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Hydrofracking wastewater ban?

by Laura Schofer

Dueling bills – one sponsored by the Republicanmajority and a second by the Democratic minority –have been introduced into the Nassau CountyLegislature to prohibit the acceptance ofhydrofracking wastewater into county sewage treat-ment facilities, including Cedar Creek in Seaford,Bay Park in East Rockaway and the Glen Cove plant.

The bills, both Proposed Local Law 2012, seek tokeep what both parties deem to be “toxic byproducts”from being brought into sewage plants.

The Republican bill states “fracturing fluids arecomprised of water and chemical additives, includ-ing but not limited to biocides, surfactants, viscosi-ty-modifiers and emulsifiers.”

The Democratic bill points to the possibility of“known carcinogens” [as a byproduct ofhydrofracking].

“Hydrofracking,” or hydraulic fracturing, is a newand controversial method of extracting fossil fuels outof the Earth by forcing water, chemicals and sand intodeep underground rock formations to break them up.This process releases natural gas. Some fear that thewastewater produced by this process will contain manycontaminants.

A recent state Department of EnvironmentalConservation draft Environmental Impact Statementhas identified four sewage plants in Nassau Countyas potential recipients of wastewater if hydrofrack-ing begins in Marcellus, New York (on the border ofPennsylvania).

Both bills conclude that the county sewage facilitiesare “not capable of efficient handling flowback,” saysthe Democratic version of the bill.

“Tertiary wastewater treatment facilities treatwater to remove nitrogen, phosphorous and carbonsbut do not treat for all the chemicals in fracturingfluid and flowback water.” says the Republican bill.

Both bills also acknowledge that “Nassau County’swastewater treatment facilities discharge treated waterinto waterways, which feed into Long Island’s solesource aquifer,” reads the Republican bill.

“We are acting now on behalf of all Nassau residentsto say no to additional wastewater in Nassau’s sewersystem,” stated Legislator Denise Ford, who sponsoredthe Republican version of the bill.

“Given [Edward P. Mangano] the county execu-tive’s desire to privatize our [sewage] plants, this banis particularly important because a private operator islikely to process as much wastewater as possible foras much money as possible to the detriment of ourenvironment and our taxpayers,” respondedLegislator David Denenberg of Merrick, who spon-sored the Democratic version of the bill.

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Merrick Library proposes .8% taxlevy increase for 2012-2013

The Merrick Library is proposingan expenditure budget of $3,349,490for the 2012-2013 year or an increaseof $15,277 from last year.

The tax levy increase – the amountof money to be raised by taxes – willincrease by $25,277. This represents atax levy increase of .8%.

Library Director Ellen Frier said“We are doing our best to keepimproving the level of services here atthe Merrick Library for our patrons.We are working hard to keep costswithin reason, especially as we haveseen increases to health insurance andretirement costs.”

The Merrick Library will hold itsbudget hearing on Tuesday, April 17,at 7:30 p.m. The library budget vote isthe following day, Wednesday, April18, between the hours of 10 a.m. and8 p.m. at the library.

North Merrick Public Library 2.7%expenditure increase is proposed for2012-2013

The North Merrick Public Library isproposing an expenditure budget of$2,258,491 for the 2012-2013 year.This represents a 2.7% increase to theexpenditure budget, or an increase of$59,377.

The tax levy increase – theamount of money to be raised bytaxes – will increase by $124,360from last year. This represents a taxlevy increase of 6.3%.

“This budget is the product of threemonths of work and discussion bythe board and the library’s director,Tom Witt,” said Board Presdient BillPezzulo. “We go over every line inthe budget, looking for a balancebetween preserving library servicesand being fiscally responsible. That’show we were able to present zero-taxincrease budgets in 2009, 2010 and2011.”

Mr. Witt agreed. “For the past threeyears we didn’t increase the tax levy atall. We have to do it now.”

The largest increase to the library’sbudget is for staff salaries and bene-fits, which is going up by $56,994.“These are state mandated increases tothe pension plan,” explained Mr. Witt.

The North Merrick library is alsoproposing to increase spending onlibrary materials and databases by$1,386, and includes spending toaddress the increased demand fordownloadable e-books. Mr. Witt point-ed out that the North Merrick Librarymakes many titles available and hasclose to a dozen e-readers, includingKindle, Nook and Sony Readers thatpatrons may borrow.

The library trustees will make a

public presentation on its budget at itsApril 17, meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Residents may vote on the library

budget on Wednesday, April 25, from10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the library.

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The North and Central MerrickCommunity Association and PrintingEmporium will host the 2012 SpringEggstravaganza on Saturday, March31, at Fraser Park on Fraser Avenue inNorth Merrick. The Egg Hunt willbegin at 11 a.m. sharp and will be fol-lowed by our Matzos Beach Ball Toss.Don’t forget to bring your own basketto bring your goodies home.

The Eggstravaganza is being spon-sored by state Assemblymen DavidMcDonough and Tom McKevit, coun-ty Legislator Dave Denenberg and theMerrick American Legion AuxiliaryUnit 1282.

The Easter Bunny will make hisannual visit and there will be craftsand lots of fun at this Eggs-iting event.

This year, we will offer an opportuni-ty for your children to sit with theEaster Bunny. So bring your cameraand snap away and create hometownmemories for your children to reflecton for years to come.

A suggested donation for thisEggstra-ordinary event is $1 per child.Donations to the dessert table areappreciated.

If you have any questions or ifyou or your children would like tovolunteer to help with this event,you can email Claudia Borecky [email protected].

You can visit the website atwww.northmerrickcivic.org on the dayof the event if there is questionableweather. Rain date is Sunday, April 1.

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Remembering 2006 Merrick Man of the Year Walter MintzThese remarks were made by Richard

Mintz on the passing of his father WalterMintz, former presdient of the MerrickLibrary board who died last week. Walterled the campaign to build a new library.

On behalf of my mother [Sandra], andthe entire family, thank you to everyonefor coming today. It goes without sayingthat the last few months have been verydifficult, but everyone’s love, friendshipand support have been a great source ofstrength to my father, to my mother andto us all.

Everyone should know that in true char-acter, Dad never gave up. Last Thursdaynight, it seemed we had lost him. Butwhen we awoke Friday morning, Dad wasup in bed reading the newspaper, as alert,as warm, as engaging as he has ever been.

It turned out to be a wonderful day real-ly – a great gift. And it became just like allthe others we enjoyed together, talkingabout books, sports, politics, business,family. Cracking jokes. Taking sweetpleasure in each other’s company. Heneeded that day, we needed that day.

While it was one of his last, it was likehe lived all of his days.With intelligenceand curiosity, with humor and optimism,and with warmth and kindness. These areDad’s qualities and values. I speak very

purposely in the present, because this pre-cious legacy endures in many ways, inmany places, in many people.

These values and qualitieswere consistent and enduringthroughout his life, not justwith his family, but in every-thing he did – in business, inhis community and in hisJudaism.

Life has a magnificentsymmetry. My first job wasworking for him; his last jobwas working for me. Acrossthose 30 years, I learned hislessons well: Nothing is moreimportant than your integrity.Treat everyone with respect. Master thedetails and never cut corners. And becurious about and engaged in the world.

Growing up, I did as well as I could tofollow his travels to some 50 differentcountries through the best technology ofthe day – the World Book encyclopedia.Later, when he retired from the steelbusiness, he would follow my travels,via the Internet and often as not as atraveling companion.

On these trips, we shared many adven-tures together: Sweating it out withRussian oligarchs at the Sandunovskiye

Bath House in Moscow; savoring theintrigue at the Captain’s Bar in HongKong during the Cathay Pacific pilots

strike; “roughing it” at theseven-star Emirates PalaceHotel in Abu Dhabi; drinkingpints of ale at a pub inLondon with British mediabarons. It was all so muchfun, more so because wewere together.

Other adventures were clos-er to home. While it was mymother who got me hookedon politics through her

activism, my father was actu-ally the only elected official in

the family. When there was a misguidedeffort to pressure our local library to cen-sor certain books, Dad was incensed. Hegot angry – and then, in true form, he gotorganized. He became a candidate for aseat on the board of the library and wenton to trounce his pro-censorship opponent.

He did have some help along the way.While he got up at dawn every day toshake hands at the train station, my moth-

er combed the election lists and workedthe phones. And I did what I could fromanother campaign trail – the ‘92 Clintonpresidential campaign. I enlisted JamesCarville to perfect his voter targeting,George Stephanopoulos reviewed hisspeeches, Rahm Emanuel [new mayor ofChicago] tweaked his ads for MerrickLife. And it was Bill Clinton himself whocalled to congratulate Dad on electionnight. Dad of course returned the courtesyto the President at the inaugural.

Ellen [Firer, Merrick Library director,noted] that Dad was no seat-filler on thelibrary board. He pushed to expand pro-grams, to introduce the latest technologyand of, course, most notably, to secure thefunding for and then build a new state-of-the-art library.

Dad had a vision and he set out to makeit real. He wanted a place that was trulyworthy of the people it served. He set outto convince Merrick to make an invest-ment in its future. Beyond his family, hefocused virtually all of his time and ener-gy over four years on the effort. He

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No one wants the mail to stopexcerpted from U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Our Founding Fathers recognized the importance of having a postalservice. Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution gives Congress thepower to establish post offices.

The U.S. Postal Service is also required by law to provide, as nearlyas practicable, the “entire population of the United States” with “ade-quate and efficient postal services at fair and reasonable rates.” This iscalled the universal mandate and ensures that the postal service cannotleave rural states or small towns behind.

The Postal Service, which has delivered mail to generation after gen-eration of Americans, will not be able to make payroll sometime thisfall, according to the Postmaster General himself.

In the past two years alone, the Postal Service has lost $13.6 billion,and first-class mail volume has dropped 26 percent since 2006.

No one wants the mail to stop later this year. That means that we mustpass a bill.

The U.S. Postal Service is the linchpin of a mailing industry thatemploys more than 8.5 million people and generates almost $1 trillionin economic activity every year. Virtually everyone – from big retailersto small businesses to online shops – relies on the Postal Service todeliver packages, advertise services and send out bills. The jobs ofAmericans in fields as diverse as direct mail, printing, catalog compa-nies, and paper manufacturing all are linked to a healthy Postal Service...The crisis facing the Postal Service is dire, but not hopeless. With theright tools and action from Congress, the Obama Administration, and thepostal leadership, the Postal Service can reform, right-size and modern-ize.

