Bellmore Life 1.5.2012

by Douglas Finlay

“She’s the light of my life,” said dadLuis Abreu (pronounced A-bray-o) ofBellmore’s 2011 First Baby of the YearMadeline Grace Abreu, who just turnedone year old yesterday.

Happy Birthday, Madeline!Both dad and mom Annalisa gave

Bellmore Life a glimpse into the worldof one-year-old Madeline as she reachedher first milestone. “She’s very smart,very attentive and aware of everythingnow,” said mom Annalisa. “She’s curi-ous about everything.”

Surely enough, as Bellmore Life atand talked with mom and dad,Madeline was turning over the pillowson the couch, crawling up on dad’sknee, getting down, going over to hertoys and rattling them, grabbing for acamera bag to take off the table.

Oops! Mother and dad look quickly atone another to see who moves first toavert a potential problem – in no timeshe’s in their laps again.

“We take her to Mommy and Me atTots on Track in Massapequa everySaturday,” continued Annalisa. “Sheplays gymnasium, sings songs and inter-acts with all the children.”

When they mention Ms. Rhona,leader at Tots on Track, Madeline’s facelights up with a smile. But when theymention Bellmore pediatrician Dr.Roberto Marchitelli, her face grows seri-ous. “She knows she goes there to gether shots,” said Luis.

“Dr. Marchitelli say she’s within the

95% range in height,and in the 50% rangefor her weight,” momcontinued. He predictsshe’ll be a tall, slim girl,Annalisa says.

While both her andLuis were dancers wholoved going out on thetown after first beingmarried, havingMadeline has complete-ly changed their lives.“Our life is differentnow with her,” dad Luissays. “We don’t go outto dance anymore likewe used to.”

Instead, he says thatwhen he’s at work as adancer or when work-ing at Bye Bye Baby inGarden City he thinksabout coming home tobe with Madeline andhis wife Annalisa.

But when they stay athome both parents willsometimes put on dancemusic, in whichMadeline will move tothe beat. Annalisaswears that Madelinemay already know the beat to the musicthey dance to because when Annalisa waspregnant with Madeline both she and Luiswould go dancing regularly.

Their daily routine is as easy as watchingTV, giving her a bath and reading books to

her every night, such as “The Cat in theHat,” “Elmo” and Disney books.

With only her bottom two teethMadeline, who takes “baby steps,” is ableto eat a wide range of foods now. “She juststarted drinking whole milk,” saidAnnalisa. But she will also eat rice and

b e a n s ,macaroni with

sauce, spaghetti and eats her veggies, too. Equally interesting is that mom and dad

are teaching her both English and Spanish.

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home on Maple Avenue, Bellmore, at 1p.m. last week when a woman knockedon her door and asked to speak to herregarding yard work, Nassau policereported.

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the victim accompanied the suspectinto her yard for approximately 10minutes. When the owner returnedinside her home she realized that anunknown amount of cash, variouscredit cards and jewelry had beentaken. The suspect is described as lightskinned, possibly Hispanic, with largebulging eyes in her 20s. The suspect

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Bellmore Life also received a call thisweek from a reader on Saw Mill Road inNorth Bellmore reporting that she was avictim of the deception-type burglariestaking place in the area.

The caller said she was victimized onDecember 27 in the afternoon when a

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awareness program will be hosted bythe Community Parent Center in part-nership with the Bellmore-MerrickCHSD, and the Bellmore, NorthBellmore, Merrick and North Merrickschool districts, Legislator DavidDenenberg and the Bellmore-MerrickCoalition Against Substance Abuse atthe Brookside School, 1260Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick,at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11.

To register for “Dangers in YourMedicine Cabinet: What You Need to

Know to Protect Your Children,” contactWendy Tepfer at the Community ParentCenter at 771-9346. All are welcomeand encouraged to attend.

The program, addressing drug abuse –kids using prescription and over thecounter drugs on purpose to get high, willbe presented by Nassau County DetectivePam Stark and Steve Chassman, LMSW,clinical director of L.I.Council onAlcoholism and Drug Dependence.

Prescription and over-the-countermedications have become the new“party” drugs for many tweens and

teens. Every day, 2,500 kids age 12 to17 abuse prescription medications forthe first time. In this program you willhear how to keep your kids safe in achanging world by learning the facts, therisks, prevention strategies, and how andwhere to get help.

According to Parents: the Anti-Drug,parents are the most important influencein a teen’s decisions about drug use.“Therefore, it is critical that parents edu-cate themselves about the real dangers ofprescription and over-the-counter drugabuse by our youth. They must discuss

the risks associated with this dangeroustrend with their kids,” said Mrs. Tepfer,executive director of the parent center.

