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County hires privatesewage operator

Community outpouringfor Hayes children

Nostalgia time today at NMPL

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Robbie’s Rockin’ for a Reason

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Surprise! You’re the Merricks’ Mother of the Year!

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by Erin Donohue

Have you ever really pulled off a sur-prise?

It’s rare but every once in a while ithappens, completely out of the blue.For instance, take Ellen Sheldon’ssons’ nomination for Mother of theYear – she had no clue the boys enteredher in Merrick Life’s annual contest.

She found out when Merrick Lifeeditors Pat McKay and I arrived atKennedy High School in Bellmore,where she has worked as a specialeducation teacher for the last 16 years.

Mrs. Sheldon was greeted with abouquet of roses from one of the con-test sponsors, Merrick Flower Shoppe –who, with little notice, put together anarrangement worthy of any beautyqueen (or mom).

“You are Merrick Life’s Mother ofthe Year,” she was told, as she enteredthe school’s main office fresh from adepartment meeting.

Thanks to the school and districtadministration Merrick Life arrangedthe surprise during Mrs. Sheldon’s offperiod – giving time for a quick inter-view, photos and well-wishes fromher co-workers. After the shock dissi-pated, “You really made my day,” shetold Merrick Life after calling herhusband, John (“Jake”) on the phoneto tell him the news.

A quick sit-down with Ellen (and hercohorts), revealed her to be a popularteacher who has been with the districtfor over 18 years. She teaches specialeducation in a co-teaching English 11Rclass. She has been at Kennedy for 16years, but has also worked at Mepham.

Her co-workers can’t say enoughgood things about her: “She really con-nects with the students, and everyone…she is very deserving of this honor,”says Mary Ann Goetz, the departmentchair, who has worked with Ellen for 10years. “She is great inside and out and Iam happy to have her in my life.”

“Ellen is a remarkable and specialwoman,” added Kennedy PrincipalLorraine Poppe, “one who has impact-ed not only her family but also theentire Kennedy [school] family. We areblessed to have her on staff.”

Ellen (nee Francescani) is a native

School budget, trustee votes on Tuesdayby Laura Schofer

Residents will go to the polls to vote onschool district budgets and school boardtrustees on Tuesday, May 15.

This is the first year that school dis-tricts must comply with a new state lawcalled the New York Property Tax LevyLimit, commonly referred to as the “taxcap.” This new legislation restricts theamount of money a school district canraise through property taxes.

While it is thought that the tax levy limitis 2%, the state comptroller permitsexemptions, thus allowing the limit to begreater than 2% for many school districts.

Some of these exemptions may includevoter-approved capital expenditures,increases in the state-mandated employercontribution rates for teacher and employ-ee pension systems that exceed two per-

centage points, and judgments resultingfrom tort actions of any amount thatexceeds 5% of a district’s current levy.

The tax levy increase does not translatedirectly to the tax rate. The tax rate isbased on three factors: the tax levy, theassessed value of the individual propertyand the adjusted base proportion.

The adjusted base proportion is like apie that divides property into four cate-gories (residential, commercial, industrialand multiple dwellings). Each piece of thepie pays part of the tax. Residents usuallypay the largest part of the pie.

If a proposed budget is defeated, eachdistrict will have the option of putting upa revised budget for a revote or adoptinga contingency budget.

New rules mandate that a contingencybudget is a zero percent increase in the taxlevy, regardless of the cost of living. For

most districts, a contingency budgetwould require reductions in staff as well assome programming.

In addition, the Long Island contingentof state senators, including Charles J.Fuschillo Jr. and Dean Skelos, worked tosecure an additional $805 million in stateaid funding, which the schools appliedaccordingly toward their budget items.

Merrick

In Merrick, the proposed 2012-2013school district budget is for$43,287,814. This represents a budget-to-budget increase of 2.23% or a taxlevy increase of 2.49%.

“This year’s budget was a challenge inthis fiscally uncertain economic environ-ment, which includes escalating mandatedand contractual expenses growing faster

MOTHER OF THE YEAR WINNER AND HER FAMILY, from left, Kevin 31, Luke 28, Ellen, her husband Jake, and Andrew, 24. See the Sheldon nomination letter online at www.merricklife.com and on Merrick Life’s Facebook page.

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Meet the Merricks’ Mother of the Year, Ellen SheldonMerokian, a graduate of Curé of ArsSchool who went on to high school atSacred Heart Academy in WestHempstead. She then attended FordhamUniversity, where she met her husbandand they have been married for 39 years.

They lived in Brooklyn for a few years,where she worked in education for a men-tal health facility, then returned to Merrick(in 1979) when their first child was born.Her boys all attended Chatterton School,then Merrick Avenue Middle School andgraduated from Calhoun.

When asked what she loves aboutMerrick, she says, “You get that small-town feeling with being close to the city– which is important.” The Sheldons liketo go into the city, take in a show, havedinner, and see their son, Kevin, wholives in Brooklyn.

They also travel to Washington, D.C.frequently to see son Luke, who attendslaw school at Catholic University; liv-ing at home is son Andrew, who isworking on his master’s degree in jour-nalism at Hofstra University andinterns at Maxim magazine.

Remarkably, and treated almost as aside note to Ellen’s active life is herongoing battle with lung cancer.Diagnosed in 2005, her first surgeryremoved all the disease only to find itresurface in 2010. Her condition istreated with medicine, and she hasrarely “missed a beat (let alone a day ofwork)” say many of her colleagues.

Mrs. Sheldon will enjoy a host of prizesincluding a $25 gift certificate fromPiccolo Ristoranté, a dozen bagels fromBagel Café, a $25 gift certificate fromIsland Greenery, one free week for two

from World Gym of Wantagh, Free cutand blow from Vanity Salon, $100towards any eyeglasses from Dr. LoriLandrio, optometrist, any pair of sun-glasses from Savall Drugs, $10 gift cer-tificate from Garfield Pharmacy, $10 giftcertificate from J & D Invitations, Etc. Agift certificate from Merrick ParkCleaners, the dozen roses she already

received from Merrick Flower Shoppeand a year’s subscription to MerrickLife, your community newspaper.

Merrick Life wishes to acknowl-edge the other moms who were nomi-nated for the annual Mother of theYear contest. They are Randi Wolin,who was nominated by her daughterMelissa; Elyse Glick, who was nomi-nated by her daughter Emily; TracyBanner; Robin Campanelli, who wasnominated by her daughter Denise;Jenny Safon, who nominated momLisa; Louise Cook, who was nominat-ed by daughter Sharon Ertel; andElizabeth L. Hirsch, who nominatedmom, also named Elizabeth.

Congratulations to all the momswhose children took the time to writeabout them. Best wishes also to all theMerrick moms out there, and to thoseon our staff – enjoy your day.

ELLEN SHELDEN, Mother of theYear is shocked as Merrick Lifesurprises her with the news ofthe winning letter submitted byher sons.

