January 13, 2012

by David J. [email protected]

Last year the Oyster Bay High School Boys Varsity Fencing team defi ed the odds and took home the Nassau County Championship.

This season the team is proving its success was no fl uke, winning all eight of its meets so far.

But the boys aren’t taking any-thing for granted.

“We are good but we are not perfect. We need to keep trying our hardest,” said Senior Matt La Rosa, 18, of East Norwich, who serves as the captain of the saber

team. “We’ve had a strong show-ing so far and we need to continue in that direction.”

Head Coach John Bruckner, Jr., who won a fencing championship as a Bayman in 1975, is pleased with the way the boys team is con-ducting themselves.

“They are not looking to the end but rather just to tomorrow. They take every meet one at a time,” he said.

Assistant Coach Chris Ham-mond, who won a fencing champi-onship as a Bayman in 1990, noted that the strong senior leadership on team has been a positive infl u-

ence. “We have a legitimate shotof fi nishing the season undefeat-ed. We just have to stay on point,”he said. “But I warned them thatnow they are the ones who are on the block that everybody wants to knock off.”

The season’s most dramatic moment, so far, came against archrival Great Neck South.

The Baymen upset GNS in last year’s championship fi nals, and this season, in December, the Bay-men slashed and thrust their wayto a 14-8 win.

“Last year we were the under-


A frustrated standing-room-only crowd packed the village hall to let Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Bayville know just how un-happy they were with a proposal to allow the village to exceed New York State’s two percent cap on tax levy increases.

By the end of the Monday, Jan. 9th hearing, the Trustees had gotten the mes-sage and agreed to table the measure for further consideration.

The Board had hoped to pass a local law allowing them to exceed the cap, if necessary, for next year’s budget. The fi scal year commences on June 1, 2012.

Bayville Mayor Doug Watson addressed the crowd, explaining that he felt the village couldn’t af-ford to be locked into the two per-cent tax cap.

“The state put a provision with-in that law to override the two percent tax cap if necessary. It’s no different than any other tool

that you have at your home. You don’t use your hammer everyday but you certainly want to have it when you need it,” he said.

Mayor Watson went on to ex-plain that the Board would be

“foolish not to adopt this” and said that the New York Confer-ence of Mayors and the Nassau County Village Offi cials Asso-ciation recommended passing the local law.

He also noted that nearly 80 municipali-ties are taking advan-tage the added clause.

“The intention is not to raise taxes but to do the best we can with the money we have and go for-ward without raising

taxes,” said Watson. “But we can’t afford, with certain mandates, to limit ourselves and be forced into a position where our hands are tied. I would like to pass this to-night.”

The Mayor announced that the two percent increase would amount to approximately $91,000 — $80,000 which is already ear-marked for a two percent union


Young athletes often put lots of after school time into honing the skills and strategies necessary for their sport, leaving little time for conditioning.

And adults who want to remain in athletic shape somehow fi nd themselves barely using their gym memberships due to lack of direc-tion.

Enter Covert Fitness, a state-of-the-art sports performance facil-ity, which opened in Locust Valley on January 1st.

Covert’s concept was put to-gether by its three co-owners from Locust Valley David O’Brien, Mark DeNatale and Michael Briody, who coach wrestling for the Oak Neck wrestling team.

O’Brien wrestled for Indiana University. DeNatale was an All-

County football player, an All-Conference wrestler and ran theBoston Marathon. Briody is a three time Ironman. Athleticism is their collective passion.

The three men have been so successful at conditioning the OakNeck wrestling team that mem-bers have started to place in na-tional and state tournaments.

“We try to apply what we are doing with our youth wrestlers toother sports. We were individu-ally training some kids and theystarted to excel,” said O’Brien. “What we are trying to provide is the other end of what the coaches don’t have time to do – the con-ditioning, strength training plus agility and speed training. Kids go to practice and they are limited to an hour and a half. During that time the coaches have to focus ontheir drills.”

After spirited debate, Bayville’s Trustees agreed to table a measure permitting the village to exceed a two percent tax cap.

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Now there’s something funny about the Guardianby David J. [email protected]

Comedian Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling of Bayville has ap-peared in the pages of the Oyster Bay Guardian for years discussing his various experiences in show business as a stand-up comedian, senior writer for “The Howard Stern Radio Show” and actor in fi lms and TV.

Now he will launch his own col-umn, “Tales from Jokeland,” later this month.

Growing up in East Norwich, Martling came up through the comedy ranks during the stand-up boom of the late ‘70s-early ‘80s along with Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfi eld and Gilbert Gottfried.

He hit his stride when he hooked up with fellow Long Is-lander Howard Stern at WNBC in the early ‘80s. Martling worked as head writer of “The Stern Show” until 2001 when he left to pursue other interests.

“I’ve been reading the Oys-ter Bay Guardian since I was old

enough to look at the pictures on the front page of my great uncle Leonard W. Hall, a prominent pol-itician from these here parts in the fi fties,” said Martling. “My column will focus on stories about my life & times here on the North Shore. Apart from a healthy stint in East Lansing at Michigan State Univer-sity, I’ve spent my entire 64 years here. I’m part of the fi fth genera-tion of Martlings growing up in East Norwich, graduated from Oyster Bay High School, Class of 1966, and I’ve lived in Bayville

since 1975. I guarantee a memory and a smile in every anecdote.”

Today Martling runs his own weekly radio program, “Jackie’s Joke Hunt” on Stern’s Sirius chan-nel Howard 101 on Tuesdays at 7 PM. “We just signed on for our 6th year and the feedback has been incredible,” he said. “More and more people on the street are fi nd-ing out about us.”

The Joke Man is also working on a cable TV program called, “The Jackie Martling Show,” which will

Oyster Bay fencers look sharp in winning fi rst eight meets

Photo by David J. Criblez

Amy Amato (left) conducts a spin class at Covert Fitness in Locust Valley.

Serious about shaping up? Covert is your place


An Oyster Bay High School fencer (right) scores a touch.


‘We can’t afford... to be forced into a position where our hands are tied.’

— Mayor Doug Watson

‘Where are the other alternatives? You are asking for a blank check.’

— James Pierno

‘I’d like to wait and see what the current budget shows before we agree to do this.’

— Trustee Paul Rupp

Jackie Martling

Photos by David J. Criblez

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“The Challenge” is back and celebrating its 15th an-niversary of showcasing the best and brightest high school students from the tri-state area. The new season of MSG Varsity’s award winning quiz show features a fi rst round match-up between Is-land Trees High School and Oyster Bay High School air-ing at a new time, 6:30 PM, Sunday, January 22nd on MSG Varsity, Cablevision’s iO TV, channel 14.

“We’re proud to cel-ebrate academics on MSG Varsity through ‘The Chal-lenge’ and to provide these extremely bright students a platform to showcase their talents with their communi-

ties,” said Theresa Chillia-nis, MSG Varsity’s General Manager. “Good luck to all of this year’s teams.”