My colleagues, Senators [Joseph] Lieberman, [Tom] Carper, [Scott]Brown, and I have crafted legislation to update the postal service’s busi-ness model and give it the tools it needs to survive and succeed. Wehave introduced a bipartisan bill that will help the postal service reduceoperating costs, modernize its business model, and innovate to generatenew revenue...

We worked hand in hand over a number of months with thePostmaster General to craft a bill that would save the postal servicemoney in a way that prioritized the lifeblood of the mail – mailers andthe service around which business mailers have built their businessmodels, and around which individual customers have developed theirmailing habits.

Despite these negotiations, the Postmaster General has pushed aheadwith plans to abandon current mail service standards in favor ofreduced access, slower delivery times, and higher prices, which willforce many customers to pursue delivery alternatives. If those adjust-ments involve shifting to nonpostal options in even a minority of cases– say 10 or 20 percent, the Postal Service would face an irreversiblecatastrophe. Once customers turn to other communication options andleave the mail system, they won’t be coming back, and the PostalService will be sucked into a death spiral.

What do I mean when I say businesses will adjust their businessmodel? Companies large and small that rely on the mail tell me that ifservice continues to deteriorate, they will conduct more business onlineand encourage their customers to switch to online services for bill-pay-ing and other transactions.

Other businesses, such as small newspapers or pharmacy suppliers,have told me that they would seek nonpostal delivery options, such as

ALL YOU CAN EAT: Jointhe Father Jeremiah J. ReillyCouncil 6561 Knights ofColumbus for its 25th AnnualSpaghetti dinner on Saturday,April 21, at Sacred Heart SchoolCafeteria on Merrick Avenuefrom 4-7 p.m.

The dinner will feature theirfamous sauce, spaghetti andmeatballs, all you-can-eat, buffetstyle, served continuously. Price,which includes coffee, tea anddessert, is only $5.

For information call AndyMarincsak at 623-4661 or [email protected].

© © ©GUITAR SHOW COM-

ING: The first annual New YorkGuitar Show & Exposition onSaturday and Sunday, April 28and 29, is coming to the Curé ofArs Church, 2323 MerrickRoad. It is being touted as thelargest New York Metro areaguitar show in two decades,according to producer RichJohnson.

The show will work on a fewmajor music and/or vintage gui-tar industry attractions to makethe event one for families, aswill anyone looking for new,used or vintage gear. The showis designed to be an “incredibleweekend for players, buildersand retailers,” said Mr. Johnson.For information you can visitwww.nyguitarexpo.com.

© © ©DEFENSIVE DRIVING

COURSE: Sacred Heart RomanCatholic Church, 720 MerrickAvenue, will hold a defensivedriving class on Saturday, May19, from 8:30 a.m-3 p.m.

Cost is $45 per person. Forinformation and registration callKathy Wojno at 771-8605.

© © ©LASAGNA DINNER AND

FOOD AUCTION: TheUnited Methodist Women of the

Merrick United MethodistChurch invite all those whowish to enjoy an evening ofgood food, fun and fellowship totheir annual Lasagna Dinner andFood Auction.

The event will take place onFriday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m. inColby Hall of the church, 1425Merrick Avenue, North Merrick(1/2-mile south of SouthernState Parkway). Parking isavailable at the rear of thechurch off of Little Whaleneck.

The dinner includes lasagna,salad, beverages and a sumptu-ous Viennese dessert table.Dinner is followed by a“Chinese auction” of food andpaper goods.

The cost of the evening is $12for adults and $5 for children 12and under. For reservations callthe church office at 378-9222 orDiane 228-1095. All proceeds goto worthwhile missions.

© © ©DAYAN LILAH

HADASSAH'S HONORINGTHREE MEMBERS: TheMerrick-Bellmore Dayan LilahGroup of Hadassah announcesthat its Spring Dinner andInstallation will honor threemembers: Jacki Binder – GreatCommunicator, Meredith Gray –Myrtle Wreath Recipient andAllison Siegel – Fundraiser ofthe Year.

The dinner will take place onTuesday, April 17, at 7:15 p.m. atPapa Razzi, 1500 JerichoTurnpike, Westbury. Couvert is$40 for members, $45 for non-members.

Attendees must RSVP by April10 to [email protected]. Allprofits benefit the works ofHadassah.

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COMES TO MERRICK!What is matzah and how is itmade? How long does it take to

make the matzah? All this andmore will be modeled and expe-rienced at Chabad’s upcomingSunday, Funday for children upto age 7 on Sunday, April 1, from9:30-11:30 a.m. Parents are invit-ed to stay and be a part of it too!“Participants will have fun

learning the process of bakingmatzah and will get a chance tomake matzah from scratch,” saysProgram Director ChanieKramer. “An exciting and fun-filled program awaits all thosewho attend!”Suggested donation for the

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© © ©MBCCA CONCERT:

Merrick Bellmore CommunityConcert Association invites youto enjoy a night of jazz and tapon Saturday, April 21, at 7:30p.m. at Calhoun High School,1786 State Street, Merrick.

Hear and see the dynamicinteractions between the inter-nationally acclaimed DavidLeonhardt Jazz Quintet, withvocalist Nancy Reed, and theShelley Oliver Tap Dancers.Admission is $20. For informa-tion visit www.concertsmbc-ca.org. or phone Barbara at 868-5366.

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Merrick Lions Club will hold amembership drive on Tuesday,April 17, from 5-8 p.m.

This meeting will allow youto learn about the Lions Cluband meet officers of the clubwhile enjoying tasty horsd’ouvres and complimentarycocktails. The meeting willtake place at Left CoastKitchen and Cocktails, 1810Merrick Road in Merrick,868-5338.

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Again, let’s assume only a small frac-tion of businesses change their operationsby shifting to these online or nonpostaloptions – it could still spell the end for theU.S. mail system. For every five percentdrop in first-class mail volume, the PostalService loses $1.6 billion in revenue.

That’s why the downsizing of the laborforce and excess capacity that thePostmaster General states is so critical tosaving the Postal Service must be carriedout in a way that preserves service anddoes not inflict avoidable harm on thesededicated workers. Too many haveassumed that this simply can’t be done.

But the fact is, there are many optionsto cut costs and expand revenue whilepreserving service, such as: reducing thesize of processing plants without closingthem, moving tiny post offices into localgrocery stores, reforming an expensiveand unfair workers’ compensation pro-gram, allowing the Postal Service to shipwine and beer, refunding an overpaymentinto the federal retirement system, devel-oping a new health plan that would great-ly decrease the need to pre-fund futureretirees’ benefits, and using buyouts toencourage employees to retire.

The Postal Service will not be saved bya bare-bones approach that will requiremassive adjustments by its customers.Perhaps that might have made sense in atime when customers had no otheroptions, such as would have been the casedecades ago. But today, the massive shiftto online publications and commerce pro-vides most businesses alternatives tousing the mail. And a good portion ofthem will explore and settle on thosealternatives if the Postal Service makes itharder for them to serve their customers.

Then there are the customers who sim-ply can’t adjust their business model andcould be forced out of business, taking thejobs they support with them.

Instead, the approach taken by ourpostal reform bill, the 21st CenturyPostal Service Act, would be to reduceexcess capacity in the Postal Servicewhile preserving service for customers.While our bill would not ban the closureof all postal facilities, it would establishservice standards and allow for meaning-ful public comment procedures thatwould ensure that delivery delays andimpact on customers were mitigated.

The result would be that most facilitieswould remain open so as to preserve

overnight delivery, Saturday deliveryand easy access to bulk processing forcommercial mailers. Our bill would stillreduce the workforce and processingcapacity at those facilities to match thevolume coming in.

For example, rather than closing a plantthat has excess capacity, our plan wouldallow a plant to downsize its labor andvolume capacity. This could mean run-ning one shift instead of two, or half ashift instead of a whole shift, using onesorting machine instead of two, using half

the space and renting out the rest, and soforth. That way the plant still couldprocess mail in the region providing thesame service it receives today, while sav-ing money.

Customers have to plan now forwhat they see coming. With all theseclosure announcements, customers arealready making contingency plans. Inthis way, the Postal Service hasalready triggered the hemorrhaging ofcustomers that our bill could prevent ifit were to become law.

Sad but inspired

To Merrick Life:Walter Mintz, who recently passed

away, was a great friend and benefactorto our Historical Society of theMerricks. Under his library Trusteepresidency, the library annex had to beused when the new library building wasbeing built and our Historical Societycollection had to be relocated.

Walter let us know that when theCammann Wing was scheduled to be

rebuilt, it would include larger quartersfor our Society, and that the buildingwould indeed lend itself to many of ourown community pursuits. That was thecase and, indeed, our storage facility wasupgraded and our board has many newideas that would take place at that facilityto fulfill the predictions of Mr. Mintz. Weare saddened by his passing, but at thesame time we are inspired by his worthypredictions for our increased successs.

Lawrence S. Garfinkel, PresidentHistorical Society of the Merricks

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98 cars fill up 10 gallons for $1.98 from KJoy 98.3by Andrew Ryan

The Holms Mobil gas station onMerrick Avenue last week allowed any-one to fuel up 10 gallons of gas for a sig-nificantly reduced price. Sponsored byLong Island’s KJoy 98.3 Long Islandradio station, many drivers waited to fuelup. The line of cars stretched outside thegas station onto Webster Street, acrossHanover Place and back up HoratioAvenue waiting for their turn.

Because KJoy 98.3 was responsible forthe event, everything revolved around thenumber 98 – only 98 cars were allowed toreceive gas, the price was lowered to $1.98

and cars were allowed to fill up 10 gallons,rounded up from 9.8.

Merrick Life spoke with many luckydrivers waiting patiently for their opportu-nity. “We just wanted to give it a shottoday,” said Massapequa residents Tammyand Jimmy Dipietro. They were car number73, and arrived at 11:40 a.m. “We heard iton Channel 12 and figured, why not? Let’ssee what its all about.”

