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1. FLAG TRIBUTE for 9/11 – September; 2. THE NEWLY REVIVED RAG-A-MUFFIN PARADE OF YESTERDAY– November; 3. SINGER ROBBIE ROSENON “AMERICAN IDOL” – January; 4. SIXTH ANNUAL ROBBIE’S RUN –April; 5. HELP IN THE RAIN AS CARS WERE DISABLED ON MEADOW-BROOK PARKWAY – August; 6. HURRICANED DOWN – September; 7. THESEARCH CONTINUED FOR THE LONE PIT BULL – October.

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A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD was made at Merrick Jewish Centre when 762 menorahs were lite together on the secondnight of Chanukah. From left are Michelle, Michael, and Casey Schwartz, Legislator Dave Denenberg, Assemblyman DaveMcDonough, Senator Charles Fuschillo, former LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel and Rabbi Scott Hoffman.

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The symphonic performance delights listenersby Richard Gilley

We are very fortunate in Merrick tohave two superb musical artists whohave given the musical world manygreat moments in music.

Cecelia Gniewek Brauer, a celebratedpianist, a member of the MetropolitanOpera who has given many solo key-board performances all over the countryand Judith Lorenz Witmer, a wonderfulviolinist, who has played with the LaScala Opera Orchestra in Milan Italyand in many symphonic groups in theNew York-New Jersey area. Both musi-cians were heard recently as members of

the Merrick Symphony ChamberOrchestra which performed in theFreeport Memorial Library to a capacityaudience.

Conductor for this concert wasVincent Lionti from the MetropolitanOpera Orchestra, who also conducts theWestchester Youth orchestra. MaestroLionti took this Chamber Orchestrathrough all the pieces with great sensi-tivity and panache.

Deborah Song, a graduate of theEastman School of Music and currentlyenrolled in a two year program at theJuilliard School of Music was the violinsoloist who performed the Winter por-

tion of the “Four Seasons” by Vivaldiwith electrifying technique and virtuosi-ty. She also performed the solos in the“Serenade for Strings” by Joseph Sukand played the nostalgic encore “SchoenRosmarin” by Fritz Kreisler to a stand-ing ovation. This program also includedthe famous “L’Arlesienne Suite No. 1”by Bizet, the vivacious “DivertimentoNo. 1” by Mozart, and from the impres-sionistic period the “Pavane” by Ravel.

The program turned to a lighter moodand the Orchestra performed music from“Phantom of the Opera,” and from thefilm “Mondo Cane” arranged by R.Hayman which may have made some of

the audience’s hearts beat faster fromhearing all the lush harmonies written inthese pieces. Last on the program wasthe “Radetsky March” by Strauss Sr.Maestro Lionti gave the audience cueswhen to clap to the rhythm.

When it ended, the audience gaveloud cheers and another standing ova-tion to this wonderful ChamberEnsemble. Traditionally, the “RadetskyMarch” is performed on New Year’sDay by the Vienna Philharmonic. Nextconcert at the Freeport Library will beOctober 29. Your seat will be waiting foryou.

WINTER CONCERT: Merrick Avenue Middle School Chorus sings to the delightof the holiday audience. Merrick Life photos by Jill Bromberg

VOICES COME TOGETHER: Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellmore choiralong with the Seventh Day Adventist Church choir of Manhasset sing togeth-er in celebration of Chanukah.

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All aboard for the train show!The 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.-4 p.m.

The theme of the show is to intro-duce the hobby of modelrailroading in all its phas-es: operating, collect-ing, scale-modelbuilding and mod-ular railroading.

The space avail-able for dealers andexhibitors is limit-ed, so tables andareas will begiven out by invita-tion only. Preference will be given tothose dealers and exhibitors who havehelped to make the previous years’

shows such a success.A raffle will be held with two

prizes. The first is a Lionel Train Setdonated by Nassau Hobby Center, 13West Merrick Road, Freeport. The

second is an HO train setdonated by TrainvilleHobby Depot.

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“train fever” and asa result, the clubexpects this showto continue to be

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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,at 7:30 p.m. at La Strada Restaurant,2100 Merrick Avenue, Merrick (enterfrom the parking lot behind the build-ing). This fun evening will include afull dinner and dessert. Guests areasked to bring a beautifully wrappedgift valued at $10; attach a creativeclue so one can guess what it is.

