Join the summer Beach Bag Book Club Not-so-humorous ice cream shortage Is LIRR on the right track? Scan our QR code on your smart phone to visit our website! Vol. 75 No. 27 (USPS 340-100) Merrick, NY11566 The Community Newspaper Thursday, July 5, 2012 75¢ T T e e e e n n / / T T w w e e e e n n B B e e s s t t F F r r i i e e n n d d C C o o n n t t e e s s t t page 5 Printed onrecycled paper see page 4 Merrick Life photo by Erin Donohue
THE 2012 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP in the AAA Division of the Merrick-North Merrick Little League was played recently at Levy Lakeside School. The Mets started strong from the beginning with strong hitting. The Mets’ pitching and defense was solid all game. They held strong with a shutout until the very last inning and finished the game in the top of the sixth inning by a final score of 8-1 to win the game against the Indians and the World Series victory! It was a proud moment for Manager Gary Birke, who was thrilled with his team of dedicated boys whom also fin- ished their season in first place. From left, at top are Coach Karloff Rosario, Manager Gary Birke and Coach Stu Wolfson. Middle: Josh Trook, Dylan Wolfson, Nick Karambasis, Peter Romero, Daniel Bello and Matt Liotta. Bottom: Ben Birke, Sam Zavelson, Brenden Rosario and Alec Dano. Vol. 75 No. 27 (USPS 340-100) Merrick, NY 11566 The Community Newspaper Thursday, July 5, 2012 75¢ Celebrating over 70 years Printed on recycled paper NAMES MAKE THE NEWS: Read about your neighbors! 74 local people’s names were in your community newspaper this past week. Maybe yours is in this week! See inside. Is LIRR on the right track? Join the summer Beach Bag Book Club Not-so-humorous ice cream shortage page 6 page 2 page 3 www.MerrickLife.com Scan our QR code on your smart phone to visit our website! Will there be a Trump on the Ocean? page 5 Teen/Tween Best Friend Contest see page 4 Mets Take AAA Division Championship Vandals sought in three criminal mischief incidents Nassau County Police Department First and Seventh Precincts are inves- tigating incidents of criminal mis- chief that happened last weekend. On Saturday, June 30, at 6:35 a.m. the First Precinct squad responded to a report of a one-inch by one-inch swastika found written in black marker on an outside wall of the Merrick Avenue Middle School at 1870 Merrick Avenue. Also discov- ered were obscenities spraypainted in silver (white), green and red on out- side doors, windows and walls. The next day, Sunday, July 1, at 7:30 a.m. the Seventh Precinct squad responded to a call by a 48-year-old owner of a 2011 BMW who found a 12-inch swastika scratched into the right front door of his vehicle. The car, parked in the driveway of his Holland Way home, also had obscenities scratched into the hood and trunk. The Seventh Precinct squad recent- ly opened an investigation to graffiti on the handball court and a picnic table at Cedar Creek park in Seaford. A swastika was found among the van- dalism along with the number “54” and the words “Hail Hitler.” Detectives request anyone with information regarding any of the above incidents to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous, police said. -Erin Donohue
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THE 2012 WORLD SERIESCHAMPIONSHIP in the AAADivision of the Merrick-Nor thMerrick Little League was playedrecently at Levy Lakeside School.The Mets started strong from thebeginning with strong hitting. TheMets’ pitching and defense wassolid all game. They held strongwith a shutout until the very lastinning and finished the game inthe top of the sixth inning by afinal score of 8-1 to win the gameagainst the Indians and the WorldSeries victory! It was a proudmoment for Manager Gary Birke,who was thrilled with his team ofdedicated boys whom also fin-ished their season in first place.From left, at top are Coach KarloffRosario, Manager Gary Birke andCoach Stu Wolfson. Middle: JoshTrook, Dylan Wolfson, NickKarambasis, Peter Romero, DanielBello and Matt Liotta. Bottom: BenBirke, Sam Zavelson, BrendenRosario and Alec Dano.
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Vandals sought in three criminal mischief incidentsNassau County Police Department
First and Seventh Precincts are inves-tigating incidents of criminal mis-chief that happened last weekend.
On Saturday, June 30, at 6:35 a.m.the First Precinct squad responded toa report of a one-inch by one-inchswastika found written in blackmarker on an outside wall of theMerrick Avenue Middle School at1870 Merrick Avenue. Also discov-ered were obscenities spraypainted insilver (white), green and red on out-side doors, windows and walls.
The next day, Sunday, July 1, at7:30 a.m. the Seventh Precinct squadresponded to a call by a 48-year-oldowner of a 2011 BMW who found a12-inch swastika scratched into the
right front door of his vehicle. Thecar, parked in the driveway of hisHolland Way home, also hadobscenities scratched into the hoodand trunk.
The Seventh Precinct squad recent-ly opened an investigation to graffition the handball court and a picnictable at Cedar Creek park in Seaford.A swastika was found among the van-dalism along with the number “54”and the words “Hail Hitler.”
Detectives request anyone withinformation regarding any of theabove incidents to contact NassauCounty Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remainanonymous, police said.