The dangers facing teenagers todayare far worse than they were just a fewyears ago. Alcohol and other drug usehave destroyed too many futures andtaken too many lives.

Now is the time for parents to standtogether to educate themselves and theirchildren about the real dangers they face.

The more the community is educatedon this topic, the better it can protectits youth.

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In related reports, a woman attempt-ed to lure a Yale Place, Merrick, resi-dent out of the home last week as well.

A female fitting the same descriptionattempted an identical plot inMassapequa Park also on the same day.

According to county detectives, the

woman, described as Hispanic or pos-sibly light-skinned black, in her 20s,medium build, approximately 5 feet,8inches tall, wearing a knit hat, blackjacket, blue jeans and black boots,appeared at the front door of an81year-old male victim’s MassapequaPark residence, stating that she hadrecently moved into the neighborhoodand wanted to put up a fence thatwould border on the victim’s property.

The woman, while communicatingon a two-way radio, asked the victim toexit his home and accompany her intothe backyard of his residence.

While in the backyard with thewoman, the victim became suspiciousand went to go back inside his home.He then observed a man described asbeing tall and wearing a suit jacket, getinto a grey or blue vehicle with out-of-

state license plates, along with thewoman. The vehicle fled from thevicinity eastbound on Lindbergh Street.

Detectives are requesting anyonewith information regarding thesecrimes to contact the Nassau CountyCrime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

All calls are confidential and allcallers will remain anonymous.

It’s that time of year once morewhen Bellmore Life begins itssearch for all newborn babieswho were born on or as close toJanuary 1 as they could get.

If you live in Bellmore and areexpecting a baby – or have justgiven birth – in January, thenBellmore Life would like to fea-ture your baby as the First Babyof the Year.

An assortment of gifts awaitsthe family of the First Baby ofBellmore contest.Gifts from local Bellmore mer-

chants will include a $25 gift cer-tificate from Piccolo Ristorante, ahaircut for mom or dad at TJs Unisex Haircutters, two flats of flowers from Island Greenery, brunch for two at

Hemingway’s in Wantagh, a $25 giftcertificate from Zuckerman’s fine jew-elry, a floral arrangement from PetiteFlorist, a $25 gift certificate from the

Bellmore Bagel Café, a gift for babyfrom Stride Rite of Merrick, one freeweek for mother and guest at WorldGym, and a one-year subscription toBellmore Life, your hometown news-paper.

Contest rules The baby must be born to a parent

who resides in the Bellmores. Theexact time of birth must be certifiedby an attending physician.

All entries must be received byFriday, January 27, at noon. In theevent of a tie, a drawing will be heldto determine the winner.

Merchants request that you claimyour gifts within 90 days with a letterprovided by this newspaper (exceptwhere stated).

See page 10 in this issue for a entrycoupon to send in.

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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 event will take place at LaMystika, 1812 Merrick Road, Merrick(across from McDonald’s). $15 perperson includes a happy hour featur-ing tropical drinks and snacks. Youcan RSVP by Wednesday, January 4,by e-mailing [email protected].

Dayan Lilah’s Chinese Auction is

scheduled for Wednesday, February 8, at7:30 p.m. at La Strada Restaurant, 2100Merrick Avenue, Merrick (enter fromthe parking lot behind the building).

This fun evening will include a fulldinner and dessert. Guests are askedto bring a beautifully wrapped giftvalued at $10; attach a creative clueso 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.

Baby Madeline is one year old!

As mom is a employee with theTown of Oyster Day in Massapequawho works with both English- andSpanish-speaking clientele, and dadLuis is from the Dominican Republic,bilingualism is the way to go in thishousehold.

“The majority of books and toys are bi-lingual,” said Annalisa. Madeline will alsowatch cartoons in English and in Spanishon the Spanish TV network. “I speak to

her in English and Luis speaks to her inSpanish,” she maintained.

Annalisa said that the sponsors of thegifts she and Luis received for Madelinebeing Bellmore’s First Baby of the Yearhave all been “just great.”

Saying she couldn’t go to each andevery sponsor within six weeks becauseMadeline didn’t need some of the particu-lar gifts until she grew older, such as shoes,Annalisa said the sponsors all honoredtheir gift offerings throughout the year.

She thanks them for that.

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SPREADING GOOD CHEER: Members of Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers helpedspread holiday cheer again this year by collecting hundreds of toys for its annual Toys for Totsprogram. Members of the BMUST union spent an afternoon at Nassau University MedicalCenter, journeying through the Pediatric Wing, the Burn Unit, the Psychiatric Unit, the Clinic andthe ICU with sacks filled with donated toys. From left are Brett Schwartz (teacher), SusanStamile (retired teacher), Christine Boyce (teacher), Dan Christoffel (Santa and retiredteacher), Kim Black (administrative assistant), Mike Dolber (BMUST president and teacher),Sharon Lefkowitz (teacher) and Bruce Reed (teacher).

