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A POSSIBLE PRIVATIZATION PROPOSAL for the CedarCreek Sewage Treatment Plant kept it in the news during2011.

THE TRAGIC DEATH of Police Officer Michael J. Califano ofWantagh later resulted in the dedication of a parkway over-pass in his memory.

LOCAL DEMONSTRATIONS were a feature of life in Wantagh/Seaford in 2011, including this oneregarding the proposed development by Billy Dean’s on Sunrise Highway.

HURRICANE IRENE caused disruptions of life for many locals, but it gave an opportunity for theseresidents of Ocean Avenue in Seaford to do a little fishing.

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WANTAGH LIBRARY REOPENS: Above: The ribbon is cut. Below: Library direc-tor Maggie Marino chats with county Legislator David Denenberg.

All aboard for the train showThe 22nd Annual Winter Train Show

and Exhibition, sponsored by the GreatSouth Bay Model Railroad Club, Inc.,is planned for Sunday, January 8, at theFreeport Recreation Center, 130 EastMerrick Road, Freeport, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.

The theme of the show is to intro-duce the hobby of model railroading inall its phases: operating, collecting,scale-model building and modular rail-roading.

The space available for dealers andexhibitors is limited, so tables andareas will be given out by invitationonly. Preference will be given to thosedealers and exhibitors who have

helped to make the previous years’shows such a success.

A raffle will be held with two prizes.The first is a Lionel Train Set donatedby Nassau Hobby Center, 13 WestMerrick Road, Freeport. The second isan HO train set donated by TrainvilleHobby Depot.

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Hadassah teen suicide program

The Ahava Machar Chapter ofHadassah will present a teen sui-cide prevention program onMonday, January 9, at 7:30 p.m.,at Temple B’nai Torah, 2900Jerusalem Avenue in Wantagh.This event is co-sponsored by theTemple’s Hebrew school andyouth group, and is open to thepublic. Intended for students frommiddle school through college,and their parents, the program willbe presented by Dale Camhi,Metro-New York RegionalDirector of the AmericanFoundation for SuicidePrevention; and will feature age-specific DVDs. Topics coveredwill include teen suicide statistics,myths and facts, warning signsand risk factors, and how to talk toa friend in crisis.

According to the latest dataavailable from the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention,36,035 suicide deaths werereported in the U.S. in 2008. Thislatest rise places suicide againamong the ten leading causes of

death in the U.S. for the first timesince 1998. Nearly 1,000,000people make a suicide attemptevery year.

The program has special mean-ing to Ahava Machar Hadassahmember and Wantagh residentSusan Sassoon, who is organizingthe program. Her son Benjamin, astudent at the University ofMaryland, tragically died by sui-cide in March 2011.

With over 1,500 chapters inthe United States, Hadassah isthe largest women’s, largestJewish, and largest Zionistorganization in the country, cel-ebrating 100 years of servicerooted in health care, education,child rescue and rehabilitation.The Ahava Machar Chapter ofHadassah is a vibrant group ofwomen from Wantagh,Bellmore and surrounding com-munities who are activelyinvolved in fundraising, pro-gramming and membership-related activities for women,couples and families.

THANKS TO THE SEAFORD MANOR PTA, elementary students received Character Counts T-shirts. Caring, responsibility, fairness, respect, trustworthiness and citizenship were the sixpillars of character development represented. Each grade level received a different color shirtso that when all the students were seated on the school grounds they created their own “rain-bow of character.” Students are asked to wear these special shirts on the first Friday of everymonth. A mural has been completed by art teacher Mrs. Sunshine and character countsawards are displayed on this mural.

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2011 – Stormy Weatherby Laura Schofer

2011 was a stormy year, marked by extreme weather conditionsand a turbulent economy.

The year began with two snowstorms – one at New Year’s andone again on January 11 and 12 that dumped more than a foot ofsnow on Wantagh and Seaford.

The cold weather also brought us record cold temperatures andrecord prices for heating oil.

The summer weather was no better. In August, a summer stormdumped 11 inches of rain in a few short hours, leaving homes andbusinesses flooded. And just when people were finally able toclean up from this nor’easter, Tropical Storm Irene hit Long Island,downing trees and leaving thousands of residents without powerfor almost a week. Water was everywhere, but FEMA assisted res-idents with losses suffered from the storm. Many residents tried tomake the best of it. Some residents were even seen fishing along aflooded Ocean Avenue in Seaford.

Speaking of water, United States Senator Charles Schumercalled upon the federal government to redraw flood maps inNassau County because some 25,000 new structures were placedinto high-cost flood insurance areas. That determination is stillpending.

Water – the kind you drink – made the news in 2011. Aqua, theprivate company that provides water to the residents of Wantaghand Seaford, announced that it would sell its Long Island interestto Long Island American Water. American Water is another privatewater company. This month a hearing was held before the NewYork State Public Service Commission to determine if it would bepermitted to raise its water rates by 7.6%. At press time, no deci-sion had been made.

Additionally, Aqua proposed to build a water tower in Wantaghbut after residents objected, Aqua said it would look for anothersolution to its problem of low water pressure in the system.

