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Man arrested in Uber driver attack

Nassau County Police have arrested a Bethpage man in connection with an attack on a 40 year old Uber driver on November 26th.

According to detectives, the driver picked up two men and a woman in Melville to be driven to Bethpage. While driving south on the Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway in the vicinity of Old Country Road the driver was asked to stop at a store. When the driver refused to stop one passenger began punching him in the head. The driver continued driving and was ordered off the Plainview Road exit ramp in Bethpage and again was punched in his head multiple times in the vicinity of Prospect Street. The three passengers were let out and they fled on foot in an unknown direction. The driver called Second Precinct Police to respond. The victim was transported to a local hospital and was treated for swelling and bruising to his head.

On December 28th Nassau County Police arrested Christopher Antonacci, 22, of Bethpage, on Wednesday, for alleged Assault 3rd Degree and Harassment 2nd Degree.

Beyond the Stage helps kids become stars

By Gary Simeone

Plainview resident and mom of one, Shari Cali was sitting drinking coffee with a group of mothers last summer talking about the need for a local program that would help kids with their acting and singing skills. They all agreed that having to trek their kids to the city for classes was too much of a burden and that's how Beyond the Stage was born.

"There is definitely a need for something like this on Long Island for kids who are actively trying to be on Broadway, TV or film," said Cali, whose own 10 year old daughter, Zoe, is an aspiring singer that has already signed with an agent.

She said that Beyond the Stage is different than other programs in that it is an intensive acting program which allows kids to learn their craft and have fun at the same time."Each kid in the program has their own individual curriculum which gives a more personalized feel,"

Members of the Beyond the Stage acting group

said Cali. "We teach them everything from auditioning techniques, how to act at bookings and full auditions and even provide them with the necessary high resolution headshots and resumes."

Beyond the Stage is a year long program that offers kids, ages 8-17 a total of 12 classes and 4 workshops. Many of the classes include visits by industry professionals who help kids with their acting skills, vocal techniques and theatre auditions.

Just recently, Christy Altomare, star of the upcoming Broadway play, 'Anastasia' stopped by to help kids with their relaxation techniques when performing in front of a crowd.

Laura McKevitt, a student at Beyond the Stage, said she was excited to have the opportunity to work with Altomare and that it gave her a new perspective on singing.

"It was a really great experience

getting to work with her," said McKevitt. "She really taught me how to look at monologues and songs and stuff from different angles."

There are four in house teachers at Beyond the Stage with a variety of backgrounds to help kids hone their particular craft. They include an acting teacher who starred in 'Cinderella on Broadway,' a former youth talent agent, a dance choreographer and a vocal coach who is also a teacher at Plainview-Old Bethpage High School.

"We have kids here who already have agents and managers and have already done a few commercials and others who are just trying to get into the business," said Cali. "We also have kids who are just looking to study musical theatre in college."

More information can be found at beyondthestage.com

Christopher Antonacci

Attention - Parents of 4-Year-Olds

Parents who have a child/children residing in the Levittown School District and have attained the age of 4 years on or before Dec. 1, 2017 are invited to apply for admission, on behalf of their child, to the Universal PreKindergarten Program for the 2017-18 school year.

The program is a half-day program, which will be housed at one of the UPK providers beginning in September 2017 for 180 days through June 2018, roughly coinciding with the Levittown School District calendar.

The program has limited space and participants will be chosen during a random lottery selection process. A waiting list will be established to fill any vacancies that may arise.

All students must be potty trained by the start of school in September 2017.

If you are interested, please visit the website at www.levittownschools.com and follow the link indicated to fill in all the information. The interest form must be submitted no later than March 6, 2017. You will receive a confirmation email that it was received and then notification of when the drawing is being held. You do not need to be present during the drawing. Those selected in the random lottery process will be notified by email and receive a district registration packet in the mail in order for placement to be finalized.

This program is fully funded by a New York State Department of Education grant. All placements in the program are fully contingent upon the continued reauthorization of Universal Pre-Kindergarten grant.

For more information, please contact Arlene Mege at 516-434-7058.

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THE POLICE BLOTTER

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include:

At 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 27, a 34-year-old man from Farmingdale was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from a location on Old Country Road in Westbury.

Between 4 p.m. on December 1 and 7 a.m. the next morning, unknown subjects damaged vehicles that were parked in the driveway of a home on Jefferson Street in East Meadow.

At the Broadway Mall in Hicksville, a 20-year-old man from Elmont was arrested at 6 p.m. on December 1 and charged with possession of marijuana.

Between 5:30 p.m. on December 1 and 8:30 a.m. the next morning, a vehicle that was parked on Jackson Avenue in Mineola was damaged by being keyed.

A donation clothing bin in the parking lot of the St Bernard School in Levittown was stolen between 8 p.m. on December 1 and 2 p.m. the following day.

On December 2, between 12 and 6 a.m., an aluminum scaffold platform was stolen from a backyard on Bryant Street in Westbury.

Personal property was stolen from a location on Post Avenue in Westbury between 5:20 and 5:50 a.m. on Dec. 2.

At 6:30 p.m. on December 2, a 22-yearold woman from Garden City was arrested and charged with Shoplifting from the Target in Westbury.

At the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, a 41-year-old man from Brooklyn was arrested at 4 a.m.

Driving While Intoxicated.

At 8:30 a.m. on December 3, an unknown subject damage the rear left tail light of a vehicle that was parked on Switzerland Road in Hicksville.

n On Stratford Road in Plainview, a parked car was damaged, resulting in a shattered window at 5:20 p.m. on December 3.

At Eisenhower Park, located on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, a complainant has reported that unknown subjects caused damage to a lock on the playground building, sometime between 7 p.m. on December 3 and 9 a.m. the next morning.

n On California Avenue in Uniondale, a victim has reported that unknown subjects damaged his PVC fence at 10:45 p.m. on December 3.

At the Econo Lodge in Hicksville, a rental car was damaged between 12 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. on December 4.

At Buffalo Wild Wings in Westbury, a vehicle window was smashed and a back pack containing US currency was stolen at 6:30 p.m. on December 4.

On Westbury Avenue in Mineola, a 23-year-old man from that town was arrested and was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana at 8:15 p.m. on December 4.

At 10:50 p.m. on December 4, a 33-yearold man from Westbury was arrested at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Corporate Drive in Westbury. He was charged with Criminal Possession of Marijuana.

Compiled by Kate and Meg Meyer

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Gingerbread houses at Burns School

Third-graders at Burns Avenue Elementary School in the Hicksville Public School District built gingerbread

houses as a festive precursor to the holiday break. The students used ingredients such as graham crackers, icing and

Burns third-graders making gingerbread houses.

Starburst candy to construct their edible and colorful masterpieces. Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public School District. Sharing building techniques.

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This historic and beautifully updated 30 room Town of Alfred, Maine treasure has 4 sunny, spacious, and fully updated apartments that rent easily. In fact, this fall with one ad we had 3 units rented in 72 hours! (12 qualified applicants)

In addition to the 4 apartments, the Beehive offers 7 flexible retail/professional units.

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At full rent, the Beehive gross is $82,000 And is attractively priced at $449,000

Alfred ME is 4.5 hours from Long Island, all highway. Alfred is a warm, vital and sophisticated town with most of the Center Village having Federal Historic designation. As one of the most historic and oldest buildings in Center Village, the Beehive and its owner are much lauded. There is no historic designation requirements imposed on the building.

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Getting beyond Politics

BY BOB MORGAN, JR.

As President-elect Trump prepares to take office, this is likely to be a very contentious time in politics. The Republican-controlled Congress, generally supported by the new President, will almost certainly take broad action on a variety of fronts. Likely early actions will include some form of repeal of Obamacare, a tax reduction plan, undoing many of President Obama’s recent regulations and confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice. Indeed, the legislative pace will probably be comparable to other periods of rapid movement such as 1965, 1981, 1995 and 2009-10. And then will come possible consideration in Congress of truly controversial legislation on immigration and/ or a border wall and trade issues.