Cars received stickers given out byKJoy representatives with a numberon it from 1-98. Whatever positionthey were in line is what number theywere labeled.

Car number 78 was Lillanne Sabia, who

had other plans for the day but said her pri-ority was saving money. “As consumers,we need all the help we can get today, espe-cially with the state of the current econo-my.” She listens to KJoy on a regular basisand that is how she learned of the offer.

Melissa A., who was in car 89, receiveda text from her mother from Levittown.She thinks it is a great idea, but said thatmore pumps should have been availablebecause the line was moving too slowly.

But not everyone agreed with theevent. Perhaps it was just because he wasthe final car, but Chris was not entirelypleased. “It’s ridiculous for only $20,I’m using more gas waiting in this linethan the amount I’m going to receive.”Since he was the 98th vehicle, KJoystuck a poster on his back windshieldreading “Kiss My Gas! Line Ends Here!”

Another driver created her own equa-tion for the day. Eileen Pepe proposedthis problem: “If there are a total of 98cars and it takes five minutes to fill up 10gallons, how long is the wait if you arecar 77, and how much patience isrequired to wait for only $20?” Her carbattery died because she turned her caroff, but left the TV on in the backseat forher child, which added to the frustration.

The car was jumpstarted after a KJoy

representative noticed her vehicle with thehood up, after a man in a van attempted tojumpstart her car.

Merrick Life also spoke with AlissaMarti, marketing director for KJoy.“This is not the first time an event likethis has happened, but this is the firstone of the year. We are the communityheroes giving a break at the pump” saidMs. Marti. She loves the idea of reduc-ing the price because it gives exposureto the radio station and establishes it aspart of the local community.

“We actually started setting everythingup at 2 a.m., and that’s when the first carshowed up. But the majority of peoplebegan arriving between 10-11 a.m.

“We officially opened the pumps at[noon].” When asked how the stickerswere distributed, she replied that the wholeevent was on a first-come-first-serve basis.Once a car was in its position, it receivedthe number. “Whatever spot you had, that’sthe number you got,” she said.

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Palm Sunday, April 1 –Masses, 7:30,9:30, 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Monday, April 2 – Masses, 6:30 and 9a.m., and 7:30 p.m. Confessions in theDivine Mercy Chapel, 3 and 9 p.m.

Tuesday, April 3 – Masses, 6:30 and 9a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacramentin the church, 7-8 p.m.

Wednesday, April 4 – Masses, 6:30 and9 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacramentin the church, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Holy Thursday, April 5 – Morningprayer, 9 a.m. Mass of the Lord’sSupper, 8 p.m.

Good Friday, April 6 – Morningprayer, 9 a.m. Outdoor Stations of theCross, 1:30 p.m. The Liturgy of the Lord’sPassion (service) followed by confessions,3 p.m. Stations of the Cross, 8 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 7 – Morningprayer, 9 a.m. Confessions, 4-4:45 p.m.Easter Vigil, 8 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 8 – Masses in thechurch, 7:30, 9:30, 11:15 a.m. and 1 p.m.Mass in Parish Center, 11:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart ChurchNorth Merrick

868-9406Stations of the Cross every Friday

at 7:30 p.m. in the church.Saturday, March 30 – Palm

Sunday, 5 p.m. Mass.Palm Sunday, April 1 – Mass at 8,

10 a.m. and noon and 5 p.m.Monday, April 2 – Confessions will

be heard from 3 - 9 p.m. in the church.Tuesday, April 3 – Reconciliation,

general prayer service.Holy Thursday, April 5 – Mass of

the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m. in the

church followed by Adoration of theBlessed Sacrament at 9 p.m.

Good Friday, April 6 – Passion ofthe Lord, 3 p.m. Stations of the Cross,7:30 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 7 –Confessions, 10-11 a.m. Easter VigilMass, 8 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 8 – Masses areat 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. and noon. No 5p.m. Mass.

The Merrick United Methodist Church


Palm Sunday, April 1 – Service at 10a.m. in the Sanctuary. The Sunday Schoolwill have a Palm Stripping Party at 9:15a.m. in the Parlor where the children willseparate the palms into single strips in timefor morning worship.

Holy Thursday, April 5, MaundyThursday Love Feast – 7:30 p.m. HolyCommunion will be observed.

Good Friday, April 6 – Prayer vigil from8:20 a.m.- 2:40 p.m and 4:20 -6:40 p.m. inthe chapel. Our congregation will join withothers in the Bellmore-Merrick area for ajoint Good Friday worship service to beheld at 7:30 p.m. at the East MeadowUnited Methodist Church.

Easter Sunday, April 8 – The LongIsland Council of Church’s EcumenicalEaster Dawn Worship will be held at JonesBeach, parking field 6, just east of the EastBath House, 6:30 a.m. For information, callthe LICC office at 565-0290.

The Community Presbyterian Church 2101 William. Place

378-7761Sunday, April 1 – Communion Palm

Sunday service 10 a.m. Children are invitedto take part in an Easter Egg Hunt following

worship service and invited to enjoy somehot cross buns! All are welcome.

Thursday, April 5, Maundy Thursday– Candlelight Tenebrae and Communionservice, 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 8 – Special serviceat 10 a.m. with special music and a “livingcross.” Easter bonnets are welcome.Wheelchair accessible.

Grace Reformed Baptist Church 36 Smith Street

379-2408Sunday, April 1, Palm Sunday –

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. MorningWorship Service, 11 a.m. Evening WorshipService, 6 p.m.

Sunday April 8, Easter Sunday –Morning worship service, 11 a.m. Eveningworship service, 6 p.m.

St John’s Lutheran Church1 Van Roo Avenue

379-3858Sunday, April 1, Palm Sunday – The

Holy Communion, 9:30 and 11 a.m.Tuesday, April 3 – Solemn Holy

Communion, 10 a.m. Hosted by HolyTrinity Lutheran Church on Central ParkWest – opposite the park in Manhattan. Allare welcome.

Holy Wednesday, April 4 – Individualconfession and absolution.

Maunday Thursday, April 5 – SolemnEucharist in main church, noon. SolemnHoly communion (includes stripping of thealtar.), 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday, April 6 – The Way of theCross, noon (Sanctuary remains open forprayer and meditation until 3 p.m.)Tenebrae, 7:30 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 7 – the Great Vigilof Easter, Festive Holy Eucharist, 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 8 – Feast Day ofthe Resurrection of Our Lord, 9:30 a.m. and

Festive Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m.

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Passover, Saturday, April 7 –Congregation Ohav Sholom will host aCommunity Seder on the second night ofPassover, 8:15 p.m

The cost to attend is $62.50 for adults and$37.20 for children under 12. There are dis-counts and subsidies available, and a limitednumber of incentive grants for low or no-cost participation.

For information or to reserve your seat atthe Seder table, call 378-1988 or [email protected].

Temple Israel of South Merrick2655 Clubhouse Road

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Thursday, April 5 – in the evening.Arrange for Chametz Sale by Friday,April 6-10 a.m.

Service for First BornFriday, April 6 – First Day Service, 6p.m.

Saturday, April 7– Second DayService, 9 a.m.

Sunday, April 8 – Service, 9 a.m.Evening of the Seventh DayThursday, April 12 – Seventh Day

Service, 8 p.m.Friday, April 13, Service 9 a.m.

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by Linda Delmonico Prussen

If “to privatize or not to privatize”Nassau’s three sewage treatment plants isthe question, at a recent meeting of theNorth and Central Merrick CivicAssociation, attended by over 30 residents,the answer would be a resounding no.

Legislator David Denenberg, Democratof Merrick, gave an impassioned speechexplaining why he believes the plantsshould remain public entities and not besold or leased to help close the countybudget deficit. “I am against giving theseassets away,” he said.

Legislator Denenberg acknowledgedmuch maintenance work and upgradingmust be done at the plants. He said themoney to complete the projects is alreadyallotted in the county budget and is avail-able. “The money is there, it’s authorized,the debt is already incurred. The real con-centration should be on getting these proj-ects done,” he said.

Public vs. privateMr. Denenberg said while he was all for

free trade and competition in Nassau’s

economy, “When you flush your toiletthere’s only one place it can go.” In caseswhere individuals cannot make choices,the utility should remain public, he said.“Keeping it public allows you to come tome or another legislator.”

North and Central Merrick CivicAssociation president Claudia Boreckyechoed that statement in a PowerPointpresentation she gave later that evening.Mrs. Borecky expressed concern about thelack of transparency frequently foundwhen dealing with private entities, “Youcan’t FOIL a private company as you canwith a public company,” said Ms. Borecky.

To FOIL a company is to use the stateFreedom of Information Act to find outfacts regarding that company’s practices.

The bottom lineTo draw a comparison, Mr. Denenberg

asked attendees if they had public or pri-vate water. One public water client saidwater bills totaled about $280 per year, aprivate water user said bills were closer to $1,200 per year.

During her PowerPoint presentation,Mrs. Borecky declared that according to

her research, people converting from pub-lic sewage treatment to private sewagetreatment found costs increased, on aver-age, from $185 per year to $185 per month.“Private corporations have a right to makea profit,” said Mrs. Borecky.

When asked about her research, she didnot elaborate.

[George Martin, Nassau InterimFinancial Authority member, said in astatement last week it appears the solemotivation for leasing the sewer systems isto get one-shot revenue that will not fix thecounty’s structural operating deficit.

He added that negotiating with a for-prof-it organization will likely result in increasedsewer charges for county taxpapers.]

Residents interested in learning morecan visit the “We the People Save OurWaters” on Facebook, or log ontowww.nassaucoalition.org.

Mrs. Borecky suggested residents who wishto speak out about the issue attend meetings ofthe county Legislature at 1550 FranklinAvenue, Mineola, at 1 p.m. on Mondays, April16, May 21, June 18 or July 9.

In other civic newsSergeant Arnold Rothenberg of the First

Precinct spoke about crime. He said therehas been a rash of stolen rims on cars inNorth Merrick, North Bellmore and EastMeadow.

“If your car alarm goes off, check on it,”said Sgt. Rothenberg. He also said items havebeen stolen from residents’ cars, especiallyGPS navigation devices. He also advised res-idents to lock their cars and not leave any-thing showing, and suggested wiping off anysuction cup marks on your windshield thatmay have been left by a GPS device.