Attendees will bid on items and thehighest bidder wins. All profits willbenefit the works of Hadassah. Thecost is $30 for members or $36 fornon-members. You can RSVP [email protected] by January28, as no walk-ins will be accepted.

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meandering around merrick2011 year in review

by Erin Donohue

It’s always interesting for us at Merrick Life to take a look back at theyear that was. For me personally my reflections have come full circle. Ibegan the year just having been announced as Merrick’s Woman of the Year(with Lenny Heide named Man of the Year) and now I will pass the title onto MeMe Wanderman, a 30-plus-year advocate for the school district’s chil-dren and library volunteer. The 2012 Man of the Year is Al Lage who sup-ports many Merrick organizations as well as helping the chamber of com-merce run the midway at its festivals.

Here is a review of of other stories we published. Details of many ofthese stories can be found on our website at www.merricklife.com

In January, Layna Christon’s dad had taken ill and she came to visit her90-year-old North Merrick mom. Layna suffered a heart attack while tak-ing a neighborhood walk. “Overwhelmed,” she recalled, she sat down onthe curb. Lucky for her, the Sena family’s dog, Jenny, wanted to go outside.

Soon after, the dog alerted the family to Mrs. Christon’s conditionand the family tended to her until they were able to get her in an ambu-lance to the hospital.

Al and Tot Barthel celebrated 70 years of marriage.Michelle Manfrede of Merrick ended 2010 as overall high point

gymkhana Grand Champion of the Islip Horsemen’s Association.Eighteen-year-old Mepham student Erin Clare Malloy-McArdle was

killed in January at Windham Mountain ski resort when she left a ski trailshe was on and collided with a tree.

The Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives TV show stopped atthe Pit Stop on Sunrise Highway.

Merrick’s Robbie Rosen was on TV, too. He made it all the way toHollywood on “American Idol” only to face a loss in a sing-off. He did notmake the final show but Merrick enjoyed following his journey and theemergence of its latest star. Merrick Life followed his many subsequent per-formances including his debut of an original song at an Islander game andhis performance at the Merrick’s KidsFest. Robbie has generously sharedhis talents with many groups and can often be found pursuing his musiccareer as he prepares to graduate from Calhoun High School.

In February we wrote that baby Kasey Ann Devlin of Merrick was bornduring a snowstorm on January 12, making her the winner of our First Babyof the Merricks contest. If you know anyone due to have a baby soon, theyshould enter soon after the baby is born. Our generous merchants are giv-ing away great prizes. See contest prizes on pages 10 and 11.

Calhoun Colts football players Nick Marcello and Coleman Meiersigned to Division 1 schools.

55-year-old Merrick resident Doug Oggeri survived a heart attackthanks to his 18-year-old daughter, Colleen. He suffered the incident aftershoveling snow.

News 12 meteorologist and Merrick resident Bill Korbel renewedtheir vows with his wife Sharon after 38 years of marriage, at TownHall in Hempstead.

The Calhoun Varsity Kickline Team did an excellent job at the 2011Long Island Scholastic Championship Kickline Competition. Theyearned First Place for their Pom routine and Second Place for their HighKick Routine, in the AAA division.

The threat of the elimination of municipal bus routes in the Merricks wasannounced in March. Fast forward to present day, a new bus company will

MUSIC IN MERRICK:Former Bellmore Life assistanteditor Stu Markus plays musicthis Friday night at Left CoastKitchen and Cocktails, 1810Merrick Road, about a half mileeast of the MeadowbrookParkway. Check them out atwww.lckny.com, or call 868-5338.

© © ©DID SHE MAKE A DEAL?

Merokian Susan Warren was onthe “Let’s Make A Deal” gameshow last Monday, December 19,on CBS. Check out our Facebookpage for her episode.

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Bellmore JFK Alumni Inc.announces the birth of its alumniwebsite. The Bellmore JFKAlumni Webpage is now onlineand live at www.bellmore-jfkalumni.org/. For informationcall Ron Steiger at 917-807-3394on the Public RelationsCommittee at [email protected].