However, the purpose of this piece is to not to analyze, defend or attack these potential legislative actions, which I’m sure will be discussed in future columns. Rather, I think a little perspective may be in order as we enter a particularly argumentative period.

I have followed politics closely for over a half a century (yes, I’m old) the way some people follow sports. I can give anyone interested (probably a very limited number of people) a fairly detailed analysis of every presidential and off year election going back to 1960 and have looked closely at many of the previous contests as well. As anyone who reads this column knows, I regularly write on politics, devoting at least half of my pieces to political topics.

And while politics may seem a strange spectator sport, there is at least some substance involved. In addition to being an interesting study in human dynamics, politics is clearly more important in the real world, than, say, baseball. The actions of government, which is run by politicians, do affect our lives. Many of us remit significant percentages of our income to federal, state and local authorities and receive a variety of services and what politicians do on both the revenue and services side make a different. Our national politicians have the power to put our nation at war. Even what politicians say matters in

setting tone and attitude.

But what I am here to say is that, no matter how strongly you are interested in politics and no matter where you stand on Donald Trump, politics isn’t everything.

I’m sure we are likely to hear from Democratic opponents of Mr. Trump that his every proposal is in furtherance of an agenda that is grounded on protecting his rich cronies, if not on racism and intolerance and that he will be victimizing minorities, women, immigrants, the poor, among many other groups, as well as despoiling the environment. Of course, Mr. Trump’s supporters will claim that his initiatives are being obstructed by liberal ideologues who are seeking to expand already bloated government and divide the nation further into constituent groups.

What I am suggesting is not that all these points of view be ignored, but rather that we don’t wall each other off from people whose political perspective may differ from their own.

The 63 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump were individuals seeking a change, not mostly bigots, racists, homophobes, ignorant people, angry white males or poorly educated rural folk. Indeed, according to exit polls, Mr. Trump carried such diverse groups as white women, white college graduates and all suburbanites, while improving on Mitt Romney’s 2012 GOP performance among Hispanic and African American voters. And obviously, Hillary Clinton’s support went way beyond liberal ideologues, public employee union members or people seeking government largesse.

As I said last week, I believe that what unites us is greater than what divides us, and by that I mean that it is worth associating with people with different political outlooks, and that we can learn from each other. Indeed, there are many other ways to find commonality and mutual interests that do not involve politics. The next few months may test our sense of unity, but I believe that we can and will rise above our differences.

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GAP Program

Annual Holiday Party

Oyster Bay Town Councilman Joseph G. Pinto (back row center) recently attended the Town of Oyster Bay’s Annual Group Activities Program (GAP) Holiday Party at the Town of Oyster Bay’s Syosset-Woodbury Community Center. The fun-filled event was generously sponsored by the Syosset Rotary Club. The GAP program is administered by the Handicapped Services Division of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Department of Community and Youth Services. Councilman Pinto, a longtime advocate of GAP, stressed the importance of the program and thanked the staff and supporters for their dedicated efforts throughout the year. “This program, which is offered at both north and south shore locations in the Town, provides a unique social-recreational experience for developmentally disabled town residents in a well supervised setting and is an important outlet for both participants and parents alike,” Councilman Pinto said. “I appreciate everyone’s dedicated efforts toward making this program a resounding success.”

Hicksville resident completes military training

Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General of New York, recently announced the service accomplishment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their initial commitment to serve community, state and nation.

Pvt. Nicholaos Neofytides from Hicksville, completed the Army’s rigorous basic combat training and advanced individual training, culminating with a ceremony held December 4 at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center in Farmingdale to mark start of training with their new unit, the Company D, 1-69th Infantry.

The ceremony marks their completion of the National Guard Recruit Sustainment Program, a preparatory training program that provides new recruits with training, lessons and skills

to excel at their initial military training. The soldiers will now embark on their traditional National Guard service to state and nation as part time citizen soldiers.

“The hand off ceremony marks the introduction of our new soldiers to their unit and receiving new shoulder insignia, highlighting the start of their military service here in New York to serve state and nation,” German said. “I congratulate these Soldiers for their initial accomplishments in training as their first milestone of a career as a citizen soldier.”

“Every soldier or airman in every unit across our state plays an important role in defending our homeland and serving our nation. We welcome these newest citizen soldiers as part of our New York National Guard family.”

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Your Voice Has Been Heard

The LIRR Expansion Project to build a Third Track on the Main Line will now include:

The Elimination of 7 Grade Crossings, increasing safety, decreasing local traffic, & eliminating 3,000 daily train horn blasts

2300 New Parking Spaces

Massive Upgrades to Five Stations

Lengthened, Heated Platforms with Advanced Technology

Sound Walls to Reduce Noise & Vibration

Construction Accommodations

No Residential Acquisitions

Increased Property Values

January 2

Sign up for the Adult Winter Reading Group at the Bethpage Public Library, beginning January 2 and running through March 24, 2017

January 3

Yoga With Joe Cilmi series begins today at 5:30 p.m. and will continue at the Hicksville Public Library on Tuesdays through March 21. Please register in advance.

January 4

The Hicksville Public Library will hold a class on "Zumba" at 6 p.m. as part of the series that began on December 21 and will run through Feb. 1.

January 5

The Bethpage Public Library's Morning Yoga class will begin today at 9:15 a.m. for beginners and at 10:30 a.m. for intermediate students. Advanced registration for the eight-week series is necessary.

"Knitting @ The Library", with instructor Marie DiPrimo, will begin today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library. The series will continue for eight sessions.

"Seniorobics" will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 1 p.m. as part of the series that began on December 1 and runs Thursdays at the same

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time through February 16.

"Simply Stronger" will be held at 2 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library. A class on "Intermediate Yoga" will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library.

January 9

"Active Fit", sessions will be held at the Bethpage Public Library from either 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. or 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Please sign up in advance to attend.

The Hicksville Public Library will offer a "Tiny Tots Storytime" in the Children's Room at 11 a.m.

Mindy Vasta will be at the Bethpage Public Library at 11:45 a.m. to lead a group exercise class entitled "Simply Stonger".

"Simply Stretch", a program to strengthen your core, will be held at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m.

Evening Yoga classes will begin for the winter series today at 6:45 p.m. at the Bethpage Public Library for beginners and at 8 p.m. for intermediates. The series consists of eight sessions. Please register in advance.

January 10

Children ages 3 to 5 are invited to attend "Preschool Storycraft" at the Hicksville Public Library at 11 a.m.

"How To Create An Online Dating Profile", presented by Shazia Naderi

Plainview agent recognized for outstanding volunteer-ism

Allstate agency owner Edward Lehmann received two Agency Helping Hands in the Community Awards for his commitment to helping others. These awards earned the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the United Way of Long Island, where Lehmann volunteers, each a $1,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation.

"The National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the United Way of Long Island each truly make a difference in the Nassau county community," Lehmann said. "These grant funds will help these organizations continue to improve the lives of many people in the surrounding area. I am inspired by the work that they have accomplished and I am proud to be a part of their efforts."

Edward Lehmann

and providing financial resources to enable local organizations to help others. The Agency Helping Hands in the Community Award celebrates that spirit of service.

"Commitment to our communities is a natural extension of what we do every day - protecting people from life's uncertainties and preparing them for the future," said Don Rubbo, New York Regional Sales Leader. "With support from The Allstate Foundation, Edward Lehmann, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the United Way of Long Island make Nassau county a better, happier place to live."

and Crystal Toscano, will be held at the Bethpage Public Library at 2 p.m. "Yoga" classes begin today at 5:30 p.m. and will run on Tuesdays through 5:30 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library.

At 7:15 p.m. at the Hicksville Public Library, a "Creative Art" class will be held with Tina Geller today and on January 17.

January 11

"Family Fun Time" at the Hicksville Public Library begins today and runs for two additional weeks for children ages 1 1/2 to 5 years of age.