However, residents remained unhappy with Aqua and wentbefore the Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County(WASENC) to complain about paying the highest water rates inNassau County. They also complained about the quality of thewater and service from Aqua.

WASENC reconvened almost two years ago to study the possi-bility of a public takeover of Aqua. But board members told resi-dents that there is no money available to hire financial and legalexpertise to complete the study. Therefore, in the late Spring, sev-eral residents went before the Hempstead Town Board to request itfund a financial analysis of a public takeover of Aqua. The Townof Hempstead had provided seed money when WASENC recon-vened but has not yet responded to this request.

Money is tight everywhere. Just ask New York State and NassauCounty.

In Albany, legislators passed a property tax cap at 2%, againstthe wishes of local school districts. This move, coupled with a cutin school aid from New York State, had some school districts wor-

WANTAGH BUSINESS HOLIDAY GATHERING: The Wantagh Chamber of Commerce added a sea-sonal touch to its December meeting with a bit of holiday cheer at Johnny Malone’s on WantaghAvenue. Top photo: catching up with Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church Pastor ReverendRon Garner (center) are, from left, Computer Security Executive Brian Redler; Wantagh ChamberExecutive Director Mary Redler; and Wantagh attorney Mitchell Rich. Bottom photo: Looking for-ward to a healthy and prosperous year for Wantagh are, from left, Environmental Landscape &Design owner Larry Swanson; chamber member Marlena Schein; Wantagh ChamberCorresponding Secretary Linda Swanson; Immediate Chamber Past President, Realtor ownerFloyd Earl and Realtor owner David Speigel.

SEAFORD LIONS: Theirmotto is “We serve,” but bypublishing their address incor-rectly in last week’s holidaygreetings feature, The Citizendid not serve them well. Ourapologies! You may reach thisgenerously charitable organiza-tion by writing to PO Box1722, Seaford, NY 11783, or byvisiting www.seafordllions.org.

© © ©KIDS PRE-NEW YEAR’S

PARTY: Hosted by SaveSeaford Sports, on December30, from 7-11 p.m. at St. Jude’sin Wantagh at $25 per child.RSVP Eileen Sapraicone:esap15@aol.com. Checks madeout to Save Seaford Sports maybe sent to PO Box 1706,Seaford 11783, or cash at thedoor. Donations, i.e. bakedgoods and trays of food areappreciated. To advise of dona-tions, you can contactsaveseafordsports @gmail.com.

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ALS TRAVEL BASEBALL:Baseball tryout and workout forthe Summer 2012 season: 13-14year olds, 2-3:30 p.m.; 15-16year olds 3:30-5 p.m.

Tryouts will be held at theMacArthur High School Gym,3369 Old Jerusalem Road,Levittown.

Tryouts and teams are run bycollege baseball players. Thetryouts are on Sundays, January15, 22, 29, February 12 and 19.For information call 355-6207or you can e-mail ligenerals-baseball@GMAIL.com.

© © ©TOT SHABBAT: Temple

B’nai Torah, 2900 JerusalemAvenue, Wantagh (corner ofOakfield), will host a TotShabbat service Friday eveningJanuary 13, at 5:30 p.m.

The community is invited tojoin Rabbi Marci Bellows,Cantor Steve Sher, GailGoldstein and Emily Altmanfor this special early childhoodShabbat experience of singingand storytelling. Temple B’naiTorah, a Reform congregationof over 500 families

© © ©SENIOR FORECLOSURE

SEMINAR: The next freeNassau County Bar AssociationMortgage Foreclosure FreeLegal Consultation Clinic isMonday, January 9, 3-6 p.m. atthe NCBA headquarters, 15thand West Streets, Mineola.

Attorneys have volunteeredto provide one-on-one guid-ance, advice and direction toany Nassau County homeownerwho is concerned about fore-closure matters or is already in

the foreclosure process involv-ing property in Nassau County.

In addition to meeting one-on-one with a volunteer attorney,housing counselors from theNassau County HomeownershipCenter and CommunityDevelopment Corporation ofLong Island are on hand to helpwith loan modifications.

Reservations are required bycalling the Bar Association at747-4070. Attendees are askedto bring their mortgage docu-ments to the clinic.

© © ©SENIOR FLU VACCINES:

Free flu vaccines will be avail-able to senior citizens as part ofthe town's flu vaccination pro-gram. The town is partneringwith the Nassau UniversityMedical Center and SouthNassau Communities Hospitalto provide the flu vaccines attown senior centers in Wantagh,Levittown, Franklin Square andMerrick.

Supervisor Murray andCouncilman Hudes stress theimportance of seniors receivingan annual flu vaccine, asmature people are at anincreased risk of health compli-cations stemming from thecommon flu.

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Burglary information from theSeventh Precinct

The Nassau County PoliceDepartment has noted a change in thepattern of residential burglaries withinthe confines of the Seventh Precinct.The burglars usually go to the rear of thehouse, break a window or door and thenenter the rear of the house. To combatthe burglaries in the precinct theSeventh Precinct has implemented thefollowing plans: We increased bothmarked and unmarked patrols in theprecinct. The POP Unit has been imple-menting various plans to enlighten thecommunity about this problem, and hasgiven residents tips to prevent burglariesin their homes.