-Erin Donohue
Merrick Life photo by Erin Donohue
by Carissa Gagliardi
The Beach Bag Book Club, sponsored bythe Merrick, North Merrick, Bellmore andNorth Bellmore Libraries, kicked off its firstday of fun with authors Jen Calonita,Susane Colasanti and Elizabeth Eulberg lastmonth. The Beach Bag Book Club cele-brates its fourth year of book talks withauthors of teen and preteen novels.
This summer, once a month, two authorswill join host Jen Calonita, a popular youngadult author from Merrick, at the MerrickLibrary to discuss their latest books andanswer questions. All sponsoring libraries’Beach Bag Book Club meet at the MerrickLibrary. Those who sign up receive a beachbag and other prizes.
This month Jen was joined by authorsSusane Colasanti, with her book “KeepHolding On,” and Elizabeth Eulberg, withher book “Take a Bow.” The lively writerslit up the book club room with their energy.
Susane Colasanti’s newest book “KeepHolding On” is about a girl named Noellewho is being bullied at school. A love storyand tough family life also find their wayinto the plot. Susane says the book is “basedon my own experiences being bullied” anda personal high school romance, but with atwist. She says, “It’s important to writeabout what it feels like to be tormented. It’simportant to reach out to teens goingthrough similar things. Writing this bookwas my way of reaching out to them.”
This is Susane’s second year attendingthe Beach Bag Book Club. “I don’t write formyself, I write for teens.” Susane loves
attending events with the age group shewrites her books for.
Susane is the author of other young adultbooks such as “So Much Closer,”“Something Like Fate,” “Waiting for You,”“Take Me There” and “When it Happens.”Susane’s upcoming book is the romanticnovel “All I Need.”
Elizabeth Eulberg’s newest book, “Take aBow,” is about four students of a prestigiousperforming arts high school in New YorkCity. The book follows them throughouttheir senior year.
This is Ms. Eulberg’s third year at theBeach Bag Book Club. She said shewrites for teens because that time in agirl’s life is so important. “As a teenageryou have a lot of firsts — your first love,your first heartbreak, and even your firstbetrayal. I think back very fondly to thattime in high school.”
Elizabeth is the author of other youngadult books such as “Prom andPrejudice” and “The Lonely HeartsClub.” Her upcoming book is the funnyyet insightful novel “Revenge of the GirlWith the Great Personality.”
Ms. Calonita assembled this summer’sgroup of authors. When selecting authorsJen keeps in mind which teen/tween booksfeel like a good summer beach read. Shealso chooses novels that she herself enjoys.She says the Beach Bag Book Club “is justa great way to get the girls excited aboutwriting and reading.”
The book discussion included talks of theauthors’ newest and upcoming novels, aswell as such topics as their male fictional
character crushes. The audience asked theirmost pressing questions about writing.
With many young aspiring writers inattendance, the authors gave helpful writingtips. They discussed outlines, writer’sblock, inspirations, details, content andstructure of their stories. Susane’s advice toaspiring writers was “Read as much as youcan because the more you read, the betterwriter you’ll become.”
She encouraged them to “Write the storythat’s in your heart. Be excited and passion-ate about what you’re writing.” Elizabethadded, “The most important thing aboutwriting is sitting down and writing” andencouraged the young writers to be open tocriticism of their work.
At the end of the book discussions, theauthors raffled off copies of their books,“Keep Holding On” and “Take A Bow”to two lucky girls in the audience. TheBook Club concluded with dessert and abook sale.
Larissa Simonovski, Merrick youngadult librarian and teen program adminis-trator, said that she and Ms. Calonitacame up with the idea for the Beach BagBook Club four years ago.
They decided to share the idea with fel-low libraries in North Merrick, Bellmoreand North Bellmore to increase the turn outand share costs. She believes the book clubis a great opportunity for young girls tomeet accomplished authors.
Jessica Tymecki, young adult librarian ofNorth Bellmore Library, said that NorthBellmore joined the Beach Bag Book Clubfour years ago and continues to co-sponsorit because “it’s a great opportunity to get ourteens involved” and it has a “great impacton promoting reading.” She believes thatsince the teens are out of school, the BeachBag Book Club promotes reading for pleas-ure during the summer.
Gina Zazzi, 10, of Birch School inMerrick, said she attended the event
because “I like to read and I just like to talkabout books with other people.”
Melissa Clark, 15, of Calhoun HighSchool, said, “I’ve been here before and allthe books that are here are really good.”
Also in attendance, Danielle Mack, 15, ofCalhoun High School, said she is a big fanof Ms. Calonita and her books. Melissa andDanielle said they will return for the othertwo Beach Bag Book Club dates.
The Beach Bag Book Club will haveauthors Kieran Scott with her series“She’s So Not Worth It” and MelissaKantor with her book “The Darlings inLove” on Wednesday, July 25, at 4:15p.m., and authors Jen Calonita with herbook “Belles,” and Jen E. Smith with herbook “The Statistical Probability ofLove at First Sight” on Wednesday,August 22. at 4:15 p.m.
If you’re a member of one of the host-ing libraries, you can call it to sign up. Ifyou are from outside the area but want toattend, call the Merrick Library at 377-6112 to sign up.
