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Vol. 76 No. 1 (USPS 340-100) Merrick, NY 11566 The Community Newspaper Thursday, January 3, 2013 75¢
Celebrating over 70 years
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Many bay housesdestroyed by Sandy
Looking for Merrick’sFirst Baby of the Year
Mepham annoucesPoetry Out Loud
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Merricks’ 2012 First Baby Matteo turns one
by Krista Giannak
Michele Hamerman and her son, Matteo, lead a veryactive lifestyle, enjoying shows and other commu-nity activities. At 11 months old, Matteo was 30
inches tall and weighed 25 pounds. Matteo turned one yearold on January 2.
“We take [Matteo] everywhere,” Mrs. Hamerman said.Activities have included swimming lessons at Saf-T-Swim, applepicking, having fun at the beach and visiting FAO Schwarz, anaquarium and a petting zoo.
She managed to take him to the drive-through animal safari atGreat Adventure before it closed. At Sesame Place, Matteo worea lion costume for Halloween and enjoyed the Christmas show.He has also seen the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
Since Matteo’s favorite television show is “Yo Gabba Gabba!”mom took him to Madison Square Garden to see the show, andshe said he loved dancing the entire time. Mrs. Hamerman saidshe scheduled his first birthday party for January 5 at Mio Postal,complete with one of the characters from “Yo Gabba Gabba!”
According to Mrs. Hamerman, Matteo started crawling at 8-
1/2 months old. Recently, he started “cruising” and finger-walk-ing,” which means he holds onto things to stay on his feet, momsaid. Although he is normally a happy baby, he has had sometrouble with teething and does not sleep well. He got four of histeeth in November, and that was difficult, Michele said.
“Every time [Matteo] hears music, he’s always dancing,” hismom said. He loves his musical instruments, such as drums andtambourines. He already seems to have a favorite band: TheFresh Beat Band on “Nick Jr.”
Mrs. Hamerman and her husband, Matthew, have two shiatsus,Bella and Buster. Matteo calls Bella by name and tries to get thedogs’ attention by tapping the ground or the couch, mom said.
Other home activities include turning pages of books to look atpictures and playing peek-a-boo. “Sometimes, [his hand] goesover his ears. He can’t get it on his eyes,” Mrs. Hamerman said.
She enjoyed the contest prizes. “We just recently got his firstpair of walking shoes from Stride Rite, and the books were greatfrom both the Merrick libraries,” she said. She also plantedMother’s Day flowers from Island Greenery.
For information about the 2013 contest, see page 5.
MerrickChamber
honors firstrespondersFor the first time
since 1960, theMerrick Chamber ofCommerce has cho-sen not to honor indi-viduals as a Man andWoman of the Year,but rather to honor allof Merrick’s firstresponders.
This unprecedent-ed decision wasmade after we allwitnessed the wrathof SuperstormSandy. RandyShotland, Presidentof the MerrickChamber met withhis committee andboard in Novemberand decided that thiswas a unique cir-cumstance and thatthese agencies andtheir people need tobe recognized,praised and thankedfor what they did toprotect and serveresidents and busi-ness owners duringan event of this mag-nitude.Doug Mills, a past
president of theChamber, was quot-ed as saying “we areso fortunate in theNorth Merrick andMerrick communi-ties to have suchunique agenciesthere to help us inour times of need,and most of them areall volunteers. It isour friends andneighbors that leave
LOOK WHO’S ONE: Matthew Hamerman, Matteo and mom Michele Hamerman posed for this Christmas photobefore Matteo turned one on January 2.
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“It’s gone,” said Tom Seaman, presidentof the South Shore Bay House OwnersAssociation, referring to the bay house his
family owns in the East Bay on Big CrowIsland.
“The day after Sandy hit, my brothertook his binoculars and went down to theMeadowbrook Parkway to check out the
damage,” explained Mr. Seaman. “He stood by the side of the road, and
looked out over the bay. He couldn’tbelieve it. It was incredible – thedestruction out there. Fourteen housesare gone and others suffered severedamage. And the storm had picked up afew houses and moved them. They wereplopped down in another place.”
Nancy Solomon, executive director ofLong Island Traditions, agreed with Mr.Seaman’s assessment. “These storms scat-ter and destroy dozens of these homes,” shesaid. “This storm was particularly devastat-ing to maritime culture.”