EXTENDING THE HOLI-DAYS DRIVE: Legislator DaveDenenberg and his son, Aron, arerunning an “Extend the Holidays”toy and book drive. Like otherholiday drives, this effort collectsbooks and toys for donations.

However, this drive extends theseason for giving beyond the hol-idays and is intended to providetoys and books for hospitalizedchildren and/or children in needafter the season is over.Hospitalized children and/or chil-dren in need are in particular needof cheer at any time of year. In thedays after the holiday season isover, it is exceptionally importantto provide gifts to these children.

Unwrapped toys, gifts andbooks may be dropped off atLegislator Denenberg’s districtoffice, 2818 Merrick Road,Bellmore (just east of BellmoreAvenue), Monday-Friday from 11a.m.-5 p.m. The deadline for thetoy and book drive is February 10.If you have any questions, callLegislator Denenberg’s office at409-6623 or 571-6219.

© © ©FREE LECTURES: The

Hazak Chapter of the BellmoreJewish Center announce two pro-grams that are open and free to thepublic, made possible by TheNew York Council for theHumanities’ Speakers in theHumanities Program.

The first program, onWednesday, February 22, at 1:30p.m., offers “Faces of JewishHumor: The Saga of the Shlemieland the Shlimazel,” a lecture byRuth Adler, professor of JewishStudies and ComparativeLiterature at Baruch College.

The second program, onWednesday, March 14, at 1:30p.m., is “Political Humor: A LookBack in Anger Mixed withMirth,” presented by JosephDorinson, professor of history atLong Island University, BrooklynCampus. These lectures will beheld at the Bellmore JewishCenter. Pre-registration is neces-

sary. Call Bill at 221-2056.© © ©

NBCA TO MEET: There is ameeting of the North BellmoreCivic Association on Monday,January 9, at 7 p.m. The meetingwill be held at the North BellmorePublic Library.

If you have a community issuethat needs to be addressed, comeand join us.

© © ©GOT CUPCAKES?: On

Saturday, January 7, GotCupcakes? of Bellmore is cele-brating its first anniversary. Tosay “thank you” to their cus-tomers, join the celebration byvisiting and saying “HappyAnniversary!” and receive a freetraditional cupcake with any pur-chase.

Visit Got Cupcakes? at 535Bedford Avenue, on Facebook,and on their recently launchedwebsite,www.gotcupcakesli.com.Remember, “It’s hard not to smilewhile eating a cupcake!”

© © ©CHSD TO MEET: The

Central 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.

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LIFE: Long Island Crisis Center(LICC), the 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week, suicide preventionand crisis intervention hotline, isrecruiting volunteers to partici-pate in its upcoming counselorassistant training program. Noexperience is necessary and thehours are flexible (around-the-clock) to accommodate the indi-vidual needs of volunteers.

The free, comprehensive orien-tation training program takesplace over three 3-hour sessionsat the crisis center’s office inBellmore. January’s training willbe held on three successiveWednesdays from 7-10 p.m. on

January 11, 18 and 25. February’straining will be held on three suc-cessive Saturdays from 10 a.m.-1p.m. on February 11, 18 and 25.

For information, visit LICC’swebsite, www.longislandcrisis-center.org and click on“Volunteer”; then call 826-0244to schedule an interview.

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MEETS: The North BellmoreBoard of Education will meet at 8p.m. on Thursday, January 12, atMartin Avenue School, 2616Martin Avenue.

© © ©JEWISH FILM SERIES: On

Saturday, January 28, at 7 p.m.,Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El ofBellmore will kick off its eighthannual Jewish Film Series withthe documentary “Dolphin Boy,”a film about a teenage boy whosuffered post-traumatic stress andhis remarkable four-year journeyof recovery at Dolphin Reef onthe Red Sea. This film is inEnglish with Hebrew and Arabicsubtitles.

After viewing the film, the pro-ducer Judith Manassen Ramonwill take questions from the audi-ence. Light refreshments will beserved.

Open to the entire community,tickets are $6 in advance or $10 atthe door. Checks can be madepayable to Temple Beth-El ofBellmore. Temple Beth-El ofBellmore is at 1373 BellmoreRoad in North Bellmore. Forinformation contact the templeoffice during normal businesshours at 781-2650.

This program is made possibleby a Ma’alot grant from the IsraelCommission of UnitedSynagogue of ConservativeJudaism and Nefesh B’Nefesh –Taking Steps Toward RaisingIsrael Awareness.

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Our wishes for 2012The cliche representation of the new year as a new baby

is a good way to look at the future any day of the year. Weare starting fresh, full of hope and optimism.