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A variety of commuter complaintswere discussed at an open forum heldby Legislator Dave Denenberg at theFreeport Memorial Library last month.
The forum covered issues affectingcommuters on the Babylon Branch ofthe Long Island Rail Road.
On hand to address commuter con-cerns were Patrick Gerakaris, branchline manager, South Nassau District,and Robert Brennan, director of govern-ment and community affairs for theLIRR.
Penalty fees questionedIronically, earlier in the day the rail-
road experienced problems with its tick-et machines at various stations, forcingcommuters to buy tickets on the trainand pay the penalty fine for not pur-chasing tickets before boarding.
A Bellmore commuter asked if therailroad was aware of the problem, andofficials say they were, and able to put amessage regarding the issue on the sta-tions’ electronic monitors, which theydid, why were commuters still chargedthe higher rate on the train? Mr.Brennan said, “In a perfect world noone would be charged the higher rate.”
While commuters can receive arefund on the overpayment, the onus isput on them to fill out a form on theirticket and mail it in. Mr. Gerakarisadmitted, “It is an inconvenience, butsome of these things are out of our con-trol.” When pressed as to why – if therailroad knew there was a problem, con-ductors weren’t instructed to simplycharge passengers the regular fee with-
out the penalty – he replied, “It’s a levelof internal controls we have to enforce.”
He said, as the outage was intermit-tent, “We have to ensure the machine isnot working.” He said this was done byinvestigating each overpayment claimreceived, and checking the time and themachine in the system to see that therewas actually an equipment failure. Headded, “We try to be as customer serv-ice-focused as possible.”
One commuter suggested that penaltyfees be eliminated on weekends whenless-seasoned commuters take the traininto the city with their families. He saiddoing so would increase ridership andencourage people to leave their cars athome.
Expiration datesA commuter asked if the MTA had
any plans to return to six-month expira-tion dates on tickets instead of the cur-rent two-week “good for” period. Mr.Brennan said while the MTA has noplans to return to the longer period, leg-islation in Albany was in the works todo just that. At least for now that won’tbe happening, as the bill has some legallanguage issues and the legislative ses-sion ended Thursday, June 21.
Parking problemsIt’s no secret that trying to get a spot
at the Merrick or Bellmore train stationduring a normal workday is a challenge.Claudia Borecky, president of the Northand Central Merrick Civic Association,has been trying to get permit parking forresidents. She asked if there was anyheadway made on her attempts, but wastold there had been no new movement
on the issue. A Freeport commuter complained
that taxi cabs can take up to 17 spaces,often parking diagonally, making itnearly impossible to get a space at thatstation as well.
Mr. Brennan said of the cabs, “Theyare allowed a certain number of spots.”But he said he will report the issue tothe MTA to be investigated. Mr.Denenberg said he also received severalcomplaints on the same problem.
SafetyA commuter reported severe flood-
ing on the Merrick and Freeport plat-forms during the recent rains. He said,“There is a constant flooding prob-lem.” He added that in the wintertimethe water freezes and in the summerthe water pools damage the concrete.Mr. Brennan said, “We can definitelylook into that.”
A commuter voiced his concern overnighttime loitering at the Freeport sta-tion. Mr. Brennan said, “Mayor[Andrew] Hardwick and I talk and weare very aware of the quality-of-lifeissues at the Freeport station.”
Mrs. Borecky asked that the bottomstep of the stairs at the Merrick stationbe painted white so those withvision/perception problems would havean easier time navigating the stairs.
The birdsA commuter complained of an excess
of bird droppings at the Baldwin sta-tion. Mr. Gerakaris said, “I will get outthere tomorrow and look at it.” He saidhe is addressing a bird problem inBellmore with the instillation of netting,
but will have the area in Baldwinpower-washed and cleaned.
Mr. Brennan said, “We have similarproblems at a lot of our stations. Birdsare a serious thorn in our side. No mat-ter what we do as far as the newest tech-nology out there, it’s nearly impossibleto get rid of all the birds.”
A Bellmore commuter said theproblem is increased by some inBellmore intent on feeding thepigeons at the station.
Mrs. Borecky asked, “Why doesSeaford not seem to have a problem?”Mr. Gerakaris explained that theSeaford station had a more recentmakeover. “When we redo a station weinclude all the bird-proofing.”
Odds and endsA commuter asked about the letter-
ing on the Freeport station. Mr.Gerakaris said, “We have the order into replace the letters and we hope toget that done real soon.”
A Bellmore commuter asked that ahook be installed on the back of thedoor in the women’s bathroom. Shecomplimented the railroad on thecleanliness of the bathroom, but saidthat, even though clean, womenwould prefer not to have to placetheir coats and purses on the floorwhen using the bathroom.
Both Mr. Brennan and Mr. Gerakarissaid this would be addressed. Mr.Gerakaris urged commuters to sign upfor the MTAs E-Alert system so thatalerts regarding the railroad could besent directly to each commuter’s cellphone via e-mail or text.
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History is what makes the Norman Levy Park and Preserve inMerrick, just at the Freeport border, even more special. This beautifulwaterfront overlook used to be a garbage dump.
