Bellmore Life 3.6.13

by Douglas Finlay

The Second Judicial Department ofthe Appellate Division of the New YorkState Supreme Court ruled againstNassau County’s Local Law 18, imple-mented in 2011 by the majority in thecounty Legislature that stipulated localschool districts and municipalitieswould have to pay property grievances –brought within those districts – won dur-ing property challenges.

In a 4-0 decision, the justices(three Democrats and oneRepublican) said matter-of-factlythat an existing state law in Albanysuperceded any new laws the countymay craft to deal with current fiscalissues. The ruling inferred that anynew regulations on tax certiorariswould need to be at the governanceof the state Legislature.

The court ruling won unanimousapproval from local school districts.

“The Bellmore-Merrick HighSchool District is pleased with thedecision of the state appeals court.

Shifting the cost of property taxrefunds to school districts wouldhave meant an additional $200,000annually in program cuts and servic-es for our students,” the district saidin a statement to Bellmore Life.

Arnold Goldstein, superintendentof North Bellmore schools, remarkedthat “I’m very pleased with the deci-sion. In these tough times with taxcaps, we are glad that we don’t haveto put money aside to correct assess-ment errors we didn’t make. Ofcourse, it’s not final yet, since thecounty can still appeal the decision.”

Merrick resident Brian Nevin, pol-icy advisor to County ExecutiveEdward P. Mangano, told this news-paper the county would appeal thedecision, but also hoped to gathersupport from local state officials tochange the state law.

Transferring payments Mr. Nevin contended that Local

Law 18 was not designed create undofinancial hardship on school districts

but, rather, to transfer the challengepayback process to the communitiesin which the property resides.

By shifting the challenge paybackprocess, the cost of an error in assess-ment that takes place would be borneby the community (ie. school district,municipality, sewer district) becausethat community best reflects the mar-ket dynamic of the assessment.

Mr. Nevin maintained that by tran-ferring the process, those in communi-ties with differing assessments wouldnot pay for a successful challenge inother communities with smaller orlarger property assessments, becausethe values and variables of assessmentswere different in arriving at thoseassessed market values.

Under Local Law 18 a resident of“Bellmore would not pay for a suc-cessful challenge of a commercial orresidential property in ValleyStream” because the property valuesin Valley Stream were different andarrived at through different marketforces, he noted.

He added that because residents inBellmore, for example, could notbenefit from commercial propertiesin other communities (up to 73% ofassessment challenges are fromcommercial properties) in reducinglocal tax burdens, they should nothave to pay for successful chal-lenges to commercial assessments inthose communities.

Half rightHowever, Wayne Wink, county

deputy Democratic minority leader,told this newspaper that transferringthe payment process is only halfright. “While they have shifted thepayments, they have also maintainedcontrol on the assessments.”

He explained that because thecounty still maintains the assess-ments, the school districts andmunicipalities are burdened withlarger liabilities that require legalexpertise to defend against the chal-lenges, and it costs those entitiesmore and, ultimately, the taxpayer.

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State court rules against county in tax fightSchool districts can’t sit down and

work out assessments, they can’t be apart of any process and negotiations,he added.

“Further,” he said, “school districtscan’t bond for the money to pay backas a municipality or county can.”

Said Maureen Liccone, partner atJaspen Schlesinger LLP, which wonthe case in part on behalf of schooldistricts, “The County Guaranty issupposed to ensure educational fund-ing is equitable.”

Solid legal backingThe County Guaranty goes back to

1936, when the governor agreed witha newly enacted Nassau CountyCharter that abolished the offices oftown assessors, instead transferringthose powers and duties to the NassauCounty Board of Assessors (the pre-cursor to the county Legislature) toassess all county properties.

In 1948 the state further amendedthe ruling to add that the county alsopay all “deficits arising from illegalor erroneous assessment, reductionsin valuations...or penalties...”

In June 1976 then-CountyAttorney James Catterson wrote tothen-Governor Hugh Carey that“Under [the County Guaranty] anydeficiency existing or created froma decrease in an assessment or byany reason of exemptions [is] acounty charge.”

It added that “A departure fromthis procedure would prove to be anadministrative and financial night-

mare to many of the smaller schooldistricts and special districts in theCounty of Nassau.”

Rather than gain support to changestate legislation, as Mr. Nevin sug-gests, Mr. Wink says the existing sys-tem must be fixed.

He maintains “the county got awayfrom a yearly re-evaluation cycle thatfixes to the fair market value of ahome, and went to a four-year assess-ment cycle that provides no fair mar-ket value of that home.”

Because home and commercial val-ues can fluctuate widely up anddown, more challenges are beingmade to ascertain the fair marketvalue of the home, he said.

“Because residents no longer knowtheir home’s fair market value, theyare inclined to challenge their assess-ments more,” he said.

Possible fixes?In the November 4, 2009, issue of

Bellmore Life then-county AssessorTed Jankowksi suggested methods ofrevamping the assessment process,including introducing cutting-edgetechnology for instant assessmentsfrom the field.

Hand-held devices in assessors’hands, he maintained, would enablethem to quickly see the features of ahouse, such as how many bathrooms,the site fields (close to a bay, openspaces), close to stores, and other fea-tures, and store that information foruse to compare similar properties andquickly develop assessments – basedon the similarities of the properties.

Mr. Jankowski also suggested

placing the challenge within the cal-endar year of the challenge.

He said then that a challenge cantake two-or-more years in court, andif the challenger wins the countybudget takes a hit the year the chal-lenge is won, not during the year it ischallenged.

It also means another property picksup the tab for the win unless that prop-erty challenges – and wins.