We are not jaded or tired and pessimistic. We are makingresolutions to make a change for the better, in our habitsand in our attitudes. Just that is a positive step.

Somehow, every once in a while (remember Y2K?) thereare rumblings about this being the end. Now there aredebates about the end of one cycle of the Mayan calendarand our Earth’s location in the middle of the Milky Way.Well, we will “keep on keeping on” until then and not useit as an excuse for despair or inaction!

This will be a big year for our country, with presiden-tial election campaigns in full swing. And interest in thatelection should help get voters more interested in state andlocal elections as well.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has set his sights on school con-solidations for this coming year. Any savings in adminstra-tive, clerical and physical plant costs would be welcomebecause our priority is investment in the teachers and learn-ing materials. And teacher evaluation needs to take intoaccount a myriad of factors besides student test scores. Let’sleave that to the professionals on the ground at each school.They best know the situation there.

Consolidations are also going on in the privateschools. Again, statistics may not be the whole answer.But a growth in pre-school classes means hope for thefuture, like the mustard seed that can grow a tree, or aschool and a church.

Private takeover of our sewage plants and publictakeover of private water may be on the horizon. Both areservices affecting the public health and safety, and requiretransparency and accountability.

Recently, we focused our special holiday issue on oppor-tunities for giving back to the community and on localunsung heroes. We hope to feature more of them in thecoming months because they really do make a difference,and we hope they can inspire others to do the same.

We also plan to continue to grow our online presencealong with the print version of your community newspaper.Wantagh women read about zoning news on our website.Merrick moms plan playdates by e-mail. Bellmore boysfind out about game schedule changes on Twitter. Freeportfathers brag about bases run on Facebook. So we want to bethere too.

Did you know the entire version of your communi-ty newspaper is available online a few days after theprint edition arrives in the mailbox? And any web-sites or e-mails mentioned in stories or ads can linkright to those addresses!

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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 informationcall Sr. Lynn at 379-1356, ext. 19, or theparish outreach at 379-6123.

Taxpayer forumsHempstead Town Receiver of Taxes Don

Clavin has announced his winter series of

taxpayer forums on Thursday, February 9, at

2 p.m. at the Baldwin Library, 2385 GrandAvenue, and Thursday, February 21, 2 p.m.at the Merrick Library, 2279 MerrickAvenue.

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. Forinformation call the Office of the Receiver ofTaxes at 538-1500.

Senior foreclosure seminar

The next free Nassau County BarAssociation Mortgage Foreclosure FreeLegal Consultation Clinic is Monday,January 9, 3-6 p.m. at the NCBA headquar-ters, 15th and West Streets, Mineola.

Attorneys have volunteered to provideone-on-one guidance, advice and direction toany Nassau County homeowner who is con-cerned about foreclosure matters or isalready in the foreclosure process involvingproperty in Nassau County.

In addition to meeting one-on-one with avolunteer attorney, housing counselors fromthe Nassau County Homeownership Centerand Community Development Corporationof Long Island are on hand to help with loanmodifications. Reservations are required by calling the BarAssociation at 747-4070. Attendees areasked to bring their mortgage documents tothe clinic.

Bilingual attorneys fluent in Spanish willbe on site. Attorneys bilingual in Russian,Haitian Creole, Korean, Chinese, Hindi andmany other languages will be made availableupon request when homeowners call tomake reservations.

Grieving your tax assessment

County Legislator Dave Denenbergwill show you how to grieve yourassessment on Monday, January 10, at 7pm. at the Merrick Library.

Leg. Denenberg presents workshopson how to file a grievance of yourassessment with the Assessment ReviewCommission. The filing period is fromJanuary 3 to March 1. Experts provideassistance, guidance and information onthe process. A question and answer ses-sion and one-on-one assistance follows.

“Art for Hunger’s Sake”A fundraising event featuring Jen Chapin

will be held on Saturday, January 7, from noon-5 p.m. at Hofstra University in the StudentCenter Theater on the North Campus offHempstead Turnpike.

The day will feature both performance anddisplay artists. Come enjoy singers, songwriters,poetry readings, comedy, dance, theater/dramat-ic readings, painting, sculpture, jewelry, all forthe cause of feeding Long Island’s hungry andhomeless. Admission is $25 at the door.

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School District, with or without children inthe schools, are invited to participate on theDistrict Budget Lay Committee. The firstmeeting will be on January 18, at 7 p.m. atthe Brookside School.

Community members on the committeewill act in an advisory capacity to themembers of the school board, as well asdistrict administration. There will bemeetings with various district administra-tors who will present and explain program

needs. The committee will have theopportunity to review the proposedexpenditure budget for the 2012-2013school year.