The ugly duckling became a swan.Merrick landscaper
Jay Pitti saw its poten-tial back in the early1980s. He shared hisvision for an overlookpreserve and sanctuarywith local leaders suchas Judge JeromeMedowar, MarianFraker-Gutin, the lateMildred Donnellyfrom the MerrickChamber ofCommerce and the lateFaith Laursen ofMerrick Life. Then-Hempstead TownSupervisor ThomasGulotta did a surveyand found the widercommunity also sup-ported the idea. Thestate Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) was con-vinced to consider converting the former landfill into a preserve underthe stewardship of then-Sanitation Commissioner Dick Ronan.
And the late state Senator Norman Levy was instrumental in gettingthe state to do what the town wanted, saving millions of dollars for tax-payers in the process.
Town of Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Kate Murray has alsobeen supportive of the many “green” endeavors at the preserve, such asthe recent acquisition of solar-powered jitneys used to take fishermento the pier and sightseers on nature tours.
Sixty-five Eagle Scout projects have been done in the preserve, sav-ing the taxpayers money. Homes were built for the goats that do thegrass mowing, the guinea hens that keep down the tick population andthe swallows that eat the mosquitos.
About 50,000-60,000 people visit the preserve each month to walkor jog the fitness trails, take kayak tours or fish. Knowledgeable rangerssuch as Audobonner Scott Oglesby lead nature tours.
Deputy Commissioner Mike McConnell has a collection of flags ofall the countries that have sent delegations to study and possibly emu-late what has been done here. As he told members of the Friends ofNorman Levy Park and Preserve who gathered for their annual tour lastweek, “We are here to stay and as popular as ever.”
SWASTIKAS ARE NOTFUNNY! Police have reported anumber of incidences of graffitiincluding swastikas over the pastweek at Cedar Creek Park, atMerrick Avenue Middle Schooland on a car parked on HollandWay in Merrick.
It seems likely the perpetratorswere kids. And maybe those kidsthought they were being funnyor cool. They weren’t.
Recently, a video of upstatemiddle-schoolers taunting aschool bus matron went viral andearned them suspension fromschool. Those who painted theswastikas were being no lesscruel. Even though there are veryfew Holocaust survivors left,every Jew must feel pain at thesight of a swastika, symbol ofHitler’s regime that wanted toexterminate them.
Everyone should because thecrime against Jews was also acrime against Humanity.
REFORMED BAPTIST:Grace Reformed Baptist churchNursery School at 36 SmithStreet has openings in its three-year-old nursery school class.The three-year-old programmeets on Tuesday and Thursdaymornings 9-11:30 a.m. There are16 children in the class with ateacher and an aide. The office isopen during the summer. Call327-ABCD for information.
TEST: Check out MerrickLife’s Facebook page for itssummer reading contest withteen author Jen Calonita.Become a fan on facebook atwww.facebook.com /merricklifeand upload (or ask a parent to) apicture of you and your bestfriend doing something aroundtown, write a family-friendlycaption and you are entered towin a book by Ms. Calonita,author of the “Belles” series.
Merrick Life will give away sixcopies of books, autographed
for the winner and a chance tomeet Ms. Calonita. The contestis open to ages 10-18.
spaghetti dinner fundraiser willbe held on Sunday, July 15, tosupport the Eagle Scout project ofScott Halleran. He will be raisingmoney to refurbish the parkinglot and purchase new signage forthe Merrick United MethodistChurch, which will also be thelocation of the dinner event.
The price is $6 (12 and under)and $12 for adults. Dinnerincludes salad, pasta, meatballs,garlic bread, refreshments, cof-fee, tea and dessert. Seatings arebetween 5-7 p.m. Gluten-freefoods will be offered. For ticketor donor information call Scottat 546-4507.
Does it feel like there are moreheadlines about suicides? If itdoes, and you want to help makea change, volunteer and make adifference. Long Island CrisisCenter (LICC), the 24 hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week suicide pre-vention and crisis interventionhotline is recruiting volunteers toparticipate in its upcomingCounselor Assistant TrainingProgram.
Next month’s training will beheld on three successiveSaturdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. onJuly 14, 21 and 28. For informa-tion, check out LICC’s website,www.longislandcrisiscenter.organd click on “Volunteer;” thencall 826-0244 to schedule aninterview.
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.
There are a limited number oftickets available. First come, first
served. Deadline to order ticketsis Sunday, July 1. Proceeds willgo to “Let Kids Be KidsProgram,” as well as the “Qualityof Life” program, both of whichgive financial assistance to thosewith lupus.
For information call theBellmore office at 783-3370 or e-mail to [email protected].
C H S D TO M E E T: T h eBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District’s reorganizationmeeting of the Board ofEducation will take place onTuesday, July 10, beginning at 8p.m. in the Board Room at 1260Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick.
MEET: The Board of Directorsof the Water Authority ofSoutheastern Nassau Countywill hold its next public meetingon Thursday, July 5, at 7 p.m. atthe Merrick Golf CourseClubhouse, at 2550 ClubhouseRoad, Merrick.
Residents receiving water fromAqua New York are urged toattend. The board will considerproposals received for profes-sional services, and conduct otherbusiness.