“Bay houses stand on the wetlands in theTowns of Hempstead and Islip, along theSouth Shore corridor of Long island. Theywere built by fishermen and baymen, duckhunters and recreational boaters and rangein age from 30 to 100 years old,” accordingto the Long Island Traditions website.
They are usually small, containing twoor three rooms and generally face south inorder to take advantage of the sunlight andcool north-south breezes.
They stand on mud sills consisting oflong poles that lay on the marshland withupright posts to support the platform,which in turn supports the house. Unliketraditional houses there is no permanentfoundation,” reads the Long IslandTraditions website.
“Lou Wright was the original owner,”explained Mr. Seaman. “We took it over inthe 1960s. A bay house is always a work inprogress. Something always needs to bereplaced. Everything has to come in byboat. Ten years ago we put on a new roof;me and my brother did some framing. It’squite a job.”
But, “it’s worth it,” Mr. Seaman said.
“My sons grew up out there; we used theplace from March through December andeven did duck hunting in the fall. ”
Many bay house owners agree. Mr.Seaman said the recent meeting of theSouth Shore Bay House HomeownersAssociation “was packed. Most said theywould rebuild and we have the okay fromthe commissioner of waterways. But itmust be approved, in the same spot, thesame footprint.”
Mr. Seaman said he would beginrebuilding in the spring. “It’s a lot ofwork but it’s worth it. “It’s a differentworld out there.”
Maritime traditions and the aftermathof Sandy
Long Island Traditions is working withseveral cultural and educational organiza-tions to educate residents on the maritimetraditions that have been affected by super-storm Sandy.
Partners include the Long IslandChildren’s Museum and the EastMeadow Public Library. The programswill explore the working waterfronts,recreational and commercial fishing,duck hunting and decoy carving, and boatbuilders and their boatyards.
The programs are appropriate for fami-lies and adults and will include opportuni-ties for discussion and hands-on activities.
The first program is Saturday, January 5,at the East Meadow Public Library from12:30-4 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday,January 12 and 13, the Long IslandChildren’s Museum will examine the sto-ries of local maritime tradition bearers withopportunities for younger residents to learnabout the maritime culture of the region.
Many bay houses destroyed by superstorm Sandy
THIS BAY HOUSE felt the wrath of superstorm Sandy.photos courtesy of Nancy Solomon and Long Island Traditions
BAYMAN Tom Jefferies tends to his nets.
their own families to come to our aid…..atrue commitment to the bond of communitywhere neighbors help neighbors.”The Chamber will be honoring the North
Merrick Fire Department, Merrick FireDepartment, Bellmore-Merrick EMS,North Bellmore Fire Department (whichcovers part of North Merrick) and theNassau County Police Department at itsInstallation on Thursday, January 24, 6:30
p.m. at the Chateau Briand in Carle Place.Tickets are $65 per person.
All residents and business owners arewelcomed to attend this historic event. Inaddition, the Chamber hopes that allorganizations send representatives to sup-port and honor the invaluable work theseagencies provide for us all year long.
For reservations, contact theChamber at 771-1171 or for moreinformation call the event chariman,Douglas Mills, at 223-2220.
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Mepham High School recentlyannounced the school’s winners for thePoetry Out Loud: National RecitationContest. Tenth-grader AlyssaRabinowitz won First Place, 12th-grader Dakota Balunis won SecondPlace and 11th-grader Eric Seltzer wonThird Place for the school competition.
The competition, presented in part-nership with the New York StateCouncil on the Arts, the NationalEndowment for the Arts and the PoetryFoundation, is part of a national pro-gram that encourages high school stu-dents to learn about great poetrythrough memorization, performanceand competition.
Throughout November more than600 students from Mepham participat-ed in the Poetry Out Loud competitionin their English classes. Poetry OutLoud lead teacher Nicole Maresca, andEnglish Chairperson Marie Netto,organized Mepham’s participation inthis national competition. Nearly 120students filled the choral room atMepham to hear the 22 classroom win-ners recite their poems in the school-wide ELITE event last month.
Poetry Out Loud is a national artseducation program that encourages thestudy of great poetry by offering edu-cational materials and a dynamicrecitation competition to high schoolsacross the country.
Poetry Out Loud uses a pyramidstructure. Beginning at the classroomlevel, winners advance to a school-wide competition, then to a regionalcompetition, and ultimately to thenational finals in Washington, DC.