Back for his third season as host of “The Challenge” is Jared Cotter, host of “MSG Varsity’s Talent Show” and a popular semi-fi nalist from “American Idol.” Cotter will serve as moderator, test-ing competing teams on their knowledge of history, arts and literature, current events, math, and science in front of a live studio audi-ence.

“Each season I am blown away by the students’ intel-ligence and their wide array of knowledge in so many di-verse categories,” said Jared

Cotter. “I’m really excited to get the season started and to see which teams are go-ing to bring it.”

The Oyster Bay team is represented by William Gra-ham Miller, Lauren Burke (Captain), William Halpern, Brooke Mahoski and Boyd Warwick-Clark (Alternate). The academic advisor is Da-vid Pontillo.

“The Challenge” includes 192 high schools from the entire tri-state area — Long Island (with Nassau and Suffolk as two distinct re-gions), the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester/Lower Hud-son Valley, New Jersey and Connecticut. This season, Long Island will be repre-

sented by 32 high schools from Nassau County and 32 high schools from Suffolk County. A new match-up can been seen every Sunday through Friday at 6:30 PM on MSG Varsity, Cablevi-sion’s iO TV, channel 14.

Participating schools ad-vance through a series of

elimination rounds, with one school in each region being crowned regional champion and winning $2,500 for their school. The winning teams from each region go on to “The Chal-lenge” Championship where they square off in a Tri-State Showdown. The school

awarded the title of Tri-State Champion will receive $10,000 in prize money and each student participat-ing in the fi nal “Challenge”Championship game will re-ceive $500.

For more information on “The Challenge,” log onto: www.msgvarsity.com.

Christ Episcopal Church will host an ecu-menical celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday at 10 AM on Sun-day, January 15th. For the past six years, Christ Church has invited Pas-tor Kenneth Nelson and the choir of the AME Zion Church to join the Adult Choir of Christ Church in celebrating with an eclec-tic mix of musical tradi-tions. In addition to tradi-tional Anglican cathedral music of Christ Church, the AME Zion choir livens up the proceedings with the sound of Gospel music and Spirituals. This year’s service will have prelude

music provided by the Camino de Vida Spanish Church, which conducts Wednesday evening ser-vices in the Parish Hall.

Last year services were led by Peter Casparian, Christ Church Rector, who was joined by Pastor Jim Anderson from Faith Lu-theran in Syosset and John Betit, the Canon to the Ordinary of the Long Island Diocese. This year, the Sermon will be deliv-ered by Glenn Martin of the Fortune Society, one of the recipients of Christ Church’s Outreach Pro-gram. A powerful speaker, Mr. Martin will discuss how the Fortune Society

provides services to help more than 3,000 incarcer-ated or formerly incarcer-ated men and women to become positive, contrib-uting members of society.

As is the church’s cus-tom, there will be a cel-ebratory luncheon hosted by the Hispanic Cultural Center, Executive Direc-tor, Luz Torres, offering a multicultural cuisine, to which all are invited. The community is invited to come worship, sing and eat – all to honor Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. while enjoying the diversity of the Oyster Bay communi-ty. For more information, call (516) 922-6377.

The Locust Valley Rotary will move its “A Taste of Locust Valley” event from January to April 19th at Brookville Country Club, located at 210 Chicken Val-ley Road in Old Brookville, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM.

All are invited to a culi-nary experience that will

seduce the taste buds and ravish the wine connoisseur in all of us. To further tempt your palate, we will be fea-turing a gourmet explo-sion courtesy of the North Shore’s top chefs, leading restaurants, and favorite gourmet shops.

Even novice wine enthu-

siasts won’t want to miss tasting the best wines Long Island has to offer. All set against the backdrop of the Brookville Country Club.

Limited tickets are avail-able. To purchase tickets or for more information, call (516) 656-5757 or visit: www.lvrotary.org.

Island Trees takes on OBHS in fi rst round of ‘The Challenge’

(From left) David Pontillo (Advisor), William Graham Miller, Lauren Burke (Captain), JaredCotter (host of “The Challenge”), William Halpern, Brooke Mahoski and Boyd Warwick-Clark (Alternate).

“New science of the past year makes me optimistic that the back of most incurable human cancers may be broken over the next fi ve to 10 years,”said Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Dr. James Watson, who discovered DNA with Francis Crick in 1953, to Financial Times Weekend Magazine.

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A Few of Our Accomplishments in the Past Decade Designed and installed Nautical Themed Kiosks downtown. Led advocacy efforts to restore the Octagon Hotel. Attracted people downtown through events including the Farmers’ Market, Sundown concerts, and Dancing in the Streets. Encouraged and supported improvements to over 60 buildings. Helped to attract over 58 businesses, 81% of which are still open. Received and administered $362,100 in State and Federal grants.

Oyster Bay Main Street Association Annual Meeting

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2011, 7pm The Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay

45 East Main Street, Oyster Bay

Our Goals for the Future Fireman’s Field Improvements to make this space more welcoming. Upgrade the park around where the Derby-Hall Bandstand is located. Grow our Façade and Sign Improvement Fund to help beautify buildings. Install a system of interpretive and way-finding signs downtown. Support historic preservation projects including Snouder’s Drug Store, the former Trousdell House on East Main Street, and many others…

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Join our Facebook page at ‘Historic Oyster Bay’ and follow us on Twitter @oysterbayny

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The Oceanic House at 21 West Main Street ca. 1969 (left) and today (right) where the Main Street office is located.

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OPINIONEDITORIAL

Still wanted: your donations

The holiday season is a time for gener-osity, when many people give to local charities. But when the calendar rolls

over to the new year and the decorations come down, the spirit of generosity often fades.

Thanks to the selfl essness of so many, needy families across Long Island had the chance to enjoy bountiful holidays. Ev-ery year we bring you sto-ries about local organiza-tions holding food drives for Thanksgiving, toy drives for Christmas and Hanukkah and coat and mitten drives for the onset of winter. We feature organizations that make the holidays brighter for those who are struggling. We could fi ll our December papers with those stories, at a time when the supply at local food pantries typically — fortunately — keeps up with demand.

But hunger doesn’t end for needy fami-lies in January. At many pantries right around now, the supply of food is begin-ning to dwindle, and shelves are no longer crowded. This just isn’t a time of year when many of us are conscious of the needs of our community.

According to the Hunger in America 2010 report, Island Harvest and Long Is-land Cares provide hunger-relief services to about 283,000 people on Long Island each year. That’s 10 percent of the region’s popu-lation. Think about that. One in 10 Long Is-landers needs assistance just to avoid going hungry.

We’re also entering the coldest part of the year, when people need jackets, sweat-ers, gloves, hats and scarves. Many lo-cal outreach centers accept these donated items. And there’s really no better time of year for donating clothing than right after the holidays, when many of us got new clothes. We’ll probably be storing or dis-carding some old things we won’t be wear-ing anymore. Why not donate them? Orga-nizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters will pick them up at your front door, or you can drop them off at the local Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul Society or thrift shop. Your donation can keep someone warm this winter.

Especially in this diffi cult economy, need never takes a vacation.