However, he did add that Article 18of the state’s section 523B of theNew York State Real Property lawwould have to be challenged oramended to enable the calendar toreflect same-year challenges.

Legislator Dave Denenberg saidthat during the Suozzi Administrationthe county executive budgeted $50million annually to pay down refunds,taking it from the operating expensesbudget. “He then borrowed to pay thedifference.”

He said that, once in office, theMangano Administration wanted toborrow to pay the approximately

$100 million in refunds without firstattempting to correct the mechanismreponsible for the challenges in thefirst place to make sure they didn’thappen again.

“In 2009 only 20% of the griev-ances were won. In 2012 90% of thegrievances were won.” He said thatbecause 90% of the grievances werebeing won, “it’s making the assess-ments less accurate.”

A 2009 chart from the county’sDepartment of Assessment providedfigures showing that during theSuozzi Administration, tax refundchallenges had dropped from128,220 during the 2006-07 year, to107,565 during the 2010-11 year,suggesting a downward declinebecause of better accuracy.

Mr. Denenberg said the way to fixthe system includes a yearly assess-ment that would eventually lead toaccurate market assessments and fewchallenges; and disposing, settling ordisputing commercial cases withinthe calendar year.

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The lockers will be available for use bythe eight winners for a one-year period,beginning on Monday, April 1.

“Now entering the second year ofthis program, eight bike lockers willprovide lottery winners with a safe,secure location at which they can lockup their bikes before getting on thetrain,” said Supervisor Murray.

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Each of the bike lockers is four feet tall,six feet long and three feet wide, all conve-

niently located on the north side of thetracks at the Bellmore train station.

Each locker easily fits a standard bicycle,protecting it from damage, theft and badweather. The town requires a $40 keydeposit, which is refunded at the end of theone-year lease. No sub-leasing is permitted.

“Supervisor Murray and I are proud tomake these bike lockers available to res-idents for the second year in a row,” saidCouncilwoman Cullin.

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The winners will be randomly selectedduring a lottery drawing to be held onMonday, March 25. Applications for thelottery, which is being administered by theTown Clerk’s Office, are being acceptedthrough Monday, March 18. To obtain anapplication, residents should contact theTown Clerk’s Office at 812-3026.

Sen. Fuschillo to help homeowners get insurance claimsSenator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R-

Merrick) is with representatives fromfive of New York’s largest banks for one-on-one assistance to help release super-storm Sandy insurance settlement fundsat Cedar Creek Park on Merrick Road inWantagh until Friday, March 8, between9 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Saturday, March 9,between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Senator Fuschillo called for the program tobe set up to help homeowners access theirinsurance settlement funds more quickly.

The program, arranged and coordinatedby the New York State Department ofFinancial Services, is designed to helphomeowners complete steps needed to havetheir banks endorse their insurance settle-ment checks, which are often written jointlyto homeowners and their banks or servicers.

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“Residents trying to rebuild their homesand move on with their lives need access totheir insurance settlement funds as quicklyas possible,” said Senator Fuschillo.

“This program will give residents aneasy and convenient way to get answersfrom their bank’s representatives, get helpin completing their paperwork, and gettheir settlement checks released morequickly. I am pleased to have worked withthe Department of Financial Services inbringing this program to Long Island,” saidSenator Fuschillo.

Additionally, representatives from theNew York State Department of FinancialServices will be available to meet individu-ally with homeowners at these sites and pro-

vide additional assistance with SuperstormSandy related insurance issues.

The Department of Financial Servicesadvises residents to bring copies of any rele-vant documents, records, or correspon-dence. According to the department, banksmay require proof that repairs have beenmade before endorsing checks.

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gage servicers other than the institutionsparticipating in the program to visit the sitesto get help in answering their questions.Homeowners with general insurance-relat-ed questions are also invited to attend.

Homeowners who cannot attend butare in need of assistance can contactthe Department of Financial Services’Insurance Assistance Center at 1-800-339-1759.

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PURIM FESTIVITIES: Teens from Temple Beth-El of Nor th Bellmore who ran the PurimCarnival last Sunday for the kids of our community include Michael Rubinstein, CoreyWald, Blake Heller, Alyssa Rubinstein, Adam Wolin, Leanne Minkof f, Andrea Senenmanand Jackie Checkla.

FUNDRAISER FOR CILI-AC: Grand Avenue MiddleSchool students Jessica Hillel andDylan Krauss, in sponsorship withthe Bellmore-Merrick BasketballLeague, will hold a fundraisercalled Hoops for Ciliac in theKennedy High School gym onFriday, March 8, from 8-10 p.m.to raise funds for those with ciliacdisease. A $10 donation at thedoor enables those who enter toshoot hoops and play games.Referees will be available. Forinformation you can visithttp://leaguelineup.com/wel-come.asp?url=bellmoremerrick-basketball.

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Denenberg will join with LongIsland Cares on March 29, at 11a.m. at his office, 2818 MerrickRoad, to distribute a limited num-ber of Easter Holiday food basketsfor those in the community whocould benefit from them. Pre-reg-istration is required. For informa-tion call Mr. Denenberg’s officeat 409-8524.

© © ©HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MEETING: The HistoricalSociety of the Bellmores will holda presentation called “The Muralsof Hans Gabali” at the BellmoreMemorial Library, 2280 BedfordAvenue, on Tuesday, March 12, at8 p.m. The presentation is byMartha Kreisel.

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library’s reference desk at 785-2990. The meeting is free, and allare invited to attend.