More than 400,000 students across thecountry are expected to take part inPoetry Out Loud this year.
At Mepham High School, studentsrecited works they selected from ananthology of nearly 600 classic andcontemporary poems. Judges evaluatedstudent performances on criteriaincluding articulation, evidence ofunderstanding, level of difficulty andaccuracy.
All three school finalists willadvance to the regional contest atNassau Community College onMonday, February 25. Winners of theregional contest will represent theirhigh school at the New York Statecompetition. Each champion at thestate level will receive $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.to compete for the national champi-onship April 28-30. The schools of the
state champions will receive $500 forthe purchase of poetry books. Mephamis looking for another state championfollowing the success of Steven Tsai,who represented Mepham and NewYork State at the national finals inApril 2011.
To learn more about the New YorkState Poetry Out Loud contest, contactEllen Rubin at [email protected] orvisit www.poetryoutloud.org.
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Our wishes for 2013Every morning is a new start. But each January
1st we consider it an especially important begin-ning. Certainly calling it a possible "fiscal cliff"makes it sound ominous. But we have just as manyreasons to consider each morning an opportunity.
Drive across this country and you see manyrich lands and productive industries. Visitsome universities and you meet many promis-ing young minds.
We have more in common, despite our diver-sity of income, race and creed, than partisan pol-itics makes it seem. We need to build on ourshared interests.
Our wishes for 2013 start with a wish forcooperation among the White House, Senate andHouse of Representatives.
Superstorm Sandy hit the wealthy and pooralike, although the poor are finding it harder torebound. We have learned a lesson in empathyfrom it. Amazing heros appeared.
We encourage our local government leaders tothink seriously about measures for preventingfuture storm damage. They have already learneda great deal about how to prepare for future dis-asters. And many local officials have shown howgovernment can truly serve the people.
Still shell-shocked by the massacre of innocentchildren in Newtown, Connecticut, a town muchlike our own, we look for safer schools, better men-tal health care and sensible gun control measures.
And although we are a local newspaper, prin-cipally concerned with local issues, we cannothelp but end our wishes for 2013 with the ferventhope for world peace.
CONCERT: Guitar virtuosoand composer Anton Del Fornobrings his outreach program“Bringing the Great ConcertHall Music to the People” to thelibrary, creating an afternoon ofCarnegie Hall-quality music tothe North Merrick Library onSunday, January 13, at 2 p.m.
BOOK DRIVE: Calhoun KeyClub will be holding a used andnew book drive January 14-18.
The club will be collectingyoung adult and children’s books.The club has partnered with TheBook Fairies, a nonprofit organi-zation that supplies books to LongIsland school districts. A collec-tion box will be by the main office.Any questions? Call Anne Ruvoloat 458-2829.
© © ©SAVE THE DATE: On
January 24, the Merrick Chamberof Commerce, for the first time inits history, will table the usual Manand Woman of the Year celebra-tion in order to honor the firstresponders of our community.
Men and women of these agen-cies protected the residents and thebusinesses of our town to a greatextent. This event is open to any-one who would like to attend. Forinformation or to RSVP call 771-1171.
© © ©T R A N S I T I O N I N G
STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES: The Bellmore-Merrick Central High SchoolDistrict Special Education ParentTeacher Association (SEPTA) andthe Community Parent Center willhost the Sixth Annual Fair forTransitioning Students withDisabilities from 6 p.m. to 9:15p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, atCalhoun High School, at 1786State Street in Merrick.
The Transition Fair will provideinformation about employment,continued learning opportunitiesand government benefits for peo-ple with disabilities both in and outof high school from leaders in thefield.
Attendees will hear from apanel of experts about gainingindependence through assistedtransportation; grants; fam-ily supports; Medicaid and
non-Medicaid services;Supplemental Security Income;trusts and guardianships; pre-vocational services and sup-portive employment.
The event will also feature a stu-dent workshop and informationnetworking opportunities withagencies, organizations, attorneys,parents and individuals who havesuccessfully navigated the systemto reach their full potential. Someof the guests will include repre-sentatives from Long IslandAdvocacy; FEGS; FREE; HeadInjury Association; Life’s WORC;YAI Network and Andrew Cohen,Esq., among others.