The precinct intelligence analyst hasbeen trying to see if there is any dis-cernable pattern to the burglaries.Plainclothes units have been notified ofthe burglary patterns and they areactively involved in the fight againstburglaries.The precinct offers a few burglary pre-

vention tips:• Don’t leave windows open or

unlocked when the house is unoccupied.• Lock rear gates when not in use.

Most burglars don’t want to be seenfrom the street, so they enter your housefrom the rear.

• Prune overgrown shrubbery, whichmay hide windows and doors.

• Do not have packages left on thefront step all day; if you cannot stayhome arrange for a delivery time or havea neighbor take in the package.

• Have a neighbor watch your house ifyou’ll be away.

• Don’t publicize your absence fromthe house on the Internet or voicemail.

• Consider installing an alarm, if youdon’t have one. Have alarm signs visiblefrom the street, and on all doors andwindows.

• Eliminate the outside mailbox byinserting a mail slot in the front door or

the garage door. This not only helpsprevent burglaries but also identity theft.

• Have outside doors of solid corewood or metal clad; steel doors andframes are the most secure, while hol-low core doors with wood frames areeasily kicked in. Replace the strike platescrews with longer steel screws that gothrough the doorjamb and into the doorframe.

• Use deadbolts with at least a one-inch throw thereby making the mecha-nism difficult to pry or jimmy open.

• Ensure that sliding doors have metalpins or a metal bar installed to preventthem from being pried open.

• Install outside motion detectionlights at the corners of your home andhigh enough so that the intruder can’tunscrew the bulb.

• Have interior lights and a radio/tele-vision on timers which go on and off atvarying times of the day.

• Take closeup pictures of your jewel-ry. Videotape the interior of the houseand keep a copy at another location.

• Mark your valuables with an identi-fying number to help us in trackingdown the burglary proceeds.

• Do not leave valuables in bureaudrawers in the master bedroom; this isthe first place a burglar will look.

• If buying a safe make sure it is ofgood quality. Many safes that peoplebuy are fire safes which are easilybroken into. Bolt down the safe so aburglar can’t carry it away.

To prevent your home from becom-ing a target, walk around your home;make a list of easy points of entry fora burglar. Remember to take care ofall deficiencies which may make yourhome a target. The best defense iswhen a burglar looks at your houseand realizes that there is too muchrisk in trying to enter your home.

– Seventh Precinct POP Unit

MELANIE KOULIAS is a junior at Seaford High School who earned a perfectscore on her All-State Bass Clarinet solo in April of 2011. That score helpedher earn a spot in the All-State Wind Ensemble. She performed as a memberof the All-State Wind Ensemble on December 3 in Rochester. Being acceptedto the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Wind Ensemble isthe highest honor a band member can obtain, and she is one of the top bassclarinetists in New York State. Melanie performs in her high school’sSymphonic Band, Jazz Band, Marching Band and chamber groups. She is alsoone of the drum majors of the band program at Seaford High School. Melanieattends the Long Island High School of the Arts, which is an auditioned pro-gram for talented young musicians and is a member of the Nassau/SuffolkWind Ensemble. She studies privately with Anthony Pomponio, and her banddirectors at Seaford High School are Anthony Romeo and Chris Coniglio.

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Wantagh library

OngoingThe Wantagh Public Library offers

homebound service for patrons whocannot visit the library due to temporaryor permanent disability.

Library materials can be delivered toyou at home, with the exception of newvideos and CDs. For information, callthe Reference Desk at 221-1200.Thursday, December 29

11 a.m.-noon. Preschool Crafts forages 2-5 with an adult.Thursday, December 29

1:30-2:15 p.m. Fingerpaint Fun forall ages.Friday, December 30

11 a.m.-noon. Winter PenguinDecoration for 6-11 year olds.Registration is required, call theChildren’s Room at 221-1200.Friday, December 30

1-1:45 p.m. Playdoh Playtime for allages.Saturday, December 31, New Year’sEve.

10 a.m-1 p.m. The library will beopen.Sunday, January 1 and Monday,January 2.

The library will be closed. Book dropsare open in the front of the library. Thursday, January 5

10:15 a.m. Tot Time. Registration isrequired.

11:30 a.m. Tot Time. Registration isrequired.

Seaford library.

Friday, January 1310 a.m-6 p.m. AARP Mature Driving.

Payment by check only. One check perperson payable to AARP. Space is limit-ed. No refunds. Each person may regis-ter for one additional person.Registration has begun at the ReferenceDesk. Saturday, January 14

10 a.m.-2 p.m. SAT/ACT PracticeTest and Preparation. Take an SAT/ACTcombo practice test. Bring a calculatorand pencils. Then come back onTuesday, January 31, for the resultspresentation. For those in the graduatingclasses of 2012 through 2014. Parentsare welcome to attend the results presen-tation. Registration has begun at theReference Desk.Wednesday, January 18

7-9 p.m. IRS Secrets Revealed: 147Tax Saving Strategies. Barry Lisakoffers a seminar to help reduce one’sfederal and New York State taxes.Topics include education, home owner-ship, charitable, medical, investment,employee and miscellaneous deduc-tions. The new 2011 tax laws will behighlighted and a free booklet “LastMinute Year End Strategies from A to Z”will be distributed to all attendees.

