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Vol. 50 No. 52 (USPS 049-500) Bellmore, NY 11710 The Community Newspaper Wednesday, December 28, 2011 75¢
Serving the Bellmores since 1964
Who won whatin 2011
page 2
The yearin review
page 4
That’sentertainment!
pages 10 and 11
Poetry Out Loudat Mepham
page 7
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2011 – The year in review2011 – The year in review
Who won what in 2011Dakota Balunis, Eric Seltzer, Steve Tsai
are Mepham Poetry Out Loud winners. Beth-El Temple in North Bellmore
receives Emerald level of “Jewel In TheCrown.”
CHSD students Jenny Wu and JoshuaCohen named Intel Science Talent SearchSemifinalists.
Rachel Spector, Sarah Wolk andAlexandra Perez are Kennedy PTAReflections winners.
Kennedy’s cheerleading team placesfirst in county cheerleading competition.
Evan Lui is nominated to attend U.S.Military academy of his choice.
American Legion Post 1749Commander Pat Yngstrom is honored byPurple Heart Pups Foundation.
Hempstead Town Councilman GaryHudes gets Lifetime Achievement Awardfrom the Chamber of Commerce of theBellmores.
Shore Road students are selected as All-County Musicians.
Michael A. Granito becomes an EagleScout from Troop 577 in North Bellmore.
Kennedy Grad Nichole Ehrlich winsGrammy for “Bad Romance,” starringLady Gaga.
Kennedy takes second and third place inFirst Annual Virtual EnterpriseInternational Long Island RegionalBusiness Plan Competition.
Teacher Judy Wallis of the BellmoreSchool District is honored for 27 years ofservice.
Former Chamber of Commerce of theBellmores Executive Director Joni Caputois honored by New York State for her serv-ice to the community.
The State Senate recognizes Eagle ScoutSalvator Curasi of Troop 577.
Nina Lanci and Jody Zetlin of Bellmorewin Hempstead Town Pathfinder Awards.
Kennedy boys volleyball team is namedCounty Class-B champs.
CHSD Bulldogs hockey team comes insecond in the state.
Steve Tsai, Benjamin Dickstein,Gregordy Manis and Josh Cohen are 2011
National Merit Scholarship finalists.Bellmore-Merrick Girls Division bas-
ketball team wins 2011 championshipgame.
Long Island Bulls win 2011 Bruce GaryMarch Madness Baseball Tournament.
Mepham Kickline wins Long IslandChampion of Champions Award.
Betsy Siegelaub, Mepham French andItalian teacher, wins 2011 DistinguishedTeacher Award from Harvard Club.
Robert Persons of Kennedy wins All-State Wrestling Championship in 96-pound class.
Tim Campbell and James Panetta ofCalhoun are All-State track champions.
James Deccio of Kennedy wins First inCarpentry Division of Construction TradesSkills at U.S.A. Regional Competition.
Dr. Jack Diamondstein is memorializedat the Vietnam War Vets Memorial atEisenhower Park.
Mepham wins for county “Charity ofChampions” during Autism SpeaksCharity.
Sebastian Garcia and Alex Salamonewin CSEA Local 800 Scholarship.
Megan Kapler wins Nassau CommunityCollege’s Presidential Award.
Philip Jackson of Mepham wins a$5,000 scholarship.
Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, the countycommissioner of public works, is named2011 Engineer of the Year by the countychapter of the state Society ofProfessional Engineers.
Robert Levit of Kennedy, JustinChaimowitz of Mepham and JessicaArnone of Calhoun receive Chamber of theCommerce of the Bellmores scholarships.
Bellmore Bluefire are U12, U14 champsof Memorial Day Bash Tournament.
Mark Florio is elected to Girl Scouts ofNassau County’s Board of Directors.
Kristen Blom, Britanny Calcagno,Jenna Cavuto, Bonnie Kaprat, AmberKunofsky, Connie Reilly and TheresaScheider win Gold Awards from BellmoreGirl Scouts Association.
Bellmore Heat U12 Travel Team wins
Spring New Jersey League U13 (no mis-print here) Sectional Division.
Bellmore Bluefire Girls fastpitch winsDistrict 31 Championship.
Bellmore Bluefire U10 Girls winBaldwin Tournament.
North Bellmore-North Merrick LittleLeague U8 girls win 2011 East MeadowFall Classic Softball Tournament.
Sal Del Guidice wins Best Director forLong Island Feature Film “Long IslandUncovered” at the Long IslandInternational Film Expo in Bellmore.
Sabrina Mastroangelo wins Miss LongIsland Teen 2012.
Brian Gleason earns Eagle Scout wings.Dr. Krytle C. Etici, former Kennedy stu-
dent, earns degree in natureopathy.Mepham receives honor for National
School of Distinction. Ariana Maiberg, Lee Sager and Alexa
Kudish earn third pace in Future Businessleaders.
Gene Judd is named Nassau CountySmall Businessman of the Year.
Susan Salem wins Hempstead TownMake A Difference Award.
Asia Brown and Tiffany Minors win2011 National Achievement Scholarships.
Brendan Donohue and Louis Marzellawin 2011 National Council of Teachers ofEnglish Awards.
Kennedy wins Sprig Gardner WrestlingTournament.
Jacqueline Nunel and Katie Jacksonearn Volunteer of the Year awards fromHorseability Therapeutic Riding Center.
