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Merrick Life has been hosting the hol-iday home decorating contest for decades,with the Merrick Garden Club and othercommunity organizations helping judgeand sponsor prizes.
At first, only artistically decorateddoors were entered. Later, the contest wasexpanded to the whole house.
Nominations and entries for 2011 maybe made to lmedit@optimum.net, subjectline: holiday decorating contest.
The deadline for entries and nomina-tions is Thursday, December 15, to allowmore time for decorating.
The final judging will be held on theevening of Friday, December 16. Entrants should remember to leave theirlights on that afternoon, since the judgesstart out at dusk.
Celebrating over 70 years
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Merrick is lit up in holiday spirit
Santa’s back in town
THE LIGHTS CAME ON beginning the holiday season with the illumination of the Christmas tree and Menorah lights at the gazebo onSunday, December 4. Above are Ilene Dixel, Cathy O’Malley, Rev. Marc Grimaldi, Town Councilwoman Angie Cullin, Marian Fraker-Gutin, coun-ty Legislators Dennis Dunne, Dave Denenberg, Norma Gonsalves, town clerk Mark Bonilla and state Assemblyman Dave McDonough. Theyare joined by Daisy troop 2411 who sang holiday songs earlier with other girl scout troops. Merrick Life photos by Patricia McKay
SANTA HAS ARRIVED: Visiting with Santa are the Conlon and Smyth cousins. From left are Lily Conlon, ChloeSmyth, Jill Conlon, Ella Smyth, Erin Conlon and Adrian Smyth. Special thanks to N.F. Walker Funeral Home andMerrick Flower Shoppe for their support in this event. See more photos on page 12. Merrick Life photo by Erin Donohue
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Coming next weekOur next Holiday Issue:
Deadline for ads and copy is Friday, December 9
Sacred HeartSchool to close
There’s still time to nominate Merrick’s Man and Woman of the Year
Nomination letters are being solicit-ed by this newspaper and the MerrickChamber of Commerce for Merrick’snext Man and Woman of The Year.
Letters should detail the work(s) ofa community member, man and/orwoman, who has had a particulareffect on the Merrick community. Thedeadline is Thursday, December 15, at
5 p.m. Winners will be honored at theMerrick Chamber of Commerceinstallation dinner on January 26.
Merrick Life and the Chamber ofCommerce will accept letters throughe-mail at lmedit@optimum.net andmerrickchamber@aol.com, subjectline: Man or Woman of the Year.
Hard copies can be mailed to either
Merrick Life, 1840 Merrick Avenue,Merrick 11566 or the MerrickChamber of Commerce, PO Box 53,
Merrick 11566. For questions, callMerrick Life at 378-5320. See ad onpage 6.
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Vote for Fire Comissioner on Tuesday, December 13Residents in North Merrick will go
to the polls on Tuesday, December 13,to vote for a new Fire Commissioner.
James McCauley is running unop-posed for the position of fire commis-sioner. He will replace fire commis-sioner Steven Simsack. The term forfire commissioner is for five years.Mr. McCauley will begin his term onJanuary 1.
The vote will take place at the NorthMerrick Fire Headquarters at 2095Camp Avenue, from 2-9 p.m.
Jim McCauley
My name is James McCauley and Iam asking for your vote December 13for Fire Commissioner of the NorthMerrick Fire District.
I was raised in North Merrick andreside here with my wife Karen andmy two sons. I am a graduate ofHofstra University with a Bachelorsdegree in political science and retiredfrom the New York Board of FireUnderwriters after 27 years of service.
I have served this community for 36years as an active member of theNorth Merrick Fire Department, andheld a position as an elected Chieffrom 1997 to 2002. Having wornmany hats within the department, I amvery familiar with the workings of thedepartment as well as the fire district.
As a taxpayer of this community Ishare your concerns as to how our taxmoney is being spent. I want to con-tinue to ensure the highest qualityservice our volunteers provide to our
residents, while keeping awatchful eye on the bottomline. Protection of life andproperty is our business and,as such, needs to be handledwith the mentality of attain-ing the best your investmentcan yield without losing sightof what is most important toyou and your family.
Your vote for me, JimMcCauley, will ensure thatour community will be thecornerstone of excellence infire protection and lifesavingtechnology available today,and in the future. I thank youfor your consideration andhope to have your support.
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Bids begin on privatizing sewage treatment plantsby Laura Schofer
This week the Nassau CountyLegislature’s Rules Committee voted,4-3, to hire Morgan Stanley for$100,000 per quarter-year to consultfor the county on bids to privatize thecounty sewage treatment plants.
Morgan Stanley will receive$100,000 for its contract with the coun-ty for the last quarter of 2011, whichbegan in October. The bidders includeVeolia, American Water, United Waterand Severn Trent.
Three of the four bidders are familiarto residents. Severn Trent is a consult-ant at the county sewage treatmentplant in Glen Cove. Veolia was award-ed the contract to run the Long Islandbus system in Nassau County, andAmerican Water recently bought AquaWater, the private water company thatservices many of the communitiesalong the South Shore of Long Island,including Wantagh and Seaford.
“The Republicans on the [rules] com-mittee, including Dennis Dunne andPeter Schmitt, voted for the contract,”Legislator David Denenberg toldMerrick Life.
“At my direction, the Democratsasked all the questions and voted no.But it passed 4-3. It couldn’t havepassed without Dennis’s vote,” said Mr.Denenberg. Mr. Dunne represents the15th Legislative District, whichincludes Wantagh. Mr. Dunne said “Imust do due diligence and look at allthe options, and that includes doing astudy to see if we can save the taxpay-ers money.”
