Vol. 51 No. 28 (USPS 049-500) Bellmore, NY 11710 The Community Newspaper Wednesday, July 11, 2012 75¢ Printed on recycled paper Serving the Bellmores since 1964 NAMES MAKE THE NEWS: Read about your neighbors! – 91 local people’s names were in your community newspaper last week. Maybe yours is in this week! See inside. www.BellmoreLife.com page 2 page 3 page 8 Got cupcakes? contest winners page 10 LIPA building an eyesore? Bellmore champs, all! Public water just a pipe dream? Rob Bartlett laughs it up! page 15 Film festival opens! by Laura Amante and Carissa Gagliardi The 15th annual Long Island International Film Expo will flourish once again in Bellmore with star-studded guests and films at the Bellmore Movies from July 12-19, showing 142 independent short and feature- length films of every genre. The annual international event will fea- ture independent films from across the globe and host independent filmmakers from 27 countries, including Italy, Australia, Poland, England, Israel, Spain, Abu Dhabi and the Palestine territories. At press time, the celebrity guest list included Sal Richards, comedian, actor and entertainer; professional bodybuilder Dave Palumbo, who helped cast the film “Off Season” playing in Block 4 at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17; Eric Roberts, brother of Julia Roberts; Lenny Venito of “Men in Black II,” the TV series “NYC 22” and the new theater release “Men in Black 3”; Merrick’s Robbie Rosen, an American Idol contestant who will attend the closing party on Thursday, July 19; Robert Clohessy of the TV series “Boardwalk Empire” and Broadway’s “Pal Joey”; Devin Harjis, who played Jack Dempsey on “Boardwalk Empire; and Neal Bledsoe of the TV series “Ugly Betty” and “Smash,” and movies “Revolutionary Road” and “Sex in the City 2.” Melissa Archer from the soap opera “One Life to Live” will also attend some screen- ings and the closing party. Debra Markowitz, director of the Nassau County Film Office, told Bellmore Life the chances were excellent to catch even more screen actors and actresses during the week the film expo is in town. When asked what types of films will be shown at the festival, Ms. Markowitz responded, “Everything,” from music videos, short films, feature-length films, documentaries and thrillers. “The number one thing I’m looking forward to is meeting the independent filmmakers from all over the world, and even the local ones we might not know,” she added. The locals The film festival may be famous for its numerous foreign movies and filmmakers in attendance, but the expo is home to “tons” of local filmmakers too, said Ms. Markowitz. The festival will be showing films of over 37 local filmmakers. John Lazzaro of Wantagh became associ- ated with the Long Island International Film Expo when he interned for the Long Island Film Office in 2006, and worked at the Bellmore Movies, home to LIIFE. This year he is showcasing his third film, “Sic Transit Gloria,” at the festival. “Sic Transit Gloria” is Mr. Lazzaro’s fifth docu- mentary and will be shown on Thursday, July 12, during Block 2 at 2:30 p.m. “I worked on this documentary for eight months,” said Mr. Lazzaro. “I traveled throughout different states interviewing garage band members.” Beatles redux “Sic Transit Gloria” focuses on how garage bands were influenced by The Beatles coming to America, and how many of these bands are still playing together today. “A lot of people, not just musicians, were inspired by the Beatles,” said Mr. Lazzaro. He said that even though The Beatles have been dissolved for over 40 years, many of the garage bands are still together and making new music today.” Mr. Lazzaro said the expo organizers do a great job of putting it all together. “They choose films that appeal to the audience and work hard to get celebrities to come to the festival.” “I love watching my film with the audi- ence and seeing their reaction with the film,” ‘Indies’ flourish at LIIFE (continued on page 11) “BROADWAY’S FINEST 2,” starring Nick Cornish, Adam Storke and John Lavelle, shows on opening night, Friday, July 13, at 7 p.m. The documentary “HARD TIMES: LOST ON LONG ISLAND” is a stark portrait of how Long Islanders are cop- ing with the recession, show- ing at noon, Monday, July 16. “NRITYGRAM: FROM THE LOVE OF DANCE” will also show at noon, Monday, July 16. Scan our QR code on your smartphone to visit our website!
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Vol. 51 No. 28 (USPS 049-500) Bellmore, NY 11710 The Community Newspaper Wednesday, July 11, 2012 75¢
The 15th annual Long Island InternationalFilm Expo will flourish once again inBellmore with star-studded guests and filmsat the Bellmore Movies from July 12-19,showing 142 independent short and feature-length films of every genre.
The annual international event will fea-ture independent films from across the globeand host independent filmmakers from 27countries, including Italy, Australia, Poland,England, Israel, Spain, Abu Dhabi and thePalestine territories.
At press time, the celebrity guest listincluded Sal Richards, comedian, actor andentertainer; professional bodybuilder DavePalumbo, who helped cast the film “OffSeason” playing in Block 4 at 7:45 p.m. onTuesday, July 17; Eric Roberts, brother ofJulia Roberts; Lenny Venito of “Men inBlack II,” the TV series “NYC 22” and thenew theater release “Men in Black 3”;
Merrick’s Robbie Rosen, an American Idolcontestant who will attend the closing partyon Thursday, July 19; Robert Clohessy ofthe TV series “Boardwalk Empire” andBroadway’s “Pal Joey”; Devin Harjis, whoplayed Jack Dempsey on “BoardwalkEmpire; and Neal Bledsoe of the TV series“Ugly Betty” and “Smash,” and movies“Revolutionary Road” and “Sex in the City2.”
Melissa Archer from the soap opera “OneLife to Live” will also attend some screen-ings and the closing party.
Debra Markowitz, director of the NassauCounty Film Office, told Bellmore Life thechances were excellent to catch even morescreen actors and actresses during the weekthe film expo is in town.
When asked what types of films will beshown at the festival, Ms. Markowitzresponded, “Everything,” from musicvideos, short films, feature-length films,documentaries and thrillers. “The number
one thing I’m looking forward to is meetingthe independent filmmakers from all overthe world, and even the local ones we mightnot know,” she added.
The localsThe film festival may be famous for its
numerous foreign movies and filmmakers inattendance, but the expo is home to “tons” oflocal filmmakers too, said Ms. Markowitz.The festival will be showing films of over37 local filmmakers.
John Lazzaro of Wantagh became associ-ated with the Long Island International FilmExpo when he interned for the Long IslandFilm Office in 2006, and worked at theBellmore Movies, home to LIIFE.
This year he is showcasing his third film,“Sic Transit Gloria,” at the festival. “SicTransit Gloria” is Mr. Lazzaro’s fifth docu-mentary and will be shown on Thursday,July 12, during Block 2 at 2:30 p.m. “Iworked on this documentary for eight
months,” said Mr. Lazzaro. “I traveledthroughout different states interviewinggarage band members.”
Beatles redux“Sic Transit Gloria” focuses on how
garage bands were influenced by TheBeatles coming to America, and how manyof these bands are still playing togethertoday. “A lot of people, not just musicians,were inspired by the Beatles,” said Mr.Lazzaro. He said that even though TheBeatles have been dissolved for over 40years, many of the garage bands are stilltogether and making new music today.”
Mr. Lazzaro said the expo organizers do agreat job of putting it all together. “Theychoose films that appeal to the audience andwork hard to get celebrities to come to thefestival.”
“I love watching my film with the audi-ence and seeing their reaction with the film,”
‘Indies’ flourish at LIIFE
(continued on page 11)
“BROADWAY’S FINEST 2,”starring Nick Cornish, AdamStorke and John Lavelle,shows on opening night,Friday, July 13, at 7 p.m.