Jessica Arana, Natalia Wilkins andGabrielle Toback of Calhoun, KerryGiovanniello of Kennedy and PaigeKaplan of Kennedy win county Aquaticchampionships.
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Mepham announces 2012 Poetry Out Loud winnersMepham High School announces the
winners of the school’s Poetry Out Loud:National Recitation Contest. The studentwinners are First Place – Joshua Haimson(12th grade), Second Place – KatherineSchwartz (12th grade) and Third Place –Ryan Chand (11th grade).
The competition, presented in partner-ship with the New York State Council onthe Arts, the National Endowment for the
Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, is part ofa national program that encourages highschool students to learn about great poetrythrough memorization, performance, andcompetition.
Throughout November, more than 600students from Mepham High School par-ticipated in the Poetry Out Loud competi-tion in their English classes. On December13, nearly 150 students filled the choral
room at Mepham High School to hear the28 classroom winners recite their poems inthe schoolwide event.
Poetry Out Loud is a national arts edu-cation program that encourages the studyof great poetry by offering educationalmaterials and a dynamic recitation compe-tition to high schools across the country.
Poetry Out Loud uses a pyramid struc-ture. Beginning at the classroom level,winners advance to a schoolwide competi-tion, then to a regional competition, andultimately to the National Finals inWashington, D.C. More than 400,000 stu-dents across the country are expected totake part in Poetry Out Loud this year.
At Mepham High School, students recit-ed works they selected from an anthologyof nearly 600 classic and contemporarypoems. Judges evaluated student perform-ances on criteria including articulation, evi-dence of understanding, level of difficulty,
and accuracy. All three school finalists willadvance to the regional contest inBrooklyn on February.
If a Mepham student wins there, he orshe will represent Mepham High School atthe New York State competition. Eachchampion at the state level will receive$200 and an all-expenses-paid trip toWashington, D.C. to compete for thenational championship May 13-15.
The school of the state champion willreceive $500 for the purchase of poetrybooks. Mepham is looking for anotherstate champion to follow the success of lastyear’s winner, Steven Tsai, who represent-ed Mepham High School and New YorkState at the national finals in April.
To learn more about the New York StatePoetry Out Loud contest, contact JeremyJohannesen at [email protected] or visitwww.poetryoutloud.org.
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THEY’RE HAVIN’ A PARTY! Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla and county LegislatorDavid Denenberg were at the War Veterans Association's Holiday Party held at the NorthBellmore American Legion Post 1749 where Citations were presented to Pat Yngstrom,commander, American Legion Post 1749, and Bob Kohler, Vietnam Veterans Association.From left are Mr. Bonilla; Commander Yngstrom; Mr. Kohler and county LegislatorDenenberg.
CHSD TO MEET: TheCentral High School DistrictBoard of Education will meet onWednesday, January 4, at 8 p.m.in the Board Room at 1260Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick. All are invited to attend.
© © ©IMPROVING HELMETS:
The Bellmore-Merrick highschool football teams are tryingto improve the standards of theirhelmets. When asked, CalhounCoach Joe Bianca said, “The dif-ference of the helmet is theshape, the padding and theweight. This will help preventconcussions and make it saferfor players.”
Mr. Bianca added, “Thepeople who make the helmetshave to improve their recondi-tioning.” Only one out ofevery 10 are tested, whichmeans nine were not reallypassed by a test. Saul Lerner,director of athletics for theCentral High School District,told this newspaper he wouldlike to see these new helmetsmade. He said, “If these hel-mets are passed by legislationit would be great because ofthe safety.”
Overall, these helmetswould really help becausefootball players could havefun without getting hurt asmuch.
– Anthony Belbol © © ©
VOLUNTEER TO SAVE ALIFE: Make 2012 the year youmake a difference in some-one’s life! Long Island CrisisCenter (LICC), the 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week, suicideprevention and crisis interven-tion hotline, is currentlyrecruiting volunteers to partic-ipate in its upcomingCounselor Assistant TrainingProgram. No experience isnecessary and the hours areflexible (around-the-clock) toaccommodate the individualneeds of volunteers.
The free, comprehensive ori-entation training program takes
place over three 3-hour sessionsat the crisis center’s office inBellmore. January’s trainingwill be held on three successiveWednesdays from 7-10 p.m. onJanuary 11, 18 and 25.February’s training will be heldon three successive Saturdaysfrom 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on February11, 18 and 25.
For information, visitLICC’s website, www.longis-landcrisiscenter.org and clickon “Volunteer;” then call 826-0244 to schedule an interview.
© © ©N B S C H O O L B O A R D
MEETS: The North BellmoreBoard of Education will meet at 8p.m. on Thursday, January 12, atMartin Avenue School, 2616Martin Avenue.
© © ©BLUE’S CLUES: Plaza
Productions presents “Blue’sClues Live” on Wednesday,Thursday, Friday and SaturdayDecember 28, 29, 30 and 31, atThe Showplace at the BellmoreMovies, 222 Pettit Avenue,beginning at 11 a.m. $10 forreserved seats. For reservationsor information call 699-6870,or you can visit www.plazathe-atrical.com.
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DRUGS: Community ParentCenter, in partnership withBellmore-Merrick CHSD,Bellmore School District, NorthBellmore School District, MerrickSchool District, North MerrickSchool District and LegislatorDavid Denenberg, presents the“Dangers in Your MedicineCabinet: What You Need toKnow to Protect Your Children,” asubstance-abuse prevention pres-entation on Wednesday, January11, at the Brookside School inNorth Merrick.