Shore Bikur Cholim and the NewYork Blood Center will hold ablood drive at the FarmingdaleWantagh Jewish Center, 3710Woodbine Avenue, Wantagh, onThursday, July 12, between thehours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Donors should be between theages of 16 and 75 (or older, witha doctor’s note) and in goodhealth. Note that 16-year-olddonors must have parental per-mission. Appointments are pre-ferred so but walk-ins are wel-come. To make an appointmentor get information, call Louise at735-6008. All donors will beentered in a raffle for tickets to aMets game at Citifield.
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JAY PITTI (right) of Merrick, who pro-posed that the former Hempstead Townlandfill “garbage mountain” be turnedinto a nature preserve, welcomesRichard Ronan of North Merrick, formertown sanitation commissioner, back toLevy Park last week.
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The Trump Organization’s deal last weekwith the state parks to build the long-delayedTrump on the Ocean catering facility at JonesBeach is still being met with skepticism byPat Friedman, president of the CommunityLeague of Garden City South, who toldMerrick Life – as she got set to call the stateattorney general’s office – that “the deal isillegal.”
“How did the plan get to 88,000 squarefeet from the original 47,000 square feetcalled for in the original state bid?” sheasked.
She told this newspaper that in 2006 then-Parks Commissioner Bernadette Castrocalled for bids to build a boardwalk restau-rant at Jones Beach and got three bidders,including Steve Carl, who owns Carlton onthe Park, and a husband and wife team.
Mrs. Friedman said Mr. Carl became thebidder chosen but was a day late in putting inhis bid. Mrs. Friedman said that acceptance ofMr. Carl’s bid a day late made its acceptanceinvalid, and that new competitive bids shouldhave been offered to the public once more.
Instead, she said the project lingered fortwo years until Mr. Trump partnered with Mr.Carl and “it became a catering facility. Howdid it go from a bid for a boardwalk restaurant
to a catering facility” twice the size of theoriginal restaurant bid? Mrs. Friedman asked.
Mr. Trump came up with the catering facil-ity project in order to get the process moving“without any competitive bidding” and thestate went along with it, she said. There wasno competitive bidding for a catering facility,and that makes it illegal, she said. She said theopen competitive bidding process is supposedto protect against such arbitrary moves.
Dan Keefe, spokesman for the state parks,told Merrick Life, that “We’re confident thatall the procurements and biddings were han-dled properly.” He noted that both the state’sattorney general and the comptroller hadsigned off on the contracts.
This newspaper reported in September2011 that Mrs. Friedman famously saidto Mr. Trump during a rally to buildTrump On The Ocean – weeks afterHurricane Irene – that “I beat youonce...and I’m going to beat you again.”
She was shoulder-to-shoulder withhim after he had thanked her for pub-licly supporting his run for president.
The Trump Organization’s agreementto build Trump On The Ocean includeddropping its insistence to use the14,202-square-foot basement for three
kitchens employing over 30. The base-ment, said a news release from the stateOffice of Parks, Recreation and HistoricPreservation (OPRHP), will be usedsolely for storage purposes.
The Trump Organization had agreedto the new storage basement design in2008 after two public hearings wereheld, which determined that the facilitycould not have a basement in a floodzone four feet above sea level.
But the organization instead sued thestate rather than agree to the new storagebasement design, causing several years
of delays in implementing the newdesign until last week, when both theorganization and the state agreed to droplawsuits against each other. Trump thenagreed to the storage basement design.
Said Barbara Sabbagh Rowan ofWantagh, “I don’t like the idea of such alarge catering hall on the boardwalk. Anice restaurant with outdoor seatingwould keep in character with the board-walk and not overwhelm the area or takeaway from the low-key atmosphere.”
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With some of your favorite GoodHumor ice cream bars unavailable,Nassau County Legislator DaveDenenberg joined with children fromJacob Gunther Elementary School inNorth Bellmore at a press conference lastmonth at Wantagh Park to decry a short-age of ice cream this summer.
Four of the most popular flavors,Chocolate Eclair, Candy Center Crunch,snow cones and Toasted Almond werenot delivered to trucks. The shortage isattributed to a Maryland Good Humorplant closing in 2008 and an unusuallywarm spring.
But Mr. Denenberg expressed skepti-cism about the reasons.
“Both 2010 and 2011 summers hadrecord heat waves, yet the GoodHumor ice cream trucks carried theflavors,” he said.
Mr. Denenberg said the Good Humorfranchise distributors “are not provid-ing our Good Humor trucks – whichwill come to our houses and be at thispark in Wantagh – with four of the mostpopular flavors.”
For many children, this could mean adifferent summer for them. “For children,summers are about parks, playgrounds,pools and ice cream from the ice creamman,” he said, “We want our kids to gettheir favorite flavors.”
Mr. Denenberg then chanted, “Today Iscream, you scream, we are all screamingfor a lack of ice cream!” Kids from NorthBellmore’s Jacob Gunther ElementarySchool joined him in the chant.
Parents who attended the press confer-ence voiced their concerns about the GoodHumor ice cream shortage. Denise Burke
of Wantagh and her two children, whoattend Mandalay Elementary School,were at the press conference. “It is ashame,” said Ms. Burke, “I like ToastedAlmond. The kids love snow cones. Tothem, that’s summer.”