Sgt. Rothenberg also warned residentsabout an increase in “push-in” burglaries in

Nassau, although there has not been anoccurrence in North Merrick. He said thatmost often these criminals prey on the eld-erly, as one perpetrator distracts the home-owner while a partner burglarizes the house.

Sgt. Rothenberg also warned about alarge increase in cases of identity theft. Headvised attendees to notify their banks inthe case of a lost or stolen credit card, andto notify the police of any fraudulentcharges.

Mrs. Borecky spoke specifically of try-ing to get parking permits for the Bellmoreand Merrick train stations. She said afterresearching the issue, “We’re the only twostations along the Babylon branch thatdon’t have parking permits.”

The Wantagh and Seaford stations haveparking permits, said town Press SecretarySusie Trenkle-Pokalsky. The town is negoti-ating with the LIRR regarding permit park-ing in Bellmore, and has contacted the LIRRregarding Merrick parking permits, she said.

Mrs. Borecky also informed residents ofthe newly formed Nassau Coalition ofCivics.

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organized the board, motivated the staff,energized community leaders, cajoledany and every elected town, county,state and federal official he could find.And remarkably, he convinced the com-munity to approve the funding referen-dum for the new building.

The result stands prominently onMerrick Avenue.

I was in the building on Monday andthere was barely an empty seat. Morethan a library, it’s become as much atown square and community center. Itgives Merrick that important sense ofplace that connects and grounds people.Our family plans an appropriate honor tohim at the place he loved.

While living in Merrick for 45 years,Dad was not at first a born joiner – thatwas really my mother’s world. InsteadDad was focused on running a business.At home, he taught himself woodwork-ing, coached Little League, and read.

Read a lot.And that meant that every errand out of

the house included a visit to the library.[his children] “We need to make a quickstop,” he would say to [his children] Peter,Carol and me as we pulled into the libraryparking lot. “There’s a new Churchillbiography in,” he would explain.

An hour later, after he read throughevery dust jacket of every new book in thenonfiction section, our reward would bean ice cream cone and a short treatise onChurchill’s war strategy. My motherwould smile when he’d come back homewith three chocolate-covered kids, four

books, and no milk or groceries.Every day, throughout his life he would

have at least three or four books going.Right to the end, even while weakened bythe cancer, he still was managing“Catherine the Great” audio book.

No subject interested him more thathis own heritage. His love of learningwas deepest when it came to Judaism.The son of a kosher butcher and then aYeshiva student, Judaism provided amoral construct, an intellectual frame, asense of connection.

hough he wasn’t necessarily religious,being a Jew was profoundly meaningful tohim. His continuous study along with thehundreds of books throughout our houseon Jewish history, ritual and genealogy,the Talmud, the Yiddish language, arepowerful testament to this.

There was another arena of spiritualityfor him too – football and the New YorkGiants. Dad played and loved the game.He started with it in his Brooklyn neigh-borhood, where the only youth team waswith the Catholic parish. Not sure what todo with a Jewish kid, Father Dominicinsisted that Dad play under the pseudo-nym, Wally Mincini.

Playing for Lincoln High, he went on tobecome one of the best tight ends in thecity, and was recruited to play in college.Realizing the prospects for a 5-11, 190-pound Jewish tight end with a bum shoul-der were pretty limited, he wisely passedon college football to get degrees fromColumbia and then CCNY [now the cityUniversity of New York].

But football and the Giants were always

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Remembering Walter Mintz, former Merrick Library board president

a constant for him and for us. Nothingthrilled him more than when we got to sitin the owners box at Giants stadium.After watching games for decades in thehard, cold bleachers of the Polo Grounds,he was thrilled when we got to watch agame from the owner’s box. And in thatmagnificent symmetry of life, the last pic-ture we have together was with Peter and Icelebrating last month’s Super Bowl win.

In business, in the community, in sports,

in his Judaism, he left his mark. But nomore so than with his own family.

With my mom, they were a great team.From their first date at Guy Lombardo’sin Freeport, they clicked. And for 55years, they flourished as one in theirshared interests – theater, communityservice, travel, grandchildren. And mostrecently, throughout every minute ofevery difficult day, my mother was therefor him and for us. Solid and loving.Caring and beautiful.

Together they made a great family.And this is his and Mom’s best legacy – alegacy that takes full form in the intelli-gence, empathy, and humor of their grand-children: Seven very different personali-ties, but all born of the same fiber. Jake,Abby, Johanna, Talia, Charlotte, Samanthaand Elsa are very lucky. Instead of aheavy burden, they carry a true grace ofbeing in which Dad’s love of learning,unwavering optimism, curiosity of theworld and respect for others lives on.

For them, for my mother, for Carol andBill, Peter and Leslie, Helaine and I – forus all, Dad’s is a life worth celebrating, alife worth emulating, a life worth living.Dad we love you.

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From Ellen Firer, library director Walter joined the Merrick Library

Board of Trustees in 1990. He was pres-ident of the board for the majority ofthat time, leading the board during thechanging and challenging times alllibraries were facing.

Walter was a true visionary. He knewthe library was about books; but healso knew that there was so much moreto what we were offering the Merrickcommunity. The building was just thephysical embodiment of the dream of acommunity center, a place to read,relax, interact, learn, create…

Walter joined the Nassau LibrarySystem board; as a representative of anarea including seven libraries, he tookseriously his charge to represent thelibraries that fell within that area, asdiverse as Merrick, to North Bellmore,to Roosevelt, to Uniondale.

Walter took his responsibilities asNassau Library System board mem-ber to heart; but his true love wasthe Merrick Library.

The board, administration and staffknew the hard work Walter put in tothis library, and as a result we allrespected and loved him. We arealways asked to [offer tours] otherdirectors, other trustees, to showthem not just the building, but ourservice models and technology.Walter was the backbone of it all –and he will be sorely missed.

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Welcome to the FriedbergJCC Early ChildhoodSummer Camp Experience!At our Merrick/BellmorePreschool location, westrive to incorporate ourschool year philosophy intoa vital, active and -- mostimportantly -- fun summerprogram for children!

Our camp program is unique because EarlyChildhood is all we do. Our experienced earlychildhood specialists coordinate to bring weeklythemes that are filled with creative crafts, dra-matic play, dance, movement and loads ofsports! Our sports program includes Pro-Soccer, yoga, judo, tee ball and tennis. Oursupervised swim program offers one-on-oneinstruction.

Friday Shabbats, entertainment, trips for foursand fives, “Super Science” and lots of “silly days”make our pre-school camp a unique and gen-uine early childhood camping experience foryour child.

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The Friedberg JCC Familyof Camps offers a variety ofcamping experiences forchildren ages, 2-16. Threepreschool camps are con-veniently located inOceanside, Merrick and Long Beach, and areheld in modern, well-equipped surroundings.Each includes sports clinics, drama, music,swim instruction, arts & crafts, professionalentertainment, Judaic culture and more.Campers, grades K-4, enjoy the beauty of 450wooded acres while participating in swim, sports,drama, Judaic culture, nature, science and aprofessionally-designed golf driving range and aNEW challenge course. Campers in grades 3 &4 enjoy horseback riding and overnight adven-tures. Explorers, a transition program for grades5 & 6 have the luxury of traditional day camp, avariety of day trips and extended overnights.Voyagers (grades 7-9), designed with teens inmind, includes fantastic day trips and extendedovernights to destinations such as Canada andBoston. Transportation for camp is provided onair-conditioned buses and meals are included inmost camps. Specialty camps offered by theJCC include Theatre Camp (ages 5-12), Campsfor Children with Disabilities and Sunrise DayCamp, the only dedicated day camp in the nationfor children with cancer and their siblings.

Maplewood Schooland Summer Program2166 Wantagh Avenue,Wantagh 221-2121

Situated in a spacious wooded area,Maplewood’s activities include a serene blend ofmoderately sized buildings, athletic fields, sunnyplaygrounds, and shaded lawns. A non-sectari-an private school,Maplewood is chartered by the New York StateBoard of Education for Nursery, Kindergarten,and Elementary Grades for ages 3-12. OurNursery School, Pre-K and Kindergarten cur-riculum encourages freedom of expression, andthe development of self confidence. A spectacu-lar Summer Program is offered for ages 3 - 12.Visit us at www.maplewoodschool.com

Future Stars Summer Camps offer the finestweekly specialty day camps at two convenientlocations, The College at Old Westbury andFarmingdale State College. Summer 2012camps run from June 25 – August 17.Programs are directed by experienced andqualified teachers and coaches who share apassion for working with children. At FutureStars Summer Camps we play with confi-dence, enthusiasm, and a genuine love of thegame!

Future Stars at The College at Old WestburyConveniently located on Rt.107 minutes fromthe LI Expressway in Nassau County. A pictur-esque 500 acre campus offering programs inBaseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, CircusArts, Dance, Drama, Lacrosse, Magic, Multi-Sports, ‘Flag’ Rugby, Soccer, Softball,Swim, Tennis, and Volleyball.Call 516-876-3490 for more information. Visitwww.fscamps.com for details.

Future Stars at Farmingdale State CollegeConveniently located on the Rt.110 corridor onthe Nassau/Suffolk border. A beautiful 300 acrecampus offering programs in Baseball,Basketball, Cheerleading, Field Hockey,Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Magic, Multi-Sports, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track &Field, and Volleyball.Call 631-609-0438 for more information. Visitwww.fscamps.com for details.

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Twin Oaks Country Day School & Camp458 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport516-623-4550www.twinoaksdaycamp.comFor over 35 years, Twin Oaks has been a leader incamping for all ages. From tots to teens we offer afull program of sports, crafts, swimming, drama anda full summer of special events, which are sure tomake each child cheer with excitement. 2 heatedpools, spacious fields, an Arts and Crafts center, alarge indoor gymnasium/theater and state of the artplaygrounds make Twin Oaks the perfect place foryour child to spend the summer. Elective program-ming including, a “Broadway style production”, “CoolCrafts”, “Culinary Magic” and many more offered toour 2nd thru 4th grade campers. Our Gemini TeenTravel Program from 5th thru 8th grade and ourGemini Adventure partial travel program from 4th-6th grade are the best travel programs around. Jointhe fun for summer 2012.