The documentary “HARDTIMES: LOST ON LONGISLAND” is a stark portrait ofhow Long Islanders are cop-ing with the recession, show-ing at noon, Monday, July 16.
“NRITYGRAM: FROMTHE LOVE OF DANCE” willalso show at noon,Monday, July 16.
Scan our QR code on your smartphone to visit our website!
Corner LIPA building has residents dividedby Laura Amante
A two-story utility building on theLIPA property at the corner of GrandAvenue and Newbridge Road inBellmore has some residents in anuproar. The building has a rusted roofand an incomplete paint job, and resi-dents want it fixed.
“It is an eyesore in the community,”said Bellmore resident John Ferrante,“and it is a disgrace to look at. It lookslike it is incomplete.” Mr. Ferrantesaid he has tried to contact the LongIsland Power Authority about thebuilding, but has not yet received aresponse.
Yet others in the neighborhood donot think the building is anything tobe concerned about. Bellmore histori-an Clarence Anspake drives downNewbridge Road several times aweek, and the metal LIPA building isno problem for him.
“I never thought of it as an eyesore,but people have different interpreta-tions of what they consider to be aneyesore,” said Mr. Anspake. He alsonoted that there is a fence surroundingthe building.
A Hortonsphere, which held com-pressed manufactured gas for residentsand fed their homes through under-ground pipes to heat them during the1920-50s, used to be at the site.
Bellmore resident Janice Manzolillosaid the state’s Department ofEnvironmental Conservation did aresearch study on the area a few years ago,and concluded the area was not hazardous
from Hortonsphere residue. However, itconducted only a surface testing, diggingno more than 10 feet beneath the surface.
Late fall, early spring?According to LIPA, the building is
being put to good use. “That buildingis a substation,” said Mark Gross, aLIPA spokesman. “It is used to dis-tribute energy to the neighborhood.”Mr. Gross said there is money in thebudget to get the building fixed up,and work is expected to begin in latewinter or early spring to refurbish it.“We want to be a good neighbor to ourcommunity.” he said.
Mr. Ferrante is doubtful of theseestimated claims. “That is the samestory that LIPA gave us last year,” hesaid. “It doesn’t sound too promis-ing.”
Ms. Manzolillo says that since thebuilding has been in the neighborhoodfor decades, it should be restored toits full beauty. “That building hasbeen on that property for years,” shesaid, “and it should be restored cor-rectly.”
Bellmore resident Roy Weinman,owner of Weinman’s Hardware,believes the building just needs simplework to look complete. “The buildingjust needs a paint job,” he said. “It’snot a bad structure, it just needs a coatof paint to make it look nice.”
Bellmore residents just want thebuilding to look like it belongs inBellmore, concluded Mr. Ferrante.“LIPA needs to refurbish the buildingso it properly fits into the community.”
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Got Cupcakes? sells sweet eats for summer funby Laura Amante
If you are looking for a sweet treat dur-ing these long summer days, look no fur-ther than Got Cupcakes? in Bellmore.Got Cupcakes? is a cupcake shop ownedby Bellmore residents Nancy and JimMoniodes.
Last week the shop held its secondAnnual Cupcake Eating Contest. Mr. andMrs. Moniodes told Bellmore Life theywere inspired by the Nathan’s Hot DogEating Contest held every July 4.
The Cupcake Eating Contest in 2011was planned in 10 days, and was a greatsuccess. “We planned it last minute andhad very little advertising,” said Mr.Moniodes, “and we had a great response.”
This year, the contest was incorporatedwith Long Island Cares. “The contest isfree to enter,” said Mr. Moniodes, “and weencourage everyone participating to have aheart and donate to Long Island Cares.”
There were three levels: children,teenagers and adults, and prizes includescash, Got Cupcakes? t-shirts and gift cards.
Mrs. Moniodes began baking cupcakesfor her daughter’s Sweet 16 over four yearsago, and has been baking ever since. Whentheir daughter went away for college, Mr.and Mrs. Moniodes decided to open uptheir shop in their hometown of Bellmore.
They opened the shop on BedfordAvenue in January 2011, and have beencreating distinctive cupcakes ever since.Prior to opening Got Cupcakes?, Mr.Moniodes had a display business for 25years, which started in Brooklyn.
Got Cupcakes? has over 70 differentflavors, ranging from Mud Pie and RedVelvet to Creamsicle and ToastedAlmond. Special flavors are also createdfor different holidays and seasons, whichis how the shop tries out new flavors.“For Father’s Day, we had a maple pan-cake cupcake with bacon, which was ahit,” said Mr. Moniodes.
Cupcakes are becoming increasinglypopular, and Got Cupcakes? opened rightat the high of the cupcake boom. For theMoniodes, it was good timing. “Cupcakesare blowing up everywhere, and we got
very lucky when we opened our busi-ness,” said Mrs. Moniodes, “I think theyare popular because of portion control andvariety of choices.”
Got Cupcakes? sells more than just cup-cakes. For special orders, cake pops andloaf cakes are available. Got Cupcakes?even makes a giant cupcake cake. Theshop hopes to reach customers who will befrequent visitors. “Once our clients tasteour cupcakes,” said Mrs. Moniodes, “wewant them to use us for their next party.”
Mrs. Moniodes has a personal relation-ship with her customers, and even has ane-mail list available so that customers canbe contacted when particular flavors arecreated. Many of the most popular flavorsat Got Cupcakes? were suggested by cus-
tomers for special orders. “Our great cus-tomers open the door for us to be cre-ative,” she said.
In the future, Got Cupcakes? hopes toopen a second store. “We’d like to contin-ue to grow in the same way that we havesince Got Cupcakes? opened,” Mr.Moniodes said, “We’d love to be able togrow, and we are not near the full poten-tial we could be.”
For now, the Moniodes are happy beingin Bellmore. “Bellmore is a great townwith very friendly people who appreciatewhat I am doing,” said Mrs. Moniodes.
Got Cupcakes? is at 535 BedfordAvenue, Bellmore. For information call305-0402 or visit its website atwww.gotcupcakesli.com.
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CUPAKE EATING CONTEST CHAMPIONS: Winner of second teen contest, BillyCotsalas, 16, ate six cupcakes in two minutes and 56 seconds; winners ofadult contest, John Gerorter, 25, and Michael Savarese, 33, ate 12 cupcakesin three minutes and 33 seconds – a new consumption record; winner of kidscontest, Zachery Downing, 8, ate one large cupcake in two minutes and fourseconds; winners of first teen contest, Bari Secondino, 10, and MichaelMauro, 14, ate four cupcakes in four minutes and 25 seconds.
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Guest Editorial:Write a letter to Congressman Peter King.
It may be the most important letter you ever write
I am a 42-year-old single mother of two. I work 70 hours aweek splitting that time between a large North Shore, LongIsland hospital and a popular South Shore diner. As I sat inEisenhower Park to watch the beautiful fireworks this week-end, I became whimsical about what has become of my glori-ous United States.
July 4, 1776, marks the signing of the Declaration ofIndependence written by Thomas Jefferson. These colonieswere governed by the Articles of Confederation until theadoption of the U.S. Constitution, completed on September17, 1787. The United States Postal Service was founded short-ly thereafter, July 26, 1776.
Since that time the USPS has enjoyed a rich 237-year histo-ry of servicing the community. Tirelessly, they have trundledto deliver correspondence, periodicals and parcels alike, toreceive a meager salary and the adoration of the public. Butrecently that has changed.