The Hicksville Public Library will hold two "Studio Art" class sessions, today and on January 18, both at 7:15 p.m.

January 12

The Bethpage Public Library will hold two Yoga sessions with Marie DiPrimo on Thursdays. Beginners will meet at 9:15 a.m. and Intermediates will meet at 10:30 a.m.

"How To Create An Online Dating Profile", presented by Shazia Naderi and Crystal Toscano, will be held at the Bethpage Public Library at 7:30 p.m.

January 13

The Hicksville Public Library hosts "PlayHooray" for children ages 6 to 18 months, with their caregivers, at 10 a.m. each Friday on January 13, 20 and 27.

January 14

Town of Oyster Bay will offer a special musical program entitled "World of Wonder" featuring Leland Faulkner at the Hicksville Public Library at 2 p.m.

January 16

Children in grades Kindergarten through 5th can attend a craft program at the Hicksville Public Library to create a "Kooky Tissue Holder" at 9:15 a.m. Advanced registration is required

January 20

Join a "Time For Kids" for preschool children ages 3 to 5 years old at the Hicksville Public Library at 1:30 p.m. The focus will be on a popular character, Pete the Cat.

January 21

Miss Lupe teaches Intermediate Spanish at 11 a.m. and Beginner Spanish, both at the Hicksville Public Library.

January 31

The Hicksville Public Library begins a series of three classes for children ages 1 1/2 through 4 years old on Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m.

"Jump For Joy" encourages the children to play along with popular songs.

Compiled by Meg Meyer

Allstate agents and employees have a proud history of putting their good hands to work in supporting New York communities, promoting volunteerism

The Allstate Foundation awards more than $1 million every year to nonprofit organizations across the country in honor of dedicated Allstate agency owners who give back. To be eligible for nomination, Allstate agency owners must volunteer with, mentor or lead a nonprofit of their choice.

Mario Fracassa, MD Eric Sigler, MD Chad Hummel, MD

Daniel Garibaldi, MD

Ronald J. LoPinto, MD

Old Country Road's Super Speller

Old Country Road Elementary School fifth-grader Maya Suzuki won the school's annual spelling bee by correctly spelling championship word "insulin." The runner-up was fifth-grader Jason Mathew. Suzuki will compete at the region-

al level at Hofstra University in February against students from schools across Long Island.

Hicksville Historical Society hosts Town Historian

On Tuesday evening, November 22, the Hicksville Historical Society hosted a presentation by Town of North Hempstead Historian, Howard Kroplick, at

Hicksville Public Library titled “The Incredible Vanderbilt Cup Races on Long Island: The Role of Hicksville.” Kroplick is a leading scholar on the Vanderbilt Cup Races and Long Island Motor Parkway. Attendees were treated to an extensive history of the Vanderbilt Cup and Hicksville’s part in the races held in 1904, 1909 and 1910.

Through photos from the private archives of William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. and an assortment of “Vanderbilia,” including flags used in the races, Kroplick illustrated the rise and fall of the Vanderbilt Cup and its strategic location in the heart of the Hempstead Plains. At Kennedy Park, the Society also participated in the tree lighting, hosting its own tree. Past President Bob Koenig and his wife, Jessica, did the decoration.

The Hicksville Historical Society’s next event will be a Winter Social on Sunday, January 22 at 1:30 p.m. at Hicksville Public Library. It will feature a presentation by two leading citizens on the history of two of Hicksville’s long-standing organizations, Hicksville Community Council and Boys & Girls Club. For more information write hickshistsoc@aol.com.

Bob Koenig Decorates a Christmas tree at Kennedy park for the Hicksville Historical Society

All Old Country Road students who participated in the first round of the school's spelling bee.

Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools

Society president Derek Stadler and Howard kroplick

Mount Snow’s First Ever Devin Logan Experience Provides Template for New Women’s Programs

BY KAREN RUBIN

Mount Snow resort was abuzz – Olympic freestyle skiing silver medalist and hometown hero Devin Logan was back on the mountain where she learned to ski and compete. But what may not have been so obvious was the group of women trailing along with her.

I was one of the lucky ladies who got to hang with Devin during Mount Snow’s first-ever “Devin Logan Experience,” a two-day women’s ski camp which Mount Snow hopes to be the model for future women’s ski clinics.

What is it like to hang out with an Olympic silver medalist? Well, if it’s a delightful person like Devin Logan, the freestyle skier who won her silver medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi and now lives in Park City, Utah, back home at Mount Snow in West Dover, Vermont, to spend Christmas with her family, it is sheer fun.

Mount Snow’s first-ever Devin Logan Experience was designed as a laid-back women’s ski camp – instruction from Mount Snow’s top female instructors - with all the extras of a ladies’ outing (fine dining, a massage at the NatureSpa at the Grand Summit Hotel, VIP access to lifts, parking, ski storage). We skied with Devin, enjoyed fantastic meals with her (at one, she brought her medal so we could hold it and pose with it if we wanted), picked up some warm-up exercise tips from her, met her Mom and boyfriend,

Travis Jayner (the short track speed skater who was on the 2010 US Olympic Team in Vancouver, winning bronze in the 5000 meter relay with teammates Apolo Ohno, JR Celski, Jordan Malone and Simon Cho ).

The other ladies in our intimate group were long-time Mount Snow season passholders – from Long

Island, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey – whose kids and grandkids have come through Mount Snow’s various academies, training and development programs and some who have gone on to competitive skiing and professional sports as well.

Barbara Hyde, for example, who wanted to be called “Granny,” boasts

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three generations who have been coming to Mount Snow. Barbara says that she only learned to ski at age 21, when she met the man she would marry who was an avid skier, so she had to become one, too. But her kids and grandkids were able to start skiing at a young age and have

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become serious in the sports.

Her granddaughter, who joined us for some of our time, is a friend of Devin’s from being in the same Mount Snow development program and competitions, but her competitive career was cut short after an injury; now she is going to school to become a sports psychologist, she tells me.

On our first morning, after checking in for the program, we all headed up the mountain to ski together for First Tracks, before the lifts officially opened at 8 am (okay, I was rusty – this was my first time out this season while the other ladies had already had several days) for a few runs before breakfast together in the lovely ballroom of the slopeside Grand Summit Hotel.

Then we were back on the slopes for more runs, with Devin and some of

Mount Snow’s ski pros.

Watching Devin ski is a marvel and an inspiration. “She’s like a rubber band,” says “Granny” (aka Barbara Hyde).

When the group got to the Carinthia area - the East’s top-ranked park and one of the largest in the East taking up a whole mountain face, 100 acres and offering 97 features (and counting, since they add new features almost daily)Devin demonstrated a few of her tricks. It’s clear that having access to such a facility set her on her path, which you can see replicated in the development program for young kids.

To Mount Snow regulars, Devin is a hometown hero – you should see the expressions on the youngest kids’ faces as they were getting ready to get on the lift for their training programs, when they recognize Devin.

The program is designed as a Women’s

ski clinic, and the pro of Mount Snow’s pros, Maureen Drummey, stopped periodically on the mountain to give us pointers and techniques. “Visualize your foot as part of the ski,” she tells us at one point. “Visualize you have no bindings,” she says at another (an excellent thought in the larger scheme of things).

Hanging With Devin

Back at lunch, it was interesting to chat about how Devin got to where she is.

Devin is originally from Oceanside, Long Island. The youngest of five children, she started skiing at age 2, joining the Mount Snow competition program at age 6. She said that she had been traveling around to competitions with her mom to watch her two older brothers and her mom told her if she was going to watch, she might as well be competing.

“I had to keep up with my older brothers” who today are professional extreme skiers and filmmakers, she tells me.

She moved with her Mom to West Dover to train more intensively when she was 13. “I wanted to take my ski career to the next level.”

She progressed through racing and moguls before moving on to big air and then halfpipe and slopestyle. She’s a double-threat, competing in both halfpipe and slopestyle (she missed the halfpipe Olympic team in 2014 by one spot, the Olympics where she won her silver in slopestyle, but hopes to make both teams for 2018).