But Mr. Denenberg believes this isthe first step to privatization. “I havealways opposed privatization, evenunder [former County ExecutiveThomas] Suozzi,” continued Mr.Denenberg. “We do not lose any moneyon the sewage treatment plants and weprovide a good service for a nominalcost. This [transaction to privatize] iscostly to the taxpayer and the environ-ment. These plants will operate on thefringe of environmental compliance.And, there will be high useage fees,just look at the companies competingfor this.”
Rules-only runaround“This was put on as an addendum and
when the item was raised we learned
that this deal with Morgan Stanley began18 months ago and was held back untilafter election day,” he said. “It was doneas a Rules Committee-only contract.”
As a rules-only contract personalservices contracts such as the one withMorgan Stanley do not have to beapproved by the entire legislature.Additionally, prior to Monday’s vote,Morgan Stanley was hired for $24,500,a sum that does not need full legislativeapproval.
No privatizationMeanwhile, Phil Franco and Mark
Salerno, co-chairs of the Cedar CreekOversight Committee, have been reach-ing out to other civic organizations toform a coalition to address the issue ofprivatization of the sewage treatmentplants. Mr. Franco stated, “ If we priva-tize, we have no public control. Wedon’t want it.”
Ralph Spagnolo, a former countyemployee who spent his career workingin the sewage treatment plants, said heis also not in favor of privatization. In arecent letter to The Citizen, MerrickLife’s sister paper, Mr. Spagnolo wrote,“Why should the county repair the two
plants, bringing them back to full oper-ations with staff trained to run theplants under Civil Service, state andfederal laws, and then turn them over toa private enterprise?”
County defends its actions The county has defended its position
on the transaction in its multi-year plan,pointing to other “U.S. governments[that] have successfully pursued similarP3 transactions. For example, the city ofIndianapolis approved the $1.7 billionacquisition of the city’s waterworks andwastewater systems by Citizen EnergyGroup,” the county plan states.
“It may never happen,” saidLegislator Dunne. “But we must con-sider all options. If the people don’twant it, then I will vote against it.That’s the bottom line.”
Meanwhile, Legislator Denenbergsaid, Morgan Stanley is expected tomake its recommendaiton for the con-tract by the third quarter of 2012. “Thesale of the plants must go before thefull Legislature,” he said, but “theremay be no public hearing other than theday of the contract vote.”
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FREEDOM: December 15 isthe 220th birthday of the FirstAmendment and students whotweet about it nextWednesday can win one of 22$5000 scholarships funded bythe Knight Foundation. Go towww.freetotweet.org
© © ©DEFENSIVE DRIVING:
Temple Beth-Am Brotherhoodwill sponsor a defensive driv-ing course on Tuesday,December 27 and Wednesday,December 28, from 7-10 p.m.at Temple Beth-Am, 2377Merrick Avenue. The cost is$45, with a savings up to 10%on your automobile insurancepremiums and a deduction upto four points from your driv-ing record upon completion ofthe course. Mail your check toTemple Beth-Am Brother-hood, 2377 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, payable to TempleBeth-Am Brotherhood.
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© © ©THE GREAT MENORAH
CAR PARADE: This year, inhonor of the Holiday ofChanukah, Chabad of Merrick,Bellmore, Wantagh is planning aGreat Menorah Car Parade forthe first night of Chanukah,Tuesday, December 20, at 6:30p.m., led by the First 69thInfantry with U.S. soldiers ina Humvee and two limou-sines, leading to the lighting of the MerrickChamber’s 12-foot Menorah.
Participants will spread thelight of Chanukah as they travelin convoy from the Merrick GolfCourse Parking Lot to theMerrick railroad station (onSunrise Highway and MerrickAvenue) culminating in the kin-dling of the 12-foot Menorah.
Dignitaries and communityleaders will give their greet-ings at this special lightingceremony. There will be live
music by Azamra DJ, hotlatkes and dancing!
© © ©GIRL SCOUT
RECRUITMENT EVENT:On Friday, December 9, therewill be a special “Girl Scout ToBe” meeting (all levels are wel-comed). This is for girls whoare not currently registered GirlScouts. There will be hands-onactivities for the girls and valu-able information for you.
Your daughter can see howmuch fun it will be to join GirlScouts, and you can see howmuch fun it can be as a leader,and share this special time withyour daughter.
Check in time is 6:45 p.m.and the meeting is from 7-8:30p.m. at Chatterton School, AProom (back entrance). $15includes Girl Scout member-ship, activity fee, snack, craftand patch. For information callRandi at 477-9531.
© © ©NCMCA MEETING: The
North and Central MerrickCivic Association will hold itsnext meeting on Thursday,December 15, at the NorthMerrick Library at 7 p.m. FirstPrecinct Police Officers and theNeighborhood Watch Programdirector will report on policingissues, followed by updates oncommunity events, such asparking permits at the train sta-tions, the beautification projectand other quality of life issues.
All are welcome. TheNCMCA covers all of Merricknorth of Sunrise (excepting ter-ritories covered under theMerrick Park Homeowners andWenshaw Park CivicAssociations.)
If you have questions or con-cerns call Claudia Borecky at972-6988. All calls will remainconfidential.
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Military bridge at Sacred HeartSchool cafeteria in NorthMerrick will be hosted on
Friday, December 9, by CourtBishop Kellenberg CatholicDaughters of the America Post1756. Doors open at 7 p.m. Forinformation call 771-0255.Entrance fee includes game,prizes, raffles and dessert.
© © ©V O L U N T E E R H E L P
WANTED: A blind 61-year-old Merrick woman is lookingfor female volunteers to keepher company. She would likeas many volunteers as possible,and asks that they sit with her,talk with her and take her out.They can be high-school-agedto senior citizens.