Other ways you can helpGive blood. Current statistics show that

only one out of every three Americans give blood, and blood banks always seem to be running short. Helping reduce serious shortages is easier than ever to do, takes very little time, is virtually painless and is rewarded with juice and cookies. Find out

more at www.redcross.org/donate/give/ or call (800) RED-CROSS (733-2767).

Register as a bone marrow donor. Joining the national bone marrow registry is as simple as logging on to www.marrow.org, requesting a kit, swabbing the inside of your cheek and fi lling out some simple paperwork. By doing this, you are volunteering

to be tested as a potential match for one of some 10,000 patients who is in need of bone marrow. You will never be under any obligation, but if your name ever comes up as a match, you may be able to save a life.

Donate your cell phone. Cell Phones for Soldiers is a nonprofi t organization dedi-cated to providing deployed and returning troops cost-free communications with their families. Since 2004 the program has put more than 8.3 million donated cell phones to good use, helping those serving around the globe keep in touch with their loved ones and reducing the impact on landfi lls. For more info, go to http://cellphonesfor-soldiers.com.

Sell on eBay, donate to charity. eBay has a program called Giving Works that allows you to donate the proceeds of the things you sell directly to a charity. You can clear out your garage and help the needy at the same time. As an added bonus, you get a statement detailing your donations at the end of the year for the IRS. Find out more at http://ebaygivingworks.com/.

Donate books to the library. There are only so many times you can read “Good-night Moon” to the kids, and in the age of the Kindle, they — and you — are probably wondering what all your books are for, any-way. It may be time for some pre-spring-cleaning bookshelf clearing. Public libraries are eager to accept donations of books that are in reasonably good condition, and it’s as simple as stopping by and dropping them off. Go to http://www.nassaulibrary.org for details.

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DR. JAMES NIXON TROUSDELL

Longtime resident and town doctor Dr. James Nix-on Trousdell of Oyster Bay died on January 9th 2012.

Husband of the late Dr. Marjorie Trousdell, he was the father of Barbara, Jim Jr. (Karen), Elizabeth and Bruce (Maura), grandfather of Cristina, Carolina, Jackie, Katya, Marygrace and An-nie, great-grandfather to Paulo, Julia, Pedro, Alexan-dria and Jonah and his dog Paige.

Visiting will take place at the Francis P. DeVine Fu-neral Home Inc., located at 293 South Street in Oyster

Bay, today, Friday, January 13th from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. A Funeral Service will be held tomorrow Saturday, January 14th at 10 AM at the funeral home followed by interment at Youngs Me-morial Cemetery in Oyster Bay Cove.

In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions may be made to: the Thompson Park Civic Asso-ciation or the North Shore Land Alliance. For further information, visit: www.fp-devinefuneralhome.com

BEATRICE TURSI

Beatrice “Bea” (nee Ca-puto) Tursi of Bayville died on January 6th at age 84.

Wife of the late Wil-liam, she was the mother of Rosemarie Rizzo (Joseph),Joseph, Michael and Santa Laruccia (Paul), grand-mother of Joey, VictoriaMaltz (Richard), AngelaWalters (Matthew), Kelly,Natalie, Kortney and Paul,sister of the late Frank, andaunt of several nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass was heldSt. Gertrude R.C. Church inBayville, under the direc-tion of Oyster Bay Funeral Home, on Monday, January9th, followed by intermentat Locust Valley Cemetery.

For more information,visit: www.oysterbayfuner-alhome.com.

Sunday, Jan. 15■ Christ Episcopal

Church of Oyster Bay, lo-cated on East Main Street, will host an ecumenical cel-ebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday at 10 AM. The event will feature Pastor Kenneth Nelson and the choir of the AME Zion Church plus music provided by the Camino de Vida Spanish Church. The sermon will be delivered by Glenn Martin of the Fortune Society. For more information, call 516-922-6377.

Wednesday, Jan.18■ The American Cancer

Society’s “Relay for Life” Committee will hold its Kick-Off meeting for the 8th Annual “Relay For Life” of Locust Valley at Locust Valley High School Cafete-ria at 7 PM. For more in-formation about this event, contact Katie Goepfrich, Manager of Special Events for the American Cancer Society at (631) 300-3455 or email: [email protected] or visit: www.relayforlife.org/locustvalleyny.

Friday, Jan. 20■ The Boys & Girls

Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich will host its 3rd annual “Family Kickball Night,” hosted by the Club‘s Parents’ Council, at 7 PM. Refreshments will be avail-able for purchase at an additional cost, at this time. Club members and their guests are invited to sign up on a team and play with their family and friends. Parents must provide su-pervision for children and their guests. This event is free, however at least one participant must be a Boys & Girls Club member. A fee of $35 and completion of the membership application by a parent/guardian is all that is required to join. For more info., contact Phil Castiglione at (516) 922-9285.

■ LIU Post’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville will host a Dinosaur Petting Zoo in the Atrium, at 7 PM. This experience lets children and adults travel back in time to prehistoric Australia to view and interact with the dinosaurs and creatures that inhabited the land-scape millions of years ago. Tickets are available online at tillescenter.org or www.ticketmaster.com, in person at Tilles Center’s box offi ce or by telephone at 516-299-3100 or 1-800-745-3000. Also Saturday, January 21st at 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM and Sunday, January 22nd at 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM.

Saturday, Jan. 21■ The Theodore Roos-

evelt Sanctuary & Audu-bon Center will host its 6th annual winter cocktail party, “A Taste of Spring” at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oys-ter Bay at 6 PM. Cost: $85 per person (reservations required). Reservations are required and limited to the fi rst 100 patrons. Call Brooke Roeper or Ted Scherff for more details or to purchase tickets: (516) 922-3200.

■ Bayville Community Baseball/Softball Little League will hold walk-in registration (Pre-K to 7th grade) at the Bayville Firehouse, located at 258 Bayville Avenue, from 9 AM-Noon.

Thursday, Jan. 26■ Oyster Bay Main

Street Association will hold its Annual Meeting at The Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay, located at 45 East Main Street in Oyster Bay, at 7 PM. The organiza-tion will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. For more information, call (516) 922-6982 or visit: www.oysterbaymainstreet.org.

Sunday, Feb. 5■ “Ocean Science Sun-

day: Love in the Sea” will be featured at Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum at 2:30 PM. Discover un-usual ways sea creatures fi nd their valentines in the ocean, from seahorses to stickleback fi sh. Try your own hand at helping pair up animals and create your own seahorse pillow. Ages 5-12. FREE with Paid Admission (Members $4 Child). RSVP. For more information, call (631) 367-3418 or visit: www.cshwhalingmuseum.org.

Friday, Feb. 10■ The Board of Trust-

ees of the Friends of Raynham Hall will hold its annual Valentine’s Soiree at the Creek Club in Locust Valley from 7-11 PM. For more information, call (516) 922-6808 or visit: www.raynhamhall.org.