The guest speakers will beDetective Pamela Stark of theCommunity Affairs Division ofthe Nassau County PoliceDepartment and Steve Chassman,LMSW, Clinical Director ofLICADD. Their discussion will
focus on prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse by chil-dren, which have become the new“party” drugs for many tweensand teens.
© © ©COMMITTEE MEMBERS
NEEDED: Residents of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District, with or withoutchildren in the schools, are invitedto participate on the DistrictBudget Lay Committee. The firstmeeting will be on January 18, at7 p.m. at the Brookside School.
Community members on thecommittee will act in an advisorycapacity to the members of theschool board, as well as districtadministration. There will bemeetings with various districtadministrators who will presentand explain program needs. Thecommittee will have the opportu-nity to review the proposedexpenditure budget for the 2012-2013 school year.
Anyone interested in servingon this committee should contactCynthia Strait-Régal, deputysuperintendent, at the administra-tion offices, 1260 MeadowbrookRoad, North Merrick 11566. byJanuary 14. Or call 992-1020.
© © ©C H A R I T Y H O C K E Y
GAME: The Bellmore-MerrickHigh School District’s hockeyteam, the Bulldogs, have joinedthe Merrick Lions Club in spon-soring the Second Annual CharityHockey Game to benefit PurpleHeart Pups on Monday, January 9,at 9 p.m. at Newbridge Arena. TheBulldogs are playing the JerichoHigh School Varsity. The eveningwill also feature such fun-filledevents as raffles, door prizes, a 50-50 and a Chuck-a-Puck.Newbridge Arena is in NewbridgePark, the south terminus ofNewbridge Road in Bellmore.Suggested donations are $3 peradult and $1.50 per student.
You can visit http://purple-heartpups.org/, or call FrankFontana at 377-6565 for moreinformation.
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A 2011 Year in Reviewby Douglas Finlay
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene made perhaps the biggestnews in Bellmore in 2011, as it toppled trees across cars andonto homes to wreak widespread devastation throughout thecommunity and neighboring towns.
Many streets were flooded waist-deep, causing tens of thou-sands of dollars in damage to homes as a result.
With toppled trees everywhere landing on electric wires,thousands of homes in south Bellmore and communities acrossNassau’s South Shore were also without heat or electricity fora week and more. County and town crews were unable toremove trees from the wires until the Long Island PowerAuthority crews inspected the extent of downed-wire damagefirst.
Bellmore Life joined Federal Emergency ManagementAgency agents who went door-to-door after the storm lookingto assess damage to residences. The FEMA agents providedthem with information on what the government could provideto help them get their shattered homes – and lives – backtogether.
The weather also made headlines a scant two weeks beforeIrene landed ashore. A sudden rain squall of 11 inches in only twohours flooded the neighborhoods around Mill Pond and SmithPond, a pond the county has been working to dredge for years.
The storm flooded tens of basements even more than didIrene, and saturated the ground, contributing to the devastationleft by Irene by moistening it so that trees could not hold steadyagainst Irene’s whirling winds.
In early January two large snowstorms deposited over 10inches of snow, guaranteeing the community would remainunder a snowy blanket that was first laid in late December whena howling blizzard dumped over 20 inches the day afterChristmas.
Crime increasedCrime played a role front-and-center in Bellmore this year.
Bellmore Fire Department EMT Justin Angell escaped certaindeath after a gunman shot him on Bellmore Avenue, but missedvital organs. Bellmore Life reported exclusively on his har-rowing minutes. The gunman, trapped in his vehicle after crash-ing it into a telephone pole, was killed by police.
Hasan Kaya, 49, was ambushed and killed at his home onEast Meadow Avenue in North Bellmore by assailants still atlarge.
The Sumra family on Bellmore Avenue in North Bellmorewere victims of a home invasion early one morning that putschools into lockdown as the robbers took to the streets toescape a police chase.
Shots were fired in Merrick while the driver of the getawaycar was apprehended in Wantagh, and another on the SouthernState Parkway on the way home to Brooklyn.
Nancy Bilano of North Bellmore was arrested for allegedly
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This anti-bully program asks the bully ‘why?’by Dina Horowitz
“Whymean” program is an imperative tobe introduced to school district administra-tors, in that existing programs are not prop-erly individualized or “real time,” existingprograms do not offer the problem solvingstrategies, but “whymean,” where imple-mented, has been documented to havemade a tremendous difference, with
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This program is the way to connect thedots, holds the keys to unlock the doors,this I know for sure...
Working together we can do it, howeverit will take the right program implementedin the schools that is able to achieve it’sgoals “Whymean” program understandsexactly what must be done to achieve thesegoals...This knowledge is the seeds that ledto the creation of “whymean”...becausehaving over 20 years of combined profes-sional experience working with students,including “at risk” youth, alternativeschool placements, I know what it takes toeffectively produce change. Its uniqueproblem-solving philosophy creates posi-tive understanding of what must be done,offered within this totally unique compre-hensive format, step-by-step strategies,action planning, providng tools to for allthose that may need it the most.
In my program, record-keeping is alsokey, all of which I’d previously per-formed by hand, but now, is innovativelyperformed in conjunction with a comput-er platform system, allowing for detailedreal time processing of information andthe rapid evaluation of existing strategy,ongoing results yielded. Real-time infor-mation allows my program to be essen-tially customized, custom fit for eachindividual school.