She requests company all yearlong, during the week and on theweekends, in the afternoon. Shehas lived in Merrick all of her life,attending Chatterton ElementarySchool, Merrick Avenue MiddleSchool and Kennedy HighSchool. Her parents have diedand she is lonely. Contact AllynWeisenberg at 546-3838 or 378-0539 if you are interested.
© © ©HOLIDAY BOOKS: Come to
the Merrick Library wing onWednesdays and buy gently usedbooks for the entire family whilesupporting the Friends of TheMerrick Library. Fill a bag foronly $9 and thrill the book loverson your list with their favoriteauthors without breaking yourbudget. Open every Wednesdayfrom 1-5 p.m. with additionalhours on the first Wednesday ofthe month until 8 p.m. The Wing islocated on the corner of Kirkwoodand Merrick Avenue. For moreinformation call Lois Calame at379-6423
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Yes, Santa, there is a Virginia!She may be seven months or seven years or 70, but you can
see it in her eyes that she believes in you.You have heard about the others – those who think you are
a nice fairy tale, nothing more. They like to feel that they arerealistic about things, practical people.
To them, you are only a theme for a party they were goingto have anyway. They have everything they need or want, itseems.
And if their world of neatly stacked cards should suddenlycome tumbling down, they would have nothing – no feasts, nogifts, no friends. And they would say, “See, there’s no SantaClaus.”
But Virginia, well, she’s stubborn. She wouldn’t take otherpeoples’ words for it. She would have to ask someone, write aletter to the editor, because deep down inside, even with all out-side appearances to the contrary, she would still believe in you.
Virginia loves the snow. To her it is not a bother to put onboots and trudge through it. It is wonderful.
Virginia loves the holiday lights, whether they are garishdisplays, a strand of fireflies, or a single candle in a window.Their light mirrors the sparkle in her eyes.
Virginia loves the familiar strain of holiday melodies, lovesto sing them over and over.
Virginia loves the mystery of wrapped presents and the funof tearing the paper off them.
Virginia loves to be surrounded by family and friends andlove, and she loves the peace of solitude. Her heart is open towonder.
Virginia is the baby fascinated bythe stars. She is the little girl withher face pressed against the win-dowpane of the toy store. She isthe lonely woman waiting forthe sound of a footstep. Ifthere were no sights andsounds and smells of holidayfun, she would still believein you.
She would still bewaiting.
CHRISTMAS GALA: Curé of Ars Church held its annual Christmas Dinner recently. TheChristmas dinner is a fundraiser to fund the Care Family Program of the parish. Above are theorganizers of the event: From left are Laurie Ottofaro, Lisa Rebmann, Penny Ninivaggi, TeresaGionesi, Rose Eyerman and Lee Hlavacek.
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CHRISTMAS: Merrick UnitedMethodist Church’s annual ChristmasCelebration will be held on friday,December 9, 7:30 p.m., in the sanctu-ary and parlor of the church. Join usfor an evening of inspiration, humorand traditional Christmas carols fol-lowed by Christmas confections andfellowship. The church is at 1425Merrick Avenue in North Merrick.Additional parking is available behindthe church on Little Whaleneck Road.
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AVAILABLE: Absentee ballots will beavailable for the upcoming North MerrickSpecial District vote on December 12.Applications for absentee voting may berequested from Joanne Long, districtclerk, in writing or by calling 282-1802.
To be eligible for an absentee ballot,a resident must be registered to vote on
the district or general election rolls andmeet one of the following criteria:
• A patient in a hospital or unable toappear personally at the polling placeon such day because of illness or phys-ical disability.
• Duties, occupation, business orstudies will require the resident to beoutside of the county or city of theirresidence on such day.
• Absent due to vacation• Detainment in jail.
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© © ©NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING:
The Board of Education of the NorthMerrick Union Free School District willbe holding Special Meeting to discussfacility and safety issues of the district.The meeting will take place at CampAvenue School, 1712 Merrick Avenue,
Merrick, on Thursday, December 8, at7:30 p.m.
© © ©TV APPEARANCE: Assemblyman
David G. McDonough (R,C, I-Merrick)will appear on the Cablevision program“Meet the Leaders” all this month.
The assemblyman discusses numer-ous topics, including his recent appoint-ment as chairman of the AssemblyMinority Task Force on Public Safety,the New York state budget, his on-goingfood drive and upcoming communityevents in the 19th Assembly District.
Residents can watch the show onChannel 118 of Cablevision’s WoodburySystem at the following times:
Mondays at 6 p.m.; Wednesdays at 1p.m. and 10:30 p.m.; Thursdays at 6p.m.; Fridays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at1 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
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Fuschillo: Top pro-job supporterSenator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.
(R-Merrick) was recently named one ofthe New York State Legislature’s top“pro-jobs” supporters by the BusinessCouncil of New York State. SenatorFuschillo was tied for the highest scorein the Senate in the Business Council’s2011 legislative scorecard.
Senator Fuschillo earned high marks forsupporting legislation that will help busi-nesses grow and create jobs. SenatorFuschillo supported the creation of a permanent “Recharge NY”program to provide low-cost power tobusinesses so they can create and retainjobs, and enhanced the Excelsior Jobs
Program to include expanded tax credits tohelp businesses create jobs. SenatorFuschillo also supported New York State’snew property tax cap law.
“With nearly 100,000 LongIslanders unemployed, we need to doeverything we can to help businessesgrow and create jobs.