Sunday, Feb. 19■ The New York Offi ce

of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation presents the annual Mardi Gras Gala at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay from 11 AM to 4 PM. The day features children’s perfor-mances, horse & carriage rides, carnival games for colorful Mardi Gras prizes, “Funny Fotos,” environ-mental displays, make your own Mardi Gras animal mask and Island 94.3 FM Prize giveaways. Admis-sion is free for all activities; however, a $5 donation will be requested. For more information, call (631) 321-3510 or (516) 922-8600 or visit: www.nysparks.com.

To have your event listed:Send calendar items to [email protected] by the close of business on the Monday before publication. Items are subject to editing for length and style.

OBITUARIES

Especially in this diffi cult economy, need never takes a vacation.

Greg Van Dyke of Oyster Bay has formed a network-ing and physical training support system for recruits entering any of the Long Island Armed Forces. The purpose of this group is to connect U.S. Armed Forces Recruits across Long Island to share information, dispel myths, and work together to prepare for Physical Train-ing (P.T.) and other Armed Forces requirements.

For more information, you can look the group up on Facebook listed under Long Island Armed Forces Recruits or you can email Van Dyke: [email protected].

The Board of Trustees of the Friends of Raynham Hall will hold its annual Val-entine’s Soiree at the Creek Club in Locust Valley on Friday, February 10th from 7-11 PM. The event will hon-or Sarane H. Ross of Presi-dent of the Barker Welfare Foundation as well as Huyler C. Held, trustee of the Peggy N. & Rogers G. Gerry Chari-table Trust, both who are big supporters of Raynham Hall and historic preservation.

The theme for the eve-ning will be “Jazz Age” and attire will be black tie for the gentleman and shades

of red are encouraged for the ladies. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a hearty din-ner buffet with be served along and music will be pro-vided by John Schwartzberg and his band.

In addition to a Valen-tine’s raffl e, guests will have the opportunity to bid on golf outings at exclusive clubs and a stay in Corsica during the live auction and several items during the si-lent auction.

The Benefi t Commit-tee is co-chaired by Diana Collins, Kay Hutchins Sato and Townsend Weekes with

Abby Weir serving as JuniorBenefi t Committee Chair.

The benefi t kickoffs aValentine’s Weekend inOyster Bay where RaynhamHall will display a Valen-tine’s exhibit, the ChocolateLady will host a chocolate festival pairing chocolate& wine, Think Long IslandFirst will hold a Valentine’sart contest, local restaurantswill offer special discounteddinners and Dodds & Eder will have a pop-up store inBuckingham Variety.

For more information,call (516) 922-6808 or visit:www.raynhamhall.org.

Friends of Raynham Hall to hold Valentine’s Soiree, Feb. 10th

The Oyster Bay High School PTSA will hold its 12th annual “A Taste of the Gold Coast” Gala on Fri-day, March 2nd at 7-11 PM at the New York Institute of Technology de Seversky Center in Brookville. Over 40 local restaurants, cater-ers and sweet shops will provide a wide array of food and drinks. Post Wines & Spirits of Syosset will pro-vide the fi ne wines.

There will be a DJ, live music, a silent auction and raffl es. Invitations will be sent out to all families of students within the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District. Anyone over 21 is welcome to attend and semi-formal attire is re-quired.

Monies raised from this event will be used for cul-tural arts programs for stu-dents of the Oyster Bay High School and scholarships. For more information, visit: www.obenschools.org.

‘A Taste of the Gold Coast’ coming March 2nd

Van Dyke creates support system for Armed Forces recruits


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“It doesn’t mean they are going to be an Olympian, it means they are going to be conditioned,” said O’Brien. “We are taking people who want to run their fi rst triath-lon or fi rst 5K and we will train them to get there.”

Covert Fitness is different from a gym experience.

“You can’t just come in and work out here. There has to be structure. It’s dif-fi cult to hit a specifi c goal on your own,” said O’Brien. “We have a fi tness assess-ment test that we take every three months to see how you are doing. We prove to you that you are getting, stronger, faster and more agile.”

At Covert Fitness teams train together at set times several times a week. There’s a group of commit-

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There’s no yearly mem-bership as people can sign up for individual classes or

take a 10 or 20 pack. The facility features

three rooms: a spin room, a turf room and a mat room. The mat room is where they train using mixed martial arts, tactical defense and wrestling moves.

The turf room is all about cross-fi t, core and strength training. The spin room is strictly for spin classes. A staff of 10 will modify each class according to the cli-ents’ abilities.

“We want people to see this as a lifestyle not a time killer,” said O’Brien. “We also want them to feel com-fortable training towards a specifi c goal: a weight goal, athletic goal or physical well-being goal.”

Covert Fitness, located at 196 Birch Hill Road in Locust Valley, is open seven days a week. For more infor-mation, call (516) 629-6189 or visit: www.covertfi tness.com.


Co-owner David O’Brien works out with his 3 year-old son Finn.

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Bayville taxpayers tell Trustees: keep the cappay raise ($25,000) and pension costs ($55,000).

“This allows us $11,000 of wiggle room here assum-ing everything else stays level,” said Mayor Watson. “This is where the jam comes in.”

Opening the fl oor to questions, Paul Yonkers said, “You are already think-ing about going over the 2%. We have to keep our costs down in this commu-nity. I understand that it’s a problem and a hardship but we have to do it. We can’t keep spending, spending, spending!”

Mayor Watson respond-ed, “You are absolutely right but there are certain things that are out of our control. We are dealing with just the nuts and bolts here.”

Trustee Alfred Staab added, “We are running out of things to cut. When the state mandates exceed 2% where do we go then? We will have to make cuts we can’t afford to make. We want the insurance so that if we cut everything we can

and we are still above 2% we have the ability to in-crease a little bit.”

Rena Bologna said she has concerns about the Board’s willingness to make tough decisions.

“I think it’s human na-ture to say, ‘We have this in our back pocket and if we can’t do a budget under 2%, we can just move it.’ I don’t think that’s the right way to go. I think we would be bet-ter served to get the budget done earlier and then come to the public and explain that you tried to make cuts and we can’t do it. Perhaps if you could explain why and give us specifi c examples we would be more ready to ex-cept this proposal.”

Union concessions?

“You haven’t even started your budget process yet,” she said. “We also might have to do what Nassau County did and go for some union concessions. Many people haven’t had raises in two, three or four years. I think the board has to look

at different alternatives.”Richard Kita asked,

“What is the cap if you pass this resolution? What is the upper limit of increase? Otherwise it’s open ended.”

‘A blank check’

James Pierno stated, “I haven’t heard any alterna-tives such as fi guring out how to reduce fi xed costs and cut waste. Where I work, if the CEO says we need an extra 5%, the mon-ey has to be found some-where. Where are the other alternatives? You are not giving us any information so we can’t support you in your decision. You are asking for a blank check.”

Trustee Staab responded, “Last year we made more cuts than any board in the history of the village. We are constantly making cuts because we care and we live here. You might not think it’s enough but I assure you we are doing all we can.”