D-Lo” as her friends call her, not only has an Olympic slopestyle silver medal,

but five overall AFP titles (including 2016), an X Games silver medal and dozens of times on the Dew Tour, World Cup and Grand Prix podiums.

She brings her silver medal so we can hold it, pose with it (it is really bulky and heavy). Clearly she has brought it around a lot because it has a surprising number of knicks.

Just being with her piques my interest about her sport. Does she watch the other competitors and decide to throw in a different trick in order to win more points?

I learn that in slopestyle, you don’t win points for specific tricks, as they do now in figure skating, where each element has a certain value (a change in scoring that was meant to overturn the extreme subjectivity of judging).

I ask if there is pressure to throw in some extra trick to get extra points, and she explains, “You are constantly innovating. There are seven features on the course – rails and jumps – different options. You can take a different route, mix and mingle, make your routine to your standard, make it unique – there are no guidelines of tricks. You do what you like but you cater to judges. Every course is different – when you see the course, you devise your routine.

I ask how she acquires new skills. Is there is a lot of painful trial and error before you nail a new routine?

She tells us that she learns new techniques on the trampoline and water ramps. “There are steps to take to build confidence, know you can do the trick. It’s about confidence and muscle memory.

There is also air-bag training on snow – where they cut the half pipe and put an air bag.

“There’s no room for error on the half pipe. There’s only so much room to land. It’s the same take off, but you land on an air bag.”

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I ask whether she modifies her routine in competition after seeing other competitors, in order to score higher.

She says that unlike many of the other competitors, she likes watching the other competitors “so I know what I have to do.” But they get to see each others’ tricks during training so they know what they are up against.

Unlike figure skating, where each element has a point value, in freestyle, the tricks are n ot individually scored –the whole performance gets a ranking.

Devin’s story follows several other Mount Snow alums, like Eliza Outtrim, an Olympic mogul skier, who has been on the US ski team for 10 years and came in 4th at Sochi.

It’s a credit to Mount Snow that several Olympians have emerged from the development programs here, a testament, too to the facilities.

Indeed, Carinthia, which is now the top-ranked terrain park in the East, originally was its own ski resort which Mount Snow acquired. It takes up a whole mountain face – 100 acres – with 97 features.

“The size of the park, the caliber of the park, turns out great athletes,” says Jamie Storrs, Mount Snow’s Communications Manager.

And this great area will be getting

even better: Mount Snow just got $52 million in funding which will go toward building a new 28,000 sq. ft. lodge at Carinthia (the current one will remain open during construction of the new one), plus 120 million gallon reservoir which will provide 200% more water for snowmaking than now and enable Mount Snow to have half of its terrain open on the first day of the season.

Mount Snow supported and sponsored Devin in those early years and Carinthia continues to sponsor her. And now Devin is returning the favor – one of the reasons she is part of this experience. She has organized a Silent Auction - ski equipment and such –with the money raised going to help a young skier with their travel expenses to competitions.

Waiting at the Bluebird Express lift, a wonderful six-pack detachable chair with a bubble covering (blue plexiglass) to protect you from the elements as you whisk up to the top of the mountain, all the kids recognize Devin. Many of them are in Mount Snow’s Grommet program for 12 and under– that starts them learning how to ski freestyle and compete as early as six.

Devin was part of the program when she was growing up – winning it in 2003 and 2004. Today, there is the first of three Grommet Jams, where 100

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kids, 6-12 years old from throughout the Northeast, get coaching and then compete.

Devin came by in the afternoon to meet with the Grommets, to show off her silver medal and provide inspiration and encouragement.

I had a chance to see how these youngsters train during my visit to Mount Snow – it is really incredible, to see kids as young as six (or younger still), in their racing bibs with their coaches.

The 15-week seasonal development program is designed for skiers and riders 6 to 18 years old. Participants are matched with a coach based on their area of interest and ability level. One coach oversees a group of kids whose skills and abilities complement each other. The same coach works with them on a weekly basis, The Development Program provides the personalized attention of working with the same coach each session and the group confidence of learning with familiar faces. The program is also an environment in which the participants are able to have fun and form lasting friendships.

Our second day, we have time to get in a couple of runs before we meet

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BY CLAIRE LYNCH

I’ve noticed a trend in recent years. Newscasters delivering the news on TV, who are professionals in the media world, are increasingly careless in terms of their word usage. I often hear them say something like, “A group of politicians are going to try to enact a law on …”

Two other examples are “It turned out perfect” and “If it was up to me.” The correct way to say these three sentences is: “A group of politicians is going to try to enact a law on …,” “It turned out perfectly” and “If it were up to me.”

I also must add that the word “shoulda” is not a word. “Should have” is a perfectly good way to say “I should have done something.” My computer’s spell check picked up on that but so many times I hear newscasters and politicians use that word. To me, hearing it is like hearing nails on a chalkboard. So is something like “That story was about you and I.” No, actually, it was “About you and me.” Those prepositions get people every time.

Too often people say something like “None of the stories sound good to me.” The proper way is to say “None of the stories sounds good to me” (none

sounds good) since none is singular.

Just like people, things change and new words constantly enter the American English lexicon, that is, the daily language, all the time. Some examples are such words as “googled” as in I looked something up on Google, “friended” as in I recently friended someone on Facebook and “retweet” as in to repost or forward a message posted on Twitter.

Another example is “jeggings” which are a type of stretchy jeans for women. It’s interesting but sometimes I long for the good old days when jeans were jeans and denim was denim and we had much better choices of shows to watch on TV such as “Leave It to Beaver,” “Gilligan’s Island” and “Get Smart” (amusing for kids anyway!) and much better written and acted movies such as “The Great Gatsby” and “The Wizard of Oz,” two of my all-time favorites. I also must confess that sometimes I long for the good old days when as far as I remember, most people didn’t make verbs out of nouns (googling vs. Google) and TV anchors such as Walter Cronkite, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley spoke well on TV and always seemed to use proper English. How refreshing!

I say this not just to let off steam but

as someone who has a master’s and Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and

BY TOM MARGENAU

It has been my custom for most of the past 18 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the Social Security changes and updates scheduled to take place the following year.

Almost all Social Security beneficiaries are familiar with the most popular and publicized upcoming change: the increase in monthly benefit checks for 2017 due to the automated costof-living adjustment. In fact, Social Security recipients have probably already received a letter from the Social Security Administration telling them of the expected increase. I know my wife and I got our notices.

All Social Security checks are going up 0.3 percent in 2017. The COLA is based on something called the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. This is the official measuring stick SSA has used to determine COLAs for the past 44 years. If you want to learn more about this measure, check out the website of the folks who maintain it: the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

I always dread mentioning COLAs in this column because every single time I do, I am flooded with emails from readers complaining that the increase is not enough. (Maybe not unexpectedly, not once in 18 years has anyone ever written to me to say that the COLA increase was too high!)

Yet here’s the rub: Many economists and social planners believe Social Security COLAs are too generous! (I’ve explained why in past columns, but don’t have the space to get into that argument today.) That’s why most discussions of long-range reform for Social Security include proposals to reduce cost-of-living increases.

Due to these increases, the average monthly retirement check will be $1,360 in 2017, a $5 increase from the 2016 level. The maximum Social Security check for a worker retiring at age 66 next year will be $2,687, compared to $2,639 in 2016. (I know that is more than a 0.3 percent increase. The reason why is too complicated to explain here.) And please note that $2,687 is the maximum for someone turning 66 next year. That does not mean it is the maximum Social Security payment anyone can receive. There are millions of Social Security beneficiaries who get much more than that, primarily because they work well past age 66.

And I must mention that I am not going to get into the muddled mess involving Medicare Part B premiums. (They are usually deducted from Social Security checks.) It’s a topic I’ve discussed in past columns, and no doubt will do in future columns. Suffice it to say, for some people, their premiums will go up, possibly negating the small 0.3 COLA increase. For others, they will stay the same.