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LIFE: Make 2012 the year youmake a difference in someone’slife! Long Island Crisis Center(LICC), the 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week, suicide prevention andcrisis 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 sessions atthe crisis center’s office inBellmore. January’s training willbe held on three successiveWednesdays from 7-10 p.m. onJanuary 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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Productions presents “Blue’sClues Live” on Thursday, Fridayand Saturday, December 29, 30and 31, at The Showplace at theBellmore Movies, 222 PettitAvenue, beginning at 11 a.m. $10for reserved seats. For reserva-tions or information call 699-6870, or visit www.plazatheatri-cal.com.

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DRUGS: Community ParentCenter, in partnership with theBellmore-Merrick CHSD,Bellmore School District, NorthBellmore School District,Merrick School District,North Merrick School Districtand county Legislator DavidDenenberg, presents “TheDangers in Your MedicineCabinet: What You Need toKnow to Protect YourChildren,” a substance abuseprevention presentation onWednesday, January 11, atthe Brookside School in NorthMerrick.

The guest speakers will beDetective Pamela Stark of theCommunity Affairs Divisionof the Nassau County PoliceDepartment and SteveChassman, LMSW, clinicaldirector of LICADD.

Their discussion will focuson prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse by chil-dren, which have become thenew “party” drugs for manytweens and teens.

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BERS NEEDED: Residentsof the Bellmore-MerrickCentral High School District,with or without children in theschools, are invited to partici-pate on the District BudgetLay Committee.

The first meeting will be onWednesday, January 18, at 7p.m. at the Brookside School.

Community members onthe committee will act in anadvisory capacity to the mem-bers of the school board, as

well as district administra-tion.Various district adminis-trators will present andexplain program needs.

The committee will have theopportunity to review the pro-posed expenditure budget forthe 2012-2013 school year.

Anyone interested in serv-ing on this committee shouldcontact Cynthia Strait-Régal,deputy superintendent, at theadministration offices, 1260Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick 11566 by Saturday,January 14, or call 992-1020.

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C H A R I T Y H O C K E YGAME: The Bellmore-Merrick Central High SchoolDistrict’s hockey team, theBulldogs, have joined theMerrick Lions Club in spon-soring the Second AnnualCharity Hockey Game to ben-efit Purple Heart Pups onMonday, January 9, at 9 p.m.at Newbridge Arena.

The Bulldogs are playingthe Jericho High School varsi-ty team. The evening will alsofeature such fun-filled eventsas raffles, door prizes, a 50-50and a Chuck-a-Puck.

Newbridge Arena is inNewbridge Park, the southend of Newbridge Road inBellmore.

Suggested donations are $3per adult and $1.50 per student.

For information you can visitpurpleheartpups.org, or callFrank Fontana at 377-6565.

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O N G O I N G F O O DDRIVE: Assemblyman DaveMcDonough continues hisfood drive for the hungry, andasks you to drop off any non-perishable food items thatwill go to food pantries with-in the community. His officeis at 404 Bedford Avenue inBellmore Village. Call 409-2070 for information.

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RETIRED: Charlotte Leventhal, (center) is the longest serving member of the Temple Beth Amchoir. She is joined by her choir group as they give her flowers at her final concert. She retiredto join family in Florida.

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assume the busing system in the county asof January 1, riders anxiously wait andwatch as the transition happens.

The Merrick Film Forum announced thatit would be ending its 53-year history. Itsclosing film, “The Little Traitor,” wasshown on March 25.

North Merrick’s Abby Dry Cleaners wasthe site of a suspicious fire, and damagespread to many of the connected stores onJerusalem Avenue.

After 19 years at the helm, PastorThomas Gallagher retired from SacredHeart Church in North Merrick. A new pas-tor, Joseph Nixon, is now at the altar.

In April, Sacred Heart’s drama club per-formed “Beauty and the Beast;” an activeparishioner, artisan and gardener RaeReilly, 93, died after a series of illnesses.

North Merrick residents voted down thelibrary’s referendum, effectively saying noto the building’s expansion; school districtteachers and staff froze their salaries.

The Chamber of Commerce KidsFestclosed out the end of the month. Fundsraised go towards supporting the group’sscholarship awards, the largest such givenby a single chamber in all of New YorkState.