Trustee Paul Rupp, who served as the Budget Offi cer last year and identifi ed him-

self as a “fi scal conserva-tive,” agreed with Bologna’s statements. “I’d like to wait and see what the current budget shows before we agree to do this,” he said. “I fi rmly believe what Gover-nor Andrew Cuomo did was correct. He tried to protect the property owners.”

Lynn Elia felt the vil-lage is in a rut of spending money to contract out too many jobs. “Can’t we use our professionals in the vil-lage to do the job? It seems volunteerism in the village is limited to people getting their name on a bunch of fl owers in a mud pile on the corner (referring to the Adopt-A-Spot program). We are an intelligent, energetic community. Nobody wants to pay more taxes therefore we all are going to have to do something,” she de-clared. “I’ve been cleaning the street drains on Bayville Avenue for two years so the

water won’t come pouring down my street. Nassau County is not taking care of it. We have to ask people to commit. I think we can do better.”

‘Cart before the horse’

George Jehn said he felt Mayor Watson was putting “the cart before the horse” by trying to pass the law to exceed the tax cap before starting the budget process. “Some how the process got reversed here. I don’t under-stand why it’s being done this way. It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever,” he stated. “Is there a specifi c date by which you have to have the approval to go over the 2% cap?”

The answer was “no” but Mayor Watson reiter-ated that the Board went through last year’s budget line-by-line and stressed that the process gets harder

each year because there’s nothing left to cut.

Pete Ronzetti explained how he felt the 2% tax cap was severely needed in New York State and that exceed-ing it would be a mistake. “Ifyou didn’t have this option, it would give you more of an opportunity to say no when you are confronted with ex-ceeding your 2% budget,”he said. “If the availability isthere, you are more inclined to use it. If the opinion is not on the table we are going tobe forced to live within our means.”

After hearing everyone’s statements Mayor Watson said maybe passing the law was premature and he made a motion to table the issue to put everybody’s mind at ease.

“Let’s see where the bud-get numbers start to come in,” said the Mayor. “We willstill have enough time, if we should need it.”

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Serious about shaping up?

dogs. This year when we fenced them we established ourselves proving that last year’s win wasn’t just luck,” said Sophomore Matthew Mahoski, 15, of Oyster Bay.

Fencing meets can get heated with many teams trying to pull intimidation tactics to get in their oppo-nents’ heads.

“At OBHS sportsmanship comes fi rst. As soon as you let your opponent know you are upset, it’s all over. You can’t show your emotions,” said La Rosa. “We try to be as straight up as possible and let the score do the talking.”

The older Baymen often pass on this wisdom to their younger teammates. “Expe-rience is the key to Oyster Bay Fencing,” said La Rosa. “Getting on the strip and becoming connected is im-portant. There’s also an ele-ment of fi guring things out on your own.”

Senior Boyd Warwick-Clark, 17, of Oyster Bay Cove, said, “The younger fencers need to fence as of-ten as possible because they need to feel comfortable at a meet.”

“We have a nice bunch of seniors that are very sup-portive of the underclass-men. They help them out tremendously,” said Coach Bruckner. “Our true leader is Matt La Rosa. He runs the team and keeps the guys up.”

The OBHS Lady Baymen are on a roll as well with 7 wins and 2 losses and tied for second place with two other teams. “It’s a very tight season for the girls and they are doing excel-lent,” said Bruckner, who coached the girls team to championships in 2000 and 2006. “Last year was close and this year is going to be very interesting.”

While the boys try to re-main cool and collected, the

girls are very passionate. “We really put feeling into it. We are a family and there are emotions all over the place,” said epee captain Lil Manning, 16, of Mill Neck. “We are very supportive of each other. Even though it is an individual sport it’s a good feeling to have every-body by your side.”

Next year Coach Bruck-ner will lose 5 senior starters but he’s already preparing. He uses his 7th-8th grade intramural squad as a farm team. “When my 9th graders come in, they are seasoned. It’s a big plus,” he said. “It’s going to be a big loss but I have a lot of underclassmen who are ready to go.”

be fi lmed out east on Long Island later this year. “It’s like ‘You Bet Your Life’ with Groucho Marx but instead the contestant will try to tell me a joke I don’t know,” said Martling. “It will be me interacting with all kinds of people from celebrities to midgets.”

Martling is known to do a lot of charity work and most recently was appointed to the Board of Rock & Wrap It Up!, which focuses on feeding the hungry using food from ca-tered events for sports teams, TV and fi lm sets.

“The network, run by Syd

Mandelbaum, is unbeliev-able. Ninety billion pounds of food get wasted every year. Not only does it get wasted it goes into landfi ll and gives off Carbon Diox-ide,” he said. “The amount of people in America at the poverty level is frightening. Everybody has to help each other.”

The theme song for his radio show, “And I’m Thinkin’ ‘Bout You” was re-cently nominated for an AVN Award and he is currently writing an autobiography, tentatively titled, Boom.

For Martling’s live dates visit: www.jokeland.com.

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The Town of Oyster Bay will host National Hockey League (NHL) pioneer Willie O’Ree on the evening of Wednesday, January 18th, at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center in Bethpage. O’Ree was known for his speed and checking abilities throughout his career and was a threat every time he touched the ice. His accomplishments on the ice, however, tell only part of his proud history. He also made an immeasurable so-cial impact as the fi rst black player to com-pete in a National Hockey League game.

“Willie O’Ree is often referred to as the ‘Jackie Robinson of ice hockey’ due to the similarities of both as trailblazers in their respective sports,” Oyster Bay Town Super-visor John Venditto said. “The Town of Oys-ter Bay is fortunate to have Mr. O’Ree as a special guest at the rink. His historical sig-nifi cance in the sports world can’t be under-stated. He is an icon to the game of hockey.”

The event will include a unique instruc-tional hockey clinic for mini-mites and mites enrolled in the Town of Oyster Bay hockey program from 7:15 to 8:15 PM. The Town of Oyster Bay will then proclaim January 18th as “Willie O’Ree Day,” which marks the an-niversary of the date he made his debut for the Boston Bruins. The proclamation will be presented at a special ceremony open to the public at 8:15 PM. Mr. O’Ree will then have the honor of dropping the ceremonial fi rst puck at a high school hockey contest between rivals Bethpage High School and Cold Spring Harbor High School beginning at 8:45 PM. He will remain on hand to au-tograph pucks and photos for all in atten-dance.

On January 18, 1958, O’Ree, who was playing for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens, became the fi rst black person to play in the NHL - an extraordi-nary event that paved the way for future players of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds. O’Ree played 45 games with the Bruins from 1958-61. His long profes-sional career spanned 21 seasons, mostly in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Los Angeles Blades and San Diego Gulls.

O’Ree is currently the National Hockey League’s Director of Youth Development and hockey ambassador for the Hockey is for Everyone initiative, a post he has held since January 1998. As Director of Youth Development, O’Ree has helped the NHL’s Hockey is for Everyone initiative expose more than 45,000 boys and girls of diverse backgrounds to unique hockey experiences. Over the past decade, O’Ree has traveled thousands of miles across North America helping to establish 30 local grassroots

hockey programs, all geared toward serving economically disadvantaged youth. While advocating strongly that “Hockey is for Ev-eryone,” O’Ree stresses the importance of essential life skills, education, and the core values of hockey, which are commitment, perseverance, and teamwork.