It seems that every day the there is another attack on thepostal service to besmirch its name or to disembowel it alltogether. The misinformation in the press is bad enough, but itseems now Congress is circling overhead. The gravest andmost recent onslaught is Darrell Issa’s (Republican ofCalifornia) HR 2309.
Congressman Issa introduced HR 2309, legislation that willdo irreversible damage to the United States Postal Service andimpose significant costs to businesses and communities acrossAmerica, including those in your congressional district. Thereare no solutions in HR 2309; just service cuts. The cuts include:
• Eliminating Saturday delivery, which will hurt allAmericans and cause disproportionate harm to the elderly,those with limited Internet access, rural communities andsmall businesses.
• Closing local post offices, which will delay the timelydelivery of products and financial transactions that areprocessed through the mail stream, and wreak havoc on analready suffering economy.
• The loss of home and business mail delivery to the 40 mil-lion Americans who receive mail directly to their doors, thusforcing them to retrieve their mail from centralized clusterboxes, risking the sanctity, security and convenience of themail. These cuts will drive postal customers away because theywill be forced to pay more for reduced services.
Within a year’s time over 200,000 postal workers willlose their jobs, 25% of which will be United States armedservices war veterans.
Fellow citizens I ask you, what would Benjamin Franklinthink about Darrell Issa’s plan to unravel yet more of the fabricof this proud nation?
Dawn Mignone
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THE BRIDGING CEREMONY: Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla of Bellmore, right, recent-ly attended the 2012 Girl Scout Troop 967 Bridging Ceremony held at BellmorePresbyterian Church in Bellmore.
BLOOD DRIVE: Girl ScoutTroop 949 will hold a blood driveFriday, July 27, 2:30-8:30 p.m. atthe Bellmore Volunteer Firemen’sExempt Hall, 228 Pettit Avenue.A pair of Mets tickets is availableper donor! Your donation willhelp to save up to three lives. Ourcommunity hospitals need yourhelp. Share this lifesaving gift!Thank you for caring! Eligibilitycriteria: Bring ID with signatureor photo. • minimum weight 110pounds • Age 16-75 (16-year-olds must have parental permis-sion. Ages 76 and over need doc-tor’s note) • eat well (low fat)and drink fluids • No tattoos forpast 12 months.
For questions concerning med-ical eligibility call 1-800-688-0900. For information or toschedule an appointment, contactMargaret Bergin at 542-5928 orAnn Messmer at 867-1784.
Senator Charles Fuschillo willhold a “Shed the Meds” programon Saturday, July 21, between 9a.m. and noon at the Bellmoretrain station parking lot, north-west corner of Sunrise Highwayand Centre Avenue, Bellmore.
Residents who wish to partici-pate can simply drive up, drop offtheir old or unused medicationsand drive away. All collected med-ication will be safely disposed ofby officers from the NassauCounty Police Department.
PRIVATIZATION PLANBACK? County LegislatorDavid Denenberg will host aforum on Tuesday, July 24, at7:30 p.m. at the BellmoreMemorial Library, 2288 BedfordAvenue, to discuss CountyExecutive’s Ed Mangano’s resur-rected plan to sell or lease long-term Nassau County’s sewagetreatment plants at Cedar Creek,Bay Park and Glen Cove.
In March 2010, the countyexecutive awarded a contract toMorgan Stanley to evaluate apublic-private partnership for thesale or lease of the county’ssewage treatment plants and
infrastructure. The plan and contract were
first reported in September 2011,which relies upon the sale to bal-ance the county’s budget in 2012-14. Then, in April a contract for$700,000 to $5 million wasapproved for Morgan Stanley toreview qualifications and com-plete a sale or long-term lease ofthe plants.
The Nassau Interim FinanceAuthority squashed the deal, andhas reacted with skepticism to theprivatization plan, saying privateinvestors could not likely recoupenough investment through effi-ciencies suggested by privatecompany operation.
The forum includes a presenta-tion by representatives from Wethe People Save Our WatersCoalition, including ClaudiaBorecky, Phil Franco and MarkSalerno, on how this plan orbudget fix may impact sewertaxes, the county’s budget anddebt and result in usage fees.
For information call LegislatorDenenberg’s office at 571-6219.
looking for a way to keep the kidsentertained during the summer?Temple Beth-El of Bellmore willhold Bingo For Kids on the fol-lowing Tuesdays: July 17, July31, August 14 and August 28.Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. withplay beginning at 6 p.m.
Admission is $5 per player. Anadult must accompany the chil-dren. Adult play is optional. Bringa marker or purchase one at theevent. The snack bar will be openand serving a variety of reason-ably priced items such as pizzafrom Hunki’s Kosher Pizza ofWest Hempstead, soda, ice creamand other snacks.
Reservations are also beingtaken for Birthday Party Bingo.Contact Nell at 826-8169 or e-mail [email protected], orcall the temple office Monday-Friday at 781-2650.
Beth-El of Bellmore will hold ablood drive on Sunday, July 15,from 8:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. To
donate you must weigh at least110 pounds, have had no tattoosin the last 12 months and bebetween the ages of 16-75 (16-year-olds must have parental per-mission; ages 76 and over musthave a doctor’s permission). Ifyou have questions concerningmedical availability you can call1-800-688-0900.
Schedule an appointment togive blood by calling chairpersonGary Flaum at 551-4289. TempleBeth-El is at 1373 BellmoreRoad, North Bellmore. The build-ing is handicap accessible fromthe front entrance.
FUNDRAISER: Madison’sSmoothie Café will hold afundraiser on Sunday, July 22,from noon-4 p.m. to help raisefunds for impoverished commu-nities in South Africa. Bring onepiece of clothing to be donated.Madison’s Café is at 2793Jerusalem Avenue in NorthBellmore. For information call221-5800.
Lupus Alliance of America, Inc.in Bellmore is selling Section 113tickets for the Long Island Ducksvs. Lancaster game on Saturday,August 18, at 7 p.m. Tickets forthe game are $15, with a 50-centservice order charge for ticketssent by mail.
A limited number of ticketsare available. First come, firstserved.
Proceeds will go to “Let KidsBe Kids Program,” as well as the“Quality of Life” program, bothof which give financial assistanceto those with lupus.
For information call theBellmore office at 783-3370 or e-mail to [email protected].
Does it feel like there are moreheadlines about suicides? If itdoes, and you want to help makea change, volunteer and make adifference. Long Island Crisis
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by Linda Delmonico Prussen
Last month the Long Island Rail Roadexperienced an intermittent, systemwideproblem with its ticket machines. Therailroad, aware of the problem, told pas-sengers to purchase tickets on the train,pay the onboard penalty fee and thenapply for a refund by mail.
Wouldn’t it be easier for the conduc-tors to simply waive the penalty fee?Ah, but that’s thinking like a rider. Let’sthink like the LIRR.
Does the railroad think many peoplewould take the trouble to fill out theback of the ticket, find an envelope, digup a stamp and get to a mailbox for a $5
check? Well? Now you’re thinking likethe railroad.
At a recent community meeting withLIRR executives I asked why conduc-tors were not authorized to waive thepenalty fee. It’s not like riders would begetting away with something; theywould pay the price of a regular, func-tioning ticket-machine ticket. Right?
Patrick Gerakaris, branch line manag-er, South Nassau District, said thatbecause the outage was intermittent, theLIRR must be sure the machine in ques-tion on each claim was not working. “Itis an inconvenience, but some of thesethings are out of our control,” said Mr.Gerakaris. Well, since it’s the railroad’s
machine, why shouldn’t it be the rail-road’s inconvenience?