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ELLEN’S CO-WORKERS FROM HER DEPARTMENT: Front row, from left,are Sue Shapiro, Louise Maxwor thy, Kim Serpe, John Succhero, EllenSheldon, Liz DiFranco, Ashley Herold, Audrey Crusius and Eileen Tomala.Back row, from left, are Meador Pratt, Principal Lorraine Poppe, Mary AnnMeyers, Kristin Kassl and Mary Ann Goetz.

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Nostalgia time today at libraryLarry Garfinkel, president of the

Historical Society of the Merricks, willhost a free program today, May 10, at1:30 p.m. at the North Merrick Library.

You’re invited to see a great film clip

from a “lost” movie, a vintage newsreeland sing along with the hits of 1946 andmore!

The North Merrick Library is at 1691Meadowbrook Road.

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meandering around merrickTeachers

make good mothersAs I marveled at how wonderfully my daughter

took on the role of mother, I realized how much herteaching experience – whether in the nursery, elemen-tary school, high school or college – has helped pre-pare her for it, and that, well, teachers make goodmothers.

Reason Number One: Teachers know the impor-tance of positive reinforcement. Each time her babysmiles, she smiles back at her. Each time the babytries out a new sound, she responds too. And so herbaby is learning to communicate.

Reason Number Two: Teachers are constantly look-ing ahead and planning the classes their students willtackle next. Knowing what comes next keeps them ontarget. Just so, a mother looks ahead to the first time ababy will lift her head or sit up or crawl.

Reason Number Three: Teachers know the impor-tance of varying activities so their students don’t getbored. And they know how important recess is toclearing your head.

Reason Number Four: Teachers keep a record ofeverything they need to tell parents about how theirstudents did each day. From Day One, my daughterwas keeping a diary of feeding times, etc. to sharewith the pediatrician.

Reason Number Five: Teachers meet with their col-leagues to share ideas about what equipment and whatlesson plans work well for them. My daughter joineda parenting group where she gets lots of helpful ideasand shares things with other mothers.

Reason Number Six: Teachers care about their stu-dents. And it is moving to see how quickly this littlebaby has won the love of her mother, actually sincebefore she was born. The scene of mother and child isso often portrayed and yet no painter ever quite cap-tures its beauty and spirit!

And so, yes, teachers make good mothers. As wecelebrate Mother’s Day this year, it’s a good time tothink about what makes a good mother. And as weprepare to vote in school board elections and budgetvotes, it is time to think about what resources ourschools need in order to provide a good education forfuture generations. And, of course, that most impor-tant role of the teacher!

CORRECTION: Last week’sissue of Merrick Life included thewrong date for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High SchoolDistrict’s Board of Educationmeeting/public hearing on theschool budget. That program wason Wednesday, May 2.

© © ©VETERANS DONATIONS:

During the month of MayMerrick Post 1282 of theAmerican Legion will be therecipient of funds raised by HolmsMobil on Merrick Avenue inNorth Merrick. Station ownerPeter Holmstedt is also a postmember, and will be joined by hisdistributor in donating 1-1/2 centsfor each gallon of gas pumped inMay. Proceeds will be used by thepost to assist fellow veterans, hos-pitalized veterans, active servicepersons and for post activities.

© © ©MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

marchers will gather on Monday,May 28 at 8:45 a.m. on Veterans(Broadcast) Plaza, betweenMerrick and Brooklyn Avenues.

The parade will start at 9:30a.m. and proceed north onMerrick Avenue to the VeteransMonument at Lee Avenue, wherethe Merrick Post 1282 of theAmerican Legion will hold itsMemorial Day ceremony.

© © ©CAESAR’S CASINO TRIP:

The Merrick/Bellmore Auxiliaryucpn is planning a day bus outingto Caesar’s Casino in Atlantic Cityon Tuesday, June 12. The cost is$40 per person, with a $25 give-back in slot play at Caesar’s.

Bus pickup is at the MerrickRoad Park parking lot onClubhouse Road in Merrick,which allows for ample parking.Bus departure is scheduled for 9a.m. and the estimated return toMerrick is 6 p.m. Refreshmentsand movies on the bus will alsobe provided.

Make your reservation withyour check payable to theMerrick/Bellmore Auxiliary ucpnand mail it by Friday, May 11, toSeri DiLapi, 2712 Beacon Hill

Drive, Bellmore 11710. For ques-tions, call 783-0533. All proceedsgo directly to benefit the UnitedCerebral Palsy Center inRoosevelt.

© © ©YARD SALE AND WORLD

DAY EVENT: Saturday, May 19,from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., MerrickUnited Methodist Church willhold a churchwide yard saletogether with ProgressiveSchool’s annual World Day event.All kinds of items for sale, ethnicfoods and fun for all.

The church and school are at1425 Merrick Avenue 1/2 milenorth of Camp Avenue and southof Southern State Parkway.

Additional parking in rear ofchurch off of Little WhaleneckSt. For further info call thechurch office 378-9222 or Laura546-4287.

© © ©NMCM: The North and

Central Merrick Civic Associationis showing the film“Blue Gold-World Water Wars” on Thursday,May 24, at 7 p.m. at the NorthMerrick Library, 1691Meadowbrook Road.

Wars of the future will befought over water as they are overoil today, as the source of humansurvival enters the global market-place and political arena. Thisaward-winning documentaryexamines the problems created bythe privatization and commoditi-zation of water.

The NCMCA invites SarahMeyland, director of the Center forWater Resources Management atNew York Institute ofTechnology, to discuss LongIsland’s pollution, overuse andwaste of drinking water and needfor an aquifer managementagency to help solve problemsaffecting both counties, includingsewage treatment, water waste,stormwater management andgroundwater cleanup.

All are welcome to attend.© © ©

SPRING FLING: CalhounSports Boosters will host a SpringFling on Saturday, May 12, from

11 a.m.-2 p.m. outside the gym-nasium at Calhoun HighSchool. This will be a day ofpure fun for the students. Theywill have an obstacle course,dunk tank, basketball shoot out,Live DJ, raffle prizes, pop corn,cotton candy, Italian ices and allthe food they can eat.

Our local merchants havebeen very generous and havedonated heroes, burgers andhotdogs for the event, but moreis still needed. The boosters askif parents can donate additionalgoods needed. You can sendthem to the school with yourkids, drop them off or they canbe picked up. The boosters arealso asking for baked goods forthe dessert table.

Listed below are items stillneeded: cases of water (expect-ing over 300 students) – BJ’shas a $4.50 coupon right nowfor Poland Spring, ketchup,mustard, a large jar of pickles(sliced for burgers), burgers/hot dogs (200 of each donatedso far), napkins, forks and thinpaper plates.You can call Linda Tack at 378-

4995 or e-mail [email protected]. Or you can call AnnFoley at 608-2359 or [email protected] to co-ordi-nate the main food donations.

© © ©COMMUNITY BLOOD

DRIVE: The North MerrickFire Department will hold ablood drive on Tuesday, May15, in conjunction with theNassau University MedicalCenter at the North Merrickfirehouse, 2095 Camp Avenue,between 3-8 p.m.

Donors must be between theages of 17-75, weigh at least110 pounds and be in goodhealth. All donors must showtheir driver’s licenses orequivalent photo ID, and givetheir Social Security number.The donation takes about onehour, and refreshments will beavailable.

