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Bellmore firefighters honored for bravery

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME: From left are ex-Chief Robert Taylor, firefighter Dean Angell, firefighter Justin Angell, fireighter Matthew Podolski, fire medic PeterPagones, First Assistant Chief Christopher O'Brien and Chief of Department Daniel Holl.

The Bellmore Fire Department honored JustinAngell, Dean Angell, Matthew Podolski and PeterPagones for their bravery and calmness “under fire”during an encounter with a gunman on BellmoreAvenue on March 1, 2011.

Justin Angell was wounded by the gunman. DeanAngell jumped into the line of fire to save Justin, whowas also helped by firefighter Matthew Podolski and

fire medic Peter Pagones. Their selfless actions are theembodiment of tradition of the volunteer fire service.

[The Angell brothers’ story was reported exclu-sively to Bellmore Life on March 9, 2011.]

Also honored were the police officers whoresponded to the scene. They were able to secure thescene and subdue the gunman.

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BELLMORE LIFE’S exclusive coverage last March.

by Martha Verdi

The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmoreswill present the annual Easter Parade with theEaster Bunny on Saturday, March 31. Childrenand their families will meet at 11:45 a.m. at theBellmore Firehouse on Pettit Avenue, justnorth of the Bellmore Long Island RailRoad station.

At noon, the children and their familieswill parade through the village, led by theEaster Bunny, up to Oak Street, wherethey will have a chance to have theirpicture taken in a spring setting with theEaster Bunny.

The spring set up is compliments ofIsland Greenery, 2036 BellmoreAvenue.

(Please remember to bring your own camera forthe photos). Before the parade, each child will

receive plastic Easter eggs filled with candy, com-pliments of The Chamber of Commerce of the

Bellmores. The children will also receive a coupon

for a free ice cream cone, compliments ofInternational Delight Café, 322 BedfordAvenue, and Hershey’s Ice Cream of

Bellmore, 305 Bedford Avenue. They willalso receive a coupon for a free cupcake,compliments of Got Cupcakes? at 535

Bedford Avenue. All this can be enjoyedafter the parade. If you have any ques-tions, call the chamber office at 679-1875.

Bring the family and enjoy aspecial afternoon.

Martha Verdi is events chairpersonfor The Chamber of Commerce of the

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Bellmore veterinarian Dr. Cronin loves his animalsby Anthony Belbol and

Andrew Ryan

Some people know exactly what theywant to do when they grow up. That wasnot the case with Dr. Cronin, who told thispaper recently, “I do not remember evergoing to the vet when I was a kid, andnever had a reason why I wanted to be aveterinarian.”

The only interaction Dr. Cronin hadwith animals when he was a kid waswhen he had a few mutts in his house.The beginning of a great opportunity –and Bellmore practice – started whenhe went to the Farmingdale Vet Techprogram. In this course Dr. Cronin gotmany hands-on experiences with takingcare of all types of animals.

He went to Farmingdale for two yearsand received an Associate’s degree in vetscience. Once Dr. Cronin graduated fromFarmingdale, he became a certified techni-cian and set on his next journey to NewMexico. At New Mexico State, Dr. Croninearned an undergraduate bachelor’s degreein animal science and graduated in 1994.

Dr. Cronin described the college, inthe middle of ranching country, as“ranchy,” because animal dissectionsand gutting were permitted on campus.After he graduated from New MexicoState, he attended Colorado University,which is ranked number two in the coun-try for veterinary medicine.

He applied for a four-year mastersdegree, and after graduating for the lasttime, returned to New Mexico looking fora job as a veterinary doctor.

When he returned to New York in2000, he earned a job working atWantagh Animal Hospital, until 2009when it closed. Dr. Cronin then openedhis own veterinary clinic in Bellmore,and has been around since. “There areplenty of animals that need treatment inthis community,” he said.

Dr. Cronin does not have a specialty.Instead, he vaccinates, spays and neuters,and can treat other health issues to a cer-tain degree as a general veterinarian. Hehas taken in feral cats and has curedmost of them.

Perhaps the most admiring quality

about Dr. Cronin is that he is honestwith people. “If you are involvedin veterinary or any other aspectof the medical field, you needcompassion because you’re tak-ing care of a living body.”

Dr. Cronin makes pet ownerscomfortable by explaining thestate of the animal without usingcomplex terms. He allieviates thissensitive problem by using simplewords and relating to an everydayissue that everyone has experi-enced or knows of.

For example, when a cat is sick heuse comparisons to treating your ownchild, or to solving car troubles: themethods of diagnosis and treatmentare very similar.

Caren Magno, a Bellmore residentwho brings her dog to Dr. Cronin,said, “I have never met a veterinari-an so caring and kind. From everyone inthe office, including Joanne, his officemanager, everyone works with you.”

She told this newspaper that she knowsother people who have nothing but great

respect for him as well, adding, “Theywon’t use anybody else.”

Carol Ademski, another Bellmoreresident, adds, “He is a warm, caringand respected doctor. He doesn’tworry about money; his main priorityis caring for the animals.”

Indeed, it was reported in this news-paper last week that Dr. Cronin has pro-vided discounted services to twowoman caring for a feral cat colony,when it was learned the women wereon fixed incomes and the feral catsweren’t their own.

Surgeries he has done include heartvalve replacements, kidney transplants,hip replacements and laser therapy ofrehabilitation on animals.

Anthony Belbol and Andrew Ryan are inCalhoun’s senior experience program andare Bellmore Life interns.

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HEAT OFF TO HOT START: Bellmore Heat 13U Travel team has won two tourna-ments, and the season’s just star ted. In photo, from left, at top, are HarrisonIvers, Coach Jim Darmofal, Tyler Griffith, TJ Rullo, Ryan Neuweiler, Ryan Karp,Coach Roman Strawa, Charlie Neuweiler, Nicky the Cat Lisi and Coach RichieNeuweiler. In bottom row are Ken Degruchy, Ryan Connolly, Georgie Savas, JohnStrawa, Dennys DeLosSantos, Ian Rose and Andrew Back.

County’s political parties plan to ban hydrofracking wastewater

by Laura Schofer

Dueling bills – one sponsored by theRepublican majority and a second by theDemocratic minority – have been intro-duced into the Nassau County Legislatureto prohibit the acceptance of hydrofrack-ing wastewater into county sewage treat-ment facilities, including Cedar Creek inSeaford, Bay Park in East Rockaway andthe Glen Cove plant.

The bills, both Proposed Local Law2012, seek to keep what both partiesdeem to be “toxic byproducts” frombeing brought into sewage plants.

The Republican bill states “ThisLegislature further finds that fracturingfluids are comprised of water and chem-ical additives, including but not limitedto biocides, surfactants, viscosity-modi-fiers and emulsifiers.”

The Democratic bill points to the pos-sibility of “known carcinogens” [as abyproduct of hydrofracking].

“Hydrofracking,” or hydraulic frac-turing, is a new and controversialmethod of extracting fossil fuels out ofthe Earth by forcing water, chemicalsand sand into rock formations to breakthem up. This process releases naturalgas. Some fear that the wastewaterproduced by this process will containmany contaminants.

A recent state Department ofEnvironmental Conservation draftEnvironmental Impact Statement hasidentified four sewage plants inNassau County as potential recipientsof wastewater if hydrofracking begins

in Marcellus, New York (on the bor-der of Pennsylvania).

The four locations are the Inwoodsewage treatment plant, the Bay Parksewage treatment plant, the CedarCreek water pollution control plant andthe Glen Cove wastewater treatmentfacility.

The bills are essentially the same. TheDemocratic bill was sponsored byLegislators Dave Denenberg and Delia

DeRiggi-Whitton and filed onWednesday, March 21, said MikeFlorio, spokesperson for theDemocratic minority.

The Republican bill was sponsoredby Legislators Denise Ford, DennisDunne and Howard Kopel and filed onThursday, March 22, said CristinaBrennan, Majority press secretary.

Both bills also state that the countysewage facilities are “not capable ofefficient handling flowback,” says theDemocratic version of the bill.

“This Legislature further finds thattertiary wastewater treatment facili-ties treat water to remove nitrogen,phosphorous and carbons but do nottreat for all the chemicals in fractur-ing fluid and flowback water.” says

the Republican bill.Both bills also acknowledge that

“Nassau County’s wastewater treatmentfacilities discharge treated water intowaterways, which feed into LongIsland’s sole source aquifer,” reads theRepublican bill.

“We are acting now on behalf of allNassau residents to say no to additionalwastewater in Nassau’s sewer system,”stated Legislator Ford, a member of

Nassau’s Public Safety Committee andPlanning, Development and theEnvironment Committee.

“The county has invested millions inrepairing and upgrading the operationsof our plants,” noted Legislator Dunne.“In my opinion, it is unwise to considerthe acceptance of unknown contaminat-ed waste in Nassau. Our taxpayersdeserve to have properly running plantsthat provide for a high quality of life,

not to be dumped on by some upstatemoneymaker.”