In my informal survey, riders whohave had problems with ticket machinesand were forced to pay onboard penaltyfees said they didn’t bother to press forrefunds. I know. I understand. Me too.It’s too inconvenient.
But if everyone who deserves a refundfiles for a refund, perhaps the LIRRwould find it more convenient – andmore cost-effective – to simply waivethe fee when officials are aware there isa ticket machine problem on the train.
When the LIRR’s public affairsdepartment was called and asked if itknew how many people were inconve-
nienced by faulty ticket machines whoactually filed for refunds, the answer, asexpected, was “no.”
But there may be a formula for fig-uring out the economics for that ticketdebacle. Take the number of penaltyfees issued on an average Wednesday,and subtract it from the increased num-ber on that day. From that number, sub-tract the number of refunds issued.The number left over? The sum nettedby the LIRR because its ticketmachines didn’t work.
Linda Delmonico Prussen is anaward-winning freelance journalist andcolumnist living in Merrick.
To Bellmore Life:Last month a fundraiser was hosted by
the Bellmore Knights of ColumbusCouncil 3689 on behalf of the four Hayeschildren of North Bellmore, whose par-ents died tragically earlier this year.
Many of the town eateries, includingPiccolo’s, Wantagh Inn, Emilio’s, Arby’s,Pasquales, Yogurt Place, Bagelman andTaste of Home, contributed a wide variety
of foods and a buffet luncheon was held. Admission was charged and raffles were
sold with many merchants, including AceHardware, Dear Little Dollies, BellmorePlayhouse, Hair Bar Makeup Lounge,High Tech Design, Milro and UPS, whodesigned and delivered posters throughoutthe town, supplying the gifts awarded tothe lucky winners.
The event, including many individualdonations raised $2,350, which was donat-ed to the Hayes Children Foundation.
Bob FeliceKnights of Columbus Publicity
Parking, anyone?
To Bellmore Life:I was looking for a parking spot to
shop at Gennaro Jewelers in Bellmoreon Friday when I discovered a verystrange situation; it was a misplacedno-parking sign northbound onBedford Avenue immediately north ofthe intersection of Wilson Avenue onthe northeast corner. Although theparking spot is clearly painted on thestreet pavement, there is a no-parkingsign that prohibits its use.
Judy, at Councilwoman [Angie]Cullin’s office, very kindly and quick-ly looked into my request that thisparking spot be made usable, becauseparking spots in Bellmore’s shoppingareas are precious.
Judy requested an investigation andreported that it was checked by theauthorities, and it is most likely thatthis parking spot will be striped overand thus prohibited from use. But fur-ther investigation is ongoing by those
who handle traffic in the town. All ofthis took place on Friday, July 6.
Please advocate on behalf of thetown’s residents and all shoppers inBellmore that this parking spot be pre-served by moving the misplaced no-parking sign just a few feet south ofwhere it is presently planted.
There is already adequate stripingof the street pavement behind thisspot to the corner of Bedford andWilson to allow for clear views oftraffic, and it would be a shame tolose this spot where parking is mostneeded by local shoppers.
It may seem to be a small matter, butto use that space as it stands nowexposes one to the possibility of get-ting a parking ticket every time. Iknow that it is harder to dig out a sign-post and move it than it is to paintmore stripes on the street, but pleasedo what you can to save this spot andmake it fully legal to use for residentsand visitors alike.
Elaine Reckner Sammon
Center (LICC), the 24 hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week suicide prevention and crisis inter-vention hotline, is recruiting volunteers toparticipate in its upcoming CounselorAssistant Training Program.
Next month’s training will be held onthree successive Saturdays from 10 a.m.-1p.m. on July 14, 21 and 28. For informa-tion, check out LICC’s website,www.longislandcrisiscenter.org and clickon “Volunteer”; then call 826-0244 toschedule an interview.
Dave Denenberg’s office at 2818 MerrickRoad is an official dropoff point for dona-tions to Long Island Cares, Inc., The HarryChapin Food Bank. Needed are cereals,juices, peanut butter, rice, jelly, pasta,cookies and crackers, pancake mix andcanned fruits, meat, vegetables, soups andfish, among many foods.
Also welcome are school supplies, petfoods, new toys, baby care, birthday partysupplies, new blankets and personal careitems.
For information call Mr. Denenberg’soffice at 571-6219, or the Harry ChapinFood Bank at 631-582-3663. Or visitwww.licares.org.
Save Seaford Sports Saturday, July 14, is the All-year reunion
and Seaford Pride Day at Mulcahy’s Pubfrom 3-6 p.m. Save Seaford Sports needshelp to make this event a success. Fallsports are approaching fast, and without thecommunity support, will not make its dead-line. Please join for a day of fun. The costis $50 and includes food, open bar and theAttic (aka Don Allen’s Band). It’s for agreat cause. For information contact AndreaPoole at [email protected].
Scandinavian-American NightNassau County will sponsor a
Scandinavian-American Night on Sunday,July 29, beginning at 7 p.m. in EisenhowerPark. There will be a two-hour free outdoorconcert of Scandinavian music, song anddance on this new night.
For information call the park at 810-8518or you can e-mail [email protected].
Coping with mental illnessThe National Alliance on Mental Illness
of Queens/Nassau will meet on Wednesday,July 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the SlomanAuditorium of Zucker Hillside Hospital,266th Street and 76th Avenue, Glen Oaks.
Deborah Perlick, associate professor ofpsychiatry at Mount Sinai School ofMedicine will present: “CopingDemystified: How to best care for a loved
one and yourself.”A support group for families meets at 6
p.m. The meeting and support group arefree and open to the public.
Blood driveMercy Medical Center in Rockville
Centre will hold a blood drive to supportLong Island Blood Services onWednesday, July 18, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m.on the first floor of the St. Anne’s buildingon the hospital campus.
Anyone between the ages of 17-75who is in good health and weighs at least110 pounds can donate blood. Healthyindividuals over 75 can donate blood ifthey present written permission fromtheir physician obtained within twoweeks of their donation.
Donors should eat and bring readingglasses and ID with signature, and knowtheir Social Security number. To registercall Jeannie Jaeger at 705-2589, and leaveyour name and phone number.
Baldwin High School reunionBaldwin High School’s Class of 1962
will have its 50th reunion from Friday,September 7, to Sunday, September 9.For information call Ellen Wilgus-Bellor e-mail [email protected]. fordetails on where the reunion will beheld. Remember that reunions are a veryspecial form of time travel.
A 42-year-old woman was arrested forcriminal contempt and menacing on July 4at her home on Judith Drive.
Nassau police told Bellmore Life thatthe woman’s ex-husband had come to visitthe house to pick up the couple’s childrenbecause of visitation rights.
According to a public information offi-cer, when the husband was placing thechildren in the car the woman opened upthe blinds and showed what looked to be ablack handgun.
Police said the husband immediatelywent to the Seventh Precinct station housein Seaford and told police about the inci-dent. When they arrived under heavyguard and investigated inside the homethey found a price-tagging gun with a han-dle, which is used for putting pricetagstickers on supermarket items.
Shop, Jerusalem Avenue, North Bellmore,on July 8. The items stolen were wortheight dollars.
Police reports come from law enforcementagencies. Suspects are presumed innocentunless and until convicted in court.
Rachel Mara Gordon of Bellmore(Kennedy High School graduate ‘04,Cornell University graduate ‘08) hasgraduated American University-Washington College of Law with a JurisDoctor.