For information or to registerfor the event, you can email [email protected] call Cheryl Gitlitz, LCSW,district transition coordinator,at 992-1349.
© © ©DRIVING IN THE SAFE
LANE: The Community ParentCenter, Bellmore-MerrickCHSD, county Legislator DavidDenenberg and state SenatorCharles J. Fuschillo Jr. will spon-sor a Driving in the Safe Laneprogram on Wednesday, January9, 7-8:30 p.m. at BrooksideSchool, 1260 MeadowbrookRoad, North Merrick.
The Driving in the Safe Laneprogram, for both parents and newteen drivers, is designed to reduceteen crashes and save lives throughparent/teen awareness and educa-tion. The program targets parentsas key players in influencingtheir teens to drive safely andresponsibly by • addressingsafety measures and recom-mending parental guidelines thatreinforce these measures •reviewing state driving laws andparental responsibility • provid-ing information about riskybehaviors and adolescent devel-opment • distributing informa-tional packets promoting safedriving.
To register or for informationcall Community Parent Centerat 771-9346, or email [email protected].
© © ©EXTEND THE HOLIDAYS
TOY AND BOOK DRIVE:Legislator Dave Denenberg and
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This drive extends the seasonfor giving beyond the holidayseason and is intended to providetoys and books for hospitalizedchildren and/or children in needafter the holiday season.Obviously, hospitalized childrenand/or children in need are inparticular need of cheer at anytime of year. In the days afterthe holiday season is over, it isexceptionally important to pro-vide gifts to these children.
Unwrapped toys, gifts andbooks may be dropped off atLeg. Denenberg’s districtoffice, 2818 Merrick Road (justeast of Bellmore Avenue),Monday-Friday from 11 a.m.-5p.m. The deadline for the toyand book drive is February 15.
You can call LegislatorDenenberg’s office at 409-6623or 571-6219.
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Community members on thecommittee will act in an advi-sory capacity to the membersof the school board and districtadministration. There will bemeetings with various districtadministrators who will pres-ent and explain programneeds. The committee willhave the opportunity to reviewthe proposed expenditurebudget for the 2013-2014school year.
Anyone interested in serv-ing on this committee mustcontact Cynthia Strait Régal,deputy superintendent, at theadministration offices, 1260Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick, by January 11. Call992-1020.
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Seeking Merrick Life’s first babyIt’s that time of year once more
when Merrick Life begins its searchfor all newborn babies who were bornon or as close to January 1 as possible.
If you live in the Merricks, and areexpecting a baby in January, thenMerrick Life would like to feature yourbaby as the First Baby of the Year.
An assortment of gifts awaits the fam-ily of the first baby born in Merrick.$10 gift card from FroYo Frenzy; $25gift certificate from Merrick BagelCafé; a special gift from stride rite ofMerrick; Children’s books from NorthMerrick Public Library; $10 gift cer-tificate from Garfield Pharmacy; $100for birth announcements from Printing
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The entry deadline is Thursday,February 1, at 5 p.m. Send entries toMerrick Life, 1840 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, 11566. The exact time ofbirth must be certified by the attendingphysician.
MATTEO HAMERMAN in his birthday outfit celebrating one year. Left photo isfrom last January as he was Merrick Life’s 2012 First Baby of the Year.Who will be our 2013 First Baby of the Year? See First Baby of the Yearcoupon on page 15.
Take school security suggestions seriously
To Merrick Life:I regret that I was not in attendance at
the South Merrick Civic Associationmeeting reported on in the December20, 2012 issue of Merrick Life. Anyonewho has known me over the past 20years knows that I have been a schoolsecurity advocate in the Merrick UnionFree School District.
With the support of Dr. Gloria Smith,Lakeside’s principal at that time, Iinstituted a system to get the kinder-garten children to and from their busesat arrival and dismissal.
I ran that program for the 16 years Iwas a parent at Lakeside, which almosteliminated the problem of children get-ting on the wrong bus something thathad happened at least once each year).I was asked to help author Merrick’sProject SAVE program.
It is because I insisted over and overagain that our children were not safe atschool on Election Day that schools inour district are closed on Election Day(except this year due to Sandy, and eventhen voting was not in the school build-ing itself).