“Given the county executive’sdesire to privatize our [sewage]plants, this ban is particularly impor-tant because a private operator is like-ly to process as much wastewater aspossible for as much money as possi-ble to the detriment of our environ-ment and our taxpayers,” respondedLegislator Denenberg.

Other municipalities in New York,including Buffalo, Kingston andAuburn, have set a policy not to acceptflowback wastewater and other waste-water created by hydraulic fracturing.

The proposed [Republican] bill wentbefore the Nassau County Legislature’sPlanning Committee, chaired byLegislator Norma Gonsalves of EastMeadow, then to the Rules Committee,chaired by Majority Leader PeterSchmitt [ranking Democratic memberis Kevan Abrahams], on Monday, saidMs. Brennan.

What about the Democratic version ofthe bill?

“The Majority has the power to callthe bills. Our bill may have been first,but their bill can be called first,” con-cluded Mr. Florio.

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SEAS PRINCIPAL LEANN GRAZIOSE – PATHFINDER EDUCATION AWARDEE: Presenting the2012 Town of Hempstead Pathfinder Award to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Principal LeannGraziose are, Supervisor Kate Murray (second left), Councilwoman Angie M. Cullin (secondright), Councilman Gary Hudes (right) and Town Clerk Mark A. Bonilla (left). The 2012 Town ofHempstead Pathfinder Education Award was presented to Ms. Graziose, who was honored atthe town’s annual Pathfinder Award ceremony held in the Nathan L. H. Bennett Pavilion atTown Hall, Hempstead.

CONDOLENCES: BellmoreLife sends its sincerest sympa-thies to the family of EileenCassaza, vice-president of theBellmore Preservation Group,who lost husband and fatherJoseph this past weekend.

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SHOP: Bellmore-MerrickSEPTA and Community ParentCenter present a workshop forparents of children with specialneeds, “How to protect your childlegally and financially” onTuesday, April 3, 8-9 p.m., GrandAvenue Middle School, 2301Grand Avenue, West Cafeteria.

Join Andrew Cohen, Esq.,and Mitch Weisbrot, CLU, foran informative seminar thataddresses the legal and financialpreparations crucial to safe-guarding assets and benefits foryour special needs child.

Both are fathers of childrenwith disabilities, and can helpother parents navigate the con-fusing and emotional aspectsof estate planning to best servethe interests of each specialneeds child.

Topics of discussion include,government benefits for indi-viduals with disabilities; how toaccumulate and preserve assetswithout disqualifying eligibilityfor benefits; establishingguardianship; estate planningand wills, special needs trusts –how they work; general princi-ples and guidelines for trustadminstration; and strategies forfunding trusts.

RSVP to BMCHSD SEPTAc/o 2404 Elbert Avenue, NorthBellmore, 11710. Or you cansend an e-mail to [email protected].

© © ©MBCCA CONCERT:

Merrick Bellmore CommunityConcert Association invites you

to enjoy a night of jazz and tapon Saturday, April 21, at 7:30p.m. at Calhoun High School,1786 State Street, Merrick.

Hear and see the dynamicinteractions between the inter-nationally acclaimed DavidLeonhardt Jazz Quintet, withvocalist Nancy Reed, and theShelley Oliver Tap Dancers.Admission is $20. For informa-tion visitwww.concertsmbcca.org. orphone Barbara at 868-5366.

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Troop 285 will hold a car wash onSunday, April 1, from 11 a.m.-3p.m. at Gunther Field, BellmoreAvenue, North Bellmore, acrossfrom Grace Lutheran Church. Thedonation is $6 for cars and $8 forvans and SUVs.

© © ©COMMUNITY POLICING:

County Legislator DaveDenenberg hosts a meeting oncommunity policing and qualityof life issues on Wednesday, April18, at 7 p.m., North BellmoreLibrary, 1551 Newbridge Road,North Bellmore, and Thursday,March 29 at 7:30 p.m. at theMerrick Library, 2279 MerrickAvenue, Merrick.

Guests include CommandingOfficers Michael Studdert andMary Blanthorn of the First andSeventh Precincts of the NassauCounty Police Department(NCPD). The police will discussrecent burglaries, staffing, crime,traffic enforcement, neighborhoodissues, problem oriented policing,and the goals of law enforcement.Most of the meeting is reservedfor questions and answers.

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PARADE: Come down and joinThe Chamber of Commerce of theBellmores as it marches in theMemorial Day Parade on

Monday, May 28. The chamberwill hand out American flags toall the children along the route.The festivities will begin at 9a.m., with a ceremony and presen-tation of the wreaths at theBellmore Veteran’s Memorial, onthe corner of Bedford Avenue andBroadway in Bellmore Village.

The parade commences at 10a.m., walking north on BedfordAvenue to Oak Street and contin-uing north on Bellmore Avenue.The parade ends at the NewbridgeRoad School and the NorthBellmore Library, where therewill be a second wreath ceremonyat 11 a.m.

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Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, theTinman and the Cowardly Lion asthey come to life in a stage adap-tation featuring the music from theMGM classic movie on Saturday,March 31, at 11 a.m. at TheShowplace at the BellmoreMovies, 222 Pettit Avenue.

All tickets are $10. Everyoneentering the theater, regardless ofage, requires a ticket. Refreshmentsare available for purchase.

For tickets call the box office at599-6870, or order online atwww.plazatheatrical.com.

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Guest editorial:No one wants the mail to stop

excerpted from U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Our Founding Fathers recognized the importance of having a postalservice. Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution gives Congress thepower to establish post offices.

The U.S. Postal Service is also required by law to provide, as nearlyas practicable, the “entire population of the United States” with “ade-quate and efficient postal services at fair and reasonable rates.” This iscalled the universal mandate and ensures that the postal service cannotleave rural states or small towns behind.

The Postal Service, which has delivered mail to generation after gen-eration of Americans, will not be able to make payroll sometime thisfall, according to the Postmaster General himself.

In the past two years alone, the Postal Service has lost $13.6 billion,and first-class mail volume has dropped 26 percent since 2006.

No one wants the mail to stop later this year. That means that we mustpass a bill.

The U.S. Postal Service is the linchpin of a mailing industry thatemploys more than 8.5 million people and generates almost $1 trillion ineconomic activity every year. Virtually everyone – from big retailers tosmall businesses to online shops – relies on the Postal Service to deliverpackages, advertise services and send out bills. The jobs of Americans infields as diverse as direct mail, printing, catalog companies, and papermanufacturing all are linked to a healthy Postal Service... The crisis fac-ing the Postal Service is dire, but not hopeless. With the right tools andaction from Congress, the Obama Administration, and the postal leader-ship, the Postal Service can reform, right-size and modernize.

My colleagues, Senators [Joseph] Lieberman, [Tom] Carper, [Scott]Brown, and I have crafted legislation to update the postal service’s busi-ness model and give it the tools it needs to survive and succeed. Wehave introduced a bipartisan bill that will help the postal service reduceoperating costs, modernize its business model, and innovate to generatenew revenue...

We worked hand in hand over a number of months with thePostmaster General to craft a bill that would save the postal servicemoney in a way that prioritized the lifeblood of the mail – mailers andthe service around which business mailers have built their businessmodels, and around which individual customers have developed theirmailing habits.

Despite these negotiations, the Postmaster General has pushed aheadwith plans to abandon current mail service standards in favor of reducedaccess, slower delivery times, and higher prices, which will force manycustomers to pursue delivery alternatives. If those adjustments involveshifting to nonpostal options in even a minority of cases – say 10 or 20percent, the Postal Service would face an irreversible catastrophe. Oncecustomers turn to other communication options and leave the mail sys-tem, they won’t be coming back, and the Postal Service will be suckedinto a death spiral.

What do I mean when I say businesses will adjust their businessmodel? Companies large and small that rely on the mail tell me that ifservice continues to deteriorate, they will conduct more business onlineand encourage their customers to switch to online services for bill-pay-ing and other transactions.

Other businesses, such as small newspapers or pharmacy suppliers,have told me that they would seek nonpostal delivery options, such asfor local delivery and transport services.

Again, let’s assume only a small fraction of businesses change their

Thank you for publishing the article onMarch 21 [Animal advocates maintainferal cat colony] regarding the animaladvocates who maintain the feral catcolony. I hope it will help to shed a light onthe caring and important community serv-ice being provided by these feral cat care-givers.

I am calling attention to an issue that iscurrently threatening the lives of these cats.

I have walked regularly at NewbridgeRoad Park for more than 10 years. One ofthe highlights of my journey is comingupon these happy, well-cared-for cats andwatching them as they sun themselvesand enjoy their lives. I’m certain all ani-mal lovers who use the park share thisexperience. Beyond offering park-goersthe pleasure of watching the cats, thesecaregivers are providing an importantcommunity service that residents shouldfully understand.