A native of Canada, O’Ree is the recipi-ent of numerous awards and honors. In addition to being inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, he received the Lester Patrick Award for out-standing service to hockey in the United States in 2003. In 2007, O’Ree became the inaugural recipient of the Bill Walsh Cham-pion of Change Award, which recognizes an individual whose tenaciousness of purpose paved a path of opportunity to everyone. In January 2008, the Fredericton, New Bruns-wick, City Council named its new hockey arena after O’Ree in honor of his accom-plishments. In April 2010, O’Ree received the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civil-ian honor. He is the fi rst black hockey play-er ever to receive the prestigious award. In June 2011, O’Ree received the Sports Mu-seum’s Hockey Legacy Award in recognition of his trailblazing NHL career and his many contributions to the hockey community. O’Ree resides in San Diego, California, with his wife Deljeet and daughter Chandra.

“We look forward, with great anticipa-tion, to Mr. O’Ree’s appearance at the Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center,” Supervi-sor Venditto said. “We share the same goal in providing our youth with an opportunity to participate in hockey.”

“We are proud to have Willie share his experiences along with the core values of the ‘Hockey Is For Everyone’ initiative with the boys & girls of Town of Oyster Bay Ice Skating Center on the 54th anniversary of such a career milestone,” said Kenneth Mar-tin, Jr., the NHL’s VP of Community Affairs.

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NHL pioneer Willie O’Ree will appear at the Town of Oyster Bay’s Ice Skating Center in Bethpage on Wednesday, January 18th.


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Giants win – bring on the Packers!The New York Giants’ 24-2 victory over the Atlanta

Falcons means that one of the oldest rivalries in sports will continue next week when Big Blue faces the Pack-ers in the Division round of the playoffs in Green Bay. The fi rst game these teams ever played was back on November 18th, 1928. The Packers the week prior had fought the New York Yankees Football team to a 0-0 tie. This game against the fi rst year Giants was won 7-0 by the Packers. The Green Bay coach was the legendary Curly Lambeau whose name now graces Green Bay’s Lambeau Field.

Playing out of the single wing offense, there was no quarterback, but the star tailback was the great Verne Lewellen. The quarterback position was then called the blocking back. This position usually called singles while standing behind a tackle and was used almost exclu-sively as an extra blocker. Coach Lambeau also played tail back, blocking back, full back and end. The Giants were coached by Earl Potteiger, who like Lambeau, also played several positions during games. The big stars for the Giants were tailback Bruce Caldwell and the one of the biggest linemen of his time Hec Garvey. This former Notre Dame lineman was big by 1928 standards and weighed 235 lbs. The Packers hold the series edge at 26-21-2. In playoff game the series is 4-2 also in the Packers favor.

One of the most famous Giants/Packers games played was a December 30, 1962 playoff game held in Yankee Stadium. The Packers won this game 16-7. Back in 1962 the National Football League had a blackout policy and even though the game was sold out it was not televised within a 75-mile radius of New York. When the game started the temperature on the Yankee Stadium fi eld was 5 degrees and there was a 35-40 mph wind. Famed broadcaster Art Rusk, Jr. called the game conditions “barbaric.” The attendance was 64,892 fans of which over one thousand had to be treated for frostbite. The TV crews had bonfi res in both dugouts and used them to thaw cameras, which froze up during the game.

Some of the legendary players include quarterbacks YA Title for the Giants and Bart Starr for the Pack. Other notables for the Giants were Frank Gifford, Alex Webster, Joe Walton, Ray Wietecha, Rosey Brown and Del Shofner. For the Packers, Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung, Max McGee, Fuzzy Thurston and Boyde Dowler. On Defense the Giants were lead by Jim Katcavage, Dick Modzeiewski, Sam Huff, Dick Lynch and Jimmy Patton. The Packers’ defense was lead by Ray Nitschke, Dan Currie, Willie Wood and Willie Davis. The coaches were Vince Lombardi for Green Bay and Allie Sherman for the Giants.

This Sunday the Giants will travel to Green Bay and will add another thriller to the long history of games that these teams have played. Earlier this season Green Bay defeated the Giants 38-35 in a tight game. For this game I am going to predict an upset and a Giant vic-tory. The Giants’ defense is playing its best ball of the season and quarterback Eli Manning has the ability to pick apart any defense. The Giants seem to be a team of destiny again and I am hoping for a 31-28 Giant win. A new chapter in their long history is about to be written and I am looking for forward to watching it.

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Three Friends Academy seniors have signed to play collegiate sports at Division 1 colleges next fall. Seniors Har-ry Dellafera of Lattingtown and Erica Sklar of Oyster Bay Cove will play lacrosse for Vil-lanova University and senior Nina Vascotto of Huntington will row for the University of Virginia’s crew team.

In addressing the athletes, their families and coaches, Friends Academy Athletic Director David Gatoux un-derscored the achievements of the three students. “This gives us the opportunity to commemorate a very spe-cial time in an athlete’s life. Roughly two percent of high school athletes go on to con-tinue at the college level. For the three of you, this journey has been about community (the support of your parents), your coaches, your commit-ment and competitiveness and your character. You are the kind of young people that Villanova and UVA are proud to put a uniform on,” said Ga-toux.

In expressing their grati-tude toward their parents and coaches, Sklar summed up, “They never gave up on me and always knew I had it in me to play at such a high level.”

Vascotto’s father, Lorenzo, emphasized the joint efforts of both community and stu-dent. “I’d like to thank every-one for their support. All the community can do is to pro-vide the structure. You can’t do the homework for them. They’re out there on their own. That shows the charac-ter beyond the athleticism. It’s a quality you can bring forward in life,” he said.

Above all, Gatoux and Head of School Bill Morris ex-alted the students’ character stating, “We look at athletics as a great model of how we can be better as a world and I hope you will remember your classmates, teammates and your opponents. I watched all of you compete and each of you models that which is a great example for our com-munity and our school.”

St. Dominic C.Y.O. Baseball will hold registration for its 2012 Spring Season for grades 5th through 8th in the lobby of St. Dominic’s Monsignor James E. Collins Sports Center on

Anstice Street in Oyster Bay on Satur-day, January 14th from 10 AM-Noon or register online at: www.leagueline-up.com/stdomscyo.

For more information, contact Saint

Dominic C.Y.O. Boys Baseball Coordi-nator Jim Mattel: [email protected]. This program is neither endorsed or sponsored by Oyster Bay-East Nor-wich schools.

St. Dominic C.Y.O. Baseball walk-in registration tomorrow

Three FA seniors sign at Division 1 schools

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(From left) Erica Sklar of Oyster Bay Cove will play fi eld hockey for Villanova University, Harry Dellafera of Latting-town will compete in lacrosse for Villanova University and Nina Vascotto of Huntington will row for University of Vir-ginia’s crew team.