In May, a Roosevelt man was capturedby police after a wide search that included ahelicopter, K9 searchers and a foot chase.He was sought in connection with a NorthMerrick burglary. Merrick Avenue MiddleSchool and Calhoun High School werelocked down during the pursuit.

Susan Storms was named Mother ofthe Year.

Athreat to redraw legislative district lineswas announced and would have left localand active Legislator David Denenbergwithout a district. Later in the year this ideawas declared illegal and did not take effect.

The Merrick Lions Club held a very suc-cessful, second Purple Heart Pups 3K walkand dog event-filled day.

Monies raised throughout PurpleHeart Pup events help disabled veteranslead successful and independent livesby raising the money needed to provide

them with access to service dogs andother supportive programs.

Serengeti Design Studios and Dr.David Sukoff were chosen as Merrick’s2011 Merchant and Professional of theYear in the annual contest co-sponsoredby Merrick Life and the MerrickChamber of Commerce.

In June, we profiled Merrick teen KaylaBabush and her work with Teens for Life.Her mission is to bring awareness aboutCPR and AED training to teens. Teens forLife is a branch of the Merrick organiza-tion, Forever 9, The Robbie LevineFoundation – named for the nine-year-oldboy who died playing baseball with nodefibrillator in the area.

After 40 years, the Treehouse Bar andRestauarant on Sunrise Highway closed,June 18.

Calhoun graduating senior BrittanyGeorgalas gathered over 50 of her closestfriends, admirers and family as she debutedher 30-minute claymation film “Peanut on aSkateboard” at the Bellmore Movies.

Rocco Ognibene was named MerrickLife’s Father of the Year.

Renovated Julian Lane Park opened togreat reviews.

25-year old William Hartley Long waskilled by a hit-and-run driver in the vicinityof Smith Street and Babylon Turnpike onJune 20. The accident occurred directly infront of the victim’s home.

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Churchbegan its 50th anniversary year.

In July, the Historical Society of theMerricks held the annual reading of theDeclaration of Independence. The Belbolfamily told of their experience witnessingbaseball history – three generations seeingDerek Jeter’s 3,000th hit.

The FBI raided a home on Carley Courtin North Merrick, in association with thecoordinated “Anonymous” attacks happen-ing in various locations. A computer wasremoved but no arrests were made.

Merrick was among the many volunteerfire departments to receive portions of steelfrom the World Trade Center.

In August, voters came out in droves tosay no to the Nassau Hub plan that includ-ed a new arena for the New York Islandershockey team. The South Shore AudobonSociety turned 40.

Rains flooded the streets and park-ways in the early part of the month,many motorists were stranded on theparkways and rescue efforts wererequired by the fire departments.

Local band Toxin released their CD“Skindependence” and held a concert at theJones Beach bandshell.

Long Island experienced an earthquakeof 5.8 on the Ricther scale – it was cen-tered in Virginia and felt up and down theeast coast.

The end of August the area suffered theeffects of Hurricane Irene. The storm’sstrength was not nearly as bad as predictedbut the Merricks and the surrounding areassuffered nonetheless. Many residents werewithout power for over a week.

Many homes suffered water damage,roads were impassable and LIPA.s responseto our town was widely reported in manynews outlets to be less than satisfactory.More oversight of the electric company wasdemanded by many.

In September we remembered with aspecial section the tenth anniversary of9/11. This section and the coverage of cere-monies from the events are available onlineat www.merricklife.com/issue/september-8-2011/article/9-11-01-ten-years-later.

Calhoun student Frankie DeVito wasspotlighted for his heartfelt letter to his pop-pop that was published in a family of sur-vivors book.

Merrick Avenue Middle School startedits first day of school in the dark. Parentswere advised to pick their students up early

due to a partial blackout in the building.The lack of mosquito spraying in the

summer months, and 13 inches of rainin August and September found manyMerokians with unwelcome “biting”guests.

Merokian Christine Shields Markoskibegan a stint on CBS’s “Survivor.” She last-ed two weeks in the Upolo tribe but severalmore on the show’s “Redemption Island.”

A home invasion in North Bellmore onSeptember 19 caused all the schools to goon lockdown. Merrick Life was praised bymany readers and social network followersfor its coverage that helped many keepinformed of the unfolding situation.

