websites around the world)
•SkyScanner (search websites around the world)
Stay Cheap
Stay in Hostels:
•Hostels are budget friendly
•Made for socializing and meeting people
•Have a kitchen to cook your own food
•Usually offer the option of a private room and private bath
•Centrally located
•Knowledgeable staff (know what’s going on, where to go)
Source: Hostelworld
Hostels have really upped their game, Kepnes says. They are nicer, typically offer WiFi, rooms are cleaned daily, offer breakfast, and even organized tours
Hostels offer a social aspect even if you are staying in a private room (because there are communal facilities and the people who stay tend to be outgoing)
“Cheapos stay in hostels so the staff are experts about cheap restaurants, what to do for free or inexpensively.”
Sharing Economy
•Bypass the traditional travel
industry
•Gives access to locals using their own assets and skills to become small tourism companies with cheaper prices.
•Locals know where to find
Share Accommodations:
•AirBnb
•A Camp in My Garden (which directs you to places where you can pitch a tent in someone’s backyard)
Where to stay with locals (for free)
– these sites do vetting and offer reviews:
•Be Welcome
•GlobalFreeloaders.com
•The HospitalityClub
•Couchsurfing
Kepnes notes that these kinds of shared accommodations are not just for youthful backpackers; a lot of families take advantage as well, and see it as an opportunity to expose their kids to other cultures.
Eat Cheap:
•Eat cheap, skip fancy meals, don’t eat out every meal; cook your own meals; take your own water bottle.
•Avoid eating near tourist areas (he has a five-block rule)
•“Don’t ask ‘Where should I eat?’ (because you are a tourist). Ask ‘Where did you eat?’ That’s how you find the local, cool restaurants.
•Use apps to find local hotspots, like FourSquare, OpenRice, Yelp
Sharing Food Economy:
•EatWith
•CoLunching (feed your network)
•MealSharing
Get Around Cheaply:
•Use public transportation
•Ask hostel staff for timetables and cheap transportation options
•Avoid taxis
•Get a train pass (ie. Eurail, or in-country pass)
•Hitchhike
•Rideshare
•Ride Sharing sources include:
-BlaBlaCar
-Liftshare.com
-Gumtree
-Zipcar
-Flightcar
-Jayride
-Kangaride
Kepnes says he hopped a ride from Geneva to Zurich with a father who was driving his son back to school, which cost him $10)
“You save money and meet people in a way you wouldn’t if you just booked transportation.”
Seeing Things/doing Things
City Tourism Cards, which you can find through tourism offices and/ or online, often provide admissions or discounts to multiple museums and attractions, city tours, public
transportation, restaurants, shopping.
You typically purchase these by the number of days, (1, 3, 5, 7)
•CitizenCards: Some places have passes only for country, county or city residents, like London restaurants for UK residents, Kepnes suggests you can get around this by using your AirBnB address.
Find Free or Inexpensive Activities
•Ask tourist offices (and go online) and hostel staff
•Time Out
•The Local (Europe)
•Take free walking tours (New
GOING PLACES, NEAR & FAR....
Europe; Free Tours By Foot)
•Google It! (Use as terms “free things to do in...”; “free activities in....”; “cheap events in...”, “what do locals do for fun in NYC?”)
Tour with Locals
•Connect with local guides (for example, Athens tourism bureau matches you up with a volunteer guide, myAthens.org; Big Apple Greeters through the NYC visitor bureau connects travelers with a local tour guide)
•These tend to be small, intimate groups and offer quirky experiences like -Hidden Treasures of Paris
-Florence: Bike the Local
Backroads
-A Photojournalist’s NYC
-Melbourne’s Street Art
-San Francisco: Urban Night Hiking
-Istanbul: Learn to Bargain
Sources: ShowAround, Rent-a-Guide, Vayable
Where to Meet Locals:
•Online communities
•Forums.nomadicmatt.com
•BootsnAll
•Lonely Planet’s forums
•Couchsurfing (host travelers; stay with locals; grab coffee with travelers/ locals; travel events)
WRITER’S CORNER
Sources: Couchsurfing, TravelMassive, Meetup Matt Kepnes (nomadicmatt.com) is the author of “How to Travel the World on $50 a Day” (Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter), nomadicmatt.us/amz50nm; Instagram.com/nomadicmatt; Facebook. com/nomadicmatt; Pinterest.com/ nomadicmatt; xTwitter: @nomadicmatt
The New York Times Travel Show, which just marked its 14th year, is the largest and longest-running trade and consumer travel show in North America, featuring the Travel Industry
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When Slang and “Proper English” Face Off
BY CLAIRE LYNCH
One thing about the society we live in is that every few years the words we use change. Fads come and go, slang creeps into our daily language, and words and phrases that used to be commonplace slowly slip away.
The vernacular is how we talk, it’s our everyday speech. The word “vernacular,” which appeared around the year 1600, is from the Latin for “native to a country.” It is used in English in the sense of Latin “vernacula vocabula,” in reference to language. (dictionary.com)
Not so long ago some people used to say, “You’d best go along now,” but I really don’t hear that anymore. Another example is “repast.” For instance, “A repast was served after church services.” Chow, victuals, vittles, filling station, etc. are heard less and less frequently.
Across the country people have always changed the plural form of “you.” Various dialects have come up with solutions, from the Southern “y’all” to “you guys.” In Delaware, the first state, some residents say “mongstye.” I confess that I never heard that one before.
Some people are known to say, “Yous want anything else?” In western Pennsylvania they prefer to say, “you’uns.” (witf.org, Heather Woolridge, 2009)
Pennsylvania Dutch words and phrases have their own quaint place and most often these terms are from the German. One example is, “Quit fressin’ around before dinner.” Some older residents still refer to cottage cheese as “smear case” (German, Schmierkäse). Many children were admonished for “rutching around,” meaning “squirming.” Rutschen means “slide” in standard German (a sliding board is a Rutschbahn).
Sometimes English words are combined in nonstandard ways. “It wonders me” for “I wonder,” “what for” meaning “what kind of” are all attempts to translate German phrases word for word.
A quaint Pennsylvania saying is
“redd up,” meaning to tidy up, to put things away or in order. One idea is that it’s really “rid up,” because in the process you many get rid of things.
In central Pennsylvania, a friend may “leave” you use her phone so you can “let” a message on someone’s answering machine. Experts speculate that the confusion stems from indistinct verb forms. The past tense of “let” is “let.” The past tense of “leave” is “left.” People want to make a distinction between the present and past tense, so they say “left” for the past tense of “let.” (Gene Rohrbaugh, witf.org, 2009)
Many people use the verb “sweep” when they mean they are running a vacuum cleaner, for instance. In other areas, people “sweep” with a broom.