Registration has begun at theReference Desk. Wednesday, January 25

3 p.m. Book Discussion: “The VirginSuicides.” Join librarian EricWasserman for a fun and lively discus-sion of this critically acclaimed novelfirst published in 1993 that announced

the arrival of a major new Americannovelist. Registration has begun.

Levittown library

December Display Cases:Camille Costanzo – nutcrackers and

snow globes. December Exhibits:

Taylor Andreski and JosephMongiardo – photography.Saturday, December 31

The hours will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Sunday, January 1

The library will be closed. Saturday, January 7

3 to 4 p.m. Xtreme Cakes. Design atie-dye/splatter paint cake using colorfulfrosting and edible paint. JoinMaryAnne Impostato and take yourcake decorating skills up a notch.Registration for Levittown SchoolDistrict and nonresident teens hasbegun.Wednesday, January 18,

7- 8:15 p.m. Do you have a researchproject or need help with homework?Come to this hands-on program andlearn how to use our databases andhomework help.

Saturday, March 10Bus Trip: Matinee, $76 per person

includes: opera (“Don Giovanni”),transportation and all gratuities.

Limited tickets are on sale from theLevittown Public Library CommunityRoom (located lower level) for LUFSDresidents. A Levittown School Districtresident must be present to purchasetickets. Proof of residency is required.Limit four tickets per patron.Remaining tickets are on sale at theReference Desk for LUFSD residentsand non-residents. Non-refundable pay-ment is due at the time of registration.Money order or check accepted (nocash), made payable to the LevittownPublic Library.

The opera is in Italian, but can be trans-lated for free on individual screens on theback of each seat. All of the opera willbe visible and audible. You may rentbinoculars at the coat check station if youdo not have your own. The bus willarrive early for you to explore the Met ornearby Columbus Circle. Inside the Metthere is the Grand Tier Restaurant and theRevlon Bar. Both serve food and drinksand are open before the opera and duringintermission. The bus will leave thelibrary at 9:30 a.m. and return back atapproximately 5 p.m.

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Among this year’s honorees were theGarske Family of Wantagh. The familyand their 17-year-old son, Chris, whohas epilepsy, took center stage duringthe gala, where they received praise forthe challenges they have managed toovercome and the contributions theyhave made in helping to build epilepsyawareness and foster inspiration. Othersrecognized were St. Charles Hospital ofPort Jefferson as Corporate Honoree;David Anschel, MD of Rocky Point,Director of Clinical Neurophysiology atSt. Charles Hospital, as ProfessionalLeadership Honoree; and LaLa VasquezAnthony, TV personality and wife ofNBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony, whowas named Community LeadershipAward Honoree.

Proceeds from the gala will benefitthe vital programs and services that theEpilepsy Foundation of Long Islandprovides for Long Island individualswith epilepsy and other developmentaldisabilities and their families.

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Founded in 1953 by a small group ofparents who were determined to seetheir children lead productive and satis-fying lives, the Epilepsy Foundation ofLong Island provides vital services forpeople with epilepsy and other develop-mental disabilities. Its mission is toensure that people with seizures and/ordevelopmental disabilities are able toparticipate in all life experiences; and toprevent, control and cure epilepsy

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TWICE THE FUN! Twins Ryan (left)and Jake have to share mom’s atten-tion.

SOPHIA AND HER mother star tworking on their gingerbread house.

GINGERBREAD HOUSES: Kindergarteners in Lynne Adams’ class at ForestLake Elementary School paired up with relatives to create festive gingerbreadhouses. Mothers, fathers and even some grandparents lent a hand and gotcrafty. Isabelle and her grandmother are very proud of their beautiful work ofart.

Gingerbread houses at Forest Lake Elementary School

They entertained us in 2011Since the Spring of 2010, this newspa-

per and its associated online music blog,South Shore Sounds, have been follow-ing a number of local musicians. As weprepare to celebrate the new year, wetake a look back at what some of the tal-ented locals we have followed this yearhave accomplished.

NGHBRS, hailing from Merrick andBellmore, have had a busy year, includ-ing a large summer tour with Gabriel theMarine. The band is back on LongIsland, and scheduled to perform atOllie’s Point in Amityville on January 8.

Face The King, with members fromBellmore and Wantagh, played Six FlagsFright Fest and opened for Zach Meyersof Shinedown at Mulcahy’s of Wantagh.They are currently recording a newalbum (their last one dropped in May of2011) and have been invited to play aprivate performance at the 2012 NAMMconvention in California.

Merrick’s Robbie Rosen has becomea bona fide hometown hero, making it tothe top 24 on “American Idol,” and mak-ing a number of appearances at localevents. Earlier this month he performedalongside Aaron Carter as part of a ClubLoaded show.

The Sliders played Nikon at JonesBeach Theatre this summer in support ofThe Goo Goo Dolls, Maroon 5, Trainand Gavin DeGraw and participated in

Perez Hilton’s “Can You Sing” covercontest.

Wantagh native Jeff Jacobs recentlyhad two instrumental songs featured onMTV’s “Teen Mom 2.” He often per-forms in various venues in Manhattan.