School alumnus Class of 2008, graduat-ed from Brown University with a degreein international relations. He is a recipient of a prestigious FulbrightScholarship. He speaks both Spanish andMandarin, and is touring Europe withthe Jabberwoks, an a capella group fromBrown University.
have been named to the University ofDelaware’s Dean’s List for Spring 2012.They include: Ashley Gavilanes,Amanda Halstrom, Keith Heiman,Jaghab Hishmeh, Kerry Kilgallin, LisaMinuto, Zachary Miro, KaitlynO’Brien, Jennifer Shamah, LaurenTolila and Justin Tucciarone, all ofBellmore; and Melanie Foldes, BrianFoley, Zachary Hoffman, AlexaHorowitz, Robin Samuels, AshleyThomas, Daniel Rosenzweig and JessicaRubinstein, all of North Bellmore.
been named a Valley Ambassador atLebanon Valley College inPennsylvania. Valley Ambassadorswork with the Office of Admission toconduct campus tours for prospectivestudents and their families.
Mr. Kruter is a business administra-tion major and graduate of KennedyHigh School.
Emily Hertzberg of North Bellmorereceived Certificates of Advanced Studyfrom The College of Saint Rose inAlbany.
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Nassau County announces thatEisenhower Park will sponsor severalmovie nights this summer. Beginning atdusk, films will be shown everyThursday until August 30 on the giantscreen at the Harry Chapin LakesideTheatre. Admission is free.
“Eisenhower Park is the place to beon Thursday nights,” said CountyExecutive Mangano. “Grab a blanket,pack some snacks and come enjoysome family-friendly movies under thestars this summer.”
The summer movie night schedule isas follows:
July 12: “Kung Fu Panda 2” – PG(90 min.) – sunset 8:27 p.m.
July 19: “Puss in Boots” – PG (90min.) – sunset 8:23 p.m.
August 30: “Adventures of Tintin” –PG (107 min.) – sunset 7:32 p.m.
The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatreis near parking fields 6 and 6A inEisenhower Park. Special accommoda-tions are available for disabled patrons,including reserved parking, easilyaccessible restrooms and a convenientreserved location on the hill. Assistivehearing devices are also available forthe hearing impaired.
There is no formal seating atLakeside Theatre, so movie-goers areurged to bring folding chairs.
If weather conditions are doubtfulcall 572-0355 after 7 p.m.
Summer movies at Lakeside
Bellmore
Give the gift of life Plan to give blood at the community
blood drive at the library onWednesday, July 11, from 2-8 p.m.Your donation will help save up to threelives! For information or to schedule anappointment, please contact the refer-ence desk.
Summer Reading Club foradults
Sign up now for the first-ever summerreading club for adults at the library.Read and give us a short report on fivebooks this summer and enter the draw-ing to win a Kindle or a Nook! Needsome suggestions on what to read? CallPatti Paris at the reference desk.
Memoir writing workshopLearn how to put your thoughts and
memories on paper with writing exer-cises and helpful tips. Florence Gattowill guide you on Tuesday, July 10, at10:30 a.m.
Downtown Abbey Get caught up in the popular PBX
program before Season Three airs inJanuary. Every other Friday at 1 p.m.there is a screening of the next episodein Season One, with a short discussionafter. Pick up a schedule at the library.Plan on joining on July 20, at 1 p.m.Catch on to the romance, villainy andplot twists even if you’ve never seen theprogram before.
Psychic Daniel AknerIt’s time to sign up for a visit from the
master psychic and medium, Daniel, onThursday, August 2, at 7:30 p.m. Thelibrary cannot promise that Daniel will“read” everyone who comes to the pro-gram, but admission is strictly limited to50 people. Fee: $10, checks only. Signup now at the reference desk.
and her family will present their originalartwork in the community room thissummer. Meet the family on Tuesday,July 17, 7-9 p.m. Refreshments will beserved.
Design the next hot videogame?
On two Wednesdays, July 25 andAugust 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m., there will bea hands-on introductionto the basics ofvideo game cre-ation. Theinstructor will beusing a free pro-gram that will beavailable ford o w n l o a d i n g .Admission is limit-ed to 20 people.Fee: $10 for the twoclasses, checks only.Sign up now at the ref-erence desk.
Meditate andrelax
In these challengingtimes, it is important to
find a peaceful and inspiring way tocope with life’s challenges. Join GregGordon on Wednesday, July 18, at 7p.m., for a lesson or just a time for med-itation.
Current Events ClubOn Wednesday July 25, at 2:30 p.m.,
join us for the library’s lively discussionmoderated by historian Jack Bilello.
Nassau poets Cliff Bleidner is the poet reading
from his work at the Tuesday, July 31,meeting of Nassau poets. Bring yourown poem to share during open mic orjust come and listen.
Mystery Lovers Book ClubThe next book discussion will be on
Tuesday, August 7, when Dee Abramsleads a lively talk on “The Woods” by
Harlan Coben at 7:30p.m.
North Bellmore
Computer-kfor grownups
This is aslow-paced, userfriendly class for
first-time computerusers on Saturday
July 21, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Using
Windows computers,this class covers thebasics in a way that
even the most inexperi-enced user will under-stand. Covered are turn-
ing the computer on, thedesktop, using the mouse, opening andclosing programs, understandingWindows elements, getting out of trou-ble and turning the computer off. Allversions of Windows will be addressed.
ZumbaThe next set of zumba classes with
Desiree Durand will run Thursdays5:30-6:30 p.m. through July andAugust, and one class in September.Sign up at the reference desk with acheck in the amount of $36 and pleasesign the disclaimer.
Simply strongerEllen Coven’s popular senior fitness
program continues on Tuesdays from1:30-2:15 p.m. through July andAugust. The benefits of this gentlestrength training course for ages 50and over include stronger muscles andbones, better weight control, lessfatigue and reduced risk of falling.Registration is ongoing. Please regis-ter at the reference desk. The cost is$28 payable by check to the NorthBellmore Public Library.
YogaReward yourself. Practice Iyengar-
style yoga on your lunch hour withCathy Adamo at the library with pos-tures that benefit your general health,reduce stress and slow down the agingprocess. You will need to bring a yogasticky mat and two firm blankets. Thissession runs from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.on Fridays, July 20 and 27, throughAugust and September 7 and 14. Togain the most from your practice, beprompt, wear pants with an elastic waistand do not eat immediately before class.Register at the Reference Desk andplease sign the disclaimer.
Teen summer reading clubStudents entering grade 6-12 can join
the reading club up to August 21.Members will read books, write reviewsand submit them for a chance to win theweekly raffle.
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BELLMORE’S 13U TRAVEL TEAM GOES FOR THE HEAT: What a time it hasbeen for the Bellmore Heat 13U Travel Baseball Team. Last week, the Heat wonits first national tournament by beating the Hawaii state champions, Hawaiian
Crusaders, at the Triple Crown New York Experience Tournament at Randall’sIsland. The team went a perfect 7-0 during the week with wins over New Jersey,New York, Massachusetts and Hawaii.
CONGRATULATIONS to the NorthBellmore-North Merrick Little League9- and 10-year-old girls softball teamfor winning the New York District 31Championship game of the LittleLeague Williamsport Tournament 8-4over Massapequa. Pictured from left, in front row, areSamantha Intagliata, AmandaArcese, Brianna Morse, Katie Dunn,Nicole Dubon, Jessie Lanzisera,Stefanie Simone, Julia Tarantino,Diana Benedetto, Natalie Stark,Christina Burns and Kaitlin McArdle.From left in back row are Coach JoeLanzisera, Coach Scott Greiner,Coach Tom Simone, Coach LukeTarantino, Coach Cindy Dubon andCoach Scott Stark. Good luck to thegirls as they compete in the LittleLeague Williamspor t New YorkSectionals.