The excitement of Twin Oaks continues all yearlong in our nursery school with the thrill of lFor over35 years, Twin Oaks has been a leader in campingfor all ages. From tots to teens we offer a full pro-gram of sports, crafts, swimming, drama and a fullsummer of special events, which are sure to makeeach child cheer with excitement. 2 heated pools,spacious fields, an Arts and Crafts center, a largeindoor gymnasium/theater and state of the art play-grounds make Twin Oaks the perfect place for yourchild to spend the summer. Elective programmingincluding, a “Broadway style production”, “CoolCrafts”, “Culinary Magic” and many more offered toour 2nd thru 4th grade campers. Our Gemini TeenTravel Program from 5th thru 8th grade and ourGemini Adventure partial travel program from 4th-6th grade are the best travel programs around. Jointhe fun for summer 2012.

The excitement of Twin Oaks continues all yearlong in our nursery school with the thrill of learning.Our caring, nurturing staff provides the best educa-tion. Our fully accredited school prepares your pre-schooler for and easy transition into elementaryschool. Our hands on academic experiences areavailable from toddlers to our Full Day Kindergarten.Call us and give your child the gift of learning. Ourcaring, nurturing staff provides the best education.Our fully accredited school prepares your pre-schooler for and easy transition into elementaryschool. Our hands on academic experiences areavailable from toddlers to our Full Day Kindergarten.Call us and give your child the gift of learning.

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Temple B’nai Torah Nursery School andSummer Program2900 Jerusalem Ave., WantaghTel - 516-781-KIDS (5437)

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Our school program offers fun-filled educa-tional experiences for ages 18 monthsthrough Kindergarten Enrichment. Our cur-riculum includes such activities as readingreadiness, computers, science, math, cook-ing, creative movement, and music. Ourentire staff is experienced, caring, trained inCPR, first aid, and is NYS certified. We havea security system with a private entrance, anda fully fenced-in playground with safetypadding. We have an indoor playroom, andour entire building is air-conditioned. We offerhalf-day, mini-day, or full day programs for 3-5 days. Early drop off and late-stay available.

Our Summer Fun Program accomodateschildren from 2 years, 9 months to 7 yearsold. Each week is a special theme, andsnacks to go along with it. Special eventsinclude “Backwards Day,” and “Crazy HatDay.” Each day the children have the chanceto experience the outdoors by going into theplayground, playing sports, and then somewater fun with the sprinkler, water table, andwater games.

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South Shore Country Day School & Camphas been operating a private preschool and ele-mentary school, as well as a summer day camp

since 1958.South Shore providesyour child with a devel-opmentally appropriateeducational experience.Programs includeMommy & Me, TerrificTots, Nursery, Pre-K,

Kindergarten, Kindergarten Enrichment, FirstGrade and Second Grade. Specialty programsinclude field trips, music, computers, gymnas-tics, and Spanish and more. They have NYSCertified Teachers and the school is chartered byNYS Board of Regents.

South Shore Day Camp has programs fromTots to Teens! Camp activities focus on promot-ing self-esteem, making friends and having fun!Morning, Mini Day, and Full Day Sessions areavailable with 2-3 or 5 days options.

South Shore’s safe, secure campus includesair conditioned buildings, a tree-house play-ground, in-ground pools, and athletic fields. Dailynutritious snacks, lunch, and door to door air-conditioned mini bus transportation is included.

Our Teen travel program for grades 7 and 8includes 4 overnight trips at no extra charge.

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Jewish Early Learning Center of Merrick-Bellmore Preschool & Daycare, & ExcitingSummer ProgramMerrick, NY 11566 • 516-833-3057www.JewishELC.org • www.CampGi.com

The Jewish EarlyLearning Center ofM e r r i c k - B e l l m o r eenables its young chil-dren to grow academical-ly and socially throughthe SPICES approach toeducation. That is, they address the children’sSocial, Physical, Intellectual, Creative,Emotional and Spiritual development.

Licensed by NYS, small classes and warm,certified teachers guarantee individualizedattention and the highest commitment to thestudents. Children are recognized for theiruniqueness and the Jewish ELC does its best tocultivate their individuality through learning andplaying. Jewish traditions and values along withan array of subjects like math, literacy readinessand dramatic play are incorporated into theclassroom curricula. Programs focus on areaslike sensory and perception development, self-help, motor skills and emotional growth.Children are encouraged to grow through learn-ing and creative expression during indoor andoutdoor playtime.

Facilities include a beautiful indoor, air condi-tioned classroom with many windows and sky-lights, and a beautiful outdoor shaded playingspace with 3 play sets to accommodate allages, along with a wide variety of outdoor toys.Kosher breakfast, hot lunch, and snacks areserved daily to ease the burden on parents.Flexible schedule of half days, full days andextended hours are available for children aged12 months to 4 years old.

The Jewish ELC also offers a great firstcamp experience for your very young child,with water play, sports, baking and specialistinstruction in gymnastics, music, karate, drum-ming and more.

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Current Events ClubThursdays, April 12 and May 10, at 2 p.m.

Attention news junkies!: If you follow currentevents, the Merrick Library’s discussion group, moder-ated by local historian, Jack Bilello is the place to be!He looks behind the headlines of stories local, nationaland international. Learn more about what’s going on inour world! All are welcome to attend.

Video game tournament for teensWednesday, April 4, 3-5p.m.The popular Game Tournament is back. The library

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Center presents a variety of animals, including a snake,a lizard, a rabbit and a dove. Children ages 2-4 with acaregiver will enjoy this program from 11-11:45 a.m.Children in grades K and up will meet from 12-12:45p.m. There will be lots of hands-on fun. Limited regis-tration begins on March 30.

On Wednesday, April 11, Trent Arterberry will enter-tain children in grades K and up from 11 a.m.-noon.,with storytelling, mime, music and puppetry to createendearingly funny characters. There is no registrationfor this program meeting in the Multipurpose Room.

The family movie, “An American Tail” will be shownin the Children's Program Room on Friday, April 13,from 2-3:30 p.m. for children ages 4 years and up.Follow Fievel Mousekowitz, a boy mouse, on his jour-ney from Russia to America. The film is Rated G andthere is no registration needed.

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Most musicians identify themselveswithin a basic genre. Few need to cre-ate an entirely new one to describetheir sound. Enter Signal For Pilot, andits self-described “alteronica” music.

Signal For Pilot is Wantagh HighSchool graduate Chris Ruzika ondrums, percussion and vocals,Levittown natives Scotty Truelson andTom Assortato on, respectively, key-board, synth and vocals, and guitar andvocals, and Bayville natives PatrickFlanagan on guitar, vocals and elec-tronics, and Katie Piscitello on bass.

The “Pilot” story begins in 2009 witha Craigslist advertisement that broughtlongtime musicians Patrick and Christogether. They began playing localgigs, and soon met Scotty and Tom,originally on bass.

Patrick’s girlfriend Katie had been atevery show from the start, and whileTom was playing bass, his true passionwas guitar. Inspiration struck, and Tommoved over to guitar while Katielearned bass with flying colors, despiteher lack of any musical background.

When asked about the band’s name,drummer Chris explains that a paintingby English-born Edward Moran, titled“Signaling for a Pilot Off SandyHook,” hangs in his uncle’s home. Hewas drawn to the image of pilot boatsguiding a larger ship into the harbor,and likened it to the music’s ability todraw listeners into their musical world.

Backing up, what exactly is “alteron-ica,” and how does the band create aworld to draw fans into?

Alteronica is described as a mixbetween alternative rock and electroni-ca. The band’s music draws on manydifferent influences spanning thedecades between The Beatles and mod-ern groups such as Foo Fighters, Museand Incubus.

This newspaper got a sneak peak ofthe band’s forthcoming extended play(EP) album, to be available onlineshortly. The music is almost multi-sen-sory in its presentation, and yet isentirely pleasant and engaging. Theskillful use of each instrument with theaddition of electronics creates anatmospheric sound that mimics thelyrics in their theme.

The result is a layered effect, notunlike the consuming experience ofwatching a film – except of course, it isan auditory-only experience in thiscase.

In addition to their music, the band isworking hard to create self-sufficiency.With a strong artistic background –members are experienced in graphicdesign and filmmaking in addition totheatre and music – they have been ableto accomplish a great deal in-house.

The band members rehearse in aneclectic area designed and decoratedwith assorted colors and textures,which they say is a reflection of theband. Drummer Chris points to a vinylbanner hanging in the back: “We madethat.” They also film their own musicvideos and screenprint their own T-shirts. When Chris continues, “We are

Signal For Pilot,” there is no doubt.The band is preparing to perform in

the semifinal round of The Break con-test on Saturday, March 31, at Ollie’sPoint in Amityville (with the band hit-ting the stage at 5 p.m. sharp), compet-ing for a chance to play at this year’sBamboozle Festival in Asbury Park,New Jersey, May 18-20.

Their songs have recently beenplayed on various college radio sta-tions, and they are in the process ofplanning a tri-state area tour for thesummer months.

For information on this distinctivegroup of musicians, visit www.signalfor-pilot.com, look for them on Facebook, ore-mail at [email protected].

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Many of Long Island’s best comedians,who developed their comedy routinesduring the burgeoning Long Island com-edy club scene from the mid-1980s to2000, will gather at the Bellmore MoviesLiveStage on Sunday, April 1, to pay aspecial fundraising tribute to ventrilo-quist Vince Dantona, who died recentlyat age 62.

He is being remembered as among themost elegant and loved of all Long Islandcomedians for his warmth of spirit, gen-tleness and generosity. All proceeds willgo to his family.

“These comedians paying tribute toVince all came up with him during theexplosive growth of the Long Islandcomedy club scene during the mid-80s,”remarked Rick Morgan, organizer of thetribute, promoter and longtime closefriend of Mr. Dantona.

And all on the bill are confident play-ers who now perform nationally on TVand stage, in cruises, clubs, theaters, forcorporations and private halls – and are“funny as hell,” he added.