62-year-old Shashi Sharma of NorthMerrick was attacked by two pit bulls onSeptember 29 on the grounds of theBrookside School. Nearly mauled to death,Mrs. Sharma was exercising on the school’strack when the dogs approached her. Theyfollowed her to the parking lot, ripping herclothes and biting her ferociously. She man-aged to use her cellphone to call 911 whilebeing attacked.

One dog was shot and killed by policeon the scene, while the other got away.The events following Mrs. Sharma’sattack was closely followed in the newsfor several weeks – there were schoollockdowns, pit bull sightings and rumorsabout the emotional behavior of the ani-mals – until the remaining animal waskilled by police outside a North Merrickday care center near the scene of theattack. Go to our website and search “pitbull” for details of our coverage.

Sharon Eriksen, Julie Marchesella, SusanKatz Richman, Donna Rosenblum and LisaSiano were honored by AssemblymanDavid McDonough as Women of

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Distinction.Longtime Merrick resident and comedy

writer Carol Scibelli released the book,“Poor Widow Me: Moments of Feeling &Dealing & Finding the Funny Along theWay.”

Ed Sholander was installed as the newcommander of the American Legion Post1282.

In October, The Merrick Fall Festivalwas held on the 22nd and 23rd. The eventwas a huge success. From musical acts,more vendors than ever and lots of activitiesthe fair raises money to pay for the holidaylights we see right now on display in town.The Historical Society of the Merricks ranits bus tour of local sites for the first time inconjunction with this event – with manymore tour-takers than in years past.

A garden was dedicated in honor of for-mer North Merrick Schools SuperintendentDr. June Irvin at Old Mill Road Schoolwhere she was a principal in her earlycareer.

Merokian Sadie Salerno turned 105 on

October 6.The Calhoun Colts played football in

weather unbecoming of the season, withsnow and winds this nor’easter left many ofthe players in bad condition. In total, 11players (from both Calhoun and Carey)were sent to the hospital because of theeffects of the cold.

A new law, spearheaded by state SenatorCharles Fuschillo Jr. was signed aidingfamilies with children on the autism spec-trum with insurance claims.

In November, the Merrick Kiwanisdebuted its Field of Honor near monumentpark in honor of our soldiers.

Merrick’s Lncpl. Robert Bernhardt of theUnited States Marines started a tour of dutyin Afghanistan. In honor of Veteran’s Day,Merrick Life writer Laura Schofer did pro-files of four veterans, one from each of ourpublishing family towns – chronicling theirstories of war.

North Merrick Fire Department helpedextract a driver from a crashed car on theSouthern State Parkway. Under the guid-ance of Chiefs James Allen and Jim Rogers,the North Merrick Fire Department brought

back the tradition of the AnnualRagamuffin Parade on Thanksgiving morn-ing. Costumed children marched fromMerrick Avenue Middle School to theNorth Merrick Fire House on CampAvenue.

The Kennedy Cougar boys fell short oftheir fourth county VolleyballChampionships.

“Find Your Happiness,” was publishedfeaturing, among 101 authors, Merrick res-ident Patrick Sepe. Merrick Life spoke withhometown boy Doug Ellin, creator of“Entourage.”

Michele Walsh directed the secondAnnual Special Needs Recreation Fair.

The Brotherhood Council hosted itsannual Thanksgiving Concert preceded bythe Merrick Kiwanis tradition – the AnnualPancake Breakfast.

In December, Sacred Heart School wasslated to closed by the Diocese ofRockville Centre. Parents and alumni arecontinuing to rally and find a way to savethe school. A candlelight vigil was held andreports from the Diocese are that the deci-sion will not be reversed.

Pearl Harbor survivor Bill Halleran, 93,died on December 9 – two days after the70th anniversary of the events in the South

Pacific. He was the Merrick veteran pro-filed in our November Salute.

North Merrick voters approved therelease of capital reserve funds for a num-ber of improvement projects at the elemen-tary school buildings.

Chabad held a Chanukah parade, andMerrick Jewish Centre held a massivemenorah lighting in hopes of being certifiedby the Guiness Book of World Records.