She questioned why Good Humor ischoosing not to distribute four of itsmost popular flavors. “Why discontinuepopular flavors instead of unpopularones?” she asked.
Good Humor officials and ice creamtrucks were expected to join LegislatorDenenberg at the press conference.When they didn’t show, Mr. Denenbergopenly declared that he believes thetrucks were pressured by the GoodHumor franchise not to attend.
A statement sent to Merrick Life fromCarnival Ice Cream, which owns GoodHumor, said, “As one of the country’s largestice cream distributors and an official distrib-utor of Good Humor Ice Cream, we deeplyregret the shortage in ice cream and that forthe first time in the 90-year history of GoodHumor, some of America’s top-selling treatswill not be available for the thousands ofkids and families on Long Island.
“We will tirelessly work on resolvingthe distribution problems at hand, stockingas much inventory as possible to provideas wide an assortment of flavors as we canthis summer. With the record warmth thisspring and temperatures nearing 100degrees, our staff is working around theclock to provide ice cream to the 2.5 mil-lion residents of Long Island.”
“We love Good Humor,” said Mr.Denenberg, “and we are just asking themto clear up the shortage. Give our kids achance to enjoy Good Humor just asmuch as we did.”
Mr. Denenberg urged community mem-bers to join his petition online against theice cream shortage. The petition is avail-
able online on his Facebook page and hiswebsite, www.davedenenberg.com.
Jacob Gunther Elementary School
closed its doors on Friday, June 22, at 11a.m. for the last time, and will not reopenin the fall.
Not so humored: We’re all screaming for ice cream!
JACOB GUNTHER SCHOOL STUDENTS joined Legislator Denenberg in protest-ing ice cream shortage.
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A man, 45, was arrested in front of2428 Sunrise Highway in Bellmore lastweek after menacing his girlfriend inNorth Merrick with a baseball bat and aknife.
Nassau police told Merrick Life thatthe man was at the home of his girl-friend on Carroll Aveue in NorthMerrick when he began arguing withher and her son. A call arrived at theFirst Precinct, which said that he hada bat. A second call shortly after thensaid that he had a knife.
Police said that when they arrivedthe suspect fled the scene in a darkFord vehicle. Police followed himalong Merrick Avenue, where heturned onto Sunrise Highway. He wasstopped in front of 2428 SurniseHighway and arrested.
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GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: Allen and Betty Napolitano, longtimeMerrick residents, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 26.Their children honored them with a surprise gala with a hundred of theirclosest family members and friends, some of whom traveled across thecountr y and overseas. Father Augustine of Curé of Ars, the parish wherethey were originally married, joined in and spontaneously of fered torenew their vows. Their children were happy when they agreed! Betty andAllen’s sons-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were all in cel-ebration with them on this joyous day.
MERRICK LIFE FREELANCE contributor Linda Delmonico Prussen wasrecently honored at the 2012 Press Club of Long Island Awards Dinner heldat the Woodbury Country Club. Ms. Delmonico Prussen won second place inthe category of Print Dailies, Editorial/Commentary, for her Newsday editori-al, "Put grocery wine sales back in cart."
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Telstar – your friendly, neighborhood barbershopby Leah Sobel
For 35 years, Telstar Haircutters hasbeen a place for men and children alike toget their haircuts. Although from the out-side it may seem like a standard barbershop, once you step inside, you automat-ically feel relaxed and at home under themanagement and care of owners DinoEbarilli and Tom Garro.
Mr. Garro first started in Merrick in1969 with two barbershops on MerrickRoad. He and Mr. Ebarilli then decided togo out on their own and, in 1977, estab-lished Telstar Haircutters.
“We are living the American dreambecause we are able to own our busi-ness,” said Mr. Garro. He said that heelected to keep the business in Merrickbecause much of their clientele was fromthe area and surrounding towns. “Menare generally less likely than women totravel for a haircut,” he explained, “so wedecided to stay.”
Because they have a predominantlymale clientele, Telstar barbers specializein different men’s and boys’ haircuts.Additionally, they are a notable businessbecause they chop the locks of youngchildren. “You need a lot of patience to
give kids haircuts,” Mr. Garro comment-ed. “The biggest thing for parents tounderstand is that they need to let kidsgradually get their hair cut. For example,children should first go with their fathersand watch them get a haircut so theyknow everything will be fine.”
While the industry is changing, Mr.Garro said, Telstar Haircutters basicallyoffers the same services as any other bar-bershop. But, they provide it in a person-al way to make sure their customers feelcomfortable and at ease.
“We specialize in individual services.A haircut will never be rushed, 95 percentof our customers come by appointment,”mentioned Mr.Garro, “and we give spe-cific attention to young children.”
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Because of this, one look at the brightand pleasant orange walls in betweeneach of the haircutting stations and it isobvious that the barbers do their work ina semi-private manner. This is anotherway Mr. Ebarilli and Mr. Garro maketheir customers feel content and secure.
Telstar Haircutters has made an influ-ential impact in the community and willcontinue to as they grow stronger as abusiness. When asked what he lovedmost about his job, as one would expectthis caring man to say, Mr. Garro said that“the interaction with customers is themost enjoyable part.”
