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Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and the Town Board are once again welcoming the LI Blues, as well as three other hockey teams, to the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage for the 6th Annual LI Blues Winter Classic. This special event showcases hockey players with special needs enjoying a game they love. The public is welcome to attend and admission is FREE. Faceoff for the first of four games is at 3:30 p.m. The fourth and final game is expected to conclude at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center is located at 1001 Stewart Avenue, adjacent to Bethpage Community Park. "The LI Blues is an inspiring hockey program in which children and young adults with developmental disabilities play ice hockey in an accommodating setting," Supervisor Venditto said. "It is a terrific program that brings all the fun of playing ice hockey to athletes with special needs. Three other teams, the East Coast Jumbos, the New Jersey Dare Devils and the New York Raptors will be participating and the Town Board and I welcome these teams to the Town of Oyster Bay. We also invite our residents to come to this event and cheer these players on. Their commitment and dedication to the sport is very uplifting." "The LI Blues organization is pleased to again be partnering with the Town of Oyster Bay to present the LI Blues Winter Classic," Michael Russo of LI Blues Special Hockey said. "We are very proud of our program which adapts the game of hockey to make Brad Zupp's "FUNance For Kids" entertained Berry Hill Elementary students while teaching them valuit fun for players with special needs. The LI Blues Winter Classic able lessons about money and personal finance. The assembly made a normally difficult topic of peris an outstanding piece of that program and we are thrilled to sonal finance enjoyable for students from kindergarten though fifth grade. Berry Hill students learned have it at the state-of-the-art Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Centhe value of being a "Savagator" versus a "Spendosaurus." "FUNance For Kids" was made possible by ter." the Berry Hill PTA's Cultural Arts Committee. See page 14. Supervisor Venditto noted that the LI Blues Winter Classic is just one of the many special events held at the Town of Oyster Vol. 76, No. 5 Bay Ice Skating Center. The Supervisor said, "This fabulous facility is the home to many hockey and skating organizations, including the LI Blues. Throughout the year, there are champithe biological level therefore BY DENISE NASH onship high school hockey games, special programs such as the her goal was to explore the biolJessica Huang, a senior at New York Rangers Try Hockey for Free and the Town's Annual ogy of previous theories against Jericho High School, was Holiday on Ice Show. In addition there is the Town's highly one she designed. Huang has an recently named a finalist in the acclaimed youth hockey program and other special events. The innate understanding of matheIntel Science Talent Search Town Board and I are very proud of this facility, which so many matics therefore she used bio(STS), the nation's oldest and residents enjoy at public skating sessions, and all of us are happy logical techniques (fMRI scans) most prestigious pre-college to have the LI Winter Blues Winter Classic in the Town of Oyster coupled with mathematic science and math competition. Bay." analyses (in MATLAB) to comHuang, 17, studied fluid For more information about the LI Blues Winter Classic and pare varied theories of gF; her intelligence (gF), or the ability other programs at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, investigation included deciPAGE 6 to reason through new probplease visit the Town's website at www.oysterbaytown.com, or lems. gF is poorly understood at See page 11 call the rink at 516-433-RINK. Photo by Denise Nash
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony congratulating Siemens Westinghouse J. Santino (left) joins with Councilman Gary Hudes (right) in Competition Semifinalist Robert Santino and the members of Evans of Levittown. Supervisor the Town Board presented a Town of Hempstead Citation nary student from Division to this extraordiAvenue High School before a recent Town Board meeting.