I read that the military for years has been a big user of slang because of military urgency during wartime. E.g., a “bird” is a helicopter,” a “COP” is a Combat Outpost which is a small base that’s often in a hostile area and a “big wheel is “anyone with a little authority.” In medical jargon, when someone sends for an ambulance they often call it a “bus.”
In St Louis, MO, it is not uncommon to call an ambulance a “wagon.” Before the “horseless carriage,” ambulances were horse-pulled wagons. As tradition would have it, when motorized ambulances came about, those people who were involved in the ambulance business continued to call them “wagons.” Newer generations came in, but they picked up the vernacular from the old timers and the tradition continues today.
Things people say in Oklahoma usually aren’t heard in New York and one example is, “I’m fixin’ to head into town.” Here, we intend to go into town or we are getting ready to go into town but to each his own.
Thank you is expressed many times as “’Preciate it” in Oklahoma and folks there like to “warsh” something. It’s “skeeter” not mosquito.
Different parts of the country have their own colloquialisms - Boston often says “pop” and we say “soda.”
My Connecticut friends call big sandwiches “grinders” and we call them “subs.” And some people, especially in Philadelphia, call them “hoagies.”
One interesting nuance of language is the merger of vowels in certain parts of the U.S. such as pronouncing “steel” as “still” and “field” as “filled.” One of my friends in western Pennsylvania talked about her dad working in the “still mills” and it took me, a New Yorker, a minute to process what she was saying.
This subtle and elaborate shift in vowel production is not conscious. Some people start saying certain words or phrases and over time they catch on – in families, in communities, in cities and in regions of the country.
In Boston aka Beantown, which refers to the regional dish of baked
say “flammy” which is short for flamboyant.
San Francisco is home to hippies, techies, and fashionistas while being known for its summers, landmarks, architecture, fog and rolling hills. They like calling their lovely city San Francisco, named after St. Francis of Assisi (the first Spanish settlement in San Francisco was built in 1776 and was named Mission San Francisco de Asis, and today is called Mission Dolores) not “Frisco.” They cringe when they hear the word “Frisco.”
The residents are known as San Franciscans. Mark Twain once famously said about the city of San Francisco: “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”
Sure it’s windy there in San Francisco, much windier than in San
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Working Seniors Pay Taxes and May See Benefit Increase
BY TOM MARGENAU
Q: I just turned 71 years old. I have been getting Social Security since I was 66. I was having trouble making ends meet and I recently took a job doing some consulting work. I just got my first paycheck, and I was surprised to learn they are taking Social Security taxes out of my paycheck. I thought once you are getting Social Security, you no longer have to pay taxes into the system. Am I right?
A: You’re wrong. Everyone who works (at a job covered by Social Security) must have Social Security payroll taxes deducted from his or her paycheck. And you pay those taxes whether you are 21 years old or 71 years old.
A better question you might ask is this: Will those extra taxes I pay increase my Social Security check? The answer is that it depends. But before I explain that answer, I want to make a general comment about working senior citizens.
Occasionally, I speak about Social Security at retirement seminars. One of the slides I use in my PowerPoint presentation is a pie chart that shows the aggregate income of seniors. As you might guess, Social Security is the biggest piece of that pie. When I first started using this slide (about 25 years ago), one of the smallest pieces was “earnings from a job.” But that slice of the pie has grown remarkably, especially over the past 10 years or so. It is to the point where it is now the second biggest piece, just behind Social Security. In other words, although Social Security is still the biggest source of income for retirees, job earnings is now the second most common source of income -- way more than pensions, savings or other income.
So now, back to the question: Will those taxes you pay increase the amount of your Social Security check? To understand the answer, you have to understand how Social Security retirement benefits are figured in the first place.
Simply stated, your Social Security retirement benefit is based on your average monthly income, indexed for inflation, using a 35-year base of earnings. So, when you initially filed for Social Security, the Social Security Administration looked at your entire earnings history. Then they adjusted each year of earnings for inflation. The inflation adjustment factor depends on your year of birth and varies from one year to the next.
Here is just one example. Because you just turned 71, you must have been born in 1946. And let’s say that you made $7,000 in 1970. When figuring your Social Security benefit, SSA multiplied that $7,000 by an inflation adjustment factor of 6.25. In other words, instead of $7,000, they actually used $43,750 as your 1970 earnings when figuring your
Social Security benefit.
Because there are literally thousands of these inflation factors -- depending on a person’s date of birth and the year in question -- I simply cannot list them here. SSA produces a pamphlet for each year of birth (for recent retirees) that lists these inflation factors. If you’re interested, go to www.socialsecurity. gov/pubs and click on “Retirement.” Then find the publication labeled “Your Retirement Benefit -- How It Is Figured” for your year of birth.
And now, back to the retirement calculation. After SSA indexes each year of earnings for inflation, they pull out your highest 35 years and add them up. Then they divide the total by 420 -- the number of months in 35 years -- to get your average monthly inflation-adjusted income. Your Social Security benefit is a percentage of that amount. The percentage used depends on a variety of factors (explained in the publication referred to in the prior paragraph). For most retirees, it’s roughly 40 percent.
So when you are working and paying Social Security taxes after you start receiving Social Security benefits, those additional taxes you are paying will increase your monthly Social Security check IF your current earnings increase your average monthly income. In other words, if your current annual income is higher than the lowest inflation adjusted year of earnings used in your most recent Social Security computation, SSA will drop out that low year, add in the new higher year, recalculate your average monthly income, and then refigure your Social Security benefit.
For example, let’s say that the $7,000 you made in 1970 was the lowest year in your current Social Security computation. Let’s further say that you will make $35,000 this year. You might assume that because $35,000 is much higher than $7,000, you should get an increase in your Social Security checks. But remember, SSA didn’t use $7,000 in your benefit calculation. They used the inflation-adjusted amount of $43,750. Because your current earnings of $35,000 are lower than the low year of $43,750 used in your Social Security retirement computation, the additional earnings do NOT increase your average monthly income, so your Social Security benefit would not be increased.
On the other hand, if you will make $70,000, for example, that would increase your benefit. SSA would replace this current low year of $43,750 with the new higher year of $70,000, recompute your average monthly wage and refigure your benefit.
How much you will get depends entirely on your past earnings and your current income. Monthly benefit increases can be as little as about $5, or as much as $50 or more. But on average, a year of earnings will increase your benefit by about $20 per month.
SSA has a software program that automatically tracks the earnings of working Social Security beneficiaries and refigures their benefits to see if any increase is due. It’s called the Automated Earnings Reappraisal Operation. It generally happens between May and October of each year.