LOCAL TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP! Can't Fight The Tide! That's the motto of the Long IslandRiptide 12U Fastpitch Softball Team and they proved that to be true at the Summer ClassicUSSSA qualifier that was held in Lynbrook last month. The 12U Riptide Team went undefeatedand were the first-place champions of the 12U division. The team features several localBellmore/Merrick players and coaches. Players Kat Reed, Amanda Rubinstein, Eve Ferrantelli,Alyssa Simeon, Liz Sorge, Alexandra Garry, Sabrina Seeger, Montia Figueroa, Gabby Farino,Alana Namit and Izzy Farino, and coaches Kat Reed, Frank Ferrantelli and Eddie Simeon allworked hard to achieve this impressive accomplishment!
JACOB FRENCHMAN DELIVERS: Jacob Frenchman was the winning pitcher, throwing 7-1/3scoreless innings while striking out 12 batters as the All Island Beverage Yankees beat the Rays3-1, earning them the NBNMLL Senior Division Championship. The game, suspended earlier inthe week due to rain, continued after five innings and remained scoreless into extra inningsuntil the Yankees staged a two-out rally and scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning.Anthony Vicario and John Mauro got key hits before C.J. Meyer hit a long triple capping theYankees’ three run rally. Danny Kapps closed the game, getting the final two outs and earningthe save.
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STRIDING RIGHT: And they’re off! Runners charge at the opening gun of the 30th annual Bellmore Striders Fourth of July Independence Day Run aroundBellmore. Complete results are at www.flrr tt.com.
FIRST PLACE MEN’S WINNER JUAN AMONTE is joined by First Placewomen’s winner Stefanie Braun of Dix Hills, who ran a 23:25 race. Both areflanked by Bellmore Striders President Alex Cuozzo and Hemptead TownClerk Mark Bonilla of Bellmore. Bellmore Life photos by Douglas Finlay
CARA FELDMAN, atright, was the firstBellmore woman overthe finish line with atime of 22:03. Sheran for the Kennedygirls’ team beforegoing to Nor thernColorado University torun there. Joining heris Kennedy seniorMelissa Robinson,left, who is trainingfor Kennedy crosscountry this year – byrunning in the race!Matt Haslett wasBellmore’s first manover the finish line.
by Linda Delmonico Prussen
Whether or not public water will everbe more than a pipe dream was the ques-tion on everyone’s mind as about 50 peo-ple gathered at the Merrick Road GolfCourse Clubhouse in Merrick for a meet-ing with The Water Authority ofSoutheastern Nassau County (WASENC).
Despite the heat wave and the date,only one day after the July 4th holiday,the large turnout could easily be attrib-uted to what one newcomer had noproblem expressing: “I’m paying morethan three times the price of people withpublic water!” He described his rates as“astronomical.” John Reinhardt, secre-tary of WASENC, didn’t disagree, say-ing of American Water’s rates, “Theyare anywhere from two-and-a-half tofive times higher than other waterrates.”
A portion of that high rate and a majorfactor infuriating local residents is afranchise tax that American Water, as aprivately owned company, must pay toschool districts, even the school districtsthat use public water.
One attendee expressed her frustra-tion best, saying, “I don’t mind payingfor where I live, but I don’t want to payfor other districts.” If a public takeoverdoes become a reality WASENCChairman Richard Ronan said a publicutility would not be subject to that fran-chise tax.
TimingBoard members said at a January
meeting they planned on choosing acompany to do a valuation review of thewater company in about 30 days, withthe results of that review available in
approximately six months. Now it’sJuly, and county Legislator DaveDenenberg said, “A lot of people wantto know what’s been taking that muchtime.”
Mr. Reinhardt said action determiningthe value of the water company waspostponed during the transfer of Aqua,the previous water company, toAmerican Water.
The board passed a motion at the meet-ing to award a contract to the company ofGeorge E. Sansoucy of Newington, NewHampshire, to complete the first task indetermining the feasibility of a publictakeover: finding out the real value ofAmerican Water.
Resident Harvey Wolff asked, “Howlong is this going to take?” Mr. Ronan saidhe thinks the company will be done assess-ing the value of American Water in approx-imately three months.
Mr. Reinhardt said it may take closer tosix months to get an accurate figure. Mr.Reinhardt said regardless of the value, inall likelihood, “We are going to have totake this company through condemnationor eminent domain.” He said AmericanWater is making over a 10% return on itscapital investments and is not likely towant to sell.
Options on how to run itKnowing how much the company will
cost, Mr. Ronan cautions, is only stepone. The next will be determining the costof running the utility. “If we took it overthere are many options for operating it,”said Mr. Ronan.
One option would be to run it as a sep-arate public utility complete with its ownadministrative costs. Another, he men-tioned, would be running it as a “spin-
off” of an already established public util-ity such as Massapequa Water. However,Mr. Reinhardt pointed out, “To operate itunder another district will require statelegislation.”
While residents continue to wait…Mr. Ronan said while the wait contin-
ues, “We got them [American Water] toagree to a two-year rate freeze while wedetermine from a practical sense if itmakes sense to take over the water com-pany.” He added that during that time,“American Water will be doing capitalimprovements despite not knowing ifthey’ll be taken over.”
Another grant is acceptedA motion to accept a grant of $50,000
from the Town of Hempstead was passed.When asked what the grant will beapplied to, Mr. Reinhardt said, “Toaccomplish goals set forth in our missionstatement.”
When pressed for specifics, Mr. Ronansaid the grant will cover a portion of thefee being paid to the company doing thevaluation review.
Mr. Denenberg asked if an attorney had
been hired by WASENC. Mr. Ronan saidthe firm of Shan Ward was hired inJanuary and was being paid for by a pre-vious grant.
Mr. Reinhardt noted the Town ofHempstead gave the authority $10,000seed money at its formation in late 2010.And, he said, Oyster Bay gave $5,000 atthat time. Oyster Bay also agreed to givethe authority an additional $25,000.
A pipe dream?Attendee Ken Petrowski asked the
board, “What is your gut feeling as tothe viability of this thing?” Mr. Ronansaid there are a number of contributingfactors in making the determinationand, speaking on behalf of the board,would only say, “We think it’s sort of atoss-up. That’s why we have to get anexpert in here.”
The board decided to tentatively meetnext on Wednesday, September 12, at 7p.m. at the Merrick Road Golf CourseClubhouse, subject to the availability ofthe hall. Those wishing to receive e-mails regarding upcoming meetings cancontact WASENC board membersthrough its website www.WASENC.org.
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and doing a Q & A with the audience.”Sal Del Guidice of Bellmore has shown
three films at the Long IslandInternational Film Expo since he becamea member of the board of directors in2008. He won LIIFE’s 2010 BestDocumentary award for “Miracle Ball”and 2011 Best Director of a Long IslandFeature award for “Long IslandUncovered.”
Mr. Del Guidice is showing no films atthe festival this year, but he is still attend-ing and supporting it.
“This festival has become very global,which is wonderful,” he said. “It is nice tobe able to see films from all over theworld in an intimate theater.”
He claimed that not many small-scalefilm festivals last as long as this film fes-tival has. “This is the 15th year of the filmfestival, and its longevity is because it isrun so well.”