Mr. Dantona’s talent as a ventriloquist,his humaneness, and his kindness andgenerosity came through repeatedly fromthe words of many friends who will be atthe fundraiser – and who shared the stagewith him.

“One time he was performing at a cluband an inebriated woman became offend-ed at something George [Vince’s puppet]said,” remarked comedian and closefriend Al Isaacs. “So the woman gets upand throws a drink in George’s face.Vince quickly asks the lady, ‘Ma’am,what are you doing?’ The lady shootsback to Vince: ‘You stay out of this!’ ”

“That’s the best compliment to hear,”said fellow ventriloquist Peter Michaels.Mr. Michaels vividly remembers stop-ping by a club one night after he had fin-

ished performing to see Mr. Dantona per-form with George.

“At some point in the show the stringbreaks that works George’s mouth, soVince eyes me in the audience and says tothem – by moving George’s lips with hishands – that he’s going to do a ‘little sur-gery’ and be right back,” Mr.Michaels recalls.

“So the two of us get towork behind stage and Ifashion a coat hanger-typeof mechanism that willallow Vince to moveGeorge’s mouth, he added.

“Vince goes back out andthe first thing George does isturn to Vince and say to him,‘What’s the matter withyou? You don’t even knowhow to fix a string, you littles---?’ ”

“Watching Vince workwith George on stage wasjust magnificent,” said comedian ChillyMost, who shared billings with Mr.Dantona. “He made George feel so real,he connected with his audience, George’seyes moving side-to-side.”

Comedian Maria Walsh said that whenshe first started working with him, Vincewould bring in his suitcase, with Georgein it. “George started speaking from thesuitcase,” she recalls one time, “askingVince ‘who’s there?’ ”

When George was taken out of thesuitcase, he looked at Ms. Walsh andsaid: ‘Oh, she’s just my size,’ and then,‘Would you like to get in my suitcase?’ ”

“George was a sweet little wise guy,”added fellow ventriloquist Ken Warren.

He could carry a showVentriloquist Greg Paparklis remem-

bers Mr. Dantona as a generous man, anda ventriloquist who could make an entirecomedy routine work with just George.

“It’s amazing that he could carry ashow with just one puppet,” he said,“because multiple puppets [characters]help to change and shape materialthroughout a show.”

Each puppet, he offered, “is its ownact” in which the ventriloquist can offer

so much more material. “Iwas impressed with whathe could accomplish as aventriloquist with just onepuppet.”

“George was Vince to thenth degree,” remarked Mr.Michaels, “warm, nevermean spirited.” Sometimes,Mr. Michaels added,“Puppets are the best part ofus [ventriloquists].”

Mr. Warren, like Mr.Paparklis, was often thegenerous recipient of ashow Mr. Dantona couldn’tmake.

“I didn’t mind if they called my puppetGeorge instead of Leroy,” said Mr.Warren whenever he substituted forVince and George, who had top billing.“It was just a great feeling that Vincecared about you to give you a gig. It’sunusual for comedians to do this sort ofexchange because of all the competitionthat’s around,” he continued.

A classy ventriloquist“When I first met my wife and brought

her with me to a gig I was sharing withVince, she didn’t like ventriloquists,”said Mr. Isaacs.

“She was afraid of them [perhaps fromthose “Twilight Zone” and “Chucky”episodes?] but she loved George and sheloved Vince.”

Close friend and comedian JohnRizzo called Mr. Dantona “A specialkind of guy. He was cheerful, opti-mistic, upbeat, just a very cool cat”

who never “dished dirt on anyone.” Inthe comedy business, he said, that wasa major accomplishment.

Comedian Paul Bond told this news-paper that during a roast given in Mr.Dantona’s honor a few years ago at acomedy club, he got attention (don’tall comedians want it?) by dressing upas George, putting on the hat, theclothes and likeness of George, got onstage and played George as he wouldbe...40 years from now!

John Blenn, a North Bellmore play-wright who was an entertainmentreporter for 30 years, said Mr. Dantonawas born to be an entertainer, and enter-tainment was his first love. “He had akind word for everyone he met. And hewas a clean ventriloquist!” he concluded.

“Vince was one of the purest guys onthe comedy circuit because he encour-aged everyone, and was loved for it,”remarked comedian Carie Karavas.”Comedian Palma Florentino explainedthat “No matter what went on in theenvironment around him, he alwaystook from it the good, and he applied itto his comedy.”

“Vince,” added Ms. Karavas, “has beentaken from everyone’s lives far tooearly.” “Even George looked sad at thewake,” said Ms. Walsh.

“George was speechless,” said comedi-an Randy Levin.But, concluded a wistful Chilly Most,

“Vince is now on the road once againwith us all...sharin’ the love.”

The comedy tribute extravaganza toVince Dantona is being produced joint-ly by Rick Morgan and by Gary Smithof NYEntertainmentClub.com. Ticketsare $20 in advance, $30 at the door.

For tickets call 785-4234 or 631-654-0507, or you can visitdantona.eventbrite.com, and nyenter-tainmentclub.com. Or call theBellmore Movies at 783-3199.

Comedy tribute coming to the Bellmore Movies

Vince Dantona and George

by Anthony Belbol

The end of the school year is comingsoon, which means that seniors inCalhoun’s On Tour program are preparingfor their last [high school] shows, ones theywant to remember the most.

This newspaper interviewed fourseniors on how they will be prepare for“Kiss Me Kate,” which continues thisweekend, Friday and Saturday, March 30and 31, at 7 p.m. in the Calhoun HighSchool auditorium.

The play was first performed onBroadway in 1948 and was written by Samand Bella Spewack. It is a modern versionof William Shakespeare’s “Taming of TheShrew,” and is a love story between awoman, Kate, and a man, Pertruchio.

One of the most difficult roles toprepare for is the lead role of Kate,played by Rebecca Friedman. Rebeccasays, “The best way for me to fullyunderstand Kate or other characters isby putting everything in the character’spoint of view.”

Rebecca adds, “The best situation iswhen I can relate to the character with myeveryday things, so that I can put thattoward playing the part on stage.”Rebecca’s character Kate keeps denyingthat Pertruchio loves her and wants tomarry her. So Rebecca, when on stage, hasto see the point of hating men.

Rebecca says she appreciates the assis-tance of Lindy Rosenthal, who is in chargeof costumes. Lindy helps Rebecca dress upfor the part while she rehearses the part,which helps her ease into the role.

Lindy described how costumes help pre-pare actors for “Kiss Me Kate.” “Each per-son gave us a few dollars so we could buyT-shirts from Michael’s. Once we give theT-shirts out, each person can decorate themwhatever way they want with Sharpies,paint and glitter, as long as it says on theback: “No day but today.”

Lindy also described what otherclothes the cast will wear, depending onwhat the performance calls for. For “KissMe Kate,” the cast will wear jeans, andsome of the girls who will do splits andtoe touches decided to wear leggings.The two types of shoes worn in the playwere combat boots by the girls, andsneakers by both girls and boys.

Program booklets will provide theaudience with all the information theyneed to know about the actors andactresses – and the show.

Chrissy Ganci is a member of pro-grams, and she told Merrick Life howher crew prepares before each show. Shesays the first four things people prepar-ing programs do are write autobiogra-phies, Who’s Whos, collect ads fromlocal businesses and ask parents tofundraise for On Tour.

The Who’s Who are descriptions of pastperformances of each actor. The programsalso feature photos of them.

The last three things that help fill theprograms are cast lists, synopsis thankyous and a letter from the On Tour presi-dent, Steph Mazzella. Once that is all set-tled and organized on the computer, it isprinted out and folded by staff, ready to behanded out to the audience.

Some people know how to stay in char-acter quite easily, including ConnellyMiller, who plays Gremio in “Kiss MeKate.” Connelly says that “I use mydreams, fears and emotions toward thecharacter that I am on stage.”

He also points out that “Blocking out

your habits and being more like your char-acter than you is another key component.”

Connelly is a senior and believes thatevery year he gets better as an actor atpersuading the audience that he is anoth-er character.

What the On Tour Company shows isthat when all the actors and crews worktogether they can pull off a great show.Whether a person is acting, building the setor preparing the clothes worn in the show,everyone has a job to do before the playstarts – so the show goes on!

Anthony Belbol is in the CalhounSenior Experience program interningat Merrick Life.

On Tour performs ‘Kiss Me Kate’ at Calhoun this weekendENTERTAINING LIFE

Bellmore native Debbie Miller hasreleased her sophomore album,“Measures and Waits” this week. A mixof humor and honesty, Ms. Miller’s dis-tinctive lyrics and playful melodies havecaptured audiences across the country.

Ms. Miller, who lives in Seattle, is return-ing to the East Coast to celebrate the newalbum with a release party at RockwoodMusic Hall this Saturday, March 31.

The album’s title is a play on thephrase “weights and measures,” anddescribes the album’s frank discussion

of the toils of waiting for love and“measuring” – quantifying the big andsmall things that make up life.

Ms. Miller attended Newbridge Roadand Saw Mill Road Schools in NorthBellmore and graduated from CalhounHigh School, where she participated inthe On Tour program.

The New York release show is atRockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen Street,Manhattan. The show starts at 7 p.m., andadmission is free. For more information,visit thedebbiemiller.com.

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DISTRICT VOTEOF THE BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-

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TY OF NASSAU, NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the annual vote of thequalified voters of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District, NassauCounty, New York will be heldon Tuesday, May 15, 2012, atthe several polling places des-ignated by the Bellmore,Merrick, North Bellmore, andNorth Merrick Union FreeSchool Districts, as follows:

BELLMORE UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICT, at theShore Road School, 2801Shore Road, Bellmore, N.Y.between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00p.m.