In other words, IF your 2017 earnings increase your average monthly wage
and thus your Social Security benefit, generally you will see that increase between May and October 2018. SSA would send you a notice indicating the increase in your monthly benefit, and it would be retroactive to January 2018. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM
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When Slang and “Proper English” Face Off
Just don’t look confused if someone refers to the street as SoCo instead. This is increasingly becoming the normal Austin slang for the district. That’s what “Austinites” say.
Some teenagers have their own lingo, their own language, their own slang, and sometimes translating that can be tricky. Some teenagers say, “That is lit” which means, “That is cool!” Who knew? “Extra” is someone who is excessive or over-the-top. Again I say, who knew?
Another example is “flannel Friday.” This one is kind of self-explanatory. Teens like to wear flannel …on Fridays. It’s really just an excuse to wear flannel, as if you - or they - needed one in the first place. So a teenager might say to another teenager, “Hey Sydney, what shirt are you going to wear on Flannel Friday?”
“I can’t even” is a teenager’s dramatic way of making a statement. An example is, “Ugh, I have swim practice after school and I have to study for a math test. I can’t even.” And we all know that “whatever,” that long, drawn-out whatever, means … well … whatever.
Periodically new words come into use. Sometimes I hear new words and don’t know what they mean. I turn to a friend who has teenaged children and ask if she knows how to translate what they are saying. I ask her what it means. Usually I get the answer. In English.
Very often younger kids use new words and mainstream them into our daily use. I used to hear the words “vernacular” and “lexicon” used every so often when I was a kid – usually by teachers and the clergy – but I don’t hear them so much anymore.
Change is one of the inevitable facts in the life of any language, otherwise it becomes a dead language. We don’t want that, we want language to be a living, breathing thing that represents our society.
Of course people who text have their own slang – abbreviations that are easy to type - and their friends know exactly what they are talking about. There is DBA for Don’t Bother Asking, QAP for Quickly As Possible, VBD for Very Big Deal, FHO for Friends Hanging Out, INCYDK for In Case You Didn’t Know, 403 for Denied Access To, SNH for Sarcasm Noted Here and trust me, there are many more abbreviations.
Computer terms are rampant and creeping more and more into the everyday words and phrases that we use. There’s “access point,” as in “The coffee shop provides an access point for customers with Wi-Fi devices.” In computer networking, a wireless access point is a networking hardware device that
allows a Wi-Fi compliant device to connect to a wired network. The wireless access point usually connects to a router (via a wired network) as a standalone device, but it can also be an integral component of the router itself.
Then there is “monitor.” I often monitor the weather to see what I should wear each morning. But now monitor is a common computer term, actually a device used to display information visually. It’s hooked up to a CPU, which I won’t define here, and a mouse which helps the user navigate on the screen.
New words and phrases come along and I know that sometimes I’m not comfortable using them. I remember being at work several years ago when my co-workers and I were talking about our computers and the “mouses” that were attached to them.
Then I wondered out loud if the plural of mouse was mouses, mice or what really was the proper term? Like many others, I’m sure, I was stumped but settled on mouses even though the English major in me cringed whenever I said it (and I still cringe!).
For many years I’ve used a cell phone but about five years ago I stepped up and got a smart phone. It has a lot more features, such as being able to send email, being able to surf the ‘Net, watch movies, play games and more. There are more features than I even have time for. Sometimes, while waiting for a plane, a train, whatever, I pull out my smart phone and Google the word “mouses” just to see what comes up. There are two entries – 1) that small, furry thing and 2) use a mouse to move a cursor on a computer screen. And just think, I can have a wired mouse or a wireless mouse. There are so many options – and so many new terms! It’s amazing!
3 Major Museums Draw Travelers With Important Exhibitions
BY KAREN RUBIN
Major museums and institutions are not just enhancements to a trip, but often are the centerpieces for travelers. Here are a few major ones this season:
Heritage Museums & Gardens Announces an “Up Close and Personal” 2017 Season
Imagine having a concierge-style tour of expansive gardens and exceptional exhibits, the opportunity not only to see a classic automobile, but actually to ride in it, to take classes with art experts, and to have exclusive after-hours access to a great exhibit and food truck cuisine. These and other experiences are available to visitors during the 2017 season at Heritage Museums & Gardens, in historic Sandwich, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
“We’re taking our mission of exploration, discovery, and learning to a new level in 2017,” said Ellen Spear, President and CEO at Heritage Museums & Gardens. “From the moment visitors arrive, there are multiple options to experience Heritage in fun and engaging ways. Because there’s so much to see and do, this season our visitors can enjoy personalized, behind-the-scenes tours that cater to their interests and get them up close and personal with our collections, gardens, and exhibits. They’ll even have the opportunity to ride in one of our historic cars.”
Heritage opens for its season (April 15-October 9) with a special exhibit, Painted Landscapes: Contemporary Views. Featuring the work of Alex Katz, one of the most widely recognized American artists of this century, Paul Resika, Sam Cady, April Gornik, and others, the exhibit offers a range of styles, subjects, and approaches which, when taken together, form an intimate, contemporary, and startlingly
beautiful collection that addresses what landscape painting is today. Each artist featured takes acute notice of the physical world at a time of heightened awareness of the landscape, informed by today’s concerns, including climate change, environmental health, conservation and the green movement. Guest curator of the exhibit is New York art expert Lauren Della Monica.
To complement the exhibit, Heritage will offer a panel discussion with artists whose work is on display, as well as Plein Air Painting and Pastel Workshops throughout the season, led by renowned Cape Cod artists.
Heritage’s 2017 outdoor installation, Points of View (June 3-October 9), features art set within the gardens and grounds of Heritage, in which artists play with the concept of point of view. A variety of materials are incorporated that enhance the viewer’s appreciation of the gardens and grounds while challenging them to think about what a point of view can be. As an added bonus, visitors get the chance to talk with the artists as they install their sculptures during Artists in Action Days (May 20 and 21).
Also part of Heritage’s 2017 season are a number of new events and activities, for an additional fee, including concierge-style tours—90minute tours that provide behind-thescenes views and “inside” information about the exhibits, gardens, and more— which will be offered twice daily, June 17-September 17.
Fall activities include a Halloween Fest as well as the Heritage Hoppy Fall Festival on September 23, from 10-5 pm. Hoppy Fest features beer tastings from local Massachusetts breweries— including Cape Cod Beer, Cisco Brewers, Independent Fermentations Brewing, Castle Island Brewing Company, and
more—along with a presentation on the history of beer brewing, a demonstration of home brewing techniques, and a talk and book signing with Lauren Clark, author of Crafty Bastards. Visitors can also enjoy fall-themed treats and take photos under an archway of living hops grown at Heritage.