Social Security Update for 2017

Another measuring stick, called the national wage index, is used to set increases to other provisions of the law that impact Social Security beneficiaries and taxpayers. Specifically, this includes increases in the amount of wages or self-employment income subject to Social Security tax, the amount of income needed to earn a quarter of coverage and the Social Security earnings penalty limits.

The Social Security taxable earnings base will go up from $118,500 this year to $127,200 in 2017. In other words, people who earn more than $127,200 next year will no longer have Social Security payroll taxes deducted from their paychecks once they hit that threshold. This has always been a very controversial provision of the law. (Bill Gates pays the same amount of Social Security tax as his plumber!) Normally, I would bet my next pension check that any eventual Social Security reform package would include an increase in that wage base. But now with the anti-tax Republicans controlling both houses of Congress and the White House, I’m not so sure.

Most people need 40 Social Security work credits to be eligible for monthly benefit checks from the system. In 2016, people who were working earned one credit for each $1,260 in Social Security taxable income. But no one earns more than four credits per year. In other words, once you made $5,040, your Social Security record has been credited with the maximum four credits or quarters of coverage. Next year, the one credit limit goes up to $1,300, meaning you will have to earn $5,200 in 2017 before you get the maximum four credits assigned to your Social Security account.

People under age 66 who get Social Security retirement or survivor’s benefits but who are still working are subject to limits in the amount of money they can earn and still receive all their Social Security checks. That limit was $15,720 this year and will be $16,920 in 2017. For every two dollars a person earns over those limits, one dollar is withheld from his or her monthly benefits.

There is a higher earnings threshold in the year a person turns 66 that applies from the beginning of the year until the month the person turns 66. (The income penalty goes away once a person reaches that full retirement age.) That threshold goes up from $41,880 in 2016 to $44,880 next year.

A couple other Social Security provisions are also impacted by inflationary increases. For example, people getting disability benefits who try to work can generally continue getting those benefits as long as they are not working at a “substantial” level. In 2016, the law defined substantial work as any job paying $1,130 or more per month. Next year, that substantial earnings level

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

increases to $1,170 monthly. Finally, the Supplemental Security Income basic federal payment level for one person goes up from $733 this year to $735 in 2017. SSI is a federal welfare program administered by SSA, but it is not a Social Security benefit. It is paid for out of general revenues, not Social Security taxes.

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Our second day, we have time to get in a couple of runs before we meet up with Devin who shares some of her

so many season holders for generations from Long Island, New York metro area, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey: Mount Snow, the most southerly major Vermont resort, is the

warm-up fitness exercises, and then are out skiing again before we come back in for lunch.

In the afternoon, we have the opportunity to ski with Maureen Drummey to pick up more ski tips and techniques.

This is template for future women’s clinics, possibly organized around other sports celebrities or sports figures associated with Mount Snow (several Olympians have come from here). It’s not just a ski lesson, but the casual camaraderie that makes it relaxed and fun, with an entire atmosphere created around the meals. (The relaxation massage at NatureSpa at the Grand Summit helps, too.) It’s an unusual turnabout for these ladies, who are more used to sending off their kids and grandkids into development programs.

Though each of them had been coming to Mount Snow for years, they had never met before, and now were exchanging numbers to meet up to ski together.

Most Southerly Vermont Major Resort

There is a good reason why there are

closest drive, just 20 miles off I-91. Founded in 1954 by National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame member, Walter Schoenknecht, today Mount Snow is owned by Peak Resorts which

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of 2007.

Mount Snow offers 589 skiable acres across four mountain faces, 1700’ vertical drop, snowmaking on 472 acres, 85 trails of which 12 are easy (green) including long rambling greens from the top, 54 intermediate (blue) trails, and 14 advanced/expert, glades, 10 terrain parks and half pipe. It’s an easy mountain to navigate (excellent signage which I appreciate) and 20 lifts.

Skiers are whisked up to the mountain top on the fast six-pack detachable Bluebird Express bubble, traveling the distance in absolute comfort no matter the weather, wind or blowing snow.

Mount Snow is designed as a selfcontained resort with slopeside condos, the famous Snow Lake Lodge (a European style inn which affords incredible ski/stay value packages), and a gorgeous, slopeside luxurious Grand Summit Hotel with full-service NatureSpa, fitness center, outdoor heated, lap-sized pool (with indoor entry), two hot tubs, an arcade room, and restaurant with bar, plus ballrooms and meeting facilities, and lovely fireside sitting areas. The Grand Summit is steps away from the main base lodge and the Bluebird Express chairlift.

The Mount Snow regulars love the homey feeling.

Last season, Vermont had a dismal season for snow, so this season, Mount Snow is making up for it – slashing the price of its season pass which for the first time provides access to all six Peaks resorts that include Hunter Mountain in New York’s Catskills, Attitash and Wildcat Mountain in New Hampshire, Big Boulder and Jack Frost in Pennsylvania (see www.peakresorts. com/our-resorts).

(Other ways to save: the earlier you purchase your lift ticket, the cheaper it is; you can purchase at Liftopia.com as well as online at moutsnow.com. Also, the Snow Lake Lodge has unbelievable specials, as low as $69 for a ski-and-stay

package that is essentially cheaper than a lift ticket.)

And by Christmas, the resort had already had more snow than all of last season, with a major dump expected to blanket the mountain in time for New Year’s.

More to Do

There are regular concerts at the Snow Barn within Mount Snow as well as a lift-served snow tubing hill.

Just down the road, there are various restaurants (my favorite is The Silo, in West Dorset on Rte 100) and shops on the way to Wilmington six miles away.

And for some interesting things to do:

Husky Works Mushing Company offers dog sled adventures through scenic winter landscapes for ages 6+. (Reservations required. 9 minute drive from Mount Snow. 5189 VT-100,

Wardsboro, VT 05355, 802-896-3478, www.huskyworks.com

Adams Farm, a working 7-generation farm, has offered afternoon and evening traditional Vermont sleigh rides pulled by a team of heavy draft horses since 1980. Sleigh rides are scheduled days and evenings as well as special sleigh rides for Christmas Eve, New Years, Full Moons, and Valentine’s Day. Each sleigh ride lasts approximately 1.5 hours and takes you through the Vermont countryside to an old log cabin for hot chocolate and music by the woodstove. (Reservations are required and sleigh rides are weather-permitting,12-minute drive from Mount Snow, 15 Higley Hill Rd Wilmington, Vermont 05363, 802-4643762, www.adamsfamilyfarm.com.

Mount Snow is a premier four season resort that in warm seasons, offers extensive downhill

mountain biking , golf at the acclaimed Mount Snow Golf Club as well as flexible wedding and conference facilities.

Mount Snow, 39 Mount Snow Road, West Dover, VT 053561, 800-245-SNOW, www.mountsnow.com.

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Montpelier, VT – Ski Vermont is pairing with partners in Vermont and across the country to provide great programs and incentives to get on the slopes this season. Long time skiers and riders, as well as those looking to learn a snowsport for the first time can win great prizes like lift tickets to Vermont resorts, skis from Rossignol

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Longtime participants in the national Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month initiative, Vermont resorts offer $49 beginner packages during the month of January. Ski Vermont also offers the Take 3 Pass this season, which includes 3 beginner lessons

for just $129. Ten participants in this program are eligible to receive a pair of Rossignol skis or a Burton snowboard at the end of the season.

Ski Vermont aims to reward already established Vermont-loving skiers and snowboarders this season with the new Bring-a-Friend program and the 2016-17 Season Scavenger Hunt.