Many people do not realize that there isa difference between a stray cat and a feralcat. Alost or abandoned pet is a stray, whilea feral cat is a wild-raised animal or onewho has adapted to feral life. Stray cats areusually tame and comfortable around peo-ple. Feral cats are typically afraid of peopleand keep their distance.

Once a cat is feral, it can not be adopted.This, then, raises the question of how tomanage the population so that a communi-ty is not overrun with feral cats.

Trap Neuter Release (TNR) is themethod of humanely trapping feral cats,having them spayed or neutered and vacci-nated against rabies, and then returningthem to their colony to live out their lives.TNR has been shown to be the least costly,as well as the most efficient and humane,way of stabilizing feral cat populations.

The overall community benefits by sta-bilizing the population and over time,reducing it. At the same time, nuisance

behaviors such as spraying, excessivenoisemaking and fighting are largely elim-inated, yet the community benefits fromnatural rodent control.

In addition, the community’s animalwelfare resources are spared by reduc-ing the number of kittens that wouldend up in shelters.

In speaking with Ray Roden of the Townof Hempstead Department of Parks, I havelearned that the Nassau County HealthDepartment has insisted that the small feralcat shelters at Newbridge Road Park beremoved from the colonies. Should thisoccur, it is akin to pronouncing a death sen-tence for these cats.

All creatures require shelter from theelements to survive. Unlike squirrels andraccoons, who can manage to create andfind shelter in tree trunks and natural areas,cats were domesticated by humans andwere not originally wild animals. Adequateshelter from the elements is a necessity totheir ability to survive.

Feral cats are the result of a human actthat allowed intact animals to roam freeand proliferate in the wild. Being a condi-tion of our making, it is our responsibilitywhen possible to ensure that these animalsare provided with the basic survival needs.

In addition, the Nassau County HealthDepartment is requiring that the coloniesthemselves be relocated to the far end ofthe park, citing the concern that shouldpark goers be injured by a feral cat thetown could be sued.

Firstly, I challenge anyone to be able toget within 100 feet of these cats, who areafraid of people and keep what they con-sider to be a good, safe distance. Secondly,does this mean that if wild geese were toattack park-goers (which they’ve beenknown to do) the town could be sued?

Thirdly, relocating a colony of feral catsnever works. Feral cats are very connect-

ed to their territory. They are familiar withits resident wildlife, other cats in the areaand potential threats to their safety. Andfinally, even if relocation were possible,new “un-neutered” cats would soon movein and set up camp, creating yet anothercolony to try to TNR and manage.

We need our local government officialsand community leaders to step in and usetheir political clout to protect these ani-mals and ensure that their survival andquality of life is maintained.

Hempstead Town Supervisor KateMurray has a good reputation as an animaladvocate and environmentalist, noting herhumane and natural approach of managingthe Canada geese populations at townparks and insect population, through theuse of weed-eating dwarf Nigerian goats

and tick-eating Guinea hens at the LevyPreserve in Merrick.

In addition, Nassau CountyExecutive Edward Mangano hasdemonstrated his concern and compas-sion for the humane treatment of ani-mals through his sponsoring of thehumane essay and poster contests topromote humane education in the treat-ment of animals to elementary schoolstudents throughout Nassau County.

We need our community to contact ourgovernment officials and express theirconcern for these cats, and ask that theyintercede with the departments undertheir respective control on behalf ofthese animals.

– Dominique Gizelle(See page 6 for response.)

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Don’t waste the public’s time

To Bellmore Life: How do you claim victory over a battle

that has already been won? It isn’t easy,but Nassau’s police unions and the legis-lature’s Democratic caucus managed todo it while wasting four hours at the leg-islative meeting on March 19.

They felt it necessary to hold theentire legislative process hostage tohave terms put into the Nassau PoliceRealignment Plan that were alreadythere in the first place.

As was testified to on March 13, and aswas discussed by Police CommissionerThomas Dale at various public forumsthroughout Nassau County, includingmine in East Meadow on March 15, wewere assured that the following factsabout the precinct plan have not changed:

• Forty-eight police officers willnow be utilized to patrol our streets,and some serving as Problem OrientedPolice officers.

• 177 sector cars will continue currentpatrols, unchanged.

• Special units will be located in eachof the new policing centers, such as theHighway Ppatrol Bureau, the robberysquad, the Bureau of Special Operations,narcotics, and others, with supervisorsand detectives.

• All services currently available at aprecinct will continue to be available at

the policing centers, except for the pro-cessing of prisoners.

To add insult to injury, theDemocratic legislators then ran to themedia to hail victory as if they’d savedthe precinct plan. All of the terms thatthey think they secured were alreadypart of the plan.

To me, it doesn’t really matter whotakes the credit as long it’s the public thatwins. But, I just ask that the union lead-ers and the minority legislators stop wast-ing the public’s time with silly antics tosimply get a good media sound bite.

Focus on good government instead.

Legislator Norma L. Gonsalves (LD13)Deputy Presiding Officer

Mike Florio, communicatons directorfor the Minority Democratic Caucus,responds:

After the disastrous move by the coun-ty executive and the Republican majori-ty to close half of the police precincts inNassau, the Democratic caucus was suc-cessful in pushing [County Executive]Ed Mangano’s back against the wall sothat he gave us a signed guarantee thatthere would not be one less patrol car inany neighborhood in Nassau County,that there would be more law enforce-ment personnel in all of the policing cen-ters, and that the excessive amount of$50 million he originally asked us toapprove for borrowing was decreased toless than $27 million.”

Again, let’s assume only a small fractionof businesses change their operations byshifting to these online or nonpostaloptions – it could still spell the end for theU.S. mail system. For every five percentdrop in first-class mail volume, the PostalService loses $1.6 billion in revenue.

That’s why the downsizing of the laborforce and excess capacity that thePostmaster General states is so critical tosaving the Postal Service must be carriedout in a way that preserves service anddoes not inflict avoidable harm on thesededicated workers. Too many haveassumed that this simply can’t be done.

But the fact is, there are many options tocut costs and expand revenue while pre-serving service, such as: reducing the sizeof processing plants without closing them,moving tiny post offices into local grocerystores, reforming an expensive and unfairworkers’ compensation program, allowingthe Postal Service to ship wine and beer,refunding an overpayment into the federalretirement system, developing a newhealth plan that would greatly decrease theneed to pre-fund future retirees’ benefits,and using buyouts to encourage employ-ees to retire.

The Postal Service will not be saved bya bare-bones approach that will requiremassive adjustments by its customers.Perhaps that might have made sense in atime when customers had no other options,such as would have been the case decadesago. But today, the massive shift to onlinepublications and commerce provides most

businesses alternatives to using the mail.And a good portion of them will exploreand settle on those alternatives if the PostalService makes it harder for them to servetheir customers.

Then there are the customers who sim-ply can’t adjust their business model andcould be forced out of business, taking thejobs they support with them.

Instead, the approach taken by ourpostal reform bill, the 21st Century PostalService Act, would be to reduce excesscapacity in the Postal Service while pre-serving service for customers. While ourbill would not ban the closure of all postalfacilities, it would establish service stan-dards and allow for meaningful publiccomment procedures that would ensurethat delivery delays and impact on cus-tomers were mitigated.

The result would be that most facilitieswould remain open so as to preserveovernight delivery, Saturday delivery andeasy access to bulk processing for com-mercial mailers. Our bill would stillreduce the workforce and processingcapacity at those facilities to match thevolume coming in.

For example, rather than closing a plantthat has excess capacity, our plan wouldallow a plant to downsize its labor and vol-ume capacity. This could mean runningone shift instead of two, or half a shiftinstead of a whole shift, using one sortingmachine instead of two, using half thespace and renting out the rest, and so forth.That way the plant still could process mailin the region providing the same service it

receives today, while saving money.Customers have to plan now for what

they see coming. With all these closureannouncements, customers are alreadymaking contingency plans. In this way,

the Postal Service has already triggered thehemorrhaging of customers that our billcould prevent if it were to become law.

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George Maragos to speakNassau County Comptroller George

Maragos will speak at LIU Post onTuesday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. Mr.Maragos, who is in his first term as thefiscal watchdog for the county, will dis-cuss the role of business in government.He holds an MBA.

The event is sponsored by the College

of Management’s Office of GraduatePrograms. George Maragos’ years ofexperience in both the public and privatesectors give him an invaluable perspec-tive of the financial industry, as well asgovernment,” said George Andreadis,director of LIU Post’s Office of GraduatePrograms for the College ofManagement.

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Conference members as they walk theNassau-Suffolk trail from shore-to-shore, end-to-end, on Sunday, April 1 on20 miles of fast and varied terrain.Hikers will meet at south trailhead at6:30 a.m. at Merrick Road and OceanAvenue, Massapequa. Hiking experiencerecommended, bring water and snacks.