Heritage’s focus on family-friendly activities and entertainment throughout the season includes Family Fun Fridays, which begin on Friday, June 30, and take place on Fridays through August 18, the popular two-acre Hidden Hollow™ outdoor family discovery space with a gigantic treehouse, free rides on the vintage carousel, and special programs throughout the season. Also opening, on April 13, is The Adventure Park at Heritage, which includes aerial trails in the treetops and interpretive nature trails below.
As the largest public garden in southern New England and home of the most comprehensive collection of rhododendrons and hydrangeas in the country, Heritage’s renowned gardens will be in bloom for The Rhododendron Festival (May 27-June 4) and The Hydrangea Festival (July 7-July 16).
During these festivals, a number of informative workshops and walking tours of the gardens, led by horticulture experts, will be available. Special horticulture events include Hydrangea University (July 7) and The Standard Flower Show (July 11-13).
Heritage is home to gems of the automobile world that celebrate America’s love of automobiles as well as technological innovation, featuring vehicles that convey excellence in restoration and historical significance.
This season’s “Collector’s Corner” features rarely seen autos on loan from private collections, includes a 1965 Cadillac with 1,700 original miles, a 1964.5
Mustang Convertible, and a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT350. The Heritage Annual Auto Show (June 10; rain date June 11) is a family-friendly event that highlights antique and classic automobiles, hot rods, custom cars, and—new this year, motorcycles—in excellent original or restored condition. Throughout the season, Behind-the-Scenes Auto Tours provide visitors with an exclusive peek at Heritage’s automobile collection in storage and inside information.
Set on 100 stunning acres of gardens, nature trails, and open spaces, Heritage Museums & Gardens is the only place where you can browse through rare works of art, fly through the trees on a zip line, and see iconic antique automobiles all in one day. Explore Hidden Hollow™, an interactive outdoor discovery area for kids of all ages. Take a ride on the vintage carousel. And find your own special spot on Cape Cod.
The 2017 season runs from April 15-October 9. Open daily, 10 am-5 pm. More information is available online at heritagemuseumsandgardens.org or by calling 508-888-3300.
Blockbuster Exhibition of Works by Andrew Wyeth Opens in June
The Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, PA is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Andrew Wyeth’s birth by mounting a landmark exhibit of the artist’s works. More than one hundred of his finest paintings and works on paper, gathered from both public museums and private collections, will be on display in the museum from June 24 through September 17, 2017.
Co-curated by the Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum, Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect is the first in-depth, chronological exhibition of Wyeth’s career since the 1970’s. It is a testament to Andrew Wyeth’s prodigious output and is also intended
Painterly scenes abound at Heritage Museums and Gardens, in historic Sandwich on Cape Cod is actually the theme of this year’s exhibition Landscapes: Contemporary Views
Heritage Museums features one of the best collections of historic automobiles. This season’s “Collector’s Corner” features rarely seen autos on loan from private
to provide a basis for reevaluating his career and understanding how he perceived the world around him.
Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) enjoyed enormous popular approval during his career, but was frequently chided by art critics for his conservative realism. He was inspired by the lives, houses and personal belongings around him, particularly the German immigrants who settled in nearby Kuerner Farm, and painted innumerable portraits of them and views in and around their home and farm. Instead of depicting nature with photographic accuracy, Wyeth used his paintings to convey emotions that were difficult to put into words. A focus on death and loss, the use of places and objects to serve as stand-ins for people, an intense and unsentimental scrutiny of nature and often a stark lack of color characterize his work.
The museum is housed in a restored 19th-century gristmill overlooking the Brandywine River. It features an impressive collection of American Art including works by three generations of the Wyeth family and is open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Guided tours of Andrew Wyeth’s Studio, Kuerner Farm and N.C. Wyeth’s Home and Studio are offered seasonally from April through mid-November.
A series of special events will complement the exhibition including the official dedication on July 12th at the museum of the U.S. Postal Service’s
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American Revolution Museum Opens at Yorktown
Celebrate the grand opening of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown and enjoy the venue’s inaugural special exhibition AFTERWARD; check out new exhibitions at The College of William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art; take a thrilling ride on Invader, the world’s first crowd-sourced ride and Busch Garden’s first wooden roller coaster; relax with a bite to eat and something to sip at Virginia Beer Company, Williamsburg Winery and Copper Fox Distillery; dine at new restaurants including Culture Café and Revolution Golf and Grille; and stay at the renovated Williamsburg Inn, reopening in April just in time to commemorate the Inn’s 80th anniversary. These are among the highlights of visiting Williamsburg this year.
Yorktown is celebrating the grand opening of the American Revolution Museum March 23-April 4 with a patriotic salute to America’s 13 original states, a dedication ceremony on April 1, tours of expansive gallery exhibits, and military music and 18th century interpretative experiences in the newly expanded Continental Army encampment and Revolution-era farm.
American Revolution Museum’s inaugural special exhibition is “AFTERWARD” (June 1 through November 27): When the battle ceased at Yorktown, another revolution began. Follow the incredible stories of four veterans of the Siege of Yorktown and how after the war they helped shape the America we know today.
The Liberty Celebration takes place on July 4 at the American Revolution Museum. Salute the 241st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Observe tactical and artillery drills, take part in military exercises and learn about the challenges that faced our nation’s founders, ding those who signed the historic document.
The College of William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art is featuring a stunning new exhibit, Botticelli and the “Search for the Divine: Florentine Painting Between the Medici and the Bonfires of the Vanities.” One of only two of Botticelli’s paintings of an isolated Venus will be on view for the first time in the United States. The show is considered the largest and most important exhibit of its type ever organized in the country and is on display only in Williamsburg and Boston.
In 2017, Griffon turns 10, Alpengeist turns 20, and the world’s first crowdsourced ride opens this spring: InvadR. A great battle will ensue in the trapper’s village of New France.
Vikings will invade, forcing the trappers to defend their village. Invade new territory on the first wooden coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The 74-foot drop makes it a force to be feared and nine airtime hills wait to be conquered by bold warriors. Chart a course through the winding frontier at 48 mph and claim eternal glory for your crew. Join the charge at www. buschgardens.com/project2017
The renovated Williamsburg Inn re-opens in April, just in time to commemorate the Inn’s 80th anniversary. The second part of its multi-phase renovation includes significant enhancements to the historic Inn’s exteriors and food and beverage offerings. The renovations include a new signature restaurant, an elegant reflection pool at the main entrance and private event spaces including an expanded Queen’s Terrace ideal for weddings and larger functions.
Additionally, the renovation coincides with the multi-million-dollar renovation of Colonial Williamsburg’s Golden Horseshoe Golf Club’s award-winning Gold Course, scheduled for completion in spring 2017, as well as enhancement of the Spa of Colonial Williamsburg, now managed by Trilogy Spa Holdings.