“Whymean programming, along withthe computerized platform, allows theanti-bullying specialist, to go to the cli-nician, or the anti-bullying crisis inter-vention team, to immediately enter allreceived information, in strictest confi-dence, timely report, upload and man-age information, allowing compliancewith state legislation, at all times.
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This is the mission of “whymean” this iswhy the results are life changing...the pro-gram that truly makes the difference...
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Throughout my years of working withits students, I continue to believe, thatoftentimes, it can take just one person tobelieve in you, that can help to make aworld of difference in the life of a child.
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To Bellmore Life:On behalf of our deployed military
personnel, the Bellmore Veterans ofForeign Wars Post 2770 and our LadiesAuxiliary, I would like to thank theBellmore Memorial Library and theBellmore community for their supportof our troops.
Over the past year our library, underthe oversight of Liz Gifkins, has collect-ed numerous boxes of various items forus to send to our patriots. Just recently, I
picked up 20 boxes that we will be send-ing to soldiers who are serving or will bedeploying to Afghanistan.
At this season of giving, it is hearten-ing to know that our community is sograteful and generous to our protectors.I am proud to live in such a charitableand appreciative community.
Vincent J. Montera, Colonel, U.S. Army (retired) Commander
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Board’s recommendation that states ban alldrivers from using any portable electronicdevices while driving is a positive step thatwould help make our roads safer.
Research has shown that distracted driv-ing greatly increases the likelihood of get-ting into a car crash. Some research hasshown that distracted drivers are moreimpaired than those who are drunk or
under the influence of drugs.According to AAA, distracted driving
causes between 4,000 and 8,000 crashes aday and contributes to as many as half ofthe six million crashes nationwide eachyear. That’s more than enough reasons torequire drivers to focus their attention sole-ly where it belongs; on the road ahead.
As chairman of the New York StateSenate’s Transportation Committee, I sup-port the NTSB’s recommendation andbelieve that New York State should strong-ly consider adopting a law which reflects it.State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.
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The theme of the show is to intro-duce the hobby of model railroadingin all its phases: operating, collecting,scale-model building and modularrailroading.
The space available for dealers andexhibitors is limited, so tables andareas will be given out by invitationonly. Preference will be given to thosedealers and exhibitors who have
helped to make the previous years’shows such a success.
A raffle will be held with twoprizes. The first is a Lionel Train Setdonated by Nassau Hobby Center, 13West Merrick Road, Freeport. Thesecond is an HO train set donated byTrainville Hobby Depot.
The holiday season usually beginson a “train fever” and as a result, theclub expects this show to continue tobe an exciting event for both dealersand exhibitors, as well as spectators.
For further information or to con-firm your attendance, you can contactthe club at http://gsbclub.home.att.netor e-mail [email protected]
Bereavement groupThe Roman Catholic Church of the
Sacred Heart in North Merrick will hold abereavement support group for those whohave lost a loved one starting Monday,January 9. It will run for eight Mondays,from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Parish Center,720 North Merrick Avenue. For informa-tion call Sr. Lynn at 379-1356, ext. 19, orthe parish outreach at 379-6123.
Taxpayer forumsHempstead Town Receiver of Taxes
Don Clavin has announced his winterseries of taxpayer forums on Thursday,February 9, at 2 p.m. at the BaldwinLibrary, 2385 Grand Avenue, andThursday, February 21, 2 p.m. at theMerrick Library, 2279 Merrick Avenue.
Mr. Clavin will discuss important issuessuch as assessment challenges, tax exemp-tions, tax discounts, property tax paymentdates and convenient tax payment options.
Forums are free, and all are welcome.For information call the Office of theReceiver of Taxes at 538-1500.
Senior foreclosure seminarThe next free Nassau County Bar
Association Mortgage Foreclosure FreeLegal Consultation Clinic is Monday,January 9, 3-6 p.m. at the NCBA head-quarters, 15th and West Streets, Mineola.
Attorneys have volunteered to provideone-on-one guidance, advice and directionto any Nassau County homeowner who isconcerned about foreclosure matters or isalready in the foreclosure process involv-ing property in Nassau County.
In addition to meeting one-on-one with avolunteer attorney, housing counselorsfrom the Nassau County HomeownershipCenter and Community DevelopmentCorporation of Long Island are on hand tohelp with loan modifications.
Reservations are required by calling theBar Association at 747-4070. Attendeesare asked to bring their mortgage docu-ments to the clinic.
Bilingual attorneys fluent in Spanishwill be on site. Attorneys bilingual inRussian, Haitian Creole, Korean, Chinese,
Hindi and many other languages will bemade available upon request when home-owners call to make reservations.
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To be eligible for the study, participantsmust be 18-70 years of age and must havea tumor that measures greater than 1 cm involume (seen in a MRI). They will be ran-domly assigned to either the experimentaltreatment or standard of care.
All individuals enrolled in the trial willreceive some form of treatment. Theexperimental treatment involves theplacement of a catheter into the braintumor into which a research medicationtargeting TGF-Beta will be infused slow-ly over several days.
For further information, call KimberlyByrnes, clinical trial coordinator atWinthrop-University Hospital ClinicalTrials Center, 663-9582 or [email protected].