For those that want to introduce a friend or family member to skiing or snowboarding, they simply need to refer them (or gift them) a Ski Vermont Take 3 Pass and help get them to the slopes and into their first lesson. The first 100 participants will receive 2 lift tickets to a resort in Vermont. Social-savvy skiers and riders can

Devin Logan demonstrates some warm-up exercises as part of Mount Snow’s Devin Logan Experience, designed as a women’s

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“We are extremely excited to launch new initiatives for both beginners and established skiers and riders this season,” said Ski Vermont’s Director of Marketing and Communications Sarah Wojcik. “With great incentives provided by our partners and Vermont resorts, Ski Vermont aims to reward those visiting our Green Mountains and reveling in the state’s official winter sports –whether for the first time or hundredth.”

For the 17th year in a row, Ski Vermont is offering the Fifth Grade Passport, allowing fifth graders to ski virtually for free up to 88 days at Vermont alpine and Nordic resorts.

For more information on Ski Vermont’s programs and incentives to slide, visit skivermont.com

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about the scientific study of sight and the behavior of light than about a politician’s image. What can I say, maybe I’ve been hanging around the science section of libraries for too long.

Over the years various people have written about English language usage. William Safire wrote “On Language” a column in the weekly “New York Times Magazines” for years. Safire once said, “I welcome new words, or old words used in new ways, provided the result is more precision, added color or greater expressiveness.”

He was also known for saying, “Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.” I like that sentiment, so I second it.

Bill Bryson wrote some witty comments about word usage in “Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States” published in 1994 and before that he wrote “The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way,” published in 1990.

Bryson, who has lived in the U.S. and England, has said, “Language, never forget, is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines.”

One of the first English language books I remember reading in high school was “The Elements of Style” by E. B. White and William Strunk Jr. Published in 1920, it made a lot of good points and prompted lots of other writers to write updated books on the

It’s a fact that as a society, how we use words matters. It’s as American as apple pie, as important as paying taxes and following the Golden Rule. It ranks pretty high up there in the “importance” category.

I read a blog recently that spelled out exactly what I am talking about. It’s called blog.oxforddictionaries.com and gives not only the following detail but even more than I’ve put here.

As you read this, more than 1 billion people are learning English

According to the British Council, around 1 billion people around the world were learning English in 2000. This figure is now likely to be significantly higher.

96 of the 100 most common English words are Germanic

Of the hundred most frequently used words in English, 96 have Germanic (including German, Dutch, English, the Scandinavian languages and more) roots. Together, those 100 words make up more than 50% of the Oxford English Corpus, which currently contains over 2 billion words found in writing around the world.

The most frequently used words are the meat and bones of the language, the essentials for communication, including “I,” “you,” “go,” “eat,” etc. Old English developed from various Germanic languages that came to the British Isles in the second half of the first millennium AD. The language has changed dramatically since then but the grammar and the basic words have remained.

Most words that have entered the language since 1066 have Latin origins

If English is your first language but you find French or Spanish easier to understand than German, you are not alone. This may seem strange when English and German are on the same branch of the Indo-European language tree.

The Renaissance, which started in Italy and reached England via France, was a massive source of new vocabulary. New ideas, or old ideas rediscovered, started flooding out of the southern cities but there were no words to describe them in English. So the language adopted or adapted the Latin words. During the Renaissance, the English lexicon roughly doubled in size.

The shift away from the Germanic languages had started much earlier, because…

For more than a century, the English aristocracy couldn’t speak English William the Conqueror tried to learn English at the age of 43 but gave up. He didn’t seem especially fond of the land he had conquered in 1066, spending half of his reign in France and not visiting England at all for five years when in power. French-speaking barons were appointed to rule the land.

Within 20 years of the Normans taking power in England, almost all of the local religious institutions spoke French. The aristocrats brought with them large numbers of advisors and assistants and were followed by French tradesmen, who probably mixed bilingually with the English tradesmen. In turn, ambitious Englishmen would have learned French to get ahead in life and mix with the new rulers. Around 10,000 French words entered English in

the century after the Norman invasion. It’s doubtful that the aristocrats themselves spoke English. It isn’t until the end of the twelfth century that the children of the English aristocracy spoke English as a first language. In 1204, the English nobility lost their estates in France and adopted English partly as a matter of national pride.

Which is why Latin words sound nicer than Germanic ones

Think about the difference between a “house” (Germanic) and a “mansion” (French), or between “starting” something and “commencing,” between calling something “kingly” or “regal.” With synonyms in English, the prestigious form is almost always the Latin one.

The names of animals and meats also reflect this phenomenon. “Sheep” is Germanic but “mutton” is French.

The only thing that is consistent in language is change. When a language stops changing, it becomes purely academic, like Latin or Ancient Greek. New words are being created all the time.

All I have to say is that it’s time for some bling and it’s time to chillax. OMG, I wouldn’t want to be in la-la land or be surrounded by a bunch of screenagers who use textspeak and spend all of their time taking selfies and screen shots of very memorable things.

If you understood everything I just wrote, you are doing great with newly-coined words in English. To that, I say Woot! If not, I’ve got a great new dictionary for you to check out! As they say down South, that’s sweet!

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APARTMENTS: Spacious, bright studio apartment $1,275+ electric, gated parking, laundry room, air conditioning, dishwasher, hardwood floors, near LIRR. NO BROKER FEE. www. gcbapts.com 516-742-1101. Available December 15th

GARDEN CITY

Remodeled 3 Rooms

New EIK, 1 Bed, walk in shower, Doorman. Pet friendly. $2,300

“Owner Paying Half Broker’s Fee”

5 rooms, 2 Bed, FDR, EIK, Parking. $2,800

NEW TO MARKET

Renovated 2 Bed, Granite EIK, LR/DR combo, walk in shower, Doorman. Pet friendly. $3,500

Garden City Properties 516-746-1563 516-313-8504

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE

PORT WASHINGTON: Mill Pond Acres. Spacious 4 bedroom, 3 full baths. Nantucket style condo in 55+ gated community. 24 hour security. Features: Vaulted ceilings with skylights, fireplace, central air, backyard with garden and patio, garage, handicapped accessible, indoor pool, tennis and gym. By owner. By appointment only. Qualified buyers only. $959,000.00 Contact John at 917-435-8098. Email: jebreen18@gmail.com

GET RESULTS! Place an ad in our Classifieds for reasonable rates and prompt results. Call the G.C. office at 294-8935 for more information.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OPEN HOUSE

JAMESPORT

Sunday Jan 8 1pm to 3pm 45 Center Street

Waterview Terrace! Beach House with Private Deeded Beach! Main Home Offers 4 BRs, 2 Full Baths & 3 Large Rooms for Family Gatherings. Stylish & Updated Throughout. Legal 2 BR Guest Cottage with Rental Permits or a Great Pool House! Association Boating Too! $575,000.

Colony Realty 631-722-5800

REAL ESTATE WANTED

LAND WANTED

LAND WANTED: Cash buyer seeks large acreage 200+ acres in the Central/Finger Lakes and Catskills Regions of NY State. Brokers welcome. For immediate confidential response, call 607-353-8068 or email info@ newyorklandandlakes.com

SERVICES

NEW YORK MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS:

Joan Atwood, Ph.D. An experienced therapist makes all the difference. Individual, couple, family therapy and anger management. 516-764-2526. jatwood@optonline.net www.NYMFT.com

COMPUTERS

COMPUTER REPAIR AND INSTRUCTION

Chaminade Graduate

Eliminate viruses, malware, bloatware, adware, spyware Computer Instruction Home & Business Networking

Reasonable Rates

Call Phil at Aspect Networking 516-830-3366 OR email: support@aspectnetworking. com

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SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

AMBIANCE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

*Handyman & Remodeling

*Kitchen Installations

*Furniture Assembly

*Finish Carpentry

*Minor Electrical & Plumbing

23year GC Resident

Lic & Ins H18E2170000

Call BOB 516-741-2154

LAMPS FIXED $65

In home service. Handy Howard. 646-996-7628

SKY CLEAR WINDOW and Restorations Inc. Window Restorations, Outdated Hardware, skylights, Andersen Sashes, new storm windows, wood windows, chain/rope repairs, falling windows, fogged panes, mechanical repairs, wood repairs, restorations, all brands. Call Mr. Fagan, 32 years experience. 631-385-7975 www.skyclearwindow.com

PAINTING

& PAPER-

HANGING

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

PAINTING

Plastering, Taping, Sheetrock Skim Cutting, Old Wood Refinish Staining, Wallpaper Removal & Hanging, Paint Removal Power Washing, Wood Replacement

JOHN MIGLIACCIO

Licensed & Insured #80422100000 Call John anytime: 516-901-9398 (Cell) 516-483-3669 (Office)

JV PAINT

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Interior-Exterior Specialist Painting, Wallpapering, Plastering, Spackling, Staining, Power Washing.