For information call 644-6785.© © ©

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THE BELLMORE-MERRICK EMS 40TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER: Hempstead TownSupervisor Kate Murray (center) and Town Clark Mark A. Bonilla (fourth left) present anofficial Town of Hempstead Citation on the occasion of the Bellmore-Merrick EMS 40thAnniversary Dinner held at Manor East. Also pictured are Captain Todd Haiken, SecondAssistant Chief Robert Barr, President Brad Reiter, Chief Christopher Benes, NassauCounty Legislator Joseph Scannell, First Assistant Chief Scot Resnik, Lt. Rebecca Reillyand Captain John Heide.

by Laura Schofer

Nassau County Executive Edward P.Mangano announced last week that thecounty will move forward on a plan toimplement a public-private partnership tooperate and maintain Nassau County’s threewastewater treatment plants in Cedar CreekPark in Seaford, at Bay Park in EastRockaway and in Glen Cove.

The plan, called the Debt Reduction andSewer Stabilization Plan, is said to eliminate$750 million, or 25%, of the county’s $3 bil-lion debt, a press release issued by the coun-ty said, and will stabilize Nassau County’sSewer Authority, which is set to face bank-ruptcy in 2014, as warned by the NassauCounty Interim Finance Authority (NIFA)in its October 2009 report.

The county is proposing to chose UnitedWater, a subsidiary of the French corpora-tion Suez Environment, to initially operateand maintain the Cedar Creek and Bay Parksewage treatment plants.

Severn Trent will operate the Glen CovePlant until its lease is up in eight years.There will be no increase in sewer ratesthrough 2015. They will then be capped atthe rate of inflation for the remainder ofUnited’s contract with the county.

“Nassau County has the highest debt ofany county in the state, as past administra-tions racked up staggering debt while ignor-ing structural fiscal problems,” said CountyExecutive Mangano.

He added that the plan will “generate mil-lions in reoccurring savings for the county tohold the line on property taxes by imple-menting a public-private-partnership for the

maintenance and operation of Nassau’ssewers. This action will protect our tax-payers, children and our environment.”

However, critics of the plan, including theDemocratic minority of the countyLegislature and members of the NassauCounty Coalition of Civics, believe the planis short-sighted and will not only not reducethe county’s long-term debt, but may evenincur additional debt that will be passed on tothe taxpayers, who will pay higher fees.

“Mangano’s sewer proposal is a ‘HailMary’ pass designed to provide a short-term budget fix to address the long-termfiscal mismanagement that has occurredon his watch,” said Minority LeaderKevan Abrahams (D-LD 1). “This is a dis-astrous decision by Ed Mangano to bailhimself out on the backs of Nassau tax-payers who depend on reliable and afford-able sewer service.”

The county executive’s plan calls forUnited Water to make improvements as partof its contract to operate and maintainNassau’s sewage treatment system, includ-ing the Cedar Creek and Bay Park plants, 53sewage pumping stations and 3,000 miles ofsewers. The contract will be for 20 years,with a 10-year renewal option.

A third party – a financier not yet chosen– will be hired to act as a go-between thecounty and United Water. This privateinvestor will fund the transaction, estimatedto be between $750 million to $1 billion dol-lars. That money, said Mr. Mangano, willpay off $465 million owed by the county’ssewer Authority as well as an additional$400 million in other debt.

However, critics disagree. “The debt

[sewer authority] being retired is at 1.5-3%interest. A $750 million upfront payment isbased upon amortization of a 4% rateincrease above the Consumer Price Indexfor 20 years,” said Legislator DavidDenenberg (D-LD 19). “The operator willget a CPI increase every year. If the countydid only CPI increases over the last fiveyears, the sewer authority would still haveover $100 million in reserves.”

Scott Bochner of Save Our Waters said ata recent meeting of the Nassau CountyCoalition of Civics that “He’s [Mr.Mangano] not fixing the problem. Thecounty takes in $119 million a year to runthe sewage treatment plans. It costs $140million a year to run. It is a simple thing toraise the money. I don’t think the publicwould mind paying $1.50 more [per house-hold] to run the plants.”

While County Executive Mangano tout-ed the proposed operator United Water – thesecond largest private operator of municipalwater systems in the country – as a partnerwho will help protect “our environment,”the Food & Water Watch has issued a reportindicating poor performance at some of its

facilities. But Mr. Mangano said, “For over a

decade no one has had the political courageto tell residents our sewage treatment plantsare broken and are polluting our waterwayson a regular basis. That comes to an endtoday!”

The county will host a series of informa-tional meetings for the public prior to sendingany plan to the Nassau County Legislature.The public information panel will includerepresentatives from the Nassau CountyDepartment of Public Works, and potentialoperator United Water.

The first public information hearing tookplace Wednesday, at the Cedar Creek WaterPollution Control Plant in Seaford. Twomore hearings are slated for Wednesday,May 16, at 6 p.m., at the Bay Park sewagetreatment plant; and on Thursday, May 17,at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive andLegislative Building in Mineola, also at 6p.m.

In addition, county Legislator DavidDenenberg will hold a hearing at theBellmore Memorial Library on Wednesday,May 16, at 7:30 p.m.

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To Merrick Life;I have known Dr. Nancy Kaplan for

nearly five years in my role as director ofyouth education for the HolocaustMemorial and Tolerance Center ofNassau County. Dr. Kaplan serves in sev-eral capacities at our center: facilitator forour Workplace Tolerance Workshop,facilitator for our Law Enforcement andSociety Program, and as an advisor.

Her service here is always of a qualitythat exceeds expectations; she is an out-standing educator. In addition to con-tributing her expertise, she also gives ofher time and energy. She is dedicated tothe mission of the center, which, in brief,is to teach the lessons of the Holocaust topromote respect for all today.

The work I have witnessed NancyKaplan do is of vital importance to ourschools and our community. She directsmuch of her attention to the ideas of tol-erance and respect for all human beings.As we see young people’s lives rippedapart by bullying and cyber-bullying andcommunities further divided by bias andhate-crime, Dr. Kaplan’s commitment toembracing diversity and promotingunderstanding can only be of benefit tothe wider population.

Her skills include an ability to workwith a wide array of people. I have seenher interact with police recruits and high-

level officers in both Nassau and SuffolkCounties, as well as with the diverse staffof the North Shore/LIJ Health System.These groups have included jaded veter-ans and bright-eyed novices.

She is able to unite people of variousbackgrounds and engage them with eachother to find common ground and waysto move forward together.

In today’s complex, demanding anddiverse educational environment, Dr.Nancy Kaplan will [continue to] be atremendous asset to the school boardand the young people of the surround-ing community it is bound to help edu-cate. I recommend Dr. Kaplan unre-servedly.

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Thank you for a fun night

To Merrick Life:The Merrick United Methodist Church

held a Family Fun Night on Friday, May4, at the church. We would like to thankthe following restaurants for their dona-tions of pizzas for the adults and children:Galleria Pizza, North Merrick; Joey’sPizza of Mulberry Street, Merrick; RomaPizza, Merrick; Via Roma Pizzeria, NorthMerrick; and Villa Maria, North Merrick.