“We took a number of steps this yearthat will help promote economic development and put peopleback to work. I look forward to build-ing on these accomplishments and con-tinue working to promote economic development in the year ahead,” con-cluded Senator Fuschillo.
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LI Bus contract puts control in county’s hands
To Bellmore Life:The Nassau County Legislature
scheduled a hearing on a contractbetween Veolia Transportation andNassau County outlining the terms of apublic-private operating partnership tooperate Long Island Bus. The contractgives the county control over its owntransit system for the first time, offeringa significantly higher level of controland oversight than it has with the MTAas system operator.
The county negotiated significantoversight in its contract with Veolia toprotect riders, workers and taxpayers.This contract stands in stark contrastto the relationship the county had withthe MTA, in which the county had lit-tle-to-no control over routes, servicelevels or how funds were invested andservice planned.
The county’s contract with Veoliagives it control in numerous ways,including:
• operating the bus system under theoversight and control of both the countyand a transit committee comprisingcounty residents.
• a transit committee [that] will notonly monitor Veolia’s performance, butmust approve an annual plan and budgetfor the bus system and any proposed fareadjustments or significant service leveladjustments to the annual plan during thecourse of a year.
• a contract [that] strongly incen-tivizes Veolia to provide as much serviceas available funding sources allow, not
less, and to obtain additional funding togrow the service.
• little discretion [for Veolia] overroute adjustments. The contract detailsspecific provisions and criteria forwhat kinds of changes to routes Veoliacan make. Only the most underutilizedroutes that require the greatest taxpay-er subsidy can be candidates for exam-ination or adjustment.
• requiring Veolia under the contract todesign and implement a public participa-tion plan that gives riders and others theability to have input on proposed adjust-ments before they are made.
• a quarterly report card from Veoliathat rigorously measures and reportsimportant performance criteria such ason-time performance, missed service,stop passbys, mechanical breakdowns,cost per mile, revenue per mile, callsanswered, customer complaints andmore. This is information the county hasnever had in the past.
Finally, the contract allows the countyto make changes to the contract and tounilaterally terminate its relationshipwith Veolia with 90 days notice. Veoliamust give the county one year’s noticeof termination. The term of Veolia’s con-tract is five years, after which time afive-year renewal is possible at thecounty’s option.
Mike Setzer, Vice President, Veolia Transportation
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To Merrick Life:In response to a letter written by Claudia
Borecky regarding her run as Democratic
candidate for Town Council: In her lettershe mentions how hard it is to run againsta sitting incumbent. I agree. But she also mentions how hard it is to compete withthe propaganda that the town is able to getin favor of the incumbent. Didn’t theNassau County Democratic Committeesend out mailings supporting DaveDenenberg? And didn’t Ms. Boreckyattach her name to every other campaign sign of incumbent DaveDenenberg, a Nassau County Legislator?
I received numerous phone callstelling me to vote for theDenenberg/Borecky team as thoughthey were running on the same ticket.Ms. Borecky works hard for the peopleof North Merrick. But complainingabout the Town of Hempstead supportof the incumbent when she attachedherself to incumbent DaveDenenberg’s campaign sounds likesour grapes.
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A one-stop Nassau County WinterHomeless Hotline, 1-866-WARM-BED(1-866-927-6233), will operate seven daysa week and run through March 31.
If winter conditions persist beyondMarch 31, the program will continue untilwarmer weather arrives.
“No resident should have to spend nightsin the freezing cold, when they can call theNassau County hotline and find a warmplace to stay right away,” said CountyExecutive Edward Mangano. “Homelessresidents calling the hotline will be con-nected immediately to a person who canhelp them get out of the cold and get the
services they need to restart their lives.Help really is just a phone call away.”
During business hours, calls will bereferred to the Department of SocialServices for appropriate services.However, between the hours of 6 p.m.-8a.m., employees from Warm Bed and DSSwill make appropriate referrals and provideshelter placement.
The County Executive also urgesNassau’s homeless veterans to take advan-tage of the Warm Bed program, where theywill be assisted by the Nassau CountyVeterans Services Agency. For informationcall the Nassau County homeless hotline(warmbed) at 1-866-927-6233.
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Pros and cons of new bus contractCounty Comptroller George Maragos
concluded, in a limited 22-page review, thatthe new Veolia contract with the county isfavorable in some instances and unfavorablein others.
Benefits over MTA• Veolia will reduce 11 bus routes initially,
affecting about 3,800 daily riders, while theMTA was proposing eliminating 25 weekdayand two weekend routes, affecting more than16,800 daily riders.
• County residents will now participate in sys-tem development by taking part in the transitcommittee and public hearing process. Underthe MTA, fare increases were unilaterally deter-mined outside the county.
• The annual subsidy expense will bereduced to $6.6 million from the currentlevel of $9.1 million.
Risks• Presently, there is no MetroCard recipro-
cal arrangement with the MTA, which canaffect as many as 32,600 weekday, or almost33% of LIBS daily weekday, riders whowould lose some or all of the value of theMetroCard. It is strongly recommended thatVeolia negotiate a MetroCard agreement withthe MTA, similar to Westchester, to alleviatethis impact on bus riders.
• Potential service cuts may impact the por-tion of federal ($16.4 million Capital grants)and state ($53.9 million in operating assis-tance) funding received by LIBS due to areduction in service level. This risk would bethe same or greater under the MTA plan. The“for-profit” nature of the proposed Veoliacontract may present an unknown new riskthat should be manageable.
by Dr. Barbara Turchin
If you passed by Calhoun HighSchool one evening last month, you mayhave heard much clapping, whistlingand hooting coming from the auditori-um. The audience, members of theMerrick-Bellmore Community ConcertAssociation, was enjoying the perform-ance of the Spectrum Brass playing anall-Gershwin program that featuredmany of his best-known instrumentaland vocal works.