For information call Shari at 721-0223,or e-mail to [email protected].

Membership driveThe Merrick Lions Club is holding a

membership drive on Tuesday, April 17,from 5-8 p.m.

This meeting will allow you to learnabout the Lions Club and meet officersof the club while enjoying tasty horsd’ouvres and complimentary cocktails.The meeting will take place at Left Coast

Kitchen and Cocktails, 1810 MerrickRoad in Merrick, 868-5338.

Blood driveState Senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.

(R-Merrick) is partnering with stateAssemblyman David McDonough (R-North Merrick), Hempstead TownCouncilwoman Angie Cullin and theAmerican Red Cross to sponsor a blooddrive on Thursday, March 29, from 1-7p.m. at the Freeport Recreation Center,130 East Merrick Road in Freeport.

Residents wishing to donate blood areencouraged to make an appointment, butwalk-ins are welcome.

Appointments can be scheduled byvisiting www.redcrossblood.org or bycalling 1-800-RED CROSS.

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The author responds to caring for the feral cat colonyBellmore Life contacted the Town of

Hempstead regarding Ms. Gizelle’scomments – and others who have calledabout the article in the March 15 issueof Bellmore Life, “Animal advocatesmaintain feral cat colony.”

The town reiterated its position as itdid in early February when first con-tacted by this newspaper – and asdirected by the Nassau CountyDepartment of Health – that any typeof shelter that houses the cats must beremoved, including feeding platformsthat may incidentally shelter the catswhile they feed; that all feeding mustbe done on a platform off the ground,can be done only once a day [super-vised feeding], all food residue mustbe removed when feeding is done (i.e.no crumbs); and that the colony, as ofMay 1, will slowly, cautiously butdeliberately be moved to another area.

Jennifer, who co-authored the“Animal Advocates” article,responds:

Joyce and I were so pleased with thearticle and appreciate your support andfollow up on the story with the townand the county health department.

While we appreciate that some townresidents may have safety concernsabout the cats, I would like to reassurethem that in the 12 years we havemanaged the colony there has neverbeen a single incident involving a catwith anyone, child or adult.

These cats are fearful of people andwhile they roam occasionally frombehind a fence, they will quickly scur-ry to safety if a person approachesthem. They are very quick, agile andknow the territory well, so there is nochance of a child managing to corner

or catch one of them. I would also like to take this oppor-

tunity to include that we have recentlybegun spreading non-toxic lime in thecolony area to eliminate any odor con-cerns. We think it’s important for resi-dents to be aware that we have notbrought these cats to the park. Thesecats were dropoffs, or wandered thereon their own. Our efforts have been tomanage this colony, preventing popu-lation growth, which serves to benefitboth the cats and the community.

We feed the cats daily (typicallymid-morning). We are permitted toaccess the colony area behind the fencethrough a locked gate that now isopened for us by a park worker. Wealready adhere to the new “SupervisedFeeding” requirement, which meansthat we put down food in the feedingstations and pick it up within a reason-

able amount of time. With respect to the newly declared

mandate that we move the colonybeginning May 1, this has no possibili-ty of success and is simply an exercisein stressing these cats to no gain.

The area where we are being askedto move the colony is three footballfields away from its current locationand is unprotected. The cats simplywon’t go or stay there.

While we have made some smallmovements twice before, it was onlymovement of the feeding stations, notthe colony, and then the movement wasonly a matter of 100 feet or so. Inaddition, many of the cats were alreadyliving in that area. This mandatedmove is an enormous undertaking thatfrankly has no chance of success.

Thank you again for your help, inter-est, caring and support.

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communitylife

Sharks swim tofourth-place finish

by Robert Kaefer

The Bellmore-Merrick Sharks swamto fourth-place finish at this year’sCounty Championships, held at TheGoodwill Center in Eisenhower Parklast month.

The district swim team began theseason with a seventh-place seed. Theyswam exceptionally well at the champi-onships, with most of their qualifyingathletes posting personal best times.

Leading the charge was fifth-yearswimmer Austin Kowalsky. Austinbegan his tenure with the Sharks ineighth grade. Even as a middleschool student he played an importantrole on the varsity team, scoringpoints, thus helping the team to victo-ries that would not have happenedwithout his presence.

Austin quickly rose in the ranks ofNassau County swimming. As a ninth-grade athlete he swam to a second-place finish in both the 500-yardfreestyle and the 100-yard butterfly atthe county championships.

Austin would go on to be the countychampion in the 100-yard free for thenext three years, qualifying for the statechampionships in each of those years.

He also placed first in the 100 back-stroke in 11th grade and in the 50-free ingrades 10 and 12 at the county champi-onships, qualifying for the state champsin each of those events.

And while he did not swim the 50 in11th grade at the county champs, hestill posted the fastest 50 time on LongIsland that year. This year Austin brokethe Nassau County record for the 50-

free in a time of 21:10! Austin also holds the school records

for the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly,50 freestyle, and 100 freestyle, arecord he set at the state champi-onships in Buffalo this year. Both his50 and 100 free times qualify for All-American consideration.

Senior Kenny D’Auria, juniorRobert Cahn and freshman AdemTuurmann also qualified as All-County, along with Austin, as membersof the second-place 200-freestyle relayteam. Robert also earned All-Conference honors in the 500 free,while Adem earned All-Division hon-ors in the 100 breastroke.

Freshman Moustafa Ibrahim andsophomore Kevin Moran earned All-Division and All-Conference honors,respectively, in diving.

– Robert Kaefer

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The end of the school year is comingsoon, which means that seniors inCalhoun’s On Tour program are prepar-ing for their last shows, ones they want toremember the most.

This newspaper interviewed fourseniors on how they will be prepare for“Kiss Me Kate,” which continues thisweekend, Friday and Saturday, March 30and 31, at 7 p.m. in the Calhoun HighSchool auditorium.

The play was first performed onBroadway in 1948 and was written by Samand Bella Spewack. It is a modern versionof William Shakespeare’s “Taming of TheShrew,” and is a love story between awoman, Kate, and a man, Pertruchio.

One of the most difficult roles toprepare for is the lead role of Kate,played by Rebecca Friedman. Rebeccasays, “The best way for me to fullyunderstand Kate or other characters isby putting everything in the character’spoint of view.”

Rebecca adds, “The best situation iswhen I can relate to the character with my

everyday things, so that I can put thattoward playing the part on stage.”Rebecca’s character Kate keeps denyingthat Pertruchio loves her and wants tomarry her. So Rebecca, when on stage, hasto see the point of hating men.

Rebecca says she appreciates the assis-tance of Lindy Rosenthal, who is in chargeof costumes. Lindy helps Rebecca dress upfor the part while she rehearses the part,which helps her ease into the role.

Lindy described how costumes help pre-pare actors for “Kiss Me Kate.” “Each per-son gave us a few dollars so we could buyT-shirts from Michael’s. Once we give theT-shirts out, each person can decorate themwhatever way they want with Sharpies,paint and glitter, as long as it says on theback: “No day but today.”

Lindy also described what other clothesthe cast will wear, depending on what theperformance calls for. For “Kiss Me Kate,”the cast will wear jeans, and some of thegirls who will do splits and toe touchesdecided to wear leggings. The two types ofshoes worn in the play were combat bootsby the girls, and Converse sneakers by bothgirl and boys.

Programs will provide the audience withall the information they need to knowabout the actors and actresses.

Chrissy Ganci is a member of pro-grams, and she told this newspaper howher crew prepares before each show. Shesays the first four things people preparingprograms do are writing autobiographies,Who’s Whos, collecting ads from localbusinesses and ask parents to fundraisefor On Tour.

The Who’s Who are descriptions of pastperformances of each actor. The programsalso feature photos of them.

The last three things that help fill theprograms are cast lists, synopsis thankyous and a letter from the On Tour pres-ident, Steph Mazzella. Once that is all set-tled and organized on the computer, it isprinted out and folded by staff, ready to behanded out to the audience.

Some people really know how to stay incharacter quite easily, including Connelly

Miller, who plays Gremio in “Kiss MeKate.” Connelly says that “I uses mydreams, fears and emotions toward thecharacter that I am on stage.” H ealso points out that “Blocking out yourhabits and being more like your characterthan you is another key component.”

Connelly is a senior and believes thatevery year he gets better as an actor atpersuading the audience that he is anoth-er character.

What the On Tour Company shows iswhen all the actors and crews work togeth-er they can pull off a great show. Whethera person is acting, building the set orpreparing the clothes worn in the show,everyone has a job to do before the playstarts – so the show goes on!

Anthony Belbol is in the CalhounSenior Experience program interningat Bellmore Life.