So much, as always happened in theMerricks in 2011. If there is somethingwe missed, please know it was an over-sight – but drop us a line, we love hear-ing from you.

As we enter 2012, Merrick Life begins its74th year, we look forward to many eventsalready on the horizon – the 60th anniver-sary of Levy-Lakeside School, the upcom-ing Man and Woman of the Year dinner,finding our next “First” Baby and Motherand Father of the Year, etc., etc.

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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 informa-tion call Sr. Lynn at 379-1356, ext. 19, orthe Parish Outreach at 379-6123.

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Senior foreclosure seminarThe next free Nassau County Bar

Association Mortgage Foreclosure FreeLegal Consultation Clinic is Monday,January 9, 3-6 p.m. at the NCBA head-quarters, 15th and West Streets, Mineola.

Attorneys have volunteered to provideone-on-one guidance, advice and directionto any Nassau County homeowner who isconcerned about foreclosure matters or isalready in the foreclosure process involv-ing property in Nassau County.

In addition to meeting one-on-one with avolunteer attorney, housing counselorsfrom the Nassau County HomeownershipCenter and Community DevelopmentCorporation of Long Island are on hand tohelp with loan modifications.

Reservations are required by calling theBar Association at 747-4070. Attendees areasked to bring their mortgage documents tothe clinic.

Bilingual attorneys fluent in Spanishwill be on site. Attorneys bilingual inRussian, Haitian Creole, Korean, Chinese,Hindi and many other languages will bemade available upon request when home-

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Medical trialWinthrop-University Hospital Clinical

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

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Irish American Society EventsThe following events are scheduled for

the Irish American Society of Nassau,Suffolk and Queens:

Saturday, December 31 – New Year’sEve dinner at 8 p.m. with “The New YorkShowband.”

Friday, January 13 – “25” Card Game at8 p.m.

Saturday, January 14 – President’sDance – Hors D’oeuvres 7:30-8:30 p.m. –Billy Hicky Band.

Grand Central exhibitOn February 1, 2013, the MTA Metro-

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Potential donors should send a digitalphoto and a brief description of the object,including the dimensions, current location,along with the provenance to the extent it isknown, to Transit Museum ArchivistCarey Stumm at [email protected].

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Levy Lakeside Elementary Schools of theMerrick School District will hold registra-tion for the September kindergarten classfrom Monday, January 23-Thursday,January 27.

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At the meeting you will be asked tocomplete a student registration card. Youcan find a copy of this registration card onthe website at www.merrick-k6.org. If youneed information, contact your child’sneighborhood school of attendance at thetelephone numbers listed below:

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TOH zoning schedule slatedThe 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.

14/12. MERRICK – Kenneth andDanielle Borgia, Variances, lot areaoccupied, side yard, side yards aggre-gate, maintain wood deck attached todwelling, S/s Rugby Road, 190’ E/oCentral Boulevard, a/k/a 1710 RugbyRoad.

35/12. MERRICK – Keith and KimAnn Zazzi, Maintain shed higher thanpermitted and exceeds horizontalmaximum, S/s Manfield Avenue, 170’E/o Hewlett Avenue, a/k/a 16Manfield Avenue.

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before the Board of Appeals of theTown of Hempstead on February 1,starting at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at theNathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion,Hempstead Town Hall.

73/12. MERRICK – Richard Cornell,Renewal of grant to maintain 2-fami-ly dwelling, W/s Midian Street, 190’N/o Jerusalem Avenue, a/k/a 1445Midian Street.

95/12. – 97/12. MERRICK – JohnMiller, Variance, lot area occupied,maintain wood deck attached todwelling; Variances, lot area occu-pied, maintain shed higher and largerthan permitted and exceeding hori-zontal maximum; Variance, lot areaoccupied, maintain second accessorystructure (BBQ), N/s Alice Avenue,103.63’ E/o Hewlett Avenue, a/k/a 5Alice Avenue.

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As chairman of the New York StateSenate’s Transportation Committee, Isupport the NTSB’s recommendation andbelieve that New York State shouldstrongly consider adopting a law whichreflects it.