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A Farmingdale man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly struck and killed a 19 year old woman in Hicksville on January 25th. According to Nassau County Police Detectives, Gurvinder Talwar, 61, of Farmingdale was operating a grey colored 2014 Honda CRV southbound on
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Easter with meetings held before a collaborative There will be two “workshop” Committee signaling Garden City’s new StreetScapeof Trustees began discussing its steps the Board posspirit. Late last year corridors and built on the village’s business Friday Night to further invigorate another summer of well-attended that businesses itive momentum from as address some concerns Promenades, as well
brought before the board. Village Administrator Friday, January 29, In an interview on for Tuesday, Febtheir scheduled gatherings Ralph Suozzi confirmed the StreetScape study March 23. Suozzi said ruary 9 and Wednesday, City’s business corrifunctionality in Garden is focused on looks and dor. municipal roads and governments do, besides “A lot of what local water mains and electric bury’ with sewer lines, aesthetics and parks, is ‘build and This is really predominantly wiring for light poles. and making the busidealing with maintenance, business to it. We attracting business, place to settle and bring of the ness district an attractive and also the backs stores the of fronts of the property we are dealing with the City does not own some season by he stores, although Garden look at everything,” Team began its championship the fields. It’s really a global Boys Varsity Swim & Dive do own the parking competition last weekend. Next, The Garden City High School the 2016 Nassau County Division Swim & Dive Championships where said. he served as in Glen Cove, where dominating its opponents in Varsity Suozzi said in his experience having garbage bins match colors 2016 Nassau County Boys just 2013, team will be going on to thee through areas 2006 champion. mayor from reigning County items near business and the spacing of and the team is the three-year running with the light poles small improvements felt a difference with downtown, residents town. their in walking of feel noted the sophisticated and use the businesspeople walk the streets welcoming “Besides the fact that the aesthetic aspect, to the a functional aspect and administration the There’s is village there es, atmosphere. the liaison it creates an a former trustee as and they say the facts have businesses and welcoming people, have a uniform look before the public, BY RIKKI N. MASSAND and the to it and you want to who brought an idea corbeen inconsistent maintenance aspect plan for the business than Village Board, before the saga ran afoul feel. The StreetScape is really like a master Actions speak louder the Franklin Court but we need the practiregulaGarden December 19, 2013 sale of more will than wallet these of open government words, but for some ridors. There is always own businesses in are still parcel of land “deemed excess” Some even who work, play and tions from the start. City residents who cal views of people fence at on the board’s meeting agenda to meet in Febdetermined to see the areas,” Suozzi explained. 22’s see a trend continuing. and other village leadership despite the that night. In January Kara Lord of Franklin and “a working The plan is for Suozzi Franklin Court fall in the to keep newspaper the mayor some City Chamber of Commerce, vote family in Garden had Trustees’ the has of primarily with Board ruary owners, the Court 70 years. landlords and business the words facts in an effort to “put will review neighborhood for over it up January 14, group” of a few dozen district Their conversations of safeand have issue to rest,” as one former When she heard claims they heard that night the Seventh Street business business strips in many Epis- trustee puts it. The opposite cars and the world” for prime read in Mayor Nicholas “the current state of for ty from speeding aesthetics, and structures. Garden effect may be more realistic reasons for teenage mischief as copia’s column in The locations as well as economics, streets and different aspects of each them those carrying on the plight. different be up, she scoffed and “Realistically these City News have made different materials letting the fence to on Janudecision of After two weeks of at different times with and told the trustees more irate than a street may be built going to body. In the reality marinate and thinkary 14 that she was not the village’s governing See page 43 what was said by the January over ing Friday, on his column and See page 56 referenced trustees, village counsel 22, Mayor Episcopia
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Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and Board are once again the Town welcoming the LI Blues, as well as three other hockey teams, to the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage for the 6th Annual LI Blues Winter Classic. This special event showcases hockey players with special needs enjoying a game they love. The public is welcome to attend and admission is FREE. Faceoff for the first of four games is at 3:30 p.m. The fourth and final game is expected to conclude at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating located at 1001 Stewart Center is Avenue, adjacent to Bethpage Community Park. "The LI Blues is an inspiring hockey program dren and young adults in which chilwith developmental disabilities play ice hockey in an accommodating setting," Supervisor "It is a terrific program Venditto said. that brings all the fun of playing ice hockey to athletes with special needs. Three other teams, the East Coast Jumbos, the New Jersey Dare Devils and the New York Raptors will be participating and the Town Board these teams to the Town and I welcome of Oyster Bay. We also invite our residents to come to this event and cheer these players on. Their commitment and dedication to the sport is very uplifting." "The LI Blues organization is pleased to again be with the Town of Oyster partnering Bay to present the LI Blues Winter Classic," Michael Russo of LI Blues Special Hockey