Nassau Lic#H3814310000 fully Insured Call John 516-741-5378

PARTY HELP

LADIES & GENTLEMEN

RELAX & ENJOY

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

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SERVICES

TUTORING

CHEMISTRY TUTOR: Call Jonathan, Ivy League Ph.D. AP, SAT II, Regents. I also tutor Biology, Physics, Earth & Environmental Science. itutorchem@gmail.com or 516669-0587

COLLEGE ESSAYS: Make your application stand above the rest. Call Jonathan. 516-6690587 or ifixessays@gmail.com, an Ivy League PhD with proven Ivy League results.

FRENCH TUTOR:

Highly experienced college professor and French native available for tutoring Middle School, High School & College students as well as adults. All levels. Email: thebestfrancaisteacher@gmail. com

MATH, SAT, ACT TUTOR: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 plus Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus. Norm 625-3314

ENGLISH, ACT, SAT TUTOR: 25+ year experience Critical Reading, Writing, Grammar, Essays. Lynne 625-3314

MATHEMATICS TUTOR:

NYS certified math teacher. Experienced and patient. All elementary and middle school grades. HS Algebra, Geometry and SAT prep. Text or call Ken 516-526-8315 or email: kmctutor79@gmail.com

SPANISH TUTOR: Spanish Grammar-Literature, FLACS A -FLACS B, Exam Preparation/ Comps. William Cullen, M.A., Spanish, S.D.A. Chaminade HS, Fairfield University Alumnus. 516-509-8174. wdctutor06@aol. com. References furnished upon request.

STOCK MARKET INVESTORS, ATTN: Let me show the advantages of using stock options to participate in market volatility with less capital. Protect profits and gain income. 516-288-2110

STOCK MARKET TUTOR: Retired banker and experienced stock market trader available for tutoring high school students on the stock market. Should have some knowledge of the market. Adults welcome. Text/call Ron Goldberg 516-567-8434

FOUR SEASONS CLEANING SERVICES

19 years of service Dust, Mop, Vacuum Homes, Apartments Offices.

FREE ESTIMATES Call Karin 516-468-1791

SERVICES

CLEANING

MARIA’S CLEANING SERVICE

Our excellent cleaning team will get your home or office spotless! Available Monday thru Friday 7am to 6pm Supplies provided if needed Own transportation Excellent references provided CALL 516-849-2026

STRONG ARM CLEANING: Residential and commercial cleaning specialist, post construction clean ups, shipping and waxing floors, move ins and move outs. Free estimates. Bonded and insured. 516-5381125 www.strongarmcleaningny.com

SERVICES

A & J MOVING & STORAGE:

Established 1971. Long Island and New York State specialists. Residential, Commercial, Piano & Organ experts. Boxes available. Free estimates. www. ajmoving.com 516-741-2657 114 Jericho Tpk, Mineola NYDOT# 10405

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

COMPLETE JUNK REMOVAL/DEMOLITION SERVICE: Strong Arm Contracting Inc. We haul anything and everything. Entire contents of home or office. We clean it up and take it away. Residential/Commercial. Bonded/Insured. Free estimates. 516-538-1125

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

PSYCHOTHERAPY: Efrat Fridman, LCSW. Individual, couple and family therapy. effiefrid@gmail.com 2 Pinetree Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568. 516-224-7670 or 225 West 35th Street, NY 10001 718-887-4400

Last Hope’s Annual “Catch of the Day” Luncheon

Last Hope’s Fix-A-Feral Program started in 2003 and has assisted the public with financial assistance to spay and neuter the feral cats in their neighborhoods. To date, Last Hope has assisted with the spay and neuter of at least 20,000 feral cats. Please join us Sunday, January 29, 2017 for a fun afternoon to support this much needed program at our “Catch of the Day” Fundraiser luncheon at Popei’s, 760 Grand Blvd., Deer Park, NY. This delicious and fun event will be held from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The price is $50 per person and includes salad, appetizer, entree, dessert, and coffee/tea. (Seating is limited.) We will also feature a Chinese auction and 50/50 raffle. Because the Fix-A-Feral program is so important, we are also offering opportunities for sponsoring the spaying and neutering of multiple feral cats. To read more about sponsoring and/or to download the reservation form, please visit our website at http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/catch-of-the-day-faf-luncheon-sun-jan-29/ The event flyer can be downloaded here: http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ Catch-of-the-Day-Luncheon-Flyer-2017.pdf

GRANDPARENTS - Send in your grandchildren’s photos and enter our “World’s Most Beautiful Grandchildren” contest. Just send a photo and a brief description of the child (or children) along with your name and address to: Litmor Publications, Beautiful Grandchildren Contest, 81 East Barclay St., Hicksville N.Y. 11801. We’ll do the rest!

PROFESSIONAL GUIDE Call

868-5757 SMurphy824@gmail.com

Stewart Avenue, Suite 230 Garden City, NY11530 (516) 222-1122 WWW.DANGELOLAWASSOCIATES.COM

SLafazan@Hotmail.com 516-375-3897 Individual, Couple & Family Counseling Women’s Groups

Tracey Cardello, LCSW P.C.

SPANISH TUTOR

FLACS A- FLACS B Exam Preparation Trimester Exams/Comps

William Cullen, M.A., SPANISH, S.D.A. Chaminade HS / Fairfield University Alumnus 516-509-8174 / wdctutor06@aol.com References furnished on request

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, WELLS

FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs. COLLEEN P. TUZZOLO, MICHAEL P. TUZZOLO A/K/A

MIKE P. TUZZOLO, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on August 26, 2014, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on January 17, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., premises known as 16 Prose Street, Hicksville, NY. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 11, Block 310 and Lot 21. Approximate amount of judgment is $237,546.26 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 11033/12. Ann Marie Diaz, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff MIT 5475

4X 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 01/06 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF POPULAR ABS, INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 20054, Plaintiff(s), Against Index No.: 21849/2009

CARLOS ORTIZ, OLGA ORTIZ, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 10/11/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, at the CCP (Calendar Control Part Courtroom) in the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 on 1/31/2017 at 11:30 am, premises known as 21 Thorman Ave, Hicksville, NY 11801, and described as follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the build-

ings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Hicksville, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Nassau County Treasurer as Section 12, Block 197 and Lots 15, 16 and 17.

The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $535,055.06 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 21849/2009.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

SUBSITITUTE REFEREE AT SALE.

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

Dated: 11/28/16 TKS

MIT 5476

4X 12/30; 1/6, 1/13, 1/20

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Formation of Rich D. Braverman LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/26/16. Office location: Nassau County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to 123 Sutton Dr, Plainview, NY 11803, the principal business location. Purpose: any lawful activity.

MIT 5478

6X 12/30; 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/7

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

Federal National Mortgage Association; Plaintiff(s) vs. BARBARA TEDESCO FKA BARBARA MONAHAN

AKA M. MONAHAN FKA

BARBARA M. PELERITO; et al; Defendant(s)

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

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about October 5, 2016, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501.

On January 24, 2017 at 11:30 am.

LEGAL NOTICES

Premises known as 4150 GLORIA ROAD, BETHPAGE, NY 11714

Section: 52 Block: 317 Lot: 15

ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Plainedge, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County New York, known as and by Lot 15 in Block 317 on a certain map entitled, “Map of Thrifty Homes, located at Plainedge Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, Surveyed February 1950 by William H. DeBruin, CE Hempstead, New York, New York State, PE and LS 12117 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on May 1, 1950 under file #4931.