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JOHN P. PRETE

John P. Prete died on Christmas Eve,December 24, at the age of 82. He moved toMerrick in 1955 and raised a family of sevenchildren with his late wife, Josephine. He’sresided for the past two years at SunriseSenior Living in East Meadow.

Mr. Prete had a passion for aviation, start-ing with his enlistment in the U.S. Air Forcein 1947. His first assignments were for adepot maintenance squadron and a troop car-rier squadron in Alaska. After being honor-ably discharged in 1950 during the KoreanWar, he began a long career in aviation.

At Lockheed Aircraft Service at JFKInternational he maintained and serviced allthe Air Force One aircraft flown byPresidents Harry Truman and Gerald Ford.He subsequently worked for Eastern Airlines,Fairchild Republic, Grumman Aircraft andLoral Fairchild Systems.

Upon Mr. Prete’s retirement, he vol-unteered countless hours for the Grumman

Restoration team restoring aircraft to flyingstatus, and at the Cradle of Aviation, restor-ing aircraft to be displayed in the museum.Once the museum opened, he became atour guide, sharing his knowledge andenthusiasm for aircraft and aviation historywith museum guests.

Mr. Prete is survived by his childrenAlbert (Karolina), John, Richard, Mary(Lawrence) Davis, Christina, Janet, andGregory. He is also survived by fourgrandchildren, Nicolle, Matthew,Gabrielle and Lauren, and three siblings,Ralph, Mary and Dorothy.

Visiting will be at N.F. Walker Inc., funer-al home, 2039 Merrick Avenue, Thursday,December 29, from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

A funeral mass will take place on Friday,December 30, at 10 a.m. at the Curé of ArsRoman Catholic Church, 2323 MerrickAvenue, Merrick.

Burial will be at Long Island NationalCemetery in Pinelawn with a militaryfarewell by the Air Force Honor Guard.

GERI ILENE FESSLER

Geri Ilene Fessler, founder of theHeather on Earth Music Foundation,was born in Brooklyn, on March 13,1961. A lifelong resident of Merrick,NY, 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.

Geri founded the Heather on EarthMusic Foundation to honor the memo-ry of her daughter Heather Samone,who died on September 28, 1985. The

foundation’s purpose mirrored Geri’sendlessly positive outlook on life,which she lived by the words Smile,Live, Love, Laugh, and her lifelonglove of music.

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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PUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE OF FORMATION OFBennington PropertiesAssociates, LLC. Arts. of Orgfiled with the Secy. of State ofNY (SSNY) on 11/4/11. Officeloc. NASSAU CTY. SSNY desig-nated as agent upon whomprocess may be served andshall mail a copy of anyprocess to 3445 East Bay Ct.,Merrick, NY 11566 Pricipalbusiness address 3445 EastBay Ct. Merrick NYT 11566.Purpose of LLC is commercialreal estate acquisitions andrentals.ML 882 6T 11/24, 12/1, 8,15, 22, 29Notice of formation ofWoodside SW Realty LLC, adomestic Limited LiabilityCompany. LLC Articles ofOrganization filed with theSecretary of State on10/27/2011. N.Y. officeLocation: Nassau County.Secretary of State is designat-ed as agent upon whomprocess against the LLC maybe served. Secretary of Stateshall mail a copy of anyprocess against the LLCserved upon him/her to c/o:Scott Waters, 2005 MerrickRoad #321, Merrick, NY11566. Purpose to engage inany lawful act or activity.ML 883 6T 11/24, 12/1, 8,15, 22, 29

At a Surrogate's Court, held inand for the County of Nassau,at the Surrogate's Office,County Court House atMIneola, in said County, on the20th day of December, 2011PRESENT:

HON. EDWARD W.McCARTY, IIIJUDGE OF THE SURROGATE'SCOURT

Order for Service of Citationby Publication

File No. 2011-366704In the Matter of the ProbateProceeding, Will ofEDWARD J. LEYSER, JR.,

DeceasedA Citation having been dulyissued in the above entitledmatter, and the petitioner hav-ing produced proof to my sat-isfaction that the place orplaces of residence of HelenLeyser who is a person citedupon this proceeding as dis-tributee of Edward J. Leyser Jr.,the above named decedent,who cannot, after diligentinquiry be ascertained; and,that if said person be dead,that the names or parts of thenames, and place or places ofresidence, of any and allunknown persons, who are therespective executors, adminis-trators, heirs at law, next ofkin, distributees, legatees,devisees, husbands or wives,

or successors in interest ofsaid deceased persons areunknown, and cannot, afterdiligent inquiry be ascertainedand that personal service ofthe Citation cannot, with duediligence, be made upon themwithin the State.