In addition to the pizzas, the partic-ipants played board and video games,had relay races and enjoyed anevening of intergenerational fun.Again, thank you to the pizzerias for

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The granted woman

To Merrick Life:This letter has to do with the woman of

the house. She is the housewife whocooks and cleans, the mother and wife,the chauffeur, gardener and nurse for thechildren. She’s the woman who asks fornothing, yet gives of herself all the time.

Mother’s Day doesn’t do this “grantedwoman” justice; she’s an all-year, all-round person who deserves respect fromone and all, day in and day out.

Not to do any injustice to the man ofthe house, but she is there while you areout making the good life for them. I knowit’s a partnership and joint venture to geteach and every family through this life,but again, I salute the “granted woman.”She deserves respect and admirationfrom each and every one of us. God trulyendowed her with special qualities.

This Mother’s Day, children allover the world should dwell on thethought of taking her out of the cate-gory of “granted.”

With all due respect, I humbly givethree cheers for the “granted woman.”Hip, hip, hooray!

Please let’s not take her for grantedanymore!

Frank Ranelli

Editors note: This letter originally print-ed over a quarter century ago and is beingreprinted in honor of the late AnnaRanelli.

Thank you to the donors

To Merrick Life:I would like to express my sincere

gratitude to all of the donors who par-ticipated in the blood drive I sponsoredon May 2, in conjunction with theNorth Merrick Public Library and LongIsland Blood Services.

I am delighted to report that 61 pints ofblood were collected from those whoselflessly gave of their time to donate.This was double the projection headinginto the day, and it just shows the greatgenerosity of the community.

These 61 pints will be able to help183 individuals. In times of shortage,which we are unfortunately experienc-ing, this gift of blood gives life to thosein need here on Long Island.

This blood drive received importantassistance from the very generouscommunity-minded merchants andbusinesses who donated prizes to beraffled: Bagelman-Deliman, Boswell’sDelicatessen, Canteen, Cookie Bear,Feldis Florist, Fontana Studios, GeorgeMartin’s Grillfire, Jem Yoga, La StradaItalian Restaurant, Luanne’s, Matty’s ToyShop, Merrick Flower Shoppe andFruiterers, Merrick Mall Diner, Nor-BelServicenter, San Marzano Pizzeria andSynergy Fitness.

Library Director Tom Witt and all themembers of the North Merrick PublicLibrary deserve special thanks for pro-viding the much-needed space and forall the help they gave to my staff.

I give my heartfelt thanks andappreciation to all who made thisblood drive a success.

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Wendy Cooper, a school crossing guardat Old Mill Road and Merrick Avenue, washit by a car after crossing children towardsOld Mill Road School last Wednesday at8:17 a.m. She was returning to her corner atMerrick Avenue when a left-turning vehiclestruck her. Children witnessed it as well asparents, who aided her until help arrived.

Her husband Michael also told MerrickLife she suffered a fractured femur andcollarbone, a shattered tibia, multiple cutsand bruises, and head contusions.

A March 15 Merrick Life article told thestory of Mrs. Cooper donating a kidney toher husband Michael on March 1. The

transplant was successful and she hadonly returned to work the last two weeks.

Luckily, her remaining kidney was notinjured and she said, “I was thankfuldespite all my other injuries.”

Mrs. Cooper is now in Nassau UniversityMedical Center in East Meadow after anoperation on her leg to put in two screwsand a plate. She will be in rehabilitation forat least 12-18 days, and is not allowed toput any weight on her leg for 12 weeks.

She’s had many visitors and wellwishers. Arthur Gianelli, NassauUniversity Medical Center presidentand CEO, NuHealth, along with manypolice officers and co-workers havebeen by to visit her, giving encourage-

ment and hope for a speedy recovery.Nassau Police Inspector Kenneth

Lack stated, “Wendy Cooper, an 11-year veteran school crossing guard, is avery valuable member of the NassauCounty Police Department. CountyExecutive Edward P. Mangano andPolice Commissioner Thomas V. Dalehave visited her several times in the hos-pital. She is in good spirits and we wishher a speedy recovery.”

The children of Old Mill Road Schoolmade her beautiful cards. She says, “Iappreciate all the love, care and wishespeople are sending me.”

“Thank you.” Sacred Heart Church will say a Mass

for Mrs. Cooper on Saturday, July 14, at 5p.m. As she loves her job, she said, “I’m

hoping to return towork by the begin-ning of the nextschool year.”

If you wish tosend her a noteof encourage-ment you canleave it onMerrick Life’sFacebook pageand the editorswill make sure she gets them.

As the saying goes, it’s all about who isthe lucky one and who brings the luck.That, now, pertains to Mrs. Cooper, onboth strokes of luck this time around.

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Eric StrezenecMr. Strezenec is a well-known

volunteer in the community,having coached many PALsports and been involved insports boosters, PTA, SEPTA and scouting.He was a volunteer at ChattertonElementary for several years.

Mr. Strezenec is a graduate of StateUniversity of New York, Farmingdale StateCollege, with a degree in business adminis-tration. He is a former New York City policeofficer who was injured on the job and even-tually lost his leg due to an illness that wasdiscovered during treatment of his condition.Over the years he has become an advocatefor the disabled and since his retirement he isknown as “Mr. Mom.”

He is running this campaign onthe grounds of fiscal responsibil-ity, and seeks more transparencyfor the community. Sometimeshe finds parents leave schoolmeetings with more questionsthan answers. When Eric and his wife Ester

moved into Merrick his taxes were$8,000, he told Merrick Life. Now

they are around $18,000. He does not see a125% increase in service, but talks of cutsand more administrative positions added.

He sees no easy fixes to many of the prob-lems faced by today’s school districts but awell-rounded board of education could bepart of the solution, he said. Mr. Strezenec isthe father of Christina, a student at St. RoseCollege; John, a senior at Calhoun, who willbe attending SUNY Maritime in the fall;Lauren Ann, a sophomore at Calhoun; andNicholas, a seventh- grader at MerrickAvenue Middle School. - E.D.

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Kennedy High School ninth-gradersBeatrice Brown and Jayson Chojar havebeen awarded Level Two “gold medals”for their recent performance on theNational Spanish Examination.

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dents who scored at or above the 95thpercentile when compared to all otherstudents who took this national exam.Beatrice and Jayson will be recognizedat an awards ceremony at Jericho HighSchool on Wednesday, May 30.

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Nassasu police arrrested two suspects inthe robbery of a Radio Shack store inMerrick on Saturday, at 9:15 a.m.

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The pair took an unknown quantity of

electronic merchandise and were observedfleeing in a 1996 Ford Explorer, travelingsouthbound on Babylon Turnpike at anextremely high rate of speed. The vehiclestruck a traffic control box at the intersec-tion of Beach Drive and Merrick Road.The responding officers came upon themattempting to flee on foot. The two wereapprehended, identified and arrested.

Johnson and Odonoghue are beingcharged with two counts of Kidnapping,Robbery and Criminal use of a Firearm.