When my first child started school atLakeside, the total lack of security and“open campus” feel at all three districtschools was frightening to me. Afteryears of going to every school boardmeeting and being told we live in a “safetown” when I suggested having monitorsat the doors, access to only one door forvisitors, and a buzzer system, I was liter-ally laughed out of meetings.
At one point, I was asked to do a
feasibility study on whether parentscould and would volunteer to man thefront door of Lakeside all day. Ilooked into the cost of a simple secu-rity system. This was busy-work. Theboard at the time would not imple-ment any type of system.
Then came Columbine. Soon after that horrific event we had a
security system and an aide at the frontdoor and all other doors closed andlocked all day long. Because all along,these were reasonable requests.
I tell you all of this because as impor-tant as school safety and security is tome, and keeping in mind that I trulybelieve that everyone mentioned in thearticle has the welfare of our children intheir hearts, I was disturbed by Mr.Baker’s suggestion of an armed securityguard stationed outside of our schools. Iagain cite Columbine.
There was an armed deputy, welltrained in the use of firearms, who tookfour shots at the intruders and missed allfour times. He was fortunate to have acar to protect him. It did not deter thetwo shooters from entering the buildingor shooting 13 people. A “stun gun taskforce” is probably the most frighteningof the suggestions.
So many concerns come to mind:where would the guns be kept? Howwould one prevent accidental use?Teachers should be teaching, not worry-ing about how and whether to use afirearm of any kind. Mr. Yeoman’s men-tioning of Israeli school securityprompts me to suggest he should readIsrael’s response to the NRA’s sugges-tion of armed guards at our schools: “Wedidn’t have a series of school shootings,and they had nothing to do with the issue
at hand in the United States. We had todeal with terrorism,” Yigal Palmor,spokesman for the Israeli ForeignMinistry, told the Daily News. “Whatremoved the danger was not the armedguards but an overall anti-terror policyand anti-terror operations, whichbrought street terrorism down to nearlyzero over a number of years.”
Mr. Palmor said, “It would be bet-ter not to drag Israel into what is aninternal American discussion.”
That’s especially true for theNRA, since Israel actually hasstricter gun control laws than theUnited States (nymag.com). Addingmore weapons to the conversationshould not be acceptable.
What I learned in all my years as aschool security advocate was that rea-sonable, meaningful suggestions aretaken seriously when one is persistentand willing to not just react to whatscares us, but to be thoughtful in ourapproach and objectively listen to thosewho ultimately make the decisions.
There is no compromise on protectingour children, but there is compromiseon the implementation of a system. Icertainly agree with JenniferSchlessinger’s thoughtful suggestion of
getting an evaluation by at least oneprofessional security company.
At that point a committee of parents,community members, teachers, andadministrators should convene and dis-cuss viable options for keeping our chil-dren safe and secure in a productivelearning environment.
Geri Silverman
SMCCA responds
To Merrick Life:It was decided by the SMCCA board
to host a meeting on December 18.This request was received from manyparents concerned about school securi-ty especially after the Newtown,Connecticut, tragedy.
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Senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R-Merrick) recentlyvisited Birch Elementary School in Merrick to thank stu-dents and staff for once again participating in his “Extendthe Holidays” toy drive.
“Extend the Holidays” is an annual toy drive thatSenator Fuschillo organizes for the benefit of children inWinthrop University Hospital’s Pediatric Center. Thenew, unwrapped toys collected by Birch School will bedelivered to the hospital after New Year’s Day so thatchildren can experience the joys of receiving a new toyafter the holiday season and throughout the year.
“I thank Birch’s students and staff for participating inthis program and doing a wonderful job once again. Theirhard work and generosity will bring smiles to the faces ofmany children in Winthrop Hospital,” said SenatorFuschillo.
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Two robbers struck a cellphonestore on Sunrise Highway in Merrickon Friday.
According to detectives, two blackmen entered the AT&T Store locatedat 235 Sunrise Highway and removedan undetermined number of cell-phones and cash from the register.
The first robber entered the storeand approached two male employees,ages 22 and 29, who were forced tothe back of the store and tied up.When the second robber entered thestore, both individuals began to bagthe proceeds and fled the scene. Noinjuries were reported.
The first robber was armed with ablack handgun and is described as 160pounds, wearing a dark brown coloredhoodie style sweatshirt, black skijacket, black pants, black boots, blackgloves and a dark colored face mask.