MERRICK UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICT, at theNorman J. Levy LakesideSchool, 21 Babylon Road,Merrick, N.Y. between 7:00a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

NORTH BELLMORE UNIONFREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, atthe Newbridge Road School,1601 Newbridge Road,Bellmore, N.Y. between 6:00a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

NORTH MERRICK UNIONFREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, atthe Harold D. Fayette School,1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick,N.Y. between 2:00 p.m. and10:00 p.m.a.) To vote upon the annualschool budget for the year2012-2013 and to authorizethe levying of a tax upon thetaxable property of the districtfor the foregoing purposes.b.) To vote upon such otherpropositions as may properlycome before the voters,AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat registration shall be con-ducted at the several pollingplaces stated above by theBoards of Registration of theseveral component districts asfollows: the Bellmore UnionFree School District at the dis-trict office, 580 WinthropAvenue, Bellmore,New York, onall school days of the schoolyear until five (5) days preced-ing the vote between the hoursof 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.and additionally on May 1,2012 at the Shore RoadSchool, 2801 Shore Road,Bellmore, New York, betweenthe hours of 4:00 p.m. and8:00 p.m.; the Merrick UnionFree School District at the dis-trict office, 21 Babylon Road,Merrick, New York, and at alldistrict schools on all school

days of the school year untilfive (5) days preceding thevote between the hours of9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; theNorth Bellmore Union FreeSchool District at theAdministrative Office, 2616Martin Avenue, Bellmore, NewYork, and all district schools onall school days of the schoolyear until five (5) days preced-ing the vote between the hoursof 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.;and the North Merrick UnionFree School District at theHarold D. Fayette School,1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick,New York. on all school days ofthe school year until five (5)days preceding the votebetween the hours of 9:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and addi-tionally on Wednesday, May 2,2012 at the Harold D. FayetteSchool between the hours of4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for thepurpose of preparing a registerof the qualified voters entitledto vote at the school meetingand election for which suchregister is prepared, in themanner provided by law. Theregister, as so prepared, willbe filed in the office of theclerk at each of the respectiveUnion Free School Districts asset forth in this notice of meet-ing and such register is to beopen for inspection at reason-able times for at least five (5)days prior to the date set forvoting on the budget and elec-tion, except Sunday.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a person shall be entitledto vote at the annual meetingand election who is a citizen ofthe United States, eighteenyears of age, a resident of theUnion Free School District inwhich he intends to vote for aperiod of thirty days next pre-ceding the election he offers tovote and registered to vote forsaid election. A person shallbe registered to vote if he orshe shall have permanentlyregistered with the NassauCounty Board of Elections orwith the Board of Registrationof the component Union FreeSchool District in which heresides. Only persons whoshall be registered shall beentitled to vote.

AND NOTICE IS FURTHERGIVEN that the Boards ofRegistration of the severalcomponent Union Free SchoolDistricts will meet during thehours of voting on May 15,2012 at the polling places ineach of the Union Free SchoolDistricts for the purpose ofpreparing a register for districtmeetings or elections to beheld subsequent to May 15,2012; said register shallinclude (1) all qualified votersof the Union Free SchoolDistricts, who shall presentthemselves personally for reg-istration: and (2) all qualifiedvoters permanently registeredwith the Nassau County Boardof Elections.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a copy of statement of theamount of money which will berequired for the ensuing yearfor school purposes (schoolbudget) and copies of proposi-tions involving expenditure ofmoneys and the operation ofthe school system for theensuing year, may be obtainedby any taxpayer in the Districtduring the fourteen daysimmediately preceding theannual vote except Saturday,Sunday or holidays, at eachschoolhouse in which school ismaintained during the hours of8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that applications forabsentee ballots for the schooldistrict election may be appliedfor at the Office of the Clerk ofthe District. A list of all per-sons to whom absentee bal-lots shall have been issued willbe available for inspection inthe office of the Clerk betweenthe hours of 9:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m. on each of the five(5) days prior to the day of theelection except Sundays andon the Saturday preceding thevote by appointment only.

BY ORDER OF THE

BOARD OF EDUCATIONBELLMORE-MERRICK

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-TRICT

CLAIRE NEUFELDDISTRICT CLERK

ML 900 4T 3/29, 4/12, 26,5/10 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOF THE BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-

TRICTTOWN OF HEMPSTEADCOUNTY OF NASSAU,

NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe Board of Education of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District will hold aPublic Hearing on May 2,2012, at 8:00 p.m. in theBoard Room of the CentralAdministration Building locatedat the Brookside School, 1260Meadowhrook Road, Merrick,New York, for the purpose oftransacting all business as isauthorized by the EducationLaw, including, but not limitedto, discussion of the expendi-ture of funds and budgetingtherefore relative to the appro-priation of necessary funds tomeet the necessary expendi-tures of the Central HighSchool District for the schoolyear 2012-2013 and on propo-sitions involving the expendi-ture of funds or the levy of tax,at which time and which placeall persons interested in thesubject matter thereof con-cerning the same will have anopportunity to be heard.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a copy of statement of theamount of money which will berequired for the ensuing yearfor school purposes (schoolbudget) and copies of proposi-tions involving expenditure ofmoneys and the operation ofthe school system for theensuing year, will be availableto any taxpayer in the Districtseven days immediately pre-ceding the public hear ingexcept Saturday, Sunday orholidays, at each schoolhousein which school is maintainedduring the hours of 8:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a Real Property TaxExemption Report, prepared in

accordance with Section495 of the Real Property TaxLaw, will be annexed to anytentative/preliminary budgetas well as the final adoptedbudget of which it will form apart; and shall be posted onDistrict Bulletin board(s) main-tained for public notices, aswell as on the District's web-site.

BY ORDER OF THEBOARD OF EDUCATION

BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-

TRICTCLAIRE NEUFELDDISTRICT CLERK

ML 901 4T 3/29, 4/12, 26,5/10

ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMEETING AND ELECTION

NORTH MERRICK UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NAS-SAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe Budget Hearing of theinhabitants of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau, State ofNew York, qualified to vote atschool meetings in saidDistrict, will be held atHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOL,1057 MERRICK AVENUE,Merrick, New York, on the 8thof May, 2012, at 8:00 PM forthe transaction of such busi-ness as is authorized byEducation Law.NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatvoting on estimated expensesfor School purposes for theschool year 2012-2013 andfor voting upon such proposi-tions as may properly comebefore the meeting, and for theelection of two members of theBoard of Education will be heldin said District at the saidHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOLon Tuesday, May 15, 2012.Voting will be on machines,and polls will be open for vot-

ing between the hours of 2:00PM and 10:00 PM on that day. PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE, that at the AnnualDistrict Election of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, qualified voters of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District shall vote forthe following purposes: (A)vote upon the annual schoolbudget for the year 2012-2013and to authorize the levying ofa tax upon the taxable proper-ty of the district for the forego-ing purposes. (B) To vote uponsuch other propositions asmay properly come before themeeting. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatpursuant to the resolutionadopted by the Board ofEducation, personal registra-tion is in effect in the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict. The Board ofEducation has designatedWednesday, May 2, 2012,between the hours of 4:00 PMand 9:00 PM for the Board ofRegistry to meet to preparethe Register of the SchoolDistrict at the HAROLD D.FAYETTE SCHOOL, 1057Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NewYork. Residents may also reg-ister on school days between9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in theDistrict Clerk’s office at theHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOLuntil five days before theDistrict vote. Qualified resi-dents of the North MerrickUnion Free School Districtmust register at this time if notpreviously registered, in orderto be eligible to vote on theNorth Merrick School DistrictElection and to vote on theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District Budget andPropositions. Any person shallbe entitled to have his/hername placed upon such regis-ter provided that he/she isknown or proven to the satis-faction of the District Clerk or amember of the board of regis-tration, to be then or thereafterentitled to vote at the annualdistrict election for which suchregister is prepared. Chapter629 of Laws of 1975, amendssection 352 of Election Lawand provides that any person,otherwise qualified to vote,who is registered under theprovisions of Article 15 of theElection Law for general elec-tions, will be entitled to vote atall school district meetingsand elections without furtherregistration.NO PERSON will be entitled tovote at the Annual DistrictMeeting and Election of theNorth Merrick Union FreeSchool District and theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool Budget Vote whosename does not appear oneither the Register of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict or the County registra-tion by the County election offi-cials no later than ten (10)days prior to the AnnualDistrict Election.NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatpursuant to the Education Lawof the State of New York andBoard Resolution, voters quali-fying to vote by absentee ballotmay apply and receive anabsentee ballot from theDistrict Clerk of the District. Alist of all persons to whomabsentee ballots shall havebeen issued, will be availablein the Office of the DistrictClerk on each of the five daysprior to the day of the electionexcept Sundays. PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that a copy of thestatements of the amount ofmoney which will be requiredfor the ensuing year for schoolpurpose, exclusive of publicmonies, may be obtained byany qualified voter of theDistrict during the fourteen(14) days immediately preced-ing the Annual Meeting exceptSaturday, Sunday, or Holidays,between the hours of 9:00 AMand 3:30 PM at each of theschool houses in said District,to wit: CAMP AVENUE,HAROLD D. FAYETTE, and OLDMILL ROAD SCHOOLS and at

the Annual Meeting.NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatthe Register of the school dis-trict shall be filed in the officeof the District Clerk located atthe Harold D. Fayette School,1057 Merrick Avenue, withinsaid District, where it shall beopen for inspection by anyqualified voter of the SchoolDistrict, between the hours of9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on eachof the five days prior to and theday of the Annual DistrictElection, except Sunday, andon Saturday, May 12, 2012 byappointment.AND NOTICE IS FURTHERGIVEN that the Board ofRegistration of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict will meet during thehours of voting on May 15,2012, at the polling place forthe purpose of preparing a reg-ister for District meetings orelections to be held subse-quent to May 15, 2012. Saidregister shall include: (1) allqualified voters of the UnionFree School District, who shallpresent themselves personallyfor registration; and (2) allqualified voters permanentlyregistered with the NassauCounty Board of Elections; and(3) all previously qualified vot-ers of the District who shallhave been previously regis-tered for any annual or specialDistrict meeting or electionand who shall have voted atany annual or special Districtmeeting or election held orconducted at any time withinthe four calendar years (2008-2011) prior to preparation ofthe registration of voters.PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that petitions nominat-ing candidates for the office ofMember of the Board ofEducation of the North MerrickUnion Free School Districtmust be filed with the Clerk ofthe District between the hoursof 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on orbefore April 16, 2012.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat for the purpose of electingtwo (2) members of the Boardof Education of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, for the following two(2) positions:

(1) The office of Trustee,presently held by AlyseMiddendorf, a member of theBoard of Education, whichterm expires on June 30,2012, for a new term com-mencing July 1, 2012 andexpiring on June 30, 2015.