I DO HEREBY ORDER anddirect that the service of thesaid Citation upon said personand any and all unknown per-sons whose names or parts ofwhose names, and whoseplace or places of residenceare unknown, and cannot afterdiligent inquiry be ascertained,who are the respective heirs atlaw, next of kin, distributees,husbands or wives, or succes-sors in interest of said per-sons, if any be dead, and onany and all other persons inter-ested in the estate of EdwardJ. Leyser. Jr., the above nameddecedent, late of 2171Washington Street, MerrickNew York in this County bemade by publication thereof inone newspaper to wit: in theMerrick Life at 1840 MerrickAvenue, Merrick, NY 11566(516) 378-5320 being a news-paper printed and published inthe County of Nassau, once ineach of the four successiveweeks, which is the time Ideem reasonable:

And it appearing to my sat-

isfaction by the petition andaffidavit upon which this orderis granted, that the petitionercannot, with reasonable dili-gence, ascertain a place orplaces where said distributee,if living or if any of them bedead, where their respectiveexecutors, administrators,heirs at law, next of kin, dis-tributees, legatees, devisees,husbands or wives, or succes-sors in interest of said per-sons, if any be dead, and onany and all other persons inter-ested in the estate of theabove named decedent wouldprobably receive matter trans-mitted through the Post Office.I do hereby dispense with thedeposit of any papers thereindirected to them.

Hon. Edward W. McCarty, IIIJudge of the Surrogate’s

Court SURROGATE'S COURT - NAS-

SAU COUNTYPROBATE CITATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK

By the Grace of God Freeand Independent

File No. 2011-366704TO HELEN LEYSER

and any and all unknownpersons whose names orparts of whose names andwhose place or places of resi-dence are unknown and can-

not after diligent inquiry beascertained, distributees,heirs-at-law and next-of-kin ofthe said Edward J. Leyser Jr.,deceased, and if any of thesaid above distributees namedspecifically or as a class bedead, their legal representa-tives, their husbands or wives,if any, distributees and succes-sors in interest whose namesand/or places of residenceand post office addresses areunknown and cannot after dili-gent inquiry be ascertained.

GREETINGSA PETITION having been duly

filed by Brian Vanderhoef,residing at 131 OssipeeMountain Road, Moultonboro,New Hampshire 03254YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TOSHOW CAUSE before theSurrogate's Court, NassauCounty, at 262 Old CountryRoad, Mineola, New York, onFebruary 8, 2012 at 9:30o'clock in the fore noon of thatday, why a decree should notbe made in the estate ofEdward J Leyser Jr., latelydomiciled at 2171 WashingtonStreet Merrick New York admit-ting to probate a Will datedMarch 21, 2005 copy of whichis attached, as the Will ofEdward J Leyser Jr. deceased,relating to real and personalproperty, and directing that

[X] Letters Testamentary issueto Brian Vanderhoef

S/ HON. EDWARD W.McCarthy, III, Surrogate

Dated, Attested and Sealed,December 20, 2012(Seal)S/ ANDREW L. MARTIN, Chief

ClerkThis Citation is served

upon as required by law. Youare not obligated to appear inperson. If you fail to appear, itwill be assumed that you con-

sent to the proceeding,unless you file written verifiedobjections thereto. You have a

right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

Name of Attorney: Pasta,Needham & Taylor, Esqs.Address: 436 Willis Avenue,P.O. Box 119, Williston Park,New York 11596Phone: (516) 742-0101Note: 22 N.Y.C. CSR.R. 207.7

(C):Proof of Service shall be filedon or before the second daypreceding the return date.In computing such period of

two days Saturdays Sundaysand legal holidays shall not be

taken into account.ML 887 4T 12/29, 1/5, 12,19

Geri FesslerObituaries are printed free of charge in this newspaper. However, relatives

or funeral homes must provide us with the information.

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