Merrick’s own TOXIN has performedwith Bret Michaels and Sebastian Bachand released their EP“Skindependence.” Earlier this monththey hosted “Toxin’s Rockin’ HolidayShow” in Bellmore, which included acollection for Toys for Tots.

After Dark (formerly Boomer’sBrew), with roots in Wantagh, Bellmoreand Merrick have been regularly per-forming locally, keeping classic rockalive and well in the area.

Rooftop Manor, whose drummerhails from Bellmore, released their firstEP, “New Kind of Silence” and played anumber of venues, including SullivanHall in Manhattan.

Bellmore-based Sacred Impurityreleased its second EP, won its secondconsecutive Battle of the Bands at W.C.Mepham High School and played atManhattan’s Webster Hall.

The Dirty Gems, which includes aWantagh High School graduate, releasedtheir new EP with a show at Manhattan’sThe Bitter End.

Also notable this year, Long Island’sFunk Filharmonik returned to Bellmore;Across the Universe, a vintage stylevinyl record store, opened in BellmoreVillage; The Paramount opened inHuntington with a star-studded line up;and we bid farewell to Farmingdale’s

The Crazy Donkey.Visit South Shore Sounds online at

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Big stops for Face the KingLocal band Face the King was fea-

tured in this newspaper’s October edi-tion of “Entertaining Life.” Since then,members Eric Zirlinger, JoeyDammaco, Dan DelVecchio andAnthony Soriano have plenty more tokeep themselves busy with (and certain-ly, to be proud of!)

The band has begun recording theirnext EP at The Factory Underground inConnecticut. The remainder will be self-recorded with their new portable studio.They promise a high energy, engagingsound on the upcoming recording.

Close to home, Face the King will beheadlining at Mulcahy’s of Wantagh onJanuary 12.

Last, but certainly not least, Face theKing has been invited to attend andgive a private industry performance atthe 2012 NAMM Convention inAnaheim, California. The NAMMConvention is an annual event, and oneof the largest music product tradeshows in the world. Their appearance issponsored by KORG USA, Spector,VOX and Blackstar, all of whichendorse the band.

For more information on upcomingshows, and all things Face the King, visitthem online at www.facethekingband.comand www.facebook.com/facetheking

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ENTERTAINING LIFE

Wantagh’s Count to Ten honor memory offallen friend, release original holiday song

The story of Count to Ten, a Wantaghbased up and coming pop/punk/alterna-tive group, may strike a chord withother town residents. Members JonZaitz, Dan Wolf and Alex DeSalvowere close friends of Brittany Vega, theWantagh High School freshman tragi-cally killed crossing Sunrise Highwayin September of 2010. They bandedtogether shortly after Vega’s death in anattempt to reconcile themselves to thistragic loss.

What began as informal sessionsturned serious when DeSalvo’s father,Russ, a record producer and songwriter,

heard the group playing and asked themto record a cover song. This sparked anumber of connections which led to theband signing with New York-basedindependent record label Airgo Music.

Earlier this month, Count to Tenreleased their original holiday tune,“The Only Gift I Need Tonight.” Thesingle is available for purchase oniTunes, and the music video can beviewed at www.youtube.com/airgomu-sic. Visit Count to Ten online athttp://counttotenmusic.com to keep upwith these talented and motivatedyoungsters. – I.M.

COUNT TO TEN,Wantagh HighSchool studentsJon, Dan andAlex.

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SEVERAL BOYS’ VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS, as well as head coach TomCasey, Jr., are honored by interim superintendent Dr. Richard Marsh, Directorof Athletics Jennifer Keane, Assistant to the Superintendent for Instruction Dr.Maureen Appiarius and the Wantagh Board of Education.

GIRLS’ VARSITY VOLLEYBALL players and their coach, Katie McKeefrey, werehonored by interim superintendent Dr. Richard Marsh, Director of AthleticsJennifer Keane, Assistant to the Superintendent for Instruction Dr. MaureenAppiarius and the Wantagh Board of Education.

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WHS athletes honoredAt the December 14 meeting of the

Wantagh Board of Education, a largegroup of outstanding athletes were hon-ored for their accomplishments during thefall sports season. interim superintendentDr. Richard Marsh proudly addressedthose in attendance, stating, “It is a pleas-ure to honor our athletes. They had a greatfall season.”

The sports teams recognized on this spe-cial evening were: girls’ and boys’ varsitycross country, varsity football, girls’ andboys’ varsity soccer, girls’ swimming andgirls ‘volleyball.

The following students were honored:

Girls’ varsity cross countryAvery Kratzer – All-County Elizabeth Stirling – All-CountyKristin Frazer (head coach) – Coach of theYear

Boys’ varsity cross countryNassau County II B Sportsmanship AwardAndrew BloniarzAnthony BouchardJohn CasellaDaniel CharytonowiczWesley CraigBrendan EganSteven HartPaul HiltonPatrick LavinRichard MonacoKenneth PelusoDaniel ReillyTimmy ReillyVincent TesorieroNicholas Vines

In addition to receiving the NassauCounty II B Sportsmanship Award,Michael Darnell was named All-Countyand Class B All-County.