As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale.

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

Approximate amount of judgment $358,698.36 plus interest and costs.

INDEX NO. 689/10

SCOTT F. GUARDINO, Esq., Referee BN 7185

4x 12/23,12/30; 1/06,01/13 LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT –COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RAMP 2006-NC2, Plaintiff against COLLEEN DEMUTH A/K/A COLLEEN CULLINAN, WILLIAM DEMUTH, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 17, 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, N.Y. on the 24th day of January, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. premises All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Central Park, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Said premises known as 13 Lincoln Boulevard, Bethpage, N.Y. 11714.

Tax account number: SBL#: 46-299-31.

Approximate amount of lien $ 421,226.29 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 12395-11. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C.

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff

145 Huguenot Street – Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900

BN 7186

4X 12/23,12/30; 1/06, 1/13

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

Index No.: 4835-13

MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, Against DENNIS EDWARD MURPHY, KRISTIN MURPHY, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office on 10/21/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Dr., Mineola, NY 11501 on 1/31/2017 at 11:30 am, premises known as 3682 Fiddler Lane, Bethpage, NY 11714-3819, and described as follows:

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

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

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

Dated:11/21/2016

GNS

BN 7187

4X 12/30; 1/6, 1/13, 1/20

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005AP1, Plaintiff AGAINST ELLIOT FORMAN, RHONDA FORMAN, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated September 29, 2016 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on January 31, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 1141 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Old Bethpage in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 47, Block 113, Lot 25. Approximate amount of judgment $505,318.69 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 11641/12. Donald W. Henderson Esq., Referee

Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 BN 7188

4X 12/30; 1/6,1/13,1/20 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

PHH Mortgage Corp., Plaintiff AGAINST

John F. Gallagher; Laura Gallagher; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated March 14, 2007 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501. on January 31, 2017 at 11:30AM, premises known as 616 North Road, Bethpage, NY 11714. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of NY, Section 46 Block 501 Lot 15. Approximate amount of judgment $174,253.63 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 10476/06.

Thomas Abbate, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 759-1835

Dated: November 30, 2016 BN 7190

4X 12/30; 1/6, 1/13 ,1/20

Nurse charged with grand larceny, drug possession

Nassau County Police arrested an Oakdale woman for allegedly stealing credit cards from a patient at Plainview Hospital on December 29th.

According to detectives, Renee Caporale, 39, of Oakdale, while employed as a nurse at Plainview Hospital took credit cards from a male patient's wallet, which was in the closet of his hospital room. Police say that Caporale then used these cards to make several purchases. The victim received fraud alerts from the credit card companies. Police say the defendant was identified through video surveillance.

Second Squad detectives arrested Caporale on Friday, December 30th at Plainview Hospital. At the time of her arrest, the defendant was found to be in possession of cocaine, Oxycodone and Suboxone. She was charged with two counts of Grand Larceny 4th Degree, Criminal Possession Controlled Substance 7th Degree.

Hicksville man charged with addition package thefts

Nassau County Police have added additional theft charges against a Hicksville man who was arrested on Wednesday, December 14th for allegedly stealing package deliveries from three different Hicksville homes. Martin Gonzales, 18, of Hicksville, was originally charged with three counts of petit larceny after police say he followed a UPS truck making deliveries. After an investigation, on Sunday, January 1st police charged him with ten additional petit larceny counts.

Man arrested during Bethpage burglary

Nassau County Police arrested a North Bellmore man after he was found in the progress of burglarizing a Bethpage home on December 27th

According to detectives, 911 received a call for a burglary in progress at a residence on Broadway in Bethpage. Upon arrival, second Precinct Officers located Brian Tierney, 23, and placed him under arrest without incident.

Police say that subsequent investigation by detectives revealed the defendant was responsible for the following additional residential burglaries.

Tuesday, December 27 - Lilac Place residence, Massapequa - rear kitchen window - loss of personal papers and documents

Friday, December 16 - Thorens Avenue residence, Garden City Parkrear window - loss of assorted jewelry

Monday, December 5 - Commonwealth Avenue residence, Massapequa - rear bedroom window - Assorted jewelry, personal property and US currency

The investigation is ongoing. Tierney is charged with four counts of Burglary 2nd degree.

Arrest for impersonating a police officer

Nassau County Police arrested a Hicksville man on Tuesday, September 20th for allegedly collecting Workers Comp payments while he was employed at another business.

According to Crimes Against Property detectives, Vladimir Reyes, 31, made false statements to the New York State Insurance Fund relating to an injury that occurred on February 11, 2015, while employed at Canco’s Tile located in Farmingdale. With the assistance of the New York State Insurance Fund and the Nassau County District

Attorney’s Government and Consumer Frauds Bureau, police say an investigation revealed that between August 2015 and May 2016 Reyes was employed at another business and was paid over $11,000 in worker’s compensation that he was not entitled to receive. Reyes was located at his residence and placgoat they loed under arrest without incident. Reyes is charged with Grand Larceny 3rd degree, Insurance Fraud 3rd degree, Offering False Instrument and Penalty for Fraud Practices.

Brian Tierney

Martin Gonzales

Renee Caporale

The MacArthur High School varsity Kickline team, the MacEttes, won high gold honors for their performance at the Starbound National Dance Competition.

Kicking to the top at MacArthur High School

The MacArthur High School varsity MacEttes won high gold honors at the Starbound National Dance Competition at East Islip High School. The kickline team competed in the Large Group Jazz Dance Category and performed a jazz dance routine executing a variety of dance skills.

The Levittown School District athletic department congratulates the team for this outstanding accomplishment, as well as coach Dawn Marino and senior captains Angela Fioretti, Carissa Giuliano and Alexis Hersh.

Northwell Health to Host Two Community Lectures

Northwell Health will host two community lectures on meal planning for patients with diabetes. The lectures, given by Ashley Olivieri, RD, CDE, will be held on January 23, 2017 at 7 p.m. at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library and on February 3, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the Westbury Memorial Public Library.

The lecture will cover meal planning

and diabetes: signs and symptoms, causes, modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors and options for management, including proper meal planning. Ms. Olivieri is a

For more information on this seminar, please refer to: www.northwell. edu/support-and-resources/find-anevent

Northwell Health to Host Community Lecture on Memory Disorders

Northwell Health will host a community lecture on memory disorders at the Westbury Memorial Public Library on January 27, 2017, at 10 a.m.

Are you worried about memory loss? This community lecture on memory disorders given by Dr. Mia Barnett Clar, a Geriatrician with Northwell Health, will help listeners distinguish normal aging from memory disorders. Topics

will include an overview of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of common memory disorders and participants will learn about key resources available for memory impaired

For more information on this seminar, please refer to: www.northwell. edu/support-and-resources/find-anevent

As the new year arrives, we want to take a moment and thank you for doing business with us. More than ever, our clients are looking for quality community coverage, good value for their dollar and someone local that can help them stay informed. Thank you for making us your

Photo courtesy of the Levittown School District

Syosset and Hicksville Rotaries Welcome District Governor

Bob Mittleman, Syosset-Woodbury Rotary President; MJ Fitzgerald, Rotary District Governor; Donna Rivera-Downey, Hicksville Rotary President; Diane P. Marmsann, Assistant District Governor.

The Syosset-Woodbury and Hicksville Rotaries welcomed MJ Fitzgerald, Rotary District Governor, to a joint meeting held recently at Andrea’s 25 in Woodbury. The District Governor has as one of her goals to visit all the Rotary Clubs throughout Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau and Suffolk during her term of service. She spoke to the club about Rotary’s main goal of

defeating polio throughout the world. Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries in the world that still suffer from this debilitating disease. Ms. Fitzgerald also spoke about upcoming club activities, the Gift of Life program, Rotary Foundation, and RotaCare. Both clubs hope to schedule joint meetings in the future.