The second robber is described as200 pounds, husky build, 5’9”, wear-ing a black hoodie style sweatshirt,dark-colored jacket, baggy blue jeans,dark-colored boots, and his face wascovered.
Detectives request anyone withinformation regarding this crime tocontact Nassau County CrimeStoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. Allcallers will remain anonymous.
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The fire additionally spread to twoadjoinging stores, We Buy Gold andWine Spirts. The buildings sustainedsubstantial damage and the fire isdeemed accidental.
Levittown, North Bellmore,Wantagh and North Merrick FireDepartments also responded. Seventy-five firefighters were at the scene.
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MERRICK POST 1282 of the American Legion held its Annual Holiday Partyand Awards Ceremony last month. Awards were given to Julie Marchesella andRichard Ambrosino. Also in attendance was New York State Assembly MemberDavid G. McDonough who presented the Post with a New York StateProclamation, in center of bottom left photo. Above, from left are Past CountyCommander Robert Tom Riordan, honoree Richard Ambrosino, Sergeant-at-Arms Joseph Ambrosino and Post Commander Edward R. Sholander.
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LADYSMITH LIGHTS UP: Smalltown splendor is in full swing as the townof Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, Canada, draws thousands each year torevel in its Festival of Lights, where the main street becomes one largeconduit of Christmas lights, decorations – and Holiday cheer!
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Serve seafood for a happier, healthier New Year!by Kevin Halton, Jr.
As we enter 2013 and think about ournew year resolutions for improved fitnessand healthier dieting, here’s a menu sug-gestion your family and friends will love:every week, replace at least two meatymain course entrees (and certainly two orthree bacon-laden appetizers) with healthy,delicious fare from the sea. By frequentlyserving lighter, healthier seafood-themedsuppers, you’ll support your mission toachieve fitness, weight control and betteroverall health for you and your family.
A seafood-graced dinner sends a mes-sage to family and guests: “You are aboutto dine on fat-free, gluten-free food that isboth satisfying and heart-healthy!”Seafood is not only a treat for the taste
buds, but loaded with nutrients, vitamins Aand D, and cholesterol-lowering omega-3fatty acids.
Here are a few suggestions to offer a fewguilt-free seafood-dining choices, designedto make your family and guests happier,healthier and your meals truly memorabledining experiences.
Where to begin?Most fish are easy to prepare and oven-
friendly. Consider wild Alaskan salmon,U.S. farmed tilapia or farmed bay scallops.Almost everyone loves tuna steaks, whilecatfish and flounder fillets are deliciousand economical.
You can go online and visitallrecipies.com/recipes/seafood for “wow-how’d-you-make-this” raves. Just remem-
ber that any fish, farmed or caught, is farmore nutrient-dense, fat-free, and healthyfor you than almost any meat you mayserve. With seafood, you’re on the righttrack with your new year resolutions!
Keep the grill handyNow, keep that backyard grill handy. As
it turns out, the gas grill, with its consistent,even, easy-to-control distribution of heat,is perfect for all seafood, and seeminglycustom-made for lobster. Lobster is cer-tainly one of life’s most pleasing andenjoyable dining delights. Whether theyare baked, broiled or steamed, whole lob-ster or tails will be enthusiasticallyreceived – and consumed.
Consult your fish market friends on howmuch to buy, then visit lobsterfrom-maine.com for easy recipes. A delightfulsurprise for guests, a steamed or broiledlobster platter brightens and lightens any
dining occasion.Don’t be concerned about how your
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Your local fish market experts will guideyou through the entire process, welcomingyour questions, and listening to your needs.They’ll advise exactly what and how muchyou should purchase and serve. And ofcourse, you should be purchasing top qual-ity in the seafood you buy. You’ll then beassured of serving the most heart healthy,fat-free, festive feast from the sea.
Happy and Healthy New Year to all!
Kevin Halton Jr. is a sales associate atTwo Cousins Fish Market on Freeport’sNautical Mile. Call him at 379-0793.
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Merokian charged in LIRR disability scheme
Sharon Falloon of Merrick, a formerLong Island Rail Road employee, pledguilty to federal charges in connection withher participation in an alleged fraudscheme in which she and other LIRRworkers claimed to be disabled, therebyreceiving disability benefits to which theywere not entitled to, said a news releaseissued by the office of the United StatesAttorney, Southern District of New York.