Varsity footballBrian von Bargen – All-CountyMatthew Balzano – All-CountyJoseph Giardina – All-CountyChristian Labenberg – National FootballFoundation Scholar-AthleteTom Casey, Jr. (head coach) – NassauCounty Conference II Coach of the Year

Boys’ varsity soccerDaniel Lennon – All-County HonorableMentionJordan Zucker – Nassau County Scholar-AthleteTom Liguori (head coach) – Coach of theYear

Girls’ varsity soccerBrenna Connolly – All-CountyCaitlin Ingrilli – All-CountyKimberly Quigley – Nassau CountyScholar-AthleteJames Polo – Conference AII Coach of theYear

Girls’ varsity swimmingVictoria Zozzaro – broke Wantagh’s six-dive record with a score of 239.55 Chris Rafferty (head coach) – ConferenceII Coach of the Year

Girls’ varsity volleyballClass A ChampionsSamantha BalzanoGabriella DiMeglioChristina EllulJenny IllibassiAlyssa KellyShannon KerleyKristin LinekinJennifer LipskiJill MotschwillerLoretta O’BrienAnna PaulikLauren PenninoMegan PenninoColleen SchaeferGerri ScioltoCarly SimeoneJulie Struzzieri

Julie Struzzieri also had the honor ofbeing named a Nassau County Scholar-Athlete; Lauren Pennino also made All-County. Jenny Illibassi was not onlynamed a Class A Champion, but madeAll-County and All-State as well. CoachKatie McKeefrey was namedConference A I Coach of the Year, andJV coach Jaymie Tauber was namedCoach of the Year.

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But Seaford was not as fortunate.There, residents voted down the budgetincrease of more than 7%. Seaford wasone of the few school districts that didn’thave enough reserve funds to curtailbudget increases.

Nassau County had a host of moneywoes this year. In February, the NassauInterim Finance Authority (NIFA) tookover county finances, pointing todeficits. Although the county tried to sueNIFA, in the end it withdrew its lawsuit.

Troubles continued for the countywhen the MTA announced in March thatit would cut 25% of its Long Island Busroutes. The MTA also wanted more

money from the county. The county, inturn, quietly began to negotiate withVeolia, a private transportation provider,to take over the bus system. This monththe county finally came to an agreementwith Veolia, which will take over busoperations beginning January 1.

The county floated several proposals tohelp curb costs, including asking taxpay-ers to pay $400 million for a new NassauColiseum. But the public voted down theidea on August 1.

The county has also looked at closingmuseums and parks, including theTackapausha Museum in Seaford.Residents reacted strongly to this propos-al and formed the Friends of Tackapaushato keep the museum open.

Despite the recent improvements to thesewage treatment facility at Cedar Creek,the county is discussing the possibility ofprivatizing its sewage treatment plants inorder to bring in about $900 million. It

hired Morgan Stanley to study the pro-posal. However, when the rating service,Fitch, learned of this idea, it downgradedthe county’s bond rating.

Another hot topic before the countyLegislature this year was the redistrictingdebacle, which resulted after the 2010United States Census showed changes indemographics. Locally, the Republicanmajority wanted to immediately movepart of Seaford and Wantagh out ofLegislator Dennis Dunne’s district intoDenise Ford’s, but the Democrats foughtthe plan. The courts finally ruled that theredistricting would not take place until2013, to allow time to study the issue.

Although the Town of Hempstead didnot have money problems this year, qual-ity-of-life issues were addressed.

The placement of cell antennas in resi-dential areas remained contentious. Inparticular the placement of 12 antennasby T-Mobile on the roof of theFarmingdale-Wantagh Jewish Center isstill in appeal, after the Town ofHempstead’s zoning Board of Appealsruled in favor of the residents.Meanwhile, in nearby Merrick, localcivic organizations are still working withthe town and cell providers to movesome cell antenna sites near schools.

The Town of Hempstead’s AnimalShelter also came under fire this year. OnJanuary 20, Hope for Hempstead AnimalShelter held the first of many protestsoutside the town’s animal shelter inWantagh, alleging that the animals werebeing abused.

The town denied the allegations andtook several steps to address the issue,including hiring new staff such asCynthia Iacopela as assistant director, andputting into place new policies. The townalso rescued 14 abused dogs and two catsfrom a home in Rockville Centre inFebruary.

However Hope for Hempstead Sheltercontinues its campaign on behalf of theanimals. State Comptroller ThomasDiNapoli also announced that his officewill audit the town animal shelter, whichhas always received top ratings in thepast. Residents in Wantagh were particu-larly angry over the Town ofHempstead’s zoning Board of Appealsdecision in June 2010 to grant variancesto Billy Dean’s, a cabaret/restaurant at3500 Sunrise Highway adjacent to a resi-dential neighborhood.

Residents learned that Mr. Dean has asimilar establishment in North Bellmore,which includes adult entertainment. Aftermonths of protest, under the leadership ofKevin Milano, the town’s zoning boardagreed to take additional testimony fromresidents on the matter.

In September, the town’s zoning Boardof Appeals reversed its original decisionand denied Mr. Dean his cabaret licensebut did grant the establishment a parkingvariance. Mr. Dean has appealed the deci-sion and is waiting for the court to renderits decision.