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Régal, deputy superintendent, at theadministration offices, 1260Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick11566. by January 14. Or call 992-1020.

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Fundraiser for a friend

To Bellmore Life:My name is Vinny Zecca.I am writing to you on behalf of the

family and friends of James D.McNaughton, a New York City policeofficer who was killed in Iraq.

Jimmy was a Staff Sergeant with theArmy Reserve’s 306th Military PoliceBattalion, based out of Uniondale.Coming from a family of police officers,he joined the NYPD a little over nineyears ago as a member of the first PoliceAcademy class to graduate after 9/11.

He was assigned to Transit Bureau,District 2 in Lower Manhattan.

He reported for duty in the Army onOctober 4, 2002.

On August 2, 2005, Jimmy’s unit wasassigned a dangerous mission in whichwas between him and a couple othersergeant’s.

Jimmy volunteered over the other sol-diers because they had children and heknew of the severity of the mission.†While on this mission, Jimmy was train-ing an Iraqi officer up in a tower and wasstruck by a sniper. James McNaughton,27, was the first New York City cop togive his life for his country as a soldier inthe line of duty while serving in Iraq.

I have known Jimmy since we wereeight years old.

He is my best friend and the most loyalperson that I have ever met.

After these events occurred, all of thestories that were written or told aboutJimmy spoke of how great a hero he isand how dedicated he was to this coun-try.

This is all indeed very true.Jimmy had red, white and blue run-

ning through his blood. However, whatalways got overlooked was how great ofa person and friend Jimmy was to somany of us. There isn’t a day that goesby that we don’t think of him.

The heroism that Jimmy showed as apolice officer and a soldier for this coun-try was equaled by his loyalty and dedi-cation to his family and friends. Jimmylived for this country for as long as I canremember, and he died defending thefreedoms that we enjoy every day.

Over the past six years, we have held abenefit/fundraiser event in honor ofJimmy’s memory. The tremendousamount of success that this event has hadhas been truly overwhelming to Jimmy’sfamily. This success could not have beenachieved without the incredible amountof support that we have received fromthe entire community, including the localand city police departments, local busi-nesses, the United States Army and all ofthe performers who have generouslycome down and entertained all of thetroops, members of numerous lawenforcement agencies, and Jimmy’s fam-ily and friends in attendance. We have also received an enormousamount of press for this event fromnewspapers, radio stations, the Internet,television news, and even from radioshows such as the Howard Stern Show.

The success of this event is also dueto the large amount of support that wehave received from publications suchas the Bellmore Life.

Over the past few years, we havehad an assortment of entertainmentand appearances, from the likes ofcomedians Dave Attell, Nick DiPaolo,Colin Quinn, Senator Hilary Clinton,New York Police Commissioner RayKelly, numerous professional athletes,the USO, the New York Shields Pipesand Drums Band, among others.

The amazing part of this list is thatmore than half of them have reachedout to the McNaughton family request-ing to be a part of this great event.

This year will mark the seventh yearanniversary of Jimmy’s passing.

So we are really hoping to makethis year’s event extremely specialand bigger then what we have donein the previous years.

Unfortunately, I know that in a lot ofcases as time goes by more and morepeople tend to forget.

This is something that we are trying toprevent from happening.

We want to keep Jimmy’s memoryalive and with the amount of peopleattending this event increasing eachyear, I think it’s a true homage to thetype of person that Jimmy was andhow many lives he touched.

The event itself, will take place onSaturday afternoon, January 21, atMulcahy’s Music Hall in Wantagh, from1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The proceeds from the event will bedonated to multiple great charities – TheWounded Warrior Project, 9-1-1Veterans Organization and The JamesMcNaughton Foundation.

The Wounded Warriors Project seeksto assist those men and women of our

armed forces who have been severelyinjured during the conflicts in Iraq,Afghanistan and other locations aroundthe world. The 9-1-1 VeteransOrganization assists those returning fromthe global war on terrorism as well asthose who served in other eras. TheJames McNaughton Foundation helps toprovide scholarships to men and womenwho serve in the NYPD.

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All aboard for the train showThe 22nd Annual Winter Train

Show and Exhibition, sponsored bythe Great South Bay Model RailroadClub, Inc., is planned for Sunday,January 8, at the Freeport RecreationCenter, 130 East Merrick Road,Freeport, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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 tablesand areas will be givenout by invitation only.Preference will begiven to thosedealers and

exhibitors who have helped to makethe previous years’ shows such a suc-cess.

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, the

club expects this show to con-tinue to be an exciting event

for both dealers andexhibitors, as well asspectators.

For information or toconfirm your atten-dance, visit the club atwww.freeportsouth-ern.com or e-mail

[email protected].