said. "We are very proud of our program which adapts the game of hockey to make it fun for players with special needs. The LI Blues Winter Classic is an outstanding piece of that program and we are thrilled to have it at the state-of-the-art Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center." Supervisor Venditto noted that the LI Blues Winter Classic is just one of the many special events held at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center. The Supervisor said, "This fabulous facility is the home to many hockey ing the LI Blues. Throughout and skating organizations, includthe year, there are championship high school hockey games, special programs such as the New York Rangers Try Hockey for day on Ice Show. In addition Free and the Town's Annual Holithere is the Town's highly youth hockey program acclaimed and other special events. The Town Board and I are very proud of this facility, which so many residents enjoy at public skating sessions, and all of us are happy to have the LI Winter Blues Winter Classic in the Town of Oyster Bay." For more information about the LI Blues Winter other programs at the Classic and Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center, please visit the Town's website at www.oysterbayt call the rink at 516-433-RINK. own.com, or
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Meetings set for Seventh Street, business hub improvements BY RIKKI N. MASSAND There will be two “workshop” meetings held before Easter with Garden City’s new StreetScape Committee signaling a collaborative spirit. Late last year the Board of Trustees began discussing its steps to further invigorate the village’s business corridors and built on positive momentum from another summer of well-attended Friday Night Promenades, as well as address some concerns that businesses brought before the board. In an interview on Friday, January 29, Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi confirmed their scheduled gatherings for Tuesday, February 9 and Wednesday, March 23. Suozzi said the StreetScape study is focused on looks and functionality in Garden City’s business corridor. “A lot of what local governments do, besides municipal roads and parks, is ‘build and bury’ with sewer lines, water mains and electric wiring for light poles. This is really predominantly aesthetics and attracting business, dealing with maintenance, and making the business district an attractive place to settle and bring business to it. We
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Town to host LI Blues Winter Classic
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and the Town Board are once again welcoming the LI Blues, as well as three other hockey teams, to the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage for the 6th Annual LI Blues Winter Classic. This special event showcases hockey players with special needs enjoying a game they love. The public is welcome to attend and admission is FREE. Faceoff for the first of four games is at 3:30 p.m. The fourth and final game is expected to conclude at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center is Brad Zupp's "FUNance For Kids" entertained Berry Hill Elementary students while teaching them valulocated at 1001 Stewart Avenue, adjacent to Bethpage Communiable lessons about money and personal finance. The assembly made a normally difficult topic of perty Park. sonal finance enjoyable for students kindergarten thoughhockey fifth grade. BerryinHill students "Thefrom LI Blues is an inspiring program which chil- learned the value of being a "Savagator" a "Spendosaurus." "FUNance For Kids" was made by drenversus and young adults with developmental disabilities playpossible ice in an accommodating the Berry Hill PTA's Culturalhockey Arts Committee. See page 14.setting," Supervisor Venditto said. "It is a terrific program that brings all the fun of playing ice hockey to athletes with special needs. Three other teams, the East Coast Jumbos, the New Jersey Dare Devils and the New York Raptors will be participating and the Town Board and I welcome
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Town to host LI Blues Winter Classic
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto and the Town Board are once again welcoming the LI Blues, as well as three other hockey teams, to the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage for the 6th Annual LI Blues Winter Classic. This special event showcases hockey players with special needs enjoying a game they love. The public is welcome to attend and admission is FREE. Faceoff for the first of four games is at 3:30 p.m. The fourth and final game is expected to conclude at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center is located at 1001 Stewart Avenue, adjacent to Bethpage Community Park. "The LI Blues is an inspiring hockey program in which children and young adults with developmental disabilities play ice hockey in an accommodating setting," Supervisor Venditto said. "It is a terrific program that brings all the fun of playing ice hockey to athletes with special needs. Three other teams, the East Coast Jumbos, the New Jersey Dare Devils and the New York Raptors will be participating and the Town Board and I welcome these teams to the Town of Oyster Bay. We also invite our residents to come to this event and cheer these players on. Their commitment and dedication to the sport is very uplifting." "The LI Blues organization is pleased to again be partnering with the Town of Oyster Bay to present the LI Blues Winter Classic," Michael Russo of LI Blues Special Hockey said. "We are very proud of our program which adapts the game of hockey to make it fun for players with special needs. The LI Blues Winter Classic is an outstanding piece of that program and we are thrilled to have it at the state-of-the-art Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center." Supervisor Venditto noted that the LI Blues Winter Classic is just one of the many special events held at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center. The Supervisor said, "This fabulous facility is the home to many hockey and skating organizations, including the LI Blues. Throughout the year, there are champi-