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LEGAL NOTICENOTICE TO BIDDERSINC. VILLAGE OF LAUREL HOLLOWNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed pro-posals are sought and requested for the fur-nishing of all materials and doing all the work necessary in accordance with plans and specifications for SEAWALL REPLACE-MENT - PROJECT NO. 11127368 in the Vil-lage of Laurel Hollow.The sealed proposals must be made upon the form of bid furnished, and will be received at the Office of the Village Clerk, Village of Laurel Hollow, 1492 Laurel Hollow Road, in Laurel Hollow, until 12:00 Noon on Monday, January 30, 2012, at which time they will be publicly opened by the Village Clerk and read aloud. Bids must be submit-ted in sealed envelopes, addressed to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Laurel Hollow, and shall bear on the face thereof the name and address of the bidder. Bids may be mailed to the Village of Laurel Hol-low, 1492 Laurel Hollow Road, Syosset, New York, 11791, but must arrive on or before the time above specified.The specifications, instructions to bidders, form of bid or proposal, and form of con-tract, will be available at the office of Sidney B. Bowne & Son, LLP, 235 East Jericho Turn-pike, Mineola, NY 11501, Monday thru Fri-day, except holidays, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., beginning on Janu-ary 9, 2012. A fee of one hundred dollars ($100) made payable to the Village of Laurel Hollow will be required for a copy of the plans, specifications, detail sheets, proposal and contract form. Said fee will be refund-ed, provided bidders comply with º102.2 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York, and upon submission of a com-pleted voucher form.Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by the deposit of a certified check or bid bond in a sum equal to ten (10%) percent of the bid amount, made payable to the “Vil-lage of Laurel Hollow”, as assurance that the bid is made in good faith.The Village of Laurel Hollow reserves the

right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities, and to accept such bid which, in its opinion, is in the best interest of the Village.By order of the Board of Trustees.Dated: January 3, 2012Issue Date: January 13, 2012KAREN A. NAVINVILLAGE CLERK/TREASURER#23176E

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTYBETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff(s)vs. PETER WHITELAW; CAROL S. WHITELAW; et al; Defendant(s)Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROS-ICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill New York 12524 (845) 897-1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about August 9, 2007, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501.On February 14, 2012 at 11:30 AMPremises known as 105 Simcoe Street, Oys-ter Bay, NY 11771Section: 27 Block: 17 Lot: 5 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements there-on erected, situate, lying and being in the Village and Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York known and distinguished as Lot #5 in Block 14, on a certain map enti-tled, “Plan of Blocks 13 and 14, property in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, belonging to Estate of Townsend Underhill, Inc., according to Plan of Simcoe Street, Wil-liam H. Bowne, C.E., May, 1923, as per reso-lution adopted by Town Board of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, November 28th, 1922, L.E. Bushnell, C.E., Oyster Bay, L.I., and filed in the Nassau County Clerk`s Office May 31st 1923, as Map #244”.As more particularly described in the judg-ment of foreclosure and sale.Sold subject to all of the terms and condi-tions contained in said judgment and terms of sale.Approx imate amount o f judgment $290,425.68 plus interest and costs.INDEX NO. 06-012278MARY GOLD GIORDANO, Esq., REFEREE#23180E

LEGAL NOTICEINC. VILLAGE OF MUTTONTOWNOne ‘Raz’ Tafuro WayMuttontown, NY 11791The Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Muttontown will hear the following Tree Removal Applications at a meeting to be held at Village Hall on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 commencing at 11:00am.A request to remove approximately 17 trees at 140 Hunter Drive, known as Section 25, Block 046, Lot 0045, in the name of Robert Cerrone.A request to remove approximately 11 trees at 1860 Muttontown Road, known as Sec-tion 16, Block B, Lot 1764A, in the name of Amy & Lawrence Wilson.A request to remove approximately 24 trees at 5 Buckingham Ct., known as Section 15, Block 206, Lot 0041, in the name of Anthony Federico.Copies of said applications are on file at the office of the Village Clerk and may be viewed during the hours of 9:30A.M. to 12:30P.M., Monday through Friday.If any individual requires special assistance to attend, please notify the Village Clerk at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.Inc. Village of MuttontownOne ‘Raz’ Tafuro Way

Muttontown, New York, 11791Lisa A. LolisClerk/TreasurerJanuary 13, 2012#23193E

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE TO BIDDERSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SEALED PRO-POSALS for:2012 CONTRACT FOR GRANULAR ACTIVAT-ED CARBON REPLACEMENT WELL NOS. 5, 9 AND 14 CONTRACT NO. G5-12will be received by the JERICHO WATER DIS-TRICT in the Conference Room at 125 Con-vent Road, Syosset, New York 11791, at 9:00 A.M., Prevailing Time on January 20, 2012, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.Plans and Specifications, Proposal and Con-tract Documents may be obtained at the office of the District Engineer, SIDNEY B. BOWNE & SON, 235 East Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, Long Island, New York on and afterJanuary 6, 2012, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.A deposit of ten ($10.00) dollars, in the form of a check payable to the Jericho Water Dis-trict, will be required for each copy of the Contract Documents.Each Proposal submitted must be accompa-nied by a bid bond from a surety companyauthorized to do business in New York State,or a certified check drawn on a bank with its principle place of business in New York State, in an amount of five (5%) percent ofthe amount bid. The bid bond or certified check shall name the JERICHO WATER DIS-TRICT as obligee or payee, and is given as assurance that if the bid is awarded to thebidder, the bidder will enter into a contractand furnish the required bonds and insur-ance; and upon such failure the bid security,if in the form of a certified check, shall be retained by the JERICHO WATER DISTRICT asliquidated damages; and if the security is in the form of a bid bond the District may enforce its rights under the bond.Wages and supplements payable to all laborers, workmen and mechanics on this project shall be paid at the prevailing rate established under the Labor Law.No bid may be withdrawn until the expira-tion of forty-five (45) calendar days after thedate of the opening of bids. Any withdrawalof a bid must be in writing and actually delivered to the District.The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any informalities and to accept such bid which, in its opinion, is in the best interest of the District.NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGA public meeting will also be held at the time and place noticed above wherein the District will conduct such regular and other business which is properly brought before the Board of Commissioners. By order of the Board of Commissioners of the Jericho Water District.Anthony J. Cincotta, SecretaryDATED: January 3, 2012NB-1#23194ET:\Water\Jericho\62503-2012GACReplace-ment\Deliv\ntb-62503.doc#23194E

LEGAL NOTICEThe annual report of the Steven L. Newman Support Foundation for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011 is available at its principaloffice located at 123 South Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516-922-2102), for inspec-tion by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. The Principal Manager of the Foundation is William Newman.#23195E

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“Late Nite Party” is back at B&G Club

The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Nor-wich will host its “Late Nite Party” on tonight, Friday, January 13th thru Satur-day, January 14th for club members in grade 6th thru 8th. The doors at the Boys & Girls Club will open at 9 PM tonight and the party will end at 12 AM on Saturday morning after a late night breakfast.