Free throw contestAll boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are

invited to participate in the local level ofcompetition for the Knights ofColumbus Free Throw Championship.The local competition will be heldSaturday, January 7, at 4 p.m.Registration begins at 3 p.m. This eventwill be held at St Elizabeth Ann SetonRegional School gym located onBedford Avenue, (next to St. BarnabasChurch).

The Knights of Columbus Free ThrowChampionship is sponsored annually,with winners progressing through local,district and state (or province ) competi-

tions. International champions areannounced by the K of C headquartersbased on scores from the state-levelcompetitions. All boys and girls willcompete in their respective age and gen-der divisions. Since its beginning in1972, over 2.5 million youths have par-ticipated in the contest.

All contestants on the local level arerecognized for their participation.Participants are required to furnishproof of age and written parental con-sent. For entry forms or additional infor-mation contact: Bill Styne at 965-1399.

The Bellmore schools resgister stu-denrts for kindcergarten in two phasees.The fist phase for the 2012-2013 schoolyeas will be proff of residency. In orderto move the to actual registgarionprocess, paresnt muyst fist prove thatthey reside in the district.

Registration forms are available atwww.bellmoreschools.org. parents willapaso have an oppprtunity to regisgterto vote, while they register their childfor kindergarten.

If your child will be five years old onor before December 1, please presentthe following information to the districtoffice at the adminstrative office at theWinthrop Avenue Scvhool during the

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A robbery at gunpoint occurred thisweek at the BP gas station on MerrickRoad, Nassau police reported.

According to detectives, a 21-year-oldmale employee at the station, 2425 MerrickRoad, was approached inside the station bytwo masked men. The first man displayed ahandgun and demanded money, while thesecond robber stood by the front door.

The first robber then hit the employee inthe head with the handgun and opened theregister, taking an undisclosed amount ofmoney and five packs of cigarettes.

Both robbers then fled the scene on footin an unknown direction. The employeerefused medical attention.

Police are asking anyone with informa-tion to call Nassau County Crime Stoppersat 1-800-244-TIPS (8477). All calls willremain confidential.

©©©A44-year-old resident of South St. Marks

Avenue, Bellmore, was arrested at KingKullen, Sunrise Highway, Bellmore, onDecember 19 and charged with PetitLarceny.

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of Belle Road, Bellmore, was arrested onthe Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway nearthe Southern State, Seaford and chargedwith Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated

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contents in a shopping cart at AceHardware, Merrick Road, Bellmore, andleft the scene on December 21. When sherealized it was missing, she returned anddiscovered it stolen by unknown thieves.

©©©Unknown suspect(s) stole an EZ Pass and

GPS from an unlocked 1998 maroonChevy Tahoe, and a jacket and GPSfrom an unlocked 2002 Honda Accordand 2007 Chevy Suburban onClarendon Avenue, Bellmore, onDecember 24.

Police reports come from law enforce-ment agencies. Suspects are presumed inno-cent unless and until convicted in court.

Town zoning hearingsThe following cases will be called

before the Board of Appeals of theTown of Hempstead on January 11,starting at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at theNathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion,Hempstead Town Hall.

8/12.-9/12. NORTH BELLMORE –Brian A. Gross, variance, lot areaoccupied, construct sunroom additionattached to dwelling; maintain shedhigher than permitted and with less-than-required side and rear yard set-backs, N/s Irving Court, 56' W/oBristol Drive, a/k/a 1609 Irving Court.

13/12. BELLMORE – Marwan H.Awad and Lana E. Nasnallah, vari-ances, lot area occupied, front yard set-back on Terra Lane, construct dwellingwith garage, N/W corner ColumbusAvenue and Terra Lane.

27/12. NORTH BELLMORE – JoseDeJesus, Maintain six-foot high solidvinyl fence forward of dwelling whichmay substantially obstruct line of sightand maintain 3 1/2-foot high picketfence within the clear sight triangle.,N/E corner Bellmore Road and RangeRoad, a/k/a 1619 Bellmore Road.

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CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY SEASON: Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla ofBellmore (right) greets the Trapani family of Bellmore at the 15th AnnualChristmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Extravaganza, which was held at the cor-ner of Bedford and Broadway Avenue in Bellmore, and sponsored by theChamber of Commerce of the Bellmores.

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THE CHABAD OF MERRICK AND BELLMORE’S GRAND MENORAHLIGHTING took place on the first day of Chanukah at the MerrickGazebo. The parade began at the Merrick Road Park Golf Course andwas led by four U.S. soldiers from the 169th Infantr y Division in an

Army humvee and gun truck, followed by Rabbi Shimon Kramer andmany par ticipants in their vehicles. As music played, people gatheredat the event to watch the lighting the giant menorah.