Bellmore resident Danny Langdonwill perform songs from his debut CD“Hard Lessons” as well as some of hisfavorite cover songs, at BC’s Pub, 2711Grand Avenue, Bellmore, on Friday,March 30, from 8-11 p.m. all 785-9753

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Bellmore native Debbie Miller hasreleased her sophomore album,“Measures and Waits” this week. A mixof humor and honesty, Ms. Miller’s dis-tinctive lyrics and playful melodies havecaptured audiences across the country.

Ms. Miller, who lives in Seattle, is return-ing to the East Coast to celebrate the newalbum with a release party at RockwoodMusic Hall this Saturday, March 31.

The album’s title is a play on thephrase “weights and measures,” anddescribes the album’s frank discussion

of the toils of waiting for love and“measuring” – quantifying the big andsmall things that make up life.

Ms. Miller attended Newbridge Roadand Saw Mill Road schools in NorthBellmore and graduated from CalhounHigh School, where she participated inthe On Tour program.

The New York release show is atRockwood Music Hall, 196 Allen Street,Manhattan. The show starts at 7 p.m., andadmission is free. For more information,visit thedebbiemiller.com.

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Bellmore Presbyterian Church2740 Martin Avenue

785-2590Sunday, April 1, Palm Sunday –

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Thursday, April 5, MaundyThursday – Service in the chapel at

7:30 p.m. with Deacons servingCommunion.

Friday, April 6, Good Friday –Service at 7:30 p.m. will be held atEast Meadow United MethodistChurch, 470 East Meadow Avenue.

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –Resurrection of the Lord/Easter wor-ship service at 9 and 10:30 a.m., withCommunion.

Bellmore United MethodistChurch

2657 Clarendon Avenue221-1220

Sunday, April 1, Palm Sunday –Worship service at 10:30 a.m. “YourKing Comes.”

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –Service at 10:30 a.m. “Christ isRisen! He is Risen Indeed!”

Centerpoint Church2658 Corner Lane

826-0432Friday, April 6, Good Friday –

Services at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Childcareis available for ages 5 and under at the7 p.m. service only.

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –Special Easter Services at 9, 10 and11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. No 7 p.m.service. Children’s church will be atthe 9, 10 and 11:15 a.m. No childcareat the 12:30 p.m. service.

Grace Evangelical LutheranChurch

1294 Bellmoe AvenueNorth Bellmore


Services at 9 and 10 a.m.Monday, April 2-Wednesday,

April 4 – Holy Week devotions at 10a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 5 – HolyCommunion at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 6, Good Friday –Liturgy at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 7, Holy Saturday– Easter vigil at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –Holy Communion at 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Saint John Lutheran Church2150 Centre Avenue


9:30 a.m. service.Thurday, April 5, Maundy

Thursday – 7:30 p.m. service.

Friday, April 6, Good Friday –Children’s gathering, 10:30 a.m.Tenebrae, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –10 a.m. service.

St. Barnabas the Apostle RC Chruch

2320 Bedford Avenue785-0054

Sunday, April 1, Palm Sunday ––Mass, with distribution of palms at 7,9, 10:30 a.m., noon and 5 p.m.Family Mass in Holy Family Chapelat 10:15 a.m.

Thursday, April 5, Holy Thursday– Morning prayer, 9 a.m.; Mass of theLord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.; Adorationof the Blessed Sacrement, 11 p.m.

Friday, April 6, Good Friday –Morning prayer, 9 a.m.; OutdoorStations of the Cross, noon;Celebration of the Lord’s passion, 3p.m. Evening prayer at 7:30 p.m.

highlights the seven last words ofJesus from the cross in musical canta-ta form. Reading from the scripturesand Venecration of the Cross are partof the service.

Saturday, April 7 – Morningprayer at 9 a.m. Easter vigil at 7:30p.m., lasting for two hours.

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –Masses at 7, 9, 10:30 and noon, withFamily Mass in the Holy FamilyChapel at 10:15 a.m.

St Mark The Evangelist Episcopal Church

1294 Bellmore Avenue679-1184

Sunday, April 1 – Worship beginsat 10 a.m. in the Parish Hall with theLiturgy of the Palms and thenprocesses into the church.

Thursday, April 5, MaundyThursday, – the great thanksgivingand stripping of the altar, 7 p.m.

Good Friday, April 6, GoodFriday - A Liturgy for Good Friday,noon and 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Stationsof the Cross, 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –Celebration of the Feast of the

Resurrection, 10 a.m.

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The Merrick United MethodistChurch

1425 Merrick Avenue, Merrick378-9222

Palm Sunday, April 1 – Service at 10a.m. in the Sanctuary. The SundaySchool will have a Palm Stripping partyat 9:15 a.m..

Thursday, April 5, MaundyThursday – Love feast at 7:30 pm.Holy Communion will be observed.

April 6, Good Friday – prayer vigilfrom 8:20 a.m.-2:40 p.m and 4:20-6:40p.m. in the Chapel. Congregation willjoin with the Bellmore-Merrick area fora joint Good Friday worship service tobe held at 7:30 p.m. at the East MeadowUnited Methodist Church.

Sunday, April 8, Easter Sunday –The Long Island Council of ChurchesEcumenical Easter Dawn Worship at6:30 a.m. will be held at Jones Beachparking field 6, just east of the East BathHouse. Call LICC office at 565-0290.

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Entertainer of the Year, will pay tribute toVince Dantona, a Long Island ventrilo-quist who died recently at age 62. Mr.Dantona, with his puppet George, enter-tained Long Islanders and others acrossthe country for decades.

Mr. Sasso remembers Mr. Dantona’spersonality as translating onto the stageperfectly through his puppet George. LikeMr. Dantona, George could say anything toanyone, and “no one would be offended.”

Off-stage, Mr. Dantona was the same,said Mr. Sasso. “He never complainedabout anyone or anything, and was alwaysin a good mood.”

Regarding the perception many have ofventriloquists who talk with their puppetsin public or talk to their puppets alone inrooms, Mr. Sasso said Mr. Dantona was anaverage guy who would never be foundtalking alone with his puppet.

Instead, “Vince was just a great guy”who will be missed very much.

Ron Tobin said he was “blessed towork with Vince for 30 years.” Hecalled Mr. Dantona a great friend withwhom he shared headliner honors. Headded that it will be a pleasure to do atribute to Mr. Dantona.

“He had a home wherever he went,” hewas so well loved by everyone, Mr. Tobincontinued.

Because Mr. Dantona was what Mr.Tobin called a “variety act, I’m going onas a variety act just like Vince, and I’mgoing to juggle.”

He remembers that the end of Mr.Dantona’s act would involve Georgesinging “Old MacDonald’s Farm,” inwhich George would sing E-I-E-I- andthen hold the O for as long as he could.

“When Vince would ask George why heldthe note so long, George would tell him:‘Because I want to see your face turn red.’”

Not only was Vince “speechless” at Mr.Dantona’s wake, as comedian RandyLevin observed, but he had a sign aroundhim that spelled out E-I-E-I-O.

Mitchell Walters, a comedian whoappeared in the award-winning comedy“Uncle Melvin’s Apartment” that debutedlast year at the Bellmore Movies, will alsobe at the tribute.

“I’m here to show support for my fel-low comedians, and to support a greatcause,” he said.

In the 1980s Mr. Walters was a comedywriter for several Gary Marshall-producedsit-coms, including “Laverne and Shirley.”

The comedy tribute, at the BellmoreMovies LiveStage, 222 Pettit Avenue,begins at 2 p.m, and will feature suchrenowned comedians as • Paul Bond •Palma Florentino • Al Isaacs • CarieKaravas • Randy Levin • ventriloquistPete Michaels • Chilly Most • ven-troliquist Greg Paparklis • Danny Rebecca• Peter Sasso • Ron Tubin • Maria Walsh •ventriloquist Kenny Warren • MitchellWalters • and other special guests.