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Status quo is no go

To Merrick Life:No one can really question the dedica-

tion to the cause of a candidate running forthe Merrick School District Board ofEducation. It is clearly a position soughtout by people with only the best intentionsto provide their children and others withthe best learning environment and educa-tional resources available. However, goodintentions can only get us so far.

Today’s economic climate, combinedwith the poor financial condition ofNassau County, requires that our schoolboard members have something more – amentality that is both outcome-driven andgeared towards nonconventional solu-tions. Only this type of outside the boxapproach can be successful when budgetsare stretched, capital and other spending,and adequate teacher salaries andresources are in jeopardy.

We are confident that there is at least onecandidate with a commitment to an outsidethe box approach – Sigal Negrin. In bothher home and work lives, she has time andagain demonstrated the outside the box

mindset, along with the tenacity to achievethe outcome sought.

We strongly endorse Merrick residentsto vote for Mrs. Negrin and encourage allto vote for her.

Darren and Tara Ofsink

Kaplan endorsement

To Merrick Life:My name is Keith L. Lee and I write this

letter of support with great pride andexcitement for Dr. Nancy Kaplan. I am thevice president and chief operating officerfor the National Consortium forAcademics and Sports (NCAS). Ournational office is on the campus of theUniversity of Central Florida. The NCASwas established in 1985 and is dedicated tothe mission of “changing lives through thepower of sport.”

We have over 240 member institutionsin our association along with six regionaloffices. We offer numerous programs andservices that promote, support and advo-cate our mission.

The NCAS has assisted almost 27,000student-athletes return to school to com-

plete their degrees. More than 16,000 stu-dent-athletes have graduated through theNCAS Degree Completion Program. TheNCAS membership has supported theseefforts with more than $273 million intuition assistance.

Student-athletes representing the NCASmembers have worked with more than 20million children in various communityservice programs. They have donated 15.7million hours of service to children in need.The NCAS is collectively the nation’slargest and most highly recognized out-reach and community service program,using student-athletes to reach children.

Dr. Kaplan has been involved with mostof our programs either as a regional direc-tor, consultant for membership services oras a workshop trainer. She has not onlyadvanced our mission and services, she hasbrought a high degree of professionalismand expertise to our operations.

As one of our senior trainers for diversi-ty education, she is one of the mostrequested facilitators in our organization.Her background and experience make heran outstanding educator for all ages andgroups. Her greatest quality as a colleague

and trainer is her passion for the health andwelfare for all people. Dr. Kaplan believesin our potential as leaders, educatorsand/or advocates to positively impact thegrowth and development of young peo-ple. I, like many others, have the utmostrespect and admiration for her passion,energy, commitment and dedication toher work, family, occupation and friends.

Dr. Kaplan has facilitated or consultedon hundreds of workshops over the past10 years. Our programs have been ele-vated to new levels of success as result ofher inclusion to our operations. Theseand other things excite me to write thisletter in her support.

Any program, organization or staffwould greatly benefit by having Dr.Kaplan as member of its team. As a for-mer athlete, I have associated withmany gifted and talented people. Afterknowing and working with NancyKaplan for almost 10 years, I can sin-cerely state that she has all the qualitiesof a champion. She is a winner!

Thank you for the opportunity to writethis letter on behalf of Nancy Kaplan.

Keith L. Lee

than inflation, declining revenues and aproperty tax levy limit. Through ourcontinued interest in limiting spendingand seeking efficiencies across the dis-trict, we identified new ways of doingthings,” reads the statement from theMerrick Schools bulletin.

Five candidates are competing forthree seats on the school board at-large.They are Dr. Pamela Banks, incumbentDr. Nancy Kaplan, Sigal Negrin, incum-bent Susan Schwartz and Eric Strezenec.

North MerrickIn North Merrick, the proposed 2012-

2013 school district budget is for$27,541,000, an increase of $728,000.This represents a budget-to-budgetincrease of 2.72%, or a tax levy increaseof 2.45%, which is the allowable limitfor North Merrick.

According to the district’s budgetbrochure, the proposed “budget mini-mizes spending and preserves our excel-lent academic, arts, music, physical edu-cation, character development andenrichment programs that our young-sters deserve.

“Our ability to craft a fiscally respon-sible budget in the face of an unsteadyeconomy and rising costs, stems from aneducational vision shared by an entire

community.”Two candidates are running for two

seats on the school board: incumbentNeil Brown and Steve Enella, who isrunning unopposed for AlyseMiddendorf’s seat. She will not seek re-election.

North BellmoreIn North Bellmore, the proposed

2012-2013 school district budget is for$48,101,775, which is an increase of$22,658 over last yaer’s 2011-12 budg-et, or a budget-to-budget increase of0.15%. The proposed tax levy increaseis for 1.86%, .89% below the allowablemaximum for the district.

Toni Cincotta, business manager forthe North Bellmore School District, toldMerrick Life that the district received anadditional $303,000 in state aid, whichwas used to put SMART Boards in allK-6 classrooms, as well as hire a part-time social worker and part-time nurse.

Six candidates are running for twoseats on the school board: incumbentJoe Perrone will face challengers MarkBerkowitz and former board trusteeNina Lanci. Meanwhile, incumbentGrace Cramsie will face challengersGreg Bashaw and Pete Mayo.

Bellmore-MerrickCentral High School District

The proposed CHSD budget for 2012-2013 is $132,663,246, which is anincrease of $1,307,574 from the 2011-12budget. This represents a budget-to-budget increase of 0.995%. The tax levyincrease would be 2.52%, which is theallowable tax levy limit for the CHSD.

“The proposed budget maintains awide array of educational opportuni-ties our community has come toexpect from the district, includingAdvance Placement courses, ProjectLead the Way (pre-engineering),Virtual Enterprise, science researchand a myriad of elective courses,”wrote Dr. Matthew Kuschner, presi-

dent of the Board of Education, in theCHSD newsletter.

The $215,000 the district receivedback in additional state aid was putinto the appropriations fund, to reduceit from $7 million to $6.8 million.

“We remain proud of all of theaccomplishments of our students andhave worked hard to deliver a budgetthat will provide students with theopportunities needed to deliver con-tinued success,” Dr. Kuschner added.

“While we have been forced tomake difficult cuts to our budget, weremain committed to maintaining theacademic excellence of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High SchoolDistrict.”

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Residents in the Merrick SchoolDistrict will be able to vote for theirschool budget and board trustees atNorman J. Levy-Lakeside School, 21Babylon Road, on Tuesday, May 15,from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

Residents in North Merrick can goto Harold D. Fayette School, 1057Merrick Avenue, between 2 p.m.and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, tovote for their new school budgetand board trustees.

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Rock band TOXIN asks students in new video not to judge others

by Anthony Belbol

It’s crazy how a group of people canmake a difference; how just one actcan change the way people look atbullying.

Rock band TOXIN is encouragingpeople to come out against bullying inits new official music video “I Am,”released late last month. The bandmembers are Jason Kloos, lead singer;Ross Medico, guitar; MattNeugeboren, keyboards; Joe Gigante,bass; and Brian Maldonado, drums.