Log on to www.visitwilliamsburg. com to see more of what Greater Williamsburg has to offer and to plan your stay in 2017.
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Last Hope Animal Rescue’s Cat/ Kitten Foster Get Together
Please join Last Hope Animal Rescue on Sunday, April 23rd, from 1-3 PM for a kitten/cat foster get together.
Last Hope would like to thank current foster volunteers for the tremendous work they do and answer questions for those considering becoming a foster. Learn what this rewarding experience is all about. Without fosters providing a temporary loving home, Last Hope would be unable to save many of the lives that it does.
The gathering will be held at the Bide-A-Wee conference room (directly across the parking lot from the Last Hope adoption center at 3300 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh) and lunch will be served. Please RSVP by April 21st via email to foster@lasthopeanimalrescue.org or call Doreen with any questions at 631-445-2326.
Last Hope Animal Rescue Flea Market and Jewelry Sale
Get ready for our next Last Hope flea market and jewelry sale! It will be held on Saturday, April 1st from 10am-2pm at The Church of the Advent in Westbury, 555 Advent Street, just off Jericho Turnpike. Spring will be in the air and any time of the year is good for shopping! Please hold onto items you can put aside for us for the sale. Donations will be accepted on Friday March 31st from 2:30pm to 7pm at the church. For more information contact Maureen at toestetra@hotmail.com.
All proceeds from these fundraisers support our various programs for helping cats and dogs. To read more about us and what we do; to see photos and bios of our animals for adoption; and to learn more about this, and other, upcoming events, please visit our web site –http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org.
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The weeklong project began with a spectacular school-wide assembly and throughout the week students from all grades participated in exciting hands-on workshops. They tried their hands at juggling, plate spinning, balancing, devil sticks, diablo stick manipulation and more. In addition, fifth-grade students received training in advanced skills such as stilt walking, clowning, hula-hoops and balancing. The circus artists also worked with the fifth graders to develop and choreograph their new skills into solo and group routines, culminating in a special student circus.
Baylis students dressed in clown-type makeup to play the part during the National Circus Project, an authentic circus-like program that teaches them physical and creative skills.
National Circus Project is an educational outreach/arts-in-education/external physical education/external cultural arts program that works closely with schools to cultivate acrobatic skills in young students
through workshops, performances and productions. The event was made possible at the school by the Baylis PTA.
Fun with diablo sticks during the National Circus Project at Baylis Elementary School.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Flavio Wines LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/8/17. Office located in Nassau County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 100 Crossways Park Drive W, Suite 110, Woodbury, NY 11797 . Purpose: any lawful purpose.
SA 4024
6X 02/24,03/03,10,17,24,31
LEGAL NOTICE
BNDRE LLC: Articles of Organization - filed with the SSNY on 1/31/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 75 Anstice Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771. Purpose: Any lawful purpose”
SYO 4026
6X 03/10,17,24,31,04/07,14
LEGAL NOTICE
REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT –COUNTY OF NASSAU NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE
LLC, Plaintiff – against –SUNITA JIT A/K/A SUNITA
BAGGA, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 14, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction, in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501 on the 25th Day of April, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Syosset, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. Premises known as 92 Muttontown Rd AKA 92 Muttontown Eastwoods Rd, Syosset, (Town of Oyster Bay) NY 11791.
(Section: 25, Block: 59 F/K/A Part of Block: A, Lot: 81 F/K/A 25-59 (F/K/A Part of Block A) Part of Lot 37)
Approximate amount of lien $761,571.35 plus interest and costs.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.
Index No. 14-003091. Malachy P. Lyons, Jr., Esq., Referee.
Davidson Fink LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff
28 East Main Street, Suite 1700
Rochester, NY 14614-1990
Tel. 585/760-8218
Dated: February 23, 2017
SYO 4033
4X 3/24,31,04/07,14
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of FORMFICIENT LLC. Articles of organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/14/10. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 100 Belvedere Drive, Syosset, NY 11791. Purpose: Ecommerce.
SYO 4034
6X 03/24,31,04/07,14,21,28
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of formation of Cocobare, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/24/2017. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as 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: 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn NY 11228. The principal business address of the LLC is: 5 Noel Lane Jericho NY 11753. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.
SYO 4037
6X 03/24,31,04/07,14,21,28
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE SYOSSET CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Syosset Central School District, Nassau County, Syosset, New York will be held in the Auditorium of the South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, in said District on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items.
1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money that will be required for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
2. To discuss all the items here-
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inafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget and the Syosset Public Library’s budget for 2017-2018, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing time beginning Tuesday, May 2, 2017 except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Office of the District Clerk, South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York and at the Syosset Public Library, 225 South Oyster Bay Road, Syosset, New York between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, beginning on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. In addition, a copy of said School District budget will be available on the District website and to any resident in the District at each schoolhouse in the District in which school is maintained, during regular school hours and on days when school is in session, other than Saturday, Sunday or holidays.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report, prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Syosset Public Library will hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election, will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing
time, in the three (3) Election Districts, described below, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:
1.To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2017-2018 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
2.To present to the voters a proposition authorizing the Board of Education to expend the sum of $7,727,990.00 from the previously established “2014 Construction Capital Reserve Fund” for the purpose of performing the following capital improvements: District-wide fire alarm systems; Districtwide removal and replacement of storage tanks; District-wide removal/replacement of corridor wall glazing; District-wide replacement of interior doors; District-wide installation of security vestibules, together with all related electrical, plumbing, and construction work, all of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus and incidental costs related thereto.
3. To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for three (3) year terms commencing July 1, 2017, and expiring on June 30, 2020.
4. To adopt the annual budget of the Syosset Public Library for the fiscal year 2017-2018 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District.
5. To elect one (1) member of the Library Board of Trustees for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2017 and expiring on June 30, 2022.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education and member of the Library Board of Trustees shall be filed with the Office of the District Clerk of said School District in South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on Monday, April 17, 2017. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Office of the District Clerk; must be signed by at
least 38 qualified voters of the District (representing 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election of the Board of Education); must state the name and residence of each signer and, must state the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Library Board of Trustees shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. Such nominating petitions shall describe the specific vacancy upon the Library Board for which the candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Office of the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 38 qualified voters of the District (representing 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election of the Library’s Board of Trustees); must state the name and residence of each signer and, must state the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required, either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special District meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.