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MEETING OF THEBELLMORE MEMORIAL

LIBRARYTOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEWYORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat a Special District Meetingof the qualified voters of theBellmore Union Free SchoolDistrict, Town of Hempstead,Nassau County, New York, willbe held in the BellmoreMemorial Library, 2288Bedford Avenue, Bellmore,New York, on Wednesday, April18, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. prevail-ing time, for the purpose of vot-ing, by voting machine, uponthe following items:To adopt the Annual Budget ofthe Bellmore Memorial Libraryfor the fiscal year 2012-2013,and to authorize the requisiteportion thereof to be raised bytaxation on the taxable proper-ty of the School District; and(2) To elect one (1) Trustee tothe Bellmore Memorial Libraryboard to fill a five year termcommencing July 1, 2012, andending June 30, 2017, as aresult of the expiration of theterm previously held by EmilySchreiber.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN, that for the purposeof voting at such meeting onApril 18, 2012 the polls willbe open between the hours of2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. pre-vailing time, and the voting willbe held in the BellmoreMemorial Library, 2288Bedford Avenue, Bellmore,New York; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN, that a copy of thestatement of the amount ofmoney which will be requiredfor the ensuing year for theBellmore Memorial Library’spurposes, exclusive of publicmonies, may be obtained byany resident of the SchoolDistrict during the fourteen(14) days immediately preced-ing said meeting, exceptSunday, from the Library, locat-ed at 2288 Bedford Avenue,Bellmore, New York, during reg-ular business hours; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN, that petitions nomi-nating candidates for theoffice of Trustee of theBellmore Memorial Libraryshall be filed at the BellmoreU.F.S.D. District Office, 580Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore,New York not later than 5:00p.m. prevailing time Monday,March 19, 2012. Each peti-tion must be directed to theClerk of the Library, must besigned by at least twenty-five(25) qualified voters of theDistrict and must state the res-idence of each signer and thename and residence of thecandidate; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN, that pursuant to theprovisions of Education Law,personal registration of votersis required, and no personshall be entitled to vote at themeeting whose name does notappear on the register of theSchool District prepared there-of. All persons who shall havebeen previously registered forAnnual or Special SchoolDistrict Meetings and whoshall have voted at any suchAnnual or Special Meeting heldor conducted at any time with-in the four (4) calendar yearsprior to April 18, 2012 shall beentitled to vote at this SpecialDistrict Meeting. In addition,all those who are registered tovote with the Board ofElections of Nassau Countypursuant to Article 5 ofElection Law shall be entitledto vote at this Special DistrictMeeting.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN, that pursuant to theprovisions of the EducationLaw, absentee ballots for theselection of a Trustee of theLibrary and for the adoption ofthe annual budget may beapplied for at the DistrictClerk’s office located at theWinthrop Avenue School, 580Winthrop Avenue, Bellmore,N.Y. during regular business

hours. Such application mustbe received on or before April10, 2012, if the ballot is to bemailed to the voter, or by 5:00p.m. on April 17, 2012, if theballot is to be delivered per-sonally to the voter; and nosuch ballot will be canvassedunless it shall have beenreceived by the District Clerkno later than 5:00 p.m. pre-vailing time, on the day of thevote/election. A list of all per-sons to whom absentee bal-lots have been issued will beavailable in the BellmoreMemorial Library during regu-lar business hours on each ofthe five days prior to April 18,2012 except Saturday, Sundayand holidays; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN that a qualified voterwhose ability to appear per-sonally at the polling place issubstantially impaired by rea-son of permanent illness orphysical disability and whoseregistration record has beenmarked “permanently dis-abled” by the Board ofElections pursuant to the pro-visions of the Election Law,shall be entitled to receive anabsentee ballot pursuant tothe provisions of the EducationLaw without making separateapplication for such absenteeballot.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN that the Board ofRegistration will meet at theBellmore Memorial Library insaid district on Wednesday,April 4, 2012 between thehours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00p.m. for the purpose of prepar-ing the register of the schooldistrict for such SpecialDistrict Meeting and for anymeeting of said district subse-quent to the Special DistrictMeeting; at such time andplace any person will be enti-tled to have his or her nameplaced upon such register pro-vided that he or she is knownor proven to the satisfaction ofthe Board of Registration to beentitled to vote at the meetingor election for which such reg-ister is to be prepared and asis authorized by the EducationLaw of the State of New York.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HERE-BY GIVEN that a public infor-mation hearing will be held atthe Bellmore Memorial Library,Bellmore, New York onWednesday, April 4, 2012 at8:00 p.m. for the purpose ofdiscussion of the expenditureof funds for the 2012-2013 fis-cal year.BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF

TRUSTEESBELLMORE MEMO-

RIAL LIBRARYRandy Yee, District Clerk

DATED: February 2012BELLMORE, NEW YORKBL 310 4T 2/22, 3/14, 28,4/11

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DISTRICT VOTEOF THE BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-

TRICTTOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, COUN-

TY OF NASSAU, NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the annual vote of thequalified voters of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District, NassauCounty, New York will be heldon Tuesday, May 15, 2012, atthe several polling places des-ignated by the Bellmore,Merrick, North Bellmore, andNorth Merrick Union FreeSchool Districts, as follows:

BELLMORE UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICT, at theShore Road School, 2801Shore Road, Bellmore, N.Y.between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00p.m.

MERRICK UNION FREE

SCHOOL DISTRICT, at theNorman J. Levy LakesideSchool, 21 Babylon Road,Merrick, N.Y. between 7:00a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

NORTH BELLMORE UNIONFREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, atthe Newbridge Road School,1601 Newbridge Road,Bellmore, N.Y. between 6:00a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

NORTH MERRICK UNIONFREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, atthe Harold D. Fayette School,1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick,N.Y. between 2:00 p.m. and10:00 p.m.a.) To vote upon the annualschool budget for the year2012-2013 and to authorizethe levying of a tax upon thetaxable property of the districtfor the foregoing purposes.b.) To vote upon such otherpropositions as may properlycome before the voters,AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat registration shall be con-ducted at the several pollingplaces stated above by theBoards of Registration of theseveral component districts asfollows: the Bellmore UnionFree School District at the dis-trict office, 580 WinthropAvenue, Bellmore,New York, onall school days of the schoolyear until five (5) days preced-ing the vote between the hoursof 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.and additionally on May 1,2012 at the Shore RoadSchool, 2801 Shore Road,Bellmore, New York, betweenthe hours of 4:00 p.m. and8:00 p.m.; the Merrick UnionFree School District at the dis-trict office, 21 Babylon Road,Merrick, New York, and at alldistrict schools on all schooldays of the school year untilfive (5) days preceding thevote between the hours of9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; theNorth Bellmore Union FreeSchool District at theAdministrative Office, 2616Martin Avenue, Bellmore, NewYork, and all district schools onall school days of the schoolyear until five (5) days preced-ing the vote between the hoursof 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.;and the North Merrick UnionFree School District at theHarold D. Fayette School,1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick,New York. on all school days ofthe school year until five (5)days preceding the votebetween the hours of 9:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and addi-tionally on Wednesday, May 2,2012 at the Harold D. FayetteSchool between the hours of4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for thepurpose of preparing a registerof the qualified voters entitledto vote at the school meetingand election for which suchregister is prepared, in themanner provided by law. Theregister, as so prepared, willbe filed in the office of theclerk at each of the respectiveUnion Free School Districts asset forth in this notice of meet-ing and such register is to beopen for inspection at reason-able times for at least five (5)days prior to the date set forvoting on the budget and elec-tion, except Sunday.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a person shall be entitledto vote at the annual meetingand election who is a citizen ofthe United States, eighteenyears of age, a resident of theUnion Free School District inwhich he intends to vote for aperiod of thirty days next pre-ceding the election he offers tovote and registered to vote forsaid election. A person shallbe registered to vote if he orshe shall have permanentlyregistered with the NassauCounty Board of Elections orwith the Board of Registrationof the component Union FreeSchool District in which heresides. Only persons whoshall be registered shall beentitled to vote.

AND NOTICE IS FURTHERGIVEN that the Boards ofRegistration of the severalcomponent Union Free SchoolDistricts will meet during thehours of voting on May 15,

2012 at the polling places ineach of the Union Free SchoolDistricts for the purpose ofpreparing a register for districtmeetings or elections to beheld subsequent to May 15,2012; said register shallinclude (1) all qualified votersof the Union Free SchoolDistricts, who shall presentthemselves personally for reg-istration: and (2) all qualifiedvoters permanently registeredwith the Nassau County Boardof Elections.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a copy of statement of theamount of money which will berequired for the ensuing yearfor school purposes (schoolbudget) and copies of proposi-tions involving expenditure ofmoneys and the operation ofthe school system for theensuing year, may be obtainedby any taxpayer in the Districtduring the fourteen daysimmediately preceding theannual vote except Saturday,Sunday or holidays, at eachschoolhouse in which school ismaintained during the hours of8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that applications forabsentee ballots for the schooldistrict election may be appliedfor at the Office of the Clerk ofthe District. A list of all per-sons to whom absentee bal-lots shall have been issued willbe available for inspection inthe office of the Clerk betweenthe hours of 9:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m. on each of the five(5) days prior to the day of theelection except Sundays andon the Saturday preceding thevote by appointment only.