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Assemblyman Dave McDonough(R,C,I-Merrick) hosted a blooddrive along with the Long IslandBlood Services and their volun-teers to help combat the ongoingblood shortage. Nearly 100 localresidents took time out of their dayto donate blood, which will beused here on Long Island to helpthose in need.

Said AssemblymanMcDonough, “The blood donatedwill be used to help those in needright here on Long Island. Withoutthe support of concerned resi-

School board fights againsthigh-stakes testing

by J.L. Toscano

On February 21, the New Paltz school board unanimously passeda resolution against high stakes testing. The board called onGovernor Andrew Cuomo, Commissioner John King, the StateLegislature and the Board of Regents to re-examine accountabilitysystems in the state, particularly the Annual ProfessionalPerformance Review (APPR). Furthermore, they called on the U.S.Congress and the administration to overhaul the No Child LeftBehind Act and Race to the Top to reduce testing mandates and“not mandate a fixed role for the use of student test scores in eval-uating educators.”

As you consider the following aspects of the resolution, keep inmind that every decision made by school reformers should answera simple question: How will our reforms improve student learning?The New Paltz resolution makes several important points:

• The quality of public schools is directly related to the strengthof our economy and our social well-being. Schools prepare stu-dents for “college, careers, citizenship and lifelong learning.”

• Schools have been spending increasing amounts of “time,money and energy on high-stakes standardized testing,” and politi-cians are requiring schools to use those tests to make very impor-tant decisions about students, teachers, principals, and schools.

• The overemphasis on these tests is “undermining educationalquality and equity” in our schools by encouraging teachers to teach tothe test. The testing fad is “hampering educators’ efforts to focus onthe broad range of learning experiences that promote innovation, cre-ativity, problem-solving, collaboration, communication, critical think-ing and deep subject-matter knowledge that will allow students tothrive in an increasingly global society and economy.”

• “It is widely recognized that standardized testing is an inade-quate and often unreliable measure of both student learning andeducator effectiveness.”

• Too much standardized testing reduces the love of learning,undermines school climate, narrows the curriculum, causes talent-ed teachers to leave the profession, drives students out of schooland leads to a very heavy emphasis on test preparation.

• It is an underfunded federal and state mandate. Costs such aslocal test development, implementation and hiring professionals toensure that the tests are valid, are not covered by Race to the Topor Albany and are passed on to local districts.

• By 2014, New York State will require computer-based testingstatewide. This will require “districts to build the capacity toadminister these high-stakes tests, including the need to purchasecomputers, improve networks, develop infrastructure capacity, andtrain and hire personnel.” The estimated cost is an increase of 5%of current district budgets. Meanwhile, the tax cap that GovernorCuomo hastily pushed through last year requires a special votewhen a district wants to have more than a 2% school tax increase.Districts need over 60% of the voters to support an increase, inorder to override the tax cap. This is an odd and poorly planned sit-uation. One of Governor Cuomo’s laws makes another of Mr.Cuomo’s laws impractical and perhaps impossible.

• Standardized testing has “negative effects for students from all


backgrounds, and especially for English languagelearners, children of color, and those with disabil-ities.”

• New Paltz believes in rigorous evaluationsand accountability. However, they feel that theyare wasting a lot of time, effort and money on thisnew wave of standardized testing. Furthermore, itis blocking their “ability to make progress towarda world-class education system of student-cen-tered schools and future-ready students.”

Let’s think about that last point for a moment.We have a school district that is drawing a line inthe sand and saying, “We will not yield,” becausewe believe that your “reforms” are just plainwrong. The New Paltz school board has passed avery strong resolution against standardized test-ing. Why did they do this? Why did they directlychallenge Governor Cuomo, Commissioner King,the Board of Regents, the U.S. Congress andPresident Obama?

Well, I suspect that, like all good teachers andparents, they want what is best for their children.They are fighting for them because “political edu-cational reformers” are making it impossible forthem to deliver a quality education for their stu-dents! They are fighting for the future becauseour problems will require solutions from the nextgeneration that go far beyond the ability to bubblein A, B, C or D on a scan-tron sheet!

As a teacher, I am encouraged and inspired tosee people finally begin to stand up against thetesting fad. I recall an interesting story that wastold about the implementation of APPR at a meet-ing once. Apparently, “educational reformers” inAlbany, who support this heavily misguidedemphasis on standardized tests, equated NewYork’s APPR reform process to what would hap-

pen if you had to strip an airplane down to theframe and rebuild it in mid-air! I believe theyeven had a diagram or a video of this impossibleand dangerous flight. Would you want to fly inthat plane? I sure wouldn’t. I wouldn’t want mychildren or your children to have to either!Unfortunately, I have a feeling that their analogywas actually very accurate.

I’ll mention a telling quote from a school prin-cipal whom I respect a great deal. The testing fadmay just “fall apart under the weight of its ownimpossibility.” I personally hope that the testingfad, just like that hypothetical plane, really isgoing to crash and burn. The New PaltzResolution Against High Stakes Testing may bethe initial spark we need!

Yet, there is one important point, which the res-olution does not address. In fact, it is a point thatmay make it very difficult to counter and reversethe high stakes testing trend. There is a lot ofmoney backing all of these recent testing reforms!Corporate influences are making it very hard forthose who oppose high stakes standardized testingto voice their concerns and be heard by politicianswho pass legislation on the matter.

Lobbyists from companies such as Pearson, forexample, spend a great deal of time and money inAlbany whispering into the ears of our electedofficials that testing is the way to go. There arefortunes to be made developing the tests, develop-ing teaching materials that prepare students for thetests, grading the tests, gathering and analyzingdata about the tests in expensive data servers, andhiring consultants to evaluate and train staff to bet-ter teach to the tests. As Diane Ravitch, an expertin the education field, says, “Just follow themoney.”