The five members of the SpectrumBrass (Scott Thornburg – trumpet; BrianBuerkle – trumpet; Long Island nativeShelagh Abate – French horn; JeremyMoeller – trombone; and Jacob Cameron –tuba), joined by drummer Alex Trajano,presented jazzy, bluesy, sultry arrange-ments of famous melodies fromGershwin’s “Porgy and Bess.”
The highlight of the first half, howev-er, was their performance of “Rhapsodyin Blue” with the pianist Ralph Votapek,winner of the first Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition. Mr.Votapek played with fire and rhyth-mic flair. The give-and-take betweenhim and the brass ensemble was sim-ply electrifying.
The second half of the evening cen-tered on Gershwin’s vocal music.Soprano Elizabeth Stoner, with theSpectrum Brass, Mr. Votapek and Mr.Trajano, presented a series of arrange-ments of songs, including “EmbraceableYou,” “But Not for Me,” “The Man ILove” and “ ‘S Wonderful.”
With her sweet, soaring voice and per-sonable stage presence, Miss Stoner’sinterpretations won over the audience.To end the concert, all seven instrumen-talists performed a rousing, over-the-toprendition of “I Got Rhythm.” The stand-ing ovation they received was welldeserved.
The MBCCA shows are open to all.For information about our upcoming con-certs this season and to be put on ourmailing list for next season, see the web-site concertsmbcca.org or call 868-5366.
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Patricia Deeley, and her son Andrew along withher pastor, Fr. Charles Mangano.
Dr. Rose Auteri, along withher pastor, Fr. Joseph Nixon.
BISHOP BESTOWS SAINT AGNES MEDAL OF SERVICE UPON SACRED HEARTPARISHIONER: The Most Reverend William Murphy, bishop, Diocese ofRockville Centre, bestowed the fifth annual Saint Agnes Medal of Service uponCuré’s Patricia Deeley, a member of the board of Catholic Charities for 25 yearsand Dr. Rose M. Auteri, parishioner of Sacred Heart parish, North Merrick.Rose was nominated to receive the medal by pastor, Reverend Joseph Nixon,for generously and unselfishly giving of herself to the parish.MERRICK’S TOXIN, above, rocked the Bellmore Showplace on Friday dur-
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CHSD Bulldogs start modest win streakby Eric Homburger
The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs earnedtheir first two victories of the season thispast week, defeating Lynbrook 6-3 andPort Washington 5-3.
The first game of back-to-back gameswas Sunday night at Long Beach, wherethe Bulldogs took on Lynbrook in searchof their first win of the season.
Both teams came out skating hard, butneither team could find an edge. Both alsoshowed good puck control and disciplinethroughout the first period, but it would bethe Bulldogs who got on the board first.With 3:34 left in the first, NikolasBosenberg took a Nick Lewis pass andput it in the back of the net.
Later in the first period Lynbrook tiedthe score at 1.
The second period continued much as itdid in the first, physical and defensivelysound. It was a period filled with shots,but none of them could find their way intoeither net.
Early in the third period, the Bulldogswere called for a penalty, leading to theirsecond goal of the game. Steven Azzaragot the shorthanded goal to put theBulldogs on top 2-1.
Just minutes later, the Bulldogswould puff the back of the net again.Captain Nick Abbene scored his first ofthree goals with 11:52 left in the third.Riding a high from the previous goal,Nick came right back and scored just 12seconds later.
With the Bulldogs up 4-1, Lynbrookplayed desperate, scoring two goals infour minutes. Lynbrook would keep themomentum until Bulldogs forward JoeMark pocketed his first of the game, with
5:43 remaining.The Bulldogs went on to win the game
6-3. Coach Patten told Merrick Life, “[itwas] a good team win.” He also said thatthe team is starting to find that chemistrythat was missing in the first game.
Vikings start fast against BulldogsOn Monday, the Bulldogs finished
their back-to-back games against thePort Washington Vikings at NewbridgeRoad skating rink. Back-up goalie MattWaldmann got the start in goal for theBulldogs.
Port Washington got off to an earlystart, scoring early in the first to take thelead 1-0.
After the goal, the Bulldogs took controlof the game, keeping the puck in theiroffensive zone. They got shot after shotoff, but were unable to score untilSteven Azzara found the netting with7:10 left. Joe Mark and Mike Capilupiassisted on the goal. Three minutes laterNick Abbene put the Bulldogs up 2-1.Thomas Apa followed shortly after witha goal to make the score 3-1.
The second and third periods broughtwith them the scoring and hitting of thefirst, with the “added bonus” of few penal-ties. Between the two teams there were 18penalties in the final two periods.
Steven Azzara got the only goal of thesecond period, a powerplay goal, to makethe game 4-1. Matt Waldmann stood onhis head, killing off a 5-on-3 powerplay, aswell as a few other penalties, to keep themahead by three. As Coach Patten said,“Matt played amazing.”
In the third, the physical play continued,as neither team let up. The Bulldogs wouldalso make a goaltending change, replacing
Matt Waldmann with Chris Silvester. Port Washington scored twice early in
the third, to cut the lead to 4-3, but theBulldogs continued their aggressive play,keeping Vikings off the score sheet for theremainder of the game.
Joe Mark solidified the win with a goalwith 1:09 remaining. But the game wasn’tover just yet. With 19 seconds left in the
game, a Port Washington player “lost hiscool,” taking swings at a Bulldogs playerand a referee.