BY ORDER OF THEBOARD OF EDUCATION

BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-

TRICTCLAIRE NEUFELDDISTRICT CLERK

BL 315 4T 3/28, 4/11, 25,5/9NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOF THE BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-

TRICTTOWN OF HEMPSTEADCOUNTY OF NASSAU,

NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe Board of Education of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District will hold aPublic Hearing on May 2,2012, at 8:00 p.m. in theBoard Room of the CentralAdministration Building locatedat the Brookside School, 1260Meadowhrook Road, Merrick,New York, for the purpose oftransacting all business as isauthorized by the EducationLaw, including, but not limitedto, discussion of the expendi-ture of funds and budgetingtherefore relative to the appro-priation of necessary funds tomeet the necessary expendi-tures of the Central HighSchool District for the schoolyear 2012-2013 and on propo-sitions involving the expendi-ture of funds or the levy of tax,at which time and which placeall persons interested in thesubject matter thereof con-cerning the same will have anopportunity to be heard.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a copy of statement of theamount of money which will berequired for the ensuing yearfor school purposes (schoolbudget) and copies of proposi-tions involving expenditure ofmoneys and the operation ofthe school system for theensuing year, will be availableto any taxpayer in the Districtseven days immediately pre-ceding the public hear ingexcept Saturday, Sunday orholidays, at each schoolhousein which school is maintainedduring the hours of 8:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVENthat a Real Property TaxExemption Report, prepared in

accordance with Section495 of the Real Property TaxLaw, will be annexed to anytentative/preliminary budgetas well as the final adoptedbudget of which it will form a

part; and shall be posted onDistrict Bulletin board(s) main-tained for public notices, aswell as on the District's web-site.

BY ORDER OF THEBOARD OF EDUCATION

BELLMORE-MERRICKCENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DIS-

TRICTCLAIRE NEUFELDDISTRICT CLERK

BL 316 4T 3/28, 4/11, 25,5/9NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING,PUBLIC HEARING, ELECTIONAND REGISTRATION OF VOT-ERSNORTH BELLMORE UNIONFREE SCHOOL DISTRICTNORTH BELLMORE, TOWN OFHEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUN-TY, NEW YORKPursuant to Section 1716 ofEducation Law a PublicHearing for discussion of theproposed 2012/13 SchoolDistrict Budget, and such otherbusiness as may come beforethe meeting, will be held onMay 3, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. atthe Administration Building onMartin Avenue, Bellmore, NewYork. A copy of the state of theamount of monies which willbe required for the 2012/13school year for school purpos-es may be obtained, uponrequest, by any school districtresident commencing April 26,2012 during the hours of 9:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except forSaturdays, Sundays or holi-days.FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the Annual Vote ofthe qualified voters of theNorth Bellmore Union FreeSchool District will be held atthe Newbridge Road School,North Bellmore, on Tuesday,May 15, 2012 for the followingpurpose:

A. To vote upon the AnnualSchool Budget for the schoolyear 2012-13 and to authorizelevying of a tax upon the tax-able property of the NorthBellmore School District forsuch purposes.

B. The election of two (2)members of the Board ofEducation.

C. To vote upon such otherpropositions as may properlycome before the meeting.Voting will be by ballot on vot-ing machines and the polls willremain open for voting from6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., andas much longer as may be nec-essary for all voters then pres-ent to cast their votes. Votingwill be in the gymnasium of theNewbridge Road School.Copies of the proposed2012/13 budget will be avail-able upon request at each ofthe offices of the school hous-es in the district, J. G.Dinkelmeyer School, JacobGunther School, NewbridgeRoad School, Park AvenueSchool, Saw Mill Road Schooland Martin Avenue Schoolbetween the hours of 9:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on eachday other than a Saturday,Sunday or holiday during thefourteen (14) days precedingthe Annual Vote, and at theNorth Bellmore Public Library,1551 Newbridge Rd., NorthBellmore, NY, and on theschool’s website.PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE pursuant to RealProperty Tax Law Section 495,an exemption report detailingexemptions from real propertytaxation shall be available andappended to any tentative, pre-liminary or final budget.PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that the election ofmembers of the Board ofEducation will be as follows:Two (2) members of the Boardof Education for a full term ofthree (3) years, commencingJuly 1, 2012, and ending June30, 2015 to succeed GraceCramsie, incumbent, whoseterm of office expires on June30, 2012 and Joseph Perrone,incumbent, whose term ofoffice expires on June 30,2012. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat nominating petitions forcandidates for the Board of

Education must be filed withthe District Clerk between thehours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m. not later than April 16,2012 at 5:00 p.m. Each posi-tion shall state the name andresidence of each signer, shallstate the name and residenceof the candidate and shalldescribe the specific vacancyfor which the candidate is nom-inated and must be signed bynot less than fifty (50) quali-fied voters of the school dis-trict. No person shall be nomi-nated by petition for more thanone separate office. PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that at the AnnualVote, qualified voters of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District shall vote forthe following purposes:

A. To vote upon the annualbudget of the Bellmore-MerrickCentral High School District forthe year 2012-13 and toauthorize the levying of a taxupon the taxable property ofthe Bellmore-Merrick CentralHigh School District for suchpurposes.

B. To vote upon an appropri-ation, and authorize use ofCapital Reserve funds for thepurposes of capital improve-ment work at certain schoolsof the Bellmore-Merrick CentralHigh School District. Thisappropriation will have noeffect upon the tax levy.

C. To vote upon such otherpropositions as may properlycome before the voters.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat pursuant to Education Law§2014 personal registration ofvoters is required, and no per-son shall be entitled to vote atthe District Meeting whosename does not appear on theregister of the District. Voterregistration for the District willbe ongoing through and includ-ing Thursday, May 10, 2012,from 9:00 o’clock A.M. until4:00 o’clock P.M. (PrevailingTime), on all school days of theschool year, at the DistrictOffice, J. G. DinkelmeyerElementary School, NewbridgeRoad Elementary School, ParkAvenue Elementary School andSaw Mill Road ElementarySchool, for the purpose ofpreparing a register of thequalified voters of the Districtfor said District Meeting, atwhich time any person shall beentitled to have his/her nameplaced upon such register, pro-vided that he/she is known orproven to be then or thereafterentitled to vote at said DistrictMeeting for which such regis-ter is prepared.Immediately upon its comple-tion, the register will be filed inthe office of the District Clerk,2616 Martin Avenue,Bellmore, New York, and willbe open for inspection by anyqualified voter of the Districtbetween the hours of 9:00o'clock A.M. and 4:00 o'clockP.M. (Prevailing Time) on eachof the five (5) days prior to theDistrict Meeting for which itwas prepared, except Sunday,and on Saturday, May 12,2012 between the hours of9:00 o’clock A.M. and 11:00o’clock A.M.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat pursuant to Education Law2018a applications for absen-tee ballots may be applied forat the office of the DistrictClerk. If the ballot is to bemailed to the voter, the com-pleted application must bereceived by the Clerk of theDistrict no later than 4:00o’clock P.M. on May 8, 2012.If the ballot is to be deliveredpersonally to the voter, thecompleted application must bereceived by the District Clerkno later than 5:00 o’clock P.M.on May 14, 2012.A list of all persons to whomabsentee ballots shall havebeen issued will be available inthe office of the District Clerk,2616 Martin Avenue, NorthBellmore, New York, during reg-ular business hours on each ofthe five (5) days prior to theday of the election between

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the late Isabelle Coughlin, brother ofThomas (Marilee), Kevin and the lateMaureen Anne. He was the brother-in-law of Dennis, Richard (Deborah),Daniel (Anita) and the late Gary(Monica). He was the uncle of KateCaporusso, Kelly Zinn, Kimberley

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PUBLIC NOTICESthe hours of 9:00 A.M. and4:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time),except Sunday and onSaturday, May 12, 2012between the hours of 9:00o’clock A.M. and 11:00o’clock A.M. Such list will alsobe available at the pollingplace on the date of the vote.No absentee voter's ballotshall be canvassed unless itshall have been received in theoffice of the District Clerk ofthe North Bellmore Union FreeSchool District not later than5:00 o'clock P.M. (PrevailingTime) on the day of AnnualDistrict Meeting.NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that aperson shall be entitled to voteat the annual meeting andelection who is a citizen of theUnited States, eighteen yearsof age, a resident of theDistrict for a period of thirtydays next preceding the elec-tion he offers to vote and reg-istered to vote for said elec-tion. A person shall be regis-tered to vote if he or she shallhave permanently registeredwith the Nassau County Boardof Elections or with the Boardof Registration of the schooldistrict. Only persons whoshall be registered shall beentitled to vote.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat the Board of Registrationwill meet during the hours ofvoting on May 15, 2012 at thepolling place of the school dis-trict for the purpose of prepar-ing a register for District meet-ings or elections to be heldsubsequent to May 15, 2012.Said register shall include (1)all qualified voters of theschool district who shall pres-ent themselves personally forregistration; and (2) all quali-fied voters permanently regis-tered with the Nassau CountyBoard of Elections.