RABBI SHIMON KRAMER, director of Chabad Center for Jewish Life,addresses the crowd with encouragement, thankfulness and prayer, sharingthe spirit of Chanukah – the Festival of Lights – before lighting the menorah.

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Play mah jongg and bridge Tuesdays is Bridge and Thursdays

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Memoir writing workshopDo you have a story to tell?

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Nassau County and the MetropolitanTransit Authority have reached anagreement to allow usage of theMetroCard for riders who are transfer-ring between Nassau Inter-CountyExpress (NICE) buses and MTA buses,or between a NICE bus and the sub-way, County Executive Edward P.Mangano has announced.

The agreement has designatedVeolia Transportation, which is man-aging the county’s bus and paratransitsystem under a new public-privateoperating partnership, to assume allthe county’s rights and responsibilitiesfor use of the swipe MetroCards, thefarebox equipment on NICE buses andtransfer policies.

“It is vital that there be a smoothtransition between the Nassau Countytransit system and the MTA. NICE busriders will now have all the benefits ofour public-private operating partner-ship with Veolia, with the convenienceof the continued use of the

MetroCard,” said County ExecutiveMangano.

NICE buses began operating in thecounty on January 1, taking over fromthe MTA, which had the bus routes foralmost 40 years.

“The MetroCard agreement is a bigwin for both MTA and NICE ridersbecause we share so many cus-tomers,” said Mike Setzer, vice-presi-dent of Veolia Transportation, andCEO of NICE.

“For all the Nassau County residentsheading into the city to work, there’s anearly equal number of city residentsheading to Nassau County – this is anexample of two transit systems collab-orating to serve shared customers.”

The MetroCard will continue to beavailable through vending machines,at subway stations, and through desig-nated neighborhood merchants. Itoffers reduced fares as well as freetransfers between subway and bus, orbetween buses.

FOR THE LOVE OF VETS: Above, Town of Hempstead Town Clerk MarkBonilla of Bellmore attends the War Veterans Association Holiday par tyheld at the Nor th Bellmore American Legion Post 1749. In photo are,from left, county Legislator Dave Denenberg; Pat Yngstrom, command-er of the post; Mark and Susan Greico; and Mr. Bonilla.

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College breaks can last up to 6weeks, so how will you get the mostvalue for your time?

Sure you need to recuperate withextra sleep, reconnect with family andfriends, and rejuvenate with down-time, before starting another semestertowards earning your college degreebut how many days does it take beforeboredom sets in? You can plan to putsome of your precious free time togood use, make some contacts, andadd to your resume.

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Earn some money. College isexpensive so a little extra cash is agood thing. Job search at local busi-nesses, contact the local Chamber ofCommerce, ask former employers,look online, go to your college’s jobplacement office, and ask family andfriends to help you. Or be an entrepre-neur and start your own business.

Add experience. Some work ismore valuable than the money earned,if it leads to a job in your field ofstudy. Consider an internship, even ifunpaid, to add work experience toyour resume. The bonus is moreemployers are hiring their interns.

Volunteer. Community service ben-efits those you serve and yourself. Tryfor a position related to your field ofstudy. For example, if you are inter-ested in the medical profession, vol-unteer at a local hospital; interested inteaching, contact a local school orchild care agency.

Complete a special project. Nowis a great time to do what you put offbut always wanted to do. Maybe youhave an unfinished project or neverhad the time to start. Perhaps you’vebeen yearning to work on a hobby orpursue a special activity. Create aschedule, plan your time wisely, andaccomplish your dream.

Network. Join a professional groupin your field of study and start net-working. Find a local chapter andattend meetings. Business cards areeasy to print yourself, go online orwatch for special offers from localoffice supply stores for free or lowcost options. Include your name,name of college, class of 20--, majoror brief descriptive info about you(example: Accounting Major,Volunteer Firefighter) and contactinformation. Dress and act profession-ally, hand out your cards, and getknown.

Apply for scholarships. Many col-leges offer scholarships to their cur-rent students from institutional funds.Contact your advisor, head of depart-ment for your major, or financial aidoffice and find out what is necessaryto apply. There are also outside schol-arships for current college studentssponsored by private organizationsand businesses. Search for these onthe Internet. Be a good consumer anddon’t give out bank account, creditcard, PINs and Social SecurityNumbers. Never pay a fee for FREEmoney.

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lines for papers/projects due and tobuild in study time for tests. Add inactivities, clubs, and downtime andyou have a great semesterplan.

Take a mini-semesterclass. Your college mayoffer condensed classesas an additional “win-ter semester.” A localcollege may do thesame. Use this oppor-tunity to take a pre-requisite, anadvanced class, orsomething specialyou’ve always want-ed to learn. Beforesigning up, make sure youwill receive full course credit fromyour home school.