The night will consist of a dance party with music from the Royal DJs. This very special late night will consist of karaoke contests, gym games and activities with a “boys vs. girls” for-mat, as well as many other fun events and planned ac-tivities. Snacks and a deli-cious late night breakfast will be served. The “Late Nite Party” Teen Nite Bash is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Borgia.

The cost of the “Late Night Party” is $25. The price includes supervision, live music, midnight break-fast, games, etc. Please note, you must be a Boys & Girls Club member in order to participate in any Club activities or programs. A $35 fee and completion of a membership application by a parent/guardian is all that is required to become a Boys & Girls Club member and will be valid through May 31, 2012.

If you have any further questions regarding the Club’s “Late Nite Party” or any other Club programs, contact Valerie Lerner, Pro-gram/Outreach Director, at 922-9285, ext. 19 or visit the Club’s website at www.bgcoben.org. Check out the

Club on Facebook and be-come a fan!

“Youth of the Year” nominations are being accepted at B&G Club

Each year, Boys & Girls Clubs across the United States honor one local youth as their “Youth of the Year.” Candidates are out-standing members, 14 to 18 years of age, who exhibit ex-ceptional leadership skills, academic achievement, and outstanding service to Club and community.

From the youth who are nominated, only a few will be selected. Finalists will be interviewed and asked to write essays on home and family life, school and community, and life goals. A panel of judges will make the fi nal decision. Local winners will travel to Alba-ny, New York, in May 2012, where they then compete against other Boys & Girls Club youths for the state “Youth of the Year” title. Winners on the National level have opportunities to visit the White House and receive numerous schol-arships. Beginning and running now thru Febru-ary 3rd, nominations for “Youth of the Year” are be-ing accepted. Stop by the control desk at the Boys & Girls Clubhouse to pick up a nomination form. Past win-ners of our local Youth of the Year include Boyd War-wick-Clark (2011), Diana Vlavianos (2010), Amanda Garcia (2009) and Joseph Jazwinski, (2008).

For more information about the Club, call Valerie Lerner, Program/Outreach Director, at (516) 922-9285,

ext. 19 or visit: www.bgco-ben.org.

“Welcome to Tourettaville” coming to B&G Club

The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Nor-wich will be hosting a live performance of “Welcome to Tourettaville,” a play presented by the Identity Theater Company, for fam-ily night of fun at the Club. “Welcome to Tourettaville” is about a young boy grow-ing up with Tourette’s syn-drome. Through music and storytelling, he fi nds kind-ness and acceptance.

Join Club members, along with their family and friends, on Friday, Janu-ary 27th, from 7-8:30 PM. The play is $2 per person. The registration deadline is Tuesday, January 24th. Par-ents must provide supervi-sion for children and their guests.

In order to attend the “Welcome to Tourettaville,” at least one participant must be a Boys & Girls Club member. A fee of $35 and completion of the member-ship application by a par-ent/guardian is all that is required to join. Member-ship is valid thru May 31, 2012.

Stop by the Clubhouse today in order to register for “Welcome to Touretta-ville.” For further informa-tion, regarding this play and all other Club programs, contact Valerie Lerner, Pro-gram/Outreach Director, at (516) 922-9285, ext. 19, visit: www.bgcoben.org or fi nd us on Facebook and be-come a fan!

Pictured above left, the north side of Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay from 20 Audrey Avenue looking east toward

Moore Building, circa 1905-11, featuring a horse-drawn carriage. Pictured above right, the same location on Au-

drey Avenue today in 2012 with all the modernizations of today’s society including cars.

Photo from the Oyster Bay Historical Society collection Photo by David J. Criblez

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The 76th annual All-County Music Festival 2012 – Division I East, presented by the Nassau Music Educators Asso-ciation, was held at LIU Post’s Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville on Sunday, January 8th. Students from 30 different schools participated.

In Division I East 144 orchestra players, 143 band members and 286 chorus singers, which make up some of the best 5th grade student musi-cians in Nassau County, performed in front of a full house. Each All-County participant was recommended by their music teacher from their school district.

“It’s a great experience for the kids and we are very proud of them,” said Denise Bender from Bay-ville Elementary School. “They work so hard in rehearsals. Performing with some of the best players in Nassau County is huge for them.”

The Division I East Orchestra, conducted by Maggie Mercer, led 144 members through fi ve numbers includ-ing George Phillip Tele-mann’s “Telemann Si-fonia” and Soon Hee Newbold’s “Rhythm ‘N’ Blues.”

Local students per-forming were Marie & William McCumiskey (violin) from Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD, Hanna Guglielmo (vio-lin), Nicholas Poll (vio-lin) and Catherine Glynn (violin) from Locust Val-ley CSD, Gabriella Rabito and Joseph MacNamara (violin) from Portledge School and Rachel Kitagawa (cello) from Syosset CSD.

The Division I East Band, conducted by Robert Dalpiaz, led 143 members through fi ve numbers including John Philip Sousa’s “Sousa Times Twosa” and Robert W. Smith’s “The Sound and the Fury.”

Amazed at the talent of the students, Dalpiaz turned to the crowd and said, “This is not some-thing that can be mea-sured by a standardized test. We appreciate your support of the arts.”

Local students in-volved were Juliet D’Aversa (fl ute), Jeffrey Gier and Connor Walsh (alto saxophone) from Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD, Matthew Guerra (alto saxophone) and Sarah Lubow (trumpet) from Locust Valley CSD, Eve Fine (trumpet) from Portledge School and Faraz Khan (trombone) from Friends Academy.

The Division I East Chorus, conducted by Dr. Jennifer Scott Miceli, led 286 members through fi ve numbers including John Rutter’s “For the Beauty of the Earth,” the Moravian folk song “EJ, Lasko, Lasko” and con-cluding with a rousing rendition of “Swingin’ with the Saints.”

Local students sing-ing were Sophia Alesi, Juliana Criblez, Jordan Dyer, Emily Gresalfi , Joyce Kim, Samantha Maneri, Erin Pederson, Kaitlin Sikorski, Adriana Trama, Annalisa Zwirba from Locust Valley CSD, Camryn Allen, Isabella Rosenthal, Emily Sarli, Michael Biggiani, Jes-sica Layne, Kyra Tischler and Khalil Williams from Oyster Bay-East Norwich CSD, Angelina Magin from Portledge School and Katarina Mongiardo and Emma Wallach from Friends Academy.

Local kids shine at All-County Music Festival

Marie McCumiskey of Oyster Bay plays violin on “Simple Gifts,” arranged by Bruce Chase.

Adriana Trama of Bayville sings “Old Joe Clark.”

Cello player Rachel Kitagawa of Syos-set performs during “Pirates of the Ca-ribbean.”

Photos by David J. Criblez

(Top row, from left) Kaitlin Sikorski, Angelina Magin, Hanna Guglielmo, Juliana Criblez and Erin Pederson. (Front row, from left)Jordan Dyer, Adriana Trama and Matthew Guerra.


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