BY THE ORDER OF THEBOARD OF EDUCATION

Toni A. CincottaDistrict Clerk

BL 317 4T 3/28, 4/4, 18, 5/NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING,

ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND REGISTRATION

OF VOTERS, BELLMORE UNION FREE

SCHOOL DISTRICT,TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NAS-

SAU COUNTY, NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that a public budget hearing ofthe Bellmore Union FreeSchool District, Town ofHempstead, Nassau County,New York, will be held at theShore Road School, Bellmore,

New York on Tuesday, May 1,2012 at 8:00 p.m. for the pur-pose of discussion of theexpenditure of funds for the2012-13 school year and thebudgeting thereof and for suchother business as is author-ized by the Education Law ofthe State of New York.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the vote upon the appro-priation of the necessaryfunds to meet the estimatedexpenditures of said schooldistrict for the 2012-13 schoolyear (school budget) will beheld at the annual meeting ofsaid school district onTuesday, May 15, 2012 at theShore Road School, Bellmore,New York. Voting shall takeplace between the hours of7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.Voting machines will be usedfor voting at said annual elec-tion.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that an election to fill two (2)vacancies, each for a term ofthree (3) years, for the office ofmember of the Board ofEducation, will be held at theShore Road School, Bellmore,New York, on Tuesday, May 15,2012. The polls for voting atsaid election will be open from7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that a copy of the statement ofthe amount of money whichwill be required for the schoolyear 2012-13 for the purposesexclusively of public moniesmay be obtained by any resi-dent for the district during thefourteen (14) days precedingthe vote, except Saturdays,Sundays, or holidays, at theschools of the district from8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that pursuant to Section 495of the Real Property Tax Law,the District is required toattach to its proposed budgetan exemption report. Saidexemption report, which willalso become part of the finalbudget, will show how the totalassessed value on the finalassessment roll used in thebudgetary process is exemptfrom taxation, list every type ofexemption granted by thestatutory authority, and showthe cumulative impact of eachtype of exemption, the cumula-tive amount expected to bereceived as payments in lieu oftaxes and the cumulativeimpact of all exemptions grant-ed.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that petitions nominating can-

didates for the office of mem-ber of the Board of Educationmust be filed with the DistrictClerk no later than 5:00 p.m.,Monday, April 16, 2012. Suchnominating petition must statethe residence of each signerand shall state the name andresidence of the candidate.Nominating petitions must besigned by at least 29 qualifiedvoters of the District. The twocandidates receiving the high-est number of votes will beelected to office. Personalregistration is a prerequisitefor voting at all elections in thisschool district, and no personwill be entitled to vote at suchelection whose name does notappear upon the register pre-pared for such election; exceptthat any person, a resident ofthe District, who is permanent-ly registered with the NassauCounty Board of Elections tovote at elections other than aschool district election andwhose registration is current,shall also be qualified to voteat this election without furtherregistration.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the Board of Registrationand the District Clerk will meetat the Shore Road School insaid District on Tuesday, May1, 2012 between the hours of4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. forthe purpose of preparing theregister of the school districtfor such election and for anyelection of said District subse-quent to the election; at suchtime and place, any person willbe entitled to have his or hername placed upon such regis-ter provided that he or she isknown or proven to the satis-faction of the Board ofRegistration to be entitled tovote at the meeting or electionfor which such register is to beprepared. Qualified individualsmay also register between8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ondays when school is in sessionat the District Office at 580Winthrop Ave., Bellmore, NewYork, except that no registra-tion shall take place less thanfive (5) days preceding theelection, this year May 10,2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the register thus preparedwill be filed in the office of theSuperintendent of Schools andthat such register will be openfor inspection to any qualifiedvoter of the District at theoffice of the Superintendent ofSchools and the District Clerkin the Winthrop Avenue School

between the hours of 9:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m. duringeach of the five (5) days priorto the day set for the electionexcept Sunday, and by appoint-ment only between the hours9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon onthe Saturday prior to the elec-tion.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that applications for absenteeballots for election of schoolboard members and for votingon the school budget of theDistrict may be applied for atthe District Clerk’s office atleast seven (7) days before theelection if the ballot is to bemailed to the voter, or the daybefore the election if the ballotis to be delivered personally tothe voter. A list of all personsto whom absentee ballotshave been issued will be avail-able in the District Clerk’soffice on each of the five daysprior to the election exceptSunday, and by appointmentonly between the hours 9:00a.m. and 12:00 noon on theSaturday prior to the election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the Board of Educationshall convene a special meet-ing thereof at the Shore RoadSchool within twenty-four hoursafter the filing with the DistrictClerk of a written report of theresults of the ballot, for thepurpose of examining and tab-ulating said reports for theresults of the ballot, for thepurpose of the ballot anddeclaring the results of the bal-lot; that the Board hereby des-ignates itself to be a set of pollclerks to cast and canvass bal-lots pursuant to Education LawSection 2019-a.2-b, at saidspecial meeting of the Board.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that at the election of theBellmore Union Free SchoolDistrict, qualified voters of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District shall vote forthe following purposes:

To vote upon the annualschool budget for the 2012-13school year, and to authorizethe levying of a tax upon thetaxable property of the districtfor the foregoing purposes.To vote upon such other propo-sitions as may properly comebefore the meeting. DATED:March, 2012

Bellmore, NYBY ORDER OF THE BOARD

OF EDUCATIONBELLMORE UNION

FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTRandy Yee, District Clerk

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NOTICE TO BIDDERSNOTICE is hereby given thatthe WANTAGH FIRE DISTRICTwill receive separate & inde-pendent bids for the followingcategories:CONTRACT No. G-1 - GeneralConstruction & Related WorkCONTRACT No. G-2 - EpoxyUrethane Coating WorkFor the WANTAGH FIRE DIS-TRICT STATION #2, located at844 Wantagh Avenue,Levittown, New York 11756.Separate & independent bidsmust be received on or beforeFriday, April 20, 2012 @12:00pm by the WANTAGH FIRE DIS-TRICT at the DISTRICTOFFICES located at 2045Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh,New York 11793 at which timeall bids received will publicly beopened and read aloud@12:00 PM in accordancewith §103(2), of the GeneralMunicipal Law. No bids will beaccepted thereafter.Bidding Documents,Information for Bidders, Formof Bids, Plans andSpecifications may be pickedup or viewed at the followinglocation starting on Monday,March 26th, 2012:PICK UP DOCUMENTS ONLYAT THE FOLLOWING OFFICEFrank G. Relf Architect, P.C.545 East Jericho TurnpikeHuntington Station, NY

11746Phone: (631) 271-4432Fax: (631) 271-4532Hours: 10:OOAM-4:OOPM

One full set of documents maybe obtained from the above-mentioned location only uponthe payment of a $100.00non-refundable deposit, certi-fied check, money order orbank check only payable to"Frank G. ReIf Architect, P.C.".Only one full set of documentsshall be given to each bidder.A Pre-bid meeting is scheduledfor 10:00 am on Tuesday, April3, 2012 at the project sitewhere there will be a represen-tative from the Architect'soffice and the Fire District toreview the proposed work andto answer questions of generaland technical nature as relat-ing to the bidding documentsor procedures.All bids must be accompaniedby either a) a certified checkpayable to the "Wantagh FireDistrict" in the amount of 5%of the bid price, or b) a bondwith sufficient sureties to beapproved by the "Wantagh FireDistrict" in the amount of 5%of the bid price. If the bid is

accepted, the bidder will enterinto a contract in accordancewith the bid and will furnish asuitable security bond in thesum of the amount of the con-tract, conditioned for the faith-ful and prompt completion ofthe work specified in the con-tract. If the bidder neglects orrefuses to execute the con-tract and furnish the bonds,the deposit of 5% of the bidprice shall be forfeited andretained by the Wantagh FireDistrict as liquidated damagesor, in the case of a bid bond,the Wantagh Fire District shallenforce payment of the bondfor its benefit.Per formance, Labor andMaterial payment bonds onthe forms within theSpecifications Book for the fullamount of the contract arerequired and shall be includedin the bid price.Exclude from all bids New YorkState Sales Tax on materialsor supplies purchased for thisproject.Pursuant to §220 of the LaborLaw, the contract will contain aprovision that every mechanic,laborer and workmanemployed in or about the workcontemplated by the contractshall be paid not less than theprevailing rate of wages andprovided with not less than theprevailing supplement whichare set forth in the BiddingDocuments.Bids are to be enclosed in aseparate sealed envelope,which shall be clearly marked:Wantagh Fire DistrictStation #2 - New ConcreteSlabs with Trench Drains &Epoxy Urethane CoatingContract #G-1 - GeneralConstruction & Related WorkContract #G-2 - EpoxyUrethane Coating WorkThe Wantagh Fire Districtreserves the right to waive anyinformalities in, to accept orreject any or all bids,to awardthe contract to other than thelowest bidder or to advertiseanew if in the judgment of theWantagh Fire District it is intheir best interests to do so.No bidder shall withdraw hisbid within 45 days after the for-mal opening thereof.By Order of The Board of FireCommissionersMarch 19, 2012Michael G. AntonucciSuperintendentBL 319 1T 3/28

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