Bellmore resident Leslye Abbey hasbeen involved with the film festival since1999, and has shown 11 films at this fes-tival. She won LIIFE’s 1999
Humanitarian award for“Dharamsala/Tibet in Exile,” 2000 BestDocumentary award for “Bob’s RollingReefer,” 2006 Allen FortunoffHumanitarian award for “BayouLandfall/The Houma Nation vs. TheHurricanes” and 2007 Best FeatureDocumentary award for “Let The GoodTimes Roll.”
Even though she is not showing anyfilms this year, she still plans to attend. “Iam one of the oldest filmmakers associat-ed with the festival, and I am self- taught,”said Ms. Abbey. “It is an honor to be soaccepted.”
Veteran filmmaker Fred Carpenter hasbeen involved with the Long IslandInternational Film Festival since 1990 –when it first started at the MalverneTheatre – and has shown 16 filmsthroughout the years. He has also wonnumerous awards, including best director,best producer, best film and the audienceaward.
This year, he is showing “The NightNever Sleeps” starring Eric Roberts andRobert Clohessy, “Boardwalk Empire”star. The movie’s plot takes place all inone night and revolves around a Latinogang that kills an undercover cop. “TheNight Never Sleeps” was filmed in multi-ple locations, including Bellmore,Merrick, Shirley and Queens.
Mr. Carpenter has made numerousaction films throughout the years. “I wantto make a film that is the easiest to sellthroughout he world,” he said, “which iswhy I always stick to action films.”
The Long Island International FilmFestival features films from around theglobe. “Every foreign filmmaker whosefilm is being shown is flying into the fes-tival,” said Mr. Carpenter.
The most rewarding aspect of the filmfestival is being with other filmmakersand independent movie fans. “Because ofthe film festival, I get lots of press andattention,” said Mr. Carpenter, “and inter-acting and meeting with other filmmakersis a lot of fun.”
Mr. Carpenter believes the success ofthe film festival is due to its director,Debra Markowitz. “She is very smart,” hesaid, “and she has helped make the festi-val bigger and stronger.”
The selection processMs. Markowitz, along with a team of
judges, narrowed down the approximate400 entries to 142, but it wasn’t easy.“That’s really hard,” said Ms. Markowitzof deciding which film are shown andwhich are not.
“When you tell someone they’reaccepted it’s wonderful,” she said, butthere are some films that can’t fit into thefestival. She said that over the years shehas come to know a lot of the filmmakersand it can be hard to turn friends down.
Seven judges select which films areshown. The judges are Ms. Markowitz,Amanda Shapiro, Henry Stampfel –owner of the Bellmore Movies –ShowPlace, Jim Cook, John Marean,Kory Diskin and Derek Klevitz.
They watch everything themselves. If afilm gets three “no’s” during the firstviewing, it goes no further in the reviewprocess. If a film gets a good score, it con-tinues its rounds in the selection process.In order to have a film shown at the expo,“You have to have seven people agree thatthis is something they want to see in amovie theater,” said Ms. Markowitz.
When selecting the order of the films,“there is a lot of gray area,” said Ms.Markowitz. It takes about 10 hours just todecide the order.
The same seven judges score the filmsshown at the festival in combination withaudience ballots for the final awards pre-sented at the Entertainment and AwardsCeremony during closing night onThursday, July 19, from 7-10 p.m.
Among Ms. Markowitz’s favorite filmsis the feature-length film “Dimensions: ALine, A Loop, A Tangle of Threads.” Shecalls the movie “a period piece” that is“absolutely gorgeous.” The art director ofthe film previously worked on the HarryPotter films. “Dimensions” will playSunday, July 15, during Block 2 at 4:15p.m.
“Kinderblock 66: Return toBuchenwald” is an emotionally movingdocumentary about a children’s section ofa concentration camp. The documentarygave Ms. Markowitz chills. She said thefilm interviews survivors of the camp. Itwill play Sunday, July 15, during Block 1at 1:30 p.m.
“Junction” is a film that Ms. Markowitzsaid is “not for the faint hearted.” This“dark and twisted” film features actorNeal Bledsoe, who has appeared in theTV series “Ugly Betty” and “Smash,” andmovies “Revolutionary Road” and “Sexin the City 2.” “Junction” will play onSaturday, July 14, during Block 4 at 9:30p.m.
TrendsWhen it comes to trends at the film fes-
tival, Ms. Markowitz had less to say thanin previous years. Ms. Markowitz saidlast year there was an abundance of docu-mentaries, and though this year provideda good amount, there weren’t many in thesubmission pile.
Instead, she noted that short films seemto be making a comeback. She also men-tioned that there are “not a ton of horrorfilms this year,” and “music videos havetheir own category because we receivedso many” during the submission process.
The evolution of independent filmsBeing in the film business a long time,
Ms. Markowitz has seen independent filmevolve. “The films are much better,” shesaid. “Independent film has become morepopular. And I think people are under-standing that you don’t need to follow therules” of a traditional film studio. “Theyknow how to make a better film. It does-n’t have to cost a fortune. They know howto work smart.”
Ms. Markowitz has a love for inde-pendent films “because it’s the truestvision that can come from somebody.”She loves watching a movie when some-one tells the story from his or her heart.
The eight-day Long IslandInternational Film Expo is about celebrat-ing the independent spirit of the filmmak-er. Ms. Markowitz believes “When peo-ple go in to see the film and then come outand they’re glowing, that’s the best.”
Laura Amante is a senior at MolloyCollege studying film and interning atBellmore Life. Carissa Gagliardi is apaid New York Press Association internat Bellmore Life at Bel who will be asophomore at SUNY-Geneseo. She isstudying journalism.
Thursday, July 12: Long IslandInternational Film Expo at theBellmore Movies Film Festival warmsup with four blocks of films.
Friday, July 13: LIIFE OpeningNight wine and cheese reception –Technical Awards at the FilmmakersLounge (directly west of the BellmoreMovies) from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free forLIIFE 2012 filmmakers, Gold Passholders and ticket holders; OfficialOpening Night Film Block at 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 14: LIIFE Paneland Filmmakers Breakfast at theFilmmakers Lounge from 10:30a.m.-noon. “The Good, the Bad andthe Horror Stories: The Perils ofIndependent Filmmaking” moderatedby Mitchell Bard of Snapper Films.Admission is $5 for the general pub-lic and free for 2012 LIIFE partici-pating filmmakers; “Write Stuff”panel on scriptwriting from noon-12:45 p.m. at the FilmmakersLounge, admission is free.
Sunday, July 15: LIIFE Filmfinancing/distribution panel at theFilmmakers Lounge from noon-1 p.m.“Hear Industry Professionals Discussthe Current State of Independent FilmFinancing and Distribution” moderat-ed by Marc Jacobson of MarcJacobson Production Company,admission is free.
Wednesday, July 18: LIIFE closingnight film block at 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, July 19: LIIFE ClosingNight Party – buffet in the FilmmakersLounge from 5-6:45 p.m. andEntertainment and Awards Ceremonyfrom 7-10 p.m. General admission is$55, admission for participating film-makers and Gold Pass holders is $45.
Saturday, July 21: The ItalianConnection – comedian Sal Richards,along with his son Guy Richards andbrother Steve Diamond do “schtick ala The Rat Pack” at the BellmoreShowPlace at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 28: Long Island’sown funnyman Rob Bartlett brings hiscast of characters and 35 years of com-edy to the intimate BellmoreShowPlace stage for a one-night standbeginning at 8 p.m.
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by Laura Schofer
The New York State Legislature recent-ly passed the Sewage Pollution Right toKnow Act that requires public notificationof sewage spills. The bill was co-sponsoredby State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo [R-Merrick] and Harvey Weisenberg [D-LongBeach] in the state Assembly. The legisla-tion is now waiting to be signed byGovernor Andrew Cuomo. It will go intoeffect May 1, 2013.