NCC blood driveNassau Community College (NCC), in

conjunction with Nassau UniversityMedical Center, holds its annual springblood drive Thursday, March 14, from 9a.m.- 4:30 p.m. in the College CenterBuilding.

Make an appointment to give blood bycalling Barbara Vollmer at 572-7883, orjust stop in on Thursday, March 14, andsay, “I want to be a blood donor.” Thedonation process takes less than an hourand refreshments will be served to partic-ipants.Nursing students are also assistingin the recruitment effort for this drive aspart of their service learning project.

Blood donors must be at least 17 yearsold and in good health. Donors shouldcome with some photo identification.Although small snacks will be provided,we ask that donors eat before donating.

Planting, maintaining newshrubs

Clark Boating Garden, 193 I.U. WilletsRoad, Albertson, will host a “FiresideChat” on Sunday, March 10, at 1 p.m.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,many are a loss as what trees and shrubsto plant to replace those we have lost, andwhich trees and shrubs would be less vul-nerable to storm damages and loss.Beginning with tips for properly selectingplants from nurseries, John’s program willprogress with sites selection, soil prepara-tion, transplanting, and drainage issues.

DAR to meetThe Jerusalem Chapter Daughters of

the American Revolution (NSDAR),will be meeting on Wednesday March13, at noon. At the Wantagh PublicLibrary, 3285 Park Avenue, Wantagh.Speaker Eileen F. Scheiner will behaving a program on American Vet

Dog. For information call 785-0739.

Crafters, vendors wantedThe Wantagh Memorial Congregational

Church will hold its annual spring fair onthe front lawn on Saturday, May 26,between 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fees are $50 forvendor space (10 ft x 10 ft). Bring yourown table or rent one of ours. Eight foottable is $10 (limited availability).

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The church is at 1845 Wantagh Avenue,Wantagh.

Irish Festival Hofstra University presents the 15th

Annual Irish Festival on Sunday, March10, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at the MackPhysical Education Center, on theUniversity’s North Campus.

The Irish Festival celebrates the Irishgifts of music, food and culture toAmerica. There will be a number of

music and dance performances through-out the day, as well activities for chil-dren, more than 50 craft vendors andauthentic Irish food.

New to the 2013 entertainment lineupis The Tommy Mulvihill Band, per-forming classic Irish music. Returningperformers include:

• Guest Master of Ceremonies TonyJackson, WRHU, 88.7FM, HofstraUniversity.

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• The Black Velvet Band • The HirtenFamily Irish Dancers • Katie’s Puppets –a creative, colorful and musical puppetshow for children.

Admission is $7 and $5 for senior cit-izens (65 and older). Children under 12are free.

The public may call Hofstra’sFestival Hotline at 463-6582 or visithofstra.edu/festivals for information.

The Red Fox on Long IslandFrank Vincenti, president of the Wild

Dog Foundation will have a presenta-tion/fireside chat at the Clark BotanicGarden, 193 I.U. Willets Road,Albertson, on Saturday, March 16, at 1p.m. Bring the family to see this beautifulanimal and learn all about its habits andhabitats on Long Island. The fee is $8 formembers and $10 for nonmembers.Refreshments will be served. Pre-regis-tration is required. Call Maria Morgan at484-8603 to register and for information.

Chabbad eventThe Jewish Women’s Circle pres-

ents Tambourines of JoyousFreedom! on Tuesday, March 12, at7:30 p.m.

Discover the strength of Miriam, afeminine strength born out of bitter-ness. Paint beautiful decorative tam-bourines to rekindle that unique femi-nine energy.

Chabbad is at 2174 Hewlett Avenue,Suite 101.

For information or to rsvp vis-itwww.ChabadJewishLife.org or con-tact Chanie at 833-3057.

How to grieve tax assessmentsCounty Legislator Dave Denenberg

presents workshops on Monday,March 11, at 7:30 p.m., North MerrickLibrary, 1691 Meadowbrook Road,

North Merrick; and Monday, April15, at 7:30 p.m., Wantagh Library,3285 Park Avenue, Wantagh*, on howto file a grievance of your assessmentwith the Assessment ReviewCommission. The filing period isfrom January 2 to May 1.

Experts provide assistance, guid-ance and information on theprocess. A question and answer ses-sion and one-on-one assistance fol-lows.

Additionally, Mr. Denenberg providesa taxpayer assistance program to learnabout tax exemptions and to pick up ordrop off applications for the STAR(school tax reduction), EnhancedSTAR, senior citizens’, veterans’, ColdWar veterans’, limited income and dis-ability, volunteer firefighter/ EMT andhome improvement exemptions. For2013, the deadline for submitting taxexemption applications is April 1.

* The April meeting will be only Howto Grieve Your Assessment because it isafter the deadline to file tax exemptions.

Music Lovers’ ExpoLooking for hard-to-find records

and CDs? The Long Island MusicLovers Expo will be held on Sunday,March 17, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at theAmerican Legion, Broadway andVeterans Boulevard in Massapequa, tohelp you find to hard-to-find releases.

Dealers from New York, NewJersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,Virginia, Massachusetts andConnecticut are expected to partici-pate. They carry a large selection of new andused, rare, collectibles and records,CDs, tapes, 45s, 12-inch singles, DVDs,posters, T-shirts, and memorabilia in alltypes of music, including: rock, metal,jazz, R & B, alternative, classical, newage, soul, show, sound tracks, folk,comedy, disco, new releases, imports,

out of print, and more.Records start at $1 and CDs start at

$2, with the average new CD sellingfor $9. This is the place to find thosehard-to-find records and CDs at anaffordable price.