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One Sunday night there was a hastilyarranged meeting of concerned Filipino-Americans who assembled in Woodside,Queens, in reaction to the recent stormthat struck the Philippine port city ofCagayan De Oro on the southern islandof Mindinao.

The disaster occurred early that Saturdaymorning at approximately 12:30 a.m.,when most residents were soundly sleep-ing. Flood waters rose quickly and com-pletely engulfed some neighborhoods, tak-ing many people completely by surprise.Many residents were forced to take to theirrooftops to escape the savage waters.

Warnings were issued but mostlyignored by the local residents becauseCagayan De Oro, located in the southernhalf of the Philippines, is not normallyaffected by the frequent storms thePhilippine islands experience.

The number of confirmed dead hasnow risen to over 900, with thousandsmore reported missing and over 100,000displaced from their homes.

All the attendees at the meeting havefamily members living in the affectedareas in their native land particularly inCagayan de Oro and Bukidnon.

Thankfully, all of them were able tocommunicate with their loved ones whosurvived the floods and landslides. This,however, did not lessen their resolve todo something to help the less fortunatevictims and their families.

Victor Carillo, a citizen of CagayanDe Oro, is working with several localgroups and government agencies in thePhilippines to coordinate disaster reliefefforts there. Mr. Carillo reported that hehas six families living in his home, andthat churches and schools in that areawere packed with people who hadnowhere else to live.

The Salvation Army, Knights ofColumbus, Rotary International andKiwanis International have all been con-tacted by this writer and they are in theprocess of setting up relief efforts andfinancial arrangements to accept dona-tions.

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The Knights of Columbus hasalready wired funds to the Philippinesfrom their disaster relief fund for$30,000 to Caritas, Philippines! Donateto the Knights of Columbus SupremeCouncil, Donate online at www.kofc.org

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Over the past eight years, I have per-sonally worked with Philippine citizensliving here in the United States, provid-ing educational materials and medicalequipment to schools, local govern-ments and hospitals in Cagayan de Oroand surrounding areas.

I have been a member of the SalvationArmy board for 30 years, and have spo-ken with one of the senior officers of theorganization in New York City regard-ing The Salvation Army’s involvementin relief efforts in the affected areas ofthe Philippines. Donations should be

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The Salvation Army and sent to theattention of:Major Evan HickmanThe Salvation Army120 West 14th StreetNew York, NY 10011-7393

Enter “Philippine Relief” in thememo area to ensure that your donationis properly directed.

Every penny of your donation will besent to the Philippine branch of theSalvation Army to assist with reliefefforts. The Salvation Army is proud ofits fundraising record of having 89 centsof every dollar collected going towardsprograms, not salaries.

Open your hearts and your wallets toassist with this relief effort. Questionsmay be directed to me at: [email protected]. Thank you.

Mr. Reed is a former deputy commis-sioner of the county’s Office ofConsumer Affairs.

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Geri Ilene Fessler, founder of theHeather on Earth Music Foundation,was born in Brooklyn, on March 13,1961. A lifelong resident of Merrick,our beautiful Geri died onWednesday, December 21.

She was the daughter of MyrnaRosenbaum and the late StephenRosenbaum, sister of Dr. MaraGreenwald, wife of Eric Fessler,mother to Heather, Gillian, Shainaand Taryn.

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The nonprofit organization is the firstof its kind created solely to providefunding for the implementation andsubsequent ongoing support of musictherapy programs in children’s hospitalsfrom New York to Tel Aviv.

Geri was a remarkable woman whomade it her life’s work to deliver themagic of music into children’s hearts asthey are healing. To honor Geri’s mem-ory, please lend your support by visitingheatheronearth.org.

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New York State Department ofEnvironmental Conservation's (DEC)Bureau of Fisheries is offering a new,full color map/brochure free of chargefor individuals who fish in the fresh-waters of New York, the agencyannounced today. The I FISH NYGuide to Freshwater Fishing in NewYork State provides information onover 320 New York lakes and pondsand 112 river and streams.

“Research shows one of the primaryreasons people do not fish more oftenis because of a lack of informationconcerning where to fish,” said KathyMoser, assistant commissioner, DECOffice of Natural Resources. “Ourcomprehensive map provides all theinformation needed to have a qualityfreshwater fishing experience, and ispart of our agency’s overall efforts tohelp connect New Yorkers and othersto our natural resources.”

The large 36” x 37.5” map foldsinto a convenient 3.875” x 9” size.One side provides a map of New Yorkstate identifying locations of fishingwaters recommended by DEC region-al staff. The other side provides tableswith details on each water, includingthe fish species present, the type ofaccess provided and who owns it,whether or not it is open to ice fish-

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