Jason explained his reasoning formaking the video at Calhoun, saying,“We wanted to make a differenceright here in Long Island.”

In the video, Jason – who tries tosuggest throughout the video that peo-ple should be proud of who they are,and that people should stop judgingothers – has his hood up in the begin-ning scenes, hiding his identity.

The first of three scenes showsJason walking down the hall alonewith kids making fun of his books andpushing him down, with no one toturn to or help him.

The other two scenes show typicalscenarios in which kids are shy andbullied in the lunchroom and in theclassroom – going into the lunchroom,not finding a table to sit at and gettingtripped by a bully, for example.

As everyone leaves the classroom,Jason reveals his identity by takingoff his hood and walking out of the

empty classroom. His journal isshown with the quote, “Together wecan make a difference.”

This meaningful lesson is for allages, and is intended to show that ifyou don’t truly know people how canyou judge them? Everyone can makea change.

Jason thanked Steve SageProductions and its crew. He alsothanked everyone for their amazingsupport.

Join and support TOXIN in itsefforts to confront and overcome bul-lying by watching its official musicvideo “I Am.”

Anthony Belbol is a Calhoun stu-dent in the Senior Experience pro-gram interning at Merrick Life.

JASON KLOOS belts one out, above. Below, Jason (left) poses with Calhounchoral director Sanford (Sandy) Sardo and TOXIN drummer Brian Maldonado.

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Residents of North Bellmore andsurrounding communities came to aStop & Shop bake sale on Sunday toraise funds for the four children ofThomas and Sherrelle Hayes, who losttheir parents when Mr. and Mrs. Hayesdied in the family’s home last week.

Bruce Detzel, manager of the store,told this newspaper that the supermar-ket approached the North BellmoreCoordinating Council of PTAs to offerits services on behalf of the children.“We wanted to help out the commu-nity in any way we could,” Mr.Detzel explained.

Chocolate cupcakes, brownies,strawberry cupcakes, doughnuts andother confections were on sale,offered by the supermarket’s bakery

and from those in the communitywho came to donate items for sale.

“This is the largest communityturnout I’ve seen in the time I haveworked here,” said one staffer whowas helping prepare boxes of cup-cakes and other goodies for patrons.

A woman identifying herself as Mr.Reynolds applauded Stop & Shop forits community service, saying thestore has done “so much to raisemoney for the community.”

Mrs. Reynolds is a Girl Scouttroop leader from Troop 987.

A man standing in line who said hewas a neighbor of the Hayes familyfrom across the street, said he was atthe fundraiser to help the children.

Doris Fucci, a friend of Mrs. Hayes

who worked with her in Girl ScoutTroop 906, said the whole issue wasvery upsetting. She said she was grate-ful for the bake sale, but the real focusof the sale was not in the confectionsbut on the children.

“The children will need our supportfor a long time now,” she said.

Mr. and Mrs. Cirola of East Meadowcame as well for the children. “It’s theright thing to do, “ said Mrs. Cirola.“This is for the children.”

Other fundraisers plannedMeanwhile, other fundraisers

planned throughout Bellmore for theHayes children include Hershey IceCream Shop on Bedford Avenue hold-ing a fundraiser on Saturday, May 12,in which a portion of profits will gotoward the family.

Hershey will give a percentage ofsales generated between 6 p.m. and 11p.m. that day. A collection jar willalso be at International Delight Caféall day for donations for the children.

In addition, Newbridge Road School

PTA will host a bake sale with raffleprizes on voting day, Tuesday, May 15,from 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. A bake sale forNewbridge students during the schoolday (cupcakes, cookies, chocolate, etc.)will ask each child to bring money foran item or two of their choice.

Separately, the North BellmoreCoordinating Council of PTAs will havea bake sale for voters and families visit-ing the art show, casting student votes,attending the kindergarten orientationetc., also at the school that day/night.

This separate sale will include theaforementioned items, along withprizes for which the council will sellraffle tickets. They are asking for bakedgoods, with two key drop-off times of8:30 a.m. (before/after drop-off); and3:30 p.m. (before/after pick-up); raffleprizes; and volunteers.

For information call Laurie A.Henneborn at 480-4041, or e-mail [email protected].

– Douglas Finlay

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STOP & SHOP CONFECTIONS were on sale. The community brought otherbaked goods for sale as well.

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COUGARS KUDOS: The administration and staf f at Kennedy High Schoolrecently named a student from each academic depar tment to receive Studentof the Month recognition, to highlight their achievements and/or ef for ts for

the month of April. The students are Eric Fegan (English), John Hadzipetros(languages other than English – LOTE), Danielle Auty (math), Joshua Pollock(science), Sean O’Donnell (social studies), Christopher Lanzillo (business),Hunter Sagendorph (physical education), Emily Crispino (instrumental music),Shelby Kravitz (ar t), Arielle Russo (family and consumer science), and SabrinaColmone (health). From left, in back row, are Eric Fegan, John Hadzipetros,Danielle Auty, Joshua Pollock and Sean O’Donnell. In front row are ChristopherLanzillo, Hunter Sagendorph and Emily Crispino.

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This Mother’s Day, families acrossHempstead Town will celebrate their lovefor moms. On Saturday, May 12, from 9a.m. to 4 p.m., the town invites everyone tosalute mothers by adopting a cuddly cat orfriendly dog. After all, nothing says “I loveyou, Mom” better than a loving canine orfeline companion.\“I invite moms and allanimal lovers to come to the animal shelteron May 12 and enjoy the love of a newfurry friend without the expenses that ordi-narily accompany pet adoption.”

All adopted animals will receive freerabies vaccinations, spaying/neutering and

microchipping. Prospective pet adoptersare also encouraged to bring treats and/ortoys for the shelter animals; all those whodo so will be eligible for a door prize. Theevent will feature raffles and baked goodsfor sale, with proceeds benefiting the“Tails of Hope Fund,” an organizationhelping to fund extraordinary medical sur-geries for dogs and cats.

The Hempstead Town Animal Shelter isat 3320 Beltagh Avenue in Wantagh. Forinformation, call the shelter at 785-5220 orvisit www.toh.li/animal-shelter.