Most recently, The Citizen learned thatthe Town of Hempstead’s zoning boardwrote a 30-page Findings of Fact docu-menting its reasoning for denying BillyDean’s cabaret license. One reason wasthat Billy Dean was allegedly not honestwith the board about the nature of thecabaret entertainment, which is moreadult in nature. Adult entertainment is notpermitted within 500 feet of a residentialarea in the town.

The Town of Hempstead began a newID program for seniors – a card that can

be used in place of a driver’s license butalso includes pertinent medical informa-tion. The program was inaugurated at theWantagh Senior Center this fall.

Goodbye to several local luminaries,including Dr. Lydia Begley, superintend-ent of Wantagh Schools, who wasappointed BOCES associate superintend-ent for educational services; WantaghHigh School coach Bill Hedgecockretired, as did Dr. Herman Sirois, super-intendent of Levittown Schools.

Welcome to Dr. Richard Marsh, interimsuperintendent of Wantagh Schools, andDr. James J. Grossane, superintendent ofLevittown Schools. Also welcome toAnnalise Siracusa Antonette andJeanmarie Wink, who were appointed tothe Seaford school board after TrusteesJohn DelGiudice and Mike Sapraiconeresigned.

Births, deaths and seasonal eventsmarked the passing of the year inWantagh and Seaford. Our first baby ofthe Year was Lucas Joseph Conaty, bornon January 8. Patricia Wright of Seafordwas Mother of the Year and JamesRoberts of Wantagh is Father of the Year.Kara Arena was crowned as MissWantagh.

Other individuals of distinction in thenews this year included Rachel Obergh ofWantagh, who was inducted into theLong Island Volunteer Hall of Fame forher “Pennies for Ponies” campaign;Carole Friedman, who was honored as aWoman of Achievement by theSisterhood of Temple Beth El. AnneGardner of Wantagh and Gina Iaboni ofSeaford were the 2011 Women ofDistinction selected by stateAssemblyman David McDonough.

Nicole Kelly and Jamie Wassermanwere Valedictorian and Salutatorian,Class of 2011 of Wantagh High School;Scott Ruona and Amy DeGennero wereValedictorian and Salutatorian, Class of2011 of Seaford High School; and AdamBrulhardt and Jesse Frye wereValedictorian and Salutatorian, Class of2011 of MacArthur High School.

Tragedy struck the community thisyear. Highway Patrolman MichaelCalifano of Wantagh died on February 4after he was struck by a truck on the LongIsland Expressway. That same week,young Jacqueline Imbro also died.

Longtime Seafordite Bill Powell died,as did Wantagh’s Janice Seyfried, a for-mer Woman of Distinction. Also, formerWantagh Elementary School principalAlbert Kallett died, as did Wantagh fire-fighters John Daly and Charles Cole.

Traditions continued here in Wantaghand Seaford. Both the Wantagh andSeaford Chambers of Commerce heldtheir annual Easter Egg Hunts.

There was the Memorial Day Parade,the Fourth of July Parade in Wantagh andthe crowning of of a new queen; therewere ceremonies in both communities inremembrance of the 10th anniversary of9/11.

The Seaford Wellness Council spon-sored its Hot Chocolate Run and inWantagh, the chamber sponsored theSnowball Run; Wantaghite John Theissenagain advocated for children and the voic-es of carolers could be heard at the annu-al Carol Sing sponsored by the WantaghPreservation Society. Tree lightings inboth communities rounded out the year.

As the old year closes, let us look for-ward to the new year.

From the staff at The Citizen, a Happyand Healthy New Year to all.

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PASSINGS: Our communitiesmourned them in 2011; clockwisefrom to left, P.O. Michael Califano,Seafordite Bill Powell andWantaghite Janice Seyfried.

PUBLIC NOTICESNotice of Formation of LAND 4US 3, LLC. Articles ofOrganization filed withSecretary of State of NY(SSNY) on 10/16/08. Officelocation: Nassau County.SSNY designated as agent ofLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to:LAND 4 US 3, LLC, 3660Sunrise Highway, Seaford, NY11783.Purpose: any lawful actor activity.WSC 734 6T 11/24, 12/1, 8,15, 22, 29NOTICE OF SALE SUPREMECOURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUH & R BLOCK MORTGAGECORPORATION Plaintiff,AGAINST LINDA WEBER,A/K/A LINDA A. WEBER, INDI-VIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVINGJOINT TENANT OF OLGAWEBER, et al. Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly dated6/23/2009 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auc-tion at the Calendar ControlPart (CCP) Courtroom of theSupreme Court, 100 SupremeCourt Drive, Mineola, NY11501 **on Tuesday at11:30am** on 1/10/2012 at11:30 AM premises known as1896 BOURNE COURT, WAN-TAGH, New York 11793 All thatcertain plot piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erect-ed, situate, lying and being atWantagh, Town of HEMP-STEAD, County of Nassau and

State of New York Section,Block and Lot: 57-219-31Approximate amount of judg-ment $340,995.35 plus inter-est and costs Premises will besold subject to provisions offiled Judgment Index#3483/08 Daniel JasonBaker, Referee Steven J.Baum PC, Attorney for Plaintiff,P.O. Box 1291, Buffalo, NY14240-1291 Dated:11/8/2011 WSC 736 4T 12/8, 15, 22, 29