“Art for Hunger’s Sake”A fundraising event featuring Jen
Chapin will be held on Saturday, January7, from noon-5 p.m. at Hofstra Universityin the Student Center Theater on the NorthCampus off Hempstead Turnpike.
The day will feature both performanceand display artists. Come enjoy singers,songwriters, poetry readings, comedy,dance, theater/dramatic readings, painting,sculpture, jewelry, all for the cause of feed-ing Long Island’s hungry and homeless.Admission is $25 at the door.
Donations of non-perishable food willbe greatly appreciated. Call 631-514-9142for more information, and check out “Artfor Hunger’s Sake” on facebook.
Bellmore-Merrick Hadassahplans two events
The Merrick-Bellmore Dayan LilahGroup of Hadassah announces twoevents scheduled in the new year.
Move it and shake it with Hadassahas you burn off all those extra holidaycalories at a one-hour Zumba classscheduled for Wednesday, January 11,at 7:45 p.m. This eventwill take place at La Mystika, 1812Merrick Road, Merrick (across fromMcDonald’s). $15 per person includesa happy hour featuring tropical drinksand snacks. You can RSVP byWednesday, January 4, by [email protected].
Dayan Lilah’s Chinese Auction is
scheduled for Wednesday, February 8,at 7:30 p.m. at La Strada Restaurant,2100 Merrick Avenue, Merrick (enterfrom the parking lot behind the build-ing). This fun evening will include afull dinner and dessert. Guests areasked to bring a beautifully wrappedgift valued at $10; attach a creativeclue so one can guess what it is.
Attendees will bid on items and thehighest bidder wins. All profits willbenefit the works of Hadassah. Thecost is $30 for members or $36 fornon-members. You can RSVP [email protected] by January28, as no walk-ins will be accepted.
They’re having a party!The Fraternal Order of Police
recently paid a holiday visit to theNassau BOCES Rosemary KennedySchool and provided pizza, soda andsnacks for all of the students.
Danny (Mymymy) Robinson, theone-man band, performed lots of holi-day songs. The highlight of the daywas a visit by Santa Claus, who gaveout Santa hats to all of the students.
Several dozen Nassau CountyPolice Department Explorers, whoassisted with the festivities, accompa-nied the FOPs. This annual eventbrings excitement and joy to the over300 students. The Nassau BOCESRosemary Kennedy School serves stu-dents ages 8-21 with moderate to pro-found developmental disabilities fromall 56 Nassau County school districts.
DANNY ROBINSON plays the accordian during a visit to the Rosemary KenndySchool on the Wantagh-North Bellmore border.
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They entertained us in 2011Since the spring of 2010, this newspa-
per and its associated online music blog,South Shore Sounds, have been follow-ing a number of local musicians. As weprepare to celebrate the new year, wetake a look back at what some of the tal-ented locals we have followed this yearhave accomplished.
NGHBRS, hailing from Merrick andBellmore, have had a busy year, includ-ing a large summer tour with Gabriel theMarine. The band is back on LongIsland, and scheduled to perform atOllie’s Point in Amityville on January 8.
Face The King, with members fromBellmore and Wantagh, played Six FlagsFright Fest and opened for Zach Meyersof Shinedown at Mulcahy’s of Wantagh.They are currently recording a newalbum (their last one dropped in May of2011) and have been invited to play aprivate performance at the 2012 NAMMconvention in California.
Merrick’s Robbie Rosen has becomea bona fide hometown hero, making it tothe top 24 on “American Idol,” and mak-ing a number of appearances at localevents. Earlier this month he performedalongside Aaron Carter as part of a ClubLoaded show at Ollie’s Point.
The Sliders played Nikon at JonesBeach Theatre this summer in support ofThe Goo Goo Dolls, Maroon 5, Trainand Gavin DeGraw and participated in
Perez Hilton’s “Can You Sing” covercontest.
Wantagh native Jeff Jacobs recentlyhad two instrumental songs featured onMTV’s “Teen Mom 2.” He often per-forms in various venues in Manhattan.
Merrick’s own TOXIN has performedwith Bret Michaels and Sebastian Bachand released their EP“Skindependence.” Earlier this monththey hosted “Toxin’s Rockin’ HolidayShow” in Bellmore, which included acollection for Toys for Tots.
After Dark (formerly Boomer’sBrew), with roots in Wantagh, Bellmoreand Merrick, have been regularly per-forming locally, keeping classic rockalive and well in the area.
Rooftop Manor, whose drummerhails from Bellmore, released their firstEP, “New Kind of Silence” and played anumber of venues, including SullivanHall in Manhattan.
Bellmore-based Sacred Impurityreleased its second EP, won its secondconsecutive Battle of the Bands at W.C.Mepham High School and played atManhattan’s Webster Hall.
The Dirty Gems, which includes aWantagh High School graduate, releasedtheir new EP with a show at Manhattan’sThe Bitter End.
Also notable this year, Long Island’sFunk Filharmonik returned to Bellmore;Across the Universe, a vintage-stylevinyl record store, opened in BellmoreVillage; The Paramount opened inHuntington with a star-studded lineup;and we bid farewell to Farmingdale’s
The Crazy Donkey.Visit South Shore Sounds online at
www.southshoresounds.blogspot.comfor continued coverage on these andother great local musicians.
– I.M.