Steven Azzara said it best, “Thingsget a little bit hectic out there.” No onewas injured and no harm was done, butit was one interesting ending to anemotional game, where the Bulldogscame out on top 5-3.
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by Claudia Borecky
Many residents are seeking supportfrom civic associations throughoutNassau County to form a countywidecoalition. It is believed that a unitedvoice will have greater weight inaddressing issues that affect the county,than acting separately and individually.This coalition is being formed nowbecause of the eminent danger of oursewer treatment plants being privatized.
Morgan Stanley has been tapped by thecounty as an adviser for the privatizationprocess. According to the Long IslandPress, this proposal would net between$900 million and $1.3 billion. As it report-ed, two entities are interested: England-based Severn Trent PLC and Paris-basedVeolia Environment SA. That’s right,Veolia – the same company that will be tak-ing over Nassau’s bus lines may be takingover Nassau’s sewage treatment plants.
A dangerous situation exists when cor-porate greed and politics go hand-in-hand. It threatens the very foundation ofAmerica. We will be at the mercy of ahandful of very wealthy and powerfulindividuals.
Privatizing our sewage treatment plantscannot be good for Long Island. No one isgoing to expend $1.3 billion withoutexpecting substantial returns.
We need to fight this now, or we willregret it for the rest of our lives.
Look at our water bills. They privatizedour drinking water so that we are givingrecord profits to Aqua Water, making themripe for an acquisition by an even larger cor-porate conglomerate. And there’s no com-petition, so they can effectively chargewhatever they want.Do we really want to worry about whether
we can afford to flush the toilet?Right now, the sewage tax bill is man-
ageable. The county sewer treatment facili-
ties are in the black – again making themattractive for privatization. But how willwe feel about getting a bill from Veoliaevery month?
Does anyone really believe that theamount that we pay for sewage will notdouble? What we can count on is lessaccountability, little transparency and, prob-ably, lower quality of service.
When will this happen? According to thenewspaper, the budget documents say thatthe operating contract will be awarded byDecember 31, and the selection of a “win-ning investor” by June. I’m afraid that wewill wake up one day very soon, without ahearing and learn that Nassau County justsold our sewage treatment plants. If thathappens, it will be virtually impossible toturn back.We must act now.
Sewage: what we need to knowTo learn more about how sewage affects
our waterways – and how privatizationcould affect it, I invite all interested parties
to the Nassau County LegislatureChambers, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineolaon Friday, December 9 at 10 a.m. Monieswere awarded to State University of NewYork at Stony Brook to conduct the firstcomprehensive research project on theWestern Bays. This research is criticallyneeded to help us protect and restore thosebays.
This forum will update attendees on thestudies in progress for the Western Bays.Presenters include Christopher Schubert ofthe United States Geological Survey, andDr. Larry Swanson of Stony BrookUniversity School of Marine andAtmospheric Sciences.
I think you will find the meeting inform-ative and give an understanding of the cur-rent state of our waterways and how sewageaffects our environment.Please call me at 972-6988 if you have
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Claudia Borecky is president of theNorth and Central Merrick CivicAssociation.
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The other shoe dropped, Tuesday after-noon December 6. A meeting was called atthe Sacred Heart Catholic ElementarySchool of North Merrick, but nobody hada clue why, until it was revealed thatSacred Heart would be closing its doors.
Administrative Assistant, Barbara Stayanswered her phone Wednesday morningwhen Merrick Life called. Ms. Stay stillsounded a bit shocked after hearing aboutthe news the afternoon before.
Rockville Centre Diocese PublicRelations Director, Sean Dolan said “It issomething that is happening all over.” Hesaid, “This deterioration of the Catholicand non-Catholic educational systems inLong Island has been happening for sometime. It has been accelerating with thechanging economy at an unsettling rate.”He added, “The bishop put together acommittee to review and determine whatshould be done islandwide to benefit fam-ilies and students most.
It was formed to research many consid-erations, such as financial stability, physi-cal condition, programs offered, academ-ic levels and current technology amongothers.” These findings and others are theconsiderations that have gone into thedecisions resulting in this and five otherCatholic schools being slated for closingin June.
Mr. Dolan stated that “based on demo-graphics which the committee has estab-lished, enrollment has dropped by 44%from 285 students down to 160 over thepast and it has become an impossibility tokeep the school open.”
He also said that the diocese and schoolwill be working closely with the familiesand students to make the transition into
new schools, although there is unfortunate-ly no doubt that it will be very difficult forthem.
From Principal Kerry KahnIt was with a heavy heart that I wrote a
letter to my school family informing themthat Sacred Heart School would be clos-ing at the end of the current school year.Although I am heartbroken that our schoolwill be permanently closing its doors thisJune – I have to believe and trust in Godthat He is opening countless windows foreach and every one of us.
I do feel that our closing will be a greatloss to Sacred Heart Parish as well as theMerrick community. Our students andalumni have been and continue to be avibrant part of this community, participat-ing in many aspects of life here in Merrick.
We are lucky to have a very strong bondat Sacred Heart School that will help myparents, teachers and staff get through thisvery challenging time. I intend to workclosely with principals in surroundingCatholic elementary schools to ensure allfamilies that want to continue to receive aCatholic education are given that opportu-nity. The surrounding districts have alsoassured me of their ability to absorb anystudents who reside in their communities.
For the remainder of the school year weare not going to miss a beat. We will con-tinue to provide the children with theexcellence in education we pride ourselvesin offering. We will also maintain all ofour extra curricular functions whichincludes this year’s drama production ofANNIE!
Change is hard, especially when it is notwanted. However, if we focus on futurepossibilities our school community willbe able to make a smooth transition.