The Board of Registration will meet at Syosset High School on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon prevailing time, at H.B. Thompson Middle School on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. prevailing time and at South Woods Middle School on Monday, May 8, 2017 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law; to add any additional names to the register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such meeting Continued on page 18
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of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on Thursday, May 11, 2017, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, each day prior to the day set for the election, except Saturday, May 13, 2017 will be 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and closed on Sunday, and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at each of the three (3) separate election districts to prepare the register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in the year 2017 and any special District meetings that may be held after the preparation of said register (not including the election on May 16, 2017), at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said register is prepared, or any special District meeting held after May 16, 2017.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots are available on the District website and also are obtainable during school business hours from the Office of the District Clerk at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York. To obtain a ballot by mail, completed applications must be received by the Office of the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election. To obtain a ballot in person, the completed application must be delivered to the Office of the District Clerk no later than the day before
the election, Monday, May 15, 2017. Absentee ballots must be received by the Office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
A list of persons to whom the absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Office of the District Clerk on and after Thursday, May 11, 2017, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, each day prior to the day set for the election and on May 16, 2017, the day set for the election, except that hours for inspection on Saturday, May 13, 2017 will be 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the Office of the District Clerk will be closed on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Any qualified voter may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Office of the District Clerk of the Board of Education at South Woods Middle School, 99 Pell Lane, Syosset, New York, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, by Monday, April 17, 2017, except as to a question or proposition required by law to be stated in the published or posted notice of the meeting which shall be filed in sufficient time to permit notice of the proposition to be included with the Notice of the Public Hearing, Budget Vote and Election required by Section 2004 of the Education Law; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to Office of the District Clerk; must be signed by at least 97 qualified voters of the District (representing 5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election of the Board of Education); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful,
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or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election District are as follows:
Election District 13: Residents who live in the Robbins Lane and South Grove elementary school attendance zones will vote at Robbins Lane Elementary School, 157 Robbins Lane, Syosset, New York.
Election District 22: Residents who live in the A.P. Willits and Baylis elementary school attendance zones will vote at H.B. Thompson Middle School, 98 Ann Drive, Syosset, New York.
Election District 23: Residents who live in the Walt Whitman, Berry Hill and Village elementary school attendance zones will vote at Syosset High School, 70 Southwoods Road, Syosset, New York.
Ms. Francine Benjamin, District Clerk SYO 4039
4X 03/31,04/07,04/28,05/12
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on APRIL 6, 2017, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals:
BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
APPEAL NO. 77-346AMENDMENT SYOSSET
VINCENT VARISANO: (A) Amend Decision of Zoning Board of Appeals, dated October 19, 1977, in order to Amend the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to indicate a change in occupancy while still maintaining a Parent/Child relationship. (B) Extend the Special Use Permit to maintain an existing second kitchen in a one-family dwelling for use as a Parent/Child residence.
N/s/o Williams Ave., 70 ft. W/o Underhill Ave., a/k/a 4
Williams Avenue, Syosset, NY
APPEAL NO. 17-138
SYOSSET
NOAH HAGER: Variance to allow existing deck having less rear yard setback and exceeding maximum gross floor area than permitted by Ordinance.
W/s/o Split Rock Rd., 110.12 ft. S/o Church St., a/k/a 71 Split Rock Road, Syosset, NY
APPEAL NO. 17-139
SYOSSET
LUIS VALDERRUTEN:
Variance to construct enclosed porch exceeding maximum building coverage and having less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eave and gutters.
N/s/o Dorcas Ave., 150 ft. W/o Jackson Ave., a/k/a 8 Dorcas Avenue, Syosset, NY MARCH 27, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK
SYO 4040
1X 03/31
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Formation of Knaussvo Biomed LLC. Arts of Org filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/10/2017. Office location: NASSAU County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 86 Bounty Ln, Jericho NY 11753. Knaussvo is the U.S. sole agent of a innovative nanotech water treatment system, which has received several invention awards and medals across U.S., England, Germany, and Switzerland. Contact: info@ knaussvo.com
JNJ 7842
6X 02/24,03/03,10,17,24,31
SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU
EMIGRANT BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANKLONG ISLAND, Plaintiff against DAVID SACKLER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein on June 24, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at (CCP) Calendar Control Part Court Room of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY on April 18, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Jericho, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau,
State of New York, known and designated Section: 17 Block: 17 and Lot 4-Unit 142. Said premises known as 142 FOXWOOD DRIVE, JERICHO, NY
ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Jericho, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, known and designated Section: 17 Block: 15 and Lot: 22-Unit 198. Said premises known as 198 ALTA TERRACE, JERICHO, NY
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale.
We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Index Number 14697/2012.
GEORGE ESERNIO, ESQ., Referee
STAGG, TERENZI, CONFUSIONE & WABNIK, LLP
Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530 JNJ 7844
4X 03/17,24,31,04/07
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING FOR BUDGET VOTE, CAPITAL RESERVE PROPOSITIONS AND ELECTION FOR THE JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE JERICHO PUBLIC LIBRARY MAY 16, 2017 OF JERICHO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE is hereby given to the qualified voters of Jericho Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, that the annual budget and election vote meeting of said school district will be held in the Gymnasium of Jericho High School, Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.
NOTICE is hereby given that the public hearing on the proposed budget of the school district will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in the Little Theatre of Jericho High School, Cedar Swamp Road, Jericho, New York, at 7:30 P.M.
NOTICE is given that a copy of the statements of the amount of money required for the ensuing year for school purposes
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and library purposes may be obtained by any qualified voter in the District at each schoolhouse and at the Office of the District Clerk, between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. on each day other than Saturday, Sunday or holiday during the fourteen days immediately preceding such Budget Election Voting.
Voting will be held for the following purposes:
1. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2020 and one (1) member of the Board of Education for the balance of an unexpired term commencing May 16, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2019.
2. To vote upon the appropriation of funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for school purposes for the school year beginning July 1, 2017 and authorize the levy of necessary taxes therefore; said matter to be presented on the voting machines as Proposition No. 1.
3. To vote upon the expenditure from the Capital Reserve Fund known as ”Facilities Improvement Program II –Jericho Public Schools” said matter to be presented as Proposition No. 2 as follows: SHALL the Board of Education be authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $9,301,260 from the capital reserve fund known as “Facilities Improvement Program II – Jericho Public Schools” established on May 19, 2015 for the purpose of completing capital improvements as follows: District-wide repairs, replacements, upgrades, installations such as: flooring, ceiling and lighting, air handling and ventilation; Burner replacements at the Jackson and Cantiague Elementary Schools;
Air conditioning for Seaman Elementary School gymnasium; Replacement of exterior/ interior doors/frames/hardware at Jackson Elementary School; Replace exterior/interior doors/frames/hardware and install new cross corridor doors at Jericho High/Middle School; Demolish existing and construct new work/storage building at maintenance facility; Boiler and generator replacement and lighting/ plumbing/sanitary system/ masonry/asphalt replacement/ upgrades at the transportation and buildings and grounds facilities; Renovation of the home and careers science labs at the Jericho High/Middle School. All of the foregoing to include all labor, materials, equipment apparatus and incidental costs associated therewith.