Big steps for Face the KingLocal band Face the King was fea-
tured in this newspaper’s October edi-tion of “Entertaining Life.” Since then,members Eric Zirlinger, JoeyDammaco, Dan DelVecchio andAnthony Soriano have plenty more tokeep themselves busy with (and certain-ly, to be proud of!).
The band has begun recording theirnext EP at The Factory Underground inConnecticut. The remainder will be self-recorded with their new portable studio.The group promises a high energy,engaging sound on the upcomingrecording.
Close to home, Face the King will beheadlining at Mulcahy’s of Wantagh on
January 12.Last, but certainly not least, Face the
King has been invited to attend andgive a private industry performance atthe 2012 NAMM Convention inAnaheim, California.
The NAMM Convention is an annualevent, and one of the largest musicproduct trade shows in the world. Theirappearance is sponsored by KORGUSA, Spector, VOX and Blackstar, allof which endorse the band.
For more information on upcomingshows, and all things Face the King, visitthem online at www.facethekingband.comand www.facebook.com/facetheking
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COUNT TO TEN, Wantagh High School students Jon, Dan and Alex.
Wantagh’s Count to Ten honor memory of fallenfriend, release original holiday song
Find your local entertainment here!
The story of Count to Ten, a Wantagh-based up-and-coming pop/punk/alternative group, maystrike a chord with other town residents. MembersJon Zaitz, Dan Wolf and Alex DeSalvo were closefriends of Brittany Vega, the Wantagh High Schoolfreshman tragically killed crossing SunriseHighway in September of 2010. They bandedtogether shortly after her death in an attempt toreconcile themselves to this tragic loss.
What began as informal sessions turned seriouswhen Alex’s father, Russ, a record producer andsongwriter, heard the group playing and asked
them to record a cover song. This sparked a num-ber of connections which led to the band signingwith New York-based independent record labelAirgo Music.
Earlier this month, Count to Ten released theiroriginal holiday tune, “The Only Gift I NeedTonight.” The single is available for purchase oniTunes, and the music video can be viewed atwww.youtube.com/airgomusic. Visit Count to Tenonline at http://counttotenmusic.com to keep upwith these talented and motivated youngsters.
– I.M.
You don’t need to go far to find greatentertainment and activities. Check outthese opportunities, practically in yourbackyard!
Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, 794-9303
February 3 – Rise Against.April 28 – Rammstein.
NYCB Theatre at Westbury Westbury, 334-0800
January 13 – George Lopez.January 14 – Burton Cummings and
Don McLean.January 28 – Edgar Winter and Rick
Derringer.February 4 – The Temptations and
The Four Tops.February 16 – Peter Frampton.February 17 – Foreigner.February 19 – Aaron Lewis.March 24 – The Fresh Beat Band.
The ParamountHuntington
December 30 – Pitbull.January 21 – Robert Earl Keen.January 27 – Fuel.February 7 – Nick Carter.February 10 – Southside Johnny &
The Asbury Jukes.February 11 – Citizen Cope.February 15 – Tesla.February 17 – Allstar Weekend.March 1 – Matt Nathanson.March 2 – Children of Bodom.
March 11 – Dropkick Murphy.
Our Times CoffeehouseEthical Humanist Society Building
Garden CityJanuary 20 – Bill Staines.March 16 – Chasing June.May 18 – The Jammin Devas.
All shows are subject to change with-out notice. Above lists may not be com-plete. Visit the venue websites or call forfurther information and to confirm times.
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2011 – A year in reviewkilling her husband and leaving him ona Wantagh State Parkway bike trail.
Martin Tretola and son Thomas werearrested for assault weapon sales.
Leonides Costifas of Bethpagereceived 45 years in prison for aBellmore crime spree – and subsequentpolice dragnet – that left a 71-year-oldNassau Street man severely injured afterrobbing him and several others.
Schools feel pinchThe planned closing of Jacob Gunther
Elementary School also played promi-nently on the Bellmore Life’s frontpages for several weeks. Many angryresidents are still blaming the schoolboard for shortsightedness in not seeingor rectifying growing deficits.
The board countered that while thebudget could hold the line on decreas-ing enrollment at Gunther – now in themid-50% range – the 2% state tax capand continued decreases in state and
federal stimulus aid made it untenableto balance the budget without closingthe school.
The board recently approved a resolu-tion to permit residents to vote to decideif they want to greatly decrease or elim-inate school bus service to save another$1 million.
Meanwhile, because of expecteddecreases in state and federal stimulusaid the Central High School DistrictBoard of Education attempted to put theissue of synthetic turf behind it by vot-ing 6-2 in a straw poll to keep residentsfrom voting on it.
Teachers and administrators in theCHSD forewent annual pay increasesin an attempt to save jobs and classsizes.
The Central High School District wasalso hit with fines for lack of permits towork on asbestos.
North Bellmore’s Billy Dean sawhis fortunes rise and fall as his newcabaret in Wantagh got variations torun the cabaret, only to see those vari-
ations taken from it whenangry residents forcedHempstead Town to revisitthe variances in a new hear-ing. Those variances werethen denied at a secondhearing.
Some protesters picketedBilly Dean’s in NorthBellmore, claiming viola-tions were occurring at thatlocation. But a Town ofHempstead spokesman saidthe cabaret was being close-ly watched, and no viola-tions had occurred as pro-testers claimed.