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SANTA’S WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. If you missed him last week you canstill leave your letter to Santa at the Merrick Post Office on Fisher Avenue. Thevounteers from Girl Scout troops 2467, 2310, 2539, 2411, 2162 and 2175gather to help Santa as the children lined up to sit on his lap for a photo andto tell him what they would like for Christmas.
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MAMS ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE: Mrs. Weissman and Mrs. Beinert’s classes col-lected, sorted and packed baskets of food for the Merrick Avenue Middle Schoolannual food drive. The food baskets were donated to Sacred Heart’s nondenomi-national food bank on Merrick Avenue in Merrick. Mrs. Amster’s period three odd-day class baked muffins to include in the food baskets. The faculty raised $375 topresent to the Merrick Kiwanis to assist in purchasing turkeys for local families inneed during the holiday season. From left in back row, Michael Brillantino, ScottWeisbrot and Justin Ruppert. From left in the middle row are Michael Sinisgalli, BrettWeisbrot, Mrs. Weissman, Jake Yilmaz, Jared Kesten, Mary Catherine Dolingo,Diane Shahin and Max Seisser. In front is Douglas Hayden.
HOLIDAY GIFT WRAPPING PROJECT: Seventh- and eighth-grade Merrick Kiwanisliaisons from Merrick Avenue School, along with the builders club, wrap gifts atthe Roosevelt Field Mall. Proceeds went to children and families in need. Fromleft in the front row, are Andrew Santaniello, Tommy Gallagher, Aaron Seifert andMathew Garber. In second row, girls are, from left Bailey McLoughlin, AmandaAronoff, Liana Chait, Haley Ryan and Hannah Lichey. Back row adults, from left,are Kiwanian Lauren Goepfert, Builders Club Advisor Mr. Aceste a.k.a “Mr. A,”and Kiwanian Tammy McLoughlin.
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From the Children’s Room: OnDecember 19 we will have a Mommyand Me for children ages 18 to 36months. Tots and a caregiver will enjoyan hour of fun beginning at 10:30 a.m.Registration begins on December 9.
The Legos Club will meet again onSunday, December 18, 2-3:30 p.m. forthose children interested. It is now opento children in grades Kindergarten andup. Come and have fun creating withLegos. Official Lego Club magazinesare available for browsing and borrow-ing. Registration is not necessary.
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Thursday, December 29, Jester Jimwill present an entertaining comedy,magic and juggling performance thatwill include lots of audience participa-tion for children in grades 1-6 at 11 a.m.in the Multipurpose Room. There is noregistration needed.
Friday, December 30, 10:45-11:15a.m. Families with children age 3 to 7years old will enjoy “Stomp it Up” withDarlene Graham. The MultipurposeRoom will be rocking with music, songsand dancing for everyone. No registra-tion is needed for this program.
IN RECOGNITION OF Jewish BookMonth last month, the Merrick-Bellmore Dayan Lilah Group ofHadassah donated a book to theMerrick Library. Brynn Dacher, right,of Merrick, co-education vice-presi-dent of Dayan Lilah, presented thebook, “The Myth of Moral Justice:Why Our Legal System Fails to DoWhat's Right,” by Thane Rosenbaum,to Ellen Firer, director of the MerrickLibrary. Hadassah, the Women'sZionist Organization of America, is avolunteer women's organizationwhose members are motivated andinspired to strengthen their partner-ship with Israel, ensure Jewish conti-nuity and realize their potential as adynamic force in American society.
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PUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT
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TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NAS-SAU COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN thatpursuant to a resolution ofthe Board of Education ofNor th Merrick Union FreeSchool District, in the Countyof Nassau, New York, adoptedon October 11, 2011, aSpecial District Meeting of thequalified voters of said SchoolDistrict will be held onMonday, December 12, 2011from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM atHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOL,1057 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, New York, for the pur-pose of voting upon the fol-lowing Proposition:PROPOSITION 1:It is resolved that the Board ofEducation is authorized toexpend an amount not toexceed $1,200,000 from theCapital Reserve Fund estab-lished by the voters on May19, 2009, for the followingpurposes and based upon thefollowing estimated costs:1. Concrete and asphaltrepairs at the Camp Avenueand Old Mill Road Schools
$ 552,0002. Removal and replacementof asbestos flooring at theCamp Avenue, Harold D.Fayette and Old Mill RoadSchools
$ 232,0003. Renovations in compliancewith Americans with
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$ 339,0004. Renovation of gymnasiumsafety equipment at theHarold D. Fayette School
$ 20,000
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$ 57,000TOTAL $1,200,000
The Board is authorized toexpend, during the 2011-2012 school year, the esti-mated costs for each catego-ry, provided that the totalexpenditure of the total doesnot exceed $1,200,000.00The source of the funds wasthe transfer from surplusmonies remaining in the gen-eral fund and/or otherreserves during the2008/2009 and 2010/2011fiscal years and the expendi-ture thereof will have noeffect on the tax levy.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat personal registration isrequired in order to vote atsaid Special District Meeting.Voter registration for theDistrict is ongoing untilWednesday, December 7,2011, from 9:00 o’clock A.M.until 3:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time), Mondaythrough Friday, excluding legalholidays, at the office of theDistrict Clerk, 1057 MerrickAvenue, Merrick, New York,and on Monday, December 5,2011 between the hours of