Ms. Falloon has been charged with onecount of conspiracy to commit mail, wireand health care fraud; one count of con-spiracy to defraud the United States; onecount of making a false claim to the U.S.Railroad Retirement Board (RRB); onecount of health care fraud, one count ofmail fraud, one count of wire fraud and onecount of perjury before the grand jury,
resulting in a maximum term of 85 years inprison. Ms. Falloon pled guilty onThursday, December 27, before U.S.Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis.
LIRR employees who retired andclaimed disability could receive a disabili-ty payment from the Railroad RetirementBoard (RRB) on top of their LIRR pen-sion, regardless of age. A retiree's LIRRpension, in combination with RRB disabil-ity payments, can be roughly equivalent tothe base salary earned during his or hercareer.
Preet Bharara, the United StatesAttorney for the Southern District of NewYork, said in a news release that 32 peoplehave been charged in connection with theLIRR disability fraud scheme, 12 of whomhave now pled guilty.
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Kindergarten registration is happening nowNorth Merrick Kindergarten registra-
tion will take place on Tuesday andWednesday, January 22 and 23, from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harold D. FayetteSchool 1057 Merrick Avenue.
If you need to register your child, youcan download the form on the school dis-trict's website (www.nmerrickschools.org), complete it, and shouldbring it with your child’s birth certificate,a passport size picture of your child,proof of your residency, your driver’slicense, and your child’s immunizationrecord to: Joanne Long, North MerrickSchool District, 1057 Merrick Avenue,North Merrick.
In the Merrick School District Birch,Chatterton, and Norman J. Levy Lakeside
Elementary Schools will hold registrationfor the September 2013 kindergarten classfrom Monday, January 28, through Friday,February 1.
Children who will reach the age offive on or before December 1, 2013, areeligible. To register a child, parents arerequested to call their neighborhoodschool between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. tomake an appointment. If you are unsureof your child’s neighborhood school,you can call the Transportation Officeat 992-7285.
On the day of registration, you willneed to bring your child and the originalbirth or baptismal certificate (with araised seal of either document). Alsorequired are health forms signed by your
physician, indicating the completion ofall required immunizations.
In order to substantiate your resi-dency, when you meet with districtofficials, you will need to produce adeed or a lease, plus a driver’s license,and telephone, LIPA, National Grid,and Cablevision/FiOS bills.
When you come to the school for yourmeeting, you will also be asked to com-plete a student registration card. For yourinformation, a copy of this registrationcard is on the district’s website atwww.merrick.k12.ny.us. If you need fur-ther information, you can call your child’sneighborhood school of attendance at thetelephone numbers listed below: BirchSchool: 992-7250, 7251; Chatterton
School: 992-7270, 7271; and Norman J.Levy Lakeside School: 992-7230, 7231.
The North Bellmore School Districtwill offer kindergarten registration onTuesday and Wednesday, January 8 and 9,from 9 a.m.-noon in your home school.
Appointments are not necessary.Children must be age 5 on or beforeDecember 1, 2013, to enter in September.
Registration information is posted onthe district’s web site at http://northbell-moreschools.org. Necessary paperworkis available for registering. You can callDinkelmeyer, 992-3000, ext. 4100;Martin Avenue, 992-3000, ext. 4300;Newbridge Road, 992-3000, ext. 4400;Park Avenue, 992-3000, ext. 4500; SawMill, 992-3000, ext. 4600.
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With security stepped up and fami-lies throughout the nation still on theedge after the Sandy HookElementary School shooting, theNassau County Police Departmentwill host its fourth Active ShooterSeminar on Monday, January 7, at 9a.m. at Adelphi University for all pri-vate and public schools, as well aslarge corporations and hospitals.
An active shooter is defined as anarmed person who has used deadlyphysical force on other persons andcontinues to do so while having unre-stricted access to additional victims.This could include deadly physicalforce by means of a gun, knife orother weapons.
County Executive Edward P.
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“While we all hope to never facesuch an active shooter situation,Nassau County is leading the nationin preparing school administrators.The safety of our children is of para-mount concern and, working with theNassau County Police Department,we will continue to advance preven-tative measures that enhance educa-tion and preparedness.”