4. To vote upon the establishment of a Capital Reserve Fund; said matter to be presented as Proposition No. 3 as follows: SHALL the Board of Education, pursuant to Education Law section 3651, be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund known as the “Facilities Improvement Program III –Jericho Public Schools” for the purpose of district-wide replacements, renovations, upgrades, reconstruction, additions, and remediation of: roofs, exhaust fans, windows, masonry, doors, stairs, elevators, ceilings, lightings, plumbing, boilers, burners, floors, walls, bathrooms, ADA compliance, classrooms, labs casework, cafeteria/kitchen, electrical service, HVAC units, air handling, unit ventilators, security, emergency generators, energy efficiency projects, additional new space/new building additions, site-work, pavement, curbs, sidewalks, courtyard, athletic fields, tennis courts, stadium lighting, bleacher/concession
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stands, playgrounds, lockers, locker room, gymnasium, pool, weight room, technology/communication, hazardous material remediation, bus garage, auditoriums, storage, furnishings and equipment incidental to said projects. The maximum amount of the aforesaid Capital Reserve Fund shall be $20 million, plus investment income. The term is to be 10 years; the funds are to be transferred from surplus monies remaining in the general fund and/ or from existing reserves as allowed by General Municipal and Education Law including a sum not to exceed $10 million from the 2016-2017 budget and thereafter not more than $10 million for each remaining year of the probable term until the maximum amount of $20 million is reached. Upon the establishment and funding of said reserve, the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee shall be directed to deposit monies of this reserve fund in a separate bank account to be known as the “Facilities Improvement Program III – Jericho Public Schools.” Upon the establishment and funding of said reserve, the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee shall be authorized to invest, from time to time, the monies of this fund pursuant to section 1723-a of the Education Law. Candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education may be nominated only by petition directed to the District Clerk signed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters, stating the name and residence of each candidate, who must have been a resident of the District for at least one year prior to election. Sample form of petition may be obtained from the District Clerk. Pursuant to a proposition heretofore adopted by the voters of this District,
vacancies upon the Board of Education shall not be considered separate, specific offices, and nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated. Each petition shall be filed with the District Clerk on or before April 17, 2017 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
NOTICE is given that the Annual Election of the Jericho Public Library will be held in the Gymnasium of the Jericho High School on Tuesday, MAY 16, 2017 between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. for the following purposes:
1. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees for a full term of five (5) years commencing July 1, 2017 and expiring June 20, 2022.
2. To vote upon the appropriation of funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the Public Library purposes for the school year beginning July 1, 2017 and authorize the levy of necessary taxes therefore, said matter to be presented on the voting machines as Proposition No. 4.
Candidates for the office of Library Trustee may be nominated only by petitions directed to the District Clerk, signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters, stating residence of each signed and the name and residence of each candidate. Each petition shall be filed with the District Clerk on or before April 17, 2017 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. The name of the last incumbent shall not be set forth on the petition for the Library Trustee.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that only persons who are qualified voters as of MAY 16, 2017 shall be permitted to vote at the election to be held on MAY 16, 2017 on matters affecting the School District and the Jericho Public Library,
as herein above set forth. A qualified voter is defined as follows: A citizen of the United States, who is eighteen (18) years of age or over, and has been a resident of the District for thirty (30) days or more next preceding the meeting on which he/she offers to vote. Persons disqualified from voting under provisions of Section 5-106 of the Election Law are not eligible to vote in school district elections.
The School District may require all persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law Section 2018c. Such form may include a driver’s license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency, the School District may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.
ABSENTEE BALLOTSApplication for an absentee ballot may be made at the Office of the District Clerk. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the day of the vote, if the ballot is mailed to the voter, or by the day before the day of the vote, if the ballot is delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk during regular business hours.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
William Ferro, President Barbara Krieger, Vice President Jill Citron
Daborah Lee
Gina Levy JNJ 7845
TWO GREAT SUMMER DAY CAMPS IN JULY
Presented by the
MUSIC ACADEMY OF
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MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER CAMP
Thursday, July 6 - Friday July 21st (Weekdays Only)
-Ages 8–17 (Open to all levels)
Join us for an exciting twelve days of singing, dancing, and acting. Your child will learn from our expert staff, who hold advanced degrees in music and have years of experience working in theater and music. The camp will culminate in a scenes concert. Kids will learn vocal technique, acting skills, choreography, how to read a musical score, and much more.
ROCK BANDS SUMMER CAMP
Monday July 24th - Friday July 28th• 9am - 3pm -Ages 8–17 (Open to all levels, all instruments and voice
Our Rock Bands Camp places your child into his or her own student rock band, each led by one of our world-class instructors. Throughout the camp week, kids learn about music, practice songs, and have fun preparing for a Friday concert.
45 NEW HYDE PARK RD, GARDEN CITY NY • 516-488-1008
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The Well Seasoned Chef is proud to introduce Culinary Camp 2017!
Our interactive, three day intensive culinary camp is perfect for your Junior Chef. Each child will learn culinary skills, knife skills, kitchen safety and etiquette as well as mastering new recipes.
Our 3 day long camps are Hands-On and include a full sit down lunch and recipe packet. Sophia Brivio, Executive Chef uses only the freshest, organic, and Locally Sourced Meat and Produce.
We buy everything fresh for each individual class and never use frozen meats, or vegetables! We are proud to be a NUT FREE Facility and accommodate many dietary restrictions and allergies. *Please Alert us AHEAD of time of any food allergies or restrictions*
SESSION ONE: July 18, 19, 20 10:00am-12:30pm
$225 per child KIDS AGES 8-12
Day 1: Knife Skills, Grilling, and Roasting
Day 2: Knife Skills, Saute’, Baking, Sauces
Day 3: Knife Skills, Braising, Baking, Plating
SESSION ONE: July 18, 19, 20 2:00pm-4:30pm
$225 per child TEENS AGES 13-16
Day 1: Knife Skills, Grilling, and Roasting
Day 2: Knife Skills, Saute’, Baking, Sauces
Day 3: Knife Skills, Braising, Baking, Plating
SESSION TWO: July 25, 26, 27 10:00am-12:30pm
$225 per child KIDS AGES 8-12
Day 1: Knife Skills, Grilling, and Roasting
Day 2: Knife Skills, Saute’, Baking, Sauces
Day 3: Knife Skills, Braising, Baking, Plating
SESSION TWO: July 25, 26, 27 2:00pm-4:30pm
$225 per child TEENS AGES 13-16
Day 1: Knife Skills, Grilling, and Roasting
Day 2: Knife Skills, Saute’, Baking, Sauces
Day 3: Knife Skills, Braising, Baking, Plating
SESSION THREE: August 1,2,3 10:00am12:30pm $225 per child KIDS AGES 8-12
Day 1: Knife Skills, Grilling, and Roasting
Day 2: Knife Skills, Saute’, Baking, Sauces
Day 3: Knife Skills, Braising, Baking, Plating
SESSION THREE: August 1,2,3 2:00pm-4:30pm
$225 per child TEENS AGES 13-16
Day 1: Knife Skills, Grilling, and Roasting
Day 2: Knife Skills, Saute’, Baking, Sauces
Day 3: Knife Skills, Braising, Baking, Plating
Spring Adult Co-Ed Badminton & Volleyball Programs
Spring is here and residents are invited to take part in the Town of Oyster Bay’s Summer Adult Co-Ed Badminton and Adult Co-Ed Volleyball Programs, according to Town Councilwoman Rebecca M. Alesia. The programs are open to those 18 and older and will be held at the Town of Oyster Bay Hicksville Athletic Center.