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MERRICK AVENUE PRIDE: The following MAMS students won the MAMS PRIDEAward for the third marking period. Teachers and counselors have nominatedstudents who have gone above and beyond displaying the attributes ofP.R.I.D.E. – patience, responsibility, integrity, dedication and empathy. The stu-dents that were selected are Alaina Anderson, Hannah Lichy, AndreaBeganskas, Taylor Munson, Joseph Beganskas, Kaitlyn Paeth, Sophia Berin,

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Home, helps do homework, is there toListen, and to take care of all

In her community she volunteers, for school, For neighbors, for families where Someone is illShe prepares soups and meals, takescare of

Other’s children; yes, she has done itOften in the past, and she will do it

still

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Things doneBut with stout heart and so much spirit,she

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PUBLIC NOTICESREVISED NOTICE OF ANNUAL

SCHOOL 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 FREESCHOOL 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.[for the following purpose:PROPOSITION NO 1 - CENTRALHIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUD-GETBE IT RESOLVED, that theBoard of Education of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District, Town ofHempstead, County ofNassau, is authorized toexpend the sums in theGeneral Fund Appropriate ofone hundred and thirty two mil-lion, six hundred and sixtythree thousand, two hundredand forty six dollars($132,663,246) to be raisedthrough taxation in the severaldistricts included within theCentral High School Districtafter first deducting themoniesavailable from state aidand other sources.]To vote upon such other propo-sitions as may properly comebefore 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.on all school days of theschool year until five (5) dayspreceding the vote betweenthe hours of 8:00 a.m. and4:00 p.m and additionally onMay 1, 2012 at the ShoreRoad School, 2801 ShoreRoad, Bellmore, New York,between the hours of 4:00p.m. and 8:00 p.m.: theMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict at the district office,21 Babylon Road, Merrick,New York, and at all districtschools on all school days ofthe school year until five (5)days preceding the votebetween the hours of 9:30a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; the NorthBellmore Union Free SchoolDistrict at the AdministrativeOffice, 2616 Martin Avenue,Bellmore, New York, and alldistrict schools on all schooldays of the school year untilfive (5) days preceding thevote between the hours of9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; andthe North Merriek Union FreeSchool District at the Harold D.Fayette School, 1057 Mer-rickAvenue, Merrick, New York, onall school days of the schoolyear until five (5) days preced-ing the vote between the hoursof 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., andadditionally on Wednesday,May 2, 2012 at the Harold D.Fayette School between thehours of 4:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m. for the purpose of prepar-ing a register of the qualified

voters entitled to vote at theschool meeting and electionfor which such register is pre-pared, in the manner providedby law. The register, as so pre-pared, will be filed in the officeof the clerk at each of therespective Union Free SchoolDistricts as set forth in thisnotice of meeting and suchregister is to be open forinspection at reasonable timesfor at least five (5) days prior tothe date set for voting on thebudget and election, exceptSunday.

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 herequired 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 he 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 theejection except Sundays andon the Saturday preceding thevote by appointment only.

BY ORDER OF THEBOARD OF EDUCATION

BELLMORE-MERRICK CEN-TRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

CLAIRE NEUFELDDISTRICT CLERK

ML 900 2T 4/26, 5/10NOTICE 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 limited

to, 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 apart; 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

ML 901 4T 3/29, 4/12, 26,5/10

ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMEETING AND ELECTION

NORTH MERRICK UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NAS-SAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe Budget Hearing of theinhabitants of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau, State ofNew York, qualified to vote atschool meetings in saidDistrict, will be held atHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOL,1057 MERRICK AVENUE,Merrick, New York, on the 8thof May, 2012, at 8:00 PM forthe transaction of such busi-ness as is authorized byEducation Law.NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatvoting on estimated expensesfor School purposes for theschool year 2012-2013 andfor voting upon such proposi-tions as may properly comebefore the meeting, and for theelection of two members of theBoard of Education will be heldin said District at the saidHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOLon Tuesday, May 15, 2012.Voting will be on machines,and polls will be open for vot-ing between the hours of 2:00PM and 10:00 PM on that day. PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE, that at the AnnualDistrict Election of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, qualified voters of theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District shall vote forthe following purposes: (A)vote upon the annual schoolbudget for the year 2012-2013and to authorize the levying ofa tax upon the taxable proper-ty of the district for the forego-ing purposes. (B) To vote uponsuch other propositions asmay properly come before themeeting. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatpursuant to the resolutionadopted by the Board ofEducation, personal registra-tion is in effect in the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict. The Board ofEducation has designatedWednesday, May 2, 2012,between the hours of 4:00 PM

and 9:00 PM for the Board ofRegistry to meet to preparethe Register of the SchoolDistrict at the HAROLD D.FAYETTE SCHOOL, 1057Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NewYork. Residents may also reg-ister on school days between9:00 AM and 3:00 PM in theDistrict Clerk’s office at theHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOLuntil five days before theDistrict vote. Qualified resi-dents of the North MerrickUnion Free School Districtmust register at this time if notpreviously registered, in orderto be eligible to vote on theNorth Merrick School DistrictElection and to vote on theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool District Budget andPropositions. Any person shallbe entitled to have his/hername placed upon such regis-ter provided that he/she isknown or proven to the satis-faction of the District Clerk or amember of the board of regis-tration, to be then or thereafterentitled to vote at the annualdistrict election for which suchregister is prepared. Chapter629 of Laws of 1975, amendssection 352 of Election Lawand provides that any person,otherwise qualified to vote,who is registered under theprovisions of Article 15 of theElection Law for general elec-tions, will be entitled to vote atall school district meetingsand elections without furtherregistration.NO PERSON will be entitled tovote at the Annual DistrictMeeting and Election of theNorth Merrick Union FreeSchool District and theBellmore-Merrick Central HighSchool Budget Vote whosename does not appear oneither the Register of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict or the County registra-tion by the County election offi-cials no later than ten (10)days prior to the AnnualDistrict Election.NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatpursuant to the Education Lawof the State of New York andBoard Resolution, voters quali-fying to vote by absentee ballotmay apply and receive anabsentee ballot from theDistrict Clerk of the District. Alist of all persons to whomabsentee ballots shall havebeen issued, will be availablein the Office of the DistrictClerk on each of the five daysprior to the day of the electionexcept Sundays. PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that a copy of thestatements of the amount ofmoney which will be requiredfor the ensuing year for schoolpurpose, exclusive of publicmonies, may be obtained byany qualified voter of theDistrict during the fourteen(14) days immediately preced-ing the Annual Meeting exceptSaturday, Sunday, or Holidays,between the hours of 9:00 AMand 3:30 PM at each of theschool houses in said District,to wit: CAMP AVENUE,HAROLD D. FAYETTE, and OLDMILL ROAD SCHOOLS and atthe Annual Meeting.NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN thatthe Register of the school dis-trict shall be filed in the officeof the District Clerk located atthe Harold D. Fayette School,1057 Merrick Avenue, withinsaid District, where it shall beopen for inspection by anyqualified voter of the SchoolDistrict, between the hours of9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on eachof the five days prior to and theday of the Annual DistrictElection, except Sunday, andon Saturday, May 12, 2012 byappointment.AND NOTICE IS FURTHERGIVEN that the Board ofRegistration of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict will meet during thehours of voting on May 15,2012, at the polling place forthe purpose of preparing a reg-ister for District meetings orelections to be held subse-quent to May 15, 2012. Saidregister shall include: (1) all

qualified voters of the UnionFree School District, who shallpresent themselves personallyfor registration; and (2) allqualified voters permanentlyregistered with the NassauCounty Board of Elections; and(3) all previously qualified vot-ers of the District who shallhave been previously regis-tered for any annual or specialDistrict meeting or electionand who shall have voted atany annual or special Districtmeeting or election held orconducted at any time withinthe four calendar years (2008-2011) prior to preparation ofthe registration of voters.PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that petitions nominat-ing candidates for the office ofMember of the Board ofEducation of the North MerrickUnion Free School Districtmust be filed with the Clerk ofthe District between the hoursof 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on orbefore April 16, 2012.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat for the purpose of electingtwo (2) members of the Boardof Education of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, for the following two(2) positions:

(1) The office of Trustee,presently held by AlyseMiddendorf, a member of theBoard of Education, whichterm expires on June 30,2012, for a new term com-mencing July 1, 2012 andexpiring on June 30, 2015.