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Overuse, salt water and weather affect water supplyby Laura Amante
Next time you water your lawn orrinse off your patio, think twice abouthow much water you are actuallyusing.
Aquifers are where Long Islandersobtain their fresh water, and they arebeing depleted due to overuse and lackof precipitation. “Long Island is at adeficit,” said Sarah Meyland, co-director of the Center for WaterResources Management at New YorkInstitute of Technology since 2006.“The lack of freshwater coming intothe aquifers over the course of the yearincreases the chances of both saltwaterintrusion and aquifer depletion.”
Long Island uses three differentaquifers: Lloyd, the smallest anddeepest aquifer; the Magothy, thelargest aquifer that holds the mostwater; and the Upper Glacial, which isthe newest aquifer.
Different materials make up theaquifers, including sand, gravel andclay. The water in the aquifers isstored in the tiny spaces between thesand grains. Due to both the dryweather and public overuse of water,there has become a shortage of water.
Along the South Shore of LongIsland, the freshwater comes intodirect contact with the salt water. Thefreshwater, moving slowly in theaquifers, is pushing towards thecoastal water, and the saltwater ispushing towards land. When there istoo much freshwater coming out, itallows the salt water to seep inward,into the aquifers. “The people on theSouth Shore [Seaford, Wantagh,Bellmore, Merrick, Freeport,Baldwin, etc.,] are the first ones whosee the consequences of how we [neg-atively] use our water,” said Ms.Meyland.
Overuse and evaporationPeople often do not realize they are
overusing water, continued Ms.Meyland. A general assumption, shesaid, is that overwatering your lawndoes not waste water. “Many peoplethink that the water goes back into theaquifers, but it does not. It evaporatesinto the atmosphere,” she said.
Water use increases 300-400% overthe summer due to pools, sprinklersand other outdoor use, but it is oftenwasteful. “We lose a lot of water overthe summer,” said Ms. Meyland, “and
we have difficulty making it up overthe winter. “People also waste waterby hosing down their driveways,decks and patios. It is important toeducate the public on the misuse ofwater, and how it is impacting ourwater supply now and in the future.”
Although heavy rainstorms provideLong Island with a lot of water, a lotof that water is wasteful, remarkedNeal Lewis, executive director of theSustainability Institute at MolloyCollege.
“When there are heavy rain storms,the water will run onto the streets andthen into catch basins in the streets,”he said.
“Of that stormwater, some of it willrecharge into aquifers after being col-lected by storm catch basins on thestreets and being carried to rechargebasins.”
Since Long Island is so populated,there are few open areas where therain can enter the ground. “Any rainthat lands on lawns and fields will bedrawn down into the aquifer system,”said Mr. Lewis. He said he does notthink Nassau County is at a waterdeficit, but that the main concern isthe quality of the water.
“Water in intense rainstorms ismostly lost due to storm waterrunoff,” remarked Adrienne Esposito,executive director of CitizensCampaign for the Environment.
“That water goes into the bays, andnot the aquifers.” Due to the overde-velopment of the county, Ms. Espositosaid “there is lack of recharge of goodquality and good quantity drinkingwater.”
The last time Long Island had a raindeficit was in the 1960s. In 1965 and1966, the Northeast had a severedrought, known as the 100-YearDrought, when the water levels in theaquifer had their deepest drop. Thedrought was exacerbated by localpumping, Ms. Meyland said.
Unsure of ‘global warming’Even though Long Island has had
several rainy days recently, it is notenough to aid the aquifers. Due to theoveruse of water and the lack of pre-cipitation, the aquifers still have 50%less water than normal, she added.
But when there are scattered raindays, the amount of water does not
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overwhelm the aquifers, which thenresults in the aquifers capturing morewater, she continued.
Due to the past dry winter, said Ms.Meyland, “there is 50% less water inthe aquifers now than in a normalyear.”
She thinks that warmer, drier win-ters seem to be a trend, stating “thisseems to be the way the climatechange shift is occurring.” She isunsure, though, if it is related to glob-al warming. “It is too early to knowfor sure,” said Ms. Meyland, “becausewe are at the front end of change.”
Watering tips to replenish aquifersResidents are not allowed to water
their lawns between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.This is done because water evaporates ata faster rate when it is hot outside, such asduring the day.
Many people have their lawns set upon an automatic schedule, which canwater their lawn even when it is unneces-sary. “People can install moisture sensorsas part of their irrigation systems,” saidMs. Meyland. “If your lawn does notneed water that day, it will automaticallyskip a day.”
“Following this system helps to spreadout the demand of the water facility,”said Ms. Meyland. It is also important
not to water a lawn during the day,because this water will evaporate at amuch faster rate due to the sun andheat. . “If the public were more awareabout what is going on with the watersupply,” she said, “they would bemore willing to support changes thatare needed to better protect ourwater.”
It is important that the public fol-lows the watering schedule so that theaquifers do not get more depleted “Weare upsetting the balance of aquifers,”concluded Ms. Meyland, “which leadsto saltwater intrusion.”