Admission is only $5. For informa-tion call Fred at 973-209-6067, or youcan email [email protected]. Or visit thewebsite at showsandexpos.com.

Lower East Side synagoguesAs director of the Kehila Kedosha

Janina Synagogue on the Lower EastSide, Marcia Haddad Ikonomopolous,historian and author, will take an his-torical journey from immigration tosynagogues in the area of New Yorkshe adores, through this very interest-ing lecture on Thursday, March 21, at2 p.m. at Friedberg JCC in Oceanside.Cost is $10.

For information contact SueLederman at 634-4151, or email [email protected]. Or youcan visit www.friedbergjcc.org.

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The blood drive collected 73 units ofblood which will now be used in commu-nities across Long Island.

© © ©COLLECTIBLES AUCTION:

Temple Beth-El of Bellmore will hold aSports and Entertainment CollectiblesAuction on Saturday, March 9, at 8 p.m.Living Legends of Bellmore will run thissilent auction and offer discounts over theirusual store prices. Auction admission is$12 and includes a dessert buffet.

Admission to gamble and attend theauction is $36 and includes the buffet and$50 in chips. Play is for raffle prizes, notcash. Cash, checks or MasterCard/Visawill be accepted.For information contact Howard Litwak

at 783-5443 or Ed Senenman at 783-0320.Temple Beth-El is at 1373 Bellmore Roadin North Bellmore.

© © ©PASSOVER SEDER: Temple Beth-El

of Bellmore, 1373 Bellmore Road, invitesthe community to participate in Passoverseders to be hosted by the congregation’sRabbi Howard Hoffman and his wifeElaine on Monday, March 25, andTuesday, March 26. These family friendlyseders will feature participation by thoseattending and a kosher dinner in a comfort-able atmosphere.

The seders will follow the evening serv-ices at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary.Reservations are due by March 18. Forinformation on pricing or any other ques-tions, you can contact chairperson MarthaKreisel at 448-3476 or you can [email protected].

© © ©SOUTH BELLMORE CIVIC: The

next meeting of the newly formed SouthBellmore Civic Association will beMonday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. at theBellmore Memorial Library. The maintopic of discussion will be development ofa neighborhood watch program, in whichresidents will be invited to attend, and aMerrick Road beautification project.

President Alison Frankel will also dis-cuss results already achieved by the newassociation around town, including a newsign at Mill Pond replacing the damagedone that stood for over a year, and a newlibrary sign on Merrick Road. For informa-tion call 418-BAYS.

© © ©NBCA TO MEET: There is a meeting

of the North Bellmore Civic Associationon Monday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at theNorth Bellmore Public Library. Guestspeaker will be Congresswoman CarolynMcCarthy of the Fourth CongressionalDistrict. The Congresswomen who nowrepresents the Bellmores’ would like tomeet her constituents and discuss the issuesthat affect the Bellmore community. If youhave any questions for theCongresswoman come and join in on whatis likely to be a lively discussion.

If you have a community issue thatneeds to be addressed, come and join us.

© © ©CHSD BOARD TO MEET: The

Bellmore-Merrick Central High SchoolDistrict Board of Education will hold itsregular meeting tonight, March 6, at 8p.m. in the board room at 1260Meadowbrook Road, North Merrick. Allare invited to attend.

© © ©SITE-BASED TEAMS: The

Winthrop Avenue School and ShoreRoad School are in need of communitymembers to join their site-based teams,which meet one morning per month.

Interested community members maycontact Sally Curto, principal, WinthropAvenue School, 580 Winthrop Avenue,679-2920, or Patrice Matthews, princi-pal, Shore Road School, 2801 ShoreRoad, 679-2950.

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Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick) will partner with NassauCounty Executive Edward P.Mangano in sponsoring a free SeniorID Card Program at the BellmoreMemorial Library on Friday, March15, from noon-3 p.m. All NassauCounty residents ages 65 and over areeligible to participate and receive afree senior ID card. No appointmentsare necessary.

The program allows seniors toobtain a free wallet-sized ID card,which includes a photo, the holder’s

personal contact information (name,address, phone number, date of birth),and an emergency contact name andphone number which could be usefulto emergency responders.

For information call SenatorFuschillo’s office at 882-0630.

© © ©BELLMORE SCHOOLS

TRANSPORTATION: BellmoreSchool District parents are remindedthat New York State Law requires awritten transportation request annual-ly by April 1 from parents orguardians of students grades K-6 whoplan to attend private or parochialschools outside the school district inwhich they legally reside.

Requests must be submitted priorto April 1 for the school year begin-ning September.

Transportation application formsfor the 2013-2014 school year areavailable at the Bellmore SchoolDistrict business office, 580Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore 11710,or on the website at www.bell-moreschools.org under the“District” tab.

Please note that new students tothe district must call the superinten-dent’s office at 679-2911 to registertheir child/children, even thoughthey will be attending a private orparochial school outside theBellmore School District.

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ALL-AMERICANS: Reinforcing lessons they’ve learnedin their physical education classes, sixth-graders atBellmore’s Shore Road School par ticipated in theannual All-American Olympics. Hosted by physical edu-cation teachers Brian Scott and Ari Visk, the eventgrouped students by their class, with each team rep-resenting a college or university. During the All-American Olympics, the teams competed against oneanother in a series of physical and athletic chal-

lenges, including a basketball shootout, a cheerlead-ing competition and a relay race consisting of jumpingjacks, sit-ups and other activities. In addition to rein-forcing their physical education curriculum, the yearlyevent focuses on the district’s core values of trust,teamwork, integrity, respect and dedication. The win-ners of this year’s competition were CarolynAcevedo’s and Gloria Panella’s classes, who tied forfirst place.