(2) The office of Trustee,presently held by Neil Brown, amember of the Board ofEducation, which term expireson June 30, 2012, for a newterm commencing July 1,2012 and expiring on June 30,2015.

Each of the above vacan-cies is a separate office and aseparate petition is required tonominate a candidate to eachseparate office. No personshall be nominated for morethan one separate office onthe Board of Education. Anomination may be rejected bythe Board of Education if thecandidate is ineligible for theoffice or declares his/herunwillingness to serve. Eachpetition must be directed tothe Clerk of the District, muststate the name and residenceof the candidate, and mustdescribe the specific vacancyfor which the candidate is nom-inated, setting forth at leastthe terms of office and thename of the incumbent, andmust be signed by at least 25qualified voters of the NorthMerrick Union Free SchoolDistrict or 2% of the number ofqualified voters in the last elec-tion of a school board mem-ber, whichever is greater (forthis election a minimum of 25signatures is required on thepetition for candidacy).PLEASE TAKE FURTHERNOTICE that this Board shallconvene a special meetingthereof within twenty-fourhours after the filing with theDistrict Clerk of a writtenreport of the results of the bal-lot for the purpose of examin-ing and tabulating said reportsof the result of the ballot anddeclaring the result 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 Law§2019-a, subdivision 2b atsaid special meeting of theBoard.BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFEDUCATIONNORTH MERRICK UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICTTown of Hempstead, Merrick,New YorkJOANNE LONG, DISTRICTCLERK1057 Merrick Avenue, Merrick,New YorkML 902 4T 3/29, 4/12, 26,5/10NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING,

ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION AND REGISTRATION

OF VOTERS, MERRICK UNION FREE

SCHOOL DISTRICT,TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NAS-

SAU COUNTY, NEW YORKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

that a public budget hearing ofthe Merrick Union Free SchoolDistrict, Town of Hempstead,Nassau County, New York, willbe held at the Katherine E. ReifAdministration Center, Merrick,New York on May 8, 2012 at7:00 p.m. for the purpose ofdiscussion of the expenditureof funds for the 2012-2013school year and the budgetingthereof and for such otherbusiness as is authorized bythe Education Law of the Stateof 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 2012-2013school year (school budget)will be held at the annual meet-ing of said school district onTuesday, May 15, 2012 at theNorman J. Levy-LakesideSchool, Merrick, New York.Voting shall take placebetween the hours of 7:00a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Votingmachines will be used for vot-ing at said annual election.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that an election to fill three (3)vacancies, each for a term ofthree (3) years, for the office ofmember of the Board ofEducation, will be held at theNorman J. Levy-LakesideSchool, Merrick, New York, onTuesday, May 15, 2012. Thepolls for voting at said electionwill be open from 7:00 a.m. to9:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that a copy of the statement ofthe amount of money whichwill be required for the schoolyear 2012-2013 for schoolpurposes may be obtained byany resident of the district dur-ing the fourteen (14) days pre-ceding the vote, exceptSaturdays, Sundays, or holi-days, at the schools of the dis-trict from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,Pursuant to Chapter 258 ofthe Laws of 2008, Section495 was added to the RealProperty Tax Law and requiresthe School District to attach toits proposed budget an exemp-tion report. Said exemptionreport will show how much ofthe total assessed value onthe final assessment roll usedin the budgetary process isexempt from taxation. Thereport will list every type ofexemption granted, identifiedby statutory authority, and willshow the cumulative impact ofeach type of exemptionexpressed either as a dollaramount of assessed value oras a percentage of the totalassessed value on the roll, thecumulative amount expectedto be received from recipientsof each type of exemption aspayments in lieu of taxes(PILOT) or other payments formunicipal services, and thecumulative impact of allexemptions granted. Thisexemption report shall beposted on any bulletin boardmaintained by the District forpublic notices and on the web-site maintained by the District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that petitions nominating can-didates for the office of mem-ber of the Board of Educationmust be filed with the Clerk ofthe District between the hoursof 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.,and no later than 5:00 p.m.,Monday, April 16, 2012. Suchnominating petition must besigned by at least forty-two(42) qualified voters of the dis-trict. The three (3) candidatesreceiving the highest numberof votes will be elected tooffice. Personal registration isa prerequisite for voting at allelections in this school dis-trict, and no person will beentitled to vote at such elec-tion 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 to

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Daniel Perrotto, a resident ofMerrick and a student at NassauCommunity College, received the NCCStudent Activities Award, presented bythe Student Activities Staff on Thursday,April 19.

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Andrea Gonzalez, a resident ofMerrick and a student at NassauCommunity College, received theWho’s Who Among Students Awardand the NCC Student ActivitiesAward, presented by the Student

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PUBLIC NOTICESly 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 District Office in saiddistrict on Tuesday, May 1,2012 between the hours of12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. forthe purpose of preparing theregister of the school districtfor such election; at such timeand place, any person will beentitled 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 between9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. ondays when school is in session

at the schools of the district,except that no registrationshall take place less than five(5) days preceding the elec-tion, this year May 10, 2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the Board of Registrationwill meet on Tuesday, May 15,2012, at the Norman J. Levy-Lakeside School, Merrick, NewYork, between the hours of7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. toprepare the Register of theSchool District to be used formeetings or elections heldsubsequent to the annualSchool District election andbudget vote, at which time anyperson may be entitled to havehis or her name placed onsuch Register provided that atsuch meeting of the Board ofRegistration he or she isknown or proven to the satis-faction of said Board ofRegistration to be then orthereafter entitled to vote atthe school meeting or electionfor which said Register is soprepared.

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 Katherine E. ReifAdministration Center betweenthe hours of 9:30 a.m. and3:30 p.m. during each of thefive (5) days prior to the dayset for the election, exceptSundays, and on the Saturdayprior to the election by appoint-ment only.

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 office of the District Clerkbetween the hours of 9:30a.m. and 3:30 p.m., at leastseven (7) days before the elec-tion if the ballot is to be mailedto the voter; or the day beforethe election if the ballot is tobe delivered personally to the

voter. No absentee voter ballotshall be canvassed unless itshall have been received atthe office of the District Clerkno later than 5:00 p.m. on thedate of the election. A list of allpersons to whom absenteeballots have been issued willbe available in the office of theDistrict Clerk on each of thefive days prior to the electionexcept Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN,that the Board of Educationshall convene a special meet-ing thereof at the Katherine E.Reif Administration Centerwithin twenty-four hours afterthe filing with the District Clerkof 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 said

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

To vote upon the annualschool budget for the 2012-2013 school year, and toauthorize the levying of a taxupon the taxable property ofthe district for the foregoingpurposes.To vote upon such other propo-sitions as may properly comebefore the meeting.DATED: March, 2012

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