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by Laura Schofer
The state Legislature recentlypassed the Sewage Pollution Right toKnow Act, which requires public noti-fication of sewage spills. The bill wasco-sponsored by state Senator CharlesJ. Fuschillo (R-Merrick) andAssemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) in the state Assembly.
The legislation is now waiting to besigned by Governor Andrew Cuomo.It would go into effect May 1, 2013.
The proposed law requires that pub-licly run sewage treatment facilitiesprovide the public notice after raw orpartially treated sewage spills into thewater. They would have four hours tomake such a report public. The stateDepartment of EnvironmentalConservation (DEC) is the leadagency required to notify the publicabout a spill through the media.
The legislation reads, “The depart-ment [DEC], in consultation with theDepartment of Health, shall postreported information on its websiteexpeditiously and shall prepare areport on publicly owned treatmentworks and sewer system discharges
annually. The report shall, at a mini-mum, include: the total number of dis-charges, details of such dischargesincluding the volume and treated state ofthe discharge, and the duration and loca-tion of each discharge; as well as anyremedial responses taken to mitigateimpacts and avoid further discharges.”
“Whether it’s swimming, boating orfishing, Long Island’s beautifulbeaches and waterways are widelyutilized by residents throughout theyear, especially in the summer. Whenuntreated sewage that could potential-ly affect their health is discharged intothe waterway, they deserve to knowimmediately,” said Senator Fuschillo.
“Requiring prompt disclosure ofsewage discharges will ensure thatresidents who could be affected getas much information as quickly aspossible.”
Adrienne Esposito, executive direc-tor for Citizens Campaign for theEnvironment who has worked toadvocate for this legislation for over ayear, said, “Timely notification aboutsewage overflow will allow familiesto take precautions and avoid swim-ming in sewage, boating in bacteria or
fishing in filth. When it comes toharmful sewage pollution, ignoranceis not bliss, it is dangerous,” she said.
Sewage carries disease-causingmicroorganisms that cause diarrhea,vomiting, respiratory and other infec-tions such as hepatitis and dysentery.
A common illness caused by swim-ming in and drinking untreated or par-tially treated sewage water is gas-troenteritis, but can lead to morechronic illnesses, especially for chil-dren and the elderly, according toinformation provided by the stateHealth Department.
“Waterborne illnesses resultingfrom swimming are on the risenationwide,” said Ms. Esposito. “TheU.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency [EPA] estimates thatbetween 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 can increase nonpermeable surfaces. In Nassau County,80% of the surfaces are nonpermeable.
Water, normally captured and drainedinto the ground, has nowhere to go,creating stormwater runoff, whichgoes directly into the sewer system,thus needing to be treated.
New York State is the seventh statein the nation to pass a sewage pollu-tion right to know act. Nassau Countyhas its own version of the right toknow spill bill. Last October thecounty Legislature passed a bill thatprovides information about sewagespills to residents who sign up toreceive e-mail alerts.
At this time there is no nationalstandard requiring sewage operatorsto alert the public about spills, writesKatherine Baer, senior director of theClean Water Program, AmericanRivers, on her blog.
“Currently, over 200 million peopleare served by treatment plants thatprovide secondary or more advancedtreatment, up from 140 million servedby wastewater treatment in the late1960s before the Clean Water Act waspassed,” according to the website ofAmerican Rivers.
uate, has been placed on the Dean’sList for the 2012 spring semester atthe State University of New YorkCollege of Cortland. Ms Seidita ismajoring in speech and language dis-abilities.
looking for volunteers for the LongIsland International Film Expo (LIIFE)which will be held July 12-19 at theBellmore Movies. Volunteers are askedto let the office know what positionsthey are interested in, and what they cando if space is available.
The office also offers nonpaying, part-time internships and volunteer positions inits Mineola office.
The Nassau County Film Office helpsproduction companies find locations andservices when they are filming in theNassau County area. It works with majorstudio films, independent films, commer-cials, industrial videos and fashion pho-tography. It also works closely with theLong Island Film/TV Foundation on pro-ducing the Filmmakers ConnectionMeetings and the Long IslandInternational Film Expo (LIIFE).
Some past interns have gone on to
become promotions managers of localradio stations, lawyers at the DistrictAttorney’s office, location scouts, place-ment managers in the entertainment fieldand other varied positions in the film andcommercial industries.
Interns must be good on the phone,computer literate and dependable. TheNassau County Film Office is open fromMonday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.Volunteers are asked that they work 2-3days within those days/hours.
A successful internship can earn anintern a respected letter of recommenda-tion, contacts in the film industry and pos-sible job referrals.
You can e-mail a resume and thedays/hours available to [email protected].
For information, contact Director DebraMarkowitz at 571-3168 or e-mail [email protected].
LIIFE looking for volunteers for film expo
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of the Merrick’s annual Declaration of Independence reading was taken by AnnParry. More about Ms. Parry, a local photographer, can be found online at www.ann-parry.com.
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ERIC GINDELE OF MERRICK, a junior at Chaminade High School, finishedfourth in the 4x400m relay at the Track and Field State Championships inCicero, New York. His relay was named All-State by the NYSPHAA and All-League by the NSCHSAA. Eric, second from left, is pictured with some of histeammates.
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