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New York State police are investigating afatal auto accident that occurred onMonday at 12:37 p.m. on theMeadowbrook State Parkway.

A GMC pickup truck was travelingsouthbound on the MeadowbrookParkway near the Southern StateParkway, when it struck a disabled NissanMaxima, as well as two pedestrians whowere standing near the vehicle.

The two pedestrians, John Elder, 76, ofFreeport, and Edward Ross, 65, of NorthBellmore, were pronounced dead at thescene. Both victims were traveling insidethe Nissan before it became disabled andstopped on the hazard markings of theparkway.

The driver of the GMC, RobertBeodeker, 50, of Aquebogue, is chargedwith Reckless Driving and AggravatedUnlicensed Operation, with furthercharges pending an investigation.The southbound Meadowbrook Parkway

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Nassau County offers essay contestIn celebration of “Be Kind to Animals

Week” (May 5-11), Nassau County – inpartnership with the Humane Society ofNew York and North Shore AnimalLeague America – invites students inGrades 3-5 to participate in an essaycontest on how to make the world a bet-ter place for animals. The topic of thisyear’s essay contest is: “If I could wavea magic wand, what would I do to makethis world better for animals?”

County Executive Edward P.Mangano remarked that “This contest

will raise awareness about the mistreat-ment of animals and focus on positiveideas for improving the treatment ofpets. The contest also helps childrenlearn the importance of being responsi-ble pet owners.”

Two winners will be selected fromeach grade by the Humane Society.County Executive Mangano will host anawards ceremony at the TheodoreRoosevelt Executive and LegislativeBuilding in Mineola with representa-tives from the Humane Society and the

North Shore Animal League America.Prizes will include a citation fromCounty Executive Mangano and giftcertificates from Barnes and Noble, teeshirts, tote bags and surprises from theHumane Society. Each winner will alsoreceive a “Rescue Gift Basket” awardedby the North Shore Animal LeagueAmerica.

The typed or handwritten essaysshould be approximately 300 words inlength. The student’s name, grade,school and school address must appear

on the essay. Essays will not bereturned. Entries must be postmarkedby April 5, and mailed to The HumaneSociety of New York, 306 East 59thStreet, New York, NY 10022; Attn:Humane Essay Contest.

For information about the HumaneSociety of New York and North ShoreAnimal League America, visitwww.humanesocietyny.org andwww.education.muttigrees.org.

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According to a Nassau CountyDistrict Attorney’s report, JasonSharp, a New York City police offi-cer, told Nassau police he intentional-ly punched a hole in the wall because“I had an argument with my wife andpunched the wall. I had a few drinkstoday.”

Besides punching a hole in thewall, Mr. Sharp hit his three-year-oldson in the face while under the influ-ence of alcohol, causing swelling andbruising to the boy’s right eye, cheekand the bridge of his nose.

“My daddy punched me in theface,” said the boy, according to theDA’s report.

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Independent,To: VINCENT ANTHONYBASILEO, if living and if dead,to the heirs-at-Iaw, next-of-kin

and distributees of said VIN-CENT ANTHONY BASILEO,deceased, whose names andplaces of residence areunknown and if they died sub-sequent to the decedent there-in, to their executors, adminis-trators, legatees, devisees,assignees, and successors ininterest whose places of resi-dence are unknown and if anyof the said above distributeesnamed specifically or as aclass be dead, their legal rep-resentatives, their husbandsor wives, if any, distributeesand successors in interestwhose places of residence andpost office addresses areunknown and cannot after dili-gent inquiry be ascertained.

A petition having been dulyfiled by Theresa Basileo, domi-ciled at 121 Laurel Lane,Syosset, New York, 11791.

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogates Court, NASSAUCOUNTY, at the NASSAUCOUNTY COURT HOUSE, 262OLD COUNTRY ROAD,Mineola, New York on the 10thday of April, 2013 at 9:30A.M., in the Estate of ANTONI-NO M. BASILEO, lately domi-

ciled at 121 Laurel Lane,Syosset, New York, 11791, inthe County of Nassau, why anOrder should not be made:A. Authorizing THERESABASILEO, as Administrator ofthe Estate of Antonino M.Basileo, to settle and compro-mise the claim for consciouspain and suffering and wrong-ful death against KerrCorporation, Grobet USA andIngersoll-Rand Company for $1,830,000;B. Amending and modifying theLimited Letters ofAdministration that wereissued to the Administrator onOctober 21, 2011, to permitTHERESA BASILEO to compro-mise and settle the estate'sclaim for conscious pain andsuffering and wrongful death,and to collect the proposedsettlement amount of $1,830,000;C. Allowing THERESA BASILEOto execute and deliver toDefendants all documentsnecessary to effectuate theproposed settlement and dis-continue the pending action inSupreme Court;D. Allowing Weitz & Luxenberg,P.C. the sums of $604,739.22

for legal fees and $15,782.34for disbursements, pursuantto the Supreme Court Order ofSpecial Master LarainePacheco dated January 16,2012;E. Allowing THERESA BASILEOto reimburse herself the sumof $12,769.00 for funds sheadvanced to pay theDecedent's funeral expenses;F. Authorizing that 70% of thenet settlement proceeds beallocated to wrongful death,which is equal to$837,696.61;G. Authorizing that 30% of thenet settlement proceeds beallocated to conscious painand suffering, which is equalto $359,012.83;H. Directing that the followingpayments and distributions bemade from the settlement ofthe cause of action related tothe Decedent's wrongful deathand conscious pain and suffer-ing:

(i) THERESA BASILEO:$837,696.61 for the portionof settlement proceeds allo-cated to wrongful death;

(ii) ESTATE OF ANTONINOBASILEO: $359,012.83 forthe portion of settlement pro-

ceeds allocated to consciouspain and suffering; andI. Authorizing THERESABASILEO, as Administrator, todistribute the sums allocatedto the ESTATE OF ANTONINOBASILEO, for the Decedent'spain and suffering, as setforth in her account andbelow:

(i) The sum of $14,770.38to THERESA BASILEO foradministrator commissionsattributable to pain and suffer-ing proceeds, pursuant toSCPA §2307;

(ii) The sum of $12,000 tobe paid to Rivkin Radler LLP,attorneys in the Surrogate'sCourt Proceeding;

(iii) The sum of$191,121.22 to THERESABASILEO, representing her dis-tributive share pursuant toEPTL § 4-1.1;

(iv) The sum of $47,040.41to ANTOINETTE MARIEBASILEO, representing her dis-tributive share pursuant toEPTL § 4-1.1;

(v) The sum of $47,040.41to VINCENT ANTHONYBASILEO, representing his dis-tributive share pursuant toEPTL § 4-1.1;

(vi) The sum of $47,040.41to JOANNE BASILEO TOCANTE,representing her distributiveshare pursuant to EPTL § 4-1.1;J. Dispensing with the filing ofa bond;K. Judicially settling THERESABASILEO's account; andL. Granting such other and fur-ther relief as the Court maydeem just and proper.Dated, Attested and Sealed,February 20, 2013(Seal)HON. EDWARD W. MCCARTY,III

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Christina Pardo of Bellmorereceived her Master of PublicHealth in International Health degreefrom Boston University.

Johanna Sullivan, class of 2015from Bellmore, and Danielle Ippolito,member of the class of 2013 fromNorth Bellmore, were both named tothe fall 2012 Dean’s List at LoyolaUnversity in Baltimore.

Kayla L. Epstein and Stephanie C.Fleischer, both of Bellmore, wereboth named to the fall semester 2012Dean’s List at Boston University.

Kaitlyn M. Bazarewski of NorthBellmore has been named to the fall2012 Dean’s List of Molloy College inRockville Centre. She is in businesshonors at Molloy majoring inaccounting.

Leanne Gallati, a freshman musictheater major; and Heather Muscaraof a senior secondary educationmajor; both from Bellmore, werenamed to the fall 2012 Dean’s List atRider Univeristy in Lawrenceville,New Jersey.

The following students were namedto the University at Albany’s fall 2012Dean's List for outstanding academicachievement:

Ariel Frenchman, ZacharyKitton, Jeremy Miller, HeidiSandomir, Rena Semertzidis,Alexander Traum, Cara Venezianoand Meredith Walker, all fromBellmore; and Andrew Hansen,Ryan Heller, Jason Seligson, DanielSherman, Evan Stein and JarretYahney, all from North Bellmore.

The following Bellmore residentswere recently named to theNortheastern University’s (Boston)Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester:

Brandon Shamah, majoring inbusiness administration; Shelby

Levinson, majoring in communicationstudies; and Sarah Preputnik, major-ing in architecture.

Meanwhile, Rachel J. Waldmannof North Bellmore was named toNortheastern University’s fall semes-ter 2012 Dean’s List.

Alexander Yfraimov of NorthBellmore has made the Honors Listfor fall 2012 semester at Franklin &Marshall College in Lancaster,Pennsylvania.

The following local students havebeen named to the Marist College,New York, Dean’s List for the fall2012 semester:

Rachael Cayne, a member of theClass of 2013 majoring in criminaljustice; Claudia Lent, a member ofthe Class of 2016 majoring in crimi-nal justice; Jennifer Rizza, memberof the Class of 2015 majoring inmathematics – adolescence education;Lana Tenaglia, a member of the Classof 2015 and majoring in psychology;and Jane Tracy, a member of theClass of 2013 majoring in Englishwriting-adolescence education, allfrom North Bellmore; and LiaDeGregorio of Bellmore, a memberof the Class of 2013 and majoring inpsychology – special education.

Nicholas Cipriano of Bellmore wasnamed to the Marist College Dean’sList for the fall 2012 semester. He is amember of the Class of 2015.

Travis Compton of Bellmore, asenior at McDaniel College,Westminster, Maryland, participatedin the Harvard National Model UnitedNations 2013 conference in Bostonrecently. Mr. McDaniel's delegationincluded 19 students and representedColombia. In its 59th year, more than3,000 students from over 40 nationstook part in the event.

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Agency (VSA) reminds local veteransthat legal advice will be available onSaturday, March 16, free of charge,thanks to the efforts of the HofstraVeterans Law Student Association(VLSA).