The volleyball program starts on Tuesday, April 4 and will be conducted on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The badminton program starts on Thursday, April 6 and will be held on Thursdays and Sundays from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Fridays from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The programs, which are 12 weeks in duration, are $75 for residents and $100 for non-residents. Proof of residency is required for the discount.
“The Adult Co-Ed Badminton Program and the Adult Volleyball Program provide a healthy and competi-
tive atmosphere for residents to enjoy throughout the springtime,” Councilwoman Alesia said. “ The beginning of spring makes for an ideal opportunity to increase your health as well as have fun while doing it. These programs not only offers residents health benefits but a social outlet for making new friends.”
Councilwoman Alesia noted that registration for both programs will take place at the Town of Oyster Bay Hicksville Athletic Center, 167 Broadway in Hicksville, on Tuesday, March 21 and Thursday, March 23 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. After these dates, registration will continue based on availability. Please note that the schedule may be subject to change and residents are encouraged to inquire about special holiday scheduling.
For further information, contact the Hicksville Athletic Center at (516) 7338418.
Bilingual town hall
a work in progress. Throughout the mid-March evening the crowd was welcoming and eager to listen, as Dr. Rogers narrated his two and a half years serving the Syosset Schools.
“I have come to love and appreciate this community’s diversity, not just it’s ethnic diversity but lots of diverse aspects. One of the things I appreciate most about the Syosset and Woodbury community is that it celebrates
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the diversity we have. I am very proud to be associated with that. One of the things we have been doing very recently is meeting with civic associations and PTA’s to talk about school facilities. I would like to share with you the same information we’ve discussed with those groups, and I thank Tim Lau (CAAS co-president) for being my Chinese tutor and starting to teach me six weeks ago, so I could learn the words to wish you all a happy Lunar New Year,” Dr. Rogers said, bringing on laughs.
basketball event benefits kids with autism
robin half court games on eight different basketball courts. There were assigned referees and scorekeepers for each game and parents and family members watched as the players sweated it out on the courts.
Resnick said since the inception of the event in 2008 he estimates that $900,000 has been raised to benefit organizations and programs for people with autism.
“For the first ten years we’ve been doing this all of the funds raised went to the Ascent School in Deer Park, for individuals with autism,” said Resnick. “This year the money we raise will be going to the Life’s WORC family Center for Autism (FCA.)”
He said that Joel and Debbie Levine,
Roslyn residents, who have two children with autism were instrumental in getting the FCA on board. One of the Levine’s children is also a student at the Center and they are both active supporters of the FCA.
Matthew Zebatto, Assistant Executive Director at the FCA, said that this is a grassroots event that is, “very well organized with good competition on the courts for a great cause.”
“The dynamics of this grassroots Jericho/Syosset effort is an excellent model for the way in which charity and giving can ignite and gain momentum to benefit many,” said Zebatto. “Justin (Resnick) deserves recognition for the unique legacy he has provided through Jericho High School.”
North Shore Synagogue celebrates Purim
Purim is a joyful holiday, and there was plenty of joy and celebration going on at North Shore Synagogue in Syosset over the Purim weekend! Purim celebrates the victory of the Jews over the evil Haman, advisor to Persian king Ahashverosh, thanks to the bravery of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai.
The weekend began with a packed special Shabbat service that included a wine and prayer “pairing.” Senior Rabbi Jaimee Shalhevet, Associate Rabbi Rachel Maimin and Cantor Kyle Cotler created thoughtful pairings of wines that related the delightful wines to the spirit of the prayers.
Following the service, the rabbis and cantor were joined by Religious School Principal Jacquelynn Golub and Nursery School Director Elizabeth Kessler for a wildly funny and entertaining Star Wars-themed shpiel, a play re-telling the Purim story. Darth Vader has nothing on Haman! Following the play, a festive Oneg of Hamantashen (triangle-shaped pastries, recollecting Haman’s 3-sided hat), fruit platters, ice cream and cookies was shared along with good conversation centered around the fun filled Star Wars performance.
Friday night was a prelude to Sunday. Students from our Religious School starred in an amazing performance of a Willy Wonka-themed shpiel. Following the shpiel, the party got started with our spectacular Purim Carnival. Families with kids of all ages from the congregation and the community enjoyed a festive carnival of games, prizes and activities. Face painting, air hockey, crafts, basketball and baseball games and inflatable bounce houses were a few of the many activities. Brotherhood sold hot dogs and drinks, and Carlyle Caterers, North Shore Synagogue’s new in-house caterers, provided bagels and coffee. Everyone took a chance at raffles to win prizes including over 60 gift bags, a bike, an Apple Watch, a Nintendo Switch and much more.
The diverse and fun filled activities of the Purim weekend celebration were captured in the many smiling faces and photographs that are now on the synagogue’s Facebook page (facebook. com/NorthShoreSynagogue). President Harvey Wiesenberg commented “the level of participation across the synagogue was outstanding and I am particularly gratified that so many of our youngest children and their parents were well represented during Sunday’s Purim events.”
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Families with kids of all ages enjoyed the bounce houses, crafts and games
The Purim committee along with Religious School Principal Jacquelynn Golub, teachers and teen and adult volunteers were key to this amazingly successful event. From left, Sondra Cardno, Janet Birnholz, Victoria Kessler and Shana Mink.
Thanks especially to teen volunteers
NSS’s clergy and staff
in full costume for
Willy Wonka-themed Purim Carnival. From right, Cantor Kyle Cotler, Religious School Principal Jacquelynn Golub, Nursery School Director Elizabeth Kessler, Associate Rabbi Rachel Maimin, Senior Rabbi Jaimee Shalhevet.
Stars of our Religious School Purim shpiel, with set decorations provided by our Nursery School students.
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