(2) The office of Trustee,presently held by Neil Brown, amember of the Board ofEducation, which term expireson June 30, 2012, for a newterm commencing July 1,2012 and expiring on June 30,2015.

Each of the above vacan-cies is a separate office and aseparate petition is required tonominate a candidate to eachseparate office. No personshall be nominated for morethan one separate office onthe Board of Education. Anomination may be rejected bythe Board of Education if thecandidate is ineligible for theoffice or declares his/herunwillingness to serve. Eachpetition must be directed tothe Clerk of the District, muststate the name and residenceof the candidate, and mustdescribe the specific vacancyfor which the candidate is nom-inated, setting forth at leastthe terms of office and thename of the incumbent, andmust be signed by at least 25qualified voters of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict or 2% of the number ofqualified voters in the last elec-tion of a school board mem-ber, whichever is greater (forthis election a minimum of 25signatures is required on thepetition for candidacy).PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that this Board shallconvene a special meetingthereof within twenty-fourhours after the filing with theDistrict Clerk of a writtenreport of the results of the bal-lot for the purpose of examin-

ing and tabulating said reportsof the result of the ballot anddeclaring the result of the bal-lot; that the Board hereby des-ignates itself to be a set of pollclerks to cast and canvass bal-lots pursuant to Education Law§2019-a, subdivision 2b atsaid special meeting of theBoard.BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFEDUCATIONNORTH MERRICK UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICTTown of Hempstead, Merrick,New YorkJOANNE LONG, DISTRICTCLERK1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick,New YorkML 902 4T 3/29, 4/12, 26,5/10NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING,

ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND REGISTRATION

OF VOTERS, MERRICK UNION FREE

SCHOOL DISTRICT,TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NAS-

SAU COUNTY, NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

that a public budget hearing ofthe Merrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, Town of Hempstead,Nassau County, New York, willbe held at the Katherine E. ReifAdministration Center, Merrick,New York on May 8, 2012 at7:00 p.m. for the purpose ofdiscussion of the expenditureof funds for the 2012-2013school year and the budgetingthereof and for such otherbusiness as is authorized bythe Education Law of the Stateof New York.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the vote upon the appro-priation of the necessaryfunds to meet the estimatedexpenditures of said schooldistrict for the 2012-2013school year (school budget)will be held at the annual meet-ing of said school district onTuesday, May 15, 2012 at theNorman J. Levy-LakesideSchool, Merrick, New York.Voting shall take placebetween the hours of 7:00a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Votingmachines will be used for vot-ing at said annual election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that an election to fill three (3)vacancies, each for a term ofthree (3) years, for the office ofmember of the Board ofEducation, will be held at theNorman J. Levy-LakesideSchool, Merrick, New York, onTuesday, May 15, 2012. Thepolls for voting at said electionwill be open from 7:00 a.m. to9:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that a copy of the statement ofthe amount of money whichwill be required for the schoolyear 2012-2013 for schoolpurposes may be obtained byany resident of the district dur-ing the fourteen (14) days pre-ceding the vote, exceptSaturdays, Sundays, or holi-days, at the schools of the dis-trict from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,Pursuant to Chapter 258 ofthe Laws of 2008, Section495 was added to the RealProperty Tax Law and requiresthe School District to attach toits proposed budget an exemp-tion report. Said exemptionreport will show how much ofthe total assessed value onthe final assessment roll usedin the budgetary process isexempt from taxation. Thereport will list every type ofexemption granted, identifiedby statutory authority, and willshow the cumulative impact ofeach type of exemptionexpressed either as a dollaramount of assessed value oras a percentage of the totalassessed value on the roll, thecumulative amount expectedto be received from recipientsof each type of exemption aspayments in lieu of taxes(PILOT) or other payments formunicipal services, and thecumulative impact of allexemptions granted. Thisexemption report shall be


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Vincent Alexander Magliochetti, 83,a resident of Merrick for more than 50years, died on Saturday, March 24. Hewas born in Glen Cove on February3,1929. At Glen Cove High School hewas captain of the football team andreceived a football scholarship forWashington College, Maryland.

Upon graduation, he enlisted in theUnited States Marine Corps andbecame a commissioned officer. Heattended the officer course of the

Chemical Corps School of the UnitedStates Army and, after being awardedhis diploma, served in Korea. He con-tinued to serve as a first lieutenant inthe Reserve of the United StatesMarine Corps until 1956.

In his civilian professional life, heworked in the field of chemical indus-trial adhesives in positions of laborato-ry research, and development and pro-duction management. During his retire-ment years, he was an active presencein his son’s automobile dealership.

He remained an avid sports fanthroughout his life and continued toplay tennis and golf until his death. He

also enjoyed a broad selection of musicfrom Dixieland jazz to grand opera. Inhis youth he played the trumpet andwas a ballroom dance instructor forArthur Murray Dance Studios.

He installed speakers throughout hishouse and always listened to music.

Vincent is survived by his wifeFrancesca, his sons Alex and Mark, hisgrandchildren Alexandra and Michael,and his sisters Mary and Joan Ann.Donations can made to MemorialSlaon-Kettering Cancer Center, 63Third Avenue, 28th Floor, New York11017 or Hospice Care Network, 99Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury,11797-9834.

Visiting was at the N.F. WalkerFuneral Home, 2039 Merrick Avenue,Merrick.

The funeral was at Curé of Ars onWednesday. Burial was at Holy RoodCemetery in Westbury.

Gertrude Whitton

Gertrude Whitton, 95, died onFriday, March 23, at DoscherMemorial Hospital of Southport,North Carolina. She was a resident ofBushwick Avenue, Merrick, for over50 years.

She was the wife of the late James.Mrs. Whitton is survived by onedaughter, Patricia (Jack) Garnier ofSouthport, North Carolina, and twosons James (Pat) Whitton and the lateWilliam Whitton. She was the sister ofWilliam O’Leary and the grandmotherof Tina, Jimmy, Jason, Alyson, Britt,Erik, and Scott. Gertrude was thegreat-grandmother of Nichole,Michael, Cori Ann, Tyler, Casey,Ethan, Cameron, Blake, Linnea andAstrid.

Visiting was at N.F. Walker FuneralHome, 2039 Merrick Avenue.

A Mass of Christian Burial will besaid today, March 29, at 10 a.m. atCuré of Ars Roman Catholic Church,2323 Merrick Avenue, with burial atHoly Rood Cemetery, Westbury.

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PUBLIC NOTICESposted on any bulletin boardmaintained by the District forpublic notices and on the web-site maintained by the District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that petitions nominating can-didates for the office of mem-ber of the Board of Educationmust be filed with the Clerk ofthe District between the hoursof 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.,and no later than 5:00 p.m.,Monday, April 16, 2012. Suchnominating petition must besigned by at least forty-two(42) qualified voters of the dis-trict. The three (3) candidatesreceiving the highest numberof votes will be elected tooffice. Personal registration isa prerequisite for voting at allelections in this school dis-trict, and no person will beentitled to vote at such elec-tion whose name does notappear upon the register pre-pared for such election; exceptthat any person, a resident ofthe district, who is permanent-ly registered with the Nassau

County Board of Elections tovote at elections other than aschool district election andwhose registration is current,shall also be qualified to voteat this election without furtherregistration.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the Board of Registrationand the District Clerk will meetat the District Office in saiddistrict on Tuesday, May 1,2012 between the hours of12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. forthe purpose of preparing theregister of the school districtfor such election; at such timeand place, any person will beentitled to have his or hername placed upon such regis-ter provided that he or she isknown or proven to the satis-faction of the Board ofRegistration to be entitled tovote at the meeting or electionfor which such register is to beprepared. Qualified individualsmay also register between9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. ondays when school is in session

at the schools of the district,except that no registrationshall take place less than five(5) days preceding the elec-tion, this year May 10, 2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the Board of Registrationwill meet on Tuesday, May 15,2012, at the Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, NewYork, between the hours of7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. toprepare the Register of theSchool District to be used formeetings or elections heldsubsequent to the annualSchool District election andbudget vote, at which time anyperson may be entitled to havehis or her name placed onsuch Register provided that atsuch meeting of the Board ofRegistration he or she isknown or proven to the satis-faction of said Board ofRegistration to be then orthereafter entitled to vote atthe school meeting or electionfor which said Register is soprepared.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the register thus preparedwill be filed in the office of theSuperintendent of Schools andthat such register will be openfor inspection to any qualifiedvoter of the district at theoffice of the Superintendent ofSchools and the District Clerkin the Katherine E. ReifAdministration Center betweenthe hours of 9:30 a.m. and3:30 p.m. during each of thefive (5) days prior to the dayset for the election, exceptSundays, and on the Saturdayprior to the election by appoint-ment only.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that applications for absenteeballots for election of schoolboard members and for votingon the school budget of thedistrict may be applied for atthe office of the District Clerkbetween the hours of 9:30a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at leastseven (7) days before the elec-tion if the ballot is to be mailedto the voter; or the day before

the election if the ballot is tobe delivered personally to thevoter. No absentee voter ballotshall be canvassed unless itshall have been received atthe office of the District Clerkno later than 5:00 p.m. on thedate of the election. A list of allpersons to whom absenteeballots have been issued willbe available in the office of theDistrict Clerk on each of thefive days prior to the electionexcept Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the Board of Educationshall convene a special meet-ing thereof at the Katherine E.Reif Administration Centerwithin twenty-four hours afterthe filing with the District Clerkof a written report of theresults of the ballot, for thepurpose of examining and tab-ulating said reports for theresults of the ballot, for thepurpose of the ballot anddeclaring the results of the bal-lot; that the Board hereby des-ignates itself to be a set of poll

clerks to cast and canvass bal-lots pursuant to Education LawSection 2019-a.2-b, at saidspecial meeting of the Board.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that at the election of theMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, qualified voters of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District shall vote forthe following purposes:

To vote upon the annualschool budget for the 2012-2013 school year, and toauthorize the levying of a taxupon the taxable property ofthe district for the foregoingpurposes.To vote upon such other propo-sitions as may properly comebefore the meeting.DATED: March, 2012

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