The free legal assistance clinic,which is open to all veterans, will

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WEBELOS II HONORED AT BLUE & GOLD: Hempstead Town Super visorKate Murray (back row, left) presents Town of Hempstead Cer tificatesof Recognition to the Webelos II Den of Cub Scout Pack 313 Nor thBellmore at the their Blue & Gold ceremony held at Merrick RoadClubhouse. Super visor Murray congratulated the boys on their bridgingto Boy Scouts as well as for their contributions to the Boy Scouts ofAmerica and their community. From left, in front row, are GaetanoParisi, Evan Hamou and Casey Fahrer of Nor th Bellmore, JasonCanonico and Andrew Almont of Wantagh, and Tyler Douglas of Nor thBellmore. In second row are Matthew Novak, Nicholas Liese, AlexGraber, Stephen Arcese, Colin Liese, William Stern, Nicholas Liese,Kyle Magro, Jacob Knigin and Cubmaster Scott Knigin, all from Nor thBellmore. In back are Super visor Murray, Assistant Cubmaster MikeCanonico of Wantagh, and Webelos II Den Leaders Scott and LisaLiese of Nor th Bellmore.

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Hempstead Town Supervisor KateMurray officiated Valentine’s Day wed-ding vow renewal ceremonies for adozen couples who had their homes andlives turned upside down by superstormSandy. While the couples endured flood-ed homes, destroyed family heirloomsand the loss of prized photo albums,Sandy’s hurricane force winds proved nomatch for their enduring love.

“The power of love is stronger than theforces of nature,” said SupervisorMurray. “While the superstorm destroyedalmost everything in its wake, the loveshared by our couples only grew strongerin the face of adversity.”

The setting for the celebration of“love that has weathered the storm” wascompelling. The Bridgeview Yacht

Club, at the base of the Long BeachBridge, was under seven feet of water inthe superstorm and is now a symbol ofstorm recovery in the heart of Sandy-battered Island Park.

Couples at the ceremony enjoyed acocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres,refreshments, live music and the compa-ny of other storm survivors. The cocktailhour was followed by wedding cere-monies, which featured narrated storiesof the couples’ courtships, trials andtribulations faced in the storm, andredemption through the vow renewalcelebration of their inspiring and abid-ing love for one another.

Couples who were reunited hailedfrom waterfront communities across thetown. Some of the lovebirds were peo-

ple whom the supervisor met whilewalking door-to-door to assist neighborsin the wake of the storm.

Others came to the town’s BuildingDepartment seeking information andassistance to rebuild their homes.Additionally, a couple dedicated tokeeping waterways safe and clean over-came their own home flooding night-mare to help restore our bays for allwaterfront neighbors. Even townemployees slammed by Sandy celebrat-ed their unyielding love.

The Bridgeview Yacht Club was amajor sponsor of the event, offeringtheir beautiful facility, fine cuisine and achampagne toast at no charge to the vic-tims of the storm. Additionally, A Taste

of Home Bakery in North Bellmore pro-vided a wedding cake for the event,take-home cakes for the couples and giftchocolates. King Kullen Supermarketsoffered bouquets to the brides, WicksFlorist of Baldwin provided exquisitefloral arrangements for the nuptials andRossiter Financial Group in Huntingtonsponsored the musical performance. “I want to thank all of our sponsors for

making these weddings special andmeaningful for our couples,” concludedMs. Murray. “After enduring hardshipand sorrow, our Sandy victims deserveda moment to celebrate the one thing intheir lives that could not be damaged bythe flood waters of the Atlantic – theirinspiring and storm-tested love.”

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Sandy victims renew vows on Valentine’s Day

Supervisor Kate Murray and Michele and Drew Hanson

The Hansons of BellmoreMichele and Drew Hanson met in

1984, and began dating a year afterDrew returned from his Marine Corpsservice. The Marines are known as thesoldiers of the sea, and Michele andDrew battled surging waters of theAtlantic when their Bellmore homewas hit hard by superstorm Sandy.

Michele and Drew were marriedon April 8, 1989. They bought theirdream home in Bellmore, where theyraised a son and daughter. When thewarnings came to evacuate, Drew

wanted to stay, but he wanted the restof the family to leave.

Michele was worried about leav-ing Drew behind and, as they dis-cussed their options, time ran out –the water began to rise.

Living in a one-story home with abedroom loft, the family had nochoice but to retreat to the secondstory to ride out the storm. Theywent to the loft and watched thewater rise over four feet to destroytheir beautiful home.

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Kennedy students honored for C.A.R.M.A.Kennedy High School recently

announced the recipients of the Cougarsas Role Model Americans(C.A.R.M.A.) awards for the secondquarter of the school year. Seniors RossFeldman and Shari Paltrowitz were rec-ognized for their outstanding communi-ty service activities.

Ross actively volunteers at SunriseDay Camp, where children with cancerare offered a sense of normalcy beyondhospital walls, while Shari organized ayouth group called Playback that per-forms at senior living homes. Playbackuses music to connect with senior citi-zens with over 115 teens performing inmusical ensembles.

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HONORED FOR C.A.R.M.A. From leftare Kennedy High School StudentGovernment Community ServiceCoordinator Brandon Schneider,C.A.R.M.A. recipient Ross Feldmanand Student Government PresidentScott Fessler.

HONORED FOR C.A.R.M.A. From leftare Kennedy High School StudentGovernment Community ServiceCoordinator Brandon Schneider,C.A.R.M.A. recipient Shari Paltrowitzand Student Government PresidentScott Fessler.

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Pam and Jim Hope of Bellmoreannounce the engagement of their

daughter Jaclyn Michele to BradleyJames Neville. The bride-to-be is agraduate of Kennedy High School andState University of New York atOswego. The couple reside inMelbourne, Australia. A January 2014wedding is planned at the JerichoTerrace.

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158/13. NORTH BELLMORE – Alejandroand Luz A. Colman, mother/daughter residence(second kitchen), N/s Redmond Road, 338.19feet E/o Fowler Street, a/k/a 2307 RedmondRoad.165/13. NORTH BELLMORE – Vincent

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