Regarding Town ofHempstead zoning vari-ances, White Castle wasdenied by the state’sSupreme Court a permit tobuild its fast-food restau-rant in Bellmore. The townin 2010 denied WhiteCastle applications for vari-ances to build.
Ironically, the BellmorePreservation Group wasbehind the town’s denial ofWhite Castle as much as it wasbehind the building of Arby’s, thefirst fast-food restaurant in Bellmorein many years.
The group, comprising over 100 resi-dents, asked the franchise owner ofArby’s to work with the residents toaddress their concerns. Arby’s ownermet with residents, allaying those con-cerns by providing noise buffers andbeautification of the surrounding areas.
The BPG also threw its supporttoward a public hearing for the Stevenshouse, an old Bellmore home built inOld-World style, to turn it into a countymuseum rather than face the wreckingball.
Eileen Casazza, in return, receivedNassau County’s 2011 Trailblazer of the
Millennium Award for her work in BPGas its vice-president.
Madeline Grace Abreu becameBellmore’s First Baby of the Year, beingborn on January 3. Ruth Saylor wasannounced as Bellmore Life’s Motherof the Year. Matthew Green wasBellmore Life’s Father of the Year.
In 2011 residents in North Bellmoreformed North Bellmore ResidentsAgainst Cell Towers to oppose the lat-est cell tower proposal from CrownCommunications. The companywished to build a cell tower – mak-ing it the fifth in North Bellmore –along the Southern State Parkway atBellmore Road.
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MEPHAM GRADUATE and Bellmore resi-dent Zachary Avanzato succumbed toinjuries of an auto accident on WantaghParkway on Saturday. See page 3 for more.
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tion, citing opposition.The longtime Friday Night Car
Show finally got a new owner: a jointventure between the Chamber ofCommerce of the Bellmores and theTown of Hempstead. The partnershipensures that the car show is well man-aged, clean and safe to visit.
Economic slowdown?While the recession hit the county
hard, forcing the Nassau InterimFinance Authority to take over thecounty’s finances – and the countythrew tax certiori repayment responsi-bilities onto local school districts toget the responsibility of payments offthe county’s back. The Chamber ofCommerce of the Bellmores saw anuptick in membership, providinghopeful signs that some local busi-nesses are in fact thriving in Bellmore.
Clearwater Charlie’s opened, as didRed Door, and both joined the chamber.
Living Legends and Got Cupcakes?joined, as did Bellmore VillageChiropractic and Wellness and GreenEnergy Solutions.
Wellbuilt Solar joined the chamber,and Across the Universe opened itsdoors, holding a rockfest for charitythis Holiday season.
Choice Flooring, Home DecorConsultants and Fioro TileShowrooms joined, as did Train for aGame, Lori-Girl Creations andRepublic Lighting.
Chiromom also joined the chamberthis year.
Bellmore authorsMike Wiener of Bellmore wrote
“The Scar,” Sheldon and Al Hirshwrote the book “The Beauty of ShortHops,” Pastor Brian McMillan wrote“Design” on Centerpoint Church’s
meteoric rise, and Vincent N. Scialowrote the spiritual book “JourneyEvery Step Un-Sure.”
In other news Mallory Parker of Kennedy High
School assisted children in Lesotho,Africa; John Jeffrey became the newpastor at St. Mark the EvangelistChurch; Louis Cotrone of Holy Trinitysigned a letter of intent to play forMarist College, a Division 1 team;Nick Nanos received a certificate fortraditional Chinese medical psychia-try; Cara Feldman of Kennedy signedwith University of NorthernColorado’s women’s cross county andtrack teams; seventh-grader CaolanJoy raised $1,100 for St. Baldrick’s;Park Avenue students planted a gar-den; St. Mark the Evangelist blessedits new organic garden; CenterpointChurch raised $10,000 for Africanchildren; Bellmore producer JodyGirgenti opened her new film,“Harvest Dinner,” at Malverne
Cinema; new comedy club BehindBars opens on Merrick Road; thethree CHSD high schools all hadcommencement exercises at NYCBtheater in Westbury for the first time;Bellmore residents Susan and RobertCirigliano’s hope of a national drop-side curb ban was passed; theBellmore Striders broke a record dur-ing a July 4 run with 721 entrants;North Bellmore Fire Department gotsteel from World Trade Center, anderected it at Firemen’s Plaza; aNewsday truck slammed into the postoffice, causing significant damage;the Bellmore Jewish Center wel-comed Rabbi Raphael Ostrovsky;Robin Karp, assistant to TownCouncilman Gary Hudes, retired;Calhoun students froze at a footballgame during a fall rain; and JoeBianca, Calhoun football coach,pushed for improved football helmetstandards.
These are but a few of the events thatbecame the news of Bellmore in 2011.
May we all live in interesting times.And may you be more prosperous in
2012 – and at peace.
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Residents of Bellmore who passedfrom our lives in 2011, including:
Zachary AvanzatoAnne Brush-O’LearySean GoebelGeorge KoukoulasWilliam LongSherry LangGloria C. LevineClare Malloy-McArdleFlorence Rosamond MeiselbachFrank Priebe Jr.Thomas ReynoldsAnthony SalernoDr. Eli StarkJames Wunder
We congatulate those whomarried or got engaged in
2011, including - • Christian Fogarazzo became
engaged to Kerry Cordova.• Brett Thomas Moore became
engaged to Stephanie Marie Jenkins.• Clarissa Lynn became engaged to
Mark Roescher.• Linda Marro married Aflred
Bilano.• Jennifer Sena became engaged to
Dan Clark.• Megan Sullivan became engaged
to Steve Sharpe.• Brian Matthew Grosso and Denise
Curro married.