NoticePlease take notice that theWantagh Fire District of theTown of Hempstead County ofNassau, New York, has re-scheduled the re-organizationmeeting of the Board of FireCommissioners for MondayJanuary 2, 2012 at 6:00o'clock P.M. at theirAdministration Building, 2045Wantagh Avenue.By order ofThe Wantagh Fire DistrictBoard of Fire CommissionersMichael G. AntonucciSuperintendentDated: December 19, 2011WSC 739 1T 12/29

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed proposals, FOR RADIODISPATCH CONSOLE ANCIL-LARY EQUIPMENT, will bereceived by the Board of FireCommissioners of TheWantagh Fire District, at theDistrict AdministrationBuilding, 2045 WantaghAvenue, Wantagh, New York onor before January 17, 2012 at

4:00 p.m. and then at saidoffice, publicly opened at 8:00pm and read aloud (in accor-dance with section 103 of arti-cle 5-a of the GeneralMunicipal Law)The information for bidders,general requirements of con-tract, form of bid and specifi-cations may be obtained at theoffice of the Superintendent,located at 2045 WantaghAvenue, Wantagh, New Yorkafter December 27, 2011Specifications are availablebetween the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday toFriday.The Board of FireCommissioners of theWantagh Fire District, Town ofHempstead, County ofNassau, New York or its dulyappointed representativereserves the right to waive anyinformalities in or reject any orall bids or any part of any bidor to accept that bid or anypart of that bid which in itsjudgment is for the best inter-est of the Wantagh FireDistrict.No bid shall be withdrawnpending the decision of theBoard of Fire Commissionersof the Wantagh Fire District.Michael G. AntonucciSuperintendentNote: return envelopes to bemarked "Console AncillaryEquipment"Dated: December 19, 2011WSC 740 1T 12/29

The Seventh Squad reports the Arrest ofa Seaford man on Tuesday, December 20,at 2:58 a.m. in Seaford.

According to detectives, police respond-ed to the 7-11 store on Merrick Road for alarceny that had just occurred. A descrip-tion of the suspect who had left the scenewas broadcast and responding officersconducted a canvass of the area. A SeventhPrecinct police officer observed JosephLarocca, 23, of Stirrup Path, who fit thedescription on Hillarie Way. When the offi-

cer went to question the defendant, Mr.Larocca struck the officer in the head witha closed fist. A struggle ensued and thedefendant was eventually placed into cus-tody.

The officer was removed to a local hos-pital where he was treated and released forbruises to his left elbow, wrist and hip. Thesuspect was also removed to a local hospi-tal with minor injuries.

Mr. Larocca is charged with Assault,Petit Larceny and Resisting Arrest.

Burglary arrest in Seaford

Police reports come from lawenforcement agencies. Suspects arepresumed innocent unless and untilconvicted in court.

WantaghA 50-year-old resident of Dome Lane,

Wantagh, was arrested at JC Penney,Sunrise Mall, Massapequa, on December14 and charged with Petit Larceny.

u u uA 58-year-old Manhasset resident was

arrested on Sunrise Highway near OaklandAvenue, Wantagh, on December 19 andcharged with Driving While Intoxicatedand one violation of the Vehicle and TrafficLaw.

u u uA 2000 green Honda Civic was stolen

from Eastview Avenue, Wantagh, onDecember 14.

u u uUnknown vandals broke the rear win-

dow of a 2007 black Chevy Suburban on

Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, on December13. No loss was reported.

u u uUnknown vandals shoved an unknown

object into a Riverside Drive, Wantagh,resident’s garage lock, rendering it inoper-able, on December 18.

SeafordThe CITGO Gas Station on Sunrise

Highway, Seaford, was broken into onDecember 17. An attempt to enter wasmade through the bathroom; no loss wasreported.

u u uA residence on Martin Court, Seaford,

was burglarized on December 14. Entrywas gained through a rear window; assort-ed jewelry was reported stolen.

u u uUnknown vandals damaged a sink in the

men’s bathroom at Cedar Creek Park,Merrick Road, Seaford, on December 11.

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REAL ESTATE

TONY SMITHOWNER/NYS LIC.INDEPENDANTBROKER FROM1976-2011

Mary WhitakerLic. Assoc. Broker

Bertram SchwartzLic. Assoc. Broker

Mary DeeLic. Assoc. Broker

Todd MerkLic. Sales Agent

Lois LibuttiLic. Assoc. Broker

Irene KleshefskyLic. Sales Agent

Maureen CappelliLic. Assoc. Broker

Raymond NorowskiLic. Sales Agent

Anna RisoloLic. Sales Agent

Lorenzo E. XiquesLic. Sales Agent

Jeannine DePierroLic. Sales Agent

Christine CasaLic. Sales Agent

Mary Rose SinacoriLic. Sales Agent

Stephanie BuffamonteReceptionist

Angela TestaLic. Sales Agent

Mary CaponeLic. Sales Agent

Assunta CongeroLic. Sales Agent

Alice RaneroAdministrative

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