4:00 o’clock P.M. and 9:00o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time)at the Harold D. FayetteSchool, 1057 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, New York for the pur-pose of preparing a register ofthe qualified voters of theschool district for said SpecialDistrict Meeting, at whichtime any person shall be enti-tled to have his/her nameplaced upon such register,provided that at such meetingof the Board of Registrationhe/she is known or proven tothe satisfaction of such Boardof Registration to be then orthereafter entitled to vote atsaid Special District Meeting.The register of the qualifiedvoters of said School Districtprepared for the AnnualMeeting and Election held onMay 17, 2011 shall be usedby said Board of Registrationas the basis for the prepara-tion of the register for saidSpecial District Meeting to beheld on December 12, 2011.Any person whose nameappears on such register orwho shall have been previous-ly registered for any Annual orSpecial District Meeting orelection and who shall havevoted at any Annual or Specialmeeting or any election heldor conducted at any time with-in four (4) calendar years priorto December 12, 2011, willnot be required to registerpersonally for this SpecialDistrict Meeting. In addition,any person otherwise quali-fied to vote who is registeredwith the Board of Elections of
Nassau County under the pro-visions of the Election Law,shall be entitled to vote atsaid Special District Meetingwithout further registration.Immediately upon its comple-tion, said register will be filedin the office of the DistrictClerk and will be open forinspection by any qualifiedvoter of the District until theday of the election, December12, 2011, Sunday and legalholidays excepted, betweenthe hours of 9:00 o’clockA.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time) and onSaturday, December 10,2011, by appointment only.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat applications for absenteeballots may be applied for atthe office of the District Clerk.If the ballot is to be mailed tothe voter, the completed appli-cation must be received bythe Clerk of the District nolater than 3:00 o’clock P.M.on December 5, 2011. If theballot is to be delivered per-sonally to the voter, the com-pleted application must bereceived by the District Clerkno later than 4:00 o’clockP.M. (Prevailing Time) onDecember 11, 2011, the daybefore the Special DistrictMeeting. Absentee ballotsmust be received in the officeof the District Clerk by no laterthan 5:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time) onDecember 12, 2011.A list of all persons to whomabsentee ballots shall havebeen issued will be available
in the office of the DistrictClerk on each of the five daysprior to the day of the elec-tion, except Saturday, Sundayand legal holidays, betweenthe hours of 9:00 o’clockA.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time).Only qualified voters who areduly registered will be permit-ted to vote.BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFEDUCATIONNORTH MERRICK UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICTTown of Hempstead, Merrick,New YorkJOANNE LONG, DISTRICTCLERK1057 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, New YorkMerrick Life: October 27,November 10, November 24and December 8 Merrick Herald: October 27,November 10, November 24and December 8ML 879 4T 10/27, 11/10,24, 12/8NOTICE OF FORMATION OFBennington PropertiesAssociates, LLC. Arts. of Orgfiled with the Secy. of State ofNY (SSNY) on 11/4/11. Officeloc. NASSAU CTY. SSNY desig-nated as agent upon whomprocess may be served andshall mail a copy of anyprocess to 3445 East Bay Ct.,Merrick, NY 11566 Pricipalbusiness address 3445 EastBay Ct. Merrick NYT 11566.Purpose of LLC is commercialreal estate acquisitions andrentals.ML 882 6T 11/24, 12/1, 8,
15, 22, 29Notice of formation ofWoodside SW Realty LLC, adomestic Limited LiabilityCompany. LLC Articles ofOrganization filed with theSecretary of State on10/27/2011. N.Y. officeLocation: Nassau County.Secretary of State is designat-ed as agent upon whomprocess against the LLC maybe served. Secretary of Stateshall mail a copy of anyprocess against the LLCserved upon him/her to c/o:Scott Waters, 2005 MerrickRoad #321, Merrick, NY11566. Purpose to engage inany lawful act or activity.ML 883 6T 11/24, 12/1, 8,15, 22, 29Notice is hereby given that anOrder granted by the SupremeCourt, Nassau County, on the21 day of November, 2011bearing the Index Number016066-11, a copy of whichmay be examined at the Officeof the Nassau County Clerklocated at 240 Old CountryRoad, Mineola, New York,grants me the right to assumethe name of Liza MichelleAdara. My present address is71 Stevens Avenue, in NorthMerrick, County of Nassau,N.Y. 11566. The date of mybirth is July 19, 1979. Theplace of birth is New York City,Bronx County, State of NewYork, United States of America.The present name is LizaMichelle Yanolatos.ML 884 1T 12/8
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broken into on November 28. Entry wasgained through a rear window; electron-ics and assorted jewelry were reportedstolen.
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Holland Way, Merrick, resident’s 2011black BMW on November 20.
©©©Unknown assailants broke the pas-
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Toyota Matrix on November 23 andstole the in dash DVD player.
©©©Vandals broke two front display win-
dows at Great Shapes Clothing Store,Merrick Road, Merrick, with a rock onNovember 24.
©©©Theives broke the rear passenger side
window of complainant’s 2011 lightblue Lexus on November 24 on KowalCourt near Kirkwood Avenue, Merrick,and stole a cell phone and sunglasses.
Gloria FerrignoGloria Ferrigno of North Merrick died
on Sunday, December 4. She was 89-years old.
Mrs. Ferrigno is survived by her hus-band of 63 years, Charles Ferrigno; ason, Charles Ferrigno; a daughter, Susan(John) Archer; and two grandchildren,Johnny and Kerrin Archer. She is alsosurvived by her brother, Bill Salvin.
Mrs. Ferrigno was a registered nursewho had worked at Kings CountyHospital in Brooklyn.
A wake was held at NF Walker Inc.,followed by a Mass of Christian burialat Sacred Heart Church. Interment isat Calverton National Cemetery.Donations in Mrs. Ferrigno’s namemay be made to St. Jude’s Childrens’Hospital.
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