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PUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT - COUNTYOF NASSAULARRY BRAND AND ROBERTFRIEDMAN
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MURLAN KREKU, et al.Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly dated05/02/2008 I, the under-signed Referee will sell at pub-lic auction at the CalendarControl Part (CCP) Courtroomof the Supreme Court, 100Supreme Court Drive, Mineola,New York 11501 on 01/10/12at 11:30 AM premises knownas977 NEWBRIDGE ROAD,NORTH BELLMORE, NEWYORK 11710All that certain plot piece orparcel of land, with the build-ings and improvements there-on erected, situate, lying andbeing in the County of Nassau,
City and State of New YorkSection, Block and Lot:Section 51 Block 530 Lot 23Approximate amount of judg-ment $17,442.08 plus inter-est and costs. Premises willbe sold subject to provisionsof filed Judgment Index#8385/07 STEPHEN FROM-MER, ESQ., REFEREE CristinaCline, Esq., RefereePeter T. Roach and Associates,P.C., Attorney for Plaintiff, 125Michael Drive, Suite 105,Syosset, NY 11791 Dated:12/02/11BL 291 4T 12/14, 21, 28,1/4
NoticePlease take notice that theWantagh Fire District of theTown of Hempstead County ofNassau, New York, has re-scheduled the re-organizationmeeting of the Board of FireCommissioners for MondayJanuary 2, 2012 at 6:00o'clock P.M. at their
Administration Building, 2045Wantagh Avenue.By order ofThe Wantagh Fire DistrictBoard of Fire CommissionersMichael G. AntonucciSuperintendentDated: December 19, 2011BL 295 1T 12/28
NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed proposals, FOR RADIODISPATCH CONSOLE ANCIL-LARY EQUIPMENT, will bereceived by the Board of FireCommissioners of TheWantagh Fire District, at theDistrict AdministrationBuilding, 2045 WantaghAvenue, Wantagh, New York onor before January 17, 2012 at4:00 p.m. and then at saidoffice, publicly opened at 8:00pm and read aloud (in accor-dance with section 103 of arti-cle 5-a of the GeneralMunicipal Law)The information for bidders,general requirements of con-
tract, form of bid and specifi-cations may be obtained at theoffice of the Superintendent,located at 2045 WantaghAvenue, Wantagh, New Yorkafter December 27, 2011Specifications are availablebetween the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday toFriday.The Board of FireCommissioners of theWantagh Fire District, Town ofHempstead, County ofNassau, New York or its dulyappointed representativereserves the right to waive anyinformalities in or reject any orall bids or any part of any bidor to accept that bid or anypart of that bid which in itsjudgment is for the best inter-est of the Wantagh FireDistrict.No bid shall be withdrawnpending the decision of theBoard of Fire Commissionersof the Wantagh Fire District.
Michael G. AntonucciSuperintendentNote: return envelopes to bemarked "Console AncillaryEquipment"Dated: December 19, 2011BL 296 1T 12/28OTBB LLC has been formed asa Limited Liability Company(LLC). Art. of Org. filed withSecy. of State of New York(SSNY) on December 15,2011. N.Y. Office Location:Nassau Co. SSNY is designat-ed as Agent upon whom,process against the LLC maybe served. SSNY shall mail acopy of any process againstthe LLC served upon him/herto: 2477 Merrick Road,Bellmore, NY 11710. Term:IndefinitePurpose/Character: RealEstateBL 297 6T 12/28, 1/4, 11,18, 25, 2/1
Notice is hereby given thatan Order granted by the
Supreme Cour t, NassauCounty, on the 12 day ofDecember, 2011, bearingindex number 11-016861, acopy of which may be exam-ined at the Office of NassauCounty Clerk located at 240Old Country Road, Mineola,New York, grants us the rightto assume the names ofMathew Sebastian Levosoand Stephanie MedeirosLevoso. Our present addressis 899 Helen Court, NorthBellmore, New York 11710.The dates of our birth areApril 24, 1982 (Mathew) andJune 26, 1983 (Stephanie);the places of birth are NewYork County, New York(Mathew) and Queens County,New York (Stephanie); thepresent names are MathewSebastian Levy and StephanieRaposo Levy.BL #298-1X – 12/28/11
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2011 Festival of Lights
THE FIRST DAY OF CHANUKAH, the Festival of Lights, wasDecember 20.
DURING THE 2011 menorah lighting held by the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmoresat Bellmore Veterans Memorial Park, county Legislator David Denenberg wishes thecrowd a Happy Chanukah as Town Clerk Mark Bonilla, left, and Bellmore Jewish CenterCantor Elliott Yavneh and chamber member Bill Wilgus listen.
TEMPLE-BETH-EL RABBI Gary D. Kessler introduces the Bellmore JewishCenter’s Herbert Jacobson Hebrew School Choir, Bruce Katz directing.
“GOD BLESSAMERICA”...
THE SECONDCANDLE is lit.
YOUNG CHOIR MEMBERenjoys the festivities.
THE CROWD is enjoying the songs and gifts.
THE RABBI NATHAN Rosenbaum Religious School Choir from Temple Beth-El sings Chanukah songs.