The law requires that publicly runsewage treatment facilities provide thepublic notice after raw or partially treatedsewage spills into the water. They havefour hours to make such a report public.The New York State Department ofEnvironmental Conservation (DEC) is thelead agency required to notify the publicabout a spill through the media.
The legislation reads, “The Department(DEC), in consultation with theDepartment of Health, shall post reportedinformation on its website expeditiouslyand shall prepare a report on publiclyowned treatment works and sewer systemdischarges annually.
“The report shall, at a minimum,include: the total number of discharges,details of such discharges including thevolume and treated state of the discharge,and the duration and location of each dis-charge; as well as any remedial responsestaken to mitigate impacts and avoid furtherdischarges,” reads the new legislation.
Said Senator Fuschillo of the new legis-lation, “Whether it’s swimming, boating orfishing, Long Island’s beautiful beaches
and waterways are widely utilized by resi-dents throughout the year, especially in thesummer. When untreated sewage thatcould potentially affect their health is dis-charged into the waterway, they deserve toknow immediately.”
Requiring prompt disclosure of sewagedischarges will ensure that residents whocould be affected get as much informationas quickly as possible, he added.
Adrienne Esposito, executive directorfor Citizens Campaign for theEnvironment who has worked to advocatefor this legislation for over a year, said,“Timely notification about sewage over-flow will allow families to take precautionsand avoid swimming in sewage, boating inbacteria or fishing in filth. When it comesto harmful sewage pollution, ignorance isnot bliss, it is dangerous,” she said.
Sewage carries disease-causing microor-ganisms that cause diarrhea, vomiting, res-piratory and other infections such as hepa-titis and dysentery.
According to information provided bythe New York state Department of Health,a common illness caused by swimming inand drinking untreated or partially treatedsewage water is gastroenteritis, but it canlead to more chronic illnesses, especiallyfor children and the elderly.
“Waterborne illnesses resulting fromswimming are on the rise nationwide,”explained Ms. Esposito. “The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency esti-mates that between 1.8 and 3.5 millionAmericans become ill annually fromcontact with sewage in recreationalwaters,” she said.
Sewage pollution is caused by sev-eral factors, including outdated andfailing infrastructure as well as subur-ban development that increases non-permeable surfaces.
In Nassau County, 80% of the surfacesare nonpermeable. Nonpermeable surfacesprevent water from being absorbed into theground. Water, normally captured anddrained into the ground, has no where togo, creating stormwater run-off, whichgoes directly into the sewer system. It isthis water that now needs to be treated.
New York State is the seventh state inthe nation to pass a sewage pollution rightto know act. Locally, Nassau County hasits own version of the right to know spill
bill. Last October the county Legislaturepassed a bill that provides informationabout sewage spills to residents who signup to receive e-mail alerts.
There is no national standard requiringsewage operators to alert the public aboutspills, writes Katherine Baer, senior direc-tor, Clean Water Program, AmericanRivers, on her blog.
“Currently, over 200 million people areserved by treatment plants that provide sec-ondary or more advanced treatment, upfrom 140 million served by wastewatertreatment in the late 1960s before the CleanWater Act was passed,” according to thewebsite of American Rivers.
Arial view of Cedar Creek
Last month 121 girls from NassauCounty received their Girl Scout GoldAwards. The Girl Scout Gold Award isthe highest honor a Girl Scout canachieve. From these 121 girls, six girlswere from Bellmore/North Bellmore.
The Bellmore Association of GirlScouts held a ceremony at the MerrickRoad Golf Clubhouse for the girls.They honored Jacqui Nunez, AllisonRattoballi and Courtney Wright fromTroop 924 from Grace LutheranChurch and Julie Fithian, KellyO’Leary and Alexa Telano from Troop911 from St. Mark the EvangelistChurch as well as Jennifer Imbrognofrom Massapequa, who is also a mem-ber of Troop 911.
The girls needed to complete a mini-mum of 80 hours of work on their proj-ects as well as make them sustainable.Jacqui and Courtney made compostbins to be used in the OceansideMarine Preserve.
Allison’s project was to create GirlScout geocaches. Julie’s project was onanimal rescue and rehabilitation.Kelly’s project was on avoiding sub-stance abuse. Alexa’s project involvedcleaning up Forest City Park inWantagh. Jennifer’s project was teach-ing chemistry workshops. In atten-
dance were Nassau County LegislatorsDave Denenberg and NormaGonsalves, as well as Town ClerkMark Bonilla. There were also repre-
sentatives from Congressman PeterKing’s office, and representatives fromstate Senator Charles Fuschillo andstate Assemblyman Dave McDonough.
Also attending were members of theBellmore Lions Club, The BellmoreChamber of Commerce and the LadiesAuxiliary to the VFW.
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Bellmore Girls Scouts win gold awards
GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS: From left are Julie Fithian, Jennifer Imbrogno, Jacqui Nunez, KellyO'Leary, Allison Rattoballi, Alexa Telano and Cour tney Wright. Standing includes county Legislators DaveDenenberg and Norma Gonsalves, Joan Monestero (from the Bellmore Association of Girl Scouts), andHempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla.
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Long Island comedian Rob Bartlett,Don Imus’s funnyman sidekick forover 20 years on the Imus In TheMorning radio program, and Broadwayactor whose most recent dual roleswere in “How To Succeed in BusinessWithout Really Trying,” will headlinethe Bellmore Movies – ShowPlace onSaturday, July 28, at 8 p.m. Doorsopen at 7 p.m.
Mr. Bartlett started his standup careerin the Long Island comedy clubs morethan 35 years ago, and has included per-formances in Bellmore. Since 1998 hehas also been acting and singing onBroadway – though he still keeps hisday job as Imus’s sidekick.
Of Broadway – in which he has alsoappeared in “Chicago” – he says heloves the camaraderie of the casts he hasworked with, marching in theThanksgiving Day Parades and doingother public events that helped promotethe shows he has been in.
Being away from standup, he sayshe’s practicing some new routines andadding some new characters he hopes tohave ready for the Bellmore Movies.
“I’m glad to be coming back home,”he told this newspaper recently. “It’s anintimate theater, and it will require somenew routines.” But he makes clear hewill still showcase his older charactersand routines.
He will appear in a New Jersey clubprior to the Bellmore Movies, for exam-ple, testing new material on the unsus-pecting to hone it perfectly for his showat the theater.
Gary Smith, producer of the show andowner of NYEntertainmentClub.com,told Bellmore Life that “Rob is alwaysready to go.” He explained that he’s got-ten calls from Rob’s fans wonderingwhat characters he will perform duringthe 1-1/2-hour show.
“He hasn’t done standup comedy onLong Island for quite some time,” Mr.Smith continued. But he said Mr. Bartlettstill has a stable list of characters heengages in on Imus in the Morning.
Mr. Smith says that Mr. Bartlett – likemany comedians who came up duringthe heyday of the comedy clubs in the1980s and 1990s – now prefers to work
small theaters such as the BellmoreMovies – ShowPlace rather than theclubs, because there is a more comfort-able, intimate feel to them.
Tickets for the show begin at $40 forgeneral admission and $45 for VIP seats,which include the first seven rows.
Tickets can be obtained by visitingwww.nyentertainmentclub.com or bycalling 785-4234. They are also avail-able at the Bellmore Movies – Show-Place box ofice at 222 Pettit Avenue, orby calling 783-3199.
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