The January 7 Active ShooterSeminar is open to all 56 public
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While the topic is a sobering look atschool violence and incidents such asthe recent shooting at Sandy HookElementary School, the ColumbineHigh School shooting and the VirginiaTech shooting, school officials willlearn the significance of preparation,
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The Seventh Squad reports the arrestof two Baldwin men for AttemptedBurglary on Saturday, December 29, at11:11 a.m. in Merrick.
According to detectives, Eric A. Bailey,18, of Brooklyn Avenue, and Kyle Mcvea,20, of Wales Avenue, were seen on thefront porch of a Wynsum Avenue home bya witness. Police were notified andobserved the two men on the corner of
Wynsum Avenue and Elliot Street.Detectives discovered that the suspects hadalso attempted to enter two other homes onWynsum Avenue, a home on NarwoodCourt, a home on Hewlett Avenue and ahome on Mansfield Avenue.
No proceeds were reported taken fromany of the homes.
The suspects are each charged withsix counts of Burglary (Attempt).
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Several of those attending volunteeredto join this committee including RonLuparello, former Merrick fire chief andcurrently active in law enforcement;Steve Capobianco, who is a NYS courtofficer, certified NYS Police firearmsinstructor and NYS Courts anti-terror-ism instructor; and Tom Nizza, a retiredNYPD captain. All are parents of chil-dren attending Merrick Schools.
This committee will meet with par-ents, PTA members and school boardmembers to consider opinions andideas that will be presented toMerrick Schools Superintendent Dr.Dominick Palma.
This a time for the community to uniteand avoid unjust criticism but instead bepart of the solution.
As time goes by, this issue will getless attention of course until anothertragedy occurs. We must not have anyregrets in failing to do what’s expectedof us from our children and school staff.
Contact SMCCA at [email protected] or call 978-8310 if youwish to join and be part of our resolve.
Joe Baker, PresidentSouth Merrick Community
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On school security
To Merrick Life:The radio in my car was spelling out the
dreadful news of the shootings inNewtown, Connecticut, recently. It wasdifficult to continue listening, but impossi-ble to turn off. Just as some fresh newsabout the killings was being announced, Idrove past a field of kids playing soccer.
What protection, I wondered, would bethere for them if, God forbid, somethinglike a Newtown happened? None. Thatwas the scariest thought of all.
Four years have gone by without a singlenew proposal from either President BarackObama or the U.S. Congress regarding guncontrol. The issue barely even surfacedduring the recent presidential campaign,despite one of the worst shootings in recenttimes – the July 20, 2012, killings of 12people in a movie theater in Aurora,Colorado. The ban was on assault weaponswas allowed to expire in 2004.
I agree with New York City MayorMichael Bloomberg that we must act now,even as we witness the dreadful tasks ofburials in Newtown.
The president and the Congress simplyhave not done enough to protect theAmerican people, to protect our children.
But what kind of action? That is thequestion we are all facing. Exactly what dowe do to end the score of violent killings inour schools, shopping malls, and on ourstreets? The answers, of course, are com-plex. Many of us don’t want armed guardsin our schools. Many of us don’t want prin-cipals or teachers armed with guns. Thechance of even one gun accident would betoo much to bear.
We are not, however, without ideas. Weare a people filled with ideas. As a long-time member of the Merrick school board,and the operator of a large day camp inLido Beach, I spend a lot of my time think-ing about children’s safety. I am also thefather of three children.
Our ideas, collectively, will help get usthrough this crisis. The first thing we mustdo, I feel, is to hold an Islandwide summitof school administrators, teachers, parentsand students to discuss ideas for safety.
The summit should be organized asquickly as possible. It should be held overa weekend, so as many people as possiblecould attend. We could hear from speakersand form committees to take up and furtherdiscuss individual ideas.
We could then develop a report of ourfindings and ideas and share those with ourlocal, state and federal legislators. We maythen meet with the lawmakers to put
together a cohesive plan of action that mayinvolve such things as metal detectors inour some of our schools, increased pre-paredness for emergency situations, andregular meetings with law-enforcementofficials over ways to improve safety.
But the planning must begin. I look toour school administrators to start a dia-logue that would get such a summitgoing. I plan to bring this up to my own
board in Merrick. We will contact otherdistricts and spread the word. With somework and effort, we will have onboardas many districts as possible in Nassauand Suffolk Counties. I would be hon-ored to play a lead role in getting thisidea moving.
As I see it, we have no time to waste.The safety of our children is at stake.
Butch Yamali
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